Chapter Summaries

Luo Ge returned to the Shirone palace and killed Prince Pax for imprisoning Lilia and insulting his family. Back at the inn, he reunited Lilia with Aisha, learned Aisha was his half-sister, and welcomed both of them as family.

• Luo Ge went back to the Shirone palace and killed Pax, explaining to Zanoba that he had only promised to spare Pax once.
• Luo Ge returned to the inn, where Aisha ran to Lilia and the mother and daughter embraced.
• Lilia told Luo Ge that Paul was Aisha's father and explained how Zenith had forgiven her after Rudeus pleaded for her.
• Luo Ge accepted Aisha as his little sister and told Lilia that he cherished them both as family.
• Lilia embraced Luo Ge and Aisha, while Nanahoshi watched and wondered when she would return home.

Luo Ge reunited with Lilia and Aisha, told them about Fittoa’s devastation, and promised to take them to Paul before traveling to the Demon Continent to seek news of Zenith. After hearing rumors about the Demon Sword King and Rudeus in Latakia, he returned to the inn to share a meal with his family and Nanahoshi before their journey continued.

• Lilia embraced Luo Ge and mistook Nanahoshi for his wife, but Luo Ge explained that she was only his friend.
• Luo Ge told Lilia about the Teleportation Incident, Fittoa’s destruction, Paul’s survival, and Zenith’s unknown whereabouts.
• Lilia learned that Luo Ge had come to find her first, and she and Aisha treated him as their savior until he reassured them that he considered Aisha his sister.
• Luo Ge said he would reunite Lilia and Aisha with Paul, then go alone to the Demon Continent to ask Demon Emperor Kishirika about Zenith.
• While buying food, Luo Ge overheard people praising the Demon Sword King, Three Kings, and Rudeus the Dragon Slayer without realizing he was the Demon Sword King.
• Luo Ge returned to the inn, and the four shared food as twilight fell over Latakia.

Paul’s exhausted search-and-rescue party reached the King Dragon Kingdom on its way to Holy Millis, where he hoped Zenith’s relatives could help locate his missing family. Comforting Norn and remembering Luo Ge, Paul vowed to find his family, unaware that Luo Ge was alive in Shirone and searching for them too.

• Paul’s search-and-rescue party crossed the Conflict Zone and reached the King Dragon Kingdom after losing House Boreas’s financial support and struggling through months of rescue work.
• Vera told Paul that the party would rest before continuing by ship to Millis, while Shirra and the other members showed signs of their hardships.
• Norn came to Paul and asked when her mother would return, and Paul promised they would seek help from her grandparents in Millis.
• Paul carried the sleeping Norn back to the inn and reflected on his missing family, his lost son Luo Ge, and his determination not to give up.
• Luo Ge remained alive in the Shirone Kingdom, where he was also searching for his family.

Roxy set out with Elinalise and Talhand to search the Demon Continent for survivors of the Fittoa disaster, haunted by guilt over leaving Luo Ge years earlier. Meanwhile, Luo Ge found Paul’s notice and changed course with Nanahoshi, Lilia, and Aisha to pursue the search toward Millis, ending with thoughts of finding Roxy again.

• Roxy woke from a nightmare in which Luo Ge begged her to save him, and Elinalise comforted her at their camp.
• After returning to the devastated Fittoa Territory, Roxy joined Elinalise and Talhand in a search party bound for the Demon Continent.
• Luo Ge left the Shirone Kingdom with Nanahoshi, Lilia, and Aisha after asking its king to aid the search for Fittoa refugees.
• At Aisha’s suggestion, Luo Ge checked the Adventurers’ Guild and found Paul’s notice saying the search-and-rescue group had gone south toward Holy Millis.
• Luo Ge changed the party’s destination toward the Millis Continent and thought about finding his teacher, Roxy.

As Luo Ge’s party traveled south through the peaceful farming kingdoms, Nanahoshi made rice balls that delighted him and the others. Aisha and Lilia asked to learn her cooking, while Luo Ge was left out when they insisted he leave it to them.

• Luo Ge’s party passed through the Kingdom of Chika and the Kingdom of Sanakia, where Nanahoshi bought rice to make rice balls.
• At an inn, Luo Ge practiced swordsmanship while Lilia watched and brought him a towel.
• Aisha delivered Nanahoshi’s rice balls to Luo Ge, who praised them before sharing them with the others.
• Aisha asked Nanahoshi to teach her to make rice balls, and Lilia also asked to learn her cooking.
• Luo Ge offered to join the lessons, but Nanahoshi doubted his cooking ability, and Lilia and Aisha urged him to leave it to them.

