"What are you doing here without authorization?!"
Uchiha Madara and Estelle were startled out of their wits! Turning around, they found that the person behind them was none other than General Morgan!
"Hmph, Bracers! I told you not to interfere in these matters, yet you insisted on meddling! Things are no longer so simple now. You are suspected of interfering with military operations, and I have no choice but to lock you up!"
"Lock us up?" Estelle cried. "No way! I've still got my whole youth ahead of me!"
But none of that did any good. Before long, they were thrown into an underground prison beneath Haken Gate.
"This is so miserable... Why did things turn out this tragically?" Estelle simply could not understand it. She had clearly only been investigating a case, so how had it suddenly become obstructing a military investigation? Was there really such a deep conflict between the Bracer Guild and the military?
"I don't know why General Morgan hates the Bracer Guild so much either. But at least our investigation has uncovered plenty of clues. Only one final matter remains: where the enemy is. Perhaps even the military does not know that. We no longer need to rely on them."
"But we've been locked up! We may not need to rely on the military, but we still have to get out first, don't we?" Estelle shouted.
"Estelle, keep your voice down." Uchiha Madara took a thin wire from his clothes. "As long as the timing is right, we can definitely get out. For now, we should get some sleep. Once the night is over, we'll quietly slip away..."
The moment she saw the wire, Estelle understood Uchiha Madara's intentions. "Joshua, you're amazing," she whispered.
"Yes, Joshua really is amazing. Truly the prince of my dreams!"