Chapter Summaries

Chen Fan confronted Shira in the Imperial Palace, where Esdeath and Great General Budo arrived after Shira’s trap brought him inside. Chen Fan declared that he had come to kill every member of Wild Hunt, leaving him facing Budo and Esdeath.

• Shira taunted Chen Fan, who warned that he would kill those he wanted and reminded Suzuka that he had defeated the Rakshasa Four Ghosts.
• Esdeath arrived and recognized Chen Fan, then Great General Budo appeared in response to the killing intent in the palace.
• Shira accused Chen Fan of being in Night Raid and claimed he had lured him into the palace as part of a plan.
• Budo struck Shira for bringing an enemy into the Imperial Palace and warned him not to do it again.
• Budo questioned Chen Fan, who confirmed he belonged to Night Raid and said he had come to kill every member of Wild Hunt.

Chen Fan fought Great General Budo in the palace, matching the Imperial Arms wielder and destroying a building with his Vacuum Slash. After Budo tried to stop him from damaging the palace, Chen Fan deliberately unleashed a Cross Slash at another building, and Budo moved to block it.

• Shira taunted Chen Fan, who reminded him that he would soon be dead and made Shira retreat in fear.
• Great General Budo attacked Chen Fan with his Imperial Arms, Adramelech, but Chen Fan met his punch with a sword strike that forced Budo onto the defensive.
• Chen Fan and Budo exchanged many blows without Chen Fan falling behind, and Chen Fan shattered Budo’s defense with a Vacuum Slash.
• Chen Fan fired another Vacuum Slash at Shira, splitting a building apart and alarming Budo and Esdeath.
• After Budo shouted that Chen Fan must stop destroying the palace, Chen Fan said he would show him what destruction meant and sent a Cross Slash toward a building.
• Budo leaped in front of Chen Fan’s Vacuum Slash and used his Imperial Arms to block it.

Chen Fan confronted Shira in the Imperial Palace, where Esdeath and Budo intervened to stop him. As Chen Fan fought the Empire’s two strongest generals, his blade shattered against Budo’s Imperial Arms.

• Chen Fan charged at Shira, but Esdeath stepped between them and warned him not to attack in the Imperial Palace.
• Shira revealed that he had deliberately brought Chen Fan there to make him and Esdeath fight, and Esdeath condemned him for his scheme.
• Chen Fan told Esdeath he intended to kill every member of Wild Hunt and warned her not to force him to use his full strength.
• Esdeath and Budo surrounded Chen Fan and attacked him together, with Budo striking first using Adramelech.
• Chen Fan used Silent Step to evade the generals’ attacks, but Budo sensed him and blocked his blade until it shattered.

Chen Fan used his superpower and martial arts to send Budo crashing through a building, then escaped Esdeath’s attempt to freeze him and killed Shira. Budo emerged from the rubble unharmed and charged Chen Fan as Esdeath unleashed more ice to capture him.

• Chen Fan threw his broken blade at Shira, then struck Budo with a superpowered punch that sent him through a building.
• Esdeath tried to freeze Chen Fan, but he used Soru to rush past her and reach Shira.
• Chen Fan severed Shira’s legs with Tempest Kick and killed him with Finger Pistol.
• Budo emerged from the rubble unharmed and charged Chen Fan while Esdeath unleashed a massive wave of ice.

Chen Fan fought Esdeath and Budo in the Imperial Palace, survived Budo’s ultimate attack, and escaped after killing Shira. Esdeath and the Jaegers regrouped to plan against Night Raid, while Budo reported the incident to the Little Emperor.

• Chen Fan redirected Esdeath’s ice attacks and fought her and Budo at once without being overwhelmed.
• Budo unleashed his lightning-powered ultimate attack, but Chen Fan blocked it and escaped by blasting into the sky.
• Budo reacted grimly to Chen Fan’s escape and went to report the palace incident to the Little Emperor.
• Ran and the Jaegers arrived, learned that Chen Fan had killed Shira, and heard Esdeath say she would eliminate Night Raid so Chen Fan would return to her.
• The Little Emperor learned that the intruder had escaped and was relieved that he was no longer in the palace.

