Vol. 3 - Chapter 32 - Commotion
At the same time, outside the rampart of Straheim, the vast land about one kilometre to the south cracked open, and an enormous, shining tower rose up.
As all of Straheim\'s residents went outside to gaze up at the shining tower that had suddenly appeared in the night sky, two men also gazed up at the tower.
"First trial has been completed♫ Lars, we were completely left behind! Lol." [T/N : the author here used slang www, which could mean very funny or in slang terms lol in Japanese. So I will leave it as lol instead of funny.]
A brown-haired young man wearing a mask put his right arm around the shoulders of a man with dark hair and a monocle.
"Dammit!"
The monocle man, Lars, swore and shook it off.
"Perhaps the one who completed this should be him♪"
"I\'m sure he did. If there\'s anyone in this world who can clear that piece of trash trial, then it\'s only him."
"Yes yes, that puzzle, right♪? It was totally unexpected that even Grimm was unable to solve the puzzle♫"
"But that guy solved it. So do we need that guy to clear the ridiculous trial? Maybe we should wait to kill him."
"Wh—at? You don\'t have the intention to kill him? Originally, I didn\'t feel like killing at all, lol."
The brown-haired young man in the mask approached Lars and slightly poked him in the abdomen with his elbow.
"Did that mean, if I tried to kill him, you are going to stop me!?"
"Naturally, that kid is unthinkably strong, craze-natured, and most of all, he detests those hypocrites people to death♪ He\'s a human being on our side♫ We don\'t have any choice but to pull him in."
"Hmph! That guy is dangerous. Each time I see him, he\'s stronger than ever, as if he\'s a different person. I think we should eliminate him quickly."
"Ooh! That\'s not the kind of thing you\'d expect from a kid who loves to fight, is it?"
"Don\'t deceive yourself. Nero, what are you up to?"
"Yes, but well, I\'m just a bit tired recently."
For the first time, the masked brown-haired young man, Nero\'s joking attitude disappeared, and he looked from Lars to the store signboard and shook his head.
"It\'s fine, I will not stop you. Rather, I can\'t stop you. Because, I don\'t have the right to anymore." Nero declared sadly and forcefully, stopping Lars\' statement with his right hand.
"Then fine. I am going to dive in the dungeon for a while."
"Yes-Yes, be careful."
Lars snorted unhappily and disappeared with a crimson flame.
"Lars, you know, I, I want to meet once again. Because, I\'m sure—"
Nero\'s small murmur was interrupted by the bustle of the street and disappeared.