Chapter Summaries

Akil tried to reach Riezel before the Rein Family succession was settled, but Ian refused to let him in. Explosions then struck the Franzer estate, and Riezel discovered that Basolo had used a glowing Gold Coin to trigger a magical disturbance as Akil slipped inside.

• Riezel refused to see Akil while he practiced swordsmanship, so Akil asked the butler to let him in.
• Ian rejected Akil’s request and ordered him to leave, explaining that Riezel was preparing to depart for Franzer Territory.
• Explosions erupted around the Franzer estate, drawing the knights away from the Great Gate.
• Akil took advantage of the confusion and sneaked into the estate while its magical defense system failed to react.
• Riezel found a glowing Gold Coin in his money pouch, crushed it, and realized the eldest son of the Marquis Basolo Family had used him.

The Basolo Family launched an attack on the Franzers, using a barrier, Alchemy Bombs, and enslaved people to overwhelm the estate. As Riezel headed upstairs to find Yuri, a group appeared in his path.

• A Tactical Class Mage raised a barrier around Franzer Villa while slaves gathered under the Scheming Butler’s direction, expecting freedom if they helped attack the Franzers.
• The Scheming Butler sent masked swordsmen to capture Riezel Brihaut alive for Young Master, while the mage warned that the plan had only one chance.
• Explosions crippled the Franzer Family’s magic defense system, and Ain guided servants and maids to shelter as Ian investigated the attack.
• A group of collared slaves stormed the estate and fought the knights and guards, while one slave attacked Ian.
• Riezel realized the attackers were likely targeting Yuri and went upstairs to find her, but stopped when a group appeared ahead.

Riezel confronted four masked Basolo Family assassins who had isolated him with Barrier Magic and tried to capture him. He defeated the three swordsmen with ease, while Yuri and Marilyn arrived after breaking the barrier and stopped the fleeing mage.

• Four masked Basolo Family members cornered Riezel and demanded that he surrender so their master could deal with him.
• The three masked swordsmen charged Riezel as their mage cast spells meant to blind, confuse, and paralyze him.
• Riezel resisted the spells, kicked two swordsmen away, and cut down the third.
• The frightened mage fled as the barrier shattered, then Marilyn kicked him back.
• Yuri arrived with Marilyn and asked Riezel if he was all right.

After the attack on the Franzer Family, Yuri explained to Riezel that the Basolo Family had staged it to keep her in the royal capital and make her engagement to them a fait accompli. The attack ended without harming Yuri, but the Basolo Family had arranged matters so it could deny responsibility and exploit the kingdom’s political pressure.

• Riezel reunited with Yuri and Marilyn after defeating the masked attackers at the Franzer Family.
• Yuri said the attack was too obvious to be a genuine attempt on her life and identified the Basolo Family as its likely organizer.
• Yuri explained that the Basolo Family wanted to prevent her from returning to Franzer Territory and canceling their engagement.
• Marilyn explained how royal orders and noble politics could pressure Yuri into accepting the engagement and make the alliance between the territories difficult to undo.
• Yuri said the Basolo Family could evade blame because masked attackers and rebellious slaves had carried out the attack, allowing the family to deny involvement.

Yuri explained how the Basolo Family planned to exploit the slave attack on the Franzer Family and conceal its role, then devised a counterplot to fake a serious injury and escape the royal capital. She needed convincing Tactical Class destruction at the scene, and Riezel offered to provide it.

• Yuri told Riezel that the Basolo Family would blame an unknown mage for inciting the enslaved attackers and use political connections to evade responsibility.
• Yuri revealed that she would pretend to be seriously injured so the Basolo Family would be investigated and its marriage scheme would fail.
• Yuri planned to use her supposed injuries as a reason to flee Royal Capital Yeluf and return to her territory.
• Marilyn warned that Yuri could not personally cast Tactical Class Magic at the scene without leaving a recognizable trace.
• Riezel offered to make sure Tactical Class Magic struck the area, then walked outside as Yuri and Marilyn wondered what he intended to do.