Luo Ge took Lilia and Aisha shopping, buying Aisha a red dress and Lilia new boots and supplies. That night, Lilia exchanged rooms with Nanahoshi to care for Luo Ge, and she stayed beside him as he slept, admiring him.

• Luo Ge took Lilia and Aisha to a clothing shop, where he bought Aisha the red dress she wanted and chose sturdier boots for Lilia.
• Luo Ge bought travel supplies, candy for Aisha, and spare glasses for Lilia before returning to the inn.
• Lilia told Luo Ge that she and Nanahoshi had exchanged rooms so she could attend to his needs, then washed his face and feet.
• Luo Ge insisted that Lilia take the bed, but they eventually shared it with a boundary between them, and Lilia gently held him as he slept.
• Lilia watched Luo Ge in the moonlight and thought he seemed even more handsome and charming than Paul.

Luo Ge and Nanahoshi stopped at a port restaurant in the King Dragon Kingdom and tried its revolting signature stewed dragon meat. After forcing Nanahoshi to eat her share, Luo Ge ordered another portion to take back for Lilia and Aisha.

• Luo Ge sold the carriage and went with Nanahoshi to find dinner while Lilia and Aisha shopped for supplies.
• Luo Ge ordered the restaurant owner's signature stewed dragon meat despite suspecting the empty restaurant was a bad sign.
• Nanahoshi tasted the broth and vomited, and Luo Ge also tried it and found it unbearably disgusting.
• Luo Ge berated the owner, but the owner refused to change the dish because it was the restaurant's original soul.
• Luo Ge insisted Nanahoshi finish the dragon meat to avoid wasting food, then paid extra and ordered another portion for Lilia and Aisha.

Luo Ge and Nanahoshi challenged each other to a cooking contest at Randolph’s restaurant, with Randolph judging. As they began cooking, Randolph was astonished by their unfamiliar, precise techniques.

• Luo Ge asked to borrow Randolph’s kitchen to prepare more food for Aisha and her mother.
• Luo Ge challenged Nanahoshi to a cooking contest, and she accepted after he provoked her.
• Luo Ge and Nanahoshi agreed to cook within half an hour using only the kitchen’s ingredients and no magic or cheating.
• Randolph agreed to judge the contest and announced its start.
• Nanahoshi began preparing a cutlet while Luo Ge made his signature egg fried rice.
• Randolph watched their cooking and was awestruck by their skill and techniques.

Luo Ge defeated Nanahoshi in their cooking contest when Randolph chose his egg fried rice, which brought back painful memories for both the judge and Nanahoshi. Nanahoshi broke down grieving for her family in her original world after tasting it.

• Nanahoshi presented her pork cutlet dish, Nanahoshi-yaki, and Randolph praised it as a perfect score.
• Luo Ge served his egg fried rice, which he called Sorrowful Rice, and Randolph was overwhelmed by memories of his late friend and the restaurant he had inherited.
• Randolph judged Luo Ge's dish superior, awarding it far more than a perfect score and declaring that it had a soul.
• Nanahoshi tasted Luo Ge's egg fried rice and remembered her family and her last ordinary moments with her parents before arriving in this world.
• Nanahoshi sobbed that she missed her parents and wanted to go home, while Luo Ge claimed a crushing victory.

Luo Ge, Nanahoshi, Lilia, and Aisha sailed from the King Dragon Kingdom toward Millis, while Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand arrived too late to catch the day’s ship. Roxy and her companions planned to depart the next day, and she felt an unexplained anticipation about the journey ahead.

• Luo Ge declined Randolph’s invitation to stay and boarded a ship to Millis with Nanahoshi, Lilia, and Aisha.
• After departure, Luo Ge told Nanahoshi that Randolph was a powerful swordsman whose skill might rival his own.
• Randolph watched the ship leave and praised Luo Ge and Nanahoshi’s culinary mastery before returning to his restaurant.
• Roxy and Elinalise missed the last sailing after Elinalise spent time with two men, and Roxy scolded her for delaying them.
• Talhand learned that the next ship to Millis would leave at noon the following day, while Roxy imagined a romantic rescue and later felt anticipation about the voyage.

