Chapter 531, "Make Them Come To Us", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The Forest of Twin Disasters did not forgive carelessness., but the pressure keeps building through For days now, two demon strongholds had been searching the forest....

Chapter 531, "Make Them Come To Us", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The Forest of Twin Disasters did not forgive carelessness., but the pressure keeps building through For days now, two demon strongholds had been searching the forest....
Chapter 527, "A Little Chaos (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Recovery's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 906, "Spoils", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 751, "Out of hands", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 241, "Attack!", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. The setup is If Higson had plenty of loopholes in their deal—that was: they could..., but the pressure keeps building through He simply couldn't betray him or his party directly..
Chapter 632, "Greed", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 893, "Host", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 416, "Such a Sensitive Nose, Born in the Year of the Dog?", is the clearest early answer because it turns Such's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 521, "Stick to One Line of Work", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event.
Chapter 521, "Stick to One Line of Work", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event.