 Ara: ... Ran. Ran: Shh.......- Ran: I apologize. Could you wait a moment?
 Chung: You had enough time.- Ran: Unfortunately, I need a little more.
- Ran: If the insolent Dream Demon did his job, you wouldn't have had to wait.
 Laby: So you're the one that made Vasili that way! Why did you have to be so mean?- Ran: I realized someone was following me. When that someone turned out to be a lowly Dream Demon... Can you really fault me for taking out my frustrations?
- Ran: When I realized you came as well, I was surprised. I was wondering how you managed to do so...
- Ran: Ah, but it was my old master, finally here to leash his dog.
- Ran: I was wondering when you would intervene. You took so long to act that I was getting worried for your sake.
 Aisha: (He noticed the Red Demon King's Eye...!)- Ran: Do not fear. I will not touch the eye. I know why you're here. Neither of us think fondly of each other.
- Ran: I doubt that will change anytime soon... So I suspect this will be our last encounter.
- Ran: Why hurry our last moments? Let us talk. You and I, I imagine we have a lot to talk about.
 Elesis: (Talk? As if.)- Aisha: (Do you all see that thing behind Ran? It looks dangerous...)
 Elsword: (Do you think that's the Heart Core?) Raven: (From what we've heard, I didn't think it would be out in the open like this.) Add: (I have a bad feeling about this... What is that?)- Add: (I'll go figure it out, so buy me some time. Talk, fight, anything.)
- Chung: ... Why did you start the invasion?
- Ran: Ahh, you chose a difficult topic from the start.
- Ran: Let me see... The start? At the core, it all started because our lords were incompetent.
 Lu: Incompetent?- Ran: Ah, pardon. But you also share the blame.
- Ran: A land abandoned by god, and the king... The role of the demon lords was crucial, but none of you did anything meaningful.
- Ran: Only wasting years and years away.
 Ain: (A land... abandoned by god?)- Elesis: Is that really all you've got to say? Blaming the demon lords? I thought you might have a better excuse.
- Ran: I'm merely laying out the cause and effect.
- Ran: Demons don't know cooperation. They need to be subjugated, taken down, and beaten down with power.
- Aisha: Victoria and Dream Demons weren't like that.
- Ran: Pitiful beasts are bound to create a herd. In that sense, the invasion was messy, but necessary. Of course, I did find the result to be quite lacking...
- Ran: I suppose I never should have expected cooperation to begin with.
- Ara: You found it lacking? That is all that it amounts to?
- Ran: You look upset. And some of you seem distracted... I apologize for the lacking accommodation. How should I make it up to you?
- Chung: You head will be enough.
- Ran: Hahaha... I don't think that's feasible.
- Ran: ... That's right. How about a fight, for old time sakes? You have come all the way here, and I'd fate to disappoint my guests.
 Ciel: Add! Your analysis?- Add: ... I need more time. Damn it... I swear I saw that somewhere...
 Eve: Did you feel it too, Add? Elsword: We can't delay this any further. Eve, Add, we're leaving that to you.
- Chung: Haa!
- (KLING-!!)
- Ran: My... You've grown. You've come a long way from the boy who let his emotion cloud his attacks.
- Chung: And who's fault was that?
- Ran: Oh, are you giving me the credit for your growth? I'm honored. But!
- (CLANG!)
- Chung: Ugh!
- Ran: Your movements are too honest, making you predictable. You still have a long way to go.
- Ran: That's what I enjoy about you.
- Ran: On the other hand...
- (SWING!)
- Ara: Ah...!
- Ran: That was close.
- Ran: You're... interesting. You always come when I least expect it.
- Ran: It can get irritating, but leaves me no room to be bored. The human I took the body from was much the same.
- Ran: Ah, wasn't he your brother? Did you meet him? I let him go, you see.
- (CLANG!)
- Ara: Ugh...!
- Ran: You look overwhelmed... Can you take another hit?
- Chung: No! Watch out!
- (CLIING... PAT!)
 Rena: Get away from my friends!- Ara: Thank you, Rena!
- Ain: Here, Mr. Guardian. It wasn't anything serious.
- Chung: Yes. Thank you!
- Elsword: That haughty attitude has got to go. He's playing with us.
- Raven: Don't let his taunts get to you. That's exactly what he wants.
- Elsword: I'll try, but I won't promise anything.
- Aisha: This is getting tough... My mana is draining quick. I'm doing the best I can, but watch out everyone.
- Lu: You're being drained by the Abyss. We'll be at a disadvantage the longer we fight.
- Ciel: Everything is in Ran's favor. Not many of us can fight regardless of demonic energy in a situation like this.
- Elesis: Your body will always reflect your condition. Even if we're doing fine now, we'll be exhausted in no time.
- Lu: I'd like to know what Ran's up to, that makes him so confident.
- Eve: ... There's only one thing.
- Add: Yes. We double checked multiple times, but it's still showing the same results...
- Eve: It was something we knew from experience.
- Add: It makes sense the data was unreliable. It's covered in demonic energy this time.
 Noah: Are you done with the analysis?- Add: Ha, haha. Good timing kid. What does it feel like to be right in your prediction?
- Noah: ... What's the result?
- Eve: It's a Seed of Life.
- Aisha: What?! What's Ran doing with a Seed of Life?
- Raven: Is he planning on mutating using the Seed of Life?
- Noah: I, I'll go!
- Elsword: Me too!
- Lu: Ciel, we'll go engage Ran!
- Elesis: I'll follow you! Raven, Aisha! You're with me.
- Raven: Understood.
- Elesis: Eve, Add! You're...
- Add: Tsk, you don't need to say it.
- Elesis: Good! You do your thing. I'll leave you to it!
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