Chapter 03 - Rubble Umarit Imuse: ...What? Suncia? Echo Knight: Yes. He ordered pursuers to turn back... Umarit Imuse: He defied my command... Perhaps I extended him too much sympathy simply for being Nuxma's younger brother. Echo Knight: How would you like to proceed, Lord Umarit? Umarit Imuse: ... Umarit Imuse: Mobilize the artillery. Fire at the fugitives' escape route without mercy. Echo Knight: You want us to fire!? But that would endanger the city district too! Umarit Imuse: There’s no room to weigh the lives of citizens against this. They raised their blade against the Imperial capital itself. There will be no room for mercy. Echo Knight: All this for some petty thieves... Guard: T-terrible news...! It’s a major emergency! Echo Knight: Quiet! You stand before the Wartime Consul! What happened? Guard: A fire broke out in His Majesty's private chambers...! Echo Knight: W-what!? Is His Majesty safe!? Guard: That's the problem, he's nowhere to be found...! Echo Knight: Impossible...! Could those people from earlier have set fire to His Majesty's chambers!? Echo Knight: Could it be that they weren't thieves at all, but traitors who burned down the Emperor's chambers…? Or worse, Federation agents!? Guard: The Federation!? Federation assassins infiltrated this far in!? Umarit Imuse: Silence. The Federation may be plotting more than an assassination, they’re plotting an assault on the entire capital. Echo Knight: Wh...! Umarit Imuse: Their forces may already be marching toward this capital and they’re poised to strike at any moment. Echo Knight: Kh...! Umarit Imuse: Then we must show them. We must make it clear that we stand ready to meet them. Umarit Imuse: Silent vigilance alone will not deter the Federation's bravado. Fire the cannons! Umarit Imuse: Let our pride echo through the capital like the roar of a lion. Umarit Imuse: Let it be known that this city, which has guarded the Empire's glorious history, will not be defiled so lightly. Echo Knight: Yes, my lord...! At once! Guard: Yes, sir...! Umarit Imuse: ... Umarit Imuse: ...If I can orchestrate chaos of this magnitude, the Emperor's "disappearance" will be understood as "status unknown." Umarit Imuse: And in time... I will declare his death Umarit Imuse: Your Majesty Gtri... It grieves me, but this is the ending befitting you. Umarit Imuse: My lord, radiant as the sun... I revered and served you with all my loyalty, without reservation. Umarit Imuse: In my own way, at least. To be continued...