Chapter Summaries

Finn, Riveria, and Gareth invited Riezel to join the Loki Familia’s upcoming expedition, and he eagerly accepted. Realizing his current sword could not withstand his magic and growing strength, Riezel agreed to accompany Finn to the Hephaestus Familia to find a sturdier weapon.

• Finn asked Riezel whether he had adapted to reaching Lv.4, then told him the Loki Familia was preparing for an expedition.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth invited Riezel to join the expedition, and Riezel accepted without hesitation.
• Finn asked what Riezel needed to prepare, and Riezel explained that Wind Spirit Sprint had repeatedly damaged his current sword.
• Finn invited Riezel to visit the Hephaestus Familia with him to find a weapon durable enough for Riezel’s combat style.

Finn brought Riezel to meet Tsubaki Cobalund, the Hephaestus Familia’s captain and Orario’s strongest smith, to arrange weapons for the Loki Familia’s expedition. Tsubaki agreed to forge Riezel a new weapon after judging his worn sword unworthy of him.

• Finn led Riezel through Orario’s manufacturing district to Tsubaki’s workshop.
• Tsubaki greeted Finn enthusiastically and learned that Riezel was the rising star who had advanced from Level 1 to Level 4 in just over a month.
• Tsubaki playfully tried to embrace Riezel and recruit him to her workshop, but Finn stopped her.
• Finn gave Tsubaki the Loki Familia’s order for spare weapons for its expedition below Floor 50.
• Tsubaki examined Riezel’s worn Third-Class Armament and offered to forge him a new weapon, asking what he needed.

Riezel commissioned Tsubaki to forge him a light, exceptionally durable sword with the Indestructible Attribute, and Finn arranged for the Loki Familia to cover its cost. The chapter then shifted to the 30th Floor of the Tower of Babel, where Loki opened a rowdy Assembly of Gods.

• Riezel told Tsubaki he wanted a sturdy sword with the Indestructible Attribute but admitted his budget was limited.
• Finn offered to have the Loki Familia pay for the finest weapon possible, explaining that it would suit Riezel's Wind Spirit Sprint and future growth.
• Riezel asked Tsubaki to make the weapon as light as possible, and she accepted the commission enthusiastically.
• Loki declared the start of the Assembly of Gods on the 30th Floor of the Tower of Babel, and the gathered Gods cheered and clamored for her attention.

At the Assembly of Gods, Loki faced questions about Riezel’s unprecedented rise from Lv. 1 to Lv. 4 and resisted Freya’s interest in him. Loki then began the title-awarding proceedings, warning the gods not to give Riezel an unsuitable title.

• The gods questioned Loki about how Riezel had risen from Lv. 1 to Lv. 4 in just over a month, and Loki threatened anyone who might interfere with him.
• Freya arrived and asked Loki to introduce Riezel, but Loki refused and warned Freya off.
• Hephaestus intervened to stop Loki and Freya from escalating their dispute.
• Loki announced that the gods would award titles to adventurers who had Leveled Up, including Riezel, who had reached Lv. 4 before the assembly convened.
• Loki warned the gods not to give Riezel a strange title, while Freya watched her with a growing smile.

After the Guild publicly announced Riezel Brihaut’s rapid rise to Lv. 4 and his title, Cunning Swordsman, he left to avoid the crowd and was ambushed in an alley by a coordinated group of powerful adventurers. Riezel drove them back in their first clash, but their leader ordered them to attack again.

• The Guild posted Riezel’s verified record, including his solo defeat of Goliath and his promotion to Lv. 4 in just over a month, prompting shock and argument among adventurers.
• Riezel saw his new title, Cunning Swordsman, accepted it, and left the Guild to avoid the suspicious and jealous crowd.
• In a secluded alley, Riezel sensed he was being watched and confronted a black-clad man who questioned him with open contempt.
• The man summoned black-robed attackers who surrounded Riezel and struck together with weapons from every direction.
• Riezel used his speed and swordsmanship to break the attackers’ coordination and knock them back in a brief exchange.
• The leader ordered the group to charge again so he could test Riezel’s abilities.

Riezel defeated the black-clad attackers and identified their leader as Allen Boromo of the Freya Familia. He wounded Allen in a desperate counterattack, forcing him to retreat, then collapsed with a pierced shoulder and vowed to remember the grudge against Freya.

