From one trouble straight into another—especially when the cute beast-girls won’t let you get bored. Through thorns toward the stars, Oleg Berkutov makes his way, studying the fundamentals of magic along the way. On his tail are the people he left behind. But maybe something good awaits him ahead? For example, a wonderful Dragon Princess, with whom he will have to form an alliance with an ancient family—by diving headfirst into their palace intrigues. Will it help him find the road back home?