Shinobu and Elch visit the northern village of Coconono. In contrast to their expectations, the villagers spared nothing to welcome them. The village was kept clean, the villagers were nicely dressed, and everyone was friendly. They all claimed it was due to Northern Governor, Oslo El Gustave, and offered their praises for him. Yet while Coconono Village apperard to be a thriving village, Shinobu sensed a bottomless darkness lurking beneath the surface and began her investigations. At this same time a brigade of imperial knights, led by the female knight Jeanne, arrives to inspect Coconono Village. So in order to obtain more intel Shinobu decides to...

Gustave is alive. All this time, he was hiding as Tanganika. In his fury, Gustave kills Conrad for destroying his golden statue. He then turns his attention to Jeanne and Shinobu, who were hiding in the same room. With all his might, Gustave destroys the castle killing everyone inside. Luckily Jeanne and Shinobu manage to escape.