Chapter Summaries

Rover killed Phrolova after confronting her, then discovered Scar and Christopher had been watching. He turned his attention to the two intruders and declared that admiration was not the same as understanding.

• Rover recalled fragments of his past lives and accepted a mission to kill Phrolova in exchange for unlocking all Kidō.
• Rover approached Phrolova tenderly, then stabbed her with the Blood Oath Covenant and dismissed her belief that she knew him.
• Phrolova cursed Rover before collapsing, and the system confirmed the mission was complete and offered him another.
• Rover accepted a mission to drive back two powerful Reiatsu sources and identified the hidden figures as Scar and Christopher.
• Scar and Christopher emerged through a blood-red gate, and Rover told Christopher that Phrolova had to atone before she could be redeemed.

Rover fought Scar and Christopher after Christopher erupted in anger over Rover’s judgment. Rover’s newly revealed Soul Reaper abilities overwhelmed them, and he unleashed a devastating attack as both men sensed death.

• Christopher lost his temper, and the Playwright empowered Scar by making him believe he was invincible.
• Scar attacked Rover with explosive cards, then overclocked into a massive goat-like form, but Rover remained unharmed.
• Scar trapped Rover with Prison of Ruin and raised his flaming blade despite Christopher’s warning not to kill him.
• Rover used Six-Rod Light Prison to immobilize Scar, then threw Christopher into him.
• Rover unleashed Hadō #88, Flying Dragon-Striking Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon, and Scar and Christopher sensed their impending deaths.

The Rover and Abu discovered that Phrolova had survived by fusing with the Lost Shore, then entered it to confront her. Phrolova dragged the Rover through the doorway, and Abu followed as a mysterious butterfly carrying a scarlet camellia entered behind them.

• A powerful leader of the Fractsidus stopped the Rover's lightning attack, rescuing Scar and Christopher while Phrolova and the Threnodian gem vanished.
• Klephin asked the Rover to save Rinascita and guide Septimont, then turned into a statue after choosing to remain and drive out evil.
• Abu found a living spider lily linked to Phrolova, and a Hell Butterfly opened a doorway to the Lost Shore.
• Phrolova angrily repelled the Rover from the doorway and accused him of betrayal and mistreating girls.
• The Rover taunted Phrolova by saying her goal might not exist, prompting her to grab him and pull him inside as Abu followed.
• A deep blue butterfly carrying a scarlet camellia entered the Lost Shore behind them.

The Rover used the Book of the End and Imperator's omnipotence to restore Triss, giving Phrolova hope after centuries of grief. After the sisters reunited, the Rover received the foundation of Fullbring as his reward.

• Phrolova dragged the Rover to a group of Tacet Discords and showed him Triss, who had been trapped in one.
• The Rover used the Book of the End to rewrite Triss's past, revealing the girl inside the Tacet Discord's shell.
• The Rover separated Triss's frequency from the Tacet Discord, while Abu devoured what remained.
• Triss regained consciousness and reunited with Phrolova, and the two sisters embraced and wept.
• The voice in the Rover's mind declared the mission complete and rewarded him with the foundation of Fullbring.

Rover discovered that Abu’s attachment to a Chinese chess set had awakened a powerful Fullbring, then received Triss’s button containing Phrolova’s confidences. Phrolova asked to borrow the Book of the End to change the past, and Rover challenged her desire to rewrite history.

• Abu swallowed all thirty-two Chinese chess pieces and gained the power to summon chess-piece warriors and counter attacks.
• Phrolova apologized to Rover and asked him to hand over the Book of the End.
• Triss gave Rover a button containing the things Phrolova had told her and teased that Phrolova liked him.
• Phrolova asked Rover to lend her the Book of the End so she could save the villagers and then asked whether it could change her past mistakes.
• Rover asked Phrolova whether she wanted to rewrite history.

Rover confronted Phrolova over her crimes, and she admitted responsibility and declared she wanted to live and atone. After he accidentally read her fantasy diary, she composed herself and handed him the record of her sins.

