Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan confronted Orianna over the injury she had inflicted on his friend and effortlessly countered her magic. Orianna realized she could not defeat him and kept attacking as she tried to escape.

• Chen Fan found Orianna at the airport and showed her the traps he had dismantled.
• Chen Fan said Orianna had hurt his friend and destroyed the notes she had used to set the traps.
• Orianna attacked Chen Fan with a gale and a fireball, but he analyzed the spell and sent the fireball back at her.
• Orianna tried to flee with spells that raised broken stone and pillars, but Chen Fan shattered them with a shockwave.
• Orianna launched a composite spell with a laser pillar, but it changed direction before striking Chen Fan.

Chen Fan captured Orianna and used Illusion Magic to confirm that she did not know where the person preparing the spell was. A voice from a note hidden on Orianna revealed the mastermind’s identity, and Chen Fan began tracking her location.

• Chen Fan seized Orianna, crushed her [Shorthand Codex], and asked where her partner was.
• Chen Fan used his Rinnegan’s Illusion Magic on Orianna, but learned she genuinely did not know the other person’s location.
• A voice from Orianna’s chest pleaded with Chen Fan not to hurt her, and Chen Fan found a hidden note there.
• The voice identified herself as Lidovya Lorenjeti, a nun of the Roman Orthodox Church, and defended Orianna’s intentions.
• Chen Fan’s Rinnegan analyzed the note to determine Lidovya Lorenjeti’s coordinates, and he challenged her to appear before him.

Chen Fan learned Lidovya Lorenjeti’s location from the [Shorthand "Zero Seven." Codex] and spared Orianna before taking her to the competition venue. There, Orianna recognized Himegami Akisa as an angel just as Chen Fan prepared for his final match.

• Lidovya Lorenjeti refused to stop her plan even when Chen Fan threatened Orianna’s life, and Orianna realized she had been abandoned.
• Chen Fan analyzed the [Shorthand "Zero Seven." Codex] to find Lidovya Lorenjeti, then destroyed the page and spared Orianna.
• Chen Fan carried Orianna to the competition venue, where Tsuchimikado Motoharu asked about the magic attack and Chen Fan said he had sent someone to deal with it.
• Orianna met Chen Fan’s classmates and stayed by his side while Kamijou Touma held back his questions about her actions.
• Teacher Komoe and Himegami Akisa arrived, and Orianna recognized Himegami Akisa as an angel.

As Chen Fan prepared for the competition, Lidovya Lorenjeti planned to use the Apostle Cross to bring Academy City under Roman Orthodox control. Orsola Aquinas confronted her, defeated her with ninjutsu, and revealed that the missing battle nuns and members of the Amakusa-Style “Sixteen Saints” Church had joined her new Lord’s service.

• Lidovya Lorenjeti appeared outside Academy City with the Apostle Cross and prepared a ritual to spread Roman Orthodox control across the city.
• Orsola Aquinas confronted Lidovya, and the two recognized each other as missing members of the Roman Orthodox Church.
• Orsola claimed that her God had sent her to recruit Lidovya, but Lidovya rejected her and prepared to attack.
• Orsola and Lidovya fought over their churches, and Orsola defeated Lidovya using ninjutsu and her Sharingan.
• Orsola told Lidovya that the missing battle nuns and the Amakusa-Style “Sixteen Saints” Church had joined her Lord and received a power unlike magic or science.

Chen Fan recruited Orianna and Lidovya for his church after Orsola captured Lidovya, then took Fukiyose Seiri and several others to the Daihasei Festival’s nighttime parade. While dancing with Orianna, he revealed that he had created Himegami Akisa’s angelic state and asked Orianna to join his church.

• Orsola knocked out Lidovya Lorenjeti, took her and the Apostle Cross, and reported the capture to Chen Fan.
• Fukiyose Seiri woke in the hospital, accepted Orianna’s apology, and learned that Orianna had accidentally injured her.
• Chen Fan decided he needed talented people for his church, kept Orianna and Lidovya, and sent Stiyl away with a sheet of talisman paper.
• Chen Fan took Fukiyose Seiri, Orianna, Misaka 10031, and Misaka 10032 to the nighttime parade, where they met Teacher Komoe, Himegami Akisa, and Last Order.
• While dancing with Orianna, Chen Fan told her he needed her and revealed that he had created Himegami Akisa’s angelic state.
• Orianna asked Chen Fan how Lidovya was doing.