After the slave attack on the Franzer Family’s secondary residence was stopped, Riezel burned the residence and everything inside the barrier with Tactical Class Magic to retaliate against the Basolo Family. Yuri chose not to investigate Riezel despite suspecting he was hiding something, while Marilyn remained wary and put Yuri’s safety first.

• Ian and the Franzer Family’s knights defeated the attacking slaves, and Ain led everyone into the basement on Riezel’s order.
• Riezel confirmed the residence was empty, then cast High-Class Victory Sword and engulfed the entire residence in Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire.
• Yuri watched the fire from the edge of the barrier and was stunned that Riezel could use Tactical Class Magic.
• Marilyn suggested investigating Riezel, but Yuri said she did not want to doubt a friend and left to meet Ain and Ian outside the royal capital.
• Marilyn watched Yuri leave, resolved that Yuri mattered more than Riezel, and departed.

Akil escaped the burning Franzer Villa and mistook Riezel’s power for proof that he was a hidden Tactical Class Mage, then spread the claim to improve his own standing. As reports of the attack and Yuri’s severe injuries spread through Yeluf, the royal family moved against the culprits, and the Basolo heir collapsed when summoned.

• Akil escaped the Franzer Villa after witnessing Riezel unleash Crimson Lotus Karmic Fire, and concluded that Riezel was a Tactical Class Mage secretly backed by the Franzer Family.
• Akil decided to publicize Riezel Brihaut’s supposed identity, hoping that association with him would help Akil secure his family’s succession.
• Reports spread across Yeluf that rioting slaves and a foreign Tactical Class Mage had attacked the Franzer Villa, that Marquis Franzer was severely injured, and that Riezel had fought the attacker.
• The royal family dispatched the Kingdom Knight Order and Court Mages, while Sena and Carly reacted with shock to the news about Riezel.
• The Basolo heir panicked over Yuri’s injuries and Riezel’s revealed power, then fainted after a servant told him the royal family had summoned him.

After Yuri’s staged disappearance threw Royal Capital Yeluf into turmoil, she learned that the Basolo Family had been detained and decided to return to Franzer Territory to confront her father about her marriage. The group set out for Trantia, where they planned to take the Grand Canal to Franzer Territory.

• Ain and Ian arrived after extinguishing the fire at the Franzer residence, arranging temporary lodgings, and spreading news that Yuri was gravely injured.
• Ian reported that Yuri’s disappearance had plunged the royal capital into chaos and that the Basolo Family’s direct members had been taken to the royal palace for questioning.
• Yuri decided to return to Franzer Territory to confront her father and prevent another marriage arrangement, while planning to reappear before her absence caused wider unrest.
• Yuri’s group boarded a carriage and set off for Trantia, where they would travel by Grand Canal to Franzer Territory.

Riezel and Yuri traveled by ship toward Franzer Territory and discussed how he could use magic despite his damaged 'Gate'. After Yuri believed his explanation, they regained their easy closeness, and Riezel asked her to teach him magic.

• Riezel admired the Grand Canal as the ship carried his group toward Franzer Territory, with three days remaining before their arrival.
• Yuri admitted she had avoided asking about Riezel's magic, and he encouraged her to ask him directly.
• Riezel explained that a fortunate encounter after he was gravely wounded had given him his current powers, and Yuri said she believed him.
• Riezel asked Yuri to teach him magic so he could reproduce it despite his damaged 'Gate', and Yuri agreed to teach him strictly.

Yuri taught Riezel about the four major magic systems and explained how magical aptitude determined which magic a person could learn most easily. She demonstrated an aptitude-testing Magic Item and prepared to test Riezel, hinting that his fortuitous encounter might let him overcome ordinary limits.

• Yuri explained that all magic belonged to the Transformation, Control, Interference, or Construction System.
• Yuri told Riezel that magical aptitude varied by system, affected learning difficulty, and set requirements for powerful spells.
• Yuri demonstrated the aptitude-testing Magic Item, revealing her aptitude was 70 in the Control System and 10 in each other system.
• Yuri explained that she wanted to test Riezel’s aptitude before teaching him, and noted that his fortuitous encounter might let him bypass the usual rules.

