Chapter Summaries

Finn and Riveria explained that Loki Familia lacked the manpower to defeat all six Fairy Clones and conquer the Man-made Labyrinth. Riezel offered to supply hundreds of summoned creatures and automatons, each capable of rivaling a Lv.5, leaving Finn, Riveria, and Ais stunned.

• Finn and Riveria outlined the need for six powerful teams to defeat the Fairy Clones simultaneously and described the severe shortage of combatants.
• Ais suggested recruiting Freya Familia, but Riezel, Finn, and Riveria warned that its cooperation and teamwork could not be relied upon.
• Finn said he might personally try to persuade Freya, while the group continued looking for a dependable way to fill the combat-power gap.
• Riezel revealed that his Summoning Magic and combat automatons could provide several hundred immediate forces.
• Riezel said those forces could rival Lv.5 adventurers, stunning Finn, Riveria, and Ais.

Riezel explained how YGGDRASIL levels and summoned monsters compared to DanMachi levels, then demonstrated a Tenth Tier summon for Finn, Riveria, and Ais. The King of Ruin proved powerful enough to send Ais flying with a sudden, amplified strike.

• Riezel explained that Tenth Tier Summoning Magic could produce monsters equivalent to Lv.5 and that his enchanted ring could let him summon at least twenty of them.
• Finn, Riveria, Ais, and Riezel went to the Twilight Manor courtyard to test the strength of his summons.
• Riezel summoned a level-70 undead called the King of Ruin, whose hostile aura put Finn, Riveria, and Ais on guard.
• Finn asked Ais to test the King of Ruin, and she charged it and cut through a gap in its armor.
• The King of Ruin's Negative Energy intensified, and its next strike overwhelmed Ais's defense and sent her flying.

Riezel demonstrated how his King of Ruin could briefly rival a Lv.6 and explained how his summons and combat automatons could reinforce the Loki Familia for its coming assault on Knossos. With the Conquest Battle only a week away, Loki updated Riezel’s Ability Value, revealing that he had reached Lv.8.

• Riezel explained the King of Ruin’s Night of Annihilation ability and restored its health with Negative Burst, impressing Ais, Finn, and Riveria.
• Riezel proposed using powerful summons and combat automatons to fill the Loki Familia’s combat gaps, and Finn asked him to prepare a list of summon types and abilities.
• Finn announced that the Familia would launch its Conquest Battle against Knossos within a week and commit all its members.
• Riezel handed Finn the summon list, then Loki returned and brought him to her God’s Chamber to update his Ability Value.
• Loki’s update showed that Riezel had reached Lv.8.

Loki discussed announcing Riezel’s Level Up to Lv.7 ahead of the Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle, hoping to bolster morale and prepare the familia for the underground faction’s likely plans. Riezel agreed to fight with his full strength and promised to bring everyone back alive, and Loki immediately announced his new level to Twilight Manor.

• Loki teased Riezel about his slow ability growth, and he explained that the Man-made Labyrinth campaign had kept him too busy to gain much Experience Points.
• Loki revealed that she wanted to announce Riezel’s Level Up because she feared the underground faction was preparing something dangerous for the final Conquest Battle.
• Riezel agreed that Loki could announce his Lv.7 status and said he would use his full strength to protect the familia.
• Riezel promised Loki that he would make sure everyone returned alive.
• Loki ran from the God's Chamber and announced throughout Twilight Manor that Riezel was Lv.7, setting the familia into a frenzy.

Riezel’s rapid Level Up to Lv. 7 astonished Orario and inspired hopes that he could surpass the world’s greatest adventurers and eventually defeat the Black Dragon. Within Loki Familia, his new strength boosted morale ahead of the Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle, and he promised they would win.

• Riezel’s Lv. 7 achievement became public news, provoking amazement and speculation across Orario and beyond.
• People began comparing Riezel with Ottar and hoping he would become strong enough to defeat the Black Dragon.
• Finn, Gareth, and Riveria welcomed Riezel’s Level Up as a timely morale boost before the assault on Knossos.
• Tiona, Tione, Bete, and Ais accepted that Riezel had surpassed them, while Raul, Aki, Lefiya, and the others celebrated his strength.
• Riezel told Loki Familia, “We’ll win,” and everyone agreed.

As the Fairy Great Secret Technique neared completion and Man-eating Flowers spread through Orario, the Guild convened the Familias for the imminent conquest of Knossos. Riezel attended with Finn, met the other representatives, and learned Aisha had joined the Hermes Familia.

