Chapter Summaries

Paul boasted to Rudeus about his past adventures and challenged Cui Ciyou to a friendly spar. Cui Ciyou accepted, despite Roxy's worry, and they agreed to meet in the yard the next morning.

• Zenith silenced Paul when he boasted at dinner, but he soon resumed by praising his swordsmanship and recounting the Black Wolf's Fang's exploits.
• Paul recalled that Ghislaine Dedoldia had been his companion and admitted he had never beaten her in a sword fight.
• Roxy told Paul that Ghislaine was teaching Alice swordsmanship in Roa, surprising Paul and Zenith.
• Paul invited Cui Ciyou to spar with him the next morning so he could demonstrate his skill to Rudeus.
• Roxy anxiously urged Cui Ciyou not to accept, but he agreed to Paul's challenge.

Paul and Cui Ciyou sparred with wooden swords in the Greyrat family's courtyard, where Cui Ciyou’s seemingly flawless defense overwhelmed Paul’s mastery of three sword styles. Cui Ciyou won by using Magic Nullification and Perception to break Paul’s final attack, leaving Paul eager to know why his Battle Aura vanished.

• Paul and Cui Ciyou began their spar with wooden swords after Roxy insisted they avoid real weapons.
• Paul attacked with advanced techniques from the Sword God, Water God, and North God styles, but Cui Ciyou calmly deflected every blow.
• Paul unleashed a final attack combining all three styles, and Cui Ciyou activated Magic Nullification and Perception.
• Cui Ciyou struck the center of Paul’s attack, dispelled its force, shattered Paul’s wooden sword, and stopped his own blade at Paul’s throat.
• Paul accepted his defeat with delight and asked Cui Ciyou why his Battle Aura had disappeared.

Cui Ciyou revealed that his innate magic nullification constitution suppressed Paul’s Battle Aura and Roxy’s Light Ball. Paul reacted with excitement and admiration, then ended the sparring match and dragged Cui Ciyou inside for a celebratory feast while Rudeus wondered about the constitution’s limits.

• Cui Ciyou explained that his magic nullification field suppressed Battle Aura and other magic when he concentrated.
• Roxy demonstrated the constitution by casting Light Ball, which vanished as it neared Cui Ciyou.
• Paul tested the field himself, confirmed his Battle Aura was suppressed, and praised Cui Ciyou as a rare talent.
• Rudeus considered the constitution’s possible limits and reassessed Cui Ciyou’s threat level.
• Paul called off the sparring match and pulled Cui Ciyou toward the house for a feast, while Zenith told Paul not to drink from the liquor cabinet.

Cui Ciyou rescued Sylphy from village boys who were bullying her and warned them not to do it again. He left Sylphy confused by teasingly telling her she looked like a boy, and she quietly insisted that she was a girl.

• Cui Ciyou found three boys throwing mud and stones at Sylphy while she protected a basket.
• Cui Ciyou frightened the boys by cutting down a tree branch with a swift sword strike, and they fled.
• Cui Ciyou approached the frightened Sylphy and told the fleeing boys that she was under his protection.
• Cui Ciyou teased Sylphy by saying she must be a boy because she was cute.
• Sylphy thanked Cui Ciyou and protested that she was a girl.

Cui Ciyou brought the mud-covered Sylphy to Paul's house so she could wash and change before taking lunch to her father, who was on duty at the watchtower. Lilia bathed Sylphy and found her clean clothes, leaving her calmer and ready to continue with her lunch basket.

• Cui Ciyou learned that Sylphy was carrying lunch to her father, Rols Yeat, at the watchtower.
• Cui Ciyou helped Sylphy up and escorted her to Paul's house so she could get cleaned up.
• Lilia welcomed Sylphy, bathed her, and gave her clean clothes.
• Lilia brought the clean, calmer Sylphy back to Cui Ciyou while Sylphy still carried her lunch basket.

Cui Ciyou reunited Sylphy with her worried father, Rols Yeat, and promised to address the village children bullying her. Rols asked Cui Ciyou to escort Sylphy home, and Cui Ciyou hoped she could live more freely and happily in this timeline.

