Chapter Summaries

Summary: “A Huge Temptation!”

Plot and key events

The Silver-Robed Wizard explains the true purpose of the Ascension Trial Ritual: the world’s consciousness is using monsters, cult apostles, and wilderness humans to generate the energy, authority fragments, and concepts needed for the Wilderness Dungeon’s ascension. Their deaths become nourishment for the ritual, meaning participants can gain greater rewards by killing more enemies.
The wizard has gathered the others not merely to exchange knowledge, but to recruit their help before the Boundless Tower closes and the ten-year deadline expires. Although he could likely complete the ritual himself under normal circumstances, time is running out, and the others will only cooperate if the rewards are worthwhile.

Rewards and rising interest

The Silver-Robed Wizard reveals two forms of feedback:

1. Spells, authorities, or magical treasures connected to the Wilderness Dungeon.
2. More importantly, an extension of their time inside the Boundless Tower and the opportunity to enter another world.
   The second reward immediately excites everyone. Remaining in the Tower would allow them to continue using its highly complete small worlds to practice their paths toward becoming Great Wizards. Even failure would provide valuable experience and ritual rewards.

Isaac’s personal motivation

Isaac realizes that the extra time could also let him complete his difficult trial mission. The Demon God behind the Wilderness Dungeon currently responds to his entry by creating an overwhelming Fifth-Tier monster, making success nearly impossible. With another decade, Isaac could carefully build a team of powerful Virtual Deities and equip one with an exclusive divine artifact, potentially allowing him to overcome the challenge while simultaneously helping with the ascension ritual.

Character developments and interactions

The Silver-Robed Wizard demonstrates that he understands wizardly pragmatism: knowledge may be shared freely, but cooperation requires compensation. He confidently presents the extension of time as his trump card and arrives prepared with a detailed map of the Wilderness Dungeon. Isaac studies him suspiciously, recognizing that the map suggests the wizard has been planning this operation for some time.
The other wizards, initially unlikely to contribute much to the project because of their divergent research paths, become genuinely tempted by the possibility of extended practice in the Tower. Their reactions show that the reward could benefit all of them, regardless of whether they ultimately succeed.

The ritual’s mechanics and complication

A magical map identifies monsters in red, cult apostles in black, and wilderness humans in blue. Participants are instructed to kill as many enemies as possible before the deadline, since all deaths contribute to the Dungeon’s ascension. However, the Spellbreaker Swordsmen are essential to the ritual because their existence supports the world’s ascension. They must be protected until the end, and the more who survive, the greater the final reward. If too many die, the ritual may fail entirely.
This revelation changes the mission from a straightforward slaughter operation into a difficult protection-and-assault task, causing everyone except Isaac to grow concerned about the risks.

Chapter Summary: “Virtual Deities Stun the Crowd”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Concern arises over protecting the spellbreaking swordsmen during the upcoming ritual, whose successful completion depends on their survival.
• Isaac confidently promises that none of them need die and reveals two powerful beings hidden in his accessories:
  • Knight’s Shield, a golden-armored Divine General summoned from his earring.
  • Void Witch, an alluring witch summoned from his silver ring.
• The assembled witches are stunned to discover that these are genuine Fourth Tier gods, not merely divine species or temporary avatars. Both are completely obedient to Isaac.
• Isaac explains their abilities:
  • Knight’s Shield possesses the authority of Absolute Protection and can grant every spellbreaking swordsman a shield capable of blocking Third Tier attacks.
  • Void Witch possesses the authority of Boundless Void and can rescue wounded or dying swordsmen by transferring them into her divine territory, then sending them to Magic Capitals for treatment.
• The silver-robed witch accepts Isaac’s plan and instructs everyone to prepare rescue facilities while hunting Fourth Tier magical creatures needed for the ritual.
• With the most difficult protective task solved, the witches leave the meeting confident that the ritual can proceed.
• The silver-robed witch keeps several powerful Fourth Tier witches, including Jormungandr and Olisti, behind to discuss Isaac’s danger and future prospects.

Character Developments

• Isaac demonstrates extraordinary growth in both combat power and divine research. His ability to control two genuine Fourth Tier gods proves far more advanced than the others expected.
• Olisti realizes that Isaac’s Divine Tome is no longer merely a theoretical or limited god-enslavement method. Isaac has already achieved results beyond what Olisti thought possible.
• Jormungandr, despite having previously seen Isaac’s Virtual Deities, is still shocked by how quickly and efficiently Isaac has acquired and controlled multiple gods.
• The silver-robed witch becomes impressed by Isaac’s usefulness and research talent, but remains deeply wary of him. He believes Isaac’s identity as a Mad Witch makes him an extraordinarily dangerous ally.
• The other witches’ perception of Isaac changes: they now regard him as potentially the strongest among them and as a researcher whose abilities may rival his combat strength.

Significant Themes

• Power concealed beneath appearances: Isaac’s ordinary-looking accessories secretly contain powerful divine entities, emphasizing how much of his strength remains hidden.
• The dangers of forbidden research: His pursuit of god-enslavement represents an unprecedented achievement but also places him on a path that no god will tolerate.
• Trust versus usefulness: The witches readily accept Isaac’s assistance because it solves their greatest immediate problem, yet they remain unwilling to fully trust or befriend him.
• Ambition and catastrophic risk: Isaac’s combination of Mad Witch methods and divine research could either make him extraordinarily powerful or provoke a disaster on a massive scale.
• Strategic cooperation: Despite ideological and personal concerns, the witches cooperate because Isaac’s abilities are essential to completing the ritual.

Character Interactions

• Isaac directly reassures the group and proves his claim by summoning Knight’s Shield and Void Witch before them.
• Olisti and Jormungandr react with particular disbelief because they already knew something of Isaac’s research but had underestimated its progress.
• Isaac explains the two deities’ roles to the entire group, transforming their uncertainty into confidence.
• The silver-robed witch formally incorporates Isaac’s plan into the group’s strategy and orders the others to support it.
• After Isaac leaves, the silver-robed witch discusses his long-term threat with Olisti, Jormungandr, and other high-level witches, concluding that Isaac’s alliance is useful but extremely dangerous.

Chapter Summary: Meixiukante

Key Plot Points and Events

• After returning to Dungeon City, Isaac summons its six deities and formally reorganizes the city’s military response.
• Dungeon City originally had seven deities, but the former God of Strife died after absorbing the [Demonization] Divine Authority and causing the concept of [Eternity] to become incomplete.
• Four new deities have since been created:
  • The Noble God, who manages Dungeon City’s administration.
  • The new God of Strife, designed as a versatile combat deity.
  • The War God, capable of summoning armies and empowering large-scale forces.
  • The Goddess of Magic, created partly to support Isaac’s future experiments with faith-based wizards.
• The Goddess of Magic’s followers can cast spells granted by her, but they cannot independently learn new spells. Isaac views this as an unsuccessful experiment rather than a true failure and remains committed to continued research.
• Isaac reflects on how his Miracle Magic, Apotheosis, became exceptionally powerful because of his earlier invention of Divinity Fragments, which allowed him to create long-lasting Virtual Deities.
• Dungeon City is surrounded by seven dungeons and faces a severe threat from numerous Fourth Tier monsters and cult apostles. Although many have already been killed, more than ten Fourth Tier monsters remain.
• Isaac places Dungeon City on full wartime footing:
  • The city’s defensive barrier is raised to maximum output.
  • All forces are ordered to prioritize killing monsters and cult apostles.
  • The War God is placed in command of the follower legions.
  • Mephisto leads the other combat deities in coordinated attacks against Fourth Tier enemies.
  • Isaac takes the unstable Mother Goddess with him.

Character Developments

• Isaac is shown as a pragmatic creator, commander, and researcher. He does not view failed experiments as wasted effort and believes accumulated knowledge may eventually lead to a major breakthrough.
• He also demonstrates strong control over his divine creations, including the ability to erase or suppress their [Humanity], which makes the newer deities wary of him.
• The Goddess of Magic represents Isaac’s ongoing attempt to combine wizardry and divine faith, though her current limitations prevent her followers from learning spells independently.
• The Mother Goddess, Meixiukante, remains dangerously unbalanced: her [Divinity] is gradually overwhelming her [Humanity]. Unlike the other deities, she actively desires to lose her [Humanity] and be controlled by Isaac.
• Mephisto remains loyal, respectful, and morally upright. He does not resent Isaac’s methods and continues to trust him completely.
• The new deities are obedient and cautious, frightened by the fate of the former God of Strife and Isaac’s ability to control them.

Significant Themes

• Research and perseverance: Isaac treats failed experiments as valuable steps toward future success.
• Power and control: The chapter explores Isaac’s authority over the deities and the fear caused by his ability to suppress their individuality.
• Humanity versus divinity: Meixiukante’s deteriorating balance highlights the tension between personal identity and divine nature.
• Faith versus learned knowledge: The Goddess of Magic’s followers can receive spells but cannot study them, emphasizing the difference between divine granting and genuine magical understanding.
• War and survival: Dungeon City’s existence depends on military strength, coordinated leadership, and the ability to eliminate surrounding monsters and apostles.

