Chapter Summaries

Scherazard outfitted Estelle and Joshua with quartz circuits at the orbment factory, where Estelle accidentally wrecked a bookshelf with her first art. She then took them to the underground waterway for their practical bracer exam, where they fought monsters and reached the box they had been sent to retrieve.

• Scherazard asked the factory owner’s nephew to synthesize quartz circuits for her apprentices and discussed Joshua’s time-restricted orbment chain.
• Scherazard told Estelle and Joshua to install their quartz, and Estelle accidentally soaked and toppled the factory owner’s bookshelf with Aqua Bleed.
• Scherazard and Joshua helped restore the bookshelf, and Scherazard used a fire art to dry the wet books.
• Scherazard took Estelle and Joshua to the underground waterway in Rolent and explained that their final bracer exam was a real assignment to recover a small box.
• Estelle and Joshua defeated several monsters in the waterway and reached the box, where Joshua suggested using their S-Crafts.

Estelle and Uchiha Madara completed Scherazard’s Bracer test by retrieving a box without opening it, then became Junior Bracers. They returned to the guild, where Aina officially welcomed them and agreed to look after them.

• Estelle awakened the Cheer combat art, but she charged into a pack of monsters and was rescued by Uchiha Madara.
• Estelle recovered and used her S-Craft alongside Uchiha Madara to drive off the monsters and find the treasure chest.
• Uchiha Madara stopped Estelle from opening the small box inside because Scherazard’s mission required retrieval, not investigation.
• Scherazard confirmed that Estelle and Uchiha Madara had passed the test and explained that they had earned Junior Bracer badges.
• Scherazard asked Aina to officially grant them Junior Bracer status, and Aina agreed to take care of them.

Aina explained the Bracer Guild’s requests and rewards before Uchiha Madara and Estelle took on the case of a stolen septium crystal. Their investigation led them to the Sky Bandits in the Mysterious Forest, where Estelle announced their arrival.

• Aina explained bracer ranks, requests, rewards, and BP, then paid Estelle and Uchiha Madara 1,000 Mira for their examination assignment.
• The mayor reported that a priceless septium crystal had been stolen, and Aina allowed Estelle and Uchiha Madara to investigate because the Guild was short-handed.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle searched the mayor’s residence, found clues including a forest leaf and glitter powder on the safe, and concluded the thieves had used the combination and escaped with a rope.
• Uchiha Madara connected the crime to a young woman who had visited the mayor, and he and Estelle went to the Mysterious Forest to investigate.
• The pair found the young woman with the Sky Bandits and their airship, and Estelle introduced herself with an extravagant declaration.

Uchiha Madara and Estelle investigated the mayor's robbery and traced it to the young woman who had visited the mayor's residence. They found her with the sky bandits in the Mysterious Forest, where Estelle announced their arrival.

• Uchiha Madara suspected the young woman who had visited the mayor, while Estelle doubted she was a criminal.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle searched the mayor's residence and found a leaf from the Mysterious Forest, signs of a staged break-in, and marks left by a rope and grappling hook.
• Uchiha Madara explained that the thieves had used glitter powder to discover the safe's combination and had scouted the residence beforehand.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle went to the Mysterious Forest and found the young woman with several subordinates, an airship, and the sky bandit leaders Gil and Dolan.
• One of the bandits spotted Uchiha Madara and Estelle, and Estelle stepped forward with an elaborate introduction.

Uchiha Madara and Estelle recovered Mayor Grandpa’s septium crystal from the sky bandits, and the Rolent Bracer Guild gave them a recommendation letter for their journey to Bose. As they prepared to leave, Cassius departed on an urgent assignment and entrusted Estelle to Uchiha Madara.

• Uchiha Madara’s sealed power erupted as he faced the sky bandits, who returned the septium crystal after Josette was frightened by his fighting aura.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle returned the crystal to the Bracer Guild, where Mayor Grandpa praised them for completing the mission.
• Uchiha Madara wrote a poem about Estelle in his journal and accepted responsibility for keeping the guild’s recommendation letter safe.
• Estelle offered to make dinner for Cassius, but he announced that he had to leave immediately on an urgent assignment aboard the airship Lind.
• Cassius asked Uchiha Madara to look after Estelle while he was away, and Uchiha Madara agreed.

