Chapter Summaries

Two sisters fled their village after knights slaughtered its people, but a mysterious boy intervened just as the knights were about to kill them. He killed both knights with lightning magic and revealed power far beyond what the local knight understood, leaving the sisters alive in the forest outskirts.

• The older sister dragged her younger sister away from their burning village while two knights pursued them after killing their parents and neighbors.
• The knights caught the sisters and knocked them to the ground, and the older sister tried to shield her sibling from their swords.
• A boy appeared, caught a knight’s sword between two fingers, and killed the other knight with Lightning Strike.
• The remaining knight recognized the boy’s Third Tier Magic and called him a top-tier Magic Caster, but the boy said the title required at least Fifth Tier Magic.
• The boy cast Dragon Lightning and killed the fleeing knight, identifying himself as a Magic Caster of the Heroic Domain.

Riezel rescued Enri Emmot and her younger sister from the knights attacking Karn Village, then arrived at the village square and interrupted the massacre with lightning. The knights retreated as Riezel faced them, while the sisters reunited with the villagers.

• Riezel killed the knights hunting Enri Emmot and her younger sister, then agreed to help save Karn Village.
• Enri introduced herself and led Riezel toward the village as screams continued from nearby.
• Captain Belius ordered his knights to gather the villagers in the square and prepare to kill them.
• Rondus and the other knights raised their swords against the gathered villagers.
• Riezel struck the knights with repeated bolts of Lightning Strike, forcing them to retreat.
• Riezel landed in the square with Enri and her sister, who ran to reunite with the villagers as he confronted the knights.

Riezel confronted knights disguised as soldiers of the Bahas Empire and identified them as Slane Theocracy operatives targeting Gazef Stronoff. After the knights charged him, Riezel revealed Fifth Tier magic and began judging them for slaughtering the villagers.

• Rondus tried to frighten Riezel into leaving, while Belius threatened him in the Bahas Empire’s name.
• Riezel accused the knights of being Slane Theocracy agents working with Kingdom nobles to lure and assassinate Gazef Stronoff.
• Riezel identified the Sunlight Scripture as the force meant to kill Gazef and demanded to know where they were.
• Rondus ordered the knights to attack Riezel and kill the villagers, while Belius panicked and asked for protection.
• Riezel used Dragon Lightning to kill the leading knight, frightening the attackers as Rondus realized it was Fifth Tier magic.
• Riezel announced that he would come to the knights and would not let them escape.

Riezel annihilated the Slane Theocracy’s disguised knights after they massacred Karn Village, then warned the villagers that their home might soon become a battlefield. As a new group of riders approached, Riezel recognized them as allies and wondered how strong their famed leader was.

• Riezel killed Rondus in a sword duel, then struck down Belius despite his offer of a fortune.
• Karn Village’s survivors searched for their families, and Enri and her sister found their parents dead.
• The village chief and villagers thanked Riezel, who refused a reward and urged them to seek refuge before the conflict reached them again.
• Riezel promised to help keep the villagers alive, but a villager soon reported that armed riders were approaching.
• Riezel went to the village entrance with the chief and recognized the approaching group as allies, including the person the Slane Theocracy had targeted and who was called the strongest.

Gazef Stronoff arrived at Karn Village with his cavalry to investigate the Imperial Knights’ attacks and learned that the Slane Theocracy had staged them. After thanking Riezel for saving the village, Gazef asked to speak with him, and they went inside together.

• Gazef Stronoff introduced himself as the Warrior Captain of the Kingdom of Re-Estize and asked the village chief what had happened in Karn Village.
• The village chief explained that agents of the Slane Theocracy had disguised themselves as Imperial Knights and attacked the village.
• Gazef’s warriors angrily suspected that kingdom nobles had colluded with the Theocracy, but Gazef ordered them to stop discussing it in front of others.
• Gazef noticed Riezel’s unusual lack of presence and thanked him for protecting the villagers.
• Riezel agreed to speak with Gazef, and the village chief led them and the cavalry away from the square.

