Chapter Summaries

Macht encountered Walhart, one of the Alliance of Northern Countries’ three great knights, in a village he had slaughtered. After Walhart’s arrows failed to stop him, Macht turned the knight to gold and left, lamenting that their one-sided fight offered no enjoyment.

• Macht walked through the silent village, unable to feel or understand human emotions.
• Walhart introduced himself and attacked Macht with arrows, which Macht blocked with his golden blade.
• Walhart theorized that Macht needed specific conditions to use his gold-transformation magic and tried to prevent him from gathering mana.
• Macht revealed that his magic had no such conditions and turned Walhart into a golden statue with a whim.
• Macht said the fight was too boring to enjoy and continued out of the village.

Macht met Solitär, a Demon who studied humans and sea creatures, and learned how similar-looking animals could have different origins. Their conversation turned to why Demons lacked human emotions such as malice and guilt, leaving Macht proposing that understanding humans might make coexistence possible.

• Macht reached a desolate coast and met Solitär, who was examining a stranded orca.
• Solitär showed Macht her modified shipyard, where she displayed skeletons of sea creatures.
• Solitär explained convergent evolution by comparing a true fish with a mammal whose ancestors had returned to the sea.
• Macht asked why Demons lacked malice and guilt, and Solitär said their behavior and humanlike appearance had evolved to help them deceive humans and survive.
• Macht suggested that understanding human emotions might let Demons coexist with humans, and Solitär called him interesting.

Scharlach and Grausam visited Macht to recruit him for the battle against the Hero of the South, and Scharlach made clear that refusing the Demon King's order meant death. Macht agreed to fight after recognizing that Scharlach's plan depended on him, while Scharlach implied the battle might cost him his life and Grausam would erase Macht's memory afterward.

• Scharlach asked Macht to join the campaign against the Hero of the South, but Macht refused to risk his life for the Demon King's Army.
• Scharlach warned that the Demon King's order could not be disobeyed, and Macht challenged whether Scharlach could force him to comply.
• Grausam appeared beside Macht with a sphere of light, confirming that Scharlach had arranged for Macht's memory to be erased afterward.
• Macht deduced that the operation needed him and agreed to fight the Hero of the South without a plan.
• Scharlach said his visions showed no problem with the plan, while Macht observed that Scharlach seemed destined to die.
• Scharlach and Grausam departed, and Macht watched the moon before dismissing the matter as boring.

Years before Himmel defeated the Demon King, Macht met Gluck, the lord of Weise, after destroying his caravan. Gluck negotiated for Macht to help him remove the corrupt nobles controlling the city, and the chapter ended with Weise prosperous and Macht preparing to step into public view.

• Macht killed Gluck’s guards and listened as Gluck explained that his son had been murdered after challenging Weise’s powerful nobles.
• Gluck told Macht about his guilt and malice, then offered to help him understand those feelings in exchange for Macht’s aid against the family ruling Weise.
• Macht agreed to work with Gluck, who used him to eliminate the powerful family and change the city.
• Years later, Gluck celebrated Weise’s prosperity and asked Macht to leave the shadows and appear publicly.
• Macht accepted Gluck’s request and paid his respects as Gluck declared himself lord of Weise.

After Himmel defeated the Demon King, Gluck made Macht the Gluck family’s mage and used his power to strengthen Weise and manage its nobles. The chapter ended with Macht beginning to teach the orphaned Duncan magic, despite Duncan’s hatred of Demons and desire to become strong enough to kill him.

• Gluck appointed Macht as the Gluck family’s mage and told him to use his skill with people to build alliances among Weise’s nobles.
• Macht spoke in favor of coexistence between humans and Demons at a noble gathering, then agreed to fight Demons advancing on Weise.
• Macht defeated General “Lightning” Schullack and the other Demons, earning the praise of Weise’s citizens.
• Gluck asked Macht to teach magic to Duncan, a bereaved relative whose parents had been killed by Demons.
• Macht introduced himself to Duncan, who said he wanted to become strong enough to kill him.

Duncan grew from a boy training under Macht into a successful soldier, while his bond with Lektüre deepened and their marriage was arranged. After a Demon massacred a fortress city, Weise's nobles sought to control Macht using the Dominating Stone Ring.

