Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan and Rias defeated and captured two Hero Faction members who attacked them, then planned to send them to the Underworld for interrogation. As they discussed the Group of Calamity’s growing threat, Chen Fan promised to protect Rias, who thanked him.

• A Hero Faction member attacked Rias, but Chen Fan knocked him away and challenged his claims about the faction’s noble goals.
• More than a dozen humanoid aberrations attacked, and Rias burned them to ashes with her destruction magic.
• An archer fired a cyan arrow at Rias, but Chen Fan caught it, while Rias explained that many Hero Faction members had Sacred Gears.
• Chen Fan dodged a white-flame fighter’s attacks and knocked him unconscious, while Rias defeated the archer; they captured both men alive.
• Chen Fan and Rias decided to take the captives to the Underworld for interrogation and discussed the Group of Calamity’s threats.
• Chen Fan promised to protect Rias, and she thanked him.

Chen Fan went to Kuoh Academy with Rias, Akeno Himejima, and Genoa, where a new transfer student, Irina Shido, reunited with Genoa. After school, Irina joined them at the Supernatural Research Club.

• Chen Fan spent the night with Rias, Genoa, and Akeno Himejima, then went to Kuoh Academy with them the next morning.
• Airuka Kiryu asked Chen Fan and Rias about their relationship, and Genoa later confirmed details to her.
• The homeroom teacher introduced Irina Shido as a new transfer student in Chen Fan's class.
• Genoa asked Irina whether she had gotten better, and Irina suggested they talk after class.
• Irina followed Chen Fan and the others to the Supernatural Research Club after school, where Akeno Himejima served her tea.

Irina arrived as Heaven’s liaison and reunited with Genoa, agreeing to stay with the Supernatural Research Club and join it. Azazel then told the group that Odin was coming to hold talks with the local gods.

• Irina explained that Michael had reincarnated her as an angel and sent her to serve as Heaven’s liaison.
• Genoa welcomed Irina to stay with her, and the two childhood friends embraced and reconciled.
• Rias invited Irina to join the Supernatural Research Club so she and Genoa could work together.
• Azazel arrived and announced that Odin was coming to meet with the local gods.
• Chen Fan and the others recalled Odin as the Norse Chief God who had been caught up in the Group of Calamity’s attack during the Underworld Rating Game.

Azazel told Rias and the others that Odin would visit in three days for talks between Pantheons, and Rias agreed to handle reception and security. After capturing a stray Demon, Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima went on a date, which led them to a street of love hotels, where they unexpectedly encountered Odin.

• Azazel explained that Odin's official visit would involve talks with Heaven, the Underworld, and the Fallen Angels, and assigned the group reception and security work.
• After Azazel left, Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima went to capture a stray Demon while Irina, Genoa, and Aisha accompanied them to observe.
• Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima captured the stray Demon, then went shopping together on a date.
• Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima wandered into a street full of love hotels, and Akeno suggested they try one.
• Odin appeared with a burly man and a serious-looking woman, and Chen Fan asked who he was.

Chen Fan’s encounter with Odin and Loki turned into a confrontation with Akeno Himejima’s father, Baal, when Baal tried to take her away. Baal identified himself and warned Chen Fan to stay away from Akeno.

• Odin arrived early and joked with Chen Fan about experiencing the local customs, while Loki protested his behavior.
• Loki suddenly pretended to collapse and sob that she was an unattractive Valkyrie after Chen Fan objected to Odin matchmaking for him.
• Baal approached Akeno Himejima and demanded that she leave with him, but Chen Fan blocked him from grabbing her.
• Baal introduced himself as Odin’s guard, a Grigori executive, and Akeno Himejima’s father.
• Baal cited Chen Fan’s engagement to Sazex’s younger sister and his many girls, then told him to stop getting close to Akeno.

Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima brought Odin and his Valkyrie attendant Loki to the Supernatural Research Club, where Odin revealed that opposition in the Norse realm threatened his rule. The chapter ended with Rias asking whether the Group of Calamity was behind the brewing conflict.

