ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (ACCA13区監察課)

Wow!

Thank you so much, Nino!

Jean's away for work again?

He left as soon as he returned from Dōwā.

What's with that box?

Oh...

I send gifts to the owner, along with our monthly reports.

I'm not sure what he likes, so I end up sending lots of things.

Didn't you say you've never met him?

Yeah, and I only know his post office box.

Huh...

Thanks for the cake.

Leaving already?

I'll take the package to the post office for you.

I have to mail something, too.

I'll send you the report.

I'm going to Suitsu District tonight.

Oh,

and Lotta's present will be included with the report.

Enjoy.

Also...

Apparently, people working for the prince are sniffing around Lotta.

Jean's about to get sucked in even more.

It's okay.

Just don't call me out of worry like you did before, please.

Excuse me.

Suitsu District

You can use that?

There's no signal, so I can't.

Hey...

Could I touch that?

Wow, it's real.

Hey.

I'll give you the money...

Next time you visit, can you bring me something like that?

In Suitsu District, they're forbidden by law.

How much do you want?

It isn't about the money.

Then, what do you want?

Hmm...

Maybe cigarettes.

It's a cigarette!

I've never seen one before.

If you're eating here, eat at your own table!

I told you not to talk to outsiders!

I'd like to request that you not frequent places like this.

The food just smelled so good.

I couldn't help it.

Deputy Chief...

You didn't arrive as scheduled,

so I've come to get you.

How long have you been stationed here?

Four years.

A long time.

This is a difficult assignment, and not many are a good fit.

That tends to extend appointments here.

Isn't living here inconvenient, though?

Unless you're a district citizen,

you can only eat or shop in designated areas,

so you don't bring in outside influences.

If you call it preserving tradition, it may sound like a good thing.

But I wonder what the residents think.

I can't really tell. It's an interesting district.

You were stationed in Dōwā District before, right?

How does this one compare?

It's isolated.

One can freely come and go from Dōwā.

Yeah, gaining entry here is a pretty complicated process.

Have you been back to Bādon at all?

No.

Next term, you will likely be reassigned.

All right.

All locations in Dōwā are important,

with complex relations to maintain with local populaces.

I think I can trust you to carry on my responsibilities,

but my transfer request never goes through.

I couldn't possibly do your job.

I'm not as skilled at staying on good terms

with the brass.

You can use the terminal there to communicate with HQ.

For personal communication, you can use the phone.

Only being able to communicate with people in select places is inconvenient.

Here's the schedule for your audit.

I've always said that I decide the schedule.

Tomorrow morning, I'll pick you up at eight o'clock.

Please refrain from smoking.

I received reports that HQ's

Inspection Department made contact with the locals.

Be more careful.

My apologies.

5 Chief Officers' Meeting Room

What did you just say?

Jean Otus has no connection to any coup d'état sympathizers.

That is my conclusion.

It is a personal one,

and I do not ask you all to accept it.

But I am his ally.

Where is Otus now?

In Suitsu District.

My beloved homeland.

It is its own country...

An independent nation, located within a country.

The south station is next.

Let's walk there.

The north sector

is among Suitsu District's most isolated.

Please refrain from taking any personal actions.

Isolated, huh?

It's just a sector without any nobles living here.

It isn't particularly dangerous.

What's that?

Who knows? They probably committed theft.

It's already two o'clock. Let's eat.

We can't go to any restaurants here.

I'll buy something.

Then—

As long as it's bread, you don't care, right?

Please return to the carriage.

Hey, I'm glad you're safe.

Oh, the man from earlier.

An ACCA Headquarters uniform!

Damn.

What should we do? He heard us.

Don't move!

Now that you've overheard us, we can't let you leave!

Overheard what?

Don't play dumb!

We were talking about the coup!

I saw him

taking photos there, but...

If you'd actually vanished into thin air,

it wouldn't trouble me in the least, Jean Otus!

You're crazy, bringing someone like him here!

This is an important meeting place!

He learned about our plans for the coup.

We had no choice but to bring him!

You should have discussed it with us.

It isn't my fault if Biscuit gets angry at you.

Biscuit?

You guys captured someone from headquarters?

Biscuit!

It's you.

You guys brought trouble.

Biscuit, look!

There are lots of photos on his device!

I was asked to take them.

These photos are around the meeting place.

Are people investigating us?

Everyone, quiet!

Now that he knows, we can't let him leave.

I asked Jean to send me photos of Suitsu,

but I guess he's busy.

Thanks for the food!

You lost her?

I'm sorry, sir!

The restaurant's mochi dessert was so tasty that...

Idiot! You can get desserts like that in Dōwā!

The deputy chief?

We've received no particular word.

Has something happened?

No, I'll contact you later.

Damn it!

Where'd he go?

You're very calm.

You guys haven't given me

any reason to be nervous.

You think we're meeting like this as a hobby?

We do want to change Suitsu. That isn't a lie.

This nation is wrong.

By "nation," you mean Suitsu District?

This is its own nation!

Although it's within the larger nation known as Dōwā,

how can one area be so isolated?

We may have been granted autonomy,

but nothing has changed in nearly a century.

We want to make Suitsu into a real district, under Dōwā Kingdom!

As suspected, their goal is different than

the coup d'état the chief officers and director-general spoke of...

By "coup d'état," you mean you plan to occupy the district office?

That's right.

And what will you demand after doing so?

We have two demands.

First, to remove restrictions on the transportation network.

Once we can go freely between here and other districts,

this district will change.

Many people want that.

If that demand is granted,

I can introduce you to people who'd want to help with your reforms.

You're just saying that so we'll let you go!

It isn't a lie.

In my briefcase, back at the hotel, I have something I received.

It's in room 301, the hotel across from the ACCA Suitsu Branch.

Our other demand

is to have Suitsu's representative congressman, Beurre, resign.

I guess ACCA's so removed from politics, you don't know why.

When Dōwā granted autonomy

to the districts, the central congressional system was established.

District representatives were to gather as an institution.

The idea was to leverage each district's unique advantages

for developing the nation as a whole.