Ch. 441Water and Sky

Tatsuki and Tsuna fought Red Dress, using their combined Water and Sky technique to exploit its exposed weakness and kill it. The battle ended with Red Dress dead beneath the mirrored attacks from the sky and seawater.

  • Tatsuki used her close-combat skills and Raging Sea to overwhelm Red Dress, while Tsuna suppressed its three puppets.
  • Red Dress transformed into a giant wolf and attacked Tatsuki with bloody Dragon Breath, but Tsuna struck its head and interrupted the blast.
  • Tsuna filled London with clouds as Tatsuki flooded the streets, setting up a combined attack that made the seawater reflect the sky.
  • Red Dress focused on the spikes falling from above and failed to notice matching spikes rising from the water.
  • The reflected spikes pierced Red Dress's exposed abdomen and killed it, completing Tsuna and Tatsuki's Water and Sky technique.

Ch. 442Scythe of the Shinigami

Chad and Harry Sack battled Golden Axe, whose golden and silver axes grew stronger as they answered its questions. After discovering a third, ordinary-looking axe was the Fairy Tale Dragon’s true weakness, Chad prepared his final move against it.

  • Harry Sack told Chad that Golden Axe’s golden and silver axes had to be shattered together, but their attempts to coordinate failed as the minotaur evaded them and strengthened its weapons.
  • Chad and Harry Sack survived the minotaur’s blood-red slashes, then shattered both ornate axes, only to find Golden Axe’s strength unchanged.
  • Chad called for support, but Golden Axe summoned a third battle axe and attacked before Harry Sack could place the call.
  • Harry Sack recognized the third weapon as the mortal’s dropped axe from the fairy tale, and Chad realized it was Golden Axe’s true weakness.
  • Chad faced the battle axe with his final move and unleashed a pitch-black blade from his right foot, calling it Scythe of the Shinigami.

Ch. 443Blind Dragon, Candy House

Chad used his hidden Scythe of the Shinigami to kill Golden Axe, leaving himself immobilized while Harry Sack collected Dragon Blood. Meanwhile, Toshiro and Uryū exploited Candy House’s blindness and froze it, preparing to strike its eyes.

  • Chad harvested Golden Axe’s life force with the Scythe of the Shinigami, and the minotaur’s body knocked him down before collapsing.
  • Harry Sack checked on Chad, photographed the corpse, and drew Dragon Blood before it could disappear.
  • Toshiro and Uryū pursued Candy House through London and observed its flame and metal-control abilities.
  • Uryū baited Candy House into chasing him while Toshiro disguised his presence by matching the cold surroundings.
  • Toshiro used Ryūsō no Kogetsu to freeze Candy House, and Uryū prepared to fire at its eyes.

Ch. 444Twins

Toshiro and Uryū battled the twin Candy Houses and uncovered how the shadow twin supported its flame-wielding counterpart. They used a coordinated attack to strike both dragons’ eyes, defeating them and ending the fight.

  • Toshiro rescued Uryū from the steel spears, but the Candy House broke free of Ryūsō no Kogetsu and revealed its hidden twin.
  • Uryū deduced that the shadow Candy House served as the colorful Candy House’s eyes, and the twins attacked to protect their secret.
  • Toshiro trapped the Candy Houses with Hyōten Hyakkasō, but the twins merged and triggered a massive explosion that Uryū escaped with The Antithesis.
  • The Candy Houses split apart and switched positions in the air, while Toshiro charged them and Uryū prepared to fire.
  • Uryū used The Antithesis to alter the Candy Houses’ surroundings as Toshiro struck the flame twin’s eyes and Uryū shot the shadow twin’s eye.
  • The Candy Houses’ spiritual pressure collapsed, and Toshiro froze the headless flame twin until it crumbled away.

Ch. 445The Elegance of Shattering a Crown

Uryū and Toshiro defeated Candy House, while Byakuya and Ichigo brought down Cinderella by destroying its crown and returning it to its original form. As the other Fairy Tale Dragons fell, the Animal Band remained and drew Hirako into an illusion of Bremen.

