Drogath didn't say a single word in response to what I said.
It even looked like he was debating whether he should run away or not.
But of course, that didn't matter even if he wanted to run away. The bet that we had made had already spread all over the capital, so it didn't matter where he ran, he wouldn't be able to get out of the terms of the bet.
There was only one path forward for him.
Well…there was a second path, but it was a very foolish path.
The Dwarven King had already taken precautions against that second half.
Out of the corner of my eyes, I could see that there were a few dwarves in the crowd who looked like they were preparing to charge out onto the stage.
These were dwarves from the anti human faction that were under Drogath.
It seemed that he had snuck his own men into the audience today.
It was most likely because he was afraid that I would try to back down on our bet when he won, so he had posted them there to watch over me so that I wouldn't be able to escape.
Or in a worst case scenario, they would be able to cut me down since they were justified to do so.
But now, this was the worst case scenario for them.
Not only had Drogath not won, he had been crushed soundly that he had no choice but to admit his defeat.
With no path back, there was only one path forward.
Drogath's subordinates in the crowd were holding their weapons as if they were preparing to attack.
The only path left for them was to cut down the Dwarven King and the human, take over this kingdom in a brutal coup.
Only then would Drogath be able to ignore his promise since dead men tell no tales.
But the Dwarven King had already expected this.
There were also several dwarves that were around Drogath's subordinates.
These were guards that had been snuck in by the Dwarven King.
The moment that Drogath's subordinates made a move, they would be ready to arrest all of them in one fell swoop before they could even do anything.
Unlike Drogath's subordinates, these were the elite guards of the kingdom and were much stronger than them. In a fight, they wouldn't be able to resist at all.
Drogath was silent for a long time before finally saying, "Is there really no way we can compromise? Are you really that set on this?"
I slightly knitted my brows when I heard this.
I didn't know why, but it felt like there was something else that he was trying to imply with this.
Something much more sinister…
But that wasn't important to me.
Right now, the only thing that mattered was taking care of Drogath so that it would be easier in the future.
I just said in a strict voice, "No, there's no compromise with someone like you. Are you regretting it now?"
Drogath revealed a strange smile when he heard this before saying, "No, I would never regret my actions, but you will one day."
I knitted my brows even more when I heard this.
For some reason, it didn't feel like this was just an empty threat even though I had no idea what Drogath was talking about.
After a long silence, he suddenly went back over to his forge and picked up the hammer that was there.
He walked back in front of everyone and then taking that hammer in both hands…he snapped it in half.
With that, it could be said that his promise had been fulfilled.
But everyone was shocked at how easily he had chosen to compromise.
After what he had done earlier, they had thought that he would try to weasel out of it. But he hadn't hesitated at all to shatter his hammer to signify that he would be dropping his hammer.
Why would he act this way all of a sudden?
It almost seemed like he had two different personalities…
After shattering his hammer, Drogath looked at me and said, "You've won this time, but I promise that it won't be the last time. I will make sure that you pay for this in the future."
Once again, he had gone back from a man of his word to a petty villain.
It really seemed like there were two different personalities in him…
Then all of a sudden, Drogath said in a serious voice, "You should have let me be. I was the one that was holding back the real monsters and now that you've defeated me, there will be no one keeping them in check. Since I won't have any influence left, I won't be able to stop them."
Both the Dwarven King and I knitted our brows when we heard this.
'Monsters'?
What was he talking about?
Could it be that we had been underestimating the anti human faction the entire time?
The Dwarven King asked with a frown on his face, "What do you mean by that?"
Drogath just ignored him when he said this as he kept staring at me.
The look in his eyes was very complicated that I couldn't see through it at all.
I didn't even know just what he was looking at exactly even though he was staring right at me.
But then, Drogath suddenly turned around to leave.
Before he could, I said, "Wait, you're forgetting something."
When he heard this, his foot suddenly stopped moving and he slowly turned around to look at me. Looking at me with a hint of confusion, he asked, "What?"
I wasn't scared by him and just calmly said, "You've forgotten about the other part of our agreement."
With a nod to the Dwarven King, he pulled out a piece of paper, some ink, and a pen for Drogath.
He handed all of them to Drogath and waited for him to read it.
Drogath looked down at this piece of paper with a confused look, but then he understood when he saw the words at the top of this piece of paper.
Divorce papers.
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