Chapter Summaries

Plot Points and Events

• Green explores the Nightmare World during daytime, discovering it's less oppressive and its terrifying lifeforms dormant.
• He decides to search for weaker terrifying lifeforms (Shadows of Nightmare) in ordinary human cities.
• Green uses the Light of Awakening as an Awakening Lamp, which dispels nightmares and solidifies the environment.
• He searches four towns/villages without success until he finds a village with a mill and a three-story stone castle, hearing a woman's sobbing.

Character Development

• Green becomes more confident and proactive in exploring the Nightmare World, using the Awakening Lamp to his advantage.
• He shows determination in studying the Nightmare World's terrifying lifeforms to understand and potentially combat them.

Significant Themes

• The contrast between the Nightmare World and the Wizard World, with the former being illusory and oppressive, and the latter being solid and ordinary.
• The power of the Light of Awakening to dispel nightmares and solidify the environment, symbolizing hope and reality in the face of darkness and illusion.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the environment and the Nightmare World, using his knowledge and tools to adapt and explore.
• He has no direct interactions with other characters in this chapter, but the woman's sobbing hints at potential future interactions with a Shadow of Nightmare.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green encounters a Shadow of Nightmare, a creature from the Nightmare World that attempts to invade the Wizard World.
• The Shadow of Nightmare takes the form of an infant with long black hair, similar to a woman in the Wizard World.
• Green observes that the Shadow of Nightmare influences a clock in the room, causing it to run backward and emit black liquid.
• Green discovers that the Shadow of Nightmare cannot be harmed by his magic staff when he's in his nightmare form.

Character Developments

• Green shows determination in studying and understanding the Nightmare World and its creatures to advance as a Level 2 Wizard.
• Green demonstrates adaptability and caution in dealing with the Shadow of Nightmare, learning from his initial encounter.

Significant Themes

• The influence of the Nightmare World on the Wizard World and its inhabitants.
• The power dynamics between the creatures of the Nightmare World and the Stigmata Wizards.
• The importance of understanding and adaptation in facing the unknown.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Shadow of Nightmare, observing its behavior and attempting to understand its nature.
• Green has a one-sided interaction with the woman in the Wizard World through the world fissure, hearing her conversation with another girl named Anniya.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green attempts to capture the Shadow of Nightmare but fails.
• He discovers black ash left behind after the Shadow disperses.
• Green collects the ash and observes it, finding it connected to terrifying creatures of the Nightmare World.
• He decides to conduct an experiment by continuously killing the Shadow and collecting its ash.
• After three months, the Shadow of Nightmare weakens significantly and drops a large amount of ash.
• The wall clock's pendulum stops, and an infant of pure, gentle light appears.
• A female wizard apprentice enters the Nightmare World through the world rift, seeing Green and crying out in fear.

Character Developments

• Green remains calm and determined despite his failures, showing his dedication to research and understanding the Nightmare World.
• The female wizard apprentice is revealed to be the source of the Shadow of Nightmare's origin, and she is protective of the infant.

Significant Themes

• The connection between the Nightmare World and the human world, suggesting that human emotions and experiences may fuel the Nightmare World's existence.
• The weakening of the Shadow of Nightmare over time, indicating that the Nightmare World can be influenced and potentially weakened by wizards.
• The dual nature of the Shadow of Nightmare, appearing as a terrifying creature but originating from a pure, gentle infant.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Shadow of Nightmare, attempting to understand and control it.
• The female wizard apprentice interacts with Green, seeing him as a threat to the infant and reacting protectively.
• There is no direct interaction between Green and the infant, but the infant's cries seem to be directed at the female wizard apprentice.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green discovers that the witch apprentice's dream is a manifestation of her guilt over aborting her child.
• He realizes that the Shadow of Nightmare in the room is the infant, which has been corrupted by black ash, causing the witch apprentice's nightmare.
• Green speculates that he has fallen into the Nightmare World and become one of its creatures.
• He decides to experiment to see if he can create a Shadow of Nightmare to prove his theory.

