Ali Arkman walked slowly toward Logan. Each of his steps was steady and calm, but they seemed to carry a strange weight with them.
Logan felt it. The intimidating pressure.
Not magical. But overwhelming.
An aura that could only come from someone who had seen countless battles and gone through hell.
But Logan didn't flinch. He stood there with his straightened back and a calm posture.
Ali stopped three steps away.
"You're really Tier 1?" he asked. His voice was deep but not unkind. "Or are you hiding your true mana core level?"
It was a valid question. No one—let alone a twelve-year-old boy—should be able to defeat a C-class hunter so cleanly if they were truly Tier 1.
Ali's gaze was sharp and piercing. Like it was searching for even the tiniest hint of a lie.
"I'm Tier 1," Logan replied. "For now, to be exact."
