"You finally decided to show yourself. What took you so long?"
Kino asked in an inquisitive tone when she saw Eren back on the Hexers' testing grounds. The latter smiled before responding.
"I was held up by a few personal affairs. I also had to prepare for the challenges I'd have to face during the later phases of the test. So I took my time getting things right before coming here."
Kino raised her eyebrows before feeling Eren's presence. She immediately notices a drastic change in Eren's ranking status. She was about to ask him about it. But she stopped midway and shook her head. She reminded herself that she shouldn't get involved to this extent with a contestant.
"Alright. Since you are here, let's get on.."
"Wait."
Eren was about to be sent to the second phase of the testing grounds by Kino. But she was stopped by Eren's interruption. The latter took a long breath before speaking up.