Yuri tested Riezel’s affinities and found that his Interference System affinity reached fifth grade, while his Control and Construction affinities were second grade and his Transformation affinity was first grade. She then demonstrated her signature Decomposition Magic, leaving Riezel eager to learn it.

• Yuri explained affinity grades and why Riezel was believed to have the affinity required for Tactical Class Magic.
• Yuri described how combat skill and clever use of lower-level magic could make a mage formidable even without high affinities.
• Riezel used the compass to reveal fifth-grade Interference affinity, second-grade Control and Construction affinities, and first-grade Transformation affinity.
• Yuri realized Riezel’s earlier Transformation System Tactical Class Magic must have been cast through an unconventional method.
• Yuri demonstrated incantation-free Decomposition Magic, first separating the compass into its components and then decomposing them into nothing.

Riezel copied Yuri’s Decomposition Magic and discovered that his version could decompose magic itself, revealing his rare Hypothetical System aptitude. Yuri explained that this aptitude changes ordinary magic in unusual ways, and Riezel realized his own otherworldly existence might explain it.

• Yuri explained that her Decomposition Magic could unravel objects and reduce them to nothingness, and Riezel immediately reproduced it at her level.
• Yuri noticed that Riezel’s Decomposition Magic appeared as crimson waves rather than her purple ones.
• When Yuri brought her purple waves into contact with Riezel’s crimson waves, Riezel’s magic decomposed hers.
• Yuri identified Riezel’s aptitude as Hypothetical Control System magic and explained how Hypothetical System aptitude alters magic.
• Yuri wondered whether Riezel had a structure that did not originally exist in this world, and Riezel silently recognized that he himself fit that description.

Riezel studied practical spells and magical theory from Yuri during their three-day journey, confirming that only his Decomposition Magic had developed hypothetical traits. The group reached the Franzer Family’s main estate in Vendini, where Yuri demanded that her father return and settle matters with her.

• Yuri explained that a Mage’s compatibility with a spell could cause it to develop hypothetical traits, and Riezel learned several minor spells from other magic systems.
• Riezel tested the new spells and found that none of them, nor the spells he had learned in another world, had changed into Hypothetical System Magic.
• During three days on the canal, Riezel continued learning minor spells and magical theory from Yuri.
• The group arrived at the Franzer Family’s main estate in Vendini, where Yuri was greeted by a large assembly of household staff.
• Yuri learned that her father was away, threatened to repeat what she had done in the Royal Capital if he did not return, and asked the butler to prepare the best room for her visiting classmate.

At the Franzer Family estate, Riezel tested the range and control of his Decomposition Magic, then used Construction Magic to repair the damage he caused. Isaac Franzer confronted him over being the man Yuri brought home and challenged him to a duel, which ended with Riezel knocking Isaac down and making him cry.

• Riezel tested firing Decomposition Magic at a distance and found it could strike a stone like artillery.
• He spread Decomposition Magic over his body, accidentally destroying his clothes and two patches of the courtyard floor.
• Riezel used Construction Magic to restore his clothes and repair the floor.
• Isaac Franzer introduced himself as the Franzer Family's fifth son and argued with Riezel about noble etiquette and his place in the family.
• After Riezel teased Isaac about his parents living separately, Isaac challenged him to a duel, and Riezel won with a punch that made Isaac cry.

Riezel met Yuri’s younger sister Mediste and saw how strictly she disciplined Isaac after the boy caused a scene. Mediste confirmed that Yuri had never personally brought another guest home, then left with Isaac when their father and eldest brother returned.

• Isaac accused Riezel of attacking him, and the Franzer knights surrounded Riezel until Mediste ordered them to stop.
• Mediste rebuked Isaac for his behavior and apologized to Riezel, promising to discipline her younger brother.
• Riezel learned that he was the first person Yuri had personally brought home as a guest, while Mediste privately considered whether he could become her future brother-in-law.
• Riezel asked Mediste to speak casually with him, and she agreed before ordering Isaac to keep the evening after tomorrow free for more lessons.
• The butler announced that the family head and eldest young master had returned, and Mediste left with Isaac.

