Recaps

Lumian learned that Bourman had likely become a half-mad hybrid after forcibly switching from the Mystery Pryer pathway to the Death God pathway to resurrect his wife. Though Franca expected the authorities to catch Bourman soon, Lumian decided to kill him himself and end his suffering.

• Batna suspected Lumian might be Bourman, but Lumian explained his alibi and persuaded Batna that Bourman had been closely connected to Fidel.
• Lumian suggested Batna fabricate a lead to prompt the authorities to investigate Fidel, then warned him to avoid morgues and cemeteries because Bourman might soon need materials again.
• Bainfel delivered Franca's letter proposing that Bourman had forcibly switched pathways and become irreversibly half-mad, with his Phantom Eye displaying fused powers.
• Lumian told Franca he would kill Bourman to punish his sins and end his suffering, and Franca replied, "Be careful!"

Lumian tried to predict where the wounded Devil Warlock Bourman would seek shelter by imagining his memories and habits in Falin Port. He left the harbor to search places tied to Bourman’s happy past, including the lighthouse and local eateries.

• Lumian concluded that Bourman likely remained in Falin Port, where his life with Helen had been happiest, and considered that the unexplained details of the recent violence might have contributed to his actions.
• Lumian decided to investigate Bourman and Helen’s former home, then told Lugano to watch Ludwig before speaking with Philip, who said the harbor would reopen that night and the Flying Bird would sail the next morning.
• Philip reported that Bourman had killed Fidel’s family, but Lumian denied that the fight in his room had any connection to the murders.
• In Sun Square, Lumian threatened a man distributing a government travel guide and learned which listed attractions and businesses were genuine.
• Lumian reasoned that Bourman might revisit familiar scenery and food for comfort, then headed toward Falin Port’s lighthouse.

Lumian tracked Devil Warlock Bourman to Andatna Volcano and learned that a false treasure map and Helen’s death had driven Bourman to seek resurrection through the Death God pathway. After Bourman revealed that an islander had taught him resurrection knowledge, Lumian confronted him and declared he had come to kill him.

• Lumian searched the lighthouse and Falin Port for signs of Bourman, then traveled to Andatna Volcano to watch the sunset.
• Lumian found Bourman on the volcano and shared memories of Cordou Village before asking what had happened to him and Helen.
• Bourman said an Islander named Mark Benito had deceived them with a fake treasure map, leading to a sea monster that killed Helen.
• Bourman explained that he had switched to the Death God pathway to resurrect Helen and believed a real island of undying inhabitants held the secret.
• Bourman revealed that an islander had taught him resurrection knowledge, but Lumian suspected the man might have been another swindler.
• When Bourman demanded to know why Lumian had come, Lumian said he had come to kill him, and Bourman prepared to fight.

Lumian fought Bourman with layered defenses and traps, then exploited the Devil Warlock’s unstable emotions to grievously injure him. After losing control and pummeling Bourman, Lumian killed him with Fire Infusion, and Bourman died believing he saw his wife, Helen.

• Lumian used an unstable fireball and pain to break free of Bourman’s Phantom Eye intimidation, then evaded his undead attacks with the Black Mark.
• Lumian used the Face of Niser to fool Bourman’s lightning and let a bone spear pierce his chest so he could land a Torture-gloved punch.
• Lumian retreated while playing the Hateful Movement, detonating Bourman’s anger and obsession and sending him falling toward the sea of fire.
• Lumian pursued Bourman and beat him repeatedly, but Bourman recovered enough to summon a sound that slowed Lumian and let the undead spirits drag him away.
• Lumian snapped his fingers and triggered Fire Infusion inside Bourman, tearing his body apart and killing him.
• As he died, Bourman saw his wife, Helen, and tried to reach for her before losing consciousness.

Lumian killed Bourman, the Devil Warlock, and gave the bounty and most of his possessions to the Church of the Fool to establish a charity fund for Bourman's victims and homeless children. After celebrating his completed commission at a bar, Lumian returned to his cabin with Bourman's notebook and fake treasure map.

