Item Master Kariya’s daring escape from a fallen stronghold throws him and his liege, Prince Wald, behind enemy lines and into the vast stretches of wilderness of the Northern Bloc. Now, they must find their way home from enemy territory...but they find their options fading fast as Khrasiel zeroes in on them. Soon, their only choice will be to venture into the Grand Weald, the legendary land of the elves. However, the elves are notoriously reclusive—and famously hostile toward transmigrators. Will this truly open a path back to the kingdom of Tiuccia, or will they simply be jumping from the frying pan into the fire? Meanwhile, Wald blossoms into his own as he treads the path toward adulthood, and Kariya finds himself fighting with forbidden feelings for his liege...