Chapter Summaries

After Leone reported the mission, Nadjeshda offered Chen Fan the Imperial Arm [All-Seeing Eyes], but he declined because he trusted his own strength and instincts. The team sent the Imperial Arm to Revolutionary Army headquarters, then Chen Fan and Leone returned to their room to fulfill his promised compensation.

• Leone handed Nadjeshda the [All-Seeing Eyes] Imperial Arm and reported the mission, prompting the team to marvel that Chen Fan had defeated its former user without an Imperial Arm.
• Nadjeshda explained the Imperial Arm’s five abilities, while Lubbock’s teasing about its x-ray vision provoked Mine into hitting him.
• Chen Fan explained that he had overcome the Imperial Arm user through superior strength and declined Nadjeshda’s offer to try the weapon.
• Nadjeshda decided to send the Imperial Arm to Revolutionary Army headquarters and dismissed the team to rest.
• Leone reminded Chen Fan about his promised compensation, and he took her to their room.

The Minister learned that the rebels had gained two generals and ordered Esdeath recalled to crush Night Raid and the other threats. Meanwhile, Chen Fan and Leone walked through the neighborhood where she grew up, and Leone playfully claimed Chen Fan was her boyfriend.

• A palace messenger reported that Generals Nagakid and Hemi had joined the rebellion.
• The Little Emperor and the Minister dismissed the rebel threat and focused on Night Raid, blaming them for the deaths of Iokal and Zank the Beheader.
• The Minister ordered Esdeath recalled to the Imperial Capital and told the Security Force to find and kill Night Raid.
• Chen Fan and Leone walked through the northern outskirts, where residents warmly greeted Leone.
• Leone joked with a middle-aged man by calling Chen Fan her rich, handsome boyfriend, then warned the man that his wife was behind him.

Chen Fan and Leone uncovered a criminal organization in the Imperial Capital’s red-light district that drugged and exploited women, and they killed its members. After Leone cleared out the remaining gangsters, she promised Chen Fan she would grant any request he made.

• Leone tricked a middle-aged man in a poor neighborhood, then asked Chen Fan what he thought of the lively place.
• Chen Fan and Leone reached a brothel at night and found drugged women being controlled and forced to sell their bodies.
• Chen Fan used Finger Pistol: Three Waves to kill three men after one of them punched a woman.
• Leone told Chen Fan the woman was someone she knew and insisted on handling the rest of the gang herself.
• Leone jumped into the building and defeated the remaining gangsters, promising Chen Fan she would agree to any request.

Chen Fan and Leone returned from their date, while Sheele and Mine encountered Seryu Ubiquitous on their way back to the Night Raid base. Seryu summoned her regenerative biological Imperial Arm, Hecate, and Mine saved Sheele from its attack with a golden laser.

• Chen Fan and Leone discussed finding a doctor to treat the rescued girls, then returned together and wondered how the others' missions were going.
• Sheele and Mine headed back to the base after completing their mission, but Seryu Ubiquitous ambushed them and identified Sheele from a wanted poster.
• Seryu accused Night Raid of killing her master, Captain Ouka, and blew a whistle to summon the Imperial Capital Security Force.
• Mine fired at Seryu, but her biological Imperial Arm, Hecate, expanded and healed from the bullets.
• Sheele slashed Hecate's head open, but the creature regenerated and attacked her again.
• Mine struck Hecate with a golden laser, blasting it away and rescuing Sheele.

Mine and Sheele fought Seryu and her biological Imperial Arm, Hecate, but were overwhelmed by its regeneration and berserk transformation. Chen Fan arrived just in time to kill Hecate and catch Mine, leaving Seryu still alive.

• Mine's shot badly damaged Hecate, but the biological Imperial Arm rapidly regenerated.
• Sheele severed Seryu's arms, but Seryu used hidden gun barrels from her human modifications to shoot Sheele in the legs.
• Seryu ordered Hecate to go berserk, and the Imperial Arm grew stronger and captured Mine.
• Hecate crushed Mine's arms and dropped her toward its mouth while Sheele lay wounded and unable to save her.
• Chen Fan rushed to the fight after hearing Hecate's roar, split the Imperial Arm in two, and caught Mine.

