Kufa plays a dangerous game by casting his lot with Melida. As for his young pupil? The school tournament is coming up, and Melida knows something her opponents don't.
Melida and Elise look forward to the Circlet Night festival, but a kidnapping interrupts their celebration. Now Melida must undergo a trial by fire and prove herself.
Kufa is sent to assess the abilities of the House of Angel's heir, whose lack of mana calls her lineage into question - but Merida is nothing like Kufa expected her to be.
The Luna Lumiere Selection Tournament is poised to begin, but the students of St. Friedeswiede are in for a shock when this year's unexpected Cadets are revealed.
The tournament will proceed despite the danger posed by Black Madia. As the Cadets prepare for their inevitable battle, Melida can't help but dwell on Elise's troubled words.
Suspicion falls on Kufa as the attacks continue. To clear his name, Melida teams up with an unlikely ally, but their findings are far more gruesome than they dared imagine.
The suspicion regarding Melida's mana reaches critical mass. Worried how the scandal could stain their prestige, Flandore's nobles vow to take matters into their own hands.
Melida sees green when Rosetti seeks Kufa as her lover to ward off an arranged marriage. Rosetti's father claims Kufa bears an uncanny resemblance to a boy in the past.
