Fights “in the next world”, in the world of “lateral time”, are not in vain for their participants. Only Vadim Lyakhov and, to a lesser extent, Sergei Tarkhanov manage to maintain composure and develop a plan of action, the goal of which is to return to their reality with glory for themselves and benefit for the Fatherland, where, in turn, dramatic events begin to pick up pace. The unrest in Poland threatens to escalate into a World War, dual power in Russia is living its last hours, and those who have taken responsibility for the fate of the country face a choice: democracy or monarchy, defeat or victory. There is less and less time left until hour X.