Chapter Summaries

After dying in a traffic accident, Wu Yanzhu was reborn as Rudeus Greyrat in the world of Mushoku Tensei, where he received powerful blessings and a grimoire containing every kind of magic. At six months old, he began training Levitation to rapidly raise his mana, but Lilia found him and brought him to an anxious Zenith.

• Wu Yanzhu died in a collision and received the Emotion Harvesting System, God Rank blessings, and The Grimoire Accompanying the Deity before being reborn.
• Rudeus learned the local language and history, discovered he was in the world of Mushoku Tensei, and explored his system’s magic grimoire and shop.
• Rudeus chose Elementary Rank Levitation as a way to consume mana continuously and began practicing on a wooden crate.
• His God-Gushing Tear Glands blessing rapidly restored his mana, and he saw his total mana rise to 20.
• Lilia found Rudeus in the storage room and carried him downstairs to Zenith, who hugged him; Rudeus began crying, and Lilia suggested he was hungry.

Two-year-old Rudeus trained in support magic and then unleashed a powerful Water Splash that destroyed part of the storeroom wall. His parents recognized his magical talent and agreed he would study magic in the mornings and swordsmanship with Paul in the afternoons.

• Rudeus practiced stacking four support spells, but exhaustion forced him to stop.
• Rudeus fired Water Splash from the storeroom window, blasting away the window and part of the wall.
• Paul rushed in fearing a monster attack, while Zenith realized Rudeus had used magic and celebrated his talent.
• Zenith urged Paul to find Rudeus the best mage teacher, while Paul argued that he should teach Rudeus swordsmanship.
• Lilia suggested Rudeus study magic in the mornings and swordsmanship with Paul in the afternoons, and Zenith and Paul agreed.

With Paul and Zenith away, Lilia discovered Rudeus reading and fed him, reflecting on the past that tied her to Paul and the jealousy and guilt she felt over her love for the child. She put Rudeus to sleep in her room and planned to buy groceries, still trapped in a private sorrow.

• Paul left early to deal with rampaging monsters, while Zenith went to the clinic, leaving Lilia alone with Rudeus.
• Lilia found Rudeus in the study with books and watched him identify plants in an illustrated guide.
• When Rudeus cried from hunger, Lilia fed him with milk she had produced after drinking Mana Beast milk.
• Lilia remembered that Paul's father had arranged the night Paul took her virginity, and recalled how she later came to work in Paul's household.
• Lilia put the sleeping Rudeus in her bed, lay beside him, and quietly said she would buy groceries that afternoon.

Rudeus met Roxy Migurdia when she arrived to tutor him, and impressed her by casting Water Ball with an abbreviated chant. Over the next half month, he kept his secret abilities hidden while mastering the spells Roxy taught him and preparing to begin sword training with Paul.

• Roxy arrived at the Greyrat home and agreed to teach Rudeus magic in the mornings while Paul trained him in swordsmanship in the afternoons.
• During their first lesson, Rudeus cast Water Ball with an abbreviated chant, surprising Roxy with his talent.
• Rudeus joined his family in welcoming Roxy at dinner and reflected on how much better his new life was than his previous one.
• Over the next half month, Rudeus used a System Shop potion to raise his physical aptitude and tracked how Emotion Points were earned.
• Rudeus learned the beginner spells Roxy taught him and secretly studied additional support, utility, and transformation magic.

Rudeus continued refining his magic control and learned the intermediate wind spell Gust from Roxy. After practicing under her guidance, they headed home for lunch.

• Rudeus reflected on magic while circulating it through his body, then went to the bathroom after hearing a creak upstairs.
• Rudeus rode with Roxy on Caravaggio to their usual training spot for his magic lesson.
• Roxy demonstrated Gust and explained its uses for controlling the battlefield and affecting projectiles.
• Rudeus cast Gust, battering the shrubs with sand and stones, and Roxy advised him to improve his control.
• Rudeus practiced Gust several more times with Roxy until noon, then went to mount the horse for the ride home.

