Though he looked at me, I could only shake my head to show that I didn't know what was happening either.
The judge looked at me like he didn't believe me at first, but he eventually turned away.
I didn't find it strange that he didn't believe me since I should be the only one that benefited from Julius forfeiting like this. So it wouldn't have been strange if I was manipulating him in some way.
But this time, I really didn't do anything.
I was just as shocked as the judge when I heard that Julius was forfeiting.
When the judge turned away, I looked at Julius and said, "Are you sure about this? Do you really want to surrender?"
The judge turned back when he heard this and he nodded in agreement before waiting for Julius' response. The way that he acted almost seemed like he would be willing to overturn Julius' forfeit as long as he said anything.
