Chapter Summaries

Sifa and Edwina escaped the Styx Ruler with the pirates and fled the black island aboard the Golden Dream. After surviving the ship’s deadly presence, Sifa examined its log and found evidence that its captain had sought to resurrect the Underworld Emperor.

• Sifa and the others ran through the Styx Ruler as a terrifying presence pursued them, and Edwina warned them not to look back.
• Jodson led the group out of the ship, while Sifa carried Edwina down from the mountain using his flames.
• Edwina ordered the pirates to return to the Golden Dream and leave the island immediately.
• The Golden Dream sailed away from the island and returned to the calm sea near a small island.
• Sifa read the Styx Ruler’s log and learned that its writer believed the Underworld Emperor could be resurrected and had left Kardashian behind to continue the research.

Chapter Summary

• The Styx Ruler’s history is revealed through its logbook. Sifa learns that the ship originally had a young girl holding a bottle as its figurehead, but the figurehead was destroyed by lightning shortly after the voyage began—an ominous sign. The ship’s owner, a descendant of the Underworld Emperor, traveled the seas searching for something that could help “him” return, encountering mermaids, Naga, pirates, and numerous supernatural dangers.
• The ship encountered a terrifying sea entity. The crew sensed a presence they called “the devil in the sea,” “the projection of the Abyss,” or “the shadow beneath the sea.” The owner eventually saw the entity beneath the ship and realized it wanted the Styx Ruler, its passengers, and him. After a disastrous battle, he stole something important from it and escaped with the ship, though he suffered severe injuries and knew the entity might pursue them.
• The owner and Atwood concealed the ship on the nameless island. The owner had Atwood establish a powerful barrier to prevent the entity from recovering what it had lost. However, the entity’s authority over death surpassed the owner’s, causing him to die. He warned Atwood that the deathly power embedded in his body could spread across the island, killing or corrupting every living thing there.
• The owner became the ship’s guardian after death. Refusing to abandon his master, Atwood helped him complete a secret art that allowed him to remain aboard the Styx Ruler as a guardian spirit. The owner hoped to continue protecting the ship and punish the entity by keeping its stolen possession away from it. His final entry admits that he never found what could help the person he sought to restore.
• Sifa gains answers but also new mysteries. The diary explains how the Styx Ruler reached the island and why Valen could not remove its treasure: the ship’s owner was still guarding it in another form. Sifa wonders what was stolen from the sea entity, suspecting it might be the Black Iron Key, but finds no proof. He gives the logbook to Iceberg Admiral Edwina and keeps the Feathered Serpent Scepter, which appears non-mystical but valuable due to its age.
• Sifa experiences a strange dream. After going to sleep aboard the Golden Dream, Sifa dreams that he is a scarred, muscular golden-haired middle-aged man. In the dream, he behaves intimately with a beautiful woman and recognizes the body as though it were his own, before realizing that he is dreaming. He then awakens abruptly aboard the ship, leaving the meaning of the vision unclear.
• A presence stirs beneath the sea. At the same time, bubbles rise from a bottomless trench, followed by dark-green lights that begin forming the outline of an unknown object, suggesting that the sea entity—or something connected to it—is awakening or emerging.

Character Development and Interactions

• Sifa acts cautiously and pragmatically. He investigates the diary, recognizes the limits of what he can deduce, and leaves the deeper mysteries to Edwina rather than pursuing unsupported theories. His dream hints at a possible supernatural connection to the Styx Ruler’s past.
• The Styx Ruler’s owner is portrayed as determined, vengeful, and self-sacrificing. Even while dying, he prioritizes protecting the ship and denying the sea entity its lost possession.
• Atwood demonstrates loyalty by refusing to abandon the dying owner and helping transform him into the ship’s posthumous guardian.
• Edwina and Sifa interact through the exchange of discoveries: Sifa entrusts her with the logbook while retaining the potentially valuable scepter.
• The mysterious sea entity functions as the central unseen antagonist, possessing overwhelming authority over death and pursuing the Styx Ruler and whatever was stolen from it.

Significant Themes

• Death and persistence: The owner’s transformation into a guardian shows the struggle to preserve identity, duty, and purpose beyond death.
• Sacrifice and loyalty: Atwood’s refusal to leave and the owner’s decision to remain behind emphasize devotion even in the face of certain destruction.
• Loss and vengeance: The owner cannot fulfill his original mission, but he turns the ship into a means of punishing the entity that caused his downfall.
• The unknown and cosmic terror: The entity beneath the sea is described indirectly, reinforcing its incomprehensible scale and power.
• Dreams and hidden identity: Sifa’s dream may connect him to the owner—or another figure from the past—suggesting that the boundaries between memory, identity, and supernatural influence are beginning to blur.

