Chapter Summaries

The White Night King planned a banquet and decided to invite Black Rabbit, hoping the gathering would help the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven move past her guilt. She sent Black Rabbit an invitation and a Bunny Girl Outfit, while the No Name Community discovered that Black Rabbit was expected to perform.

• The White Night King asked Laplace to prepare for the banquet and decided to make Black Rabbit perform in a Bunny Girl Outfit.
• The White Night King reasoned that Saigō had anticipated the Human Original Text Candidate might attend, then sent Black Rabbit an invitation and the outfit.
• Canary asked Black Rabbit about the letter at the No Name headquarters, but Sakamaki Izayoi snatched it and Kuon Asuka read it aloud.
• Kasugabe Yo read the letter, and Sakamaki Izayoi and Kuon Asuka teased Black Rabbit about the outfit.
• Black Rabbit angrily confronted them as the children outside panicked at her outburst.

Canary explained Little Garden’s ranks and the history of Zoroastrianism after White Night King invited the group to a banquet, warning that Zarathustra might appear there. She revealed that Zarathustra had only recently appeared in Little Garden, and Sakamaki Izayoi began to recognize the mystery surrounding him.

• The children fled after overhearing the group, leaving Black Rabbit convinced she had lost her authority, while Sakamaki Izayoi and the others teased her as they tried to comfort her.
• Black Rabbit explained that White Night King was a powerful Thousand Eyes executive and East District Layer Ruler who had helped the Nameless Community, and Sakamaki Izayoi became eager to challenge her.
• Canary described Little Garden’s rank divisions and warned that White Night King had once been a Second Rank Demon King of White Night, though she was now Fourth Rank.
• Canary warned that the banquet might also bring Zarathustra, making the Tuxedo Demon King and Black Rabbit visibly uneasy and capturing the Problem Children’s interest.
• Sakamaki Izayoi asked about Zarathustra, and Canary explained that Zoroastrianism had been destroyed in Little Garden long ago and that Zarathustra had only appeared there recently.
• Canary prompted Sakamaki Izayoi to notice the contradiction, and he concluded that no person named Zarathustra had existed in Little Garden before.

Canary explained Zarathustra’s history and invited Black Rabbit, Izayoi, Asuka, and Yō to broaden their horizons at the White Night King’s gathering. At Thousand Eyes headquarters, Jiaolong reunited with the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, while she welcomed Kaling with wine and affection.

• Canary described how the ancient Mothers of Good and Evil had prepared Zarathustra’s rise, and Izayoi eagerly anticipated meeting him while admitting he was not ready to challenge him.
• Black Rabbit objected to Izayoi challenging the White Night King, and Canary invited her and the other Problem Children to accompany them to the gathering.
• Canary privately worried that Izayoi’s mysterious Divinity and arrival in Little Garden were part of a larger scheme, but resolved to protect him as best she could.
• Kaling brought Jiaolong to Thousand Eyes headquarters, where he anxiously followed her to see the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven.
• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven pulled Kaling beside her, fed her wine, kissed her cheek, and praised her beauty.

Jiaolong reconciled with the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, while Indra joined the gathering and defended his alliance with Saigō. As Saigō and the Halloween Queen prepared to meet their guests, they discussed Saigō Homura’s research and discovered that the missing half of his Third Star Particle was tied to the Island of Atlantis and a possible attempt to resurrect Typhon.

• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven welcomed Jiaolong, scolded him, and encouraged him to reclaim his former strength, so he drank with her and the White Night King.
• Indra arrived, explained why he had joined Saigō’s faction, and defended Saigō to the White Night King and the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven.
• Canary arrived at Thousand Eyes with Black Rabbit, Sakamaki Izayoi, Kuon Asuka, and Kasugabe Yo, and a maid invited them inside to meet the White Night King.
• Saigō praised the Halloween Queen’s outfit and asked Kuon Ayatori how she felt about seeing her sisters, while she admitted she was anxious.
• Saigō asked how Saigō Homura was doing, and the Halloween Queen said he was researching the Third Star Particle in seclusion.
• Saigō and the Halloween Queen identified the Island of Atlantis as the resting place of the missing half of the Third Star Particle and discussed a possible attempt to resurrect Typhon.

