Chapter Summaries

Riezel and Tsugikuni Yoriichi faced off after Yoriichi evolved Sun Breathing by observing Riezel. Their battle left Riezel at a disadvantage, but both continued exchanging powerful forms across the devastated mountaintop.

• Riezel realized Tsugikuni Yoriichi had evolved Sun Breathing without needing the references that had helped Riezel.
• Riezel and Tsugikuni Yoriichi began their duel by clashing with Sun Breathing's First Form, Dance.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi overwhelmed Riezel with the Thirteenth Form's unbroken cycle of Sun Breathing attacks, forcing him to retreat.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi knocked Riezel's blade aside and blasted him through a boulder, sending him skidding nearly a hundred meters.
• Riezel and Tsugikuni Yoriichi continued trading Sun Breathing forms in the air and across the mountaintop as their flames erupted around them.

Riezel learned from his prolonged battle with Tsugikuni Yoriichi, eventually matching his swordsmanship and use of the Clear World. After more than ten hours of fighting, Riezel revealed that he had created a final technique he called the true Thirteenth Form.

• Riezel recognized that Tsugikuni Yoriichi surpassed him in swordsmanship and the Clear World, then adapted by studying his movements and techniques.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi welcomed Riezel's growth and fought him with renewed enthusiasm as their battle continued across the mountaintop.
• After more than ten hours of combat, Riezel had caught up to Tsugikuni Yoriichi, leaving them evenly matched.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi said their stalemate would not produce a victor, but Riezel declared he still had one final strike.
• Riezel revealed that he had created his own technique, which he called the true Thirteenth Form.

Riezel revealed his Sun Breathing secret art, Blooming Radiance, and defeated Tsugikuni Yoriichi with its single devastating slash. As Yoriichi faded away, Riezel promised that he and his wife would be reincarnated together and live happily.

• Riezel sheathed Hermit and prepared a Sun Breathing sword-drawing attack, which Tsugikuni Yoriichi recognized as a single decisive slash.
• Riezel unleashed Secret Art: Blooming Radiance, a blazing slash that broke Tsugikuni Yoriichi's sword and left him gravely wounded.
• Riezel explained that the technique briefly multiplied his strength and compressed Sun Breathing's flames into his scabbard, leaving him unable to move after the attack.
• Tsugikuni Yoriichi praised Blooming Radiance as flawless and thanked Riezel for accepting the burden of his regrets.
• As Tsugikuni Yoriichi and the Dreamscape faded, Riezel promised that Yoriichi and his wife would be reincarnated together and live happily.

After a grueling Dreamscape battle with Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Riezel confirmed he had earned enough great feats to Level Up and advanced to Level 6. He recovered from the backlash, tested his new Speed Attack ability, and concluded that even in his normal state he could match any Level 6.

• Riezel updated his Ability Value and confirmed that his battle with Tsugikuni Yoriichi had earned him a great feat and the chance to Level Up.
• Riezel chose Speed Attack over Healing and Fire Resistance, then advanced to Level 6.
• Riezel stayed at the guesthouse for another day to recover from Blooming Radiance's backlash and considered ways to reduce its cost.
• Riezel tested Speed Attack and learned that it enhanced his neural reflexes, improving his reactions and ability to act quickly.
• Riezel assessed his new strength and concluded that he could match any Level 6 even without using Aggressive Mode or Speed Attack Mode.

After leveling up, Riezel assessed his strength and decided to spend half a month adapting before returning from the DanMachi World. He selected a few items to bring back, then vanished from a small town as his Dimensional Travel ended.

• Riezel realized his new strength made him nearly invincible among Lv.7s, but cautioned himself that Ottar, Finn, and Riveria could still pose serious threats.
• Riezel spent half a month wandering and adapting to his abilities, then prepared to return after completing his objectives in the world.
• The Dimensional Cube listed the world-specific items Riezel could take, and he reasoned that Hermit required extra energy because he had upgraded it to a First-Class Special Armament.
• Riezel spent ten units of Dimensional Energy to take Hermit, five Resurrection Potions, and the Ubuyashiki Family's Jade, leaving the combat automatons behind.
• Riezel completed his return and disappeared from the small-town street without anyone noticing.

