Looking at Death Knight, who seemed extremely displeased and ready to pounce at any moment, Iri secretly thought to herself… it was time to show off a little.
So, Iri completely ignored Death Knight's sharp gaze, stood up directly, picked up the Rubik's Cube that Death Knight had already solved one side of, observed it carefully for a moment, and then immediately messed up the side Death Knight had solved.
Death Knight became even more displeased when she saw this, but then she saw Iri hesitating in front of the now messed-up Rubik's Cube, and Death Knight became smug, probably thinking Iri was stumped!
However, that wasn't the case; Iri was just observing the positions of the colors. Aside from anything else… playing this was one of the few special skills Iri had when she was still alive.
It was a bit shameful to admit, but when she was young, she wasn't particularly favored by her family, so she basically had very few toys. The Rubik's Cube was one of the things she spent the most time with.
So… after growing up, she specifically studied it. Not to mention the simple 3x3 Rubik's Cube Iri held in her hand, she could quickly solve even 4x4 and 5x5 cubes.
After careful observation, Iri began to move. In a few quick motions… about twenty seconds or so, done!
After solving it, Iri placed the Rubik's Cube in front of Death Knight… Death Knight was completely dumbfounded.
Although Iri's hand speed just now wasn't very fast—she was just doing it with the mindset of getting it solved, so she wasn't aiming for speed.
But even so, Death Knight still couldn't clearly see how Iri had done it; she had solved all sides of the Rubik's Cube in an instant. One had to know that Death Knight had been working on this thing for several years, and her best achievement was only one side. This was simply…
Seeing Death Knight's surprised expression, Iri became even more smug… she couldn't help but chuckle and even whistled a tune that couldn't actually be whistled.
Death Knight picked up the Rubik's Cube that Iri had solved, angrily messed it up again, then glared fiercely at Iri, and handed the cube back to Iri.
Iri naturally took it and began observing it again, but this time her observation took a bit longer, and then she saw Death Knight's smug face. Of course… this was intentional on Iri's part; she just wanted to see Death Knight's reaction.
Then, Iri, with very quick movements, solved all six sides of the cube again and placed it in front of Death Knight.
This time, Death Knight's face no longer showed surprise, but resentment… Death Knight angrily picked up the solved Rubik's Cube, messed it up again, and then, with great intensity, handed it to Iri. The result was still the same; Iri still solved all sides in a few moves.
After several rounds back and forth like this, Death Knight finally realized that no matter how she messed up the Rubik's Cube, this annoying person in front of her could solve it in a short amount of time, and with an air of ease. This was extremely infuriating; she had been playing with this thing for several years, and yet this person had surpassed her in just a few moves.
At this moment, Iri, feeling very smug, whistled. Seeing Death Knight's stifled expression—furious but unable to vent—Iri was truly overjoyed.
It was also a way of getting revenge for the time Death Knight had cut her in the Wu Da Forest. After all, a meeting was happening next door, and if they were to start a fight here, the outcome would be obvious. Death Knight still had some sense of propriety at a time like this.
Looking at the annoying person's smug expression, Death Knight felt it was time to bring out her trump card: a larger cube that she hadn't even managed to solve one side of!
So, Iri saw Death Knight fumbling behind her for a while, seemingly pulling out two larger Rubik's Cubes from space. This made Iri realize, did Death Knight also have a spatial bag?
And judging by how she took out the items, it was similar in nature to Ainz's infinite spatial bag, both appearing from thin air. Could it be the same kind of infinite spatial bag as Ainz's? Uh… it seemed it must have belonged to one of the Six Great Gods from the past?
Death Knight placed the two larger cubes in front of this annoying person. The two cubes she had taken out were already a mess, but Death Knight still seemed uneasy, so she picked them up and fiddled with them for a while, probably thinking they weren't messy enough!
What she brought out were 4x4 and 5x5 Rubik's Cubes. Indeed, these two were a bit harder than the 3x3, but for Iri, they were no problem at all, because the formulas for the 4x4 could be applied to the 5x5. So! There was still no difficulty. Iri thought so.
Death Knight pushed the newly brought out Rubik's Cubes in front of Iri, then tapped the table with her finger, roughly meaning, 'If you've got the guts, solve these two!'
Challenge accepted! Iri naturally wouldn't back down. Death Knight had walked right into it. Iri, just like with the 3x3 Rubik's Cube earlier, quickly solved the 4x4 and 5x5 cubes, and then arranged them neatly alongside the earlier 3x3 in front of Death Knight.
This time, Death Knight was completely speechless, only able to glare at Iri with an extremely annoyed expression. Iri was now wondering if, were she to offer Death Knight a handkerchief, Death Knight would bite it in anger?
And then throw the handkerchief to the ground, yelling, "Don't think you've won," and then run off with a tearful face?
Iri was amused by her own imagination. Death Knight, that crazy woman, wouldn't be so girlish. If you counted her age, this person was an old hag over a hundred years old.
Just as Death Knight was reluctantly about to retrieve the Rubik's Cubes, Iri directly reached out and pressed down on the 3x3 cube that Death Knight had already touched.
Death Knight glared at Iri with a bit of annoyance, then saw Iri wag her finger, signaling her not to rush to take it back. Death Knight, very displeased, let go, wanting to see what else this annoying person was up to.
So Iri picked up the Rubik's Cube, messed it up in a few moves, then placed it on the table, pushed it towards Death Knight, and mimicking Death Knight's earlier action, tapped the table next to the cube with her finger.
Meaning, 'If you've got the guts, solve one too and let's see!'
Death Knight instantly exploded with anger, grabbing the messed-up 3x3 Rubik's Cube with extreme displeasure and began fiddling with it.
Five minutes passed, ten minutes passed, twenty minutes passed. Iri even pretended to doze off, but Death Knight was still battling to solve just one side.
Seeing Iri's annoying behavior—snickering while yawning—Death Knight, already fuming, couldn't calm down enough to solve the cube. She simply slammed the Rubik's Cube onto the table with force, then punched it.
Hmm… a common tactic for a loser, the violent solving method… no need for further explanation on how it's done…
Afterwards, Death Knight placed the reassembled 3x3 Rubik's Cube in front of Iri, who immediately burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.
Death Knight, already extremely unhappy, clenched her fists resentfully… Iri, of course, knew Death Knight was in a state of extreme anger, but Iri just loved the feeling of "you're very angry, but there's nothing you can do to me."
Iri laughed for a good while, thoroughly enjoying herself. Seeing Death Knight in such a disheveled state, she considered the previous cut to be a score settled.
If she teased her any longer, a world war would probably break out as soon as they left this room. So, she should probably appease her a little. Iri thought so.
So, Iri looked at Death Knight, whose face was flushed red with anger, reached out and picked up the 3x3 Rubik's Cube, and spoke her first words since entering the room.
"Do you want me to teach you how to play?"
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