Chapter Summaries

Thanatos realized that Riezel had turned the attempt to test him back on the conspirators, while Gale questioned Riezel about his strength and Ista tried to claim him with her charm. Riezel resisted Ista, restrained her with magic, rejected her offer and her Familia, and put her to sleep.

• Thanatos reconsidered how much he had contributed to the underground alliance and suspected the Filthy Fairy had been acting behind his back.
• Gale questioned Riezel about how he had become so powerful despite being Lv.6.
• Ista decided to recruit Riezel and used her charm to tempt him with promises of affection, power, and fame.
• Riezel resisted Ista's charm, bound her with All-Races Restraint, and rejected her and the Ista Familia.
• Riezel cast Sand of Sleep, and Ista collapsed unconscious.

Riezel resisted Ista’s charm, defeated Thanatos Familia’s suicide soldiers, and pursued Thanatos before Ye En intervened. After Ye En warned him that a true hell was coming, a massive pillar of light erupted through Knossos and burst into the sky.

• Riezel resisted Ista’s charm and confronted Thanatos and Kali, warning that he would hand them over to the Guild without killing them.
• Thanatos fled, but Thanatos Familia suicide soldiers charged Riezel and were killed by his Shockwave magic.
• Riezel teleported in front of Thanatos, but Thanatos escaped through a trap in the floor after calling for Toka.
• Ye En attacked Riezel with a metal gauntlet, then canceled Riezel’s Flame Volt with a lightning spell and warned him that a true hell was coming.
• Riezel dispelled Ye En’s next attack, and a pillar of light erupted through Knossos and pierced the clouds.

Thanatos escaped Riezel and planned to use the danger facing the Loki Familia to redirect him, while revealing his desire to destroy Orario and restore the flow of souls. A mysterious god stabbed Thanatos, triggering his repatriation and exposing the battle in Knossos to all of Orario; Loki feared the resulting turmoil and wondered who had been sent back to Heaven.

• Thanatos escaped through the movable floor with Toka’s help and decided to draw Riezel toward the endangered Loki Familia.
• Thanatos recalled that he had allied with Erini to destroy Orario because he wanted more souls to return to Heaven and restore the cycle of life and death.
• A mysterious god stabbed Thanatos, declared him useless, and left as he collapsed.
• Thanatos’s divine power emerged to heal him, triggering the Repatriation Light Pillar and shaking Artificial Labyrinth Knossos.
• Loki and Riveria witnessed the pillar outside Knossos, and Loki wondered whether Erini or the Dark Faction’s chief god had been sent back to Heaven.
• Loki realized the battle could no longer remain secret and that Orario would fall into turmoil.

The Repatriation Light Pillar’s shockwave destabilized Artificial Labyrinth Knossos, and the collapse left Valeta powerless while Finn’s and Ais’s groups fled. Valeta swallowed a Colorful Magic Stone to gain a monster’s power, as both groups encountered something incomprehensible in their paths.

• The Repatriation Light Pillar’s force shook Knossos, disabled Valeta’s Blessing, and caused rubble to crush her legs.
• Valeta swallowed the Colorful Magic Stone Revis had given her, vowing to use its power and pursue Finn.
• Finn ordered his injured companions to retreat from the collapsing labyrinth, while Gareth, Bete, Raul, and Aki helped protect them.
• Finn’s group ran toward the exit and saw something incomprehensible ahead.
• Ais caught Lefiya when exhaustion caused her to fall through a hole, then led the group onward as a vicious presence emerged in their path.

Riezel escaped the Repatriation Light Pillar’s shockwaves with Kali and the unconscious Ista, but the six Fairy Clones awakened and unleashed green flesh that overran Knossos. After destroying the advancing mass with powerful magic, Riezel recognized it as City Destroyer Erini and teleported toward the source of its song.

• The Repatriation Light Pillar erupted near Riezel, devastating the Temple Ruins and forcing him to seek escape.
• Kali called to Riezel for help, and he carried her and the unconscious Ista away from the shockwave storm.
• The six Fairy Clones on Knossos’s 10th Floor sang together, forming a ring of magic circuits and releasing proliferating green flesh throughout the labyrinth.
• Riezel blasted the green flesh with Flame Volt and a Nuclear Explosion, then flew clear of the destruction with the two goddesses.
• Riezel recognized the green flesh as City Destroyer Erini, heard the Fairy Clones’ song, and used High-Tier Teleportation to leave.

