"This person…" - muttered Baam as he stared at Akira, who was sitting lazily on the throne while Asuna and Yukihime stood next to the throne, chatting without a care for the world.
"Do you know that shiny man?" - asked Khun as he looked at Akira with curiosity and caution since Akira's power terrified him.
"No, but I saw him on the first floor with Headon-san before the survival test started," - Baam said, trying not to reveal his identity as an Irregular since, from what he heard from Lero-Ro, Irregulars weren't very well-liked in the tower.
"Blue Turtle, let's join the next round," - said Rak, his gaze glued to Akira sitting lazily on the throne. "I'll hunt the Golden Turtle and become stronger."
"Huh!! Are you serious?" - asked Khun, staring at the big man in front of him as if seeing a fool. "Crocodilian, did you see that man's unnatural power and still want to fight him?"
Khun couldn't understand what his teammate was thinking, as anyone would have given up after seeing Akira's display of power a moment ago.
"That's right, Rak-san. It's better not to fight them," - Baam couldn't help but agree with Khun, knowing this was just a secondary test, and despite its gains, there were no real losses.
"Black Turtle…" - Upon hearing Baam's words, Rak couldn't help but feel a bit sad as he hadn't expected both of them to try and stop him.
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"The third round will begin in 3... 2... 1…" - announced Lero-Ro as he sat in the floating box near the ceiling.
"I wonder who will come out to fight us," - Asuna muttered as she cautiously eyed the doors, wary of a sneak attack.
"It seems there's no one," - said Yukihime as a few seconds passed and none of the doors opened.
"The number of participants in the third round is 0," - Lero-Ro said through the loudspeaker, as after Akira's display of power, no one dared to participate.
"Boring," - said Akira indifferently, removing the crown and tossing it away like trash, having achieved his goal from participating in this test and losing interest. "Let's leave."
"You're right. It's better to go sleep," - said Yukihime, yawning elegantly as she walked with Akira and Asuna toward the test area exit.
"Team Akira, Asuna, Yukihime has been disqualified from the test for abandoning the crown and leaving the throne," - announced Lero-Ro with some surprise, as he hadn't expected them to give up on the test, especially since their victory was assured.
"Huh!! He just gave up the crown like that?" - Khun mumbled in disbelief, staring at Akira's retreating back, not expecting the crown to be discarded like garbage. "And even his teammates don't object to this."
"Interesting…" - Androssi muttered as she stared at Akira out of the corner of her eye. "I didn't expect to find a man wielding two swords from the 13 Month Series, something only a few of Zahard's Princesses have achieved."
"And it seems he's also well acquainted with Yuri Zahard," - Androssi couldn't suppress the smile spreading across her face as she stared at Akira's retreating back.
"And now, the fourth round will begin, and the crown is without an owner," - Lero-Ro announced, unable to truly understand what Akira was thinking. "3... 2... 1... the fourth round begins."
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"She's getting closer…" - Akira mumbled, sensing Yuri's location rapidly approaching them.
Akira knew Yuri's location because of the ring he had given her, allowing him to feel its location, and Yuri could do the same, sensing where Akira was and the direction she needed to take to reach him.
"Who's getting closer?" - Asuna asked in confusion, as she hadn't sensed anyone else except themselves in the open room.
"Is it the person you spoke to before the ball test and got the Black March from?" - Yukihime guessed, as unlike Asuna, she knew Akira had met someone other than Headon before ascending to the second floor.
"That's right. The person in question is Yuri Zahard. I told her I would take her out of the tower if she gave me the Black March, and she agreed without hesitation," - Akira said, stretching his stiff body, as lounging lazily on the throne wasn't really comfortable.
"Will you take her with you when the mission ends?" - Yukihime asked with interest, as the thought of doing such a thing had never crossed her mind, let alone using it in negotiations.
"That's right. Yuri hates boredom, and that's the only thing this tower holds for her. That's why I offered her to go to my world," - Akira explained indifferently. "Luckily, there are plenty of exciting things in my world, like devils, demons, gods, aliens… etc. So, I'm sure she won't get bored."
"Your world sounds chaotic," - Yukihime commented, unsure of what kind of world could bring all those beings together.
"Sort of, but at least it's stable on the surface," - Akira shrugged indifferently, stopping at his room. "Goodnight."
"And you as well," - Yukihime said as she walked to the room next to Akira's, as their rooms were beside each other.
"Rest well, Akira-kun," - said Asuna as she entered the room before Akira's.
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