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My lord, blasphemy!

This is utter blasphemy!

He showed no mercy.

He hanged my nephew and your knight right in front of me!

Your Grace, the knights and I are ready.

Just give the order!

We'll raze Border Town to the ground

and use that brat's skull as a drinking bowl!

Is there something you'd like to say?

Your Grace, this is not merely a matter of personal pride.

Doing so would sacrifice the entire population of Border Town,

and inevitably lead to a complete break with the Graycastle royal family.

Coward!

Are we just going to let that brat shit all over us?

Your Grace, I understand your anger,

but now is not the best time to send our troops.

Once war starts, our enemy won't be the Fourth Prince,

but the entire Graycastle royal family.

Go on.

If we must do this, I have three suggestions.

First, implement a scorched-earth policy.

Under the pretext of protecting the people,

relocate the surrounding population, supplies, and food into the Stronghold.

Cut off the Fourth Prince's supplies.

Second, fortify strategic locations.

Sending troops to Border Town

would be declaring war on the Graycastle royal family.

We must be wary and stem reinforcements sent by First Prince Gerald

from Coldwind Ridge.

Third, prepare our troops for battle,

but under the guise of the knights' annual purge of the demonic beasts.

We must not alert the enemy prematurely.

The Months of Demons are nearly upon us.

If we launch an attack now,

we won't be fully prepared.

Border Town has been preparing for months.

If we fail to win in one fell swoop and it drags on,

Graycastle will reinforce them,

and we'll be fighting on two fronts.

Instead,

wait until after the Months of Demons,

then send our knights to attack.

Perhaps we can even attribute the Fourth Prince's death

to the invasion of the demonic beasts.

We'll do as you say,

and make all the necessary preparations.

Either he dies during the Months of Demons,

or he dies beneath the hooves of my cavalry!

So this is the incredibly powerful thing you were talking about?

It looks like a furnace?

And it's got some wheels and levers attached.

You'll see in a moment.

Miss Anna, light the fire.

Okay.

Th-This is... boiling water?

So it really is a furnace.

That's right.

It's just a furnace with some wheels and metal levers.

The key is that they're assembled according to a certain principle.

Principle?

This is what I told you before,

the power hidden within nature:

the power of steam!

As long as we master that principle,

even the tiniest forces in nature

can be harnessed together and become unstoppable!

Your Highness, what is this thing called?

I call it a steam engine.

This is the first one, so let's just call it Steam Engine #1.

Steam Engine #1.

Does that mean there will be a #2 and a #3 later?

Yes. Do you still remember the welding method?

Yes, leave it to me!

Carter.

Carter?

Ah, yes, Your Highness.

What do you think?

Your Highness, this power is truly astonishing.

You said it can replace human and animal labor.

Now I believe it.

With such immense power,

I'm afraid even ten knights could barely withstand it.

Training a qualified knight takes fifteen years,

but building one of these furnaces takes only three days.

Even accounting for the time to forge the parts,

it's no more than a week.

Your Highness, at this rate,

is there still a need for us knights to exist?

There you go again.

It will replace horses, not people.

Didn't you say this to me before?

Knighthood is a spiritual legacy.

Charging on horseback is just one form of it.

A knight will always be a knight.

Muskets will replace your bows and spears,

and the steam engine will become your new cavalry.

Yes, Your Highness!

Besides, I won't be deploying it for military use just yet.

I plan to use it in the northern mines first.

It will significantly increase our ore production efficiency.

Combined with Miss Anna's ability,

our productivity will be vastly improved!

Carter, take some men and lay railway tracks inside the mine.

Then secure the ropes to the steam engine

and send it to work there.

From now on, we'll use the steam engine to transport the ore.

This will eliminate manual labor,

and accelerate production.

Although steam seems gentle,

it is actually very dangerous.

A scald can have dire consequences.

Therefore, before venting the steam engine,

you must issue a loud warning and clear the surrounding area.

For everyone's safety,

we must always keep this in mind.

Sister Anna, do you want to have a rest?

Oh, it's fine. I'm coming.

Sister...

Yes?

Aren't you scared?

Scared of what?

Demonic possession.

What Sister Nightingale said feels so terrifying.

It's okay. We'll get through it.

I don't know...

I'm not as strong as you.

I'm not really that strong.

I used to think death was my fate.

Until... I found a reason to continue living.

