The Shin warriors and reinforcements from Karin were defeated with minimal losses by the Asuguh, but this did not end the first stage of the Sugar Protectorate's military campaign. Argos ordered one of the calcite trains, which had brought reinforcements from Karin, to be loaded with explosives and sent back to the city (the railway connecting Sugar and Shin was disabled after the war began), thereby destroying its main gates and part of the wall.
- Asuguh! Shin is ours! - Genza proclaimed, radiantly confirming this news by raising a shining katana in the air, and also flashing his ASUGUH cap. - Just a little more, and we'll break through the "Felician gates," let's call them that! And we'll forever show them what it means to attack us! I don't want to think badly of every one of them... but I'm just a man! And therefore, I'm open to bribes! And so are you! How long will these bastards keep kicking you around?! When the titans storm our walls, we must counterattack! Quickly, clearly, smoothly, organized - in our style! That's how we'll win! We didn't stand for four thousand years just to be trampled by some upstarts! Don't lose your heads, be sure to follow orders clearly - and we'll crush them! 69th is here, damn it! And we crave blood!
- Father. Here we are, but we passed it by. You left your tome somewhere, right? Try to remember where. I'm not forcing you, just try to remember. But! Again - remember that I'm with you, - he puts his hand on Lampra's shoulder and looks seriously into his eyes. - Even if at some point it seems to you that it's better to give free rein to your impulses, remember that you are not alone now, okay? And I gave you a promise, and you gave me one too; together we will overcome this situation. Where is your home? Or where else could you have left it? Let's find the little one, if it's still here.