Rudeus continued building his strength and studying magic, while improving his Touki through his gifted mana control. After months of lessons with Roxy, he playfully acted frightened so she would stay with him for the night, and she tucked him into bed with a bedtime story and a kiss.

• Paul supervised Rudeus's physical training and praised his growing strength and endurance.
• Rudeus studied advanced magic behind an Illusion Barrier and reflected on mana control and the stages of Touki.
• Rudeus used a Talent Potion to reach Intermediate Rank Touki and began training to refine it into protective armor.
• During a late-night lesson, Roxy teased Rudeus with a frightening story about the Superd Tribe, and he pretended to be scared.
• Rudeus asked Roxy to sleep with him, and she agreed, told him a bedtime story, tucked him in, and kissed his forehead.

Zenith was astonished when three-year-old Rudeus gave her a clay pot that produced endless water, and she embraced him with pride and affection. Holding him reminded her of her escape from home, her life with Paul, and the despair and joy surrounding Rudeus's birth; she regarded him as the precious child who had brought light back into her life.

• Rudeus showed Zenith a clay pot he had made with earth magic, and it poured water without running out.
• Zenith examined the enchantment and magic crystal in the pot, realized how extraordinary it was, and hugged Rudeus as she thanked him.
• Zenith recalled leaving her noble home in the Holy Country of Millis and being rescued by Paul, with whom she fell in love and began a family.
• Zenith remembered being told that her unborn child showed faint signs of life and sinking into despair over the possibility of a stillbirth.
• During labor, Zenith heard Rudeus cry and saw Lilia bring him to her, and she felt that he had returned her to life.

Zenith treated patients at the village clinic until Rudeus amazed everyone by healing a young man's grievous leg injury with powerful voiceless magic. On the walk home, Zenith embraced Rudeus, and his promise to return whenever she wanted a hug deepened their bond.

• Zenith treated a little girl's scraped knee at the clinic while Rudeus watched admiringly.
• A woman brought Tom to the clinic with a badly shattered leg, and Zenith realized her Healing Magic could not fully heal him.
• Rudeus asked Zenith to let him try, then healed Tom's leg completely with a burst of golden magic without chanting.
• Tom tested his restored leg, and the villagers marveled at Rudeus's apparent Saint Rank Healing Magic or higher.
• Zenith shielded Rudeus from the villagers' attention, then carried him home and hugged him as he promised to return whenever she wanted.

Rudeus accompanied Paul into the forest, where he watched his father defeat several monsters, and later celebrated his first birthday with his family and Roxy. Surrounded by their affection, Rudeus reflected on his former life's timidity and resolved to make the most of his second chance.

• Rudeus asked Paul for a longsword and went with him into the forest, where Paul defeated an Assault Dog and a larger monster while showing off his swordsmanship.
• Rudeus praised Paul after the fight, and several months later the family gathered to celebrate Rudeus's first birthday.
• Paul gave Rudeus a child-sized shortsword, Zenith gave him an Illustrated Guide to Plants, and Roxy presented him with a miniature staff.
• Rudeus celebrated with Paul, Zenith, Lilia, and Roxy, then reflected on his past inferiority and resolved to make something of his new life.

Roxy reflected on her past and her bond with Rudeus as they took a request to repair a village’s farmland. After Rudeus restored the damaged field with extraordinary precision and Roxy healed the crops, they headed home with a renewed sense of what they had given each other.

• Roxy watched over the sleeping Rudeus and reflected on her lonely childhood, her travels, and how his talent had humbled her.
• Rudeus joined Roxy for breakfast, then agreed to accompany her to the Adventurers' Guild to take a request.
• Rudeus chose a request to restore farmland in Buena Village, and Roxy accepted it despite its small reward.
• Rudeus used voiceless earth magic to precisely level the battle-damaged field.
• Roxy healed the trampled wheat, and the grateful old man rewarded them with two copper coins and a basket of produce.
• Roxy and Rudeus walked home, and Roxy realized that their teacher-student relationship had helped ease her loneliness.