Riezel rescued Loki Familia members from the spreading green flesh outside Knossos, then teleported back into the Artificial Labyrinth to find Ais and the trapped vanguard. He arrived behind Ais as she prepared to lure the threat away from her companions.

• Riveria tried to freeze the green flesh spilling from Knossos, but it broke through and drove Loki Familia’s support group into the sewers beneath Daedalus Road.
• Riezel arrived, burned back the green flesh with Great Lava Flow, and left Ista and Kali with the group before teleporting into the labyrinth to search for Ais and Finn.
• Riezel used Force Field Burst and Sunlight Burst to clear the green flesh while Object Location searched for Ais’s Despair Sword.
• Ais carried the exhausted Lefiya while leading the wounded adventurers from the pursuing green flesh, and she resolved to draw it away at the next fork.
• Riezel appeared behind Ais and the others and fired three enhanced Fireballs into the green flesh.

Riezel rescued Ais and her companions from the green flesh in Knossos, healed their injuries, and transported them to safety outside the labyrinth. He then found Finn and the others, cured their wounds and curses, and brought them out as well.

• Riezel blasted the green flesh with Flame Thunder, healed Ais and her companions with Dia Flatol, and used Group Transfer to take them outside Knossos.
• Riveria welcomed Ais's group in the sewers and reassured Ais that the creature that called her Aria had no connection to her mother.
• Riezel returned to Knossos and found Finn, Gareth, Bete, and the others injured and trapped by the green flesh.
• Riezel destroyed the green flesh with Sun Breathing, Sixth Form: Scorching Bone Flame Sun, then used Dia Flatol to heal the group and remove their curses.
• Riezel gathered Finn and the others and used Group Transfer to bring them out of the labyrinth.

After Thanatos was sent back to the heavens, the Green Flesh consumed the Artificial Labyrinth Knossos and surfaced in Daedalus Road, while the Guild and Ganesha Familia concealed the truth. At Twilight Manor, the Loki Familia searched for the missing Tiona and Tione, and Riezel concluded someone had taken them out of Orario; Ais suspected two female warriors from the Gale Familia.

• Thanatos’s Repatriation Light Pillar exposed the disaster at Knossos, and the Guild and Ganesha Familia sealed Daedalus Road while claiming a small Familia’s god had suffered an accident.
• The Green Flesh consumed the labyrinth and spread through a hole into Daedalus Road, while the Thanatos Familia remnants were devoured and Toka died by suicide.
• Loki went to the Guild with Ista and Kali, while the Loki Familia executives gathered at Twilight Manor and discussed Tiona and Tione’s disappearance.
• Riveria reported that Loki could still feel Tiona and Tione’s Falna, and Riezel said his magic could not locate them inside the labyrinth.
• Riezel concluded someone might have taken Tiona and Tione out of Orario, and Ais identified the likely abductors as two female warriors from the Gale Familia.

Riezel explained that the Gale Familia had likely abducted Tiona and Tione to exchange them for their goddess, then revealed the enemy’s plan to recreate the ancient Six Faerie Rings and destroy Orario. The chapter ended with Finn and the others learning that six mature Fairy Clones were already forming a ring and singing in the Man-made Labyrinth.

• Riezel and Finn concluded that the Gale Familia had taken Tiona and Tione to rescue Gale, the Goddess, and Finn planned to negotiate with them.
• Finn decided to notify Loki about Gale and then focus on the Man-made Labyrinth.
• Riezel brought out a mural depicting six girls and a dragon, which Ais recognized as beings like her mother.
• Riezel explained that six progenitor Fairies had once sacrificed themselves to use Six Faerie Rings and defeat the ancient Dragon King Níðhöggr.
• Riezel revealed that six Fairy Clones had matured in the 10th Floor, formed a ring, and begun singing to recreate Six Faerie Rings and destroy Orario.

Riezel explained that Erini’s six Fairy Clones were preparing the city-destroying Six Faerie Rings and outlined how he could interfere with the spell. Finn organized Orario’s factions to prepare for another assault on Knossos, while Riezel left considering whether he might need to use his full strength.

