Chapter Summaries

Li Yan oversaw Wigster City Town’s development, opening a popular Food Street while delegating future projects to Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue. With the town’s administration settled and his physique at a bottleneck, he focused on improving his Space Magic and testing a stealthy new spell.

• Li Yan planned Food Street and a Machine Factory, while Serie impatiently asked when the Fried Chicken Shop and cola would be ready.
• Mechanical Magic Puppets completed the Fried Chicken Shop, and its free opening-day samples introduced fried chicken to Wigster’s residents.
• Food businesses including Sundae Ice Cream, Fruit Tea, Malatang, and barbecue filled Food Street, and Serie began visiting daily for treats.
• Li Yan handed town development plans to Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue, then considered asking his father for experienced territory managers.
• After Serie explained that his physique needed dangerous real-world training to advance, Li Yan turned his attention to Space Magic while he remained busy in town.
• Li Yan developed Spatial Hand, tested it on Little Fool, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Xue, and narrowly failed to touch Serie before she retaliated by trampling him.

Li Yan showed Flamme and Frieren how Wigster City had prospered under his rule, then spent the night discussing the Magic Continent Association with Flamme. The conversation ended with Flamme drawing him close as moonlight fell over them.

• Li Yan welcomed Flamme and Frieren to Wigster City, where Frieren enjoyed the food street's free treats.
• Flamme praised Li Yan's governance, and he showed her the flourishing city and the vocational school that honored her with a statue.
• After Frieren fell asleep, Li Yan brought Flamme fruit tea and massaged her shoulders while she explained regional differences in magic and praised his Barrier Magic proposal.
• Flamme noticed Li Yan's heated gaze, drew him into her arms, and brought their faces close together.

Li Yan and Flamme crossed a boundary in their relationship and spent the night together, while Frieren slept through the noise next door. By lunchtime, Frieren complained that Li Yan was teasing her, and she felt increasingly left out as Flamme sided with him.

• Flamme stopped Li Yan from going further that night and went to sleep with him, but the next morning they became intimate again.
• Frieren heard the bed creaking from the next room, pulled the blanket over her head, and went back to sleep while Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue prepared breakfast.
• At noon, Xiao Xue served Li Yan nourishing dishes as he recovered, and Frieren came downstairs tired and asked why lunch was not spicy.
• Li Yan teased Frieren about her chest, and she protested before admitting she was upset that he had laughed at her.
• Frieren complained to Flamme, but Flamme told Li Yan to go easy on her, leaving Frieren feeling excluded from the trio.

Li Yan spent the day helping Flamme with her work at the Magic Continent Association, then learned that Flamme was pregnant with twins. When he worried that she was working too hard, Serie agreed to manage the Association for three months so Flamme could rest before and after the birth.

• Flamme had Li Yan handle paperwork and other tasks at the Magic Continent Association branch, and he eagerly worked to finish them in exchange for their promised time together.
• By October, Flamme was heavily pregnant with twins, and Frieren and Serie watched as Li Yan showed concern for her health.
• Li Yan urged Flamme to resign or let someone else take over, but Flamme said the Association still needed her.
• After Li Yan asked Serie to help, Serie agreed to look after the Association for three months while Flamme rested.
• Flamme worried that Li Yan had tricked Serie, but he said Flamme needed rest and mentioned that his mother might visit.

Li Yan and Flamme discussed Serie taking over the Magic Continent Association while Flamme was pregnant. When the Lionheart Earl and his family arrived at Wigster City, Flamme nervously avoided being introduced as Li Yan’s beloved, leaving his parents eager to meet her later.

• Serie took over as president of the Magic Continent Association while Flamme stepped down during her pregnancy.
• Li Yan went to welcome the Lionheart Earl and his family at Wigster City’s gates after learning they had arrived.
• Flamme followed Li Yan, anxious about meeting the Earl’s wife, who was her close friend.
• The Earl’s wife noticed Flamme’s pregnancy and teased her about the father, while Flamme awkwardly said she had planned to tell her that day.
• When Li Yan’s parents asked to meet his beloved, he withheld the introduction and suggested they return to the castle first.

