A volume in the Earthbound Series Volume III of the Earthbound Series: Nykkyo proposes to Sukiko and she accepts. Meanwhile, Nyk's vindictive ex-wife Senta informs homeworld authorities of his involvement with an Earth woman -- something expressly forbidden. Nyk is confined to his planet and forbidden from having contact with Suki. He searches family records from the founding days of his world and finds a document that could clear his name. However, the same document reveals that Suki has less than a year to live.