Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator
Atelier Resleriana Polar Night Liberator Keeper of All Creation
Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator (Japanese: レスレリアーナのアトリエ ～忘れられた錬金術と極夜の解放者～) is the first arc of Atelier Resleriana.
The story is set in Lantarna, a kingdom that prospered through alchemy 150 years ago.[1] However, alchemy has since died out and been forgotten from people’s memories. The protagonist, Resna Sternenlicht dreams of spreading the forgotten alchemy to the world once again. Her adventure begins, along an amnesiac girl named Valeria [2], as she sets out for the legendary land “The Continent of the End”, where the clues she seeks are said to lie.
Characters
Protagonists
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A fledgling alchemist. She is very passionate about alchemy and has an unparalleled love and knowledge of the subject, which is evident in her tendency to get excited and talk very fast. Her dream is to revive the neglected art of alchemy and use it to enrich people's lives. | |
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An innocent beast girl and Resna's best friend. Ever since she was a little girl, she dreamed of being a knight. She swore with Resna that they will make their dreams come true, and sometimes they encourage each other. Influenced by her blacksmith father, she uses a huge hammer as a weapon. | |
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A self-proclaimed "handsome adventurer". He's an enigmatic adventurer based in the capital and seems to be particularly fascinated with alchemy. | |
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Resna's alchemy mentor. She met Resna in a village where she stopped on her journey and taught her the basics of alchemy. She usually has a cheerful and straightforward personality, but when it comes to alchemy, she can show a stern side. She is also rather careless in her personal life, and Resna often has to take care of her. | |
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A warrior with amnesia. Relying on her excellent fighting skills, she and Heidi tend to take on a variety of rough jobs. With no memory of her past, she spends her days trying to figure out who she really is. She has a strong and outspoken personality, but is surprisingly weak when pressured by others. | |
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A good-natured companion. She has ended up in the capital after escaping from all sorts of things and plans to work as an adventurer to earn money and one day turn her life around. She is not much of a fighter, but she can handle herself well and helps Valeria with tactical support during battles. | |
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A lively girl who runs a peddling business. She lives with Valeria and Heidi and supports them in their daily lives. She spends her days trying to be a good girl, praying to the stars every day and hoping that her parents, who suddenly disappeared one day, will come back to her. | |
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A drink-loving former sailor who lives in the capital. He used to be a well-known sailor with a rough personality, but a certain incident drove him to spend his days drinking. He's a sad excuse for an adult who's never without a drink in hand, often leading to being taken care of by Flocke, whom he worships as an angel. | |
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Among the kingdom's knights, she is one of the ``Knights of the Midnight Sun,'' who play important roles such as protecting the royal family and eliminating dangerous monsters. She is famous in Lantana as a dragon hunter, and there are even adventure stories about her. She is dignified and doesn't talk much, but at heart she is kind and cares about the people. | |
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Is a loyal soldier to Lara and well-known diva in Lara's Kingdom. | |
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Mieke Cronmelin is a minister of Lara's Kingdom. | |
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A skilled fighter, known as Magda the Fighter. She was once a member of the Tsukikage Clan and is familiar with Valeria and the others. Confident in her strength, she takes pride in earning a living solely through her own abilities. She has her own sense of aesthetics when it comes to work and refuses to take on requests she's not interested in. Rough in demeanor but loyal to her companions, she also enjoys listening to music. | |
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is a young man who was appointed as an Alchemist of the Kingdom of Lantana at young age. |
Villains
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Criselda is a mysterious alchemist from the Lantana region, she is the creator of The Polar Alchemists and run the group as the main leader, still being a leader, she dont push her objectives on others, she want to destroy the kingdom and create something new, with help from Walther, Antje, Lara Trockel and Geron. | |
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The enforcer of the Moonlight Society's regulations. Punishes troublemakers without remorse. | |
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A member of the Polar Night Alchemists. A proud and elegant air belies her fierce nature. | |
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A member of the Polar Night Alchemists. A beastman of few words who calmly executes his duties. An alchemist with a partially animalized body. He doesn't talk much but is willing to use force to overcome his opponents in order to achieve his own goals. | |
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Antje is a alchemist that lived all her early years on the Schnell Province, she is well known as a witch on the place because of her insane powerful alchemy that was able to hold agaisn't the intense ice on the place, she was able to protect her own home village. | |
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A very curious alchemist that have little to no regard to what is or isn't right when the objective is discover and alchemy, he clearly loves alchemy but has no control of his own desires to learn and test more in any kind of shape or form. |
Antagonists
There are two major antagonist organizations in Lantarna.
Plot
Plot and/or ending details follow.
Prologue - It's a Pleasure to Meet You
A legend tells that the land of Lantarna was once blessed by a white comet. However, it suddenly turned red one day and plagued the world with calamities. Ultimately, an unknown group called the Mysterious Nine eliminated the threat before disappearing to the World's End. It is said that the source of their power still remains somewhere. [3]
Resna Sternenlicht is a novice trying to become a full-fledged alchemist. Her mentor gave her the assignment to go to the Royal Capital for this purpose. In the middle of her journey, along with her childhood friend Izana Kokoschka who aims to become a knight, the two girls end up lacking funds to pursue their journey and Resna tries to sell items she synthetized while Izana has already been able to sell materials she got from hunting. Unfortunately, people usually do not know what alchemy is nowadays, and when Resna tries to share her knowledge about it, they are often scared away due to its reputation.
While gathering more materials, Resna is attacked by monsters. Outnumbered, she struggles to defeat them and is saved just in time by Reisalin Stout. Resna is delighted to learn that she is also an alchemist and inquires on how she was able to become one. After their meeting, Resna goes back to the Atelier by eating a Strange Candy, where her mentor Saskia was having tea. During their chat, four alchemists suddenly arrive in the Atelier: Marlone, Judith Volltone, Rorolina Frixell and Shallistera Argo. They introduce themselves and explain how each of them came from a different world and they woke up one day in this unknown land with the same Strange Candy Resna got from Saskia. Saskia then explains that this is a common occurrence and these people are called "Wanderers".
Interested about alchemy from other worlds, Resna asks the Wanderers to teach her, but it turns out they can't use what they learnt from their world here. Saskia thus suggests for them to help Resna during a synthesis to get more familiar with this world's alchemy instead. They easily get the hang of it as similarities remain and they succeed in synthetizing a rather high quality item despite the hardships. Saskia explains how alchemy used to be easier long ago when comets, and the mana these brought, were still abundant. Then, there was a drought, and alchemy became a foreign concept as time went on. The Atelier is a special place where mana can be amplified by the power of multiple alchemists. However, as its creation was arduous, it wasn't enough to preserve alchemy. Resna declares that she wants to find the World's End, a legendary place beyond the ocean that is said to be rich in mana, in order to solve the mana shortage and bring back alchemy to its past glory. Saskia says she won't let her do so until she becomes a full-fledged alchemist. When Shallistera asks Resna how she will find the World's End, Resna says she will spread the wonders of alchemy first with the hope of finding people with the same purpose. Shallistera offers to accompany her as she is faced with a similar situation in her world.
