Chapter Summaries

Rudeus and Sylphie grew closer while helping Zenith and Lilia through their pregnancies. On a snowy night, both women gave birth to healthy daughters, and Rudeus welcomed his sisters Norn and Aisha.

• Rudeus taught Sylphie magic and combat skills while she visited him regularly.
• Paul looked after the pregnant Zenith and Lilia, while Sylphie helped care for them and learned to prepare food and ease their aches.
• Zenith teased Sylphie about having a baby with Rudeus, leaving Sylphie embarrassed.
• Zenith gave birth to Norn during a heavy snowstorm, and Lilia soon went into labor and delivered the premature but healthy Aisha.
• Rudeus and Sylphie placed Norn and Aisha together, and Rudeus promised to protect his sisters.

Rudeus cared for his newborn sisters, Norn and Aisha, before receiving a letter from Roxy about her rise to Water King Rank mage and her work in Shirone. After replying and sending his letter, he flew to the hillside, where he found a familiar green-haired figure waiting beneath the tree.

• Rudeus cuddled Norn and Aisha, played with them using telekinesis, and soothed Aisha when she became frightened.
• Rudeus tucked his sleepy sisters into their crib and went outside after hearing hoofbeats.
• A messenger delivered Rudeus a letter from Roxy, who wrote that she had become a Water King Rank mage and a court mage of the Kingdom of Shirone.
• Rudeus wrote Roxy a detailed reply about his life and upcoming trip to Roа to tutor the young lady of House Boreas, then sent it with a wind letter spirit.
• Rudeus used his flying sword and Invisibility Technique to reach the hillside, where he found a light-green-haired figure beneath the large tree.

Rudeus taught Sylphie the Magic Pocket, then told her he planned to leave for Ranoa University of Magic so they could grow independently. After promising to return for her, he told his family about his decision and received their support.

• Rudeus taught Sylphie how to create and expand a Magic Pocket, and she happily stored her books and cookies inside it.
• Rudeus told Sylphie he wanted to study at Ranoa University of Magic, and she begged him not to leave.
• Rudeus promised to return in a couple of years and urged Sylphie to become a magician who could stand on her own.
• Sylphie and Rudeus made a pinky promise to reunite, then exchanged advice before Rudeus flew home.
• Rudeus told Paul, Zenith, and Lilia that he intended to go to Ranoa Magic School, and Paul and Lilia supported him while Zenith urged him to write home.

Rudeus left home with Ghislaine to become Eris Boreas Greyrat’s tutor in Roа, where he met her father, Philip, and agreed to help with his family ambitions in exchange for a future favor. The chapter ended as Philip led Rudeus to meet Eris.

• Paul arranged for Rudeus to tutor Eris in Roа, with Ghislaine coming to escort him there.
• Before leaving, Rudeus asked Lilia to give Aisha more freedom and gave Sylphie a necklace that played a recording of his voice when charged with mana.
• On the carriage ride, Rudeus questioned Ghislaine about Paul and urged her to consider forgiving him, but she ended the conversation.
• At the Boreas mansion, Sauros approved of Rudeus, and Philip questioned him about his knowledge of the family’s ambitions.
• Rudeus offered to help Philip in return for a future favor, and Philip agreed to introduce him to Eris.

Rudeus met Eris at House Boreas and won her agreement to let him stay as her tutor for a month after defeating her in a spar. He then arranged a weekly day off with Edna, Ghislaine, and Thomas, leaving the chapter with his first day at the mansion going smoothly.

• Rudeus introduced himself to Eris, who challenged his abilities because he was a child.
• Rudeus defeated Eris in a wooden-sword spar and restrained her with wind magic, then blocked her punch with a mana barrier.
• Rudeus offered to teach Eris his techniques, and she agreed to let him stay for a month while she judged him.
• Rudeus asked Thomas to arrange a meeting with Edna about Eris's lessons, then settled into his guest room.
• Rudeus proposed one day off every seven days, and Edna, Ghislaine, and Thomas agreed to the new schedule with teachers' salaries unchanged.

