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It isn't your fault!

It's all Dyott's fault!

Yes, Dyott has already been fired, and a new manager will be selected from among you.

I hope that this will help ensure better conditions for you to continue with your work.

What? That's incredible!

Long live the President!

In particular, there are two people here I'd like to thank.

Both are special investigators from Rhodes Island... Thanks to their bravery, I was able to discover what Dyott had been hiding from me.

Isn't that the new guy...?

So they're from the company that makes our medicine?!

They're willing to do all that for our sakes...?

That's our duty at Rhodes Island.;You can always trust in Rhodes Island.;The lives of the Infected are just as precious.

There are many who do not understand why I would purchase medication. This lack of understanding eventually gave rise to violations of company policy.

In order to prevent this situation from occurring again, I negotiated with Rhodes Island to send an undercover team to secretly surveil this branch office.

The intent was to sniff out people like Dyott, who would harm both our company's operations as well as Rhodes Island's image.

In return, Rhodes Island is willing to deepen its cooperation with Karlan Trade and further reduce the price of medication.

Isn't that right, Dr. {@nickname}?

...That's exactly right.

Huh? Did you really arrange all that, Doctor?!

As a follow up, Rhodes Island is willing to provide on-site medical examinations for all employees on the job, free of cost.

Everyone, please line up here so we can pass out the analgesics.

When did you find out?

What a vapid question.

I should be the one asking you—did you really plan on deceiving me, Dr. {@nickname} of Rhodes Island?

No.

You at least considered the possibility that I would let my guard down upon seeing that 'Infected'.

Because for you, your objective had already been accomplished by that point.

Regardless of how it unfolded afterward, you'd never have a losing hand. Not a bad plan.

You flatter me.;I'm not so sure about that.

It is no secret that Rhodes Island suddenly gained a masterful strategist, a leader capable of pulling together formidable forces and commanding the battlefield.

Before I met you, I never expected someone like that to personally show up at my company and stage a farce right in front of me.

You seem to think highly of Rhodes Island.;Am I that famous?

My little sister has been receiving treatment there.

Two of my most exceptional subordinates also relay to me what they've seen.

Anyone who's seen even a glimpse of what's beneath your veil wouldn't dare underestimate you.

Your name has come up in conversation with my sister and my men more than once.

There's no way I wouldn't know of your existence.

So, Dr. {@nickname}, what I want to know is: did my answer satisfy you?

It did.;It did not.

So you say, but your gaze clearly tells me that it did not.

Your acting wasn't terrible, so I'll take this as your way of asking me to leave it at this for now.

Am I wrong?

I don't particularly mind straight shooters.

And you did just accept my little punishment for your brazenness without complaint.

With that in mind, can I assume that we will continue our cooperation?

That said, this has also raised my suspicions.

You were, without a doubt, engaged in theater, albeit one without backgrounds or props.

It lacked anything to evoke emotions in the viewer.

You even prepared a terribly harrowing ending, knowing that all too well.

Tell me, what would've happened if I failed to meet your expectations?

You would've lost a partner, that's all.

In a farce, an overly realistic ending may make it seem like the writers are splitting hairs.

Unless the essence of the farce is sufficiently important to you, the playwright.

And in this case, that would be my views on the Infected.

Just how important is this question for you, Dr. {@nickname}?

Very.;I choose my partners carefully.

Even though that medic lass asked me to personally deliver the medication to my employees, I didn't particularly view that as one of your main tenets.

After this though, perhaps I'll have to somewhat revise my way of thinking...

It's just that I've seen all manner of idealists go on at great length about more or less everything under the sun.

But not once have I heard one of them bring up the word 'Infected'.

Do you understand what that means, Dr. {@nickname}?

It means that unless you're a bunch of lunatics, then...

Where are you? It's time to go.

I'll be right there.

Looks like our little chat must come to an end.

I can't answer your question just yet, Dr. {@nickname}.

But, if you know how to play chess, then I look forward to learning from you when I visit Rhodes Island in the future.

What happened?

Nothing much. Just a little detour.

You look like someone who's gone through a lot more than just a little detour.

Did you know that Rhodes Island's new leader is an amnesiac?

Huh...? Did you hit your head somewhere?

They seem to have won over many operators there in a very short period of time, and have also set the company on a clear trajectory.

While having amnesia.

Weird, but what does that have to do with you?

I don't know yet.

You don't know yet?

I don't know yet.