Chen Fan escaped the Imperial Palace after killing Shira, returned to Night Raid, and learned that the Revolutionary Army was closing in on the Imperial Capital. With the city increasingly isolated and Chen Fan now wanted by the Empire, the story left him walking its deserted streets as the final battle approached.

• Great General Budo promised the Little Emperor he would kill Chen Fan, while the minister dismissed Shira's death and decided to have another son.
• Dottya reported Shira's death to the minister and resolved to be cautious around Chen Fan while continuing her research.
• Chen Fan returned to Night Raid's base, where Akame and the others welcomed him and made him promise not to take such risks again.
• Budo issued a warrant for Chen Fan, and Nadjeshda told Night Raid that the Revolutionary Army was advancing steadily toward the Imperial Capital.
• The rebels encircled the Imperial Capital as residents fled and unrest spread, while Esdeath remained occupied in the west.
• Chen Fan entered the increasingly deserted Imperial Capital wearing a hat so no one recognized him.

Chen Fan met Esdeath in secret, and the two reunited despite belonging to enemy factions. As the Revolutionary Army prepared to attack the Imperial Capital, they acknowledged that they would soon face each other in battle and made a wager about what would happen if Esdeath lost.

• Chen Fan met Esdeath at a dango shop after she invited him through Ran, and they embraced and kissed.
• Chen Fan and Esdeath went to a hotel room and spent the night together.
• Esdeath questioned why Chen Fan supported the Revolutionary Army, and he said he wanted to help the people and Night Raid.
• Esdeath threatened to kill the Night Raid woman Chen Fan was involved with, but Chen Fan changed the subject to the coming attack on the Imperial Capital.
• Chen Fan told Esdeath that if she lost, she should stay by his side; Esdeath countered that he might be the one who had to stay with her.
• Chen Fan left that night, and Esdeath let him go despite her reluctance.

Night Raid prepared to assassinate the minister as the Revolutionary Army approached the Imperial Capital, while Esdeath organized the palace’s defenses. With Budo and the Imperial Guard sent to fight outside the city, both sides moved toward a final confrontation.

• Nadjeshda reported that the Revolutionary Army was advancing on the Imperial Capital and urged Night Raid to use the weakened palace defenses to kill the minister.
• Budo left the palace with the Imperial Guard after the Little Emperor and the minister assured officials that Esdeath would defend the palace.
• Nadjeshda told Night Raid that this was their final mission, and the members agreed to move out.
• Esdeath assigned herself to hold off Chen Fan and ordered Will and the others to kill Night Raid if they attacked the palace.
• Seryu celebrated the chance to execute Night Raid, while Will questioned her sense of justice after learning about Ouka’s and Dr. Stylish’s crimes.

Chen Fan persuaded Nadjeshda and Night Raid to join the Revolutionary Army in a direct assault on the Imperial Capital instead of relying on a surprise attack. As the rebels pushed toward the city, Budo prepared to stop their Imperial Arms users, but Mine's attack failed to harm him.

• Esdeath learned that Night Raid had appeared with the rebels at the southern gate and struggled to decide whether to reinforce the Imperial Guard or protect the Imperial Palace.
• Chen Fan explained that the Revolutionary Army had enough strength to attack directly, and Nadjeshda and Night Raid agreed to join the frontal battle.
• Nadjeshda led more than twenty Imperial Arms users against Budo's Imperial Guard, steadily pressing toward a breakthrough.
• Budo recognized the danger posed by the Imperial Arms users and prepared to confront them himself.
• Mine fired Pumpkin at Budo, but he casually knocked aside her golden laser, and Nadjeshda warned that the rebels would have lost against him and Esdeath without Chen Fan.

Budo joined the battle and fired a devastating electrical attack at Mine and Nadjeshda, but Chen Fan redirected it and stepped forward to face him. The armies paused to watch their duel, which would determine whether the Revolutionary Army could advance on the Imperial Capital.

