Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary: “The War Begins Anew”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sifa attends a meeting with the Half-Beast elders, who worship the God of Combat. He allows their worship to continue because he hopes they will eventually become his Anchors.
• The Half-Beasts report that an exploration team discovered an island inhabited by numerous undead guarding an ancient mausoleum. Only one explorer survived.
• Sifa uses his projected “Doctor” identity to heal the injured tribesman.
• He gives Elder Lina the demigod-level Sealed Artifact Ghost Scream, which grants the abilities Solar Flame and Holy Armor. Its relatively mild negative effects make it especially valuable for the coming expedition.
• To ease the Half-Beasts’ discomfort at accepting such a precious item, Sifa proposes exchanging it for the dangerous Despair Magic Mirror. The elders agree, viewing the arrangement as Sifa helping them safely relinquish the artifact rather than making an ordinary trade.
• Sifa stores the Magic Mirror in the Spirit World Treasure Chest, advises the Demi-Humans to continue training in marksmanship and artillery, and leaves Blue Tree Island.
• At the Royal Navy base on Oak Island, Sifa learns that Feysac’s navy has resumed attacks on the Intersea’s eastern industrial cities. The Royal Third Fleet is ordered to provide immediate support.
• Sifa sets sail with Nefi, Chik, the Doctor, and the rest of the fleet. He explains that the war is now concentrated in three areas: the Amanda Mountains, the eastern Intersea coast, and the major ports along the Sonia Sea. His fleet’s primary battlefield will be the eastern coast of the Intersea.

Character Developments

• Sifa continues balancing his roles as Savior, military commander, and hidden high-level Beyonder. He supports the Half-Beasts while carefully preserving his resources and secrets.
• He demonstrates generosity and strategic foresight by giving Lina Ghost Scream, while also removing the dangerous Despair Magic Mirror from the Demi-Humans’ possession.
• Sifa begins seriously considering Nefi’s advancement to Sequence 4 and recognizes that war has accelerated her potion digestion. He also thinks ahead about concealing his true abilities and eventually abandoning his current identity if he reaches Sequence 2.
• Lina and the Half-Beast elders show growing trust and devotion toward Sifa, treating him as a genuine savior rather than merely a powerful ally.
• Nefi has nearly completed digesting her Guardian potion. Her performance in battle, especially while protecting the Trafalgar, has greatly accelerated her progress, giving her a realistic chance to become a demigod.
• Chik and the Doctor are progressing more slowly because their pathways are less suited to direct wartime activity. Chik’s Baron of Corruption potion and the Doctor’s potion still require considerable time to digest.

Significant Themes

• Power and responsibility: Sifa uses powerful artifacts to protect others, but must also manage their dangers and political implications.
• Trust and loyalty: The Half-Beasts’ willingness to surrender the Despair Magic Mirror reflects their faith in Sifa, while Sifa’s gifts strengthen that relationship.
• War as a catalyst: The renewed conflict accelerates Nefi’s advancement and changes the development of the main characters.
• Identity and secrecy: Sifa increasingly worries about exposing his true strength and considers eventually abandoning his current identity.
• Preparation for future threats: The undead island, the ancient mausoleum, Nefi’s potential demigod advancement, and the expanding war all hint at larger conflicts ahead.

Character Interactions

• Sifa calmly reassures Lina when she hesitates to accept Ghost Scream, turning the gift into a practical exchange.
• The elders confer among themselves before agreeing to surrender the Despair Magic Mirror, revealing their respect for Sifa’s judgment.
• On the Trafalgar, Sifa briefs Nefi, Chik, and the Doctor about the renewed war and checks on their potion digestion.
• Nefi enthusiastically asks about advancing to demigod, while Sifa encourages her and explains the importance of completing her potion and ritual.
• Sifa compares the three companions’ progress and concludes that Nefi’s future is best suited to exploration and monster-hunting rather than continued battlefield service.

“Turbulent Times” — Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Several days of naval battles take place off Intersea’s eastern coast between the Loen and Feysac fleets. The Feysac forces temporarily withdraw after fierce clashes.
• The effects of Loen’s Demigod’s Decree are greatly weakened, likely because Feysac uses a Sealed Artifact or receives aid from a Black Emperor Pathway Demigod.
• Sifa battles an opposing War Bishop allied with the Intersea Fleet. He limits himself to Iron-blooded Knight-level strength and manages only a draw, though the fighting helps him digest his potion.
• During the fleet’s temporary respite, Sifa learns about major developments elsewhere:
  • Feynapotter’s Arbiter, Belakos, and Earth Mother Archbishop Martina attack Cookawa City.
  • Their true target appears to be personnel from the Church of Knowledge sheltering in the residence of a Death Pathway warlord.
  • Feynapotter and the Earth Mother Church are likely preparing to attack Lenburg.
• Sifa receives a letter from Oswald stating that the Antiquities Association’s investigations have been disrupted by the war. Oswald has nevertheless located the merchant Bivis, who is currently staying in Tingen.
• Using Mr. X’s Teleportation and Kardashian’s projection, Sifa travels to Tingen in disguise.
• He observes Bivis discussing wartime inflation and financial difficulties with a woman. After they sleep, Kardashian hypnotizes both of them, including influencing Bivis’s Mental Body.
• Sifa begins questioning Bivis about whether he has ever visited Binger Town in Midseashire, leaving the chapter on a cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• Sifa: Demonstrates restraint and tactical judgment by concealing his full strength during battle. His continued combat experience contributes to the digestion of his potion. He also shows initiative and secrecy by personally investigating Bivis while disguising his military identity.
• Kardashian: Continues serving as a highly versatile projection and companion, assisting with transportation, disguise, and deep hypnosis. Her presence also prompts Sifa to wonder about her true self and teacher.
• Oswald: Despite the Antiquities Association’s wartime limitations, he manages to provide Sifa with Bivis’s location and photograph, proving useful but unable to uncover more information.
• Bivis: Appears financially comfortable but increasingly anxious about wartime shortages, inflation, and goods trapped in the Southern Continent. His connection to Binger Town remains unexplained.
• O’Neill: Acts as Sifa’s source of information about the broader war and reflects the soldiers’ uncertainty about how long the conflict will last.

