Chapter Summaries

Abe no Seimei arrived at Enma Court to take charge of Yellow Springs City and laid out his plans to reform its disorderly administration. Enma summoned his temporal counterpart so they could merge, leaving the two Abe no Seimei facing the fusion required by the World Government.

• Abe no Seimei inspected Yellow Springs City and criticized its lax guards, street fights, damaged roads, and filth.
• Abe no Seimei told Enma he wanted to establish order, reliable rules, and harmony among the Underworld’s races, then gradually extend those reforms across the Sea Star Underworld.
• Enma entrusted Yellow Springs City to Abe no Seimei and said he needed to meet his temporal counterpart to become stronger.
• Enma summoned the Abe no Seimei from the Four Souls Underworld through a pillar of black light.
• The two Abe no Seimei prepared to merge their memories, souls, and other origins, knowing the World Government intended to keep only one of them.

Abe no Seimei completed his fusion with his counterpart from another timeline, gaining greater power and transformed shikigami. He joined Kikyo and Hidemoto Keikain in Enma Court and agreed to contribute his knowledge and shikigami to the World Government before Matatabi took them on a tour.

• Abe no Seimei emerged from the Star Map fusion, and Enma introduced him to Kikyo and Hidemoto Keikain.
• Abe no Seimei reported that the fusion had strengthened him and merged his Twelve Directional Heavenly Generals, whose appearances had changed.
• Abe no Seimei offered his shikigami to the World Government and proposed sharing his spells with the Yin-Yang Bureau while keeping the Taizan Fukun Rite exclusive to the Gokadoin Clan.
• Abe no Seimei asked to relocate Gokadoin Clan members from the Hundred Demons World and Four Souls World to Sea Star Wano Island.
• Enma asked Matatabi to show Abe no Seimei, Kikyo, and Hidemoto Keikain around Enma Court and the Spirit Particle Research Institute.

Imu considered how to integrate Abe no Seimei and his shikigami into the World Government, then watched Hank battle Kirinmaru while planning how the government would rule the Four Souls World. He left Kirinmaru as a potential ruler of a unified Demon Race Empire.

• Imu praised Abe no Seimei’s willingness to join the World Government and considered giving him a Divine Jewel of Four Souls.
• Imu agreed to have Hagoromo Fox unsealed for Abe no Seimei, gave instructions for another Hagoromo Fox to merge with Yodo-dono in the future, and assigned three of the twelve shikigami to specific roles.
• Imu watched Hank and Kirinmaru fight above Date Country, noting that both had reached Vice Admiral-level strength.
• Imu planned to establish human-only zones and distinguish law-abiding members of the Demon Race from demons who would be arrested or purged.
• Imu considered making Kirinmaru and Zero’s Kirin clan the ruling family of a Demon Race Empire, with Abe no Seimei’s shikigami supporting them.

After the Great Eastern Demon Kingdom fell, Han earned major honors and the western front surrendered, while Loli Mercury arrived at Aoi Castle to invite the Gokadoin Clan into the Yin-Yang Bureau. Her meeting was interrupted when the Hanakaiin clansmen accompanying her suddenly turned on one another.

• Hank Henriette defeated Kirinmaru, and the Greedy Wolf Star forces defeated the Four Great Fiendish Beasts as the eastern campaign neared its end.
• Han killed Nühuo and defeated Chaos, Taotie, and Taowu, earning a promised medal, bonus, title, and territory.
• Han joined the Greedy Wolf Star forces as Hank's deputy after becoming a true Vampire and receiving the title of Count.
• Princess Lingyue and Sesshomaru surrendered, leaving the western front open as the World Government focused on Aoi Castle in Fukuchiyama.
• Loli Mercury arrived at Aoi Castle with Hanakaiin Mingzai to invite the Gokadoin Clan into the Yin-Yang Bureau.
• The ten Hanakaiin clansmen accompanying Loli Mercury suddenly lost control and attacked one another.

