Chapter Summaries

Fang Li rejected Zhuge Jinghuan’s offer to join the Blue Gang and suggested he could learn how to counter Sun’s Ruyi Staff by taking action instead of standing aside. He then asked Yan to explain what it meant that Sun and Bami had a relationship of “self” and “self.”

• Fang Li met Zhuge Jinghuan at dawn, and they acknowledged that they would not join forces peacefully.
• Zhuge Jinghuan asked whether Fang Li knew how to break Sun’s Ruyi Staff, and Fang Li told him he did not have to stand idly by to find out.
• Fang Li entered the hall and found Yan, Tsubaki Oni, and Sarah waiting among the aftermath of the banquet.
• Yan agreed to answer Fang Li’s questions, and he asked what Zhuge Jinghuan meant by saying Sun and Bami had a relationship of “self” and “self.”

Yan explained that Bami was the Sixth Heaven Demon King because she had fused with part of Oda Nobunaga’s soul, who had once been the Scarlet God. The revelation connected Bami to Sun as another incomplete Scarlet God.

• Yan asked Fang Li whether he knew Oda Nobunaga and explained the origins of his titles, including the Sixth Heaven Demon King.
• Fang Li recognized the Oda family crest used by Bami’s Oni, and Yan told him that Bami was the Sixth Heaven Demon King.
• Yan revealed that Oda Nobunaga had been the Scarlet God and had shared Scarlet Gold’s power with her through a bond of law and heart.
• Yan said that after Nobunaga died at Honnō-ji, Scarlet God transferred part of his soul into Bami, where it fused with her own.
• Fang Li learned that Bami inherited Nobunaga’s love of conflict and part of Scarlet God, making her an incomplete Scarlet God like Sun.

Fang Li connected St. Gala Shrine’s past dealings with Scarlet Gold to its mysterious lockdown and Shirayuki’s arrival at Armed Detective High School. He began to suspect that Shirayuki had approached him because of his connection to the shrine, but a deranged voice revealed that its Miko had long watched Scarlet Gold.

• Yan explained that Bami had joined the Retainers because of Scarlet God’s hostility toward St. Gala Shrine and her connection to Scarlet Gold.
• Yan said a Miko of St. Gala Shrine had used Scarlet Gold and a secret art in an attempt to create Sun, angering Scarlet God.
• Fang Li recalled St. Gala Shrine’s role in Scarlet God’s defeat, Sun’s creation, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune’s escape, then wondered whether it had also helped Oda Nobunaga’s assassination.
• Fang Li remembered that St. Gala Shrine had once barred outsiders, and that Shirayuki had glanced at the Holy Mark on his hand when the ban came up.
• Fang Li concluded that nearly killing Scarlet Gold had affected St. Gala Shrine and that Shirayuki had come to Armed Detective High School because of him.
• A mad voice said the Miko of St. Gala Shrine had always watched Scarlet Gold’s movements.

Bami awakened as the Scarlet God’s will and challenged Fang Li to resume their unfinished battle. Before fighting, she explained how Fang Li’s near-killing of Aria awakened Scarlet Gold and led St. Gala Shrine to investigate him and send Shirayuki to his school.

• Bami awakened in her body as the Scarlet God’s will and asked Fang Li to call her Bami.
• Bami lifted her battle-axe and challenged Fang Li to continue their unfinished battle, while Yan and Tsubaki Oni evacuated the hall with the others.
• Fang Li asked why nearly killing Bami three months earlier had affected St. Gala Shrine.
• Bami explained that Fang Li’s attack awakened Scarlet Gold’s consciousness, which used the Chronicle Mirror to affect its sleeping versions across different times and spaces.
• Bami said the awakened version at St. Gala Shrine released its power, prompting the shrine to investigate Fang Li and eventually send its chief Miko, Shirayuki, to his school.

Fang Li learned that his will had shaped the world and that Scarlet God stood at the heart of its mysteries. He fought Bami, whose overwhelming strength forced him to use the Pure Star Imperial Armament, and the battle continued as she adapted to his swordsmanship.

