Chapter Summaries

Fang Li fought Elsa in the Thieves' Den and used his superior speed and assassination techniques to disable both her hands. Elsa continued attacking despite her injuries, and Fang Li kicked her into a wall.

• Fang Li and Elsa exchanged attacks throughout the warehouse as he blocked her rapid slashes.
• Fang Li caught Elsa's weapon hand and cut the tendons in her wrist, making her drop her weapon.
• Elsa attacked again, and Fang Li severed the tendons in her other wrist as well.
• Elsa charged Fang Li and headbutted him, but he kicked her in the abdomen and sent her crashing into a wall.

Fang Li defeated Elsa, but she escaped after revealing that the Witch Cult targeted the silver-haired Half-Elf, Emilia. Her words exposed Emilia’s connection to the taboo Witch of Envy, Satella, leaving Fang Li to face the prejudice surrounding her.

• Fang Li pulled Elsa from the rubble after their fight and held her by her severed wrist.
• Elsa spat a wooden fragment at Fang Li, broke her own hand to escape his grip, and vanished into the shadows.
• Elsa asked Fang Li’s name, threatened to kill him someday, and told him to stay beside the silver-haired Half-Elf to find the Witch Cult.
• Old Man Rom and Felt reacted with shock to Emilia being a silver-haired Half-Elf, while Subaru Natsuki did not understand their reaction.
• Fang Li reflected that Emilia’s name matched the Witch of Envy, Satella, and said he hated this kind of setup.

After leaving the Thieves' Den, Fang Li, Subaru Natsuki, and Reinhard discussed what to do next before Emilia approached Fang Li to thank him for protecting her. Fang Li reassured Emilia that he was not afraid of her, leaving her stunned by his acceptance.

• Subaru Natsuki joked about making a name for himself with modern knowledge, while Reinhard offered his help and praised him.
• Emilia came out of the Thieves' Den and approached Fang Li to thank him for driving off the assassin.
• Subaru Natsuki complained that Emilia had no reason to thank him because he had only watched from the side.
• Fang Li pointed out that Emilia was avoiding his gaze, and she finally looked at him.
• Fang Li told Emilia he was not afraid of the taboo witch and said he had perhaps been unacquainted with fear all his life.

Emilia recognized that she and Fang Li were both outsiders, then regretted feeling pity for him and accepted his offer to stay near her as he pursued the Witch Cult. Reinhard arranged to host Subaru, leaving Subaru disappointed that he would be spending the night with Reinhard instead of Emilia.

• Emilia realized that Fang Li, like her, could not truly blend in with others, and she felt ashamed for pitying him.
• Fang Li accepted Emilia's invitation to host him because staying near the Witch Cult's target would help him find its members.
• Reinhard welcomed Fang Li's decision to accompany Emilia, since his own status prevented him from acting freely.
• Reinhard offered to host Subaru and talk with him all night, prompting Subaru to complain about the arrangement.
• Fang Li told Subaru to stay with Reinhard until he finished his business, and Subaru asked to be left alone.

After Felt thanked Fang Li for protecting her, she asked whether he knew her origins, and he directed her to seek answers from Reinhard. Fang Li and Emilia returned to the Royal Capital to look for Emilia’s missing companion, only for Fang Li to notice that the person had already found them.

• Reinhard took Subaru Natsuki away, while Felt called out to Fang Li and Emilia from the Thieves' Den.
• Emilia forgave Felt for stealing her insignia and stepped aside to let her speak with Fang Li.
• Felt thanked Fang Li, then asked whether he knew about her origins.
• Fang Li told Felt to ask Reinhard about her origins and left her behind.
• Fang Li and Emilia returned to the Royal Capital to find Emilia’s missing companion.
• Fang Li noticed that Emilia’s companion had already arrived and called out to her.

Emilia reunited with Ram, who recognized Fang Li as a dangerous person because of the strong scent of blood on him. Ram agreed to prepare a Dragon Carriage so Emilia could take Fang Li to the mansion, leaving their reception there uncertain.

• Emilia found Ram and apologized for wandering off and getting separated from her.
• Ram reproached Emilia for making her search, then noticed Fang Li and said she had never smelled such a strong stench of blood.
• Ram warned that Emilia had brought back a dangerous person, but Emilia insisted that Fang Li was her guest and that she intended to take him to the mansion.
• Ram accepted Emilia’s decision and left to prepare the Dragon Carriage.
• Emilia apologized for Ram’s attitude, and Fang Li said he did not take offense as they prepared to head for the mansion.

Fang Li and Emilia traveled by Dragon Carriage into the Mezas Territory, where Emilia explained her precarious position as a Royal Selection candidate. The carriage reached the Mezas family mansion as Emilia and Fang Li kept their relationship cordial and uninvolved.

• Ram drove the fast Dragon Carriage through the Mezas Territory while Fang Li watched the scenery.
• Emilia told Fang Li that the Mezas family supported her and housed her, though her silver-haired Half-Elf heritage left her with few allies.
• Emilia explained that the Royal Selection could not begin until all five Dragon Priestesses had gathered, giving her more time to prepare.
• Fang Li wished Emilia success without offering to involve himself in her political struggle, and Emilia accepted his support gratefully.
• Ram continued driving until the Mezas family mansion appeared in the distance.

