Recaps

Greg planned to escort Evan, Leonard, and Lia to safety before returning with Sylvia to face the first-floor boss. A violent quake revealed that the Eight-Legged Lady had left her lair and was approaching, an event Greg knew was not part of the original game.

• Nightmare questioned Greg about his Tentacle Bind skill, and Greg rebuffed her probing by reminding her that everyone kept secrets.
• Nightmare sensed a foreign noise inside the Spineback Lizard, but Greg refused to cut it open because he already suspected it contained a malfunctioning Screech Magic Device.
• Greg decided to escort Evan, Leonard, and Lia to the middle-level entrance before returning with Sylvia to challenge the first-floor boss.
• A massive tremor shook the cavern as something huge approached, terrifying the students and alarming Sylvia and Greg.
• Nightmare identified the approaching floor lord as the Eight-Legged Lady, and Greg realized that her leaving her lair was unprecedented.

Greg realized the Screech Magic Device had drawn the Eight-Legged Lady from her nest, forcing him to face the regional lord without the advantages of her boss room. After sending Sylvia and the others to safety, Greg confronted the monster alone, but his attacks barely harmed her.

• Greg burned the Spineback Lizard's corpse to destroy the malfunctioning Screech Magic Device, but the Eight-Legged Lady continued approaching.
• Greg decided to fight the Eight-Legged Lady, removed his mask, and revealed his identity to Evan, Leonard, and Lia.
• Greg ordered Sylvia to strengthen him and lead Evan, Leonard, and Lia toward the middle-level entrance; they fled while Nightmare reassured Greg.
• The Eight-Legged Lady broke through the cavern wall and confronted Greg, who used his knowledge of her attacks to hold on briefly.
• Greg's Water Gun failed to damage the Eight-Legged Lady, and his Fireball Spell only scorched a small patch of her bristles.

Greg used the cavern’s explosive crystals to bring down the ceiling on the Eight-Legged Lady, escaping the collapse with Intangibility. A system notification confirmed that the first phase of Redemption of the Villainous Noble was complete, while the second phase remained locked.

• Greg found that Dark Wave could weaken the Eight-Legged Lady only briefly and decided to lure her through the cavern.
• Greg led the Eight-Legged Lady to a narrow passage lined with explosive rock crystals.
• Greg used Boohoohoo to stop the Eight-Legged Lady from attacking, then fired a fireball at the crystals above her.
• The crystals detonated in a chain reaction, and falling rocks buried the Eight-Legged Lady while Greg escaped with Intangibility.
• Greg saw a system notification announcing that Redemption of the Villainous Noble: Phase one was complete and Phase two was awaiting unlock.

After defeating the Eight-Legged Lady, Greg reviewed his upgraded talents, new levels, skills, and the advanced Fission Gem he recovered from the rubble. The immediate threat to his life was gone, leaving him free to consider his next plans.

• Greg saw that Dungeon Pioneer, In Praise of the Dungeon, and The Dungeon's Gaze had upgraded, while Digestive Bacteria remained unchanged.
• Greg argued with Nightmare about her doubtful encouragement and insisted he was conquering the Dungeon only because he needed to survive.
• Greg retrieved an advanced Fission Gem from the rubble left by the collapse.
• Greg checked his status and found that he had reached LV27, gained one point each in Constitution and Agility, and acquired several skills.
• Greg examined the Fission Gem's ability to split directed spells into multiple identical instances and decided it was a valuable long-term resource.

Victoria heard that a disturbance had shaken the Dungeon and hurried toward its entrance, worried about Sylvia and Greg. Greg reunited with Sylvia, made Evan, Leonard, and Lia agree to credit her with rescuing them, and left the deep areas with the group as Sylvia asked whether she had truly helped him.

