Chapter Summaries

Shien went to the Adventurer's Guild, where Vivian confronted him about subduing a suspicious person and the story he gave the Knights. Tier backed up his excuse, and Vivian revealed that the person he subdued was probably a member of the Old Demon Faction.

• Shien overheard adventurers discussing the destruction in the wilderness and their theory that a powerful Magic Sword had caused it.
• Vivian questioned Shien about claiming that a senior in his squad had given him a Magic Item that helped him subdue a suspicious person.
• Shien clarified that he had not said Vivian gave him the item and pointed to Tier as the senior who had provided it.
• Tier reluctantly confirmed Shien's story, while Lumya and Merika expressed surprise.
• Vivian said the identity of the person Shien subdued had been nearly confirmed and revealed that the person was probably a member of the Old Demon Faction.

Shien learned that the Old Demon Faction had sent Kilian to Lamigium to find the person in a portrait, while the guild and Knights suspected the faction had caused the recent strange phenomena. Vivian covered for Shien by telling the Knights that Guildmaster Ryley had given him the powerful Magic Item, but her explanation drew Ryley’s curiosity.

• Vivian explained that the Old Demon Faction wanted demonkind to return to its original state and strongly opposed humans and the God Race.
• Merika and Lumya wondered whether the Old Demon Faction had caused the strange phenomena in Lamigium, and Vivian revealed that the authorities suspected them because they did not know Shien had been training nearby.
• Vivian identified the infiltrator as Kilian, a former attendant of the Dragon Demon’s Tyrant Dragon, who had helped mastermind the royal capital assassinations ten years earlier.
• Vivian told Shien that the Knights had questioned her about the Magic Item he claimed had subdued Kilian, and Shien panicked when he realized his boast had attracted attention.
• Vivian said she had told the Knights that Ryley gave Shien the Magic Item, and she noted that Ryley had become curious about him.

Vivian told her squad that Ryley had commissioned them to find the person targeted by the Old Demon Faction in Lamigium. Tier revealed she had a clue, leaving Shien alarmed when he saw what she produced.

• Vivian explained that Ryley was contacting the Adventurer's Guild headquarters and coordinating with Beren Mulau about the danger posed by the Old Demon Faction.
• Tier and Vivian described Lamigium's defenses and noted that Beren was only level sixty-eight, while Kilian was a level seventy-seven demon expert.
• Vivian announced that Ryley had assigned the squad to find the Old Demon Faction's target and investigate why she had come to Lamigium.
• Lumya and Merika questioned how the small squad could find the target, and Tier said she had a clue.
• Tier took an item from beneath her robe, and Shien recognized it and feared he was in trouble.

Vivian's Squad followed Tier's clue to a dilapidated district in Lamigium, where Vivian concluded they had reached the right place. On the way, Shien learned Tier had witnessed his hidden strength and suspected Vivian had also noticed something, though neither had revealed his identity.

• Vivian's Squad entered a deserted, rundown part of Lamigium to investigate Tier's lead on the Old Demon Faction's target.
• Shien asked Tier how she had connected the address to their target, and Tier explained that the man had admitted fleeing to Lamigium.
• Shien realized Tier had watched him outside camp and discovered his true strength when Vivian had asked her to protect him.
• Tier told Shien she had kept his identity secret and believed Vivian had not exposed it either.
• Vivian's Squad stopped when Vivian recognized that they had reached the right place.

Vivian's Squad found a powerful concealed barrier over the road and realized it might have been created with rare Space Magic. As the squad hesitated over how to reach the person behind it, Shien decided to repay Vivian's kindness and shouted at the barrier.

• Vivian, Merika, and Tier identified a concealed barrier with several effects blocking the road ahead.
• Shien warned that the barrier might use spatial magic and could not safely be cut through with the Magic Sword.
• Tier and Merika explained that Space Magic was extremely rare, prompting Vivian's Squad to consider retreating and making a plan.
• Vivian insisted that the squad needed to speak with the person behind the barrier, and Shien decided to help her.
• Shien shouted, “Water meter inspection—!” toward the barrier.

Shien and Vivian’s Squad discovered a hidden mansion protected by Space Magic and met a maid who claimed that Laisha was inside. After the mansion’s magic sent Vivian, Tier, Lumya, and Merika back to the Adventurer’s Guild, Shien learned that Laisha wanted to see him alone.

• Shien’s shout caused the hidden garden and mansion to appear where the decrepit road had been.
• Lasha introduced herself as a maid and said that Lady Laisha was inside Hanamaru Mansion.
• Shien agreed to enter the mansion, and Vivian, Tier, Lumya, and Merika followed him.
• Space magic suddenly transported the four women back to the Adventurer’s Guild, leaving Shien behind.
• Shien flared with dark mana, but Lasha told him that Laisha wanted to see only him, and his anger stopped.

Shien confronted Lasha, then was brought to Laisha’s reception room, where he learned that the mansion had once belonged to the Demon Lord. Over tea, Laisha confirmed that the Old Demon Faction was searching for her.

