I'm so confused.

I got to the (SPOILER)Noel Kreiss boss fight in Luxerion, and for the life of me, I couldn't even come close to beating him.

So naturally I left to do some questing and level up.

Anyway, after some leveling, I come back to fight him again, and without explanation, he's now in different clothes and his name is now (SPOILER)Noel Kreiss+ and he's even harder than before I leveled.

...................

Is it really this difficult or do I just suck?