Hao Qi certainly did not believe that Guts would call him a mentor. He assumed Guts must have omitted a great deal when introducing him, leaving Farnese to imagine the title of mentor on her own.
"I wouldn't dare claim to be a mentor, but since we will be traveling together from now on, we are comrades-in-arms. I hope we can all get along well," Hao Qi said with a smile.
Both Farnese and Serpico breathed sighs of relief. Being born into nobility, they understood the deceit of human hearts better than anyone. In their minds, Guts possessed strength that transcended human limits, a presence almost like a ghost or a god. Yet, judging from Guts's brief remarks, this Hao Qi was far more powerful than Guts himself. That seemed entirely exaggerated. While there was a possibility that Guts was exaggerating, based on everything they knew about Guts, that possibility was slim indeed.
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