Chapter Summaries

Alice and Sylphy returned from the goblin mine after defeating the goblins and rescuing three girls, earning Cui Ciyou’s praise and Rujierd’s approval. Keith then arrived with a huge pouch of winnings, claiming he had earned enough to cover the group’s travel and return to the Central Continent.

• Alice and Sylphy escorted the three rescued girls to the Holy Knight Order and turned in the goblin ears at the Adventurers' Guild.
• Cui Ciyou found that Rujierd and Keith had left the tavern, with the owner saying Keith had gone off to play friendly games with knights.
• Alice and Sylphy returned to the inn, told Cui Ciyou about their mission, and received praise from him and Rujierd.
• Keith arrived with a pouch full of Royal Banknotes and announced that his winnings would cover the group’s travel expenses, including their return to the Central Continent.

Cui Ciyou endured the soul-deep pain left by the Dragon God's Battle Aura until Sylphy came to comfort him. Her embrace eased the pain, and he promised not to suffer alone in secret again.

• Cui Ciyou suffered a sudden recurrence of the Dragon God's Battle Aura pain and tried to hide it from Sylphy.
• Sylphy heard Cui Ciyou's distress, entered his room despite his protests, and embraced him.
• Sylphy told Cui Ciyou that she knew he was a hurt, lonely child and wanted to protect him too.
• Cui Ciyou returned Sylphy's embrace, thanked her, and felt the pain begin to recede.
• Cui Ciyou reassured Sylphy and promised not to secretly endure pain alone again.

The Saviors celebrated Alice and Sylphy completing their first independent mission at an inn in Milishion. Their gathering was interrupted by the arrival of Elinalise Dragonroad and Talhand, Keith’s former companions, leaving Cui Ciyou wondering why they had come together.

• Keith treated the Saviors to a victory celebration after winning travel money from knights of the Holy Knight Order.
• Alice and Sylphy toasted their successful first independent mission with juice while the others drank ale.
• Cui Ciyou teased Keith about his gambling tactics, and Keith praised his psychological warfare and probability control.
• Elinalise Dragonroad and Talhand arrived at the inn, drawing excited attention from the crowd.
• Keith warned Cui Ciyou that Elinalise pursued handsome men and Talhand favored strong men, prompting Rujierd to react uneasily.
• Cui Ciyou recognized the pair as former members of Black Wolf's Fang and wondered what had brought them together.

Elinalise flirted with Cui Ciyou, provoking Alice and then Sylphy, who attacked her with Wind Blades in a sudden fit of rage. Cui Ciyou nullified the magic and calmed Sylphy, leaving her clinging to his arm.

• Elinalise spotted Cui Ciyou and approached his table, intent on seducing him.
• Alice stood between Elinalise and Cui Ciyou, calling herself his fiancée, while Sylphy nervously clutched his clothes.
• Elinalise mocked the girls' inexperience and reached to touch Cui Ciyou's cheek.
• Sylphy unleashed Wind Blades at Elinalise and threatened to kill her.
• Cui Ciyou activated his Anti-Magic Field to dissolve the Wind Blades, then calmed Sylphy, who clung to his arm.

Elinalise recognized Cui Ciyou after witnessing the Blue-Haired Girl’s magic and the brief disappearance of her own magic power. She explained that Paul had sent his former comrades to find Cui Ciyou, and the chapter ended with Cui Ciyou reflecting on Paul’s efforts.

• Elinalise saw the Blue-Haired Girl cast many Wind Blades at once and noticed her own magic power briefly vanish.
• Talhand warned Elinalise not to provoke people, while Keith greeted Talhand and mocked Elinalise.
• Elinalise confirmed Cui Ciyou’s identity and said she and Talhand had come at Paul Greyrat’s invitation.
• Talhand and Elinalise explained that Paul had organized searches and posted requests for Cui Ciyou after the Displacement Incident.
• Elinalise described the worldwide SS-Rank mission to find and rescue Cui Ciyou, who had become famous as the hero of Fittoa.
• Cui Ciyou realized how much Paul had done to find him, and Elinalise said Paul was reliable when it mattered.

Cui Ciyou and his companions reunited with Keith, Elinalise, and Talhand over food and drinks, then agreed to travel together toward the Fitoia Territory. Elinalise’s teasing of Cui Ciyou provoked Alice, and the chapter ended with Cui Ciyou restraining her from drawing her sword.

