Chapter Summaries

Alde captured Dugu Qing and insisted on marrying him that night, ordering the Iron Legion to seize a town and prepare the ceremony. The wedding began in the town square, with Alde walking down the aisle while Dugu Qing remained trapped in the unwanted arrangement.

• Alde embraced Dugu Qing, learned his name, and declared that they would marry that night.
• Alde introduced Dugu Qing as her future king consort and ordered Behemoth and Megatron to prepare the wedding.
• Alde sent the Iron Legion to occupy a nearby town and requisitioned people and supplies for the ceremony.
• Dugu Qing chose formal clothes and hoped Frieren and Fern would rescue him as the wedding preparations continued.
• At seven in the evening, the wedding began in the town square, and Alde walked down the red carpet in a white wedding dress.

Frieren, Fern, and Stark interrupted Alde’s forced wedding to Dugu Qing, defeated her robot army, and drove Alde to flee. The group returned to their journey after spending a quiet evening in town, while Alde’s discarded wedding dress prompted a brief conversation between Fern and Dugu Qing the next morning.

• As the priest asked Dugu Qing to marry Alde, Fern arrived with Frieren and Stark and objected to the wedding.
• Frieren destroyed the mechanical guards and protected Dugu Qing as he escaped Alde.
• Alde recognized Frieren as the mage who had slain Macht, postponed the wedding, and fled by airship.
• Megatron and Colossus led the remaining robots in retreat, and Frieren complimented Dugu Qing’s outfit.
• Dugu Qing speculated that Alde could become a future Demon queen, and the group spent the evening at an inn.
• The next morning, Fern rejected Dugu Qing’s suggestion that she try on Alde’s discarded wedding dress, and they returned to the inn with snacks.

Dugu Qing celebrated his first birthday with Frieren, Fern, and Stark, then the group resumed their journey across the Northern Plateau. As they neared the Empire, they entered a village, where an old man laughed at their unusual arrangement around Dugu Qing.

• After his injuries had healed, Dugu Qing received a Grimoire, white clothes with gold trim, and gloves for his birthday.
• Dugu Qing bought a huge strawberry cake and shared it with the town, then said the celebration had helped him let go of his regret about never having celebrated before.
• The group resumed their travels and spent a harsh New Year in the wilderness.
• As the group crossed the cold Northern Plateau, Dugu Qing used Air-Conditioning Magic to warm Frieren, Fern, and Stark.
• Frieren told the others they would soon reach the Empire, and the group entered a village, where an old man laughed at them.

Frieren and her companions found the Chef Golem Flamme had made a thousand years earlier and stopped it from damaging a village’s crops. Dugu Qing dismantled it to study its mechanisms, then the group continued north and shared a barbecue atop the Wiesen Mountains.

• Dugu Qing, Frieren, Fern, and Stark learned that a monster was destroying the village’s crops and agreed to deal with it in exchange for a spell.
• The group waited by a vegetable patch and saw a steel golem attack the pumpkins; Frieren recognized it as Flamme’s Chef Golem.
• The Chef Golem greeted Frieren as a customer, stirring memories of Flamme, and Frieren used a spell to stop it.
• Dugu Qing carried the golem away to study and dismantle it, keeping its core mechanism while giving most of its parts to the village children.
• The group traveled north to the Wiesen Mountains and ate Dugu Qing’s barbecue while enjoying the view from the summit.

Dugu Qing and his companions enjoyed a sunrise on the mountain before flying to meet the legendary Heavenly Vein Dragon. After sharing grilled fish with the gentle dragon, they left with its promise to help them if they ever needed it.

• Dugu Qing and Stark declined an herbalist’s request so the group could rest, and they watched the sunrise the next morning.
• Dugu Qing gained new insight into Divine Heavenly Might Magic while watching the sunrise with Fern.
• Frieren spotted the Heavenly Vein Dragon, and Dugu Qing, Stark, Fern, and Frieren flew toward it to explore its vast, forested back.
• Dugu Qing gathered berries while Frieren caught fish, and Fern and Stark grilled them for the group.
• The Heavenly Vein Dragon asked for fish, and Dugu Qing fed it dozens of skewers despite Stark’s warning.
• The Heavenly Vein Dragon promised to help Dugu Qing if he ever ran into trouble, and the group finished lunch before flying away.

Frieren and her companions searched for a Goddess's Monument near Kino Mountain Gorge, and Frieren was transported to the past, where she reunited with Himmel and fought to return to her own time. Back in the present, a warrior's story about Himmel's devotion helped Frieren understand which version of him she had truly wanted to see.