Character Interactions

• Isaac summons the six deities and gives them direct military orders.
• He assigns the War God command of the follower armies and instructs Mephisto to coordinate the major combat deities.
• Isaac notices Meixiukante’s renewed instability and decides to keep her under his personal supervision.
• The other deities respond obediently with “Divine Lord,” underscoring Isaac’s dominance and their dependence on his leadership.
• Mephisto’s continued trust contrasts with the fear and caution shown by the newer deities.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac announces that the six gods will separate, with Meixiukante accompanying him. The other gods readily agree: Mephisto supports her devotion, while the others are relieved to be away from her obsessive influence.
• Isaac begins a large-scale operation against the monsters and cult apostles in Wilderness Dungeon:
  • Cuisti, Copper Pot, and Aladdin are dispatched to hunt monsters across different areas.
  • The Void Witch and Knight’s Shield reinforce Dungeon City, protecting it and supporting the Spellbreaking Swordsmen.
  • Isaac and Meixiukante travel separately to maximize their killing efficiency.
• They arrive at a battlefield containing four Wilderness Dungeons, two cults, sixteen False Fourth Tier beings, and three genuine Fourth Tier enemies.
• Hamon, Isaac’s magical pet, uses the power of the Virtual Divine Spark Evil Eye to cover the enemies in destructive eyes. The eyes fire magical beams and consume the monsters’ flesh, devastating the battlefield.
• Isaac summons four Bloodflame Knights from Flesh Hearts, while Meixiukante protects the Hearts and supports them with divine barriers and cannons.
• Isaac uses his Dominion of Illusion and Reality to transform enemy attacks into flower petals, shocking the monsters and the observing Outer Gods because this resembles Divine Authority—a power normally inaccessible before the Seventh Tier.
• Isaac and Hamon eliminate several powerful enemies:
  • Isaac crashes an Evil God Apostle’s mind with Infinite Void, then uses the Divine Tome to summon the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, who consumes the apostle’s body, soul, and divine power.
  • Hamon completely devours a minotaur-like Fourth Tier monster through the Evil Eyes.
  • The Bloodflame Knights kill additional monsters by preventing their wounds from regenerating.
• The remaining enemies launch a desperate counterattack, but the battle ultimately ends in Isaac’s favor.
• Afterward, Isaac studies the Divine Tome and realizes it can summon divine power or divine incarnations with exceptional flexibility and without the usual restrictions on divine intervention.
• Isaac decides to continue feeding the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood, believing the weakened god must be kept alive and restored.

Character Developments

• Isaac demonstrates increasing confidence, tactical intelligence, and unusual mastery over divine forces. His ability to wield Divine Authority-like power despite being only Fourth Tier astonishes both enemies and Outer Gods.
• Meixiukante becomes increasingly devoted and emotionally excited around Isaac. Though poor at direct combat, she recognizes her support role and effectively protects the Flesh Hearts while providing ranged assistance.
• Hamon has advanced to the Fourth Tier and, after merging with the Evil Eye Virtual Divine Spark, becomes an exceptionally dangerous combatant. Its Flesh Mutation ability can overwhelm even Fourth Tier monsters.
• The Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood is revealed to be severely injured and asleep, yet still capable of lending Isaac power through the Divine Tome. Isaac develops a possessive, almost paternal concern for him.
• The other gods show mixed feelings toward Meixiukante: Mephisto supports her loyalty, while the others fear her obsessive influence and are glad to leave her behind.
• The Outer Gods become deeply confused and alarmed by Isaac’s actions, especially his ability to summon the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood and intervene directly in the battle.

Significant Themes

• Love as a means of controlling gods: The chapter emphasizes that even pathological or obsessive love can bind and influence divine beings.
• The blurring of mortal and divine power: Isaac’s use of Divine Authority-like abilities challenges the established hierarchy that reserves such power for Seventh Tier beings.
• Innovation overcoming traditional limitations: The Divine Tome provides a new method of summoning divine power that bypasses ordinary world restrictions and makes divine intervention more efficient.
• Consumption and exploitation: Isaac treats enemies, divine power, and even injured gods as resources to be gathered and managed.
• Loyalty and dependency: Meixiukante’s obsessive loyalty mirrors Isaac’s growing dependence on the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood’s power.
• The absurdity of divine systems: Gods normally answer believers through their Divine Realms, but Isaac’s exceptional demands and methods disrupt this established process.

Character Interactions

• Isaac and Meixiukante: Isaac tolerates and uses her devotion while remaining wary of her increasing humanity and possible psychological instability. Meixiukante admires him intensely and willingly fulfills a defensive support role.
• Isaac and Hamon: Isaac coordinates Hamon’s attacks effectively, allowing the magical pet to exploit the Evil Eye’s destructive abilities while Isaac handles the most valuable targets.
• Isaac and the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood: Through the Divine Tome, Isaac commands the injured god to consume an apostle. He then resolves to keep supplying it with enemies, showing an oddly affectionate, “fatherly” attachment.
• Isaac and the Outer Gods: Isaac’s intervention violates their expectations of how divine powers should operate, leaving them shocked and uncertain about his true nature and relationship with the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood.
• Meixiukante and the other gods: Her obsession has alienated the other gods, who are relieved when she departs with Isaac and fearful that her influence might spread to them.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac continues hunting Fourth Tier monsters and Evil God Apostles in the wilderness. Ordinary enemies pose no serious threat, and he primarily relies on the Divine Tome to summon the power of the injured, sleeping Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood.
• Through repeated battles, Isaac recognizes that his combat style has become chaotic. Because he has accumulated too many spells, he often uses everything at once rather than selecting the most appropriate ability.
• He experiments with changing his image and fighting methods, especially avoiding grotesque spells involving blood, smoke, and flesh mutation. However, he discovers that most of his abilities are inherently abnormal or demonic-looking, while his more conventional spells lack sufficient Fourth Tier power.
• Isaac ultimately establishes a clearer combat hierarchy: the Divine Tome as his primary method, the Illusory-Real Magic Eye as his secondary method, and his remaining abilities as situational options.
• He discovers that the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood has no fixed form. Through the Divine Tome, it can assume the shape of any creature possessing flesh and blood and gain corresponding abilities, suggesting that Isaac’s understanding of the Lord—and perhaps the capabilities of other gods—is still incomplete.
• After roughly a month, the monster hunt continues, but the ascension ritual still offers no visible progress. Many wizards begin abandoning the hunt because the monsters appear in large groups and fighting them is exhausting.
• Isaac’s efforts nonetheless reduce the pressure on the Magic Capitals.
• The sleeping Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood senses that Its wounds are healing unusually quickly because of Isaac’s sacrifices. Mistaking Isaac for a loyal divine envoy, It sends him a “reward” that is also a form of poison.
• The reward is scarlet mist containing the [Flesh Imago] Authority. It would allow its user to transform permanently into any creature using flesh and blood as a medium, gaining all of that creature’s abilities. However, accepting it would place the user’s body and mind under the Lord’s control and eventually lead to being devoured.
• Isaac seals the reward in a gemstone instead of using it. He refuses to receive power through submission, believing that anything he wants should be obtained by his own means.
• Isaac notices that the wilderness has become unnaturally peaceful. He deduces that the World-Origin Consciousness has suppressed the disturbances caused by the many Fourth Tier battles.
• The ascension ritual’s feedback extends Isaac’s permitted stay in the world by five years. He can either remain or exchange the time for valuable materials.
• Isaac considers exchanging the reward for divine power needed to complete the Thousand-God Tome, which requires one thousand types of divine power. He postpones the decision until he returns to Dungeon City.
• He opens the true reward from the ritual and receives three items:
  • A Spellbreaker Swordsman inheritance medium
  • A scroll describing how to create dungeons
  • A mysterious egg that even his [Analysis] Authority cannot identify

Character Development

• Isaac becomes more disciplined and self-aware as a combatant. He recognizes that indiscriminate use of every available spell is inefficient and aesthetically inconsistent with the image he wants to cultivate.
• He clarifies his preferred combat identity around the Divine Tome and Magic Eye rather than relying on grotesque or underpowered spells.
• His understanding of the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood expands, especially regarding Its limitless forms and adaptable Authority.
• Isaac’s independence and wariness toward Outer Gods are emphasized. Although the offered [Flesh Imago] Authority is extremely powerful, he refuses to accept strength that would compromise his autonomy.
• His ambitions remain focused on self-created power and the completion of the Thousand-God Tome, particularly the need to acquire vast quantities of divine power.

Significant Themes

• Power versus autonomy: The Lord’s reward demonstrates that immense strength may conceal domination and eventual consumption. Isaac values freedom more than convenient power.
• Self-reliance: Isaac’s principle—what he wants, he will take himself—defines his relationship with gods and supernatural powers.
• Adaptation and experimentation: Isaac improves through practical combat, refining both his techniques and his understanding of divine abilities.
• The cost of power: Even apparently benevolent divine gifts are revealed to be methods of control.
• Preparation and accumulation: Isaac’s collection of spells, divine powers, materials, and new resources reflects his long-term goal of completing the Thousand-God Tome.
• Unknown higher powers: The intervention of the World-Origin Consciousness and the mysterious egg reinforce that Isaac still operates within systems and beings far beyond his current understanding.

Character Interactions

• Isaac fights alongside Meixiukante while traveling between battlefields.
• His relationship with the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood is transactional but uneasy: Isaac offers sacrifices to restore Its injuries, while the Lord mistakenly treats him as a divine envoy and attempts to reward—and secretly control—him.
• Isaac’s interactions with other wizards are indirect but significant. Their differing abilities and exhaustion highlight Isaac’s exceptional combat strength, while the collective monster hunt helps protect the Magic Capitals.
• The reward’s hidden danger reflects the broader relationship between Outer Gods and their servants: apparent cooperation ultimately leads toward ownership, manipulation, or consumption.