• Lumian collected Bourman's Beyonder Characteristics and possessions, burned the corpse, and threw a pair of matching gold rings into the volcano's crater.
• Lumian brought Bourman's head and valuables to the Church of the Fool and asked Bishop Tais to establish the Helen Charity Fund with the bounty and proceeds.
• Lumian told Bishop Tais not to reveal who killed Bourman but not to hide clues about him.
• Lumian bought drinks for the patrons at the Pelican bar and celebrated finishing a lucrative commission, then admitted he had lied about fooling them.
• Lumian returned to his cabin aboard the Flying Bird and took out Bourman's notebook and fake treasure map.

Lumian read Bourman’s notes about his failed attempts to resurrect Helen and learned that true resurrection required retrieving a person’s imprint from the depths of death. As the Flying Bird prepared to leave Falin Port, Lumian heard that Bourman had been found dead and spotted Batna boarding for Santa Port.

• Lumian read Bourman’s notes, which described Harrison, Resurrection Island, and the death imprints needed to restore a person’s spirit and flesh.
• Lumian examined the fake treasure map and decided to ask Franca and Jenna to identify its genuine parts.
• Philip told Lumian that Bourman had been found dead and that his death was connected to the Church of the Fool.
• Lumian saw Batna board the Flying Bird and learned that Batna and his companion were going to Santa Port to see the Sea-Praying Ritual.

Lumian learned about Santa Port’s little-known Sea-Praying Ritual and sent Franca and Jenna a report wrapped in a fake treasure map, which their divinations confirmed was real despite containing a dangerous false part. As the Flying Bird neared Santa Port, Philip received a warning that Lumian, under the name Louis Berri, was suspected of killing Devil Warlock Bourman.

• Lumian deduced that one of the pranksters at Santa Port’s Sea-Praying Ritual was likely a local or someone active at sea, and said he wanted to see the ritual too.
• Lumian sent Franca and Jenna a letter about Bourman’s death and his arrangements for Bourman’s estate, using the fake treasure map as wrapping.
• Franca and Jenna read Lumian’s account, discussed how he had defeated Bourman, and both used Magic Mirror Divination to confirm that the map was real, though they could not tell which part was fake.
• Lumian searched his materials for information about the evil spirit Aden, then joined Batna and other passengers in the Flying Bird’s bar and listened as they speculated about Bourman’s killer.
• As the Flying Bird approached Santa Port, Philip received a telegram warning that the adventurer suspected of killing Bourman, Louis Berri, was aboard his ship.

Lumian arrived in Santa Port after a peaceful voyage, while Philip learned that Louis Berri had supposedly killed the Devil Warlock and chose not to report him. As Lumian began planning his next steps, he realized he had repeatedly forgotten to write to Madam Magician about the dangers aboard the ship.

• Philip read a telegram identifying Louis Berri as the adventurer who killed the Devil Warlock, then tore it up and ordered his crew to keep silent.
• Lumian arrived in Santa Port with Ludwig and Lugano, parted ways with Batna and Norfie, and noticed a nun who resembled the crying woman he had seen through the Mystery-Peering Glasses.
• Norfie read a newspaper report naming Louis Berri as the Devil Warlock's killer, and Batna froze at the news.
• Lumian planned to find an inn and write to Madam Magician, then realized he had forgotten to contact her throughout the voyage.

Lumian realized that the woman from the Flying Bird was a dangerous humanoid Sealed Artifact whose influence had made people forget her and ignore the mad sickness. After reaching Santa Port, he wrote to Madam Magician and Franca about the artifact, while Franca prepared to take Jenna into Trier’s Catacombs for an Occult Gathering task.

• Lumian concluded that the woman who had cried aboard the Flying Bird was the source of the mad sickness and had influenced people to overlook her and forget to seek help.
• Lumian questioned Termiboros about failing to notice the Sealed Artifact, then followed Lugano and Ludwig to the Solo hotel in Santa Port.
• Lugano explained that Santa Port lay southwest of the Dalege Mountains, and Lumian connected the region to his Beyonder Characteristics and wondered whether fate had drawn him there.
• Lumian wrote to Madam Magician and Franca about the death mark and the humanoid Sealed Artifact, asking Franca to alert Feynapotter’s Official Beyonders through 007.
• Franca received Lumian’s letter as she and Jenna prepared to visit Trier’s Catacombs to retrieve an antique tear bottle for a client.

