Chapter Summaries

Lia’s improved fighting and mana concealment impressed Galan, while Frieren explained that concealing mana was necessary to deceive Demons. As the group headed back to the farm, a Demon appeared, and the old man recognized him with sudden, furious intensity.

• Galan praised Frieren for improving Lia’s combat skills, and Frieren told Lia to keep practicing mana suppression so she could deceive Demons.
• After Lia destroyed the monsters and rejoined the group, Frieren explained why Demons must be deceived by concealed mana.
• As the group walked toward the farm, Frieren and Galan sensed someone approaching through the woods.
• A Demon emerged and spoke of seeing two elves in one night; Frieren warned the others not to judge his strength by his mana alone.
• The old man recognized the Demon from his recurring dreams and was overcome by rage.

Zack and Meli prepared for the village harvest festival, but Meli confronted Zack for forgetting their promise to visit the market in Singer Town. The chapter ended with Zack rushing to borrow a carriage so he could make it up to her.

• Zack carried supplies for the harvest festival while Meli returned and caught him struggling under the load.
• Meli reminded Zack that he had promised to take her to the market in Singer Town before the evening party.
• Zack apologized after remembering his promise and Meli's plans to bless the village's young people with him.
• Zack hurried to find someone to take over his work, borrowed a carriage, and set off to take Meli to town.
• Meli watched Zack rush around and privately wished he had simply hugged her.

Zack and Meli enjoyed a leisurely carriage ride as Meli teased him about not recognizing the flower whose fragrance he liked. The chapter ended with Zack promising to remember that golden moth orchids were her favorite, while Meli blushed at his serious reply.

• Meli rested her head on Zack's shoulder as he drove their carriage, and he subtly lowered his shoulder to make her more comfortable.
• Zack asked Meli about the fragrance in her hair, and she challenged him to guess which flower it came from.
• Meli revealed that the scent came from golden moth orchids, her favorite flower, and reminded Zack she had held them at their portrait sitting.
• Zack admitted he had never learned the flower's name, then promised solemnly to remember it.
• Meli blushed at Zack's reply, while he mistook her quiet reaction for approval.

Zack and Meli spent a few hours shopping together in Singer Town, teasing and flirting as they grew more comfortable as a married couple. On the ride home, Meli fell asleep on Zack’s lap, and he felt content with their quiet life together.

• Zack and Meli entered Singer Town after Moss teased Zack about bringing his wife into town.
• Meli asked Zack to say he loved her in public, and he quietly said it into her ear.
• Meli chose a pair of flower-shaped earrings at a market stall, and Zack praised them until she bought them.
• A peddler offered Zack a Potion That Only Dissolves Clothes, and Meli kicked him away after overhearing the offer.
• Meli fell asleep on Zack’s lap in the carriage on the way home, while Zack felt satisfied with his life.

During the Demons’ attack on the village, Zack found Meli, only to watch a Demon kill her before Uncle Jack rescued him. Zack was left in shock as Jack dragged him away, while the Demon returned to the ruins.

• Zack learned from Uncle Jack that Demons had attacked the village and ran back to search for Meli.
• Zack found Meli alive among the ruins and offered her the silver ring he had planned to give her.
• A Demon pierced Meli’s chest with its black hand and killed her in front of Zack.
• Uncle Jack returned after taking the village chief’s children to safety and blocked the Demon’s attack on Zack.
• Jack dragged the stunned Zack away, and the Demon turned back toward the party venue.

Galan, Frieren, Lia, and Zack fought a Demon whose black-hand magic resisted their attacks. An old hunter appeared and revealed a personal, long-awaited vendetta against the Demon.

• The Demon attacked with a magical black hand, and Galan charged in while Lia knocked aside a strike aimed at his neck.
• Galan pressured the Demon with sword attacks, and Frieren followed his cue by casting Lightning of Destruction, which the Demon blocked with summoned hands.
• Galan dismissed the Demon's offer of peaceful coexistence and questioned him about the familiar words Demons used before killing people.
• An old man shot an arrow at the Demon, drawing the Demon’s attention and revealing the hunter’s fierce desire for revenge after finally seeing him again.

Zack confronted the Demon who had killed his wife decades earlier, but the Demon dismissed his revenge and attacked Galan, Frieren, and Lia with three powerful ghostly hands. Galan survived the Demon’s point-blank Explosion Magic and stood ready to fight again.

• Zack reminded the Demon that he had killed Zack’s wife during a harvest festival decades earlier and fired an arrow at him.
• The Demon caught and broke Zack’s arrow, then enlarged his three ghostly hands and sent them after Galan, Frieren, and Lia.
• Frieren and Lia took to the air and attacked the hands with Ordinary Offensive Magic while Galan met his hand with Sanzu River Style.
• The Demon slipped past Galan’s blade and struck him with point-blank Explosion Magic, but Galan blocked much of the blow and landed safely.
• The Demon acknowledged that Galan had survived an attack that had killed many human soldiers before.

