Chapter Summaries

Riezel fought the Female-shaped Monster alone, withstanding its explosive attacks and corrosive liquid while striking back with swordsmanship and magic. He drew his First-Class Armament, Fool, and killed the monster, leaving the Loki Familia inspired by his strength.

• Riezel drove the Female-shaped Monster away from the Loki Familia, then endured its explosions using Wind Spirit Sprint and Ramul.
• Riezel repeatedly attacked the monster while dodging its corrosive liquid and explosive powder, then used Parallel Chant to cast Volley Fire Javelins.
• The Loki Familia watched Riezel's battle in awe, and Finn urged them not to let themselves be left behind by him.
• Riezel drew Fool, enhanced it with wind magic, and pierced the Female-shaped Monster, killing it completely.

After Riezel defeated the Female-shaped Monster, the Loki Familia recovered on the 50th Floor and prepared to withdraw after encountering numerous Enhanced Species. Riezel joined the return journey, anticipating that the experience he gained would let him reach Lv.5.

• The Loki Familia members crowded around Riezel with food, potions, and offers of help while he recovered from the strain of using Wind Spirit Sprint.
• Tione, Tiona, Lefiya, and Ais praised or checked on Riezel, while Aki joined the group to offer him a towel.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth confirmed that the injured were out of danger and ordered the Familia to withdraw because the new Enhanced Species remained unexplained.
• The Loki Familia reached the entrance to the 49th Floor and began its journey back after abandoning plans to reach the 58th Floor.
• Riezel took one last look at the 50th Floor and set off home, expecting his battle experience to raise him to Lv.5.

After a difficult return from the Dungeon, the Loki Familia reached Twilight Manor and reunited with their goddess. Riezel rescued Lefiya from Loki’s exuberant welcome, then went to the God’s Chamber with Ais to update his Ability Value, leaving the results unrevealed.

• With their supplies and weapons destroyed, the Loki Familia gathered food and struggled against monsters on the way back, taking nearly eight days to reach the surface.
• The expedition party emerged at dusk and returned to Twilight Manor, where the waiting members greeted them.
• Loki rushed at the returning women but grabbed Lefiya instead; Riezel lifted Loki away and helped Lefiya up.
• Finn declared the day a rest day and arranged for Riezel and Ais to update their Ability Values first.
• After bathing, eating, and resting, Riezel went to the God’s Chamber and entered when Loki invited him in.

Riezel updated his Ability Value after returning from the expedition and had accumulated enough high-grade Experience Points to Level Up. Loki raised him to Lv.5 and selected the rare Development Ability Good Fighter, whose broad combat boost could trigger against any type of enemy he had defeated before.

• Riezel visited Loki, who told him that Ais had recently left and that Finn and the others praised his performance on the expedition.
• Loki updated Riezel’s Ability Value, revealing that all five basic abilities had reached Stage SSS and his Development Abilities had increased.
• Riezel learned that his high-grade Experience Points had fully accumulated, and Loki leveled him up to Lv.5.
• Loki selected Good Fighter for Riezel, explaining that it appeared to improve his abilities when facing an enemy type he had defeated before.
• Riezel realized that Good Fighter could apply to any kind of enemy, including humans, rather than only monsters.

Riezel learned that his new Good Fighter Development Ability increased his Ability Values against previously defeated enemies, then told Loki he would soon return to his original world. After promising to come back within a month and agreeing to spend time with his Familia, he encountered Ais by a window.

• Riezel learned that Good Fighter boosted his Ability Values when he faced an enemy type he had defeated before, and Loki marveled at his string of powerful Development Abilities.
• Riezel realized that ninety-seven days had passed since he arrived and told Loki he needed to return to the world he came from.
• Loki accepted Riezel's departure without pressing him for details and asked when he would return.
• Riezel promised to come back within a month, asked Loki to wait for him before the next expedition, and agreed to spend his remaining days with his Familia.
• Riezel left the God's Chamber and encountered Ais standing by a corridor window, where they silently met each other's gaze.