Loli Mercury and Giselle were attacked by the controlled Hanakaiin Yin-Yang masters, prompting Loli to destroy the teddy bear dolls responsible and strike Aoi City. Mikadoin Xinjie Xinjie emerged and admitted to testing them, while the Gokadoin Clan’s white-clad leaders prepared to intervene.

• Giselle attacked Loli Mercury while under a strange influence, but regained control after Loli ordered her to use Armament Haki.
• Loli Mercury destroyed the teddy bear dolls with her Halberd Scythe, freeing the Hanakaiin Yin-Yang masters from the influence.
• Loli Mercury attacked Aoi City with Death Lightning, breaking its barrier and blasting open the gates.
• Mikadoin Xinjie Xinjie emerged from the dust and said she had wanted to test the group, then mocked Hanakaiin Mingzai and his clan.
• Loli Mercury threatened Xinjie Xinjie with execution and released enough necromantic power to darken the sky above Aoi City.
• Abe no Yoshihira, Abe no Urochi, and Abe no Ariyuki watched from Spiral City, and Yoshihira decided they should go out before the conflict escalated.

The Five Elders debated expanding the Astral Legion while forces mobilized to invade the Four Souls World and the Hundred Demons World. They agreed to limit the Legion’s growth for now and questioned whether to delay opening another Star Gate next year.

• Libra and Scorpio Astral Group Armies mobilized to join the campaign in the Four Souls World and conquer the Hundred Demons World, with Fedor von Bock playing Hell March for his troops.
• Saint Nusjuro proposed expanding each Astral Group Army to one million troops in three stages.
• Saint Topman Warcury argued that five hundred thousand troops per group army would be sufficient, and the other Elders agreed.
• Saint Saturn raised the possibility of opening a new Star Gate next year, while Saint Marcus Mars urged caution because the World Government already had several active battlefields.
• The Five Elders recognized that they had become greedy and reconsidered advancing into the Black Clover World.

Imu reviewed the World Government’s stalled conflicts and approved withdrawing its forces from the Zerg Homeworld while preserving its occupied territory. The Biochemical Research Institute proposed leaving genetically engineered Cockroach People to fight the Void Zerg, and Imu considered whether the expendable defenders could survive and grow stronger.

• Imu judged the Hades and Galactic Empire fronts manageable, though Zombie Doctor George Edgar’s forces were losing ground and he had offered Redfield intelligence about important Imperial planets.
• Redfield decided to meet George Edgar personally after the zombie doctor requested contact and promised information on the Galactic Empire’s capital, military headquarters, and fleet supply planets.
• After reviewing Warcury’s report on the diminishing value of the Zerg Homeworld campaign, Imu approved a troop withdrawal and ordered the Star Gate closed, while suggesting that the World Government retain its occupied territory.
• The Biochemical Research Institute proposed creating self-sustaining Cockroach People using Dr. Stylish’s creations and Void Zerg Lineage Factor, with inherited combat skills, varied abilities, and instincts to obey Sea Star People.
• Imu read the plan with interest and wondered whether the Cockroach People could grow strong enough to hinder the Void Zerg.

Rihan Nura and Nurarihyon sensed that something dangerous was approaching, so the Nura Clan prepared to travel to Higurashi Shrine aboard its Treasure Ships. Before they could depart, Gild Tesoro broadcast the World Government’s introduction across the Hundred Demons World and revealed that yokai had secretly lived alongside humans for thousands of years.

• Rihan Nura and Nurarihyon discussed their uneasy premonitions, and Nurarihyon decided the Nura Clan would travel by Treasure Ship instead of airplane.
• Nurarihyon told Rihan Nura that he felt he would die soon, warning him to prepare for his early disappearance.
• The next morning, the Nura Clan gathered beneath five hidden Treasure Ships as Rihan Nura, Wakana Nura, and Nurarihyon ate breakfast.
• Gild Tesoro hijacked screens throughout the Hundred Demons World and introduced the World Government and its member worlds, races, and powers.
• Gild Tesoro revealed that yokai existed in the Hundred Demons World and had lived among humans for thousands of years, shocking Nurarihyon and Rihan Nura.

