"Is that really true?"
"How can that be?"
"To think that he is like other arrogant people who have some talent. Just because he is better than other people, he will look down on the rest."
The people were whispering, not expecting that Clovis would be so despicable.
...
The Hatson family.
Kalarn was speechless. Even he couldnât suppress his anger. "What the fuck?! How the hell did they twist their own contract this way? I knew they were trying something, but those motherfuckers!"
Kalarn turned to the general that accompanied him to stop the fight between Clovis and Iskandar. "General? Donât you think you owe me an explanation for this?!"
"..." The general pinched the bridge of his nose. "I actually didnât know either. I had read the contract personally, and people thought that the Anatas family was shameless to want Clovis to fight alone, but this... I never thought they were so shameless."
"You do something! This is basically smearing the reputation of the Libation Fiesta and the Hacfield family!"
"I will ask my superior." The general didnât know what to say.
...
Gracia Company.
"This..." Chairman Lanol, Natashaâs father, swept his forehead.
"Father... Have I done the right thing or the wrong thing? I donât even know anymore."
"Let me ask you first. Are you sure that itâs the GGO?"
"Yes, Father. You allowed me to see what the Global Ghost Order looked like, so I recognized it on the spot." Natasha nodded furiously.
"After you returned, the Anatas family was demanding an explanation from me. I was going to punish you before, but it looks like this conflict has become bigger than I originally expected. At this rate, it might turn into an all-out war between the Hacfield family and the Anatas family."
"An all-out war? Are we going to receive the backlash as well?"
"Yes. At this rate, my position might become unstable." Chairman Lanol let out a long sigh.
...
There were other groups who couldnât help but feel disappointed in Clovis. The stadium was filled with booing from the audience, sneering at Clovisâ attitude.
However, Clovisâ face remained calm the whole time.
Rose approached Clovis, her body was shaking slightly. If Clovis were to get angry, she couldnât imagine what would happen.
At the same time, General Halcom furrowed his eyebrows, raising his guard against Clovis. He had become skeptical after that statement.
"Mr. Clovis. Would you like to say anything?" Rose was scared that Clovis would suddenly let out his anger.
Clovis just smiled at Rose as if he were reassuring her. "Miss. I donât bite innocent people. You donât have to be scared of me. I do have two things to say.
"First of all, I wonât even accept the fight if I think I canât win."
When people heard that question, they instantly booed him even louder.
"Heâs too arrogant!"
"Beat him!"
"Make sure he canât get out of his bed for a few months!"
People were chanting for Iskandar to win and for Clovis to be beaten miserably. The public opinion was completely swept away by the atmosphere.
Rose didnât know what to say about his claim. "This... What is the second thing?"
Clovis simply turned to Iskandar. "Iâd like to ask Mr. Iskandar to take back his words and issue an apology. If not, this might hurt the relationship between the two countries."
People simply sneered at him. Rose asked, "Canât you just fight with your beasts?"
Clovis shook his head. "My beasts wonât be joining me in todayâs fight."
Roseâs face turned pale. If Clovis had called his beasts, everything would have been solved.
"Are they injured or incapable of fighting?" Rose was trying to salvage the situation. As long as Clovis could provide an explanation, the situation would calm down.
As long as Clovis took one step back, they could resolve this problem. However, Clovis simply shrugged. "They are fine. However, no matter what you say, they wonât join this battle."
"Get off the arena."
"Get out of this country!"
"Too arrogant!"
"Have all the praises gotten into your head?!"
The people were furious. Clovis was definitely looking down on them.
Clovis simply sighed and asked politely, "Miss Rose. How about you come to him first and ask for a reply to my request?"
Rose nodded furiously and walked to Iskandar. "Mr. Iskandar... Do you have something to say to Mr. Clovis?"
Iskandar gritted his teeth, acting as if he had been wronged. "I am being threatened. We are being threatened. Even our country is being threatened. Is this how he should behave? Is the country willing to lower its head?"
The people were supporting Iskandar strongly after that speech. No matter what, Clovis was an outsider. There was no way they could agree with Clovisâ opinion. People were chatting for Iskandar to beat Clovis and expel him from the country.
Seeing the situation had escalated to this level, Clovis simply waved his hand to the girl, asking her to come.
"Mr... Clovis?" Rose suddenly thought that becoming the host in this fight was actually a terrible mistake.
Clovis sighed. "Since the other party wishes to slander me, I guess I have to do something to clear my name. I donât really wish to do this because I still want to retain a good relationship with this country, but I guess I will have to put them in a difficult situation."
People thought this response showed Clovisâ arrogance, making them hate Clovis even more.
However, Clovis suddenly took out a tape recorder and placed it on the side of the mic, allowing the sound to be broadcast to the entire stadium.
"Donât worry, Iskandar. Our plan is solid. This clause is a trap. They will think that we are shameless to stop him from bringing his beasts into the battle. However, the real trap is actually in the next clause that prevents him from talking about this clause.
"We will slander him and make him the villain by showing his arrogance. He will definitely be so frustrated that he canât talk his way out of it because of the contract. The penalty in the contract is so big that even the Hacfield family wonât dare to break it.
"Even if they break the contract, the benefit from breaking the contract is more than enough to handle all the problems from this action.
"In the end, the final winner is our Anatas family."