Fran and Teacher return to the main continent to go to the auction in the capitol and to search for their missing blacksmith friend。 They soon realize there was more unfinished business in the kingdom and a group of fanatic drugged swordfighters is out to get them。 The story itself is fine， for the most part likeable characters， a story that has been foreshadowed a few volumes ago and Fran who struggles in a believable way。 On the other hand， the core trope behind the plot to me belongs in a hor Fran and Teacher return to the main continent to go to the auction in the capitol and to search for their missing blacksmith friend。 They soon realize there was more unfinished business in the kingdom and a group of fanatic drugged swordfighters is out to get them。 The story itself is fine， for the most part likeable characters， a story that has been foreshadowed a few volumes ago and Fran who struggles in a believable way。 On the other hand， the core trope behind the plot to me belongs in a horror and not really in the somewhat light-hearted action story of before。 Although compared to some other books I recently read with the trope this one has its clear limitations and as such is done relatively well。 The cliff-hanger ending did not help either。 3。5 stars rounded up。 。。。more