Rudeus learned Roxy’s final advanced wind spell, Wind Wall, and accidentally lifted her into the air before promising to marry her someday. In his first afternoon of sword training, he used magic to strike Paul from behind and ended the lesson in a farce.

• Roxy taught Rudeus Wind Wall and demonstrated how its strong currents repelled an Ice Lance.
• Rudeus cast Wind Wall beneath himself, lifting Roxy into the air, then apologized and promised to marry her; she told him to repeat his confession when he was older.
• Rudeus began sword training with Paul, who easily deflected his wooden sword strikes while Zenith and Roxy watched.
• Rudeus secretly used Object Manipulation to launch a wooden sword into Paul’s backside, then denied cheating by claiming the wind had moved it.

Rudeus prepared for his final magic exam with Roxy, who asked him to cast and sustain the Saint-Rank spell Cumulonimbus for an hour. After Roxy demonstrated the spell, Rudeus unleashed a storm far more powerful than hers, and the trial remained underway.

• Rudeus continued his sword and magic training as his lessons with Roxy neared their end.
• Roxy announced that Rudeus would take his final exam the next day and become a Saint-Rank mage if he passed.
• Roxy took Rudeus to their practice plain and set the exam as casting Cumulonimbus and maintaining it for one hour.
• Roxy demonstrated Cumulonimbus, summoning a powerful storm for a brief time.
• Rudeus cast Cumulonimbus with vastly greater force, unleashing a violent downpour that began flooding the plain.

Rudeus passed Roxy’s Saint Rank magic exam, but his powerful spell nearly flooded Buena Village. Roxy left for the King Dragon Kingdom, promising they would meet again, and Rudeus watched her carriage disappear while holding the necklace she gave him.

• Roxy stopped Rudeus’s spell before it flooded Buena Village and told him he had passed the Saint Rank exam.
• Rudeus cried and begged Roxy to stay, but she comforted him and said they would part for a better reunion.
• Roxy told Paul and Zenith she had arranged to leave that afternoon with a caravan bound for the King Dragon Kingdom.
• Roxy gave Rudeus a blue magic crystal necklace and departed by carriage as Rudeus and his family watched.
• Rudeus clutched the pendant and recalled Roxy’s promise that they would meet again.

Rudeus studied magic circles and used his new magical abilities to stop three children from bullying a hooded child. After making the bullies apologize and flee, he left the rescued child behind as the village incident ended.

• Rudeus learned the principles of magic circles from The Grimoire Accompanying the Deity and inscribed practical circles on his clothes.
• After swordsmanship training, Rudeus went to a hillside to test his magic and found three children throwing mud at a hooded child.
• Rudeus used telekinesis to restrain the bullies and smeared mud over the leading boy's mouth.
• Rudeus demanded that the other two children promise not to bully anyone again, then released them after they apologized.
• Rudeus warned the three fleeing children that he would beat them if they bullied anyone again.

Rudeus rescued Sylphiette from bullies who targeted her green hair, cleaned her up, and became her friend by offering to teach her magic and courage. When Paul confronted Rudeus for hitting Somali, Rudeus explained why he intervened, and Paul apologized after learning the truth.

• Rudeus washed the mud off Sylphiette and learned that Somali and two other children had bullied her because her green hair resembled the Superd Tribe's.
• Rudeus offered to teach Sylphiette to use magic and be brave, and she boldly asked him to be her friend.
• Rudeus and Sylphiette played together until sunset before returning to their homes.
• Paul confronted Rudeus for hitting Somali, but Rudeus challenged him for judging without hearing what had happened.
• Rudeus told Paul that Somali and the other children had ganged up on Sylphiette, and Paul apologized for blaming him without learning the truth.