• Fang Li realized that he had influenced the world before arriving and that Shirayuki's divination about his role had been correct.
• Bami explained that Monkey, Bami, and St. Gala Shrine all possessed Scarlet God's power, then challenged Fang Li to fight.
• Bami attacked Fang Li with her enormous battle axe, and Fang Li used a pure-white Activation Body to escape the blow's destruction.
• Fang Li charged into Bami's axe storm with the Pure Star Imperial Armament and used Flash Sheath—Nanaya to cut through it.
• Bami evaded Fang Li's slash by reading the air currents and began another attack while singing.

Fang Li fought Bami, whose strength and teleportation let her survive his attacks. When Bami revealed the Scarlet God was preparing to use the Ruyi Staff’s light-speed laser, Fang Li accepted that they would have to risk their lives.

• Bami struck the ground with her giant axe, but Fang Li appeared behind her and blocked the blow with Bō Xié.
• Fang Li used Flash Sheath—One Scene Seven Nights, and Bami escaped the slash by teleporting away in golden particles.
• Bami explained that the Scarlet God could use its powers through her and Monkey, though each could wield the Ruyi Staff and Somersault Cloud only once a day.
• Crimson light shone from Bami’s eye, and Fang Li recognized that the Scarlet God was preparing to fire the Ruyi Staff’s light-speed laser.
• Fang Li declared that they would have to risk their lives.

Fang Li staked all his Star Pulse Energy on blocking Bami’s Ruyi Staff laser with his body. He survived the hit without the beam penetrating his heart and declared victory.

• Fang Li concluded that he could neither evade nor interrupt the Ruyi Staff’s light-speed laser and chose to block it head-on.
• Fang Li burned all his Star Pulse Energy to strengthen his defense and challenged Bami to see whether her beam could pierce his heart.
• Bami fired the Ruyi Staff at Fang Li, and the crimson laser struck him and sent him flying.
• Fang Li stopped after skidding across the ground, found his heart only charred, and said that he had won.

Fang Li survived Bami’s Ruyi Staff attack but had nearly exhausted his Star Pulse Energy, and he prepared to finish the fight. Bami revealed that she and Sun could fight as two bodies, then hinted that a third person on the island could join them.

• Fang Li stood after blocking the Ruyi Staff, badly wounded and nearly out of Star Pulse Energy, and challenged Bami.
• Bami admitted she could not defeat Fang Li alone without the Ruyi Staff or Somersault Cloud, but said there could be two of her.
• Sun attacked Fang Li with the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade as Bami struck with her axe, and Fang Li evaded them.
• Fang Li realized Sun and Bami were two bodies controlled by one consciousness, doubling their combat power.
• Sun and Bami mentioned a third person on the island, prompting Fang Li to charge at them as golden particles enveloped them.

Monkey abducted Aria after attacking Fang Li’s allies, and Fang Li brought the wounded Shirayuki, Riko, and Leiji back to the palace. Zhuge Jinghuan told Fang Li that the palace had no fighters left and that he would have to face Scarlet God alone.

• Monkey and Bami used the Somersault Cloud to vanish, and Fang Li realized Aria was in danger.
• Fang Li found Shirayuki, Riko, and Leiji badly injured in a burning forest, then used the Healing Gem to treat them.
• Fang Li carried the three girls to the palace, where he found Yan, Tsubaki Oni, Sara, and the Blue Gang members injured or unconscious.
• Zhuge Jinghuan explained that Monkey had attacked the palace and told Fang Li he would have to face Scarlet God alone.

Fang Li took Shirayuki with him to pursue the people who had abducted Aria, while Shirayuki revealed that St. Gala Shrine guarded Scarlet Gold. She explained that Aria’s damaged Scarlet Gold bullet had awakened the Scarlet God’s consciousness in the shrine’s raw ore.

• Shirayuki insisted on joining Fang Li, and he agreed before taking her with him to search for Aria.
• Riko urged Fang Li to bring Aria back, while Leiji said the wind around him remained calm.
• Fang Li flew with Shirayuki toward the beach as she tracked the abductors using a shikigami and precautions she had placed on Aria.
• Shirayuki reminded Fang Li that St. Gala Shrine maidens existed to protect something, and Fang Li identified it as Scarlet Gold.
• Shirayuki revealed that Aria’s damaged Scarlet Gold bullet had awakened the Scarlet God’s consciousness in the Scarlet Gold raw ore guarded by St. Gala Shrine.