After returning from the Demon Slayer World, Riezel spoke with Yuri at the Franzer estate and told her he planned to return to the royal capital. Yuri had thought he was recovering from his injuries and offered him access to the Franzer Family library, but Riezel had other plans.

• Riezel returned to his room with new strength and checked that the Hermit remained safe in the Dimensional Cube's Storage Space.
• Riezel went to Yuri's office after a day away, while the Franzer Family continued handling the War Festival's aftermath.
• Yuri asked whether Riezel's injuries had healed, and he assured her that he was fine.
• Yuri offered Riezel access to the Franzer Family library so he could study its Sword Skill Books and Magic Books.
• Riezel told Yuri that he planned to return to the royal capital.

Riezel decided to stop avoiding the royal capital and its schemes, declaring that he would go there to challenge anyone who tried to control him. Yuri supported his choice and decided that she and Marilyn would travel with him the next day.

• Riezel told Yuri and Marilyn that he planned to return to the royal capital without accepting the kingdom's ennoblement.
• Riezel said he would break free if the kingdom tried to cage him and confirmed that he would leave the next day.
• Yuri accepted Riezel's decision, while Marilyn warned that conflict with the kingdom could become dangerous.
• Yuri told Marilyn that she regarded Riezel as her only friend, not her subordinate or man.
• Yuri ordered Marilyn to prepare a carriage and a ship so they could leave with Riezel the next day.

Riezel and Yuri returned to the capital, and Yuri agreed to bring Mediste and Isaac with them. After Philip welcomed them at the city gate, they headed to Franzer Villa, where the royal palace was expected to summon Yuri later.

• Riezel found Yuri and a group of knights ready to return to the capital, and Yuri insisted on accompanying him.
• Mediste and Isaac arrived to see Yuri off, and Riezel persuaded Yuri to let them travel with the group.
• Riezel, Yuri, Mediste, Isaac, and their escort made the four-day journey back to the capital.
• Philip and Griman met the group at the city gate and told Yuri that Franzer Villa had been rebuilt.
• Yuri chose to return to Franzer Villa with her younger siblings, while Philip said the royal palace would likely summon her later.

After returning to Franzer Villa, Riezel noticed Yuri tightening security while nobles sought to contact them. Yuri had explained that the Ginas Kingdom was divided between the Royal Faction and the Duke Faction, and Carly Lyatt’s letter made Riezel recall her ties to the Duke’s side.

• Yuri stationed Ain and Ian’s knights at Franzer Villa, upgraded its magical defenses, and placed the servants under surveillance.
• Nobles sent Riezel letters seeking to meet or build ties with him, while Akil asked for his help and Carly Lyatt invited him to tea.
• Yuri told Riezel that the king and Duke Corderion had long struggled for power, dividing the kingdom’s nobles into rival factions.
• Yuri described the talented Corderion siblings and the king’s troubled sons, whose shortcomings had led many nobles to support Duke Corderion.
• Yuri revealed that Carly Lyatt’s family belonged to the Duke Faction and that Carly had been Sharia Corderion’s study companion and informant.

Yuri told Riezel that the Third Prince Sorok may have ordered the attacks on him to undermine the Corderion Family, and warned him to stay clear of both factions. After burning a letter and refusing to engage with would-be allies, Riezel received a royal summons with Yuri and set out for the palace.

• Yuri revealed that Riezel's attackers had been Shadow Knights and explained how Sorok's feud with Nidor Corderion may have made Riezel a target.
• Yuri said she had exposed the attacks to the king, who confined the royal children and stripped Sorok of his authority over Shadow.
• Riezel burned a letter, resolved to settle the score with Sorok, and declined to answer letters from people seeking to connect with him.
• After two days of preparations at the Franzer Family residence, Yuri showed Riezel a royal summons requiring them to enter the palace.
• Riezel, Yuri, and Marilyn left the residence by carriage and headed for the royal palace.

