Chapter Summaries

Monsters escaped from a mine and devastated villages near the Imperial Capital as Chen Fan and Chelsea encountered a Danger Beast while fishing. Night Raid received orders to return to its new Imperial Capital base, while Esdeath was praised at the palace for suppressing the rebels.

• Monsters broke out of a mine, devoured miners, and destroyed villages around the Imperial Capital.
• Chelsea questioned Chen Fan about his strength, and Chen Fan killed a huge Danger Beast that attacked their boat.
• Akame summoned Chen Fan and Chelsea to an emergency assembly, where Nadjeshda announced Night Raid could return to its new base in the Imperial Capital.
• Night Raid boarded the Flying Bat and headed for the Imperial Capital as Nadjeshda said she would discuss recent incidents there.
• The Little Emperor praised Esdeath for suppressing rebels around the Imperial Capital and keeping Night Raid inactive for a month.

Esdeath agreed to hunt down humanoid Danger Beasts near the Imperial Capital for the minister, while Chen Fan and the others settled into a new base farther from the city. The group prepared to relax at their base as its defenses were completed.

• Esdeath told the Little Emperor she would wait for the man she loved to return, and he wished her a swift reunion.
• The minister asked Esdeath to capture the newly appeared humanoid Danger Beasts, and she agreed to bring back two or three alive while sending the reward to her northern soldiers.
• Chen Fan and the others arrived at a new base fifteen kilometers from the Imperial Capital to improve their safety.
• Leone welcomed the more comfortable base, and the group discussed enjoying its hot springs and having a drink.
• Lubbock told Nadjeshda that he had finished setting up the barriers around the area.

Night Raid prepared to hunt the intelligent Danger Beasts south of the Imperial Capital, and Nadjeshda explained to Chelsea why Chen Fan and the others chose to act despite the risks. While patrolling, Chen Fan unexpectedly reunited with Esdeath, just as several Danger Beasts attacked her.

• Nadjeshda briefed Night Raid on the powerful Danger Beasts and planned a nighttime attack, while Leone joked about her plans and Chelsea questioned the mission.
• Chen Fan teased Chelsea about staying at the base because her deception would not work on the Danger Beasts.
• After the team departed, Nadjeshda told Chelsea that Chen Fan was both intelligent and kind, and that he had considered Chelsea's safety when asking her to stay behind.
• Chen Fan searched for Danger Beasts during the night and encountered Esdeath on a mountaintop after she landed there and threatened to interrogate him.
• Several Danger Beasts appeared and lunged toward Esdeath.

Chen Fan reunited with Esdeath after rescuing her from Danger Beasts, and they embraced and kissed beneath the moonlight. He admitted that he had killed Dr. Fashion and Stylish's Unit after they tried to capture him, leaving Esdeath to confront the fate of her subordinate.

• Chen Fan appeared beside Esdeath and killed the Danger Beasts attacking her.
• Esdeath embraced Chen Fan and reproached him for leaving, then the two kissed after he promised not to leave anytime soon.
• Chen Fan and Esdeath explained that they had both come to drive away the unusual Danger Beasts threatening villagers near the Imperial Capital.
• Esdeath asked whether Chen Fan had killed Dr. Fashion, and Chen Fan admitted it.
• Chen Fan told Esdeath that Dr. Fashion had tried to capture him for experiments and that he had killed all of Stylish's Unit.

Chen Fan and Esdeath were reunited, but a hooded man used an Imperial Arms to teleport them to a remote beach. Stranded together, they turned their attention from finding a way back to intimacy.

• Esdeath confronted Chen Fan about why he had left, and he admitted that avoiding Stylish was part of the reason.
• Chen Fan noticed a shadow nearby and sent a Vacuum Slash at a boulder, revealing a hooded man connected to the Danger Beasts.
• The hooded man activated the Imperial Arms Shangri-La and teleported Chen Fan and Esdeath to a beach far from the Empire.
• Chen Fan and Esdeath realized they had been transported somewhere unfamiliar and discussed finding their way back.
• Esdeath straddled Chen Fan on the beach, teased him, and kissed him as he pulled her close.

