Rita turned and stared at Mistblade for a few seconds before breaking into a grin. "You want that car, don't you?"
Mistblade's expression didn't change. She didn't confirm or deny it, but she did offer a trade. "Three master-tier gemstones. In exchange, you tell me how you got onto the leaderboard. Deal?"
So Mistblade knew about the leaderboard—and even guessed that the bumper car was a leaderboard reward?
Then again, maybe she was bluffing.
Rita turned away again, facing forward. "I might be willing to make that trade—but not yet."
If her rank on the bumper car leaderboard dropped to ninth while there was still a lot of game left, she'd sell it to Mistblade for Blocks without hesitation. But not now.
She'd been willing to sell in the 15th Month Theme Park because the players there weren't a threat. She'd kept her explanations vague, and even if they understood how the car was obtained, they wouldn't be able to replicate her results.
