Chapter Summaries

Priest Theodore fought Roy at the dock while trying to escape aboard the Golden Number with the Wisdom Holy Grail. High Priest Reed rescued Roy, confronted Theodore, and knocked him into the sea as the ship sailed away.

• Priest Theodore fought off the Night Blade Leopard with holy light and the Hammer of Judgment, then boarded the Golden Number as its crew prepared to depart.
• Roy grabbed Priest Theodore's ankle and dragged him from the rope ladder, but Theodore fought him and knocked him into the sea.
• High Priest Reed arrived with Abbott and jumped into the water to rescue Roy while Abbott confronted Priest Theodore about stealing the Wisdom Holy Grail.
• Priest Theodore admitted that he, Claire Latin, and Sandaike had stolen the Holy Grail and explained that he wanted to escape the holy war and live safely among elves.
• High Priest Reed climbed from the sea with Roy and demanded the Holy Grail back, but Priest Theodore refused and threatened him with a Hammer of Judgment.
• High Priest Reed struck Priest Theodore with the Hammer of Sanction, sending him into the sea, while the Golden Number sailed out of port.

High Priest Reed recovered the Wisdom Holy Grail, and Roy awoke after advancing in the middle of the rescue. After returning to his routine at Elf Academy, Roy received a four-pouch Magic Pouch and a book explaining the Purification Art from High Priest Reed.

• High Priest Reed rescued Priest Theodore from the sea and kept the recovered Wisdom Holy Grail from the Guard Squad's Elf Rangers.
• High Priest Reed used Holy Light Art on unconscious Roy and discovered that Roy had advanced.
• Roy woke, learned that Priest Theodore was in the Guard Squad's custody, and saw that High Priest Reed had recovered the Holy Grail.
• Roy changed into dry clothes, met Sabrina at the carriage stop, and leaned against her shoulder on the ride to Elf Academy.
• At the temple, Roy told Jasper how he had followed Priest Theodore into the river, then went to meet High Priest Reed in the Study Room.
• High Priest Reed praised Roy, gave him a four-pouch Magic Pouch, and handed him a book explaining the Purification Art.

Roy, Jasper, and Abbott attended Priest Theodore’s trial, where Theodore confessed to murdering Pelius and explained how he obtained the Wisdom Holy Grail. The presiding judge then called Priest Sandike as a witness, leaving Roy confused about Sandike’s role in the case.

• Jasper told Roy he had decided to join the Holy War Army and asked Roy to explore the Dark Land for him, but Roy refused.
• Abbott returned with geographical atlases, and Jasper and Roy left the Study Room to clean the Black Pearl.
• Roy, Jasper, and Abbott traveled with High Priest Reed to the Elder Council Tribunal for Priest Theodore’s trial.
• Priest Theodore confessed that he killed Pelius to learn the Wisdom Holy Grail’s whereabouts and said Priest Sandike had arranged for him to receive it after treating Master Claire Latin.
• The presiding judge called Priest Sandike to testify, and Roy wondered how Sandike had become a witness despite being an accomplice.

Priest Sandaike testified that Priest Theodore had agreed to treat Claire Latin in exchange for the Wisdom Holy Grail, while denying that he could prove Theodore killed Pelius. The Arbitration Committee sentenced Theodore to fifty years in prison, and Roy left the courthouse suspecting that the trial had concealed the conspiracy and ignored Windsor’s death.

• Priest Sandaike testified that he found the Wisdom Holy Grail in a Lower District drain and that he and Claire Latin had promised it to Priest Theodore if Theodore treated Claire.
• Priest Theodore confirmed Sandaike’s account, and no one objected when the presiding judge called for a verdict.
• The Arbitration Committee found Theodore guilty of killing Pelius but ruled that the circumstances were understandable and sentenced him to fifty years at Parrham Island Prison.
• High Priest Reed rejected Sandaike’s smug congratulations and said he regretted not keeping him at the Goddess of Freedom Temple.
• Roy left with Reed, Jasper, and Abbott, wondering why the trial had ignored Windsor’s death and suspecting a conspiracy.

Roy and Sabrina faced a group of Half-Elves after Sabrina intervened when they tried to attack Roy outside Elf Academy. Later, Roy spotted Benjamin near the academy’s Back Street, but Benjamin disappeared into the crowd before Roy could catch him.

• Half-Elves criticized Priest Theodore’s fifty-year sentence and threw shells into the Goddess of Freedom Temple’s courtyard.
• Several Half-Elves threatened Roy on the Long Carriage, then dragged him out after it stopped at Elf Academy.
• Sabrina defended Roy outside the academy gates and broke one attacker’s collarbone with a Hand Blade strike.
• Klayr arrived with Silver Moon Elf companions, and the Half-Elves fled with their injured friend.
• Klayr took Roy to the Back Street to look for a holy pendant, and Roy spotted Benjamin passing a Magic Shop.
• Roy chased Benjamin, but Benjamin vanished into the crowd.