• Riezel defeated the black-clad attackers while Allen Boromo watched from the shadows.
• Riezel deduced that the leader was Allen Boromo, the Lv.6 vice-captain of the Freya Familia, and Allen attacked him with a spear.
• Riezel let Allen's spear pierce his shoulder, then used his wind-powered sword strike to slash Allen across the body.
• Allen abandoned his spear and fled after Riezel threatened him with a potentially fatal counterattack.
• Riezel collapsed after Allen left, noticed a crack in his sword, and vowed to remember the grudge against Freya.

Freya examined the unusual nature of Riezel’s soul and decided she wanted to uncover what it concealed, despite the risk of opposing Loki. That night, Riezel returned to Twilight Manor bloodied, where Ais recognized that he had fought a powerful enemy and agreed to keep it secret.

• Freya used her Insight Eyes to observe Riezel’s soul, which appeared as a colorless, lightless cave that resisted being examined or judged.
• Intrigued by the unknown within Riezel’s soul, Freya considered making trouble with Loki and went to check on the injured cat.
• Riezel returned to Twilight Manor at night covered in blood and encountered Ais, who had just come back from the Dungeon.
• Ais recognized that Riezel was seriously injured and deduced that he had fought a powerful enemy.
• Riezel asked Ais to keep the fight secret and reassured her that he would not accept being wronged; Ais agreed.

As the Loki Familia prepared for its expedition, Riezel continued training in the Dungeon while the others anticipated how much he would grow on deeper floors. Finn summoned Riezel to Tsubaki’s workshop, where Tsubaki revealed the completed sword she had forged for him.

• The Loki Familia’s executives let Riezel keep entering the Dungeon because his rapid growth made that more valuable than helping with expedition preparations.
• Finn and Riveria reminded the Familia that the expedition would let them face stronger monsters, while the others speculated that Riezel might reach Level 5 on the journey.
• As the Familia gathered supplies and queued for Ability Value updates, Riezel chose to wait for Loki rather than take time from the others.
• Finn told Riezel that his sword was ready and brought him to Tsubaki’s workshop.
• Tsubaki showed Riezel the silver-gray sword she had forged over seven days from Adamantite, Mithril, and Wind Howler teeth.

Tsubaki delivered Riezel two custom weapons, which he named Fool and Hermit, and Finn reassured him that the Loki Familia would support his growth. Several days later, Riezel updated his Ability Value to Lv.4 and headed out with the assembled Familia.

• Tsubaki presented Riezel with a lightweight First-Class Armament and an Adamantite shortsword, both forged with the Indestructible Attribute.
• Riezel named his primary sword Fool and his secondary sword Hermit, then thanked Tsubaki for making them.
• Finn told Riezel that the Loki Familia expected him to help lead them to greater heights and would take care of everything else.
• Several days later, the Loki Familia gathered fully armed at Twilight Manor, and Riezel prepared to leave with them.
• Riezel updated his Ability Value to Lv.4, crushed the parchment, and headed toward the Great Gate.

The Loki Familia prepared to depart on an expedition into the Dungeon’s ultra-deep, unexplored floors, and Riezel revealed that his latest growth had not yet let him Level Up. As the party set out, Riezel noticed a white-haired boy in the crowd and looked ahead to both their futures.

• The Loki Familia finished checking supplies while Riezel joined them, and Finn, Riveria, and Gareth asked about his Ability Value update.
• Riezel said he had raised several abilities to Stage S but lacked the advanced Experience Points needed to Level Up; Finn and Gareth pointed out that the expedition could help him earn them.
• Riveria warned Riezel and Ais to cooperate with the team, and Finn ended the teasing before ordering the Familia to move out.
• The Loki Familia marched through Orario toward the Tower of Babel as the crowd watched and called out their expedition.
• Riezel noticed a white-haired boy with red eyes leave the crowd to seek a Familia, then told Lefiya he was looking forward to the future.

The Loki Familia fought through a horde of Formor on the Dungeon’s 50th Floor, where Riezel and Ais led a devastating assault before the elf mages finished the monsters with area magic. After nearly two weeks of expedition, the group established a camp on the floor, and Riezel reflected that joining the expedition had been the right choice.

