Chapter Summaries

Wounded Rogue Demon Tachibana Kuroka hid in a forest cave and reflected on the abuse that drove her to kill her master and flee. She regretted leaving her younger sister, Tōjō Shirone, behind, and feared the demons would punish her too.

• Tachibana Kuroka staggered through the forest and took shelter in a cave, too injured and low on demonic power to heal herself.
• Tachibana Kuroka wept over leaving Tōjō Shirone behind and worried that the demons would treat her sister as a rebel too.
• Tachibana Kuroka recalled that her human father had used her Bakeneko mother and both daughters as subjects in forbidden experiments to create artificial Satans.
• After her parents died, a demon from a branch family of House of Naberious adopted Tachibana Kuroka and made her his servant, then subjected her to even crueler experiments.
• When her master prepared to experiment on Tōjō Shirone, Tachibana Kuroka unleashed her power, killed him, and fled the Netherworld without her sister.

Azazel feared that the vanished Shinto deities had been eliminated by a legendary figure who might still be alive. Rias stopped Tachibana Kuroka from taking her own life, promised to spare her and her little sister if Kuroka explained her crimes, and heard Kuroka begin her story.

• Azazel and Baej discussed Juno's rescue and the disappearance of every deity of Shintoism, and Azazel wondered whether a legendary demon was still alive.
• Rias and Himejima Akeno found the gravely wounded Tachibana Kuroka in a cave.
• Rias used the Power of Destruction to stop Kuroka from killing herself and weakened her further.
• Rias told Kuroka she would still punish her for becoming a Rogue Demon but could spare her life and absolve her little sister if she gave a convincing account.
• Tachibana Kuroka agreed to tell Rias and Himejima Akeno about the tragedies she had suffered.

Saigō encountered Vali in the forest, warned him that the world would grow chaotic, and reflected on the restored Six Great Spirits and his path toward Second Rank. After Vali left, Saigō returned to the cave, where Rias decided to save Tachibana Kuroka’s younger sister and punish Kuroka; Himejima Akeno then began to offer a suggestion.

• Saigō deduced that Vali had ties to someone in the Netherworld and asked about his relationship with the current Red Dragon Emperor, making Vali visibly alarmed.
• Saigō advised Vali to control his emotions and grow stronger, and Vali left after agreeing not to pursue Tachibana Kuroka.
• Saigō reflected that all six of his Spirits had been restored and that he needed to distribute them before he could contain the Mother of Evil Gods’ Spirit and advance.
• Vali asked Albion about the aura that had frightened it, and Albion recalled the Two Heavenly Dragons’ fall a thousand years earlier before falling silent.
• Rias told Tachibana Kuroka she would save Kuroka’s younger sister but that Kuroka still had to be punished; Saigō supported Rias’s decision.
• Himejima Akeno asked to speak, smiling as she prepared to make a suggestion.

Saigō brought Rias and the injured Kuroka to Kyoto, where Akeno punished Kuroka and Yasaka gave birth to Kokono. Yasaka asked Saigō to become Kokono’s father and protect them, and he agreed before going to check on Rias and the others.

• Saigō agreed to Rias’s plan to take Kuroka to Kyoto after her injuries were treated, and Akeno took charge of punishing the captive Bakeneko.
• At Yasaka’s estate, Saigō waited while Akeno punished Kuroka in the adjoining room.
• Yasaka gave birth to Kokono, a healthy Nine-tailed Fox, and cared for her newborn daughter.
• Yasaka asked Saigō to become Kokono’s father and protect them, and Saigō agreed.
• After Yasaka fell asleep with Kokono, Saigō dressed and left to check on Rias and the others.

Rias secured Tachibana Kuroka’s loyalty and arranged for her sister Shiroine’s release, while Sirzechs warned Kuroka not to endanger Rias. Sirzechs then told Saigō that turmoil across the supernatural world suggested a great upheaval was approaching.

• Himejima Akeno finished punishing the injured Tachibana Kuroka, who asked Saigō and Rias to save her sister Shiroine.
• Rias required Kuroka to swear loyalty to House of Gremory in exchange for becoming her servant and reuniting with Shiroine, and Kuroka took the oath.
• Sirzechs confirmed that Shiroine had committed no crime and would soon be released, then threatened Kuroka if she ever betrayed Rias.
• Rias defended Kuroka, and Sirzechs dropped his killing intent before going to speak with Saigō.
• Sirzechs told Saigō that Hades had cut contact with Olympus, Indra and the Old Demon King Faction were making moves, and descendants of heroes had appeared in the Human World.