• Rols rushed down from the watchtower, embraced Sylphy, and checked that she was unharmed.
• Cui Ciyou introduced himself as the new Auxiliary Defense Knight and explained that he had rescued Sylphy from children bullying her.
• Cui Ciyou told Rols he would ask Paul and the village chief to discipline the children, warning that he would use force if they kept bullying Sylphy.
• Rols asked Cui Ciyou to take Sylphy home because he had to continue his watch, and Cui Ciyou agreed.
• Cui Ciyou walked Sylphy home and hoped she could live more freely, boldly, and happily.

Cui Ciyou walked Sylphy home after protecting her from bullies, then was confronted by Somar’s mother, Mrs. Aite, who tried to blame him for frightening her son. The confrontation ended with Mrs. Aite presenting Somar as the victim and accusing Cui Ciyou of threatening the children.

• Cui Ciyou reassured Sylphy that she could invoke his name and protection if anyone bullied her again.
• Cui Ciyou and Sylphy approached Paul’s house, where Paul, Zenith, and Lilia were gathered outside.
• Mrs. Aite recognized Cui Ciyou and Sylphy, then approached with Somar hiding behind her.
• Mrs. Aite’s anger faded when she saw Cui Ciyou’s handsome appearance, and she tried to charm him.
• Cui Ciyou coldly asked Mrs. Aite what she wanted and moved Sylphy behind him.
• Mrs. Aite accused Cui Ciyou of frightening Somar and his friends with his sword, portraying her son as a victim.

Cui Ciyou defended Sylphy from Mrs. Aite, who blamed Sylphy for being bullied and insulted her as a possible member of the Superd Race. He invoked his rank as an Auxiliary Defense Knight and a noble until Mrs. Aite fled, leaving Paul impressed and Lilia and Zenith quietly resigned to the power of noble status.

• Mrs. Aite called Sylphy bad luck and claimed Somar and his friends had only tried to protect the village from her.
• Cui Ciyou rejected Mrs. Aite's claims, pointed out that Sylphy was a half-elf rather than a member of the Superd Race, and accused Somar and his friends of bullying her.
• Mrs. Aite insulted Cui Ciyou as an outsider and suggested he might be lowly Demonfolk, prompting Paul and Zenith to defend him.
• Cui Ciyou asserted his authority as a knight and noble, warned Mrs. Aite about insulting and slandering him, and demanded she address him as Sir Knight.
• Mrs. Aite grabbed Somar and hurried away, while Paul admired Cui Ciyou and Lilia and Zenith exchanged helpless glances.

Cui Ciyou took Sylphy home after rescuing her from bullying and met her mother, Grace Yeiter. He reassured Grace that he would help if Sylphy was bullied again, then left after saying goodbye to her.

• Cui Ciyou escorted Sylphy through the village to her family's poor wooden house.
• Grace Yeiter opened the door, and Sylphy ran into her mother's arms and began to cry.
• Cui Ciyou explained that Sylphy had been bullied because of her hair and said he had stopped it.
• Grace thanked Cui Ciyou, who promised she could come to him if anyone bullied Sylphy again.
• Sylphy called Cui Ciyou “Big Brother Ciyou” as he said goodbye and left.

Roxy taught Rudeus the history of magic while reflecting on the extraordinary abilities of Rudeus and Cui Ciyou. When Cui Ciyou caught Rudeus leering at Roxy, he intervened and confronted him.

• Roxy explained how ancient races learned to command natural forces and how humans and Demonfolk later organized magic into a system.
• Roxy thought about Rudeus's rapid learning and incantationless casting, as well as Cui Ciyou's magic model theory and Blue Stream Blade spell.
• Rudeus pretended to listen while staring at Roxy's robe and fantasizing about seeing her underwear.
• Cui Ciyou returned from bathing, noticed Rudeus leering at Roxy, and straightened him before fixing him with a cold, oppressive stare.

