Chapter Summaries

Clementine and Kagith planned to abduct a chosen child and destabilize Yar'kilantir, while Demiurge secretly empowered the cemetery's undead to test the Hunter Association. In the Imperial Capital, the Bloody Emperor celebrated the Firearm Troops' victory and outlined an alliance and future wars to expand human power.

• Clementine asked Kagith to help her use the Crown of the Wise on a chosen child, and he agreed to act for Ziranon's cause.
• Demiurge increased the cemetery's Negative Energy, evolved dozens of zombies into Death Knights, and strengthened the other undead and Kagith's Orb of Death.
• The Bloody Emperor inspected five thousand returning Firearm Troops and heard how they had defeated the Alien Races in the north.
• The Bloody Emperor told his commanders that the Empire would fight the Kingdom to support Allen's plan for an alliance with the Theocracy and a reborn Kingdom.
• Renas and Thunderlight endorsed humanity's expansion, and Thunderlight asked to attack the City-State Alliance after the war with the Kingdom.

Allen learned that Negative Energy and undead numbers were rising rapidly in Yar'Tir's public cemetery, but he chose to let the Hunter Association handle the crisis while Sakura watched the city. Meanwhile, Enfiereia fought off Clementine's kidnapping attempt and learned she belonged to Ziranon, before an unidentified attacker knocked him unconscious.

• Sakura warned Allen that the cemetery held hundreds of Death Knights and tens of thousands of enhanced undead, and Allen ordered her to monitor Yar'Tir for suspicious targets.
• Allen connected the outbreak to Nazarick's Guardians and treated it as a chance to move against the Great Tomb of Nazarick.
• Clementine attacked Enfiereia, but his Hunter training and Shadow Priest abilities let him block her ambush and strike her with Dark Word - Pain.
• Enfiereia revealed his strength and questioned Clementine, who admitted she worked for Ziranon and could not join the Association because the Theocracy wanted her.
• A black shadow suddenly attacked Enfiereia from behind, knocking him unconscious.

Demiurge transformed Clementine and attacked Yar'kilantir, but Sakura captured him with her Inherent Domain. Ainz learned Demiurge had been captured and chose to send Sebas Tian to negotiate with Chairman Allen rather than risk a war.

• Demiurge turned Clementine into a demon servant and left her with the unconscious Enfi to continue the plan.
• Sakura ambushed Demiurge, froze his summoned demons and meteor with her Inherent Domain, and captured him for the Hunter Association.
• Albedo reported Demiurge's disappearance, and Ainz panicked when he learned Demiurge had disobeyed orders and might have been defeated.
• Shalltear urged Nazarick to launch an offensive, but Ainz rejected the idea because Allen's power made the assault too dangerous.
• Sebas Tian proposed negotiations, and Ainz sent him as an envoy to Chairman Allen to seek Demiurge's return.

Allen prepared Yar'kilantir for an approaching undead attack while Sakura captured Demiurge and brought him in for punishment. In the Slane Theocracy, Certain Death received Allen’s intelligence on Nazarick and set out to target its Guardians as the Theocracy mobilized for war.

• Mayor Panasore gave Allen a report on village losses, and Allen ordered compensation while assuring him that the Association had avenged the villagers.
• Sakura delivered the mutilated Demiurge to Allen, who ordered researchers to experiment on him without letting him die.
• Allen warned Panasore that an undead army would soon emerge near the public cemetery, prompting the mayor and Adventurer’s Guild to prepare defenses.
• Adeline reached the Slane Theocracy and gave Certain Death Allen’s message and an item containing intelligence on Nazarick.
• Certain Death proposed using Fallen Kingdom to control Nazarick’s Guardians, then led a team north toward Yar'kilantir as the Theocracy mobilized its forces.

The Undead Army overwhelmed Yar'kilantir's defenders until Allen sent Metal Statues to turn the battle in their favor. Watching from afar, Kagith summoned four Ghost Dragons and invited Clementine to join him as his future deputy.

