Chapter Summaries

Nina woke healed in a cave after an unknown magician saved her, then returned to the Sword Sanctum and confronted Luo Ge, frustrated by his strength and composure. When she tried to recruit Gino to criticize him, Gino instead asked Luo Ge to teach him swordsmanship, leaving Nina alone in her argument.

• Nina woke in a cave with her injuries healed and found that her mysterious rescuer had left behind an outer robe.
• Nina returned to the Sword Sanctum, where Gino and her friends welcomed her back; she kept the rescuer's identity secret.
• At the dojo, Nina objected when the girls praised Luo Ge and then blocked his path to insult him.
• Nina told Luo Ge she had become a Sword Saint, but he calmly congratulated her and questioned whether the rank was strong.
• Nina called on Gino to help her challenge Luo Ge, but Gino asked Luo Ge for swordsmanship advice instead.

Luo Ge met Hitogami in the world of nothingness and learned that he was still far too weak to defeat the Dragon God. Hitogami gave him three goals for becoming strong enough, and Luo Ge woke from the encounter determined to pursue them.

• Hitogami told Luo Ge that, despite his advances in magic and swordsmanship, he could not yet defeat the Dragon God.
• Hitogami promised to create an opportunity for Luo Ge to defeat the Dragon God if he followed his advice.
• Hitogami instructed Luo Ge to reach God Rank in the Sword God, North God, and Water God styles.
• Hitogami told Luo Ge to seek the help of Sword God Gal Farion, Water God Reida, and North God Kalman III Alexander Rybak.
• Hitogami told Luo Ge to find the King Dragon Sword and Battle God Armor, then disappeared from the white void.
• Luo Ge woke in his bedroom, reflected that mastering all three styles would take years, and went back to sleep.

Water God Reida and her apprentice Isolte visited the Sword Sanctum, where Isolte searched for Rudeus and Nina suspected he was the boy known as Rog Greyrat. As Gal prepared Reida to meet the disciple he wanted her to train, the boy approached, and Isolte recognized him.

• Reida arrived at the Sword Sanctum with Isolte, and Nina escorted them toward the audience chamber.
• Isolte asked Nina whether a disciple named Rudeus was at the Sanctum, then described Rudeus Greyrat after Nina said she did not know him.
• Nina realized Isolte's description matched Rog Greyrat and offered to introduce them when he came out.
• Behind the audience chamber doors, Gal asked Reida to teach a disciple the Water God Style and called the boy a monster.
• A boy in a white swordsman's uniform approached, and Isolte recognized him.

Luo Ge reunited with Isolte but failed to remember her name, then traded blunt remarks with the Water God, Reida. Reida urged Isolte to challenge him, and Isolte prepared to fight before asking Luo Ge for one small favor.

• Isolte recognized Luo Ge, but he initially did not remember her and then mistakenly called her Lute Izo.
• Nina ushered Luo Ge, Nina, and Isolte into the audience chamber, where Reida recognized Luo Ge as Gal's disciple and learned he was a Sword King.
• Luo Ge insulted Reida's early skill, and Isolte felt better when she saw that he treated her grandmother just as bluntly.
• Reida told Isolte to test Luo Ge and encouraged her by saying the Water God Style could counter the Sword God Style.
• Isolte faced Luo Ge, acknowledged the gap between their ranks, and asked him to grant her a small request before they fought.

Luo Ge defeated Isolte in a Water God Style spar by exploiting her desperation to win, despite letting her believe she had the advantage. Water God Reida tried to recruit him afterward, but he reaffirmed his loyalty to the Sword Sanctum.

• Isolte challenged Luo Ge to fight using only the Water God Style, and Nina refereed the match.
• Luo Ge deliberately used a slow, heavy strike that Isolte blocked, then let her drive him back with a series of counterattacks.
• When Isolte thrust at an apparent opening, Luo Ge used a Water God Style technique to send her flying and win the duel.
• Water God Reida explained that Luo Ge had exploited Isolte’s desperation, and Isolte admitted defeat.
• Reida offered to bring Luo Ge into the Water God Style, but he refused, saying he would always remain a disciple of the Sword Sanctum.