Chapter Summary: “Law-Breaking Dragon”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the World Ascension Trial Ritual ends, Dungeon City is still fighting monsters emerging from the Wilderness Dungeons. Isaac briefly checks the situation and returns to his laboratory, confident that the remaining Fourth Tier monsters can be handled with the Spellbreaker Swordsmen’s support.
• Isaac examines the ritual rewards:
  • The Spellbreaker Swordsman inheritance item can be used one thousand times, far more than ordinary inheritance items. Isaac notes that employment rituals could extend its usefulness and jokes about earning more money from his brother.
  • The Dungeon Construction Magic: Dungeon allows him to create a Wilderness Dungeon. It would produce magical materials and contain the power of Creation, potentially giving Isaac a path toward the extremely rare Authority of Creation. However, he decides not to build it yet, saving it for his future wizard organization.
  • The final reward is a mysterious, silver-patterned egg that even Isaac’s enhanced Analysis Authority cannot inspect.
• Unable to identify the egg, Isaac travels to the Silver-Robed Wizard’s magical castle, where Ophius, Olisti, Jormungand, and other powerful wizards are gathered.
• The group examines the egg and identifies it as a Dragon Egg—not an ordinary dragon’s egg, but the seed of an entirely new higher lifeform or race.
• Ophius confirms that it is specifically the egg of a Law-Breaking Dragon, a lifeform connected to the concept of Spellbreaking.
• Ophius explains that Isaac earned the egg because of his extraordinary contribution to the ritual. Isaac reveals that he personally killed several hundred Fourth Tier monsters, including dozens of genuine Fourth Tier beings, while his familiars and magical pets killed more than a thousand additional monsters.
• The gathered wizards are stunned by Isaac’s combat ability. They realize that, despite all being powerful Fourth Tier wizards themselves, most of them would likely be defeated rapidly by Isaac.
• Ophius then explains the egg’s major problem: it requires enormous energy to hatch, but ordinary magic power is ineffective because the Law-Breaking Dragon naturally nullifies magic. It must instead be nourished by divine power, which gods are unlikely to provide.
• The chapter ends with the group realizing that Isaac may be uniquely suited to hatch the egg, though the exact reason is only implied.

Character Developments

• Isaac continues to demonstrate his exceptional strength, casually describing the slaughter of vast numbers of Fourth Tier monsters as if it were routine. His confidence comes from a clear understanding of his own abilities rather than simple arrogance.
• Isaac also shows long-term strategic thinking. He recognizes the value of the Dungeon Construction Magic and its connection to Creation, but chooses to reserve it for his own organization rather than use it immediately.
• Ophius is established as a strict believer in equivalent exchange. Even when examining something as valuable as the Dragon Egg, he proposes trading knowledge rather than taking advantage of Isaac.
• Olisti and Jormungand show that they respect Isaac as an equal or near-equal despite his comparatively recent advancement to the Fourth Tier.
• The other wizards’ view of Isaac changes from respect and curiosity to genuine awe and caution after learning the scale of his achievements.
• Isaac becomes increasingly excited upon learning that the egg contains a brand-new higher lifeform, then grows concerned when he learns that it may be nearly impossible to hatch.

Significant Themes

• Power beyond conventional standards: Isaac’s battle achievements redefine what the other Fourth Tier wizards consider possible, emphasizing the gap between ordinary high-level practitioners and exceptional anomalies.
• Creation and new life: The Dungeon Construction Magic and Dragon Egg both connect to the deeper laws of creation, suggesting Isaac is moving beyond simple combat and toward producing entirely new worlds or lifeforms.
• The limits of knowledge and analysis: Even Isaac’s powerful Analysis Authority cannot decipher the egg, highlighting that some forms of existence—especially those tied to Spellbreaking—stand outside conventional magical understanding.
• Equivalent exchange and value: Ophius’s behavior reinforces the principle that knowledge and rare artifacts possess immense value and must be exchanged fairly.
• Magic versus divine power: The Law-Breaking Dragon’s inability to accept magic creates a fundamental conflict between the energy required for its birth and the nature of the creature itself.
• Potential destiny or deliberate selection: The egg’s arrival in Isaac’s hands appears meaningful. Its need for divine power may not be an accidental obstacle, hinting that the ritual selected Isaac because he possesses some unique method of overcoming it.

Important Character Interactions

• Isaac exchanges greetings and information with Ophius, Olisti, Jormungand, and the other senior wizards.
• Olisti and Jormungand approve Isaac’s request to enter the castle because they trust his judgment and are intrigued by an artifact he cannot analyze.
• Ophius questions Isaac about how he earned the Dragon Egg, leading to the revelation of Isaac’s overwhelming monster-killing record.
• Jormungand acknowledges that Isaac’s contribution was essential to completing the ritual and suggests that Ophius should be grateful to him.
• Ophius confirms the egg’s true identity and explains both its immense value and its seemingly impossible hatching requirements, leaving Isaac and the others to consider why the egg came specifically to him.

Chapter Summary: “Parting Gifts”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac learns the conditions required to hatch the [Dragon Egg]: it needs either immense magical power or divine power. Because he possesses a dimensional world with effectively endless magic and can acquire divine power, he realizes he is uniquely suited to incubate it. After learning its origins, he stores the egg with satisfaction.
• His attention briefly turns to the wizards’ internal circulation reform project for the Wilderness Dungeon. The project aims to create a Great Creation, likely through a rule-based system that would reduce the Dungeon’s dependence on demon gods.
• Isaac understands the theory behind the project. He recognizes that tangible Great Creations are easier to evaluate than abstract rules, while rule-based creations are difficult to judge until completion. He considers the project worthwhile but believes its chances of success are low.
• The other wizards, especially Orpheus, hide the project documents when Isaac looks at them. Although Isaac has been helpful, they fear involving someone who may continue interacting with Outer Gods. Isaac does not take offense and leaves after exchanging superficial pleasantries.
• Returning to Dungeon City, Isaac sees that the battle outside the city is still ongoing. He decides he will leave the Wilderness Dungeon rather than remain for years gathering rare materials or attempting a Great Creation experiment.
• Isaac exchanges his remaining time—about half a year—for additional divine power and magical materials. He has already obtained most practical materials, and the remaining items have extremely low drop rates.
• He organizes his laboratory and determines what to take with him. He plans to leave behind ten Virtual Divine Sparks for Mephisto and the others, along with a spell capable of suppressing [Divinity], since his attempt to create more sparks through a Miracle Ritual failed.
• The chapter ends as Isaac begins considering what arrangements to make for Meixiukante.

Character Developments

• Isaac demonstrates confidence in his unique abilities and resources, especially regarding the Dragon Egg and divine power. He becomes more decisive about leaving the Wilderness Dungeon and prioritizes long-term opportunities in the outside world over further investment in this one.
• Isaac also shows practical generosity: despite his imminent departure, he leaves useful resources and knowledge for Mephisto and the others.
• Orpheus and the other wizards become wary of Isaac’s growing connection to Outer Gods. Their reluctance to include him in their research reveals both fear of his influence and concern over the risks associated with him.
• Mephisto and his allies are positioned to benefit from Isaac’s parting gifts, though their future situation remains unresolved.
• Meixiukante is introduced as another person Isaac intends to address before leaving, setting up a likely final exchange or gift.

Significant Themes

• Departure and transition: Isaac has largely completed his objectives in the Wilderness Dungeon and is preparing to move into a broader stage of his development.
• Risk versus opportunity: The wizards’ project may be valuable, but Isaac judges its low probability of success and chooses not to spend years pursuing it.
• The limits of knowledge: Rule-based Great Creations are difficult to evaluate before completion, highlighting the uncertainty of abstract research.
• Power and independence: Isaac’s dimensional world, access to divine power, and outside-world origins make him unusually capable and free from the Dungeon’s limitations.
• Parting gifts and legacy: Before leaving, Isaac distributes resources and techniques that may allow others to continue progressing without him.

Character Interactions

• Isaac and the gathered wizards interact cautiously around the reform documents. The wizards conceal their work, while Isaac deliberately avoids pressing the issue.
• His relationship with Orpheus is especially awkward: Orpheus owes Isaac a favor but does not want Isaac involved in the research, creating an unspoken tension.
• Isaac maintains a cordial but superficial exchange with the group before leaving.
• Isaac’s final preparations focus on helping Mephisto and the others, while his unfinished plans for Meixiukante remain the chapter’s closing setup.

Chapter Summary: Meixiukante and Mephisto

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac recognizes that Meixiukante’s proactive advances affect him, but he prioritizes the long-term needs of Dungeon City—especially maintaining her fertility-related Divine Authority, which is vital to humanity’s continued growth.
• He explains the development of the Virtual Divine Spark Transfer Technique, created through experiments on the former God of Strife. The technique allows Divine Authorities to be transferred between Virtual Deities, though it does not work reliably on true gods.
• Isaac asks Meixiukante about her intentions and, after receiving the answer he hoped for, sends her to find a suitable successor for her current role.
• He designs a new Godhood for her, transforming her into the Imaginary Number God, an intelligence and information-processing deity rather than a combat-oriented one.
• Her new powers focus on data collection, mental interference, collective consciousness, dimensional travel, and intelligence coordination. Her primary defensive attack, Infinite Void, overwhelms an enemy’s mind with massive amounts of data, creating an opening for escape.
• Meixiukante’s Virtual Divine Spark is successfully transferred, and she prepares to leave with Isaac.
• Mephisto realizes Isaac may intend to take him as well. Although he envies Meixiukante and longs to surpass the limitations of Virtual Deities, he refuses Isaac’s invitation.
• Mephisto chooses to remain in Dungeon City because its people still need his leadership and protection.
• Respecting his decision, Isaac gives Mephisto ten Virtual Godhoods.

Character Developments

• Isaac demonstrates strategic thinking and long-term planning. He balances personal attraction with practical concerns about humanity’s survival and Dungeon City’s future. He also reveals genuine admiration for Mephisto and regret at the thought of leaving such a capable person behind.
• Meixiukante undergoes a major transformation. She moves from her previous fertility-related role into a new position as Isaac’s intelligence hub, gaining greater importance and a specialized identity as the Imaginary Number God.
• Mephisto is shown to be loyal, selfless, and deeply committed to the wilderness humans. Although he desires greater strength and a wider world, he willingly sacrifices personal advancement to serve those who depend on him.