After Eris was kidnapped during a shopping trip, Rudeus used his vast mana to search the area with dozens of shared-sense clones. He found a strong signal on a secluded road northwest of Roа.

• Eris ignored Rudeus's academic lessons, and she went shopping with Ghislaine on their first holiday.
• A man carrying a document with the Greyrat family seal tricked Ghislaine into leaving Eris alone, and Eris disappeared from the shopping street.
• Ghislaine reported the kidnapping to Sauros, who mobilized most of the mansion's elite personnel to search Roа and the surrounding area.
• Rudeus took to the sky and spread his senses across the region using mana clones.
• A clone found a strong signal on a secluded road northwest of Roа, and Rudeus declared that he had found Eris.

Rudeus rescued Eris from kidnappers and destroyed them with overwhelming magic, leaving Eris in awe of him. After returning her safely to the Greyrat mansion, he helped expose the household traitor, and Eris began listening to him and studying more obediently.

• Rudeus stopped the carriage carrying Eris, killed the horses, and used telekinesis to rescue her before the carriage crashed.
• Rudeus annihilated both kidnappers with a compressed fireball that erupted into a massive purple blaze.
• Eris praised Rudeus and eagerly agreed to follow his lessons so he would teach her advanced techniques.
• Rudeus brought Eris back to the Earl's mansion, where Sauros rewarded him and Ghislaine expressed her gratitude.
• Rudeus warned Philip of a traitor, and the fleeing butler Thomas was caught near dawn and punished.
• Eris began sitting obediently through lessons with Rudeus, including arithmetic.

Rudeus began practical instruction in the Magic Sword Style for Eris and Ghislaine, demonstrating how he summoned and wielded a sword with spatial magic and mana alone. He ended by cutting through a magically made iron armored figure with a flaming sword wave.

• Rudeus arrived at the training ground, where Eris scolded him for being late and Ghislaine explained that Eris had brought her there before sunrise.
• Rudeus announced that practical instruction in the Magic Sword Style would begin, exciting Eris and focusing Ghislaine.
• Rudeus opened a Magic Pocket and drew a mithril-and-iron longsword from the spatial fissure.
• Rudeus enveloped the blade in mana-compressed pure fire and swung it to unleash a crescent of flaming sword qi.
• Rudeus's attack sliced through the iron armored figure, leaving its severed surface glowing red and dripping molten iron.

Rudeus demonstrated Voiceless Incantation and sword-powered magic to Eris and Ghislaine, then began training them to channel mana through their swords. He left them practicing and retired to the lounge to enjoy the maids’ attention.

• Rudeus cut an armored figure in half without using Touki, then restored it with Voiceless Incantation, astonishing Ghislaine.
• Eris and Ghislaine each cast fire magic without incantations after Rudeus taught them mana resonance.
• Rudeus gave them magic-stone longswords and tasked Eris with knocking down a wooden post using only the air from a sword swing.
• Ghislaine demonstrated by shattering the post from ten meters away with a powerful sword swing.
• Rudeus left Eris and Ghislaine training and went to the lounge, where two beast-eared maids served him chilled grapes.

Rudeus used potions to help Eris and Ghislaine master mathematics and several languages, ending their academic lessons. On their second day off, he and Eris went into Roа to shop, where they entered a boutique selling magic-imbued items.

• Rudeus gave Eris and Ghislaine potions that granted advanced mathematical ability and mastery of several languages.
• Eris solved the candy division problem in Beast God Language, and Rudeus declared that she and Ghislaine had graduated from academic lessons.
• Rudeus suggested a day out in town, and Eris dressed up in an outfit chosen by her mother, Hilda.
• Eris led Rudeus through Roа's shopping street as Ghislaine followed at a distance.
• Eris and Rudeus squeezed into a boutique selling magic-imbued items.

