Chapter Summaries

Riezel fought Araya, the Filthy Fairy, as she unleashed rapid magic and tentacle attacks while boasting of devouring everyone in the dungeon and then Orario. He discovered that her defensive spell resisted magic and realized he would need to reveal his real skills.

• Riezel survived Araya's Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire and attacked her with Sun Breathing, but she countered with lightning and a meteorite.
• Araya explained Simple Chant and declared she would devour Riezel, the dungeon's adventurers, and every living thing in Orario.
• Riezel used his Magic Mirror to reflect Araya's spells, then launched three space-cutting slashes at her.
• Araya's barrier dispersed Riezel's slashes, and he recognized it as Magic Resistance magic.
• Riezel judged Araya too powerful to defeat at his current stage and produced several rings as he prepared to show his real skills.

Riezel revealed his hidden treasures and used the Ring of Life God to restore his power, then overwhelmed Araya with enhanced abilities and attacks she could not reach him with. After Araya unleashed increasingly destructive magic, Riezel struck her with Blooming Radiance, engulfing her in a blazing explosion.

• Riezel revealed his fourteen accessory items and activated the Ring of Life God, restoring his power and strengthening himself with magic and Flame Spirit Burning Gauze.
• Araya sensed Riezel's rising power and attacked with a massive flash, but Riezel erased it with Magic Disintegration.
• Araya unleashed a combined torrent of light and darkness, but Riezel passed through it using Meloy God and cut down her tentacles with his flaming blade.
• Araya cast Flame Storm and bombarded Riezel with spells, but he reached her and severed her at the waist with Circular Dance Flash.
• Araya summoned Starfall, bringing down countless meteors across the collapsing battlefield, but Riezel answered with Blooming Radiance and engulfed her in a blazing explosion.

Riezel defeated the Filthy Fairy Araya in the ruins of Knossos and offered her a choice other than death by using a Demon Taming Bracelet. As the Fairy Clones stopped attacking across the Man-made Labyrinth, Riezel successfully contained Araya, ending the conquest battle and saving Orario.

• A tremor swept through the Man-made Labyrinth, and the Fairy Clones stopped attacking across all six battlefields.
• The red light over Orario vanished, leaving the city and the Guild in turmoil as people wondered whether the operation had succeeded.
• Riezel found Araya badly wounded in the ruins of Knossos, with Hermit pinning her down and Sun Breathing suppressing her regeneration.
• Riezel offered Araya a choice other than death and activated a Demon Taming Bracelet.
• Araya gave up resisting and was absorbed into Riezel's bracelet, officially ending the Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle.

After the Man-made Labyrinth Conquest Battle, Riezel secretly resurrected its casualties and became known as the Hero of Hope after defeating the Black Dragon and accomplishing the final Three Great Adventurer Quest. On the two-hundredth day, he left Orario and returned to Akasha Continent, promising his companions he would come back.

• The Guild publicly blamed Orario’s unrest on rampaging monsters, while the participating Familias helped conceal the truth about Knossos and Riezel’s role.
• Riezel used True Revival to bring back every victim of the Conquest Battle, and the participants agreed to keep his Resurrection Magic secret.
• Riezel defeated Ottar, the Gale Familia’s Lv.6 fighters, and Altna’s vanguard, then reached Lv.8 and became Orario’s strongest adventurer.
• Riezel and Ais traveled to Dragon Valley and defeated the one-eyed Black Dragon, earning Riezel the title Hero of Hope.
• Riezel said farewell to Loki, Ais, Lefiya, and the Loki Familia, promising to return before leaving Orario on the two-hundredth day.
• The Dimensional Travel system ended Riezel’s journey in this world, and he returned to Akasha Continent.

After returning from Dimensional Travel, Riezel woke in bed with naked Liz and Eulalie and discovered that Eulalie had apparently stripped them while they slept. Luna misunderstood the scene and attacked him, but Riezel stopped her; after they explained nothing had happened, he questioned Liz about staying by his side during his absence and then set out with the others for a walk.

• Riezel woke in the Royal Palace beside naked Liz and Eulalie and realized Eulalie's habit of stripping people in her sleep explained their state.
• Luna entered the bedroom, saw the three of them beneath one blanket, and lunged at Riezel with a dagger.
• Riezel's Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs stopped Luna, and Liz and Eulalie woke amid the commotion.
• Luna interrogated Liz in the sitting room, while Liz insisted that nothing had happened and defended Riezel.
• Riezel learned that Liz had stayed beside him throughout his day-and-night Dimensional Travel, and Liz reaffirmed that she wanted to remain his attendant.
• Riezel took Eulalie by the hand and left to go for a walk, followed by Liz and Luna.

