Chapter Summaries

Kang De discussed Cleveland’s supposed jinx and his own enchanting ability, then proposed trading with the Goth party for magical equipment and materials. Their negotiations were interrupted when the parrot warned that two Black Beasts had arrived, though it only indicated that they were near a foreign woman.

• Kang De explained psychological suggestion to Cleveland, who confessed he had predicted that Kang De would gain little power and worried that his jinxing ability was real.
• Cleveland described the renowned alchemist Suowosi, and Kang De considered how he could use his ability to copy enchantments.
• Kang De and Cleveland agreed to put their earlier conflict behind them and discussed trading supplies with the Goth party, subject to the princess’s approval.
• Kang De offered an equivalent exchange for a shortsword, a magic robe, potions, and a crystal, seeking magical resources rather than gold.
• The parrot arrived with its feathers turned green and warned Kang De that two Black Beasts had come, shouting that they were near a foreign woman.

Kang De and Cleveland rushed to the Goth camp after the Black Beasts appeared unexpectedly, and Kang De was surrounded by more beasts than he had ever seen. He used a crystal, his elemental abilities, and a potion to empower himself and his motorcycle before charging into battle.

• After the parrot warned of danger, Kang De explained its message and rode with Cleveland toward the Goth camp on his motorcycle.
• Cleveland jumped off near the camp with Kang De’s enchanted sword, intending to retrieve his equipment and organize the defenders.
• Kang De shot a Black Beast with rubber rounds, then killed it with a fire axe as he rode past.
• More Black Beasts surrounded Kang De, and he suspected their sudden hostility was connected to the altar and his newly awakened ability.
• Kang De absorbed a crimson crystal, set his motorcycle’s tires ablaze, and drank the knight’s potion to strengthen himself.
• Kang De charged a Black Beast with his fire axe and sent it flying with a powerful blow.

Kang De used potions and an improvised enchantment to defeat the Black Beasts threatening the Goth camp, then reunited with Tina and Cleveland. He accepted Tina’s invitation to talk about trading for more potions and crystals and investigating why the beasts had appeared in unusual numbers.

• Kang De drank three potions, discovered the intelligence potion let him understand enchantment arrays, and used part of one to enchant his fire axe.
• Kang De destroyed a Black Beast with the flaming axe, but the weapon shattered after the attack.
• Kang De enchanted his Molotov cocktails and rode his flaming motorcycle to the Goth camp, where he helped kill the remaining Black Beasts; all fifteen were dead by the battle’s end.
• Kang De reunited with Tina and Cleveland, returned the enchanted short sword, and asked for more potions and crystals.
• Tina thanked Pigeon for helping protect the camp, and Kang De agreed to join the Goths to discuss trade and investigate the unusual Black Beast attack.

Kang De met with Tina and Cleveland to discuss the Black Beasts, while refusing to conform to the nobles’ etiquette. He proposed searching for the source of the beasts and asked Goth to provide potions and enchanted equipment, leaving his golden finger eager for more.

• Kang De visited Tina’s tent and noticed the contrast between its luxury and his own dislike of noble pretensions.
• Kang De ignored the expected tea etiquette, and Tina excused his lack of courtly manners as a result of his secluded life.
• Cleveland told Kang De that his animal companions had taken every Black Beast corpse, preventing Goth from studying one.
• Kang De concealed the beasts’ strength-enhancing crystals and proposed finding the source of their sudden increase before they attacked in greater numbers.
• Tina offered warriors to help, but Kang De declined and asked Goth for strength and wisdom potions, other magic potions, and enchanted equipment.

Kang De traded with Princess Tina, who gave him Goth’s remaining potions and lent him enchanted equipment for his plans on the island. After he left, Captain Oswald showed Tina an axe fragment bearing an enchantment associated with Master Suowosi, raising questions about Kang De’s weapon.

• Kang De offered everyday supplies and spices in exchange for potions and enchanted equipment, but Tina explained that Goth had only a few rare items left and needed valuable gifts for imperial officials.
• Tina gave Kang De the remaining potions and lent him the enchanted equipment, asking him to return it after his work on the island and jokingly setting the rent at one case of Coca-Cola.
• Kang De accepted the boxes, said he would prepare plans and have animal friends patrol the area, and promised to return that night.
• After Kang De left, Tina told Bedela that he seemed confident and looked down on them, and she said she trusted her first impression of him.
• Captain Oswald showed Tina a crimson fragment recovered from the battlefield, and she recognized its fire enchantment as part of Master Suowosi’s prized Roar of the Crimson Flame.