Saigō and the Halloween Queen discussed Shiva’s attempt to revive Typhon and planned to strengthen their side by preparing Saigo Izayoi for the coming conflict. Meanwhile, Canary and her companions arrived at Thousand Eyes’ headquarters, where she reunited with the White Night King, the Great Sage, and Indra and said she hoped to meet the being who had brought her back to Little Garden.

• Saigō explained that Zeus would be occupied fighting Typhon and that his allies might need to help Zeus in return.
• Saigō said he would support the Halloween Queen in reclaiming her Solar Sovereignty and would nurture Saigo Izayoi by treating him as genuine family.
• Saigō and the Halloween Queen went to attend a banquet.
• Canary and her group arrived at Thousand Eyes’ Lower Layer headquarters and greeted the White Night King, the Great Sage, and Indra.
• Indra apologized to Black Rabbit for failing to rescue the Moon Rabbits, while Black Rabbit reassured him that she did not blame him.
• Canary told the White Night King and the Great Sage that she wanted to meet the being who had enabled her return to Little Garden.

Canary tried to learn why she had returned to Little Garden, while Sakamaki Izayoi challenged the White Night King to a Gift Game using Black Rabbit’s owed condition as his wager. Saigō and the Halloween Queen arrived and offered Izayoi a chance to challenge Saigō, but Izayoi refused because he did not trust him with Black Rabbit; Saigō was pleased with his younger brother’s character.

• Canary joined the White Night King and the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven for drinks, but learned nothing about Sakamaki Izayoi’s connection to her return.
• Sakamaki Izayoi offered Black Rabbit’s owed condition as the wager for a Gift Game against the White Night King, who accepted the idea with amusement.
• Saigō and the Halloween Queen arrived, startling the Problem Children with their imposing presence, while Kuon Asuka felt an unexplained familiarity with the masked female knight accompanying them.
• Saigō offered Izayoi an opportunity to challenge him in exchange for Black Rabbit’s owed condition, but Izayoi refused because he could not trust Saigō with her.
• Black Rabbit apologized for Izayoi’s blunt words, while Saigō privately approved of Izayoi’s courage and straightforwardness.

Saigō agreed to give Sakamaki Izayoi a chance to challenge him after the banquet and welcomed several unexpected guests, including Kurma and the Bull Demon King. Zeus then offered to make Izayoi and his friends his children, but Saigō insisted Izayoi must remain human.

• Sakamaki Izayoi explained that he distrusted Saigō because he could not read his intentions, while he trusted the White Night King because her motives were obvious.
• The Halloween Queen declared Saigō her husband and teased the White Night King, then Saigō told Izayoi he would give him a chance to challenge him after the feast.
• Saigō summoned Kurma, Zeus, the Bull Demon King, and Athena, and the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven and her siblings joyfully reunited with the Bull Demon King.
• Kurma said she had joined Saigō’s side to take revenge on Shiva, and Saigō welcomed both her and the Bull Demon King.
• Zeus asked Sakamaki Izayoi, Kuon Asuka, and Kasugabe Yo to become his children, but Saigō said Izayoi had to retain his human identity.

After Saigō gathered the Second Ranks and Third Ranks into a new collective, the Halloween Queen and White Night King argued over the Second Solar Sovereignty War and their divided Solar Sovereignty. White Night King revealed she would return her share only after Human History moved beyond Heliocentrism.

• Saigō welcomed the gathered gods and Buddhas into a collective, and they raised a toast to set aside old grudges.
• Canary reunited with Leticia, promised to restore the Nameless Community, and reassured Sakamaki Izayoi that she believed he could handle his situation.
• The Problem Children teased Black Rabbit about becoming a maid while Leticia and Canary spoke.
• White Night King questioned the Halloween Queen about the Second Solar Sovereignty War and suggested Fes. Race was her chosen proxy.
• The Halloween Queen concealed her plan to use Saigō Homura as her proxy and watched as White Night King considered Kuon Asuka for her own.
• White Night King said her Divinity still depended on her Solar Sovereignty, but she would return it after humanity moved beyond Heliocentrism.