Riezel took Liz, Eulalie, and Luna outside and discovered that Sorok’s servants were being murdered in his palace. After spotting something unexpected in Sorok’s room, Riezel went to visit him, prompting Hermulin to send Marquis Borlai and hurry there himself.

• Riezel led Liz, Eulalie, and Luna past the knights guarding Liz’s bedchamber and learned that Sorok had moved into a grand palace nearby.
• Luna told Riezel that Sorok had been killing palace maids and servants since moving in, and the group saw knights carrying out their corpses.
• Riezel used Clear World to look into Sorok’s palace, reacted with surprise to what he saw, and decided to visit Sorok.
• Hermulin learned that Riezel was heading to Sorok’s bedchamber and ordered Marquis Borlai to go there before setting out himself.

Riezel led Liz, Eulalie, and Luna into Sorok’s deserted, bloodstained palace and confronted the injured prince in his room. After Liz overpowered Sorok’s Spiritual Power and Riezel beat him down, an icy sensation emerged from Sorok before a group burst in and ordered everyone to stop.

• Riezel bound the knights guarding Sorok’s chambers with Evil Eye and led his companions through the bloodstained palace.
• Riezel entered Sorok’s room, where Sorok attacked the intruders with the Spiritual Power of the War King Sword Skill.
• Liz’s awakened Spiritual Power overwhelmed Sorok’s, and Sorok recognized Riezel and roared his name in hatred.
• Sorok lunged at Riezel with a sword, but Riezel caught the blade barehanded, kicked Sorok through the bed, and pinned him to the floor.
• An icy sensation began to emanate from Sorok, drawing sharp reactions from Liz and Eulalie as Riezel appeared to confirm a suspicion.
• A group of people rushed into the room and ordered everyone to stop.

Riezel confronted King Hermulin after Sorok attacked him, forcing the king to acknowledge that the prince had offended a Sword Saint. Riezel left after warning that he intended to get acquainted with the royal family, while Sorok remained unconscious and Hermulin was left with no answer.

• Hermulin entered Sorok’s room with Floren Borlei and dozens of True Swordsmen, finding Riezel pinning Sorok beneath his foot.
• Hermulin demanded an explanation and asked Riezel to release Sorok, but Riezel challenged him to say whether princes could attack Sword Saints without consequence.
• Hermulin agreed that Sorok’s attack was unforgivable and promised punishment, so Riezel lifted his foot.
• Sorok immediately lunged at Riezel, and Rom knocked him unconscious before he could reach him.
• Riezel told Hermulin he had come to visit Sorok and hinted that he could instead become close to the Corderion Family’s eldest young master.
• Riezel left with Liz and the others, leaving Hermulin’s group in a tense silence.

After Sorok’s confrontation with Riezel, Hermulin warned him to control himself, but Sorok secretly vowed to destroy the Corderion Family and Riezel. Floren reported that Riezel’s strength had suddenly become comparable to or greater than Eulalie’s, while Riezel warned his companions that trouble would soon erupt in the Royal Palace.

• Hermulin rebuked Sorok for provoking Riezel and threatened to choose another heir if Sorok could not change his behavior.
• After Hermulin left, Sorok condemned his father’s rule and unleashed a sinister power as he vowed to kill Riezel and wipe out the Corderion Family.
• Floren told Hermulin and Rom that Riezel had grown dramatically stronger and now seemed unmatched, possibly surpassing Eulalie.
• Hermulin regretted antagonizing Riezel and ordered Rom to station Shadow Knights near Sorok to prevent another clash.
• On the way back to their quarters, Riezel told Liz and Luna that something was wrong with Sorok and warned that the Royal Palace would soon face turmoil.

Sorok used a sinister dagger Riezel had given him to transform Rom and reveal his rebellion against Hermulin. As Hermulin tried to stop him, a black-robed accomplice stabbed the king to death, leaving Sorok’s coup poised to begin.

• Hermulin considered ways to repair relations with Riezel, then decided to send two princesses to serve him.
• Sorok visited Hermulin and claimed Riezel had given him a suspicious dagger, which he handed to Rom for inspection.
• The dagger’s chilling power entered Rom and left him writhing on the floor as Sorok revealed his plan to seize the throne.
• Sorok denounced Hermulin and declared that he would conquer the kingdom and kill anyone who resisted.
• A black-robed figure stabbed Hermulin from behind before he could activate Heavenly Pillar Light, and Hermulin died.

