Recaps

Iver prepared defensive rituals and summoned the Paradox Flame Butterfly for the first time. The chapter ended with the Butterfly recognizing him as her Big Brother and transforming into her Follower Form.

• Iver reminded Isabel not to panic or interfere if he disappeared, then set up defenses against curses, snipers, and injuries.
• Iver performed a ritual to store part of his vitality in a Red Apple and summoned the Paradox Flame Butterfly.
• The Paradox Flame Butterfly appeared in a childlike form and told Iver that she remembered him and had survived as he promised.
• Iver asked the Butterfly to shrink down, and she transformed into a small, warm, flame-shaped butterfly that settled on his palm.

Four Demon Scholars attempted to assassinate Iver while he slept, but his fiery butterfly killed two of them and exposed the attack. Iver emerged from his dormitory with a gun and welcomed the surviving intruders, leaving their fate unresolved.

• The leader and his three companions prepared a Sleep Curse, summoned demons, and sent Brayden to break into Iver's dormitory.
• Jim and Pero were caught in a fireball when Jim touched a butterfly that the leader had cursed and destroyed.
• The leader repeatedly shattered another fiery butterfly, but it revived each time, while the Demon Dog and Lash Demon disappeared after their contractors died.
• Brayden opened the door, fled from inside, and was shot in the calf as Iver stepped out of the dormitory.
• Iver greeted the surviving Demon Scholars and invited them to stay.

Iver ambushed a Demon Scholar team and used a flame butterfly to dispel its Demon Dogs. After killing Brayden, he demanded that the leader show him the Blade Demon.

• The leader recognized Iver and hesitated while two Demon Dogs charged at him.
• Iver summoned a Dispel flame butterfly that stopped both Demon Dogs and stripped away their curses.
• The leader cursed Iver, who took several wounds, then transferred three ritual protections from Pero's corpse to Brayden.
• Iver shot Brayden in the head despite his bullet protections, leaving the leader as the only team member standing.
• Iver aimed at the leader and demanded to see his Blade Demon.

Iver Moriarty forced the injured leader to summon his Blade Demon, then fought it with the Paradox Flame Butterfly. The Blade Demon was destroyed, and Iver received its experience notification.

• Iver shot the leader in the shoulder and demanded to know where his Blade Demon was.
• The leader summoned the Blade Demon, which endured the Paradox Flame Butterfly’s explosion and charged at Iver.
• Iver escaped into the shadows as the Paradox Flame Butterfly revealed its true form and attacked the Blade Demon.
• The Blade Demon took the butterfly’s guided flame stream and counterattack, while its attacks failed to stop her.
• The Paradox Flame Butterfly killed the leader with her wing beams and destroyed the Blade Demon with a final fiery charge.
• Iver returned to the doorway and received the Blade Demon’s experience notification.

After defeating the demons, Iver examined the Paradox Flame Butterfly’s combat abilities and learned how effective his summoned butterflies could be. He then ordered Lily and the Shadow Demon to erase the battle’s traces and stage his abduction by Aleister.

• Iver gained 140 experience from the defeated demons, bringing his reserve above 500 points.
• Iver reviewed how the Paradox Flame Butterfly had used Butterfly Sacrificial Fire and Doomsday Ray to defeat the Bladed Demon, and judged her damage powerful for her upkeep cost.
• Iver showed off the Paradox Flame Butterfly to the Shadow Demon, who worried that he might no longer need her.
• Iver ordered Lily to remove the ritual’s traces and told the Shadow Demon to leave evidence suggesting Aleister had knocked him unconscious and abducted him.
• The Shadow Demon agreed to stage the scene, and Iver gave her three minutes to finish.

Director Tai Ya investigated the bloody attack at Iver Moriarty’s home and concluded that Iver had survived the fight with four Demon Scholars before a Shadow Demon captured him and an accomplice. Inspector Gordon suspected Aleister after hearing the report.

