Recaps

Ron expanded Elemental Cards through sensational publicity and began building a Magic Duel venue while developing healing potions and recruiting talent. The arc ended with Ron and Nora attending the Winter Food Festival banquet, where noble rivalries over Magic Duel continued.

• Ron visited the old woman's grave with Nora, promised to take responsibility for her, and asked her to prepare for managing future Flower Shop branches.
• Ron chose selling Elemental Cards as his next main quest, invested in an academy laboratory, and began research into Scale Leaf healing potions.
• Ron expanded the Flower Shop's reach, arranged for Nora to manage both shops, and learned that Elemental Cards had become popular among noble youths.
• After Wodesen attacked Luo Wei'er following their Magic Duel, Ron urged Gil to publicize the brawl, drawing curious buyers to Elemental Cards.
• Ron supplied plants and funding for the spring martial exhibition, gave Yuna Dolls to control during her Dwarf Kingdom mission, and responded to Harper's laboratory explosion by supplying more Scale Leaves.
• Ron watched the martial exhibition and proposed a Magic Duel tournament, then assigned Nora to turn the Central Street shop into the Magic Battle Hall with tiered floors for nobles and commoners.
• As winter-war soldiers returned to the Imperial Capital, Ron brought Nora to the palace banquet, where Luo Wei'er accepted Wodesen's renewed Magic Duel challenge and Mia cautioned Nora about Ron's company with Soven.

Ron asked Nora to marry him, expanded his Elemental Card projects, and drew Harper, Ilya, and Edith into research on Elemental Potatoes and the elements. The Magic Battle Hall opened with Wodesen and Luo Wei'er fighting to a draw, while Ron began building an experimental zone and Nora launched the War of the Gods Cup.

• Ron defended Nora from Chester’s demand that she leave the banquet, then comforted her and danced with her beneath the moonlight.
• Ron asked Nora to marry him, and after they returned to the flower shop, Nora admitted to Yuna that she had slept in Ron’s bed.
• Ron planted Elemental Potatoes, unlocked a tournament quest, and used a system reward to give Heveste’s skin the “Blink” effect.
• Harper told Ron that magic power could be reversed into elements and agreed to leave the academy to pursue the dangerous research with Ron’s support.
• Ilya tested an Elemental Potato in her Water Condenser, then resigned to study the potatoes and elements with Ron, and Edith also resigned to join the research team.
• Ron planned the Magic Battle Hall and its opening promotion, while Nora took charge of the venue and agreed to manage it during Ron’s absence.
• Wodesen and Luo Wei'er played a best-of-five duel at the hall, tied the match at one round apiece, and ended their final round in a draw.
• Ron approved plans for Harper’s experimental zone as the orc army withdrew, and Nora launched the War of the Gods Cup before a palace guard arrived to address Ron as His Highness.

Ron expanded the Magic Battle Hall, helped Andy rise to Silver rank, and tried to restore Husky’s Battle Qi Vortex. He then left Chaos City with Nora for the spring hunt, while Yuna secretly followed and scouts watched the convoy.

• Ron discovered that Divine Tree Scale Leaves could shift people’s faith and ordered Dunlop to stop the experiments while reserving the leaves for Goddess of Harvest believers.
• Jolina rescued an injured werewolf, and Ron treated him and learned that he was Husky, the sole survivor of the Wolf Fang Tribe.
• Ron hired Andy as an arena champion, staged Magic Battle Hall matches, and introduced ranked play with Andy becoming the first Silver-ranked player.
• Ron advanced his research into Elemental Potatoes and expanded the Hall’s ranked system as players competed for Silver status.
• Ron offered Husky resin water to help repair his damaged Battle Qi Vortex, and Husky briefly felt it respond.
• Ron and Nora prepared to attend the spring hunt, while Yuna secretly followed them for protection.
• Ron and Nora joined the hunt convoy, learned that scouts were tracking them, and stayed overnight in Tansang City before planning to ride into Sunset Forest.

Ron countered attacks on Magic Duel by securing the Imperial City Magic Academy’s support, while developing Mimic Grass, Elemental Cards, and new ventures in Tansang City. As he weighed accepting a noble title and prepared the Magic Cup, the competition began with Andy’s first victory.

• Ron used the Magic Cup prize pool and Card Research Institute positions to secure the Imperial City Magic Academy’s partnership, isolating Professor Melken’s supporters and boosting interest in Magic Duel.
• Ron established a private experimental area, then discovered that Mimic Grass could record its surroundings and project convincing magical illusions for demonstrations and matches.
• Ron recruited mages to record legendary spells, while Harper, Edith, and Ilya continued experiments on the relationship between magic power and elements.
• Ron considered the proposed earldom, chose declining Tansang City as a promising site for pilot projects, and told Sylvie to have their people oppose his appointment before accepting it.
• Ron expanded production and cultivation in Tansang City, while Gil prepared to distribute Elemental Cards nationwide and Lyle expanded hotpot restaurants into the Southern Frontier.
• Ron finalized Magic Cup preparations, approved Mimic Grass match recordings, and arranged for Mia and Irene to join the commentators alongside Betty and Leticia.
• Andy prepared for the tournament, and Ron officially opened the first Magic Cup at the Magic Battle Hall.
• Andy won his first qualifier match as contestants began their required ten matches, while Ron saw the crowded Battle Hall running smoothly and learned the preliminaries might finish within five days.