You will definitely find a reason to continue living,

even if it's only struggling to survive.

If only I could help Sister and His Highness with the furnace...

Miss Pine!

Miss Anna, Miss Pine, His Highness requests your presence immediately.

Someone has been scalded.

How did this accident happen?

Nail, the operator of Steam Engine #1,

didn't follow your safety protocols during the venting procedure.

The foreman, Iron Head, happened to pass through his blind spot.

How are his injuries?

Well, extensive burns to his face.

It's very severe.

I'm afraid he won't last the night.

No!

Quick, get Brian to bring Nana to save him!

Okay!

Your Highness, please wait.

What is it, Barov?

Your Highness, Brian is loyal,

but these miners cannot be trusted!

If we get Miss Pine to use her powers to save him,

then her identity as a witch,

and the secret of our having witches here, will be exposed!

It's fine. It was bound to happen sooner or later.

Industrialization has just begun.

We must not let an accident like this make the people fear Steam Engine #1.

Save him!

Your Highness!

Miss Pine is here!

Nana, come in quickly.

Nana, just like in practice,

save him.

Okay.

Carter.

Yes.

It's okay. It's just like treating a small animal.

You can do it, Nana!

Well done, Nana!

This...

This...

This is demonic power.

A witch!

It's a witch!

That's right.

So what if she's a witch?

I don't want to hide this from you anymore.

Everything the Church says is a lie.

Not only are witches harmless,

they are our allies!

Witches will stand with us to defend Border Town,

to defend all of you!

What are you still afraid of?

Miss Nana saved his life.

She saved my life too!

Open your eyes and look!

Has any of us ever been harmed by a witch?

Those who truly harm us are the nobles, and the Church!

Nana!

Nana!

Your Highness!

Nana!

Your Highness!

Bad news, Your Highness.

Miss Pine's father, Baron Tigui Pine, has stormed into the castle!

It seems he already knows that Miss Pine is a witch!

I'll go find Nana.

Your Highness, please focus on handling this situation.

I'll leave this to you.

Talk some sense into them.

Yes, Your Highness.

Let's go. The inevitable is now upon us.

Let's go meet him.

Your Highness, where is my daughter?

Nice to meet you, Baron Pine.

Cut the nonsense!

I know my daughter is here, Your Highness!

Please bring her out immediately and hand her over to me!

Baron Pine, please maintain the proper etiquette of a noble!

You are speaking to His Highness the Prince!

I know Nana is here.

Your Highness's actions

have already crossed the line of what a noble can tolerate!

Please hand her over to me right now!

Guards!

Baron Pine, lower your sword!

Carter Lannis, I've heard much about you,

but this is not Graycastle!

Your Highness, be careful!

Baron Pine!

I understand your position and situation,

but you are Nana's father, after all.

How can you bear to do this?

It is precisely because I am her father that I must do this!

Do you know what the Church will do to her?

I don't care what the Church thinks!

Witches are innocent!

So what if she's a witch?

I won't let anyone hurt my daughter!

Did you say... you don't care that Nana is a witch?

Did you say... witches are innocent?

So, Your Highness brought Nana to the castle to protect her.

Yes, usually I bring her here to do some learning and training.

Oh. Please forgive my rudeness, Your Highness.

I-I was too impatient.

I thought Your Highness had found out that Nana was a witch,

and sent people to arrest her.

It's nothing. Just a misunderstanding.

By the way, when did you find out that Nana is a witch?

Well, it's been a while.

I've been careful to keep it a secret.

Nana.

Nana, come here to Father.

Will you sell me to the Church?

What are you saying, silly child?

The Church wouldn't want a dummy like you.

Come on, come home with Father!

Father!

There, there...

I would never give you to anyone!

I wasn't the first to discover her awakening.

It was her teacher, Karl van Bate.

Because of his friendship with Anna,

he entrusted Nana to me,

hoping that I could protect her.

And for the past month and a half,

she's come to the castle whenever she's free to practice her ability.

Oh, right. Nana's ability is healing.

Oh, I see...

That explains how that cat could suddenly run and jump again.

It's nothing, really.

When I came home, I saw her sitting at the door

holding a cat that had been hit by a carriage.

I was going to scare her from behind,

but then that cat saw me and ran off.

Ran like the wind,

even though its leg had been broken!

Are you two friends?

