The episode takes us to an outdoor survival training where Chise and her classmates venture into the wilderness. The goal of this excursion is to equip the apprentice mages with survival skills essential for practicing their mystical arts.

The plot unfolds as the students carry out vital survival tasks, setting up tents, making fires, and going hunting to procure their meals. Despite the apparent goal of self-sufficiency, it's clear that the students who already possess these skills bear the brunt of the work. The only notable learning moment is when Lucy shows Chise how to make a fire.

The forest where they set up camp is inhabited by various fairies, which raises concerns since not all of these magical beings are benign. The survival course seems inadequate, as it fails to teach the students how to recognize and deal with these fairies, even though they were previously informed about the potential dangers. Chise's warning to Lucy about the Each-Uisge, a seemingly friendly creature that devours humans, highlights this shortcoming.

Chise, who has a good rapport with fairies, notes that most of the forest fairies appear harmless. However, the students' past encounters with fairies suggest that these beings can be provoked and behave similarly to wild animals, capable of retaliating if disturbed.

Two other creatures the students encounter are the Each-Uisge, a horse-like being that drowns and devours humans, and the Nuckelavee, a monstrous sea creature. The Each-Uisge follows certain rules: it can only harm humans who willingly mount it and are thrown into the water. A simple survival rule would thus be not to ride near water.

The Nuckelavee, an obviously dangerous being that Chise initially mistakes for a centaur, proves its threat in the episode's final scenes. Chise confronts and kills it in an intense battle using her dragon arm.

The creature's parting words, alluding to Chise's ability to "see beyond the shadows," add a touch of mystery to the episode. This suggests that there is an entire dimension populated by such creatures, and humans like Chise, simply because they are mages, are on their radar and could be in danger. However, Chise's evolving nature, having lost part of her humanity, might make her less of an outsider to these beings.