Chapter Summaries

Roa entered a four-star world as a mage apprentice and registered as a low-ranked adventurer. After a burly adventurer tried to recruit him by force, Roa beat him and then sent a dwarf flying when the dwarf blocked his way.

• Roa used 2,000 points of Power of Time and Space to open a four-star world and chose the mage identity.
• Roa arrived in a crowded Adventurer's Guild, where a clerk registered him with a copper identification plate.
• A burly adventurer mocked Roa and then offered to recruit him into his party.
• When the burly adventurer reached for Roa's collar, Roa struck him with his staff and kicked him across the hall.
• A dwarf stood in Roa's path, and Roa sent him crashing through several tables with a single blow.

Roa Greyrat learned that he was in the world of Overlord and decided that Tier Magic could help compensate for his weaknesses there. He resolved to seek out Old Bone and exploit their information gap to learn magic, confident that his weakened abilities could still let him survive a confrontation.

• Roa beat the dwarf and the burly adventurer at the guild, took their money, and used some of it to buy maps from the receptionist.
• After leaving E-Rantel, Roa recognized its adventurer ranks and other details as clues that this was the world of Overlord.
• Roa recalled how YGGDRASIL players and their powerful magic dwarfed the strength of the world's native people.
• Roa decided that learning Tier Magic from Old Bone was his best option and planned to use the information gap to get close to him.
• Roa reviewed his weakened character panel and judged that his magic and swordsmanship still gave him a chance against Old Bone.

Roa traveled to Carne Village to intercept Flying Squirrel and secretly prepared to protect the villagers from an attack. Flying Squirrel arrived in the new world with Demiurge, and the chapter ended as he spotted Roa below.

• Roa studied the map and decided to reach Carne Village to meet Flying Squirrel before he could act.
• Roa avoided the monster-filled forest, reached Carne Village, and found it still peaceful.
• Roa spread hidden black threads through the ground to sense danger and protect the villagers from the approaching knights.
• Flying Squirrel explored the Great Tomb of Nazarick's surroundings and lamented that his friends had not come with him.
• Flying Squirrel told Demiurge to call him Lord Dark Knight, then noticed Roa below and pointed him out.

Roa attacked Ainz and Demiurge, then revealed that his lord had identified them as Outer Realm Sky Demons and wanted their knowledge in exchange for information and resources. As Nazarick’s Guardians surrounded him, Ainz cautiously considered negotiating while secretly preparing to escape.

• Roa unleashed powerful ice magic at Ainz and Demiurge, and Demiurge shielded Ainz but was pierced several times.
• Ainz countered with magic and traps, while Roa accused the pair of being outsiders who did not belong in the world.
• Roa explained that his lord wanted the knowledge the Outer Realm Sky Demons possessed and proposed trading it for magic, weapons, money, and information.
• Nazarick’s Guardians gathered around Roa, but Ainz restrained Demiurge and asked what Roa wanted to trade.
• Ainz judged the unknown threat too dangerous to fight and secretly prepared teleportation items so he could retreat.

Roa and Flying Squirrel negotiated a trade of magic for information about the world and its hidden forces. After exchanging spells, Roa demonstrated his power, leaving Flying Squirrel to consider the deal and Roa confident he could keep the cautious man under control.

• Flying Squirrel questioned Roa's prices for information, and the two bargained over spells and basic knowledge of the world.
• Roa gave Flying Squirrel an Advanced Magic spell and shared one portion of the world's background information, exaggerating the strength of its combatants.
• Roa offered information about the world's hidden forces in exchange for a Super-tier Magic spell and promised a spell comparable to Ninth-tier magic in return.
• Flying Squirrel accepted the deal, and Roa demonstrated Great Fireball and traded Roxy's Water Saint-level magic technique.

Roa demonstrated his weather magic to Flying Squirrel, then invented the Soul Hall as a powerful hidden organization to manipulate his understanding of the world. Flying Squirrel believed the group could pose a serious threat, while Roa continued describing its structure.

