[quote=@Innue]
From reading, my assumption is his comment was in response to acknowledging that while he himself was aware of the power levels of the characters in the tournament, his character was not - the rationale for why he was hiding in a tree and not directly engaging even though his character was likely able to with a distinct advantage.
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Then I was likely applying it to the wrong thing, which then raises the question of why he avoided that question anyway.