Chapter Summaries

After Frieren hurried away from the restaurant, Rhode found her and tried to gently reject her feelings, urging her not to dwell on someone who might never return them. Frieren challenged his hesitation, declared she would make him fall for her as a woman, and left Rhode at a loss.

• Serie asked Rhode why Frieren had left, then departed after he said Frieren probably had something on her mind.
• Rhode tracked Frieren to a restaurant, where she was eating with Frieren, and sat down to speak with her.
• Rhode praised Frieren's magical talent and urged her not to waste her feelings on someone who might never return them.
• Frieren asked whether Rhode was afraid her feelings would affect his relationship with Serie, and his silence convinced her he was not unmoved.
• Frieren vowed to make Rhode fall for her as a woman, then left before he could answer.

Rhode bid farewell to Bishop Cassius, who realized that Rhode was the legendary God-Slayer from a thousand years ago. After answering the bishop’s questions about humanity and his return, Rhode left, satisfied with humanity’s development.

• Rhode visited Bishop Cassius to announce that he and Serie were leaving now that the danger had passed.
• Cassius praised the magic book Rhode had created and asked whether Rhode was the God-Slayer from a thousand years ago.
• Rhode confirmed his identity, and Cassius thanked him for everything he had done for humanity.
• Rhode advised Cassius on Holy Magic and refused to explain how he had crossed a thousand years, saying the method was unique to him.
• Cassius asked whether humanity had lived up to Rhode’s hopes, and Rhode said he was satisfied before leaving.

Rhode and Serie decided to travel to the Land of Ayr to begin establishing a continent-wide Magic Association. Frieren then openly confessed her love for Rhode in front of Serie, leaving Rhode caught between his disciple and her teacher.

• Rhode told Serie they should go to the Land of Ayr to establish the first branch of their planned Magic Association, and Serie agreed.
• Rhode suggested Serie recruit more disciples there, but Serie insisted her standards were high and asked whether Frieren was all right.
• Rhode admitted that he could not console Frieren and chose not to explain her feelings to Serie.
• Frieren arrived with Aila and another Frieren, embraced Rhode, and declared that she liked him.
• Serie realized Frieren was challenging her for Rhode, while Frieren held him tighter and met Serie's icy gaze.

After Frieren confessed her love for Rhode, Serie silently observed the pair as they continued their journey. When Frieren approached Rhode with a fruit, Serie suddenly embraced him possessively and asked whether that was how humans expressed love and ownership.

• Serie suppressed her violent reaction to Frieren's confession and left the tower without questioning her.
• Rhode, Frieren, and Serie departed the city without a farewell ceremony after Duke Hode and Bishop Cassius saw them off.
• Frieren openly pursued Rhode on the road, but he rejected her advances while Serie quietly watched them.
• Serie suddenly embraced Rhode from behind as Frieren approached with a fruit, then asked whether her display showed love and ownership.

Frieren challenged Serie to a mage’s sparring match to prove her determination, but Serie effortlessly countered her attacks. As Frieren ran out of magic, she unleashed an unstable, self-created spell, leaving the duel poised to escalate further.

• Frieren challenged Serie to spar, and Serie accepted after releasing Rhode.
• Frieren opened with a barrage of light spears, but Serie blocked them with a simple shield and criticized her technique.
• Frieren unleashed her offensive spells, while Serie calmly countered each one and Rhode prepared protective shields.
• As her magic dwindled, Frieren discarded her wand and began casting a powerful, unstable spell she had created herself.

Frieren unveiled an unstable Fusion Magic combining Rhode’s Holy Magic and Serie’s offensive magic, prompting Serie to answer with Rhode’s devastating Light magic. Rhode intervened before their spells collided, leaving Frieren drained, Serie unharmed, and the forest in ruins as he rebuked them both.

• Frieren completed her unique Fusion Magic and challenged her teachers to bear witness.
• Serie recognized the danger and potential of Frieren’s spell, then prepared Rhode’s Light magic in response.
• Rhode appeared between Frieren and Serie and used his domain to interrupt and neutralize both spells.
• Rhode hurled the remaining energy into the sky, where it exploded, while Frieren collapsed from exhaustion and Serie descended unharmed.
• Rhode rebuked Frieren and Serie for nearly destroying the forest and themselves.

Rhode rejected Frieren’s love, explaining that their vastly different lifespans made a future together unbearable for him, and urged her to pursue magic instead. He then confronted Serie for nearly killing Frieren during their duel.

• Rhode praised Frieren’s talent but told her he could never return her feelings.
• Frieren asked whether his rejection was because she lacked strength or because of Serie, and Rhode explained that he was from a thousand years ago and feared outliving her.
• Rhode rebuked Frieren for treating love as something that could be passed to Serie after her death, then encouraged her to turn her feelings toward mastering magic.
• Frieren slowly accepted that she could continue following Rhode as his disciple, and Rhode went to confront Serie.
• Rhode accused Serie of being reckless for answering Frieren’s unstable forbidden spell with comparable magic, and Serie said she had needed to show Frieren the gap between them.

