Chapter 34, "Mana Exhaustion III", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Exhaustion III's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Damien watched as Fenrir and Cerbe brought and end to the two beasts... and follows through with I'll summon Luton once I get the 100 units of essence required to....

Chapter 32, "Mana Exhaustion I", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Exhaustion's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Explosions rocked the landscape, tearing some trees from their roots... and follows through with This is going to cost a lot..
Chapter 33, "Mana Exhaustion II", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Exhaustion II's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The battle seemed to be coming to an end as Cerbe shot another round... and follows through with And worse, he was out of Grade Seven essence cores!.
Chapter 36, "Mana Exhaustion V", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana Exhaustion V's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Three days had passed since Damien began his hunting spree and since... and follows through with He didn't want to repeat what had happened three days ago..
Chapter 397, "Companion", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with He saw that the humans had resumed the fight and Gochi immediately...
Chapter 36, "Appraisal Skill", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Mana becomes final instead of hypothetical. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Sheila's thin eyebrows furrowed at the woman's unrepenting look.
Chapter 531, "Make Them Come To Us", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The Forest of Twin Disasters did not forgive carelessness. and follows through with Unaware that their prey had already discovered them..
Chapter 531, "Make Them Come To Us", is the clearest early answer because it turns Mana's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The Forest of Twin Disasters did not forgive carelessness. and follows through with Unaware that their prey had already discovered them..
Chapter 292, "Off To Velthorne III", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Damien rode the night like a phantom, high above the world atop... and follows through with Not until it was too late..
Chapter 155, "Battle In Westmont III", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with In that brief moment of vulnerability for Damien, Fenrir and Cerbe... and follows through with I was wondering when you'd show up," Damien muttered with a weak grin..
Chapter 148, "Your Last Meal III", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with Damien was slammed into one part of the wall unannounced. and follows through with Yeah, you've had your last meal," he muttered, a crazed grin forming....