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So, Scout, take him to see Ascalon.

Babel will decide your fate. Ascalon will decide your fate.

That you consider yourself a Sarkaz of Kazdel means you cannot leave.

—Your Majesty! You, you're putting me to death—?

Scout, before he has any outbursts of emotion, restrain—

——No!

No! No! No! You— You're right— That's right, kill me! You're doing the right thing, sending a flake like me to hell!

—You were a war hero! To execute a traitor, a nobody like me, is what you should do!

Behave yourself!

I was wrong... I was wrong. Your Majesty, you still have what we long for, the story we've heard for decades!

The banner of the six heroes still flies. How many have grown up listening to the tales of you leading the Sarkaz against foreign invaders? The masses wait for that era to come again!

I've been waiting— We've all been waiting!

We're still waiting for those legends to reappear, waiting for that bloodstained history to reignite!

That is what Sarkaz should be— that is what the Sarkaz must be!

Your Majesty! Now, this is justice. You have become justice!

Your Majesty!

This is the current situation. The mercenaries we've been able to contact will arrive in two days.

Whose team is it?

Hoederer's.

Hoederer is an excellent commander, but he seems to despise war even more than he lets on.

I will ensure that he arrives on time.

Good work, Kal'tsit.

Perhaps one day... the Sarkaz can finally escape meaningless conflict and sacrifice.

There's sorrow written all over your face. Is it because of the incident with Marco?

In him... I saw a microcosm.

The road ahead of us is still long, Kal'tsit.

It's too long, Theresa. Such that your people want an answer, and they want it placed before them.

But you'll accompany me down that road, won't you?

Of course...

That said, I heard you were doing some... fashion design last night?

Oh no, are you going to discipline me?

No, why would I? Proper relaxation is necessary for stress relief.

The situation isn't optimistic. Your every move will affect the morale of all Sarkaz.

I know.

Theresa.

Hm, Doctor, what's the matter?

Ascalon sends word that Marco committed suicide, out of fear of punishment...

In order to avoid embarrassing his King.

Theresa...

I... I know.

Doctor... What are you going to do next?

In addition to the mercenaries, all Sarkaz hiding under Kazdel's sphere of influence are paying close attention to our movements.

This is a comprehensive relocation, and we have no margin of error when it comes to intelligence and logistics work.

Thank you... I'll speak with Ascalon later.

She'll find good candidates.

Very well.

Doctor...

Don't worry, I trust you.

Thank you.

Hopefully, the visions that I've seen will... No, rather, as long as we can still see, let us move forward a bit.

That's right.

I've already gotten used to it.