Chapter Summaries

Riezel recovered from his injuries but learned that his Gate had been badly damaged and that he could no longer use magic safely. He asked Yuri whether she had discovered who attacked him, leaving the question unanswered.

• A priest examined Riezel and said his injuries had healed, but warned him that his damaged Gate could not release magical power and that using magic could cause it to become disordered.
• Riezel reflected on his transmigration into the body of seventeen-year-old Riezel Brihaut and recalled arriving in this world a month earlier.
• Yuri Franzer visited Riezel, and he thanked her for saving him while she asked whether he could get out of bed.
• Yuri asked whether Riezel's Gate could be repaired, and he said it showed no sign of recovering.
• Riezel asked Yuri whether she had found out who had tried to kill him.

Riezel reflected on how the original owner’s innate magic power and sudden fame led him into a life of indulgence before an attack destroyed his Gate. After a second assassination attempt and the discovery that the attackers’ employer remained unknown, Riezel realized he needed to protect himself and activated the Dimensional Cube in his consciousness.

• Riezel recalled how the original owner’s reputation as a genius led him to abandon hard work and indulge in pleasure with noble heirs.
• Riezel learned that an attack one month earlier had destroyed the original owner’s Gate, and that he had died after refusing to accept life without magic.
• Yuri told Riezel that investigators had found no leads on either attack, including the assassination attempt at her residence half a month earlier.
• Riezel suspected the attacks would continue and decided he could not rely on Yuri alone to protect him.
• Riezel turned his consciousness toward the glowing cube and received the message, “Dimensional Cube, activate.”

After recovering from his injuries, Riezel used the Dimensional Cube to travel to the world of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, hoping to gain power through a God's Falna. He arrived safely in the bustling city and set out to begin his journey.

• Riezel activated the Dimensional Cube's monthly Dimensional Passage after a month of recovery.
• The Dimensional Cube connected him to Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and reported a time ratio of 1:100.
• Riezel realized he could seek a God's Falna in the other world to grow stronger by gaining Experience Points.
• Riezel sent his consciousness through the passage while his body remained asleep in bed.
• Riezel arrived on a crowded fantasy street among humans and demi-humans, unnoticed by passersby.
• Riezel smiled and stepped forward, ready to begin in the new world.

Riezel arrived in Orario, learned that he could understand its language, and decided to seek a familia so he could gain Falna and grow stronger. He waited outside the Loki Familia’s headquarters and persuaded Loki to take him in, joining her familia.

• Riezel explored Orario and realized that the Dimensional Cube might be letting him understand the local language and writing.
• Riezel identified Orario as the setting of the original work and decided to find a familia to join.
• Riezel came across the Loki Familia’s headquarters, Twilight Manor, and waited outside its gate.
• Loki returned to Twilight Manor, noticed Riezel waiting, and approached him.
• Riezel told Loki he had nowhere to go and asked to be taken in, and Loki accepted him as her child in the Loki Familia.

Loki welcomed Riezel into her room and explained how a God's Blessing turns a mortal's lived experience into measurable abilities. As she inscribed the Blessing on his back, she urged him to recall the feelings that might awaken his magic and skills, leading him to remember his painful previous life.

• Loki brought Riezel to her room and welcomed him as a new member of the Loki Familia.
• Riezel explained that he had never received a God's Blessing and had arrived in Orario that day.
• Loki pricked her finger and began inscribing Riezel's back with her divine blood.
• Loki explained Experience Points, Ability Values, levels, Basic Abilities, Development Abilities, magic, and skills.
• Loki encouraged Riezel to search his memories and feelings for powers, and Riezel began recalling his painful previous life.

Riezel confronted the emptiness of his previous life and vowed to pursue his own wishes in this new world. Loki then completed his Blessing and revealed that he had awakened one magic and three skills, leaving her convinced she had found a remarkable talent for her familia.

• Riezel recalled his neglected childhood, repeated attempts on his life, and his later pursuit of dangerous thrills before crossing into Another World of Sword and Magic.
• Riezel grew angry at how little his previous life had offered him and resolved to abandon the past and pursue what he truly wanted.
• Loki stopped inscribing Riezel's back, then celebrated wildly after discovering the results of his Blessing.
• Loki copied Riezel's Ability Value onto parchment, revealing his Loki Familia crest and his status as a Level 1 member.
• Riezel read that he had one magic, All-Rounder, and three skills: Fool's Obsession, Endless Path, and Self-Salvation.

Loki examined Riezel’s unusual magic and skills, hid his Ability Value, and warned him to keep his powers secret. Though she told him to rest before entering the Dungeon, Riezel took her short sword and headed for the Tower of Babel, convinced his time was limited.

• Loki marveled at Riezel’s magic and skills, especially Self-Salvation’s ability to update his Ability Value using divine blood.
• Riezel studied his new abilities, including the memory spell All-Rounder, and considered whether he could surpass the usual limits of Ability Values.
• Loki sealed Riezel’s Ability Value and warned him not to reveal his magic or skills to anyone outside the Familia.
• When Loki told him to rest, Riezel asked for and received a decorative short sword for self-defense.
• Riezel left Twilight Manor and headed toward the Tower of Babel to enter the Dungeon, thinking that his time was limited.

