Chapter Summaries

Roa visited Wiz’s struggling Magic Item shop and asked the former Demon King’s Army general to teach him some skills. Wiz revealed that she had made no sales in a month, so Roa offered to consider buying a few useful items if she taught him.

• Roa found Wiz’s Magic Item shop and introduced himself to its owner, the former general and lich.
• Wiz showed Roa an item that exploded when struck and another that exploded as soon as it was opened.
• Roa judged the shop’s wares to be of little use and asked Wiz to teach him some skills instead of buying anything.
• Wiz admitted that she had made no sales in a month and was deep in debt, prompting Roa to say he might buy a few useful items if she taught him.

Roa learned Life Absorption from Wiz and rapidly upgraded it until he overpowered her max-level version. He returned the life force he had absorbed, leaving Wiz exhausted and stunned by his strength.

• Wiz demonstrated Life Absorption on Roa but could draw only a tiny amount of his immense life force.
• Roa spent five Skill Points to learn Life Absorption and immediately used it against Wiz, briefly matching her power.
• After spending fifteen Skill Points to upgrade the skill, Roa strengthened his Life Absorption and began overpowering Wiz.
• Roa raised Life Absorption to max level, and its range-wide effect overwhelmed Wiz and steadily drained her life force.
• Roa returned the life force he had taken and stopped the skill, while Wiz collapsed to the floor, sweating and exhausted.

Roa acquired Wiz's Life Absorption skill and lent her twenty million Eris after she refused to accept the money as a gift. He reviewed his party's growing strength, then encountered a nervous Crimson Demon girl outside his mansion who was looking for Megumin.

• Wiz recovered from Roa's Life Absorption test, and Roa offered to pay her twenty million Eris for helping him.
• Wiz refused the money as a gift because her conscience would not allow it, so Roa offered it as a loan and she accepted.
• Roa reflected on Kazuma and Aqua reaching level twelve, the skills the party members had learned, and Alice's strength as a new party member.
• Roa stopped outside his mansion when he saw a nervous Crimson Demon girl in a mage's robe waiting by the gate and asking herself whether to visit Megumin.
• Roa approached the girl, but she yelped and turned toward him in fright before he could finish speaking.

Yuyu reunited with Megumin and challenged her to a duel after returning from training, but Megumin refused and tried to put it off. Yuyu remained determined to face her childhood rival, while Roa watched their dispute unfold.

• Roa caught Yuyu outside the gate after she tried to run away, and Megumin failed to recognize her at first.
• Yuyu reminded Megumin of their academy rivalry and their promise to duel after Yuyu learned Advanced Magic.
• Roa invited Yuyu into the mansion, where Aqua tried to solicit a gift from her until Roa stopped her.
• Yuyu challenged Megumin to a duel so she could claim the title of the Crimson Demons' number one, but Megumin refused because it sounded troublesome.
• Yuyu grabbed Megumin as she tried to leave, and Megumin suggested they postpone the duel until another time.

Roa’s party welcomed Yuyu as a new member, then cleared the area of monsters and left the town’s adventurers without work. Roa sought a dangerous quest and learned that the Mechanical Fortress Destroyer was approaching.

• Megumin explained Yuyu’s background and her old rivalry with Megumin, while Yuyu insisted that she had friends.
• Roa invited Yuyu to join the party and argued that her magic could support them after Megumin used Explosion Magic.
• Megumin agreed, and Yuyu joined Roa’s party as a new adventurer.
• Roa’s party, now including Yuyu and Alice, cleared out all the nearby monsters, leaving the town’s adventurers with little work.
• Roa asked Luna for a challenging quest, and Luna told him that the Mechanical Fortress Destroyer was heading their way.
• Roa recalled that the Mechanical Fortress was a huge, spider-shaped golem built by Nois as a weapon against the Demon King’s Army.

Roa and his party set out to subjugate the approaching Mechanical Fortress, traveling together until they reached its route. As the fortress drew near, Roa told everyone to prepare, while Alice’s Holy Sword began to gather power.

• Luna explained that the Mechanical Fortress had eight fast legs and a powerful barrier that nullified nearly all magic except Megumin’s Explosion Magic.
• Roa agreed to lead the party toward the fortress, while Kazuma and Aqua reluctantly accepted that Roa would only fight if they could not handle it.
• Roa and the others traveled by carriage for a day, with Alice riding on his lap and Darkness and Aqua commenting on how close the two seemed.
• The party stopped the next morning after spotting the Mechanical Fortress approaching in the distance, and Roa confirmed their location and ordered everyone to prepare.
• Alice gripped her Holy Sword as strange power gathered around it, and Roa told her to wait until the fortress came closer.

Roa and the adventurers prepared to stop the approaching Mechanical Fortress before it could reach a town. He assigned Megumin, Alice, and Yuyu key roles in defeating it, and the chapter ended as the enormous Destroyer emerged from the forest.

