Chapter Summaries

Roy and the Adventure Group explored the ruins in Pine Forest before a giant Black Jaw Spider attacked them. The instructors wounded it in battle, but the spider began climbing the pines and scattering sticky silk as the group pursued it.

• Roy and the Adventure Group reached the southern slope of the pass and surveyed the vast Pattington Plane and the Bulwark Mountain Range.
• A giant Black Jaw Spider charged through the Pine Forest, and Instructor Nora ordered the group to prepare for battle.
• Magician Scarlett used Ice Walls and fire spells while Instructor Gru and Miss Christine shot at the spider’s eyes.
• Instructor Nora, Instructor Virgil, and Instructor Eleanor attacked the spider’s leg joints, while the spider sprayed sticky silk and struck back.
• The spider climbed the pine trees and spread silk through the forest, while Instructor Nora pursued it and Instructor Eleanor became pinned to a tree.

The Adventure Group defeated a Giant Spider in the Pine Forest and collected its valuable materials, then discovered its nest among griffin skeletons. After setting up camp in nearby ruins, Roy was called out to take his turn on night watch.

• Instructor Gru, Instructor Nora, Miss Christine, and the others worked together to blind and disable the Giant Spider, while Roy’s Holy Scepter melted the web aimed at him.
• Instructor Nora stabbed the Giant Spider, and the instructors cut off all eight of its legs after it crashed blindly through the forest.
• Roy gathered the Giant Spider’s valuable materials as Instructor Gru praised the group’s teamwork and discussed the roles their combat team still lacked.
• Instructor Eleanor found the spider nest and more than thirty magical cores among griffin skeletons, confirming that the Giant Spider had hunted griffins.
• Instructor Nora chose to camp in nearby ruins and end the expedition after exploring the area the next day.
• Instructor Gru summoned Roy from his tent to begin night watch.

During the expedition at Aperture No.3, Roy secretly met two Half-Elves who revealed that their village lay in the Southern Slope Foothills, contradicting Guide Majeri’s claims. After the group explored a Giant Spider’s nest and found no route down the southern slope, Roy met the Half-Elves again while on night watch, learning they had come to collect spider silk.

• Roy heard two young Half-Elves discussing him after they tried to put him to sleep with calming magic, then invited them to share warm tea.
• The Half-Elves gave Roy two Tairo Fruits and admitted they lived in the Southern Slope Foothills, asking him not to tell anyone they had met.
• Roy kept their village secret from Instructor Nora, then questioned her about Half-Elves living south of Griffon Mountain Range; Guide Majeri insisted none had reached Aperture No.3.
• Instructor Gru led Roy, Sabrina, and Christine through a Giant Spider’s nest, where they found bones, stored prey, and several Magic Crystal Stones.
• Instructor Nora’s party found no way down the southern slope, and Roy volunteered for night watch again.
• Roy offered the two Half-Elves hot fruit tea, and they told him they had come to gather spider silk for making glue and bows and arrows.

Roy met the Half-Elf brothers Kaka and Little Eugene in the Pine Forest and learned about the dangers south of Griffon Mountain Range. After they collected glue from the dead Black Jaw Spider, the brothers flew home on their griffons, while Roy hoped to meet them again and see the bay.

• Roy told Kaka and Little Eugene that his teachers had killed the Black Jaw Spider, and they were amazed that the dangerous beast was dead.
• Kaka and Little Eugene extracted usable glue from the spider’s abdomen and told Roy about the jungle, the Sun Island fishmen, and the powerful sea beast to the south.
• Kaka and Little Eugene showed Roy their griffons, loaded the collected glue beneath their saddles, and fed the griffons spider meat.
• Little Eugene flew away first, then Kaka departed after thanking Roy; Roy waved goodbye and said he might return to explore and see the fishmen.

Roy and the Adventure Group returned from the mountains to find Bulwark Village under attack by a Silver Moon Elf Legion. The Half-Elf hunters were being driven into the village square as fires spread through the village.

• Roy learned from Instructor Gru why many Silver Moon Elves rejected and suppressed Beast Tamers, while Gru promised to keep the Half-Elf Beast Tamers' secret.
• Instructor Nora led the Adventure Group back through South Wind Path, and they crossed it safely despite the gale and the Ghoul-faced Bats.
• The Adventure Group traveled for nearly a week along the cliffside route and returned toward Bulwark Village, discussing the possibility of hunting Lapis Lazuli Beasts.
• Guide Majeri led the group to a ridge above Bulwark Village, where they saw black smoke and griffons circling overhead.
• Instructor Eleanor reported that tree houses were burning, and Instructor Nora hurried the group toward the village.
• The Adventure Group found Silver Moon Elf Warriors surrounding Bulwark Village and forcing injured Half-Elf hunters toward the square as the village burned.