Tina and her companions suspected Kang De could use enchanted equipment despite the Holy Seal Archipelago suppressing extraordinary power, and she explained the remaining items they had offered him. After realizing Kang De might be able to enchant shipbuilding materials, Tina decided to recruit him to help repair the Penguin, despite the danger from the elves.

• Tina and Cleveland concluded Kang De might have extraordinary abilities connected to the Fire Thief’s legacy, despite his ignorance of the continent.
• Tina explained the Flame Chaser Round Shield, Cat’s Eye Stone Amulet, Eagle Eye Ring, and a beauty-enhancing necklace to Kang De.
• Kang De joked with Tina and Cleveland about the necklace, then left to experiment with the enchanted equipment.
• Captain Oswald reported that the Penguin needed supplies and specialized timber that would take over half a year to prepare without magic.
• Tina and Oswald inferred that Kang De could enchant planks to speed the repairs, and Tina resolved to persuade him to join the crew.

Kang De experimented with enchantments, discovered a way to obtain the Night Vision Element from Red Bull, and prepared for a banquet with the Goths. He ended the night by showing the Goths a laptop video to settle their grudge over their previous fight, earning their lasting loyalty.

• Kang De examined the Sharpshooter's Thumb Ring, Cat's Eye Stone Amulet, and enchanted shield, and considered how basic Elements might combine into more complex ones.
• Kang De wore the Charisma necklace, drew the parrot and wretches' attention, and drove them away by threatening to cut off their booze and snacks.
• Kang De extracted Elements from Red Bull and found the Night Vision Element, then used CAD to study and record enchantment arrays.
• Kang De brought food, drinks, and seasonings to the Goth camp, where Cleveland and Tina welcomed him and the banquet won over the Goths.
• Kang De showed the Goths he had beaten a laptop video and declared the grudge settled, making himself their big brother forever.

Kang De arranged for the sailors aboard the Penguin to watch an action movie, then joined Princess Tina at the campfire and danced with her. Tina asked to accompany him the next day to investigate the source of the Black Beast mutation, saying she wanted to know him better.

• Kang De showed the sailors a movie and warned them to protect his magical device and keep their activities under control.
• Princess Tina arrived, and Kang De reassured her that he had settled matters with the sailors.
• Tina invited Kang De to dance, and the two danced together at the campfire while the knight followed them.
• Tina asked Kang De to take her on the investigation the next day because she wanted to get to know him better.

Kang De agreed to let Tina accompany him and enjoyed dancing with her at the Goth camp’s feast. Meanwhile, the Wings of Wayne prepared to invade the forbidden Holy Seal Archipelago, setting up an imminent clash between humans and elves.

• Tina asked Kang De to take her along, and he agreed on the condition that she obey his orders.
• Kang De and Tina danced at the feast while sailors from Goth gathered around a tent to watch something from another world.
• On the Wings of Wayne, the elven master urged the captain to attack the Holy Seal Archipelago to prevent a threat to the Dusk Moon Dynasty.
• The captain agreed, declared the ship battle-ready, and led the crew toward the forbidden waters.
• Kang De returned home in high spirits as the elves sailed through the storm toward the archipelago.

Kang De took Tina and Cleveland to North Island to investigate the Black Beast’s unusual changes, bringing his animal companions along. As they reached the shore and set out to find Second Senior Brother, the elves aboard the Wings of Wayne prepared to land on the island.

• Kang De met Tina and Cleveland at the Goth camp and agreed to take only the three of them on the expedition, relying on his animal friends for protection.
• Kang De borrowed a boat, and Cleveland rowed the group toward North Island with A Xing, the kangaroo, and Pigeon aboard.
• A Xing sulked over her place in the boat while Pigeon repeated, “I was clearly first!”
• Tina hurried onto North Island’s beach, and Kang De comforted A Xing before sending Pigeon to find Second Senior Brother and ask about anything strange.
• The elves aboard the Wings of Wayne finished anchoring on the north side of the island and prepared to go ashore.

