Me and The old man found ourselves facing each other in the middle of the forest clearing.
"It seems your seclusion has brought you significant gains." The old man reasoned.
"Huh? Why do you say that?"
"Because, normally, you're looking for ways to avoid fighting me, not proactively seeking out one."
"Hey! I don't duck you, okay? I'm just so respectful I find it rude fighting old people."
"Whatever helps you sleep at night, boy."
"Damn you, old man."
A beat of silence passed between us.
"So, when do we start?" The old man asked, hands still behind his back as he waited.
I spared my status page another look, eyes brushing over the massive attributes section.
During the monkey king inheritance trial, I'd thought to myself that I was wasting time with all these laws and what not, since my physical attributes were already this insane, then I could probably just bulldozed my way through.
"Well, I guess it's to find out if that's true or not." I muttered under my breath.
