Recaps

After escaping the vanished island with the spoils, Klein asked Sno for help infiltrating Chanis Gate. Sno offered two ways to fake corruption by the Night Pathway, leaving Klein to consider sacrificing one of his marionettes.

• Klein and Alger fled the cathedral after a mysterious sigh, while Sno stayed behind to collect corpses from the hall and its coffins.
• Sno reappeared at the cemetery carrying six corpses, and the three divided the spoils.
• Sno gave Klein a wanted pirate to feed to Creeping Hunger and asked him to arrange a meeting with Reinette Tinekerr about the High Sequence of the Alien Species Pathway.
• Klein asked Sno how to appear corrupted by the Sealed Core behind Chanis Gate, and Sno described two methods involving the Night Pathway.
• Sno said the more reliable method would corrupt Klein's Vengeful Spirit Pathway marionette within two months, while privately taking pleasure in Klein's reaction.

Klein accepted Sno’s proposed method but postponed acting until after the next Tarot Club gathering. Bernadette told Sno that Ship of Theseus had left Bornova with the intelligence of a young child, and Sno agreed to prepare another charm for him.

• Klein accepted Sno’s second option but decided to wait until after the next Tarot Club gathering before acting.
• Bernadette summoned Sno and explained that Bornova had regressed to having the intelligence of a five- or six-year-old.
• Bernadette revealed that her first charm had restored Bornova to his eighteen- or nineteen-year-old self, and he had spent two days at White Little Flower.
• Bernadette admitted that she had used Ship of Theseus on Bornova again, leaving him in his current state.
• Sno took the prepared Spirituality Materials and promised to deliver another charm to Bernadette the following night.

After returning to Backlund and being released from MI9’s custody, Cons attended Viscount Grellint’s salon to recover from his isolation. He mistook Audrey for Madam Integra, leaving Audrey curious about the woman he feared.

• Cons returned home after a week of confinement and interrogation by MI9.
• Cons went to Viscount Grellint’s salon, seeking the bustle of other people.
• Cons dropped his wineglass and called Audrey “Madam Integra” when he saw her from behind.
• Audrey turned around, and Cons realized he had mistaken her for someone else.
• Audrey noticed Cons’s lingering fear and wondered who Madam Integra was and why Cons had confused them.

Cons told Audrey about meeting Integra, a woman who resembled her, while Audrey concealed her suspicions about his mission. Sno then summoned Reinette Tingenicol and paid her for the acting method for Silent Disciple.

• Cons asked Audrey whether she had recently prayed at church after realizing Integra resembled her in bearing.
• Audrey learned that Cons had encountered Integra during a mission on the Sunia Sea and heard that Captain Novat suspected Integra was from a hidden family named Belmont.
• Audrey inferred that Cons's mission involved secret events but concealed her thoughts and changed the subject.
• Sno received a message from Kidd Robin that Reinette Tingenicol had agreed to meet with him.
• Sno summoned Reinette and asked for the acting method for Silent Disciple.
• Reinette asked for one thousand Rune Gold Coins that had circulated for a long time, and Sno paid her.

Sno learned that a Silent Disciple bore curses as part of the Alien Species Pathway’s preparation for advancement, then asked True Creator to place a curse near the limit of what he could endure. The curse transformed and distorted Sno’s body, though he remained in control.

• Miss Coconut Egg Tree explained that the Temperance Faction bore curses, and that Silent Disciples imprisoned curses within themselves.
• Sno realized that enduring curses could prepare Alien Species for advancement and explain why Silent Disciple suited his needs.
• Sno offered Reinette Tinekerr a silver charm to aid her recovery, but she declined it and returned through the candle flame.
• Sno prayed to True Creator for a curse close to the limit of what he could bear.
• True Creator’s curse made Sno’s skin peel and his body collapse into black mist before he rebuilt himself in a visibly distorted state.

Xio worried that she was being watched and kept watch over Fors, whose recent advancement and involvement in a gathering concerned her. After Fors discovered Xio outside her window, Xio asked to join the circle Fors belonged to, and Fors said she could ask about it.

• Xio visited a bar and discovered that Sherman had become Shermane, a woman through a Stand ability.
• Xio returned to watch Fors and worried that Fors's new Beyonder Characteristic might provoke Mr. Sno's hostility.
• Fors sensed Xio outside her window and confronted her, revealing that her Astrologer's Spiritual Intuition had detected Xio's gaze.
• Xio claimed she had been followed by the Aurora Society, and Fors said she would ask about it later.
• Xio questioned Fors about her advancement and asked to join her circle, and Fors said she could ask for her.