Tesoro’s broadcast exposed monsters and announced the World Government’s plan to conquer the Hundred Demons World and regulate its supernatural beings, throwing society into panic. The Nura Clan decided to split up: Nurarihyon would relocate his family while Rihan Nura stayed to protect Tokyo and seek contact with the World Government as black mist spread over Japan.

• Tesoro showed footage of monsters and demons preying on people, then announced that nations must surrender and that vicious supernatural beings would be exterminated while those deemed kind could become part of the Demon Race.
• Rihan Nura condemned the World Government’s actions, while Nurarihyon recognized that its conquest would plunge the Hundred Demons World into chaos.
• Nurarihyon decided to take Wakana Nura, the infant Rikuo Nura, Setsura, and the children aboard the Treasure Ship and relocate into the sky.
• Rihan Nura chose to stay with Gyuki, Daruma, and the Nura Clan’s forces to maintain order in Tokyo, and Nurarihyon agreed to contact allies and seek talks with the World Government.
• People fled through Japan’s streets as government departments were overwhelmed with calls, and black mist began spreading across the Hundred Demons World from Japan.

After the World Government revealed that demons existed, Kagome returned to the Higurashi home and reassured Sota that Inuyasha was a kind demon who would protect him. As Inuyasha went to check on Kagome’s grandfather, paranormal creatures began attacking across the Western Hemisphere, with Japan’s night still to come.

• Sota stayed home from school because the broadcast about man-eating demons frightened him, and his grandfather went to the Shrine to get talismans and ritual tools.
• Kagome returned with Inuyasha, learned what the World Government had announced, and heard her mother explain why the family was on edge.
• Inuyasha confronted Sota for fearing him, but Kagome stopped him and explained that some demons were kind; Sota apologized and asked to sleep beside Inuyasha.
• Kagome asked Inuyasha to find her grandfather at the Shrine, and Inuyasha agreed, sensing that nearby demons were growing restless.
• As panic spread during nighttime in the Western Hemisphere, urban legends including killer clowns, possessed dolls, and headless horsemen emerged and began killing people.

As monsters and yoma terrorized Europe, America, and Japan, Kubinashi stopped Kuchisake-onna from attacking a woman in Tokyo. Kuchisake-onna exposed Gagoze’s crimes against children, while hidden observers began reporting the accusation to the Otherworld War Commission.

• Monsters, Evil Spirits, and devils caused widespread deaths in Europe and America as soldiers, police, and clergy fought to contain them.
• The Scorpio Astral Group Army continued entering the Izu Peninsula through the Star Gate while Japan’s residents prepared for nightfall.
• Kuchisake-onna attacked a married couple in Edogawa Ward, but Kubinashi bound her with Black String before she could harm the woman.
• Kuchisake-onna accused Gagoze, a Nura Clan officer, of devouring more than a hundred children’s organs each month, and Kubinashi reacted with shock.
• A hidden team ordered its members to report the accusation to the Otherworld War Commission and investigate, while continuing to watch Kubinashi and Kuchisake-onna.

As demons and ghosts ravaged Japan, the Nura Clan fought to protect people in Tokyo while Kagome and Inuyasha defended the Higurashi villa in Ito City. The Astra Militarum arrived with reinforcements and began rescue and clearing operations, giving the city's survivors hope.

• The Nura Clan deployed all seventy-two units under Rihan Nura's orders to protect humans and eliminate demons and ghosts.
• Inuyasha noticed his Demon Power was being suppressed, and Higurashi Grandpa explained that Hidemoto Keikain's ancient barrier covered Honshu and restrained powerful Yoma.
• Inuyasha offered to leave the villa and hunt Yoma while Kagome stayed behind, but a Den Den Mushi call revealed that their allies were coming.
• One Star Lion vehicles and Agni helicopters entered Ito City as Astra Militarum soldiers received Yuri's assignments and prepared to clear areas with detected threats and survivors.
• The Astra Militarum deployed around their assigned locations, and desperate civilians called out for rescue.