• Rover asked Triss how a person guilty of murder, arson, and terrorist attacks should be punished, and Triss jokingly suggested ten thousand spankings.
• Phrolova stopped Triss from shifting blame and admitted that she had committed unforgivable crimes, accepting whatever punishment Rover chose.
• A quest instructed Rover to help Phrolova repent and atone, and he accepted it after asking whether she wanted to live or die.
• Phrolova said she wanted to live, see everyone return to life, and bear her own sins, then offered Rover a written record.
• Rover accidentally opened Phrolova's fantasy diary, prompting her to snatch it back and reveal that she had meant to give him her record of sins.
• Phrolova picked up the correct record and handed it to Rover with both hands, meeting his gaze without trembling.

Phrolova accepted the Wanderer’s offer to earn uses of Book of the End by atoning and revealed a Fractsidus base in Lament Valley. As the Wanderer left to investigate, Phrolova chose to begin making amends in Jinzhou, but a blue butterfly and a dangerous Camellia flower appeared in Beyond.

• The Wanderer agreed to grant Phrolova a use of Book of the End for each act of atonement, and she resolved to make amends for the lives lost because of her.
• Phrolova exposed the Fractsidus plan to revive Imperator and gave the Wanderer a spider lily petal that could guide him to their base in Lament Valley.
• The Wanderer received ten uses of Book of the End and left Beyond to investigate the base.
• Phrolova decided to go to Jinzhou and first help the people who had died because of her, while Triss offered to join her.
• A blue butterfly and a dangerous Camellia flower appeared in Beyond, startling Phrolova.

Shorekeeper and Camellya confronted Phrolova in the Beyond over her bond with Rover, and their argument escalated into a fight when they read from her Fantasy Diary. The chapter ended with Phrolova charging at them in embarrassment and anger.

• Phrolova sensed Shorekeeper and Camellya arriving and shielded Triss as the two Black Shores women appeared.
• Camellya accused Phrolova of dragging her fated seed into the Beyond, while Phrolova insisted she had reached an agreement with Rover and called him Xiaochen.
• Shorekeeper revealed that she and Phrolova had both been present when Rover first received his name, exposing Phrolova's earlier wish to name him herself.
• Camellya prepared to attack, but Shorekeeper stopped her because Triss was nearby.
• Phrolova challenged the pair and boasted about her bond with Rover, prompting Camellya to mock her songstress title and baton.
• Shorekeeper took Phrolova's Fantasy Diary and read an intimate passage aloud, and Phrolova charged at Shorekeeper and Camellya.

Camellya and Shorekeeper confronted the repentant Phrolova, who agreed to begin a new life in Jinzhou while Triss stayed with the Black Shores. Shorekeeper sent Phrolova to Jinhsi’s office, where her sudden arrival startled Jinhsi and Sanhua.

• Camellya restrained Phrolova and teased her, while Triss explained that Phrolova had reconciled with Rover and wanted to atone.
• Shorekeeper offered Phrolova a chance to prove her repentance and warned her not to betray Rover’s trust.
• Phrolova agreed to go to Jinzhou and let the Black Shores care for Triss, and Shorekeeper sent her away.
• Shorekeeper returned with Triss and told Camellya to use Rover’s proper title at work.
• Jinhsi and Sanhua discussed the Fractsidus threat before Phrolova appeared in Jinhsi’s office and landed on the floor.

Phrolova was captured after fighting Jinhsi and Sanhua, then explained that she had come to atone and revealed that Rover was preparing to attack a Fractsidus stronghold in Lament Valley. Jinhsi left to support him, and the chapter ended with a report that the Faceless Inferno Lord was showing signs of awakening.

• Phrolova summoned Hecate, but Jinhsi stopped time and struck her down with Jué's dragon breath while Sanhua joined the fight.
• Jinhsi and Sanhua imprisoned Phrolova, who chose not to use the Book of the End to escape.
• Phrolova told Jinhsi and Sanhua that she had come to atone, explained how she had been sent there, and said Rover was in Lament Valley preparing to attack a Fractsidus stronghold.
• Jinhsi left Sanhua in charge of Jinzhou and vanished from the dungeon to support Rover.
• A Midnight Rangers soldier reported that the Faceless Inferno Lord was showing signs of awakening.

Rover and Abby infiltrated the Fractsidus base in Lament Valley disguised as Phrolova’s subordinates, but Cartethyia arrived and mistook Rover for an enemy. After they recognized each other, the base’s alarm was triggered.