Resna's journey resumes with Shallistera helping her selling items, but Resna's overenthusiasm makes a client flee once again. While the two girls discuss it away from her shop, they are cut in the middle of their conversation by the apparition of monsters. After the battle, Shallistera asks Resna what alchemy truly means to her, and that she should reflect on it if she wants people to be more open about alchemy. They are attacked a second time and are able to defeat the monsters. A third wave takes them by surprise, but Izana arrives just in time to save them. Izana joins them to sell items and, this time, Resna is finally able to draw customers in thanks to Shallistera's advice. By the end of the day, everything was sold.
Chapter 1: In The Royal Capital
Resna Sternenlicht, Izana Kokoschka, and Shallistera Argo arrive together at the Royal Capital. As it is their first time here, they are mesmerized at how big and different it is from their village in the countryside. They almost trail off, but Resna quickly gets a hold of herself and remembers her goal, which is to be able to support herself through her craft as an alchemist. Only then will she no longer be an apprentice.
The girls decide that their first step should be to find work, so they split up. While walking around, Resna falls upon a mysterious man who seems curious about what the work of an alchemist entails. After hearing more about her situation, he tells her that the Star's Cocoon Cafe may have jobs that could suit her. She meets up with Izana and Shallie and each share their find. They decide to go to the cafe for lunch and are surprised to find Ryza working there as a server, as well as Rorona, who was introduced to the job by her friend and chef-in-training, Iksel Jahnn. It also turns out that Ryza is a Wanderer and that she arrived in this world with some friends that are currently busy elsewhere. Following a short explanation of the situation, Ryza explains to Resna how requests are handled at the cafe and asks her to exterminate some monsters in the outskirts of the capital as her first job. Resna successfully completes it, along with other requests, so Ryza tells her to come back later to let her pin up more.
This gives the girls the opportunity to visit the town, and they split up again. At the marketplace, Resna bumps into Oskar. They get into an enthusiastic talk about plants and, seeing that she knows about plants that he doesn't, Oskar asks her for information before leaving in a hurry after thanking her. Next, she goes to the docks and discovers Flocke's Shop owned by Flocke Celha. Her goods fascinate Resna, and Flocke recommends some that could be nice souvenirs. Since Resna is going to stay in town for a while, she doesn't have any use in buying anything for now, though she promises to come back another day. Flocke then leaves, but Resna realizes that she forgot her pouch. Thankfully, she encounters Heidi who knows her, so she entrusts it to her. Before parting, Heidi advises her not to stay long at the docks as it is a dangerous place.
Back at the Star's Cocoon Cafe, Resna chooses a request consisting of providing long-lasting rations for a new adventurer. She already has a grasp of what she would need to synthesize the rations, but for that she needs to find herbs in the wetlands. Ryza decides to go with the girls, leaving the cafe to Iksel.
Resna, Izana, Shallie and Ryza thus arrive at the wetlands. Resna is quite excited since this is her first time going on an adventure, her hometown being too dangerous for that. They go back to the cafe for a break after some gathering and are rewarded with Rorona's pie. They go back to the wetlands right away afterwards, treading in carefully since the ground isn't stable. Ryza tells a bit about her experience as an adventurer, and Resna about her dream of being an alchemist, though Shallie reminds Resna not to be too hard on herself, and to lean on others as well, after forcing her to take a break.
The girls stumble upon Oskar, and Resna introduces herself properly since she forgot previously. It comes as a shocker to them when they learn that Oskar is able to talk to plants from anywhere, though he's more surprised that they are the ones who can't. He chats with them a bit before going his own way. While checking the things they gathered so far, Shallie advises the group to return to town before the sun sets, which is when Ryza wonders about this world only having noon and night. It is revealed that something seems to pop up to hide the sun, and there's no concept of morning and evening here.
Afterwards, they decide to go back to the Atelier using a Strange Candy. However, the candy has changed color and does nothing, which reminds Resna that Saskia once told her the candy doesn't work all the time. They hurriedly exit the wetlands, and the candy finally regains its original color, letting them teleport back to the Atelier. They synthesize the requested item together and report it back at the cafe. Before they're even able to finish the procedure, Iksel reports in a panic that a caravan is being attacked by monsters, and the Royal Capital has asked for help. Resna and the girls run to help and save the caravan, after which Ryza gives her the reward for the adventurer's request, as well as an extra reward for the sudden request.
Now that their situation is more stable, Resna is asked if there's anything she wants to do. She replies wanting to find the author of an alchemy book she likes, and everyone decides to help her. The author's name is Allar, though it's probably their pen name, and Resna believes it must be an alchemist living here from their "rich talk" and how often the town's fountain is mentioned. Unfortunately, their search is unfruitful. Before calling it a day, Ryza exclaims needing to gather some more, but it's apparent that she is plotting something. While returning to the cafe later, they are welcomed by Iksel and Rorona who push Resna inside, where she discovers a feast prepared for them to celebrate her first job and arrival at the capital. Resna is forced into giving a speech, so she thanks her friends for everything they did for her until now.
The scene ends and the protagonist switches from Resna to Valeria for the first time. The following scene opens to an unknown woman facing a crimson sky lamenting about being too late before bidding goodbye to a certain Nana.
Valeria is awoken by Ayesha who was worried to see her passed out on the docks, but she was actually just sleeping. Totori passes by and calls out to Ayesha because an old man needs her help. The two girls thus leave Valeria and meet with Flocke on their way, who apologizes about Valeria causing them trouble. Flocke then joins Valeria and they discuss their tight budget, which is when she realized she lost the pouch containing all their money for rent and living expenses. Before Valeria is about to chase for whoever may have stolen it, Heidi arrives with the pouch in hand and good news. She was able to find a job commissioned by the Moonlight Society which requires them to kill some monsters in the wetlands. Heidi warns Valeria that the deadline is the following day and they must respect it for fear that they could get kicked out or even lose their lives to "Crow". They complete the request with ease and go home where Flocke prepared a feast thanks to all the money they got from the request. They talk about how Valeria woke up three years ago with no memories and bond over their similar situation: Flocke lost her parents, Heidi fled her house, and Valeria can't remember either of those things. Valeria goes to the fountain after dinner to be by herself a bit. That same night, Resna is in wonders in front of the scenery of the capital at night.
Back at the atelier, Resna finds Izana still up reading Resna's favorite book she gave her in the past. The next day, Resna wakes up early and meets with the other alchemist girls at the cafe. This time, Ryza suggests Resna to take a request consisting of gathering some plant samples. Oskar enters the cafe at the same time and asks to join them. They all return to the wetlands and head deeper in. Oskar talks with the plants and mentions how two girls were causing a ruckus last night, and the plants being weirdly timid today. During their search for the plants, Izana's ears get wet because of the humid weather and asks resna to wipe them for her, earning Ryza and Shallie's jealousy.
At last, they manage to find the plant they searched for. The others want to go back since only one out of two is mandatory, but Resna insists on finding the other since they came so far already. Before they know it, it suddenly gets dark and dangerous monsters start coming their way. The group is able to fight them and, once in safety, Resna burts into tears apologizing about how this is all her fault. To cheer her up, Ryza and Shallie talk about their past mistakes from when they were still debuting as alchemists. Ryza fought with a friend and Shallie crashed a ship into a city and destroyed their harbor, before asking them for help. The latter's story especially shocks them, but they all laugh about it and Resna then feels better. In the end, the plants reveal to Oskar their previous behavior was due to the monster they just beat scaring them, so they offer to Resna the missing plant they were searching for. Everything goes well and Resna gives a lick to a Strange Candy as a joke but, unlike last time, the candy does send her and Izana back to the Atelier. They find Saskia there and she tells them not to rely too much on the candy.
