Chapter 16 - Flag at Half-Mast [The bell tolls…] Umarit Imuse: Hm... Man: Lord Umarit...! Woman: It's Lord Umarit...! Euro Gallu: ...So that's Umarit... Xin Dicus: Shh, don't draw attention. You already stand out enough as it is... Euro Gallu: Sorry... Suncia Panthera: Fuu... Airio Sis: Hm... Airio Sis: (I wonder what Lord Umarit’s gonna talk about.) Airio Sis: (Lord Suncia's been on edge lately, too...) Airio Sis: (No, I need to focus on what's in front of me.) Thecto Sis: Oh... Thecto Sis: Ah...! Thecto Sis: Fail, look! Over there... Fail Urus: Where? Thecto Sis: Over there...! It's Airio...! Fail Urus: ...Ah! You’re right! He's sa-! Nelpha Maxi: Guys, be quiet...! Fail Urus: Ah, y-yes...! Thecto Sis: ...Sigh! ...I'm so relieved... Thecto Sis: (Airio... standing there upright on his own two feet... He looks so dignified, so composed.) Thecto Sis: (I can't see his expression very well from here... I wonder if he really went through echo-fusion... Is he still Airio, the Airio I know...?) Thecto Sis: (If he's become someone I don't know...) Thecto Sis: (...What would an Airio I don’t know even be like?) Thecto Sis: (...For starters, I've never known an Airio who could salute with such a resolute look in his eyes.) Thecto Sis: (Maybe he’s long since become someone I don’t know...?) Thecto Sis: (I wanted him to stay the same old twin brother I’ve always known...) Thecto Sis: (Maybe I was too selfish.) Lklein Manni: ... Tauran Tiaca: ... Tauran Tiaca: (What are you planning, gathering the people like this? Umarit...) Tauran Tiaca: (I've heard that His Majesty's bedchambers burned down, but I haven't been allowed to see him ever since...) Tauran Tiaca: (Could something have happened to His Majesty...?) [The bell tolls again…] Umarit Imuse: Raise the imperial flag. Imperial Soldier: Yes, sir... Lklein Manni: (...The flag stopped halfway up?) Tauran Tiaca: (...!? At half-mast!? No, it can't be...) Airio Sis: ...Huh? The flag isn't all the way up... Airio Sis: There might be a mistake. Deputy Captain Suncia, should I go fix it? Suncia Panthera: ... Suncia Panthera: Leave it as it is. Echo Knight: Wha...!? Echo Knight: No way...!? Airio Sis: ...? Are you sure? Euro Gallu: ...A flag at half-mast? Has someone passed away? Xin Dicus: This is bad... We gotta get outta here fast, Euro. Euro Gallu: Xin? Xin Dicus: We have to hide our Tauran. Umarit will kill him if he finds him. Euro Gallu: What... Xin Dicus: ...Umarit's about to declare Emperor Gtri dead. Euro Gallu: Ah...! To be continued...