Galan, Frieren, Lia, and Zack defeated the Demon after he tried to attack Zack, and Zack finally ended the decades-long vengeance by shooting the Demon in the head. The floral scent at the farm helped Zack remember the Butterfly Orchid and the promise he had made.

• Galan kept the Demon occupied while Zack shot an arrow into his shoulder, and the Demon charged at Zack in retaliation.
• Frieren intervened to protect Zack, while Lia trapped two of the Demon's ghostly hands with wind magic.
• The Demon tried to flee, but Lia blocked his escape and Frieren overpowered his Mortal-Killing Magic with Ordinary Offensive Magic.
• Zack shot the fallen Demon in the forehead, making him vanish into particles of mana.
• Galan praised Lia for her performance, and Zack recognized the floral scent as Butterfly Orchid and remembered his promise to always remember it.

Frieren accepted a grimoire as her reward from Zack, who also gave Galan silver rings after teasing him about Lia. The group left the farm and reached Logue Town, where Frieren could not pass the gate because the guard did not recognize her Staff of the Sage as valid identification.

• Zack gave Frieren the grimoire Magic to Make Animals Sleep More Soundly, and Galan reassured him that it was enough payment.
• Zack gave Galan a pair of silver rings, teasing him about his relationship with Lia.
• Lia returned with golden moth orchids she had picked for Galan, and Zack watched them fondly.
• Zack drove Frieren, Galan, and Lia to Logue Town, where Frieren noted that its walls had grown thicker since her last visit decades earlier.
• At the town gate, Frieren presented the Staff of the Sage as identification, but the guard did not recognize it and refused to let her enter.

Frieren was stopped at Singer Town’s gate because the guard rejected her holy staff emblem and her battered travel document signed by Flamme. The commander recognized her after testing her composure and welcomed her into the city.

• Galan took Lia into Singer Town after Frieren was stopped at the gate, and Lia worried that Frieren might not be allowed in.
• Frieren showed the guard a travel document signed by Flamme, but he refused to accept it.
• The newly transferred commander arrived and listened as the guard explained Frieren’s lack of other documents.
• The commander tested Frieren with a surge of killing aura, but she remained calm.
• The commander recognized Frieren as the elf mage of the Hero Party and welcomed her to Singer Town.

Galan and Lia explored a market while Frieren was still missing, and Galan argued with a stall owner over an overpriced rabbit carving. Frieren arrived and became captivated by an unidentified grimoire, leaving Galan worried she would buy it.

• Lia spotted a rabbit-shaped stone carving and wanted it, but the stall owner demanded two Lalci Gold Coins.
• Galan challenged the price and grew angry, while Lia tugged at his sleeve to suggest they leave.
• Frieren arrived with her suitcase, and Galan asked whether she had sneaked into town.
• Frieren noticed a tattered grimoire at the stall and asked the owner about it.
• The owner admitted he did not know what magic it contained, but Frieren insisted on pursuing it, and Galan feared she would spend their money.

Frieren haggled with a vendor over an old grimoire while Galan worried about her spending his money. After she walked away, the vendor called her back with a much lower offer, and Frieren prepared to name her price.

• Frieren decided she wanted to buy the grimoire, and the vendor asked five Lalci Gold Coins for it.
• Frieren offered three coins, but the vendor tried to persuade her that the grimoire might be a rare treasure.
• Frieren unexpectedly walked away, delighting Galan and leaving the vendor stunned.
• The vendor shouted that he would sell the grimoire for one Lalci Gold Coin, and Frieren said that was still expensive.
• The vendor gave up and invited Frieren to name her price, while Frieren revealed she had been waiting for him to say so.

Galan, Frieren, and Lia settled into an inn after Frieren bought a grimoire, then chose their dinner. The chapter ended with Frieren ordering three puddings after wondering whether she was still growing.

• Frieren bought a battered grimoire for silver coins after bargaining down the price, and Lia admired her frugality.
• The three checked into an inn where Frieren appeared familiar with the innkeeper; Galan was relieved to find his room clean and comfortable.
• Galan, Frieren, and Lia reunited downstairs for dinner, and Frieren recalled staying at the inn with Himmel and the others years earlier.
• Lia struggled to choose a meal, while Frieren privately wondered whether eating pudding could make her fat or help her grow.
• Frieren shut the menu and ordered three Mekur Puddings for herself.

Galan persuaded Frieren to leave town after only a few days instead of staying for nearly a year, citing their limited time to travel. The next morning, Lia tried to wake Frieren, who denied ever agreeing to get up early.

