Chapter Summaries

Laura Stuart told Stiyl that Orsola Aquinas had deciphered the Book of Law before both she and the grimoire disappeared. After taking Last Order to eat, Chen Fan followed Stiyl’s message to the outskirts of Academy City, where a nun asked him which bus went there.

• Laura Stuart asked Stiyl about Chen Fan, then told him that Orsola Aquinas had deciphered the Book of Law and vanished with it.
• Chen Fan refused Last Order’s request to grow taller and curvier, and she complained about his decision.
• Chen Fan took Last Order out for food and found a talisman from Stiyl on his dormitory door.
• Chen Fan left Last Order with A Certain Magical Index and Himegami Akisa, then went alone to the outskirts of Academy City.
• Chen Fan encountered a nun who asked which bus went to Academy City.

Chen Fan met Orsola Aquinas, a Roman Orthodox nun who had come to Academy City seeking his protection, and brought her to meet Stiyl. There, he learned Kanzaki had gone missing and saw Orsola recoil from a short-tempered girl who demanded she come along.

• Chen Fan stopped Orsola from boarding the wrong bus and offered to take her to Academy City.
• Orsola said someone was hunting her, then revealed she was a Roman Orthodox nun seeking Chen Fan's protection.
• Chen Fan met Stiyl and asked about his note saying Kanzaki had gone missing.
• A girl ordered Orsola to come with her, but Orsola hid behind Chen Fan and clutched his clothes.
• Chen Fan asked Stiyl who the short-tempered girl was.

Chen Fan protected Orsola from Agnes and learned that the Roman Orthodox Church’s pursuit of her was tied to the Book of Law incident. After realizing his protection could risk a conflict between the Science Side and the Magic Side, Orsola apologized and offered to return to Agnes.

• Agnes tried to take Orsola back to the Roman Orthodox Church, but Chen Fan blocked her and refused to hand Orsola over.
• Stiyl identified Chen Fan, and Agnes recognized him as the heretic who had fought the Roman Orthodox Church before.
• Agnes tried to seize Orsola, but Chen Fan flung her away, and she fled while threatening him.
• Stiyl explained the Book of Law incident and suggested Kanzaki had left to avoid worsening tensions between the churches.
• Chen Fan deduced that Orsola understood the political stakes, and Orsola apologized and said she would go to Agnes to prevent a war.

Chen Fan stopped Orsola from leaving and proposed that she abandon her old faith and follow him, planning to build a religion that could sustain his Divine Kingdom. He replaced her magical power with Chakra and taught her ninjutsu, leaving her asleep in his arms.

• Chen Fan grabbed Orsola and promised to protect her, then asked her to believe in him instead of her current god.
• Stiyl questioned whether Chen Fan could grant his followers power, prompting Chen Fan to decide to give Orsola a new kind of power.
• Orsola agreed to let Chen Fan remove her magical power, and he opened his Twelve-Hook Jade Rinnegan.
• Chen Fan cleared Orsola's magical power, gave her Chakra suited to Wood Release, and taught her ninjutsu, including medical techniques.
• Orsola collapsed into Chen Fan's arms and fell asleep while absorbing the knowledge.

Chen Fan transformed Orsola Church into a place of worship for himself and made Orsola Aquinas his first believer. When Agnes and the other nuns attacked, Orsola used the power Chen Fan bestowed on her to trap them, leaving Stiyl stunned by her unfamiliar ability.

• Chen Fan carried the unconscious Orsola to her church, replaced its statue with one of himself, left part of his Divine Flame, and placed a grimoire called Immortal Codex inside.
• Agnes and her armed nuns surrounded the church and demanded that the heretic be killed.
• Orsola awoke, declared herself Chen Fan's believer, and asked to drive away the attackers herself.
• Agnes accused Orsola of betraying the Roman Orthodox Church, while Orsola urged the nuns to lay down their weapons and follow Chen Fan.
• Agnes ordered the nuns to attack, but Chen Fan stopped Stiyl from intervening.
• Orsola formed hand seals and used Wood Style: Four Pillars Prison to trap the nuns, astonishing Stiyl with the unfamiliar power.

Orsola used the power Chen Fan had given her to subdue the nuns and invite them to join the Immortal Cult. When the nuns fought back, she trapped them with Wood Style techniques, while Agnes began praying to perform magic.