At the Tarot Club meeting, Klein read Perrdax’s diary about an elf woman whose memories suggested the elves might descend from multiple transmigrators. Perrdax confirmed the Western Continent existed, and Klein resolved to sell Frank Lee the Druid potion to advance the search for it.

• Miss Justice and Mr. Devil gave Mr. Fool four pages of Roselle’s Diary, while Madam Hermit offered none.
• Klein read that Mental Stitch Monsters could leave high-sequence mental imprints and reflected on Mr. Devil’s ability to purify potion residue.
• Klein read Perrdax’s account of meeting Sonia Wilson and seeing traces of an ancient elf civilization that resembled his homeland.
• Perrdax wondered whether the elves descended from a group of transmigrators and confirmed that the Western Continent existed beyond the Fog Sea.
• Klein concluded that finding the Western Continent required liberating the Eastern Continent and decided to sell Frank Lee the Druid potion.

At the Tarot Club, Sno requested an Angel’s blessing for an upcoming battle, while Mr. World offered Beyonder characteristics for sale and commissioned an Extraordinary Item. The meeting ended with several trades arranged and Emlyn learning that the Artificial Vampire characteristic he wanted carried severe Mental Corruption.

• Sno asked Mr. Fool to bless a Holy Relic with an Angel’s power, and Mr. Fool agreed; Audrey asked about the new Card of Blasphemy, and Mr. Fool revealed it was the Tyrant.
• Mr. World offered to sell a Mentor of Disorder characteristic and have Sno turn it into a Mysterious Item; Audrey asked for a week to consider buying it.
• Mr. World asked Sno to process an Ocean Songster characteristic for naval and aerial combat, rejecting Sno’s suggestion to make a costume-type item.
• Mr. World offered Cattleya a Druid characteristic for 8,000 pounds, and she agreed to buy it within a week.
• Justice and Hanged Man exchanged Hallucinatory Wind Chime Tree fruits, while Mr. World discussed Mythical Creature blood with Hermit and Magician asked about the Curse of the Ancient Wraith and Residual Spirituality.
• Emlyn asked Derrick about an Artificial Vampire Sequence V characteristic, and Derrick warned that it had severe Mental Corruption; Mr. Devil offered a paid method to remove the corruption.

Sno explained how he deceived the Night Emperor to obtain a Sequence Two characteristic, while Klein used Audrey’s discovery of a Mind Dragon to introduce the Tarot Club to anchors and the role of faith. Alger then shared a mural of the Kings of Angels devouring the Creator of Silver City, leaving the members to consider its connection to the Ancient Sun God and the True Creator.

• Audrey asked Sno how he had obtained the Sequence Two characteristic, and Sno explained that he had deceived the Night Emperor Trensost during the resurrection scheme involving Ghost Empire.
• Sno described how powerful Beyonders used descendants and other means as anchors for resurrection, then recounted how he posed as an Angel's avatar and persuaded the Night Emperor to give him the Life-Giver's characteristic.
• Audrey told the Tarot Club about the Mind Dragon, and Klein used The World to suggest that dragon-worship customs helped stabilize it and that changes in those customs could signal its activity elsewhere.
• Klein prompted the Tarot Club to consider why the gods spread their faith, and Alger shared a mural depicting the Kings of Angels devouring the Creator of Silver City.
• The Tarot Club discussed whether the mural distorted the legend of the Three Gods, and Sno identified the baby in it as the True Creator before connecting the image to the Ancient Sun God’s rise and reclaimed authority.

The Tarot Club discussed the City of Silver Creator and the Three Gods, then Fors asked Mr. Fool to consider admitting her friend. After the gathering, Klein visited Sno to prepare for his move against the Church of Evernight, only to witness Sno transform into Kamen Rider Soul Requiem Master.

• Mr. Star and Cattleya speculated that the Three Gods had devoured the City of Silver Creator’s separated Beyonder Characteristics, while Fors wondered about Mr. Devil’s plans.
• The Little Sun admitted he had not investigated the former Chief’s mausoleum, and Alger advised him to make more friends.
• Fors asked Mr. Fool to let her recommend a friend for the Tarot Club, and Klein said the friend would need to pass a test before ending the gathering.
• Sno stabilized his curse-strained mental state with anchors from his believers, while The Little Sun, Huang Jiajia, and Sno went their separate ways after the meeting.
• Klein visited Sno and said he planned to make his move soon; Sno agreed to preserve Klein’s Admiral of Blood marionette for up to two months.
• Sno put on a transformation belt and used a Crimson Moon disc to transform into Kamen Rider Soul Requiem Master, shocking Klein.

