• 2781
• Vittoria
  ...That's Alvise's fleet! He's fighting the Turkish army.

• 2782
• Soldier
  Sir Orseolo...! There is a civilian ship up ahead requesting permission to dock.

• 2783
• Alvise
  ...That's Player's ship!
  All right, all ships, prepare to open fire! We're going to cover that ship's entry into port!

• 2784
• Alvise
  We can't hold them off much longer.
  Hurry up and dock!

• 2785
• Turkish Soldier
  ...Retreat! All ships, pull out!

• 2786
• Alvise
  So, the enemy has retreated.

• 2787
• Faisal
  Mmm...
  Even if they try to attack, it's all long-distance cannon fire.
  If we try to go after them, they go and retreat...
  Is that really a fleet commanded by the pirate king Hayreddin?

• 2788
• Alvise
  ...It is rather discouraging.
  But, there's almost certainly a reason behind it.
  We can't let our guard down...

• 2789
• Vittoria
  ...Alvise!

• 2790
• Alvise
  ...Player.
  So it was your ship then.

• 2791
• Vittoria
  Alvise, Master Faisal, please look at this.

• 2792
• Alvise
  ...So, you got the sword back safely...

• 2793
• Faisal
  Mm.
  With this, there is no doubt that the other chiefs will now be willing to help us.

• 2794
• Alvise
  You finally did it, Player.
  I must be sure to reward you for your good work.
  This is part of the spoils from an earlier battle.
  Please accept it.

• 2795
• Vittoria
  ...But Alvise, it wasn't only us that got the sword back.

• 2796
• Alvise
  ...
  ...Julien Clarence, eh.

• 2797
• Vittoria
  ...Yes.
  He entrusted the sword to us, and said he would give it back to you in order to see if he was worthy of accepting the fate of his blood.

• 2798
• Alvise
  ...
  ...Hmph.
  I see he's as arrogant as ever.
  The next time you see him, tell him that fate can be changed in any number of ways depending on how you carry your heart.

• 2799
• Vittoria
  Alvise...

• 2800
• Alvise
  By the way, Sir Faisal, as you can see, we now have the sword.
  Now we just have to figure out how to summon all the Bedouin chiefs here...

• 2801
• Faisal
  Mm...They all have secret intentions of their own.
  They will never stand up unless I go to them and show them the sword directly.
  Fortunately, the enemy is laying low at the moment, so this is a great time to go and see them.
  ...Player, if possible, I would like you to take me to Cairo on your ship.

• 2802
• How will you respond?

• 2803
• Okay, I see.

• 2804
• Go find him yourself

• 2805
• Faisal
  ...However, the enemy has laid a cordon across the desert.
  To break through it, we will need considerable numbers of troops.
  And if we take them, it will be difficult to protect this base.

• 2806
• Alvise
  I'm asking you too, Player.
  Will you help?

• 2807
• Faisal
  Thank you.
  I am truly grateful for your cooperation.

• 2808
• Vittoria
  Alvise, I'm going to go with Player, too...

• 2809
• Alvise
  ...Hmph.
  After everything I've said, you still haven't learned your lesson...
  We still have no idea when the enemy will come and attack.
  You should stay here and help take care of the wounded.

• 2810
• Vittoria
  ...Well, isn't that unusual.
  Usually you never ask me to do anything.

• 2811
• Alvise
  Hmph.
  We just need all the help we can get.

• 2812
• Vittoria
  Ha ha.
  Okay, brother.
  ...Well then, Player, Master Faisal, please be careful.

• 2813
• Faisal
  What is it, Alvise? You didn't have to come all the way out here to see us off.

• 2814
• Alvise
  ...I just thought that, at long last, our dreams may finally come true.

• 2815
• Faisal
  Ha ha...
  Now what are you saying.
  This is only the beginning.
  We will conquer Suez and create a country for my people of the desert.
  We will then build a canal through this land and conduct business with your countries, France and Venice.
  During that time, the war with Turkey will continue.
  First, we must defeat the enemy before us.
  Any talk of realizing dreams is still a long ways off.