Significant Themes

• Duty versus personal desire: Isaac must separate his attraction to Meixiukante from the practical decisions required for humanity’s survival, while Mephisto rejects personal advancement in favor of responsibility.
• The limits of power: The former God of Strife’s death demonstrates the dangers faced by Virtual Deities who attempt to transcend their limitations. Mephisto understands that greater power is possible but also recognizes the risks.
• Transformation and adaptation: Divine Authorities can be reassigned and redesigned according to changing needs, reflecting Isaac’s belief in constant innovation.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: Mephisto’s decision to stay behind emphasizes that true loyalty is expressed through service, even when leaving would offer greater opportunities.
• Knowledge as power: Meixiukante’s new role shows the increasing importance of information gathering, organization, and intelligence in Isaac’s expanding domain.

Character Interactions

• Isaac and Meixiukante share a relationship shaped by mutual dependence: she is personally interested in him, while he values her abilities and recognizes her importance to Dungeon City.
• Isaac formally invites Mephisto to join him, motivated by respect rather than desire.
• Mephisto respectfully declines, explaining that the people of Dungeon City need him more than he needs the opportunity to leave.
• Isaac accepts Mephisto’s choice without argument and rewards him with ten Virtual Godhoods, reinforcing their mutual respect.

Chapter Summary: The Empire’s Final Days and the Kingdom of Solomon

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac completes his work in the Wilderness Dungeon and gives Mephisto ten weakened Virtual Divine Sparks, modeled after divine authorities from the real-world pantheons. Mephisto is overwhelmed by Isaac’s generosity and bows to him in gratitude.
• When the Boundless Tower begins expelling its participants, Isaac leaves willingly. Meixiukante transforms into a silver ring and accompanies him. Across the Wilderness Dungeon, humans watch the returning powerhouses with mixed feelings of fear, dependence, reluctance, and relief.
• The seven-colored lights carrying the survivors reverse direction and descend into the Real World as meteors. After ten years, the powerhouses of the Real World return, bringing the possibility of major political upheaval.
• Isaac observes that the Real World has changed significantly during his absence, with more wars and shifting territories. He predicts that widespread chaos will follow once the survivors’ identities and gains become known.
• Isaac notices several important returning figures:
  • Angel, the time Witch, has advanced to the Fourth Tier despite the immense difficulty faced by [Original Codex] Witches.
  • The Witch Kingdom has produced three Fourth Tier [Original Codex] Witches, dramatically increasing its power.
  • The Terra Empire returns in a much weaker state. Only twenty-seven Fifth Tier powerhouses emerge overall, and merely six belong to the Empire—all of them knights.
  • Grand Princess Filo and Prince Noens both fail to advance to the Fifth Tier after their factions are repeatedly targeted and their trial missions prove too difficult.
• Isaac concludes that the Terra Empire is effectively finished as an empire, even if it still possesses a Demigod or other hidden resources.
• Isaac returns to his territory with Smith and Lola, both of whom successfully advance. Before he can question them about their experiences, a powerful aura emerges from the Imperial Capital.
• A world announcement reveals that Miston Saint Terra aided several major factions in hunting five Outer Gods and sacrificed himself to severely injure the Lord of Billions of Flesh and Blood. As a reward, the Terra Empire receives protection from destruction for five hundred years.
• The announcement imposes a powerful, vague rule preventing Isaac and likely even Sixth Tier beings from directly destroying the Empire. However, this protection cannot restore the Empire’s lost strength or prevent its territories from breaking apart.
• Isaac reads intelligence confirming that at least two of the Empire’s three dukes are likely to declare independence. Lower nobles will follow, especially border counts seeking to establish their own kingdoms.
• He learns that, three years earlier, Caesar Solomon, the newly appointed Count of Solomon, withdrew from the Empire and founded the Solomon Kingdom. Isaac is left wondering whether Caesar acted recklessly or anticipated the Empire’s collapse.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Isaac demonstrates foresight, restraint, and political awareness. He understands the Wilderness humans’ conflicted feelings toward him and accurately predicts the Empire’s fragmentation. His reaction to the protective world rule shows both shock at the power of higher-tier beings and confidence that the Empire’s decline cannot be reversed.
• Mephisto becomes even more devoted to Isaac after receiving the Divine Sparks. His reverence reflects Isaac’s growing status as a genuine divine protector in the Wilderness.
• Meixiukante remains Isaac’s loyal companion, transforming into a ring to travel with him.
• Angel achieves a breakthrough that should theoretically have been nearly impossible for an [Original Codex] Witch, establishing her as an exceptionally powerful future force.
• Filo and Noens survive the Boundless Tower but fail to achieve the advancements necessary to save the Terra Empire, marking a major setback for the imperial royal family.
• Smith and Lola successfully advance and return alongside Isaac, strengthening his faction.
• Miston Saint Terra is revealed to have made a great sacrifice for the survival of the Empire, though his achievement protects only the Empire’s existence, not its political unity.
• Caesar Solomon’s establishment of the Solomon Kingdom introduces a major new political development and raises questions about his motives and judgment.

Significant Themes

• The limits of divine protection: Isaac can empower others, but the Wilderness ultimately has no future comparable to the Real World. Likewise, Miston’s sacrifice can prevent the Empire’s destruction but cannot preserve its former greatness.
• Power and political legitimacy: The return of powerful survivors reshapes the balance among the Witch Kingdom, Terra Empire, and emerging states. Military and supernatural strength determine whether political institutions can survive.
• Collapse and fragmentation: The Empire’s weakening illustrates how the loss of elite powerhouses causes centralized authority to unravel. Noble independence spreads downward in a chain reaction.
• The danger of extraordinary power: The higher realms contain beings capable of altering global rules. Isaac’s inability to oppose the Empire’s protection emphasizes how limited even powerful individuals remain before true world-level authorities.
• Unintended transformation: The Boundless Tower changes the political landscape far beyond individual advancements, creating new power blocs and accelerating the collapse of old ones.
• Loyalty, gratitude, and sacrifice: Mephisto’s reverence toward Isaac and Miston’s self-sacrifice contrast with the political opportunism of nobles preparing to abandon the Empire.

Overall Significance

The chapter marks the end of the Terra Empire’s dominance. Although a world-level reward preserves it from outright destruction for five hundred years, the Empire has lost too many elites to remain unified. The strengthened Witch Kingdom, Isaac’s returning faction, and Caesar Solomon’s newly established kingdom signal the beginning of a new political era.

Chapter Summary: “Decision”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac learns that his older brother Solomon has declared independence from the Terra Empire. Solomon and two other regional counts were effectively forced into rebellion because their territories were separated from the empire by a hostile duchy and would otherwise have become isolated imperial enclaves.
• The Terra Empire has lost most of its northern territory and is effectively collapsing into the Terra Kingdom. Although weakened territorially, the kingdom’s concentrated forces could still defend itself or potentially expand.
• Isaac begins considering whether to return to Solomon’s territory. As Solomon’s brother, he would likely receive an honored position in the new kingdom, but joining would limit his future freedom and resources.
• The Emperor sends Isaac an offer:
  • Isaac would become Grand Princess Filo’s teacher and help her develop a unique Mad Witch Trait.
  • In exchange, the Terra Kingdom would fund his research and assist his advancement toward the Fifth or Sixth Tier.
  • Regardless of whether Isaac accepts, he is given a True Godhood belonging to a Sixth Tier deity.
• Isaac suspects the Emperor may still be capable of revival, though this is not his primary concern. He instead weighs the consequences of accepting Filo as a student.
• Isaac rejects the offer, burning the Emperor’s letter. He decides that researching Mad Witch Traits through the Mad Witch Society is safer than becoming tied to Filo, Angel, and the Terra Kingdom.
• Isaac opens the accompanying spellbook and discovers information about beings above the Fourth Tier. He learns that the world he inhabits is called Paradise, explaining why powerful experts rarely appear in the ordinary world.

Character Developments

• Isaac becomes increasingly cautious and independent. Though emotionally attached to Solomon and tempted by the advantages of returning home, he refuses to make a decision based solely on family or immediate benefits.
• He demonstrates strategic maturity by rejecting a powerful political alliance despite the promise of funding and advancement. His decision reflects his unwillingness to accept unnecessary enemies or compromise his personal path.
• Isaac also shows growing interest in understanding the nature of Mad Witch Traits and the higher-tier structure of the world.
• Solomon is portrayed as pragmatic rather than rebellious by choice. His independence is presented as a necessary survival measure.
• The Emperor reveals himself to be calculating but generous, attempting to secure Isaac’s future loyalty through a Godhood and an offer involving Filo. His willingness to gamble valuable resources suggests that Isaac may become an important future power.
• Filo is indirectly characterized as someone Isaac does not trust or respect enough to mentor.
• Angel becomes Isaac’s potential political and personal opponent if he were to accept Filo as a student.

Significant Themes

• Survival versus loyalty: Solomon’s rebellion and Isaac’s possible return both show how political survival can conflict with allegiance to an empire or family.
• Independence and self-determination: Isaac refuses to let the Terra Kingdom, the Emperor, or political factions dictate his path.
• The cost of power: The Godhood and advancement offer are extremely valuable, but accepting them would create obligations, enemies, and factional ties.
• Family and emotional bonds: Isaac recognizes Solomon’s past care and feels genuine pressure to return, even though practical considerations make the choice uncertain.
• Hidden truths and expanding reality: The revelation that the world is called Paradise broadens Isaac’s understanding of the universe and explains the absence of higher-tier experts.
• Pragmatism in a collapsing world: The fall of the Terra Empire illustrates how individuals and nations must adapt quickly when old political structures fail.

