Chapter Summaries

Lefiya overcame her shyness to invite Kikakujō Mary and the others to Twilight Manor, while Tsubaki took their damaged weapons to repair. On the way back to their new home, Tsukuyo Inaba heard a strange rumbling inside, and the group cautiously opened the gate.

• Lefiya nervously invited Kikakujō Mary to visit Twilight Manor and promised to prepare tea and snacks; Kikakujō Mary accepted and called her Lefiya.
• Loki praised Haimo's companions for befriending Lefiya, and Haimo told Loki to stop hanging off him.
• Tsubaki took Onigawara Rin and the others' weapons to repair, promising to return them sharp and like new within two days.
• Haimo and the others headed home late at night, where Tsukuyo Inaba heard a loud, strange rumbling inside the residence.
• Haimo unlocked the gate, and the group saw the quiet courtyard and a faint light shining from the villa.

Haimo and the others returned to the villa and discovered Hestia had spent the day alone, hungry and without money. After realizing they had all gone to the Hostess of Fertility without her, Hestia wailed and rolled around on the sofa.

• Sasamori Aya and the others heard a loud growl and found Hestia sprawled on the villa sofa, complaining that Haimo had not returned with food.
• Haimo entered the villa and learned that Hestia had stayed home all day because she had no money.
• Hestia smelled the rye ale and grilled meat the group had brought back and recognized what they had eaten.
• Onigawara Rin and the others admitted that Haimo had taken them, including Loki, to the Hostess of Fertility without Hestia.
• Hestia wailed and rolled around on the sofa after learning that everyone had feasted while she went hungry.

Haimo took the starving Hestia out for food after reassuring the exhausted girls that they could rest and postpone their Falna updates. As he and Hestia walked through the quiet neighborhood, she fretted about being a freeloader, while Haimo searched the street around them.

• Haimo stopped Hestia from complaining, promised her food, and watched her hurry toward the entryway.
• Haimo told the tired girls to bathe, rest, and not wait for him and Hestia to return.
• Hestia linked arms with Haimo and led him out to find food.
• Hestia said she felt awkward being the only freeloader, and Haimo teased her about being easy to look after.
• Haimo placated Hestia by agreeing that she was not a freeloader while continuing to search both sides of the street.

Haimo treated Hestia to a late-night meal, and their walk together turned reflective when Hestia admitted she felt unsuited to the Lower World and out of place in his large house. The chapter ended with Hestia sharing her loneliness and worry that she was merely an extra in Haimo’s life.

• Hestia ate a large meal at a roadside tavern while Haimo watched and offered her a napkin.
• Hestia hinted that she wanted dessert, so Haimo bought her two portions of fried potato balls.
• Hestia and Haimo ate as they walked, and Hestia asked whether she was unsuited to the Lower World.
• Hestia told Haimo she felt inadequate beside his Familia, relied on him and Hephaestus, and had felt alone in his big house.

Hestia admitted she did not want to recruit familia members, and Haimo gave her a key so she could stay with him. When they returned home, Sasamori Aya was waiting, desperate to learn how her stats had changed after fighting in the Dungeon.

• Hestia said recruiting familia members was too much trouble and that she had come to the Lower World to experience life.
• Haimo gave Hestia a brass key and told her she could stay with him, though they would discuss what work she could do.
• Hestia accepted the invitation and eagerly unlocked the gate to Haimo's mansion.
• Hestia and Haimo entered the dark house, where Hestia said she was going to take a bath.
• Sasamori Aya appeared in the hallway and told Haimo she could not wait until morning to learn her new stats.
• Haimo adjusted Sasamori Aya's torn collar and teased her, prompting Hestia to protest being called a child.

Haimo updated Sasamori Aya’s Falna, with Aya asking him to straddle her as he had during her first update. The Holy Script revealed her greatly increased abilities, leaving Haimo marveling at her progress.

• Hestia ran off to take a bath before Haimo updated Sasamori Aya’s Falna.
• Sasamori Aya exposed her back and lay facedown while Haimo prepared a drop of Divine Blood.
• Aya asked Haimo whether he would straddle her again, and he agreed after explaining why he had done so the first time.
• Haimo let the Divine Blood fall onto Aya’s back, causing her Holy Script to appear and settle into readable lines.
• Haimo read Aya’s updated Falna, which showed her Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, and Agility had all risen to SS.

After Sasamori Aya’s abilities reached SS in only two days, she remained unsatisfied and asked Haimo to help her push one attribute to SSS. She attacked him without warning, seeking to test her limits.

