"—Senior Pete, is that the name?"
Andrew couldn't forget that when he was carrying Barbara, escaping from the old mage Humboldt's pursuit, he had encountered that exceedingly cunning Pete.
At that time, after defeating Pete and interrogating him, Pete had said, "Most possessors of Strange Fire meet an untimely end, so although I clearly possess the Shadow Erosion Fire, I've always kept a low profile and hidden it."
As it turned out, Pete's judgment was very accurate.
However, Pete never knew until his death: his secret had long been known by Humboldt, and Holigar was also well aware, so it wasn't a secret at all!
Hence, the reason why Holigar divided himself into three avatars became apparent:
"You are basically no different from Senior Pete, both hiding for survival, to avoid being targeted by Lidzmat.
The difference is you're stronger, aware of Lidzmat's existence.
