Chapter Summaries

Broly stayed in Crimson Demon Village to befriend Megumin, then joined Aqua and Wiz on their Magic Item trip while arranging to return whenever he wished. After treating Megumin and Xiao Mi to an enormous meal and carrying them home, he asked Megumin to let him ride on her.

• Wiz and the others bought Hyo Saburo's Magic Items for 1.97 million Eris, and Broly agreed to stay in Crimson Demon Village to spend time with Megumin.
• Broly told Darkness and Wiz that Megumin was his new friend, then chased after them when Wiz teleported away and offered to carry their purchases back to Axel.
• Wiz gave Broly the Magic Items to deliver to Vanir's shop for resale, while Darkness woke sore after Broly's dream training.
• Broly treated Megumin and Xiao Mi to a meal so filling that both sisters' bellies swelled, then carried them home on his shoulders.
• After bringing the sisters home, Broly asked Megumin to let him ride on her, and she refused in surprise.

Megumin introduced Broly to Yunyun after Yunyun worried that Megumin had made a new friend without her. The chapter left the two friendless, earnest girls and Broly together, with Megumin hoping they would get along.

• Broly gave Megumin food and gifts to raise her Happiness Value until she asked him to stop because she felt she could not return his kindness.
• Megumin told Broly she would introduce him to a new friend the next day.
• Yunyun met Megumin in the woods, mistakenly challenged her to settle their rivalry, and then watched Megumin introduce Broly.
• Yunyun's Happiness Value fell when she thought Megumin had invited her only to show off her new friend, so Megumin slapped her to snap her out of it.
• Megumin told Yunyun that she considered her a friend and introduced her to Broly, which moved Yunyun.

Broly visited Yunyun at her home after they became friends, and her father left him to wait for her to wake up. Yunyun woke to find Broly in her bedroom and asked why he was there.

• Broly arrived at Crimson Demon Village and asked Papatto where Yunyun lived.
• Broly met Tribal Chief Hyoizaburo and explained that Megumin had introduced him to Yunyun.
• Hyoizaburo welcomed Broly and let him wait at the house while Yunyun slept.
• Hyoizaburo left to go fishing with Sicobe and the other villagers, telling Broly to wake Yunyun if she was still asleep later.
• Yunyun woke in pink pajamas and asked Broly why he had been in her room.

Yunyun overslept and Broly flew her to Crimson Prison Academy, where she arrived after class had begun. During Entrance Training, Teacher Puchin praised Yunyun’s imagined fiery entrance before realizing she was absent.

• Yunyun woke up, apologized for mistaking Broly for a stranger, and hurried to school after discovering she was late.
• Broly insisted on accompanying Yunyun to apologize and carried her over his shoulder as he flew toward the academy.
• At school, Megumin denied being Yunyun’s best friend and partnered with another classmate for the outdoor lesson.
• Teacher Puchin explained Imaginary Entrance Training and demonstrated a dramatic self-introduction.
• Cecily and Megumin presented entrance ideas, and Teacher Puchin praised Yunyun’s proposed entrance with flames and falling fire petals.
• Teacher Puchin called for Yunyun to perform, then learned from the other students that she had not arrived at school.

Yunyun made a dramatic entrance at Crimson Demon Crimson Prison Academy after oversleeping, earning Puchin’s approval and the attention of her classmates. Megumin then asked how many points she could earn by using Explosion Magic for her own entrance, and Puchin judged her ideas.

• Broly carried Yunyun down from the sky, and the resulting gale knocked the students and Puchin to the ground.
• Yunyun apologized for being late, and Puchin gave her 99 points for her striking entrance.
• Megumin complained to Broly that Yunyun had gotten to descend from the sky, but refused when he offered to take her up for the same experience.
• Puchin explained why Explosion Magic was impractical, while Megumin insisted she still wanted to learn it.
• Megumin asked Puchin to score an entrance featuring Explosion Magic and a long chant, and he gave her 80 points for the spell and five more for her introduction.

Broly shared breakfast with Yunyun, Megumin, and their classmates, then explained that he hoped Megumin and Yunyun would become his wives. His candid confession shocked the Crimson Demon girls, who questioned whether his friendship had been genuine.

