Recaps

Luo Ge asked Badigadi about Hitogami and learned that the Demon King feared Dragon God Orsted, whom Luo Ge had already encountered as a child. After Luo Ge declared his intention to challenge Orsted someday, Badigadi asked him to fight, but limited the bout to one hit.

• Badigadi invited Luo Ge and Nanahoshi to drink, and Nanahoshi quickly became drunk and collapsed.
• Luo Ge privately asked Badigadi whether he knew of Hitogami, and Badigadi warned him not to mention that name around others.
• Badigadi said Orsted was terrifying and advised Luo Ge to avoid him; Luo Ge revealed he had met Orsted in the Red Dragon Mountains seven years earlier.
• Luo Ge recounted escaping Orsted and surviving two and a half years in the Dragon God Hole Labyrinth, then vowed to challenge Orsted someday.
• Badigadi asked Luo Ge to notify him before the challenge and suggested they fight; when they went outside, he said they should exchange only one hit.

Luo Ge challenged Badigadi and defeated him with a devastating sword strike, though the immortal Demon King regenerated. Badigadi acknowledged Luo Ge’s strength and named his technique Crimson Flame Slash, while the spectators began to revere Luo Ge as the Demon Sword King.

• Demons gathered to watch Luo Ge challenge Badigadi, and many placed bets on the fight.
• Badigadi urged Luo Ge to use his full strength, so Luo Ge charged his sword with compressed fire mana for two and a half minutes.
• Luo Ge unleashed a crimson sword slash that tore Badigadi apart and carved a burning trench into the distance.
• Badigadi reassembled himself and praised Luo Ge’s strength, while Luo Ge expressed relief that the Demon King had survived.
• Badigadi suggested naming Luo Ge’s unnamed technique Crimson Flame Slash, and Luo Ge accepted.
• The spectators regarded Luo Ge with awe, and stories of his victory began spreading across the Demon Continent.

Luo Ge declined Badigadi’s invitation to keep drinking and stayed behind to care for Nanahoshi while Badigadi went to borrow a ship. Meanwhile, Roxy and her companions met Kishirika, who revealed that Luo Ge and his family were safe, leaving Roxy eager to reunite with her remarkable student.

• Badigadi told Luo Ge that Kishirika had left because her curse kept her on the Demon Continent, and offered to escort Luo Ge and Nanahoshi by ship.
• Badigadi set off to borrow a vessel while Luo Ge stayed at the tavern to watch over the sleeping Nanahoshi.
• Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand rescued Kishirika from a monster, and Roxy asked her to find Luo Ge and his family.
• Kishirika recognized Luo Ge’s name and told Roxy that Paul’s family was safe in Milishion.
• Kishirika recounted how Luo Ge had rescued her and challenged Badigadi, astonishing Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand.
• Roxy felt proud of Luo Ge and looked forward to seeing him again.

Roxy learned that her student Rog Greyrat was in the Town of Klasma and rushed there, but arrived at the harbor after he had sailed away with Nanahoshi and Badigadi. As Roxy tried to leave in despair, someone recognized her as their master.

• Kishirika used her Demon Eye to find Rog Greyrat in a tavern in the Town of Klasma and told Roxy where he was.
• Badigadi returned to the tavern with a boat, and Rog, Nanahoshi, and Badigadi left for the harbor to sail to the Millis Continent.
• Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand reached Klasma and learned that Rog had just left with Badigadi.
• Roxy ran to the harbor but saw the boat sailing away toward the Millis Continent.
• As Roxy turned to leave, a voice behind her cried, "M-Master!!"

After seven years apart, Luo Ge reunited with Roxy at the seaside port, and she finally recognized him as her former disciple. They returned to the tavern together, where Luo Ge told her he was heading back to the Millis Continent to share the news that Zenith was alive.

• Luo Ge rushed to Roxy, embraced her, and was hurt when she did not recognize him.
• Luo Ge reminded Roxy that he was her former student from Buena Village, and she realized he was her disciple.
• Roxy hugged Luo Ge after confirming he was alive, and they shared their joy at meeting again.
• Luo Ge and Roxy joined Nanahoshi, Badigadi, Elinalise, and Talhand at a tavern, where he introduced his companions to Roxy.
• Luo Ge told Roxy he planned to return to the Millis Continent with news that Zenith was alive, and Roxy complimented his looks.

