Childhood friends

Valdel felt relieved when he heard Ren's answer. The truth was he wasn't truly sure that Ren was Kretos, but now that Ren admitted it, all the worries he had disappeared. 

"Don't call me that, like you said to Tsukiko, Kir has died long ago there is only Valdel left." 

"I see... Still, it's rather surprising that you have the memories of the old man and act the way you do."

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing, it's just that you're a bit different from the old man in my memories."

"Well, you know you only knew the past me for just that one battle, before Kir became a demon lord, he cared about the people and fought for his kin."

"Oh, well, okay. It's not like I'm saying you didn't care, I was thinking of something else, but sure it's not as surprising as I thought." 

"What does that mean? What are you implying here, Ren?"