Chapter Summaries

After the battle, Chen Fan brought Kazari Hyōka to Teacher Komoe’s apartment and realized that his allies had formed a powerful faction spanning the Science and Magic sides. He asked Kanzaki to stay by his side, leaving her flustered as rumors of war began to loom.

• Chen Fan invited Kazari Hyōka to join him, and she followed him to Teacher Komoe’s apartment.
• Aleister watched them and considered how Kazari Hyōka’s connection with Chen Fan could advance his experiments.
• Teacher Komoe welcomed Kazari Hyōka and told Chen Fan that Musujime Awaki had helped protect them during the attack.
• Chen Fan resolved to retaliate against the Roman Orthodox Church if it threatened his friends again and recognized the strength of the faction gathered around him.
• On the balcony, Orianna teased Kanzaki, and Chen Fan asked Kanzaki to stay by his side, making her blush.

Chen Fan discussed Kanzaki’s loyalty to the Church of England and his plans for handling the Roman Orthodox Church, then went to school after spending the night between Kanzaki and Orianna. His classmates asked him about the attack on Academy City after news reports credited him with stopping the terrorists.

• Kansaki refused to betray the Necessary Evil Church, while Chen Fan offered to protect the Church of England’s interests if she joined him.
• Kanzaki went to her room after Chen Fan teased her, then later discussed the Roman Orthodox Church with him; he said he would avoid acting against it unless necessary.
• Chen Fan slept in the living room with Kanzaki and Orianna bedding down beside him, and he caught their hands when they noticed him reaching toward them.
• Chen Fan went to school the next morning and learned that Himegami Akisa had recovered from the power awakening in her body.
• Fukiyose Seiri and Chen Fan’s classmates asked about the reported Academy City invasion, and Chen Fan realized Aleister’s media had credited him with stopping the terrorists.

Chen Fan faced his classmates’ questions about the recent crisis while hiding how much he knew, and they treated him as a reassuring hero. The class ended up making plans to eat hot pot together.

• Fukiyose Seiri pressed Chen Fan about where he had been, and he said he had stayed at Teacher Komoe’s home and only happened to drive some people away.
• Chen Fan’s classmates discussed tighter security, the possible cancellation of their social internship, and the effect on the Ichihanran Festival.
• Fukiyose Seiri and the other students said they felt safe with Chen Fan around, while Chen Fan remembered how they had slacked off during the Daihasei Festival.
• Himegami Akisa asked what the class would eat, and Chen Fan suggested hot pot.
• Fukiyose Seiri offered to take the class to a good hot pot place, and the students began discussing what kind of hot pot to have.

Chen Fan joined his classmates for a hot pot gathering despite the looming war, trading jokes with Index and answering questions about Academy City. He stepped outside for air and found Kansai Kazari alone, leaving them a rare chance to talk privately.

• The class voted to go out for hot pot, and Chen Fan dismissed worries about the coming war.
• Chen Fan argued playfully with Index, who complained that his refrigerator was empty and kept eating.
• Fukiyose Seiri asked Chen Fan about food prices, and Aogami Pierce suggested they might be held down to prevent public unrest.
• Musujime Awaki noticed how warmly Chen Fan's classmates treated him while the girls crowded around Kansai Kazari and Orianna.
• Teacher Komoe asked Chen Fan how to handle parents seeking to remove their children from Academy City, and Chen Fan told her they would discuss it later.
• Chen Fan went outside for air and found Kansai Kazari there after she escaped the attention of his classmates.

Chen Fan kissed Kanzaki Kazari, but the Church of England summoned her back to Britain. He challenged Laura Stuart’s order and refused to let Kanzaki leave Academy City.

• Chen Fan embraced Kanzaki Kazari and kissed her, but stopped when she said she was not ready for more.
• Kanzaki Kazari told Chen Fan that Laura Stuart had ordered her to return to the Church of England.
• Chen Fan called Laura Stuart and insisted that Kanzaki had to stay in Academy City.
• Laura Stuart refused, citing the danger of war and Kanzaki Kazari’s status as a Saint.
• Chen Fan insulted Laura Stuart about being unmarried, and she angrily repeated that Kanzaki had to return.

