Shiroe and his group take Serara southwards.  On the way, they stop at the house of one of the "People of the Land".  The people of the land were originally only characters in the game, with no personalities or unique traits of their own, but as Naotsugu talks to them, something seems odd...  The party gradually realizes that the world isn't the same as it was when it was a game.
How my master and his friends have griffons,
que mi señor y sus amigos tengan grifones,
Les griffons,
preuve qu’ils ont réussi
Come mai il mio signore 
e i suoi amici hanno dei grifoni,
O fato de meu mestre e os 
seus amigos terem Griffons,
Теперь ясно, откуда
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