Chapter Summaries

Isolte confessed that she liked Luo Ge and asked him to date her, but Luo Ge mistook her sincere confession for a lie and told her to prove herself by defeating him. Isolte decided that the duel was a test and prepared to fight for the chance to stand beside him.

• Luo Ge repeatedly beat Isolte with a wooden sword until she picked one up and fought back.
• Roxy and Tantris noticed the commotion but mistook the fight for a private nighttime game and stayed out of it.
• Luo Ge praised Isolte’s improved Water God Style as they exchanged blows in the backyard.
• Isolte called a halt and confessed that she liked Luo Ge, asking him to pursue a relationship that could lead to marriage.
• Luo Ge laughed, assumed Isolte was lying, and said he would agree to anything if she could beat him.
• Isolte interpreted Luo Ge’s challenge as a test and resolved to prove herself in the duel.

Luo Ge trained Isolte in the City of Ars, then agreed to travel north with her and the Water God toward the Ranoa University of Magic and the Sword Sanctum. Isolte left convinced she matched Luo Ge’s preferences, while he froze after spotting Roxy watching from the corridor.

• Luo Ge sparred with Isolte until she was exhausted, then healed her injuries and gave her advice about her Water God Style and combat habits.
• Isolte learned that Luo Ge planned to take his younger sisters to the Ranoa University of Magic and asked to travel with him because she and her master were heading to the Sword Sanctum.
• Luo Ge agreed to travel with Isolte and the Water God, and Isolte promised to explain the plan to her master the next day.
• Isolte asked what kind of woman Luo Ge might marry, and his preferences for an older, mature, caring woman with blue hair convinced her she could suit him.
• As Isolte departed happily, Luo Ge noticed Roxy standing in the corridor with a half-eaten piece of bread and froze when their eyes met.

Luo Ge and his companions explored the City of Ars, where he bought gifts and encountered the powerful minister Darius. After Isolte said her master had agreed to travel north with them, she guided the group around the city, and she and Luo Ge later set out for the Water God Style dojo.

• Roxy greeted Luo Ge, who ate the bread she had brought and let her wipe crumbs from his mouth.
• Elinalise suggested that the group explore the City of Ars, and Luo Ge bought clothes for Aisha, Norn, and Roxy.
• Luo Ge saw senior minister Darius pass through the street in a carriage attended by young girls.
• Isolte returned and announced that her master had agreed to travel north with the group the next day.
• Isolte showed the group around the city, and after they returned home, she and Luo Ge left for the Water God Style dojo.

Luo Ge visited Water God Reida at the Water God Style dojo, where she praised his talent and taught him Water God techniques. After hearing that he had faced the Dragon God, Reida decided to pursue a marriage alliance between him and Isolte, leaving Luo Ge uneasy about her eager stare.

• Isolte led Luo Ge into the dojo, where Reida welcomed him personally and the disciples learned he was a Sword King from the Sword Sanctum.
• Reida praised Luo Ge's achievements and advised him to practice the Water God Style alongside his other sword styles.
• Reida taught Luo Ge the Water God Style's principles and several secret techniques.
• Luo Ge recounted his fight with the Dragon God, and Reida was astonished that the Dragon God had drawn the Godblade against him.
• Reida decided to arrange a marriage alliance between Luo Ge and Isolte, while Luo Ge grew uneasy at her increasingly eager gaze.

Luo Ge accepted Darius’s invitation to the chancellor’s mansion, where Darius tried to recruit him with lavish gifts and threats. When Luo Ge refused and said he would leave Asura the next morning, Darius ordered armed guards to attack him.

• After Isolte stayed inside the Water God Style dojo, Darius’s butler approached Luo Ge and invited him to the chancellor’s residence.
• Luo Ge initially refused the invitation, then agreed to go with the butler out of curiosity.
• At his mansion, Darius offered Luo Ge wine and ordered a maid beheaded when Luo Ge declined it.
• Darius offered Luo Ge gold, a famous sword, and riches in exchange for working for him, but Luo Ge said he would leave the next morning.
• Pylemon challenged Luo Ge, but backed down under his glare, and Darius signaled armed guards to attack.
• Luo Ge faced the guards and asked whether that was all Darius had.

