Recaps

During a chaotic chase, the Black Bulls discovered Noelle struggling to control her magic and watched her become trapped in a growing water bubble. Carl rescued her, and the chapter ended with the others encouraging Noelle instead of mocking her.

• Carl and Vanessa teamed up as the Black Bulls chased them around the hideout and into the forest.
• The group found Noelle practicing her water magic, which kept veering wildly off target.
• Noelle's distress caused her magic to surge, trapping her inside a huge, expanding water bubble that threatened the group with falling water blasts.
• Carl used fire magic to scatter the water and a dragon-shaped earth claw to pull Noelle to safety.
• Carl praised Noelle's magical power, Asta admired it, and Noelle timidly asked whether they would laugh at her.

After Noelle found acceptance among the Black Bulls, Yami announced special training and assigned missions to the squad. Carl was ordered to supervise Noelle and Vanessa at a mysterious ice-and-fire lake, setting up his new mission to help Noelle transform.

• Yami reassured Noelle that the Black Bulls welcomed people with problems, and Carl returned the squad cloak to her shoulders.
• Yami called the Black Bulls weak and announced special training before assigning Magna, Asta, and Finral to deal with wild boars.
• Yami paired Noelle and Vanessa to investigate a lake with intertwined ice and fire magic so they could train their control.
• Yami appointed Carl captain of Noelle and Vanessa's team, and Carl wondered if he could refuse the assignment.

Carl initially refused to join Yami’s training mission, but changed his mind after learning that an Elf Remnant Soul might be connected to the Ice-Fire Lake. He formed a team with Vanessa and Noelle and prepared to set off.

• Carl rejected Yami’s suggestion that he lead the mission with Vanessa and Noelle, and asked whether he could take missions alone.
• Vanessa explained that intelligence reports mentioned possible Elf ruins and an Elf Remnant Soul at the Ice-Fire Lake, catching Carl’s attention.
• Yami revealed that Carl belonged to both the Black Bulls and the Blue Rose Knights, leaving the others stunned.
• Carl changed his mind about training alone, said he was worried about Vanessa and Noelle, and asked them to join his team.
• Vanessa accepted Carl’s leadership, and Noelle reluctantly placed her hand on theirs as the team prepared to set off.

The Black Bulls held a welcome party for Carl, Asta, and Noelle, but their lack of money and food led Carl to show off his cooking with ingredients created by Charmy’s magic. The meal won the squad’s approval and earned Carl a system reward for defeating Charmy in cooking, while Noelle’s reaction to his egg fried rice raised her favorability.

• Yami welcomed Carl, Asta, and Noelle to the Black Bulls with a drinking party, then learned that the squad had run out of food and money.
• Charmy summoned her Sheep Creation Magic chefs, and Carl asked them for ingredients before cooking a feast.
• Yami praised Carl’s cooking and jokingly suggested making him vice-captain, while Finral reminded him that the current vice-captain was away on a mission.
• The Black Bulls approved of Carl, and the system awarded him Gluttony Magic after he defeated Charmy in a field of her special magical talent.
• Noelle tasted Carl’s egg fried rice, praised it, and gave him thirty favorability points.

As Noelle, Charmy, and Vanessa devoured Carl’s cooking, their growing favorability helped him unlock the Gate of Life and undergo a major breakthrough. Carl left the feast stronger and more determined to pursue Elf Remnant Souls and Imperial Arms Armor components, while Asta renewed his resolve to become Wizard King.

• Vanessa initially avoided the egg fried rice, but Carl encouraged her to try it, and the taste revived her appetite and boosted her favorability toward him.
• Noelle, Charmy, and Vanessa competed for more food while Carl enjoyed the steady increase in favorability notifications.
• Carl opened the Third Gate of the Eight Gates, the Gate of Life, and drew in the surrounding forest’s magic power as his strength surged.
• Carl explained that he wanted to pursue Elf Remnant Souls so he could purify them and obtain Imperial Arms Armor components.
• Noelle and Yami reacted to Carl’s breakthrough, while Asta felt left behind and declared that he would become the true Wizard King.
• Asta noticed the Sheep Head Chef behind him staring with glowing red eyes.

Carl accompanied Vanessa and Noelle into a village transformed by a powerful ice-and-fire domain, where they tried to train their magic control despite the danger. After the domain suddenly intensified and injured them, Carl rescued Noelle and asked whether they still wanted to continue.