Klein received Sno’s help modifying the Admiral of Blood marionette, while Sno prepared to leave Backlund with Lily and Helene. Sno planned to travel to Intis as war threatened, leaving Klein a way to contact the Enthusiasts for intelligence.

• Sno demonstrated a Kamen Rider armor that used Beyonder Characteristics as discs and could neutralize one fatal attack.
• Sno transferred musical notes from the armor into the Admiral of Blood marionette, leaving it with an eerie chill that resembled the internal guards.
• Sno refused payment from Klein and gave him a sealed card to use when seeking intelligence from the Enthusiasts in the Eastern District.
• After Klein left, Sno concealed the visible cracks in his body and told Lily and Helene he was leaving for several months.
• Sno told Helene they were going to her hometown of Intis, where he hoped to find bargains as war approached.

Sno arrived in Trier with Iliyan, who explained the city's districts, customs, and cathedrals. After hearing that Saint Gustav Cathedral had recently drawn attention for a bishop's notorious visit to White Little Flower, Sno was left with a fresh glimpse of local gossip.

• Sno arrived at Trier East Station with his manservant, cat, and Iliyan, who described the city's districts and their residents.
• Iliyan explained Intisian attitudes toward the entertainment district and why most people did not live there.
• Sno asked about renting a home near Holy Light Cathedral, and Iliyan said there were no residential areas nearby.
• Iliyan described Saint Gustav Cathedral's importance to the Church of Steam and Machinery and its connection to Roselle's descendants.
• Sno and Iliyan overheard passersby gossiping about a bishop from Saint Gustav Cathedral who had spent two days at White Little Flower, and Lily called Iliyan's information outdated.

Sno arrived in Trier and relied on Mr. A, Trissy, Adelina, and Huang Beibei’s connections to establish himself without building a social persona. After renting a villa, he learned Intisian customs and walked through the city with Iliyan before deciding to visit the Holy Light Cathedral.

• Sno relied on Mr. A’s influence among the lower and middle classes, Trissy and Adelina’s standing among the upper class, and Huang Beibei’s connections at the top.
• Sno rented a villa near the Holy Light Cathedral for 500 Gold Feir a year and suggested visiting the neighbors, but Iliyan explained that doing so would be considered improper.
• Sno and Iliyan went for a stroll, where Sno saw Trier’s busy streets, beggars, vagrants, streetwalkers, and thugs.
• Sno criticized Trier’s inequality and, losing interest in the walk, asked Iliyan to take him to the Holy Light Cathedral.
• Iliyan mocked Sno for visiting the cathedral after sunset but led him there anyway.

Sno surveyed the Serenzzo River and Holy Light Cathedral before attending Councilor Patrick's ball, where he used an Angel's phantom to conceal Lily's transformation into a black cat. He left the gathering with another Sno in his place, while the chapter ended with Lily demanding sweet-and-sour fish.

• Sno and Iliyan observed the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun's clergy collecting taxes from street performers along the Serenzzo River.
• Iliyan explained the Daywalkers' commercial duties and distinguished them from the Church's combat-focused Order Keepers.
• Sno and Iliyan went to Councilor Patrick's ball in the Versailles District using an invitation obtained by Mr. A.
• Sno danced with Madam Mored, then excused himself to go to the restroom.
• Sno's Angel phantom appeared and merged with Lily, who turned into a black cat as another Sno took her away.

The Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun investigated attacks on its Order Keeper patrols and debated whether to rebuild The Illuminators, while Sno counted the Beyonder Characteristics he had stolen. Meanwhile, Klein escaped Panatiya and discovered a living old man beside a statue resembling the Eraser Angel in the church.

• Archbishop Peter questioned the senior members about three Order Keeper squads whose members had been robbed of their Beyonder Characteristics and hung upside down.
• Light urged the church to rebuild The Illuminators, and the senior members voted with most agreeing.
• Sno counted the Beyonder Characteristics he had extracted from Low Sequence Beyonders and teleported them to Black Swan Castle.
• Klein escaped Lady of Despair Panatiya and entered a church filled with humans hanging from the ceiling and chanting ravings.
• Klein used divination to investigate the church, found a demonic-wolf statue like the Eraser Angel, and spotted a living old man standing behind it.

