If until now Red didn't really have any enemies to rise to his level, it seems that Nicolas is really showing his value now. He managed to fight Red alone and even more to earn his respect. Meanwhile, Hand seems to be preparing something special for the so-called "Gate", but what exactly he wants to do with it is unknown. It's probably a move meant to destroy Nachrolya from what I could find out in the episode. they are part of the world government something that we seem to see quite current.
P.s: I don't really understand why but half of the post stories are still under review, although I don't understand why I still hope that the problem will be fixed fairly quickly.