Gold returns from a failed raid on a bandit hideout with 100 injured men whom Haruto secretly heals. That night Haruto and Flay leave to massacre the bandits in revenge; Char accidentally sees them flying away. Haruto learns the bandits are soldiers from neighbouring Empire, sent to cause chaos in the Kingdom with help from a treasonous, high ranking Kingdom official. Haruto has all the information sent to Gold in an anonymous letter. Due to the use of fire magic Gold suspects Flay killed the invaders. Char is suspicious of Haruto because of his scary aura, the reason she doesn't like him, so she starts following him around. Eventually, Natalia takes Char on a trip to a festival but are attacked by Empire soldiers. Alerted by his security barrier Haruto sends them psychic directions to escape to safety and flies there in time to save them. Natalia passes out so only Char sees it is Haruto. She decides he must be a hero, despite his aura, and promises to keep it a secret. Gold is suspicious of the anonymous person who keeps performing good deeds, especially when Char starts being nice to Haruto, but resigns himself to never knowing the whole truth.