Chapter Summaries

Chelsea protected Louise and the unconscious Crown Prince Wales while fighting Wardes in the church, overwhelming him with her Rattlesnake and Love Breathing techniques. Just as she enjoyed the battle, a sleazy-looking newcomer appeared and a purple glow began to make her lose control of her body.

• Saito Hiraga confronted Wardes for deceiving Louise, but Wardes knocked him and two Royal Guard Knights aside with wind magic.
• Chelsea stepped in front of Louise and the unconscious Crown Prince Wales, then attacked Wardes with her Shingu, Rattlesnake.
• Wardes countered Chelsea’s first whip attacks with wind magic and lightning, but her enhanced strength and Love Breathing let her press him back.
• Louise and Saito Hiraga watched Chelsea’s strange fighting style, while Saito’s sword Derflinger speculated that her transformation ability might be Void Magic.
• A newcomer shouted from the church, and Chelsea saw a purple glow before her consciousness began to fade.

Saito Hiraga wounded Wardes, but Cromwell used Andvaria's Ring to seize control of everyone in the church and ordered Wardes to take Louise’s letter and capture Chelsea. A long pink-haired man suddenly appeared and stopped Wardes from touching Chelsea.

• Louise warned Saito Hiraga that Cromwell’s ring controlled bodies and minds, and Saito charged Wardes with Derflinger.
• Saito Hiraga awakened his power, restored Derflinger, and wounded Wardes, but Chelsea remained immobilized by the ring.
• Cromwell intensified Andvaria's Ring’s magic, seized control of everyone in the church, and ordered Wardes to take Louise’s letter and capture Chelsea.
• Louise and Saito Hiraga recognized Cromwell as the Pope of the Reconquista Church and learned that he possessed the lost secret treasure.
• Wardes reached for Chelsea, but a long pink-haired man appeared and grabbed his arm, warning him not to touch his subordinate.

Biba Amatori defeated Wardes and Cromwell, took Andvaria's Ring, and freed everyone from its control. Knight Edson introduced Louise, Saito Hiraga, and Guiche as allies who could help treat Crown Prince Wales.

• Cromwell was shocked that Biba Amatori could move freely through the ring's purple light, and Biba struck Wardes down with a blow no one could see.
• Biba appeared before Archbishop Regen Chista, then resisted Cromwell's commands and seized Andvaria's Ring after using Armament Haki Hardening.
• With the ring's magic gone, Chelsea apologized, but Biba reassured her that she had completed her mission and called Mr. Hugh in to treat Crown Prince Wales.
• Chelsea bound the unconscious Wardes while Saito, Louise, and Guiche discussed whether Biba's group meant them harm; Louise got angry when Saito called a woman beautiful.
• Mr. Hugh treated Knight Edson with a pill, and Edson introduced Louise, Saito, and Guiche as allies who could help the crown prince.

Mr. Hugh used a transmutation circle to heal Prince Wales, who awoke and learned how Biba Amatori and his companions had saved him. When Wales could not help them communicate, Louise and Saito considered trying the spell that had once let them understand each other, while Saito wondered where the strangers had come from.

• Tabitha and Kirche arrived at the church and reunited with Louise and Saito.
• Mr. Hugh drew a transmutation circle and used it to heal Prince Wales, who regained consciousness.
• Knight Anderson and the others explained the events to Wales and asked him to help Biba Amatori, Chelsea, and Mr. Hugh communicate.
• Wales admitted he knew no spell that could solve the language barrier, and Louise and Saito considered repeating the spell that had helped them understand each other.
• Saito wondered whether Biba Amatori and his companions came from somewhere unknown—or from somewhere beyond this world.

Louise’s Silence spell accidentally caused an explosion, but Biba Amatori realized that his protective Haki had blocked its effect. After Louise cast the spell again without his protection, Biba, Mr. Hugh, and Chelsea learned to understand the local language and introduced themselves to Wales.

• Biba Amatori agreed to have Louise cast her Silence spell on him, and Louise’s agitation caused a massive explosion that shattered a wall.
• Tabitha explained that Louise’s explosions depended on her intent, and Biba realized his Haki barrier might have blocked the spell.
• Louise cast the Silence spell again while Biba and the others let the explosion hit them, allowing them to understand the local language.
• Biba ordered Chelsea to protect Louise, recognizing the value of her magic.
• Wales introduced himself, and Biba identified himself and his companions as adventurers from Hinomoto, surprising Saito.

Imu trained under eighteen times gravity while considering how to strengthen his combat skills, then received reports about new scientific projects and assigned Shayna to King. He learned that some of the super Danger Beasts had accepted Human-Human Fruits while others had refused, and the chapter ended with the fruits’ differing effects and preferences established.

