Chapter Summaries

Iver completed the Great Sin Ritual and sealed the Paradox Flame Butterfly, freeing Yulia from the Phantom Demon. With Yulia safe and unconscious, Iver realized he could change her destiny and perhaps change the world.

• Iver dispelled the Red Crystal’s seals and completed the ritual, forming the Paradox Flame Butterfly from Yulia’s flames.
• Yulia awakened briefly, then collapsed unconscious; Lily caught her and confirmed her pulse and body temperature were normal.
• Iver named the new card Great Sin: Paradox Flame Butterfly and learned it could summon Flame Butterflies or call forth the Great Sin Beast.
• Iver decided to use the Illumination Spell to treat Yulia and told Lily that Yulia’s destiny now belonged only to her.
• Iver reflected on saving Yulia and realized he might be able to change the world.

Iver saved Yulia by restoring her health and revealed to the Shadow Demon how he had used a new ritual to redirect the Fallen Angel’s Great Sin Imprint. He reassured the demon that he might seal it someday, then began feeding it his blood, bones, and flesh to make it stronger.

• Iver used fourteen points of Light Attribute mana to restore Yulia’s body and let her sleep in his room while Lily cared for her.
• Iver told the Shadow Demon that he had redirected the Great Sin Imprint onto the Paradox Flame Butterfly and planned to make the Shadow Demon his next Great Sin Beast.
• The Shadow Demon understood Iver’s ritual for tricking the Fallen Angel’s power and sealing Phantom Demons into cards, and it agreed to obey him.
• The Shadow Demon worried that being sealed would cut it off from the outside world, so Iver promised he would wait and might seal it last if it remained obedient.
• Iver prepared a silver Ritual Knife and offered his blood, bones, and flesh to the Shadow Demon as a sacred offering.

Iver explained the Shadow Demon’s nature and the Dream Realm’s regions while preparing a Shepherding Ritual to give Lily some of the demon’s power. He revealed that Demon Scholars who became Demon Avatars could only serve the Fallen Angel, a secret he chose to keep to himself.

• The Shadow Demon offered to share part of its power source with Lily, hoping to strengthen its position with Iver.
• The Shadow Demon told Iver that it had killed the Demon Scholars who summoned it before, and Iver explained that demons sought souls rather than cruelty for its own sake.
• Iver explained that the Shadow Domain was part of the Dream Realm and described how hosts protected Promotion Rituals from phantom demons.
• Iver recounted how Jean de Fontanel developed the first Demon Contract and how the early Demon Scholars became apostles of the Fallen Angel.
• Lily asked why Demon Scholars served the Fallen Angel instead of the Serpent Father, and Iver prepared to guide the Shadow Demon’s power into her body while concealing what he knew about the two gods.

Iver and Lily completed a Shepherding ritual that bound Lily closely to the shadow demon, giving her shadow abilities and allowing the demon to move between their shadows. The chapter ended with Iver discovering he could relay commands to Lily remotely through the shadow demon.

• Iver and Lily performed the ritual using the Amethyst Octahedral Dice, and the shadow demon’s power flowed between them until their connection stabilized.
• Lily discovered she could disperse into shadows and gained authority over the shadow demon, which could hide in her shadow within a limited range.
• Iver told Lily to test her range, then cleaned the ritual site while she explored as far as Edward’s room.
• Lily reported that she could reach about fifty meters away, while the shadow demon could spread only a little over three meters from her.
• Iver remotely ordered Lily to raise her hand through the shadow demon, confirming that he could communicate commands to her without speaking.

After Iver sealed the Phantom Demon inside Yulia, she woke free of pain and weakness and realized she could keep living. She shared her relief and fear with Iver, then explained why she cherished her battered Dudd plushie.

• Iver stayed beside Yulia as she rested, while Lily read nearby.
• Yulia woke feeling healthy for the first time in years and burst into tears in Iver's arms.
• Yulia told Iver she was happy she could stay with him and no longer feared dying soon.
• Iver admitted he had been afraid the sealing ritual would fail and described how close Yulia had come to death.
• Yulia asked about Dudd and said she hoped to share the plushie's seemingly endless vitality.

Oswald confirmed that Yulia had recovered and explained that he was leaving to search for Professor Moriarty, whom he believed was still alive and in danger. He arranged for Yulia to attend school with Iver, while Iver considered how to protect her and prepared to return to school.

