Recaps

Ghislaine returned to Buena Village with evidence that Luo Ge had apparently died fighting the Dragon God, leaving Paul, Zenith, and their family devastated. Unaware that his family believed him dead, Luo Ge spent years studying in the Demon Dragon King's laboratory before activating its two-way teleportation circle, only to find himself still standing in the laboratory.

• Ghislaine told Paul's family that the Dragon God, Orsted, had killed Luo Ge and showed them his broken sword and half an arm.
• Paul lashed out at Rudeus, then apologized, while Ghislaine insisted Luo Ge could not have survived and the family mourned him.
• Luo Ge continued studying the Demon Dragon King Laplace's techniques, grew stronger, and found the designs for the Fighting God Armor but not the armor itself.
• After his food dwindled, Luo Ge packed valuable items and activated the laboratory's two-way teleportation circle.
• Luo Ge stepped into the circle, but when he opened his eyes, he was still standing in the laboratory.

Luo Ge escaped Demon Dragon King Laplace’s underground labyrinth through a secret passage into the Red Dragon Mountains, while his family and Roxy mourned his presumed death. The chapter left Luo Ge stranded on a sheer cliff, unaware that his loved ones believed he was gone.

• Luo Ge explored the labyrinth’s lowest level, found Red Dragon skeletons, and mapped the dangerous levels above.
• Luo Ge opened the final iron door and discovered an exit onto a snowy cliff in the Red Dragon Mountains.
• Luo Ge realized the exit lay above a ten-thousand-fathom abyss and began considering how to climb to safety.
• Paul, Zenith, Lilia, and Rudeus mourned Luo Ge at his grave, where they left pufferfish and Luo Ge dolls.
• Rudeus’s letter told Roxy that Luo Ge had died after an encounter with the Dragon God, and Roxy grieved and regretted not stopping him.

As Luo Ge climbed a dangerous cliff in the Red Dragon Mountains, he fell into a Red Dragon nest and encountered a hatchling that immediately attached itself to him. He chose to take it along, hoping to raise a dragon and someday use it to get back at Dragon God Orsted.

• Roxy woke from a nightmare in which Luo Ge was brutally killed and begged her to save him.
• Luo Ge carefully climbed the cliff, hiding from Red Dragons and avoiding their nests.
• Luo Ge slipped into a Red Dragon nest and landed in a dung heap while its adult dragons were away.
• A Red Dragon egg hatched, and the hatchling clung to Luo Ge's trouser leg, refusing to let him leave.
• Luo Ge decided to take the hatchling with him and raise it, imagining that he would ride it against Dragon God Orsted.

Luo Ge escaped the Red Dragon Mountains with a Red Dragon hatchling and discovered that the mountain hollow was the entrance to the Dragon God Hole, where he had unknowingly lived for two and a half years. After traveling through the wilderness, he encountered a hunter named Karen, who apologized for nearly hitting him with a stray arrow.

• Luo Ge left the Red Dragon nest carrying a hatchling that had mistaken him for its parent.
• At the summit, Luo Ge recognized the mountain hollow as the entrance to the Dragon God Hole, a labyrinth with more than two thousand floors.
• Luo Ge decided not to enter the labyrinth and crossed the mountains over the next two days with the hatchling.
• Lost in a primeval forest, Luo Ge hunted Doom Boars, made jerky and a boar-hide backpack, and carried the hatchling inside it.
• Karen accidentally fired an arrow near Luo Ge, then emerged from the bushes and apologized after mistaking him for a monster.

After getting lost in the Great Forest, Luo Ge learned he was in Saraku Village in Milbots Territory and accepted Karen’s offer to lead him out. He discovered that two and a half years had passed while he was in the Demon Dragon King’s laboratory, leaving him nearly eight years old.

• Luo Ge confirmed that Karen had not lied and asked where they were, learning he was in Saraku Village in Milbots Territory, eastern Asura Kingdom.
• Luo Ge realized he had traveled in the wrong direction after leaving the Red Dragon Mountains and decided to continue toward the Sword Sanctum.
• Karen mistook Luo Ge for a lost child and offered to help him out of the forest, despite Luo Ge initially declining.
• Luo Ge introduced himself as Rog Greyrat, and Karen recognized Greyrat as the local lord’s noble surname.
• Luo Ge asked Karen the year and learned it was 414 of the Armored Dragon Calendar, meaning two and a half years had passed outside the laboratory.

