Chapter Summaries

After arriving in Yar'Tir City, Allen decided to establish the Hunter Association to defend humanity and spread his power system. At the Adventurer's Guild, Sakura froze a man who tried to assault her, and Allen killed the attacker and his six companions before offering gems for appraisal.

• Allen, Artoria, and Sakura entered Yar'Tir City with Lady Lakyus, then parted ways after Allen declined her invitation to visit her home.
• Allen announced that he would establish the Hunter Association, and Artoria agreed to help him defend humanity from threats.
• Allen led Artoria and Sakura to the Adventurer's Guild to exchange gems for money and begin establishing their headquarters.
• A drunken adventurer named Lanny reached under Sakura's skirt, and she froze his hand solid.
• Allen crushed Lanny's frozen arm, then killed Lanny and the six adventurers who attacked him with a lightning strike that blasted through the Guild wall.
• Allen offered a bag of gems for appraisal, and a frightened young Guild employee began examining them.

Allen sold gems for eight thousand gold coins and sought a base for the Hunter Association, but Yar'Tir's nobles tried to block him from buying property. After Sakura demonstrated her powerful Frost Magic, Baron Omar apologized and handed Allen a house deed, while Allen warned the nobles not to obstruct him again.

• Allen sold his gems to the Adventurer's Guild for eight thousand gold coins and refused the Guild president's invitation to join.
• Allen, Sakura, and Saber searched Yar'Tir for property but found no one willing to sell, so Allen suspected the nobles had intervened.
• Lady Lakyus and Baron Omar approached the group, and Allen told them he planned to establish a neutral Hunter Association that could strengthen the country that hosted it.
• At Allen's request, Sakura demonstrated her Frost Magic by creating and destroying a huge ice cone without injuring anyone.
• Baron Omar recognized Sakura's power, apologized for Yar'Tir's nobles, and gave Allen a house deed without charge.
• Allen warned Baron Omar that any further obstruction would bring deadly consequences, and Omar promised to relay the warning.

Allen opened the Hunter Association in Yar'kilantir, offering classes and a progression system that drew eager adventurers and townspeople. After the Black Sword Team tested their new powers, Allen restored order to the swelling crowds and began admitting applicants in lines.

• Yar'kilantir's military merit nobles and adventurers enthusiastically supported the Hunter Association as it opened with rules, rewards, and penalties posted at its entrance.
• Peter Mock led the Black Sword Team inside, where Sakura's phantom explained the classes, Bracelets, leveling, rewards, and association ranks.
• The Black Sword Team selected Warrior, Hunter, Druid, and Mage classes, then emerged eager to test their newfound abilities.
• The crowd surged toward the portals, and Allen stopped the disorder with a lightning strike before ordering everyone to line up.
• Mercenaries, soldiers, nobles, townspeople, and children formed four long lines to join the Hunter Association.

Allen’s Hunter Association drove Yar'kilantir’s adventurers and mercenaries into a frenzy of monster hunting, rapidly drawing people away from the Adventurer's Guild and Mage Guild. As the guild leaders planned to negotiate with Allen, he reviewed the Association’s growth and explained that limited wild monsters would eventually make Dungeons and the world map essential.

• Hunters slaughtered thousands of monsters, beasts, and Alien Races for Experience Points, while the Black Sword Team showed off their new class abilities and reached level fifteen.
• A passing adventurer told the Black Sword Team that Hunter Licenses could grant power, free treatment, and resurrection, and urged them to leave the Adventurer's Guild behind.
• Bulten and Obi watched the Adventurer's Guild hall empty as people flocked to the Hunter Association, then agreed to meet Allen and discuss merging their organizations.
• Allen reviewed Sakura’s statistics showing more than seven hundred registered members and explained that wild monsters could support only limited leveling before Dungeons and the world map were needed.
• Sakura told Allen that Artoria was leveling in Dungeons and on the world map while carrying food she had prepared, though Artoria’s constitution prevented her from gaining weight.

As the Hunter Association’s rapid growth alarmed the Kingdom of Re-Estize’s rulers, Princess Lana urged the Royal Family to approach Allen carefully and sent an envoy to Yar'kilantir. The delegation departed with Blue Rose and Gagaref, while Clem hoped a Hunter Class would help him grow stronger.

• Humans spread out from Yar'kilantir, killing monsters and Alien Races while the Hunter Association used rules and Flag Duels to control conflicts between its members.
• Princess Lana warned the Royal Court that the Association’s Classes could empower commoners and destabilize the kingdom’s social order.
• Lana proposed sending an official envoy to build ties with Allen, and King Lambsha III approved the plan.
• Lagris volunteered Blue Rose to escort the mission, and Gagaref joined the delegation as it departed the Royal Capital for Yar'kilantir.
• Clem asked Gagaref about gaining strength through a Class, then looked admiringly at Lana as Gagaref privately pitied him.