Silver Moon Elf Warriors crushed resistance in Bulwark Village, burned treehouses, and enforced Lord Alvis’s claim to the surrounding jungle while recruiting villagers for his orchards. Instructor Nora left powerless to intervene, and the Adventure Group detoured around Alvis’s territory as Roy carried the dying Light Flower toward Padesto City.

• Silver Moon Elf Warriors surrounded Bulwark Village’s Half-Elves, suppressed resistance, and burned several treehouses while Instructor Nora and the Old Elf argued over whether to intervene.
• An Elf Officer announced Lord Alvis’s territorial claim and threatened punishment for anyone who moved his Boundary Markers, while an Elf Noble recruited villagers to work in Alvis’s orchards.
• Two hundred villagers signed up for orchard work, and the village returned to its routine as residents discussed their new farm jobs.
• Instructor Nora returned to the inn dispirited, while Roy collected the dying Light Flower and felt his Holy Light sapling absorb its particles.
• The Adventure Group left without registering at the Adventurers Guild, and Instructor Nora chose a route around Lord Alvis’s territory to avoid paying taxes.

Instructor Nora led the Adventure Group along the dangerous edge of Blackwater Swamp to avoid Lord Alvis's territory. They left his land and traveled north through beast-rich woodland, hunting low-level magic beasts as Guide Majeri warned them not to pursue anything into the swamp.

• Guide Majeri warned Instructor Nora that the route along Blackwater Swamp was dangerous, but Instructor Nora and Instructor Eleanor supported taking it.
• The Adventure Group left Bulwark Village and traveled west along the Boundary Markers, defeating two adult male griffons in coordinated attacks.
• At the swamp's edge, Instructor Nora nearly sank into the black mud, and Instructor Eleanor confirmed that they had left Lord Alvis's territory.
• Instructor Nora had Guide Majeri lead the group back to a Boundary Marker and then north through the forest rather than into the swamp.
• Guide Majeri warned the instructors not to chase beasts into Blackwater Swamp, while the group encountered leeches and hunted low-level magic beasts along the route.

The Adventure Group camped at the edge of Blackwater Swamp while Instructor Eleanor and Instructor Gru pursued a Dreadwolf into Lord Alvis's territory. They encountered poisonous gas and a giant black python, and Instructor Gru returned with the unconscious, poisoned Eleanor as Roy and the others rushed to help.

• The Adventure Group buried the remains of three Dreadwolves and followed Guide Majeri's route along the swamp's edge.
• At camp, Instructor Eleanor and Instructor Gru pursued a Dreadwolf across the Boundary Marker into Lord Alvis's dark forest.
• Instructor Eleanor found blood and poisonous gas in a clearing, then collapsed while fleeing with Instructor Gru.
• Instructor Gru spotted a giant black python following them and carried the unconscious Eleanor back to camp.
• Roy and the others gathered around Eleanor and saw that her face had turned black from poisoning.

The Adventure Group fled a Venomous Horned Black Serpent after Instructor Eleanor was poisoned, and Roy’s Purification Art eased her symptoms but could not cure her. Instructor Nora vowed to kill the serpent the next day to obtain its gallbladder and detoxify Eleanor.

• Guide Majeri warned the group that a Venomous Horned Black Serpent was approaching, and Magician Scarlett used Ice Magic to slow its attack as the group fled.
• Instructor Nora carried Instructor Eleanor through the forest while Magician Scarlett covered their escape with Magic Scrolls; Roy returned to camp with Instructor Gru to gather supplies.
• Instructor Nora and Magician Scarlett hid beneath ice and snow until the serpent passed, then rejoined the group as everyone left the forest.
• Roy tried Minor Healing and Purification Art on Instructor Eleanor; repeated Purification Art eased her poisoning but did not wake her or neutralize the venom.
• Guide Majeri explained that the serpent’s gallbladder could counteract its poison, and Instructor Nora vowed to kill it the next day.

Instructor Nora's group tracked the Venomous Horned Black Serpent to a swamp, where they found it fighting Elf Warriors and Half-Elf Hunters. As the battle escalated, Roy recognized the giant bear trapped by the serpent as Woods, while Christine gave Instructor Gru a Magic Crystal Arrow.

• Instructor Nora's group followed the serpent's trail and found a poisoned Half-Elf Hunter near the swamp.
• Miss Christine heard fighting, and the group found Elf Warriors and Half-Elf Hunters battling the Venomous Horned Black Serpent.
• The serpent swallowed an Elf Warrior and attacked the fleeing Half-Elf Hunters before a giant bear seized its neck.
• Instructor Nora and Instructor Virgil joined the fight, and Roy recognized the bear as Woods.
• Christine handed Instructor Gru a Magic Crystal Arrow and told him to make the shot count.

