Chapter Summaries

Kazuma and Aqua went to the Guild to recruit teammates after deciding they could not keep living on odd jobs. Their recruitment notice drew no interest until Megumin, a mage of the Crimson Demon Tribe, approached them.

• Kazuma and Aqua decided to become adventurers and recruit party members rather than risk starving in their shabby stable lodging.
• Kazuma posted a recruitment notice at the Guild, but no one joined despite the party's requirements being lowered.
• Megumin entered the Guild and announced that she wanted companions, while the other adventurers ignored her.
• Megumin found Kazuma's recruitment notice, asked about it, and headed toward Kazuma and Aqua.
• Kazuma prepared to welcome Megumin, and Aqua put on a dignified, holy demeanor as she approached.

Satou Kazuma recruited Megumin, a Crimson Demon Arch Wizard who specialized in Explosion Magic, then took her and Aqua to hunt giant toads after they spent all their money. Megumin destroyed one toad with a massive explosion but used up all her mana, leaving Kazuma and Aqua to flee the other one while she lay helpless.

• Megumin introduced herself to Satou Kazuma and joined his party after hearing they planned to defeat the Demon King.
• Satou Kazuma treated Megumin to a meal, but Megumin and Aqua spent all six hundred thousand Eris on food and drink.
• Aqua urged the party to hunt giant toads, and Megumin agreed to attack one with Explosion Magic while Kazuma and Aqua occupied another.
• Megumin's Explosion Magic obliterated a toad and left a crater more than twenty meters across, but the spell drained her mana and left her unable to move.
• Satou Kazuma and Aqua ran from the remaining toad as Kazuma shouted at Megumin.

After failing to deal with a swarm of toads, Satou Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin returned to the Guild and argued about Megumin’s inability to use any magic besides Explosion. Roa approached them under the name Pamela, but when Satou Kazuma refused to accept him without seeing his Adventurer’s Card, Roa invited the three to join his party instead.

• Satou Kazuma dragged Aqua away from a swarm of toads, and the three returned to the Guild with their reward.
• Satou Kazuma and Megumin argued over Megumin’s reliance on Explosion Magic.
• Roa introduced himself as Pamela and said he was a low-level Adventurer seeking party members.
• Aqua said Roa’s aura and ring seemed familiar, but Roa brushed off her suspicions.
• Roa refused to show his Adventurer’s Card, so Satou Kazuma rejected him as a party member.
• Roa invited the three to join his party and pointed out that Satou Kazuma might have to sleep on the street.

Roa invited Megumin, Aqua, and Satou Kazuma to join his party, offering to cover their meals and gear repairs in exchange for a share of their monster spoils. After they accepted, the party gathered for a lavish meal, where Aqua drank Megumin’s ale and Roa stepped in when Megumin nearly cried.

• Roa offered Megumin a place in his party with free meals, gear repairs, and a ten-percent share of her monster kills.
• Aqua accepted immediately and persuaded Satou Kazuma to join, leaving the three former party members under Roa’s leadership.
• Roa asked to see their adventurer cards and ordered five expensive dishes and ale for the new party.
• Aqua drank Megumin’s mug of ale, claiming little kids should not drink, and Megumin grabbed her collar in anger.
• Roa told them to stop bullying Megumin when her eyes filled with tears.

Roa arranged a month of lodging for Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin, then took the three rookies to buy equipment before their planned monster hunt. He lent Kazuma and Aqua money for their purchases, leaving them indebted to him for a total of thirteen million Eris.

• Roa booked a room for each of the three for a month and arranged to meet them at the Guild the next morning.
• Roa explained that he would take the party monster hunting to help the rookies gain levels and explore the area.
• Roa led the group to the weapons shop, where he chose light armor and a longsword for Kazuma, a staff for Aqua, and stopped Megumin from picking unsuitable gear without paying for it.
• Roa told Kazuma and Aqua that their equipment was a no-interest loan they would owe him, rather than a gift.
• Kazuma borrowed eight million Eris for his sword, and Aqua borrowed five million Eris for her staff.

