Arc 23Wrath and the Seventh Bullet

Lilith’s jealousy and Erice’s questions about Novia brought the past into the open, while the Seven Deadly Sins gathered around him. Erice discovered that Novia was the Demon King and learned that Chitose had originated from him, then declared her love for Novia.

  • Shekinah joined Lilith’s scheme to put Novia to sleep, while Metatron’s closeness with him made Erice wonder about their relationship.
  • Lilith drew Kama into her plan to use the sins, but Metatron absorbed Kama’s lust and became Sloth before Novia helped her confront it.
  • Melusine arrived and challenged Kama, while Novia learned from Metatron that Chaldea had cleared the Seventh Singularity and Kama revealed Lilith’s despairing love for him.
  • Kama showed Lilith Novia’s affection for Melusine and Metatron, driving Lilith to transform into Lilith Samael/Kamael and attack him.
  • Novia stopped Lilith’s assault and told her that the Lilim wanted to speak with her, after which Lilith joined the crowded Kuonji household and claimed Novia as hers.
  • Satan of Paradise Lost approached Erice, but Novia unsettled him, and Erice later learned that Luce loved Novia and had moved out to avoid burdening him.
  • Erice questioned Novia about his past with Martha, then fired the Magic Bullet Shooter’s seventh shot, which Novia caught and which revealed that he was the Demon King.
  • Lilith claimed to be Erice’s mother through the wrath in the Magic Bullet Shooter, but Chitose stopped Erice and revealed that she had originated from Novia, prompting Erice to declare that Novia was the one she loved.
Chapters 552–576 Vol. 6 Read

Ch. 552Chapter 552

Shekinah was born as the Queen of Heaven and met Lilith, who drew her into sharing her love for their Father. In the present, Novia woke with Metatron sprawled on him, and Erice returned to find them in an intimate position, feeling lonely and suspecting their relationship was more than ordinary.

  • Shekinah was born from the concept of the Queen of Heaven and called the Lord her honored Father.
  • Lilith met Shekinah, recognized that she loved the Lord, and persuaded her to join in using his name to put him to sleep; the Sasun lineage was later born through Lilith's actions.
  • Metatron brought instant noodles to the sleeping Novia, ate them, and eventually fell asleep sprawled across him.
  • Novia woke with Metatron on his chest as Erice returned and found them together.
  • Erice reflected on her loneliness and concluded that Novia and Metatron's position suggested an unusual relationship.

Ch. 553Chapter 553

Erice returned with cream puffs and watched Novia’s teasing remark leave Metatron flustered and retreating to her room. Left alone with Novia, Erice called his behavior exceptional flirting, while he let her keep that impression.

  • Erice brought cream puffs home, gave one to Novia, and reflected on Luce’s confession that she liked him.
  • During a Night Watch break, Luce asked Erice about relying on others and liking someone, then admitted she liked Novia.
  • Metatron complained that Novia had taken away her most important thing, which turned out to be instant noodles.
  • Novia teased Metatron by saying he could be her important thing, and Metatron blushed before retreating to her room on the Holy Seat.
  • Erice accused Novia of being skilled at flirting, and Novia accepted her judgment.

Ch. 554Chapter 554

Erice thought about the Demon King while checking on Aoko, and Lilith prepared to use the deadly sins to push Metatron into despair. Her choice of lust affected Kama, who sensed that Kavia needed her while Durga kept watch over her.

  • Erice left Novia after insisting that her assessment of him was objective, then brought a cream puff to Aoko's locked room and fell while trying to peek inside.
  • Lilith spoke with the Lilim and reflected on her hatred, her past actions, and her plan to give the seven deadly sins to people who loved him.
  • Lilith decided to try summoning lust through a system like the Holy Grail's, causing Kama to feel itching across her body in the Indian gods' domain.
  • Durga warned Kama not to do anything strange and explained that she was watching her because Kama's demonic nature could turn her into a Beast.
  • Kama praised Durga while wondering how to escape her surveillance, then sensed that Kavia needed her.

Ch. 555Chapter 555

Kama persuaded Mohini to let her leave so she could answer Kavia’s call, expecting to spend a long time with him. Instead, she met Lilith, who had summoned her to use lust in a scheme against someone’s lover, and the two began talking about love and loss.

  • Kama tried to get Durga to help her leave, then appealed to Mohini by calling her Mommy and claiming she wanted to change herself.
  • Mohini accepted Kama’s explanation, and Durga let her go.
  • Kama answered the call expecting Kavia, but found Lilith waiting instead.
  • Lilith challenged Kama’s usefulness, prompting Kama to show her different forms before Lilith transformed as well.
  • Lilith asked Kama to use lust to make someone despair, but Kama refused because her love belonged exclusively to Kavia.
  • Lilith said her love had been destroyed and that she could only hate now, while Kama sensed something was wrong.

