Chapter Summaries

Leo returned to Twilight Manor after exploring the Dungeon to the fifth floor, where he had survived numerous battles and obtained powerful star-element magic. Ais discovered the damage to his equipment, watched him demonstrate his magic, and agreed to continue teaching him swordsmanship and Parallel Chanting as he pursued the path of a magic swordsman.

• Ais waited for Leo at Twilight Manor and noticed the damage to his weapon and armor, prompting him to admit he had reached the fifth floor.
• Ais asked whether Leo was all right, and Leo explained that he had ventured deeper after discovering he could use magic.
• Leo demonstrated his star-element magic, [Meteor Dance], and Ais admired its beauty and controllability.
• Ais suggested that Leo could become a magic swordsman, and Leo agreed that the path suited him better than being a rear-guard Mage.
• Leo asked Ais to keep teaching him swordsmanship and to teach him Parallel Chanting, and Ais promised to train him.

Leo decided to delay updating his status so he could keep gaining experience by challenging the Dungeon at his current strength. Ais’s friends learned about Leo’s first expedition and new magic, while Ais quietly reflected on the idea of a hero.

• Leo gave up on waiting for Loki to return and decided to keep exploring the Dungeon before updating his status.
• Leo reasoned that difficult challenges at his current strength could build experience and eventually help him grow.
• Tiona found Ais on her way to her room and teased her for waiting for Leo in the courtyard.
• Tione and Tiona asked Ais about Leo’s first Dungeon expedition, and Ais told them he had reached the 5th Floor and gained magic.
• Tione and Tiona discussed the trials Leo would face if he wanted to stand beside Ais, while Ais silently dwelled on the word “hero.”

Leo reassured Raul that his first Dungeon trip had gone smoothly, then prepared to return to the Dungeon. In the courtyard, he caught Lefiya secretly watching Ais practice, prompting the hostile elf to deny that she was spying.

• Leo concealed the danger he had faced in the Dungeon and thanked Raul for the equipment and potions that had helped him.
• Raul explained that many Familia members were resting after the expedition and encouraged Leo, who said he planned to enter the Dungeon again.
• Leo went to the courtyard and saw Ais practicing swordsmanship beneath a tree.
• Leo caught Lefiya secretly admiring Ais and called her out for spying.
• Lefiya denied spying and said she had only been admiring Ais's efforts.

Leo teased Lefiya Viridis about her admiration for Ais, then left to venture into the Dungeon. His encouragement indirectly inspired Lefiya to seek more training, while Ais had not noticed the conversation and wondered when Lefiya had arrived.

• Leo taunted Lefiya for watching Ais from a distance and offered to reveal Ais's little secrets.
• Lefiya grew jealous but vowed to become closer to Ais herself.
• Leo told Lefiya he was going to the Dungeon and asked her to pass along that message if Ais asked about him.
• Lefiya awkwardly wished Leo safety, then decided to ask Riveria for help improving her magic.
• Ais watched Lefiya leave and wondered when she had arrived.

On his tenth day with the Loki Familia, Leo fought alone through a swarm of Killer Ants on the seventh floor and earned 22,000 Valis from their Magic Stones. He left Babel Tower looking forward to finally updating his status.

• Leo faced a swarm of Killer Ants alone in a seventh-floor chamber, using his shield, sword, and stones to avoid being surrounded and kill them.
• When the remaining Killer Ants tried to call for reinforcements, Leo cast [Meteor Dance] and killed them before they could summon more.
• Leo collected the Killer Ants’ complete Magic Stones and reflected that he had reached the seventh floor without updating his status.
• At Babel Tower’s exchange office, Leo traded the Magic Stones for 22,000 Valis and left eager to update his status.

Loki updated Leo's status after ten days of Dungeon exploration and was stunned by how much excelia he had accumulated. Leo saw that his level-one attributes had risen to exceptionally high values, leaving the cause and implications of his growth unresolved.

• Leo returned to Twilight Manor early and went to see Loki after learning she wanted to meet him.
• Loki scolded Leo for waiting ten days to update his status and learned he had deliberately trained before applying his accumulated excelia.
• Loki told Leo that Ais had been leaving for the Dungeon after he did and returning shortly before him each day.
• Loki unlocked Leo's status and began converting his accumulated excelia into growth.
• Loki froze in shock at Leo's growth rate, then handed him a copy of his status showing his attributes had risen far beyond ordinary level-one values.

Leo discovered that his abilities had gained over 3,000 proficiency points in ten days and that he already met the requirements to reach Lv. 2. Despite Loki’s disbelief, Leo refused to level up because he believed he had not yet reached his limit at Lv. 1.

• Loki confirmed that Leo’s status sheet was accurate, despite his extraordinary growth across all abilities.
• Loki told Leo that his great deeds and high abilities meant he could level up to Lv. 2 immediately.
• Leo recalled surviving dangerous encounters on the fourth through seventh floors of the Dungeon, which could have counted as great deeds.
• Loki compared Leo’s ten-day advancement with Ais’s record-setting year and pressed him to explain how he had done it.
• Leo suspected [People of the Alien Star] had made leveling up easier, but he declined to advance because he wanted to grow further at Lv. 1.