Later in the night, Izana comforts Resna, as she did for her in the past, since she knows Resna probably still feels guilty. The next day, the two go to report the request, since they unexpectedly got teleported before they could, and they all have lunch together. Oskar bids them goodbye since he was just here due to his interest in the request. Shallie does too as she explains she heard rumors about someone she may know and wants to look for them. Resna and Izana are thus back to being a duo. Resna wonders about how they should proceed, unknowing someone is watching her from the shadows.
Somewhere else, a woman and her companion are starting to make their move. Their objective seems to be related to a flower that blooms in darkness.
Chapter 2: The Moonlight Society
At the Atelier, Resna talks with Izana about what she lacks to improve as an alchemist. At that moment, a woman named Marion Quinn arrives and presents herself as someone who was requested by Saskia to take care of the Atelier's equipment and paperwork. Since it aligns with her goal of learning more about this world and Wanderers, she accepted. Resna and Izana then explain to her how the Atelier is run. Later, Resna and Izana go out to gather materials as they got a request to deliver ointment. Once finished, they're about to head back but, a thug threatens to forcefully take their materials. He's chased off by Izana and the girls safely go back to the Atelier to complete the request. Marion joins them to turn in the request to gather information about the Wanderers at the Star's Cocoon Cafe.
There, Ryza tasks Resna and Izana with a new request while Marion was discussing with Iksel. Marion decides to stay in the capital to talk to the Wanderers who have settled down here while the girls need to go to a cave outside the city for their request. However, on their way out from the cafe, Marion informs them that someone has been following them. They lure the man in an alley so Izana and Marion can handle him. They confront him about his actions and held at gunpoint; he begs them to listen to him. Resna recognizes him as the man interested in alchemy she met before and manages to calm down the situation. The man introduces himself as Roman Kalman, an average adventurer into alchemy. He wanted to talk to Resna ever since she said she was a real alchemist but preferred to remain low in case she was part of the Polar Night Alchemists, an organization committing crimes related to alchemy and wanted by the authorities. They clear up their misunderstanding and how none of them are affiliated with the organization. Now on friendlier terms, Roman asks Resna to let him join them so he can see more about alchemy, on top of also being able to help since he knows well about the cave they want to go. Marion also decides to follow them just in case, still suspicious of Roman.
In the mountain pass, Roman and Marion struggle to keep up with Resna and Izana who come from a village in a mountainous area called Friegen, thus being more used to hiking difficult trails like this one. They finally arrive at the Lapis Crystal Cave and beat the monsters who started to flock near the entrance as requested. Roman shows his skills as an adventurer by killing off a monster none of the girls noticed and earns a bit of their trust at last. They take a break, and Izana asks Roman why he's interested in alchemy, to which he replies he wants to reach the World's End, find mana, restore alchemy to its former glory and make the world a better place. Hearing this, Resna finds a kindred soul in him since they share the same goal. The group's rest is interrupted by a monster, urging them to complete the request before they can return to the capital.
As they're about to report the request, they notice a large crowd at the square and go check it out. It turns out to be the knight's procession led by the Knights of the Midnight Sun, known as the best knights of the country. Izana is in awe at the parade while Roman weirdly prefers to stay out of sight, before going ahead to the cafe. The girls join him once the procession ends and discover that Roman has organized a feast for them out of gratitude. Iksel also reveals that Roman is actually a regular of the cafe and since he often helps people whenever they need a hand, he's quite popular around.
After their little party, Resna and Izana walk around town and reminisce about the events of the day. Resna is relieved to have a more stable life now so her mom wouldn't worry, though her mother wasn't even able to see them off due to being an adventurer often on the move. They decide it may be the right moment to give a visit to their hometown, not without bringing back souvenirs of course. Right on time, Resna notices Flocke's stall and drags Izana to it since she previously said she would come back. Flocke takes the opportunity to thank Resna for getting her pouch back to her, giving her some freebies as well with their purchase. After they left, Valeria passes by them and asks Flocke about Resna.
At the docks, Valeria gets called out by Lanze Dach for slacking off, though she retorts that he's an alcoholic. Hearing that she completed a request, he tries to get her to pay for some tips, but she tells him that after paying the bills she doesn't even have enough to buy milk, also adding that his tips aren't always useful. Totori passes by and joins in their conversation, immediately calling out Lanze for drinking too. Valeria asks her if she has seen Ayesha around as she's in need of some ointment after getting hurt during her last request. Totori replies Ayesha is probably out gathering herbs so Valeria leaves, preferring to wait for her to get back. After her departure, Totori pesters Lanze to tell her about a certain ship.
In the meantime, Resna and Izana are about to depart for their hometown. Roman asks them if he can tag along as he's adamant on helping alchemists in one way or another. Marion also decides to join them, her first reason being that some Wanderers have settled in smaller towns and villages and she may learn something in Friegen, and the second still is to keep an eye on Roman. Izana suggests using a candy to get to the village, however Resna says otherwise, arguing that they can get experience and gather materials on the way.
The group arrives in Friegen at night. Marion reveals it's not her first time here, and it was the place she found herself in when she arrived in this world, which led her to meet Saskia. She tells how surprised she was to see two moons, something unique to this world that Resna explains as the "Big Moon" for the larger one and "The Child" for the smaller. Marion comments the peculiar name of the other moon, "Small Moon" being more logical, and Resna replies that it's also sometimes referred to as "Golden Star" in old books, supposedly due to having a brighter and golden hue. Resna and Izana leave to see their family, so Marion goes off to handle her own affairs, dragging Roman with her. Unfortunately, Resna's mother just left for another adventure yet again. The two girls get surprised by Saskia's sudden appearance, and they go back to the Atelier so Resna can tell her teacher everything that happened until now.
After Resna excitedly tells her story, Saskia declares that although she has completed her assignment, she still remains an apprentice. Resna is taken aback by the news and tries to plead her case with Izana. Saskia explains that she wants her to stand on her own and find dependable allies, however what she's done so far could be considered as people simply helping her out of kindness, which isn't something she can rely on. Resna then realizes the hard truth of her words and Saskia gives her the final assignment: to gather lanterna blossoms and lanterna shells to synthesize medicine, also while being the one who must seek out people's help first to build a relationship as equals.
The girls go back to Friegen after their conversation. Izana tries to find ways to cheer up Resna, but they end up each going their own way, Izana following other friends of hers while Resna takes time to reflect on herself. Ever since she was young, Resna has always been passionate about alchemy, but talking only about it made it difficult for her to make friends with others as they weren't interested by the same things. To this day, Izana is her only real friend due to that. During her moping, Izana finds her on the plateau. Resna apologizes for her previous behavior but Izana dismisses her, saying that Saskia's words probably affected her deeply. Resna confides her worries to Izana, who tries to comfort her, followed by Marion and Roman who were told of her whereabouts by Saskia, who felt concerned about being too harsh. At last, Resna recovers her usual cheerfulness and asks them to help her with her last assignment.
