Chapter Summaries

Louise, Saito Hiraga, and their companions met Sage Cato’s group in Rondel and learned that the World Government had reached Japan and seized the Ginza Gate. As the group considered how to respond, Sage Mimosa urged Cato to contact Magnus and placed their hopes in the gods.

• Kirche gathered Louise, Saito Hiraga, and their companions to meet Sage Cato and Her Holiness Loli, hoping they could help the group reach Hanti Temple and open a gate to Halkeginia.
• Louise and the others met Cato, Lelei, Itami Youji, and their companions, then recognized Kurosuki Raiga’s World Government insignia and heard that the World Government had attacked Japan’s advance force and taken Tokyo and the Ginza Gate.
• Tabitha suggested that another Void Magic user could have opened the gate, while Louise insisted Joseph and the Pope lacked the knowledge and Prayer Book needed to do so.
• Saito Hiraga explained what he knew about the World Government, leaving Cato and Mimosa alarmed at the scale of the threat.
• Kurosuki Raiga mocked the group and urged them to surrender, but Mimosa said the gods controlled the gate and proposed that she and Cato speak with Magnus.

The chief gods learned that the World Government was invading other worlds and discussed how to respond. They decided to pursue cooperation and trade while using their control of the Gate as leverage, and Hanti proposed capturing the World Government’s investigators and sending apostles to negotiate.

• Moonlight Shigure killed Dr. Amato and three other mages, freed Kurosuki Raiga, and told him to coordinate with seven teams arriving to take Louise away.
• The chief gods gathered at Omora’s palace, where Hanti explained that the World Government had conquered six worlds and was investigating theirs.
• Omora showed the gods footage of Kaido fighting Madara Uchiha, and Hanti shared what she had learned about the World Government through Divine Power.
• After seeing the World Government’s forces and conquests, the gods agreed that they could not win a direct war but were unwilling to close the Gate.
• Omora argued that the gods could use their control of the Gate to demand cooperation and trade, and Hanti proposed capturing the investigators and sending apostles to negotiate.

Ninjas launched a coordinated assault on Rondel, killing several members of Itami Youji’s team and unleashing explosions and a fire dragon across the city. As the mages fought back and Sage Magnus tried to keep the dragon outside the city, ninjas attacked the safe house where Louise and the others were hiding.

• Lelei’s illusions concealed Louise and Saito Hiraga at the inn while they waited in a safe house for a possible ninja attack.
• Dr. Hartley reported that a ninja had been rescued and Dr. Amato and three master-level mages had been killed in the laboratory.
• Katsumoto Wataru opened fire on Itami Youji’s team, killing several people before Kuribayashi Shino and Katsumoto both died in the fight.
• Ninjas detonated explosives throughout Rondel and used clones to spread chaos as the city’s mages battled them.
• A massive fire dragon appeared in western Rondel, and Sage Magnus drove it toward the edge of the city with a powerful tornado.
• Ninjas attacked the safe house where Louise, Saito Hiraga, and the others were staying.

Tekka Uchiha and Inoichi Yamanaka’s squads failed to capture Louise after she escaped through the World Gate, and Sage Cato unleashed lightning against the retreating ninjas. A charged Cato in the sky but vanished amid the magical lightning, leaving his fate uncertain and the ninjas fearing the Raikage’s reaction.

• Tekka Uchiha’s squad fought Rondel’s mages while Tsunayoshi Hyuga defeated an opponent with Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms.
• Louise and her companions escaped through the World Gate behind Lelei’s barrier, forcing Tekka Uchiha and Inoichi Yamanaka to order a retreat.
• Dr. Hartley confronted the captains, but Inoichi Yamanaka escaped and fired a signal gun as Tekka Uchiha fought Dr. Hartley.
• Sage Cato struck fleeing ninjas with lightning, killing Katsuya Aburame’s Parasitic Insects and leaving Katsuya motionless on the ground.
• A dodged Cato’s natural lightning and charged through his magical attack with Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite, but his azure streak disappeared before the clash’s outcome was clear.
• Tekka Uchiha and Inoichi Yamanaka regrouped outside Rondel and worried that A’s apparent loss could provoke the Raikage into a fight to the death.

Budo and his three companions fought their way to the Imperial Capital after killing Princess Pina and General Grey, while Emperor Molt learned that the Empire’s forces could not stop them. Budo breached the southern gate and set his sights on the imperial palace, calling out for Adramelech.

• A guardsman reported to Emperor Molt that the Second Imperial Guard Legion had been wiped out and the Dragon Rider Corps had taken over the battle.
• Emperor Molt and his ministers recalled the report of a thunder-wielding attacker and suspected that Prince Sōshar E. Caesar had provoked him through his past atrocities.
• Prince Sōshar fled the Imperial Capital, while Emperor Molt sent the Second Imperial Guard Legion to negotiate and considered surrendering his son.
• Budo and his companions destroyed the Dragon Rider Corps as soldiers watched from the southern wall of the Imperial Capital.
• Budo shouted for Adramelech and blasted through the southern gate and part of the wall, then advanced toward the imperial palace.

