Rishe tries setting up a business relationship with the trading company in her first life. Additionally, Rishe goes undercover to figure out which maids to hire.
To earn the right to do business with her favored trading company, Rishe is challenged to come up with a product that will sell rapidly within a set time limit.
Rishe arrives at the chapel to find Theodore waiting for her with a warning. Arnold appears and his icy treatment of his brother leaves Rishe with more questions. But she doesn't have time for that. She still has to convince Tully to become an ally.
Rishe has been imprisoned. Her captor sits down with Arnold and tells him the conditions for her safe return. Arnold's seemingly nonchalant manner confounds Rishe's captor.
Rishe's plan progresses smoothly. Arnold invites her on a covert town trip. Believing it's official business, Rishe accompanies him. Unexpectedly, they visit a jeweler where Arnold has a personal agenda.
Rishe's secret plan advances perfectly. She receives an invitation from Arnold to join him on an incognito trip into town. Certain it must be for official business, she goes along only to end up at a jeweler's.
Rishe has kept a certain activity of hers secret from Arnold, but when he appears, there's no escaping his notice. She then learns that Michel believes Arnold fulfills every condition necessary to conduct a particular experiment.
Rishe and Kyle work to prevent Coyolle's future downfall. After making preparations, they gain the opportunity to negotiate with Arnold again, but it doesn't succeed. Then, a message from Theodore arrives, interrupting their discussion.
Michel has decided who he'll give his black powder to, but Rishe plans to stop him using experience from her past lives and relationships built in this life.