Klein met a dead man's Historical Projection in the God War Ruins and learned how to escape, while the Night Watchers discovered Gehrman Sparrow had entered behind St. Samuel's Cathedral's Chanis Gate. Leonard suspected the incident might be part of a deal between the Fool and the Goddess, then decided to contact someone he trusted.

• Klein met an old man who explained that he was a Historical Projection and asked Klein to scatter his ashes in the Serenzo River near Trier after opening the door.
• The old man began explaining how Klein could leave the ruins.
• Night Watchers searching behind the Chanis Gate found the missing attendant and discovered the name Gehrman Sparrow.
• Leonard questioned Pallez about Klein's actions, and Pallez suggested the incident might involve an agreement between the Fool and the Goddess.
• Leonard decided to write to someone he trusted because he could not ignore his doubts about Klein.

Leonard learned that Klein’s infiltration of St. Samuel’s Cathedral had the Goddess’s tacit approval, then discovered Sno expected payment for the information. At Audrey’s birthday preparations, Sno revealed Leonard had questioned him about Audrey, and she pressed him to explain Ms. Integra.

• Leonard asked Sno why Klein had infiltrated the Chanis Gate, and Sno said the Goddess had approved the action and provided help as a trial.
• Sno told Leonard that an Angel called the Mother of the Heavens was beneath St. Samuel’s Cathedral, and Pallez said the information supported the idea that Klein had acted under the Goddess’s instruction.
• Leonard prepared to leave, but Sno demanded five twelve-ring Worms of Time for the consultation, and Pallez agreed to pay later.
• While Audrey prepared for her birthday ball, Sno appeared and said Leonard had visited him before she returned to Backlund.
• Audrey blushed when Sno mentioned Leonard had pointed out she had just come of age, then asked Sno what was happening with Ms. Integra.

Sno gave Audrey a powerful folding fan for her birthday, then returned to Intis to plan a strike against the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun. He agreed to help Mr. A block reinforcements while Mr. A pursued his trial of advancing to demigod, and Sno declared that war was about to begin.

• Sno gave Audrey an Extraordinary folding fan that regulated the air around her and could create wind blades, while warning her about its side effects.
• Audrey thanked Sno, hung the fan from her chatelaine, and joined Earl Hall and the Countess to greet the birthday guests.
• Sno returned to Intis and asked Mr. A about the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun's movements and possible targets.
• Mr. A chose Lasvikto, an Unshadowed Order Keeper, but planned to wait for war with the Kingdom of Lenburg before attacking Holy Light Cathedral.
• Sno agreed to stop reinforcements while Mr. A faced Lasvikto, then declared that war was about to begin.

Intis declared war on Lenburg after Councilman Casimir survived an assassination attempt, while the Solen Family sent troops south. In Tingen, Klein prepared to attend a wedding disguised as Tifa Lily, accompanied by Leonard.

• The Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun struggled to protect its clergy after losing dozens of Low Sequence Beyonders and suspected a traitor despite notarized denials.
• Councilman Casimir was assassinated but survived, and Intis blamed the Aurora Society as hawks and the Solen Family pushed for war.
• Intis declared war on Lenburg on June 12, 1350, and a War Bishop led Solen Family forces south along the Serenzo River.
• Leonard found Klein dressed as Tifa Lily at the Aromatic Tree Hotel and listened as she recited her detailed cover identity.
• Leonard linked arms with Tifa, and they left for the wedding.

Klein, disguised as Tifa, attended Dunn and Daly’s wedding at Saint Selena Cathedral with Leonard. After the couple exchanged vows and kissed, Rozanne asked Leonard when he and Tifa would get married.

• Klein transformed into Tifa, and he and Leonard arrived at Saint Selena Cathedral for the wedding.
• Rozanne greeted Leonard and learned that his companion was Tifa Lily, a devout follower of the Goddess.
• Leonard and Klein joined Dunn, Daly, and their former colleagues as the wedding ceremony began.
• Daly and Dunn exchanged vows and rings, and the bishop declared them husband and wife.
• Daly took the initiative and kissed Dunn, while Klein watched with emotion.
• Rozanne asked Leonard when he and Tifa would get married.

After the wedding, Klein reassured Leonard that he still believed in the Goddess and said he would need Leonard’s help. Back in his room, Klein observed Mr. Devil using five Worms of Time to make a charm and considered how he might obtain some himself.