Roa led his indebted party to take a quest to exterminate a pack of wolves threatening a farm, assigning Kazuma and Aqua to hold off half while Megumin prepared her Explosion Magic. When more than a dozen Magic Wolves emerged from the grove, Roa remained concealed nearby as the party faced the attack.

• Roa warned Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin that he would track them down if they tried to flee their debts, then led them to the Adventurer's Guild to accept a wolf-extermination quest.
• Roa assigned Kazuma and Aqua to keep half the wolves occupied while Megumin prepared her spell, and Kazuma reluctantly agreed after arguing with Roa.
• Roa arranged for the party to wait near a farm, where the farmer promised an extra reward if they cleared out the wolves.
• Roa reassured the nervous Megumin but secretly worried she might accidentally hit the farm with her magic, then concealed himself when he spotted a hidden wolf.
• Kazuma noticed a wolf watching them and ordered Aqua to use Targeting; she detected more than a dozen enemies in the grove.
• A howl sounded as more than a dozen swift, muscular Magic Wolves emerged from the trees and fixed their attention on the farm.

Aqua's panic drew the Magic Wolves toward Megumin, who used Explosion Magic to destroy the pack and much of the farm. Roa took the party to the Adventurers' Guild to face the damage bill, where Aqua demanded her quest reward from Luna.

• Aqua and Kazuma ran toward Megumin as the Magic Wolves chased them, and Megumin fled into the farm.
• Roa killed the lead wolf and held off the rest while one wolf slipped through the damaged fence.
• Aqua urged Megumin to cast Explosion, and Megumin's spell killed the wolves but destroyed much of the farm.
• Roa gathered Aqua, Kazuma, and Megumin and took them to the Guild to learn how much they owed.
• Aqua argued with Luna over her unpaid quest reward while Kazuma and Megumin avoided speaking.

After the wolf quest left the party owing thirty million Eris, Roa recruited Darkness as their new frontline fighter. Darkness recognized Roa as the famed knight and mage Roa Greyrat, though he did not realize she had identified him.

• Luna told Aqua, Kazuma, and Megumin that the ranch damage had cost them their reward and left them with another fifteen million Eris in debt.
• Roa made the party split the new debt evenly, bringing their total debt to thirty million Eris, then told them to meet again the next day.
• Roa posted a notice seeking a frontline fighter and waited at the Adventurer's Guild for Darkness to arrive.
• Darkness introduced herself as a level-six Holy Knight, and Roa welcomed her into the party as its fifth member.
• Darkness spotted the royal crest on Roa's clothing and recognized him as Roa Greyrat, the celebrated knight and mage.

Roa welcomed Darkness into his party, and she spent a month enduring dangerous quests while growing closer to him and the others. Their routine was interrupted when a Demon King's Army officer appeared near town, and Roa led the party out to confront the threat.

• Darkness mistook Roa's goal of defeating the Demon King for noble heroism and eagerly asked to join his party, while Roa accepted and showed her around town.
• Roa teased Darkness about her masochistic habits, and she became increasingly excited by his remarks as they grew more familiar with each other.
• Darkness spent a month on quests with Roa, Satou Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin, earning only three million Eris while volunteering to draw monsters into Megumin's Explosion Magic.
• An alarm announced that a Demon King's Army officer had appeared and called all adventurers to assemble outside town.
• Roa picked up the lethargic Aqua and ordered Satou Kazuma and Megumin to follow him as the party set out to deal with the officer.

Roa and his party encountered Belial, a general of the Demon King's Army, at the city gate. Belial singled out Darkness, who stepped forward with barely concealed excitement.

