Half a year has passed since Menou's battle with Master Flare. Still on the run from the Faust, she searches for a way to restore Akari, her dearest friend. Her hunt leads her to the Starhusk, one of the Four Major Human Errors. A once in a decade event called "the Hatching" seems to be the key. But to have any chance of reaching the Starhusk, Menou must contend with the Inquisitor Ivory dispatched to stop her-Michele.