• Shien acquired and learned the pressurization skill before leaving the garden.
• Laisha teleported Shien and Lasha into her reception room and revealed that she had stolen the former Demon Lord’s residence.
• Shien sat down and tasted Lasha’s tea, which Laisha praised as the best in the Three Realms.
• Shien asked whether Laisha was the person the Old Demon Faction sought, and her silence confirmed it.

Shien questioned Laisha about why the Old Demon Faction was pursuing her and learned that they wanted something she had stolen, not her residence. Laisha revealed she had stayed in Lamigium because Shien was the new Hero, then asked him to work with her.

• Shien suspected the Old Demon Faction was chasing Laisha over the Demon King's residence, but Laisha said they wanted something else she had stolen.
• Shien reluctantly admitted he might need to get involved because Vivian and her companions were concerned about the danger to the town and kingdom.
• Shien jokingly suggested killing Laisha and giving her stolen goods to the Old Demon Faction, prompting her to protest that they should cooperate against it.
• Shien asked why Laisha remained in Lamigium despite being able to escape with her Space Magic.
• Laisha told Shien she had stayed after learning he was the new Hero, even after the Old Demon Faction infiltrated Lamigium.
• Laisha asked Shien to work together with her.

Shien tried to leave when Laisha asked him to cooperate, but agreed to hear her out after she warned that the Old Demon Faction could endanger Lamigium, the country, and the world. Laisha explained that she wanted to join forces with Shien to destroy the Old Demon Faction’s main force, which was likely to come to Lamigium to rescue Kilian and seize what she possessed.

• Laisha asked Shien to cooperate, but he tried to walk away rather than get involved.
• Laisha grabbed Shien and warned him that the thing in her possession could bring serious trouble if it fell into the Old Demon Faction’s hands.
• Shien made Laisha let go, then agreed to listen before deciding whether he would cooperate.
• Lasha served tea as Laisha told Shien that the Old Demon Faction would likely come to Lamigium to rescue Kilian.
• Laisha said she wanted to join Shien in destroying the Old Demon Faction’s main force.

Shien weighed Laisha’s proposal to join forces against the Old Demon Faction, while Laisha and Lasha argued that the faction threatened the town and the wider world. He asked what Laisha had stolen, and she told him to ask Vivian about her identity and past.

• Laisha proposed that she and Shien work together to weaken the Old Demon Faction, but Shien challenged her motives and suggested she simply flee.
• Laisha explained that the Old Demon Faction would threaten the Human Realm if it recovered what she carried, while Shien said he felt little connection to this world.
• Lasha reminded Shien of Kilian’s actions and warned that the Old Demon Faction’s hatred and violence could endanger the kingdom and the world.
• Laisha argued that Heroes had to resist threats to their world and said the God Race’s secret summoning of Shien suggested a major event was coming.
• Shien asked what Laisha had stolen, and Laisha told him to ask Vivian about her identity and past.

Shien considered Laisha’s proposal to destroy the Old Demon Faction’s main force and weighed the risks against his own abilities. Laisha explained how Unique Skills shaped a person’s strength, leaving Shien alert to the possibility that their enemies might possess one.

• Shien reconsidered Laisha’s identity and realized the people pursuing her might already know who she was.
• Shien decided that secretly destroying the Old Demon Faction and blaming the deed on Laisha could prevent a later attack on Lamigium.
• Shien asked whether he and Laisha could defeat the Old Demon Faction’s main force, and Laisha argued that their abilities would let them attack and retreat safely.
• Laisha explained that Unique Skills could dramatically alter a person’s power and warned Shien not to underestimate them in future battles.
• Shien pondered Laisha’s explanation about Unique Skills.

Shien agreed to help Laisha destroy the Old Demon Faction and received a magical parchment for communicating with her. He returned to the Adventurer’s Guild, where Vivian and the others were waiting, and Vivian led him upstairs to talk.

• Lasha gave Shien a linked parchment and explained that Laisha would use it to alert him if the Old Demon Faction appeared in Lamigium.
• Shien and Lasha discussed the Old Demon Faction’s likely attempt to rescue Kilian before the kingdom took him to the royal capital.
• Lasha said she could not fight and asked Shien to look after Laisha, then left him outside Hanamaru Mansion.
• Shien joked to himself about avoiding romantic clichés as he left for the Adventurer’s Guild.
• Vivian, Lumya, Merika, and Tier welcomed Shien back, and Vivian led him upstairs to talk.

Vivian revealed that Laisha was one of the three Old Demon Faction masterminds behind the royal capital assassination ten years earlier. Laisha had stolen a dangerous relic from the royal castle and gone into hiding, leaving Shien concerned about the danger surrounding her.

• Shien told Vivian's Squad that Laisha had refused to explain her identity and had sent him back to ask Vivian.
• Vivian explained that Kilian and Bedo had led the Old Demon Faction attack on the royal capital alongside a young woman.
• Vivian revealed that the young woman had infiltrated the royal castle, stolen a dangerous item left from the war a thousand years earlier, and escaped without killing anyone.
• Vivian said Laisha had left the Old Demon Faction and that both the faction and the Kingdom of Mithra were pursuing her, while the King had ordered that she be handled with extreme caution.
• Shien realized Laisha herself had once belonged to the faction she had called evil.

