Chapter Summaries

Riezel fought Ais in the garden, using their clash to improve his swordsmanship and control of Wind Spirit Sprint. After Riezel’s rapid growth created a tiny opening in Ais’s defense, he thrust toward her exposed chest.

• Riezel attacked Ais relentlessly, but she blocked his strikes with her scabbard and began landing counterattacks.
• Tiona, Tione, Bete, Finn, Riveria, and Gareth watched in disbelief as Riezel displayed skills far beyond those expected of a new Lv.1 adventurer.
• Loki explained that Riezel’s third Ability Value update had raised his Dexterity and Agility to Stage C after only three days with a Falna.
• Riezel learned to control Wind Spirit Sprint more effectively and began copying Ais’s sword techniques as they fought.
• Ais was astonished by Riezel’s rapid improvement and briefly exposed a tiny opening in her defense.
• Riezel seized the opening and thrust his sword toward Ais’s exposed chest.

After Ais’s wind blast sent Riezel crashing into a courtyard wall, the Loki Familia checked that he was unharmed and questioned how he had grown so strong in only three days. They took him to Loki’s chamber to verify his Ability Value, leaving Riezel expecting his rapid growth to be exposed.

• Ais unleashed a shockwave of wind that knocked Riezel into the courtyard wall after Tiona shouted a warning.
• Riveria and the others checked Riezel, and Ais and Tiona apologized for the accident.
• Riezel defended Ais and accepted responsibility for letting their spar become too serious.
• Bete challenged Riezel’s claim that he had received Falna three days earlier, while Finn estimated that his abilities had already reached Stage D or possibly Stage C.
• The Amazon twins dragged Riezel toward Loki’s chamber so Loki could confirm his Ability Value, and Ais followed.

Riezel revealed his extraordinary Ability Values to the Loki Familia, convincing its leaders that he had the potential to reach Lv.7. The disclosure spurred Bete, Tiona, and Tione to head back to the Dungeon, while Finn, Riveria, and Gareth offered to guide Riezel.

• Riezel revealed his Ability Values in Loki's God's Chamber, stunning the Loki Familia with his unusual magic, skills, and rapid growth.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth recognized that Riezel might have the potential to reach Lv.7 and regarded him as a rising star with a Hero's Vessel.
• Loki warned everyone to keep Riezel's Ability Values secret, and Bete left for the Dungeon after realizing Riezel had trusted him with the information.
• Tiona and Tione also hurried to the Dungeon, leaving Riveria and Gareth to lament that they had abandoned the work of processing expedition spoils.
• Riezel explained that he trusted the Familia and wanted its leaders' guidance, and Finn, Riveria, and Gareth promised to teach him.

The Loki Familia executives pushed themselves in the Dungeon after learning about Riezel’s exceptional growth, and Riezel worried that Ais might overwork herself. Loki reassured him that Riveria was watching over her, then revealed that Riezel’s Ability Value had risen sharply and asked whether he was ready to Level Up.

• The Loki Familia executives began going to the Dungeon almost every day, while the leaders told curious members they were feeling pressured.
• Riezel realized Loki had used his growth to motivate the young executives and grew concerned that Ais was pushing herself too hard.
• Riezel asked Loki whether Ais’s training was under control, and Loki said Riveria would intervene if necessary.
• Loki updated Riezel’s Ability Value, showing major gains across every category, especially Magic.
• Loki told Riezel he might soon be ready to Level Up and asked what he thought.

Loki explained the requirements for Level Up and offered to arrange stronger teammates to help Riezel earn Great Achievements safely. Riezel remained wary of being carried and wondered whether his potential could let him approach an unprecedented level of Ability Values.

• Loki explained that leveling up required one Basic Ability at Stage D and enough High-grade Experience Points earned through Great Achievements.
• Riezel grew excited at the idea of defeating stronger opponents, while Loki advised him to challenge them with a party.
• Loki offered to arrange teammates from the Loki Familia to help Riezel level up, but Riezel frowned at the prospect of being carried.
• Loki planned to have Riezel practice team battles before his Ability Value reached its limit and looked forward to seeing whether he could achieve Stage S in every Ability Value.
• Riezel considered whether he could reach the extraordinary potential of the legendary adventurer and the original protagonist.