  • Uryū used the Antithesis to swap himself and Toshiro with Candy House, allowing Toshiro to finish the fight.
  • Byakuya overwhelmed Cinderella with Senbonzakura Kageyoshi while Ichigo helped destroy its remaining crystal shoe.
  • Byakuya used the White Emperor Sword to reflect Cinderella's attack, shatter its crown, and kill it after acknowledging its true self.
  • Ichigo begged Byakuya to teach him how to talk enemies to death, but Byakuya dismissed the idea.
  • The Animal Band began playing after Cinderella vanished, and Hirako was pulled into a vision of Bremen and its cheering crowd.

Ch. 446Our Band

Tsuna and Tatsuki entered the Animal Band’s citywide dream and learned that music was the only way to counter its illusion. Tsuna gathered Ichigo, Orihime, Uryū, Sado, and Tatsuki into a band called BLEACH, which began its challenge against the Bremen Town Musicians.

  • Tsuna explained that London had fallen into the Animal Band’s illusion, and he and Tatsuki found that even Wolfgang and their friends could not be fully awakened.
  • Tsuna used Mist to bring Tatsuki into London’s dream, where they discovered the Animal Band’s music had to be countered with music of their own.
  • Tsuna found Ichigo and recruited him, then gathered Orihime Inoue, Ishida Uryū, Yasutora Sado, and Tatsuki to form a band.
  • Tsuna gave the group instruments, rock-style outfits, and the ability to play, breaking their illusion of the Bremen Town Musicians as the only band.
  • The group named their band BLEACH, and two female voices rang out as their stage appeared opposite the Bremen Town Musicians.

Ch. 447Band Showdown

The BLEACH band challenged the Bremen Town Musicians to a music contest after winning over the audience with Sakura Rock. The Bremen Town Musicians performed first, but their song fell flat, and the BLEACH band began its response with RollingStar.

  • Tatsuki and Orihime Inoue performed Sakura Rock, drawing the audience away from the Bremen Town Musicians' music.
  • Tatsuki introduced the BLEACH band, and the Bremen Town Musicians challenged them over who could be Bremen's only band.
  • Hirako arranged a contest between the bands, with himself, Wolfgang, Byakuya Kuchiki, Toshiro Hitsugaya, and the audience judging.
  • The audience chose the Bremen Town Musicians to perform first, and the Chicken Head mask wearer sang Rooster's Desperate Life to a tepid response.
  • Tatsuki led the BLEACH band into RollingStar as Hirako explained that he had used his Illusion abilities to set up the contest and help Tsuna's group.

Ch. 448Can't Take a Loss?

BLEACH won both rounds of the musical contest against Bremen Town Musicians, despite Bremen’s stronger second performance. Dog Head interrupted the announcement of BLEACH’s victory, and the judges drew their weapons as the confrontation began.

  • RollingStar’s uplifting performance won over the audience, and every judge and audience member chose BLEACH over Bremen Town Musicians.
  • Cat Head performed Lazy Days, earning Bremen Town Musicians applause before Tatsuki and Orihime answered with lastcross.
  • Wolfgang, Toshiro, and Byakuya voted for BLEACH, while Hirako favored Bremen Town Musicians; the audience voted 70 percent for BLEACH and 30 percent for Bremen Town Musicians.
  • Hirako began announcing BLEACH as the winner of the second song, but Dog Head stopped him.
  • Hirako challenged Dog Head for refusing to accept the loss, and the judges drew their Zanpakuto and prepared to fight.

Ch. 449The Strength of the Bremen Town Musicians

The Bremen Town Musicians admitted defeat but asked to perform one final song, and BLEACH agreed before answering with “chAngE.” The illusion imprisoning London collapsed, and as the Bremen Town Musicians dissolved into Reishi, the Dog Head warned that the battle was not over.