Yuri brought Riezel to the Ginas Kingdom’s royal palace, gave him the True Swordsman Medal, and explained the King’s plans to grant him noble status. After the palace’s magic-suppression system demonstrated why Sword Saints posed a greater threat there than mages, Yuri led Riezel and Marilyn to meet the King.

• Yuri gave Riezel the True Swordsman Medal and told him to wear it as proof of his recognized status.
• Yuri explained that the King had summoned them to check her condition and offer Riezel a noble title, with Honorary Noble status as a likely compromise if he refused.
• Riezel entered the royal palace and felt the Magic Prohibition System preventing him from using magic.
• Yuri showed Riezel the Heavenly Pillar Light barrier and explained why Sword Saints retained their combat ability inside the palace.
• Yuri led Riezel and Marilyn from the carriage into the palace to meet the King.

Riezel, Yuri, and Marilyn encountered Third Prince Sorok on their way to the Throne Room, where he threatened Yuri and warned Riezel to choose the right side. After Sorok left, they continued toward their meeting with the king, while Riezel glanced back with a strange glimmer in his eyes.

• Sorok confronted Yuri and demanded compensation for the consequences of her actions against him.
• When Sorok leaned toward Yuri, Marilyn attacked him with a dagger, and his two knights charged at her.
• Riezel kicked one knight away, and Sorok ordered both knights to stand down.
• Sorok insulted Marilyn and Riezel, then warned Yuri to stay out of his affairs and told Riezel not to choose the wrong side.
• Sorok departed, and Yuri led Riezel and Marilyn onward to see His Majesty as Riezel glanced back.

Riezel and Yuri appeared before King Hermulin Ginas, who addressed the punishment of the Basolo Family and offered Riezel a viscount title. Riezel refused, saying he wanted to travel the continent, but Hermulin noted that this contradicted Riezel’s earlier ambitions.

• Yuri and Riezel entered the Throne Room, where Riezel refused to kneel until King Hermulin ordered the officials to let the matter go.
• King Hermulin told Yuri that the Basolo Family had been punished and that Marquis Basolo would offer compensation.
• Hermulin praised Riezel’s unusual combination of swordsmanship and magic, then offered to grant him the title of viscount.
• Riezel declined the title and said he wanted to travel the continent, meet strong people, and fight magical beasts.
• Hermulin pointed out that Riezel had previously come to the royal capital and enrolled in Spriller Academy to become a noble.

King Hermulin tried to bind Riezel to the Ginas Kingdom as an Honorary Noble, but Riezel rejected the offer until he became a Sword Saint. Hermulin then challenged him to demonstrate his swordsmanship against Albert Borley, and Riezel agreed.

• King Hermulin offered Riezel an Honorary Noble title and warned that foreign nations might target him if he traveled abroad.
• Riezel rejected the title, explaining that he would not let the kingdom claim his allegiance or dictate when he could travel.
• Riezel said he had no objections to the restrictions lasting until he became a Sword Saint, prompting King Hermulin to suspect his meaning.
• King Hermulin asked Riezel to demonstrate his swordsmanship and summoned Albert Borley to spar with him.
• Riezel sensed Albert's exceptional strength through the Clear World and agreed to the match.

Riezel learned that Albert Borley, heir to the famed Sword Saint Family, had defeated 982 True Swordsmen and was expected to become a Sword Saint before turning thirty. The king arranged a duel to test Riezel’s strength, and the chapter ended as Riezel’s sword appeared and stunned the onlookers.

• Yuri warned Riezel that Albert Borley was an exceptional knight and explained the Borley Family’s legacy of producing a Sword Saint in every generation.
• Yuri told Riezel that Albert had defeated 982 True Swordsmen and was regarded as the strongest True Swordsman in the kingdom.
• Riezel understood that King Hermulin intended to use Albert to assess his strength before deciding how to deal with him.
• King Hermulin watched from the arena platform as a civil official announced the duel between Riezel Brihaut and Albert Borley.
• Albert drew his sword, and Riezel produced his own, leaving the onlookers stunned by its appearance.

