Chapter Summaries

After winning Esdeath’s contest, Chen Fan was chosen as one of her Lover Candidates despite refusing to become hers. Esdeath took him to the palace, while he signaled Leone and Lubbock to return and planned to learn more about her.

• Esdeath descended into the arena and asked the victorious Chen Fan his name.
• Esdeath asked Chen Fan to become hers, but he refused and challenged her reasoning.
• Esdeath declared Chen Fan one of her Lover Candidates and said he could see her every day if he became hers.
• Leone muttered that Chen Fan was her man, while Lubbock reacted nervously to her claim.
• Esdeath grabbed Chen Fan’s hand and took him toward the palace; Chen Fan signaled Leone and Lubbock to leave him to handle what came next.

Esdeath brought Chen Fan to meet the Jaegers and declared him a candidate member and her lover candidate. After the Jaegers attacked bandits, Chen Fan rejected Esdeath’s offer to spend the night together and asked what she thought about the deaths of innocent civilians.

• Esdeath introduced Chen Fan to the Jaegers, where he noticed Kurome eating cookies and heard Esdeath call him her lover candidate.
• Chen Fan questioned Esdeath’s insistence on romance, while Will and Ran whispered about her behavior.
• A soldier reported that the investigation around Yugang Lake was complete, and Esdeath took Chen Fan with the Jaegers to attack bandits outside the Imperial Capital.
• Chen Fan and Esdeath watched the six Jaegers kill the bandits, and Esdeath offered to find him an Imperial Arms.
• Esdeath offered herself to Chen Fan for the night, but he declined and asked what she thought about the deaths of innocent civilians.

Chen Fan tried to leave Esdeath after spending time with her, but she insisted that he belonged to her and should obey because she was stronger. They agreed to settle the dispute through a match, with Chen Fan’s freedom to leave at stake.

• Chen Fan considered Esdeath’s belief that the weak deserved to die and decided to discuss it with her another time.
• Chen Fan told Esdeath he needed to return to his group, but she demanded he stay with her.
• Esdeath insisted Chen Fan belonged to her and claimed he had to obey because she was stronger.
• Chen Fan challenged Esdeath’s claim, and she proposed a match under the rule that the winner would call the shots.
• Esdeath said someone else could fight Chen Fan; if he lost, he would go with her, and if he won, she would let him leave.

Esdeath ordered Will to fight Chen Fan after Chen Fan refused to stay by her side, and the Jaegers gathered to see how strong he was. Will activated his armor-type Imperial Arms and charged, but Chen Fan vanished before he could grab him.

• Esdeath told Will to fight Chen Fan and demanded that he win or face punishment.
• Will learned that Chen Fan had only said he needed to leave and agreed that Chen Fan was not at fault, drawing Esdeath’s killing glare.
• Ran, Kurome, Seryu, and the others watched with interest as Esdeath explained that Chen Fan claimed to be stronger than her.
• Will apologized to Chen Fan and said he would use his full strength to avoid being punished.
• Will activated Asura Transformation and charged at Chen Fan, who suddenly vanished from sight.

Chen Fan defeated Will in a barehanded fight, then confronted Esdeath when she tried to stop him from leaving. He promised to return the next day, and Esdeath appeared to ask him for a kiss.

• Chen Fan overwhelmed Will's Asura Transformation and knocked him unconscious with a powerful strike.
• Ran and the others were astonished by Chen Fan's strength, while Esdeath struggled with the thought of letting him leave.
• Chen Fan reminded Esdeath that their agreement allowed him to go, but she attacked him and tried to hold him there.
• Chen Fan caught Esdeath's wrist and persuaded her to let him leave by promising to return the next day.
• Chen Fan drew Esdeath close, and she blushed before closing her eyes and raising her face toward him.

Chen Fan kissed Esdeath before leaving, and Esdeath chose not to punish Will after Chen Fan defeated him. Dr. Fashion suspected Chen Fan might have Danger Beast blood, while Night Raid worried about his absence and wondered why he had entered the competition.

• Chen Fan kissed Esdeath and left using Silent Step, impressing the people who watched him vanish.
• Esdeath woke Will with a piece of ice and spared him punishment, though she warned that his next failure would bring double punishment.
• Dr. Fashion warned Esdeath that Chen Fan might be connected to the rebels and have Danger Beast blood, but Esdeath focused on how compatible their bloodlines might be.
• At the Night Raid base, Akame, Mine, Sheele, Leone, and Lubbock worried about Chen Fan's absence and questioned why he had entered the competition.

Chen Fan returned safely to Night Raid after meeting Esdeath, surprising his companions and revealing that he and Esdeath were dating. He told Akame that her sister Kurome was among the Jaegers, leaving Akame to reflect on the revelation.

• Akame and the others planned to rescue Chen Fan, but he returned before they could act.
• Akame checked Chen Fan for injuries, and Leone hugged and teased him while his companions welcomed him back.
• Lubbock asked how Chen Fan had escaped Esdeath, and Chen Fan explained that he was dating the leader of the Jaegers.
• The group reacted with disbelief and teased Lubbock about Esdeath liking Chen Fan.
• Akame warned Chen Fan not to return to Esdeath, but he said he could gather intelligence there.
• Chen Fan told Akame that he had met Kurome among the Jaegers, and Akame recognized that her sister had joined them.

