"I'm really fine…."

"Alright."

She kept insisting she was fine, which probably meant she just needed time alone. I left her there and headed back inside. If anyone came looking for Luna, I’d tell them to leave her alone.

"Salvia."

"Ah, Frost."

Leaning against the wall in a pose that looked effortlessly cool, Frost turned to face me.@@novelbin@@

"Is your original decision still valid?"

"...Oh."

He was talking about what I’d said when I first arrived—that I wouldn’t get close to anyone here, and I wouldn’t let them get close to me either.

"Not anymore."

…Originally, I’d planned to coast through this place, sleeping my way through the days without getting involved.

But now, it seemed like I had to accept these soldiers as my juniors.

"They’re my recruits now."

"Hah, I figured."

"Oh, did you?"

Aside from my newfound resolve, I’d also realized something else.

Frost, you’re enjoying this, aren’t you…?

He was clearly someone who thrived on playing the role of the ‘wise, cryptic mentor.’

In the end, there really were no normal people in the Border Defense Army.

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