Riezel comforted Ais as she struggled with her stalled growth at the end of Lv.5, and the two shared their desire to become stronger to fulfill their long-cherished wishes. Ais resolved to pursue Level Up, while news of Riezel's rise to Lv.5 spread through Orario the next day.

• Riezel examined Ais's updated Ability Values and explained that her slow growth came from reaching the limits of Lv.5.
• Ais asked how she could become as strong as Riezel, and he told her he was still finding his own way toward his long-cherished wish.
• Riezel offered to listen whenever Ais felt troubled, and Ais said she would move on to the next stage and seek Level Up.
• The Loki Familia and Orario learned that Riezel had successfully risen to Lv.5.

After Riezel Brihaut officially reached Lv.5, the Guild and Orario’s Familia leaders were shaken by his unprecedented rise. Freya chose to leave him alone for now after Ottar said he looked forward to facing him as a future rival.

• The Guild announced that Riezel Brihaut had reached Lv.5 after only one and a half months on the deep-floor expedition, causing an uproar among adventurers.
• Ottar reported Riezel’s level-up to Freya, who learned that Loki had already registered and publicized it.
• Ottar offered to act against Riezel if Freya considered him a threat, but Freya warned that harming Loki’s prized adventurer could provoke a war between their Familias.
• Freya asked Ottar for his personal opinion, and he said he looked forward to Riezel potentially becoming his rival in place of Finn.
• Freya decided to observe Riezel rather than interfere and remarked that a beautiful, pure newcomer had also recently arrived in Orario.

After Riezel reached Lv.5, the Loki Familia discussed how difficult it would be for him to advance to Lv.6 and prepared to process the spoils from their expedition. When Riezel joined the others at the Great Gate, his and Ais’s knowing smiles left the onlookers wondering what was going on between them.

• Loki Familia members celebrated Riezel’s promotion to Lv.5, while Tiona lamented that he had caught up to her.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth discussed the dangers and difficulty of reaching Lv.6 and wondered how soon Riezel might advance again.
• Finn ordered the familia to gather at the Great Gate to handle their expedition spoils and plan for the next expedition.
• Riezel answered the summons and joined Tiona, Tione, Lefiya, and Ais among the gathered members.
• Riezel and Ais exchanged faint smiles that made the onlookers suspect something was going on between them.

Riezel and Ais drew teasing attention after exchanging a smile, but both denied that anything had happened between them. Finn then organized the expedition’s post-return work, sending Riezel along with the executives to learn their duties while Bete remained in the Dungeon.

• Tiona and Tione teased Riezel and Ais about their apparent closeness, but Riezel explained that they had only discussed strength and Ais agreed.
• Lefiya insisted that Riezel and Ais often talked about strength, while Ais’s puzzled reaction left the others charmed.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth arrived and prepared the Familia to leave; Gareth said Bete had skipped post-expedition work to go to the Dungeon alone.
• Finn assigned the magic stones, Dropped Items, and Cadmus Spring commission to different members, and told Riezel to accompany the executives and learn the work.
• Finn announced a victory feast for that evening, and Ais called for Riezel to go with her.

Riezel and the Loki Familia group delivered Cadmus Spring water to the Diane's Familia and received their promised Panacea reward. After recognizing Amid Teazanaire as the Battle Saintess, Riezel began considering how he might obtain her powerful healing ability.

• Tione explained that the Diane's Familia specialized in medicine and treatment as the group walked to its shop.
• Tiona and Tione bickered about Amid and the commission, while Riezel recalled the Battle Saintess and wondered about acquiring her ability.
• The group arrived at the Diane's Familia shop, where Amid Teazanaire recognized Riezel as the Monster Rookie.
• Tione presented the Cadmus Spring water, and Amid confirmed that it met the commission's requirements.
• Amid rewarded the Loki Familia with twenty portions of the highest-quality Panacea, worth ten million valis.

