Departure at the Red Hour A giant squid-like monster enters and contaminates a lake, so the villagers request aid. Belle Lablac arrives, but the villagers fear her for her human looks. She slays the monster with her incredible strength and her sword Runding as it says it only wanted to return to the sea and spread its eggs. Belle drops an egg into the river and brings a tentacle back to her teacher Sian to eat...