• Akeno Himejima confronted her father, Baal, over his failure to protect her mother, and Baal fell silent under the weight of his guilt.
• Odin broke the tense mood and asked Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima to take him to the Supernatural Research Club.
• Chen Fan and Akeno Himejima arrived at the clubroom with Baal, Odin, and Loki, where Rias welcomed Odin and Loki introduced herself.
• Odin told Chen Fan that opposition to his way of ruling had arisen back home and admitted that his position as Norse Chief God was under threat.
• Rias asked Odin whether the Group of Calamity was behind the conflict.

Odin visited the Supernatural Research Club and admitted that unrest in the Norse Pantheon had forced him to take action. He spent the following days with Azazel, while Akeno Himejima's lingering unhappiness remained unresolved and Loki finally confronted Odin over his behavior before a meeting with Japan's gods.

• Odin said the Norse Pantheon had grown restless and that he needed to address its problems before they were blamed on him.
• Azazel arrived, and he and Odin left together to visit a VIP shop while Loki and Baal followed.
• Akeno Himejima became unusually proactive with Chen Fan that night, and he decided to learn more about her unresolved feelings before asking her about them.
• Over the next several days, Rias and her peerage accompanied Odin and Azazel on their outings as part of their duty to protect Odin.
• As Odin's carriage flew toward a meeting with Japan's gods, Loki shouted at him to stop treating the trip like a pleasure outing.

Chen Fan and the others were ambushed by Loke, the Norse God of Mischief, who opposed Odin’s peace negotiations and threatened to kill them. The confrontation remained unresolved as Odin confirmed he intended to continue engaging with the other mythologies.

• The carriage jolted to a halt, and Chen Fan, Odin, and the others found Loke hovering in their path.
• Loke introduced himself as the Norse God of Mischief and said he had come to oppose Odin for leaving their mythological system and dealing with others.
• Azazel vowed to protect Odin, while Loke threatened to purge everyone and declared that he wanted Ragnarok rather than peace negotiations.
• Azazel asked whether Loke’s attack was connected to the Group of Calamity, but Loke denied it and said he had acted of his own will.
• Loki appeared in Valkyrie armor and challenged Loke’s abuse of authority, but Loke dismissed her and demanded Odin explain himself.
• Odin calmly confirmed that he intended to continue the negotiations and learn about the divine path beyond Norse mythology.

Chen Fan confronted Loke, the Norse Evil God, after Azazel and Odin drew him into their conflict. The chapter ended with Loke enraged and ready to attack Chen Fan.

• Azazel retreated from Loke and told Chen Fan to handle the fight, while Chen Fan suspected that Azazel and Odin had set him up.
• Azazel tried to persuade Chen Fan to intervene, and Rias asked Chen Fan to help protect Odin.
• Chen Fan agreed to face Loke alone, judging that Rias and the others were not strong enough to fight the god safely.
• Odin asked Rias about Chen Fan's ability to manipulate force after seeing him use wind to fly.
• Loke accused Azazel of sacrificing Chen Fan and threatened to kill everyone, but Chen Fan dismissed him and said he would kill him.
• Loke erupted with killing intent and vowed to make Chen Fan suffer for offending divine might.

Chen Fan easily reflected Loke’s attack during the negotiations, prompting the Norse Evil God to summon Fenrir the God Eater Wolf. The others recognized Fenrir as an even greater danger than Loke and prepared for a fight.

• Chen Fan mocked the self-proclaimed gods and waited as Loke charged a compressed light attack.
• Chen Fan reflected Loke’s destructive orb, and Loke dodged its returning blast.
• Odin praised Chen Fan’s power while Azazel vouched for him and the others watched cautiously.
• Chen Fan taunted Loke, who summoned his son, a huge gray wolf, from twisted space.
• Azazel warned everyone not to attack the wolf, then identified it as Fenrir the God Eater Wolf.