The Bloody Emperor and the Slane Theocracy assessed Allen and the Hunter Association, seeing an opportunity to strengthen their nations and deciding to approach him in Yar'kilantir. Their plans set several human nations on course to seek the Association's favor, while the Council Nation feared a new player-related catastrophe.

• Jicniv Rune Farlord El Nix learned that the Hunter Association could grant classes that let people grow stronger by killing monsters and decided to visit Yar'kilantir to win Allen over.
• Fluder Paradyne judged Allen, Saber, and Sakura far stronger than himself, and Jicniv persuaded his subjects that the Association could help the Empire become the world's strongest human nation.
• The Slane Theocracy's High Priests debated whether Allen came from the same world as the Six Gods and agreed to invite him as a possible seventh god, while hoping to test his strength with Certain Death.
• A delegation from the Slane Theocracy departed for Yar'kilantir, and other human nations also moved to invite the Hunter Association to establish branches in their territories.
• The Council Nation called an emergency meeting to investigate whether Allen was a player, while the Platinum Dragon King feared another catastrophe like the era of the Eight Greed Kings.

Princess Lana arrived in Yar'kilantir and witnessed the Hunter Association’s growing influence as Allen issued the first Hunter Licenses and urged members to wage war on threats to humanity. Lana then sought a meeting with Allen, who invited her delegation to the Association’s second floor.

• Princess Lana and Marquis Raven observed Yar'kilantir’s prosperity and improved security, which they attributed to Allen and the Hunter Association.
• A crowd gathered to watch Allen award Hunter Licenses to the four members of the Black Sword Team, explaining the licenses’ benefits and their connection to Life Energy.
• Allen declared Hunters humanity’s guardians and urged them to kill monsters and Alien Races, prompting the crowd to erupt in cheers.
• Princess Lana and Marquis Raven discussed Allen’s ambitions, and Lana decided to meet him rather than return to the mayor’s residence.
• Lana introduced herself to Sakura’s projection, which created a staircase and directed the delegation to Allen’s room.

Princess Lana negotiated with Allen over the Kingdom’s fate and offered to help him seize it in exchange for her survival and Clem’s safety. Allen agreed and granted Lana eternal life by materializing her soul, leaving her to conceal her dead body from the delegation.

• The Kingdom Delegation entered Allen’s tropical island base, where he explained that magically created monsters were working there.
• Lana conveyed the royal family’s goodwill and warned that the Kingdom’s nobles and criminal organizations could provoke Allen and the Hunter Association.
• After the delegation left, Allen told Lana he planned to destroy the noble class and allow only one royal family member to remain.
• Lana offered to help Allen take the Kingdom in exchange for protection for herself and Clem and two ways to preserve youth and extend life.
• Allen agreed, materialized Lana’s soul into a new body, and explained that she had gained eternal life but could still be killed.
• Allen told Lana to take clothes from her corpse before the others noticed what had happened.

Allen encouraged Artoria to take the throne and remake the Kingdom, then met the Empire and Slane Theocracy delegations and revealed his plans for expanding the Hunter Association. He ended by estimating that hunters who reached the highest level could threaten beings like the Eight Greed Kings.

• Allen told Artoria that she could save the Kingdom by becoming its ruler, with Princess Lana helping her govern.
• Artoria agreed to accept responsibility, though she still felt uneasy about Lana’s betrayal of her family and friends.
• The Bloody Emperor and the High Priest arrived in Yar'kilantir and agreed to pressure the Kingdom to give the city to the Hunter Association.
• Allen showed the delegations his vast treasury of magical equipment, prompting the High Priest to bow and signal the Theocracy’s support.
• Allen announced his plan to grant classes to humanity and establish Hunter Association branches across human nations to combat monsters and Alien Races.
• The Bloody Emperor asked how powerful the classes could become, and Allen estimated that a maximally leveled person using life energy could threaten beings like the Eight Greed Kings.

Allen tested Certain Death, the Theocracy’s strongest fighter, and easily stopped her attack before warning her that an undead Overlord would soon threaten humanity. He demonstrated overwhelming power to the gathered leaders, refused the Theocracy’s offer to become a god, and remained committed to leading the Hunter Association.

• Certain Death challenged Allen to a test of strength, and he transported the assembled leaders to Kalimdor’s grasslands.
• Certain Death attacked Allen with God-Flash, but he caught her sword between two fingers and explained that she could surpass her limits by pursuing powers beyond Yggdrasil’s level system.
• Allen warned Certain Death that an Overlord capable of unleashing an undead calamity would soon arrive, and told her to join the Hunter Association and keep the warning secret.
• Allen struck the ground with the Tremor-Tremor Fruit and created a pit several kilometers wide, shocking the Empire’s and Theocracy’s leaders.
• Allen returned everyone to the treasury, ordered them to keep the display secret, and refused the High Priest’s request to become the seventh god.