Edwina prepared to retaliate against Tracy, while the Golden Dream appeared badly damaged to lure the Vice Admiral of Ailment into an attack. Tracy launched a nighttime assault, but Edwina’s crew revealed their readiness for battle.

• Sifa learned that Edwina was planning an attack on Tracy, the Vice Admiral of Ailment.
• The Golden Dream anchored near a private harbor, and its pirates bought large quantities of food and medicine to make their damage seem genuine.
• Tracy received reports about the purchases and ordered her crew to carry out their plan that night; she also confronted her blonde maid for keeping Helene from eating.
• Tracy’s ships converged on the Golden Dream and opened fire, and Edwina ordered her crew to prepare for battle.
• The Golden Dream’s pirates emerged with fierce smiles and returned fire, while Mithor King urged his men onward.

The Golden Dream ambushed the Vice Admiral of Ailment’s fleet, and Jodson and Danitz fought Sweet Talker Mithor King aboard his ship. As the pirates were suppressed, Sifa noticed a small boat escaping to carry intelligence to the Black Death.

• Mesor mistook the Golden Dream’s reduced crew for an easy target, but its bandaged crew emerged from the cabins and opened fire on the boarding pirates.
• Jodson and Danitz attacked Mesor, and Jodson stole his Bribery ability as Mesor threw a gold tooth at Danitz and fled into the cabins.
• Danitz’s fireball struck Mesor from behind, leaving him badly burned, while Jodson and Danitz collided in the narrow passage and let him break through a door.
• Edwina subdued a pirate who had been weakened by an attack on his desire and ordered her crew to capture him for his bounty.
• A short pirate escaped the battle by boat to report to the Vice Admiral of Ailment aboard the Black Death, and Sifa watched him leave.

Sifa tracked a boat to the Black Death and fired a concealed, powerful flame arrow into the ship’s bow, signaling Edwina to launch the Purification Cannon. Edwina aimed the cannon at the Black Death and fired, leaving the outcome of the attack unknown.

• Sifa followed the enemy boat to the Black Death, avoiding its guarded approach.
• Sifa used his Conspirer ability to conceal a charged flame arrow from the ship’s crew and Tracy.
• Sifa fired the arrow and shattered the Black Death’s bow, setting the ship ablaze as a signal.
• Edwina ordered the Golden Dream to turn toward the Black Death and prepare the Purification Cannon.
• The Golden Dream fired the Purification Cannon at the Black Death.

Sifa rescued Helene from the sea after the Golden Dream’s Purification Cannon was misdirected and Tracy’s damaged ship escaped. Aboard the Golden Dream, Helene joined Edwina’s crew, while Sifa spotted a sailing ship through the Golden Feathered Serpent Scepter’s emerald.

• The Golden Dream’s Purification Cannon fired away from the Black Death after Tracy used a lifesaving item to misdirect it, and Sifa escaped as Tracy’s ship fled.
• Sifa heard Helene calling for help, found her beside a floating suitcase, and pulled her aboard his boat.
• Tracy learned that Helene was missing and attacked the blonde maid, who had deliberately delayed telling her.
• Helene ate breakfast with Edwina aboard the Golden Dream as Danitz and the other pirates discussed her.
• Sifa admired the Golden Feathered Serpent Scepter and glimpsed a sailing ship through its emerald.

Sifa and the Golden Dream's pirates boarded a deserted ship, where he discovered Kardashian, the Ancient Bane, had survived and come after him again. After Sifa's attacks failed to stop her, Kardashian seized the Feathered Serpent Scepter.

• Edwina sent Sifa, Danitz, Jodson, and several pirates to investigate the deserted ship, where they found a foul stench and dead sailors.
• Sifa found the captain's corpse, which swelled before Kardashian emerged from its belly.
• Sifa bombarded Kardashian with fireballs, but a phantom captain grabbed him and interrupted his pursuit.
• Kardashian exploded flesh and blood around Sifa, who burned most of it away with a curtain of fire.
• The fallen Feathered Serpent Scepter caught Kardashian's attention, and she transformed into a carpet of flesh and blood to snatch it.

