The battle of Kimluck comes to an end, and with it, one leg of the wayward journey. Heading south on their way to the eastern part of the continent, Orphen and friends stop at the Ledgeborne Hot Spring Village, the foremost hot springs of the continent. But when everything Orphen owns is stolen on the way there, he ends up having to work off his stay at the inn he had reserved. In the process, he'll discover the truth and the dark side of the hot spring town. There's an unsettling air in this sightseeing town, where the cold winds of autumn are starting to blow.

Orphen is a Sorcerer drop-out from the prestigious Tower of Fangs. His journey to save Azalie, a girl he looked up to like a sister, has brought him to the bustling city of Totokanta. Here they are reunited for the first time in five years. But what is the truth behind her monstrous transformation, and just what secrets lurk behind the Sword of Baldanders...?

Orphen is invited back home by an old associate named Leticia. There he encounters a mysterious, incredibly talented assassin... A sorcerer clad in black, who wields prodigal power. There's only one problem. The assassin calls himself "Krylancelo," and is physically identical to our titular hero. Orphen is pushed to the limit, forced to overcome the greatest challenge of all... Himself.

Orphen falls into the subterranean lake, powerless after being shot by Quo Vadis Pater. Luckily, Azalie is there to save him. In his hazy consciousness at the bottom of the earth, Orphen encounters the memories of the founder of sorcery, Aureole. Pope Ramonirok of the Kimluck Church finally shows himself. He is a living weapon created by the Celestials, a killing doll. The final chapter of part one of the story of Orphen.

Orphen's wayward journey continues as he pursues the dwarf brothers Volkan and Dortin, who have absconded with a dangerous artifact known as the Sword of Baldanders. His two companions, Claiomh Everlasting and Majic Lin, however, are not used to traveling such long distances, so the group stops off at the popular tourist destination of Alenhatam along the way. But an ancient, slumbering secret has been awakened beneath the depths of the city; one that could threaten to wipe out the very nature of sorcery as the world knows it...

While sojourning in the Tower of Fangs, Orphen and Majic come across the “Browning Family’s World Transcript,” a divine history book. Unfortunately for the duo, they’ve come into possession of an item coveted by killers who will stop at nothing to get their hands on it. A magical power struggle begins to unfurl within the place Orphen once called home, and demons from the past come back to haunt him.

 Orphen's journey takes a sour turn as a loan shark starts sending a deluge of hired assassins after him! But one of these assassins, Philietta the Fools' Hound, notorious Sorcerer hunter, has her own plans for Orphen. Just what sort of mind-boggling mystery awaits our haphazard party in the remote village of Kinkhole...?