• A knight found the burned lawn and corpses outside Iver Moriarty’s home and summoned the Bureau of Supervision.
• Director Tai Ya and Law Mage Dawn rewound the scene and found evidence that a Blade Demon had appeared and been defeated by an unknown attacker.
• Tai Ya reconstructed how Iver and an unknown accomplice had killed the four Demon Scholars, noting that Iver had used a special bullet and Dedication Path flames.
• Tai Ya found traces of a Greater Demon’s shadow and concluded that a Shadow Demon had followed the survivors inside and captured them.
• Tai Ya reported the Shadow Demon to the Inspectorate, and Inspector Gordon immediately suspected Aleister.

Gordon’s account of the Promotion Ritual led Edward to conclude that the dangerous Aleister may be involved in Iver’s disappearance, and Edward prayed for Iver’s survival. While the city’s search intensified, Iver and Lily prepared to strike Lawyer York before their pursuers could compare information.

• Gordon shared his detailed notes about Aleister with Chief Inspector Edward.
• Edward analyzed Aleister’s background and feared that Iver had fallen into the hands of a dangerous enemy.
• Edward decided to keep Yulia at the Silver and Tin Palace and prayed that Iver would survive.
• Iver and Lily watched inspectors, Law Mages, knights, and White Griffins search the city as the curfew operation expanded.
• Iver refused to wait until morning and told Lily they would attack Lawyer York to avenge Sherlock.

Iver Moriarty lured Lawyer York into a trap and interrogated him for information about Vice President Boca. After York revealed Boca’s identity and abilities, Iver killed him on his mentor’s orders.

• Iver and Lily infiltrated York’s law office and used Lily as bait to draw York out of his apartment.
• Iver trapped York in darkness and ignored his attempts to paralyze and control him with demonic powers.
• Iver asked York about Vice President Boca, and York revealed Boca’s address, background, rank, and abilities.
• Iver told York that his mentor had ordered his death because Iver Moriarty was not qualified to enter Lloyd’s, then pierced York’s heart with a shadow spear.

York survived his first attack and called Bran Boca with his suspicions, but Iver, who had been hiding nearby, killed him before he could finish. Iver and the Shadow Demon covered up the murder and planned to wait at the bishop’s place, where they could meet Sherlock and confirm the plan.

• York recovered from his first attack, deduced that his assailant might be trying to break a contract, and decided to fake his death and contact Bran Boca.
• York told Bran Boca that a powerful Shadow Demon–possessed demonized human was behind the attacks, while Boca explained that Iver had disappeared and that the attackers he sent after Iver had been killed.
• Iver, who had been hiding in the sitting room, ambushed and killed York, then had the Shadow Demon speak to Boca and destroy the evidence.
• The servant searched the dark sitting room but found only that a telephone receiver was missing, while Iver and the Shadow Demon stayed hidden nearby.
• Iver told Lily they would wait for events to unfold and suggested going to the bishop’s place to meet Sherlock and report York’s death.

Sherlock found himself healthier after a week living with Bishop Mathers and considered staying with Mathers and Mina instead of renting a new home. He then learned from the newspaper that Iver had been reported missing after being kidnapped by Demon Worshippers, though Iver was sitting right beside him.

• Sherlock reunited with Iver and Lily and discussed how regular meals and a steady routine had improved his health.
• Sherlock told Iver about Mycroft's silent Wooden Barrel Club and explained why he preferred living away from his family.
• Mina offered to let Sherlock stay in her house for rent and turn the second-floor living room into his office.
• Sherlock accepted Mina's offer and thanked her for taking him in.
• Sherlock read a headline reporting that Iver Moriarty had been kidnapped by Demon Worshippers and was missing.
• Iver confirmed to Sherlock that he had gone missing.

Iver told Sherlock that York had vanished and revealed York’s ties to the Noble Red Society, while explaining how he had confused the factions pursuing him. As Lars Graham and Minister Drost separately responded to the disappearances, Aleister became a growing threat across Glass Island.

