Struggle Continuing his flashback; Zenos meets Loewe and diagnoses her as having swallowed an explosive crystal. Loewe offers him her gang's wealth to fund treatments for poor people if she dies. Zenos removes the stone instantly and refuses her money, considering it too generous when the surgery lasted barely a second. Zophia, Lynga and Loewe visit the clinic regularly and Carmilla suggests they might be in love with him, which could escalate the conflict. Zenos assumes this is impossible, since he is just an unlicensed healer. That same afternoon the three bosses declare war for the slums. Exasperated, Zenos attends and heals every fighter the moment they are injured so not one person dies. Realising fighting is pointless the three agree to peace, except for the fight over Zenos, which they keep secretly to themselves. Word of the truce reaches the Royal Knights, who fear peace might cause the slum dwellers to band together against normal citizens, maybe even against the aristocracy. To prevent this, Vice-Commander Krishna is sent to investigate. Interrogating gang members Krishna is surprised by their loyalty towards the anonymous mediator who ended the fighting. She also witnesses Zophia and Zonde healed of the magical bullet wounds she gave them earlier. Becoming lost in the unfamiliar slums she coincidentally asks for directions at Zenos' clinic, only to shoot him when she sees Lily is an elf.

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