Budo attacked the Imperial Capital, then found his lightning strike blocked by Valharen as Graham Hotek and Mabel Von arrived. The three demigods demanded that Budo and his companions come with them, but the language barrier left force as the likely next step.

• Budo rose above the Imperial Capital and decided to demonstrate his power rather than destroy the city.
• Budo struck a gold-roofed assembly hall with lightning, but Valharen shielded it with vines and aimed her bow at him.
• Emperor Molt recognized Valharen and then welcomed Graham Hotek and Mabel Von, believing the demigods had come to protect the Empire.
• Mabel Von asked Budo and the other three to come with them, but Budo could not understand her, so she prepared to use force.

Budo and the World Government officers fought the demigods Mabel von, Valharen, and Graham Hoteck in the capital. Budo shattered Graham’s golden armor with one punch and sent him flying toward Black Street, revealing the gulf between a vice admiral and a commodore.

• Colonel Marcus Mars, Senior Colonel Ottowan, and Senior Colonel Mina chose to fight the demigods while Budo watched.
• Mabel von opened the battle by thrusting her golden spear, and Marcus blocked it with his claws using Shigan: Cuckoo Cry.
• Ottowan and Mina dodged Valharen’s arrows with Paper Arts, then cut through the branches and vines she sent after them.
• Graham Hoteck charged Budo with his golden axes, and Budo struck his chest with a lightning-charged fist that broke his armor.
• Budo sent Graham flying into Black Street and stated that he was Admiral Golden Lion’s adjutant, not an ordinary major general.

Budo defeated Graham Hotek and overwhelmed the Empire’s demigods, but the Goddess of Sun and Light appeared over the Imperial Capital and attacked him. Sylph’s arrival left Budo facing a powerful new opponent.

• Budo battered Graham Hotek through the sky until he was badly injured but still rapidly regenerated.
• Emperor Molt watched as Valharen was pinned by Colonel Ottowan and Colonel Mina pressured her, while Mabel von and Colonel Marcus Mars remained evenly matched.
• Budo grabbed Graham Hotek and looked toward Emperor Molt, intending to take them both captive.
• The Imperial Capital was suddenly illuminated as Sylph appeared above the city, and its people recognized her as the Goddess of Sun and Light, Freya.
• Sylph noticed Graham Hotek in Budo’s grasp and struck Budo with a massive pillar of light.

Lieutenant Colonel Bradley received reports of Jonin A’s defeat in Rondel, Major General Budo’s attack at the Imperial Capital, and a delegation claiming to represent the Supreme God. In the Giant World, Thunder Minister Old A learned that his son’s fate was unknown and threatened Cato.

• A soldier informed Lieutenant Colonel Bradley that Jonin A had been defeated in Rondel and his fate was unknown, so Bradley ordered the message sent to Sea Ninja Village.
• Bradley watched Major General Budo’s recording of a blonde Goddess and a pillar of light, then ordered it sent to Admiral Golden Lion and put his regiment on alert.
• A patrol reported that a group representing the Supreme God, including two alleged demigods and a blue-haired girl who spoke Wano Language, wanted to meet the World Government; Bradley summoned Jonin Shibi Aburame for the meeting.
• Daichi Terumi told Thunder Minister Old A that his son A had been defeated in the Special Zone World and was missing.
• Old A smashed his desk and roared that he would kill Cato if his son died.

The World Government broadcast Shiki’s destruction of Okinawa, shocking Nuclear World, while Shiki considered confronting the powerful woman who defeated Budo. Before he could act, he learned that demigods and mages had arrived to negotiate on behalf of their gods.

• Kevin Mitnick and his cybersecurity experts broadcast footage of Shiki transforming Okinawa into a towering pillar, and residents’ photos and reports convinced many people the island had really vanished.
• Shiki watched footage of Budo’s defeat and decided he wanted to face the woman who controlled sunlight.
• Chief of Staff Bryce warned Shiki that the woman might be Admiral-level and that entering the Special Zone World could leave him trapped if the Gate closed.
• Shiki agreed to ask High Command about controlling the Gate, and General Pershing reported that demigods and mages had arrived at Bradley’s camp seeking negotiations on behalf of their gods.

Loli Maculi, Mabel Von, and Cato the Sage met with the Auxiliary Corps to discuss the World Government’s invasion and possible cooperation, while warning that the gods controlled the Gate and could destroy both worlds if it stayed open too long. The meeting ended in fury when the delegation’s supposed gift proved to be fallen soldiers’ bodies, including the crippled Major General Budo and Jonin A.

