Chapter Summaries

Li Yan took Frieren on a date in the Royal Capital, buying her clothes and showing her the Food Street and aquarium before taking her to a movie. Frieren was captivated by the film and declared that she would become the Pirate King.

• Li Yan bought Frieren several outfits, including a little elk costume, and paid for two of each outfit they chose.
• Li Yan took Frieren to Food Street, where she ate enough to gain two kilograms.
• Li Yan bought Frieren a child's ticket to the aquarium, where she watched marine animals and fed the performing dolphins.
• Li Yan brought Frieren to a private cinema box just before the movie began.
• Frieren watched the story of the Lionheart King searching for the Pirate King's Magic Tomes and declared, "I'm going to be the Pirate King..."

Li Yan and Frieren shared everyday outings and affectionate moments while Frieren learned to drive and watched the Lionheart King become Pirate King in a movie. At a weapons test, Frieren eagerly asked to fire the new Mana Rocket Launcher.

• After the movie, Li Yan carried Frieren home, and they promised to watch One Piece together again.
• In the Unified Kingdom’s eight hundredth year, Li Yan taught Frieren to drive a Mana Battle Car and arranged for her to receive a license without taking the test.
• At a hotpot restaurant, Li Yan teased Frieren about calling many foods the best in the world, and she offered him a piece of beef as the best in the world.
• In the Unified Kingdom’s eight hundred and fiftieth year, Frieren watched the Lionheart King defeat Demon King Blackbeard in the movie and celebrated the ending.
• Li Yan took Frieren to a Royal Capital weapons test, where researchers presented the Mana Rocket Launcher and Frieren asked to fire it.

Li Yan approved the Mana Rocket Launcher’s research funding, then traveled to Earl Granat’s territory to meet Aura, the violinist and Demon who wielded Obedience Magic. He found Aura leading an attack on the town, where her Executioners began confronting the human defenders.

• Frieren tested the Mana Rocket Launcher, and Li Yan approved further military funding for its research.
• After learning that Aura had appeared in Earl Granat’s territory, Li Yan decided to invite the famous violinist and left alone for the Northern War Zone.
• Li Yan watched the town’s defenders battle Aura’s headless knights from a rooftop as the knights retreated to welcome their commander.
• Aura arrived with Lugner, Draht, and Line, and the defenders turned their attention to the Demons.
• Lugner attacked the soldiers with a chain formed from his blood, while Draht said his Mana threads could control them for Aura.

Li Yan ambushed Aura and swiftly subdued her three top subordinates and the Headless Knights. Aura tried to use her Obedience Scale against him, but Li Yan revealed that he had limited his own mana and still slightly surpassed hers.

• Li Yan used Spatial Movement to appear above Aura and fired a mana rocket at her, but Lugner blocked it with a Blood Shield.
• Draht attacked Li Yan with Mana Threads, but Li Yan pinned him down and broke the bones in his hand.
• Li Yan used Stone Arms to seize Lugner and Line, then bound Draht with vines when he tried to attack again.
• Li Yan restrained Aura’s Headless Knights with vines as they advanced on him.
• Aura used the Obedience Scale on Li Yan, but she was unsettled by how dark his soul appeared.
• Li Yan revealed that he had limited his mana and that it was still slightly stronger than Aura’s.

Li Yan overwhelmed Aura on the Obedience Scale and forced her to become his obedient pet, then subdued her officers and purified the army of headless knights. He left Aura and her subordinates alive to serve him, while resolving that Aura would atone by helping him fight Demons.

• Aura doubted Li Yan’s claims about his mana and his connection to Flamme, but the Obedience Scale began tipping in his favor.
• Li Yan revealed his enormous mana and his ties to Serie, Flamme, the Lionheart Kings, Macht, and Solitär, crushing Aura on the Obedience Scale.
• Li Yan ordered Aura to act like a kitten, and she obeyed as he fastened a pink Subjugation Collar around her neck.
• Li Yan collared Draht, Line, and Lugner, taking them in as Aura’s subordinates.
• Li Yan cast a massive Purification Magic that destroyed the controlled corpses of tens of thousands of headless knights.

