Chapter Summaries

The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and Vampiric Dragon Lord searched Nazarick’s Sixth Floor for Platinum while Momonga, Herohero, and Naiyuan received the God of Wind in the Sorcerer Kingdom. After delivering Decem Hougan under the Theocracy’s contract, the God of Wind proposed a private trade involving Momonga’s ring and exclusive information about the concept of [Sea].

• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and Vampiric Dragon Lord flew over the Sixth Floor’s forest and began searching for Platinum and the Guild Weapon.
• Momonga, Herohero, and Naiyuan met with the God of Wind in the Sorcerer Kingdom and recognized his guild and their shared past.
• The God of Wind handed over Decem Hougan, fulfilling the contract to give the Elf King and half the land to the Sorcerer Kingdom.
• Herohero examined Decem Hougan and reported that his soul and memories had been damaged, while Momonga said they only needed him alive.
• The God of Wind asked Momonga to trade for exclusive information and introduced the concept of [Sea].

Momonga, Herohero, and Naiyuan discussed the God of Wind’s warning and their plans to pursue several paths to godhood. They prepared to meet the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and Platinum Dragon Lord, while the Thousand Blades Dragon Lord sensed something at a barbecue restaurant.

• The God of Wind left the Sorcerer Kingdom carrying a cardboard box, and Momonga and Herohero discussed his character and whether to kill him.
• Momonga analyzed the Six Great Gods’ growing power, while Naiyuan urged caution and said they should prepare for the worst.
• Naiyuan explained that the trio could pursue four paths to godhood, and described how each of them planned to cultivate those methods.
• Naiyuan noted that his extra levels had increased and that the Domain of God was becoming clearer.
• Naiyuan said the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord had found the Platinum Dragon Lord and was heading to the Seventh Floor, so the trio left to eat and summoned everyone home.
• At a barbecue restaurant, the Thousand Blades Dragon Lord raised his head and sharply watched a certain direction.

Thousand Blades Dragon Lord rushed to intercept the Filth, but found himself trapped and attacked by the Holy Dragon King. Naiyuan overwhelmed him, crushed him, and left his revival and fate to the Seven-Colored Dragon King.

• Thousand Blades Dragon Lord and the Seven-Colored Dragon King finished their meal, and Thousand Blades Dragon Lord teleported ahead to confront the Filth.
• Thousand Blades Dragon Lord was caught in a trap and sealed inside a World Isolation Barrier, so he broke free and attacked the surroundings with Wild Magic.
• Thousand Blades Dragon Lord found the Holy Dragon King and fought him, injuring both of them in their clash.
• Naiyuan emerged from a rift, seized Thousand Blades Dragon Lord, and crushed him into a cloud of bloody mist.
• Naiyuan entrusted Thousand Blades Dragon Lord's remains to the Seven-Colored Dragon King, then restored the area and revived those who had died.

Deep Darkness Dragon Lord realized that Wild Magic had erased a True Dragon Lord from everyone’s memories and suspected Seven-Colored Dragon King, Holy Dragon King, and Vampiric Dragon Lord had sacrificed that lord to aid Filth. At the teleportation array, he tested Platinum Dragon Lord, announced a retreat, and suddenly attacked Vampiric Dragon Lord with Wild Magic.

• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord noticed a gap in his memories about the Six Dragon Alliance and deduced that a True Dragon Lord had been sacrificed using [Dragon Transformation Secret Technique].
• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord concluded that Seven-Colored Dragon King, Holy Dragon King, and Vampiric Dragon Lord had helped Filth carry out the sacrifice.
• Vampiric Dragon Lord urged the group to hurry to the Seventh Floor while Platinum Dragon Lord wrestled with doubts about his past and the Players.
• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord asked Platinum Dragon Lord whether they could take the Guild Weapon, and Platinum Dragon Lord answered that they had no chance.
• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord agreed to retreat and retrieve the Eight Greed Kings' Guild Weapon, angering Vampiric Dragon Lord.
• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord revealed he was done pretending and struck Vampiric Dragon Lord with [Wild Magic: Darkness Nothingness].