Fang Li and Emilia arrived at Roswaal Mansion, where they met the twin maids Rem and Ram and sensed their hostility toward him. Roswaal L. Mathers noticed Fang Li’s arrival and anticipated his coming.

• Ram drove the Dragon Carriage into the mansion grounds as Fang Li and Emilia arrived.
• Rem greeted Emilia and regarded Fang Li with suspicion and hostility.
• Ram asked Rem whether Roswaal had returned, and Rem confirmed that he had.
• Rem and Ram welcomed Fang Li and Emilia into the mansion, while Fang Li sensed an unwelcome gaze from behind.
• Roswaal set down an old book, looked toward the mansion entrance, and remarked that Fang Li had finally come.

Fang Li settled into the mansion’s guest room after Emilia and Ram brought him there for the night, but Ram warned him not to wander. He ignored her warning, used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to find a hidden space, and opened its door, where a voice greeted him.

• Ram showed Fang Li to a lavish guest room and said she would arrange a meeting with Roswaal the next morning.
• Ram warned Fang Li to stay in his room after the mansion’s lights were put out.
• Fang Li suspected the twin sisters distrusted him and that the mansion held a secret.
• Fang Li concealed himself and wandered through the deserted corridors despite Ram’s warning.
• Fang Li used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to find a Death Line on a door and opened it.
• A voice accused Fang Li of breaking into a lady’s room in the dead of night.

Fang Li entered Betty’s Forbidden Library and challenged the spirit guarding its generations-old collection of magic tomes. When Betty attacked him with magic, he used his Ice-Blue Demon Eyes to cut the spell apart and threw his dagger at her, leaving her shocked.

• Fang Li found Betty reading in the Forbidden Library and said he had come to read books.
• Betty explained that the library held the Mezas Clan’s inherited magic tomes and warned Fang Li that his request provoked her.
• Betty gathered mana and unleashed an invisible wave of magic at Fang Li.
• Fang Li saw the wave’s Death Lines and killed the magic with his dagger.
• Betty exclaimed that Fang Li had cut magic apart with a weapon, and Fang Li threw his dagger toward her.

Fang Li tested Betty’s defenses in the Forbidden Library, then stopped their clash before it could damage the books. Betty reluctantly let him read, and he left with a book, marking their first meeting.

• Fang Li caught and used a dagger to cut through Betty’s magical barrier, then stopped his slash just before her forehead and flicked it.
• Betty grew angry and began unleashing her full mana, but Fang Li warned that their fight could destroy the Forbidden Library.
• Betty withdrew her mana and quietly recognized Fang Li as The One Who Can Kill All.
• Betty told Fang Li to leave, but after he asked to read a book, she turned away and walked deeper into the library.
• Fang Li selected a book from a nearby shelf and quietly left the Forbidden Library.

Fang Li read a book about the magic system and concluded that his Main God Envoy class change likely left him without the attributes or gates needed to use magic. He stayed interested in how magic differed from Star Immortal Technique and read through the night.

• Fang Li returned to his room, took out the book from the Forbidden Library, and began studying the types of magic.
• Fang Li learned that magic was divided into fire, water, wind, and earth attributes, with rare Yin and Yang attributes.
• Fang Li reasoned that his Star Pulse Generation class and altered constitution likely prevented him from possessing a magic attribute or changing into another class.
• Fang Li learned that mages needed gates to absorb, store, and release magic power.
• Fang Li wondered how magic differed from Star Immortal Technique and read the book all night.

Fang Li woke in the mansion to find Rem and Ram watching him, then revealed his unusual recovery and confronted them about their suspicion. Ram told him that Lord Roswaal would meet him later, and Fang Li left to explore the mansion.

• Rem and Ram woke Fang Li and joked that they were guarding each other from him.
• Fang Li used Star Pulse Energy to clear his fatigue, and the twins watched him closely.
• Fang Li challenged Rem and Ram for not eliminating him while he slept, and Ram said they would not mistreat Lord Roswaal's guest.
• Ram told Fang Li that Lord Roswaal had ordered preparations for a banquet and would meet with him later.
• Fang Li left the room to look around, leaving Rem and Ram behind.

Fang Li encountered Emilia speaking with spirits in the courtyard and discussed the nature of Spirit Sorcerers with Puck. Puck noted that Fang Li knew an unusual amount, leaving the source of his knowledge unexplained.

• Fang Li left the mansion and spotted Emilia surrounded by Mite Spirits in a pavilion.
• Puck appeared on Fang Li’s shoulder and asked whether he had slept well.
• Fang Li and Puck discussed how Spirit Sorcerers use spirits and differ from mages.
• Fang Li pointed out Emilia’s exceptional aptitude, noting her contracts with Puck and many Mite Spirits.
• Puck remarked that Fang Li knew a lot after Fang Li mentioned Puck’s true form and power.

