As Zich had ordered them to, Hans and Snoc waited for him inside their lodging. But even after the next day arrived, Zich still didn’t return.

“Sir Zich will probably be fine, right?”

It was the first time Zich hadn’t contacted them for so long that Snoc grew worried. 

So, Hans suggested, “Try to imagine Sir Zich getting defeated.”

“…I can’t imagine it.”

It was like he had no imagination—Snoc couldn’t imagine the sight of Zich’s defeat no matter what.

“Nothing will change even if we worry about it. Let’s just prepare for possible scenarios.” Hans was also worried about Zich, but he couldn’t tell Snoc that. This was because Hans thought that once he expressed an emotion like worry, it would only increase by several folds. Furthermore, like Snoc, Hans also couldn’t imagine Zich getting beaten up.

“Sir Zich can handle his own problems better than us.”

“That’s for sure…”

Koo!

In the end, they—including Nowem—reached the conclusion that it was pointless to worry about Zich.

“Actually, rather than Sir Zich—I am more concerned about what our enemy told...