Gary led Third Platoon through a monster-infested city, using holy-light ammunition and air support to eliminate threats while advancing toward their targets. The platoon destroyed two haunted buildings with Agni missiles and continued its mission, though civilians were killed and soldiers were injured.

• Gary ordered Squad Four to clear fleeing civilians from the road, then directed Squad Two to destroy the Net Cutter with a Star Lion’s holy-light chain gun, killing several nearby civilians as well.
• Third Platoon advanced and eliminated two more monsters; one soldier was lightly wounded and another suffered fractures and possible internal injuries.
• Squads Two and Five surrounded the Onishi Dog and Cat Hospital, where Yuri reported a suspected cat demon inside, and Gary ordered them to wait for Agni rather than enter.
• Gary called in aerial fire support for the Evil Spirit at a timber processing workshop, warning that the haunted buildings could disorient soldiers inside.
• Two Agni attack helicopters fired Hellfire missiles infused with sacred magic into the workshop and animal hospital, setting off powerful explosions.

Im reviewed the Hundred Demons World’s notable recruits and plans before turning his attention to a new era of Heroic Spirit summoning. The chapter ended with Im wondering whether Sea Star was about to enter its great age of Heroic Spirits.

• Im assessed the Gokadoin and Hanakaiin clans’ talents and assigned potential roles for them in the World Government and Yin-Yang Bureau.
• Im decided to keep one Aoi Spiral City as a collectible and give the other to the Yin-Yang Bureau as its headquarters.
• The year 1506 ended, and Im received authorization to activate a Small Star Gate but chose to postpone opening it.
• Im read a Religious Affairs Department application to summon Heroic Spirits, forwarded by Saint Marcus Mars after Bartholomew Kuma submitted it.
• Im learned the department had established Heroic Spirit summoning procedures with the Vatican and wondered whether Sea Star’s great age of Heroic Spirits was beginning.

Pope Maxwell, Bartholomew Kuma, and Joseph gathered at the Vatican to conduct Heroic Spirit summons for their respective purposes. Maxwell summoned Percival again, while Joseph prepared to begin the Mage Association’s summon.

• Kuma and Joseph arrived at St. Stephen's Church with Ginny and Sheffield, where Pope Maxwell welcomed them.
• Ginny and Sheffield submitted Heroic Spirit Summoning Licenses for the Religious Affairs Department, the Mage Association, and Maxwell's private summon.
• Maxwell explained his preparations to summon Percival again, including obtaining a Spear of Longinus relic and developing his own mana.
• Kuma let Maxwell summon first, and Maxwell called Percival back as a Lancer to protect him and Vatican.
• Kuma then yielded the summoning circle to Joseph, who told Sheffield to proceed.

Sheffield prepared an official summoning, and Joseph summoned Merlin for the Mage Association while Kuma summoned Amakusa Shirou Tokisada for the Religious Affairs Department. Imu learned of their arrival and approved plans for other departments to summon Heroic Spirits.

• Sheffield placed flowers, a Dream Stone, and books about Merlin in the magic circle, and Joseph prayed to Magic Moon Goddess Igu to begin the official summoning.
• Merlin appeared as a Caster, introduced himself as the Magus of Flowers, and privately decided to spend the next hundred years exploring the World Government and meeting Imu.
• Kuma and Ginny prepared another summoning, and Kuma prayed to Igu despite usually praying to the Sun God Nika.
• Amakusa Shirou Tokisada appeared as a Saber and welcomed the World Government’s promise to lead the world in the right direction.
• Imu received a report confirming both summons and considered allowing other departments, including the Underworld, to summon Heroic Spirits.

