During the battle, it seemed that Aoba had lost his strength. However, they are saved by an unknown force, and when they wake up, they are back in front of Mediocrity. That night, Aoba hears about someone randomly challenging people to Rhyme from Koujaku. He finds out the next day that the delivery he was asked to make was indeed a trick. Feeling uneasy about someone seemingly targeting him, he then encounters someone who calls him "Master"...
I'm sorry for putting you through all this.
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Es tut mir leid, dass du da durch musstest.
Lamento hacerte pasar por esto, Ren.
Lamento hacerte pasar por esto, Ren.
Je ne te facilite pas la vie…
Desculpe fazer você 
passar por isso, Ren.