"You sound like a shitty salesman," a man snickered. "And what if we don't want the position you're offering? It's not like we chose to be a part of this nonsense. You showed up with a fancy ring and picked us, then you told us to survive."
The man's eyes narrowed. "But what do you know... the moment I became a candidate for the Hollow Throne, my wife cheated on me. My uncle turned out to be a spy for the foreign nation, and better yet, I accidentally broke some stupid vase and ended up with a bounty on my head from the Emperor himself!"
"So tell me, Hollow King, what kind of curse did you put on us? Why have so many died, while others remained completely untouched, huh?" the man pushed, clenching his jaw. "Why did I have to go through so much misfortune, and the others—"