Roy discovered that Benjamin the Mage had returned to Castleton City and warned the Elf Rangers, who organized patrols to search for him. At the temple, Roy learned that Abbott and Jasper were arguing over the Treasure Map, and Jasper raised a new suspicion about Pelius’s murder.

• Roy spotted Benjamin the Mage among the Slave Traders, but Benjamin disappeared before Roy could find him.
• Roy warned the Elf Rangers that Benjamin had appeared on the academy's Back Street, and they sent out five patrol teams to search the area.
• Roy found Abbott studying maps and learned that Abbott and Jasper had clashed over the Treasure Map.
• Roy advised Jasper to let Abbott have his half of the map, but Jasper refused because he thought Abbott had become obsessed with the treasure.
• Jasper told Roy that Priest Sandike was probably the one who killed Pelius, though no evidence remained, and Roy questioned why the matter had resurfaced after Priest Theodore's trial.

Roy learned that Priest Sandike had been imprisoned after an investigation confirmed his corruption, while Abbott met the Half-Elf mage Benjamin in the library. Benjamin introduced himself as Welsh and learned that Abbott had a friend who dreamed of becoming a navigator, leaving Benjamin watching Abbott with cold eyes.

• Jasper told Roy that the Elven Rangers were investigating Priest Sandike after Jasper reported how Sandike had obstructed Roy.
• Roy continued recording events in Castleton, while Moira practiced the Dance of Radiance and asked him about his argument with the Half-Elves.
• Klayr told Roy that Priest Sandike had been stripped of his duties and jailed after the Hayel Family complained to the Elder Council about his corrupt treatment and extravagant household.
• Abbott searched the Castleton Library for charts of the Endless Sea, and Benjamin directed him to the relevant shelves and advised him to seek Captain charts through nautical associations.
• Abbott introduced himself and mentioned his Half-Elf friend who dreamed of becoming a navigator, while Benjamin gave his name as Welsh and watched Abbott leave with a cold expression.

Roy studied divine arts with Jasper, then discovered that the Blood Elf mage had returned to the Black Pearl and stolen dresses from Jasper’s room. After Roy warned Captain Simpson, the chapter ended with Relf watching the nobles’ ball at Seaside Castle from hiding.

• Roy learned that Priest Sandike had been stripped of his position and hoped the renewed investigation would clarify Pelius’s death and Windsor’s murder.
• Roy and Jasper left the temple to clean the Black Pearl, while Abbott stayed behind reading a nautical atlas.
• Jasper found that someone had broken into his room aboard the Black Pearl and stolen several dresses, and he and Roy concluded the Blood Elf mage had returned.
• Roy and Jasper searched the ship, found no other clear signs of entry, and told Captain Simpson about the break-in.
• Relf watched the Silver Moon Elf nobles dancing at Seaside Castle and eyed them viciously.

Captain Relf and Madam Yidula found Seaside Castle too heavily guarded to attack and took refuge aboard the repaired Sea Wolf. After learning that someone had occupied the Black Pearl, Roy brought fried fish to the wary Night Blade Leopard, hoping to win its help.

• Captain Relf and Madam Yidula abandoned their plan to attack Seaside Castle after spotting its many Silver Moon Elf Guards.
• Captain Relf and Madam Yidula returned to the Sea Wolf, found it empty, and decided Captain Relf would stay aboard until its owner appeared.
• Roy completed his temple duties while Jasper told him that someone had triggered the warning aboard the Black Pearl.
• Roy bought Blue Mackerel, fried them, and carried a tray to Mrs. Winnie's potion shop to tempt the Night Blade Leopard.

Roy sent Mrs. Winnie's Night Blade Leopard to investigate the Black Pearl, where it found Captain Relf and Madam Yidula aboard. After the pair fled the ship, the leopard returned to Roy, who realized they might be the people he had been searching for.

• Roy sent the Night Blade Leopard to check whether anyone was aboard the Black Pearl.
• The Night Blade Leopard crept onto the ship and spotted Captain Relf asleep in the captain's room with Madam Yidula.
• Captain Relf woke, sensed a beast nearby, and searched the deck with Madam Yidula before they left the ship.
• Roy showed the leopard portraits of the Golden Tangerine's sailors and a rough drawing of Captain Relf.
• The Night Blade Leopard's reaction suggested the ship's occupants were a bearded Gray Dwarf and a Blood Elf woman, leaving Roy unsure how to deal with them.

