Chapter Summaries

Cui Ciyou kissed Roxy near her eye, leaving both of them shocked and embarrassed. As Roxy bandaged his arm, he realized he liked her but called her just like his mother, and she stormed out in anger.

• Cui Ciyou kissed the corner of Roxy's eye, and both froze in shock and embarrassment.
• Roxy tried to heal Cui Ciyou's arm with magic, then realized his Magic Nullification prevented it from working.
• Roxy took Cui Ciyou to his room and bandaged his wound while he reflected on how much he cared about her.
• Cui Ciyou told Roxy she was just like his mother, and she angrily pulled his bandage tight and stormed out.

Cui Ciyou studied teleportation magic with Roxy while Alice grew jealous of how casually he addressed them. Alice confronted him during their history lesson and insisted that he call her by her name; the lesson resumed after he agreed.

• Cui Ciyou and Roxy discussed two possible forms of teleportation magic and Roxy described a book about its history.
• After sword training, Alice saw Cui Ciyou speaking naturally with Roxy and felt irritated that he sometimes called her “Young Lady Alice.”
• During a history lesson, Cui Ciyou called her “Young Lady Alice,” and Alice demanded that he stop using the title.
• Alice explained that she disliked him using a different form of address for her than for Roxy and Ghislaine, and Cui Ciyou agreed to call her Alice.
• Alice slapped away Cui Ciyou’s hand when he tried to ruffle her hair, then sat down to continue the lesson.

Roxy told Cui Ciyou that he had surpassed her as a student and that she could no longer justify staying as his tutor. She said goodbye and prepared to leave House Boreas, while Cui Ciyou was left unable to voice how much he wanted her to stay.

• Cui Ciyou found Roxy waiting in the hallway beside a suitcase.
• Roxy explained that Cui Ciyou had mastered the Demon God Tongue and was a talented mage who had even taught her the Blue Stream Blade.
• Roxy said she could no longer offer Cui Ciyou meaningful help or remain by his side as his teacher.
• Roxy told Cui Ciyou she had come to say goodbye, and he silently struggled with her leaving.

Cui Ciyou tried to persuade Roxy to stay, but she refused and gave him a Migurd protective charm as a parting gift. He gave her his mother’s diamond ring before learning she was leaving to tutor a noble’s child in Buena Village, and he watched her depart.

• Cui Ciyou pleaded with Roxy to stay near him, but Roxy insisted she could not remain when she had nothing more to teach him.
• Roxy gave Cui Ciyou a Migurd protective charm as a parting gift and praised his strength as a Sword King.
• Cui Ciyou gave Roxy his mother’s diamond ring and told her to wear it on the ring finger of her left hand.
• Roxy accepted the ring and told Cui Ciyou she had taken a commission to tutor a Lower Noble’s child in Buena Village.
• Cui Ciyou said goodbye to Roxy and watched her leave the Boreas Estate, then remained alone in the corridor, overwhelmed by loss.

Roxy waited at Roa City's carriage station to leave for Buena Village, regretting that she had not confessed her feelings to Cui Ciyou. After deciding to become a Water King-level mage and confess to him someday, she was suddenly lifted into the air by an unknown force.

• Roxy stood alone at the station, staring at the ring Cui Ciyou had given her as a farewell gift.
• Roxy blamed her perceived shortcomings for not confessing to Cui Ciyou and tried to accept leaving for Buena Village.
• Roxy resolved to complete her tutoring commission, train until she became a Water King-level mage, and confess to Cui Ciyou afterward.
• Roxy worried that she might never see Cui Ciyou again and reconsidered returning to him.
• An overwhelming force lifted Roxy and her suitcase off the ground, and she turned toward its source.

Cui Ciyou reunited with Roxy at the carriage stop and took her with him on horseback, claiming his new position as Buena Village’s Auxiliary Defense Knight gave him authority to escort her. As Roxy protested their sudden reunion, the two rode south from Roa City toward Buena Village.

• Cui Ciyou appeared at the carriage stop with the white horse and surprised Roxy just after their farewell.
• Cui Ciyou seated Roxy and her suitcase on the horse, then mounted behind her and held the reins.
• Cui Ciyou told Roxy that Philip Boreas Greyrat had appointed him Buena Village’s Auxiliary Defense Knight and that he held an honorary Lower Noble title.
• Cui Ciyou rode out through Roa City’s gates with Roxy as she protested and scolded him.
• Roxy’s indignation softened into happiness at their reunion while Cui Ciyou guided the horse south toward Buena Village.

Cui Ciyou followed Roxy to Buena Village after Philip appointed him as a knight assisting in the defense of its domain. He rode with Roxy, relieved that he had managed to stay by her side.

• Cui Ciyou watched Roxy leave House Boreas and decided to follow her to Buena Village rather than try to stop her.
• Cui Ciyou asked Philip for permission to leave Roa City, explaining that he would continue teaching Alice and return regularly.
• Philip appointed Cui Ciyou as a Knight Assisting in the Defense of the Buena Village Domain and gave him official documents and a letter of appointment.
• Cui Ciyou collected his documents from Alphonse, said goodbye to Ghislaine, and left Roa City without finding Alice, who was out with Sauros.
• Cui Ciyou caught up with Roxy and rode with her toward Buena Village, thinking that staying by her side was enough.

