Chapter 32: A Way Out
Inside of the Ark
"There is an exit." The man says and Allen looks back and sees Tyki. "Little boy."
Allen stares at him before he, Lavi, and Krory point at Tyki and Alice widens her eyes from recognizing the man.
"THICK-LENS!" The three Exorcists shout.
"Eh, is that my name?" Tyki asks.
"W-W-Why? What are you doing here!?" Lavi exclaims.
"Hey." Kanda calls. "That guy's radiating blood thirst."
Tyki grins and grabs Allen's head. "Hey, boy." Tyki calls. "Why are you still... ALIVE!" He headbutts Allen's forehead.
"—UH!" Allen grunts while touching his forehead.
"Because of you, I have to put up with everything the Earl, and those midgets said to me..."
"What are you tal—" Allen pauses from seeing Tyki's skin is getting darker and Tyki lifts his head, letting his glasses to pass through.
"You want an exit, right?" Tyki asks. "I can give you one." Tyki lifts his hair that covers his forehead, showing the stigma. "This ship doesn't have its own exit anymore... But another one can be made through Road's ability."
Then Road's door comes up from the ground, behind Tyki.
'A door shot up from the ground...!' Lavi thought.
"Lero! That door..." Lero exclaims. "It's Road-tama's door!?"
"Our Road is the only Noah who can move through space without using the Ark." Tyki explains. "So how about it? Let's continue our match on the train. This time, I'll be betting my 'exit' against you 'lives'. No cheating this time, little boy."
"What is the meaning of this, Tyki?!" Lero questions. "Earl-tama will never...!"
Tyki then balances the key on his finger. "This is the key that can open Road's door and three other doors that lead to it. You can have it." He says and the key passes through his finger. "Think about it. Though you don't have the free time to waste grumbling."
Suddenly, the building breaks off, landing on top of Tyki.
"TYKI!" Lero yells.
"T-the building collapsed on top of him!" Krory exclaims.
"Is he dead?" Lavi asks.
Kanda notices something thrown towards at them and he catches it before Kanda sees the key that Tyki showed.
"Hunting for Exorcists..." Tyki speaks. "Is pretty fun. I'll place the door on top of the tallest building. If you get to the door before it crumbles... Then you win."
"I heard that the Noah are immortal." Allen says. "How is this playing?"
"AHAHAHAHAHA! Whoops. Sorry about that. I don't know how it happened myself... But we are still humans too, boy. We only look immortal..." Tyki's foot comes out and he walks out of the building. "Because you guys are weak!"
Suddenly the road starts to cave in under them.
"Uwah!" Lavi shouts.
"Shit, run!" Kanda exclaims.
"To a safer area!" Alice exclaims.
Then Lenalee falls through the hole and Allen catches her.
"Hang on tight!" Allen tells her.
They all run to the area where the building hasn't collapse.
"What do we do now..." Lavi says. "We can't keep running away forever. If what the Earl said is true, this place will disappear in three hours.
"Three more hours left-lero." Lero repeats.
"No matter where we turn, we are trapped!" Krory exclaims.
"The three of us are familiar with Road's ability to move though space." Allen informs.
"Yeah." Lenalee confirms and Alice nods.
"So there's no other choice, huh?" Lavi says.
"Che..." Kanda says.
Once they did rock-paper-scissors and Allen lost, he gets the key and picks a door.
"H-how about this door?" Allen asks.
"Does it matter which one?" Alice asks.
"Just do it already!" Kanda exclaims.
"Man, who knew Allen sucks at rock-paper-scissors..." Krory says.
After Allen inserts the key into the door, the door changes, surprising Allen. He then looks at his comrades and takes out his hand.
"We're definitely getting out of here!" Allen declares.
"Lavi puts his hand on top of Allen's. "You got it."
Everyone except for Kanda, put their hand on top of one another.
"Kanda~" Allen calls as they stare at him.
"No way am I doing that." Kanda says. "Quit staring."
"Thought so."
"Let's go."
When they get through the door, they see a desert landscape.
"What is this place..." Allen asks.
"It's definitely not outside..." Lavi points out.
Then Kanda sees something in the distance and Allen notices.
"Kanda?" Allen calls.
"Shh. Quiet." Kanda says. "He's here."
They see the bulky Noah that Lavi fought.
"Go ahead of me, guy." Kanda tells them.
"EH!" Allen, Lavi, and Krory exclaims.
"Yu?" Lavi calls.
"He's the one after out General, so I've already met him a few times." Kanda informs.
"W-we can't just leave you here on your own, Kanda!" Lenalee says.
"Don't get me wrong. I'm not doing this for you guys. Told you, he's after out General." Kanda takes out Mugen and activates it. "I'm cutting him up to complete my mission."
