Chapter Summaries

Michael and Feldway discussed their losses and planned to increase their strength by freeing Finn and possibly recruiting Dagruel. Obera learned about Finn’s planned release and prepared to send the warning to Milim and the Emperor before fleeing with her legion when the War of Heavens and Demons began.

• Michael admitted that Morax had gathered and controlled the Demon Lords, making his plan to control Velzard and Velgrend fail.
• Michael made increasing their combat strength the priority and asked Feldway about contacting the giant sealed in the Heavenly Star Pavilion.
• Feldway said Finn was far stronger than Dagruel and that freeing him should present no problems.
• Michael urged Feldway to try to persuade Dagruel by addressing his grievance over the Barren Land.
• Obera realized Feldway intended to free Finn and resolved to warn Lady Milim and the Emperor.
• Obera prepared to flee with her belongings and legion once the War of Heavens and Demons began.

Obera reflected on Feldway and Michael’s dangerous plan to revive the Star King Dragon and decided she would defect to Milim when the war began. After the meeting, Feldway and Michael acknowledged their worsening position, but Feldway remained certain he could control events.

• Obera concluded that Feldway and Michael’s plan could unleash an uncontrollable monster and destroy the world if it failed.
• Obera decided to pledge allegiance to Milim and wait for the Star King Dragon’s return rather than perish alongside Feldway.
• Michael ended the meeting, and Zalario and the others left to prepare.
• Michael warned Feldway that they were at a disadvantage and that Zelanus had other intentions.
• Feldway said there was no turning back and insisted he could control everything.

Michael and Feldway discussed the Demon Country Federation’s overwhelming strength and concluded they could not defeat it head-on. Michael proposed plunging the continent into war and chaos to create opportunities for their plan.

• Michael warned Feldway to watch Zelanus, but Feldway dismissed the threat and trusted in his own strength.
• Feldway asked Michael how they could overcome the Demon Country Federation, which blocked their path forward.
• Michael judged that Guy, Morax, and the Federation’s other powerful allies made a direct confrontation disastrous.
• Michael proposed returning the continent to an age of war and destruction so they could exploit the chaos.

Michael proposed plunging the continent into chaos to distract Guy from the Demon Country Federation, and Feldway agreed that the plan could weaken its defenses. Feldway then questioned why the Federation would send its own fighters to help restore order, leaving Michael puzzled by his uncertainty.

• Michael proposed returning the continent to an era of war and destruction so Guy would be drawn away from the Demon Country Federation.
• Feldway agreed that Guy's duty as the world's Mediator would force him to respond to the chaos and could weaken the Federation's combat strength.
• Feldway reflected on his resentment toward Guy and Rudra, whom he believed had been unworthy of Veldanava's friendship and favor.
• Feldway asked Michael why the Demon Country Federation would send powerful fighters to help maintain balance and order during the War of Heavens and Demons.
• Michael glanced at Feldway, apparently puzzled that he did not understand.

Michael explained his speculation that Morax had signed a contract with Guy before joining the Demon Lord Faction, taking on responsibilities in exchange for his status and authority. Feldway accepted that protecting the world’s balance and order may have been one of the contract’s terms.

• Feldway questioned why the Demon Country Federation would help Guy during the War of Heavens and Demons.
• Michael argued that Morax held power and status equal to Guy and asked whether Guy would grant those privileges without a reason beyond Morax’s strength.
• Feldway insisted that Guy would never willingly suffer a loss, prompting Michael to suggest that Guy had entrusted Morax with responsibilities as well as authority.
• Michael connected Morax’s title, the God of Contracts, to a deal he believed Morax had made with Guy before joining the Demon Lord Faction.
• Feldway agreed that a contract requiring Morax to protect the world’s balance and order fit Guy’s personality.

Michael and Feldway planned to destabilize the Axial Continent and draw the Demon Country Federation’s forces away so they could rescue Velgrend. Feldway agreed to risk destroying the world for Veldanava’s return, while Michael urged him to fight without holding back; the chapter ended as it began to reveal Feldway’s greatest peculiarity.

• Michael concluded that Guy and Morax would send forces to protect the Axial Continent if its balance were shattered.
• Michael proposed targeting the Magic Dynasty and Dagruel’s Barren Land to draw powerful defenders away from the Demon Country Federation.
• Feldway agreed that he would pay any price, even the world’s destruction, to bring Veldanava back.
• Michael warned Feldway to reveal his full strength and keep their plan secret from the other Primordial Seven Angels.
• Feldway considered descending in his true body as the chapter turned to what made him most special.

Feldway asked Michael whether Morax was truly as powerful as the legends claimed. Michael warned that Morax could only be fought by Feldway in his true form, leaving Feldway solemn but eager to meet the Martial God.

• Michael reminded Feldway that his true form resembled Veldanava, and Feldway agreed to reveal it if necessary.
• Feldway asked Michael whether Morax was really so powerful, admitting that he had never seen the Martial God himself.
• Michael recalled Morax suppressing the Empire's capital and said Rudra's memories confirmed that Morax had defeated Chii.
• Michael warned that Feldway would have little chance against Morax in his current form and would need his true form just to fight him.
• Feldway took Morax seriously but said Michael's warning made him more curious and eager to test himself against the Martial God.

