But Karenina had a point. I say we separate the two artifact fragments for better safety.
Commandant takes one, and the other one stays with Lucia or myself.
Wait, what about me and Karenina?
You two can't keep anything valuable. Just think of your fighting style.
Hmm... Lucia keeps it then.
Wait, did you say you have two artifact fragments?
Yeah, why?
Something's not right... The other two heroes said they had three...
Three... Huh?
There have always been only four pieces. What's going on here...
I also wanted to ask. As far as I know, there are only four pieces.
If the Demon King's right, the simplest answer is one of the five fragments is a counterfeit.
Oh, another classic plot. Now we just have to find out which one is fake!
Fake... One of ours was retrieved directly from a Demon General. But the other wasn't...
Commandant, Karenina, Camu gave you the fragment you brought here, didn't he? Could it be possibly swapped?
Maybe... We can't make any conclusion from "maybe."
True. He could have kept the artifact, and no one would have any question.
...
Um, you've been really quiet. Have you thought of something?
...
Karenina?
We can't beat an NPC with no HP bar.
[player name], do you remember what Vera and Camu said? Now I finally understand.
Karenina clenched her fist. She looked infuriated.
They have the counterfeit. We need to get the real one there. Let's go.
Just come, you fool! They'll get suspicious if we waste too much time!
Hmph, you are not that stupid.
Wait, what? What's happening?