Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Personality
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Heaven's Grace
- 5.2Fate Principle
- 5.3Seven Heavenly Fate Skills
- 5.4Cycle of Fate
- 5.5Sacred Sword
- 5.6Combat Skills and Magic
- 5.7Transcendent Physiology
- 6Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 7Relationships
- 8Story Role / Major Arcs
- 8.1Early Forest Survival
- 8.2Adventurer Training
- 8.3Rising Hero of Mithra
- 8.4Fate Skill Evolution
- 8.5Duel with Aridia
- 8.6Battle with Moro
- 8.7Demon Realm and Limit-tier
- 8.8Recognition as Humanity's Strongest
- 8.9Transcendence
- 9Trivia
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Shien (希恩) |
| Alias(es) | Hero; Shien Poztut; Prince Consort |
| Species/Race | Human; summoned Hero |
| Gender | Male |
| Affiliation | House Poztut; Kingdom of Mithra; Vivian's party |
| Occupation/Role | Adventurer; Hero |
| Status | Alive |
| First Appearance | Chapter 2 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lv.1 | 2 | Arrives in the new world with the Sacred Sword, 100 Skill Points, and two initial skills. |
| Lv.10 (guild reading) | 13 | The Adventurer's Guild scanner records him at Lv.10 but detects no skills, since it cannot detect his high-level, Unique, or Special Skills. |
| Lv.18 | 57 | Learns eight skills through Tier and rapidly maxes them, rising from Lv.1 to Lv.18 in a day. |
| Lv.55 | 346 | Can overcome major level gaps through maxed skills, Heaven's Grace's maximum growth, and the Sacred Sword. |
| Lv.77 | 475 | Spends half a month learning and fusing skills into the Seven Heavenly Fate Skills. |
| Legendary Class, Lv.95 | 649 656 | Levels up after the battle with Moro; his Magic Power also increases significantly. |
| Limit-tier, Lv.99 | 773 777 | Absorbs power sacrificed by the Six Great Demon Lords through the Demon Transformation Pool, breaks into Limit-tier, and shatters three seals on the Sacred Sword. |
| Half-Transcendent combat power | 781 826 | Can contend with Demonoids in his enhanced state and suppresses assembled Legendary-tier experts. |
| Transcendent Class | 996 1005 | Completes his transformation; his level-and-skill interface disappears as his powers integrate into his body and Sacred Sword. |
Background / History
Shien is a human from another world who was summoned and reincarnated as a Hero to defeat the Demon Lord. He begins his new life in a dangerous forest with the Sacred Sword, a game-like status interface, and little understanding of the world's systems. Although his circumstances are extraordinary, he initially seeks a quiet, ordinary life rather than fame or a heroic legacy 2 15.
During his first days, Shien discovers that his Sacred Sword grants extreme advantages, including a level increase, skill-level enhancement, heavy damage reduction, immunity to negative statuses, and exceptional effectiveness against evil. He combines it with rapidly acquired, maxed skills to survive the forest and reach civilization 5 8 82.
At the Adventurer's Guild, Shien conceals the full extent of his abilities. The guild scanner identifies him as having no skills because it cannot register his Unique Skill, Special Skill, or skills above its detection limit 13. He joins Vivian's party for training, where Tier teaches him combat skills and helps him develop further 14 57.
Shien's identity as the Hero is gradually suspected by Vivian and Roxie, then eventually becomes public after his battle with Moro 147 149 649. He later becomes Roxie's legitimate Prince Consort and House Poztut is elevated to an honorary Marquis family as his achievements become widely known 461 833.
Personality
Shien is pragmatic, adaptable, and strongly averse to unnecessary attention. He does not seek to save or conquer the world for its own sake; he initially views his summoning as a transaction—Nien gave him another life, and he would fulfill the request to defeat the Demon Lord 15 228 389 681.
Despite this detachment, Shien repeatedly protects people he cares about. He reveals his identity to comfort Emerald, intervenes when he believes others are being mistreated, and becomes ruthless toward those who threaten his companions 350 412 643. He can be sarcastic and provocative in confrontations, often using intimidation and manipulation rather than direct violence when that is enough 83 828.
Abilities & Skills
Heaven's Grace
A Unique Skill that makes skill acquisition and advancement extraordinarily easy. Its most important benefit is maximizing Shien's growth in all aspects whenever he levels up 14 31 346.
- Lets him learn skills that would normally require years of practice.
