Arc 6The Great Forest and the Seven Powers

Radeus and Rudeus defeated Alexander, escaped the Demon Continent, and rescued children from smugglers before learning that Paul was in Milishion. Their names then appeared among the Seven Great Powers, and they entered Milishion as the city’s authorities took notice.

  • Rudeus defeated Alexander in battle, then struggled to keep him conscious while bringing him to Wenne Port.
  • Radeus and Rudeus trained with Eris and Rujierd using Mahoraga, while Radeus discovered that Tia had eaten the monster corpses they meant to sell.
  • Rudeus followed Hitogami’s directions and met Giles Krina, who promised to take the group from the Demon Continent by ship.
  • Radeus and his companions escaped Giles’s attempt to sell them, fought the smugglers, and rescued the captive children and Sacred Beast.
  • Gustav welcomed the group to the Dedoldia village, where Gyes reconsidered his anger toward Ghislaine and Geese revealed that Paul was in Milishion.
  • Radeus stopped Giles from attacking the village, while Almanfi helped Ghislaine and Philip save Sauros from execution.
  • The group left the Great Forest with Leo, and Radeus and Rudeus discovered that they had become the fifth and seventh of the Seven Great Powers.
  • Geese left the group near Milishion, where a guard admitted them and sent their registration form to the Pope.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Northward!

Rudeus challenged Alexander to a spar, relying on flight and powerful magic, but Alexander’s King Dragon Sword let him deflect attacks, create crushing gravity, and strike with startling speed. After Alexander’s attack grazed Rudeus’s forehead, both fighters remained eager to continue, and the battle was just beginning.

  • Rudeus taunted Alexander from above and attacked with chantless Rock Bullets, but Alexander emerged completely unharmed through an unexplained trick.
  • Rudeus formed a massive compound-magic Purple attack, and Alexander charged through it and split it with the King Dragon Sword.
  • Alexander used the sword to create a gravitational field that dragged Rudeus from the sky and pressed him toward the ground.
  • Alexander moved at extreme speed and slashed at Rudeus, who evaded after his Demon Eye of Foresight showed him the attack; the blade only grazed his forehead.
  • Alexander recognized Rudeus’s foresight, and both fighters showed their determination to continue the newly begun battle.

Ch. 127Mana Materialization

Rudeus overwhelmed Alexander with rapid spells and a devastating close-range attack, but Alexander answered with Gravity Break. Rudeus stopped the attack by creating a golden mana construct, leaving Alexander despairing at his defeat.

  • Rudeus used seven simultaneous spells and a Swamp to pin Alexander down, then attacked him with a mana-enhanced punch and kick.
  • Alexander survived Rudeus's attacks and unleashed the North God Style secret art Gravity Break, removing gravity and striking with a massive pillar of light.
  • Mahoraga fled into Rudeus's shadow rather than adapting to Alexander's attack, leaving Rudeus to face it alone.
  • Rudeus converted his mana into a golden, three-meter-tall construct and used it to block Gravity Break without damage.
  • Alexander realized that Rudeus had defeated him and stared in despair.

Ch. 128Victory

Rudeus defeated Alexander in their duel and dragged him back to Wenne Port, where his clumsy attempts to wake him turned into repeated bouts of injury and healing. Alexander remained unconscious as Rudeus kept trying to start over.

  • Alexander refused to admit defeat and challenged Rudeus to one last attack.
  • Rudeus transformed his mana construct into Magic Armor Type Zero and struck Alexander with a purple energy orb that split into six.
  • Rudeus pinned Alexander with electrically charged Rock Bullets, suppressed his regeneration, and knocked him unconscious with a lightning bolt.
  • Rudeus dragged Alexander to Wenne Port and accidentally caved in his head with a Water Ball while trying to wake him, then healed him.
  • Rudeus repeatedly cast Water Balls and Healing Spells as Alexander kept losing consciousness.

