While conducting their business in Dormant, Masato adds a young girl named Roo to their party, and he continues to laugh audaciously in the face of Neutscheland Trading Company's cowardly plans.

Meanwhile, winter comes to Elm Village and Tsukasa works on a plan out of concern for their safety.

Thanks to the actions of Sarutobi Shinobu, a descendant of ninja and the world's top journalist, they develop a vague understanding of the forces in this new world, such as Frejyagard Empire, the large nation controlling much of this world. They also learn of the lost faith, the Seven Light Faith, which leads to more mysteries as he searches for a way to return them to their old world.

During all of this, danger descends upon the peaceful Elm Village.
and he's been in cardiac arrest for 
just under three minutes, I believe.
وأصيب بسكتة قلبية منذ أقلّ من ثلاث
...دقائق على ما أعتقد
Asystolie ist vor knapp drei
Minuten eingetreten, schätze ich.
y está en paro cardíaco
hace menos de tres minutos…
y está en paro cardíaco
hace menos de tres minutos…
ed è in arresto cardiaco da poco meno di tre minuti...
e deve estar numa parada cardíaca
faz menos de três minutos, acredito...
Остановка сердца уже три минуты.
Или мне так кажется.