Estelle and Uchiha Madara walked from Rolent to Bose to continue their senior bracer training. At the Bose Bracer Guild, they learned that the airship Lind, carrying their father Cassius, had been hijacked and asked to handle the incident.

• Scherazard told Estelle and Uchiha Madara that they had to travel across Liberl on foot to become familiar with the land they would protect.
• Estelle and Uchiha Madara crossed Valt Bridge and traveled along the East Bose Highway to reach Bose.
• Grandpa Lugran welcomed them to the Bose Bracer Guild and began transferring their affiliations.
• The Guild communicator reported that the scheduled airship Lind had been hijacked.
• Estelle recognized that Cassius was aboard the Lind, and Uchiha Madara asked Grandpa Lugran to let them handle the incident.

After learning why General Morgan opposed the Bracer Guild, Estelle and Joshua decided to seek him out at Haken Gate and change his mind. Mayor Maybelle offered them a letter of introduction to help secure a meeting.

• Grandpa Lugran explained that General Morgan resented Cassius Bright for leaving the military and urged Estelle and Joshua to speak with him.
• Estelle recalled how her mother, Lena, died saving her during the Hundred Days War, prompting Cassius to leave the military and become a bracer.
• Joshua reasoned that General Morgan had cared for Cassius like a son, and he and Estelle decided to show him why bracers mattered.
• Grandpa Lugran told Estelle and Joshua that General Morgan was at Haken Gate and advised them to hide their bracer identities.
• Mayor Maybelle arrived and offered Estelle and Joshua a letter of introduction to help them meet General Morgan.

Uchiha Madara and Estelle reached Haken Gate, where they met the flamboyant musician Olivier Lenheim before speaking with General Morgan. They learned the passenger ship Lind had been found at Ravennue Mine, but Morgan ordered them to leave its recovery to the military.

• Mayor Maybelle gave Uchiha Madara and Estelle a letter of introduction for General Morgan, and they presented it to the garrison captain at Haken Gate.
• Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Joshua heard Olivier Lenheim playing a lute, and Estelle knocked him into a wall after he flirted with Joshua.
• The captain recognized Olivier as a repeat troublemaker and told Uchiha Madara and Estelle that General Morgan would see them.
• General Morgan demonstrated his strength by swinging a massive axe, then heard Uchiha Madara explain that they wanted to find the passenger ship Lind to rescue a relative.
• General Morgan said the Lind had been found at Ravennue Mine and told Uchiha Madara and Estelle to leave the matter to the military.

After General Morgan refused to cooperate with bracers, Estelle and Uchiha Madara traveled to Ravennue Mine to investigate the scheduled airship. They recognized the airship Lind at the mine, leaving them poised to continue their inquiry.

• General Morgan recognized Estelle and Uchiha Madara as bracers and ordered them to leave without giving them more information.
• Estelle blamed herself for her inexperience, but Uchiha Madara reassured her that she had the qualities to become a good bracer.
• Estelle and Uchiha Madara left Haken Gate and traveled toward Ravennue Village and the mine.
• On Ravennue Trail, a red-haired bracer warned them to be less conspicuous and departed without giving his name.
• Uchiha Madara identified the man as Heavy Sword Agate, a bracer companion Scherazard had mentioned.
• Estelle and Uchiha Madara reached Ravennue Mine and found the scheduled airship Lind parked inside.

Estelle and Uchiha Madara searched the airship Lind and found it empty, then reasoned that the Sky Bandits were the most likely suspects in the hijacking. Estelle resolved to keep searching for her father, Cassius, as she and Madara continued their investigation.

• Estelle and Uchiha Madara searched the airship Lind several times but found no people or clues.
• Uchiha Madara concluded that the passengers had likely been taken away safely because the ship showed no signs of a crash or violence.
• Uchiha Madara explained that the passengers must have been transported by airship and identified the Sky Bandits as the most likely suspects.
• Uchiha Madara reassured Estelle that her father, Cassius, was an S-rank bracer who could handle himself.
• Estelle vowed to keep investigating across Liberl Kingdom until she found her father.