Luo Ge recounted his ordeals to Roxy, who comforted him and apologized for leaving him behind, while he reassured her and asked to rest on her lap. Their reunion was interrupted by someone outside shouting that they had finally found the Hero.

• Luo Ge told Roxy how he had traveled with Ghislaine, been pursued by the Dragon God, and survived two and a half years in the Dragon God Hole.
• Roxy cried, embraced Luo Ge, and apologized for leaving without saying goodbye or being able to protect him.
• Luo Ge told Roxy he had never blamed her and apologized for once blackmailing her over her incantationless magic.
• Roxy covered Luo Ge's mouth when he started to mention her secret, and he promised to keep it for life.
• Luo Ge asked to rest on Roxy's lap, but a loud voice outside announced that it had finally found the Hero, prompting him to rise angrily.

Luo Ge’s group confronted the Immortal Demon King Atofe and asked to leave the Demon Continent, but she refused and demanded a fight. As Atofe prepared to battle them, Luo Ge reassured the worried Roxy that they could win.

• Luo Ge led his group outside the tavern, where Atofe’s demon soldiers had surrounded them.
• Atofe made a grand entrance, struck Muya for correcting her etiquette, and then repeated her arrival along the red carpet.
• Luo Ge and his companions introduced themselves, and Atofe recognized her younger brother Badigadi before accusing him of betraying the demon race.
• Luo Ge asked Atofe to let the group leave the Demon Continent, but she refused when nobody agreed to challenge her.
• Atofe ordered the group to draw their swords and fight, and Luo Ge told Roxy to trust him as he promised they could win.

Luo Ge fought Atofe after declaring that she was the one challenging him, and quickly proved he could match the Immortal Demon King. Their duel continued with Atofe wounded but thrilled, as she urged Luo Ge to keep fighting.

• Luo Ge drew the Elegant Dragon Sword and told Atofe that she was the one challenging him.
• Atofe charged, but Luo Ge blocked her heavy sword and severed her arm with a counterstrike.
• Atofe's arm reattached instantly, and she laughed before attacking Luo Ge again.
• Luo Ge and Atofe traded rapid blows with the Phoenix Elegant Dragon Sword and Jawbreaker, while Luo Ge's attacks gradually wounded her.
• Atofe recognized that Luo Ge used Sword God, Water God, and North God styles and excitedly urged him to continue.

Luo Ge maintained the upper hand against Atofe, but Badigadi warned that Atofe’s immortality could let her outlast him. As Atofe kept resurrecting and fighting, Luo Ge told Roxy that his next strike would end the battle.

• Luo Ge’s allies and Atofe’s guards watched their duel while both groups held back from fighting.
• Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand were astonished as Luo Ge outmatched Atofe, while Elinalise realized who he was and resented being deceived.
• Badigadi warned that Atofe’s endless stamina and ability to resurrect could turn the battle against Luo Ge if he grew exhausted.
• Atofe praised Luo Ge’s swordsmanship and repeatedly returned to the fight after being killed, even reattaching her severed head.
• Luo Ge remained calm, told Roxy to watch closely, and declared that the warm-up was over and the battle would end with his next strike.

Luo Ge entered a state of selflessness and effortlessly evaded Atofe’s attacks before defeating her with a single sword technique. The shocked onlookers saw Atofe cut to pieces, while Badigadi began to believe Luo Ge might one day challenge the Dragon God successfully.

• Luo Ge’s perception and presence changed as he entered a state of selflessness, alarming Atofe with an invisible pressure.
• Atofe attacked Luo Ge repeatedly, but he calmly dodged every strike without drawing his sword.
• When Atofe charged at Nanahoshi, Luo Ge shielded Roxy and caught Atofe’s demon sword between his fingers before sending her flying with its rebound.
• Luo Ge drew his sword and struck Atofe, leaving more than a hundred sword marks on her before she exploded into scattered pieces.
• Roxy, Elinalise, Talhand, Nanahoshi, and Badigadi stared in shock, and Badigadi wondered whether Luo Ge could someday defeat the Dragon God.

After collapsing from the strain of fighting Atofe, Luo Ge woke to find Roxy, Nanahoshi, and Elinalise watching over him. He met Talhand and learned that he and Elinalise had been Paul and Zenith’s former companions, while Talhand’s unusual attention left him puzzled.

