Chapter Summaries

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel met with the city lord, who became captivated by Alustriel’s beauty and refused to let them leave because the country was searching for a fugitive. The city lord arranged for them to stay in the palace overnight, and Uchiha Madara looked to Alustriel.

• The city lord welcomed Uchiha Madara and Alustriel, and Alustriel removed her veil at his request.
• The city lord was stunned by Alustriel’s beauty, and Uchiha Madara interrupted his staring.
• The city lord told Uchiha Madara that no one could leave the country until an important fugitive was captured.
• The city lord suggested that Uchiha Madara leave alone, but Alustriel called herself his wife and insisted they stay together.
• The city lord offered Uchiha Madara and Alustriel the finest room in the palace for the night, and Uchiha Madara looked at Alustriel.

Uchiha Madara agreed to stay at the city lord’s palace so he and Alustriel could leave discreetly that night. As they discussed their escape, Madara reflected on the people he had met and explained why the city lord and Kane Wile had become captivated by Alustriel.

• Uchiha Madara accepted the city lord’s invitation to stay, surprising Alustriel, and they were escorted to rooms behind the palace.
• Alustriel asked why Madara had agreed to stay, and he revealed that he intended to sneak out after dinner to avoid causing trouble in Elzeran Continent.
• Madara promised to take Alustriel with him, joking that they were childhood sweethearts, and Alustriel dismissed his claim.
• Madara laughed about meeting many interesting and kind people in Elzeran Continent, while Alustriel reminded him that many others were bad.
• Madara said the city lord and Kane Wile had lost themselves in Alustriel’s beauty because their comfortable lives had left room for lustful desires.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel discussed rumors about Alustriel becoming queen of the elves, then planned to leave the city that night. Alustriel warned that the city lord might act against them, while Madara remained confident they could handle any threat.

• Alustriel criticized the city lord and humans, while Uchiha Madara argued that humanity could not be judged by one person.
• Uchiha Madara assumed Alustriel was destined to become queen, but Alustriel said Xing En had spread the rumor and warned Madara not to pry into Elzeran affairs.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel agreed to leave after dinner, when the city was quiet.
• Alustriel warned that the city lord might be dangerous and that she might need to fight, but Uchiha Madara believed their status and strength would deter him.
• Alustriel called Uchiha Madara naive and said she envied the simpler life in his world.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel talked while stuck in Sun City, discussing the city's rumors and why Alustriel had come there. Alustriel questioned Madara's motives for collecting Magic Stones, but he left her wondering what he truly wanted.

• Uchiha Madara said he had underestimated the world's complications because he trusted his own strength, and Alustriel teased him about it.
• Uchiha Madara asked Alustriel what she knew about Sun City, and she explained that rumors claiming it had no women were false.
• Uchiha Madara warned Alustriel that her beauty could attract trouble in a city with few women, and she revealed she had come to learn from Light of Hope.
• Alustriel said Madara's eyes showed melancholy and ambition, but Madara called his purpose a dream meant for others.
• Alustriel suggested that Madara's search for Magic Stones was intended to send him home, and Madara said his efforts were not for his own sake.
• Alustriel asked what Madara truly wanted, but she could not understand why he kept striving instead of seeking a quiet life.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel discussed Madara’s unfulfilled dream and grew suspicious of the king’s invitation to dinner. They prepared to attend the meal cautiously, with Alustriel revealing she had a silver needle that could test food for poison.

• Alustriel questioned Uchiha Madara about the dream he had pursued for so long, but he refused to explain it.
• A guard summoned Uchiha Madara and Alustriel to dinner, saying the king was waiting for them.
• Alustriel warned Uchiha Madara that the king’s generous invitation might conceal sinister intentions, and Madara suspected the king planned to act that night.
• Alustriel produced a silver needle that could detect poisons, but said she had only one and could not let Uchiha Madara use it freely.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel attended a banquet with the city lord and Kane Wile, where they asked about traveling to Sun City. Kane Wile and the city lord warned that Sun City was hell for women, leaving Alustriel’s planned journey in question.

