Recaps

Shien defeated Harvis in their duel, but Rocket intervened to erase Shien’s Magic Sword before it could strike. Harvis conceded, publicly endorsed Shien as a worthy match for Roxie, and left Shien anticipating new complications after their private exchange.

• Rocket appeared before Harvis and erased Shien’s Magic Sword with his greatsword, preventing further damage to the stage.
• Harvis admitted defeat, praised Shien’s strength, and bowed to him before the spectators.
• Harvis publicly withdrew from the competition for Roxie and declared Shien worthy of marrying her, prompting uproar and changing how people viewed Shien.
• Anxi and Ria recognized Harvis’s strength and character, while the other competitors reacted with wariness and anger at his endorsement of Shien.
• Harvis shook Shien’s hand, whispered something to him, and left with Rocket; Shien smiled and remarked that things would not be boring from then on.

After Shien’s decisive battle made him famous and strengthened his standing as Roxie’s groom candidate, Harvis summoned him outside the capital and revealed that he wanted to overthrow his father, the emperor. Harvis asked for Shien’s help, warning that Tier would be killed next by someone from House Laifirut.

• Shien’s victory quieted many noble challengers and won him praise from Anxi, Ria, Aridia, and Shana.
• Roxie warned Shien that Harvis was not simple, and Shien remembered Harvis had asked to meet him at midnight.
• Harvis met Shien outside the western gate with Rocket and explained that he had come to seek the kingdom’s support.
• Harvis told Shien he wanted to usurp the throne and remove his father as emperor.
• Harvis said he had approached Shien because of his ties to the Mitra Royal Family, his ability to change the situation, and the danger facing Tier.
• Shien identified Tier as the person at risk, and Harvis confirmed that someone from House Laifirut would kill her next.

Shien learned from Harvis that House Laifirut wanted Tier for her powerful Hero bloodlines and Unique Skill, and that a Poisonous Consort had taken control of the Ragna Empire and orchestrated the royal-capital assassination. The chapter left Shien suspecting that Morō was the mastermind behind the Cosmos incident and Mirage’s collaborator.

• Harvis explained that relations between the Ragna Empire and the Kingdom worsened after the assassination incident in the royal capital ten years earlier.
• Harvis revealed that House Laifirut arranged Tier’s mother’s political marriage to combine the Hero bloodlines of the two nations, and that the family wanted to bring Tier back for her talent and Unique Skill.
• Harvis said an unknown woman gained control over the Emperor, displaced his consorts, purged opposing nobles, and made House Laifirut her close ally.
• Harvis identified the Poisonous Consort as the planner of the royal-capital assassination and said she had brought in the Slayer Faction.
• Harvis said the Poisonous Consort had sent Capeline to Cosmos, prompting Shien to suspect she was the hidden mastermind working with Mirage.
• Harvis named the Poisonous Consort Morō.

Harvis explained that Moro was behind the plot against Tier and sought Shien’s help in bringing her down. He swore a Blessing Vow to prove his honesty, and Shien agreed to cooperate on the condition that he deal with Warren and the assassins himself.

• Harvis told Shien that Moro had manipulated the Emperor, targeted Tier, and sent Warren to retrieve her corpse.
• Harvis explained that Warren was at the Imperial Embassy and that an elite House Laifirut assassination squad was waiting near the royal capital.
• Harvis swore a Blessing Vow that his statements were true, risking the loss of his Blessing if he lied.
• Shien accepted Harvis’s offer to cooperate against Moro and House Laifirut.
• Harvis proposed wiping out Warren and the assassination squad, and Shien insisted on handling them himself.

Shien returned to House Poztut and found Tier training, where they discussed her rapid growth, her determination to surpass Aridia, and her unease about a threat she sensed. After realizing Shien was hiding something from her, Tier took him inside to question him.

• Shien returned to House Poztut and found Tier practicing her Magic Sword, which she had trained to level five.
• Tier told Shien that Vivian's Squad had grown stronger in the royal capital and said she was determined to surpass Aridia.
• Shien told Tier that Aridia might not be as emotionless as she believed, and Tier insisted that Shien not acknowledge him.
• Tier said Vivian and the others had been taking her on commissions without an apparent pattern and that she felt an evil presence watching her.
• Tier suspected Shien was hiding something and said she wanted to become stronger rather than remain protected.
• Tier took Shien by the hand and told him to go take a bath so she could get the truth from him.

