Chapter Summaries

Allen faced Ghislaine in a duel and proved he could counter her Sword of Light with his own blade. Though he had not been formally crowned, Ghislaine recognized him as a Sword King.

• Sylphy and Eris watched as Allen prepared to face Ghislaine, confident that his strength had grown.
• Ghislaine unleashed her full-strength Sword of Light, believing Allen might be able to use Light Return.
• Allen read Ghislaine's Killing Intent and struck with his own Sword of Light, breaking her blade and sending her flying.
• Sylphy caught Ghislaine with Air Blast Magic, while Eris recognized Allen's fierce, unfamiliar expression as he emerged from the mist.
• Allen offered Ghislaine his hand, and she accepted, acknowledging him as a Sword King despite his lack of a formal title.
• In spring of Kouryuu Calendar 414, the Sword God Style's youngest King was born.

After Allen’s King-class Sword of Light astonished Ghislaine and Eris, he earned enough participation points to reach a perfect score for the Tutoring Period. By affirming that he was Allen and that Hilda was his mother, he cleared the stage early and received the ability Persuasion, with the Man-God as its template reference.

• Allen defeated Ghislaine in their swordsmanship match, impressed her with his King-class Sword of Light, and earned her invitation to visit the Sacred Land of Swords.
• Allen gained participation points from Eris’s desire and Ghislaine’s admiration, bringing his Tutoring Period score to 90.
• Hilda checked Allen’s clothes, and Allen told her he liked them and called her Mom.
• Allen crossed out the system’s suggestion that the Tutoring Period’s final step was something else and declared that he was Allen and that Allen was himself.
• The system recognized Allen’s identity, raised his score to 100, and awarded him a perfect-score clearance two years early along with the ability Persuasion, based on the Man-God.

Allen learned that his new Persuasion ability briefly strengthened the emotional impact of his words, then revised the Great Transfer records to include Hilda, Philip, Sauros, and the royal capital. He added Ars to his plans, leaving his intentions for the transfer only partly revealed.

• Allen suspected the system had given him the Human God’s ability and challenged it about the Persuasion reward.
• The system explained that Persuasion lasted three minutes, worked once per day on each target, and had limited effects on people with strong Destiny Power and on Orsted.
• Allen looked west toward the royal capital, then retrieved the Book of Life and Death from his desk drawer.
• Allen crossed out Philip and Sauros from the names outside the Great Transfer circle and placed Philip beside Hilda and Sauros beside Eris.
• Allen added notes about the Boreas family’s possible downfall, then wrote “Royal capital” and “Ars” beyond the transfer’s listed range.

Allen realized that the Sword God Style’s Desire path strengthened people by narrowing their thoughts and letting them forget what they considered unimportant. After becoming a Sword King, he discovered he could deliberately focus his mind so completely that the system could no longer read it.

• Allen reflected on how his thoughts had become fixed on Ars and how his Sword Heart had clarified after mastering the Sword of Light.
• Allen concluded that the Sword God Style’s Desire path made its practitioners stronger by concentrating their thoughts on one goal while sidelining other knowledge and memories.
• Allen considered Eris, Ghislaine, and Kino as examples of swordfighters whose intense focus had left them forgetful or illiterate.
• Allen recalled that he had long sought to learn whether the Desire path could let him choose which thoughts to set aside, and confirmed that it was possible after reaching the Sword King realm.
• Allen challenged the system to identify his thoughts, but it found only his silent question, and its mind-reading ability failed.

Allen began making secret plans to protect the people he cared about, then realized Rudy had disappeared and suspected he had been caught up in a human-trafficking operation tied to old enemies. He set out to investigate, and Eris joined him as he prepared to confront the people behind her past kidnapping.

• Allen used his growing Sword God Style skill to hide his deeper thoughts from the system and placed his Rescue List in a locked drawer.
• Allen found the classroom and Rudy's room empty, then reassured Sylphy that Rudy might have run into trouble and promised to bring him back.
• Allen connected the Night Lion Bandit Group, James, Darius, and a Roar noble's inns and brothels to a human-trafficking operation.
• Allen suspected Rudy had been drugged and taken with the other captives, and he headed out to investigate.
• Eris met Allen at the manor gates, and he recalled her kidnapping and abuse from a previous cycle.

