After hearing Valefor's furious shout outside the mountain cave, Vaan smiled before flying out through the newly formed hole.
In this world, he didn't have any male friends. If they weren't acquaintances or subordinates, then they had to be enemies or strangers.
Valefor was the only one who he could consider to be the closest to a true friend, someone he could trust unconditionally. He might be ruthless, cold, and vindictive, but he was also straightforward and true to himself.
He wasn't someone who would try to measure another person's worth when trying to befriend them.
Nevertheless, in reality, it was difficult not to consider another person's worth when befriending them in this world.
After all, if the status between two people were too far apart, they would never be able to treat each other as equals.
