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　Medes was about to be taken away by the police officers who arrived at the scene after receiving the call.

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Orac. Don't resist.

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You're mysteriously on the ropes.

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Let go of me!　I am the head of Drake.

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Drake?　What the hell is he talking about?

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I'm talking about the old days. That's why you're old.

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I'm sure a lot of extra charges will come out when we question him."

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　Wayne, who passed the scene on his way home, watched Medes being pulled over with a pout.

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（Was that Medes?　What the hell is that guy doing? Why is he being seized by the police (......)?

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　As Wayne was stunned, he could hear the already gathered onlookers talking.

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What happened?"

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It seems some drunks attacked the "Knights of the Black Cliff" quarters.

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Well, that's disturbing.

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(An attack on "Knights of the Black Wall"?　(Don't tell me you beat up the Adventurers' Guild to get rid of your contract?)

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　The next day, this was the topic of conversation in the break room of the "Arsenal of Spirits.

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I heard that Medes was arrested."

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　Pato said.

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'Wayne was passing by the scene, wasn't he?

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　Aina spoke up.

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Aina spoke up. According to a passerby, a drunken Medes threw a rock through the window of the "Knights of the Black Wall" quarters.

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I'm not sure how drunk he was. I don't care how much they canceled the contract. ......"

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It's also interesting that they attacked the adventurers' guild and not the "Spirit Arsenal (we)." ......

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　Pato pressed his forehead in distress.

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When he was being arrested, he said he was the head of Drake.

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Drake?"

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I've heard that name from my grandfather.

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　The elder Roddy said.

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I believe it was a group of con artists who were prominent on the island more than 20 years ago.

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Are you saying that Medeiros was the head of this fraud ring?"

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　Lizetta frowned.

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"He has been yakuza-like from time to time since he was in 'Dragon's Fires' ....... Was that man really a half-breed?"

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Whatever. ......

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　Pato looked out the window at the "Dragon's Fires".

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'It's going to be tough from here on out, "Dragon's Fires" ......

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　News of the Medes' attack on the "Knights of the Black Wall" traveled throughout the island that day.

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Simon, the captain of the "Knights of the Black Wall," was furious.

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"An attack in retaliation for the termination of a contract?　This is unprecedented. I will not stand idly by and allow this outrage to harm my men!　We, the Knights of the Black Wall, intend to strongly protest this incident to the Dragon's Fires.

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　Simon announced so broadly in the plaza.

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　Upon hearing of the incident, the staff of the "Dragon's Fires" and the outside adventurers' guilds were immensely upset.

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　The quartet was forced to respond to a succession of complaints demanding explanations.

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Oh, my God, I can't work like this.

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　Charles comes into the workroom for the quartet with a sigh.

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　He had been busy with clients until just now and had just been released.

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d*mn. What is our guild leader doing? Even he is having a hard time because of the defection of the "Knights of the Black Wall.

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　Raul could not help but complain about the stones.

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　In the meantime, a new complaint came in.

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No good," said Raul. Production will be postponed for the rest of the day.

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Raoul, Charles. Do you have a minute?"

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　Edgar beckoned them over.

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　Raul and Charles listened to Edgar's story in wonder.

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What!　A coup?"

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　Raul could not believe his ears.

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Are you insane?　At a time like this when the guild is in trouble ......"

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Because it's a time like this."

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　Edgar said, his face more serious than ever.

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The recent downturn in business performance is entirely Medes' fault. "Medes is responsible for the recent downturn in business performance," Edgar said with a more serious look on his face. All he does is drag his feet. How long are we going to let him get away with this?

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"......"

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I don't think this guild can stand if we leave it to him any longer. Let's all unite here and drag him down.

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　Soon after, Medes was released.

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　However, what awaited him when he arrived at his studio was a statement of condemnation from the quartet, jointly signed by them.

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The quartet's jointly signed condemnation of the guild leader's recent wild behavior was too much to bear. It is unbecoming for the head of an alchemy guild to attack adventurers and show no respect to his clients. We, the Quartet, demand that Medes resign as head of the guild within a week. If he fails to do so, we, the Quartet and all the alchemists under us, will not obey any of his orders and will stop all ongoing work.

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　Thus, Edgar instigated the quartet and the staff, and also sat down to negotiate with Medes.

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　He made a sneak visit to the guild president's office at a time when Raul and Charles had returned to their work.

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Raul and Charles were back at work. It's a big problem, isn't it? The head of the guild.

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What's the big deal? You're part of the coup d'etat group.

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　Medes was taken aback when Edgar approached him with an unsuspecting face.

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　However, I can't seem to get angry with Edgar.

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　Edgar had a strange affability that would take the edge off his opponent's venom and get right into his pocket.

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No," he said. I was carried away by those guys. You are the only one who can speak up against the guild leader. You're the only one who can speak out against the guild leader, so you should lead the protest. Even so, I stopped them. He said, "Now is the time for the whole guild to work together as one. This is not the time for this kind of infighting. Then they said, "You know what? If you don't move, we'll quit the guild. When they said that, we had no choice but to do it. We can't afford to lose any personnel from the guild.

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I don't know. I doubt it."

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So what's going to happen in the trial? You're not going to throw me in jail, are you?

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Idiot. I just broke a glass when I was drunk.　At most, you could be charged with damage to property."

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(I suppose I could be charged with assault, assault and battery, or even intimidation.)

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　Edgar plunged into his mind.

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'No matter how serious it is, at most you'll pay a fine. But in any case, I intend to plead not guilty at trial."

