Chapter Summaries

Lin Qiye escaped the police on Yamazaki Bridge, but Hansawa Shi’s colossal blade severed the bridge and drove him underwater. Asakura Ken learned that the Hankawa Family was expanding into Osaka and headed to Kyoto to meet the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader.

• Lin Qiye crushed the walkie-talkie, put on a Monkey King Mask, and jumped from Yamazaki Bridge with Mumu and two Black Boxes as police cars closed in.
• Hansawa Shi struck Yamazaki Bridge with a colossal black blade, cutting the bridge apart and forcing Lin Qiye to block the follow-up blow underwater with two straight swords.
• Lin Qiye summoned Mumu back to the original world and escaped the descending blade with Night Flicker.
• Hansawa Shi told Mr. Jing that the blade wielder was probably alive and ordered him to search near the Yodogawa River and track the Yurina family’s descendants.
• Asakura Ken learned that the Hankawa Family had seized territory in Osaka and wiped out the Ghost Fire Society, while a Mysterious Person had attacked on Yamazaki Bridge.
• Asakura Ken decided to travel to Kyoto and request an audience with the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader.

After surviving a distant blade attack, Lin Qiye made his way to Dotonbori and reunited with Yurina. A shopkeeper found the hungry siblings and invited them to eat for free, while the identity of Lin Qiye’s attacker remained uncertain.

• Lin Qiye escaped the falling blade by teleporting into the Yodogawa River, then walked toward Dotonbori to find Yurina.
• Lin Qiye suspected that a wielder of a Nine Calamity Blade had attacked him and considered Hansawa Shi a possible culprit.
• Lin Qiye found Yurina hiding in an alley, and she told him she had waited there and refused another man’s offer of food.
• Lin Qiye admitted he had no money to buy Yurina the Kobe Beef he had promised.
• The middle-aged shopkeeper arrived with food, scolded Lin Qiye for not caring for his little sister, and invited them to eat at his shop for free.

Lin Qiye and Yurina accepted help from an uncle who brought them to the Black Wutong Club for food and clean clothes. After seeing Lin Qiye dressed up, the uncle declared that he was a natural genius for the host club business and urged him to stay.

• Lin Qiye and Yurina followed the uncle through Dotonbori to the Black Wutong Club.
• The uncle asked Xiao Jin to seat Yurina and take Lin Qiye to shower and change clothes.
• Yurina waited to eat until Lin Qiye returned, wary of the food and trusting only him.
• Lin Qiye emerged in a sequined suit, and his striking appearance left Xiao Jin and the uncle stunned.
• The uncle called Lin Qiye a once-in-several-decades host club genius and urged him to stay.

Lin Qiye accepted a job at a small host shop so he could earn money and wait for a chance to confront Hansawa Shi. In Osaka, Amamiya Haruki spent his last 150 yen on noodles and was offered work.

• Lin Qiye considered the shop's duties and pay, then agreed to work there if his wages were paid daily.
• Lin Qiye planned to use the shop as a place to hide while waiting for Hansawa Shi to appear and give him a chance to take the Magatsu Blade.
• Amamiya Haruki arrived at a noodle shop in Osaka and asked for a bowl of vegetable noodles without the pork bone, bargaining the price down to 150 yen.
• A white-haired man appeared in a reflection and questioned Amamiya Haruki about lending his money to an ally.
• Amamiya Haruki paid for the noodles and ate them hungrily, and the shop owner offered him a job.

Asakura Ken reported to the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader, Shen Qingzhu, about the Hankawa Family’s actions, while Shen struggled to understand the Japanese he heard. The chapter ended by recounting how Shen had arrived in Yokohama a year earlier and escaped an Oracle Envoy’s search.

• Asakura Ken passed the Black Killer Group’s gate and entered the Grand Leader’s estate to deliver a report.
• Asakura Ken knelt before Shen Qingzhu and recounted what the Hankawa Family had done several days earlier.
• Shen Qingzhu silently listened, unable to understand Asakura Ken’s words.
• A year earlier, Shen Qingzhu had awakened on the coast of Yokohama and wandered into the city, unable to read its signs.
• Shen Qingzhu sensed a gaze searching for him after he used Qi Min to light a flame, stopped using his Forbidden Ruins, and waited until the gaze left.
• Shen Qingzhu slipped aboard a freight truck and left the city shortly before an Oracle Envoy arrived to search for him.

After fleeing to Kyoto, Shen Qingzhu accidentally became a powerful figure in the Black Killer Group despite not understanding the local language. Two months after the Grand Leader died, Shen Qingzhu took over the group and faced the problem of leading it without understanding what anyone said.