After General Morgan arrested Uchiha Madara and Estelle, Mayor Maybelle secured their release, and they reported their findings to Grandpa Lugran. Olivier’s tip led them to Amberl Tower, where they found the Sky Bandits’ airship and considered sneaking aboard.

• General Morgan arrested Uchiha Madara and Estelle for interfering with military operations and imprisoned them beneath Haken Gate, where they encountered Olivier Lenheim.
• Mayor Maybelle persuaded General Morgan to release Uchiha Madara and Estelle, then joined them as they returned to the Bose Bracer Guild.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle told Grandpa Lugran that the Sky Bandits might have received outside help, and Olivier revealed that he had overheard people discussing a scheduled airship near Valeria Lake.
• Uchiha Madara, Estelle, Joshua, and Olivier followed Josette and Gil to Amberl Tower, where they spotted the Sky Bandits’ airship.
• Olivier suggested that they sneak aboard the airship.

Gil and the sky bandits brought their stolen airship to a hidden base in Misty Canyon, while Estelle, Uchiha Madara, and Olivier infiltrated it to rescue the hostages. After learning that Dolan’s men had changed and the hostages were on the lower level, Uchiha Madara kicked open their door and announced their arrest.

• Gil ordered Rago and the other sky bandits to relieve the guards watching the hostages, while Rago questioned their increasingly serious crimes.
• Estelle, Uchiha Madara, and Olivier left the cargo-filled airship and agreed to rescue the hostages before confronting the bandit leader.
• The three infiltrated the base, and Uchiha Madara used a sleeping-gas canister to incapacitate bandits in one room.
• Estelle and Uchiha Madara overheard bandits say the hostages were on the level below and that Dolan had been acting unlike himself.
• Uchiha Madara kicked open the room where the hostages were guarded and declared that the bandits were under arrest.

Uchiha Madara defeated the sky bandits guarding the hostages, and Estelle learned that Cassius Bright had left the airship in Bose before it was hijacked. The three companions went to confront the bandits’ leader and overheard Josette arguing with Gil about Dolan’s plans.

• Uchiha Madara knocked Rago aside and defeated the other sky bandits without drawing his blades.
• Estelle, Olivier, and Uchiha Madara rescued the hostages and learned that Cassius Bright had gotten off the airship in Bose.
• Uchiha Madara reassured Estelle that Cassius was likely safe and that they should continue searching for him.
• Estelle promised the hostages they would return with the airship key after defeating the bandits’ leader.
• Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Olivier headed to the lower level, where they overheard Josette complain to Gil about Dolan wanting to buy more airships and continue their crimes.

Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Olivier confronted Dolan after concluding that an ancient relic had bewitched him. They subdued Dolan, Gil, and Josette, but the relic and the true culprit remained unknown.

• Josette confronted Dolan over his growing crimes, while Dolan insisted the siblings had no way back and must keep expanding their power.
• Uchiha Madara suspected the red-helmeted man near Valeria Lake had bewitched Dolan, but Olivier proposed an ancient relic was responsible.
• Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Olivier burst in and called on the sky bandits to surrender, prompting Dolan to chant Olivier’s description of ancient relics.
• Uchiha Madara knocked Josette down, and Estelle helped subdue Gil after he resisted with a homemade bomb.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle struck Dolan with their S-Crafts, leaving him unconscious as they remained uncertain about the relic and its culprit.

Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Olivier pursued the escaped sky bandit leaders, only to find that General Morgan’s soldiers had already arrested them. Morgan credited the military’s investigation while acknowledging the bracers’ help, then explained his resentment over Cassius leaving the Royal Army for the Bracer Guild.

• Gil threw a smoke bomb, allowing Dolan, Gil, and Josette to escape as Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Olivier gave chase.
• Uchiha Madara used Magic Eye to slow the sky bandits guarding the stairs, and he knocked Rago and several others unconscious to clear the way.
• Uchiha Madara and his companions found the three sky bandit leaders surrendered before General Morgan on the top floor.
• General Morgan said the military had secretly investigated the sky bandits, and Uchiha Madara tactfully acknowledged the army’s role in their capture.
• General Morgan told Uchiha Madara and Estelle that he resented Cassius Bright leaving the Royal Army for the Bracer Guild, while reflecting that Cassius had chosen to protect his family after losing Lena.