• Red lights and Man-eating Flowers emerged across Orario, prompting the Guild to demand that the Knossos conquest begin immediately.
• Finn decided to hold a pre-battle meeting for the Familias taking part in the Conquest Battle.
• The Guild gathered representatives from the Loki, Ganesha, Hephaestus, and Hermes Familias and other trusted groups at the Tower of Babel.
• Finn brought Riezel to the meeting as the operation's trump card, where Tsubaki and Shakti greeted them.
• Riezel met Asfi and Aisha, learned Aisha had joined the Hermes Familia, and discussed why Haruhime had joined the Hestia Familia instead.

Riezel arrived at the Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle meeting after rising to Lv.7, and he told the gathered adventurers he did not think he would lose to a Lv.8. The mysterious Guild sorcerer Fels opened the meeting, and Finn took charge of explaining the strategy.

• Aisha reached Lv.4 but remained far behind Riezel, whose rise to Lv.7 reassured the gathered adventurers about the Conquest Battle.
• Tsubaki, Asfi, and Aisha asked Riezel whether he could contend with a Lv.8, and he said he had not fought Ottar but did not think he would lose.
• Fels appeared and introduced himself as a Guild sorcerer who would provide rear support during the Conquest Battle.
• Shakti declined to preside and said the Ganesha Familia would follow the Loki Familia's arrangements.
• Finn took the seat of honor and began explaining the strategy, warning that everyone would die if they failed.

Finn explained the plan to attack six Fairy Clones on the Man-made Labyrinth’s 10th Floor at the same time and assigned six units to reach their altars by separate routes. Riezel revealed that he could summon forty monsters with Lv.5 combat power, leaving the gathered Familia representatives stunned.

• Finn explained that all six Fairy Clones had to be defeated simultaneously to stop the Fairy’s Great Secret Technique.
• Finn presented the Man-made Labyrinth map and split the forces into six units entering through Daedalus Road’s great pit and the Dungeon’s 9th Floor.
• Riezel explained that his summoned monsters would reinforce the units with combat power equivalent to Lv.5 adventurers.
• Finn assigned the first five units to himself, Riveria Lios Alfr, Gareth Landrock, Shakti Farma, and Tsubaki Cobalund, distributing thirty-four summoned monsters among them.
• Finn assigned the sixth unit to Riezel Brihaut, with Lefiya Viridis as his deputy and six summoned monsters, bringing Riezel’s total deployment to forty Lv.5 combatants.

Finn finalized the coalition’s strategy for conquering the six Fairy Clones, while Riezel warned them to prepare for magic-specialized enemies, hidden reinforcements, and the masterminds behind the crisis. The meeting ended with the coalition set to begin its conquest tomorrow night, determined that victory was their only option.

• Finn revealed that Riezel could provide hundreds of combat automata, then assigned coalition members and proposed non-combat support units led by Fels.
• Fels and Asfi agreed to supply Magic Items for the campaign.
• Riezel warned that the six Fairy Clones were likely magic specialists and that the enemy might have spare Jewel Fetuses to deploy as reinforcements.
• Riezel insisted that the coalition also had to defeat Erini and the Mysterious Masked Monster to prevent future schemes.
• Shakti, Finn, and Riezel argued that evacuation was not a viable option and urged everyone to focus on winning.
• Finn announced that the formal conquest would begin the following night, and the gathered representatives pledged that defeat was not permitted.

On the eve of the Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle, Riezel finds Ais training and gives her an ancient treasure to help her fight without restraint. The chapter ends with Ais confronting the suggestion that she use her sealed skill, Vengeful Princess.

• As Loki Familia members prepared for the Conquest Battle, Riezel wandered through headquarters and watched Ais practice Wind Breathing.
• Riezel praised Ais's mastery of Wind Breathing and said she had surpassed him and might challenge Lv.7 opponents with her magic.
• Ais admitted she felt too weak to help Riezel or decide the battle, fearing she would lose her family again.
• Riezel gave Ais El'dor's Tear, an ancient secret treasure that protected the wearer's spirit and soul and stabilized the mind.
• Riezel urged Ais to wear the necklace and use her sealed skill, Vengeful Princess, leaving her shaken and ashamed.

Riezel gave Ais El'dor's Tear so she could use Vengeful Princess without losing her reason, while warning her against letting hatred control her. He also lent her Fool's Sword for the coming Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle, and the participating Familias departed the next day.

