Chapter Summaries

An Xiu captured Kal'tsit after she saw him with the Doctor and feared he would carry out the Originium Project. He convinced her he had no interest in the plan, and she agreed to stay in the palace as his maid so she could watch him.

• An Xiu spotted Kal'tsit at Ursus's coronation and ordered Jibril to bring her to the palace.
• Kal'tsit attacked Jibril with Mon3tr, but Jibril easily stopped the attack and sent Mon3tr flying.
• An Xiu confronted Kal'tsit about her attempt to stop the Originium Project, and she collapsed after he revealed he knew her designation, AMA-10.
• An Xiu revived Kal'tsit with the Horse Talisman and told her he had released the Doctor because he needed people, not to begin the Originium Project.
• Kal'tsit accused An Xiu of treating Terra's civilization as a toy, then agreed to stay near him and monitor his intentions.
• An Xiu made Kal'tsit his maid and went to the conference hall to discuss which country to target after Ursus.

An Xiu and Talulah chose Kazimierz as Ursus’s next target, and An Xiu conquered it by teleporting the Wendigo Legion into its command center. After Ursus took control of the country, An Xiu prepared to meet Talulah in Kazimierz’s capital while she traveled there for an inspection.

• An Xiu rejected the need for a formal justification and ordered preparations to invade Kazimierz.
• Talulah mobilized four Ursus Group Armies, which faced Kazimierz’s forces at the border while An Xiu waited for the right moment.
• An Xiu used the Shadow Kingdom to airdrop several hundred Wendigos into the Grand Knight’s Territory, where they defeated Grand Knight Russell and seized the command center.
• The four Group Armies attacked as the Wendigo Legion weakened Kazimierz’s troops, defeated the Silver Lance Pegasus, and broke the country’s resistance.
• Ursus conquered Kazimierz in half a month, and its forces confiscated the Commercial Union’s assets and imprisoned or executed its merchants.
• An Xiu waited in a private restaurant in Kazimierz’s capital, expecting Talulah to arrive for her inspection after traveling ahead through the Shadow Kingdom.

Platinum was forced by An Xiu to take enhanced power and lead the effort to destroy the Armorless Alliance, then Nearl met with Roy in a Kazimierz café as Talulah’s visit drew public attention. The chapter left Nearl facing Roy’s questions about his respect for the Ursus Emperor and the Nearl Family’s absence from the battlefield.

• Platinum recognized Talulah, the Doctor, and their companions, then nervously served them throughout their meal.
• An Xiu confronted Platinum about her Armorless Alliance ties, and she begged them to believe she had only taken a server job because the Alliance had stopped paying her.
• An Xiu gave Platinum an Improved Monster Cell and a Limit Break Potion, ordered her to destroy the Armorless Alliance, and assigned her to a newly proposed Ursus Imperial Assassination Squad.
• Platinum took the items, gained strength comparable to two Inner Guards, and learned she could not disobey An Xiu or Mobius.
• Roy discussed Talulah’s upcoming visit to Kazimierz with Nearl, then challenged him over his respect for Talulah and the Nearl Family’s absence from the battlefield.

After Platinum and the Shadow Troopers destroyed the Armorless Alliance, An Xiu unlocked three new worlds but postponed traveling to them as Talulah’s armies marched into Victoria. Talulah claimed Victoria’s throne in Londinium and prepared for war with its Dukes, then received an unexpected visit from the leader of Deep Pool.

• Nearl advised Roy to consider his future, but Platinum attacked him with Shadow Troopers and captured the Armorless Alliance’s leaders and assets.
• An Xiu unlocked JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Konosuba World, and Genshin Impact, then sent two Group Armies and the Wendigo Legion toward Victoria.
• Talulah and An Xiu entered Londinium after Theresis’s forces had looted it, restored order, and arranged Talulah’s coronation.
• Talulah held her coronation, became Victoria’s Emperor, and declared several Dukes rebels, prompting them to gather their armies against her.
• The day after the coronation, Talulah learned that Deep Pool’s leader had arrived to pay homage and asked what Deep Pool was.

