After Ayato's speech, the ZEAL members headed off to get their final rest before returning to the battlefield.
Ren and Rago, however, slipped out to the apartment's backyard while Botan and the whole squad 4 watched sneakily from a window as Rago and Ren stood face to face under the dim glow of the night lamps.
"So? What was it you wanted to ask me again?" Rago said, folding his arms. "Couldn't hear a thing back there."
"Warden Rago, I've been meaning to ask you….." Ren hesitated. "You fought Zarveth before, right?"
"Yeah." Rago replied with a grin. "Heard you beat him up real good."
Ren's expression didn't lighten. "I wanted to know, how far is my strength compared to yours?"
Rago smirked, crossing his arms tighter. "Let me guess. You're asking 'cause word's been spreading that Zarveth actually lasted a while against me, right?"
