"May I ask your name, sir?"
"Just call me..."
Velin stopped halfway through, thought for a moment, then said, "Just call me the Blood Knight."
Reinhardt gave a slight bow and said very politely, "Then I shall address you as Lord Knight."
"That will do."
Velin nodded, then pointed across from him, signaling for Reinhardt to sit and talk.
Before they knew it, the guest had become the host, while the host had become the guest.
Yet the stranger caught up in it all did not feel the slightest bit out of place.
"Chairman Reinhardt..."
Hearing that form of address, Reinhardt hurriedly said, "You may simply call me Reinhardt. There is no need to address me as Chairman."
Seeing how cautious he was, Velin did not insist. He continued, "Well, this is actually my first time leaving the embrace of the World Mother and entering the Astral Realm. I'm curious about all of this."
"Could you answer some of my questions?"
"It would be my honor." Reinhardt responded respectfully, becoming even more certain that the other party came from that great world.
In the Astral Realm, only Legends from Ilyria World referred to the world of their birth as the World Mother.
"Lord Knight, where would you like to begin?"
"Start with how many beings from Ilyria World you have seen." Velin lightly tapped the table with his fingers and spoke without revealing anything.
Seeing this, Reinhardt said, "Since you wish to learn about this, how about I begin by telling you about my origins?"
"Fine."
As Velin raised his hand to grab some fruit, he suddenly remembered the identity he was currently playing and lowered it again.
That unconscious gesture was noticed by Reinhardt and committed to memory.
"Lord Knight, my full name is Reinhardt Goldlion Benacien. I come