Shin and company reach the Farnid Beast Alliance, where they meet Shin's former companion and the nation's first king, Girart. After five hundred long years, Girart has an unusual request for his old friend...

Shin's summons to the castle doesn't go exactly as he thought it would when the princess challenges him to a duel. Then when the aftermath of their fight goes horribly awry, it's up to Schnee to investigate.