Luo Ge reached Karen’s remote village and met his daughter, Sara, who disliked him after learning he was a Greyrat. He explained that he was traveling to the Sword Sanctum, accepted Karen’s offer to stay the night, and Sara finally stepped forward to challenge the situation.

• Luo Ge and Karen arrived at a poor village where a Millis believer treated injured villagers.
• Karen introduced Luo Ge to Sara, who turned cold after hearing his Greyrat surname.
• Luo Ge told Karen that he came from Roa and planned to travel alone to the Sword Sanctum.
• Karen worried about the danger of Luo Ge’s journey and explained the harsh punishment for a commoner who attacked a noble.
• Luo Ge promised to keep Karen’s accidental attack secret and accepted his invitation to stay overnight.
• Sara stepped out, unable to hold back any longer.

Luo Ge stayed overnight at Karen’s home, where Karen discovered that his companion was a Red Dragon. The next morning, Luo Ge found Karen and Sara distraught, with Sara having recently cried.

• Sara argued with Karen for allowing a noble like Luo Ge to stay, but Karen insisted he was a child who deserved respect.
• The Red Dragon hatchling emerged from Luo Ge’s backpack and nearly burned Karen when he tried to touch it.
• Karen realized the hatchling was a genuine Red Dragon and was shocked that Luo Ge had tamed one.
• Sara brought Luo Ge clean bedding while grumbling that he should leave before bringing trouble to the village.
• Luo Ge rested overnight, then woke late, ate the breakfast Sara had left, and found Karen and Sara looking deeply worried.

Luo Ge offered to treat Karen’s gravely ill wife with healing magic, and Karen accepted despite Sara’s doubts and Pierre’s warnings. Luo Ge began healing the woman with God-Rank Healing Magic, while Pierre assumed his lack of an incantation proved he was a fraud.

• Pierre told Karen and Sara that he could not save Funika and that only an intermediate-rank healing magician might cure her.
• Luo Ge introduced himself and offered to help Karen as repayment for guiding him out of the forest.
• Sara opposed trusting Luo Ge, but Karen accepted his help and pleaded with him to save his wife.
• Pierre called Luo Ge a fraud and stayed to see the result.
• Luo Ge entered the sickroom and began treating Funika with God-Rank Healing Magic without chanting, prompting Pierre to doubt him further.

Luo Ge healed Funika with voiceless magic, astonishing the village family and Pierre, then left before they could thank him. Sara regretted how she had treated him and decided to become an adventurer and find him at the Sword Sanctum to thank him in person.

• Luo Ge used voiceless healing magic to restore Funika, leaving Pierre stunned and Karen overjoyed.
• Sara watched her mother recover and reconsidered her hatred of nobles after Luo Ge saved her family.
• Luo Ge quietly left the room, and Karen's family realized he had gone before they could thank him.
• Karen urged Sara to judge people fairly, and Sara admitted she understood and regretted her behavior.
• Sara learned Luo Ge had already left the village and resolved to become an adventurer and find him at the Sword Sanctum.

Pierre chased after Luo Ge to ask about the healing magic he had used, believing it to be a miracle. Although Pierre begged to become his disciple, Luo Ge offered to teach him God-Rank Healing Magic, and Pierre refused, fearing the power would bring disaster.

• Pierre rushed after Luo Ge, who reflexively punched him and sent him flying before realizing the old man had not meant to attack.
• Pierre introduced himself as a beginner healing magician and follower of Millis, then asked what rank of magic Luo Ge had used to restore Funika’s health.
• Luo Ge told Pierre that the spell was God-Rank Healing Magic, and Pierre accepted his claim after describing how it had restored Funika’s bodily functions.
• Pierre begged Luo Ge to take him as a disciple, but Luo Ge declined and offered to teach him the spell instead.
• Pierre admitted that he had dreamed of learning God-Rank Healing Magic, but refused because he feared he lacked the talent to control its power and would invite disaster.