Late in the night, Valeria meets with Ayesha for the ointment, not without a scold from the latter. They're joined by Lanze and Totori, and ensues another quarrel between her and the drunk former-sailor. Lanze rants about his old days as a ship captain, which Valeria doubts being true, but Totori argues that she asked people around and they all confirmed his words. Lanze eventually falls asleep so the girls have no choice but to bring him home. Afterward, Heidi finds Valeria and is told the truth about Lanze, which surprises her so much she jokes about Valeria being a long lost princess if he really is a ship captain.
Heidi tells Valeria that she got a new request to get rid of some monsters so they immediately leave. On their way home after completing it, they're ambushed by members of the Moonlight Society who are dissatisfied of them monopolizing the best requests. However, before they're even able to make a move, they are incapacitated and brought elsewhere by Crow, a high-ranking member of the Moonlight Society in charge of handling those who cause trouble for the organization. At the Moonlight Society's headquarters, Crow reports to her master Oliver, who entrusts her with the task of maintaining the Society's order and acting as its shadow.
Back at the capital, Heidi expresses her relief of being in safety and that she wasn't so scared ever since her meeting with Valeria. At that time, Heidi was pursued by too many monsters and was saved by Valeria. Seeing that she had no memories and no goal, she suggested she come with her and also gave her the name of Valeria. To brighten the mood, they gather everyone for a party. Flocke falls asleep so Valeria and Heidi leaves her in the care of the others while they go take out the trash. Lanze feels guilty for always having the girls worry about him and finally decides to do something, which he discusses with Ayesha and Totori.
On the other side of the bay, Crow personally hands a request to Valeria and Heidi because the initial contractors are no longer able to fulfill it, being the same members who previously attacked them. The girls are constrained to accept it, though it turns out to be simpler than they expected: gathering Lanterna blossoms in a cave on the edges of Friegen. But the request also mentions the possible presence of Polar Night Alchemists, which worries Heidi.
Back at Resna's group, Roman discovers the Atelier and is amazed at every little thing around. They discuss Saskia's assignement and decide to look for the blossoms first as they only bloom at a certain time of the year, coincidentally being near. At last, Marion accepts Roman and leaves the girls in his care, opting for her to stay behind. On their way, they find an old man in the woods. They suspect him to be a Wanderer and an alchemist, so Resna tries to strike up a conversation with him, only to be coldly dismissed. However, she gets his attention when mentioning being an alchemist, which he didn't expect due to the art being forgotten ages ago. Unlike Resna whose aim is to bring back alchemy to its former glory, he believes the opposite and reminds her that it can be used as a tool for dangerous and evil goals. After stealing a look at her notebook, he scolds her for having a superficial knowledge about alchemy and to look for the truth instead. He departs without letting Resna ask more, still confused by his words. Further away, the group is called out by Judie, who recognized Resna from afar. She tells them that she has been traveling alone since she went on her own but was eventually helped by the man they saw before, Keithgriff, or Mr. Keith, when she was about to collapse. Since then, they traveled together, although it is more accurate to say Judie is the one following Keithgriff, who keeps disappearing when she's looking elsewhere. As she's about to leave, Resna tries to ask her for help, but her nervousness gets the best of her and Judie suggests first they all go to the cave together since that's where they're going and Keithgriff probably went there too.
The group reaches the Lapis Crystal Cave. Roman leads them throughout the cave since he has traversed it a few times before, but they still end up encountering monsters. They get cornered and struggle to fight back but Valeria suddenly appears just in time to kill off all the monsters. Valeria recognizes Resna as the one who helped Flocke so she thanks her, only to be thanked back by the girl for saving them. Valeria warns them about more swarms of monsters ahead so Resna asks her to come with them as it's safer to be in a group, but she declines, saying she's looking for her partner. Resna still tries to ask once more, and this time Valeria agrees to join them. Valeria talks with the group who's surprised by her strength, and reveals that she has no memory before coming to the capital. Resna feels guilty for bringing up a sensitive subject and switches to ask her about her life in the capital instead, while Resna tells her about her adventure.
They find the blossoms in large quantity, making it enough for both of the groups, but a monster is guarding the flowers. They defeat it, a tough win for them beside Valeria who's still up for more, but monsters keep appearing. They're saved by Lara Trockel and Geron Diezel. Resna notices that a sort of alchemical tool was used and is excited to speak with Lara who claims to be an alchemist, but these two make it clear that they only got rid of the monsters for being in their way, and Resna's group will be handled accordingly if they also stand in their path. They reveal themselves as being members of the Polar Night Alchemists who are also here for the lanterna blossoms. Valeria argues that there's enough for everyone, but Lara denies this and affirms needing them all to found her own kingdom, the Lara Kingdom, though that is her own goal rather than the Polar Night Alchemists'. Resna tries to reason with them, but Lara refuses to hear her out, thinking that alchemy is only a way to get what one wants. In the end, they're forced in a fight against Lara and Geron.
The fight drags on so Lara throws something looking like a bomb to them. At that moment, Resna seems to peer into the future for a second and see that her friends will be in danger if she lets things be. As she jumps in to stop the bomb, a mysterious golden aura seeps out from her body, and she manages to nullify the bomb. Lara expresses her interest in Resna and wanting her to join the Polar Night Alchemists, but she leaves with Geron in a flashy explosion. Unfortunately for the group, they also took all of the lanterna blossoms with them. Heidi comes out of her hiding place once Lara and Geron leave, joining the group.
They don't lose hope even though the Polar Night Alchemists took the flowers. Resna recalls the words written in the book in which she read about the lanterna blossoms and deduces that there's probably more in a higher spot of the cave. They climb up the cave and finally find more flowers. Now done with the gathering, the group goes to leave the cave, the first step being jumping off the high edge they reached to find the blossoms. Resna is afraid to get down though, so Valeria lifts her up and jumps down with her in her arms. Resna screams out of fright, scaring her friends for a moment, but they all laugh about it and safely exit the cave.
Valeria complains about being hungry, so Resna searches her pockets and takes out one of Saskia's strange candies. Before she can warn Valeria of its effects, the latter gobbles it up and they all get teleported to the Atelier. Valeria and Heidi are flabbergasted about the sudden change of scenery but Resna explains the situation to them. After their talk, Valeria realizes her weapon broke so the alchemist girls offer to repair it with alchemy, even making it stronger than before. Resna is tired from such a long day and goes upstairs to rest. She's joined by Valeria who tells her more about herself upon Resna's request. Resna bonds with Valeria over the fact that she too can't see her parents, with her father being a knight who disappeared while on a mission and not knowing if he's still alive or not.
Resna, Izana and Roman accompany Valeria and Heidi back to the capital. They both thank each other and promise to meet again. As they leave, Roman wonders about from whom Valeria and Heidi accepted a request from, advising to stay cautious in the future. At the same time, Crow reports to Oliver regarding the interference caused by the Polar Night Alchemists.
