Recaps

After Rudeus upset Sylphie by mistaking her for a boy, he tried to prove himself by challenging Paul to a swordsmanship duel. He was soundly beaten, but Paul’s advice helped Rudeus and Sylphie make up.

• Rudeus apologized to Sylphie for thinking she was a boy, but his words made her cry again, and Radeus escorted her home.
• Rudeus challenged Paul to a duel, hoping that defeating him would prove his swordsmanship, while Radeus watched and cheered him on.
• Paul quickly beat Rudeus, then praised his magic while declining to comment on his swordsmanship.
• Radeus healed Rudeus, and Paul advised him to tell Sylphie that he was upset she had been avoiding him.
• Sylphie arrived at Paul’s house, and Rudeus spoke with her until they made up; Radeus knew Sylphie liked Rudeus from their conversation the day before.

After Zenith announced her pregnancy, Lilia revealed that she was pregnant too, and Paul admitted he was the father. Zenith struggled between her beliefs and her friendship with Lilia, but Rudeus and Radeus supported her as she decided to let Lilia stay.

• Zenith announced that she was pregnant, and Radeus noticed that Lilia seemed distressed by the news.
• Lilia told the family that she was pregnant, and Paul admitted that the child was probably his.
• Zenith slapped Paul and asked Lilia what she intended to do; Lilia said she planned to leave after Zenith gave birth.
• Rudeus falsely claimed Paul had forced Lilia, but Lilia denied it.
• Radeus hugged Zenith and promised to support her whatever she chose, and Zenith cried before allowing Lilia to stay.

Radeus and Rudeus trained with Paul and discussed whether to attend school, then invited Sylphie to join them in a sparring match. They planned to fight the next day outside the village, with Radeus facing Rudeus and Sylphie from a distance of fifty meters.

• Zenith and Lilia cared for their newborn daughters, Norn and Aisha, while Radeus and Rudeus studied with Sylphie.
• Radeus and Rudeus sparred with Paul, who remained stronger than both of them even when they worked together.
• Paul asked whether the boys wanted to attend school, but Radeus declined and Rudeus lost interest after hearing the girls there lacked good figures.
• Radeus proposed a sparring match with Rudeus and Sylphie, and Paul agreed to take them outside the village the next morning.
• Radeus and Rudeus decided that Radeus would fight both Rudeus and Sylphie, with the match starting fifty meters apart.

Radeus and Rudeus fought a friendly match while Sylphie and Paul watched. Rudeus seemed to gain the upper hand with layered magic, but Radeus knocked him out with a thrown wooden sword and claimed victory.

• Paul took Radeus, Rudeus, and Sylphie to an open area and reminded the boys to keep their match safe.
• Radeus and Rudeus cast Cumulonimbus at the same time and began fighting with magic and a wooden sword.
• Rudeus concealed his earth magic in mana-filled mist, but Radeus dispersed the mist with a tornado.
• Rudeus struck Radeus with lightning, but Radeus healed himself and continued the fight.
• Rudeus trapped Radeus in a swamp and prepared a powerful fireball, but Radeus threw his wooden sword into Rudeus's forehead and knocked him unconscious.

Rudeus worried that his swordsmanship and magic had stopped improving, while Radeus was content with his progress and Sylphie encouraged them to enjoy their childhood together. Later, Paul delivered a letter from Roxy announcing her Water King Rank and her tutoring position in the Shirone Kingdom.

• Rudeus woke at noon and learned from Radeus that Paul had carried him home after their fight and that Sylphie had been left out of their training.
• Sylphie joined Rudeus and Radeus beneath their usual tree, where Rudeus voiced his frustration at hitting a wall in swordsmanship and magic.
• Radeus said he was satisfied with his strength for now, while Sylphie urged Rudeus not to rush and said she wanted to stay with them.
• Radeus returned from training with Paul and caught Rudeus murmuring Sylphie's name while hugging a pillow.
• Paul brought Rudeus and Radeus a letter from Roxy, who reported becoming a Water King Rank mage and tutoring the Seventh Prince in the Shirone Kingdom.

Rudeus and Radeus decided they wanted to attend Ranoa University of Magic, and Rudeus asked Paul to cover Sylphie’s tuition so they could go together. Paul refused at first, but agreed to help Rudeus find a job so he could earn the money himself.

