Eco is walking through the town's square with his new captive Ramses, walking by Lilia who vaguely recognizes him. Tenko comes by on horseback to pay Eco for his song...while letting him in on the fact that he's being followed. Eco knows Lilia has been stalking him for a while and says it's time Tenko was let in on a little secret...
But first, back to Orcelito! He's still in his dungeon room when a guard comes in to give him stuff, even offering to help him change. Orcelito says he's fine and the guard leaves while a Duke named Barto approaches the guards from outside. He asks them to leave so he can talk to Orcelito alone. They do and he walks in, offering his assistance to escape with the prince. Tein, who is disguised as a guard, comes in to sneak Orcelito some snacks only to find Barto choking him.
Tein pulls Barto off only to find a knife lodged in his throat. Orcelito thanks Tein for the "assist" and tells him to take care of the body.
Lord Lagen is waiting for Barto to come back and assumes he has betrayed him. His attendant tells him that there is a rumor that something is happening around the city and asks him to have a look.
Kiliko receives a letter inviting him to a party, apparently written by the very much still missing Orcelito. He knows Orbus is trying to manipulate Belca...or Lord Lagen is trying to lure him out. Belca says as long as Crow and Shingetsu and the others are on their side, they won't go down that easily. If there is a chance, they need to take it because they're running out of time. Still, a guard offers to escort Belca, telling Kiliko to leave because it is Orcelito's wish for Belca to go alone. Crow wants to push through but Kiliko tells him to hold off: the Adin Knights are with Belca and the Hokulea are a bit further away.
They walk along the walls, the guards leading them to a room. Walking through the door, Belca finds Orcelito, alive and well (?)! Belca cheerfully greets him...only for Orcelito to tell him that he will not be handing over the throne and that Belca will die here.
You see, he knows that Reitz was a liar and a murderer and that his blood runs through his family's veins. But Belca's mother, and therefore Belca himself, have the Rovisco's blood running through theirs making Belca the biggest obstacle to Orcelito ascending to the throne.
The citizens watch from below the walls...and so does Orbus and his attendants, who have set the whole thing up. One of Orbus' attendants asks if Orcelito can even fight in his condition but Orbus says it doesn't matter: the citizens need to see him point a sword at Belca with the explicit intention of usurping the throne. Meanwhile, Theon's wife representive asks where Barto and Tein are, confusing Orbus as well...
Belca is being attacked by Orcelito, Belca calling him out on him acting crazy out of nowhere while mentally noting he can barely hold onto the hilt. Orcelito tells Belca to draw his sword while Belca wonders if he's being controlled by someone before dismissing the possibility because if the poison was that convenient, Hector would still be alive. It's at the moment he realizes that Orcelito is fully intending to die on that wall but he still doesn't know what he wants. Belca tries to talk him into standing down, saying their bloodlines don't matter. He just wants his brother back.
Meanwhile, Tenko corners Lilia, the latter confused why she's being chased. Tenko identifies her as the girl who asked Hector for a kiss...giving her the perfect opportunity to poison him. She realizes she's being followed by Hector's main attendant and draws her hidden blade to fight him off but he quickly disarms her. She asks if killing a lowly subordinate will really satisfy him and Tenko says yes...for now. After all, when Belca takes over, he will accomplish Hector's dream.
Back to the wall, Orcelito agrees with Belca...but he'll still fight. You see, it's not just Reitz's blood that's tainted, it's the blood of the people who turned on Reitz, the elders' blood, that's tainted as well. Orcelito is going way off script, shocking the guards and pissing off the lords. Belca answers if that's true then Kiliko should be the one who ascends to the throne because his family are the true descendants of Rovisco. Orcelito then tells Belca to carve a new way for the kingdom with Kiliko before the citizens shout from below, asking if what Orcelito said is really true. Linna runs up to say that Orcelito needs to be taken down for treatment and Belca agrees, saying that he can't be sprouting weird shit off without conversing with everybody first. Tired of this shit, one of the lords orders the guards to capture Belca so that he and Orcelito can't dish anymore. Orcelito keeps them at bay though with the power of "I still have the fucking Plague, you idiots". Belca has had enough and calls for the Hokulea to help him but Orbus comes onto the wall, ranting for everyone to capture the princes. A guard grabs Orcelito and Orbus then orders for the rebels (the citizens watching below a.k.a. witnesses) to be executed, which they are via arrows. Orbus says that's Orcelito's fault for running his mouth too much. The Hokulea, specifically Shingetsu and Tenrou arrive, and Belca tells them to protect the citizens below, even though he's just been ordered to be captured. On the wall, it's Belca and Linna vs. the guards.
Orbus goes over to Orcelito, saying he won't let The Plague kill him. No, he'll use the torture devices used on the Hokulea to make his death as slow and painful as possible...before he realizes he's been cut by Orcelito's hidden knife.
Meanwhile, Kiliko and Crow take down the guards sent by the Elders before we cut back to the guards being freaked out by Orbus, for all intents and purposes, being infected with The Plague. Orcelito holds his knife to his throat, thinking that he's leaving everything to Belca, only for Linna to hold off the guards and for Belca to dash over and knock the knife out of his brother's hands, saying he was here to bring his brother back, not engage in this weird heroic suicide crap. The representative from earlier tries to take control by ordering the guards to capture Belca only for Crow to hold a knife to the back of his neck, ending that nonsense. Sitting down with Orcelito, Belca says the High Priestess told him that, for all his shittiness, Reitz still made a fortress that protected people, cultivated land and gave flood control to the rivers. So if Orcelito is really worried about becoming like him, he should focus on doing as much good as he did if he wants to take the bad with it.
Below the wall, Linna sees the old man with the Rovisco's documents...
But meanwhile, Lord Lagen is getting away in a carriage. He says he can wait as long as it takes to try his plans again...only for his drivers to be Eco and Ramses. "You're such a pitiful man...let's stop cursing others, Father."
The next day, the remains of a burnt carriage were found in a forest near Neue Favrille.
The fates of the rider and the occupants remain unknown.
Some time later, Musca is demanding to play with Subaru but Tenrou tells her off, saying the High Priestess needs to study. Musca then tells Seamrog to kill Tenrou because he's annoying...even though he might become her big brother.
Anyway, because of the rebels and the plan to assassinate the royalty, the four territories, Lobnec, Theon, Londelea and Goldfritz will be temporarily listed under the king's direct control territories. Orcelito says how lively it is and Kiliko says it'll be livelier when Belca returns from territory inspection. Eco is alive and will be stopping by Neue Favrille to attend the crowning ceremony. Tenko will send a letter to the Holy Grounds. Also, Orcelito wants to make that school for the Hokulea after all. He says Belca left him behind in charge of the throne but he's expecting him to come back for it someday...even if it's by force.
So the merry band of Hokulea featuring Belca are retracing the steps of Azelprade's voyage, effectively doing what Reitz and Rosvisco did lifetimes ago.