• Victoria heard that the Dungeon’s deep areas had caused a major disturbance and rushed out of the hospital to check on Sylvia.
• Greg returned to the safe passage, where Sylvia greeted him with relief after fearing the cavern’s shaking had harmed him.
• Greg told Evan, Leonard, and Lia to keep his role secret and say Sylvia had saved them.
• Greg, Sylvia, Evan, Leonard, and Lia headed back through the Dungeon toward the shallow areas.
• Sylvia asked Greg whether she had really helped him, while Nightmare urged him to humiliate her.

Greg encouraged Sylvia, then let her receive the credit for rescuing the missing students while he returned to the Dungeon. Sylvia reunited with Victoria and began to wonder about Victoria’s closeness to Greg.

• Greg praised Sylvia’s support and told her he would help her, encouraging her to trust in herself.
• At the Dungeon exit, Greg sent Sylvia and the others ahead and told Sylvia to enjoy the recognition she deserved before returning to the darkness.
• Students and teachers welcomed Sylvia as the rescuer of the missing students, and she realized Greg had given her all the credit.
• Victoria embraced Sylvia, then explained that Greg had deliberately stayed behind and let Sylvia take the credit.
• Sylvia accepted Victoria’s explanation but felt a hint of bitterness as she wondered how well Victoria now understood Greg.

After learning that three upperclassmen survived their Dungeon expedition, Catherine Roman deduced that Greg Sass may have secretly rescued them and concealed his true abilities, so she offered a reward for someone to deliver him an investment proposal. Meanwhile, Lilith Kahn remained confined to her dormitory, anxious about Greg after hearing rumors of trouble in the Dungeon.

• Catherine learned that the three upperclassmen she hired had returned from the Dungeon with experimental data, though they had lost the Screech Magic Device prototype.
• Catherine suspected Sylvia Lorraine had not rescued the upperclassmen alone and learned that Sylvia had mentioned Greg.
• Catherine connected Greg's disappearance, Sylvia's reaction, and his unexplained Dungeon presence, concluding he might be the hidden rescuer and stronger than his reputation suggested.
• Catherine ordered a fifty-gold-coin Quest Board commission to locate Greg and tell him she wanted to make an investment in him.
• Lilith tried to persuade her maids to let her leave confinement, but Renee, Laila, and Lena refused because of Princess Vivian's order.
• Lilith worried about Greg after hearing about the Dungeon disturbance, though she insisted she only wanted to see him again for his food.

Glory Kael Academy’s professors met to investigate abnormal tremors in the Dungeon, but had no findings yet and relied on the Student Council to investigate deeper areas. The discussion shifted to Professor Alice and her missing student, Greg Sass, as Adele Kent confronted her about his disappearance.

• Professor Isabella reported that four students had been questioned about the Dungeon tremors but knew nothing, so she had asked the Student Council to investigate.
• Professor Grace Quinn urged the professors to determine what had happened before the headmistress returned, warning that an unexplained incident could give her an excuse to avoid Academy duties.
• Adele Kent reminded Professor Alice that her individually supervised student, Greg Sass, had been missing for over a week.
• Professor Alice reacted with alarm as the professors whispered about her assignment and Adele’s attention.

At a faculty meeting, Adele assigned the struggling Professor Alice to mentor the gifted commoner Victoria Cecil, while Alice feared the hostility the assignment would bring. The meeting was interrupted by news that the Dungeon’s first-floor lord, the Eight-Legged Lady, had been defeated, leaving the professors desperate to learn who had done it.

• Adele questioned Alice about Greg Sass’s continued absence, and Alice admitted he had not returned to class.
• Adele proposed transferring Victoria Cecil to Alice’s supervision, leaving Alice despairing over the likely prejudice and pressure.
• The professors stayed silent as Alice struggled to respond to the assignment.
• A student council member burst in and announced that the Eight-Legged Lady, the Dungeon’s first-floor lord, had been defeated.
• Professor Martin questioned how anyone could have entered the Dungeon and defeated the powerful Monster, while the professors wondered who had done it.