• Yami and the Black Bulls shared drinks and laughed together, while Yami warned Carl not to compete with them.
• Carl, Vanessa, and Noelle arrived at a deserted village where ice and flames spread from a powerful magical domain.
• Vanessa recognized that the village had become a half-domain and began advancing with Noelle to train their magic under its pressure.
• Vanessa and Noelle suffered injuries when they entered the domain proper, but both asked Carl not to help them unless they could no longer endure it.
• The ice-and-fire magic switched on them, freezing Noelle and burning away part of Vanessa's dress, so Carl shattered the ice trapping Noelle.
• Carl saw that Vanessa and Noelle's clothes were badly damaged and asked whether they still wanted to move forward.

Vanessa and Noelle struggled through the ice-and-fire mana while Carl protected them and teased them. Just as they reached the end of their strength, a massive earth dragon appeared carrying two figures in light blue, whose identities remained unknown.

• Vanessa used Thread Magic to resist the flames and ice, while Noelle fought back with Water Cannon Magic.
• Noelle and Vanessa refused Carl’s offer to enter alone, then pressed forward despite their injuries and dwindling mana.
• Carl activated the Eight Gates and dispersed the surrounding mana, giving the two women a brief chance to recover.
• A distant voice and the spells Giant’s Hammer and Giant’s Armor announced an approaching disturbance, while Vanessa briefly sensed a vision through her threads.
• A massive earth dragon charged toward them with two figures in light blue standing on its head, stunning Carl and leaving Vanessa and Noelle wondering who they were.

Carl reunited with Charlotte Roselei and Sol Marron in the Ice-Fire Land, where Charlotte explained that she had come to absorb its rare ice-and-fire magic power to counter the curse entangled with her magic source. Before they could act on that information, the surrounding magic erupted and froze everyone.

• Charlotte Roselei and Sol Marron arrived, destroying the Earth Dragon and rescuing Noelle and Vanessa from the falling debris.
• Charlotte scolded Carl for neglecting the Blue Rose Knights, while Sol Marron reacted angrily to seeing Noelle and Vanessa wearing his clothes.
• Carl explained that he had brought Noelle and Vanessa to train, and Charlotte said she and Sol had come to investigate the increasingly dangerous Ice-Fire Land.
• Charlotte revealed that spirits in the nearby lake had created the region, and that she hoped to absorb its rare magic power to neutralize the curse affecting her magic source.
• The ice-and-fire magic power erupted and froze Carl, Charlotte, Sol Marron, Noelle, and Vanessa.

Noelle awakened her defensive Water Creation Magic, Sea Dragon’s Cradle, while enduring the trial’s pressure. Protected by her magic, Vanessa pushed farther into the raging ice and fire, but showed no sign of awakening a new ability.

• Charlotte and Sol Marron broke free from the ice, and Charlotte sensed that the resentment ahead was growing stronger.
• Vanessa and Noelle decided to continue the trial, and Noelle endured the pressure until she awakened Sea Dragon’s Cradle.
• Noelle’s new magic shielded the group from the space’s oppressive force, and Charlotte praised her potential.
• Inspired by Noelle, Vanessa stepped beyond the barrier and used her Thread Magic to advance through the ice and fire despite her injuries.
• Noelle worried that Vanessa might not withstand the ordeal and urged Carl to think of a way to help her.

Vanessa endured the ice-and-fire trial and awakened Fate Creation Magic with Carl’s help. As the group defended themselves from the awakened Ice-Fire Elf Remnant Souls, the elves summoned a mysterious force from beneath a distant mountain.

• Charlotte explained that Vanessa’s magic was touching a deeper magical law, while Sol Marron wanted to rescue her and Charlotte warned against interfering.
• Carl encouraged Vanessa and connected with her through the Red Thread Cat, helping her break free of the ice and awaken Fate Creation Magic—Same-Frequency Resonance.
• Vanessa’s Fate Magic dispersed the surrounding ice and flames, healed her wounds, and completed Carl’s mission.
• The Ice-Fire Elf Remnant Souls awakened fully and attacked the group, who raised defenses with spells from Sol Marron, Charlotte, Vanessa, and Noelle.
• The elves unleashed Ice-Fire Nine Heavens and formed a magic circle that triggered an eruption beneath a distant mountain, releasing a bloodthirsty aura that killed nearby beasts.