Rhode confronted Serie over nearly killing Frieren with Forbidden Magic, then accepted responsibility for the conflict and reconciled with Serie. Frieren watched them kiss and, despite knowing Rhode would not return her feelings now, resolved to seek a way to live long enough to stay by his side.

• Rhode scolded Serie for using Forbidden Magic against Frieren and flicked her forehead.
• Rhode punched himself and admitted he shared responsibility for letting the conflict escalate, and Serie accepted his reminder not to repeat it.
• Serie held Rhode's clothes and declared that he was hers, and Rhode pulled her close and kissed her.
• Frieren watched Rhode and Serie embrace, accepted that her feelings would go unanswered for now, and resolved to seek a long lifespan so she could remain with Rhode.

After losing her spar with Serie, Frieren recovered with Aila and resolved to seek a way for mortals to surpass their limits. Rhode and Serie reconciled through a kiss, then set out to find Aila and the others and discuss what came next.

• Frieren found Aila and Frieren after the battle and explained that her spar with Serie had ended in defeat.
• Aila gave Frieren a mana-restoring potion, and Frieren began meditating while resolving to keep searching for a way beyond mortal limits.
• Rhode and Serie ended their kiss, and Rhode told her it was his answer to her feelings.
• Serie healed the cut at Rhode's mouth and asked him not to hurt himself again, while Rhode asked her not to use forbidden spells against her disciple.
• Rhode and Serie agreed to find Aila and the others and talk about what to do next.

Rhode and Serie found Frieren after her confrontation with Serie, and Rhode tested Frieren by treating her coldly and warning her to stop acting against Serie. Frieren responded with formal distance, leaving Rhode pained as he walked away.

• Rhode and Serie worried about Frieren, and Rhode told Serie she should apologize, though she refused.
• Rhode and Serie found Frieren resting under Aila's care after she had taken a Magic Recovery Potion.
• Rhode deliberately addressed Frieren coldly to test her, and she called him “Teacher Rhode” instead of using an intimate form of address.
• Rhode warned Frieren not to repeat her actions or he might sever their master-disciple relationship, and Frieren promised to focus on magic.
• Rhode left after failing to continue his reprimand, and Serie awkwardly told Frieren to rest before following him.

Rhode, Serie, Frieren, and Aila returned to the Land of Ayr, where Rhode and Serie grew closer while Frieren hid her feelings behind a calm demeanor. At the palace gates, Serie demanded to see Fidel, and the magicians escorted the group inside.

• On the journey, Frieren kept a respectful distance from Rhode, while Rhode openly showed his affection for Serie and she awkwardly began to return it.
• The group arrived in the Land of Ayr and discussed the statue of Saint King Norn and why the other heroes had left no statues behind.
• At the palace gates, the guards failed to recognize Serie and Rhode, so Serie released her magic power to summon the palace magicians.
• Serie asked for Fidel, and the magicians said the king was handling state affairs before inviting the group inside.

Rhode and Serie visited Emperor Fidel of the Land of Ayr to explain why they were keeping the Holy Sword Ayr's Light and propose establishing a Magic Association. Fidel agreed to support the association after learning its graduates could choose to serve his country.

• Fidel welcomed Serie and Rhode, whom he knew as Ade, and asked when the Holy Sword Ayr's Light would be returned.
• Rhode said the Holy Sword had to remain with them to help defeat the newly emerged Demon King, and promised it would be returned once the threat was resolved.
• Rhode revealed that he and Serie wanted to establish an independent Magic Association in the Land of Ayr.
• Fidel initially doubted the value of an association that would not serve the country's military or political needs, but Rhode explained that its graduates could choose where to work.
• Fidel agreed to provide the association with land, funding, supplies, and manpower.

Rhode secured Fidel's support for creating a continent-wide Magic Association, while Fidel made clear the Empire would stay neutral in any conflict with Saint Katia Magic Academy. As the association's tower rose, Serie named it the Continental Magic Association, and the others accepted her choice.

• Fidel agreed to support the Magic Association but said the Empire would not intervene if it clashed with Saint Katia Magic Academy.
• Fidel explained that the Southern Unified Empire had recruited most of its mages as Court Mages, giving it a powerful military advantage.
• Fidel oversaw construction of the association's main building, while Rhode, Serie, Frieren, and Aila helped with the project.
• Rhode and Serie grew closer, while Frieren kept her distance from Rhode and focused on her work.
• Fidel asked Rhode and Serie to name the association, and Serie chose the straightforward name Continental Magic Association.

Rhode and Serie settled into daily life together in Ayr Royal Capital while the Continental Magic Association was built. Serie remained unsure whether her unfamiliar warmth around Rhode was love, though she accepted his affection and care.

