Chapter Summaries

Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji searched the Bronze City for the hidden enemy and found fresh, humanlike footprints in Dragon Blood. Professor Mance concluded that the traces might belong to a Dragon King disguised as a human, and the team continued deeper into the city.

• Professor Mance ordered Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji to continue exploring the Bronze City despite the suspected enemy and limited oxygen.
• Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji found a trail of fresh blood and barefoot human footprints leading deeper into the city.
• Ye Sheng compared the footprints with Jiude Ya Ji’s stride and reported that another Hybrid might have arrived first.
• Professor Mance argued that the blood and straight footprints were more likely Dragon Blood and suggested the traces could belong to a Dragon King in human form.

Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji discovered a dragon corpse, Alchemy Weapons, and a Brass Jar in the ancient city, but removing the jar triggered a mechanism as Mance prepared to report to the Principal. At the dance, Lu Mingfei’s younger brother warned him of danger and left him a message on the lobster meat as alarms sounded.

• Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji found a dragon corpse, Alchemy Weapons, and a protected Brass Jar in the ancient city.
• Mance ordered the team to prepare to return and told them to bring as much as they could.
• After Ye Sheng removed the Brass Jar, he reported that the ancient city had started moving and might be self-destructing.
• At the dance, Lu Mingfei spoke with the black-haired boy in his dream while the other guests remained frozen.
• As a bell rang and the world began to crack, the boy vanished after leaving the words “black sheep wall” written in sauce on the lobster meat.

Nero and Lu Mingfei joined the emergency effort to rescue Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji from the Bronze City. Nero corrected Lu Mingfei’s incomplete simulation, guiding the trapped pair to Professor Mance and a safe return.

• Nero pulled Lu Mingfei away from the ball and took him to the Library’s emergency assembly.
• Lu Mingfei interpreted the Bronze City’s operating rules, but Nero spotted that Nóma’s simulation was missing a locked component and corrected the map.
• Schneider confirmed Nero’s revised simulation and sent it to the Moniakh to guide Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji.
• Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji followed the route through the moving city as their oxygen ran low.
• Professor Mance reached Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji, shared his mask with them, and confirmed their safe return to cheers in the Library.

After the 3E Exam, Chu Zihang congratulated Lu Mingfei and invited him to become the next president of the Lionheart Club. Lu Mingfei questioned why he was chosen and suggested Nero instead, but Chu Zihang explained that Nero would join neither club.

• Chu Zihang congratulated Lu Mingfei on becoming a true S-Class and praised his interpretation during the 3E Exam.
• Chu Zihang asked about Lu Mingfei’s younger brother and recalled that Lu Mingfei had once liked Chen Wenwen.
• Chu Zihang explained that Caesar planned to invite freshmen to the Student Union and invited Lu Mingfei to join the Lionheart Club as its next president.
• Lu Mingfei protested that he was not suited to be president and suggested Nero, who had beaten both Chu Zihang and Caesar.
• Chu Zihang said Nero would join neither club because she would not submit to another emperor.

At the academy ball, Caesar invited Nero to join him onstage and gave her a Bugatti Veyron and a prepared home, treating her as a possible Gattuso relative. The ball ended with Caesar presenting Nono with a birthday gift, while Principal Angers departed by private plane with the items found in Bronze City.

• Caesar delivered an elitist speech and invited Nero to join him on the second floor.
• Nero accepted the invitation, and Caesar joked that they might be related and that she would not threaten Nono’s position.
• Caesar gave Nero the keys to his Bugatti Veyron and told her Norton Manor was ready for her to move into.
• Nero accepted Caesar’s gifts, and he said she could still join Student Union if she changed her mind.
• Caesar presented Nono with a birthday gift and blessings as the ball ended.
• Principal Angers boarded his private plane carrying the things discovered in Bronze City.

After the Tenured Professors concluded that the King of Earth and Mountain might attack Cassell College to seize the Dragon King's Egg, black-clad intruders launched an assault on the campus. Angers ordered the college to fight back and asked the Night Watchman to lift Word of Power: Discipline, leaving Lu Mingfei and Fingel hiding in a frozen-meat warehouse.