A wave of dangerous magic drew the attention of Julius Novachrono, William Vangeance, Yami Sukehiro, and Lotus Whomalt as the Ice-Fire Elves attacked Carl and the women at Ice-Fire Lake. With their defenses shattered, Carl accepted the elves’ trial to protect the others, and Charlotte warned him that the ordeal would likely destroy him.

• Julius Novachrono, William Vangeance, and Yami Sukehiro sensed a sudden magical surge, while Lotus Whomalt ordered Mars to investigate it for the Diamond Kingdom.
• At Ice-Fire Lake, the Ice-Fire Elves appeared and blamed humans for their condition, then intensified their attack when Carl asked them to spare the innocent.
• The elves shattered the women’s defenses, injuring Vanessa and leaving the group exposed to their destructive magic.
• The elves demanded that Carl prove his love by standing forward to protect the women, and he accepted their trial.
• The elves offered to temper Carl’s body with ice and fire, warning that he would be reduced to ashes if he failed, while Charlotte urgently told him not to accept.

Carl faced the Ice-and-Fire Spirits’ trial, enduring their combined ice-and-fire assault while opening the first three gates of the Eight Gates Formation. She remained steadfast despite her injuries, and the spirits questioned whether her resolve to protect the women behind her was worth the suffering.

• Carl decided she could withstand the Ice-and-Fire Spirits’ trial and looked forward to having their magical energy temper her body.
• The Ice-and-Fire Spirits gathered their reclaimed power and formed an ice-and-fire tornado around Carl as Charlotte and the other women worried for her.
• Carl opened the Gate of Opening and the Gate of Rest to withstand the assault, then opened the Gate of Life, releasing a surge of vitality.
• The Ice-and-Fire Spirits intensified their attack into countless blades and urged Carl to let the women share her burden, while Charlotte and Vanessa warned the others not to enter the trial.
• Carl sat cross-legged and endured the flames and frost without yielding, prompting the spirits to ask whether protecting the others was worth it.

Carl passed the Ice-and-Fire Spirits’ test and used his core ability to join their remnant souls, creating a new Imperial Arm gauntlet. The gauntlet shrank into Carl’s hand as Noelle, Charlotte, and Sol Marron tried to comprehend what he had made.

• Carl endured the Ice-and-Fire Spirits’ power and convinced them that humans could protect one another, earning their trust.
• The Spirits revealed themselves as Argo and Kesia, thanked Carl, and began to fade as their hatred and curse lifted.
• Carl asked the system whether the Spirits met the requirements for his core ability, then offered to let them remain together.
• The system announced that Carl had purified Elf Remnant Souls and was generating an Imperial Arm as Argo and Kesia merged into a giant armored gauntlet.
• Charlotte recognized the gauntlet’s aura as that of a newly forged Imperial Arm, while Noelle and Sol Marron reacted with shock.
• The Imperial Arm gauntlet shrank into a streak of light and landed in Carl’s hand.

Carl purified the Ice-and-Fire Spirits and obtained the Ice and Fire Song Armguard, then reunited with the Blue Rose Knights after the battle. Her hugs and the others’ affection raised their bonds, though Sol Marron panicked at Carl’s embrace and worried about their revealing clothes.

• Carl obtained the Ice and Fire Song Armguard, and the two Elves reunited before merging into it and sending their magic to Charlotte.
• Sol Marron acknowledged Carl’s strength, while Noelle and Vanessa hugged and kissed Carl.
• Charlotte scolded Noelle and Vanessa, and Carl hugged Charlotte, who secretly welcomed it.
• Sol Marron tried to attack Carl with a Giant’s Hammer, but Carl hugged her too and thanked her for helping.
• Carl gained bonds with Charlotte, Vanessa, Noelle, and Sol Marron, then teased them about their revealing outfits.

Carl returned to the Black Bulls base wearing a dress after Charlotte, Sol Marron, Vanessa, and Noelle forced him into it to avoid trouble in the Royal City. Yami praised the group for their mission and growth, then assigned them a new dungeon mission.

• Charlotte gave Vanessa and Noelle dresses and helped Noelle adjust hers, then offered Carl a choice between wearing a dress or risking arrest in the Royal City.
• Sol Marron and the others restrained Carl with magic and forced him into women's clothing before he returned with Vanessa and Noelle.
• Finral mistook Carl for a beautiful woman and flirted with him until Carl punched him and revealed himself.
• Asta laughed at Carl's appearance, tried to touch his skirt, and then begged Carl to teach him a move.
• Yami praised Carl, Vanessa, and Noelle for their accomplishments and announced a new dungeon mission.

