The Farmer and the Guild Fal-Ys takes Al to the guild to register with guild secretary Helen. Al accepts his first quest so Helen gives him her old robe as beginner's equipment. In the forest a super rare Black Dragon appears with such a terrifying aura even Al is frozen with fear; luckily it ignores him completely. Helen suffers nightmares and memory lapses. Al reports the dragon to the guild which, by appraising its stats he identifies as Ouroboros the Malevolent. Helen abruptly remembers a buried memory of her brother Rai who was killed by Ouroboros and was the original wearer of Al's new robe...