The Frozen Bond Shortly after her date with Subaru, Emilia reflects upon her history with Puck. In the past, Emilia saves a family from a Snow Blight, but they fearfully run away, as she resembles the Witch of Envy, and accidentally froze the father's arm. Emilia lives by herself in a frozen forest, occasionally heading to the nearby village for supplies. Puck frequently visits, and the two have fun together. One day, a group of villagers approach Emilia, saying that the village committed a crime by trading with a demi-human, and that she must give up her body to them or else they'll be punished; she reluctantly agrees. A Snow Blight suddenly attacks, and Emilia defeats it, but once again loses control of her magic and starts freezing the men. Puck stops her, and scares the men off. Waking up, Emilia returns to the village, and is ordered to never return. She reveals her identity, and instructs them not to enter the forest. The leader of the men, Chap, tries to get revenge on Emilia, but fails when Puck threatens him again; a red orb consumes Chap afterwards. Puck convinces Emilia to make a contract with lesser spirits, which she agrees to. Puck is later confronted by the red orb, which turns out to be Melakuera the Arbitrator, blaming Emilia for the unnaturally frozen forest, though Puck claims responsibility. Emilia, accompanied by her new spirits, discover a large black mass, revealed to be the Black Serpent's venom, starting to head to the village. Puck tries to stop it, but is halted by Melakuera, leading to a battle between the two. Emilia tries to divert the mass, but gets engulfed by it. Through her magic and the spirits' help, she completely freezes it...