Recaps

Serie interviewed the remaining examinees, failing Frieren but passing Fern after recognizing her ability to detect fluctuations in Serie’s mana. A flashback revealed that Himmel had chosen Frieren for his party because she once showed him flower field magic when he was lost as a child.

• Serie failed Kanne, Dunst, Laufen, and other examinees because they could not imagine becoming First-Class Mages.
• Serie failed Frieren after she named flower field magic as her favorite, but Frieren defended her companions and said their shared journey began with the magic Flamme had taught her.
• Serie noticed Fern studying her mana and offered to make her an apprentice; Fern refused and declared that Frieren was her master, so Serie passed her.
• Frieren remembered meeting Himmel by a lake after a mission, where he explained that she had once guided him through the forest and shown him flower field magic.
• Himmel told Frieren that her magic had been the first thing that made him think magic was beautiful.

Serie interviewed the remaining First-Class Mage examinees and passed Dunkel, Übel, Lant, Wirbel, Methode, and Rienta. She questioned Rienta about his magic and the enormous mana eruption in the city, and he answered by asking whether she had ever seen the sun early in the morning.

• Serie passed Dunkel after he admitted that he had briefly considered how to defeat her.
• Serie passed Übel without asking her any questions, then passed Lant after discovering his real body had stayed in his home village.
• Serie passed Wirbel after he explained that he viewed magic only as a tool for killing, and passed Methode after she called Serie cute.
• Serie confronted Rienta about his Clone causing trouble during the exam and about treasure missing from the Fallen King's Mausoleum.
• Serie asked Rienta how he had produced the enormous mana eruption in the city, and Rienta asked whether she had seen the early morning sun.

Rienta passed Serie’s First-Class Mage interview with an elaborate display of flashy magic, while Frieren failed and Fern passed. The group celebrated afterward, then realized they had forgotten to tell Stark about the celebration and decided to bring him food.

• Rienta demonstrated his flashy sword magic for Serie, who declared that he had passed and hurried him out of the interview room.
• Serie apologized to Sense for her earlier conduct and acknowledged that Rienta qualified as a First-Class Mage.
• Wirbel comforted Scharf after he failed, Ehre also reported failing, and Übel continued following Lant as he tried to leave.
• Lawine and Kanne accepted that they had failed and planned to retake the exam in three years.
• Rienta met Frieren and Fern outside the association and learned that Fern had passed while Frieren had failed; Dunkel thanked them before leaving to visit his hometown grave.
• Rienta, Frieren, and Fern went to celebrate at a restaurant, then realized they had forgotten to notify Stark and decided to bring him food.

Fern and Stark shared pastries with Dunkel, who revealed that his wife’s death had shaped his view of magic and that Frieren had reminded him of its joy. Later, Frieren listened as Wirbel explained his reasons for fighting Demons and began recounting the humble stories his hometown told about Himmel.

• Fern and Stark joined Dunkel and Laufen for afternoon tea, where Dunkel told them that his wife had died young and that he treated magic as a tool of political struggle.
• Dunkel asked Fern to pass along his gratitude to Frieren for reminding him how enjoyable magic could be, but Fern encouraged him to tell Frieren himself.
• Frieren saw Wirbel help an old woman pick up her spilled belongings, then sat with him and asked about his actions during the exam.
• Wirbel explained that he wanted First-Class Mage privileges to gain powerful magic for protecting his northern hometown and killing Demons.
• Wirbel recalled how his village told everyday stories about Himmel helping people, then began describing how the hero’s death affected those who had shared the stories.

Wirbel told Frieren how Himmel’s small acts of kindness had sustained his village and urged her to treasure every encounter. Fern persuaded Rienta to develop weight-preventing magic, but at the association’s ceremony they learned Frieren was barred from its facilities and Rienta was forbidden to use magic there.

• Wirbel explained that Himmel’s visits and stories had helped his village survive, then told Frieren to treasure every encounter.
• Frieren remembered Himmel insisting that he could not ignore people in trouble and murmured that the world had changed because of his good deeds.
• Fern asked Rienta to create magic that would keep her from gaining weight no matter how much she ate, and he agreed to try.
• Fern invited Frieren, Stark, and Rienta to the ceremony for First-Class Mages’ privileges at the Continental Magic Association.
• The receptionist announced that Serie had banned Frieren from all association facilities for a thousand years and forbidden Rienta from using magic inside.
• Frieren left to wait outside, and Stark followed her while Fern and Rienta remained with the receptionist.