Sifa negotiated with Kardashian after she revealed her interest in the Feathered Serpent Scepter and the Styx Ruler. They swore binding oaths: Kardashian would protect Sifa for twenty years, and Sifa would take her to the Styx Ruler then.

• Kardashian ended her hypnosis, and Sifa realized she had spared him because he held the Feathered Serpent Scepter.
• Kardashian demanded that Sifa reveal the location of the Styx Ruler, but he insisted he could not take her there until he became a demigod.
• Sifa bargained for protection, and Kardashian agreed to protect him for twenty years in exchange for his promise to take her to the Styx Ruler.
• Kardashian swore her oath to protect Xifa Disraeli, and Sifa swore an oath using the Fool's honorific name to take her to the Styx Ruler after twenty years.
• Sifa asked how Kardashian could remain hidden near him, and she offered to use Psychological Invisibility or hide inside his body as flesh.

Sifa brought Kardashian aboard the Golden Dream and tried to limit her actions by arguing that her oath to protect him also covered the ship and its crew. After arranging for Helene to stay on Sonia Island, Sifa returned to his room and learned more about Kardashian’s Gatekeeper abilities.

• Sifa told Kardashian to stay in his room and not kill anyone, arguing that indiscriminate killing could endanger his safety and violate her oath to protect him.
• Danitz reported that he and Jodson had found nothing, and Sifa returned to the Golden Dream with Kardashian, who used Psychological Invisibility to remain unnoticed.
• Edwina asked Sifa to escort Helene ashore on Sonia Island, and Sifa suggested that Helene hide there or cooperate with the Church of Storms against Tracy.
• Sifa returned to his room, found Kardashian hiding beneath his bed, and asked her to explain her abilities.
• Kardashian revealed that she was a Gatekeeper who could sense Underworld entrances, command undead, and house undead and other spirit beings in her body.

Chapter Summary: “Humanoid Sealed Artifact”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Kardashian explains the abilities she gained after being struck by lightning and fully mastering the characteristics of the Dreamwalker and Rose Bishop, in addition to her original Gatekeeper powers.
• As a Dreamwalker, she can:
  • Gather information and manipulate people through dreams.
  • Extract secrets by guiding targets’ dreams.
  • Influence people’s behavior subconsciously over time.
  • Travel between nearby dreams, become ethereal, and hide inside dreams.
  • Use Psychological Invisibility, Hypnosis, and Psychological Suggestion to alter consciousness and subconscious impulses.
• As a Rose Bishop, she can:
  • Manipulate flesh and merge with another person’s body to avoid detection.
  • Regenerate from severe physical injuries.
  • Create explosives from flesh, blood, and minced body parts.
  • Corrode enemies with her bodily material.
  • Implant flesh inside people and detonate it remotely.
  • Move through shadows and pass through walls.
• Kardashian reveals that her original body is dead. Her current form is a body created through Flesh Magic, making her more like a conscious humanoid mystical item or Sealed Artifact than a resurrected human. She can reshape herself into animals, plants, Spirit World creatures, or other forms.
• She suddenly transforms into a sheet of flesh and hides beneath Sifa’s bed when Danitz calls Sifa to drink on deck.
• Two days later, Sifa and Helene travel by boat to Sonia Island. Kardashian secretly follows them underwater, later attaching herself to the boat and then disguising herself as a cloak around Sifa.
• Sifa has Kardashian use her Spectator-related abilities to make the pirates who saw Helene eventually forget about her, including Danitz. The delayed effect is intended to prevent Edwina from realizing that their memories were deliberately altered.
• Sonia Island is surrounded by Feysac warships, suggesting ongoing military activity. Sifa and Helene separate at the harbor, and Sifa enters Glen Town.
• Sifa visits Harry’s clock shop, where Harry informs him that his revolver has been delivered.

Character Developments

• Kardashian has become far more versatile and dangerous after acquiring Dreamwalker and Rose Bishop characteristics. Her abilities now combine intelligence gathering, psychological manipulation, stealth, physical regeneration, flesh manipulation, and infiltration.
• Kardashian’s comments reveal regret over not becoming an Undying before her death. Although she is extremely powerful, she remains uncertain about her current existence and sees herself as an artificial shell rather than truly resurrected.
• Her transformation abilities emphasize that her identity is no longer tied to a normal human body.
• Sifa continues to act cautiously and strategically. He recognizes Kardashian’s usefulness but remains emotionally distrustful because of her violent past. He also takes precautions against detection by hiding her presence and managing witnesses’ memories.
• Helene remains under Sifa’s protection as they travel to Sonia Island, though the need to erase knowledge of her presence suggests she is still vulnerable.
• Danitz and the pirates become unwitting targets of Kardashian’s memory manipulation.
• Harry reappears as a friendly contact and provides Sifa with the revolver he had ordered.