• Luo Ge woke after using the Transparent World and entering a selfless state had exhausted him during his fight with Atofe.
• Luo Ge realized Elinalise, not Roxy, had been stroking his head while he slept, and Roxy and Nanahoshi checked on his condition.
• Badigadi and Talhand arrived, and the group gathered in Luo Ge’s cramped room to introduce themselves.
• Roxy introduced Talhand, and Talhand explained that he and Elinalise had traveled with Paul in Black Wolf’s Fang.
• Elinalise said she and Talhand had come to help find Luo Ge’s family and Zenith, and Luo Ge thanked them on his father’s behalf.
• Luo Ge noticed Talhand kept watching him, apparently focusing on his rear, and wondered why.

Luo Ge learned that Talhand had once been deeply devoted to Paul, while Elinalise explained that Paul had also left old grievances between them. After they praised Luo Ge and reaffirmed their loyalty to Zenith, Badigadi rallied everyone to celebrate, and Luo Ge looked forward to returning to Milishion with news that Zenith was alive.

• Talhand asked Luo Ge whether Paul had ever mentioned him, and Elinalise revealed that Talhand had nearly offered himself to Paul after Paul saved him in a labyrinth.
• Luo Ge awkwardly thanked Talhand and Elinalise for helping his family, while Nanahoshi reacted with embarrassment to the misunderstanding about Talhand's feelings.
• Elinalise said Paul had done something they still could not forgive, but she and Talhand had come to help Zenith regardless of their strained relationship with Paul.
• Luo Ge asked whether Paul had wronged them and offered to apologize, but Elinalise told him to ask Paul about the old grievances himself.
• Badigadi turned Luo Ge's attempt to discuss their itinerary into a drinking celebration, and Luo Ge accepted as he anticipated telling Paul that Zenith was alive.

At a tavern drinking contest, Roxy got drunk and climbed into Luo Ge’s lap, prompting Elinalise to distract Badigadi so Luo Ge could carry his teacher to her room. When Roxy clutched his wrist and pleaded with him not to leave, Luo Ge stayed beside her through the night.

• Badigadi challenged Luo Ge to keep drinking while Talhand passed out, Nanahoshi remained unconscious, and Roxy drank quietly nearby.
• Roxy joined Luo Ge, took his drink, and fell asleep leaning against him after insisting she was responsible for him as his teacher.
• Elinalise offered to drink with Badigadi, drawing his attention away and allowing Luo Ge to carry Roxy upstairs to her room.
• Luo Ge laid Roxy in bed and covered her with his coat, but she grabbed his wrist and begged him not to leave.
• Roxy murmured anxiously about Luo Ge in her sleep, and Luo Ge held her hand and stayed beside her until dawn.

Roxy woke after Luo Ge stayed up all night looking after her, and the group agreed to take a shortcut back across the sea. They boarded a Sea Folk ship bound for the Millis Continent, leaving the Demon Continent behind as Luo Ge looked forward to reuniting with his family.

• Roxy woke to find Luo Ge beside her and learned that she had hugged him while drunk and told him she wanted him to grow up safe and healthy.
• Roxy and Luo Ge left their rooms and found Elinalise and Badigadi, who revealed that their night together had been a paid transaction.
• Luo Ge explained the return voyage plan, and the group agreed to leave for a nearby harbor once Nanahoshi woke up.
• Luo Ge and the others reached the harbor at Klasma and boarded a Sea Folk ship pulled by trained monsters.
• The ship departed for the Millis Continent while Luo Ge watched the Demon Continent recede and anticipated reuniting with his family.

After Paul beat Rudeus, Eris tried to cheer him up by punching him until his gloom gave way to anger and a grapple. Meanwhile, Paul drank alone and blamed Rudeus for not valuing their family as Luo Ge did, until Geese found him at the tavern.

• Eris returned to the inn, saw Rudeus's bruised and despondent state, and learned from Rujierd that Paul had beaten him.
• Eris started to storm off to kill Paul, but Rujierd stopped her and asked whether that would make Rudeus happy.
• Eris remembered how Luo Ge handled Rudeus's brooding and punched Rudeus repeatedly, drawing him into an angry scuffle that eased his despair.
• Paul drank alone at a tavern, compared Rudeus unfavorably with Luo Ge, and wondered whether Rudeus considered them family.
• Geese found Paul at the bar, and Paul recognized him.