The White Night King recruited Kuon Asuka as her agent in the Second Solar Sovereignty War, but Kuon Ayatori revealed that she was Asuka’s twin sister before the offer could obligate her. The sisters confronted their shared past and agreed to fight fairly after Asuka grew stronger, while the White Night King and Halloween Queen prepared for their rivalry to continue.

• The White Night King offered to tell Kuon Asuka a secret if she agreed to do something for her, and Asuka accepted before hearing the terms.
• Kuon Ayatori removed her mask and revealed that she was Kuon Asuka’s twin sister, freeing Asuka from any obligation to the White Night King.
• Kuon Ayatori told Asuka that she had been destined to die at birth and that the Halloween Queen had saved her life.
• Kuon Asuka said she would resist if Ayatori tried to kill her, and Ayatori promised to challenge her to a fair duel after she grew stronger.
• Kuon Asuka asked to become the White Night King’s agent so she could gain strength to face Ayatori, and the White Night King accepted.
• The Halloween Queen privately thought that Saigō Homura was her agent and that the White Night King had already lost their contest.

Saigō accepted Sakamaki Izayoi’s challenge and transported him to a sanctuary, where he began suppressing him with the Gift Game Zarathustra’s Five-Finger Mountain. As Sakamaki Izayoi struggled against Saigō’s overwhelming power, he used The Original to break through the suppression and launched himself at Saigō’s hand.

• Sakamaki Izayoi challenged Saigō, who accepted and brought him to his sanctuary to fight under a Gift Game contract.
• Saigō’s Gift Game, Zarathustra’s Five-Finger Mountain, set victory as escaping its suppression and failure as voluntarily admitting defeat.
• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven and the other guests watched while the Bull Demon King and Indra brawled over Indra’s remarks about Princess Iron Fan.
• Sakamaki Izayoi realized the vast gulf between his strength and Saigō’s, but refused to kneel despite the immense pressure.
• Saigō reached down to suppress Sakamaki Izayoi, who used The Original to move, launched himself upward, and gathered his strength into a punch against Saigō’s hand.

Sakamaki Izayoi lost his Gift Game against Saigō and accepted that he needed to grow stronger, while Saigō warned that future challenges would carry a price. The banquet ended, and the guests departed or made plans to remain in the East District as the story returned to the scattered affairs of the gods and their allies.

• Sakamaki Izayoi exhausted himself against Saigō's Five-Finger Mountain, surrendered, and resolved to challenge him again after becoming stronger.
• Saigō warned Sakamaki Izayoi that another challenge would require a costly stake, and Izayoi considered how his bond with Canary affected his choices.
• Saigō ended the banquet, and Leticia thanked him for bringing her to meet Canary and learn about the Nameless Community.
• Kaling departed with Saigō and Leticia, while the Halloween Queen left with Kuon Ayatori.
• Jiaolong agreed to stay and work for White Night King, while the Bull Demon King accompanied Indra to meet the Twelve Guardian Devas.
• The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven left for her monkeys, Kurma went to see White Horse Kalki, and Zeus and Athena returned to discuss Typhon's resurrection.

Kalki and Sari Rin planned to escape Ouroboros by stirring up chaos in Little Garden and targeting Salamandra for its Simulated Star Creation Chart, while Kurma agreed to help Kalki despite suspecting his choices remained bound by fate. After the banquet, Canary and the others returned to the Nameless Community, whose situation had improved.

