Ch. 564The Empire Reduced to a Vassal State of the Kingdom

Seiya offered the Baharuth Empire the support of his demi-human army to help form an alliance against the Sorcerer Kingdom, in exchange for the Empire becoming a vassal of the Kingdom. Guelkyniv accepted the terms if the allied forces successfully repelled the Sorcerer Kingdom.

  • Seiya revealed that the Holy Grace Demi-human Kingdom had nearly a million people and could field around three hundred thousand soldiers, then asked for a seat at Guelkyniv’s Council of Nations.
  • Seiya said he would help oppose the Sorcerer Kingdom only if the Empire paid a heavy price, and Guelkyniv recognized that Seiya’s support could bring the Holy Kingdom and Theocracy into the alliance.
  • Seiya demanded that the Empire become the Baharuth Duchy, accept the Kingdom’s ducal title, and become its vassal while retaining its internal laws and administration.
  • Guelkyniv agreed to Seiya’s terms on the condition that the allied nations successfully repel the Sorcerer Kingdom, despite Bajude’s objections.
  • Guelkyniv told Bajude that accepting the Kingdom’s rule was the only way to save the Empire, while Seiya silently let him believe the terms reflected a grand strategy.

Ch. 565Council of Nations Begins, Delegations from Every Nation Gather in the Empire!

The Baharuth Empire welcomed delegations from the Holy Kingdom and Slane Theocracy as it organized a coalition against the Sorcerer Kingdom. Guelkyniv met the Theocracy’s powerful angel, Otto, who dismissed the meeting and complained that Shalltear Bloodfallen’s pursuit of him had driven him to attend.

  • The Baharuth Empire called the Sorcerer Kingdom a nation of monsters and urged humanity to unite against Ainz Ooal Gown, prompting the Holy Grace Demi-human Kingdom, the Holy Kingdom, and the Slane Theocracy to join the war.
  • Citizens in Owentall watched the Holy Kingdom delegation arrive and praised the Holy Princess, its knights, and its angels.
  • The Slane Theocracy delegation arrived with Nigun Grid Luin, the Black Scripture Chief, and four other Black Scripture members.
  • Guelkyniv welcomed Nigun and praised Otto’s strength after recognizing him as a formidable being comparable to Ainz Ooal Gown.
  • Otto demanded that the meeting begin and said Shalltear Bloodfallen’s insistence on having children with him had made him come to the Empire.

Ch. 566What the Hell, You Call These Demi-humans?

At a meeting in the Empire, Otto reacted with unexpected deference when he learned that Seiya was the delayed representative, while Guelkyniv and the others waited to greet him. Seiya arrived with the Elite Ten of the Demi-humans, whose humanlike appearance and formidable auras made Guelkyniv reconsider the strength of their army.

  • Infinite Magic belittled Seiya and the Demi-humans, but Otto ordered her to be silent when Guelkyniv identified Seiya as the arriving representative.
  • Otto agreed to keep waiting, and Nigun privately reminded him that his reaction was making his connection to Seiya obvious.
  • Guelkyniv, the Holy Princess, Otto, and Nigun waited outside to welcome Seiya and the Elite Ten of the Demi-humans.
  • Guelkyniv struggled to introduce the ten tribal chieftains after sensing that their strength matched or exceeded the Black Scripture.
  • Seiya explained that the ten were chieftains known as the Elite Ten, and Guelkyniv concluded that the Demi-human Nation's military strength was greater than he had expected.

Ch. 567Alliance to Defeat the Skeleton King Officially Formed!

Seiya won the support of the Demi-human Nation and led the nations in forming a massive alliance against the Sorcerer Kingdom. The chapter ended with Seiya named commander-in-chief and the Theocracy’s Black Scripture captain sidelined.

  • The Black Scripture captain warned Seiya to keep his distance from demi-humans, prompting the Elite Ten to angrily defend their loyalty to him.
  • Seiya said he would take responsibility for the demi-humans, and the Elite Ten knelt and declared their devotion to him.
  • Nigun stopped the Black Scripture captain from disrupting the alliance and privately resolved with Otto to have him killed for insulting Seiya.
  • The Council of Nations agreed to field 1.3 million troops, with the Empire paying for the alliance’s supplies.
  • The nations appointed Seiya commander-in-chief, while the Emperor took frontline command, the Holy Princess handled logistics, and the Theocracy received only a decapitation-operation force.

