Chapter Summaries

Imu reviewed plans for the Nuclear World and oversaw the conquest of twelve Teigu World kingdoms, deciding to pull most Celestial Dragon graduates away from frontline fighting. After learning that Redfield had found the Nika Fruit, Imu ordered it delivered to Luffy at Marineford.

• Intelligence revealed that Yokosuka Port held a major Lighthouse Nation and Japanese naval force, so Imu planned ninja infiltration across Japan and other nuclear powers.
• The Empire, Divine Harmony, and Alchemi invaded the twelve kingdoms that had funded the Free Resistance Army while Longinus and other Celestial Dragon graduates carried out executions of their royal families.
• Watching the graduates fight, Imu decided they should serve as administrators and future Planetary Governors, and considered harsh reprisals if Celestial Dragons were killed in battle.
• Stussy reported that Redfield had found the Nika Fruit in the Flaus Kingdom and was returning to the Red Line.
• Imu ordered Redfield to take the fruit to Luffy at Marineford and told Garp not to stop it.

Tekka Uchiha and his ninja teams continued infiltrating Japan and other powerful countries as they prepared to help Admiral Golden Lion take control of the Nuclear World. While Tekka and his companions walked through Tokyo, a strange, colorful structure began appearing above a busy intersection, threatening to expose their hidden operation.

• Pakura envied the peaceful life in Japan, and Tekka Uchiha reminded her that they were ninja and that the World Government could restrain foolish actions.
• Ninja teams expanded surveillance across Japan's political, military, and industrial centers, while Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju led teams into the Lighthouse Nation and the Ancient Nation.
• Tekka Uchiha, Pakura, Kosuke Yamanaka, and Tsunayoshi Hyuga went searching for lunch in central Tokyo.
• The four ninja noticed shimmering air above an intersection and watched a bubble-like structure begin to appear as nearby pedestrians looked on.
• Tekka Uchiha ordered Tsunayoshi Hyuga to use the Byakugan to find whoever had caused the phenomenon.

Tekka Uchiha, Pakura, Tsunayoshi Hyuga, and Kosuke Yamanaka witnessed a fantasy army emerge from a stone palace in Ginza and massacre civilians. They survived by retreating and turning invisible, then prepared to report the attack and follow the attackers.

• A stone palace appeared in Ginza, and a dragon knight flew out as civilians mistook the scene for a performance.
• Tsunayoshi Hyuga warned Tekka Uchiha, Pakura, and the others that an army of soldiers, cavalry, archers, and beastmen was emerging from the palace.
• The army sounded its horns and fired arrows into the crowd, killing civilians as they fled.
• Pakura, Tekka Uchiha, Tsunayoshi Hyuga, and Kosuke Yamanaka dodged the attack, entered a building, and returned invisibly to its rooftop.
• The army’s monsters and dragon knights continued slaughtering people across Ginza, and Kosuke Yamanaka wondered whether they came from the Zero Magic World.
• Pakura told the group to report to Captain Inoichi Yamanaka and noted that the attackers’ banner was not the Five-Round Cross.

The Special Assault Team fought the invading monsters and armored soldiers at the Imperial Palace while Tekka Uchiha and his companions assessed the enemy in Ginza. Japan's Apache helicopters and ground forces arrived, striking the invaders as the battle escalated.

• The Metropolitan Police Department sent a SAT squad to guard the Imperial Palace, where refugees and the Emperor had taken shelter.
• The SAT opened fire on charging monsters, then raised shields against arrow volleys from the advancing soldiers; many officers were wounded.
• Tekka Uchiha, Pakura, and Tsunayoshi Hyuga watched the fighting and discussed the invaders' apparent lack of supernatural abilities.
• Five Apache helicopters attacked the dragon riders with chain guns and bombarded the cavalry with rockets.
• Tsunayoshi Hyuga spotted Japan Ground Self-Defense Force armored vehicles arriving in Ginza.

After an Otherworld army invaded central Tokyo, Japan’s Self-Defense Force defeated it at great cost, alerting the World Government to a new world-conquering rival. Imu recognized the invasion as resembling Gate but lacked enough knowledge to explain the enemy’s strength, leaving the World Government debating whether to attack Japan or wait for more intelligence.

• Japan’s Self-Defense Force ended the battle after nearly half a day, with more than sixty thousand civilians dead, nearly sixty thousand enemy troops killed, and over five thousand captured.
• Raymond proposed that Shiki’s forces invade the Nuclear World immediately and seize Yokosuka Port before Japan’s military prepared for combat.
• Sengoku and Kong argued against a preemptive strike, urging the World Government to learn more about the new force first.
• Imu watched the invasion on Noah and identified the enemy as likely belonging to the world of Gate, though he had never watched the anime.
• Imu speculated that Gate’s world might be connected to The Familiar of Zero and the ancient army defeated by Brimir, then wondered why Japan could invade such a seemingly powerful rival.

