The same method

He is now saying this, which shows that he has given in.
After all, he learned from Calliope that this person was not as simple as he thought. In order to avoid being embarrassed, he temporarily found an excuse to prevaricate.
Even if he could convince Calliope, he would not get any good results in front of him. Although he didn't quite believe it in his heart, but based on his understanding of Calliope, he had to believe it even if he didn't want to.
How arrogant is Calliope?
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