Ezequiel was unwavering in his confidence. He knew that if he survived the journey ahead, there was no way he would lose to someone with merely High-Level Believers. Even Marie could handle them with ease.
"I'll help you," Ezequiel said, his voice firm. "But there are two conditions." Johann was taken aback by the decisiveness in Ezequiel's tone and the mention of conditions. Yet, despite his surprise, Johann's resolve was unshaken. Whatever Ezequiel demanded, Johann was prepared to agree.
"I'll do it," Johann responded earnestly. "Even if you ask me to die, as long as you promise to take care of Anna afterward." Johann's readiness to sacrifice himself was unsettling, even for Ezequiel.