Elfman, who was still grimacing from his fall, only then noticed Achill standing beside them and cried out in surprise.
"Brother-in-law, what are you doing here?!!"
"That's what I should be asking you..." Achill said, his expression darkening. "How did you two suddenly turn up here? Why did you fall from above?!" He pointed at the cliff overhead. Though he was questioning Elfman, he kept the gloomy young man locked in the corner of his eye.
"Uh, well, Evergreen and I were being chased by a gigantic mimic monster, and we accidentally fell off." Elfman scratched his head awkwardly, then turned his attention to the gloomy young man standing a short distance in front of Achill. "Wait, brother-in-law, who's this guy? A friend of yours?"
"A friend? Heh, do you really think that's possible?" Straightening up, Achill raised the gleaming Zanpakutō in both hands. He continued staring gravely at the gloomy young man without looking back at the other two. "I don't remember ever telling you I had such an incredibly strange friend..."
"Well, considering how incredibly strange Mr. Achill already is, wouldn't it be perfectly normal for him to have all sorts of bizarre friends?" Evergreen whispered into Elfman's ear. Elfman nodded vigorously in agreement.
"..." Achill's face darkened as he grumbled inwardly, Should I tell them I heard every word...?
"Enough nonsense. You two, get out of here right now! As far away as you can!!" Gripping his Zanpakutō tightly, Achill pointed them at the gloomy young man and shouted with deadly seriousness, "If possible, withdraw from this S-Class Exam immediately! Then take everyone and leave this place—"
"What?!! Withdraw from the exam?! Why, brother-in-law?! Why should we quit when everything's going fine?!!" Elfman shouted in shock, clearly unable to believe what Achill had just said.
"Exactly! We