Character Developments

• Green: He becomes more determined to understand and escape the Nightmare World, developing his conjectures about its nature and its creatures.
• Witch Apprentice: She finally confronts and accepts her guilt, allowing her dream to change from a nightmare to a healing experience.

Significant Themes

• Guilt and Redemption: The witch apprentice's journey to accept her past actions and find redemption.
• Illusion vs. Reality: The distinction between the witch apprentice's dream and reality, and Green's struggle to understand the true nature of the Nightmare World.
• The Power of Dreams: The impact dreams can have on one's psyche and the ability to change and heal through them.

Character Interactions

• Green observes the witch apprentice's dream but does not interact with her directly.
• The witch apprentice interacts with her infant self in her dream, finally expressing her remorse and love.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green, now a terror creature, travels through the Nightmare World using the Awakening Lamp and the Wizard World's source will.
• He encounters Shadows of Nightmare and observes their behavior, discovering that his presence influences the surrounding dreams.
• Upon reaching the heart of the Seven-Ring Holy Tower, Green witnesses tricolored sprites that seem to suppress the Nightmare World's influence.
• He follows one of these sprites, which leads him to a human child's room where a tooth has been taken, suggesting a connection to the Tooth Fairy Tale.

Character Developments

• Green adapts to the Nightmare World's rules and gains a deeper understanding of both the Nightmare and Wizard Worlds.
• He speculates about the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard's identity and purpose, connecting it to the Tooth Fairy Tale.

Significant Themes

• The influence of the Nightmare World on the Wizard World and vice versa.
• The power of stories and beliefs (like the Tooth Fairy Tale) in shaping reality and protecting dreams.
• The struggle between fear and hope, represented by the terror creatures and the tricolored sprites.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with Shadows of Nightmare, observing their behavior but not engaging directly.
• He follows a tricolored sprite, leading him to a human child's room, where he witnesses the child's joy at finding a missing tooth, suggesting a connection to the Tooth Fairy Tale.
• There's no direct interaction with other characters, but Green's thoughts and speculations about the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard and the Tooth Fairy Tale imply potential future interactions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green continues exploring the Nightmare World, tracking the Tricolor Sprites to find the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard.
• He encounters Dream Listener, a Nightmare World creature with the power of Earth Hearing, who reveals information about a Black Wizard with human slaves and the Dream-Peeping King's plan for rebirth.
• Green learns that the Wizard World will be destroyed in four epochs (40,000 years) due to the World Heart's collapse.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his calm and strategic thinking under sudden threats, considering multiple ways to handle the situation with Dream Listener.
• Dream Listener shows cunning and knowledge of the Nightmare World's secrets, revealing crucial information about the Black Wizard and the Dream-Peeping King's plans.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Wizard World and the Nightmare World, with each side seeking to gain an advantage.
• The impending destruction of the Wizard World due to the World Heart's collapse, and the desperate measures taken by both sides to avoid this fate.
• The power dynamics between wizards and Nightmare World creatures, with wizards possessing powerful sorcery and Nightmare World creatures seeking to exploit their dreams and desires.

Character Interactions

• Green and Dream Listener engage in a tense conversation, with Green trying to gather information while concealing his identity and intentions.
• Dream Listener attempts to persuade Green to join forces against the Dream-Peeping King, revealing his knowledge of the Nightmare World's secrets and plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green finds himself in a vast castle within the Nightmare World, surrounded by red-haired monkeys of varying sizes.
• The Dream-Peeping King, a giant red-haired monkey, hosts a banquet of human hair for the creatures.
• Green discovers that consuming the hair enhances his Dimension Gap perception talent.
• The Dream-Peeping King orders the creatures to try to kill a fallen Wizard in the Nightmare World, intending to use the Wizard's fear and violence to rebirth him.