Loki told Finn, Riveria, and Gareth that Leo had raised his abilities by over 3,000 points in ten days and already met the conditions to level up. They believed the copied Status, suspected his unreadable skill was responsible, and left the story anticipating how far Leo could grow.

• Loki rushed to Finn's office and told Finn, Riveria, and Gareth about Leo's extraordinary growth and leveling conditions.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth doubted Loki until she showed them Leo's copied Status, which listed remarkably high Level 1 abilities.
• Finn concluded that Leo's growth required another factor, and he asked whether Leo's unreadable special skill was responsible.
• Loki admitted she did not know what the skill did but believed it might explain Leo's abnormal growth.
• Riveria and the others agreed Leo should keep training rather than level up, while Loki vowed to protect him from anyone who might try to take him.

After updating his Status, Leo entered the Dungeon to test his greatly increased abilities and discovered that even low-floor monsters could no longer challenge him. He struggled to control his sudden strength as he adapted while cutting through monsters, eventually reaching the 7th floor.

• Leo entered the Dungeon early and killed a Kobold with a swift sword strike, realizing how much stronger he had become.
• Leo charged and cut down a Goblin, but overshot and misjudged his attack because he had not adjusted to his increased speed and strength.
• Leo recognized that his massive ability gains had caused mind-body misalignment and resolved to adapt to his new power.
• Leo swept through monsters on the 1st through 5th floors, usually defeating each with one strike, and reached the 7th floor.

Leo slaughtered a vast swarm of Killer Ants on the 7th Floor with his sword and enhanced magic, then descended through the 8th and 9th Floors without difficulty. After defeating a lizard-like monster, he stood at the entrance to the 10th Floor and decided to explore it.

• Leo charged into a massive Killer Ant swarm and cut down the monsters with his smallsword.
• Leo cast [Light of Heaven, Sword of Stars], and his Meteor Shower blasted apart a large part of the horde.
• Leo killed the last Killer Ant and gathered Magic Stones and drop items, pleased with his strength and newfound fighting style.
• Leo descended to the 8th and 9th Floors, where he easily defeated groups of monsters without being injured.
• Leo killed a lizard-like monster on the 9th Floor and stepped toward the 10th Floor.

Leo encountered an Orc on the fog-covered 10th Floor and used his speed to evade its attacks and exploit its weakness. He stabbed the Orc in the eye, leaving it screaming in pain.

• Leo reached the misty 10th Floor, where dead trees formed the Labyrinth's Armory.
• An Orc emerged from the fog, uprooted a dead tree, and charged at Leo with it as a club.
• Leo dodged the Orc's heavy attacks and cut its abdomen, but found its hide unusually tough.
• Leo ran along the Orc's club and arm, then stabbed its eye with his small straight sword.
• The wounded Orc let out a desperate scream of pain.

Leo killed an Orc and a swarm of Lesser Devils on the 10th Floor, gathering more Magic Stones than his pouches could hold. He decided he needed a supporter, but had to return to the surface early to empty his overloaded bags.

• Leo killed the Orc by stabbing its eye and slashing through its head, then collected its Magic Stone.
• Leo considered hiring an outside supporter because his pouch was filling quickly and no one in his powerful Familia could serve in that role.
• A group of Lesser Devils surrounded Leo and attacked him with stones.
• Leo used [Meteor Dance] to kill most of the Lesser Devils, then chased down the survivors with his short sword.
• Leo collected the Magic Stones, ran out of room in his pouches, and left the 10th Floor for the upper floors.

Leo earned 57,000 Valis after exploring the Dungeon’s 10th Floor, but realized repeated trips to sell loot cost him valuable time and decided he urgently needed a supporter. Returning to Twilight Manor, he spoke with Ais, who congratulated him on becoming stronger, and he wondered whether he should tell her about his situation.

• Leo collected 57,000 Valis from the Guild after making three trips between the 10th Floor and the surface to sell loot.
• Leo concluded that hiring a supporter would save time and increase his earnings and training.
• Leo considered the expense of buying both a close-combat weapon and Mage equipment, then decided to postpone upgrading until he reached Lv.2.
• Leo returned to Twilight Manor and found Ais waiting for him in the courtyard.
• Ais congratulated Leo on updating his ability values, and Leo wondered whether his circumstances were unsuitable to share with her.

Leo confronted Ais about her reckless trips into the Dungeon and urged her to rest after the expedition. Ais promised to practice swordsmanship with him the next day, while Leo resolved to conceal his newly increased abilities.

