"Is the difference between peak and perfect-affinity a big deal?" asked Oli.
Zelsh blinked and squinted. "I thought you knew the basics?"
"I do."
"Then you know that perfect affinity is better, right?"
"Yeah, but how much better?" Oli asked again.
Shaking his head, Zelsh replied, "It's the reason I lost to Brak during our tournament days."
"You lost to--"
"When we competed for the mortal championship, he narrowly overwhelmed me even though he didn't work as hard as I did," explained Zelsh. "That's what drove me to create a dual-essence technique and combine my natures. Now, he's still a low-king while I'm a mid-king, so a fight now would be meaningless."
"... So perfect affinity is that big of a deal?" Oli asked but not with Drogat in mind. He was busy thinking back to the one other person he'd met with perfect affinity.
