Chapter Summaries

Haimo struggled to recruit members for his impoverished Familia until the rookie elf adventurer Leila questioned him about its prospects. After learning the Familia had no members, money, reputation, or proper headquarters, Leila politely began to reject his offer.

• Haimo watched adventurers pass by his recruitment sign and lamented that his Familia had neither fame nor money.
• Leila, a rookie elf archer newly arrived in Orario, stopped to examine Haimo's recruitment notice.
• Haimo pitched the Familia's limitless potential and promised Leila status as its founding member.
• Leila asked whether Haimo was well known or connected to influential gods, and he admitted he was not known in Orario.
• Leila questioned the rundown headquarters and the Familia's funding, then summarized that it had no members, money, or reputation.
• Leila thanked Haimo and praised his personal qualities, but began to turn him down.

After Leila rejected his offer to join his familia, Haimo despaired over his lack of money and followers until a recruitment system activated. He received a random world selection and Divine Appraisal, then returned to his temple to examine the system.

• Leila declined Haimo's invitation, citing his familia's poor resources and lack of experienced adventurers.
• Haimo reflected on his unknown divine identity in Orario and considered joining another familia to escape poverty.
• The Multidimensional Familia Recruitment System activated after Haimo survived alone in the lower world for a month.
• Haimo opened the starter gift pack and received a random world selection and the Divine Appraisal skill.
• Haimo appraised a Lv.1 adventurer, then hurried back to his temple and summoned the system panel.

Haimo used World Selection and identified Tsukuyo Inaba and Sasamori Aya as promising candidates from Aichi Kyosei Academy. He weighed their abilities and temperaments as potential recruits, but had not yet chosen or summoned either of them.

• Haimo activated World Selection and the system searched for a suitable, relatively safe world.
• The system selected World S-14, identifying Aichi Kyosei Academy and its armed girls as the arrival point and setting.
• The system listed Tsukuyo Inaba and Sasamori Aya as high-potential candidates.
• Haimo considered how Tsukuyo’s extraordinary hearing and Yakumaru Jigen-ryu could make her a formidable adventurer with Falna.
• Haimo assessed Sasamori’s martial prowess, confidence, and hunger for strong opponents, concluding that he would need to prove his strength to recruit her.

Haimo traveled to Aichi Kyosei Academy, where he met the bored and powerful Sasamori Aya. Her eagerness to challenge a god left Haimo poised to respond to her ambition.

• Haimo used the system to open a portal to Aichi Kyosei Academy in world S-14.
• Sasamori Aya looked down on the academy’s students and longed for a worthy opponent.
• Haimo appeared in the sky above the academy, and his divine presence brought everyone to a halt.
• Haimo asked Sasamori Aya whether she wanted to understand the meaning of life, and she eagerly accepted his offer.
• Haimo appeared in front of Sasamori Aya and recognized her desire to challenge him; she said she did.

Haimer defeated Sasamori Aya in a fight, and she knelt to ask him to take her to a place where she could truly live. He led her through the academy to meet others, where two figures blocked their path.

• Haimer countered Sasamori Aya's Uechi-ryu attack, badly injuring her hand and sending her crashing into a desk.
• Sasamori Aya rose despite her pain, thrilled by the fight, then knelt before Haimer and asked him to take her with him.
• Haimer accepted Sasamori Aya and told her to rise, promising she could one day become strong enough to amaze the gods.
• Haimer led Sasamori Aya through the eerily silent academy toward the others, and she questioned whether anyone there deserved his attention.
• Haimer stopped when two figures appeared at the end of the corridor, including a black-haired girl in a hannya mask with her hand on her katana.