Japan declared the land beyond the Ginza Gate a special region and announced that the Self-Defense Forces would enter it, while the Lighthouse Nation moved to control the Gate and surrounding waters. Tekka Uchiha’s team received orders to join the Japanese Vanguard Team’s reconnaissance mission into the Otherworld.

• Prime Minister Hojo Shigenori announced Japan would send the Self-Defense Forces through the Gate to investigate the Special Region and pursue negotiations.
• President Darell and other world leaders rejected Japan’s claim and offered assistance, while the Lighthouse Nation mobilized the Seventh Fleet to dominate the waters around Japan.
• Japan began preparing legislation and selecting personnel for a Special Region Vanguard Team, while the Lighthouse Nation let Japan enter first to test the region.
• Inoichi Yamanaka ordered Tekka Uchiha’s Iron Fire Team and the Squall Team to enter the Gate with the Japanese Vanguard Team and investigate the forces beyond it.
• Tekka Uchiha told Pakura, Tsunayoshi Hyuga, and Kosuke Yamanaka they would meet the Squall Team to prepare for the mission.

Hodoryu explained how the Empire came to rule his world and why it attacked Ginza, then asked the World Government to send him back so he could find his daughter. Tiffania offered to go with him, but Hodoryu urged her to remain with her companions.

• Louise asked Hodoryu whether the army that invaded Saito's homeland came from his world, and he recognized the Empire's flag.
• Hodoryu told everyone the history of the Gates on Arnus Hill and how the Empire had defeated the High Elf Race and taken control of the FalMart Continent.
• Saito concluded that the Empire attacked Ginza first because it assumed the people emerging from the new Gate would threaten its rule, and Hodoryu agreed.
• Hodoryu said he wanted to return to the FalMart Continent to find his daughter, Duga Luna Marsi.
• Tiffania offered to support Hodoryu and search for Duga, while Hodoryu asked the World Government to send him home and warned Tiffania not to risk being separated from her companions.

After the World Government refused to send Mr. Hedoru home, Louise used Void Magic to open a World Gate to his world. Just as Hedoru prepared to enter, a dark blast destroyed the gate and blew off the meeting room roof.

• The committee’s agents told Mr. Hedoru he would have to wait until the World Government conquered Falmart before they could help him find Dujia.
• Tiffania asked Louise and Saito Hiraga to help Mr. Hedoru return home, and Louise agreed to open a World Gate.
• Tabitha explained that Louise could not leave Shatan’s Gate, so only Mr. Hedoru and possibly Tiffania could go through without a reliable way back.
• Tiffania chose to accompany Mr. Hedoru, and Louise used his memories to open a gate showing the Forest of Koan.
• A dark blue-black light struck and destroyed the World Gate, blasting the roof off the meeting room.

After the World Gate was destroyed by an unknown god, Louise and the others were questioned over the explosion and then released. In Mary Geoise, the Five Elders discussed the Falmart Continent and decided that conquering the Nuclear World remained their priority.

• Derflinger expelled strange magic power into the sky and revealed that a god had destroyed the World Gate.
• Louise and her companions blamed the damaged roof on her Void Magic, and CP7 released them before nightfall.
• The Otherworld Strategy Committee sent Hedoru's map of Falmart to the High Command and the Five Elders.
• The Five Elders discussed Falmart's nations, its gods, and the possibility of taking over Rondel to establish a Magic Association.
• Nusjuro reminded the Five Elders that conquering the Nuclear World came first, and Saturn agreed that Falmart might disappear at any time.

The World Government finalized plans to prioritize conquering the Nuclear World while allowing eight ninjas to infiltrate the Ginza Gate and investigate key locations. Meanwhile, Zeff established the Sea Star Chefs Association in Spring Queen City and announced rank assessments whose benefits drew chefs from across Sea Star.

• The World Government changed the ninjas’ mission to locating the Imperial Capital, Rondel Magic City, and the temples of the Twelve Main Gods, accepting the risk that they might be stranded.
• High Command scheduled Shiki’s invasion of Yokosuka Port for two days after Japan’s advance force entered the Ginza Gate, giving the ninjas more time to investigate nuclear facilities.
• Zeff resigned as an instructor and Vice Admiral, then led twenty military chefs to Spring Queen City to establish the Sea Star Chefs Association, with Jessica as vice president.
• The mayor welcomed Zeff’s group by giving the association land and buildings, while Vice Admiral Jonathan arranged regular Marine patrols to protect his wife.
• Zeff announced chef rank assessments and their benefits through newspapers and the World News Broadcast, prompting chefs across Sea Star to rush to Spring Queen City for tickets.