Ch. 556Chapter 556

Kama followed Lilith’s lead to pursue the silver-haired man, then arrived in Alice’s workshop and clashed with Yumina. Yumina’s First Magic began acting strangely as an unfamiliar presence drew near Kama.

  • Lilith showed Kama a photograph of the silver-haired man’s back and warned that seeing his eyes could kill her.
  • Kama eagerly left to pursue Lilith’s target, while Lilith watched her go and hoped she would return alive.
  • Yumina controlled Alice’s body in their workshop and prepared to use a love potion refined with the First Magic.
  • Kama appeared in the workshop and mocked Alice, then struck her forehead when she tried to attack.
  • Yumina invoked the First Magic, but a rumbling sound drew closer to Kama as she began complaining about being hungry.

Ch. 557Chapter 557

After consuming Yumina’s Love Potion, Metatron’s sloth mutated into overpowering lust, and she subdued Kama and Yumina before confronting Novia. She confessed her sin and asked him to kill her, but instead pressured him to immerse himself in it.

  • Metatron ate the cream puffs and drank Yumina’s Love Potion, causing her sloth to mutate as she absorbed Kama’s lust.
  • Metatron overwhelmed Kama with her power, knocked her unconscious, and carried her to the Holy Seat.
  • Metatron made Yumina faint and carried her to the Holy Seat before going to Novia’s room.
  • Metatron confessed that she had become the evil of sloth and asked Novia to kill her.
  • Novia said Metatron had already died many times, then offered to dispel her condition.
  • Metatron stopped Novia from dispelling the sin and urged him to immerse himself in it.

Ch. 558Chapter 558

Utsumi Erice noticed the strange aftermath of three days in which Novia, Metatron, Kama, and Yumina became caught up in Yumina’s Love Puffs and Novia’s punishment of Metatron. The chapter ended with Aoko Aozaki apologizing to Novia, who told her he did not mind.

  • Utsumi Erice saw Kama and Aoko Aozaki return to the Kuonji mansion looking flushed and unusually covered up, and wondered what had happened.
  • The chapter revealed that Kama and Yumina had been tied to the Holy Seat for three days while Metatron’s reactions fed back to them through Yumina’s synchronization magic.
  • Novia kept Metatron awake and overwhelmed her until she surrendered, while Kama and Yumina experienced the sensations from outside the room.
  • Erice watched Metatron cling to Novia and Kama hug his arm, and concluded that Novia had won over both of them.
  • Aoko Aozaki apologized to Novia for the trouble caused by Yumina’s Love Potion, and Novia said he did not mind.

Ch. 559Chapter 559

Kama told Lilith that her scheme against Him was progressing, while Lilith warned her that He was their enemy and revealed her own past as a god of love and fertility. Lilith kept her former beloved’s identity secret and decided to summon another sin to help Kama, hoping to keep her friend out of danger.

  • Kama assured Lilith that her plan was going smoothly, but Lilith questioned how Metatron had survived her sloth and reminded Kama that He was their enemy.
  • Lilith explained that she had once been the Canaanite god of love Anat and later assumed the identity of Atargatis, a fertility goddess.
  • Kama tried to bond with Lilith over their shared roles as gods of love and fertility, but Lilith teased her and refused to explain whom she had loved or why she targeted Him.
  • Lilith decided to summon another of the sins to support Kama, considering greed, gluttony, jealousy, or wrath.

Ch. 560Chapter 560

Lilith recalled the rejection that had fueled her hatred, then wondered why her summoning of Greed seemed to have failed. Melusine manifested as Greed, flew toward the city to find Novia, and met Erice, who later sensed someone watching her after Melusine vanished.

  • Lilith remembered begging a man to kill her, then swore she would never forgive him after he refused and left.
  • A voice defined Greed as a sin, while Melusine flew across the sea and realized she could sense several other sin concepts.
  • Melusine recalled a godlike power she had encountered in Rome and eagerly declared that she wanted to see Novia again.
  • Erice intercepted Melusine at the harbor and asked her to register as an unidentified Servant.
  • Melusine told Erice that Novia had given her name and proudly declared her love for him.
  • After Melusine disappeared, Erice sensed an unseen presence watching her, but found no one there.

Ch. 561Chapter 561

Melusine followed Erice to the Kuonji residence and confronted Kama, while Metatron clung to Novia and checked Chaldea’s progress. She found that Ritsuka Fujimaru had cleared the Seventh Singularity and was speaking with the defeated Kingu.

