The explosion caused by the "gas leak" had turned the location of the Crimson Lips bar into a battered, dilapidated building—or at least, that was what had been announced to the public.
The sky was somewhat overcast. Several figures had now arrived in the basement of the completely destroyed Crimson Lips bar.
Charlotte, Wolfgang, and Noah, whose face was hidden beneath a hood.
When Wolfgang had brought his friend to visit, Charlotte had deliberately tried to observe this member of the Transcender organization. Yet no matter how hard she tried, she had never been able to glimpse his true appearance.
She only knew that this person was called Noah. Aside from that, she knew nothing. To Charlotte, Noah's existence was somewhat strange—as if, although he stood right in front of her, countless worlds stood between them... an extreme sense of distance.
"What exactly happened to Your Highness Lucifer..." Wolfgang surveyed the basement of the bar.
This was the site where Lucifer's power had first erupted, the place that had borne the brunt of Lucifer's power. Wolfgang picked up a fragment of marble from the ground, but the instant his finger touched it, the entire piece of marble turned into dust.
Wolfgang let out an "oh," stood up, patted the dust from his palms, shook his head, and then looked toward Noah. "Noah?"
Noah nodded, then passed Wolfgang and Charlotte and entered the basement after the battle. He extended a hand as white as jade from beneath his robe and spread his five fingers slightly.
A uniquely shaped book with a leather cover floated before Noah's palm and rapidly opened. At the same time, rings of ripples began forming beneath Noah's feet. The ripples spread outward, covering the entire basement in successive circles until they reached its edges.
The entire basement