Synopsis

Vinchen requests to take the advancement exam instead of accepting his mother's help, wanting to earn his place through his own abilities. His mother, recognizing his conviction, assigns him a mission to accompany a Gaia Priest to Maelutme, a corrupt coastal city, which will serve as his exam. Meanwhile, a separate plotline reveals the Gaia Temple's corruption as a priest is entrusted with a Holy Grail and the temple's recent loss of face due to their failed attempt to control the Adencas.