• Leo questioned Ais about sneaking into the Dungeon alone and warned her against pushing herself too hard.
• Leo suggested that Ais relax by shopping with Tiona or going out with Lefiya, while Tiona, Tione, and Lefiya secretly watched and argued in an aerial corridor.
• Tione and Tiona teased each other about Tione's pursuit of Finn, and Lefiya tried to stop them from being discovered.
• Leo ended his lecture after Ais apologized and told her to rest before returning to training.
• Ais asked Leo to practice swordsmanship with her the next day, and Leo agreed while planning not to reveal his improved abilities.

Loki updated Leo’s status and was stunned by how quickly his abilities had improved, but Leo remained unimpressed because he could already level up. Loki warned him to keep his growth secret and promised the Familia would protect him as he continued developing.

• Loki intercepted Leo and brought him to the Divine Room to update his status.
• Loki discovered that Leo’s abilities had gained over 300 total proficiency in one day, with Demonic Power rising to A.
• Leo reasoned that his progress would slow as he reached higher floors and that entering the Dungeon’s middle floors at Lv.1 would be too dangerous.
• Loki marveled at Leo’s rapid growth, but Leo said he was not excited because he could already become Lv.2.
• Loki warned Leo that other gods might target him if his growth became known, and Leo agreed to keep his abilities secret and rely on the Familia’s protection.

Leo trained with Ais in a morning spar, learning as she exposed his weaknesses and corrected his technique. Finn, Riveria, and Gareth discussed Leo’s rapid growth and decided to keep a close eye on him, then Gareth ordered that Leo and Ais come to see them after training.

• Leo sparred with Ais, who deflected his attacks and struck him while teaching him to fight without predictable tells or hesitation.
• Leo got back up after Ais knocked him down and continued training, determined to learn from her experience and technique.
• Tiona and Tione praised Leo’s persistence, while Lefiya Viridis grumbled that he received Ais’s personal instruction.
• Finn, Riveria, and Gareth observed that Leo was hiding his improved abilities and worried his rapid growth could provoke Ais and other Familia members.
• Gareth ordered that Leo and Ais be sent to the leaders after their training ended.

After sparring with Ais, Leo met with Finn, Riveria, and Gareth to discuss hiring a supporter for his Dungeon trips. Ais grew disappointed after suspecting Leo was hiding something, while the Familia leaders arranged for a noncombatant member to meet him.

• Leo finished sparring with Ais and agreed to train with her again the next day.
• Ais noticed Leo had avoided injuries and restrained his movements, and she felt disappointed that he seemed to have secrets from her.
• Leo went to Finn's office, where Finn, Riveria, and Gareth raised concerns about him hiring an outside supporter.
• Finn and the others offered to introduce Leo to a suitable noncombatant member of the Familia.
• Someone nervously knocked on the office door and asked whether they could come in.

Finn assigned Lefiya to act as Leo’s supporter in the Dungeon, trusting her healing and support skills. The Familia’s leaders warned her to keep Leo’s abilities secret, then watched the pair leave as they considered whether he might join their next expedition.

• Lefiya arrived at the Loki Familia office and greeted Leo, Finn, Gareth, and Riveria.
• Riveria reassured Lefiya that her healing skills made her vital to the Familia despite her limited combat ability.
• Finn asked Lefiya to become Leo’s supporter, and she questioned why a new adventurer needed one so soon.
• Finn, Gareth, and Riveria told Lefiya that Leo’s abilities were a Familia secret and asked her to keep them confidential.
• Leo welcomed Lefiya as his supporter, and Finn settled their Dungeon partnership until the next expedition.
• After Leo and Lefiya left, Finn and the others considered bringing Leo on the next expedition but decided to wait and see.

Leo and Lefiya entered the Dungeon together, with Leo leading her to the 11th Floor despite her expecting to stay on the upper floors. There, Leo used the battle to apply Ais's advice and killed a Silverback Ape, leaving Lefiya to witness his strength firsthand.

• Leo asked Lefiya to join him in the Dungeon, and she agreed after explaining that her urgent work was finished.
• Lefiya carried their supplies as a Supporter while she and Leo entered the Dungeon.
• When Lefiya asked which floor they were heading to, Leo said they were going to the 11th Floor.
• Leo fought a Silverback Ape on the 11th Floor, using his speed to evade its attacks and wound it.
• Remembering Ais's combat advice, Leo adapted his attacks, cut the Silverback Ape's throat, and drove his sword into its skull to kill it.

After Leo defeated a Silverback Ape, Lefiya was amazed by his strength and supported him as he trained on the eleventh floor. When Leo destroyed a Hard-Armored Rat with his magic, Lefiya began to see him as a future first-class adventurer.

• Leo defeated a Silverback Ape, leaving Lefiya shocked by the strength he had gained in less than half a month.
• Lefiya praised Leo, and he continued deeper into the floor to practice swordsmanship while she collected loot and supplied potions.
• Leo fought monsters with a single sword and relied on Lefiya's support to improve his exploration and training efficiency.
• Leo used [Meteor Dance] to destroy a charging Hard-Armored Rat, impressing Lefiya with his magic as well as his combat ability.
• Lefiya began to believe Leo could become a future first-class adventurer and worked even harder to support him.