Chapter Summaries

Jiang Rui gave Bardway an indestructible flintlock and arranged for contingencies against Floran before leaving England. Later, he prepared for Railgun’s operation, but after talking with Kihara Tsumiki, he put away his sniper rifle.

• Jiang Rui gave Bardway a magic-powered flintlock, and Bardway promised to help him deal with Floran and repay the favor with Black Dwarf technology.
• Bardway flew away after Jiang Rui told her that she and her sister were destined to go to Academy City, while Nine Tails threw Jiang Rui into the sea for teasing her.
• Jiang Rui led the group into Ireland and assigned Nine Tails to contact her uncle and prepare Cinderella as a backup plan against Floran.
• Jiang Rui asked Nine Tails to find out whether Othinus still needed Floran’s corpse for Sovereign’s Spear, then called Floran an immortal existence.
• Jiang Rui waited atop a skyscraper for Railgun’s operation, but Kihara Tsumiki reminded him that the Chairman had warned him not to go too far.
• Jiang Rui put away his sniper rifle after admitting he could not handle firearms without Great Sage’s assistance.

Jiang Rui spoke with Kihara Tsumiki about her mission to stop Tsuzuri Tesuji’s emotional-learning device, then investigated his unexplained resistance to the Nameless Ghost Face’s side effects. Elsewhere, Yinyin Qingcao captured a rebellious Extraordinary Space group, but Shokuhou Misaki jeopardized the mission by offering to spare them in exchange for information about the Absolute Power Project.

• Kihara Tsumiki speculated that Jiang Rui was still involved in an infiltration, and he directed her to stop Tsuzuri Tesuji at the Biological and Mental Research Institute.
• After Kihara Tsumiki left, Jiang Rui wondered why the Nameless Ghost Face and other aberrations had not affected him, while Great Sage found no evidence of a problem.
• Jiang Rui used the Water Mirror Technique to watch Misaka Mikoto and noticed Shirai Kuroko following her.
• Yinyin Qingcao and Shokuhou Misaki captured three members of a resisting Extraordinary Space group after Shokuhou Misaki disabled them with her mental abilities.
• The group’s leader accused powerful outsiders of exploiting weaker members and controlling access to Academy City’s resources, but Yinyin Qingcao dismissed his complaints and handed the captives to Shokuhou Misaki.
• Shokuhou Misaki offered to let the captives leave Academy City if they told her about the Absolute Power Project, and Yinyin Qingcao warned that the mission’s failure would bring consequences from Aleister and Rimuru.

Jiang Rui brought Shirai Kuroko to join Misaka Mikoto as she confronted Accelerator, while Shokuhou Misaki and Yinyin Qingcao faced off over a captured enemy. Accelerator retrieved his grimoire but could not read it, and asked Jiang Rui where the bat was.

• Jiang Rui stopped Shirai Kuroko from sneaking after Misaka Mikoto, then agreed to bring her along to face Accelerator.
• Yinyin Qingcao threatened Shokuhou Misaki, but the two held back from fighting until their leader spoke up and offered to reveal what he knew.
• Shokuhou Misaki taunted Yinyin Qingcao and said she wanted to meet the new fourth-ranked Level 5.
• Jiang Rui and Shirai Kuroko caught up with Misaka Mikoto, who thanked Jiang Rui before getting angry at his teasing.
• Jiang Rui called out Accelerator, who appeared and mocked Misaka Mikoto and Shirai Kuroko before demanding his grimoire.
• Jiang Rui returned the grimoire, and Accelerator asked where the bat was after realizing he could not read the book.

Jiang Rui agreed to let Misaka Mikoto face Accelerator first so she could seek revenge and save her sisters, while preparing to step in if she was endangered. Elsewhere, he used Kamijou Touma’s presence as leverage in plans involving Shokuhou Misaki, leaving Yinyin Qingcao more afraid of him.

• Jiang Rui gave Misaka Mikoto a magic book as payment for saving Shirai Kuroko and the Misaka Sisters, and she resolved to repay him.
• Jiang Rui and Accelerator traded taunts, then clashed as Accelerator reflected Jiang Rui’s freezing attack and sent the cold back toward the others.
• Misaka Mikoto asked to fight Accelerator first so she could save her sisters and challenge the experiment’s directors, and Jiang Rui agreed while warning he would intervene if she was in danger.
• Jiang Rui noticed Kamijou Touma approaching and privately told Yinyin Qingcao to have Shokuhou Misaki kill the Transcendents after questioning them, naming Kamijou as her weakness.
• Yinyin Qingcao concluded that Jiang Rui was a tyrant beneath his gentle demeanor and decided to work for him honestly.

