Three days before Den and Flam received the military order...

Glont passed through a musty secret passage, entering a secret conference room inside the palace.

"Oh, hyung-nim! You're here. You're dressed normally today.” As soon as Glont entered the conference room, Bloody welcomed him.

Glont smiled at Bloody's welcome and patted him hard on the back. "You punk! No matter how carefree I am, I at least know the basic formalities."

Glont wasn’t dressed in his usual fancy clothes trimmed with pink lace; instead, he wore the black uniform of the adventurer's guild. Numerous medals pinned across his broad chest represented his achievements.

“Uh-huh, does a man who knows formalities usually dress like that?" Bloody playfully joked.

Glont tousled Bloody's hair in response. If someone who knew Bloody had seen that, they would have flipped out in surprise, but Bloody just remained still as if he were used to it.

"But I’m still visiting His Majesty. I can’t show up in casual clothes. Even if I’m no longer in the army, I’m a knight who swore my loyalty to the imperial family,” Glont said.

Bloody grumbled, rearranging his messed-up hair. "Hnng, I'm in my mid-thirties now, too! I'm not the 20-something-year-old...