"See how it is, Siena. The feeling of pleasing your little sister."
"…The worst."
Spitting a thin curse was all she could manage.
Rigel sneered looking amused.
That laugh seemed to treat the sisters' pain as a side dish and clung to the ears.
"Truly splendid. Even driven into a situation like this you don't forget the feeling of caring for each other. Admirable sisterly love."
Siena felt nausea.
Rigel might truly think the sisters' bond beautiful.
Understanding it as beautiful he found joy in trampling it.
That distortion was far more frightening than mere cruelty.
"Compared to that… I'm the lowest. Putting cute slaves through this for my own desire!"
While pretending reflection Rigel's eyes had not lost their smile even a little.
By speaking how ugly he was he rather displayed that ugliness.
To him confession was not for regretting sin.
It was a performance to make them know there was no one who could stop him no matter what he did.