Chen Fan reassured Night Raid that he would remain near Esdeath to watch her movements and protect the group, while Leone learned he hoped to change Esdeath's thinking without endangering Night Raid. The next morning, Chen Fan met Kurome and asked about her connection to Akame.

• Leone explained Kurome's past with Akame, and Chen Fan promised Akame that the sisters would make up someday.
• Chen Fan described the enemy's Imperial Arms and abilities, assured Night Raid he could handle Esdeath, and explained that he could redirect force and reflect attacks.
• Chen Fan and Leone discussed his plans for Esdeath, and Leone said she did not want him to get hurt.
• The next morning, Chen Fan entered Esdeath's base and found Kurome guarding a bag of snacks.
• Will greeted Chen Fan, and Chen Fan asked Kurome what her relationship was to Akame.

Chen Fan accompanied Esdeath on a Danger Beast hunt near Fekma, where she demonstrated her overwhelming power. After Esdeath killed one beast with ice, Chen Fan instantly decapitated an even larger one that appeared behind them.

• Kurome told Chen Fan and Will that Night Raid member Akame was her older sister and that she wanted to execute her.
• Esdeath embraced Chen Fan, admitted she had worried about him, and invited him to hunt Danger Beasts near Fekma.
• Chen Fan agreed to go with Esdeath, and they set off together while she clung to his side.
• A Level 1 Dangerous Species emerged from the ground, and Esdeath crushed it beneath a massive block of ice.
• After Chen Fan praised Esdeath's power, a larger Danger Beast appeared behind them, and Chen Fan kicked its head off.

Chen Fan and Esdeath competed to hunt Danger Beasts, but Esdeath was delayed by a bandit group and lost. Chen Fan left her with another lesson about strength and equality, while Esdeath grudgingly offered to grant him one request.

• Esdeath challenged Chen Fan to see who could hunt more Danger Beasts in two hours, promising to obey him if she lost.
• Chen Fan hunted five Danger Beasts while Esdeath hunted three and encountered a group of bandits.
• Esdeath killed the bandits with ice, then mistakenly fired an ice spike at Chen Fan when he arrived.
• Chen Fan flicked Esdeath's forehead and told her that people and love were not defined by strength, but Esdeath insisted that the weak should be eliminated.
• Chen Fan pointed out that he had won the hunt, and Esdeath admitted defeat and offered to agree to anything he asked.

Chen Fan and Esdeath shared a meal after hunting, and he returned to Night Raid’s base. Meanwhile, Dr. Fashion’s Stylish’s Unit tracked down the base and prepared to attack, intending to capture Night Raid and Chen Fan as experimental subjects without informing Esdeath.

• Chen Fan postponed using his demand over Esdeath, teased her, and cooked a Danger Beast for them to eat.
• Chen Fan escorted Esdeath home, then returned to Night Raid’s base and joined the others for dinner.
• Dr. Fashion and his surgically modified followers tracked Night Raid by scent and discovered its base.
• Dr. Fashion ordered Stylish’s Unit to attack and capture Night Raid, keeping their plan from Esdeath and Seryu.

Chen Fan rushed to protect Sheele and Mine during an invasion by Dr. Fashion’s modified humans. After cutting down waves of attackers, he faced Toby and two robed fighters.

• Lubbock detected the intruders and headed to regroup with the others while Chen Fan rushed to Sheele and Mine.
• Chen Fan rescued Sheele and Mine from three attackers, then handed Sheele to Akame and told her to protect them.
• Chen Fan killed the three attackers after they recovered from having their necks broken, then cut down another group of modified humans.
• Dr. Fashion learned that more than ten of his men had been killed and treated their deaths as expendable.
• Toby and two robed fighters challenged Chen Fan, who cut the two companions in half before Toby attacked.

Chen Fan defeated Toby and reunited with Night Raid in the plaza, where Dr. Fashion’s forces surrounded them. Dr. Fashion’s paralytic poison incapacitated most of the group, leaving Chen Fan and Brandt able to move as the enemy planned to wear them down.

• Chen Fan severed Toby’s steel limbs, cut through his body, and killed him after Toby admitted defeat.
• The long-eared girl reported Toby’s death to Dr. Fashion, who dismissed Toby’s recklessness and remained confident in his plan.
• Chen Fan hurried to the plaza and joined Night Raid, whose members were surrounded by Dr. Fashion’s remaining troops.
• A paralytic poison gas caused everyone except Chen Fan and Brandt to collapse, and Chen Fan used wind to disperse the gas without immediately restoring the poisoned group’s movement.
• Dr. Fashion explained that the poison had failed against Chen Fan because of his Danger Beast blood and planned to stall him and Brandt with the remaining troops.

Chen Fan killed Stylish's Unit with a single Vacuum Slash and survived Dr. Fashion's attempt to kill him with a human-bomb explosion. The invaders were defeated, and Night Raid saw that Chen Fan was unharmed.

