Chapter Summaries

Allen discovered that a mad adventurer could not provide useful information, then used massively enhanced magic to signal for help and locate a nearby camp. He led the group northwest toward it, leaving them to follow his direction.

• Allen removed a Specter Worm from a wounded adventurer’s head and healed him, but the man remained mad and could not provide a clear clue.
• The mad adventurer cast a Fireball Spell at Allen, prompting Os to realize it might have been a signal to a nearby adventurer camp.
• Allen used Air Blast Magic to force back the rain and launched a huge Fireball Spell into the sky, stunning the group.
• Allen leapt above the ridge, used Sense Flow to spot lights three kilometers northwest, and returned safely to the ground.
• Allen told the group that a camp lay northwest and that they would go to it.

Allen led the adventurers toward a camp while Klaim and Melna discussed his dwindling mana and growing anxiety. Allen rushed ahead after Melna confronted him, while the camp came under attack from a vast swarm of monsters.

• Allen guided the injured adventurers toward the camp at their pace, while Klaim worried that Allen's magic use showed he was not skilled enough to overcome the volcano's dangers.
• Klaim revealed his Mana Eye and explained that he could see Allen's enormous mana reserves draining after his spells.
• Melna argued that Allen had grown increasingly anxious and was recklessly spending mana because a powerful lord-class monster still awaited him.
• Allen stopped after hearing Melna's remarks, then blasted ahead with Air Blast Magic, leaving Klaim, Melna, and Lef behind.
• At the camp, adventurers fought waves of Specter Worms, Lava Soul Bats, and other monsters attacking their Barrier Spell.
• The defenders reported that Rio had undergone Corpse Soul Transformation and that one of their brothers had been bitten.

Big Beard’s Adventurer camp struggled to hold back the monsters while its mages suffered Corpse Soul Transformation from tainted magic stones. After ordering Divine Strike Spell to stop Rio’s transformation, Big Beard watched the captain die and told the survivors they would soon follow him.

• Big Beard fought back the monster tide and falsely promised the Adventurers that Guild rescue was coming to keep up their spirits.
• Big Beard found Rio and two other Adventurers in the third stage of Corpse Soul Transformation, while a companion hesitated to cast Divine Strike Spell.
• Big Beard ordered the spell cast, and it removed the ghostlike transformed flesh from the three afflicted Adventurers.
• Rio died from the damage, and Big Beard explained that Rio had chosen to be stopped before becoming a Corpse Soul.
• Big Beard looked up at the failing Barrier Spell and said the camp would join Rio within an hour.

Allen arrived at Rio’s refuge camp, destroyed the Specter Worm-infected demon beasts, and learned the camp had lost its barrier caster. After hearing how the previous expedition to defeat the Secret Sword of the Undead failed, Allen prepared to lead a new attempt with the surviving Water Magicians.

• Big Beard and the adventurers abandoned their defensive restraint and unleashed a volley of Crimson Flame Bullets at the Specter cloud.
• Allen descended through the clouds with Divine Descent, shattered the Specter cloud, and used fire, wind, and lightning to burn the demon beasts on the ridge.
• Allen entered the camp and told Big Beard that the Adventurer’s Guild had commissioned him to subjugate the Secret Sword of the Undead.
• Big Beard explained that Rio had led the survivors who built the refuge camp, and Allen learned that Rio had died and only thirteen Water Magicians remained.
• Big Beard described how the Secret Sword of the Undead had cut apart the previous expedition’s magic and killed its Water Magicians with swift Wind Blades.
• Allen ordered everyone to gather immediately and said he would restrain the Secret Sword while the surviving Water Magicians prepared to cast Heavy Rain if needed.

Allen rallied the camp’s survivors to join an expedition into Purgatory Volcano and confront the Secret Sword of the Undead, while learning that other adventurers remained trapped inside. The chapter ended as Big Beard assembled a twenty-seven-person force and restrained an underqualified Water Magician from joining them.

• Allen used Big Beard’s misunderstanding of Os’s arrival to take charge and asked about the transfer convergence point into Purgatory Volcano.
• Melna confirmed that she and Os had escaped five days earlier, and Allen realized survivors might still be inside the volcano.
• Allen honored Rio’s sacrifice and urged the camp’s adventurers to choose between accepting their losses or fighting the Secret Sword of the Undead; the survivors stepped forward to join him.
• Melna gently coaxed the mentally collapsed adventurer into revealing that the transfer point lay three kilometers west of camp and that he had escaped three days earlier.
• Big Beard organized a twenty-seven-person expedition, while Lef grieved beside Rio’s corpse and Allen silently crushed Specter Magic Stones.
• Big Beard stopped an Intermediate-rank Water Magician from joining the expedition, warning that she could die like Loris.