• Joel and the other defenders fought the charging undead, but Death Knights and climbing skeletons threatened to overwhelm the City Wall.
• Allen activated the Metal Statues, which appeared beneath the wall and crushed the undead, restoring the defenders' morale.
• Kagith raged as his Undead Army was halted, while Clementine watched and recognized that she was only a pawn in a greater conflict.
• Kagith released the Orb of Death's Negative Energy and summoned four Ghost Dragons from the ground.
• Kagith offered Clementine the position of deputy leader of Ziranon, unaware of her mocking expression.

Allen and Sakura confronted Kagith and Clementine at the cemetery, where Sakura defeated Kagith’s Ghost Dragons with high-tier magic. Allen killed Clementine and erased the cemetery with Super Tier Magic, leaving the soldiers and hunters stunned by his power.

• Allen and Sakura teleported to the cemetery and agreed to duel their opponents using only Tier Magic.
• Sakura chose Kagith and destroyed one Ghost Dragon with eighth-tier Explosion, then devastated the remaining dragons with ninth-tier Solar Flare Burst.
• Allen led Clementine deeper into the cemetery and explained that he would use Super Tier Magic to destroy it.
• Clementine tried to flee, but Allen cast Falling Sky, killing her and obliterating the cemetery and its undead army.
• The soldiers and Hunter Association members saw the destruction, and Joel and the others praised Allen as their chairman.

Allen defeated the undead threat in Yar'kilantir, identified the orb behind the cemetery’s Negative Energy, and prepared to use Sebas Tian to strike at the Great Tomb of Nazarick. After Sebas offered compensation for Demiurge’s actions, Allen secretly discussed a plan with Certain Death and the Black Sacred Canon to capture Sebas and terrorize Ainz.

• Allen apologized to Sakura for using Falling Sky near her and healed Enfi, who returned home to reassure his grandmother.
• Allen and Sakura identified the black orb as Undead Absolute Territory, which generated Negative Energy while transforming the dead and strengthening Necromancy.
• Mayor Panasore relocated the public cemetery outside Yar'kilantir and enacted a law requiring cremation before burial.
• Sebas Tian met Allen at Hunter Association headquarters, claimed Ainz knew nothing of Demiurge’s scheme, and offered compensation in exchange for taking Demiurge back.
• Allen delayed his answer to Sebas, then met with Certain Death and the Black Sacred Canon, who approved a plan to control Sebas and provoke Ainz using a powerful Truth.

Allen used Demiurge as a source of materials and had Kari control Sebas Tian with the World Item Fallen Kingdom, exposing Nazarick’s secrets to the Black Sacred Canon. After explaining why humanity had to earn its own strength, Allen left Ainz panicking over Sebas Tian’s control as Shalltear and Cocytus urged war.

• Allen showed Sebas Tian the mutilated Demiurge and had Fluder remove his heart for researchers to harvest before it regenerated.
• Allen pinned Sebas Tian while Kari used Fallen Kingdom to control him, and Sebas Tian revealed Nazarick’s Guardians, traps, locations, and weaknesses.
• Certain Death challenged Sakura to a sparring match, while Allen told the High Priest that humanity had to overcome hardship to build lasting strength.
• Albedo reported that Sebas Tian had gone out of contact, and Ainz found his name marked red in the Guild system and feared he had been controlled or had betrayed Nazarick.
• Shalltear proposed attacking Yar'kilantir to test the enemy and learn Sebas Tian’s condition, and Cocytus supported her call for war.

Ainz committed Nazarick to war against Allen, and Allen destroyed much of the invading army before confronting Ainz in Nazarick. Allen exposed Ainz’s shame over his former identity as Suzuki Satoru, leaving Ainz enraged and Shalltear trapped.

