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People are looking weirdly at me as I move forward. 

"Oh? Young man, you want to try it too? Didn't you see the earlier display?"

[I did. I'm simply not convinced yet.]

The man seems to understand my meaning. 

It is possible that it was a set-up. 

"As you wish, go on and try." 

Then a voice interrupts. 

It is the ancestor-looking guy. 

"Why? Are you doubting my character young one? Or is it that you are belittling the sword I lost?" 

[I simply want to try. Who knows maybe I will succeed?] 

"You think I am colluding with the shopkeeper to fool everyone?"

[Not especially, but maybe.] 

"How preposterous. Let me tell you I am an elder of one of the top sects in the entire city. The iron guardians! I would never steep so low!" 

He seems to be getting angry on his own. 

[You affirming that no one would ever doubt you only make it worse. You would be a perfect candidate for such a setup.]