Chapter 116: Spell to Return

Studying the book on the Goddess's Monument, Frieren works out that the spell capable of sending her back is hidden within the scripture's Time-Traveling Bird passage, a section whose magic has never once been unraveled. Eisen floats the idea of simply letting the decades pass until her own era catches up, but Frieren makes clear she would sooner go home to the time she left behind.

Himmel settles it by vowing that, with the Demon King beaten, his companions will decode the cipher themselves and inscribe it on the Goddess's Monument, leaving it there for a Frieren yet to come. With that resolved, the group sets off again for the monument so she can attempt the spell.

Unknown to the heroes, a dangerous party has already converged on the monument ahead of them. The demons Grausam, Tot, Rivale, and Solitär wait near the structure, intent on striking Frieren down before she can slip away, setting the stage for a confrontation at the very site that first displaced her in time.

Released on November 1, 2023 in Issue 49, this 116th chapter spans eighteen pages of the twelfth volume in the Goddess's Monument arc and takes place in the Northern Lands. It marks the first appearances of Rivale and Tot, and names the homeward spell as Vialathor. Heiter observes that decoding a single cipher from the Goddess's scripture normally demands twenty to thirty years. The cover features Frieren, Fern, and Stark.