After the second and third attempts both failed, I looked at the still-intact floor and stepped back, leaving the bombs I had placed behind.

“Did you make a mistake or something?”
“Excuse me, useless, incompetent prince. Would you stop treating me like your foolish sidekick? It’s a bit annoying to hear that from someone as indecisive as you.”
“What’s wrong with me?”
“What's wrong? Saying something like that is an insult!”

Joy and Arthur raised their voices, caught up in my words, but instead of responding to them, I reflected on what I had just done.

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