Chapter 477, "Demanding Half The Stakes", 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 The courtyard was still echoing with disbelief over what had just... and follows through with And none of them—soldiers, generals, or commanders—would ever forget....

Chapter 477, "Demanding Half The Stakes", 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 The courtyard was still echoing with disbelief over what had just... and follows through with And none of them—soldiers, generals, or commanders—would ever forget....
Chapter 477, "Demanding Half The Stakes", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with The courtyard was still echoing with disbelief over what had just... and closes on Haldric waited a few meters away, arms crossed, lips twitching in....
Chapter 545, "High Stakes.", is the clearest early answer because it turns Dean's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The spectators that gathered to witness the second round of the...
Chapter 215, "Testing Damien", 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 The group walked through the open terrain, the darkened sky shinning... and follows through with Welp, I guess it'll be too much for the others.. By the close, So, what are your ranks?" she asked casually., and the chapter closes with And that worried her more than any mana beast ever could.
Chapter 477, "Demanding Half The Stakes", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien's situation into a concrete plot event. The setup is The courtyard was still echoing with disbelief over what had just..., but the pressure keeps building through He'd won and he needed to keep it that way..
Chapter 281, "News of Damien", is the clearest early answer because it turns Damien Terrace's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The three representatives—Captain Ivan Sketcher, Lady Serene Duispec,... and follows through with Time to give these bastards a taste of hell..
Chapter 343, "Betting On Damien", is the clearest early answer because it turns Lyone's situation into a concrete plot event. A useful checkpoint is the way the scene starts with The crowd roared again as another fighter collapsed to the ground,... and follows through with Remind me never to bet against you.. By the close, Odds on him winning… eighteen to one." Lyone placed the coin., and the chapter closes with Lyone grinned.
Chapter 358, "Damien's Arrival", 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 The moment the commander's beast leapt to flank the first demon, the... and follows through with Just as Damien twisted mid-air, staff primed for the killing blow,....
Chapter 38, "Multitasking", 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's heart raced as he rode atop Fenrir, the Monstrous Wolf's... and follows through with But the Forest of Twin Disasters was far from safe, and something.... By the close, They weren't out of danger yet, not with so many high-grade creatures..., and the chapter closes with He nodded to himself, satisfied for now.
Chapter 513, "Push...", 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 stood beneath the towering canopy, the forest dim even though... and follows through with Its glow intensified until it was almost blinding..