"Leaving without even apologizing—is that what passes for manners in your Federation Empire?" Xiao Ran asked coldly.
"You! Don't push your luck! You've already won. What more do you want?" Jane turned around, fury burning in her eyes.
"I'm pushing my luck? A bet is a bet. The loser apologizes. Didn't we agree on that beforehand?"
"Exactly! What, are you refusing to honor the bet now that you've lost?" The Chinese teachers and students below the stage jeered. The teachers and students from the other universities looked displeased, including Principal Eve.
"Cloud Elite Four, don't you think it's inappropriate to turn a spat between students into a national issue?" Principal Eve asked Yun Mengqiu, looking unhappy. She hoped Yun Mengqiu would persuade Xiao Ran to let it go. After all, an Elite Four member's words carried considerable weight.
"Yes, turning a spat between students into a national issue is indeed inappropriate. That's precisely why we're asking that girl from Washington Pokémon University to apologize. It'll also teach her what it means to watch her mouth and learn from her mistakes!" Yun Mengqiu replied with a faint smile, clearly unwilling to let the matter slide.
She wanted me to persuade Xiao Ran to back down? Dream on! Putting aside how doing so would make her a traitor to China, if she had been the one up there, she might already have blasted that girl to pieces. Was the Becken family really so impressive? In all these years, none of them had dared come to China and cause trouble.
"Fine, I'll apologize!" Standing on the field, Jane was already burning with humiliation. She looked around, but not a single person from the Federation spoke up for her. After all, she had lost. To them, Jane had disgraced the Federation, so she could