Enma summoned Kikyo and Michikatsu Tsugikuni to bestow Divine Philosopher's Stones made from Tsukuyomi's souls and prepare them to become the Sea Star Underworld's Nethermoon gods. They were told to master divine power in their respective Underworlds before those realms merged into the Sea Star Underworld.

• Abe no Seimei improved Yellow Springs City with cleaner streets and an illusionary starry sky and moon.
• Michikatsu Tsugikuni arrived at the Enma Court and met Kikyo, ruler of the Four Souls Underworld.
• Enma explained that the Yellow Springs Governor had given Kikyo and Michikatsu Divine Philosopher's Stones refined from Tsukuyomi's souls.
• Enma said she would fuse the stones into their souls and ordered them to master their divine offices and powers in their Underworlds.
• Enma told Kikyo and Michikatsu that they would receive Nether God Positions when their Underworlds merged into the Sea Star Underworld in three and five years.

Enma arranged for Kikyo and Michikatsu Tsugikuni to fuse with Divine Philosopher's Stones, and their linked minds helped Michikatsu overcome his resentment and return to human form. After they emerged, Abe no Seimei sought an explanation, while Enma and Dark Imu summoned the Assassin Old Man of the Mountain.

• Enma told Michikatsu Tsugikuni he could become the Demon Slayer Underworld Lord and gave him five years to choose between the Underworld Army and the Underworld Police.
• Enma fused Divine Philosopher's Stones into Kikyo and Michikatsu Tsugikuni, linking their minds as the process filled Enma Palace with their screams.
• Kikyo comforted Michikatsu Tsugikuni through their mental connection, helping his resentment dissipate and restoring his human appearance.
• After the fusion, Kikyo left for the Four Souls Underworld, and Michikatsu Tsugikuni told Abe no Seimei to ask Enma about what had happened.
• Enma and Dark Imu summoned the Heroic Spirit Assassin, Old Man of the Mountain, who accepted a commission to kill his target.

Imu reviewed Abe no Seimei’s Underworld reforms and insisted the Enma Court remain subordinate to the World Government. In the Four Souls World, Charlotte Linlin approved Yin-Yang Bureau appointments before receiving orders to send its Onmyoji to the Hundred Demons World to stop a spreading Demon Calamity.

• Imu read Abe no Seimei’s report and ruled that the Enma Court would be the Underworld’s sole institute-level department under the World Government.
• At Kagome Shrine, Charlotte Linlin’s strength intimidated Abe no Yoshihira and the other assembled Four Souls World leaders.
• Brook reported that the Yin-Yang Bureau had recruited over two thousand spiritual personnel in the Four Souls World and proposed leadership appointments.
• Charlotte Linlin appointed Abe no Yoshihira director of the Communications Department because he could contact Abe no Seimei in the Underworld.
• Kaze Fu Feng ordered Charlotte Linlin to take the Yin-Yang Bureau’s Onmyoji to the Hundred Demons World and help the Scorpio Star Army Group stop the Demon Calamity.

During the ghost disaster, Togo Takeyuki awakened spiritual power when a water ghost attacked him in his apartment. World Government soldiers rescued him and prepared to take him to a temporary safe zone, where the Yin-Yang Bureau would investigate his ability.

• Togo Takeyuki, trapped at home by martial law and worried about losing his wages, took comfort in his Spider Cutter replica as the ghost disaster continued.
• Togo heard water running in his bathroom and grabbed Spider Cutter when water began rising around him and the front door refused to open.
• Togo plunged the sword into the floodwater, causing it to glow and revealing his spiritual power as a water ghost emerged.
• The water ghost subdued Togo, but World Government soldiers blasted into the apartment and killed it with gunfire.
• The soldiers identified themselves as the Astra Militarum, told Togo to gather his belongings for evacuation, and said the Yin-Yang Bureau would question him about his spiritual power.