Cui Ciyou explained his appointment as an Auxiliary Defense Knight to Roxy and admitted that he had partly followed her because he did not want her to leave. As they traveled toward Buena Village, Roxy spoke about her teaching commission, which would bring her to Rudeus Greyrat.

• Roxy asked whether Cui Ciyou was really an Auxiliary Defense Knight, and he claimed his journey to Buena Village was official business.
• Cui Ciyou apologized for startling Roxy and confessed that he had partly come because he did not want her to leave.
• Roxy said she had worried she was no longer worthy of being Cui Ciyou's teacher, and he reassured her that he had never thought so.
• Cui Ciyou and Roxy chatted on the road, and he learned that her Adventurers' Guild commission to teach in Buena Village had been posted for over a year.
• Cui Ciyou recalled that Roxy's commission was to teach Paul Greyrat's son, Rudeus, after she had been rejected as Alice's tutor because she was Demonfolk.

Starving and poisoned on the road to Roa City, Ghislaine reflected on her isolation after the Black Wolf's Fang disbanded and realized how much she had resented Paul for destroying her home. She lost consciousness, believing she was about to die alone.

• Ghislaine, weakened by days without food, collapsed after eating monster dung and a poisonous insect left her sick and dehydrated.
• Ghislaine considered crawling toward the road to Roa City but had no strength left and feared no one would help her.
• Ghislaine remembered struggling to survive alone after the Black Wolf's Fang disbanded and avoiding new companions because she could not bear another parting.
• Ghislaine recalled traveling to the Asla Kingdom in hopes of finding work, only to realize she could not earn a living.
• Ghislaine recognized that she hated Paul for destroying the Black Wolf's Fang, which had been her home, and then slipped into darkness.

Cui Ciyou and Roxy arrived in Buena Village to meet Paul Greyrat, with Roxy seeking work as the family’s magic tutor and Cui assigned as an auxiliary defense knight. They met Paul’s family and Rudeus, whose first exchange with Roxy left his parents uneasy.

• Cui Ciyou and Roxy reached Buena Village and found Paul Greyrat’s home.
• Roxy introduced herself as an applicant for the magic tutor position, while Cui presented his appointment documents as Buena Village’s auxiliary defense knight.
• Paul welcomed Cui and Roxy inside, where they met the maid Lilia and Paul’s wife, Zenith.
• Paul brought out Rudeus, who called Roxy little, and Roxy criticized his parents for thinking he was gifted.

Cui Ciyou watched Roxy meet her new student, Rudeus, and struggled with his dislike of the boy despite pitying his past. Roxy noticed Cui Ciyou’s displeasure and wondered if he was jealous, leaving her flustered by the possibility.

• Cui Ciyou recalled Rudeus’s painful life before reincarnation and reflected that he had no right to judge him.
• Rudeus greeted Roxy with childish admiration while nervously avoiding Cui Ciyou’s intimidating appearance.
• Roxy introduced herself as Rudeus’s private magic tutor, and Rudeus gave her a sleazy smile that irritated Cui Ciyou.
• Roxy noticed Cui Ciyou’s cold look toward Rudeus and wondered whether he was jealous.
• Roxy blushed at the thought and found Cui Ciyou’s displeased expression a little cute.

Cui Ciyou told Paul and Zenith that Roxy was a Water King-level magician, turning their evaluation of her into eager reverence. The Greyrats welcomed her as Rudeus’s private magic tutor without asking for a demonstration or teaching plan.

• Zenith asked Roxy to demonstrate her magic or explain how she would teach Rudeus.
• Cui Ciyou revealed that Roxy had graduated from Ranoa Magic University, held Water Saint certification, and mastered Water King-level magic.
• Paul, Zenith, and Lilia reacted with shock, while Roxy blushed and privately felt embarrassed by Cui Ciyou’s claim.
• Roxy confirmed Cui Ciyou’s words with a reserved nod, and Zenith curtsied to her.
• Paul asked Roxy to become Rudeus’s tutor, and the Greyrats abandoned their trial period and treated her as an honored guest.

The Greyrat family struggled to find lodging for Cui Ciyou and Roxy because their home had only one guest room. Cui Ciyou offered to sleep in Paul’s stable, but the hosts refused, and Roxy began to speak.

• Zenith explained that Buena Village had no inn and that the Greyrat home had only one spare guest room.
• Paul and Zenith avoided suggesting that Cui Ciyou share a room with Rudeus because Rudeus was frightened of him.
• Cui Ciyou offered to sleep in Paul’s clean stable to ease the family’s predicament.
• Zenith and Paul firmly refused to let Cui Ciyou stay in the stable.
• Roxy quietly spoke, drawing everyone’s attention.

Roxy offered to share the guest room with Cui Ciyou so he would not have to sleep in the stable, and he accepted while offering to sleep on the floor. Zenith arranged the bedding, leaving Roxy embarrassed by the family’s knowing looks and Rudeus envious of the romantic-comedy situation.

