Chapter 7: Encounter with Sorcery
Clevatess confronts Betty, who spits Nell out. Vroko reveals his sorcery. Alicia fights fifty bandits and drops them into the lake full of Albensis, then dives for the sword.
Chapter 8: The Treasure’s Power
Alicia pulls the Waterfall Slicer from the head of a giant ancient beast, which devours most of the Crows. Clevatess defeats Betty but scolds Alicia for never telling him about sorcery.
Chapter 9: Sorcery Aptitude
Luna’s crying hits Vroko with raw sorcery, revealing his talent. Vroko takes Luna hostage and is killed by Alicia. Clevatess uses Alicia’s blood to rebuild Nell and renames her Nelluru. A mysterious young man watches the hideout.
Chapter 10: Assassin from a Distant Land
Alicia takes new armor and a sword from Vroko’s stash. The young man, Gart, attacks Klen; he is a devil beast serving Zavthier. Clevatess poses as a servant of another Devil Beast King.
Chapter 11: Boelate’s Advance
Gart explains that young devil beasts are disappearing in the West. Carme reveals that black-clad men buy babies. The trail leads to the wizards of Boelate and General Drel, who invades Hiden. Meynard opens the border fort Higate from inside, defeating Rhode Royes’ garrison, and learns where the royal baby is.
Chapter 12: The Aroma of Beans
Flashback to Drel killing Alicia’s father, Margo. In the town of Shiron, Nelluru brews coffee. Clevatess goes after Drel’s army himself, telling Alicia he never ordered her to stop being a hero. Meynard’s soldiers find Alicia.