The Chief Judge's judgment was naturally authoritative. With his words, the tense atmosphere at the scene finally relaxed.
This was no place to linger, so the four of them headed for the elevator together.
While they were riding the elevator, Lloyd suddenly asked a question:
"Uh… don't you guys have anything you want to ask me? You're not curious about anything?"
He figured they were colleagues and comrades-in-arms, after all. The previous scene had been truly awkward, and being in the same elevator without talking made it even more so. He just wanted to chat a bit, to get to know them better and break the tension.
Who would have thought that as soon as he spoke, the atmosphere in the elevator would instantly grow tense again? The farmer and the man with triangular eyes, whose expressions had just begun to soften, immediately tensed up. They hastily covered their ears, squeezed their eyes shut, and said:
"Don't say it! Don't tell me anything! I just got married this year!"
