Numerous creatures emerge in the city. Amidst the chaos, a swordsman, Soujirou Yagyuu, appears.

Lana the Lunar Storm, a spy for the new principality of Lithia, is charged with bringing back mercenaries with Shalk and Higuare. However, they are pursued by vouivors and bandits.

Dakai the Magpie returns from Nagan with a powerful magical artefact. Taren the Cautious asks Dakai to find the traitor behind the attacks on the merchants. Regnejee les Ailes du Crépuscule questions the Vouivre soldiers.

Hidow the Clamp chooses to set free Nihilo the Vortical Stampede, a notorious figure who once posed a threat to Aureatia; Elea, the Red Tag, disguises herself as a teacher and infiltrates an elf village situated far from Aureatia.

Higuare the Pelagic and Shalk the Sound Slicer meet with Taren the Guarded.

In Aureatia, Soujirou le Saule Tranchant and Yuno la Griffe Lointaine receive an important mission from Hidow la Pince. Meanwhile, in the new principality of Lithia, Dakai the Magpie inspects the chamber of Curte des Ciels Clairs.