Chapter Summaries

Li Yan boarded the Mana Airship with Himmel and Heiter and helped them settle into the VIP cabins. After admiring the ship and its luxurious rooms, he hid suggestive cards from the boys and left them to rest before dinner.

• Li Yan reassured Himmel and Heiter that their VIP tickets let them board without waiting in line, then wiped food from their faces and hands.
• Li Yan took Himmel and Heiter aboard the Mana Airship and showed them the VIP section as the ship took off beneath its magical protective shield.
• Himmel admired the sky and dreamed of piloting an airship to travel the world after defeating the Demon King, while Heiter tried to act like a noble.
• Li Yan explored the ship with the boys, found their cabins at the front, and watched passengers play games and fight in a ring on the deck below.
• Li Yan settled Heiter in room 003 and Himmel in room 002, secretly pocketing the suggestive cards in both rooms before leaving them to rest.

Li Yan took Himmel and Heiter to the Mana Airship’s buffet restaurant, where their ordinary clothes drew hostile stares from wealthy passengers. The airship was suddenly struck by flying Monsters, and an alert called the flying guard unit to assemble.

• Li Yan noticed that the room cards showed different numbers of flight attendants, burned them with Fire Magic, and rested in room No. 001.
• Li Yan found Himmel and Heiter in the corridor and invited them to eat at the second-floor buffet restaurant.
• Himmel and Heiter felt uncomfortable among the wealthy passengers, who stared at their ordinary clothes.
• A loud crash shook the Mana Airship, and Himmel and Heiter sensed that Monsters were attacking.
• An alert announced that Three-Eyed Vultures were attacking and ordered the flying guard unit to assemble on the first floor.

Li Yan watched the Mana Airship’s Sky Guard Corps drive off a Three-Eyed Vulture attack and explained their abilities to Himmel and Heiter. That night, the vultures returned with their king, while Li Yan brushed off a noblewoman who tried to approach him.

• Li Yan took Himmel and Heiter to watch the Sky Guard Corps fight three Three-Eyed Vultures with magic and the airship’s laser cannons.
• Li Yan explained that the guards were elite mages and that some mages specialized in close-range combat.
• After the airship steadied, Himmel and Heiter went to the first-floor party while Li Yan stayed in the corridor and rejected a young noblewoman’s invitation.
• The Three-Eyed Vultures attacked again at night, this time accompanied by their larger leader, the Three-Eyed Vulture King.
• The young noblewoman tried to get Li Yan’s attention during the alarm, but he told her to go away and walked toward Himmel and Heiter.

The Three-Eyed Vultures overwhelmed the Sky Guard Corps, prompting the Mana Airship to call for help from its passengers. Li Yan took Himmel and Heiter into the sky and began annihilating the attacking vultures.

• The Sky Guard Corps fought the Three-Eyed Vultures, but several guards were injured and the captain struggled to hold on.
• The Mana Airship summoned passengers able to fight, and Himmel tried to join them despite being unable to fly.
• Li Yan stopped Himmel, carried him and Heiter on his shoulders, and used Space Magic to pass through the barrier.
• Li Yan killed one Three-Eyed Vulture with the Great Fireball Technique and another with Water Dragon Descent.
• Two remaining vultures fled, and Li Yan used Black Hole Annihilation to drag one of them toward a black hole as the passengers watched in shock.

After Li Yan defeated the Three-Eyed Vultures, he brought Himmel and Heiter through a Spatial Gate to the Royal Capital and settled them into their new lives. The chapter ended with Li Yan taking them to watch a Naruto movie, where the Hero of the South Uzumaki fought Pain.

• Li Yan defeated the Three-Eyed Vultures, then opened a Spatial Gate and brought Himmel and Heiter to the Royal Capital.
• Frieren watched Himmel train with a wooden sword after Li Yan asked her to instruct him, while Himmel called her Mom and asked to see a movie with his godfather.
• Aura worried that Himmel threatened her place in Li Yan’s household, and Heiter studied Goddess Magic at the Royal Capital’s church.
• Himmel persuaded Li Yan to take him to the cinema, and Heiter joined them.
• Li Yan and the boys watched the Naruto movie as the Hero of the South Uzumaki awakened and fought Pain.

