Chapter Summaries

After three hours of fighting Kukanid, Seiya’s party defeated its third-phase Imaginary State without losing anyone, astonishing the Shangri-La Frontier developers with Seiya’s endurance. Kukanid then entered its fourth phase and summoned a horde of monsters, leaving Seiya’s group facing a new battle.

• Sun Yue and Panshilgon marveled that Seiya remained energetic after fighting a Unique Monster for three hours.
• Tsukuri Sosei, Mokuto Yejing, and Tenchi Tsumu discussed Seiya’s endurance and speculated about his connection to Under World.
• Tenchi Tsumu warned Tsukuri Sosei that Shangri-La Frontier’s monsters appearing in the Real World could cause a disaster.
• Seiya’s group defeated Kukanid’s third-phase Imaginary State without suffering any casualties.
• Kukanid transformed into a black sphere and used Random Encounter to summon Abyssal Servants, Abyssal Mermaids, and deep-sea monsters.

Seiya and the others faced Imaginary State Kukanid’s enormous monster horde, forcing Seiya to break through and attack its body. Kukanid then revealed a devour-and-heal ability, leaving Seiya shocked as it swallowed its summoned Servants and restored its health.

• Imaginary State Kukanid summoned hundreds of monsters, including three BOSS-level creatures, and Seiya ordered the group to split up and fight.
• Sun Yue and Panshilgon engaged the Deep Sea Naga and great white shark, Seka-0 intercepted the giant anglerfish, and the others protected Sukuwood or fought off the remaining monsters.
• Panshilgon urged Seiya to reach Kukanid’s body before the group ran out of stamina and mana, and Seiya carved a path through the horde with Slayer and his Grappling Hook Gauntlet.
• Seiya reached Kukanid’s black sphere and landed repeated critical hits, confirming that its body could be damaged.
• Kukanid transformed into a black hole that ignored Seiya but sucked in its Abyssal Servants, then displayed a large green number as it healed itself.

Seiya countered Kukanid’s timed healing by equipping Setsuna and unleashing a high-speed dual-blade assault. Sun Yue and Panshilgon helped prevent Kukanid from devouring its strongest summoned monsters, and Seiya defeated it before his stamina ran out.

• Seiya discovered that Kukanid devoured nearby Abyssal Servants about every thirty seconds to restore health, with the amount healed depending on how many it consumed.
• Seiya equipped the Gravekeeper’s Setsuna and disposable armor to meet the weapon’s requirements despite his curse, then released Slayer’s stored damage in a rapid dual-blade attack.
• Kukanid attempted to devour the boss-level deep-sea monsters it had summoned, while Sun Yue and Panshilgon struggled against those monsters.
• Sun Yue and Panshilgon recognized the black mist hands restraining the bosses as a skill from Gravekeeper Vezavimon’s Great Heavenly Conquest.
• Kukanid recovered only some health, and Seiya chopped apart its black sphere form just as his stamina was nearly depleted.

Seiya and the raiders defeated Abyssal Kukanid’s final form after it copied their fighting styles, with Sukuwood’s weak combat skills leaving it helpless. The server-wide announcement confirmed the conquest and advanced the world scenario.

• After Seiya defeated Kukanid’s Imaginary State, Kukanid transformed into its final, physical form, the Imagined State.
• Kukanid used Analysis and Reflection to copy raiders’ skills, and the group learned that destroying the Abyssal Gems on its tentacles would defeat it.
• Kukanid copied Sun Yue’s fighting style, then Emil’s, before copying Sukuwood’s and becoming vulnerable to attack.
• Seiya and the others destroyed all of Kukanid’s Abyssal Gems and defeated it, while Sun Yue and Panshilgon teased Sukuwood for accidentally helping them.
• A server-wide announcement named the raiders who defeated Abyssal Kukanid and reported that the world scenario had advanced.

After Abyssal Kukanid’s defeat made headlines, excluded players and guildmates reacted with shock and jealousy while Seiya’s group collected their rewards. They chose different Eight-Colored Holy Grails, and Panshilgon took the Book of Truth - Abyss Chapter to sell to the Library guild.

