Chapter Summaries

Riezel defeated Olivas and the monsters in the rocky tunnel with an overwhelming wind attack, leaving for the fifty-third floor. Revis later appeared, consumed a Colorful Monster magic stone, and resolved to become stronger.

• Riezel confronted Olivas about worshipping the Filthy Fairy and warned him after he targeted Ais.
• Riezel used Tempest and Wind Breathing to unleash a hurricane that destroyed the Giant Flower and the other monsters.
• Olivas fled, but Riezel caught and killed him, and Olivas realized the Filthy Fairy cared only about Aria.
• Riezel sheathed Fool's Sword and headed toward the fifty-third floor as the Dungeon began repairing the battlefield.
• Revis emerged from the darkness, mocked Olivas, ate a Colorful Monster magic stone, and said she needed to become stronger.

Riezel reached the Dungeon’s 59th Floor and found the Loki Familia’s expedition party fighting a Filthy Fairy Clone. As the monster completed its Super High-Speed Chant for Flame Storm, Riezel arrived at the battlefield just as hell erupted.

• Riezel found the 58th Floor cleared of monsters and saw evidence that the Loki Familia had defeated the Cannon Dragons and Wyverns.
• Riezel entered the 59th Floor and recognized it as a seedbed for Colorful Monsters, with a metamorphosed Jewel Fetus known as a Filthy Fairy Clone dwelling there.
• Riezel flew through the forest and found Finn, Riveria, Gareth, Ais, Bete, Tiona, Tione, and Tsubaki fighting swarms of Worm-type Monsters.
• The Filthy Fairy Clone began chanting Flame Storm, and the Loki Familia’s expedition party braced for its devastating attack.

Riezel watched the Fairy Clone overwhelm the Loki Familia with powerful spells, then decided to use an ancient Magic Gemstone to raise the expedition’s difficulty and help his companions grow stronger. The gemstone vastly empowered the Fairy Clone, who unleashed a devastating Torrent of Light across the Dungeon.

• The Fairy Clone’s Flame Storm overwhelmed the expedition force, and her Starfall spell struck the adventurers down a second time.
• Riezel chose not to intervene directly, hoping the battle would help the Loki Familia members gain the feats they needed to grow stronger.
• Worried about the dangers awaiting the Loki Familia, Riezel decided to raise the expedition’s difficulty and threw an eleven-thousand-year-old Magic Gemstone into the Fairy Clone’s mouth.
• The Fairy Clone crushed and absorbed the gemstone, causing her magic power to surge several times over.
• The Fairy Clone cast Aurora Burst, and its Torrent of Light swallowed everything across the 59th Floor.

Riezel saved the expedition party from the Fairy Clone’s Aurora Burst, healed and strengthened the adventurers with magic, and led the Loki Familia’s desperate counterattack. After fighting for a full day and night, Ais destroyed the Fairy Clone’s magic stone and the party won.

• Riezel appeared before the Fairy Clone’s Aurora Burst and reflected it with Morgan’s Ring and Sacred Vocation: Mirror, badly wounding the monster.
• Riezel healed the expedition party with Dia Flatol, then used Group Mark and Treasure Hammer to raise every adventurer by one level.
• Riezel urged the expedition party to fight, and Finn rallied the Loki Familia as the adventurers charged the Fairy Clone and her Worm-type Monsters.
• The Loki Familia attacked relentlessly while Riezel repeatedly healed them, and the battle continued for a full day and night as the Fairy Clone’s magic power dwindled.
• Ais pierced the magic stone in the exhausted Fairy Clone’s mouth, and the Loki Familia celebrated their victory.

After the Loki Familia returned from conquering the 59th Floor, its exhausted members recovered at Twilight Manor and updated their Ability Values. The expedition brought extraordinary gains, including three new Level 7 adventurers, while Riezel learned that Lefiya had reached Stage S in Magic before advancing.

• Orario celebrated the Loki Familia's return after it conquered the 59th Floor, though the expedition members slept through most of the day from exhaustion.
• After breakfast, Loki ordered the expedition group to update their Ability Values.
• Raul and Aki advanced to Level 5, while Bete, Tiona, and Tione advanced to Level 6.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth advanced to Level 7, shocking Orario and the wider world.
• Tiona celebrated reaching Level 6 with Ais, while Lefiya told Riezel she had reached Stage S in Magic before advancing.

After the expedition, the Loki Familia celebrated its members’ Level Ups, including Finn, Riveria, Gareth, Raul, and Aki. Riezel entered Loki’s chamber to update his Ability Value, suspecting he might be able to Level Up again.