Allen took Eris to Witting to rescue kidnapped girls and sharpen her sword skills. At the town entrance, Allen dismembered a bandit who had mistaken Eris for merchandise, while Eris watched his blade’s path.

• Eris confronted Allen about concealing his identity, then accepted his invitation to accompany him and train by watching him kill.
• Allen carried Eris at high speed toward Witting, where kidnappers had taken noble girls to a rundown warehouse.
• A bandit and a town guard discussed the kidnapped girls and bribery as Allen and Eris arrived.
• The bandit insulted Allen and called Eris high-quality goods, then reached for his sword when Allen challenged him.
• Allen sliced apart the bandit's arm with a swift technique as Eris urged him to watch the blade's path without fearing the corpse.

Allen defeated the bandits at the town entrance and made Eris watch his sword technique, then Black Serpent pressured Piyanz into agreeing to a larger share of their loot. The mutilated bald bandit reached the warehouse and demanded an even split.

• Allen used projected battle aura to slice off the bald bandit's arm, then cut his mouth, eyes, and legs after recognizing Eris as the intended audience for the demonstration.
• Allen coached Eris to watch his sword movement without fear, confirmed she had seen some of it, and led her away while warning the guard to do his duty.
• Black Serpent finished a letter reporting Allen's comfortable life at Boreas Manor and planned to have him killed with the hired bandits.
• Black Serpent manipulated Piyanz and the thieves into changing their proposed split from twenty percent to thirty percent.
• The eyeless, mutilated bald bandit entered the warehouse and demanded that they split everything evenly.

Allen rescued Piyanz and Eris from the thieves, using persuasion and swordsmanship to kill the gang while teaching Eris about battle aura and the Sword God Style. He confirmed Eris had become an Advanced Swordsman, then found Rudy asleep with two abducted girls in the inner room; the chapter left Allen unsure how to handle the awkward scene.

• Allen killed the bald thief leader and entered the warehouse, where Piyanz eagerly welcomed him and the remaining thieves backed away.
• Allen explained the Sword God Style, Water God Style, and North God Style to Eris, who chose the Sword God Style.
• Allen used persuasion to make Black Serpent flee, then revealed that his earlier sword strikes had split the thieves’ corpses; Eris killed Black Serpent with the Soundless Katana.
• Allen praised Eris as a Sword God Style Advanced Swordsman after she said she cared about blade trajectories rather than corpses.
• Allen opened the inner-room door and found Rudy asleep while embracing two abducted girls, leaving him uncertain whether to wake Rudy or help the girls first.

Allen rescued Rudy, two noble girls, and Beastman children from the bandits, then returned to Boreas Manor and concealed the warning letter naming him as a target. After reviewing how he had manipulated Black Serpent, Allen decided James should die and began turning his attention toward the Royal Capital.

• Allen freed a captive girl, but Eris kicked Rudy awake after finding Allen beside him; Rudy then discovered the slaughter outside and vomited.
• Allen, Eris, and Rudy searched the warehouse, found Beastman children locked in a stable, and escorted the rescued captives back to Roa.
• At Boreas Manor, Allen privately confronted Philip, who said he had expected Allen to handle the threat and would take care of the aftermath.
• Allen burned Black Serpent's letter, which urged an immediate attack on him, and reflected on how he had broken Black Serpent's will with Persuasion.
• Allen studied the arrows on his map and declared that James should die.

Derrick admired Ariel’s charm and political promise while serving as her guard, as Ariel maintained her public image behind closed doors. At Boreas Manor, Philip assessed the Succession Conflict and planned to place Allen under a new faction so he could rise in the royal capital.

• Derrick wrote about Asura’s stagnation and concluded that Ariel’s reforming influence could make her a strong future ruler.
• Ariel stopped her private encounter with a servant to receive a visitor, then composed herself and prepared to meet him.
• Philip reviewed the First Prince, Second Prince, and Ariel’s positions in the Succession Conflict.
• Ghislaine delivered a letter from the royal capital, and Philip explained that Hilda had supported his proposal to make Ghislaine his concubine.
• Philip decided Allen should leave the First Prince’s faction and rise in the royal capital under a new political patron, with the goal of defeating the First Prince’s faction.

