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Thanks to support from the hero unit and the dragoon's attack,

we were able to repel the assassins,

but the Holy Knight network we set up was shredded,

and close to half of its members died.

A surprise attack designed to isolate Goddess Teoritta and our team...

The execution was flawless.

Are you suggesting there's a traitor in our midst?

If you can't trust your allies, you're kind of hamstrung in a fight.

Nearly all of the snipers I positioned were picked off.

We should limit Goddess Teoritta's protective detail to only those we trust—

If we trust anyone.

"Those we trust" is inherently untrustworthy.

Even those in this room should be held under suspicion.

And there's no one we should trust less than a penal hero.

At the very least, this requires investigation.

Contact the Twelfth Order of the Holy Knights.

They may specialize in intelligence, but they don't show themselves in public.

We're basically hamstrung if we don't know who we can trust.

You said it yourself.

I've taken all opinions into account.

I'd like the advisor who was brought in to weigh in on this problem.

What do you think, High Priest Marlen?

Good question.

I've only just arrived from the First Capital.

The question of who can be trusted is of great importance. And I include myself.

But frankly, I don't know if the intelligence unit can act on this.

How go the prisoner interrogations, Patausche?

Not well at all.

Most of those we took alive were adventurers with no real information.

If only we could have brought in the assassins...

Don't take it so personally.

You place far too much responsibility on your own shoulders.

Stewing in regret and tension won't improve the situation.

I'll remember that, Uncle.

As stiff as ever.

Well, you wouldn't be Patausche Kivia otherwise.

Your Eminence.

Xylo, quiet.

I believe my opinion is relevant.

If I didn't, I wouldn't dream of interrupting a man of your high station.

Assertive tone, yet conciliatory words.

Patausche, you could learn from this man.

Y-Yes, Uncle.

Well then, Hero Xylo...

Let's hear what you have to say.

Yes, sir. First, we should look into the adventurers' middleman agency:

the Guild.

Lideo Sodrick.

So he's the Adventurers Guild's representative, huh?

They say his ancestor founded a private army

to take down the pirates plaguing Korio Bay,

and that's how the Guild came into being.

It's a nice story, but...

It was probably just a turf war between wannabe pirate crews.

Whatever the facts, Lideo Sodrick is a big name in that town.

The history of the Sodrick's Shell region

and that of the Adventurers Guild are one and the same.

Xylo.

Did things go well enough?

Huh? What do you mean?

Well, you know...

I figured they might have hit us with a new punishment or something.

No, it was all pretty evenhanded.

I see.

Huh?

You weren't hoping to make a pass at that sniper woman, were you?

Certainly not. It's nothing like that. It's just...

No, never mind.

Oh, come on.

Come help me pick a group for the mission.

I'll give you a few tips while we're at it.

Oh, seriously. I don't need any tips.

It's really not about that.

It's really not about that at all.

I can't believe you failed.

The dragoon wasn't part of the plan.

The heroes were also far stronger than intel led us to believe.

And that man there is an amateur.

You should take him off the job or kill him right now.

Do you mean me?

I found Boojum in a gambling house I oversee.

The whole place was soaked with blood.

Ten adventurers picked a fight with him, and he killed them all stone dead.

If he's an amateur, teach him how to be a pro.

He's just going to hold me back.

I'm requesting more money.

So claiming the enemy's too strong is an excuse to beg for money, huh?

I see. You're trying to provoke me.

Big brother, she's a wild dog.

Her lack of a master makes her dangerous.

Iri, stand down.

I'll be fine.

Shiji Bau. The Adventurers Guild isn't like the military you were once part of.

If you drop out, you get no reward for completion.

I'll need three times this.

I'm going to hire my own people.

Experts.

You...

I'd also like a pay increase.

I'm going to buy another book.

I like this writer.

Altoyard Comette.

Such a brilliant poet.

Brother, do you think they can do it?

There's nothing you need to worry about.

Is someone out there?

Odd to see you up and about this early.

Did Neely kick you out of the stables?

Yup.

Neely's jealous.

She saw me with another dragon.

It wasn't even like that.

Hey, c'mon. Quit needling Jayce.

You guys take any excuse to pick a fight with each other.

Not true.

It is true.

You're both simmering cauldrons of rage and violence.

I wish they would put you on different meal schedules at least.

They're heroes.

The shifty-eyed one is Xylo Forbartz, right?

They say that psycho covered his whole body in sacred seals.

Where's Teoritta? She isn't with you?

