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Did Loa really not know what Hansa was after?

No, of course he knew.

Tony knew too. He just didn't know why.

On that point, Loa was equally in the dark.

As he'd just said, he was an outsider. What went through the mind of a swordsman—a swordsman through and through—wasn't something he could know.

Loa didn't understand why Hansa had taken such a liking to Tony, or why he'd chosen to teach Tony his swordsmanship before he died. Hansa had even risked giving Loa an opening just to show Tony his understanding of Tony's moves.

Did Hansa have a thing for men?

Was that why he'd set his sights on Tony?

Considering the gap in their strength, Loa suddenly felt sorry for Tony. A sickly top and a tough bottom?

Of course, that was all guesswork. Apart from Hansa himself, only Zephyr probably knew the truth.

"Whatever. I'll keep leveling up and see what's really going on with this system."

With that, Loa called up his cheat and opened the panel to check his current stats.

Name: Christopher Loa

Energy stage: Tier 2, level 8

Energy points: 15/100

Magic power: 10000/10000

Magic recovery rate: 950/min

Dragon Force: 9%, Dragon Body: 9%. (An honest author who doesn't pad the word count)

His fight with Hansa today had raised Loa's energy points by zero. Not a bad return, considering that taking on the entire Elite Camp alone had only earned him fifty.

Loa had discovered that gaining energy points wasn't as simple as he'd imagined.

He'd long known that being taught by someone and growing stronger earned him energy points. Fighting others also earned him points, whether he won or lost.

But reality wasn't a game where the experience awarded for defeating a target was fixed.

Quite the opposite.