Luo Ge explained to Isolte why she lost their duel, then accompanied her to meet her master, Reida. As they walked through the Sword Sanctum, Isolte warmed to Luo Ge and hoped to get to know him better.

• Reida and Gal agreed that Isolte would stay at the Sword Sanctum to learn the Sword God Style, while Gal would teach Reida's disciple.
• Isolte visited Luo Ge and asked why their matching moves in the previous day's duel had ended with her being sent flying.
• Luo Ge told Isolte that speed and superior strength had beaten her focus on technique, then boastfully declared she could never defeat him.
• Isolte invited Luo Ge to meet her master, and he agreed after washing up.
• As they crossed the Sword Sanctum, Luo Ge patiently helped disciples with their swordsmanship, impressing Isolte with his approachable manner.

Luo Ge met the Water God, Reida, who agreed to teach him the Water God Style in exchange for his guidance of her disciple Isolte. When Reida learned that Luo Ge had learned the style from his father Paul, she recalled Paul’s scandalous departure from her dojo.

• Reida praised Isolte’s swordsmanship talent and told Luo Ge she believed he could defeat the Dragon God.
• Reida asked Luo Ge to guide Isolte as she taught him the Water God Style, and Luo Ge agreed.
• Reida asked about Luo Ge’s Water God Style rank and learned he had reached Advanced Rank under Paul’s instruction.
• Reida recognized Paul as a former dojo disciple who had fled after a scandal involving a female disciple.
• Reida warned Luo Ge not to treat Isolte as Paul had treated the woman, while Luo Ge privately reflected on Paul’s infamous reputation.

Luo Ge trained with Water God Reida and explained that he wanted to defeat Dragon God Orsted because he wanted to live. After seeing Luo Ge use voiceless magic in their spar, Reida became convinced he could become the Water God, while Isolte accepted that he was someone she still hoped to catch up to.

• Water God Reida discussed Luo Ge's father's swordsmanship and explained that advancing in the Water God Style required mastering one of its five secret arts.
• Luo Ge said he wanted to defeat Dragon God Orsted because Orsted had nearly killed him, and Reida admitted she feared the Dragon God.
• Reida taught Luo Ge the Water God Style's techniques, and the two sparred as Luo Ge struggled to find an opening in her defense.
• Luo Ge used voiceless wind magic to escape Reida's counterattack, shocking her and prompting her to say he would definitely become the Water God if he trained hard.
• Isolte felt a brief sense of defeat but smiled as she renewed her resolve to catch up to Luo Ge.

Luo Ge tested himself against Water God Reida but could not break her flawless defense and conceded. Reida recognized his extraordinary talent and compared his potential to the First Water God, while Isolte renewed her resolve to catch up to him.

• Luo Ge used the Transparent World and tried several attacks against Water God Reida, but her defensive counters stopped each one, so he conceded.
• Isolte praised Reida, who reminded her that Luo Ge was not yet ten and had already become a Sword King capable of making Reida take him seriously.
• Reida told Isolte that Luo Ge was a genius among geniuses and said she might have been discouraged too if she had met him when she was young.
• Reida said Luo Ge reminded her of the First Water God, whose mastery of magic matched his God Rank swordsmanship.
• Reida predicted Luo Ge could surpass her in the Water God Style and perhaps reach the First Water God's heights, though she lamented that his aspirations lay elsewhere.
• That night, Isolte practiced sword swings in the snowy courtyard, determined to catch up to Luo Ge and reclaim her pride.

Luo Ge mastered a Water God Style secret art under Reida’s instruction, then discovered that Little Red had stolen the Sanctum’s female disciples’ panties and brought them to his room. As the Sanctum searched for the thief, someone knocked on Luo Ge’s door while he stood beside the incriminating sack.

• Luo Ge mastered one of the Water God Style’s five great secret arts after half a month of training with Reida.
• Little Red returned to Luo Ge’s room with a sack and sought praise for its gift.
• A disciple told Luo Ge that a thief had stolen the female disciples’ panties, and Gal ordered an investigation.
• Reida confronted Gal over the theft, while Nina led the female disciples in searching the Sanctum.
• Luo Ge opened the sack and realized Little Red had stolen the panties, including Reida’s, from the Sanctum.
• Someone knocked on Luo Ge’s door as he panicked beside the sack.