Himmel and Heiter trained against Macht and Draht, while Aura, Line, and Lugner watched. Himmel lost to Macht, and after Draht badly injured Heiter by using too much force, Draht fought Lugner and was defeated for overcommitting at the start.

• Himmel attacked Macht with the Bootleg Holy Sword, but Macht parried him without moving and eventually defeated him.
• Heiter began close-quarters training with Draht, who struck him hard enough to send him flying and make him spit blood.
• Himmel stopped the fight and insisted he would protect Heiter, while Macht and Lugner reprimanded Draht for using his full strength.
• Draht fought Lugner with mana threads, but Lugner cut through them with blood-made sickles and held a blade to Draht’s throat.
• Draht admitted he could not defeat Lugner, and Lugner told him he had lost through poor judgment by going all out from the start.

After Draht defeated Heiter in close combat, Heiter trained his body alongside Himmel for three years and became remarkably muscular. Li Yan discovered Frieren had used a fictional training manual he had written for a movie, leaving him to reckon with the consequences of their extreme transformation.

• Lugner made Draht apologize to Heiter for fighting at full strength, and Heiter asked Draht to teach him his evasive footwork.
• Over the next three years, Heiter and Himmel followed an intense training regimen while Li Yan focused on magic, and Heiter eventually defeated Draht.
• Li Yan praised Heiter, then was astonished to see that Himmel had become even more muscular.
• Frieren explained that she had followed a training manual Li Yan had left in a drawer, and Li Yan realized it was a fabricated regimen for a One-Punch Man movie.
• Himmel and Heiter said they felt fine and wanted to continue training, while Li Yan privately told Frieren she would have to take responsibility for what they had become.

Li Yan brought the Hero of the South back to life in a powerful mechanical body, then took him to meet Himmel and Heiter. After the Hero of the South rushed to test his strength against them, Frieren eagerly asked Li Yan to take her out.

• Li Yan completed the Hero of the South’s Mechanical Magic Puppet body and placed his soul inside it.
• The Hero of the South learned that Li Yan had spent decades building the body for him and accepted his new life.
• Li Yan teleported the Hero of the South to Himmel and Heiter’s training ground, where the Hero of the South recognized Himmel as the hero from his visions.
• The Hero of the South charged at Himmel and Heiter to test his mechanical body, while Macht watched with interest.
• Li Yan found Frieren relaxing at home, and she clung to him and asked to go out for fun.

Li Yan, Frieren, Solitär, Aura, and Line secretly followed Himmel’s party to watch them confront Corrupt Sage Qual, whose new killing magic pierced ordinary defenses. As the battle began, the Hero of the South activated his Faster-than-Light System and rushed to intercept Qual’s attack.

• Frieren asked Li Yan about Qual’s powerful killing magic, and Li Yan explained that it pierced existing defenses and that he had developed a True Shield against it.
• Frieren suggested following Himmel’s party, and Solitär and Aura asked to join; Li Yan agreed and teleported them to Himmel’s location.
• Li Yan and his companions watched Himmel, Heiter, the Hero of the South, and their new dwarf companion prepare an ambush from a Cloud Sofa.
• Qual arrived and taunted the Hero of the South before firing killing magic at Himmel’s party.
• The Hero of the South activated his Faster-than-Light System and slashed at Qual’s attack, astonishing Frieren and Solitär.

Li Yan intervened when the Sage of Corruption threatened Himmel, Eize, Heiter, and the Hero of the South, then killed the Demon with Black Hole Annihilation. After Li Yan left, the Hero of the South wondered why people treated him like a hero before the group found a Naruto movie billboard featuring him and Li Yan.

• Himmel, Eize, Heiter, and the Hero of the South attacked the Sage of Corruption, but his multiple Killing Magic spells put them in danger.
• Frieren urged Li Yan to help, and he appeared before the group to block the Sage's attacks with a defensive shield.
• Li Yan trapped the Sage of Corruption with Black Hole Annihilation and killed him with copied Killing Magic.
• The Hero of the South told Li Yan he had not yet mastered his mechanical body, and Li Yan left before answering his question about his growing popularity.
• The Hero of the South, Himmel, Heiter, and Eize passed a billboard advertising a Naruto movie that featured the Hero of the South and Uchiha Li Yan.

