Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ran brought Master Asia and Domon to Jindai High School to investigate the seemingly ordinary janitor Oonuki Zenji, who possessed extraordinary strength and durability. Domon confronted Zenji and threatened his beloved tree, provoking him into a fight that left the group watching from a rooftop amazed by his strange abilities.

• Xiao Ran told Master Asia about Oonuki Zenji’s transformation, speed, strength, and resistance to weapons, and Master Asia decided Domon should test him.
• After dinner, Xiao Ran, Master Asia, Miyoshi Meiya, Domon, Graham, and Zechs went to Jindai High School to watch the encounter from a rooftop.
• Domon entered the school at his master’s insistence and challenged Zenji, then threatened to destroy Zenji’s cherished tree, Grace, when Zenji refused to fight.
• Zenji transformed, his eyes turning red as dark energy surrounded him, and he attacked Domon.
• From the rooftop, the group watched Zenji and Domon race across campus and exchange blows, while Master Asia noted Zenji’s extraordinary toughness and proposed examining him.

Domon fought the demonized Oonuki Zenji, whose power intensified even after Domon struck him with the God Finger. Xiao Ran sent Miyoshi Meiya to stop Sousuke Sagara, Chidori Kaname, and Tsubaki from reaching the school, where the battle continued.

• Domon unleashed the God Finger and blasted Oonuki Zenji through the school building, but Master Asia warned that the attack had not defeated him.
• Oonuki Zenji returned wrapped in denser black energy, wielding a chainsaw and radiating an even stronger destructive aura.
• Xiao Ran sensed people approaching and sent Miyoshi Meiya to block their way.
• Miyoshi Meiya met Sousuke Sagara, Chidori Kaname, and Tsubaki, and warned them that the school was dangerous and off-limits.
• Sousuke Sagara and Tsubaki used a smoke grenade to flee while Chidori Kaname held Miyoshi Meiya back.
• Chidori Kaname asked Miyoshi Meiya why she was protecting her and what had happened at the school.

Xiao Ran and Master Asia stopped Oonuki Zenji’s rampage at the school, then Xiao Ran explained to Sousuke Sagara that Chidori Kaname’s mental state could determine whether the world was reset. The school was left badly damaged, and Xiao Ran offered to arrange a trip for its students while repairs were made.

• Miyoshi Meiya told Chidori Kaname that no Dimensional Beasts had appeared and that she was with El-Elf.
• Master Asia restrained Oonuki Zenji with a cloth strip after knocking him away from Domon, while Xiao Ran arrived at the school.
• Sousuke Sagara asked why Xiao Ran had sent people to protect Chidori, and Xiao Ran explained that she could reset the world and that someone might be influencing her mind.
• Xiao Ran urged Sousuke to make Chidori feel hopeful and happy, and Sousuke resolved to seek advice from people he trusted.
• Miyoshi Meiya brought Chidori to the damaged school, where Xiao Ran accepted responsibility for repairs and offered to arrange a school trip during the closure.

Xiao Ran arranged a school trip to investigate Chidori Kaname’s strange mental condition while the damaged campus was repaired, and had Oonuki Zenji’s unusual body examined. The trip began the next day at a seaside resort, where Xiao Ran found Renard waiting.

• Xiao Ran offered to fund a school trip and arranged for the campus to be repaired so he could observe Chidori Kaname more closely.
• Xiao Ran asked Captain Gin to bring medical personnel, and Master Asia helped them collect samples from Oonuki Zenji after ordinary tools failed to pierce his skin.
• Durandal reported that Oonuki Zenji’s samples were biologically ordinary, so Xiao Ran decided to arrange a more thorough examination at the fortress.
• Gin negotiated repairs and compensation with the school, while Xiao Ran arranged groups and accommodations that kept Chidori Kaname, Sousuke Sagara, Miyoshi Meiya, and Saki together.
• Xiao Ran and the others traveled to a seaside villa complex for the three-day trip, where Renard was waiting when they arrived.