Chen Fan and Esdeath’s intimacy was interrupted by a giant Danger Beast, so Esdeath attacked it before Chen Fan took over. Chen Fan cut through the creature’s neck with a Vacuum Slash, leaving its fate unresolved.

• A distant roar interrupted Chen Fan and Esdeath as he was undressing her on the shore.
• Esdeath raised them above the trees on an ice pillar and spotted a giant Danger Beast resembling Dr. Fashion’s transformed form.
• Esdeath attacked the beast with a barrage of ice pillars, knocking it down, but it slowly got back up.
• Esdeath let Chen Fan fight the creature, agreeing to intervene if he was in danger.
• Chen Fan drew his sword and sent a Vacuum Slash across the Danger Beast’s neck just as its metal hand neared him.

Chen Fan and Esdeath grew closer while stranded together on an island, where they spent the day together and shared their pasts. Esdeath held fast to her belief that the strong ruled, while Chen Fan resolved to slowly change her mind, and they chose to remain on the island a little longer.

• Chen Fan beheaded a giant Danger Beast, astonishing Esdeath with his strength.
• Esdeath initiated an intimate encounter with Chen Fan, and they spent the day together on the island.
• Esdeath asked about Chen Fan’s origins, and he gave her a vague account before asking about her past.
• Esdeath told Chen Fan that the Balutes Tribe had been destroyed and explained that she believed the weak deserved to perish.
• Chen Fan challenged Esdeath’s belief that strength justified the strong, but she insisted that he had not proven himself stronger than her.
• Esdeath suggested they stay on the island and drew Chen Fan into another intimate encounter.

A man in the Imperial Capital activated Shangri-La while Chen Fan and Esdeath discussed finding a way off their island. The teleportation formation returned them to the mountain, and they headed back to the Imperial Capital together.

• The Minister’s son activated Shangri-La’s Coordinate B and beat a woman after she questioned his claim that he was the Minister’s son.
• Esdeath told Chen Fan that Sea Dragons and Flying Bats could help them leave the island, and she spotted a Flying Bat overhead.
• A teleportation formation appeared on the beach, and Chen Fan and Esdeath stepped onto it together.
• The formation returned Chen Fan and Esdeath to the flat-topped mountain near the Imperial Capital.
• Chen Fan accompanied Esdeath back to the Imperial Capital, then returned to his base.

Chen Fan returned to Night Raid after spending time with Esdeath and joined the group as they resumed missions. Nadjeshda warned him that Night Raid and the Jaegers would eventually clash, and asked him to consider where he stood in that conflict.

• Chen Fan persuaded Esdeath to let him return, then told the relieved Night Raid members about his island trip while keeping their private activities secret.
• Leone and Lubbock went to the Imperial Capital to gather intelligence, while Night Raid members began handling the missions that had piled up during their long absence.
• Chen Fan completed his mission alone and returned to the base before the others, where Nadjeshda warned that his return and Dr. Fashion's death would draw suspicion.
• Nadjeshda explained that Night Raid could barely hope to defeat the Jaegers without Chen Fan, and that their odds with him were about even.
• Nadjeshda said she knew Chen Fan would never kill Esdeath, so he could not secure a near-certain victory for Night Raid.

Chen Fan told Nadjeshda he would side with Night Raid against the Jaegers, though he warned that the Revolutionary Army’s victory could bring further chaos and foreign invasion. He decided to infiltrate the Jaegers and pass intelligence to Night Raid, despite the team’s worries about his safety.

• Nadjeshda asked Chen Fan to choose between Night Raid and Esdeath, and he said he would stand with Night Raid if they fought the Jaegers.
• Chen Fan warned Nadjeshda that the Revolutionary Army could fracture over competing interests and leave the country vulnerable to foreign invasion.
• Chen Fan said he planned to capture the Jaegers and educate them, promising Akame he would reunite her with Kurome.
• Chen Fan told Nadjeshda he would join the Jaegers as an undercover agent and send Night Raid intelligence, assuring her he could protect himself.
• When Chen Fan told the returning Night Raid members about his plan, they opposed it out of concern for his safety but eventually agreed.

