Robbie was one of the few people who knew about Maud's identity and background.
He had learned this information through Gion.
Originally, if Maud had merely been a wealthy merchant's son, Robbie would have listened and forgotten about it within a few days at most.
But what truly made Robbie take notice was that Gion regarded Maud as a dangerous person.
At first, Robbie had found it utterly baffling.
But when he saw Maud cleave apart a Tempest Kick with a single slash, he suddenly understood why Gion considered Maud dangerous.
But that was all.
It was only after Maud had left him somewhat dazed with a string of attacks that Robbie truly experienced the terror of Maud.
It wasn't his strength, but his rate of growth.
In just a few months, his physical abilities, speed, and reactions...
Even his combat experience was so rich?
After learning the truth, Robbie couldn't help feeling a surge of jealousy.
He had always been proud.
Proud of his talent.
Proud of the achievements he had attained.
Proud that no one his age could compare with him.
But even so, it had taken him many years to reach his current level of strength.
Yet the man before him had needed only a few months.
Was this what true talent was?
It was precisely because he understood Maud well enough that, after comparing himself to him, Robbie suddenly felt the unwillingness of someone sitting deep at the bottom of a well.
Maud's earlier words of praise now seemed like mocking slaps, brutally striking his smug and arrogant face.
Moreover, if this rate of growth was allowed to continue...
Killing intent surged in Robbie's eyes.
He suddenly felt that Gion had been exceedingly polite by merely regarding Maud as dangerous.
If it were the current him,