• Under pressure from Shalltear and Albedo, Ainz agreed to war and mobilized Nazarick’s conquered tribes and monsters.
• Nazarick opened portals toward Yar'kilantir, but Allen redirected them to the plains outside the city.
• Allen attacked with Raijin, annihilating over a third of the army and killing tens of thousands of fleeing troops.
• Allen arrived in Nazarick, trapped Shalltear in a barrier, and confronted Ainz about his past as Suzuki Satoru.
• Ainz rejected his former name and insisted he was Ainz Ooal Gown, while Allen mocked his shame and called his life pathetic.

Allen overwhelmed Ainz and Nazarick with Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury, then agreed to let Ainz fight for ten minutes using only Tier Magic in exchange for a month’s grace period. Ainz invoked Wish Upon a Star to bolster his defenses, but Allen began their duel with Eternal Blazing Sun, leaving Ainz fighting under conditions hostile to undead.

• Ainz's Super Tier Magic, Falling Sky, left Allen unharmed, and Allen mocked Ainz's dependence on the Game System.
• Ainz ordered Nazarick's guardians and Undead Army to attack, but Allen fired Thori'dal, the Stars' Fury, killing Nabe and Solution Epsilon, badly injuring Cocytus and Aura, and destroying much of the undead force.
• Allen challenged Ainz over his failure to restrain Nazarick's guardians and explained that he opposed them to prevent further slaughter of humans and demi-humans.
• Ainz asked for another chance and agreed to Allen's terms: survive ten minutes of Tier Magic combat to earn Nazarick a one-month grace period.
• Ainz used Wish Upon a Star to layer protective magic and buffs on himself, while Allen summoned Eternal Blazing Sun, which began wiping out undead and weakened Ainz.

Allen overwhelmed Ainz and Nazarick with his mastery of Tier Magic, explaining that his Divine Heart Core let him cast Super Tier Magic without limits. After escaping the Riverside Landscape Painting and destroying it, Allen gave Ainz three minutes before the battle became more serious.

• Allen revealed the Nameless Spellbook and explained that he had mastered thousands of spells through self-study, then Ainz summoned a God's Avatar that Allen erased with Great Annihilation.
• Ainz teleported Allen to Nazarick, where Cocytus, Shalltear, and Mare attacked; Ainz's instant-death ability failed because Allen's heart had been replaced by a Divine Heart Core.
• Allen killed Cocytus with Annihilation Singularity and explained that the Divine Heart Core let him cast Super Tier Magic without restrictions, while Nazarick suffered heavy losses.
• Ainz trapped Allen inside the Riverside Landscape Painting and prepared Nazarick's strongest forces, including Rubedo and Gargantuan Kang, while Allen filled the labyrinth with summoned creatures.
• Allen escaped the labyrinth, claimed and destroyed the Riverside Landscape Painting, then told Ainz that three minutes remained before the battle would become more serious.

Allen survived Ainz’s World Item attack, took Blade of a Hundred Million, and set a nuclear bomb to destroy the Great Tomb of Nazarick. He left Ainz one minute to rescue his NPCs and treasure, then challenged him to grow stronger before their next encounter.

• Old Bones ordered Victim to paralyze Allen, but Allen recovered almost immediately and avoided Rubedo and Gargantuan Kang with Spirit Form.
• Ainz unleashed Blade of a Hundred Million, splitting the Angelicia Mountains and startling armies and Hunters across the region.
• Allen survived the strike with serious injuries, then seized Blade of a Hundred Million from Ainz.
• Allen placed a nuclear bomb in Nazarick, started its one-minute countdown, and told Suzuki Satoru to build strength and become a true Ainz Ooal Gown.

Ainz escaped the nuclear destruction of Nazarick and vowed to rebuild it as an empire, while Allen captured a massive war puppet and returned to Yar'kilantir. The Platinum Dragon King investigated the ruins and grew worried about the players and their World Items, as Certain Death prepared to hunt Ainz.

