Chapter Summaries

Tang Zheng asked three dwarf craftsmen to develop a way for his Divine-Tier Rune Body Armament to absorb and release True Dragon Lord claws, then left them to test separate methods. Months later, as his other projects advanced, Evileye underwent an experiment in the Draconic Kingdom and awakened a vivid memory of her parents before thanking Lord Fanuen.

• Tang Zheng showed Dark Dwarf Shi, Gondo, and Grey Dwarf Duan a True Dragon Lord claw tip and asked them to make it usable as a removable weapon component for his Rune Body Armament.
• The three craftsmen debated their approaches, so Tang Zheng provided two more claws; he explained that they came from different Dragon Lords, including a Gravity Dragon Lord.
• Tang Zheng continued his setting modifications and preparations, while Imlaris oversaw other projects; by October, the twelve True Dragon Lord Corpses had been repaired, and by November, Tang Zheng had taken control of the three Level 100 NPCs in Saphis Xoth.
• On December 7th, Evileye stood within a Magic Ritual amid Negative Energy and relived a memory of her parents; after the ritual shook and the red light faded, she stood and thanked Lord Fanuen.

Evileye completed a Vampire racial evolution and gained the class [The One Lv. 1], while Fanuen asked her to gather intelligence about an overwhelmingly powerful being. Across the kingdom, Imina hunted the Armored Bear Lord, Lainas and Brain trained, and Tang Zheng welcomed New Calendar Year 1 with his companions at Odd Castle.

• Evileye reflected on her strengthened Vampire abilities and her new [The One Lv. 1] class as Fanuen asked her to seek intelligence about the monster behind him.
• Imina shot the Armored Bear Lord in the Great Forest of Evasha, chased it through the woods, and challenged it to fight without her Magic Gun.
• Lainas trained with her black lance and concluded that she still was not strong enough.
• Brain fought Ninya at an Eight Fingers stronghold, but Ninya used Dimensional Move to evade him and questioned the purpose of their training battle.
• Tang Zheng stood at Odd Castle as the year ended, then celebrated New Calendar Year 1 with Princess Renner, Imina, and Lainas.

The Elder Coffin Dragon Lord joined the Six Dragons Alliance meeting and learned that he had been excluded from an earlier prophecy about a new Player. The Platinum Dragon Lord returned after repairing his armor, while Tang Zheng arrived in the Abelion Hills with Saphis Xoth to conduct an experiment among the Goblins.

• Perisurk Vedraani summoned the Elder Coffin Dragon Lord to Assembly Point No. 7 over a prophecy concerning a new Player.
• The Elder Coffin Dragon Lord reached the meeting and discovered the other Dragon Lords had not told him about the previous prophecy.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord finished repairing his Platinum Armor, entrusted the Slane Theocracy to the Gemstone Dragon Lord, and departed.
• Tang Zheng and Saphis Xoth appeared above the Goblin settlement in the Abelion Hills, where Tang Zheng prepared to begin an experiment.

Tang Zheng tested Saphis Xoth’s Super-Tier Magic and trump card, discovering that they could summon powerful Dark Young and transform Evil Tree seeds for use in summoning. The story then shifted to 2138, where Momonga faced YGGDRASIL’s shutdown day and angrily struck the table.

• Saphis Xoth cast Sacrifice to the Black Bountiful Harvest, killing hundreds of thousands of goblins and summoning five Dark Young.
• Tang Zheng learned that Buhos, the Mother Goddess of the Black Bountiful Harvest, was the source of Saphis Xoth’s summoning magic.
• Saphis Xoth used Cognition Is the Power to Change Everything to transform Tang Zheng’s Evil Tree seeds into seeds with dark attributes.
• Tang Zheng assimilated a transformed seed into a Dark Young and used modified Life Detection to determine that it would last less than a day.
• Tang Zheng asked Saphis Xoth about his other summoning-type Super-Tier Magic, then said they should return.
• In 2138, Momonga stood in YGGDRASIL’s guild hall on the day the servers shut down and angrily slammed both hands onto the table.

