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- Shinobu and Elch stays at an inn run by Emerada and her daughter Melinda at Coconono village in Gustav's lands. Despite the villagers proclaiming how great their village is, Shinobu becomes suspicious after noticing none of the villagers are eating the food they serve despite starving themselves and she and Elch soon discover Coconono's dark secret, the villagers have been secretly drugging travelers before killing and eating them. When Duke Gustav’s soldiers punishes Melinda for having dirt on her clothes during an inspection, Shinobu gives herself up to their leader, Silver Knight Jeanne Do Leblanc, in exchange for sparing Melinda after learning the girl tried to warn Shinobu and Elch to leave the village. Elch confronts Emerada over the dead travellers, which Emerada apologizes and explains that Coconono was once a normal farming village but when Duke Gustav took over their lands, he forced the villagers to turn Coconono into a beautiful town using the villagers own money and ordered them to always keep their clothes clean, meaning they could no longer farm for food or earn money. His obsessive rules put a toll on the villagers lives to the point where they were forced into cannibalism just to survive, which many of them regret. Meanwhile, Jeanne frees Shinobu and reveals that she is actually a member of the Azure Brigade, whom opposes Duke Gustav's tyranny and asks for her help. Elsewhere, Duke Gustav becomes angry upon learning his army has yet to attack the rebels at Findolf and decides to take action by using his magic spear, Heaven's Flames, to destroy Dormundt. Tsukasa and Ringo learn about the attack and uses the many anti-aircraft missiles in Findolf to redirect the spear into the ocean but the spear manages to evade the last missile and hits Dormundt. (en)
- Lyrule is kidnapped by Inzagi and is forced to become Marquis Findolf's concubine in exchange for the lives of Elm Village but a mysterious magic protects her when Findolf tries to kiss her. Meanwhile, Tsukasa and the Prodigies help the Elm Villagers rescue Lyrule and start a revolution to overthrow the Freyjagard Empire and make it into an advanced, modern democratic nation where everyone is equal and has rights. Thanks to Ringo's Rail cannon, metal arrows and Duralumin shields, the Prodigies and Elm Villagers are able to storm into Findolf's castle and fight his soldiers easily while Shinobu and Tsukasa sneaks in to rescue Lyrule. While Shinobu holds off Inzagi, Tsukasa enters Findolf's room where Lyrule is but is shot by Findolf's flintlock pistol. However, Tsukasa survives unhurt thanks to his suit being made of bulletproof fibers and takes out his own handgun. The Marquis begs for his life but Tsukasa shoots him with a rubber bullet instead since the Prodigies actions and ideals have already made them enemies of the Empire and they will not stop until the revolution is complete. A mysterious being later uses Lyrule body to tell Tsukasa and the Prodigies they must save the continent before disappearing. As everyone celebrates rescuing Lyrule and defeating Findolf's army, Tsukasa plans his next task of forming an independent nation. (en)
- The Prodigies start a religion called "The Seven-Light Faith" with Akatsuki as the God and the rest of the Prodigies as his Angels in order to easily convince the people to accept them and their new nation. Using Akatsuki's magic tricks and free gifts of Mayonnaise, they are able to convince the people of Dormundt to switch their allegiance from the Empire to the Seven-Light Faith. Tsukasa later makes a deal with the Mayor of Dormundt, Walter von Haizerad, to peacefully have the city defect to the Seven-Light Faith with his position intact and talks with Zest Do Bernard, the former Captain of the Dormundt Watch, to become the leader of the newly formed Seven-Light Knight Order, after convincing Bernard that his daughter's future in their new nation is worth fighting against the Empire. Meanwhile, Shinobu and Elch travel to Buchwald where they learn the Empire is sending an army to reclaim Findolf from the Prodigies led by Duke Oslo El Gustav, a war hero and notorious control freak. At his castle, Gustav kills Inzagi for running away rather than fighting the rebels and vows to burn them. (en)
- The spear hits Dormundt's noble district and starting a fire, which Mayor Walter orders an evacuation of civilians as instructed in Tsukasa's emergency manual. Despite managing to evacuate the people and preventing the fire from spreading, Duke Gustave summons fire spirits from his spear to kill the people of Dormundt and spread the fire further. Lyrule reveals to the Prodigies the being that possessed her has told her they need to destroy the spear to stop Heaven's Flames from spreading. Using Ringo's last missile, Aoi volunteers to escort the missile and protect it from Gustav fire spirits so it can destroy the spear. The missile destroys the spear and stops the Heaven's Flames, which is felt by Duke Gustav, who vows revenge on the rebels. As the Prodigies help the people of Dormundt, Lyrule reveals the being that possessed her also gave her knowledge of magic and the ability to speak with spirits so she wants to learn how to use magic to help. Thanks to information by Shinobu that Duke Gustav won't be able to use another Heaven's Flames for some time and working with the Azure Brigade, Tsukasa orders a surprise attack on Gustav's army led by Zest and fifty soldiers armed with winter gear and semi-automatic rifles. (en)
