Refusing monetary compensation from the villagers to protect their rebuilding efforts, Naofumi instead asks for a merchant wagon. The Shocking Final Scene

Motoyasu (the Spear Hero) is assigned as the new Lord of Lute Village and instantly imposes an unfair 50-silver transit tax.

The episode opens in a mysterious neighboring industrial nation.

King Melromarc attempts to give Naofumi , falsely claiming it covers the cost of Raphtalia's broken slave crest.