Now 12, Well joins the Adventurers` Academy, but as the only scholarship student for magic he finds himself alone and set apart from the rest. Meanwhile, Erwin, Iina, and Louise all join forces to try and get Well to join their party. Hoping to earn Well`s approval, they sneak into the hunting grounds where big game resides, but...

Well`s party boards a magic airship heading to the capital in order to attend the wedding of his brother, Erich. However, the airship encounters an ancient undead dragon along the way. With assistance from Brantag, Alfred`s Master, Well manages to defeat the dragon, and once he arrives at the capital he is proclaimed the "Dragon Slayer" and granted the rank of Baronet by the kingdom.

Well visits the church where Cardinal Hohenheim introduces his granddaughter, Elise. Thanks to the Cardinal`s clever manipulation of their conversation, Well is soon engaged to Elise, but he finds himself conflicted at the way all these nobles view political marriage as the natural course of things. Though Well isn`t entirely opposed to being with Elise, who`s known as "Saint" Hohenheim.