Joseph established the Magic Association and returned to the Zero Magic World to recruit its Void Mages and secure the Founder's Sacred Treasures. Louise and the others learned that the World Government intended to regulate them and wanted the Round Mirror, though Joseph allowed Louise to keep it for now.

• Joseph founded the Magic Association, appointed Gundaran and Bitashal as vice presidents, and arranged a Sky Island headquarters where human mages could use magic.
• Joseph traveled to the Zero Magic World after meeting with King Wales Tudor and Queen Henrietta.
• Joseph invited Louise, Saito Hiraga, Tiffania, Tabitha, and Hedoru to join the Magic Association, explaining that other rulers and Saint Aegis XXXII had already agreed.
• Joseph asked Louise to hand over the Founder's Sacred Treasures for safekeeping, but said she could keep the Round Mirror because the World Government needed it.

Joseph reclaimed three of the Founder's Sacred Treasures from Louise and learned about the powerful human mages and forbidden spells in Hedoru’s world. He set out to capture the elemental spirits, beginning with the Water Spirit, so he could use four-element magic and strengthen his position as Magic Association president.

• Joseph argued that the Association could reclaim the Founder's Sacred Treasures it had lent out, and Louise let him take the Ancestor Mirror, Ancestor Music Box, and Ancestor Incense Burner while keeping the Prayer Book.
• Joseph asked Hedoru about the magic system in his world, and Hedoru described Rondel’s academic ranks for mages and the existence of forbidden spells capable of destroying a city.
• Joseph left Shatan's Gate Valley Base and, after hearing about forbidden magic, worried that powerful New World mages could threaten his position as president.
• Sheffield told Joseph that she expected to find the floating island of Lagdorian Lake by the next afternoon, though she had not located the Wind Spirit or Earth Spirit.
• Joseph revealed his plan to seal the four elemental spirits into ruby rings, starting by subduing the Water Spirit, and declared that he would become the King of Magic.

As Japan prepared to send an advance party through the Ginza Gate, Saito Hiraga and his companions secretly traveled to his home in the Nuclear World, leaving Shatan's Gate Base without Louise. The World Government postponed its advance, and Imu decided to inspect Shatan's Gate himself.

• At the Ginza Gate, Prime Minister Shinzo Motoi addressed the Self-Defense Force troops as Tekka Uchiha and the ninjas watched from a nearby rooftop.
• Tabitha, Kirche, Tiffania, Hedoru, Ilococo, Siesta, Saito Hiraga, and Louise emerged into Tokyo through a World Gate and planned to stay at Saito's home before heading to Ginza.
• Saito asked Siesta to stay and look after his mother, then rang the doorbell to announce his return.
• At Shatan's Gate Base, CP7 agents discovered that Saito, Louise, and the others had disappeared, and Shiki flew into a rage while Budo followed to try to prevent soldiers from being punished.
• Kong learned that the planned advance would have to be postponed, and Imu chose to visit Shatan's Gate after studying spatial theory and the Space Fruit's abilities.

Shiki flew into Shatan's Gate Base in a fury over Louise's escape and killed several Auxiliary Corps officers while confronting the base's CP7 squad. Imu watched without intervening and turned his attention to investigating the unusual space at Shatan's Gate.

• Shiki arrived at Shatan's Gate Base and killed Colonel Percival and ten soldiers after Percival said he had been ordered to garrison the area.
• Budo pleaded with Shiki to stop taking his anger out on lower-ranking soldiers, and Shiki spared him a rebuke.
• Captain Kimi of CP7 questioned Shiki, who struck him with an airborne punch and sent him crashing into a mountainside.
• Major General MacArthur explained that his ordinary soldiers could not stop Louise from using magic to leave, but Shiki killed him with a slash for making excuses.
• Imu watched Shiki's killings without intervening and decided to investigate what was special about the space at Shatan's Gate.

Imu studied Shatan's Gate and identified its spatial coordinates as leading to Yokosuka Port in the Nuclear World. He planned to delegate the gate's operation to Pope Vittorio and later capture Louise and her companions, then left to keep the World Government's invasion on schedule.

• Imu activated ROOM and used his spatial perception to examine the gate's coordinates and the Elf Stone's magical formation.
• Imu realized he would have to supply the gate's energy himself unless he entrusted its operation to a Void Magic user.
• Imu decided Pope Vittorio would initially receive subordinate authority to open and close Shatan's Gate, with Louise potentially replacing him later.
• Imu planned to capture Louise, Saito Hiraga, Tiffania, and the others and imprison them to control Louise.
• Imu left the valley and kept the World Government's plan to act in two days unchanged.

Japan’s advance force entered the Special Region through the Ginza Gate and encountered a vast enemy army, while several concealed groups followed behind. As fighting loomed, Tekka Uchiha’s team spotted Louise and her companions heading east toward the Forest of Koan.

