"Thank you so much, Lord Jason, for your incredibly kind words and your overwhelming generosity that knows no bounds, and as your devoted scholars so wisely pointed out with great insight and intelligence, the problem clearly lies entirely with me...
"Because I should have recognized the radiant sun approaching from miles away and stepped aside immediately to avoid eclipsing your magnificent brilliance with my pathetic shadow.
"So I deeply and sincerely apologize from the bottom of my heart."
The goons instantly nodded in satisfaction like malfunctioning bobbleheads that had just been validated by their god.
See, they genuinely thought they had won this encounter.
They thought they had successfully forced the short villain into complete submission and taught him a valuable lesson about hierarchy.
They had absolutely no idea they were mere seconds away from witnessing biological warfare disguised as a handshake.
