Chapter Summaries

Rienta helped Fern and Stark resolve their birthday quarrel in Lant, then hurried to prepare Fern’s present and a cake. A flashback showed Heiter explaining to Frieren why he acted like an adult for Fern and Rienta, and Frieren praising him in her own way.

• After arriving in Lant, Rienta learned that Fern was angry because Stark had not prepared a birthday present for her, and Frieren pointed out that Rienta had forgotten to prepare one too.
• Rienta told Fern that Stark had remembered her birthday and urged her to give him a chance to explain, prompting Fern to go apologize to him.
• At the plaza, Stark explained that he had wanted to choose a present with Fern, and the two apologized and made up before heading out to pick a gift together.
• Rienta and Frieren watched Fern and Stark reconcile, after which Rienta rushed to collect a custom-made present and make a cake for Fern.
• In a flashback, Heiter told Frieren that he acted like an adult so Fern and Rienta would have someone to rely on, and Frieren praised him by gently patting his head.

While escorting a merchant through Bond Forest, Frieren’s ring triggered a giant bird monster’s attack and sent their carriage flying. Rienta controlled the carriage after Frieren killed the monster, but once they landed safely, Frieren realized Himmel’s ring was missing.

• Frieren noticed Fern’s bracelet and said it matched a ring Himmel had given her, then searched her trunk for the ring.
• The carriage suddenly rose into the air, and Rienta used Telekinesis to pull the merchant inside and control the carriage.
• Frieren killed the bird monster with Offensive Magic while Rienta kept the carriage aloft.
• Rienta guided the carriage safely to the ground, and the group stopped to repair it and gather supplies.
• Frieren sorted the luggage but could not find Himmel’s ring and felt she had lost something important.

During a barbecue, Fern learned that her Mirror Lotus bracelet symbolized eternal love, while Frieren searched through the night for the ring Himmel had given her. With the merchant’s spell for finding lost accessories, Frieren located a light pointing toward the ring in the forest.

• Fern helped Rienta prepare barbecue ingredients while Stark made another table, and the group later enjoyed the meal together.
• The merchant explained that the Mirror Lotus on Fern’s bracelet symbolized eternal love, prompting Stark to awkwardly deny knowing its meaning.
• After the barbecue, Frieren slipped away at midnight to search for the ring Himmel had given her, and Fern joined her before dawn.
• Fern returned with Frieren to camp and asked everyone to help search; the merchant gave Frieren a scroll for Magic to Find Lost Accessories.
• Frieren learned the spell and cast it, and a bright light appeared in the distant forest to show her where the ring was.

Frieren remembered the moment Himmel placed a Mirror Lotus ring on her finger, then recovered the lost ring with Fern. When Rienta’s group found a village struck by a curse, Frieren suggested Goddess’s magic might help, prompting Rienta to try activating his Goddess’s Blessing.

• In a memory, Himmel bought Frieren a Mirror Lotus ring and slipped it onto her finger as bells rang from the Clock Tower.
• Frieren found her lost ring and returned to the carriage, where Fern said she was glad they had not given up; Fern explained that she wore a matching bracelet because Stark was an idiot.
• After crossing Bond Forest, Rienta’s group found a village whose inhabitants had all been cursed unconscious, and Rienta’s healing magic could not lift the curse.
• Frieren said Goddess’s magic could lift curses, reminding Rienta of the Goddess’s Blessing he had received for anchoring the Hero’s Sword.
• Rienta repeatedly cast Magic That Heals Everything to try to activate Goddess’s Blessing while Frieren, Fern, and Stark rested nearby.
• Frieren told Fern and Stark that Rienta had exceptional talent for developing magic, though she had kept her praise to herself so his head would not swell.

Rienta used Goddess magic to briefly clear the villagers’ curse, then tracked its source with modified magic. Frieren destroyed the Chaos Flower subspecies responsible, the villagers woke up, and the group continued on their way with Fern calling Rienta a pervert.

• Frieren explained that Goddess magic required aptitude and warned Fern and Stark not to tell Rienta about it.
• Rienta used Goddess’s Blessing with Magic That Heals Everything to remove the villagers’ curses, but the curses soon returned.
• Rienta used Modified Tracking Magic 2.0 to find the monster behind the curse and set off with Frieren while Fern stayed to watch Stark.
• Rienta cleared the curse from Frieren as they approached the monster, and Frieren quickly destroyed the Chaos Flower subspecies by striking its pistil.
• The villagers woke up after the monster died, and one woman thanked Rienta before the group left.
• Fern saw Rienta smiling after thinking about the woman and called him a pervert, while Rienta asked if she meant to say Stark.