Roy planned to seek High Priest Reed and Instructor Nora’s help against Captain Relf and the Blood Elf mage, unaware that the Night Blade Leopard had already frightened Captain Relf away. At Elf Academy, he learned Priest Sandike’s crimes had sparked a Half-Elf protest, then approached Instructor Nora after class as she reflected on his rapid progress.

• Roy hid the Holy Scepter and crystal ball in his Magic Pouch, then considered asking High Priest Reed and Instructor Nora for help dealing with Captain Relf and the Blood Elf mage.
• Roy traveled to Elf Academy with Sabrina and heard that Priest Sandike had murdered Windsor, a Half-Elf librarian.
• Klayr told Roy that Priest Sandike had also killed a Half-Elf thief and that Half-Elves and some academy teachers were protesting beneath the Tree of Life in Heroes' Square.
• Roy’s improved speed and reactions helped him suppress Klayr during martial arts class.
• Roy approached Instructor Nora after class to talk, while she recalled how dramatically his abilities had improved since the term began.

Roy recruited Instructor Nora, Captain Simpson, and High Priest Reed to help capture Captain Relf and Yudora that night. As protests disrupted Castleton Harbour and prevented ships from leaving, Relf and Yudora remained trapped near the Black Pearl, planning to steal a ship after dark.

• Roy told Instructor Nora that Captain Relf and Yudora had returned to the Black Pearl, and she agreed to help capture them that night.
• Roy found Captain Simpson amid the Half-Elf protests near Seaside Castle, and Simpson agreed to join the operation.
• Roy told High Priest Reed and Jasper that the pirates had stayed aboard the Black Pearl, and Reed agreed to help as their teacher despite opposing the plan as High Priest.
• Roy, Jasper, and Reed discussed their plan, while Relf and Yudora waited in a reef cave because harbour protests kept ships from sailing.
• Relf planned to return to the harbour after dark and steal a ship.

Roy gathered Captain Simpson, Instructor Nora, High Priest Reed, and other allies to investigate Captain Relf’s whereabouts near Castleton Harbour. After finding evidence that Relf had climbed toward the cliffs, Roy went to buy fish so he could enlist the Night Blade Leopard to track him.

• Instructor Nora brought instructors Gru, Elinore, and Virgil to help Roy, while mage Scarlett also joined the search.
• Roy led the group to Captain Simpson’s watch post, where guards reported no recent activity aboard the Black Pearl.
• Instructor Elinore found evidence that Captain Relf had stayed in the captain’s room and climbed toward the cliffs the night before last.
• Captain Simpson ordered the Elven Guards to search the beach, while Roy revealed he could ask a nearby friend to track Relf.
• Roy took Instructor Nora to the fish market to buy Blue Mackerel as a reward for the Night Blade Leopard.

Roy and Instructor Nora encountered Madam Yidula at the Fish Market as she prepared to flee Castleton Harbour with Captain Relf. After her identity was exposed, Madam Yidula fought off the crowd and clashed with Instructor Nora, leaving Nora blasted into a fish stall.

• Roy bought Blue Mackerel and received a tuna tail from Ms. Jillian while Instructor Nora accompanied him at the Fish Market.
• Captain Relf and Madam Yidula secretly entered Castleton Harbour, and Relf chose a medium-sized fishing boat to hijack for his escape.
• A gust blew back Madam Yidula's hood at the Fish Market, exposing her crimson hair and revealing her as a Blood Elf.
• Madam Yidula knocked down approaching Half-Elves with lightning and fired a signal flare to warn Captain Relf, while Instructor Nora charged at her.
• Madam Yidula blasted Instructor Nora with Arcane Missiles, and Roy shielded Nora from one strike before Nora attacked Yidula's magical barrier.
• Madam Yidula's next Arcane Missile struck Instructor Nora and sent her crashing into a fish stall.

Captain Relf attacked Half-Elf fishermen at Shallow Water Pier to seize a ship after Yudora’s signal flare revealed she had been discovered. The elven fighters and Magician Scarlett stopped him, freezing him on the sea and trapping him in a net.

• Captain Relf saw Yudora’s purple signal flare and decided to steal a ship rather than rush to help her.
• Captain Relf attacked the fishermen at Shallow Water Pier, killing several Half-Elves and driving others into the sea as he tried to free the vessel.
• Captain Simpson, Instructor Virgil, Instructor Gru, and other reinforcements arrived and fought Captain Relf aboard the ship.
• Instructor Gru’s arrows wounded Captain Relf, and he abandoned the ship by leaping into the sea.
• Magician Scarlett froze the water beneath Captain Relf, and a Fishing Net fell over him, trapping him on the ice.