• Macht trained young Duncan in magic and sparring while Lektüre stayed by Duncan's side.
• Duncan served in the army, survived countless battles, and married into the Gluck family through his arranged marriage to Lektüre.
• Gluck told Macht that a Demon had captured a northern fortress city and killed all its citizens.
• Gluck revealed that Weise's nobles had gained public support by proposing to bind Macht with the Dominating Stone Ring and compel him to obey the people of Weise.

Macht spent decades with Gluck in Weise, growing close to him while remaining bound by a restraint against malice toward its people. After Lektüre died and Gluck accepted that Macht was an irredeemable villain, Macht decided to destroy Weise to understand malice and guilt, and the city was transformed into gold.

• Gluck bound Macht with a magical restraint that would kill him if he harbored malice toward the people of Weise, and Macht accepted it as an entertaining experiment.
• Lektüre died after a long illness, and Gluck thanked Duncan for making her life happy.
• Years later, Gluck struggled at Lektüre's grave, and Macht helped him stand before they walked back toward the city.
• Gluck told Macht he knew him as a dear friend and a villain, and Macht said their time together was a priceless treasure.
• Macht decided to destroy Weise with his own hands, and a golden wave swept through the city, freezing its people and turning the fortress city to gold.

Macht faced Serie, the great mage, in the golden ruins of Weise, but Lairen persuaded her to let the First-Class Mages seal him instead of killing him. The mages enclosed Macht and the entire city in a barrier, leaving Weise's restoration unresolved.

• Macht sat among the golden ruins of Weise and resolved to do better next time, but Serie appeared behind him and demanded that he restore the city.
• Macht turned Serie's shoulder to gold, but she reflected his magic with Curse Reversal Magic and introduced herself as Serie, the great mage.
• Macht and Serie exchanged attacks, and both demonstrated powerful defenses before a black-haired mage trapped Macht in a barrier.
• Lairen warned Serie that killing Macht would destroy their chance to recover Diagoldze and argued that the First-Class Mages could seal him while seeking a way to restore Weise.
• Serie left the decision to Lairen, and six First-Class Mages raised a barrier that enveloped Macht and all of Weise.

Duncan recounted his ruthless rise through the Empire’s ranks and his attempt to become a First-Class Mage, passing Serie’s exam after fighting alongside Laufen despite being defeated by Frieren. Near the Golden Land, he warned Frieren and the purple-haired girl that a powerful, undetected presence might be nearby, while Frieren began a two-month barrier analysis and relied on the girl to care for her.

• Duncan had pursued power and money to save his beloved wife, but he missed her final moments and could not visit her grave in Weise without becoming a First-Class Mage.
• During the First-Class Mage exam, Duncan fought Frieren, lost, and was captured with Laufen after she tried to rescue him.
• Duncan and his teammates freed themselves, kept pursuing a Stille, and struggled with two other examinees until they secured the bird.
• Serie passed Duncan, saying he had not burned himself out, and Duncan later warned Frieren and the purple-haired girl that a powerful presence might be hiding near the Golden Land.
• Frieren began analyzing the barrier for about two months, while the purple-haired girl fed her, cared for her, and braided her hair.

Solitär analyzed and shattered the barrier around Macht, then urged him to continue his experiment in coexistence between humans and Demons. As the golden territory expanded, she confronted a purple-haired mage, stopped her attack, and demanded answers while holding her at swordpoint.

• Solitär spent two months analyzing the barrier around Macht and broke it, freeing him as the slaughter for coexistence began.
• Frieren's companions detected the expanding golden territory and retreated while Frieren continued analyzing Macht's memories.
• Solitär met Macht at a fountain, told him to continue his experiment, and offered to help him prove coexistence was impossible.
• A purple-haired mage stayed behind to protect Frieren while Lord Duncan and the others went ahead.
• Solitär introduced herself to the purple-haired mage, blocked her Killing Magic, and asked her a barrage of questions.
• When the purple-haired mage tried to attack again, Solitär stabbed her shoulder with a conjured sword and threatened to cut off her hands.