• Chen Fan told Brandt to protect the others, then cut down nearly all of Stylish's Unit with one Vacuum Slash.
• [Eye] reported to Dr. Fashion that Chen Fan had wiped out Stylish's Unit with a single attack.
• Dr. Fashion detonated the human bombs, but [Eye] saw that Chen Fan survived without injury.
• Mine scolded Chen Fan for making Night Raid worry, and Lubbock reported that no invaders had escaped.

Chen Fan tracked Dr. Fashion to his hiding place and confronted him after stopping his escape. Dr. Fashion injected himself with a Danger Beast serum and absorbed his own troops, transforming into a colossal monster.

• Chen Fan deduced that Dr. Fashion was nearby and that he had directed the poison gas and attacks.
• Dr. Fashion and his reconnaissance troops fled when Chen Fan spotted them, and Chen Fan pursued them through the air.
• Chen Fan cut off Dr. Fashion's escape and confronted him, refusing to let him go.
• Dr. Fashion injected himself with his second trump card, transforming into a Danger Beast.
• Dr. Fashion absorbed [Eye], [Nose], and [Ear] into his body, growing into a monster hundreds of meters tall.

Chen Fan fought Dr. Fashion after the scientist transformed himself by consuming human flesh and tried to absorb Night Raid. Chen Fan cut off one of Dr. Fashion’s arms and matched his metal fist, then prepared another powerful slash as Dr. Fashion raised his remaining arm to defend himself.

• Dr. Fashion declared that he would absorb Chen Fan and Night Raid to become stronger, then lunged at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan dodged Dr. Fashion’s grasp and sliced through his enormous arm with a Vacuum Slash.
• Dr. Fashion lamented the loss of his arm and attacked Chen Fan with a metal fist, but Chen Fan met it with an equally powerful punch.
• Chen Fan complained that reflecting the attack consumed too much stamina, then gathered his strength and raised his sword.
• Dr. Fashion raised his remaining arm to block Chen Fan’s next slash.

Chen Fan killed Dr. Fashion with a single slash, then reunited with Night Raid as Nadjeshda returned. After deciding the base was no longer safe, he headed for the Imperial Capital while the others prepared to relocate.

• Chen Fan cut Dr. Fashion’s giant body in half, and Night Raid gathered around him in relief.
• Leone asked Chen Fan to teach her his sword technique, while Akame showed interest in learning it.
• Brandt warned that the base was too close to the Imperial Capital, and Nadjeshda arrived on a Flying Bat.
• Lubbock told Nadjeshda how Chen Fan had defeated Dr. Fashion, and Nadjeshda praised Chen Fan for protecting Night Raid.
• Nadjeshda advised Chen Fan not to visit Esdeath while he might be in danger, but Chen Fan decided to go to the Imperial Capital before the group relocated.
• A girl with a lollipop asked Nadjeshda whether she feared Chen Fan would report them to Esdeath, and Nadjeshda said she trusted him as a companion.

Chen Fan returned to Night Raid after delivering a letter for Esdeath, and Nadjeshda introduced Susanoo and Chelsea as new members. The group settled at the Magu Highland to hide and train while the Revolutionary Army built a new base in the Imperial Capital.

• Chen Fan delivered a letter to a guard in the Imperial Capital for Esdeath, then returned to Night Raid's base.
• Nadjeshda introduced Susanoo, an automatically operating humanoid Imperial Arms, and Chelsea, an accomplished assassin, to the group aboard the Flying Bat.
• Chelsea questioned Chen Fan about obtaining five Imperial Arms, and he said he had killed their former owners.
• Nadjeshda brought the group to the Magu Highland and told them to train there until the new base in the Imperial Capital was ready.
• Mine questioned why the Flying Bat was leaving with the recovered Imperial Arms, and Chelsea explained that it was returning to Revolutionary Army headquarters.

After dinner, Chen Fan and Night Raid joked about Susanoo's cooking and Nadjeshda's charm. The lighthearted evening ended when a kitten jumped onto Chen Fan's lap and cried softly to him.

• Susanoo's cooking delighted the group, and Akame ate especially much.
• Nadjeshda joked about Susanoo's former master, prompting laughter from Leone and Mine.
• Chen Fan complimented Nadjeshda, and Mine and Lubbock teased him about pursuing her.
• Nadjeshda urged everyone to keep teasing, but they returned to their seats and the mood quieted.
• A kitten approached Mine, then leaped onto Chen Fan's lap and cried softly.

Chen Fan exposed Chelsea’s disguise while Mine and the others trained to grow stronger and clear Danger Beasts near their residence. Meanwhile, Esdeath exterminated threats around the Imperial Capital, where a horde of monsters appeared in a mine.

• Chen Fan flicked the disguised Chelsea, revealing her transformation and sparking a teasing argument with Mine.
• The group trained together, and Mine and Sheele joined after fully recovering.
• Esdeath cleared Danger Beasts and bandit hideouts around the Imperial Capital, making the area more peaceful.
• Miners near the Imperial Capital heard a chilling noise underground and saw a horde of humanlike monsters emerge.