Significant Themes

• The widening impact of war: The conflict affects naval battles, international politics, supply chains, prices, intelligence networks, and ordinary civilians.
• Hidden agendas and escalating power struggles: Military attacks that seem disproportionate suggest covert battles between Churches and their agents.
• Secrecy and deception: Sifa uses projections, Teleportation, disguise, and hypnosis to investigate Bivis without revealing his identity.
• Uncertainty and instability: No one knows how long the war will continue, while political alliances and supernatural interventions make the situation increasingly unpredictable.
• Personal advancement through conflict: Sifa’s battles contribute directly to his potion digestion, linking the broader turmoil to his individual development.

Character Interactions

• Sifa and O’Neill discuss the naval situation and international military operations during dinner.
• Sifa reflects on Kardashian’s mysterious origins while receiving her projection’s assistance.
• Oswald indirectly communicates with Sifa through his investigative letter.
• Bivis and his companion discuss inflation, scarcity, and the financial consequences of the war.
• Kardashian hypnotizes Bivis and his wife, enabling Sifa to begin a controlled interrogation about Binger Town.

Chapter Summary: “Cunning Mythical Creature”

Plot Points and Events

• While questioning the merchant Bivis through a dreamlike interrogation, Sifa learns the origin of the magical wireless radio. It was scavenged from the sealed-off Bansy Harbor by a local smuggler and later sold in Damir Port.
• This revelation links the radio’s mysterious weather-related transmissions to Squidward, suggesting that the mythical creature originated from or was connected to Bansy Harbor. Sifa also associates Squidward with the descendants of the angel Medici rumored to reside there.
• After leaving Bivis’s residence, Kardashian cleans up the scene using her Dreamwalker abilities, ensuring that no suspicious evidence remains.
• Sifa then visits the Seer Caven, where he finds Caven with the Artisan Harry. Harry says he is settling comfortably in the city and hopes to open a clock shop once the war ends; Sifa jokingly offers to invest in it.
• Caven reports that repeated divinations all point to Trier, the capital of Intis, as Squidward’s current location.
• Sifa concludes that Squidward deliberately created the impression that she remained in Binger Town by causing extreme weather and leaving behind a cryptic message, “The game has just begun,” while secretly traveling to Trier.
• He suspects Squidward is seeking advancement opportunities there, possibly involving the Soren Family or the Iron and Blood Cross Order, both associated with the Hunter pathway.
• Caven offers to help Sifa investigate Trier, but Sifa refuses, recognizing that confronting an Angel-rank mythical creature would be far beyond Caven’s abilities.
• Sifa returns to the Trafalgar and decides not to pursue Squidward immediately. Instead, he plans to prepare carefully, believing Squidward is searching for the Sequence 1 Conqueror characteristic and the materials needed for advancement.

Character Developments

• Sifa: Demonstrates increasing skill as an investigator, connecting the radio’s history, Bansy Harbor, and Squidward’s movements. He becomes more cautious and strategic, choosing preparation over reckless pursuit.
• Squidward: Is revealed to be highly deceptive and calculating. She intentionally misdirected Sifa into believing she was still in Binger Town while already traveling to Trier in search of advancement.
• Caven: Proves useful through multiple successful divinations and confirms Squidward’s destination. His willingness to assist reflects his loyalty to Sifa, though Sifa recognizes the danger of involving him.
• Harry: Shows that he is adapting well to civilian life and has developed a fondness for the city, even considering opening a clock shop.
• Kardashian: Displays the practical value of her Dreamwalker abilities by flawlessly erasing traces of Sifa’s interrogation.

Significant Themes

• Deception and misdirection: Squidward’s false trail highlights the danger of trusting appearances and incomplete information.
• Investigation and deduction: Sifa pieces together clues from the radio, Bansy Harbor, historical factions, and divination to understand Squidward’s plans.
• Preparation versus impulsiveness: Although Sifa knows where Squidward is, he refuses to rush into a confrontation with an Angel-rank being.
• Mystical advancement and power: The chapter emphasizes the difficulty and danger of reaching Sequence 1, requiring rare characteristics, rituals, and careful planning.
• Hidden historical connections: Bansy Harbor, the Medici descendants, the Soren Family, and the Hunter pathway suggest that Squidward’s movements are tied to deeper supernatural and political histories.

Character Interactions

• Sifa and Bivis: Sifa uses a dream-based interrogation to uncover the radio’s origins. Bivis unknowingly reveals the connection to Bansy Harbor.
• Sifa and Kardashian: Kardashian supports the operation by removing all evidence after the interrogation.
• Sifa and Harry: Their friendly exchange shows mutual trust, with Sifa humorously offering to invest in Harry’s future clock shop.
• Sifa and Caven: Caven provides the crucial information that Squidward is in Trier and offers assistance. Sifa politely declines to protect him from the danger.
• Sifa and Squidward: Though they do not meet directly, their conflict is framed as a strategic game, with Squidward deceiving Sifa and Sifa responding through careful deduction and preparation.

Chapter Summary: “Steel Gate (Requesting Monthly Votes)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Royal Third Fleet receives a mission from the Military Department to raid and destroy Steel Gate, a Feysac supply fortress located on a concealed island near the Intersea.
• Black Sails discovered the fortress, which supports Feysac operations along the Intersea coast. Destroying it would force Feysac to reconsider both rebuilding the base and continuing its coastal offensive.
• Sifa studies intelligence describing Steel Gate’s formidable defenses:
  • Cliffs overlooking a narrow sea passage protected by a 305-millimeter gun, artillery, and machine guns.
  • A southern approach guarded by a dock, fortified slope, trenches, a defensive wall, and numerous firing positions.
  • A trench that can be filled with water or oil to delay attackers.
  • An incomplete but highly sophisticated internal network of interconnected forts.
  • Nearby support from the Feysac Fleet base on Omega Island.
• The Military Department has sent an Intersea Fleet battleship formation to intercept Feysac reinforcements, allowing the Third Fleet to focus on the assault.
• Sifa summons his tactical advisers, proposes an initial strategy using his Conspirer perspective, and works with them to create an operational plan.
• At Steel Gate, Feysac Admiral Oramich inspects the fortress and vents his frustration after another request to transfer to the front is rejected.
• Oramich criticizes the Feysac royal family for monopolizing advancement and blames them for the army’s recent failures.
• His adjutant informs him that the Royal Third Fleet and an Intersea Fleet formation are approaching Omega Island. Oramich assumes they have discovered the fleet base but not Steel Gate.
• He orders the fortress placed on alert and instructs scouts to report any approaching ships immediately.

