While in town, Erin accidentally breaks the harp Ia-lu the Seh-zan gave to her when she was 10. She goes to a harp shop to have it fixed, where the carpenter Yantoku was Ia-lu's friend. Ia-lu coincidentally happened to be in the shop when Erin came and immediately recognized the green-eyed girl he met 4 years ago. But after she left, Ia-lu was ordered by his troop to kill his teacher, Hagaru, due to treason. He fixed the harp and went to kill Hagaru
「入舎ノ試し」についての返事が王獣保護場から届く。合格の条件は厳しいものだったが特別に試しを受けることを許可されたエリンは、ジョウンと共にカザルムに向かう。だがその道中、エリンの竪琴が壊れてしまう。
