【Before Battles】
Greed: Alright. Can you tell me where this place is?
Researcher A: T-This is Lomond Manor’s train.
Greed: Lomond Manor? I’ve never heard of...Hmm?
Green’s body acted instinctively when he sensed hostility behind him, letting go of the researcher to leap backward. Next second, a light sphere engulfed everything where Greed had stood, including the researcher.
???: Wow, you dodged it.
The voice belonged to Copernicus, a blond man who just walked in. Despite the smile on his face, he doesn’t seem happy at all.
Greed: “This guy just sacrificed his fellow just to attack me...He’s too dangerous. I should strike before he does.”
【After Battles】
Greed attacked fiercely without giving Copernicus a break; meanwhile, more and more wounds were added on Copernicus’s body, disrupting his breathing pace.
Copernicus: “He’s way stronger than I expected. I’ll be losing soon...No. I still must accomplish my research. Let’s have a bet.”
Even if Copernicus’s life was at stake, he remained calm to evaluate the situation. Very soon, he spotted an opportunity when Greed was preparing for the next strike, allowing him to flee the car.
Greed: You can’t run away from me!
Greed refused to let his prey go. The two of them came to the locomotive, where there was a black hexagonal container. There was a black-haired woman trapped inside a translucent barrier.
In the blink of an eye, Copernicus grabbed the woman to hold her hostage.
Lan Fan: Master Ling!
Greed: You’re...that woman.
Copernicus: I’ll slit her throat if you come any closer.
Greed: I dare you——Mmm!
Ling Yao: “No!”
Greed: “Don’t get into my way, you little brat!”
Ling Yao: “That’s my fellow Lan Fan! I can’t abandon her!”
Greed: Humph!...I won’t move.
Copernicus: Just as I expected, you’re from the other dimension just like her.
Lan Fan: Master, just leave me——Mmm!
Copernicus shut Lan Fan up by knocking her out. Ling Yao, another consciousness living inside the body, was enraged, but he couldn’t act recklessly in this hostage situation.
Copernicus: Alright. Do as I say if you want her to be safe.