Riezel and Albert began their sparring match with ordinary weapons, but Riezel overwhelmed Albert with a lightning-fast Iaido strike. The duel ended with Albert unharmed but disarmed and marked at the neck, while the stunned spectators watched Riezel leave.

• Albert displayed his family’s treasured Magic Weapon, but Riezel chose to fight with a blade he had created using Construction System magic.
• Albert put away his renowned sword and accepted a standard training sword, explaining that the match was only a sparring session.
• Riezel and Albert took their stances, and a civil official announced the start of the duel.
• Riezel unleashed Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash, and appeared behind Albert as lightning swept across the arena.
• Albert’s sword broke, his clothes split at the neck, and the spectators, including King Hermulin and Yuri, remained speechless as Riezel walked away.

After Riezel defeated Albert, King Hermulin concluded that Riezel was a Sword Saint and decided to seek an alliance rather than risk opposing him. Yuri confronted Riezel at the carriage, demanding to know why he had hidden his strength, while Marilyn learned that he was a Sword Saint.

• King Hermulin questioned Rom about Riezel's background and concluded that Riezel's swordsmanship and magic suggested he had concealed his abilities for years.
• King Hermulin rejected Rom's proposal to kill Riezel and decided to build a good relationship with him, choosing Princess Liz as a possible marriage alliance.
• King Hermulin ordered Rom to announce that Riezel qualified as a Sword Saint and would receive the Sword Saint Medal, with Rom serving as his introducer.
• Yuri hurried to the Franzer Family's carriage and found Riezel waiting for her.
• Yuri reproached Riezel for hiding that he was a Sword Saint, and Marilyn reacted with shock when she heard the news.

Riezel reflected on how he had used Thunder Breathing to defeat Albert Borley while concealing his greater strength, and considered developing Thunder Breathing further. Yuri hinted that he would soon have something to do, leaving Riezel curious as he boarded the carriage.

• Riezel reassured Yuri after defeating Albert Borley, while keeping his use of Thunder Breathing and concealed strength in perspective.
• Riezel recalled that he had mastered nearly every Breathing style, but only Sun Breathing could transform and evolve as he had hoped.
• Riezel decided to use Thunder Breathing in public to deter enemies while saving his full strength as a hidden trump card.
• Riezel considered developing Agatsuma Zenitsu's Godspeed and Fire Thunder God techniques to improve his own Blooming Radiance.
• Yuri told Riezel that he would have something to do next, then left him wondering what awaited him as he boarded the carriage.

After Riezel Brihaut was formally recognized as a Sword Saint, swordsmen from across the kingdom flocked to Franzer Villa to challenge him and test his strength. Though Yuri expected the challengers to leave if ignored, Riezel decided to accept them, eager to gain Experience Points from defeating them.

• The royal palace announced that Riezel Brihaut would receive the Sword Saint Medal after defeating Albert Borley in a single move, shocking nobles and commoners alike.
• Sorok reacted with fury and disbelief when he heard that Riezel had become a Sword Saint.
• Swordsmen, including veteran True Swordsmen, gathered outside Franzer Villa to challenge Riezel, while the capital's factions sent people to verify his strength.
• Yuri explained that many challengers hoped to defeat a young, newly recognized Sword Saint and use the victory to gain fame or advance their own standing.
• Riezel surprised Yuri and Marilyn by deciding to accept the challenges so he could earn Experience Points by defeating his challengers.

Riezel faced a crowd of Swordsmen demanding to challenge him and accepted their challenges. He swiftly defeated Marco Newgallen, leaving the remaining challengers stunned and asking who would come next.

• Ain and Ian tried to control the crowd of Swordsmen gathered outside Franzer Villa to challenge Riezel.
• Riezel came out and calmly accepted the challengers’ demands despite Ain and Ian’s concern about his Sword Saint reputation.
• Marco Newgallen stepped forward, dismissed Riezel’s victory over Albert Borley, and attacked with his greatsword.
• Riezel struck Marco down with a lightning-fast slash, leaving him unconscious.
• Riezel asked the silent crowd who else wanted to challenge him.