Chapter Summaries

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.

Vivian explained how Hero Mitra sacrificed himself to preserve his Holy Sword and why only a direct royal descendant with exceptional talent could wield it. She revealed that Roxie was the only person in a thousand years to meet both requirements, and Shien returned to her chambers to ask her questions.

• Vivian told Shien that Hero Mitra, gravely injured in his battle with the Demon King, sacrificed himself to his Holy Sword so it could remain to protect the kingdom.
• Vivian explained that only direct descendants of Mitra with talent and potential equal to his could wield the Holy Sword.
• Vivian indicated that Roxie was the only person in a thousand years to meet those conditions and was therefore known as the Hero of the present age.
• Shien told Vivian he was going back to Roxie's room to ask her some questions, and Vivian warned him not to be rude.
• After Vivian left, Shien headed back toward Roxie's room.

Shien sneaked into Princess Roxie’s bedroom and discovered her privately venting about her exhausting duties. After she caught him, they agreed he could not simply forget what he had seen, and Roxie stopped him from leaving.

• Shien used Stealth, enhanced by the Holy Sword, to slip into Roxie’s bedroom unnoticed.
• Shien found Roxie sprawled on her bed, complaining about her workload, marriage proposals, and palace food.
• Roxie noticed Shien, and they stared at each other in stunned silence before she resumed her composed Princess demeanor.
• Shien asked how to avoid being silenced after witnessing her outburst, and Roxie suggested he pretend it never happened and erase the memory.
• Shien agreed that they could not simply let the incident go, then turned to leave, but Roxie grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back.

Shien drank tea with Roxie and discovered that the princess’s polished public persona concealed a lazy, unrestrained side. He correctly guessed that Roxie had built her princess image to meet the expectations placed on her as the kingdom’s Modern Hero, and the two ended the conversation arguing over her tea.

• Roxie sighed repeatedly over Shien having seen her hidden appearance, while Shien urged her to stop pretending and return to her princess persona.
• Roxie threatened Shien not to reveal her true nature, and he teased her about her beauty and figure.
• Roxie asked why Shien was not curious about her change in behavior, and he explained that she had concealed her true nature under the weight of others’ expectations.
• Roxie confirmed that people’s idealized view of her had forced her to act like a perfect princess, and she and Shien argued while fighting over the honey tea.

Roxie told Shien how years of royal expectations had led her to hide her true personality behind a flawless public image, and complained about the burdens of maintaining it. Shien bluntly scolded her instead of comforting her, leaving Roxie reassured that she could trust him and be herself around him before she asked why he had returned.

• Roxie explained that her family, guards, and acquaintances had never seen her true nature because she had always acted like the perfect Princess.
• Roxie described the pressure to embody the kingdom's hopes and complained about public appearances, royal duties, marriage proposals, and planning a trip to the Divine Realm.
• Shien mocked Roxie's complaints and argued that she had helped create her own burden by making herself seem too perfect.
• Shien's harsh response made Roxie realize she could trust him and did not need to hide her true nature around him.
• Roxie asked Shien why he had come back.

Shien borrowed a Hero’s Sword Ring from Roxie to conceal his Holy Sword, but the ring only partially sealed it and left some of its power intact. Roxie and Shien were both surprised by the unexpected result.

• Shien asked Roxie to lend him a Sword Ring that could seal a Holy Sword, and she explained that Heroes used them to hide their weapons’ magic power.
• Roxie retrieved a box containing three Sword Rings and let Shien choose one.
• Shien placed the ring on his Holy Sword, causing it to transform and cover sections of the blade.
• The Holy Sword remained partly exposed, and its effects changed to a weaker but still powerful sealed form.

Shien and Roxie tested sealing rings on Shien’s Holy Sword, whose power remained extraordinary even after all three rings were applied. Roxie then dragged him away to spar.

• Roxie explained that Divine Steel sealing rings could fail to fully seal exceptionally powerful Holy Swords and gave Shien a second ring.
• Shien applied the second ring, but his Holy Sword still shone as brightly as Roxie’s unsealed sword.
• Roxie, impressed by the Holy Sword’s power, handed Shien the last sealing ring.
• Shien applied the third ring, reducing the sword’s power but failing to seal it completely.
• Roxie accused Shien of trying to muddle through the result, then dragged him outside to spar.

Roxie tried to maintain her perfect Princess image while openly dragging Shien through a crowd of female knights. Shien pulled away and insisted they keep their distance, leaving Roxie angry and baffled by his rejection of her closeness.

• Roxie emerged from her room dragging Shien and realized the female knights had witnessed her behavior.
• Roxie decided to keep holding Shien's hand so her actions would look natural and would not expose her true nature.
• Roxie reflected on why she had avoided marriage and prepared to remain alone rather than reveal her private self to a husband.
• Shien slapped the back of Roxie's hand, pulled free, and complained that she had ignored his request to wait.
• Shien addressed Roxie formally and tried to create distance, leaving her irritated that he had rejected her closeness.

Shien and Roxie met in the Royal Palace Arena for a sparring match, each eager to test the other’s strength. They began their duel with their sealed Holy Swords, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Roxie challenged Shien to show his true ability, while Shien warned her that he was only Level Twenty-Four.
• Roxie said she would not use her Unique Skill and invited Shien to fight with everything he had.
• Shien and Roxie recognized each other as formidable opponents and grew eager to battle.
• Shien and Roxie rushed to the center of the arena and clashed their Holy Swords together.

Shien and Roxie fought an intense duel in the royal palace arena, with Roxie demonstrating overwhelming strength and masterful swordsmanship. As neither had landed a decisive blow, Roxie prepared to use her Magic Sword, and Shien readied himself to meet her.

• Shien activated Limit Break, but Roxie’s powerful strike still forced him back more than ten meters.
• Roxie pressed her attack with rapid slashes and thrusts, but Shien parried or evaded them and kicked her away.
• Roxie praised Shien’s strength and skills, while Shien realized he had yet to land an effective attack on her.
• Roxie announced she would get serious and infused her Holy Sword with magic power.
• Shien challenged Roxie and began gathering his own magic power for the next exchange.

Shien and Roxie pushed their Holy Swords to their limits in a duel, unleashing magic power strong enough to shake the royal palace. As King Anxifolger, Aridia, Vivian, Tier, Lumya, Merika, and the Knights rushed toward the arena, Shien and Roxie struck at each other.

• Shien and Roxie poured more magic power into their Holy Swords after realizing they could match each other.
• The magic power shook the royal palace, alarming Vivian, Tier, Lumya, Merika, the nobles, and the knights.
• King Anxifolger and Aridia sensed Roxie's duel and hurried toward the Royal Palace Arena.
• Vivian, Tier, Lumya, Merika, and the Knights also rushed toward the arena as the magic power intensified.
• Shien and Roxie unleashed enormous Magic Swords and swung their Holy Swords at each other.