• Alice released her grip on the holy sword as the group saw the Mechanical Fortress approaching through the forest.
• Roa flew up to inspect the fortress, then warned the others it would reach them in about half an hour and might head toward a town if they failed to stop it.
• Roa explained that Megumin’s Explosion Magic would be crucial, while Alice and Yuyu could work together to make up for Megumin’s inability to cast it twice.
• The adventurers prepared their gear as the fortress drew closer, shaking the ground and snapping trees in its path.
• The Mechanical Fortress emerged fully from the forest, revealing its immense size and its reputation as the Destroyer.

Roa’s party faced the approaching Mechanical Fortress, testing its defenses with Alice’s holy sword and Megumin’s Explosion Magic. Aqua’s Sacred Spell Break disrupted the fortress’s barrier, but the attack’s effect remained limited as the fight continued.

• Kazuma took command as Aqua buffed the party, and Alice’s declaration helped steady Megumin before she prepared Explosion Magic.
• Alice struck the Mechanical Fortress with her holy sword, but its barrier absorbed the slash and Roa called her back.
• Darkness, Yuyu, and the others prepared to support Megumin as the fortress advanced toward them.
• Megumin cast Explosion Magic, which made the fortress’s barrier ripple but did not break through it.
• Aqua cast Sacred Spell Break, disturbing the barrier’s surface, though the interference was slight.

Alice and Yuyu brought down the Mechanical Fortress with help from Darkness, and the group explored the wreckage despite alarms warning that it might self-destruct. Inside, Kazuma found a journal that could reveal the fortress’s secrets and began reading it aloud.

• Alice shattered the Mechanical Fortress’s barrier with a powerful sword strike, and Yuyu severed its front legs with blades of light.
• Darkness and Alice stopped the falling fortress, which toppled onto the ground and ceased moving.
• Aqua teased Kazuma for doing little during the fight, then argued that the team should divide the fortress’s valuable remains; Roa praised everyone’s growth.
• Alarms warned that the disabled fortress could not vent heat or expend energy, and Roa said it was likely to self-destruct.
• The group searched the fortress, found a skeleton and documents in a central room, and Kazuma began reading a journal about a government official demanding a mobile weapon on an impossible budget.

Roa stole the unstable Corona Ore from the Mechanical Fortress and contained it, stopping the alarms. He then decided to visit Crimson Demon Village for supplies before heading toward Demon King's Castle.

• A diary described how a protagonist’s spider-inspired mobile weapon ran amok after being powered by Corona Ore, destroying a kingdom before its creator died inside it.
• Roa used Steal to take the Corona Ore, suppressed its dangerous energy, and fashioned a fragment of the fortress shell into a container for it.
• The alarms stopped after Roa removed the Corona Ore, and Kazuma guessed that Roa had stolen it.
• Roa admitted that he had taken the ore because it was about to explode, then decided to head to Crimson Demon Village for Magic Items.
• Roa considered visiting Demon King's Castle and recalled how the Demon King's daughter had once destroyed a Crimson Demon observation platform used to spy on her bedroom.

Roa traveled to the Crimson Demon Village with Alice, Darkness, and Megumin to buy Magic Items, while Kazuma and Aqua went to claim the fortress bounty. At Megumin’s family home, Megumin revealed Roa’s immense wealth to her parents, and Hyouzaburou began plotting to sell him goods from his warehouse.

• Roa decided to visit the Crimson Demon Village with Alice and Megumin, while Yuyu stayed behind to watch Kazuma and Aqua and collect the rewards.
• Darkness joined the trip as Alice’s guard, and the group split up, with Kazuma and Aqua heading to claim the fortress bounty.
• Roa, Alice, Darkness, and Megumin arrived at Megumin’s cramped family home and met Yuiyui, Hyouzaburou, Komi, and Junko.
• Megumin took Hyouzaburou aside and told him Roa was wealthy and had at least five hundred million Eris.
• Hyouzaburou summoned Yuiyui to discuss selling Roa items from his warehouse, but Yuiyui urged him to hear Roa out first.

Roa visited the Crimson Demon Tribe seeking divine artifacts and met Clan Leader Sirpen, who showed him three items. Roa agreed to buy Fairy's Pocket for one hundred million Eris and learned that the cross pendant, Goddess's Blessing, protected its wearer from harmful status effects.

• Hyouzaburou brought Roa to meet the Crimson Demon Tribe's Clan Leader after Roa asked about divine artifacts.
• Sirpen agreed to show Roa the tribe's artifacts after Hyouzaburou told him Roa could pay five hundred million Eris.
• Sirpen opened a box containing Fairy's Pocket, Goddess's Blessing, and a ring with a fiery red gemstone.
• Roa agreed to buy Fairy's Pocket for one hundred million Eris because its magic-consuming storage ability suited him.
• Sirpen explained that Goddess's Blessing prevented harmful status effects and offered resistance to death-type magic.

Roa negotiated with Sirpen to buy magical items and commissioned a powerful wand made from Corona Ore. Before leaving to fetch the rest of the payment, Roa told Alice he would be away for about a month, and she chose to return to the Royal Capital.

