Every inch has its strength, every foot has its weakness.
Goki had no possibility of surpassing Skadi in strength in the short term.
Goki even suspected that even if the two of them really reached the day of having a Little Orca, his strength might not even reach 50—let alone 99.
As for combat skills, Goki was also inferior to Shining.
Of course, the Old Hunter's long-honed techniques would not lose to Sarkaz swordsmanship, but Goki's skill value could not fully replicate the memories he once possessed; being overconfident and underperforming was exactly this.
However, Goki had a talent that even Kaltsit couldn't match—perception.
As an Old Hunter who had hunted at least tens of thousands, if not millions, of monsters in Yharnam, making all sorts of monsters tremble at his name, Goki would be vigilant of every rustle around him at all times, unless he returned to the peaceful Hunters Dream.
Over time, Goki could accurately perceive everything, whether it was the harmless gaze of humans, the wary observation of beasts, or even the sight of non-human entities.
Even when he first entered the Grand Knight Territory, amidst the sea of people at the customs exit, among thousands of gazes, Goki could distinguish every single one looking at him.
The greedy eyes of taxi drivers who thought Goki and Skadi were outsiders and wanted to charge them high prices.
Because Goki's all-black attire and his figure hidden under the tricorn hat were too conspicuous, Security Knights from all directions glared at him with extra vigilance.
Of course, there were also the Young Misses on the roadside looking at him, with obvious joy and excitement at seeing a handsome man—although the puppet Nona didn't believe it, Goki thought they definitely felt that way!
Coupled with the newly acquired "Eyes" rune, Goki could clearly see every enemy's weakness, let alone the enemies themselves.
Therefore, the moment those hostile gazes, peering down from above, swept over Goki, he had already raised his head, and a hidden weapon slid out of his hand.
"Everyone, it's very impolite to look down on people from a high place. If you have anything to say, we can come down and talk."
Raising his head, Goki spoke to the seemingly empty area on top of the five-story residential apartment building.
The reason Goki didn't shoot immediately was that these gazes only held hostility, not killing intent.
Otherwise, Goki would definitely not have spoken so leisurely; instead, he would have directly had Skadi throw him up to fight.
However, Goki was also very curious as to who would make a move against him.
Goki had many enemies on Terra, but the Abyssal Church's influence shouldn't extend to Kazimierz, the Lord of the Burning Wind would be completely weakened in a short time, and Rhine Lab was as close as family to him.
If there was any force that might make a move against him, it could only be one of the reasons he came here this time, the target Loken Williams had once written to...
"Goki?"
Sensing Goki's vigilance, Skadi, accustomed to Goki always detecting enemies before her, unhesitatingly drew the greatsword in her hand and looked up, but couldn't find the imagined enemy at all.
"...I trust your judgment, Mr. Goki."
Shining frowned slightly, placing her hand on her "staff." She seemed to sense something, but her eyes didn't catch the target.
Although they had only known each other for a day, Shining knew that this man's eyesight was extraordinary.
Nightingale, who was resting, also seemed to sense something, and looked up with Goki, even intending to jump to the ground to cast defensive Spells for the four of them.
"I will... heal..."
But soon, a large hand stopped in front of the two, shaking gently twice.
Goki turned his head and smiled at the two.
"It's alright, you two. If you dislike fighting, you can leave this matter to those who enjoy the process—we just happen to be good at it."
Goki had already seen that both Shining and Nightingale had their own significant psychological issues.
Shining extremely disliked drawing her sword; her expression whenever she looked at her sword-wielding arm almost made her want to cut it off.
Nightingale, on the other hand, had a habit of healing others, not even considering whether her own body was weak or if her oripathy would worsen. Goki hadn't even had time to drink a blood vial before Nightingale's healing was already on his face.
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