She's still asleep.

I also can't let her hear what I'm about to say.

Oh, boy. You're gonna make me do something, aren't you?

That's right.

And it'll be something dangerous, won't it?

Something too dangerous for Teoritta to tag along.

Hey, that's right. Glad we're on the same page.

Oh, come on. Cheer up.

You get to walk around town without shackles.

Like that's a good thing.

I hear Tsav got messed up bad. His whole right arm got mangled.

Yeah. And he was lucky it was just the one arm.

So what's the plan?

First, we infiltrate the Adventurers Guild.

Wouldn't Rhyno be better for that?

He used to be an adventurer, right?

Not happening.

Rhyno's locked up at the moment. And anyway, he's too unpredictable.

What about Venetim or whatever?

He went with His Majesty to the repair shop.

Seems they finally found a leg he could use.

But still...

If Dotta won't go, I'll step in.

I've got nothing better to do.

Huh? You mean it?

Then—

Dotta. I need your skills.

Fine.

You'd better not give Dotta a hard time.

Dotta fed his own arm to a hungry dragon.

He's an incredible person.

I'm not sure even I could make that sacrifice.

You've got an unconventional admirer.

Let's not talk about it.

Well? What's the whole story?

How were you planning to infiltrate it?

Well, about that...

Is there a problem?

Are you about to say I look like a man again?

No, it suits you extremely well.

You're the very image of a young noblewoman.

The kind with no shortage of suitors.

C-Cease your flattery.

Do not expect to get on my good side by paying me compliments.

Glad to hear it.

Now we need to figure out what we're hiring them for.

For the Adventurers Guild, faerie hunting seems the best option.

That's the military's job, isn't it?

What about wiping out some bandits?

Tone down the scale of the violence a bit.

Bandit-hunting might work if we were out in the sticks,

but this is Ioff City.

What kind of job do you recommend, then?

Let's say...

You're the wife of a noble.

And you're her paramour.

What?

Huh?

You're plotting to get her husband killed.

Any nobles out there you want dead?

The defendant: Dotta Luzulas.

You have over a thousand criminal acts on your record.

But you have been brought before us today to address just one:

escaping the castle dungeon in which you were confined,

and stealing that dragon in the process.

W-Wait a minute.

What is it?

What about him? Isn't he part of my crime?

To whom do you refer?

The crown prince!

The crown prince?

What's he talking about?

What does His Highness have to do with this?

That little boy asked me to save him.

It's true.

He said he'd been locked up in the castle. That he'd run away.

I thought we could use the dragon to escape—

Cease these lies at once.

The assertion that the crown prince spoke to you is false.

So is the assertion that he attempted to escape the castle.

Th-That can't be true.

I ran into him during my jailbreak.

He was definitely the First Prince of the Federated Kingdom.

He was about ten years old, and scared out of his wits.

He said the royal family was acting strange.

The king had been out of sorts for a long time. I think the chancellor—

Be silent, Dotta Luzulas.

N-No, there's something going on with the royal family!

Why else would the crown prince come to someone like me for help?

Just some two-bit scumbag thief l-like me...

Be silent.

Even I have a conscience, you know?

Maybe I don't show it to everyone...

But when I see someone weaker than me, like the prince was then...

I want to help them, like anyone would.

Th-This is all wrong.

If you won't let me help him, someone else has to.

Please save that boy!

We can't continue the trial like this.

Lord Confessor, I believe death would be a reasonable sentence.

Yes, I believe you're right.

But a more serious sentence has already been approved for him.

By whom?

It was suggested by the Central Noble Alliance.

The matter is final.

What's wrong with you? I'll steal him next time for sure.

Dotta Luzulas.

You are being sentenced to serve as a hero.

This is a pain in the butt, but I've gotta do it, huh?

Hey, we've got the good stuff here.

Want a drag?

Tch. They're ignoring us.

Swine.

This is quite unpleasant.

"Dragon's Breath."

Its use has spread a lot because of Jayce.

They're openly breaking the law.

I've been wondering. Why did you join the military?

What do you mean?

You're from a Temple family with a large domain.

Why put your neck on the line?

Well...

My mother and father are priests.

They carried out important duties for the Temple,

and earned various benefits in return.

Benefits, huh?

"Noble priests," then, cashing in on their influence and faith?

Yes. And not always in aboveboard ways like donations.

I hated that about my parents.

So I joined the military, hoping to make my own way.

What's that?

The first sword I ever got. For training.

My uncle bought it for me.