• Iver told Sherlock that York had disappeared for good and identified York’s superior, Bran Boca, as a Fourth Level Law Mage and Demon Scholar tied to the Noble Red Society.
• Sherlock confirmed that York had likely framed his father and been connected to the royal family’s curse, while Iver said the Noble Red Society had attacked him and he had used misleading clues to turn its factions against one another.
• Lars Graham read about Iver’s disappearance and abandoned his plan to kill him, deciding instead to cause trouble for the Stibnite People before returning home.
• Vice President Boca told Minister Drost that York had vanished after an encounter with Aleister, and Drost said Aleister was a Fiend possessed by a Shadow Demon.
• Drost agreed to send Boca a report on Aleister through Diomedes as the threat to Glass Island grew.

Hai Na feared Iver had truly been captured, but she found him safe at Sherlock’s home, where he explained how he had used pressure and threats to win their chess games. Iver predicted the Noble Red Society would soon attack because his disappearance had already put them under pressure.

• Hai Na’s roommates speculated about why the Noble Red Society had abducted Iver, and Hai Na left to find out whether he was safe.
• Hai Na searched for Dean Meg and then went to Ms. Mina’s Fortune Teller Shop to find Sherlock.
• Ms. Mina told Hai Na that Sherlock and Iver were playing chess, and Hai Na hurried into the room to see Iver alive and out of his wheelchair.
• Iver defeated Sherlock for the third time and explained that anticipated threats could burden an opponent more than completed actions.
• Iver told Sherlock that he had deliberately yielded the initiative and predicted the Noble Red Society would soon attack under the pressure he had created.

Tommy Lloyd planned to seize power in Avalon while managing discrimination and pressure within the Noble Red Society. Meg confronted him over Iver’s disappearance, ordered him to find the demonkin named Aleister and bring Iver back within three days, and threatened to kill him if he failed.

• Tommy reflected on his ambition to become Avalon’s underground emperor and his frustration with the Noble Red Society and his giant heritage.
• After learning Meg had arrived, Tommy prepared tea and received her in his office.
• Meg demanded that Tommy bring back Moriarty, and Tommy admitted he had sent people to kill Iver because the Noble Red Society resented his joining Lloyd’s.
• Tommy named the attackers’ lineup, including a Blade Demon, and Meg warned him that he would die if Iver did.
• Meg told Tommy that a demonkin accompanied by a Shadow Demon, possibly named Aleister, had captured Iver, and ordered Tommy to find him and return Iver within three days.

Tommy Lloyd regretted ordering the attack on Iver after Grand Arbitrator Meg cursed him with Final Arbitration, but he still struggled to understand why she had intervened. He tried to shift blame for Iver’s kidnapping onto Vice President Boca, only to find Boca answering with unusual defiance.

• Tommy reviewed his decision to target Iver and concluded that bad luck, rather than a flaw in his plan, had brought Meg’s intervention and curse upon him.
• Tommy reflected on how his influence over the Round Table Hall let him shape Avalon’s laws, while Meg remained beyond his control.
• Tommy called Boca and demanded an explanation for the events of the previous night, intending to make him a scapegoat for investigating Aleister.
• Boca resisted Tommy’s accusation and asked whether he had called to flaunt his victory.
• Tommy wondered why Boca, who had obeyed his order to send the Blade Demon and Lash Demon after Iver, had suddenly become defiant.

Tommy concluded that Boca was behind Aleister and had engineered Iver’s disappearance to frame him, while Boca independently realized Aleister was Lloyd President’s agent and saw himself in mortal danger. Boca tried to turn the situation around by surrendering to the authorities and accusing Tommy of major crimes.

• Tommy suspected Boca had arranged for Aleister to attack Iver and planned to use the crisis to destroy Tommy and Lloyd’s.
• Tommy threatened Boca over the phone and promised to come after him.
• Boca learned from Minister Drost’s information that Aleister had never properly joined the Noble Red Society and concluded Lloyd President had recruited him.
• Boca realized Lloyd intended to kill him and that he had few allies or safe options left.
• Boca called the Grand Guardian, surrendered, accused Tommy of thirty-six major crimes, and requested witness protection.

George Barton investigated a lead in the Moriarty incident and learned that Bran Boca had turned himself in, accusing Lloyd's of sending the attackers and seeking to silence him. After learning that Aleister had attacked Iver, George agreed to protect Boca and let David accompany him with Angelica.