Character Interactions

• Isaac mentally evaluates his relationship with Solomon, balancing gratitude and family affection against the limitations of joining the Solomon Kingdom.
• The Emperor communicates with Isaac through the parchment and spellbook, offering both mentorship responsibilities and a powerful reward.
• Isaac’s potential relationship with Filo is rejected before it begins because of her poor impression and the risks associated with opposing Angel.
• The wider political relationship between Solomon, neighboring counts, the Terra Kingdom, and the hostile duchy demonstrates how alliances are formed out of necessity rather than trust.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The chapter explains the historical origin of Paradise, the Real World’s modern name.
• Around two thousand years ago, powerful wizards and knights could freely use their full strength in the Real World. Wizards hunted gods through their churches, nearly destroying divine influence.
• In retaliation, the gods sacrificed half their power to create the Magic Tide, a world law that periodically raised and lowered magical power. This severely restricted supernatural activity and forced the gods and wizards into a political settlement.
• The agreement allowed gods to spread their faith, while forbidding them from interfering with knightly political authority or wizardly knowledge.
• To reduce the Magic Tide’s fluctuations, the Great Wizards later restricted Fourth Tier and higher beings from freely using their full power in the Real World, especially banning large-scale experiments by Legendary wizards.
• Because high-level wizards continued to multiply and required places to conduct research, they turned toward the Boundless Void and its countless Small Worlds. Exploration, invasion, salvation, and world-refinement became major avenues for development.
• Resources and knowledge brought back from these worlds strengthened the Real World, which eventually became the largest known material world and earned the title “Paradise.”
• After studying this history in a grimoire, Isaac decides that he will not return to Solomon immediately. Instead, he plans to explore the New World beyond the Real World.
• He postpones the journey because leaving Paradise would expose him, as a Mad Witch, to attacks from the Outer Gods. He must first prepare the Astral Gate, which conceals traces of Outer God power.
• Isaac also wants to assess the aftermath of the Boundless Tower, where many powerful beings died or rose in status. He expects political and power struggles in the Real World to intensify.
• His improved Virtual Divine Spark technology—and especially Meixiukante, the Imaginary Number God—may allow him to gather intelligence about distant worlds before Isaac personally travels there.
• The chapter ends with Isaac greeting those around him and praising their growth.

Character Developments

• Isaac shifts his immediate ambition from returning to Solomon toward exploring and potentially developing or plundering the New World.
• He demonstrates strategic caution: despite his excitement, he recognizes the dangers of leaving the Real World and chooses to gather information and prepare first.
• His technological progress in Virtual Divine Spark research gives him a new advantage, allowing him to use Meixiukante as an exploratory asset.
• Isaac also reasserts his role as a leader by returning to his territory, evaluating the changes around him, and acknowledging everyone’s improvement.

Significant Themes

• Balance of power: The Magic Tide emerged from conflict between gods and wizards and became a compromise that reshaped civilization.
• Progress versus restriction: Magical limitations protect the Real World but also force powerful beings to seek freedom and advancement elsewhere.
• Exploration and expansion: The Boundless Void represents both a frontier for discovery and a source of resources, knowledge, conquest, and danger.
• Preparation before ambition: Isaac’s desire to explore is tempered by the need for intelligence, protection, and political awareness.
• Civilizational development: The Real World’s status as “Paradise” results from centuries of conflict, regulation, technological growth, and exploitation of other worlds.

Character Interactions

• Isaac interacts indirectly with the historical powers of gods, wizards, and knights through the records in the grimoire, learning how their conflict shaped the current world order.
• His relationship with Meixiukante is presented as strategically important: the Imaginary Number God can scout the Boundless Void and provide intelligence for Isaac’s future plans.
• At the end, Isaac addresses his companions and expresses satisfaction that they have all grown stronger, reestablishing his connection with his group after his long absence.

Chapter Summary: “All Because of Being Weak~ (First Update)”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac reviews the condition of his forces after returning. Smith and Rona have successfully advanced to the Fourth Tier through the Boundless Tower, with Smith’s only notable weakness being limited combat experience.
• Among Isaac’s familiars, the Holy Lord and Magic Eye Sauron have become the strongest Third-Tier beings, surpassing Lapis Lazuli and Little Mouse. Their growth comes from powerful and unusual sources:
  • The Holy Lord has increased his strength by drawing more power from a dimensional demon god.
  • Magic Eye Sauron has become a wizard through exceptional intelligence.
• Lapis Lazuli’s growth has been slower because she depends entirely on Isaac’s [God Thief] ability to steal Divine Spirit Power for her.
• Little Mouse has also made little progress over the past decade because Divine Species grow slowly and Isaac’s puppet population offers little genuine faith. However, Isaac’s return is expected to greatly accelerate both his and Lapis Lazuli’s development.
• Isaac introduces Meixiukante, the Imaginary Number God, as a new companion. She will supervise the Dimensional Apostles and take responsibility for intelligence gathering. Isaac specifically instructs her not to suppress her Humanity, since he values her human qualities more than excessive Divinity.
• Isaac and his companions spend time rebuilding relationships and exchanging information. He concludes that, because the Real World is unstable and powerful figures are constantly appearing and dying, the safest policy is to remain calm and adapt rather than act hastily.
• Later, Isaac studies Lapis Lazuli’s intelligence reports and considers his political position:
  • His blood ties to the Solomon royal family could make him heir to the kingdom if his father, Gaia Solomon, and elder brother, Caesar Solomon, die.
  • His territory is also an exclave of the Terra Kingdom, forcing him to reconsider whether to declare independence or remain under its protection.
  • The Emperor of Terra, who has repeatedly shown Isaac goodwill, may still be alive or more influential than expected, meaning Isaac cannot afford to disregard him.
• Isaac ends the chapter frustrated by how many political and personal complications remain unresolved, sighing that he is still too weak to handle everything freely.

Character Developments

• Isaac: Demonstrates greater authority and strategic awareness after his return. Although powerful, he recognizes that his strength is still insufficient to act independently of major political forces. He begins seriously considering his responsibilities toward both the Solomon Kingdom and the Terra Kingdom.
• Smith: Has advanced to the Fourth Tier and has effectively become a dragon-like magical being. His main deficiency is a lack of practical combat experience.
• Rona: Also reaches the Fourth Tier and maintains a solid foundation.
• Holy Lord: Becomes one of the strongest familiars by exploiting and borrowing power from a dimensional demon god, with the possibility of further growth through Isaac’s assistance.
• Magic Eye Sauron: Surpasses Lapis Lazuli and Little Mouse through his extraordinary intellect and development as a wizard.
• Lapis Lazuli: Remains weaker than the Holy Lord and Sauron because her power depends on Isaac’s ability to steal Divine Spirit Power, but her future growth is expected to improve significantly.
• Little Mouse: Has advanced slowly due to the limitations of faith-based growth, though his undead research has likely expanded his combat abilities. Isaac’s return will improve his prospects.
• Meixiukante: Joins Isaac’s organization in a major administrative role, becoming responsible for intelligence and the Dimensional Apostles. She is pleased that Isaac wants her to retain more Humanity.

Significant Themes

• Strength determines status: In this supernatural world, political succession and social authority are governed primarily by power rather than ordinary inheritance customs.
• Dependence and different paths to growth: The characters’ development varies according to their origins—divine power, intelligence, faith, magical species, or Isaac’s abilities.
• Political responsibility versus personal ambition: Isaac wants to focus on the New World, but his bloodline and territorial ties force him to remain involved in the Real World’s politics.
• Humanity and Divinity: Meixiukante’s introduction highlights the tension between divine power and human qualities. Isaac values her Humanity as an important part of her identity.
• The burden of weakness: Despite his accomplishments, Isaac feels constrained because he lacks the overwhelming strength needed to ignore political debts, family obligations, and powerful allies.

Character Interactions

• Isaac inspects and evaluates the abilities of Smith, Rona, Lapis Lazuli, the Holy Lord, Magic Eye Sauron, Little Mouse, and the other members of his territory.
• He formally introduces Meixiukante to the group, establishing her authority over the Dimensional Apostles and intelligence operations.
• Isaac and Meixiukante share a positive exchange when he asks her to preserve more of her Humanity; she happily accepts.
• Smith and the others are surprised by Meixiukante’s respectful address of Isaac as “Divine Lord,” recognizing the significance of her position and their leader’s achievements.
• Isaac, Smith, and Rona carry most of the conversation during the group gathering, while the others listen and occasionally contribute.
• Isaac’s thoughts about his father, brother, nephew, and the Emperor reveal that his relationships with family and political powers remain central to his future plans.

Chapter Summary: “Arthur Solomon”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac arrives in Solomon Royal City with Smith, Rona, and Lapis Lazuli via teleportation array to meet his eldest brother, Caesar.
• He notices traces of Fourth-Tier Great Arcana in the teleportation hall, realizing that his eldest sister is attempting to advance to the Fourth Tier.
• Isaac reflects that she appears to be using the shortcut available to Arcane Masters: learning and inscribing an existing Great Arcana instead of creating one herself. Though faster, this limits future customization and development.
• Arthur Solomon, Isaac’s grandnephew, greets him and leads the group toward the royal palace, where Caesar and the older generation are waiting.
• Isaac assesses Arthur’s cultivation and recognizes that he is a peak Second-Tier Grand Knight, but is struggling to advance to the Third Tier because of the Solomon family’s limited inheritance and the demands of the Path of the Gods.
• Isaac asks Arthur about his future. Arthur admits that he does not know whether he can inherit the throne or accept the Beast Path, which offers greater advancement but would require abandoning his current route.
• Isaac offers Arthur possible alternatives, including becoming a pure-blooded dragon or pursuing another extraordinary path. He clarifies that he cannot simply give Arthur a territory or established inheritance.
• Arthur notices Smith and agrees to think seriously about Isaac’s offer. Isaac privately acknowledges that he has few immediate solutions but is willing to research a new path for knights if necessary.