Ch. 568The Emperor of the Empire Wants to Marry Princess Lana!

After the Council of Nations, Guelkyniv proposed marrying Lana to strengthen his ties to the Kingdom and Seiya, while Seiya worried Lana would reject him. In the Kingdom, Zanac welcomed Albedo, whose arrival prompted nobles to court the Sorcerer Kingdom’s powerful representative.

  • Nigun explained that the Theocracy avoided seeking command of the allied forces because Ainz Ooal Gown could assassinate its commander.
  • Guelkyniv asked Seiya to arrange his marriage to Lana, hoping the alliance would help him regain the Empire’s independence if the Kingdom and Seiya fell out.
  • Seiya cautioned Guelkyniv that Lana might not suit him and that the match should depend on her wishes, but Guelkyniv insisted he had accepted marriage as a political duty.
  • Zanac held a banquet in Tier to welcome Albedo, and the Kingdom’s nobles eagerly sought her favor because of her beauty and influence in the Sorcerer Kingdom.

Ch. 569The Yandere, Scheming Princess Sister Is Stirring Things Up Again!

Albedo questioned Zanac about Seiya’s absence from the banquet and learned that he had been exiled, then sought answers from Princess Lana. Lana challenged Albedo over her failures to help Seiya become king or control him, leaving their alliance strained.

  • At Zanac’s banquet, Albedo asked why Seiya had not attended, and Zanac said he had exiled his younger brother for opposing the alliance with the Sorcerer Kingdom.
  • Albedo questioned the nobles about Seiya’s exile but found them smug and unable to provide useful information, so she left the banquet.
  • Albedo appeared before Lana in a Royal Palace room and asked what had happened to Seiya.
  • Lana reminded Albedo that she had helped her change her race and bloodline but had failed to make Seiya king or bring him under control.
  • Lana asserted her leverage with Nazarick and pointed out that she now had a powerful older brother.

Ch. 570Seiya: Bad News, There's a Traitor Among Us!

Lana revealed that Seiya had secretly founded the Demi-human Nation and that a 1.3-million-strong Allied Nations Army was preparing for war. After learning this, Albedo returned to Nazarick, where Ainz ordered the Guardians to expand their forces and investigate the coalition before Nazarick's first major war.

  • Lana told Albedo that Seiya had subdued the Demi-humans, founded their nation, and joined an Allied Nations Army of 1.3 million soldiers.
  • Lana asked Nazarick to prevent her marriage to the Emperor of the Empire, leaving Albedo to choose how to sabotage the match.
  • Albedo returned to Nazarick and reported Lana's intelligence to Ainz, who convened the Guardians in the Throne Room.
  • Demiurge proposed conquering the Mountz Angelisia Mountains for reinforcements, and Ainz assigned Cocytus and Shalltear to the campaign.
  • Ainz ordered Demiurge to investigate the Holy Grace Demi-human Kingdom, Aura and Mare to organize Nazarick's forces, and Albedo to keep gathering intelligence from Lana.
  • Ainz took Albedo to the treasury and brought out equipment and magical items belonging to his former companions.

Ch. 571Nazarick's Terrifying Reserves as Two Armies Faced Off!

The Allied Nations Army gathered on the Kazi Plains and was stunned by Seiya’s transformed, heavily equipped Demi-human force. The Sorcerer Kingdom then revealed an even larger army, leaving the four-nation coalition facing overwhelming numbers and powerful forces on both sides.