Riezel waited at Twilight Manor to meet his assigned teammate and found that the Loki Familia had paired him with Lefiya Viridis, a Level 3 mage and Riveria’s chosen successor. They agreed to treat each other naturally before setting out, and Riezel wondered what the Familia’s leaders expected of them.

• Riezel read Loki’s note explaining that he had been assigned a teammate to train his group combat skills.
• Lefiya Viridis arrived, and Riezel recognized her as a promising future executive of the Loki Familia.
• Lefiya nervously apologized and bowed, but Riezel asked them to act as equals and stop using honorifics.
• Riezel realized the Familia’s leaders might be cultivating him alongside Lefiya as a future pillar of the Familia.
• Lefiya listed the many recovery items she had brought, including two Panaceas, leaving Riezel stunned by the expense.

Riezel and Lefiya began their first Dungeon expedition as a two-person party, with Riezel taking the front line and Lefiya providing support. On the 6th Floor, Riezel effortlessly slaughtered a group of War Shadows, leaving Lefiya stunned by how much his fighting style resembled Ais's.

• Riezel assigned himself the vanguard and middle-guard roles while Lefiya agreed to provide rear-guard support.
• Riezel proposed exploring as far as the 9th Floor, but Lefiya worried that a newcomer should not go so deep.
• Riezel reassured Lefiya that they could decide how far to descend as they explored, and she agreed to proceed.
• On the 6th Floor, Riezel charged into a group of War Shadows and killed them with startling speed and skill.
• Lefiya watched Riezel's combat in disbelief and wondered why his fighting style resembled Miss Ais's.

Riezel and Lefiya fought through the 6th Floor, where Lefiya grew jealous after learning Riezel had studied Ais’s sword techniques. After they moved on, a giant monster was born from the labyrinth wall, creating an abnormality on the floor.

• Riezel defeated the War Shadows, and Lefiya asked whether he knew Ais.
• Riezel explained that Ais had taught him magic and that he had learned some of her sword techniques, making Lefiya intensely jealous.
• Lefiya collected the War Shadows’ Magic Stones while Riezel kept watch, then the two continued deeper into the Dungeon.
• After Riezel and Lefiya left, a giant monster emerged from a crack in the 6th Floor labyrinth wall.

Riezel and Lefiya fought Killer Ants on the 9th Floor, where Riezel praised Lefiya’s powerful magic but identified her nervousness as a weakness to train. As they returned to the 6th Floor, Riezel sensed danger and shielded Lefiya from a shadow that crashed into the wall.

• Lefiya unleashed Arcing Ray and destroyed most of the charging Killer Ants while Riezel blocked the swarm.
• Riezel killed the remaining Killer Ants with his rapier and dagger, preventing one from summoning companions.
• Riezel praised Lefiya’s exceptional magical power but told her that slow chanting and an unstable temperament needed work.
• Riezel and Lefiya collected the monsters’ drops and returned through the Dungeon toward the 6th Floor.
• Riezel sensed abnormal airflow, shouted for Lefiya to get down, and threw himself over her as a dark shadow slammed into the wall.

Riezel and Lefiya encountered an unknown, powerful monster on the 6th Floor, an abnormal situation that defied the dungeon’s usual rules. Riezel fought to protect Lefiya, and the chapter ended as he renewed his attack after the monster nearly struck her.

• The monster smashed through the dungeon wall and attacked Riezel and Lefiya with its enormous claws.
• Riezel recognized that the unknown creature’s appearance on the 6th Floor was an abnormal situation and narrowly evaded its attacks while shielding Lefiya.
• Riezel hurled rocks at the charging monster, then told Lefiya to look for a chance to use magic and engaged it with his wind magic.
• Riezel deflected the monster’s claw and wounded its chest, but its counterattack sent him flying while Lefiya froze in fear.
• The monster raised its claw against Lefiya, but Riezel returned in a fierce gale and slashed open its arm.