• Budo attacked Mine and Nadjeshda with a powerful electrical beam, but Chen Fan appeared and sent the current into the sky.
• Chen Fan and Budo entered the battlefield as the armies paused, and both sides recognized the importance of their fight.
• Nadjeshda asked Budo to let the Revolutionary Army pass, but he refused, insisting that defending the Imperial Capital was his duty.
• Nadjeshda entrusted the duel to Chen Fan, who assured her that he would win.
• Budo threatened to kill Chen Fan and execute every rebel as the two prepared to fight.

Chen Fan faced Great General Budo and countered the power of his Imperial Arms, Adramelech, with a Vacuum Slash. The Revolutionary Army witnessed Chen Fan’s strength as the battle continued.

• Chen Fan rejected Budo’s defense of the Empire and prepared to fight him.
• Budo charged Adramelech with lightning and unleashed a powerful bolt at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan drew the Eyebrow-Raising Sword and used a Vacuum Slash to collide with Budo’s lightning attack.
• Tatsumi, Shayou, and Iyeyasu watched Chen Fan’s attack, and Shayou told Tatsumi that he was nowhere near Chen Fan’s level.

Chen Fan fought Great General Budo, using speed, skill, and overwhelming force to break through Budo’s defenses. The battle left Budo’s right arm fractured and his Imperial Arms badly damaged, as Chen Fan sought to finish the fight before Esdeath arrived.

• Mine told the others that Chen Fan had acquired nearly half of the Revolutionary Army’s Imperial Arms.
• Budo charged Chen Fan with lightning, and they exchanged rapid attacks across the cleared battlefield.
• Chen Fan used Finger Pistol to strike Budo’s chest, then warned him that his decision to ignore the Minister’s crimes had already cost him the fight.
• Chen Fan launched a powerful sword attack, but Budo used Adramelech’s electromagnetic barrier to deflect the blade and send electricity toward him; Chen Fan reflected the current.
• Chen Fan clashed with Budo’s Adramelech using his foot, caving in the ground and fracturing Budo’s right arm as the Imperial Arms cracked and its metal pillar broke away.

Chen Fan defeated Great General Budo by destroying his Imperial Arm, then used him as a hostage to make the Imperial Guard stand aside. As the rebels entered the Imperial Capital, Esdeath and the Jaegers arrived on Flying Lizards.

• Chen Fan shattered Budo's armor and defeated him, explaining that Budo had lost by using his full power.
• Nadjeshda tried to persuade the Imperial Guard to let the rebels pass, but Budo ordered his soldiers to defend the Imperial Capital.
• Chen Fan threatened Budo with the deaths of the Imperial Guard and their families, then dragged him toward the soldiers as a hostage.
• The Imperial Guard hesitated and gradually opened a path for Chen Fan and the Revolutionary Army to enter the Imperial Capital.
• Esdeath and the Jaegers arrived on Flying Lizards and landed in front of the road.

Chen Fan arrived at the Imperial Capital with the defeated Budo, leaving Esdeath and the Imperial Guard facing the Revolutionary Army’s overwhelming advantage. Esdeath challenged Chen Fan to a duel, and he accepted, hoping to avoid further casualties.

• Chen Fan confronted Esdeath and showed the Jaegers that he had defeated Great General Budo.
• Suzuka, Dottya, and Izo saw Budo’s condition and went to report the situation to the minister.
• Seryu and Mine clashed verbally, while Esdeath rebuked Budo and said she did not care whether the Empire fell.
• Ran stopped Will from interrupting Esdeath, explaining that the Imperial Guard could not win after Budo’s defeat.
• Esdeath challenged Chen Fan to a fight, offering to let the Revolutionary Army pass if he defeated her.
• Chen Fan accepted Esdeath’s challenge and handed Budo over to Susanoo.

Chen Fan fought Esdeath after shattering her falling iceberg and overcoming her ice attacks with Vector Manipulation and superior swordsmanship. He drove her onto the defensive, but their battle continued as she raised ten layers of ice walls to stop his slash.

• Esdeath summoned a hundred-meter iceberg, and Chen Fan shattered it with one punch, discouraging the Imperial Guards from fighting back.
• Esdeath fired ice spikes at Chen Fan, but he deflected them with his sword and destroyed the spikes she raised from the ground.
• Chen Fan and Esdeath clashed with swords, and his far superior swordsmanship forced her onto the defensive.
• Esdeath tried to freeze Chen Fan through their crossed blades, but his ability shattered the incoming ice.
• Esdeath raised ten layers of ice walls as Chen Fan slashed toward her.

