Now that Sein finally has a lead on the whereabouts of his long-lost friend, is it time for him and Frieren's party to part ways?

Frieren and party finally arrive in Äußerst, ready to undergo the first-class mage exam, and meet a number of colorful characters who are there to do the same.

Frieren and her new teammates hatch a plan to capture a Stille - but are the other teams just going to stand by and let it happen?

The first-class mage exam intensifies as fighting breaks out between the participants - and what's at stake might even be worth killing for.

Frieren, Kanne, and Lawine struggle with the 13th party over possession of the Stille, but there'll be more surprises in store before their battle, and the first test, reach their conclusion.

After the conclusion of the first test, the exam participants have some time to kill in town. What do mages get up to on their days off?

The aspiring first-class mages now face their second test: conquering the Ruins of the King's Tomb. A simple task, or so the proctor claims, but there's a reason this particular dungeon remains unexplored.

Due to the Spiegel, a legendary monster that can create perfect replicas of others, the test-takers who would conquer the Ruins of the King's Tomb must first face the ultimate enemy: themselves.

A perfect imitation of Frieren stands between the test-takers and victory, but Fern believes she knows how to win. Is it time for the student to surpass the master?

To defeat Spiegel, Frieren and Fern fight against Frieren's replica, but have a tough time. Meanwhile, Denken, Lavine, and the others fight against the replicas, but the magic of Sense, a first-class mage and the exam's proctor, rages.

With the second test behind them, only one remains - but first, Frieren and Fern need to settle an important matter in town. What awaits them in the third test?

As the first-class mage exam concludes and the test-takers go their separate ways, farewell leads to departure - but the next stage of Frieren's journey has only just begun.