Gazef learned that Riezel could use Fifth Tier Magic and sought to speak with the young man after honoring Carne Village’s dead. Their discussion turned to the Slane Theocracy’s Sunlight Scripture, leaving Gazef to confront the danger of facing the force sent to eliminate him.

• Gazef paused to honor Carne Village’s dead, and the villagers continued their funeral after he called them from their homes.
• Gazef’s subordinates told him the villagers had said Riezel used Fifth Tier Magic, and Gazef believed he might have encountered another young hero.
• Gazef went to speak with Riezel and asked how he had learned about the disguised Slane Theocracy knights, but Riezel said he had known the attack would happen and did not explain further.
• Riezel told Gazef that the attack had been aimed at him and identified the Sunlight Scripture as the force behind the plot.
• Riezel asked whether Gazef could defeat the Sunlight Scripture, and Gazef had no chance of winning.

Gazef realized the Sunlight Scripture posed a grave threat to Karn Village and asked Riezel to join forces with him. Riezel agreed to consider the request after testing Gazef’s strength, and Gazef accepted the challenge.

• Gazef recognized that his basic equipment and his soldiers were no match for the Sunlight Scripture, while the nobles had deliberately kept him from bringing the Kingdom’s Four Great Secret Treasures.
• Gazef’s subordinates urged him to retreat before the Sunlight Scripture surrounded Karn Village, but he worried the villagers would be left in danger.
• Riezel assured Gazef that he had promised to keep the villagers alive, easing Gazef’s concern while making him worry for Riezel’s safety.
• Gazef asked Riezel to join him against the Sunlight Scripture, arguing that Riezel’s strength merited an exception to the Adventurer Guild’s restrictions.
• Riezel proposed that he and Gazef fight so he could judge the Kingdom’s strongest warrior, and Gazef eagerly agreed.

Riezel and Gazef fought a duel outside Karn Village, with Gazef using Dragon's Secret Treasure and a series of Martial Skills to reach his limits. Riezel overwhelmed him and slammed him into the ground, leaving the duel's outcome apparent.

• Gazef activated Dragon's Secret Treasure and several Martial Skills before facing Riezel seriously.
• Gazef charged and attacked with Four Light Slashes, but Riezel dodged every strike.
• Riezel kicked Gazef in the abdomen and pursued him as he flew backward.
• Gazef used Instant Reflex and activated Six Light Slashes as his seventh Martial Skill.
• Riezel deflected all six sword strikes with one swing of his sheathed sword, then kicked Gazef into the ground.

Riezel defeated Gazef without using magic, then accepted Gazef’s request to protect the Kingdom of Re-Estize if he fell. He took Gazef’s Dragon’s Secret Treasure as payment and put on the ring to test its power.

• Riezel overwhelmed Gazef in their duel, leaving the Kingdom Warrior Captain badly injured and his subordinates astonished.
• Gazef admitted defeat and asked Riezel to look after the Kingdom of Re-Estize if Gazef did not survive the coming incident.
• Riezel agreed to take Gazef’s commission and asked for the Dragon’s Secret Treasure ring as payment.
• Despite his subordinates’ protests, Gazef removed the ring and gave it to Riezel.
• Riezel examined the ring’s ability to break a warrior’s limits, put it on, and released its power.

Riezel tested the Dragon's Secret Treasure and found that it enhanced his warrior abilities, so he decided to keep the ring. Meanwhile, Nigen Glid Ruin led the Sunlight Holy Canon and summoned angels to attack Karn Village, but an unknown voice interrupted their advance.

• Riezel assessed how the Dragon's Secret Treasure had raised his physical and warrior abilities while leaving his magic abilities unchanged.
• Riezel canceled the ring's effect and decided to keep the valuable treasure for himself.
• Nigen Glid Ruin led the Sunlight Holy Canon in surrounding Karn Village and ordering the destruction of Gazef Stronoff and the village.
• The Sunlight Holy Canon summoned Flame Angels, and Nigen summoned a Watcher Archangel before advancing on Karn Village.
• Nigen ordered his forces to burn the village, but a voice from midair said they could not.

Riezel confronted the Slane Theocracy’s Sunlight Scripture alone on the plains after telling Gazef to protect Karn Village. He unleashed Seventh Tier Magic against them, while Gazef watched the distant lightning from the village.

