Julius adjusted his tie, dismissing Ellinor's provocation. "Ha! We won, didn't we? There’s no need for a rematch, right? I ain't got time for this!"
Ellinor remained calm, pulling out her phone to play a video she had just recorded.
"I've got footage of you guys ganging up on Byran. If you don't agree to a rematch, I'll have to call the cops! Let's see if your families care more about getting the Pearl Moon, or if they're scared you'll get a criminal record and beg us to drop the case!"
"You..." Julius was at a loss for words. They had already tried and failed to beat this woman; even worse, they couldn't even get close to her!
"Fine! One more match it is! You think we'd lose a game to a girl like you?!"
Ellinor responded coolly, "We don't have an eSports room here, so let's play a mobile game! You guys know how, right?"
"Of course!" Julius laughed confidently at the mention of a mobile game. "Just to be clear, we can have a rematch, but I'm raising the stakes!"
"What are you raising?" Ellinor asked.
"If you win, I'll hand over the bet agreement for you to shred. But if we win again, you have to delete the video in front of us, transfer the Pearl Moon to me, and make Byran apologize to us on a live broadcast!"
Without hesitation, Ellinor agreed. "Fine by me."
Byran, however, was fuming. "Ellinor, who gave you the right to speak for me?! Are you trying to make me look even worse?!"
Ignoring him, Ellinor shot back, "You're already a laughing stock as it is!"
Blushing in embarrassment and anger, Byran muttered, "The Pearl Moon is of great importance to the Howard family, we can't let anyone else have it!"
Mockingly, Ellinor retorted, "Then why did you bet it?"
Left speechless, Byran started to question whether Ellinor was really there to help him or if she was a spy sent by the enemy.
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