One nation remains untouched by the Hatsushimas’ sway— but it is already ruled by an otherworldler?! Sasae’s schemes and his family’s charisma proved too much for Lyknell, and so another great power fell under the Hatsushimas’ influence. Now, of the four major nations on the continent, only one stands apart. Enter Hilmzeld, the land of the Divine Dragon! Knowing Sasae, there is no chance he’ll be able to keep his paws off it…But new intel might make things complicated— the “dragons” Hilmzeld is so famous for are actually summoned otherworlders just like the Hatsushima family, and a dangerous new dragon has recently been “born” for the first time in ages…