Outside Frisch, Lord Alden asked Stark to impersonate his dead eldest son, Wirt, so the city’s leaders would believe their hero was still alive. Stark’s party accepted the request for ten gold coins and five grimoires, and Alden assigned his butler to teach Stark noble etiquette.

• Rienta’s party arrived outside Frisch, where Lord Alden and his butler singled out Stark and brought him to the Alden mansion.
• After Frieren objected to Alden’s behavior, he apologized and explained that Stark resembled his eldest son, Wirt.
• Alden revealed that Wirt had died fighting a demon general a month earlier and that the city needed to maintain morale until its forces were replenished.
• Alden asked Stark to pose as Wirt at an upcoming gathering, and Rienta negotiated the payment up to ten gold coins and five grimoires.
• Stark worried about impersonating Wirt and his forehead scar, but Alden said the scar could pass as a battle wound.
• Alden told his butler Gabel to teach Stark noble social etiquette.

Stark and his companions stayed at the Alden mansion, where Stark trained in noble etiquette and swordsmanship while posing as the late Wirt. After the social gathering, Stark refused Alden’s offer to stay and replace his son, and the group prepared to leave with their payment and chosen grimoires.

• Stark practiced noble etiquette and swordsmanship, while Alden explained that he was honoring Wirt’s final wish by having Stark stand in for him.
• Alden introduced Stark to his second son, Mut, and encouraged Stark by saying Mut’s hard work would make him a strong knight.
• Fern joined Stark in etiquette practice, and at the social gathering she accepted his invitation to dance.
• After the gathering, Stark rejected Alden’s offer to stay, saying he needed to return to the person who raised him with stories from his travels.
• Rienta and Frieren chose grimoires from the Alden mansion’s library, while Stark watched Alden teaching Mut and said Alden would not have to worry about his heir.

Frieren took Rienta, Fern, and Stark to visit Grandpa Voll in the Kura Region, where Stark and Rienta trained with the veteran dwarf. Rienta showed off his projected swords but was sent flying by Voll’s counterattack.

• Frieren reunited with Grandpa Voll, who knocked Stark down with his scabbard and urged him to learn from his carelessness.
• Frieren, Fern, and Rienta settled into the village, and Rienta asked Voll to train him in swordsmanship.
• Rienta healed Stark, then joined him in an open space to demonstrate his Projection Magic to Voll.
• Rienta attacked Voll with phantom swords and a rushing strike, but Voll anticipated him and sent him flying with a scabbard thrust.

Rienta and Stark trained under Grandpa Fel, who identified their weaknesses and gave them exercises, while Rienta struggled to choose how to develop his fighting style. On the eve of the group’s departure, Frieren learned that Grandpa Fel had forgotten the person whose memory had once inspired him to protect the village, and she realized he also seemed to have forgotten that the Demon King had already been defeated.

• Rienta and Stark sparred with Grandpa Fel, who assessed Rienta’s swordsmanship and pointed out Stark’s shortcomings as a young warrior.
• Grandpa Fel assigned Rienta training and made Stark carry a huge boulder, while Rienta considered combining his magic with close-range combat.
• After a week, Grandpa Fel noticed Rienta was stuck in a rut and told him to rest; Frieren planned to talk with him.
• During a walk, Frieren thanked Grandpa Fel for helping her make memories of Himmel and his party, but Grandpa Fel admitted he could no longer remember the woman who had inspired him to protect the village.
• Grandpa Fel asked where Frieren was traveling, and when she said she was going to Ende to defeat the Demon King, he wished for the Demon King’s defeat and an age of peace.
• Frieren realized Grandpa Fel had forgotten that the Demon King had already been defeated, but could not bring herself to tell him.

The Hero Party learned that Grandpa Voll had protected a village for centuries to honor a promise to his late wife, and Frieren promised to carry their memories forward. Frieren spoke with Rienta about his doubts, and he decided to follow his own path as the party continued toward Äußerst.

