"I thought I would be the first to come out... But if it's you, I can understand why."
Owen greeted Lu Li with a smile, looking in a good mood.
Compared to the reserved and reticent Daniel, this tall man with black hair and black eyes was even more inscrutable to him.
"Did you encounter something in the passage, your own heart knot too?"
"Sort of," answered Lu Li, who didn't need to be assessed as he had already been designated.
"Since you came out first, did you find any hints?"
"Behind the door is the final challenge."
Hearing this, Owen looked toward the next wooden door, which was locked with five differently colored padlocks. Two of the locks had been opened—the black and the green ones.
"It seems we must wait for everyone to come out before we can continue with the challenge." For some reason, Owen had more to say. "I wonder how Doma is doing; if it's her… she probably would solve problems with a fight."
...
"Twenty-seven."
[No…]
"Twenty-eight."
[Not quite]