"She's set her sights pretty high—she actually wants to defeat you." After saying that, the burly man seemed to think of something and said gleefully, "But then again, if she were a few years older, she really might be able to beat you. Her popularity is even a bit higher than yours right now."
Laifide said coolly, "She has the strength to think that way."
The burly man froze, then laughed. "I didn't expect you to see it that way. I thought Serana was the only contestant in the entire Master Challenge you considered worth your attention."
After saying that, he could not help asking, "Do you really think she can defeat you now?"
He placed particular emphasis on the word "now."
Laifide merely gave him an indifferent glance and said nothing.
The burly man instantly understood. "Sure enough, the only person you consider an opponent is still Serana."
"Only for now." Laifide took a drag of his cigarette. "No one can say for certain what will happen in the future."
"The future?" The burly man took a bite of food and said, "I don't know about anything else, but the youngest A-Class Professional Beastmaster in history will definitely be stronger than you."
Laifide glanced at him again.
The burly man immediately raised his hands in surrender. "Let's not talk about that."
As he spoke, he pulled out a packet of documents from a bag beside him and handed it over, unconsciously lowering his voice. "These are all—"
"Speak normally. This room has a Soundproof Wall." Laifide cut him off.
A Soundproof Wall could prevent sounds within a room from leaking out, but it did not affect one's ability to hear sounds outside.
The burly man returned to his normal volume and said:
"These are all top-secret materials I managed