Carl received ten Merit Stars from the Wizard King for resolving a dangerous magic crisis, while Yami revealed the Black Bulls still ranked last. Yami assigned the squad a Dungeon Ruins mission tied to the Elves, and Carl accepted a short-term mission to explore the ruins and ensure the nine squads returned safely.

• Vanessa and Noelle fawned over Carl, while Asta asked Carl to teach him the shockwave punch and then challenged him after fearing Sister Lily liked Carl.
• Yami revealed that Carl had earned ten Merit Stars and explained that the Black Bulls had negative nineteen stars after receiving eleven for their recent mission.
• Yami announced that dangerous Dungeon Ruins with a possible connection to the Elves had appeared and that members of the nine knight squads would be sent to investigate.
• Carl activated a mission to explore the ruins and ensure the return of personnel from all nine squads, while the Ice and Fire Song phantom trembled on her arm.
• Yami said the dungeon mission was worth twenty stars, and Asta became eager to raise the Black Bulls' rank after learning eighth place paid two hundred gold coins a month.

Yami assigned Vanessa, Noelle, Asta, Magna, and Finral to investigate the Ancient Elf ruins and tried to recruit Carl as well. Carl agreed after asking Yami to spar with him and teach him a Dark Magic technique, then revealed that he could use Dark Magic and surprised Yami with his multiple magic attributes.

• Yami explained that the Ancient Elf ruins might hold powerful relics and said the Golden Dawn would also send members.
• Yami named Vanessa, Noelle, Asta, Magna, and Finral for the mission, and Vanessa agreed to help oversee the group.
• Yami refused to offer Carl extra benefits, but Carl accepted the mission because he wanted to grow stronger.
• Carl asked Yami to spar with him and teach him a Dark Magic move, then showed that he could use Dark Magic.
• Yami agreed to teach Carl and asked him to explain how he could wield several magic attributes.
• Carl received a short-term mission requiring him to swing his arm ten thousand times in front of Yami to obtain a Dark Magic skill.

Carl revealed that she could use every magical attribute, astonishing Yami and the Black Bulls. Yami kept Carl as captain and handed nearly half the squad to her, while he warned Luck to control his urge to fight.

• Carl told Yami and the others that she could use every magical attribute and explained that her magic grew stronger as her physical abilities improved.
• Yami asked why Carl had hidden her potential, then named her captain again, and the Black Bulls accepted her leadership.
• Luck demanded a chance to fight, but Yami threatened to make him fight him and release his magic power at the base ten times if he lost.
• Yami told Carl he had handed nearly half the Black Bulls over to her and reminded her that teammates' bonds mattered most.
• Carl solemnly agreed, and her system panel opened.

Carl reviewed his abilities and prepared for the dangerous dungeon expedition, determined to protect the Black Bulls and Golden Dawn and claim the mission rewards. After Finral teleported the group, Carl assigned Asta to carry him, prompting Asta to complain about wanting strength training instead.

• Carl assessed his tasks and concluded that the Elven ruins likely held serious danger, so he resolved to proceed cautiously and keep the Golden Dawn safe.
• Carl encouraged Finral to use his spatial magic, and Finral opened a larger teleportation gate despite warning that the journey would exhaust him and might cause spatial tremors.
• Finral teleported everyone three hundred li away, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• Carl told Asta to carry Finral until he recovered, and Asta protested that Carl had promised to teach him moves.
• Carl clenched his fist and asked Asta what it was, and Asta answered that it was a fist as big as a sandbag.

Carl pushed Asta and Finral into an exhausting sprint while Vanessa tested her improved magic recovery by racing ahead on her broom with Carl and Noelle. Meanwhile, the Golden Dawn arrived at the Dungeon Ruins, where Klaus drilled an entrance and prepared to lead Yuno and Mimosa inside.

• Carl told Asta to carry the exhausted Finral at full speed as training, and Asta raced ahead while Finral tried to restore his magic power.
• Magna chased after them on a motorcycle powered by his own fire magic.
• Vanessa enlarged her broom and carried Carl and Noelle, then accelerated until a Mach ring formed behind her as she tested her enhanced magic recovery.
• Klaus praised Yuno’s talent and instructed Mimosa to focus on supporting him during the Dungeon Ruins exploration.
• Klaus said the Golden Dawn would enter before the Black Bulls, and Yuno grew eager at the prospect of seeing Asta and Carl again.
• Klaus used Steel Creation Magic—Earth Drill to bore an entrance into the Dungeon Ruins, and Yuno praised his strength.

