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1-1: Unnamed Hero
[Book of Fate]: Books written by the almighty Story Tellers. All people were born with a [Book of Fate] of their own, and they lived as their book dictated them. A [Book of Fate] with nothing but blank pages - [Blank Tome]. A boy with a [Blank Tome] comes sees a girl being attacked by strange monsters in a forest. When the boy tries to protect the girl, she gives him a Bookmark and explains what it is. The boy connects with a hero’s soul in the [Bookmark of Guidance].
With the power of a hero contained in the [Bookmark of Guidance], the boy defeats the monsters. Reina, tells the boy how she was from outside of his Story Zone, and she was heading towards the kingdom's castle to meet her friends. As their paths align, the two decide to travel to the castle together.
1-2: Story Teller
On their way to the castle, Reina reveals the secret of the world. Story Tellers have created Story Zones based on old legends, and they were to make sure that the stories go on properly. However, the Story Teller in this Story Zone was warped into something else, and became a malevolent being that creates Villains - A Chaos Teller. Reina and her friends have entered this Story Zone to stop the Chaos Teller. As Villains block their way again, Reina joins the battle with a [Bookmark of Guidance] of her own.
1-5: Childhood Friend of Glass I
Ex tells Reina and the others about the story of Cinderella that has been repeating in this Story Zone through generations. Cinderella is fated to be dressed up beautifully with the Fairy Godmother’s magic, and to have her fateful meeting with the Prince at the ball in the castle tonight. Regardless of the story, Villains continue to attack. Shane gives fighting advice to Ex who struggles in combat.
1-7: Childhood Friend of Glass III
As Ex gets better at fighting, and with the support from his companions, he presses on and the Villains retreat.
1-8: Villains' Invasion I
As Ex presses forward, he realizes more Villains are attacking the heroes as they get closer to the town. The Villains actually hold a terrible secret.
1-9: Villains' Invasion II
They are the residents of the Story Zone who have turned into monsters by the Chaos Teller. To turn them back to normal, the only way is to [Attune] the Chaos Teller back to the Story Teller using Reina's power as the [Shaman of Attunement]. Ex is once again terrified at what the Chaos Teller can do.
1-10: Those Blocking the Passage
Ex thinks about the conversation he had with Cinderella before she left for the ball. While thinking, the group finally arrives at the town. Although the town is filled with Villains, Ex and his group charges in without hesitation.
1-11: Mega Villain
As the heroes try to fight their way through the Villains, a huge monster known as the Mega Villain confronts them. The Mega Villain looks much stronger than other Villains, posing a grave threat to Ex and the group.
When the Mega Villain is defeated by the heroes it leaves a sword that has been passed down through generations in the castle. The Mega Villain is actually someone from the castle. Ex is convinced that the Chaos Teller is hiding inside the castle. Knowing that Cinderella is in a great peril, Ex clutches on the sword that might help him in the inevitable battle against the Chaos Teller.
1-12: Path to the Castle
The path from the village to the castle has been blockaded by the Villains. Ex and the company decide to take a detour to the castle through the northern mountain to catch the Villains off guard.
1-13: When in Rush, Take a Break I
As the heroes make way through the mountain, Tao offers a consolation to Ex, who seems to be under pressure. Tao and Shane cheerfully walk through the mountain road. Meanwhile Reina is...
Ex finds a new item. It is a Skill Core, an item that bestows powers to a weapon. Shane is excited at this new discovery, and starts to explain everything about Skill Cores and weapons. Thus begins Professor Shane’s quick lecture on customizing weapons.
1-14: When in Rush, Take a Break II
Descending from the mountain, the heroes find a clear way to the castle. To face the Chaos Teller hiding inside the castle, the heroes cross the path in haste.
1-15: Run to the Gala
The heroes make their way towards the ballroom inside the castle. Although Ex couldn’t get over his feelings about Cinderella, who was fated to be with the Prince, he learns that owner of [Blank Tome] can change the fate of the others which was already set by the Story Teller. However, meddling with Cinderella’s fate might cause her [not be the Main Character] of this Story Zone anymore. Reina's lesson on actions and their consequences are firmly imprinted in Ex's heart.
1-16: Start of a New Destiny
Finally, Ex and the group enters the ballroom. What await them in the ballroom are countless Villains, a fallen Cinderella, and the Fairy Godmother, who was deformed into something else, as she turned into the Chaos Teller. To end all nightmares, Ex and the group fight against the Chaos Teller.
After defeating the Chaos Teller with his companions, Ex gives up the chance to change Cinderella's fate, and instead wishes her happiness. Then, Reina [Attunes] the Story Zone and restores order.
After finishing their mission in this Story Zone, Reina and the group prepares to leave for another Story Zone. Then, they see a figure from afar running towards them... The story of a boy who used to have a blank fate has just begun.
Tropes appearing in this episode:
- Arc Villain: The Fairy Godmother is the one who turned the whole town into Villains and keeps Cinderella trapped in the ballroom. When the party arrives, she had already turned into a Chaos Teller (known as Chaos Godmother).
- Ballroom Blitz: The final confrontation takes place in the ballroom of Cinderella's Castle, which is filled with Villains. The party crashes just in time before Chaos Godmother could do anything to Cinderella.
- Boss Battle: Chaos Godmother is the Chaos Teller of Cinderella Story Zone.
- Debut Queue: The game begins by introducing Ex, who not too later meets Reina, Shane and Tao.
- Demonic Possession: The Castle's guards are the only people who weren't transformed into Villains. However, they are mind-controlled into fighting the party, and they still cannot be reasoned with.
- Gun Nut: Reina comments Shane is obsessed with weapons.
- Monster Town: The Village below Cinderella's Castle. All of it's residents were turned into Villains, with one Mega Golem amongst them.
- Mr. Exposition: Shane (with a lot of enthusiasm) tells Ex about how Skill Cores work, and how to craft weapons in the Miniature Kingdom. She even hands over him some Weapon Recipes to give it a try.
- No Fourth Wall: 1-13 concludes with Shane turning over and telling this line to the player, before the party could even react:Shane: That's it for today's episode of Professor Shane's lecture about upgrades! See you next time!
- The Unseen: The Prince, who Ex expected to meet at some point. He was presumably turned into a Villain.