Luo Ge narrowly avoided having Isolte discover the stolen goods hidden under his bed when she mistook the Red Dragon for the secret he was hiding. Just as he prepared to burn the bundle, Isolte returned and caught him holding it.

• Nina demanded to search Luo Ge's room, but Isolte volunteered to inspect it instead.
• Isolte searched the room while Luo Ge nervously tried to keep her from looking under the bed.
• Isolte found the Red Dragon under the bed and assumed Luo Ge had been hiding a monster.
• After Isolte left, Luo Ge pulled out the bundle of stolen goods and prepared to burn it.
• Isolte reopened the door and caught Luo Ge holding the bundle.

Luo Ge was caught with the stolen underwear that the Red Dragon had brought into his room, and Isolte teased him by pretending to believe he was the thief. She revealed she already knew the Red Dragon was responsible, then left Luo Ge with her own underwear as a private secret between them.

• Isolte found Luo Ge beside a bundle of stolen women's underwear and accused him of being the Holy Land's panty thief.
• Luo Ge blamed the Red Dragon, but Isolte pretended to doubt him and promised to keep his supposed secret.
• Isolte revealed she had seen the Red Dragon steal the underwear the night before and had only been teasing Luo Ge.
• Isolte gave Luo Ge a pair of her own underwear and warned him to keep them safe as their little secret.
• Luo Ge blamed the Red Dragon for the trouble and said it would get no snacks for a month.

Luo Ge advanced rapidly in Water God Style while remaining determined to grow strong enough to defeat the Dragon God. Isolte admitted she had fallen for him and asked Nina to help bring them together, while Nina’s memories of a mysterious rescuer stirred feelings she had not examined.

• Luo Ge progressed from Advanced Rank to near Water Emperor in Water God Style and focused on becoming strong enough to defeat the Dragon God.
• Isolte watched Luo Ge train and told Nina she admired him and wanted to win his heart.
• Nina insisted she was focused on becoming the Sword God, but remembered the unknown man who had rescued her three months earlier.
• Isolte asked Nina to help bring her and Luo Ge together, and Nina reluctantly agreed.

Luo Ge practiced the Water God Style at the beach while Isolte and Nina secretly watched him. At lunch, Isolte used her loss to Nina as an excuse to ask Luo Ge for help, and he offered to teach her Light Reversal, a counter to Nina’s Sword of Light.

• Luo Ge practiced swordsmanship at the beach, and Isolte and Nina watched him from behind a rock.
• Isolte approached Luo Ge at lunch and tried to arrange another meeting, but he turned down her invitations.
• Isolte told Luo Ge that Nina had defeated her because she could not sense Nina’s killing intent or follow her fast sword techniques.
• Luo Ge recognized Nina’s Sword of Light and explained that Light Reversal could interrupt it by striking the opponent’s sword wrist before the slash reached full speed.
• Isolte agreed to learn Light Reversal from Luo Ge.

Luo Ge taught Isolte the Light Reversal technique, which was designed to counter the Sword of Light, and she learned its basic movements after an afternoon of practice. Over the next three days, Isolte kept finding excuses to get close to Luo Ge during training, while he noticed her odd behavior but decided to let it go.

• Luo Ge demonstrated Light Reversal to Isolte and explained how to use it against the Sword of Light.
• Isolte struggled to grasp the technique, so Luo Ge guided her movements by holding her wrist and correcting her stance.
• Isolte successfully performed Light Reversal, and Luo Ge told her they would continue strict training the next day.
• Over the following three days, Isolte repeatedly sought Luo Ge's help and found excuses to touch or lean against him.
• Luo Ge noticed Isolte acting strangely around him but decided not to question her as long as she continued practicing.

Isolte defeated Nina in a public sparring match using the Sword God Style technique Luo Ge taught her, while Nina grew jealous of their closeness. After Auber announced his departure, Reida decided to leave the Sword Sanctum as well, and Isolte imagined Luo Ge proposing to her when she caught what she thought was a faint smile.