• Frieren learned that entry into the Empire would take over three weeks, so she led Dugu Qing, Fern, and Stark into the forest to find a nearby Goddess's Monument.
• Frieren touched the monument and woke in the past, where she discovered that Himmel was twenty-three and traveling with Heiter and Eisen.
• Grausam sent Zart to kill Frieren, but she defeated him with future magic and revealed that she had come from the future.
• Himmel and his companions helped Frieren survive their journey and decipher the monument's spell, allowing her to return to the present.
• Frieren found the monument broken again and rejoined her companions, who said she had only been spacing out briefly.
• A bearded warrior told Frieren that Himmel had once come to fulfill a promise, and Frieren felt moved by his quiet devotion.

Frieren and her companions celebrated the Subjugation Festival in Bonye Village, then continued north through the Empire, where they encountered monsters, signs of decline, and a descendant of a local earl. The chapter left them meeting Arume in the forest, with Stark frightened by his noble status.

• Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, and Stark joined Bonye Village's Subjugation Festival, where Frieren was upset that the statue of Himmel had been altered beyond recognition.
• The party accepted a job from a blond woman in Falbe Region in exchange for a Nightmare Pot, then continued north.
• Stark stopped Dugu Qing from fighting four Spotted Demon Tigers and defeated them, finding an imperial army that had been killed by monsters nearby.
• The party explored an abandoned fortress and then followed sounds of fighting into the forest.
• Arume introduced himself as a descendant of the earl who once ruled the region, and Stark dropped to his knees in fear of offending him.

Arume hired Frieren and her companions to defeat the monster guarding his family’s treasure, offering Frieren a rare Truth-Telling Magic grimoire as payment. After Dugu Qing swiftly killed the serpent and the group collected treasure, they continued north through a muddy forest, where Dugu Qing carried Fern on his sword.

• Arume explained that he wanted to recover his family’s treasure and offered the group half of it, then promised Frieren a Truth-Telling Magic grimoire in exchange for their help.
• Frieren accepted the commission, and the group fought through the underground palace to reach the serpent guarding the cellar.
• Dugu Qing killed the serpent with a single swift strike, and Arume retrieved the treasure and gave Frieren the grimoire.
• Dugu Qing and Stark took armfuls of gold coins, while Frieren tested the grimoire and warned the others not to call her old.
• The group traveled north through a muddy forest, and Dugu Qing carried Fern on his sword after she complained that her legs were tired.

Dugu Qing, Frieren, Fern, and Stark reached a village where the village chief attacked Dugu Qing and revealed himself as one of the Empire’s Shadow Warriors. His hostility toward mages and Frieren’s anger over the Empire’s rule left the group considering whether to avoid the Empire.

• Dugu Qing carried Frieren and Fern on his flying sword while Stark chased after them, and the group reached a village by a mountain path.
• The village chief gave Dugu Qing an empty house to rent, and Dugu Qing cleaned it with magic before the group ate and settled in.
• The village chief attacked Dugu Qing, who stopped him effortlessly, and the old man identified himself as a Shadow Warrior tasked with eliminating the Empire’s enemies.
• Frieren learned that the Shadow Warriors were hostile toward mages and condemned the Emperor’s rule, while Dugu Qing criticized the Empire’s hierarchy.
• Fern suggested that the group take a detour, and Frieren reflected on how the Empire had betrayed Flamme’s legacy.

Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, and Stark arrived in the Imperial Capital, where Jian Ze and Fa'erxiu recruited them to protect Serie from an assassination plot. They learned that the outlawed Shadow Warriors were behind the threat and prepared for the mission.

• Frieren decided to travel to the Imperial Capital, and the old village chief admitted he had lost contact with the Shadow Warriors and that Frieren was the last mage on their assassination list.
• Frieren led the group along the flooded mountain path, and Dugu Qing flew above the water with their luggage.
• Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, and Stark reached the Imperial Capital, where Jian Ze and Fa'erxiu stopped them with a mission from the Continental Magic Association.
• Jian Ze explained that seven Level One Mages would protect Serie from assassination at the National Day ball, while Ubel and Lanto gathered information.
• Jian Ze revealed that the Shadow Warriors, a once-powerful imperial organization abolished more than a decade earlier, were secretly plotting to kill Serie.
• The group finalized their plans and found an inn in the Imperial Capital.

Dugu Qing, Frieren, Fern, and Stark tried to ease their worries about the National Day ball by shopping, while Frieren warned that the outlawed Shadow Warriors still had deep influence in the Empire. The next day, Dugu Qing discovered an Imperial Magic Academy circle that combined more than a dozen mages’ mana to give one woman over five hundred years of mana, and he reported it to Jian Ze.