I wanted to secure my own future with my own talents.

It was my uncle who supported me in that.

By the way, Xylo.

That f-fiancée of yours—

Xylo. I checked out the Guild.

That was fast. Nice work.

Almost too fast, I must say.

Security there seems pretty tight.

About twenty guards.

Less than I'd expect.

But I saw a bunch of weird kids scattered around.

I think they're like little assassins.

Children? That's horrible.

I've heard they take in orphans and raise them to ensure they have loyal soldiers.

Anyway!

I'm supposed to abscond with the representative while you're in there, yes?

Not that stealing people has ever gone particularly well for me.

Just do it.

Kivia, you're the daughter of a wealthy noble. I'm your secret lover.

Th-That's right. Leave it to me!

That hurt.

It appears to be the penal hero, Xylo Forbartz.

The woman with him is clearly a Holy Knight.

Xylo Forbartz. That's very bad.

But depending on the circumstances, if we could take him in alive...

I'll try to find a chance.

Contact Shiji Bau and the others.

Wake up Duhrsami too, just in case.

Don't let them leave here alive.

Yes, sir.

This is all for my family.

There's someone I want killed.

I'd like to request someone with a lot of experience.

And who exactly are you?

My name is Madleen. I'd prefer to keep my family name secret.

Do you have a reference?

Are you going to take the job or not?

Well?

Miss Madleen, we don't take jobs from just anyone who walks in the door.

I'm sorry, miss. The lady's quite sheltered.

She's not used to places like this.

We don't have a reference, but we're truly desperate.

If nothing else, we'd like to get out of the city without being traced.

So just hypothetically... Who do you want killed?

A nobleman.

You familiar with the Hystead family, the bridge-keepers of Ginai?

No.

We're having a bit of trouble with the third son of one of their branch families.

I was married into the Hystead family, but this man and I... well...

We pledged ourselves to each other beneath a sacred hagra tree.

I wish to have my husband killed so that I can be with this man.

E-Even if we have to run away together!

J-Just hold on one second.

This seems dangerous.

I think they suspect us.

We should report it to the master.

Yeah, I think you're right there.

Is she really a noblewoman?

This isn't good. What do we do?

Good question.

I'd say...

Let's raise hell.

What?

We'll start up some trouble and cause confusion.

Like setting fire to rob the place.

Although it's Lideo Sodrick we're here to steal.

Th-That's absurdly reckless.

Well, we're doing it.

We'll start with them—

You requested someone skilled, correct?

You—

Miss Renzari?

A noble lady and her paramour. Correct?

Could we use one of the rooms upstairs?

You're in an awful state, Xylo.

That's the reaction I expected.

Your stupidity is immeasurable.

If I hadn't stepped in, you would have undoubtedly been arrested.

You're wrong. We were just about to cause a commotion.

Yes, and in the meantime, our ally was to sneak in and secure the evidence we need.

Are you with the Holy Knights?

Patausche Kivia, captain of the Thirteenth Order of the Holy Knights.

I'd prefer it if you didn't indulge my fiancé so much.

He's awkward, uneducated, boorish, and thoughtless.

I don't need an outsider encouraging him.

Outsider? You're the one who's an outsider to this plan.

I am his fiancée. We must face all of our trials together.

That's no excuse!

I had a feeling your personalities would clash, but this is worse than I thought.

Huh? You thought our personalities...

...would clash?

Why is that the conclusion you always seem to come to?

Have you no brain in your head?

No, it goes far beyond that.

His ability to evaluate others is the poorest I've seen.

I agree. His observational skills are on the level of a susubana mole.

I'd say your average tree is smarter, in fact.

Could you please not bond over insulting me?

We're in a serious situation here.

What are you even doing here?

I've disguised myself as an adventurer to investigate.

I was on the verge of making contact with Lideo Sodrick.

Sorry we got in your way.

Then again, we can always—

Excuse me, sir, ma'am.

The guildmaster would like to speak with you about your request.

Frenci. Feel free to back out now.

Surely you jest.

The very suggestion disgusts me.

I knew it'd be easier to make a commotion.

How appallingly ill-mannered.

You need disciplining.

Here you go.

There they are!

Kill them!

Don't let them leave here alive!

I'm seeing a lot of potential chaos here.

This wasn't how I foresaw things going, but...

My goodness. You really are doing this.

Yup. We can smoke out Lideo Sodrick,

and clean up the town while we're at it.

What in the world?

Let's call it our civic duty.

This is terrible.

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