Duncan fought Macht to stop him from leaving and killing those who knew him, revealing how much his magic had improved. After Duncan turned Macht’s left hand to gold with Curse Reversal Magic, Macht recognized how Duncan had learned to anticipate his spells, and they prepared to continue their duel.

• Macht told Duncan he planned to leave and kill everyone in the area who knew him, so Duncan resolved to eliminate him himself.
• Duncan and Macht exchanged attacks, and Macht realized Duncan had become far more skilled at magic and combat.
• Macht thought about escaping with Solitär and Frieren, but Duncan turned his left hand to gold with a spell Macht had not expected him to use.
• Duncan recalled obtaining Curse Reversal Magic through the blond elf’s transfer magic, despite the spell’s demanding mana requirements.
• Duncan told Macht he could recognize his master’s casting habits because he had spent years as his disciple, and the two prepared to continue fighting.

Solitär defeated the purple-haired girl, and Macht turned Duncan to gold, but Solitär believed Frieren could still overcome Diagoldze. A memory of Frieren’s companions breaking Böse’s barrier showed how their persistence helped her analyze impossible magic.

• Solitär used Scattering Magic to wound the purple-haired girl, who rose and threatened to strike Solitär’s heart before Solitär turned her into a golden statue.
• Macht spread Diagoldze across a wide area, and Duncan sacrificed his defensive magic to fend off an attack before being transformed into gold.
• Solitär explained that Frieren had lifted Aura’s curse by observing and analyzing it, and she concluded the battle was not over.
• Frieren recalled how Himmel, Eisen, and Heiter helped her break Böse the Undying’s barrier, despite her belief that it was impossible.
• Frieren completed her analysis and declared that Diagoldze would no longer be a curse.

Duncan recalled his lost love Lektüre before Frieren freed him from Diagoldze’s golden state, and he joined her in fighting Macht and Solitär. As Frieren chose to face Solitär, Duncan asked to handle Macht himself.

• In a dream, Duncan remembered Lektüre, his failed fight against Macht, and the news of her death after his award ceremony.
• Frieren freed Duncan from his golden state, and he reflected on how foolishly he had once pursued fame and fortune.
• Frieren explained that she had learned to reverse Diagoldze and could eventually restore the Golden Land, while Macht and Solitär confronted them.
• Frieren and Duncan exchanged attacks with the two Demons, and Frieren argued that Macht’s pursuit of coexistence would bring about humanity’s extinction.
• Duncan asked Frieren to let him fight Macht, and Frieren agreed to take on Solitär.

Frieren fought Solitär, who used dense mana attacks and defenses to overwhelm her while revealing she knew about Frieren’s mana restriction. After Solitär claimed Frieren’s disciple was dead, Frieren copied her Scattering Magic and struck her at close range, emerging from the smoke as “Frieren the Slayer.”

• Solitär’s Sword-Controlling Magic drove Frieren away from the Golden Land, while Frieren focused on defeating Solitär and trusted Duncan to face Macht.
• Solitär used powerful Scattering Magic to injure Frieren and explained that she had learned of Frieren’s mana restriction by investigating her battle with Aura.
• Solitär revealed that she had fought Frieren’s disciple and claimed she had killed her, prompting Frieren to prepare a close-range attack.
• Frieren imitated Solitär’s Scattering Magic and blasted her at close range, leaving Solitär drenched in blood.

Frieren and Solitär continued their deadly duel, while Duncan used evolved Ordinary Attack Magic to wound Macht. The chapter left both fights ongoing, with Solitär and Frieren facing off and Macht ready to end his battle with Duncan.

• Solitär recovered from her wounds and traded Scattering Magic with Frieren, who realized she could not win a prolonged contest of mana.
• Solitär pleaded for mercy and questioned whether Frieren was the monster, but Frieren called her incapable of coexistence and said she was glad to fight a heartless Demon.
• Macht dodged Duncan’s attacks and wounded him, but Duncan struck Macht with a faster Ordinary Attack Magic spell.
• Duncan continued firing improved Ordinary Attack Magic, and Macht recognized that he was fighting the history of human magic itself.
• Macht transformed his sword into a trident, accepted Duncan as both his student and enemy, and said he was ready to end their battle.

