"... Trucy's still in all of that mess..." Ivan admits. A lot of his determination that isn't tied to his identity of being a hero is tied to her. "I... I think she's from my world, like Pao-Lin. I remember being taken by masked men, and she was there beside me."

His voice lowers more, and his body seems to sag from an unseen weight. "... I failed her then. I couldn't protect her. I can't fail her again."

He doesn't know that Trucy is from a different world, and he doesn't know that there is--was another person from his world, Keith Goodman. But even if he knew the truth about Trucy's origin, it wouldn't change his motivation to save her.