- Allows him to raise learned skills to their maximum level rapidly.
- Supports his ability to overcome opponents with much higher levels.
- Provides growth support rather than direct combat power 764.
Fate Principle
Shien's second Unique Skill, awakened after entering the Inner Sanctum. It compiles regular skills at the cost of Skill Points, allowing their effects to be amplified, reduced, modified, fused, and developed into new skills 472 474.
- Only affects regular Skills.
- Its effects are permanent and cannot be canceled.
- Consumes Skill Points; Shien exhausts his supply while creating his seven prototype skills 472 475.
- Enables the creation of the Seven Heavenly Fate Skills.
Seven Heavenly Fate Skills
Seven fused skills created from Shien's accumulated abilities after half a month of training and experimentation 475.
- Outer Fate of Heaven — Amplifies a held weapon's performance by three to ten times and grants perfect technique; when unarmed, amplifies Shien's physical strength and technique instead 475.
- Outer Appearance of Heaven — Grants instantaneous movement and extreme speed 477.
- Inner Appearance of Heaven — Provides unparalleled Magic Power control 477.
- Outer Perception of Heaven — Enhances ordinary and sixth senses, detects danger, hostility, mana, traps, curses, evil, and negative energy, and can pierce most concealment 476.
- Inner Perception of Heaven — One of the fused Fate Skills; later becomes part of Shien's innate abilities after transcendence 475 1018.
- Inner Fate of Heaven — One of the seven prototype Fate Skills created through fusion 475.
- Cycle of Fate — Converts massive mana consumption into a proportional increase in Shien's power 556.
Cycle of Fate
Shien's principal short-term power amplifier before transcendence. Its output scales with mana spent 556.
- A twofold increase lets him exceed life's normal limits and enter a higher realm 556.
- At maximum output, it can increase everything except mana tenfold, but Shien can sustain it for only about ten minutes 556.
- Lets him contend with Transcendent Class opponents before his mana is depleted 658.
- Becomes a permanent tenfold increase to his power after Shien achieves Transcendent Class 1030.
Sacred Sword
Shien's Heroic weapon and greatest external advantage. It possesses immense sharpness, durability, anti-evil power, purification, exorcism, and defensive effects 82.
- Raises Shien's level by 100 and all skill levels by 10 82.
- Weakens all damage types by 99% and grants immunity to negative statuses 82.
- Deals exceptional damage to evil-aligned targets and purifies evil power 82 639.
- Its seals progressively break as Shien grows; three seals shatter when he reaches Limit-tier 773.
- After transcendence, it manifests Sacred, Divine, and Demonic aspects: purification, creation, and destruction respectively 996 1032.
Combat Skills and Magic
Shien accumulates numerous max-level skills before fusing them, including combat, mobility, perception, resistance, and magic abilities 5 57 346.
- God of War — Grants instinctive combat ability, battle intuition, control of his body, and awareness of battle flow 5 346.
- Enemy Perception / Mana Perception — Detect hostile targets, mana, locations, and movement 5 346.
- Physical Resistance / Magic Resistance / Evasion — Reduce damage and improve avoidance 5.
- Two-Handed Sword / Magic Sword — Form the basis of his swordsmanship and magical sword attacks 13 57.
- Penetrate / Armor Break — Ignore or destroy defenses 57.
- Accelerate / Free Movement / Close-Quarters Evasion / Instantaneous Shift — Improve speed, mobility, evasion, and repositioning 57.
- Celestial Magic — Includes Starry Arrays, which Shien uses to annihilate a Lv.96 Demon Refining 541.
- Enchantment Magic — Can disperse high-level magic, including Meldo's Annihilating Dragon Flame 828.
Transcendent Physiology
Upon achieving Transcendent Class, Shien's skills and status parameters cease to exist as separate systems. Their effects become natural abilities, instincts, knowledge, and physical traits 996 1018 1030.
- Can use Magic, Teleportation, stealth, combat techniques, and perception as naturally as moving a limb 1018 1030.
- Naturally enhances any weapon he holds and permanently improves his physical abilities 1030.
- His presence and true strength become difficult even for close associates to perceive 1025.
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Sacred Sword — Shien's Heroic sword; later evolves into Sacred, Divine, and Demonic forms 82 996 1032.
- Magical communication device — Used for long-distance conversations, including with Roxie 350.
