“Wh-Why are you looking at me like that?”

Seeing that James was staring intensely at her, Maxine frowned in displeasure.

“I’d like to ask you for a favor.”

“Huh?” Maxine narrowed her eyes at James, unsure of what he was thinking.

James continued, “Though the Johnstons crippled my martial arts skills, I think I have a way of regaining my True Energy. I just need your help.”

“Me?”

Maxine was taken aback by the sudden request. She shook her head and refused, “I’m afraid you’ve misjudged me. I’m only a second rank martial artist. Hades Johnston, the one who crippled you, is at least at the fifth rank. If even my grandpa couldn’t help you regain your martial art skills, there’s no way I possibly could.”

“I have a plan. I just need your help executing it.”

James managed to cultivate True Energy by reading the texts in Medical Book Volume Two. It mainly explained the other uses of the Crucifier and how to use it to its truest potential. It stood to reason that James could use