Character Developments

• Green learns about the power of fright collected by Nightmare World creatures, similar to Dark Wizards' power of despair.
• The Dream-Peeping King reveals his ambition to rebirth the fallen Wizard using fear and violence.

Significant Themes

• Evolution: Nightmare World creatures evolve through collecting the power of fright, similar to Dark Wizards' collection of despair.
• Fear and Violence: The Dream-Peeping King uses fear and violence as tools to manipulate and control.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with Dream Listener, a fellow Nightmare World creature, discussing their potential for growth.
• The Dream-Peeping King addresses the gathered creatures, issuing orders and revealing his plans.

Key Plot Points and Events

• A Demon King servant, the Tastebud King, arrives at the Dream-Peeping King's castle, seeking a wizard who has been forcibly dragged into the Nightmare World.
• The Dream-Peeping King discovers a world rift in his castle, containing a female black wizard apprentice.
• The Dream-Peeping King, under the guise of protecting the wizard, kills and revives various terrifying creatures of the Nightmare World to satisfy her bloodlust.
• Green, now a terrifying creature of the Nightmare World, pretends to kill the wizard and becomes invisible.
• The Dream-Peeping King vows to bury Green beneath his castle, but they all vanish as the Nightmare World transitions to day.

Character Developments

• The Dream-Peeping King is revealed to be a servant of the Nightmare-Mud Fear Demon King, seeking opportunities for rebirth.
• The female black wizard apprentice is shown to be cruel and sadistic, enjoying the torture and death of others.
• Green adapts to his new form as a terrifying creature of the Nightmare World and learns about the nature of their undying bodies.

Significant Themes

• The nature of the Nightmare World and its illusory nature, allowing creatures to have undying bodies.
• The power dynamics between wizards and their test subjects, reflecting the cruel society of the Wizard World.
• The struggle for rebirth and power among the Demon King servants and Fear Demon Kings.

Character Interactions

• The Dream-Peeping King and the Tastebud King interact, revealing their shared interest in the opportunity for rebirth.
• The Dream-Peeping King interacts with the female black wizard apprentice, catering to her sadistic desires.
• Green interacts with the Dream-Peeping King and the other terrifying creatures, learning about their nature and pretending to kill the wizard.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green travels through the vast Wizard World for ten years, passing through various regions and craters, each with its unique history.
• He arrives in the Nightmare World's Four-Ring Holy Tower domain and decides to attempt advancing to a Level-Two Wizard.
• Green sits in the Nightmare World, surrounded by Nightmare Mist, and begins his advancement process.

Character Developments

• Green grows in wisdom and understanding, realizing that the Nightmare World is not separate from the Wizard World but an integral part of it.
• He gains confidence in his ability to advance to a Level-Two Wizard and decides to attempt it.

Significant Themes

• The interconnectedness and unity of the various worlds and realms in the Endless World.
• The pursuit of self-will and evolution as a wizard, going beyond instinctual life will.

Character Interactions

• There are no character interactions in this chapter, as Green is alone in the Nightmare World.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green attempts to advance his spiritual power using the Ice Marrow Crystal but fails, losing life force and causing his face to age.
• He falls into an instinctive coma and wakes up later, with the Nightmare World's rules distorted.
• Green decides to use Spyshadow Starfall to escape the Nightmare World, hoping to find the Three-Color Little Sprite Fairy Tale Rule again.
• The Dream-Peeping King appears, having found Green.

Character Developments

• Green experiences failure in his advancement attempt, causing him to reflect on his past failures and successes.
• He begins writing the 'Truth Book,' documenting his journey and realizations about the wizard path.

