the guy is so weird because dyt if you beat jiwoo, jiyoung will look at you? jiyoung has seen jiwoo at his ugliest. has beaten jiwoo over & over again. she's the one who knows best where jiwoo lacks, aside from his 3 teachers. even if jiwoo were to be beaten by anyone stronger than him, jiyoung would be the least surprised & fazed
also, duke has had no character development AT ALL, but considering his environment, it's obvious why. royst is such an instigator but that's also j the world he has been raised in. meanwhile, despite duke having betrayed his own family for "more power", his crazy greed & envy are constantly in his way of improving. seo jiwoo isn't the wall he can't overcome - it's himself & his wrong perception of growth & power. ntm the way he's so angry at seo jiwoo indicates he feels wronged & doesn't think jiwoo is really allat, which obviously he won't be able to beat him if he isn't seeing jiwoo completely for who he is. i don't know how powerful he'd be with new power given to him by a stranger, but i know jiwoo has many people beside him who would make sure jiwoo won't die. heck, even if jiwoo doesn't die & is j severely injured, duke would still be the target of all of these people
the guy is so weird because dyt if you beat jiwoo, jiyoung will look at you? jiyoung has seen jiwoo at his ugliest. has beaten jiwoo over & over again. she's the one who knows best where jiwoo lacks, aside from his 3 teachers. even if jiwoo were to be beaten by anyone stronger than him, jiyoung would be the least surprised & fazed
also, duke has had no character development AT ALL, but considering his environment, it's obvious why. royst is such an instigator but that's also j the world he has been raised in. meanwhile, despite duke having betrayed his own family for "more power", his crazy greed & envy are constantly in his way of improving. seo jiwoo isn't the wall he can't overcome - it's himself & his wrong perception of growth & power. ntm the way he's so angry at seo jiwoo indicates he feels wronged & doesn't think jiwoo is really allat, which obviously he won't be able to beat him if he isn't seeing jiwoo completely for who he is. i don't know how powerful he'd be with new power given to him by a stranger, but i know jiwoo has many people beside him who would make sure jiwoo won't die. heck, even if jiwoo doesn't die & is j severely injured, duke would still be the target of all of these people