Geese helped Paul recognize that he had favored Luo Ge and unfairly blamed Rudeus, who was also a child facing danger on the Demon Continent. Paul resolved to put aside his pride and seek Rudeus out to apologize that night.

• Paul told Geese about his argument with Rudeus, but insisted he had done nothing wrong.
• Geese reminded Paul that his sons were only twelve and that Rudeus might have downplayed the Demon Continent's dangers to spare his father worry.
• Geese challenged Paul to admit he would have treated Luo Ge differently, and Paul realized he had favored the son he had once lost.
• Geese warned Paul that Rudeus could die too, prompting Paul to remember how he had crushed Rudeus's hopes at the Adventurers' Guild.
• Paul decided to apologize to Rudeus immediately, thanked Geese, and left the tavern wondering whether Rudeus would forgive him.

Paul learned from Rujierd how Rudeus survived and grew during their journey across the Demon Continent, and resolved to apologize to his son. After wrestling with whether to meet Paul or leave Milishion, Rudeus decided to face him and stop running from his problems.

• Paul visited Rudeus’s inn but paused outside his room after overhearing Rudeus and Eris, then spoke with Rujierd in the corridor.
• Rujierd recounted how he rescued Rudeus and Eris during the Teleportation Incident and described Rudeus’s struggles and deeds on the Demon Continent.
• Paul asked Rujierd to arrange a meeting with Rudeus the next day and returned to Lilia, promising to apologize to his son.
• Rujierd told Rudeus that Paul had visited and invited him to meet at a tavern after daybreak, while restraining Eris from confronting Paul.
• Rudeus considered leaving Milishion without saying goodbye, then drew courage from Luo Ge’s example and decided to meet Paul.

Rudeus and Paul reconciled in Milishion, and Rudeus agreed to stay a few days to get to know his younger sisters. Meanwhile, Luo Ge, Roxy, and Nanahoshi reached Zant Port, where they began planning the next leg of their search for Zenith.

• Rudeus met Paul at a tavern, and a reminder from the owner prompted him to recognize Paul's fear of being rejected.
• Rudeus embraced Paul and forgave him, and the two left the tavern reconciled while Eris watched in surprise.
• Paul asked Rudeus to stay a few days to spend time with Norn and Aisha, and Rudeus agreed.
• Luo Ge's group reached the Millis Continent; Badigadi and Elinalise had left during the voyage, and Talhand departed after they landed.
• Luo Ge, Roxy, and Nanahoshi settled into an inn in Zant Port, where they discussed their journey and prepared to rest.

Hitogami warned Luo Ge that the Dragon God had appeared and that Rudeus would die if they met, so Luo Ge agreed to go save him. The chapter left Luo Ge determined to face the danger, while Hitogami smiled as he watched him leave.

• Luo Ge met Hitogami in a dream, and Hitogami congratulated him on finding his maid and younger sister and learning that Zenith was alive in a labyrinth.
• Hitogami told Luo Ge that the Dragon God had come, but was looking for Rudeus rather than Luo Ge.
• Hitogami revealed that his Future Sight could no longer see Rudeus’s future after Rudeus reached the Red Dragon’s Lower Jaw, which meant Rudeus would die upon meeting the Dragon God.
• Luo Ge questioned whether he should save Rudeus, and Hitogami said Rudeus would live if Luo Ge went but would certainly die if Luo Ge stayed away.
• Luo Ge decided to go save Rudeus, despite suspecting Hitogami was using him against the Dragon God, and Hitogami watched him leave with a smile.

Luo Ge told Roxy and Nanahoshi that he would not go to Milishion with them because he had an important task to do, and Roxy agreed to help Paul while looking after Nanahoshi. He left alone, declaring in his thoughts that he was going to find Rudeus, while Roxy and Nanahoshi stayed behind.

• Luo Ge summoned Roxy and Nanahoshi late at night, took the bread Roxy had sneaked from the kitchen, and told them he could not go to Milishion with them.
• Nanahoshi questioned Luo Ge’s decision, but Roxy understood that he needed to leave and agreed to tell Paul about Zenith and help search for the missing family.
• Luo Ge said he would be away for about half a year and entrusted Nanahoshi to Roxy before leaving alone.
• Nanahoshi cried as Luo Ge departed, and afterward she asked Roxy why she had not tried to stop him.
• Roxy recalled Luo Ge’s resolve and said she and Nanahoshi could go help him if he ran into danger.