Klaus and Yuno lost Mimosa in the Elven Ruins and chose to continue exploring, but they were interrupted when Carl and the Black Bulls arrived after Vanessa also disappeared. Carl learned that the Golden Dawn had stopped searching for Mimosa and confronted Yuno and Klaus about abandoning their teammate.

• Klaus and Yuno searched the strange mist for Mimosa, then Klaus decided they should explore the ruins before looking for her again.
• Klaus warned Yuno that the ruins might contain hidden enemies, and they prepared to attack when a group emerged through a massive door.
• Asta blocked Klaus and Yuno's attacks, and Yuno saw that Carl had arrived with the Black Bulls and the Rose Knights.
• Finral told Carl that Vanessa had disappeared after the gray mist interfered with their transport.
• Yuno told Carl that Mimosa had been separated from the Golden Dawn by a trap, then admitted they had been about to continue exploring.
• Carl criticized Yuno and Klaus for prioritizing the ruins' rewards over searching for Mimosa.

Carl led the Black Bulls away to search for Vanessa and Mimosa after Yuno chose to continue the Golden Dawn’s mission. As Yuno and Klaus explored the ruins, a powerful gray mist trapped them inside Klaus’s steel fortress, leaving Yuno regretful and both of them in danger.

• Yuno told Asta that the mission came first and promised to search for Mimosa afterward, while Asta condemned his choice.
• Carl stopped Asta from confronting Yuno and led the Black Bulls away to look for Vanessa and Mimosa.
• Yuno and Klaus continued through the ruins, where black mist surged from an opening and attacked them.
• Yuno formed a wind barrier and Klaus enclosed them in a steel fortress, but the mist began corroding it.
• Yuno regretted not searching for Mimosa with Carl’s group as the fortress weakened and the two remained trapped.

Lotus Whomalt and Mars plotted to capture the Clover Kingdom mages while Lotus trapped Yuno with corrosive smoke. Elsewhere, Carl rescued Noelle from a dungeon trap, then broke through regenerating diamond ore and discovered signs of a living being inside.

• Lotus Whomalt told Mars that the Diamond Kingdom would claim the dungeon’s treasures and ordered him to capture the Burgundy Witch.
• Mars reported that the others were approaching the trap, while Lotus continued corroding Klaus’s steel cage around Yuno.
• Carl rushed to Noelle’s aid and punched apart a mass of falling ore after her magic was suppressed by a trap.
• Diamond ore grew around Carl, Noelle, and Finral, and Carl shoved the other two clear before the ore sealed him inside.
• Carl opened the first three Eight Gates and punched through the regenerating ore, confirming that a living creature was trapped within.

Carl sent Asta and the others to help Vanessa while he investigated a trap beneath the diamond mine. He found Mimosa Vermillion imprisoned there and offered to let her follow him, leaving her response uncertain.

• Carl sensed Vanessa might be fighting nearby and sent Asta and the others to help her, persuading Noelle to protect the group with Sea Dragon's Cradle.
• Carl used Earth Creation Magic—Dragon Claw to break through the diamond ore and descend into the trap.
• Carl found Mimosa Vermillion imprisoned among nine crystal pillars and surrounded by poisonous smoke that weakened her healing magic.
• Carl told Mimosa that Klaus and Yuno had not tried to rescue her, then offered to let her follow him for now.

Carl found Mimosa trapped inside a cage of diamond pillars filled with weakening poison mist and refused to abandon her. He crushed the pillars with his physical strength, but the mist surged toward him as he continued breaking the cage.

• Carl told Mimosa she could return to her squad after they found her teammates or finished exploring the ruins, and she grew more fond of him.
• Mimosa explained that the diamond pillars and poison mist weakened magic and warned Carl that breaking the cage could release more mist.
• Carl assured Mimosa he could handle the danger and blocked the mist with the green aura around his body.
• Carl crushed two diamond pillars with his hands, drawing the poison mist toward himself.
• Carl remained unaffected by the mist and broke two more pillars, releasing an even greater cloud of poison mist.