Chen Fan faced Fenrir the God Eater Wolf, whose fangs could kill gods, while Loke watched and taunted him. Chen Fan knocked Fenrir aside with a single slap, leaving Loke and Odin stunned.

• Azazel warned Chen Fan that Fenrir the God Eater Wolf could inflict fatal wounds on gods and members of other Pantheons.
• Loke ordered Fenrir to attack Chen Fan, and the wolf charged at him with its jaws open.
• Chen Fan stomped on Fenrir's head and drove it into a crater, but Loke claimed its defenses had made the blow ineffective.
• Fenrir lunged at Chen Fan again as he descended, and Chen Fan slapped the wolf flying through the forest.
• Odin drew a sharp breath at Chen Fan's strength and worried that Chen Fan might turn on him next.

Chen Fan dominated Loke’s God Eater Wolf, then faced Loke’s summons of two more wolves. As Azazel and the others prepared to fight the newcomers, Chen Fan said the wolves posed no real threat.

• Chen Fan repeatedly swatted away the God Eater Wolf, provoking it into revealing its blood-red true form.
• The God Eater Wolf charged Chen Fan, but Chen Fan defeated it in a head-on clash and forced Loke to recognize his strength.
• Chen Fan told Loke he had killed gods in other worlds and challenged him to become his first god-slaying victim in this world.
• Loke summoned the God Eater Wolf’s children, Skoll and Hati, and ordered them to attack Azazel and the others.
• Azazel told Rias and the others to fight Skoll and Hati while Chen Fan focused on the God Eater Wolf, but Chen Fan dismissed the wolves as little dogs.

Chen Fan overwhelmed Loke’s Fenrir the God Eater Wolf and fought off its two offspring and Loke’s spells. Though Loke bound him with chains, Chen Fan’s barrier shattered the wolves’ supposedly god-killing fangs.

• Chen Fan broke Fenrir the God Eater Wolf’s paw with a punch, then hurled the beast and its two sons into trees.
• Chen Fan slammed Fenrir into a crater, instantly defeating Loke’s strongest trump card.
• Azazel watched Chen Fan’s strength and felt relieved he had never provoked him.
• Loke ordered Fenrir’s two sons to attack Chen Fan while he cast spells, but neither the magic nor the wolves’ attacks harmed him.
• Loke bound Chen Fan with black chains, and the two wolves bit his barrier, shattering their fangs.

Chen Fan defeated Loke and the Fenrir wolves, while Rias bargained with Odin for Valkyrie Loki. Baal then tested Chen Fan’s commitment to Akeno and admitted that their estrangement was his fault.

• Chen Fan knocked Loke unconscious, and Odin ordered a Valkyrie to take him into custody.
• Rias bargained with Odin and gained Valkyrie Loki as a new servant after offering her better pay and conditions.
• Chen Fan learned that Odin had held promising talks with the Three Major Powers, then met Baal at Akeno Himejima’s former home.
• Baal asked about Chen Fan’s relationship with Akeno, and Chen Fan promised to protect her and stay by her side.
• Baal accepted Chen Fan’s answers and admitted that he was responsible for Akeno’s resentment.

Baal told Chen Fan how sorcerers killed Akeno’s mother and why Akeno had grown distant from him. Back in the Underworld, Chen Fan agreed to Rias’s father’s suggestion that he and Rias get engaged, and Sazex arrived with Seraog after dinner.

• Baal recounted how he arrived too late to save Akeno’s mother, then killed the sorcerers responsible for her death.
• Chen Fan left Baal and resolved to find a way to talk to Akeno.
• Lossveth, wary of Chen Fan after learning about his harem, discussed establishing a school for Norse magic in Gremory territory.
• At dinner in the Underworld, Rias’s father abruptly asked Chen Fan to get engaged to Rias, and Chen Fan agreed.
• Rias’s parents urged the couple to have children, and Sazex visited with Rias’s cousin Seraog after dinner.

Seraog challenged Chen Fan to a spar after agreeing to remove the Rating Game’s combat restrictions, hoping to test himself against a powerful opponent. Chen Fan began evading Seraog’s attacks with Paper Arts at the Gremory family’s training ground.

