With Cormac out of the way, Chaski and her army of vessels are working harder than ever to restore the peace their previous master had squandered away. Ferendell's council plots day and night, striving to create stability in a crumbling world. Given a brief window, I will take my vessels back to Pine Mountain, back to the ranch house we left in Bern. With so much on the line, I can only hope Grandmaster Adan has done his best in preparing my apprentice Pim. Feasts and festivals will abound, and the girls can finally let down their hair to relax. If it were up to me, I would give them a lifetime of such peace. Fate remains impatient, though, and the storm sweeping across Acalia must be stopped. Old alliances and new friendships will be tested as we work to quell an unexpected problem. Then all will join hands and march on the Shadow Tower, the onyx pillar to the north that so many fear. Towers above, lend us your light, for never before have we been so sorely tested. _Includes themes of Isekai, Gamelit, cultivation, magic, and harem relationships. _