  • Seiya led three hundred thousand transformed Demi-humans equipped with magical gear, impressing Guelkyniv and the Holy Kingdom while alarming the Slane Theocracy.
  • A Theocracy official urged Nigun to arrange Seiya’s elimination, and Nigun secretly added the official to his blacklist.
  • Old Bones summoned dark clouds as the Sorcerer Kingdom’s undead army appeared across the Kazi Plains.
  • The Guardians and their forces arrived with Death Knights, Demons, Vampire Brides, Snow Women, magical beasts, Dragons, and Gargantua.
  • Old Bones appeared before the Allied Nations Army, and Guelkyniv realized the Sorcerer Kingdom had roughly one million five hundred thousand undead plus powerful allied forces.

Ch. 572Opening with Tenth Order Magic to Clear the Field?

Ainz Ooal Gown opened the battle against the Allied Nations Army with Tenth Order Magic, Meteor Fall, but Seiya struck the meteor down with a powerful sword technique. The weakened beam continued toward the Sorcerer Kingdom’s undead army, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

  • Shalltear Bloodfallen identified several powerful figures among the opposing forces, including the Kingdom’s Third Prince, and mocked the Black Scripture for being outmatched.
  • Ainz Ooal Gown raised his arm and cast Tenth Order Magic, Meteor Fall, over the Allied Nations Army.
  • The meteor’s arrival shattered the morale of the 1.3 million soldiers, who believed no one could survive the attack.
  • Seiya launched himself into the air, used Flight, and formed a massive blade of magic power with One-Sword Asura.
  • Seiya’s blue pillar of magic pierced the meteor and broke it into fragments, then continued toward the Sorcerer Kingdom’s undead army.

Ch. 573The Meeting of Kings, Seiya's Uncompromising Resolve!

Seiya confronted Ainz Ooal Gown between the armies and explained why he would oppose Nazarick despite its past mercy toward the Kingdom. He and Ainz remained at an impasse as both sides held their positions.

  • Gargantua shattered Seiya’s blue pillar of magic, though its shockwave vaporized thousands of undead.
  • Ainz flew out alone to meet Seiya, while Albedo and Demiurge stayed behind with Nazarick’s army.
  • Seiya and Ainz exchanged formal greetings and discussed why Seiya had intervened against Nazarick.
  • Ainz accused Seiya of prejudice toward nonhuman races, but Seiya said he had no such prejudice and had become king of the Demi-human Nation.
  • Seiya explained that Nazarick’s willingness to kill and toy with lives made him its enemy, whether its target was the Kingdom or the Empire.

Ch. 574Finally Going Head-to-Head with the Skeleton King!

Seiya revealed that he was a native of the world, and Old Bones accepted that their opposing goals made them enemies. As their armies clashed across the Kazi Plains, Seiya and Old Bones began a fierce duel that left them facing off with champion-class equipment.

  • Seiya told Old Bones that he was a native of the world and that YGGDRASIL players had arrived there before.
  • Old Bones acknowledged that he had become undead but refused to regret protecting Nazarick, then challenged Seiya to fight.
  • Old Bones attacked Seiya with powerful magic, while Seiya blocked the spells and the two armies charged into battle across the Kazi Plains.
  • Seiya closed the distance, and Old Bones used Dimensional Lock and warrior-transformation magic to equip Touch-Me's Perfect Warrior armor.
  • Seiya drew the Blade of Desiring Nothing and attacked Old Bones with the Martial Skill Twin Sky Flash.

Ch. 575Battle the Bloody Valkyrie Again!

Seiya overwhelmed Old Bones in close combat, but Shalltear intervened and began fighting him again. The chapter ended with Shalltear summoning her Einherjar, an identical Valkyrie with stats matching her own.

  • Seiya slashed Old Bones's shield, kicked him out of the air, and pursued him with Quick Attack.
  • Old Bones used Rib Cage Binding and other spells, but Seiya blocked them with enormous skeletal arms conjured through Shikotsumyaku.
  • Shalltear struck Seiya with Pure Javelin, shattering his skeletal arms and interrupting his attack on Old Bones.
  • Shalltear challenged Seiya to continue their interrupted battle, and their weapons clashed hard enough to split the ground.
  • Shalltear summoned Einherjar, an Artificial Valkyrie with combat power and stats equal to hers.

Ch. 576Did Seiya Perish Together with the Skeleton King?

