Chapter 52

Strategy Meeting is the fifty-second chapter of Yamada Kanehito & Abe Tsukasa's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

Summary
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Plot Details
Right after the events of last chapter, Dunnste has just arrived at the entrance of hall where Friren's clone resides. One of the mages sitting at the entrance of the hall, Methode, asks where his partymate Edel is. He tells her that a clone of Sense attacked them, so she decided to give up. Methode then asks where Blei is. He tells her that Blei bought him time to flee, and that he hopes that he managed to escape to safety. Dunnste, now siting like the rest of the mages, tells them that he has information, and asks if they can work together. Denken tells him that was his intention all along, and then proceeds to ask the group if there is anyone that can heal Dunnste. Methode has a scripture with her, so she'll be able to cast simple healing magic, which she then proceeds to do. Dunnste then reveals that the clones are mindless, and adds that according to Edel, they simply imitate the workings of the original mind, but don't have their own. Frieren tells the group that they've lost the option to defeat it easily, and so they have to form a strategy with that in mind. Denken tells Frieren that there are still to many unknown factors. Denken believes that the biggest issue is the true identity of the clones and their summoner, and that they can not take action until they understand its nature. Scharf adds that they especially need to figure our whether the clone has any unique weakness, and adds that a clone that is really as strong as Frieren will likely lead to casualties. Denken looks at Sense, hoping to get an answer, but she refuses.

Suddenly, Lawine and Kanne arrive at the entrance of the hall. Lawline tells them that the clones do not have any weaknesses. She reveals to them that the identity of the controller of the clones is a demon named Spiegel, who has been around since the mythic age. Denken asks her how she knows that. Lawine tells him that her brother was a member of the advance party the continental mage association sent to raid the ruins The King's Tomb. Scharf comments on this, telling her that it now makes sense how she managed to get this far. He also adds that he can not see any logic in her behavior, and that she should have shared her information and cooperated with them from the start. She tells him that is did not seem like the could have worked together, and Kanne adds that Frieren and Fern were gone by the time they realized that. She also tells him that a middle-aged man like him would not hesitate to abandon his allies, so how could they cooperate with someone like that. Scharf does admit that he is middle-aged, but he doesnt like to hear it straight to his face. Kanne tells Lawine that she maybe she should apologize.