"What? You're going to help me?" Reinz couldn't believe what he was hearing.
A few days ago he had been waiting for a worthy opponent to appear at the Twilight Palace, then when Adam appeared, he was sure it would be an easy victory.
He was wrong and he admitted it.
But... his pride wasn't going anywhere.
Accepting help from Adam, from someone who was his equal and was at the same stage?
It was nothing short of humiliating.
"Yeah." Adam nodded, "You see... Even though I hardly know you, I'm pretty sure something happened to you in the last three days.
"No... It happened even earlier. Right after you were defeated, right?"
Reinz bit his lip almost to the point of bleeding. Defeats were an unfamiliar occurrence for him, especially against a commoner at the Twilight Palace.
"I see..." Adam nodded deeply, his dark eyes absorbing Reinz, "Broken because of just one defeat?"
Whooooosh.
