Assassins Pride

Kufa is sent to assess the abilities of the House of Angel's heir, whose lack of mana calls her lineage into question; Melida is nothing like Kufa expected her to be.

Kufa and Melida keep a secret that could pose a great risk to both of them; Melida faces her rival Nerva in a tournament.

Melida and Elise look forward to the Circlet Night festival; an abduction interrupts their celebration; Melida must prove herself by undergoing a trial by fire.

The Luna Lumiere Selection Tournament is poised to begin, but the students of St. Friedeswiede are shocked when this year's unexpected Cadets are revealed.

The cadets prepare themselves to face the tournament, which is planned to continue regardless of Black Media's threat.

When the students gather for a secret party, Melida and her friends spend their time making merry and telling ghost stories, unaware that some tales are very real.

Melida becomes jealous when Rosetti seeks Kufa as her lover to fend off an arranged marriage; Rosetti's father claims Kufa bears an astonishing resemblance to a boy from the past.

Suspicion falls on Kufa as the attacks continue; to clear his name, Melida teams up with an unlikely ally, but their findings are far more gruesome than they dared imagine.

Kufa shares his past with Melida; now armed with forbidden knowledge, Melida must decide her next move, especially where Rosetti is concerned.

The suspicion regarding Melida's mana reaches critical mass; worried how the scandal could stain their prestige, Flandore's nobles vow to take matters into their own hands.

Mule and Salacha join forces with Melida and Elise for the exam; the two cousins don't realize their friends are hiding something from them.

Melida refuses to submit to the prejudiced nobles who have put her on trial; she vows to show the world that she is the rightful heir to the House of Angel.