• After class, Yunyun and Megumin's classmates teased Megumin by imitating her past complaints about Broly's attention.
• Broly noticed that Yunyun was hungry and laid out breakfast on a picnic blanket, inviting her to eat with him.
• Megumin joined them, and Broly shared sandwiches and other food with the assembled Crimson Demon girls.
• Yunyun asked why Broly had befriended Megumin and her, and Broly said Megumin had asked him first while Megumin had introduced him to Yunyun.
• Broly admitted that after becoming friends with them, he wanted Megumin and Yunyun to become his wives, shocking the girls.

Broly learned that becoming friends did not automatically mean someone would become his wife, and he asked Megumin whether she would continue their friendship knowing he might propose to her. Megumin said she would consider it and promised to reject him clearly if she decided against it, while Broly turned to ask Yunyun the same question.

• Yunyun questioned nine-year-old Broly about what a wife meant and discovered he could not explain what he would do with one.
• Yunyun suggested someone had guided Broly to seek a wife, and the Crimson Demon girls suspected Megumin because she had initiated their friendship.
• Broly realized he had mistaken friendship for agreement to become his wife and asked Megumin if she would remain friends despite the possibility.
• Megumin said she would think carefully and would clearly reject Broly if she did not want to become his wife.
• Broly promised to work hard to win Megumin over, then asked Yunyun whether she would consider becoming his wife too.

Megumin struggled with jealousy after Yunyun agreed to become Broly’s wife and received his extra attention. She rejected Broly’s proposal and felt relieved, but Yunyun immediately asked him whether he had considered her offer.

• Yunyun told Broly she would agree to become his wife someday if they stayed friends, and the Crimson Demon girls discussed their generation’s shortage of potential husbands.
• Megumin complained that Broly treated Yunyun better, and Yunyun argued that Megumin was jealous because she had not made her own feelings clear.
• Yunyun advised Megumin to make a decision, and Megumin decided to reject becoming Broly’s wife.
• Broly continued giving Megumin her lunch despite her rejection, and Megumin felt relieved after stating her position.
• Yunyun asked Broly whether he had considered her offer, leaving Megumin frozen with her chopsticks in hand.

Yunyun admitted she wanted to date Broly, prompting Megumin to reconsider her rejection after Broly said Megumin was special and revealed his Crystal Palace. The Crimson Demon girls crowded around Broly seeking places among his future wives, and Megumin ended the rush by declaring herself the Main Wife and attacking them.

• Yunyun explained that she wanted an academy romance with Broly and was willing to become his wife, which made Megumin waver over her earlier decision.
• Broly refused to let Yunyun replace Megumin, then explained that Megumin was recognized as a wife by the Crystal Palace and revealed his Otherworlder identity.
• The Crimson Demon girls became excited by Broly's story and asked him to add their names to his Crystal Palace list.
• Megumin urged Yunyun to challenge the girls, but Yunyun welcomed them as potential friends and wives of Broly.
• Megumin took back her decision to reject Broly, got his agreement, and declared herself the Main Wife before slapping the other girls and pinning Yunyun until she surrendered.

Megumin kept changing her mind about marrying Broly, while he indulged her and the Crimson Demon girls grew interested after learning he had slain a dragon. Yunyun decided to help Broly pursue Megumin so she could gather material for her romance story.

• Megumin rejected Broly again to frustrate Yunyun, but Broly forgave her and said he would accept whatever made her happy.
• Broly revealed that the meal was made from a dragon he had slain, and the Crimson Demon girls became more interested in him after tasting the meat and gaining levels.
• The girls learned Broly would only consider them as wives if the Crystal Palace acknowledged them, though he could not explain how to earn that recognition.
• Yunyun decided Megumin was a better protagonist for her story than herself and thought of a way to gather material through Broly.
• The next day, Yunyun offered to become Broly’s Capture Strategist and help him win over Megumin while she ate his Dragon Meat patties.

Broly followed Yunyun’s advice to favor Megumin, then asked Wiz to shorten his Teleportation Magic lesson so he could walk Megumin home. Yunyun took over his evening study time and urged him to balance his attention between her and Megumin to improve his chances of building a harem.

