Vol. 2From Tingen to the Black Emperor

Hobart built the Justice League, helped expose threats and win legal cases, then survived the fall of Tingen and advanced in the Country of Disorder. He stole the Black Emperor Card and ended the stretch discussing Kavetuva’s origins as Alger faced pursuit by the Sea God’s Attendants of God.

  • Hobart founded the Justice League and won Bob’s and Bill’s legal cases by exposing wrongdoing and challenging unfair claims.
  • Hobart set out to find witnesses for Bob’s new hearing, then found Xue sick, Fors on guard, and DakHorm badly injured.
  • Hobart helped the Tingen Nighthawks defeat the Spawn of Evil God, but Dunn died and Ince escaped with Saint Selena’s Ashes.
  • Hobart sealed Dunn’s spirit and Extraordinary Characteristics, joined the Backlund Nighthawks Squad, and returned to Backlund.
  • Hobart won Bob’s case against Arnold, learned of his Tudor ancestry and the Trensoost curse, and advanced to Sequence 7.
  • Hobart met the resurrected Klein and restored Moira’s sanity, allowing Elliot to spread the Creator’s name within the Balk Family.
  • Hobart recruited a law-firm team and stole Roselle’s Creative Manuscript, turning a bookmark into the Black Emperor Card.
  • Alger reported that the Sea God’s Attendants of God were pursuing him, and Hobart explained Kavetuva’s likely origins.
Chapters 103–203 Read from ch. 103

Arc 5Trials and the Justice League

Hobart built the Justice League, helped uncover threats tied to the Balk Family and the Aurora Society, and won two legal cases. He left to find witnesses for Bob’s new hearing, then arrived at DakHorm’s place to find Xue sick, Fors on guard, and DakHorm badly injured.

  • Hobart moved into his own townhouse, obtained the Teleport Stone Statue, and began pursuing leads involving the Tamara Family and Mr. Kate.
  • Hobart met his biological mother April, received the Psychological Spoon, and resolved a land dispute before joining a mission to catch thieves.
  • Hobart helped capture the thieves, learned that a royal convoy had passed nearby, and proposed gathering young nobles into the Justice League.
  • Hobart used the Country of Disorder’s power to split a Barbarian characteristic, attended the Tarot Club, and asked Derrick whether the gods had abandoned him.
  • Hobart intervened when the Rose School attacked the Balk Family, saved Elliot from a dangerous spiritual projection, and concluded the family’s Curse came from its bloodline.
  • Hobart founded the Justice League with Audrey, Glaint, Xue, and Fors, then won Bob’s case by arguing that workers’ lives mattered more than established compensation customs.
  • Hobart defended Bill against Kate’s claim, exposed the inflated bills, and secured a dismissal with a fine and reduced compensation for Bill.
  • Hobart planned to find witnesses for Bob’s new hearing, then found Xue vomiting, Fors standing guard, and DakHorm badly injured as malice rushed toward him.
Chapters 103–127 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Fall of Tingen

Hobart traveled to Tingen City, rescued Elizabeth, and helped the Nighthawks stop several threats, including Achilles, Old Neil, and the Spawn of Evil God. Dunn died and Ince escaped, while Hobart survived, joined the Backlund Nighthawks Squad, and returned to Backlund.

  • Hobart traveled to Tingen City, rescued Elizabeth from Achilles, and helped the Nighthawks defeat Achilles after he transformed into a monstrous creature.
  • Hobart and the Nighthawks killed Qilingesi, while Audrey secured the bounty and a valuable gift from Duke Negan.
  • Hobart sensed Klein's prayer and sent him the Psychological Spoon, helping him restore Old Neil and remove the mutations caused by his ritual.
  • Hobart warned Dunn and Klein that 0-08 was planning an evil god's descent, then helped lure Megose toward the basement as the Nighthawks fought her.
  • The Spawn of Evil God was born and overwhelmed the team, but Hobart summoned the Creator's figure and destroyed it with Chaos Power.
  • Ince Zangwill stabbed Klein and escaped with Saint Selena's Ashes, while Dunn died and Hobart began a ritual to the Creator in the Shadow of Order.
  • Hobart sealed Dunn's spirit and Extraordinary Characteristics, then told Captain Thomas that Dunn and Klein had stopped the Spawn and was confirmed as a member of the Backlund Nighthawks Squad.
  • After resting in Tingen City, Hobart returned to Backlund by train with a box from Ulysses for Officer Christine.
Chapters 128–153 Summaries Read

Arc 7Justice, Curse, and Resurrection

Hobart exposed Arnold’s factory negligence in court, advanced to Sequence 7, and learned more about the Trensoost family curse. He later met the resurrected Klein and answered Elliot’s prayer by restoring Moira’s sanity, leaving the Creator’s name to spread within the Balk Family.

  • Hobart, Xue, and Fors killed three men at a Textile Factory, then learned one was a Feneport Embassy spy and kept that discovery quiet.
  • Arnold’s allies tried to intimidate Hobart, but he evaded their attacks and secured church protection for Bob before the trial.
  • Hobart won Bob’s case against Arnold, securing compensation and factory safety measures, then arranged protection and a new identity for Bob.
  • Hobart learned from Christine that he was a Tudor and that the Trensoost family’s curse dated back to the Night Emperor’s fall, then drank the Bribor Potion and advanced successfully.
  • Hobart tested his new Bribery and Distortion abilities, expanded his territory in the Country of Disorder, and discovered black rocks that could distort laws and Extraordinary Characteristics.
  • Hobart traveled to Tingen, met Azzik at Klein’s grave, and pulled Klein from his coffin after he resurrected.
  • Hobart returned to Backlund and hosted Donna and Tyrone, while Elliot prayed for help with the Trensoost lineage and his sister’s curse.
  • Hobart used the Psychological Spoon and Fork of Healing to restore Moira’s sanity, and she drank the Lawyer Potion while lucid as Elliot received permission to spread the Creator’s name within the Balk Family.
Chapters 154–178 Summaries Read

Arc 8The Black Emperor Card

Hobart advanced as a Briber, stole the Black Emperor Card, and helped the Nighthawks capture Aurora Society members. The stretch ended with the Tarot Club weighing Alger’s dangerous encounter with the Sea God and Hobart explaining Kavetuva’s likely origins.

  • Hobart traded Secret Order information to Audrey and sacrificed his knowledge of 0-08 to Mr. Fool, learning more about the Four Emperors in return.
  • Audrey used the Psychological Spoon to hypnotize herself, sacrificed it and money to Mr. Fool, then drank her potion and advanced to Sequence 8.
  • Hobart recruited Jessica, Lasga, and Dike to his new law-firm team, then stole Roselle’s Creative Manuscript and transformed a bookmark into the Black Emperor Card.
  • Holamik investigated the exhibition theft while Hobart learned that George III had been present and resolved to use the Country of Disorder cautiously in Backlund.
  • Hobart joined LuoLuota’s operation, helped defeat a Hermit, and weakened a Multi-Eyed Monster before treating the gravely wounded Will.
  • Thomas offered Hobart a reward for the operation, and Hobart chose one-fifth of a Judge’s Extraordinary Characteristics.
  • At the Tarot Club, Alger reported that Sea God’s Attendants of God were pursuing him, and Hobart linked Kavetuva to a Sea Monster that had devoured advanced Elven Characteristics.
Chapters 179–203 Summaries Read
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