Chen Fan rescued Mine and Sheele, then defeated Seryu's Living Imperial Arms and carried the injured Sheele away with Mine. Seryu remained at the scene, where the Imperial Arms' core emerged from a chunk of flesh.

• Mine recognized the masked Chen Fan after he arrived with her broken arm.
• Seryu ordered Hecate to attack Chen Fan, but his unseen defense stopped its blows and his kick sent it flying.
• Chen Fan used his blade to dismember Hecate, destroying its body as Mine and Sheele watched in shock.
• Chen Fan picked up Sheele and left with Mine, who said she could walk despite her fractured arm.
• The Security Force found the devastated scene, and Seryu mourned Hecate before spotting its surviving core.

Chen Fan returned to Night Raid’s base with Sheele and Mine injured, then treated both of them using his ability to control blood flow. The chapter left Night Raid amazed by Chen Fan’s powers as Sheele and Mine began recovering.

• Seryu watched Hecate recover by consuming the remains of its body and vowed to kill Night Raid, especially Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan brought the unconscious Sheele and injured Mine back to the base, reassuring everyone that Sheele had survived.
• Nadjeshda and the others brought Sheele and Mine inside so their injuries could be examined.
• Chen Fan treated Sheele’s leg wounds and used his ability to reduce the swelling in Mine’s fractured arm before splinting it.
• Chen Fan explained that he could control blood flow, leaving Akame and Lubbock astonished by his special powers.

After Chen Fan rescued Mine and Sheele, Night Raid thanked him and rested. In the north, Esdeath received orders to return to the Imperial Capital and lead the effort to destroy Night Raid, requesting six Imperial Arms users.

• Mine recounted how Chen Fan had rescued her and Sheele, and the others thanked him for saving their companions.
• Mine promised to repay Chen Fan, while Akame stayed with Sheele and the others returned to their rooms to rest.
• Esdeath received a summons from the Imperial Capital, froze a captured northern prince, and ordered her army to march south.
• The Little Emperor tasked Esdeath with eliminating Night Raid and offered her ten thousand gold coins for her victory in the north.
• Esdeath requested six Imperial Arms users to join her campaign, and the Little Emperor agreed.

Esdeath told the Little Emperor and the minister that she wanted to fall in love, then arranged for her subordinates to help the minister eliminate his political rivals. At Night Raid’s base, Chen Fan cared for the injured Sheele, and the two kissed.

• Esdeath asked the Little Emperor and the minister to help her find a partner who met her requirements.
• Esdeath assigned her subordinates to help the minister eliminate his political rivals.
• Chen Fan stayed at Night Raid’s base to look after Sheele and Mine while Nadjeshda and the others went out.
• Chen Fan helped Sheele use the toilet and put on her underwear.
• Chen Fan kissed Sheele, and Sheele responded before he carried her back to the meeting room.

After Night Raid returned from a mission, Nadjeshda reported that a regional squad had gone missing and Esdeath had returned to the Imperial Capital. She ordered Leone to investigate Esdeath’s whereabouts the next day.

• Leone teased Chen Fan about Sheele, and Lubbock joked that Chen Fan had made Sheele blush.
• The group learned Mine was nearby, and Mine warned Lubbock not to try peeking at her.
• Nadjeshda told Night Raid that contact with a regional squad had been lost and said it was likely wiped out.
• Nadjeshda reported that Esdeath had suppressed the north and returned to the Imperial Capital.
• Nadjeshda assigned Leone to investigate Esdeath’s whereabouts and warned her that Esdeath was extremely dangerous.

Nadjeshda told Night Raid that the Minister had framed them for murdering patriotic Civil Officials, and the group agreed to protect the remaining targets and hunt the impostors. Chen Fan and Brandt guarded a target aboard a Grand Canal celebration ship while Leone watched Esdeath from hiding and felt how dangerous an attack would be.

