Past The Mage of the Beginning explains Vermeil was raised by a nun alongside the orphans Mielle, Lin, and Cait. They knew she was a demon but did not care. One day, the townspeople learned Vermeil was a demon and blamed her for a plague hitting the country, so they formed an angry mob and laid siege to the church. Mielle urged Vermeil to escape, and she almost made it out of town before she overheard the people saying they would kill her family. She ran back, but was too late; her family had been hanged. As the mob surrounded her, she lost her temper and went into her monster form for the first time, then killed everyone and burned the town to the ground. As Alto is appalled by what he had witnessed, the Mage says this was her crime and the reason why she was sealed. Alto finds he can interact with Vermeil and comforts her. She transforms into the adult Vermeil and cries that her crime can never be undone, but he says he does not care and kisses her. As they wake up in the real world, he declares he loves her.