• Uchiha Madara refused to eat food unless Alustriel tested it, and they went to the city lord’s banquet.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel found Kane Wile at the meal and sat together so Alustriel could help check the food.
• Alustriel removed her veil, and the city lord and Kane Wile were stunned by her beauty.
• Uchiha Madara asked how long it would take to reach Sun City by Desert Leopard.
• Kane Wile and the city lord warned that Sun City was hell for women, and Kane Wile urged Alustriel to stay behind.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel prepared to leave for Sun City despite the City Lord and Kane Wile’s warnings, and Madara arranged a magic performance before dinner to give Alustriel a chance to test the food. The City Lord agreed to open a special passage for them the next morning.

• The City Lord and Kane Wile warned Alustriel that Sun City was dangerous and urged her to stay, but she said she trusted Uchiha Madara to protect her.
• Uchiha Madara questioned the City Lord and Kane Wile about Sun City’s dangers and suspected they were exaggerating to keep Alustriel from leaving.
• Uchiha Madara said he and Alustriel would leave the following morning because their mission was urgent, and the City Lord promised them a special passage.
• When the City Lord and Kane Wile urged them to eat, Alustriel signaled Uchiha Madara because she had not tested the food.
• Uchiha Madara proposed a magic performance before dinner, and the City Lord and Kane Wile agreed.

Uchiha Madara performed a golden-flame trick during dinner with Alustriel, the city lord, and Kane Wile, then watched Kane Wile demonstrate his strength with a greatsword. The city lord grew jealous as Madara and Alustriel showed their closeness, and Kane Wile began his performance.

• Uchiha Madara turned his fire golden, briefly blinding the city lord and Kane Wile while Alustriel sampled the dishes.
• Uchiha Madara explained that golden flame was the strongest flame on the Elzeran Continent and that only he could use it.
• Alustriel teased Uchiha Madara about his showmanship and defended their age difference as the city lord watched them jealously.
• The city lord introduced an after-dinner performance and had guards bring Kane Wile an enormous greatsword.
• Kane Wile effortlessly lifted the greatsword and began swinging it as Uchiha Madara praised him and Alustriel teased Madara.

The city lord warned Uchiha Madara and Alustriel about the dangers mages faced and coaxed them into hearing his closely guarded secret. When the city lord dropped a plate, Alustriel blocked Kane Wile’s greatsword as it struck toward Uchiha Madara’s back, and Uchiha Madara concealed that he had recognized the attack.

• The city lord told Uchiha Madara and Alustriel a story about a great mage killed by an unskilled attacker, then warned them to be careful on their trip to Sun City.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel declined to hear the city lord’s secret, but he insisted that sharing his pain would ease it.
• Uchiha Madara agreed to listen and offer advice, and the city lord hurried toward them, knocking a plate off the table.
• Uchiha Madara bent to retrieve the plate, and Alustriel blocked Kane Wile’s greatsword as it slashed toward Uchiha Madara’s back.
• Uchiha Madara recognized the attack but hid that knowledge, asking Kane Wile whether he was tired from swinging his greatsword.

Kane Wile tried to kill Uchiha Madara with a heavy greatsword, but Alustriel easily blocked the attack. Uchiha Madara explained that Alustriel was his wife and bodyguard, and the dinner resumed after Kane Wile apologized.

• Kane Wile swung his greatsword at Uchiha Madara, and Alustriel stopped the attack with her white longsword.
• The city lord and Alustriel treated the incident as a mistake, while Uchiha Madara silently warned the city lord that the plan had failed.
• Kane Wile questioned why Alustriel was so strong, and Uchiha Madara explained that she was his wife and bodyguard, not a Grand Mage.
• Alustriel advised Kane Wile to focus on technique rather than strength when using a sword.
• Kane Wile reluctantly apologized, and Uchiha Madara urged everyone to sit down and continue dinner.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel saw through the city lord and Kane Wile’s failed ambush, then accepted the city lord’s offer to open the gates so they could leave immediately. They rose to depart, while Kane Wile objected and the city lord insisted on letting them go.