Character Developments

• Sifa demonstrates strategic maturity and caution. Rather than underestimating the fortress, he carefully analyzes its defenses and recognizes that a direct assault would be extremely costly. His Conspirer abilities influence the planning of a more refined operation.
• Oramich is portrayed as a capable but frustrated commander. He understands the importance of Steel Gate and its defenses, yet feels trapped by the Feysac military hierarchy and resentful of the royal family’s control over promotion and assignments.
• Oramich also shows pragmatism: despite assuming the enemy has not found the fortress, he refuses to become complacent and immediately raises its level of preparedness.
• Sifa and his advisers establish a cooperative command dynamic, with Sifa providing the broad strategic concept and the advisers refining its practical execution.

Significant Themes

• The cost of war and defensive warfare: Steel Gate represents how modern fortifications can make even a strategically necessary objective extremely expensive to capture.
• Strategy versus brute force: The fortress’s defenses make a straightforward attack nearly impossible, emphasizing the need for deception, planning, and tactical innovation.
• Military bureaucracy and political privilege: Oramich’s resentment highlights how royal favoritism limits talented non-royal officers, creating frustration and weakening the Feysac war effort.
• Preparation and vigilance: Both sides recognize that the coming battle will depend on intelligence, anticipation, and readiness rather than simple firepower.
• Strategic importance of supply lines: The fortress is valuable not because of its size alone, but because it sustains Feysac’s broader campaign. Destroying it could significantly disrupt the war.

Character Interactions

• Sifa works with O’Neill, who delivers the intelligence files, and later convenes the fleet’s tactical advisers to develop the attack plan.
• Sifa’s interaction with the advisers reflects his leadership style: he contributes unconventional strategic ideas while relying on specialists to improve the details.
• Oramich interacts with his adjutant, who reports the approaching Loen fleet. Their exchange shows Oramich’s authority, caution, and continuing awareness of the fortress’s vulnerability.
• Though Sifa and Oramich never meet in the chapter, their parallel preparations establish the coming confrontation: Sifa plans how to break Steel Gate, while Oramich orders the fortress to defend itself.

Sifa led a covert landing on the island and seized the cliff gun emplacements, then began an assault on the Steel Gate fortress. General Oramich realized the Loen army had attacked from behind as enemy shells devastated the fortress’s defenses.

• A Wraith possessed a scout and made the island’s scouts kill one another, leaving the beach and forest routes unguarded.
• Sifa landed with Nefi, Chik, Kardashian, and soldiers from the Royal Third Fleet, then ordered the Phantoms and Wraiths to locate the remaining scouts.
• Nefi and Chik helped clear the sentry posts while Sifa’s projections, Mr. X and Kardashian, captured the cliff gun emplacements.
• Sifa raised the Iron Curtain around the supply fortress and ordered the assault to begin after ropes were lowered from the cliff.
• Oramich learned the reconnaissance posts and fleet base had lost contact, but a distorted alarm order delayed the response.
• Enemy shells struck the fortress’s batteries and gun emplacements, and Oramich saw that the attack had come from behind.

Sifa and the Third Fleet launched a surprise assault on the Steel Gate, overwhelming its defenses as Nefi and Chik led their squads through the fortress. Kardashian infiltrated a Feysac squad and turned its dead into Zombies, spreading chaos behind enemy lines.

• Oramich realized the Loen forces had targeted the Steel Gate and fought Sifa in the air as fireballs devastated the fortress defenses.
• Nefi led Loen soldiers through the trenches, using her Dawn Wall to block Feysac attacks before charging and suppressing the officers.
• Chik dodged a six-barreled machine gun, transformed into a Werewolf, and stormed the bunker, clearing it for his soldiers.
• Feysac soldiers used secret passages to circle behind the invaders, unaware that some of the scattered soldiers joining them were Zombies.
• Kardashian revealed herself among the Feysac squad, exploded a finger to wound its officer, and turned the dead into Zombies.

Chapter Summary: “No Escape”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sifa and the Feysac Demigod Oramich begin by clashing with their Flame Spears above the fortress. Oramich’s spear is shattered, but he transforms the fragments into a spinning firestorm designed to drain Sifa’s flames.
• Sifa counters by dispersing into dark crimson flames and forming a tornado in the opposite direction. He overpowers Oramich, forcing him to reform his body and activate Steel Body to escape the suction.
• Oramich notices that enemy forces have already seized most of the fortress and desperately prays for assistance from his side’s Angel. No response comes.
• Both Demigods link themselves to their armies and engage in close combat. Sifa gains additional power from the Third Fleet’s larger forces and from the accumulated Fire of War, which strengthens him through the ongoing battle.
• Sifa and Oramich collide with tremendous force, damaging trenches, bunkers, and the surrounding ground. Although Oramich distributes the impact among his soldiers, the linked Feysac troops are still badly affected.
• In a brutal hand-to-hand exchange, Sifa dominates Oramich. He overpowers him in a test of strength, endures Oramich’s headbutt, retaliates with one of his own, punches him in the abdomen, trips him, and drives him into the ground.
• Realizing he cannot win, Oramich transforms into a spear and attempts to flee. Sifa reveals a new technique: a massive Flame Net formed from a sky-spanning Fireball.
• The Flame Net traps Oramich, withstands his attempts to escape, and then explodes. Oramich falls in a state of Loss of Control, barely activating Steel Body before smashing through a bunker and collapsing.

Character Developments

• Sifa demonstrates overwhelming physical strength, combat confidence, and tactical creativity. His mastery of flame-based abilities has advanced, culminating in the use of the Flame Net.
• Sifa’s connection to the Third Fleet has grown stronger. The army’s greater numbers and the accumulated Fire of War significantly amplify his power.
• Oramich shifts from confidence to panic. After being repeatedly humiliated and beaten, he becomes desperate to escape, especially when his Angel fails to answer his prayer.
• Oramich’s dependence on his army-link and outside support is exposed when neither proves sufficient against Sifa.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and battlefield momentum: Sifa’s strength reflects not only his individual ability but also the growing advantage of his army.
• Isolation and abandonment: Oramich’s unanswered prayer emphasizes his sudden lack of divine or angelic support.
• Pride and humiliation: Sifa’s taunting gesture and contemptuous smile provoke Oramich, while the brutal fight strips away the latter’s confidence.
• No escape: The chapter’s title is literal and thematic. Oramich cannot escape either Sifa’s physical assault or the encroaching defeat of his army.

