Recaps

Rudeus and Eris reunited with Paul and joined his party to rescue Zenith, while also finding Lilia trapped in the Teleportation Labyrinth. The group reached the sixth floor and found Zenith inside a crystal beside a sleeping Hydra, with Eris stopping Paul from rushing forward.

• Eris chose to stay with Rudeus, and the two set out together after Rujierd and Ghislaine departed.
• Rudeus and Eris traveled to Zant Port, found Paul’s message asking them to come to Milishion, and sailed across the sea after defeating a Deep-Sea Giant Tentacle Beast.
• In Milishion, Eris and Rudeus rescued five kidnapped beastfolk children, then reunited with Paul and met Norn and Geese.
• Roxy arrived with Elinalise and Talhand and revealed that Zenith was trapped in the Teleportation Labyrinth near Rapan, guarded by a Hydra.
• Before the expedition, Eris accepted Rudeus’s proposal and promised to protect his family, and the party then traveled to Rapan and learned Lilia was stranded in the labyrinth.
• Rudeus guided the party through traps on the first and second floors, and they defeated a Giant Desert Spider before discovering a hidden passage.
• The party found Lilia and two other survivors, then learned that Zenith was on the sixth floor and that a nine-headed Hydra guarded the way.
• Rudeus, Eris, Paul, Roxy, Elinalise, and Talhand reached the Hydra sleeping beside a crystal containing Zenith, and Eris pulled Paul back before he awakened it.

Rudeus and his family returned to Sharia after rescuing Zenith, and he began university while reconnecting with Sylphiette and pursuing research. The stretch leaves Rudeus settled into family life and study, while Eris starts training with a Water God Style instructor.

• Rudeus and his companions defeated the Hydra, but Paul lost an arm and Rudeus’s left hand was crushed before they freed the still-unconscious Zenith.
• The family returned to Sharia, where Aisha reunited with them and they settled into their new home as Zenith showed faint signs of awareness.
• Rudeus and Eris married, and Rudeus began working with Roxy on a moving prosthetic while Paul taught Norn swordsmanship.
• Rudeus enrolled at Ranoa University of Magic after passing a mock battle against Fitz, then met Zanoba and Cliff among the special students.
• Rudeus recognized Fitz as Sylphiette, learned that she served Princess Ariel, and offered friendship when Ariel asked him to serve her.
• Sylphiette visited Rudeus’s family, and Eris welcomed her as Rudeus’s first friend despite their shared affection for him.
• Rudeus and Zanoba began collaborating on lifelike dolls, while Rudeus helped Cliff prove that a magical material could repair itself.
• Eris defeated a series of swordsmanship challengers before accepting Isolte’s offer to train her in the Water God Style.