So, you chased Eriole all the way out here after all.

Hans. Do you understand what you're getting yourself into?

The opponent you will fight this time around is not a Fallen God menacing the world.

He is a human, like yourself.

...

Hmph, your eyes say you're already well prepared for that.

Good.

Well, I guess I shall stay for a bit to chat with you...

Eriole and his aide, Tesla, both grew up in the same orphanage.

It seems that the two of them were brought up as siblings.

But one fateful day, Tesla was adopted by a noble family from the Randall Empire.

Thinking that Tesla would be able to live a better life in their care, Eriole was very happy for her.

However, that noble family did not appreciate Tesla.

Several years later, Tesla returned to the orphanage.

She had been driven out by her foster family.

It was then where she seems to have lost her sight.

Of course, this is only gossip one hears here and there in the Randall Empire.

Eriole was different from other people. One could say he possessed great, yet undeveloped talents.

He was eventually adopted by a lower class noble family...

...entering the Imperial Army immediately afterwards. It was there where his talents began to bloom little by little.

With his clear way of thinking, great ability with the sword, and his charming manner of speech...

...he distinguished himself from his comrades.

It would seem that the authority and power he sought to obtain then...

...were all in order to realize his current plans.

...

Hans. A person's heart is a fragile thing.

Once hurt, it is difficult for it to recover.

That is why many of us cannot continue living unless we have been entrusted with a purpose.

However, even if that is true, I still want people to follow their own path.

Once the world I hope for comes about, it may generate a lot of chaos.

But even so, I want to realize a future with freedom.

...

Ho ho ho. I think I've rambled on for a bit too long.

You have no need for anything else I might say from this point on.

You shall now fight them, and then do what you feel is right.

Perhaps the day will soon come when I can tell you of the surveys we are conducting in this land.

Hans.

Prepare yourself well before you face Eriole.

A strong-willed person may be more of a challenge than the Fallen Gods themselves...