"He is the big brother of my eighth disciple. But, you can consider him my friend." The old demon said with a laugh.
His connection with Iwan was a long one that others wouldn't understand.
Iwan, who had returned to the old demon just to prove him wrong, had already become someone that stood out from the others that the old demon had met in his life.
Their beginning of becoming acquainted with each other had taken off on a tough note, where the old demon had evaluated Iwan as someone useless. From then till now, things had gone up and down a giant mountain, just to stop at this point where the old demon called Iwan his friend.
Many would backstab their friends. There are a gazillion examples of people talking behind the back of their acquaintances.
But, it was rare to find someone like the old demon who smiled at Iwan even when Iwan wasn't aware of it.