• The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force equipped its vanguard with full-power rounds and sent tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and jeeps through the Ginza Gate.
• Tekka Uchiha and the concealed ninja groups waited for the armored vehicles to enter before following them into the tunnel.
• Louise used Phantom Magic to conceal herself, Saito Hiraga, Tiffania, Hedoru, Tabitha, Kirche, Ilococo, and the dragon as they followed the tanks.
• The first tanks emerged in the Special Region at night and reported that they were on a hillside surrounded by mountains.
• The Self-Defense Force spotted tens of thousands of soldiers, magical beasts, and Pterosaur riders, then prepared for battle as Hedoru led Louise’s group east.
• Tsunayoshi Hyuga detected Louise’s invisible group with his Byakugan and told Tekka Uchiha they were heading toward the Forest of Koan.

Tekka Uchiha’s group split from Louise’s party as Japan’s forces began bombarding the Imperial army near Arnus Hill. Louise and her companions continued toward the Forest of Koan, while Shiki was reprimanded by Kong back at the Shatan’s Gate base.

• Tekka Uchiha and Pakura headed west toward the Imperial capital, while Gale and Rain pursued Louise’s party.
• Japan’s tank formation began a one-sided bombardment of the Imperial troops, and Tekka ordered his group to ignore the battle and continue its mission.
• Hedoru estimated that Louise’s party would need more than a day to reach the Forest of Koan, and Tabitha confirmed that magic worked more powerfully in this world.
• Ilococo transformed into her Rhyme Dragon form and carried Tabitha, Kirche, Tiffania, and Kirche’s Salamander as Saito Hiraga and Hedoru flew with Levitation.
• Gale and Rain’s team used the Body Flicker Technique to follow Louise’s party after seeing them take to the air.
• Kong threatened to send Kaido in Shiki’s place and ordered Shiki back to Sea Star if he killed another Auxiliary Corps officer; Shiki swallowed his anger and cursed after the call ended.

Shiki learned that the World Government had reopened the way to the Nuclear World and ordered the invasion to proceed, while Gale and Rain's team encountered Rory Mercury and then a giant Fire Dragon in the Special Zone. The chapter ended as Uchiha Kejiu used Sharingan genjutsu against the attacking dragon.

• Shiki ordered General Pershing to inspect the forces and prepare to invade the Nuclear World at two in the morning the day after tomorrow.
• The Empire's combined royal armies were annihilated at Arnus Hill, and Gale and Rain's team encountered Rory Mercury near the Koang Forest.
• Rory Mercury attacked Gale and Rain's team, and she fought Gale and Rain and Uchiha Kejiu until her defenses began to fail.
• A giant Fire Dragon arrived and attacked the ninjas, allowing Rory Mercury to escape toward the Forest of Koan.
• Uchiha Kejiu climbed onto the Fire Dragon and used Genjutsu: Sharingan against it.

Shiki’s forces crossed into the Nuclear World and launched a surprise assault on the Lighthouse Nation’s Yokosuka Port Base, where ninjas crippled the defenses and seized the base commander. The battle continued to rage as the invaders advanced through the base.

• Imu opened a greatly enlarged gate at Shatan's Gate Base, and Major Rommel sent the first squads of Auxiliary Corps soldiers through it.
• Uchiha ninjas ambushed sentries at Yokosuka Middle School, killing Hines and Shamari as the invasion began.
• Auxiliary Corps soldiers and ninjas overwhelmed the base’s defenders, attacked the barracks and vital facilities, and set off explosions that killed many soldiers.
• Hōzuki Senjin confronted Vice Admiral Adnan Sisoko at his home, and Adnan surrendered to protect his wife and daughter.
• Hōzuki Senjin identified the invaders by the Five-Circle Cross emblem as gunfire, helicopters, and tank attacks turned Yokosuka Base into a battlefield.

The World Government’s forces overran Yokosuka Port Base, wiping out the Lighthouse Nation’s emergency troops and the police surrounding the base. As dawn broke, Auxiliary Corps trucks headed north toward Tokyo under Shiki’s order to kill anyone who resisted.

• The joint emergency force advanced toward the base’s command center and submarines, but Auxiliary Corps soldiers met them with heavy gunfire.
• Lieutenant Colonel Gunnar Warwick and Major Till Schneider watched giant monsters overwhelm their vehicles and helicopters while agile Kabaneri killed troops on the western flank.
• The Cockroachman Unit wiped out the emergency force on the eastern side, and the combined attackers ensured no one escaped Yokosuka Port Base.
• Police outside the base waited for the fighting to stop, but Auxiliary Corps soldiers drove out and killed them with machine guns and rockets.
• Auxiliary Corps trucks set out for Tokyo, while Shiki ordered his forces to kill everyone who resisted.