Yeah, now that the pressure of the shotgun wedding is off maybe they can start out as friends and then we'll see where things go from there.
For real though we're going to be too busy focusing on the mc to get anything here I bet :(
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It appears to be a repeating part of Strait's character that he's much more capable of stepping up when it's to help someone else. He doesn't seem to like himself very much so he needs external motivation to drive him forward but he seems to be pretty decent once he's got that.
I love when the spy organization has a completely mundane name like "Saltpeter Collection Bureau". Even better if they actually fulfill the named function as well as spy craft.
I guess priests don't take vows of chastity/celibacy in this setting since Jean here was on board with the plan. I wonder if he's a leetle bit disappointed it turned out not to be necessary?