The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord exposed the Vampiric Dragon Lord as a traitor and killed him, while the Platinum Dragon Lord watched and secretly passed information to Nazarick. After the two dragons left, Herohero, Momonga, and Naiyuan discussed the betrayal and prepared to revive the Vampiric Dragon Lord.

• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord ambushed the Vampiric Dragon Lord, wrecked his body, and used the soul contract’s backlash to confirm he was a traitor.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord let the attack continue as the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord tested whether he would intervene, then secretly sent the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord’s plans to Nazarick.
• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord announced that the dragons would retreat, seize the Eight Greed Kings’ Guild Weapon, and search for Kind Mother before destroying the Vampiric Dragon Lord completely.
• The Vampiric Dragon Lord sent a final communication to the Platinum Dragon Lord before dying, while the Platinum Dragon Lord thought they were even.
• Herohero, Momonga, and Naiyuan arrived through a Gate, discussed the Platinum Dragon Lord’s actions, and Naiyuan used Time Magic on the Vampiric Dragon Lord’s remains.

Demiurge and Sephis watched Nazarick’s forces pursue the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and the Platinum Dragon Lord, who were overwhelmed by Aura and Mare’s attacks. The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord survived Mare’s trump card and, cornered, revealed a World Item as he prepared to use it.

• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and Platinum Dragon Lord fled from Demiurge and Sephis, while Sephis intercepted the Dragon Lord’s breath attack for Demiurge.
• Demiurge told Sephis there were no new instructions and discussed complications in the Dragon Creation Plan.
• Aura and Mare pursued the two dragons, using arrows, dragon breath, and vines to restrain them before Mare unleashed Petit-Catastrophe.
• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord destroyed his own head to avoid the worst of Mare’s attack, then revived through Hymn of the Ice Barrier after the spell ended.
• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord recovered with a Filth item, decided to continue fighting, and brought a World Item out of his throat.

The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord activated a World Item that summoned the Seven Deadly Sins Demon Lords, while Naiyuan and his allies gathered to watch and prepare. As the Dragon Lord fused with the demons and began paying the item’s price, an unknown figure struck through his heart and cut off his connection to the World Item.

• Aura began to attack the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord, but Naiyuan arrived and told her and Mare to stop.
• Momonga used Wild Magic against the blood moon, but it had no effect, and Naiyuan recognized the World Item as an upgraded version tied to the Seven Deadly Sins Demon Lords.
• Momonga prepared the World Item [Eternal Seal] while Nazarick’s NPCs and several Dragons gathered around the sealed space.
• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord cursed Naiyuan and the others, then confirmed that activating the World Item carried a price as the Seven Deadly Sins Demons began to awaken.
• The blood moon descended, and the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord fused with the Seven Deadly Sins, gaining their power as something began to drain from him.
• A figure stabbed through the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord’s heart and used Wild Magic [World Isolation Barrier] to sever his connection to the World Item.

The Platinum Dragon Lord betrayed the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord and stole the Demon Statue World Item, but Momonga sensed the Dragon Lord still had something left to fight for. Naiyuan’s group used the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord’s blood and a trace of his Dragon Soul to locate a second site, sending their forces through a Gate as the Dragon Lord realized their target.

• The Platinum Dragon Lord stabbed the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord, then escaped with the Demon Statue while the Seven-Colored Dragon King and Vampiric Dragon Lord held off his counterattack.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord returned the World Item to Naiyuan, who praised him and offered him candy as a reward.
• Momonga told Naiyuan and Herohero that the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord’s apparent despair seemed false, and Naiyuan ordered Nigunredo to scan him using his blood and Dragon Soul.
• Nigunredo used the Caloric Stone to overcome Wild Magic interference and revealed images of the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord fighting and an unfamiliar enclosed location.
• Naiyuan’s NPCs and the other Dragon Lords rushed through a Gate to the newly discovered location, while the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord recognized the scene and feared their plan.