• Broly greeted Megumin at her home and told her he planned to favor her, prompting her to blush and hurry away with him before her father could question them.
• Megumin told Broly that they should have an ordinary friendship, and he later reported her reaction to Yunyun.
• Yunyun suggested that Broly walk Megumin home, but he hesitated because he had evening Teleportation Magic study with Wiz.
• Broly asked Wiz to shorten the lesson, and she agreed because he could now unlock Teleportation Magic with Skill Points.
• Broly walked Megumin home in front of Yunyun, which raised the Happiness Value at Crystal Palace but left Yunyun dejected.
• Yunyun took over Broly’s evening study time and advised him to favor Megumin strategically while keeping Yunyun’s loyalty in mind.

Broly ended Yunyun’s capture plan because he refused to deceive Megumin or hurt Yunyun, then began studying Crimson Demon performance techniques to become cooler. At Megumin’s birthday gathering, Ernis arrived to reclaim Wolbach, but her attack was stopped by a finger flick.

• Broly told Yunyun he would pursue Megumin sincerely, so Yunyun tore up her plan and offered him advice instead.
• Yunyun suggested Broly study Crimson Demon showmanship, and he enrolled as a half-day student at Crimson Prison Academy.
• Ernis arrived at Megumin’s home and declared herself Wolbach’s servant, but Host recognized her as a High-Level Demon.
• Ernis demanded that Wolbach leave with her, while Megumin insisted the Little Black Cat was hers and the cat chose to stay near Broly.
• Ernis attacked the girls petting Wolbach, but someone flicked her forehead and sent her crashing into a rock.

Megumin used Little Black to force Ernis to replace a broken rock and clean the house instead of attacking Broly. Host later told Ernis that Wolbach had chosen to remain hidden and that he wanted to live an ordinary life with Xiao Mi.

• Ernis transformed and began casting Curse Lightning, but Megumin held Little Black hostage and made her stop.
• Megumin ordered Ernis to replace the damaged rock, remove the rubble, and clean the house while the others ate hot pot and birthday cake.
• Xiao Mi offered Ernis a piece of cake, and Host told her that Wolbach had chosen to stay with the family rather than return with him.
• Host explained that the real Wolbach had broken free from her seal seven years earlier and might also be choosing an ordinary life.

At Megumin’s birthday party, she revealed that a mage’s Explosion Magic had inspired her as a child, while Host explained to Ernis that Megumin was Wolbach’s disciple and that Wolbach had secretly escaped and resealed her other half. Broly’s colorful fireworks delighted Megumin and the village, and he promised Yunyun an equally lively birthday celebration.

• Megumin told the Crimson Demon girls that a mage’s Explosion Magic had saved her from a Demon Dragon when she was young, though she kept the circumstances secret.
• Host explained to a stunned Ernis that Megumin had once broken Wolbach’s seal, that Wolbach had escaped and resealed her other half, and that Megumin was Wolbach’s disciple.
• Broly performed a colorful firework display over Crimson Demon Village, spelling Megumin’s name in the sky and raising her Happiness Value.
• Yunyun felt disappointed that Megumin’s birthday was so lively, so Broly promised to throw her a similarly grand party on her birthday.
• Yunyun’s Happiness Value rose, and she wrapped herself around Broly’s face in an enthusiastic embrace.

Megumin spent her saved Skill Points to learn Explosion Magic and immediately tested it on the Crimson Prison Academy playground, where one cast depleted all her mana. Broly restored her with a Vitality Potion made from his Qi, while the academy staff dealt with the damage.

• Megumin learned Explosion Magic despite Yunyun warning that Advanced Magic would make her graduate from the academy.
• Yunyun told her classmates she had delayed learning Advanced Magic because she wanted to stay at the academy with her friends.
• Megumin gathered her classmates on the playground and cast Explosion Magic, leaving a crater and melting the snow before collapsing from mana depletion.
• Broly caught Megumin as the teachers and principal Teleported in, and Puchin scolded her for damaging the academy.
• Megumin refused a Mana Potion, so Broly gave her a Vitality Potion made from his Qi and restored her condition.