• Katsuo saw that Panshilgon, Seiya, and Sun Yue had defeated Abyssal Kukanid without him, then unsuccessfully tried to message Panshilgon.
• Kirito and Seca-100 also reacted to the clear announcement, while Sachi praised Seiya and Kirito grew jealous.
• Seiya’s group learned that each could choose one of Kukanid’s Eight-Colored Holy Grails and receive a copy of the Book of Truth - Abyss Chapter.
• Rust and Molde chose the Red Holy Grail, Seca-0 chose the Cyan Holy Grail, Panshilgon chose the Purple Holy Grail, and Seiya and Sun Yue chose the Blue Holy Grail.
• Panshilgon took the Book of Truth - Abyss Chapter to sell to the Library guild, while Seiya and Sun Yue left it to her.

After defeating Abyssal Kukanid, Seiya and the others escaped the collapsing Reversed City Laleias and learned that Kukanid’s true body had suppressed the Mad Swarm. Back in Fevtiha, Seiya stopped Panshilgon from escaping Katsuo by threatening to make her drop her valuable loot.

• Seiya and the others were swept unconscious by the clash between the Mad Swarm and enormous black tentacles, then woke on shipwreck debris at sea and received confirmation that they had completed the unique scenario.
• Sun Yue and the others realized that the force consuming Laleias was the Mad Swarm and that the tentacles belonged to Kukanid’s true body, while the defeated enemy had been only part of it.
• Panshilgon suggested Kukanid might be a repeatable dungeon boss, and Sun Yue hoped to farm it for more Eight-Colored Holy Grails, but Seiya warned that future rewards would likely be reduced.
• Sukuwood’s subordinates rescued the group and brought them to Fevtiha, where Panshilgon tried to avoid Katsuo by slipping away.
• Seiya and Sun Yue grabbed Panshilgon, and Seiya threatened that if her character died, she could lose the Book of Truth - Abyss Chapter and Purple Holy Grail, prompting her to accuse him of trying to make her drop her loot.

Seiya surprised Nao, Asuna, Alice, and Lybia by cooking an elaborate dinner, then explained that he had defeated another unique monster in Shangri-La Frontier. The evening ended with Panshilgon arriving at their home to complain that Seiya had bullied her.

• Seiya told Sun Yue to help corner Panshilgon, who complained that they were leaving her no escape.
• Nao and the others returned from shopping and were astonished to learn that Seiya had cooked the meal himself.
• Alice tasted Seiya’s soup and praised his cooking, prompting Nao, Asuna, and Lybia to try the food and enjoy it too.
• Seiya said he had learned to cook by following a cookbook, while the television reported his raid on Abyssal Kukanid.
• Nao realized Panshilgon had joined Seiya and Eternal for the raid, and Panshilgon arrived at the house to complain about Seiya bullying her.

Panshilgon visited Seiya’s home to complain about the terms he had imposed on her in Shangri-La Frontier, then charmed the household by trying Seiya’s dinner. After the tycoons outside left, the family voted to let Panshilgon stay the night, defeating Seiya’s objections.

• Panshilgon accused Seiya of threatening to make her his slave, but her complaints were interrupted when she tasted his cooking and reacted just like the others.
• Tycoons outside Seiya’s house mistook the commotion for signs that he preferred beautiful women and decided to pursue celebrities instead of offering gifts.
• Seiya saw the tycoons and executives leave, then found Panshilgon heading into the bathroom with borrowed pajamas as if she planned to stay over.
• Nao defended Panshilgon’s request to sleep at the house, and Panshilgon said she could share Nao’s room.
• The household voted four to one to let Panshilgon stay, leaving Seiya unable to stop her.

Panshilgon moved into Seiya's home to enjoy his cooking and gather gossip, but she found herself trapped in Seiya's Domain Expansion. Seiya revealed that the strange place was real and began interrogating her, while Panshilgon challenged him to prove what he could do.

• Panshilgon decided to move into Seiya's home after tasting his cooking and promised to teach Nao and the others about fashion in exchange for their support.
• After Nao fell asleep, Panshilgon found herself alone in a pitch-black space that stretched beyond the limits of the room.
• Seiya appeared and transformed the darkness into a lush landscape, then bound Panshilgon with vines when she ordered him to kneel.
• Seiya told Panshilgon that the place was no dream but his Domain Expansion, and said he would interrogate her.
• Panshilgon dismissed Seiya's threat as a villainous line and dared him to act.

Panshilgon returned to her room after a day-and-night battle with Seiya inside a space where little more than an hour had passed outside. In the Mental Domain, Sword Art Online Seiya met two newcomers and learned about their ecchi anime worlds, including the dangerous Demon High School and the outrageous Erotic Ordinance on Ao Island.

