Recaps

Riezel and the Demon Slayer Corps defeated Kibutsuji Muzan and the Upper Ranks, ending the demons’ reign and disbanding the Corps. After meeting Tsugikuni Yoriichi in a Dreamscape and dueling him, Riezel grew stronger and returned from the world with Hermit, five Resurrection Potions, and the Ubuyashiki Family's Jade.

• Kibutsuji Muzan scattered the Corps throughout Infinity Castle, and Riezel deployed hundreds of Type One puppets while the Hashira fought the Upper Ranks.
• Riezel defeated Kokushibo, who died after remembering how Tsugikuni Yoriichi had once nearly killed him.
• Riezel fought Muzan, destroyed his giant body with the Thirteenth Form, sealed his escape fragments, and erased him with Decomposition Magic.
• The Corps defeated the remaining Upper Ranks and Kaigaku, and Ubuyashiki Kagaya disbanded the Corps after thanking Riezel for ending the demons’ reign.
• Riezel met Tsugikuni Yoriichi in a Dreamscape and sparred with him for more than ten hours before unveiling Secret Art: Blooming Radiance, which broke Yoriichi’s sword and left him gravely wounded.
• Riezel gained the chance to Level Up, chose Speed Attack, advanced to Level 6, and spent half a month adapting to his abilities.
• Riezel used the Dimensional Cube to take Hermit, five Resurrection Potions, and the Ubuyashiki Family's Jade, then returned from the world.

Riezel refused the kingdom’s attempts to bind him with a title, proved his strength in a duel, and was recognized as a Sword Saint. As he fought challengers at Franzer Villa, Princess Liz arrived asking to become his slave, then challenged him to a spar.

• Riezel returned to the royal capital with Yuri and refused the King’s offers of a noble title, saying he wanted to travel freely.
• King Hermulin summoned Albert Borley to test Riezel, and Riezel defeated him in one move with Thunder Breathing.
• The King recognized Riezel as a Sword Saint, while Sorok reacted furiously to the announcement.
• Riezel accepted the swordsmen who gathered at Franzer Villa and defeated Marco Newgallen, Alder Bray, and the Les Brothers.
• A young man who had been watching Riezel decided to seek cooperation against the Mad Dog Prince and told his sister to approach Riezel through Carly.
• Riezel continued fighting challengers, completing 108 matches in one day as Yuri complained that he had no time for tea with her.
• Princess Liz Ginas visited Franzer Villa and asked Riezel to make her his slave, but Yuri suspected the royal family wanted a retainer contract to restrain him.
• Riezel refused to take Liz as a retainer but agreed to spar with her, while Marilyn revealed Liz was an illegitimate daughter brought back to the palace at age seven.

Riezel defeated Liz, accepted her as his retainer, and became the Ginas Kingdom’s seventh Sword Saint. After discovering a mysterious image on Liz’s hide and learning Sorok had seized his relatives, Riezel attacked the prince’s hidden base, but Sorok escaped by magic.

• Riezel defeated Liz in their duel, and she began challenging him daily until he asked why she kept returning.
• After hearing about Liz’s lack of freedom and unhappy life at the palace, Riezel offered to take her as his retainer, and she accepted.
• Riezel fought Rom beyond Yeluf, used Divine Speed to defeat him, and warned that the royal family’s response to Liz’s situation would decide what happened next.
• Riezel accepted the royal agreement, completed the Retainer Contract with Liz Reinayl, and received the Sword Saint Medal from King Hermulin.
• Sorok asked Riezel to pledge loyalty, but Riezel refused and challenged him to try to make him comply.
• Liz showed Riezel the hide from Grandma Mia, and he saw an image of a crowned Queen beside a floating cube-like object.
• Sharia told Riezel that Sorok’s men had captured his parents, grandfather, and Baron Kafeld, so Riezel went to the prince’s hidden base.
• Riezel attacked Sorok with Mist Breathing, stabbed him from behind, and watched him escape using a Transfer Magic Crystal before the Dolls burned the house.

After surviving the royal crisis, Riezel chose Meloy God from the Kingdom's Treasury and prepared to investigate the Ancient Ruins near Sinyele with Liz. He entered the Dimensional Cube's Overlord world, traded information about magic with Momonga, and began testing the spells he had learned.

• Riezel and Yuri protested Sorok’s abduction, and King Hermulin ended the investigation by offering Riezel a treasure from the Kingdom's Treasury.
• Riezel chose Meloy God and fully charged it with his magic, then warned King Hermulin not to provoke him again.
• Yuri shared clues about Moslo’s Sword and the ruins near Sinyele, and Liz agreed to accompany Riezel there to learn about her origins.
• Riezel entered Overlord through the Dimensional Passage and registered as an adventurer in Yharnam, where he defeated every challenger who tried to take his gold.
• Riezel found a village slaughtered by armed attackers and continued toward the grasslands where Momonga and Demiurge were traveling.
• Riezel met Momonga and exchanged information about the world for details about spells, while Nazarick’s Guardians surrounded them unseen.
• Riezel tested the spells Momonga had taught him, created a durable blade, and used Reality Slash to cut space.