Chapter Summaries

Chen Mu transmigrated into Vieri Wesley, the second son of Earl Arthur, after a curse left him near death. He discovered that his negative statuses had been cleared and a Wizard Life Simulator had appeared, then agreed to begin a simulation.

• Chen Mu regained consciousness in Vieri Wesley's body after the curse that had drowned the previous Vieri was removed.
• Chen Mu recalled that Vieri had Fifth-Grade Wizard aptitude and learned that his father had chosen to keep him from pursuing the Wizard Path.
• Chen Mu washed, changed clothes, and went to see Arthur, though the sight of water made him uneasy.
• Chen Mu saw the Wizard Life Simulator bind itself to him and display his attributes and one simulation attempt.
• Chen Mu told Arthur he had slipped in the bathhouse, returned to his Small Manor, and accepted the prompt to begin a life simulation.

After retaining the realm from his first simulation, Chen Mu became a Quasi-Knight (Pseudo) with greatly increased strength but no knightly skills. He asked his father, Arthur Wesley, to teach him the Golden Lion Breathing Method, and Arthur told him to train in mounted archery and swordsmanship first.

• Chen Mu read a simulation in which Vieri Wesley failed to activate his Life Seed and died in the Lord War at age thirty-two.
• Chen Mu chose to retain his realm, raising his physique to 2.1 and becoming a Quasi-Knight (Pseudo).
• Chen Mu adapted to life as Vieri Wesley while Arthur Wesley noticed he had grown taller but did not investigate his changed physique.
• Chen Mu asked Earl Arthur to teach him a knight's Breathing Technique so he could become a Guardian Knight.
• Arthur directed Chen Mu to learn mounted archery and swordsmanship from Guard William before he would teach him the Golden Lion Breathing Method.

Chen Mu gained a new simulation attempt and used it to trace his progress toward knighthood, ending in his death during a Lord War. He retained the simulation’s Knight Skills and combat experience, becoming a Peak Quasi-Knight.

• Chen Mu practiced swordsmanship under William Conley, then noticed that the Simulator had granted him another attempt.
• Chen Mu suspected the Simulator awarded an attempt each month and began a new life simulation.
• In the simulation, Chen Mu trained for years, failed twice to activate his Life Seed with Secret Medicine, and learned Lionheart Slash from Arthur Wesley.
• At age thirty-two, Chen Mu killed two Formal Knights from the Garden Territory before Lime Stonevis killed him in a Lord War.
• Chen Mu chose to retain his skills and absorbed memories of riding, archery, swordsmanship, and Lionheart Slash, reaching the level of a Peak Quasi-Knight.

Chen Mu trained with the Golden Lion Breathing Method and concealed his Peak Quasi-Knight strength from Count Arthur. He agreed to attend East River Province’s Hunting Day, where young nobles would gather, and prepared to go under William Conley’s protection.

• Chen Mu practiced his knightly skills and checked a panel that showed him as a Peak Quasi-Knight with no simulations remaining.
• After training, Chen Mu ate alone in his Small Manor and reflected on his comfortable life as a noble.
• William Conley told Chen Mu that Count Arthur wanted him to attend Hunting Day in East River Province and meet other young nobles.
• Chen Mu agreed to go, understanding that Count Arthur hoped to help prepare him for the future.
• William said he would accompany Chen Mu as his guard, and Chen Mu returned to the Training Ground to practice with his Heavy Sword.

Chen Mu traveled with William from the Wesley estate to Sun Radiance Mountain for the Hunting Day banquet and ball. After reaching the Morning Dawn Marquis’s castle, Chen Mu noticed the Carlos Family’s carriage among those gathered.

• Chen Mu dressed in formal Wesley attire, and William said he reminded him of Earl Arthur before escorting him from the manor.
• Chen Mu crossed the Golden Lion Garden and reflected on its connection to his late mother, Lando Fiya.
• Chen Mu and William traveled overnight by carriage toward Sun Radiance Mountain.
• Chen Mu and William arrived at the Morning Dawn Marquis’s horse farm, where Chen Mu recognized the Carlos Family’s crest.
• A maid guided Chen Mu toward the marquis’s castle as William followed behind him.

Chen Mu attended the Morning Dawn Marquis’s Hunting Day banquet and used a conversation with Meli Carlos to learn about the Garden Family’s forces. The banquet began with Chen seated among the young nobles, while his suspicions about the Garden Earl’s future betrayal remained unresolved.

