Surviving the Game as a Barbarian

Thud.

As I sat down after my declaration, a brief silence fell over the dining room.

It was to be expected.

This was a meeting where everyone was supposed to appeal to the others, explaining why they should be the leader.

They must have been offended by my words.

"Are you saying you're stronger than all of us?"

The noble knight asked, his displeasure evident in his tightly pressed lips.

I chuckled and answered.

"You understood correctly."

There was no need to deny it.

I wasn't wrong.