Between saving Sophia and helping people out, the protagonist has ended up being worshipped as a Divine Beast. As embarrassing as that is, it's not too bad... Meanwhile, Shun's group arrives at the elf village and encounters someone they thought was long gone. As preparations for war are underway, Shun's party is met with suspicion, even Filimøs, who is an elf herself. But then, Shun is reunited with some old friends.
Did Ariel send that spider 
here to guard you?
هل أرسلتْ أرييل ذلك العنكبوت
إلى هنا كي تحميكِ؟
Hat Ariel diese Spinne geschickt,
um dich zu beschützen?
¿Será que Ariel envió a la araña
para protegerte?
¿Será que Ariel envió a la araña
para protegerte?
Ariel a envoyé l’araignée
pour te protéger.
Quel ragno è la guardia del corpo
 che Ariel ti ha messo alle calcagna?
Aquela aranha é a guarda que
Ariel colocou atrás de você?
Так тот паук — твоя охрана,
присланная Ариэль?