Compulsive Liar System: The more they believe, The more i earn
Almun_
Hey Alex, is there anything you're really good at?
-Huh? Me?-
Yeah, something no one has ever beaten you at doing.
-Haa, how could that be, there's always someone better than you at everything-
Come on, don't be humble, tell us.
Yeah, man, spill it out.
-Well... if you really want to know, then I'll tell you-
Mh, mh, we've known each other for years now, are you still shy?
-There is something no one has ever been able to do as I do-
-lying.-
-No one is better than me at lying-
Huh? That's a pretty weird answer.
Not what we expected for sure.
Then, what was the biggest lie you ever told without getting caught?
-Well, there are many of them... no one has ever suspected a thing-
Stop being mysterious, we're waaay too old for this bullshit.
-...-
-What if I told you my real name's not Alex?-
...
-Yes, I'm a criminal hunted in countless countries, they've been on my tail for decades now, but they haven't been able to sniff a single cent of my billions-
-Alex is nothing but an alias I took to get close to you because of your powerful families, it makes you worth lying to-
...
HAHAHA.
PFFTTT.
Alright, alright, we get it, you did tell us in the past you were quite good at acting.
Yeah, man, your face looked so serious when you said that, I almost believed you.
Well, in a sense, even acting counts as lying, so he was telling the truth.
Ah! I only noticed now that you said that...
You couldn't even bring yourself to lie to us.
Ever since we were young, you've always been known for telling the truth.
'Of course... I didn't lie to you.
The best way to lie is, after all, to tell the truth.'
"Alex" raised his head to the sky, gazing at the distant stars.
How many years had passed since he started living this life?
Amid all the different aliases, friends, and lies, he could barely remember his identity.
'Is this the price to pay for having lied all my life?
Now, even when I am honest, no one seems willing to believe me.'