Allen strengthened Certain Death and helped the Slane Theocracy prepare to unite humanity against Alien Races, while introducing firearms to the Empire and encouraging its invasion of the Kingdom. Meanwhile, Artoria entered the Royal Capital undercover and witnessed the corruption and suffering that convinced her the country was beyond saving.

• Certain Death told the Black Sacred Canon's Divine Captain that Allen had not fought seriously and warned him that Allen preferred the title God Slayer; she planned to teach the Canon life energy and Haki.
• Allen demonstrated a powerful, inexpensive firearm to the Bloody Emperor, who ordered three thousand weapons and agreed to invade the Kingdom and kill its two princes.
• Allen promised to establish an Imperial Hunter Association branch within three days and said he would not interfere in human wars if civilians and prisoners were spared.
• Artoria, disguised as Arthur, entered the Royal Capital and saw nobles, officials, and Eight Fingers exploiting and abusing the city's desperate commoners.

Artoria killed Eight Fingers thugs who attacked a girl, while Princess Lana urged her to wait until she could claim the throne before fighting the criminal network. Elsewhere, the Empire tested Hunter-trained soldiers against monsters, and Old Bones explored the new world with Albedo, unaware of Allen’s plans.

• Artoria killed Eight Fingers' thugs after they threatened her and attacked an unconscious girl, then carried the girl to safety.
• Princess Lana told Artoria to keep a low profile and postpone purging Eight Fingers until after she became King, and then vanished using her Magic Crest.
• The Bloody Emperor’s Hunter-trained recruits routed thirty thousand enemies with firearms, while Fluder began experimenting with warlock powers and Tier Magic.
• The Great Tomb of Nazarick descended west of the Undead Plains, and Old Bones decided to explore the world beyond it.
• Old Bones admired the night sky with Demiurge, spoke of claiming the world for Nazarick, and set out with Albedo to explore.

Karn Village had prospered under the Hunter Association, but Marquis Paulrop’s cavalry arrived to loot and burn it in response to the dispute over Yar'kilantir. Momonga intervened, killed the marquis, and transformed his corpse into an undead warrior.

• Anli Emert and the villagers discussed their growing prosperity and rumors that Yar'kilantir might be ceded to the Hunter Association.
• Marquis Paulrop’s cavalry surrounded Karn Village, looted its homes, and set the village on fire.
• When the village chief and a youth challenged him, Marquis Paulrop ordered the villagers killed after the youth killed a noble officer with a sickle.
• Momonga appeared and used Heart Control to kill a charging cavalryman’s Warhorse, then killed Marquis Paulrop with Dragon Lightning.
• Momonga used Mid-tier Undead Creation to transform Marquis Paulrop’s corpse into a Skeleton Warrior.

Old Bones and Albedo defeated Marquis Paulrop’s soldiers, but the Black Sword Team arrived and initially mistook them for the attackers. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the Hunters helped Karn Village recover, and Ainz Ooal Gown learned that this world’s Hunters possessed powers capable of threatening him and the Great Tomb.

• Old Bones ordered his Death Knight to kill the soldiers attacking Karn Village, then extinguished the fire after the Death Knight routed the cavalry.
• Luklot Polb’s life-energy-infused arrow pierced Old Bones’s Protective Magic, and Peter Mock’s team confronted him and Albedo.
• Peter Mock and Albedo clashed before the village chief explained that Marquis Paulrop’s soldiers had attacked the village, prompting Peter to apologize.
• Dain Woodwanda used a specialized seed to resurrect a slain youth and treated the wounded villagers.
• Peter introduced the Black Sword Team to Old Bones, who gave his name as Ainz Ooal Gown and wondered whether undead creatures were rare in the human world.

Old Bones, revealed as Ainz Ooal Gown, reached the Hunter Association with Albedo and learned that its founder, Allen, was also from Earth. After Allen ordered a crackdown on nobles who attacked villages, he disclosed that he knew Ainz’s former name, Suzuki Satoru.

• Peter Mock brought Old Bones and Albedo to the Hunter Association, where Sakura recognized Ainz Ooal Gown and warned him about Albedo’s hostility toward humans.
• Ainz stopped Albedo from attacking Sakura, and Sakura directed the group to meet Allen.
• Allen promoted the Black Sword Team to One-star Hunters and revealed that Kingdom Nobles had attacked twelve villages near Yar'Tir.
• Allen stripped the nobles involved and their immediate families of the Hunter Association’s protection, making them valid targets for Hunters seeking Experience Points and rewards.
• Peter Mock and other Hunters set out for Marquis Paulrop Territory to target the condemned nobles.
• Allen told Ainz that he was also from Earth and addressed him by his former name, Suzuki Satoru, leaving Ainz shocked and afraid.