Ch. 129Combustible Oolong Tea

Radeus returned to the inn and reunited with Rudeus, and they compared their recent encounters with challengers. After Rudeus discovered that Radeus’s “oolong tea” was flammable liquor, the two decided to sell it to adventurers, turning the inn into a tavern.

  • Radeus returned to the inn, where Rudeus greeted him and met Mahoraga mini.
  • Radeus and Rudeus learned that both had been drawn into fights on the same day, including Alexander Kalman Rybak mistaking Rudeus for Radeus.
  • Rudeus drank Radeus’s oolong tea, discovered it burned like strong liquor, and confirmed it was flammable with a flame spell.
  • Radeus explained that he had made the drink from recipes Randolph gave him, and he and Rudeus saw a chance to make money selling it.
  • Radeus brought out a barrel of the liquor and invited people to drink, filling the inn with adventurers and passersby.

Ch. 130Was Hitogami Really a Good Guy?

After waking up naked and hungover in the inn, Rudeus told Radeus that Hitogami’s latest warning had come true, but Radeus still distrusted him. In Radeus’s shadow, Tia consumed corpses and frightened the shikigami, while Orsted unexpectedly felt better as he traveled through the snow.

  • Eris and Rujierd found the inn’s adventurers naked and passed out; Rudeus woke after biting Radeus’s foot.
  • Rudeus told Radeus that Hitogami had warned him not to go out, and that ignoring the advice had led to trouble and an encounter with Alexander.
  • Radeus considered whether Hitogami might be good but rejected the idea, trusting his own uneasy instincts.
  • Tia rose inside Radeus’s shadow and consumed a corpse, terrifying Mahoraga and the other shikigami.
  • Rudeus agreed with Radeus that Hitogami was not a good guy, reaffirming his complete trust in his twin.
  • Orsted felt unusually comfortable and energetic while traveling with a black-haired girl through a snowy landscape.

Ch. 131AAA Mahoraga Wholesale

Radeus offered to help Eris break through her swordsmanship by lending her a Mahoraga Dharma Wheel and challenging her to spar. The chapter ended as Eris overcame his intimidating aura and swung her sword at him.

  • Eris dragged Radeus and Rudeus to the seaside to practice because she was frustrated that her swordsmanship had stalled.
  • Radeus surprised Rujierd by saying swordsmanship could be learned quickly, prompting Rudeus to complain about his own lack of progress.
  • Radeus summoned mini Mahoraga and sent it into Eris's shadow, causing a Dharma Wheel to appear behind her head.
  • Radeus explained that the Dharma Wheel could adapt to help Eris learn the Sword of Light, and Rudeus realized Mahoraga could compensate for a lack of comprehension.
  • Radeus picked up a branch, challenged Eris to attack with everything she had, and made her feel that she would die if she did not take the spar seriously.
  • Eris gripped her sword, steadied herself, and swung at Radeus.

Ch. 132Magic Sword Saint Eris

Radeus trained Eris to adapt to his swordsmanship, but Mahoraga’s support helped her awaken a powerful fire-infused sword technique instead of clearly mastering the Sword of Light. Rudeus and Rujierd then asked Radeus to help them gain the same magic-sword ability, leaving four magic fighters on the beach.

  • Radeus blocked Eris’s fierce attacks with a branch while mini Mahoraga adapted and Eris’s swordsmanship improved.
  • Eris entered a state of intense concentration and unleashed a blazing sword strike that Limitless stopped, melting the sand into glass.
  • Eris celebrated her new fire-infused sword technique while Rudeus and Rujierd wondered whether she had succeeded at the training.
  • Rudeus asked Radeus to lend him Mahoraga so he could gain Eris’s ability, and Radeus helped him become a magic swordsman.
  • Rujierd also received Mahoraga’s help and became a magic warrior, joining Eris, Rudeus, and Radeus as a magic fighter.