Saigō warned Sirzechs that Rias would become the center of the coming upheaval and urged him to protect both her and himself. Kuroka reunited with Shirone and prepared to tell her the truth about their past, while six or seven years passed and Rias grew into a beautiful young woman.

• Saigō told Sirzechs that Rias would bear the fate of the coming era and that their survival was necessary for victory.
• Kuroka reunited with Shirone after Rias and Sirzechs helped secure Shirone's release from prison.
• Kuroka introduced Shirone to Rias as their new master and decided to explain the truth about their family and their former master.
• Saigō told Sirzechs that chaos would soon engulf the world and that the demons could no longer remain uninvolved.
• Six or seven years passed, and Rias grew into a mature young woman while Saigō sat in the garden; someone called, "Father!"

Rias told Saigō about the Chaos Brigade and asked to travel to Kuoh Town, where he revealed that the group’s true target was her and that the journey was part of an agreement with Shiva. Ophis then explained that Shiva’s power had appeared in the Dimensional Rift and said she would stay away for now, leaving Saigō to ask where she planned to go next.

• Rias told Saigō that demons investigating Kuoh Town had found the hosts of the Red Dragon Emperor and White Dragon Emperor, the secluded governor of the Fallen Angels, and evidence of the Chaos Brigade’s attacks.
• Rias asked to go to Kuoh Town with her peerage, and Saigō agreed that she should see the wider world.
• After Rias left, Saigō revealed that the Chaos Brigade’s true target was Rias and that the danger was an opportunity for her to become a Great Demon and for him to reach Second Rank.
• Ophis told Saigō she would not return to the Dimensional Rift because Shiva’s power had appeared there and Great Red had hidden himself.
• Saigō asked Ophis where she planned to go next.

Rias arranged a trip to the Human World and learned that Leviathan’s daughter, Ingvild Leviathan, was her younger sister and a powerful candidate for her Peerage. The chapter ended with Gremory asking Saigō whether he planned to reveal his true identity to Rias.

• Rias asked Grayfia to accompany her to the Human World, then informed Gremory that Saigō had approved the trip.
• Leviathan introduced Ingvild Leviathan, her daughter and Rias’s younger sister, and suggested Rias recruit her as a Pawn.
• Leviathan explained that Ingvild had been born with the high-ranking Divine Vessel Song of the Emerald Sea of the End and possessed power beyond the Demon King class.
• Gremory brought Leviathan to meet Saigō, where Gremory saw Ophis beside him and asked whether he was preparing to reveal his identity to Rias.
• Leviathan watched Saigō and Ophis respectfully, recalling that she had learned Saigō’s identity a century earlier.

Saigō told Gremory that he would stop hiding his identity as turmoil gathered around Rias, whom he expected to become the era’s central figure. After Rias’s group moved into a Kuoh Town villa, the peerage settled in and Ravel invited Shirone to explore the Human World.

• Saigō explained that demons were his descendants and that he had no reason to conceal his identity now that his Divinity was restored.
• Saigō told Gremory that the world was nearing turmoil and that Rias would face the coming conflicts and grow through them.
• Gremory asked whether Saigō would accompany Rias to the Human World, and Saigō said Rias would not accept his refusal; Ophis declared she would stay beside him.
• Rias’s group moved into a three-story villa in Kuoh Town, where Grayfia helped carry luggage and arranged the furnishings in Gremory style.
• Kuroka asked Shirone to share a room, but Shirone refused and continued unpacking.
• Ravel invited Shirone to go shopping with her, and Shirone hesitated because they had only just arrived.

Rias learned that Ophis was Lilith, the Mother of Demons, and wondered about her own relationship with her mother after Saigō confirmed her parentage. As Michael and Gabriel arrived, the story shifted to Issei pestering Vali and the others about their pectoral muscles.

• Ravel told Tōjō Shirone that Saigō had approved their walk, and Tōjō Shirone agreed to go out with her.
• Rias brought Ingvild to Saigō's room, where Saigō revealed that Ophis was the Infinite Dragon God, Lilith, the Mother of Demons.
• Rias connected Ophis's identity to her suspicions that Saigō was the legendary Lord of Demons, then asked whether she was Saigō's biological daughter and who her mother was.
• Saigō confirmed that Rias was his daughter and named Gremory Ruinyas Gremory as her mother.
• Saigō sensed guests, and Rias recognized the holy auras of the Seraphs Michael and Gabriel.
• At Azazel's villa, Issei praised men's pectoral muscles and urged Vali, Yuuto, Monkey King, and Arthur to show or train theirs.

Azazel explained that angels Michael and Gabriel had arrived in town, while he and Vali discussed a rumor that Rias Gremory possessed the Lord of Demons' legacy. Michael and Gabriel reached House of Gremory's residence, where Saigō invited them inside despite Grayfia's wariness.