After Serie’s interview with Frieren, Lernen attacked her because he feared Serie would be forgotten, but Frieren refused to fight and told him Serie would remember him. When Rienta saw Frieren wounded, he healed her and attacked Lernen, revealing formidable close-combat skill.

• Frieren asked Serie about the magical flower field, and Serie reflected on how she remembered her apprentices despite their failures and obscurity.
• After the ceremony, Frieren and Stark discussed Fern and Rienta’s achievements before Lernen introduced himself and said he feared Serie would be left alone.
• Lernen attacked Frieren with offensive magic, breaking her defenses and wounding her shoulder, then asked her to spar.
• Frieren refused and told Lernen that Serie would remember him, while explaining that Serie struggled to express her feelings to her apprentices.
• Rienta healed Frieren and rushed Lernen with High-Speed Movement Magic and Shadow-Driving Magic, forcing Lernen to retreat into the air as Rienta’s strike cratered the ground.

After Rienta stopped Lernen from attacking Frieren, Serie heard what happened and let Rienta keep his First-Class Mage privilege in reserve. The group left Äußerst the next morning, having completed their goals, and continued their journey after saying goodbye to Lawine and Kanne.

• Rienta nearly struck Lernen with a combined attack, but Frieren stopped him before he could continue.
• Rienta explained the incident to Serie, who accepted that Lernen had injured Frieren in a sneak attack and let Lernen leave.
• Serie agreed that Rienta could reserve his privilege for a spell he wanted later, while Rienta said he would research and develop spells himself.
• The next morning, Stark said goodbye to the people he had befriended, and the group set out from Äußerst.
• Fern revealed that her privilege had granted her [Magic That Removes Every Last Stain from Clothes], and Lawine and Kanne thanked the group before they parted ways.

Rienta, Frieren, Fern, and Stark discovered a large deposit of Magic-Sealing Ore, but they could not mine it. They entered a cave beneath the deposit, with Frieren explaining that only magic able to bypass the ore’s properties could extract it.

• Rienta and Stark returned from fishing with shrimp and a small fish, while Frieren found a piece of Magic-Sealing Ore that nullified magic nearby.
• Rienta stored the ore in his Personal Space and retrieved it despite its magic-nullifying effect, while Frieren discovered that pouring mana into it made it glow.
• Frieren told the group that they still had to cross a forest and a volcanic region, where they hoped to enjoy hot springs, before reaching the Northern Plateau.
• The ground collapsed beneath the group, and Rienta used Telekinesis to stop everyone from falling into a vast deposit of Magic-Sealing Ore.
• Rienta tried and failed to mine the ore, and Frieren explained that it was too hard to cut or process with magic unless someone could make magic ignore its properties.

Rienta experimented with how Projection Magic interacted with Magic-Sealing Ore, then prepared weapons and cold drinks before joining Frieren, Fern, and Stark to explore a cave. The group found animal skeletons and a river, where Rienta and Stark failed to catch any fish.

• Frieren suggested exploring the cave with Rienta and Stark protecting her and Fern, and Rienta went into his Personal Space to prepare.
• Rienta tested Projection Magic near Magic-Sealing Ore and discovered that each check removed half of the projected longswords, while Shadow-Driving Magic illusions dissipated immediately.
• Rienta made large supplies of projected weapons and used Lawine's ice magic to prepare cold drinks for the others.
• Rienta led the group into the cave while Stark guarded the rear, and Fern said she found being protected surprisingly nice.
• The group explored passages filled with animal skeletons and came across a river, where Rienta and Stark spent nearly an hour fishing without a catch.

Rienta’s group rested in a cave filled with Magic-Sealing Ore and animal carcasses before a Poisonous Dragon attacked. Rienta defeated it, and the group decided to leave the cave and continue their journey.

• Rienta led Frieren, Stark, and Fern deeper into the cave, where they found no usable treasure beyond scattered Magic-Sealing Ore, and suggested they rest.
• Stark tried to comfort Fern, who admitted she was frightened because she could not use mana detection, but a Poisonous Dragon interrupted them with an attack.
• Rienta moved Frieren out of danger while Stark protected Fern, and Frieren warned Stark that the dragon was a dangerous match for him.
• Rienta used Projection Magic and Telekinesis to attack the Poisonous Dragon, evading its claw with Intangibility until the beast dissipated.
• Rienta tested whether a sword could cut the Magic-Sealing Ore, confirmed that it disappeared on contact, and returned to the others.
• Frieren decided they had no reason to explore further, and the group prepared to leave the cave.

