Chapter Summaries

After the Hashira Meeting, Roy taught Rengoku Kyojuro that his flames could become the sun and converted him into a believer in the Sun God Cult. Rengoku awakened as a Nen user and left to show his changed strength to his father.

• Roy accepted the Mugen Train mission, and Giyu Tomioka left him with a silent show of support.
• Rengoku demonstrated Flame Breathing, and Roy used his scorching Nen flames to show him the difference between ordinary fire and the sun.
• Roy urged Rengoku to pray to the sun, and Rengoku agreed to become its believer and knelt before him.
• Roy initiated Rengoku and opened his Aura Nodes, then taught him the basics of Nen, including Ken and Zetsu.
• Rengoku mastered Ken enough to unleash a powerful flying flame and hurried home to confront his father with his newfound strength.

Roy continued his morning routine at Kukuroo Mountain while Kastro trained under Gotoh and Kurajing practiced at the Testing Gate. Gotoh reported that Elena had answered Roy’s bounty for an anti-conjuration beast, but she wanted Roy to prove himself by helping her break someone out of prison.

• Roy spotted Gotoh practicing Water Breathing and learned through En that Kastro remained confused by his rapid improvement after losing to Gotoh again.
• Roy saw Zee teaching Kurajing to strike the Testing Gate, and Kurajing insisted on trying again despite hurting her hand.
• Roy spent over twenty points of Life Energy to improve his body, then searched Record of the Western Continent for information about using his two points of Power of Faith.
• Gotoh told Roy that Elena had accepted his bounty after encountering an Elephant Tapir, which might be the anti-conjuration Magic Beast he sought.
• Gotoh revealed that Elena wanted Roy to join her in breaking someone out of prison before she sent him a letter.

Roy agreed to meet Ging after learning the Elephant Tapir might be found near Bronte, while Ging planned to leave a month later so he could see Gon before he was born. The chapter left Roy preparing to travel and Ging awaiting his son’s birth.

• Roy reflected on the Hunter Association’s ties to the V5 and decided to accept Ging’s offer, telling Gotoh to book tickets once the meeting details arrived.
• Roy explained that he needed to find an Elephant Tapir to treat Tanjuro and study Anti-Conjuration.
• Ging searched an old travelogue for information about Elephant Tapirs and learned that one had reportedly appeared in an underwater hidden realm off Yorbian’s western coast.
• Elena told Ging that Roy had agreed to meet, and Ging chose Bronte as their meeting place one month later.
• Ging said he would wait because Gon was due to be born in a month and he wanted to see him first.

Elena learned that Ging intended to leave Vivian and Gon behind to pursue his adventures, while Roy studied how faith let gods steal nature’s power and realized he had little choice but to become one. The chapter ended with Maha offering to kill Roy’s curse and saying he was ready to die.

• Elena asked Ging whether he would stay with Vivian and Gon, and Ging said he would keep exploring and expected Gon to find him when he was capable.
• Elena decided to write to Gotoh, who received her message arranging to meet Roy in Bronte in one month.
• Roy read Jager’s account of the 711 Weston Massacre and concluded that gods who stole natural authority risked nature’s backlash.
• Roy connected the dangers of becoming a god to Maha’s past actions, Netero’s efforts to restrain Beyond, and the sacrifices behind powerful Nen abilities.
• Roy accepted that he had to become a god, then encountered Maha, who offered to kill the curse and said he had lived long enough.

Roy refused Maha’s offer to protect him and began a new attempt to enter the Dark Continent through the game. After surviving the Sandworm’s attack and reaching the Uzuki Great Forest, he encountered an unknown person who recognized him as one of their own.

• Roy told Maha he would face the Dark Continent himself, and Maha knocked Zeno through a window when Zeno touched his head.
• Roy endured Silva’s Nen-charged electric baton in training, while Illumi offered to support Roy as family head if Roy said he needed him; Roy left without answering.
• Roy entered the game and was killed repeatedly by the Sandworm before using the attack pattern he had learned to survive and clear the first stage with three Resurrection Coins remaining.
• The Sandworm’s attack hurled Roy through the air, and he landed in the Uzuki Great Forest, where he began cautiously exploring and hunting.
• Roy encountered another person in the forest, and the stranger grinned after calling for one of their own.

Roy encountered Frank Becky and his crew of Nen users in the Dark Continent, discovering that they hunted the Forsaken of God to regain their status as believers. When the crew attacked, Roy unleashed Zanka no Tachi and killed everyone except Frank Becky.