Jiang Rui and Misaka Mikoto’s battle with Accelerator continued as Shokuhou Misaki refused to help Yinyin Qingcao and released the captured Transcendents. After learning that Shokuhou Misaki had struck Yinyin Qingcao, Jiang Rui assigned a new mission to hunt her.

• Misaka Mikoto unleashed a massive lightning attack at Accelerator, but he remained unharmed.
• Yinyin Qingcao asked Shokuhou Misaki for Rimuru’s location, but Shokuhou Misaki demanded an explanation of the Absolute Power Project and refused to cooperate.
• Yinyin Qingcao offered to restore Kamijou Touma’s memories, and Shokuhou Misaki slapped her before releasing the three Transcendents.
• Yinyin Qingcao reported the incident to Jiang Rui, who accepted that the Transcendents had been let go.
• Jiang Rui sensed Yinyin Qingcao’s injured cheek through the rain and ordered the others to hunt Shokuhou Misaki.

Jiang Rui chose to protect Yinyin Qingcao and sent Tsuchimikado Motoharu a mission before confronting Accelerator. Jiang Rui’s magic pierced Accelerator’s defenses, but Accelerator began copying the light-ring attack as the fight continued.

• Jiang Rui decided not to kill Shokuhou Misaki and sent Tsuchimikado Motoharu a mission through the team communications.
• Kamijou Touma arrived as Jiang Rui stopped Misaka Mikoto from attacking Accelerator and took her place in the fight.
• Jiang Rui’s first strike sent Accelerator crashing into a container, but Accelerator used contact to reverse Jiang Rui’s blood flow.
• Jiang Rui summoned rings of light and wounded Accelerator with beams that his reflection could not redirect.
• Accelerator revealed his grimoire, laughed, and began forming rings of light like Jiang Rui’s.

Accelerator manifested an unstable angelic halo, then dismissed it and prepared to fight Jiang Rui without magic. Meanwhile, Yinyin Qingcao’s team attacked Shokuhou Misaki, but Yinyin hesitated over the order’s consequences and ultimately advanced while her subordinates stayed back.

• Accelerator revealed that he could use unidentified laws in his mind, and Jiang Rui realized he could reflect magic.
• Accelerator dismissed his halo and declared he would kill Jiang Rui without using magic.
• Aleister and Aiwass discussed Accelerator’s power as Jiang Rui’s phone and monitoring signals remained unavailable.
• Yinyin Qingcao’s team killed Shokuhou Misaki’s armed guards and surrounded her with flames and vibrating air.
• Shokuhou Misaki tried to stall for help, while Yinyin Qingcao reconsidered Rimuru’s order and its likely effect on his plans.
• Yinyin Qingcao’s subordinate offered to take Shokuhou Misaki, but she warned him that he would die and stepped out of the flames herself.

Yinyin Qingcao confronted Shokuhou Misaki, but Shokuhou's faction arrived and turned the fight into a group battle. Yinyin Qingcao shifted tactics to protect her allies and eliminate the armed forces while preparing to deal with Shokuhou last.

• Yinyin Qingcao refused to spare Shokuhou Misaki, who tried to persuade her that they shared a goal of stopping Number One and apologized for slapping her.
• Fukaze Junko arrived and attacked Yinyin Qingcao, who repelled her with telekinesis as Shokuhou Misaki's other allies and armed forces joined the battle.
• Yinyin Qingcao threw vehicles at Shokuhou Misaki's group, but Fukaze Junko and the other allies defended them; Yinyin Qingcao then blasted Fukaze Junko into the street.
• Yinyin Qingcao's telekinetic blades failed to reach Shokuhou Misaki, whose allies shielded her with transformed metal and water.
• Wary of Shokuhou Misaki's mind-control abilities, Yinyin Qingcao called Fiery Sky over and raised a telekinetic dome while directing her team to kill the armed forces and mechs.

