Chapter Summaries

Riezel reassured Liz that he would not dissolve their Retainer Contract under pressure from the Hidden World, and the two began discussing another contract. Meanwhile, Lilith tested Sorok Ginas with Charm Magic and discovered that he could move in an inhuman way and resist it.

• Liz worried that the Hidden World might harm Riezel and began suggesting they dissolve their Retainer Contract.
• Riezel told Liz that their contract could end only by mutual choice and insisted they would travel to the Hidden World together.
• After Liz clung to him, Riezel proposed making another contract, leaving Liz confused and Eulalie curious.
• Lilith noticed that Sorok Ginas seemed unlike an ordinary person and cast Charm Magic on him.
• Sorok ignored Lilith's magic and lunged at her with silent, lightning-fast movements, confirming her suspicions.

Hermulin revealed that he had been discovered and prepared to strike, while Lilith uncovered a Magic Doll impersonating Sorok and fought the other dolls in the palace. Lilith reported her discovery to Riezel, who woke beside Liz and Eulalie and asked her to explain the details.

• Hermulin discussed his exposure with a black-robed figure and said he had prepared a gift for Riezel before disappearing with several Black Shadows.
• Lilith fought the Sorok double, discovered he was a Magic Doll, and learned that the real Mad Dog Prince had joined a mysterious organization.
• Several Magic Dolls attacked Lilith, but she used Hellfire Wall and Hellfire to kill one and trap the others in the hall.
• Lilith contacted Riezel with Message magic and reported that Sorok in the palace was a Magic Doll double.
• Riezel woke beside Liz and Eulalie, soothed them back to sleep, and asked Lilith to explain what had happened.

Riezel learned that Sorok had allied with the mysterious faction and ordered Lilith to withdraw while he continued searching for him. The next morning, Luna rushed to protect Liz but ended up attacking Riezel during a chaotic breakfast, while Liz tried to defend Riezel and Eulalie watched in confusion.

• Lilith told Riezel that Magic Dolls had been brought to the Royal Capital by a black-robed contact, that Sorok had gained a dangerous new power, and that his whereabouts remained unknown.
• Riezel told Lilith to leave the Royal Palace and ordered her to take further action while he relied on his Little Fairies to watch for Sorok.
• After waking, Luna hurried to Liz's bedroom, convinced Riezel had taken advantage of the princess, and vowed to protect her.
• Luna found Liz and Riezel together, screamed, and later charged at Riezel with kitchen knives during breakfast, but he calmly dodged her attacks.
• Liz tried to restrain Luna and said she would protect Riezel, prompting objections from both Riezel and Luna, while Eulalie arrived and watched the ensuing commotion.

Riezel and his companions were attacked by palace residents apparently under mental domination as they made their way to the Throne Room. There, Riezel discovered that King Hermulin had been dead for some time, just as an unseen speaker demanded an explanation from him.

• Luna scolded Riezel over his relationship with Liz as the group left the royal residence and noticed the palace in an uproar.
• A knight suddenly attacked Riezel, and the nearby knights, servants, and maids joined in; Riezel, Eulalie, and Liz fought them off and bound many with magic.
• Riezel recognized the attackers' blackened eyes as a sign of mental domination and led the group toward King Hermulin, facing more attacks along the way.
• Eulalie tore open the Throne Room gate, and the group found Hermulin sitting silently on the throne.
• Riezel determined that Hermulin had been dead for some time, and an unseen speaker confirmed the king's death before demanding an explanation from Riezel.

Redson Elieman confronted Riezel in the Throne Room, suspecting him of causing King Hermulin Ginas’s death and the palace massacre. When Riezel refused to explain, they fought, and Riezel defeated the Old Sword Saint in two strikes.

• Redson Elieman appeared in the Throne Room, and his pressure knocked Luna unconscious as Liz caught her.
• Redson said Hermulin had told him about the troubles surrounding Riezel and demanded an explanation for the king’s death and the missing Prince Sorok.
• Riezel refused to explain, and Redson attacked him at close range.
• Riezel evaded Redson’s strike and countered with Thunderclap and Flash, overpowering him in their clash.
• Riezel struck Redson with Heat Realm Thunder, hurling him into a Stone Pillar and burying him beneath the rubble.

Riezel fought Redson in the Throne Room and discovered that the old Sword Saint wielded Time Sword Skills and a second set of techniques that granted him extraordinary recovery and longevity. Both men embraced the duel, and their renewed clash began shaking the Throne Room.

