Chapter Summaries

Grey, a human Legendary-tier expert and Bi'an Race retainer devoted to Shafna, learned that a mysterious young human had been invited to live on the top floor of Succubus Castle. Suspecting the newcomer was the Prince who had vanished for a thousand years, Grey went with Hart to meet him.

• Grey carefully maintained portraits of Shafna while Hart visited him in his studio.
• Grey and Hart discussed their old friendship, their admiration for Shafna, and Hart's rivalry with Liel.
• Hart told Grey that Shafna had invited a young human to reside in Succubus Castle's private top floor.
• Hart suggested the newcomer might be the Prince who had reappeared after disappearing for a thousand years.
• Grey asked to meet the newcomer, and Hart agreed to go with him.

Shien endured Liel’s repeated challenges in Succubus Castle while remaining near Shafna, who had promised to help him with his Evil God companion and investigate the passage anomaly. Their latest fight was interrupted when two strikingly handsome men entered the training room, and Shien realized one of them was human.

• Liel challenged Shien again after two days of repeated fights, insisting he leave Shafna’s side.
• Shien complained that he had already beaten Liel many times, but she refused to stop challenging him because she wanted to protect Shafna.
• Shien explained that Shafna had persuaded him to stay by promising to help bring over his Evil God companion and investigate the anomaly in the passage between worlds.
• As Shien and Liel prepared to fight again, two men entered the training room through the barrier.
• Shien recognized that one of the beautiful newcomers was human, making him realize he was not the only human in the Demon Realm.

Shien met Grey and Hart, two powerful figures from Succubus City who had come to see the human personally hosted by Shafna. After Liel failed to drive Shien away, she claimed Hart could not defeat him, prompting Hart to challenge that claim.

• Liel recognized Grey and Hart, and Shien learned that Grey was a level-ninety-nine human living among demons and Hart led the Bi'an Race.
• Liel explained that Hart was a level-ninety-seven expert and Grey was his human retainer, who had defected to the Demon Realm nearly twenty years earlier.
• Grey and Hart identified Shien as the Hero and questioned why Shafna had invited him to stay in Succubus Castle.
• Liel said she would drive Shien away herself, but admitted she had not managed it and that Hart would not be his match.
• Hart said he wanted to test Liel's claim, and the training room's atmosphere changed sharply.

Shien used the Holy Sword’s power to stop Hart’s provocation, then insisted he had no interest in Shafna. Shafna appeared, seized Shien, and led him away, leaving Hart, Grey, and Liel jealous and Liel vowing to challenge him.

• Hart provoked Shien, who warned him and briefly released the Holy Sword’s power, frightening Hart and Liel.
• Shien sheathed his sword and said he wanted to stay away from Shafna, but Hart, Grey, and Liel dismissed his claim as a lie.
• Shafna arrived, and Shien tried to flee before she caught his hand and led him out of the training room.
• Hart voiced jealousy over Shafna’s fondness for Shien, Grey silently clenched his fist, and Liel vowed to perish together with Shien.

Shafna told Shien that the Demon Lords would gather at Central City in three days, where he would face the consequences of his appearance and engagement to Aiyi. She reassured him that his companions were safe, but warned that Kamina would target him and that her ability was especially dangerous.

• Shafna told Shien she had informed her sisters of his arrival and that Aiyi had agreed not to come retrieve him because Shafna would take him to Central City.
• Shafna explained that the Demon Lords would meet at the Supreme Castle in three days before a Three Races conference, and Shien would need to attend and speak carefully.
• Shafna reported that Shien's dragon companion was thriving under Aiyi's care, while Lilith had fought Kamina for a day and night before Big Sister intervened.
• Shafna said Lilith was now in Central City, but Kamina still opposed Shien's engagement to Aiyi and would have another reason to target him.
• When Shien asked why he should fear Kamina, Shafna warned that Kamina's ability was the thing he needed to fear most.

