It seems like the area
has returned to normal.

Yeah. Doesn't look like it's
gone berserk since then.

Hey, it's those guys we
met at Nor Harbor...

Miss Estelle!

How have you been?

Who is this?

We helped these people
out at Nor Harbor.

We can't thank you enough
for all you've done for us.

Where is your father?

I haven't seen Teagle,
my husband, for the
past three days...

It sounds like that
rumor might be true...

Don't you have any hunches?

Yes... The night before he
disappeared, he talked again
about working to become a noble.

Become a noble?
What do you mean?

When this city is finally completed,
we will be able to live here as
members of the nobility.

Huh? That doesn't
sound quite right.

What do you mean?

The rank of nobility is reserved for
those whose service has earned the
emperor's confidence.

B-but, Sir Cumore gave his
word to us! He said we would
be welcomed as nobles!

Cumore... From the
Imperial Knights?

Yes. He is acting as the current
magistrate of the city.

I'll bet he is...

That is strange, though.
I mean, the imperial
throne is empty and all.

But then... Then why on earth
have we been working this hard?
And what about Teagle...?

Is Father not
coming back...?

Hey, Yuri...

You're gonna ask me why
we don't take this on as
a guild, right?

I promise to take care of
her fee when I pay my own.

Well...okay, that's fine.

What? But I...

So this means our next job
is finding a missing person.

And if Cumore's up to his usual
stunts, we'll just have to slap
him around till he stops.

Right. The Knights do exist for the
protection of the people, after all.

L-let's just make
sure we're careful.

The Knights could squash
a little guild like us if we
get on their bad side.

As you wish.

We'll find your father,
I promise. Just wait
right here.

Well, that's that.
We'll take the job.

Thank you.
Thank you so much!

All right, let's go find him.

There's something very suspicious
about that area over there.

Yeah. Even more so
because it's marked
off-limits.

I wonder if there's some
way we could get in...

Careful, guys. Remember? Careful...