Jiang Rui defeated Accelerator by slowing time and striking him, then told him the experiment would be stopped regardless. The encounter left Jiang Rui wondering whether someone had manipulated his own past as well.

• Accelerator adapted to Jiang Rui's attacks and charged, but Jiang Rui explained that his water-elemental form resisted physical damage.
• Accelerator began forming an Ion Storm, so Jiang Rui used Frozen Time to slow the world and gave him forty seconds to break free.
• Jiang Rui struck Accelerator as time returned to normal, leaving him badly frostbitten and unable to continue fighting.
• Accelerator agreed to refuse the experiment if Jiang Rui answered one final question, while Jiang Rui said the experiment would be terminated anyway.
• Jiang Rui wondered whether someone had secretly manipulated events in his former world, as they might have manipulated Accelerator.

Jiang Rui persuaded Accelerator to accept Kamijou Touma as the one who defeated him, giving Aleister grounds to terminate the Sisters experiment. After leaving Misaka Mikoto and the others, Jiang Rui rushed to help Yinyin Qingcao but was intercepted by Aiwass.

• Jiang Rui explained that Accelerator's defeat by Kamijou Touma could give Aleister a reason to stop the experiment, and Kamijou reluctantly agreed to help Misaka Mikoto.
• Jiang Rui told Accelerator that his powers resembled those of a Saint, and Accelerator vowed to defeat him next time before limping away.
• Jiang Rui confirmed to Misaka Mikoto that the experiment would be terminated, then left her to explain the situation to Kamijou Touma.
• Jiang Rui departed to deal with an urgent situation involving Yinyin Qingcao and was suddenly forced out of his lightning form by Aiwass.

Yinyin Qingcao’s Transcendent forces battled Shokuhou Misaki’s faction, and the fight escalated after Yinyin deliberately took Fukaze Junko’s devastating kick to unleash a psychic blade storm. Yinyin defeated Fukaze Junko and killed her before Shokuhou Misaki could stop her, leaving the conflict between them irreversible.

• Yinyin Qingcao’s forces killed members of Shokuhou Misaki’s faction while Fiery Sky fought the mind-controlled Phantom and destroyed a unit providing suppressive fire.
• Yinyin Qingcao struggled against Fukaze Junko and refused to call for help, unwilling to let the other Transcendents claim a share of Shokuhou Misaki’s kill.
• Yinyin withdrew her defense and took Fukaze Junko’s kick, then used her remaining psychic power to unleash a storm of blades that overwhelmed Junko’s healing ability.
• Fukaze Junko’s recovery burden triggered an unbearable headache, and she fainted as Yinyin prepared to finish her.
• Shokuhou Misaki rushed to stop Yinyin, but the bespectacled man blocked Phantom, and Yinyin stabbed Fukaze Junko through the heart.

Yinyin Qingcao’s group withdrew after Kakine Teitoku intervened to protect Shokuhou Misaki, but Kakine killed Phantom when Shokuhou tried to attack Yinyin. The group left with Phantom’s body, recognizing that Jiang Rui’s warning had spared them from the same fate.

• Shokuhou Misaki collapsed in grief as Yinyin Qingcao and her group advanced, and Yinyin’s blades threatened her until a golden-haired girl and Kakine Teitoku intervened.
• Kakine Teitoku ordered Yinyin Qingcao to stop the attack, and Jiang Rui told Yinyin to prioritize her group’s safety while he dealt with Aiwass.
• Shokuhou Misaki tried to seize Phantom and attack Yinyin, but Kakine killed Phantom with a blast of Dark Matter to prevent Yinyin’s death from provoking Number Four.
• Yinyin Qingcao challenged Kakine for killing Phantom, while Mental Stinger warned Shokuhou to stop pushing her luck.
• Fiery Sky and Yinyin Qingcao concluded that Jiang Rui had deliberately warned them through Phantom’s death, then left with Phantom’s body.

Jiang Rui confronted Aleister after a subordinate died in the clash involving Shokuhou Misaki, but their negotiations collapsed when Aleister insisted she could not die. Jiang Rui left prepared to act independently, while Aleister and Aiwass worried that R'lyeh’s growing influence could disrupt Aleister’s plans.