Shafna explained the Six Great Demon Lords’ Unique Skills to Shien, emphasizing the danger of Kamina’s poison. She also revealed that a Transcendent Class being had accidentally caused the passage collapse during Shien’s journey, then left her own Unique Skill a mystery.

• Shafna described Sela’s Moonlit Pilgrimage, Aiyi’s Dragon Transformation, Lide’s Beast God Transformation, and Milu’s Ghost Seed.
• Shafna warned Shien that Kamina’s Cold Poison Body could harm even Transcendent Class beings and urged him to keep his distance from her.
• Shien worried that Lilith had been poisoned during her day-long fight with Kamina, and Shafna said neither fighter was likely to be fatally harmed.
• Shafna told Shien that their investigation suggested a Transcendent Class being had accidentally interfered with the passage between the human and demon realms, causing his travel accident.
• Shafna told Shien to prepare for the next three days, then said her Unique Skill was unrelated to her title before vanishing.

Shien left Shafna’s room and learned that Liel would guard him in Succubus City against demons who might challenge or ambush him. As he went to meet his acquaintances, he asked Liel about Shafna’s Unique Skill and heard that her innate charm strengthened it, though its nature remained unclear.

• Shien left Shafna’s room, and Liel told him she would follow him to keep him safe from troublemakers.
• Shien dismissed Liel’s warning that more demons might come after him, confident he could handle anyone who challenged him.
• Liel explained that Shafna had ordered her to watch over Shien because his safety mattered to her and to the peace among the Three Races.
• Shien left Succubus Castle to visit acquaintances and asked Liel what Shafna’s Unique Skill was.
• Liel said Shafna’s charm was innate and formed the foundation of her powerful Unique Skill, but did not reveal what the skill did.

Shien explored Succubus City, where demons repeatedly attacked him because of Lady Shafna’s favor, while Liel enforced the city’s rules. After arguing with Liel, Shien teleported away alone, as malicious forces stirred in the darkness.

• Shien walked through Succubus City as informants reported his appearance and powerful factions discussed Lady Shafna’s favor toward him.
• Several waves of upper demons attacked Shien, but he kicked them aside while Liel watched.
• Liel identified the attackers as members of the Snake Eye Race and ordered them to tell Rick to report to Succubus Castle for punishment.
• Shien reflected on unresolved questions about Moro, the Branch of Flourishing, Lenny, and the symbiosis on Moro’s body.
• After Shien mocked Liel, he teleported away from her and told her he would act alone.
• Liel contacted her clansmen to search for Shien as malicious intent began stirring in the darkness.

Shien went to bid farewell to Shajina and discovered seven powerful black-robed demons threatening the Shalin people into poisoning him. Shajina refused, but when the demons threatened to kill and abuse her people, she drank the potion herself.

• Shien hid from the demons searching for him and headed to the Shalin Race's inn to see Shajina before leaving Succubus City.
• Shien teleported into the inn and found Shajina and the Shalin leaders confronted by seven powerful black-robed demons.
• The leading black-robed demon ordered Shajina to make Shien drink a potion so the attackers could handle the rest.
• Shajina refused, fearing that either betraying Shien or failing to kill him would bring ruin upon the Shalin Race.
• The black-robed demon threatened to kill the men and abuse and kill the women, then send them to Succubus Castle for Shien to see.
• Shajina pulled out the potion's stopper and drank its contents.

Shien rescued Shajina from the black-robed demons and fought them in Succubus City, where residents stepped in to enforce the city’s ban on private fighting. After learning that their leader had targeted him, Shien began interrogating him, then bound everyone present when Xien tried to stop him.

• Shien appeared in Shajina’s room, kicked the black-robed demon leader through the wall, and blasted the other attackers into the street.
• The black-robed demons tried to flee, but Succubus City’s residents captured them and summoned officials from Succubus Castle.
• A Legendary-tier demon named Xien of the Spirit Race declared that Shien had also broken the ban on private fighting and must await punishment.
• Shien approached the black-robed leader and demanded to know who he was and who had sent the group.
• Shien used Grant: Pain on the leader, and when Xien and the surrounding demons moved to intervene, Shien cast Enchantment: Bind and froze them all.

