Vol. 1The Snow Witch’s Castle

Lowell’s party traveled with Ruby, Lupa, and two demons as they faced Qual and the dangers of the road, while Lowell’s past and losses resurfaced. After defeating Monet and Grausam at Frostwhisper, the group split up and Frieren’s party continued its journey.

  • Frieren and Lowell joined Himmel’s party after helping Ruby defeat Camilla, and Ruby learned magic and reunited with her family.
  • The party spared Mina, but after she attacked the village chief, they took her toward Serie for observation.
  • Lowell’s party took Mina and Linié under their watch and accepted Lupa as Lowell’s disciple after demons killed her family.
  • Lowell sealed Qual, while Ruby arranged for Frieren to teach her Killing Magic and defensive magic.
  • Lowell killed Gramar after finding Freya dying, then joined Himmel’s party on a mission to Frostwhisper.
  • The party entered a castle in the frozen labyrinth, where Ruby struck a massive sealed door with a spell.
  • Himmel’s party escaped Monet and Grausam’s illusions, killed Grausam, and defeated Monet, whose diary revealed how she had recreated her dead family and villagers as snow monsters.
  • After a flashback showed Lorenz taking the name Lowell and joining Flamme and Frieren, Himmel’s party parted from Frieren’s group, which continued traveling.
Chapters 1–100 Read from Ch. 1

Arc 1Ruby Joins the Journey

Frieren and Lowell traveled north and joined Himmel’s party after helping Ruby defeat the demon Camilla. Ruby learned Flower Field Magic from Frieren, reunited with her family, and continued traveling with the group, which ended in a tense encounter with Mina.

  • Frieren and Lowell visited Serie in Central City, where they learned about her former student Ruby and saw the young mages gathered at the tower.
  • Frieren and Lowell found Ruby fighting Camilla, and Himmel, Heiter, and Eisen joined them to defeat the demon.
  • Ruby joined Himmel’s party, and Frieren gradually taught her Flower Field Magic as they traveled toward the Royal Capital.
  • The party reached the Royal Capital, where the king pressured Ruby to visit her father, Duke Grendel, and she reunited with her family.
  • Ruby trained with Frieren and joined the party on a monster-clearing job before leaving her family to continue traveling with Himmel’s group.
  • At Sword Village, Himmel declined to try drawing the Sacred Sword again and said their actions and conviction mattered more than the sword’s approval.
  • Frieren sensed someone in the woods, and Lowell subdued Mina beside an unconscious girl, after Heiter healed the child, Mina said she had bitten her because she was hungry and considered humans food.
Chapters 1–2525 summaries Read

Arc 2The Road to Qual

Lowell’s party took Mina and Linié under their watch, met Lupa after her village was destroyed, and helped her confront the demon Qual. After Lowell sealed Qual, Lupa vowed to grow strong enough to defeat him herself, while Ruby arranged lessons with Frieren in Killing Magic and defensive magic.

  • Himmel spared Mina at the Village Chief’s request, but after Mina attacked the chief, the party decided to take her to Serie for safe observation.
  • Lowell disguised Mina’s horns and bound hands as the party traveled to Oysast, where Frieren found ancient magic scrolls and a notebook in a hidden labyrinth chamber.
  • Himmel’s party fought Aura’s undead army, and Lowell caught Linié as she tried to escape before the group continued on with both demons.
  • The party found Lupa grieving over her murdered family, and Lowell agreed to take her as a disciple after she asked to learn to fight.
  • Lupa identified Qual as her parents’ killer, and Himmel’s party joined her in seeking revenge while Lowell began training her.
  • Qual’s Killing Magic overwhelmed Himmel, Eisen, Ruby, and Heiter until Lowell sealed Qual in stone with Petrification Seal.
  • Lupa dragged Qual’s sealed form along the road to build her strength, while Lowell explained that Qual would remain sealed for a century unless a powerful mage broke the spell.
  • Ruby offered Frieren dessert as tuition, and Frieren agreed to teach her the basics of Killing Magic and how to defend against it.
Chapters 26–5025 summaries Read

Arc 3The Road to Frostwhisper

Ruby’s party reached Oysast, faced new challenges on the road, and Lowell’s past caught up with him when Gramar killed Freya. After taking Shuralk’s mission, the party entered a frozen labyrinth and began exploring the castle at its heart.

  • Ruby brought Qual’s statue to Serie in Oysast, then admitted Lowell had defeated him and accepted Serie’s warning to stop boasting.
  • Lowell asked Serie to keep Qual imprisoned and care for Mina, then fought Serie in a duel that damaged the tower’s barrier.
  • The party defeated Mountain Trolls, celebrated Ruby’s birthday, and continued searching for Earl Tahe’s stolen sword.
  • Himmel’s party fought the demon swordsman Sam until Lowell intervened and revealed that he was the former Demon King Lorenz.
  • Lowell and the party returned the ice-blue sword to Earl Tahe, while Lowell arranged for Sam to protect Millialdai’s village and train Serie’s mages.
  • At a ruined village, Lowell learned Gramar had attacked Oysast and found Freya dying, and he killed Gramar, then grieved with Frieren after Freya died in his arms.
  • Himmel accepted Shuralk’s request to clear the snow monsters’ dungeon at Frostwhisper Canyon, and Lowell decided to join the party.
  • Ruby guided the party through the labyrinth to a roofless castle, where they explored its halls, freed Frieren from an ice Mimic, and reached a massive sealed door that Ruby struck with a spell.
Chapters 51–7525 summaries Read

Arc 4The Snow Witch's Castle

Himmel's party fought Monet and Grausam, escaped their illusions, and discovered the Snow Witch's past. After a look back at how Lowell joined Frieren and Flamme, the party split up and Frieren's group continued traveling.

  • Himmel's party entered Monet's castle, where Monet and Grausam trapped everyone but Heiter in dreams beneath a closing dome of ice and snow.
  • Heiter held back the ice while Himmel, Frieren, and Lowell escaped their illusions.
  • Himmel cut through the dome, Lowell killed Grausam, and the party defeated Monet.
  • Frieren found Monet's diary and learned that she had recreated her dead family and villagers as snow monsters.
  • Lorenz left the Demons, saved Frieren and Millialdai from Discal's forces, and took the name Lowell.
  • Flamme protected the surviving elves' village and began traveling with Frieren and Lowell.
  • Himmel's party parted from Frieren, Lowell, Lupa, and Linié after resting.
  • Frieren, Lowell, Lupa, and Linié visited a disappointing hot spring and later stayed at an inn.
Chapters 76–10025 summaries Read
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