• 2816
• Alvise
  ...Indeed, it is just as you say.
  We must shore up our defences and prepare for the next battle.
  All right then, Player, take good care of Sir Faisal for me.

• 2817
• Faisal
  First, let's head for the rest house.
  The owner will surely summon the other chiefs for us.

• 2818
• Rest House Master
  Faisal...?!

• 2819
• Faisal
  Be quiet.
  Do you want the officials to overhear us?
  ...As it turns out, I have a favour I need to ask you.

• 2820
• Rest House Master
  ...
  ...Okay.
  That's a dangerous bridge, but for you, the king of the desert, I'm willing to cross it.

• 2821
• Rest House Master
  ...Apparently they will send out envoys soon.
  Have a seat and wait here.

• 2822
• Faisal
  Envoys? How troublesome...
  ...
  (Player, listen to those people sitting over there...)

• 2823
• Soldier
  ...Oh yeah, it's totally true.
  They say Hayreddin was wounded off the coast of Mallorca.

• 2824
• Soldier
  That's ridiculous.
  He's the invincible pirate king.

• 2825
• Soldier
  ...Apparently he was taken by surprise by a sneak attack.
  Not only that, they say it was Orca, who's supposed to be dead, who did it.
  What a horrible story.

• 2826
• Soldier
  But then, that would mean that the suppressing fleet is...

• 2827
• Soldier
  Yeah.
  They won't be able to perform any serious offensive movements for a while.
  After all, they say the Sultan is dead set on making use of Hayreddin's military exploits.

• 2828
• Faisal
  Ha ha...
  Did you hear that, Player?
  Go back and tell Alvise this news.
  Tell him that Hayreddin is not in their fleet.

• 2829
• Voice
  ...Well, if it isn't the king of the desert.

• 2830
• Merchant
  The chiefs are waiting for you on the desert on the opposite shore.
  I will take you there.

• 2831
• Faisal
  Mm.
  Thank you for coming for us.
  Come, Player.
  Let's go.

• 2832
• Merchant
  The chiefs are waiting for you in front of the great boulder a little off to the west.

• 2833
• Chief
  Sir Faisal, how good to see you back.
  And who is your attendant...?

• 2834
• Faisal
  Ha ha...
  He is not my attendant.
  This is Player.
  He is my comrade in arms, a friend of Alvise, and a skilled sailor.

• 2835
• Chief
  Oh ho, I see.
  Yes, he does have an extraordinarily reliable expression.
  ...Now, that said.
  Sir Faisal.
  When I heard that you had lost control of Jaffa, I was taken aback.
  I never would have thought that you would have lost such an important place to only a few hundred soldiers.

• 2836
• Faisal
  Ha ha...
  A tiny fortress like that is no trouble to give up.
  Never mind that.
  There is something I wish to show to you all.

• 2837
• Chief
  ...Could it be...

• 2838
• Faisal
  Yes.
  This is the Sword of Caliph.
  Now that I have it, I am sure the people of Suez will accept me as their rightful ruler.

• 2839
• Faisal
  So...

• 2840
• Chief
  You want us to join you in raising an army?

• 2841
• Faisal
  That's right.
  We are going to make a country for the people of the desert.
  Of course, if we win this war, your exploits as the founders of the country will be told throughout history.

• 2842
• Chief
  ...Mm.
  Very well.
  We will bet on you.

• 2843
• Faisal
  Thank you...!

• 2844
• Chief
  We will leave now to tell our tribes and have them prepare for war.
  Sir Faisal, please come with us.

• 2845
• Faisal
  Mm.
  Very well.
  ...Player, I would request that you go back to Alvise and tell him what we heard earlier.
  I will go off with the chiefs and head for your location once our army is ready.

• 2846
• Chief
  Okay then, Player, I will see you again on the battlefield.