Luo Ge accepted Pierre’s concern about the dangers of revealing God-Rank Healing Magic, then showed him the full power of God's Rejuvenation before leaving for the Sword Sanctum. Pierre remained behind, overwhelmed by the miracle and placing Luo Ge above Saint Millis in his heart.

• Luo Ge praised Pierre for his judgment, and Pierre urged him to hide his God-Rank Healing Magic from people who might try to control him.
• A baby Red Dragon emerged from Luo Ge’s backpack, frightened Pierre, and chased him with flames until Luo Ge stopped it.
• Pierre asked to travel with Luo Ge, but Luo Ge declined and prepared to leave.
• At Pierre’s request, Luo Ge cast God's Rejuvenation with a full incantation, renewing the forest and changing its environment.
• Pierre wept and prayed for forgiveness, believing Luo Ge had surpassed Saint Millis, while Luo Ge departed with the Red Dragon toward the Sword Sanctum.

Isolte Cruel, the thirteen-year-old granddaughter of Water God Reida and a prodigious Water Saint, defeated her fellow disciples and turned down a nobleman’s invitation. On her way home, she intervened when a shopkeeper tried to attack Luo Ge after he haggled over a sword, then approached the boy with a gentle smile.

• Isolte defeated every disciple who challenged her at the Water God Style dojo.
• After practice, Isolte rejected a red-haired noble boy’s invitation to dinner and headed home.
• Isolte heard Luo Ge bargain with a weapons shop owner over a rusty sword, then walk away without buying it.
• When the shopkeeper charged at Luo Ge, Isolte stepped in and offered ten large copper coins for the sword.
• After learning Isolte was Water God Reida’s granddaughter, the shopkeeper accepted her price, and Isolte approached Luo Ge.

Isolte warned Luo Ge about the dishonest weapon shop and offered him a sword, but her repeated attempts to escort him home made him suspicious, so he fled. Isolte returned home and spent the evening with her older brother Tantris, who had raised her after their parents died.

• Isolte warned Luo Ge that the weapon shop owner cheated customers and offered him a sword.
• Luo Ge, wary of Isolte’s insistence on escorting him, invented an excuse and hurried away.
• Isolte lamented that Luo Ge had run from her, then went home.
• Isolte returned to the house she shared with her older brother Tantris, who had prepared dinner for her.
• Isolte apologized to Tantris for meddling in trouble again, then ate, bathed, and went to bed.

Isolte followed three kidnappers to a slum alley, where she found Luo Ge had already beaten them and taken their valuables. After they introduced themselves, Isolte offered to help Rudeus Greyrat join the Water God Style dojo, but he rejected the style and left their disagreement unresolved.

• Isolte overheard three thieves planning to kidnap a child and followed them to the western slums.
• Isolte found Luo Ge scolding the thieves, who fled after surrendering their valuables.
• Luo Ge counted his profits and met Isolte again; he introduced himself as Rudeus Greyrat.
• Isolte explained that she had followed the thieves to protect their intended victim and introduced herself as Isolte Cruel.
• Isolte offered to recommend Rudeus for the Water God Style dojo, but he said he preferred the Sword God Style and refused to join.

Luo Ge refused Isolte’s offer to join a Water God Style dojo, so she challenged him to a fight. Their taunts enraged Isolte until she abandoned her usual defensive approach and charged at him.

• Isolte offered Luo Ge another chance to join a Water God Style dojo, but he refused unless she could defeat him.
• Isolte blocked Luo Ge from leaving and challenged him, promising to show him the Water God Style.
• Luo Ge taunted Isolte about her strength and swordsmanship, then claimed he could beat her easily.
• Isolte declared herself destined to become the Water God and grew furious when Luo Ge mocked that ambition.
• Isolte charged at Luo Ge with her sword, leaving him surprised by her reckless, Sword God Style-like attack.

Rudeus easily defeated Isolte in a fight, leaving her shaken and questioning her talent. After Reida encouraged her to learn from the loss, Isolte resolved to train harder and defeat Rudeus, while Reida grew curious about him.