Character Developments

• Isaac: Demonstrates deep knowledge of Arcane Masters, knight advancement, and inheritance politics. He acts as a pragmatic mentor to Arthur and shows a willingness to create new solutions rather than accept existing limitations.
• Arthur Solomon: Is revealed to be talented but unable to match his father Caesar’s extraordinary abilities. He feels trapped between an undesirable Beast Path and an inheritance-dependent divine path, but Isaac’s offer gives him renewed hope.
• Caesar and the Solomon family: Their political and martial strength is emphasized. Caesar’s exceptional talent has disrupted the family’s traditional inheritance structure.
• Isaac’s eldest sister: Though absent, her ambitious attempt to reach the Fourth Tier establishes her as a highly driven Arcane Master willing to use a risky shortcut.

Significant Themes

• The cost of advancement: Both Arcane Masters and divine knights face serious sacrifices when pursuing higher tiers.
• Tradition versus innovation: Established inheritances and paths impose strict limits, while Isaac represents the possibility of creating entirely new methods.
• Inheritance and succession: Long-lived nobles create conflicts because heirs may wait centuries to inherit power, encouraging political tension and rebellion.
• Ambition and compromise: Advancement often requires choosing between speed and long-term potential, as shown by the Arcane shortcut and the Beast Path.
• Hope through adaptability: When conventional paths fail, research, transformation, or entirely new systems may provide alternatives.

Character Interactions

• Arthur respectfully welcomes Isaac and escorts him through the royal city.
• Isaac evaluates Arthur’s condition and directly questions him about his future, forcing Arthur to confront his lack of viable options.
• Isaac offers guidance without making false promises, explicitly distinguishing between helping Arthur grow stronger and granting him political inheritance.
• Arthur’s attention to Smith suggests that he may view Isaac’s companions or methods as clues to his possible future.

Chapter Summary: “Solomon’s Disappointing Performance”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac joins Gaia, Solomon, Cheryl, and Seli in a royal palace side hall, arriving with several powerful Fourth-Tier companions. His overwhelming entourage leaves the others stunned and reinforces his growing influence.
• Gaia apologizes for the difficulties Solomon’s separation from the Terra Kingdom has caused Isaac, believing that the Solomon name may have deprived him of the Empire’s support and inheritance.
• Isaac examines Seli and realizes that her previously sealed Witch power has been perfectly restored. Seli explains that Irina, the Blood Witch and an old friend, helped her.
• Caesar asks whether Isaac plans to return. Isaac reveals his suspicion that the Emperor, although currently dead, may possess a way to resurrect himself. Because of this uncertainty, Isaac intends to preserve the current political balance rather than commit fully to either side.
• Gaia gives Isaac a booklet outlining the proposed division of the Empire’s territories and surrounding lands. Isaac studies it carefully and gains a clearer understanding of the political situation, allowing him to plan his future actions.
• Isaac offers Solomon a longsword containing the inheritance for a new extraordinary path: the Spellbreaker Swordsman. The path offers rapid advancement, strong spellbreaking abilities, and reliable progression to the Fourth Tier, though it has a low power ceiling.
• Isaac is surprised when the sword remains untouched. Caesar clarifies that Solomon considers it immensely valuable but cannot afford to pay for it, since a path capable of producing Fourth-Tier experts is effectively priceless.

Character Developments

• Isaac continues to demonstrate his immense strength, confidence, and detachment from conventional political ambitions. He values stability because it supports his research rather than because he seeks power or territory.
• Isaac’s awareness of the Emperor’s possible return shows his caution and strategic thinking. Despite preferring neutrality, he recognizes the danger of trying to stand between opposing powers.
• Gaia shows guilt over Solomon’s political separation and its possible effect on Isaac’s future. Her reaction also highlights how highly she regards Isaac.
• Seli has regained her full Witch power without apparent harm, representing a major personal restoration.
• Caesar remains influential and socially awkward when Seli’s connection to Irina hints at his romantic or personal history with powerful female witches. He also acts as Solomon’s practical negotiator.
• Solomon is revealed to be financially and militarily weak despite possessing valuable territory and status. The kingdom lacks the resources to purchase even an extraordinarily useful inheritance.

Significant Themes

• Power versus resources: Solomon may benefit enormously from the Spellbreaker Swordsman path, but its inability to pay demonstrates that political importance does not guarantee material strength.
• Political uncertainty and neutrality: Isaac chooses to maintain the status quo because the Emperor’s possible resurrection makes permanent alignment dangerous.
• The value of extraordinary power: The sword is not the strongest inheritance, but its ability to create reliable Fourth-Tier experts makes it nearly priceless.
• Family, loyalty, and burden: Gaia’s apology reflects concern that Solomon’s political position has harmed Isaac’s prospects, while Isaac rejects the idea that he is burdened by his family.
• Research and restoration: Seli’s successful unsealing and Isaac’s interest in extraordinary paths emphasize the chapter’s broader focus on magical experimentation and advancement.

Character Interactions

• Isaac reassures Gaia that he does not resent Solomon or feel deprived of the Empire’s inheritance.
• His examination of Seli reveals his technical knowledge and leads to discussion of Irina’s intervention, while Seli’s glance at Caesar suggests a complicated connection between Caesar and the Blood Witch.
• Isaac and Caesar discuss Isaac’s future and the Emperor’s possible return, with Gaia and Caesar ultimately agreeing that preserving the current balance is safest.
• Isaac and Solomon’s representatives clash indirectly over the value of the Spellbreaker inheritance: Isaac treats it as a useful but limited tool, while Caesar emphasizes that its strategic importance makes it unaffordable.

Chapter Summary: “Isaac: Let’s Make a Deal, Sister-in-Law!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac considers selling the powerful Inheritance Longsword to his eldest brother, Caesar, but Caesar admits that the Solomon Kingdom cannot afford it outright.
• Although Solomon’s income has increased through new towns and Cheryl’s workshop, its funds are consumed by military spending, expansion, and Cheryl’s expensive research. The kingdom has little disposable cash.
• Caesar and Gaia suggest paying for the sword in installments, but Isaac doubts the kingdom could repay him without sacrificing future development.
• Isaac instead proposes a trade involving Seli, Caesar’s wife. He wants help gaining permission to research Witch Power.
• Researching Witch Power is heavily restricted by the Witch Country. Unauthorized researchers are monitored, attacked by familiars, and potentially punished by powerful Witch Guards.
• Legitimate research requires influential connections, a clean background, and approval of both the researcher’s history and research methods.
• Isaac’s greatest obstacle is his identity as a Mad Witch, which makes passing the Witch Country’s background review extremely unlikely.
• Since Seli has strong ties to the Witch Country and Cheryl also originates from it, Isaac hopes Seli can negotiate an exception or secure approval.
• Seli agrees to try, but insists that Cheryl be included in the research team. Isaac understands that the Witch Country will not trust him alone.

Character Developments

• Isaac: Demonstrates practical judgment and flexibility. Though reluctant to part with the Inheritance Longsword, he recognizes Caesar’s financial limitations and seeks a mutually beneficial alternative. His desire to study Witch Power is revealed to be serious, but he is also aware of the prejudice surrounding his identity.
• Caesar: Shows that he is not trying to exploit Isaac; Solomon’s financial problems are genuine. His kingdom prioritizes military strength and expansion, leaving little surplus despite respectable income.
• Seli: Is placed in a politically difficult position because she must approach the Witch Country on Isaac’s behalf. Her willingness to help reflects loyalty to her family, but her cautious wording shows that she cannot guarantee success.
• Cheryl: Her importance increases as both a respected researcher and a potential bridge to the Witch Country. Her inclusion may make Isaac’s proposal appear more trustworthy.
• Gaia: Supports Caesar in negotiating with Isaac and helps suggest the installment plan.

Significant Themes

• Wealth versus liquidity: A prosperous kingdom may still be unable to make a large purchase when its resources are tied up in military and developmental projects.
• Mutual benefit and political bargaining: Isaac transforms a failed sale into a negotiation, offering the sword in exchange for assistance with his research ambitions.
• Prejudice and reputation: Isaac’s status as a Mad Witch creates an almost insurmountable barrier, showing how deeply social distrust influences political and academic institutions.
• Power and regulation: Witch Power is so dangerous that the Witch Country regulates its study while allowing limited research as a compromise with curious wizards.
• Family and loyalty: The proposed deal depends on relationships between siblings and in-laws, with Seli and Cheryl becoming essential to Isaac’s plans.

Character Interactions

• Isaac challenges Caesar’s claim that Solomon cannot afford the sword, but quickly accepts that the kingdom’s funds are consumed by military and research expenses.
• Caesar and Gaia cautiously suggest installments, while Isaac questions whether such a payment plan would cripple the kingdom’s future development.
• Isaac turns to Seli, effectively asking her to use her connections with the Witch Country as part of the bargain.
• Caesar and Gaia silently defer to Seli, recognizing that the matter concerns her political connections and Witch heritage.
• Cheryl reacts with strong interest in Isaac’s proposed research, since studying the essence of Witch Power is a major ambition for wizards.
• Seli ultimately agrees to make the attempt but requires Cheryl’s participation, making the potential exchange a joint effort rather than a favor granted solely to Isaac.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac discusses a possible research collaboration with his sister-in-law, Seli. He offers to prepare a convincing proposal and allows her to negotiate the exchange of benefits openly.
• To demonstrate his resources and power, Isaac summons five powerful phantoms possessing Fourth Tier divine strength. Combined with himself, Smith, and Rona, this reveals that he commands at least eight Fourth Tier combatants.
• Gaia and the others are shocked by Isaac’s extraordinary growth during his years in the Boundless Tower. His strength far exceeds what is normal for a kingdom such as Solomon, which usually has only a few Fourth Tier protectors.
• Isaac’s family discusses his relationship with Prince Noens. They subtly try to persuade him to reconsider his plans, but Isaac remains determined to settle his score because Noens neither died nor advanced to Fifth Tier.
• Isaac refuses to accept the Emperor’s benefits, partly because doing so would conflict with his intention to deal with Noens later. However, he delays acting until he has completed the necessary preparations and reported the matter to the Flesh Cult.
• Isaac spends two more days reconnecting with his family rather than immediately returning to his duties.
• Arthur chooses Isaac’s still-unknown extraordinary path instead of the established Pureblood Dragon Path. Although he appears determined, he still secretly hopes to claim Caesar’s throne.
• Moze, by contrast, decisively accepts the Spellbreaker Swordsman inheritance. After converting his battle aura into Spellbreaker Blessing, he reaches the peak of Second Tier and approaches Third Tier.

