As soon as Zich came out of the ruins, Hans and Lara were there waiting for him.

“We heard that you would be here.”

“Yeah, I just went to check up on Lyla for a bit.”

Hans looked at the hole that led to the ruins. “We heard that Lady Lyla won’t be able to wake up for the time being, sir.”

“Yeah.”

Hans sounded worried. Although he hadn’t known Lyla for that long, the experiences they shared weren’t just regular experiences. Thus, he did feel a sense of camaraderie with her too.

“Don’t worry too much. I’m going to wake her for sure by using any means possible.”

Hans felt that Zich had never sounded more determined than right now.

“Then, there’s really nothing for me to worry about, sir,” Hans said.

“Of course.”

Was it firm trust or blind faith? Although it hadn’t been long since she joined Zich’s party, Lara knew that the party’s members had almost an abnormal level of trust in Zich. She sometimes thought it was strange, but considering that her last party hadn’t shared one ounce of trust, she simply felt envious of her companions.

“Did you guys go patrolling or something?”

“Yes, sir.”

Even if the Steelwalls had achieved a historical...