After a minute, it is revealed that he wanted to check whether I understood the priority of the job or not.
Holy ᶠᶸᶜᵏ then ask properly “do you understand the priority of the job you’ll have on 7th?” !
Is it my fault? I’m not enough intelligent to know what he meant?

I’m not good at chatting after all

You see, I am an idiot who write “enough intelligent”, not “intelligent enough”! Who hired me as a possible-international affairs staff?

If you don’t hire me, you’ll regret that decision
That is the best way to think about job interviews