Riezel entered the Dungeon at night and fought a group of Kobolds, discovering that danger exhilarated him rather than frightened him. After killing them, he pressed deeper into the labyrinth, still craving a more intense challenge.

• Riezel descended into the Dungeon's first floor alone, carrying only a short sword.
• A Kobold lunged at Riezel, and he blocked its claws before knocking it down with a punch.
• When the other Kobolds charged, Riezel threw the fallen Kobold into them and attacked while they were in disarray.
• Riezel fought the remaining Kobolds with the short sword and the bodies of their fallen companions, killing the last one by stabbing its heart.
• Riezel stood among the corpses, declared the fight was not enough, and continued deeper into the Dungeon.

Loki worried when Riezel failed to return from the Dungeon, then discovered he had spent a full day and night fighting alone and descended to the fifth floor. She explained that the Development Abilities granted by his skill Endless Path had kept him going, leaving her furious and Riezel learning why he had not felt tired.

• Loki feared Riezel had been hurt or lost in the Dungeon and went to send a search party.
• Riezel returned to Twilight Manor battered and bloodstained, and Loki took him to her God's Chamber.
• Riezel told Loki he had spent a full day and night in the Dungeon and passed through four passages leading to lower floors.
• Loki realized Riezel had reached the fifth floor alone despite having just received Falna, and scolded him for the danger.
• Riezel explained that he had kept fighting because he felt no fatigue, and Loki attributed his stamina and mental recovery to Healing Power, Spirit Healing, and Abnormal Resistance.

Loki explained that Riezel’s Endless Path had granted him three Development Abilities at Stage S, then updated his Ability Value after his day-and-night battle. His Basic Abilities had risen by nearly eight hundred points, and Loki realized Fool’s Obsession had driven his extraordinary growth.

• Loki told Riezel that Endless Path had given him Healing Power, Spirit Healing, and Abnormal Resistance at Stage S.
• Loki asked Riezel to remove his shirt so she could update his Ability Value, and he eagerly agreed.
• Loki used her divine blood to update Riezel’s Falna after his prolonged battle.
• Riezel saw that his Strength and Endurance had reached Stage H, while his Dexterity and Agility had reached Stage G, with more than seven hundred proficiency points gained.
• Loki identified Fool’s Obsession as the source of Riezel’s abnormal growth and declared that the skies over Orario were about to change.

Riezel left Twilight Manor to complete Loki’s preparations before he could return to the Dungeon. After registering at the Guild, he named the Loki Familia and caused the crowded hall to fall briefly silent.

• Riezel found clothes and one hundred thousand Valis left for him by the Loki Familia, then stored the money in his Dimensional Cube.
• Riezel left Twilight Manor after greeting its members and reflected on how unfamiliar their sincere concern felt to him.
• Riezel recalled Loki’s orders to prepare weapons and armor, study the Dungeon, and register as an adventurer, noting that he had already memorized information about the upper floors.
• Riezel went to the Guild and began registering as an adventurer.
• Riezel gave his name, race, age, and Familia, and the Guild hall fell briefly silent when he said he belonged to the Loki Familia.

After registering as a Loki Familia adventurer, Riezel spent most of his starting funds on lightweight weapons and protective gear suited to his speed-focused fighting style. He entered the Dungeon to test his new equipment and discovered that he had grown much stronger, leaving him eager for more challenging foes.

• Riezel completed his Guild registration, drawing attention as a new member of the Loki Familia.
• He toured Northwest Street and learned that his one hundred thousand Valis would not cover special armaments.
• Riezel bought a light rapier, a shortsword, and lightweight leather protective gear, spending eighty-three thousand Valis.
• He entered the Dungeon and beheaded a charging Kobold with a swift strike.
• Riezel realized he was much faster and stronger than the day before, but regretted that weak enemies no longer challenged him.

Riezel pushed deeper into the Dungeon, reaching the 7th Floor before returning to Twilight Manor after dark. Loki updated his Ability Values and marveled at his rapid growth, while Riezel worried that his Magic stat remained unchanged and discussed the limits of his Memory Magic.

• Riezel judged that his improved abilities made the upper floors too easy and chose to descend beyond the 5th Floor despite the danger.
• Riezel explored deeper into the Dungeon and reached the 7th Floor before leaving after dark, as Loki had ordered.
• Riezel returned to Twilight Manor, and Loki updated his Ability Values, revealing increases totaling more than 800 proficiency points.
• Loki predicted that Riezel could soon rival veteran Lv.1 adventurers and might break the record for promotion to Lv.2.
• Riezel told Loki that he was concerned about his unchanged Magic stat, and they discussed his Memory Magic, which activated confirmed spells through memories.

Loki explained the conditions limiting Riezel’s All-Rounder spell and promised to arrange for a Familia member to teach him magic after the expedition returned. The expedition members returned to Twilight Manor the next morning, just as Riezel was preparing to venture deeper into the Dungeon.