Shien tortured and killed a group of black-robed demons who had attacked him, then learned from Liel that they were connected to the Old Demon Faction. Liel took charge of the aftermath while Shien left to meet his acquaintances.

• Shien used magic to immobilize and torture the black-robed demon leader, then killed him and the other demons when they cursed at him.
• Liel arrived with Stone Woman Race elites, stopped Xien from having Shien seized, and cleared the surrounding demons from the scene.
• Liel identified the attackers as members or agents of the Old Demon Faction, which opposed peace with the gods and humans and had been plotting since news of the Hero spread.
• Liel said she would have killed the attackers herself and ordered her people to handle the corpses and investigate suspicious individuals in Succubus City.
• Shien briefly asked about Xien, then left to meet his acquaintances.

Xien returned to the Spirit Race’s territory and reported that Shien Poztut had defeated the expendable pawns sent against him. Parien ordered Xisai and Xien to leave the Hero alone and focus on their real target, the Succubus, confirming that they served him as apostles.

• Xien returned to the Spirit Race’s territory and told Xisai that the people sent to test Shien Poztut had all been killed.
• Xisai explained that the Succubus’s followers would not undermine her wishes by provoking Shien.
• Parien arrived with two attendants and asked Xisai about Shien, whom he called an extraordinary variable.
• Parien warned his attendants not to underestimate Heroes and said even he could not be certain of defeating Shien.
• Parien ordered Xisai and Xien to leave Shien to Moon and target the Succubus instead.
• Xisai and Xien pledged obedience to Parien, their Apostle of the Sun.

After Shien saved the Shalin Race, he offered to seek Shafna’s permission for them to move into Succubus City. He arranged temporary protection for them, while danger continued to gather beneath the city’s calm.

• Shajina thanked Shien for saving the Shalin Race, and he acknowledged that they had been dragged into the conflict because of him.
• Shien offered to ask Shafna for permission to let the Shalin Race settle in Succubus City, and Shajina accepted his help and pledged the race’s loyalty.
• Shien told the Shalin Race to relocate and promised to have the Stone Woman Race watch over them.
• Shien asked Liel to send someone to protect the Shalin Race, and Liel agreed.
• The Shalin Race’s immediate troubles ended, but malice continued to approach Succubus City.

Shien returned to Succubus Castle with Liel and met Grey, who revealed that he was Greykville Mitra, a former prince and Anxi’s half-brother. Grey explained that he had abandoned his royal identity to pursue Shafna, though he had never earned her affection.

• Shien learned that demons relied on the bright moonlight instead of lamps and headed to Succubus Castle with Liel.
• Grey waited outside the castle and asked Shien whether Anxi was doing well.
• Grey revealed that he and Anxi shared a father and that he had once been Prince Greykville Mitra before leaving the Kingdom of Mithra over twenty years earlier.
• Grey explained that he was a prince from a collateral branch and that his departure had made him a disgrace to the royal family and the kingdom.
• Grey told Shien that he had abandoned everything to pursue Shafna but had barely spoken to her during his more than twenty years in Succubus City.

Shien discussed Grey’s choice to abandon his kingdom for Shafna and explained that he was content with his life and had never sought more. Grey asked Shien to keep his survival secret, while Shafna, having overheard their conversation, became intrigued by him.

• Grey reflected that he had no regrets about choosing Shafna, though he regretted disappointing those who had expected him to strengthen the Kingdom of Mithra.
• Shien told Grey he was satisfied with his life and would not chase after what he could never have.
• Grey said he was relieved that Anxi and the Kingdom were doing well, then asked Shien to keep his existence secret from the kingdom and royal family.
• After Grey departed, Shafna and Liel appeared, and Shafna praised Shien’s unusual way of seeing her.
• Shafna said she wanted to see whether Shien could truly remain unmoved by her, revealing that he had caught her interest.

