Recaps

Shien fought Bedo in the camp, resisted his Mental Magic, and overpowered him with his swordsmanship, cutting off both of Bedo’s hands. Bedo regenerated them with a magic potion and attacked with fire, but Shien walked through the flames and struck him again.

• Bedo used Mental Impact on Shien, but Shien resisted it and closed in to attack.
• Shien deflected Bedo’s claw strikes and cut off the claws on both hands.
• Shien cut off Bedo’s hands, stunning Beren, Aris, Lyon, Eudice, Lumya, Merika, Vivian, and Tier.
• Bedo regenerated his hands with a magic potion and hurled a powerful fire spell at Shien.
• Shien walked through Bedo’s flames and slashed at him again.

Shien brutally overwhelmed Bedo, whose magic and healing potion could not protect him from Shien’s attacks. As the battle neared its end, the onlookers realized Shien had staged the Magic Item deception, while Vivian began considering how to help him establish himself without revealing his identity.

• Shien repeatedly slashed and dismembered Bedo, and Bedo’s potion gradually lost its effectiveness as his magic power dwindled.
• Aris and the other witnesses grew afraid of Shien, while Beren realized Shien had staged the Magic Item story and that competing for credit had been a mistake.
• Lyon questioned how a newcomer supposedly at level ten could be so strong, and Eudice asked Vivian what she had been hiding.
• Vivian stayed silent, deciding to discuss Shien’s strength and identity with him later as the battle began to draw to a close.

Shien defeated Bedo and tormented him until the Old Demon begged for death. When Shien told Bedo to attack the Dragon Demon, Bedo killed himself, leaving the witnesses terrified of Shien.

• Bedo lay gravely wounded after Shien’s brutal torture and begged Shien to kill him.
• Shien joked about stuffing bugs into Bedo’s wounds, frightening the watching knights, adventurers, and his companions.
• Bedo explained that he wanted to die like Kilian, who had let Bedo tear off his head rather than resist.
• Shien told Bedo to find the Dragon Demon and try stabbing her, since Bedo had known Kilian, who served under her.
• Bedo smashed his head against the ground and died, while Shien dodged the splatter and the onlookers vowed never to cross him.

After the escort squad’s battle with the Old Demon Faction, Beren reviewed the devastating losses and faced blame for the failed mission. When Beren asked about Shien’s true strength, Vivian urged him to reveal part of it, and Shien agreed to stop dodging the question.

• Beren reported that 84 of the 117 people in the escort squad had died, including Magray, and confirmed that the Old Demon Faction had been wiped out.
• Lyon and Eudice grieved Magray’s death, while Beren, Lyon, and Eudice worried about the consequences of the disastrous mission.
• Beren, Lyon, and Eudice silently blamed Shien’s plan to wipe out the Old Demon Faction, but Shien reminded them that their greed had driven the operation.
• Beren asked Shien who he really was and what level he had reached, and Vivian told Shien that revealing some of his strength could help him survive.
• Shien agreed to reveal his strength instead of passing the blame.

Shien explained away the mismatch between his apparent level and his strength by claiming he possessed a Unique Skill that could adjust his level and skills under certain conditions. The others accepted his explanation, leaving Shien with a cover for future displays of power without revealing that he was the Hero.

• Shien decided to explain the Magic Test results by claiming his Unique Skill could adjust his level and skills.
• Beren, Lyon, and the others reacted with shock as Shien said the skill had restrictions and conditions he would not disclose.
• Beren accepted that a Unique Skill could account for Shien defeating Bedo, while Eudice and Lyon recognized how powerful the ability could be.
• Shien considered the explanation a useful compromise that would let him conceal his identity and avoid attracting excessive attention.

After Shien and the others accepted the mission’s outcome, they resumed their journey to the royal capital to report what had happened. Laisha watched them leave, reflected on her hatred of Bedo and interest in Shien, then froze when an unseen speaker asked her to explain who Shien was.

