Now that Professor Celia has been rescued, Rio tells her about his memories from his past life in another world. She agrees to join him on his quest to seek out heroes from that same world, and the pair bring each other up to speed on their lives and current affairs. While that happens, those pulling the strings in the Strahl region waste no time capitalizing on the Arbors' humiliation...and in the Spirit Village, the girls from Japan begin to make some startling realizations. Rio's past life continues to reverberate in his present, and he's becoming ever the more entwined in regional power struggles. Can he truly keep his companions safe in the face of his growing influence?