Chapter Summaries

Aura and Mare helped the Zoroastrian Sacred Kingdom seize control of the Empire, and Saigō sent them and the other Guardians to eliminate the surviving Dragon Kings. In the Council Nation, Momonga emerged from his battle with the Platinum Dragon King with a newly resolute spirit and prepared to meet its ultimate attack with Super-tier Magic.

• Aura brought the Empire's chief court mage before Saigō, who accepted his loyalty and directed him to seek out teachers in the Zoroastrian Sacred Kingdom.
• Saigō ordered Mare to dispose of the Blood Emperor's head and sent Aura, Mare, and the other Guardians to kill the remaining Dragon Kings.
• Saigō recognized that Momonga had gained the qualifications to inherit the spiritual status of the Great Old Demon and prepared to fully ascend to the Second Rank.
• Momonga overcame his fear during his life-or-death battle with Chaindroux Bexian, the Platinum Dragon King, and gained a more resolute sense of self.
• The Platinum Dragon King invoked a powerful attack with the Eight Desires Kings' Guild Weapon, while Momonga explained that teleportation was sealed and put on his equipment.
• Momonga ordered Sebas Tian to retreat and cast the Super-tier Magic Fallen Sky against the Platinum Dragon King's attack.

Momonga defeated the Platinum Dragon King with consecutive Super-tier Magic, and Saigō arrived to praise him and answer his questions. Saigō confirmed that the Mother of Evil Gods and supernatural powers were real, leaving Momonga reassured but still facing the mysteries surrounding Saigō.

• Momonga used Wind of Decay to erode the Platinum Dragon King into a fossil after their spells devastated the battlefield.
• Saigō appeared behind Momonga, praised his victory, and approved Sebastian's request to protect the girl he had rescued in the Great Tomb.
• Momonga admitted he had withheld his encounter with the Mother of Evil Gods, and Saigō reassured him that he understood and had secrets of his own.
• Saigō agreed to answer Momonga's questions while the Great Tomb's Guardians fought the remaining Dragon Kings in the Slane Theocracy.
• Saigō explained that he was both a creation of the Mother of Evil Gods and the Mother of Evil Gods herself, and confirmed that Momonga's world and powers were real.

Momonga asked whether Saigō truly considered him a friend, and Saigō reassured him that he did. Saigō then explained his plans for Momonga’s future, leaving him to master the Spirit of Decay before deciding whether to enter Little Garden.

• Momonga worried that Saigō had concealed the truth about transmigration, but Saigō explained that bringing all of Ainz Ooal Gown into the world could have ended in the guild’s destruction.
• Momonga asked whether Saigō considered him a friend, and Saigō affirmed that he had regarded Momonga as a friend even before transmigration.
• Momonga asked about Saigō’s purpose, and Saigō told him that countless worlds existed and that Little Garden stood above them as a dangerous gathering place.
• Saigō explained that Momonga should remain behind, receive the Spirit of Decay, and train until he could master its power before choosing whether to go to Little Garden.
• Saigō considered how he would develop his other allies and reflected that he had invited Canary to return to Little Garden, where she had once been destined to die in exile.

Saigō became the Second Rank Sect Master of Zoroastrianism by restoring its Sacred Flag and rewriting Mythological and Human History. He planned to establish Zoroastrianism’s headquarters at the Second Rank Outer Gate, while weighing the threat posed by Shiva and the Dual Goddesses.

• Saigō gave Momonga a crystal chip that unleashed an immense force within Momonga’s soul, then returned to the Void Sanctuary to begin his ascension.
• Saigō proclaimed himself Zarathustra, Sect Master of Zoroastrianism, and the Sacred Fire restored the religion’s broken flag as the hidden universes were exposed to Little Garden.
• Saigō changed Mythological and Human History, reviving the Mother of Religion and making Zoroastrianism a force in the struggle among the Second Ranks.
• Saigō realized the Mother of Good Gods’ Divinity was held by the Dual Goddesses and considered the possibility that they might oppose his plans.
• Saigō decided to move the Void Sanctuary to the Second Rank Outer Gate and rebuild Zoroastrianism’s headquarters there.
• At Flower-Fruit Mountain, the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven and the White Night King reacted solemnly to Saigō’s ascension and worried about what it meant for Little Kaling.

White Night King recovered her Divinity from the declining Present Buddha and left Buddhism, resolving to ask Saigō to guard it. As she headed for Zoroaster’s Void Sanctuary, she feared that the newly ascendant Evil God might exploit his power over her.