Shien went to sleep in Succubus City, unaware that Shafna entered his dreams and used her beauty to enchant him. A mysterious red jade interrupted her attempt to leave, and Shien woke the next morning feeling unusually cheerful, with no memory of the dream and an aching lower back.

• Shien worried about Roxie's reaction to his engagement to Aiyi, then fell asleep after thinking about visiting Shafna the next day.
• Shafna entered Shien's room and slipped into his dream, where she appeared as a breathtaking dancer in a sea of flowers.
• Shien became enchanted by Shafna, but a red jade appeared and trapped her in the dream.
• Shien pounced on Shafna while she protested, as the red jade spun above them.
• Shien woke feeling inexplicably refreshed and cheerful, but could not remember his dream and noticed his lower back was sore.

Shien declined Liel’s daily challenge because he felt worn out and asked her about supplements, then went with her to see Shafna. Shafna initially refused to receive them, but after Shien spoke, she hurriedly allowed them inside, leaving them curious about what was happening in her room.

• Shien told Liel he felt exhausted and refused to fight her, prompting him to ask for supplements to build up his body.
• Shien and Liel discussed unfamiliar supplements before Shien decided to visit Shafna and Liel insisted on accompanying him.
• Liel knocked on Shafna’s door, but Shafna said she was tired and did not want to be disturbed.
• Shien announced that he needed to see Shafna, and she urgently told him not to enter as clattering sounds came from inside.
• Shafna then told Shien and Liel to come in, and Liel opened the door.

Shien visited Shafna to ask permission for the Shalin Race to settle in Succubus City, while trying to understand her unusually resentful behavior and his new resistance to her charm. Shafna approved the request, told him he owed her a debt he could never repay, and watched him leave after he told her to rest.

• Shien and Liel entered Shafna's room and found her unusually calm, flushed, and radiant, while Shien discovered he could resist her charm.
• Shafna privately recalled what had happened the previous night and decided not to reveal what she had seen until she could verify it.
• Shien asked Shafna to let the Shalin Race settle in Succubus City, and she casually authorized Liel to issue the order in her name.
• Shien offered to repay the favor, but Shafna insisted that he owed her a debt he could never repay in a lifetime.
• Shafna dismissed Shien and Liel, and Shien told her to get proper rest before leaving; she watched him go.

Shafna entered Shien’s dream to confirm that the red jewel was her mother’s, but its power sealed her and Shien took advantage of her again. The next day, Shien pursued Liel instead of investigating Shafna and pushed himself through a grueling training match to prove his strength.

• Shien stayed in his room while Liel arranged the Shalin Race’s move to Succubus City and brought him tonics.
• Shafna entered Shien’s dream and released her magic, causing the red jewel to appear and confirming that it was real.
• The red jewel sealed Shafna’s power, and Shien appeared and pushed her down into the flowers despite her protests.
• Shien woke sore and suspected Shafna knew what had happened, but Liel mistook his condition for weakness and went to get him more medicine.
• Shien challenged Liel and fought her for three hundred rounds without losing, raising his Cycle of Fate to a threefold boost before receiving a huge pile of tonics.

Shien tried to stay awake to discover why he kept waking up drained, but Shafna used her Unique Skill to put him to sleep and attempted to retrieve the crimson jewel inside him. The jewel resisted her and sealed her power, leaving Shafna beneath Shien as he continued his restless dream.

• Shien stayed awake with the Holy Sword, but an overwhelming wave of drowsiness made him fall asleep.
• Shafna entered Shien’s room and explained that their intimate relationship let her Unique Skill overcome his defenses and make him sleep.
• Shafna decided to retrieve the jewel from Shien’s body after realizing she could not safely enter his dreams again.
• Shafna’s magic drew out a crimson radiance, but the jewel resisted, returned to Shien, and sealed her power.
• Shafna fell onto Shien, who turned over and pinned her beneath him while still asleep.