Chen Fan defeated Esdeath, but Seryu challenged him over the deaths of Ouka and Dr. Fashion, and Will, Kurome, Boros, and Ran joined her. The chapter ended with Chen Fan enraged and the five Jaegers activating their Imperial Arms to fight him.

• Chen Fan disarmed Esdeath and stopped his blade at her throat, then declared that she had lost.
• Seryu confronted Chen Fan after learning he had killed Ouka and Dr. Fashion, and she ordered Hecate to transform and fight.
• Will, Kurome, and Boros joined Seryu, and Ran followed despite knowing Chen Fan could defeat them.
• Chen Fan warned Ran and the others that he would kill them if they continued, then promised to defeat them in an instant.
• Seryu and the four Jaegers activated their Imperial Arms, and Kurome summoned her corpses.

Chen Fan swiftly defeated four Jaegers members and then turned Seryu's cannon attack aside. Seryu brought out another weapon and ordered it to attack him.

• Chen Fan knocked Kurome unconscious and dismembered the Danger Beasts she had summoned.
• Chen Fan kicked Will unconscious, sending him flying more than a hundred meters and making him lose control of his Imperial Arms.
• Chen Fan severed Boros's flamethrowers, used him to distract Ran, and slammed Ran into the ground, incapacitating both of them.
• Seryu fired a shell at Chen Fan, who flung it away as it exploded.
• Seryu summoned a spinning drill and ordered Hecate, Number One, to attack.

Chen Fan defeated the giant Living Imperial Arms and Seryu, but Seryu detonated a bomb implanted in her brain while holding his ankle. The blast engulfed them both, leaving their fate unclear.

• Chen Fan split the giant Living Imperial Arms and its core with a single sword strike.
• Seryu ambushed Chen Fan, but his slash also severed her weapon and right arm, dropping her to the ground.
• Seryu grabbed Chen Fan's ankle and insisted she had not lost because Dr. Fashion had installed a bomb in her brain.
• Seryu announced that the bomb had been activated and detonated it, triggering a massive blast and mushroom cloud.
• Kurome asked Esdeath about the explosion, and Esdeath said she respected Seryu's choice to die with Chen Fan.

Chen Fan survived the explosion, and Nadjeshda persuaded the Imperial Guard to join the Revolutionary Army as it marched on the Imperial Palace. The palace officials learned that Budo, Esdeath, and the Jaegers had been defeated, while the minister persuaded the Little Emperor to stand against the rebels.

• Chen Fan emerged unharmed from the crater after the explosion.
• Nadjeshda urged the Imperial Guard to turn against the minister, and the soldiers agreed to join the Revolutionary Army.
• Nadjeshda took command of the Imperial Guard and led the united army through the Imperial Capital toward the palace.
• A messenger told the palace officials that Budo had been captured, Esdeath had been defeated, and the Jaegers had fallen to Chen Fan.
• The minister dismissed the rebellion as a bid for the throne and convinced the Little Emperor to resist the rebels.

The Minister faced the rebel army at the Imperial Capital’s palace while the officials hoped he could use the legendary Supreme Imperial Arm, the Horn of the King. General Nadjeshda accused him of ruining the Empire, but he persuaded the Little Emperor that the rebels were traitors and called for their destruction.

• The officials guessed that the Minister’s confidence came from the rumored Supreme Imperial Arm, the Horn of the King.
• The rebel army surrounded the palace and demanded that its guards surrender.
• The Minister and the Little Emperor appeared atop the wall with Suzuka, Dottya, Izo, and court officials.
• General Nadjeshda told the Little Emperor that the Empire was suffering and blamed the Minister for its corruption and cruelty.
• The Little Emperor asked whether the accusations against the Minister were true, and the Minister denied them and urged him to eliminate the rebels.
• The Minister knelt and wept as he claimed the rebels had murdered his son, Shira, and deserved no mercy.