• Ainz teleported away with the revived NPCs and a few belongings before Allen's nuclear warhead destroyed Nazarick, leaving Shalltear badly injured.
• Ainz told his followers he would conquer the Demi-human Tribal Plains and rebuild Nazarick as an empire, and the NPCs pledged their loyalty.
• The Platinum Dragon King found Allen carrying Gargantuan Kang, learned Allen knew his identity, and investigated the destroyed Guild base after Allen left for Yar'kilantir.
• Allen brought Gargantuan Kang to the Hunter Association, explained that Ainz might build a nation among the Alien Races, and warned Certain Death that Ainz possessed World Items.
• Certain Death asked the High Priest to gather intelligence on the Demi-human Tribal Plains so she could pursue Ainz.

As the kingdom and empire prepared for a staged battle, Prince Barubulow and Philip urged the kingdom to confront the Hunter Association, while Zanac tried to recruit Artoria to his cause. Artoria left the meeting, and the Bloody Emperor assigned Renas to face her as the empire accepted Allen’s power and sought to benefit from his support.

• The kingdom’s army and nobles kept their distance from Yar'kilantir, while Barubulow and Philip demanded that the kingdom retaliate against the Hunter Association.
• Zanac offered Artoria princely status and authority if she helped him gain military achievements, but she left the noisy council tent without answering.
• Chiareina Bellon gave Artoria water and warned that the empire’s army had reached the battlefield’s outskirts.
• The Bloody Emperor assigned Nippur to face Gedō and Renas to act opposite Artoria, while acknowledging that Artoria could kill them all.
• The Bloody Emperor accepted Allen’s dominance and planned to secure benefits for the empire, unconcerned with the kingdom’s fate.

Allen explained why he had allowed Nazarick to become an outside threat as the Empire defeated the Kingdom’s army with firearms. As the Kingdom’s forces fled, Artoria stayed behind, healed the wounded with holy light, and unleashed her sword against the pursuing cavalry.

• Allen told Sakura that Nazarick’s forces would reduce the number of monsters and Alien Races while giving humanity a common enemy.
• The Kingdom army advanced in disorganized ranks, and its nobles opened gaps by holding back their private troops.
• The Empire’s Firearm Troops shot down thousands of Kingdom soldiers, triggering a rout and a violent riot against the nobles.
• Gedō and Marquis Raven tried to suppress the riot, but the Empire’s cavalry charge shattered the remaining resistance.
• The Theocracy responded to the battle by deciding to buy one hundred thousand guns from the Hunter Association.
• Chiare offered Artoria a horse to escape, but Artoria stayed, healed nearby soldiers with holy light, and struck the ground with her sword, carving a vast trench before the Empire cavalry.

Artoria halted the Empire’s cavalry while Gedō awakened Nen and reversed his fight with Nippur, who revealed the Empire’s plan to kill the Kingdom’s royal family. Allen then introduced Jacob, a modified creation made from part of Demiurge’s soul, and explained that Fluder had the other half.

• Artoria stopped the Empire’s pursuing cavalry with a sword strike that carved a trench, gathered the fleeing Kingdom soldiers behind her, and began a staged duel with Renas.
• Nippur overwhelmed Gedō with his Wind Sword and Hunter abilities, then claimed the Empire had sent ambushers to kill the King and the two Princes.
• Enraged by Nippur’s claim, Gedō awakened Nen, healed his wounds, and struck Nippur from behind, cutting through his armor.
• Allen explained to Sakura that Gedō had awakened Nen on his own and said he had a suitable candidate to face him.
• Allen summoned Jacob, a cyborg made by removing the memories from half of Demiurge’s soul, and told Sakura that Fluder had received the other half for his own experiment.

Jacob killed the Old King and the princes as part of Allen’s plan to purge Re-Estize’s ruling class, while Artoria rallied the defeated Kingdom soldiers as King Arthur. The Empire and Artoria signed an alliance agreement, and the chapter left Re-Estize’s remaining nobles and Eight Fingers facing a coming purge.