Chen Fan persuaded Orianna to join him, and she kissed him, provoking the other girls. Later, Laura Stuart contacted him through a sigil, confirmed what she knew about him, and eagerly questioned him about his world.

• Chen Fan told Orianna that she had no choice but to join him, and she agreed.
• Orianna kissed Chen Fan and called it a completed contract, making the other girls glare at him.
• Laura Stuart spoke to Chen Fan through the sigil, and he initially pretended not to hear her.
• Laura Stuart confirmed that she knew Chen Fan was Academy City's strongest esper, possessed the God's Eye, and might be from another world.
• Laura Stuart excitedly asked Chen Fan about the other dimension and its people.

Chen Fan rejected Laura Stuart’s attempt to recruit him into the Church of England and discussed a possible alliance instead. Laura Stuart offered cooperation only if he survived three attacks from the Roman Orthodox Church, and the chapter ended with her furious after he cut off their call.

• Chen Fan stopped Laura Stuart’s questions and refused to join the Church of England, despite her warning that the Roman Orthodox Church would target his church.
• Laura Stuart proposed cooperation because she valued the new power system Chen Fan had created and the knowledge he possessed from another world.
• Chen Fan asked what the Church of England could offer, and Laura Stuart promised to help his church expand and gain benefits around the world.
• Laura Stuart said cooperation depended on Chen Fan surviving three attacks from the Roman Orthodox Church, while refusing to form an alliance immediately.
• Chen Fan ended the communication, and Laura Stuart flew into a rage and vowed to make him submit.

Chen Fan’s church continued to grow as he spent the night between Himegami Akisa and Orianna, then headed to the Daihasei Festival to watch the remaining events. At the venue, Orianna’s cheerleading outfit drew his attention as Teacher Komoe explained why she had joined the cheer squad.

• Chen Fan let Orianna stay in his room, where she and Himegami Akisa competed for space beside him as he considered the Roman Orthodox Church’s growing interest in his church.
• Chen Fan woke to find Orianna holding him, and the two flirted provocatively before getting up.
• Chen Fan went to the Daihasei Festival, where his school had few remaining matches and he was free to enjoy the day.
• Orianna, Himegami Akisa, and Last Order wore cheerleading uniforms to support Chen Fan, while Teacher Komoe cheered him on.
• Chen Fan asked Tsukuyomi Komoe why Orianna had a uniform, and she said Orianna had asked to cheer for him.

Chen Fan won the Balloon Hunter event by eliminating every opponent, further cementing his reputation as Academy City’s strongest esper. After Tokiwadai lost its match and Shokuhou Misaki arranged to use a Misaka Sister to lure him in, Chen Fan encountered a woman who looked like Misaka Mikoto.

• Orianna clung to Chen Fan and called herself his doting older sister before his event began.
• Chen Fan’s opponents fled at the start of Balloon Hunter, but their planned sneak attacks failed and he eliminated every participant.
• Misaka 10032 replaced Misaka Mikoto in Tokiwadai’s match, and Tokiwadai lost as a Misaka Sister lay on the ground beside Shokuhou Misaki and a middle-aged man.
• Shokuhou Misaki ordered someone to take the Misaka Sister away, hoping the incident would draw Chen Fan in.
• A woman bumped into Chen Fan, apologized, and left him startled by her resemblance to Misaka Mikoto.

Chen Fan encountered Misaka Mikoto’s mother, Misaka Mirei, and Mikoto misunderstood their conversation, attacking him with lightning that his Wall of Reflection repelled. After Mirei learned that Chen Fan and Mikoto were friends, she invited him to lunch with them, leaving Mikoto wary of their closeness.

• Misaka Mikoto arrived and, mistaking Chen Fan and Misaka Mirei’s posture for something improper, attacked Chen Fan with lightning.
• Chen Fan reflected Mikoto’s lightning with his Wall of Reflection, and the two argued about their rivalry.
• Misaka Mirei realized Chen Fan knew Mikoto and asked whether he was her boyfriend, embarrassing Mikoto.
• Chen Fan introduced himself as Mikoto’s friend and complimented Misaka Mirei, prompting Mikoto to watch him suspiciously.
• Misaka Mirei invited Chen Fan to lunch, and he agreed after she linked arms with him.