  • Melusine secretly followed Erice to the Kuonji residence and encountered Kama in the courtyard.
  • Kama threatened Melusine, who challenged her and introduced herself as the strongest dragon and Novia’s lover.
  • Metatron hovered around Novia, reflected on their intimacy, and discussed Goetia’s failed plan with him.
  • Novia asked Metatron to check on Chaldea, and she accessed Ritsuka Fujimaru’s memories to confirm the Seventh Singularity had been cleared.
  • Kingu questioned Ritsuka about why she kept struggling, and she admitted that she did not know.

Ch. 562Chapter 562

Ritsuka Fujimaru’s resolve persuaded Kingu to accept defeat and dissolve, clearing the Seventh Singularity. Meanwhile, Melusine easily defeated Kama, who refused to use Mara’s power out of fear that Kali would come for her, and Kama cried for Novia to save her.

  • Ritsuka told Kingu that her own hope and determination, strengthened by the people she had met, made her want to keep moving forward.
  • Kingu admitted that Ritsuka’s words had changed his heart, said farewell to Mother, and dissolved into emerald light as the Seventh Singularity was cleared.
  • Metatron and Novia read Ritsuka’s memories, and Novia praised humanity’s gradual progress while Metatron nervously affirmed her loyalty.
  • Melusine overwhelmed Kama with her speed and knocked her flying with a punch.
  • Kama blamed Kali and Vritra for her defeat, then shouted for Novia to save her before she turned into Mara and brought Kali to her.

Ch. 563Chapter 563

Kama complained to Novia after Melusine defeated her, while Metatron and Melusine competed for Novia’s attention. When Novia asked about Lilith, Kama revealed that she knew her and worried that a meeting with Novia would deepen Lilith’s hatred.

  • Melusine called Kama weak and last-ranked, prompting Kama to run to Novia for comfort.
  • Kama and Metatron argued over Novia’s affection until Novia stopped them and asked about Lilith.
  • Metatron said Lilith had attacked her and that they could only fight, while Kama awkwardly admitted she had met Lilith before.
  • Novia asked Kama to bring him to her next meeting with Lilith, but Kama refused and recalled Lilith’s despairing hatred and deep love for him.

Ch. 564Chapter 564

Kama let Lilith watch Novia spending an affectionate day with Melusine and Metatron in Akihabara, intending to challenge Lilith’s belief that Novia would never return her feelings. Lilith was shaken by the contrast with her memories of his coldness, while Kama began describing Melusine’s possessiveness.

  • Novia told Kama to let Lilith watch him through Remote Chat while Melusine and Metatron stayed at his side.
  • Kama contacted Lilith and framed her view of Novia walking through Akihabara with Melusine and Metatron.
  • Lilith was stunned to see Metatron comfortably cling to Novia and ask him to take her for dessert.
  • Novia fed shaved ice to Melusine and Metatron, showing them tenderness that Lilith remembered never receiving from him.
  • Kama criticized Melusine and Metatron’s clinginess, then began telling Lilith how Melusine reacted when another girl approached Novia.

Ch. 565Chapter 565

Lilith’s jealousy over Novia’s love for Melusine and Metatron drove her to unleash her Anti-Novia Noble Phantasm and transform into Lilith Samael/Kamael, the embodiment of wrath. As Lilith charged toward the Kuonji mansion, Novia prepared to face her while keeping Alice’s home from becoming a battlefield.

  • Kama secretly showed Lilith Novia’s affectionate outing with Melusine and Metatron, and Lilith grew increasingly jealous and distraught.
  • At the Kuonji mansion, Novia called Melusine his love, and Metatron also declared herself his lover.
  • Overwhelmed by memories of Novia’s rejection, Lilith invoked To You, My Beloved, This Aimless, Wandering Wrath and transformed into Lilith Samael/Kamael.
  • Novia sensed Lilith’s power and resolved not to let her leave again.
  • A red storm of Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath spread across the sky as Lilith charged toward Novia, who stepped forward to meet her without turning the Kuonji mansion into a battlefield.

Ch. 566Chapter 566

Novia overwhelmed Lilith as she attacked him relentlessly, while she refused to open her eyes or give up. After the Lilim revealed Lilith’s unspoken feelings, Novia offered to relay their words to her, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

  • Novia struck Lilith and dispersed her causality-warping attack, but she kept charging at him despite her injuries.
  • Lilith finally reached Novia, and he seized her wrist and repeatedly slammed and struck her while demanding that she open her eyes.
  • Lilith told Novia to kill her, convinced that he pitied her, and refused to look at him.
  • Novia recognized Lilith’s loneliness and desire for communication, explaining that the Lilim had told him how she felt.
  • The Lilim spoke to Lilith and asked Novia to pass their words along, and he agreed while Lilith demanded to know what he meant.

