Chapter Summaries

Arthur accepted Liliana Kranjcar’s allegiance after learning that her Spirit Vision could help him identify threats from Heretic Gods, then traveled with his companions to Japan. The chapter shifted to Law Hao preparing to leave Mount Lu, before Arthur and Saber discussed the gods and God Slayers in their new world.

• Erica persuaded Arthur to accept Liliana’s individual allegiance by explaining her abilities, and Arthur’s kindness turned Liliana’s reluctant oath into genuine loyalty.
• Arthur asked Erica to book plane tickets to Japan, while Liliana helped Saber with cooking and household skills as Erica competed with Athena for Arthur’s attention.
• Arthur, Saber, Erica, Athena, and Liliana traveled to Japan, while Law Hao’s disciple Lu Yinghua summoned her from her hermitage on Mount Lu.
• Law Hao struck Lu Yinghua for hesitating to approach her home, then ordered him to lead her to the plane so she could make a quick trip.
• In a Japanese villa, Saber told Arthur she had not expected the gods to enter the modern world, and Arthur explained the world’s Heretic Gods and God Slayers to her.

Arthur went to Nikkō Tōshō-gū and used his Golden Sword to break the seal imprisoning the Monkey God. The Great Sage Equal to Heaven regained his divinity, and Arthur introduced himself as they prepared to face one another.

• Arthur left Erica to look after Artoria and traveled to the Western Heaven Shrine at Nikkō Tōshō-gū.
• Arthur entered the hidden corridor and met the sealed Monkey God, who explained the three conditions for undoing the Bimawen seal.
• Arthur used his Words of Power and Golden Sword to shatter the seal without fulfilling the three conditions.
• The Monkey God reclaimed his divinity and revealed himself as Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
• Arthur transformed his Golden Sword into Excalibur and introduced himself to Sun Wukong.

Arthur fought the Great Sage Equal to Heaven and assessed the power of his Somersault Cloud, staff, and divine abilities. He then invoked Victory’s Golden World and used the Sword of Wisdom to target the cloud and Ruyi Jingu Bang with his Words of Power.

• Arthur and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven exchanged blows as the Great Sage used the Somersault Cloud and Ruyi Jingu Bang to overpower him.
• Arthur used the Camel Word of Power to kick the Great Sage away, then recognized the Somersault Cloud as the greatest obstacle to defeating him.
• Arthur transformed Excalibur into the Golden Sword and activated Reality Marble—Victory’s Golden World, filling the battlefield with countless swords.
• Arthur empowered himself with Wind and Phoenix and chanted about the Somersault Cloud, while the Golden Swords swarmed the Great Sage and forced him to stop.
• Arthur began chanting the history of the Ruyi Jingu Bang to target the staff with the Sword of Wisdom.

Arthur defeated the weakened Great Sage Equal to Heaven, gained the Somersault Cloud Authority, and remained in the Hidden World to test it. After losing his way, he encountered a Heretic God who called out to him from a mountain house.

• Arthur combined three Authorities and drove a colossal Golden Sword through the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, destroying his Ruyi Jingu Bang and Somersault Cloud.
• Arthur used his knowledge of Sun Wukong’s origins to summon a storm of Golden Swords that overwhelmed the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.
• The system declared Arthur the victor and granted him the Somersault Cloud Authority, which let him fly at divine speed.
• Arthur tested his new Authority in the Hidden World but lost his way and followed his Instinct (A).
• A burly middle-aged man in a white kimono called to Arthur from a house in the mountains, and Arthur recognized him as a Heretic God.

Arthur found Susanoo-no-Mikoto in the Hidden World and killed him with Ea, completing his mission to defeat five Heretic Gods and earning an SS evaluation. After returning to the mortal world with a new Steel Power Authority, he heard an explosion and felt a storm sweep down from the mountaintop.

• Arthur confronted Susanoo-no-Mikoto, revealed he had sought him out, and challenged him to battle.
• Arthur unleashed Ea’s Enuma Elish, tearing apart the Hidden World and shattering Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s divine body.
• Arthur escaped through a passage into the mortal world as the Hidden World collapsed, then received confirmation that he had completed his five-god mission with an SS evaluation.
• Arthur recovered his spent Mana, gained the Steel Power Authority, and considered how his new and existing Authorities fit together.
• A deafening explosion sounded nearby as a powerful storm swept down from the mountaintop and darkened the sky.

