“Even though I tried to turn a blind eye, your armor is just way too familiar to me. Are you even trying? Or did you take me for a fool?” Kim Jin-Woo asked. Balzark could only stand there silently in response. Kim Jin-Woo continued, “Was Anatolius trying to congratulate me, or mock me?”

Kim Jin-Woo had noticed the same markings on Balzark’s armor as those worn by Iron-Blooded Anatolius. But he was still unable to tell what Balzark's true motive was. However, it wasn’t Balzark that helped answer that question.

“Balzark couldn’t earn Anatolius’ trust from the start. His presence here is no act of impulse,” Angela said as she clung onto him.

“That aside, isn’t this rather impressive, albeit a bit creepy? If we had never met Anatolius, we could have easily been fooled,” replied Kim Jin-Woo, frowning.

“The Iron-Blooded Knights are, well… knights. They’re crazed warriors that ride into battle with their Hellmares. Their ferocity is unmatched. But Balzark…” Angela’s response was something of a non sequitur. She seemed to want to point out Balzark’s poor reputation even...