Chapter Summaries

Ryumon outlined the schools, student training, and Armed Front, while Morgan William approved the plan and assigned resources. The next morning, Sasori arrived at Kabane-infested Tottori Station and unleashed his modified puppets to fight.

• Ryumon invited Bard to become the Armed Front's first Instructor, and Bard accepted.
• Ryumon appointed Kuro, Shimada, and Gangyi to lead Suzuran Academy, Hosen, and Oya High, and described the schools' curriculum and planned enrollment.
• Morgan William approved the project and promised the Morgan Group would provide staff, supplies, and advertising.
• Sasori woke aboard the armored train and prepared to disembark at Tottori Station.
• Sasori stepped into the ruined station, saw the surrounding Kabane, and summoned his modified puppets with the Performance of a Hundred Puppets.

Sasori used his puppets and the Third Kazekage to defeat a Black Mist at Tottori Station and recover its blue-glowing heart. His livestream reached ninth place on the Top 100 Popularity Ranking, while he remained focused on entering the Top 10 and reviving his parents.

• Sasori deployed a hundred combat puppets to attack the Kabane around Tottori Station.
• Hundreds of Kabane fused into a towering Black Mist and destroyed several of Sasori's puppets.
• Sasori summoned the Third Kazekage puppet, which used Sand Iron to attack and restrain Black Mist.
• Sasori combined dozens of puppets into a drill, opened Black Mist's chest, and extracted its blue-glowing heart.
• Sasori stored the heart and saw his livestream rise to ninth place on the Top 100 Popularity Ranking.

Saito Hiraga spent a quiet morning at the family estate on Sea Star as Masato trained and Saito checked Tiffania and Brian’s progress in Reincarnation Paradise. The chapter left Louise’s dojo nearly complete and Saito preparing to expand his magic-shop company.

• Siesta woke Saito and reported that Masato had risen early to practice swordsmanship with Derflinger.
• Masato trained in Serpent Breathing forms while Derflinger corrected his technique.
• Saito checked the competition screen and saw Tiffania and Brian ranked 89th with 1,468 points, putting them on course for the Top 100.
• Saito reflected on his swordsmanship, his limited Substitution Magic, and his growing chain of magic shops.
• Cattleya asked about Louise’s dojo, and Saito said its construction was nearly finished and its interior needed only a few more days.

Genos reviewed the Top 100 Tournament rankings with Saitama, then left to upgrade his systems with Dr. Kuseno. As contestants rested before the main tournament, the Army moved its headquarters to Red Moon, where Teach eagerly anticipated his first war as an admiral.

• Genos showed Saitama the rankings and explained why fast-flying mages and other powerful fighters dominated the points round.
• Genos asked to visit Dr. Kuseno to upgrade his equipment, and Saitama agreed while planning to keep playing games.
• The tournament rankings drew widespread attention, and reports showed that 2,227 contestants had been eliminated, including 103 deaths.
• The Army relocated its headquarters from the Red Line to Red Moon, one of Sea Star's satellites.
• Sakazuki, Bullet, Crocodile, Onigumo, Oven, Jozu, Teach, and the other officers watched the move, and Teach celebrated his coming first war as an admiral.

Kizaru’s Navy fleet encountered Harusame’s 10th Division near South Heaven Tower, and the Navy’s advanced technology gave its smaller vanguard the advantage. Lan launched assault pods toward the enemy ships, where their occupants began cutting through the pirates.

• A communications technician reported that Vice Admiral Lan’s vanguard had been intercepted by Harusame’s 10th Division, which demanded the Navy surrender.
• Borsalino ordered Lan to clear the obstruction and capture prisoners.
• Commander Niu Li opened fire on Lan’s twenty-eight ships, but their energy shields deflected Harusame’s lasers and the Navy’s return volley damaged the pirate fleet.
• Niu Li ordered his ships to board the Navy vessels and told his forces to preserve their advanced warships.
• Lan launched unmanned craft and Siren Claw Assault Drop Pods toward the Harusame ships.
• An assault pod broke into a Harusame warship, and a fast-moving attacker killed a pirate who approached it.

Major Aubrey led Navy troops in a brutal boarding assault on Harusame's 10th Division, while Lan's forces infiltrated the enemy fleet's command network. Captain Niu Li confronted four Navy soldiers protected by portable energy barriers, and the battle escalated as both sides unleashed powerful attacks.

