"Aw, Hell, Tim. How come my idiot student is so expletive needy?"

Cross Marian murdered another Akuma with an almost derisive flourish, before giving the golem his full attention.

"Well then, lead the way, Tim. If that brat is lucky, we'll get to his head before the Noah do. Besides," he mumbled, "I've got a mean load of debt to pass on."

With a tip of his hat, Cross Marian turned his back on the scene of violence he'd just directed, and followed the golem into the ashes.

"If he dies before I get there, I'm going to kill him."