章節 75: Chapter 74: Freedom (1)

"I heard… the orb that the oracle guided us to has fallen in your hands."

"General Volfram, is this what you have called me for? Understand that I do not approve of your selfish ways—"

"—Enough. I don't need an outsider brat telling me how to run my own things."

"If there's nothing else, then I'll be leaving."

"Hand over that orb… and I'll give you what you have been asking for, Archmage."

"…"

"The thing that you have pestered us for the last two years, I'll give you it."

"I'll let you… be free."

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"Erika Arkwin, you're under arrest!"

The three turned toward the door when they heard the sound of a knight. Standing there with the evening sun at their backs was a troupe of knights, their metal armors clanging with each step. With a scroll in his hands, the one at the forefront raised the visor of his helmet, revealing his scarred face. His other hand gripped around the shaft a spear.

"W-what… in the world?"