• Lefiya, Finn, Riveria, Gareth, Raul, and Aki were confirmed to have earned Level Ups after the battle, while Alicia had not.
• The Familia celebrated gaining three Lv.7 adventurers and ten First Class Adventurers, with Tiona noting they had three more than the Freya Familia.
• Ais asked whether Riezel had updated his Ability Value, and the others realized he had spent only fifty days at Lv.5.
• Riezel said his Ability Values had reached their limits before the expedition and that he might be able to Level Up, though he privately believed he could reach Lv.8.
• After the others finished updating their Ability Values, Riezel entered Loki’s God's Chamber for his own update.

Loki updated Riezel’s Ability Value and confirmed that he had reached Lv.8, though he kept his true level secret. He gained the rare Development Ability Unrestricted, which could help him overcome restrictions and greatly boost his abilities when he broke free of them.

• Loki celebrated Finn and the others reaching new levels and updated Riezel’s Ability Value.
• Loki discovered Riezel had reached Lv.8, and Riezel stopped her from announcing his level to everyone.
• Loki explained that Riezel had gained only one Development Ability because some abilities stopped appearing at higher levels.
• Riezel read his new Development Ability, Unrestricted, and connected it to situations where his powers had been sealed or limited.
• Loki guessed that Unrestricted would let Riezel break restrictions and dramatically strengthen his abilities once free of them.

After reaching Lv.8, Riezel discovered that his new Development Ability, Unrestricted, could turn external restraints into a source of power, while his accumulated potential made his normal Ability Values comparable to Lv.9. Loki arranged to announce him publicly as Lv.6, and the chapter ended with Orario revealing his new title and Bell Cranel’s rise to Lv.2.

• Riezel assessed Unrestricted and concluded that it could counter spaces that prevented magic, though Morgan’s beneficial Stake did not trigger it.
• Riezel confirmed that he had mastered his Lv.8 strength and that his Ability Values were comparable to someone one level above him.
• Loki asked Riezel to let the public believe he had reached Lv.6, and he agreed.
• Loki told Riezel that the Assembly of Gods had changed his title from Cunning Swordsman to Limit Breaker.
• Adventurers at the Guild read the notice naming Riezel Limit Breaker and confirming Bell Cranel’s rise to Lv.2 under the title Rookie Prodigy.

Freya and Ottar discussed the Loki Familia’s rapid rise and Riezel’s growth, and Freya allowed Ottar and other members to pursue a Dungeon expedition. Orario celebrated the Loki Familia’s achievements, while the chapter ended with Riezel saying he no longer considered Bell Cranel a future opponent.

• Freya read news that the Loki Familia had reached the 59th Floor and gained several new high-level adventurers, while Ottar said their progress had come too late to challenge him.
• Freya asked Ottar about Riezel Brihaut, and Ottar admitted he might lose to Riezel if he did not gain more power.
• Freya told Ottar that Allen, Hedin, Hogni, and others wanted to leave guard duty for a Dungeon expedition, then granted Ottar permission to go as well.
• Orario erupted in celebration and debate over the Loki Familia’s achievements, Riezel’s rapid rise to Lv.6, and the newly famous Rookie Prodigy, Bell Cranel.
• At Twilight Manor, Tiona asked Riezel whether he considered Bell a future opponent, and Riezel said he no longer did.

Riezel no longer considered Bell Cranel a potential rival, focusing instead on powerful opponents ahead of him, while Ais reflected on her need to grow stronger. Finn, Riveria, and Gareth arrived at the Loki Familia office after reaching Level 7, and Finn prepared to address the gathered members.

• Riezel's dimensional travel and rapid growth had widened the gap between him and Bell Cranel, leaving Riezel focused on powerful opponents such as Fairy Knight Gawain, Fairy Knight Lancelot, Morgan, and Koyanskaya.
• Bete, Tione, Raul, and Aki compared Bell Cranel's progress with Riezel's, while Tiona and Ais praised Bell's strength and Ais favored growing stronger alongside Riezel.
• Ais recalled the battle against the Fairy Clone and reviewed her substantial Ability Value gains, which had brought several abilities to Stage E.
• Raul announced the captains' arrival, and Finn, Riveria, and Gareth entered the office after reaching Level 7, followed by Loki.
• Finn took his seat and announced that he had several matters to discuss with the gathered Familia members.