• Aiwass brought Jiang Rui to the Windowless Building after he learned that one of his subordinates had died, and Jiang Rui declared that blood debts should be repaid with blood.
• Jiang Rui accused Aleister of causing him losses, but Aleister reminded him of their agreement and explained Shokuhou Misaki’s importance to Academy City’s finances.
• Jiang Rui asked what Aleister wanted him to do, but Aleister eventually insisted that Shokuhou Misaki could not die because Tsuzuri Tesuji still needed Jiang Rui’s help.
• Jiang Rui rejected Aleister’s decision, asserted their relationship was one of cooperation, and left as a Wraith, warning that they would have to rely on their own methods.
• Aiwass told Aleister she would not stop Jiang Rui, and Aleister voiced concern that R'lyeh’s infiltration of every faction could interfere with his plans.

Jiang Rui weighed his growing conflict with Aleister while training his allies in Northern Ireland. In Academy City, Yinyin Qingcao accepted a deal that would let her obtain Mind Control and take over the Artificial Intelligence Workshop as the Queen of Tokiwadai.

• Jiang Rui decided to proceed with killing Shokuhou Misaki despite Aleister's opposition, betting Aleister would not risk their alliance to stop him.
• Jiang Rui watched Nine Tails support his stance and continued training Saten Ruiko, Kinuhata Saiai, and Frenda in Northern Ireland.
• Tsuchimikado Motoharu handed over four corpses to Yinyin Qingcao's group, and Kihara Tsumiki arrived with the missing corpse after threatening him.
• Kihara Tsumiki told Yinyin Qingcao's group that taking the corpses meant giving up Shokuhou Misaki's spoils, while Yinyin Qingcao alone would receive those spoils if they pursued the kill.
• Yinyin Qingcao chose to seek Mind Control, planning to take over the Artificial Intelligence Workshop and use telekinesis on a massive scale to become the Queen of Tokiwadai.

Jiang Rui secured Leivinia Birdway’s support and arranged for her to teach Saten Ruiko, while Saten’s abilities grew rapidly during their journey back to Academy City. As Yinyin Qingcao renewed her attack on Shokuhou Misaki, Jiang Rui backed Fune Motochuu with an armed force, prompting Aleister to send Kakine Teitoku to deal with the situation.

• Yinyin Qingcao wondered whether Jiang Rui was a tyrant or a wise king, while Aleister watched Academy City’s factions and judged that events were still following his plan.
• Leivinia Birdway agreed to enter Academy City with Jiang Rui and investigate it for her younger sister, on the condition that she would not be drawn into trivial affairs.
• At Jiang Rui’s request, Leivinia began teaching Saten Ruiko Tarot rituals, and Saten’s training with the group made her strong enough to defeat Frenda and Kinuhata Saiai together.
• Yinyin Qingcao launched another assassination attempt against Shokuhou Misaki after the directors learned of her plan to use Exterior for revenge.
• Fune Motochuu informed Jiang Rui of the Artificial Intelligence Workshop’s plans, and Jiang Rui transferred an armed force to protect Fune Motochuu.
• Aleister found that he could not readily mobilize the Heroes against Jiang Rui, so he turned to Kakine Teitoku, whose companion Mental Stinger proposed teaching Yinyin Qingcao a lesson.

Kakine Teitoku and Mental Stinger discussed the Level 0 who defeated Accelerator as School prepared to confront Number Four. Shokuhou Misaki recruited Yumiya Iruka, learned that Talent Dispatch feared Rimuru, and headed to its headquarters, where Yinyin Qingcao launched an ambush that drew the attention of Kakine Teitoku and Jiang Rui.

• Kakine Teitoku told Mental Stinger that Accelerator had been defeated by a Level 0 and speculated that Number Four might be the same person.
• Shokuhou Misaki accepted Yumiya Iruka as Fukaze Junko's replacement after Iruka revealed that her sister was a School sniper and that she wanted revenge on Number Four.
• Shokuhou Misaki learned that Talent Dispatch members feared Rimuru and that Root had killed three people she had previously helped target.
• Shokuhou Misaki decided to visit Talent Dispatch headquarters and declared that she would use her mind-control ability to force cooperation.
• Yinyin Qingcao ambushed Shokuhou Misaki from a rooftop as a spinning double blade attacked the group, prompting Kakine Teitoku and Jiang Rui to react.

