Chapter Summaries

Bang and the others saw the Astral Legion’s vast military strength before traveling with their companions through the Medium Star Gate to the Demon Slayer World. At Star Gate Station, they met Red Heart, a transformable intelligent train, and prepared to see its combat mode.

• Seryu showed Bang, Divine Wind, Suiryu, and the others the Astral Legion’s military camps and described its forces and expanding strength.
• Bang thanked Chinjao for the World Government’s decision not to wage war on their world, and Chinjao explained the government’s aim was to rule rather than destroy.
• The next morning, the group crossed the Medium Star Gate and arrived at the immense Star Gate Station in Osaka’s Second Special Zone.
• Dr. Stylish introduced Red Heart, a transformable intelligent train designed by him, and explained that it was a member of the Digital Race with combat capabilities.
• Child Emperor A Yong asked to see Red Heart’s combat mode, and Dr. Stylish asked Red Heart to transform for the visitors.

Dr. Stylish demonstrated the Red Heart, an Evolution Vanguard that transformed from a train into a giant combat machine, and explained the safety technologies Vegapunk had developed for its passengers. After answering Child Emperor A Yong’s questions, he sent the group aboard the train to travel to Star City.

• Dr. Stylish explained that the Red Heart transformed as a whole to protect its passengers, then demonstrated its twenty-five-meter battle form and described its weapons, speed, and strength.
• Child Emperor A Yong asked how the Red Heart defended itself during its transformation and protected passengers from its violent movements.
• Dr. Stylish explained that a magnetic barrier shielded the transforming Vanguard and that Vegapunk’s quantum, spatial, and neural technologies kept passengers safe and comfortable.
• Dr. Stylish praised Vegapunk’s independent research, while A Yong considered learning more at Academy City or visiting Vegapunk at the Academy of Sciences.
• Dr. Stylish ordered the Red Heart to transform back into a train and take the group to Star City, and it opened its doors to welcome them aboard.

The Hero World visitors rode the Red Heart into Star City, learning about the Star Gate and seeing the West District’s spectacular cities. After passing Crystal City and Emerald City, they continued toward the final destination, Central Grand Star Station, eager to see what came next.

• The Red Heart announced that the train had entered Star City, and Dr. Stylish explained how the Star Gate connected distant places and different worlds.
• Dr. Stylish described how the World Government gathered knowledge and talent from conquered worlds, while Dr. Genus noted that this could create a cycle of growing strength.
• The passengers spotted Crystal City, and the Red Heart introduced it as Flowing Cloud Radiant Colors, one of the West District’s nine major cities.
• Dr. Stylish explained the rail lines and transfers, while Isam wished she could see more of Star City’s cities.
• The Red Heart carried the passengers through Emerald City, whose dark green, Chinese-style buildings and winding rivers impressed them.

The Red Heart carried Dr. Stylish, Child Emperor A Yong, and the others from Blue Haze Snow Country to Sea Star’s central terminal, where they prepared to enter the planet. At immigration, officials issued gravity-adaptive regulators to weaker visitors while allowing Suiryu to refuse one.

• Muichiro Tokito admired Blue Haze Snow Country as the Red Heart departed, and the passengers discussed other cities they hoped to visit.
• Dr. Stylish explained that the group had to pass through immigration before entering Sea Star and reassured the young travelers that Dean Kongming would help arrange their stay.
• Child Emperor A Yong revealed that he had 830 million Beli from selling his research and equipment, while the other young inventors had also sold their inventions or received support.
• Dr. Stylish described the Star City Grand Auction House and its planned auctions of rare resources, including Devil Fruits.
• Dr. Stylish, Orochimaru, Chinjao, Yami Tsukahara, Roronoa Arashi, and the others passed immigration, while weaker newcomers were given gravity-adaptive regulators because Sea Star’s gravity had risen to 1.5 times normal.
• Child Emperor A Yong put on a regulator, but Suiryu refused one and was allowed to pass through the checkpoint.

Imu devised a plan for Redfield to harvest prisoners’ luck through a Luck Alchemy Array, and Redfield responded with newfound loyalty. Little Enma visited Imu aboard Noah and said she wanted to discuss the Underworld.

• Imu sent Redfield a plan to build Luck Alchemy Arrays in prisons and turn collected luck into Luck Potions.
• Redfield read the plan, learned he would receive ten percent of the potions, and resolved to serve Imu loyally.
• Redfield called Chief Justice Smedley to begin coordinating the plan with the World Government’s prison system.
• Little Enma appeared through Hell’s Gate and pounced on Imu, saying she had missed him and wanted to discuss the Underworld.