Philip revealed his plan to make Ariel the next ruler of Asura by backing her with the Boreas Family’s resources, while refusing to draw Allen into his family’s succession dispute. Ariel rejected Duke Pylemon’s offer of a Guardian Knight and told Derrick she had no intention of seeking the throne, though she hinted that events at the Silver Palace would soon grow noisy.

• Philip explained to Ghislaine that Ariel lacked the political supporters and powerful retainers needed to win, but he could provide them by placing the Boreas Family behind her.
• Philip said he wanted Allen to achieve the glory he deserved without being pulled into conflict with his father over the Boreas Family’s leadership.
• Duke Pylemon offered his second son, an Intermediate Sword God Style swordsman, as Ariel’s personal Guardian Knight, but Ariel declined while assuring him she trusted him.
• Derrick questioned Ariel’s refusal, and she reminded him that she was only the Second Princess and did not intend to provoke her brothers by entering the succession struggle.
• Ariel told Derrick she was tired and hinted that the Silver Palace would become noisy that night, then left him wondering what she meant.

Allen discussed the Succession Conflict and the Boreas Family’s future with Sauros, who urged him to build influence in the royal capital’s armed forces. Allen said he would go to the capital but insisted that Eris come with him.

• Allen visited Sauros in the tower and asked whether Sauros would return to the royal capital to restore the Boreas Family’s standing.
• Sauros refused to leave the Fittoa Region, explaining that he needed to preserve its balance and protect the family’s future.
• Allen recognized that the Imperial Guard Legion, Street Guard Legion, Knight Order, and Magician Order remained under the king’s control despite appearing uninvolved in the Succession Conflict.
• Sauros proposed that Allen join the Imperial Guard Legion or Street Guard Legion to quietly build power and later support James.
• Allen declined to follow Sauros’s plan as presented, hinted that he had a better way, and said he would go to the royal capital only if Eris came with him.

Allen prepared to leave Boreas and planned to take Eris to the royal capital, while Lil offered him and Arifa an intimate farewell. At etiquette class, Allen recognized a concealed heartbeat behind Philip and saw his long-lost junior brother again.

• Allen told Lil he was leaving Boreas and declined to bring his mother to the royal capital for now, while Lil invited him to visit her and Arifa before he departed.
• Sylphy tried to wake the exhausted Eris during etiquette class, bumped heads with her, and Allen discreetly held down Sylphy’s skirt to keep her covered.
• Allen considered the royal capital’s armed forces and his plan to take Eris with him before Philip and Hilda arrived at the classroom.
• Allen sensed a third heartbeat concealed behind Philip and recognized the person who stepped out as his junior brother, who greeted him after three years and five months apart.

Allen was surprised when Isolte arrived at Boreas Manor, and she met his companions while revealing her familiarity with him and his Water God Style training. After thanking them for looking after Allen, Isolte asked to speak with him privately about confidential dojo matters.

• Allen recognized Isolte, his childhood friend and junior sister from the Water God Style Main Dojo, when she arrived at Boreas Manor.
• Sauros welcomed Isolte, while he and Philip continued to expect Allen to follow their different plans for his future.
• Isolte introduced herself to Ghislaine, Eris, Rudy, and Sylphy, praising their abilities and learning that Rudy was close friends with Allen.
• Isolte noticed Sylphy's pendant and asked her to look after Allen, while Sylphy recognized the similarity between their pendants and Allen's.
• Isolte thanked Allen's companions on her grandmother's behalf, then asked to speak privately with Allen about confidential dojo matters.

Allen and Isolte reminisced about their childhood, discussed the Water God Style dojo and the threat posed by Darius, and considered Allen’s return to the royal capital through Dawn. Isolte declared that she would become Water God, while Allen made clear he had no interest in inheriting the title himself.

• Isolte recalled how Allen comforted her as a child and explained how she pieced together why he had left the royal capital.
• Allen and Isolte discussed the dojo’s protection of him, Darius’s involvement in the wanted notice, and Isolte’s offer to help stop Darius if Allen sought to kill him.
• Isolte updated Allen on Dantoris and the other Water God Style disciples, then revealed that she and Allen were the only ones in their generation without marriage arrangements.
• Isolte told Allen that becoming a Water King would give him a chance to join Dawn, and Allen said he had decided to return to the royal capital.
• Allen told Isolte he had no interest in becoming Water God, and Isolte vowed to become one for him.