• Roa offered Sirpen 250 million Eris for the longevity and magic-restoring item, and Sirpen agreed to sell it for 250 million Eris.
• Roa asked Sirpen to forge the Corona Ore into a Magic Wand that could rival a divine artifact, providing 100 million Eris for the materials and giving Sirpen 50 million Eris as partial payment for the deal.
• Sirpen handed Roa the two divine artifacts, and Roa left the Corona Ore with him as collateral while taking Fairy's Pocket.
• Roa told Alice he would be away for about a month and refused to take her with him.
• Alice decided to return to the Royal Capital, and Roa agreed to take her there.

Roa left Alice at the city after reassuring her with their promise, then told Megumin and Darkness he might be away for a month. Before returning to the Jobless Reincarnation world, he infiltrated Demon King's Castle by using Traveler's Fantasy to erode its barrier.

• Roa refused Megumin's request to fly with him and left her to keep Darkness company.
• Alice worried that she and Roa would not meet again, but he showed her their ring and promised they would.
• At the city gate, Alice kissed Roa and reminded him of their promise before entering the city.
• Roa delivered the remaining 450 million Eris to Sirpen and told Megumin and Darkness he might be gone for a month.
• Roa used Stealth to approach Demon King's Castle, then used Traveler's Fantasy to break through its barrier and enter.

Roa infiltrated the Demon King's Castle, where he was spotted by a watcher and encountered Wolbach, one of the Seven Officers. After Wolbach urged him to leave, he withdrew safely, while the watcher vanished from the castle's top floor.

• Roa entered through the repaired barrier and exchanged a silent look with someone watching from the castle's top floor.
• Roa slipped past the guards and drained the first-floor minotaur gatekeeper with Life Absorption.
• On the fourth floor, Roa met Wolbach, who identified herself as one of the Seven Officers and told him to leave.
• Roa agreed to withdraw, and Wolbach let him pass while an old-sounding voice questioned her decision.
• Roa exited the castle through the barrier and noticed that the watcher on the top floor had disappeared.

Roa returned from the Konosuba world to a snow-covered world and went to the Holy Land of Swords to handle matters before continuing his mission. He reunited with Gale and began to discuss why he had come.

• Roa returned to the main world, found snow falling, and set the time flow to five months there for every month in the other world.
• Roa went to the Holy Land of Swords instead of visiting Paul and the others in the Fittoa Region.
• The disciples recognized Roa as the Sword God and stopped their activities to greet him.
• Roa visited Gale, who welcomed him in and asked whether something was the matter.

Roa told Gale he planned to challenge the Water God and remove the Asura Kingdom’s king from the throne, and Gale agreed to support him. As Roa left the Holy Land of Swords, Gale gave him his beloved sword, Throat Flute.

• Roa told Gale he was going to the Asura Kingdom to find a girl and challenge the Water God.
• Roa said he intended to depose the current king of the Asura Kingdom because the king was unfit to rule.
• Gale accepted Roa’s decision and promised to support him while looking after the Holy Land of Swords.
• Gale sent Roa off and told him to take revenge on the Dragon God if they met.
• Gale tossed Roa his sword, Throat Flute, and Roa tested its speed before storing it away.

After leaving the Holy Land of Swords, Roa tested Traveler's Fantasy in a desolate world, pouring vast amounts of mana into the ring in an attempt to reach the world's boundary. As his darkness spread across the region, the Armored Dragon King Perugius Dora watched him from Chaos Breaker.

• Roa left the Holy Land of Swords, and Gale worried that everything would go well in the troubled times ahead.
• Roa examined Traveler's Fantasy and discovered that its first effect could consume energy to open a barrier or break through a boundary.
• Roa traveled to a desolate, snowy world and poured mana into the ring, but after five minutes he still saw no sign that it had reached the world's boundary.
• Roa covered the surrounding area in a vast darkness and continued feeding mana into the ring.
• Perugius Dora watched Roa from his Floating Fortress, Chaos Breaker.

Roa used most of his mana to open a temporary passage to the Void World, but chose not to enter before it vanished. After Perugius’s familiars confronted him, Roa killed two of them and faced Armanfi.

• Perugius sent Armanfi, Shivalir, and Yuluz to investigate the enormous mana disturbance and test whoever caused it.
• Roa poured nearly sixty percent of his mana into the ring and briefly opened a road to the Void World, but stopped before entering and the passage closed.
• Roa sensed the three familiars approaching after his domain vanished and identified himself as the current Sword God.
• Armanfi and his companions challenged Roa, who dismissed them and drew Throat Flute when they prepared to attack.
• Armanfi escaped as Roa struck, but Roa killed Shivalir and Yuluz with a swift slash.

The author announced a two-day break to visit relatives in Henan and promised larger updates after returning. The author also reflected on the novel’s flaws, thanked readers, and said the story was nearing its end while planning a new Jobless Reincarnation book.

• The author said the break began after an exam and described traveling overnight to Henan to visit maternal relatives and former classmates.
• The author announced a two-day leave and promised to post at least six thousand words per day after returning.
• The author said they were outlining a new Jobless Reincarnation book and hoped to write it better than the current one.
• The author estimated the current novel would end at around 1.3 million words and thanked readers for their support.