Chapter Summaries

Merlin watched Jupiter provoke the Second Magician, the Jeweled One, while Leon and Jupiter cornered him in negotiations. The chapter ended as a dull sound came from the doorway.

• Merlin stayed silent as Jupiter gradually angered the Second Magician.
• Merlin recognized that Leon and Jupiter had drawn the Jeweled One into an emotional trap.
• The Jeweled One lost his calm as he faced Leon's greed and Jupiter's cold reasoning.
• A dull sound came from the doorway.

The Jeweled One agreed to Leon’s condition and told himself he was only helping establish a management structure to rescue the imprisoned children. After they were saved, they would work for Leon’s organization for the rest of their lives, but at least they would survive and retain magecraft.

• Leon pressured the Jeweled One into accepting his condition.
• The Jeweled One agreed, reasoning that he was helping to save the imprisoned children.
• The Jeweled One heard hurried pounding at the doorway and quickly turned his head away.

Jupiter and Merlin offered Jeweled One condolences for Brissin's suicide, but their words only deepened the old man's anger. The chapter ended as he recalled what Merlin's claim about protecting Leon's hands had concealed.

• Jupiter offered Jeweled One indifferent condolences.
• Merlin expressed sorrow and said Brissin had killed himself to spare Leon from bloodshed and prevent a rift between their sides.
• Jeweled One grew angrier at Merlin's feigned sympathy and began to challenge his claim about Leon's hands.

Merlin tried to reassure Leon after the Jeweled One's final words, fearing the resentment they might stir in him. The chapter left Merlin worried that Leon's power could threaten all humanity if his malice erupted.

• The Jeweled One departed after telling Leon that his final words were meaningless.
• Merlin saw Leon's expression and stepped in front of him to block his view of the Jeweled One.
• Merlin told Leon not to take the Jeweled One's words to heart.
• Merlin feared that Leon's resentment and immense power could endanger the British Empire and humanity.

Leon was summoned by Jupiter to a conference hall where Roman and British commanders had gathered to discuss an important matter. The chapter left the matter undisclosed as the meeting was just beginning.

• Flowers covered the plaza where scorch marks had once remained, and their fragrance spread throughout Rome.
• Leon had Merlin take in the children who had inherited magic crests and place them beneath the Observatory until the Mage's Association was established.
• Jupiter asked Leon to come to the conference hall to discuss an important matter.
• Leon arrived to find Jupiter, the army's major commanders, and Britain's generals gathered in the hall.

Clovis realized the chancellor’s blunt proposal put the foreign commanders on the spot. He pledged their loyalty to Leon and Britain, insisting they would support the Empire’s decisions without complaint.

• Clovis worried that the chancellor had openly discussed targeting the foreigners in front of them.
• Clovis exchanged glances with the commanders of the other races beside him.
• Clovis stepped forward and declared their loyalty to Britain and Leon.
• Clovis said they supported the Empire’s decisions and had no complaints.

Leon and Jupiter ordered Britain’s army to expand rapidly and prepared its new troops for war. The chapter ended with the enlarged forces undergoing training before they marched on Eastern Rome.

• Leon and Jupiter issued a joint order to expand Britain’s army.
• Britain converted its auxiliary troops into regular soldiers and promoted former commanders, including Kay, Gawain, Artoria, and Lancelot, to legion commanders.
• Former centurions became commanders of a thousand, while rank-and-file soldiers took on squad leadership roles.
• Leon had already arranged military training for the auxiliaries and able-bodied farmers so veterans could prepare the expanded army for war.

Leon learned of Gawain’s victory and praised his son for cutting down the enemy commander. Leon continued leading the central army, with Gawain serving as its vanguard.

• News reached Leon that Gawain had charged into the enemy ranks and killed their commander.
• Leon praised Gawain and said his son took after him.
• Leon commanded more than thirty thousand soldiers in the central army while other legions handled rear suppression and supplies.
• Leon kept Gawain at his side and assigned him to clear the way as the vanguard.

Leon led the assault on the enemy camps, slaughtering defenders and paving the way for the imperial guards to join the fight. The soldiers broke through one camp after another, with their momentum growing.

• Leon fought alone in the main camp and nearly broke through its defenses.
• Leon prepared to charge into the next camp.
• The imperial guards arrived, joined Leon, and shouted their support for Britain.
• Leon led the soldiers as they cleared the remaining defenders and broke through the camps.

Half a year after Leon began his campaigns, Britain had reclaimed Rome and expanded across the Middle East and the lands near the Black and Caspian Seas. The Mediterranean had become Britain's Inner Sea, while the Empire's territory continued to grow.

• Leon commanded the forces that reclaimed all of Rome, making the Mediterranean Britain's Inner Sea.
• Clovis and the continental commanders conquered the Sassanid Dynasty and brought the Middle East under imperial rule.
• Artoria and the other British commanders conquered small states near the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, expanding the Empire's territory around both seas.

