B: "And what if I win?"
Jack: "Then you can take Cage back to hell."
Cage: "What?"
Jack: "Trust me. It's the only way. To be your little beach."
Tenacious D
But for real, what I hate is that in these kinds of encounters the MC either doesn't ask for something in return, or they ask for some insignificant thing. You want to duel for the exam to be cancelled? Sure, but if you lose, you have to stop being an adventurer or give me a gazillion gold coins or stick a giant stick up your butt or... actually, just fight a dragon on your own without the healer and without running away. Either win on your own, or die
Jack: "Then you can take Cage back to hell."
Cage: "What?"
Jack: "Trust me. It's the only way. To be your little beach."
Tenacious D
But for real, what I hate is that in these kinds of encounters the MC either doesn't ask for something in return, or they ask for some insignificant thing. You want to duel for the exam to be cancelled? Sure, but if you lose, you have to stop being an adventurer or give me a gazillion gold coins or stick a giant stick up your butt or... actually, just fight a dragon on your own without the healer and without running away. Either win on your own, or die