Chapter 3: Resna and Valeria
Resna, Izana, Roman and Judie talk about the previous events and the Polar Night Alchemists at the atelier. Judie laments that she wasn't able to find Keithgriff in the end but suddenly shouts when noticing him standing right there in the atelier. He speaks shortly with them before deciding to leave for his investigation regarding the truth about the alchemy of this world, and is followed by Judie in a hurry.
At the docks, Valeria and Heidi meet Totori and Ayesha who are discussing a certain project. Hearing them talk about synthesis, they learn that they're in fact alchemists. Ayesha and Totori leave, and Crow finds Valeria and Heidi once more. She has another request for them since the director recognized the two's skills. It serves as a test to see if they can take higher-level requests. However, the girls are troubled when learning it's a request to eliminate Resna. They're bound to accept the request so it doesn't go to someone else, but they agree on not doing it as Resna is their friend. Unfortunately, they can't leave things as they are or they would be the ones in danger, so Heidi suggests finding the instigator of the request to try to convince them to change their mind.
The girls go around asking about rumors regarding alchemists, especially if anything happened that could lead someone to hold a grudge against an alchemist. Their search is fruitless until Lanze remembers hearing something in a bar. He sees that the girls look more tense than usual and guesses that the job they got is bad news even though they refuse to tell him exactly why. Valeria explains that they're doing it for a friend, and he eventually gives in and tells them where the bar is.
At the Star's Cocoon Cafe, Resna, Izana and Roman have lunch with Ryza. Resna tells her about her final assignment and asks if she has any request at the beach since she's going there to find the lantarna shells, but she tells them to enjoy the beach since it's their first time there. Resna also asks if Ryza was the one who gave the request to Valeria and Heidi so she may find a way to meet with them again. Ryza consults the records and doesn't have a clue about who they may be though. On Resna's inquiry, Roman states that the cafe is the only place officially recognized by the kingdom to handle requests but there's shady organizations existing that do similar work as well.
They leave it off for now and head to the beach of Cape Petal. Roman reminds Resna and Izana to enjoy themselves so they don't regret missing out later as they still have plenty of time to find the shells. They play games taught by Ryza, such as one consisting of hitting a fruit while having their eyes closed. Izana's hammer makes a lot of noise and attracts Marlone and Logy, two alchemists and Wanderers, who were worried about someone being hurt. The two of them were at the beach to investigate mana and ended up carrying their resarch together. Resna offers them her help since she's more used to it, in exchange for theirs in their search for the shells. They fish, and Resna also asks about Logy's different type of alchemy. They manage to find mana and take a short break. Marie asks why there's so much mana on the coast. Resna says it's most likely brought there by the waves, leading to the hypothesis that someplace beyond the sea is probably abundant in mana, though no one has ever crossed the sea due to powerful monsters called Apexi lurking in the ocean since about a decade making it too dangerous to sail.
At the bay, Valeria and Heidi find the thug who issued the request about Resna. The man turns out to have a grudge against her since she and Izana were gathering in "his territory" and lectured him. Heidi tries to negotiate with him but he's adamant on keeping the request up. Valeria loses her patience and threatens him with her weapon. The thug agrees and flees, after which Crow immediately comes up to punish them for disrespecting the rules. A fight ensues but Crow is too strong for them so the girls flee. They meet Lanze on the way who urges Ayesha and Totori to hurry the preparations when seeing that Valeria and Heidi are pursued. They also get Flocke while on the run and leave her in Lanze's care.
At the beach, Resna and the others are still searching for shells. They find lots of shells but none are the right kind and night falls before they realize.
At the same time, Valeria and Heidi are still fighting against Crow. Heidi gets thrown to the ground and Crow is about to land her a fatal blow but Flocke's boomerang stops her just in time. Lanze also intervenes in the fight to help them and lifts up a cloud of dust to divert Crow's attention. They find an opportunity to get away and flee to an underground waterway. Heidi scolds them for involving themselves, but Lanze and Flocke don't regret their decision. They run through the waterway, eliminating every monster they encounter, and finally reach the exit, where a ship prepared by Ayesha and Totori, also present, waits for them. Valeria, Heidi, Flocke and Lanze all get on the boat and tightly escape from Crow thanks to a launching device on the boat crafted by Totori.
Crow reports to Oliver. Although Valeria disobeyed the Society's rules, Oliver deems her a valuable asset and stops Crow from punishing her, instead giving her new orders.
Back to the beach, the group still doesn't find any lanterna shells. As they're about to call it a day, Marie finds another shell. This one still isn't the right type, but more shells have appeared since the last time they checked this area. Marie deduces the lanterna shells are most likely nocturnal, so the group decides to search some more. They're still unable to find any shell though and have a mandatory break so Resna doesn't catch a cold. To warm her up, Marie heats up some soup she synthesized beforehand.
On the sea, Lanze is handling the ship, he tells the girls about his past. Back then, he used to have a bigger ship but he lost everything to the sea, along with his friends and his wife. The girls take a rest and tend to their wounds with the ointment Ayesha packed on the ship. Their break is cut short by a huge enemy ship shooting cannonballs at them.
With the shells search resuming, Marie tells the group about her past and how she wasn't that great of a student despite knowing so much about alchemy now. They keep searching but huge boulders block the way. To advance further, Marie blows it all up. They take another break, and this time is Logy's turn to talk about his life in his world. The girls and the boys divide to gather shells more efficiently. However, the girls are surprised by the other group's ships crashing on the shore. Valeria begs Resna to flee but Crow arrives before that. Crow gives a chance to Valeria to resolve the matter of the request and the betrayal without a fight, which is only if she agrees to abandon her current life and pledge her loyalty to the Moonlight Society. Valeria considers accepting the deal so everyone can stay safe but Resna steps in to stop her, followed by the others.
Valeria thus declines Crow's offer, and everyone stands up to fight against the assassin. Crow's mask falls off during a fight, making her lose her cool and taking out her anger on Valeria. In her frenzy, Oliver tells Crow to stop so she reluctantly retreats back on the ship. Valeria collapses after the fight and the boys join them before they all return to the atelier. Flocke treats Valeria's wounds, but she doesn't wake up due to being too weak. Marie asks if there's any medicine they could give her, and Resna says the medicine from Saskia's assignment could work, but she's still missing the key ingredient, being the lanterna shells. Roman then takes out bags of shells that Logy and him gathered. Resna inspects them all one by one and finally finds one. Everyone gives a hand in the synthesis to make the medicine. They give it to Valeria who quickly wakes up to everyone's relief.
Now that things have calmed down, Valeria and Resna have a chat, then comes Saskia's evaluation regarding Resna's assignment. She officially admits her as a full-fledged alchemist, though her journey is only starting and she still has many things to uncover and to improve on. As a gift for finishing her apprenticeship, Saskia gives her the atelier. Resna asks her teacher what she will do if she gives her the atelier, and Saskia replies that she will work for the same goal as a fellow alchemist, that is to reach the World's End and find enough mana to restore alchemy to its former glory. Now that the atelier is hers, Resna gives it the name of Atelier Resleriana, which means an illuminated place of gathering, according to her beliefs.