At the castle, Flamme struggled to tell her best friend that she was in love with her son, Li Yan, while the Earl’s wife mistook her hesitation for signs of tragedy. The misunderstanding remained unresolved as the Earl’s wife comforted Flamme and the others watched in confusion.

• Flamme asked Li Yan to explain her situation rather than tell her best friend herself that she loved her son.
• The Earl’s wife imagined that Flamme had been abandoned, had used magic to become pregnant, or had lost the child’s father.
• Li Yan began to confirm the truth, but the Earl’s wife started crying and asked what misfortune Flamme had suffered.
• Flamme insisted that nothing had happened to her, but the Earl’s wife urged her not to hide her pain.
• Frieren, Little Fool, Xiao Wu, Xiao Xue, and Serie reacted with confusion or quietly withdrew as the misunderstanding continued.

Li Yan and Flamme faced his parents’ reaction to their relationship and the child Flamme was carrying. The Lionheart Earl and his wife accepted the match, and Flamme agreed to become the Earl’s wife’s daughter-in-law.

• Li Yan’s revelation left the Lionheart Earl and his wife stunned, while Serie returned to her room disappointed that the family drama had ended for the night.
• Flamme worried about facing her best friend, and Li Yan comforted her and promised they could elope if necessary.
• The next morning, the Lionheart Earl accepted their relationship because Flamme’s unborn child deserved a mother and asked when they would marry.
• The Earl’s wife admitted she was angry that Li Yan and Flamme had kept their relationship secret, but accepted Flamme as her daughter-in-law.
• Flamme agreed to call the Earl’s wife Mom, and Li Yan felt relieved that his mother and Godmother had reconciled.

Flamme gave birth to twins, and she and Li Yan tried caring for them before deciding to rely on the maids. Decades later, with Flamme nearing the end of her life, Li Yan had learned Eternal Statue Magic but still struggled to use it to preserve her.

• Flamme gave birth to a healthy boy and girl, and Li Yan reassured her as she rested.
• Li Yan and Flamme attempted to care for the twins themselves, but Flamme soon admitted they needed the maids' help.
• Over the years, Flamme taught Frieren magic while Little Fool attended the lessons.
• Serie asked Li Yan about Eternal Statue Magic and urged him to use it before Flamme's life ended.
• Serie left Li Yan to tell Flamme what was coming.

Li Yan spent time with the aging Flamme and later sealed her in a crystal coffin, preserving her alongside his other loved ones. After Frieren and Serie departed, Li Yan learned that a small squad of Demons had ambushed them and calmly dismissed the report.

• Li Yan visited Flamme, told her he missed her, and discussed sealing Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue to protect them from death.
• Flamme asked Li Yan to seal her when her time came and spoke about their children and granddaughter before falling asleep in his arms.
• Li Yan sealed Flamme in a crystal coffin and explained to Frieren that he hoped to undo the seals if life-extending magic became possible.
• Frieren left with Serie, while Serie felt frustrated and worried about the grieving Li Yan.
• A soldier reported that a small squad of Demons had ambushed Frieren and Serie, and Li Yan dismissed the danger calmly.

Li Yan led Wigster City Town through rapid development, then fought off a massive Demon invasion at the cost of his apparent life. After humans honored him with a statue, he watched from concealment and prepared to begin a new life in Sword Village.

• Li Yan passed the title of Earl to his eldest son and arranged to seal his deceased younger brother and sister in Eternal Statues, asking their consent first.
• The Demons discovered how to break Barrier Magic, then invaded with several Demon Generals and two of the Seven Sages of Destruction, Shipton and Crossmont.
• Li Yan ordered the continued promotion of Holy Sword-style longswords and insisted on facing the invading army alone.
• Li Yan attacked the Demon army with magic and the Holy Sword, killing tens of thousands of Demons and defeating two of the Seven Sages of Destruction before dying from exhaustion.
• The Demons withdrew, and Wigster City Town raised a statue of Li Yan; he watched it while disguised in his old-age form and planned to go to Sword Village.

Li Yan and Little Fool traveled toward Sword Village, stopping in Jumas Small Town while their Mana Battle Car recharged. There, Li Yan learned that familiar statues depicted the Mighty Lion Hero Party, whose members had once saved the village, and left still unable to place why they seemed familiar.