• Jacob teleported behind the battlefield, killed Barubulow, the Old King, and Zanac, and explained that Allen intended to rebuild the nation without its nobles and royals.
• Gedō attacked Jacob in grief, but Jacob defended himself without striking back; Gedō was left mourning and confronting his own weakness.
• Artoria drove Renas’s cavalry back with Excalibur, and the Kingdom soldiers acclaimed her as King Arthur and rallied under her leadership.
• The Bloody Emperor sent an envoy to negotiate peace with Artoria, and the two leaders signed an alliance agreement by sunset.
• The Slane Theocracy praised the alliance, while the remaining nobles and Eight Fingers faced Allen’s coming purge and Princess Lana prepared to act against her own targets.

Artoria took the Royal Capital, dismantled noble power, and moved against Eight Fingers, but Marquis Brumulash declared secession. Lana advised Artoria to use the Empire’s treaty obligations to pressure the rebels while Artoria focused on the criminal organization; meanwhile, Allen defended his killing of the Kingdom’s rulers to former Warrior Captain Gagaref Stronoff as Frost Dragons appeared above the Hunter Association.

• Artoria seized the Royal Capital, stripped nobles of their authority, executed traitors, redistributed unclaimed land, and cracked down on Eight Fingers.
• Artoria told Lana that Marquis Brumulash had declared secession and gathered neighboring nobles, and Lana proposed using the Empire’s treaty obligations to compel his surrender.
• Artoria asked Lana to handle the political crisis while she focused on destroying Eight Fingers, and Lana promised to make Brumulash submit.
• Gagaref Stronoff confronted Allen about the deaths of the old King and the Princes, and Allen said the rulers’ incompetence had doomed the Kingdom.
• Gagaref asked whether the Kingdom would improve under Artoria, but White Frost Dragons appeared over the Hunter Association before Allen could answer.

The Hunter Association’s teams returned with Frost Dragons after completing their missions, and Allen rewarded the Black Sword Team for capturing the Frost Dragon King with a mysterious Devil Fruit. Peter Mock was forced to eat it and gained the power to create explosions, leaving the Hunters eager to learn more about Devil Fruits.

• The Black Sword Team and Blue Rose returned to the Hunter Association with Frost Dragons, while Blue Rose members discussed requesting better weapons and equipment.
• Allen praised the Hunters for eliminating the Earth-digging Orcs and rallied the crowd by declaring that Hunters protected humanity.
• Allen presented Luklot with a Devil Fruit as an extra reward and explained its types, powers, and seawater weakness.
• Luklot’s teammates forced Peter Mock to eat the Devil Fruit, and he struggled against its foul taste.
• Peter Mock accidentally triggered a powerful explosion, and Allen identified the fruit as the Explosion-Explosion Fruit.

Allen organized the Hunter Association’s response to Ainz Ooal Gown’s growing forces, promising major rewards to hunters who fought them. As teams prepared for the campaign, Lagris learned that Princess Lana needed Blue Rose’s help in the Kingdom’s political upheaval.

• Allen announced monthly Devil Fruit contests for official and Trainee Hunters, reserving one fruit for each group.
• Lagris and Peter Mock privately reported the destruction in the Angelicia Mountains, and Allen revealed that Blade of a Hundred Million had caused it.
• Allen identified Ainz Ooal Gown and Nazarick’s forces as the Guild’s next major enemies, then ordered an all-out campaign with rewards for hunters who killed them.
• Allen showed the teams intelligence of Ainz’s expanding army and ordered them to begin clearing the Demi-human Tribal Plains; Peter Mock agreed to lead Black Sword into the field.
• Lagris read Princess Lana’s letter and learned that the old King and both princes had died, Arthur had taken the throne, and Blue Rose was being asked to help eliminate Eight Fingers in the Royal Capital.