Chapter 4: Valeria's Wish
Resna comes back to the atelier and is welcomed by the worried Valeria. Ever since the incident with the Moonlight Society, Valeria, Heidi, Flocke and Lanze have been staying at the atelier for caution, even if Oliver previously claimed they were punished enough. Since the atelier is now Resna's, Saskia gave candies that let people teleport back to the atelier to her so she can hand them to her allies. She gives some to Valeria, Roman, Flocke and Heidi. The group of alchemists, Resna, Ayesha, Totori, Marie and Saskia gathers to synthesize medicine for Lanze, the new atelier owner enthusiastic to do alchemy with her former teacher once again. In the meantime, Valeria asks Roman if it's common to have so many alchemists synthesizing together. He replies that when mana was still abundant alchemists could easily handle the work alone, but now it would be too hard for one person to gather the necessary mana. In this aspect, the atelier also helps amplify mana. He also tells her that alchemists need a natural ability to perform their art, which he sadly doesn't have. The girls finish the synthesis and hand the medicine to Lanze.
Izana comes back to the atelier with Logy, who heard that monsters are rumored to be seen near town. Heidi hears them and suggests to Valeria to come beat the monsters with her, in hopes of getting a reward for it. Surprisingly, Valeria refuses, more interested in looking at the girls synthesizing, which makes her feel nostalgic. Near the cauldron, Resna realizes they're missing ingredients and heads out with Izana and the others to gather more. She goes back first after getting what she needs. Izana talks about weapons with Logy and Heidi, the conversation shifts to Heidi and her friends' future which is uncertain now that they got kicked out of the Moonlight Society. Izana suggests they settle down in Friegen and Heidi takes it into account, though she would rather follow whatever Valeria chooses to do than decide herself.
At the atelier, Saskia has to leave to attend a village assembly. Since a spot is now empty, Valeria asks Resna if she could help them. Despite Flocke's and Lanze's worries, Resna happily agrees. They resume their synthesis and everyone is surprised to see that Valeria is actually very talented at alchemy. They have her decide what to make next and she decides to synthesize a weapon after reminiscing about her defeat against Crow.
Later, the group bids their goodbye to Marie and Logy. From thereon, Marie intends to keep researching mana, and Logy decides to look into the Apexi. Resna, Izana and Roman discuss what to do next. Resna expresses wanting to go back to the capital to resolve the matter regarding the Moonlight Society, even if she may still be in danger. At the same time, Valeria and her group also ponders about the same matter. She asks Heidi to choose in her stead since the reveal of her talent in alchemy only made her more confused about her true self and what she should pursue. In the end, the matter is put on wait as they feast on the food prepared by Flocke.
In the capital, Resna, Izana and Roman split up to make their investigation more efficient. In the streets, Resna strikes a conversation with a girl who seems troubled about her work. Resna suggests her to go to the Star's Cocoon Cafe and the girl leaves after thanking her. Night falls and Resna is still wandering at the docks, she remembers Valeria telling her that the place isn't really safe however, since it also used to be their home, she believes clues might be here. She encounters Roman who came here after discovering that the base of operations of the Moonlight Society is around. Unfortunately, even after talking to adventurers acquainted with the Society, they don't learn much more than what they already know. Roman also reassures Resna that it's safe for her to be in the capital, though Valeria and the others probably should stay out of the area after having betrayed the Society once.
The group meets up and Crow also appears after noticing them investigating the Society. She repeats that everything regarding the request was settled and they shouldn't worry more unless they want to be dealt with by the Society. Before she leaves, Resna asks her the fate of those who took the request. Crow replies that they've already been punished and erased from the Society's records so this story should stay unspoken from now on. They return to the atelier and tell the good news to the others.
Valeria and her friends are now presented with the opportunity to go back to the capital, Ayesha is the first to go back, while Totori is unsure and Lanze says not wanting to return. Since he boarded on a ship once again after so long, he finally reconciled with himself and wishes to get back in shape. He fears that going to the capital may turn him back into an useless drunk so he takes on Resna's and Izana's suggestion to come in Friegen, which topography can certainly help for his training. Flocke decides to go with Lanze to take care of him, followed by Valeria and Heidi. Saskia finds them a house within the village, under the disguise of a sailor coming to the region to recuperate, along his three daughters. At night, Valeria, Heidi and Lanze search for Flocke who went to look around the area. They find her looking troubled at the hill. She tells them that she got reminded of her parents who suddenly disappeared one day and how she kept waiting for them. After some thinking, she decides wanting to search for them.
The next day, as they prepare lunch, someone at the door asks for Flocke. She goes out and realizes she had invited Corneria but couldn't find the time to pick her up, though the latter argues that she came earlier than expected so she shouldn't apologize. Corneria is a merchant like Flocke and came to ask her advice on how to expand her market as she was thinking of opening a store in a new area. While the two merchants discuss together, Valeria and Heidi go out to find food. Totori visits the house and tells Flocke and Lanze that she will also settle down in Friegen, this way she can easily question Lanze about sailing. Lanze is baffled at her obsession with him, but she replies thinking of him as an incredible sailor who could make it across the sea one day, which she wants to see. Though he prefers talking to her once his training is over, he gives her the first of his logbooks of his past experiences from his time as a sailor.
At night, Resna finds Valeria sitting under Friegen's tree. Valeria asks her about her dream, lost about her own goal. Resna tells her that the red ribbon her father gave her was tattered and Saskia repaired it with alchemy, since then, she also wants to make people smile the same way. Saskia arrives and tells Valeria that not having a set goal is fine and she can also support someone else's.
Resna goes to the Star's Cocoon Cafe the next day and tells the news of her graduation to Ryza, who congratulates her along Rorona and Iksel. Resna doesn't lose time and immediately looks at the next request she could take, when Ryza's friend, Klaudia, enters the cafe. She recognizes Resna and thanks her for last time. They sit at a table to talk and Klaudia reveals that she came back to the capital to submit a request to get rid of a monster endangering a merchant's caravan after adventurers already failed. Ryza excitedly asks to join them, and Resna also goes to ask Valeria's and Heidi's assistance.
Therefore, Resna, Izana, Roman, Klaudia, Valeria, Heidi and Ryza depart for the ruins where the monster lay. They stop on the way and Resna asks about how Ryza and Klaudia met, the latter also ends up playing the flute for them. They arrive at the Ruins of Oblivion, apparently home to the lost civilization of Nebra, a kingdom with advanced culture. Heidi recognizes the place as where she and Valeria first met. She tries to remember why and how she was there but her head aches every time, only worsening over time, though it eventually disappears after some fighting. At last, the monster they were searching for appear but it fled too quickly for them to beat it. The group returns to the atelier to think of a plan to deal with the monster. They decide to paralyse the monster using the same element from a poisonous mushroom Valeria ate before. They test it on a weak monster and go to the ruins after seeing its efficiency. They encounter Flocke and Corneria, who are taking a detour due to the monster since moving a cargo in these conditions would be too dangerous. Valeria explain that they're tasked to deal with the monster and how they will do so, which gives Klaudia the idea that Valeria should sell the paralysing bomb to merchants who could need it.
At the ruins, Valeria speaks with Klaudia about how she feels the need to find a goal after seeing all of her friends finding theirs. Klaudia tells her similar words to Saskia's, which brings some comfort to Valeria. The group doesn't find the monster so they decide to explore the ruins in the meantime, Resna being particularly curious about the scriptures around on the walls. One of these writings lits up a path so they follow it, which leads to an empty chamber. The monster suddenly attacks them there and they defeat it after a rough battle in which Valeria is injured. Resna and Valeria have a heartfelt talk while the former tends to her wounds, and Valeria tells her that she wants to support her dream.
