Lawrence and Holo travel to the town of Poroson, where Lawrence sells the pepper he received from the Milone Trading Company. During the exchange, Holo reveals that the shop owner of the Latparron Trading Company buying the pepper is attempting to swindle Lawrence. In exchange for not reporting the shop owner, Lawrence receives more profit than he originally expected. While traveling to the church city of Ruvenheigen, Lawrence and Holo talk about future profit from the armor he received from the shop owner and the illegality of smuggling gold. They pass a group of travelers who warn them of mercenaries from the north...