• Himmel asked Grandpa Voll why he had protected the village, and Grandpa Voll explained that he had promised his wife to protect the village she loved.
• Himmel said Grandpa Voll's wife would be happy he had kept his promise, and the party joked that Frieren would preserve their memories into the future.
• Frieren told Grandpa Voll that she would carry her memories of him forward, and Grandpa Voll said he had dreamed of his wife.
• Frieren visited Rienta, who explained that he no longer needed to become a genius or catch up to his companions, because he had his own path to follow.
• The party prepared to leave for Äußerst, and Grandpa Voll told Frieren he had dreamed of his wife after talking about the past.

Rienta and his companions waited out a blizzard in a village, where he helped Fern and Stark make up after a misunderstanding. After the storm ended, the group resumed their journey to the Magic City of Äußerst.

• Rienta and his companions took shelter in a village during a blizzard, and Frieren searched a magic shop for everyday spells she called legendary.
• As the group waited nearly a month for the blizzard to pass, Rienta struggled to fuse three spells into a new magic.
• Frieren told Rienta that Fern and Stark had fought, so he spoke with each of them and learned Stark had frightened Fern by grabbing her too tightly.
• Rienta helped Fern and Stark apologize and reconcile, then left them together and went to a tavern with Frieren.
• Two days later, the blizzard stopped, and Rienta and his companions continued toward the Magic City of Äußerst.

Frieren urged Fern and Rienta to take the First-Class Mage Exam so they could travel into the Northern Plateau, and the group rode toward Äußerst while discussing what made a mage strong. The chapter ended with exam candidates arriving in the city and Rienta sensing that he had overlooked something.

• On the way to Äußerst, Frieren suggested Fern and Rienta take the First-Class Mage Exam instead of her, explaining that a mage of that rank was needed to travel through the dangerous Northern Plateau.
• Rienta and his companions caught a carriage to Äußerst, where Frieren planned to learn about the exam and its practical combat portion.
• Fern called Frieren an old mage, and Frieren reminded Stark that she still remembered him calling her a stinking old hag before settling down to sleep on Fern's lap.
• Frieren woke, lamented that she could only see half the sky, then encouraged Fern and Rienta by explaining that a mage's strength depended on more than mana.
• Frieren said she had lost eleven times to mages with less mana than her, including four demons, one elf, and six humans, while Rienta wondered what he was overlooking.
• People preparing for the First-Class Mage Exam began arriving in Äußerst.

Übel met Kraft on the road to Äußerst, where she planned to take the First-Class Mage exam. Frieren, Fern, and Rienta arrived in the city and secured Frieren’s eligibility to take the exam using her Holy Staff Emblem.

• Übel prepared to confront the bandits following her, but Kraft arrived and drove them off before they could attack her.
• Kraft recognized that Übel had killed bandits in the nearby forest, warned her about her strong killing intent, and learned she was heading to Äußerst for the First-Class Mage exam.
• At the Continental Magic Association, Frieren tried to leave Fern and Rienta behind, but Fern and Rienta persuaded her to stay because they could not afford to hire a First-Class Mage.
• An elderly official recognized Frieren’s Holy Staff Emblem and confirmed that it qualified her to take the First-Class Mage exam.
• Frieren, Fern, and Rienta went to the library to study, where Frieren learned Fern had taken the Third-Class exam because it was the soonest available and Rienta had failed it.

Frieren trained Rienta and Fern for the First-Class Mage exam, which began with a team challenge to capture a Stille. Rienta’s team caught a bird with surprising ease and planned to wait out the test in the forest.

• Frieren read that First-Class Mages were rare and the exam was dangerous, then began training Rienta and Fern for the exam in two months.
• Rienta succeeded with his Trinity Fusion Magic, and he and Fern celebrated Frieren’s birthday with a lavish dinner.
• At the exam, Genau assigned the sixty candidates to teams of three and explained that each team had to capture a Stille and keep all members inside the barrier until sunset the next day.
• Rienta joined Honoroy and Heiterge, and the three followed Genau to the forest and lake where the first round began.
• After an hour, Rienta, Honoroy, and Heiterge easily caught a Stille, then decided to find a place to stay and wait.

Frieren devised a plan to catch a Stille by manipulating the barrier’s water sources, while Fern’s team was ambushed by Wirbel’s group. The chapter ended with the teams splitting into separate fights as other mages began targeting Frieren’s team.

• Frieren told Lawine and Kanne about her bird-catching magic and proposed leaving a single water source untouched after contaminating or freezing the others.
• Lawine agreed to Frieren’s risky plan, and the three split up to carry it out.
• Wirbel’s team ambushed Fern’s team as it headed toward the central lake, but Fern blocked their opening attack.
• Lawine froze the lake, creating a huge surge of mana that alerted nearby teams and prompted Dunkel to hunt for Team Two.
• Lant led Scharf away while Fern faced Ehre, and Übel charged at Wirbel as their fights began.

