Chapter Summaries

Shien reunited with Iris, Oz, and Mafy, the Beastman Priests he had once fought alongside, at the palace garden. Iris’s apparent interest in Shien sparked jealousy and romantic confusion among the group, and Capeline took Iris away for a private talk, leaving Shien bewildered.

• Iris, Oz, and Mafy arrived at the palace garden and joyfully reunited with Capeline and Shien.
• Oz challenged Shien after hearing of his strength, but Mafy pointed out that Shien was far beyond him.
• Capeline revealed that Oz loved Iris and Mafy loved Oz, then Iris’s reaction suggested she might have feelings for Shien.
• Capeline took Iris away for an all-night talk, while Mafy dragged the protesting Oz away and encouraged Shien to pursue Iris.
• Shien left the garden confused, relieved that Capeline had apparently preserved his chastity.

As the Three Races talks approached, Shien welcomed the Empire, the Beastman Priest Corps, and the Elves at House Poztut. Elf Queen Sophie warned him that the Old Demon Faction might attack the talks, leaving the gathered visitors to consider the threat.

• The Dwarves and Elves arrived in the royal capital, where crowds cheered the Elf Queen Sophie and Anxi personally received her.
• Shien opened House Poztut to Harvis and the imperial family, Iris and the Beastman Priest Corps, and Sophie and the Elves.
• The visitors sensed Shien's immense power, and Sophie remarked that his talent surpassed even Hero Mitra's.
• Harvis mentioned Shien's engagement to the Dragon Demon Lord, prompting disapproving reactions from Capeline, Iris, and Geno.
• Sophie warned Shien that the Old Demon Faction might strike during the Three Races talks, and Harvis, Mafy, and Sophie agreed that an attack was likely.

Sophie and Carol warned Shien and the gathered leaders that the Old Demon Faction was capturing monsters in Taiger Forest, while Harvis revealed that the faction had also taken the Demonoid Larvae the Empire was tracking. They suspected the Old Demon Faction planned to unleash them during the Three Races talks, and the chapter ended as an alluring Witch arrived with a little girl and vowed that the attackers would never leave.

• Sophie warned that unidentified demons had been capturing monsters in Taiger Forest, and Carol reported that the evidence pointed to the Old Demon Faction.
• Harvis and Capeline revealed that the eleven Demonoid Larvae that escaped after Moro's death had vanished after battles with an unknown enemy.
• The gathered leaders concluded that the Old Demon Faction might unleash captured monsters and Demonoid Larvae in the Royal Capital to disrupt the Three Races talks and reignite conflict.
• Sophie warned Shien that the Old Demon Faction might target him because he was the Hero.
• An alluring Witch entered the reception room holding a little girl's hand and declared that anyone who came would never leave again.

Shafna appeared at the reception and revealed that Iris had become Goddess Anima’s Blessing Bearer after Shien healed her. She then declared that the demons would protect Shien, leaving the human and elven leaders uneasy about the Demon Race’s intentions toward the Hero.

• Shafna arrived with Lilith, captivating the reception guests before greeting Sophie, Leia, and Nia.
• Shafna teased Iris about being interested in Shien, then revealed that Iris was Anima’s Blessing Bearer.
• Mafy explained that Shien had healed Iris in Cosmos, allowing Anima to cultivate Iris’s affinity for life power and grant her a blessing.
• Shafna remarked that Blessing Bearers of all Three Great Goddesses had appeared in the same era and privately considered Shien’s own blessing even more remarkable.
• Shafna assured Sophie and the others that the demons would not let anything happen to Shien, making them fear the Demon Race intended to claim his allegiance.

After Shafna departed, Harvis explained the political stakes of the Three Races conference and asked Shien what he intended to do. With the conference two days away, Shien decided to confront the Old Demon Faction that had attacked his estate.

• Shafna left Lilith with Shien, and Sophie, Carol, Geno, and Iris departed after stating or considering their positions.
• Harvis and Rocket admitted that Shafna had captivated them but recognized they could not pursue her, while Capeline and Tilly felt relieved.
• Harvis told Shien that the God Race, Demon Race, Kingdom, Empire, Elves, and Beastman Priest Corps would support him, but other human factions and the Dwarves might oppose him.
• Harvis warned that Shien’s choices at the Three Races conference could affect peace across Omnipotens, and Shien assured him he knew what to do.
• After Harvis left, Shien told Ryley and Vivian that he would meet the Old Demon Faction before the conference; he declined Vivian’s offer of help.