• Galan and Lia enjoyed Lufu omelets while Frieren ate pudding and recalled that Himmel had liked the omelets.
• Frieren said she wanted to stay in town for just under a year to search for grimoires from the Empire's early days.
• Galan reminded Frieren that they had four years left and proposed gathering supplies, staying a few days, and then setting out again.
• The next morning, Lia found Frieren asleep across her stomach and struggled to wake her.
• Lia pinched Frieren's cheek until she stirred, and Frieren insisted she had never said she wanted to get up early.

Frieren identified the grimoire’s spell as magic for finding stone monuments, then agreed to help the innkeeper after a Lion Dog destroyed her farmland. The group prepared to take on the request.

• Lia scolded Frieren and Galan for sleeping late, and Frieren recalled that she had overslept during her journey with Himmel and the others.
• Frieren said she was nearly finished deciphering the grimoire and had identified its spell as magic to find stone monuments.
• The innkeeper asked Frieren for help after a Lion Dog destroyed her fields and the Adventurers Guild could not find anyone for the request.
• Lia urged Frieren to help, and Galan supported her; Frieren finally agreed.

Galan, Lia, and Frieren reached a field overrun by lion dogs, where Frieren left the commission to Lia and Galan as a test. Galan charged at the monsters, hoping to lure them to a clearing so Lia could roast them with magic.

• Galan wrapped a scarf around Lia, then asked Frieren about the lion dogs.
• Frieren explained that lion dogs were aggressive pack monsters and said she would support Lia and Galan from the sidelines as Lia’s test.
• The group found the lion dogs trampling a ruined field, and Galan wondered whether they could be eaten.
• Galan asked Lia to use Gale Inferno Transformation Magic to roast the monsters in a clearing, and Lia reluctantly agreed.
• Galan drew his saber and charged into the lion dogs, shouting at them.

Galan lured a pack of lion dogs into Lia’s ambush, where Lia and Frieren’s combined fire-and-wind magic overwhelmed them. The attack left the monsters burned to charcoal, while Galan realized their hoped-for meal was ruined.

• Galan baited the lion dogs into chasing him toward the clearing while keeping them close behind.
• Frieren coached Lia as Lia hid in the trees and prepared her magic.
• Galan escaped into the forest after drawing the lion dogs into Lia’s range.
• Lia and Frieren combined Tornado Magic and Gale Inferno Transformation Magic, engulfing the pack in a huge fire tornado.
• Galan saw that the lion dogs had been burned to charcoal while Lia continued unleashing the spell.

After finishing the lion-dog extermination, Galan, Lia, and Frieren followed Frieren’s magic toward a nearby stele. As they entered a quiet forest where travelers had gone missing, Frieren warned Galan to attack any strange people they encountered.

• Lia accidentally burned the lion dogs beyond eating, and the group finished the job and put out the fire.
• Frieren sensed a nearby stele with newly learned Stele-Finding Magic, and Lia persuaded the group to investigate it.
• Galan followed Lia and Frieren into a coniferous forest, privately reflecting on his feelings for Lia and the silver rings in his pocket.
• Lia worried about other monsters in the unnaturally quiet forest, and Frieren mentioned reports of a man-eating monster and missing travelers.
• Frieren told Galan to attack any strange people they met, but she did not explain why.

Galan, Frieren, and Lia encountered a Phantom Demon in the forest, which took the form of Frieren’s long-dead master, Flamme. Frieren recognized the illusion and destroyed it with powerful magic, leaving the forest clear again.

• Galan felt a chill in the forest, drew his blade, and then discovered that Frieren and Lia had vanished.
• Frieren explained to Lia that a Phantom Demon used illusions of the dead to lure people to their deaths.
• The Phantom Demon appeared as Flamme, stirring Frieren’s memories of her former master.
• Frieren asked Lia how to defeat a Phantom Demon, and Lia suggested using powerful magic.
• Frieren said goodbye to Flamme and blasted the Phantom Demon, destroying the trees ahead and dispersing the fog.

After Frieren defeated a Phantom Demon, she led Galan and Lia to the Goddess's Stone Tablet they had been seeking. When Galan touched it, Lia's Staff blazed and the tablet's ancient symbols streamed into his mind, leaving him collapsed before Frieren.

• Galan found Frieren and Lia after Frieren had destroyed the Phantom Demon, and Lia told him they were safe.
• Frieren showed Galan and Lia the stone tablet in a clearing, and Galan discovered that it was protected by powerful magic.
• Frieren identified the relic as a Goddess's Stone Tablet written in Mythical Era characters and said she had found another near Mount Kino.
• Lia's Staff began glowing near the tablet, and Galan recalled that Unicorns might be connected to the Goddess.
• Galan touched the tablet, causing Lia's Staff to flare and the ancient symbols to pour into his mind before he collapsed.