• Roy sensed Frank Becky's malice and stabbed at him, but a bullet deflected the blade and let Frank escape.
• Frank Becky opened the bunker in his chest and released his Nen-user crew, whose thoughts revealed that they were Forsaken of God hunting other Abandoned People for the Storm Church.
• Roy mocked Frank Becky for groveling to the Bishop and killed a burly attacker with a Flying Slash.
• Nelson coordinated the crew's attacks while Roy watched Frank Becky handle a pistol marked with the God Script for unlimited shots.
• Roy used Ken · Zanka no Tachi to behead Nelson and the other attackers, leaving Frank Becky alive.

Roy killed Frank Becky after learning that the 4K Party had preyed on Abandoned People and delivered them to the Storm Church. As Frank Becky's undead gathered, Lord Benjamin appeared among them and declared Roy must die.

• Roy rejected Frank Becky's offer to work together and attacked him, but discovered that the man he had pinned to a tree was a Nen Beast while the real Frank Becky hid inside the Bunker.
• Frank Becky deployed tanks and armored vehicles against Roy, then transformed them into a flying Gundam and tried to escape.
• Roy used Gravity Blade: Rising Dragon to drag the Gundam back, slashed it apart, and mortally wounded Frank Becky.
• Frank Becky begged for help from Lord Benjamin before Roy killed him, and Roy received 57 Life Energy.
• Roy noticed the undead glaring at a red-robed figure, who revealed himself as Lord Benjamin and called Roy a God-Slayer who must die.

Roy escaped Benjamin’s attack by entering the Cognitive World, where he recovered Frank Becky’s corpse and began hatching a loyal flesh clone. Back in the Zoldyck estate, Roy reassured Illumi, promised Maha a meal, and spent his earned points to strengthen his Constitution.

• Benjamin used Frank Becky’s body to manifest and hurled a Thunder Spear at Roy, who severed its connection and vanished into the Cognitive World with Frank’s corpse and Infinite Pistol.
• Roy tested the Infinite Pistol, decided it would improve Gotoh’s combat strength, and used Frank Becky’s body to begin hatching a flesh clone bound to him.
• Roy returned to reality, learned from Scarface that two hours and fourteen minutes had passed, and told Illumi he did not have to live for anyone else.
• Roy promised Maha he would make him stir-fry the next day, then spent his points to raise his Constitution and Potential Aura.

Roy recovered from training, gave Gotoh a Nen Artifact pistol, and resolved to spread Demon Slayer across Lake Center Island, beginning with Meteor City. In Meteor City, Chrollo, Sarasa, Uvogin, and Nobunaga took part in a church performance.

• Roy saw that Gotoh's physique and aura had improved, advised him on practicing Total Concentration Constant, and gave him the Infinite Pistol.
• Roy reflected on the dangers of Faith and the two-sided nature of the sun, then decided to spread Demon Slayer across Lake Center Island.
• Roy chose Meteor City as the first place to bring his message and pictured Chrollo as he considered the city.
• In a Meteor City church, Chrollo hosted a performance of The Cleaning Squad while Sarasa, Uvogin, and Nobunaga prepared backstage.
• Sarasa stopped Uvogin and Nobunaga from arguing, and Chrollo thought she was the only one who could keep them in line.

Roy learned that Silva’s game guide connected Benjamin Frederick to Jager’s past, then took heart from news that Rengoku Kyojuro had helped his father recover. The chapter ended with Kyojuro deciding to draw his sword on Shinjuro.

• The old priest and Renzi watched the Cleaning Squad’s lively performance and discussed the threat of traffickers taking Meteor City’s children.
• Tsubone told Silva that Roy had passed the Sandworm’s test by staying in the basement for two hours, and Silva sent Roy his game strategy guide.
• Roy read Silva’s notes about Benjamin Frederick and the House of the Colorless, realizing that Jager’s former ally had become a bishop who hunted the Abandoned People.
• Roy received a notification that Rengoku Kyojuro had gained faith after Shinjuro left his downward spiral, and Roy resolved to guide people toward hope.
• Kyojuro visited Shinjuro and Senjuro before his mission and decided to draw his sword on his father.

Kyojuro confronted Shinjuro and defeated him in a brief sword exchange, then told him that Kamado Eiichiro had shown him the sun. Shinjuro recovered some of his spirit, while Eiichiro boarded the train and joined Enmu, Rui, and Akaza in Carriage 7.