• Arthur tried to recruit Lefay Pendragon by presenting her to Issei Hyoudou, but Issei's obsession with men's pectorals drove her away.
• Azazel told Vali that Michael and Gabriel had arrived and speculated that they had come to meet the devils peacefully.
• Azazel and Vali discussed rumors that Rias Gremory had obtained the Lord of Demons' legacy and that someone was directing attention toward her.
• Azazel described the immense power of God of the Bible and the Lord of Demons, leaving Vali shaken.
• Michael and Gabriel arrived at House of Gremory's residence, and Grayfia confronted them before Saigō told her to let them in.

Saigō accepted a cross God of the Bible had left for him and learned that the Heavenly Realm’s angels would obey his commands. He instructed Michael and Gabriel to unite angels and demons when a common enemy appeared, then explained to Rias that the ancient war between the realms had been a scheme to deceive a third party.

• Grayfia admitted Michael and Gabriel to Saigō’s room, where Michael knelt and presented a wooden box left by God of the Bible.
• Saigō sealed the room with his Power of Destruction, opened the box, and found a cross that revealed God of the Bible’s long-term plan.
• Michael told Saigō that all angels of the Heavenly Realm would follow his commands and ally with the demons.
• Saigō ordered Michael and Gabriel to prepare to unite angels and demons when an opportunity arose, and they departed.
• Rias questioned whether the angels could be trusted, and Saigō assured her their allegiance was part of his agreement with God of the Bible.
• Saigō told Rias that the war between the two realms and three races had been a coordinated scheme to deceive a third party.

Saigō explained how the God of the Bible’s cross could influence Little Garden’s angels and prepared for Rias’s coming trial, part of his wager with Shiva. In Hell, Indra, Hades, and Leezer discussed the Lord of Demons’ legacy, with Indra admitting he sought the power of the God of the Bible.

• Rias asked Saigō whether Shiva had joined the ancient battle, but Saigō warned her not to investigate Shiva too deeply.
• Saigō urged Rias to enjoy her time in town and hinted that a dangerous trial and opportunity awaited her.
• Saigō deduced that the God of the Bible’s cross could reverse Little Garden’s observation mechanism and influence its angels through the angels of this world.
• Saigō revealed that Rias’s trial was part of his wager with Shiva and that he had also arranged a contingency with the Halloween Queen.
• In Hades’s realm, Indra, Hades, and Leezer discussed the rumored legacy of the Lord of Demons, and Indra said he sought it to reach the power of the God of the Bible.

Hades manipulated Indra and Leezer into targeting Rias while secretly serving Shiva, and Cao Cao led the Hero Faction to Kuoh Town under Indra’s orders. Cao Cao entered Rias’s villa to attack her, where a hidden assailant struck him with demonic power.

• Indra told Hades he intended to test Rias and compete for the Lord of Demons’ inheritance, while Hades recruited Leezer to break the Beast of 666’s seal.
• Leezer departed after revealing to himself that he had found the Holy Grail, and Hades reported to Shiva that he had incited Indra and Leezer to attack Rias.
• Hades learned that Shiva had been sealed by God of the Bible and the Lord of Demons, then vowed to seize the inheritance and avenge himself on Shiva.
• Cao Cao reflected on how Indra had forced him to lead the Hero Faction and ordered his companions to destroy Kuoh Town and target the devil Indra had identified.
• Cao Cao entered the empty villa he believed belonged to Rias, raised the Twilight Holy Spear against an ambush, and blocked a demonic strike that shook the building.

Cao Cao fought Grayfia at the House of Gremory villa and used the Twilight Holy Spear’s power to reach Saigō’s room. His attempt to seize Saigō failed when his duplicate burned to ashes on contact, leaving Cao Cao stunned.

• Cao Cao identified Grayfia as House of Gremory’s Head Maid and tried to leave after learning Rias was absent.
• Grayfia attacked Cao Cao with silver lightning and the Power of Destruction, forcing him to unleash his Sub-species Forbidden Hand.
• Cao Cao used the Female Treasure to seal Grayfia briefly and rushed to Saigō’s room on the third floor.
• Grayfia reached the room and apologized to Saigō as Cao Cao sent a duplicate to seize him.
• Grayfia struck Cao Cao, whose Twilight Holy Spear absorbed much of her power, but his duplicate burned to ashes when it touched Saigō.

Saigō effortlessly stopped Cao Cao’s attack, and Grayfia wounded him before Saigō extinguished the Wheel King’s power. When Cao Cao defended his goal of freeing humanity, his desperate response awakened the will of God of the Bible through the Twilight Holy Spear.

