Recaps

Greg defeated Yellow Springs when his dark magic devoured her, then realized Melina had orchestrated the incident to eliminate an opponent. As he prepared for another fight, Victoria and a crowd of Academy students arrived in the tomb.

• Greg used LV5 Boohoohoo to halt Yellow Springs briefly, but his Dark Erosion Armor surged out of control and consumed her.
• Yellow Springs warned Greg to beware of the Demon King's daughter before vanishing, and the magic power she left behind flowed into Greg.
• Greg concluded that Melina had arranged the incident to eliminate opposition and resolved to avoid getting involved with her.
• Greg heard hurried footsteps in the passage and prepared to fight, but Victoria emerged with fifteen or twenty Academy students.
• The students fell silent when they saw Greg, the Death Knight's wreckage, and the battle damage in the tomb.

Greg emerged from the graveyard with Victoria, Lilith, and a third girl, prompting the old coachman to mistake their ordeal for a secret rendezvous. Victoria confronted Greg for taking on the crypt’s danger alone, while the wrecked chamber revealed that he had defeated a powerful undead enemy.

• The old coachman worried when Greg stayed in the graveyard for hours, then watched him emerge with three girls and assumed they had been together romantically.
• Greg tried to explain himself to Victoria, who accused him of lying because she and the others had found no stronger enemy in the crypt.
• Victoria recalled rescuing classmates and leading them toward the crypt, expecting to defeat the culprit and earn recognition at the Academy.
• Victoria and her group entered the crypt and found cracked ground, damaged walls, shattered armor, and a huge black iron sword.
• Greg stood amid the wreckage, battered but composed, after bringing the crypt’s battle to an end.

Greg emerged from the tomb after defeating the Death Knight, leaving the others astonished by his strength. Victoria accepted his explanation that he had entered first for her sake, then began introducing Catherine, whose apparent familiarity with Greg raised her suspicions.

• Greg stood amid the Death Knight's shattered armor, and the students marveled at his strength and appearance.
• Victoria grew irritated when the girls praised Greg, while Sylvia reassured her that Greg had his reasons and privately resolved to keep admirers away from him.
• Victoria asked Greg whether he had entered the tomb for her sake, and he swore that he had not lied.
• Victoria let Greg off with a warning to explain himself or take her along next time, and Greg inwardly felt relieved that his bluff had worked.
• Victoria introduced Catherine as the upperclassman who had posted a commission concerning Greg, then asked whether they already knew each other; Greg and Catherine denied it together.

After Greg offered to take Victoria and Sylvia to the Golden Crucible Restaurant, Catherine maneuvered her way into joining them by pointing out their battle-damaged uniforms and offering clothes from her nearby shop. Greg reluctantly followed, while Catherine viewed the outing as a chance to observe him more closely.

• The Old Coachman praised Greg before leaving, and Greg invited Victoria and Sylvia to dinner at the Golden Crucible to fulfill his earlier promise.
• Catherine followed the group despite Greg's doubts about why the wealthy merchant heiress would join their modest dinner.
• Catherine pointed out that Victoria and Sylvia's uniforms were too dirty and damaged for the upscale restaurant, prompting Sylvia to suggest returning to the dormitory to change.
• Catherine offered to take the girls to her nearby clothing shop and personally pay for suitable outfits as an extra reward for the mission.
• Victoria and Sylvia accepted Catherine's offer, and Greg reluctantly followed them after realizing he could not reasonably object.
• Catherine privately welcomed the chance to observe Greg more closely and considered the clothing expenses a worthwhile investment.

Greg entered the Golden Crucible with Victoria, Sylvia, and Catherine, drawing the restaurant’s attention before noticing a woman focused on eating and a graceful honey-haired guest. The group chose a quiet table, while Catherine wondered whether the honey-haired woman was nobility from the Empire.

• A doorman refused entry to a muddy adventurer couple, but warmly welcomed Greg and the three elegantly dressed women.
• Greg and his companions entered the Golden Crucible and attracted the attention of diners throughout the restaurant.
• Greg noticed a dark-golden-haired woman enthusiastically eating roast ribs and a beautiful honey-haired woman speaking with a richly dressed, middle-aged lady.
• Victoria teased Greg for looking at the women by the window, and he answered her with a taunt.
• Sylvia led the group toward an empty table, while Catherine studied the honey-haired woman and wondered if she was nobility from the Empire.

Wendy tried to persuade Deputy Bishop Ellie to approach Greg and his companions and learn about their backgrounds. Ellie recognized Greg and reacted with a dark, frightening aura, leaving Wendy worried she had caused trouble.