• George Barton received word that Bran Boca had turned himself in and claimed Lloyd's wanted him silenced over the Moriarty incident.
• George used Avalon's jeweled eye to observe Boca, Grand Arbitrator Meg, and the enraged president of Lloyd's.
• George told Nadia that Aleister, a demonized human possessed by a Shadow Demon, had attacked Iver and that he would protect the witness.
• David recognized Aleister's name and asked to go with George, despite Nadia's warning about the danger.
• George agreed to take David along and arranged for Angelica to accompany him.

David left with Angelica and George while Emily stayed behind with Nadia, who corrected her for biting David before taking her to eat. At the Silver and Tin Palace, Isabel worried about how to tell Yulia about Iver, while Yanis knew Iver was safe and Yulia quietly considered how to reassure Isabel without interfering with her brother's plan.

• Emily bit David and dragged him around, so Angelica scolded her and told David to set firm boundaries.
• Angelica carried David away with George, leaving Nadia to watch Emily and take her to eat lamb.
• Isabel worried that Yulia would learn Iver was missing and wondered how long she could hide the truth.
• Yanis revealed she had found Iver and understood his plan, but chose not to interfere beyond reassuring Sofia.
• Yulia sensed Iver's direction through the Paradox Flame Butterfly and thought about how to comfort Isabel without disrupting him.

Tommy Lloyd decided to attack Vice President Boca before he could prepare, reasoning that Boca’s hostility made him too dangerous to leave alone while he searched for Aleister. With Ms. Gray-Green’s support, Tommy led a heavily armed force toward Boca’s residence, confident that their numbers gave them the advantage.

• Tommy reconsidered whether the Noble Red Society had framed Boca but concluded that he could not risk making peace with him, since Boca would eventually betray him.
• Tommy decided to keep Boca alive for questioning if he was involved in Aleister’s disappearance, but to kill him if he was not.
• Tommy called Ms. Gray-Green, who agreed to support him against Boca.
• Tommy and his group set out for Boca’s residence less than two hours after their threatening call, using modified carriages fitted with ritual components.
• Tommy’s group summoned demons on the way and grew from more than thirty people to over sixty, leaving Tommy confident they could overwhelm Boca and his allies.

George Barton protected Boca from an armed assault and swiftly killed the Demon Scholars and their demons, leaving Lloyd alive. After Tommy unleashed his Maze Demon and trapped George in a maze, George emerged unharmed, and Tommy surrendered.

• George told his griffins to protect David and Mr. Boca while he went outside to confront the attackers.
• George used his curved blades and a hurricane to kill the Demon Scholars and their demons, leaving Lloyd alive.
• Tommy begged George for mercy and summoned his Maze Demon to trap him inside a maze.
• George broke free after a little more than ten minutes, and Tommy immediately surrendered.

Iver stayed at Bishop Mathers's home and helped Sherlock document tobacco ashes until the newspaper reported that Bran Boca had turned himself in and Tommy Lloyd had been arrested. Worried that Tommy could expose his identity as a Demon Scholar, Iver set out with Lily to silence them.

• Iver and Lily settled into Bishop Mathers's home, where Ms. Mina provided meals and Sherlock received newspapers for his investigations.
• Iver joined Sherlock in documenting the ashes of different tobacco brands for a book intended to help investigators.
• Iver read that Grand Justice Bran Boca had turned himself in and Tommy Lloyd had been arrested on twenty-one serious charges.
• Iver realized Tommy might expose him or reveal his memories, putting Iver's identity as a Demon Scholar at risk.
• Iver put on his Noble Red Society ring and left with Lily, saying they were going to silence Boca and Tommy.

Tommy Lloyd tried to bargain with the Bureau of Supervision by offering intelligence in exchange for a reprieve, while reflecting on his violent past and preparing for possible retaliation from Noble Red. Aleister came to kill him for betraying Noble Red, and Tommy secretly recorded what he learned as shadow demons attacked him.