After graduating, Megumin failed to find work because she only knew Explosion Magic and began shutting herself away. Broly and Yunyun encouraged her, and she decided to ask Soketto at the Divination House what career awaited her.

• Megumin was rejected from jobs around Crimson Demon Village because employers feared or had no use for her Explosion Magic.
• Yunyun worked village odd jobs while helping Megumin search, and Green Broccoli called Megumin his fellow parent-supported NEET before heading to the Divination House to see Soketto.
• After two more days without finding work, Megumin shut herself in her room and refused to come out for a meal.
• Broly and Yunyun visited Megumin, and Broly offered to support her, but Megumin insisted she did not want to be a NEET.
• Megumin realized Soketto could divine her future and decided to visit the Divination House to ask what job would let her shine.

Megumin sought a career reading from Soketto and learned she was destined to become the Demon King, while Yunyun’s reading showed a happy future family and then a deadly disaster. The chapter ended with Broly asking who would kill Yunyun and where to find them so he could intervene.

• Megumin asked Soketto for a career reading, and Soketto’s vision showed her ruling as the Demon King and attacking a Human Army with Explosion Magic.
• Megumin embraced the prediction and planned to join the Demon King Army and punish the adults who had refused to employ her.
• Yunyun asked Soketto to check whether Megumin’s reading was wrong, and Soketto foresaw Yunyun raising two Boys in a happy family with her loved one.
• Soketto extended the reading and saw a child transform into a gigantic Ferocious Magic Beast, destroy a prosperous city, and kill Yunyun.
• Broly asked who would kill Yunyun and where they were so he could deal with them.

Soketto warned Yunyun and Broly that their future child might transform into a Ferocious Magic Beast under a full moon, then investigated Megumin’s future as the Demon King. She concluded that Megumin would gain the position through Broly’s overwhelming power rather than her own.

• Soketto told Broly that his future child with Yunyun could inherit a bloodline that caused a transformation under a full moon, and advised them to keep the child away from the moon.
• Soketto tried to divine Broly’s future to discover how Megumin became the Demon King, but her Crystal Ball broke because Broly was too powerful to divine.
• Soketto explained that the Demon King Army would fear Broly, who would use his strength to place Megumin on the throne and fulfill her wish.
• Yunyun recalled that Broly had helped Megumin gain Skill Points for Explosion Magic, and Broly agreed he might also help her become the Demon King.
• Megumin lamented that she would become the Demon King by living off her future husband’s power.

Megumin decided to leave Crimson Demon Village with Yunyun and Broly to seek work in Axel, and the Crimson Demon girls held a farewell gathering for them. After Broly teleported the two girls to Axel, Yunyun and Megumin each gave him a personal gift.

• Megumin told her family she would go to Axel with Yunyun and Broly to find work, and her father gave her dragon-hide gloves to pass on as a farewell gift.
• At the academy, Cecily gave Broly the Red Dragon Gloves prepared by the Crimson Demon girls, while Yunyun gave him a magic eyepatch and the girls exchanged farewell gifts.
• The Crimson Demon girls said goodbye, and Broly used Teleportation Magic to bring Yunyun and Megumin to the backyard of Wiz's Magic Item Shop in Axel.
• Yunyun gave Broly a Monster Cuisine Encyclopedia, and Megumin gave him her old Windproof Goggles, which he put on and accepted.

Megumin arrived at Broly’s house, rejected the idea of becoming his wife, and struggled to find work while Aqua mocked her as a parasite. The chapter left Megumin and Aqua bickering at home as Yunyun settled in and began working at Wiz’s shop.

• Broly welcomed Megumin and Yunyun with a feast, but Megumin got angry when she learned he had other wives and refused his apology.
• Yunyun accepted Broly’s household and started working as a Potion Apprentice at Wiz’s shop.
• Megumin failed to find stable work and continued relying on Broly’s hospitality.
• Aqua mocked Megumin for freeloading and demanded to know when she would move out, prompting Megumin to call Aqua the real parasite.
• Aqua and Megumin argued again while Darkness took Yunyun to help make dinner.