Deep Darkness Dragon Lord’s plan to become a god through repeated transformations was exposed when the Black Gate revealed a powerful second version of him sealed inside a cocoon. As the Dragon Lords subdued the original, Platinum Dragon Lord suspected the cocoon was connected to [Self-Life Reincarnation].

• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord had devised a path to godhood based on a butterfly’s transformation, using a cocoon to repeatedly increase his power before making a final leap.
• The Floor Guardians pulled a Wild Magic cocoon from the Black Gate, revealing another Deep Darkness Dragon Lord inside, far larger and apparently asleep.
• Deep Darkness Dragon Lord panicked and charged the group to protect the cocoon, but Naiyuan knocked him away with a single slap.
• White Frost Dragon Lord, Wyrm Dragon Lord, Diamond Dragon Lord, and Ancient Fire Dragon attacked the injured Deep Darkness Dragon Lord as he continued to resist.
• Naiyuan asked Platinum Dragon Lord about the being in the cocoon, and Platinum Dragon Lord suggested it might be tied to Wild Magic resurrection.
• Seven-Colored Dragon King recognized the possibility as [Self-Life Reincarnation].

The Platinum Dragon Lord concluded that Deep Darkness had split his Dragon Soul and used [Self-Life Reincarnation] to create a second self. After the cocoon was broken, the new Dragonoid bowed to Naiyuan and revealed that the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord was merely the discarded shell, leaving the two selves on the brink of conflict.

• The Platinum Dragon Lord speculated that Deep Darkness had resurrected himself through [Self-Life Reincarnation], and Momonga, Herohero, and Naiyuan considered what the second self meant.
• Naiyuan ordered Albedo, Cocytus, and Shalltear to attack the cocoon, and their combined strikes cracked it open.
• A Dragonoid emerged, greeted the True Dragon Lords, and asked Naiyuan to let him become his dog.
• The Deep Darkness Dragon Lord confronted the Dragonoid, who claimed he was the newborn self and that Deep Darkness was the shell he had shed.

Deep Darkness Dragon Lord learned that he and Eternal Night Dragon Lord were split versions of an original being, then traded his memories to Naiyuan in exchange for a promise of equal treatment. Eternal Night Dragon Lord begged for mercy, but Naiyuan hinted that both dragons would face punishment.

• Eternal Night Dragon Lord told Deep Darkness Dragon Lord that he was a clone and revealed that he had revived Deep Darkness, not the other way around.
• Eternal Night Dragon Lord blamed Deep Darkness for disrupting his cocooning and beat him until his skull shattered.
• Deep Darkness concluded that neither of them was the original and sent Naiyuan a memory thread containing the complete [erosion] and knowledge of [Cocooning] in exchange for restoration.
• Naiyuan refused to restore Deep Darkness but promised that Eternal Night Dragon Lord would receive treatment equal to his.
• Thousand Blades Dragon Lord said farewell to Deep Darkness, while Eternal Night Dragon Lord begged Naiyuan for mercy.
• Naiyuan asked Eternal Night Dragon Lord whether changing his appearance could erase his past sins, then said he was hungry.

Nazarick held a celebration where its guests and residents shared food, conversation, and performances. Momonga, Naiyuan, and Herohero enjoyed the festivities, which ended with a series of unusual stage acts beginning in the Sixth Floor Arena.