Finn and the Loki Familia’s leaders discussed the aftermath of their successful expedition to the 59th Floor, celebrating the members who had reached new levels and assigning Raul and Aki new responsibilities. Finn then prepared to explain the origins of the Fairy Clone and Colorful Monsters, leaving Ais and the others waiting tensely for answers.

• Finn congratulated the Familia members who had leveled up, including Raul and Aki, and praised their achievements.
• Finn, Gareth, Riveria, and Loki asked Raul and Aki to remain leaders of the Second Army and serve as a bridge between the executives and rank-and-file members, and both agreed.
• Finn and Gareth explained that expedition expenses and the Hephaestus Familia’s claim to Deep Floor Dropped Items had left the Familia short of funds and unable to plan another expedition soon.
• Loki urged the Familia to earn money to cover the shortfall, while the others mocked her insistence on continuing to drink.
• Finn began explaining the reasons behind the Fairy Clone and Colorful Monsters on the 59th Floor, making Ais and the others tense with anticipation.

Finn explained the Filthy Fairy’s plan to destroy Orario, and the Loki Familia agreed to hunt down the forces behind it. Loki revealed that the enemy may have used a second entrance to the Dungeon, and Riezel planned to lead the Familia to their headquarters.

• Finn told the Loki Familia about the Filthy Fairy, the Colorful Monsters, the strange people, and the City Destroyer Erini’s plan to bring Fairy Clones to the surface.
• Finn declared that the Familia would devote its efforts to finding and defeating the enemy, and the members present agreed.
• Loki described her inquiries with the Guild and Ganesha Familia, which showed that the Man-eating Flowers had not been transported through the Dungeon’s known entrance.
• Loki proposed that the Dungeon had a second entrance that the enemy used to bring the Man-eating Flowers to the surface.
• Finn called for an investigation after the Familia handled the expedition’s spoils, while Riezel resolved to lead them to the enemy’s headquarters.

After the meeting, Tiona and the others wondered why the Filthy Fairy had called Ais “Aria,” and Riezel identified the name as belonging to a Great Fairy from The Labyrinth Divine Chronicle. They left the mystery unresolved, with Riezel saying he did not know as much as they thought.

• After the meeting, Tiona stayed behind, troubled by the unanswered connection between Ais and the name “Aria.”
• Tiona told Riezel that the Fairy Clone on the 59th Floor had called Ais “Aria” and wanted to merge with her.
• Aki suggested Finn and the others had avoided discussing the matter to respect Ais’s privacy, and Riezel agreed that companions did not have to share every secret.
• Tiona explained that the only Aria she knew was the Great Fairy from The Labyrinth Divine Chronicle, and Riezel recounted Aria’s place beside Albert, the Last Hero.
• Tione and Aki considered whether Ais could be Aria or her descendant, but rejected both possibilities because Fairies could not live for a thousand years or bear children.
• When Aki asked whether Riezel knew more about Ais and Aria, Riezel said he did not know as much as they thought.

Riezel reflected on Ais’s origins and her grief, then reassured her that she was not alone. After the Loki Familia recovered from its expedition, Finn led an investigation into the site where the Man-eating Flowers had emerged.

• Riezel explained Ais’s hidden heritage and her desire for revenge, then urged Tiona, Tione, and Aki to focus on protecting her rather than prying into her past.
• Riezel told the unseen Ais that she was not alone, and Ais quietly thanked him with a rare smile.
• Riezel brought Finn to a treasure chest he had created and aged with magic, helping the Loki Familia recover its finances.
• The Loki Familia divided up its expedition spoils, repaired equipment, assessed materials, and restocked potions.
• Finn led Riezel, Ais, Tiona, Tione, Lefiya, and the Familia to the damaged street and ordered them to search above and below ground for the Man-eating Flowers’ trail.

Riezel led the Loki Familia’s investigation into the Man-eating Flower Monsters by discovering their trail in Orario’s sewers. He followed it toward the monsters’ point of origin with Ais and Lefiya, leaving the rest of the investigators behind.

• Riezel, Ais, Tiona, Tione, Lefiya, and several Lv.4 members descended into the pit to search for clues while the Familia’s leaders and lower-level members investigated elsewhere.
• Riezel used Clear World to find a loose section of rock wall, then used Disintegration to reveal Orario’s underground sewer system.
• Riezel found dragging marks left by the Man-eating Flowers and used Directional Sense to choose a sewer route to follow.
• Ais and Lefiya noticed Riezel entering the sewer and followed him; he explained that the marks could lead to where the monsters had reached East Street.
• Riezel, Ais, and Lefiya set off through the sewer toward the monsters’ point of origin.