Ch. 133Unlimited loans

After seven days of being used as a training target, Radeus discovered that his words could trigger Binding Vows and grant him powerful attacks without making him pay the cost. Rudeus learned that the Jujutsu World covered the price, then dragged Eris and Rujierd back to make Radeus keep training.

  • Eris, Rujierd, and Rudeus took turns training against Radeus for seven days, leaving him exhausted and hungry.
  • Radeus wished he could trade tomorrow's breakfast for having eaten today, and his hunger vanished as if the wish had taken effect.
  • Radeus made a Binding Vow to increase [Dismantle]'s power fivefold, and a slash nearly hit Rudeus before cleaving the sea apart.
  • Betty explained that the Reincarnation Space sent Radeus's requests to Jujutsu Society, while the Jujutsu World paid the costs of his Binding Vows.
  • Rudeus realized Radeus could take unlimited loans and called Eris and Rujierd back to resume his training.

Ch. 134The two-month deadline had arrived

Hitogami warned Rudeus to seek a smuggling-ship dealer, while his mention of Rudeus's brother made Rudeus and Radeus suspect he was probing them. Radeus then discovered Tia had eaten all the monster corpses stored in his shadow, leaving him without enough money for ship fare.

  • Rudeus met Hitogami in a dream, where Hitogami told him to visit the alley market in three days and find a dealer who could help them leave the Demon Continent.
  • Hitogami mentioned Rudeus's brother, prompting Rudeus to wonder if Hitogami had detected Radeus and prompting Hitogami to suspect someone was interfering with his Future Sight.
  • Rudeus told Radeus about the prophecy through Party Chat, and they agreed to use it for discussions about Hitogami.
  • Radeus searched his shadow space for monster corpses to sell and discovered they were all gone.
  • Mahoraga explained that Tia had eaten the corpses to replenish her energy while adapting, leaving Radeus unable to afford ship fare.

Ch. 135Giles Krina

With no safe way to reach Millis and their time on the Demon Continent running out, Rudeus followed Hitogami’s lead and searched Wenne Port for the person in his prophecy. He met Giles Krina, who offered to take them away that night, leaving the group uncertain but ready to meet him at the harbor.

  • After three days of failing to find a safe route to Millis, Radeus and the others agreed to let Rudeus follow Hitogami’s advice.
  • Rudeus set out alone through Wenne Port’s alleys while Radeus, Eris, and Rujierd watched from a nearby building.
  • A scarred man stopped Rudeus in the market and identified him as Rudeus the Swamp.
  • The man introduced himself as Giles Krina and said someone had hired him to take Rudeus and his companions off the Demon Continent.
  • Giles told them to meet him at Wenne Port’s harbor that night, and the group discussed whether they could trust him.

Ch. 136Homecoming

Radeus and his companions boarded Giles Krina’s smuggling ship bound for Millis, where Rujierd discovered children being trafficked as slaves. Radeus persuaded him to wait until they reached port so they could rescue the children and destroy the smugglers’ base, while a blue-haired figure on an identical ship watched the Demon Continent.

  • Giles Krina brought Radeus, Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd aboard his ship and warned them to stay within a designated area.
  • Eris became seasick, and Radeus used a Healing Spell to ease her symptoms.
  • Rujierd discovered children being transported as slaves and prepared to rescue them, but Radeus persuaded him to wait until they reached Millis and strike the smugglers’ base too.
  • The ship sailed out of the harbor, and both Eris and Rudeus suffered from seasickness despite Radeus’s Healing Spell.
  • An identical wooden ship passed alongside, where a blue-haired figure silently watched the Demon Continent.

Ch. 137The show was about to begin!

Radeus and his companions endured the voyage to Millis while Radeus used Mahoraga to cure seasickness and secretly tracked Giles. After reaching shore, the group let the sailors blindfold and bind them, unaware that Radeus was preparing to turn the tables on them.

