Vol. 3 - Chapter 32 - Commotion



[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 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♪"

"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.