[ Knoll takes a breath, and then releases a shuddering sigh. ]

L'arachel...it is true that The Demon King was a monstrous and considerable threat. But, even The Demon King wouldn't be able to successfully pull so many people from different dimensions and different worlds to participate in something so cruel. It is not that I think we are too incompetent to handle the evil here, but it is that I believe we are simply at too much of a disadvantage...and I just--

[ He places his head in his hands. He doesn't want to deal with this but he's sure he at least deserves it. L'arachel, however, is one of those who don't, no matter how eccentric her attitude is. ]

I don't know how we're going to return home like this.