• Rhode and Serie finalized the association's name, and Emperor Fidel oversaw its construction after Rhode gave him magic books.
• Rhode and Serie moved into a quiet house in the capital, where Rhode gently woke Serie with a kiss on her forehead.
• Rhode and Serie shared breakfast and visited the construction site, where Rhode tempered Serie's extravagant demands.
• At the market, Rhode peeled chestnuts for Serie, who admitted that she liked their taste despite the effort of eating them.
• Serie reflected that Rhode made her feel warm but questioned whether her unfamiliar emotions were love.

Serie and Rhode agreed that they were already husband and wife despite never having held a wedding, and decided to live together on their own terms. The chapter ended with them embracing and promising to watch the meteor shower together every fifty years.

• Serie asked Rhode whether they already counted as husband and wife by human standards, and he said they had no official wedding.
• Serie agreed that their long bond mattered more than a ceremony and concluded that they had been husband and wife for a long time.
• Rhode mentioned having children as a human custom, but Serie rejected the idea as troublesome and impossible for a human and an elf.
• Rhode reassured Serie that they could build a life together through magic, the association, and facing future threats, and she agreed.
• Serie asked Rhode to watch the meteor shower with her, and he promised to join her every fifty years.
• Serie embraced Rhode, and he held her close.

Demon King Annalise completed her transformation and learned that the Unified Empire had united the southern and western human nations while Serie and Rhode established the Continental Magic Association. She ordered every Demon Race legion to attack human territory and demanded immediate reports if Rhode or Serie appeared.

• Demon King Annalise awakened in the sealed chamber, fully fused with the Black Mud and its destructive power.
• Fenn told Annalise about the Unified Empire and Serie’s agreement with the emperor to establish the Continental Magic Association.
• Annalise asked about Rhode and the Seven Collapse Sages, learning that Rhode was with Serie and Mahat was missing.
• Annalise ordered all Demon Race legions to attack human territory and instructed them to report sightings of Rhode or Serie at once.

Rhode, now overseeing the Continental Magic Association tower in Ayr Royal Capital, met a traveler named Ariel who asked how to access its library and magical books. She showed little interest in Serie but reacted with feigned admiration when Rhode gave his name, leaving him suspicious of her familiarity.

• Rhode visited the capital to buy desserts for Serie, who had moved into the tower and gathered a library there.
• Ariel asked Rhode about entering the tower and learned that mages needed to pass examinations for access.
• Ariel asked about the library and learned that Rank 2 mages could use it, while restricted books required First-class status and Serie's permission.
• Rhode asked the woman's name, and she introduced herself as Ariel.
• Ariel asked Rhode's name and pretended that sharing the God-Slayer's name was a remarkable coincidence.

Rhode met Ariel, a young woman eager to learn human magic, but sensed something strange about her. After she left, Ariel shed her disguise and revealed herself as Solitir, a Demon Race mage infiltrating the Magic Association to access its library.

• Ariel discussed human magic with Rhode, who answered her questions and invited her to visit the Magic Association tower for guidance.
• Rhode sensed a faint, concealed mana fluctuation around Ariel but let her go after deciding he might be overthinking it.
• Once out of Rhode's reach, Ariel used Disguise Magic to reveal her true face and identity as Solitir.
• Solitir reflected on how close she had come to being exposed by Rhode and resolved to continue her infiltration to reach the Magic Association's library.
• Solitir transformed back into Ariel and hurried toward the Magic Association to take the mage examination.

Aila and Frieren shared tea and pastries with Flamme, whose recent research and hidden distress concerned them. Frieren sensed that Flamme’s mana had become chaotic, but Flamme denied being unhappy and agreed to rest.

• Aila and Frieren returned from the market with tea and pastries, and Aila fussed over Frieren as they ate.
• Flamme joined them after researching difficult ancient magic books and accepted cake and a packet of candy Frieren had chosen for her.
• Aila remarked that Frieren liked Flamme, prompting Flamme to feel guilty about her concealed obsession.
• Frieren noticed that Flamme’s mana had become chaotic and asked whether she was unhappy.
• Flamme blamed her condition on tiring research, and Aila and Frieren encouraged her to rest and seek their help.

Rhode returned to the Magic Association tower and discovered that Serie had been reading a romance novel, which led her to mistake his encounter with Ariel for a sign of cheating. He reassured Serie and took the novel from her, while remaining wary of Ariel’s strange aura and planning to observe her if she returned.

• Rhode told Serie about meeting Ariel and his suspicion that something about her felt strange.
• Serie revealed that Fidel had accidentally sent her a romance novel, and she used its plot to accuse Rhode of possibly cheating.
• Serie compared herself and Frieren to characters in the novel and warned Rhode that Ariel might be a new romantic rival.
• Rhode explained that he had only spoken briefly with Ariel and intended to observe her rather than use powerful detection magic.
• Rhode tried to confiscate the novel, but Serie struggled to get it back until he promised that his attention would always be on her.
• Serie let Rhode keep the novel, while Rhode privately remained concerned about Ariel.