The sorcerer, Cartaphilius, threatens to use Alice in an experiment if Renfred fails him again. Elias is asked to discover if a Grimm in a nearby graveyard is dangerous. He gives Chise a magical ring to reduce the amount of magic she generates. At the graveyard, they find that a young woman has been murdered. Chise is attacked by a dark magical creature, but is saved by a young man who crushes the creature before collapsing from bite wounds. He suddenly transforms into the Grimm...