After lunch with Misaka Mikoto and Misaka Mirei, Chen Fan helped Misaka 10031 search for the missing Misaka 10032. He noticed a robotic dog spying on them and reached the factory where Misaka 10032 had disappeared, unaware that Shokuhou Misaki had taken her.

• Chen Fan ate lunch with Misaka Mikoto and Misaka Mirei, who asked about his strength and Mikoto’s match; Mikoto admitted she had lost and challenged him to a future fight.
• After parting from the two, Chen Fan met Misaka 10031, who said she had lost contact with Misaka 10032 after the Sister took part in a match.
• Chen Fan agreed to help Misaka 10031 and reassured her that Misaka 10032 would be fine.
• A man controlling robots through a virtual reality headset spotted Chen Fan and Misaka 10031, and sent a robotic dog to watch them.
• Chen Fan sensed the robotic dog monitoring them but continued with Misaka 10031 to the factory where Misaka 10032 had disappeared; Shokuhou Misaki had taken her there.

Chen Fan and Misaka 10031 used a robotic dog to trace the person behind Misaka 10032’s disappearance. The attacker ambushed Misaka 10031 with robotic dogs, and more machines surrounded her after she destroyed the first two.

• Chen Fan spotted a robotic dog watching them and suspected its operator was connected to Misaka 10032’s disappearance.
• Chen Fan told Misaka 10031 to act as bait while he searched for the person controlling the dog.
• The man operating the robotic dog sent it after Misaka 10031 when she and Chen Fan split up.
• Chen Fan watched from a rooftop as Misaka 10031 entered a small forest and two robotic dogs attacked her.
• Misaka 10031 used electricity to destroy the two dogs, but four more robotic dogs emerged and attacked her.

Chen Fan rescued Misaka Sister after the fat man's mechanical dogs drained her electricity, then confronted the man and forced him to confess. The fat man claimed he had been hired to capture Misaka Sister and denied responsibility for her disappearance.

• Misaka Sister disabled the mechanical dogs, but they exploded and left her nearly out of electricity.
• The fat man taunted Misaka Sister as a defective clone and surrounded her with six more mechanical dogs.
• Chen Fan revealed himself, shook the fat man inside his truck, and threw it aside.
• Chen Fan attacked the fat man with powerful gusts of wind after he threatened Misaka Sister.
• The fat man begged for mercy and confessed that he had been hired to capture Misaka Sister and had infected her with a virus, but denied causing her disappearance.
• Chen Fan removed his eyepatch and said he did not trust his enemies.

Chen Fan rescued a Misaka Sister and took her to the hospital, then pursued the organization that had targeted the Misaka Sisters. He found the shelter where the fat man had contacted them and entered despite its mechanical guards.

• Chen Fan used Illusion Magic on the fat man and learned that he knew little about the people who had hired him.
• Chen Fan grew worried after hearing that a Misaka Sister had been infected with a virus and that another had been taken away.
• Chen Fan carried the injured Misaka Sister to the hospital, where Grim Reaper of Souls examined her and advised her to rest.
• Chen Fan reassured the Misaka Sister that he regarded her as a real person, then left to search for the organization's shelter.
• Chen Fan kicked through the shelter's iron door, and its mechanical dogs attacked him.

Chen Fan found nothing useful at the shelter and realized surveillance footage might reveal where Misaka 10032 had disappeared. He called Uiharu Kasumi for help and headed to the Disciplinary Committee office.

• Chen Fan entered the shelter after destroying the mechanical dogs, but found it empty of anything useful.
• Chen Fan realized Academy City's surveillance cameras might have recorded Misaka 10032's disappearance.
• Chen Fan called Uiharu Kasumi, and Saten Ruiko answered before handing the phone to Uiharu.
• Uiharu told Chen Fan she was at the Disciplinary Committee office and agreed to help.
• Chen Fan said he would arrive right away, then hung up before Uiharu could say more.

Chen Fan used Uiharu's hacking skills and surveillance footage to trace the Misaka Sister's transport, then recovered the memories of the people who moved her and identified Shokuhou Misaki as the person behind it. He headed to Tokiwadai to find Shokuhou Misaki and demand an explanation.