• Li Yan and Little Fool traveled toward Sword Village by Mana Battle Car.
• When the vehicle ran out of mana, Li Yan and Little Fool got out to explore Jumas Small Town during the two-hour recharge.
• Li Yan noticed three familiar statues in the town square, including a green-haired warrior holding a counterfeit Holy Sword.
• An old man told Li Yan and Little Fool that the statues honored the Mighty Lion Hero Party, who had saved the village from Demon Soldiers decades earlier.
• The old man lamented that the heroes had never returned despite promising to visit, while Li Yan joked that he would have dyed his hair green if Flamme had allowed it.
• Li Yan looked back at the statues, then gave up trying to remember them and took Little Fool to explore elsewhere.

Li Yan and Little Fool traveled safely along the Kingdom’s improved roads to Sword Village, where they met Little Rabbit’s granddaughter, Little Bean. The village had grown into a small town, and Little Bean welcomed Li Yan as the Lord Hero.

• Li Yan and Little Fool continued their journey on a main road kept safe by adventurers and Mechanical Magic Puppet patrols.
• Li Yan recalled advising Flamme to have nearby towns clear Monsters from roads and organize regular patrols.
• The Mana Battle Car arrived in snowy Sword Village, which had grown from a small village into a town of several hundred people.
• Little Bean introduced herself as Little Rabbit’s granddaughter and welcomed Li Yan to Sword Village.

Li Yan visited Sword Village and reunited with Little Rabbit, who learned that his gray hair had been a magical disguise and mistook his youthful appearance for Elf ancestry. Their conversation turned to Flamme and her letter about Li Yan returning the Holy Sword, while Little Rabbit began to suspect he had sought a way to extend Flamme’s life.

• Xiao Dou led Li Yan and Little Fool through snowy Sword Village and took them to visit her grandmother, Little Rabbit.
• Little Rabbit recognized Li Yan and was surprised that he still looked young, so he explained that he had used magic to disguise his hair as gray.
• Little Rabbit guessed that Li Yan had Elf ancestry, and he accepted her explanation when Xiao Dou asked whether he was a half-Elf.
• Li Yan told Little Rabbit he would never return the Holy Sword and discussed how Flamme had helped Sword Village prosper.
• Little Rabbit recalled Flamme’s letter about traveling to Heaven with Li Yan after her seal was undone, and asked whether he had planned to use magic to extend her life.

Li Yan visited Sword Village, where Little Rabbit guessed that he hoped to extend Flamme’s lifespan, then sealed Little Rabbit despite her protests. He left with Little Fool for Paparis Town, where they shopped for clothes before heading to the underground labyrinth the next day.

• Little Rabbit deduced that Li Yan wanted to use magic to let Flamme live longer, and she refused his offer to preserve her as well.
• After two weeks in Sword Village, Li Yan sealed Little Rabbit and departed with Little Fool while Xiao Dou waved goodbye.
• Li Yan and Little Fool entered Paparis Town, and he decided they would enjoy the town before visiting its underground labyrinth the next day.
• Li Yan bought grilled chicken wings and fruit tanghulu for himself and Little Fool as they explored the town.
• Li Yan took Little Fool into a clothing store and bought her a brown jacket, a shirt, and a long white skirt.

Li Yan and Little Fool secretly followed Bruce, Xinyan, and Molly through the Paparis labyrinth, watching the adventurers defeat a powerful Beetle Monster. Little Fool teased Li Yan about targeting the women, and he scolded her for reading an unhealthy book.

• Bruce used Flame Ray to crack the Beetle Monster's carapace, and Xinyan struck the weakened shell with her greatsword.
• Molly used Holy Song to drown out the monster's Wailing Wind and support the party.
• Bruce defeated the Beetle Monster with Furious Flame Wind and credited Xinyan and Molly for their teamwork.
• Li Yan told Little Fool he was shadowing the adventurers to enjoy their exploration of the labyrinth.
• Little Fool suggested Li Yan was waiting to pursue Xinyan or Molly, so Li Yan pinched her cheek and criticized her reading.
• Little Fool defended the book, saying that seeking out beauties was the true meaning of adventure.