After an awkward encounter at the river, Frieren worried that Stark was uncomfortable traveling with the party, but he assured Rienta he was not. At an inn, Wirbel asked Stark to serve as a vanguard on the Northern Plateau for two or three years, and Frieren and Rienta let him try to persuade Stark.

• Fern washed Frieren's hair by the river while cleaning the bracelet Stark had given her and the hair ornament Frieren had given her.
• Rienta and Stark arrived with fishing rods, saw Frieren and Fern lightly dressed, and hurried away; Fern later told them she was not angry.
• As the group traveled, Frieren asked Stark whether he was uncomfortable in the party, and he prepared to answer before Fern pointed out a fork in the road.
• At an inn, the group reunited with Wirbel, Ehre, and Scharf, and Wirbel explained that trouble on the northern border had worsened.
• Wirbel asked Stark to help stabilize the Northern Plateau front for two or three years, but Stark said he was this party's vanguard.
• Frieren and Rienta allowed Wirbel to persuade Stark, and Wirbel took him to speak with Ehre and Scharf.

Rienta trusted Stark to stay with Frieren’s party, and Stark told Fern that he had joined because of her before turning down Wirbel’s invitation. The story then shifted to the past, where the Hero of the South told Frieren about his foreknowledge and met Rienta, who declared that he would help correct the past.

• Rienta told Fern to ask Stark directly whether he wanted to stay, while Frieren and Fern worried about his conversation with Wirbel.
• Stark told Fern he had joined the party because of her and had already rejected Wirbel’s invitation, but he backed away when Fern offered him a hug.
• The next morning, Wirbel, Ehre, and Scharf left for Neutrall Harbor, while Frieren, Fern, Stark, and Rienta continued toward Ende.
• The Hero of the South told Frieren he could see the future, that Schlacht and the Seven Sages of Destruction would kill him, and that a young hero would later travel with her to defeat the Demon King.
• The Hero of the South met Rienta outside Frieren’s forest and questioned whether his actions could save the world; Rienta said he would help correct mistakes because he was the young hero.

Frieren explained the Hero of the South’s legendary campaign while cleaning his statue in Fabel Village, and Rienta was reminded of the mysterious letters and messages he had received. After Rienta made the statue and a group of children sparkle with magic, he praised Stark for how easily he handled children.

• Frieren accepted a request to clean the Hero of the South’s bronze statue in exchange for magic.
• Frieren told Fern, Stark, and Rienta that the Hero of the South had killed three of the Seven Sages of Destruction before dying alongside Schlacht the All-Knowing.
• Rienta thought about the Hero of the South’s letter, Schlacht’s letter, and the cryptic messages he had received from others.
• Frieren used magic to remove the rust from the statue, while Rienta’s Special Effects Magic made it sparkle.
• Rienta cleaned and magically decorated the children’s clothes, then told them to find their parents before the effect wore off.
• Rienta told Stark he was amazing at handling children, leaving Stark confused.

Frieren and her companions accepted Earl Taher's request to recover his family's ancestral sword, which a demon had stolen. As they set off for Mount Schvia, Frieren recalled how Himmel had recovered the sword before and why he would have agreed to help again.

• Frieren urged the group to leave Earl Taher's domain quickly, but a butler invited them to dinner at the Earl's Mansion.
• Earl Taher told Frieren that a demon had stolen his family's ancestral sword, and Frieren accepted the request in exchange for a grimoire.
• Frieren explained that Himmel had recovered the sword once before, after the hero's party searched for it at the top of Mount Schvia.
• Frieren recalled Himmel saying that he would never ignore people in trouble, even when a request was difficult.

Rienta, Frieren, Fern, and Stark confronted the Sword of the Demons in a ruined village and recovered Earl Taher’s ancestral sword. After completing the commission, Frieren received a grimoire for folk magic, which Rienta eagerly studied.

• Rienta and the others found a hooded woman in a ruined village who claimed to be a traveling monk mourning the dead villagers.
• Frieren discovered the graves were empty, while the woman blocked Rienta’s spectral swords and revealed herself as the Sword of the Demons.
• Rienta disarmed and defeated the Demon with a barrage of longswords, then recovered the ancestral sword from the battlefield.
• Frieren returned the sword to Earl Taher and received the agreed reward, a grimoire about turning red apples into green apples.
• Rienta borrowed the grimoire and argued that the spell might be an alternative way to turn back time, confusing Fern.

