Chapter Summaries

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.

Greg took Vivian into the Dungeon to help her grow stronger and clear the Second Floor, while hiding Lilith and a gray-haired girl’s unauthorized visit from her. After gathering supplies at his camp, he invited Nightmare along, and she eagerly joined him through his shadow.

• Greg reasoned that Vivian’s interest in his strength could help her improve in the Dungeon and ease tensions with Lilith, then persuaded her to go with him.
• Greg warned Vivian about the dangerous stone bridge, then concealed the identities of two students he had rescued from the Dungeon so she would not investigate Lilith and the gray-haired girl.
• Greg left Vivian waiting in a cavern and returned to his camp to collect supplies.
• Nightmare teased Greg about his supposed tryst, then eagerly slipped into his shadow when he said he was going to clear the Second Floor.

Greg and Vivian continued toward the First Floor lord’s room, while Vivian began to suspect that Greg was the mysterious person who had defeated the Eight-Legged Lady. Reflecting on his past behavior and his confession, she wondered if Greg was tsundere and had changed himself for her.

• Greg left the cavern and continued through the Dungeon with Vivian, while he and Nightmare traded teasing thoughts.
• Greg led Vivian through the First Floor with little trouble, since Victoria’s earlier rampage had cleared most of the elite Monsters from their route.
• Vivian was struck by Greg’s familiarity with the Dungeon and his recent strength, and suspected he had defeated the Eight-Legged Lady.
• Vivian remembered Greg saying he had always admired her and questioned whether his transformation had been for her sake.
• Vivian recalled learning what tsundere meant and began to believe Greg’s past cruelty, withdrawal, and silence had hidden his true feelings.

Greg led Vivian through the Second Floor’s ancient ruins and wondered why she trusted him so readily. When he asked what she wanted to know, Vivian only asked whether he hated her, then continued onward after he said he did not.

• Greg warned Vivian that monsters on the Second Floor were stronger and more dangerous than those on the First Floor.
• Greg guided Vivian through the ruins, while she followed quietly and asked no questions about his familiarity with the Dungeon or his plans.
• Greg asked Vivian whether she had any doubts or questions about their trip.
• Vivian asked Greg if he hated her, and he immediately told her that he did not.
• Vivian said she had no other questions and walked ahead, privately allowing a slight smile.

Vivian concluded that Greg had never hated her, but a Piercing Beetle ambushed her before she could ask more. Greg saved her and angrily scolded her, leaving Vivian realizing how deeply he worried about her.

• Vivian decided that Greg’s denial of hating her meant his distance and rejection had hidden reasons, easing her old hurt.
• A Piercing Beetle lunged at Vivian while she was distracted, and Greg pulled her clear with Shattered Shadow Step.
• Greg threw an Alchemy Potion into the beetle’s mouth and killed it with Water Gun.
• Greg grabbed Vivian’s shoulders and scolded her for losing focus in the Dungeon, stopping himself before mentioning Lilith.
• Vivian felt guilty and warmed by Greg’s obvious fear for her safety, realizing she mattered to him.

Greg and Vivian reached the Deep Layer and agreed to leave their earlier conflict behind as they approached the Second Floor lord boss’s lair. A horde of monsters surrounded them, and Greg prepared to fight alongside Vivian.

• Greg apologized to Vivian, and she said the blame had always been hers; he urged them both to focus on the present, and she agreed.
• Greg and Vivian entered the Deep Layer and spotted the ruined temple that marked their destination, the Second Floor lord boss’s lair.
• Greg checked the Alchemy Potions Chloe had prepared and decided to keep his Dark Attribute Magic hidden while letting Vivian lead the boss fight.
• Monsters discovered Greg and Vivian and rushed toward them from the surrounding rubble and rock walls.
• Three Rock-Armored Shield Beetles, several Shadow Hunter Spiders, and two Cave Trolls surrounded Greg and Vivian as Greg called for them to get ready to fight.