While shopping for recovery items with Lumya, Merika admitted that she loved Shien and struggled with the prospect of him marrying Princess Roxielusty. She resolved to protect his secret as the Hero but remained unsure whether to hide her feelings or let them go, unaware that someone in the crowd was watching her.

• Merika sighed repeatedly as she and Lumya went to buy Magic Potions, prompting Lumya to ask what was troubling her.
• Merika confessed to Lumya that she liked Shien, and Lumya blurted out his name before Merika covered her mouth.
• Lumya asked whether Merika was upset that Shien had become Princess Roxielusty's top candidate for husband, and Merika explained that she admired him but felt uncertain about her own feelings.
• Merika stopped Lumya from discussing the possibility that Shien was the Hero and reaffirmed that she would keep his identity secret.
• Merika wondered whether to continue hiding her love for Shien or give up, while an unseen observer watched her with fascination and evil desire.

After being rejected by Ria and the royal family, Edel vented his anger in the capital until he spotted Merika, an Elf, and decided to claim her for himself. He approached her with his two knights following, unaware that his apparent good fortune would make him the most unfortunate man.

• Edel left the royal family’s residence furious after failing to meet Ria or the King, and complained that they were dismissing his family’s marriage agreement.
• Edel’s knights Aiji and Red looked down on him and recalled that his talented elder brothers had died, leaving him as the Ryusica Family’s desperate choice for the royal engagement.
• Edel kicked over a shop’s signboard and noticed Merika, an Elf, speaking with a Dogkin girl.
• Edel became captivated by Merika, and Aiji and Red confirmed they did not recognize her as a well-known adventurer.
• Edel declared that Merika was his and headed toward her as Aiji and Red followed.

Shien kept Tier from learning about House Laifirut because he feared she would confront its powerful assassins alone. Nadula contacted him through her blessing and asked him to help Merika, who was in trouble.

• Shien recalled Harvis's warning that Warren and House Laifirut's elite assassins posed a grave threat to Tier, so he refused to tell her about them.
• Shien left the bathhouse intending to return to his room and calm Lilith after she had nearly turned House Poztut upside down looking for him.
• Nadula recognized the name Moro but could not remember why it seemed familiar, and decided she might investigate the Empire later.
• Nadula sensed that Merika was in trouble and chose to contact Shien through the power of her blessing rather than intervene herself.
• Nadula told Shien that Merika, someone he knew, was facing difficulties and sent him the location where she needed help.

Merika and Lumya were cornered by Edel and his powerful knights, and Merika prepared to sacrifice herself to protect her friend. After Edel recognized Shien’s name, Shien arrived and swiftly defeated Edel, Aiji, and Red, leaving Merika and Lumya safe for the moment.

• Edel used his status and the strength of Aiji and Red to intimidate Merika and Lumya into going with him.
• Merika offered to go with Edel if he let Lumya leave, though she secretly planned to use Self-immolation Magic once Lumya was safe.
• Merika urged Lumya to find Vivian and Shien, and Edel reacted with alarm when he heard Shien’s name.
• Shien rushed in and kicked Edel into a wall before deflecting Aiji and Red’s sword strikes and knocking them down.
• Merika and Lumya recognized Shien and greeted him with relief.

Shien rescued Merika and Lumya from Edel and his guards, then beat Edel unconscious and challenged his ducal father to answer for his son’s attempted assault. Shien took Edel back to House Poztut, leaving the Knights to report a looming conflict in the royal capital.

• Shien comforted the shaken Merika and Lumya after rescuing them, while Aiji and Red recognized him and froze under his pressure.
• Shien bound Edel with enchantment and stopped him from escaping, then told Merika he would get even for her.
• Shien beat Edel severely, learned that his father was a duke, and knocked him unconscious with a final punch.
• Shien told Aiji and Red to summon the duke to House Poztut and denounced Edel for trying to abduct and violate young women.
• Shien carried Edel home with Merika and Lumya as the Knights and bystanders realized the incident could spark a major disturbance.