Allen discovered that Loris was dying from Corpse Soul Transformation after his Divine Strike Spell disrupted her resistance, and he hurried his group toward the transfer point. The group arrived inside a lava cave near the Secret Sword of the Undead, where Big Beard was suddenly cut in half.

• Allen rushed into Loris's tent after learning that his Divine Strike Spell had struck her, but Melna revived him when the Corpse Soul Transformation corrupted his body and clouded his senses.
• Allen recovered by using the remaining power of his Divine Strike Spell and realized that the dying Water Saint-ranked Mage was Loris, not Lokkishi.
• Loris died as her body dissolved, while Lef mourned her and explained that his wife Seris had also died from Corpse Soul Transformation.
• Os warned Allen that absorbing magic stones could cause dangerous stages of specterization, and Allen hurried the group toward the transfer convergence point.
• Allen led the adventurers through the storm and into the forest, where the transfer sent them to a lava cave near the Secret Sword of the Undead.
• Big Beard noticed the Secret Sword of the Undead in the distance, then his body split in two and collapsed.

Allen confronted the Secret Sword of the Undead in a lava cavern while exhausted and low on mana, but the monster’s attacks overwhelmed him. Lef arrived, drew the monster’s attention, and let its strike send him into the marked tunnel where Allen had landed, repaying his debt to him.

• Allen sensed the Secret Sword of the Undead outside the lava cavern, and it obliterated the cavern and sent him flying with a single slash.
• Allen tried to counterattack with Divine Descent, but the Secret Sword of the Undead struck him with Annihilation Wind Stab and blasted him into another lava cavern.
• Melna and Klaim arrived in a lava cavern as Lef spotted Allen and the marked tunnel he had been seeking.
• Lef drew the Secret Sword of the Undead’s attention by shouting at it, then leaped toward the marked tunnel.
• The Secret Sword of the Undead struck Lef with Sword Wind, mangling his arms and hurling him into the tunnel he had marked.

Allen fought the Secret Sword of the Undead while adventurers and magicians tried to support him, and he discovered Lokkishi alive at the volcano’s base. He and Lokkishi combined their powers to strike the undead sword with a devastating thunderstorm, leaving its fate unclear.

• The Secret Sword of the Undead attacked Allen and the adventurers, killing several magicians as Allen struggled to fight while suspended above the lava.
• Allen realized that the undead creature’s power flowed through its sword and tried to sever its wrist, but its spectral body and wind defenses thwarted him.
• As Allen was blasted through the air and neared defeat, he recognized Lokkishi, who had kept the thunderclouds gathered despite her injuries.
• Allen used his remaining mana to strike Lokkishi with Divine Descent, restoring her ability to fight, and used Dragon Saint Battle Qi to restrain the Secret Sword of the Undead.
• Lokkishi completed her Divine Descent and summoned a massive thunderstorm that struck the lava lake and engulfed the Secret Sword of the Undead in white light.

Lokkishi’s Thunder Light failed to destroy Idazred, and Allen fought the undead sword wielder with her help. The Secret Sword of the Undead absorbed magic and could restore Idazred as long as the blade remained, while Allen’s battle aura and stamina were nearly gone.

• Lokkishi used the mages’ lingering magic to cast Thunder Light, but Idazred survived and blocked the strike with its secret sword.
• Idazred attacked Lokkishi, and Allen intercepted it, fighting at close range while his resources dwindled.
• Allen recognized Lokkishi’s chant and kicked Idazred toward her so she could cast Flames and Surround, wrapping fire around his blade.
• Allen severed Idazred’s head, but the undead restored it with magic drawn from the secret sword.
• Allen realized that the Secret Sword of the Undead absorbed magical power, and Lokkishi warned that Idazred could not die while the blade remained.

Allen and Lokkishi defeated the Secret Sword of the Undead with Os’s sacrifice, but Os and Lef died before they could return home. As Allen reached the end of his precognitive vision, Lokkishi’s presence beside him showed him that she truly existed.