• Panshilgon realized Seiya had trapped her in a space where Nao could not know what had happened, and apologized to Nao in her thoughts.
• Seiya returned to his room, rubbed his aching lower back, and fell asleep after their long battle.
• Sword Art Online Seiya entered the Mental Domain and learned that two high-school-aged Seiyas had arrived.
• The Seiyas discussed Ao Island’s Erotic Ordinance, which encouraged sexual relationships and punished residents who refused.
• The newcomer from Demon High School complained that his world’s angels, demons, dragons, and gods made it far more dangerous than NUKITASHI.

Seiya’s Mental Domain cheat had let him share memories and powers with versions of himself from other worlds, making him far stronger than an ordinary human in the Demon High School world. He reflected on how he had become Sona Sitri’s Rook just before the cheat activated, leaving him unsure whether she could have turned him into a Demon afterward.

• Seiya entered Kuoh Academy’s Class 2-B and found more than a hundred love letters waiting beneath his desk.
• Seiya considered the dangers of the Demon High School world and explained how High-ranking Demons used Devil Chess Pieces to recruit servants for Rating Games.
• Before his cheat activated, Seiya had trained hard and excelled at school so Sona Sitri might choose him as a servant.
• Sona had invited Seiya to join the Student Council as her Rook the day before his Mental Domain cheat activated.
• Seiya regretted becoming Sona’s Rook before gaining shared powers, since his new strength might have made her Devil Chess Pieces ineffective.

After discovering that his shared power dwarfed the strength granted by his Rook piece, Seiya was confronted by Matsuda, Motohama, and Issei Hyodo, who challenged him over his popularity. Issei initially distanced himself from the challenge, then revealed that he had brought a pink envelope.

• Seiya realized the power gained from becoming Sona Sitri's Rook amounted to less than one percent of his shared magic power.
• Matsuda, Motohama, and Issei Hyodo confronted Seiya with a challenge, claiming he was the male public enemy of Class 2-B.
• Seiya questioned why the trio had challenged him and reflected that the Boosted Gear would have been dangerous to wield without a strong foundation.
• Matsuda and Motohama urged Issei Hyodo to stand with them, but Issei claimed their childish challenge had nothing to do with him.
• Issei Hyodo stopped pretending to disavow the challenge and carefully pulled a pink envelope from his chest.

Issei Hyodo received a date invitation from Yuma Amano, while Seiya followed him and then went to train with Sona’s servants. Seiya revealed that his Sacred Gear had awakened, leaving Sona and the others eager to learn what it could do.

• Issei Hyodo showed Matsuda and Motohama Yuma Amano’s love letter and celebrated that he had been invited out.
• After Issei left school, Seiya secretly marked him with magic power before heading to the Student Council room.
• Seiya entered the hidden training space and found Sona Sitri and her servants practicing.
• Sona rebuked Seiya for arriving late and reminded him to take his training seriously.
• Seiya told Sona that his Sacred Gear had awakened that day, and she asked what its ability was.

Sona learned that Seiya claimed his Sacred Gear enhanced all his abilities and asked Shinra Tsubaki to test him in a spar. Tsubaki attacked Seiya with a wooden sword, while the gathered Student Council members expected her to win.

• Sona explained that Seiya had required a Rook Devil Chess Piece to become a Demon, suggesting he had unusual potential.
• Seiya claimed his newly awakened Sacred Gear improved his speed, strength, endurance, magical power, and recovery.
• Sona guessed that Seiya might possess the Blood of Omnipotence, but said a battle would help identify his Sacred Gear.
• Sona ordered Shinra Tsubaki, her Queen and strongest servant, to test Seiya while the other Student Council members watched.
• Seiya declined to take a weapon, irritating Tsubaki, who vanished and swung her wooden sword at him.

Seiya sparred with Shinra Tsubaki and overwhelmed her despite believing she was holding back, leaving Sona and the Student Council stunned by his strength and fighting skill. Sona questioned how his Sacred Gear could explain his abilities, while Seiya realized that Tsubaki had fought seriously and judged a Pure-blood High-ranking Demon's magic power to be weak.

• Seiya casually blocked Shinra Tsubaki's wooden sword with his elbow, then swept her off balance with a leg attack.
• Shinra Tsubaki recovered and launched a magic-infused aerial slash, but Seiya met it with a punch and knocked her back, cracking her sword.
• Sona and the other Student Council members reacted with shock as Shinra Tsubaki acknowledged that Seiya's strength likely came from his Rook piece and Sacred Gear.
• Sona asked Seiya whether he had used his full strength, and Shinra Tsubaki waited anxiously for his answer.
• Seiya realized Shinra Tsubaki had not been holding back and was stunned by the magic power Sona had shown while preparing to save him.