Tang Zheng learned that Ainz Ooal Gown’s forces had arrived and ordered his people to stay out of the coming Adventurer’s Game. Meanwhile, Ainz declared his new name and his NPCs vowed to conquer the world for him; he then began adventuring in E-Rantel as Fei Fei with Narberal, where he heard about the alchemist Tang.

• Tang Zheng placed a skull piece on E-Rantel on his map, reflected on his growing strength, and ordered his forces to remain silent while the Adventurer’s Game unfolded.
• Ainz destroyed the banner bearing Momonga’s name and told Nazarick’s gathered NPCs to call him Ainz Ooal Gown.
• Albedo and Demiurge declared that Nazarick would present the world to Ainz, and the NPCs joined in their pledge.
• On June 16 in E-Rantel, Ainz and Narberal posed as Copper Rank adventurers Fei Fei and Nabe while exploring the city and buying potions.
• Ainz learned from Narberal that Tang, leader of Free Will and an Adamantite Rank adventurer, was known as a Genius Alchemist whose Regeneration Potions quickly sold out.

Ainz and Narberal traveled as adventurers while Ainz sought reliable information about powerful beings and other Players in the New World. Meanwhile, Undead Fanuen received an anomaly clue from Evileye and sent scouts to investigate Carne Station, where Aura suddenly appeared after Ainz killed a Forest Lizard.

• Ainz decided to postpone studying genuine healing potions and explained to Narberal that their adventurer identities would help them gather information about powerful people and possible Players.
• Undead Fanuen received a message from Evileye about an anomaly, then sent Shadow Claw, Uur, and other Low-Tier Undead to investigate rather than leave his research.
• Carne Village had become Carne Station after its villagers relocated and the Adventurer's Guild established a supply point near the Great Forest of Tob.
• Ainz stopped Narberal from interfering as he fought a Forest Lizard himself to practice using a Warrior's form, then killed it with his black greatsword.
• Aura appeared behind Ainz and Narberal, prompting Narberal to turn and greet her.

Ainz sought a faster way to build his adventurer reputation, and Aura proposed using one of her magical beasts as a staged monster threat for him to defeat. After reaching Kahn Outpost, Ainz sold his Forest Lizard and met the Swords of Darkness.

• Ainz learned that Aura had found no powerful or famous monsters in the Great Forest of Tob, while Nazarick's forest exploration and supply depot work continued smoothly.
• Aura suggested that one of her magical beasts could serve as a target for Ainz to defeat, then proposed sending it to cause trouble at Kahn Outpost so its reputation would spread.
• Ainz agreed to discuss the plan's details with Aura and returned to Kahn Outpost with Narberal and the Forest Lizard he had killed.
• Merchant Deld offered Ainz too little for the Forest Lizard, but another voice corrected him, and Deld ultimately paid nine gold coins.
• Peter, captain of the Swords of Darkness, introduced himself to Ainz after helping prevent the merchant from underpaying him.

Ainz stayed overnight at Kahn Base, then left with Narberal before Aura and Mare unleashed a staged monster attack on the settlement. The Taurus Dragonkin slaughtered the inhabitants, and Aura and Mare spared the merchant Deld as Mare asked to keep him.

• Ainz questioned Swords of Darkness about their absent member Ninya and stayed the night at Kahn Base before leaving with Narberal in the morning.
• A Monster Disaster erupted at Kahn Base, and adventurers and merchants gathered to fight the creatures pouring from the forest.
• Aura and Mare watched the attack and sent a Taurus Dragonkin to kill the people at the base while leaving one survivor to spread the news.
• The Taurus Dragonkin killed Peter, Dyne, Lukrut, and more than a hundred others, while Mare sealed off the area to prevent anyone from escaping.
• Aura and Mare arrived among the bodies, decided to take half of them, and Mare asked to keep the surviving merchant Deld.