Rienta, Stark, Frieren, and Fern searched for a hot spring near an abandoned village and decided to visit the secret hot spring on Mount Etowis. The group left after Rienta cooked a feast, though the hot spring’s condition remained unknown.

• Rienta discovered that his apple-changing magic altered the apples’ color and flavor rather than restoring them, and Stark questioned why he was still gloomy.
• Frieren and Fern told Rienta and Stark that they were nearing a village where they could soak in a hot spring, but the village had been abandoned after its springs dried up.
• The cabin’s owner told the group about a secret hot spring on Mount Etowis, and Stark said his master had told him about it.
• Frieren warned that reaching the hot spring might not be worth the effort, but Stark and Rienta wanted to go, so Frieren agreed.
• Rienta prepared a large meal for the group and served himself a special dish, prompting the others to ask for some.

Rienta encountered Heiterge, the Divine Capital, who explained that Frieren and the others were trapped in an illusion created by another Rienta. Heiterge began recounting how repeated attempts by Rientas across different timelines had led to the current situation.

• Frieren warned Rienta, Fern, and Stark about a dangerous three-headed dragon, but black flames separated her from her companions.
• The dragon greeted Rienta by name, revealed that he was Heiterge, and said Rienta was responsible for his presence there.
• Rienta and Heiterge sat down for tea, and Heiterge told Rienta that Frieren and the others were trapped in an illusion made by another Rienta.
• Heiterge explained that an earlier Rienta’s failed attempt to travel through time created another timeline, and that successive Rientas repeated his plans and failures.
• Heiterge said one Rienta eventually broke the cycle and experimented on Rientas from other timelines, giving him the illusion called Flowers in the Mirror, Moon on the Water.

Rienta learned that his other selves’ attempts to achieve ascension had failed because immortality and overwhelming power upset the balance between Dark Chi and Light Chi, and he realized one Rienta had created Heiterge through Dark Chi. He rejected that Rienta’s message about whether he was satisfied with his life, then Heiterge reported their meeting to Honoroy, who contacted another Rienta to ask how Rienta had reacted.

• Heiterge explained that immortal Rientas had failed to ascend because their presence disrupted the balance between Dark Chi and Light Chi.
• Rienta deduced that the Rienta who broke the cycle had created Heiterge using Dark Chi.
• When Heiterge relayed the question of whether he was satisfied with his life, Rienta refused to continue the conversation and went to Frieren and the others.
• Heiterge left and later told Honoroy that Rienta had personally poured him tea.
• After meditating on the moon, Honoroy contacted Rienta, who asked how Rienta had reacted.

After Frieren, Fern, and Stark woke from illusions, Rienta led them to Mount Etowis’s secret hot spring, where they soaked their feet and watched a strange full moon appear and vanish. Stark cherished the illusion’s reunion with his brother Stoltz, while Rienta and Frieren discussed recording magic and a troublesome weight-control spell.

• Frieren woke from an illusion, learned from Rienta that it was not real, and saw Fern and Stark waking as well.
• Rienta cheered up the group and led Frieren, Fern, and Stark to the secret hot spring on Mount Etowis, which turned out to be a tiny pool for soaking their feet.
• Fern and Stark admired the scenery, and Stark explained that he had wanted to see the place because his master had spoken about it.
• A full moon appeared unexpectedly and then disappeared, prompting Rienta to suggest researching Image-Recording Magic.
• Rienta explained that his magic to prevent weight gain had malfunctioned, and Frieren suggested simplifying its structure.
• Stark remembered how his illusion had reunited him with Stoltz, whose familiar words and fighting style had made him stop attacking before the illusion ended.

Rienta returned to his Personal Space and reflected on the alternate timeline, his failed plan, and the memories he received from the Water Mirror Demon's copy. The chapter ended with an author’s note saying the story had not been dropped and that the outline would change.

• Rienta left the void and went to the graves of Serie and another person in his Personal Space.
• Rienta considered how Projection Magic could let his consciousness enter another timeline, and recalled that a mysterious force had restricted his arrival to the hundred years around the Demon King’s defeat.
• Rienta explained that his plan to create the Eight Great Demons had gone awry, leaving six emotionless demons to be sealed across the continent while Divine Capital and Tso Lan gained minds and new names as Heiterge and Honoroy.
• Rienta stayed in the alternate timeline to meet Serie, but a sword strike destroyed his projected body and sealed the timeline.
• Rienta received the Water Mirror Demon's copy’s memories from a sword-light strike, then the author announced a revised approach to the story.