Li Yan buried Aura’s defeated undead army and brought Aura and her officers to his castle in the Unified Kingdom, where he introduced them as his new captives. Aura was forced to accept her status as a pet under Obedience Magic while the others teased and petted her.

• Li Yan buried the fallen headless knights and took Aura and her three officers away from the battlefield.
• Li Yan teleported Aura, Lugner, Draht, and Line to his castle and welcomed them to the Unified Kingdom.
• Aura recognized Macht and Solitär, and Li Yan introduced Aura and her officers as his pets.
• Li Yan assigned Lugner and Draht to Macht so they could learn the castle’s rules and life in the human Kingdom.
• Li Yan stopped Aura from trying to bite Solitär, and Solitär, Frieren, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Xue petted Aura while Line watched.

Li Yan took Aura, Line, Solitär, and Frieren to the National Hero Tournament at the Dragon's Nest, where he hoped to find talented heroes. They settled into the arena’s best private box as the tournament was about to begin.

• Li Yan made Line Aura’s maid and told Aura to learn from her, while Line offered to take punishment in Aura’s place.
• Aura settled into castle life, while Frieren became a teacher at a Magic Vocational Technical College to understand Flamme’s feelings as a teacher.
• A year passed as Li Yan continued researching Lifespan Magic and deciphered the Demons’ Flight Magic, which sparked a nationwide craze for flying.
• Li Yan invited Frieren to the National Hero Tournament, and Solitär and Aura asked to join them.
• Li Yan led the four girls through the VIP entrance at the Dragon’s Nest and took them to private box number one to watch the tournament.

At the Royal Capital’s Warrior tournament, Li Yan recognized the young Hero of the South and decided to recruit him as a disciple. The Hero of the South fought every contestant alone, and referee Macht let the match continue after the field shrank below the required hundred, convinced the champion was already decided.

• The 672 Warriors began a free-for-all to determine which 100 would advance, while Li Yan and his companions watched from a private box.
• Li Yan recognized a young dual-wielding fighter as the Hero of the South and ordered mechanical spiders to tell the Lionheart King to keep him in the capital.
• Li Yan told Aura, Solitär, Frieren, and Line that the Hero of the South could defeat the Seven Sages of Destruction unless Schlacht joined them.
• The Hero of the South challenged every Warrior in the arena, and the contestants united to attack him.
• After the number of Warriors fell below 100, a staff member asked Macht to stop the match, but Macht refused as the Hero of the South continued fighting.

The Hero of the South won the tournament, and Li Yan ordered that the victor be brought to him. After the Hero of the South arrived at the castle, Li Yan found him drugged unconscious on his bed.

• The Hero of the South defeated every other contestant and became the tournament’s victor.
• The Lionheart King hesitated over the Mechanical Spider’s message and sent a servant to confirm the Ancestor’s instructions.
• Li Yan prepared to leave the tournament with Aura, Solitär, and Frieren asleep around him, then ordered the servant to bring the Hero of the South to him.
• The Lionheart King accepted the clarification, and the Hero of the South followed a servant to the castle, anticipating that the important figure there would change his life.
• Li Yan later opened his bedroom door and found the drugged, unconscious Hero of the South lying on his bed.

Li Yan tried to keep the unconscious Hero of the South hidden in his room while Frieren and Solitär kept interrupting him. After the rain forced them inside, Li Yan left the hero behind and ended the night with Frieren and Solitär competing for his attention.

• A servant brought the unconscious Hero of the South to Li Yan's room, mistakenly believing Li Yan had ordered him drugged and delivered there.
• Li Yan stopped Frieren from seeing the hero by claiming there was a mouse in his room, then led her and Solitär outside to look at the stars.
• Rain cut short their stargazing, and Li Yan returned to find the Hero of the South still in his room; he sealed the door with Barrier Magic and decided to sleep elsewhere.
• After bathing, Li Yan dried Frieren's and Solitär's hair as they argued over who was bigger, then suggested they sleep together and compare.

The Hero of the South woke in Li Yan’s residence, explained his goal of defeating the Demon King, and accepted Li Yan’s offer to train him. During their first training session, he fought Macht evenly and revealed that the sword he wanted from Sword Village was sealed as a fake by Flamme.