• The Blood Emperor and the Quagoa King toasted to their peaceful lives, while Lana and the Dragon Princess discussed Rachius and Blue Rose joining the Dragon Kingdom.
• The Seven-Colored Dragon King chatted with other True Dragon Lords as the Thousand Blades Dragon Lord remained bound, and Fluder Paradyne and Khajiit discussed magic.
• Momonga, Naiyuan, and Herohero reminisced about Yggdrasil’s exploitative holiday events, then shared a meal with Keno, Albedo, and Solution.
• Nazarick’s residents gathered in the Sixth Floor Arena, where the Pleiades performed rock music as the group βγδth.
• The Pleiades’ set ended, and Shalltear, Sephis, Aura, Mare, Cocytus, Sebas, and Demiurge appeared in a lineup of strange stage plays.

Kind Mother met with the imprisoned Dragon Emperor and learned that the world-ending being would soon send its messenger, while the Dragon Emperor prepared to honor a mysterious transaction. In Nazarick, a World Boss’s Seven Deadly Sins Demons appeared above Naiyuan and the others at a hot spring.

• Kind Mother woke from a vision of an overwhelming being and recognized it as a glimpse of the future.
• Kind Mother flew through the Dragon Race’s Wild Magic world, where dead Dragon Souls drifted in darkness, and inspected the guardians at the blood-red altar.
• Kind Mother learned that Deep Darkness had lost and asked the Dragon Emperor what Charles had gained from his bargain with himself.
• The Dragon Emperor said Charles had become steadier and revealed that the final aftershocks had arrived, leaving at most a hundred years before the being descended.
• The Dragon Emperor told Kind Mother that the being’s messenger was about to arrive and that he would not interfere with it.
• At Nazarick’s Cherry Blossom Sanctuary, the Seven Deadly Sins Demons appeared above Naiyuan and the others, with invisible threads connecting them.

Naiyuan exploited the Seven Deadly Sins Demons’ curse to repeatedly gain their power without paying its price, and he, Momonga, and Herohero acquired new skills and extreme negative karma values. After deciding to rest before continuing to farm, they considered their growing strength and the many plans still awaiting them.

• Naiyuan absorbed and filtered the curses released by the Seven Deadly Sins Demons, then used Wild Magic to interrupt the summoning before it completed and keep the Demon Statue.
• Momonga and Herohero awoke with new Demon skills and karma values of -810 and -790, while Naiyuan gained Wrath and Gluttony and his karma value fell to -903.
• Momonga and Herohero discussed how their new powers improved their combat and growth, and Naiyuan said they could eventually give the skills to Nazarick’s NPCs.
• Naiyuan joked that they were becoming villains, while Herohero said he preferred saving his own world to acting as a hero.
• The three agreed to develop gradually and rest before continuing to farm, while Naiyuan noted their many pending plans and said another matter was most urgent.

Keno woke after a drunken night with Naiyuan, who comforted and teased her before leaving to welcome an old friend. Aura and Mare visited Keno, while Naiyuan, Momonga, and Herohero prepared to awaken Samilt and his chimera, Walking Five Hundred Thousand.

• Keno woke with fragmented memories of Naiyuan pouring milk into her mouth and confronted him about the humiliating special treatment.
• Naiyuan used magic to help Keno recover, then teased and comforted her until she apologized.
• Aura and Mare watched Naiyuan leave, then Aura explained that his silence meant he tacitly approved their visit to Keno.
• Aura led Mare into Keno's room, hoping to speak privately with her nominal mother and affirm that Bukubukuchagama was her only true mother.
• Naiyuan joined Momonga and Herohero at the Supreme Dining Hall, where they prepared to awaken Samilt and his chimera, Walking Five Hundred Thousand.

After centuries of resisting Wild Magic and retreating into a dream, Samilt awakened when Xiao Wu called to him. He reunited with his pet and recognized the Dragonoid beside it as Naiyuan, who had apparently crossed over too.

• Samilt recalled how memories of his pet had kept him resisting for centuries, even after learning it had died.
• Exhausted by reality, Samilt withdrew into a peaceful dream until a voice calling him Lord drew him toward the light.
• Samilt awoke and found Xiao Wu embracing him, then comforted his pet during their reunion.
• A Dragonoid, a skeletal Undead, and a Human Form Slime stood nearby as Samilt tried to identify the Dragonoid.
• Samilt recognized the Dragonoid as Naiyuan and reacted in shock, asking if he had crossed over too.

