Ding!
Lukas heard the chime half a second before the message appeared before him.
[Quest: You Are The Most High, Young Master]
[Soothe the Young Master's ego]
[Reward: +100 Gacha Points]
He blinked as the notification hovered right in front of his face, brightly blocking his vision of the man in front of him.
Of all the times a message could appear, why did it have to be now?
He kept his face blank as he dismissed it, his eyes still on the man in front of him.
He ran through his options quickly.
If he moved now, stepping away from the smoke after being called out for not moving, it would look like submission to the provocation.
The Young Master might see that as victory and push further, trying to see how far he could be pushed.
If he stayed exactly as he was, holding his ground without a word, the man was already tipping towards offended and silence would only make it worse.
So what was the middle ground?
Was there even one?