• Roa cast Cumulonimbus, summoning a storm powerful enough to threaten the entire plain, and Flying Squirrel praised its power and range.
• Flying Squirrel asked Roa to reveal a secret in exchange for the display of magic.
• Roa claimed that he belonged to the seven-hundred-year-old Soul Hall, which supposedly knew the secrets of the Six Gods, the Eight Desires Kings, and the Thirteen Heroes.
• Flying Squirrel worried that the Soul Hall’s leaders might be stronger than Roa and that the organization had already targeted them.
• Roa said the Soul Hall had Tiangang Hall and Disha Hall, and claimed he led the Human Hall, which handled intelligence trading and commerce.

Roa traded two Water Saint-level spells, five high-tier spells, and knowledge of the Soul Hall to Flying Squirrel for a hundred spells, then tested the new magic on his way back. He sensed someone touching his magical barrier, leaving an unknown presence nearby.

• Roa and Flying Squirrel completed their exchange, and Roa warned him not to repeat the fate of the Six Gods and the Eight Desires Kings before departing.
• Demiurge questioned why Flying Squirrel had let Roa go, and Albedo, Shalltear, Aura, and Mare revealed they had been waiting nearby; Flying Squirrel chose to return to Nazarick and review what they had learned.
• Roa tested Dimension Slash and realized it offered insight into spatial laws, then tried Fly and Dimensional Shift.
• Roa used Create Greater Item to conjure a sword, tested its durability, and considered seeking more of Old Bone's spells in future trades.
• As Roa headed back, he stopped after sensing someone touch his magical barrier.

Roa rescued Enri Emett and her younger sister from two pursuing knights and learned that they had fled Carne Village despite the barrier he had placed there. He hurried back with them as the villagers remained trapped in the square, while the knight commander Belios searched for a way through the barrier.

• Roa killed the approaching soldiers with magic but found that their cautious advance was draining the magic he had left behind.
• Enri Emett and her little sister fled Carne Village and were chased by two mounted knights.
• Roa knocked both knights unconscious with his enchanted staff and learned the girls had run out to seek help for the village.
• Roa explained that he had placed barriers around Carne Village, then carried the girls back toward it with a flying spell.
• The villagers gathered in Carne Village's square while the knights waited beyond the barrier, and commander Belios ordered his men to find a way inside.

Roa confronted knights besieging Carne Village and revealed that they were agents of the Slane Theocracy posing as soldiers of the Bahas Empire. He recognized that their massacre was part of a plan to draw out an important figure, and left the knights unsettled by showing he knew more about their operation.

• Belios and Rondus struggled to breach the barrier protecting Carne Village, while Belios berated Rondus and considered how to continue the massacre.
• Roa descended with the Anri Sisters, blocked the knights from pursuing them, and killed two archers with Third-tier magic, Lightning Strike.
• Rondus identified the group as knights of the Bahas Empire and tried to persuade Roa to leave, while the villagers protested the attack.
• Roa recognized the knights as Slane Theocracy agents in disguise and exposed their identity, stunning the villagers and angering Rondus.
• Roa told the knights he knew their operation was meant to draw out an important person and suggested that powerful people were backing them.

Roa revealed that the attackers belonged to the Sunlight Holy Scripture and slaughtered them after they targeted a village. He left only Rondus alive briefly, then killed him too, before burying the bodies with magic.

• Roa identified the soldiers as members of the Sunlight Holy Scripture and struck them with lightning when they denied it.
• Rondus rallied the soldiers to attack, but Roa killed their charging troops and turned the archers’ arrows against them with Za Warudo.
• Belios blamed Rondus for the losses and offered him five hundred gold coins to let him escape, prompting Rondus to punch him.
• Roa cast fifth-tier Dragon Thunder, killing the soldiers at the front of the fleeing group and terrifying the survivors.
• Roa killed the remaining soldiers and Belios, then killed Rondus after he refused to flee or beg for mercy.
• Roa buried the corpses with magic while the villagers watched in relief and fear.

Roa agreed to protect Carne Village for a few days after rescuing it, then met Gazef Stronoff, who arrived to investigate the attacks on nearby villages. After hearing that the attackers were Slane Theocracy agents disguised as Empire knights, Gazef suspected the kingdom’s nobles had conspired against him and turned his attention to Roa.

