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Chapter 48
The cure has been distributed and Orbus and his peeps are besides themselves with joy. Belca is destined for the throne; good times all around!
Except for Orcelito who is dying in the dungeon.
He's crying for Kiliko while Orbus and his men look on. One guy asks why they couldn't put him in a decent room; Orbus says they don't have time. They need to spread a rumor before Belca ascends to the throne...
Orcelito overhears them, knowing they're taking advantage of his condition...
So at Regia Solaris, Kiliko's men have found the Hokulea daughter and discover that she was taken by someone. It can't be Lord Lagen or Sparrow Hawk because too many traces were left...then again, that could have been done to throw them off the trail. Kiliko tells his guard to keep searching, telling Crow that they should have went against Lord Lagen earlier if he knew he was going to pull this. Crow is on his side till the end.
Meanwhile, Lord Lagen tells his attendant that Kiliko is officially a waste of time and he's going to focus on leveling up his low-level subordinates.
Eco is being stalked by "Ramses" on his way back from the cafe only for Seamrog to tackle him down.
Seamrog and Musca (on Seamrog's back) tells a shocked Eco that "Ramses" is the guy who has the book they're looking for. Lizelotte wanted to meet him so they were looking for him. Seamrog and Musca go off as Eco meets with Lizelotte, the two noting they're allies for the moment due to shared goals. Eco is shocked that Lizelotte is working for Kiliko...and thrown when Lizelotte reveals that Kiliko is going against his father who is very much still alive. But that can wait: the tied-up Ramses has awakened. He gives his spiel about being a humble messenger who doesn't know anything and says he barely knows Lilia since he was just ordered to correspond with her. He says if they untie him, he'll tell them something cool like how Lilia was the one who killed Prince Hector...
Lizelotte is very interested in that tidbit but Eco says that he wants to try something first. He makes Ramses drink poison and says that if he wants to live, he'll need to take an antidote on a regular basis. So, new arrangement: do what Eco says and he'll get to live (and if he gets the antidote himself, he'll just get the crap beaten out of him). No obedience, no life.
So in Neue Favrille, Rondarea City Mansion, Eco is invited as an official bard. He leaves his new slave (Ramses) with the guards on his behalf as he is taken to another room. Lilia sees Ramses and he tells Eco about her.
Kiliko is informed by a messenger that the Viceroy wants to end Kiliko's ability to give orders. Kiliko says that's only because the two in an argument right now and things are tense; take what he says with a grain of salt.
Tenko and that knight guy are on guard, the latter whining about working with Hokulea because he wants to fight them, especially Tenrou.
Belca is stuck in a room with Linna, whining about how he can't do anything. Tenrou comes with food and the guys talk about the records for a bit. Linna casually says he would work with Belca if he wasn't royalty and Tenrou says he still wants him to marry his sister.
So...the King's Sword's captain because shit is getting weird. His subordinate is about to join him when they are attacked by Shingetsu, mistaking them for enemies. She leads them away as an apology.
In The Suburbs of Neue Favrille, the Londalea Estate, Lilia ends the chapter overhearing Orbus talking about the Hero King's song.
Next chapter is the last one.