Manga Chapter 11

## Summary

While going out for a shopping errand, Flum is harassed by two corrupt guards paid off by Dein Phineas. This confrontation leads to an encounter she didn't expect.

## Synopsis

Following recent events, Flum decided it would be best to go food shopping on her own. While she would have wanted to bring Milkit along, she is concerned that Dein might pose a threat to her, and she feels more comfortable leaving Milkit under Eterna's protection. As Flum is shopping, her fears are quickly justified. Flum is approached by two guards who were bribed by Dein.

They inform Flum that they intend to arrest her due to her killing the Unnamed Slave Merchant. While Flum is briefly taken aback by this, she makes it clear that she feels no guilt for killing that man, and she has no intention of being arrested either, especially since Milkit is waiting for her. However, before the fight can begin, it is interrupted by an acquaintance of Flum's, Ottilie Fohkelpi.

Ottilie effortlessly subdues the two guards with her affinity. While neither guard is killed, they are rendered completely paralyzed by Ottilie's ability. Not recognizing Flum at first, Ottilie assures Flum that there are no orders to arrest any freed slaves. As Ottilie begins to leave, she quickly realizes that the slave that she is speaking to is in fact Flum.

Back at Flum's House, Ottilie is brought up to speed regarding Flum’s situation as well as Eterna being Flum’s roommate. She laments that the Hero’s Journey is doomed to fail after losing several members. She apologizes to Flum for not preventing Jean from selling her and failing to fulfill her promise to Flum’s parents to watch over her which Flum excuses her for.

Ottilie gets back to the issue at hand. She tells Flum she was in the area because she was hoping to find out information on Dein to arrest him, but he is proving difficult.

## Major Events & Continuity

* Ottlie finds out that Flum was betrayed and sold into slavery by Jean.
* Despite Eterna leaving the Hero’s Party, it isn’t wide spread knowledge as of this chapter which is why Ottilie is surprised by this.
* Flum being kicked out of the party isn’t wide spread knowledge at this time either.
* Flum promised Milkit that she would help teach her how to read and write in Chapter 06. This chapter indicates that Milkit has proven to be a quick study.
* Milkit has been taking the antidote Eterna made in the previous chapter, but she’s worried about what her face will look like.
* Flum makes note when Ottilie cutdown the two guards that were harassing aren’t dead but left paralyzed.

## Adaptation Differences

* In the Light Novel, there is a time skip between when Eterna begins treating Milkit's affliction to when she is cured. In the manga, the events of this chapter take place during that week time period.
* The scene of the corrupt guards harassing Flum while she is shopping with Ottilie striking them down is original to the manga.
* In the Light Novel, Ottilie Fohkelpi is introduced in Episode 03/Volume 02. This chapter takes place in the equivalent of the end of Episode 02/Volume 01. As a result Ottilie is introduced prior to Milkit's face being fully healed or Flum and Milkit meeting Ink Wreathcraft.
	+ In Ottlie's introduction in the light novel, they meet in the a church. In the manga, their first meeting is after Ottile protects Flum from some presumably corrupt guards who threated Flum.
	+ Due to Ottilie’s early introduction, she knows Eterna is Flum’s roommate much earlier in the manga.

## Character Appearances

* Flum Apricot
* Eterna Rinebow
* Milkit
* Sara Anvilen

## Trivia

* This marks the first appearance of Ottilie Fohkelpi in the manga as well as Henriette Bachsenheim's first mention.
* This chapter foreshadows that Ottilie’s abilities are related to blood.
* While this chapter technically takes places during Episode 02, it also contains elements of Episode 03.
* This is the second time Flum hugs Milkit. Similar to Chapter 03, Flum hugs her from behind, but Milkit doesn’t try to resist Flum’s embrace.