Uchiha Madara and Estelle left Bose for Ruan, met Agate at the Krone Peak summit checkpoint, and joined him in responding to a sudden attack. They fought their way toward the rear entrance as trained hunting dogs attacked the checkpoint.

• Grandpa Lugran gave Uchiha Madara a letter of recommendation, and Uchiha Madara and Estelle left Bose.
• Olivier parted ways with them to visit Elmo Hot Springs, while Estelle and Uchiha Madara began climbing Krone Peak toward Ruan.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle reached the summit checkpoint and discovered Agate staying there for the night.
• Agate refused to travel with Estelle and Uchiha Madara, calling them burdens.
• When enemies attacked from both sides, Uchiha Madara assigned Agate to lead the push toward the weakly defended rear entrance.
• Agate used Wild Rage to kill a hunting dog as the group fought the attackers.

After fighting a coordinated pack of hunting dogs, Uchiha Madara and Estelle continued toward Ruan while Agate pursued his own investigation. They reached the seaside, where Estelle enjoyed the scent of magnolias before heading with Joshua toward a village to find food.

• Agate, Uchiha Madara, and Estelle killed seven hunting dogs, and Uchiha Madara suspected someone had controlled them as they had controlled the Sky Bandits' leader.
• Agate said the dogs' attack was connected to the person he was pursuing, but refused to share information with the junior bracers.
• The next morning, Uchiha Madara deduced that Agate had left toward Ruan by following mud and bloodstains, so he and Estelle set out after him.
• Uchiha Madara and Estelle descended Krone Peak and reached the seaside, where Estelle admired a magnolia tree and breathed in its fragrance.
• Estelle said she was hungry and pulled Uchiha Madara toward a nearby village to find somewhere to eat.

Estelle and Uchiha Madara shared a meal in Manoria Village before continuing to Ruan, where Jean welcomed them to the Bracer Guild and suggested they investigate the harbor district. They left the guild together, playfully crossing the bridge as Uchiha Madara explained its history.

• Estelle and Uchiha Madara bought bentos in Manoria Village and shared bites while sitting by a windmill; Uchiha Madara secretly cried over the happiness of the moment.
• Estelle and Uchiha Madara continued their journey and reached Ruan before sunset.
• Jean recognized Estelle and Uchiha Madara for their work in Rolent and Bose, then offered them a letter of recommendation if they completed Ruan's work.
• Jean told Estelle and Uchiha Madara to investigate the chaotic harbor district and the Raven Gang.
• Uchiha Madara explained the bridge outside the guild to Estelle, and the two playfully chased each other across it.

Estelle and Uchiha Madara reached Ruan, met the Raven Gang Trio and Mayor Dalmore’s secretary Gilbert, and were invited to the mayor’s residence. When they learned that Marcia Orphanage was on fire, they offered to handle the emergency.

• Estelle asked Rock, Reis, and Dean for directions to the harbor district, and the Raven Gang Trio challenged her and Uchiha Madara to a fight.
• Gilbert intervened, drove the trio away, and invited Estelle and Uchiha Madara to the mayor’s residence while the bridge was opening for a ship.
• Mayor Dalmore welcomed the two bracers and asked for their help keeping Ruan safe.
• Mayor Dalmore received news that Marcia Orphanage was on fire, and Uchiha Madara offered to handle the incident with Estelle.

Uchiha Madara, Estelle, and Kloe rescued Teacher Teresa and four children from the burning Marcia Orphanage. With the orphanage destroyed, Mayor Dalmore offered them shelter, but Estelle and Uchiha Madara arranged for the Bracer Guild to care for them and investigate the fire.

• Uchiha Madara rushed into the burning orphanage to rescue its occupants while Estelle waited outside, worried about Joshua.
• Kloe arrived and used Diamond Stars as Estelle assisted with Aqua Bleed, helping suppress the flames.
• Uchiha Madara carried four children out, then returned to rescue Teacher Teresa just before the orphanage collapsed.
• Kloe gave water to Teacher Teresa and the four children, and Teacher Teresa called Kloe by name and reassured her.
• Mayor Dalmore offered Teacher Teresa and the children shelter, but Uchiha Madara and Estelle said the Bracer Guild would take them in and investigate the fire.