  • The Dog Head admitted the Bremen Town Musicians had lost and asked for one more chance to perform, and Tatsuki agreed to let both bands play their third songs.
  • The Bremen Town Musicians performed “Chasing Dreams in Bremen,” recounting how the four members escaped their fates, formed a band, and helped Bremen grow into a city.
  • Tatsuki and BLEACH performed “chAngE,” moving the Bremen Town Musicians and audience with its message of transformation and forging one’s own path.
  • Tatsuki’s closing words coincided with the collapse of the Animal Band’s illusion, and Tsuna explained that the song had freed everyone from its effect.
  • The Bremen Town Musicians congratulated BLEACH and dissolved into Reishi, but the Dog Head warned that the battle was not over before he vanished.

Ch. 450Sunrise Amid the Ruins

After London’s battle, Tsuna learned that the Fairy Tale Dragons could return and heard a warning that all seven might herald the end of days. He arranged for his classmates and family to leave while he stayed in London, and the chapter ended as Ichigo’s group arrived and Bruno complained that West Bureau had excluded him from relief efforts.

  • Tsuna asked Ichigo and Uryū to search for traces of the defeated Fairy Tale Dragons after the illusion collapsed.
  • Wolfgang said the Fairy Tale Dragons could not be killed, and Little Billy recalled his father’s tale that their gathering would bring the end of days.
  • Tsuna planned to send his teachers, classmates, and parents back to Japan, while Iemitsu agreed to hand over his London work within two days.
  • Ichigo brought Chad to Tsuna, who determined that Chad had merely eaten too much, and Tsuna spoke with Hirako, Byakuya, and Toshiro about their journey to London.
  • Bruno told Tsuna’s group that West Bureau and the Magic Formation Team had excluded him from helping restore order.

Ch. 451Cooperation with the West

Tsuna and the West Bureau coordinated London’s recovery and discussed cooperation between East and West, including a future railway linking their territories. While Tsuna, Ichigo, Uryū, and Bruno searched the area around London, a hidden army waited beneath an abandoned town, where its leader taunted Tsuna with a promised gift.

  • The West Bureau explained its disaster-relief work and gave Hirako, Toshiro, and Byakuya phones and permission to explore Reverse London.
  • Wolfgang kept the state of alert in place for two more days, and Tsuna agreed to continue searching with Ichigo and Uryū.
  • Tsuna declined the West Bureau’s offer of dragon-development technology and proposed that East and West jointly build a railway after London recovered.
  • Tsuna, Ichigo, Uryū, and Bruno set out to investigate the area around London.
  • In the abandoned Wandenreich town beneath the shadows, a bearded man inside a cross-shaped coffin declared that he hoped Tsuna would enjoy his gift.

Ch. 452The Deserted Town

Tsuna and his companions discovered the Quincy hideout hidden behind a barrier, but found its medieval-style town abandoned. As a powerful heartbeat sounded from underground, Tsuna suspected the presence beneath them had consumed the Reishi they detected outside.

  • After Bruno vanished while tracing a strange pattern, Tsuna used his Storm Attribute flames to break through a barrier and open a passage into the Quincy hideout.
  • Bruno confirmed the passage was safe, and Tsuna, Ichigo, Uryū, and Bruno entered a medieval-style town with an unusually dense concentration of Reishi.
  • Tsuna sent Cloud Velociraptors throughout the town and confirmed it was empty, though warm embers showed that people had recently lived there.
  • Uryū suggested the Quincy army might have been involved in the Fairy Tale Dragon disaster, and Tsuna directed everyone to search the town for clues.
  • A heavy, heartbeat-like thumping shook the ground, and Tsuna located its source underground.
  • Tsuna prepared to use his Stream Drill but wondered if the heartbeat underground had absorbed the dense Reishi they had sensed outside the town.

Ch. 453Hatching, the Little Black Dragon

Tsuna, Ichigo, Uryū, and Bruno found a strange dragon egg underground, and Ichigo’s attacks hatched and apparently destroyed the Black Dragon inside. Tsuna and the others realized the Black Dragon was likely a decoy and feared its real body was heading for London.