• Haimo recorded Sasamori Aya’s new Status, which showed her attributes had reached SS despite her Magic remaining I0.
• Sasamori Aya examined the parchment, declared that the values were not her limit, and crumpled it.
• Sasamori Aya told Haimo that the hunger and pain inside her body still remained and said she could not sleep.
• Sasamori Aya asked Haimo to help her raise an attribute from S to SSS.
• Sasamori Aya released Haimo’s wrist and lunged at his throat with her clawed fingers.

Haimo tested Sasamori Aya’s status after she fought him with desperate intensity, and her Strength and Agility both increased slightly. The chapter ended with Aya demanding to keep pushing herself until her stats stopped changing or she could no longer move.

• Sasamori Aya attacked Haimo, but he caught her wrist and matched her in close combat.
• Haimo caught Aya after she exhausted herself, and she begged him to update her status again.
• Haimo pricked his finger and let divine blood fall on Aya’s back, revealing small increases to her Strength and Agility.
• Aya drew strength from the update and insisted that she would continue until her stats stopped changing or she could no longer move.

Sasamori Aya pushed herself through a brutal night of training with Haimo until every attribute except Magic reached SSS. After seeing her completed Status, she passed out in Haimo’s arms, and he declared that she now belonged to his Familia and would face punishment if she neglected her body.

• Sasamori Aya repeatedly attacked Haimo and demanded Status updates, continuing despite her injuries and exhaustion.
• Haimo updated Sasamori Aya’s Status for the final time, raising Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, and Agility to SSS1299.
• Sasamori Aya saw the SSS ratings, celebrated that she had succeeded, and collapsed unconscious.
• Haimo caught Sasamori Aya and warned that, as a member of his Familia, she would be punished if she damaged her body.

Haimo used Divine Blood to transform Sasamori Aya’s maxed-out status into a new Level 2 status with powerful skills, then carried her to bed. When Aya woke, she found her body and senses changed and reacted to her bare chest with detached curiosity.

• Haimo placed an exhausted Sasamori Aya on the rug and used Divine Blood to break through her status limits, resetting her values and granting her new skills.
• Haimo carried the unconscious Aya to bed after declaring her punishment over.
• Sasamori Aya woke feeling unusually light and alert, with her senses sharpened.
• Haimo asked Aya whether she had slept well as she examined her transformed body without embarrassment.

Sasamori Aya examined the status Haimo had granted her, discovering that she had reached Lv.2 with four SSS attributes and gained the development ability [Rigid Body]. She embraced the ability as a way to keep fighting and swing her blade one more time before she was killed.

• Sasamori Aya cornered Haimo and eagerly said she would not object if he remade her body again.
• Haimo handed Sasamori Aya two status sheets showing Strength, Endurance, Dexterity, and Agility at SSS1299 and Magic at I0.
• Sasamori Aya read that she had reached Lv.2 and gained the development ability [Rigid Body] I.
• Haimo explained that the ability likely came from her determination to endure punishment and fight longer.
• Sasamori Aya said she liked [Rigid Body] because it would let her swing her blade one more time before she was killed.

Shakti confronted Chloe and Lunoire outside the Haimo Familia residence after finding them hiding near the gates. She suspected the former assassins of plotting a crime and threatened to take them to Ganesha Familia headquarters.

• Tsukuyo Inaba told Haimo that Ryu, Shakti, and three others had arrived.
• Ryu waited at the gates in her maid outfit, while Chloe and Lunoire hid nervously beside the bushes.
• Shakti questioned Chloe and Lunoire about why they were far from the tavern.
• Ganesha appeared beside Shakti, and Chloe recognized that she and Lunoire could not escape their scrutiny.
• Shakti cited public security regulations and said she would take them to Ganesha Familia headquarters for questioning.
• Chloe let out a loud meow.

Shakti caught Ryu, Chloe, and Lunoire outside Haimo’s mansion, exposing their awkward situation and Chloe’s failed excuse. Haimo invited everyone inside and put Chloe and Lunoire to work, while Anya discovered she was alone at the Hostess of Fertility.

• Chloe panicked when Shakti confronted her and Lunoire for following Ryu across Orario.
• Shakti questioned Chloe’s claim that they had gone for a walk, while Ryu struggled to explain why she was outside the mansion in her maid uniform.
• Haimo came out, welcomed everyone inside, and asked Chloe and Lunoire to help with Ryu’s work.
• Chloe agreed under Shakti’s watchful gaze, and Lunoire stopped her from trying to escape.
• Anya arrived for the morning shift and found the Hostess of Fertility completely empty.