Ablana and Lafcini sought an audience with Talulah and offered their loyalty, while Ablana mistook An Xiu’s extraordinary influence for that of Talulah’s favored consort. Several days later, Victoria’s Duke Coalition Army arrived outside Londinium and prepared to attack.

• Ablana brought her sister Lafcini to the palace to submit to Talulah, fearing that their Drac heritage could make them threats if Talulah conquered Victoria.
• Talulah welcomed the sisters as Drac kin and accepted their offer of service after An Xiu advised her to do so.
• An Xiu arranged for Ablana and Lafcini to serve as Talulah’s attendants and guards, while Ablana privately concluded that he wielded exceptional power as Talulah’s favored consort.
• Ablana and Lafcini remained in the palace for several days as the Duke Coalition Army assembled outside Londinium.
• The Dukes’ coalition received its warships and supplies, then asked whether Londinium still held only two Ursus Group Armies and no reinforcements.

Jibril annihilated the Duke Coalition Army with Heaven’s Strike, allowing Talulah to take control of Victoria. An Xiu and Talulah then discussed uniting Ursus, Kazimierz, and Victoria as a new country, despite the risk of provoking the other nations.

• Talulah asked whether she should command the Group Armies against the Duke Coalition Army, but An Xiu chose to leave the battle to Jibril.
• Jibril protected Londinium from the coalition’s artillery, then unleashed Heaven’s Strike and wiped out hundreds of thousands of soldiers, leaving a vast Sky Pit outside the city.
• Talulah led the Group Armies through Victoria’s major cities, taking control of the country in about ten days.
• In Londinium’s royal palace, An Xiu, Talulah, Mobius, the Doctor, Kal'tsit, and Talulah’s Attendants discussed merging Ursus, Kazimierz, and Victoria into a new nation.
• The Doctor warned that uniting the three countries could provoke Terra’s other nations, but An Xiu proposed holding a founding ceremony in Londinium and inviting their representatives.

An Xiu helped establish the Holy Terra Empire under Talulah, then spent his points on a blind box and gained Sakura Kinomoto’s extraordinary magic talent. He traveled to DanMachi with Seele to Materialize Sakura and help her grow, leaving them newly arrived in Orario.

• Terra’s nations sent delegations to Londinium for the founding ceremony, where they saw the enormous Sky Pit and learned that Jibril had created it with a single strike.
• Other nations accused Laterano of hiding a weapon, while Evangelista XI denied any connection to Jibril or the attack.
• Talulah completed the founding ceremony and announced the Holy Terra Empire as An Xiu examined the system shop’s discounted items.
• An Xiu bought a Surprise Blind Box and received Sakura’s Magic Talent, discovering it belonged to Sakura Kinomoto from Cardcaptor Sakura.
• An Xiu decided to Materialize Sakura in DanMachi, contacted Mobius to watch the Arknights World, and traveled to Orario with Seele.
• An Xiu and Seele entered Orario and set out to find a place to Materialize Sakura.

An Xiu brought Sakura and Seele to Orario to find a morally trustworthy goddess who could grant them Grace, and Hestia invited them into her Familia. While Hestia granted Sakura her Blessing, Sakura analyzed and mastered the process, severing Hestia’s control and granting Grace to herself; Sakura still agreed to count as a member of the Hestia Familia.

• An Xiu exchanged gold for Valis, rented an inn room, and used the System to materialize Sakura with her stored Magic Talent.
• An Xiu chose Hestia as the goddess to approach, and Hestia stopped An Xiu, Sakura, and Seele to invite Sakura and Seele into her Familia.
• An Xiu accepted Hestia’s invitation on Sakura and Seele’s behalf and asked Hestia to grant them Grace, beginning with Sakura.
• As Hestia engraved Sakura’s Blessing, Sakura analyzed its principles and completed the process herself, leaving Hestia’s Blessing severed from Hestia’s control.
• Sakura explained that she still considered herself part of Hestia’s Familia, and Hestia embraced her happily.