Franca and Jenna reported the dangerous mad sickness source and traveled into the Catacombs to investigate the Chrismona Night Pillar, where Jenna sensed nothing unusual. In Santa Port, Lumian received Madam Magician’s warnings about the Sealed Artifact and Resurrection Island, along with her suspicion that the Aden evil spirit Bourman summoned might still be alive.

• Jenna and Franca discussed Lumian’s account of the mad sickness source, and Franca contacted Madam Judgement to seek help locating it.
• Franca and Jenna entered the Catacombs, used Lumian’s information to avoid the bones, and reached the Chrismona Night Pillar.
• Jenna explained that she dressed to appear more like a Witch, while Franca discussed her efforts to digest the Pleasure potion through experiences beyond physical intimacy.
• Franca asked whether Jenna sensed anything at the Chrismona Night Pillar, and Jenna said she did not.
• Lumian read Madam Magician’s warning that a Spectator-pathway power had affected him and that he should not join the hunt for the Sealed Artifact.
• Madam Magician told Lumian that the Tarot Club was investigating Resurrection Island and suspected the Aden evil spirit Bourman summoned might not be dead.

Lumian planned to investigate last year’s Sea-Praying Ritual in Santa Port while using his public fame as Louis Berri to draw attention away from a hidden identity. In Trier’s Catacombs, Jenna and Franca went to the fourth level hoping to find a way to contact Krismona, where they saw a distant candle flame.

• Lumian burned Madam Magician’s reply and told Lugano to help him obtain an ordinary local identity in Santa Port.
• Lugano told Lumian that rumors credited him with killing the Devil Warlock and earning a bounty, and Lumian admitted he had donated the entire reward.
• Lumian explained that he had kept his identity public as Louis Berri to attract attention while operating under a concealed local identity.
• Lumian, Lugano, and Ludwig left the hotel and walked through an old neighborhood where Lumian reflected on Feynapotter’s grandmother culture and remembered Cordou Village.
• Jenna failed to hear Krismona’s voice at the Chrismona Night Pillar, so she and Franca descended to the fourth level of the Catacombs to seek the shadows believed to be linked to Krismona.
• Jenna and Franca reached the fourth level and saw a yellowish candle flame appear around a distant corner.

Franca and Jenna encountered a dangerous, alluring figure near the Mad Mushroom Cave and found an open Ancient Tomb Chamber where she had stood. Elsewhere, Lumian waited in a café while Lugano sought someone to arrange false identities, and two armed men began arguing outside.

• Franca and Jenna spotted a candle-bearing stranger in a black robe but continued toward the Mad Mushroom Cave without approaching him.
• At the cave entrance, Franca and Jenna encountered a beautiful woman in white whose charm drew them closer until Jenna broke free and warned Franca.
• The white-robed figure vanished, and Jenna found an open Ancient Tomb Chamber behind the place where she had stood.
• Franca questioned why Krismona's Night Pillar was included in the Catacombs, given her different ties from the other Night Pillars.
• Lumian sent Lugano to find someone to arrange false identities, then took Ludwig to a café and overheard customers mention the Sea-Praying Ritual.
• Two young men carrying longswords began arguing outside Lumian's café and appeared ready to duel.

In Santa Port, Lumian learned how the region’s history, customs, and the Church of the Earth Mother’s Combat Nuns shaped its tolerance for armed street fights, then agreed to meet Lugano’s black-market contact. In Trier’s Catacombs, Franca and Jenna found a Mirror World Fragment in an unidentified ancient tomb and decided to investigate its owner later.

• Lumian watched two men fighting with longswords until a group of Combat Nuns intervened and reprimanded them.
• Lugano explained that Feynapotter restricted Gaia Province after its failed bid for independence during the War of the Oathbreakers, and described the province’s armed local traditions and the Combat Nuns’ role.
• Lugano told Lumian that he had found a well-connected black-market merchant, a descendant of the Dalege people, and Lumian agreed to meet him.
• Franca and Jenna cautiously explored an opened Ancient Tomb Chamber in Trier’s Catacombs and found a black-coated mirror fragment beneath bones.
• Franca and Jenna found no clues to the tomb’s owner and decided to investigate later before going to retrieve the Antique Tear Bottle for their employer.