Chen Fan told Laura Stuart that he wanted to negotiate with the world’s major powers, offering his knowledge of other worlds as a way to pursue peace. Laura agreed to contact the Roman Orthodox Church and Aleister, leaving a meeting in the United Kingdom tentatively set for three days later.

• Laura Stuart denied being angry with Chen Fan, then bristled when he teased her about calling his name.
• Chen Fan said he was considering visiting the United Kingdom and explained that he wanted to contribute to world peace without joining the Church of England.
• Chen Fan told Laura and Kansai Kazari that he had traveled through many worlds and possessed their technologies, prompting them to realize he might be able to visit other worlds again.
• Laura asked whether Chen Fan had come to invade their world, but he dismissed her threat and said he could simply leave.
• Chen Fan asked Laura to notify the Roman Orthodox Church and Aleister about negotiations in the United Kingdom in three days, citing his two angels and followers as leverage.
• Laura agreed to contact them, and Chen Fan ended the call.

Chen Fan traveled to London with Orsola and Kanzaki Kazari to prepare for negotiations with the leaders of the world’s major powers. As they flew, he discussed Orsola’s role and the recent attack on the Church, while reassuring Kanzaki with a small gesture of affection.

• Laura Stuart arranged a meeting at the Grand Cathedral of St. George three days later, with Martin Lis attending and Aleister Crowley sending a representative.
• Chen Fan brought Orsola and Kanzaki Kazari to London, leaving the others in Academy City because the negotiations could be dangerous.
• Orsola asked what territory Chen Fan intended to seek, but he told her to decide and said the situation might change.
• Chen Fan asked about the attack on the Church, and Orsola said the weak attackers had been defeated immediately.
• Chen Fan held Kanzaki Kazari’s hand, and she accepted the gesture with a pleased smile.

Chen Fan protected his passenger plane from repeated missile attacks by two F-35 fighters. After learning a nuclear submarine was preparing to attack, he took control of the fighters as their pilots tried to withdraw.

• Chen Fan raised a white barrier around the plane, and it emerged unharmed from the first missile strike.
• The F-35 pilots fired two more missiles, but Chen Fan's barrier stopped them from damaging the plane.
• The pilots reported the barrier and were told to withdraw before a nuclear submarine attacked.
• Chen Fan went to the cockpit, decided to deal with the pilots, and used his Twelve-Hook Jade Rinnegan to take control of the F-35 fighters.

Chen Fan destroyed two F-35s sent to intercept his plane, then learned that the Church of England’s Knight Faction was behind the attacks and might escalate the conflict into a world war. When a swarm of missiles appeared, he prepared to leave the aircraft and face them himself.

• Chen Fan used his psychic power to destroy two F-35s, killing their pilots.
• A general aboard an aircraft carrier ordered nuclear submarine forces to launch missiles at Chen Fan’s plane.
• Chen Fan reassured the pilot, while Kansai Kazari warned that the Knight Faction and other Church of England factions might target him and trigger a wider war.
• Chen Fan spotted a swarm of missiles and told the pilot to open the emergency exit so he could deal with them.

Chen Fan redirected the missiles to destroy the nuclear submarines, then intercepted a nuclear bomb launched at his plane and sent it toward the aircraft carrier. He fled the blast zone as the bomb continued toward its new target.

• Chen Fan redirected the incoming cruise missiles toward the nuclear submarines, destroying them in massive explosions while protecting the plane from the shockwaves.
• The general ordered an F-22 Raptor to launch a nuclear bomb and shot a soldier who objected.
• Chen Fan spotted the nuclear bomb, told Orsola and Kansai Kazari to continue toward their destination, and flew out to intercept it.
• Chen Fan caught up with the bomb and the fleeing F-22, then sent the bomb toward the aircraft carrier.
• Chen Fan immediately retreated to escape the coming nuclear blast.