After Edel Ryusica tried to seize Merika, Shien took him to House Poztut and declared that Duke Ryusica must come retrieve him. As the royal family and nobles rushed to respond, Shien decided to escalate the confrontation and make the power behind him known.

• Edel's attack on Merika reached King Anxi, Roxie, and Ria, who each left the palace to see what would happen.
• At House Poztut, Tier beat Edel until Merika, Lumya, and Vivian stopped her from killing him.
• Vivian worried that Shien's treatment of Duke Ryusica's son could provoke a conflict the royal family could not contain.
• Shien said he would show everyone that the power behind him went beyond the Mitra Royal Family and vowed to make the matter a big deal.

Shien confronted Duke Jeroman Ryusica after Edel’s harassment of a woman sparked a public scandal, refusing to yield despite the duke’s threats. With Artur’s Black Dragon and his Royal Token backing him, Shien killed Edel in front of Jeroman, leaving the duke howling in grief.

• Word of Edel’s offense and Jeroman’s march on House Poztut spread through the capital, drawing crowds to the estate.
• Shien came out dragging the wounded Edel and mocked Jeroman when he demanded his son back.
• Jeroman attacked Shien with magic, but Shien dispersed the flames and stomped on Edel again.
• Jeroman ordered his knights and mages to attack, but Artur’s Black Dragon drove them back and halted the assault.
• Shien showed Jeroman his Royal Token and rebuked him, then crushed Edel’s neck and killed him.

After Shien killed Edel, Jeroman attacked him, but Shien decided to make an example of the Ryusica Family and unleashed his devastating Celestial Magic. The meteor shower ravaged the noble district, leaving the royal capital in panic as Roxie rushed toward Shien.

• Shien killed Edel, and Jeroman attacked him with advanced fire magic, which Shien dispersed with Enchantment Magic.
• Jeroman ordered the Ryusica Family's knights to attack, and Shien took to the air atop Yulin while preparing to demonstrate his power.
• Shien cast Auroras Meteoric, sending a meteor shower crashing into the noble district and destroying buildings across the area.
• People throughout the royal capital panicked as the destruction recalled the meteor shower that had devastated House Galuoli and nearly wiped out the Kingdom Knights.
• Anxi and Ria reacted in shock, while Roxie abandoned the Sacred Sword Knights and rushed into the noble district to reach Shien.

Shien destroyed the noble district and crippled the Ryusica Family after its members attacked him, explaining that Jeroman and his family were being punished for their abuses. Aiyi declared that Shien was under her protection, leaving Anxi and the gathered nobles to face the Dragon Demon’s warning.

• After the meteor shower ended, Shien explained that he had limited the destruction to the noble district and had targeted the Ryusica guards who attacked him.
• Shien confronted the dying Jeroman, condemned him for sheltering Edel and enabling corruption, and declared the Ryusica Family finished.
• Jeroman warned that nobles, foreign powers, and the kingdom would punish Shien for destroying the district.
• Aiyi appeared beside Shien and challenged Anxi, who had arrived at the ruins.
• Aiyi declared that Shien was a human she favored and that anyone who made an enemy of him would also make an enemy of her and the demon race.

Aiyi and Lilith publicly stood beside Shien after he punished the Ryusica Family, while Shien warned the gathered nobles that Merika was protected by Goddess of Nature Nadula. The night ended with the major powers recognizing Shien as someone they could not afford to provoke.

• Aiyi declared that she would protect Shien because his independent, forceful actions appealed to her and she wanted him for herself.
• Lilith appeared beside Shien, revealing her power as an Evil God and joining Aiyi in guarding him.
• Shien told the crowd that Merika was watched over by Goddess of Nature Nadula and warned them that his Auroras Meteoric could destroy their families, territories, or countries.
• Shien left with Aiyi, Lilith, Vivian, Tier, Lumya, and Merika, while Anxi and the others stayed behind with the dying Jeroman and Edel's corpse.
• Ria and Roxie observed the aftermath, and Roxie concluded that few in the three realms would dare provoke Shien.