Ais Wallenstein worried that her growth had slowed and wondered what obsession had awakened Riezel’s powerful skill. After hearing that an abnormal situation had erupted on the 6th Floor, she rushed there and found Lefiya watching a blood-soaked figure charge a giant monster.

• Ais reviewed her latest Ability Values and felt dissatisfied that only her Strength and Endurance had increased by one point each.
• Ais recalled Loki’s advice to be patient and questioned what had driven Riezel to awaken Fool’s Obsession.
• Ais heard adventurers report deaths and an abnormal situation on the 6th Floor, where a human Swordsman and an elven Mage had been seen.
• Ais hurried to the 6th Floor and found corpses, then followed the sounds of battle to Lefiya.
• Ais saw a gigantic, unfamiliar monster roaring in agony as a blood-soaked figure charged at it.

Riezel fought the giant monster alone, dodging its attacks and wearing down its defenses before using Lefiya’s Arcing Ray magic and a final Wind Spirit Sprint thrust to kill it. He left the battle victorious, but his rapier shattered and he had suffered serious injuries.

• Riezel dodged the monster’s blows and repeatedly slashed it while Ais stopped the arriving adventurers from interfering, saying he was challenging it.
• The monster charged Riezel and slammed him through a stone pillar and walls, alarming Lefiya and Ais.
• Riezel used Lefiya’s Arcing Ray magic, which he had learned after seeing her cast it, and fired three consecutive spells at the monster.
• Riezel unleashed Wind Spirit Sprint at maximum output and pierced the monster with a hurricane-wreathed thrust, killing it as his rapier shattered.

After Riezel defeated the Crocodile Dragon on the 6th Floor, Ais and Lefiya took him back to recover while the Guild publicized the dangerous abnormal situation. At Twilight Manor, Loki and the leaders discussed the incident and Riezel’s remarkable victory, learning that his injuries mainly came from the strain of using Ais’s magic.

• Riezel struggled to stand after killing the Crocodile Dragon, and Ais supported him while Lefiya gave him a panacea.
• Ais, Riezel, and Lefiya collected the monster’s crystal and claw, then left as the adventurers wondered who Riezel was.
• The Guild classified the 6th Floor abnormal situation as Lv.2, named the unknown Dragon species monster the Crocodile Dragon, and warned Lv.1 adventurers to avoid the floor.
• Loki summoned Finn, Riveria, and Gareth to discuss the incident and Riezel’s defeat of the Lv.2 monster despite having only a week of Falna.
• Loki reported that Riezel had gone to sleep after returning and that his main injury came from the burden of using Ais’s magic.

The Loki Familia discussed Riezel's chance of defeating a Level 2 Crocodile Dragon and whether the feat would let him Level Up. After Riezel woke and went to Loki to update his Ability Value, Loki reacted with shock at what she saw on his back.

• Loki and the executives agreed that Riezel's Wind Spirit Sprint and Lefiya's magic could let him defeat a Crocodile Dragon above his level.
• Finn asked whether defeating the Level 2 monster would count as a Great Achievement, and Loki said Riezel would likely be ready to Level Up.
• Finn urged Loki to discuss delaying the Level Up so Riezel could build his Ability Values, but Loki said the choice ultimately belonged to Riezel.
• Riezel woke with only lingering soreness, credited Lefiya's elixir with his recovery, and went to Loki's God's Chamber to update his Ability Value.
• Loki began updating Riezel's Ability Value, then stopped and cried out in shock at what she saw.

After surviving the Crocodile Dragon, Riezel’s Ability Values rose to SSS across the board, breaking Falna’s known limits. Loki confirmed that he had accumulated enough Experience Points to Level Up, but first he needed to choose a Development Ability.