• The city lord praised Alustriel and asked her name, and she introduced herself as Xing En.
• Alustriel asked the city lord about his supposed secret, but he withdrew the offer, claiming he did not want to involve them.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel recognized that the city lord had used the secret as a distraction for Kane Wile’s attempted attack on Uchiha Madara.
• The city lord offered to open a gate for them, and Uchiha Madara and Alustriel silently agreed to leave at once.
• Kane Wile questioned whether the gates should be opened, but the city lord offered to escort the couple out himself.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel stood to leave, thanking the city lord for his hospitality.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel discussed the city lord’s failed schemes with Kane Wile as he escorted them to the gates. Kane Wile let them leave with their Desert Leopard and a second mount, while still doubting their story that they were married.

• Alustriel said she and Uchiha Madara had to leave, and the city lord sent Kane Wile to escort them out.
• Kane Wile explained that the city lord let them go after realizing he could not stop them, and admitted that he had abandoned four plans after seeing their strength.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel questioned Kane Wile about his schemes, and Kane Wile said he had underestimated Alustriel because he thought she was a mage.
• Kane Wile doubted that Uchiha Madara and Alustriel were from the Royal City or were truly husband and wife, but Alustriel insisted they had been married for many years.
• Kane Wile opened the city gates for them and arranged a second mount alongside their Desert Leopard.

Kane Wile confessed his feelings to Alustriel before she and Uchiha Madara continued their journey. After they left, the city lord poisoned Kane Wile to silence him, while the travelers discussed the danger and trouble they had faced.

• Kane Wile told Alustriel she was the only woman he had truly loved, and she dismissed his confession as familiar but sincere.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel departed, and Madara wished Kane Wile success in the future.
• Kane Wile and the city lord discussed their failed plan to deal with the travelers and agreed that Alustriel was exceptionally powerful.
• The city lord poisoned Kane Wile, explaining that he knew too much, and Kane Wile died after asking him to protect his family.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel traveled onward through the night and talked about Kane Wile's actions and the trouble Alustriel faced by following Madara.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel argued about whether she had saved his life during the dining-table incident, then discussed the uneven distribution of military strength across the Elzeran Continent. Madara concluded that a country lacking powerful warriors and a mature mage system would be among the weakest.

• Alustriel insisted that she had saved Uchiha Madara from a sword weighing over ten thousand jin, while Madara said he could have avoided it and would have survived.
• Alustriel reminded Uchiha Madara that she had called them husband and wife to protect him, and blamed him for watching instead of helping when she was being pestered.
• Uchiha Madara praised Alustriel's quick solution but said she had redirected everyone's attention onto him.
• Uchiha Madara said Kane Wile's strength showed that the country was weak and argued that the strength gap between small and large countries on the Elzeran Continent was enormous.
• Alustriel cautioned Uchiha Madara against judging war by a single factor, while he argued that a country's strength was crucial and that a nation without strong warriors or a mature mage system would be among the weakest.

Alustriel explained how magic arrows could pierce defenses and kill with a single shot as she and Uchiha Madara traveled toward Sun City. When they arrived near their destination, Alustriel recognized the map as Xing En’s and wondered why he had given something so important to Uchiha Madara.