• Riezel explained that El'dor's Tear could protect Ais's mind when she activated Vengeful Princess, but warned that hatred and the skill's physical strain remained dangerous.
• Riezel described how Bete's Hati stemmed from his old wounds and explained why he worried that Ais might reopen her own emotional wounds by using her skill.
• Riezel urged Ais to use Vengeful Princess to protect those around her, especially Riveria, and warned that he would take back El'dor's Tear if Ais abused it.
• Ais put on El'dor's Tear and resolved to protect Riveria, then accepted Riezel's Fool's Sword for the coming operation.
• Ais thanked Riezel as they quietly watched the moon, and the participating Familias left their headquarters the next day for the Dungeon or Daedalus Road.

The Loki Familia and allied adventurers gathered at the Man-made Labyrinth entrances to begin their secret battle to save Orario. After Finn rallied the fighters, Riezel summoned powerful creatures at both entrances, and all six units charged into Knossos.

• The Loki Familia split into groups, and Riezel led the sixth unit toward the Dungeon’s 9th Floor while parting from Ais and the others.
• Riezel’s group joined the fourth and fifth units at the entrance to Artificial Labyrinth Knossos, where Shakti reported that the entrance was clear.
• Finn addressed the assembled adventurers, warning them of the danger and urging them to fight as nameless heroes to save the city.
• Riezel activated Location Mark and summoned monsters, undead, angels, and demons at the entrances on the 9th Floor and Daedalus Road.
• Finn ordered the units to move out, and all six units charged into Artificial Labyrinth Knossos.

The adventurers reached the 10th Floor of Artificial Labyrinth Knossos, where the six Great Fairy Clones unleashed a devastating magical defense. Riezel’s Guardian Throne Angels shielded the advancing units, and as Colorful Monsters appeared, he drew a transformed Nichirin Blade.

• The six adventurer units entered the 10th Floor and were ambushed by powerful spells cast through the Ring by the Great Fairy Clones.
• Riezel summoned a Guardian Throne Angel, which drew the magical attacks to its shield and protected his unit as the other units advanced behind their own Angels.
• Finn, Riveria, Gareth, Tsubaki, Shakti, and the other commanders directed their units through the bombardment toward their assigned altars.
• Colorful Monsters emerged ahead of every unit, and Finn warned the adventurers to watch for Corrosive Liquid and avoid reckless magic.
• Riezel rushed toward the monsters and drew a Nichirin Blade whose heat had faded and whose blade now bore flowing Divine Script.

Riezel wielded the reforged, growth-capable Hermit as his Sixth Division cut through the Colorful Monsters and reached the Fairy Clone’s altar first. The chapter ended with the adventurers facing the enormous singing Fairy Clone and its violet-indigo magic circle.

• Hephaestus reforged Riezel’s Black Blade Hermit with new materials, giving it Divine Script, the ability to grow with its wielder, and the potential to become a true Divine Blade.
• Riezel tested Hermit’s immense sharpness by cutting through Man-eating Flowers, Giant Worms, and their corrosive attacks with ease.
• Lefiya and the Sixth Division fought through the Colorful Monsters as Riezel led the charge, while the other divisions advanced through the passages as well.
• Riezel’s Sixth Division reached the Fairy Clone’s altar before Ais’s Second Division.
• The adventurers entered the vast chamber and saw the colossal Fairy Clone singing above a violet-indigo magic circle.

Riezel and the adventurers launched a full-scale assault on the Fairy Clone while magical defenses and Colorful Monsters turned the battlefield into a bombardment war. Riezel countered her spells with his own fairy magic, and their clash shook Orario as the battle for the city’s future raged.

• Riezel cut off the Fairy Clone’s head, but one of her three lower faces used a short chant to attack him with magic.
• Riezel reflected the Fairy Clone’s lightning spell, then faced three simultaneous spells as the adventurers charged through a magical barrage.
• The Guardian Throne Angel protected the adventurers while summoned creatures, mages, healers, supporters, and Lefiya joined the assault against the Fairy Clone and Colorful Monsters.
• Finn, Gareth, Tiona, Tione, Riveria, Ais, Tsubaki, and Shakti’s unit led attacks across the other battlefields as their forces pushed forward without retreating.
• Riezel fought the Fairy Clone at close range and cast the Fairy Clone’s Earth spell, Starfall, against her Flame Storm.
• The Flame Storm and Starfall collided in a massive explosion that made the ground of Orario tremble.

