Kallen stood behind Neo, his expression calm.
It was not that he was deliberately putting on an act. Rather, after Neo stood in front of him and overturned everything in one go, Kallen clearly felt the sense of security his old captain gave him.
As someone with a terminal addiction to official rank, Neo had unhesitatingly strangled his own career prospects just so he could stand in front of Kallen at this moment, take all the fire that would have burned Kallen onto his own back, then "run" up to Minister Bernie, hug him tight, and invite him to dance.
Neo did not feel wronged, and Kallen did not actually feel guilty either.
Sometimes, even the two people involved could not explain how they had come to trust each other so completely.
Exchanging secrets was merely something that developed after that trust had been established, not its original cause;
Was it because they were both "Light Remnants"?
But they were not the same as those Light Remnants hiding within the Church. Not only did they not use their authority to work for the Light, but quite the opposite: they often used their identities as "Light Remnants" to screw over other Light Remnants.
If they had to trace it back, it was probably when Neo learned that Pavaro had returned "alive" and came to "visit" out of respect. Because of Pavaro, the two had established a foundation of trust in their relationship right from the beginning.
Later, Kallen entered the Whip of Order through Neo and rapidly learned and grew; on the other hand, because of Elisa's death, Neo kept finding affirmation from Kallen that he should go on living.
Kallen got headaches over Neo's reckless pursuit of amusement, while Neo found Kallen's constant propriety irritating;
Although they had always found