Lumian and Lugano met Valerio, a black-market merchant from Dalege, who explained Santa Port’s upcoming Sea-Praying Ritual and its mysterious participants. Lumian left with questions about the ritual’s resemblance to the Lent Festival, while Franca and Jenna continued searching the Catacombs for a tomb chamber.

• Lumian and Lugano met Valerio in disguise, and he agreed to help them obtain identity documents after they deposited 50 Gold Riso.
• Valerio explained that Santa Port’s Sea-Praying Ritual included a Dance of the Sea, a flower boat parade, a boat race, a vigil in Milo Village, and a secret Sea Sacrifice.
• Valerio said the Fishing Guild secretly chose one Governor of the Sea and four Sea Maidens, and that former Governors were sent away while Sea Maidens often married into powerful families.
• Lumian suspected the ritual might share sinister similarities with the Lent Festival celebrations, but he left without learning what happened during the Sea Sacrifice.
• Franca and Jenna returned to the third level of the Catacombs, where Jenna identified the target as the Thorns and Shield Wall Tomb Chamber.

Franca and Jenna retrieved an antique tear bottle to complete a commission, while Lumian investigated Santa Port’s Sea-Praying Ritual and learned about signs of trouble at sea. Jenna delivered the bottle to Monet in Trier, and Lumian was left facing a new commission from an unidentified woman.

• Jenna retrieved the tear bottle from the Thorns and Shield Wall Tomb Chamber, and she and Franca concluded their 1,000-felkine commission was complete.
• Lumian questioned hotel proprietor Otta Guillaume about Santa Port’s Sea-Praying Ritual and learned that shipwrecks and pirate encounters had increased this year.
• Jenna exchanged the tear bottle for 1,000 felkine in Trier and handed it to Monet, who said the commission would settle money he owed.
• Lugano told Lumian that a woman had come to see the renowned adventurer Louis Berri with a commission.

Lumian accepted Giorgia’s secret commission to kill a creature in her family’s basement and went to inspect it immediately. He destroyed the humanoid lizard with fire and returned upstairs, telling Giorgia the problem was dealt with.

• Giorgia asked Lumian to eliminate an evil creature in her home and offered him fifteen thousand riso for his silence.
• Lumian questioned Giorgia about the creature, then agreed to inspect the scene and requested dinner for himself, Ludwig, and Lugano.
• Giorgia led Lumian and his companions to her villa, where bodyguards guarded the basement door behind which the creature was locked.
• Lumian opened the basement door and faced a humanoid lizard whose supernatural pressure hindered movement.
• Lumian broke free of the creature’s restraints, struck it with a flaming punch, and blasted it apart with fireballs.
• Lumian returned upstairs, and when Giorgia asked about the situation, he told her the creature had been dealt with.

Lumian investigated the Paco Family after learning its matriarch, Marta, had been a Sea Maiden, then received Hella’s invitation to a Society gathering. At the gathering, he asked Franca to seek a way for him to understand the Highland Language, and she described her and Jenna’s discovery in the Catacombs before “007” approached them.

• Lumian killed a humanoid lizard in the Paco Family’s basement, received 15,000 riso from Giorgia, and noticed that the family’s “old grandmother” had not appeared.
• Lumian sent Lugano to ask about Giorgia’s family, and Lugano learned that Giorgia was married to Fishing Guild committee member Ruvio Paco and that the family matriarch, Marta, had been a Sea Maiden.
• Hella invited Lumian to a gathering, and he attended the Society meeting in the Night Kingdom after asking his messenger who had sent the letter.
• Lumian asked Franca to find a potion, charm, or item that could help him understand the Highland Language without others realizing it.
• Franca told Lumian how she and Jenna had obtained another Mirror World Fragment in the Catacombs, and “007” strode toward them.

Franca told 007 about a newly discovered Mirror World Fragment in the Catacombs, giving him a reason to stay in Trier, while Lumian warned her that Society members might have been replaced by People in the Mirror. At the Academy group's gathering, several Warlocks described sharing a strange dream that began after the rainstorm in Trier, and Lumian suggested investigating whether Generalists had experienced it too.