• Gazef reassured his subordinates that they should protect Karn Village and trust Riezel to defeat the Sunlight Scripture.
• Riezel descended before Nigen and the Sunlight Scripture, offering to spare them if they left.
• Nigen ordered spells and Flame Archangels to attack, but Riezel resisted the spells and blasted the angels away with Shockwave.
• Riezel cast Seventh Tier Magic, Chained Dragon Thunder, and lightning struck the Sunlight Scripture’s members, burning them to ashes.
• Gazef heard the thunder and watched the lightning flash across the plains, feeling its power in his chest.

Riezel defeated Nigen and the Sunlight Holy Canon after surviving their attack, then killed Nigen when he tried to use a sacred treasure and begged for mercy. Riezel flew toward Karn Village, leaving the slain clerics scattered across the plain.

• Nigen survived Riezel's Chained Dragon Thunder by shielding himself with a Watcher Archangel, while his subordinates and summoned angels were annihilated.
• Nigen threatened Riezel with a Seal Magic Crystal containing Seventh Tier Angel Summon, but Riezel severed his hand and took the crystal.
• Nigen attacked Riezel with Holy Light and Magic Arrow, but Riezel saw through the light and destroyed the arrows with his sword.
• Riezel wounded Nigen, rejected his plea for mercy, and killed him with a slash to the throat.
• Riezel sheathed his sword and flew toward Karn Village as the clerics' corpses lay across the plain.

In Yharnam, adventurers discussed how Riezel Brihaut had leapt from Copper Rank to Mithril Rank and defeated every challenger. Ainz, traveling incognito as Momon with Nabe, heard Riezel's name and worried that their earlier meeting had exposed too much about Nazarick.

• Adventurers in Yharnam discussed Riezel Brihaut's rapid promotion to Mithril Rank after he saved Gazef Stronoff and defeated challengers who opposed his rank.
• Ainz, disguised as Momon, stopped a group of Silver Rank adventurers to confirm Riezel's name, while Nabe followed him.
• Ainz corrected Nabe for calling him Ainz-sama and reminded her that they were adventuring companions named Momon and Nabe.
• Nabe asked whether Riezel was the information broker they had encountered near Nazarick, and Ainz judged that he probably was.
• Ainz and Nabe concluded that Riezel's unusual background and knowledge made him a potential threat, and Ainz regretted trading information with him.

Ainz learned that the natives of this world were far weaker than he had feared, but remained wary of Riezel Brihaut’s extraordinary magic and uncertain identity. At the Adventurer Guild, Ainz and Nabe witnessed Riezel swiftly defeat a team of Gold and Platinum Rank challengers, and Riezel noticed them watching.

• Ainz reviewed reports about the world’s weak natives and worried that he had revealed too much of Nazarick’s power to Riezel.
• Ainz told Nabe not to capture or attack Riezel until they understood his identity and strength.
• Nabe arrived at the Adventurer Guild with Ainz and found Riezel facing a group of armed adventurers.
• Riezel defeated the Gold and Platinum Rank challengers in about half a minute, knocking them down with his sheathed blade and kicks.
• After Nabe dismissed the fight as child’s play and claimed Ainz would easily defeat Riezel, Riezel turned toward them with an amused smile.

Riezel met Ainz in Yharnam and learned that he planned to become an adventurer and build a reputation as Momon. After Riezel left, Ainz ordered Nabe to arrange covert surveillance of him.

• Riezel approached Ainz outside the Adventurer Guild, and Ainz stopped Nabe from revealing his identity or intervening.
• Riezel and Ainz exchanged questions about their companions, recent travels, and Riezel's new adventurer status.
• Ainz explained that he planned to settle in Yharnam, gather information, and earn fame as an adventurer called Momon.
• Riezel told Ainz how to register with the Adventurer Guild, then left after confirming Ainz's plans.
• Ainz ordered Nabe to contact Albedo and send Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs or Shadow Demons to secretly monitor Riezel Brihaut and report daily.

Riezel discovered that Ainz had sent four Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs to spy on him at the Golden Shining Pavilion. After exposing them, he drew his blade as the bugs tried to flee.