• Alustriel told Uchiha Madara that magic arrows could kill with one shot and were difficult for mages to stop.
• Uchiha Madara recalled a magic arrow piercing his Wood Style and asked whether the arrows were expensive.
• Uchiha Madara offered to rest, but Alustriel chose to keep traveling after telling him she had already waited two days for him.
• Uchiha Madara and Alustriel traveled for many days until they saw Sun City ahead.
• Alustriel recognized Xing En’s markings on Uchiha Madara’s map and said it was important to Xing En.
• Uchiha Madara asked Alustriel whether the map was really so important.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel approached Sun City and bluffed their way past its guards by asking about Kaguolet. They continued into the city despite being challenged, and a red magical arrow landed at Uchiha Madara’s feet.

• Alustriel explained that Xing En’s hand-drawn map was priceless to Elzeran Continent adventurers and wondered why he had given it to Uchiha Madara.
• Alustriel disguised herself in a black cloak before she and Uchiha Madara went to Sun City’s gate.
• Uchiha Madara told the guards they knew about Sun City and asked whether they had heard of Kaguolet, who had vanished after betraying the Royal City.
• The guards let Uchiha Madara and Alustriel enter, then called for them to stop after they had walked farther inside.
• Uchiha Madara told Alustriel not to turn around, and a red magical arrow struck the ground in front of him.

Uchiha Madara tried to get past Sun City's guards by claiming he knew where Kaguolet had gone and could save him. His bluff left the guards uncertain and suspicious that Alustriel might be the continent's famous holy knight.

• A guard stopped Uchiha Madara and Alustriel as they entered Sun City, and Madara explained that he had halted to avoid an arrow.
• Madara refused to reveal their identities and told the guards he had important business connected to Kaguolet.
• When the guards threatened to shoot them if they advanced, Madara claimed he knew where Kaguolet was and that letting them pass could save him.
• The guards guessed that Alustriel might be Kaguolet, and Madara whispered that Kaguolet had disappeared from the Elzeran Continent.
• The guards hesitated over whether to let the pair through, while Alustriel privately admired Madara's convincing bluff.

Uchiha Madara used the guards’ reverence for Kaguolet to try to get Alustriel into Sun City, despite her disguise. A guard mistook the sensation of touching her hand for proof of Kaguolet’s rare affinity, and the crowd welcomed them inside.

• Uchiha Madara told the guards that Alustriel was Kaguolet and asked to enter Sun City.
• A guard said the city forbade outsiders and demanded to verify Kaguolet’s identity by touching his hand.
• Uchiha Madara let the guard feel Alustriel’s hand through her sleeve.
• The guard mistook the sensation from Alustriel’s hand for Kaguolet’s rare affinity and allowed them into the city.
• The gathered crowd applauded as they believed Kaguolet had arrived.

Uchiha Madara and Alustriel tried to enter Sun City while pretending that Alustriel was Lord Kaguolet, but Alustriel’s exposed hand drew the crowd’s attention and forced them to reveal her face. The stunned guard realized she was not Kaguolet and refused to let them enter.

• Alustriel instinctively flicked her hand, revealing a glimpse of her beautiful white skin and attracting the crowd’s attention.
• Uchiha Madara told Alustriel to cooperate with his plan as the guard questioned whether she was Lord Kaguolet.
• At Uchiha Madara’s suggestion, Alustriel removed her cloak and veil, leaving the crowd and guards frozen in amazement.
• Uchiha Madara asked whether they could leave, but the guard refused to let them enter because Alustriel was not Lord Kaguolet.

Uchiha Madara tried to get past Sun City's guards by claiming Alustriel was Kaguolet's younger sister. The guards remained captivated by Alustriel's face, but one finally asked why she had come to the city.

• The guards refused to let Uchiha Madara and Alustriel enter Sun City, citing the City Lord's rules and their fear of punishment.
• Uchiha Madara told Alustriel to remove her veil, and the assembled onlookers froze in amazement at her beauty.
• Uchiha Madara claimed Alustriel was Kaguolet's younger sister, then admitted to her that he had invented the identity as a strategy.
• Uchiha Madara repeated the claim to a guard who had not heard it, and the guard asked Alustriel what brought her to Sun City.