Ch. 567Chapter 567

Lilith returned to the Kuonji mansion after becoming Novia’s lover and provoked Kama, Melusine, and Metatron by claiming the top place in the household. The Lilitu then appeared and insisted that Novia belonged to their mother, while everyone awaited his return.

  • Lilith returned to the Kuonji mansion, where Metatron first greeted her as Sloth before her usual hostility resurfaced.
  • Kama transformed into her adult form and demanded to know where Novia had been for the past three months, and Lilith teased her about their relationship.
  • Lilith revealed she had secretly accessed Kama’s memories and mocked Kama’s years with Novia as a mother-and-child relationship.
  • Melusine arrived, and Lilith announced that she was the number-one lady of the house, prompting Kama and Melusine to challenge her claim.
  • Three Lilitu appeared and told the other women that Novia belonged to their mother and that they missed their daddy.

Ch. 568Chapter 568

Satan of Paradise Lost searched for a vessel to hold gluttony and approached Erice, hoping to tempt her through a discussion of the Erlking and her Demon King. Novia interrupted and drew out Satan's deep resentment toward the figure he regarded as his sun, leaving Satan to quote the Demon King's words of hatred and indebtedness.

  • Lilith claimed a new Lilitu was already growing in her abdomen, and Aoko Aozaki asked whether the residents had read her guest and registration rules.
  • Satan of Paradise Lost searched Akihabara for someone who could contain gluttony and noticed Erice's unusual aura and trace of divinity.
  • Satan introduced himself to Erice as a fusion of Goethe and Schubert, then used their discussion of the Erlking to steer her toward desire and possession.
  • Erice asked Satan for secrets about the Demon King, but Novia arrived and said he was interested in those secrets too.
  • Novia's presence made Satan recall his resentment toward the sun-like figure who had granted him status, and Satan quoted the Demon King's words about the torment of endless gratitude and debt.

Ch. 569Chapter 569

Novia manipulated Paradise Lost Satan into producing an outfit for Erice, which she wore despite her suspicions because she hoped it was connected to the Demon King. After returning to the Kuonji residence with Novia, Erice found the women gathered there and met Lilith, who approached her with friendly curiosity.

  • Paradise Lost Satan recited accusations from Paradise Lost, and Novia recognized that he was speaking about himself and used his words to unsettle him.
  • Novia made Paradise Lost Satan conjure a sailor-style outfit and told Erice it might be a gift from the Demon King.
  • Erice put on the outfit, then returned to find Paradise Lost Satan had vanished and told Novia to stop appearing around her and respect her feelings for someone else.
  • Erice followed Novia into the Kuonji residence, where Kama and Melusine clung to him while Aoko, Alice, and Lilith watched.
  • Lilith approached Erice and said Novia had mentioned her before.

Ch. 570Chapter 570

Erice learned that Chitose’s true appearance resembled hers and that Chitose claimed she was the one who looked like Erice. After spending a sleepless night, Erice left her room and found Aoko Aozaki waiting in the hall.

  • Lilith befriended Erice, learned about her grandmother, and saw a photo of Manazuru Chitose, whose silver hair made Lilith uneasy.
  • Novia told Lilith that Erice was his daughter and that Shekinah was his mother, shocking Lilith.
  • Chitose called Erice and said she and Lucius would return from Tokyo in a few days.
  • Erice warned Chitose that Novia was a scoundrel, but Chitose apologized and changed her silver hair to short black hair.
  • Chitose told Erice that she was the one who looked like Erice, leaving Erice stunned.
  • Erice spent the night unable to sleep, then found Aoko Aozaki in the hall the next morning.

Ch. 571Chapter 571

Erice left the Kuonji residence to escape Novia and wandered Akihabara, troubled by Chitose’s words about their resemblance and relationship. At the beach she met Luce selling ice cream and learned that Luce loved Novia but had moved out to avoid burdening him, leaving Erice stunned by a new realization.

  • Erice left the Kuonji residence after hearing that Novia might still be sleeping with the girls there.
  • Erice wandered Akihabara and the beach, thinking about Chitose, her mother Izanami, and the absent Demon King.
  • Erice found Luce selling handmade cross-shaped ice cream and learned Luce had moved out because she wanted to be independent.
  • Erice asked Luce what she thought of Novia, and Luce confessed that she loved him and wanted to stay with him forever.
  • Luce explained that she moved out because the residence was crowded and she did not want to cause Novia trouble.
  • Erice grew angry on Luce’s behalf, then noticed a detail that made her pause.