• Roa accepted two gold coins from the village chief and agreed to stay for a few days to help protect Carne Village.
• A group of cavalrymen arrived, and their leader introduced himself as Gazef Stronoff, Warrior Captain of the Kingdom of Re-Estize.
• The village chief told Gazef that Slane Theocracy agents disguised as Empire knights had attacked the village, while Roa listened without speaking.
• Gazef and his warriors suspected that the kingdom’s nobles had colluded with the Slane Theocracy to trap Gazef, but he told them not to treat the theory as proven.
• Gazef noticed that the village chief had repeatedly looked toward Roa and became curious about the young man.

Roa sized up Gazef, learned that the warrior faced an imminent threat from the Sunlight Holy Scripture, and agreed to help him in exchange for a valuable item. Roa then challenged Gazef to a spar, and they took their places at the village entrance as onlookers gathered.

• A village girl offered Roa a bunch of white flowers while Gazef questioned the village chief and learned Roa could cast fifth-tier magic.
• Gazef asked how Roa had recognized the impostors, and Roa warned him that the Sunlight Holy Scripture was likely coming after him.
• Gazef refused to abandon the village, and Roa offered to accept a commission to help if Gazef paid him with a valuable item after the crisis.
• Gazef agreed to give Roa his ring once the danger had passed, and the two discussed Roa's status as a newly registered copper-ranked adventurer.
• Roa invited Gazef to spar, and they headed to the clearing by the village entrance as soldiers and villagers gathered to watch.

Roa fought Gazef after Gazef activated the Dragon's Secret Treasure and used powerful Martial Skills. Roa easily defeated him, leaving the gathered Knights stunned by the gap between their strength.

• Roa agreed to spar with Gazef, who activated the Dragon's Secret Treasure and strengthened himself with Martial Skills.
• Gazef charged with Ground Stomp Slash, but Roa dodged and kicked him to the ground, breaking two of his ribs.
• Gazef recovered and attacked with Flowing Water Acceleration and Fourfold Slash of Light, but Roa evaded every strike.
• Gazef used Six Light Consecutive Slashes and Instant Reflection to track Roa, but Roa blocked all six strikes with a short blade.
• Gazef dropped his greatsword after exhausting his attacks, and Roa praised him as the gathered Knights began whispering.

Roa defeated Gazef in a sparring match, healed him, and accepted the Dragon's Secret Treasure as payment. Meanwhile, Nigun Grid Luin led the Sunlight Holy Scripture to Carne Village, summoned angels, and ordered his forces to burn it down.

• Roa considered how weak the strongest humans were compared with YGGDRasIL players, then healed Gazef after their sparring match.
• Gazef gave Roa the Dragon's Secret Treasure, and Roa took up watch at the village entrance.
• Nigun Grid Luin and the Sunlight Holy Scripture gathered outside Carne Village, prayed, and prepared to attack.
• Nigun's forces summoned third-tier angels and a Dominion Angel before advancing toward the village.
• Nigun ordered his subordinates to use fire magic to burn down Carne Village.

Roa faced the Sunlight Holy Scripture alone while Gazef protected the villagers. Roa destroyed the clerics with seventh-tier Chain Dragon Thunder, leaving Nigun as the sole survivor, and Nigun threatened him with a Seal Magic Crystal.

• Gazef reassured his soldiers that Roa could handle the Sunlight Holy Scripture while they guarded the villagers.
• Roa met Nigun outside the village and offered to let the clerics leave, but Nigun ordered his forces to attack.
• The clerics' negative spells failed to affect Roa, and their Flame Archangels charged at him.
• Roa cast seventh-tier Chain Dragon Thunder, killing the clerics and destroying their angels while Nigun escaped the lightning.
• Nigun tried to flee, then turned on Roa and threatened to unseal the Slane Theocracy's Seal Magic Crystal.

Roa defeated Nigun by using Chaos Magic to disrupt the Seventh Tier angel summoned from Nigun’s Seal Magic Crystal, then killed him. Three days later, Roa’s rise to Mithril-grade had become a subject of gossip in E-Rantel, where Old Bone heard adventurers mention Roa Greyrat’s name.

