Two months following the war, things are different at the Bantorra Library. Minth has been promoted to be the new Governor of Paradise and has begun the task of recruiting new True Men with Latte Malgund, his assistant. Minth learns that an old man with a spade-shaped eyepatch has died, and Lascall removes a book from the man's body. Meanwhile, the Armed Librarians have had enough of Hamyuts's secrets and have decided to rebel against her. However, before they can put her on trial she escapes, after Lascall delivers her the book, in order to carry out one final task...