Significant Themes

• The pursuit of truth and knowledge, even in the face of failure.
• The accumulation of success through repeated failures.
• The importance of perseverance and self-reflection in the wizard path.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with his past self, recalling his early years as a wizard apprentice and his first failure.
• The Dream-Peeping King appears, signaling potential danger or conflict.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green, a creature of the Nightmare World, is pursued by the Dream-Peeping King.
• The Dream-Peeping King captures Green and attempts to bury him.
• Tricolor Pixies, creatures of the Wizard World, attack the Dream-Peeping King, saving Green.
• Green discovers he can absorb the dispersed fright power of the Dream-Peeping King, growing stronger.
• Green decides to try and become a new Fear Demon King to find a way back to the real world.

Character Developments

• Green shows resilience and strategic thinking, adapting to his situation and finding a potential way to return to the real world.
• The Dream-Peeping King demonstrates its power and ruthlessness, but is weakened by the Tricolor Pixies' attacks.

Significant Themes

• The power of belief and childhood innocence (represented by the Tricolor Pixies) can dispel fear and nightmares.
• Fright power is the source of a nightmare creature's strength in the Nightmare World.

Character Interactions

• Green and the Dream-Peeping King are enemies, with the latter seeking to suppress or kill Green.
• The Tricolor Pixies, though they can't see Green, protect him indirectly by attacking the Dream-Peeping King.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green enters a vast city within the Nightmare World's Four-Ring Holy Tower domain.
• He discovers a giant floating sphere radiating a unique magnetic field, part of a Four-Ring Holy Tower rule system.
• Green experiments with his power of fright, finding that 2000 portions enhance his constitution by 100 points and allow him to slightly alter Nightmare World structures.
• He decides to create Shadows of Nightmare to gather more power of fright, starting with four nightmares.

Character Developments

• Green shows curiosity and adaptability in exploring the Nightmare World and its rules.
• He demonstrates strategic thinking in designing nightmares to create Shadows of Nightmare.
• Green's indifference to human emotions is highlighted when he encounters Sente's unrequited love.

Significant Themes

• The power of fright and its collection by Nightmare World creatures.
• The distinction between the Nightmare World and the Wizard World, and Green's evolving understanding of their connection.
• The exploration of human emotions and obsessions through nightmares.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Nightmare World's environment and its rules, learning and adapting to them.
• He indirectly interacts with humans through their dreams, creating nightmares based on their obsessions.
• Green's actions, though not directly involving other characters, impact the humans whose dreams he manipulates.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green has been gathering fright power in a city for ten years, amassing over 22,000 portions, making him a formidable terror creature.
• He discovers his true nightmare power, "Hunter," which allows him to absorb the fright power of other Nightmare World creatures.
• Green decides to leave the city and continue his journey to find the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard, renaming himself "Nightmare Hunter."

Character Developments

• Green's power and understanding of his abilities have significantly grown over the ten years.
• He realizes that his current path might lead him to forget his wizard nature and become a Nightmare World creature instead.

Significant Themes

• The differences between the Nightmare World's and Wizard World's methods of civilizational evolution.
• The importance of exchange and discovery in wizard knowledge and evolution.
• The potential consequences of Green's actions on his identity as a wizard.

Character Interactions

• While not physically present, the Black Isotta Stigmata Wizard's advice influences Green's decision to leave the city and find the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard.
• Green's interactions with other Nightmare World creatures are implied, as he plans to use his Hunter ability to gather more fright power from them.

Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green, a Fallen One, encounters a powerful creature in the Nightmare World and engages in a battle, absorbing Fright Power.
• The creature uses a Nightmare Power to split into duplicates to escape, but Green continues to hunt and absorb Fright Power from them.
• Green enters a village in the Nightmare World and discovers a little girl's nightmare with an inserted talking rag doll, hinting at a terrifying creature's presence.
• Green finds a long-furred monkey, another Fallen One, and engages in a battle, absorbing more Fright Power.

Character Developments

• Green demonstrates his invisibility and powerful combat abilities, absorbing Fright Power from Fallen Ones.
• The long-furred monkey Fallen One shows fear and desperation when facing Green's overwhelming power.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for Fright Power between Fallen Ones and Green.
• The manipulation of nightmares and dreams by Fallen Ones to create obsessions and nightmares.
• The concept of "Nightmare Power" and its limitations.

