Marie looked down, biting her lip before quickly explaining everything. Starting from when they arrive in town, meeting Anasha, discovering Ven in the tunnels, the beast displays, fighting Phineas, the Star Walker summoning, and finally the town's destruction.
As she spoke, Klaus's expression gradually shifted. His grin faded first, replaced by attentive focus, and when Marie described the underground chamber with beasts arranged like art, his eyes narrowed.
At the mention of Phineas confirming himself as the Stage Maker, Klaus removed the cigar from his mouth and crushed it in his palm without seeming to notice.
Vanna's silver eyes widened fractionally, the first real emotion she'd shown when Marie explained the Star Walker's summoning using three hundred souls. Klaus's eyes slightly widened at such a phenomenon.
"H-How is that possible? How can someone be a Beast Spirit from the Throne of Myth!?" Bruno asked in disbelief as his body trembled.