Shien used Roxie’s attempts to keep him away as an excuse to persuade Anxi to sign a marriage cancellation agreement. Roxie arrived too late to stop him, and Shien left after declaring her single again.

• Shien’s Teleportation repeatedly sent him to royal bedrooms and bathhouses instead of Roxie, leading him to suspect she was manipulating fate to avoid him.
• Roxie smugly planned to keep Shien away for another day, until a Knight told her he had gone to Anxi to cancel their engagement.
• Shien confused Anxi with a long argument about marriage and coaxed him into signing a marriage cancellation agreement while binding Aridia with magic.
• Roxie burst into Anxi’s room after Anxi had signed, but Shien left with the agreement and congratulated her on being single.
• Roxie chased after Shien while Anxi despaired over signing the agreement and Aridia silently covered his face.

Shien confronted Roxie about her hide-and-seek scheme and used a Marriage Cancellation Agreement to make her agree to his demands. Roxie promised to stop plotting against him and accepted the positions and requests he had previously mentioned, while Shien kept their engagement intact.

• Roxie admitted she had hidden from Shien because she was jealous of Shafna and wanted to warn him, make him feel guilty, and possibly become Empress.
• Shien showed Roxie the Marriage Cancellation Agreement, and she tried to argue that their engagement could not be canceled so easily.
• Shien threatened to give the agreement to Aiyi, who could use it to reduce Roxie's status and prevent her from becoming Empress.
• Roxie promised not to play hide-and-seek or use her Authority against Shien, then agreed to his previously mentioned positions and requests.
• Shien handed Roxie the agreement and declared victory, leaving Roxie in tears.

Shien accompanied Roxie to the royal palace’s underground prison to visit the Old Demon Race prisoners. After protecting Roxie from the prisoners’ lewd threats and silencing them with the Holy Sword, he continued deeper into the prison.

• Roxie led Shien through the magical barriers to the prison, and Shien used his skill to detect and avoid its traps.
• The prisoners shouted and slammed against their cells when Shien and Roxie passed, and Roxie warned Shien about their violence.
• The prisoners made obscene demands about Roxie, so Shien cut off the tongue and hands of the one who reached for her.
• Shien intimidated the other prisoners into silence, then suggested to Roxie that the kingdom had no need to keep them alive.
• Roxie explained that some prisoners were retained as subjects for magical experiments, and Shien walked deeper into the prison.

Shien went to the royal palace’s underground prison to question Shudi, a vicious Old Demon Faction expert who had resisted interrogation for nearly a month. After Shudi attacked him, Shien beat him mercilessly, leaving the prisoners wondering what kind of demon had entered the prison.

• Roxie told Shien that Shudi, an expert from Hundred Beast's Lair, had refused to reveal information about the Old Demon Factions despite repeated interrogations.
• Shien said he would handle Shudi alone and entered the deepest section of the underground prison with Roxie.
• Shudi sprang at Shien with his Beast Claw Tribe claws, but his attack could not pierce Shien’s skin.
• Shien kicked Shudi into a wall, grabbed him, and slammed him to the ground.
• Shien repeatedly stomped on Shudi’s head as the other prisoners watched in fear.

Shien interrogated Shudi about whether the Hundred Beast's Lair was plotting against the Three Races conference, repeatedly healing him after inflicting severe injuries. Shudi finally abandoned his resistance, but Shien judged that the pain had not yet made him afraid.

• Shien asked the imprisoned Shudi whether the Hundred Beast's Lair had a plan targeting the Three Races conference, then battered him through the cell bars.
• Shien healed Shudi with Celestial Breathe, and Shudi immediately attacked him with magic claws.
• Shien broke Shudi's fingers and wrists, healed him, and asked the same question again.
• Shudi tried to flee, but Shien caught him and used Grant: Sever to slash him before healing him once more.
• Shudi gave up struggling and begged Shien to kill him, but Shien smiled and said the pain was not enough to make him afraid.