• Oswald confirmed that the Phantom Demon inside Yulia was gone and agreed that Iver could keep the details of her recovery secret.
• Oswald revealed that he had received official news of Professor Moriarty's death but believed him to be alive, and that he planned to leave to find him.
• Oswald explained that Yulia could now attend school, and Yulia eagerly agreed to go with Iver.
• Iver worried that Yulia would be unprotected when he later faked his death and considered asking Princess Isabel for help.
• Oswald arranged a carriage to the Inspectorate so Lily could collect Iver's newly made wheelchair and take the siblings back to school.

As Yulia moved her belongings to Royal Law University, Lily accompanied Oswald to the Inspectorate to retrieve Iver’s wheelchair and met Diomedes, the elf who had helped her join the Moriarty Family. Diomedes warned Lily to be careful, leaving Oswald to recognize that he understood the danger behind the warning.

• Yulia packed her research notes, tools, and materials for her move to Royal Law University, and chatted excitedly with Iver during the carriage ride.
• Lily saw the Inspectorate’s quiet, secretive offices as Oswald explained its work and took her to Edward’s office to collect Iver’s wheelchair.
• Edward greeted Oswald and asked Red Lady to handle a task before she left the office.
• Oswald reunited with Diomedes, an old friend who had once helped arrange Lily’s entry into the Moriarty Family.
• Diomedes recognized Lily and warned her to be careful, while Oswald indicated that he understood what Diomedes meant.

Lily told Iver and Yulia how the Moriarty Family’s adoption-based succession began, and Iver realized Oswald might be preparing him to inherit the family. Iver suspected Minister Drost was using Lily as leverage and planned to kill him, but York Holmes called before Iver had settled on a way to separate Drost from his guardian.

• Lily recounted Oswald’s explanation that Constantine Moriarty founded the family’s tradition of passing it to adopted heirs after killing Mordred’s biological sons.
• Iver concluded Oswald might be treating him as the Moriarty heir and suspected Minister Drost wanted him to plead for Lily’s safety.
• Iver told Yulia that Drost was their enemy and confirmed that he intended to kill him despite Diomedes’s protection.
• Iver considered using the Shadow Fiend and the Paradox Flame Butterfly, but could not figure out how to isolate Drost from his guardian.
• York Holmes called Iver and complained that he had tried to reach him six times.

After learning that Lloyd's had approved a powerful assassination attempt for Tuesday night, Iver realized the president’s political maneuvering had unexpectedly completed his fake-death plan. He arranged for Yulia to stay safely with Princess Isabel while he prepared to face the attackers with Lily and Miss Shadow Demon.

• Lawyer York told Iver that four Demon Scholars, two Demon Dogs, a Lash Demon, and a Blade Demon would attack him Tuesday night, and explained that the president had supported the assault as a way to mislead Avalon and preserve Lloyd's position.
• Iver suspected the president was using him to weaken Vice President Boca’s faction and keep Lloyd's from turning against the Noble Red Society.
• Iver told Yulia he would invite Princess Isabel over the next afternoon so Yulia could ask to go with her to the royal palace and avoid the night attack.
• Iver said he could handle the assassins himself with the help of Little Butterfly, while Lily said she and Miss Shadow Demon would help and then disappear for a while.
• Iver concluded that the president’s greed had removed the last flaw in his plan and quietly sent Aleister his regards for Vice President Boca.

Isabel visited Yulia and gave her three rare alchemical manuscripts, winning her favor before discussing Yulia’s enrollment with Iver. Isabel sensed that Yulia was far more cold and competitive than she appeared, and grew eager to see how she would behave at school.

• Isabel visited Iver’s home to meet Yulia and gave her three rare, handwritten alchemical books from her grandmother’s collection.
• Yulia gladly accepted the books and grew impressed by Isabel’s knowledge and respect for alchemy.
• Iver thanked Isabel for the gift and asked for her help enrolling Yulia at the Royal Law University.
• Isabel agreed to arrange a separate examination and suggested placing Yulia in the Second Faculty before a possible transfer to the Secret Department.
• Isabel sensed Yulia’s calm, cold, and competitive nature beneath her gentle behavior and became curious to see her at school.

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.