Sofia pouted. "I didn't want to just leave either, but I couldn't find an excuse to stay in South Link City. I'm a shy person, and there are certain things that I can't bring myself to say."
Birk nearly fainted. She said somewhat resentfully, "You can't be shy all the time. Let me give you some advice - you need to be bold when you meet someone you like! Your mother was also a very beautiful woman. There amount of men who tried to win her heart could fill an entire airplane! Do you know how I managed to get one over them?"
That was Sofia's first time hearing such a thing. She looked curiously at her father and asked, "How? Tell me, Dad! This is my first time hearing you mention something like that!"
Birk cleared his throat slightly and said, "Well, the first reason is that I'm handsome. Since I've beaten more than a third of her suitors in terms of looks, there were only two-thirds left of the competition."
Sofia looked at Birk's belly and said with disdain, "Look in the mirror, Dad. Did you think you can fool me into believing you're handsome when you have a beer belly?"
Birk immediately explained, "Hey, I might be much fatter than I used to be, but I was a very handsome guy when I was younger."
Sofia did not want to argue with Birk on that. "Okay, okay, I believe you. You've beaten more than a third of the competition, so what then? What about the remaining two-thirds? How did you defeat them?"
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