Xiao Ran arranged a guarded seaside villa retreat for Chidori Kaname and her classmates, then explained to Sousuke Sagara that Chidori’s condition could determine whether this world’s history was erased. He left Sousuke with a crude but confident method for bringing Chidori back if she lost herself.

• Renard welcomed Xiao Ran’s group to an Amalgam-owned beach district and arranged villas, security, and a boat before Xiao Ran invited Tessa to join them.
• Chidori Kaname and the school group arrived, and Saki Maski persuaded Chidori to move into a private villa with her friends.
• Xiao Ran went to Chidori’s villa and asked Sousuke Sagara to take a walk with him.
• Xiao Ran told Sousuke that Chidori’s thoughts could decide whether the past twenty years and the people born during them remained, and asked him to cooperate with her nightly examinations.
• Xiao Ran promised to protect Chidori and told Sousuke to awaken her with a kiss, or more if necessary, if she ever lost herself.

Xiao Ran and Renard responded to a Space Gate that opened near the villa district, where Dimensional Beasts emerged and were quickly contained. The Burning Legion’s initial investigation found that the passage was dangerous and poorly understood, leaving Xiao Ran to plan better reconnaissance and prepare for future appearances.

• Xiao Ran told Renard to protect Chidori Kaname’s friends, especially Sousuke Sagara, before a storm cloud and Space Gate appeared nearby.
• Renard reassured Xiao Ran that the area was safe, while drones surveyed the gate and dozens of units arrived to fight the Dimensional Beasts.
• A warship and specialized units collected the surviving and fallen Dimensional Beasts after the battle ended.
• Xiao Ran gathered his group, including Yuzes and Kane, and asked Saki to contact the Burning Legion.
• Mwu reported that the drones had been attacked and destroyed inside the passage, and outlined several possible explanations for how the gate worked.
• Xiao Ran concluded that sending personnel through the gate was too dangerous and discussed using Gedim-series units and better reconnaissance equipment in the future.

Xiao Ran and his allies investigated the strange influence affecting Chidori Kaname and discovered that she was closely connected to Sophia, who could speak through her. Sophia explained that she intended to restart the world, while Renard questioned her motives and resisted repeating the past.

• Xiao Ran reassured Chidori Kaname and the students that his forces had defeated the Dimensional Beasts, then arranged a bonfire party.
• Xiao Ran, Yuzes, Kane, and Renard examined Chidori Kaname while she slept and identified an abnormal soul connection between her and Sophia.
• Yuzes explained that Chidori and Sophia were closely linked Same-bodies, and the group concluded they had no clear way to stop the influence.
• Renard accepted that restarting the world would not restore their true selves, while Xiao Ran decided to ask Mithril whether Chidori had experienced a recent stimulus.
• Chidori awoke under Sophia's influence and revealed that she wanted to restart the world to change the tragic past and spare its people from destruction.
• Sophia said the Dimensional Beasts were not connected to her but were intruders in her world.

Xiao Ran confronted Sophia over her attempt to reset the world and argued that Chidori Kaname’s own will could resist her. After Sophia withdrew, Xiao Ran’s group planned to protect Chidori and help her regain control without causing her distress.

• Sophia claimed that Chidori Kaname was the core of the world and that resetting it would eradicate the intruders she considered viruses.
• Xiao Ran reasoned that Sophia needed Chidori’s approval to reset the world and offered to help Sophia return to her own world if she stopped influencing Chidori.
• Sophia dismissed Xiao Ran’s proposal, warned that Chidori would eventually choose to change the world, and then began losing control of her body.
• Kane sensed Chidori regaining control, and Xiao Ran and the others left her room before she woke.
• Xiao Ran ordered a plan to protect Chidori, Sousuke Sagara, and Chidori’s friends while avoiding actions that could harm Chidori emotionally.
• Yuzes proposed bringing Chidori and her friends to the fortress for safety, and Kane suggested using songs by Sheryl and Valkyrie to help influence her mind and soul.

