Chapter Summaries

Roy mourned High Priest Reed, who died after transforming into holy light, and carried home soil stained with his blood. After returning to the Darkness Gate camp and resuming trade, Roy learned that a major riot had erupted on Pattington Island, and Earl Swynborne wanted the Mine Guard Regiment to withdraw or Roy to intervene.

• High Priest Reed gave Roy the Wisdom Holy Grail, shared his wishes for the Priests and his burial, and disappeared into holy light; Roy collected bloodstained soil to take home.
• Great Mage Greimus comforted Roy as the mages prepared to leave the ruined Dragon's Maw camp, and Roy offered the remaining Priests a chance to leave the Dark Land, but none responded.
• Roy traveled with the mages for two months to the Darkness Gate camp, where Greimus explained that the mages were waiting on approval for a plan to seal the gate.
• Roy kept Lia and Ailis with the Mine Guard Regiment and restarted trade between the Dark Land and the Magic Airships outside Gorfito Canyon.
• Commander Gables brought Commander Malthus to Roy, who reported a large-scale riot between the Silver Moon Elves and Half-Elves on Pattington Island and relayed Earl Swynborne's demand that Roy withdraw or intervene.

Roy prepared to leave the Dark Land for Pattington Island, where Earl Swynborne wanted him to address escalating tensions between Silver Moon Elf merchants and Half-Elf gatherers. He set off with Lia, Ailis, and Great Mage Greimus, while Ailis struggled with the divine consciousness inside her and Commander Malthus warned Roy to avoid worsening the conflict.

• Roy agreed to keep the Mine Guard Regiment at the Darkness Gate and travel to Pattington Island after receiving an Outing Permit, following Earl Swynborne's orders.
• Roy invited Lia and Ailis to the Elf Continent, and both sisters agreed to accompany him; Great Mage Greimus joined them to arrange custom Magic Inscription Constructs.
• Roy arranged for people to seek news of Commander Jerome, gathered Dark Magical Beast materials, and obtained an Outing Permit from Legion Commander Gabreles.
• At the Goddess of Freedom Temple, Lia admired the lush garden while Ailis approached the goddess's statue and heard conflicting voices from the divine consciousness inside her.
• Roy brought Lia and Ailis to the Second Silver Pegasus Knight Regiment's camp, where Commander Malthus warned him to avoid escalating tensions and entrusted him with letters to forward from Castleton City.

Roy traveled by Magic Airship toward Pattington Island, where Half-Elves and Silver Moon Elves were locked in a standoff and the Teleportation Portal had been shut. He also urged Viscount Philek to consider starting a new trading business in Castleton City as the Mine Guard Regiment prepared to leave Gorfito Canyon.

• Roy learned from Captain Rajim that Half-Elves still faced prejudice in Murayaki City, though conditions were better around the port.
• Roy reflected on the crisis at Pattington Island and planned to communicate with the Half-Elves there himself.
• Ailis told Lia she feared the Elf Continent would change her and asked to return to the Dark Land; Lia comforted her and showed her golden holy light.
• Great Mage Greimus considered recruiting Roy into his Adventure Group while traveling aboard the Magic Airship.
• Roy explained to Viscount Philek that the Mine Guard Regiment would withdraw from Gorfito Canyon and suggested he trade Magic Herbs and Magic Metal in Castleton City.
• Viscount Philek became anxious about losing his Murayaki Port connections and asked for time to consider his future.

Roy returned to Pattington Island to mediate a standoff between Silver Moon Elves and Half-Elves after the Teleportation Portal was shut down, cutting off his trade routes. Madam Nancy began explaining that the Silver Moon Elves wanted a share of the Magic Herbs business.

• Roy's Magic Airship landed at Pattington Island, where Captain Hua Luoqi told him Silver Moon Elves had surrounded the island for sixteen days while the portal to the Pattington Plane remained closed.
• Silver Moon Elves confronted Roy as he entered Pattington Town, demanding a share of the Magic Herbs market, and Roy warned one protester before declaring that he preferred to be called Boss Roy.
• Half-Elf guards recognized Roy at the town entrance and cleared the barricades to let him pass.
• Roy left his guards at the town square and visited Madam Nancy to learn how the conflict began.
• Madam Nancy told Roy that greedy Silver Moon Elves had come to Pattington Island seeking a share of the Magic Herbs trade.

