After surviving a Sunfire ambush, Lucien Draven, the threehundredyearundefeated Night Table champion, is declared reduced to ash, yet his soul awakens inside tenyearold hybrid boy Nico Valemont. Using the child's body, he protects Nico's sister Celeste and defends Crimson Castle as well as the family inheritance. With the champion's tactical wisdom, Nico defeats family usurpers and topranked competitors in the magical Night Table contests, and uncovers villains' kidnapping and forbiddenart crimes masked by competitions. When the soulworld collapses, Lucien revives in his real body and confirms all crises are real. Instead of relying on his legendary glory, he trains Nico who keeps fragments of combat memories. In the end, Nico wins the trial with his own efforts. The siblings regain their legal rights. Lucien formally accepts Nico as his apprentice and promotes new rules for hybrid and underage participants, realizing the inheritance of skills and spirits.