Character Interactions

• Sifa and Oramich begin as evenly matched flame-wielders but quickly become locked in a contest where Sifa steadily gains the advantage.
• Their army links make the duel collective: every injury and impact affects the soldiers supporting them.
• Oramich’s aggressive headbutt is answered by Sifa with deliberate mockery and a stronger counterattack.
• After defeating Oramich physically, Sifa taunts him as he flees and uses the new Flame Net to capture and blast him from the sky.

Chapter Summary: “Blazing Sun”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After their fierce battle, Oramich is left nearly powerless while Sifa remains comparatively unharmed.
• Sifa gathers the strength of his army and creates Blazing Sun, an enormous, mottled dark-crimson Fireball with devastating destructive power.
• Oramich’s intuition warns him that he cannot survive a direct hit, but he lacks the strength to escape. He chooses Steel Body rather than Flame Transformation, believing a steel form might resist the fire better.
• Blazing Sun descends upon the fortress. It does not explode or burn normally; everything it touches is directly reduced to ash.
• Oramich’s steel body turns red, melts, and is ultimately destroyed. The attack drills through the mountain and island, causing massive eruptions, boiling seawater, explosions, and the destruction of much of the surrounding terrain.
• Sifa enters the scorched passage, finds Oramich’s charred corpse, and retrieves his Iron-blooded Knight Beyonder Characteristic, the first Demigod characteristic Sifa has obtained.
• The overall battle is decided in Sifa’s favor. Though scattered Feysac forces continue resisting, they can no longer reverse the outcome.
• By the following day, the Steel Gate fortress is under Royal Third Fleet control. Sifa returns to the Trafalgar, leaving troops behind to manage the occupation.
• The Royal Third Fleet receives commendations for the successful raid, and its soldiers are granted three days of rest.
• Sifa recognizes that the victory will make him and his fleet major targets for Feysac’s leadership. Their enemies will likely develop countermeasures against the Iron Curtain, which had disrupted communications and contributed to previous victories.
• With the Steel Gate lost, Feysac temporarily loses an important supply point and is unable to launch an immediate offensive.
• Later, Sifa attends the Monday Tarot Club gathering. The chapter ends as Miss Justice rises and formally greets Mr. Fool.

Character Developments

• Sifa demonstrates overwhelming combat ability and tactical judgment. He uses his army’s collective strength to unleash Blazing Sun and personally confirms Oramich’s death.
• His acquisition of the Iron-blooded Knight characteristic marks a significant step in his progression and gives him his first Demigod-level Beyonder material.
• Sifa also shows strategic awareness by anticipating that Feysac will analyze his methods and prepare specific defenses against him.
• Oramich is portrayed as desperate but intelligent in his final moments. He evaluates the risks of transforming into flame and instead uses Steel Body, but even that defense cannot withstand Sifa’s attack.
• Oramich’s suspicion that the royal family may be eliminating non-royal figures reflects his distrust and conspiratorial nature, though even he recognizes that the theory is unlikely.

Significant Themes

• Overwhelming power and destruction: Blazing Sun transforms the battlefield into a scene of volcanic devastation, emphasizing the terrifying scale of high-level Beyonder combat.
• Strategic adaptation: Victory is not treated as permanent. Sifa understands that each revealed ability allows the enemy to develop counters.
• The cost of war: The fall of Steel Gate affects entire fleets, supply lines, islands, and national military strategy—not merely the individuals fighting.
• Advancement and accumulation: Sifa’s acquisition of a Demigod characteristic signals his growing strength and changing position in the wider conflict.
• Uncertainty and conspiracy: Oramich’s suspicions about the royal family highlight the political distrust underlying the military campaign.

Character Interactions

• Sifa and Oramich’s final confrontation centers on tactical choices and contrasting abilities: Sifa’s army-powered Blazing Sun versus Oramich’s desperate Steel Body.
• Sifa later interacts indirectly with his subordinates by assigning them duties and arranging the occupation’s aftermath.
• The chapter closes by reconnecting Sifa with the Tarot Club, where Miss Justice respectfully greets Mr. Fool, signaling the beginning of the gathering.

At the Tarot Club, Fors commissioned Gehrman Sparrow to help her travel and digest her Scribe potion, while he asked her to write a terrifying novel based on hospital ghost stories. Sifa offered an Iron-blooded Knight Beyonder Characteristic, revealing that he had defeated a demigod and leaving the other members struck by his strength.

• Fors asked Gehrman Sparrow to take her to unfamiliar places and demonstrate Travel so she could Record it and advance toward becoming a Traveler.
• Gehrman Sparrow agreed in exchange for Fors gathering ghost stories from Backlund hospitals and turning them into a frightening novel, and promised her a chance to Record demigod-level abilities if she succeeded.
• Sifa offered to sell an Iron-blooded Knight Beyonder Characteristic, leading the Tarot Club members to realize he had defeated a demigod.
• Alger felt pressure at the gap between his strength and Sifa's, while Audrey resolved to work harder on digesting her potion.
• Xio asked what an Iron-blooded Knight was.

At the Tarot Club, Sifa offered his Iron-blooded Knight characteristic in exchange for demigod-level goods, and arranged a collateral deal with Derrick for Warrior pathway ingredients. The discussion then revealed that Zaratul was hiding in Backlund alongside Amon, leaving the city’s apparent calm shadowed by the prospect of their paths converging.

• Fors explained that Iron-blooded Knight was the Sequence 4 potion of the Hunter pathway, and Leonard suspected Sifa had obtained the characteristic from the Iron and Blood Cross Order or the Feysac military.
• Sifa offered the Iron-blooded Knight characteristic for an equivalent demigod-level Sealed Artifact, a Seer or Warrior Sequence 4 ingredient pair, or the corresponding characteristic.
• Derrick agreed to exchange for Warrior pathway Sequence 4 ingredients when Sifa needed them, keeping a Sequence 4 item or characteristic as collateral.
• Emlyn asked how official Beyonders would handle a harmless clergyman from a hostile faction during wartime, and Leonard answered that they would use protective detention.
• Leonard asked about dangers in Backlund, and The World revealed that Zaratul was hiding there and explained that characteristic convergence also applied to neighboring pathways.
• Sifa realized that Amon and Zaratul’s presence in Backlund could bring the neighboring Seer and Marauder pathways into conflict.