Duncan struggled to survive Macht’s overwhelming golden-flake attacks while Frieren fought Solitär and confirmed that compressed Killing Magic had wounded her. The two battles remained unresolved as Frieren waited for an opening and wondered whether her ally had been killed.

• Macht attacked Duncan with golden flakes that shattered his defenses and deeply wounded his shoulder, but Duncan kept fighting and dodged the attacks by watching Macht’s movements.
• Macht challenged Duncan for refusing to give up while Duncan resolved to keep fighting because Frieren had trusted him.
• Solitär taunted Frieren and explained that she could understand and counter human Killing Magic, but Frieren pointed out the wound on her shoulder.
• Frieren confirmed that compressed Killing Magic had injured Solitär, who blocked another such attack with a mana shield.
• Frieren considered whether Solitär had killed her ally and resolved to trust her companions as Solitär formed another sphere of light.

Duncan and Frieren defeated Macht and Solitär, ending the Golden Land’s curse and restoring Weise. After Macht died beside Gluck, Duncan woke from his injuries, reunited with Gluck, and finally visited Lektüre’s grave.

• Macht pierced Duncan with his trident, but Frieren broke Diagoldze’s spell and used compressed Killing Magic to mortally wound Macht.
• Frieren and the purple-haired girl attacked Solitär, and Frieren killed her with Ordinary Attack Magic.
• Macht fled through Weise as his body weakened, then found Gluck and admitted that his retribution had come.
• At Gluck’s request, Duncan killed Macht, whose body dissolved and left the Dominating Stone Ring behind.
• Duncan woke after three days in a church, and Gluck told him that Weise’s nobles’ crimes, including his own, would be exposed.
• Duncan visited Lektüre’s grave and told her that he had struggled on until the end.

Lowell and Frieren joined Ruby, Himmel, and the others in a snowball fight that turned into a playful battle between their sides. That evening, the group shared a warm meal at the academy, where Frieren said she had enjoyed the day.

• Ruby hit Lowell with a snowball, and Lowell rallied Frieren and a crowd of children to fight back.
• Lilisa revealed that the children had joined Himmel's side, and they pelted Lowell and Frieren with snowballs.
• Lupa defended Lowell and Frieren with her spear, then Lowell used clones and transformations to confuse the opposing team.
• Linié surrendered to Lupa when she could not distinguish the clones from the real people.
• That evening, Frieren told Lowell the snowball fight had been fun as everyone ate together in the dining hall.

Frieren, Lupa, Linié, Ruby, and Solitär relaxed together in a hot spring, playing in the water as the night passed. Afterward, Ruby cared for the sleepy Frieren, while Linié persuaded Lupa to carry her on her back.

• Frieren, Lupa, and Linié entered the hot spring, and Lupa showed Linié how to enjoy splashing in the water.
• Ruby joined them, while Solitär soaked and recorded everyone's reactions.
• Frieren fell asleep leaning against Ruby, who stayed still and let her rest.
• Linié invited Solitär to join the water play, and the group continued splashing until the moon sank westward.
• Ruby woke Frieren and dried her hair, while Linié repeatedly claimed she was too tired to walk until Lupa carried her on her back.

Lowell and Frieren played Human-Demon Summoning against Ruby and Himmel in the academy lounge. Himmel rallied Ruby’s field with a defensive formation, leaving the match poised for a counterattack.

• Lowell used the Blazing Flame Mage to damage Ruby’s units, then destroyed her Seven Luminaries Mage Ruby with Shadow Warriors' Ambush.
• Ruby restored five health with Mercury Pudding after her strongest mage was destroyed.
• Frieren summoned Great Mage Frieren and concealed Lowell and her remaining units from Ruby and Himmel’s attacks and effects.
• Himmel summoned Hero Himmel, then used Hero Party Rally · Its Name Is Hope to bring Heiter and Eisen onto the field.
• Himmel activated Eisen’s Absolute Defense and explained Heiter’s healing ability, giving Ruby’s side a chance to endure the turn and counterattack.