The military force sent to Galia--and supposedly killed by the Divine Dragon--makes a sudden return to the royal capital. Among them is Mason Hart, Roxy's father. Roxy and Fate are shocked and confused but joyful to have him back. Meanwhile, Fate receives a report from Laine about the Elder Stone--a fragment of Shin. When an explosion hits the military district, where the mysteries behind the resurrected dead and the Elder Stone intersect, Fate encounters the last person he expects to see!