• Nadjeshda reported that Civil Officials and guards had been killed and that forged Night Raid notes were found at the scenes, making Night Raid the public suspects.
• Chen Fan concluded that the Minister was trying to lure Night Raid out, and the group agreed to eliminate the assassins targeting the remaining Civil Officials.
• Nadjeshda assigned Akame and Lubbock to one team and Chen Fan and Brandt to another to guard the targets.
• Chen Fan and Brandt boarded a ship hosting a Grand Canal celebration, where Chen Fan watched over their elderly target as Brandt went to search the cabins.
• Leone tracked Esdeath to a shop in the Imperial Capital and watched her from a rooftop, sensing that attacking her could be fatal.

Chen Fan confronted Daidas aboard a ship after a hypnotic flute incapacitated the guests and bodyguards. He stopped Daidas’s tracking Imperial Arms and prepared to defeat him.

• Leone fled from Esdeath after sensing danger, while Esdeath realized her attempt to lure an assassin had failed.
• Chen Fan detected a message in a flute melody and used Reflection to resist its hypnotic effect as the guests and bodyguards fell unconscious.
• Daidas revealed himself as one of Esdeath’s Three Beasts and challenged Chen Fan, who recognized him as an impostor posing as Night Raid.
• Daidas attacked with his tracking Twin Great Axes Belwack, but Chen Fan dodged their returning strikes and caught one axe in midair.
• Chen Fan declared he would reset Daidas’s level, vanished, and clashed with Daidas’s remaining axe, shattering the ship’s deck.

Chen Fan defeated Daidas and injured Liver and Nyau during their ambush, killing Daidas with his own Imperial Arms. Liver then identified himself as one of Esdeath’s Three Beasts and invited Chen Fan to meet his master.

• Chen Fan mocked Daidas’s Imperial Arms, dodged his attack, and severed one of his arms.
• Liver and Nyau ambushed Chen Fan, but he hurled Daidas’s weapon to wound them and force Nyau to retreat.
• Daidas reached for his returning Imperial Arms, but the spinning axe severed his hand and head, killing him.
• Liver recognized Chen Fan’s strength and invited him to meet General Esdeath.

Chen Fan rejected Liver’s offer to join Esdeath and fought Liver and Nyau aboard the ship. He left Nyau badly injured after stopping her charge and slamming her into the deck.

• Liver offered Chen Fan wealth and glory in exchange for revealing Night Raid’s base and joining Esdeath, but Chen Fan refused.
• Liver attacked Chen Fan with Water Dragon Possession, but Chen Fan dodged his water blasts and broke through his defense with a kick.
• Nyau’s flute hypnosis had no effect on Chen Fan, and Liver urged her to fight alongside him after injecting himself with a drug.
• Nyau used Oni-Person Summoning to transform and charged Chen Fan, but he stopped her punch, swung her around, and smashed her into the deck.

Chen Fan survived Liver’s ultimate water attack and let Brandt settle his old score with the former general. Brandt killed Liver, collected three Imperial Arms, and prepared to return with Chen Fan.

• Liver unleashed Water Dragon Heavenly Punishment while Chen Fan used Nyau to block two of the water snakes.
• Chen Fan emerged unharmed, and Nyau warned Liver to run.
• Liver charged Chen Fan, but Brandt intercepted him and asked to fight his former superior himself.
• Chen Fan stepped aside, and Brandt killed the weakened Liver and collected three Imperial Arms.
• Brandt thanked Chen Fan for letting him face Liver, and the two set off to return to Night Raid.

Chen Fan reported that he had defeated Esdeath’s Three Beasts, and Nadjeshda’s team discussed the danger Esdeath posed. The chapter ended with Chen Fan sparring with Akame while Night Raid trained.

