Manga Chapter 031

"The Shadow of the Mastermind" is the 31st chapter of the "Isekai Yakkyoku" Manga adaptation. It was first released in Japan on "ComicWalker" Online Publication.

Summary
Eléonore relaxes in her room after a long day. She thinks about Farma and how's he's changed since the lightning strike. She's worried that she may not be of sufficient help to him. She decides to become Farma's student after this crisis.

Meanwhile Farma comes across Chiara's group that has set fire to the cargo. Most of it is in the pile but a few crates are missing. Chiara mentions that another group is continuing the pursuit. Farma casts sanctuary on the area and falls to his knees. Chiara measures Farma's divine power only to see that Farma's power is great but his body can't keep up. He rests with the other members of the clergy and Chiara wonders about Farma's divine power. She's shocked when she hears about Farma's abilities. Farma realizes that even he would be tired after using so many feats. He gets a ride on Chiara's horse and they ride up to the second group.

They arrive to find a group of four merchants died up all carrying the plague. Farma warns them that they'll die if they don't get their information. Eventually they squeal about four carts still on the road with one of them containing squirrels from Ponte Island. Chiara is outraged that they let a dangerous plague into the country but Farma calms her down. Apparently 24 merchants and 5 holy knights remain on the road which raises some questions with Farma, most importantly, that the mastermind is in the center of the Neder Kingdom. Farma thinks about the white death the queen had and that he never thought of a saboteur until that moment.

The clergy is about to let them die but Farma says they can have the medicine. After that, the clergy can do what they want with them. Farma sends one of the clergy to Marseirre to tell them of the incident and he takes off again.

Characters
Characters in italics debuted here.
 * Falma de Médicis
 * Eléonore Bonnefoi
 * Chiara