The Spirit of Faith Azudra and his forces manage to defend Urum castle from the human army and capture some human soldiers without killing them. Asta observes the defeated humans back in their capital and notices that they are getting stronger and better at observation, given this she has to be even more careful than she was before. Helck and Vermilio set up camp, Helck shows her a broken blade called the "hero killer" which he states that she should use to kill him if he loses control like before. Vermilio refuses to take the blade, however Helck says he will explain his story and history, after which she can decide her answer.