• Imu trained without Haki under eighteen times gravity, then weighed whether to prioritize swordsmanship, physical arts, or Haki.
• Stussy reported that Vegapunk had produced ten special Den Den Mushi and developed a brainwave antenna.
• Imu named the newly cultivated Lunaria woman Shayna and told Stussy that King should oversee her education.
• Stussy reported that the Biochemical Research Institute had developed Winged Human Serum, and Imu ordered it given to the Air Force with recipients classified as Winged Humans.
• Stussy told Imu that Red Lotus and Divine Harmony had eaten Human-Human Fruits, while Black Marlin refused to give up swimming and Tyrande had no interest in human form.

Imu tested the World Government’s new Green Apple Den Den Mushi system, which used brain-computer interaction and artificial intelligence to improve administration. He planned to refine and mass-produce it, while redirecting displaced clerks to expand the Sea Star Basic Living Conditions Guarantee System and encourage support for future conquests.

• The World Government continued forming joint organizations in the Teigu World and the Demon Slayer World, while Hinomoto joined as its second member state from another world.
• Imu put on the Brainwave Antenna Earpiece and activated the Green Apple Den Den Mushi using his level 10 authorization.
• Imu examined the system’s office functions and learned it could transmit thoughts, text, and images through brain-computer interaction.
• Imu approved further adjustments and planned to mass-produce the system to reduce administrative workloads.
• Imu planned to send surplus clerks to local regions to expand the Sea Star Basic Living Conditions Guarantee System and build support for foreign wars.

After sending Louise and the others back to Tristain with Crown Prince Wales's breakup letter, Biba Amatori and Mr. Hugh examined Albion's floating island and the magic that sustained its flying ships. Mr. Hugh suspected that Wind Stone beneath the island kept it aloft, giving Biba a lead to investigate.

• Louise, Saito Hiraga, Guiche, Tabitha, Kirche, Chelsea, and the others carried Crown Prince Wales's letter to Princess Henrietta and began their return to Tristain.
• Crown Prince Wales kept the Wind's Transparent Ring, while Chelsea received a letter of recommendation to enroll at the Tristain Academy of Magic with Louise.
• Biba Amatori and Mr. Hugh chose not to join the fighting between the Royalists and the rebels, and Biba planned to observe how Crown Prince Wales handled the conflict.
• Biba and Mr. Hugh discussed Albion's floating island and learned that Wind Stone powered the world's magic flying ships.
• Mr. Hugh proposed that vast deposits of Wind Stone beneath Albion might be keeping the island in the sky, and Biba saw a new direction for their investigation.

Louise and Chelsea returned to Tristain after rescuing Prince Wales, and Princess Henrietta welcomed them and approved Chelsea’s request to serve as Louise’s attendant. At the academy, Louise asked Headmaster Olde Osman about being called a descendant of the Void, and he explained that Void was a lost magic system while hinting at Gandalf.

• Princess Henrietta thanked Chelsea and Louise for bringing back Prince Wales’s letter, then agreed to Chelsea becoming Louise’s attendant.
• Louise and Chelsea traveled to Tristain Academy of Magic and grew closer as Chelsea learned about the world.
• Louise asked Headmaster Olde Osman about the phrase “descendant of the Void,” and he identified the Void as a lost magic system beyond the four elements.
• Headmaster Olde Osman connected Louise’s situation to Gandalf but did not explain further.
• Headmaster Olde Osman enrolled Chelsea as a first-year student and allowed her to accompany Louise freely.

Chelsea accompanied Louise to Tarub Village, where they followed Professor Colbert into a cave and discovered an abandoned valley cabin. Inside, Chelsea and Saito Hiraga found a fighter jet, while the others stared at the unfamiliar machine.

• Chelsea met Louise outside the academy kitchen and suggested they go to Tarub Village to find Saito.
• Chelsea persuaded Professor Colbert to take them along by revealing that Louise wanted to look for Saito and Siesta.
• Chelsea and Louise traveled with Professor Colbert to Tarub Village, where they entered a cave to search for the Dragon's Ruins.
• Saito, Siesta, Guiche, Tabitha, and Kirche joined the group in the cave, and Siesta's inherited map led them to a secluded valley.
• Professor Colbert opened an abandoned cabin, where Saito and Chelsea recognized a fighter jet.

Biba Amatori pushed Prince Wales to retreat to Tristain and seek help, hoping the resulting conflict would reveal more about the magic world. After arriving in Tristain, his group investigated the limits of magic while the World Government’s welfare program fueled support for conquest back home.

