Chapter Summaries

Ang returned to Oak Village, decided to renovate his family’s house, and took Aida and Aisha to River Bay City to arrange materials and continue studying inscriptions. He ended the day at the inn with the renovation underway in planning and his inscription lessons progressing.

• Ang trained, shared breakfast with his family, and toured Oak Village with Aida, learning that his parents had expanded their wheat fields.
• Ang persuaded Baron and his mother to agree to renovating the family home and decided to build it from stone and oak.
• Ang rode to River Bay City with Aida and Aisha, treated them to lunch, and submitted his discharge certificate at the Lord's Mansion.
• Ang ordered stone bricks and oak, arranged for their delivery, and asked the supplier to notify him when the construction foreman returned.
• Ang visited Ina and practiced inscriptions while Aida and Aisha watched, then took them back to the inn for the night.

Ang arranged the construction of his family’s new home, then prepared for his siblings’ futures and brought them to River Bay City for magical talent testing and military registration. Aisha was accepted to the Mage Academy, Aida showed promise as a soldier, and Ang’s retest ended with the mage looking solemn.

• Ang hired a construction crew, bought supplies, and returned with them to Oak Village, where the workers completed his family’s new home.
• Ang told Baron he planned to study at the Warrior Academy after Aida finished military service, and he prepared both siblings for the upcoming talent tests.
• Ang taught Aida swordsmanship and introduced Aisha to magical materials while they waited for the testing and registration event.
• At the city square, Aida showed no magical talent but impressed the soldiers, while Aisha demonstrated a weak ability to sense water and qualified for the River Bay City Mage Academy.
• Ang asked the testing mage to examine him again because he could now sense magical elements, and the mage’s expression turned solemn after activating the device.

Ang discovered that he possessed extraordinary magical talent and received an invitation from Victor to join the Imperial Mage Guild. He brought magic books and equipment home for Aisha and Aida, kept his own discovery from his parents, and left his family hopeful about their futures.

• Ang’s crystal ball test produced dazzling light, and he neutralized Victor’s spiritual pressure, prompting Victor to introduce himself and offer to recommend him to the Tan'anster Branch of the Imperial Mage Guild.
• Ang bought beginner magic books for Aisha and commissioned Kexuolin Deer leather armor and a blade for Aida before returning with them to Oak Village.
• Ang gave Aisha the books and encouraged her to study, then gave Aida his equipment and advice for military service.
• Ang told Baron and Mother about Aisha’s talent and Aida’s preparations but concealed his own magical talent from them.
• Mother celebrated Aisha’s opportunity and urged Aida to stay safe, while Baron promised to support his children and praised Ang for helping his brother.

Ang trained Aida for military service while teaching Aisha magic, and the family traveled to River Bay City when Aida reported for duty. Ang persuaded Camp Commander Lavia to place Aida in the city defense force after recruit training, then returned to Oak Village with his parents and Aisha.

• Ang put Aida through long-distance running and daily saber training while teaching Aisha basic magical knowledge.
• Aida turned sixteen and traveled with Ang, Aisha, and their parents to River Bay City to begin military service.
• Ang accompanied Aida to the Lord's Mansion, where Aida completed his enlistment and entered the recruit camp.
• Ang met Camp Commander Lavia and gave him a Black Magic Crystal, securing a promise that Aida would join the city defense force after training.
• Ang treated the family to a meal in River Bay City, then returned to Oak Village with his parents and Aisha while Aida stayed at camp.

Ang encouraged Aisha about her magical talent, then took her on a wilderness journey along the Ula River to explore nature and practice survival skills before she began studying at the Mage Academy. After they returned to River Bay City, Ang started training Aisha to run, and she gained stamina and confidence for her future studies.

• Aisha asked Ang whether her magical talent was ordinary, and he encouraged her to focus on her effort and enjoy learning.
• Ang took Aisha upstream along the Ula River, where they camped, gathered food, and explored the surrounding forest.
• Ang and Aisha discovered plants and animals, including Kexuolin Deer and Nightglow Grass, as Ang taught her about their uses.
• Ang and Aisha returned to River Bay City with their harvest, and Ang sold their Hemostasis Grass and Nightglow Grass for 1 Gold Wack.
• Ang began taking Aisha running every morning, and she gradually improved her stamina and made regular exercise part of her routine.

