Ron politely nodded:
"Everyone can be driven by impulse during a competition, Lecturer Mueller. Being able to openly admit to one's mistakes is respectable in its own right."
Mueller took out a dozen Magic Stones from his Spatial Bag and handed them individually to the participants he might have affected:
"This is my small token of apology, hoping to compensate for the inconvenience and risk I've caused you all."
This sincere apology and substantial compensation gradually eased the expressions of the surrounding participants.
Mueller's professional career might be impacted by today's incident, but at the very least, he hasn't lost credibility among his peers.
In the subsequent exchanges, Ron exchanged contact tokens with every Modulator present, including Mueller.
Although today's competition had some twists, it unexpectedly became an excellent opportunity for networking.