• Redson burst from the rubble after Riezel knocked him into a Stone Pillar, then struggled to believe how strong his young opponent was.
• Riezel explained that he had refused to Level Up from Lv.8 so he could keep training his Ability Values to their limits.
• Redson struck with a sword technique that accelerated time, and Riezel recognized the Time Sword Skills before countering with Thunderclap and Flash.
• Riezel saw Redson recover from his wounds and realized he had mastered a second set of Special Grade Sword Skills that enhanced vitality, recovery, and lifespan.
• Riezel and Redson became absorbed in their duel, and lightning and magic power surged through the trembling Throne Room.

Riezel fought Redson in the Throne Room while Magic Dolls attacked Liz outside. Riezel prepared a decisive strike, but a sudden pressure descended before he could finish the battle.

• Magic Dolls appeared around Liz and Luna outside the Throne Room and began their mission to kill Liz.
• Riezel unleashed powerful Breathing Technique attacks against Redson, who used his Time Sword Skills and ancient sword to defend himself and counterattack.
• Riezel blocked Redson's barrage with Moon Breathing, then pursued and struck him with Sun and Thunder Breathing, sending him through two Stone Pillars.
• Redson decided to prolong the fight, hoping Riezel would exhaust himself, but Riezel revealed that attrition was his greatest advantage because of his Healing Power and Spirit Healing.
• Riezel sheathed his blade and gathered lightning for Godspeed, but an astonishing pressure suddenly descended, shocking both fighters.

Riezel survived a full-strength Heavenly Pillar Light suppression and Rom’s ambush, then learned that the attack suggested someone else controlled the Sword of Power. After Eulalie captured the wounded Rom, she seized and subdued his Shadow Sword, revealing immense magic power and an apparent interest in wielding it.

• Heavenly Pillar Light suppressed Riezel as Rom attacked him from behind with Shadow Slash, but Riezel blocked the strike with Radiant Golden Crimson Body.
• Riezel activated Unrestricted, grew stronger under the suppression, and cut Rom in half with Thunderclap and Flash: Divine Speed.
• Redson questioned whether Riezel had killed Hermulin, and Riezel’s response led Redson to suspect someone else had activated Heavenly Pillar Light and sent Rom after him.
• Riezel found Liz safe after Eulalie had defeated the attackers, while Eulalie pursued the fleeing Rom.
• Eulalie returned with Rom, then grabbed his Shadow Sword and overwhelmed its magic with her immense power.
• Riezel realized Eulalie intended to use a sword as she kept hold of the subdued Shadow Sword.

Riezel discovered that Sorok had murdered Hermulin and was using a mind-controlling Sacred Relic to seize power, plunging Royal Capital Yeluf into war. After warning Redson to protect the other royal heirs, Riezel took Liz and the others toward Franzer Villa.

• Riezel froze Rom with Time Stagnation and searched his memories, learning that Sorok had controlled Rom and made him kill Hermulin.
• Riezel told Redson that Sorok had murdered his father, planned to eliminate his opponents, and used a Sacred Relic to control people across the kingdom.
• Riezel teleported Liz, Redson, and the others above the palace, where they saw noble estates burning and fighting spreading through Royal Capital Yeluf.
• Riezel explained how Sorok had set a trap in the Throne Room and launched attacks against the Duke Faction while seeking to kill Riezel and Liz.
• Riezel urged Redson to find the First Prince and Seventh Prince, and Redson immediately left using the Time Sword Skills.
• Liz asked what they should do, and Riezel said they were returning to Franzer Villa.

Riezel returned to Franzer Villa, fought off the attackers, and rescued Yuri, Marilyn, and Lilith from the Magic Dolls. After confirming that Yuri’s siblings were safe, he prepared to leave and deal with the culprit behind the attacks.

• Riezel teleported back to Franzer Villa with Liz and Eulalie, then used Sacred Rite: Aurora to attack the black-eyed knights and sent Liz and Eulalie into the fight.
• Riezel teleported to Yuri’s office, where Lilith was protecting Yuri and Marilyn from the Magic Dolls, and bound the dolls with Group All Species Bind.
• Riezel healed Marilyn with Dia Flatel, while Lilith burned the bound Magic Dolls with Hellfire.
• Liz, Eulalie, Ain, and Ian joined Riezel, and Ain and Ian confirmed that Mediste and Isaac were safe.
• Riezel told Yuri they would leave the villa and said he would explain the attack after he dealt with the culprit.