Ang enrolled Aisha at River Bay City Mage Academy, then returned home to help his parents with the harvest. After accepting his life as Ang and promising to protect his family, he finally controlled magic and felt fully at home in this world.

• Ang took Aisha to register at River Bay City Mage Academy, where she met fellow students Alyosha and Gwen and chose to board.
• Ang showed Aisha around the academy, encouraged her, and gave her money and a Black Magic Crystal before leaving her to begin student life.
• Ang returned home and told his parents about Aisha, then helped them harvest barley and rye and plant new seeds.
• Ang reflected on his plans to study at the Warrior Academy and Magic Academy, and promised to care for the family he had inherited.
• Ang accepted that he was truly Ang, summoned tiny flames in his palm, and went to sleep feeling at peace in the world.

Ang finally absorbed magical elements and formed a small flame, then prepared to leave for Tan'anster Provincial Capital to continue his education and rebuild his foundation. After supporting Aisha's studies and saying goodbye to his family, he boarded an airship bound for the Provincial Capital.

• Ang formed a small flame after absorbing magical elements and resolved to pursue his own journey.
• Ang told Baron and his mother he planned to study at a warrior academy in Tan'anster Provincial Capital, and they supported his decision.
• Ang found that he could absorb elements in the oak grove, gradually increasing his magic power while practicing Fireball.
• Ang visited Aisha in River Bay City and decided he needed systematic instruction after learning that her academy taught some Magic Theory differently.
• Ang gave his parents 200 gold wack to support Aisha's magical studies and refused his mother's offer to return the money she had previously given him.
• Ang boarded an airship alone and departed River Bay City for Tan'anster Provincial Capital.

Ang traveled aboard the Warren airship toward the Tan'anster Provincial Capital, observing the world and practicing magic. He befriended Henry and Eileen after they learned he planned to study both magic and warrior training.

• Ang admired the cities, mountains, rivers, and sunset from the Warren as it carried him toward the Provincial Capital.
• Ang overheard merchants discuss the Warren’s speed and cargo capacity and the valuable magic materials being shipped from River Bay City.
• Ang meditated on the deck the next morning, sensed the elements gathering, and felt his magic power increase slightly.
• Henry and Eileen approached Ang at lunch, introduced themselves, and asked about his meditation and plans.
• Ang told Henry and Eileen he intended to study both magic and warrior training, and they praised his resolve before parting on friendly terms.

Ang arrived in Tan'anster City and enrolled at the First Warrior Academy using the benefit available to retired soldiers. After settling into his dormitory and exploring the campus, he prepared to begin his new life at the academy.

• Ang arrived at Mosto Airfield, said goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Henry, and traveled by carriage to Tan'anster City.
• Ang registered at the First Warrior Academy with his military discharge certificate and received his admission certificate, dormitory key, and class assignment after paying tuition.
• Ang found his dormitory room and learned that his future roommate, young master Charles, would arrive the next day.
• Ang explored the academy's training grounds, riding field, armory, and library before returning to his room for the evening.

Ang met his new roommate, Charles Remant, and learned about Charles’s noble family, ambitions, and the privileges of noble life. After Charles invited him to join the Remant Family’s warrior corps following graduation, Ang left their conversation undecided about his future but determined to study hard at the Warrior Academy.

• Charles introduced himself to Ang as the youngest son of the viscount Remant Family and explained Tan'anster’s noble hierarchy and inheritance rules.
• Ang told Charles about serving on the Maple Sugar Plane, fighting Demons on the Kwenhua Plain, and leaving the army without a chance to earn military merit.
• Charles invited Ang to consider joining the Remant Family’s warrior corps after graduation, and Ang said he had not decided on his future.
• Charles took Ang to a restaurant reserved for nobles, where he explained its customs and treated Ang to magical beast meat and maple sugar wine.
• After their meal, Ang and Charles discussed their future plans, and Ang became more determined to study hard at the Warrior Academy.

Ang and Charles grew close as Charles showed Ang around Tan'anster Provincial Capital and helped him settle into the Warrior Academy. Ang learned about Enchanted Armaments and revealed that he had fought Demons, leaving Charles newly impressed by his strength.

