Taichi finds himself back in Lemia's hut, where Rin and Muller took him after his collapse. After learning of his battle with the Crimson Magicians, Lemia identifies Taichi's specialty as a Summoner who can bond with elemental spirits and directly employ their vast powers. Returning to Azpire to rejoin Rin and Muller, Taichi encounters Anastasia, the assassin he and Rin captured, now a guild member investigating the cause of the food shortage. Teaming up, they infiltrate a manor in the city which is suspected to be the center of this operation, only to discover a scheme to unleash an army of Crimson Pact-enhanced monsters on Azpire...