• Chen Mu arrived at Morr Castle with William and learned the identities of several young nobles, including Meli Carlos and his family’s Grand Knight, Lime Stonevis.
• Chen Mu recognized Lime Stonevis as the man who had killed him in a simulation and considered whether he could change the future by acting differently during Hunting Day.
• Meli Carlos approached Chen Mu, and their conversation let Chen learn details about the Garden Earl’s troops, including forces kept secret.
• Chen Mu and Meli entered the banquet hall, where Nailian Lilith hosted the noble children at an elaborate feast.

Chen Mu attended the Morning Dawn Family’s banquet and ball, where he danced with Nailian Lilith and earned her favor. The next morning, he entered Sun Radiance Mountain alone to begin the Hunting Day hunt.

• Chen Mu left the lavish banquet with Meili and later joined him in meeting Fenlan Kexili at the ball.
• Nailian Lilith invited Chen Mu to dance, and their graceful conversation afterward deepened her favorable impression of him.
• Chen Mu returned to his room after the ball and prepared for the hunt the next morning.
• Chen Mu declined Meili’s invitation to form a hunting team, chose Light Armor and a bow, and entered Sun Radiance Mountain.

Chen Mu killed a Giant Tooth Boar with a single arrow, revealing Peak Quasi-Knight strength and shocking William. After Chen Mu claimed he had Natural Super Strength, William warned that such people rarely became knights and named Earth Knight Tru Moss as the lone known exception.

• Chen Mu shot a Gray Velvet Rabbit during the hunt, then left it for the designated collectors.
• Chen Mu spotted a Giant Tooth Boar in the depths of Sun Radiance Mountain and killed it with one arrow.
• William confronted Chen Mu about his unexpectedly powerful bones and asked whether he had taken Secret Medicine.
• Chen Mu claimed he had Innate Divine Strength, and William believed him after recalling that Natural Super Strength existed in the kingdom.
• William warned that Natural Super Strength made awakening a Life Seed difficult, then identified Earth Knight Tru Moss as the only known knight with that trait.

Chen Mu used his new simulation attempt and experienced a future in which he neglected training, lost his family in the Lord War, and took revenge on the Azure Eagle Grand Duke before dying. He retained his simulated realm, advancing to Knight, and felt his strength surge.

• Chen Mu ended his Hunting Day hunt, returned to Morr Castle, and confirmed that he gained one simulation attempt every thirty days.
• Chen Mu started a life simulation and saw his simulated self marry Nailian Lilith, become a lord, and raise a family while neglecting Knight training.
• The Lord War killed Chen Mu's father, Nikola Wesley, Nailian Lilith, Molly Wesley, and Zeus Wesley, leaving Chen Mu gravely wounded and driven by revenge.
• Chen Mu's simulated self joined an assassination organization, activated his Life Seed with Secret Medicine, and poisoned the Azure Eagle Grand Duke's birthday banquet before dying himself.
• Chen Mu chose to retain his realm, became a Knight, and felt his strength increase dramatically.

After activating his Life Seed, Chen Mu had become a Formal Knight and felt his Spiritual Power sharpen, though he kept his new strength hidden. He sparred with William to improve his combat skills, then discovered that reading brought him close to the calm state needed to begin Wizard meditation.

• Chen Mu checked his improved stats and reflected that his Golden Qi passively restored his stamina while Knight Skills were needed to actively use it.
• Chen Mu spent the next several days sparring with William, who restrained his strength while Chen Mu concealed that he had become a Formal Knight.
• Chen Mu’s strongest strike made William instinctively use Qi, and William praised Chen Mu’s swordsmanship before warning him not to slack off in pursuing the Life Seed.
• Chen Mu left the Training Ground with William, washed up, and returned to his room to read.
• Chen Mu found that reading calmed his mind and brought him into a state resembling the first step of Wizard meditation.

Chen Mu learned that his poor knightly aptitude limited his progress beyond Formal Knight, though he trusted the Simulator to help him advance. William suggested the Golden Lion Arena to sharpen Chen Mu’s combat skills, and Chen Mu sought permission to fight there with William present but not intervening unless his life was at risk.