Haimo confronted Onigawara Rin and Mozuno at Aichi Symbiosis Academy, then challenged Rin’s fear and avoidance as a swordswoman. He deflected her decisive strike with Mozuno’s stolen baton, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Onigawara Rin and Mozuno blocked Haimo and Amou Kirukiru, and Rin demanded to know who Haimo was and why Amou followed him.
• Amou prepared to attack Rin, but Haimo stopped her and considered recruiting Rin into his familia.
• Haimo recognized that Rin’s demon mask reflected her habit of hiding from her fears, which conflicted with the discipline of her sword style.
• Haimo’s overwhelming presence frightened Rin, but she drew her sword and attacked with Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu’s Dragon Tail Reversal.
• Haimo judged that Rin’s heart was unsettled, took Mozuno’s baton with a gesture, and used it to strike the weakest point in Rin’s sword attack.

Haimo defeated Onigawara Rin and forced her to confront the shame and fear bound to her Hannya Mask. He invited her to seek strength in other worlds, leaving her to choose whether to accept his offer.

• Onigawara Rin’s sword strike failed, and Haimo stopped his baton just short of her mask.
• Haimo criticized Rin’s fear and self-disgust, then shattered her mask to make her face what she had been hiding.
• Rin tried to attack Haimo, but he restrained her and explained that she needed to confront her true heart.
• Haimo invited Rin to find him if she wanted to become stronger and travel to other worlds.
• Haimo restored Rin’s mask, returned it to her, and left her with one chance to decide.

Haimo arrived at the old gymnasium, where Tsukuyo Inaba recognized him as a god through her extraordinary hearing and recounted his earlier battle. Onigawara Rin and Mozunoya followed him there, and Tsukuyo Inaba’s account made Sasamori Aya wary.

• Onigawara Rin overcame her fear and chased after Haimo, while Mozunoya hurried after her.
• Haimo entered the gymnasium with Sasamori Aya, Onigawara Rin, and Mozunoya behind him.
• Tsukuyo Inaba addressed Haimo as her lord god, though she admitted she did not know his name.
• Tsukuyo Inaba explained that she had heard Haimo’s arrival and reconstructed his battle with the Empress and Onigawara Rin.
• Sasamori Aya reacted with disdain to Tsukuyo Inaba’s listening, but grew wary of the precision of her hearing.

Haimo explained to Tsukuyo Inaba and the others why the gods left Heaven and how familias and falna let mortals pursue uncertain adventures in the lower world. The chapter ended with Haimo describing the brief, unpredictable lives of mortals as the source of the gods’ fascination.

• Haimo praised Tsukuyo Inaba’s exceptional hearing and asked her to join his familia because he needed her sword.
• Tsukuyo Inaba asked Haimo what the other world was like, while Sasamori Aya, Rin Onigawara, and Mozunoya listened.
• Haimo explained that the gods became unbearably bored in Heaven, and some resorted to tormenting or killing one another for entertainment.
• Haimo described how gods descended to the lower world, gave chosen children falna, and watched their familias explore the Dungeon.
• Haimo said that mortal life’s uncertainty and the possibility of surpassing expectations made it compelling to the gods.

Haimo described a world of dangerous challenges, stirring Sasamori Aya, Onigawara Rin, and Tsukuyo Inaba, before Kikakujō Mary and Hanabishi Warabi crashed into the gymnasium after secretly listening. Onigawara Rin confronted them for spying, and the chapter ended with her still tense and distrustful.

• Haimo described a world where people could pursue challenges and die in a blaze of glory, and Sasamori Aya eagerly embraced the idea.
• Onigawara Rin and Tsukuyo Inaba silently showed interest, while Mozunoya hid behind Onigawara Rin.
• Kikakujō Mary and Hanabishi Warabi fell from a ventilation window with Hanabishi Warabi's bear and revealed they had been listening.
• Onigawara Rin accused Kikakujō Mary and Hanabishi Warabi of spying, and they claimed they had been conducting strategic reconnaissance.
• Onigawara Rin remained unconvinced and tense after the public exposure of her true self.