Ch. 572Chapter 572

Erice helped Luce sell ice cream in Akihabara, and Luce’s farewell as “big sister” left Erice feeling protective of her. Paradise Lost Satan returned to Pandemonium troubled by Lucifero’s interest in a “delicious” scent, and Azazel asked whether he had encountered “gluttony.”

  • Erice questioned Luce about how she knew of Lilith, then joined her in selling ice cream.
  • Luce told Erice that two people described as alike might share the same feelings, prompting Erice to wonder whether Chitose and she liked the same person.
  • After Luce called her “big sister,” Erice left with a growing resolve to protect Luce from the man she called a scumbag.
  • Paradise Lost Satan entered Pandemonium in a foul mood and sent a mocking silver-haired Satan flying with his pressure.
  • Azazel told Paradise Lost Satan that Lucifero had noticed a “delicious” scent about him, which Paradise Lost Satan linked to gluttony and his encounter with Erice and Novia.
  • Azazel asked Paradise Lost Satan whether he had encountered “gluttony,” leaving him unable to answer.

Ch. 573Chapter 573

Azazel confronted Draco about her transformation into a Satan and declared that he intended to kill Shekinah, whom he believed had become the sin of jealousy. He left Draco with a memory of a child who had once begged him not to go, suggesting that this encounter had changed his resolve.

  • Azazel reassured Paradise Lost Satan that he had only guessed why Satan gave Utsumi Erice the concept of gluttony, then privately wondered whether Satan had seen God.
  • Azazel entered Draco’s luxurious hall despite the Demon Beast Hes warning him that she was resting.
  • Azazel asked whether Draco had become a Satan through a process like his own union with human women, and Draco challenged his assumption.
  • Azazel identified Shekinah as the embodiment of jealousy and said he must kill her to atone before God.
  • When Draco questioned how he could defeat Shekinah, Azazel recalled a weeping child who had begged him not to leave.

Ch. 574Chapter 574

Erice watched Novia care for the clingy residents of the Kuonji mansion before confronting him about a woman from his past, hoping to learn whether he had been close to Luce. Novia’s memories of Martha made Erice recall her own past with the Demon King, and she was left reflecting on his wish that she would grow up well.

  • Erice began keeping watch on Novia to stop him from seeking out Luce, and saw him help Kama brush her teeth and carry Melusine to the dining room.
  • Erice watched Novia fetch instant noodles for Metatron, who coaxed him into feeding her.
  • Lilith caught Erice spying and dragged her in front of Novia, where Erice admitted she wanted to ask him something.
  • Erice asked Novia whether he had once been close to a girl and whether they had argued and fought together, and Novia described his bond with Martha.
  • Novia called Martha charming and gentle but said she should have listened before attacking; Erice remembered her past mistake and the Demon King’s hope that she would grow up well.

Ch. 575Chapter 575

Erice used the Magic Bullet Shooter to find the person most important to her, and its long-dormant seventh shot reached Novia at the Kuonji estate. Seeing him catch the bullet confirmed that Novia was the Demon King, leaving Erice stunned as the chapter explained why the shot had found him.

  • Erice remembered repeatedly firing the Magic Bullet Shooter after the Demon King vanished, suffering its devastating backlash each time.
  • Erice decided to use the Magic Bullet Shooter again and endured its first six shots as the seventh took shape.
  • The seventh shot formed without exploding inside Erice and flew toward the Kuonji estate's drawing room.
  • Erice returned to the hall and saw Novia holding the bullet, confirming that he was the Demon King.
  • The narration explained that the seventh bullet followed the devil's wish and identified the devil as Samiel, also known as Samael.

Ch. 576Chapter 576

Erice learned that the Magic Bullet Shooter’s wrath connected her to Lilith and confronted Chitose over her relationship with Novia. Chitose claimed Erice originated from Novia, and Erice responded by declaring that she loved him and was his one and only.

  • Lilith explained that she considered herself Erice’s mother as the source of the wrath embodied by the Magic Bullet Shooter.
  • Erice rejected Lilith’s claim and fled, overwhelmed by jealousy and confusion about Chitose and Novia.
  • Chitose stopped Erice and said that Erice would have been her child if not for an accident, making them mother and daughter in fact.
  • Chitose told Erice that she had originated from Novia, leaving Erice shocked and denying that he could have fathered her.
  • Erice regained her composure and declared that Novia was the one she loved and that she was his one and only.
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Arc 23 of 25