Taichi, Rin and Muller find and overpower a gang of thugs raiding the orchards, and then confront Cassim with their suspicions. Cornered, Cassim admits that he orchestrated the raids, and he and his partner Grammy attack the three. To defeat Taichi, Cassim summons a frost elemental and augments it with his Crimson Pact magic, making it virtually unbeatable. But when he threatens to harm Rin and Muller, a wind spirit called Aerial, whose voice has been addressing him all the time, offers to lend Taichi her power, which he accepts...