Okay, so Shin Junseo is clearly proud of and fully confident in his skills. He knows he’s got the best weapons in the business. But- the past timeline.
SJS had not met Yun Taeheon in the past timeline, meaning YTH had no reason to seek him out. I mean, if he did the YTH of then could have easily made a deal with SJS’s guild of the time.
Which also makes the point that the source of SJS’s power isn’t actually power- it’s Knowledge. Experience. Tips and Tricks. The corrupted power in this timeline is new to him, and he is still just a D rank in mana.
That doesn’t make it cheaper or less! He earned every big of his power! He currently knows things no one else knows! He is the best and, by virtue of his extra years of experience, will probably remain the best for, at least, years to come. But when he was learning these tricks, when he was gaining his knowledge, every other weapon creator in the world could have been doing the same thing. Probably some weapon creators with more power, higher rank, better resources, and more time to learn WERE doing the same thing. Despite knowing he’s amazing, even then, he also knew he wasn’t the Best Weapon Creator in the past timeline. (I’m willing to bet he was the Best Weapon Creator COMBATANT, though)
And, like, the little of the future we know actually does show SJS’s guild lasting pretty long to the end, with SJS himself apparently their last survivor (twice now for him, ouch), and it did apparently inform him of his worth and the value of his ability, but we don’t know if he specifically had any fame or renown for his skills.
Anyway, long winded way to say, do you ever think he gets a little worried about when the day comes where all the future weapon creators he KNOWS have more power than him learn the Knowledge trick? Even knowing his worth, believing in his skill and ability, having confidence in his weapons, knowing it’s not his most immediate priority, Does he ever get, just a little, worried about if YTH, specifically, will no longer see him as so valuable?
(Meanwhile, YTH could not care less if an S-rank in mana weapon creator with the same amount of experience SJS has miraculously popped up in front of him, he wants this one pls and thank you)
Happier thought: part of the reason SJS didn’t personally meet the YTH of his old timeline is bc the, like, three times the man tried to get in contact SJS’s guild closed ranks around him like a pack of angry chihuahuas bc that’s THEIR anti-social weapon creator, and he doesn’t want to talk to you thankyouverymuch!
