Arel leaves the city, completely unaware that a spy is tracking his movements for an Empress who seems suspiciously eager to meet him. As they fly toward his hometown, Mity starts sweating bullets about meeting Arel‘s parents. Logic dictates that if Arel is this overpowered, his parents must be absolute nightmares. Arel insists they are “perfectly normal people,” a claim Mity finds statistically impossible given the evidence.
Since it’s getting late, they stop at a hot spring village for the night. They are soaking in the mixed bath when a mysterious girl walks in, sits directly across from Arel, and stares at him in heavy, awkward silence. Mity frantically warns Arel that she is far stronger than an average human, but Arel had already noticed. In fact, he doesn’t mind; if she attacks, he figures it’s a great opportunity to copy her skills. Instead of throwing a punch, she breaks the ice with a cliché “Do you come here often?” and asks about his travels. Arel keeps it simple: he’s just trying to get stronger.
The girl asks if he enjoys violence, but Arel clarifies that he’s not a bloodthirsty maniac—he just wants to see how strong a Classless guy can actually get. The girl is shocked; usually, people without a class are the punchline of every joke, not aspiring powerhouses. Arel admits it happens often, but he has thick skin and doesn’t care what people think.
After a moment of thought, she invites Arel to her home in the Empire, claiming it’s a utopia where no one mocks the Classless. While that sounds nice, Arel politely declines. He has a travel itinerary to keep, and running away from mockery isn’t really his style.
The next morning, Arel packs up to leave, only to find the girl blocking the gate, now dressed as a full-blown Kunoichi. She drops the casual act and demands he accompany her to the Empire on the Empress‘s orders. Arel points out that he isn’t a citizen, doesn’t know the Empress, and generally doesn’t take orders from strangers in ninja pajamas. The Kunoichi insists she means no harm, but admits she can’t take “no” for an answer. When words fail, she decides to take him by force, dashing behind Arel for a knockout blow. Unfortunately for her, sneaking up on Arel is a rookie mistake; he instantly mirrors her move, appearing behind her and kicking her into the dirt.
He also senses around ten people hiding nearby, so Arel calmly tells them to come out since he already knows where they are. The ninjas emerge from the trees, utterly confused about how he detected them when they were using high-level stealth skills. Arel casually explains that hiding ten people at once still gives off some seriously bad vibes, so finding them wasn’t exactly rocket magic.
Just then, Cora gets back on her feet, much to her subordinates’ relief. Arel, meanwhile, is surprised she’s still standing, since most people would’ve been fast asleep after taking one of his kicks. Clearly, she’s the strongest in the group, which means he’ll have to try a little harder next time. Once healed, Cora orders everyone to attack Arel at once, realizing he’s far from an ordinary classless person.
They rush him together, but Arel is more than ready. Elsewhere in the forest, additional troops sent by the Empress hurry toward the area, hoping Cora doesn’t steal all the credit for capturing him. However, when the scene cuts back, every ninja is already unconscious on the ground—including Cora herself.
When the reinforcements arrive, they’re stunned. They assume Cora’s squad must’ve been ambushed, until one groggy subordinate briefly wakes up and tells them the truth: the one responsible was Arel. At that moment, Arel, who was peacefully enjoying a lunch break behind a tree, peeks out to see who just arrived. The soldier can only stare in disbelief, wondering how one guy managed to wipe out Cora’s entire squad by himself.
The squad quickly realizes Arel isn’t your average jobless wanderer. They insist on dragging him back to the Empire, so Arel sighs and agrees to fight—on the condition that they use their absolute best moves so he can copy them. A few minutes later, Arel has knocked everyone out and is thoroughly disappointed; zero loot dropped, and zero new skills learned. 0/10 experience.
He’s about to leave when the Kunoichi wakes up, groaning. She warns Arel that while he might be tough, he’s nothing compared to the Empress, the strongest warrior in the Empire. That single sentence triggers Arel‘s battle instincts. He immediately changes his mind and decides to go to the Empire willingly to test this “strongest” claim—meaning the girls got beaten up for absolutely no reason.