• Finn directed the Loki Familia’s vanguard, midguard, rear guards, and elf mages as the Formor charged across the 50th Floor.
• Gareth, Tione, Tiona, and Bete fought the Formor while Finn waited with Riezel and Ais.
• Finn called Riezel and Ais into battle, and the two swordsmen cut through the Formor with matching, rapid sword strikes.
• Finn ordered everyone to fall back, and Riveria and the elf mages unleashed area magic that engulfed the remaining Formor in flames.
• At the expedition camp, Tiona praised Riezel’s strength while Tione, Ais, and Lefiya watched him with astonishment.
• Riezel looked up at the 50th Floor’s ceiling and reflected that joining the expedition had been the right choice.

After two weeks with the Loki Familia expedition, Riezel had fought across the Lower and Deep Floors and believed he might reach Lv.5 when he returned to Orario. The camp’s lively teasing interrupted his thoughts, and Riveria finally called everyone to dinner.

• Riezel reflected on the expedition’s unfamiliar Dungeon floors, the Floor Masters he had helped defeat, and the Experience Points that might let him reach Lv.5.
• Riezel regretted that the party had not encountered Baelor, the Lv.7 Floor Master, whose defeat might have secured his Level Up.
• Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya worried that Riezel had exhausted himself, but Ais said he was strong enough to fight without straining and was no weaker than a Lv.5.
• Riezel fled when the girls tried to make him show his back, and Tiona, Tione, Ais, and Lefiya chased him through the camp.
• Riveria stopped the commotion by announcing that it was time to eat.

The Loki Familia reached the 50th Floor and prepared to continue toward the uncharted 59th Floor, but first Finn assigned elites to collect water from Cadmus Spring on the 51st Floor. He chose Riezel to accompany Ais, Tiona, and Tione, leaving the group to face the Lv.6 Mighty Dragon guarding the spring.

• The Loki Familia rested at its camp on the safe 50th Floor, where Riezel ate while Tiona, Tione, Ais, and Lefiya sat around him.
• Finn praised the Familia for reaching the 50th Floor without casualties and reaffirmed their goal of exploring the uncharted 59th Floor.
• Finn explained that the Familia had to collect a commission’s required amount of water from two Cadmus Springs, each guarded by a Lv.6 Mighty Dragon.
• Finn split the elites into two groups, assigning himself, Gareth, and Bete to one, and Ais, Tiona, and Tione to the other, while Riveria stayed to defend camp.
• Riezel observed that Finn had arranged the groups to train the young executives, and Finn then ordered Riezel to join Ais’s group.

Finn arranged a commission team to investigate Cadmus Spring on the 51st Floor, treating Riezel as a Lv.5-level combatant and assigning him to fight alongside Ais, Lefiya, Tiona, and Tione. When Black Rhinoceroses charged the group, Riezel began chanting to test his newly learned magic and awakened his Mage Development Ability.

• Finn assigned Riezel, Ais, Lefiya, Tiona, and Tione to the commission, with Raul and Aki joining his own group.
• Finn warned the team to abandon the commission if they faced danger, then led Gareth, Bete, and Raul ahead.
• Lefiya guided Riezel's group through the 51st Floor toward Cadmus Spring.
• Black Rhinoceroses charged the group, and Ais and Tiona rushed to meet them.
• Riezel began chanting to test his new magic and awakened his Mage Development Ability.

Riezel used a newly learned protective spell to boost his companions as they fought a herd of Black Rhinoceroses, while Lefiya unleashed her powerful area magic. After the battle, the group left the burning area before more monsters arrived.

• Riezel cast Ramul, greatly increasing the party’s speed and endurance as Ais and Tiona charged the Black Rhinoceroses.
• Tiona and Ais used their boosted speed to cut down the monsters, while Tione and Lefiya reacted with surprise to the spell.
• Riezel called on Lefiya, who cast Volley Fire Javelins and engulfed the herd in a vast sea of flames.
• Riezel reassured Lefiya that the protective magic had kept the others safe from her attack and revealed that he had learned the spell by chance.
• Riezel led the party away as more monsters approached, leaving the Sea of Fire burning behind them.