Roy returned to Padesto City to investigate the conflict between the Half-Elves and Silver Moon Elves, then learned that someone had used his name to support the Freedom Association. He went to the Material Warehouse and questioned a driver about where its supplies were headed.

• Roy learned from Madam Nancy that Silver Moon Elf merchants had fueled protests on Pattington Island and that the Freedom Association had resumed secret gatherings in Padesto City.
• After waiting for the Teleportation Portal to reopen, Roy traveled to Padesto City and reassured the Half-Elf guards that he would resolve the trouble.
• Roy met with General Berkeley, who explained that he had halted action against the Freedom Association because someone was opening doors for it in Roy's name.
• Berkeley whispered the name of the person behind the Freedom Association's support to Roy.
• Roy visited the Material Warehouse, saw carts carrying dried fish, fruit, and boxes, and asked a driver where the supplies were going despite the portal lockdown.

Roy returned to Pattington and discovered that Langbo had backed the Freedom Association’s campaign against Silver Moon Elf settlers. He arrested Bernal Shazoo at a mass dance, declaring that the Half-Elves’ rights did not entitle them to exclude other elves, and left the crowd facing the consequences of his decision.

• Roy found supplies from the Material Warehouse being sent to a Freedom Association dance and learned that Langbo had supported the group’s independence campaign.
• Roy reprimanded Langbo, confined him to his room, and ordered the Material Warehouse sealed so no supplies could leave.
• At the western suburbs estate, Bernal Shazoo urged Half-Elves to declare the Pattington Plane independent and resist other elves.
• Roy and Berkeley arrived with nearly a thousand Half-Elf guard warriors and surrounded the dance.
• Roy formally placed Bernal Shazoo under arrest, then told the crowd that all elves had equal rights to settle and gather on the Pattington Plane.

Roy arrested Bernal Shazoo and warned the Half-Elves not to disrupt trade, then confronted Silver Moon Elves blocking Pattington Island and reopened access to the Pattington Plane. The Silver Moon Elves scattered, negotiated passage, or prepared to leave, and three days later a Magic Airship arrived in Padesto City.

• Roy used holy magic to immobilize Bernal Shazoo while Half-Elf guards arrested him and subdued his followers.
• Roy addressed the Half-Elves, welcomed them to the Pattington Plane, and warned he would expel anyone who disrupted trade; he assigned General Berkeley to screen Freedom Association members.
• Roy traveled through the Teleportation Portal to Pattington Island and arranged for entry into the Pattington Plane to proceed from that side for a full day and night.
• Roy challenged a Silver Moon Elf merchant who claimed the Pattington Plane belonged to the Silver Moon Elves, then offered the gathered elves choices to enter, leave, or stop blocking the road.
• The Silver Moon Elves dispersed toward Pattington Town, the beaches, or the harbor as merchants moved supplies through the reopened route.
• On the third day after Roy returned to Padesto City, a Magic Airship from Pagisto Plateau arrived at the Air Port Dock.

Roy gathered Mulin, Leishande, and Tennyson in Padesto City to explain the escalating conflict between the Half-Elves and Silver Moon Elves and address the Freedom Association’s role. After organizing a response, Roy left for Castleton with Lia, Ailis, and Great Mage Greimus, who planned to take him to meet an inscription master in Mosofei City.

• Mulin realized Roy had warned her to watch the Freedom Association, and Roy explained how migration, resentment, and protests had brought the Half-Elves and Silver Moon Elves into conflict on Pattington Island.
• Roy ordered Mulin to investigate Freedom Association members in Plateau City and assigned Leishande to oversee the Material Warehouse after revealing that Langbo had supplied the organization.
• Leishande confronted Langbo, who defended his actions as a fight for freedom, while Tennyson was tasked with helping search Padesto City for remaining members.
• Roy bid General Berkeley farewell, learned that the Elven Council of Elders was secretly investigating him, and then returned to Pattington Island.
• Roy, Great Mage Greimus, Lia, and Ailis sailed to Castleton City, where Greimus planned to take Roy through the Teleportation Hall to Mosofei City to meet an inscription master.

