


Alto also befriends a young girl named Marie.Īlto and Lisette then set out with the Regnant Knights, led by their captain, Klaus, to search for the remaining three witches. They eventually find the Wind Witch Popo who was acting as the protector of Port Noir, the Fire Witch Sakuya who is the priestess of Amatsu, and the Earth Witch Mordimort who is the sole survivor of the destroyed city of Kashmistan. Along the way, they are constantly harassed by Hilda and her followers, who attempt to assassinate the witches and claim that they are trying to protect the world in doing so.

In some of these battles, Alto and the witches are assisted by Angels, strange alien beings that are hostile to Hilda. Eventually, Alto is able to bring all four witches to the capital, where they begin the ritual to sing the Anthem. Hilda arrives to try and stop the ritual, but is too late. As the Anthem is sung, the crystallized people are returned to normal. However, Angels suddenly attack the capital and Klaus reveals he is in league with the Angels when he assassinates Anastasia. Klaus reveals he is actually Xeno, a companion of the legendary hero Elcrest who saved humanity 1000 years ago. After Xeno and the Angels withdraw, the entire kingdom of Regnant is left in chaos. Hilda surrenders to Alto and reveals that she is in fact the fifth witch, the Time Witch, and is also one of Elcrest's companions. In addition, Alto is actually Elcrest himself, having been hibernating for the past 1000 years. Hilda further explains the history of the world.