• Sazex arrived and explained that the Underworld’s leaders had decided the interrupted Rating Game must continue until a winner was determined.
• Sazex said Seraog had requested that the next match have no complicated combat restrictions, and Seraog asked to spar with Chen Fan, offering to count a loss as Rias’s victory.
• Rias agreed to the spar, and Chen Fan’s mother told him not to hit Seraog too hard; Sazex volunteered to referee.
• At the training ground, Seraog rushed Chen Fan and attacked with swift kicks and punches, but Chen Fan avoided every strike using Paper Arts.
• Lossveth asked about Chen Fan’s technique, and Koneko explained that Paper Arts let him evade attacks by moving like paper.

Chen Fan fought Seraog using the Navy Six Styles and defeated him in a close-quarters battle. After Seraog accepted the loss and asked to experience Chen Fan’s other ability, Chen Fan flicked his forehead and sent him flying with his supernatural power.

• Koneko Toujou explained Chen Fan’s Paper Arts, and Seraog adapted by attacking at greater speed.
• Chen Fan left his Paper Arts state and fought Seraog with the Navy Six Styles, steadily gaining the upper hand.
• Chen Fan struck Seraog with a combination that sent him crashing into a crater, but Seraog stood up with only superficial injuries.
• Seraog admitted defeat, and Chen Fan praised his strength and potential.
• Seraog asked to experience Chen Fan’s other ability, so Chen Fan used Silent Step to appear before him and flicked his forehead, sending him flying.

After demonstrating his strength to Seraog, Chen Fan joined his classmates on a school trip to Kyoto. There, Serafall revealed that she had come to seek the Kyoto yokai’s cooperation and announced that their Nine-Tails chief had gone missing.

• Chen Fan sent Seraog flying with his esper abilities, and Seraog acknowledged the gap between them before resolving to grow stronger.
• Chen Fan and his classmates traveled to Kyoto for a three-day, two-night school trip, where he took photos with the girls at the attractions.
• Chen Fan and the others met Azazel and Serafall Sitri at a Kyoto tavern after Serafall invited them to dinner.
• Serafall explained that she had come to seek cooperation with the Kyoto yokai, a group that included Koneko’s former cat yokai race.
• Serafall told the group that the Nine-Tails chief governing the Kyoto yokai had been missing for several days.

Serafall explained that the Group of Calamity had likely kidnapped the leader of the Kyoto Yokai to pressure them, and Rias agreed to help investigate. While the group toured Kyoto’s temples and shrines the next day, a fox yokai arrived to guide them on the Demon King’s and Azazel’s orders.

• Serafall said the Group of Calamity was probably behind the Kyoto Yokai leader’s disappearance and asked Rias’s group for help.
• Rias agreed to assist because the kidnapping threatened the Underworld and its cooperation with the Kyoto Yokai.
• Serafall told the group to enjoy their school trip until she contacted them again, and they returned to their inn.
• Chen Fan and the others toured Kyoto’s shrines and temples, where Aisha, Twintail Irina, and Genoa discussed the local gods.
• A fox yokai serving the Nine-Tails Lord approached the group and said Azazel and the Demon King had sent her to guide them.

Chen Fan's group entered Kyoto's Inner Capital and met Kokonoe, who asked them to help find her missing mother, Yasaka. Kokonoe explained that Yasaka had disappeared after leaving to meet an envoy from Indra of Mount Sumeru.

• Chen Fan's group followed a fox woman through a barrier into the yokai's Inner Capital, where they encountered playful yokai.
• The fox woman brought the group to a large residence, then revealed herself as foxfire and vanished.
• Chen Fan's group met Azazel, Serafall, and Kokonoe, Yasaka's daughter and the manager of Kyoto's yokai.
• Kokonoe bowed and asked the group to help find her mother, Yasaka.
• Kokonoe said Yasaka had gone to meet an envoy from Indra of Mount Sumeru several days earlier but never arrived at the meeting place.