Arthur arrived in Japan’s Hidden World and found Law Hao and Voban fighting, but Law Hao attacked him for observing their battle. Arthur defended himself with his sword and launched a powerful slash at her, leaving their confrontation underway.

• Arthur sensed Authorities and used Observation Haki to discover Law Hao and Voban fighting beyond the mountain.
• Arthur flew to the battle on the Somersault Cloud, but Law Hao scattered the clouds and knocked him out of the sky with her magical wind.
• Law Hao recognized Arthur as the new Rakshasa King and demanded an explanation for spying on her and Voban.
• Arthur challenged Law Hao, who rushed at him with the Shukuchi Divine Art and struck him with a powerful palm.
• Arthur blocked Law Hao’s palm with the King's Sword, then chanted Words of Power and unleashed a golden sword-pressure slash toward her.

Arthur fought Law Hao and Voban inside Victory's Golden World, using Excalibur and the Sword of Wisdom against the two God Slayers. After Voban transformed into a black dragon and Arthur identified both God Slayers' Authorities, Arthur sent curtains of Golden Swords toward Voban and Law Hao, who countered with her Phoenix techniques.

• Law Hao recognized Arthur's binding Authority and shattered its golden sword pressure with shockwaves from the Twelve Flying Phoenix Palms.
• Arthur brought Law Hao and Voban into Victory's Golden World and attacked Voban with Excalibur's Golden Torrent.
• Voban erased his Violent Storm Authority, endured the torrent, and transformed his suspended body into a black dragon spirit.
• Arthur changed Excalibur into the Sword of Wisdom and filled Victory's Golden World with Golden Swords aimed at Voban.
• Arthur explained Voban's Black Dragon of the Underworld Authority and Law Hao's Dragon Roar and Tiger Howl Great Art as the swords descended on them.
• Law Hao chanted a series of Phoenix techniques as the Golden Swords swept toward her.

Arthur defeated Law Hao and Voban, earning the title of King of Knights, and a month later received the system’s reward: the innate skill Fusion (EX). Fusion reorganized his stolen Authorities and other powers into new forms of his Ten Incarnations.

• Arthur used his Golden Sword to defeat Law Hao, while Voban’s Authority had already been severed by a Golden Sword.
• After Victory’s Golden World collapsed, Arthur claimed victory over Law Hao and Voban, and Law Hao vowed to challenge him again.
• Arthur left the battlefield as the King of Knights, while Law Hao returned to seclusion and Voban walked away.
• A month passed as reports of Arthur’s victories spread among Magecraft associations around the world.
• Arthur received Fusion (EX), which absorbed and reshaped his Authorities, combining Melqart’s powers and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit into Thunder and Strong Wind, and adding the Somersault Cloud, Sun Authority, and Steel Power to his Ten Incarnations.

Arthur settled into a villa in Kuoh Town, discovered that the devil flyers belonged to the world of High School DxD, and met Koneko Toujou after she answered his summons. He hired her to arrange and clean the villa, then offered her tea and asked whether she wanted to bathe.

• Arthur exchanged jewelry for local currency, bought a phone, and purchased a luxury villa in Kuoh Town.
• Arthur followed his warning sense to a devil distributing wish-granting flyers and later watched one summon a silver-haired girl.
• Arthur recognized the world as High School DxD, and the system assigned him a quest to collect Twilight's Holy Lance and perform Conceptual Enchantment on it.
• Koneko Toujou introduced herself as a devil who had answered Arthur's summons, and Arthur asked her to help arrange his furniture.
• Koneko Toujou spent nearly four hours moving furniture and cleaning the villa while Arthur watched and directed her.
• Arthur served Koneko Toujou black tea, which she enjoyed, and asked whether she wanted to take a bath.

Arthur offered Koneko Toujou training as payment for her work, and she agreed to their contract after he demonstrated his overwhelming physical skill. He began training her at his villa while studying a genuine mythology text, and the session ended with Koneko accusing him of being a pervert when she noticed how exposed she was.

