Chapter Summaries

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.