Synopsis

The chapter begins with the group discovering that the tomb owner, Princess Z, was a kind person, not the brutal tyrant history portrayed. This revelation shakes one character's worldview. Simultaneously, Mathias is revealed as a traitor working with the Demon God Cult; he uses mind control and other means to manipulate others and intends to kill his former ally, Lucius, in order to escape the cult's consequences for a failed mission. He has a plan that includes using a special drug and utilizing the enslaved characters.