• Major Aubrey's Navy troops slaughtered Harusame's 10th Division aboard its warships and split up to advance toward the command room and stern.
• Captain Niu Li ordered the fleet to press forward despite the Navy's superior individual fighters, while Lan's forces continued deploying assault pods and carrier-based aircraft.
• The Amun-Ra's artificial intelligence reported that it had infiltrated the enemy fleet's command network and expected full control within seven minutes.
• After an assault pod breached Zone E4, Captain Niu Li charged toward the battle and saw four Navy soldiers fighting off his men.
• Captain Niu Li's staff strike cracked a Navy lieutenant's Wind Stone barrier, prompting the officers to signal that they had encountered major-level combat power.
• The four Navy officers charged Niu Li with Rankyaku, Flame Breathing, First Form: Unknowing Fire, and Hasshoken.

Major Kibin defeated Commander Niu Li and captured Harusame’s 10th Division flagship for the Marines. After the battle ended, Borsalino’s fleet encountered Harusame’s much larger follow-up force and learned that Admiral A-Dai might send additional divisions.

• Commander Niu Li struggled to defeat four Marine officers until Major Kibin arrived and ordered them to recover and clear out the other pirates.
• Major Kibin used Wind Breathing and Haki to disarm Niu Li, shatter his sternum, and capture him as the Marines defeated the remaining pirates.
• Vice Admiral Lan received Kibin’s report, and the Marines used artificial intelligence to take control of Harusame’s ships and began processing prisoners and damaged vessels.
• Borsalino’s central fleet arrived as Harusame’s enormous follow-up fleet appeared across from it.
• A staff officer identified the incoming force as Harusame’s 8th and 9th Divisions and warned that more divisions could follow after Admiral A-Dai received news of the Marines’ energy shields.
• Borsalino questioned the name Admiral A-Dai.

Borsalino ordered the First Fleet to destroy Harusame, and the Navy’s forces clashed with the 8th and 9th Divisions while deploying the Mechanical Race. As Harusame’s fleets struggled against the Navy’s firepower and electronic warfare, Admiral A-Dai agreed to ask imprisoned captains for help.

• Borsalino rejected the suggestion to avoid further conflict and ordered the First Fleet to annihilate Harusame.
• Vice Admiral Lan, Vice Admiral Kesha, and Vice Admiral Bluegrass led their fleets against Harusame’s 8th and 9th Divisions.
• Gou Lang and Bai Gu ordered their divisions to avoid boarding battles and warned that the Navy’s electronic warfare could seize their command systems.
• The Navy deployed its Mechanical Race combat units, which transformed into humanoid fighters and swift aircraft to attack Harusame’s ships.
• Admiral A-Dai learned that the 10th Division had been destroyed and, at his subordinate’s urging, agreed to ask Fan Jie, Ma Dong, and Xing Jue to fight in exchange for regaining command of their divisions.

Megatron and the Decepticons attacked Harusame’s 8th and 9th Divisions, overwhelming them with superior weapons and combat skill as an AI invaded their ships’ systems. With the fleet facing a countdown to losing control of every ship, Gou Lang and Bai Gu pinned their hopes on Fan Jie.

• Megatron led the Decepticons into battle, destroying carrier craft and damaging a Harusame warship.
• Starscream, Cyclonus, and the other Decepticons tore through the enemy forces while Kizaru’s fleet gained the advantage.
• Gou Lang and Bai Gu reported that their ships could barely penetrate the Marines’ shields and were also losing the boarding fight.
• Harusame technicians warned that an enemy AI was breaching their systems and would seize control of the 8th and 9th Divisions’ ships in less than five minutes.
• Gou Lang and Bai Gu hoped Fan Jie would act in time, and the chapter described him as a network-transmitted lifeform able to control or possess living beings.

Fan Jie stopped the enemy's cyberattack and announced that Harusame reinforcements were coming, restoring Gou Lang and Bai Gu's morale. Shi Ling, Ma Dong, Xing Jue, and Fan Jie's physical body arrived with the 1st Division, and Shi Ling sent Ma Dong and Xing Jue to reinforce the 8th and 9th Divisions.

• Fan Jie intercepted the enemy AI's cyber offensive and told Gou Lang and Bai Gu that reinforcements would arrive within half an hour.
• Gou Lang and Bai Gu ordered their ships to support one another and hold their lines until the reinforcements arrived.
• Borsalino learned that Harusame's Three Wicked Stars were approaching and asked Sylph about its confrontation with Fan Jie.
• About twenty-five minutes later, Shi Ling, Ma Dong, Xing Jue, and Fan Jie's physical body arrived with more than a hundred ships from the 1st Division.
• Shi Ling ordered Ma Dong to support the 8th Division and Xing Jue to reinforce Bai Gu's 9th Division.

Major Mitchell battled Captain Bai Gu aboard Harusame’s flagship before Xing Jue overwhelmed him and knocked him unconscious. As Bai Gu and Xing Jue reacted to Mitchell’s strength, an imposing Marine in golden armor appeared and challenged their assessment of the fight.

