Gerard mumbled briefly and then shifted the spear in his hand.

At that moment, a flame rose from the tip of the spear at a strange angle. Bekelt, who had been quietly watching the scene, stood up as if he couldn’t stand such a sight.

“Your Majesty Gerard!”

Only after Bekelt shouted Gerard’s name did Gerard turn his head. Bekelt flinched the moment he met Gerard’s gaze. However, there was nothing but indifference in Gerard’s eyes. He wasn’t paying attention to anyone except for Sina; it was almost as if everyone else was just a part of the background.

“Who are you?” Gerard asked.

Bekelt was even more perplexed upon hearing Gerard’s question. Although they had been apart for a long time, the time they had spent together before that hadn’t been short. Bekelt recalled that when Gerard used to be the Captain of the Order of Lindwurm, he used to be able to recognize everyone just by sensing their presence. Thus, he had only expected him to be better at recognizing people now that he had become much stronger than he was in the past.

At that moment, Gerard nodded and mumbled.

“Ah… I know who you are… Right, you are Bekelt, the Deputy of the Order of Lindwurm. My apologies. I think it’s getting harder and harder for me to distinguish between people as time goes by.”

‘What does he mean that it’s getting harder to distinguish between people?’

Bekelt couldn’t...