• Kalki told Sari Rin that he wanted to leave Ouroboros and needed immediate fighting strength to resist the fate imposed on him.
• Kalki chose Salamandra's Simulated Star Creation Chart as his target, and Sari Rin proposed causing disorder in the South District to draw White Night King away.
• Kalki approved Sari Rin's plan and reassured her that higher-ranked gods and Buddhas would not prevent their actions.
• Kalki asked Kurma to help him leave Ouroboros, and Kurma encouraged him to act even if it would not free him from his fate.
• Kurma recalled that Zarathustra had asked her to help Kalki and planned to establish a new Community in the Indian Pantheon with him.
• Canary and the others returned to the Nameless Community, where conditions had improved enough that Black Rabbit no longer needed to perform outside for supplies.

Canary rebuilt the Nameless Community and planned to unite the South District, while Kasugabe Yo learned her father had led the Community. In the Zoroastrian Void Sanctuary, Saigō continued his arrangements with Leticia and Makima.

• Canary and the others raised the Nameless Community from Seventh Rank to Sixth Rank by completing missions and Gift Games.
• Canary apologized to Orpheus for risking her life with an epic beyond her Divinity and promised not to repeat the mistake.
• Sakamaki Izayoi met Orpheus and grew wary of him, while Orpheus recognized Kasugabe Yo as Takemi's daughter.
• Canary told Kasugabe Yo that her father, Kasugabe Takaaki, had once led the Nameless Community, giving Yo a new sense of belonging.
• Canary told Orpheus she planned to unite the South District and recover the Community's flag from Ouroboros, which he believed was connected to the Indian Pantheon.
• Saigō kept Leticia as his devoted maid and used his authority to extend the Demon King Game that Canary and Orpheus had once interrupted.

Saigō sent Makima to spread chaos in Little Garden and gave Leticia Argol’s sealed power to use against Xing Lejia and help Arcadia. He then visited the White Night King at Thousand Eyes’ headquarters, where she shared her wine with him.

• Saigō ordered Makima to dominate people in Little Garden, including Sakamaki Izayoi and those around him, and encouraged her to gather followers.
• Saigō turned Argol into a seven-colored gemstone necklace that sealed her power and gave it to Leticia.
• Saigō told Leticia to descend to the lower realm and help Arcadia confront Xing Lejia, using Argol’s power if necessary.
• Saigō promised to help Leticia save her sister and restore the vampires’ reputation if she captured Xing Lejia, and Leticia gratefully accepted his offer.
• Saigō appeared at Thousand Eyes’ lower-level headquarters and shared a cup of wine with the White Night King.

Canary explained the history of Little Garden’s Layer Ruler system and revealed that Leticia had once ruled the entire Lower Layer as the vampire princess. She left the Problem Children wondering how the vampires fell from their former glory and whether Leticia was the Dracula known in the outside world.

• Canary took Sakamaki Izayoi, Kuon Asuka, and Kasugabe Yo to the South District, where frequent Gift Games showed that the region was in chaos.
• Canary explained that Little Garden’s vampires had once hunted Demon Kings and earned the title of Little Garden Knights.
• Canary said Leticia had established the Layer Ruler system and ruled the entire Lower Layer as its first all-layer Layer Ruler.
• Canary explained that events within the vampire race led to its decline, turned Leticia into a Demon King, and changed the vampires’ reputation from knights to monsters.
• Sakamaki Izayoi speculated that the vampires had suffered a civil war and asked whether Leticia was Demon King Dracula.

Canary explained that No Name would help another community become a Layer Ruler to rebuild its reputation and oppose the forces spreading chaos. Meanwhile, the White Night King visited the Dual Goddesses to deliver Saigō’s request, only to discover that Saigō had secretly followed her into their domain.

• Canary said No Name lacked the strength and prestige to unite the South District, so it would support someone else’s rise as a Layer Ruler.
• Canary inferred that Ouroboros served the faction opposing a great alliance and urged the group to bring order to the Lower Layer.
• Vera arrived and praised Canary as the group discussed its plans.
• The White Night King entered the Dual Goddesses’ domain, where their power over cause and effect suppressed supernatural abilities.
• The White Night King told Alpha and Omega that Zarathustra wanted to meet them, then prepared to leave when they stayed silent.
• Alpha and Omega revealed that Zarathustra had already arrived, and Saigō emerged from the White Night King’s shadow, exposing his deception.