Significant Themes

• Identity and existence: Kardashian’s condition raises the question of whether a person remains themselves when their original body is gone and their consciousness inhabits an artificial flesh shell.
• Power and corruption: Her abilities are extraordinarily useful but grotesque, especially her flesh bombs, bodily corrosion, and ability to hide inside living hosts.
• Information as power: Dream manipulation, memory alteration, and communication with spirits make intelligence gathering as important as physical strength.
• Secrecy and control: Sifa repeatedly conceals Helene, Kardashian, and their actions, showing the importance of avoiding the attention of powerful forces such as Demigods and Edwina.
• The cost of survival: Kardashian survived death in an unnatural form, but her continued existence carries emotional loss and physical horror.

Character Interactions

• Kardashian calmly explains her abilities to Sifa, while Sifa evaluates how her combined powers compare with those of other Beyonders.
• Sifa listens without offering sympathy for Kardashian’s regrets, remembering the cruelty she displayed in the past.
• Sifa instructs Kardashian to alter the pirates’ memories, demonstrating their pragmatic but uneasy cooperation.
• Kardashian secretly protects and accompanies Sifa by hiding underwater, attaching herself to the boat, and disguising herself as a cloak.
• At the chapter’s conclusion, Sifa interacts with Harry, who welcomes him to the clock shop and announces the arrival of his revolver.

Sifa collected the revolver Fallen Whisper from Harry and learned about its abilities and dangerous side effects. He visited Cyril to ask about Li Rui, but found no leads, and learned that the Feysac Empire was buying gemstones in large quantities.

• Sifa returned Mr. Abbott's Magical Glasses to Harry and collected the revolver Fallen Whisper.
• Sifa read Abbott's instructions, learned the revolver's abilities and negative effects, and decided to use it for now.
• Sifa disguised himself as Duke and visited Cyril at the Champagne Estate to ask for leads on Li Rui.
• Cyril said he had found no information about Li Rui but promised to keep looking.
• Sifa asked about the Feysac warships near the harbor, and Cyril said the Feysac Empire's government had recently bought large quantities of gemstones above market price.

Sifa realized the Feysac Empire might be preparing to use Clarence's Door to teleport a fleet and warned Black Sails. He agreed to investigate a temporary military base on Sonia Island, where the Feysac forces might be preparing an attack on Loen's naval base.

• Sifa suspected the Feysac Empire had seized Clarence's Door and was gathering gems and warships to prepare a mass teleportation.
• Sifa wrote a warning and sent it to Black Sails in a message bottle at the harbor.
• At the Battle-Axe Restaurant, Mark Whorston revealed himself as a Black Sails operative and confirmed that the Feysac Empire had gathered warships and built a temporary base on Sonia Island.
• Mark warned that the Feysac fleet might target Oak Island in Pritz Harbor, Loen's main naval base, and said the Wavebreaker would arrive to support Sifa.
• Sifa agreed to infiltrate the base and decided to ask the mayor where it was located.

Sifa infiltrated Linsk’s supply convoy to reach the military base on the eastern side of Sonia Island. After Kardashian implanted instructions in Linsk, Linsk entered the base while Sifa remained outside, free to look around.

• Linsk told the mayor that he would escort the final shipment of supplies to the temporary base, and the mayor warned him not to pry into the military’s plans.
• Sifa hid in Linsk’s carriage and used Kardashian’s hypnotic suggestions to make Linsk believe that Sifa was his trusted bodyguard, Rayleigh.
• Linsk and Sifa joined the escorted supply convoy and arrived at the base, where Sifa saw soldiers building barracks and warships gathering offshore.
• After passing security checks, Linsk asked a bearded officer to take him to the quartermaster, then told Sifa to wait nearby and look around.

Sifa infiltrated a Feysac military base and learned that the empire planned a surprise attack on Loen next Wednesday. After discovering the navy would teleport to Pritz Harbor while airships bombed Backlund, he relayed the warning to Mr. Fool.