Riezel’s group sold valuable expedition spoils to Diane's Familia, while Loki Familia faced massive losses from the Worm Monsters. Riezel then paid Amid to cast her renowned healing magic, hoping to learn it by witnessing the spell.

• Tione and Amid negotiated a price of twelve million Valis for a powerful dragon’s wings.
• Riezel reflected that Loki Familia’s expedition had earned hundreds of millions of Valis but suffered losses of several billion Valis after Worm Monsters dissolved weapons and supplies.
• Riezel asked Amid to cast magic on him, and he clarified that he was not seeking treatment.
• Amid agreed to treat Riezel for payment and began chanting her healing spell.
• Amid cast Dia Flatol, the Highest Tier Healing Magic, as its Light Particles surged toward Riezel.

The Loki Familia celebrated the expedition’s return with a banquet at The Womb of Plenty, despite the familia’s financial troubles. As Riezel sat with Lefiya and Ais, he sensed two unusual gazes and turned toward them.

• The Loki Familia returned to Twilight Manor with gold and Panacea, while Riezel paid a million Valis to learn Amid’s healing magic.
• Gareth warned that the familia needed to tighten its spending, but Loki declared a victory banquet and led the expedition team to West Street.
• The familia gathered at The Womb of Plenty, where Syr welcomed them and Finn arranged for the senior adventurers and selected younger members to sit inside.
• Other patrons discussed Riezel’s rapid rise to Level 5, but he remained unbothered as the banquet began.
• Riezel toasted with Lefiya and noticed Ais drinking juice before sensing two unusual gazes and turning toward them.

Riezel spotted Bell at the tavern and recognized him as a rookie with extraordinary potential, but avoided approaching because Syr was with him. After Lefiya’s panicked outburst caused a comic scene, Bell admired the Loki Familia’s close-knit atmosphere and quietly vowed to become a hero; the banquet ended with Syr encouraging Riezel as he left.

• Riezel recognized Bell, who had recently received Falna, and reflected that the rookie could grow to match his strength, but chose not to approach him because Syr was present.
• When Riezel casually offered to introduce Lefiya to Bell, Lefiya blurted out that she was not interested in boys, prompting teasing from Tione, Tiona, Loki, and the others.
• Lefiya fled in tears, and Riezel, Ais, and the Loki Familia members chased after her and turned the tavern into a chaotic scene.
• Bell told Syr that he envied the Loki Familia’s lively companionship and wished to adventure with others, silently resolving to become a hero.
• After the banquet, Riezel paid Mama Mia and left; Syr encouraged him, then watched him go before returning to work.

After Riezel defeated Ais in a spar, she left Twilight Manor shaken, and the familia leaders realized she might put herself in danger in the Dungeon. Riezel and Riveria set out to find her and bring her back.

• Riezel defeated Ais in their spar, leaving her stunned by how much stronger he had become.
• Ais left Twilight Manor, and Riezel worried about her after remembering her complicated reaction.
• Riezel told Riveria, Finn, and Gareth what happened, and Finn explained that Ais was likely blaming herself and panicking over her growth.
• Riveria warned that Ais had probably gone into the Dungeon and might act recklessly.
• Riezel and Riveria volunteered to search for Ais, and Finn told them to bring her back first.

Riezel raced into the Dungeon to catch up with Ais after learning she had entered, while Riveria and the Loki Familia followed more slowly. He found Goliath already defeated on the 17th Floor and pressed onward as Ais descended into the 19th Floor, still desperate to become stronger.

• Riveria and Riezel confirmed that Ais had entered the Dungeon, and Riveria sent Riezel ahead while she followed with the Loki Familia.
• Riezel noticed that the Upper Floors were unusually empty of monsters and suspected Ais had been slaughtering them as she descended.
• Riezel raced through the Upper and Middle Floors, using Ramul's Protective Magic to increase his speed.
• On the 17th Floor, Riezel found Goliath defeated and its magic stone left behind, then continued into the 18th Floor.
• Ais entered the 19th Floor and murmured that she had to become stronger.

