Licht and Mizuka have returned to their normal selves. While the ladies in the group suffer the consequences of Licht and Mizuka's unresolved Star Stake, Jail receives an order to report to the supreme commander of the military.
Every human inhabiting the world of Alcia is branded by a “Count” or a number written on their body. Depending on how each person lives their life, this Count either goes up or down. For Hina’s mother, her total drops to 0 and she’s pulled into the Abyss, never to be seen again. But her mother’s last words send Hina on a quest to find a legendary hero from the Waste War—the fabled Ace!