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However, even though they looked at me with these strange looks, that didn't stop them from approaching me in the end.

It seemed that they were still interested in me because of the things that they've heard about me.

So they wanted to see if they could get closer to me.

Of course, I knew that the reason for all of this was because they wanted to gain some benefits from me.

In this world, the only thing that could move people were their own benefits.

If they didn't stand to gain something from their actions, most people wouldn't go out of their way to do something. It was only when they had something to gain that they would take action.

That was what they wanted with me.

Or rather, it was something that I possessed that they wanted.