kyuo returned to kuruda and tried to hire a group of thugs to help her hunt down the king of the moon, but they had other things in mind (a young defenseless girl alone in a bar, you get the idea). luckily, elle and gau overheard the conversation from their table, and gau immediately jumped right in to defend kyuo. when the thugs found out that the 59th sevaar was on kyuo's side, they immediately ran for the hills. kyuo paid elle for the help, which unfortunately went to cover elle's debts. kyuo offered them more money if they were willing to help her, however elle was hesitant at first because she thought kyuo wanted her help to capture the demon-beast. it startled everyone, therefore, when kyuo admitted that she wanted it dead, not captured – a desire counter to the purpose septias played in society. upon that, elle agreed.