Roy brought Lia and Ailis to Castleton City and left them aboard the Black Pearl with Tiffany while he prepared to meet Greimus the next morning. He found Belinda’s new sculptures at home, reunited with Moira, and left after Jillian urged him to visit more often.

• Roy told Lia and Ailis they could settle in Castleton, but Lia insisted that they still intended to join his Mine Guard Regiment.
• Greimus went to report to the Magic Guild, and Roy settled Lia and Ailis aboard the Black Pearl with Tiffany for a few days.
• Roy found new sculptures in Belinda’s studio and realized she had begun a new life with a Wood Elf.
• Moira appeared at the house, reunited with Roy, and told him Belinda had returned six months earlier with a tall Wood Elf.
• Roy and Moira talked on the terrace until she fell asleep, and he carried her home when Jillian returned.
• Jillian told Roy he had grown up and asked him to visit often rather than let time slip away in longing.

Roy traveled with Great Mage Greimus through the Magic Guild’s Teleportation Portals from Castleton City to Wopeye City. There, Greimus brought him to a master leatherworker to commission Level Two Magic Inscription Construct armor, and Roy said he had brought his own magical beast hide.

• Roy met Great Mage Greimus at the Castleton City Magic Guild, where Greimus showed him the Teleportation Hall and used a portal to take them to Moyobamba City.
• Greimus explained that travelers had to be verified before teleportation portals could connect to their destinations, then arranged their onward journey to Wopeye City.
• Roy and Greimus arrived at the small Magic Guild built in a Tree of Life in Wopeye City, and Greimus explained that the city’s portal connection required a transfer through Moyobamba.
• Greimus led Roy through Wopeye City to a leather workshop and introduced him to an Old Elf who specialized in dragonhide and lizard leather.
• The Old Elf asked what armor Roy needed and whether he would supply the hide, and Roy requested Level Two armor made from his own materials.

Roy visited leatherworker Tias and inscription master Artis to arrange a custom Level Two Magic Inscription Construct suited to his combat-priest fighting style. Artis discovered Roy had an extraordinary magical capacity of 869 points and began designing eight rune arrays for him; Roy and Greimus then returned to Castleton City.

• Tias inspected the Ice Dragon Leather and agreed to prepare it himself for Roy's commissioned Magic Inscription Construct.
• Greimus introduced Roy to Artis, who agreed to design a custom Level Two construct after hearing about Roy's role in the Darkness Gate expedition.
• Artis tested Roy's magical capacity and measured it at 869 points, nearly the capacity of a Second Rank Great Mage.
• Roy described his combat habits and divine spells, and Artis recorded the details to design eight suitable Magic Rune Arrays.
• Artis asked Roy to bring the construct's base material on his next visit, and Greimus took Roy back to Castleton City through Moyobamba.

Roy buried High Priest Reed beneath the cliffs at Castleton Harbour, then arranged trade between Viscount Philek and Imperial Merchant Darwin. That night, a weakened divine consciousness left Ailis and became trapped inside the living ironwood tree aboard the Black Pearl.

• Roy buried High Priest Reed's ashes beneath the cliffs and promised to return for him when he went to the Roland Continent.
• Roy met Woods and Viscount Philek aboard the Black Pearl and discussed the Alchemy Workshop and Magic Herbs trade.
• Great Mage Greimus coached Miss Tiffany as she practiced a combination of Water Magic spells.
• Roy introduced Viscount Philek to Imperial Merchant Darwin, and the two merchants agreed on a Magic Herbs trade.
• A weakened divine consciousness took control of Ailis, followed the Holy Light to the flower garden, and escaped into the Black Pearl before Ailis collapsed.
• Ailis woke with no memory of what had happened, while the divine consciousness found itself trapped inside the ship's living ironwood tree.