Sorok crushed the Corderion Family and prepared to kill Saint Nidor and Sharia, but a messenger revealed that his coup had suffered major setbacks and powerful enemies were returning. Just as Sorok attacked Sharia, Riezel and his allies arrived and turned the residence into a battlefield again.

• Sorok defeated Saint Nidor, taunted him and Sharia, and ordered the siblings taken away for torture and abuse.
• A black-robed figure told Sorok that Riezel had defeated the Shadow Sword Saint, the Princess and the Franzer Family’s young lady had found powerful protectors, and the Commander of the Knight Order was returning.
• Saint Nidor and Sharia gained hope at the news, but Sorok raised his ominous curved sword and attacked Sharia.
• A figure suddenly kicked Sorok away, while two others defeated the Black-Eyed Knights and freed the siblings.
• A purple wave struck and disintegrated the Magic Dolls, renewing the battle at the Corderion Family residence.

Yuri and the Franzer Family knights attacked the Corderion estate as Riezel confronted Sorok, who revealed his Holy Power and new strength as a Magic-Enhanced Human. Riezel gained the upper hand, but Dihart intervened with a surprise attack, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Yuri led the Franzer Family knights into the Corderion estate while the Black-Eyed Knights and Magic Dolls rushed to meet them.
• Liz supported Sharia as Saint Nidor collapsed, and Eulalie killed a Black-Eyed Knight who was about to attack him.
• Riezel found Sorok by tracking the Sword of Power and learned that Sorok had become a Magic-Enhanced Human wielding Holy Power and a Sacred Relic.
• Sorok's Holy Power corroded Riezel's Aura of Strength, but Riezel dodged his attacks and struck back with Thunderclap and Flash.
• Dihart attacked Riezel from behind with a greatsword, blasting apart the ground, and Sharia identified him as the One-Eyed Sword Saint.

Riezel faced Sorok and the mind-controlled One-Eyed Sword Saint Dihart, who attacked him together at Sorok’s command. Riezel overwhelmed them with a single flaming sword technique, killing Sorok and defeating Dihart.

• Riezel recognized that Sorok had corrupted Dihart with the Sacred Relics and made him a puppet.
• Sorok ordered Dihart to attack Riezel and launched a Mental Storm at him from behind.
• Riezel explained that Sorok and Dihart could not match his strength, then unleashed Circular Dance Flash.
• Riezel shattered Dihart’s greatsword, cut both men, and left Sorok severed in two.
• Riezel burned Sorok’s upper body to ashes as the Sword of Power and Black Ominous Curved Sword fell to the ground.

Riezel defeated Dihart and Sorok, then exposed and destroyed Gigabyte’s Magic Puppet, learning that the mysterious organization was called the Holy Temple. The royal capital’s upheaval was suppressed, but the king’s death and the kingdom’s losses left Ginas unstable and threatened by the Rebru Kingdom.

• Riezel killed Dihart and Sorok with a single slash, shocking those gathered at the Corderion Family estate.
• Gigabyte identified himself as a Holy Temple envoy and explained that he was operating through a Magic Puppet controlled by his consciousness.
• Riezel intercepted Gigabyte’s escape and destroyed the puppet with space-cutting magic and Crimson Nova.
• Gigabyte declared that he and Riezel would meet again before the puppet burned away, and Riezel learned the organization’s name was the Holy Temple.
• The Franzer and Corderion Families, joined by the Borley Family’s Knight Order commander, helped suppress the capital’s unrest after King Hermulin and Sorok died.
• The upheaval weakened the Ginas Kingdom, and reports indicated that the Rebru Kingdom was preparing to pressure its border.

Riezel woke at the repaired Franzer Villa as Royal Capital Yeluf remained under heavy guard amid struggles following Sorok Ginas’s turmoil and the king’s death. Yuri explained the Franzer Family’s losses and the ongoing succession contest, which remained unresolved.

• Riezel left Liz and Eulalie asleep and met Lilith, who insisted on guarding him while the capital was in turmoil.
• At the villa office, Yuri, Marilyn, Ain, and Ian discussed rebuilding the Franzer Villa’s defenses and Knight Order.
• Ian and Ain reported that 431 knights had died, 127 could no longer serve, and only 242 remained.
• Yuri told Riezel that nobles were battling over weakened houses’ lands and authority while the Royal and Duke Factions fought over the throne.
• Yuri described the succession contest: the Royal Faction backed the First Prince and Seventh Prince, Saint Nidor supported the Duke Faction with DiHart, the Borley Family stayed neutral, and Redson supported the Royal Faction; no new king had been chosen.