• Arthur accepted that Chen Mu possessed Natural Super Strength and continued teaching him knightly arts, while Chen Mu assured him he was confident about awakening his Life Seed.
• Chen Mu returned to his Small Manor after winning first place in Hunting Day and named his superior Knight Sword the Lionheart Sword.
• Chen Mu found that the Golden Lion Breathing Method barely strengthened his Life Seed, but he remained confident that future simulations could help him advance beyond Formal Knight.
• William recommended the Golden Lion Arena as a place for Chen Mu to improve his practical combat ability.
• Chen Mu asked William to accompany him but not intervene unless his life was in danger, and William agreed to seek Arthur’s permission first.
• Chen Mu recalled the arena’s Sparring Fights, Life and Death Arenas, and Dragon Tiger Fights, and he anticipated competing there.

Chen Mu visited the Golden Lion Arena with William and entered a Sparring Fight under the nickname Lionheart. He defeated Grizzly Bear in Arena No. 12, and the crowd cheered as William watched.

• Earl Arthur agreed to let Chen Mu visit the Golden Lion Arena with William so Chen Mu could improve his combat skills.
• Chen Mu registered for an armed Sparring Fight under a nickname, changed into knight armor, and was assigned to face Grizzly Bear in Arena No. 12.
• Chen Mu recognized that Grizzly Bear was weaker than he had been as a Peak Quasi-Knight and matched his strength to his opponent's.
• Chen Mu and Grizzly Bear exchanged blows until Grizzly Bear ran out of stamina and surrendered with Chen Mu's sword near his helmet.
• The spectators cheered for Lionheart, and William smiled from the front row.

After a sallow-faced man provoked Chen Mu into a Life and Death Arena, Chen Mu agreed to fight him, suspecting someone had arranged the confrontation. Chen Mu entered the Third Arena and faced the man, ready to turn the trap against him.

• Chen Mu’s sixteen consecutive Sparring Fight victories earned him the nickname Lionheart at the Golden Lion Arena.
• A sallow-faced man deliberately collided with Chen Mu, insulted him, and challenged him to a Life and Death Arena.
• Chen Mu told William about the provocation, and William agreed to let him fight while promising to watch from the stands.
• Chen Mu signed the life-and-death waiver, changed into the arena’s unarmored attire, and prepared to fight with his fists.
• An attendant assigned Chen Mu to the Third Arena against Mr. Sickle, the same man who had provoked him.
• Chen Mu noticed the suspicious pairing and faced Mr. Sickle with a cruel smile as the crowd watched.

Chen Mu defeated Sickle in the Life and Death Arena, overpowering his Cross Punch and killing him with a brutal series of blows. The crowd hailed Chen Mu as Lionheart, while William wondered whether his Natural Super Strength was unusual.

• Chen Mu opened the fight by attacking Sickle, then overwhelmed him with fast, powerful strikes.
• Sickle used his Cross Punch, but Chen Mu met it with a bare fist and broke Sickle's arm.
• Chen Mu struck Sickle with an uppercut, then repeatedly punched his face before killing him with a final blow to the forehead.
• The attendant announced Chen Mu as the winner, and the spectators erupted into cheers for Lionheart.
• William questioned whether Chen Mu's Natural Super Strength was unusually powerful.

William took Chen Mu from the Golden Lion Arena after discovering that the Life and Death Arena plot was part of a broader scheme. Their carriage was ambushed by Family Deathsworn, and William realized the attackers had used a magic potion to boost one of them as the killer reached Chen Mu.

• William warned Chen Mu that the Life and Death Arena attack was premeditated and urged him to leave for safety.
• Chen Mu suspected his absent elder brother, Nikola Wesley, but William assured him that Nikola was not involved.
• William escorted Chen Mu away from the arena, prioritizing his protection over further investigation.
• Dozens of hooded Family Deathsworn stopped the carriage, and William identified them as the attackers’ first wave.
• William killed two Death Soldiers with Crimson Moon Slash and then slew seven more as they surrounded him.
• A remaining Death Soldier rushed Chen Mu with speed beyond a Formal Knight’s normal abilities, so William recognized a wizard’s magic potion and hurled his Knight Sword.

Chen Mu and William survived an attack by Death Soldiers, and William revealed that the kingdom secretly had a Wizard Mutual Aid Society. Chen Mu suspected a Wild Wizard Apprentice might be involved and returned with William to the Golden Lion Family to learn more.