• Major Mitchell and Captain Bai Gu fought aboard Harusame’s flagship, with Mitchell gaining the advantage through his Marine training and electric attacks.
• Xing Jue struck Mitchell from behind with his Golden-Hooped Red Staff, but Mitchell endured the blow and stood back up.
• Mitchell identified himself as a Marine Headquarters major and charged Xing Jue, who defeated him in fewer than five exchanges.
• Captain Bai Gu worried about the strength of higher-ranking Marines after seeing Mitchell’s ability.
• A golden-armored Marine appeared behind Bai Gu and Xing Jue, saying Mitchell was just a major and remarking that they had struggled to defeat him.

Marine lieutenant colonel Galbadaora, the Gold Dust Dragon, overwhelmed Harusame’s fighters and captured Xing Jue while killing Captain Bai Gu. The Marines were left in control of the passageway, with Xing Jue unconscious in Galbadaora’s hands.

• Galbadaora introduced himself and used diamond spikes to impale the Harusame pirates around him while sparing the Marine soldiers.
• Xing Jue charged Galbadaora with his staff, but Galbadaora stopped the strike with one golden-armored finger.
• Xing Jue launched a barrage of staff attacks, but Galbadaora blocked every blow with the same finger and dismissed him as a noisy monkey.
• Enraged, Xing Jue charged again, and Galbadaora knocked him unconscious with a hand chop to the back of his neck.
• Galbadaora declared that Bai Gu did not need to be captured and killed him with a golden beam that pierced the flagship’s bulkheads and armor.

Lieutenant Colonel Karuda fought Ma Dong, Harusame’s Pluto and Starburst Sword King, aboard the 8th Division flagship and revealed that Observation Haki could counter Ma Dong’s Awakening Eye. Their duel intensified as Ma Dong celebrated finding a worthy swordsman, but Karuda mocked his claim to strength and said he had not even reached vice admiral level.

• Captain Gou Lang clashed with Major Big Silver, whose swordsmanship and Observation Haki kept Gou Lang on the defensive.
• Ma Dong attacked Lieutenant Colonel Karuda with his Starburst Sword, but Karuda’s Observation Haki repeatedly disrupted the Awakening Eye’s predictions.
• Karuda identified Ma Dong’s ability to read thoughts and explained that Observation Haki could sense presences and predict movements.
• Ma Dong extended his laser blade and traded fierce sword attacks with Karuda, delighted to face a challenging opponent.
• Karuda introduced himself as a Marine Headquarters lieutenant colonel and ridiculed Ma Dong for calling himself strong despite struggling against an opponent below vice admiral level.

The Navy’s field-grade officers overwhelmed Harusame’s forces and cornered Ma Dong, while Fan Jie decided to defect to the World Government. Fan Jie took control of Captain Shi Ling and offered Harusame’s fleet, Shi Ling’s head, and intelligence on the Elder Council in exchange for acceptance.

• Lieutenant Colonel Karuda told Ma Dong that the Navy had tens of thousands of swordsmen at his level, just as ten field-grade officers arrived under Admiral Kizaru’s orders to capture Ma Dong and end the battle.
• Four officers cut through the resisting Harusame pirates, while three joined Major Big Silver against Captain Gou Lang and three surrounded Ma Dong with Lieutenant Colonel Karuda.
• Ma Dong realized the World Government’s strength dwarfed his own as the four officers attacked him and he fought back with the Starburst Sword.
• Fan Jie told Captain Shi Ling that Captain Bai Gu had been killed, Xing Jue had been captured, and Ma Dong and Gou Lang were about to be defeated.
• Fan Jie used nanomechanical viruses to immobilize Shi Ling and announced that he was defecting, offering control of Harusame’s forces, Shi Ling’s head, and intelligence on Admiral A-Dai and the Elder Council.

Fan Jie took control of Harusame’s command room and fleet, then told Borsalino that Kamui and Hua Tuo had gone to Earth to contact Hosen. Borsalino headed for Edo Star, while Kamui confronted Hosen in Yoshiwara and mocked the woman who had made him a coward.

• Fan Jie controlled Commander Shi Ling and the other personnel in the command room, ordered them to kill themselves, and disabled the weapons of Harusame’s 8th, 9th, and 1st Divisions.
• Fan Jie told Borsalino that Kamui, the 7th Division, Hua Tuo, and the Chandra were on Earth, where Kamui was testing Hosen for signs of betrayal.
• Borsalino chose to head for Edo Star rather than pursue Admiral A-Dai and the Council of Elders, and ordered Ma Dong’s Starburst Sword sent to the Academy of Sciences.
• A Marine reported that Xing Jue, Ma Dong, and Gou Lang had been taken into custody.
• In Yoshiwara Peach Paradise, Hosen challenged Kamui and accused him of interfering because of his memories of his mother.
• Kamui dismissed Hosen’s accusations and mocked the woman who had turned the Night King into a coward.