• White Night King left Flower-Fruit Mountain for Spirit Mountain, saying she would entrust her Divinity to the newborn Evil God rather than the future Buddha.
• White Night King found the deserted Great Thunderclap Temple and asked the Present Buddha to return her Divinity; He sent it back to her.
• White Night King warned the Present Buddha that the future Buddha might threaten Him, then left as His rank fell from Second Rank to Third Rank.
• White Night King recalled that her Divinity embodied cosmic truth and that she supported Human History to help preserve the Little Garden.
• After the Dual Goddesses refused to guard her Divinity, White Night King decided to seek Saigō’s help at Zoroaster’s Void Sanctuary, fearing his demands.

White Night King gave her Second Rank Divinity to Saigō for safekeeping, but he stopped her from leaving and forced her to drink with him. Meanwhile, Canary stood at Angel Falls holding an invitation, wavering as she considered the evil god’s return.

• White Night King entered Zoroastrianism’s Void Sanctuary and asked Saigō to safeguard her Divinity.
• Saigō accepted White Night King’s Divinity and sealed it inside the Sacred Fire, ending her Demon King aura.
• When White Night King tried to leave, Saigō used Word is Law to immobilize her and pulled her into an embrace.
• Saigō took wine from Great Sage, Equal to Heaven’s table and made White Night King drink with him.
• Canary stood atop Angel Falls holding an invitation and reacted with conflicted excitement to the evil god’s return.

Canary received a Little Garden invitation just as her failing Divinity and lifespan were nearing their end, but the seal identified Zoroastrianism rather than the Halloween Queen as its sender. She and Baron Croa realized that the invitation might have come from the revived Mother of Religion, suggesting that the Great Demon of Zoroastrianism had reached Second Rank.

• After Arcadia was destroyed, Canary failed to create a Divinity in the outside world, and her own Divinity began to collapse.
• Canary adopted Sakamaki Izayoi and guided him during their travels so he would use his power responsibly rather than become a Demon King.
• At Angel Falls, Canary received a Little Garden invitation and wondered whether the Halloween Queen had sent it.
• Baron Croa examined the invitation and found a Zoroastrian seal, while Canary concluded that the Halloween Queen was unlikely to have sent it.
• Canary and Baron Croa realized that reviving the destroyed Zoroastrian Pantheon implied its sender had attained Second Rank and restored the Mother of Religion.

Canary accepted the invitation to return to Little Garden so she could investigate Arcadia’s destruction and atone for her past, while deciding to leave Sakamaki Izayoi behind. Black Rabbit arrived at Salamandra’s headquarters in the North District, where Saigō’s rule had largely been accepted by the former Fire Dragons.

• Canary told Baron Croa she would return to Little Garden, apologize to Arcadia’s survivors, and uncover the causes and Karma behind its destruction.
• Canary decided not to bring Sakamaki Izayoi to Little Garden because Arcadia had become a struggling No Name community, and planned to leave him in the outside world.
• Canary and Baron Croa prepared to stage her death from illness before leaving for Little Garden.
• Black Rabbit went to the North District because Saigō had summoned her and held her kin in Moon Shadow City, despite fearing the Second Rank evil god.
• Black Rabbit reached Salamandra’s headquarters and found its former Fire Dragons increasingly accepting Saigō’s rule as their community operated under his authority.

Black Rabbit visited Saigō at Salamandra’s headquarters and revealed how No Name struggled with shortages of food and clean water. Saigō offered her a designated Little Garden invitation letter, leaving her with a possible way to change her Community’s fortunes.

• Black Rabbit encountered Kaling, who directed her to Saigō in the main hall.
• Saigō showed Black Rabbit Moon Shadow City contained in his hand, and she identified it as her hometown.
• Saigō asked about Arcadia’s condition, and Black Rabbit explained No Name’s shortages and the children’s needs.
• Saigō offered Black Rabbit a designated Little Garden invitation letter, awakening hope in her.

Saigō forced Black Rabbit to choose between inviting Canary back to Little Garden and freeing the people of Moon Shadow City, while secretly arranging for Sakamaki Izayoi to receive the invitation. After Black Rabbit chose Canary, Saigō summoned Goetia and began judging his failed inheritance of the Weak Spirit.

• Saigō told Black Rabbit that her invitation could summon Canary or be exchanged for the freedom of her people in Moon Shadow City.
• Black Rabbit chose Canary, believing her people would understand her sacrifice, and Saigō let her leave with the invitation.
• Saigō explained that he had already invited Canary and intended Black Rabbit's invitation for Sakamaki Izayoi, whom he planned to guide into Arcadia and toward his destined conflict with Kalki.
• Leticia thanked Saigō for helping Arcadia and asked for his favor, and he told her that fulfilling her wish for her younger sister depended on what she did next.
• Saigō summoned Goetia, criticized him for failing to meet his expectations, and announced that he would reclaim the Spirit status while letting Goetia keep his current power.
• Saigō recognized that Goetia sought King Solomon and began explaining that Goetia's former world had many parallel worlds.