Cui Ciyou caught Rudeus peeking up Roxy's skirt and teased them by discussing Roxy's underwear. Rudeus exposed his fixation on white panties, leaving Roxy disgusted and Cui Ciyou amused.

• Cui Ciyou asked Rudeus whether he had enjoyed the view up Roxy's skirt, and Rudeus nervously denied peeking.
• Cui Ciyou teased Roxy about her plain-colored underwear and suggested she try mature colors and lace.
• Roxy turned on Cui Ciyou in embarrassment and anger, then privately wondered whether she should try his suggestions.
• Rudeus passionately declared that Roxy should wear pure white panties, revealing his private fixation.
• Rudeus noticed Roxy's disgusted stare and Cui Ciyou's mocking expression after realizing he had let something slip.

Cui Ciyou exposed Rudeus for knowing the color of Roxy’s panties, leaving Rudeus socially mortified and Roxy disgusted. Cui Ciyou warned Rudeus against spying on or stealing Roxy’s underwear, but Rudeus instead seized on the idea of enshrining it and treated Cui Ciyou as a kindred spirit.

• Cui Ciyou asked Rudeus how he knew Roxy’s panties were white if he had not been peeking.
• Rudeus realized he had been caught and saw disgust and disappointment in Roxy’s gaze.
• Cui Ciyou warned Rudeus not to spy on Roxy, watch her bathe, or steal and enshrine her panties, threatening to beat him if he did.
• Rudeus excitedly praised the idea of enshrining panties in a little box and looked at Cui Ciyou as a mentor and fellow pervert.
• Cui Ciyou recoiled from Rudeus’s fanatical admiration while Roxy watched them in dismay.

Roxy taught Rudeus about the Superd Race and explained that her blue hair had made Paul mistake her for one of them. When Roxy told Rudeus to repeat his affection in ten years, Cui Ciyou confessed that he loved her blue hair too, leaving her flustered and Rudeus jealous.

• Roxy resumed teaching Rudeus magic and recounted how the Superd Race had been feared and driven from the Demon Continent after the Laplace War.
• Roxy admitted that Paul had been surprised by her blue hair because it could look green in sunlight.
• Rudeus tried to comfort Roxy by praising her hair and telling her he liked her.
• Roxy dismissed Rudeus's words as childish and told him to say them again in ten years if he still felt the same.
• Cui Ciyou stepped forward and sincerely told Roxy he loved her sky-blue hair without waiting ten years.
• Roxy blushed and fell speechless while Rudeus watched in jealous disbelief.

Cui Ciyou settled into life in Buena Village, but Alice arrived after nearly ten days away from Roa and confronted him for abandoning his tutoring duties. Alice also grew jealous of his closeness with Roxy and demanded the desserts he had promised her.

• Cui Ciyou spent his days patrolling Buena Village while Roxy taught Rudeus magic, and he lost track of how long he had been away from Roa.
• Alice and Ghislaine arrived at the Greyrat house, where Alice scolded Cui Ciyou for staying away and missing her lessons.
• Alice complained to Paul that Cui Ciyou had left work in Roa unattended and caused her to miss arithmetic lessons.
• Alice questioned Roxy about spending time with Cui Ciyou, then accused her of stealing him away.
• Alice confronted Cui Ciyou for making treats for Roxy and demanded her share of the promised desserts.

Alice confronted Cui Ciyou about his closeness with Roxy and demanded he return to Roa regularly, leading him to promise visits every three days. Just as the dispute settled, Sylphy arrived to play with him, provoking Alice's jealousy again.

• Alice accused Cui Ciyou of giving Roxy special treatment and demanded to know when he would return to Roa.
• Cui Ciyou tried to explain that he and Roxy had discussed academic matters, while Paul, Zenith, Ghislaine, and Lilia watched the argument.
• Alice insisted that Cui Ciyou give her a straight answer, and Ghislaine calmed her enough to hear his response.
• Cui Ciyou promised to visit Roa once every three days to teach Alice and make her sweets, and Alice accepted on the condition that she and Roxy receive equal treatment.
• Sylphy arrived at the courtyard to play with Cui Ciyou, and Alice warily demanded to know who the new little squirt was.