Michael warned Feldway that Morax was so powerful and Veldanava-like that confronting him would be dangerous, so they agreed to avoid him while pursuing their plan to revive Veldanava. As Feldway departed to handle suspected dissenters, Michael sensed that chaos was near and prayed for their plan to succeed.

• Michael told Feldway that Morax’s presence reminded him of Veldanava and that he could not be sure even the two of them could defeat Morax.
• Feldway reflected on the threats posed by Morax and Rimuru and decided their priority was to rescue Velgrend and take control of Velzard.
• Michael and Feldway agreed to avoid confronting Morax directly in upcoming battles rather than risk their larger plan.
• Feldway left to warn people he suspected of harboring ill intentions.
• Michael watched the dark clouds, felt an ominous unease, and prayed for Veldanava to bless their plan.

Michael committed himself to reviving Lord Veldanava, while Zelanus considered his plans after learning that Morax had defeated Guy Crimson. The chapter left Zelanus resolved to restore his full strength and lead the Insect Race away rather than risk fighting the War God.

• Feldway left to deal with people he suspected of harboring schemes, while Michael prayed for their plan to succeed and headed deeper into the palace to bring Lord Veldanava back.
• After the meeting, Zalario, Obera, Krin, Garasha, and Pico departed, keeping their distance from their collaborator Zelanus.
• Zelanus resented Zalario and planned to make him pay once he found the escaped Ze'Chion and Yapitto and restored his strength.
• Zelanus recalled that Morax had defeated Guy Crimson and judged that fighting the War God would be foolish.
• Zelanus planned to restore himself, lead the Insect Race away, and seek territory elsewhere instead of fighting Morax and the Demon Country Federation.

Zelanus planned to complete himself and avoid a decisive fight, while the angels around him secretly viewed the Insect Race as a threat to eliminate after the war. Their conflicting agendas left Zelanus surrounded by supposed allies who intended to betray him.

• Zelanus considered leaving the Jura Great Forest, taking territory elsewhere, and possibly cooperating with Morax and the Demon Country Federation rather than challenging the Martial God.
• Mo Li was destined to oppose Zelanus because his contract with Guy required him to preserve the world's order, and Zelanus could not become his ally.
• Zalario judged Zelanus's cooperation with Feldway to be temporary and secretly resolved to destroy him after the War of Heavens and Demons.
• Krin shared Zalario's hostility toward the Insect Race, while Obera was willing to oppose Zelanus and planned to pledge allegiance to Milim at a crucial moment.
• Pik and Garasha remained carefree, unlike the other angels, and had even thrown a banquet and leaked battlefield intelligence alongside Raine and Misari.

Pik and Garasha envied Dino for avoiding work and dismissed Feldway and Michael’s resurrection plan, while Obera saw an opportunity to recruit the two angels. Obera quietly approached them, hoping their allegiance would strengthen her offer to Lady Milim or Lord Morax.

• Pik complained that Dino did not have to work, and Garasha agreed that his capture had spared him from the war.
• Pik and Garasha privately doubted Feldway and Michael’s plan to resurrect Veldanava without his soul, but they feared speaking against Feldway.
• Zalario, Krin, and Obera listened without responding, knowing Pik and Garasha’s lazy dispositions.
• Obera decided Pik and Garasha might be persuadable because they were not especially loyal to Feldway.
• Obera slipped away from Zalario and moved toward Pik and Garasha to begin recruiting them.

Obera tried to secretly recruit Pico and Garasha, hoping their strength would make her offer of allegiance to Milim or Morax more valuable. Zalario and Krin interrupted, but Obera deflected their questions, leaving her chance to speak privately with the two Origin Angels unresolved.

• Obera slipped away from Zalario and approached Pico and Garasha to discuss something privately.
• Pico and Garasha were startled by Obera, drawing Zalario and Krin's attention.
• Garasha covered Pico's mouth and backed Obera's claim that they had only been joking.
• When Krin and Zalario pressed for details, Obera insisted the women were discussing private matters and told the men to stay out of it.
• Zalario sealed his ears with magicules and focused on the meeting, while Krin retreated beside him and did the same.

Obera persuaded Pico and Garasha to hear her out as she tried to recruit them, while Zalario and Krin stopped listening to the surrounding discussion. The chapter ended with Silvia arriving outside the Jura Great Forest to save her husband.

• Zalario sealed his ears with magicules, and Krin followed his example after voicing a suggestion to Obera.
• Pico confronted Garasha for silencing her, then accused Obera of sneaking up and frightening her.
• Garasha apologized to Pico, and Obera explained that she had something important to discuss with them.
• Obera told Pico and Garasha that the matter would benefit them and suggested they talk somewhere more suitable; the two agreed.
• Silvia arrived outside the Jura Great Forest after hurrying from the Magic Dynasty to save her husband.

Silvia arrived alone at the Jura Great Forest, determined to free Laplace from beneath Guyun Pavilion despite the danger of facing the Martial God. Her unleashed aura alerted Mo Li and Guy, who prepared to respond to the apparent threat.