Aura ensured that the destruction of Kahn Base was reported while Tang Zheng reviewed intelligence on the Great Tomb and ordered surveillance of suspicious people. The news that the Verdant Leaf Witch had died left him facing signs that the Floor Guardians were moving quickly.

• Aura weakened the Taurus Dragonkin’s strike so Captain Peter survived Kahn Base’s destruction, then arranged for him to meet a merchant caravan carrying news.
• Butler Imlaris reported that two adventurers in E-Rantel had been identified as Ainz and Narberal.
• Tang Zheng recognized files on Sebas and Solution, ordered their movements tracked, and instructed Eight Fingers to watch for them entering the Royal Capital.
• Imlaris reported that Kahn Base had been destroyed three days earlier, and Tang Zheng placed Mare’s and Aura’s figurines in the Great Forest of Tob.
• Imlaris announced that the Verdant Leaf Witch in the Abelion Hills was dead.

Sebas and Shalltear traveled from E-Rantel while pursuing a plan to capture underworld fighters, and Sebas’s question about Shalltear’s assignment angered her. In the Abelion Hills, the Verdant Leaf Witch held a meeting and told Rokesh that Go Gin had left to seek strong opponents abroad.

• Sebas paid the inn manager and departed E-Rantel with Solution disguised as the young lady, while reflecting on his mission and the intelligence he had sent to the Great Tomb.
• Shalltear and two Vampire Brides appeared inside the carriage, and Shalltear spotted someone who had taken their bait.
• Sebas asked why Demiurge was not handling Shalltear’s task; Shalltear responded with killing intent, and Sebas apologized for touching a sore spot.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch convened a meeting at the Odd Castle with Rokesh of the Rainbow Scales and Hectowaizes, issuing orders about disputes among the hills’ races.
• Rokesh asked where Go Gin had gone, and the Verdant Leaf Witch said he had left the Abelion Hills to seek strong opponents in other countries.

Demiurge infiltrated a meeting in the Abelion Hills, controlled its leaders, and discovered that Angels mined minerals there for the Slane Theocracy and the Draconic Kingdom. After the Verdant Leaf Witch died under a hidden restriction, Demiurge realized he had exposed himself; in Floating City, Tang Zheng chose caution over attacking the scattered enemy.

• The Verdant Leaf Witch noticed Rainbow Scales Rokesh and Beast General Hectowaizes acting unusually as she discussed Go Gin and the plans for the Abelion Hills.
• Demiurge entered the meeting room, used Dominate Incantation to force the three Demi-Humans to kneel, and made Rainbow Scales Rokesh tear out his tongue.
• Demiurge questioned the Verdant Leaf Witch and learned that Angels from the Slane Theocracy mined minerals and traded their weapons to the Draconic Kingdom.
• The Verdant Leaf Witch died after answering Demiurge, and Beast General Hectowaizes revealed that Enri left the Abelion Hills each June and July, prompting Demiurge to realize he had miscalculated.
• In Floating City, Tang Zheng explained that Rainbow Scales Rokesh had been bait, but rejected Butler Imlaris's proposal to attack the dispersed enemy before they learned more.

Aishand’s escort squad led Trample Ufala and Shadow Claw Uur across the Katze Plains, but the Werewolves turned on the soldiers after learning the route. Brain and Ninya found them amid the aftermath and confronted them, with Brain preparing to fight.

• Aishand and his soldiers rationed their food while guiding Trample Ufala and Shadow Claw Uur through the Undead-filled Katze Plains.
• After two days, Trample Ufala and Shadow Claw Uur tortured Aishand for information, then killed him and took his landmark map.
• The Werewolves spoke of avenging their leader and completing Lord Fanuen’s mission as Brain and Ninya approached through the mist.
• Brain and Ninya discovered the Werewolves beside the bloody scene, and Ninya identified them as their target.
• Brain stopped Ninya from casting magic that might attract Undead, drew his Divine Blade, and challenged the Werewolves to fight.