Instructor Nora, Instructor Virgil, Sabrina, and Instructor Gru defeated the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, and the survivors buried their dead. Roy treated the injured Druid Boy Woods, who explained how the Half-Elves had been driven from Lord Alvis's territory before the serpent attacked.

• Instructor Nora and Instructor Virgil wounded the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, while Roy and others countered its Poisonous Fog and slowed its advance.
• Instructor Gru shot a Magic Crystal Arrow into the serpent's mouth, freezing it, and Instructor Nora, Instructor Virgil, and Sabrina severed its head.
• The Silver Moon Elf Warriors and Half-Elf hunters recovered and buried their dead, while Instructor Nora cut open the serpent and found its gallbladder.
• Roy found Woods injured after his bear form reverted, treated him with Minor Healing, and helped him sit up.
• Woods told Roy that Elf Warriors had driven the Half-Elves west from Lord Alvis's territory before the Venomous Horned Black Serpent attacked.
• Woods asked Roy to give him antidote from his backpack, explaining that he knew how to make medicines and antidotes as a Druid.

After the Adventure Group killed the Venomous Horned Black Serpent, Woods helped them make a Detoxification Potion that eased Elinore’s poisoning. The group continued to Padesto City, where Woods planned to reunite with his elders after resting.

• The Silver Moon Elf Warriors and Half-Elf hunters left the swamp, while Instructor Gru harvested the serpent’s valuable parts and Nora took its gallbladder to Woods.
• Woods explained that the gallbladder had to be made into an antidote, then guided Magician Scarlett in preparing a Detoxification Potion for Elinore.
• Nora gave Elinore two drops of the potion, and his breathing steadied, though Woods warned that the venom would take time to leave his body.
• The Adventure Group camped beyond the swamp, where Woods told Roy that his elders had instructed him to return to Padesto City if they were separated; Elinore later woke up.
• The Adventure Group reached Padesto City, and Woods planned to rest at the inn before visiting the place where he had arranged to meet his elders.

In Padesto City, the Elf Academy Adventure Group registered its hunting records and advanced to a level-four Adventure Group after confirming its kills. Merchants surrounded the group outside the Adventurers Guild, eager to buy materials from the Black Jaw Spider and Venomous Horned Black Serpent.

• Instructor Nora led the Adventure Group to the Adventurers Guild to register their hunting records and update their personal files.
• Jen verified the prey certificates, and the group recorded its successful journey to Aperture No.3 in the Griffon Bulwark Mountain Range.
• The guild advanced the Elf Academy Adventure Group to level four because it had killed a peak third-rank Venomous Horned Black Serpent.
• Instructor Gru and Elinore explained how guild records could help adventurers secure better-paid work or recruit helpers.
• Adventurers asked to see the group's magical beast materials, and merchants crowded around the group outside the guild to negotiate for them.

Instructor Nora sold the Adventure Group’s magical beast hides for a large sum, while Roy helped Woods search for his missing elders in Padesto City. After the search failed, Woods considered joining Roy at Elf Academy.

• Instructor Nora sold the griffin and Dread Wolf hides, then auctioned the Venomous Horned Black Serpent hide in four pieces for 192 Magic Crystal Stones.
• The merchants asked Nora about the serpent’s horn and Detoxification Potions, but she declined to sell them and led the group away from the crowd.
• Roy and Woods waited at the agreed fountain plaza for Woods’s elders until nightfall, but they did not appear.
• Nora comforted Woods after Roy told her the search had failed, and the group returned to the treehouse.
• Woods asked Roy whether a Half-Elf could attend Elf Academy and said he would go if his family agreed.

Roy and the instructors stayed in Padesto City to sell their Detoxification Potions, while Roy and his companions searched the Magic Herbs market. Woods disappeared after going to wait for his elders, and Roy set out to find him.

• The instructors decided to sell their Detoxification Potions to Padesto City merchants after learning how valuable they were against Venomous Horned Black Serpents.
• Roy, Sabrina, and Miss Christine searched the Magic Herbs market, but Roy found no Light Flowers.
• Roy discovered that Woods had not returned to the inn, even though his belongings were still there and he had paid for another week's stay.
• Instructor Nora ordered Instructor Gru to accompany Roy to look for Woods at Fountain Square, but they found no sign of him.
• Woods remained missing after an entire night had passed.