Fern trapped Ehre in a barrage of attacks while Rienta prepared to help the besieged teams. Frieren caught a Stille, but Laufen arrived before she and her companions could leave.

• Fern used a barrage of Ordinary Offensive Magic to force Ehre into a defensive position.
• Rienta explained his Shadow-Driving Magic to Honoroy and Heiterge, then offered to help the other teams; Honoroy agreed, provided they retreated if needed.
• Dunkel, Richter, and Laufen found dead examinees hanging from trees and left after Dunkel warned that Geisel used the bodies as bait.
• Frieren concealed her mana by a pool while Lawine and Kanne kept watch, then caught a thirsty Stille with Bird-Catching Magic.
• Frieren warned that someone had found them, and Laufen appeared before her, Lawine, and Kanne.

Fern and Wirbel’s group secured a Stille after their battles, while Frieren defeated Dunkel and recovered another bird from Laufen. Frieren remained confident that Kanne and her other teammate would win against Richter, and Rienta was surprised to hear she had analyzed the barrier.

• Fern arrived at Übel’s battlefield, freed Übel from Wirbel’s Binding Magic, and told Wirbel she had killed Ehre.
• Wirbel found Ehre unconscious, carried her and the injured Scharf through the forest, and caught a Stille with them.
• Frieren blocked Dunkel’s combined magic, defeated him, and told Rienta that Laufen had stolen her team’s Stille.
• Rienta threatened Dunkel to make Laufen hand over the bird, and Frieren bound both of them to a tree.
• Dunkel warned Frieren that Richter would kill her teammates, but Frieren said Kanne and the other one would win and revealed she had analyzed the barrier.

Frieren broke Serie’s barrier, allowing Kanne to use the rain and help Rabine defeat Licht. The girls rested after the battle while Frieren said Rienta would protect them until sunset.

• Licht attacked Rabine and Kanne with a stone spear, but Frieren broke the barrier covering the examination grounds.
• Genau and Sense realized the barrier had shattered, and Serie sensed it from her palace and praised Frieren.
• Frieren explained that Kanne could control scattered water, and Dunkel understood why the rain gave her an advantage against Licht.
• Rabine froze Licht’s hand and legs while Kanne formed a huge sphere of water that smashed through his Defensive Magic and swept him away.
• Frieren found Rabine and Kanne resting on the cliff and told them Rienta would protect them until sunset.

Rienta and the others finished the first test, while Rienta wondered about his vanished teammates and received a powerful new panel reward. After a chaotic visit from Frieren and Fern, he changed rooms and began studying the idea of Domains.

• Rienta freed Richter, and he and Frieren's group hid until sunset before heading to the proctor with the other teams.
• Genau announced that seven teams, twenty-one people, had passed the first test, with the second test scheduled in three days.
• Rienta recalled that Honoroy and Heiterge had dissolved after telling him they would not continue the exam, then found a cryptic letter on his panel.
• Rienta anchored Shadow and received Sealed Origin, which multiplied his mana and mental power fivefold before he suppressed the mana spreading through the inn.
• Frieren smashed Rienta's door into the wall, and Fern awkwardly claimed they had come to check whether he was asleep.
• Rienta paid for the damage, moved to another room, and began studying Domains after finding no answers in his panel letters.

Rienta spent the night developing a domain based on Projection Magic, shadow manipulation, and Personal Space, while Stark returned from drinking and got caught up in Rienta’s teasing. The next afternoon, Fern confronted Stark for staying up late and drinking, then attacked him with her mage’s fists.

• Rienta planned a domain modeled on Shirou’s Reality Marble and wrote down the framework, deciding he still needed a suitable chant and magic to complete it.
• Rienta discovered that increased mental power let him sustain Personal Space’s intangibility for about twenty seconds, though he still could not use it against enemies.
• Rienta teased Stark about going out drinking and falsely claimed Fern was furious with him, alarming Stark about the damage to his door.
• Fern arrived the next afternoon, having learned that Rienta had helped Frieren guard the Stille, and questioned Stark about sleeping late.
• Stark admitted he had stayed up late and gone out drinking, so Fern puffed up in anger and attacked him with a mage’s fists.