Before Yu Xunge could press further, Little Oak Owl asked first, "My turn to ask a question. Why were you so sure I was capable? Weren't you afraid you'd end up following trash?"
A living being's personality and true nature could be seen from their fighting style and the choices they made in battle.
In the arena, Little Oak Owl never gambled on an opponent making a mistake. This was not a habit she had developed after suffering losses; she seemed to have been born preferring caution and hating risks.
A Little Oak Owl like this would never have chosen her so easily just because she had never met someone stronger.
Seeing that Little Oak Owl still wanted to play dumb, Daychaser frowned. "Whether your motives are selfish or for her benefit, being clever is never a mistake or flaw. I won't dislike you for being calculating. I only dislike stupidity and people who think they're smarter than they are."
Yu Xunge immediately answered honestly, "Because you said there were a lot of people in Kaladom watching us, but you stopped us in Kaladom. And in the end, only you came after us. No one tried to steal your prey from you."
That meant that in Kaladom, a hub town where Treasure Hunters and traveling merchants came and went, Daychaser could not possibly be some nobody. With her reputation and strength, whenever she set her eyes on prey, everyone else would willingly back off.
Just like in the animal world, when prey was targeted by the strongest predator, no other animal dared fight for it.
She gave a second reason. "Also, you noticed the bound magic items on us, but you didn't dwell on it or get too frustrated. The moment you realized you couldn't take them, you gave up