Frieren and party finally arrive in Äußerst, ready to undergo the first-class mage exam, and meet a number of colorful characters who are there to do the same.

Frieren and her new teammates hatch a plan to capture a Stille - but are the other teams just going to stand by and let it happen?

The first-class mage exam intensifies as fighting breaks out between the participants - and what's at stake might even be worth killing for.

Frieren, Kanne, and Lawine struggle with the 13th party over possession of the Stille, but there'll be more surprises in store before their battle, and the first test, reach their conclusion.

After the conclusion of the first test, the exam participants have some time to kill in town. What do mages get up to on their days off?

A perfect imitation of Frieren stands between the test-takers and victory, but Fern believes she knows how to win. Is it time for the student to surpass the master?

With the second test behind them, only one remains - but first, Frieren and Fern need to settle an important matter in town. What awaits them in the third test?

As the first-class mage exam concludes and the test-takers go their separate ways, farewell leads to departure - but the next stage of Frieren's journey has only just begun.