• 2847
• Merchant
  ...So, the chiefs agreed to help us?
  Then it was worth my time to show you the way...

• 2848
• Merchant
  ...That sound...

• 2849
• What question do you want to ask?

• 2850
• What is that sound?

• 2851
• You're not saying...

• 2852
• Merchant
  ...Oh, I'm sure it's just the desert bandits.
  Ever since Turkey was occupied, things have gotten very dangerous around here.

• 2853
• Merchant
  That sounded like gunfire...
  I'm sure it's just the desert bandits.
  Ever since Turkey was occupied, things have gotten very dangerous around here.

• 23206
• Player and Vittoria hurried back to Jaffa, where Alvise was fighting.

• 23207
• Upon arriving in the seas near Jaffa, they found Alvise engaged in a fierce battle with the Turkish fleet.

• 23208
• Managing to slip through the battle and safely into port, they met up with Alvise and Faisal, who were also returning to base.
  They were suspicious of the Turkish fleet's movements.
  Even when they attacked, they simply remained at a distance and fired their cannons.
  They doubted whether it was really a fleet led by the pirate king, Hayreddin.

• 23209
• It had been a while since Vittoria had seen her brother, and she handed over the treasured sword.
  Faisal was pleased, as it meant that the rulers who had been hesitant to join the battle would now follow him without a doubt.
  Alvise thanked the both of them and Vittoria mentioned that Julien had returned the treasured sword in order to atone for his destiny.
  Alvise looked surprised, although he sympathised with Julien looking to change his destiny as a fellow prisoner of fate.

• 23210
• The treasured sword was obtained without incident.
  The next problem was how to summon the Bedouin leaders to the battle.
  Faisal deemed that the only way to convince them was for him to go to Cairo and show them the treasured sword directly.
  To this end, he asked Player to prepare the ship for departure.

• 23211
• Just as Player and Faisal were about to leave, Alvise approached them.
  Faisal said they did not need to be seen off, but Alvise responded, "...I just thought that, at long last, our dreams may finally come true.
  "Faisal laughed and joked that Alvise must be half asleep, saying that things were just beginning.
  They would control Suez and create a country for the people of the desert.
  Then, using the canals, they would engage in trade.
  Of course, during this time, the war with Turkey would continue.
  Alvise felt a little uneasy at those words as he saw the two of them off on their journey.

• 23212
• The pair eventually arrived in Cairo and immediately went to speak with the owner of the rest area in order to convey a message to the Sheikhs.

• 23213
• Though surprised to see Faisal, the owner cheerfully accepted his request.

• 23214
• The two of them were waiting for the leaders' messenger in the rest area when suddenly Faisal stopped speaking and listened in to the conversation of a table nearby.
  According to them, in the seas near Majorca, somebody had engaged Hayreddin in a surprise attack and he had been wounded.
  As such, he was late meeting up with the Turkish fleet and the suppression fleet sent to the seas of Jaffa would be unable to attack for a while.
  Faisal asked Player to return to Jaffa and convey this information to Alvise.
  Just then, the messenger arrived.
  The Sheikhs were waiting in the desert on the opposite shore.

• 23215
• The Sheikhs welcomed the two warmly.
  Faisal showed them the treasured sword and then urged for a call to arms.
  With this, the people of Suez accepted Faisal as their leader.
  If successful with this war, they would be recognised eternally as the founders of their nation.
  Inspired by Faisal's words, the Sheikhs pledged their support.

• 23216
• Now, they were ready to inform their fellow tribesmen and begin making preparations for war.
  Faisal was requested by the Sheikhs to lead them and the reinforcements and meet up in Jaffa.
  Player left in advance in order to inform Alvise of what had happened.

• 23217
• Player left the desert and was making preparations to leave down at the docks, when a single gunshot rang out from the desert.
  However, the guide also heard the sound and simply laughed, saying it was the probably just the desert bandits having fun.