Greg collected valuable golden radiance spider silk in the Eight-Legged Lady’s lair, then hid when Student Council members arrived to investigate the monster’s death. Their president, Vivian Kahn, entered the lair, leaving Greg surprised to see the Kingdom’s First Princess in the Dungeon.

• Greg harvested golden radiance spider silk, intending to have his advisor Alice eventually turn it into useful alchemical items.
• Greg heard footsteps and hushed voices approaching the lair, so he stopped collecting and hid in a recess.
• Student Council members entered and discussed how the Eight-Legged Lady’s corpse had been found far from her empty lair.
• The Student Council members turned to their president, Vivian Kahn, who silently examined the lair.
• Greg recognized Vivian as the Kingdom’s First Princess, the Academy’s top second-year student, and Lilith Kahn’s older half sister.

Greg watched Vivian Kahn investigate the Eight-Legged Lady’s death and considered helping her avoid the tragic fate he remembered from the game. He escaped unseen, though Vivian sensed something near his hiding place before returning to the investigation.

• Vivian told the Student Council that the person who killed the Eight-Legged Lady had to be a powerful student at the Academy.
• Greg collected the remaining golden radiance spider silk while Nightmare teased him about his interest in Vivian.
• Remembering Vivian’s destined death and her final words to Lilith, Greg resolved to help her if the opportunity arose.
• Greg slipped through a fissure and vanished into the darkness.
• Vivian sensed something near the rock wall where Greg had escaped, but dismissed it as her imagination and resumed her task.

Greg hid in his Dungeon camp while students searched the passages, and he wondered whether they were pursuing a special bounty. He anticipated that the original game's first chapter would conclude the following night with Sylvia’s kidnapping and Victoria’s rescue.

• Greg concealed his tent and smoking rack as student parties searched the Dungeon in unusual numbers.
• Greg considered joining a possible special bounty but decided not to leave the Dungeon without knowing its details.
• Greg prepared jerky and waited for Nightmare, who had disappeared into the deeper levels again.
• Greg checked the time, settled in for the night, and expected Sylvia’s kidnapping to trigger the first chapter’s final event the next night.

Greg planned to stop Audrey Hope from kidnapping Sylvia before the abduction could succeed, since Victoria was still recovering from her shoulder injury and would miss the rescue. The chapter ended with Audrey asking a mysterious black crow whether following its instructions would give her son an aptitude for magic.

• Greg suspected that the Church of Light’s internal factions or a hostile force had manipulated Audrey Hope into targeting Sylvia.
• Greg learned that Victoria would remain hospitalized during the kidnapping and decided to rescue Sylvia himself.
• Greg planned to intervene before Audrey could abduct Sylvia, then went to sleep before carrying out his plan the next night.
• At the Academy’s faculty residences, Audrey stood anxiously before a black crow with ominous red eyes.
• Audrey asked the crow whether obeying it would give her son an aptitude for magic.

Audrey Hope accepted the crow’s offer to do anything to give her son magical aptitude, despite believing the plan would blaspheme against the Goddess of Light. Back in the Dungeon, Nightmare questioned Greg about the preparations he was making for that night.

• The crow urged Audrey Hope to choose her son’s future over her faith in the Goddess of Light.
• Audrey Hope decided to accept the deal and asked what she needed to do, pledging to do anything for her son.
• Greg woke and found Nightmare arranging oddly shaped stone fragments she had collected around the Dungeon.
• Nightmare told Greg the fragments were not rubbish and asked what he was preparing for that night.

Greg prepared to intercept Associate Professor Audrey before she could capture Sylvia, then realized that Lily Carlo was actually Lilith Kahn in disguise. The revelation left him horrified that he had unwittingly caused trouble for Gray Hair.