Saigō sent Goetia away after taking the Weak Spirit from him, then fused Azi Dahaka’s final will into it and sent it to Saigō Homura. Homura received an invitation to Little Garden and was transported there, where a crystalline fragment entered him and he began dreaming of a goddess.

• Saigō took the Weak Spirit from Goetia, who left the hall determined to find a way to see King Solomon again.
• Saigō fused Azi Dahaka’s final fragment of will into the Weak Spirit and sent it to Saigō Homura as his successor.
• Saigō Homura continued researching the Third Star Particle and discovered a way to split it into particles with immense energy.
• Saigō Homura opened an invitation from Zarathustra and the Halloween Queen, which asked him to bring his parents’ research and the Third Star Particle materials to Little Garden.
• The world changed around Saigō Homura, and a crystalline point entered his body as he fell into a dream of a black-haired, black-eyed goddess.

Saigō Homura awoke in Little Garden after dreaming of a grieving Goddess and was brought before the Halloween Queen, who claimed he could call her sister-in-law. After learning where he was and discovering that his eldest brother Saigō was alive, Homura asked about the Queen’s claim, leaving her faintly flushed.

• Saigō Homura awoke in a luxurious palace garden with his research notes and Third Star Particle materials beside him.
• Scathach escorted Homura to the Halloween Queen, who introduced herself as the Lord of the Celtic Pantheon and invited him to call her sister-in-law.
• The Halloween Queen gave Homura basic knowledge about Little Garden and demanded that he fulfill her requirements after asking his questions.
• Homura learned that he was an Original Text Candidate who had inherited wisdom, while Sakamaki Izayoi had inherited power and Saigō had escaped his fate.
• Homura asked the Halloween Queen about her claim to be his sister-in-law after realizing his eldest brother Saigō was alive, and the Queen blushed faintly.

Saigō Homura learned that his older brother was alive in the Little Garden and was tasked by the Halloween Queen with researching the Third Star Particle, uncovering his bestowed power, and representing her in the Second Solar Sovereignty War. Escorted by Faceless, he recognized her as Kudō Ayatori and learned that his brother had helped her safely wield the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.

• The Halloween Queen told Saigō Homura that his older brother was in the Little Garden, and he deduced that the brother was Zarathustra.
• The Halloween Queen ordered Saigō Homura to research the Third Star Particle, discover the power his brother had bestowed on him, and represent her in the Second Solar Sovereignty War.
• Faceless escorted Saigō Homura from the hall, and he recognized her as Kudō Ayatori, the Rainbow Bird he had known at his orphanage.
• Kuon Ayatori agreed to teach Saigō Homura about the Little Garden and confirmed that she had met his older brother in the Celtic Pantheon.
• Kuon Ayatori explained that Saigō had removed the danger from the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi so she could wield its full power safely.

The Halloween Queen planned to use Saigō Homura as her proxy in a Second Solar Sovereignty War to reclaim her Solar Sovereignties. At the Seventh Rank Outer Gate, Black Rabbit summoned Canary, who returned with the Tuxedo Demon King, and embraced her after years of hardship.

• The Halloween Queen told Scathach that she planned to make Saigō Homura her proxy in a Second Solar Sovereignty War and reclaim the Twenty-Four Solar Sovereignties.
• Black Rabbit prepared to leave the Nameless Community, whose remaining members were children, and went to an uninhabited area with an invitation to summon Canary.
• Black Rabbit opened the invitation, and Canary appeared with the Tuxedo Demon King.
• Canary and Black Rabbit embraced, and Black Rabbit cried as she told Canary how glad she was that she had returned.
• The Tuxedo Demon King joked that Black Rabbit should give up Canary's embrace, breaking the emotional moment.

Canary and the Tuxedo Demon King rescued Sakamaki Izayoi and two girls after Black Rabbit’s invitation brought them to Little Garden. Meanwhile, Saigō traveled to Avalon in the West District, where he questioned Fes. Reis about Saigō Homura and encountered Indra, who was troubled over his son.

• Black Rabbit told Canary that Lord Zarathustra’s invitation had let her bring Canary back to Little Garden.
• Canary recognized Sakamaki Izayoi among three people falling from the sky and had the Tuxedo Demon King stop their fall before they hit the lake.
• Saigō rode Kaling west toward Avalon while discussing with her the possibility that her ancestor, King Garuda, would oppose him.
• Saigō arrived at Avalon and asked Fes. Reis how Saigō Homura was doing with the Halloween Queen.
• Saigō asked Indra why he had returned, and Indra said he was troubled over his son’s affairs.