Rudeus took Eris and Ghislaine around the market, demonstrated his ability to forge a sword with magic, and turned down a shopkeeper’s business offer. He left after Eris asked about his and Ghislaine’s pay, learning she had exaggerated her wages by multiplying them tenfold.

• Eris admired a greatsword, but Rudeus criticized its materials and crafted a fine sword from metal with earth magic.
• The shopkeeper Jilda offered Rudeus a sword-forging partnership, but Rudeus rejected him and Eris angrily threatened to shut down his shop.
• Rudeus considered buying a rare aphrodisiac from a shady stall as an investment, but Eris interrupted and he led her away.
• Eris asked Rudeus and Ghislaine about their monthly pay, and Ghislaine admitted she had multiplied her stated wages by ten.

Rudeus took Eris and Ghislaine to Perugius’s Floating Fortress, where its guardians attacked them as intruders. After Rudeus defended against their strikes, a mysterious black-winged figure flew out of the fortress.

• Rudeus bet that he could take Eris and Ghislaine inside the Floating Fortress, with Eris agreeing to kiss him if he succeeded and Ghislaine agreeing to let him touch her ears.
• Rudeus used invisibility and flight magic to carry Eris and Ghislaine toward the fortress, frightening them with his speed.
• A purple lightning bolt attacked the trio near the fortress, and Rudeus absorbed it with Magic Devouring.
• Kleene Elrond the Thunderbolt and Almanfi the Bright attacked Rudeus with lightning and golden strikes, which he blocked while trying to explain the misunderstanding.
• Rudeus protected Eris and Ghislaine from Almanfi’s surprise strikes as a mysterious black-winged figure emerged from the fortress.

Rudeus, Eris, and Ghislaine were escorted into Perugius’s sky fortress after Rudeus introduced himself and drank a potion granting him mastery of Dragon God language. They reached the audience hall and stood before Perugius and his familiars as the meeting began.

• Rudeus introduced himself and his companions to Sylvaril, claiming they had come to admire the Armored Dragon King and meant no harm.
• Sylvaril accepted the introduction and guided the three toward the castle.
• Rudeus drank a Dragon God Language Mastery Potion and learned the ancient dragon language.
• On the way, Rudeus learned that Sylvaril was one of Perugius’s twelve familiars, created by her master.
• Sylvaril brought them into the grand audience hall, where Perugius sat on his throne surrounded by Almanfi and the other familiars.

Rudeus introduced himself to Perugius in Dragon God Tongue and claimed he had been summoned from another world by a Primordial God. He demonstrated his supposed powers by levitating, making eleven clones, and transforming them all to resemble Perugius’s twelve familiars, leaving the hall stunned.

• Rudeus spoke to Perugius in Dragon God Tongue, shocking him and prompting the familiars to aim their killing intent at Rudeus and Ghislaine.
• Rudeus calmed Perugius and claimed that a Primordial God had summoned his soul from another world to change fate and destroy Demon God Laplace.
• Perugius called on Kalman to investigate Rudeus, and Kalman reported findings that left Perugius astonished.
• Rudeus said he wielded Primordial Magic and demonstrated it by levitating without a chant.
• Rudeus created eleven clones and transformed himself and them into perfect copies of Perugius’s twelve familiars, stunning everyone present.

Rudeus convinced Perugius that he was the Primordial God’s emissary, winning the Dragon King’s trust and securing an invitation to stay at the Floating Fortress. After returning to Roа, Eris remained thrilled by Rudeus’s display and bragged about his standing with Perugius.

• Rudeus used clones, flight, and transformation to persuade Perugius that he represented the Primordial God, and Perugius apologized and asked about Laplace’s resurrection.
• Perugius welcomed Rudeus, Eris, and Ghislaine as honored guests and ordered Sylvaril to prepare the Silver Palace and a banquet.
• Rudeus sent a letter to his friends’ family using a Wind Letter Spirit, then gave Perugius a scroll in exchange for spreading the god’s name.
• Rudeus and his companions spent the night in the Floating Fortress and returned to Roа the next day through a teleportation circle.
• Eris enthusiastically trained with a wooden sword and told others that even the Armored Dragon King had honored Rudeus.

