Lawrence and Holo continue their escape through the sewers. When Holo hears noises in front of them, the two try to backtrack, but run into more men. After eluding them, Lawrence is attacked by two other men. Although he manages to defeat them, he is stabbed during the fight. After arriving at a dead end, Chloe shows herself to Lawrence and when Lawrence refuses to hand over Holo, she orders for him to be killed. Fortunately for Lawrence, Holo refuses to let that happen.

After finishing up the paperwork at the trading guild, Lawrence and Holo head to the market place to sell the armor. Upon arriving at the place they were going to sell the armor, they find things nearly empty. Upon trying to leave, Lawrence is called on by the head of the company. Upon speaking with him, Lawrence finds out that armor no longer has any value and he is now in debt.

After freeing himself from his bonds, Lawrence goes in search of Holo. Instead of finding her, she finds him. When Lawrence informs her of the situation, Holo agrees to help him save Nora. Can they make it in time to save her?

The trading company wishing to purchase Holo proposes to pay with 60 gold coins instead of 2,000 silver coins because of their inability to procure the necessary silver, and Lawrence agrees to the deal. While celebrating the deal, Eve reveals she had been purchased and married to a merchant. She tells Lawrence and Holo to cherish their experiences together. Back at the inn, Holo suggests they should end their journey after she is sold since Lawrence has almost realized his dream of becoming a shop owner, and Lawrence's efforts to dissuade her fail. The next morning, they return the books borrowed from Ligro, pausing to converse with a nun residing in Ligro's home. Suddenly, Eve arrives and says there has been a coup d'état, leaving them surrounded by a rebellion.

Even in light of the chaos caused by the coup, Eve and Lawrence decide to continue with their plan. While Eve goes to reserve a ship, Lawrence leaves Holo with the traders and receives the gold according to the deal. However, when he meets with Eve in the inn, Lawrence decides to pull out. Eve threatens to murder him, since he discovered Eve had a cunning plan involving the Church to earn a huge amount of money. Eve knocks him out, but leaves him a deed to an inn, which he then uses to buy back Holo. In the face of Holo's apparent fury, Lawrence declares his decision to forgo his dream and keep traveling with Holo.