For Progress Day, the Council had Jayce give the speech addressing the attendees, an honor usually only done by Heimerdinger. Before the end of the day, a Zaunite stole the Gemstone; in fear of the thief potentially weaponizing it, Jayce suggested to the Council that they shut down all Hextech operations, worrying the Councilors who had business dependent on the gates. Mel then recommended that Jayce be instated as a Council member to serve his goal of safeguarding the Hexgates better and thus all matters dependent on it—a radical suggestion since the Council has traditionally only held seven seats. With Heimerdinger's agreement, the rest of the Council followed, and Jayce became the eighth Councilor. Jayce along with Viktor go to the inside of the Piltovan Hexgate, where he contemplates the blueprints of the structure and realizes how many discrepancies lay inside. Viktor tells him that they should be more worried about the people that need their help instead of politics, but Marcus arrives and Jayce aggressively pushes the man about the corruption in their government and provides a list of suspicious transactions. Marcus tells him that their lead suspect of who stole the gemstone being the Firelights. Jayce sees Viktor coughing over the rails of the Hexgate and asks if he is alright, but is brushed off as Viktor leaves. Jayce later joins Viktor at the lab and learns of the Hexcore. He asks if it is safe, to which Viktor replies “of course not”.Jayce joins Mel at the theater where a musician plays. She warns Jayce that by enforcing more security, he’s made himself the enemy of several merchants and councilors. He tells her that he is reluctant to compromise the safety of the Hexgates for what he views as the other councilors' corruption, but Mel assures him that he would only be doing “favors among friends”, and as a symbol of the future, he should be able to shape his own destiny. A merchant, Amara, arrives and Jayce uses this opportunity to strike a deal with her. He agrees to restore her trading privileges as well as gain further benefits as an enterprise partner in exchange for financial support. One by one, he meets other councilors (except Heimerdinger) and begins to strike deals with them much to Mel’s pleasure. Mel joins the man as he returns home, and commends him for his work at the theater and they talk further about Hextech’s future. Jayce is suddenly kissed by Mel, and they go on to have sex. Jayce learns that Viktor had had an episode of his sickness and leaves Mel to be by Viktor’s side. When the man wakes up, Jayce tells him that he has limited time to live. Jayce appears at Mel’s home and apologizes for his sudden disappearance. He sits down and tells Mel that Viktor was dying, to which Mel asks why he came to her. Jayce says that nothing feels impossible when he’s with her, and Mel confesses that she is an exile from her family. Mel suggests that he should be by Viktor’s side. Later, Viktor shows him the capabilities of the Hexcore and how it brought immense and rapid growth to a plant, potentially signifying that it could cure Viktor. Though, the plant would shrivel up and die soon after. Jayce tries to cheer the man up, and claims that they could make it work somehow. Heimerdinger joins them and watches the demonstration but says they should destroy it, but Jayce stands in his way and claims it is for the council to decide. Viktor decides to go to an old friend, and Jayce gets ready for the council meeting. At the council meeting Heimerdinger argues his side to the council of why the hexcore should be destroyed, but Jayce steps up and claims they should hold Heimerdinger responsible, citing shimmer’s influence on the undercity and the attacks on the city square. Jayce wins the side of the council and by a vote, has Heimerdinger retired. "There is beauty in imperfections. They made you who you are."