Leina and Melona have a violent encounter outside of town and Risty interferes to save Leina's life before taking her to Vance Castle to collect the bounty on Leina's head.

Warrior princess Tomoe plans to enter the Queen's Blade tournament, but before she can depart, her friend Shizuka's former ninja group wages a bloody sneak attack upon their temple.

Tomoe and Shizuka travel to the mainland; Leina must take part in messy wrestling matches to earn enough money to make it to the Queen's Blade.

Claudette battles Leina to determine the next countess.

The women search for Leina after she falls into a ravine and find her enslaved to Menace.

Leina meets Nowa, Guardian of the Forest, who introduces Leina to her elf brethren.