The following day, Yuri is in his room with Wolfram and Greta when he hears a commotion outside. He opens the door and marches down the hallway trying to find someone to explain what the noise is from. Wolfram follows him while Greta is ordered to stay in the room. In the front of the castle, Gwendal has the soldiers gathered.

"Gwendal, what's going on?" Yuri demands.

Gwendal faces Yuri and Wolfram. "You don't have to concern yourself about this. Just remain here with Wolfram."

"But…" Yuri starts again when Conrad rides up to them.

"Yuri, this morning, a patrol man spotted Kana. We're going there now to investigate."

"This isn't to investigate. What do you plan on doing to her?" Yuri demands outraged.

Conrad looks Yuri in the eye. "I promise Yuri, I'll make sure we do not need to use force and that she is not harmed."

Yuri sighs, "Thank you Conrad."

Gwendal clears his throat. "Your majesty, if you could please remain inside until we return…"

Yuri nods and reluctantly does as he is asked. Wolfram follows Yuri as he drags his feet all the way to the courtyard. "Why did things have to turn out like this?" Yuri waits for one of Wolfram's sarcastic remarks but it never comes. "Wolfram?" Yuri turns to Wolfram but he is nowhere in sight. "Wolfram?!"

"I let him sleep for a little while so we could have a private conversation." Sanne calmly strolls out from behind a column and comes over to Yuri. She stops a few feet away from him and places one of her hands on her sheath and the other on the hilt of her sword, ready to draw at a moment's notice.

"Wait, you just said you wanted to talk." Yuri keeps his eyes on her sword.

"I do but your answers may affect what I decide to do after we talk. Kana and a few other people have told me what a kind and forgiving person you are but I won't believe it until I hear it from you yourself. I have a few questions and you better answer them truthfully."

"Of course, I understand." Yuri looks up to meet her eyes.

In the town the soldiers rally to the area Kana was spotted. Gwendal, Conrad, and Yozak are reviewing the areas already searched when Darcoscos approaches.

"Area 8 is secure sir, there's no sigh of her anywhere."

"How can a woman completely disappear so easily within such a short amount of time?! It's impossible! She can't travel through water at the moment", Gwendal yells.

Conrad's eyes grow wide as he realizes something. "What if she was never really here to begin with? What if this was just a distraction?" He looks at Gwendal and Yozak. All three of them thinking the same thing.

"Everyone back to the castle immediately!"

Back at the castle, Sanne starts her inquisition. "I'm sure the Wise One has told you everything about me but there are some things even he doesn't know. Doesn't it scare you that when I was alive I could have been a hit man? I've already tried to kill you yet you don't seem scared of me now even. Why?"

"I've had a few people try to kill me know already. One of them is now my daughter. We all do things that we regret, why shouldn't I forgive them?"

Sanne snots in amusement. "Tell me, what is your opinion on the hatred between the humans and Mazoku."

"There shouldn't be hatred between people at all. I love Shin Makoku and its people but I have made many friends that are humans. Why does race matter so much?"

"But peace cannot go on forever. Eventually, a war will erupt once again between humans and Mazoku. What do you plan on doing then? You can't stop the inevitable."

"I may not be able to but I sure as hell am going to try. As long as I am the Maou, there will be no war. I'll do everything to make sure of that." Yuri stands tall and proud of his conviction.

"Yuri!" Conrad yells as he runs up to defend his king.

"Stop!" Yuri commands all of the soldiers. "The rest is between the two of us. No one is to interfere."

Sanne closes her eyes and laughs. "You've set your standards high. Those are hard words to live up to, young king." She slowly pulls out her sword and holds it in front of her. Yuri stands his ground and makes sure the soldiers do the same. "I will hold you to them." Sanne tosses the sword to the side next to Yuri and takes a knee. "You have good people who stand behind you willingly. You have gained my trust and I hope I can gain your forgiveness and trust. Yuri, I promise I will follow you where you will lead, if you'll have me."

Yuri reaches down and picks up Sanne's discarded sword. He turns it around and hands it hilt first to Sanne. "I have to admit I'm not much of a leader but I'll try my best." He smiles at her and she overwhelmingly returns the smile as she takes back her sword.

Seeing the actions that have taken place, the soldiers sheath their swords and disperse. Only Conrad, Yosak, and Gwendal remain and they make their way to over to the two.

"So, you took my advice?" Murata walks up behind Sanne.

She glares at him. "He told me everything but I'm still mad at both of you."

"I didn't think you would offer your services to Yuri right away." He laughs, "Unless, you made one of your bets with him…"

Sanne starts to turn red and crosses her arms in protest. "He made a very good offer."

Ken doubles over laughing. "You just don't want to admit he used your weakness against you." Yuri looks at Ken questioningly and he explains, "Sanne has a gambling problem."

"I do not have a problem. I don't take on every bet."

Ken wipes away a tear from his eye and asks, "So what was the bet?"

Sanne grumbles, "If I wasn't convinced by Yuri's words, I could try to kill him but if I was convinced then I had to pledge myself to him. I can't tell if he knew what he was doing all along or if he was just winging it so I would at least listen to Yuri. That idiot hasn't changed at all." She turns to face Yuri. "If you'll excuse me now, your majesty, there's someone else who would like to talk with you." Kana's blonde hair and blue eyes return as she smiles joyously at Yuri. "Thank you."

Yuri waves her off, "I didn't really do anything so there's no need to thank me."

Kana shakes her head. "You really have no idea just how much your words affected Sanne. I could feel it myself. It was as if the rest of her hatred, anger, and sorrow all melted away with your words." A loud moan comes from behind the pillar where Sanne had first appeared and Wolfram comes out rubbing his temple.

He looks around at everyone and then his eyes land on Kana. "You!"

"Calm down Wolfram, everything has been taken care of", Yuri explains.

Kana laughs nervously and scratches the back of her head. "Sanne says she's sorry, Wolfram."

"What did she do to him anyway?" Ken asks Kana.

Kana reaches into her shirt pocket and holds up two small sealed vials. "Some different kinds of smelling salts. There's a few things extra added to make it even stronger so that you can knock someone unconscious for a few minutes." She puts the vials back and faces Yuri taking both of his hands in hers. "Yuri, I too would like to help out in any way that I can. While I am here, I don't want to be just a free loader. I want to put my skills to good use."

Yuri thinks it over for a minute. "Alright, I think Gwendal might like the extra help."

Gwendal steps forward and questions Kana. "Just what are these skills and how would you be of help to me?"

Kana smiles at the brooding man. "I just graduated from college with a degree in international business management and accounting. I've already gotten quite a few job offers from big companies so I have to admit, I'm good at what I do. Give me a chance and I'll prove it", she challenges him.

Gwendal accepts her offer but mutters something to himself as he walks away.

Yuri claps his hands together. "Now, let's go get your room ready Kana. I'm also sure that Greta would like to see you again as well."

Yuri walks off as Kana smiles warmly before following after him.

Don't let your guard down just quite yet. Sanne's voice echoes in Kana's mind. There are still some people here who still do not fully trust me. But don't worry; I will keep the promise I made to Yuri and Shinou.