Suddenly, they feel a tremor through the room.
"It's an earthquake..." Allen points out.
"Okay, this proves it! We're still inside the Ark!" Lavi exclaims.
"Exactly-lero." Lero says. "This is just a room that hasn't been uploaded into the new Ark yet-lero. As soon as that's done, it'll be gone-lero!"
Allen then raises his arm. "I'll stay too, Kanda!"
Allen!" Lavi says in shock.
"I want the rest of you to find the next door and go through it when you see a chance!" Allen tells them. "We'll catch up..."
"The two of us together? You've got to be kidding." Kanda says.
"KAN—!" Allen cuts off from Kanda pointing Mugen at him.
"I said I'd kill him." He repeats as he glares. "Now get lost. Or should I start with you guys first?"
"Huh, wai— I see a demon..." Lavi points out.
"A-are you serious?" Alice asks.
"Kanda?" Lenalee adds.
'This guy's threatening his friends-lero.' Lero thought.
"Kaichu Ichigen!" Kanda exclaims and beast-like insects appears, charging toward them.
"DWA—!" Allen shouts.
"Hey stop!" Lavi shouts.
"Kanda!" Allen and Alice shout.
"Ouch!" Krory shouts.
"You're seriously gonna kill us!?" Chaozi exclaims.
"GYA—!" Lero screams.
Once the beasts disappear, they all get in front of Kanda.
"YU/KANDA, YOU DUMBASS!" Lavi and Allen shouts.
"Are you trying to kill us, idiot!" Lavi adds.
"YOU DEMON!" Chaozi yells.
"You ungrateful bastard!" Krory shouts.
"Y-you guys, Kanda-" Leenalee cuts off.
"That's it; we're leaving Yu behind!" Lavi shouts.
Kanda turns away and sighs in relief.
"And now your sigh at us?!" Allen questions.
"If anyone should be sighing, it's us!" Lavi exclaims.
They all turn and walk away without Kanda, while Lenalee looks at Kanda and Alice notices.
"Kanda." Lenalee calls. "Kanda, make sure you come after us. You have to, okay?"
Kanda doesn't answers causing her to pout.
"ANSWER ME!" Lenalee yells and Kanda looks at her.
"O-okay, now go." Kanda replies.
Lenalee smiles and catches up with Alice, and their friends.
"In any case, shouldn't there be a door here too?" Lavi asks.
"That's right-lero." Lero confirms. "Once you turn the key in a door, it'll become an exit that connects to the next room."
"Allen looks at the key in his hand.
"So the door will keep the two rooms connected the whole time?" Alice asks.
"Correct-lero. Rooms that have been connected will stay that way-lero."
"That means when Kanda's finished, he can follow us." Allen says.
"The one to follow you guys will be Noah-tama-lero!" Lero says. "After he takes care of that guy, it won't matter who steps up... You'd all be finished-lero!"
Exorcist-sama!" Chaozi calls and points at a building. "There's a building over there!"
When they all get to the building, they look at the door.
"So this is it, huh?" Krory says and turns around. "Allen?"
Allen nods and gives the key to Krory. Krory inserts the key into the door and the window starts to shine as the word, 'NOAH' appears. He then opens the door.
"The next room." Krory points out.
"Let's go." Lavi says.
They then hear thunder behind then and turn around to see it.
"That light..." Allen trails off.
"They've begun." Lavi says.
"Come." Krory says. "Let's go."
Krory, Chaozi, and Lero go through the door.
"Yu..." Lavi trails off.
"Let's go on ahead." Lenalee says and both of them go through the door.
"Kanda... You better follow after us." Allen says. "If you don't, I'll kick your ass."
"Allen." Alice calls and both of them go through the door and it closes by itself.
The other side of the door
Where are we?" Krory asks.
"A new area?" Chaozi asks.
"What's up with this hallway?" Lavi says. "Just how far does it go?"
"Where is the next room?" Krory asks again.
"Searching for it is your job-lero!" Lero exclaims.
"Don't be stuck a tightwad!" Lavi yells at Lero.
Lenalee notices Allen and Alice are looking at the door.
"Are you two worried?" Lenalee asks.
"N-not a chance." Allen replies.
"Just a little." Alice replies. "Are you, Lenalee?"
"Yeah. I'm worried." She answers. "But Kanda promised me that he'd be sure to catch up with us. That's why I truly believe he'll come."
Both Allen and Alice nod their heads at Lenalee.
"Let's go, Lenalee." Allen tells her.
Lenalee nods and looks at the door. "Kanda..." She says before she, Allen, and Alice go down the hallway with Lavi, Krory, Chaozi, and Lero.