Roy and his companions returned from Castleton to Gorfito, stopping in Padesto City to check on the recovering trade hub and speak with Berkeley. The Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion awaited outside Gorfito Canyon, while Roy returned to the Darkness Gate Expeditionary Force Camp without letting the regiment enter.

• Roy sailed from Castleton Harbour with Lia, Ailis, Great Mage Greimus, and Viscount Philek, and Lia and Ailis agreed to follow him to the Pattington Plane when the Mine Guard Regiment left the Dark Land.
• At dawn, Roy reached Pattington Island, arranged for his companions to board the Magic Airship, and returned to Padesto City through the Teleportation Portal.
• Roy found Central Square bustling with vendors and Half-Elves, while portal transit fees brought the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion greater profits than its former Magic Herbs trade.
• Roy visited Leishande at the Material Warehouse and learned that Berkeley and Tennyson had purged many Freedom Association members from Padesto City.
• Berkeley told Roy that Earl Swynborne wanted Ms. Christine to spend more time with him, but Roy gave no clear answer.
• Roy flew back to Gorfito and returned to the Darkness Gate Expeditionary Force Camp without allowing the Seventeenth Silver Pegasus Legion to enter.

Roy showed Commander Steel around the Darkness Gate Expeditionary Force Camp and later agreed to help Jerome and the Holy Knight Order leave the Dark Land. Jerome revealed that all three thousand Holy Knights planned to depart, leaving Roy to arrange their evacuation before his own regiment withdrew.

• Roy introduced Commander Steel to the camp’s duties, dangers, Magic Towers, and Holy Water Pool.
• Commander Steel learned that the Moon God Temple priests had refused to help his regiment, while Roy prepared to keep the Mine Guard Regiment at the camp temporarily.
• Roy learned that Jerome had found Bishop O'Casey's remains in the Frost Dragon Lair and offered him the bishop’s notebook.
• Jerome told Roy that all three thousand Holy Knights wanted to leave the Dark Land, and Roy proposed taking them to the Pattington Plane.

Roy planned to smuggle three thousand human Priests from the Dark Land to the Pattington Plane by disguising them as Half-Elf guards. After securing Legion Commander Gabreles's tacit approval and Timothy's help, Roy equipped the Priests with armor and weapons, leaving them ready to pass as guards.

• Roy returned to Gorfito and learned that Silver Moon Elf guards would soon replace his Mine Guard Regiment at the Darkness Gate.
• Roy asked Legion Commander Gabreles about helping stranded Priests return to the Elf Continent, and Gabreles privately agreed not to interfere.
• Roy told Timothy he intended to smuggle about three thousand human Priests to the Pattington Plane, and Timothy agreed to help carry out his plan.
• Roy explained the risks and plan to Jerome, Flint, and Dickas, then arranged for three thousand sets of armor and weapons to be delivered.
• Dark Moon Elf Warriors helped the Priests put on the armor, and Timothy lowered a Priest's visor to complete their disguise as Half-Elf guard warriors.

Roy evacuated the Mine Guard Regiment and human Priests from Gorfito Canyon to Pattington Island aboard Magic Airships, while preparing to leave with the final ship. Before departing, he handed Commander Steel a map of the Dark Land and completed the camp handover.

• Roy led the Elven Guard warriors through the Darkness Gate and sent the first group aboard a Magic Airship bound for Pattington Island, with Deputy Commander Timothy in charge.
• Earl Swynborne learned that Gray Dwarf Bandit ships had been spotted near the Empress Ivini Islands and ordered reconnaissance to track them.
• As the evacuation neared completion, Magister Dunlop invited Lia to study Black Magic, but Lia refused because she did not want to be separated from Ailis.
• Roy gave Commander Steel a map of explored areas in the Dark Land and warned him against venturing there.
• Roy completed the camp handover and returned through the Darkness Gate to Gorfito Canyon, planning to leave for Pattington Island the next day.

Roy returned to Padesto City, where Half-Elves celebrated his arrival, and met with Timothy, Tennyson, and Leishande to review security and the growing city’s needs. He then visited General Berkeley to arrange a public show of distance between them, but Berkeley asked Roy to calm the Security Guard Regiment warriors who remained under his influence.