• Kyojuro urged Shinjuro to pull himself together, and Shinjuro challenged him with Senjuro’s sword.
• Kyojuro disarmed Shinjuro in a single exchange, shocking Senjuro and the household servants.
• Shinjuro asked who had taught Kyojuro, and Kyojuro named Kamado Eiichiro as the sun he had seen.
• Kyojuro told Shinjuro that anyone who held justice in their heart could be the sun, and Shinjuro laughed with renewed spirit.
• Eiichiro traveled through the Dream Passage, followed Kagaya’s clues to Carriage 7, and sat across from Enmu, Rui, and Akaza.

Roy faced Muzan’s demons aboard the train, resisting Rui’s threads while entering Enmu’s dream and destroying him with his Spiritual Core. He woke as the passengers returned to consciousness, beheaded Rui, and asked Akaza whether he was finished attacking.

• Muzan watched Roy through the Eye Demon alongside Kokushibo, while Enmu, Rui, and Akaza prepared to kill him on the train.
• Enmu’s forced sleep failed to stop Roy, and Rui’s cutting threads scraped against Roy’s Nen defense without harming him.
• Akaza explained that Enmu might have encountered something in Roy’s dream, but Muzan ordered Akaza to attack before Enmu woke.
• Inside the dream, Roy let Enmu’s Dream Rope reach his Spiritual Core, then revealed a radiant sun that burned Enmu to ashes.
• The passengers woke as Enmu turned to ash, and Roy returned to the carriage and cut off Rui’s head while Akaza continued punching.

Roy killed Akaza after confronting him with memories of his human life, then used Enmu’s dream ability to make Muzan relive his encounter with Yoriichi. Muzan survived the dream and summoned the demons to the Infinity Castle as Roy vowed to come for him.

• Roy extracted Enmu’s and Rui’s talents, gained Dream Parasite and an upgraded Generalized Gate of Dreams, and strengthened his Ken.
• Kokushibo judged that Akaza could not defeat Roy, while Muzan ordered Akaza to flee; Akaza ignored the order and eagerly attacked Roy.
• Akaza unleashed his Destructive Death techniques, but Roy calmly dodged his attacks and beheaded him with a single sword strike.
• Roy reminded Akaza of Koyuki, Keizo, and his father, and Akaza recovered memories of his human life before dying and blaming Muzan for turning him into a demon.
• Roy used Dream Parasite through the Eye Demon to make Muzan dream of Yoriichi, prompting Muzan to explode in panic before waking and realizing Roy had acquired Enmu’s ability.
• Roy told Muzan he would visit him soon, destroyed the Eye Demon, and gained Akaza’s Compass Needle ability, which upgraded Roy’s En range to 170 meters.

Roy used Dream Parasite to explore the dreams of people around the Zoldyck estate and discovered that its reach was limited by physical distance. In Silva’s dream, Roy found his father reading a book about becoming closer to his children, and Silva embraced him.

• Roy entered the interconnected unconscious sea through Dream Parasite and visited Mike’s dream.
• Roy saw Milluki’s fantasy of whipping Illumi and discovered another Zoldyck’s romantic dream, which left him shaken.
• Roy explored the dreams of Gotoh, Kurajing, Kastro, Zee, Tsubone, and Luke, then realized the passages were limited by proximity to the Zoldyck Ancient Castle.
• Roy found Silva in a dream reading How to Cultivate Intimacy with Children, and Silva called him over and embraced him.

Roy woke from Silva’s dream, strengthened his Constitution, and decided to travel to Meteor City with his clone. After enduring electric-shock training, he relaxed beside Illumi, whose unsettling offer to become a woman for Roy ended their conversation.

• Roy left Silva’s dream and woke in the Zoldyck Family’s Ancient Castle, then passed Kastro and Kurajing during his morning run.
• Roy used the Life Energy gained from killing Akaza, Enmu, and two Lower Ranks to raise his Constitution from 438.4 to 629.4.
• Roy ordered Gotoh to prepare Kastro for a trip to Meteor City and said he would go too, clarifying that his clone would accompany Kastro.
• Roy endured Tsubone’s electric-shock training for one minute and thirty-seven seconds, while Illumi was shocked and buried beside him.
• After they recovered, Illumi told Roy he was happy about Roy’s growth and offered to become a woman for him, prompting Roy to tell him to hang himself.

