During the battle against the enemy army led by Niara, a Mannaz was hiding in a corner, sheltered very close to the edge of the place. Her eyes were closed, surrounded by a grayish aura.
That was a chaos-power technique Darian had used on Lucy's partner; it was all to separate them across long distances for a limited time.
Even with her defenselessness, Darian trusted Niara completely to take care of that Mannaz.
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Inside the ring of death, two figures faced each other near a cave.
Lucy murmured in a trembling voice, "Bro, I…"
"What is it?" Darian asked seriously.
"I… I really want to laugh… HAHAHAHAHAHA..."
"You can't laugh... damn it!" Even Darian couldn't hold back after saying that. He and Lucy had "become" those two White-Bloods.
