[The first stage has been cleared. The second stage will be released.]
At 9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 905 of the sacred calendar, an inorganic female voice descended from the skies above Straheim.
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 Straheimās 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.
āFirst trial has been completedā« Lars, we were completely left behind! Lol.āĀ Ā [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.
āDammit!ā
The monocle man, Lars, swore and shook it off.
āPerhaps the one who completed this should be himāŖā
āIām sure he did. If thereās anyone in this world who can clear that piece of trash trial, then itās only him.ā
āYes yes, that puzzle, rightāŖ? It was totally unexpected that even Grimm was unable to solve the puzzleā«ā
āBut that guy solved it. So do we need that guy to clear the ridiculous trial? Maybe we should wait to kill him.ā
āWhāat? You donāt have the intention to kill him? Originally, I didnāt feel like killing at all, lol.ā
The brown-haired young man in the mask approached Lars and slightly poked him in the abdomen with his elbow.
āDid that mean, if I tried to kill him, you are going to stop me!?ā
āNaturally, that kid is unthinkably strong, craze-natured, and most of all, he detests those hypocrites people to deathāŖ Heās a human being on our sideā« We donāt have any choice but to pull him in.ā
āHmph! That guy is dangerous. Each time I see him, heās stronger than ever, as if heās a different person. I think we should eliminate him quickly.ā
āOoh! Thatās not the kind of thing youād expect from a kid who loves to fight, is it?ā
āDonāt deceive yourself. Nero, what are you up to?ā
āYes, but well, Iām just a bit tired recently.ā
For the first time, the masked brown-haired young man, Neroās joking attitude disappeared, and he looked from Lars to the store signboard and shook his head.
āItās fine, I will not stop you. Rather, I canāt stop you. Because, I donāt have the right to anymore.ā Nero declared sadly and forcefully, stopping Larsā statement with his right hand.
āThen fine. I am going to dive in the dungeon for a while.ā
āYes-Yes, be careful.ā
Lars snorted unhappily and disappeared with a crimson flame.
āLars, you know, I, I want to meet once again. Because, Iām sureāā
Neroās small murmur was interrupted by the bustle of the street and disappeared.