Leaps and Bounds

"Paranoia and instinct are two different things!" Kruff vehemently argues. "Paranoia comes from the mind, but instinct comes from the heart!"

I have many arguments to counter his, mind you, but I still decided to keep silent. I know he won't be able to understand a single thing I say, if I explain him what instinct actually is.

"I am sure I didn't use my instinct to fight these guys; I figured what was going on due to my keen observation. The reason why I could fight them well for the latter part of the fight was also because I had got used to their way of fighting."

At that, Kruff blinks his eyes then looks at me weirdly. "Of course, I know about that. That's not what I am talking about."

"Huh?"

"You couldn't actually tell their individual prowess until you beat them one by one, could you? For some reason, though, you could still somehow figure out who was lacking in what part, couldn't you?"