Description: A spoiler-heavy top-five ranking of 魔法を使えないなんてもったいない！もう一度学園に逆戻りします！！, based on all 34 web-novel chapters. Seraphina leads in demonstrated overall combat ability, but her father and brother remain serious challengers in raw strength.
Seraphina Forza is my number one overall. That does not settle a fistfight against her father. By the end of Suzuno's 34-chapter Japanese web novel, she has combined the Forza family's extraordinary physical strength with ranged attacks, barriers and ingenious wind magic. This is a ranking of shown combat versatility, not an official power chart.
Full-story spoilers, including chapter 34. The English description of the work here is explanatory; it is not presented as a licensed English title.
What counts as strength?
I weigh concrete victories first, then attack power, defence, mobility, adaptability and reliable testimony. Team victories count, but I identify the helper. The cutoff is the final chapter, posted on 21 November 2025. Crucially, the strongest puncher need not be the strongest all-round fighter.
1. Seraphina Forza — the fighter who turned magic into a second fist
She knocks out a runaway giant horse with her bare hands in chapter 3. Later, a Wind Division barrier blocks an attack from underground while letting her counterattack (chapter 13). Her Wind Shot pierces exceptionally hardened earth (chapter 17), and she transforms a search spell into a decoy (chapter 19). These are solutions to different fights, not five names for the same punch.
In chapter 34, she channels magic into a specially designed knuckle weapon and destroys the crystal core drawing monsters toward the fortress. She breaks the source of the invasion, rather than somehow defeating every monster with one blow. That combination of range, protection and problem-solving earns first place. What we lack is a final-form duel with her father.
2. Count Forza — perhaps the winner if magic is off the table
Seraphina recalls being unable to defeat her father when she was younger; the family's martial reputation runs deep (chapter 23). The final chapter identifies the count as one of the very few people physically capable of safely handling Seraphina's powerful weapon (chapter 34). His natural strength has a persuasive case. But there is no present-day, full-power father–daughter duel on the page. His second place reflects credible status and raw power, with fewer recent magical feats.
3. Hadley Forza — the brother Seraphina admits is stronger
Seraphina explicitly places Hadley above herself in physical strength (chapter 9). He is deployed against rising monster activity, then helps clear the remaining enemies near the besieged fortress (chapter 34). He is a working frontline commander, not just a relative described as tough. Ranking him below his sister means valuing her expanded toolkit; the exact ordering of father and son remains less secure because their direct fights are limited.
4. Greydol — a sword instructor with an actual red-eyed kill
The trainer's credentials become much clearer when giant Barbarant monsters attack. He fights them in chapter 25 and, alongside wind-magic teacher Daniel Went, brings down a more dangerous red-eyed specimen. The finishing attack is attributed to Greydol (chapter 27). Unlike a reputation-only contender, he has a dangerous enemy's defeat on his record. It was a coordinated victory, however, so giving him all the credit would distort the fight.
5. Daniel Went — the wind mage who makes dangerous power usable
Went demonstrates advanced wind techniques and protects bystanders from the extraordinary spell Seraphina produces (chapter 6). When her penetrating Wind Shot becomes too hazardous, he restricts its use (chapter 17). His support is vital against the red-eyed Barbarant (chapter 27). He ranks just below Greydol for the latter's finishing blow, though distance and matchups could reverse their positions. Leonard Forza's tactical leadership also merits a mention, but the direct combat evidence for this fifth spot is stronger.
Could Seraphina beat her father?
In a bodyguard mission or prolonged battle, her barriers, tracking tricks and precise ranged blows give her the broader answer to unpredictable threats. In an unarmed contest, the count and Hadley may still have the edge. The novel does not stage that deciding rematch.
The joke is built into the premise: a knight returns to school because not learning magic feels like a waste, then learns just enough to punch a magical disaster at its source. She did not replace her fists with magic. She gave the fists a promotion.
Verdict: Seraphina is the strongest demonstrated all-round fighter; the Forza men are the major raw-strength exceptions.
Sources and scope (checked 14 October 2026): Original Japanese novel by 鈴埜 (Suzuno), N2752LG; complete web edition, chapters 1–34 read, no separately numbered extras on the table of contents, last posted 21 November 2025. Official work data lists approximately 2,925 bookmarks and 20,144 total evaluation points. These figures indicate readership, not measured English-language search demand.