• Keith told Elinalise and Talhand an embellished story about how he met Cui Ciyou’s party and joined them.
• Alice praised Cui Ciyou’s strength and revealed that he had fought the Dragon God, Orsted, and severed one of his arms.
• Elinalise suggested that her group travel with Cui Ciyou’s party to the Central Continent, and Cui Ciyou agreed.
• Elinalise flirted with Cui Ciyou and called him by his first name, angering Alice.
• Alice confronted Elinalise and reached for her sword, but Cui Ciyou held her hand down.

Elinalise’s curse overwhelmed her and drove her to Cui Ciyou’s room, where he used Magic Nullification to erase her magic power and stop its effects. As she collapsed, she saw a vision of an elf and an indistinct Dragonfolk man and began asking about Rostina.

• After returning to the inn, Elinalise felt her curse flare up and struggled to resist its desire-inducing effects.
• Elinalise focused on Cui Ciyou and went to his room, believing she needed his strength to survive the curse.
• Cui Ciyou sensed her unstable magic power and recognized that her curse had taken hold.
• When Elinalise entered his room and approached him, Cui Ciyou activated Magic Nullification and removed her magic power, ending the curse’s effects.
• Cui Ciyou caught Elinalise as she collapsed, and she then recalled a vision of an elf and an indistinct Dragonfolk man and asked what the name Rostina meant.

After Cui Ciyou calmed Elinalise by eliminating her magic power, she explained that her curse forced her into periodic heats and drove her to seek relief. Alice and Sylphy burst in, mistook the scene for a tryst, and prepared to attack Cui Ciyou and Elinalise with their strongest magic and sword techniques.

• Cui Ciyou told Elinalise that he had calmed her by eliminating her magic power, not lifted her curse.
• Elinalise confessed that her curse made magic power accumulate until she went into heat, and that she produced valuable Magic Crystals by releasing it.
• Elinalise explained that without relief, her desire would consume her until she became a creature driven only by the instinct to mate.
• Cui Ciyou thanked Elinalise for enduring her curse and offered to ease her suffering if she wanted his help next time.
• Alice and Sylphy entered the room, saw Elinalise on Cui Ciyou's bed, and accused him of being with her.
• Alice readied her Sword of Light while Sylphy began casting a powerful water cannon, leaving Cui Ciyou facing their attack.

After settling tensions from the previous night, Cui Ciyou established a no-fighting rule and welcomed Elinalise and Talhand to the team. The Saviors bought a luxurious Magic-Powered Carriage in Milishion, preparing for a faster journey back.

• At breakfast, Keith complained about the damage Alice and Sylphy had caused, and Cui Ciyou told the team that fighting was forbidden.
• Cui Ciyou welcomed Elinalise and Talhand to the team and asked Elinalise to stop teasing Alice and Sylphy.
• Cui Ciyou announced that the team would sell their ordinary carriage and buy a Magic-Powered Carriage.
• Keith haggled with a dwarf shopkeeper while Cui Ciyou, Alice, Sylphy, Rujierd, and Talhand inspected a six-wheeled carriage.
• Keith bought the Magic-Powered Carriage for two hundred and thirty Royal Banknotes, and Cui Ciyou hoped it would speed up their return journey.

Cui Ciyou and his companions set out from Milishion in their new Magic-Powered Carriage, but the Holy Knight Order stopped them at the city gate to arrest Keith for cheating at gambling. The knights acted on Lady Clare Latoreia’s orders, leaving Cui Ciyou wondering whether she was related to Zenith.

• Cui Ciyou boarded the carriage as Alice and Sylphy competed to sit beside him, until Talhand settled the argument with a rotating schedule.
• The group headed for Milishion’s gate, with Keith and Talhand taking turns powering the carriage while the others rode inside.
• A squad of Holy Knights stopped the carriage and announced they had orders from Lady Clare Latoreia to arrest Kishirika Nucadia for fraud.
• The knight captain accused Keith of cheating knights and winning more than five hundred Royal Banknotes from Therese.
• Cui Ciyou realized Keith’s winnings explained their travel funds, while Alice called him a monkey swindler in front of the knights.