- Neutscheland’s attempt to destroy Elm Trading Company backfires as the merchants they fired to save money ends with the angry merchants boycotting Neutscheland and signing a contract with Masato to supply Elm Trading Company instead, which the head of the Neutscheland Company admits defeat and makes a deal with Masato over sharing trading rights in Findolf. Slave traders attempt to capture back Roo only for Masato to buy her freedom after the young girl promises to Masato she will become a great merchant to free her parents from slavery. Tsukasa and the other Prodigies build a public bathhouse for Elm Village but when a giant bear attacks the villagers including Winona's father, Village Chief Ulga, Tsukasa leads the others to help while Aoi defeats the bear and Keine heals Ulga's wounds. Meanwhile, Masato and his companions return to Elm Village only for them and the rest of the villagers to get arrested by soldiers of Marquis Findolf led by his knight, Inzagi. Inzagi falsely charges the villagers for treason with his absurd claim that peasants that try to rise above their station and having gold coins is considered a crime against the nobility. Inzagi orders the villagers to be burned inside their homes as punishment but Akatsuki manages to free the villagers before Tsukasa and the others arrive where they learn Inzagi has kidnapped Lyrule. (en)
- Tanganika is revealed to be Gustav in disguise and kills Conrad for smashing his golden statue. He then turns his attention to Jeanne and Shinobi and attacks them, who he knew were hiding in the same room. They escape, but not before Gustav destroys the castle, killing every guard in his wake. As he marvels his new powers, Gustav is suddenly blown up by Ringo's newly built ballistic missile. The sight of the blast is seen from Dormundt, where the Prodigies contemplate the use of the weapon. Ringo comforts Tsukasa, who believes he will be hated for using such destructive means to negotiate diplomacy with the other nations. The next day, the Prodigies give a speech to their citizens, where Tsukasa reveals that they are now one nation, known as the Elm Republic, and must defend themselves as a republic, not under a dictatorship. While giving the speech, a pillar of fire suddenly appears, revealing Gustav, who transforms into a demon and attacks the Prodigies. Aoi and Shinobu attempt to dispatch of him, using the mysterious gem protruding from Gustav's chest as their target, but are knocked back. Gustav leaps toward Tsukasa, who pulls out a handgun and destroys the gem as the demon reaches him. As he dies, Gustav warns Tsukasa of the trials ahead of him and boasts that the Prodigies will never succeed. Elsewhere, a trio from the Yamato Empire and General Neuro observe the events in Dormundt with the latter proposing that the Seven-Light Faith may be an obstacle for him. The next day, Tsukasa, believing himself to be inferior to the abilities of the other Prodigies, contemplates Gustav's warning. He is greeted by the other Prodigies, who have developed a biodegradable container to sell mayonnaise, and rejoice the defeat of Gustav and the birth of the Elm Republic with the townsfolk. (en)
- As Tsukasa implements his political reforms and modernize the livelihoods of the people, his ministers and friends are worried he is working too hard. With the Empire planning to attack Findolf in the Spring, Tsukasa modernizes the Seven-Light's army by having Ringo build a power plant and a factory to mass-produce guns in order to prepare for the upcoming invasion. Lyrule believes Tsukasa hates her as he is declining her attempts to repay him for saving her but Masato assures her that Tsukasa is keeping his distance out of guilt when he at first told the Elm Villagers not to rescue her from Marquis Findolf. Later that night, Lyrule confronts Tsukasa in his office where he reveals he used to admire his father, the previous Japanese Prime Minister until he learned how corrupt his father was and with the help of his friends, exposed his father's corruption which got him arrested and then executed but this damaged his relationship with his mother since she loved her husband and never forgave Tsukasa. Since then, Tsukasa devoted himself to becoming a selfless politician for the people which saddens Lyrule who tells him that she will be there for him and never hate him. Elsewhere, Roo is having a hard time learning multiplication but with help from the other Prodigies, she manages to figure it out. Meanwhile, Shinobu and Elch discover a dark secret of a village. (en)