• Mr. Hugh and Tengen Uzui identified Sheffield as the rebel army’s new ruler, and Biba Amatori urged Prince Wales to withdraw and borrow troops from Tristain.
• Prince Wales agreed to leave Albion, while Biba Amatori revealed to Horobi that he wanted war to spread across the continent and expose the world’s strength.
• Biba Amatori left Tengen Uzui behind to await the World Government and traveled with the others toward Tristain, where Mr. Hugh’s attempts to cast magic failed.
• The group reached La Rochelle and learned that a powerful earth mage had shaped the town from a mountain, before preparing to travel onward to Tristania.
• On Sea Star Homeworld, the World Government’s aid won public support, and a slogan calling for war across all worlds spread as Imu stirred the population’s ambitions.

Keisuke Amatori and his companions learned more about Saito Hiraga’s world while discussing the possibility of sending him home. Their conversation was interrupted by news that the Reconquista Kingdom had declared war on Tristain.

• Princess Henrietta’s opposition stopped nobles from handing Prince Wales over, but Tristain refused to lend him troops.
• Louise cast Silence for Horobi and Levi, allowing them to communicate in Halkeginian.
• Saito Hiraga described his modern world and showed the group his powerless laptop, while they learned that Professor Colbert thought an eclipse might let Saito return home.
• Keisuke Amatori claimed he was the son of a former shogun who had fled after a rebellion, though Horobi knew he had led the uprising and killed Shogun Amatori.
• Guiche burst into the reading room and announced that the Reconquista Kingdom had declared war on Tristain.

Tristain's leaders decided to detain Prince Wales and Biba Amatori's group after Regen Zista declared war, but Biba showed evidence that Regen Zista intended to conquer all of Halkeginia. Captain Cruz agreed to take Biba to report the recording, while Biba considered whether to send someone with Saito Hiraga to the technological world.

• Cardinal Mazarin and General Bouillé urged Duchess Marianne to hand Prince Wales over to Regen Zista, and she ordered officials to detain him and negotiate.
• Marshal Grammont ordered the Magic Knights to escort Prince Wales and his companions to prison and placed Biba Amatori's group under house arrest at the Magic Academy.
• Levi reached for the Half-Blade Knife when Captain Cruz confronted the group, but Biba calmed the situation and said Regen Zista sought to conquer Halkeginia.
• Biba played a Den Den Mushi recording of Sheffield calling for Regen Zista to conquer the continent, beginning with Tristain.
• Captain Cruz asked Biba to accompany him to report the recording, and Biba agreed while considering whether to send someone with Saito Hiraga to the technological world.

Biba Amatori learned about Tristain’s military forces as the kingdom prepared for war against Regen. Zista, while Mr. Hugh investigated why only nobles could use magic and uncovered an unsettling prophecy tied to the Founder’s Void.

• The recording Biba Amatori showed the Tristain nobles stirred their anger against Regen. Zista, and Prince Wales and his group were released from prison to help prepare for war.
• Biba Amatori observed the nobles’ council and learned about Tristain’s guards, army, magic knights, and griffin-mounted air force.
• Mr. Hugh told Biba Amatori that nobles might inherit magic through Brimir’s bloodline, while commoners with the same ancestry were denied training by class barriers.
• Mr. Hugh recited the Founder’s prophecy that four sacred treasures, four rings, four familiars, and four heirs would awaken his Void.
• Mr. Hugh said Prince Wales’s Wind’s Transparent Ring held a Philosopher’s Stone and suspected Princess Henrietta’s Water’s Azure Ring did as well.

The Regan Zista Kingdom’s seventy-thousand-strong army attacked Tristain’s much smaller force during a solar eclipse. As artillery, arrows, and magic battered Tristain’s defenses, Biba Amatori sent Horobi and Levi to protect Princess Henrietta and Prince Wales.

• General Ivoni and Magiruda learned that Tarub Village had been evacuated, then deployed the Regan Zista army against Tristain.
• Prince Wales, Princess Henrietta, and Marshal Grammont prepared Tristain’s ten thousand soldiers to defend a hillside while awaiting reinforcements.
• Levi questioned why Biba Amatori’s group would not intervene, and Biba said they would act only if the leaders could no longer hold out.
• Regan Zista’s cannons, arrows, and fire magic struck Tristain’s defenses, while Guiche’s bronze dolls intercepted part of the arrow barrage.
• Biba Amatori ordered Horobi to protect Princess Henrietta and Levi to protect Prince Wales.