Himmel, Heiter, Eize, and the Hero of the South went to see Naruto: The Movie, while Li Yan watched it with Frieren and the others. Afterward, Frieren drew attention because the film’s Ōtsutsuki Frieren looked like her, leaving her embarrassed and hiding in Li Yan’s arms.

• Himmel and Heiter invited Eize to the movie, and the Hero of the South agreed to join them.
• Eize recognized Uchiha Li Yan on the billboard and guessed that Uchiha Flamme’s death had driven him to oppose a world consumed by war.
• Li Yan watched the audience react as Ōtsutsuki Frieren, modeled after Frieren, fought Uzumaki Hero of the South and Uchiha Macht.
• Li Yan led Frieren, Aura, Solitär, and Line out of the cinema and reassured Frieren, who felt dejected about appearing in the film.
• At a nearby milk tea shop, customers gathered around Frieren and compared her to Ōtsutsuki Frieren, making her hide shyly in Li Yan’s arms.

Li Yan took Frieren, Solitär, Aura, and Line to an amusement park, where the group rode attractions that revealed Frieren and Aura’s fear of thrills and haunted houses. As they ended the day on the Ferris wheel, Frieren kissed Li Yan, surprising the others.

• Li Yan brought the women to an amusement park, where Frieren and Aura clung to their companions on the roller coaster while Solitär enjoyed the ride.
• Frieren and Aura waited with ice cream while Li Yan, Solitär, and Line rode the giant pendulum; afterward, Frieren joined everyone on the pirate ship and Li Yan calmed her with a spell.
• Aura cried and nearly attacked the haunted house, while Frieren was frightened by its ghosts and asked Li Yan to take her to the bathroom.
• Frieren and Aura enjoyed the gentle carousel with the others after avoiding more intense rides.
• Li Yan explained a Ferris wheel tradition about kissing, and Frieren kissed him while the others stared in surprise.

After watching a Naruto movie with Himmel’s party, Li Yan and his companions found the underground labyrinth already stripped clean by Himmel’s thorough exploring. On a forest walk, they encountered a green-haired Monster girl disguised as a helpless traveler, and Li Yan gently questioned her about the people she had eaten.

• Solitär, Aura, and Line each kissed Li Yan after Frieren did, leaving him bewildered.
• Himmel and his companions watched a Naruto movie and discussed its heroes and battles.
• Himmel insisted on clearing every room in the underground labyrinth, while Heiter, Eize, and the Hero of the South supported his approach.
• Li Yan’s group found the labyrinth’s rooms emptied by Himmel’s party, so Li Yan led them away.
• On a forest road, Li Yan and the others found a green-haired girl calling for help, whom Frieren and Solitär suspected was a man-eating Monster.
• Li Yan stroked the Monster girl’s head and asked how many travelers she had eaten.

Li Yan killed a monster girl that had lured travelers to their deaths, then continued clearing the route ahead of Himmel’s party. Three years later, he was still traveling with Frieren and the others, who remained nearly a year from the Demon King’s Castle.

• Li Yan and Frieren exposed the monster girl’s deception after finding the remains of her victims in a cave.
• The monster girl attacked with vines and begged for mercy, but Li Yan burned her body and used earth and Hellfire to destroy her hidden real body.
• Li Yan led Frieren and the others onward, killing Monsters that threatened people along the forest path.
• After three years, Li Yan noted that Himmel’s party was still nearly a year from the Demon King’s Castle.
• While clearing an underground labyrinth ahead of the party, Li Yan found Frieren trapped headfirst in a Mimic for the 1,721st time and teased her about getting curly hair.

Li Yan and his companions joined Himmel’s party at the Demon King’s Castle after the hero’s group was overwhelmed by the Demon King. The battle continued as Frieren, Solitär, and the others attacked, while Li Yan defended them and Himmel’s party regrouped.

