Chapter Summaries

Ayato and Julis fought Cecily and Zhao Hufeng in the match, while Dirk and Mesa watched from the VIP lounge and expected Ayato to lose once his five-minute limit expired. William revealed that he had removed Ayato’s power seal, leaving Dirk alarmed about what that meant.

• Cecily unleashed a lightning technique against Julis, who answered with a vast field of flame as Ayato prepared to attack Zhao Hufeng.
• Zhao Hufeng blocked Ayato’s Black Furnace Demon Sword with the pure-Star-Crest armament Heavenly Feet and counterattacked with a series of kicks.
• Dirk and Mesa watched from the VIP lounge and predicted that Ayato would soon lose as his five minutes of full power ran out.
• William reminded Dirk and Mesa that Ayato had visited him after the preliminaries, then said he had removed the seal on Ayato’s power.

Ayato Amagiri broke his seal and fought Zhao Hufeng at full strength, while William’s intervention drew the anger of Mesa and Dirk. Ayato and Julis won the match, and Mesa ordered Dirk to search again for the Qingming Demon Sword as they prepared to counter William.

• Zhao Hufeng praised Ayato and continued fighting him rather than using his flight to wait out Ayato’s time limit.
• Ayato revealed that William had undone his seal, releasing a surge of Star Power, and Zhao Hufeng gladly charged back into the fight.
• Mesa criticized William for making the match’s outcome uncertain, but William explained that Zhao Hufeng and Cecily wanted the chance to hone their skills.
• After William disappeared, Mesa and Dirk agreed to accelerate their plan and search for the Qingming Demon Sword, whose wielder had vanished twenty years earlier.
• The announcer declared Ayato Amagiri and Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld the winners after Zhao Hufeng and Cecily Wang’s school crests were destroyed.

William spent the morning with Silvia before preparing to leave for another world, promising to bring her along once it was safe. At the Sirius Dome, he arrived with a chestnut-haired girl as the Griffon Festa was about to begin.

• William received a message confirming that the Golden Bough Alliance had taken the bait and that their plan would likely begin after the Griffon Festa.
• William reassured Silvia that he would bring her to the next world once things were stable, though she was reluctant to part from him.
• William and Silvia hurried through a shower together before leaving.
• William appeared at the Sirius Dome with a chestnut-haired girl, who wished him luck and entered the venue.
• At the athlete entrance, a silver-haired girl waited anxiously, checking her watch.

Ayato and Julis prepared to face William and Kirin in the Griffon Festa final, each reaffirming their resolve before entering Sirius Dome. The teams met onstage, where Ayato and Julis thanked William for helping Ayato.

• William arrived to join Kirin and reassured her that she would soon be able to fulfill her wish.
• Ayato and Julis left the Seidoukan competitors' lounge, and Ayato said he looked forward to fighting William again.
• Yanase Miko and Fan Shizhen introduced the Griffon Festa final at Sirius Dome.
• Ayato and Julis entered from the east, followed by William and Kirin from the west.
• Ayato and Julis bowed to William and thanked him for helping Ayato.

As the team match began, Ayato Amagiri challenged William to finish their duel from a year earlier. Their weapons clashed, and William’s Immortal Artifact withstood Ser Veresta, drawing attention to Fan Xinglu’s craft.

• Julis thanked William for helping Ayato Amagiri maintain his full-power state during the team’s previous matches.
• Ayato Amagiri asked William to complete their unfinished duel from a year earlier, and William accepted.
• Julis and Kirin prepared to fight as the match countdown reached zero.
• Ayato Amagiri struck William’s weapon, but it blocked Ser Veresta without damage; William then sent Ayato flying with an upward swing.
• Yanase Miko and the commentators praised the Immortal Artifact, while William worried that the Integrated Enterprise Foundation would covet Fan Xinglu’s creation.

William and Ayato Amagiri continued their duel while Kirin fought Julis, whose fire attacks failed to stop her. The chapter ended with Julis launched into the air by Kirin’s sword strike as Ayato watched helplessly.

• William transformed his sword into a tactical gun and fired an electromagnetic cannon at Ayato Amagiri, who split the beam with Ser Veresta.
• Ayato Amagiri charged William with the Amagiri Shinmei Style technique Thousand Mouths Separation.
• Julis attacked Kirin with Dragon-Swallowing Flame Flower, but Kirin dodged the fire dragon and closed in on her.
• Julis trapped Kirin in a wall of flame, but Kirin drew Senbakura and extinguished the flames with Spinning Step Kill: Spiral.
• Kirin struck from behind with Extreme Step Kill: Silence, and her sword aura launched Julis into the air.