• Radeus explained his plan to use magic circles to spark an Industrial Revolution and said he needed more knowledge of magic circles and barriers.
• Rudeus and Radeus discussed attending Ranoa University of Magic together, but worried about leaving Sylphie behind and paying her tuition.
• Rudeus asked Paul to pay tuition for himself, Radeus, and Sylphie, but Paul refused, citing Rudeus’s unfinished sword training, his youth, and the family’s limited funds.
• Rudeus asked Paul to find him a well-paying job so he could save enough for Sylphie’s tuition before Paul let him leave home.
• Paul agreed to ask an acquaintance about work, and Rudeus thanked him.

Paul and Zenith sent Radeus and Rudeus away with Ghislaine, who arrived at the Greyrat home to take them along. Radeus left without understanding why Paul had knocked Rudeus unconscious or where they were going.

• Paul and Zenith decided that Radeus would work alongside Rudeus, after Rudeus tricked Paul into believing his brother needed to leave home.
• Radeus and Rudeus argued over Aisha before Ghislaine arrived at the Greyrat home.
• Ghislaine greeted Paul, Zenith, Norn, and the family, while Paul and Zenith prepared Radeus and Rudeus to leave with her.
• Paul knocked Rudeus unconscious, and Ghislaine carried both boys onto her carriage.
• The carriage traveled about three miles while Radeus remained confused about what was happening.

Paul sent Radeus and Rudeus away to Roa, leaving Sylphie heartbroken but determined to become independent. On the journey, the brothers read Paul's letter and learned about their tutoring, bodyguard, and training duties, while Ghislaine accompanied them as a Sword King.

• Sylphie attacked Paul with Water Ball and cried over Radeus and Rudeus leaving, but Paul comforted her and she vowed to surprise them when they returned.
• Zenith offered to teach Sylphie how to cook, and Sylphie eagerly accepted.
• In the carriage, Radeus asked Ghislaine where they were going, and she handed him Paul's letter to read aloud.
• Radeus woke Rudeus and joked that Paul had sold them, then the brothers read the letter and learned Rudeus would tutor a nine-year-old girl in Roa while Radeus served as his bodyguard.
• The letter explained that Ghislaine was the girl's bodyguard and swordsmanship instructor, a Sword King who would teach the brothers swordsmanship in exchange for learning magic.
• Radeus learned he could contact home while Rudeus could not until he turned twelve, and the brothers discovered Paul had called Ghislaine his woman.

Radeus and Rudeus arrived in Roa, met their uncle Philip Boreas Greyrat, and learned that Philip expected Rudeus to teach his daughter magic for five years. Philip saw the boys’ talents as a chance to strengthen his political position, then led them to meet his headstrong daughter.

• Radeus and Rudeus reached Roa and explored the busy town before being brought to Philip’s mansion.
• Philip introduced himself as Paul’s cousin and their uncle, then confirmed the arrangement for Rudeus to teach his daughter magic for five years in exchange for funding their studies at the Ranoa University of Magic.
• Radeus clarified that he would serve only as Rudeus’s bodyguard, while Philip praised both boys’ magical and swordsmanship abilities.
• Philip recalled Paul’s praise of the boys’ potential and privately considered using them to advance his influence in House Boreas and the Notos Family.
• Philip warned the boys that his daughter was headstrong and led them to meet her, while Radeus suspected the warning understated the problem.

Rudeus and Radeus met Eris as Rudeus began his tutoring job, but their first encounter turned into a fight. Rudeus ended the chapter being beaten after he mistakenly acted with the confidence of an Advanced Swordsman.

• Philip introduced Rudeus as Eris's new tutor and revealed that Paul had wagered thirty Asura gold coins on one of the brothers succeeding.
• Eris objected to having a younger tutor and slapped Rudeus, while Radeus watched without warning him.
• Rudeus redirected Eris's anger toward Radeus, who caught her slap and claimed he was an Advanced Swordsman in all Three Sword Styles.
• Eris bit Radeus's arm before turning on Rudeus, who confirmed Radeus's claim and demanded an apology.
• Eris slapped Rudeus, and he slapped her back before she knocked him down and began beating him.