Looking from afar, Heidi jokes about being left by her partner to Izana, only getting silence as an answer.
Chapter 5: The Outside World
Resna, Izana, Heidi, Valeria and Roman are seen walking together after their adventure with Klaudia and Ryza. Resna plans to talk with Saskia about what the next step is to find the World's End and the mana to revitalize alchemy. Valeria, keeping her promise to help Resna fullfill her objectives, defends the group from a Weasel attack. Afterward, Izana looked worried because she wasn't able to see this coming.
The group is now in Friegen and is seen speaking with Saskia regarding what Resna has experienced, as well as Valeria's dream of becoming Resna's strength. Saskia then says she knows Resna is here to discuss how to get to the World's End. Heidi is a bit skeptical, and Saskia assures her that it is real and shows a piece of mana in its purest form. She then shows the group a book on the history of the World's End, and Roman points out that there are many other ruins with relics such as this one. Saskia, however, reminds Resna how important it is to not rush this task and how making connections while going the long way is rewarding in its own right. Saskia mentions how she doesn't view her time spent in this village was a waste as she was able to meet a budding young alchemist. With that, Saskia bids farewell as she begins her own journey.
Resna's group stops at Valeria and Heidi's house to talk with Flocke Celha and Lanze, and to stock up on resources to head out for the next adventure. However, Flocke has already returned to the capital. Resna asks Lanze what he knows about the World's End. He explains that it's an old sailor's legend, and while he sympathizes with Resna's dream, she must be realistic about the dangers that lurk around her dream. While Valeria is strong, she is only one person. Izana chimes in to say she's with her too, but Lanze shoots back by saying she isn't strong enough to protect Resna as a knight wanna-be. Izana challenges him to spar, but loses quickly. Lanze explains that he lost everything dear to him by an Apexi when he was sailing the ocean. She and Resna must be realistic and set their sights on goals they can reasonably meet. Resna says they should travel the continent and gain many experiences, much to Izana's disappointment in her own abilities.
Before Resna and her group set off, Heidi mentions that Resna hasn't shown them her family. Resna explains that her family isn't here right now and that her mom is an adventurer, so she hardly ever sees her. Roman then suggest they head back to the capital and start to take on more difficult requests, which will be great for exploring the continent and train.
Back at Royal Capital, they go to see Flocke Celha. She is with Corneria explaining to Wilbell Voll-Ersleid that her items are not good enough to be sold here. Wilbell introduces herself to the group and lets it slip that she is a full-fledged witch. Resna asks her to show proof, so Wilbell does some quick fire magic. Flocke and Corneria chim in and say that Wilbell could use her magic as leverage to sell her items. After seeing how much fun Flocke is having, they move on to Star's Cocoon Cafe. Before they make it to the cafe, Roman departs as he has some business to take care of. Once he leaves, the group then runs into Saskia, who is on her way to the library. Saskia hands over a request for monster subjugation that she accepted, but ultimately decided that she isn't able to pursue it. She leaves and they head to the cafe.
Resna's group arrives at Star's Cocoon to see Ayesha discussing with Willbell and two other girls. Valeria asks Ayesha if anything is wrong, and Willbell notice just met a little bit ago. Ayesha introduces Nio Altugle, her younger sister, and Regina Kurtis, a good friend of Nio and Ayesha. Resna points out that they seemed to be having a heated discussion. The girls explain that Nio, Regina and Wilbell have been traveling together, which is why Wilbell wanted to set up her shop to fund their travels. However, they want to travel to the southern part of the continent and Ayesha is worried about them. Nio then pushes Ayesha off as they continue their conversation elswhere. Roman enters the cafe and rejoins Resna and her group. After this, they take a request from Reisalin Stout titled, Research and Development in Haine: Failed Grain Harverst. Ryza explains that Haine has been having problems with the harvests for years and that they tried everything to remedy it only to fail. Ryza also mentions that dragons can be found in the volcanoes around Haine, and she took down the Old Castle Dragon in her own world to everyone's surprise.
As the request is located in the southern part of Lantarna, Resna speaks with Ayesha, Nio, Wilbell and Regina and suggests that they all travel together, since they are all going to the same place. This puts Ayesha at ease. Izana reflects to herself on how Resna has grown, pointing out that she seems to have not grown herself. Roman overhears and reminds her that she has time and suggests to everyone that they have a party. Here, Roman lets the group know he will sit out on this request, and Resna is concerned about why he is choosing to not tag along. He brushes her worries aside and assures her it's just a few loose ends.
After the party, Resna is seen walking through town and grabbing things she needs before they set off for their travels. She notices Izana training in an alleyway, but decides to not bother her, instead wishing her to do her best as she heads to her atelier. However, Resna notices it's been a while and Izana is not back yet. She heads back to the capital to see Izana still training. Resna interrupts her and expresses concern for her health. Izana confides in Resna and says she does not want to be left behind, so she must train harder. Resna reminds Izana that she will never lose sight of her, as Izana is her knight in shining armor. After some tears, Izana and Resna head home to get some sleep.
Resna and the gang have set out and are on the way to Haine. Valeria is defeating all of the monsters to protect Resna, while Resna says she should leave the weaker enemies to her to gain experience. Regina points out that they remind them of a certain pair of sisters. Afterward, Heidi runs ahead to do some scouting. Wilbell and Resna talk in-depth about how Wilbell's magic works, making Valeria drowsy. As they continue, Resna gives the party some information about Yuggel, which is their next destination. At first, Wilbell wants to go back to the Atelier to rest, but Resna says they will be camping outside as there is supposed to be a meteor shower tonight. Heidi pops back in to lead them to where they can set up camp. Resna and Wilbell talk some more about her magic, leading to Wilbell getting a bit annoyed at Resna's excessive curiosity. As night falls, the girls are preparing dinner so that they may watch the meteor shower together. They end the night by wishing on the shooting stars.
The next morning, the girls are discussing where to go next. Resna uncomfortably explains that they must journey through a jungle. After some pushing, Resna opens up about her fear of bugs. The girls decide to help Resna traverse the jungle to help her through her fear of bugs. After they successfully make it through the jungle, the group arrives at Meridie Volcano. Heidi returns from her scouting and lets everyone know the requestor is up ahead. As they travel through the mountain to make it to the requestor, Nio gives some insight on her relationship with her sister Ayesha. Resna requests for the group to take a break, and Valeria offers to carry Resna. Resna declines, disappointing Valeria. Afterward, Resna details some more information about the region. The volcanic area used to be a desert. Allegedly, an Apexi is what caused a disturbance that led to the area being nothing but volcanoes and drove many people out of the region. The group finally makes contact with the requestor and learns more about their situation. Resna asks Nio, Wilbell and Regina to assist her in her survey tomorrow.