• Orsola told the trapped nuns that their Lord could grant them power through the Immortal Cult and the Immortal Codex.
• Nun Rukia attacked Orsola with a wooden wheel, but Orsola shattered it with Wood Style: Wood Locking Wall.
• Agnes called on Sister Angelina, who released four magic tools that summoned winged attackers.
• Orsola used Wood Style: Cutting Sprites Technique to wound the nuns and force Angelina to drop her purses.
• Agnes ordered the nuns to break the wooden cage while Orsola calmly spoke of bearing their sins.
• Stiyl recognized a resemblance between Orsola's methods and Laura Stuart's as Agnes began praying to perform magic.

Agnes attacked Chen Fan and his allies with the Lotus Staff, but Chen Fan redirected her strikes onto the nuns. Agnes realized he was deflecting her attacks, leaving her surrounded by her own injured followers.

• Agnes attacked Orsola with the Lotus Staff, but Orsola used the Body Flicker Technique to evade the force.
• Orsola’s escape ended the Four-Pillar Prison, allowing the nuns to break free and surround Agnes, Chen Fan, and Stiyl.
• Agnes struck at Chen Fan, but Orsola stepped in front of him and was wounded; Chen Fan caught her and reassured her that she would recover.
• Agnes damaged her Lotus Staff to attack Chen Fan, but the resulting blows struck the nuns instead.
• Agnes attacked again and realized Chen Fan was deflecting her attacks onto her followers.

Chen Fan defeated Agnes and the nuns, then persuaded Agnes to join his Heavenly Church by offering her rank and power. He made Agnes an archbishop, gave her a seed of Chakra, and had Orsola heal the injured nuns.

• Chen Fan used his power to stop the nuns' weapons and make Agnes's attacks hit her own companions.
• Chen Fan threatened to destroy the Vatican Cathedral if the Roman Orthodox Church attacked his followers, then offered Agnes greater rank and power.
• Agnes agreed to join Chen Fan, who named her the archbishop of the Heavenly Church and gave her a seed of Chakra.
• Chen Fan placed information in Agnes's memories, while Orsola healed the injured nuns with Medical Ninjutsu and Stiyl watched in shock.

Chen Fan turned the captured Roman Orthodox nuns into followers of his new Heavenly Church, placing Orsola in charge and leaving Stiyl to report the upheaval to Laura Stuart. As Chen Fan prepared to leave, members of the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church arrived to rescue Orsola, only to find her unharmed and inviting them to join her church.

• Stiyl questioned Chen Fan about how he would face the Roman Orthodox Church, and Chen Fan said he would fight them until they agreed to negotiate.
• Chen Fan gave the nuns Chakra and medical ninjutsu, placed Orsola in charge of the church, and bestowed a one-tomoe Sharingan on her.
• The nuns prayed to Chen Fan, whose Divine Kingdom began evolving as their faith strengthened.
• Agnes woke and discovered that Chen Fan's power let her use magic without magical tools, while Chen Fan left church operations to Orsola and Agnes.
• Chen Fan stopped Agnes from attacking the arriving Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church, and Orsola greeted Mr. Kenmiya and invited the group to join the Heavenly Church.

Chen Fan and Stiyl explained that Orsola had become the Female Pope of Chen Fan’s newly established church, and Chen Fan offered the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church protection if they joined. The group agreed to consider it, then asked to test Chen Fan’s strength, and he prepared to face them all at once.

• Stiyl told Tatemigu Itsuki and the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church that Orsola had become the Female Pope of a new church, while the former Roman Orthodox Church members had joined it.
• Orsola tried to surround the Amakusa members and recruit them, but Chen Fan stopped her because they were Kanzaki Kaori’s people.
• Chen Fan offered the Amakusa members protection and a chance to gain new power if they joined his church, and Tatemigu Itsuki agreed to discuss the offer.
• Tatemigu Itsuki told Chen Fan the group would join if he proved he could protect them, so Chen Fan invited them to attack him together and cleared space for the fight.

Chen Fan defeated the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church and offered its members the choice of joining his group or seeking protection from the Church of England. Stiyl challenged Chen Fan’s plan after he considered granting them the same power as the Nuns.

