I've been in charge of interrogations before. I believe that the question should be if they can handle me.

[ Or Franziska for that matter. While she's as direct as one can be, the creatures are so focused on confessing that they still don't realize they're not interested in their past wrongdoings. ]

Listen, [ Hibiki begins slowly, even though he doesn't believe that it's going to help. ] you do look like you can measure the true worth of an item.

[ He hates himself for saying it, not just because it's a lie, but because it's such an obvious lie nobody else would fall for it. If fake flattery isn't going to work, then a certain group of goblins can end up walking home with stab wounds. ]

We do not care about the things you've already stolen. We're looking for your next target.

[ Hibiki can't possibly know what they're planning—they don't look they're capable of planning anything in the first place and he wouldn't be too surprised if all these robberies were just accidental, really—but some bluffing shouldn't hurt.

Well, it definitely won't hurt Franziska or him...unless they get an headache because of this collective stupidity. ]