“I thought you would be here, sir,” Glen said while grabbing Zich’s hands and lightly shaking them. He still kept a certain distance, but Glen appeared happy to see Zich. From an outsider's point of view, it looked like Glen was happy to have some additional support and wished to avoid unnecessary conflicts. Yet, Zich didn’t think the same way.

‘This guy is scheming something.’ Zich thought Glen might have something he wanted to show him. Zich didn’t know what that exactly was, but he was certain that Glen’s reason for wanting to show him something wasn’t to make him happy.

‘The first thing I can think of is him bringing up something that connects the Steelwalls to the Bellids and mocking me with it,’ Zich thought, but that didn’t seem to be entirely the case. ‘Well, he seems really eager to show it to me, so I will eventually end up seeing it anyway.’

Then, Glen also shook Lubella and Weig’s hands in order. He returned to where he had been heading. Lubella and Weig’s eyes chased after Glen’s back, and he soon turned to the people waiting for him.

"As expected, there’s Windne too.”

“Yes, Saintess. We also missed another face,” Weig said sarcastically, clearly...