• Arthur asked Koneko Toujou to help him from then on in exchange for training, and she firmly agreed to the contract.
• Arthur had Koneko perform a demanding marching exercise with ankle weights and balls while he monitored her and studied a mythology book.
• After completing 2,500 repetitions, Koneko took Arthur's towel, realized she was exposed, and called him a pervert.

Arthur trained Koneko in human movement techniques until she grew close to him, prompting Rias and Akeno to investigate her sudden focus on a single customer. A week later, Koneko faced her final test in Arthur’s Reality Marble and learned that he called himself Arthur, a descendant of a hero.

• Arthur taught Koneko the Soru movement technique and planned to train her in the other Six Powers.
• Over a month, Koneko trained at Arthur’s villa, while Rias and Akeno noticed her work performance had fallen and speculated about her customer.
• Rias and Akeno decided to investigate Koneko’s regular customer under the pretext of work, while Koneko grew close to Arthur and spent her free time at his villa.
• A week later, Arthur created the Victory’s Golden World for Koneko’s graduation test.
• Koneko asked who Arthur was, and he introduced himself as Arthur and described himself as a descendant of a hero.

Koneko failed her graduation test against Arthur, then learned that Rias’s peerage had a mission that evening. After Arthur gave her a gift, Koneko returned to the Occult Research Club as the cleanup mission began, while Arthur disappeared to visit someone in that world.

• Koneko combined magic with the Six Powers and attacked Arthur, but he caught her blows and disabled her legs, leaving her to fail the test.
• Rias stopped Koneko from leaving for work and told her the peerage had a mission to handle a stray devil that night.
• Koneko visited Arthur before the mission, and Arthur kissed her as he gave her a gift.
• Koneko left for the Occult Research Club, while Arthur vanished after saying it was time to visit someone in that world.
• Koneko checked in with Rias, and Rias led her peerage into the cleanup mission.

Arthur removed the Longinus Boosted Gear from Issei Hyoudou, severing their connection and preventing Issei from following his original extraordinary path. He left with the Sacred Gear while Ddraig objected to Arthur injuring Issei.

• Koneko Toujou defeated the Stray Devil with the one-use Camel Authority Arthur had given her.
• Rias and Akeno Himejima discussed visiting the person Koneko served, while Arthur sensed Koneko using his power.
• Arthur entered the Hyoudou residence and knocked out Mr. and Mrs. Hyoudou and Issei Hyoudou with his Conqueror's Haki.
• Arthur used the Golden Sword and a Word of Power to extract the Boosted Gear from Issei, breaking its bond with him.
• Arthur stepped on Issei's abdomen, and Ddraig spoke from the Boosted Gear, calling Arthur's treatment of his new partner cruel.

Arthur bonded with Ddraig and welcomed Koneko Toujou’s return gift, while deepening their relationship and continuing to train her. Half a month later, he had settled into a routine of study, learning from Ddraig, and helping Koneko Toujou improve.

• Arthur returned to the villa with Ddraig, asked him to stay quiet unless needed, and entered the house after Ddraig agreed to block out his senses.
• Koneko Toujou waited for Arthur, changed his shoes, and told him she had defeated her opponent in ten seconds.
• Koneko Toujou kissed Arthur and called it her return gift.
• Koneko Toujou began spending her lunch breaks with Arthur and grew more comfortable relying on him and sitting on his lap.
• Ddraig told Arthur what he knew about myths, Longinus, gods, devils, and fallen angels as Arthur worked to build his knowledge.
• After half a month, Koneko Toujou had mastered the Six Powers and developed combination techniques, while Arthur continued training and studying with her.

Akeno Himejima visited Arthur in Koneko Toujou’s place, providing him with a series of services while probing his identity and connection to Koneko’s rapid growth. When Arthur asked what she wanted as payment, Akeno requested the same payment he gave Koneko, seeking to learn more about him.

• Rias took Koneko Toujou away for the evening, leaving Akeno Himejima to visit Arthur as her substitute.
• Akeno Himejima arrived at Arthur’s villa through a devil flyer and introduced herself as the devil filling in for Koneko.
• Akeno tested Arthur with flirtation and questions while giving him a massage, but he deflected her probing.
• Akeno continued serving Arthur with massages, foot care, and fruit until he ended the session at eleven.
• Arthur asked Akeno what she wanted as payment, and she requested the same payment he gave Koneko while remaining wary of his strength.

