Chapter Summaries

Grandiere prepared the dragons and Donagunov for war, while Igneel sought Sordil’s location for an urgent but trivial reason. In Donagunov, Sordil approved Irene’s alliance treaty but faced an unexpected offer of political marriage, and he used magic after noticing Diphiya’s anger.

• Grandiere assured Livia that Igneel, Metalicana, Vyseria, and Scylladrum would bring their clans into the war.
• Igneel interrupted Grandiere, who struck him and demanded to know his urgent business; he asked where Sordil lived, and she named the Kingdom of Tsuyioru Xiu’s Cuyis Tree Sea.
• Irene presented Sordil’s delegation with an alliance treaty modeled on the earlier agreement with Fostadu, and the delegation approved it.
• Sordil said he needed Irene to agree to one condition before signing, and Irene offered to enter a political marriage with the general.
• Sordil noticed Diphiya’s anger and released a faint wave of magic that left Irene looking ill.

Irene forced Sordil to accept a political marriage despite his attempt to negotiate for Augmented Magic alone, while Zeref received Sordil’s magical message and Igneel arrived in Fostadu. Igneel learned about the Western dragons’ planned invasion and was promptly blasted underground by Grandiere after insulting her.

• Sordil privately told Irene that he had sought Augmented Magic, not a political marriage, but Irene insisted the marriage was necessary for the alliance.
• Irene announced that she and General Oddek would marry on July seventh, leaving Sordil behind with the peace delegation.
• Zeref read Sordil’s message at Mirdian Magic Academy, erased it, and sent a reply before heading to the dormitories to prepare for their future reunion.
• Igneel flew to Fostadu, where Diphiya stopped the dragons from attacking him and explained that the Western Continent’s dragons planned to invade Ishgar in half a year.
• Igneel explained that the dragons had left the Dil'dixiu Mountain Range after receiving urgent messages from their secret realms, then called Grandiere scatterbrained and was blasted underground by her.

Sordil survived an attack on his room after secretly meeting Kaldiz to address a flaw in his plans, while Anna and Diphiya mistakenly believed he had been killed. The chapter ended with Irene learning that the Cuiyiorxiu peace delegation had been attacked.

• Diphiya and Anna interrogated Sordil about his conversation with Irene, and he persuaded Diphiya that they had discussed only Augmented Magic and her marriage proposal.
• Diphiya told Sordil that Igneel and Grandiere had gone to Fostadu looking for him, prompting Sordil to realize his plans had a dangerous loophole.
• Sordil left a Thought Body in his room and secretly visited Kaldiz at the embassy to discuss countermeasures.
• An oval boulder destroyed Sordil's room at dawn, but Sordil returned unharmed, and Anna and Diphiya attacked him in anger.
• The chancellor told Irene that villains had attacked the Kingdom of Cuiyiorxiu's peace delegation at the guesthouse, and Irene was shaken.

After an attack on the embassy residence, Irene ordered the city sealed and went to check on the Cuiyiorxiu delegation. Sordil emerged wrapped in bandages and leveraged the incident to make Irene agree to include a promise to teach him Augmented Magic in the peace treaty appendix.

• Irene ordered the Chancellor to investigate the attack, protect the embassy residence, seal the city gates, and prevent anyone from leaving.
• Xiao Qi reported that soldiers surrounded the embassy residence and that a convoy was approaching, and Diphiya waited to learn Irene's intentions.
• Irene arrived at the embassy residence and asked Diphiya about Sordil, who Diphiya said had only suffered superficial injuries.
• Anna brought the bandage-wrapped Sordil into the hall, where he became stuck in the doorway as Xiao Qi and the captain tried to pull him free.
• Sordil telepathically threatened to take the delegation back to Philiers unless Irene agreed to teach him Augmented Magic, and Irene agreed to add the promise to the treaty appendix.

The chancellor reported the Western Border Army’s surrender and a peace treaty draft from Donagunov to Belmod, who ordered the treaty signed and Oddek to remain there. In Donagunov, Irene began teaching Augmented Magic to Sordil by repeatedly striking him with wooden and iron rods.