• Loki discovered that all five of Riezel’s Ability Values had reached SSS and was stunned by the unprecedented result.
• Loki attributed Riezel’s extraordinary growth to Fool’s Obsession, amplified by the perilous fight and his deep obsession.
• Riezel calmly reviewed his translated Ability Values, while Loki celebrated that such an exceptional child belonged to her Familia.
• Loki told Riezel that his advanced Experience Points were full and that he could Level Up.
• Riezel agreed to Level Up, and Loki said he first needed to choose a Development Ability.

Riezel chose the rare Light Armor Development Ability and Levelled Up to Lv.2. The chapter ended with Loki congratulating him as his new ability promised greater speed in exchange for reduced protection.

• Loki told Riezel that he had triggered Hunter, Abnormal Resistance, Swordsman, and the previously unknown Light Armor Development Ability.
• Loki explained that Light Armor enhanced Dexterity and Agility when Riezel wore less equipment, while heavy armor could cancel its effect.
• Riezel decided to choose Light Armor, since his skills already provided Abnormal Resistance and he expected to learn Swordsman later.
• Loki updated Riezel's Falna, and he reached Lv.2 with Light Armor at Stage I.
• Loki congratulated Riezel on his Level Up and remarked that his growth might surprise everyone again.

Riezel went to find Lefiya after Loki told him she had been depressed since their battle on the 6th Floor. He found her in the reception room, where she admitted she felt useless for failing to help him.

• Riezel decided to look for Lefiya, and Tiona and Tione told him they had seen her heading toward the reception room.
• After Riezel left, Tiona and Tione concluded that his movements suggested he had leveled up and resolved to keep working hard despite fearing he would soon surpass them.
• The Werewolf Youth overheard their conversation, called it boring, and left.
• Riezel found Lefiya alone in the reception room and asked whether she was troubled by the previous day's battle.
• Lefiya apologized to Riezel and said she felt like an unqualified, useless teammate because she had stood by without helping.

After reflecting on her failures during their Dungeon exploration, Lefiya admitted she did not know why she had become an adventurer, and Riezel encouraged her to find a reason that would help her grow. She resolved to become stronger and continue partnering with him, while Riezel went to the courtyard to adjust to his increased strength by sparring with Ais.

• Lefiya recalled how she had panicked during their battle with the Crocodile Dragon and felt she had only held Riezel back.
• Riezel asked Lefiya why she had become an adventurer, and she admitted she did not know.
• Riezel told Lefiya she could find her own reason to act and grow, then suggested they keep teaming up.
• Lefiya resolved to grow so she would not let herself, the Female Swordsman she admired, or Riezel down.
• Riezel met Ais in the central courtyard, where she noticed his movements were uncoordinated after his great increase in strength.
• Riezel accepted Ais's offer to spar so he could adjust to his new abilities.

Ottar told Freya that Riezel Brihaut had risen from Lv.1 to Lv.4 in just over a month by accomplishing several extraordinary feats. Intrigued, Freya ordered him watched and said she would appraise him herself.

• Ottar reported to Freya that Riezel, a seventeen-year-old newcomer in the Loki Familia, had quickly become famous in Orario.
• Ottar recounted Riezel's achievements: defeating a Lv.2 Crocodile Dragon at Lv.1, surviving a Monster Feast, and slaying Goliath alone, reaching Lv.4 in fifty-two days.
• Freya was astonished by Riezel's rapid growth and the strength of the monsters he had defeated.
• Freya ordered Ottar to have someone watch Riezel closely and report any news to her.
• Freya said she would find an opportunity to appraise Riezel herself.

Riezel sparred with Ais to adapt to his new Level 4 strength, while his rapid growth left Ais and Lefiya feeling pressured. After Riveria summoned him to see Finn, Riezel found Finn, Riveria, and Gareth gathered in Finn’s office, suggesting an important matter awaited him.

• Riezel and Ais fought an intense sword sparring match, and he managed to force the Level 5 Ais back despite having only recently reached Level 4.
• Riezel reassured the discouraged Lefiya about her potential, while Ais felt pressure at how quickly he was catching up to her.
• Lefiya told Riezel that Riveria had asked him to see Finn after his sparring session.
• Riezel went to Finn’s office and found Finn, Riveria, and Gareth waiting there.