Seele registered herself and Sakura as Hestia Familia Adventurers, then took Sakura into the Dungeon to train with her magic. Sakura swept through the lower floors with her Wind Card, and Seele brought her back to the church when her magic was nearly exhausted.

• Sakura displayed her Blessing Panel, and she used magic to bestow Grace on Seele, establishing the Hestia Familia.
• Seele used money from pawning gold to treat Hestia, Sakura, and An Xiu to a meal at the Rich Hostess and planned a Dungeon trip with Sakura.
• Seele and Sakura registered as Adventurers with Eina at the Guild, then Seele secretly teleported them to the Dungeon's fifth floor.
• Sakura used her Wind Card to kill Golems on the sixth floor, and she and Seele continued fighting Monsters through the ninth and tenth floors.
• After several hours, Seele sensed Sakura's magic was nearly exhausted and used Quantization to return them to the church, where Hestia welcomed them with Fried Potato Balls.

Seele and Sakura rapidly raised their Blessing attributes and reached Level 2 after four days, prompting An Xiu and Hestia to register their advancement openly. Their record-breaking feat spread across Orario, and they headed to the Loki Familia.

• Hestia updated Seele's and Sakura's Blessing Panels, finding Seele's attributes astonishingly high and Sakura's Magic already at SSS rank.
• An Xiu explained that Sakura had completed a Great Feat by analyzing the God's Blessing and advised her to raise her other attributes before leveling up.
• Over four days, Sakura raised her non-Magic attributes to A rank, while Seele raised all her attributes to S through SS and killed Minotaurs to complete a Great Feat.
• Seele and Sakura both leveled up, and An Xiu advised Hestia to register their new levels openly despite the danger of attracting hostile Familias.
• Seele and Sakura updated their Guild registrations, and news that they had reached Level 2 in four days broke Ais Wallenstein's record and spread throughout Orario.

After Seele and Sakura’s unprecedented four-day rise to Level 2 made Hestia Familia famous, Hestia brought them to Loki Familia so Sakura could test her strength against a first-class Adventurer. Loki agreed to the meeting, and Hestia clarified that Sakura alone would take on the challenge.

• News that Siri O'Flaherty and Sakura Kinomoto had reached Level 2 in four days spread throughout Orario, astonishing the city and drawing Loki Familia’s attention.
• Sakura created five new Sakura Cards—Sword, Power, Shield, Time, and Mirror—while An Xiu suggested finding a Level 5 or Level 6 opponent to test her strength.
• Hestia took Seele and Sakura to Twilight Manor and asked Loki Familia for a first-class Adventurer to spar with Sakura.
• Loki welcomed Seele and Sakura, tried to recruit them into Loki Familia, and heard both girls reaffirm their loyalty to Hestia Familia.
• Hestia explained that she wanted Sakura to face a first-class Adventurer to prepare for possible rivals, and Loki questioned the plan because Sakura was only Level 2.
• Hestia insisted that her children could create miracles and clarified that Sakura, not Seele, would challenge the first-class Adventurer.

Sakura challenged Ais to a spar and revealed that her [Card Creation] magic could produce cards with extraordinary powers, including a sword that cut through the unbreakable Despair Sword. As Ais pressed her with speed, Sakura used defensive and wind cards before invoking the Time Card, leaving everyone frozen as the chapter ended.

• Hestia arranged for Sakura to challenge Ais, and Finn gathered Loki Familia executives to watch their spar.
• Sakura used the Sword Card and Power Card to block Ais's attack and send the Level 5 Adventurer flying.
• Sakura explained that [Card Creation] made cards with different effects, including a sword that could cut through all objects and a card that amplified her strength.
• Ais enhanced herself with wind and attacked again, but Sakura's Sword Card cut the Despair Sword in two.
• Ais tried to exploit her speed, but Sakura's Shield Card blocked her attacks and her Wind Card disrupted Ais's movements.
• Sakura activated another card and commanded time to stop, freezing the people and objects around them.