• Shen Qingzhu arrived in Kyoto, found eight armed men attacking two people, and knocked the attackers unconscious before taking their money.
• The two men thanked Shen Qingzhu by treating him to a meal and introducing him to their Black Killer Group brothers, who made him their underling and brought him to headquarters.
• A senior cadre recruited Shen Qingzhu and gave him resources and orders to defeat rival organizations.
• Shen Qingzhu spent more than half a year fighting for the Black Killer Group, rising to become second only to the Grand Leader while gradually learning the language.
• After the second-generation Grand Leader died two months earlier, Shen Qingzhu became head of the Black Killer Group and realized he could not understand the people whose decisions he now had to make.

Shen Qingzhu approved a plan to lead the Black Killer Group to Osaka after Imori Hiroshi guessed that the Hankawa Family was searching for something important. The next morning, Lin Qiye found Yurina working at Uncle Kyosuke’s host club, then froze when his Mental Power detected someone outside the door.

• Shen Qingzhu ordered the Black Killer Group to kill the Hankawa Family after Asakura Ken reported their expansion into Kansai.
• Asakura Ken warned that Hansawa Shi had come to Osaka with a Magatsu Blade, and Imori Hiroshi suggested the Hankawa Family was searching for something.
• Shen Qingzhu agreed to go to Osaka with more people, and Imori Hiroshi ordered Kota to prepare the group to leave immediately.
• Lin Qiye woke up and found Yurina mopping at Black Wutong after she arranged to work there for Uncle Kyosuke.
• Lin Qiye followed Uncle Kyosuke downstairs when someone rang the doorbell, then froze after sensing the person outside with his Mental Power.

Amamiya Haruki disguised himself and applied for a host position at the Black Wutong Club to earn money and gather information about Yamazaki Bridge. There he unexpectedly reunited with Lin Qiye, who recognized him despite the disguise, and the chapter ended with Lin Qiye asking why he had come to work as a host.

• Amamiya Haruki decided to apply at the host club because he needed money and hoped to learn about Yamazaki Bridge.
• Rain Collapse questioned Haruki's decision, but Haruki insisted he would keep his moral boundaries and leave once he had earned enough.
• Uncle Kyosuke opened the door and welcomed Haruki, while Lin Qiye recognized him through his Mental Power.
• Lin Qiye served tea as Uncle Kyosuke praised Haruki and negotiated daily pay similar to Lin Qiye's.
• Uncle Kyosuke introduced Haruki under the name Amamiya Shota as Lin Qiye's new colleague, then left them alone.
• Lin Qiye asked Haruki whether becoming a host was what he had been doing during their two weeks apart.

Lin Qiye told Amamiya Haruki that the Hankawa Family was hunting him and that Yurina Kurotetsu’s daughter was with him, while Amamiya withheld the reason people were searching for her. Meanwhile, Shen Qingzhu arrived in Osaka and was welcomed as the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader, where Asakura Ken sought to impress him with a rapid investigation and an offer of young women.

• Lin Qiye explained to Amamiya Haruki that Hansawa Shi’s attack at Yamazaki Bridge had targeted him and that he was hiding from the Hankawa Family.
• Amamiya Haruki revealed that he had also been searching for Yurina Kurotetsu’s daughter, then postponed explaining why until they could speak somewhere private.
• Shen Qingzhu’s convoy arrived at a Black Killer Group property in Osaka, where the Yamamoto Group members welcomed him as their Grand Leader.
• Asakura Ken promised to investigate the Hankawa Family’s deployments and, under Shen Qingzhu’s silent pressure, reduced his deadline from five days to two.
• Asakura Ken brought several young women to Shen Qingzhu and offered them for his guidance, prompting Shen Qingzhu to frown and ask, “Eight?”

At the Black Wutong Club, Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki waited hours for customers before three women finally arrived looking for Xiao Jin. Lin Qiye’s cold, commanding manner captivated Miss Tsuneda, who eagerly accepted his rules.

• Yurina finished cleaning the restaurant and spoke with new host Amamiya Haruki, who said she reminded him of a male friend.
• Uncle Kyosuke opened the Black Wutong Club, but Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki waited until late at night without seeing any customers.
• Miss Tsuneda arrived drunk with two friends to visit Xiao Jin, and Uncle Kyosuke introduced them to the new hosts.
• Miss Tsuneda chose Lin Qiye, while her friends chose Amamiya Haruki and Lin Qiye’s fellow host.
• When Lin Qiye pulled away and told Miss Tsuneda to follow his rules or leave, she became excited by his domineering attitude.

Lin Qiye handled customers at the Black Wutong Club by drinking heavily and offering Miss Tsuneda blunt advice, while Amamiya Haruki entertained another customer. After work, Lin Qiye took Amamiya to a rooftop and asked him to explain what he had been withholding.

