So you've come
back, have ya?

...Yuri.

What, you two
know each other?

Yes, we're old friends...

Ya don't say.

I see you know
Yuri as well.

We crossed paths during the
assault on the city. Now then,
what business did ya have?

Uh...

We came to ask you about a man
named Barbos of the Blood Alliance.

It looks like he's the one behind the
recent string of stolen blastia cores.

I see, so Barbos is tied up
in your problem as well.

...You have a problem with him, too?

We have come to ask that the Union relinquish
all ties with the Blood Alliance.

Other guilds have begun to follow Barbos'
example, abusing blastia in other areas
and disrupting the order of society.

If we can count on your assistance,
I feel that together we should move
to put an end to the Blood Alliance.

...Barbos. He's been testing the
limits of my patience lately.

Looks like it's time to remind that
brute how a proper guild behaves.

A clash between the guilds and the
empire was avoided the other day,
largely due to your intervention.

However, if Barbos is left unattended,
the relations between our two states
may yet again be torn apart.

That's not gonna be
fun for anybody.

The time for stopping
Barbos is now.

Since we'd be cooperatin' with ya,
I assume we'd be on equal standing
with the empire in this.

Yes, sir.

Humph. If that's the case, a
united front with the empire
might not be such a bad idea.

Then...

Yeah, we'll deal
with this together.

Hey. Send a message
to Belius.

Tell her that Nordopolica's
gonna help us.

Man, this is serious...

I've brought a letter from
His Highness Ioder.

A secret note from the
imperial candidate, huh?

Read it aloud.

“If Don Whitehorse is taken out of the
picture, we are willing to overlook the
Union's responsibility in the Barbos affair.”

What...?!

Hah hah hah!
Don't make me laugh!

...What...what is this?

Looks like you and the
young master see things
a bit differently.

There must be some mistake! Master
Ioder would never say such a thing!

Show our guest here to
his own private suite!

Don Whitehorse, please
listen to me! This is
some sort of trap!

Flynn...!

Why would you...?

Hang on.

If we screw up, it'll
only make things worse
for Flynn.

...

All-out war with the empire!
We'll take everything we've got
and march on the imperial capital!

Try and make a fool out of
me?! I'll tear these little
messengers limb from limb!

Th-this is bad!

And it looks like he's forgotten
all about talking with us.

I don't think the Don's
in much of a talking
mood right now.

I have to return to the empire and
find out what's really going on!

I said hang on. We should sit still
for now and see what happens.

I...I suppose you're right.