Chapter 1187

After Manfred was taken away, the men Loid had secretly assigned to protect Tilly and Toby remained frozen in shock, struggling to process what they had just witnessed. After a long silence, one of them finally said, "D-did I imagine that? Mr. Laurier's son is that skilled?" "You didn't imagine it. I can say with absolute certainty that Mr. Laurier's son is on a whole other level. We train every single day, yet I doubt I could last more than five moves against him." "Now I understand why Mr. Laurier had us watching over him." "Why?" "He wants us to see it with our own eyes. His son is already this formidable, yet we can't even match a four-year-old. It's his way of pushing us to be better." "Yeah… I think you're right." … Inside the antique shop owner's house, Toby remained completely unaware of what was happening outside. He slung his small backpack over his shoulders and turned to the shop owner. "Has your mother finished her check-up?" "Huh?" The shop owner was still in a