Recaps

Riezel fought his way through Hermulin’s forces after the king confined Liz, then stopped a catastrophic attack when Hermulin promised to explain himself. Hermulin revealed that Liz was not his daughter, while Liz was left in her former palace struggling to accept that she no longer belonged to the royal family.

• The Fire Princess and Giant Soldier confirmed Riezel’s victories, and the Ice Maiden revealed that the Reinayl Princess had appeared with the Holy Sword as Sky Hunter’s group continued its preparations.
• Hermulin learned that Liz and Riezel had grown close, then heard a mysterious voice claim Liz was not his daughter and summon the Ninth Princess to the palace.
• Riezel sparred with Liz and saw how her awakened bloodline and Moslo’s Sword had transformed her reactions, Spiritual Power, and combat instincts.
• Riezel arranged a public identity for Eulalie and began investigating Queen Tistis’s Kingdom, the Magic Dolls, and the faction behind the Ice Maiden.
• Sharia warned Riezel that Hermulin had placed Liz under house arrest, so Riezel went to the palace with Yuri, Eulalie, and Marilyn.
• Hermulin revealed that Liz was part of his family but challenged Riezel to prove he could take her back, and Riezel fought through the king’s knights, Court Mages, Rom, and the Shadow Knights.
• Floren and Ferras pressed Hermulin to release Yuri, but Riezel summoned Eulalie and revealed his overwhelming power before threatening the Throne Room with the Star Tower.
• Hermulin stopped Riezel by promising an explanation, dismissed the others, and told Riezel and Yuri that Liz was not his daughter, and Liz then recalled their blood samples repelling and sat in a daze in her former palace.

Riezel returned to Orario, reunited with the Loki Familia, and hid his Level 7 strength while preparing for the Monster Festival’s unfolding plot. After accepting a Guild commission to investigate the Monster Riot on the 24th Floor, he and Ais met Asfi and learned the disturbance might be artificial and connected to the Food Stockpile.

• Liz trusted Riezel to protect her, and he arrived with Yuri and Eulalie to find her unharmed and learn that someone had altered Hermulin’s memories.
• Riezel agreed to stay at the Royal Palace while Liz investigated her origins, then used the Dimensional Cube to return to the DanMachi World.
• Riezel reached Orario during the Monster Festival, reunited with Ais and the Loki Familia, and destroyed the Man-eating Flower Monsters rampaging through East Street.
• Riezel sparred with Ais, taught her Wind Breathing, and learned from Loki that his Ability Value had reached Level 7.
• Riezel used the Hero's Ring to conceal his growth, secretly trained on the Dungeon’s deeper floors, and heard that an abnormal monster wave was spreading across the 24th Floor.
• Riezel and Ais accepted the Mysterious Sorcerer's request to investigate the Monster Riot in exchange for generous compensation and Grimoires.
• Riezel and Ais met Asfi in Rivera Town, where she confirmed the Hermes Familia was investigating the surge and suspected artificial interference tied to the Food Stockpile.

Riezel and Ais uncovered a hybrid plot at the 24th Floor’s Food Stockpile, where a Jewel Fetus and monstrous flowers were tied to plans against Orario and the Tower of Babel. Back in Orario, Riezel awakened new magic and learned Treasure Hammer from Haruhime, then cast it on Ais with an uncertain result.

• Asfi led Riezel, Ais, and the Hermes Familia to the northern Food Stockpile, where they found a flesh wall that had trapped monsters and caused the 24th Floor surge.
• Riezel and Ais fought Revis and the Man-eating Flower Monsters, while robed attackers used Flame Stones as bombs and Asfi’s group struggled through the living passages.
• Riezel and Ais reached the Food Stockpile, where the White-Robed Man revealed the hybrid lifeforms’ plan to destroy the Tower of Babel and Orario and unleashed a Giant Flower.
• Ais discovered the Jewel Fetus on the Great Pillar and tried to destroy it, but Revis called her “Aria” and the fetus merged with a flower before Riezel beheaded the transformed monster.
• Riezel teleported Ais out of the collapsing Food Stockpile and reported the hybrids, Jewel Fetus, and their plans to the Loki Familia, while Revis and the White-Robed Man were told to follow Master's plan.
• Riezel awakened Lost Truth and Eternal Poem from Grimoires, then sought out Haruhime in the Pleasure District and used Treasure Hammer to acquire its power.
• After Riezel returned to Twilight Manor, the familia questioned him about the Pleasure District, and he cast Treasure Hammer on Ais, whose reaction left its effect unclear.

The Loki Familia set out for the 59th Floor while Riezel’s clash with Ottar coincided with Bell Cranel’s trial and triumph. On the Dragon Pot route, Riezel stayed behind to face Olivas and revealed the truth about the Filthy Fairy, Aria, and the Monstrous Humans.

• Riezel demonstrated Treasure Hammer’s ability to raise a target’s level, and Finn announced a new expedition to the 59th Floor.
• Riezel asked Hephaestus to forge him a weapon from his Heatstone, and she agreed in exchange for the leftover material and a high fee.
• The Loki Familia departed with Tsubaki and Hephaestus Familia smiths, but Riezel broke away on the 9th Floor to fight Ottar during Bell Cranel’s trial.
• Bell defeated the Minotaur with Flame Volt, and the expedition continued as Riezel learned the magic and prepared to descend below the 50th Floor.
• Finn chose an elite force to push toward the 59th Floor, and Riezel agreed to stay behind if the strange people controlling the monsters appeared.
• On the 52nd Floor, Riezel froze the Worm Monsters’ corrosive attack and struck the White-Robed Man while Riveria cleared a path for Finn’s party.
• Riezel remained behind to hold off the White-Robed Man and fought through his summoned monsters, while the rest of the expedition advanced.
• Riezel identified the White-Robed Man as Olivas, explained the Filthy Fairy’s plans and Aria’s connection to Ais, and left Olivas horrified as his helmet fell away.