Bruce, Xinyan, and Molly reached the underground labyrinth’s final level and faced a Ghostface Flower, while Li Yan and Little Fool watched from hiding. The flower exposed the spectators, and Li Yan revealed that they had followed the party to observe their adventures.

• Xinyan kicked Bruce into a Mimic so it would spit him out, and the party continued through the labyrinth while Li Yan and Little Fool secretly watched.
• Bruce, Xinyan, and Molly entered the final level, where a thorn-covered vine attacked Molly and Xinyan identified their foe as a Ghostface Flower.
• Xinyan explained that the Ghostface Flower could only be killed by destroying its roots as more vines attacked from the darkness.
• Li Yan appeared holding a writhing vine, and Xinyan demanded to know why he had followed the party.
• Li Yan said he and Little Fool were only spectators and admitted they had watched the party throughout their journey.

Li Yan and Little Fool were caught up in Xinyan’s party’s fight with the Ghostface Flower, which paralyzed and bound the adventurers after their attacks went awry. As the defeated party faced death, Li Yan used mana-enhanced Cutting Magic to free himself.

• Xinyan asked Li Yan and Little Fool to help fight the Ghostface Flower, and Li Yan agreed to block the vines on his side.
• Bruce’s Furious Flame Wind spread the flower’s paralyzing gas, leaving Xinyan weakened as vines captured Li Yan and Little Fool.
• Molly used Healing Wind to cure Xinyan, who fought alongside Bruce while the Ghostface Flower attacked Molly from underground.
• Xinyan rescued Molly, but the flower knocked away Xinyan’s greatsword and bound the party after Bruce ran out of mana.
• Xinyan and Molly exchanged tender farewells while Bruce lamented his lost romantic hopes, and Li Yan cut through his bindings with mana-enhanced Cutting Magic.

Li Yan killed the Ghostface Flower and saved Bruce, Molly, and Xinyan, then claimed the treasure chest it had guarded. Despite Little Fool warning him it was almost certainly a Mimic, Li Yan opened it and found a Magic Tome.

• Li Yan used magic to destroy the Ghostface Flower, freeing Bruce, Molly, and Xinyan from its vines.
• Li Yan claimed the treasure chest, and Bruce, Molly, and Xinyan agreed that he deserved it for killing the monster.
• Little Fool warned Li Yan that the silver chest was almost certainly a Mimic, but Li Yan insisted on risking it for possible treasure.
• Li Yan opened the chest, and it contained a Magic Tome.

Li Yan discovered Soul Link magic and hurried back to Wigster City to experiment with it. Meanwhile, the Earl learned that his father had returned from his travels and rushed to meet him.

• Li Yan found Soul Link magic, which could bind a living dead person's soul to an object indefinitely if supplied with Mana.
• Li Yan considered using the magic to create mechanical warriors from loyal deathsworn and to give Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue immortal mechanical bodies.
• Li Yan left Bruce and his companions with Little Fool and returned to Wigster City to conduct experiments requiring many test subjects.
• Molly and Xinyan discussed the handsome stranger who had saved Molly and said they wanted to be with him.
• The Earl worried about the Royal Family's hostility after the King's death and received word that his father had returned to the castle.
• The Earl hurried to the castle's top floor to meet his father.

Li Yan revealed to the Earl of Wigster City Town that he was his father and began researching Soul Magic to preserve powerful Family members in Mechanical Magic Puppets. As relations with the Royal Capital worsened, the Mechanical Troops destroyed an assassination squad, whose members Li Yan converted into mindless puppets.

• Li Yan revealed his true identity to the Earl and explained his plans to research Soul Magic to resurrect the Earl's mother.
• Li Yan successfully placed a human soul in a Mechanical Magic Puppet and tested how well it could control its new body.
• Li Yan tested combat-type Mechanical Magic Puppets and planned lighter equipment for the archer and assassin models using Anti-Magic Stone and Refined Iron.
• The Royal Capital sent an assassination squad to Wigster City Town, where Mechanical Magic Puppets detected the intruders within a day.
• The Mechanical Troops wiped out the assassination squad, and Li Yan turned its members into Puppet-Type Mechanical Magic Puppets with diminished souls.