• Chen Fan deflected crossbow bolts back at the attackers and shattered the ground to intimidate the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church.
• Chen Fan disarmed the church members with his swordsmanship and cut through the girl’s Seven Flashes wires.
• Tatemigu Itsuki attacked Chen Fan from behind, but Chen Fan knocked away his blade, and Tatemigu Itsuki admitted defeat.
• Stiyl told the group that even their former Female Pope, Kansai Kazari, could not defeat Chen Fan, and Chen Fan offered them the option of joining the Church of England.
• The Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church members discussed returning to Kansai Kazari, while Stiyl questioned Chen Fan about giving them power that could make them stronger than the Nuns.

Chen Fan brought the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church into his new church and arranged for it to protect the nuns while Kanzaki Kazari watched from nearby. Stiyl reported the outcome to Laura Stuart, who questioned Chen Fan’s sudden interest in building a power.

• Chen Fan explained that joining the Church of England would make Kanzaki Kazari and the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church beholden to its decisions, and all fifty-two members chose to join the Heavenly Church.
• Chen Fan arranged for Tatemigu Itsuki, Orsola, and Agnes to develop the church, with the Amakusa Branch Church protecting the nuns and Chen Fan providing support against major threats.
• Kanzaki Kazari watched the believers with Tsuchimikado Motoharu and said they had chosen their path, then left without answering which side she would choose in a conflict between Chen Fan’s church and the Church of England.
• Chen Fan returned to Academy City and considered how his church might become a major power, while Stiyl returned to London and reported the events to Laura Stuart.
• Laura Stuart asked why Chen Fan had suddenly become interested in building a power, and Stiyl said he did not understand Chen Fan’s motives.

After Laura Stuart gave Stiyl a cross to pass to Chen Fan, life returned to normal while the Roman Orthodox Church investigated the disappearances. At school, Tsukuyomi Komoe prepared the class for the Daihasei Festival and tried to wake the sleeping Chen Fan.

• Laura Stuart told Stiyl to give the cross to Chen Fan and joked that she might take his group in revenge for him stealing people from her.
• The Roman Orthodox Church went quiet while it investigated the disappearances, and Chen Fan resumed his daily routine with Last Order and Himegami Akisa around him.
• Tsukuyomi Komoe announced that the Daihasei Festival was next week and said the class had a strong chance of doing well, glancing at Chen Fan.
• Tsuchimikado Motoharu told Tsukuyomi Komoe that Chen Fan was asleep and had blocked out sound.
• Fukiyose Seiri punched Chen Fan to wake him, and he complained that she might get hurt if his automatic reflection activated.

Chen Fan was persuaded to represent his school at the Daihasei Festival and was signed up for nearly every event. He apologized to Fukiyose Seiri for the trouble associated with his participation, leaving her flustered and doubtful of his claim that she was the girl he talked to most.

• Tsukuyomi Komoe persuaded Chen Fan to serve as a student representative alongside Shokuhou Misaki and take the oath before the Daihasei Festival.
• Chen Fan's classmates signed him up for nearly every individual event he could enter and for the class team events.
• Chen Fan complained to Fukiyose Seiri about the festival schedule, and she pointed out that she would also be competing and managing event operations.
• Chen Fan apologized to Fukiyose Seiri for causing her trouble, and she became flustered by his unexpected sincerity.
• Chen Fan told Fukiyose Seiri that he talked with her more than any other girl in class, and she looked at him skeptically.

Chen Fan learned that the school was relying on him to win individual events at the Daihasei Festival, then walked home with Fukiyose Seiri. Nearby, Shirai Kuroko lost a fight against Musujime Awaki.

• Fukiyose Seiri questioned her feelings after Chen Fan reassured her, then laughed when he promised to do well at the Daihasei Festival.
• The class teased Chen Fan and added more events to his festival schedule, while Himegami Akisa brooded over her bust size.
• Teacher Komoe showed Chen Fan his events and explained that the school was counting on his victories to earn festival points and funding.
• Chen Fan met Fukiyose Seiri after leaving the guidance office, and they walked home together after she explained her work on the festival operations committee.
• Shirai Kuroko fought Musujime Awaki near the school and lost, collapsing to the ground.

