Macbeth, the old schemer, had calculated everything, except for the fact that Roland's true strength had far surpassed his.
Nor did he expect that Empress Sylph, whose strength similarly exceeded his, would take action herself, disguised as the White Rose Knight.
He had planned for years, faking his death to escape his enemies' sight, quietly waiting for his prey, hoping to grasp a glimmer of life before the day of return arrived.
But everything has two sides, and faking death without emerging only caused his strength to stagnate.
The most important part of pretending to be dead is not being discovered, so he could only hide in the Underground Palace, unable to leave, even when training it was like building a car behind closed doors.
Most of Macbeth's talent lay in literature, his combat strength was not outstanding, otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to pretending to be dead.
