A dream, a lesson, an errand
Isaac dreams of his father, Russell, who remains silent while his son calls after him. Waking up, Isaac recognizes the same dream again. His teacher calls him out of bed and back to the study of basic magic. The dream introduces his longing for his father; it does not establish a dated event from the past.
After practice, his teacher stresses the importance of mastering the basic Runes before seeking greater power. One possible reply lets Isaac explain his hope of finding his parents; another shows his impatience with lessons. Both lead to the same errand: taking Healish to the chief of Tamta, west of the forest.
Monsters on the way to Tamta
Isaac travels with Parakeru when a noise resembling thunder interrupts the journey. Parakeru points to magical lightning, but Isaac doubts that anyone could be using magic so high above them. Then an Orkus appears. Isaac sends his companion into his bag for safety and faces the monster with his magic.
After winning, he notices how unusual the encounter was: he has never seen monsters this deep in the forest. The thunder has stopped as well. He continues with the errand, without yet understanding the connection between these disturbances.
Tamta needs help
The chief receives the Healish and thanks Isaac and his teacher: Natsu is recovering from monster poison. Their conversation shows a relationship of mutual help. The teacher supplies healing magic, while the chief provides game for their meals.
News arrives of another attack on the timber company. Monsters are obstructing road repairs, and Isaac volunteers to help. Leonard assists him during the encounter; the first-play tutorial explains how to capture monsters. Afterwards, Leonard has already left. The chief finds Isaac safe, but warns that the roads to the north and west are still badly damaged.
A traveller falls from the sky
A girl falls from the sky onto Isaac. She asks to borrow his Wand. If he lends it, the Wand rejects her touch and hurts her arm; if he refuses, he explains that it was a gift from his father. These are alternative conversations, not two events that both happen.
Monsters catch up with the girl. She gives Isaac a Wind Rune before he fights them. After his victory, she introduces herself as Trista and asks to meet his teacher. Isaac can agree immediately or first express concern about her safety. Both replies lead them towards the forest home.
A conversation Isaac does not hear
Back home, Trista tells the teacher that Isaac saved her. The teacher sends him to the eastern spring for water, leaving the two women to speak privately. Isaac calls his teacher Grandma, but their dialogue does not confirm a biological relationship.
Trista and the teacher discuss broken seals, wandering monsters and the Diva of the Twilight, who has been stealing the Sages’ Wands. Trista explains that the Diva stole her Wind Wand and took its Wind Mana. Isaac carries the Wand of Light, entrusted to him by Russell. They fear the worst for his father, but do not confirm his death. As they confront the danger to Isaac and the world, the Diva arrives demanding the Wand. These revelations are told here; the earlier thefts are not assigned invented dates.
The conversation at home and the journey to the spring are related narrative threads. Presentation order does not establish their exact interleaving.
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The spring has changed
While fetching water, Isaac complains to Parakeru about another chore. At the spring he finds dead fish and cannot feel the Mana that usually fills the water. Monsters are present here too, forcing another fight.
Afterwards, Isaac knows something is wrong. He has never seen monsters at this spring before. He decides to hurry home and tell his teacher what he has found. The conversation at home and this errand are related by the departure for water; the sources give no precise time interval between them.
Leaving the forest home
On the return journey, Isaac calls for his teacher and finds yet more monsters. He and Parakeru fight their way through. Near home, Isaac senses fear in the forest and sees the Diva confronting his teacher over the Wand.
The teacher refuses to surrender it and tells Trista to take Isaac away. Without her Wind Wand, Trista cannot help her stand against the Diva. The teacher holds the attacker back while Trista attempts flight without her Wand and escapes with Isaac. The chapter ends with this departure: the scene does not confirm the teacher’s death or resolve the fate of Isaac’s parents.
Localization note: in scene 16, English demands the Wand of Light while Spanish says the Wind Wand. This account uses “the Wand” here; scene 13 identifies Isaac’s Wand as the Wand of Light in both languages.