Hey, it's him!

Hmm...? H-hey there, long time no see.

Isn't there something else you should be saying?

Something else? Hmm,
can't think of anything.

Well, they say the deceived have better
memories than the deceivers, don't they?

I'm just terribly misunderstood, honest!

You need to see a doctor for your tendency
to unconsciously cause trouble to others.

Ya might see if ya can get that foul
mouth of yours checked out, too.

Got a comeback for everything, huh?
If you don't stop putzing around, the
Knights are gonna throw you back in jail!

Heh, the Knights are a bit
too busy to bother with me.

I saw a rough-looking guild group moving
to the northwest not too long ago.

The Knights can't just turn a
blind eye to them, can they?

...Rough-looking, you say?
Was it the Blood Alliance?

Beats me.

By the way, what was
your business back there?

Nothing special.
I was looking for an “apatheia”.

What is an “apatheia”?

Supposed to be like
a really strong core.

Heard that it was there
but I guess I had the
wrong information.

I see... an “apatheia”...

Oh! Yuri!
Hey, over here!

Argh, I'll get you, old man!

Hmm, maybe I'd best be off, now.

Yep. The Amazoness has emerged.

Wait, damn it! I'm gonna
beat you senseless!

*Huff* *huff* Why'd you
let him get away?

He said he's terribly misunderstood.

What? What does
that mean...?

...He got away. I'll catch that
bugger one of these days...

You should leave him be. Going
up against that kind of guy is
just a waste of energy.

You all right?

...Just let me...take a...little break.

Sure, you can have a little
one. Then we've gotta go.

Go? Go where?

We need to follow the Blood
Alliance to get back the lower
quarter's blastia.

Did you get a lead on where to go next?

I heard that a shady group from a
guild was headed to the northwest.
It might be them.

To the northwest of here...the only city
I can think of in that direction would be
one that was destroyed in an earthquake.

What could they want to
do in a place like that?

Hmm, good question.

And yet you still want to go?

I'm just saying we should go and check it out.