"The next time we meet, I hope that you'll be more mature and stronger," Thirteen said as he looked at the pouting Taiga, who was currently looking back at him with a face filled with injustice.
They had just returned to the Valbarra Archipelago and were standing beside the Hero's Monument, which was created in honor of Thirteen and his subordinates, as well as those who had fallen in the battle against Arundel the Destroyer.
"Do you promise to come pick me up when you return?" Taiga asked.
"I promise," Thirteen replied in a heartbeat. "How can I possibly leave you behind?"
There was no way that the ten-year-old would leave the hero he trained behind. After all, Taiga would become his meat shield against other Heroes and Villains, whom he would encounter in the future.
The Tigerkin immediately felt better after receiving the younger boy's promise.
