Chapter Summaries

Ria misunderstood Roxie's worry about becoming Shien's Empress as an oracle warning that marriage could avert a disaster, and she persuaded Anxi to help find Roxie a suitable husband. The misunderstanding set a kingdom-wide disturbance in motion, while Roxie resolved to win the Empress position herself.

• Roxie explained that she had to become Shien's Empress because the Kingdom would not accept her as a lesser wife, while Ria mistakenly believed marriage was needed to prevent a catastrophe.
• Ria promised to help Roxie and left to discuss the matter with Anxi, while Roxie took her support as encouragement to pursue her own happiness.
• Ria told Anxi and Aridia that Roxie had said something might happen if she did not marry soon, and Shana confirmed hearing those words.
• Ria warned that the nobles would exploit the situation to arrange a marriage for Roxie, then proposed helping Roxie find an exceptional man who could win her heart.
• Anxi agreed to Ria's plan if Roxie had no objections, beginning a disturbance that would spread across the Human Realm.

Ria told Roxie that the Kingdom had arranged a husband-selection assembly so Roxie could choose a husband before the disaster arrived. Roxie learned that the people would bless whoever she chose and eagerly approved, focusing on Shien’s profile.

• Ria brought Roxie a pile of suitor profiles and explained the Kingdom’s scoring system and plans for a husband-selection assembly.
• Roxie found Shien’s profile listed as the highest-priority candidate and happily ignored the other suitors.
• Roxie asked why she was choosing a husband, and Ria explained that the Kingdom had mistaken Roxie’s wish to marry for a sacrifice to save the nation from disaster.
• Ria told Roxie that the people would accept and bless the husband she chose, and Roxie enthusiastically agreed to the plan.

Shien returned to the Royal Capital with Lilith, Laisha, Aiyi, and Yulin, only to find the city packed with powerful visitors and nearly everyone hostile toward him. He arrived at House Poztut to discover nobles demanding duels, while he remained baffled about why the capital had turned against him.

• Shien and his companions approached the Royal Capital on Yulin and noticed many powerful nobles and Knights arriving in the city.
• Shien discovered through his Enemy Perception skill that a vast number of people in the Royal Capital were hostile toward him.
• Shien suspected Laisha’s status as a wanted criminal had been exposed, tried to shift the blame onto her, and then brawled with her.
• Yulin carried the group to House Poztut, where nobles from powerful families and gathered commoners demanded that Shien come out and accept duels.

Shien returned to House Poztut and learned that the kingdom had announced him as Princess Roxie's top-priority candidate for husband. As crowds gathered outside demanding a duel, Shien was left to face the consequences of the royal announcement.

• News of Viscount Poztut's return spread through the capital, and Yulin guarded House Poztut's gates from the crowds with her roars.
• Shien returned to the residence, where Vivian, Tier, Lumya, and Merika welcomed him alongside Lasha, Aiyi, Laisha, and Lilith.
• Vivian and the others told Shien that nobles were hostile because the kingdom had announced it would choose a husband for Princess Roxie.
• Vivian revealed that Shien was the kingdom's top-priority candidate to marry Roxie, leaving him stunned.

Shien confronted Roxie about her husband-selection tournament and learned it had begun because her royal sister misunderstood a warning about a disaster. Roxie explained that the tournament gave them a way to marry without provoking the Kingdom’s people or creating political complications, and planned to announce Shien as her chosen husband after the other contestants served as a formality.

• Shien pinched Roxie’s cheeks and demanded an explanation for her husband-selection tournament, threatening to leave if she did not satisfy him.
• Roxie admitted that her royal sister had mistaken something she said for a warning of disaster, and that no disaster had ever existed.
• When Shien started to leave, Roxie stopped him and argued that the tournament offered them a chance to marry with the Kingdom’s support.
• Roxie explained that claiming marriage would avert a disaster would prevent public resentment and keep the royal family and nobles from imposing obligations on Shien.
• Roxie told Shien she would eventually name him as her chosen husband, while the other contestants merely helped bring about their marriage.

