You just don't get it, do you?

Just because you made it to Original God doesn't mean you have to come blabbing to me about it!

I'm starting to think that I'm just wasting my breath on a moron like you!

Ho ho ho. Ms. Seria is still as harsh as ever, I see.

Hans. Are doing your best at the Arena?

Lord Grahdens!

Seria, both you and Hans seem to be doing well.

Lord Grahdens! What are you doing in a place like this?

Karl, Lugina, and even Lin are all looking for you.

Ho ho ho. Well, that's not very good, is it now.

Lord Grahdens, you're hiding something, aren't you?

Ms. Seria... I wish you hadn't noticed that.

But, what on earth is going on?

Well.........

The truth is...............

Those children...................

Wha...?

Think about it.

Do you really think a person my age would want to celebrate their own birthday?

It would be absolutely embarrassing.

But it's no big deal, right?

Why don't you just celebrate with them?

Fifty, huh? You don't hear that every day...

I mean, at that age things are just bound to get even more difficult...

Anyway, I can see why Karl and Lin would want to celebrate with you, but why is Lugina after you too?

He's the most annoying one of them all!

He wants to celebrate my birthday in exchange for me getting him connections with the Summoners of Old!

I don't know what else I was expecting from him...

Ms. Seria, please hear me out!

Not only is he pestering me with that, but he actually made sweets to celebrate my birthday too!

Do you think I could accept something like that from him?!

Oh geez...

I-I can see why you're running away from him now...

Exactly! That's why I'm trying to hide somewhere1

So please, do me a favor, and don't tell anyone that you two saw me here!

O-Okay...

Mm-hmm, good answer.

Well, I'm counting on both of you.

*Sigh* Looks like Lord Grahdens is having a rough time.

But Lugina making homemade sweets for him? I just can't wrap my head around that...

Who did what now?!

Lu-Lugina!

I have made no such thing as homemade sweets.

Huh?

Ugh, this is why I hate being surrounded by idiots!

Isn't it obvious? That old fart was lying!

Lying?!

Yeah, it was all a big fat lie.

Everyone who's looking for him is either affiliated to me or to Karl.

All of us are looking for Elder Grahdens because

we're trying to get permission to survey a new area that has been discovered in Grand Gaia.

But every time we try to ask that old fart, he just runs away...

I don't know what he's up to, but I don't like it one bit...

Listen, you two!

The next time I see that geezer I won't let him get away from me!

You got that?!

What's wrong with all these people?!

All I wanna do is just focus on my fighting in the Arena!

Is that really too much to ask for?!

*Sigh*

Hans. I'm gonna grab a bite to eat after this.

And since you obviously take your performance at the Arena way more seriously than those bozos,

you'll lend me your ears if I wanna vent, right?

I'm gonna have you keep me company for the rest of the day now, so you better prepare yourself!