Hearing the criticism pouring in from all around made me chuckle bitterly.

They asked what my thoughts were, but they were calling my opponent mediocre.

The First Prince also had a look of surprise...

No, why is his expression like that? Did he suspect something and concoct a scheme?

Did he just think that I, a gloomy loner, would cause trouble if he asked me for my thoughts? And now he’s surprised by my outburst?!

It's unfair. If he had intended it from the beginning, I could have just cursed him, but now that I realize he just threw it …