Saigō arranged a drink with Indra and sent Kaling to invite the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, before visiting Morgan’s Avalon Community with Kuon Ayatori. There, he found Artoria Caster serving as king in Morgan’s place, though she immediately complained about the job once her subjects had left.

• Saigō accepted Indra’s invitation to drink with the White Night King, and they agreed to invite more companions.
• Saigō asked Kaling to invite the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven from Flower-Fruit Mountain, and Kaling set off as a Golden-Winged Great Peng.
• Saigō and Kuon Ayatori traveled through Camelot, the island-sized capital of the Avalon Community, where he told her that her sister had arrived and that she no longer needed to reincarnate.
• Saigō reached Morgan’s crystal tower and secretly watched Artoria Caster handle her royal duties alongside Melusine, Bávan Shí, and Mash.
• After dismissing the guards, Artoria Caster took off her crown, complained about being king, and asked whether Morgan could be brought back.

Saigō visited the Avalon Community and reunited with Artoria, Bávan Shí, Ritsuka Fujimaru, and Mash. He offered Ritsuka a chance to return temporarily to her former world, then encountered Nokturna and Cú Chulainn in Camelot as Artoria began trading insults with Nokturna.

• Saigō arrived at the Queen's Tower, praised Artoria's rule, and asked her to show him around the fairy kingdom.
• Bávan Shí joyfully clung to Saigō, who asked about Morgan and learned she was staying alone in Paradise.
• Mash told Saigō that she liked the Avalon Community but worried about Little Garden's dangers, while Ritsuka said she was content as long as she could stay with Mash.
• Saigō offered Ritsuka the privilege of temporarily returning to her former world, and she eagerly considered the chance.
• Saigō walked through Camelot with the community's leaders, where Nokturna taunted Artoria and Artoria began trading insults with her.
• Cú Chulainn stood beside Nokturna on a leash as Saigō looked toward the far end of the street.

Morgan brought Saigō to Paradise, where they discussed her rule over Britain and the dangers that would come to Little Garden. Bávan Shí and Melusine joined them, while the chapter then shifted to the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven greeting Kaling at Flower-Fruit Mountain.

• Morgan took Saigō through her Water Mirror Magecraft to Paradise, and Bávan Shí and Melusine followed them there.
• Morgan told Saigō she was happy with Britain’s growth and trusted Artoria to govern Camelot.
• Saigō warned Morgan that Little Garden would soon fall into chaos and urged her to put her own survival before Britain’s.
• Morgan promised Saigō she would stay rational, and he discovered Bávan Shí and Melusine had been listening nearby.
• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven welcomed Kaling to Flower-Fruit Mountain and offered her wine.

Kaling visited the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven to tell her of Saigō’s banquet and warn her about him, but the Great Sage explained why she had to attend and fight for their allies. Meanwhile, Kurma recognized the banquet as a forced choice between Saigō and Shiva, while Saigō left Bávan Shí in Melusine’s care before going to see Queen Morgan.

• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven teased Kaling over wine before asking why she had come to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
• Kaling told the Great Sage that Saigō wanted her to attend a gathering at his outer gate and warned that she distrusted him.
• The Great Sage said Saigō was an important ally against Shiva’s plan to destroy Little Garden, and resolved to attend the banquet as a declaration of allegiance.
• Kurma told the Bull Demon King that the banquet forced neutral parties to choose between Saigō and Shiva, then explained why she intended to join Saigō’s side.
• Saigō dressed with Melusine’s help, left Bávan Shí in her care, and went to see Queen Morgan.
• After Saigō left, Bávan Shí opened her eyes and invited Melusine to rest with her.

Saigō shared a quiet morning with Morgan, then the White Night King learned that Saigō had arranged a banquet at her headquarters and scrambled to prepare for his guests. The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven reflected on her fallen siblings as she waited for them to attend.

• Bávan Shí invited Melusine to go shoe shopping in Camelot, and Melusine admired how she had learned to enjoy choosing only the shoes she truly loved.
• Saigō joined Morgan in the sky garden, and they discussed the pressure on their lives and the coming battle in the Lower Layer of Little Garden.
• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven told the White Night King that Zarathustra had invited her to a banquet at Thousand Eyes' Lower Layer headquarters, and that she had asked Little Kaling to invite her old siblings as well.
• The White Night King worried about hosting the banquet and losing face before the Halloween Queen, while the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven lamented that some of her siblings had died in the war against Heaven.