• Dugu Qing, Frieren, Fern, and Stark shopped for snacks and accessories, and Fern bought rabbit and fox ears after Dugu Qing praised how they looked on her.
• Frieren told the group that the Empire had once supported the Shadow Warriors, and she and Dugu Qing discussed the feeling that someone was watching them in the Imperial Capital.
• Dugu Qing suggested that the emperor restore Flamme’s true appearance after Serie was protected, and Frieren returned to the inn with the others.
• The next day, Dugu Qing secretly watched more than a dozen professors channel their mana through a Magic Circle into a female Imperial Mage Corps agent, giving her more than five hundred years of mana.
• Dugu Qing returned to the inn and told Jian Ze what he had witnessed at the academy.

Frieren and her companions investigated the Shadow Warriors and used a tracked payment to discover their meeting place. The Shadow Warriors accepted an order to assassinate Serie at the National Day ball, while Lore noticed something unusual about Frieren’s silver coins.

• Fa'erxiu explained that the Empire’s mana-sharing spell was likely limited by mages’ reluctance and the difficulty of learning it, then left to have his spies investigate.
• Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, and Stark searched the market, where Frieren identified Gazelle as a Shadow Warrior and secretly placed a tracking spell on the silver coins she paid him.
• Back at their lodgings, Fa'erxiu identified Frieren’s magic pot as fake, but Dugu Qing explained that the coins had already led them to Gazelle’s companions.
• Gazelle carried the coins to a forest meeting where Kelaimatisi relayed Laiwei’s order to kill Serie and her protectors at the next day’s National Day ball.
• The Shadow Warriors reluctantly accepted the assassination order and dispersed to prepare, while Gazelle used the coins to settle an old debt at a tavern.
• Shurit and Lore arrived at the tavern to exchange intelligence, and Lore noticed something unusual about the silver coins.

Dugu Qing defeated Wolf after the Shadow Warriors ambushed Frieren’s group, while Sein reunited with them and healed Stark. The group learned that Sein’s childhood friend Gorilla Klees was among the Shadow Warriors, and they sensed Serie’s immense mana entering the imperial capital.

• Lore discovered Frieren’s tracking magic on a silver coin and sent the Shadow Warriors to attack Frieren and her companions.
• Wolf wounded Stark with an arrow, but Dugu Qing pursued and killed him after breaking his bow.
• Lore ordered Gazelle and Shurit to flee the tavern, and Dugu Qing found it empty while Stark collapsed from poison.
• Sein reunited with Frieren’s group and healed Stark, then joined them for a celebratory barbecue.
• Jian Ze shared information about the Shadow Warriors, including Gorilla Klees, Sein’s childhood friend, and Frieren agreed to bring Sein to the ball.
• Frieren, Dugu Qing, and the others sensed Serie’s vast mana entering the imperial capital.

Dugu Qing and the others settled into Mistveil Hall and prepared for their guard mission at a ball, while Frieren asked Serie for a reward. Serie agreed to restore Flamme’s statues, and the group received custom evening outfits, though Ubel and Lanto could not attend the ball.

• Fa'erxiu escorted Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, Stark, Sein, Ubel, Lanto and Jian Ze to Mistveil Hall, where they spent the night.
• Dugu Qing found Frieren awake early and saw Fern and Stark attending to her as she prepared to meet Serie.
• Frieren asked Serie what reward the group would receive for completing the mission, and Dugu Qing requested that Serie restore the statues of Flamme around the imperial capital.
• Fa'erxiu arranged for a female mage to take everyone’s measurements and make custom outfits for the ball, which would also allow them to perform their guard duties openly.
• Ubel and Lanto put away their outfits because their friction with the Imperial Mage Corps made attending the ball inconvenient.
• Frieren asked Fern to brush her hair, but Fern declined while Jian Ze helped her dress, and Dugu Qing later appeared in his white, gold-trimmed outfit.

At the National Day ball, Dugu Qing drew the attention of the noble guests and danced as Fern, Frieren, and the others watched. Kelaimatisi and the Shadow Warriors attended openly and planned to attack Dugu Qing later.

• Fern and Dugu Qing tried to recreate their bond magic, named Peerless Under Heaven, but could not summon it again.
• Serie, Frieren, Fern, Dugu Qing, and the others traveled by carriage to the National Day ball at Silver Maple Autumn Palace, while Fa'erxiu, Ubel, and Lanto stayed behind on their duties.
• Noble ladies crowded around Dugu Qing, who eventually danced with several of them as the guests watched and applauded.
• Kelaimatisi and the Shadow Warriors attended the ball, counting on the Empire's presence to keep the Continental Magic Association from acting against them.
• Shurit warned Kelaimatisi that Dugu Qing was powerful, and Kelaimatisi said they would assign several people to attack him later.