While Resna and everyone else is sleeping, Izana and Heidi are busy surveying the area. Izana asks how long Heidi and Valeria have been working together, and Heidi says it has been three years. Izana then asks if Heidi has ever worried that Valeria would leave her. Heidi says that the idea has crossed her mind before as their meeting was a coincidence and there's always a possibility that Valeria's memories could come back to her. Heidi says this is why she must show she's the best partner Valeria could have, as they make up for each other's weaknesses. Heidi notices that Izana seems bothered, so she insists Izana come right out with it. Izana asks, hypothetically, if Valeria made a new friend that could take her spot. Heidi insists this would never happen as the two of them have a special connection. This puts Izana at ease, but Heidi apologizes for saying something embarrassing and that Izana should forget about it. Resna wakes up after Heidi chases Izana around and asks what they were talking about. Izana teases Resna that it was nothing.
The next day, Resna and the girls are discussing the crop situation with the requestor. It's clear that the crops are not getting the nutrients they need. To figure out what the crops need, Resna first suggest that they find a Haine Fire Stone, as this most likely will give the crops the necessary nutrients. However, she needs to figure out how to extend the duration of the tonic she creates with the fire stone. Resna says they will need Jade Water next. Some time passes and Heidi returns with intel on where to find the Haine Fire Stone. Unfortunately, the path to the location is covered in lava. Resna and the gang head to the atelier to figure out how to pass through the lava. Upon entering the atelier, they find a letter from Ayesha with some medicine to heal burns, much to Nio's annoyance. This changes after Heidi and Wilbell explain how much the capital has changed since Ayesha arrived and began to help everyone out.
The group discusses how to get past the lava. Resna determines that they can cool the lava by using a Stahl ice Bomb, and the group then sets off to acquire the materials. They find the materials and head back to the atelier to synthesize the ice bomb. Once the item has been created, the gang sets off for Haine. The ice bomb successfully cools the lava, so the path can now be traversed safely.
Resna stumbles upon some rare ore. She explains that it's brittle and hard to mine, so Regina offers to carefully mine the crystal with her pickaxe. While Resna and Regina are retrieving more ore, Valeria speaks with Nio and Wilbell about how she wishes she was more useful to Resna. Wilbell and Nio explain to Valeria that sometimes it's best to not be there for someone and trust that they will be okay. A little later, while searching for more fire stones, Resna notices that there is evidence of human influence in this area. There seems to have been mana gathered in this area, which can be found after shooting stars. Resna then explains a bit about how mana works in this world, and that it used to be more abundant. This is when Resna says that this is why she wants to find the World's End. Afterward, the group finally stumbles upon some Haine Fire Stones, but a monster shows up. Izana jumps in to save Resna, but is almost hit by an attack before Valeria jumps in to save her. After the monster is defeated, Regina extracts the fire stones from the outcrop. A chunk flies off a few feet away, so Nio goes to retrieve it. However, the cliffside begins to crumble. Wilbell, Valeria and Nio quickly go to retrieve the ore as the cliffside breaks. Resna shrieks, but once the dust settles, Wilbell is seeing on her broom with Valeria and Nio safely hanging from it. Resna says they shouldn't have done something so reckless, but Nio and Valeria brush her worries off as they knew they could do it.
Now that the fire stone was found, Nio, Wilbell and Regina let Resna know that they will continue on with their journey to Galne. They all see each other off, and Resna, Valeria, Izana and Heidi decide to search for the Jade Water next. Heidi offers to go scout for some intel, so Izana and Valeria decide to have a sparring match. Valeria ends up winning and suggests they eat dinner. As they walk off, Resna notices that Izana is upset. Izana says she will continue training, but not to worry as she doesn't want her energt to go to waste. As Resna walks off, Izana reflects on being saved by Valeria earlier. While she feels better knowing that she and Resna have a special connection, she must still become stronger so that she may protect her. As Izana tirelessly trains, she suddenly gets interrupted by Lara and Empel Vollmer.
Chapter 6: Beside Me
Lara offers a place on her Queendom to Izana, that are conflicted on her own fighting skills to protect Resna, she don't accepted because their objective, she come back to the Atelier and a new request to take Jade Water a new gathering adventure starts.
At another place, Empel taking a tea with Lara and discussing about the alchemy of this planet and her Queendom, he shows much hungry to learn and understand more about, this can be useful for the Polar Alchemists. Back to Resna group, they are going on a search for this Jade Water, while exploring, Heidi and Valeria see how Izana and Resna have a Sense of trust together, on the way meet Esty Dee fighting one of the monsters, she explains to then that the creatures of this area is more dangerous than the usual, Izana and the group after Esty leaves take one hard fight with stronger monsters, and almost dont make it out, they decide is better to come back and ask for help on this matter.
On Star's Cocoon Cafe they meet with Reisalin Stout and Klaudia Valentz that presents then to Lila Decyrus a powerful warrior from the Oren that work with then on past and helped Lent Marslink to learn about the Way of Warrior, they three enter on the group to help with the growing challenge. After meeting Lila, Izana asks for a spare fight with her, and she couldn't get a chance on the fight, after the defeat she knows what must to do to get stronger. Later at night, Izana explains to Resna she must go her own way for a moment to get stronger to protect her, she needs trains with Lila.
Together making their way to the next place. Valeria notice how Resna energy fell off since Izana left temporary the group, they make a stop to rest before continue, Ryza remember everyone since is a rare material its just normal to take a rest. While Izana and Lila are training, she learns how much she are behind, Lila explains to her and show where they should keep working.
Ryza and Valeria start to fish together, Ryza using her impressive fishing skills with the rod, and Valeria Masterful Fish Wrestling, together they bound and friendship grows more and more, Heidi and Klaudia see this moment and understand how Valeria are improving and getting more friends around her, but Resna seems lost on the moment, something still bothering her. Still on training, Lila keep showing to Izana that her weapon is too heavy and too slow to match fast fights, and maybe its time to she get a secondary weapon, and Izana comes on her mind that another Hammer is the right choice.
They all together arrives and find the Jade Water location, when its time to gather the materials suddenly Lara appears and claims for her the resources and aren't willing to share with others, Resna group look ready to the fight, when she attacks, Izana appears and protect everyone from the attack, appear too Lila, also Empel but at Lara's side, everyone get surprised and confused of this, Lara asks for his help and he explains about the past of him with Ryza, Klaudia and Lila and how he wasn't interested on her plans, instantly change sides and a fights begins.
At atelier, Empel meet Resna place and get surprised, they all gathers together and synthesize. Back at Valeria's house, Heidi and Valeria comes from a adventure hungry for a time with Flocke and Lanze, they eat together and shares all that happened with then, how Izana comes to train and became stronger to keep her role as Resna's Knight, also how Valeria is happy about all the new friends and adventures together.
Izana and Resna at moonlight, Izana make a Knight's Vow to be always at her side and protect with the best of her skills. Lila and Empel at the Atelier chatting about the information he gathered while working with Lara, shares about her Queendom and plans for the use of alchemy.
At Capital, Roman thinks now that alchemists start to showing results around all the capital and people starting to get more used and positive about it, its time to try bring it to the Castle.
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Chapter 19: What Has Been Forgiven
In order to take Valeria back, Resna and her companions head to the Polar Night Alchemists’ final stronghold.
While they gain new allies such as the "Noble Alchemist" and the "Destroyer", a new threat—different from the Polar Night Alchemists—awaits them at their destination…?