• Nigun crushed his Seal Magic Crystal to summon a Seventh Tier angel, but Roa used Chaos Magic to trap it and prevent Nigun from casting spells.
• Roa asked Nigun for more trump cards, then killed him after Nigun begged for mercy.
• Three days later, rumors spread through E-Rantel that Roa had risen to Mithril-grade after saving Gazef Stronoff from the Sunlight Holy Scripture.
• Adventurers who resented Roa’s rapid promotion repeatedly challenged him, and Roa beat them until they stopped causing trouble.
• Old Bone entered the Adventurer’s Guild with a young woman and asked two adventurers if they had said Roa Greyrat’s name.

Ainz and Narberal used their adventurer aliases while investigating Roa Greyrat and the threat he might pose to Nazarick. They unexpectedly encountered Roa, whose remarks prompted Ainz to test him, though Ainz warned Narberal not to act rashly.

• Ainz corrected Narberal about their aliases and roles as Momon and Nabe after confirming Roa's name at the Adventurer's Guild.
• Ainz reflected on his uncertain bargain with Roa, the rumored Soul Hall, and the danger of Roa revealing Nazarick's origins.
• Ainz told Narberal to find out whether Roa had exposed them and forbade her from attacking him before they understood his strength and backing.
• Ainz and Narberal unexpectedly ran into Roa, who remarked that Ainz had left his world and seemed curious about this one.
• Ainz and Roa exchanged probing remarks, and Narberal reached for her sword as Roa approached; Ainz stopped her and told her to call him Lord Momon.

Ainz ordered covert surveillance of Roa after their encounter, while Roa noticed the Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs sent to watch him and killed them. The inn’s attendants discovered the corpses, and Roa remained unharmed.

• After Roa left, Ainz told Nabe to have Albedo send Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs or Shadow Demons to watch Roa and report daily.
• Ainz considered using his adventurer identity, Momonga, to gather information, gain influence, and investigate the Soul Hall and the force he suspected stood behind Roa.
• That night at the Glittering Gold Pavilion, Roa sensed several invisible Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs watching his room.
• Roa froze time, disabled two bugs inside his room, and killed four more as they tried to flee.
• An inn attendant arrived after hearing the commotion and found the spider-like corpses and an uninjured Roa.

After Roa killed Ainz’s five Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs, Ainz and Nabe suspected he might be a player but decided against provoking him or involving Nazarick’s Guardians. Meanwhile, another group watched Roa from E-Rantel’s cemetery, where a strange woman wanted to approach the famous adventurer despite her companion’s warning.

• The inn attendant offered Roa a year of free lodging and gold compensation, and Roa accepted while pretending not to know who had sent the monsters.
• Roa recognized Ainz’s surveillance and warned him from his window not to be reckless next time.
• Ainz and Nabe confirmed that Roa had swiftly killed all five Eight-Limbed Blade Assassin Bugs, considered whether he was a player, and decided to approach him themselves when they found an opportunity.
• Ainz told Nabe that Nazarick’s Guardians should not be exposed to Roa yet, and he resolved to collect the debt for the destroyed bugs later.
• In a cemetery outside E-Rantel, a sharp-toothed woman said she wanted to play with the famous adventurer, while a frail robed man warned her not to act before he finished preparing.

Clementine and Cagitt discussed the Theocracy’s withdrawal and the danger around E-Rantel, while Cagitt continued preparing a ritual to turn the city into a city of the dead. After learning about the coming events involving Cagitt and Shalltear, Roa decided to let the latter unfold so he could exploit Ainz’s setback and trade information for rewards.

• Clementine told Cagitt that the Wind Flower Scripture had withdrawn after the Sunlight Holy Scripture began a secret operation, and she wanted to target adventurers in the area.
• Cagitt warned Clementine about Gazef and Roa and revealed that he planned to sacrifice E-Rantel’s people in a ritual that would make him a high-level Undead.
• Roa considered intervening in Cagitt’s scheme to deny Ainz the fame of stopping it, then recalled the coming incident in which Shalltear would be controlled by the World-Class Item Downfall of Castle and Country.
• Roa rejected the idea of taking the World-Class Item himself and chose to let events unfold so he could later trade information with Ainz for magic or items.