The Fleshmarket Scheme and Its Cost

Yuan’s attempt to weaken rival sects through ammunition supply entangles him in the conflict that draws the Gun to Fleshmarket.

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A City Preparing for War

A City Preparing for War Yuan finds Fleshmarket unsettled by competition between the Metallists and the Flesh Mansion Sect. Recruitment and Shortages The rival groups seek weapons and personnel while ordinary defenses are conspicuously weak. An Opportunity Appears Yuan considers using the approaching conflict to pursue his own goals without joining either side.

The Slaver’s Offer

The Slaver’s Offer Gayak offers Yuan guns, ammunition, and treatment for Holster in exchange for helping the Flesh Mansion Sect. A Tempting Bargain The offer promises resources that could accelerate Yuan’s progress and improve Holster’s future. A Moral Boundary Yuan rejects the demand to serve a slaving institution, even though he has no certain alternative for her treatment.

Ammunition for Both Sides

Ammunition for Both Sides Yuan learns to create ammunition and agrees to deliver a supply that may intensify the conflict. A Calculated Gamble He hopes that arming both sides will weaken their control of the region. Responsibility Ignored Arc warns that civilians will pay for the scheme, but Yuan proceeds without fully considering how the fighting might spiral beyond his calculations.

The Sects Collide

The Sects Collide The conflict erupts into battle as the Metallists and Flesh Mansion forces fight around the city. A City in the Crossfire Yuan and his allies participate in the fighting and attempt to protect civilians, even as the city’s defenses fail. A Catastrophe Arrives The Gun’s attack turns the sect war into a citywide massacre, demonstrating that Yuan’s strategy helped create conditions he could not control.

Accountability Afterward

Accountability Afterward Yuan helps bury the dead and confronts Arc’s accusation that his plan contributed to the disaster. The Consequences Named He cannot dismiss the civilian casualties as an unavoidable side effect once their scale becomes visible. A Changed Standard The experience becomes a turning point in his understanding that action without responsibility can reproduce the violence he claims to oppose.

Yuan’s first arrival in Fleshmarket

During Yuan’s visit to the Bullet Church

Before the race, during the Ammobog expedition

As the group returns to Fleshmarket

During the refugee cleanup