Shien accepted Roxie’s marriage plans, and the two shared an intimate reunion in her chambers. Liyadella arrived intending to assess Shien but encountered Edel Lusica, whose resentment and fixation on the princesses were revealed after she escaped him.

• Roxie reminded Shien that he had promised to marry her, and he agreed despite worrying about his future obligations to the Kingdom.
• Roxie joyfully accepted Shien’s answer, and they went to bed together.
• Liyadella headed to Roxie’s chambers alone to judge whether Shien could make her sister happy.
• Edel Lusica approached Liyadella and invited her for tea, but she declined and hurried into Roxie’s chambers.
• Edel angrily cursed Liyadella and revealed his resentment that his family had pursued her rather than Roxie.

Ria reflected on her engagement to the vile Edel Ryusica and resolved to stay strong, then walked in on Roxie and Shien in an intimate situation. The chapter ended with Ria realizing that Roxie and Shien had already become involved.

• Ria recalled that Edel Ryusica was her betrothed, a notorious tyrant who had pursued her and then Roxie.
• Ria reminded herself that she was a princess and Hero Descendant, pulled herself together, and went to Roxie's room.
• Ria turned away nobles seeking Roxie's favor and entered the Inner Sanctum.
• Ria opened Roxie's door and saw Roxie and Shien, then shut the door and ordered the female knights to keep everyone out.
• Ria confronted the dressed Shien and embarrassed Roxie, realizing that they had already been intimate.

Ria confronted Shien and Roxie after discovering they had slept together, demanding to know what they planned to do. Shien confirmed he intended to marry Roxie, and Ria agreed to cooperate with their husband-selection plan, though she privately wondered whether she would ever find happiness of her own.

• Ria questioned Shien and Roxie about their intimacy, while Roxie’s embarrassment convinced her that the relationship was consensual.
• Ria asked Shien whether he intended to take responsibility and marry Roxie, and he said marriage had been their plan from the start.
• Shien revealed that Roxie had arranged the husband selection herself so she could marry him, and Roxie admitted the supposed disaster revelation had come from Ria.
• Roxie apologized to Ria, and Shien called her “Sis” as assurance that he would marry Roxie.
• Ria agreed to cooperate with the husband selection, then privately compared her prospects for happiness with Roxie’s.

Roxie planned to turn her husband-selection ceremony into a public spectacle that would make her marriage to Shien impossible to undo. After Aridia summoned Shien to meet the king alone, he confronted Shien about his hostility and admitted that he considered him strong enough to pose a threat.

• Roxie proposed delaying the announcement of her relationship with Shien until nobles and dignitaries gathered for a grand husband-selection ceremony, where she would publicly choose him.
• Ria worried Roxie's plan would leave everyone without an escape, while Shien feared the attention and challenges the ceremony would bring, but neither he nor Roxie backed down.
• Aridia arrived and summoned Shien to meet His Majesty alone, stopping Roxie and Ria from accompanying him.
• As Shien followed Aridia through the palace, they discussed Shien's hostility toward him over Tier, and Shien admitted he disliked him.
• Aridia said he had always sensed that Shien was dangerous and believed Shien possessed the strength to threaten him.

Shien confronted Aridia about the cursed power in Aridia’s daughter, then arrived at King Anxi’s chamber as Roxie’s first-priority marriage candidate. Edel watched Shien with jealousy but dared not interfere, while Anxi greeted Shien warmly and remarked on his growing strength.

• Aridia praised Shien’s strength and acknowledged that he might rival Roxie, but Shien challenged him over the power within his daughter.
• Aridia said his daughter would always carry House Elbain’s blood, then left, and Shien vowed to kick him if he got the chance.
• Edel learned Shien was Roxie’s first-priority candidate and asked his knights to cripple him, but they refused because Shien was too dangerous to provoke.
• Edel turned his attention to Liyadella instead, while remaining jealous of Shien and obsessed with Roxie.
• Aridia led Shien to King Anxi, who welcomed him and noted that he seemed stronger than before.

