[ A carefully arched brow, skirting the line between arrogance and mocking. Of course he knows the risk. Gambling is about taking calculated risks, battles even more so, shifting strategies around the clearing of conditions although he has to admit that Yagen is a condition that Lelouch hadn't anticipated.

Nothing irritates him more than an unexpected condition throwing a wrench into his carefully laid plans. ]

With the number of people left in this game, my identity and role would have been discovered at some point.

[ Just that. Well. it just means that Yagen's actions have forced him to accelerate his timeline, and for the detectives? They've finally discovered the person that they've been trying to smoke out for the past few weeks. This is troubling, but Lelouch is both a gambler and a strategist, and pushing through yields the best odds, the ones most in his favour. ]

And you're right. [ Somehow, Lelouch has the talent to make even that sound like a slightly condescending backhanded compliment. ] Are you confident of how much you know of the situation, Yagen? Only I know every single detail of this game, and I have acted accordingly for the best outcome possible.

[ He's always been about the dramatics, large, sweeping gestures to accompany his orations. ]

Even a pawn may eventually become a Queen if they can cross over the chess board. [ There's a ghost of a smirk, there. ] I do not sacrifice my own pieces unnecessarily.

[ His allies are all still alive for now, barring the most recent kill. ]

To defeat evil, I am prepared to become a greater evil, Yagen. That is my duty.