Two months following the war, things are different at the Bantorra Library. Minth has been promoted to be the new Governor of Paradise and has begun the task of recruiting new True Men with Latte Malgund, his assistant. Minth learns that an old man with a spade-shaped eyepatch has died, and Lascall removes a book from the man's body. Meanwhile, the Armed Librarians have had enough of Hamyuts's secrets and have decided to rebel against her. However, before they can put her on trial she escapes, after Lascall delivers her the book, in order to carry out one final task. While driving across a desert, Minth and Latte spot a field of violets near a rundown building. Inside, they find Chacoly Cocotte, a former childhood friend of Hamyuts, who caught up with the two. The old man, recognized as Makia Dekishart, served three terms before Hamyuts, who raised Hamyuts and Chacoly as tools of destruction back then. Chacoly uses her power to inject her soul into Minth to control his mind to love her.