"W-wait! Calm down! I'm just doing this to get some points… Don't take it personally." Mursel said but this just infuriated Magnus even more.
Apparently, Magnus only realized that he was facing the rumored Phantom Thief after his mask was stolen in his moment of distraction.
'What a blunder… My Master will scold me for this carelessness…' Magnus thought as he gritted his teeth in anger.
He did not underestimate Mursel when he challenged him. After all, someone already used a Mythical Beast's Blood just to try and eliminate him.
It means that anyone who dared to challenge him would certainly have an ace up in their sleeves. However, he did not expect that Mursel had no signs of any killing intent or aggressiveness at all. He was too focused on sensing any form of hostility or aggression that he failed to immediately act when assaulted by this thief who only want to take his mask and not harm him at all.