- Shinobu discovers Conrad is planning to have the Azure Brigade rejoin the Freyjagard Empire, just as Tsukasa predicted of their betrayal. Elsewhere, a Septicaemia epidemic has spread amongst the commoners which Keine attempts to cure despite suffering a Penicillin shortage due to Ringo's newest project. However, Count Serentius of the Medical Guild demands Keine allows his Guild to sell opium to the sick, but Keine refused. She instead makes a deal with Serentius that she will cure the sick using coal, and if she fails, she will allow him to sell opium. With the help of Lyrule's magic and Keine's knowledge of chemistry, they turn the coal into sulfonamide, making enough to cure all of the patients. Count Serentius and his men attempt to poison the sulfonamide to ruin the Seven-Light faith reputation, but is stopped by Keine, who subsequently lobotomizes them into faithful people. Meanwhile, Ringo finally finishes her latest work, an ICBM. At the Empire, General Neuro allows Conrad and the Azure Brigade to rejoin the Empire but wants them to destroy the Seven-Light Faith, whose ideas of equality goes against the Empire's survival of the fitness mantra by providing them with an army and a mysterious mage named Tanganika. Elsewhere, Conrad's Knight Raisenach and his men attempt to kill Jeanne, but is saved by Shinobu, who then kills the assassins, including Raisenach, after Jeanne learns he killed her mentor and the previous leader of the Azure Brigade, Count Blumhardt. Jeanne is devastated after learning her comrades have betrayed her mentor's original goals of the Azure Brigade of improving the welfare of the people, but is assured by Shinobu that Seven-Light Faith will help achieve those goals. While Jeanne and Shinobu discovers Gustav's golden statue in Conrad's castle, Conrad returns with Tanganika who Shinobu recognizes. (en)
- Gustav orders Marquis Arclide and Marquis Buchwald and their forces to invade Findolf now despite their protests as attacking unprepared during the winter is a horrible idea. Arclide and Buchwald's forces are forced to retreat after being driven back by Zest's forces thanks to their semi-automatic rifles and grenades before both Marquis surrender to the Seven-Light faith. At the same time, the Azure Brigade attack Duke Gustav and his men at his castle. Jeanne and Shinobu confronts Gustav and orders him to surrender but he refuses, leading to the fight between them. They defeat Gustav but not before the Duke blows himself with his magic, seemingly killing himself. After the Seven-Light faith and Azure Brigade take over Gustav's lands and restore order, the Prodigies have a meeting on whether the Azure Brigade can be trusted and become allies. (en)
- Masato and Elch run into trouble acquiring money and supplies for Elm Village when they discover the Neutscheland Company has a virtual monopoly on the flow of commerce throughout Dormundt. While the rest of the high schoolers do various odd jobs at the village, Shinobu uses her skills to dig up scandalous information on the Mayor of Dormundt, allowing Masato to acquire a permit to trade under the name "Elm Trading Company." After taking in a homeless girl named Roo, Masato and Elch visit some local merchants and offer to help them sell their wares in Dormundt through a consignment shop, where they'd undercut Neutscheland by charging less and only taking 10% of the profits from each sale, as long as the merchants stock and man the stores themselves. Masato's shop quickly becomes popular, selling everything from rugs to Tsukasa's homemade mayonnaise, and sends money and supplies to Elm Village. Neutscheland dismisses the Elm Trading Company as a nuisance at first, but when the Sea Serpent maritime merchant company begins trading with Masato, Neutscheland decides to take the threat seriously, setting up a rival store to undercut Elm's prices and drive them out of business. Masato shows Elch several Buma standing outside, hinting that they are part of his plan to destroy Neutscheland for good. (en)
- Tsukasa comes to the conclusion that the Azure Brigade is hiding something from the Prodigies and aren't to be trusted, especially their new leader, Count Conrad. Before they can move forward with their plans, Keine tells Tsukasa and Ringo to take some time off before they collapse in exhaustion from their overworked schedules. They agree and Tsukasa asks Ringo to accompany him around town to a popular food spot, causing her to believe it is a date. Ringo asks Aoi and Keine for advice on approaching boys, but their experience is limited to their skills and not in romance. Shinobu offers the best advice when she says to follow a multi-step plan that involves holding hands and indirect kisses. They begin their tour of the town and are forced to wear disguises in order to fend off the attention of the commoners. Before Ringo is able to implement her plan to hold hands with Tsukasa, they arrive at the restaurant, foiling the first step. When she switches drinks with Tsukasa to share an indirect kiss, she passes out in embarrassment when it ends up being successful. She ends up dreaming about her upbringing with her mother, who was artificially inseminated in order to create a prodigy child. However, her mother abandoned her out of spite when Ringo began winning awards for her genius at such a young age. Left with nothing, she contemplated her existence before Tsukasa appeared at her school one day and kept giving her broken objects to fix. This gave her a reason to live and caused her to fall in love with him. She awakens from her dream on Tsukasa's lap and happily states that it is thanks to him that she is where she is today. Overlooking the seaport of the town, Tsukasa admires its beauty before giving Ringo an important task. (en)
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