Komer's proficiency in creature breeding astonished everyone, including Mihailovich and Newman. Even Uma, who had once followed the Dark Emperor Kenifer III, was at a loss for words upon understanding the Vine Devil Strain that Komer had cultivated himself. It was only when Xerob inquired about this that Uma reluctantly admitted that although Komer still had a long way to go in matching the dark Emperor's magic power and mastery of magic, he was in no way inferior to his former master regarding magical creativity and talent—in fact, he might even surpass him.