Lloyd Belladonna wants to become a soldier, but he's the weakest boy in his village. He moves to the big city to join the military academy, not realizing that the people of his village are incredibly strong compared to outsiders.

Lloyd manages to somehow fail the test, sending those who are already aware of his strengths scrambling to figure out what went wrong.

Marie saves Lloyd from a terrible fate by stopping the fight between him and Allan, and reveals her true identity to Chrome. Marie and Chrome decide to execute Marie's plan to stop the kingdom from going to war.