Riezel's group found Cadmus Spring and discovered that its guardian, a Lv. 6 Strong Dragon, had been killed and reduced to ash. Suspecting an Enhanced Species from his memories of the original story, Riezel rushed back toward camp, where a scream rang out as the group reached the open terrain.

• Riezel's group conserved supplies and avoided combat while traveling toward Cadmus Spring.
• The group noticed that monsters had become scarce, and Riezel suddenly ran ahead after recalling something from the original story.
• Riezel and the others found the chamber badly damaged, with Cadmus Spring still intact and the Strong Dragon reduced to ash.
• Lefiya found a Dropped Item but no magic stone, leading Tione and the others to suspect an Enhanced Species had killed the dragon.
• Riezel ordered everyone back to camp and ran toward the 50th Floor, and a scream sounded as the group reached the main route.

Riezel and the Loki Familia fled a horde of previously unknown Worm Monsters that devoured other monsters and sprayed corrosive liquid. Riezel confirmed the creatures had killed the Black Dragon and began bombarding them with spells while evading their attacks.

• Finn, Gareth, Bete, and the badly corroded Raul emerged from a passage fleeing a giant Worm Monster, and Riezel used protective magic and Arcing Ray to help them escape.
• More Worm Monsters appeared, forcing Riezel and the others to run; Finn said he had no information about the creatures, suggesting they were a new abnormality.
• The Worm Monsters devoured other monsters, including a Black Rhinoceros, and the group realized they were facing numerous Enhanced Species.
• Riezel warned everyone to duck as purple Dissolving Liquid swept past and corroded the wall; Tiona and Tione concluded the Worm Monsters had killed the Black Dragon.
• Bete explained that Raul had been struck by the monsters' Dissolving Liquid, and Finn warned the others to avoid it as the Worm Monsters sprayed them.
• Riezel repeatedly cast Arcing Ray while dodging the liquid, and Finn recognized his Parallel Chant.

Riezel used Parallel Chant to hold back the Worm Monsters and collapse the passage, allowing the Loki Familia to escape. After learning the camp might also be under attack, the group raced back as the monsters began dissolving their way through the rubble.

• Riezel dodged the Worm Monsters' Dissolving Liquid while casting spells, then followed Finn's instruction to collapse the passage entrance and trap the swarm.
• Ais checked on Riezel, and Lefiya gave him a mental power recovery potion before Finn gathered the group.
• Gareth treated Raul with Panacea, while Finn and the others discovered that the monsters had dissolved their supplies and weapons.
• Riezel urged the group to return to camp, and Tione warned that Enhanced Species might be drawn to the magic stones stored there.
• Finn ordered everyone to run toward camp, while the Worm Monsters began dissolving the rubble blocking their passage.

Riezel and Ais rescued the Loki Familia from the Worm Monsters attacking their camp, but the fight ended with a sudden explosion engulfing both swordsmen. The Familia's supplies were destroyed, forcing them to abandon the expedition as their friends cried out for Riezel and Ais.

• Ais and the others rushed to the ruined camp, where Riveria and the Loki Familia were struggling against Worm Monsters that sprayed corrosive liquid.
• Riezel used wind magic to shield Aki from an attack, then joined Ais in cutting through the monsters while their wind protection deflected the corrosive liquid.
• Raul reached Aki, and Finn ordered the Familia to retreat because the monsters had destroyed their weapons, food, and supplies.
• Finn vowed that the Loki Familia would return better prepared, but a shower of seven-colored particles fell over Riezel and Ais and triggered a massive explosion that engulfed them and the monsters.

The Loki Familia faced a massive Female Body Worm whose explosive pollen and corrosive liquid threatened everyone on the collapsing cliff. After protecting the adventurers, Riezel drew the monster away from them, leaving the fight poised to become a one-on-one battle.

• Riezel and Ais escaped the first firestorm, then watched as the Female Body Worm climbed onto the cliff.
• The monster scattered explosive pollen, forcing Finn to order a retreat as explosions and a landslide tore through the cliff.
• Ais caught the falling Lefiya while Riezel charged the monster and used Arcing Ray to stop its corrosive spray from hitting the adventurers.
• The Female Body Worm struck Riezel and pursued the group with its corrosive liquid, leaving Finn to decide they had to retreat.
• Riezel returned with Arcing Ray, knocked the monster from the rock wall, and drove it away from the battlefield to fight it alone.