Vol. 4The Ghost Empire’s Rules

Sno and Klein pursued the Ghost Empire, faced dangerous supernatural enemies, and uncovered secrets tied to the True Creator and the Perrdax treasure. Sno advanced and returned to Backlund, while Klein entered the trial beneath Black Swan Castle and continued deeper into its dangers.

  • Sno disguised himself as Integra and boarded the Maryvis to investigate the Sanguine, but competing rituals sent the ship hurtling into a storm and a crash.
  • Integra sealed the passengers while Pallez, Puthis, Klein, and Leonard confronted Ammon, then restored the survivors and arranged their rescue.
  • Leonard joined the Tarot Club as Mr. Star, and its members discussed the Kings of Angels and the Ghost Empire.
  • Integra led the Black Pearl and the Scylla to an island where villagers enforced deadly rules, while Sno arranged a blessing to aid his investigation.
  • Sno used the Black Emperor card and gold coins to alter the Ghost Empire’s rules, then encountered Bernadette, the True Creator’s corruption, and the Hidden Sage.
  • The Tarot Club discussed Lewis Wien, Afternoon Town, and the Seer formula before Adwina summoned Sno to face Ulyssan.
  • Sno and Klein joined Grossel’s party to defeat Ulyssan, and Sno restored the rescued travelers before advancing and returning to Backlund.
  • Klein investigated the Perrdax treasure, entered the trial beneath Black Swan Castle, and faced increasingly dangerous foes.
Chapters 303–402 Read from Ch. 303

Arc 13The Maryvis Disaster

Sno disguised himself as Integra and pursued the Sanguine across the sea, where conflicting rituals sent the Maryvis hurtling into a storm. After the shipwreck, Klein, Leonard, and Integra confronted Ammon, and the survivors were rescued and dispersed.

  • Sno advanced Lily through the Witch potion, then disguised himself as Integra and boarded the Maryvis with Lily and Helene to investigate the Sanguine.
  • Earnest and other groups performed competing rituals aboard the Maryvis, sending it racing through the air and beyond the control of its passengers.
  • The Maryvis crashed through ice into rough water, and Klein joined the survivors rescued by the Grey Amber, where he recognized Leonard.
  • The Sanguine boarded the Ghost Ship Scylla to fight Vice Admiral Deep Sea and the pirates, while Klein spotted Ammon among the survivors.
  • Integra sealed most of the passengers and crew in the Box of the Ancient Ones, and Leonard summoned the Fool as Pallez, Puthis, Integra, and Klein faced Ammon.
  • Pallez trapped Ammon in an ancient clock, but Integra revealed she had kept an Ammon avatar hidden and restored the sealed passengers before leaving.
  • Soest’s team confirmed that none of them had been parasitized, the civilians were transferred safely to Bayram, and Leonard was pulled above the Gray Fog.
Chapters 303–32725 summaries Read

Arc 14The Island’s Forbidden Rules

Leonard joined the Tarot Club as Klein’s new ally while the club discussed the Kings of Angels and the Ghost Empire. Integra led the Black Pearl and the Scylla through a perilous sea passage to an island whose residents enforced deadly rules, leaving Klein to arrange a blessing to help Sno investigate.

  • Leonard joined the Tarot Club as Mr. Star, and Klein read Roselle’s and Perrdax’s diary entries before beginning the meeting.
  • The Tarot Club discussed Adam and the Kings of Angels, and Leonard revealed that the Sanguine had seized the Black Pearl and escaped Ammon’s parasitism.
  • Earnest gathered the Storm Church, Machinery Church, MI9, and Sanguine to pursue the Ghost Empire aboard the Scylla.
  • Integra used music to draw the Black Pearl toward the Scylla, then led both ships through fog and past the sea sirens by following soundless routes.
  • The expedition reached an island where Judgment-domain rules killed Blood Servants who tried to turn back, and the explorers found a village beneath a crimson moon.
  • In Netip, villagers decapitated a Blood Servant who asked about taboos, while the explorers learned that residents came from different eras and that leaving the island was forbidden.
  • At the Tarot Club, Sno asked Little Sun to investigate beings associated with order and commissioned Hermit and Hanged Man to attract adventurers to the island.
  • Sno exchanged merits for a five-minute blessing from a high-level existence, and Klein agreed to use an item bearing his holy emblem as its medium.
Chapters 328–35225 summaries Read