Anxi questioned Shien about whether he would support Roxie becoming Queen, worried that Shien might threaten her succession. Shien assured him that Roxie would not want the throne and that he would not want it either.

• Anxi reflected on Roxie's exceptional status and realized she had given Shien a perfect score while leaving the other suitors far behind.
• Anxi spoke to Shien about Roxie's habits and guessed that she had chosen him because he was the person she was closest to, while Shien privately corrected his assumptions.
• Anxi asked Shien whether he would support or oppose Roxie becoming Queen, concerned that Shien might use their marriage to claim power.
• Shien assured Anxi that Roxie would not want to inherit the throne and that he would not want it either.

Shien explained that the Kingdom planned for Ria to inherit the throne so Roxie could focus on becoming a Hero, convincing Anxi that he had no ulterior motives. Anxi offered Shien a path to higher noble ranks if he married Roxie, leaving Shien astonished by his future father-in-law’s deal.

• Shien told Anxi that Roxie did not want the throne and that the Kingdom intended for Ria to inherit it.
• Shien argued that Roxie’s potential as a Hero mattered more to the Kingdom than having her become Queen, and Anxi confirmed his reasoning.
• Shien joked that he might want the throne someday, but Anxi took his candidness as proof that he was not pursuing Roxie for political gain.
• Anxi promised the royal family would support Shien and Roxie if they truly loved each other and offered to promote Shien from viscount to earl, then marquis after marriage, and eventually duke.

Shien won Anxi’s trust while borrowing Roxie’s childhood album, and Anxi agreed to support Roxie’s choice of husband. Shien then told Roxie and Ria that Anxi had chosen Ria as heir, leaving Ria uneasy about the political consequences of becoming Queen.

• Shien and Anxi traded stories about Roxie, and Shien persuaded Anxi to lend him her childhood album.
• After Shien left, Anxi asked Aridia whether Shien could be trusted, then confirmed that he would support Roxie’s choice of husband.
• Shien returned to Roxie’s bedchamber and told Roxie and Ria that Anxi intended to pass the throne to Ria.
• Shien and Roxie reassured Ria that she had the ability to inherit the throne, even though she felt conflicted about being the backup heir.
• Ria privately worried that the Ryusica Family would use her accession to expand its political influence.

After leaving Roxie’s bedchamber, Shien was secretly followed by Nadula, who discovered his unusual connection to the world and decided to observe him. Nien also detected Nadula watching Shien and began planning how to keep summoning him without being discovered.

• Ria reflected on Roxie’s feelings for Shien and resolved to work harder at learning kingship so she could oppose the Ryusica Family.
• Shien left Roxie’s bedchamber, still regretting that he had not had a chance to fire his shot properly.
• Nadula used her authority to merge with nature and secretly watched Shien as he walked through the royal palace.
• Nadula sensed that Shien had the world’s protection, concluded he was central to a hidden crisis, and decided to stay close and observe him.
• Nien detected Nadula watching Shien and decided she would need to plan her summons carefully to avoid revealing herself.

Shien returned to House Poztut while Nadula followed him, observing the women and powerful dragon gathered around him and wondering whether Merika might become her Blessing Bearer. Nadula joked that Iris might be the only Goddess-blessed woman not swept away by Shien, just as Iris suddenly sneezed while preparing to pursue Capeline and the mastermind.

• Nadula followed Shien to House Poztut and concluded that his possible marriage to Roxie would benefit humanity, though it would break Lidas's heart.
• Shien arrived at House Poztut, where Yulin landed and greeted him before returning to guard the courtyard.
• Vivian's Squad gathered around Shien with questions, while Nadula noticed that Tier and Merika both seemed interested in him.
• Nadula recognized Vivian and sensed that Merika's magic power had greatly increased near Shien, considering whether she might someday bless the Elf.
• Nadula reflected that Iris might be the only one of the Goddesses' Blessing Bearers not swept away by Shien, and Iris sneezed while preparing to pursue Capeline and the mastermind.