Chen Fan returned to the Imperial Capital and met Ran, who tried to learn more about his departure and Dr. Fashion’s disappearance. Esdeath arrived after investigating a Night Raid attack, and Chen Fan said he would stay for now.

• After spending the night with Leone, Chen Fan left early for the Imperial Capital to meet Esdeath.
• Ran welcomed Chen Fan and probed him about his absence and Dr. Fashion’s disappearance, but Chen Fan gave him no answers.
• Ran told Chen Fan that Night Raid had attacked the Imperial Capital and that Esdeath had gone to investigate.
• Chen Fan and Ran discussed Akame, Kurome’s sister, and the possibility that the two would fight.
• Esdeath arrived, greeted Chen Fan, and asked whether he would leave again; Chen Fan said he would stay for the time being.

Chen Fan stayed with Esdeath and the Jaegers as Esdeath organized a plan to lure Night Raid into attacking Imperial officials. He passed the plan to Night Raid, which avoided the patrol area and continued its operations without a direct clash.

• Esdeath brought Chen Fan to her room, and they spent the afternoon together before she gathered the Jaegers.
• Chen Fan met Kurome, Will, Boros, and Seryu, whose hostile look made him suspect she might know he had killed Dr. Fashion.
• Esdeath ordered the Jaegers to patrol four districts and use a list of officials as bait, aiming to capture a Night Raid member and find its hideout.
• Chen Fan stayed with the Jaegers and secretly passed Esdeath’s plan to Night Raid.
• Night Raid mostly operated outside the patrol area and monitored the Jaegers, avoiding a direct confrontation.

Chelsea assassinated Gobaz, and Chen Fan helped conceal her identity from Will before warning her against acting recklessly. Chelsea kissed Chen Fan goodbye and left, while he remained with the Jaegers.

• Chelsea disguised herself as a maid and killed Gobaz with a needle to the neck.
• Chen Fan and Will arrived, and Will blamed Night Raid for escaping again before searching the area.
• After Will left, Chelsea revealed herself to Chen Fan from a kitten disguise.
• Chen Fan scolded Chelsea for taking an uninformed risk, and they admitted their concern for each other.
• Chelsea kissed Chen Fan on the cheek, then left after he warned her not to get caught.

Chen Fan showed Will evidence of the Empire’s corruption and urged him to judge matters for himself, then the Jaegers learned that Night Raid had escaped their operation. Esdeath assigned them to protect the Path of Peace’s next pope in Jerock, where an armed rebellion threatened the Empire.

• Chen Fan gave Will an account book documenting an official’s embezzlement and urged him to see the truth for himself while honoring his duties as a soldier.
• Chen Fan reflected on his relationships with the other Jaegers as he and Will returned to their office.
• Ran asked about the operation, and Will reported that Night Raid’s target was dead and the enemy had escaped.
• Esdeath said the Jaegers would set aside their pursuit of Night Raid and travel to Jerock to protect the Path of Peace’s heir to the papacy.
• Esdeath explained that the heir’s succession as pope was expected to cause the religion’s armed rebellion to collapse.

Esdeath and Nadjeshda independently prepared their forces for an all-out battle between the Jaegers and Night Raid at Jerock, with Chen Fan’s loyalties and role in the conflict still unresolved. The chapter then introduced Jerock as the Path of Peace’s powerful headquarters, where the coming struggle over its leader and influence would unfold.

• Esdeath argued that the Jaegers should wait for Night Raid at the Path of Peace and destroy them in a decisive battle, and the Jaegers agreed to prepare for the fight.
• Chen Fan concluded that Esdeath’s prediction was likely and anticipated that his time with the Jaegers might soon end.
• Chelsea told Night Raid that she had encountered Chen Fan, and Nadjeshda explained the Revolutionary Army’s plan to cooperate with rebellious Princes and target Belic at Jerock.
• Nadjeshda said Chen Fan could kill Belic from within the Jaegers, but Night Raid would still have to confront the Jaegers directly, and the group resolved to fight.
• The Jaegers and Night Raid both set out for Jerock, which had become the Path of Peace’s headquarters and a center of religious influence.

