Loki seems to extract considerable enjoyment from watching the salty exchange between Fenrir and the crew. Gran and the others, angered by the sheer insanity of the pair, band together to fight them off.
Gran and the others confront the primal beast Fenrir in order to defend the villagers.
Fenrir
Tch... Get out of my way, or I'll have to eat you first!
Katalina
We won't back down no matter what you say!
Fenrir
I love it when dinner puts up a fight. I'm going to start with a little of... you!
Loki
Fenrir! Stop that. I told you—we're playing the long game.
Loki
They are our enemies. That's far more important than food. We have to enjoy our time with them.
Rackam
Enjoy? You're rotten to the core, aren't you!
Loki
Ahaha! That's it, just what I want to hear! This sort of exciting exchange! Banter between foes!
Loki
Fenrir. Come on, you have some fun too. Taunt them a little!
Fenrir
Loki! I told you not to make fun of me!
Loki
Fenrir. We've talked about this little attitude problem.
Loki
Understand, Fenrir? Do you understand that I'm telling you to enjoy yourself?
Fenrir
Bah...
Lecia
What in the skies are you doing here, Loki?
Loki
Oh, nothing much, just to say hello... and to make a vow to you.
Loki
A vow that I am your enemy as well as an enemy of this sky. Just you remember that.
Lecia
Enemies. That's what we are, is it. Then we'll have to respond accordingly.
Loki
Heh heh, I would expect no less! Come, Fenrir, let's see what they've got.
Loki
You need to enjoy your meals more. Take time to enjoy the flavors; savor the delicate notes!
Fenrir
Gah. I don't care about that. You can have fun for the both of us, Loki.
Fenrir
All I need to do is eat my fill.
Fenrir
Now I'm going to tear you to shreds!
Loki lets the crew win, after which he issues a few more warnings with a confident smile, then leaves with Fenrir. The crew is concerned about the appearance of this new threat.
Gran and the others manage to win the fierce battle against Loki and Fenrir.
However, Fenrir is unfazed and continues to spout colorful interjections.
Fenrir
Loki! I've had enough of this! Take these chains off me!
Loki
I can't do that, Fenrir. The chains are still required.
Loki
All this fighting is the way things should be. Foe against foe—perfect chaos.
Fenrir
You're so weird! It doesn't fill your belly, so why does this stuff make you so happy?
Loki
Heh heh. That was a lot of fun, and now we'll just be on our way. I bid you adieu.
Loki
Ah, one last warning. You won't find everybody you face to be as patient as me.
Loki
So take your time, but in the end you'll find that you still lose the thing you fight to protect.
Eugen
What's that supposed to mean?
Loki
I wonder. Give it some thought! We're leaving, Fenrir.
Fenrir
Humph...
Loki gently wiggles his fingers, and light envelops the surrounding area.
Gran and company are blinded by the brightness, and when they open their eyes again, the pair of foes has vanished.
Rackam
Man. Just who are those two?
Lecia
A greeting and a vow... Are those really the only reasons they came here?
Eugen
An Astral is the emperor of Erste Empire? That's big news... and bad news too!
Katalina
He was pretty insistent that we're his enemy.
Katalina
Which means we probably haven't seen the last of them.
Gran and the others are concerned about the appearance of this new threat.
The negativity spawned by the history of the sky and the stars looms before them like an insurmountable wall.
46: The Emperor of Erste 
