Punishment?

"Huh?" Anna looked at Noel, who was glaring at him with a grim expression. It seemed that he had already known about it the whole time. Anna made an awkward smile, trying to play dumb. "Why are you telling me to say those words?"

Noel's expression became cold. "Are you seriously asking that question?"

"…" Anna felt like Noel would become more pissed if she continued doing this. She thought for a moment and asked, "Since when did you figure it out?"

"From the very start. It was my fault for having my thoughts getting distracted, so it would be weird if you were later than me. That was why when I reached the last stage, I kept a portion of my attention to check on you."

Anna made an awkward smile. Their competitiveness might be high, but their fairness seemed to be beyond it. Just like how Anna wanted to concede the win to him, Noel also didn't like to win without his own effort.