Two hours earlier, in the wilderness a kilometer outside Bahamut Town.
"Sigh!"
Looking at the lush green grass before him, Siegfried, who had just finished his daily physical training, let out a deeply troubled sigh. For the first time in a long while, he felt somewhat depressed.
After being personally invited by Second Lieutenant John to join the Empire's temporary unit yesterday, he had prepared himself to fight and kill enemies, hoping to prove his worth before that respected officer.
Yet, to his surprise, he had been of no use from beginning to end. The immense gap between his expectations and reality left him utterly dejected.
And when he had spotted the terrifying Second Lieutenant Laiya from afar, merely meeting her gaze across the distance had made the Wild Hunt Power he took such pride in tremble instinctively in fear. It was as though it had encountered its most lethal natural enemy, warning him of danger without his control.
Siegfried had finally come to understand just how enormous the gap was between himself and true powerhouses.
The sense of disappointment in his heart had further turned into inferiority.
He could not help asking himself:
Was someone as weak as me really qualified to follow that respected lord?
Could someone like me truly become a Maslowism warrior capable of helping Officer John, just like Deputy Captain Wendy and the others?
The more Siegfried thought about it, the more despondent he became. Just as he hesitated over whether to increase his intake of Magic Lake Water in an attempt to gain more power and become stronger—
Footsteps from afar behind him caught his attention. Instinctively, he reached for his bowstring, but when he saw Hawk leading a squad of soldiers on patrol nearby, he hurriedly stopped.
He then jogged over to them.