Episode 7

**Rogue Operation** is the 7th episode to the *Magatsu Wahrheit: Zuerst* anime.

## Synopsis

With monsters running loose in the city, will the members of Headkeeper be able to escape the Empire's operation? In the chaos, Helman closes in on Innumael. Meanwhile, Mary Bult's and the Emperor's plans move forward.

## Summary

The Imperial soldiers battle the monsters in the streets. Leocadio Weller deals a killing blow to a monster. Conrad Wisdom appears to pick him up.

Arnold tells Innumael Grauer that the monsters is Elfriede, the one they came to rescue, but she transformed into monster in front of their eyes. Recalling the monster in the forest, they realize all is connected and it can't be just a coincidence. They manage to get out and Irma comes to pick them up and they head back to the hideout.

A man reports to Mary Bult about the situation and she instructs him to tell the Imperial Army to keep fighting the monsters and to blame Headkeepers for the monster attack. The man also informs her that the Cradle will be done within a week.

Reaching the hideout, Arnold find it looking suspicious and only he and Benjamin head towards it. Inside, they find multiple dead bodies with Helman standing in front of them. As Helman attacks, soldiers start to shoot at Irma and Innumael, and they run away.

Helman and his squad manage to follow them to an area what the king declared off limits 20 years ago as coldfire appeared there. As they were running out of space, they started making resident areas underground, but found out a big pool of coldfire. Deeper into the area, Innumael tells Irma that Elfriede turned into a monster, but he doesn't really get it either. He then wonders from where all the intel leaked and wonders if it really started out as drug vaccine for luminosis. They see Conrad and another soldier, and Innumael makes a noise, causing Conrad to see them and start chasing them. The soldier with Conrad, ends up cutting their way and Irma and Innumael prepare to fight. The soldiers decides to just blow them up, but the Elfriede jumps on him and bites him. Before dying, he activates the grenade and causes the ground to collapse. Irma manages to escape, but Conrad and Innumael fall down.

Innumael wakes up to see the soldier dead and Conrad sitting next to him. As they believe the monster is still alive and don't know how to get out, Conrad proposes truce until they are out and Innumael agrees. Looking for a way out, Conrad asks Innumael how he joined Headkeeper and Innumael explains he didn't, but as they found weapons in his truck, he was treated as one and he ended up escaping with them. Conrad comments he believes him, at least 80% as he also spoke with his sister Sissel. Innumael is surprised to hear that and wonders why she was involved and Conrad explains she isn't arrested, but is in the capital as person of interest, and in the court she may testify and help him. They see some light and upon checking it, they see a large pool of coldfire.

Mary meets with the King and informs him that seven of the twelve furnaces are lit and in seven days, all shall be and the Cradle can be activated. He then appoints her to handle all affairs in the new capital and look after his son Arment. The king then meets with his wife, Charlene and asks her to go to the new capital, but she wants to stay by his side.

## Characters

* Leocadio Weller
* Conrad Wisdom
* Innumael Grauer
* Arnold
* Benjamin
* Irma
* Mary Bult
* Helman
* Elfriede
* King
* Charlene