• The Hero of the South spoke with Li Yan about his wish to stop the Demons and accepted his offer to become his disciple.
• The Lionheart King’s father beat him for sending a man to the old ancestor’s room, while the Lionheart King protested that Li Yan had told him to do it.
• Li Yan began training the Hero of the South in the countryside and told him to fight without relying on his ability to see the future.
• The Hero of the South sparred evenly with Macht, impressing Li Yan, Aura, Draht, and Lugner with his swordsmanship and strength.
• The Hero of the South said he had wanted the Holy Sword in Sword Village, and Li Yan explained that it was a fake sealed by Flamme.

Li Yan revealed that the sword in Sword Village was fake and showed the real Holy Sword, which he had drawn a thousand years earlier. The Hero of the South tried to wield it but was rejected, and Li Yan comforted him by explaining that the sword already had a master.

• Li Yan revealed the real Holy Sword and explained that he had left a fake in Sword Village with a heavily reinforced seal.
• Frieren and Solitär each took one of Li Yan's hands as the Hero of the South prepared to test the sword.
• The Hero of the South grasped the Holy Sword, felt it reject him, and let go without pulling it out.
• The Hero of the South lamented that he was unworthy, and Li Yan reassured him that the sword already had a master.
• Frieren told the Hero of the South that she could raise the Holy Sword too.

Frieren used Li Yan’s hand to lift the Holy Sword, while Solitär tried to join in and wrest control of it. Later, the kingdom continued training the Hero of the South and expanding its magical research as Li Yan focused on developing Mana Armor and assessed the defenses against the Demons.

• Frieren guided Li Yan’s hand to lift the Holy Sword, and the Hero of the South accepted that a hero did not need to wield it.
• Solitär took control of Li Yan’s other arm and competed with Frieren to hold the Holy Sword until Li Yan bumped their heads.
• The Hero of the South began deeper training, while Frieren attended her classes and Aura settled into life as a pet.
• Solitär researched Goddess Magic and Lifespan Magic with Li Yan, who also began working with the kingdom’s magical tool researchers on Mana Armor.
• Li Yan directed the Mana Armor team to prioritize defense and judged that the kingdom’s barriers and rotating First-Class Mages could withstand the Demons’ attacks.

After the Hero of the South left to confront the Demons, Li Yan learned that his disciple expected to die and had sent a message for a future hero. As Li Yan prepared for an early conflict with the Demon King, he focused his concern on the elusive Miracle Grausam.

• The Hero of the South departed alone for the Northern Theater, and Macht said he had seemed ready to face death.
• Frieren told Li Yan that the Hero of the South had foreseen his death and had asked her to keep it from Li Yan.
• Frieren explained that the Hero of the South had considered inviting her to fight the Demon King but had seen no future in which they could win.
• Frieren passed on the Hero of the South's message for the future hero, declaring that he would clear the path ahead.
• Macht warned Li Yan about Schlacht, the god of war, and Miracle Grausam, while Aura mocked the Hero of the South and Li Yan ordered Line to smack her.
• Li Yan decided that Grausam's ability to hide and strike unexpectedly concerned him more than Schlacht or the god of war.

Li Yan and his companions traveled to the northern border to secretly follow the Hero of the South as Schlacht assembled the Demon leaders to kill him. The Demons ambushed the Hero of the South, who killed Torast and overwhelmed their opening attacks, while Schlacht shared his Future Sight and ordered Böse to flee.

• Li Yan warned Solitär to watch for Grausam, Schlacht, Rivale, and the other Greater Demons, then left with Frieren and Macht after telling Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue to watch Aura.
• Schlacht gathered the Seven Sages of Destruction and other Demon leaders, explaining that killing the Hero of the South was crucial to the Demons' survival.
• At night, Schlacht's forces ambushed the Hero of the South in the Northern War Zone and Böse trapped the group inside a huge barrier.
• The Hero of the South dodged Schlacht's attack, sent Rivale flying with a single clash, and killed Torast outright.
• The Hero of the South split Böse's compressed barrier bomb with one sword strike, and Schlacht ordered Grausam and Rivale to hold him off while he shared his Future Sight and told Böse to run.