Julis’s prepared spell engulfed Kirin, but Kirin survived and used Life Pulse Flow to see through the flames and counterattack. The Griffon Festa ended with Julis and Ayato Amagiri both badly hurt, while Kirin’s newfound ability left her exhausted.

• Julis unleashed Great Wheel Explosive Radiance: Second Bloom after luring Kirin into the prepared magic circle.
• Kirin endured the flames and struck back with a sword wave that threatened Julis.
• William caught Kirin as she staggered and explained that she had grasped Life Pulse Flow.
• Kirin said her eyes hurt and felt drained, and William assured her she would recover as she learned to control the skill.
• Julis opened her eyes amid the aftermath, recognized Ayato Amagiri, and exchanged remarks about their injuries.

Amagiri Ayato and Julis-Alexia von Riessfeld faced the nearly unharmed Toudou Kirin and William Spengler, then forfeited when they realized they could not continue. William and Kirin won the Phoenix Festa, leaving William one Gryps Festa away from repeating the grand slam.

• Amagiri Ayato helped Julis to her feet, and she realized his jacket was covering the tear in her uniform.
• The fog cleared to reveal Toudou Kirin nearly unharmed, while William Spengler explained that he had treated her.
• Amagiri Ayato and Julis decided to forfeit, and Kirin said she had wanted to spar with Ayato.
• Amagiri Ayato and Julis forfeited, and the announcer declared Toudou Kirin and William Spengler the winners.
• Fan Shizhen noted that William had won the Phoenix Festa twice in a row and was one Gryps Festa away from repeating the grand slam.

William and Toudou Kirin won the Festa and met with Mesa to settle their wishes ahead of schedule. Kirin asked for her father, Seijiro Todo, to be cleared of the charges against him, and began explaining the robbery that had led to his imprisonment.

• Lianglaimizi and Fan Shizhen discussed the Lancelot Team and Jielong's Huanglong Team, unaware William had no plans to enter the next Gryps Festa.
• Amagiri Ayato helped Julis off the damaged stage while William and Kirin waited for the stage to be restored.
• Mesa presented William and Kirin with their championship medals and invited them to the Operations Committee headquarters to settle their wishes early.
• At Mesa's office, Kirin asked for her father, Seijiro Todo, to be cleared of the charges against him.
• Kirin recounted the robbery from six years earlier as Mesa took notes to verify the details.

William obtained Mesa’s agreement to provide two Manaite pieces, and Kirin learned that her father’s name could be cleared through proper channels. Nearly a year after his last visit, William returned with Kirin to the Todo Style Headquarters, where her father welcomed her home.

• Kirin recounted the incident from six years earlier, and Mesa said her father’s name could be cleared after the details were verified.
• William asked the Integrated Enterprise Foundation for two Manaite pieces, and Mesa agreed to provide pieces that could not be made into weapons.
• Kirin went outside to tell her mother and aunt the good news, then congratulated William’s senior when he came out.
• William and Kirin arrived at the Todo Style Headquarters in Sendai, where Kirin’s father welcomed her home.

Kirin reunited with her parents, Seijiro Todo and Kotoha Todo, at the Todo Style headquarters after Seijiro’s early release from prison. Seijiro and Yoshino Wagatsuma thanked William for helping and guiding Kirin, while Kirin began to see a warmer side of her strict father.

• Kirin ran to Seijiro Todo and embraced him when he returned to the Todo Style headquarters.
• William and the others went inside, where Yoshino Wagatsuma guided them to a reception room.
• Seijiro thanked William for helping him leave prison early and for caring for Kirin.
• William said he had already received compensation and that helping Kirin had been no trouble.
• Yoshino and Kotoha Todo praised William’s guidance, and Kotoha revealed that Seijiro had watched and treasured recordings of Kirin at the Griffon Festa.
• William accepted Seijiro’s thanks but asked him not to repeat the formal gratitude after that day.

William accepted the Todo family's thanks for teaching Kirin, and Kirin returned Senhagiri to her father. Seijiro offered her the Todo Style leadership, but Kirin asked him to remain head until she had grown strong enough to take over.

• William accepted the Todo family's gratitude and asked them to stop calling him "sir."
• Kirin returned Senhagiri to Seijiro, who drew the blade before placing it back on the table.
• Seijiro told Kirin it was time for her to become head of Todo Style.
• Kirin said she wanted to keep studying at Jielong and asked Seijiro to remain head until she could stand on her own.
• William saw Seijiro, Yoshino, and Kotoha smile as Kirin lowered her head.