  • Radeus used Mahoraga to adapt to seasickness, then made Rudeus beg before sending a Mahoraga mini into his shadow.
  • Radeus detected Giles leaving the ship with several men and revealed that he had already placed a Shadow Shikigami in Giles's shadow.
  • Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand asked about Radeus's group at the Wenne Port Adventurers' Guild and learned of their growing fame.
  • Elinalise flirted with adventurers to gather information while Roxy tried to keep her focused on finding Paul's family.
  • Radeus and his companions arrived in Millis and agreed to be blindfolded and bound by the sailors, who planned to sell them.
  • Radeus heard the sailors discuss selling the group and secretly anticipated taking revenge.

Ch. 138The number and location of their companions

Radeus, Eris, Rujierd, and Rudeus escaped their restraints and attacked the smugglers at a temporary transfer point. After Radeus killed their leader and questioned the survivors, the group decided to return the captive children before pursuing the smugglers’ main base.

  • Radeus and the others broke free, retrieved their hidden weapons, and attacked the smugglers, with Radeus telling them to leave some alive.
  • The smuggler leader fled, but Radeus intercepted him and demanded to know where the main base was and how many companions they had.
  • When the leader refused to answer and attacked, Radeus punched him through the house and killed him.
  • Radeus questioned the surviving smugglers, who agreed to lead them to the den.
  • Rujierd suggested returning the children first, and Rudeus volunteered to arrange their return.

Ch. 139The Way of Confucius and Mencius

Radeus and his companions raided a smuggler hideout, killed the traffickers, and rescued six Beastfolk children. After Radeus healed an injured girl, Rudeus found himself pinned beneath a giant dog in another room.

  • Radeus confirmed the smugglers had led them to a hut hiding a basement full of children, and Rujierd disposed of the prisoners outside.
  • Radeus killed the smuggler who opened the door, then entered the basement with Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd.
  • Radeus introduced himself to the guards and killed them with an invisible slash, while Rujierd led the group in slaughtering the remaining traffickers.
  • Rujierd called Radeus to a cell where six Beastfolk children were held, and Radeus healed the injured blond girl.
  • Rudeus and Eris checked the other rooms, where Rudeus discovered Rudeus pinned beneath a giant dog.

Ch. 140The Dedoldia tribe

Radeus, Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd rescued beastfolk children from slave traders and reunited them with the Dedoldia tribe. The tribe’s Sacred Beast refused to let Radeus leave, so chief Gustav invited the group to the village for a feast.

  • The big dog affectionately pounced on Radeus, and Radeus and Rudeus resumed petting it after Rujierd and Eris mistook their behavior for a strange fetish.
  • Radeus told Rujierd that he had found no other nearby slave-trader camps, and the group led the children and the dog out of the hut.
  • Gustav introduced himself as chief of the Dedoldia tribe, while his son Gyes calmed down and recognized the children’s rescuers.
  • Gyes tearfully embraced one of the returned children, and the beastfolk girls thanked Radeus before rejoining their tribe.
  • The Sacred Beast tugged at Radeus’s trousers and refused to let him leave, prompting Gustav to invite Radeus, Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd to the village for a feast.

Ch. 141Savior

Radeus, Rudeus, Rujierd, and Eris joined Gustav and the beastfolk for a feast in the Great Forest, where Radeus's drinks caused a chaotic scene. Watching the Sacred Beast bond with Radeus and Rudeus, Gustav wondered whether one or both brothers were the legendary Savior, and believed the world was about to change.

  • Radeus proclaimed the Great Forest a sacred land, while Gustav welcomed him and his companions as honored guests.
  • Gustav's son Gyes announced the feast, and the beastfolk celebrated Radeus, Rudeus, Rujierd, and Eris with food and drink.
  • Radeus shared oolong tea and his powerful liquor, then tricked Rudeus into drinking water of life and forced him to drink oolong tea, making his clothes fall off.
  • The Sacred Beast romped affectionately with Radeus and Rudeus as Gustav watched and recalled the legend of the Savior, the Hero, Child of God.
  • Gustav wondered whether Radeus, Rudeus, or both were the Savior and concluded that the world was about to change.