• Silvia reviewed what she had learned about Guyun Pavilion and concluded that Laplace might still be alive because the sealing formation remained intact.
• Silvia resolved to rescue Laplace alone, even if it meant dying alongside him, and released her aura at the entrance to the Jura Great Forest.
• The Demon Country Federation's guards detected Silvia's presence, and a dark golden barrier appeared around the forest.
• Mo Li sensed the hostile aura from the Great Underground Labyrinth, while Guy offered to deal with the uninvited guest.

Guy urged Mo Li to let him confront the aura outside the Jura Great Forest, but Mo Li ignored him and recognized the figure as Silvia. Silvia had deliberately drawn attention to herself to seek a negotiation with Azhdaha or Morax about Laplace, while Veldora and Azhdaha prepared to respond.

• Guy suggested that he be allowed to confront the intruder, but Mo Li ignored him and used his Authority of Rock to investigate the Jura Great Forest.
• Mo Li sensed Silvia's aura and inferred her identity, suspecting that she was trying to draw out someone in the Demon Country Federation.
• Veldora and Azhdaha detected the aura, and Veldora volunteered to handle the intruder while Azhdaha told the others to continue their training.
• Silvia continued releasing her aura because she hoped to negotiate for Laplace's release, and she decided that Azhdaha or Morax was the right person to approach.

Silvia sought help from the Demon Country Federation to rescue Laplace, who was sealed beneath Guyun Pavilion. She deliberately drew the Federation’s attention and politely asked its Goblin guards to take her to their leader, leaving them to report her request to a superior.

• Silvia decided to seek Morax or Azhdaha because they were connected to Laplace’s sealing, while Rimuru was not.
• Silvia concluded that provoking a response within the Demon Country Federation was her best chance to meet Morax or Azhdaha.
• Several dozen Goblins riding Direwolves emerged from the forest, and Silvia subdued her aura and bowed to them.
• Silvia told the Goblins that she meant no harm and asked to meet their leader.
• The Goblin squad leader politely said he could not decide and would report her request to a superior while arranging a reception room.

Rimuru arrived at the Demon Country Federation’s gates and met Silvia, Emesia’s mother and Leon’s teacher. Silvia was astonished by Rimuru’s immense power, and Rimuru recognized who Silvia was.

• Silvia told the Goblin guards that the person who could make the decision had already arrived.
• Rimuru teleported to the gates, irritated after being woken by a powerful aura.
• Silvia examined Rimuru’s energy and realized it far exceeded her own, while blaming Emesia for understating Rimuru’s strength.
• Rimuru mistook Silvia for Emesia at first, then sensed the difference and asked who she was.
• Silvia introduced herself and confirmed she was Emesia’s mother and Leon’s teacher.

Silvia apologized to Rimuru for releasing her pressure at the gates of the Demon Country Federation and hinted that she had come to discuss an important matter. Rimuru accepted that Silvia was not acting out of hostility and asked what had driven her to behave so discourteously.

• Rimuru recognized Silvia as Emesia's mother and Leon's teacher, then worried that her actions might threaten the alliance between the Demon Country Federation and the Magic Dynasty.
• Rimuru demanded to know why Silvia had come and released her pressure at the Federation's gates.
• Silvia apologized to Rimuru and the Demon Country Federation, offering to accept any demands or compensation.
• Rimuru sensed Silvia's apology was sincere and felt relieved that the Magic Dynasty might not be hostile.
• Rimuru asked Silvia what important matter had driven her to act so desperately.

Silvia asked Rimuru to release her husband Laplace, who was imprisoned beneath Guyun Pavilion for attacking Azhdaha. Rimuru said she could not decide without Ari and Azhdaha’s consent, and a commanding voice told her to invite Morax instead.

• Rimuru asked Silvia why she had come to the Demon Country Federation seeking a deal.
• Silvia explained that she had searched for her missing husband for thousands of years and had learned he was imprisoned beneath Guyun Pavilion.
• Rimuru recognized Silvia’s husband as Laplace, the Joyful Clown who had attacked and wounded Azhdaha before Ari sealed him away.
• Silvia pleaded for Laplace’s release and offered to pay any price.
• Rimuru said she could not authorize Laplace’s release without Ari and Azhdaha’s consent, then offered to arrange a private meeting.
• A commanding voice told Rimuru there was no need to invite Ari and that she should invite Morax instead.

Azhdaha and Veldora arrived after sensing Silvia’s pressure, and Azhdaha recognized her as Laplace’s wife. Furious that she had come to ask for Laplace’s release, he confronted her, leaving their meeting tense and unresolved.

• Azhdaha and Veldora emerged from a dark golden vortex and greeted Rimuru.
• Azhdaha recalled how Laplace and his allies had once wounded and tried to control him, and why he had left them sealed beneath Guyun Pavilion.
• Azhdaha realized Silvia was Laplace’s wife and grew furious that she wanted him to release Laplace.
• Rimuru held back from intervening, while Veldora hid nearby to watch.
• Azhdaha coldly asked Silvia whether she was the wife of the damned clown, and Silvia greeted him as Your Excellency Azhdaha.