After finding Shirai Kuroko badly injured, Chen Fan learned that someone had stolen the Tree Diagram Designer’s remains to restart the Absolute Ability User experiment. He left the hospital to stop them, and his immense AIM Field disrupted esper abilities across Academy City.

• Chen Fan found Shirai Kuroko unconscious and injured in an alley and took her to the hospital.
• When Shirai Kuroko woke, she told Chen Fan that someone had taken the Tree Diagram Designer’s remains and planned to restart the Absolute Ability User experiment.
• Chen Fan deduced that the thieves intended to create another Last Order and told Shirai Kuroko he would handle the matter while she recovered.
• Shirai Kuroko agreed to leave the investigation to Chen Fan after realizing his Level 5 power could thwart their spatial teleportation.
• Chen Fan left the hospital, and his overwhelming AIM Field caused a slight error in every esper’s abilities across Academy City.

Chen Fan tracked down Musujime Awaki after learning she was carrying a bag connected to an injured girl and the forbidden Absolute Ability User experiments. He defeated her in a brief fight, then caught her before she hit the ground.

• Chen Fan used Misaka Mikoto’s electromagnetic AIM Field to locate her and followed the trail toward Musujime Awaki.
• Musujime Awaki fled with a suitcase, but Chen Fan confronted her and revealed he knew about the injured girl and the experiments.
• Chen Fan shattered the ground beneath Musujime Awaki, forcing her to teleport away with her flashlight.
• Chen Fan launched rubble at Musujime Awaki, destroying her suitcase and knocking her into a building.
• Chen Fan caught Musujime Awaki before she struck the ground and set her down.

Chen Fan destroyed the remains of the Tree Diagram Designer, spared Musujime Awaki, and spent time with Last Order and Himegami Akisa. After an amusement-park outing with a growing group of friends and days of running out of money, he welcomed the opening of the Daihasei Festival.

• Chen Fan told Shirai Kuroko that he had destroyed the Tree Diagram Designer and asked her to inform Misaka Mikoto that the experiment was over.
• Chen Fan spared Musujime Awaki and left after dismissing her fears about esper powers.
• Chen Fan returned to Himegami Akisa and Last Order, promised to take them out, and listened to Last Order talk until she fell asleep.
• Chen Fan took Himegami Akisa and Last Order to an amusement park, where Index, Kamijou Touma, Saten Ruiko, Uiharu, Blue-Clad Earring, Tsuchimikado Motoharu, Fukiyose Seiri, Misaka Mikoto, and Shirai Kuroko joined them.
• Chen Fan paid for the group’s amusement-park tickets and later ran out of money as the Daihasei Festival began.

At the Daihasei Festival, Chen Fan teased Misaka Mikoto about their team assignments before Fukiyose Seiri dragged him away to prepare for his opening speech. He realized the speeches were nearly over and faced Fukiyose’s anger over failing to memorize his speech.

• Chen Fan’s friends, including Last Order, Index, Himegami Akisa, Saten Ruiko, and Uiharu Kasumi, gathered to cheer him on at the festival.
• Misaka Mikoto asked Chen Fan which team he was on, and he tricked her into thinking they were on the same team before revealing he was on the White Team.
• Chen Fan taunted Misaka Mikoto about her chest, prompting Fukiyose Seiri to grab his collar and take him away.
• Fukiyose Seiri told Chen Fan that his class and Teacher Komoe had been searching for him because he was supposed to give a speech.
• Fukiyose Seiri challenged Chen Fan about whether he had memorized his speech, then headbutted him as he warned her about his automatic reflection.

Chen Fan returned in time to serve as the male student representative at the opening ceremony and met Shokuhou Misaki, Tokiwadai’s athlete representative. After he reflected her psychic probe, Misaki introduced herself and asked to be friends, but Chen Fan warned her not to probe people without a reason.

• Fukiyose Seiri brought Chen Fan back to Tsukuyomi Komoe, who worried that he would miss the athletes’ oath.
• Fukiyose Seiri led Chen Fan to his place as the ceremony’s male student representative.
• Chen Fan sensed Shokuhou Misaki probing him and Fukiyose Seiri, then reflected her psychic power.
• After Fukiyose Seiri left, Shokuhou Misaki introduced herself and asked Chen Fan to be friends.
• Chen Fan told Shokuhou Misaki not to probe people’s memories without a reason.