Roy helped capture Madam Yidula after she escaped on a Magic Broom, while Captain Relf was also captured at Shallow Water Pier. Both prisoners were secured, and Roy was left recovering beside the pier as the academy instructors regrouped.

• High Priest Reed and the others helped subdue Captain Relf, and Elf Rangers took him into custody after dragging him off the ice.
• Madam Yidula launched into the night on her Magic Broom, but Roy grabbed her and smashed the broom’s Floating Device, sending them both into the sea.
• Roy swam after Madam Yidula and used Glimmer Illumination to reveal their position in the water.
• Ms. Jillian and Instructor Nora reached Roy and helped overpower Madam Yidula, who was taken ashore and bound.
• High Priest Reed found Roy resting beside the pier, while the other academy instructors arrived and told Instructor Nora about Captain Relf’s capture.

After Captain Relf and Madam Yidula were captured, Roy and the others helped the injured Half-Elves at the pier. Back at the temple, Jasper resolved to seek Holy Radiance in the Dark Land, while Abbott stopped Roy to ask him for something.

• Ms. Jillian rescued Roy and helped instructor Nora capture Madam Yidula, while Captain Relf was also taken into custody.
• Instructor Nora called off the mission and sent a retreat signal for Elinore; Roy thanked the instructors and Captain Simpson for their help.
• High Priest Reed treated the injured Half-Elf fishermen as Roy assisted, and the gathered Half-Elves watched him heal them with holy light.
• High Priest Reed found Abbott studying a map in the gatehouse but told him only to go to bed early.
• Jasper told Roy he had decided to go to the Dark Land to seek Holy Radiance, and Roy later heard Abbott say he had something to ask of him.

Roy thanked Ms. Jillian, while instructors continued searching for Benjamin and Jasper refused to encourage Abbott’s treasure hunt. At Priest Sandaike’s trial, Sandaike admitted killing Pelius and contradicted Priest Theodore’s earlier confession, then faced questions about the Wisdom Holy Grail.

• Abbott asked Roy to persuade Jasper to support his search for treasure, and Roy urged him not to take risks before he was prepared.
• Roy thanked Ms. Jillian for saving him from Yudora, and she returned his fish while scolding him for being careless.
• Instructor Nora and other instructors searched Back Street for Benjamin, but they could not find him.
• Jasper told Roy to let Abbott reflect and then agreed to inspect the Black Pearl with him.
• Roy attended Priest Sandaike’s trial, where Sandaike admitted killing Pelius and said he had acted alone, contradicting Priest Theodore’s confession.
• The presiding judge asked Sandaike how he knew Pelius possessed the Wisdom Holy Grail.

At Sandaike’s trial, he confessed to killing Windsor and exposed his role in the Wisdom Holy Grail theft, earning a two-hundred-year prison sentence and damaging the Moon God Temple’s reputation. Outside court, Benjamin drew Abbott into a plan to obtain the Black Pearl and gather sailors for a voyage back to the Roland Continent.

• Sandaike admitted that he wanted to steal the Wisdom Holy Grail to destabilize the Goddess of Freedom Temple and confessed to killing Windsor by hypnotizing her and making her jump from the Castleton Library’s third-floor terrace.
• A librarian who had been Windsor’s friend threw a bronze cup at Sandaike, and the furious spectators were eventually brought under control by the court guards.
• The Arbitration Committee sentenced Sandaike to two hundred years in Parrham Island Prison, while the trial also implicated Theodore and the deceased Claire Latin in the Holy Grail theft.
• Roy followed High Priest Reed out of court as the Moon God Temple’s reputation suffered from Sandaike’s revelations.
• Benjamin showed Abbott a collection of sea charts and used Abbott’s interest in sailing and treasure hunting to befriend him.
• Benjamin planned to secure the Black Pearl and rescue experienced sailors from Parrham Island Prison, but Jasper and Roy stood in the way of getting the ship to sea.

Roy returned home to find Ms. Belinda back from Buenos and encouraged her to rest and pursue new sculpture ideas. After joining Instructor Nora’s Adventure Group as a temporary member, Roy asked Belinda to carve a gift for a friend.

• Roy returned home and found Ms. Belinda resting on the terrace after her trip to Buenos.
• Belinda told Roy that her efforts to promote her sculptures in Buenos had gone poorly, and Roy encouraged her to rest at home and try the ideas she had gained there.
• Belinda discovered that Roy had cleaned and sharpened her carving tools and gathered stone materials for her studio.
• Instructor Nora invited Roy to join her Adventure Group as a temporary Priest member, and Roy agreed.
• Roy visited Belinda in her studio and asked her to carve a small gift for a friend.