• William rescued Chen Mu by killing the Death Soldier who had attacked him, and Chen Mu reassured William that the ambush was not his fault.
• William told Chen Mu that the Death Soldier had used Magic Potion, suggesting the attack was planned by someone with access to Wizard knowledge.
• William revealed that a secret Wizard Mutual Aid Society operated in the kingdom, though he believed the mastermind was more likely a Wild Wizard Apprentice.
• Chen Mu connected the possible attack to the Wild Wizard Apprentice who had cursed the original Chen Mu, but he could not determine whether the events were related.
• Chen Mu and William rode back toward the Golden Lion Family so William could ask the Count who was targeting them.

Chen Mu used the Simulator to learn that the Black Robe Pathseekers Society was behind the conspiracy against the Golden Lion Family. He died in the simulation at age twenty-six and chose to retain a spell.

• Earl Arthur warned Chen Mu to stay at the manor while he investigated the attack and its possible connection to the Golden Lion Family’s secrets.
• Chen Mu spent several quiet days in the manor as William disappeared and his father kept the investigation’s details from him.
• Chen Mu activated the Simulator and saw that repeated assassination attempts kept him from attending Hunting Day.
• The simulation revealed that the Black Robe Pathseekers Society had been founded by seven survivors who had been given to a Formal Wizard as test subjects, including a former member of the Golden Lion Family.
• In the simulation, Chen Mu became a lord in the Far East Territory, then died at age twenty-six after wizardry killed him in a dream.
• Chen Mu chose to retain the spell and began receiving the new memories.

Chen Mu used his newly gained knight skills to convince Earl Arthur that a mysterious Wizard had taken him as a student and activated his Life Seed. He then named the Black Robe Pathseekers Society as the organization behind his attempted assassination, leaving Earl Arthur visibly troubled.

• Chen Mu reviewed his improved Breathing Technique and Knight Skills, including the Knight Skills Armor Piercing Slash and Starfire Arrow.
• Chen Mu decided to conceal how he learned about the Black Robe Pathseekers Society and planned to use a fictional Wizard teacher to explain his future growth.
• Chen Mu told Earl Arthur that a passing Wizard had accepted him as a student and helped him activate his Life Seed.
• Earl Arthur confirmed that Chen Mu's Life Seed was active, grew concerned about the Wizard's motives, and came to believe most of Chen Mu's account.
• Chen Mu told Earl Arthur that his teacher had identified the Black Robe Pathseekers Society as the force behind his assassination, and Earl Arthur's expression changed.

Earl Arthur explained how the Golden Lion Family became connected to the Black Robe Pathseekers Society and why the family was being targeted. Chen Mu realized that Karl Wesley was not the likely threat; the Society’s members were searching for something tied to the families of its founders.

• Earl Arthur told Chen Mu that a Level 1 Wizard had once forced the kingdom’s nobles to provide five hundred young people with wizard aptitude as test subjects.
• Earl Arthur explained that twenty years later, seven survivors returned, including Karl Wesley, and founded the Black Robe Pathseekers Society after upheavals destroyed twelve noble families.
• Chen Mu asked whether Karl Wesley was targeting the Golden Lion Family, but Earl Arthur said the founders had left for the Overseas Wizard Continent long ago.
• Earl Arthur revealed that the founders’ families had vanished over time, leaving only the Royal Family and the Golden Lion Family in the kingdom.
• Chen Mu concluded that members of the Society were likely searching for something connected to the founders’ families, making Karl Wesley a potential shield for the Golden Lion Family.

Chen Mu learned that the Black Robe Pathseekers Society believed the founders had left something with their families, but Earl Arthur confirmed their ancestor had left nothing behind. After returning to his manor, Chen Mu trained in the Golden Lion Family’s Knight Skills and demonstrated the supernatural power of Starfire Arrow.

• Chen Mu asked Earl Arthur whether their ancestor had left a Wizard Meditation Method, and Earl Arthur said he had left nothing besides a message that he bore no grudge against the family.
• Earl Arthur explained that the Black Robe Pathseekers Society had weakened and was targeting the Golden Lion Family, while Nikola Wesley lived in the royal palace.
• Chen Mu returned to his manor, knowing he had years and many simulations to prepare for the Society and the future dream assassination.
• Earl Arthur taught Chen Mu Armor Piercing Slash and Starfire Arrow, two Knight Skills he had learned in a simulation.
• At the Golden Lion Family’s shooting range, Chen Mu used Starfire Arrow to destroy a target from a hundred meters away and recognized the skill as supernatural power.