  • Tsuna and the others discovered a large, dark blue egg in an underground chamber, and Bruno identified it as resembling the eggs that had produced Fairy Tale Dragons in London.
  • Ichigo fired All-Things Exterminator at the egg, destroying its shell and releasing a six-winged Black Dragon that attacked him with Dragon Breath.
  • Tsuna slowed the Black Dragon with planetary gravity, and Uryū used The Antithesis to switch the arrows’ positions so Ichigo’s attack struck the dragon.
  • The Black Dragon turned to ash, but Ichigo and Uryū sensed that their attacks had not hit its real body, while Tsuna’s Hyper Intuition warned that it had grown stronger.
  • Tsuna concluded the Black Dragon was a decoy, and the others realized the real body was likely headed for London.

Ch. 454A New Crisis: London Falls into Danger Yet Again

Tsuna and the others discovered that the Black Dragon had escaped Shadow Town and was heading toward London, where a new Fairy Tale Dragon threatened the city. As London began evacuating and its defenders moved to intercept the dragon, Sullivan’s first strike failed to harm it.

  • Tsuna used Glacier Flame to search Shadow Town and found that the dragon egg’s magic circle had activated, suggesting the real Black Dragon escaped through it.
  • Tsuna, Ichigo, Uryū, and Bruno returned to the living world and found the forest scorched; Tsuna and Uryū realized the dragon was heading toward London.
  • Bruno warned Wolfgang, who activated London’s emergency response and sent its defenders to protect the city.
  • Roy and Hirako organized the evacuation, while Hirako contacted Toshiro and Byakuya for help; Tatsuki also rushed to return to London after learning about the attack.
  • Sullivan led the Tactical Squad to intercept a purple, six-paired-winged Fairy Tale Dragon outside London, but her attack only struck its head without injuring it.

Ch. 455A New Terror, Beyond Fairy Tales

Sullivan’s Tactical Squad was annihilated by Satan, the Fairy Tale Dragons’ ultimate form, while the surviving Corner Tip captains gathered to confront it. The chapter revealed that Yhwach had created Satan to delay Sawada Tsunayoshi as he withdrew, leaving the captains facing the dragon and Tsuna’s arrival uncertain.

  • Satan’s pinkish-purple flames killed the Tactical Squad, and Sullivan cut off her burning wings before warning the Flute Squad to retreat and reporting that the enemy was beyond fairy tales.
  • Little Billy urged Tachnee to evacuate the Flute Squad, then headed toward the dragon as Wolfgang, Roy, Harry Sack, and Tachnee joined him.
  • Wolfgang ordered Miliu to guard the shelter and prepare to teleport London’s humans to Reverse London if the captains fell, then commanded Corner Tip personnel to stop the dragon.
  • Little Billy identified the dragon as Satan, the messenger of Hell, and suspected it held the power of all seven Fairy Tale Dragons; Satan then attacked the captains with its Dragon Breath.
  • Haschwalth recalled that Yhwach had ordered a retreat after sensing Sawada Tsunayoshi, and that Yhwach had created Satan by modifying a dragon egg to absorb the power of the seven Fairy Tale Dragons.

Ch. 456A Momentary Transcendence

Roy and the Reverse London captains struggled to contain Satan, whose attacks threatened all of London. Byakuya and Toshiro decided to risk briefly surpassing Bankai to kill the dragon, while Hirako and Wolfgang prepared to cover them.

  • Roy, Wolfgang, Harry Sack, Tachnee, and Little Billy combined their powers to stop Satan's attack, but Satan's fiery rain began falling toward London.
  • Wolfgang ordered the captains to protect the main streets, and Hirako arrived and layered Dankū barriers to shield the city from the corrosive flames.
  • Hirako and Little Billy attacked Satan's eyes, but its spiritual pressure shielded them, and Satan unleashed attacks drawn from Bubbles and Cinderella that threatened all of London.
  • Byakuya and Toshiro arrived and helped defend against Satan, but its Dragon Breath broke through Toshiro's ice prison and the captains' attacks could not harm it.
  • Byakuya and Toshiro resolved to briefly reach power beyond Bankai, while Hirako agreed to cover them and told Wolfgang to stop time at the right moment.

