Recaps

Greg served Lilith and Victoria shredded pork and green pepper over rice with seaweed egg drop soup, and both praised his cooking. After Lilith left, Victoria still seemed to have something to say to Greg, and he asked her what it was.

• Greg served Lilith and Victoria shredded pork and green pepper over rice with seaweed egg drop soup.
• Lilith praised the meal, and Victoria froze after her first bite before quietly agreeing that it was delicious.
• After they finished eating, Greg asked Lilith whether she was heading back, and she thanked him for having her over.
• Greg, Victoria, and Lilith left the Dungeon together and returned to the surface.
• Lilith thanked Greg again, complimented his house, and hurried away along the Academy's path.
• Greg asked Victoria what she had been trying to say during their walk.

Victoria asked Greg who had taught him to cook, then relaxed after learning he had taught himself and went with him to the Academy commission hall. There, Greg discovered that Melina had enrolled as a transfer student and was already captivating the students.

• Victoria seriously asked Greg who had taught him to cook, and he said he had taught himself.
• Victoria joked about whether Greg was really his father's biological son, then suggested they look for commissions.
• Greg and Victoria went to the Academy commission hall, where Victoria headed to the mission board and Greg checked the crowded virtual message board.
• Greg read an affectionate post by Sha Shi Biya and heard a student describe her as a black-haired first-year transfer with an irresistible charm.
• Greg realized Sha Shi Biya was Melina, who had enrolled at the Academy and was attracting a crowd.

Melina secured official enrollment at Glory Kael Magic Academy after charming Academy Head Olivia with praise. Though she had arrived with her Demon King father's mission to target the Hero's successor, she was now focused on uncovering Greg Sass's secrets and anticipated seeing him again soon.

• Melina told Olivia she had learned makeup and dreamed of attending the Academy because she admired her.
• Melina praised the Academy's facilities, and Olivia signed her enrollment document.
• Olivia welcomed Melina as an official student and told her Dungeon Training would begin in a week.
• After leaving Olivia's office, Melina dropped her smile, looked toward the Academy Dungeon, and said she would see Greg again soon.
• Olivia recognized Melina as a high-ranking demon but decided to let her stay, trusting Greg to handle her.

Sylvia prepared eagerly to see Senior Greg at the start of the Dungeon training camp, while worrying that Victoria had grown closer to him. On the way to the Dungeon, Victoria recounted a dangerous commission she had completed with Greg, leaving Sylvia relieved by his strength but jealous that she had not shared the adventure.

• Sylvia looked forward to seeing Senior Greg again after three weeks apart and worried that he and Victoria had become closer.
• Victoria came to Sylvia's room, and the two set off for the Dungeon training camp together.
• Victoria told Sylvia that she and Greg had completed an Academy commission to kill a dangerous giant lobster in the swamps.
• Victoria explained that Greg had saved her from the lobster's high-pressure water attack before they defeated it together.
• Sylvia envied Victoria's adventure with Greg, while Victoria promised to protect her in the Dungeon.

Sylvia arrived at the underground camp and faced Vivian with unspoken resentment over her relationship with Greg. After Victoria led Sylvia upstairs, Lilith arrived and greeted Vivian hesitantly, leaving their reunion to begin.

• Sylvia entered the Dungeon with Victoria and was stunned by the wooden building they had helped construct.
• Sylvia confronted Vivian with a hostile look, privately resenting that Vivian had been with Greg first.
• Victoria asked where Greg was, and Vivian said he was bathing while hiding the reason he needed to clean up.
• Victoria took Sylvia upstairs to show her the balcony, leaving Vivian alone in the living room.
• Lilith arrived at the door, froze when she saw Vivian, and greeted her nervously.

Greg reunited with Vivian, Sylvia, Victoria, and Lilith, but dreaded the arrival of transfer student Melina. The chapter ended with Melina appearing at his door and greeting him as though she had missed him.

