Gulp.
"Do you think we will be able to defeat this Hero?" Lunea asked as she put her hand on her pounding chest.
"We should be able to. Layland said it himself," Millonia answered.
"To be exact, it was you whom he guaranteed to be able to defeat the Hero," Winerva retorted. Shaking her head faintly, he continued, "No. Let me correct myself. He guaranteed that you would be able to survive. He didn't say that to us."
"Oh, come on. Are you jealous because you didn't get his encouragement?" Millonia teased. "Don't worry, girls. As long as I am undefeated, no one can take your lives—I will protect you, the new friends I made, at all costs."
"Millonia…"
"…."
Lunea was so moved by Millonia's words that she had to wipe the slight tear in the corner of her eyes. Winerva kept her silence as she looked at Millonia doubtfully, trying to figure out what Millonia's real intention was.