Chen Fan and Esdeath attended a banquet with the Jaegers to protect Belic, a minister's subordinate. Esdeath secured rooms for her group and warned Belic's companions not to provoke her.

• Chen Fan and Esdeath arrived at the banquet dressed formally with the Jaegers, though Boros complained about his outfit.
• Esdeath insisted that Boros attend with the rest of the Jaegers, and he agreed to obey her orders.
• Chen Fan and the Jaegers found Belic at the banquet, surrounded by women and other companions.
• Esdeath assured Belic that she and her subordinates would protect the banquet and requested several rooms.
• Belic offered Esdeath entertainment at his residence, but she threatened to execute his companions, ending their flirtatious display.

Esdeath met Belic and the Rakshasa Four Ghosts, who boasted that they could defeat Imperial Arms users without Imperial Arms. After Ibara attacked Chen Fan and mistook him for a weakling, Chen Fan revealed he had already wounded him, leaving the ghosts stunned.

• Esdeath noticed spies in the ceiling, and Belic summoned the Rakshasa Four Ghosts of the Imperial Fist Temple.
• The Rakshasa Four Ghosts claimed they had records of defeating Imperial Arms users and had recovered five Imperial Arms for the minister.
• Ibara mocked Chen Fan as Esdeath’s useless lover and appeared behind him with a hand-blade attack.
• Chen Fan revealed a cut on Ibara’s abdomen and said he had struck the moment Ibara appeared behind him.

Chen Fan and the Jaegers guarded Belic at a banquet while weighing the political value of the mission. Night Raid arrived to assassinate Belic and confront the Jaegers, setting the stage for a battle.

• Ibara withdrew his hand after Chen Fan warned him that touching him would tear his body apart, and the Rakshasa Four Ghosts recognized Chen Fan’s strength.
• Belic welcomed the guests to the banquet, and Chen Fan, Esdeath, Will, Kurome, and Ran took positions to guard him.
• Chen Fan decided that Nadjeshda should determine when Belic was killed, while Ran convinced Will to view the mission as a chance to lure out Night Raid.
• Night Raid met with Revolutionary Army intelligence personnel and learned that Belic planned to succeed the religious leader, control the followers, and suppress the rebellion.
• Night Raid prepared to kill Belic and settle matters with the Jaegers away from the Imperial Capital.

Chen Fan wandered through the city to find Night Raid and warn them, but Zhu Tian and Ma Tou of the Rakshasa Four Ghosts followed him into a graveyard. He revealed that he had led them there deliberately and confronted them.

• The Jaegers settled into a house near Belic, while Chen Fan shared a room with Esdeath and the others took shifts guarding their surroundings.
• Chen Fan went out to look for Night Raid and warn them about the Jaegers and the Rakshasa Four Ghosts.
• Zhu Tian and Ma Tou spotted Chen Fan and decided to follow him, hoping his movements would lead them to Night Raid.
• Chen Fan led the pair into a graveyard, where he revealed he had noticed them following him.
• Zhu Tian and Ma Tou confronted Chen Fan, and he told them that they lived in a graveyard.

Chen Fan revealed that he was both Esdeath’s lover and a member of Night Raid, then fought Zhu Tian and Ma Tou in a cemetery. He evaded their attacks with Paper Arts and struck Zhu Tian, whose block left the ground beneath him slightly sunken.

• Zhu Tian questioned Chen Fan’s threat, and Chen Fan explained that he had been looking for Night Raid to give them information while the Rakshasa Four Ghosts intended to kill them.
• Chen Fan revealed his identity as Esdeath’s lover and a Night Raid member, and Ma Tou and Zhu Tian realized he had led them to the cemetery to kill them.
• Ma Tou lengthened her fingernails and attacked Chen Fan’s vital points while Zhu Tian charged in alongside her.
• Chen Fan used Paper Arts to evade Ma Tou’s attacks, then dodged Zhu Tian’s rapid punches and kicked at his exposed flank.
• Zhu Tian blocked Chen Fan’s kick with both hands, and the ground beneath his feet sank slightly.