Sakura defeated Ais, and the Hestia Familia challenged the Apollo Familia to a War Game after its members provoked Sakura and Seele. The Army Battle began a week later as Orario watched, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Sakura stopped time and used the Sword Card to wound Ais and destroy part of the training ground, then Ais acknowledged her defeat.
• Loki was stunned by Sakura's strength and believed she could defeat the Black Dragon.
• Sakura and Seele reported that the Apollo Familia had provoked them in the Dungeon, and An Xiu proposed challenging Apollo to obtain his Familia's property.
• Hestia agreed to the plan and challenged Apollo to a War Game at his residence, and Apollo accepted an Army Battle scheduled for a week later.
• The Gods and the Loki Familia discussed the coming War Game, with the Loki executives expecting Sakura's side to win.
• A week later, the Hestia Familia and Apollo Familia's War Game began as spectators prepared to watch.

Sakura used her Shield Card to withstand the Apollo Familia’s attacks, then summoned three Floor Bosses with her Mirror Card and overwhelmed them. The War Game was effectively decided, leaving the gods astonished by Sakura’s power as a Level 2.

• Freya said she could not fully read Sakura’s soul and saw two souls within Seele, while Loki hinted that the Hestia Familia might achieve a miracle.
• The War Game began, and the Apollo Familia attacked Seele and Sakura with volleys of arrows and magic.
• Sakura’s Shield Card blocked every attack without wavering, prompting Riveria to compare it with her own defensive magic.
• Sakura summoned Goliath, Amphisbaena, and Udeus from mirrors, and the Floor Bosses surrounded and devastated the Apollo Familia.
• The Floor Bosses vanished back into cards after the battle was decided, and the gods watched Sakura as a newly emerged prodigy.

An Xiu returned to the Arknights World to find Talulah and Doctor, but learned they were away from Londinium. Near Lungmen, he rescued Lapland from a group of enemies and faced her wary questions.

• Mobius told An Xiu about her new potions, New-Type Wendigos, and a Flame Chaser Surgery breakthrough using his genes, which could enhance and influence the resulting host.
• An Xiu spent two days with Makima and Mobius before returning to the Arknights World.
• An Xiu learned that Doctor was in the Ursus Snowfield and Talulah was traveling to Lungmen.
• An Xiu flew toward Lungmen and spotted Lapland fighting gangsters who had ambushed her.
• An Xiu struck down Lapland's attackers with lightning, then told her he had saved her.

An Xiu rescued Lapland, offered her power in exchange for joining him, and strengthened her with the Ouroboros Potion and Grace. He then reunited with Talulah on the road to Lungmen, where Lapland learned that Talulah ruled the Holy Terra Empire and discovered her close bond with An Xiu.

• An Xiu brought the injured Lapland to his car, teased her by petting her ears and tail, and offered to help her gain the power to defy her fate.
• Lapland agreed to become An Xiu’s dog, drank the Ouroboros Potion, and received Grace, which greatly increased her strength and bound her to An Xiu’s orders.
• An Xiu detected Lapland’s loyalty and told her he would later have Mobius perform Flame Chaser Surgery on her.
• An Xiu and Lapland reached Talulah’s military convoy, where Talulah welcomed An Xiu and heard that Grace could help her and Doctor realize their potential.
• An Xiu introduced Lapland as his new dog, and Lapland was stunned to meet Talulah, whom she knew as the Emperor of Ursus.
• An Xiu told Lapland that Talulah now ruled the Holy Terra Empire and that she and Ata shared the same relationship with him.