• Greg decided he could use his knowledge of Associate Professor Audrey's plan to stop her before she imprisoned Sylvia.
• Nightmare asked Greg to pursue her and offered jerky as a chance to raise her affection; Greg gave her some.
• Nightmare praised Greg's appearance and said even the hypocritical woman who padded her chest might be attracted to him.
• Greg recalled that Lilith Kahn owned a Magic Device that could disguise her appearance and concluded that Lily Carlo was Lilith Kahn.
• Greg covered his face and lamented that he had screwed over Gray Hair.

Sylvia brooded over Greg’s failure to visit her after their Dungeon expedition, especially after learning he had visited Victoria. An explosion near the female dormitory disrupted her thoughts, leaving the academy in alarm and speculation.

• Sylvia learned from Victoria that Greg had visited her in the hospital but had not come to see Sylvia since their return from the Dungeon.
• Sylvia questioned why she kept thinking about Greg and hesitated to seek him out, worried she would disturb or annoy him.
• An explosion erupted near the female dormitory, shaking the building and startling its residents.
• The girls in the dormitory looked toward the blast and saw dark smoke rising as they speculated about its cause.

Audrey incapacitated Sylvia with a vial and carried her out of the Academy using flight magic. Greg spotted them as they left and realized Sylvia's abduction was already underway.

• Sylvia prepared to investigate an explosion, but Audrey appeared at her bedroom window and demanded that she come along.
• Sylvia suspected Audrey and tried to gather magic, but Audrey opened a vial that drained her strength and made her collapse.
• Audrey lifted the unconscious Sylvia and used Wings of Wind to fly away from the dormitory.
• As Sylvia lost consciousness, she glimpsed Greg arguing with Alchemy Department students beside the explosion crater.
• Greg noticed someone flying away while carrying another person and realized the abduction had begun before he could get involved.

Greg waited outside the girls' dormitory to catch Associate Professor Audrey attempting to kidnap Sylvia, intending to stop her without disrupting the plot more than necessary. While he kept watch, Nightmare teased him about male bodily functions and remained unapologetic when Greg mocked her secondhand knowledge.

• Greg hid near the girls' dormitory and waited for Audrey to approach Sylvia's window so he could catch her in the act.
• Greg explained that intervening before Audrey committed a crime could make him look like an attacker, so he planned to restrain her during the attempted kidnapping.
• Nightmare asked Greg whether his restless mood meant he was experiencing a recurring special time for male creatures.
• Greg learned that Nightmare's ideas about male sexual pressure came from overhearing believers talk.
• Greg teased Nightmare for being a novice who relied on hearsay, but she defended curiosity and said she had no use for shame.

After Greg struggled with being deceived by Lilith Kahn, an explosion nearly killed him outside the dormitory. He confronted three Alchemy Department researchers who insisted the blast was an experiment, leaving him furious at their excuse.

• Greg refused to tell Nightmare how Lilith Kahn had deceived him, and Nightmare teased him for being played.
• Greg spotted dark smoke rising from the lawn and was caught in a sudden explosion.
• Greg used Intangibility to survive the blast, then was thrown across the lawn by the force of the explosion.
• Greg found a huge crater with unstable mana glowing at its bottom.
• Three Alchemy Department researchers emerged from a hidden tunnel and claimed the explosion was a controlled experiment.
• Greg cursed at the researchers for denying that they had caused an explosion.

After an alchemy experiment left Greg in a crater, he cursed the three students responsible before spotting Sylvia being carried away and racing after her. The alchemists then recognized him as Greg Sass and worried that his rumored connection to Chloe Ivy could bring them trouble.

• The chapter described how Alchemy Department students built secret escape routes beneath their underground laboratories to protect themselves from disastrous experiments.
• Greg recovered from an explosion and unleashed a furious stream of insults at the three alchemy students who had caused it.
• Greg spotted Sylvia flying away from the Academy, threatened the students, and hurried after her.
• Aiden recognized Greg Sass and told his companions a rumor that Chloe Ivy's admission and scholarship had been connected to Greg.
• The three alchemy students feared the consequences if Chloe Ivy really had ties to Greg.