• The chancellor told Belmod that Langu’s rebellion had ended and that most of the soldiers had surrendered, but Belmod allowed Kurelle’s proposed pardon to stand because of other threats.
• The chancellor presented the draft peace alliance treaty, and Belmod learned that Oddek had extorted a promise from Irene to teach him Augmented Magic.
• Belmod ordered the delegation to sign the treaty and decided Oddek would stay in Donagunov until his wedding to Irene.
• Irene demonstrated Augmented Magic to Sordil by striking him with a wooden stick and an iron rod, then hit him again when he failed to understand the lesson.

Sordil returned to the Peace Negotiation Delegation residence badly injured and disguised as a white cocoon, then prepared to secretly travel back to Fostadu. He vanished after testing a newly constructed Magic Array, leaving Anna and Diphiya behind to cover for him.

• Xiao Qi and the captain of the guard recognized the white cocoon at the gate, and Diphiya confirmed that it was her big brother, Sordil.
• The delegation members and palace guards carried Sordil to his room, where Diphiya and Anna laughed at his swollen, bandaged appearance before treating his wounds.
• Sordil asked whether Igneel and the other one were still in Fostadu, and Diphiya confirmed that they were.
• Sordil told Anna and Diphiya to conceal his departure and use his injuries as an excuse if Queen Irene or the Kingdom of Cuiyiorxiu summoned him.
• Sordil revealed that he had created a Magic Array to travel quickly between Donagunov and Fostadu, stepped into it, and disappeared.

Sordil returned to Fostadu after using a hidden Magic Array and reunited with Igneel, Grandiere, and Diphiya. He asked why Igneel and Grandiere had left the Dil'dixiu Mountain Range and whether they knew any poison- and lightning-element dragons, leaving his plan uncertain when Igneel reacted badly to the second question.

• Sordil emerged from a concealed Magic Array in the Cuyis Tree Sea and flew toward Fostadu after confirming the array still worked.
• Diphiya gathered Igneel and Grandiere atop Fostadu, where Sordil arrived wrapped in bandages and Grandiere healed his wounds.
• Igneel returned from being knocked into the air, embraced Sordil, and eagerly discussed how they would cook the white bug that had attacked him.
• Sordil asked why Igneel and Grandiere had left the Dil'dixiu Mountain Range, and Igneel explained that their clan had summoned them over a planned invasion from the Western Continent.
• Sordil asked whether Igneel and Grandiere knew any poison- and lightning-element dragons, and Igneel's reaction made Sordil fear his plan would fail.

Sordil arranged for Grandiere to take him to meet a Poison Dragon and persuaded Igneel to search for a Lightning Dragon for his magic experiment. After saying goodbye to his companions, Sordil activated a Space Magic Array and disappeared from the cave.

• Grandiere told Sordil she knew a Poison Dragon, and agreed to accompany him to visit her the next day.
• Sordil assigned Igneel to find a Lightning Dragon, provoking him by suggesting Metalicana would be more capable until Igneel eagerly accepted the task.
• Igneel agreed to search for a Lightning Dragon in exchange for wine, and Sordil promised to provide as much as he could drink after the experiment.
• Sordil said goodbye to Diphiya, Grandiere, and Igneel, then flew back to the cave in the Cuyis Tree Sea.
• Sordil activated the Space Magic Array in the cave and vanished as its silvery glow faded.

Anna and Diphiya worried when Queen Irene summoned Sordil to the palace before he had returned, but Sordil arrived using Space Magic and rushed to meet the messenger. At the palace, Belserion and Acnologia sensed his magic and speculated about how he had entered Donagunov, ending with Belserion pointing out the flaw in Acnologia’s theory that Sordil had disguised himself as a human.

• Anna told Diphiya that Queen Irene’s messenger was waiting in the main hall and had summoned Sordil to the palace.
• Diphiya told Anna that Sordil had left Fostadu but had not yet returned, and the two worried about what to do.
• Sordil emerged from a spatial rift, explained that unstable Spatial Coordinates had delayed him, and hurried with Anna to the main hall.
• Belserion and Acnologia sensed Sordil’s magic and discussed whether he had secretly entered the capital.
• Acnologia suggested Sordil might have entered disguised as a human, and Belserion argued that his scales would give him away.

Sordil recovered his original appearance and went to the palace, where Irene taught him Augmented Magic through experiments that involved striking him. The lesson ended with Sordil realizing that Irene's attacks could not hurt him, giving him hope that he could survive the training and master the magic.