• Franca told 007 that the Society had found a Mirror World Fragment in a tomb chamber near the Mad Mushroom Cave and asked him to identify the tomb and its former owners.
• 007 explained that mushrooms had filled the naturally formed cavern within weeks of the Catacombs' completion and the relocation of ancient remains.
• Lumian urged Franca to consider that Society members in Trier might have been replaced by People in the Mirror, and she agreed to raise the risk with the Review Committee.
• Franca bought three low-tier and one middle-tier language comprehension charms from Bear.
• Professor said that she, Associate Professor, and several Warlocks had repeatedly dreamed of a wilderness with indistinct wandering figures since the night of Trier's terrifying rainstorm.
• Lumian connected the dreams to the events at Deep Valley Monastery and suggested asking Generalists whether they had experienced them too.

Lumian discussed strange wilderness dreams affecting Warlocks with members of the Curly-Haired Baboon Research Society and suspected they stemmed from a disaster that had released high-level powers. That night, a strange creature tried to intimidate him into revealing Giorgia's commission, but escaped after a pale blue star subdued Lumian; the next morning, Lugano reported that Combat Nuns were looking for him.

• Stonemason described dreams of wilderness and blurry fragments of ancient civilization, prompting Lumian to connect them to the voices and the name "Celestial Master" he had encountered with the Eye of Truth.
• Lumian proposed that a disaster had released high-level powers that affected Beyonders of the Mystery Pryer and Generalist pathways, with the effects fading more quickly outside Trier.
• Franca asked about the ancient tomb chamber near the Mad Mushroom Cave and later questioned Lumian about his reaction to Stonemason's dreams; Lumian said he would ask Madam Magician whether he could share what he knew.
• Hella asked Lumian about tracking Ultraman and Wandering Poet, and offered help if he needed it.
• A demon-like shadow demanded that Lumian reveal what Giorgia of the Paco Family had commissioned him to do; Lumian fought its creator in shadow form, but a pale blue star froze him and let the creature escape.
• Lugano returned with breakfast the next morning and told Lumian that Combat Nuns were looking for him.

Lumian met Noelia and the Combat Nuns of the Order of Abundance, agreed to Santa Port’s rules for Wild Beyonders, and told them about a monster’s warning. He then informed Giorgia and met her husband Ruvio, who offered him a commission concerning his ill mother Marta and revealed that Sea Maidens needed the Governor of the Sea’s permission to seek Church treatment.

• Noelia introduced herself as a Combat Nun and told Lumian he could stay in Santa Port if he followed three rules; she tested his reactions with a sword before leaving.
• Lumian told Noelia that a little monster had disguised itself as a demon and warned him, and she told him to avoid involvement in the Fisheries Guild’s internal affairs.
• Lumian told Giorgia about the monster, then met her husband, Ruvio Paco, who spoke with him directly in Intisian.
• Ruvio offered Lumian a commission related to his ill mother, Marta, who wanted to return to Milo Village and seek treatment from the Church of the Earth Mother.
• Ruvio explained that Sea Maidens needed the Governor of the Sea’s permission to seek Church treatment, or their actions would desecrate the Sea-Praying Ritual.

Lumian negotiated with Ruvio Paco for a chance to observe the Sea-Praying Ritual’s folk performances, then uncovered surveillance of the Paco family and learned that Juan Oro had ordered it. Back in Trier, Lumian told Franca that the voices and visions he experienced in Fourth Epoch Trier were connected to Celestial Master.

• Lumian agreed to escort Madame Marta to Milo Village in exchange for watching the performances held during the Night-Watch Ritual, while Ruvio refused to let him witness its final stages or have Lugano treat his mother.
• Giorgia told Lumian that the Governor of the Sea must spend every night in the building where the Night-Watch Ritual takes place and cannot leave Santa Port.
• Lumian spotted a myna watching the Paco family, followed it to Sanchez, and learned that Juan Oro had hired him to monitor the family.
• Lumian found a message from Madam Magician warning him about ancient ruins and the Hidden Sage, then returned to Trier to speak with Franca.
• Lumian told Franca that the voices and scenes he had encountered in Fourth Epoch Trier were connected to Celestial Master.