Rudeus completed an enchanted shirt and tested its protective shield during a prank on Paul. After they fought in the courtyard, Paul praised Rudeus’s swordsmanship and urged him to train at the Sword Sanctum, but Rudeus declined and went to meet Sylphie.

• Rudeus inscribed the shirt with layered magic circles that regulated its temperature, cleaned and repaired it, stored mana, and shielded its wearer.
• Rudeus splashed Paul’s polished sword with a Water Ball, then used the shirt’s shield to escape Paul’s grab while Zenith defended him.
• Rudeus and Paul fought in the courtyard, where Rudeus used support magic and sword techniques but struggled against Paul’s skill.
• Paul praised Rudeus as a swordsmanship prodigy and invited him to train at the Sword Sanctum, but Rudeus said he did not want to limit himself to swordsmanship.
• Rudeus left to meet Sylphie, while Paul told him to bring her home soon.

Rudeus surprised Sylphie while invisible, frightened her, and then agreed to teach her the Invisibility Technique on the condition that she kept it secret. Sylphie learned to make her whole body invisible after practicing, and celebrated by hugging Rudeus.

• Rudeus used the Invisibility Technique to sneak up on Sylphie, frightened her, and apologized when she began to cry.
• Sylphie asked Rudeus to teach her the technique, and he agreed after warning her to keep it secret from everyone, including her parents.
• Rudeus explained how the technique bent light around the body and demonstrated it for Sylphie.
• Sylphie practiced covering her hand and arm with magic, then steadily improved her control.
• On her sixteenth attempt, Sylphie made her whole body invisible, reappeared, and excitedly hugged Rudeus.

Rudeus taught Sylphie a deliberately inefficient version of Flight Magic, and she managed to hover briefly before tiring. He carried her home, where she kissed his cheek, leaving him eager to see her again.

• Sylphie asked Rudeus to teach her how to fly, and he decided to teach her a mana-intensive version of Levitation.
• Rudeus taught Sylphie the spell, and she floated a few centimeters before he caught her as she wobbled.
• Sylphie tried again and rose slightly higher, but quickly ran out of mana, so Rudeus gave her water and ended the lesson.
• Sylphie worried that she was too stupid to fly, and Rudeus reassured her before carrying her home.
• Sylphie asked Rudeus to teach her magic again the next day, kissed his cheek, and hurried inside.

Rudeus taught Sylphie how to make magic circles, and they spent a rainy evening together at his family home. After dinner, Rudeus walked Sylphie home, and they parted with a kiss.

• Rudeus taught Sylphie the basics of magic circles, and she successfully made a Wind's Protection circle on his shirt.
• When a downpour began, Rudeus flew with Sylphie through the storm and brought her home to warm up.
• Lilia welcomed Sylphie, and Rudeus and Sylphie changed into dry clothes before joining Paul and Zenith for dinner.
• Paul teased Rudeus about his feelings for Sylphie, while Zenith welcomed her and encouraged Rudeus to treat her well.
• After dinner, Rudeus walked Sylphie home, kissed her forehead, and received a kiss on his cheek before she went inside.

Rudeus bought a King Rank Touki Talent Potion and tested his new Blade Storm technique before returning home to learn that Zenith was pregnant. When Lilia revealed that she was also pregnant by Paul, Rudeus convinced Zenith to let Lilia stay with the family, and Zenith barred Paul from her room that night.

• Rudeus spent 1.8 million Emotion Points on a King Rank Touki Talent Potion and practiced his five-sword Blade Storm in a remote valley.
• Zenith announced that she was pregnant, delighting the family at dinner.
• A month later, Lilia revealed that she was pregnant, and Paul admitted the child might be his.
• Zenith confronted Paul and questioned Lilia about what she planned to do after giving birth.
• Rudeus argued that Lilia should not be blamed and that the children should stay together, persuading Zenith to let Lilia remain with the family.
• Zenith ordered Paul not to enter her room that night, while Rudeus followed her upstairs.