Rampo receives an invitation to a detective game from none other than E. A. Poe. He's indifferent at first, until Poe reveals what the reward would be should he win.
when the Guild's main forces abandoned 
the Moby Dick now, of all times?
dass die Gilde gerade jetzt ihre Streitmacht
von der Moby-Dick abgezogen hat?
visto che le forze principali della Guild
hanno abbandonato la Moby Dick proprio ora?
ao ver as forças principais d'A Guilda 
abandonarem o Moby Dick justo agora?
что главные силы Гильдии отсутствуют
на Моби Дике именно сейчас?