On their way to the class field trip, a mysterious young boy claiming to be a god appears before Ard, Ireena, and Ginny. After making a mysterious request, the god sends the three of them back into the ancient era when Varvatos was active. After deciding to try and gain an audience with Varvatos in order to change their situation, they encounter a woman fighting monsters in a field. Then a figure they all know very well appears before them...

Ard is feeling guilty as they stay in Lydia's villa while awaiting their deployment. Before he can shake those feelings the battle against the demons begins and Ard's group is left in charge of logistics. Ard recalls that there wasn't any major trouble in this battle, but the demon appears before them in the rear. So in order to earn their meeting with the Demon Lord, Ard...

Ard squares off against his alternate self, the Demon Lord, Rogue. The two are evenly matched when the Demon Lord reveals a new fact to Ard. Lydia throws herself into battle with her resolve to be the Champion. Ard and the Demon Lord lay out their decisions regarding Lydia's salvation, the resolve of all three clashing together. After confronting his own past and facing himself, what answer will Ard choose...?