Yeah.

It seems you don't believe witches are evil beings led astray by the Devil.

My daughter is certainly not evil.

No matter what she has become,

there's no doubt about that!

I don't think so either.

Nana's ability means a great deal to the wounded.

Baron Pine, you just said you wouldn't give Nana to anyone,

but I hope she can stay in Border Town

to help me fight against the Months of Demons.

Your Highness, forgive me for refusing.

Nana is still young,

and the Months of Demons are so dangerous.

I must keep her with me.

Father, I...

Stop talking. What do you know?

So what if you can heal little animals?

You're just causing trouble for His Highness here!

Your Highness, I'm impressed by your open-mindedness,

but the other townsfolk won't see it that way!

I really can't let Nana take risks here!

You should know that right now, the dangers in Border Town

aren't limited to just the demonic beasts!

Let's go home.

I'll take you to the Stronghold.

Don't mention this to anyone!

Understand?

Enter.

Your Highness, the miner who was injured

has something to say to Miss Pine.

Praise be to God!

Miss Pine, thank you for saving my life!

Sir Brian told us everything.

We were all fooled by the Church before!

It was Miss Pine's witchcraft that saved us!

I will never forget Miss Pine's great kindness!

Miss Pine is my goddess!

No need to thank me...

I'm glad I could help everyone.

Miss Pine...

Baron Pine, I hear your title was inherited from your father.

He was once a knight, and due to valor in battle,

he was granted the title of baron and a fiefdom.

That's right, Your Highness.

It was a battle of honor fought to defend the innocent.

Demonic beasts breached the Stronghold's defenses

and entered the heart of the Western Region.

That was your father's sector.

He gathered the militia, took his retainers,

fought the demonic beasts head-on, and won.

You were there yourself, right?

Yes, though I was only in my teens back then.

I followed my father into battle.

The lead demonic beast was a hybrid, enormous in size,

like a deer and an ox combined.

Its legs were thicker than my father's body.

The ground trembled when it ran.

That creature's antlers still hang above my fireplace.

Baron Pine,

you don't seem like a traditional noble.

Your armor, your sword, and the calluses on your hands.

The spirit of knighthood still flows in your blood.

Your Highness...

This time, I have also organized a militia,

to defend our homeland and people once again.

Baron Pine, I hope you will fight alongside us!

Then, Your Highness, may I send Nana back to Longsong Stronghold?

No one has ever held off demonic beasts here before.

If we fail...

Have you considered

what the consequences would be if Nana were discovered to be a witch

in Longsong Stronghold?

Well...

You just saw it yourself.

The people of Border Town have accepted Nana.

Soon, Nana's name will be spoken of like a guardian angel.

She is safest here.

Border Town will not fall.

When the Months of Demons arrive,

I will fight alongside my people on the city wall.

Our opponents are nothing but a pack of mutated beasts,

not invincible demons.

Your father once defeated them on an open plain,

and now we have an impregnable wall.

If... I mean, if the worst were to happen,

I would have Nana leave first, along with Anna.

In that case, I trust you, Your Highness.

I am willing to fight for you.

Good evening, Anna, Nana.

Sister Nightingale?

I brought some fish cakes. Want some?

Ah, fish cakes!

Nana, remember what His Highness said.

Wash your hands before eating.

Go fetch a wash basin.

Oh, okay.

Anna, are you really not coming back with me?

There are many sisters there.

They will take good care of you.

Though supplies are scarce in the Impassable Mountain Range,

we are all family there,

gathered together for the same purpose.

In the Mist, I can see the contours of magic.

You have immense magic power like I've never seen before.

This winter, I'm afraid you won't make it through on your own.

Before you became a witch and joined the Cooperation Association,

where did you live?

I... used to live in a big city to the east,

not far from Graycastle.

Back then, were you happy?

I used to live in a broken-down house next to the old mining area.

My mother died in a fire.

My father sold me out for 25 gold royals.

It was His Highness who rescued me from that cage.

I am very happy here.

Very fulfilled.

But you can't leave this castle.

We must pursue true freedom!

I am pursuing true freedom!

If the Holy Mountain is a safe haven and home for witches,

then I think I have already found my Holy Mountain.

Sister Anna, look!

It's snowing.

Translator: Henry Lin Timer: Henry Lin Editor: Zachary Carlysle QC: William Haggard