In Havis, Rienta pondered Heiterge’s revelations about Dark Chi, the Eight Great Demons, and his own future, while Fern tried to comfort him after the illusion. The chapter ended with Fern urging Stark to spend her free day with her, though he initially failed to understand the hint.

• Rienta recalled Heiterge’s claims and connected the blood-red moon at his Longevity awakening to the Moon Demon Tso Lan and its gravity magic.
• Fern visited Rienta to reassure him that the illusion was fake, but her own memories of her parents and Lord Heiter left her at a loss for words.
• Rienta cheered Fern by claiming he was unaffected because he was the Sword Immortal, and Fern awkwardly left his room.
• Rienta studied barrier and sealing grimoires in his Personal Space while Fern and Stark discussed how Frieren and Rienta spent their time in Havis.
• Fern told Stark she was free all day the next day and invited him along, but Stark initially said he planned to visit the weapons shop.

Stark asked Fern on a date, then worried that she might be angry and sought advice from Rienta and Frieren. They helped him prepare and chose a quiet park, where Frieren reflected on Fern and her own role as a parent.

• Stark invited Fern on a date, and Fern calmly accepted before leaving her book behind.
• Stark told Rienta and Frieren what happened and asked whether Fern was angry; Rienta laughed while Frieren misunderstood his concern.
• Rienta told Stark to dress properly and prepare for the date, and Frieren offered to help find a location.
• The three of them chose a park, where Frieren said Heiter had taught her about Fern's likes and Stark praised Frieren for caring for Fern and Rienta.

Stark and Fern went on a date in Havis, where Stark admitted that Rienta and Frieren had planned their activities for him. Fern was happy that Stark had tried so hard to please her, and the group left Havis for Ende the next day.

• Fern and Stark got ready for their date, while Rienta helped Stark dress and urged him to take the initiative.
• Stark and Fern explored Havis’s market, visited a pastry shop and the Himmel statue, and then rested at a park.
• Stark told Fern that Rienta and Frieren had chosen their destinations, and Fern said she was happy because he had put so much thought into the date.
• Fern returned to the inn smiling and joined Frieren in the hot spring, while Stark told Rienta that Fern had figured out their help.
• Rienta and the others left Havis for Ende the next day.

Rienta, Frieren, Fern, and Stark entered the dangerous Northern Plateau and fought their way through repeated attacks before reaching a village. They accepted a request to defeat a powerful Magical Beast, while Stark was left thinking about the village chief’s refusal to abandon his home.

• Rienta and his companions stocked up at the checkpoint, where a guard wished the two young First-Class Mages a safe journey.
• After entering the Northern Plateau, the party was surrounded by Magical Beasts, and Rienta swiftly defeated the first group before they faced more creatures along the road.
• After three days and nights without rest, the party reached a village, where the village chief offered them a cottage and asked them to subjugate a powerful Magical Beast blocking the road.
• Frieren accepted the commission, and the village chief explained to Stark that the residents stayed because the region was their home and held precious family memories.
• Rienta tried to reassure Stark, then prepared dinner with Fern while Stark talked with Frieren.

Rienta and his companions defeated a Demon on the Northern Plateau, and Rienta tested his improved defensive spell on Stark. As the party continued onward, Rienta put his flashy armor spell idea aside to focus on Domain Magic, while a flashback showed Himmel explaining why he protected the Northern Plateau’s people.

• The village chief told Rienta and his companions that he had sensed a change in the atmosphere and led them to the Demon’s location.
• Rienta stayed back and cast Rho Aias version 3.0 on Stark as Stark fought the Demon, while Frieren and Fern finished it with Ordinary Offensive Magic.
• Rienta asked Stark what he thought of the new spell, then proposed combining it with Projection Magic to create flashy armor called Rho Aias version 4.0.
• Fern reminded Rienta that he still had not finished developing Domain Magic, so he set the armor idea aside.
• Frieren led the party onward through the dangerous Northern Plateau, and Rienta pulled Stark along after her.
• In a flashback, Himmel said that protecting his hometown had made him a hero and that he hoped to protect other people’s hometowns too.