Skip to about a week later, Tatsuo confronts Darren about his plans.

Tatsuo: I’ve spoken to Sharon about it already, but we’re planning on going to Odale, which is off-continent…That’s what you wanted, right? To leave Irene.

Tatsuo: Have you made your decision? Wanna join our guild and come with us?

Darren (excitingly): Wha– Hell yea I’ll join! Take me with you!

Meanwhile, in an abandoned alley of Argonaut, Archer is speaking with somebody through his unity.

Unity: Sorry! I know it sounds unbelievable, but shortly after we hung up, the city closed off ALL their gates!! Can you believe that?!

“Sorry that we weren’t able to meet up like we said. I tried calling you back but –” Archer cuts the person off saying that it was alright. The conversation continues as it shifts into future plans.

Archer: ...Yeah, I’m heading back now.

Archer: ...

Archer: Uh-huh…good to hear that…

Archer: No, I’m planning on forming my own guild…

Archer: Yeah, see ya’, thanks for the help.

The unity device disconnects.

‘I’ll drag that man off his throne one day…!’ - Archer says spitefully in his head.

Archer: And then I’ll finally avenge you…

“Carlson.”

*Skip to Argonaut’s guild hub.

Tatsuo and the group welcomes Darren to officially be part of the guild. Darren’s documents gets stamped for approval and Tatsuo shakes hands with Darren.

Tatsuo: Welcome to Geld, Darren!

Sharon wipes tears of joy and sniffles.

Victor: Woah…You okay there Sharon?

“Mm-hmm! It’s just…I never would’ve imagined we’d actually get more than three members…!” - Sharon says, choking on her tears.

Darren: So uhm…Is there anything we could do about our guild’s name…?

Tatsuo: We’d have to pay in order to change our guild name, and it’s pretty expensive to do that. But that’s alright, the name is here to stay anyways.

Darren: ...

In the background, Tatsuo and co. can hear the receptionist congratulating someone on making a new guild. They turn to see that it’s Jayce, Hector and Malone. Jayce catches the group looking at them and locks eyes with Tatsuo.

Jayce: Ho~? You guys are still here?

Tatsuo: What’s up with you? You’re making your own guild?

Jayce: Damn right!

“It’s the new and improved Punk Riot: Savage Punk!” - Jayce says while showing their guild logo.

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Jayce points his finger at Tatsuo: That means we’ll be competing against each other! We’re going to make a mark for ourselves and take the world by storm!

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Jayce: See ya guys later. The next time we meet, it’ll be as rivals! Until then, don’t you dare lose to anybody weak! We’ll be the ones to beat you!

As Jayce and his guildmates leave, Queenie also bids her farewell with Tatsuo and the gang.

“Thank you for everything, but I must also take my leave.” - Queenie says in her soft-spoken voice.

Tatsuo: Hm? You’re coming along with us. You’re part of the guild too.

Queenie: Ah…I wasn’t actually going to be a part of your guild–

“No, here–” - Tatsuo says, interrupting Queenie as he hands over a paper.

“Look see, I’ve registered you as part of the guild. You’re one of us now.” - Tatsuo says as Queenie stares at her official Geld registration documentation.

Queenie (panicked and confused): ...Huh…??! I’m sorry…??!?

She carefully looks back at the registered documents again.

Queenie: H-how…??!!

‘Nice job Tatsuo!’ - Sharon says in her head as she gives a thumbs up in the background.

Queenie: You’d need to have a bio-sample to register a person into the system…! Where’d you get mines…?!

Tatsuo: I used your vomit.

Tatsuo’s response left Queenie responseless…And mentally shattered.

Sharon: Wait a minute…If that’s true…

Sharon: How’d you register me and Victor back at Pillberry?

Tatsuo: Oh, I just used your hair. It wasn’t exactly hard to just pick off a strand from the ground. And for Victor I used the saliva from the straw he drank with.

Sharon and Victor looks at Tatsuo with their jaws hanging open.

“So that’s where my straw went! Is that also why you offered to get us drinks??!!” - Victor says while shaking Tatsuo.

Tatsuo (giving the side-eye): No way, it was just a spur of the moment thing.

In the background, Sharon ponders about something in her head as Victor bickers to Tatsuo.

Sharon (thinking): Hold on…I feel like there’s something pretty important with all these details that I’m missing here…

Sharon (thinking): Something about it doesn’t seem to add up…But I can’t remember what it is…

Tatsuo catches Sharon staring intently at him.

Tatsuo: Hm? Is something the matter Sharon?

Her curious gaze remains fixated on him.

Sharon: You…

Her mind switches over to another detail to muse over.

Sharon: Was your shirt always black?

Tatsuo and Victor both look down at his undershirt.

Tatsuo: Hm…? Yeah. It’s always been this way.

Sharon: Oh. Okay.

“That’s weird…” She said softly to herself. This entire time, she could’ve sworn that his shirt was red instead. She also doesn’t recall Tatsuo ever buying extra clothes for himself, nor did she think he was one to do so. In the end, she simply disregards the notion, and has already forgotten what was holding up her mind earlier.

*Back at the Pillberry guild hub.

Elena is talking with Becca who returned from her trip a while ago before the events at Argonaut transpired. Becca is disappointed that the trip was all for naught since she couldn’t even find what was written on the letter. She hopes that if Tatsuo and the others have made it to Argonaut, they find the second copy of the letter there.

“Well! At least that letter was able to shed some light about the Veloren person’s weird name…!” - Elena says to Becca in an attempt to cheer her up.

Becca: *sigh…Perhaps this was for the best…

Becca (thinking): All of these happenings…These coincidences…There’s something bigger happening…! The letters and that Veloren person…It was meant to be given to him 86 years ago…! Why was that letter in our guild hub…? And why did we hold onto it for that long…? It’s strange how there’s someone affiliated with the top brass of both the guild alliance and the ARs army…

Becca (thinking): Yet how is it that seemingly nobody knows anything about this person…? There aren’t even any records…! And then there was that boy who visited us about a week ago…The one that started all this mystery…!

‘When he tried to register himself into the guild system–’ - Becca looks over to one of the service desks where magic technicians are huddled, fixing the holographic screen display that appears glitched.

‘…It broke the system.’

Back at Argonaut, San is with Tatsuo and co. at a gate, sending them off. Tatsuo and the gang bids farewell at San, Dr.Crogsbell and Mearl who in turn is waving back, wishing them good luck on their trip. And with that, Geld departs from Argonaut.

Argonaut Fin~