Xiao Ran discussed Sophia’s influence on Chidori Kaname with Sheryl and learned that Tessa had reconciled with Renard. Tessa asked Xiao Ran to entrust Kaname to Mithril, arguing that Kaname might be happier there, and the chapter ended before he answered.

• Xiao Ran told Sheryl that Chidori Kaname and Sophia shared a soul-like connection, and they planned to use singing to help stabilize Chidori.
• Sheryl visited Chidori with members of the Valkyrie Squad and found her lively but exhausted; she then invited Chidori and other girls on an outing at sea.
• Renard brought Tessa to Xiao Ran’s home, where Tessa thanked Xiao Ran for helping Renard change and said she had forgiven her brother.
• Tessa told Xiao Ran that she knew about Sophia and Chidori, then asked what he would do if Sophia influenced Kaname.
• Tessa asked Xiao Ran to entrust Kaname to Mithril, saying Kaname might be safer with him but happier among Mithril.

Xiao Ran refused Tessa’s request to take Chidori into Mithril’s custody, but agreed to protect Chidori and Sousuke Sagara and share future research findings with Mithril. After Sheryl’s singing eased Chidori’s distress, Xiao Ran explained that a powerful spiritual entity was trying to control her and use her power to destroy the world, leaving Chidori overwhelmed and confused.

• Xiao Ran refused to let Mithril take custody of Chidori and said he would teach her to control her mental and soul powers while protecting Sousuke Sagara.
• Tessa agreed to hand Sousuke Sagara over to Xiao Ran and asked that Melissa Mao and Cruz accompany him and Chidori.
• Tessa asked Xiao Ran for a living Dimensional Beast and information about what lay beyond the dimensional passage, and Xiao Ran warned that the Allied Forces could not safely contain one but promised to share research with Mithril.
• Sheryl returned to Xiao Ran’s villa with Chidori Kaname and her friends, and Xiao Ran observed that Chidori’s distress had eased after hearing Sheryl sing.
• Xiao Ran told Chidori that a powerful spiritual entity was influencing her and intended to take her body and use her power to destroy the world, and Chidori struggled to absorb the revelation.

Xiao Ran told Chidori that her weakened spirit had let another version of herself influence her and that she could trigger a world reboot, then arranged for her to travel to a space city for training and observation. Chidori agreed to go with Sousuke Sagara and planned to bring close friends, while Xiao Ran prepared to have Master, Ingram, and Luo help her.

• Xiao Ran explained that Chidori could unknowingly trigger a world reboot and that her grief over a friend's death had made her vulnerable to influence from her Same-body in another dimension.
• Chidori revealed that she had wondered whether the Dimensional Beasts appeared because of her, and Xiao Ran assured her they were weapons from another world and that they would no longer threaten her.
• Xiao Ran asked Chidori to travel to a city in space for about three months of observation and training, with Sousuke Sagara accompanying her and friends welcome to join.
• Chidori left with Sousuke Sagara, and Xiao Ran told Sheryl he planned to have Master and Ingram train Chidori while Luo found her useful work.
• The next morning, Chidori agreed to leave with Xiao Ran and said she would invite her friends, joking that she would show them the true darkness of the world if they refused.

Xiao Ran arranged for Chidori Kaname and her classmates to join the space fortress, then returned from a lengthy Earthside vacation to prepare the Burning Legion for a dimensional reconnaissance operation. The fleet spread around Earth to watch for a passage, while Kaname’s classmates settled into the fortress and Earth’s anti-Earth Force began plotting for its own purposes.

• Chidori Kaname invited Tokiwa Kyoko, Kudo Shiori, Inaba Mizuki, Mikihara Ren, Onodera, and Kazama Shinji to join her research project, and Xiao Ran arranged their later transport to space.
• Xiao Ran relaxed on Earth with his companions before returning to space, where Durandal shared findings that Dimensional Beasts carried dimensional energy and beacons, while their genes could potentially evolve.
• Luo prepared reconnaissance mecha and intelligent robots capable of dimensional travel, and the Burning Legion deployed most of its warships around Earth to detect the next dimensional passage.
• Xiao Ran remained aboard the Burning Legion in readiness to sortie if a powerful enemy emerged from a passage.
• Chidori Kaname’s classmates arrived in the fortress, where Sheryl and Valkyrie comforted them and helped them adjust.
• The anti-Earth Force’s leaders discussed and plotted matters unrelated to resisting Dimensional Beasts.