• Sifa entered the base disguised as Linsk’s bodyguard, while Kardashian slipped inside disguised as his coat.
• Kardashian hypnotized Major Kocker, and Sifa questioned him in the grove behind the stables.
• Kocker revealed that Feysac planned to teleport its navy to Pritz Harbor and attack Oak Island while an airship fleet bombed Backlund.
• Kocker said the assault would begin next Wednesday morning and that the teleportation item was under Shevich’s control.
• Kardashian returned Kocker to his office and made him forget the interrogation.
• Sifa prayed to Mr. Fool and reported the planned attacks so Loen’s members could respond.

Sifa informed Ken Angus that the Feysac Empire planned to attack Loen and proposed disrupting the operation by taking its teleportation item and recruiting Iceberg Admiral Edwina’s help. After Ken revealed Sifa’s true identity to Edwina, Danitz and the other pirates learned that Rayleigh was a Loen naval second lieutenant, and Danitz confronted him with a fireball.

• Sifa warned the Tarot Club through Klein about the Feysac Empire’s planned attack on Loen.
• Sifa told Ken Angus about the attack, and they discussed asking Admiral Amyrius Rieveldt to seize the teleportation item held by demigod Shevich.
• Sifa suggested that Ken seek cooperation from Iceberg Admiral Edwina, and they went together to the Golden Dream.
• Ken told Edwina that he was a Luguo Kingdom navy lieutenant colonel assigned to Black Sails and that Sifa was a Loen naval second lieutenant serving undercover as Hunter Rayleigh.
• Danitz and the other pirates overheard Ken’s revelation, and Danitz summoned a fireball and threatened Sifa.

Sifa revealed the Feysac Empire’s planned attack to Edwina and helped arrange a scheme to draw pirates toward Sonia Island and hinder the Feysac Navy. He left the Golden Dream with Ken Angus, then prayed to Mr. Fool to warn Loen about the planned invasion and bombing.

• Ken Angus told Edwina that Feysac planned to teleport troops to Pritz Harbor next Wednesday and bomb Backlund, and asked her to help delay the attack.
• Ken proposed using the Golden Dream and a fabricated rumor about Death’s Key to lure the Admiral of Blood and the Vice Admiral of Ailment toward Sonia Island.
• Edwina asked what she would gain from helping, then sent Sifa out while she and Ken discussed the arrangement.
• Danitz confronted Sifa about whether he had considered the pirates his companions, and Sifa said he had before warning Danitz not to rely on divination about his feelings for Edwina.
• Sifa left the Golden Dream with Ken Angus and prayed to Mr. Fool to warn Loen about Feysac’s planned invasion and bombing.
• Klein heard Sifa’s warning while seated behind the gray fog.

Klein sent Audrey, Hanged Man, and Magician a warning that the Feysac Empire planned to attack Pritz Harbor and bomb Backlund. Audrey told her mother, Countess Caitlyn, who decided to alert Audrey’s father and prepare for the threat.

• Klein sent the intelligence about the Feysac military operation to Justice, Hanged Man, and Magician.
• Audrey realized Backlund could be bombed in four days and decided to act.
• Audrey told Countess Caitlyn that she had heard the Feysac attack plan at a mysterious gathering.
• Caitlyn said they should take the rumor seriously and went to speak with Audrey’s father.

Alger learned that the Feysac Empire planned to attack Pritz Harbor, while Fors, Xio, and Emlyn considered what the threat of war meant for them. Alger rushed to report the warning, but Fors chose to delay deciding whether to leave Backlund, and Emlyn hurried to alert the Sanguine.

• Alger investigated Yedga Island and learned that hunter Rayleigh had killed Yedga, thwarting a Rose School ritual involving human sacrifices.
• At a bar, Alger received a prayer warning that the Feysac Empire would launch a surprise attack on Pritz Harbor, then rushed to the telegraph office to report it.
• Xio found Fors startled on the floor and learned that Fors had no inspiration, but Fors did not tell her about the warning that Feysac would bomb Backlund next Wednesday.
• Fors decided to stay in Backlund for now and wait to see how the situation developed.
• Emlyn left the Harvest Church and hurried to report the coming bombing to the Sanguine, worried that war could disrupt his life and keep him from his dolls.