Seiya overwhelmed Shalltear while Ainz prepared Super Tier Magic, then hurled his blade at Ainz rather than waiting to be caught in the blast. Ainz’s Fallen Down engulfed Seiya, Shalltear, and both armies, leaving their fates uncertain.

  • Shalltear used her Einherjar and tried to hold Seiya back while signaling Ainz to prepare Super Tier Magic.
  • Seiya defeated Shalltear’s familiars and Einherjar, recognizing that she was stalling for Ainz.
  • Seiya combined Martial Skills and magic to hurl the Blade of Desiring Nothing at Ainz.
  • Ainz crushed an hourglass-like item, kept casting, and unleashed Super Tier Magic: Fallen Down after Seiya’s blade broke through his defenses and struck the red orb in his abdomen.
  • Fallen Down swallowed Seiya, Shalltear, and soldiers from both armies in a blast spanning dozens of kilometers.

Ch. 577Super Tier Magic? I'll Just Negate the Damage!

Old Bones cast the Super Tier Magic Fallen Down, but Seiya survived its full force without injury by using Kuriboh’s Damage Negation skill. The Nazarick forces faced Seiya again as Shalltear warned them that the Third Prince was still alive and dangerous.

  • Old Bones’s Fallen Down devastated the battlefield, vaporizing Shalltear and leaving a crater more than ten kilometers wide.
  • Albedo and the other Guardians rushed to Old Bones, who recovered with a healing item after nearly having his Momonga Jade destroyed by Seiya’s sword.
  • Shalltear revived with an item and found Seiya unharmed by Fallen Down; he then struck her and sent her flying, severing her arms.
  • Shalltear warned Old Bones and the Guardians that Seiya had survived without reviving, and she fainted after reaching them.
  • Seiya emerged from the crater, explained that his Damage Negation skill had absorbed Fallen Down by consuming his lifespan, and faced the Nazarick forces.

Ch. 578Victory! The Sorcerer Kingdom's Retreat!

Seiya resisted the Diagram of Mountains and Rivers with his own domain, forcing Nazarick to abandon its troops and retreat using the Cup of Hygieia. The Allied Nations Army celebrated victory, while Demiurge returned to Nazarick with just over a million troops and the Cup shattered.

  • Demiurge told Albedo to retreat with Ainz, while Seiya's forces continued fighting Nazarick's army.
  • Aura opened the Diagram of Mountains and Rivers, but Seiya summoned the Four Symbols and blocked its dimensional power with his domain.
  • Albedo told Demiurge to use the Cup of Hygieia to return Nazarick's forces to the Great Tomb of Nazarick, leaving the Diagram behind.
  • Demiurge wished for Nazarick's faction to teleport back despite Space Lock, and the Cup transported them away as Seiya's domain broke the Diagram's space.
  • Seiya gained ownership of the Diagram of Mountains and Rivers, and the Allied Nations Army cheered when he declared victory.
  • Demiurge and just over one million remaining troops appeared on Nazarick's First Floor, and the Cup of Hygieia shattered.

Ch. 579Famous After the War—Everyone Wanted to Ride His Coattails?

After the Battle of the Kazi Plains, Seiya became famous across the continent, and nations sought to join the Alliance of Nations to protect themselves from the Sorcerer Kingdom. Guelkyniv dismissed their opportunism and focused on securing a marriage alliance with the Golden Princess, recognizing that Seiya held the real power.

  • Survivors and the devastated Kazi Plains convinced skeptics of the battle’s enormous scale and brutality.
  • Nations that had ignored the Empire’s earlier requests for help sent letters asking to join the Alliance of Nations and offered royal marriage alliances.
  • Guelkyniv mocked the nations’ opportunism and admitted that he now served as another person’s vanguard.
  • Guelkyniv asked about the marriage proposal to the Golden Princess of the Kingdom of Licht En Yester High, and his secretary said Zanac V and Rambos III approved but she had not responded.
  • Guelkyniv decided that the Golden Princess’s wishes and Seiya’s opinion mattered most, since Seiya and his transformed demi-humans had been the only forces able to confront the Sorcerer Kingdom.