• Brandt returned to base with the Imperial Arms taken from Liver, Meow, and Daidas, and Nadjeshda praised Chen Fan for defeating Esdeath’s subordinates.
• Leone told Nadjeshda that she had fled after realizing Esdeath’s apparent solo outing was a trap, and Nadjeshda warned everyone to avoid Esdeath until her next move became clear.
• Esdeath visited the Three Beasts’ graves, called them too weak to survive, and vowed to make their killers pay.
• Night Raid trained while missions were suspended, and Chen Fan sparred with Akame, outmaneuvering her with his swordsmanship.
• Mine teased Chen Fan about nearly being defeated by Akame, and Chen Fan challenged Mine’s claim that he was arrogant.

Akame asked Chen Fan to teach her swordsmanship, and Nadjeshda left for headquarters with three Imperial Arms, entrusting Night Raid to Chen Fan. At the Imperial Palace, the Little Emperor and the Minister discussed Esdeath’s wish to fall in love and how difficult it would be to find someone who met her standards.

• Akame admitted Chen Fan’s swordsmanship far surpassed hers, and Brandt recalled being defeated by him in one move.
• Akame asked Chen Fan to teach her, and he agreed to practice with her every day.
• Nadjeshda said she was taking three Imperial Arms to headquarters and asked Chen Fan to keep everyone safe while she was away.
• After Nadjeshda left, Akame insisted on practicing with Chen Fan, who told her to start with basic sword swings.
• The Little Emperor asked the Minister why Esdeath wanted to fall in love, and the Minister explained that she would only accept someone who met her standards.

Chen Fan met Leone and Lubbock at Night Raid’s Imperial Capital safehouse, where they discussed Esdeath’s new Imperial Arms unit and the wanted posters. Lubbock revealed that Esdeath’s martial arts tournament was rumored to be a search for a husband, leaving Chen Fan curious about her.

• Chen Fan arrived in the Imperial Capital and went to Lubbock’s bookstore, a Night Raid safehouse.
• Leone embraced Chen Fan underground, and the two flirted while Lubbock complained about their affection in his base.
• Lubbock reported that Esdeath led a newly formed Imperial unit made up of Imperial Arms users, and Leone noted that the Empire was targeting Night Raid.
• Lubbock showed Chen Fan wanted posters for Mine and himself, explaining that Chen Fan’s face remained hidden because he had worn a mask.
• Lubbock told Chen Fan that Esdeath was holding a citizen martial arts tournament rumored to be a contest to find a husband, and Chen Fan became interested.

Chen Fan entered Esdeath’s martial contest for marriage after hearing about its reward, and Esdeath became interested in him when she noticed his gaze. The chapter left Chen Fan facing a boastful Minotaur as their match began.

• Chen Fan learned that Esdeath was holding a martial contest for marriage and decided to enter out of curiosity.
• Chen Fan, Leone, and Lubbock went to the arena, where Chen Fan signed up and watched the competition.
• Esdeath dismissed the contestants as boring until she noticed Chen Fan watching her and found him a little interesting.
• Chen Fan entered the arena to face a Minotaur, who boasted about being a ninth dan at Imperial Fist Temple.
• Chen Fan mocked the Minotaur and recalled defeating an expelled assistant instructor from Imperial Fist Temple before the match began.

Chen Fan defeated the Minotaur in the arena by evading his attacks and reflecting the force of his final punch. His display impressed Esdeath and Ran, who considered him a strong candidate by Esdeath’s standards.

• Chen Fan dodged the Minotaur’s attacks and kicked him back with concentrated force, nearly sending him out of the arena.
• Chen Fan used Paper Arts to evade more than a hundred of the Minotaur’s punches, impressing Ran and drawing Esdeath’s interest.
• The Minotaur tried to provoke Chen Fan into a direct contest of strength, and Chen Fan agreed to face him head-on.
• Chen Fan reflected the Minotaur’s punch and sent him flying into the spectator wall, knocking him unconscious.
• Ran said Chen Fan met Esdeath’s first two requirements for a romantic partner.