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(No, not guilty, not a stone's throw away. The evidence (story) is already up.)

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So what are you going to do about the Guild?　We're getting a lot of complaints, and the staff here on the street is trying to turn against us."

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I don't know what's going on. If things continue as they are, I could really be forced out of my position as guild president. There are too many rebels to purge. I have to fend off criticism somehow. ......

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Guild leader. I have an idea.

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Say it.

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Please make me head of the guild temporarily.

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What?　You?"

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　Medes squints sceptically.

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'Oops. Don't get me wrong. I really don't intend to be the head of the guild. This is only a temporary measure. As soon as things cool down, I'll have you reinstated as guild leader.

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"......"

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I think it would be a shame if there was no blame to be placed on them, wouldn't it?　There needs to be a satisfactory treatment both internally and externally. I will take a step back to avoid criticism, and eventually arrange for you to be reinstated as head of the guild. In return, if all goes well, please put me at the head of the quartet.

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"......"

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I'll take all the criticism. Please. For the sake of the guild, will you let me be the guild leader's bullet repellant?"

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　Medes thought about it.

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　I don't care about criticism from the staff.

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　If he just dodged and dodged as usual, it would subside in time.

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　What bothered Medes more was the slush fund in his possession.

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　The money he earned during his anti-corporation days was mixed in with the assets of "Dragon's Fires.

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　It would be bad if the investigative authorities were to come to the attention of Medes about that slush fund now.

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　Apparently, the authorities are sniffing out Medes' past.

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　During the interrogation, I was probed about "Drake" several times.

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　How in the world did the authorities come to know about Medes' "Drake" days only now?

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　I don't know.

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　But at any rate, we had to somehow keep the slush fund hidden for now.

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　However, it is difficult to openly transfer funds in the face of criticism like this.

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　We have to somehow set up a cover and buy some time.

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　In the end, Medes decided to go along with Edgar's idea.

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　Later that day, Medes' resignation was announced.

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　Edgar was named as his successor.

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　Medes will remain an executive in the company for the foreseeable future.

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　Wayne and Lizetta were outraged by this news.

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Edgar is the head of the guild?　You've got to be kidding me. How the hell did he get to be the head of the guild of all guilds?

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And Medes is staying on as an executive?　How rotten is that guild, ......, to put a former insurgent suspect, now awaiting criminal trial for gang-related activities, on the board of directors!

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I'm going to drag them down no matter what!"

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　Wayne and Lizetta were exercising with an unprecedented sense of solidarity.

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　The next day, Medes was about to go to work at the workshop (atelier) with a somewhat calmer mind than yesterday.

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(Whew! I wondered what would happen when I was arrested on a strange accusation, but I'm glad that I seem to be able to keep my current position. I'm glad I've managed to keep my current position. (That's because of what I do on a regular basis. ......)

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　However, just as I was leaving the front door, I was met by the police.

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Excuse me. You must be Mr. Medes?"

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You'll have to come to the station.

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　The two policemen quickly set up on both sides of the medes.

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Whoa!　Hey, what's up with you guys? What in the world is your basis for trying to take someone into custody? ......"

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You are suspected of serious violations of the guild's code of ethics, including equipment status window dressing and accounting irregularities.

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The accusation comes from Edgar Logue, head of the Fires of the Dragon guild.

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What the hell?

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(Edgar accuses eagle ....... d*mn. Son of a b*tc*. Edgar. You set me up!

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　At that time, Edgar was gloating in the guild leader's chair.

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He was smiling. The old man should have been caught by now.

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（As long as you're the head of the guild, you're done. Good-bye, Medes. Go eat your stinky food in the pigsty.)

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You, make a big announcement about this. And expel Medes from the guild.

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Yes, sir.

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　At Edgar's order, the secretary at his side begins to work on the document in a flurry of activity.

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　Raul looks on bitterly.

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　He, too, has belatedly begun to realize that Edgar has taken advantage of him.

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（Raul is not sure if this is a good idea.　Edgar is going to make the guild do as he pleases. (Are you sure you want to do this?)

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　Thus, Medes' past misdeeds, such as equipment status window dressing, asset concealment, and accounting irregularities, were made public, and it was announced that he would be expelled from "Dragon's Fires.

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　However, the outside adventurers' guild, "The Players of the Red Sands," was outraged by this announcement.

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They were furious at the announcement: "He was decorating the status of his equipment!　You've got to be kidding me!"

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　On the same day, "The Red Sands Players" angrily announced the termination of the contract and the joining of the "Spirit Alliance.

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　Any organization run by human beings is bound to have a scandal or two.

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　Whether or not the management can handle them internally and nip them in the bud in advance so that they don't become public knowledge is a matter of management competence. ......

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(I never thought the head of the organization himself would expose it.)

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　Pato had a headache as a former "Dragon's Fires" employee.

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(No matter how much the outside world made a fuss, if only the inside had not admitted it, it would have never gone beyond the point of suspicion no matter how far it went. ...... Now that the top brass has admitted it, it's over.)

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　The "Fortress Archers," the only one of the three outside guilds left behind, was shaken.

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The Archers of the Fortress alone had no chance against the Alliance of Spirits.

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　However, they did not want to pay an expensive cancellation fee.

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The "Archers in the Fortress" were in a heated debate over this issue, but the dispute ended with the news that Jill Irwin, an S-class heavily-armed knight of the "Golden Eagle," had arrived at the port from a newly arrived ship.

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　On the same day, "The Archer of the Fortress" joined the "Spirit League.

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