After completing the beginner task, the protagonist opens a pet selection shop and browses free and paid pets, rejecting most due to appearance or past fears. They then discover a rare Doomsday Demon Dragon cub and decide to redeem it despite its intimidating size. The system reveals the dragon's high initial potential, which surpasses that of top-tier pet owners, impressing the protagonist. They immediately contract the dragon, enabling the use of their talent to channel energy into the pet. The episode ends with the new bond formed but leaves the dragon's true power and future impact uncertain.