With the Ginas Kingdom in turmoil and threatened by invasion, Yuri explained the coming royal election and urged Riezel to consider whom to support. Riezel chose to wait and see, while preparing to leave for Queen Tistis's Kingdom and the Hidden World after observing the election.

• Yuri told Riezel that the kingdom's nobles and powerful individuals would soon choose a side, and explained that Riezel could have up to ten votes as a Sword Saint.
• Riezel said he would not support a candidate yet and might abstain if none of them won his favor.
• Riezel visited Mediste and Isaac, who had been training in swordsmanship with Ain and Ian, and heard from the butler about Akil's exile and the severe losses suffered by Carly and Stephanie's families.
• Lilith told Riezel that the two captives were imprisoned in the villa basement and that the maid from the Royal Palace had been brought out; Riezel left her future arrangement to Liz.
• Riezel planned to travel to Queen Tistis's Kingdom once his summoned creature provided teleportation coordinates, then enter the Hidden World after watching the royal election unfold.

As nobles gathered in the royal capital and rival factions competed for support, Yuri met with their lobbyists without choosing a side, while Riezel avoided most of them. Yuri introduced Riezel to her sister Anri and Duke Isis Letaise, who invited them to a banquet.

• Nobles arrived in the royal capital, and public support grew for Saint Nidor and the royal princes as their factions courted allies.
• Yuri met with Royal Faction and Duke Faction representatives but made no commitment, while Riezel declined to meet most lobbyists.
• Yuri introduced Riezel to Duke Isis Letaise and Anri Franzer, Yuri's older sister and Isis's secretary.
• Anri and Yuri discussed their father, Alderman, and Isis's unresolved marriage arrangements.
• Isis presented an invitation and said she had come to invite them to a banquet.

Riezel and Yuri arrived at the Honey Wine Restaurant for the royal election banquet, where candidates and voting nobles would gather before the election. Liz worried she was not qualified to attend, but Riezel and Yuri reassured her as the group prepared to enter and meet those deciding the kingdom’s future.

• Riezel, Yuri, Liz, Eulalie, Lilith, and Marilyn arrived at the Honey Wine Restaurant, where the Letaise Family was hosting the royal election banquet.
• Riezel learned the banquet would bring together throne candidates and voting nobles to assess one another, hear the election rules, and decide whom to support.
• Yuri explained that Duke Letaise had chosen the Honey Wine Restaurant instead of the Royal Palace because the palace still had unresolved matters after Sorok Ginas’s recent actions.
• Liz worried she could not attend because she was no longer a royal and lacked a Sword Saint Medal, but Riezel reassured her that her strength qualified her.
• Yuri reminded Liz that Duke Letaise had already permitted her to attend, and Riezel led the group toward the banquet hall.

Riezel attended a noble banquet with Yuri and the others, where the nobles recognized him as the kingdom’s foremost power. As Albert, Sharia, and Carly reflected on his rise and their changed positions, Carly faced her future as Earl Lyat.

• Riezel entered Honey Wine’s highest-grade hall with Yuri and the others, and the nobles whispered in awe about his strength and influence.
• Filipen remembered Riezel’s rapid rise, while Albert admitted he no longer dared challenge him and could only look up to him.
• Sharia asked Carly whether she would greet Riezel, but Carly doubted she was still important enough to approach him.
• Sharia explained that her brother Nidor’s chance of becoming king might depend on Riezel’s support and influence.
• Carly reflected that she would soon become Earl Lyat, while Riezel had risen far beyond the young man who had once looked at her with infatuation.

Riezel reunited with familiar nobles and Sword Saints at the gathering, where several of them asked to challenge him. The arrival of Strategic Class Mage Bagaman Murajit and his conspicuous interest in Yuri left the gathering tense, with Lilith watching him warily.

• Raven Maypros and Master Nibod greeted Riezel, while Floren Borlei announced that he intended to challenge him.
• Dihart asked Riezel for a chance to prove himself, and Riezel agreed despite warning that the challenge could upset his master, Saint Nidor.
• Orto Patrash introduced himself to Riezel and arrived alongside Bagaman Murajit, the head of the Murajit Family and a Strategic Class Mage.
• Bagaman greeted Yuri with unusual warmth, prompting Riezel to look amused, Lilith to grow wary, and nearby nobles to move away.