Character Developments

• Isaac: Reveals a massive increase in power and resources, while remaining cautious and methodical. He continues to portray himself humorously as a “law-abiding” person, insisting on following proper procedures before confronting Noens.
• Gaia: Gains a deeper understanding of how terrifyingly powerful Isaac has become. His reaction also reflects his knowledge of the scarcity of Fourth Tier experts in the Real World.
• Seli: Becomes more aware of Isaac’s wealth and influence and is positioned to help connect him with research opportunities.
• Arthur: Chooses the uncertain new extraordinary path, but remains conflicted because he still entertains ambitions of inheriting Caesar’s throne.
• Moze: Demonstrates decisiveness by abandoning conventional expectations and adopting the Spellbreaker Swordsman path, rapidly strengthening as a result.
• Caesar and the family: Continue maintaining their relationship with Isaac despite his identity as the Mad Witch and his overwhelming power, though they become more cautious regarding Prince Noens.

Significant Themes

• Power and influence: Isaac’s display emphasizes how dramatically his position has changed and how rare genuine Fourth Tier support is in the Real World.
• Family loyalty versus political necessity: Isaac’s family still cares about him, but Solomon Kingdom’s survival has required compromises that conflict with Isaac’s personal vendetta.
• Individual choice and divergent paths: Arthur and Moze choose different extraordinary routes, reflecting the contrast between ambition, uncertainty, pragmatism, and decisiveness.
• Lawfulness as irony: Isaac jokingly insists on being law-abiding while preparing to kill an enemy, showing his eccentric personality and his desire to justify even extreme actions through proper procedure.
• Preparation and restraint: Despite his superior strength, Isaac does not act recklessly. He delays revenge until his obligations, resources, and political circumstances are properly arranged.

Character Interactions

• Isaac and Seli discuss research cooperation and potential exchanges of benefits.
• Isaac’s revelation of the five divine phantoms stuns Gaia, Caesar, and the others, changing their perception of him.
• The family attempts mild persuasion concerning Prince Noens, but avoids pressing Isaac because they recognize his stubbornness and increased strength.
• Isaac reconnects with his family through casual conversation, reinforcing that their relationship remains intact despite political differences.
• Arthur and Moze’s contrasting choices become a notable family development: Arthur remains partly tied to the throne, while Moze commits fully to his new path.

Chapter Summary: “Two Matters”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Two days after returning to the territory, Isaac learns that the Witch Nation is still reviewing his qualifications because his status as a Mad Witch is problematic.
• During his time in the Kingdom of Solomon, Isaac gathered enough intelligence to begin acting rather than waiting for events to unfold.
• He announces two major decisions:
  1. Declaring war on Prince Noens and formally applying to join the Flesh Cult and the Truth Association. He intends to attack the Kingdom of Terra directly and kill both Prince Noens and Remington’s second brother.
  2. Reorganizing Madheart’s research efforts by summoning its senior wizards and assigning them research into three extraordinary paths: Bloodline Wizards, faith wizards, and divine knights.
• Isaac convenes six senior members of Madheart: four powerful Second Tier grand wizards and three Third Tier High Wizards, including Sauron the Magic Eye.
• The wizards have taken diverse paths, including evocation, Travelers magic, dragon transformation, alchemical potions, Ouroboros-based transformation, and Demon Dominator magic.
• Isaac distributes research assignments and explains that Madheart will provide materials and funding while claiming the larger share of the results.
• The four Second Tier wizards initially see the documents as unusually advanced but otherwise ordinary research topics. However, the elderly Ouroboros wizard and the Demon Dominator quickly realize that Isaac’s assignments have a deeper significance.
• Their reaction causes the others to recognize that the research is not as simple as it first appears, ending the chapter on a note of suspense.

Character Developments

• Isaac becomes more proactive and aggressive. He moves from gathering intelligence to openly preparing war against Prince Noens and his allies.
• He also demonstrates his role as Madheart’s unquestioned leader by establishing a broad, organization-wide research program and controlling access to its resources.
• Sauron and the other senior wizards are shown as highly advanced and physically transformed beings, emphasizing the variety of magical paths within Madheart.
• The four Second Tier wizards are portrayed as capable researchers nearing the limits of their current realm, but still less perceptive than the Third Tier High Wizards.
• The elderly Ouroboros wizard and the Demon Dominator display superior insight, immediately sensing that Isaac’s research subjects are connected to a more significant purpose.

Significant Themes

• Preparation versus action: Isaac’s new intelligence allows him to stop waiting and begin executing long-planned moves.
• Power and authority: His status as a Fourth Tier Miracle wizard places him clearly above the other members, who accept his decisions without challenging him.
• Transformation and loss of humanity: The various wizards’ grotesque forms reflect the costs of pursuing power through magical evolution.
• Research as strategic control: Isaac uses Madheart’s resources and personnel to investigate new supernatural systems, turning scholarship into a tool for organizational expansion and future power.
• Hidden implications: Apparently ordinary research into extraordinary paths conceals a larger agenda that only the strongest and most perceptive characters recognize.

Character Interactions

• Isaac works closely with Lapis Lazuli, who distributes the research documents and supports his leadership.
• Little Mouse reappears on Isaac’s shoulder, casually chewing on a fragment of divinity, reinforcing the strange and powerful nature of Isaac’s entourage.
• Isaac addresses the senior wizards formally and efficiently, while they respond with respect and caution.
• The four Second Tier wizards initially react as researchers evaluating difficult assignments, but the Ouroboros wizard and Demon Dominator exchange a knowing glance and question Isaac directly.
• Their question shifts the mood of the meeting, prompting the others to reconsider the documents and recognize that Isaac’s true intentions have not yet been revealed.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac assigns two newly recruited Third Tier wizards—Selina Nightwhisper and Agares—research projects based on their individual expertise.
• He explains that his existing research documents are largely fragmented or repetitive projects, but that they contain valuable guidance and can produce meaningful preliminary results.
• Impressed by Isaac’s exceptional research ability and generosity, both wizards feel more loyal to and invested in the Madheart Wizard Organization.
• Isaac gives Selina a project involving the refinement and conversion of snake-type magical beast bloodline essence. He also promises to provide Fourth Tier beast blood essence and potentially a Fourth Tier Knight Furnace Method.
• Selina realizes that Isaac’s assignment fits her abilities while also helping her build a more coherent and systematic path of research—something she has lacked as an independent Legend wizard.
• Agares receives three projects concerning the conversion of divine power into magic power, divine spells into magic, and divine authority into wizard authority.
• Shocked by the apparent implication that he must steal power from gods, Agares immediately becomes alarmed and considers withdrawing his loyalty.
• Isaac clarifies that the subjects are not real righteous gods or Outer Gods, but Virtual Deities he created. These beings possess power and characteristics equivalent to true gods, allowing Agares to study them safely.
• Despite Isaac’s reassurance, Agares remains deeply uncomfortable and firmly shakes his head, implying that he still wants to refuse the assignment.

Character Developments

• Isaac demonstrates humility, confidence, and exceptional organizational ability. He understands both advanced research and how to match specialists with productive projects. His willingness to provide rare materials and guidance strengthens his authority and inspires loyalty.
• Selina Nightwhisper shifts from being an ordinary, somewhat limited Third Tier wizard into someone who sees a realistic path toward greater development. Isaac’s research framework gives her hope that she can overcome the lack of systematic knowledge that has hindered her progress.
• Agares initially becomes more devoted to Isaac after seeing the quality of the research plans, but his loyalty is tested when he learns the scope of his assignment. His caution and fear of Mad Witch-style research reveal that he is not willing to pursue power at any cost.
• Lapis Lazuli acts efficiently as Isaac’s assistant, presenting the prepared research documents at the appropriate moment.

Significant Themes

• Knowledge as power and guidance: For high-level wizards, the ability to identify worthwhile research directions and solve bottlenecks is more valuable than raw information alone.
• Leadership through generosity: Isaac earns loyalty not through coercion, but by giving his subordinates meaningful opportunities, rare resources, and structured paths for advancement.
• The difficulty of independent advancement: Selina represents the struggles of Legend wizards who lack a complete theoretical system and must construct their future progress alone.
• The danger of forbidden research: The prospect of converting divine power into magical power blurs the boundary between legitimate experimentation and Mad Witch practices.
• Trust and ethical limits: Isaac insists that his experiments are safe, but Agares’s reaction shows that trust has limits when divine forces and potentially catastrophic consequences are involved.

