After successfully delivering their cargo to Radodorbo, Yotsuya and the others part ways with Kahvel and split up to cover ground in four different directions so they can complete their quest to cover 5% of the map. It shouldn't be a difficult task if all went as expected, but a sudden blizzard impedes their progress...

The progress of all four party members is halted by heavy snow as time continues to tick away. What's worse, if anyone freezes to death, they can't come back to life until the weather they revive in becomes survivable again. The party grows desperate. Yotsuya gets lost in an underground dungeon that he unexpectedly fell into, Shindou walks across a frozen lake without realizing how thin the ice beneath her feet is, and Hakozaki is unable to progress any further. As the party members lose their lives one by one, Tokitate, the last one alive, is ready to give up...

The current quest is to make Jiffon Island's harvest festival a success, but the festival can't be held because some orcs that strayed onto the island have taken over all of the Buffo that are traditionally offered as sacrifices. On top of that, the increasing number of orcs threatens the islanders' very lives. With the festival date only 11 days away, Yotsuya begins leveling up to raise his rank so he can help fight them, and his job changes to Blacksmith.

The islanders have sent the women and children away on a boat to protect them from the upcoming battle, but the orcs find and target them. Shindou and Cantil move to stop them, but in the midst of the fight, the earth begins to shake violently as the volcano on the island erupts. Pandemonium breaks loose as volcanic bombs rain down on the island... but this is only the prologue to a much greater disaster.

The threat of the orcs has passed, but a dragon hanging out in the caldera brings a new threat to the island. It appears to be sucking the life force out of the islanders to store up energy, but it would be suicidal to try to attack it head-on. While fleeing, Yotsuya and Torii stop to help one islander...