• Riezel told Riveria and the others that the Six Faerie Rings could destroy Orario and that the green flesh was gathering magic power for the spell.
• Riezel explained that the Fairies needed more magic power and time to complete the chant, estimating they had at least two days before activation.
• Riezel revealed that he could interfere with the Six Faerie Rings but could not stop it, and promised to delay its activation while the others prepared.
• Finn called for cooperation among Orario’s informed factions to conquer Knossos again, defeat the six Fairy Clones, and thwart Erini’s plan.
• Finn dismissed the group and continued planning with Riveria and Gareth, while Riezel left thinking he might have to use his full strength.

Riezel secretly entered Daedalus Road and froze the green flesh spilling from Artificial Labyrinth Knossos, then revealed a newly awakened magic to Shakti Farma and the Ganesha Familia. He cast Dimension: Severance, leaving the new defensive magic’s effect just beginning to unfold.

• After resting through the day, Riezel flew invisibly into Daedalus Road, where the Ganesha Familia fought green flesh emerging from a massive hole.
• Riezel introduced himself to Shakti Farma and asked her forces to retreat so he could act against their enemy.
• Riezel cast Ecstasy: Fimbul's Winter, freezing the green flesh, the surrounding area, and the hole through which it emerged.
• Riezel activated his newly awakened Lost Truth and cast Dimension: Severance, an Aetherial version of Riveria’s powerful barrier magic.

Riezel weakened the Fairies’ magic throughout Knossos, disrupting their ritual, then returned to Twilight Manor and found Ais troubled by Aria, the Six Faerie Rings, and her missing friends. He told Ais that he knew something about her origins, leaving her shaken and eager to hear more.

• Riezel used the Aetherial Dimension: Severance to suppress magic throughout Knossos, reducing the Fairies’ ritual efficiency.
• Ye En received an order to remove the interference or deal with its source, while Riezel warned Shakti that the green flesh could still attack and then teleported away.
• The Ganesha Familia discussed Riezel’s strength as a second wave of green flesh began breaking through the ice.
• Riezel returned to Twilight Manor and stopped Ais’s sword strike with two fingers after finding her training intensely.
• Ais told Riezel she was no longer as obsessed with the Filthy Fairy but was still worried about Aria, Tiona and Tione, Knossos, and the Six Faerie Rings.
• Riezel told Ais he knew a little about her origins, and Ais trembled as she asked whether he really knew.

Riezel reassured Ais that the Loki Familia accepted her despite her hidden origins and helped her decide what she needed to do. After they clasped hands, Ais led him to the women's dormitory so he could check on the sleeping Lefiya, causing an uproar among its residents.

• Ais worried that the Familia would treat her differently after learning she was the daughter of Albert and Aria, but Riezel told her their acceptance would not change.
• Riezel compared Ais's secret to Tiona and Tione hiding their bloody childhood in the War Country, and Ais realized she would not judge them for their past.
• Riezel explained that Tiona and Tione were likely held by the Gale Familia and that his magic had disrupted the Six Faerie Rings, then urged Ais to protect her kin, fight beside her companions, and defend Orario.
• Ais thanked Riezel and interlocked fingers with him after he patted her head.
• Riezel asked about Lefiya, and Ais said she was still asleep from mental exhaustion before taking him to the women's dormitory to visit her.
• Riezel's arrival in the women's dormitory sparked screams, and the male members envied him after hearing he had seen the residents in an improper state.

After the Loki Familia’s successful first conquest of Knossos, Riezel and Finn’s group discussed rescuing Tiona and Tione and learned that Ista had been released for lack of evidence. They planned to monitor the Ista Familia, but Raul’s sudden arrival signaled a new emergency.

• Riezel judged the conquest a success because the Loki Familia had suffered no deaths, defeated Revis, and activated the Six Faerie Rings ahead of schedule.
• Loki brought Kali back from the Guild as a hostage while the Familia focused on ransoming Tiona and Tione.
• Loki told Riezel, Finn, Riveria, and Gareth that the Guild had released Ista after imposing only a fine because there was insufficient evidence to convict her.
• Finn and the others worried that Ista might retaliate or help the underground forces with Treasure Hammer, so they planned to watch her Familia and the female Foxkin who used Rank Ascension.
• Raul rushed into Finn’s office and announced that something had happened.

The Gale Familia occupied Orario’s gate and demanded that Riezel come forward, drawing the Loki Familia and much of the city to confront them. Algana revealed that the Gale Familia had captured Tiona, Tione, and other Loki Familia members, leaving Riezel and Finn facing the hostile warriors.

