The group confronts upheaval both personal and societal as they return to their wizard school, now stripped of magic and repurposed for practical workforce training under a ban imposed by 'the great Robert.' Stan reconnects with his estranged son Chip and begins piecing together his fractured family history, ultimately learning that he and Melanie are siblings—children of Barbara, the portal pioneer, and the infamous Dark One. Their emotional reckoning coincides with a disturbing offer from the headmaster: promote a questionable wisdom-based MLM scheme in exchange for help returning to Earth. As orcs defend privatized healing springs and necromancy memories resurface, the line between exploitation and enlightenment blurs. With a dragon summoned through an emergency beacon, they rush toward the Dungeons of Chioratha to find their father, driven by blood ties and the lingering hope of going home.