As Kazuki exits the hall, the streets are silent—former allies and townsfolk avoid his gaze. In a climactic flashback, readers witness the final battle where Kazuki’s tamed dragons decimated Ember forces but inadvertently scorched neutral villages, costing him political favor. The guilds spin the tragedy as his failure, leaving Kazuki with nothing but his tamed partner, a scarred wyvern named Yurei, who whispers, "We were fools to trust their guilds."
The chapter opens with the protagonist, Kazuki, standing alone in the capital’s guild hall, his hands bound as the Royal Guild of Taming formally strips him of his rank and title. Once hailed as the nation’s strongest tamer, he’s now a pariah, accused of betraying the kingdom’s interests during a high-stakes territorial war against the rival Ember Kingdom. The council’s verdict is swift: his aggressive tactics, which saved countless lives, were deemed "a threat to diplomatic stability." The guilds, fearing his growing power, have turned their backs on him. As Kazuki exits the hall, the streets are
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