Kirin gained Seijiro Todo’s support to pursue what she wanted, and Seijiro resumed his role as head of the family. Later, he asked William what he thought of Kirin, while Kotoha went to investigate why Kirin was acting embarrassed in her room.

• Yoshino Wagatsuma and Kotoha Todo teased Kirin about why she wanted to improve her skills, leaving her embarrassed.
• Seijiro Todo agreed to take over as head of the family again and told Kirin to do what she wanted, and Kirin thanked him joyfully.
• William and Seijiro relaxed together in the Todo Family’s hot spring, where Seijiro asked William what he thought of Kirin.
• Kotoha visited Kirin’s room and tried to enter when her daughter blushed and stammered.

Kotoha asked Kirin about her relationship with William, and Kirin admitted she liked him. Kirin explained that William’s gaze toward her had changed, though she was unsure what the change meant.

• Kotoha sat with Kirin on the bed instead of searching her room.
• Kotoha asked Kirin how far she and William had gotten, and Kirin blushed with embarrassment.
• Kotoha told Kirin that her father and aunt had noticed her feelings for William, and Kirin admitted they were right.
• Kotoha asked again about their relationship, and Kirin said it seemed both unchanged and different.
• Kirin explained that William had once looked at her like a younger sister, but after she asked him about Diva, she sensed something new in his gaze.

Kotoha Todo tried to help Kirin overcome her uncertainty about her relationship with William and worried that Silvia was a formidable rival. She took Kirin out to try her idea, while Seijiro Todo invited William to train at the dojo the next day.

• Kotoha Todo listened as Kirin explained that she felt her relationship with William had changed even though they still acted the same.
• Kirin said that Silvia seemed close to William, and Kotoha Todo worried that Silvia would be difficult to compete with.
• Kotoha Todo studied Kirin, proposed an idea, and dragged her out of the house.
• Seijiro Todo invited William to train at the dojo the next day, and William agreed.

Kirin entered the hot spring where William was bathing, encouraged by her mother to confess her feelings. Outside, Kotoha and Seijiro waited as Seijiro struggled with the thought of his daughter leaving him for William.

• Seijiro Todo left William alone in the hot spring after asking him to look after Kirin.
• Kirin entered the bath wearing only a towel and nervously called William “Senpai!”
• Kotoha packed Kirin’s clothes and left the changing room, saying she was giving her daughter a little push.
• Seijiro questioned whether Kirin was too young, though he believed William was a good match for her.
• Seijiro regretted that Kirin might soon leave his side after he had only just gotten out of prison.

Kotoha Todo encouraged an unconventional approach to help Kirin compete with a strong rival, then arranged for Kirin to scrub William’s back. William used the intimate moment to tell Kirin that he was dating Silvia, leaving her reaction unknown.

• Kotoha Todo told Seijiro Todo that their daughter’s rival was too strong and hinted they needed unconventional measures.
• Kotoha Todo and Seijiro Todo left together, and she asked him whether they should have a second child.
• Kirin scrubbed William’s back, explaining that her mother had suggested it as a way to repay his help.
• William decided to come clean to Kirin about his relationship with Silvia.
• William told Kirin that he was together with Silvia.

William told Kirin that he had more than one girlfriend and that Silvia knew about it, leaving Kirin to decide whether to be with him despite the situation. Kirin accepted the choice and embraced him, revealing that she was naked.

• Kirin tried to leave after hearing that William had a girlfriend, but William grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
• William explained that Silvia knew about his other girlfriend and had chosen to stay with him.
• Kirin asked if William wanted her to make the same choice Silvia had, and he agreed.
• Kirin hugged William from behind and pressed her naked body against him.

Kirin accepted William’s invitation to stay by his side and become part of his family. As they remained together in the hot spring, she asked him to finish what came next with her, leaving William speechless.

• William covered Kirin’s hands with his own, showing her that his feelings for her were mutual.
• William asked Kirin to stay by his side, and she agreed to join his family.
• William considered why Kirin had accepted so quickly and guessed that she lacked confidence compared with Silvia.
• William asked Kirin whether they should get out of the hot spring, but she refused.
• Kirin told William that he still had not finished what came next with her, and William paused before replying.

Kotoha Todo comforted Seijiro Todo as he worried about Kirin, then arranged for Ryumi to guard the bathroom while Yoshino Wagatsuma waited outside. The chapter left the reason for Yoshino’s request unexplained.

• Kotoha Todo and Seijiro Todo discussed his discomfort about Kirin growing up and being with someone else.
• Kotoha Todo suggested having a second child, and Seijiro Todo quickly went to sleep under the covers.
• Yoshino Wagatsuma asked Ryumi to guard the bathroom door and prevent anyone from entering or leaving unnoticed.