Sacred Keisha could testify to that.
Lake considered himself impossible to describe as a positive character, but he also believed he was definitely not a villain. He simply did whatever he pleased.
So...
Lake tricked outsiders, but he never screwed over his own people. He was very protective of them.
Therefore, after Cade acknowledged him as his big brother, Lake changed his mind. Otherwise, would Lake have protected Cade like this?
It was precisely because Cade was one of his own. Otherwise, would Lake have asked the Black King to play matchmaker for Cade?
Cade shook his head. "You know me. After all these years in the military, was there anyone more enthusiastic about medical examinations than me? You all kept arguing that you didn't want to be examined, afraid that if they found something wrong, they wouldn't let you go on field missions. I pestered people into arranging the most advanced examination procedures for me. Back then, the base's annual medical quota depended entirely on me. Sometimes, when other teams didn't want to be examined, they'd have me take their places. Thinking about it now, I really do feel a little embarrassed about taking their money."
The corner of Lake's mouth twitched as he recalled certain things. "So that's why I caught you hiding in a toilet stall with members of other teams back then?"
Cade sighed. "But after so many examinations, they never found anything wrong with me. Even when I told the doctors something was wrong with me, they didn't believe me."
Lake rubbed his chin. "So how did you learn to forge this lost Kirishima samurai sword?"
Cade looked up at Lake. "If I said I seemed to know how to do it by instinct, what would you think? And it isn't just Kirishima. I even