Riezel raced through the Dungeon to find Ais before his time in this world ran out, reasoning that she was heading to the 37th Floor to challenge its Level 6 Floor Master, Udaios. He reached the monster’s chamber and found Ais facing it just as Udaios emerged.

• Riezel bypassed the town on the 18th Floor and entered the Great Tree Labyrinth, concluding that Ais would keep descending toward a powerful opponent.
• Riezel realized Ais was likely seeking Udaios on the 37th Floor to earn the great deed needed for her Level Up.
• With only about a day left before his return to his original world, Riezel used Wind Spirit Sprint and cut through the Dungeon at great speed.
• Riezel reached the 37th Floor after about a day, despite the strain on his body.
• Riezel heard a massive roar, rushed into the chamber, and found Ais standing before Udaios as the Floor Master emerged.

Ais faced Udaios, the 37th Floor’s Super Large Skeleton Monster, while Riezel struggled between helping her and honoring her request to fight alone. Despite her injuries and depleted strength, Ais insisted she would win, leaving Riezel unable to refuse her plea.

• Udaios burst from the ground and immediately struck Ais, prompting Riezel to reach for the Fool's Sword.
• Ais stopped Riezel from interfering, activated Wind Spirit Sprint, and charged Udaios alone.
• Ais repeatedly froze mid-movement and was struck, while Riezel realized her body and mind power had been depleted from using Wind Spirit Sprint to travel.
• After Udaios knocked Ais down again, Riezel drew the Fool's Sword, but Ais pleaded with him not to come over.
• Ais declared that she would win, and Riezel fell silent beneath her determined, pleading gaze.

Riezel chose not to interfere directly in Ais’s battle with Udaios, but supported her with magic as she faced the Floor Master alone. Recovered and empowered, Ais charged back into the fight, which ended with her confronting Udaios in midair.

• Udaios attacked Ais with underground bone stakes and summoned Earthborn soldiers.
• Riezel cast Ramul to boost Ais’s speed and Dia Flatol to heal her injuries.
• Ais thanked Riezel, then cut through the Earthborn and dodged Udaios’s ranged attacks.
• Udaios’s stakes restricted Ais’s movement, and its powerful arm strike forced her to use Wind Spirit Sprint to take flight.
• Ais rode the wind toward Udaios as it raised both arms to meet her attack.

Ais defeated the gigantic Skeleton Monster with her finishing move, and Riezel healed her after she collapsed. As they spoke in the ruined chamber, Riezel reflected on neglecting those around him and reminded Ais that people were watching over her.

• Riezel watched Ais fight the gigantic Skeleton Monster while keeping his Ramul and Dia Flatol spells active to support her.
• Ais remembered Riezel's determination, unleashed Micro Gale, and shattered the monster's magic stone, destroying it.
• Riezel caught Ais as she fell and used Dia Flatol to heal her injuries and restore her body.
• Ais apologized, but Riezel said he was the one who should apologize for focusing on himself and neglecting her feelings.
• Riezel thanked Ais for helping him recognize his mistake and told her that people were by her side watching over her.

After healing Ais, Riezel said goodbye and let her return without him as his time in this world ran out. He selected Loki's Divine Blood and two swords to bring with him, then departed through the Dimensional Passage for his original world.

• Riezel restored Ais with Dia Flatol and told her he had to leave without her.
• Ais accepted Riezel's departure, promised to wait for him at home, and ran back toward Riveria.
• After Ais disappeared, Riezel reviewed the Dimensional Cube's return options and chose Loki's Divine Blood, the Fool's Sword, and the Hermit's Sword.
• The three items consumed seventy-seven units of Dimensional Energy, leaving Riezel with twenty-three.
• The Dimensional Cube assimilated the items and sent Riezel through the Dimensional Passage to his original world.