• Charles took Ang sightseeing around Tan'anster Provincial Capital, introducing him to its shops, historic sites, and nightlife.
• Ang began classes as the only commoner in his class and studied warrior theory alongside combat and cultural courses.
• Ang learned that noble students had prior training but quickly mastered the Academy's lessons himself.
• Charles explained the purpose, types, and high prices of Enchanted Armaments, then judged Ang's battle axe to be ordinary.
• Ang told Charles he had earned the eleven Black Magic Crystals used to buy his axe by fighting Demons, and Charles realized Ang was already at Level 1 Warrior strength.

Ang’s battlefield experience helped him defeat Paddy and Instructor Donahue in sparring, convincing Donahue that he had outgrown the beginner class. Ang decided to transfer to the Advanced Class, where he could study Qi force, and learned that he would first need to pass an academy assessment.

• Ang and Charles shared their training questions and battlefield techniques, improving each other’s combat skills.
• Ang quickly defeated Paddy in a sparring match, earning the students’ respect.
• Ang defeated Instructor Donahue after adapting to his fighting rhythm and attacking his defense.
• Donahue advised Ang to leave the beginner class and explained that the Advanced Class offered foundational Qi force training.
• Ang told Charles about the recommendation, then decided to transfer to the Advanced Class the next day.
• Donahue said he would submit Ang’s application and explained that Ang had to pass an assessment covering fitness, combat strength, and tactics.

Ang showed his classmates the demon trophies he had brought back from the battlefield, learning that his black magic mark skin could be valuable for enchanted equipment. He gave demon fangs to Rebecca and Charles, then sold the hide to Donna on the condition that she introduce him to her grandfather, a mage who crafted enchanted armaments.

• Ang declined the noble students’ offers to buy his black magic crystal, explaining that it held special meaning as a trophy from a demon he had killed.
• Ang showed Rebecca and the others a demon fang and gave one to Rebecca and another to Charles.
• Rebecca explained that black magic mark skin could enhance protective gear with magic resistance, and Ang realized his trophies might be valuable resources.
• Donna offered Ang 50 Gold Wack for the hide, saying her grandfather needed it for an enchanted armament.
• Ang agreed to sell Donna the black magic mark skin if she arranged for him to meet her grandfather and learn about enchanted equipment.

Ang learned from Charles that Donna’s family depended on her grandfather, a mage with no magical successor, and that her family’s future was uncertain. Their discussion of magical and traditional nobles led Ang to consider pursuing a warrior’s path and building his own family’s standing.

• Ang asked Charles to investigate Donna’s family, and Charles agreed after admiring Ang’s rare collectibles.
• After Donna stayed away from the academy for several days, Charles told Ang that her grandfather was a baron and formal mage, but Donna and her father lacked magical talent.
• Charles explained that magical nobles relied on mage heirs and often had symbolic, barren fiefs, while traditional nobles maintained their status through military achievements.
• Ang guessed that Donna wanted the Black Magic Mark Skin to help her grandfather make Enchanted Armament and preserve her family’s standing.
• Charles revealed that Donna’s grandfather was a fire mage, alchemist, and inscription master, then shared his ambition to lead the Family Warrior Corps.
• Ang decided to favor the traditional noble path, using his warrior strength and military achievements to secure his future.

Ang visited Donna's grandfather, Louis Marcellus, and saw the Enchanted Armament made with his Black Magic Mark Skin. After Louis explained its abilities and price, Ang agreed to pay one Black Magic Crystal to try it.

• Donna returned to class with renewed confidence and invited Ang and Charles to meet her grandfather.
• Ang and Charles traveled with Donna to her family's manor in the western commercial district.
• Donna introduced Ang and Charles to Louis Marcellus, who was inspecting the Enchanted Armament in the backyard.
• Louis praised Ang's Black Magic Mark Skin and let him and Charles examine the armor, which cost 450 Black Magic Crystals and could accelerate and glide.
• Louis offered Ang a chance to try the Enchanted Armament for one Black Magic Crystal, and Ang accepted.

Louis fitted Ang with the Enchanted Armament and explained how its Black Magic Crystal reduced strain while his own strength powered its enhancement. After Ang demonstrated its power, Louis took him and the others outside the city to test his speed.