Shien forced Shudi to reveal that he knew about the Old Demon Faction’s plans for the Three Races conference by threatening him with enchanted criminals. After Shudi submitted, Shien subdued every prisoner in the royal palace’s underground prison.

• Shien threatened to release the prisoners and use Enchantment Magic on them unless Shudi cooperated.
• Shudi’s reaction convinced Shien and Roxie that he knew about the Old Demon Faction’s plans for the Three Races conference.
• Shien dispelled the prison’s barriers, broke open the cells, and cast Enchantment: Lust on the prisoners while excluding Shudi.
• The enraged prisoners pinned Shudi down, and he agreed to talk.
• Shien dispelled the enchantment and overwhelmed the furious prisoners with his magic power, forcing them all to kneel in submission.

Shien interrogated Shudi and learned that the Hundred Beast's Lair was leading the Old Demon Faction's plot against the Three Races summit, while the Primal Demon remained the greater threat. Roxie planned to consult Goddess Lidas, and Shien asked whether he could take the prisoners away.

• Shien frightened Shudi into revealing the Hundred Beast's Lair's intelligence and details of the Old Demon Faction's operation against the Three Races summit.
• Shien and Roxie learned that the Hundred Beast's Lair was at the center of the planned attack, and Roxie decided to report the information to her father.
• Shien warned Roxie that the Primal Demon posed a greater danger because of its powerful forces and its apparent plan to create a Seventh Demonoid.
• Roxie said she would discuss the threat with Goddess Lidas, while Shien turned to the prisoners and asked Roxie if he could take them away.

Shien brought 98 powerful criminals to House Poztut as its new fighting force, explaining that the kingdom had approved their release and that he had made them obedient with spells. Ryley and the others remained uneasy, but the criminals swore they would serve House Poztut and become good people.

• Shien returned to House Poztut with Shudi and a group of notorious criminals, who bowed and declared themselves his lackeys.
• Ryley, Vivian, Tier, and Lumya reacted with alarm as Ryley demanded to know why Shien had brought the criminals there.
• Shien explained that House Poztut needed stronger fighters ahead of the Three Races conference and counted seven Legendary-tier experts among the 98 recruits.
• Shien told Ryley that Roxie had helped secure the kingdom's approval and that he had guaranteed the criminals would behave.
• When Ryley questioned whether the criminals might betray House Poztut, Shien prompted them to swear loyalty, and they revealed their fear of the spells he had placed inside them.

Shien concealed the ninety-eight powerful criminals who joined House Poztut after Capeline warned him that Goddess of Justice Artemis might target the household. Shafna confirmed Artemis’s hostility toward evil and the Demons, leaving Shien worried about her arrival at the upcoming Three Races summit.

• Ninety-eight fighters, including seven Legendary-tier experts, joined House Poztut, and Shien arranged for them to take new names and conceal their identities.
• Capeline warned Shien that Artemis might punish the criminals, and Shien realized his household contained many beings and people the Goddess could consider evil.
• Shafna confirmed that Artemis’s uncompromising sense of justice was a flaw tied to her nature and said she especially hated Kamina, Milu, and Aiyi.
• Shien worried that Artemis would discover House Poztut’s members when she appeared at the Three Races summit.

Sela received Artemis, the Goddess of Justice, at the Demon Realm’s World-Crossing Gate after clearing the hall of its usual guards. Artemis had come to retrieve three troublemakers, and her arrival surprised Sela because Artemis had avoided the Demon Realm for a thousand years.

• Sela dismissed the guards and her executive from Supreme Castle’s World-Crossing Gate before Artemis arrived.
• Artemis crossed into the Demon Realm wearing silver armor and twin swords, then surveyed her surroundings sternly.
• Sela greeted Artemis, and Artemis addressed her as the Demon Sovereign and thanked her for receiving her.
• Sela said she had expected Nadula to come retrieve the three troublemakers, but Artemis explained that the Three Great Goddesses were occupied with preparations for the Three Races conference.
• Sela remarked that Artemis’s visit surprised her because Artemis regarded the Demon Realm as a lawless place and had avoided it for a thousand years.

Artemis visited the Demon Realm to judge why Hero Shien had become so close to the Demon Race and to warn Sela against drawing him into evil. Sela refused to explain her plans and declared that Shien belonged to the Demon Race, leaving Artemis unable to challenge her without risking war.

