The Stelia arc kicks off! Guided by a mysterious girl named Yunaile, our ever-so-villainous protagonist begrudgingly sets out to save Warm from his imprisonment. Needless to say, none of it is easy. From a labyrinthian prison to the kingdom’s strongest swordsman, many obstacles bar Lofus’s path, but the Lightless heir remains undeterred. His real goal isn’t to save his friend anyway—it’s to make a certain swindler pay. Lofus teams up with the Scarlet Wind, but all of them struggle to lay a scratch on the infamous hit man Red Cap, who has an uncanny ability to defeat mages without breaking a sweat. This is bad news for Lofus, who has done everything he can to prevent his own death! Amid all this confusion, Lilka isn’t quite herself... Can Lofus survive this encounter? Will Warm be freed? And what secrets hide behind Lilka’s pensive gaze?