Kai looked at the leader and gave him a cheeky smile. "Well, I did draw with her. If you don't believe it, you can come at me," he said.
The leader frowned. He knew exactly what Kai was trying to do, bait him into a fight. And if Kai was doing that so confidently, then it meant he believed he could win. That alone made him cautious.
"If you truly fought Gamela to a draw, then you wouldn't have the strength to fight me now," the leader said. "You wouldn't have recovered enough. So either you didn't fight her… or you're bluffing." He smirked slightly. "I'm leaning toward the second."
Kai didn't react. His smile didn't falter. He simply gripped his sword and shifted into a battle stance. "Then come at me."
The leader's frown deepened. Not even a hint of hesitation.
"Come on, boss, just deal with him already," one of the men behind said impatiently.