Months after the Fittoa Great Teleportation Incident, Paul struggled with grief while searching for his missing family in Millis. Lilia and Aisha reunited with him and revealed that his supposedly dead son Luo Ge was alive, leaving Paul stunned and desperate for confirmation.

• Paul drank alone at the Adventurers' Guild while grieving for Zenith, Lilia, Aisha, and Rudeus, and Norn stayed by his side despite living with Claire Latreia.
• Vera told Paul that people claiming to be his family had arrived, so he rushed outside with Norn.
• Paul recognized Lilia and Aisha beside their carriage, and the family embraced and wept together.
• Lilia explained that Rudeus had rescued her and Aisha, but Aisha corrected her and said Paul's other son had saved them.
• Paul realized Aisha meant Luo Ge, whom everyone had believed died in the Red Dragon Mountains, and asked Lilia and Aisha if he was truly alive.

Paul learned that his son Luo Ge was alive and had become the Demon Sword King, then rode out to catch up with him. As Luo Ge and Nanahoshi prepared to leave Milishion for the Demon Continent, Paul arrived behind them and called his name.

• Aisha told Paul that Luo Ge had rescued her and Lilia from the Shirone Kingdom and had become a Sword King, and Lilia confirmed it.
• Paul recalled that Luo Ge had saved Norn and realized that his son was the renowned Demon Sword King.
• Paul feared Luo Ge disliked him, but Aisha explained that Luo Ge had left for the Demon Continent without saying goodbye so Paul would not worry.
• Paul entrusted Norn and Aisha to Lilia, then rode out to pursue Luo Ge.
• On a hillside overlooking Milishion, Luo Ge told Nanahoshi he could see his reunited family from afar and prepared to leave for the Demon Continent.
• Paul caught up with Luo Ge and called out to him from behind.

Luo Ge reunited with Paul in Milishion after years apart, but greeted his drunken, disheveled father by beating him over his past infidelity. The scuffle ended when Luo Ge embraced Paul, and they admitted how much they had missed each other.

• Luo Ge recognized Paul's voice, turned around, and reunited with him at the bottom of the slope.
• Paul embraced Luo Ge and struggled to believe his son was alive, so Luo Ge punched him to prove the reunion was real.
• Luo Ge scolded and beat Paul for cheating on Zenith and hurting other women, while Nanahoshi watched their chase in disbelief.
• Luo Ge stopped fighting, embraced Paul, and called him Father.
• Paul held Luo Ge close and told him how deeply he had missed him.

Luo Ge reunited with Paul and the rest of the Greyrat family and recounted how he survived the Dragon God Hole and became a Sword King. The chapter ended with Paul and Luo Ge sharing a private conversation before Luo Ge left for the night.

• Luo Ge apologized to Paul, Lilia, Norn, and Aisha, then explained how he survived being thrown into the Dragon God Hole and escaped after two and a half years.
• Luo Ge told the family that he had trained in all three sword styles and reached King Rank, revealing that he had become a Demon Sword King at eight.
• Paul punched Luo Ge in the chest for making the family worry, then told him that he did not have to face everything alone.
• Paul took Luo Ge onto the balcony and asked about his relationship with Nanahoshi and his romantic life, but Luo Ge denied having feelings for her and threatened to hit Paul if he kept teasing him.
• Luo Ge told Paul to bathe and brush his teeth before leaving for the night, and Paul decided to clean himself up to make a good impression on his son.

After reuniting with his family, Luo Ge woke late and let Aisha attend to him as a maid before joining a surprise family celebration. The gathering brought him comfort, while Paul realized that Rudeus was still missing.

• Luo Ge woke near noon after Paul had told Lilia and Aisha to let him sleep, and Aisha came to help him get ready.
• Luo Ge reassured Aisha that she would always be his little sister, but agreed to let her work as his maid when she became upset at the thought of being refused.
• Paul nervously groomed himself for Luo Ge and told Lilia he planned to quit drinking.
• Nanahoshi, Paul, and Lilia arranged a surprise party, and Aisha led Luo Ge into the courtyard where his family welcomed him.
• Luo Ge felt overwhelmed by the sight of his reunited family, and everyone toasted and shared the food Nanahoshi had prepared.
• Paul counted the family members present and remembered that Rudeus was missing.