• Greg woke beside Vivian after their night together and found Vivian, Sylvia, Victoria, and Lilith waiting in two tense pairs.
• Greg warmly congratulated Sylvia on becoming a candidate for the Church of Light's Saintess, while Lilith acted dismissive toward him.
• Victoria noted that Melina had not arrived yet, and Greg silently hoped she would get lost in the Dungeon.
• Melina knocked, and Greg reluctantly went to answer the door while Vivian recalled his warning about her.
• Melina greeted Greg sweetly and said she had missed him.

Melina arrived at Greg’s residence to join the week of Dungeon Training, unsettling him and provoking wary reactions from Vivian and Sylvia. Greg organized the group’s first meeting, while Melina hinted that she intended to stay close to him.

• Melina visited Greg’s residence, and he let her inside despite wanting to avoid her.
• Vivian and Sylvia formally welcomed Melina and warned her to follow the training rules and respect team boundaries.
• Victoria broke the tension by challenging Melina to the Five-Academy Competition, and Melina privately told her she wanted to be on good terms with her.
• Melina complimented Lilith, leaving her flustered and increasing Vivian and Sylvia’s hostility.
• Greg told everyone to put their luggage in their rooms and return to the living room in fifteen minutes to begin Dungeon Training.

Greg began combat training for the five girls in the Dungeon, teaching them to dodge enemy attacks and counter while evading. Lilith defeated her first Rockspine Lizard, and Melina swiftly killed another as the group watched.

• Greg led the girls to a First Floor clearing and explained that they would train against level eighteen-to-twenty-two Rockspine Lizards.
• Greg sent Lilith and Melina to fight while the others watched from a nearby rise.
• A Rockspine Lizard ambushed Lilith, and Greg coached her through dodging its venomous spine and attacking with a Fireball.
• Lilith killed the lizard, and Greg praised her for handling her first Dungeon monster well.
• Melina evaded a Rockspine Lizard’s strike and killed it with a Wind Blade in seconds, leaving Lilith impressed by her skill.

Greg watched Victoria defeat three Rockspine Lizards and decided to help her win Melina’s attention. After leading the group through combat drills, he learned Sylvia wanted the same intimate reward he had given Vivian.

• Victoria challenged the monsters and defeated three Rockspine Lizards with water bullets.
• Greg realized Melina seemed interested in Victoria and decided to help Victoria win her over.
• Greg led the group through several combat exercises as Lilith noticed how practiced Victoria, Vivian, and Sylvia were.
• During a break, Sylvia asked Greg to correct her combat stance, then confronted him about his night with Vivian.
• Sylvia told Greg she wanted a reward for holding back and tugged at his clothes.

Greg ended the group's first day of Dungeon training after secretly giving Sylvia an intense massage disguised as stretching. The group returned to camp, while Victoria mistook the damp moss where Sylvia had lain for a cold-weather risk.

• Greg asked the others whether they wanted help stretching, and they all declined.
• Greg massaged Sylvia while pretending to help her stretch, leaving her flushed and exhausted.
• Greg ended training early, and Victoria hurried to check on Sylvia when she heard she was unwell.
• Vivian, Melina, and Lilith reassured Sylvia that resting mattered more than finishing training, and Greg led the group back to camp.
• Victoria noticed the damp moss where Sylvia had lain and warned her not to lie down on wet ground, making Sylvia blush.

After returning to camp, Greg watched Melina teach Lilith a movement technique while Victoria and Vivian prepared dinner together. The calm ended when a deafening explosion erupted in the clearing outside camp.

• Greg let Sylvia shower first after noticing how exhausted and uncomfortable she was.
• Lilith asked Melina to teach her the step she had used to dodge the Rockspine Lizard, and they went outside to practice.
• Greg found Victoria and Vivian cooking together and was surprised to learn Vivian could cook.
• Victoria and Vivian refused Greg's offer to help, and Vivian grew faintly jealous when Victoria mentioned that Greg had cooked for her before.
• As Greg watched Victoria and Vivian cooking, an explosion suddenly erupted in the clearing outside camp.

