"Let's begin the ra--"
"Oh, oh, oh! Wait, Asher Eli...." Lucian immediately halted Eli's words and nudged Carter to speak up.
"My son is yet to revive, and he needs time to prepare," Carter said with a serious and somewhat saddened expression, showing concern for his son's physical well-being.
"Hmm... Then tomor--"
"Tomorrow is too long, and the poor people who came here to witness a duel cannot possibly stay overnight. The cost of staying for a single night in the Nex is more than what they could earn in that time" Lucian interjected, feigning a pained voice as if he himself would suffer from the delay.
Hearing Lucian's words, the impoverished spectators couldn't help but cry tears of happiness, believing that Lucian truly cared for the less fortunate people like them...
"Well, if that's the problem, I could arrange so--"