Ch. 142What it meant to be an older brother

After Gyes condemned his younger sister Ghislaine for leaving the tribe, Eris and her companions defended her and challenged him to act like a caring older brother. Gyes softened, admitted he had been wrong, and asked them to tell Ghislaine that he missed her.

  • Radeus and Rudeus woke after a night of drinking and were astonished to find Eris teaching Minitona and Terusena human speech.
  • Gyes noticed Eris's ring and learned that Ghislaine had given it to her.
  • Gyes called Ghislaine a stain on the village for abandoning her duty, prompting Eris to defend her tearfully.
  • Radeus and Rudeus declared their respect for Ghislaine, and Rudeus urged Gyes to guide, protect, and love his younger sister.
  • Gyes reconsidered his judgment of Ghislaine and asked them to tell her that he missed her.

Ch. 143Geese

Radeus and Rudeus met Geese, a former teammate of their father Paul, in the Great Forest. Geese told them Paul was in Milishion, the capital of Millis.

  • Gyes made peace with his guilt over Ghislaine and decided it was time to take a first step.
  • Radeus and Rudeus spent the rainy season in the Great Forest, where Eris taught swordsmanship to Minitona and Terusena.
  • A Beastfolk warrior brought in Geese after catching him cheating at gambling, and Radeus heard him mention Paul.
  • Radeus stopped Geese and learned that he was a former member of the Black Wolf's Fang and an old teammate of Paul Greyrat.
  • Geese told Radeus and Rudeus that Paul was in Milishion, the capital of Millis.

Ch. 144Night raid

Rudeus and Radeus learned that Paul was searching for their missing family, then discovered Geese was from the Nuka Tribe. That night, Radeus spotted Giles and his men preparing to raid the Great Forest for Beastfolk children and confronted them alone.

  • Geese told Rudeus and Radeus that Norn was with Paul, who had leads on Lilia and Aisha and was searching for Zenith.
  • Geese learned that Rudeus and Radeus had destroyed the smugglers' ring, and revealed that he was from the Nuka Tribe on the Demon Continent.
  • A Beastfolk warrior told Gustav that smugglers had taken children, so Gustav led the village's warriors out to pursue them.
  • Radeus used Six Eyes to spot Giles and his men approaching the Great Forest while the warriors were away.
  • Giles explained that he planned to set a fire and abduct the Beastfolk children, and Radeus appeared above the group to stop them.

Ch. 145God!

Radeus effortlessly defeated Giles’s group after an Advanced mage’s Fireball failed to harm him. He killed forty men, spared the mage after the man worshipped him as a god, and ordered him to drag the unconscious Giles along.

  • Giles brought out an Advanced mage to attack Radeus with Fireball while preparing to flee.
  • Radeus immobilized the group with his mana and ordered the mage to launch the spell at him.
  • The Fireball struck Radeus’s Limitless without harming him, and the mage broke down and begged him for forgiveness.
  • Radeus killed forty of Giles’s men with a series of precise strikes and healed the mage’s wounded forehead.
  • Radeus approached Giles, who fainted in terror, then ordered the mage to drag him along.

Ch. 146Unexpected aid

After learning that Radeus and Rudeus Greyrat were both among the Seven Great Powers at eleven, Perugius sent Almanfi to help save Sauros and win the brothers’ favor. Almanfi led Ghislaine and Philip toward Sauros as the royal court sentenced him to death.