• Artemis told Sela that she had come to see why the Hero acknowledged this world and its people.
• Artemis contrasted Shien’s close ties to the Demon Lords with Mitra’s efforts to make peace without becoming close to the Demon Race.
• Artemis admitted she could not take Shien from the Demon Race without risking a renewed war between the God and Demon Races.
• Artemis questioned Sela about her unusual actions and her interest in the Divine Realm, but Sela said she would not reveal the Demon Race’s affairs.
• Sela assured Artemis that her plans would not threaten peace, then declared that Shien belonged to the Demon Race and that none would take him away.

The leaders of the God Race, Demon Race, and human race prepared to attend the Three Races talks at the Hall of Glory, while anticipating trouble from the Old Demon Faction and Shien. Shien departed for the meeting with Lilith and Shafna as the talks drew near.

• Leaders and delegations arrived at the Hall of Glory, where the inner seating was reserved for the most powerful figures of each race.
• Lidas gathered Anima, Nadula, twenty higher-ranking goddesses, Artemis, and Merika at the World-Crossing Gate and led them toward the Human Realm.
• Sister Sela confirmed that the Demon Lords had secured their territories, then departed with Liel, Kamina, Milu, and Aiyi, leaving their guards behind.
• Shien left Yulin at House Poztut to protect it and set off for the Hall of Glory with Lilith and Shafna.

The leaders of the major human factions gathered in the Kingdom of Mithra for the talks between the Three Races, with Ria making her debut as Mithra’s heir. The Goddesses and Six Great Demon Lords arrived, leaving the venue tense as old enemies faced one another and the Hero’s side remained to appear.

• Harvis, Misgi, and the other leaders of the major human factions arrived and took their places on the platform, where they greeted one another and tested their relationships.
• Anxi arrived with Ria and Aridia, and the gathered leaders welcomed them as hosts; Capeline asked why Roxie was absent, and Anxi said Roxie was busy welcoming her fiancé and the Goddesses.
• Anxi opened the ceiling and summoned the assembled magic power, and Lidas, Anima, Nadula, and the other Gods descended before the human factions knelt and greeted them.
• The Six Great Demon Lords—Sela, Shafna, Lide Doma, Kamina, Miru Pesh, and Aiyi—descended into the venue, drawing hostile stares from former enemies.
• The arrival of the Demon Lords made the atmosphere sharply tense as the factions confronted old rivals and waited for the Hero’s side.

Shien arrived at the Three Races' talks and used the Holy Sword to announce that he had returned peacefully, though he would defend himself if provoked. Before the talks began, Sera and Lidas exchanged solemn oaths that their races had no intention of starting a war, and Anxi opened the meeting.

• The Six Great Demon Lords arrived, and the Goddesses confronted them over their old grudges until Yule, Iris, Anima, and Nadula intervened.
• Shafna announced that Shien had arrived, and he appeared above the venue with Roxie and Lilith.
• Shien raised the Holy Sword so its light spread across the capital, then planted it in the center of the Hall of Glory and declared his peaceful intentions.
• Sera stated that the Demon Race had not caused the Hero Summon, and she swore upon the Demon King that her people would not break the peace.
• Lidas swore upon the Supreme God that the God Race had not activated the Hero Summon to target the Demon Race, and Anxi began the talks.

Shien sat with the Demon Race at the Three Races meeting, making clear he would not be bound by expectations tied to being a Hero. The meeting began with the question of who had restarted the Hero Summon, and both the God Race and Demon Race denied responsibility.

• Shien joined the Demon Race's table, with Lilith and Roxie following him, and Roxie said she attended as his fiancée.
• Anxi opened the Three Races meeting and explained that Shien's unexpected appearance as a Hero raised the possibility that one of the races had restarted the sealed Hero Summon.
• Lidas, Anima, Nadula, and Artemis assured the assembly that the God Race had not restarted the Hero Summon.
• Sera and the other Demon Lords denied that the Demon Race had possessed or used the Hero Summon, arguing that such a ritual required Supreme God Omnis's power.
• Sera concluded that the Hero Summon had nothing to do with the Demon Race, and the assembly fell silent.