Melina tried to manipulate Lilith’s hidden feelings for Senior Greg, but the seed she planted was destroyed and Lilith’s magic transformed. Lilith’s dark-red flames engulfed Melina, leaving her fate uncertain.

• Melina demonstrated how to dodge attacks and mislead an opponent, earning Lilith’s reluctant praise.
• Melina teased Lilith about liking Senior Greg, and Lilith panicked and hurled wild fireballs while denying her feelings.
• Melina secretly planted a magical seed in Lilith, but an unseen force rapidly destroyed it and severed Melina’s connection.
• Lilith’s scarlet hair darkened to crimson as she recovered, and she angrily insisted she did not like Senior Greg.
• Lilith unleashed a dark-red fireball that split into spreading flames and engulfed Melina.

Lilith accidentally unleashed a powerful fireball during practice, blasting Melina but leaving her unharmed. Melina kept her questions about Lilith’s strange power to herself and went to bathe, while Sylvia’s towel mishap left the other girls comparing themselves gloomily as Greg suggested preparing dinner.

• Greg, Victoria, Vivian, and Sylvia rushed outside after hearing an explosion and found Lilith frozen beside a dusty, scorched clearing.
• Lilith tried to explain that her small fireball had suddenly exploded, and Greg mistakenly congratulated her before realizing Melina had survived.
• Lilith apologized to Melina, who reassured her while privately wondering about Lilith’s changed appearance, strange power, and the broken seed she had planted.
• Melina changed the subject and went inside to bathe, then thanked Sylvia for the view of her tightly wrapped chest.
• Sylvia blushed and ran upstairs, while Victoria, Vivian, and Lilith silently compared their own figures and Greg suggested they prepare dinner.

Victoria and Vivian served dinner, and Lilith tentatively made amends with Melina as the group settled into a more comfortable mood. Victoria’s braised pork impressed everyone, and its flavor led Greg to wonder whether someone else had taught Victoria to cook.

• Lilith brought Melina tea and apologized for what had happened earlier, saying she owed her a favor.
• Melina said she wanted to be friends with Victoria, prompting Victoria to blush while Sylvia and Vivian watched warily.
• Lilith tasted Vivian’s vegetables and delighted in her sister’s cooking.
• Vivian praised Victoria’s braised pork and asked how she had made it, while Melina and Sylvia also complimented the dish.
• Lilith tried Victoria’s braised pork, recognized a resemblance to Greg’s cooking, and admitted it was delicious.
• Greg tasted the pork and wondered whether Victoria had learned to cook from someone else who knew the same flavors.

Greg’s lively dinner with the others gave way to an unexpected late-night visit from Vivian, followed by a morning surprise when he woke up beside Sylvia. He let Sylvia stay in his bed for half an hour, then realized he would not be getting any more rest.

• At dinner, Greg heard that Victoria received more confessions than Sylvia and that Vivian had asked Lilith for help using magic more efficiently.
• After dinner, Greg considered taking the group to clear a dungeon but decided to wait and see how their training went.
• Vivian visited Greg’s room that night and asked to repeat what they had done before, while Sylvia watched from her doorway.
• Greg woke in the morning with Sylvia beside him, though he had returned to his own room with Vivian the night before.
• Greg told Sylvia to return to her room, but agreed to let her stay for half an hour.
• As Sylvia burrowed beneath the covers, Greg realized he would not be getting any more rest.

Greg took the group to the Second Floor of the Dungeon for specialized training, where ancient ruins stirred questions in Lilith and Melina. Victoria began a solo fight against a Phantom Stalker, tasked with discovering its weakness and defeating it.