• Beren and the others accepted Shien’s explanation after Vivian’s Squad vouched for him, and everyone agreed to continue to the royal capital.
• Shien and the others cleaned up the battlefield, rested briefly, and set off to report the mission’s events.
• Laisha appeared at the ruined camp after the group had left and admitted that Shien had noticed her.
• Laisha looked at Bedo’s corpse and recalled her hatred of him and her reasons for wanting to destroy the Old Demon Faction.
• As Laisha prepared to leave, an unseen voice asked her to tell them about Shien, and she stopped in surprise.

Laisha encountered a powerful demon girl who had come to investigate Bedo’s capture, and feared her presence could threaten the Kingdom of Mithra. After sensing familiar magic and recognizing the object Shien carried, the girl made Laisha reveal everything she knew about him, then pondered where he had gone.

• Laisha heard a familiar voice and turned to find a sleepy-looking girl had appeared in the camp.
• The girl told Laisha she had come to investigate the captured traitor and clean house, alarming Laisha with the possibility that she might use her power in the Human Realm.
• The girl assured Laisha she would not use her power carelessly, then asked who had defeated Bedo.
• Laisha hesitated to disclose Shien’s identity, but the girl said she had sensed familiar magic and the object he carried.
• Laisha told the girl everything she knew about Shien, and the girl looked toward the direction he had left and fell into thought.

Aiyi reassured Laisha that the God and Demon Races had left her alone because their six leaders had protected her, though the human race might still seek the object she carried. Aiyi then decided to watch Shien and uncover his intentions and the God Race’s plans.

• Aiyi introduced herself and told Laisha she could call her by name.
• Aiyi revealed that the six leaders had agreed to let Laisha remain independent and had restrained the God Race from pursuing her for ten years.
• Aiyi explained that Laisha could remain free as long as she did not use the object, though the human race might still try to reclaim it.
• Laisha assured Aiyi that she had never intended to use the object.
• Aiyi decided to observe Shien and investigate what he intended to do and what the God Race was plotting.

Shien and his companions arrived at the Royal Capital, where he learned about its powerful defenses and the elite Royal Knights. As Beren went to speak with the gate guards, Shien suspected that a mole among the capital’s nobles had helped the Old Demon Faction carry out its assassinations.

• After nearly half a month of travel, Beren led Shien and the others to the Royal Capital.
• Shien used Appraisal and Mana Perception to notice the high levels of the adventurers and guards, the city's barriers and weapons, and the powerful mana within its walls.
• Vivian and Tier explained that the Royal Knights were an elite order of seventy-seven members led by a Level Ninety-Eight knight of House Elbain.
• Shien asked how Bedo and Kilian had managed to kill people in the capital, and Vivian explained that they had relied on assassination.
• Shien suspected that a mole or troublesome nobles had helped the Old Demon Faction infiltrate the capital.
• Beren rode toward the gates to speak with the guards while the others waited.

Lumya and Merika learned how Vivian’s Squad had formed while Shien reflected on how his brutal treatment of Bedo had frightened their traveling companions. Merika then nervously asked Shien where he was from.

• Tier explained how she, Vivian, Lumya, and Merika had joined together in Vivian’s Squad.
• Shien realized the knights and adventurers traveling with him feared him because of how he had killed Bedo.
• Shien kept his distance from Lumya and Merika, uncertain whether they were afraid of him too.
• Merika hesitantly asked Shien where he was from.

Shien deflected questions about his origins by inventing a story about the sea of stars. After Beren announced that the group would split up in the royal capital, Vivian invited her companions to stay at House Razahad, Ryley's noble family, and they entered the city together.

• Shien claimed he came from the sea of stars and invented a description that left Merika, Lumya, and Tier discussing it.
• Beren returned and told the group that the Knights would accompany him while the adventurers made their own arrangements until an audience with the royal palace was confirmed.
• Eudice invited Lyon to visit magic item shops, while Aris chose to visit the Adventurer's Guild headquarters.
• Vivian asked Tier whether she wanted to return to her family home, and Tier refused because she had become an adventurer to escape it.
• Vivian explained that Ryley's family, House Razahad, had founded the Adventurer's Guild and welcomed the group to stay at their home.
• Vivian's Squad accepted her invitation and entered the royal capital.