• Darkness asked Roa to carry her, and he lifted her while carrying Aqua as well.
• Roa's party reached the city wall, where they found the adventurers gathered before a headless knight and his skeletal warhorse.
• The knight introduced himself as Belial, one of the Demon King's seven generals, and warned the adventurers.
• Belial noticed Roa's party's unusual reactions and felt uneasy as he approached them.
• Belial pointed at Darkness and ordered her to step forward, and she walked toward him, trembling with excitement.

Darkness charged the Headless Knight and welcomed his attacks, mistaking his threats for an invitation to torment her. After he cursed her with Death Sentence, Roa realized Darkness had recognized his real name, while the knight demanded the party defeat him or find a powerful High Priestess to save her.

• Darkness refused to dodge the Headless Knight's greatsword, and he stopped it at her neck before demanding to know why she was unafraid.
• Darkness interrupted the knight's account of his past by eagerly suggesting he planned to ravage her, then ran toward him and was knocked down by his steed.
• The Headless Knight placed Death Sentence on Darkness, and she collapsed without trying to dodge the black mist.
• Roa pulled Darkness up and questioned how she knew his real name; Kazuma learned that Roa had been using the name Pamela.
• The Headless Knight explained that Darkness would die in a week unless the party defeated him or obtained purification from a nearly goddess-level High Priestess, then demanded they beg for her release.
• Darkness angrily confronted the knight about the curse, leaving him speechless.

Roa protected Darkness from the Headless Knight, revealing overwhelming power and his true golden-haired appearance as he defeated the knight’s undead horse and subdued him. The Headless Knight ended the chapter trapped by Roa’s Otherworld Darkness, with Roa holding his severed head.

• Darkness accused the Headless Knight of lecherous intentions, and Roa stepped forward when the knight threatened the adventurers.
• Roa blocked the Headless Knight’s greatsword, then used Sun Breathing: Mirage Rainbow to slash his armor.
• Roa unleashed Death Announcing Dark Thunder and destroyed the charging undead horse, carving a vast ravine through the forest.
• Roa removed his glasses and revealed his golden hair and eyes, prompting the Headless Knight to recognize him and ask why he was away from the Royal Capital.
• Roa used Otherworld Darkness to paralyze and corrupt the Headless Knight, then took the knight’s head in his hand.

Roa defeated the Demon King's Army officer Belial and reached level 65, leaving the adventurers—including Kazuma—shocked by his strength. Afterward, he claimed the entire reward, and Aqua tried to persuade him to share it.

• Roa crushed Belial's skull, and a strange mist swallowed the Headless Knight's remains.
• Roa received experience, Power of Time and Space, and enough points to reach level 65.
• Darkness, Kazuma, and the other adventurers stared in shock at Roa's effortless victory; Kazuma felt jealous and heartbroken.
• Roa told the group that the reward for defeating Belial belonged entirely to him.
• Aqua bound herself to Roa's arm and asked him to share the money, but Roa rejected her argument.

Roa refused to share his three hundred million Eris reward with Aqua, then treated the adventurers to a lavish dinner before deciding to let his exhausted party rest. The next afternoon, Princess Alice arrived at the guild, and Darkness warned her that the town was dangerous after a Demon King’s Army officer had appeared there.

• Aqua demanded part of Roa’s reward, but Roa restrained her and refused to give her any money.
• Roa confirmed with Luna that he would receive the reward and offered to treat the gathered adventurers to dinner.
• Aqua skipped lunch so she could gorge herself at Roa’s expense, and the banquet cost nearly fifty million Eris.
• Roa decided to let his hungover party rest instead of taking a quest.
• Princess Alice arrived, and Darkness urged her to return to the kingdom because a Demon King’s Army officer had recently appeared.

Alice reunited with Roa and announced that she wanted to join his party, while Roa weighed her usefulness and questioned her decision to leave the Royal Capital. Alice said she had arranged for Yujian to stay there in her place, and she intended to remain with Roa.