Enma reported on the Hero Underworld and proposed reorganizing the Underworld Army, then revealed she had ascended into the first Ghost God in Sea Star history. She asked Imu for authority over ghost energy so she could spread its cultivation as the path of Demon-Howling Swordsmen.

• Enma told Imu that Hagoromo had subdued the Centipede Sage, Phoenix, and Orochi, and that Hagoromo and Abe no Seimei had requested the Centipede Sage and Phoenix as shikigami.
• Imu approved Hagoromo's request for the Centipede Sage and Seimei's plan to make Phoenix Yoriichi Tsugikuni's shikigami.
• Enma proposed codenames and specialized combat styles for the Underworld Army's six legions, and Imu approved the names while requiring every legion to include at least one-third of other ability types.
• Enma revealed that years of ghost-energy cultivation had transformed her into a Ghost God, granting her ghost energy comparable to sword energy and chakra and unrestricted travel between the human world and the Underworld.
• Enma asked Imu for authority over ghost energy so she could promote its cultivation and train Demon-Howling Swordsmen.

Imu granted Enma authority over ghost energy and learned how she planned to spread its cultivation through Yellow Springs water and the Swordmaster Hall. Enma also asked for an ice-type powerhouse to lead the Underworld’s Winter Legion, leaving Imu considering possible candidates.

• Imu gave Enma authority over ghost energy and asked how she would adapt the Demon Cry system; Enma planned for Demon Cry swordsmen to summon versions of herself as the Yellow Springs Goddess.
• Enma explained that ghost energy cultivation strengthened a soul’s connection to the Underworld, and that living people could cultivate it through death, exposure to Underworld-related things, or Yellow Springs water.
• Enma proposed sending Yellow Springs water to train human swordsmen, and Imu redirected her from the Yin-Yang Bureau to Swordmaster Hall.
• Imu told Enma to speak with Mihawk and meet her big nephew while organizing swordsmen willing to cultivate ghost energy.
• Enma asked Imu for an ice-type powerhouse to serve as a general and take over the Winter Legion, and Imu considered Esdeath and Edward.

Enma returned to Wano Island to meet Mihawk, who appointed Kamikaze and his companions to ranks in Swordmaster Hall and invited them to enter the Top 100 Tournament. Enma met Mihawk’s newborn son Durandal and bestowed upon him the Underworld God’s Divine Protection and Sword Saint’s Blessing.

• Mihawk appointed Kamikaze an Elder, Amane and Zanbai Protectors, and Iaian, Bushidrill, and the others Hall Masters.
• Kamikaze accepted Mihawk’s invitation to register for the Top 100 Tournament, despite its risk of death.
• Enma arrived at Shogun Castle through the Gate of the Underworld and met Mihawk, Gion, and Durandal.
• Enma gave Durandal the Underworld God’s Divine Protection and Sword Saint’s Blessing.

Enma asked Mihawk to help promote Demon Cry Swordsmen and chose Mikasa as a promising candidate to cultivate demonic energy. She watched Mikasa spar with Asta at Swordmaster Hall, while Sesshomaru and Yami Sukehiro fought nearby.

• Enma explained her Demon Cry Swordsmen idea to Mihawk, who agreed Swordmaster Hall could promote it without forcing anyone to participate.
• Mihawk recommended Mikasa, whose desire to revive Eren Yeager could motivate her to master demonic energy, and Enma decided to seek her out.
• Enma left Matatabi with Mihawk and flew to Training Ground No. 4, where Mikasa and Asta were fighting.
• Enma watched Mikasa use twin blades, Wind Breathing, and Phantom Dance's Ghostification against Asta in his black form.
• At Training Ground No. 3, Sesshomaru and Yami Sukehiro exchanged sword strikes without using demonic arts or magic.

Madara Uchiha revealed his immense new strength to Hashirama Senju, who promised to catch up and fight alongside him. At a banquet celebrating their return, the two joined their families and the Hyuga clan, while two-year-old Naruto and Sasuke sparred.

• A powerful presence briefly spread across Wano Island, alarming its strongest figures before fading.
• Madara Uchiha showed Hashirama Senju how much stronger he had become, and Hashirama vowed to catch up so they could fight together.
• Mito Uzumaki called the two men to a banquet celebrating Minato Namikaze and Madara Uchiha's safe return from Hero World.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha found Naruto and Sasuke sparring as the assembled guests watched.
• Mito Uzumaki explained that Hyuga Masato had brought his family to strengthen ties among the Hyuga, Senju, and Uchiha clans, and Hashirama Senju welcomed them.