After telling Vivian and the others about his conversation with Laisha, Shien avoided revealing their plan to destroy the Old Demon Faction’s main force. With the squad’s adventures suspended and their members on standby in Lamigium, Shien headed to the guild library to learn more about the world.

• Shien told Vivian and the others that Laisha had been avoiding the Old Demon Faction because she did not want the item she stole to be misused, but he concealed their cooperation against the faction.
• Vivian decided to speak with Ryley and temporarily suspend the squad’s commissions while everyone stayed in Lamigium on standby.
• Tier, Lumya, and Merika agreed to remain in town, and Vivian told Shien that his adventurer assessment would continue while he studied.
• Vivian told Shien about the library on the guild’s third floor, where adventurers could consult books on useful subjects.
• Shien went to the library, admired its size, and began using a Magic Item catalog to locate books.

Shien researched Omnipotens’s history in the Adventurer's Guild library and learned how the God Race and Demon Race originated. He then read about God's Blessings, but the chapter left the effects of his Supreme God's Blessing unexplained.

• Shien found a book explaining that Omnis and Clatiss were the first beings in Omnipotens and the origins of the God Race and Demon Race.
• Shien read that Mitra had defeated Clatiss a thousand years earlier with help from Omnis and the other races, after which Omnis divided the world and withdrew to the Divine Realm.
• Shien turned his attention to his Special Skill, Supreme God's Blessing, and searched the library for information about blessings.
• Shien read that God's Blessings were protections bestowed by gods, with effects that varied according to the god's duty and the recipient's talents.

Shien read about divine blessings and the hierarchies of the God Race and Demon Race, while reflecting on his mysterious Supreme God's Blessing. He left the library with a book called Fundamentals of Magic.

• Shien learned that humans received a god's blessing and that his Supreme God's Blessing was unprecedented, though its effects remained unclear.
• Shien read that people whose blessings became invalid faced rejection and could be barred from joining the Adventurer's Guild.
• Shien learned how the God Race and Demon Race were ranked, including Kilian's former service under the Dragon Demon and his status as a wanted fugitive.
• Shien considered the strength of the human races, returned God's Blessing to the shelf, and searched the library for another book.
• Shien left the library carrying Fundamentals of Magic.

After leaving the Guild’s third floor with a book, Shien faced a hostile adventurer who tried to provoke him, but Shien predicted the man’s clichés and kicked him unconscious when he attacked. Shien left the Guild, while the incident spread among adventurers and amused Ryley and Vivian.

• Shien noticed Guild adventurers whispering about him after Vivian had taken him upstairs.
• A tall adventurer blocked Shien’s way and tried to provoke him, but Shien repeatedly guessed what he planned to say.
• The tall adventurer drew his weapon and turned to attack Shien, who kicked him across the Guild hall and knocked him unconscious.
• Shien left the Guild as the shocked adventurers gathered around the fallen man.
• Ryley and Vivian heard about the incident, and it became a topic of conversation among adventurers.

Shien returned to the inn and studied Fundamentals of Magic, learning about magic’s origins, ranks, and requirements. He discovered that using magic required the corresponding magic skill plus Chanting and Meditation, and began reading how to acquire those skills.

• Shien returned to his room at the Lamigium inn and eagerly opened Fundamentals of Magic.
• Shien read that magic originated with the demon race and later spread among other races through Holy Magic developed by Supreme God Omnis.
• Shien learned that magic skills determined which types and ranks of magic someone could use, and considered whether he had the talent to learn magic.
• Shien read that a mage needed the Chanting and Meditation skills in addition to the relevant magic skill.
• Shien continued reading the book’s instructions for acquiring Chanting and Meditation.

Shien studied how mages acquired Meditation and Chanting, then tried the exercises himself. He immediately gained both skills and realized his otherworldly abilities gave him exceptional talent for magic.

• Shien reasoned that Laisha's Unique Skill let her bypass Meditation and Chanting and cast magic instantly.
• Shien read the instructions for acquiring Meditation and Chanting in "Fundamentals of Magic."
• Shien attempted to meditate and immediately received a message that he had acquired Meditation.
• Shien practiced chanting incantations and received a message that he had acquired Chanting.
• Shien concluded that he could learn magic and had extraordinary talent as a mage.

Shien went to a secluded sandy area to test four beginner elemental spells and discovered that he could learn each one with ease. His spells were far more powerful than the book described, leaving the ground transformed and Shien stunned.

• Shien went outside Lamigium to safely experiment with the four beginner spells from the Fundamentals of Magic.
• Shien cast the beginner Fire Magic spell and blasted a crater at least four meters across into the sand.
• Shien learned the Magic: Fire skill and questioned why its power far exceeded the book's description.
• Shien cast the beginner Ice, Lightning, and Wind spells, learning all three skills and covering the ground in ice, a massive pit, and swirling sand.