Ch. 457Support, Reinforcements No One Had Expected

Hirako, Byakuya, Toshiro, and Wolfgang wounded and froze Satan, but he survived and unleashed the Fairy Tale Dragon’s world-destroying powers on London. As the city faced disaster, Sacareen summoned the dragons of the entire Dragon Raja to join the battle.

  • Hirako drew Satan’s attention with Sakanade, giving Byakuya and Toshiro time to prepare their strongest attacks.
  • Wolfgang stopped time as Byakuya wounded Satan, and Toshiro trapped him in a massive pillar of ice with Shikai Hyōketsu.
  • Toshiro sensed that Satan was still alive, and Little Billy identified his survival as Snow White’s feigned-death power.
  • Satan broke free, activated the seven magic circles, and unleashed the Fairy Tale Dragon’s destructive powers across London.
  • Tatsuki prepared to protect Nana and Iemitsu with her Poseidon Sea Emperor form, but Orihime spotted a portal opening in the sky.
  • Sacareen announced that the entire Dragon Raja was joining the battle, and countless dragons poured through the portal into London.

Ch. 458Breaking the Reverse Magic

As London’s residents were evacuated and the Magicians prepared to send them to Reverse London, Hirako Shinji stayed behind to hold off Satan. Satan’s roar corrupted the dragons, halting the reverse magic and turning the evacuation into a struggle to save people from their former companions.

  • Dragon Raja arrived in London and helped the Magicians evacuate residents onto dragon vehicles while Tatsuki and the Sawada couple accelerated the rescue.
  • Wolfgang chose to remain behind and prepare the reverse magic, but Hirako Shinji stepped forward to face Satan and urged the others to retreat.
  • Hirako activated Sakanade to distort Satan’s perception while the Development Squad gathered magic power for the reverse magic circle.
  • Satan roared, and the dragons stopped supplying magic as their hearts turned dark and they began attacking Magicians and civilians.
  • Wolfgang caught falling Magicians as Dark Dragons threw people from the sky, while the incomplete reverse magic became impossible to activate.

Ch. 459Slaughter Order: Massacre Our Companions

Tatsuki and Hirako worked together to push Satan out of London, but Satan unleashed its Purifying Flame across the city. Hirako survived the fire by burning through his spiritual pressure and realized that London’s inhabitants might not be able to resist it.

  • Tatsuki saved falling people from being crushed by turning her spiritual pressure into seawater, and Miliu led the Holy Affairs Team in rescuing them.
  • Wolfgang ordered the West Bureau Magicians to kill Dark Dragons threatening humans, while Nini and Noelle fought them effectively.
  • Nana and Iemitsu protected Tatsuki and urged her to face Satan, so she rode the waves toward it as it prepared another attack.
  • Tatsuki used a massive surge of seawater to push Satan away from London, while Hirako used Sakanade to make Satan mistake the direction of the force.
  • Satan noticed the deception and unleashed its dark-purple Purifying Flame across London, burning Hirako until his spiritual pressure helped him survive.
  • Hirako realized that people with little or no spiritual pressure might not survive the Purifying Flame.

Ch. 460Anger

Wolfgang discovered that Satan’s purple flames had annihilated nearly everyone in London, including Byakuya Kuchiki, Toshiro, Sawada Iemitsu, and Sawada Nana. As the surviving West Bureau captains marched toward Satan, Tsuna arrived and fought the dragon outside the city while Tatsuki and Hirako remained under his protection.

  • Wolfgang extinguished the flames around him and found Byakuya Kuchiki reduced to a skeleton, then discovered that the shelter’s occupants had also died.
  • Orihime survived inside Soten Kisshun, but found Sawada Iemitsu and Sawada Nana dead; two of Shun Shun Rikka’s spirits had perished protecting her.
  • Little Billy led the surviving West Bureau captains toward Satan, rejecting the Development Squad’s plea to retreat to Reverse London.
  • Satan targeted the exhausted Hirako, but Tsuna arrived and struck it with XBurner before moving Tatsuki and Hirako away from danger.
  • Tsuna learned that Satan’s flames had engulfed London and the forest, then fought Satan with Sky Flame Beyond Bankai while protecting Tatsuki and Hirako.
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