Saigō entered the Dual Goddesses’ domain with the White Night King and obtained the preserved Divinity of the Mother of Good Gods. He left believing that breaking through the Good and Evil Duality could free Alpha and Omega from their restrictions, while Shiva and the other contenders prepared for the struggle to become First Rank.

• Saigō revealed that he had hidden in the White Night King’s Malice, and explained that she would not be punished for bringing him to the Dual Goddesses.
• Alpha and Omega confirmed that they held the Mother of Good Gods’ Divinity and had previously sent part of a good god’s power into Saigō.
• The Dual Goddesses gave Saigō the Divinity without demanding an immediate price, saying he would understand what they needed after achieving his goal.
• Saigō concluded that the Dual Goddesses wanted him to transcend the Good and Evil Duality and free them from the laws binding them.
• Alpha and Omega explained that Shiva and the other pantheon leaders were gambling for First Rank, and that they had preserved the Divinity for the Mothers of Good and Evil Gods’ plan.
• Saigō thanked the Dual Goddesses, promised to bring about their liberation if he succeeded, and left with the White Night King.

Saigō learned that the Mother of Good Gods and the Mother of Evil Gods had given birth to him and vowed to make them proud. In the South District, Canary tried to recruit Sarah as its Layer Ruler, but Sarah's hatred of Saigō and the North District complicated her plan before an army of giants launched an attack.

• Saigō told the White Night King that the two Mothers were his true parents and resolved not to make the Mother of Evil Gods cry again.
• Canary nominated Sarah to become the South District's Layer Ruler and unite the Dragon Horn Griffin Alliance.
• Sarah refused the idea of an alliance with the North District because Saigō had killed the Dragon King, seized her homeland, and made her younger sister Shandora his adopted daughter and ruler.
• Canary explained to Sakamaki Izayoi, Kuon Asuka, and Kasugabe Yo how Saigō had conquered the North District and helped reshape Little Garden's Lower Layer.
• A Griffin warned Sarah that giants from the Norse, Celtic, and Greek Pantheons were attacking the South District under Organizer's Authority, and Sarah prepared to return to One Horn to resist them.

Pest, freed and directed by Kalki, led a force of giants toward the South District while Kalki plotted to exploit the resulting chaos and seize Salamandra’s Simulated Star Creation Chart. Meanwhile, Kasugabe Yō reached Camelot and was summoned to meet King Arthur, where the chapter ended as she entered the Crystal High Tower’s grand courtyard.

• Canary sent Kasugabe Yō to Camelot to ask King Arthur to dispatch the Knights of the Round Table to aid the South District.
• Pest explained that Kalki had freed her and agreed to bring calamity upon Little Garden in pursuit of revenge against the sun.
• Kalki told Sari Rin that he had sent Pest to target the White Night King and hoped the chaos would help him obtain Salamandra’s Simulated Star Creation Chart.
• Saigō revealed that he had discovered Shiva’s weakness and was watching Kalki enter Salamandra’s headquarters.
• Kasugabe Yō presented Canary’s letter to Camelot’s guards and received an invitation to meet King Arthur less than two hours later.
• Kasugabe Yō reached the top of the Crystal High Tower and entered a vast courtyard lined with Fairy Knights.

Kasugabe Yo asked King Arthur to send aid to the South District, and Artoria decided to mobilize Avalon’s forces. Meanwhile, Kalki and Sari Rin entered Salamandra to retrieve a Simulated Star Creation Chart, where Saigō confronted them.

• Kasugabe Yo explained the South District’s crisis to Artoria and urged the Knights of the Round Table to help.
• After Yo left, Artoria consulted her knights and ordered Barghest to prepare troops while Percival guarded Camelot.
• Artoria decided to lead the expedition to the South District with Barghest and the other Knights of the Round Table.
• Kalki and Sari Rin infiltrated Salamandra to retrieve the Simulated Star Creation Chart that contained Moon Shadow City.
• Saigō appeared in the hall and confronted Kalki, who was shocked and afraid to meet him.