Ep. 9: Naofumi's party arrives in Sikul to seek Ethnobalt's help locating Raphtalia.

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Naofumi and his companions are transported to Sikul, where they meet Kizuna. Kizuna introduces Ethnobalt, the Vassal Weapon Hero, who claims he can locate Raphtalia. He proposes using a strand of Raphtalia's hair and Naofumi's blood as a catalyst to create a shikigami for this purpose. Ethnobalt successfully creates the shikigami, which is then deployed to find her. The narrative concludes with the shikigami discovering something specific, though the exact outcome is left open in the provided summary. This sequence highlights the desperate measures taken by the group to reunite with their missing friend through magical means provided by a new ally in the foreign land.