Tessa and Jerome Boda faced Earth Force officials demanding access to Mithril’s new Danner's Son and an explanation of its ties to Xiao Ran. As Jerome challenged their hypocrisy, Renard arrived with armed allies, seized control of the conference room, and left Tessa stunned by his appearance.

• Jerome Boda argued that Mithril had no obligation to hand over the new Danner's Son, which was its own secret asset and Tessa's personal gift.
• Earth Force officials demanded access to the ship and information about Xiao Ran, while Tessa stayed silent to protect secrets about Chidori and the force hidden behind the moon.
• Jerome accused the officials of stealing Mithril's technology and questioned their demands for an explanation.
• An official insisted that Mithril reveal Tessa's relationship with Xiao Ran and explain the ship in the name of world security.
• Renard burst into the room with armed allies, announced that they had subdued the guards, and took control as Tessa asked why he had come.

Renard confronted Earth Force’s representatives over their unauthorized use of Mithril’s technology and their failure to deploy advanced weapons against the Dimensional Beasts. He let them leave to investigate, then brought Tessa, Richard, and Jerome away while Kane dealt with the representatives, leaving Tessa alarmed by Renard’s growing control and intentions.

• Renard accused the representatives of using Mithril’s technology to build weapons and withholding advanced forces from the fight against the Dimensional Beasts.
• The representatives offered evasive explanations, and Renard agreed to let them return home to confirm the allegations, but said they first had to cooperate.
• Kane entered with Amalgam members, and Renard left the conference room with Tessa, Richard, and Jerome as screams sounded behind them.
• Renard told Tessa that his people were borrowing the representatives’ bodies and that the local security forces were already under Amalgam’s control.
• Renard revealed that the country’s president had joined Amalgam, while Tessa demanded to know whether he was starting a war and what he planned to do.

Renard explained to Tessa that Xiao Ran approved of rebuilding Amalgam and that the Burning Legion planned to establish a country without starting a war. After Kane revealed how the Legion would use Amalgam’s influence to gain territory and take over Earth Force’s role, Renard assigned him to begin contacting governments.

• Tessa blocked Renard and demanded to know why he had occupied Earth Force headquarters and detained the national representatives.
• Renard told Tessa that Xiao Ran knew about and permitted the plan, and urged Mithril to prepare for the coming changes.
• Kane led out representatives whose bodies were controlled by demon servants, then explained the Legion’s plans and warned that Earth Force would likely cease to exist.
• Renard left Tessa with Kane, who explained that the Legion wanted a recognized foothold on Earth to prepare for the Dimensional Beast threat.
• Renard told Kane to contact countries using Amalgam’s influence while he expanded it and Cruze purged and stabilized the organization.
• The Legion planned to dissolve Earth Force, promote an Earth Protection Plan, and gradually take control of a small country under Amalgam’s influence.

Xiao Ran and Mwu prepared the Burning Legion for supply needs and a possible Dimensional Beast invasion while Renard worked to secure political control on Earth. More than thirty dimensional passages then appeared worldwide at once, forcing Mwu to mobilize the Legion as Xiao Ran prepared to sortie.

• Xiao Ran supported Renard's plan to take over a faction, while Mwu reported that the Legion had about five months of supplies and raised concerns about its forces being spread thin.
• Xiao Ran ordered at least two A-Class Pilots aboard each deployed warship and agreed with Mwu's proposal to establish an Earth monitoring network for possible S-class enemies.
• Renard used demon envoys and the Longevity Drug to bring major nations under his secret control and prepare a legitimate public entrance for the Burning Legion.
• More than thirty dimensional passages appeared across Earth almost simultaneously, and Mwu ordered first-level combat readiness while dispatching warships and squads to the sites.
• Xiao Ran told Mwu he would sortie and asked her to prepare Naza, Master, and the other S-class fighters as the Legion mobilized for the emerging threat.