Rudeus planned to stage a kidnapping so he could impress Eris with magic and persuade her to study, while Radeus stayed behind with Ghislaine. As Rudeus began carrying out the plan, Radeus sensed something was wrong, and the chapter ended with Rudeus unaware that the plan had already gone seriously awry.

• Eris beat Rudeus after he attacked her, and Radeus refused to intervene while Philip and Ghislaine watched.
• Rudeus escaped Eris, then told Philip he would not give up tutoring her and proposed staging a kidnapping to encourage her to study magic.
• Philip supported Rudeus's plan, and Radeus agreed to help while warning Rudeus to be careful.
• The next morning, Radeus noticed the carriage carrying Rudeus and Eris was heading out of the city, but Ghislaine could not clearly recall the planned location.
• Rudeus climbed out of a wooden crate and told Radeus by party chat that the plan seemed to be going smoothly, unaware that something had already gone wrong.

Rudeus and Eris were genuinely kidnapped during their staged abduction, and Rudeus began planning their escape while secretly contacting Radeus. At the mansion, Radeus organized a search and prepared to send help once Rudeus reported their location.

• Rudeus discovered that the kidnappers were real after one of them brutally beat Eris, then used Voice Call to tell Radeus they needed rescue.
• Rudeus healed Eris and promised to help her escape if she accepted three conditions; as the kidnapper approached again, Eris agreed.
• Radeus informed Philip and Ghislaine that Eris and Rudeus had been kidnapped, and Ghislaine confirmed they were missing from their planned location.
• Radeus advised searching places where the kidnappers could hide people, investigating who had leaked the plan, and waiting for Rudeus's signal before sending help.
• Philip praised Radeus's plan and invited him to become his son, but Radeus refused.

Rudeus rescued Eris from kidnappers in town, but three attackers ambushed him before Ghislaine and Radeus could reach the fight. After Rudeus recovered Eris and dodged a thrown blade, Radeus arrived in a blue flash.

• Rudeus and Eris entered town, where a kidnapper seized Eris and dragged her into an alley.
• Radeus told Rudeus to pursue the kidnappers while Ghislaine carried him toward the alley.
• Rudeus blocked two kidnappers with an earthen wall, then discovered a treacherous guard had joined them.
• Rudeus used a fireball, earthen spikes, and magic to distract the attackers, free Eris, and catch her.
• Rudeus dodged a blade thrown by one kidnapper, and Radeus arrived at the fight.

Radeus defeated the kidnappers and helped rescue Eris, who agreed to have him tutor her alongside Rudeus. After the group returned to the mansion, Philip arranged for the lessons to begin the next day.

• Ghislaine caught Eris and the others while Radeus faced the kidnappers, defeating two with his wooden sword and causing the last guard to faint.
• Eris admired Radeus's swordplay and asked Rudeus to let Radeus tutor her too; Radeus eventually agreed.
• The guards took Eris and the unconscious kidnappers back to the mansion, where Ghislaine reassured Philip that Eris was only asleep from exhaustion.
• Philip thanked Radeus and Rudeus, ordered the traitorous guard taken away, and set the tutoring to begin the next day.
• Radeus and Rudeus bickered as they headed back to their room, while Philip watched them and Ghislaine carried Eris away.

Radeus and Rudeus learned about the Greyrat family's political power and met Hilda and Sauros at the Boreas estate. Sauros ordered them to teach Eris magic and swordsmanship, but Rudeus insisted that Eris should ask them herself.

• Philip explained that the Greyrat family’s four noble houses controlled major parts of the Asura Kingdom and revealed that Paul had once been heir to Notos.
• Philip told the boys that the public story would credit Ghislaine with resolving the kidnapping, promoting House Boreas’s recruitment of a Sword King.
• Hilda met Radeus and Rudeus, then left without speaking, leaving them unsure why she seemed displeased.
• Sauros met the boys, praised their manners, and struck Philip after learning he had told them to claim credit for saving Eris.
• Sauros ordered Radeus and Rudeus to teach Eris swordsmanship and magic, but Rudeus said Eris should ask them herself.

Eris asked Radeus and Rudeus to teach her magic and swordsmanship, and they agreed under pressure from Sauros and Philip. During sword practice, Eris defeated Rudeus in a single blow, leaving her wondering whether he had pretended to lose.