• Miss Tsuneda and her friend took photos of Lin Qiye, deleted them when he forbade photography, and ordered expensive drinks to share with him.
• Lin Qiye drank most of the bottles without getting drunk while Miss Tsuneda told him about her breakup and heartbreak.
• Lin Qiye suggested Miss Tsuneda might have a mental illness and spent two hours giving her advice; she left calling him Doctor Asaba.
• Amamiya Haruki comforted his own customer with sympathetic remarks, and the club later closed for the night.
• Lin Qiye left with Amamiya Haruki and brought him to a rooftop, where he asked him to tell him what was going on.

Lin Qiye learned from Amamiya Haruki that Yurina Kurotetsu’s descendants carried Royal Blood, which had led to a son being detained by the Pure Land and Yurina Kurotetsu becoming a wanted criminal. Lin Qiye then persuaded Amamiya Haruki to help him protect Yurina and confront Hansawa Shi.

• Lin Qiye asked Amamiya Haruki about the Hankawa Family’s search for Yurina, and learned that Royal Blood could let its bearer wield Magatsu Blades without their recognition.
• Amamiya Haruki explained that Yurina Kurotetsu had awakened Royal Blood after surviving a ruin and could wield up to seven Magatsu Blades at once.
• Amamiya Haruki revealed that Yurina’s twin brother had awakened Royal Blood at birth and been detained by the Pure Land for research.
• Amamiya Haruki recounted how Yurina Kurotetsu attacked the Pure Land with three Magatsu Blades, was gravely wounded by Oracle Envoys, and vanished after returning Rain Collapse.
• Lin Qiye concluded that Yurina might not know about her brother and said they should focus on dealing with Hansawa Shi.
• Lin Qiye persuaded Amamiya Haruki that, as allies and the daughter of his master’s friend, Yurina deserved his help.

Rumors about Black Wutong Club’s handsome hosts drew a crowd of women to the club, while Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki continued planning how to find Hansawa Shi and the Hankawa Family. The chapter left the two stunned as Uncle Kyosuke and Yurina began organizing their unexpectedly busy opening night.

• Women spread word about Black Wutong Club’s handsome hosts and planned to visit.
• Uncle Kyosuke bought Yurina new clothes, hoping the club would soon attract more customers.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki discussed searching Osaka for the Hankawa Family and Hansawa Shi, and Amamiya mentioned a friend who could make prophecies.
• Dozens of women arrived at Black Wutong Club, led by the boss’s daughter’s friend, and shouted Asaba and Amamiya’s names.
• Uncle Kyosuke welcomed the crowd, while Yurina began assigning numbers and directing customers to the hosts.

Lin Qiye worked a packed night at the Black Wutong Club before investigating the Hankawa Family’s deployment and discovering that Fierce Ape was wanted by the Japanese police. Meanwhile, Asakura Ken struggled to entertain Shen Qingzhu and concluded that the Grand Leader might prefer men.

• Lin Qiye, Amamiya Haruki, and Xiao Jin served a crowd of customers at the Black Wutong Club until it closed at four in the morning.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki left the club separately to investigate the Hankawa Family’s deployment.
• Lin Qiye spotted wanted notices for Amamiya Haruki, Hirakawa Takashi, Hansawa Shi, and Fierce Ape, and wondered why the Pure Land had not revealed his identity to the police.
• Asakura Ken learned that the Black Killer Group was close to uncovering the Hankawa Family’s deployment plan.
• Asakura Ken told a young yakuza member that Shen Qingzhu had rejected the women he sent, and the young man suggested the Grand Leader might like men.

Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki suspected the Black Killer Group was preparing to challenge the Hankawa Family, while discussing the danger of Hansawa Shi’s Black Rope. The Black Killer Group then arrived at Black Wutong Club and offered Uncle Kyosuke money and protection in exchange for Asaba and Amamiya accompanying its Grand Leader, as Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki secretly listened nearby.

• Amamiya Haruki told Lin Qiye he had found organized scouts near the Hankawa Family’s territory and suspected they belonged to the Black Killer Group.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki discussed how the group’s conflict with the Hankawa Family could disrupt their plans if Hansawa Shi used Black Rope.
• Asakura Ken arrived at Black Wutong Club with armed Black Killer Group members and a case of cash, startling Uncle Kyosuke and Little Jin.
• Asakura Ken offered Uncle Kyosuke money and protection in exchange for lending Asaba and Amamiya to the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader.
• Lin Qiye stopped Yurina from entering the private room while Amamiya Haruki listened at the door.

Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki agreed to meet the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader in order to investigate the group’s intelligence on the Hankawa Family. After being searched and escorted to a suggestively furnished suite, they prepared hidden summoning arrays and waited for the door to open.

