Recaps

Shade investigated the Fishmen beneath Aurora Manor and discovered the Mermaid behind the Sea Burial ritual. He obtained the Golden Pearl, destroyed the ritual’s core, and helped Miss Aurora stop Daknis from escaping, though Daknis remained missing.

• Shade learned that Aurora Manor was a sealed Sea Burial ritual node, then bypassed its defenses and reunited with Leisha.
• Shade entered the Wine Cellar, infiltrated the Fishmen’s chapel, and escaped into a passage leading to a pool where a Mermaid tempted him.
• Shade resisted the Mermaid, won her card wager, learned how to obtain the Golden Pearl, and gained Great Sin Chains by eating a piece of her flesh.
• Shade discovered that the Sea Burial ritual had begun and returned to Leisha as the Mermaid Giant Corpse rose from the sea.
• Shade followed Leisha’s Fishman tattoo into the ritual matrix and entered the Fishman Temple, where he joined the battle against Daknis and the cultists.
• Shade helped Miss Aurora and a Church Warlock fight the Fishman High Priest, then weakened Daknis with the Great Sin Chains before Daknis escaped into the sea.
• Shade corrupted the altar, broke the holy emblem, claimed the Golden Pearl, and destroyed the Mermaid Giant Corpse’s ritual core with the Soul Fishing Rod and Moonlight Slash.
• Shade rescued Miss Aurora from Daknis’s attack and knocked Daknis into the sea, but collapsed as Miss Aurora carried him toward shore.

Shade investigated a dangerous undead scholar, prepared for Ivan Daknis’s arrival, and entered Terror Castle to help Mister Riddell win a supernatural wager. He returned with a strange connection to the past, mysterious banknote plates, and renovations underway at home.

• Shade learned that Ivan Daknis had escaped Coldwater Port with stolen Relics, then returned to Tobesk and reunited with Dorothy.
• Shade investigated Princess Angelina’s injured hand at the Seer Association and identified the girl who had caused the accident.
• Shade and Priest Augustus dug up Muir Lee Nem’s grave, fought the undead scholar, and uncovered his ties to the Truth Society and the Death Curse Dagger.
• Shade warned Doctor Schneider and the Academy about the Truth Society, then accepted Miss Danist’s commission to map Tobesk and seek a Spirit Rune.
• Shade prepared his house for extensive repairs and learned that Luvia possessed the Power of Time but had been rejected and cursed by it.
• Shade used the Time Key to travel to Terror Castle in 1784, where he agreed to help Mister Riddell win the Game of Life.
• Shade and Mister Riddell narrowly won their first supernatural battle against a hooded god, and Shade promised to return and help him recover his memories.
• Shade discovered that God's Gift Box had produced four banknote printing plates, then heard from Tifa that Prince Sax’s lover had been manipulated into committing the crime.

Shade obtained the Vibration Spirit Rune, uncovered new details about the God of Gambling and the Demon Hunting Seal, and pursued the mystery behind Frank Bundy's suicide. The stretch ended with Shade collecting Bundy's eye medicine and music after learning the shadows he saw had grown clearer following his treatment.

• Shade oversaw the renovation of No. 6 Saint Derain Square, learned about Slaichi Riddle from Luvia, and visited Mr. Edmund before Miss Aurora invited him to seek the Vibration Spirit Rune.
• Shade entered the Witch Council with Miss Aurora and Miss Galina, then traveled with Aurora to Herkils Town, where Old Woman Ilal led him to the Earth-Shaking Worm's temple and he inscribed the Vibration Spirit Rune.
• Shade returned to Tobesk, asked Doctor Schneider to find Mind Crystals, and spent time with Professor Manning, Captain Rades, Dorothy, and Mia as he continued investigating his house and Slaichi Riddle.
• Shade used the Life Gambling Table with Mister Riddell, learned more about Riddle's encounters and the God of Gambling, and showed Priest Augustus the gambling emblem and Demon Hunting Mark.
• Miss Galina told Shade that Ivan Daknis had escaped to Veilwood City, while Luvia discussed the Demon Hunting Seal and helped Shade consider his next investigation.
• Shade investigated Frank Bundy's death, learned that Bundy had become afraid of shadows and noises after his sight was restored, and found his suicide note, music, and a bottle of eye medicine.
• Shade asked Tifa Servit to help investigate Bundy, then won a Rhodes Cards match against Mrs. Sangmei to obtain Mary’s address.
• Shade met Mary with Tifa and learned Bundy had seen increasingly clear shadows at night after his treatment, then persuaded Mary to hand over Bundy’s eye medicine and music.

Shade investigated a dangerous potion, advanced his abilities, and confronted threats tied to Daknis while balancing dream exploration and royal politics. At Queen Diana’s birthday banquet, he received the chance to win an exceptional Origin card in a Rhodes Cards match.

• Shade tested Doctor Alfred’s red potion, discovered it enhanced eye-related abilities, and helped defeat a Servant of Secrets that appeared at Alfred’s clinic.
• Shade used the potion and Tifa’s blood to evolve Blood Echo into Shade's Blood Echo, then submitted the thaumaturgy to the Academy Library for a reward.
• Shade interrupted an attempt to kidnap Angelina Cavendish at the opera and learned that Sachs Cavendish’s followers were suspected of arranging it.
• Shade and Doctor Schneider entered Luther Kinwise’s nightmare, defeated the manifestation of his negative emotions, and created three Mind Crystals.
• Shade danced with Iluna, had Old Dad John make a ring from the Mind Crystals, and used it to learn Mind Blast.
• At Queen Diana’s banquet, Shade discussed detective fiction with Dorothy’s writer friends and challenged Jason Dimock after Jason insulted him and Miss Galina.
• Leisha kissed Shade and said Angelina could help him if he faced trouble in Tobesk.
• Queen Diana offered Shade an Origin card as a prize for winning the banquet’s Rhodes Cards game, and Marquis Grasley arranged the match.