Synopsis

The chapter opens with the mercenary group preparing to leave. They stumble upon a body in a ravine, which turns out to be a man, disheveled and seemingly dead but alive. The man claims to be suffering from amnesia but can recall how to wield a sword, raising suspicion. He secretly reveals he possesses a "seed of darkness" and is intentionally feigning memory loss in order to blend into the mercenary group and hide his identity.