Arel flies straight to the Imperial Castle and strolls through the open gate. Immediately, four Imperial Generals block his path. Delighted that Arel delivered himself, they decide to jump him so they can claim the credit for his capture. Arel warns them that they aren’t worth the effort, but since they insist on a beating, he prepares to oblige. Meanwhile, inside the castle, Empress Verna asks her top general, Ornella, why her guest hasn’t arrived yet.
Ernella apologizes and explains that the other generals should be arriving with Arel in custody any moment now. Right on cue—but not as planned—the throne room doors burst open, and the remaining general goes flying across the floor, with Arel calmly standing over them. Ernella is stunned that he defeated all four generals at once. Meanwhile, Arel admits it wasn’t even difficult and, if anything, he’s already bored.
Since he’s here, Arel demands to know why the Empress went to such extreme lengths to capture him. He even casually asks if he can see her ultimate skill in battle. Ernella takes that as a threat and immediately draws her sword to attack him. However, before she can make a very poor life choice, the Empress leaps off her throne and hugs Arel, revealing that she is actually his older sister, Astaire.
Everyone is completely confused, especially Ernella, so Astaire explains that she and Arel are siblings. Once the shock wears off, Arel asks why she became an Empress in the first place. Astaire tells him it’s no act—she truly built this nation from the ground up while he was training. She did it all to create a country where Arel could live freely, without being looked down on for being classless. In her empire, class discrimination is strictly forbidden, and she even plans to bring the rest of their family here so he won’t be alone.
While touched, Arel tells her she didn’t need to go this far. Astaire is stunned, having expected him to be thrilled after all her effort. Arel thanks her sincerely but explains that he can’t stay in one place forever. Being classless means he has limitless potential, but only if he keeps traveling, meeting new people, and facing new challenges. Growing stronger every day is what truly makes him happy—and for that, he has to continue his journey.
Astaire sighs, understanding Arel‘s need for adventure. She graciously tells him he’s free to go. Arel thanks her and promises to visit—making the fatal mistake of assuming Astaire is a sane person who respects boundaries. The moment his back is turned, she activates her Geass.
The generals gasp—using a mind-control skill on your own brother is a bit much, even for a tyrant. But Astaire operates on “Big Sister Logic,” where younger siblings have zero rights. She commands Arel to “STOP.” His body freezes instantly. Emboldened, she issues her next decree: Arel must marry her. Even her loyal generals start side-eyeing each other, realizing things have gotten weirdly incestuous very quickly.
Astaire moves in for a smooch, but Arel suddenly reboots and plants a boot in her face. Astaire is stunned—her ability is supposed to be absolute! Arel explains that her command only stopped his legs, not his brain. Realizing the skill relies on verbal commands, he simply used Wind Magic to block all sound waves around his ears. If he can’t hear her, he can’t be controlled. Modern problems require magical solutions.
Astaire starts bawling her eyes out over her failed husband-trapping scheme. Trying to be nice, Arel consoles her by noting that her ability is actually terrifyingly strong… if she stops using it for weird family romance.
After all, Arel assumes Astaire must have used her ability to force the generals into submission. However, Ernella quickly corrects him. They all followed Astaire of their own free will, moved by her devotion to the country and her relentless hard work. They proudly chose to support her to the end—though they admit they had no idea about her… creative imagination, and would rather not be associated with that part.
Hearing this, Arel realizes that Astaire has learned to focus on things other than just him, which honestly comes as a relief. At least she’s not a complete degenerate. He tells her he’s glad she’s doing well, but it’s time for him to continue his journey. As Arel leaves, the generals try to comfort Astaire, assuring her that he still cares about her despite everything. Unfortunately, she immediately interprets this as, “I still have a chance to marry him,” and swears she won’t give up.
Eventually, Arel returns home, and everyone is overjoyed to see him again—especially Leon. That night, Leon knocks on his door. Arel invites her in, asking if something’s wrong. She says nothing bad happened; she just wants to talk now that he’s finally back. Arel agrees, curious about the training she did while he was gone, which makes Leon visibly happy. But first, she wants to hear all about his adventures in the Magic City. The two end up talking all night.
The next morning, while Fara and Leon are making breakfast, Mira rushes into the kitchen with a note saying Arel has already run off again. At this point, no one is even surprised. They sigh, accept it, and decide they’ll just wait until the next time he randomly shows up at home.