Roy and the Adventure Group searched for Woods after he failed to return, tracing him to a riverside hideout used by Slave Traders. Roy recognized Benjamin the Mage near the hideout, and Instructor Eleanor infiltrated the house after dark while Benjamin prepared to leave for the Elf Continent.

• Roy, Instructor Nora, and Instructor Eleanor searched Fountain Square, where a Half-Elf recalled seeing Woods leave with two elves.
• Instructor Eleanor used a Ginkgo Tree’s memory to follow Woods’s abductors to a silver carriage, and Instructor Nora sent the Adventure Group to investigate.
• Instructor Gru and Magician Scarlett paid the Thieves Guild one hundred Kole for information about Woods’s disappearance.
• Roy recognized Benjamin the Mage in a passing carriage and chased him, but Benjamin escaped toward the outskirts of Padesto City.
• Instructor Eleanor tracked the carriage to a riverside house in an orchard and crept into its yard after nightfall.
• Benjamin returned to the Slave Traders’ hideout, where a Half-Elf asked whether he would leave for the Elf Continent with them the next day.

Benjamin negotiated with Jones for two Teleportation Portal tickets while hiding the Navigation Chart, and Instructor Eleanor found Woods imprisoned in the cabin’s cellar. As the instructors prepared to act, Jones revealed that powerful backers protected the Slave Traders.

• Benjamin offered Jones two Magic Crystal Stones for tickets to leave Padesto City, but Jones demanded the Navigation Chart across the Endless Sea.
• Benjamin claimed the chart was not in his possession and promised to help Abbott complete it, while concealing that he had memorized the route.
• Instructor Eleanor located the cellar and found Woods injured in an iron cage among many imprisoned Half-Elves.
• Instructor Eleanor returned to Roy and the instructors, who learned that six Half-Elves and a human mage were inside the cabin.
• Instructor Virgil urged the group to charge in, but Instructor Nora stopped him and watched the cabin.
• Jones laughed off Benjamin’s warning about investigations and said powerful people backed the Slave Traders.

Instructor Nora’s team attacked the Riverside Cabin to rescue Woods and capture the Slave Traders, while Instructor Gru and Roy intercepted the departing carriage. Roy helped subdue Benjamin, and the instructors fought the Slave Traders, leaving Jones trapped beneath Magician Scarlett’s Ice Wall.

• Instructor Nora divided the team, sending Instructor Gru and Roy after the carriage while she led an assault on the cabin.
• Instructor Gru shot Benjamin in the shoulder, but Benjamin’s magic robe deflected follow-up arrows as he fled into the orchard.
• Roy struck Benjamin with Hammer of Judgment and knocked him unconscious with his shield, then helped Instructor Gru bind and carry him away.
• Instructor Nora and the other instructors stormed the Riverside Cabin, killing and wounding Slave Traders as the group fought back.
• Jones fled through a window with two subordinates, but Magician Scarlett blocked their escape with an Ice Wall and froze the three Slave Traders.
• Instructor Eleanor pinned two Slave Traders to the Ice Wall, while Instructor Virgil held his sword to Jones’s neck.

Roy and the instructors rescued more than twenty Half-Elf slaves from the Slave Traders’ basement and captured Jones and Benjamin for the tribunal. On the way back to Padesto City, they encountered an Elven Guard patrol and prepared to hand over the prisoners.

• Roy treated Instructor Nora’s wounds, then went to treat Jones while the instructors opened the basement and freed the imprisoned Half-Elves.
• Instructor Gru carried the injured Woods from his cage and told him that Roy and the others had searched for him.
• The freed Half-Elves fled the Riverside Cabin without reporting the Slave Traders, while Roy questioned Benjamin about Abbott and Instructor Nora stopped him from hurting the prisoner further.
• Instructor Gru drove the group back to Padesto City with Jones and Benjamin tied to the wagon’s cargo rack.
• Instructor Nora spotted an Elven Guard patrol, stopped the wagon, and stepped out to hand over the prisoners.

Instructor Nora’s group discovered that the Elven Guards were secretly allied with the slave traders, who tried to turn the accusation against her. Nora was ordered to return to the Apple Orchard with her group, leaving them headed into a dangerous confrontation.

• Instructor Nora reported the slave traders and handed over Jones and Benjamin, while the elven captain told her group to stay in Padesto and wait at the inn.
• After Nora’s carriage left, the guards untied Jones and Benjamin, revealed their alliance with Jones, and discussed suppressing the case and dealing with the Riverside Cabin.
• The next morning, Jones accused Nora of attacking him, and the guards invited her to bring her Adventure Group to the Apple Orchard to determine who was telling the truth.
• Instructor Nora called Roy and Woods to prepare for the trip, while Magician Scarlett and the other instructors questioned why they were not returning to Pattington Island.