After Shien destroyed the Ryusica Family and the noble district, the kingdom tacitly supported him, and nobles flocked to House Poztut seeking his favor. As Shien settled into a quiet routine, Merika began training to discover why the Goddess of Nature had taken an interest in her, until something interrupted their peaceful days.

• Rumors about Shien's power and the destruction of the Ryusica Family spread through the capital, and a royal decree stripped the family of its title and territory.
• Nobles blamed the Ryusica Family, avoided challenging Shien, and brought gifts to House Poztut in hopes of gaining his friendship.
• Shien received only House Razahad, Jacinta and the Demon Race embassy, and the Pope and the temple representatives, leaving Vivian to handle most visitors.
• Laisha escaped the crowded estate with Lasha, while Aiyi slept, Tier trained, and Lumya and Merika sought Shien's reassurance.
• Shien encouraged Merika to uncover what made the Goddess of Nature favor her, and Merika joined Lumya and Tier in training.

Roxie told Shien that the kingdom would announce their engagement and his promotion the next day, with marriage expected soon afterward. As Shien faced the prospect of marrying Roxie, Roxie remained delighted and urged him to prepare.

• Roxie told Shien that people had stopped openly challenging him after he revealed his strength and gained the support of powerful allies.
• Roxie warned Shien that Demon Race members, a Goddess, human nations, and suspected Old Demon Faction members had come to the royal capital to investigate or approach him.
• Roxie explained that noble families had ordered their young masters not to provoke Shien, with some families even restraining or punishing them.
• Roxie told Shien that the kingdom had approved their marriage and that her father would announce their engagement and promote Shien to count the next day.
• Roxie said Shien would likely become a marquis after their wedding, while Shien realized he was about to get married.

Roxie publicly announced her engagement to Shien, and the royal capital erupted over the news while largely overlooking Shien’s promotion to Count. At House Poztut, Shien faced congratulations, teasing, and Aiyi’s jealousy as he wondered whether Roxie would rush them into marriage.

• The royal palace announced that Roxie had chosen Viscount Poztut as her fiancé and would hold an engagement banquet in three days.
• Roxie appeared before the gathered crowd, praised Shien, and asked everyone to accept their engagement.
• The people of the royal capital reacted to the engagement, while news of Shien’s promotion to Count received little attention.
• Everyone at House Poztut congratulated Shien, and Laisha and Lasha teased him about his closeness to Roxie.
• Lasha revealed how much Shien had spent on desserts for Roxie, prompting Aiyi to complain that she had received far fewer treats.
• Shien insisted that an engagement did not mean an imminent wedding, though he worried Roxie might hurry him into one.

Shien and Roxie’s engagement became a kingdom-wide celebration, while Shien spent the preparations at ease and Nien lamented that she had not been the first to marry him. The day before the banquet, Harvis visited Shien with news that House Laifirut was withdrawing its assassination unit and Warren from the royal capital after being intimidated by Shien’s strength and backing.

• The royal family suppressed protests, arranged a grand engagement banquet for Shien and Roxie, and declared a kingdom-wide holiday for the celebration.
• Ria took charge of organizing the banquet, while Shien relaxed at home with Lilith and made peace with Aiyi, who said she would attend.
• Nien learned of Shien’s impending marriage and vowed that she would be the next one to marry him.
• Harvis visited Shien with Rocket and congratulated him on his engagement to Roxie.
• Harvis told Shien that House Laifirut’s elite assassination unit and Warren planned to leave the royal capital and abandon their attempt to strike at Tier.

Shien let Harvis pursue House Laifirut’s retreating assassins while Nadula kept her knowledge of their plans secret. In the Divine Realm, Anima discovered that Lidas had gone to the Human Realm.

• Shien suspected Moro would not abandon her objective because of his strength, but he agreed to let Harvis track Warren and intercept House Laifirut’s elite assassins.
• Harvis left with Rocket, who challenged Shien to a future fight, and Shien dismissed the idea.
• Nadula decided not to tell Shien what she knew about House Laifirut because she feared exposing that she had been monitoring him.
• Anima confirmed that the seal protecting the Hero Summon ritual remained intact and decided to search ancient records for clues about its activation.
• A Goddess hurried to Anima and reported that Lidas had run off to the Human Realm, leaving Anima stunned.