Brain fought Shadow Claw Uur and Trample Ufala on the Katze Plains, while Ninya and hidden Shadow-Stealing Bats supported the battle. Brain killed both werewolves but collapsed from his injuries, and the story then shifted to Ainz reflecting on Aura’s destruction of Kahn Base and his adventurer work in E-Rantel.

• Ninya agreed to use magic if Brain could not stop the two werewolves or they tried to flee, while Brain insisted on fighting them alone.
• Trample Ufala and Shadow Claw Uur attacked Brain together, and Brain suffered broken ribs and other injuries before using Realm to kill Trample Ufala.
• Shadow Claw Uur transformed with a Marrowstone Crystal and fought Brain as undead approached the area, while Ninya defended herself with Magic Arrow.
• Brain fatally stabbed Shadow Claw Uur, and two Shadow-Stealing Bats emerged from the werewolves’ shadows before Brain collapsed from blood loss.
• Ainz returned to his inn in E-Rantel, reflected on Aura’s destruction of Kahn Base, and realized he could not accept high-level adventurer quests at his current rank.

Ainz joined a seven-team expedition to investigate the monster that destroyed Kahn Base, but learned the operation was meant to gather intelligence and lure it out rather than launch a true subjugation. After Sukama’s question about Narberal’s black hair briefly made Ainz fear their secret was exposed, the teams attacked the forest to provoke the monster.

• Krenack told the adventurer captains that a monster with intelligence had destroyed Kahn Base, and the Guild had assembled elite teams while suppressing the news.
• Ainz reminded Narberal to limit her magic to Third-Tier spells and joined the team leaders as they prepared for the expedition.
• Sukama revealed that the operation was an investigation intended to judge the monster’s threat and lure it from the forest.
• Sukama asked Ainz whether Narberal’s black hair was natural, and Ainz grew suspicious before learning she had only asked because Free Will’s leader Tang also had black hair.
• The expedition’s Magic Casters attacked the Great Forest of Tob with several spells to create a disturbance and draw out the monster.

Ainz watched as the Taurus Dragonkin and its monster horde attacked Kahn Base, where adventurers’ traps and coordinated strikes failed to harm the beast. After the Dragonkin gravely wounded the three Mithril Rank leaders, Ainz stepped in and drove it back with one sword strike.

• Ainz observed the three Mithril Rank leaders discuss the unknown monster while Narberal used Rabbit Ears to listen in.
• The Taurus Dragonkin charged from the Great Forest of Tob with a horde of monsters and killed a Thief by hurling a tree trunk.
• The adventurers lured the monsters into traps and bombarded them with spells, but the Taurus Dragonkin emerged completely unharmed.
• Sukama, Rainbow Krenack, and Kralgra Igvarge attacked the Taurus Dragonkin, which quickly incapacitated all three leaders.
• The Taurus Dragonkin moved to crush the wounded Sukama, but Ainz intercepted it and knocked it back with his Jet Black greatsword.

Ainz defeated the Taurus Dragonkin at Kahn Base, earning fame as the adventurer Fei Fei and a promotion to Mithril Rank. After Albedo reported a suspected Player, Ainz returned to Nazarick, where the Guardians reviewed their intelligence and learned that dragons and Angels had appeared in a war two years earlier.

• Ainz killed the Taurus Dragonkin before the adventurers at Kahn Base, then credited the victory to everyone who had fought.
• Fei Fei’s fame spread through E-Rantel, and Ainzach promoted Ainz to Mithril Rank with the possibility of Orichalcum Rank after more missions.
• Albedo sent Ainz information about a suspected Player, prompting him to return to the Great Tomb of Nazarick and summon the Floor Guardians.
• Ainz praised the Guardians’ work, and Shalltear asked to become his right-hand woman while Albedo objected.
• Albedo reported that the Re-Estize Kingdom posed little threat, identified several people to watch, and described intelligence gathered about neighboring nations.
• Albedo revealed that dragons from the Council State and Angels from the Slane Theocracy had appeared during a war between the Kingdom and the Empire two years earlier.