Chapter Summary: “Adjacent Pathways”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Tarot Club discusses the relationships between adjacent Beyonder Pathways and the attraction between their characteristics.
• Fors recalls that her teacher, Dorian Gray Abraham, once encountered Secret Saint Botis of the Aurora Order in Backlund. She also noticed a crow observing Botis, leading the group to conclude that it was likely one of Zaratul’s Marionettes.
• Fors becomes afraid that Zaratul may have noticed her and asks Audrey to hypnotize her later so she will forget sensitive information and avoid attracting a Watcher’s attention.
• Alger observes that the Church of Storms has been unusually passive during the war. Gehrman Sparrow explains that Storm and Spectator are adjacent Pathways, meaning the Lord of Storms does not want the war to help Adam complete the conditions needed to advance to Sequence 0.
• The group exchanges further information about adjacent Pathways:
  • Apothecary and Planter
  • Arbiter and Lawyer
  • Prisoner and Criminal
  • Hunter and Assassin
  • Savant and Mystery Pryer
• Cattleya explains that Monster is difficult to associate with any neighboring Pathway, existing independently like fate itself.
• Derrick announces that the Silver City expedition has nearly reached Afternoon Town and will soon begin exploring the Giant King’s Court.
• Gehrman advises Derrick to pray to Mr. Fool before and during the expedition, secretly allowing Klein to observe the exploration through the gray fog.
• After the Tarot Club ends, Sifa returns to the real world, where Miss Viri appears through spiritual mist and tells him that she has brought a letter.

Character Developments

• Fors grows increasingly fearful of Zaratul after realizing that his Marionette may have been monitoring Botis and possibly Dorian. Her request for hypnosis shows her awareness of the danger posed by knowledge connected to high-level Beyonders.
• Audrey responds supportively, agreeing to help Fors erase potentially dangerous memories.
• Sifa demonstrates strong knowledge of the Pathway system and understands the political implications of the Church of Storms’ restraint. He also reflects on his personal commitment to the Hunter Pathway and rejects switching to the Demoness Pathway because of its gender transformation.
• Gehrman Sparrow/Klein continues subtly guiding the Tarot Club, particularly by encouraging Derrick to pray so that he can monitor the Giant King’s Court expedition.
• Derrick reaches a major milestone as the Silver City expedition approaches the legendary Giant King’s Court.
• Cattleya reinforces her expertise regarding Pathways and fate-related powers, especially in explaining the unique nature of the Monster Pathway.

Significant Themes

• Knowledge as danger: Information about high-level Beyonders, Pathways, and entities such as Zaratul can itself attract unwanted attention or cause psychological danger.
• Political conflict among gods: The relationships between adjacent Pathways shape the behavior of churches and deities, demonstrating that supernatural rivalries influence wars and world events.
• Fate and uncertainty: The Monster Pathway’s independence suggests that the structure of supernatural powers may be incomplete, chaotic, or fundamentally difficult to understand.
• Myth becoming reality: The approaching exploration of the Giant King’s Court transforms an ancient legend into an immediate, tangible event.
• Observation and hidden manipulation: Zaratul’s use of Marionettes and Klein’s remote observation of Derrick’s expedition emphasize the importance of surveillance, indirect action, and concealed motives.

Character Interactions

• Fors shares her memories of Botis and the crow with the entire Tarot Club, prompting Gehrman and Sifa to identify the crow as likely Zaratul’s Marionette.
• Fors turns to Audrey for protection, asking her to hypnotize away dangerous memories; Audrey agrees calmly.
• Alger questions Gehrman about the Church of Storms, and Gehrman provides the explanation linking its passivity to Adam’s possible advancement.
• Emlyn, Xio, and Audrey ask about additional Pathway pairings, while Cattleya and Sifa provide answers.
• Gehrman gives Derrick practical advice about praying to Mr. Fool, though his real purpose is to maintain access to the expedition.
• The chapter closes with Miss Viri’s unexpected arrival and the delivery of an unknown letter to Sifa, creating a new point of suspense.

After learning that the Angel known as the Black Saint was heading to Backlund, Sifa decided to secretly follow Katarina and uncover the Demoness Sect’s plans. He tracked her through the Mirror World to West Borough, where she appeared to be searching for Trissy, then sensed someone hiding near the Bell of Order.

• Sifa read Tracy’s warning that the Black Saint was preparing to travel to Backlund and suspected the Demoness Sect was acting on information from Katarina.
• Sifa decided to surveil Katarina and followed her through East Borough while concealed in a Wraith state.
• Katarina told Dean Wengris that the Black Saint would arrive soon and explained how coded signs would reveal the time and place of negotiations.
• Sifa recalled Dean after their meeting and continued following Katarina, tracking her through the Mirror World to West Borough.
• Katarina searched West Borough, and Sifa suspected she was looking for Trissy before sensing someone concealed in the shadow of the Bell of Order.

Sifa discovered that the Red Angel evil spirit had returned and captured Katarina, putting his dealings with the Demoness Sect at risk. Back aboard the Trafalgar, he received Roselle’s Diary from Cattleya and found an entry describing Roselle’s preparations to become a Sequence 1 Knowledge Emperor.

• Sifa followed Katarina into the Mirror World, saw the Red Angel evil spirit capture her, and fled before the spirit could attack him.
• The Red Angel evil spirit emerged with Katarina, who revealed that Sifa had been asking about George III’s Secret Mausoleums and Spirit Channeling.
• Sifa returned to the Trafalgar with Mr. X’s projection and considered how the Red Angel’s return might endanger the Demoness Sect negotiations and the Conqueror characteristic.
• Miss Viri delivered Roselle’s Diary and a letter from Cattleya, who asked about Roselle’s warning to beware of the Spectator and the location of his undiscovered Secret Mausoleum.
• Sifa read the diary and found an entry saying Roselle had restored a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact to a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and planned to become a Knowledge Emperor.

Sifa narrowly escaped the Red Angel evil spirit after she trapped and captured Katarina in the Mirror World, then returned to the flagship and considered how the encounter could disrupt his plans. The next morning, he received Roselle’s Diary from Cattleya and found an entry describing Roselle’s preparations to become a Sequence 1 Knowledge Emperor.