Yinyin Qingcao attacked Shokuhou Misaki’s group but was driven off by the school’s reinforcements, while Jiang Rui confronted Kakine Teitoku and decided to kill him for his Dark Matter. The chapter left Jiang Rui charging toward Kakine Teitoku, intent on taking his six wings and gaining a way to challenge Aleister.

• Fiery Sky separated Shokuhou Misaki from her guards, while Yinyin Qingcao was struck by Yumiya Liger’s Electromagnetic Sniper Cannon and pursued the sniper.
• Yinyin Qingcao discovered Yobou Banka blocking her attack and tried to retreat, only to find her escape sealed by a black vortex wormhole.
• Jiang Rui encountered Kakine Teitoku at the Artificial Intelligence Workshop and ran toward the Windowless Building to draw him away.
• Jiang Rui recalled Reivinia’s spell for disrupting a target’s constitution and realized Kakine Teitoku’s Dark Matter might provide the impossible material needed to kill Floran.
• Jiang Rui decided to kill Kakine Teitoku for his Dark Matter and six wings, believing the gain would outweigh the risk of Aleister’s retaliation.

Jiang Rui arrived through a wormhole and killed Yumiya Liger, while Yinyin Qingcao and Ruiko Saten fought through Shokuhou Misaki’s growing wave of controlled defenders. As Shokuhou’s influence threatened to spread across Academy City, Jiang Rui and Reivinia weighed whether he needed to intervene.

• Jiang Rui emerged from a wormhole and killed Yumiya Liger before telling Yinyin Qingcao to pursue her target.
• Yobou Banka attacked Jiang Rui’s group, but Reivinia blasted him out of the building, where he fell to his death.
• Jiang Rui watched Ruiko Saten, Yinyin Qingcao, and their allies battle Shokuhou Misaki’s forces while discussing Reivinia’s support and her sister’s safety.
• Yinyin Qingcao fought through defenders who kept returning to block her, while Shokuhou Misaki’s control appeared to be spreading beyond the Artificial Intelligence Workshop.
• Reivinia warned that Shokuhou might use ordinary citizens as hostages, and Jiang Rui recognized the risk of her influence expanding across Academy City.

Yinyin Qingcao fought through the crowd and finally killed Shokuhou Misaki, but Kakine Teitoku’s attack immediately threatened everyone at the scene. Jiang Rui intervened with magic to break Kakine’s defense and shield Yinyin Qingcao as the battle escalated.

• Kinuhata Saiai, Frenda, and Saten Ruiko blocked the crowds from reaching the central area while Yinyin Qingcao advanced on Shokuhou Misaki.
• Glasses killed Yumiya Iruka, and Aleister ordered Kakine Teitoku to withdraw and cut his losses.
• Kakine Teitoku ignored Aleister’s order, headed for the Artificial Intelligence Workshop, and threatened to kill the woman Jiang Rui cared about.
• Yinyin Qingcao exhausted herself fighting off rescuers, then aimed her laser pistol at Shokuhou Misaki.
• Jiang Rui used Flash of One and Kanzaki Kaori’s Saint Marks to shatter the white barrier, allowing Yinyin Qingcao to shoot and kill Shokuhou Misaki.
• Kakine Teitoku unleashed a rain of light-wing blades, and Jiang Rui froze the battlefield to protect Yinyin Qingcao and the people below.

Jiang Rui protected his group from Kakine Teitoku’s attacks while devouring Shokuhou Misaki’s corpse and arranging for Yinyin Qingcao to leave with the treasure chest. He continued to provoke Kakine as he waited, leaving their fight unresolved after Kakine destroyed the building beneath them.

• Jiang Rui froze Kakine Teitoku’s light-feather attacks, devoured Shokuhou Misaki’s corpse, and checked his attributes.
• Jiang Rui ordered Yinyin Qingcao to retreat with the treasure chest and reminded her that another School survivor remained nearby.
• Kakine Teitoku broke through the temporal seal and attacked, but Jiang Rui protected the group with Avalon.
• Jiang Rui taunted Kakine instead of counterattacking while Reivinia wondered whether he was stalling for reinforcements.
• Kakine Teitoku destroyed the building beneath them, and Nine Tails moved everyone into a pool of blood before Jiang Rui called out to him.