Chapter Summaries

Greg used Dark Wave to kill the Goblin shaman just before its spell struck Sylvia, then helped her up. Sylvia asked Greg if he had caused the shaman's sudden death.

• The Goblin shaman prepared to attack Sylvia, and Greg unleashed his newly acquired Dark Wave despite not knowing what it would do.
• Dark Wave passed through the shaman's staff and afflicted it with numerous debilitating effects, causing its spell to vanish and the shaman to die.
• Sylvia watched the shaman fall and realized Greg had saved her.
• Greg finished off the remaining Goblin warriors and hurried to check on Sylvia.
• Greg apologized for letting Sylvia face danger, and Sylvia clarified that she was curious whether he had killed the shaman.

After Greg killed the Goblin shaman and saved Sylvia, he promised to watch over her as they continued toward the middle region. Sylvia’s admiration turned into confused disappointment when she learned he had made that promise to Victoria, while the monsters’ arrival from deeper areas left Greg wary of what lay ahead.

• Greg admitted that his Dark Wave had killed the Goblin shaman and realized he needed to do more to protect Sylvia.
• Sylvia admired Greg for defeating the Goblins and saving her, and developed feelings she struggled to name.
• Greg concluded that the shaman’s presence in the shallow region signaled an unusual disturbance deeper in the Dungeon.
• Greg promised to pay closer attention to Sylvia, explaining that he had promised Victoria to keep her safe.
• Sylvia felt disappointed that Greg’s concern stemmed from his promise to Victoria, but agreed to follow him toward the middle region.

After battling goblins, Greg reached a rare safe passage and discovered that his new skill increased his chance of impregnating females. Nightmare then revealed that she had been silent because Greg used Dark Bracer and Dark Wave, spells whose highest-tier mastery should be limited to one per lifetime.

• Greg entered a safe passage, checked his system notifications, and learned that he had reached level 21 and gained Sowing LV2.
• Greg read that Sowing increased his chance of impregnating a female by sixty percent, then angrily decided to ignore the skill.
• Greg noticed that Sylvia and Nightmare were unusually quiet and asked Nightmare why she had stopped speaking.
• Nightmare explained that she had noticed Greg using Dark Bracer and Dark Wave during the battle.
• Nightmare recalled that highest-tier spells could reach LV9, but the world's laws supposedly prevented anyone from mastering more than one in a lifetime.

Nightmare questioned Greg's unexplained mastery of two opposing ultimate dark spells and wondered whether his soul shared a past connection with her. After Greg and Sylvia entered the Dungeon's middle region, its eerie silence led him to suspect that a Screech device was driving the Monsters away.

• Nightmare reflected that Greg's mastery of Dark Bracer and Dark Wave suggested an unknown connection between his soul and hers, despite her certainty that she had never had a lover or offspring.
• Nightmare asked Greg whether he had truly never seen her before, and Greg confirmed that he had not.
• Greg and Sylvia crossed the safe passage and entered the middle region of the Dungeon's first floor.
• Sylvia admired the region's glowing plants while Greg noticed the unusual lack of Monsters and signs of battle.
• Greg connected the silence to Nightmare's warning about noise from deeper in the Dungeon and recognized the likely cause as a Screech device.

Greg realized Catherine’s Magic Device had likely caused the Dungeon’s strange silence and the disappearance of three upperclassmen. He hoped to avoid them and reach the first floor’s boss room, but Sylvia insisted they search the deeper levels for the missing people.

• Greg recognized the monster-repelling Magic Device as the one tied to Catherine’s commission and suspected it had attracted dangerous monsters in the deeper levels.
• Greg concluded that Catherine had hired the three missing upperclassmen to test the device, and that they might not have escaped.
• Greg planned to pass through the quiet middle levels and head straight for the boss room while avoiding the testers and Catherine.
• Sylvia shook off her distraction, apologized to Greg, and urged him to search the deeper levels and rescue the missing upperclassmen.
• Greg silently regretted thinking Sylvia was a good girl when she pushed ahead with the dangerous rescue mission.

