The Duchess seeks Artephius' soul for her spell collection, and it's up to Puss to protect him. It turns out that The Duchess and Artephius have a complicated relationship.
Artephius, the town alchemist, is the latest prey of the'duchess', a sorceress who systematically steals magicians' souls to extract their most powerful spells. Now San Lorenzo is no longer cloaked, she can finally locate him and enter. Puss tries to defend him, but he's convinced everyone, even she, will do right if give the chance, and she had a crush on him as a youth.—KGF Vissers