Clang!

At the critical moment, Ghislain intercepted the bandit leader’s sword with his staff.

Ghislain glanced at Julien, who stood frozen, and gave him a sly smile.

“You can’t let your guard down until it’s over. Don’t forget that.”

Julien, almost automatically, nodded.

“Y-yeah.”

“Don’t worry. In the future, you’ll become incredibly calm and collected. You won’t let your guard down for even a second.”

“M-me?”

“Of course. Probably?”

Though only their faces were the same, Ghislain couldn’t shake the feeling that the hero before him was somehow a reincarnation of the Julien he knew.

Julien, meanwhile, assumed this was …