Character Interactions

• Green vs. the powerful creature: A one-sided battle where Green absorbs Fright Power.
• Green vs. the long-furred monkey Fallen One: A chase and battle where Green absorbs Fright Power, and the monkey tries to reason with Green.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green loses the creature he was hunting due to the Nightmare World's Distortion.
• Twenty years pass, and Green's Fright Force accumulation surpasses a Demon King Attendant threshold.
• Green learns about the six great Fear Demon Kings and their complicated relationships.
• Green feels close to finding the source of the Tricolor Pixie Fairytale Rule.
• Green encounters a Ram-Horn Skull Magic Staff-wielding Fallen who recognizes him as the Nightmare Hunter.

Character Developments

• Green's power and Fright Force have grown significantly, making him a formidable presence in the Nightmare World.
• Green becomes aware of the potential dangers of his growing power and the allure of the Nightmare World.
• Green remains determined to find a way back to the Wizard World.

Significant Themes

• The allure and danger of power.
• The complex relationships and politics among Fear Demon Kings.
• The contrast between the illusory nature of the Nightmare World and the reality of the Wizard World.

Character Interactions

• Green's interactions with various terrifying creatures in the Nightmare World, leading to his reputation as the Nightmare Hunter.
• Green's encounter with the Ram-Horn Skull Magic Staff-wielding Fallen, who seeks the reward offered by the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King for capturing Green.

Summary of Chapter 6: Fear Demon King

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green continues to fight the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King's minion, but the creature is undying due to its Fright Force.
• Green realizes that the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King is on its way to capture him.
• The Heartless King, one of the Fear Demon King's Demon King's Attendants, pursues Green.
• More Demon King's Attendants join the pursuit, and the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King itself is descending.

Character Developments

• Green becomes increasingly frustrated and helpless against the undying terror creature.
• Green realizes that the Nightmare World's rules might be managed by the Fear Demon Kings.
• Green understands that he has been cursed by the ancient Nightmare World Fear Demon King.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Nightmare World and the Wizard World.
• The undying nature of Nightmare World creatures and its implications.
• The role of Fear Demon Kings in managing the Nightmare World's rules.

Character Interactions

• Green interacts with the Heartless King, who pursues him relentlessly.
• Green is targeted by multiple Demon King's Attendants, indicating the seriousness of his situation.
• The Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King is descending, setting the stage for a major confrontation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green is pursued by Demon King attendants, including the Dream-Peeping King, who knows Green is the wizard Fallen sought by the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King.
• Green is marked by a red hair imprint, revealing his location and binding him with Nightmare Mist.
• The Heartless King confronts Green, demanding the secret to his rapid Fright Force gathering.
• Green activates Wild Instinct, significantly boosting his strength, and engages in a battle of words with the Heartless King.

Character Developments

• Green's power and confidence grow as he faces multiple Demon King attendants.
• The Heartless King underestimates Green's power and is taken aback by his sudden strength increase.

Significant Themes

• The power and dignity of wizards in the face of adversity.
• The arrogance and underestimation of opponents leading to their downfall.

Character Interactions

• Green and the Heartless King engage in a tense standoff, with Green mocking the Heartless King's ignorance of true wizard dignity.
• Green's power growth is acknowledged by the Demon King attendants, stirring their greed and interest in his secret.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green, in his Nightmare World giant ape form, overpowers the Heartless King in a brutal fight.
• The Heartless King reveals that Green's rapid fright power collection is due to absorbing power from his prey, hinting at Hunter abilities.
• The Dream-Peeping King and Moon-Shaking King, Demon King attendants, arrive and clash over their loyalties to the Nightmare-Mist and Nightmare-Mud Fear Demon Kings.
• The Heartless King attempts to replicate Green's Hunter ability using a Dream-Entering Heart and his own fright power, aiming to become a new Fear Demon King.