• Roy’s Magic Airship passed through the portal to Padesto City, where cheering Half-Elves filled Central Square and welcomed him back to the Pattington Plane.
• Timothy reported that the returning warriors were resting safely, while Tennyson told Roy that he had eliminated key Freedom Association members.
• Roy visited the Material Warehouse, where Leishande explained Padesto City’s rapid population growth and the strain on its infrastructure; Roy outlined plans for Plateau City and a port town near Sun Island Bay.
• Leishande revealed that he had sent Langbo to work at the mines, and Roy ordered that Langbo be assigned to help build the port town once he had reconsidered his actions.
• Roy left Lia and Ailis at the Tree House Inn, then visited General Berkeley and asked him to publicly distance himself from Roy to reassure Silver Moon Elf nobles.
• Berkeley agreed to cooperate but asked Roy to calm the Half-Elf warriors in Padesto City’s Security Guard Regiment, whose loyalty to Roy remained strong.

Roy negotiated with Berkeley for better treatment of the Half-Elves and planned to move the human Priests out of Padesto City. After Lia and Ailis explored the city, Roy promised to take them to Plateau City and Sun Island Bay once he had handled his affairs.

• Roy argued with Berkeley over waiving Half-Elves' portal fees and reducing tariffs, while Berkeley rejected his demands and planned tighter security for Silver Moon Elves in Padesto City.
• Half-Elves at the Air Port Dock discussed Roy's plans and the possibility of moving to Plateau City as they searched for work.
• Lia and Ailis explored Padesto City, where Half-Elves sold Magic Herbs selectively and discussed Roy's call to treat Half-Elves and Silver Moon Elves equally.
• Roy explained Plateau City's role as a holding place for Highland Slavers and promised Lia he would take her and Ailis there, then visit Sun Island Bay.
• Roy told Deputy Commander Tennyson that he planned to contact Imperial Merchants to send the three thousand human Priests back to the Roland Continent.

Roy brought Jerome and Flint from Padesto City to Castleton Harbour so they could meet Imperial Merchants and seek a way back to the Grimm Empire. At the abandoned Goddess of Freedom Temple, he explained how he had restored his Holy Light Power without prayer, and Jerome asked to see his Light Flowers.

• Roy met Jerome, Flint, and Dickas at the orchard and heard that they wanted to return to the Grimm Empire; they offered him valuable Dark Magical Beast materials in gratitude.
• Roy declined the materials and advised the commanders to contact Imperial Merchants, learn about the war on the Roland Continent, and seek passage home.
• Roy took Jerome and Flint through Pattington Island to Castleton Harbour, while Dickas stayed at the orchard and Tennyson left the group along the way.
• Jerome and Flint visited the abandoned Goddess of Freedom Temple, where Roy explained that he had restored his Holy Light Power by absorbing Holy Light Particles and later used Light Flowers to advance.
• Jerome asked Roy to take them to see his Light Flowers, and Roy agreed as they headed toward the flowerbeds.

Roy introduced Commander Jerome and Commander Flint to the Light Flowers and helped them learn about the two centuries that had passed since they were stranded. After discovering that the Goddess of Freedom Temple had collapsed and their prayers no longer received an answer, the Priests faced an uncertain future, and Commander Jerome accepted Roy’s offer to move them to Sun Island Bay.

• Tiffany and Moira swam near the Black Pearl while Roy greeted them from the deck.
• Roy gave Commander Jerome and Commander Flint pots of Light Flowers, which could help restore their Holy Light Power if properly cultivated.
• Imperial Merchant Darwin told Commander Jerome and Commander Flint that more than two hundred years had passed and that the Goddess of Freedom Temple had largely vanished from the Grimm Empire.
• Commander Jerome and Commander Flint returned to the manor and told the Holy Knight Order’s Priests that their temple and faith had been abandoned.
• Roy offered to take the Priests to Sun Island Bay and build a greenhouse for Light Flowers after Commander Jerome explained that their prayers received no response.
• Commander Jerome told Roy that the Priests wanted to move to Sun Island Bay.