• Allen realized he could stop the Secret Sword of the Undead from absorbing magic by trapping its blade in a body without magic, and prepared to sacrifice himself to do it.
• Lokkishi ran toward Allen, but Melna’s Flame Aura distracted him and let the ghost knock him down; Os seized the chance to drive the secret sword into his own body and hold it there.
• Allen and Lokkishi burned away the weakened Secret Sword of the Undead, restoring the labyrinth, while Os died with the sword still lodged in him and his brothers’ identity tags in Allen’s hand.
• Klaim found Lef in the lava cave as Corpse Soul Transformation consumed him; Lef thanked Allen and died, merging with Seris’s corpse soul.
• Allen brought Lokkishi to the cave, where she touched his hand and he realized she was truly beside him.

After defeating the Secret Sword of the Undead, Allen and Lokkishi returned to camp, where the survivors mourned their dead and Lokkishi struggled with her feelings for Allen. As Lokkishi bathed, a bloodied mermaid-like figure appeared at the coastline and stared toward Purgatory Volcano.

• Allen and Lokkishi returned to camp after the battle, and the adventurers mourned their dead while tending to the aftermath.
• The adventurers left Allen and Lokkishi together, and Lokkishi nervously stayed close to Allen while reflecting on her feelings for him.
• Allen arranged a warm bath and lit bonfires for Lokkishi, who blushed and fretted over their reunion and his attention.
• Melna brought Lokkishi her washed clothes and warned her not to catch a cold.
• A black-eyed, fish-tailed figure gnawed on an adventurer’s arm at the coastline and watched Purgatory Volcano.

After the battle, Melna helped Lokkishi dress and reassured her that she had helped save the adventurers, despite Lokkishi blaming herself for the deaths and mistakes. Melna revealed that Allen had originally been trying to leave the Main Island, leaving Lokkishi flustered as she prepared to check on him.

• Melna enthusiastically dried Lokkishi's clothes and helped her get dressed, embarrassing Lokkishi with her attention to even her underwear.
• Lokkishi blamed herself for her battle decisions and Os's death, saying she had nearly caused Allen's death and contributed little to the fight.
• Melna argued that Lokkishi had saved the adventurers by getting Allen involved and by helping identify Secret Sword of the Undead's source of mana.
• Lokkishi asked what Melna meant by saying Allen would not have come to the Main Island without her, then blushed when Melna asked what Allen had told her.
• Melna helped Lokkishi prepare to visit Allen's tent and dry her hair, keeping Lokkishi's hair tie.

Lokkishi admitted to Melna that she cared about Allen, then went to check on him and found him watching the night outside his tent. Their reunion echoed their first meeting, and Allen told her he had found her because it was fate.

• Melna helped Lokkishi let down her hair, and Lokkishi admitted she cared about Allen before leaving to check his injuries.
• Lokkishi entered Allen's tent and saw him looking out at the night, his wounds still visible beneath the bandages.
• Allen turned to Lokkishi and told her that her face was beautiful, recalling their first meeting.
• Lokkishi asked how Allen had found her on the Main Island, and he answered that it was fate.

Allen and Lokkishi reunited on the Main Island and shared a quiet moment as adventurers mourned their dead. After discussing the song “Farewell,” Allen reminded Lokkishi of her earlier invitation, and their reunion ended with a kiss.

• Lokkishi recognized that Allen’s words about fate reflected sincere feelings, and she took his hand as they listened to the adventurers’ farewell song.
• Allen and Lokkishi discussed the Millish Faith’s belief that the dead would meet the living again, and Lokkishi explained why Lef had chosen not to wait.
• Allen asked why Lokkishi had come to the Main Island instead of the royal capital, but she said his question was unfair.
• Allen reminded Lokkishi that she had once asked him to stay aboard and spend more time with her, and she shyly agreed again.
• Allen placed Lokkishi’s hand against his chest and told her his heart still pounded before they kissed.

Allen and Lokkishi reunited and shared a tender moment before Allen turned to urgent questions about their situation. Lokkishi revealed that she had dreamed of Allen with his current appearance and that the Man-God had also appeared in her dream.

• Allen teased Lokkishi about their kiss, then stopped himself from getting carried away and shifted their conversation to exchanging information.
• Allen asked why Lokkishi had come to the Main Island and whether she had known he was there.
• Lokkishi said she had recognized Allen because she had seen his current appearance in a strange dream months earlier.
• Allen wondered whether Lokkishi had experienced a precognitive dream, and she told him the Man-God had appeared in it too.