• Wendy admired Greg and his companions and considered using their connections to spread the faith of the Goddess of Night.
• Wendy asked Ellie to approach Greg's group and learn a little about their identities and backgrounds.
• Wendy appealed to Ellie's desire to impress the Bishop, and Ellie agreed to hear her request.
• Ellie looked toward Greg, recognized him, and became rigid as her expression darkened.
• Wendy noticed Ellie's terrifying aura and wondered whether she had stirred up a hornet's nest.

Greg joined Sylvia, Victoria, and Catherine for a meal at the Golden Crucible, where Sylvia secretly teased him under the table and Catherine discovered what was happening. The meal ended with Greg realizing that the server was Ellie, who threatened to kill him while revealing a sword.

• Greg sat with Sylvia, Victoria, and Catherine at the Golden Crucible, and Sylvia secretly rubbed her stockinged foot against his leg beneath the table.
• Victoria chose expensive dishes while Catherine noticed Greg's strained behavior and discovered Sylvia's foot against him when she bent to retrieve the menu.
• Catherine hid her discovery and resumed ordering, while Sylvia withdrew her foot and Greg resolved to seek the Saintess's help with his Cinnabar Seal.
• Greg handed the menu to the server, then recognized her as Ellie when she addressed him by name.
• Ellie smiled at Greg and threatened to kill him as a sword blade glinted beneath her skirt.

Ellie confronted Greg at the Golden Crucible restaurant, accusing him of neglecting her and calling the girls at his table man-stealing hussies. Greg tried to defuse the clash, but Victoria’s insult only made Ellie draw her sword further, leaving him to shield Victoria.

• Ellie arrived at Greg’s table and accused him of enjoying dinner with other girls while she struggled alone.
• Victoria stood up to challenge Ellie, while Sylvia tried to calm her and Catherine studied Ellie’s loyalty to Greg.
• Greg used Boohoohoo LV5 to explain that Victoria and the others were only classmates and friends he had invited to dinner.
• Victoria backed Greg’s explanation but called him an annoying jerk, provoking Ellie to draw her sword further.
• Greg stepped in front of Victoria to stop Ellie from attacking her.

Greg tried to explain Ellie’s provocative claims to Victoria, Sylvia, and Catherine, but Ellie escalated the misunderstanding until he dragged her out of the Golden Crucible restaurant. Wendy then followed them outside, while the others remained behind amid gossip and anger.

• Greg introduced Ellie as his longtime personal maid, but Ellie claimed she attended to his desires and embarrassed him further with suggestive remarks.
• Sylvia stood up and asked Ellie to stop upsetting Greg, prompting Ellie to threaten to kill him and the others.
• Greg grabbed Ellie’s wrist and led her out of the restaurant, promising to explain the situation later.
• Victoria angrily ordered several expensive dishes, Sylvia returned to her seat, and Catherine observed that Greg was popular with women.
• Wendy excused herself from the noblewoman at her table and quietly followed Greg and Ellie outside.

Greg calmed Ellie’s anger by claiming he had spent money at the Golden Crucible to rehearse a perfect dinner for her. Ellie softened, but Wendy overheard Greg’s story and considered exposing him.

• Greg led Ellie into a secluded alley, where she confronted him about borrowing money while spending lavishly at the Golden Crucible.
• Greg claimed his money came from a difficult mission and that the dinner had been a trial run for taking Ellie there.
• Ellie doubted Greg’s explanation but accepted that he could not fool her, then let go of her sword and complained that he should have told her directly.
• Wendy listened from the shadows and wondered whether to expose Greg’s lies to Ellie.

Wendy discovered that Greg was the Bishop and feared she would be expelled for disrupting his plans. She rescued him from Ellie's suspicion with a clever explanation, earning Ellie's praise as a key leader of the Night Church.

• Wendy overheard Greg praise Ellie for building up the Night Church and realized Greg was the Bishop.
• Ellie questioned Greg about inviting three women to dinner as a trial run for her, and Greg froze under her scrutiny.
• Wendy stepped between them and claimed Greg had invited three women to make the trial thorough and perfect for Ellie.
• Wendy introduced herself as the Night Raven, and Ellie accepted Wendy's explanation and praised her work for the Night Church.
• Ellie boasted that she had discovered Wendy's talent, and Greg praised Ellie's ability to recognize and nurture talent.

After waking from an exhausting day, Greg worried about clearing the Dungeon’s Second Floor before the Academy’s next major events began. With Victoria and Sylvia unavailable, he considered asking Vivian to join him but did not know how to persuade her.

• Greg woke to Nightmare sitting on his chest and recalled how Wendy had helped him calm Ellie and explain her presence to Victoria, Sylvia, and Catherine.
• Greg realized he needed to clear the Dungeon’s Second Floor before the coming events, but Victoria and Sylvia would be occupied with the mentor-selection qualification assessment.
• Greg considered asking Vivian to accompany him because she was strong and her ice magic could counter the floor boss.
• Greg worried about how to persuade Vivian, the busy Student Council president and a future contender for the throne, to enter the Dungeon with him.