Ainz learned that persistent Angels in the Abelion Hills might indicate a Player faction, while Demiurge confessed he had been probing the Flame Archangels without destroying them. Demiurge then interpreted Ainz’s earlier actions as a grand plan to test the Slane Theocracy, and Albedo warned that Demiurge’s recklessness could undermine it.

• Albedo reported that a Principality Angel and a powerful dragon had appeared in the war between the Empire and the Kingdom, and that the Angel had persisted longer than a normal summon should.
• Demiurge confessed that he had found persistent Flame Archangels in the Abelion Hills and had used controlled Demi-Humans to investigate the Verdant Leaf Witch and watch for a hidden Player.
• Ainz worried that an Angel Player might be hostile to Nazarick, then asked Demiurge to explain his proposal after the Guardians mistook his outburst for anger.
• Demiurge claimed Ainz’s actions were a plan to use the Kingdom and Council State to test whether the Slane Theocracy had Players and to determine whether dragons existed.
• Albedo argued that Demiurge’s actions in the Abelion Hills could reverse Ainz’s supposed plan and urged that he be severely punished.

Tang Zheng reflected on how little he could predict the Great Tomb and True Dragon Lords, deciding his plans could only guide their actions. In the Draconic Kingdom’s forest, Werewolf Awa delivered news to Fanuen that the humans sent with Uur and Ufala had died, prompting Fanuen to realize the message might concern them.

• Ainz rejected Albedo’s suggestion to probe both the Council State and the Slane Theocracy, and Albedo agreed that every nation should be treated cautiously.
• Tang Zheng watched Eryuentiu celebrate the Floating City’s waterfall and considered how his plans merely guided the Great Tomb and True Dragon Lords rather than trapping them.
• Tang Zheng recalled how he had concealed his strength and arranged events to draw attention toward the True Dragon Lords, the Slane Theocracy, and the Draconic Kingdom.
• Werewolf Awa rode through the northern forest to deliver a message to Fanuen, and his black wolf killed a brown bear along the way.
• Awa told Fanuen that the humans sent to assist Uur and Ufala had died; Fanuen initially dismissed the news, then paused when Awa anxiously asked whether Uur and Ufala were all right.

Undead Fanuen discovered that the werewolves Shadow Claw Uur and Trample Ufala had likely died, reported the anomaly to the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord, and began investigating their route. After searching the Katze Plains, it flew over Nazarick, where Albedo ordered a Shadow Demon to watch it.

• Undead Fanuen failed to contact Shadow Claw Uur and Trample Ufala, concluded they were probably dead, and killed Awa after he challenged the news.
• Undead Fanuen reported the werewolves’ deaths to the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord, who considered the possibility of a Player or Enpishi and contacted the Platinum Dragon Lord for assistance or noninterference.
• Undead Fanuen flew to the Katze Plains and searched the area for five days but found no unusual activity.
• Undead Fanuen continued northwest toward the borderlands and unknowingly entered the airspace above the concealed Great Tomb of Nazarick.
• Albedo consulted Ainz and ordered a Shadow Demon to keep watch on Undead Fanuen.

The Undead Fanuen investigated reports of an abnormality in the Great Forest of Tob and discovered a hidden settlement with Metal Golems. Mare spotted him despite his Invisibility and struck him down, leaving him trying to escape by teleportation.

• The Undead Fanuen questioned several people in E-Rantel, learned that a magical beast had attacked the Great Forest of Tob, and flew there to investigate for the True Dragon Lord.
• The Undead Fanuen found the ruins of the Kahn Base and heard heavy construction noises deeper in the forest.
• The Undead Fanuen discovered wooden houses, a black tower, magical beasts, and dozens of Metal Golems at a settlement absent from his intelligence.
• Mare emerged from the bushes, saw through the Undead Fanuen's Invisibility, and told him he could not leave.
• The Undead Fanuen's protective shield shattered when Mare struck him with the Shadow of the World Tree, and he began casting Teleportation to escape.