• Isolte attacked Rudeus, but he dodged her strikes and knocked her into a wall with one blow.
• Isolte assumed a Water God Style stance, but Rudeus overwhelmed her with repeated strikes and left her unconscious.
• Isolte woke near dusk and went to the dojo, where her bruised and dejected appearance drew concern from its members.
• Reida listened as Isolte described Rudeus's age and skill in several sword styles, then encouraged her not to give up after losing.
• Isolte vowed to train twice as hard and defeat Rudeus, while Reida became eager to meet him.

Luo Ge encountered Eris in Roa, where she mistook him for a ghost and fled in terror. After buying supplies and arranging to travel north with a caravan, he visited Buena Village and saw that Paul and Zenith had two more children.

• Eris ran into Luo Ge in Roa and recognized him as the boy she thought had died in the Red Dragon Mountains.
• Eris wet herself in fright and ran away screaming, while Luo Ge decided the encounter might keep her from bothering him.
• Luo Ge bought supplies in Roa and learned that a caravan would leave for the Duchy of Basherant in two days.
• Luo Ge decided to visit Buena Village before departing and rode there on a black horse.
• Luo Ge watched Paul and Zenith from beneath a tree and noticed two extra babies at home.

Luo Ge left without revealing himself to his family because he wanted to grow strong enough to protect them from the Dragon God. Paul and Eris each caught a fleeting glimpse of him, but everyone else dismissed their sightings, leaving Luo Ge’s return unrecognized.

• Luo Ge said goodbye to Paul, Zenith, and Lilia from outside the courtyard, then disappeared before they could welcome him.
• Paul saw Luo Ge waving, but when he brought his family outside, Luo Ge was gone; Paul later searched the village and continued training to avenge his son.
• Eris told Rudeus and Ghislaine that she had seen Luo Ge in Roa, but they refused to believe her after searching the city without finding him.
• Rudeus concluded that Eris was hallucinating and suggested psychiatric help, and Ghislaine agreed to report her supposed illness to Lord Philip and Lord Sauros.

Rog Greyrat joined an A-rank caravan escort through Dragon's Whiskers despite being an F-rank rookie, and the other adventurers mocked his claim that he was already as strong as a Sword Saint. After the caravan crossed the forest, a hidden red lizard caused a fire in the carriage, and an unknown caster extinguished it.

• Rog rode with Soldat Heckler's adventurer party through Dragon's Whiskers and endured the others' comments about his youth.
• Soldat questioned how an F-rank rookie had joined an A-rank escort, and Rog admitted that he had paid to join.
• Rog claimed his Sword God Style was at Sword Saint strength, but the adventurers laughed and dismissed him.
• Rog recalled nearly dying when he encountered the Dragon God while traveling with Ghislaine.
• After the caravan crossed the forest, Soldat's backside caught fire when a red lizard in Rog's backpack breathed flames inside the carriage.
• The party's magicians tried to put out the fire, but an unknown caster extinguished it with a ball of water, leaving Soldat and the others puzzled.

Luo Ge’s fire-breathing Red Dragon hatchling nearly set the carriage ablaze, but the adventurers mistook it for an ordinary lizard monster. Soldat invited Luo Ge to join his A-rank party, and after Luo Ge refused and revealed he was headed to the Sword Sanctum to become a swordsman, Soldat shared advice for the journey.

• The Red Dragon hatchling started a fire in the carriage, and Soldat subdued it before Luo Ge explained that it was his pet.
• The adventurers recognized Luo Ge as a voiceless magician but dismissed the possibility that his hatchling was a Red Dragon.
• Soldat invited Luo Ge to join the Stepped-Leader party, but Luo Ge declined.
• Luo Ge told Soldat that he planned to go to the Sword Sanctum to learn swordsmanship, surprising the party.
• Soldat explained the northern Central Continent and gave Luo Ge practical advice about reaching the Sword Sanctum and surviving the journey.

