For a moment, it looked like Maul was actually going to respect what Ritsuka had said and let the boy go. But Maul, while doing better, still often acted in his own selfish self-interests. Ritsuka still made him think of that desire still in his mind of coveting more power, being able to gain it if he only knew where to look. So after a few moments he followed the catboy. He quickly caught up to him with long strides.

"You're going to just start wandering about a strange city without hearing any information about it first?" He tutted in disappointment. "You're usually much smarter than this."