Liu Liu, Kyros' mother, discovers surprising things about Marie. Mio investigates the baron on Kyros' orders.

Luiphon takes Marie to a sword fighting contest. The ferocity of it scares her. Then the dark warrior fights.

Marie begins her new life as Kyros' fiancée and finds herself bewildered by the differences from her old life.

Kyros hates aristocratic society and its ties of obligation. But why? And what changed when he met Marie?

Marie is always dressed in tatters and is treated like a servant in her own home. Then she meets Count Kyros.