Chen Fan survived a nuclear blast and protected the plane carrying Kanzaki, Orsola, and the others. After they reached safety, the story shifted to Stiyl waiting at an airport in the United Kingdom.

• A nuclear bomb exploded near the aircraft carrier, destroying it and the F-22 that had launched the bomb.
• Chen Fan used Vector Manipulation to protect himself from the blast, then flew back to the plane and shielded it from the shockwave.
• Kanzaki and Orsola hugged Chen Fan and scolded him for taking such a risk before the three nearly kissed in the cabin.
• The shockwave jolted the plane and interrupted the moment, after which Kanzaki, Orsola, and Chen Fan sat together.
• Stiyl waited impatiently at an empty airport in the United Kingdom.

Chen Fan arrived in the United Kingdom after the Knight Faction tried to stop his plane with a nuclear missile, which he blocked. Stiyl brought him to meet Laura Stuart at the Grand Cathedral of St. George, while Kanzaki returned to her dormitory.

• Stiyl greeted Chen Fan, Orsola, and Kanzaki as they left the plane and learned the Knight Faction had launched a nuclear missile at them.
• Kanzaki told Stiyl that Chen Fan had blocked the missile, and Chen Fan revealed he had destroyed an aircraft carrier, fighter jets, and nuclear submarines.
• Chen Fan and Stiyl discussed the attack as they traveled toward the Grand Cathedral of St. George, while Kanzaki shared intelligence with Stiyl and doubted the Supreme Bishop had been unaware of the danger.
• Kanzaki returned to her dormitory, and Stiyl led Chen Fan through the cathedral grounds to Laura Stuart's pavilion.
• Stiyl announced Chen Fan's arrival to Laura Stuart.

Chen Fan met Laura Stuart, the Supreme Bishop of the Church of England, and traded taunts with her over his survival of a nuclear attack. Their conversation shifted toward the attack and the fact that Kansai Kazari had been on the plane, but they had not yet begun negotiating a response.

• Stiyl introduced Chen Fan to Laura Stuart, then left them alone after their awkwardly prolonged mutual inspection.
• Chen Fan and Laura Stuart teased and insulted each other, with Laura threatening to gouge out his eyes and Chen Fan calling her scheming.
• Laura Stuart acknowledged Chen Fan had survived a nuclear attack, which had also cost the Knight Faction an aircraft carrier, nuclear submarines, and other military assets.
• Chen Fan accused Laura of knowing about the attack without warning him, and Laura angrily denied that he was a hero protecting world peace.
• Chen Fan proposed discussing business and said he would not forgive the missile and nuclear attacks, especially since Kansai Kazari had also been aboard the plane.

Chen Fan and Laura Stuart discussed the Church of England’s factions and the danger of conflict with the Roman Orthodox Church. Chen Fan said he had come to negotiate but would attack the Vatican if talks failed, while his teasing left Laura flustered.

• Laura Stuart said she would investigate who had targeted Kansai Kazari and explained the divisions within the Church of England.
• Chen Fan said the Roman Orthodox Church had pushed him into the conflict and described negotiation or storming the Vatican as his options.
• Laura Stuart accidentally sprayed tea onto Chen Fan, then laughed as he joked about an indirect kiss.
• Laura Stuart warned Chen Fan that the Vatican was too heavily protected for him to attack alone, and he replied that he would negotiate first.
• Chen Fan grabbed Laura Stuart’s hand after she said she was interested in him, and she clarified that she meant his other-dimensional identity.

Chen Fan teased Laura Stuart while she tried to learn about his origins and persuade him to join the Church of England. Their conversation ended when Stiyl announced that the Queen of the United Kingdom had invited them both to meet her.

• Laura Stuart pressed Chen Fan about his identity and tried to convince him to stay with the Church of England, while Chen Fan answered selectively and flirted with her.
• Chen Fan joked that he would join the Church of England if Laura became his woman, and Laura was flustered despite recognizing his frivolous behavior.
• Laura Stuart slapped her cheeks to clear her head, and Chen Fan warned her that joining the Church would expose it to danger from the Magic and Science Sides.
• Stiyl arrived and told Laura Stuart that the Queen of the United Kingdom had invited her and Chen Fan to be guests.
• Laura Stuart recognized that the Royal Faction and Knight Faction would not ignore Chen Fan after he had destroyed much of their fighting strength.