Cui Ciyou realized the Temple Knight Order’s arrest of Kishirika Nucadia was a pretext to target his group, and he confronted the knights at the city gate. He revealed himself as the Nullifier and forced the mounted knights to the ground, leaving a fight imminent.

• Cui Ciyou identified the knights as members of the Temple Knight Order and questioned why they had come to arrest Kishirika Nucadia over a tavern gambling dispute.
• Cui Ciyou accused the knights of using the fraud charge as an excuse to target the group or someone in their carriage.
• Elinalise, Alice, Sylphy, Rujierd, Talhand, and Keith prepared to face the knights as the soldiers surrounded Cui Ciyou with murderous pressure.
• Cui Ciyou activated Pressure and Magic Nullification, overwhelming the knights and erasing their holy battle aura.
• The knight captain recognized Cui Ciyou as the Nullifier, and Cui Ciyou threw the knights from their horses and demanded that they clear the road or fight.

Teresa Latoreia confronted Cui Ciyou at the city gates and revealed that she knew the identities of his entire group. After exposing the Latoreia family's surveillance and political reach, Cui Ciyou asked Teresa what her family wanted from him.

• Teresa Latoreia arrived on horseback, greeted Cui Ciyou as the Duke of the Asla Kingdom, and introduced herself as a commander of the Temple Knight Order's Ninth Division.
• Keith recognized Teresa as the noblewoman whose money he had won and accused her of being a sore loser, but Cui Ciyou stopped him from interrupting.
• Cui Ciyou claimed he was an ordinary adventurer, and Teresa identified him, Rujierd, Alice, Sylphy, Keith, Elinalise, and Talhand by name and reputation.
• Cui Ciyou challenged the Latoreia family's power by asking whether the Pope could sleep soundly, prompting Teresa to sharply defend His Holiness.
• Teresa apologized for her discourtesy, and Cui Ciyou asked when the Latoreia family had begun surveilling them and what it wanted from him.

At Milishion’s gates, Cui Ciyou confronted Therese Latoreia over the Temple Knights’ attempt to arrest Keith and rejected the family’s claim that the invitation was merely hospitality. After Therese revealed that her mother needed his help, Cui Ciyou agreed to visit the Latoreia estate.

• Therese told Cui Ciyou that her mother had sent her to invite him to the Latoreia estate.
• Cui Ciyou challenged the Temple Knights for trying to arrest Keith and bypassing the Judgment Knight Order and City Guard.
• Cui Ciyou focused his intimidating pressure on Therese until Sylphy Rujierd and Alice persuaded him to let it go.
• Cui Ciyou told Therese to inform Madam Clare that Keith was under his protection.
• Therese dropped her formal manner and said her mother needed Cui Ciyou’s help, and he agreed to visit because he knew Zenith.

Teresa confirmed that her sister Zenith was alive and led Cui Ciyou and his companions to the Latoreia residence. Claire Latoreia received Cui Ciyou alone, and they began their meeting.

• Teresa told Cui Ciyou that Zenith had run away from home over ten years earlier and that her family had feared she was dead.
• Teresa led Cui Ciyou's party through Milishion to the Latoreia residence while Keith warned that the family might be setting a trap.
• At the residence, Claire's butler allowed only Cui Ciyou to attend the meeting and escorted his companions to dine.
• The butler brought Cui Ciyou to Claire, and she introduced herself as Claire Latoreia and invited him to sit.

Cui Ciyou discovered that Clare had lured him to the Latoreia estate to ask for help with the Blessed Child, whose growing magic power was making her dangerously ill. He agreed to try to help under strict conditions, including keeping his involvement secret and securing support for his journey back to the Asla Kingdom.

• Cui Ciyou confronted Clare about using Teresa and Kishirika Nucadia’s staged gambling dispute to bring him to the estate.
• Clare admitted Kishirika had been bait and explained that the Blessed Child’s increasing magic power was overwhelming her body, while healing magic made her condition worse.
• Clare asked Cui Ciyou to use his Magic Nullification ability because the known ways to neutralize magic power were lost or extinct.
• Cui Ciyou agreed to help on the conditions that Kishirika’s fraud charge was dropped, his winnings were paid, Teresa apologized, and the Latoreia Family provided intelligence, supplies, and travel assistance.
• Cui Ciyou required that he make no guarantee of success and that his contact with the Blessed Child remain secret from everyone except Clare; Clare accepted.