Rudeus Greyrat rescued a mage and helped an adventuring party defeat a horde of Rasta Bears, revealing his formidable magic despite his F-rank status. He warned that the bears had been fleeing a greater threat, and the chapter ended with a Red Dragon approaching the group.

• Soldat led his party into battle against two dozen Rasta Bears, while Rudeus left the carriage to help fight.
• A Rasta Bear struck Elina and left her near death, but Rudeus killed the attacker with a Rock Bullet and healed her with green magic.
• Rudeus introduced himself as Rudeus Greyrat, and the party joined forces to defeat the remaining bears and praised his abilities.
• Rudeus warned that the bears seemed to be fleeing something dangerous, but the others dismissed his concern.
• Rudeus spotted a Red Dragon flying toward the group, and the adventurers realized they faced an S-rank monster.

A stray Red Dragon attacked Soldat’s party, and Luo Ge charged toward it instead of fleeing. After his compressed fire spell enraged the dragon, Luo Ge dodged its attacks and leaped onto its back, where he taunted it for being too slow.

• The Red Dragon scattered the party and knocked Soldat down with one blow, so Soldat ordered everyone to retreat.
• Luo Ge ran toward the dragon with his sword, and Soldat mistook his charge for a sacrifice meant to protect the others before following him.
• Luo Ge blasted the Red Dragon with a compressed Great Fireball, which injured it but failed to kill it.
• The enraged Red Dragon targeted Luo Ge, who dodged its attacks with wind magic and jumped onto its back.
• Luo Ge danced across the Red Dragon’s back and told it that it was too slow.

Luo Ge, known to the witnesses as Rudeus Greyrat, defeated and killed an ancient Red Dragon alone. After he vanished, the story spread across the north, and he became known as the Dragon Slayer.

• The Red Dragon attacked Luo Ge with its breath, but he blocked the flames with an Ice Wall and concealed himself in smoke.
• Luo Ge rushed through the mist and struck the Red Dragon dozens of times at the weak points in its scales, leaving it badly wounded.
• Luo Ge used the Sword God Style secret art, Silent Blade, to cut through the Red Dragon and bring it down.
• Luo Ge declared that he had slain the Red Dragon, then destroyed its body with Flame Explosion and walked away.
• Soldat identified the vanished adventurer as Rudeus Greyrat, and witnesses remembered his name.
• Stories of Rudeus Greyrat’s feat spread through the northern Adventurers’ Guild branches and taverns, earning him the title Dragon Slayer.

Luo Ge reached the Sword Sanctum and persuaded Nina to bring him before Sword God Gal Farion by claiming to be Ghislaine’s disciple. When Gal questioned his reasons for coming, Luo Ge declared that he wanted to become stronger so he could defeat the Dragon God, Orsted.

• Luo Ge arrived at the Sword Sanctum after traveling for more than a month following his battle with the Red Dragon.
• Nina initially refused to admit Luo Ge as a disciple, but she agreed to take him inside after he claimed to be Ghislaine’s disciple.
• Nina brought Luo Ge to Sword God Gal Farion, who asked him to prove his claim and explain why he had come.
• Luo Ge said he wanted to become stronger and defeat someone, then challenged Gal by saying the Sword God seemed weak in comparison.
• Luo Ge named the person he wanted to defeat as the Dragon God, Orsted, leaving the hall silent.

Luo Ge told Sword God Gal that he wanted to defeat the Dragon God, Orsted, because Orsted had tried to kill him. Gal doubted Luo Ge’s claim that he had escaped and chose Gino as his opponent; their match began with Luo Ge moving faster than Gino could finish his opening attack.

• Luo Ge said he wanted to defeat the Dragon God, and Sword God Gal praised his ambition while asking if he could truly succeed.
• Luo Ge explained that he had encountered Orsted on the way to the Sword Sanctum and wanted revenge because Orsted had tried to kill him.
• Gal ordered the hall to be quiet and decided to test Luo Ge by choosing Gino, a seven-year-old Intermediate Swordsman, as his opponent.
• Luo Ge and Gino exchanged their names, took up wooden swords, and began their match.
• Gino attacked first, but Luo Ge dashed in front of him before his slash was complete and said the fight would end there.