Chapter Summaries

Dugu Qing learned that Aureole rested on Peach Blossom Mountain and traveled there hoping to reunite with Fern. After the divine general told him Fern had not entered Aureole, Dugu Qing left in despair, while Fern watched from behind the South Heavenly Gate and wept.

• Dugu Qing fed the Heavenly Vein Dragon a hundred feasts, learned Aureole's location, and then returned to Serie for a high-speed Flying Boat.
• Serie gave Dugu Qing her luxurious Flying Boat, and he flew south to Peach Blossom Mountain.
• Dugu Qing climbed the Stairway to Heaven and asked the divine general outside the South Heavenly Gate to see Fern.
• The divine general told Dugu Qing that Fern had not entered Aureole after her death, and Dugu Qing left in anguish.
• Fern watched Dugu Qing depart from behind the gate, explained that she had hidden herself to spare him further pain, and broke down crying.

Twelve years after Fern's death, Dugu Qing returned to the Magic City and spent his days visiting her grave. Sixty years after their last meeting, Frieren found him there, and they reunited over a meal.

• Dugu Qing woke after years of grieving in a cave, traveled to the Magic City, and left flowers at Fern's grave.
• Dugu Qing rented a home nearby and visited Fern's grave every afternoon as he settled into a routine.
• Frieren approached Dugu Qing at the graveyard and embraced him, saying they had not seen each other in sixty years.
• Frieren told Dugu Qing she had spent the years fighting Ocean Demons and had wiped out most of them.
• Dugu Qing took Frieren to a restaurant, where they shared a meal and talked about their lives.

Frieren moved in with Dugu Qing after learning that Fern had not reached Aureole, and decided to stay with him so he would not be alone. As they settled into daily life and went shopping together, Frieren asked Dugu Qing to teach her how to cook for him.

• Dugu Qing told Frieren that Fern had not been in Aureole, and Frieren grieved over Fern’s fate.
• Dugu Qing brought Frieren to his rented villa, where she decided to stay and take care of him.
• The next morning, Frieren and Dugu Qing ate breakfast and shopped for household necessities together.
• At the mall, neighbors mistook Frieren for Dugu Qing’s girlfriend, and he hurried them away from the gossiping aunties.
• After sharing a meal at home, Frieren asked Dugu Qing to teach her to cook, and he agreed.

Dugu Qing realized he loved Frieren, and the two began living together after sharing a kiss in the snow. Years later, after learning that Sein had died, they set out north to attend his funeral and visit Stark.

• Dugu Qing worried about Frieren in the winter snow and recognized that he had loved her since they first met.
• Dugu Qing found Frieren asleep in the library, carried her home, and kissed her when she stumbled into his arms.
• Dugu Qing and Frieren began living together and later strolled through Auwest, agreeing to move into the forest when they could.
• Frieren read a letter saying Sein had died suddenly after drinking, and she and Dugu Qing decided to attend his funeral and see Stark.
• Dugu Qing and Frieren packed their belongings, left their rental, and boarded a northbound Flying Boat.

Dugu Qing and Frieren reunited with the aged Stark at Sein’s memorial reception before a divine decree summoned Dugu Qing to become Immortal King. On their way to Aureole, they encountered Fern, and the three joyfully reunited.

• Dugu Qing and Frieren paid their respects at Sein’s grave, then found Stark at the memorial reception and caught up with him.
• Stark’s grandson Dawson stormed away after Stark scolded him for deploying troops without permission.
• A divine messenger declared that Dugu Qing had been chosen to succeed as Immortal King, but Dugu Qing and Frieren left for Aureole to explain that he did not want the throne.
• Dugu Qing and Frieren traveled with the messenger to the Immortal Realm and greeted the heavenly soldiers at the South Heavenly Gate.
• Fern encountered Dugu Qing and Frieren on their way to Aureole, and they rushed toward her in delighted reunion.