Synopsis

The chapter opens with a cruel noble, the 'Young Master,' displaying his barbarity by torturing those around him. Sir Zebeck, a knight and the noble's former sword instructor, arrives and attempts to stop the brutality, appealing to the noble's dignity. The conversation reveals the noble’s arrogance and his belief that his position protects him. The chapter ends with a mention of the 'Slayers of Sanctity' potentially intervening and the knight's determination to fight them, while the peasant girl he tried to protect remains traumatized.