• Riezel chose the Golden Shining Pavilion for its excellent food and used his magic-created gold to afford its expensive meals and lodging.
• Riezel sensed that he was being watched and used Clear World to find four invisible Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs surrounding his room.
• Riezel recognized the bugs as powerful stealth monsters and deduced that Ainz had sent them to monitor him rather than risk using Intelligence Magic.
• Riezel revealed that he had spotted the bug on his ceiling and invited it to come down and talk.
• The four Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs fled after realizing they were exposed, but Riezel drew his blade and lightning flashed.

Riezel fought the Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs outside the Golden Shining Pavilion, defeating them with swordsmanship and magic. His empowered Fireball nearly caused a citywide fire, so he used Ninth Tier Magic to extinguish it, leaving the surrounding area devastated.

• Riezel killed one fleeing Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bug with Thunderclap and Flash, then fought the three that turned back to attack him.
• Riezel deflected one bug’s eight slashes, pierced it with Lightning Strike, and used Dimensional Shift to make two others strike each other.
• Riezel cast an enormous Fireball, whose power was doubled by his Pioneer of the Sun Wheel skill, and the two remaining bugs cried, “Long live Ainz Ooal Gown!” before meeting the blast.
• Seeing the flames threaten the Golden Shining Pavilion and nearby streets, Riezel cast Ninth Tier Magic Storm and extinguished the fire, though the winds and rain wrecked the area.
• Riezel dispelled the storm and decided to be more careful about using powerful magic in cities.

Ainz learned that Riezel had killed the Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs and struggled to understand the man’s strength and motives. He decided to avoid a confrontation for now and maintain friendly relations, while a mysterious woman appeared at Yharnam’s cemetery.

• Ainz told Nabe that Riezel had killed all the Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs after they turned to fight him on Ainz’s orders.
• Ainz and Nabe considered whether Riezel was a player, but Ainz remained troubled by his unexplained knowledge, equipment, and actions.
• Ainz rejected Nabe’s suggestion to deploy the Guardians and chose to avoid clashing with Riezel until they learned more about him.
• Ainz said Nazarick would eventually make Riezel repay the debt for killing its servants, then returned with Nabe to the adventurers as Momon and Nabe.
• A mysterious woman arrived at Yharnam’s cemetery and remarked on how frightening it was.

Clementine learned that the Windflower Scripture had withdrawn and wanted to pursue the Adventurer Riezel, but Khajiit warned her not to disrupt his plan to turn Yharnam into a city of the dead. After the Golden Shining Pavilion incident, Riezel wondered whether to catch the culprit behind Yharnam’s next major event.

• Clementine planned to leave the graveyard, but Khajiit stopped her and warned that the Windflower Scripture was still hunting her.
• Clementine said the Windflower Scripture had withdrawn after the Sunlight Scripture arrived nearby, and she considered confronting her former organization.
• Khajiit warned Clementine about powerful opponents in Yharnam and revealed his plan to perform a ritual that would turn the city into a city of the dead.
• Clementine agreed not to interfere with Khajiit’s preparations but asked him to hand Riezel over to her once his operation began.
• The Golden Shining Pavilion incident spread through Yharnam, and the Adventurer Guild president accepted Riezel’s explanation after seeing the Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bug’s corpse.
• Riezel offered to compensate for the damage, then wondered whether he should catch the culprit behind Yharnam’s upcoming major event.

Riezel went to Yharnam’s cemetery to confront Khajiit and Clementine before they could enact their plot to turn the city into a city of the dead. After evading their attacks, he faced Khajiit as the Death Orb began to awaken a powerful undead.

• Riezel flew to the cemetery after deciding to capture Khajiit and Clementine before their plot could unfold.
• Riezel overheard Clementine discussing how she wanted to hurt the adventurer who had saved Gazef Stronoff, then revealed himself and asked whether she meant him.
• Khajiit recognized Riezel as Yharnam’s famous adventurer and attacked him with acid javelins, but Riezel dodged them effortlessly.
• Khajiit raised the Death Orb and activated it, causing the cemetery to tremble as a shadow behind him began to reveal its true form.