Captain Estes sent elven troops to search North Island for the people of Goth, while Kang De and his companions discovered the elves approaching by boat. Kang De expected beautiful elves but saw muscular warriors instead, leaving him stunned.

• Master Laclais reflected on the storm and warned Captain Estes that magic would not work in the Holy Seal Archipelago.
• Captain Estes ordered marines and deck sergeants to land on North Island and search for the people of Goth.
• The parrot used Kang De’s phone to show him that elves were coming, and Kang De warned the princess and Cleveland.
• Cleveland and Kang De climbed to a vantage point and spotted several boats approaching the island.
• Kang De looked through binoculars and saw broad, muscular elves armed with bows and heavy swords.

Kang De learned that the pursuing elves were a formidable military force and that Cleveland planned to sacrifice himself and the Penguin’s crew to save Tina. After Pigeon returned with news from Second Senior Brother, Kang De suggested the situation might be manageable and said he had a plan.

• Kang De mistook the muscular elven marines for barbarians, and Cleveland explained their strength, weapons, and archery skills.
• Kang De realized the elves were pursuing Cleveland and the people from Goth, and considered the danger to himself if they were captured.
• Cleveland admitted his group had brought the elves to the island and asked Kang De to hide and protect Tina while he led the elves away.
• Cleveland explained that the Penguin had almost no chance against the elven capital ship and its crew, and said he and the others would die to give Tina a chance to live.
• Pigeon returned from Second Senior Brother with a message, and Kang De said he had a plan.

Kang De proposed using the dangerous opening on North Island to create fake prehistoric ruins and lure the elves into a trap. He decided Cleveland should serve as bait, leaving the knight facing an ominous prospect.

• Kang De reasoned that the elven ship had been damaged and proposed exploiting the opening in a western North Island canyon to make the elves believe the Goths had found a powerful ancient legacy.
• Kang De explained his plan to Tina after she offered to flee with the Goths, and she agreed to fight alongside them when he said he would help protect everyone.
• Kang De said they needed to attract the elves' attention before their ship could sail and discover the Penguin.
• Kang De proposed using a beautiful, delicate-looking person as bait to draw the elves into an ambush, then revealed the bait needed to be skilled and willing to make a small sacrifice.
• Kang De gave Cleveland a meaningful smile, and the knight felt a deep chill as he realized he was the likely candidate.

Kang De pressured Cleveland into agreeing to disguise himself as a noblewoman for a plan against the elves, then sent the princess and knight inland while he dealt with their boat. After hiding it with his ability, Kang De tested a way to walk on water and headed to Second Senior Brother’s place to prepare for what came next.

• Kang De cornered Cleveland with a choice between dressing as a woman or risking everyone aboard the boat, and offered clothes, cosmetics, a wig, and the Beauty Filter Necklace.
• Cleveland stopped arguing when he realized the boat might reveal their presence, and Kang De ordered the princess and knight to relocate while animals helped cover their tracks.
• Tina took a letter to write a warning for Goth, and Pigeon was tasked with finding a seabird to deliver it to the captain on the southern island.
• Kang De used Extraction to make the boat vanish, then split a Water Phase Element between his boots and briefly skimmed across the water before they burst.
• Kang De and A Xing headed to Second Senior Brother’s place so he could return home and make preparations.

Kang De returned to Earth to gather supplies and create convincing magical artifacts for his plan to lure the elves into a trap. After partially enchanting several replicas into fragments of supposed divine weapons, he returned to the other world, ready to target the elves and meet Miss Fulan.

• Kang De went to a shopping center and gathered cosmetics, clothing, and equipment for his plan to impersonate a princess and fake an ancient ruin.
• Kang De used his fantasy-enchanting ability on a replica of Frostmourne while watching the Lich King trailer, but the sword shattered, leaving an ominous transformed fragment.
• Kang De began enchanting other fantasy weapon replicas, hoping to produce more fragments that would convince the elves they had found powerful relics.
• Kang De packed the projector, video camera, and enchanted fragments, then returned to the other world to begin plotting against the elves.
• Kang De looked forward to seeing Miss Fulan.