As Shien and Roxie’s engagement celebration swept the kingdom, Lyon envied Shien’s rise while Ryley prepared to bring Lumya’s seven younger sisters to the royal capital. The Goddess emerged from the temple, furious that someone had taken an interest in her Blessing Bearer, Shien Poztut.

• The kingdom celebrated Shien and Roxie’s engagement, while adventurers in Lamigium lamented Shien’s success.
• Lyon brooded over Shien’s rise and his own failed ambitions as his two teammates fussed over him; he resolved to become someone people envied.
• Ryley told Lumya’s seven dog-eared younger sisters that she would take them to the royal capital, where they repeated a mistaken belief that Lumya lived with her man.
• The Goddess emerged from the temple’s Inner Sanctum and vowed to confront Shien Poztut for taking her Blessing Bearer.

As the kingdom’s nobles and citizens prepared for Roxie and Shien Poztut’s engagement banquet, Shien’s companions dressed for the occasion at House Poztut. Shien and the others departed for the royal palace on Yulin, with Lilith among them.

• Citizens gathered outside the royal palace and hoped Roxie’s engagement to Shien Poztut might still be called off.
• Vivian, Merika, Lumya, and Tier dressed in formal gowns to attend Shien’s engagement banquet.
• Aiyi complained about wearing her red formal dress and kept her pillow held in front of her, prompting the others to suspect Shien had seen her body.
• Shien denied the girls’ suspicions, then patted Lilith’s head as she stood beside him in a white dress.
• Yulin flew out from House Poztut with Shien and the others bound for the royal palace.

Shien arrived at the royal palace for his engagement banquet with Roxie, accompanied by Aiyi and Lilith, while dignitaries from across the Three Races gathered to witness the event. Anxi brought Roxie to meet Shien, and the chapter ended with Anxi accepting him as a worthy match for his daughter.

• Yulin flew Shien and his companions to the royal palace, where nobles and foreign dignitaries discussed the engagement and the political ties it represented.
• Shien entered the Royal Hall holding Aiyi’s and Lilith’s hands, and the assembled guests bowed to him and Aiyi.
• Ria greeted Shien and directed everyone’s attention toward the throne as Anxi and Roxie emerged from a side passage.
• Anxi led Roxie toward Shien, whose companions and the guests admired her bridal appearance.
• Anxi greeted Aiyi, then told Shien through his relieved and satisfied expression that he accepted him as a match for Roxie.

At her engagement banquet, Roxie and Shien formally became betrothed, and Anxi granted Shien the title of honorary Count. As Shien kissed Roxie before the assembled guests, Ria began to hope she might one day fall in love herself.

• Anxi welcomed the guests, praised Roxie and Shien, and formally betrothed them before the assembly.
• Aiyi applauded first, and the guests gradually joined in congratulating the couple.
• Anxi granted Shien the title of honorary Count and urged him to treat Roxie well.
• Roxie told Shien that meeting him was the luckiest thing that had ever happened to her, and he pulled her close and kissed her.
• Ria told Shana that she wanted to fall in love and find someone who loved her in return.

During the engagement banquet, Shien and Roxie greeted the guests, and Harvis told Shien he was preparing to move against Warren Laifirut. Yule reminded Shien that he still had an unused chance to enter the temple’s Inner Sanctum, leaving him curious about the rare opportunity to connect with the World Principle.

• Shien and Roxie greeted the banquet guests, and Shien enjoyed provoking the jealous young nobles.
• Harvis told Shien that Warren had left the Royal Capital and that he was watching him, then offered to deal with House Laifirut in exchange for future cooperation.
• Roxie questioned Harvis’s motives, but Shien said he understood the situation and left the matter to the prince.
• Shien and Roxie thanked Yule for attending, and the Pope blessed them and encouraged them to serve the Human Race.
• Yule reminded Shien of his unused opportunity to enter the Inner Sanctum, and Roxie explained that it let people contact the World Principle and gain insights or power.
• Shien decided to remember the opportunity for later, though he doubted his strength would ever improve slowly enough to need it.