Bel wakes up on 1 Firstflower again and realises she is repeating the day. She chalks her wall to test the loop and then follows the Grand Order wizard to the Training Tower, failing the test as before. Instead of joining the guard she seeks out work in the Imperial Grand Library. The halfling receptionist sends her to the catfolk administrator on the third floor, who hires her as a trainee in exchange for a fee. She attends lectures under a harsh Crocodilid instructor and begins to learn basic magic, while exploring the stacks and practising mana weaving. In the basement she encounters an elven summoner practising portal magic — Ka'zael, though disguised as a wood elf. The summoner offers to teach her and invites her to meet after dark. When she arrives that night, Ka'zael reveals his true form as a blood elf and, with his succubus partner, drugs and sacrifices Bel as part of a dark ritual. She awakens once again on 1 Firstflower and notes with irritation that her chalk mark has vanished.