Chapter Summaries

Dragon God Orsted attacked Rog Greyrat, believing he would become Hitogami’s apostle, and easily defeated him and Ghislaine. Rog escaped Orsted’s pursuit only after a Red Dragon accidentally knocked him off course, leaving his fate unknown.

• Orsted confronted Rog and asked whether he was an apostle of Hitogami, then attacked him when Rog did not recognize the name.
• Ghislaine blocked Orsted’s first strike and fought him, but he overwhelmed her and left her unconscious.
• Rog fought Orsted with his sword and magic, but Orsted disarmed and wounded him, then explained that he wanted to prevent Rog from helping Hitogami defeat him.
• Rog pretended to be dead, tried magic when Orsted saw through the ruse, then leaped into the abyss to escape.
• Orsted jumped after Rog, but a stray Red Dragon struck Rog off course and took Orsted’s attack, allowing Rog to disappear from the abyss.

After Luo Ge was badly wounded by the Dragon God, he spoke with Hitogami in the Void World and learned that he had survived through a teleportation circle. Hitogami asked him to follow his advice so they could defeat the Dragon God, and Luo Ge agreed to hear what he had to do.

• Luo Ge awoke in a white void in his original-world appearance and feared he was dead.
• Hitogami introduced himself as the Human God and claimed the Dragon God had destroyed the other five worlds of the Six-Faced World.
• Luo Ge suspected Hitogami was connected to his arrival, but Hitogami denied summoning him and said he could not send him home.
• Hitogami explained that Luo Ge was unconscious and had been teleported away after falling into a magic circle while fleeing the Dragon God.
• Hitogami admitted he was sealed in the Void World and could not fight the Dragon God himself, then asked Luo Ge to follow his advice.
• Luo Ge agreed that he wanted to defeat the Dragon God and asked Hitogami what he should do.

Hitogami gave Luo Ge advice for surviving in the white room and explained why he believed Luo Ge could help defeat the Dragon God. Hitogami vanished after revealing that Luo Ge’s future descendant would help him, while Luo Ge remained wary but chose to trust him over the Dragon God.

• Hitogami told Luo Ge to search the white room for useful items and learn a gray magic book within three days to survive.
• Luo Ge questioned Hitogami’s certainty and threatened to side with the Dragon God unless Hitogami explained himself.
• Hitogami said Luo Ge was protected by the strong luck of his future descendants, including one who would help defeat the Dragon God.
• Hitogami revealed that his Future Sight had shown him a future in which the Dragon God defeated him, but Luo Ge’s arrival offered a chance to change that outcome.
• Luo Ge decided Hitogami’s help was more trustworthy than the Dragon God’s hostility, and Hitogami vanished from the white space.

After surviving Orsted’s attack, Luo Ge found the God-Rank Healing Magic book Hitogami had described and struggled to learn it before his wounds killed him. He finally understood the spell, healed himself, and collapsed with his mana exhausted, alive thanks to Roxy’s teachings.

• Luo Ge woke in a teleportation room, badly wounded by Orsted, and found that ordinary healing magic could not mend him.
• Luo Ge crawled to the bookshelves and found the untitled book of God-Rank Healing Magic that Hitogami had described.
• Luo Ge spent nearly three days trying to learn the book, but his wounds worsened as rote memorization failed him.
• Luo Ge remembered Roxy’s advice to understand magic rather than memorize it and grasped the spell’s framework.
• Luo Ge cast Divine Samsara Healing, restored his wounds and severed arm, then collapsed after exhausting his mana.

Luo Ge recovered in the sealed laboratory of Demon Dragon King Laplace, learned to read its writings, and discovered research that included a design for the Battle God Armor. Laplace’s letter urged him to help Dragon God Orsted defeat Hitogami, leaving Luo Ge caught between conflicting claims and determined to grow stronger in secret.

• Luo Ge woke with white hair and a restored arm in a sealed laboratory, then realized a teleportation circle had carried him there after his fall in the Red Dragon Mountains.
• He explored the room, found supplies and books left by its owner, and spent more than a month learning the Fighting God, Demon God, and Beast God scripts.
• Luo Ge learned that the laboratory belonged to Laplace, also known as the Demon Dragon King, and found a preliminary design for the Battle God Armor among his research.
• Luo Ge discovered Laplace’s letter asking him to tell Dragon God Orsted to kill Hitogami and to help Orsted fulfill that mission.
• Because Hitogami had helped him while the Dragon God had nearly killed him, Luo Ge could not trust either side and resolved to build his strength in secret.

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.