At the very beginning, the mysterious Harmonian renegade troops start some secret ceremony that obviously is meant to bring about the end of the world. Meanwhile, Thomas's Chateau secretly meets with Lord Sasarai.
This volume deals with the converging of all the heroes at Budehuc Castle and also the beginning of the final battle at the Ceremonial Grounds. It also shows Geddoe's defeat of Yuber and the regaining of the True Lightning Rune.
I really love the plot, but I feel like the translation and details got sloppy. Mua's Knights of Camaro became the Camelot Knights out of nowhere. The former name of the Lebuque Clan changes a lot in the last few books- Kana, Karnar, Kanna, Karna....Also, the author/translator called Ernie "Annie." There were a few other spelling errors (Jeane spelled as "Jean") and inconsistencies.
Really, that's the only one thing to take this from a 5 to a 4! This is a really great lead-up to the final volume (I think 10 was supposed to be the end, but it got too long).
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.