Chapter Summaries

Radeus and Rudeus went shopping around the village before they intervened when three children bullied a hooded child for being a demon. They drove the bullies off with water magic and continued on their way home.

• Radeus took Rudeus through the village to buy bread and other supplies, and Rudeus stalled in a grove to avoid Radeus's threatened punishment.
• Radeus and Rudeus heard children shouting at a hooded child and throwing dirt at him.
• Remembering Paul's words about protecting the weak, Rudeus decided to step in, and Radeus joined him.
• Rudeus stopped one child from throwing a stone by knocking him down with a small water ball.
• Radeus and Rudeus drove the three children away with water balls, and Radeus hit them with a larger blast as they fled.

Rudeus and Radeus rescued a bullied, green-haired boy, comforted him, and invited him to be their friend. The boy accepted the name Sylphiette after Rudeus misheard his introduction, leaving Radeus puzzled by the boy’s reaction.

• Rudeus and Radeus drove off the children bullying the boy and washed the dirt from his face and hair.
• Rudeus and Radeus noticed the boy’s emerald-green hair, checked that he had no ruby on his forehead, and concluded that he was an elf rather than a member of the Superd Tribe.
• Radeus dried the boy’s hair with warm air, and the boy cried after explaining that he did not know whether he was a demon.
• Radeus and Rudeus told the boy they had saved him because they stood up for the weak and offered him their friendship.
• The boy began to introduce himself as “Syl,” but Rudeus heard “Sylphiette,” and the boy accepted the name.

Radeus and Rudeus taught Sylphiette basic magic, then explained to Paul why they had beaten Somal, earning their father’s praise and trust. Later, they plotted revenge on Somal but ultimately only gave him a light beating and healed his injuries.

• Rudeus and Radeus met Sylphiette and agreed to teach her magic, beginning with basic facts and planning to show her spellcasting the next day.
• Paul asked Radeus and Rudeus whether they had beaten Somal, and they explained that they had acted to protect someone from bullying.
• Paul praised his sons and told them he was proud of them, then warned them not to become conceited.
• Radeus and Rudeus discussed punishing Somal, but settled for repeatedly beating him while healing his injuries until he promised not to tattle again.

Rudeus and Radeus watched Sylphiette train and taught her about chantless magic, which she successfully used for the first time. The chapter ended with Rudeus realizing that chantless casting was not exclusive to him and Radeus.

• Radeus complained that Rudeus had made no progress in swordsmanship despite years of training.
• Sylphiette demonstrated intermediate-rank ice magic, and Radeus and Rudeus congratulated her.
• Rudeus showed Sylphiette how to heat water by combining water and fire magic.
• Radeus explained chantless casting and encouraged Rudeus to teach Sylphiette how to use it.
• After practicing, Sylphiette successfully created a water ball without an incantation, leaving Rudeus astonished.

After a storm sent Radeus, Rudeus, and Sylphiette to the Greyrat home, Rudeus tried to help Sylphiette bathe and discovered she was a girl. Paul reprimanded Rudeus, who explained that he had thought Sylphiette was a boy.

• Radeus, Rudeus, and Sylphiette hurried to the Greyrat home as a storm broke out, where Lilia welcomed them with towels and fresh clothes.
• Radeus went to bathe with Paul, while Rudeus led Sylphiette to a room and urged her to undress and get into the bath.
• Rudeus forcibly removed Sylphiette's shorts and realized she was a girl, leaving Sylphiette crying and Rudeus terrified.
• Paul came to the room, and Zenith and Lilia comforted Sylphiette while she calmed down after her bath.
• Paul scolded Rudeus for forcing Sylphiette, and Rudeus explained that he had mistaken her for a boy.

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.