Chapter 238

The two guys sitting with Liam shook their heads. "Exactly," Liam said. "You'll see when the guy walks out later. Compared to him, I know my place. If I tried to compete with him, I'd look like a total clown!" He gave a dry chuckle and shook his head. "You're way too self-aware, man!" one of them said. "Alright, dudes. Let's drink to that!" They clinked their glasses and started chugging. "Looks like the 'Blessed Protagonist' isn't just some passive 'Self-Mockery' buff, after all," Nicholas thought. Even without using his enhanced senses, his hearing was good enough to catch most of what that group was saying. When the guy first walked in and recognized Yvonne, Nicholas figured a fight might break out—maybe some jabs would be thrown or at least an awkward standoff would ensue. But nothing happened. Perhaps people with average personalities just couldn't help being drawn to him. "Interesting," Nicholas thought, quietly pleased with how well his "Blessed Protagonist" status serv