Riezel, Ais, and Lefiya fought an unusually large gathering of aquatic monsters in Orario’s sewers, which had gathered in response to the Man-eating Flower Monsters. Lefiya helped clear the monsters with ice magic and activated Sword Spirit’s Cadenza, leaving a transformed Crystal Shortsword floating beside her.

• Ais saved Lefiya from an Ambush Monster Fish while Riezel cut through Metallic Blue Crabs attacking the group.
• Lefiya questioned the monsters’ unusually large numbers, and Riezel explained that they had gathered to resist the Man-eating Flower Monsters.
• Riezel decided they should subjugate the monsters before the group could endanger sewer maintenance workers.
• Riezel warned Lefiya against using fire magic in the sewers, so she used Hailstone Dust to freeze and destroy the monsters.
• Lefiya cast Arcing Ray, transformed its magic into a Crystal Shortsword, and activated Sword Spirit’s Cadenza.

After reaching Level 4, Lefiya revealed her new skill, Sword Spirit's Cadenza, and used it to unleash devastating magic against the sewer monsters. Riezel and Ais praised her newfound strength, and Riezel welcomed her skill as a powerful improvement.

• Lefiya activated Sword Spirit's Cadenza, storing Arcing Ray in a Crystal Shortsword and turning Fimbulwinter into an autonomous Silver Shortsword.
• Assault Fish Monsters ambushed Lefiya, but her Silver Shortsword attacked on its own and froze them.
• Lefiya released the stored Arcing Ray, annihilating monsters and badly damaging the drainage channel.
• Lefiya panicked over the destruction, while Riezel reminded her that the sewer could not withstand her magic and Ais reassured her.
• Lefiya explained that she had awakened Sword Spirit's Cadenza after leveling up, and Riezel concluded that its strength was a welcome change.

Riezel, Ais, and Lefiya followed traces of the Man-eating Flowers beneath Daedalus Road and found a swarm of them. They fought the monsters together, while an unseen eye watched from the darkness.

• Lefiya’s Sword Spirit’s Cadenza surprised Riezel and Ais with its ability to let her prepare and use multiple spells at once.
• Riezel led Ais and Lefiya through the sewers, where Ais recognized they were beneath Labyrinth Street, also known as Daedalus Road.
• Following the Man-eating Flowers’ increasingly clear traces, the three encountered a swarm of the monsters beneath Daedalus Road.
• Riezel told Ais to protect Lefiya, but Lefiya used her Silver Shortsword and Parallel Chanting to defend herself, allowing Ais to charge into battle.
• Ais and Riezel cut through the Man-eating Flowers while Lefiya used ice magic and Arcing Ray to attack them.
• An undetected gemstone embedded in the darkness watched the group fight.

Thanatos watched Riezel, Ais, and Lefiya reach the hidden stronghold and ordered Valeta to summon allies. Ista and the small red-haired goddess agreed to help the Dark Faction remnants, setting the stage for a clash with Loki Familia.

• Thanatos and Valeta watched Loki Familia's battle on the Water Membrane, and Valeta vowed to kill Finn before leaving to summon Baka.
• Thanatos asked Valeta to notify two goddesses and said the real show was about to begin.
• Ista arrived with the Battle Whores and agreed to help the Dark Faction remnants after learning Loki Familia had found them.
• Ista ordered Aisha to take Haruhime with Frini and test Haruhime's magic before testing their new power.
• The small red-haired goddess agreed to send her Familia into the fight but claimed the twin sisters for herself.

Valeta and Revis prepared to face the approaching Loki Familia, while Riezel, Ais, and Lefiya tracked the enemy through the sewers. The group found a gigantic orichalcum door that Finn identified as the entrance to the enemy’s base.

• Valeta received a Colorful Magic Stone from Revis, who said their mysterious benefactor wanted something beyond Aria and had taken an interest in it after the Loki Familia returned from the 59th Floor.
• Revis left for the battlefield, and Valeta decided she would use the Colorful Magic Stone if it helped her take revenge on the hero.
• Riezel, Ais, and Lefiya defeated the Man-eating Flowers in the sewer, and Riezel sensed a hostile gaze watching them through a jeweled eye.
• The three found a frequently used stairway leading from the sewer and descended to a gigantic silver door set with crimson jewels.
• Two hours later, Finn and dozens of armed adventurers joined them, and Gareth confirmed that the enormous door was made entirely of orichalcum.