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
his reaction reminds me of when parents go absolutely insane thinking their child was missing & are insanely overstimulated, exhausted & irritated & when they find their kid was j being a dumb dumb, some may react in anger & frustration because of how worried & exhausted they are. so i Kind Of understand where he's coming from this time (because of all the running around & anxiety... ngl, i would've been SOOO overstimulated & pissed off too) but MY GUY, BREATHE. SIT DOWN, CALM DOWN
yes!! i agree!! it's crazy how he is such an easily hateable character since he's so self-serving & selfish, but this manhwa explores the characters so well - not only their back stories, but also the absolute insanity of emotions they go through. i think each chapter is so emotionally heavy & messy, similar to lucky paradise, lol
I GET TO SEE MORE OF THEM TOGETHERRR I LOVE THIS PROGRESS IT'S A WIN!!