At Seele's request, Oleg gave her a serious look.
"Sure." Oleg nodded. "I'll be heading to the Upper District soon myself. The Silvermane Guards insist on dragging me over to be an instructor. They say they have too many new recruits, their tactics are a complete mess, and they need an old soldier like me to teach them a thing or two."
"What do you think, boss?" Seele asked.
"What else would I think?" Oleg smiled. "I used to be a Silvermane Guard, and now I'm with Wildfire. But one thing has never changed: I'm a citizen of Belobog, an old soldier of this city.
"My physical strength might not match the youngsters', but I certainly have more experience. Besides, everything I know was taught to me by my seniors in the Silvermane Guards. Now it's time to give something back."
In that lone city amid the ice and snow, the torch was passed on.
Oleg looked toward the distant town and said:
"A few days ago, I attended a meeting as the Underworld's military representative. We reached a consensus: although Jarilo-VI no longer has monsters from the Fragmentum, the other dangers in the sea of stars could be even more terrifying than Fragmentum monsters.
"The Astral Express Crew shared some information with us: the Denizens of Abundance, the Swarm, and the Antimatter Legion that once invaded our planet. Whichever of those forces we encountered, Belobog would struggle to deal with them.
"So we can't let our guard down just because the Fragmentum is gone. Belobog must maintain its armed forces in the long term to better face the challenges from the sea of stars."
"Boss, the way you describe it, the sea of stars sounds pretty terrifying," Seele said, stunned.
"Yes, which is why we have to be cautious