Academy students discussed the Full Moon Festival and the rumors that Greg Sass had defeated a Death Knight alone. Vivian Kahn arrived late and exhausted, unable to stop wondering how Greg had become so powerful.

• Academy students gossiped about five beautiful girls seen at the Golden Crucible Restaurant and argued over their choices for the Full Moon Festival's Goddess of the Night.
• The boys named their preferred candidates, including Princess Vivian, Princess Lilith, Catherine Roman, Sylvia Lorraine, and Lady Victoria.
• When a student mentioned Greg Sass, the boys fell silent as they recalled that he had defeated a Death Knight in the Underground Catacombs.
• Vivian Kahn arrived at the Academy gates nearly two hours late, looking exhausted and distracted.
• Vivian walked into the Academy while wondering how Greg had suddenly become so powerful.

Melina learned that Yellow Springs had not been seen during the graveyard incident and suspected an unexpected variable had disrupted her plan. She asked her informant to tell her everything about Greg Sass, the student reported to have defeated the Death Knight.

• Melina took an apple from Old John’s fruit stall and left without paying, leaving him unable to remember what she looked like.
• Melina met a gray-robed informant in an alley and asked about the undead creatures in the graveyard outside Glory City.
• The informant reported that the undead had been eliminated but said no one had seen Yellow Springs during the incident.
• The informant said Greg Sass had defeated the Death Knight alone in the Dungeon’s crypt, but there was no evidence he had encountered Yellow Springs.
• Melina concluded that an unforeseen variable had affected her plan and asked who Greg Sass was.

After defeating the Death Knight, Greg found himself the center of attention at Glory Kail Academy. When his professor called on him to explain the combat value of magical theory, Greg improvised a vague defense of practice and composure, winning the professor’s praise and his classmates’ admiration.

• Greg entered his elective theory class and drew the attention of the students and professor because he had defeated the Death Knight.
• The professor called on Greg to explain how mana attenuation theory applied to combat.
• Greg avoided the technical details and spoke about adapting in battle, combining practiced techniques, and staying calm under pressure.
• The professor praised Greg’s answer as profound insight, prompting the girls to admire him and the boys to resent him.

After Greg's morning classes, a crowd of girls swarmed him with invitations and flirtatious attention, while the boys grew jealous and worried that Duke Sass's House might restore his inheritance. The classroom fell silent when a cool, exhausted woman with ice-blue hair appeared in the doorway and looked toward Greg.

• A dozen girls crowded around Greg, offering invitations and teasing him until he demanded they stop.
• One of the girls slapped Greg's backside, and he angrily tried to identify her while the others laughed.
• The boys complained that the girls were shallow for pursuing Greg, then worried that Duke Sass's House might restore his right of inheritance.
• A tall woman with long ice-blue hair appeared in the doorway, and her presence silenced the classroom as she glanced at Greg.

Vivian Kahn spent the morning distracted by the fear that Greg Sass had hidden his strength and endured rejection to escape their engagement. She went to find him for an answer, but found him surrounded by admiring girls instead.

• Vivian failed to take notes during class as she worried that Greg had concealed his talent to end their engagement and escape her.
• After class, Vivian followed Greg's schedule to the classroom where he had an elective.
• Vivian stopped herself from entering as Student Council President to restore order and reminded herself that she had come as an ordinary woman seeking an answer.
• Vivian entered the classroom and saw Greg surrounded by girls offering invitations and flirting with him.

Vivian came to Greg Sass’s classroom intending to speak with him, but seeing him surrounded by girls stirred jealousy and disrupted her ice magic. Just as she finally tried to speak, a magical announcement summoned Greg to the Academy Head’s office.

• Vivian saw girls gathered around Greg Sass, felt a sharp ache and icy anger, and accidentally let her ice magic chill the classroom.
• The students noticed Vivian and fell silent as she suppressed her magic and said she had come to speak with Greg in her capacity as a Temporary Disciplinary Committee Member.
• Vivian approached Greg but hesitated, leaving the class to wonder whether she was about to confess her feelings.
• A magical loudspeaker announced that the Academy Head had prepared Greg two cups of morning dew mead and summoned him to the office in the Headmaster Tower.

Academy Head Olivia told Greg Sass he had been nominated as a second-year representative for the Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting and could leave his temporary Disciplinary Committee position. When Greg demanded the promised 120 gold reward for defeating the Death Knight, Olivia claimed she had taken it, but Greg revealed he had recorded her admission.