At the banquet, Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju discovered that Toneri had awakened a Tenseigan whose growing Ōtsutsuki Chakra threatened his young body. They told Hyuga Masato, who had not known about it, while Enma secretly listened and prepared to report Toneri’s talent to her father.

• Hashirama Senju welcomed the guests and asked Minato Namikaze to share what he had seen in Hero World.
• Madara Uchiha sensed Ōtsutsuki Chakra in Toneri and warned Hashirama Senju that it was growing too quickly for the child to endure.
• Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha used mental communication to ask Hyuga Masato whether he knew Toneri had awakened the Tenseigan.
• Hyuga Masato was shocked to learn about Toneri’s awakening, and Hashirama Senju resolved to help protect the child from the danger.
• Enma secretly listened to their conversation and took out the Golden Den Den Mushi to tell her father about Toneri.

Esdeath asked Imu to bring monsters from Hero World into Reincarnation Paradise, while Imu considered how to make Evil Ocean Water safe and controllable. The discussion ended when Enma called to report that a two-year-old named Toneri Hyuga had awakened Ōtsutsuki Chakra and the Tenseigan.

• Esdeath told Imu that Evil Ocean Water was too powerful for Reincarnation Paradise and asked him to take it away.
• Imu decided he could remove Jashin's will from Evil Ocean Water and give it a loyal soul, then agreed to take it out of Reincarnation Paradise.
• Esdeath asked to recruit Orochi, Vaccine Man, Fuhrer Ugly, Gum, and about a hundred other monsters to rebuild the Monster Association; Imu approved the others but reserved Orochi for the Spirit Particle Research Institute's research.
• Imu asked Stussy to help find someone loyal and willing to become Ocean Water, but neither of them found a candidate before the Den Den Mushi rang.
• Enma called Imu and reported that he had found a two-year-old boy named Toneri Hyuga who had awakened Ōtsutsuki Chakra and the Tenseigan.

Imu learned how Toneri awakened the Tenseigan and approved a plan to seal it until he turned eighteen, then warned Enma not to interfere with Mikasa’s tournament performance. At a banquet, the group discussed Hero World and the Top 100 Tournament, where Nawaki, Shisui, Nagato, and others considered competing while Toneri worried that people had noticed his unusual eyes.

• Enma told Imu that Toneri had been born without eyes and received custom-made Byakugan from the Biochemical Institute, which explained how his Ōtsutsuki Chakra awakened the Tenseigan.
• Imu approved the plan to temporarily seal Toneri’s Tenseigan until he turned eighteen and endorsed Mikasa, Shiryu, and Brook as potential representatives of Demon Cry.
• Imu warned Enma not to secretly empower Mikasa during the Top 100 Tournament, and Enma admitted she had considered doing so.
• Minato and the others discussed Hero World, and Minato said Silver Fang Bang and Divine Wind’s swordsmen had arrived on Sea Star and might enter the tournament.
• Nagato said he planned to compete with Yahiko and Konan, while Nawaki declared that he would face the tournament despite the danger and Shisui agreed to join him.
• Naruto, Sasuke, and Neji said they wanted to compete when they were older, while Toneri silently wondered if others had discovered that his eyes were different.

Guernica and his veteran CP9 squad returned safely to Sea Star after a mission and found rookie Rob Lucci overwhelming Who's-Who in training. Lucci defeated his senior and declared that his dark justice was superior, while Guernica's squad left to report to Commander Laskey.

• Guernica, Gismonda, Joseph, and Maha returned to CIPHER POL Headquarters after completing their mission without serious injuries.
• Guernica's squad entered the CP9 base and saw Rob Lucci fighting Who's-Who as Kamaya and other agents watched.
• Kamaya told Guernica that Lucci was a sixteen-year-old rookie who had already defeated veterans including Jabra.
• Lucci used Dark Water and Rokuogan to overpower Who's-Who, then pummeled him until he collapsed unconscious.
• Guernica's squad decided to report to Commander Laskey, and Lucci told Who's-Who that his dark justice was above his senior's.

After Guernica reported his mission, Laskey brought him to meet Imu, who offered him the power of Evil Ocean Water and a place in CIPHER POL - AIGIS 0. Guernica accepted, and Imu began transferring his soul into the water-based Xenomorph lifeform.