• Alice told Roa she had come after hearing that he defeated the Headless Knight, and she called herself his knight alone.
• Satou Kazuma learned Alice was not Roa's sister and lamented that Roa had a cute girl calling him Onii-chan.
• Roa asked whether Alice had traveled alone, and she admitted she had sneaked away without guards.
• Alice said she wanted to join Roa's party, but Roa considered whether she would be useful.
• Alice insisted she would not return to the Royal Capital and explained that Yujian had stayed there in her place.

Roa agreed to let Alice temporarily join the party, then paid for a welcome dinner after Kazuma and Aqua pressured him. When Aqua learned he had five hundred million Eris, she begged to borrow more, and Roa suspected she and the others had taken out additional loans elsewhere.

• Roa agreed to Alice's request to stay with the party, and she became a temporary member.
• Roa told the party that Alice was strong enough to challenge even a dragon, and everyone welcomed her as a fighter.
• Aqua and Satou Kazuma persuaded Roa to pay for a welcome dinner for Alice.
• At dinner, Roa revealed that he had five hundred million Eris, and Aqua immediately begged him for a loan.
• Roa asked Aqua why she needed more money and suspected she, Kazuma, and Megumin had borrowed from someone else.

Roa offered Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin large loans in exchange for one year of unconditional service, and all three signed indentures. Darkness tried to join them, while Roa stopped her from giving Alice misguided advice about the dangers of adventuring.

• Roa questioned Kazuma, Aqua, and Megumin about their debts, then offered each thirty million Eris in exchange for a year of obedient service.
• Aqua and Kazuma eagerly signed Roa's contracts, and Megumin signed after considering how much the money could help her family.
• Roa announced that the three would begin as servants, prompting Darkness to ask to join and serve under him too.
• Darkness began warning Alice about the dangerous world outside, but Roa lifted her by the collar and accused her of misleading Alice with her inexperienced advice.

Roa reassured Alice that he had never lied to her, then arranged for the party to buy a vacant noble's estate. The group moved in and began cleaning the musty mansion, with Roa and Alice supervising.

• Roa dismissed Darkness's advice to Sylphiette as naive, and Alice asked him whether he had ever lied to her.
• Roa earnestly told Alice that he had never lied to her or approached her with ulterior motives.
• Roa invited Darkness to come along without pay or a contract, then decided to buy a mansion for the party.
• Roa contacted the noble's steward and arranged to rent the empty estate at a discount because of his status.
• Roa assigned Aqua, Megumin, Darkness, and Satou Kazuma cleaning jobs while he and Alice sat nearby to supervise.

Alice gave Roa the ring she had inherited from her mother and asked him to remain her knight forever. Roa accepted it, leaving Alice unsure whether he understood that the ring symbolized betrothal, but happy that he had taken it.

• Alice leaned against Roa while Aqua and Kazuma argued and Darkness and Megumin were elsewhere.
• Alice removed the ring from her right index finger and offered it to Roa as a gift, asking him to stay by her side as her knight.
• Roa accepted the ring and slipped it onto his left hand, recognizing it as a symbol of Alice's betrothal.
• Alice told Roa that he meant as much to her as the ring did, and Roa said he would look after it for now.
• Roa asked whether wearing the ring might cause Alice trouble, leaving her wondering how much he knew about its meaning.

Roa and Alice settled into their new life at the mansion, where Alice grew closer to him and enjoyed an outing around town. The group made themselves at home, and Roa’s quiet days passed quickly.

• Alice considered telling Roa what the ring meant, but Roa made it into a necklace and said he would keep it until she was an adult if she still felt the same way.
• Roa approved the group’s cleaning, chose his bedroom, and let everyone select their own rooms; Alice chose the room nearest his, and Darkness took the room beside hers.
• Alice persuaded Roa to take her for a walk around town, where he bought her many things before they returned to the mansion in the afternoon.
• Roa found Aqua lounging on the living-room sofa among bottles of expensive bubbly and sent her back to her room.
• The mansion settled into a peaceful routine, and the days when Roa could not show off passed quickly.