• Sauros urged Eris to ask Radeus and Rudeus for lessons, and she bashfully requested that they teach her magic and swordsmanship.
• Sauros and Philip praised Eris's cute request, and Radeus and Rudeus agreed to become her tutors.
• Ghislaine began swordsmanship practice and said Eris and Rudeus would spar, while Radeus explained that he had used North God Style techniques against the thugs.
• Rudeus confidently challenged Eris, but she moved too quickly for him to follow and knocked him unconscious with one hit.
• Eris asked Radeus whether Rudeus had put on an act, and Radeus told her that Rudeus was simply that weak.

Radeus coaxed Ghislaine into demonstrating the Sword of Light and copied it on his first attempt, though she warned him he would need to develop his own technique. As Ghislaine began special training with Eris, Radeus confronted the supposedly unconscious Rudeus, who got up and protested his kidney-kicking.

• Radeus dismissed Rudeus after Eris knocked him out and asked Eris whether she had reached Intermediate Swordsman rank.
• Radeus prompted Ghislaine to demonstrate the Sound Sword, then asked her to show him the Sword of Light.
• Ghislaine explained the Sword of Light and demonstrated it, and Radeus reproduced the technique after watching once.
• Ghislaine cautioned Radeus that he needed to create his own Sword of Light and explained how sword ranks differed in speed.
• Eris asked to learn the Sword of Light, and Ghislaine began special training with her.
• Radeus kicked Rudeus and called him out for pretending to be unconscious, and Rudeus stood up and complained about his kidneys.

Rudeus and Radeus fought over a half-finished Roxy figurine, each pretending to yield while secretly planning to reclaim or hide it. Radeus left with the figurine, but the servants had overheard their scheming, leaving him mortified.

• After recalling Radeus's flashy swordsmanship, Rudeus tried to finish his Roxy figurine but worried he lacked details of her body.
• Radeus caught Rudeus talking about him, tossed him to the floor, and claimed the figurine for himself.
• Radeus promised a complete, removable-parts version to recruit Rudeus into the Roxy Faith, and Rudeus pretended to become its deputy leader while planning to steal the figurine back.
• Radeus carried the figurine away while privately deciding not to finish it, unaware that the servants had heard his thoughts and plans aloud.
• Embarrassed by the servants' shocked stares, Radeus retreated to his room, while Rudeus sneezed and suspected his brother was bad-mouthing him.

Rudeus and Radeus taught Eris and Ghislaine magic and arithmetic, then persuaded Philip to let them study the mansion’s books. The chapter left them free to explore the household’s library and pursue their magical studies.

• Eris successfully summoned a Fireball, then accidentally sent it toward Radeus, who extinguished it with a gust of wind.
• Ghislaine persuaded Eris to attend lessons by recounting how illiteracy had left her starving on the streets.
• Radeus gave Eris addition and multiplication tables, helping her answer 9 + 9 correctly.
• Radeus explained to Rudeus that the mansion’s books could help them improve their magic, and they went to ask Philip for permission to read them.
• Philip welcomed them to read whatever they liked and offered to buy anything they needed for their research.

Radeus and Rudeus explored House Boreas’s vast study, where most valuable magic books were written in languages they could not read. While using the toilet, Radeus awakened the Modified Ten Shadows Technique, then accidentally asked the mysterious voice to change how he awakened and panicked when it accepted.

• Philip led Radeus and Rudeus to House Boreas’s enormous study and warned them not to share its books with outsiders.
• Philip explained that many magic books were written in Demon God Language or Beast God Language, and that Ghislaine could teach them the latter.
• After searching the study, Radeus and Rudeus found little useful magic in languages they could read and discussed solving the world’s slow communication problem.
• Radeus rushed to the toilet, where his shadow twisted into black hands that restrained and enveloped him.
• A voice announced that Radeus’s Modified Ten Shadows Technique had arrived, and it changed his awakening method after he jokingly complained.
• Radeus begged the voice to undo the change, while Rudeus mocked his claim that he was no epiphany master.

Radeus explained his modified Ten Shadows Technique to Rudeus, revealing that he could store objects in and travel through shadows and turn creatures he or Rudeus killed into growing, loyal Shikigami. The two then realized Radeus could exploit his nearly cost-free healing magic to survive Mahoraga’s taming ritual indefinitely.