• Uncle Kyosuke refused to decide for his employees whether they should accept Asakura Ken’s offer, so Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki volunteered to go with him.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki explained that they planned to use the meeting to learn how the Black Killer Group had mapped the Hankawa Family’s personnel deployment.
• Amamiya Haruki raised the problem of being searched at the Black Killer Group building, and Lin Qiye asked whether he trusted him.
• Two hours later, Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki left in host suits while Yurina, Kogane, and Uncle Kyosuke watched anxiously.
• Black Killer Group members searched Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki, then escorted them to a suite and locked them inside.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki drew four summoning arrays under the carpet, and the suite door opened as a group arrived.

Shen Qingzhu unexpectedly reunited with Lin Qiye after spending a year searching for his teammates, while Amamiya Haruki learned that Shen Qingzhu was an invader who had somehow become the Black Killer Group’s Grand Leader. They planned to use the group’s influence to search for the rest of their team, and Lin Qiye offered to teach Shen Qingzhu Japanese.

• Asakura Ken led Shen Qingzhu to a room where Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki were dressed in sequined suits, and Shen Qingzhu rushed inside and locked the door.
• Lin Qiye recognized Shen Qingzhu, and the two reunited after a year apart; Lin Qiye introduced Shen Qingzhu to Amamiya Haruki as one of their teammates.
• Shen Qingzhu explained how he had ended up with the Black Killer Group, leaving Lin Qiye astonished and Amamiya Haruki confused about how Shen had become its Grand Leader without knowing Japanese.
• Lin Qiye concluded that the scattered teammates had all drifted to the country and suggested searching for them through the Black Killer Group’s influence in Kansai.
• Shen Qingzhu worried that he could not give orders in Japanese, so Lin Qiye offered to teach him.

Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki secured the Hankawa Family's deployment information with Shen Qingzhu's help and gained permission to move freely through Black Killer Group territory. Back at the Black Wutong Club, Yurina mistook Lin Qiye's defense of Shen Qingzhu for a sign that he had fallen for him.

• Lin Qiye explained his mission to Shen Qingzhu and asked him to cooperate, then arranged Japanese lessons so Shen could stop pretending to be mute.
• Shen Qingzhu found the Hankawa Family deployment papers in his office and gave them to Lin Qiye, offering the Black Killer Group's support for their future move.
• Shen Qingzhu assured Lin Qiye that his firearms and Soul Severing Blade could protect him despite lacking a Magatsu Blade.
• Shen Qingzhu declared Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki honored guests who could freely enter Black Killer Group territory, and Asakura Ken agreed to pass along the order.
• Yurina welcomed Lin Qiye back at the Black Wutong Club, and he told her Shen Qingzhu was not a bad person, prompting her to think Lin had fallen for him.

Hansawa Shi consolidated the Hankawa Family’s control over Osaka and searched for Yurina Kurotetsu’s descendant, while Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki planned a strike against him. Lin Qiye then secretly entered a Japanese military base with Hong Yan and Mumu so Mumu could devour its weapons.

• Mr. Jing reported that the Hankawa Family had absorbed Osaka’s smaller gangs and was still searching for the girl and Asaba Qi Ye.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki reviewed the Hankawa Family’s defenses around the former Ghost Fire Society headquarters and considered a diversionary attack with the Black Killer Group.
• Lin Qiye asked Amamiya Haruki about nearby military bases, then summoned Hong Yan and Mumu after leaving the Black Wutong Club that night.
• Lin Qiye used Hong Yan to enter a Japanese military base and locate its firearms warehouses for Mumu to consume.

After the Hankawa Family began searching Dotonbori for Lin Qiye and Yurina, Lin Qiye met with Shen Qingzhu and planned a strike during the Tenjin Festival that night. The chapter ended with Shen Qingzhu agreeing to act on Lin Qiye’s signal and asking him to teach more Japanese phrases for the operation.

• Lin Qiye stayed quiet as the news reported that Military Base No. 122 had caught fire, knowing Mumu had accidentally ignited it after eating weapons.
• Xiao Jin told Uncle Kyosuke that Kanto yakuza were searching Dotonbori, and Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki realized the Hankawa Family was looking for them and Yurina.
• Shen Qingzhu arrived at Uncle Kyosuke’s establishment with a large group of Black Killer Group members and joined Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki in a private room.
• Lin Qiye taught Shen Qingzhu Japanese phrases for asking people to help locate someone, then explained his plan to strike the Hankawa Family.
• Lin Qiye and Amamiya Haruki chose the Tenjin Festival and fireworks display as cover for their attack that night, and Shen Qingzhu agreed to wait for Lin Qiye’s signal.