As Ray recovers in bed, Lydia recounts her time as a fresh-faced recruit on the squad of sorcerers known as Astral. Ray's friends are about to learn just how closely intertwined his history is with the former Iceblade Sorcerer's—from the time she rescued him on the battlefield to his first sortie. Just how did Ray change everything, and will his friends be able to stay true to their word that nothing between them will change?

Volume 12 of the The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World manga series by Norihito Sasaki.