After arriving in the royal capital, Shien and his companions admired the city, settled into House Razahad, and prepared to explore. Vivian also told Shien to get ready to meet someone she had mentioned earlier, leaving him wondering who it would be.

• Shien marveled at the royal capital’s prosperous streets, organized districts, and high-quality equipment.
• Vivian promised to show the group around after they put down their luggage and washed up.
• Shien confronted men who were staring at his companions, but Vivian and Merika stopped him before he could drag them into an alley.
• Vivian led Shien and the others to House Razahad, where a butler welcomed them and showed them their arranged rooms.
• After everyone cleaned up, Vivian invited the group to explore and told Shien to prepare to meet someone.

Vivian showed Shien, Lumya, and Merika around the royal capital and explained its districts while Shien thought about finding a suitable Magic Weapon. The group then headed to see the Kingdom's Treasure and the capital's most important daily ritual, whose nature remained unexplained.

• Vivian explained the royal capital's eight districts as she led Shien, Lumya, and Merika around the city.
• Lumya and Merika agreed to postpone visiting the commercial districts because they were tired from traveling.
• Shien reflected on how Beren's Magic Weapon had helped him use Magic Sword and on why the Holy Sword was too powerful and dangerous to use casually.
• Shien said he wanted to look at Magic Weapons, and Vivian watched him thoughtfully.
• Vivian announced that the group could visit the Kingdom's Treasure and the capital's most important daily ritual, and Tier asked whether they could see it now.

Vivian explained why the island containing Chalk Castle and the kingdom’s central temple opened to the public for three hours each day. She revealed that the Kingdom’s Treasure was the royal heir, a young woman whose public appearances reassured the people, just as a commotion began outside the palace.

• Lumya, Merika, and Shien crossed the bridge with Vivian and admired Chalk Castle on the island.
• Vivian explained that the island opened at noon so worshippers could visit the kingdom’s central temple and its gate to the Divine Realm.
• Vivian told Shien that the island had also opened so people could see the Kingdom’s Treasure and know she was safe.
• Vivian described the royal heir’s exceptional talent, her blessing from the Goddess of Fate, and her training under the Legendary Knight Commander.
• Vivian and the group arrived at the palace as a commotion broke out.

Shien and the others watched Roxie Lusti Mitra appear before a vast crowd, and Shien recognized her as a powerful Princess whose beauty rivaled Nien’s. As Roxie returned to the palace, Shien noticed the ordinary-looking sword at her waist and was stunned by its appraisal.

• Shien, Lumya, and Merika saw tens of thousands of people gathered before the royal castle while Vivian and Tier discussed the Princess.
• Roxie Lusti Mitra appeared on the castle platform, and the crowd erupted into cheers at her beauty.
• Shien appraised Roxie and discovered that she was level seventy, carried a sealed Holy Sword, and possessed powerful skills.
• Vivian identified Roxie as the kingdom’s second Princess, whose beauty rivaled the Goddess and whose talent rivaled the Hero.
• Shien noticed the sword at Roxie’s waist as she returned to the palace and reacted with shock when its appraisal appeared.

After Princess’s appearance at the celebration, Vivian and Tier explained why she was revered across the Kingdom and praised as the Modern Hero. Shien learned that Princess’s talent, Magic Sword skill, and Unique Skill surpassed even Tier’s, while her Holy Sword remained another astonishing possibility.