Paul learned that Zenith was alive in the Gapan labyrinth on the Begaritt Continent after Roxy and Nanahoshi returned from the Demon Continent with news of Luo Ge’s journey. The chapter ended with Paul, Roxy, and Nanahoshi wondering why Luo Ge had left their group partway through the journey.

• Vera told Paul that the Adventurers’ Guild had reported Luo Ge defeated the Immortal Demon King, and Paul celebrated his son’s achievement.
• Roxy and Nanahoshi arrived without Luo Ge and explained that he had left their journey at Zant Port.
• Roxy and Nanahoshi told Paul they had discovered Zenith’s whereabouts on the Demon Continent and confirmed she was alive.
• Roxy and Nanahoshi recounted Luo Ge’s accomplishments, including defeating multiple Demon Kings, and Paul thanked them for their help.
• Roxy told Paul that Zenith was in the Gapan labyrinth on the Begaritt Continent, leaving the three of them puzzled about why Luo Ge had departed.

Isolte, the seventeen-year-old Water King, secretly hoped to marry Luo Ge, while Water God Reida tested her feelings by pretending to consider an arranged match. After revealing that she had planned to introduce Isolte to Luo Ge, Reida left Isolte eager for her to make the marriage happen.

• Isolte practiced Water God Style at the dojo while Water God Reida summoned her for a private conversation.
• Reida told Isolte the story behind the Water God tradition that a successor's partner gave up their original surname, and Isolte imagined marrying Luo Ge.
• Reida raised the prospect of arranging Isolte's marriage, and Isolte insisted she did not want to marry before becoming Water God.
• Reida revealed she had planned to arrange a match between Isolte and Luo Ge, with Gal serving as a go-between.
• Isolte changed her mind and urged Reida to make the marriage happen.

Sword God Gal rejected Water God Reida’s attempt to arrange Isolte’s marriage to Luo Ge, then decided to secure Luo Ge for his own family by arranging a marriage between him and Nina. Nina agreed, but as she walked alone afterward, she reflected on her rivalry with Luo Ge and the gulf between their abilities.

• Gal recognized Reida’s marriage proposal as an attempt to poach Luo Ge, destroyed the letter, and sent a scathing rejection.
• Gal summoned Nina and proposed that she marry Luo Ge, claiming he wanted her to be happy and that Luo Ge would succeed him as Sword God.
• Nina agreed to the arranged marriage, while Gal insisted Luo Ge would not dare refuse.
• Nina left the audience chamber to walk alone and questioned whether she could accept a marriage without affection.
• Nina remembered how Luo Ge’s achievements had eclipsed her own, then resolved that she would keep working to catch up despite the widening gap.

Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd traveled north through the Red Dragon's Lower Jaw toward Asura, after hearing that Luo Ge had defeated the powerful Immortal Demon King Atofe. As red dragons fled from an overwhelming presence, the group saw an unidentified figure approaching through the snow.

• Eris told Rudeus that Luo Ge had defeated the Immortal Demon King Atofe, and Rujierd said he himself had no confidence he could beat her.
• Rudeus realized how vast the gap between him and Luo Ge had become, but Rujierd and Eris reassured him that he was exceptional too.
• Rudeus chose a shortcut through the Red Dragon's Lower Jaw, and the group set out from the Shirone Kingdom toward Asura.
• The travelers crossed the snowy mountain pass and saw red dragons; Rujierd warned that provoking the creatures could bring a whole group down on them.
• As the group approached a narrow path, an oppressive presence drove the red dragons into a panicked flight, and an unidentified figure appeared through the wind and snow.

Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd encountered Dragon God Orsted on a snowy passage. After asking Rudeus about Rog Greyrat, Orsted let the group leave but asked whether Rudeus had heard of the Human God Hitogami.

• Orsted's oppressive presence frightened Eris and Rujierd, and their buffalo bolted over the cliff.
• Orsted recognized Rujierd and Eris, then questioned Rudeus about his family and his relationship to Rog Greyrat.
• Rudeus introduced himself and learned that the stranger was Orsted, the Dragon God.
• Orsted asked Rudeus where Rog was, but Rudeus denied knowing; Rujierd stepped in front of Rudeus and Eris as Orsted approached.
• Orsted allowed them to leave, then asked Rudeus whether he had heard of the Human God Hitogami.