• At the wedding banquet, Klein and Leonard were pestered by guests asking when they would get married, while Sno secretly watched and then vanished.
• Leonard asked Klein why he had entered St. Samuel’s Cathedral’s Chanis Gate, and Klein said he still believed in the Goddess.
• Klein told Leonard he planned to handle matters in Backlund before traveling to the Southern Continent, and accepted Leonard’s offer of help.
• After returning to his room, Klein sensed Mr. Devil’s prayer and went Above the Gray Fog to watch him make a charm using five Worms of Time.
• Klein realized he could learn an advanced charm-making method and considered trading with Leonard’s old man for Worms of Time.

At a Tarot Club meeting, Klein read new diary pages that linked Roselle’s writings to a strange theory about compatible Beyonder Characteristics. Perrdax’s notes proposed that matching Spirituality Wavelengths might let someone create a New Pathway, leaving Klein with an unsettling possibility to consider.

• Madam Hermit and Mr. Devil gave Mr. Fool four pages of diary entries, and Klein found Roselle’s early writings about giants, elves, the Western Continent, and Bernadette’s protective charm.
• Klein read Perrdax’s diary and reacted to the senior’s account of an intimate encounter with a Spirit Warlock from the Church of Evernight.
• Perrdax’s notes listed nine groups of Adjacent Pathways and questioned a hidden connection between the Demoness-Hunter group and Death God Battle.
• Perrdax described comparing Spirituality Wavelengths and finding compatible potions across different pathways.
• Perrdax conjectured that compatible Beyonder Characteristics might once have belonged to the same existence and wondered whether they could be used to create a New Pathway.

At the Tarot Club, Klein answered Cattleya’s question about the meaning of two symbols, while members arranged trades and commissions. Audrey hired someone to investigate Kidd Robin, and Mr. World volunteered before Fors could reveal what she already knew.

• Klein read Senior Perrdax’s notes about creating a new Pathway and answered Cattleya that two symbols together meant “hometown.”
• Alger asked Sno to fuse an Astronomer Characteristic and a Six-winged Stone Gargoyle core crystal into one powerful Mysterious Item, and Sno agreed.
• Sno told Mr. World that the Ocean Songster Characteristic was ready, and Audrey confirmed she would buy the item he had forged for her.
• Emlyn offered Derrick an Artificial Vampire Characteristic in exchange for a Sequence V Sun Pathway formula, and Mr. World offered the Priest of Light formula for 6,500 pounds.
• Audrey commissioned an investigation into Kidd Robin, a wealthy merchant connected to two incidents in Backlund, and Mr. World raised his hand to take the job before Fors could speak.

At the Tarot Club, Klein revealed that Kidd Robin was a shared disguise, while the members discussed unrest in Backlund and the Fate Hermit Society’s connection to an Ammon trap. The gathering ended with news that war had begun between Intis and Lenburg, potentially drawing Hunter Pathway Beyonders into danger.

• Justice asked Mr. World about Kidd Robin, and he explained that it was an identity shared by his companions and himself.
• Justice decided to accept her father’s proposal to join the Loen Charity Education Fund as members discussed turmoil among Backlund’s upper class.
• Devil warned that the treasure Fors had asked about was an Ammon-related trap, and Star explained the Fate Hermit Society’s connection to it.
• Hermit promised Mr. World the information he wanted about the Fate Hermit Society later that week.
• Derrick reported that the six-member council wanted to open the former Chief’s mausoleum and recover its Characteristics.
• Devil announced that war had begun between Intis and Lenburg, warning that Hunter Pathway Beyonders could be affected by the gathering of Extraordinary Characteristics.

Trissy and Adelina prepared to advance toward the Iron-Blooded Knight ritual amid the war between Intis and Lenburg. In Backlund, Sno disrupted the city’s spiritual structure after Pallez opened a treasure, while Leonard endured the pressure of Sno’s presence.

• Trissy led her surviving soldiers through a raid and organized their retreat, having prepared them through enchantment and battlefield pressure.
• Trissy had completed the Pleasure acting and digested the Potion of Agony, then began preparing for the Iron-Blooded Knight ritual.
• Adelina commanded mercenaries while disguised as a man and believed Shang Da Feng’s help would make her a better candidate for the Iron-Blooded Knight goal.
• Sno concealed his presence with the Holy Emblem of Night and began disrupting Backlund’s spiritual structure after Pallez opened a treasure.
• Leonard relaxed after Sno vanished, and Pallez explained that Sno’s strange curse had unsettled Leonard’s Nature Spirits.