• Loki told Riezel that All-Rounder could only cast magic he remembered and had personally witnessed and understood.
• Loki explained that the Loki Familia’s main fighters were on an expedition and offered to find someone to teach Riezel magic when they returned.
• Riezel considered joining an expedition, but Loki insisted that he had to reach at least Lv.2 first; Riezel reluctantly agreed to wait.
• The next morning, Riezel prepared to explore the Dungeon as far as the 10th Floor or beyond.
• The expedition members returned to Twilight Manor, and Riezel took his weapons and headed toward the entrance.

Riezel watched the Loki Familia welcome home its returning expedition, including its famed First Class Adventurers and the Sword Princess, Ais Wallenstein. As the group entered Twilight Manor, Ais heard something and turned to meet Riezel’s gaze.

• Loki rushed to embrace Ais Wallenstein, but Ais sidestepped and punched her in the solar plexus.
• Tiona Hiryute, Tione Hiryute, Bell Cranel, Finn Timna, Riveria Lios Alfr, and Gareth Landrock greeted Loki and reported that the expedition had returned without casualties.
• Finn instructed the returning members to rest and directed the headquarters members to bring the expedition’s spoils inside.
• Riezel watched the Loki Familia’s leaders enter Twilight Manor and recognized their standing as First Class Adventurers.
• Ais heard a faint murmur, turned toward Riezel, and met his gaze.

After Riezel and Ais shared a moment of recognition, members of the Loki Familia noticed Ais’s interest in the newcomer. Loki postponed Ability Value updates and gathered the Familia’s executives that night to introduce Riezel, leaving them curious about him.

• Riezel and Ais stared at each other, recognizing a similar quality in their eyes, before Riezel joined the others carrying the expedition spoils.
• Tiona teased Ais for watching Riezel, while Tione and Lefiya speculated about the newcomer; Gareth then sent everyone inside to rest.
• Riveria wondered whether Riezel was a newcomer, while Loki watched the exchange and told him to return early that night to meet his promised teacher.
• Loki postponed the Familia’s Ability Value updates and gathered its leaders and executives in her God’s Chamber.
• Loki announced that she wanted to introduce a troublesome brat, leaving the assembled executives puzzled and curious.

After returning late from the Dungeon, Riezel met the Loki Familia's First Class Adventurers and asked them to teach him magic. Loki hinted that his magic resembled Lefiya's Elf Ring, leaving the others intrigued.

• Riezel returned to Twilight Manor after exploring the 8th Floor and apologized for arriving late.
• Loki brought Riezel into the God's Chamber, where the Familia's First Class Adventurers were waiting.
• Tiona's remark that Ais had been watching Riezel embarrassed Ais and surprised the others.
• Finn and Riveria welcomed Riezel, while Bete dismissed him as a small fry.
• Riezel asked the seniors to teach him magic because he needed to learn from someone to use his awakened magic.
• Loki said Riezel's magic was somewhat like Lefiya's Elf Ring, changing how the others viewed him.

Loki and the Loki Familia leaders discussed Riezel’s unusual magic, which seemed capable of learning other people’s spells. After Riezel asked Ais to teach him her magic, she agreed, making her his first mentor.

• Loki compared Riezel’s magic to Lefiya’s Elf Ring, while noting that Riezel was more like Ais than a conventional rear-guard Mage.
• Bete, Tiona, Finn, and Tione declined to teach Riezel, leaving Riveria as the Familia’s main proposed magic instructor.
• Riezel asked Ais to teach him her powerful and dangerous magic, despite the others’ reservations.
• Riezel explained that he believed Ais’s magic suited him and that he wanted to become stronger quickly.
• Ais agreed to teach Riezel, and he thanked her.

Riezel watched Ais train with her sword in Twilight Manor’s courtyard, then explained why he wanted her to teach him her ultra-short-incantation magic. He asked Ais to demonstrate Tempest, and she cast it.

• Riezel watched Ais practice her swordsmanship and tried to follow the swift movements of her blade.
• Ais apologized for keeping Riezel waiting, and he told her that watching her training had helped him.
• Ais asked why Riezel wanted to learn her magic instead of Riveria’s, and Riezel explained that he wanted an easy-to-cast spell to train his Magic ability.
• Riezel asked Ais to use her magic, and she cast Tempest.

Riezel awakened a wind enhancement spell after watching Ais use her magic, shocking her and the Loki Familia members who were secretly observing. Ais invited him to test his new power against her, and Riezel charged at her to begin their duel.

• Ais demonstrated her wind magic, Wind Spirit Sprint, to Riezel in the courtyard.
• Riezel chanted "Awaken, Tempest" and successfully manifested wind around himself, while Loki, the Amazon twin sisters, Finn, Riveria, and Gareth watched from nearby windows.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth discussed Riezel's unusual potential and decided not to interfere with his development until they learned more about him.
• Ais, troubled by the significance of her magic, asked Riezel to draw his sword and show her what his wind could do.
• Riezel accepted Ais's challenge and charged at her with wind-enhanced speed, beginning their battle.