I've been waiting for you, Hans.

Don't be so uptight.

It's not like I'm going to attack you just because you're alone.

Hehe, as entertaining a reaction as always.

This won't take very long.

I just want to tell you about the real goal the Imperial Guard is after.

You might have already noticed, but...

...we are connected to another person besides the his majesty, the ruler of the Empire of Randall.

Lord Eriole is worried about the future of Elgaia.

About that world in which only the privileged few hold all the power and knowledge.

So, in order to destroy that political system, we are asking a certain someone to lend us power.

Hehe. If you heard the true identity of that person, you would be quite shocked.

However, I cannot disclose that information just yet.

When the right time comes, Lord Eriole will tell you himself.

Hans.

There are secrets which I cannot reveal to you at this time.

But believe this.

We are fighting to build peace and equality for this world.

That is no lie.

Hehe. I bet you think that was not what I really meant to say, right?

Since building a world of peace and equality should be what everyone strives for anyway.

The truth is that I wanted to talk to you earlier, but there have been so many strange interruptions lately...

And then the Randall Empire formed an alliance with the Akras Summoners' Hall...

...so getting you to join our cause became more difficult than before.

But now I would like to ask you to join us.

......

And what I'm going to tell you now is my own opinion, it has nothing to do with the empire.

I do not trust the Akras Summoners' Hall.

To be precise, I don't trust the Summoners of Old.

Just think about it.

Do their positions really require that much power just to manage Summoners?

The Summoners have surpassed the existence of nations already.

With that much military and economic power, they could rule the whole of Elgaia.

But even so, their leaders, the Summoners of Old, don't have that kind of objective in mind?

Could there be anything scarier than that very thought?

I'm sorry.

That had nothing to do with what we were talking about.

Hans.

Now we're making our way to hear what Zurg has to say.

I know not what he intends to tell us.

But, you believe wholly in Lady Tilith, don't you?

You don't want to believe that her kindness and positivity are all a lie, do you?

Hehe, you don't have to tell me twice either.

Well then, I'll head towards the Sky Palace Talahr as well.

Let's meet again soon.

I'm glad we could finally have this chat.

Next time I'd like to talk to you even more as our true ally...