Tristain faced Regen. Zista's overwhelming assault, and Prince Wales and Princess Henrietta unleashed Hexagram Magic to devastate the monster vanguard. As the eclipse began, Louise realized Saito Hiraga was about to leave for his own world.

• Regen. Zista's bombardment and advancing forces terrified Henrietta, Louise, Guiche, and the other young defenders, while Marshal Grammont organized Tristain's troops.
• Griffin riders charged the fire dragon riders but suffered heavy casualties against the dragons' flame attacks.
• Prince Wales and Henrietta combined their wind- and water-element spells into Hexagram Magic, creating a vast waterspout that swept away thousands of monsters.
• The waterspout suddenly exploded before reaching Regen. Zista's main force, and Biba Amatori criticized Wales and Henrietta for using the spell before the armies engaged.
• The dark clouds vanished, but shadows from two moons covered the sun; Louise recognized the eclipse and realized Saito Hiraga was leaving.

Tengen Uzui received an unexpected order to return to the Star Gate while the battle near Tarub Village turned against Tristain. Louise reached Saito Hiraga’s fighter plane with Tabitha’s help, and the two reunited in the cockpit amid a furious argument.

• Tengen Uzui received a call ordering him to return to the Star Gate and report, then packed his belongings and rushed toward the Valais Mountains.
• Tristain’s forces struggled against Regen. Zista’s infantry, mages, and magical airships as the battlefield filled with casualties.
• Biba Amatori saw Saito Hiraga’s green fighter plane shooting down Fire Dragons and considered intervening if Prince Wales’s forces were overwhelmed.
• Louise, Tabitha, Kirche, Chelsea, and the other girls flew toward Saito on Tabitha’s Rhyme Dragon.
• Louise jumped from the Rhyme Dragon, and Tabitha used a bubble spell to float her to Saito’s fighter plane.
• Saito pulled Louise into the cockpit and scolded her for jumping, and Louise angrily accused him of acting without asking anyone.

As the eclipse darkened the battlefield, Saito Hiraga tried to protect Louise and Tabitha while Biba Amatori slaughtered the Fire Dragon riders with his Death Finger. The battle was still underway when a dazzling burst of white light appeared overhead.

• Louise confronted Saito Hiraga for risking himself, and he reassured her that he would protect her as her Familiar of Zero.
• Saito Hiraga warned Tabitha as Fire Dragon riders surrounded Dragon Rhythm, then used his piloting skill to dodge their attacks while his fuel dwindled.
• Biba Amatori deflected the Fire Dragon riders' attacks and evaded their magic without using the Gas-Gas Fruit.
• Biba Amatori began killing Fire Dragon riders by pointing at them with his Death Finger, terrifying Tabitha, Kirche, and Chelsea.
• An extraordinarily bright burst of white light suddenly appeared overhead.

Louise awakened Void Magic and unleashed a blinding spell that incapacitated Ragen Zista’s army, while leaving the Fire Dragon Knights and magic warships to burn. As the fighter began to fall, Biba Amatori raced toward it to protect Louise and preserve his mission.

• Louise absorbed the glowing characters from Saito Hiraga’s hand and began chanting Void Magic while Saito piloted the Zero fighter to evade the Fire Dragon Knights.
• Louise’s spell engulfed the battlefield in white light, knocking nearly seventy thousand soldiers, knights, and mages unconscious and setting the Fire Dragon Knights and magic warships ablaze.
• Princess Henrietta and the others saw that Louise had spared most of the defeated army, while Biba Amatori recognized that her magic could threaten even him.
• Mr. Hugh spoke with a contact through a Den Den Mushi, who ordered him to investigate Void Magic and said no large force would enter the world before next year.
• When the Zero fighter began falling, Biba Amatori abandoned his griffin and raced toward it at tremendous speed.

Biba Amatori caught Saito Hiraga and Louise’s powerless Zero Fighter and lowered it safely to the ground, prompting the battlefield’s survivors to worship him as a divine messenger. He then told Saito that his group would take responsibility for Louise’s safety, dismissing Saito’s claim that he was strong.

• As the Zero Fighter fell, Biba Amatori held up the Dragon’s Hagoromo and used Geppo to stop and lower the aircraft.
• Tabitha, Kirche, and Chelsea watched Biba’s feat, while Princess Henrietta, Prince Wales, and the soldiers below stared in shock.
• The crowd began kneeling and praying, believing Biba might be a divine messenger; Biba privately enjoyed their worship and considered seeking the four Void users.
• Biba set the Zero Fighter down and told Saito Hiraga and Louise they could get out.
• Biba declared that his group would protect Louise because Saito was too weak, then dismissed Saito’s account of defeating Wardes as insignificant.