"Oh? You guys cleared that dungeon as well. Even if Frederick helped, that still is impressive," Jake said while smiling.
"It almost sounds like you are mocking us since you did it by yourself," Lana said.
"It can't be helped. I am built differently, after all," Jake said.
"Putting that aside, Jake," Louise said. "Frederick said that the next mission will be different from the others and that you need some backup to avoid problems. That is why we are here."
Jake stopped to think for a while. Frederick was stupid enough not to give major details to those guys about the next mission for one reason or the other. Probably not to make them feel anxious… in any case, while Jake was thankful for their intentions, he could tell that Frederick still was aiming for something by going out of his way to help them and him at the same time. At that point in time, his dislike of that guy was almost reaching a pathological level... that was really troubling.