• Roxy nervously suggested that she and Cui Ciyou share the guest room because she felt guilty about making him sleep in the stable.
• Rudeus watched the exchange and privately envied Cui Ciyou for becoming part of a classic romantic-comedy scenario.
• Cui Ciyou accepted Roxy’s offer and said he would sleep on the floor so she could use the bed.
• Cui Ciyou quietly teased Roxy about their “harmonious teacher-student relationship,” making her feel even more embarrassed.
• Zenith settled the arrangement and told Lilia to prepare clean bedding for both the bed and the floor.

Cui Ciyou and Roxy attended a welcome dinner at Paul’s house, where Paul questioned Cui about his age and swordsmanship and bragged about his own past. Roxy worried about the age gap between herself and Cui, while Zenith stopped Paul from launching into another boastful story.

• Zenith and Lilia served a welcome feast for Cui Ciyou and Roxy at the Greyrat house.
• Paul asked Cui whether he was a Sword King and learned that he had just turned twenty.
• Paul boasted that he was three years older than Cui and said he had reached Advanced Swordsman level in all three styles.
• Roxy calculated that she was eighteen years older than Cui and anxiously wondered what kind of women men preferred.
• Paul asked whether Cui was married, then began boasting about his youthful exploits.
• Zenith told Paul to shut his mouth, and he stopped talking and returned to eating.

On the first night in Buena Village, Cui Ciyou and Roxy struggled with the awkwardness of sharing a room while hiding their feelings for each other. Roxy apologized for making him sleep on the floor, and Cui Ciyou reassured her that staying near her was worth it.

• Cui Ciyou lay awake on bedding on the guest-room floor while Roxy pretended to sleep in the bed.
• Cui Ciyou tried to calm himself by counting sheep, but his thoughts kept wandering.
• Roxy quietly asked Cui Ciyou if he was asleep, then apologized for making him sleep on the floor.
• Cui Ciyou told Roxy he did not mind and teased that staying close to her was worth the discomfort.
• Roxy called Cui Ciyou an idiot in a quiet, reproachful voice.

Cui Ciyou reassured Roxy about her fear of teaching a student more gifted than herself, and the two shared a peaceful moment before strange noises came from Paul and Zenith’s room next door.

• Roxy explained that she planned to test Rudeus’s magic skills before tailoring lessons to his abilities.
• Roxy admitted she feared Rudeus might surpass her as Cui Ciyou had, and questioned whether she could teach him properly.
• Cui Ciyou praised Roxy as a genius and a dedicated teacher, assuring her that a student’s achievements did not measure a teacher’s worth.
• Roxy thanked Cui Ciyou, and they settled into a quiet, peaceful mood as they prepared to sleep.
• Cui Ciyou and Roxy heard unusual sounds coming from Paul and Zenith’s room next door.

Cui Ciyou and Roxy lay awake in their guest room while Paul and Zenith’s intimate encounter next door left them mortified. When the noise finally stopped, Cui Ciyou resigned himself to waiting for dawn and dreaded breakfast.

• Cui Ciyou and Roxy heard Paul and Zenith through the poorly soundproofed wall and realized what the couple was doing.
• Cui Ciyou and Roxy stayed rigid and silent as the sounds continued, both overwhelmed by embarrassment.
• Cui Ciyou tried to distract himself, but his thoughts kept returning to the noises and to Roxy’s reaction.
• Paul and Zenith’s sounds eventually faded, and Cui Ciyou gave up on sleeping and anticipated an awkward breakfast.

Cui Ciyou began his duties as Buena Village’s Auxiliary Defense Knight and learned that the work was mostly routine patrols and monitoring for monsters. After agreeing to share responsibilities with Paul, he settled into the village’s peaceful life.

• After an awkward breakfast, Roxy began teaching Rudeus magic while Cui Ciyou discussed his duties with Paul.
• Paul showed Cui Ciyou around Buena Village and explained its patrols, livestock searches, minor disputes, watchtower shifts, and monster-tide evacuation procedures.
• Paul assigned Cui Ciyou routine patrols, especially near the forest east of the village, and they agreed to discuss any other work together.
• Paul asked Cui Ciyou to call him Paul and invited him to drink fruit wine that evening.
• Paul introduced Cui Ciyou to the villagers, who greeted him as the newly arrived Auxiliary Defense Knight.

Paul returned from his watchtower shift and spotted Cui Ciyou and Roxy quietly studying together, which made him suspect they shared unspoken affection. Over dinner, his drunken bragging about women embarrassed Roxy and angered Zenith, who finally ordered him to shut his mouth.

• Paul came home from his shift and watched Cui Ciyou and Roxy study together, privately guessing that they were attracted to each other.
• At dinner, Paul got drunk and boasted to Rudeus about his popularity with noblewomen and female adventurers.
• Paul criticized noblewomen's clothing and praised female adventurers' bodies, making Roxy blush and Cui Ciyou pause.
• Zenith grew increasingly angry as Paul continued his explicit lecture, then told him to shut his mouth.