- Steel eye mask — Used while concealing his identity before reaching Limit-tier; shatters during his breakthrough 773.
Relationships
- Roxie Lusti Mitra — Second Princess of Mithra, Shien's fiancée, and later his partner as Prince Consort. She supports his training and consistently trusts his hidden strength 141 461 482.
- Tier — Vivian's party member, Shien's skill teacher, and later his wife. She teaches him key skills early on and reunites emotionally with him in the Empire 57 619 620.
- Vivian — Leader of Shien's initial adventurer party. She recognizes his potential, helps cover for him, and brings him before Roxie when his identity becomes relevant 30 147.
- Aiyi — Dragon Demon and one of the Six Great Demon Lords. Shien trusts her enough to reveal most of his abilities, while she protects him from threats such as Lide's killing intent 482 557.
- Anima — Goddess of Life. She guides Shien after his Inner Sanctum experience and helps find instructors for his skill-collection plan 472 474.
- Lidas — Goddess of Fate. Frequently meddles in Shien and Roxie's relationship, to Roxie's annoyance 472 473.
- Yulin — Shien's dragon companion. Her growth is linked to Shien's advancement, and she protects his boundaries with Dragon Breath 476 829.
- Aridia Elbain — Formerly humanity's strongest knight. Shien defeats him in a duel and is later publicly recognized as his superior 481 833.
- Shafna — Succubus Queen and Demonoid. She shows clear favor toward Shien and supports him within the Demon Realm 708 734.
- Lasha — A loyal associate who provides Shien with intelligence, protection, and support during crises 350 618.
- Lilith — An ally whose danger drives Shien to fully unleash the Sacred Sword against Moro 643.
- Emerald — A distressed girl who places her trust in Shien after he reveals that he is a summoned Hero 350.
- Nien — The Goddess associated with Shien's summoning and reincarnation. Shien resents being summoned to defeat a Demon Lord who had already been defeated 228.
Story Role / Major Arcs
Early Forest Survival
Shien begins as an inexperienced Lv.1 outsider but discovers Heaven's Grace and the Sacred Sword. He learns practical skills, maxes them, and fights his way out of the forest 2 5 8.
Adventurer Training
After registering at the Adventurer's Guild, Shien joins Vivian's party. His unusual lack of detectable skills draws attention, while Tier teaches him advanced combat skills that propel him to Lv.18 13 14 57.
Rising Hero of Mithra
Shien protects allies, defeats threats within the Kingdom, gains the fear of troublesome adventurers, and becomes increasingly entangled with Roxie, the royal family, and the secret of his Hero identity 83 147 195.
Fate Skill Evolution
After entering the Inner Sanctum, Shien awakens Fate Principle. With assistance from Roxie, Aiyi, and Anima, he learns skills from masters of all three races and fuses them into the Seven Heavenly Fate Skills, reaching Lv.77 472 474 475.
Duel with Aridia
Shien tests his new strength against Aridia, defeats the strongest knight of humanity, and establishes that he can contend with Transcendent-level beings when using his full capabilities 477 480 481 482.
Battle with Moro
Shien confronts Moro in the Empire, eventually releases the Sacred Sword's true power to protect Lilith, and awakens after the battle at Lv.95. His identity as the Hero is exposed worldwide 643 649.
Demon Realm and Limit-tier
Shien travels through the Demon Realm, faces powerful Demon Race figures, and absorbs the Six Great Demon Lords' sacrificed power to reach Lv.99 and Limit-tier 656 734 773 777.
Recognition as Humanity's Strongest
Shien suppresses and defeats multiple top Legendary-tier experts without drawing the Sacred Sword. His power becomes public knowledge, Aridia relinquishes his title, and House Poztut is promoted 826 828 829 833.
Transcendence
Shien's Heroic Power, Sacred Sword, and dormant supreme powers awaken. He completes his transformation into a Transcendent Class existence, with all skills integrating into his body and the Sacred Sword evolving beyond the world's former system 929 996 1005 1032.
Trivia
- Shien initially had 100 Skill Points 2.
- Within ten days of arriving, he possessed fifteen skills, including Heaven's Grace and Supreme God's Blessing 8.
- At the guild, his seventeen skills were invisible to the scanner because of their type and level 13.
- He prefers a knight's salute over the kneeling courtesy expected before Mithra's throne 195.
- Shien's rapid growth repeatedly causes others to mistake him for something beyond human, including the Goddess Nadula 474.