• Merika and Lumya wondered why the crowd had been so overwhelmed by Princess’s brief appearance, and Vivian and Tier explained her deeds, divine blessing, beauty, and reputation.
• Vivian and Tier described Princess’s many admirers, including nobles, foreign princes, figures from other races, and demons.
• Shien asked whether Princess was the person Tier had previously described as more talented than her, and Tier confirmed it.
• Vivian compared Tier’s near-level-sixty achievement at sixteen to Princess’s, but Tier said Princess surpassed her in other areas.
• Tier explained that Princess had learned the Magic Sword skill at thirteen and possessed a powerful Unique Skill, while Shien knew her Magic Sword skill had reached level seven.
• Shien realized that Princess might possess both the Holy Sword and a Unique Skill as powerful as the ancient Hero’s.

Shien considered why the Princess seemed to possess the same advantages as a Hero and wondered whether the Old Demon Faction had targeted her during the royal capital assassination ten years earlier. Vivian then revealed that she planned to take Shien and the others to meet the Princess privately.

• Shien reflected that the Princess had a powerful Unique Skill, a divine blessing, and what appeared to be a Holy Sword, making her resemble a Hero born in this world.
• Shien asked Vivian whether Bedo had arranged the royal capital assassination ten years earlier to target the Princess, and Vivian said it was possible but might not have been the direct objective.
• Shien wondered whether the object stolen from the royal palace had been the Old Demon Faction's true target, then questioned how the Princess could wield a seemingly sealed Holy Sword.
• Vivian told Shien to stop speculating because the masterminds were dead and said they should meet someone at the royal palace.
• Shien and the others learned that Vivian intended to arrange a private meeting with the Princess, leaving Shien astonished.

Shien and Vivian entered the Royal Palace to meet Princess Rochelusty, while Tier, Lumya, and Merika waited outside. At the Princess’s chambers, Shien discovered a crowd of noblemen hoping to win her favor, and realized they had mistaken him for a romantic rival.

• Vivian gave the palace Knights a letter requesting an audience, and Tier, Lumya, and Merika stayed behind while Shien and Vivian entered.
• Vivian explained that she knew the palace through her connection with Ryley and that Princess Rochelusty was especially busy at this time.
• Shien and Vivian arrived at the Princess’s chambers and found a crowd of young noblemen waiting outside.
• The noblemen swarmed Vivian and argued over who should accompany her to see the Princess.
• Shien learned that the noblemen hoped to marry the Princess and suspected they had treated him as a rival.

Shien accompanied Vivian to meet Princess, brushing off jealous young noblemen who objected to his presence. Vivian led him into the royal chambers, where they finally saw Princess again.

• Shien reflected that he wanted to meet Princess for answers about his situation, not because of her beauty.
• Vivian told the young noblemen she had come to seek Princess's help privately and would not bring them along.
• When the noblemen complained about Shien accompanying Vivian, he offered to take them aside, startling them into backing off.
• Vivian stopped Shien from escalating the confrontation and led him by the hand toward the royal chambers.
• A female knight ushered Shien and Vivian into a room, where they saw Princess again.

Shien and Vivian met Princess Roxie, whose beauty captivated them as she painted by a window. Roxie noticed the familiar magical power of the bundle on Shien’s shoulder, and Vivian began introducing him before discussing her important business.

• Shien and Vivian entered Roxie’s room and found her painting beside the window.
• Vivian knelt to greet Roxie, who asked her to use her name outside formal occasions, but Vivian refused out of respect for Roxie’s royal descent.
• While Roxie and Vivian exchanged pleasantries, Shien wondered why his Holy Sword looked far more ornate than Roxie’s.
• Roxie noticed familiar magic power coming from the bundle on Shien’s shoulder and asked Vivian who he was.
• Vivian introduced Shien to Roxie, who repeated his name.

Vivian asked Shien whether he was a Hero, and he revealed his Holy Sword to Roxie. Roxie showed that she wielded an identical Holy Sword, and Shien began explaining what had happened to him.