• The Tenured Professors identified the killer in Bronze City as the King of Earth and Mountain and feared She would target Cassell College for the Dragon King's Egg.
• Black-clad riders blasted open the college gates, and Nóma declared a Dragon Raja invasion.
• Angers ordered noncombat personnel to shelter and told the Execution Department and trained students to defend the college.
• Lu Mingfei followed Fingel into the Ingredient Warehouse, where Fingel hid among the frozen meat instead of joining the fight.
• Angers told the Night Watchman that a Dragon King was expected and asked him to lift Word of Power: Discipline.
• The Night Watchman extinguished his candle and warned Angers to keep the students under control.

As the academy was attacked and the Dragon Kings’ awakening drew near, Nero waited for the right moment to intervene. She caught two unexpected intruders in her building: Lu Mingfei and Fingel.

• Nero prepared Yamato and waited while the attackers infiltrated the academy, intending not to disrupt the plan before the Dragon King awakened.
• The academy’s defenses collapsed, and Old Tang used a black card to enter the Main Control Room.
• Fingel led Lu Mingfei out of a freezer, claiming the intruders were already engaged with Chu Zihang and Caesar, then suggested they find Nero for safety.
• Chu Zihang and Caesar fought the attackers while Old Tang passed through the Main Control Room toward the underground area, where Angers and researchers guarded the Dragon King’s container.
• Nero heard intruders in her building, confronted them with Yamato, and discovered they were Lu Mingfei and Fingel.

Nero left the villa to confront the Dragon King awakening on campus while Lu Mingfei and Fingel stayed behind. Constantine reached the school gate, and Nero faced him with the Word of Power “Thou Shalt Die.”

• Nero refused to let Lu Mingfei and Fingel follow her to meet the Dragon King, and Lu Mingfei stayed in the villa.
• Fingel checked the campus network and found confirmation that the Principal had returned from Bronze City.
• Professor Schneider warned the campus that a high-risk target was approaching the school gate.
• Constantine crossed the lawn as bullets vaporized in the heat around him, and Chu Zihang ordered the Lionheart Club to retreat.
• Chu Zihang and the masked girl who used Monarch Flame agreed to a temporary truce and left the Church.
• Nero confronted Constantine and spoke the Word of Power, “Thou Shalt Die.”

Old Tang fled the academy with Lu Mingfei and Fingel at gunpoint, while Nero confronted and defeated Constantine. The chapter ended with Fingel identifying Nero as an Angel of Death wielding the Word of Power Judgment.

• Old Tang mistook Lu Mingfei and Fingel for potential obstacles and forced them to lead him to the school gate.
• Nero appeared behind Constantine and ordered everyone to retreat before facing him alone.
• Old Tang fled through the undefended gate after Constantine called out to him, while Nero continued her attack.
• Nero wounded Constantine with her blade and advanced through his flames as the watching students feared her power.
• Fingel told Lu Mingfei that Nero's Word of Power was Judgment and described her as an Angel of Death.

Nero confronted the awakened Norton after killing Constantine and destroying the Bronze City. She defeated Norton, absorbed the Wrath of Injustice, and noticed a woman in the forest who arrived too late to claim him.

• Nero found Norton among the flames and taunted him about losing the Bronze City, his Dragon Servant, and Constantine.
• Norton rejected his memories as Old Tang and attacked Nero with fire and molten metal.
• Nero froze time, recognized the Wrath within Norton, and cut him down with her blade.
• Norton's body fell apart as the flames went out, and Nero absorbed the black gemstone formed from the Wrath.
• Nero told a woman hiding in the forest that Norton was already hers, and the woman retreated in resentment.

Nero spoke with Principal Angers about humanity’s future and promised to shoulder her share of the responsibility. As she continued her student life at Cassell College, she prepared to return to Little Garden, though she did not know when she would come back.