Chen Fan agreed to attend Princess Vivian’s birthday ball with Laura Stuart, and they went shopping together after she dismissed Stiyl’s concerns. The chapter ended with Chen Fan spending the afternoon accompanying Laura, who felt unusually free in his company.

• Chen Fan agreed to meet the Royal Faction and attend the Queen’s gathering after Laura Stuart explained that they wanted to question him about the carrier’s destruction.
• Laura Stuart told Chen Fan he needed proper clothes for Princess Vivian’s birthday ball and invited him to shop with her as her dance partner.
• Stiyl warned Laura Stuart that going out with Chen Fan was dangerous, but she dismissed his objections and left with Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan spent the afternoon shopping with Laura Stuart, who felt more at ease with him than with the people around her at the Church of England.

Chen Fan took Laura shopping and to an amusement park, where she enjoyed rare freedom and grew closer to him. Their moment on the Ferris wheel was interrupted when the cabin stopped in midair.

• Laura asked to see Chen Fan's unusual right eye, then joined him for coffee and agreed to visit an amusement park.
• Chen Fan took Laura around the amusement park and secretly added her to the list of women he wanted.
• On the Ferris wheel, Laura explained that her position as Supreme Bishop left her little freedom and said she felt safe with Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan took Laura's hands and said he could stay by her side forever.
• The Ferris wheel cabin suddenly jolted to a stop, sending Laura onto Chen Fan's lap as their faces drew close.

Chen Fan and Laura Stuart were attacked by magicians from the Spanish Star Sect while riding a Ferris wheel. Chen Fan protected Laura and identified the attackers as a serious threat, leaving them facing a powerful magical formation.

• Chen Fan kissed Laura Stuart, who pushed him away but blushed and avoided his gaze.
• Magicians leaped onto the Ferris wheel framework, and Chen Fan jolted the gondola, causing several attackers to fall.
• Chen Fan used his Rinnegan to shield the gondola and reflect the magicians’ attacks.
• Chen Fan carried Laura out of the gondola and learned that the attackers belonged to the Spanish Star Sect, an enemy of her Church.
• The magicians formed a powerful hexagram array beneath Chen Fan and Laura, and Laura recognized the dangerous magic.

Chen Fan protected Laura from the Spanish Star Sect’s attack, and Laura ordered the captured magicians interrogated and their hideout destroyed. They headed toward the British Royal Palace for the Third Princess’s ball, with Chen Fan teasing Laura about their relationship.

• Chen Fan shattered the Spanish Star Sect’s Meteor Fall with one punch and knocked out the attackers with telekinesis.
• Laura ordered the Church of England members to take the captured magicians away, find their hideout, and eliminate them.
• Laura and Chen Fan walked toward the British Royal Palace and talked about how she switched between her playful and authoritative sides.
• Chen Fan reminded Laura that he still intended to make her his woman, while Laura said he would need to defeat the Roman Orthodox Church first.
• Chen Fan shouted that Laura had taken advantage of him, and Laura blushed and pounded his back in protest.

Chen Fan and Laura Stuart arrived at Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s ball, where the Knight Commander personally welcomed them. As they entered, Laura revealed her interest in Chen Fan’s ninja force, and he teased her about taking advantage of him.

• Rear Water watched Chen Fan and Laura Stuart chatting together on a London street.
• Chen Fan and Laura arrived at Buckingham Palace on foot and drew the attention of the assembled nobles.
• The Knight Commander greeted them on the Queen’s orders and led them inside without checking their invitations.
• Laura told Chen Fan that the Knight Commander led the Knight Faction and might be connected to the people who attacked him.
• Laura said she wanted Chen Fan’s ninja force for assassinations and guards, and Chen Fan joked that she might abandon him if he gave it to her.