Chapter Summaries

Sashado slaughtered soldiers in the forest with his strange powers, revealing that he had survived their attack. With his unit facing certain defeat, Troia chose to detonate the Rose bomb, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Sashado turned Tasute’s bullets back on him and killed him, then stripped the air from Kane and another soldier until they suffocated.
• A soldier identified Sashado as the surviving monster, and Sashado appeared before the remaining soldiers and confirmed it.
• Sashado twisted a soldier’s armor around him and crushed him when he tried to fire a heavy weapon.
• Troia weighed whether to activate the Rose bomb, knowing it would kill his comrades as well as give them a chance against Sashado.
• Troia said he missed his mother’s grilled salmon and detonated the Rose, sending crimson flames skyward.

Ian moved the ravaged Peji City toward Pino City and learned from President Xiupa about the country’s largest strategic reserve depot. After locating the supplies beneath the ruined city, Ian discovered survivors in underground shelters.

• Ian used the Map of Repositioning to move Peji City toward Pino City while Xiupa checked their route.
• Xiupa told Ian that Pino City held the Congo Republic’s largest strategic reserve depot, and Ian agreed to search for it.
• Peji City arrived alongside Pino City, where Ian and the survivors saw the destruction left by Sashado.
• Xiupa led the military generals to identify the depot, but the ruined city and its deep underground location made it difficult to find.
• Ian flew over Pino City and used the Superpower Hat’s X-ray vision to locate the depot and its vast supplies.
• Ian also spotted underground shelters where Pino City survivors appeared to be moving about.

Ian and Xiupa rescued Pino City’s survivors from an underground shelter, with Xiupa telling them that a god’s helpers had come to protect and rebuild their home. Ian then used the Small Light to shrink the Strategic Reserve Base’s stockpiled resources and teleported to Xiupa.

• Xiupa directed a Red Giant Toy Soldier to dig through the shelter ceiling, and the survivors panicked when sunlight and a giant appeared above them.
• Xiupa identified himself to the survivors and said he had come under a god’s guidance, calming them as they recognized his voice.
• Xiupa reassured the survivors that the giants were helpers sent by the god, and Toy Soldiers carried them out of the shelter.
• Xiupa urged the survivors to look toward rebuilding their lives, and they placed their hopes in the god he described.
• Ian explored the Strategic Reserve Base nearly four hundred meters underground and used the Small Light to shrink its stored resources.
• Ian put the miniature resources in his Gadget Combination Belt and teleported to Xiupa.

Ian returned with valuable supplies and found Xiupa comforting the survivors of Pino City. Xiupa presented Ian as their God, and Ian prepared to move the survivors on to rescue people in other cities; the chapter ended with airships being dragged down over the ruined site of Peji City.

• Ian returned with rare metals, military supplies, weapons, and technology that he planned to use to advance Ejin City.
• Xiupa comforted the rescued survivors, then spotted Ian hovering above them and knelt before him.
• Xiupa called on the survivors to come before their God, and they knelt with him, believing Ian had saved them.
• Ian asked Xiupa whether all the survivors in Pino City had gathered, and Xiupa confirmed they had.
• Ian announced they would leave to rescue survivors in other cities, and Xiupa realized Ian would also take the strategic reserves.
• At the former site of Peji City, several airships were forcibly dragged down over a scorched clearing.

Sashado forced the grounded airship crews and war correspondents to approach him in the Rose-poisoned wasteland, then used them to broadcast a threatening message to the modern rulers. He claimed he had removed the poison from their bodies and sent them back with his greetings.

• An invisible force dragged the airships carrying war correspondents and Nen users down near the scorched crater.
• Sashado forced everyone aboard to leave the airships and approach him across the poison-filled ground.
• When a war correspondent hesitated, Sashado killed him with a gesture, prompting the others to bring their recording equipment.
• Sashado addressed the modern rulers on camera, vowing to rule the world and attack their cities and technology.
• Sashado told the correspondents he had removed the poison from their bodies and ordered them to deliver his greetings.