• Roxie and Shien stared at each other while Vivian prepared to discuss Shien’s unusual identity.
• Vivian asked Shien directly whether he was a Hero, and he answered by revealing his Holy Sword.
• Shien’s aura surged as he held the Holy Sword, confirming Vivian’s suspicions and startling Roxie.
• Roxie released the sheath on her own Holy Sword, revealing a weapon identical in appearance to Shien’s.
• Roxie asked what had happened, and Shien began explaining his story.

Shien learned that a Goddess acting alone could use the Hero Summon ritual only when the God Race or the world faced a grave crisis. The possibility that he had received the Supreme God's Blessing left him wondering what threat had prompted his summoning, since the Demon King had already been defeated.

• Vivian and Roxie questioned why a Goddess had summoned Shien to defeat a Demon King who had been defeated a thousand years earlier.
• Vivian concluded that Nien was probably a false name, while Roxie said she had never heard of a Goddess who could use the Hero Summon ritual alone.
• Roxie explained that the ritual required a Hero-capable person from Another World and could normally be used only with the combined power of all Gods or the Three Great Goddesses.
• Roxie revealed that a grave crisis could activate the ritual on its own, letting even one Goddess summon a Hero, but the ritual would then destroy itself.
• Roxie said a Hero summoned during that crisis would receive the Supreme God's Blessing, leading Shien to suspect that he was the final Hero and wonder what danger threatened the world.

Shien asked whether Supreme God Omnis had summoned him herself, but Roxie and Vivian explained that Omnis was indifferent to the world and only ever acted against the Demon Lord, Clatiss. The chapter left Shien hearing that his summoning was intended as a final chance to defeat Clatiss, not as an effort to save the God Race or the world.

• Shien asked Roxie whether Supreme God Omnis had performed the Hero Summon and given him her blessing.
• Roxie and Vivian told Shien that Omnis treated all her creations with equal indifference and cared only about the Demon Lord, Clatiss.
• Vivian explained that Omnis created the Hero Summon ritual to provide a final means of defeating Clatiss.
• Roxie recounted that Omnis helped Hero Mitra defeat Clatiss a thousand years earlier, then divided the shattered world into the Human Realm, Divine Realm, and Demon Realm.
• Roxie told Shien that Omnis would not intervene again now that Clatiss was gone, and that a Hero summoned with Omnis's power represented the final hope against the Demon Lord.

Shien discussed the reactivated Hero Summon with Roxie and Vivian, concluding that Nien was not Supreme God Omnis and wondering whether the crisis involved the Demon Lord. Roxie decided to investigate the Divine Realm and told Shien to stay in the Royal Capital without revealing his identity.

• Shien asked whether the Demon Lord had been resurrected, but Roxie explained that a Holy Sword could permanently kill a demon and Supreme God Omnis had erased the possibility of Clatiss's revival.
• Roxie said something might have happened to Supreme God Omnis, which could explain why the Hero Summon had been reactivated.
• Roxie decided to visit the Divine Realm, consult the Goddess of Fate, and try to learn more about Supreme God Omnis's condition.
• Shien dismissed the idea that he owed gods respect because he came from Another World and had not requested his blessing.
• Roxie told Shien to remain in the Royal Capital, keep his identity secret, and wait for her message, warning that someone might already be watching him.

Shien and Vivian left their meeting with Roxie after she promised to investigate the secret behind his summoning. As Vivian urged him to trust the Princess, Shien wondered why Roxie possessed a Holy Sword with powers resembling the Hero Mitra’s.

• Roxie praised the arrival of a new Hero and told Shien she looked forward to seeing what he would do, while privately watching him leave with her smile fading.
• Vivian told Shien she believed Roxie could obtain information from the God Race, but Shien admitted he did not yet trust someone he had just met.
• Vivian thanked Shien for revealing his secret to Roxie and explained that she felt obligated to help protect the world.
• Vivian assured Shien that Roxie would not ignore his situation and urged him to trust her completely.
• Shien asked Vivian where Roxie’s Holy Sword came from, noting its powers resembled Mitra’s Holy Sword and wondering whether Roxie was its owner.