• Ang gave Louis a Black Magic Crystal, which Louis installed in the Enchanted Armament and explained could lessen the burden on its wearer.
• Donna and Charles helped Louis fit the Enchanted Armament onto Ang, and Louis warned Charles that he was not strong enough to wear it safely.
• Ang adjusted to the armor, channeled his strength into it, and lifted a boulder weighing about 4,500 pounds with ease.
• Louis recorded Ang's observations and arranged to test his speed outside the city, while Ang chose a black longsword and a tower shield from the storeroom.
• Louis, Ang, Donna, and Charles traveled by carriage beyond the city as Ang practiced circulating his strength through the Enchanted Armament.

Ang tested Louis's Enchanted Armament in a clearing, discovering that it greatly increased his speed and let him glide and briefly fly. He then used it to devastate a forest, leaving Louis satisfied with the weapon’s performance and Ang considering how improved Qi control would let him use it even more effectively.

• Louis took Ang, Donna, and Charles outside the city and told Ang to test the Enchanted Armament’s speed.
• Ang ran across the clearing at increasing speed, and Charles praised the armor while comparing it unfavorably to his family’s Enchanted Armament.
• Louis instructed Ang to test gliding, and Ang used the armor’s air-blasting vents to leap and glide several meters.
• Ang experimented with jumping and thrust, briefly flying through the air and exceeding Louis’s expectations for the armor.
• Louis led the group to a forest, where Ang charged through the trees, smashing and cutting them apart with his shield and longsword.
• Ang realized the armor consumed little of his strength when he used Qi force carefully, while Louis watched his test with satisfaction.

Master Louis discovered that Ang had magical talent and explained how magic power differed from Qi force, demonstrating the destructive strength of a basic Fireball. Impressed by Ang’s self-taught spell, Louis urged him to study at the Magic Academy and develop his potential as a magic warrior.

• Louis sensed magic power during Ang’s fight and confirmed that Ang had magical talent.
• Louis explained that Ang had unconsciously drawn on magical elements and told him to learn to control magic power alongside his Qi force.
• Louis demonstrated a Fireball spell, showing Ang, Charles, and Donna its explosive power and the danger mages posed at range.
• Donna asked how magic power differed from Qi force, and Louis explained that magic power came from sensing and controlling elements through spiritual power.
• Ang formed a tiny flame with a self-taught Fireball spell, and Louis praised his talent and encouraged him to study at the Magic Academy.

After testing Louis’s Enchanted Armament, Ang chose to rely on his own strength and received Louis’s offer of a recommendation to the Imperial Magic Academy of the Wilderland Empire. As Ang and Charles returned home, both looked ahead to pursuing greater strength.

• Louis told Ang to keep the Enchanted Armament on for the journey back, and the group returned to Donna’s home by carriage.
• After removing the equipment, Ang overcame his disappointment and resolved not to rely on enhancements for his strength.
• Louis praised Ang’s attitude, then offered him a recommendation letter for the Imperial Magic Academy of the Wilderland Empire.
• Charles and Donna encouraged Ang to consider studying at the Imperial Magic Academy, and Ang nodded, though he had not made a final decision.
• Ang and Charles rode home together, where Charles declared he would someday make an even more powerful Enchanted Armament.

After learning that his academy grade-skipping assessment was approaching, Ang prepared by buying Glow Crystals and using one to strengthen his Qi force and body. The academy secretly planned to make the assessment a dangerous expedition to the Latvia Plane, though Ang did not know this yet.

• Ang and Charles shared dinner, where Charles worried that earning a noble title through military merit was becoming difficult, and Ang encouraged him to forge his own path.
• Ang meditated on the dormitory roof and improved his understanding of how spiritual force and magic power were connected.
• Donahue told Ang that his grade-skipping application was approved, but he would need to pass an assessment before joining advanced courses next year.
• Ang learned that the academy was preparing a confidential assessment and decided to strengthen his Qi force with Glowstone and Glow Crystals; the academy actually planned to send him to Latvia as captain of an expedition against evil ghosts.
• Ang bought ten Glow Crystals and absorbed the energy of one in the academy meditation room, making his Qi force more powerful and improving his physical condition.