• Lieutenant Colonel Bradley and Shibi Aburame received the delegation at Arnus Hill and began talks with its representatives.
• Loli Maculi accused the World Government of invading without authorization, while Bradley defended its conquest and cited the Empire’s massacre in Ginza.
• Mabel Von claimed the eleven chief gods surpassed General Azure Dragon and Madara Uchiha, and Lelei explained the gods’ history of opening the Gate for otherworldly settlers.
• Loli Maculi warned that the gods controlled the Gate and that leaving it open for more than a year would destroy both worlds.
• A soldier reported that the delegation’s gift consisted of fallen soldiers’ bodies, including Major General Budo and Jonin A, whose limbs had been crippled.
• Mabel Von called the mutilation punishment and a warning against the invasion, leaving the conference room on the brink of conflict.

Louise and Saito returned to Japan with their allies to reunite with their families, while Rory Mercury and the others left Arnus Hill after presenting the World Government with a compensation demand. At the camp, the Raikage discovered that his son A had lost all four limbs, though medics said they could be restored with advanced treatment.

• Louise brought Itami Youji and the other Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members back to Japan, but Doctor Shafali told them they were too weak to join the coming battle, so they returned to their homes.
• Saito Hiraga reunited with his mother and Siesta, who told the group that the World Government's military had taken over most Japanese cities.
• Rory Mercury, Mabel von, Sage Cato, Lelei, and the others left Arnus Hill after giving Colonel Bradley a bill demanding compensation for losses in Rondel.
• Shibi Aburame and the other Chunin hurried away when a soldier announced the Raikage's arrival at the camp.
• The Raikage found his unconscious son A in the temporary hospital and learned that medics had amputated his burned, necrotic limbs to save his life.

After the twelve small nations' citizens were relocated, the Alchemi Kingdom turned many of them into Philosopher's Stone fragments and offered most of the harvest to the World Government. Imu ordered the kingdom to stop such abuses and, angered by footage from the Special Zone World, ordered a forceful response while preparing to test the Sylph Goddess.

• Imu ordered the royal families, nobles, and households of twelve nations that had aided the Free Resistance Army eliminated, while their citizens were relocated to three great nations.
• In the Alchemi Kingdom, Principal Isaac used a transmutation array to turn hundreds of thousands of people into rubies, and Alchemi XLVII offered most of the harvest to the World Government for resources and favors.
• Imu watched footage of the transmutation and told Stussy to have the Five Elders warn the Alchemi Kingdom against repeating it, especially with Sea Star People.
• After receiving Saint Nusjuro's report and Budo's footage from the Special Zone World, Imu ordered Shiki's side to capture several people for execution in the Giant World and recalled the ninjas to Arnus Hill camp.
• Imu watched the holographic image of the Sylph Goddess and said he would judge the gods' strength before beginning Ragnarok; white light then burst from the back of his right hand.

Hamura Otsutsuki managed the reorganized Ninjutsu Sect while Hagoromo Otsutsuki told him about his first mission for Imu: traveling to the Falmart Continent to confront its god of the Underworld and assess the gods’ strength. Hagoromo departed with the Six Paths Ninja Tools and planned to take Roger and two other Pure Land ninjas along, leaving Hamura to worry about his brother’s safe return.

• Hamura Otsutsuki oversaw the Ninjutsu Sect’s work in Konoha, including rebuilding the village and establishing ninja schools, with Tobirama Senju advising him.
• Hagoromo Otsutsuki visited Hamura and said that he had not found Isshiki Ōtsutsuki, who was hiding using his abilities.
• Hagoromo told Hamura that Imu had tasked him with traveling to the Falmart Continent alongside the World Government’s Underworld Army to deal with its god of the Underworld and investigate the gods’ strength.
• Hagoromo asked for the Golden Canopy Rope, Seven Star Sword, Red Gourd, Banana Fan, and Amber Purifying Pot, explaining that his Six Paths power could unleash their true strength.
• Hagoromo said he planned to take Roger as a guard, and Hamura advised him to bring two additional ninjas from the Pure Land.
• Hamura arranged for Hagoromo to receive the Six Paths Ninja Tools, and Hagoromo departed for the Sea Star Underworld.

Shiki sent thousands of captured Empire soldiers to the Giant World for execution, while Louise’s family debated fleeing the crumbling Zero Magic World. Louise’s attempt to open a World Gate failed when CP8 trapped the Vallière Estate and launched an assault.