Eris pushed herself through a fierce training session with Ghislaine and unleashed a powerful scarlet sword strike before collapsing from exhaustion. Rudeus helped her up and reflected on the magic swordsman ranks and the demanding requirements of secret arts, leaving him resolved to focus on making each day count.

• Eris fought Ghislaine and released a powerful scarlet sword attack that forced Ghislaine several meters backward.
• Eris collapsed from exhaustion and demanded a stamina potion from Rudeus so she could train for three more hours.
• Rudeus helped Eris to her feet and noted that more than half a year of instruction had made her an intermediate rank magic swordsman.
• Rudeus explained the magic swordsman ranks and described the talent, control, mental strength, and magic reserves required to master Blade Storm.
• Rudeus wondered what path his second life would take, then decided to focus on making each day worthwhile.

Rudeus studied magic circles and summoning magic while Eris’s lessons were suspended for her tenth birthday preparations. After learning that Eris had run away from dance rehearsal, he promised Mistress Edna he would help and found Eris hiding in the stables.

• Rudeus finished compiling a book on basic runic magic circles and began studying summoning techniques from The Grimoire Accompanying the Deity.
• Mistress Edna told Rudeus that Eris had abandoned dance rehearsal after struggling to learn the full sequence.
• Rudeus assured Edna that Eris would learn the dance before sunset and went looking for her.
• Rudeus found Eris lying in the hay in the stables, her eyes red and swollen.

Rudeus found Eris sulking over her history and etiquette lessons and challenged her to a bet about learning to dance. After she drank a system potion and mastered ballroom dancing, she impressed her teacher, while Rudeus began thinking about a birthday present for the ball in three days.

• Rudeus found Eris hiding on a haystack and asked why she had skipped class.
• Rudeus bet Eris that she would learn to dance instantly, with a kiss at stake either way.
• Rudeus exchanged for a dance mastery potion, and Eris drank it and gained dancing knowledge and muscle memory.
• Eris ran to the dance room and asked Rudeus to be her partner so she could prove her new skill to Edna.
• Eris danced flawlessly with Rudeus, and Edna praised them and said they would be ready for the birthday ball in three days.
• Rudeus thought about preparing Eris's birthday present.

Rudeus obtained Philip’s permission to leave the city for three days and searched the wilderness for a rare gift for Eris. After finding only a weak secret realm and a modest magic crystal, he decided to buy her a top-quality present from the System Shop and flew back to the Boreas mansion.

• Rudeus asked Philip to let him leave the city for three days to prepare a special birthday gift for Eris, and Philip approved.
• Rudeus used invisibility and a flying sword to search the wilderness for an undiscovered secret realm.
• Rudeus found a hidden realm in a mountain valley, cleared it in under an hour, and took its blue magic crystal as a reward.
• Rudeus found no rare equipment or relic in the realm and decided to use his 2,105,362 Emotion Points to buy Eris a gift from the System Shop.
• Rudeus flew back toward the Boreas mansion, imagining Eris’s reaction to her present.

Rudeus returned to the Boreas mansion as preparations were underway for Eris's birthday banquet, then watched the nobles gather to curry favor with Sauros and Philip. The hall fell silent as Eris made her entrance, leaving Rudeus captivated.

• Rudeus flew back to Roa, returned to his room unseen, and offered to help with the banquet preparations.
• Alphonse urged Rudeus to rest because he was an honored guest and Eris's tutor.
• Rudeus attended the banquet in formalwear and watched Sauros and Philip receive the visiting nobles.
• Rudeus recognized that the nobles had come to pursue influence amid the Asuran succession struggle.
• A bell silenced the banquet hall, and Eris appeared at the top of the staircase.