• Solitär reported that she had cleared the Underground Labyrinth, and Li Yan led Frieren to open its marked treasure chests.
• Three years later, Himmel’s party reached the Demon King’s Castle and was defeated after fighting the Demon King for an hour.
• Li Yan appeared with Frieren and his companions, and Frieren attacked the Demon King with Normal Attack Magic.
• Solitär attacked the Demon King with Mana Greatswords, while the Demon King condemned her coexistence with humans and called Aura a disgrace.
• The Demon King unleashed his mana and struck at Frieren, but Li Yan’s layered defenses bought her time as Himmel engaged him.
• Eize and Heiter joined the fight, but the Demon King sent Eize crashing through the castle walls, and the Hero of the South removed his damaged mechanical components.

Li Yan, Frieren, and their allies defeated the Demon King, who died beneath Li Yan’s Holy Sword. Afterward, Himmel returned to the Royal Capital, where he was honored as a national hero and began a peaceful new life.

• Li Yan’s invisible spell sent the Demon King flying, giving the party an opening to attack.
• The Demon King unleashed his full Mana, overpowering Eize and Himmel before attacking Frieren.
• Li Yan defended Frieren and used predicted movements and elemental spells to wear down the Demon King.
• Li Yan drew the Holy Sword and split the Demon King’s Castle, killing the Demon King.
• Himmel returned to the Royal Capital and received a public celebration and the title of National Hero.
• Himmel settled in the Royal Capital, tending to the country and its people while remembering his past adventures.

After the Demon King’s death, Frieren and Li Yan watched a meteor shower and discussed their plans for the future. Frieren left to collect support magic, while Li Yan stayed in the Royal Capital and began research with Solitär.

• Li Yan and Frieren watched the rare meteor shower and talked about their plans now that the Demon King was dead.
• Frieren decided to travel and collect support magic, and Li Yan agreed to wait for her in the Royal Capital.
• Frieren left, while Li Yan stayed because he wanted to make use of Himmel’s remaining years.
• Heiter became Archbishop and promoted the idea that priests needed powerful bodies, while Eize returned to his hometown.
• Li Yan led Solitär into the research institute to begin their research.

After decades of magical research, Li Yan attended Himmel’s seventieth birthday banquet and secretly reunited with his old friends. He left his identity hidden from the nobles, though Heiter recognized him.

• Li Yan left his research institute and learned that Himmel was celebrating his seventieth birthday while Heiter was still unmarried.
• Li Yan traveled to Himmel’s castle, where the nobles admired his appearance but did not recognize him.
• Himmel spotted Li Yan and restrained himself from greeting his godfather publicly when Li Yan signaled him to keep quiet.
• Heiter arrived and reunited with Himmel, who drew his attention to Li Yan among the noblewomen.
• Heiter recognized Li Yan as his father, and Himmel warned him not to reveal Li Yan’s identity.

At Himmel’s birthday banquet, Li Yan left the nobles to confront Himmel and Heiter about never marrying or having children, and offered to restore their youthful appearances. The Hero of the South arrived, and Li Yan examined his improved mechanical body.

• Li Yan left the banquet guests and went with Himmel and Heiter to the castle study, prompting Princess Yaya to wonder about his connection to them.
• Li Yan scolded Himmel and Heiter for remaining unmarried and urged them to find partners and have children.
• Li Yan offered to restore Himmel and Heiter to their forties, and both men became interested in the possibility of romance.
• The Hero of the South entered the study and greeted Himmel and Li Yan.
• Li Yan examined the Hero of the South’s mechanical body and praised its upgraded components.

Li Yan reunited with Frieren beneath the meteor shower, fulfilling the promise they had made fifty years earlier. As the meteors faded, Frieren leaned toward him, and the chapter left their next moment unresolved.

• Li Yan gave Himmel a restored youthful appearance for his seventieth birthday and ordered him to find a spouse within a week.
• Heiter agreed to seek a wife and said he wanted to watch the coming meteor shower with her.
• Li Yan remembered his promise to Frieren as the half-century meteor shower approached.
• Li Yan traveled to the Royal Capital’s highest point and found Frieren waiting there.
• Li Yan and Frieren watched the meteor shower together, and she took his clothes as he put an arm around her.
• As the last meteor neared the horizon, Frieren closed her eyes and leaned toward Li Yan.