• Angers praised Nero for defeating two Dragon Kings and asked whether she could help carry humanity’s future; Nero said she would shoulder her share when necessary.
• Nero left Angers’s office and reflected that she was waiting for word about Nidhogg before taking the Wrath Magic Stone back to Little Garden.
• Nero met Lu Mingfei, who said he was heading to Magic-Powered Machinery class, and Chu Zihang ordered him to attend physical training after dinner.
• Nero read that Ye Sheng and Jiude Ya Ji had admitted their feelings and were transferring to become Resident Specialists.
• Nero saw that the Dragon King Skeletons had been sealed, then closed the college news page and shut down her computer, uncertain when she would return to the academy.

Nero returned to Little Garden and met Pest to discuss the coming attack, but Pest revealed that she blamed the sun for her death. She left Nero facing the depth of Pest’s anger as the Fire Dragon Birth Festival approached.

• Nero arrived in Little Garden with a Silver Wolf and met Pest at a coffee shop beneath the Boundary Wall.
• Pest said she had sent Weser to create more Strom for the planned attack, which Ouroboros and Salamandra both intended to use for their own purposes.
• Nero asked Pest what she hoped to accomplish, but Pest initially avoided answering.
• Pest asked Nero if she remembered how Pest had died, then insisted that Nero was not to blame.
• Pest said the weak, powerless sun had caused the famine and plague that led to her death, and declared it the true culprit.

Izayoi, Asuka, and You traveled with Shiroyasha to the North District for the Fire Dragon Birth Festival after sneaking away from Black Rabbit and kidnapping Jin as a prank. Izayoi and Asuka escaped to explore the Glass Corridor, where a familiar flash of gold caught Izayoi’s attention.

• Izayoi, Asuka, and You admired the prosperous North District while Shiroyasha explained its snowfield and contrasted it with the East District.
• Black Rabbit caught You after the trio fled, furious that they had hidden the festival invitation, kidnapped Jin, and left a note threatening to leave the Community.
• Izayoi escaped with Asuka and took her shopping, while You remained behind to face Black Rabbit’s lecture.
• Asuka became dizzy in the Glass Corridor, and Izayoi helped her rest on a bench.
• Izayoi spotted a familiar flash of gold inside the Glass Corridor.

Pest planned to use the festival game to force talented people to join Community Hamelin, while her revenge against Shiroyasha remained unclear. Nero learned about Weser’s former summoner and the fairness behind the games he created.

• Pest explained that appearing as a Demon King during the game would seal Shiroyasha’s power as the Sun Star Spirit, giving Pest’s side a chance to win.
• Pest told Nero she wanted to strengthen Community Hamelin by recruiting Shiroyasha, Sandra, and other talented people through the game.
• Nero realized Pest’s attachment to Hamelin came from valuing her and Weser, who had been summoned through the same Grimoire.
• Weser told Nero about his former summoner, the leader of the Grimm Fantasy Grimoire Group, who created Host Authorities and games to make Little Garden more entertaining.
• Nero recognized that the man had designed his games to be fair by hiding victory conditions and allowing the Demon King side to offer players hints for greater power.

Nero explored the festival venue before its opening and encountered Izayoi Sakamaki and Asuka Kudou. Izayoi attacked her over their previous encounter, but an angry voice interrupted before their fight could continue.

• Nero admired the Glass Tunnel built by Salamandra and reflected that the Community was responsible for summoning a Demon King.
• Nero ran into Izayoi Sakamaki and Asuka Kudou and wondered whether No Name had come to oppose the possible Demon King.
• Izayoi asked Nero about V and demanded to know where he was, while Nero claimed she did not know.
• Izayoi punched through the ground beneath the Glass Corridor as Nero dodged, damaging the street and the exhibit area.
• Izayoi challenged Nero to show him the power she had gained from the Demon World Tree, but an angry voice shouted at him.

Nero decided to join Izayoi and Black Rabbit in a wagered Gift Game after they proposed turning their chase into a proper duel. The game rules were established, and Nero prepared to toss the coin that would start it.