Allen revealed the history of players transported to the world and forced Ainz to confront whether he would restrain Nazarick or become humanity’s enemy, then brutalized Albedo to warn him. Ainz left to consult the Guardians, while Sakura reported that her investigation of Aelionteu had uncovered the thirty Guardians and obtained a powerful ancient book.

• Allen gave Ainz a dossier about past players, the True Dragon Lords, and the forces suspected of transporting players into the world.
• Allen told Ainz that he had come to the world for him and Nazarick’s Guardians, then crushed Albedo inside a barrier after she insulted him.
• Allen threatened Ainz and warned him to restrain Nazarick from harming humans; Ainz chose to leave and think over his position.
• After Ainz departed, Allen told Sakura that he expected Nazarick to fracture internally and wanted Ainz to become a dangerous enemy who could unite humanity.
• Sakura reported that she had found thirty Guardians in Aelionteu and obtained an ancient dragon-hide book that influenced nearby magical energy.

Allen learned that the Nameless Spellbook could preserve access to Tier Magic across different worlds, then watched the Hunter Association’s purge of nobles who attacked it begin. Adeline slaughtered Marquis Paulrop’s family and private soldiers, while Peter Mock and the Black Sword Team chose not to stop her.

• Sakura gave Allen the Nameless Spellbook, and Vilnalasath seized it before explaining its value and agreeing to study it.
• Allen observed the crisis at Marquis Paulrop’s territory after the Hunter Association declared the nobles involved in the attack to be hunting targets.
• A crimson battle axe killed a messenger in the Paulrop castle, and Adeline arrived and murdered the marquis’s wife, daughter, second son, and eldest son.
• Adeline charged into the nobles’ military camp and slaughtered the private soldiers loyal to them.
• Peter Mock, Luklot, Dain Woodwanda, and Nia arrived at the devastated castle, identified Adeline as the culprit, and decided to let her continue.

After the Hunter Association’s devastating purge forced the kingdom to yield, the old King welcomed Artoria into the royal family and recognized her extraordinary ability. Meanwhile, Ainz ordered Nazarick to avoid humans and approved Demiurge’s plan to conquer a Lizardmen Horde, leaving the Great Tomb poised for another dangerous move.

• The old King learned that fewer than twenty Hunter Association members had killed hundreds of nobles and tens of thousands of soldiers, and he agreed to make concessions to avert war.
• The old King praised Arthur, unaware that the disguised boy was Artoria, and Zanac warmly offered her support while Lana watched and hinted that the royal family would soon die.
• Lana dismissed Clem’s surprise that Arthur was a Paladin and showed affection toward him.
• Ainz questioned the resurrected Albedo about her treatment of humans and forbade the Guardians from approaching or harming humans without permission.
• Demiurge proposed conquering the Lizardmen Horde in the southwestern swamps, and Ainz approved the plan on the condition that it remain secret.

Old Bones rested while Nazarick's Guardians discussed Albedo's defeat and Demiurge proposed using demi-humans to weaken human nations. At the Hunter Association, Hunters spent their Points on gear and spells, and Allen ordered blood-soaked Adeline to bathe, telling Gargantua he could restore her to normal later.

• Old Bones returned to his room, while the Guardians gathered to hear Albedo describe how Allen had killed her and forced Old Bones to make a choice.
• Demiurge proposed conquering the Demi-human Tribal Plains and using its inhabitants to attack human nations and probe Allen's weaknesses.
• Hunters at the Yar'kilantir headquarters debated how to spend their Points on weapons, equipment, and newly available Tier Magic spells.
• Adeline entered the treasury covered in blood, and Allen pushed her away and ordered her to bathe.
• Gargantua warned Allen that Adeline's slaughter could prevent her from living normally, and Allen said he could restore her later.

Allen enchanted Gargantua’s warhammer, advised Evileye and Lagris on choosing magic, and dispatched Hunters to fight Earth-digging Orcs in the Angelicia Mountains. He then sent Adeline to the Theocracy with a cryptic message for a woman named Certain Death.

• Allen enchanted Gargantua’s warhammer with Crusader, and Evileye and Lagris admired his skill.
• Allen advised Evileye and Lagris that control and defensive magic could be more useful than direct-damage spells, then gave them their four Seventh Tier spell scrolls.
• Allen announced a mission to eliminate the Earth-digging Orcs in the Angelicia Mountains and offered Points for captured Frost Dragons.
• Lagris led Blue Rose toward the Angelicia Mountains as other Hunters and Trainee Hunters prepared to join the mission.
• Allen showed Adeline a Devil Fruit, then gave her a yin-yang taiji Mark and ordered her to deliver the message “the appointed time has come” to Certain Death in the Theocracy.