Gintoki battled Hosen while Rob Lucci and Bruno watched from a rooftop and prepared to intervene. Hosen survived Gintoki’s attacks and the Hyakka’s kunai, leaving Gintoki wounded as Lucci and Bruno moved to act.

• Gintoki challenged Hosen to test whether bonds could overcome the Night King, and the two began fighting at the Yato statue.
• Lucci and Bruno secretly captured the injured Abuto and placed him in their hidden holding space with White Zetsu guards.
• Lucci and Bruno watched the battle, planning to save whichever fighter lost, while Gintoki knocked Hosen’s umbrella away and attacked him.
• The Hyakka threw kunai at Hosen, but Gintoki warned them the fight was not over and was struck by several kunai while shielding Tsukuyo.
• Hosen rose again despite his many wounds, and Lucci and Bruno left the rooftop to intervene.

Gintoki used the returning sunlight to defeat Night King Feng and free Yoshiwara from darkness. As Feng lay dying, two black-clad men appeared and declared that the King of the Yato Clan would not die there.

• Feng repelled the Hyakka women’s kunai and threatened Tsukuyo, but Gintoki stepped in and told her to save her strength.
• Gintoki stood at the broken wall and declared that the sparks he carried would never go out as the canopy over Yoshiwara split open and sunlight poured into the underground district.
• Kagura and Shinpachi urged Gintoki on as he charged Feng and pierced his chest with Toyako, sending him flying into the sunlight.
• The courtesans and tourists saw the sky for the first time in years as Yoshiwara’s darkness retreated and the people celebrated Feng’s defeat.
• Feng recalled meeting Sun Blade as a child, then two black-clad men shielded him from the sun and said he would not die there; Kamui asked who they were.

Rob Lucci and Bruno arrived after the Night King’s defeat and took the injured Hosen away, while Lucci easily overpowered Kamui and Gintoki. They left with Kamui vowing to find Lucci at night, and Gintoki celebrated the opened canopy while promising to defeat the Night King again if he returned.

• Bruno examined Hosen, packed him into a transforming case, and handed him to White Zetsu while Gintoki complained at Lucci and Bruno.
• Kamui attacked Bruno, but Lucci blocked him and sent him crashing through the attic; Lucci also knocked Gintoki back when he charged with Toyako.
• Gintoki offered to let Lucci and Bruno take Hosen if they guaranteed the Night King would not return, and they prepared to leave.
• Kamui challenged Lucci to fight somewhere without sunlight, but Lucci said Kamui was no match for him and did not want to kill him.
• Kamui pursued Lucci into the sunlight and was kicked through the roof; despite coughing blood, he vowed to find Lucci at night.
• Lucci and Bruno disappeared, and Gintoki told Tsukuyo that they could defeat the Night King again if he returned.

Feng was rescued from his battle and treated inside a mysterious box, then imprisoned alongside Abuto. As Bruno learned that Kizaru’s fleet would reach the planet in two days, Kuro ordered him to monitor the coming unrest and protect Shogun Shige Shige.

• White Zetsu treated Feng’s wounds inside the box while leaving his fire-triggered, Gorilla Scarlet shackles in place.
• Feng was taken to a guarded prison cell, where he discovered Abuto was also imprisoned and heard how Kagura and Bruno had captured him.
• Lucci explained that they had rescued Feng because he was near death, while their mission was to protect listed targets rather than capture them all.
• Kuro told Bruno that Kizaru’s First Fleet would arrive in two days after destroying several Harusame fleets, and that Fan Jie had surrendered while Ma Dong and Xing Jue had been captured.
• Kuro ordered Bruno to watch Tenshouin Naraku’s people and said he would protect Shogun Shige Shige; Bruno reported rescuing Feng and Abuto in Peach Blossom Land, Yoshiwara.

After Yoshiwara regained its night sky, Gintoki and his allies worked to contain the chaos left by Hosen’s defeat while trying to identify the two men who had taken him. Kamui mobilized the 7th Division to hunt the strangers, leaving Yoshiwara facing new dangers.

• Kagura reported that tattooed men had tried to collect a management fee, while Shinpachi told Gintoki that Tsukuyo was handling thefts in the eastern warehouse district.
• Gintoki described the two men who had taken Hosen, and Shinpachi recognized them as possibly Rob Lucci and Bruno from CP9.
• Gintoki and Shinpachi joked about One Piece and cosplay instead of investigating why the suspected CP9 agents had appeared in Yoshiwara.
• Kamui summoned the 7th Division to search Yoshiwara for the two black-clad men and vowed to find them.