Cui Ciyou introduced Alice to Sylphy, but Alice panicked at Sylphy’s green hair and mistook her for a member of the Superd Race. After the children were reassured and acquainted, Cui Ciyou, Alice, and Ghislaine left Buena Village for Roa.

• Cui Ciyou introduced Sylphy, Eris, and Ghislaine, and Alice screamed and clung to him when she saw Sylphy’s green hair.
• Sylphy trembled and explained that she was a half-elf, while Cui Ciyou and the others reassured both girls that Sylphy was not a Superd.
• Alice stopped crying, Sylphy calmed down, and Rudeus reluctantly greeted the other children as they became acquainted.
• Cui Ciyou decided to return to Roa with Alice and Ghislaine that afternoon, and the three said goodbye to the Greyrat family, Roxy, and Sylphy.
• Sylphy followed them to the village entrance to see them off, and Cui Ciyou thought he would bring her gifts on his next visit.

Rudeus learned that Roxy’s ring came from Ciyou and, believing it meant she was married, mourned his imagined lost chance with his teacher. Roxy realized Ciyou had knowingly placed the ring on her left ring finger, and she ended the lesson embarrassed but secretly pleased.

• Rudeus noticed the ring on Roxy’s left ring finger and asked who had given it to her.
• Roxy said Ciyou had given her the ring, leaving Rudeus convinced that they were married.
• Rudeus explained that a ring on the left ring finger meant marriage in a distant legend and described a vein of love leading to the heart.
• Roxy remembered Ciyou telling her to wear the ring on that finger and realized he had deliberately misled her.
• Roxy blushed and scolded Ciyou in her thoughts, while feeling a trace of sweet joy about the ring.

A severe drought threatened Buena Village’s crops and livelihoods, so Cui Ciyou suggested that Paul and Zenith ask Roxy to use her water magic to bring rain. Roxy accepted their request despite her nervousness, leaving the village hopeful that she could help.

• Drought damaged Buena Village’s crops, dried up the stream, and left Paul worried about the harvest and Zenith’s flowers.
• Cui Ciyou suggested that Paul ask Roxy, a Water King-level mage, to bring rain to the village.
• Paul and Zenith brought Batiels Flower fragrances to Roxy and asked her to create rainfall over Buena Village.
• Roxy hesitated under the weight of the villagers’ hopes, but Cui Ciyou’s quiet confidence reassured her.
• Roxy agreed to do her best to bring rain.

Roxy cast advanced water magic to bring rain to drought-stricken Buena Village, saving its crops and bringing the villagers joy. As the villagers celebrated, Cui Ciyou walked toward Roxy beneath a paper umbrella.

• Roxy felt nervous before the gathered villagers until Cui Ciyou encouraged her with a smile.
• Roxy chanted a spell and raised her staff, summoning thick clouds and thunder over Buena Village.
• A torrential rain fell across the village and surrounding fields, and the villagers cheered and celebrated.
• Paul watched the rain and trembled with excitement as Roxy’s magic saved the village.
• Roxy felt fulfilled as the rain revived the wheat seedlings, and Cui Ciyou approached her with a paper umbrella.

After Roxy’s Rainfall spell made her beloved in Buena Village, she helped villagers with her magic and found a sense of belonging. Eris failed to impress the villagers with her swordsmanship, while Cui Ciyou watched Roxy with quiet contentment and wished their peaceful days could last.

• The villagers brought Roxy gifts and welcomed her as the Water Goddess, and she accepted their kindness while helping them with practical magic.
• Roxy used Earth, Wind, Whirlwind, and Healing Magic to assist villagers and became part of Buena Village.
• Eris, jealous of Roxy’s popularity, carried a greatsword around the village and offered to chop firewood, but the villagers politely refused her help.
• Eris returned to the Greyrat home defeated, and her jealousy of Roxy grew stronger.
• Cui Ciyou watched Roxy entertain children at sunset and felt content, wishing their ordinary days could continue forever.