Onigawara Rin exposed Nemumeno Satori, who revealed she had witnessed Haimo’s offer to take them to another world and eagerly wanted to go. The gathered fighters began to question whether they could return, leaving the group uncertain about accepting the dangerous journey.

• Onigawara Rin sensed someone hiding behind the gymnastics mats and demanded they come out.
• Kikakujō Mary and Hanabishi Warabi denied eavesdropping until Nemumeno Satori emerged from behind the mats.
• Nemumeno Satori revealed she had watched since the others arrived and told Haimo she wanted to visit the world he described.
• Kikakujō Mary and Hanabishi Warabi questioned whether traveling to another world was safe and whether they could return.
• Onigawara Rin and the others weighed the cost of leaving their lives and past behind.

Haimo warned the girls that traveling to another world meant facing real death, and that anyone who went had to treat the journey as a one-way trip. Sasamori Aya, Tsukuyo Inaba, and Nemumeno Satori chose to follow him, while Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, and Hanabishi Warabi still hesitated.

• Haimo confirmed he could bring the girls back, but advised them not to go unless they were ready to abandon the thought of returning.
• Haimo explained that the Dungeon was deadly and that relying on an escape route could cost them their lives.
• Sasamori Aya declared she had no reason to cling to her old world and stepped behind Haimo.
• Tsukuyo Inaba chose to follow Haimo, hoping to experience a different wind beyond her dark world.
• Nemumeno Satori joined them, saying a game without a way out sounded more exciting.
• Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, and Hanabishi Warabi remained undecided as Kikakujō Mary clutched her dictionary and watched the others.

Onigawara Rin and Kikakujō Mary decided to leave the school with Haimo and enter the dangerous other world. With four of the Five Heavenly Swords now standing beside him, Hanabishi Warabi hesitated as everyone waited for her choice.

• Onigawara Rin overcame her fear and declared that she would go with Haimo.
• Rin stood beside Tsukuyo Inaba, bringing the number of the Five Heavenly Swords who had chosen to go to three.
• Kikakujō Mary abandoned her dictionary and joined Haimo, determined not to be outdone by Rin.
• Hanabishi Warabi peeked out from the black bear's fur and anxiously considered whether to follow the others.

Haimo gave the Five Supreme Swords and Sasamori Aya time to settle their affairs before leaving for another world. As the group prepared to depart for Orario, they said emotional goodbyes to their friends and subordinates, while Nemumeno Satori watched from the shadows.

• Hanabishi Warabi reluctantly agreed to go and dragged Fierce Man along, and Haimo assured the group they would have time to prepare before leaving.
• Onigawara Rin told Mozunoya to stand on her own and entrusted the academy to her.
• Kikakujō Mary packed her belongings and urged Ubarazaki Sōchōka to stop relying on her.
• Hanabishi Warabi told the Three Beast Warriors to stay behind and hold down the fort while she, Fierce Man, and his cub went with Haimo.
• Nemumeno Satori crouched beneath a tree in a secluded corner, toying with poisoned blow darts.

Nemumeno Satori prepared to leave for another world, while Haimo arranged to take several students from Aichi Kyosei Academy and invited Koharu Narukami to join him on a future visit. The students gathered at the academy gate to depart, though Warabi Hanasaka struggled to get Kyojin moving.

• Nemumeno Satori reassured Misogi that she would return alive and said her departure would free Misogi from acting as her shadow.
• Haimo asked Yoshino Fujibayashi whether she had told Koharu Narukami about his arrival, and Yoshino confirmed she had.
• Yoshino explained that Koharu found Haimo’s interest in the academy’s students entertaining and saw it as validation of her plans.
• Haimo said he would take only the students he had chosen this time and told Yoshino to invite Koharu to prepare for his next visit.
• Kirukiru Amou, Tsukuyo Inaba, Onigawara Rin, and the others gathered at the academy gate to leave.
• Warabi Hanasaka struggled to drag Kyojin along, and Nemumeno Satori offered to put the black bear to sleep with a blow dart.