• Radeus returned to the study and told Rudeus that unlocking his ability required him to fulfill prerequisites after he had run his mouth.
• Radeus demonstrated that he could use shadows as unlimited storage and travel through them up to ten meters, though living things risked suffocation inside.
• Radeus explained that he could make Shikigami from creatures he or Rudeus killed, and that the Shikigami could grow stronger while resting in his shadow.
• Rudeus realized that Radeus’s Six Eyes and healing magic could let him endure Mahoraga’s taming ritual without running out of mana or dying.
• Radeus imagined using Mahoraga against future opponents and suggested that he and Rudeus could fight it together if necessary.

Rudeus and Radeus continued their studies and training, with Rudeus struggling against Eris in sword practice while Radeus advanced toward matching Ghislaine. Radeus reimagined the Sword of Light as a blade enhanced with light magic, leaving him intent on making it look like Excalibur.

• Radeus complained that he and Rudeus were making little progress in Demon God Language and that the study had too few books on barrier techniques.
• Radeus explained that he wanted barrier techniques to create magic circles and hoped to engrave healing circuits inside his body.
• Eris defeated Rudeus in a sparring match after Ghislaine coached him on footwork and reading his opponent.
• Radeus trained with weights and a heavy iron sword, bringing his swordsmanship close to Ghislaine's level.
• Radeus reasoned that a literal light-speed sword swing was impossible and decided that a true Sword of Light should use light magic and resemble Excalibur.

Rudeus arranged a day off for Eris, who took the boys and Ghislaine on a morning outing around Roa. The outing revealed their low wages and ended with Rudeus secretly keeping part of Radeus's pay, while Radeus remained unaware.

• Rudeus realized Eris was restless because she had been studying without a break and told her the next day would be a holiday.
• Eris dressed up and took Radeus, Rudeus, and Ghislaine to explore Roa, and Radeus schemed to make Rudeus compliment her second.
• Radeus and Rudeus discussed the city’s prices and their lack of money before Radeus pulled Rudeus away from a vendor selling a potion to make women obedient.
• At a bookstore, Radeus learned that books were expensive and asked about their wages; Rudeus claimed Radeus earned one silver coin a month and handed him a coin.
• Rudeus revealed to himself that Radeus actually earned two silver coins and decided to keep the extra coin, then lied when Radeus asked why he was smiling.

Radeus and Rudeus continued their lessons at Eris's home, where Radeus's talent left Rudeus feeling hopeless by comparison. After receiving a Demon God Language textbook from Roxy, Rudeus learned that Eris's tenth birthday preparations would require him to help her practice dancing.

• Radeus and Rudeus spotted Perugius's Floating Fortress in the sky, and Ghislaine told them Perugius had been one of the Three Heroes who defeated Laplace.
• A year later, Ghislaine praised Eris's swordsmanship, while Radeus mocked Rudeus for remaining only an Advanced Swordsman.
• Radeus and Rudeus opened Roxy's letter and found a detailed Demon God Language textbook she had written for them.
• Edna Lelen visited Radeus's room, but Radeus sent Rudeus to answer the door and handle her request.
• Rudeus told Radeus that Eris's tenth birthday was six months away and that Edna wanted them to help Eris practice dancing.

Radeus helped Eris overcome her reluctance to learn her birthday dance, and she managed to complete it the day before the party. At the celebration, Eris stood beside Sauros as nobles gathered, while Radeus advised Rudeus to secure the dance-partner spot before anyone else could.

• Rudeus complained to Radeus that Eris kept running away from dance practice, and Eris admitted she was afraid of embarrassing her grandfather, Sauros.
• Radeus encouraged Eris to keep practicing, then watched her dance with Rudeus and noticed that her sword-training footwork made her rush ahead of the beat.
• Rudeus guided Eris through the steps using her familiar footwork, and she successfully completed the dance for the first time.
• Radeus learned the party was the next day and told Rudeus to claim the place as Eris's dance partner before anyone else could.
• The next day, Radeus and Rudeus arrived at the mansion's party, where Eris stood beside Sauros in a white formal dress and nobles gathered with their children.