Fang Li spoke with Puck about his dangerous presence and his wish to keep his distance from Emilia, while Emilia secretly listened and struggled with conflicting feelings. Emilia then spoke warmly with Fang Li before Rem and Ram summoned them to the dining room, where Roswaal was waiting.

• Puck told Fang Li that he would reveal his true form and destroy the world if Emilia died, and Fang Li sympathized with him.
• Fang Li told Puck he preferred that they remain strangers, and Emilia overheard him say he had no reason to become closer to her.
• Emilia felt hurt by Fang Li’s distance but gathered herself and asked whether Rem and Ram had troubled him.
• Fang Li and Emilia shared an easy conversation that made Emilia feel accepted and glad.
• Rem and Ram told Fang Li and Emilia to proceed to the dining room because Roswaal was waiting.

Fang Li met Roswaal at dinner in the mansion and discussed the count’s extraordinary magical standing. Roswaal then told Fang Li that he wanted him badly.

• Rem and Ram escorted Fang Li and Emilia into the dining hall, then stood guard beside Roswaal.
• Fang Li called Roswaal the kingdom’s strongest mage and cited his three titles and Divine Protection of Sorcery.
• Rem reported that Beatrice refused to dine because Fang Li was at the mansion, and Puck went to the Forbidden Library to keep her company.
• Fang Li and Emilia sat beside Roswaal, who remarked on Fang Li’s unusual presence and said he wanted him badly.

Fang Li explained that he was pursuing the Witch Cult for his own reasons and intended to stay near Emilia until they appeared. Roswaal warned that the cult could bring an Archbishop of Sin and put everyone at risk, but Fang Li insisted the danger was his responsibility.

• Fang Li challenged Roswaal's suggestion that he might follow Emilia for the sake of her status, warning that following someone tied one's fate to theirs.
• Roswaal asked Fang Li about the Witch Cult, and Rem's anger and hatred surfaced before Roswaal called her back to silence.
• Roswaal explained that Fang Li planned to stay with Emilia and confront the Witch Cult, which made Emilia realize she might be adding another debt by needing his protection.
• Roswaal warned that an Archbishop of Sin could make the encounter dangerous for everyone, leaving Emilia worried she might cause Fang Li harm.
• Fang Li flicked Emilia's forehead and told her he sought the Witch Cult for his own purposes, so he would deal with them and accept the risks himself.

Fang Li accepted Roswaal’s offer to stay at the mansion as an honored guest, along with access to the Forbidden Library and a thousand Saint Gold Coins. Roswaal revealed that the Gospel Book foretold Fang Li would come to the mansion as “The One Who Can Kill All,” and resolved to recruit him.

• Roswaal offered to cover Fang Li’s expenses and let him borrow books from the Forbidden Library with Beatrice’s approval, and Fang Li accepted the offer and the gold coins.
• Emilia volunteered to show Fang Li around the mansion, leaving Roswaal with Rem and Ram.
• Ram questioned whether Fang Li was trustworthy and said she did not understand why he targeted the Witch Cult.
• Roswaal explained that the Gospel Book had identified Fang Li as “The One Who Can Kill All” and said he wanted to recruit him.
• Roswaal told Ram to get closer to Fang Li and look for an opportunity to bring him into their camp, while Rem watched Fang Li’s departure in silence.

Fang Li finished touring Roswaal Mansion and considered observing someone connected to death and the soul while waiting for the Witch Cult. He used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to find the Forbidden Library again and returned a book to Beatrice, who attacked him.

• Fang Li finished memorizing the mansion's main routes as Emilia left for her room to study.
• Fang Li thought about Subaru Natsuki's safety with Reinhard and looked forward to observing another person associated with death and the soul.
• Fang Li used his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to locate the Forbidden Library's Opportunity Gate and entered it.
• Fang Li found Beatrice cuddling a gray kitten and teased her about finding the library again.
• Fang Li returned a book and asked Beatrice for another, so Beatrice sent a shockwave toward him.

Fang Li visited Beatrice’s Forbidden Library and casually explained that he had cut apart her magic, while Puck questioned him about his ability and his lover. After Fang Li left with books and spoke tenderly of Sylvia, Puck praised him to Beatrice, who denied liking him, and Puck concluded they should remain cautious about his many mysteries.

• Fang Li killed Beatrice’s incoming magic with Moon Blade and continued browsing her Forbidden Library despite her protests.
• Puck asked how Fang Li had defeated Beatrice’s spell, and Fang Li said he had simply killed the magic.
• Fang Li joked with Puck about the mansion’s unusual residents and revealed that he had a lover.
• When Beatrice questioned what kind of woman would love him, Fang Li called Sylvia the world’s finest woman and left with his books.
• Puck told Beatrice that Fang Li seemed good, but Beatrice insisted he was the worst and withdrew beneath her blankets.
• Puck reflected that Beatrice and Emilia feared loneliness, then warned that Fang Li’s mysteries meant they could not let their guard down.