• Shiki ordered the captured Empire soldiers transferred to the Giant World, where Budo and A were recovering after their limbs were regenerated.
• Emperor Wales consolidated the surviving lands under Albion and granted the Vallière Family a territory near Sostegota City.
• Louise urged her family to flee to the Falmart Continent and help rescue Tabitha’s family, but Duke La Vallière blamed her for endangering them.
• Duchess Karina persuaded the family to leave despite the risk to Eleanor, who had joined the World Government’s Magic Association.
• Louise’s World Gate spell exploded, while eight colored gates surrounded the Vallière Estate.
• Biba Amatori ordered CP8 to begin its operation, and Green, Melard, Levi, Kurusu, Lubbock, and the others charged into the manor.

Louise and her companions were surrounded by Biba Amatori and CP8 after the World Government sealed Vallière Manor and accused her of breaking its laws. When Louise refused to surrender, the two sides began fighting, with Duchess Karina Vallière clashing with Levi.

• Mimosa the Sage used a golden spell to gather Louise and the others, while the manor’s spatial barrier prevented them from escaping.
• Biba Amatori and CP8 confronted the group and ordered Louise to go to Enies Lobby for judgment.
• Louise argued that she had only tried to protect Saito Hiraga’s world and help a friend, then refused to surrender.
• Biba ordered CP8 to attack, and Duchess Karina Vallière met Levi’s Wind Breathing attack with Strong Gale.
• The two tornadoes collided, unleashing a violent blast that began the battle.

Tabitha, Kirche, and Louise’s allies fought the CP8 forces while Biba Amatori and Mimosa the Sage watched from opposite sides of the battlefield. Melard revealed her Mythical Zoan Mothra Butterfly Form and erased Shafali’s shadow attacks, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Tabitha rode Ilococo through the air and attacked the black-clad men with ice spikes, but Lubbock blocked them with a thread shield.
• Kirche fought Kurusu with her Salamander’s fire until Saito Hiraga joined her, and Kurusu switched to a sword duel with Saito.
• Louise, Mimosa the Sage, Hedoru, Duga, Tiffania, Duke Vallière, and Cattleya supported the fight against the CP8 members and Levi.
• Shafali, Mormont, Melard, and Modai Mashiro began fighting while Biba Amatori and Mimosa the Sage remained in a silent standoff.
• Melard transformed using the Mythical Zoan Bug-Bug Fruit, Mothra Butterfly Form, and her rainbow-colored gale erased Shafali’s shadow hands.

The fighters battled amid the ruins of Vallière Manor while Sage Mimosa’s holy magic restored her allies and bombarded their enemies. Biba Amatori destroyed her light orb with a terrifying white snake, leaving Sage Mimosa facing him as the battle’s barrage stopped.

• Melard fought Dr. Shafali while Modai Mashiro broke through Dr. Mormont’s earth-and-stone attacks and pursued her into the air.
• Louise failed to open a World Gate because Eight Gates Golden Lock interfered, then broke down until Sage Mimosa comforted her and proposed capturing Biba Amatori.
• Sage Mimosa cast Sage’s Glory, restoring her allies and strengthening them while its hostile beams forced the CP8 fighters to dodge and defend.
• Biba Amatori appeared overhead and used a white snake to swallow and destroy Sage Mimosa’s light orb, abruptly stopping the beams.
• Louise described the snake to Sage Mimosa, who saw its phantom wrapped in purple mist around Biba Amatori.

Biba Amatori took control of the battle and overwhelmed Louise's group with his poison gas, forcing Sage Mimosa to hold him back. As Louise prayed to Brimir, a voice told her to use Void Magic, and the Founder's Prayer Book began to shine.

• Sage Mimosa blocked Biba Amatori's sword strike, but he nearly shattered her magic circle before she moved her group away.
• Biba Amatori ordered CP8 to regroup and unleashed his purple-white poison gas across the manor.
• Sage Mimosa's layered holy barrier halted the gas, but she admitted she could not defeat Biba Amatori and asked Louise to open the World Gate.
• Saito Hiraga urged Louise to pray to Brimir, and she prayed for protection as the gas pressed against the barrier.
• Louise heard a voice tell her to use Void Magic, and the Founder's Prayer Book began to shine with brilliant white light.

Louise chanted Void magic and, possessed by Brimir, protected her companions while fighting Biba Amatori, then escaped with Saito Hiraga through a gate. Outside Vallière Manor, they found their friends captured by Captain Laskey and his CP9 forces.

• Louise's Void magic erased Biba Amatori's poison gas, and Brimir took control of her body and revealed himself to Saito Hiraga.
• Brimir fought Biba Amatori, destroyed the Amatori Sword, and helped Louise's companions escape through a gate while Saito stayed behind with him.
• Brimir and Saito withdrew from the fight and left Vallière Manor after Biba ordered the Eight Gates Golden Lock withdrawn.
• Outside the manor, Louise and Saito found Sage Mimosa, Lady Karina, Tabitha, and the others bound by crimson threads under Captain Laskey's guard.
• Biba Amatori recognized Captain Laskey and felt ashamed that the CP9 captain had to intervene.