╭(′▽`)╯The Whole Gang Sat Down to Figure Things Out
After the troublemaker had suddenly become a great hero and successfully rescued the old priest—the old man from the Cret family—it was only natural that Elektra, who should have been scolded or punished, started acting smug. She strutted around everywhere, and it seemed her nonexistent tail was practically sticking straight up.
Of course, that was assuming Elektra had a tail?
But let's set aside Elektra's mood for now. Guts, Phall, Farnese, Serpico, and the bald Isidro in the Holy Light City were not exactly happy, even though they no longer had to worry about the prisoner exchange.
After all, the mess that some troublesome little girl had talked Elektra and Isidro into making hadn't come without a price. And the price that was already looming was this: Falconia and its so-called "New Band of the Falcon" could attack and retaliate against their Holy Light City at any moment!
And so!
On the third day after Isidro successfully rescued the old priest, Guts, Farnese, the Legion Witch Schierke, and the other senior officers of the Holy Light City gathered once again in a large barracks outside the city, their faces clouded with worry.
The matter they were meeting to discuss, of course, was the fallout from the rescue plan that Elektra, Isidro, and the others had carried out behind their backs.
"Ahem..."
"All right, all right."
"Let's all try to relax. The old man is back, and the initiative is in our hands now. There's no point worrying about it any further."
"Let's focus on how to deal with what comes next!"
"No matter what happens, the Holy Light will watch over us!"
After the group had discussed things in low voices for a while without reaching any conclusions, they exchanged another