Li Yan and Frieren rushed toward the Hero of the South but were stopped by Böse’s barrier, which blocked both air and Space Magic. As the Hero of the South fought Schlacht and the Seven Sages of Destruction, Li Yan prepared to use the Holy Sword to break through.

• The Hero of the South recognized Grausam’s mental illusion and attacked him after using his vision of the future to find a way out.
• Böse trapped the Hero of the South with Barrier Magic, but the Hero shattered the hastily cast barrier and forced Böse to shield himself.
• Rivale and another of the Seven Sages attacked the Hero of the South, while Schlacht warned that they needed to wear him down rather than fight him head-on.
• Li Yan, Frieren, Solitär, and Macht found Böse’s barrier blocking their way, and Li Yan took out the Holy Sword to break it.

Li Yan arrived during the demons’ attack on the Hero of the South, killed Schlacht and pursued the fleeing demons to the Demon King’s Castle, which he split in half. He sealed the dying Hero of the South and began developing a mechanical body so the hero could fight again in the future.

• Schlacht saw that Li Yan’s arrival had changed the future and ordered the demons to kill the Hero of the South at any cost.
• Li Yan, Macht, Solitär, and Frieren shattered Böse’s barrier and attacked the demons, but the Hero of the South and Schlacht both suffered fatal wounds.
• The Hero of the South told Li Yan he had no regrets about opening a path for humanity, and Li Yan sealed him before pursuing the demons who had fled.
• Li Yan followed Grausam to the Demon King’s Castle, cut the castle in half with Holy Severance, and escaped when a powerful presence approached.
• Li Yan began researching a mechanical body for the Hero of the South, while the Lionheart King announced that the hero would return to battle in a new body.

After returning from the Hero of the South’s campaign, Li Yan rested at his castle and learned that Aura had uprooted his favorite lilies. He comforted her instead of scolding her, then joined Solitär and Frieren as they showed off their new Magic Tools.

• Li Yan considered the campaign’s impact on the Demons and the deaths of the Seven Sages of Destruction before falling asleep at his desk.
• Xiao Xue told Li Yan that Aura had picked his favorite lilies to welcome him, concealing Aura’s plan to place them on his grave.
• Li Yan found Aura trying to replant the uprooted lilies and gently reassured her that she mattered more to him than the flowers.
• Solitär showed Li Yan her moving cat ears and tail, which could hear distant sounds and tickle people.
• Frieren entered wearing a Colorful Bird Magic Tool and slowly flew forward by flapping its wings.

After Hokage became popular, Li Yan tracked down the young Himmel and Heiter and went to Himmel’s orphanage, intending to adopt two boys. He offered the orphanage generous support and asked Himmel to become his son.

• Li Yan adapted Naruto into Hokage, and The Birth of Hokage won moviegoers’ praise while Aura complained that she had been left out.
• Hokage merchandise became popular, and adventurers eagerly awaited the next film.
• Years later, Li Yan learned the locations of the young Himmel and Heiter and decided to intervene in their lives.
• Li Yan arrived at Himmel’s orphanage, where Kingdom agents reported that the area was safe and agreed to pose as his servants.
• Li Yan promised the director thirty gold coins to renovate the orphanage and support its children, then asked Himmel to become his son.

Li Yan adopted Himmel and Heiter and took them from the orphanage toward the Royal Capital. At the airship airport, he guided them into the business-class VIP lounge, where the boys began to enjoy the luxuries and food.

• Li Yan chose Himmel and asked to adopt Heiter as well, promising both boys a better life.
• Li Yan and the boys left the orphanage in a luxury Mana Battle Car and headed to the Mana Airship airport.
• During the drive, Himmel and Heiter discussed their favorite Naruto characters while Li Yan considered their future role in opposing the Demon King.
• Li Yan led Himmel and Heiter through the crowded airport and into the business-class VIP lounge.
• Li Yan encouraged Heiter to sit and offered him cake, while Himmel eagerly helped himself to the snacks.