• Sifa followed Katarina into the Mirror World, heard a terrified scream, and retreated before the Red Angel evil spirit could catch him.
• The Red Angel evil spirit emerged with Katarina, questioned her about Sifa’s inquiries into George III’s Secret Mausoleums, and learned that another evil spirit had been following her.
• Mr. X teleported Sifa back to the Trafalgar, where Sifa worried that the Red Angel evil spirit might learn about the Demoness Sect’s Conqueror characteristic and try to seize it.
• Miss Viri delivered Roselle’s Diary and a letter from Cattleya, who asked why Roselle had warned people to beware of the Spectator and where his undiscovered Secret Mausoleum might be.
• Sifa read the diary and found an entry in which Roselle described purifying a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact into a Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristic and preparing to become a Knowledge Emperor.

Chapter Summary: “Contamination”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sifa reads several entries from Roselle’s Diary and reflects on the mystery of Roselle’s mental collapse.
• Roselle records successfully advancing to Sequence 1, becoming the Emperor of Knowledge. At this point, he believes he can protect Bernadette from the Hidden Sage and resist cosmic contamination.
• Roselle plans to travel above the Crimson Moon to investigate its connection to the cosmos and the path toward becoming a True God. Sifa suspects this lunar expedition may have caused Roselle’s later hysteria and paranoia.
• Roselle explains that he learned about contamination from the cosmos and underground at a gathering of an ancient secret organization.
  • Underground contamination can supposedly fade naturally if left undisturbed, though past attempts to eliminate it caused disastrous consequences.
  • Cosmic contamination is far more dangerous and mysterious. Even Sequence 1 Angels and Sequence 2 beings understand very little about it.
  • Hermes reveals that Mr. Door, Bethel Abraham, was an exceptional figure who knew much about traveling through the cosmos and was highly respected during the Fourth Epoch.
• Sifa realizes that the Watchers’ restrictions on information about contamination were intended to protect him. Simply learning certain cosmic secrets before reaching a sufficiently high Sequence could cause fatal contamination.
• Another diary entry reveals Roselle’s plan to construct his eighth secret mausoleum on the Nameless Island where Green was buried.
  • He rejects the Abyss as a location because it lacks suitable living beings and is too corrosive for ordinary humans.
  • Instead, he intends to use the island’s intelligent Beyonder creatures as laborers and subjects.
• Roselle recalls a previous expedition to the island with Edwards, Benjamin, William, and Porrie. The group found the creatures gathered in a strange ritual around Green’s corpse.
  • William and Porrie died, while only Edwards and Benjamin survived.
  • Roselle discovered that the creatures were being influenced by a force from the cosmos and that victims of the contamination returned to its source after death.
  • Using his power and a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, Roselle resolved the immediate threat and converted the island into a secret base.

Character Developments

• Sifa: Becomes increasingly concerned about the relationship between Roselle’s lunar expedition and his eventual insanity. He also gains a clearer understanding of why cosmic knowledge is restricted and recognizes that he is not yet strong enough to investigate it safely.
• Roselle: Is shown as ambitious, inquisitive, and confident in his growing power. His curiosity about cosmic mysteries gradually brings him into contact with dangerous forces. His affection for Bernadette is also emphasized through several diary entries.
• Bernadette: Remains an important motivation for Roselle. He believes becoming a Sequence 1 Angel will allow her to advance safely without being threatened by the Hidden Sage.
• Hermes: Acts as a knowledgeable guide, revealing limited but significant information about cosmic and underground contamination.
• Mr. Door/Bethel Abraham: His reputation is elevated; he is portrayed as one of the few beings whose status was so great that even powerful Angels and Demigods referred to him by name or title with unusual respect.
• Edwards and Benjamin: Survive the Nameless Island incident, unlike William and Porrie, establishing them as the remaining witnesses to the catastrophe.

Significant Themes

• Dangerous knowledge: The chapter emphasizes that information itself can be hazardous, with certain truths capable of causing contamination or death.
• Cosmic mystery and corruption: The cosmos is presented not merely as dangerous but as an incomprehensible source of influence capable of entering the world and affecting living beings.
• Curiosity versus caution: Roselle’s desire to uncover the truth about the Crimson Moon and the cosmos contrasts with the warnings of Hermes and Sifa’s growing restraint.
• Power and responsibility: Roselle sees himself as an emperor whose rule extends to all living beings, while also attempting to protect his daughter and control supernatural threats.
• The limits of human understanding: Even the strongest Angels possess only fragmentary knowledge of the cosmos, suggesting that greater power does not necessarily bring complete comprehension.
• Death and return: The island incident introduces the disturbing idea that those killed by cosmic contamination return to the source of that contamination after death.

Important Character Interactions

• Sifa and Roselle: Sifa acts as a reader and investigator, using Roselle’s diary to reconstruct the causes of his downfall.
• Roselle and Bernadette: Roselle’s entries reveal deep paternal affection and his determination to ensure Bernadette’s safety and continued advancement.
• Roselle and Hermes: Hermes warns Roselle that knowledge of contamination exceeds his current level, but Roselle’s curiosity only intensifies.
• Hermes and Mr. Door: Hermes identifies Mr. Door as an extraordinary cosmic wanderer whose reputation surpassed that of nearly all other high-level beings.
• Roselle and the Nameless Island’s Beyonder creatures: Roselle views the creatures as subjects and potential servants, yet their ritualistic behavior reveals that they are already connected to a powerful cosmic influence.
• Roselle and his expedition party: The deaths of William and Porrie, along with Edwards and Benjamin’s survival, demonstrate the lethal consequences of confronting cosmic contamination directly.

Chapter Summary: “Perhaps a Trap”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sifa studies another of Emperor Roselle’s diaries and learns more about the Nameless Island in the Berserk Sea, where Green was originally buried.
• The island was affected by cosmic corruption. Those who died there, including Green and various Beyonder creatures, apparently returned through projections of the corrupting cosmic power.
• Sifa connects this phenomenon to the seemingly extinct Beyonder creatures that have appeared in the Demi-Humans’ territory, the Scaled Folk Archipelago, and Blue Mountain Island. He suspects they may be “revived” creatures originating from the Nameless Island.
• He realizes that continued habitation of those islands may be dangerous, since the corrupted creatures could spread the cosmic corruption.
• The diary confirms that Roselle placed his final mausoleum on the Nameless Island because he believed it would be almost impossible to find.
• Sifa reads what is likely Roselle’s final diary entry. Roselle describes placing himself in a situation where death is necessary for rebirth, strongly confirming that he deliberately used the Black Emperor pathway’s resurrection ability to escape madness and corruption after his experiences on the moon.
• Sifa decides to preserve the diary in his Spirit World Treasure Chest. He plans to memorize and present important information to Mr. Fool while retaining the less significant entries for future use.
• After relaxing aboard the Trafalgar, Sifa’s fleet receives a new mission and engages another Feysac fleet.
• The Feysac forces possess countermeasures against Sifa’s Iron Curtain, weakening its effects. Sifa nevertheless cuts off their supplies, encircles them, and forces them to retreat. He captures soldiers, destroys or seizes several warships, and obtains military supplies.
• While the Royal Third Fleet remains near Pritz Harbor, Sifa reconsiders the situation involving the Weather Fairy and the Mythical Creature known as Squidward.

