Asuka remembers her days of confinement in a mundane boarding school where no one could defy her, prompting her to choose to enter The Little Garden. Waking up, they find a letter that Black Rabbit has been trying to keep a secret: an invitation to the Nativity of the Salamander Festival at Salamandra, located in the North-east district of the Northern region in celebration of the coronation of their new leader 11-year-old Sandra Dortlake, who is also a friend of Jin. Finding out that there will be Gift Games involved, despite the high travelling costs Yō, Asuka and Izayoi run away to the festival with Jin and a little fox girl named Lili, leaving a note behind to Black Rabbit threatening to leave the community should she not catch them in a day. Seeking Shiroyasha's help in getting to Salamandra, Yō is caught by Black Rabbit as Izayoi and Asuka escape to the festival grounds as a chase ensues. Black Rabbit is challenged to a game where the winning party can order the loser to do any one thing of their choice. After Izayoi brings down a building that leads the game to a draw, military policemen of Salamandra, lead by Sandra's brother Mandra, arrive to confront them.