Arc 15The Ghost Empire and the Golden Coins

Sno used the Black Emperor card and his gold coins to influence the Ghost Empire’s rules, then crossed paths with Bernadette, the True Creator’s corruption, and the Hidden Sage. The Tarot Club discussed Lewis Wien and the secrets of Afternoon Town as Klein’s search for the Seer formulas led toward the Hornacis Mountain Range, before Adwina summoned Sno to face Ulyssan.

  • Xio received the Interrogator Potion Formula and investigated the Passion Organization’s target, while Klein traced her strange experience to the Black Emperor card and Sno began making symbolic gold coins.
  • Sno used the card’s power to elevate a coin and subtly alter the Ghost Empire’s rules, enabling Integra and others to leave for three months under an oath to return with recruits.
  • Integra reached the Ghost Empire’s ship and stirred its ghosts with music, but the ship later encountered the Death Announcer and fled after Integra vanished.
  • Bernadette questioned Sno about the Ghost Empire and his motives, and Sno warned her about Sharpe Gustav and the Rose School before facing the corrupting remains of the True Creator and the Sun Pathway’s uniqueness.
  • Sno and Klein confronted the Black Knight in a dream, where Sno defeated it with his abilities before Klein awoke and continued his fight against Ludwell and the Bronze Door.
  • Sno told Bernadette he could resurrect Roselle and asked her to help stop a Rose School Abomination, then hosted her for a meal that drew the Hidden Sage’s attention.
  • Fors sought help targeting Lewis Wien, while the Tarot Club exchanged requests and discussed the Seer formula, Afternoon Town, and the origins of the True Creator.
  • Sno gave the Tarot Club gold coins for seeking Mr. Fool’s aid, then followed Adwina’s prayer through a Sacrifice Gate to the snowy world, where Grossel asked if he had come to deal with Ulyssan.
Chapters 353–37725 summaries Read

Arc 16The Perrdax Trial

Sno advanced and reunited the rescued travelers with the outside world, while Klein pursued the mystery of the Perrdax treasure. After surviving attacks by powerful enemies, Klein entered the family trial beneath Black Swan Castle and continued deeper despite its dangers.

  • Sno and Klein joined Grossel’s party to defeat Ulyssan, then Grossel opened the book’s door and Sno restored the travelers with years taken from Ammon’s mausoleum.
  • Sno completed his advancement, tested his new abilities, and returned to Backlund, while Klein stayed behind to learn about the Giant King’s Court and acquire the enormous key.
  • At the Tarot Club, Klein read Roselle’s and Perrdax’s diaries, connected George III’s plans to the Black Emperor’s resurrection, and reported that Connors Victor’s ship had been destroyed.
  • Bernadette told Sno about Odell’s ties to Dawn of Wisdom, but Helmosuin appeared dead at Sno’s doorstep, and Sno erased his traces from the house.
  • Arrodes’s investigation triggered a supernatural attack, while Klein fled a dangerous pursuer and was caught in a battle between Sno and Shanks before Bernadette intervened.
  • Bernadette gave Sno a Secrets Sorcerer characteristic, and Sno arranged to meet Klein at an Ancient Tower, where Klein learned about Rose Redemption and the Granting Registers.
  • Sno brought Klein to Black Swan Castle and explained that the Perrdax treasure’s gate required a Seer of at least Sequence V, and Klein entered its trial by assembling a thousand-piece puzzle.
  • Klein overcame the trial’s slimes and acquired the Spear of the Dead, avoided a fight with Skeleton King Leoric, and killed a blue-robed swordsman before opening a chest full of vicious tentacles.
Chapters 378–40225 summaries Read
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