Synopsis

Following the defeat of the Ash Witch, the chapter focuses on the characters' recovery and new developments. A merchant from the town shows surprising kindness by offering financial support to the injured Parun boy. The protagonist, after having previously been killed multiple times in the fight against the Ash Witch, now discovers a unique power to collect abilities and items from the corpses of those they fought, gaining a curse prevention skill and a spell-nullifying dagger. The chapter concludes with the protagonist finally being able to wield the holy sword, previously thought powerless.