Yuri confronted her father, Alderman, over an undisclosed matter while the Franzer family gathered in the council chamber. When Alderman refused to explain and tried to assert his authority, Yuri walked out, prompting him to unleash his magic power.

• Mediste and Isaac entered the council chamber and greeted Alderman and Sephaz.
• Yuri arrived with Marilyn and warmly greeted Mediste and Isaac, leaving Alderman and Sephaz apart from them.
• Alderman told everyone to sit, while Mediste reflected on how he still controlled the Franzer territory despite Yuri being the family head.
• Yuri demanded an explanation from Alderman, who instead blamed her for ruining the relationship with the Basolo Family.
• After Alderman rebuked her, Yuri turned to leave, and Alderman rose and released enough magic power to shake the council chamber.

Yuri confronted her father, Alderman Franzer, after he arranged her marriage without her consent, and rejected his claim that the family’s prosperity justified his decision. As their argument escalated, Alderman challenged Yuri to settle their dispute through the family’s War Festival.

• Alderman’s anger filled the council chamber with magic power, but Yuri overwhelmed and suppressed it with her own immense power.
• Yuri demanded that Alderman explain the marriage arrangement, and he defended it as a way to strengthen the Franzer Family through cooperation with Basolo Territory.
• Yuri reminded Alderman that her mother had left him after he tried to arrange their eldest daughter’s marriage to an elderly duke for the family’s benefit.
• Alderman invoked the ancestral command to restore the Franzer Family’s Former Glory and explained that he had made Yuri head of the family because of her magical talent.
• Yuri told Alderman she would leave the family if he arranged another marriage for her without consent, and Alderman challenged her to decide their dispute through the War Festival.

Riezel met Yuri’s father, Alderman, who welcomed him as a Tactical Class Mage and considered tying him to the Franzer Family through marriage. After Yuri said their dispute was settled, she asked Riezel to compete in the family’s War Festival.

• Riezel encountered Alderman and the Franzer Family after training and noticed Alderman’s powerful, silent swordsman attendant.
• Alderman praised Riezel and offered him benefits for remaining loyal to the Franzer Family, while considering marrying Mediste to him.
• Sephaz, Mediste, and Isaac left, and Yuri told Riezel she was angry that Alderman was plotting again despite their dispute being settled.
• Yuri asked Riezel to participate in the Franzer Family’s upcoming War Festival and led him and Marilyn back to her room to explain.

Yuri explained that the Franzer Family would settle its conflict through a War Festival, and she asked Riezel to help her win against Alderman. Riezel agreed, but he recognized Alderman’s unfamiliar Swordsman attendant as a possible threat.

• Yuri told Riezel that the War Festival settled family disputes through three one-on-one matches, with the first restricted to Swordsmen and the second to mages.
• Yuri said she planned to make Alderman bring her mother and sister back and beg them to return if she won.
• Yuri asked Riezel to serve as her trump card, since his swordsmanship and magic could give him an advantage in any match.
• Yuri said she expected to face Alderman in the mage match and believed her improved Combat Class Magic would let her defeat him.
• Riezel asked about the unfamiliar Swordsman who had followed Alderman, and Yuri admitted she had never seen him before.
• Riezel smiled at the prospect of crossing swords with Alderman’s new attendant.

Riezel learned that Sephaz would likely fight Marilyn in the first War Festival match, while Yuri expected to face Alderman in the second and Riezel to take the unrestricted third. The male Swordsman Riezel hoped to fight appeared in a Vendini alley, where he slaughtered a group of thugs and laughed over their blood.

• Marilyn said she would fight first but expected to lose, and Yuri explained that Sephaz was a True Swordsman likely to represent Alderman.
• Yuri described Sephaz as suspicious and said he avoided trouble by either refusing requests or completing them quickly.
• Yuri reserved Riezel for the unrestricted third match so he could use both sword techniques and magic, and she expected to defeat Alderman herself in the second.
• The male Swordsman walked through a Vendini alley and was surrounded by several thugs who tried to extort him.
• The male Swordsman drew his sword and cut down the thugs before they realized he had moved, then touched their blood and laughed savagely.