Maybe it is, but I've accepted it. I chose to swear my life to Gracefeel and I also swore to myself that I won't turn back or run away from hardship. Besides...

[ He shrugs helplessly and laughs a little. ]

If I don't try then who else could take my place? We knew the dragon would wake up eventually. When it does, it will ravage the land we worked so hard to rebuild. Humans will be driven from the area for good and demons will entrench themselves there. I might die fighting it, but it's better than doing nothing at all.