Arthur brought Akeno into his Reality Marble and revealed the vast gulf between their powers. He demonstrated divine lightning for her, leaving her awestruck by the power of a god.

• Arthur led Akeno to the gym and agreed to train her after recognizing that she wanted to learn how Koneko had grown stronger.
• Arthur summoned his Reality Marble, Victory's Golden World, shocking Akeno with the battlefield he created.
• Akeno transformed into her shrine maiden outfit and attacked Arthur with golden lightning, but he shattered the beam with a casual swipe.
• Arthur introduced himself as a descendant of heroes, and Akeno accepted that explanation for his strength.
• Arthur invoked the Word of Power for thunder and unleashed Divine Judgment, making Akeno experience the power of a god.

Arthur taught Akeno how to use lightning more effectively, and she decided to compete with Koneko for his attention while concealing his identity from Rias. After half a month of growing closer to Koneko and Akeno, Arthur learned that Rias had invited him to visit Kuoh Academy.

• Arthur demonstrated compressed lightning to Akeno, explained that her current technique was the worst way to use lightning, and asked her not to tell anyone about him.
• Akeno told Rias that Arthur seemed harmless but asked to handle his observation herself, privately deciding to compete with Koneko for him.
• Over the next half month, Arthur grew close to Koneko, whose suppressed Nekoshou power began leaking out when he petted her, and Akeno repeatedly visited him for training.
• Rias noticed that Koneko and Akeno were spending less time at the Occult Research Club and became indignant that Arthur had drawn both members of her peerage away.
• Koneko told Arthur that Rias had invited him to visit Kuoh Academy while he stroked her hair and teased her.

Arthur visited Kuoh Academy after Rias invited him to the Occult Research Club, where he met Rias and her peerage. His name provoked a strong reaction from Kiba, and Rias recognized Arthur as a hero’s descendant.

• Arthur entered Kuoh Academy and drew attention from the students.
• Sona Sitri stopped Arthur, but Koneko Toujou explained that Rias had invited him to the Occult Research Club.
• Koneko led Arthur to the old school building, where Rias, Akeno Himejima, and Kiba Yuuto were waiting.
• Rias greeted Arthur and invited him inside, while concealing hostility beneath her polite manner.
• Arthur introduced himself as Arthur Pendragon, and Kiba reacted with shock and hostility before apologizing.
• Rias apologized for Kiba’s reaction, then identified Arthur as a hero’s descendant and linked him to Koneko’s improved strength.

Arthur met Rias at the Occult Research Club and declined her invitation to experience school life, though he said he would remain in town. Rias later sent Koneko Toujou to live with Arthur and keep watch on him; after she arrived and kissed him, Arthur was reading in his bedroom at midnight when the door opened.

• Rias invited Arthur to experience school life, but he declined and said he would stay in town for a while.
• Rias asked Koneko Toujou whether Arthur had used a sword, and Koneko Toujou said he had not.
• Rias tasked Koneko Toujou with moving in with Arthur and monitoring him, and Koneko Toujou eagerly agreed.
• Koneko Toujou arrived at Arthur's villa with a suitcase, and Arthur welcomed her in.
• Koneko Toujou offered Arthur a chip, kissed him, and carried her suitcase upstairs.
• At midnight, Arthur read on his bed until his bedroom door opened.

Arthur spent his days doting on Koneko while reflecting on how taking Issei Hyoudou’s Boosted Gear had disrupted the world’s plot. After nearly three months in this world, he went out for a walk and reviewed the experiences that had made him powerful, though he remained unsure of his exact strength.

• Arthur spent a day caring for Koneko, who slept beside him in her cat form, trained against him, and stayed close to him throughout the day.
• Arthur reflected that Issei Hyoudou’s loss of the Boosted Gear had left him an ordinary person and disrupted the events that had drawn Rias and the Fallen Angels into the story.
• After Koneko left for school, Arthur went out for a walk and settled on a bench in a quiet park.
• Arthur recalled his adventures in One Piece, the Fourth Holy Grail War, and the world where he became a Demon King and slew five Heretic Gods.
• Arthur considered how strong he had become and admitted that even he did not know his exact level of strength.