People are looking weirdly at me as I move forward.
"Oh? Young man, you want to try it too? Didn't you see the earlier display?"
[I did. I'm simply not convinced yet.]
The man seems to understand my meaning.
It is possible that it was a set-up.
"As you wish, go on and try."
Then a voice interrupts.
It is the ancestor-looking guy.
"Why? Are you doubting my character young one? Or is it that you are belittling the sword I lost?"
[I simply want to try. Who knows maybe I will succeed?]
"You think I am colluding with the shopkeeper to fool everyone?"
[Not especially, but maybe.]
"How preposterous. Let me tell you I am an elder of one of the top sects in the entire city. The iron guardians! I would never steep so low!"
He seems to be getting angry on his own.
[You affirming that no one would ever doubt you only make it worse. You would be a perfect candidate for such a setup.]
