When a misunderstanding is taken as fact by others, to prove it’s a misunderstanding, you can only bring out the truth.
That’s what Li Chi thought. Since those magical girls believed White Lion’s desire to teach Li Chi swordsmanship was fake, then as long as they thought it was real, that would be fine.
Learn! Learn right now! And do it in front of them!
After telling White Lion his method, White Lion nodded in agreement.
“No problem; it’s indeed a good way. Better than me trying to prove my innocence myself and sinking deeper.”
It was indeed a good way—it could help White Lion complete his mission and rescue him from dire straits… Of course, never mind where those dire straits came from.
“The issue now is, what exactly should I learn?”
Li Chi scratched his head.
Just like his sister said, he really hadn’t planned to learn swordsmanship.
Amazon Omega’s fighting style was wildly ferocious, and although he could indeed turn the drawn Fighter Grip into a sword, Omega’s combat method wasn’t suited for swords.
White Lion saw through Li Chi’s meaning at a glance, feeling a bit disappointed for a moment, but still opened his mouth to persuade him.
“Learn swordsmanship. From what I’ve seen of your previous fights, they’re all bare-handed. If you carried a weapon, it would be no small boost to your combat power.”
After all, this kid had such a good foundation; not learning swordsmanship would be a waste.
“No thanks. Speaking of weapons, I actually have one, but I’m more suited for something like a scythe… Swords really don’t suit me.”
Seeing Li Chi’s attitude so firm, White Lion didn’t force it.
“Then how about I teach you some body techniques?”
White Lion took out the 『Storage Box』 he carried with him and lightly tapped the slot for storing monsters.
A light screen projected from it.
“This thing actually has this function?”
“Mine is custom-made. If you want one, you can go find Black Dragon; that guy has plenty.”
“I see.”
The light screen began playing footage of Dark Fang in battle. Notably, the content in the footage was from three months ago.
“So you’ve been paying attention to me this early?!”
Li Chi looked at White Lion in some surprise. He had clearly hidden himself well before.
White Lion looked at Li Chi with some complexity. In his view, this kid’s mentality was still a bit too immature.
If he were an enemy, that would be great news, but as luck would have it, this child was his colleague.
There were even more things to teach…
“Black Dragon told you about those anti-humans, right?”
Li Chi nodded.
White Lion continued, “In our world, whether it’s monsters, magical girls, or special people with superpowers, fundamentally, they all fall under the category of ‘living beings.'”
White Lion lightly tapped the Storage Box in his hand.
The scene of Dark Fang fighting on the light screen paused temporarily, and he enlarged one of the anti-humans in the image.
“But these anti-humans are ‘foreign objects’ to the world—fundamentally ‘monsters.'”
He turned his head to look into Li Chi’s eyes.
“Their level of danger is something you probably only understand after experiencing it personally. Therefore, whenever such beings appear, they attract the attention of major forces.”
“You’re different. You can fundamentally counter these monsters; it might be related to your power system. But have you ever thought about what would happen if you lost this power, or switched to another kind, and faced these anti-humans again?”
Li Chi thought about it. Probably like Gu Qingchuan that day? Seeing her proud moves have no effect on those guys, she’d probably be scared out of her wits too.
“So, if such dangerous guys suddenly disappear, do you think no one would pay attention to that?”
“I see… I really didn’t know about this…”
Li Chi understood, but it also made him more puzzled.
If people would pay attention, then why, before he actively joined the Dark Organization, had no one ever come looking for him?
Looking at Li Chi’s expression, White Lion roughly guessed his confusion.
“Black Dragon was the first to discover you. He also hid your whereabouts; you probably didn’t even notice yourself, right?”
“…”
Although Black Dragon had laid everything out with him shortly after he joined, he knew nothing about this.
That guy Black Dragon… really is terrifying.
In this moment, the image of a powerful, all-controlling final big BOSS of a villain organization firmly took root in his mind.
But this also made him more curious: Just how strong was Black Dragon?
He had fully understood White Lion’s strength. Without a sword, in his eyes, he was just a small fry, the kind he could handle casually.
But once White Lion picked up a sword, if he wanted to take him down, the difficulty would be great.
But Black Dragon’s strength was still an unknown. Li Chi only knew that he absolutely couldn’t be his opponent.
“So, if it weren’t for Black Dragon discovering and hiding you in advance, you probably would have run into trouble from the Magic Association or those second- or third-rate transcendent organizations long ago.”
“…”
Li Chi had nothing to say; that was true. He really had been careless.
Although the proportion of truly bad people in this world was ridiculously small, almost to the point of extinction, that didn’t prevent the existence of some stupid people.
The things those guys did were almost unpredictable, the kind you couldn’t guard against. If because of those guys, his family got implicated…
Li Chi didn’t dare think about it.
Black Dragon’s method, in a sense, was also protecting him; otherwise, his peaceful days would have ended long ago.
“Alright, enough about that.”
White Lion pulled the topic back.
After all, mentality wasn’t something you could teach in one go; it needed gradual growth.
That depended on Li Chi himself; at most, he could point out some issues for the kid.
“Let’s talk about combat matters first.”
White Lion continued playing the content on the light screen. On the screen, Dark Fang swung out the blade on his arm, slicing the mosquito-like anti-human in half with one strike.
“Brutal, wild, overwhelming force.”
White Lion commented.
“It’s indeed convenient in crushing situations, but have you ever thought about what to do if one day you encounter an enemy stronger in power and faster in speed?”
Li Chi remained silent.
He got it now—this guy also enjoyed the feeling of being a teacher!
“Therefore, the role some techniques play in battle is in no way inferior to pure power.”
White Lion turned off the light screen, then stepped back a few paces, clearing a large space.
“Right here. Don’t transform; come fight me.”
Bam!
Before the words were finished, a fist the size of a sandbag was already coming straight at him. But this time, White Lion didn’t intentionally let him hit.
Block!
Li Chi’s fist collided fiercely with White Lion’s arm.
Feeling that Li Chi’s power was far less than the previous punch against him, White Lion said somewhat dissatisfied.
“Use full strength! Don’t hold back!”
Li Chi took a deep breath, stepped forward, and the two clashed again.