Roy hatched Taiyi, a clone who shared his abilities and embodied his warmth toward loved ones, while Roy prepared to travel to Meteor City. That night, Taiyi tested his new Generalized Gate of Dreams, which opened a random door into someone else’s dream.

• Roy explored the Uzuki Great Forest over several days, cataloguing Magic Beasts and extracting abilities before arranging his trip to Meteor City with Kastro.
• Roy hatched Taiyi, whose Nen abilities let him share Roy’s powers and briefly draw on Roy’s full strength.
• Taiyi toured the Zoldyck estate, embraced Illumi, greeted Maha, and called Silva and Kikyo his parents before leaving the mountain.
• Silva recognized that Taiyi was connected to Roy, and Illumi confronted Roy about the clone’s affection before Roy punched him away.
• Roy found that Taiyi also carried his curse, then prepared to leave for Meteor City the next day.
• Taiyi entered his Unconscious Realm and used Generalized Gate of Dreams to open a random door into another person’s dream.

Vanessa worried that her contamination and dwindling Qin Pills would force her and Lola from Valentia, while Old Kohler considered returning to adventuring to provide for his pregnant wife. Both were carried into Roy's Dream Domain, where Old Kohler encountered Roy and Vanessa.

• Vanessa closed the bathhouse and comforted her younger sister Lola, hiding her fear that their family would repeat their parents' fate.
• Vanessa recalled that the Siren Clan stored customers' contamination in themselves and depended on Qin Pills to keep it from making them monsters.
• Old Kohler opened a hidden chest of old armor and a morning star, but Jenny warned him that she feared losing him if he went adventuring.
• Vanessa and Old Kohler drifted into Roy's Dream Domain, where Old Kohler opened his eyes before Roy and a humanoid Magic Beast with a serpent's tail.

Roy drew Old Kohler and Vanessa Siren into his dream domain, presented himself as a god, and gave each a blessing before sending them home. Both experienced the gifts as real, and Roy received their first offerings of faith as potential believers.

• Old Kohler Spencer and Vanessa Siren appeared in Roy’s dream, where Taiyi unleashed powerful Nen and Roy rebuilt a vast divine temple.
• Vanessa and Old Kohler prostrated themselves before Roy and asked for blessings to help them support their families.
• Roy gave Old Kohler a Water Breathing scroll and sent Vanessa piano pieces that could purge the impurities eroding her body.
• Old Kohler awakened at home, unlocked Water Breathing, and thanked Roy after realizing the dream’s blessing was real.
• Vanessa awakened, listened to the unfamiliar piano music in her mind, felt her fatigue and impurities vanish, and thanked Roy.
• Roy received one point of faith each from Kohler Spencer and Vanessa Siren, and the panel urged him to hold a Bestowal Ceremony for them.

Roy discovered that his Sun in the Heart ability could cleanse the backlash from developing Vanessa and Old Kohler into Believers. After surviving the attack, he found four generations of Zoldycks gathered around his breakfast and told them he had become a Nen Exorcist.

• Roy realized that the depression overwhelming him came from the negative emotions Vanessa and Old Kohler had accumulated, a backlash from Nature for taking their Nen abilities through faith.
• As suicidal thoughts drove him to reach for Snow Walk, Roy let the negative emotions enter his heart, where the sun at the core of his Nen burned them away.
• A panel notification revealed that Sun in the Heart could cleanse curses and Nature's backlash, and Roy concluded he could act as a Nen Exorcist, though his aura was still far from godlike.
• At breakfast, Maha, Zeno, and Silva joined Roy, and Silva scolded him for acting recklessly while Gotoh brought more food.
• Silva asked Roy what had happened, and Roy explained that he had accidentally become a Nen Exorcist.

Roy accepted Maha's invitation to meet in his dream after discussing the risks of spreading Faith. He sent Taiyi with Kastro, granted the loyal boy the Fire Breathing ability, and entered Maha's Dream Passage that night.

• Maha told Roy he had come to collect his corpse, then invited him to meet in a dream that night.
• Roy sent Taiyi, his clone, to accompany Kastro on a mission while he stayed behind to hear Gotoh's itinerary.
• Kastro asked Taiyi for Roy's approval and Grace, and Roy gave him the Fire Breathing ability.
• Kastro boarded an airship for Yorknew City as Roy remained at the Zoldyck estate.
• Roy entered the Sea of Cognition and stepped into Maha's Dream Passage, where Maha greeted him.