Agnea and Hikari are drawn by the sounds of a beautiful instrument drifting on the wind. They meet Yomi, a musician, and help her acquire Horse Tail Hair for her instrument strings. Uses Hikari's Bribe (800 Leaves) and Agnea's Entreat path actions.

Benkei approaches Agnea and Hikari with the idea to hold a festival in Ku. As they prepare by gathering Sacred Wood, a Dancer's Mask, and Wine Offering using Agnea's Entreat, a familiar face -- Yomi -- appears carrying a grudge. They must track her to Tranquil Grotto and defeat her. Hikari can learn her Forlorn Requiem skill.

Osvald and Partitio encounter Regulus, an old acquaintance of Osvald's and an astronomer, who has collapsed due to financial troubles. Partitio uses his Purchase path action to buy three telescope components: Metalworking Tool (200 Leaves), Mirror (250 Leaves), and Precision Lens (300 Leaves) from various NPCs in New Delsta, and they deliver them to Regulus at the Theater.

Osvald and Partitio visit Montwise to check on Regulus' invention, only to find he's lost it to a moneylender. They confront thugs blocking the moneylender's mansion (weak to sword, bow, fire, lightning, polearm, ice, light) and then use Osvald's Mug ability on the Moneylender to recover the Improved Telescope.

Throne tells Temenos about a rumor of hidden treasure called Alpates within Flamechurch Cathedral. Despite their differences, they agree to investigate. Temenos uses Coerce on the Forgetful Old Man for clues, then Guides a Former Carpenter to the Cathedral to reveal a hidden passageway.

Throne and Temenos arrive in Conning Creek to a commotion. They investigate a crime scene using Throne's Ambush and Steal path actions to recover a clue from Alpates' body. They travel to the Cavern of the Moon and Sun, using the day/night cycle to illuminate dark areas and solve the mystery.

Castti and Ochette arrive in Cropdale and learn that the town is struggling with hunting. They head to the Animal Trail northwest of town to investigate. They encounter and defeat the Dire Duorduor (5 shield points) that has been scaring away the game, then follow it to discover the source of the problem.

The duo returns to Cropdale to investigate further mysteries. On the Animal Trail, they encounter a Strange Shadow (weak to sword, dagger, bow, wind, light -- 3 shields) which Ochette provokes. Deeper in, they face the Creeping Shadow (6 shields, ~50,000 HP). Castti's healing and Ochette's beast companions are key to victory.