• Greg announced that the group would travel to the Second Floor for training tailored to each person's strengths and weaknesses.
• Lilith and Melina reacted with curiosity to the expedition, and Greg led the group through the ancient ruins of the Second Floor.
• Melina noticed patterns on a broken stone slab that reminded her of the Mother Goddess, while Greg inferred that she knew about the Outer Gods.
• Greg chose Victoria to fight a Phantom Stalker and instructed her to study its mechanics and defeat it without his help.
• Sylvia, Vivian, and Lilith encouraged Victoria, while Melina wished her safety in an intimate tone that prompted hostile stares from Vivian and Sylvia.

Victoria discovered how to exploit the Phantom Stalker's defenses and defeated it, earning Greg's praise. As Greg and Victoria shared a familiar, affectionate moment, Lilith remembered when he had praised her as a child and wished she could hear him do so again.

• Victoria tested the Phantom Stalker's defenses and learned that it became intangible to evade attacks but grew solid before releasing a psychic blast.
• Victoria pretended to tire and baited the Phantom Stalker into preparing an attack, then struck its solid body with a fire tornado and destroyed it.
• Greg praised Victoria and ruffled her hair, while Victoria protested and asked him to compliment her properly.
• Lilith watched Greg and Victoria together, remembered Greg's childhood praise, and wished he would praise her again.

Sylvia overcame her fear of undead monsters and cleared them out with Light Element Magic, earning Greg’s praise. Vivian then faced the Frost Giant Lizard alone and defeated it by striking the vulnerable spot in its throat.

• Greg led Sylvia to an area filled with Skeleton Warriors and told her to clear them out alone.
• Sylvia used Light Element Magic to destroy the Skeleton Warriors despite her fear, and Greg praised her efforts.
• Greg took the group to a frozen area and sent Vivian to face a Frost Giant Lizard she had fought before.
• Vivian dodged the lizard’s attacks and used its frozen teeth to expose its vulnerable throat.
• Vivian pierced the Frost Giant Lizard’s throat with an Ice Crystal Spear, killing it.

Vivian defeated the Giant Lizard, and Melina then used her senses and a precise Wind Blade to kill a Phantom Web Weaver. After Melina asked Greg for praise and received it, Lilith realized she could ask him for praise too.

• Greg praised Vivian for her tactics and improvement after she killed the Giant Lizard.
• Melina went first, entered a cave, and asked Greg to promise he would protect her if she was in danger.
• Greg identified the monster inside as a Phantom Web Weaver and stopped Lilith from rushing into the cave.
• Melina closed her eyes to defeat the creature's visual illusions, sensed its location, and killed it with a Wind Blade.
• Melina asked Greg to praise her, and he complimented her clever approach.
• Lilith watched Greg praise Melina and realized she could ask him for praise herself.

Lilith faced a Lava Armored Beast resistant to her strongest magic and drew confidence from her friends’ encouragement. She entered the lava-covered arena determined to defeat it on her own.

• Greg explained that Lilith had to find a way to defeat the fire-resistant Lava Armored Beast.
• Lilith worried that her fire magic would be ineffective, but Victoria teased her until her nerves eased.
• Melina and Sylvia encouraged Lilith, and Vivian told her not to put too much pressure on herself.
• Greg reassured Lilith that he would protect her if she was in danger and urged her to learn from the fight.
• Lilith rejected Greg’s offer of protection and walked into the lava-covered terrain to face the beast.

Lilith defeated the Lava Armored Beast by unleashing a devastating Flame Explosion, surprising everyone with her power. Afterward, she shyly asked Greg for praise, and Vivian became more wary of her feelings for him.

• Lilith's Blazing Spears and Flame Chains failed against the Lava Armored Beast, which broke through her defenses and knocked her into a pillar.
• Vivian stopped Greg from intervening, trusting Lilith to keep fighting, and Lilith gathered her remaining magic for a powerful spell.
• Lilith's Flame Explosion destroyed the Lava Armored Beast, revealing a level of destructive power that surprised Greg, Melina, and the others.
• Lilith asked Greg to praise her, then leaned into his hand when he patted her head.
• Vivian saw Lilith accept Greg's affection and resolved to watch her younger sister more carefully.