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The Judge remains silent, but the hostages below, their beating hearts in their throats, all hope that he agrees to the duel. Because no matter whether the Judge wins or loses, the situation will come to a resolution.
As for Angel's life or death, when it conflicts with their own survival, it's naturally ignored. Sacrifice and devotion are praised because they are rare and advantageous to the admirers. Nobody wants to sacrifice and devote for others.
Their greatest fear would be the Judge looking out only for himself, ignoring their appeasement, and upsetting the terrorists at the same time. What if the terrorists had to take it out the innocent hostages? Wouldn't that be utterly unfortunate?