Luo Ge refused Darius’s offer and fought off his guards before defeating Auber, who had been hired to kill him. As Luo Ge moved to kill Darius, a mysterious figure crashed through the ceiling and interrupted him.

• Darius threatened Luo Ge’s younger sisters after Luo Ge rejected his offer, so Luo Ge defeated the guards who attacked him.
• Auber emerged from hiding and revealed that Darius had hired him to kill Luo Ge, but he recognized Luo Ge as an old acquaintance.
• Luo Ge used the Bewitching Sword and revealed that Randolph had passed the title of Death God to him, then defeated Auber.
• Luo Ge spared Auber but declared that Darius had to die, and Darius claimed he had acted on a god’s instructions.
• A figure smashed through the ceiling and landed in the hall just as Luo Ge was about to strike Darius.

Water God Reida intervened when Luo Ge attacked Darius, trapping Luo Ge in her Sword Deprivation Kingdom and forcing a standoff. After Auber carried Darius away, Reida negotiated with Luo Ge, who demanded that she teach him the technique in exchange for sparing Darius while she lived.

• Water God Reida arrived to protect Darius and used Sword Deprivation Kingdom to trap Luo Ge, cutting him when he tested its reach.
• Darius ordered Auber to kill Luo Ge, but Reida revealed that Luo Ge was her future grandson-in-law and told Auber to take Darius away.
• Auber carried the baffled Darius out of the mansion, leaving Reida and Luo Ge alone to negotiate.
• Reida offered Isolte as Luo Ge's wife, but he refused and instead demanded that she teach him Sword Deprivation Kingdom.
• Reida agreed to teach Luo Ge after he promised not to kill Darius while she was alive, though Luo Ge secretly planned to kill Darius later.

Water God Reida taught Luo Ge and Isolte her secret technique, Sword Deprivation Kingdom, expecting Luo Ge to fail. After studying her demonstration with Transparent World, Luo Ge suddenly understood the technique, leaving Reida and Isolte stunned.

• Reida summoned Luo Ge and Isolte to the dojo and announced she would teach them Sword Deprivation Kingdom.
• Reida demonstrated the technique at great speed, while Luo Ge used Transparent World to capture and study her movements.
• Reida assumed Luo Ge could not learn the technique so quickly and began teasing him.
• Luo Ge suddenly exclaimed that he had figured out Sword Deprivation Kingdom, leaving Reida and Isolte confused.

Luo Ge learned Water God Reida’s Sword Deprivation Kingdom after watching her demonstrate it once, then used it to immobilize the Water God Style Dojo. Reida and Isolte were left stunned by his talent as Luo Ge began considering how to improve the technique.

• Luo Ge thanked Reida for her instruction and claimed he had grasped the core of the Sword Deprivation Kingdom.
• Luo Ge borrowed Reida’s golden short blade and demonstrated the technique, spreading sword aura throughout the dojo and freezing its disciples and masters in place.
• Reida and Isolte realized that Luo Ge had learned the ultimate technique after seeing it once, while Reida struggled to maintain control of the situation.
• Reida asked Luo Ge to put away his powers, and he ended the technique before the immobilized disciples could suffer further harm.
• Luo Ge returned Reida’s blade and considered ways to improve the technique’s lengthy preparation, while Isolte congratulated him and Reida reflected on his extraordinary talent.

Luo Ge returned home with Isolte, where Roxy warmed to her after receiving a cake and shared stories about Luo Ge's childhood. Roxy proposed teaching Aisha and Norn magic during their journey north, and Luo Ge agreed to train them in swordsmanship as well.

• Isolte told Luo Ge that the Water God was upset and wanted to avoid seeing him, then agreed to travel north with him the next day.
• Roxy accepted Isolte's dried-fruit sponge cake, and Isolte joined Roxy in teasing Luo Ge with stories about his childhood.
• Luo Ge saw Elinalise arrive at dinner with a bashful Tantris and worried that she might be a bad influence on Aisha and Norn.
• Roxy proposed teaching Aisha and Norn magic on the road, and Luo Ge agreed after hearing that Aisha learned quickly while Norn needed more time.
• Luo Ge decided to teach Aisha and Norn swordsmanship and pay closer attention to encouraging them, especially Norn.