Seiya revealed that he had used less than one percent of his strength against Shinra Tsubaki, then demonstrated his overwhelming magic power to Sona and the Student Council. He stopped when Sona warned that the isolated space could not withstand it, leaving the others shaken and baffled about his Sacred Gear and single Rook piece.

• Sona asked Seiya how much strength he had used in his spar with Shinra Tsubaki, and he claimed it was less than one percent.
• When Sona and the others doubted him, Seiya released his suppressed magic power to prove his claim.
• Seiya's magic power overwhelmed the room, shaking the ground and forcing the Student Council members to bend under the pressure.
• Sona urged Seiya to stop before his power damaged the isolated space, and he immediately suppressed his aura.
• Shinra Tsubaki abandoned the idea of challenging Seiya with her Sacred Gear, while the Student Council questioned Sona about his power and single Rook piece.

Sona concluded that Seiya possessed an extraordinarily powerful Sacred Gear and was pleased by the strength he could bring to her Rating Game team. When Sona tried to keep him with her for lessons, Seiya revealed that he needed to protect a Sacred Gear wielder who had been targeted that night.

• Sona said Seiya's Sacred Gear was likely more powerful than the Blood of Omnipotence and planned to ask her family about it.
• Sona considered Seiya's strength a major advantage over Rias and described the members of her retinue.
• Seiya drew the admiration of Sona's female retainers after demonstrating his power.
• Sona insisted that she would teach Seiya about Devil Work that night, rejecting her retainers' offers to help.
• Seiya asked to postpone the lesson because he had found a Sacred Gear wielder whom someone planned to target that night.

Seiya and Sona discovered that Issei Hyodo possessed a powerful Sacred Gear, and Issei went to meet Yuma Amano believing it was a romantic date. Yuma revealed herself as the Fallen Angel Rias Gremory and fatally wounded him, but his Sacred Gear awakened as he fought to survive.

• Seiya told Sona that someone was targeting a Sacred Gear wielder, and Sona identified Issei Hyodo as the likely target.
• Seiya and Sona followed Issei and learned he was going to meet Yuma Amano after buying supplies for what he imagined would be an intimate date.
• Issei arrived at a Church at night and found Yuma dressed provocatively with black wings.
• Yuma revealed herself as the Fallen Angel Rias Gremory and pierced Issei through the chest with a Light Spear.
• As Rias prepared to extract his Sacred Gear, Issei's desperate will to survive awakened it in a burst of dazzling light.

Issei Hyodo awakened what Rias Gremory first mistook for the ordinary Dragon Hand, but Rias discovered that his Sacred Gear consumed nearly all eight of her Devil Chess Pieces when she reincarnated him as a Demon. His gauntlet transformed and spoke, revealing power beyond a standard Dragon Hand.

• Rias Gremory pinned Issei Hyodo and prepared to kill him after mocking his awakened Dragon Hand (Twice Critical).
• Koneko Toujou kicked Rias away and saved Issei, while Seiya and Sona emerged from hiding.
• Seiya explained that he had stopped Sona from intervening sooner so Issei's desperation might awaken his Sacred Gear.
• Sona let Rias reincarnate Issei as a Demon, having no desire to make the lecherous student part of her peerage.
• Rias revealed that she had used all eight Devil Chess Pieces, with nearly all their demonic power consumed by Issei's Sacred Gear.
• Issei's gauntlet transformed into a crimson, savage gauntlet, spoke the word “Boost,” and doubled his strength again.

Rias Gremory revealed that Issei Hyodo carried the God-Slaying Tool Boosted Gear, then summoned Kokabiel to claim it. The Ten-Winged Fallen Angel arrived and faced Rias, Sona, and the others, who knew they could not match his strength.

• Rias Gremory recognized Issei Hyodo's Sacred Gear as the legendary God-Slaying Tool, the Gauntlet of the Red Dragon Emperor.
• Rias stepped between Issei and Rias Gremory, but the Fallen Angel crushed a magic crystal to summon reinforcements.
• Sona and Rias attacked the magic circle, but a pair of hands emerging from it crushed their spells.
• Kokabiel stepped through the circle, revealed that he had fought in the ancient war, and saw the Boosted Gear on Issei's hand.
• Rias Gremory explained that she had summoned Kokabiel after discovering Issei's Sacred Gear, while Sona, Rias, and the others faced his ten pairs of wings.