Cui Ciyou used his Anti-Magic Field to stabilize the Blessed Child, whose uncontrolled magic power threatened to destroy her body. He left the room in severe pain after overexerting his Mental Power and awakening the dormant Dragon Saint Battle Aura within him.

• Madam Clare and Teresa brought Cui Ciyou through the Latoreia mansion’s guarded barriers to the Blessed Child’s chamber.
• Teresa explained that the girl’s endless absorption of magic power had overwhelmed the room’s suppression runes and put her life at risk.
• Cui Ciyou assessed the girl’s magic power and unleashed his Anti-Magic Field at maximum output, suppressing the magic throughout the room.
• The Blessed Child’s magic power subsided, and she relaxed into peaceful sleep as Cui Ciyou explained that her body could recover gradually.
• Cui Ciyou’s exertion caused severe pain and triggered the dormant Dragon Saint Battle Aura, but he insisted he was fine and walked out of the room.

After half a year crossing the Millis Continent, Cui Ciyou and his companions reached Sien Port and secured passage to the Central Continent. A letter from the Latoreia Family overcame the port’s refusal to sell Rujierd a ticket, and the group boarded their ship.

• Cui Ciyou and his companions arrived at Sien Port after roughly half a year of travel across the Millis Continent.
• Cui Ciyou ordered the party to sell or give away their excess belongings, while Alice ate so many snacks that she became ill.
• The ticket clerk refused to sell Rujierd passage because of his suspected ties to the Superd.
• Cui Ciyou presented a letter bearing Clare Latoreia’s signature and the Latoreia Family seal, prompting the clerk to arrange VIP cabins and waive the fees.
• Cui Ciyou and his companions boarded the ship to the Central Continent, and Cui Ciyou stood at the bow looking out across the Lingus Sea.

Cui Ciyou and his companions reached Donglai Port in the Dragon King Kingdom after months at sea. They passed a strength test at the port checkpoint and entered the city, leaving Cui Ciyou to wonder how the kingdom's registration system worked.

• Cui Ciyou and his companions arrived at Donglai Port, where Alice celebrated being back on solid ground.
• Keith described the Dragon King Kingdom's martial culture and the North God Style dojo, exciting Alice and drawing a warning from Cui Ciyou.
• The port guards required the group to present identification and touch a Dragon-Eye Stone to register their strength.
• Cui Ciyou, Keith, and Talhand received low-to-moderate ratings, while Alice, Sylphy, and Elinalise registered as Saint-level and Rujierd as Emperor-level.
• The captain let the group enter the city and warned them not to use battle aura or magic there.
• Cui Ciyou wondered whether the ratings measured danger and strength, and considered the kingdom's security unusually thorough.

Cui Ciyou and Keith failed to find a detailed map of the Dragon King Kingdom and returned to the inn with only a crude public map. Cui Ciyou laid out three possible routes back to Asura, but the group had not yet chosen one.

• Cui Ciyou and his companions arrived at Donglai Port and stayed overnight at Tingchao Pavilion.
• Cui Ciyou and Keith searched Donglai Port for a detailed map, but a goblin merchant explained that making and selling one without authorization was a capital offense.
• Cui Ciyou presented three routes home: a safe but ten-month eastern road, a shorter but unknown forest crossing, and a southern sea route through Begaritt.
• Alice eagerly chose the forest route, while Keith told her to let Cui Ciyou finish explaining.
• Cui Ciyou described the southern route, which crossed the desert before returning to the Central Continent.

Cui Ciyou's party debated how to return to the Asla Kingdom and ruled out crossing the dangerous Begaritt Continent. After Rujierd argued that their skills suited forest travel, Cui Ciyou chose a route through the Primeval Forest, and the party prepared to leave in three days.

• Keith, Elinalise, and Talhand described the Begaritt Continent's deadly weather, monsters, and harsh conditions.
• Cui Ciyou ruled out the Begaritt route and weighed the safe ten-month main road against the three-month route through the Primeval Forest.
• Sylphy and Keith favored the safer road, while Alice argued for facing danger in the forest.
• Rujierd said their party had little to fear from forest terrain, traps, or ambushes, and Cui Ciyou agreed.
• Cui Ciyou chose the route through the forest, assigned Keith to buy horses and supplies, and set their departure for three days later.