• Sordil used a magical potion to recover from his injuries and agreed to accompany the royal attendant to meet Queen Irene.
• The attendant led Sordil to the training grounds, where Irene was waiting to teach him Augmented Magic.
• Irene demonstrated how Augmented Magic changed a wooden stick's properties by striking Sordil as he held an iron sword against his chest.
• Irene continued the lesson with increasingly forceful experiments, while Sordil took notes without showing pain.
• Sordil realized Irene's attacks could not harm him and felt hopeful about completing his Augmented Magic training.

Sordil discovered that Queen Irene’s attacks could not harm him, allowing him to learn Augmented Magic safely, and prepared to leave through a Magic Array. After Sordil’s departure, his Thought Body urgently had Anna attempt All the Stars of the Heavens, but she exhausted herself and failed, leaving him to warn her not to risk her health.

• Sordil collided with Anna in the Envoy Residence, and she teased him until he explained that Irene’s attacks could not harm him and that he could safely learn Augmented Magic.
• Anna reminded Sordil that dragons could only be harmed by Dragon Slayer Magic, and he asked her to keep watch while he prepared to leave.
• Belserion and Aku noticed a familiar magical fluctuation at the palace and flew toward its source.
• Sordil’s main body departed through a Magic Array after Anna and Diphiya warned him to be careful around water and Zi Ni.
• Sordil’s Thought Body summoned Anna and had her chant All the Stars of the Heavens, but the spell failed and she collapsed from magical exhaustion.
• Sordil supported Anna and told her not to force herself to master the spell, and she agreed to listen.

Sordil and Diphiya avoided a confrontation with Belserion and Acnologia, then received the King’s order to sign an alliance with the Kingdom of Donagunov. The order also required every member of the Peace Negotiation Delegation except Sordil to return to Philiers afterward.

• Belserion and Acnologia concluded that their senses had deceived them and left the delegation’s residence without finding Sordil.
• Diphiya wanted to confront Belserion and Acnologia, but Sordil persuaded her to wait so they could protect Anna and keep their identities hidden.
• At Fostadu, Diphiya assured Grandiere that Sordil was safe and that the incident had been resolved.
• The next morning, Sordil received an order stating that the King wanted the alliance with the Kingdom of Donagunov signed immediately.
• Sordil told Diphiya that everyone in the delegation except him had to return to Philiers after the alliance was signed, leaving her crestfallen.

Belmod explained why he had sent the Oddek siblings to Donagunov and ordered preparations to strengthen Philiers. In Donagunov, Irene learned that Sordil had requested an audience and went to meet him.

• Belmod left the queen and met the Chancellor, who presented a report on the troops, weapons, funds, provisions, and labor available across Philiers.
• Belmod told the Chancellor that Fostadu had ordered the Oddek siblings eliminated and had arranged the assassination attempt on Oddek through Kaldiz.
• Belmod explained that Fostadu was occupied searching for something important, so he had summoned Diphiya back to keep Oddek in check.
• Belmod ordered the Chancellor to return officers to their units, train militia, collect surplus grain, and speed up weapons and armor production.
• In Donagunov, Irene learned that Sordil had requested an audience and went with her guards to meet him.

Sordil and Irene finalized an alliance between the Kingdom of Cuiyiorxiu and the Kingdom of Donagunov, including plans for a wedding three months later. As the delegation departed, Diphiya and Anna warned Irene about Sordil’s mishaps, leaving her worried about keeping him safe and maintaining the alliance.

• Sordil presented Belmod’s instructions, and Irene agreed to sign the alliance treaty the following afternoon.
• Sordil’s delegation traveled to the royal palace, where Irene formally accepted the proposed alliance against the Western Continent.
• Xizhalansa read the treaty, which included a wedding between Irene and Lieutenant General Oddek three months later, and Irene and Sordil signed it.
• The citizens and dragons celebrated as a giant hand raised Irene and Sordil with the signed treaty above the city.
• As the delegation prepared to leave, Diphiya and Anna warned Irene that Sordil got lost and had once nearly been digested by Zi Ni, making Irene doubt her ability to keep him safe.

Sordil arranged for Anna to stay in Dragunov while Diphiya returned to Philiers, then went with Grandiere to find the poison dragon Yelibell. Misunderstanding their conversation as a forced marriage plot, Yelibell fled, and Sordil and Grandiere chased after her through Polson Grand Canyon.

