The Princess's Ordeal Hajime is summoned by the emperor, Gahard D. Hoelscher, for an audience. In the occasion, Gahard attempts to persuade Hajime to join his side against the demon forces, but he refuses. In the occasion, Hajime and the other learn that Lilliana is about to marry Gahard's son, Baius, in order to forge an alliance between Hoelsher and the Heiligh Kingdom. Kouki and the others attempt to dissuade Lilliana but she insists that it is her duty as a princess to put her kingdom's future before her happiness...