• Saigō caught Cao Cao’s full-force strike between two fingers, allowing Grayfia to pierce Cao Cao through the chest from behind.
• Saigō’s Power of Destruction extinguished the Wheel King’s radiance, leaving Cao Cao kneeling and badly wounded under Grayfia’s threat.
• Saigō asked Cao Cao why he had attacked various factions, and Cao Cao said he wanted to prove humanity could resist supernatural powers.
• Saigō mocked Cao Cao’s reliance on God of the Bible’s power and declared him unworthy of his ideal, causing Cao Cao to erupt in rage.
• Cao Cao released the Twilight Holy Spear’s Holy Light, and the will of God of the Bible emerged, forcing Grayfia to retreat.

Saigō stopped Cao Cao’s attack, took the Twilight Holy Spear, and handed Cao Cao over to Michael. He gave the spear to Grayfia as both reward and protection, while Rias and her allies faced the remaining Chaos Brigade and Hero Faction members in town.

• Cao Cao unleashed the Twilight Holy Spear’s full divine will, but it recognized Saigō as an ally, withdrew its power, and flew into his hand.
• Michael appeared, bowed to Saigō, and took the defeated Cao Cao away to face punishment in the Heavenly Realm.
• Saigō gave the Twilight Holy Spear to Grayfia, and it merged with her so she could wield its power.
• Saigō teased Grayfia with a punishment after she accepted the spear, and she approached him with apparent disdain.
• Rias chose not to return to the villa, trusting her father to handle the Holy Light, and stood with Himejima Akeno against the opposing factions.
• The Monkey King pointed out Rias’s group to Hyodo Ikki, who agreed that the women were beautiful.

The Hero Faction attacked Kuoh Town with Leonardo’s Magic Beast Creation, and Rias ordered her group to eliminate them. As the battle spread through the devastated town, Himejima Akeno fought Jeanne, the sisters and Ingvild battled the magic beasts, and Issei Hyoudou worried about his parents; the fight remained unresolved.

• Hyodo Ikki praised Monkey King’s pectorals, leaving Rias, Himejima Akeno, and the others stunned by his words.
• Siegfried rallied the Hero Faction after Cao Cao disappeared, then ordered Leonardo to unleash Magic Beast Creation and wreak havoc in Kuoh Town.
• Hyodo Ikki raged at the destruction, and Rias ordered Akeno and the others to kill every Hero Faction member.
• Himejima Akeno attacked Jeanne with lightning while Tachibana Kuroka and Tōjō Shirone fought magic beasts, and Ingvild flooded the town to sweep the creatures away.
• Ophis held back from joining the battle because Saigō had told her to let Rias face the trial.
• Issei Hyoudou feared for his parents in town and wanted to end the battle quickly.

Indra attacked Kuoh Town, forcing Rias to shield her peerage while Vali led his team to rescue Issei Hyoudou’s parents. Rias survived Indra’s lightning strike with Ophis protecting her allies, and Saigō watched the confrontation from his villa, concerned about the wager with Shiva.

• Indra discovered Cao Cao was missing and attacked Kuoh Town with lightning, striking everyone in the town.
• Issei Hyoudou was injured, and Vali led his team to House Hyoudou to rescue Issei’s parents.
• Rias blocked Indra’s lightning spear to protect Himejima Akeno and the others, while Ophis promised to keep them safe.
• Rias thanked Ophis by calling her Grandma, which made Ophis regret offering her help.
• Indra accused Rias of possessing the Lord of Demons’ inheritance, while Saigō watched from his villa and worried about his wager with Shiva.

Rias fought Indra across the destruction of Kuoh Town, growing stronger despite her grave injuries, while Indra resolved to kill her and seize the Lord of Demons' legacy. As Indra prepared to risk everything, Michael intervened with a giant holy sword, and Saigō quietly moved a chess piece in the undamaged House of Gremory mansion.

• Grayfia worried about Rias, and Saigō told her they could only believe in Rias while hinting that he had left a contingency plan.
• Ophis led Himejima Akeno and the others away as Rias battled Indra, and their clashes destroyed Kuoh Town while Rias's resolve and strength grew.
• Indra grew wary of Rias's rapid improvement and decided he had to kill her to obtain the Lord of Demons' legacy.
• Issei Hyoudou's parents escaped Kuoh Town with Vali and the others, and Issei vowed to grow stronger while Azazel resolved to seek out the person he suspected.
• Rias and Indra continued their brutal fight, and Michael's holy sword descended on Indra as he shouted Michael's name.
• Saigō sat before a chessboard in the untouched House of Gremory mansion and moved a white piece forward.