Nadula followed Shien through the mansion and was shocked to see Lilith and the Dragon Demon Aiyi acting docile and affectionate toward him. Aiyi revealed her jealousy over Shien’s planned marriage to Roxie, and Shien ended by reminding her of a promise to show him what was beneath her pillow.

• Vivian's Squad left Shien after discussing his candidacy to marry Princess Roxie, and Nadula noticed their mixed reactions.
• Laisha teased Shien about the royal family’s decision while Lasha congratulated him, and Nadula recognized the Demon Race pair.
• Lilith rushed into Shien’s arms, then Aiyi appeared in his room and allowed him to pick her up, stunning Nadula.
• Aiyi complained that Shien was preparing to marry Roxie without her permission, and Shien challenged her claim that he was her possession.
• Shien reminded Aiyi of her promise to show him what was under her pillow, and her expression changed.

Shien pressured Aiyi to honor their agreement, and she finally revealed what she had been hiding beneath her pillow before punching him and leaving. Nadula watched their unusual closeness and wondered whether Shien might help end the divide between the God Race and the Demon Race.

• Shien argued that he had fulfilled his agreement by helping nearly wipe out the Old Demon Faction in Duke Streim's Territory, despite its leader escaping, and reminded Aiyi of the danger they had faced.
• Aiyi relented under Shien's complaints and lowered the pillow she had been hugging, revealing her enormous chest to Shien, Lilith, and the secretly watching Nadula.
• Aiyi punched Shien when he reacted, then left with the pillow; Lilith followed her, curious to examine her figure.
• Shien decided he wanted to see Aiyi's figure again, while Nadula reflected on the trust between Shien, Aiyi, and Lilith and anticipated that he might bring the God Race and Demon Race closer.

Shien woke up beside Lilith and discovered Jacinta trying to persuade Yulin to become humanoid and join the Demon Realm. Shien confronted Jacinta, who then revealed he wanted to pursue Yulin, leaving Shien alarmed by his interest.

• Shien woke up with Lilith in his arms and wondered whether he had been a lonely loser in his previous life.
• Shien noticed that Lasha had cleaned and beautified House Poztut and the garden.
• Shien found Jacinta trying to convince Yulin to become humanoid and return to the Demon Realm.
• Shien accused Jacinta of poaching his talent, and Jacinta explained that he had come to check on Aiyi.
• Jacinta said he wanted a chance to pursue Yulin, who roared at him in rejection.

Shien convinced Aiyi to help Yulin take human form, then learned that House Laifirut had come to the royal capital and sensed that he would soon clash with them. He left the manor with that conflict looming.

• Shien rejected Jacinta's attempt to recruit Yulin and argued that Aiyi could help Yulin take human form instead.
• Shien woke Aiyi and persuaded her to promise to help Yulin, while Jacinta, Lis, and Jess left in frustration.
• Shien learned that Vivian and the others had taken Tier away on commissions to keep her from meeting House Laifirut's descendants.
• Shien heard that House Laifirut wanted to claim Tier for her talent and Hero's blood, and he sensed that he would soon have dealings with the family.
• Shien left the manor, smiling at the prospect of a conflict with House Laifirut.

Shien met Harvis Ragnar, the Ragna Empire’s first prince, who had come to compete for Princess Roxie’s hand. Shien accepted Harvis’s challenge, and they agreed to settle it in the arena.

• Shien found twelve powerful imperial knights and three figures gathered outside House Poztut, while the young nobles and onlookers watched from a distance.
• Harvis introduced himself as the Ragna Empire’s first prince, while his companion Warren provoked Shien and the Legendary knight Rocket Bigusle assessed him.
• Harvis explained that the Empire sought to unite with the Kingdom’s Hero-descended royal family because Roxie had the potential to become a Hero.
• Shien asked how Harvis wanted to compete, and Harvis proposed going to the arena.