The Battle of Emilia

In the dead of night, a noise from the living room startled Emilia awake from her slumber.

As she was contemplating whether she had dreamt the sound or if it was real, the clatter of the flowerpot hitting the floor confirmed her suspicions. 

There were flowerpots only on the windowsill in the living room, which wouldn't just fall on their own. 

This meant someone was breaking into her house from the window!

With this realization, Emilia immediately got out of bed and dressed. She was grateful for her habit of locking her bedroom door at night, as at least there was a door between her and the intruder in the living room.

— (Could it be a thief?)

— (Or could it be…?)

Emilia recalled the conversation she had with Banning. 

The mayor seemed to be plotting something against the Quest Guild. 

However, the mayor's house was consumed by a pyroclastic pillar that fell from the sky tonight. If the mayor was home, he should be dead...