Franca connected Lumian’s vision of the Celestial Master to her homeland and, after remembering a familiar-looking man from the catacombs, wondered whether people could travel bodily between worlds. Lumian used a Language Comprehension charm and reached Milo Village with the Paco family, where Lugano suspected Marta’s condition came from an injury rather than an illness.

• Lumian told Franca about his vision of the Celestial Master, and she theorized that the Celestial Master came from her world and was influencing this one.
• Franca gave Lumian four Language Comprehension charms, then later remembered that a man in the catacombs resembled someone from her homeland and wondered whether bodily transmigration or travel between worlds was possible.
• Lumian activated a charm to understand Highland Language and traveled with Ludwig and Lugano to Milo Village alongside Marta and Ruvio Paco.
• At the Governor of the Sea’s residence, Lumian asked Lugano to examine Marta, and Lugano concluded that her blood loss and weak vitality suggested an injury.

Lumian entered the Governor of the Sea’s residence and found the young Governor with Marta and Ruvio Paco, then left after Ruvio said Marta had been granted permission to receive treatment at the Church. As the carriage left Milo Village, Juan Oro stopped it, and Lumian pressed a revolver to his forehead.

• Lumian listened to children playing make-believe about the Governor of the Sea, then used the shadows to bypass the guards and enter the residence.
• Lumian found Marta and Ruvio kneeling before a young man surrounded by attendants, and Ruvio told him the Governor had approved Marta’s treatment at the Church.
• Lumian returned outside and rode away with Ruvio, Marta, and Lugano, speculating that the Governor might lack the sea’s gift.
• Lumian asked in Highland Language what would happen if the residence were blown up, and Lugano realized he was testing the coachman and the Pacos’ reactions.
• Juan Oro stopped the carriage as it left Milo Village, and Lumian pointed a revolver at him and demanded to know who had allowed him to approach.

Lumian provoked Juan Oro and his companion to test their strength and publicly signal his determination to investigate the Sea-Praying Ritual. After receiving news from Franca about a possible visitor from another world, he prepared to meet Noelia of the Order of Abundance.

• Lumian fired at Juan Oro, but the young man with him caught the bullet and redirected Lumian's fireballs; Ruvio Paco then allowed Juan to approach the carriage and speak with Marta.
• Lumian and Lugano returned to 21 Saint Lana Street, where Lumian reminded Ruvio of his promise before leaving with Ludwig.
• Lumian explained to Lugano that his public aggression was meant to test the Fishing Guild and attract information and support from those opposed to its influence and the Sea-Praying Ritual.
• Lumian received a letter from Franca reporting that she and Jenna had met a man on the Fourth Level of the Catacombs who might have come bodily from the Celestial Master's world.
• Noelia of the Order of Abundance arrived at Lumian's suite, and Lumian felt his Conspirer potion digest further.

Lumian learned from Noelia that Santa Port’s Sea-Praying Ritual had Church of the Earth Mother approval despite its dangerous supernatural effects, including creating powerful sea guardians and lizard-like descendants of Sea Maidens. Noelia offered the Church’s limited help as long as Lumian did not endanger the port, then warned that the ritual might require a Saint or a powerful Sealed Artifact to stop.

• Lumian welcomed Noelia and sent Lugano and Ludwig out so they could speak privately.
• Noelia explained that the Church had eventually allowed Santa Port’s Sea-Praying Ritual to continue because it brought prosperity and was usually contained to its participants.
• Noelia described the ritual’s effects, including controlling the sea, preventing disasters, increasing reproduction and harvests, and influencing the fortunes of families connected to Sea Maidens.
• Noelia revealed that criminals who transformed into lizard-like monsters were children of Sea Maidens, giving Lumian a possible connection to the Paco family case.
• Noelia offered limited assistance but warned that the Church would expel Lumian if his actions endangered Santa Port.
• Noelia warned that stopping the ritual could require a Saint or a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact, then asked Lumian whether he wanted to leave behind a child; he declined.