The war correspondents returned to Lusen with a message and footage from Sashado, while Ian spent two days relocating surviving cities and their people to the Gogar Kingdom. Exhausted, Ian returned to the Xierku Family estate to rest as the V5 prepared to assess the footage and face the continuing threat.

• The war correspondents reached cities in neighboring countries on Skeletal Winged Dragons and contacted the V5 operations command center in Lusen.
• Akaru learned that Sashado had released the correspondents to deliver a video, and Berudo urged him to take precautions before they watched it.
• Ian used the Time Cloth to keep working and moved roughly seven or eight surviving Congo cities, including Peji City and Pino City, to the Gogar Kingdom border near Ejin City.
• Ian left resettlement to Xiupa, Xia, Kazan, and the others, then returned to the Xierku Family estate with Chrollo and the others after two sleepless days.
• Yuliya and Vollar welcomed Ian back, with Vollar continuing to regard him as a god, and Ian went inside to rest.

Ian used the Multiplication Liquid to prepare food for the 310,000 survivors relocated near Ejin City, taking care to prevent its exponential multiplication from getting out of control. He then entered the Chaos Space to collect gadgets for the past few days and recognized one that could help with the survivors’ situation.

• Xiupa toured Ejin City with Xia and Kazan, marveling at its order and prosperity before explaining that 310,000 survivors needed food.
• Xia and Kazan told Xiupa they could ask Ian to use a gadget to solve the food shortage.
• Machi explained the survivors’ predicament to Ian, who apologized to Xiupa and instructed him to organize a calm food distribution.
• Ian used the Multiplication Liquid to multiply food, warning that its rapid growth could become extremely dangerous if left unchecked.
• Ian entered the Chaos Space to collect gadgets and recognized three, including one that could help with the current situation.

Ian gave Machi the In-and-Out Mirror for protection and brought a mysterious robot doll to the Congo border, where he used a gadget to multiply food for the survivors. The food kept duplicating as Ejin City officials prepared to distribute it, leaving the witnesses astonished.

• Ian reflected on the What-If Telephone Booth and Lie 800 potion, wishing he could have used one to revive those killed in the Congo Republic.
• Ian gave Machi the In-and-Out Mirror and explained how it let its user enter a safe, reversed mirror world.
• Ian showed Machi a robot doll and cards but kept their purpose secret until the citizens’ food problem was addressed.
• Ian and Machi reached the border between Ejin City and the devastated Congo city, where Xiupa, Xia, Kazan, and government workers organized survivors for food.
• Ian dripped liquid from a brown bottle onto the prepared food, causing it to multiply until there were more than four hundred portions.

Ian used the Multiplication Liquid to feed disaster survivors in the Congo Republic and prepared to rebuild their ruined homes with the Universal Card Robot. The survivors and Xiupa awaited the next miracle as Ian announced that he would repair their homes.

• Ejin City workers distributed multiplying meal portions to Congolese survivors, who ate until they were full.
• Xiupa recognized Ian as a god and resolved to serve him diligently.
• Ian explained the risks of the Multiplication Liquid and revealed the Universal Card Robot, which could transform into a powerful Carpenter Robot.
• Ian told Machi he was eager to see the Carpenter Robot work and instructed Xiupa to keep the survivors in the dining area while he repaired their homes.
• Xiupa relayed Ian's promise, renewing the survivors' hope, and Ejin City workers reassured them that they would soon rebuild their lives.

Ian summoned Carpenter Achen, a robot capable of miraculous construction, and ordered him to restore the ruined Congo city complex. As buildings and roads were rebuilt before everyone’s eyes, Xiupa and the civilians became convinced of Ian’s divine power.

• Ian summoned Carpenter Achen with the Universal Card Robot and asked him to repair the destroyed city.
• Carpenter Achen raced toward the city and began rebuilding its damaged buildings and roads.
• Congo survivors and municipal workers watched as the ruined city was restored to pristine condition.
• Xiupa saw the repairs and proclaimed them a blessing from God Ian.
• The civilians witnessed the restoration and placed their faith in Ian.