• Guernica and his teammates reported that their mission had worsened the conflict between Chadoulan Star's factions, and Laskey dismissed the others while keeping Guernica behind.
• Laskey told Guernica that Imu had summoned him, and Guernica was stunned to learn Imu was the Celestial Dragons' Creator.
• Imu recalled Guernica's future loyalty and explained that he intended to make him one of CIPHER POL's Aegis by granting him the power of Evil Ocean Water.
• Guernica accepted the transformation and pledged to serve Imu and the World Government as the Aegis of Evil Ocean.
• Imu summoned the Evil Ocean Water core and used Mind Transplant to draw Guernica's Red Heart toward it.

The Demon Slayer World League of Nations issued a long-term mission to hunt Demons that had begun reproducing again and overwhelming local forces. Brian and Tiffania joined the hunt, and Tiffania spotted a camp ahead as they traveled through the Western Ghats.

• The World Government announced registration for the Third Sea Star Top 100 Combat Power Tournament.
• The League of Nations discovered that surviving Demons had gained the ability to reproduce and spread to other countries.
• The League of Nations organized the Demon Slaying Army and, with World Government approval, posted a long-term Demon-hunting mission through the Adventurers Guild.
• Brian and Tiffania accepted the mission and traveled through the Western Ghats in the White Elephant Kingdom.
• Tiffania spotted a camp at the foot of a mountain about three kilometers ahead.

Brian and Tiffania hunted demons in the Demon Slayer World, defeating a camp of nine with Brian’s swordsmanship and Tiffania’s magic. After they prepared to stay and continue hunting, Sasha called to tell Brian that registration for the Top 100 Tournament had opened and he needed to return soon.

• Brian and Tiffania infiltrated a demon camp, where Brian sensed nine demons and identified one with a powerful presence.
• Brian killed the demons outside and inside the camp, then used Thunder Breathing to defeat the demon who attacked with a Blood Demon Art.
• Tiffania used Void Magic: Oblivion to confuse the remaining demons, allowing Brian to kill them as the live-streaming orb recorded the hunt.
• Brian and Tiffania planned to rest and continue hunting, with Sunflower assigned to keep watch.
• Sasha called Tiffania’s Den Den Mushi and told Brian to return as soon as possible because registration for the Top 100 Tournament had opened.

Brian and Tiffania camped after finishing a mission, then set off to turn it in and return to Sea Star. After they left, demons found evidence that Ajay had been killed, but Lord Akshay ordered them not to pursue the adventurers or provoke the Adventurers Guild and World Government.

• Brian and Tiffania set up camp, using magical Healing Tents and gourmet plants for dinner.
• Tiffania teased Brian about reading Icha Icha Paradise, and Brian teased her about Saito Hiraga.
• Brian and Tiffania slept through the night, then packed up and flew toward the Adventurers Guild branch in the Second Special Zone to claim their reward.
• A group of demons arrived at the campsite and learned that Ajay had been killed by an adventurer.
• Lord Akshay refused to pursue Brian and Tiffania, citing the King of Pishacha's orders to avoid provoking the adventurers and drawing the attention of the World Government.

Krieg's adventurer group prepared to hunt an injured Pukei-Pukei in the Kulpudios Swamp. After they used Jagras to lure it from its cave, the monster attacked, and Krieg readied his weapons as it approached.

• Krieg's subordinates reported seeing an injured Pukei-Pukei inside a cave, and Krieg's group surrounded the cave to intercept it.
• Krieg silenced the quarrel between Sam, Buchi, and Zank and ordered the group to prepare for the mission.
• Krieg had two subordinates release small Jagras and sent them toward the cave with bags of mushrooms and rotten meat as bait.
• The Pukei-Pukei shot poison from the cave and struck one of the Jagras.
• Krieg gripped his war lance and a Poké Ball as the Pukei-Pukei's heavy footsteps approached.

Krieg’s party trapped and killed a Pukei-Pukei, then searched its venom-filled nest for treasure. There, Krieg discovered an object that looked like a Devil Fruit.

• Krieg released his Shadow Spider and had it block the cave entrance while the Pukei-Pukei was caught briefly in a Poké Ball.
• Krieg’s party and their summoned creatures surrounded the Pukei-Pukei, which fought back with its tail and blinding flash.
• The Shadow Spider stung the Pukei-Pukei unconscious, and Krieg stopped the other creatures from damaging its valuable hide before killing it himself.
• Krieg sent Oka to notify the Adventurers Guild, then led the party into the Pukei-Pukei’s nest to search for treasure.
• Krieg spotted a strange, spiral-patterned gourd among the cave’s valuables and recognized it as a Devil Fruit.