Talulah visited Lungmen with An Xiu and Lapland, while Wei Yanwu feared that the Emperor of the Holy Terra Empire had come with hostile intentions. After Talulah reassured him that she was there to inspect the city and visit old friends, Wei Yanwu decided to seek An Xiu’s help to protect Lungmen.

• An Xiu asked Talulah about her trade cooperation with Great Yan, and she explained that she had come to Lungmen to inspect it.
• Wei Yanwu prepared for Talulah’s arrival, fearing an attack on her could bring the Holy Terra Empire’s forces down on Lungmen.
• Talulah arrived in Lungmen, where Wei Yanwu, Chen Huijie, Swire, and the welcoming party greeted her respectfully.
• Talulah asked Wei Yanwu to show her around Lungmen and invited An Xiu and Lapland to ride with them.
• Wei Yanwu asked whether Talulah had come only to inspect the city, and she reassured him that she also wanted to visit him and Auntie.
• Wei Yanwu decided to approach An Xiu for help securing Lungmen’s safety.

An Xiu took Lapland to Mobius’s research base, where she underwent Flame Chaser Surgery and gained greatly enhanced abilities. After learning Lapland could transform female Lupo into controllable, weakened Flame Chasers, he asked Talulah to secretly gather candidates and stayed in Lungmen while the Empire prepared.

• An Xiu brought Lapland to another world and introduced her to Mobius for Flame Chaser Surgery.
• Mobius operated on Lapland for six hours, and she emerged with enhanced strength, sharper senses, lightning control, and powerful regeneration.
• Mobius explained that Lapland could use her genes to transform similar targets, preferably female Lupo, into weaker Flame Chasers she could sense and control.
• An Xiu returned with Lapland to Lungmen and asked Talulah to secretly gather fewer than a thousand female Lupo for the transformation trials.
• Talulah agreed to issue the orders, and An Xiu bestowed Grace upon her before leaving her residence with Lapland.
• The Empire needed three days to prepare the candidates, so An Xiu stayed in Lungmen, where Wei Yanwu eagerly volunteered to guide him around the city.

Wei Yanwu lavishly bribed An Xiu in hopes of protecting Lungmen, while An Xiu avoided promising him anything and oversaw Lapland transforming a thousand female Lupo into a powerful new race called the Buliren. He then sent Lapland and the Buliren to Sicily to overthrow the mafia Families and bring the country under his control, where Lapland began cautiously scouting the city.

• Wei Yanwu showered An Xiu with gifts and hospitality, but An Xiu accepted them without agreeing to influence Talulah's plans for Lungmen.
• Lapland used her blood and the Horse Talisman to transform a thousand female Lupo into white-haired Buliren with immense strength, electrical powers, heightened senses, and rapid regeneration.
• An Xiu named the transformed Lupo the Buliren and ordered them to remain at the base until he had work for them.
• An Xiu assigned Lapland to seize Sicily's political power and overthrow the Families that ruled it.
• Lapland arrived in a Sicilian border city and sent a Buliren to investigate the local Families and gangs.

Lapland’s Step-away Maidens seized several Sicilian cities, while Lady Sicily urged the major families to avoid provoking the seemingly unstoppable force. When the families launched an extermination campaign in Volsini, the Maidens turned it into a rout, and Lapland surrounded the stronghold where the family heads had gathered.

• Lapland began taking Sicilian cities by having Step-away Maidens purge the mafia families and spread to neighboring cities.
• Lady Sicily told the major families that two Step-away Maidens had nearly wiped out Giant Wolf’s Maw, and advised them to wait unless the force kept expanding.
• Lapland’s Maidens continued their expansion and rejected the families’ attempts to negotiate, so the families assembled an extermination force.
• In Volsini, the Step-away Maidens slaughtered the gang members’ force, whose attacks could not overcome the Maidens’ speed and regeneration.
• Lapland used Shadow Troopers to locate and surround the stronghold where Alberto Saluzzo and the other family heads had gathered, then prepared to attack.