Sorok seized the throne after killing Hermulin and planned to conceal the murder while using the Sacred Relics to control the kingdom. As Riezel prepared for the mysterious faction’s moves and warned Yuri to stay alert, two powerful Reinayl Clan members arrived outside the Royal Capital to reclaim Liz.

• Sorok took the Sword of Power and claimed the throne after Hermulin and the rebels were killed.
• Sorok planned to pose as Hermulin and use the Sacred Relics to control the kingdom’s upper ranks, while a black-robed figure warned him about its limits and the Reinayl bloodline.
• Riezel told Yuri that Sorok carried the Magic Dolls’ cold energy and was likely working with the faction targeting him and Liz.
• Riezel assured Yuri that the Heavenly Pillar Light could no longer weaken him and told her to contact him if danger arose.
• A young Reinayl man and woman arrived outside Royal Capital Yeluf and set off to bring Liz back to their clan.

With the royal capital unnaturally quiet and Sharia not responding, Riezel trusted his intuition that something was happening in secret. He sent Little Fairies to investigate and permanently summoned a level 100 Heart-Eating Demon, leaving him with a powerful new ally.

• Riezel monitored the royal capital through Yuri's intelligence network and tried unsuccessfully to get information from Sharia.
• Riezel decided to act on his intuition and summoned Little Fairies to search the capital for unusual events and report back through their mental connection.
• Riezel used Gold Coins, a Magic Gemstone from Eulalie's tomb, a Demon Wolf Heart, and his blood to perform a permanent Tenth Tier Demon Summoning.
• A female Heart-Eating Demon appeared, knelt before Riezel, and told him she was level 100 at maximum level.
• Riezel smiled with satisfaction when he learned the demon was comparable to a Lv.7 Sword Saint.

Riezel permanently summoned the level 100 Heart-Eating Demon Lilith and sent her to spy on Third Prince Sorok. Lilith infiltrated Sorok’s palace, but found him acting strangely and sensed that his life form and soul were abnormal.

• Riezel named the newly summoned Heart-Eating Demon Lilith and ordered her to monitor Sorok, record his actions, and capture suspicious individuals.
• Lilith used High-Tier Teleportation to reach Sorok’s palace despite the Heavenly Pillar Light barrier.
• Lilith sensed twenty-three people inside the palace and restrained her hunger for the hearts of its guards so she could obey Riezel’s mission.
• Lilith used Complete Unknowability and Dimensional Shift to enter Sorok’s room, where she found him sitting blankly in a spotless room.
• Lilith sensed that Sorok’s life form and soul differed from those of ordinary people and wondered what he was.

Riezel returned to Liz’s room and sensed that two visitors had arrived, just as he worried that sharing a bed with Liz and Eulalie was wearing down his self-control. Eulalie attacked the intruders, and Riezel watched as the two young experts fought back against her.

• Riezel returned to Liz’s room, where Liz was changing with Luna’s help and Eulalie had already changed for the night.
• Riezel sensed visitors, and Eulalie vanished from the room to intercept them outside the door.
• A young swordsman blocked Eulalie’s claws while a young mage used magic to stop the rest of her attack.
• Eulalie launched another assault, and the two intruders struggled to keep up with her speed.
• Riezel recognized the intruders as exceptionally capable young experts and became intrigued by them.

Riezel and Eulalie subdued Leo and Evie after the pair infiltrated the Royal Palace, and Riezel used Time Stagnation to stop Leo as he prepared to wield an Ancient Secret Treasure. Evie recognized Liz as the Princess through Moslo's Sword and attacked Riezel for making Liz his attendant, but her jade branch broke his spell.

• Riezel realized the young intruders were unusually powerful, while Eulalie continued to overwhelm them despite holding back.
• Riezel told Eulalie to finish the fight, and she struck Leo into a wall and sent Evie crashing into another.
• As Leo prepared to use a twisted sword that Riezel suspected was an Ancient Secret Treasure, Riezel froze him with ninth-ranked Time Stagnation.
• Liz arrived with Luna, and Evie recognized Liz as the Princess because she could wield Moslo's Sword.
• Evie accused Riezel of making the Princess his attendant and raised a jade branch to free Liz, but Riezel cast Time Stagnation on her.
• The jade branch shattered Riezel's spell, revealing how Evie could use magic inside the Heavenly Pillar Light barrier.

