After viewing Chachazero's memories, TÅta learns more about Negi Springfield and Evangeline's mysterious pasts, as well as their efforts to defeat the seemingly indestructible Ialda Baoth. Determined to save the world now more than ever, TÅta resumes his training with KurÅmaru–and the two soon discover that they must enter a special contract in order to obtain the power they seek. But with KurÅmaru's conflicting feelings for TÅta only growing stronger, he soon finds himself at an impasse that could jeopardize their friendship forever…