  • Almanfi reported that the Azure Death God, Radeus Greyrat, and the Magic King, Rudeus Greyrat, were brothers and had both joined the Seven Great Powers as children.
  • Perugius advised his servants to avoid making enemies of the brothers and ordered Almanfi to save Sauros as a favor to them.
  • Ghislaine carried Philip toward the royal palace to save Sauros, and Almanfi stopped them and offered Perugius’s help.
  • Ghislaine and Philip followed Almanfi toward Sauros, despite suspecting his motives.
  • The king’s court stripped Sauros Boreas Greyrat of his position and sentenced him to death for failing to respond to the mana disaster.

Ch. 147Judgment!

Ghislaine, Philip, and Almanfi interrupted Sauros’s execution and secured his pardon through Perugius’s decree. Sauros left the hall with his rescuers, learning that Hilda was safe but Eris, Rudeus, and Radeus were still missing.

  • Darius taunted Sauros and ordered his execution while Pylemon and the silent nobles looked on.
  • Ghislaine, Philip, and Almanfi arrived, but Sauros’s bracelets sent out a shadow that shattered the falling swords and saved him.
  • Ghislaine identified herself as the Sword King, and Almanfi announced Perugius’s decree to rescue Sauros and pardon him.
  • The king declared Sauros innocent, while James collapsed in terror after realizing his role in the plot.
  • Philip freed Sauros and told him that Hilda was safe but Eris, Rudeus, and Radeus remained missing, then escorted him out with Ghislaine and Almanfi.

Ch. 148Leo

Radeus and the others defeated the smugglers who attacked the Great Forest and said goodbye to the Dedoldia tribe after the rainy season ended. The Sacred Beast joined their group, and Radeus named him Leo.

  • Gyes realized the smugglers had used a disturbance to lure the warriors away, and Radeus showed him the captured North Saint Giles.
  • Gustav returned with Rujierd after they wiped out the decoy smugglers, then learned that Radeus had defeated the attackers without casualties.
  • Radeus and the others prepared to leave the Dedoldia tribe, while Gustav thanked Rujierd and Eris said goodbye to Minitona and Terusena.
  • Gyes challenged Eris to show him Ghislaine's swordsmanship, and Eris defeated him with Sword of Light before saying Ghislaine was much stronger.
  • Gustav told the group the Sacred Beast had to fulfill its mission, and the Sacred Beast joined Radeus and Rudeus as their companion.
  • Radeus named the Sacred Beast Leo.

Ch. 149The Seven Great Powers Stele

Radeus and his companions traveled toward Milishion, where Geese explained the Seven Great Powers and the stele commemorating them. The group stopped when Radeus noticed that the unfamiliar stele appeared to bear his name.

  • Radeus, Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd set out in their carriage with Leo, and Geese joined them on the way to Milishion.
  • Geese described Holy Sword Avenue and the legendary sword strike Saint Millis used to carve it through the land.
  • Radeus nearly tried to imitate Saint Millis, but Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd restrained him.
  • Geese explained the Seven Great Powers, and Rujierd recalled his old dream of challenging them.
  • Eris asked whether Radeus could defeat the Seven Great Powers, and he confidently said he would win.
  • Radeus spotted an unfamiliar stele, stopped the carriage, and realized it appeared to list his name.

Ch. 150The age of the great powers

Radeus and Rudeus discovered that the Seven Great Powers monument now listed them as the Azure Death God and Magic King, then continued with their companions toward Milishion. After the group entered the city, a guard sent their registration form to the Pope, suspecting that two great powers had arrived.

  • Radeus and Rudeus found their names on the changed monument as the fifth and seventh great powers, while they realized Randolph and Alexander had held those places before them.
  • Rujierd abandoned his plan to challenge Radeus and chose the Sword God, Gal Farion, as his target instead.
  • Randolph returned to his restaurant and found that the worker he had left in charge had become its head chef.
  • Radeus and his companions traveled toward Milishion, and Geese left them near the city after telling them to check whether Paul was at the Adventurers' Guild.
  • A guard admitted the group to Milishion after seeing their S-rank adventurer tags, then sent their registration form to the Pope because he suspected two great powers had appeared.
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