Kang De prepared women’s clothing and cosmetics for Knight Cleveland to wear as a disguise, while Tina wondered what the items revealed about Cathay. Cleveland reluctantly went into a cave to change, unaware that Kang De had secretly started recording him.

• Kang De showed Tina and Cleveland a collection of women’s clothing and cosmetics, astonishing them with its variety.
• Tina speculated that Cathay’s abundance of beauty products meant it was either extravagantly decadent or powerful enough to devote resources to such luxuries.
• Kang De and Cleveland realized that stockings and high heels were considered men’s clothing in this world, and Cleveland accepted them along with the rest of the outfit.
• Cleveland asked Kang De and Tina to keep his cross-dressing secret, and both promised to do so.
• Cleveland retreated into a cave to change while Kang De discreetly placed his phone in his pocket with its camera recording.

Kang De and Tina discussed elven cultural influence and how human nations could strengthen themselves, while secretly photographing Cleveland in a modern outfit. The chapter ended with Kang De preparing to give Cleveland a makeover, despite the knight's protests.

• Kang De and Tina agreed to secretly photograph Cleveland while he changed clothes.
• Tina explained how elven culture and fashion dominated human society, and Kang De affirmed that her concerns about cultural influence were justified.
• Kang De told Tina that nations needed both material strength and cultural confidence, and Tina wondered whether he knew how to help.
• Tina asked about stockings and high heels, and Kang De promised to give her a set along with cosmetics.
• Cleveland emerged wearing a black skirt, stockings, boots, sweater, and trench coat, then protested as Kang De approached with makeup and asked Tina to help.

Kang De prepared a surprise attack on the elves, using Pigeon to scout the island and disguising a knight as Miss Fulan to draw enemy attention. As Pigeon returned with the scouting mission complete, Kang De finished equipping the knight and the group prepared to begin the operation.

• Kang De sent Pigeon to film the island and the nearby groups of elves with a camcorder.
• Kang De and the princess watched as the knight, disguised as Miss Fulan, questioned him about the recording device and tested the outfit’s mobility.
• Kang De explained that the knight’s surprise attack had to eliminate as many elves as possible at the outset, and he warned him about the clothes’ limited protection.
• Kang De gave the knight the Crimson Blood Flame Edge shortsword, a flashbang, an enchanted Molotov cocktail, and his Type 92 pistol, then taught him how to use the gun safely.
• The knight noticed Kang De’s nervousness and promised to fight in his place, while the princess stood beside Kang De.
• Kang De joked with the knight until Pigeon returned, signaling that it was time to begin.

Kang De and Cleveland set an ambush for an elven patrol, using Cleveland disguised as a woman to draw the soldiers close. Cleveland killed all seven elves, leaving Kang De shaken by the brutality of war.

• The elves divided into scouting groups and began searching the island, unaware that its animals were helping the humans track them.
• Kang De assigned Pigeon and Parrot to watch for other elves while he, Cleveland, and their companions prepared to ambush a seven-member patrol.
• Cleveland disguised as a distressed beauty lured the elves close, then blinded two sergeants with pepper spray and attacked with a flashbang and a firebomb.
• Cleveland killed all seven elves with his sword, shield, and short blades, then slit their throats to ensure none survived.
• Kang De watched Cleveland walk through the blood and felt a chill as he confronted the reality of war.

After the ambush left seven elves dead, Kang De confronted how differently he and the Gothians understood violence and feared that he might have killed humans just as calmly. Cleveland shared the spoils and helped him bury the bodies, while Kang De insisted he was all right and kept their plan to pressure the elves in motion.

• Kang De watched Cleveland and the princess treat the slaughter of the seven elves as an ordinary consequence of war, then asked why they had not taken anyone alive.
• The princess explained that the elves would rather die than be captured and that they lacked the time and means to interrogate them.
• Kang De examined the corpses and wondered whether he would have felt anything if the people he had nearly killed earlier had been human.
• Cleveland praised Kang De's weapons and strategy, then divided the spoils with him, giving him a bow, arrows, and jewelry.
• Kang De kept the pepper spray with Cleveland and said they still needed it for their plan to make the elves feel threatened.
• Kang De began dragging the bodies into the bushes to bury them, and Cleveland asked if he was all right; Kang De quietly said he was.