• Rover used the Other Shore Flower to locate the Fractsidus base at Ananke Abyss and teleported there with Abby.
• Rover struck the Shadow-Peering Artisan guarding the entrance, then identified himself as Phrolova’s envoy and demanded entry.
• The Shadow-Peering Artisan accepted Rover’s improvised password and opened the door, but Cartethyia descended and attacked the Artisans.
• Cartethyia reduced the Artisan squad to ashes and swung at Rover, who restrained her with Kidō before she recognized him as the Righteous one.
• Cartethyia told Rover that the Shorekeeper had sent her back to the Tower of Reversal, and the base’s alarm began blaring.

Rover, Cartethyia, and Abu stormed a Fractsidus stronghold and confronted Ugly King, a candidate for Fractsidus Overseer. After learning that three Overseers served Edward III, they defeated and trapped Ugly King, leaving Cartethyia ready to interrogate him.

• Cartethyia broke free of her chains, and she, Rover, and Abu charged into the stronghold to gather intelligence.
• Ugly King appeared, mistook them for Phrolova's lackeys, and revealed that three Fractsidus Overseers were loyal to Edward III.
• Abu attacked Ugly King with a giant train summoned by Fullbring, but Ugly King survived and challenged Cartethyia and Rover to fight him one-on-one.
• Cartethyia transformed into Fleurdelys, and Rover entered Ugly King's Circus Domain and cut through his fiery attack.
• Rover struck Ugly King with Byakurai and trapped him in an unfamiliar space with Bakudō #65, Bai Fu.
• Cartethyia volunteered to interrogate the captured Ugly King.

Rover, Cartethyia, and Abu interrogated Ugly King, who revealed that the base was experimenting to resurrect Imperator before dying in a self-destructive attack. The trio fought deeper into the base and split up at a fork, leaving Rover trapped in a secret chamber marked by a tombstone bearing his likeness.

• Cartethyia tortured Ugly King, and Rover forced him to explain the base’s purpose.
• Ugly King said the base sought to resurrect Imperator as an experiment toward creating the Sage’s, but a red light transformed him and he self-destructed before finishing.
• Abu shielded Rover and Cartethyia from the explosion and swallowed its aftermath.
• The trio pushed through the base, found two passages leading to the same destination, and split up, with Cartethyia and Abu taking the left path and Rover taking the right.
• Rover fell into a secret chamber where a tombstone rose bearing his exact likeness.

Rover encountered Pride, the eldest son of Edward III, who tried to recruit him and revealed that escape required defeating both sides of a twin space. Pride tricked Rover into triggering the Truth Stone’s blade punishment, but Rover used a portable Gigai to fool the stone and turned its attack against Pride.

• Rover examined the Truth Stone and met Pride, who mistook him for an important ally before offering him a place under Edward III.
• Pride revealed that Xiutake was his younger brother and explained that both sides of the twin space had to be defeated to escape.
• Pride claimed he would reveal the base’s secrets if Rover joined him, and Rover said, “I’m willing,” triggering the Truth Stone’s blade punishment.
• Rover blocked the blades, then used a portable Gigai to make them attack a decoy while he appeared behind Pride.
• Rover demanded that Pride reveal the base’s secrets, and the Truth Stone’s blades attacked Pride after he refused.

Rover fought Pride, who used a supernatural rule to force them into a turn-based battle, but Rover cut him in half before the game could begin. Pride’s red core had already restored him from a devastating attack, leaving the result of Rover’s latest strike uncertain.

• Rover tricked Pride into swallowing blades infused with spiritual pressure, then detonated them with Hadō #31, Shakkahō.
• Pride recovered from the blast using a glowing red core, and Rover privately wondered whether it was the treasure Clown Emperor had left unmentioned.
• Pride spread his domain and imposed Pride Game, a contest where the fighters took turns attacking and the loser was turned to stone for refusing to play.
• Pride explained that the game had been played seven hundred and twenty-one times without a loss, while Rover mocked his confidence and asked if the game could end early.
• Before Pride could finish explaining the rules, Rover used the Blood Oath Covenant to cut him in half.