Character Developments

• Sifa demonstrates increasing insight into cosmic corruption and Roselle’s fate. He carefully links separate incidents and recognizes the broader threat posed by “revived” corrupted creatures.
• He also acts responsibly toward the Demi-Humans, worrying that their continued presence on the islands may expose them to further danger.
• Sifa becomes more cautious and analytical regarding divination. Rather than accepting Caven’s report that Squidward went to Trier, he questions whether the result was manipulated or deliberately planted.
• As a naval commander, Sifa shows improved strategic judgment. Even with his main ability weakened, he uses supply disruption, encirclement, and battlefield pressure to force the enemy into an unfavorable retreat.
• Emperor Roselle, through his final writings, is shown to have been desperate but resolute. Though corrupted and driven toward madness, he knowingly chose death and resurrection as his last possible escape.

Significant Themes

• Cosmic corruption and false resurrection: The “revived” creatures are not truly alive but appear to return through external cosmic projections, suggesting that death and resurrection can be distorted by higher powers.
• The dangers of forbidden knowledge: Roselle’s experiences on the moon and the Nameless Island reveal how contact with cosmic forces can lead to madness, corruption, and catastrophic consequences.
• Desperation and sacrifice: Roselle’s final decision reflects the theme of placing oneself in death to achieve rebirth, while Sifa similarly prepares himself for future dangers.
• Uncertainty and deception: The chapter emphasizes that divination and apparent information may be traps, particularly when a powerful Mythical Creature is involved.
• Strategic adaptation: Both military conflict and supernatural investigations require flexibility, preparation, and the ability to recognize an opponent’s countermeasures.

Character Interactions

• Sifa considers how to repay Queen Mystic/Cattleya for providing Roselle’s diaries. Since the descendants of other survivors of the Nameless Island may know its coordinates, he plans to guide her toward them.
• His relationship with Mr. Fool is also evident: Sifa intends to contribute the diary’s valuable information during the next Tarot Club gathering.
• Sifa reflects on Caven’s divination concerning Squidward, questioning whether Caven was deceived or whether Squidward intentionally created a false lead.
• The chapter ends with Sifa suspecting that Trier may be a trap, possibly prepared by the Weather Fairy for those attempting to hunt her.

Sifa consulted Gehrman Sparrow about whether a Seer companion’s divination could be trusted when hunting a Sequence 2 Weather Warlock, and Gehrman advised him to seek Mr. Fool’s help. Mr. Fool said Sifa needed an object Squidward had used, so Sifa began tracking down a magical radio while continuing to watch for coded signs and awaiting Tracy’s response about Katarina.

• Sifa met Gehrman Sparrow Above the Gray Fog and asked whether a Weather Warlock could mislead divination; Gehrman urged him to ask Mr. Fool for a reliable answer.
• Sifa prayed to Mr. Fool, who advised him to obtain something Squidward had used before attempting the divination.
• Sifa identified Squidward’s old typewriter and a Magical Radio Bivis had sold as possible objects, then went with Kardashian to Tingen to learn the radio collector’s name.
• Sifa asked Oswald to find the collector and see whether he would sell the radio, planning to steal it if necessary and return it after Klein’s divination.
• Over the following week, Sifa’s projection searched East Borough for coded signs without finding any, and he wrote to Tracy to ask indirectly about Katarina’s safety and the Demoness Sect’s stance.

After hearing the City of Silver’s account of the Giant King’s Court, Sifa was left reeling from revelations about Rose Redemption and the gods who founded it. He met Oswald in Backlund to receive the radio, but the machine bore the same symbols as the typewriter in Binger Town.

• At the Tarot Club gathering, Sun reported that the City of Silver’s explorers found human skeletons in the tomb of the Giant King’s parents and discovered that Rose Redemption had been founded in the Giant King’s Court by Sasrir and Amanises.
• Sun told the members that Aucuses, Leodero, Badheil, Omebella, Salinger, and Tolzna had also participated in Rose Redemption, and that Light Slayer Milgongen said Sasrir slept inside the palace.
• After returning from Above the Gray Fog, Sifa received Tracy’s letter confirming her mother was alive and Oswald’s letter arranging a meeting to hand over the radio.
• Sifa used projections and Mr. X’s Teleportation to reach Backlund, where he met Oswald and heard that Binger Town had been destroyed and its remaining inhabitants, including Mandated Punishers, had died.
• Sifa opened Oswald’s suitcase and saw that the radio carried the same symbols as the old-fashioned typewriter in Binger Town.

Chapter Summary: “Confirming the Location (Requesting Monthly Tickets)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sifa reassures Oswald that remaining in Backlund is a sensible choice, though he suggests Tingen as an even safer location. Oswald agrees to consider it.
• After leaving, Sifa checks into an inn in the East Borough, prays to Mr. Fool, and sends the radio to the gray fog for a divination.
• Klein uses the radio’s connection to the Weather Fairy to determine Squidward’s location. His vision reveals Trier and a mysterious cloud castle above the Rhine River.
• Klein informs Sifa that Squidward is not in Trier itself but is hiding in a castle in the sky nearby. Sifa concludes that Trier is likely a trap and that Squidward’s real goal may be advancement rather than simply hunting him.
• Klein receives a letter from Trissy, delivered through Miss Messenger. Trissy reveals that George III is behind the recent incidents and intends to become the Black Emperor, asking whether Klein wants to interfere.
• Sifa decides to wait until Klein advances before attempting to hunt Squidward with him.
• In the following period, Sifa commands the Royal Third Fleet in repeated battles against the Feysac forces. The warfare rapidly digests his potion, making advancement before year’s end likely.
• Sifa repeatedly returns to Backlund through projections to visit Katarina’s coded contact points. To avoid detection, he changes projections and uses the Thousand-Faced Traveler mask.
• His improved War Bishop abilities allow him to control projections across nearly all of Backlund through his connection with the army.
• During one visit, Sifa notices a newly carved symbol on the Workers’ Alliance tavern sign, suggesting a significant development or contact.

