itami gets 2 weeks suspension for leaving his troops and then several commendations from the emperor and a king and named a nobleman. He then accompines leili to address the mage guild for master status and meets her older sister who is angry with her. Meanwhile at the capital the sdf brings the head of the dragon to the palace and the empiror only recognizes leili as a citizen to praise for killing it. it ends with the empiror beaning poisoned.