• Tommy used his knowledge of Avalon’s secrets to bargain with the Bureau of Supervision, offering evidence against three hostile knights and promising information about the missing Iver in exchange for a thirty-day suspension of Meg’s Word of Power.
• The Bureau of Supervision left Tommy alone in a sealed, lightless chamber, where fear and isolation brought back memories of his childhood and the murders he had committed to claim the Lloyd name.
• Tommy recalled how he had killed Rowetta, his siblings, and his father, then concealed the crimes and risen to power.
• Tommy realized Noble Red might curse him for betraying them and considered demanding protection from a priest.
• Aleister entered Tommy’s cell wearing the Noble Red ring, admitted she had come to kill him for betraying Noble Red, and sent shadow demons through his body.
• As he was attacked, Tommy wrote down that Aleister was a woman and a member of Noble Red, vowing that she would not escape the consequences if he died.

Iver and Lily found Lloyd and Boca in a Bureau of Supervision prison chamber, where the Shadow Demon killed Lloyd and Lily left the Noble Red ring behind. Iver planned to return and let the Bureau blame the Noble Red, realizing that the Bureau itself—and the Grand Guardian of Avalon—would help conceal Alester’s crime.

• Lily told Iver that she and the Shadow Demon had found the prison chamber holding Lloyd and Boca.
• Iver learned that Lily had left the Noble Red ring beside Lloyd’s body and erased his final words, which mentioned Alester, a woman, and the Noble Red.
• Iver explained that investigators could recover Lloyd’s words but that erasing them would seem natural for Alester, helping distinguish Iver from him.
• Iver decided to return immediately, reasoning that the Bureau would keep Lloyd’s death secret and treat him as living bait while directing suspicion toward the Noble Red.
• Iver concluded that the Bureau of Supervision, or the Grand Guardian of Avalon, was Alester’s true accomplice.

The Bureau of Supervision discovered that Tommy Lloyd had vanished from his locked cell, and a magical reconstruction revealed his final message accusing Aleister of killing him and identifying her as a woman. Grand Guardian George concealed the evidence, then met Lily and offered to protect her and Iver while introducing himself as George Barton, a friend of Professor Moriarty.

• George found Tommy Lloyd’s cell empty except for a brass ring bearing the Noble Red’s Wounded Fist emblem, and ordered a Law Mage to reconstruct what had happened.
• Dawn’s spell replayed Tommy’s final moments, allowing Director Tai Ya to trace his hidden message: Aleister was a woman who had killed him.
• George ordered everyone who knew about the discovery to sign a confidentiality order and declared that Tommy was still alive in a secret location.
• Lily returned to the Bureau of Supervision to retrieve Iver’s wheelchair and told George that a shadow-controlling young woman with long, curly caramel-colored hair had released them.
• George identified the woman as Aleister and offered to escort Lily to Iver and shelter them at his home, introducing himself as George Barton, a friend of Professor Moriarty.

Iver met Avalon’s Grand Guardian, Saint George, and recalled the man’s doomed final charge during Stibium’s attack. The meeting made Iver realize the threat was drawing near and resolve to find a way to save him.

• Lily escorted Iver to meet the Grand Guardian, who invited him to talk.
• Iver recognized Saint George from the game’s opening CG and remembered his final charge against Stibium’s forces during Avalon’s destruction.
• Seeing Saint George made Iver feel the future crisis was closer than he had thought, and he resolved to save the honorable knight.
• The Grand Guardian sensed Iver’s favorable impression and judged him a good child, thinking he could serve as an example for David.

Iver returned home with the Grand Guardian and explained his recovery and escape by crediting the Paradox Flame Butterfly. He recognized David Barton as the boy he had met in a dream, and the chapter ended with David asking what Aleister looked like.

• Philip carried Iver, George, and Iver's wheelchair home, where David was surprised to see Iver alive and able to walk.
• Iver said a woman named Paradox Flame Butterfly had helped him recover and escape, and David cautiously touched the harmless flame butterfly on his shoulder.
• Iver realized David was the knight he had met in a dream and learned that David had met Aleister during a Promotion Ritual.
• David said Aleister had helped him advance, and George reprimanded him for complaining that she might have deceived him during the ritual.
• After introducing himself to Iver, David asked what Miss Aleister looked like.