Haimo brought the girls and two bears through a gate into Orario, where they explored their shabby temple and glimpsed the bustling city. Hestia arrived to invite Haimo to eat with the Hephaestus Familia, just as she saw the newcomers inside.

• Haimo opened a gate to Orario, and Sasamori Aya, Tsukuyo Inaba, Onigawara Rin, Nemumeno Satori, Kikakujō Mary, Hanabishi Warabi, and the two bears followed him through.
• The group arrived in Haimo's cramped, dilapidated temple and complained about its condition.
• Sasamori Aya and Onigawara Rin looked out at Orario's Tower of Babel, diverse races, and adventurers, while Tsukuyo Inaba sensed the world's strange energy and strength.
• Hestia called at the temple door and invited Haimo to eat with the Hephaestus Familia.
• Hestia pushed open the door and saw the newcomers inside.

Hestia discovered Haimo surrounded by a group of unfamiliar girls and two bears, then joined them on their way to meet Hephaestus. As the newcomers marveled at Orario, Haimo watched their curiosity take hold.

• Hestia arrived at Haimo’s temple, saw the gathered girls and bears, and accused him of secretly building a successful Familia.
• Haimo reassured Hestia, gathered the fried potato rolls, and urged everyone to leave so they would not keep Hephaestus waiting.
• The group walked through Orario, where Kikakujō Mary, Onigawara Rin, and Sasamori Aya reacted with wonder to the city and its residents.
• Hanabishi Warabi struggled to pull Savage and the cub away from a grilled-meat stall.
• Hestia suspected Haimo had tricked the girls into joining him, while Haimo reflected that their curiosity was drawing them into the unfamiliar world.

Haimo brought Hestia and his companions to the Hephaestus Familia headquarters, where Onigawara Rin admired a costly katana and Hephaestus welcomed them. During dinner, Hephaestus recognized the girls’ exceptional potential and praised Haimo for finding a remarkable group, leaving Hestia confused by her metaphor.

• Haimo led the group to the Hephaestus Familia headquarters, where Onigawara Rin admired the Black Crow katana before recoiling at its price.
• Hephaestus met Haimo, Hestia, and the others, then hosted them for dinner at the headquarters.
• Hestia questioned Haimo’s claim that the newcomers were promising talents who could make his Familia the strongest.
• Hephaestus examined the girls and recognized their exceptional potential, telling Haimo he had uncovered an incredible mine.
• Hestia misunderstood Hephaestus’s metaphor, so Hephaestus rapped her on the head.

Haimo accepted Hephaestus's offer to host the girls overnight and let him perform their Falna ritual, while Hestia worried that Hephaestus would poach them. After noticing the girls' longing for Hephaestus's weapons, Haimo asked to speak with her about acquiring them and said he had something worth offering.

• Hephaestus invited Haimo and the girls to stay at her home and suggested performing their Falna ritual that night.
• Hestia accused Hephaestus of trying to poach the girls, and Hephaestus flicked her forehead before pointing out that Haimo would have to agree.
• Haimo noticed Onigawara Rin and the others admiring the weapons displayed in Hephaestus's home.
• Haimo asked Hephaestus to talk with him about the weapons and said he had something worth offering.

Haimo began the Falna ritual for Tsukuyo Inaba, explaining that it required exposing her back as a sign of trust between a deity and their follower. The chapter ended with Tsukuyo lying face down while Haimo prepared to inscribe her status.

• Haimo gathered the girls in the Hephaestus Familia guest room and explained the Falna ritual.
• Tsukuyo Inaba volunteered to receive the Falna first.
• Haimo explained that the ritual required exposing the back and described it as a covenant of trust.
• Tsukuyo removed her nightgown and lay face down on the bed.
• Haimo sat astride Tsukuyo to steady himself for the inscription and warned her not to squirm.