• Greg confronted Olivia in her office over her announcement and demanded to know what she wanted in return for good news.
• Olivia announced that Greg had been nominated to represent Glory Kael Magic Academy at the Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting.
• Olivia told Greg he could step down from his temporary Disciplinary Committee role after arranging the paperwork with Vivian.
• Greg demanded the 120 gold promised for his contribution to defeating the Death Knight, but Olivia pretended not to know about the reward.
• Olivia admitted she had used students' rewards for her personal desires, and Greg played a Recording Stone showing her confession.

Greg used a Recording Stone to force Olivia into a second deal, securing her support at the upcoming Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting in exchange for destroying the recording. He left realizing Olivia had been ready to kill him if he made a dangerous demand.

• Greg threatened to expose a recording of Olivia using academy funds for alcohol, and she agreed to his condition rather than lose access to booze.
• Olivia misunderstood Greg’s demand and began undressing, but Greg stopped her and clarified that he wanted her help at the Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting.
• Greg explained that he needed Olivia’s support to handle the challenges ahead, including meeting the Saintess, watching Melina, and qualifying for the Five-Academy Competition.
• Olivia agreed to back Greg on the academy’s side as long as he did not commit an undeniable atrocity, then put her clothes back in order.
• Olivia revealed that she had quietly drawn a Revolver-Shaped Magic Device and suggested she had seen through Greg’s act; Greg realized she could have killed him if he had made the wrong demand.

Greg told Olivia that he had killed and consumed the High Undead who had awakened the Death Knight, and she laughed before letting him leave. Olivia reminded him that Alice was attending the new-student Mentor Selection, while Greg decided he had more important matters to handle first.

• Olivia confronted Greg about the fatal wound that killed the Death Knight, and Greg admitted a High Undead had dealt it.
• Greg told Olivia that he had killed and consumed the High Undead, and Olivia burst into laughter.
• Olivia said she would investigate the Demon King Cult officer's identity and let Greg keep his secrets as long as he did not endanger the Academy.
• Olivia warned Greg that Alice was attending the new-student Mentor Selection and suggested he visit her soon.
• Greg left the Academy Head's office, considered arranging a chance encounter with Alice, and turned his attention to other priorities.

Greg went to the Student Council office intending to resign as a Disciplinary Committee Member after surviving a dangerous battle. His announcement left the office silent, while Vivian’s quill blotted the parchment.

• Greg left Magic History class and walked to the Student Council office, reflecting on his time there.
• The boys who had once mocked Greg shrank from him, while several girls eagerly surrounded him.
• Yelina cleared the girls away, scolded Greg for risking himself, and offered to cover his work while he recovered.
• Greg told Yelina that he was fine and announced that he intended to leave the Student Council.
• Vivian pressed her quill into the parchment hard enough to leave an ink blot as the office fell silent.

Greg announced that he was leaving the Student Council to prepare as an Academy representative for the Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting. After Yelina helped clear the office, Greg and Vivian were left alone together.

• Greg told the Student Council members he had been selected as a second-year representative for the Hundred-Academy Exchange Meeting and needed time to prepare.
• Yelina and the other members praised Greg and supported his decision to leave.
• Greg quietly asked Yelina for a favor, and she agreed; Vivian watched them whisper but tried to ignore her curiosity.
• Yelina announced that the Council needed to help count Moonlight Flower Tea, then led the members out after Vivian approved.
• The office fell silent, leaving Greg by the door and Vivian at her desk.

Greg stayed behind with Vivian after the others left and confronted her at close range, stirring feelings she had tried to suppress. He asked whether she craved power, leaving her answer unknown.

• Vivian realized Greg had stayed in the office and struggled to focus on her paperwork.
• Greg approached Vivian's desk as she feared he was about to leave her again.
• Greg slammed both hands onto the desk, startling Vivian into meeting his gaze.
• Greg leaned close, called her by name, and asked whether she craved power.

Greg pieced together how his fear and self-destructive behavior had driven Vivian away, changing his desire to help her into a wish to make amends. He met her at night and took her to clear a Dungeon together, leaving their renewed connection poised to grow.

• Greg remembered meeting Vivian as children and how the Sass Family's turn toward the Demon King Cult filled his home with fear.
• As Greg's magical aptitude disappointed him, he became a wastrel and repeatedly rejected Vivian's awkward attempts to help him.
• At fifteen, Greg publicly humiliated Vivian, prompting her to ask the king to dissolve their engagement.
• Greg understood that he had been responsible for their separation and began wanting to make amends to Vivian.
• Vivian waited for Greg on a secluded path at Glory Kael Magic Academy, and he emerged from the bushes after checking for spies.
• Greg invited Vivian to clear a Dungeon with him, and she followed him without objecting.