Chapter Summary: “Amyrius”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Xifa spends Sunday morning on Sonia Island preparing for the next stage of the operation against the Feysac forces. After returning from the Golden Dream, he is instructed by Ken Angus to remain on the island and assist the Iceberg Admiral while secretly protecting the Golden Dream.
• He expects to meet Amyrius Rieveldt, the Loen Kingdom’s highest naval commander in the Central Sonia Sea, and views the encounter as valuable preparation for eventually entering the upper ranks of the Beyonder world.
• Black Sails operative Mark Whorston secretly tells Xifa to attend a meeting at the docks. There, Xifa receives covert instructions directing him to a particular sailing ship.
• Disguised as an ordinary worker, Xifa boards the ship and is sent to the kitchen and storage room. Once inside, someone presses a revolver to the back of his head and subjects him to an overwhelming mental interrogation.
• The interrogator’s power forces Xifa to answer truthfully. He identifies himself as Xifa Disraeli, a Black Sails member and Navy Second Lieutenant.
• The interrogator is revealed to be Amyrius Rieveldt, a powerful Demigod of the Arbiter Pathway, whose authority and abilities easily suppress Xifa despite Xifa’s Sequence 6 strength.
• Mark explains that Amyrius will oversee the Sonia Island operation and lead the effort to seize the Feysac teleportation item, thereby preventing an attack on Pritz Harbor.
• Because the Feysac forces know Amyrius well, he believes any plan created directly by him might be anticipated. Instead, he asks Xifa—who uncovered the enemy conspiracy—to propose the next course of action.

Character Developments

• Xifa: Shows growing confidence and professionalism while remaining cautious around far more powerful figures. His observational skills allow him to recognize Amyrius’s identity and assess the danger of the interrogation. He also demonstrates discipline by destroying the secret message and avoiding bringing Kardashian, whose disguise might have been exposed.
• Amyrius Rieveldt: Is introduced as stern, decisive, and overwhelmingly powerful. His interrogation ability reflects both his authority and his commitment to uncovering the truth. Despite being the senior commander, he is practical enough to seek unconventional advice rather than impose his own potentially predictable strategy.
• Mark Whorston: Continues acting as a discreet and efficient Black Sails intermediary, arranging Xifa’s secret meeting and confirming Amyrius’s role.
• Ken Angus: Though absent from the chapter’s main events, he establishes Xifa’s assignment and places him in a position where he can support the larger operation.

Significant Themes

• Power and hierarchy: Xifa’s encounter with Amyrius emphasizes the enormous gap between an ordinary Sequence 6 Beyonder and a Demigod, while also showing the strict military and supernatural hierarchy of the setting.
• Truth and authority: Amyrius’s interrogation ability makes deception impossible, presenting truth as something imposed through power rather than freely offered.
• Caution and secrecy: The covert messages, disguised identities, hidden meetings, and concern over Kardashian’s concealment highlight the importance of information security.
• Strategic adaptability: Amyrius recognizes that predictable authority can become a weakness. By soliciting Xifa’s perspective, he values fresh information over rank-based decision-making.
• Growth into higher circles: Xifa’s anticipation of meeting powerful officials reflects his gradual movement toward the upper levels of the Beyonder world.

Character Interactions

• Mark covertly summons Xifa and directs him to the secret meeting.
• The ship’s crew treat Xifa as an ordinary worker, helping maintain the disguise and guiding him toward the storage room.
• Amyrius confronts and interrogates Xifa, using supernatural pressure to verify his identity and statements.
• Mark formally introduces Amyrius and explains the mission.
• Amyrius then directly acknowledges Xifa’s contribution in exposing the Feysac conspiracy and asks him to help formulate the operation’s strategy.

Sifa advised Admiral Amyrius to target the Feysac forces’ teleportation item and proposed spreading rumors to weaken their morale and pressure neighboring kingdoms. After Amyrius assigned him to identify the item’s holder, Sifa focused on Shevich and began preparing for the investigation, but Feysac police announced that outsiders had to leave town before dusk.

• Sifa advised Amyrius to locate the teleportation item, lure out its holder, and seize it, while preparing alternative measures if the Feysac Navy attacked Pritz Harbor.
• Amyrius assigned Sifa to identify who held the item, and Mark agreed to spread rumors among the Feysac forces while Amyrius contacted MI9 about rumors in neighboring countries.
• Sifa decided to investigate Shevich, whom he suspected was staying in Glen Town’s finest house, and considered asking the mayor where it was.
• Feysac police ordered all nonresidents to leave town before dusk or face arrest for espionage.
• Sifa returned to his room and used the Spirit World Treasure Chest to organize his Mystical Items for the operation.