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卡西米尔1.5-7

Climbing the haystack again, Justyna?

You're looking that way again? At the Grand Knight Territory?

I know the Grand Knight Territory. That's where the powerful knight lords compete against each other, right?

You never stop talking about it, of course I know!

Hey, Justyna, you're really planning to go there?

I know you've been practicing whenever you don't have farm work. Everybody in the village knows you want to be a knight. You can fight off the bandits who come looking for trouble, they're no match for you.

But the Grand Knight Territory is pretty far... If you go, will you ever come back?

You will? Really? After you become a knight?

It's a promise then. We'll wait for you to come home, showered in glory, and then we'll spread the word that our town is the home of the Justyna, the knight!

No footprints, no tracks at all...

They didn't go this way.

The hospital team lost the target, they're bound to pass through here if they're trying to escape.

Stay alert. I want regular reports.

Roger.

Hm?

Guh... agh...

Go.

They're going to know something's wrong. Come with me while there's still time.

I don't take orders from Infected.

Though I admit you have some skill, able to handle those lowlifes from that distance.

But don't think that means I'm here to listen to you.

The Armorless have this whole place surrounded. You're not getting out of here alone.

They're not going to give up the chase.

So what?

I'll make them pay for it.

That's not going to be easy.

Your wounds haven't healed, how can you hide from them like this?

Ugh... damned Armorless.

I'll go along with you for now, but only because we share a common enemy. I'll make those murderers pay for what they did!

We'll talk about that later, we're still in danger here.

Don't think I have anything else to say to you later.

Listen girly, you've got a certain champion to thank for the fact that you're standing here, speaking to me in that armor.

You're not wrong.

There was a time when I had bottomless gratitude for the Blood Knight.

Hm?

Why so quiet?

Competition.

I watched you go up against Maria Nearl—'Plastic' Szewczyk.

I don't like you.

You're slightly less obnoxious out on the field.

Your feelings don't matter, but watch the attitude. You should never have taken me out of the hospital.

It was Sona's idea. And anyway—

And anyway nothing. Sona is your leader's name? Hmph, sounds like another little girl.

She's a friend.

I'll take you back to the base. Sona and my other friends are all waiting for us.

Make no mistake, I may have agreed to work with you for now, but I'm not part of your group, infected knight.

No, I'm very clear, you're not at all like us.

But, 'Plastic' Szewczyk, you must know, you have no hope of resisting the Armorless Union alone.

Heh... Sure, you're right about that.

It's funny, Kazimierz as it is today. An Infected can be a knight, and a gang of thugs like the Armorless can roam about freely.

Funny...

Let's meet up with the others first.

We won't get anything done by ourselves.

Ten days earlier...

Just who the hell are you people?!

There's no end to them...

Hiding in the crowd, are you?!

Don't think I won't—

Wait! Don't do it!

Ah... looks like I'm a little late? How did this turn into such a warzone?

Not good. Not good at all.

Anyway, let's pick up the pace. Start evacuating people first.

That's all we can do.

It's you...

Hey there, 'Fartooth' Knight, I still haven't had a chance to congratulate you on your title. Nice job there.

I saw a piece on you. Popularity's through the roof, huh?

Announcing a new knightclub, getting real controversial, pushing that popularity up, hm? Hmph, looks like you've kicked a hornet's nest to me.

Infected knights...

That's enough of that.

Ugh...

Alright, anyway, the fight's fought, what's done is done. *Sigh*.

Flametail, and Ashlock... What are you doing here?

Do you know who these people are?

Like the back of my hand. But this isn't a good place for a chat... these guys are looking to make a scene, and the media will be here before long. That wouldn't end well for you.

And anyway, you're probably hurt, right?

Just come with us, all nice and quiet-like, and we'll explain nice and slow what's going on. What do you say?

Do you have to say it like you're kidnapping her?

Huh? Did I?

A little.

I'll go. I trust you.

Sorry, what?

Just take me along, wherever you're going. I trust you.

I feel like...

We're the same. I can trust you.

Where are we...?

Oh! That was fast. Your wounds all better?

Yes.

Are all these people here Infected?

Sure are. Everyone who lives here is. Most got unlucky, got sick in an accident or something, lost their jobs and homes, ended up with nowhere to go.

Granted, the room and board here is a little rough, but... it's better than nothing, right?

Sona, Iwona's in trouble, I'll go see what I can do.

The Armorless Union is probably still active. I'll tell the others to be careful too.

Alright. Don't worry, I'm on it.

Right. You've got it.

She...

Hm? Oh, you mean Ashley? She's a good girl. The way she talks is just a little too straight up sometimes.

She hasn't said a word to me since we first met.

Ahaha! Ashley's a little shy with strangers too.

*Sigh*. Well, alright...