Riezel battled Ye En and a powerful Fairy Clone as the crisis in the Man-made Labyrinth intensified. After Finn entrusted him with finding the mastermind, Riezel empowered the adventurers and pursued Ye En, leaving Lefiya to lead the fight against the Fairy Clone.

• Riezel prepared to strike the Fairy Clone, but Ye En intercepted him and fled after Riezel cut one of his doubles in half.
• The Fairy Clone activated abnormal-grade enhancement magic and unleashed a lightning storm, while the Guardian Throne Angel and Riezel’s summoned creatures fought to protect and support the adventurers.
• Riezel countered the two Ye Ens’ magic, but one escaped after the other vanished and its aura surged.
• Finn ordered Riezel to give the adventurers Rank Ascension and pursue the mastermind, and Riezel agreed.
• Riezel used Treasure Hammer to raise the adventurers’ combat power, entrusted Lefiya with the battlefield, and teleported after Ye En.
• Ais urged Lefiya to believe in Riezel, and Lefiya led the renewed battle against the Fairy Clone.

Riezel confronted Erini in the final chamber of Artificial Labyrinth Knossos, where the seventh Fairy Clone had merged with a dragon-like creature. Erini revealed that he was Dionysus, the Mad God, and explained that he had sought to destroy Orario for the pleasure of driving people mad before attacking Riezel.

• Riezel entered the chamber and recognized the enormous dragon-like Fairy Clone as resembling Níðhöggr.
• Erini appeared beneath the creature and introduced himself as the City Destroyer, while Ye En shielded him from Riezel's killing intent.
• Riezel rejected Erini's invitation to discuss his identity and motives, saying he had come to kill him and Ye En or die trying.
• Erini admitted that he had sent Thanatos back to Heaven to activate the rings and turn the 10th Floor into a magic circle.
• Erini revealed that his true name was Dionysus, the God of Wine and Mad God, and said he wanted to destroy Orario to watch people descend into madness.
• Dionysus blamed Riezel for disrupting his plans and ordered him to die.

Riezel overwhelmed Ye En with magic and swordsmanship, defeating her despite her ability to clone herself, cast lightning, and raise barriers. He then turned to the god standing before the Black Dragon and challenged them to reveal any remaining tricks.

• Ye En attacked Riezel with cursed lightning, but he dodged, countered with Flame Volt, and struck her with his blade.
• Riezel battered Ye En's First-Class Armament-quality gauntlets until they broke, then cut her in half with Thunderclap and Flash.
• Ye En split into two and attacked Riezel with lightning, but his Magic Mirrors reflected the bolts back at her clones.
• Riezel used Magic Super-Enhancement: Reality Slash to cut one Ye En through her barrier, then slew the other with a lightning-wreathed slash.
• Riezel turned toward the god standing before the Black Dragon and demanded that they bring out any other tricks.

Dionysus used Ye En as a sacrifice to summon Araya, the Filthy Fairy’s true body, after she sent her flesh to the surface. Araya emerged from a flesh cocoon as the Fairy Clones stopped chanting across Knossos, leaving Riezel and the adventurers facing a crisis beyond his original expectations.

• Dionysus’s Black Dragon Clone sent a tentacle into Ye En’s severed body, and Riezel failed to stop Green Flesh from consuming and transforming her.
• Dionysus revealed that the Filthy Fairy’s true flesh was parasitizing Ye En and that he had changed his backup plan to summon the main body.
• The flesh cocoon absorbed Níðhöggr and the magic power gathered by the Fairies’ Great Secret Technique, while the six Fairy Clones stopped chanting and began shrieking.
• Finn, Riveria, Ais, Tiona, Tione, Bete, Gareth, and Lefiya sensed the danger as Riezel recognized that events had diverged from the original story.
• Araya emerged from the cocoon before Riezel, while the Fairy Clones’ cries spread through the Artificial Labyrinth Knossos.

Araya killed Dionysus and revealed her delight in breaking taboos before turning her attention to Riezel. She attacked him with tracking tentacles and engulfed him in Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Araya impaled Dionysus with tentacles and tore him apart, triggering the pillar of Repatriate Heavenly God and shaking Knossos.
• Araya explained that she had helped Dionysus destroy Orario but killed him because she wanted to hear gods scream too.
• Araya told Riezel that she wanted to eat him and asked him to become one with her.
• Riezel used High-Tier Teleportation and lightning to evade Araya's tracking tentacles.
• Araya cast Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, engulfing Riezel and making him vanish into the flames.