Vol. 1The Road Beyond Wigster

Li Yan returned from Flamme’s tutelage, defended his family’s lands, and rose to power through war, invention, and the conquest of the Tiger Roar Earl’s territory. After traveling with Little Fool and developing soul-bound mechanical puppets, he faced assassins sent by the Royal Capital.

  • Li Yan trained under Flamme and Serie, then returned to his family’s territory and fought the invading Demons.
  • Li Yan brought the demon child Little Fool to the castle, named her, and began training her as a maid while continuing his magic studies.
  • Li Yan defended Little Fool from townspeople who attacked her for being a Demon, then traveled with Flamme and his companions to explore the Blue Steel Dungeon.
  • Li Yan and his companions reached Serie’s castle, where Serie welcomed Flamme and her disciples.
  • Li Yan learned that the Demon King had ordered Flamme’s assassination and helped her develop barriers to protect towns and villages.
  • After Li Yan killed Xigeli for insulting Little Fool, he fled the Royal Capital, and the Lionheart Legion drove off the soldiers sent after him.
  • Li Yan conquered the Tiger Roar Earl’s territory, developed Wigster City, and later sealed Flamme at her request before traveling with Little Fool.
  • Li Yan discovered Soul Link, used it to place a human soul in a Mechanical Magic Puppet, and defeated Royal Capital assassins with his Mechanical Troops.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1The Demon Child at Home

Li Yan trained under Flamme and Serie, then returned to his family’s territory and fought the demons invading it. He brought a demon child named Little Fool back to the castle and began training her as a maid while continuing his magic studies.

  • Li Yan became Flamme’s disciple, mastered magic, and left home with her after agreeing to become her son.
  • Li Yan drew the Holy Sword from its stone and helped Flamme conceal the feat by replacing it with a counterfeit.
  • Flamme rescued Frieren from the ruins of her village, took her on as a student, and trained her alongside Li Yan in mana restraint.
  • Li Yan traveled with Flamme and Frieren to meet Serie, where he fought her, studied in her archives, and later departed with Frieren and Flamme.
  • Li Yan returned to his family’s territory, reunited with his parents and younger siblings, and joined the Tiger Head Army against demon attacks.
  • Li Yan killed demons across the territory and brought a demon child back to the castle, where he named her Little Fool.
  • Li Yan had Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue teach Little Fool human language and maid skills while he continued fighting demons and studying magic.
  • After Little Fool learned basic tasks, Li Yan sent her to eat with Xiao Xue and went to meet the Earl, leaving Serie’s binding magic on her chains in case she tried to harm anyone.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2Return to Flamme

Li Yan brought Little Fool to visit Flamme and Frieren, then traveled with them after Little Fool’s identity was exposed. They explored the Blue Steel Dungeon and reached Serie’s castle.

  • Li Yan left his family with Little Fool and defeated Demon squads on the road to Flamme’s house.
  • Flamme agreed to judge Little Fool by her behavior after Li Yan defended her.
  • Li Yan built magical vehicles and celebrated Flamme’s birthday with a flight over a field of flowers.
  • Li Yan and Flamme punished the townspeople with rotten eggs after they attacked Little Fool for being a Demon.
  • Li Yan and his companions left Flamme’s house and explored the Blue Steel Dungeon.
  • Li Yan killed the dungeon’s Lizard Demon Beast, and Flamme found a Magic Tome about obedient Magic Puppets.
  • Li Yan asked Little Fool to go undercover among the Demons in the future, and she agreed.
  • Li Yan and the others traveled to Serie’s castle, where Serie greeted Flamme and her disciples.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Road to War

Li Yan built a Mana Battle Car, learned that the Demon King had ordered Flamme’s assassination, and helped Flamme establish defenses against Demons. After killing Xigeli for his treatment of Little Fool, Li Yan fled the Royal Capital as the Tiger Roar Earl sent soldiers after him, and the Lionheart Legion arrived to escort him home.

  • Li Yan visited Serie with Flamme and Frieren, then spent a year improving Serie’s castle and developing machines while studying magic.
  • Li Yan completed and tested the Mana Battle Car, then drove Flamme, Serie, Frieren, and Little Fool to the Royal Capital, where Flamme secured the King’s support for the Magic Continent Association.
  • After Flamme confessed that she had once liked him, Li Yan left with Serie and Little Fool, fought Uldis and his Demon Soldiers, and learned that the Demon King had ordered Uldis to assassinate Flamme.
  • Li Yan returned to the Lionheart Earl Territory, reviewed its growing prosperity, and set the dwarf craftsmen to building a cheaper Mana Battle Car.
  • On his journey to the Royal Capital, Li Yan saved a village from a monster horde, then told Flamme that Uldis had revealed the assassination order.
  • Flamme developed barrier magic to protect towns and villages, while Li Yan killed Xigeli after he insulted Little Fool and proposed wagering maids.
  • Flamme warned Li Yan that the Tiger Roar Earl might retaliate, so Li Yan fled the Royal Capital and drove through soldiers sent to stop him.
  • The Lionheart Earl dispatched his Legion to meet Li Yan, and its arrival caused the Tiger Roar Earl’s soldiers to flee.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4The Long Road Back

Li Yan conquered the Tiger Roar Earl’s territory, built up Wigster City, and eventually sealed Flamme before setting out on a journey with Little Fool. After returning to Wigster, he began experimenting with Soul Link and mechanical bodies while the Royal Capital sent assassins against him.

  • Li Yan returned to Lionheart territory, then led the Lionheart Legion against the Tiger Roar Earl and killed him after capturing eighteen towns.
  • Li Yan took over the Tiger Roar Earl’s territory, developed Wigster City with Serie’s Mechanical Magic Puppets, and welcomed Flamme and Frieren to the city.
  • Li Yan and Flamme became a family, and after Flamme gave birth to twins, Li Yan later sealed her in a crystal coffin at her request.
  • Li Yan passed the earldom to his eldest son, defeated a Demon invasion at the cost of his life, then continued traveling in disguise with Little Fool toward Sword Village.
  • Li Yan visited Little Rabbit in Sword Village, sealed her after two weeks, and continued with Little Fool to Paparis Town, where they explored a labyrinth and watched Bruce, Xinyan, and Molly fight monsters.
  • Li Yan helped defeat the Ghostface Flower and found a Magic Tome containing Soul Link, which could bind a living dead person’s soul to an object using Mana.
  • Li Yan returned to Wigster City and revealed himself to the Earl, then successfully placed a human soul inside a Mechanical Magic Puppet and began developing combat models.
  • The Royal Capital sent assassins to Wigster City, but the Mechanical Troops detected and killed them, and Li Yan turned them into Puppet-Type Mechanical Magic Puppets with diminished souls.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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