• Reida arranged a public sparring match between Isolte and Nina, and Isolte used Light Reversal to disarm Nina's Sword of Light.
• Isolte credited Luo Ge for teaching her the technique, leaving Nina devastated and resentful over how differently he treated them.
• Auber praised the Demon Sword King's talent, said he had nothing more to teach him, and departed from the Sword Sanctum.
• Reida decided to leave the Sword Sanctum because Isolte had grown and she had fulfilled her purpose there.
• Luo Ge watched Isolte from the dojo entrance, and Isolte imagined that his barely visible smile meant he would propose to her.

Luo Ge fought Auber in a sparring match and defeated him by predicting and countering every attack. After Auber left the Sword Sanctum, Luo Ge continued training, still intent on becoming strong enough to face the Dragon God.

• Auber asked Luo Ge to finish their interrupted spar, and Luo Ge agreed.
• Auber attacked with his three-blade North God Style, but Luo Ge calmly predicted and blocked every strike as Gal, Reida, Isolte, Nina, Gino, and the Sanctum’s disciples watched.
• Auber exhausted himself and admitted defeat, praising Luo Ge’s swordsmanship and asking how he had predicted his attacks.
• Luo Ge thanked Auber for teaching him the North God Style, and Auber bid farewell to Gal and Reida before leaving the Sword Sanctum.
• Nina struggled with doubts about competing with Luo Ge for the title of Sword God, while Isolte watched him leave the sparring ground.
• Luo Ge reflected that Auber had been a fine opponent and returned to his courtyard to continue training for a future battle with the Dragon God.

Luo Ge saw Isolte off as she prepared to return to the City of Ars with Reida, acknowledging her swordsmanship and promising to visit when she became a Water King. Isolte and Nina reconciled before Isolte left, and Luo Ge watched her departure from beneath the parasol tree before returning to his practice.

• Isolte thanked Luo Ge and told him she was returning to the City of Ars with Reida, and Luo Ge recognized her as a talented opponent who might someday catch up to him.
• Isolte asked Luo Ge to visit her when she became a Water King, and he agreed to write to her and visit the City of Ars.
• Luo Ge brought Nina over to say goodbye, and Isolte and Nina apologized, made up, and planned to walk by the sea together.
• The next morning, Isolte left the Sword Sanctum with Reida after seeing Luo Ge beneath the parasol tree, where they exchanged silent farewells.
• Luo Ge watched Isolte and Reida disappear down the road, then headed toward the sea for his practice.

On his tenth birthday, Luo Ge decided to leave the Sword Sanctum and return to his family, but an expanding black sphere in the southern sky vanished before he could investigate it. Little Red then led him to an unconscious woman beside a waterfall.

• Luo Ge ate a homemade birthday cake at the seaside cliffs and resolved to return to Buena Village after saying farewell to Gal.
• Luo Ge watched a black sphere above the Asura Kingdom grow for months, then saw it disappear without a trace.
• Luo Ge wondered whether the vanished sphere had burst, but planned to investigate the region while traveling home.
• Little Red urgently led Luo Ge into the forest to a waterfall, where he found a mud-covered middle-aged woman lying unconscious in the shallows.
• Luo Ge checked the woman's breathing and found that she was still alive.

Luo Ge discovered that people from Fittoa Territory had been displaced thousands of miles to the forest near the Sword Sanctum, and he decided to return home to check on his family. Gal agreed to help the refugees, while Nina resolved to surpass Luo Ge the next time they met.

• Little Red led Luo Ge to Marian, who said a white light had carried her from Buena Village to the forest.
• Little Red found more displaced people from Fittoa Territory, including survivors and the dead, and Luo Ge gathered and questioned them.
• Luo Ge concluded that the black sphere had exploded and transported people from Fittoa Territory, then told Gal he was going home to check on his family.
• Gal agreed to search for more refugees and arrange escorts, and Luo Ge called him "Teacher" before leaving the hall.
• Gal encouraged Nina to stop moping, and Nina decided she would win the next time she met Luo Ge.