While Rudeus, Eris, and Rujierd continued their journey across the Demon Continent, Luo Ge and Paul faced off in a drinking contest in Milishion. Luo Ge won, but he and Paul both passed out and were carried back to their rooms.

• Rudeus reflected on the year he had spent traveling with Eris and Rujierd and reassured them that he was well.
• Luo Ge and Paul argued over who was the better drinker and wagered that the loser would have to call the winner Dad.
• Lilia, Norn, Aisha, and Nanahoshi took sides as Paul's search and rescue team and other tavern customers gathered to watch.
• Luo Ge secretly used mana to absorb the alcohol while pretending to get drunk, and Paul passed out after less than two and a half minutes of the contest.
• Luo Ge also fell to the floor, and Lilia, Norn, Aisha, and Nanahoshi carried him and Paul back to their rooms.

While caring for a drunken Luo Ge, Lilia comforted him as he mistook her for Zenith, and they cleared up their long-standing misunderstanding. The next morning, Lilia arranged for Aisha to take over caring for Luo Ge, pleased that they had reconciled.

• Luo Ge mistook Lilia for his mother, Zenith, and grabbed her hand before realizing who she was.
• Lilia told Luo Ge he could think of her as Zenith while his mother was away, and Luo Ge said he regarded Lilia as half a mother and would bring Zenith back.
• Lilia explained that a rumor about strange babies had made her fear Luo Ge and Rudeus when they were young, and she admitted she no longer hated Luo Ge.
• Lilia stayed with Luo Ge as he slept, and the next morning Paul learned she was caring for him.
• Lilia told Aisha to take over caring for Luo Ge, then kept her happiness at reconciling with him a secret from Paul.

After a dream of Zenith trapped in darkness, Luo Ge resolved to leave for the Demon Continent and seek Kishirika’s help in finding her. Paul supported his decision, and Luo Ge prepared to depart the next morning after promising Norn and Aisha he would return and take them adventuring when they were older.

• Luo Ge woke from a vivid dream of Zenith imprisoned in a cold, dark place and decided he could not remain in Millis while she was missing.
• Luo Ge told Paul and the family he would travel alone to the Demon Continent to find Kishirika and learn where Zenith was.
• Paul praised Luo Ge for taking responsibility for finding Zenith, admitted his own regrets, and agreed to support his son’s decision.
• Luo Ge announced that he and Nanahoshi would leave the next morning, and Paul accepted the rushed departure.
• Luo Ge promised Norn he would bring Zenith back and made a hundred-year pinky swear with her.
• Aisha asked to go with Luo Ge, but he refused because she was too young and promised to take her on adventures when she grew up; Nanahoshi watched the family, feeling like an outsider.

Luo Ge and Nanahoshi left Milishion to begin a new journey, while Nina trained at the Sword Sanctum and received another letter from Isolte addressed to Luo Ge. Nina stored it with the others and watched the snow, thinking about the letters and the person she disliked.

• Luo Ge exchanged a silent farewell with Paul and left Milishion with Nanahoshi as Aisha and Norn urged him to return safely.
• At the Sword Sanctum, Gal criticized Nina and Gino, saying Luo Ge surpassed them because he had the desire to defeat the Dragon God.
• Nina returned to her room, where Little Red greeted her, and planned to take the monster hunting the next day.
• Little Red brought Nina a letter from Isolte, and Nina recognized it as another letter intended for Luo Ge.
• Nina put the letter into the wooden box with the other letters and sat by the window, lost in thought as snow fell outside.

Isolte passed the Water King examination and celebrated by writing another letter to Luo Ge, though her earlier letters had gone unanswered. Meanwhile, Ariel became increasingly infatuated with the Sword King after acquiring figurines modeled after him.

• Isolte demonstrated two Water God Style secret arts before the dojo and was formally awarded the title of Water King by Reida.
• After the ceremony, Isolte thought of Luo Ge and planned to write him a letter sharing her achievement.
• Isolte began drafting another letter, worrying about how Luo Ge would react and recalling that more than ten earlier letters had received no reply.
• Sylphie gave Ariel a smuggled figurine depicting a child with a sword after Ariel had asked her to obtain it.
• Alone in her room, Ariel admired her collection of Sword King figurines and recalled the indifferent look he had given her at the Red Dragon's Upper Jaw.