Ikta hopes to get an easy job at a library if he scores high enough on a military exam, but the boat taking him to the exam runs aground and a different adventure begins.

Ikta rescues the princess and brings her home, but his reward is to be dragged into a war he wants no part of.

Ikta is appointed an Imperial Knight and must attend officer's school, which does not go well.

A training exercise turns deadly when the princess is kidnapped and Ikta must lead his exhausted team to rescue her.

Yatori meets Ikta when they are both 9 years old and studying with Bada Sankrein.

Ikta discovers a secret in a remote and isolated garrison in the empire's northern region.