Shirayuki revealed the history of Scarlet Gold and confessed that she had first approached Fang Li because of her duty as St. Gala Shrine’s head Miko. Fang Li accepted her explanation and asked only whether their friendship had been genuine, leaving Shirayuki overwhelmed with relief.

• Shirayuki explained that Scarlet Gold had fallen from the sky, been worshipped by ancient Espers, and was guarded at St. Gala Shrine after Himiko used its power in an attempt to rule the island nations.
• Shirayuki revealed that some Miko had secretly cut off pieces of Scarlet Gold’s Esper, causing Scarlet Gold to leak into the world, and that she was responsible for guarding the Esper.
• Shirayuki admitted that St. Gala Shrine had sent her to approach Fang Li because divinations linked him to an anomaly in Scarlet Gold’s Esper.
• Shirayuki confessed that her feelings for Fang Li had become genuine after he told her she would no longer be alone, and Fang Li said that was enough.
• Fang Li told Shirayuki they had arrived.

Fang Li and Shirayuki confronted Scarlet God, who had taken control of Aria’s body and planned to launch a world war. After Scarlet God invited Fang Li to join her, he refused and prepared to drive her out of Aria.

• Fang Li arrived on the island with Shirayuki and faced Sun, Bami, and the possessed Aria.
• Scarlet God explained that she had spent three years trying to replace Aria’s consciousness and had now succeeded through Aria’s growing feelings for Fang Li.
• Shirayuki declared that the St. Gala family would continue its mission as guardians, while Scarlet God condemned them for sealing away her power.
• Scarlet God announced that she would turn the island’s Oni and Blue Gang warriors into soldiers and start a world war.
• Scarlet God invited Fang Li to become her partner, but Fang Li rejected her and raised his Activation Body to drive her out of Aria.

Fang Li fought the Scarlet God after she took control of Aria’s body and attacked him with powerful Esper abilities. He destroyed her spatial dark matter and charged at her with his sword.

• The Scarlet God accepted Fang Li’s challenge and revealed that Aria’s body let her wield Scarlet Gold’s powers without restrictions.
• The Scarlet God distorted space around Fang Li, causing an explosion that engulfed the beach and swallowed the Fugaku beneath the sea.
• Fang Li escaped skyward with Shirayuki as the Scarlet God followed and attacked him with Sub-dimensional Six-sided Body cubes that could erase matter.
• Fang Li used Flash Sheath—Spiral to cut apart and destroy the cubes, shocking the Scarlet God.
• Fang Li rushed toward the Scarlet God and struck with a cold sword flash.

Fang Li fought the Scarlet God, using his Ice-Blue Demon Eyes to see through her stealth and pursue her to the burning island. As his strength waned, he baited her with a challenge and then blinded her with a Flash Bullet, leaving the fight at a turning point.

• Fang Li saw through the Scarlet God's space-fusing stealth and struck at her real position, but she dodged his sword.
• The Scarlet God and Fang Li descended to the burning island and faced off as Fang Li grew exhausted while she remained nearly depleted of no power.
• The Scarlet God taunted Fang Li about using the Ruyi Staff, and Fang Li challenged her to try.
• Fang Li surprised the Scarlet God by firing an Invisible Bullet that flared into a Flash Bullet, forcing her to shut her eyes.

Fang Li and Shirayuki worked together to prevent the Scarlet God from using the Ruyi Staff and attack her with Shikigane, a weapon designed to counter Scarlet Gold. The Scarlet God survived, but her teleportation was interrupted, leaving the battle at close range.

• Fang Li blinded the Scarlet God with a Flash Bullet, then attacked her with Flash Sheath—Eight Falcons, but she blocked his thrust with Aria’s twin guns.
• Shirayuki sprang from Fang Li’s arms and revealed Shikigane, a weapon that released power opposite to Scarlet Gold.
• Shirayuki struck at the Scarlet God with Scarlet Hoshiga God, but Sun and Bami took the blow and collapsed after the Scarlet God’s control over them was dispelled.
• The Scarlet God tried to teleport away, but Fang Li’s Pure Star Imperial Armament cut through the golden particles around her.
• The Scarlet God leaped backward, and the battle continued with distance between her and Fang Li.