Ian’s Carpenter Achen rebuilt the ruined city of Congo and then transformed a villa at Sharku Manor into an imposing residence. The survivors gained hope and the city prepared to resume normal life, while Ian’s companions were left astonished by Achen’s abilities.

• Xiupa and the survivors of Congo praised Ian after Carpenter Achen rapidly restored their ruined city.
• Achen finished rebuilding the city, and Ian thanked him before bringing him back to Sharku Manor.
• Ian returned to find Uvogin, Nobunaga, and the others training hard after witnessing Sashado’s power.
• Ian introduced Achen as a new member of Dawn’s construction support staff and asked him to improve the manor residence.
• Achen swiftly transformed a villa into a grand, comfortable-looking building, startling Ian’s companions and causing Uvogin to drop his boulder.

Ian and the others explored the palace Carpenter Achen had built for them, marveling at its luxurious conveniences and facilities. Meanwhile, the V5 debated how to deal with Sashado and shifted their attention to the boy who had controlled a giant.

• Ian called the group over to see Carpenter Achen's palace, and Nobunaga and Uvogin joked around on the way in.
• Carpenter Achen guided Ian, Uvogin, Nobunaga, Illumi, Machi, and the others through the palace's automated features and its five floors of rooms and recreational spaces.
• Ian and the others praised their new home, while Uvogin and the others recognized Carpenter Achen as a powerful construction fanatic and a valuable member of Dawn.
• The V5's decision-makers debated attacking or negotiating with Sashado, but they could not agree on a course of action.
• The V5 remembered the boy who had controlled a giant and made his identity the focus of their attention.

Ian tested the Paper-Cutting Book with his companions at Sharku Manor, where paper flying saucers and a mechanical spider proved to be remarkably capable gadgets. Meanwhile, Sashado began using captured Nen users to learn about the world while preparing to act more patiently.

• Ian relied on the conflict between V5 and Sashado to buy time to gather supplies and draw more gadgets.
• Ian and his companions flew paper saucers at Sharku Manor, but Uvogin crashed into a vine and gave up piloting one.
• Ian used the Paper-Cutting Book to make Uvogin a giant steel spider, which climbed up the vine as the others flew alongside it.
• Sashado captured dozens of Nen users and planted the Parasitic Attachment Curse on them to learn more about the world.

Ging reassured Egina that V5 would not target Ian and warned her to keep the Gogar ministers from provoking him. First Prince Ben Kafka ignored his butler Younian’s advice against reporting the Ejin City incident to V5 and dismissed him to the royal library.

• Egina worried that Gogar ministers might tell V5 about Ejin City, but Ging said V5 could not spare resources to target Ian while Sashado remained a threat.
• Ging warned Egina that her family could not afford to anger Ian and urged her to stop them from acting recklessly.
• Younian advised First Prince Ben Kafka not to trust Minister Oster and suggested he cooperate with Princess Egina instead.
• Ben Kafka angrily rejected Younian’s advice and insisted that the royal family should report the Ejin City incident to V5.
• Ben Kafka accused Younian of treason, spared him the death penalty, and removed him from his post as court butler, assigning him to the royal library.

After losing faith in the first prince, Younian met Egina, who invited him to become steward to her unborn child. Egina and Ging agreed to name their son Gon Freecss, and Younian had not yet answered her offer.

• Younian left the first prince's residence, disappointed in Ben Kafka and the royal family's plan to rely on the V5 to solve Ejin City's crisis.
• A blond young man and two companions approached Younian and offered to take him to meet someone; Younian agreed to go.
• Egina asked Ging to accompany her to meet someone, and persuaded him by speaking about their unborn child's future.
• Egina told Ging she had chosen the name Gon Freecss for their child, and Ging reacted to the thought of becoming a father.
• Egina met Younian and invited him to become a steward for her child, but Younian had already decided he no longer wanted to serve anyone in the royal family.