At the National Day ball, Serie and the emperor debated magical affairs while assassins prepared a trap underground. Seven anti-magic pillars crashed into the hall, cutting off the mages’ magic as the Shadow Warriors surrounded Serie and her companions.

• The emperor arrived at the ball and delivered a speech before meeting the nobles and Serie.
• Serie stayed at the ball because assassins had threatened her students, and she debated major issues with the emperor as midnight approached.
• Varos and Kleis launched seven anti-magic ore pillars through an underground passage toward the ballroom.
• The pillars burst into the hall and suppressed Serie, Frieren, Fern, and the others’ magic as chaos erupted.
• Jian Ze entrusted Dugu Qing with protecting Serie and the others while the Imperial Mage Corps escorted the emperor away.
• Kelaimatisi, Shurit, Lutine, Gazelle, Nadal, and the other Shadow Warriors surrounded Serie, Frieren, Fern, Dugu Qing, and their companions.

At the national celebration ball, Laiwei led the Shadow Warriors in an attack on Serie, hoping to end the age of magic and establish the nobles’ rule. Dugu Qing defeated the attackers and killed Laiwei, while Serie survived the fatal-looking strike with a protective talisman.

• Kelaimatisi and the Shadow Warriors mocked Serie and charged Dugu Qing’s group, while Stark held off their assault and Dugu Qing guarded the others.
• Laiwei emerged from behind Serie and struck her with a poisoned sword, leaving her motionless as Frieren tried to help her.
• Laiwei announced that Anti-Magic Ore would usher in an age ruled by warriors, but Dugu Qing killed the Shadow Warriors and challenged him.
• Dugu Qing shattered Laiwei’s swords and cleaved him in half, and Laiwei died believing he had killed Serie.
• Serie sat up in pain and revealed that a protective talisman from a bishop of the Goddess Church had stopped the fatal attack.

After Dugu Qing and Serie exposed the Shadow Warriors’ attack, Serie severed the Continental Magic Association’s ties with the Empire and warned of retaliation. As seven great lords marched on the capital, Fuleisi seized command of the Empire’s armed forces and ordered the execution of 367 alleged traitors.

• Dugu Qing killed Laiwei, and Serie declared that the Continental Magic Association was withdrawing from the Empire after the assassination attempt.
• Serie warned the nobles that the Association could help blockade or destroy the Empire if it discovered imperial complicity with the Shadow Warriors.
• Fuleisi presented the emperor with a list of 367 alleged traitors and demanded their execution.
• Kanonie reported that an army of a hundred thousand, raised by seven great lords, had gathered outside the capital to overthrow the emperor.
• The emperor granted Fuleisi command of the realm’s armed forces, and she ordered the Imperial Mage Corps to kill everyone on her list.

Serie and Jian Ze eliminated the craftsmen capable of cutting anti-magic ore, while Little Aura prepared a hundred-thousand-strong army for the Empire's civil war. As Frieren and her companions left the Imperial Capital, they learned Aureole was ascending and hurried north aboard Serie's Flying Boat to reach the Demon King's Castle within three days.

• Serie and Jian Ze traced the anti-magic ore cutting technique to the Shadow Warriors' supporters and sent warriors to kill the craftsmen who knew it.
• Little Aura revealed that she had used Obedience Magic to make powerful dukes turn against one another, while a hundred-thousand-strong army advanced on the Imperial Capital.
• Serie told the group that the ore-cutting craftsmen had been eliminated and that Fuleisi had agreed to restore Flamme's statues; the group decided to leave the Imperial Capital to avoid the civil war.
• As Dugu Qing, Frieren, Fern, Stark, and Sein prepared to depart, Frieren noticed the purple flowers bowing north, and Serie explained that Aureole was ascending.
• Serie gave the group a Flying Boat and told Frieren to reach the Demon King's Castle within three days; Frieren set the destination, and the boat sped north.

Frieren and her companions disguised themselves as Demons and sneaked into the Demon King's Castle to reach Bright Mountain. After Frieren broke the barrier surrounding the mountain, demon soldiers searched for the intruders as the group hid in the woods and continued toward the summit.

• Dugu Qing told Sein that he suspected Gorilla and his companions had caused the anti-magic pillars to rise at the ball.
• Frieren prepared demon horns and earmuffs for the group, and they disguised themselves before approaching the Demon King's Castle.
• The group hid beneath supply wagons to pass through the castle gates without being discovered.
• Frieren refused Stark's request to eat at a restaurant, and the group continued toward Bright Mountain.
• Dugu Qing examined the barrier around Bright Mountain, and Frieren broke it after they agreed to press on quickly.
• Hundreds of demon soldiers searched for whoever had broken the barrier, while Frieren, Dugu Qing, Fern, and Stark hid in the woods and headed for the summit.