We Do Not Negotiate, We Only Demand

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“…”

After my words, nothing but silence remained in the room. The first to break it was Yu Haseong.

“…The General Stronghold Master is quite bold.”

He raised the corners of his mouth in a scoff, but his smile wasn’t a real smile. After shooting me that bitter smirk, he went ahead and sat down first.

Naturally…, he completely ignored the hand I had offered for a handshake.

'Well, it can’t be helped.'

I hadn’t offered my hand with a genuine desire to shake his anyway, so I quickly withdrew it.

What just happened could be considered a psychological battle in its own right...