Character Developments

• Sifa becomes increasingly strategic and cautious. Rather than rushing into Trier, he recognizes Squidward’s possible advancement plan and chooses to wait for a stronger alliance with Klein.
• His abilities as a War Bishop continue to develop through combat, expanding his range of control and strengthening his connection with military forces.
• Klein demonstrates his growing ability to use the gray fog and perform precise divinations. He also receives important information about George III’s ambitions.
• Trissy shows resourcefulness and caution by contacting Klein indirectly through a summoned messenger, avoiding direct exposure.
• Oswald remains wary but trusts Sifa’s judgment about where to stay during the war.

Significant Themes

• Caution versus impulsiveness: Sifa avoids falling into Squidward’s apparent trap and prioritizes preparation.
• Hidden agendas and deception: Squidward’s presence near Trier, Trissy’s indirect letter, and the coded contact network all emphasize concealed motives.
• War as both conflict and advancement: Sifa’s military campaigns are not only political events but also accelerate his potion digestion and supernatural growth.
• Trust and cooperation: Sifa relies on Klein’s divination, while Klein may eventually depend on Sifa’s strength to confront Squidward and George III.
• Identity and disguise: The use of projections and the Thousand-Faced Traveler highlights the importance of secrecy and mutable identities.

Character Interactions

• Sifa and Oswald: Sifa advises Oswald about relocating for safety, while Oswald responds cautiously.
• Sifa and Klein: Sifa requests Squidward’s location through the radio; Klein performs the divination and sends back the answer. Their cooperation continues to deepen.
• Klein and Trissy: Trissy unexpectedly contacts Klein with intelligence about George III, creating a new and uncertain connection between them.
• Sifa and Katarina’s network: Sifa secretly uses projections to visit coded locations while preventing Katarina from identifying him.
• Sifa and Squidward: Though they do not meet directly, Sifa interprets her location and motives, preparing for a future confrontation.

Chapter Summary: “Ancient Scholar”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Sifa uses a projected Hunter to visit secret contact points in East Borough. By combining the symbols found there, he deciphers a message from the Demoness Sect asking him to meet in the suburbs near the end of the month.
• Sifa concludes that the Black Saint has arrived in Backlund, while the Demoness Sect is delaying negotiations and carefully preventing him from preparing in advance.
• The projection notices that several men are following it. Sifa recalls it before they can capture it, leaving the pursuers confused.
• The men report to a beautiful woman in a white robe, a member of the Demoness Sect. She reveals that she arranged the secret signs to lure out the Hunters and identify anyone monitoring them.
• After promising the men sensual pleasure, the woman turns them and everything in the room into gray-white stone, demonstrating her terrifying power and her disregard for her pawns.
• Klein receives a letter from Trissy containing information obtained from Mr. Door:
  • A hidden passage into each of the nine secret mausoleums can be opened by drawing a specific symbol in the void.
  • The ritual requires blood from Beyonders representing all twenty-two Pathways.
  • The Abraham Family’s curse can supposedly be broken by sacrificing one Demigod each from the Seer, Apprentice, and Marauder Pathways.
• Klein decides to verify Mr. Door’s claims through divination above the gray fog.
• Meanwhile, Sifa leads the Royal Third Fleet against the Feysac navy. His fleet disrupts the enemy formation, destroys numerous battleships, and retreats strategically.
• A second Loen fleet attacks the pursuing Feysac forces from behind. Sifa then turns his fleet around, trapping the enemy between the two Loen forces and inflicting a major defeat.
• The Royal Third Fleet receives official commendation for its contribution to the victory.
• That night, Klein contacts Sifa through the gray fog and announces that he has advanced to the Seer Pathway’s Scholar of Yore Sequence.
• Sifa congratulates him and begins discussing plans to hunt the Weather Fairy. He explains that he is now a War Bishop, capable of linking himself to an army so that it can share damage and combine its strength.

Character Developments

• Sifa becomes increasingly cautious and strategically capable. He recognizes the Demoness Sect’s manipulation, uses his projection to avoid surveillance, and demonstrates strong battlefield leadership.
• Klein/Gehrman Sparrow reaches the Scholar of Yore level, significantly increasing his power and making him a more valuable ally against the Weather Fairy.
• The white-robed Demoness is established as exceptionally dangerous, seductive, manipulative, and ruthless. She treats ordinary followers as disposable tools.
• Trissy and Mr. Door become important sources of information concerning the mausoleums and the Abraham Family curse, though the reliability of Mr. Door’s instructions remains uncertain.
• Sifa’s War Bishop abilities are revealed, emphasizing his growing role as a commander who can amplify and coordinate an entire army.

Significant Themes

• Caution and counter-surveillance: Both Sifa and the Demoness Sect attempt to conceal their intentions and detect one another’s movements.
• Power and manipulation: The Demoness uses desire to control her followers, then destroys them once they have served their purpose.
• Strategic warfare: Sifa’s naval victory depends not only on strength but also on controlled retreat, deception, and coordination with another fleet.
• Dangerous knowledge: Mr. Door’s information offers possible solutions to the mausoleums and the Abraham curse, but the rituals involve vast supernatural requirements and potentially horrific sacrifices.
• Growing alliances against greater threats: Klein’s advancement and Sifa’s military power bring them closer to confronting the Weather Fairy and other major enemies.

Character Interactions

• Sifa indirectly interacts with the Demoness Sect through the coded message and the Hunter projection, while the Sect attempts to track and manipulate him.
• The Demoness interacts with her male agents by rewarding their service with promises of pleasure, ultimately petrifying them after they complete their task.
• Mr. Door communicates with Trissy, providing the ritual knowledge that Trissy passes on to Klein.
• Klein contacts Sifa after advancing and invites him to discuss their upcoming hunt.
• Sifa and Klein exchange information about their respective powers, establishing a cooperative partnership based on mutual trust and their shared goal of defeating the Weather Fairy.