Renji is lamenting the fact that he has to take supplementary exams when Anzelotte suddenly calls for him on the school’s PA system. She thoroughly embarrasses him by revealing his academic shortcomings to the entire school. Cutting to Anzelotte’s palace, the Wizards enjoy a tea break as the ever demanding girl briefs them on their next mission. They are to retrieve a jewel being held by a former swordsman wizard named Andou Kurusu. Anzelotte explains that she has known about the situation for a long time, but he absolutely refuses to hand it over to her despite prior negotiations.

They are sent away on their mission and arrive on a desolate island off of Japan’s coast. The group is greeted by a young girl who runs crying to them. Akari greets her and we find out that her name is Mayuri and that she is a fellow wizard. Mayuri teleports away in despair due to her failure to negotiate the return of the jewel. The wizards soon arrive at Andou’s house to find it empty and find him in the back chopping firewood. Eris greets him, but Andou disregards his visitors and goes back to his labor. Their plea falls on deaf ears and an angered Renji musters an attack on his blind side. Andou however easily repels the attack with his axe and sends Renji’s sword flying into a nearby tree. The old swordsman asks Renji why he fights; The answer he receives from Renji is to complete the mission. Andou tells Renji that he will never be able to defeat him with that mindset.

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