Lokkishi fell asleep at her desk and dreamed that she had returned to Buena Village, where she and Allen reimagined the history of the gods as a conspiracy. The dream ended with Lokkishi offering to tell Allen The Tale of Ars, and he agreed.

• Lokkishi slipped beneath the bathwater, and her maid revealed that the maids could see what she had been doing and offered to help.
• Lokkishi dreamed she was teaching Allen, Sylphy, and Rudy about the ancient gods in their Buena Village lodging.
• Allen proposed that the Human God was a counterfeit villain who had manipulated the Dragon God and Laplace, and the group connected his story to later historical events.
• Lokkishi asked how the sealed Human God could still influence the world, and Allen described using dreams to control apostles.
• Lokkishi asked whether she would trust Allen if he appeared in her dream, then offered to tell him The Tale of Ars; Allen agreed.

Lokkishi told Allen the tale of Ars, who restored the blue sky for the girl he loved but returned too late to see her. Allen thanked Lokkishi, urged her to go to Main Island and distrust dreams, then vanished as he declared that he had won this time.

• Ars left his village to restore the sky for his bedridden childhood friend and gathered help from four sages before confronting the Demon King.
• Ars lost to the Demon King, but the unnamed first and final sage lent him power, allowing him to defeat her and restore the blue sky.
• Ars returned the sages’ gifts and refused the king’s offer of his kingdom and princess so he could hurry back to his village.
• Ars learned from his brother that the girl had died that morning while looking toward the road he had taken, wishing to see him rather than the sky.
• Lokkishi finished telling the story and looked at Allen, who thanked her, told her to go to Main Island and distrust dreams, then faded away.

Allen realized that his Bad Ending self had become the Human God and secretly guided events so he could rescue Lokkishi. After confirming the truth with Lokkishi, he held her as she fell asleep and vowed to keep fighting for a TRUE END where everyone he cared about could be happy.

• Allen questioned Lokkishi about her dreams and learned that the Human God had urged her to absorb magic power, but she distrusted him and refused.
• Allen connected his vision of Lokkishi's death and the events that led to her rescue, concluding that his Bad Ending self had entered her dreams as the Human God and manipulated events with Future Sight.
• Allen realized his other self had warned Lokkishi about the Human God's abilities and planted doubts that helped her resist him.
• Lokkishi worried over Allen, and he embraced her and confirmed that the Human God was evil.
• Allen and Lokkishi shared a quiet moment, and Lokkishi fell asleep in his arms as Allen resolved to pursue a TRUE END.

Lokkishi woke up in Allen’s arms and fled in embarrassment, while the adventurers prepared to leave the island after finding three repairable ships. Allen then confronted Melna in her tent, calling her a Human God Apostle and asking what she had to tell him.

• Lokkishi woke beside Allen, remembered the previous night, and hurried out of his tent after Klaim walked in on them.
• Allen examined the Secret Sword and exchanged greetings with Melna, who offered to help Lokkishi wash.
• The adventurers found three usable ships, repaired them, and gathered outside Allen’s tent to report their departure plans.
• Klaim tried to keep the adventurers away from Allen’s tent, while Lokkishi washed up with Melna’s help.
• Allen appeared in Melna’s tent holding the glowing Secret Sword, identified her as a Human God Apostle, and demanded an explanation.

Allen confronted Melna about her allegiance and learned she knew Lokkishi would lose an arm and an eye in another possible future. As Allen pressed Melna for the truth, she called him “Master” just as Lokkishi entered the tent, leaving both women stunned and Allen horrified by the misunderstanding.

• Allen confronted Melna about her role in the rescue and demanded to know whether she served the Human God or him.
• Melna admitted she could not explain her purpose because of a highest Directive, and said Lokkishi would have lost her left arm and one eye without her help.
• Allen deduced that Melna might have come from the future to change the past, but still accused her of being a Human God Apostle and threatened her.
• Melna knelt in dogeza and called Allen “Master,” while Allen tried to stop her from striking her forehead against the ground.
• Lokkishi entered the tent and saw Melna kneeling before Allen, while Allen silently blamed Klaim for the awkward scene.
• Outside, Klaim reassured an adventurer that Allen would be done soon.