Sylvia awoke in a forgotten forester’s cabin, where Professor Audrey Hope revealed she intended to sacrifice Sylvia in a ritual. Greg burst through the roof and found Sylvia tied up, arriving just as the ritual was about to begin.

• Sylvia regained consciousness in a dilapidated cabin and found Professor Audrey Hope waiting in the shadows.
• Audrey told Sylvia she was a chosen vessel blessed by the Goddess of Light and said she needed to sacrifice her in a ritual.
• Audrey took out bottles and a stone tablet as Sylvia struggled helplessly against her ropes.
• Greg crashed through the cabin roof and spotted Audrey and the bound Sylvia.

Greg reached the cabin ahead of the game's usual timeline and found Sylvia awake while Professor Audrey still retained her sanity. After freeing Sylvia, he faced Audrey, but Nightmare recognized that the tablets she carried resembled fragments she had collected in the Dungeon.

• Greg arrived at the cabin by a direct route and found Sylvia bound but conscious, unlike in the game's usual sequence.
• Sylvia called to Greg, and he freed her while reminding her that he had promised to help if she got into trouble.
• Audrey recognized Greg, insulted him, and demanded to know why he had pursued her alone instead of reporting her to the Academy.
• Nightmare urged Greg to examine the tablets Audrey was holding, noting their patterns resembled the fragments she had been collecting in the Dungeon.

Greg learned that the tablet and Magic Circle could plant an Outer God’s seed in Sylvia’s soul, turning her into an apostle, and realized Professor Audrey’s attempt may have already corrupted Sylvia before the original game’s rescue. Reconsidering Sylvia’s seemingly happy endings, Greg feared the influence of the Fallen Mother might have endured beneath them.

• Nightmare identified the tablet’s patterns as traces of the Fallen Mother, an Outer God associated with twisted desires, mental corruption, and primal instincts.
• Nightmare explained that the Magic Circle could plant a seed in a mortal soul, feeding on negative emotions until it transformed the subject into an apostle.
• Nightmare distinguished chosen emissaries from apostles, who were corrupted mortals that lost much of their will but could wield aspects of an Outer God’s authority.
• Greg inferred that Professor Audrey had activated the Circle and that Sylvia’s unconsciousness and Audrey’s madness in the original game resulted from the spiritual interference.
• Greg reconsidered details in Sylvia’s good endings and wondered whether the Fallen Mother’s influence had persisted beneath her apparent happiness.

Greg rescued Sylvia, defeated Audrey, and discovered that the tablets and sedative gas were connected to the Fallen Mother. Before he could summon the Academy, a hooded man arrived and demanded the contraband and Sylvia, threatening to kill them in the Mother Goddess’s name.

• Audrey attacked Greg with a wind spell, but he countered it with a water arrow and wounded her cheek.
• Greg used the rope to stop Audrey from opening the bottle, caught it, and learned from Nightmare that its contents carried the Fallen Mother’s aura.
• Audrey lunged for the bottle, but Greg knocked her down, restrained her, and rejected her claim that her crimes were for her son.
• A hooded man broke into the shack, demanded the tablets, the Breath of Slumber, and Sylvia, and threatened Greg with death.

Greg confronted the hooded follower of the Fallen Mother, who killed Professor Audrey and demanded the stone tablet, the Breath of Slumber, and Sylvia. Greg held the man off so Sylvia could escape, and the fight ended with the hooded man questioning whether Greg followed an ancient lost deity.

• The hooded man killed Professor Audrey after she pleaded for his help, then demanded that Greg hand over the items and Sylvia.
• Greg ordered Sylvia to flee toward the Academy and stayed behind to face the hooded man.
• Greg fought the hooded man with fire and water magic, glimpsed a scaled tail beneath his cloak, and realized he was a Demon.
• The hooded man trapped Greg with an axe strike and earth spikes, but Greg blocked the blow with his Dark Bracer.
• The hooded man saw Greg's fading armguards and asked whether he followed a deity lost to time.