Samilt reunited with Naiyuan and the others after they rescued him from the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord, and learned they could save him despite his damaged soul. He chose reincarnation as the safest way to preserve his identity, with preparations to begin after he spent time catching up with his friends.

• Samilt ate meat from the Deep Darkness Dragon Lord, then asked Naiyuan to turn his body into a Golem after he died.
• Naiyuan told Samilt that he could be saved and asked how he had arrived in the New World; Samilt explained that he had entered an instance containing a World Item called Twenty shortly before the game shut down.
• Momonga explained the history of Players transported to the New World, including the Six Great Gods, the Eight Greed Kings, and the 13 Heroes Captain.
• Naiyuan offered Samilt three ways to survive, and Samilt chose Reincarnation Continuation, in which his pure soul, memories, and magic power would be placed in a developing fetus.
• Naiyuan invited Hamsuke inside, and Samilt learned that his pet Walking Five Hundred Thousand was Hamsuke's parent.

The Platinum Dragon Lord recovered his supplies, arranged for the Radiant Dragon Lord to enter the Sorcerer Kingdom, and secured the Eight Greed Kings' Guild Weapon from the Seven-Colored Dragon King. He exchanged the weapon and information with Naiyuan, who then used it to access memories connected to the Seven-Colored Dragon King.

• The Radiant Dragon Lord brought the Platinum Dragon Lord his stored items and reported that the eastern strongholds remained intact despite falling into disorder.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord told the Radiant Dragon Lord to take a job in the Sorcerer Kingdom while he went east to handle the strongholds.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord confronted the Seven-Colored Dragon King, who handed over the Eight Greed Kings' Guild Weapon in exchange for help freeing the Blue Sky Dragon Lord and protecting a child.
• The Platinum Dragon Lord traded Naiyuan the weapon, a storage bag, and memories about Kind Mother and his Wild Magic for a life-saving scale.
• Naiyuan equipped the Guild Weapon and used Certain Death's Talent to read memories of its former owner, linking it to the Seven-Colored Dragon King.

In E-Rantel, Yago’s son was born as Samilt’s reincarnation plan succeeded, with fragments of Samilt’s soul fused into the infant. Naiyuan began the promised blessing, which he revealed was a curse.

• The Baharuth Empire’s ministers urged the Blood Emperor to destroy Carne Village for its open support of the Sorcerer Kingdom, but he refused.
• Yago’s wife gave birth to a healthy boy at their villa beside the Adventurer Guild.
• Ainzach reassured Yago, while Naiyuan, Momonga, and Herohero arrived to see the newborn.
• Naiyuan explained that Samilt’s pure soul had been split into fragments and fused into the developing embryo to enable reincarnation.
• Yago asked his companions to help name the child, and Naiyuan stepped forward to offer the agreed blessing.
• Naiyuan stroked the baby’s head and whispered, “I curse you...”

Naiyuan visited Demiurge in the Azerlisia Mountains to hear how Nazarick’s projects were progressing. Demiurge reported steady progress on mining, magical beast breeding, the Labyrinth of Death, and plans to develop the Great Forest of Evasha, earning Naiyuan’s approval.

• Naiyuan asked Demiurge for an update while his controlled armor sat on a bone throne in the mountains.
• Demiurge reported that Dwarves and Quagoa mined the mountains with Lizardmen assistance, and that workers received regular entertainment.
• Demiurge said magical beast breeding was underway and mountain-generated Undead were being sent to the Labyrinth of Death.
• Demiurge explained that Frost Giants had joined the Sorcerer Kingdom, while Sephis’s bird and fish mounts were being kept as powerful creatures and potential material sources.
• Demiurge presented a plan to harvest resources and breed magical beasts in the Great Forest of Evasha, and Naiyuan approved it.