Fang Li launched his strongest killing move against Scarlet God after conserving Holy Mark to avoid worsening his soul’s collapse. Scarlet God raised a crimson shield to meet the attack, and the chapter ended as their powers collided.

• Fang Li assessed his depleted strength while Shirayuki held the unconscious Monkey and Bami and watched Scarlet God warily.
• Fang Li chose not to use Holy Mark, fearing it would accelerate the collapse of his Sea of Death.
• Fang Li raised Bō Xié and promised Scarlet God he would return her ultimate move with his strongest attack.
• Fang Li poured his remaining Star Pulse Energy into his body and hurled Bō Xié at Scarlet God like a spinning bullet.
• Scarlet God sensed the danger and formed a crimson shield as Fang Li’s attack generated a massive Tatsumaki that crashed into it.

Fang Li defeated the Scarlet God with his perfected Ultimate Death: Seven Nights, forcing her out of Aria’s body. As she struggled to understand her defeat, Fang Li told her that she would always lose because she fought for amusement while her opponents risked their lives.

• The Scarlet God strained to withstand Fang Li’s enormous tornado as Fang Li appeared behind her and stabbed her with Moon Blade.
• Fang Li pulled Moon Blade free, shattering the Scarlet God’s barrier and sending the tornado across half the island and into the sea.
• Shirayuki stared at the enormous trench while Fang Li stood over the Scarlet God, who felt her existence fading from Aria’s body.
• Fang Li explained how he had perfected Ultimate Death: Seven Nights by combining Flash Sheath with Flash Run.
• The Scarlet God asked why she had lost despite using Aria’s body at its full potential, and Fang Li said she had fought for amusement while he gambled his life.
• Fang Li recalled the Scarlet God’s past defeats and told her that she would keep losing because she never risked her beliefs and life as her opponents did.

Fang Li killed the Scarlet God's consciousness inside Aria, allowing Aria to return safely, while the Scarlet God warned that she would eventually return. After the Corps arrived, the Blue Gang and Oni surrendered, and the survivors began dealing with the aftermath.

• The Scarlet God told Fang Li that killing her consciousness in Aria would not destroy her true body and vowed to return before falling silent.
• Aria resumed breathing and fell asleep peacefully, while Shirayuki's Shikigane lost its crimson glow after her mission was fulfilled.
• Jeanne and Tamamo led Corps reinforcements onto the devastated island, where Zhuge Jinghuan announced that the Blue Gang and Oni would join the Corps.
• Shirayuki took Tamamo away to explain what had happened, while Jeanne began negotiations with Zhuge Jinghuan.
• Leiji reassured Aria that she would not be possessed again, then returned alone to Gakuen Island; Fang Li disappeared without a trace.

Fang Li found Sherlock Holmes alive atop the Retainers' Key Points and learned how the detective had restored his youth and strength. Sherlock stayed behind as an observer while Fang Li returned the Knight Sword Sherlock had once entrusted to him.

• Fang Li encountered Sherlock Holmes overlooking the burning island and confirmed that he had survived.
• Sherlock explained that he used his knowledge of genetics and NMN to restore his youth after his apparent death at I-U.
• Fang Li assessed Sherlock's recovered strength and warned that manipulating his genes could turn him into a monster like Vlad.
• Sherlock said he had come to investigate the Scarlet God and would remain an observer in the current era.
• Fang Li returned the Knight Sword Sherlock had given him at I-U, then left as Sherlock watched him go.

After the island’s fire died down, Fang Li learned that several companions would soon leave, while Jeanne secured new allies for the division. He went to find the last person waiting for him, who greeted him at the same cliff where Sherlock had spoken with him earlier.

• Jeanne told Fang Li that the Blue Gang, the Oni, Monkey, and Bami had agreed to join the division’s battle.
• Riko told Fang Li she planned to travel to China with Keke and the others, then said goodbye to him.
• Fang Li learned that Leiji had returned to the Urus Tribe settlement and that Shirayuki planned to leave with someone she could not find in the palace.
• Shirayuki begged Fang Li to make her an adult before she left, and Fang Li fled in fright.
• Hilda directed Fang Li to the place where he had met Sherlock, then left to fight alongside Jeanne and Tamamo.
• Fang Li found a girl at the cliff, and she told him she had been waiting for him.