Sukima

A famous line from a certain title came to mind. “Why do you think tigers are strong? Because they’re strong by nature!” Tigers don’t lift weights or train to learn special moves. But they’re strong. That’s because they were born as tigers.
But the bandits were no tigers. They were nothing but stray dogs, trying to make themselves look big with weapons and violence. These men lacked the talent to become hunters, the discipline to become soldiers, the diligence to become merchants, the skills to become craftsmen, and the endurance to become farmers. What would be exposed from under their bravado when their desperate attempt at intimidation failed and the villagers they looked down on retaliated...?

Layette had learned many things from Kaoru. One of them being the concept of lying.
According to Kaoru...
“You can lie when you need to, but you shouldn’t lie when it’s not necessary.”
“If you’re not lying but just so happen to forget to include a piece of information, it’s not your fault if someone gets the wrong idea. That’s their own fault for making assumptions.”
“It’s okay to tell lies that make people laugh or make them happy.”
“For every lie you tell, furnish it with ninety-nine truths.”
“If you want someone to believe you, you need to believe in your own lie first.”
Such were the lessons for gifted children