Ganesha offered Haimo a lavish settlement for the trouble he had caused, including money, treasures, and a veteran adventurer. Haimo accepted the first two but rejected the Lv.4 transfer, insisting his familia should grow on its own.

• Ganesha apologized for having Shakti guard Haimo without proper consideration and proposed compensation.
• Ganesha offered the Haimo Familia 300 million Valis and access to choose ten items from the Ganesha Familia's private treasury.
• Ganesha offered to transfer a veteran Lv.4 adventurer to help guide and protect Haimo's familia.
• Haimo accepted the money and treasures but refused the adventurer, saying he wanted his children to grow strong without outsiders.

Ganesha accepted Haimo’s refusal to take a Ganesha Familia adventurer and urged him to remain on the side of order. After Ganesha and Shakti left, Chloe and Lunoire tried to slip away, but Haimo stopped them at the door.

• Ganesha replaced his request to transfer a Lv.4 adventurer with a demand that his Familia do everything in its power to help Haimo.
• Ganesha warned Haimo that the Lower World’s mortals could truly die and asked him not to side with destruction; Haimo said he only wanted to watch his children grow, as long as no one troubled him.
• Ganesha and Shakti departed, and Shakti’s sharp glance left Chloe and Lunoire frozen with fear.
• After the guests left, Chloe and Lunoire tried to sneak out and claimed they needed to return to the tavern.
• Haimo asked whether they were in such a hurry to leave, stopping both women at the door.

Chloe and Lunoire were forced to help Ryuu clean the house, while Anya discovered the Hostess of Fertility was nearly empty and faced Mia Grand. The chapter ended with Mia confronting Anya about the missing staff.

• Chloe agreed to clean with Lunoire to keep the god from calling Captain Shakti back, but Lunoire protested when she learned it would be every morning.
• Lunoire and Chloe wrestled while Ryuu continued cleaning and worried about Mama Mia's reaction to all four main staff members being absent.
• Anya searched the empty tavern for Ryuu, Chloe, and Lunoire, then wondered whether she should sneak away too.
• Mia Grand emerged from the kitchen with a dripping rag and addressed Anya.

Mia discovered that Chloe and Lunoire had skipped work, leaving Anya to handle the tavern alone. At Haimo’s mansion, Tsukuyo Inaba received an update to her Falna and asked to level up.

• Mia found the tavern empty and demanded to know where Chloe and Lunoire were.
• Anya said she did not know, and Mia ordered her to do all the morning work by herself.
• Haimo gathered the girls at his mansion to update their Falna.
• Haimo updated Tsukuyo Inaba’s Falna, revealing exceptionally high Strength, Dexterity, and Agility despite her poor Endurance growth.
• Tsukuyo Inaba asked Haimo to let her level up, and he questioned whether she was sure before she had seen her new stats.

Tsukuyo Inaba revealed that her frail body was failing and asked Haimo to level her up so she could keep wielding her sword and remain part of his Familia. The chapter left Haimo and the others stunned by the intensity of her determination not to fall behind.

• Tsukuyo Inaba apologized for overhearing Haimo and Sasamori Aya fighting and said she had learned that Amou had reached Lv.2.
• Tsukuyo admitted she had lost to Amou in resolve and gripped Haimo's sleeve as she declared she no longer wanted to lose.
• Tsukuyo explained that her body could no longer endure her swordsmanship and feared she might perish if she kept fighting.
• Tsukuyo knelt before Haimo and asked him to level her up so she could continue following him and avoid becoming a burden.
• Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, and Hanabishi Warabi fell silent, shocked by Tsukuyo's fierce desire to keep up.

Haimo completed Tsukuyo Inaba’s Level 2 ascension, removing her lingering decline and granting her the [Mind’s Eye] Development Ability. He then moved on to the remaining Heavenly Swords and called Onigawara Rin forward for her Falna update.

• Haimo accepted Tsukuyo Inaba’s request to ascend and used Divine Blood to shatter and reforge her Status.
• Tsukuyo Inaba became Level 2, gained [Mind’s Eye], and lost the frailty that had clung to her.
• Haimo lightened the tense mood and called Onigawara Rin to the couch for her Falna update.
• Onigawara Rin blushed and hesitated, then agreed to strip so Haimo could update her Falna.