• Izayoi dodged Black Rabbit’s pursuit while Nero considered leaving, but Sanna encouraged Nero to follow her impulses.
• Nero appeared atop the Bell Tower and greeted Black Rabbit after striking at Izayoi to settle the debt from his earlier sneak attack.
• Izayoi proposed a game in which participants would lose when caught, and Black Rabbit wagered that he would have to listen to her scolding if he lost.
• Nero agreed to join, and Black Rabbit summoned rules stating that a winner could command anyone they caught and that the game could have at most two winners.
• Black Rabbit explained that each victor’s contract would transform into Command Authority, and Nero accepted the task of tossing the starting coin.

Nero, Izayoi, and Black Rabbit began a three-way game in which catching another player granted Command Authority, and Nero devised a strategy to stall Izayoi while Black Rabbit attacked. Izayoi tried to destroy Nero’s position instead, forcing her to confront him with a transforming weapon, whose impact jolted her.

• Nero realized she could hold Izayoi in place and let Black Rabbit catch him, giving Nero the final win.
• When the coin hit the ground, Black Rabbit withdrew, Izayoi chased her, and Nero used her Serpent Sword to catch and redirect Izayoi.
• Black Rabbit disappeared behind a building, leaving Nero to defend her position while Izayoi sought a way to catch her before Black Rabbit attacked.
• Izayoi lunged at Nero but struck the Bell Tower beneath her, aiming to destroy her high ground.
• Nero intercepted him with Purple Lightning, transforming it from a Three-Section Staff into a burning Long Staff, and felt the force of their clash shock her.

Nero defeated Izayoi and Black Rabbit in their Gift Game, then escaped as Salamandra’s guards arrested them for the destruction. She left to enjoy the festival, anticipating a chance to face Izayoi again when Grimm Fantasy Grimoire: Hamelin attacked.

• Nero used her staff and aerial mobility to keep Izayoi airborne, then struck him and secured the win when Black Rabbit caught him.
• The Gift Game named Nero and Black Rabbit the winners, and Izayoi’s Contract Book burned away.
• Black Rabbit scolded Izayoi for damaging buildings, then apologized to Nero before Salamandra’s guards arrived.
• Nero disappeared into an alley while the guards took Black Rabbit and Izayoi into custody.
• Nero left with Sanna and Pest, looking forward to the festival and a future chance to challenge Izayoi.

Jin reunited with his companions at Salamandra’s branch and learned that Sandra had invited No Name to the festival for a job. The incident involving Izayoi and Black Rabbit was settled, and Sandra’s warm reunion with Jin exposed the old alliance and the reason it had ended.

• Shiroyasha reminded Mandra that Salamandra’s leader, Sandra, would decide how to handle the damage caused by Izayoi and Black Rabbit.
• Sandra ruled that the repaired district and lack of casualties meant Izayoi and Black Rabbit would face no further punishment.
• Shiroyasha and Sandra dismissed the others, revealing that Salamandra had hired No Name through the festival invitation.
• Sandra greeted Jin warmly, while Mandra drew his blade and objected to Jin’s presence.
• Black Rabbit explained that No Name and Salamandra had been allies until No Name was attacked by a Demon King three years earlier.
• Sandra apologized that Salamandra had been unable to help because her father was gravely ill, and Jin learned that she had inherited the leadership from Mandra.

Asuka Kudou befriended a nameless spirit from The Rat-Catchers and admired their steel giant, Dean, at an exhibition. A mysterious man seeking death appeared as the cave shook, and a hidden voice challenged him before the tremors stopped.

• Asuka Kudou caught a wandering spirit, shared food with it, and learned that it belonged to the Community The Rat-Catchers but had no individual name.
• Asuka and the spirit visited a cave exhibition, where the spirit identified Dean, the enormous steel creation made by its Community.
• A pale young man in black bumped into Asuka, spoke of smelling envy, and blocked her path as a cold wind swept through the cave.
• When the cave began to tremble, Asuka used her command to organize the visitors' evacuation.
• The mysterious man remained behind and asked the voice in the darkness whether it would kill him; the voice demanded to know what he was, and the cave grew quiet.