>>23066394>>23066425Okay, rewatched that scene. When Manon basically asks him why he's risking his life like this, Alain says he's doing this because he made a promise to Lysandre to get stronger. Either
1. He actually believes this is a legitimate reason
or
2. He's just making up some random reason to get Manon to shut up
The way the scene is presented it seems like option 1.