Lucy, Ezra, Jubia, and Wendy slip away from the party held at the royal palace to conclude the Grand Magic Tournament for a tour of the capital. They run into a gang of thugs who claim to be from their guild and give them a lesson. Impressed, their young guide asks them to find out who attacked his father, a member of the royal guard.
They discreetly return to the palace to investigate. And they discover that the king has been replaced by an imposter?!