Riezel fought the girl wielding the Jade Branch, whose layered spells and magic-canceling treasure initially blocked his attacks. He used Self Time Acceleration and Lost Truth to turn Severance into a Dimensional Slash, cutting through her defenses and leaving her wounded.

• The girl surrounded herself with a Lightning Shield and corrosive Light Mist, then shattered Riezel’s Magic Disintegration and attacked him with lightning-fast Magic Missiles.
• Riezel deflected the barrage with Moon Breathing and charged at the girl, but the Light Mist burned him and her Air Burst and Lightning Shield stopped his follow-up attacks.
• The girl demanded that Riezel break his contract with the princess and release his companion, while Riezel ordered her to surrender.
• As the girl prepared another barrage, Riezel used Self Time Acceleration to cross the Light Mist and reach her before she could stop him.
• Riezel activated Lost Truth and enchanted Black Blade Hermit with Severance, creating a Dimensional Slash that cut through the girl’s shield and clothing and drew blood.

Evie regained consciousness after Riezel revived her from death, while he appraised and confiscated the dangerous secret treasures she and Leo carried. Under questioning, Evie confirmed that she and her companions had been sent by the Hidden World.

• Evie accepted a hand reaching into the Sea of Souls and was pulled back to life by Riezel.
• Riezel told Evie that his first use of a powerful sword technique had killed her, but he had revived her afterward.
• Evie asked about her companions, and Riezel showed her Leo asleep while Eulalie examined his twisted curved sword.
• Riezel identified the sword as Curse of Death, a magic sword that cursed anyone it wounded to die, and confiscated it.
• Riezel appraised Evie's Jade Branch, identified it as the powerful Demon God's Blessing, and confiscated it as well.
• Riezel asked whether Evie and her companions had been sent by the Hidden World, and Evie confirmed that they had.

Riezel forced Evie to explain the Hidden World and learned that it was a sanctuary created by the Ancient Magic Civilization, whose people had sent Evie and Leo to retrieve Liz. The revelation left Liz facing the fact that the Hidden World revered her Reinayl bloodline and intended to take her back, even by declaring war on Ginas.

• Riezel demanded that Evie explain the Hidden World, but she refused to betray her homeland and insisted that Liz had been deceived into becoming his retainer.
• Liz declared that she had willingly become Riezel's retainer, while Evie insisted that the Reinayl bloodline should never serve anyone.
• Riezel prevented Evie from activating her protective spells under the Royal Palace's Magic Barrier and used Charm of the Human Race to make her answer.
• Evie explained that the Hidden World was a Pocket Dimension sanctuary built eleven thousand years earlier to preserve the last survivors of the Ancient Magic Civilization.
• Evie revealed that the Hidden World's priests had discovered Liz's Reinayl bloodline and ordered her and Leo to bring Liz back, allowing them to declare war on Ginas if necessary.

Liz learned that the Hidden World's High Priest might know her origins, while Riezel suspected the High Priest could also explain the Dimensional Cube. Evie revealed that the route back to the Hidden World lay in Queen Tistis's Kingdom, giving Riezel and Liz their next destination.

• Liz asked Evie whether she knew Grandma Mia, but Evie had never heard of her.
• Evie said the High Priest might know Liz's parents and had seen Liz shortly after her birth.
• Riezel asked Evie about the Dimensional Cube, but Evie did not know what it was.
• Evie explained that she and Leo could not casually contact the High Priest because of her status.
• Evie told Riezel that the passage back to the Hidden World was in Queen Tistis's Kingdom, so Riezel and Liz realized they had to go there.

Riezel imprisoned Evie and Leo after they tried to rescue Liz, then dismissed their warnings about the Hidden World and its Temple. He teleported back to Liz, held her beneath the blankets, and thought his patience was reaching its limit.

• Riezel threw Evie and Leo into an unused room, restrained Leo with magic, and transformed the room into a prison cell with Create Cage.
• Leo attacked the cell door but failed to damage it, while Riezel explained that the cage would hold them and said he would decide what to do with them later.
• Evie and Leo demanded that Riezel free Liz and warned that the Temple and the powerful Hidden World would oppose him.
• Riezel rejected their warnings, said he looked forward to facing the Hidden World, and teleported away.
• Evie worried about Liz's fate as Riezel returned to Liz and held her beneath the blankets, thinking that his patience was running out.