Allen and his companions left Roa for the royal capital, saying goodbye to Hilda and the others at Boreas Manor. After Allen noticed a familiar rider on the road, he redirected the carriages to Buena Village so Rudy could say goodbye to Paul and Zenith.

• Allen reassured Hilda that he liked the unfinished shirts she had packed, while Sylphy offered to help complete their designs.
• Hilda asked Isolte to look after Allen, but Isolte apologized; Arifa then tearfully offered to accompany Allen as his maid, and he refused.
• Allen and Eris departed with Isolte, Sylphy, and Rudy, while Ghislaine stayed behind in Roa; Allen embraced Hilda and promised they would meet again soon.
• On the road out of Roa, Allen recognized the rider who had guarded Witing and watched him disappear without explaining the encounter.
• Allen ordered the driver to take them to Buena Village, prompting Rudy to realize he had not said goodbye to Paul and Zenith and to smile gratefully at Allen.

Allen returned to Buena Village with Rudy, Isolte, Eris, and Sylphy, only to find Paul, Zenith, and Lilia entangled in an intimate scene upstairs. He climbed into the bedroom and reunited with Aisha, while Norn woke and burst into tears.

• Allen and his companions arrived at the manor while Paul, Zenith, and Lilia were making love upstairs, leaving Rudy and Isolte stunned.
• Allen explained that Zenith and Lilia had reconciled, though Paul had since begun pursuing both women.
• Allen decided to enter through an open window rather than wait, and Rudy agreed that Paul might keep going for a while.
• Allen climbed into his old bedroom and found Aisha and Norn sleeping inside.
• Aisha woke, recognized Allen, and threw her arms around his neck as he caught them at the window.
• Paul, Zenith, and Lilia noticed the visitors and hurried to get dressed, while Norn woke and began crying.

Allen reunited with Paul and his family in Buena Village, where Aisha clung to him and Isolte spoke privately with Zenith. Allen used Persuasion to persuade Paul to support the household and hire Rolls and Norda, then ended the chapter playing with Aisha.

• Allen struggled to detach Aisha from his neck while Paul listened to his reasons for traveling to the royal capital.
• Isolte visited Zenith in the kitchen, thanked her for caring for Allen, and noticed her golden hair and Millish background.
• Paul apologized to Allen for failing to heed his advice about caring for Aisha and Norn, while Lilia also accepted blame.
• Allen gave Paul a bag of gold coins and persuaded him to let Zenith stop working at the clinic and hire Rolls and Norda to help the family.
• Allen’s Persuasion succeeded, and he joked with the system before poking Aisha’s cheek as she giggled.

Zenith explained to Isolte how her faith in Millish and her choice to forgive Paul had shaped her life. The conversation ended with Isolte asking whether Zenith would repent if God personally told her the doctrine was right, and Zenith saying she would ask whether she could still become His believer.

• Zenith apologized for leaving the Millish Faith, and Isolte reassured her that God would understand the hardships of a former believer.
• Isolte admitted she had joined the faith to feel connected to her deceased parents, while Zenith argued that faith could remain sincere without expecting anything from God.
• Zenith recounted how she had once been a devout Millish noble, suffered after running away from home, and was ultimately saved by Paul rather than God.
• Zenith explained that she had forgiven Paul's betrayal because she had chosen her own path, concluding that God belonged to God while she belonged to herself.
• Isolte asked what Zenith would do if God told her that the doctrine was correct, and Zenith said she would repent and ask whether she still had the right to become His believer.

Allen analyzed the system’s repeated disappearances and concluded that the Man-God’s Future Sight depended on observing himself and his apostles rather than granting true omniscience. After challenging the silent god to refute him, Allen was left alone with no response.

• Paul welcomed Rolls and Norda while Zenith discreetly fixed his buttons, and Eris eyed Aisha before Allen gave her tea.
• Allen left the crowded living room, went to his bedroom, and tried to summon the system while recalling its three major disappearances.
• Allen connected the system’s outages to moments when his actions changed the future and reasoned that it could not detect those changes while his thoughts were concealed.
• Allen concluded that the Man-God observed himself and his apostles to determine future outcomes, and that apostles enabled rather than resulted from Future Sight.
• Allen called the Man-God a defective god with worthless Future Sight and demanded a rebuttal, but the system remained silent and failed to appear.