Taking out this Torment (3)

"Wow, Elise, that's vicious, no wonder she hates your guts… nice," I complimented Elise for her ingenious idea. She really turned a very rough and somewhat messy plan into a good plan here.

It made me wonder if Elise had an experience of dealing with something like this in the past. Because she was just so well-versed. 

My suspicion grew. As someone who had experienced getting backstabbed in my previous life, I didn't want to experience the same thing after what happened. 

"Elise, may I ask something?"

"Hm? Do ask."

"You seem to be well prepared in this. I wonder if you have an experience of scheming someone before."

"Ah, that—I mean, you can say that…." Elise admitted. "But not exactly scheming, I don't think you need to know…."

This.

This was what I hated the most when someone sounded so wishy-washy about her own decision. Because it reminded me of Cerise and her weak-willed personality.