Xiao Ran entered the Dragon God Machine’s hangar and, with the Yinglong King’s help, triggered its preliminary awakening and fusion with the machine. The transformed Dragon God Mecha stood ready for combat, and Xiao Ran decided to join the battle while the Yinglong King studied his fighting methods.

• Xiao Ran visited the independent hangar and asked the Yinglong King to let him use the Dragon God Machine.
• The Yinglong King awakened through resonance with Xiao Ran’s psychic power and began an initial fusion with the Dragon God Machine.
• The Dragon God Mecha transformed with dragon-patterned armor, wings, a tail, and enhanced functions as Xiao Ran sent its recorded data to Luo.
• Xiao Ran told the Yinglong King to study his combat methods and assist him in battle, then ordered the Haros to restart the unit’s self-inspection.

Xiao Ran watched new, stronger Dimensional Beasts pour from more than thirty dimensional passages while the Burning Legion held the lines. As the passages expanded and space began to tremble, he recognized signs of a deliberately triggered Dimensional Quake and urgently contacted Luo.

• Xiao Ran inspected the battlefield feeds and identified five new Dimensional Beast types, including B-class and A-class enemies, as Legion forces fought to contain them.
• Xiao Ran learned that Yinglong’s fusion with the Dragon God Mecha had unlocked Dragon Scale Machines and would help the mecha evolve as Yinglong matured.
• Harold completed the mecha’s self-check, and Xiao Ran sent the resulting report to the Technical Research Department.
• Xiao Ran and Mwu agreed that the Dimensional Beasts were holding Legion forces in place while a stronger Main Force might be preparing to emerge; Mwu deployed Cruze and Yuzes to the battlefield.
• After an hour of fighting, Xiao Ran noticed the passages expanding and sensed that they were causing a chain reaction that could trigger a Dimensional Quake, so he told Harold to contact Luo.

Xiao Ran and Luo discovered that the Dimensional Beasts had arranged dimensional passages into a resonating cycle that could trigger a worldwide invasion, so the Burning Legion raced to destroy eight core nodes. Xiao Ran transferred to one passage to cover the Reaction Missile strike as the forces prepared to withdraw.

• Luo and Nifaline determined that the dimensional passages formed a cycle that would destabilize the dimensions around Earth and allow Dimensional Beasts to invade on a massive scale.
• Luo identified eight core passage nodes that had to be destroyed within two hours, and Mwu deployed the Burning Legion's high-level combat forces with Reaction Missiles.
• Xiao Ran assigned himself and Luo to two underdefended nodes, sent Giliam to support Luo, and directed Sanger, Ingram, and Elsam to the third.
• Xiao Ran transferred in the Dragon God Mecha to a mountainous battlefield and ordered the local forces to withdraw at least two hundred kilometers before the Reaction Missile strike.
• Xiao Ran charged toward the dimensional passage and unleashed the Dragon Scale Machines and GN Dragoons, covering the battlefield in a barrage of beams.

Xiao Ran used the Dragon God Mecha to clear and seal a dimensional passage, then learned that an S-class Dimensional General had appeared at another passage and was fighting Master Asia and Naza. He teleported to join the battle after hearing that the enemy could nullify attacks.

• Xiao Ran divided the battlefield and suppressed the Dimensional Beasts so the Legion members could withdraw.
• Xiao Ran tested the Dragon God Mecha’s Thunder Dragon and Heavenly Thunder Descent attacks, destroying large numbers of Dimensional Beasts.
• Xiao Ran fired a powerful cannon blast into the passage, allowing a Reaction Missile to enter and destroy it.
• Xiao Ran learned from Mwu that twenty-three passages had been eliminated, but an S-class Dimensional General had appeared at an important node passage.
• Xiao Ran teleported to the battlefield where Master Asia and Naza were fighting the Dimensional General.