• Chen Fan asked Uiharu to hack Academy City's surveillance system and locate footage from the Seventh District.
• Chen Fan identified a Misaka Sister being carried to a hospital vehicle, and told Uiharu and Saten Ruiko that the girl was not Misaka Mikoto.
• Chen Fan invited Uiharu and Saten Ruiko to watch the night parade, then left to find the vehicle and its attendants.
• Chen Fan used Illusion Magic to read the attendants' memories and his Rinnegan to restore the erased fragments, discovering Shokuhou Misaki's involvement.
• Chen Fan went to Tokiwadai to find Shokuhou Misaki, drawing attention from the school's students as Academy City's number one esper.

Chen Fan found Shokuhou Misaki to learn what had happened to a Misaka Sister, and she revealed that the Absolute Ability User Project had a hidden second plan. The chapter ended with Chen Fan realizing that Plan B intended to raise Misaka Mikoto to Level 6.

• Chen Fan arrived at Tokiwadai and was led to Shokuhou Misaki by a speed-type esper.
• Shokuhou Misaki told Chen Fan that the Misaka Sister was safe after being treated for an electric-type virus.
• Shokuhou Misaki explained that she had been involved in the Mass Production Ability User Experiment and had taken control of the Talent Workshop.
• Shokuhou Misaki revealed that Kihara Genshi's Plan B required her mind and the Misaka Network to force someone to Level 6.
• Chen Fan identified Misaka Mikoto as the person Plan B was meant to elevate.

Shokuhou Misaki explained her plan to protect the Misaka Sisters and lure out Kihara Genshi, while Chen Fan reassured her that he did not resent her. After an accidental kiss during a sudden stop, the pair continued toward their destination, and Chen Fan lifted their truck over a traffic jam.

• Shokuhou Misaki told Chen Fan that her protection would keep the Misaka Sisters from connecting to the External Brain, and admitted she wanted to lure out Kihara Genshi.
• Shokuhou Misaki insisted she was using Chen Fan rather than trusting him, and he said he understood her reasons for risking the Sisters’ safety.
• When the truck braked suddenly, Chen Fan caught Shokuhou Misaki, and their lips met; she panicked over her first kiss while he teased her.
• Shokou Misaki learned that traffic blocked their route and started to use her ability to clear it, but Chen Fan stopped her from pushing herself.
• Chen Fan created a powerful gale beneath the truck and flew it over the traffic jam.

Chen Fan and Shokuhou Misaki approached the research institute to capture Kihara Genshi. Chen Fan told Misaki that he trusted her, and she followed him, quietly moved despite suspecting he was using sweet talk.

• Chen Fan and Shokuhou Misaki got out of the cargo compartment and sent the hypnotized driver away.
• Shokuhou Misaki proposed sneaking into the research institute to capture Kihara Genshi, and Chen Fan agreed to help her.
• Chen Fan told Shokuhou Misaki he trusted her, leaving her stunned.
• Shokuhou Misaki reflected on how her ability and Dolly's death had made her distrustful of others.
• Shokuhou Misaki caught up with Chen Fan after he walked ahead, still muttering at him as she ran.

Shokuhou Misaki and Chen Fan entered Kihara Genshi’s research facility to confront him, while he prepared to use Chen Fan and Misaka Mikoto in an experiment to create Level 6 espers. The twin-tailed girl who lured Misaka Mikoto to the area planned to destroy the Board of Directors’ building and kill Academy City’s chairman.

• Shokuhou Misaki used her remote to control a guard and had him lead her and Chen Fan to Kihara Genshi.
• Chen Fan insisted on accompanying Shokuhou Misaki, wanting to learn about the Absolute Ability User Project and make sure she stayed safe.
• Kihara Genshi revealed that he saw Chen Fan as a potential first sacrifice and hoped the experiment might help both him and Misaka Mikoto reach Level 6.
• The twin-tailed girl reported that Shokuhou Misaki and Chen Fan had entered the facility and said she intended to destroy the Board of Directors’ building and kill Academy City’s chairman.
• The twin-tailed girl confirmed that Misaka Mikoto had arrived after being lured there with news that the Sisters would be used in experiments.