I had the same thought.....thought i was the only one having that thought.....don't know why but just my tingly senses or whatever senses are screaming that after reading so many comics
╥﹏╥....idk but I hope i am wrong cuz I really don't want vlad to lose his brother figure too after loosing his father figure....I don't want him to go through that kind of pain again....hoping we both are wrong...

This is all heartwarming and I love it but the first thought I got when I got the last few panels of chapter 139 is that the way the friend looked waiving at him looks like how Vlad might be remembering him later on after losing him.
I have no idea why I got such a morbid thought out of nowhere but it's kind of like that trend a few months ago of people on tiktok showing a beautiful female character frolicking around abd saying this is how the villain remembers his wife