Ch. 580Seiya: Do You Really Take Me for a Stud?

Guelkyniv decided the Empire needed to secure ties with Seiya, while Ainz and the Guardians regrouped after their defeat and resolved to learn more about him. Seiya blocked the Allied Nations from attacking Nazarick, leaving the Sorcerer Kingdom’s forces time to recover and plan.

  • Guelkyniv concluded that the Empire needed to bind itself to Seiya, preferably by marrying the Golden Princess, and noted that other nations were also seeking Seiya’s favor.
  • The Demi-human Nation turned away marriage-seeking envoys, hoping Seiya would have descendants with Demi-human women.
  • Demiurge and the other Guardians begged Ainz to punish them for their defeat, but Ainz accepted responsibility and told them to learn from the failure.
  • Ainz put the Empire-conquest plan on hold and ordered Nazarick to gather intelligence on Seiya before striking again.
  • Seiya rejected proposals to attack the Great Tomb of Nazarick, warning that he would withdraw if the Allied Nations pursued the plan, and the other nations backed down.

Ch. 581This Digital World Is Different from the One I Know

Seiya joined Takato and the others in the Digital World to help rescue Calumon and found that this world differed from the one he knew. After explaining that food was unnecessary there, Seiya and the group encountered Ryou Akiyama, leaving Juri wondering who he was.

  • Takato and his friends traveled to the Digital World after Guilmon uncovered a passage, hoping to rescue Calumon and find their partner Digimon.
  • Seiya noticed that the Digital World differed from the one he had known, while Renamon and Terriermon questioned his claim that he had been born in another Digital World.
  • After their supplies were lost in the crossing, Juri prioritized feeding Seiya and the other Digimon over Hirokazu and Kenta.
  • By the campfire, Seiya explained that everyone in the Digital World was data and did not need to eat, then demonstrated by crushing a cookie into data.
  • Ryou Akiyama appeared with a dragon-type Digimon, and Hirokazu and Kenta recognized him as Juri asked Ruki who he was.

Ch. 582Seiya: You Want to Challenge Me?

Ryou Akiyama arrived with Cyberdramon, seeking a powerful opponent, and Cyberdramon challenged Juri’s partner, Seiya. Seiya revealed his strength by evolving from Snowballmon into Agumon and attacking Cyberdramon, whose counter split Seiya’s Super Flame apart.

  • Hirokazu and Kenta told Juri that Ryou Akiyama was a legendary Tamer who had won the Digimon Tournament before disappearing, and that Ruki had won a card tournament the year he vanished.
  • Ryou introduced himself and Cyberdramon, explaining that Cyberdramon had sensed a powerful opponent and brought him to Seiya.
  • Juri defended Seiya’s strength, while Ruki stopped Hirokazu and Kenta from revealing that Seiya could evolve into an Ultimate.
  • Cyberdramon charged at Seiya, who broke free from Juri and evolved into Agumon as he leaped into the air.
  • Juri used a Hyper Evolution Component S card to evolve Seiya further, and Seiya’s Super Flame was torn apart by Cyberdramon’s X-shaped claw strike.

Ch. 583MetalGreymon Alterous Mode Reappears!

Juri used a Blue Card to help Seiya evolve into MetalGreymon Alterous Mode, turning the fight against Ryou Akiyama’s Cyberdramon decisively in his favor. Ryou conceded, and Seiya ended the battle without discovering whether he could evolve further.

  • Seiya’s Agumon fought Cyberdramon in a contest of strength, then hurt and knocked it back with Super Flame and a tail strike.
  • Ryou Akiyama used the Power Trainer and Emperor Digivice cards to boost Cyberdramon’s strength, size, speed, and attributes.
  • Ruki Makino urged Juri to use a card, and Juri picked up a Blue Card and performed Network Evolution.
  • Seiya evolved into MetalGreymon, then transformed again into MetalGreymon Alterous Mode and blasted Cyberdramon away.
  • Ryou Akiyama conceded defeat, and Seiya tossed aside the battered Cyberdramon.
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