Character Interactions

• Isaac calmly reassures Selina and Agares that his research documents are accessible and that he has more suitable assignments for them.
• Selina and Agares exchange pleased glances, bonding over their admiration for Isaac’s abilities and their growing sense of belonging within the organization.
• Isaac assigns Selina a research topic tailored to her bloodline expertise and offers future assistance, causing her to recognize how significantly he can improve her prospects.
• Agares reacts with alarm to Isaac’s divine-conversion projects. Isaac attempts to calm him by displaying five Virtual Deities, but Agares remains skeptical and still appears ready to resign.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac asks Agarese to research Faith Wizards and Divine Knights, but Agarese interprets the request as blasphemy against gods and considers leaving the Madheart organization.
• Lapis Lazuli presents Agarese with an alternative research assignment focused on demon bloodlines. The documents impress him so deeply that he abandons the idea of leaving and becomes even more committed to working for Isaac.
• Isaac assigns research responsibilities for the three extraordinary paths:
  • Bloodline Wizards: Agarese and Serena.
  • Divine Knights: Soren of the Magic Eye.
  • Faith Wizards: Postponed because the subject is too unorthodox and lacks suitable researchers.
• Isaac realizes that researching divine powers requires more than Soren alone, so he plans to recruit and cultivate new Mad Witches.
• He develops a theory that Mad Witches possess special “traits” that allow them to repeatedly gain power from dangerous transactions with Outer Gods. Isaac intends to determine whether these traits are innate or awakened through repeated bargains.
• Using the Divine Tome, Isaac plans to have newly recruited wizards conduct controlled transactions with avatars of Outer Gods. This could potentially make the Mad Witch path safe and systematic rather than genuinely perilous.
• Isaac recruits both knight candidates and potential Mad Witch apprentices, openly explaining the risks and benefits of each path. Those who still volunteer are exactly the unusual, fearless individuals he wants.
• The research plans for Bloodline Wizards and Divine Knights are completed. Faith Wizard research is temporarily shelved, while Divine Knight research proceeds because it offers more practical and accessible groundwork.
• Isaac receives authorization from the Flesh Cult and Truth Association to attack Prince Noens. The authorization allows him to kill Noens’s direct family members but forbids him from harming the wider Terra Royal Family.
• As compensation for the Terra Royal Family’s loss, Isaac must either assist them three times in the future or serve in their mage corps for three years.
• Isaac immediately prepares to depart and destroy Noens’s family. Caesar and Cheryl agree to witness the event but decline to participate because their allegiance to the Solomon Kingdom restricts their personal actions.
• The golem legion mobilizes under the Silver Knight. It will not fight directly but will display Isaac’s military strength and collect the substantial spoils from the Noens family.

Character Developments

• Isaac: Demonstrates strategic foresight, scientific ambition, and growing confidence. He views the Mad Witch path not merely as a dangerous tradition but as a system that can potentially be studied, controlled, and mass-produced. His combat authorization also shows that the major organizations now regard him as a peak Fourth Tier threat.
• Agarese: Initially frightened and disgusted by Isaac’s proposed blasphemous research, he changes his mind after seeing Isaac’s advanced research plans on demon bloodlines. He recognizes that Isaac offers something more valuable than inherited knowledge: the capability to help him advance.
• Soren: Accepts the role of researching divine-related powers because he lacks reverence for gods and is willing to pursue forbidden subjects. He becomes the main researcher for the Divine Knight project.
• Serena: Continues working on Bloodline research and serves as a comparison to Agarese’s situation, both benefiting from Isaac’s exceptional knowledge.
• Lapis Lazuli: Acts as Isaac’s administrator and messenger, presenting research materials, coordinating recruits, and preparing the coming campaign.
• Caesar and Cheryl: Show interest in Isaac’s revenge but prioritize their political obligations to the Solomon Kingdom over personal involvement.
• Prince Noens: Though absent from the chapter, he becomes the target of Isaac’s imminent attack. His failure to advance to Fifth Tier leaves him politically vulnerable and prevents the Terra Royal Family from fully protecting him.

Significant Themes

• Blasphemy versus scientific inquiry: Research that appears heretical to most wizards is treated by Isaac as an intellectual problem to be investigated.
• Knowledge as power: Isaac’s value lies not only in his strength but also in his accumulated knowledge, which gives others the possibility of advancing beyond their inherited limitations.
• Systematizing madness: Isaac seeks to transform the Mad Witch path from reckless gambling into a controlled, teachable discipline.
• Risk and control: The chapter contrasts traditional Mad Witch transactions—dangerous bargains with Outer Gods—with Isaac’s attempt to conduct controlled experiments through avatars and the Divine Tome.
• Political authority and personal revenge: Isaac’s attack on Noens is permitted because of his strength and political usefulness, but it remains bounded by agreements protecting the wider Terra Royal Family.
• Military power as an economic asset: The golem legion is presented not only as an army but also as a potential mercenary force and a means of acquiring wealth.

Character Interactions

• Isaac and Agarese clash over the morality and danger of researching divine powers, but Agarese is won over by Isaac’s impressive bloodline research.
• Isaac relies on Lapis Lazuli to manage negotiations, documents, recruitment, and logistics.
• Soren silently agrees to take responsibility for researching the divine-related paths that Agarese refuses.
• Isaac’s planned recruitment of Mad Witch apprentices reflects his willingness to challenge conventional wizard institutions openly.
• Isaac invites Caesar and Cheryl to witness Noens’s destruction, but they maintain distance because of their responsibilities to the Solomon Kingdom.
• The Terra Royal Family, the Flesh Cult, and the Truth Association indirectly cooperate with Isaac by permitting his attack while preserving the dignity and safety of the broader royal family.

Chapter Summary: “Prince Noens: Heh, Can We Reconcile?”

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Isaac prepares to attack Prince Noens’s territory with the 3,000-member Silver Puppet Legion. Although the puppets are eager to fight, their main role is to display their strength, clean up the battlefield, and eventually serve as a mercenary force and intelligence network in the New World.
• Isaac travels with Lapis Lazuli and Little Mouse. Little Mouse studies a Virtual Divine Spark containing death divine power by “gnawing” at it, choosing gradual research over directly fusing with it.
• Using the Void Worm’s Fourth Tier spatial power, Isaac teleports himself and the entire Puppet Legion directly to Prince Noens’s border. This shocks observers because Outer Gods normally cannot freely use such powerful abilities in the real world.
• The Puppet Legion divides into six forces and surrounds Noens’s territory. Isaac also summons five divine beings, who spread out and establish a vast encirclement:
  • Treants and forest power
  • Violet spatial energy
  • Golden knight-like divine forces
  • A giant dwarf god
  • A giant orc god
• The appearance of five obedient gods operating freely in the real world alarms spectators and enrages the Theocracy. The gods’ existence demonstrates Isaac’s unprecedented success in controlling divine power.
• Isaac ignores the Theocracy’s reaction and travels to Gilgis City, the center of Noens’s territory. The city is protected by a powerful barrier powered by thirteen mage towers, capable of resisting even a Fifth Tier powerhouse for a time.
• Noens has gathered sixteen Fourth Tier beings within his strongest mage tower, hoping to survive. Isaac realizes the towers are also connected to the New World Gate and orders his five gods to avoid damaging them.
• Isaac meets Prince Noens and Remington. Noens attempts to negotiate, arguing that they have no serious personal grudge and asking whether they can reconcile.
• Isaac agrees that their conflict began through coincidence and indirect involvement, but rejects reconciliation. He declares that he came to “clear his mind” and insists that Noens and Remington must die. He offers Noens the option of suicide, promising not to harm the others if he accepts.

2. Character Developments

• Isaac: Displays overwhelming confidence, strategic restraint, and emotional detachment. He is powerful enough to dismiss the combined threat of multiple Fourth Tier beings, yet chooses to preserve the mage towers for future use. His final demand reveals that the attack is motivated less by practical necessity than by a personal desire for closure and revenge.
• Prince Noens: Shifts from preparing to defend his territory to attempting diplomacy. He recognizes that Isaac’s position and power make victory unlikely and that killing Isaac may have disastrous consequences. His appeal to noble pragmatism shows his belief that conflicts can be resolved through exchanged interests, but he fails to understand Isaac’s personal motives.
• Silver Knight and Puppet Legion: The Puppet Legion’s initial excitement is tempered by the realization that Isaac will do the actual fighting. Their purpose, however, is reframed as a demonstration of military strength that may secure their future as a profitable mercenary corps.
• Little Mouse: Continues developing its own unconventional, research-oriented method of absorbing divine power. Its refusal to fuse directly with the Virtual Divine Spark reflects its growing alignment with wizardly experimentation and gradual cultivation.
• Lapis Lazuli: Remains composed and loyal, accompanying Isaac without visible hesitation.
• Remington: Continues standing beside Noens despite the crisis, emphasizing their enduring alliance and shared fate.

3. Significant Themes

• Power and intimidation: Isaac’s teleportation, divine summons, and control over multiple gods establish him as an unprecedented force. His strength affects not only the battlefield but also the political and religious balance of the world.
• Personal revenge versus political pragmatism: Noens sees the conflict as a minor dispute that can be settled through interests, while Isaac views it as a necessary emotional reckoning. Their incompatible perspectives make reconciliation impossible.
• The dangerous boundary between gods and mortals: Isaac’s ability to use divine and Outer God power in the real world challenges established limitations and frightens both divine and mortal observers.
• Instrumental use of war: Isaac treats the battle as more than a confrontation: it is a demonstration of the Puppet Legion, an opportunity to gather intelligence, and a chance to preserve the infrastructure needed to access the New World.
• Nobility and responsibility: The discussion of inherited territories, royal authority, and the abandonment of Noens highlights how political systems prioritize utility and power over loyalty or justice.
• Emotional closure: Despite his calm reasoning, Isaac’s true objective is to settle lingering resentment. His demand that Noens and Remington die shows that overwhelming power does not erase personal wounds.

4. Character Interactions

• Isaac and Little Mouse share a quiet, familiar interaction as Isaac’s mood improves while listening to Little Mouse gnaw on the divine spark.
• Isaac commands the five gods to restrain themselves, demonstrating his authority over them and his concern for the mage towers.
• Isaac and Noens recognize that their conflict was largely indirect: Noens originally targeted Solomon Territory and Gaia Solomon rather than Isaac himself, while Isaac’s family tragedies were caused by other parties.
• Noens appeals to shared rationality and noble compromise, suggesting that their grudge is not deep enough to justify war.
• Isaac acknowledges Noens’s argument but rejects it, making clear that his motive is no longer political revenge or territorial advantage. He demands Noens’s death—and Remington’s as well—while offering suicide as the only path to spare others.