The Roguish Priest! His Name is Xellos!

Lina starts off the episode with a quick rundown of the events of the previous episode and we see scenes of the aftermath, namely, Amelia changing back into her traveling clothes, and the group eating a fireside dinner. We also get a glimpse of a mysterious figure in the tree.

At present, Lina, Gourry, and Amelia are lying in the grass, enjoying their reunion and the pleasant weather. The moment is interrupted when they realize Zel has wandered off alone again. At dinner that night at an inn, Zel tells them that he wants to continue searching for the Claire Bible in order to change back into a human.

Before bed, Lina takes a moment to contemplate the Claire Bible and decides to start a search for information. For Lina, this entails terrorizing a bandit gang on the outskirts of town, and the explosions from this activity wake the others at the inn. They manage to find her just as she ascertains that the bandit gang she just decimated actually knows nothing about the Claire Bible.

She explains to her stunned friends that bandit gangs can be a very reliable source of information, and all are surprised to hear a round of applause. We see the unfamiliar figure that has been tailing the four friends, balanced precariously on a high wooden pole. It is a man with purple hair, eyes hidden in shadow, carrying a staff, dressed in priest's robes. He leaps from his perch and gets up in Lina's face, then explains that he is on the trail of a Claire Bible manuscript currently being held by another bandit gang. He asks for their help before introducing himself as Xellos