The older Musica repairs Haru's sword, making it stronger than before. He also begs Haru to destroy the Beast Sword that Lance used to murder his family, revealing himself to be the one who forged it. Meanwhile, the younger Musica fights off Lance's men to rescue Elie. Bis attacks Musica until Lance slashes him in the back for wrecking his headquarters in the process. Lance personally fights Musica, using his Beast Sword to create illusory beasts and injure him. Haru arrives in time to stop Lance from killing Elie and uses his knowledge the blacksmith has told him about the Beast Sword's weakness to prevent him from creating any illusions. However, Lance reveals that he has a Shadow Stone embedded in his weapon, which allows him to summon a new illusion.