Recaps

Cui Ciyou hired Roxy as his Demon God Tongue tutor, then rescued Alice from a kidnapping arranged by Darius and recovered from his injuries with Alice and Roxy caring for him. As he healed, he studied the world’s history while House Boreas welcomed Roxy into the estate.

• Cui Ciyou hired Roxy to teach him Demon God Tongue, arranged her lodging, and began lessons with her carefully prepared guide.
• Cui Ciyou baked honey cookies for Roxy, while Alice grew jealous of the desserts and attacked him after he promised to make her some too.
• When Alice disappeared, Cui Ciyou concluded she had been kidnapped and enlisted Ghislaine, Roxy, and the Boreas family to search for her.
• Cui Ciyou and Ghislaine found Alice with Thomas and two swordsmen in the western tower, killed the swordsmen, and rescued her after Cui Ciyou beheaded Thomas.
• Roxy healed Alice, but her magic could not mend Cui Ciyou’s hand, so an elderly physician bandaged him while Alice worried over his recovery.
• Cui Ciyou gave Alice his mother’s blessed jade pendant after she explained that she wanted to feel special to him, and she promised to treasure it.
• Cui Ciyou read about the Six-Faced World’s creation, ancient wars, and Laplace’s defeat, then learned from Philip that Darius had ordered Alice’s abduction.
• As Cui Ciyou recovered, Roxy moved into the Boreas Estate and visited daily to tend his bandages and study beside him.

Cui Ciyou and Ghislaine became Philip’s retainers, while Cui Ciyou grew closer to Roxy through their study of magic. After developing the powerful Blue Stream Blade, Cui Ciyou realized he loved Roxy when she broke down over his self-inflicted injury.

• Ghislaine watched over Cui Ciyou’s recovery, Alice brought him food and books, and Sauros grew angry when Alice gave away his treasured magic-beast meat.
• Philip invited Cui Ciyou and Ghislaine to become Boreas retainers, and Cui Ciyou accepted for them both.
• Alice told Cui Ciyou she wanted to grow strong enough to protect herself and those she cared about, while Philip later revealed his losses in the Boreas succession struggle and asked Cui Ciyou to help him reclaim his position.
• Cui Ciyou refused Philip’s offer of Alice’s hand in marriage but promised to help him keep future children and, if possible, bring his sons back from the royal capital.
• Cui Ciyou took Alice to hear a bard, then continued his studies with Roxy and asked her to demonstrate advanced magic.
• Cui Ciyou used his unusual control of mental power to help Roxy understand magic models and silent casting, and she learned to cast her known Advanced Magic spells without incantations.
• Cui Ciyou developed the Blue Stream Blade, which pierced iron armor, and Roxy estimated that its potential could reach Emperor-level or God-level.
• Cui Ciyou cut his forearm to test Healing Magic, and Roxy broke down over his repeated self-injury, prompting him to realize he loved her and kiss a tear from her eye.