• Irene offered to let Diphiya and her companion stay, but Sordil convinced them that Anna could remain in Dragunov while they returned to Philiers.
• After Diphiya departed, Sordil went with Irene to study Augmented Magic and later traveled with Grandiere to Polson Grand Canyon to find Yelibell.
• Yelibell overheard Sordil and Grandiere discussing whether she would like him and mistook their words for plans to force her into marriage.
• Yelibell fled in the opposite direction, but Sordil used Space Magic to locate her, and he and Grandiere accelerated after her.

Yelibell agreed to help Grandiere and Sordil only if Sordil passed three trials, then tried to use his fear of fish and her mind-reading ability against him. Sordil passed the first trial, and Yelibell’s speed contest ended with him catching up to her before the thirty minutes were over.

• Yelibell demanded that Sordil complete three trials before she would agree to Grandiere’s request, and Sordil accepted.
• Yelibell made Sordil catch thirty Zi Ni and fifty Green Snow Fish, but he used Space Magic to collect them and passed the first trial.
• Yelibell learned from Sordil’s thoughts that he planned to exploit her mind-reading ability, then chose a speed contest for the second trial.
• Yelibell raced ahead and forbade Grandiere from using Gale Force to help Sordil, while Sordil lingered at the starting point to admire Grandiere.
• Sordil caught up to Yelibell and told her the game was over.

Yelibell learned that Sordil had surpassed her using his own Space and Time magic, and the revelation left her stunned. Meanwhile, after failing to find the Thunder Dragon alone, Igneel sought Metalicana’s help, only to be offered iron to eat.

• Yelibell accused Sordil of using Grandiere’s Gale Force to pass her, but Grandiere clarified that Sordil had used his Space and Time attributes.
• Sordil demonstrated his Time and Space magic, leaving Yelibell shocked, and Grandiere suggested they rest while Yelibell recovered.
• After a week of searching the roads for the Thunder Dragon, Igneel decided to recruit Metalicana and the other dragons to help him.
• Metalicana learned that Igneel had come to visit and prepared to make him eat iron, while Igneel waited awkwardly for his host.

Igneel visited Metalicana, who pressured him to eat iron ore and delayed hearing his real reason for coming. Meanwhile, Sordil’s attempt to win Irene over with flirtation backfired, but Irene resumed teaching him Augmented Magic before a major conflict erupted at Polson Grand Canyon.

• Metalicana urged Igneel to eat a huge iron ore and repeatedly diverted him when he tried to explain why he had come.
• Sordil tried to hurry Irene’s lessons by flirting with her, then angered her by asking whether she had gained weight.
• Irene refused to see Sordil for three days, halting his Augmented Magic studies.
• Irene summoned Sordil again and taught him how to imbue an object with magic power to create a Magic Soldier.
• Sordil listened to Irene’s lesson while considering how to win her over, as chaos erupted at Polson Grand Canyon.

Yelibell mistook Sordil for a nightmare, then misunderstood Grandiere’s visit and set a provocative final trial that Sordil forced Grandiere to complete with her. At Dragunov’s Royal Palace Training Grounds, Oddek reconsidered his approach to Irene and stopped her to ask another question.

• Yelibell woke beside a stream, saw Sordil, panicked, and fell into the water.
• Grandiere confronted Yelibell about her fear of Sordil, and she admitted she had not been mentally prepared for their visit.
• Yelibell announced that Sordil’s final trial was to kiss her and Grandiere at the same time within fifteen minutes.
• Sordil used Prison and Transfer to restrain Grandiere and bring him together with Yelibell, completing the trial.
• At the Royal Palace Training Grounds, Oddek watched Irene finish teaching Augmented Magic and asked her another question.

Belserion interrupted Sordil as he flirted with Irene, accidentally making Sordil disappear before Irene’s wedding. Meanwhile, Igneel decided to seek Vyseria’s help, while Metalicana mistakenly thought he was going to visit Grandiere.

• Sordil flirted with Irene and blocked her escape, but Belserion struck him with a powerful punch while trying to protect her.
• Irene told Belserion that Sordil was her future husband, and Belserion found no trace of him in the crater.
• After failing to get information from Metalicana, Igneel decided to visit Vyseria the next morning.
• Masergrera told Metalicana that Igneel was leaving, and Metalicana hurried to catch him, believing he was going to see Grandiere.
• Igneel clarified that he was going to see Vyseria, so Metalicana lost interest and returned to bed.