Evan, Leonard, and Lia fled through the Academy Dungeon’s deep region, hiding from a powerful monster as their injuries and dwindling strength left them close to despair. With their Magic Device and map lost, the three had no idea how to escape the monster-filled maze.

• Evan led Leonard and Lia into a thicket, where they hid as a towering monster paused nearby before moving on.
• After the monster left, Leonard blamed Evan for taking the dangerous commission, and Evan retorted that Leonard had agreed for the money.
• Lia stopped their argument and reminded them that they had lost their Magic Device and map and no longer knew where they were.
• Evan, Leonard, and Lia faced the likelihood of dying in the deep region, exhausted and unable to keep fighting.

Greg rescued Evan, Leonard, and Lia from three monsters using his Tentacle Bind skill while disguised as a masked wanderer. His claim to be a mysterious “Touch Rider” was undermined when Sylvia arrived and called him Senior Greg.

• The Spineback Lizard, Mossrock Golem, and Shadow Devourer cornered Evan, Leonard, and Lia as they hid in the bushes.
• Greg restrained all three monsters with dark-magic-coated branches and stepped out of the shadows wearing a wooden mask.
• Greg introduced himself as a passing Touch Rider, and Evan, Leonard, and Lia were baffled by the title.
• Greg reflected that his disguise was working and that the survivors would not connect him to Greg Sass.
• Sylvia hurried in after Greg and called him Senior Greg, exposing his identity to the survivors.

Lia recognized the masked fighter who had saved her, Evan, and Leonard as Greg Sass, despite their disbelief. Greg tried to keep his identity secret, but the three monsters broke free and attacked him, leaving him to fight them without using dark magic.

• Sylvia called the masked fighter Senior Greg, and Lia recognized his golden hair and build as Greg Sass.
• Evan and Leonard doubted that the powerful fighter could be the Greg they knew, while Lia accepted his identity.
• The Spineback Lizard, Mossrock Golem, and Shadow Devourer broke free from Greg’s wooden restraints.
• Sylvia cast support spells on Greg as he dodged the Spineback Lizard’s venom and prepared to fight without using dark magic.
• Greg took a fighting stance against the three monsters and said he had encountered them before.

Greg used his knowledge of the Monsters and his basic magic to defeat three Dungeon creatures while impressing Sylvia, Evan, and Leonard. His spells grew stronger during the fight, and the battle ended with the Shadow Devourer dissolving into smoke and leaving Shadow Crystals behind.

• Greg dodged the Spineback Lizard, struck its exposed throat with Water Gun, hit the Mossrock Golem's core with Fireball Spell, and interrupted the Shadow Devourer's Shadow Strike.
• Greg repeatedly evaded the Monsters and attacked their weaknesses, leaving Sylvia, Evan, and Leonard astonished by his skill.
• Greg's Water Gun proficiency increased to LV3 and his Fireball Spell proficiency increased to LV2, strengthening both spells.
• Greg killed the Spineback Lizard with an enhanced water arrow through its eye and destroyed the Mossrock Golem's core with a larger fireball.
• Greg had Sylvia fire a Holy Light Bullet, then trapped and defeated the fleeing Shadow Devourer with water arrows and a fireball, leaving Shadow Crystals behind.

After the battle, Greg confronted Sylvia for shouting his name and risking his secret identity, but her remorse quickly made him forgive her. He resolved to deal with the three upperclassmen later by warning them to keep quiet.

• Greg received the Intangibility LV1 skill after slaying the Shadow Devourer.
• Greg scolded Sylvia for revealing his name in front of the three upperclassmen.
• Sylvia apologized, and Greg softened and told her not to worry about it.
• Sylvia thanked Greg and promised to be more careful, while Greg privately berated himself for giving in to her cuteness.
• Greg decided to warn the three upperclassmen to keep his identity and the day's events secret.

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.