Rover battled Pride, whose ruby let him regenerate and absorb light to move at extreme speed. Rover countered his attacks with time control and a flame spell, but Pride overclocked and unleashed a giant form; as Rover stopped his blade with one hand, Pride refused to admit defeat, and Rover began chanting for his next attack.

• Pride regenerated his severed body with the ruby, and Rover realized the gem could create flesh from nothing.
• Pride absorbed the room’s light and attacked Rover at tremendous speed, but Rover used time control to avoid harm.
• Rover struck Pride with Haien, burning him as the ruby shrank while it repeatedly restored his body.
• Pride overclocked, transformed into a giant, and brought down a blade, but Rover stopped it with one hand.
• Pride declared that he could not lose as long as light existed, and Rover raised a finger and began to chant.

The Rover overwhelmed Pride, who fled from Black Coffin and was turned to stone, then sealed the ruby recovered from his body. Meanwhile, Fleurdelys fought Blood Nest as he tried to take Abu hostage, but Abu trapped him between two trains.

• The Rover unleashed his full power and used Black Coffin to frighten Pride into fleeing, triggering the game’s punishment and turning him into a stone statue.
• The Rover shattered Pride’s statue, recovered the ruby, accepted a mission to raze the base, defeat Xiutake, and investigate the object, then bound the escaping gem with Bakudō #99, Part 1: Seal.
• Fleurdelys repeatedly cut down Blood Nest, whose ruby kept him alive, while he struggled to defend himself.
• Blood Nest tried to seize Abu as a hostage, but Abu summoned a train that broke through Blood Nest’s Blood Cage.
• Abu revealed a second train closing in from the side and called the attack “Double Rook Checkmate, an inescapable checkmate!”

Rover and Cartethyia reached the deepest part of the base, where Xiutake revealed the Truth Array and used it to create mindless artificial humans. As the creatures attacked, Rover stepped in front of Cartethyia and unleashed a powerful spell at Xiutake.

• Abu used an instinctive double-train attack to kill Blood Nest, and Cartethyia captured the ruby he left behind.
• Rover and Cartethyia found Xiutake at a rune-covered door, and he showed them the Truth Array.
• Xiutake used a fist-sized ruby and the Truth Array to create a dozen artificial humans without minds or souls.
• The artificial humans attacked, and Cartethyia hesitated to strike them until Rover steadied her blade and stepped forward.
• Xiutake taunted Rover to surrender, but Rover aimed his palm at him and cast Hadō #88, Flying Dragon-Striking Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon.

The Rover and Cartethyia confronted Shutark, who created a corrupted artificial Imperator before Fleurdelys destroyed it. Shutark then revealed that his Philosopher’s Stone and Truth Array could supposedly provide the knowledge needed to resurrect the real Sentinel, and the Rover decided to enter alone.

• The Rover attacked Shutark’s twisted creations and taught Cartethyia that some enemies had to be fought, urging her to become Rinascita’s pillar.
• Shutark created a corrupted artificial Imperator using a strand of the Sentinel’s frequency, but Fleurdelys pierced it with Blood Oath Covenant.
• Fleurdelys and the Rover prepared to judge Shutark, who claimed the Philosopher’s Stone could create a soul with enough knowledge.
• Shutark explained that the Truth Array could lead someone to the Gate of Truth, where all knowledge was contained, at a price.
• The Rover rejected Cartethyia’s warning and chose to enter the array alone to seek a way to revive Imperator.

Rover entered the Gate of Truth to seek a way to restore Imperator’s soul, leaving Cartethyia to confront Xiutake and his monstrous transformation. Inside the gate, Rover learned that further knowledge would consume himself, and he asked the mysterious being what price he would pay.

• Rover stepped into the Human Transmutation Circle despite Cartethyia’s pleas, and the Gate of Truth seized and disintegrated him.
• Xiutake celebrated Rover’s entry, then told Cartethyia he would not return as the person she knew.
• Cartethyia confronted Xiutake, who transformed into a huge fused monster with countless faces and limbs.
• Inside the Gate of Truth, Rover received vast knowledge about alchemy and discovered that the Philosopher’s Stone was being consumed as payment.
• A featureless figure calling itself the world, the universe, fate, a god, and Rover offered him three questions, warning that further knowledge would consume Rover himself.
• Rover asked the figure what price he would pay.