Character Developments

• Green's strength and resilience are showcased as he endures the Heartless King's attack and reveals his Hunter ability.
• The Heartless King's desperation and greed drive him to attempt a risky power play.
• The Dream-Peeping King and Moon-Shaking King demonstrate their loyalty to their respective Fear Demon Kings and reveal information about the Nightmare World's history and the struggle between the Wizard World and the Nightmare World.

Significant Themes

• The struggle between the Wizard World and the Nightmare World, with the Nightmare-Mist and Nightmare-Mud Fear Demon Kings having different views on the conflict.
• The potential creation of "nightmare wizards" by the Judgment Staff Stigmata Wizard, raising questions about the nature of power and control.
• The consequences of desperation and greed, as seen in the Heartless King's actions.

Character Interactions

• Green and the Heartless King engage in a fierce battle, with the Heartless King ultimately attempting to steal Green's power.
• The Dream-Peeping King and Moon-Shaking King clash over their loyalties, revealing crucial information about the Nightmare World's history and the conflict between the Wizard World and the Nightmare World.
• The Heartless King's actions put him at odds with the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King, potentially leading to his punishment.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green absorbs the Heartless King's Fright Power, greatly increasing his strength.
• The Twin King attacks Green, but Green's power is now equal to or greater than the Twin King's.
• Green decides to change his plan and fight against the Demon King servants instead of fleeing.
• The Shadow King approaches, and Green attacks him, ignoring his incorporeal ability.

Character Developments

• Green's power surges due to absorbing the Heartless King's Fright Power, making him a formidable force in the Nightmare World.
• The Heartless King, now powerless, is no longer a threat but still taunts the Twin King.
• The Twin King is divided into a primary and secondary twin, with the secondary twin being more aggressive.

Significant Themes

• The power of Fright Power and Hunter abilities in the Nightmare World.
• The struggle for survival and dominance among the Nightmare creatures.
• The illusory nature of the Nightmare World's power compared to the material world.

Character Interactions

• Green vs. The Twin King: Green's increased power allows him to hold his own against the Twin King.
• Green vs. The Shadow King: Green attacks the Shadow King, ignoring his incorporeal ability.
• The Twin King vs. The Heartless King: The Twin King is divided in his approach to the Heartless King, with the primary twin wanting to suppress him and the secondary twin wanting to destroy him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Green absorbs a massive amount of Fright Force from the Shadow King, allowing him to grow stronger.
• The Twin Kings, attendants of the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King, engage Green in battle.
• Green continues to absorb Fright Force from other Demon King attendants, growing even stronger.
• The Nightmare Insect Fear Demon King's second attendant, the Wailing King, arrives and engages the Twin Kings.
• The Ruination-Wilt Fear Demon King's foremost attendant, the Gluttony King, appears, with more powerful Demon King attendants gathering around Green.

Character Developments

• Green's power grows exponentially as he absorbs more Fright Force, becoming a formidable force in the Nightmare World.
• The Twin Kings demonstrate their strength and cunning, but ultimately struggle against the Wailing King's power.
• The Wailing King and the Gluttony King reveal their allegiance to the Nightmare-Mud Fear Demon King, setting up a potential conflict with the Nightmare-Mist Fear Demon King.

Significant Themes

• The struggle for power and dominance among Demon Kings and their attendants.
• The concept of "hunting" in the Nightmare World, with Green as the ultimate predator.
• The influence of Nightmare domains and the advantages they provide to their respective Demon Kings and attendants.

Character Interactions

• Green clashes with the Twin Kings, demonstrating his ability to absorb Fright Force from other Fallen Ones.
• The Twin Kings face off against the Wailing King, with the secondary twin trying to maintain control while the primary twin goes berserk.
• The Gluttony King arrives, setting the stage for a potential confrontation between multiple Demon King attendants.