• The Gale Familia blocked passage through Orario and demanded that the Loki Familia come out, while crowds learned the warriors belonged to the powerful Gale Familia of Tirskura.
• The Loki Familia arrived, and Riezel recognized Algana Galef and Baje Galef from Knossos; he also spotted the Freya Familia’s First Class Adventurers watching from the city wall.
• Finn confronted Algana, but she dismissed him and demanded that Riezel come forward.
• Riezel asked Algana where Tiona, Tione, and the other captured companions were.
• Algana had the captives brought forward, revealing that Tiona, Tione, and other Loki Familia members were bound in mithril chains and gagged; Riezel saw that they appeared unharmed.

The Loki Familia and the Kali Familia exchanged their captured members, but neither side intended to let their conflict end there. Algana challenged Riezel and demanded that he become her mate if he lost, while the furious Loki Familia prepared to fight.

• Algana asked Loki to return Kali, and Riezel arranged an exchange of the captured Tiona and Tione for the goddess.
• After the exchange, Tione tried to attack Algana, while Loki and Kali traded threats and their Familias prepared for renewed conflict.
• Kali said she wanted to test her warriors against the Loki Familia, whose members took up combat positions.
• Algana challenged Riezel and said she wanted to take him back to the War Country and have his children if he lost.
• Ais drew her sword after Algana's proposal, and Lefiya woke from a dream of Riezel being swallowed by a snake.

Riezel faced Algana after Ista used Haruhime’s magic to raise the Gale Familia captain from Level 6 to Level 7. With Finn’s approval, Riezel entered the makeshift arena without his sword and prepared to fight Algana unarmed.

• Algana challenged Riezel, while Ista arrived nearby and ordered Haruhime to use her Rank Ascension magic on the Gale Familia captain.
• Haruhime reluctantly cast Treasure Hammer, raising Algana to Level 7 and giving her the strength to challenge Riezel.
• Finn allowed Riezel to fight while the Loki Familia and Gale Familia cleared an area for the duel.
• Riezel handed the Fool's Sword to Ais and faced Algana empty-handed as the gathered spectators cheered.
• Riezel told Algana he could use martial arts without a sword, then changed his breathing as wind-like currents gathered around his hands and feet.

Riezel fought Algana without drawing his sword, meeting her savage hand-to-hand attacks with wind-enhanced techniques and the Clear World. As Algana grew stronger after tasting Riezel’s blood, he realized her power came from a Curse.

• Riezel challenged Algana to fight him while unarmed, and she answered with overwhelming battle intent.
• Algana unleashed a barrage of punches, but Riezel used the Clear World to read and deflect her attacks.
• Algana switched to kicks and claw strikes, scratching Riezel before the two pursued and clashed in midair.
• The spectators watched in shock as Algana’s strength and fighting intensity continued to rise.
• Algana wounded Riezel and licked his blood, causing her aura and attacks to grow stronger; Riezel recognized the power as a Curse.

Riezel used several spells to overwhelm Algana after her Black Celestial Maiden Curse grew stronger from drinking his blood. Algana refused to concede and attacked again, but Riezel continued beating her into the ground as the onlookers watched in shock.

• Algana used the Black Celestial Maiden Curse to gain power from Riezel's blood and became intoxicated by its unusual strength and taste.
• Riezel cast Accelerate, Sanctuary Blessing, and Power of the Earth Mother Goddess, then battered Algana and sent her crashing into a crater.
• The onlookers and Freya Familia executives reacted to the fighters' power, while the White Elf identified Riezel's first spell as the source of Algana's power boost.
• Algana rose from the rubble, praised Riezel's strength, and charged him again.
• Riezel dodged Algana's attacks, countered with a shoulder strike, then grabbed her foot and smashed her into the ground while striking her repeatedly.

Riezel defeated Baje as the Loki Familia overwhelmed the Gale Familia outside Orario. The Gale Familia was captured, while the Freya Familia left before learning that their returning members had news that would soon shake the city.

• Riezel defeated Algana, and the Loki Familia surrounded Kali and the Gale Familia.
• Baje attacked Riezel with her poison-enhancement magic, Valgus, and fought him as the two Familias clashed.
• The Loki Familia defeated the Gale Familia in a one-sided battle, while Tiona and Tione watched without joining in.
• The Freya Familia observed the fighting, then left while wondering whether two of their members had succeeded in the Dungeon.
• Riezel defeated Baje, and the entire Gale Familia was captured by the Loki Familia.