Leon tried to comfort Mordred, but she refused to be treated like a delicate girl in front of the crowd. He realized their distance remained, though her refusal seemed driven by embarrassment rather than resentment over her mother.

• Leon reached toward Mordred.
• Mordred slapped his hand away and said she did not want his help in front of so many people.
• Leon wondered if she still blamed him over her mother, then realized she did not want to lose face.

Leon arrived at a transformed area on the other side of the royal city, where tall marble walls enclosed former farmland. The chapter left him facing the newly built enclosure as its guide began explaining it.

• Leon wrestled with his thoughts as the carriage stopped on the other side of the royal city.
• Leon got out and saw that the former farmland had been enclosed by tall marble walls.
• The Thames River ran through the walled area, supplying it with fresh water.
• A speaker said the wall was called Wall Maria and that the Chancellor had chosen the name to mean a place sheltered by the Holy Mother.

Leon was outraged by Atlas Academy’s proposed share and confronted the puppet representing it. The puppet endured his intimidating presence, but the negotiations had not yet advanced.

• Leon recognized that Atlas Academy had opened negotiations with an extreme offer.
• Leon leaned forward and pressured the puppet with his presence.
• The Jeweled One stayed silent, and the magical beasts stepped back.
• The trembling puppet held its ground before Leon.

Leon saw off the people from the Wandering Sea and Atlas Academy, then returned to the depths of the Spirit Tomb to speak with the Machine God about its changes to the royal palace and Spirit Tomb. The chapter left the Machine God handing something over to Leon.

• The people from the Wandering Sea and Atlas Academy left immediately after the oath was fulfilled.
• Leon saw off the magi from both factions.
• Leon took the elevator into the depths of the Spirit Tomb to find the Machine God.
• Leon and the Machine God spoke for half a day about the changes made during Leon's absence.
• The Machine God handed something over to Leon.

The chapter described Spirit Tomb Albion after Leon took control, outlining the purposes of its upper levels. It ended as the narration turned to the third level, now requisitioned by Leon.

• Leon divided Spirit Tomb Albion into roughly four levels after taking it over.
• The first level housed the Mage's Association under Leon's management.
• The second level housed magical beasts and relics from the Age of Gods, and the Machine God had turned its circuit into an eighty-thousand-meter transport elevator.
• The third level held the ancient Dragon Heart and was where Leon and Morgan had parted ways.
• Leon requisitioned the vast cavern on the third level.

Under Jupiter's arrangements, the army withdrew from the continent, leaving troops in fortresses and sending the rest back to Britain. At the crowded ports, soldiers reunited with their families and were welcomed with cheers.

• Jupiter arranged for the army of over a hundred thousand to withdraw from the continent.
• The army built fortresses across the continent and left enough troops to suppress local areas.
• The remaining soldiers sailed back to Britain, where families crowded the ports to welcome them.
• Returning soldiers disembarked with their rewards and merits as the crowd cheered and reunited with them.

Leon celebrated the returning generals and soldiers with a grand banquet and rewarded them for their service. Meanwhile, Jupiter continued governing Europe from Rome, and the people gradually accepted British Empire rule.

• Leon held a grand banquet for his trusted ministers and returning subjects.
• Leon gave the generals military rewards and extra gifts, including homes for Clovis, Tristan, and other officers without residences in the capital.
• Jupiter governed Europe from Rome, suppressing dissent and coordinating its military and political powers.
• Jupiter's effective governance helped the people gradually accept British Empire rule.

Leon realized why Jupiter had mentioned the old man and thought of the White Princess sleeping within Millennium Castle. Jupiter said the True Ancestor should be left alone for now, then took an interest in strolling around Academy City as their carriage reached the capital’s gates.

• Leon connected the old man’s status as a True Ancestor noticed by the Jeweled One and Crimson Moon’s reincarnation to the White Princess in Millennium Castle.
• Jupiter said the old man was still useful and told Leon to leave the True Ancestor alone for the time being.
• The carriage arrived at the capital’s gates, and Jupiter expressed interest in strolling around Academy City.

Merlin finished swordsmanship training with the children and announced that he would teach them military strategy and tactics next. As the children played during the break, he smiled and recalled his past teaching.

• Merlin ended the swordsmanship lesson in a palace side hall.
• Merlin told the children they could rest before learning military strategy and tactics.
• The children gathered in small groups and played while Merlin watched them.
• Merlin smiled as their carefree chatter reminded him of when he had taught before.

Leon and Merlin speculated that Scathach had left to prepare for her death at Leon's hands. Her true reason for leaving remained unknown.

• Scathach had mysteriously left while Leon was conquering Europa.
• Mordred was the only one who knew part of the story, and Scathach had assigned her a great deal of homework before leaving.
• Leon and Merlin speculated that Scathach had left because she wanted to be killed by a student she had trained.
• Leon believed he was now strong and important enough to fulfill Scathach's wish.