Younian and Elena traveled toward Ejin City, where Princess Egina had sent him to meet a powerful young man. On the way, they heard that the city had brought buildings and people from the distant Congo Republic, then saw the vast foreign-looking cities for themselves.

• Younian asked Elena about the young man in Ejin City, and she said he was kind but warned him to be wary of his companions.
• After two days and nights aboard an airship, Younian and Elena reached Varo City and hired a driver to take them to Ejin City.
• The driver told them that people from the Congo Republic lived in the cities that had appeared in the desert, and praised Ejin City for improving safety and living conditions.
• As they approached Ejin City, Younian and Elena saw sprawling cities with architecture unlike that of the Gogar Kingdom and realized they might have come from the Congo Republic.

Younian and Elena toured Ejin City on their way to meet Ian, and Younian marveled at the city’s peaceful life and extraordinary sights. At Sharku Manor, Ian welcomed them and learned that Princess Egina had sent them to speak with him.

• Younian admired Ejin City’s happy citizens and wondered whether every city in the Gogar Kingdom could become as prosperous, but he stopped himself from mentioning V5.
• Younian was startled by a fast-flying disc overhead, while Elena warned him not to attract attention or treat Ian like an ordinary Nen user.
• Younian and Elena reached Sharku Manor and were astonished by the towering vine and the unusual buildings around it.
• Ian came to meet them, and Younian explained that Princess Egina had sent them because her pregnancy kept her from traveling.
• Ian invited Younian and Elena into the manor so he could hear what Princess Egina wanted.

Younian and Elena toured Ejin City and met Ian, whose gentle manner and belief that the city belonged to its people challenged Younian’s views of royal rule. They entered an ancient-style building and found a flying saucer, which Ian offered to let Younian ride.

• Younian and Elena were surprised by the unusual buildings in Ejin City, and Ian explained that his companions had designed them.
• Younian asked whether Ian considered Ejin City his property, but Ian calmly said the city’s resources belonged to its people and that he only safeguarded them.
• Younian reflected on Ian’s power and generosity, comparing him favorably with the Gogar Kingdom’s royal nobles and recalling his disillusionment with the First Prince.
• Ian led Younian and Elena into an ancient Chinese-style building, where they saw a flying saucer.
• Ian called the saucer a paper-cut prop and offered Younian a ride, while Elena tried to stop Younian from accepting.

Younian explained that ministers in the Gogar Royal Family planned to reveal Ian’s location to V5, and Ian connected the plot to a previous assassination attempt. Ian decided he would no longer tolerate provocations and opened the [Anywhere Door], asking Younian and Elena whether they would return with him.

• Younian told Ian that Princess Egina had sent him to warn Ian and seek his support against the faction planning to expose Ian’s location to V5.
• Ian recalled the earlier assassination attempt and recognized that the noble ministers had been involved in the plot against him.
• Ian declared that he would no longer give his enemies a chance to provoke him, while Younian urged him to let Princess Egina handle the matter.
• Ian dismissed Younian’s defense of the nobles and royals, saying that harsh punishment would force the survivors to serve the people better.
• Ian praised Younian for caring for Egina’s child, then took out the pink [Anywhere Door], opened it, and asked Younian and Elena if they were coming back with him.

Ian arrived in Gugurian with Younian and Elena, intending to meet Princess Egina before acting against the kingdom’s nobles and ministers. Egina and Ging welcomed him, and she prepared to discuss working together, unaware that Ian’s harmless appearance concealed his overwhelming power.

• Ian brought Younian and Elena through a pink door to Gugurian and said he planned to remove the parasites harming the country.
• Elena led Ian to Egina’s residence so he could meet the princess.
• Ging warned Egina not to approach Ian with malicious intentions, though Egina said she only wanted to ask him to cooperate.
• Ian met Egina and joked with Ging about how mismatched their appearances were.
• Egina greeted Ian and said she wished she had known sooner so she could have contacted him herself.