"Looks like those commoners had enough common sense to drop out before things got tough. I guess they could not handle the pressure of the final round of this competition after all."
"Well, that was to be expected. After all, they both knew that the final winner was already determined long ago. None of us can hold a candle to the half-elf duke from Celceris kingdom."
"It's true! This whole competition is a waste of time. I only came here because my parents insisted I go and 'play nice' with the half-elf duke. That way, I can use this relationship later in life."
Daidus Lukewater heard everyone gossip about him, but he did not pay attention to them.
He had heard it all by now—how people liked him for his money or his family name. Some had even tried to take advantage of him because he looked and felt young.
There was no shortage of people who wanted to take advantage of him in his life.
