Chapter Summaries

Newsboys reported that Caesar had led the army to victory over the Gupta Dynasty's allied forces and begun occupying the Indian Subcontinent. The capital's residents celebrated the victory.

• Newsboys shouted that Caesar's army had defeated the Gupta Dynasty's allied forces and begun occupying the Indian Subcontinent.
• Passersby bought newspapers and read the detailed account of the battle.
• Residents praised Britain's strength and Caesar's achievements as the Divine Emperor's descendant.

Arthur warned Mordred not to be surprised by her appearance and removed her transforming helmet. The chapter ended as she revealed her face and a stray lock of golden hair sprang upright.

• Arthur warned Mordred not to be surprised by her appearance.
• Mordred watched expectantly as Arthur touched her helmet.
• The helmet split into scattered components with a metallic grinding sound.
• Arthur removed the helmet, revealing her short golden hair and an upright stray lock.

Leon entrusted Mordred with ruling the country as regent while he campaigned, then set off from the port east of the capital. He left Jupiter responsible for watching over and assisting Mordred.

• Leon appointed Mordred regent while he was away on campaign.
• Leon told Jupiter that Mordred was too young and asked him to watch over the regent.
• Jupiter promised to devote himself to assisting Mordred.
• Leon gave further instructions to the ministers remaining in the country and set off.

Mordred went underground to visit Neltharion in his nest beneath the imperial palace. The chapter ended as she arrived at the residence.

• Mordred took the elevator down from the imperial palace and passed the Mage's Association.
• Mordred headed for Neltharion's residence on the second underground level.
• Mordred recalled that the underground Spirit Tomb had been the Last Dragon's burial site before Father seized it and developed it.
• Mordred noted that Neltharion lived in his deep underground nest because he needed an environment of the Age of Gods.

Mordred secretly followed a man who looked exactly like her to discover what he was doing. After failing to find the person he had been searching for, the man returned to the elevator hall and encountered a blank-faced woman with golden hair and azure eyes.

• Mordred concealed herself and followed the man, hoping to learn what he was doing.
• The man searched the nearby streets several times but could not find the person he sought.
• The exhausted man returned to the elevator hall leading from the underground city to the third underground level.
• The man saw an expressionless woman standing by the wall, with long golden hair and empty azure eyes.

Mordred tortured a man who had lost all four limbs, but the dying captive still refused to speak. The chapter leaves the man barely alive and Mordred moved by his defiance.

• Mordred tortured the man, removing all four of his limbs.
• The man refused to reveal anything despite his injuries and imminent death.
• Mordred looked at the man's ash-gray eyes and felt complicated emotions.
• Mordred began to speak, saying, "You dare defy..."

Mordred returned to the palace after being away for three or four hours, while officials worried about his safety and the consequences of a search. The guards and Imperial Guard remained on standby, and the palace narrowly avoided imposing martial law.

• Mordred returned to the palace after exceeding the agreed-upon two-hour limit.
• The officials had grown frantic but refrained from ordering a citywide search because they knew Mordred was extraordinarily powerful.
• The palace guards and Imperial Guard prepared for action as officials prioritized stability under the crown prince.
• The palace narrowly avoided martial law because Mordred returned before the order was issued.

Mordred emerged from the palace after making a grave decision and assured Clotaire that he was unharmed. He led Clotaire toward the palace’s outermost level.

• Clotaire asked Mordred if he was all right as he came out of the palace.
• Mordred appeared resolute and calm, with his earlier fear gone.
• Mordred told Clotaire he was unharmed and led him toward the palace’s outermost level.

Merlin informed Leon that Prince Mordred had moved troops to protect the royal palace and seize control of the military during unrest in the capital. Leon learned that the palace was shielded from Merlin’s Clairvoyance and reacted to the rebellion unfolding while he was away on campaign.

• Merlin used Clairvoyance to monitor unusual activity in Britain’s capital.
• Merlin told Leon that Prince Mordred had deployed troops to protect the royal palace and take control of the military.
• Merlin explained that barriers prevented him from seeing what was happening inside the palace.
• Leon wondered who had plotted the rebellion and noted that it had begun while he was away leading a campaign.

Mordred led the temporarily conscripted soldiers into the imperial palace, where he intended to investigate a suspected rebellion beneath it. He brought them to a secret underground entrance known only to a few.

• Mordred led the soldiers into the imperial palace and arrived at the hall with an elevator.
• He told the soldiers that a vast space lay beneath the palace.
• Mordred began explaining that he suspected the rebellion was connected to the underground space.

Mordred’s army occupied the city of magic and searched its houses, leaving the residents too frightened to resist. A few magicians fought back, but the soldiers quickly suppressed them.

• Soldiers patrolled the empty streets after taking control of the city.
• Residents shut their doors and windows after the army searched house to house.
• Mordred’s legitimate banner helped the army occupy the city with little difficulty.
• A few magicians resisted, but the soldiers quickly suppressed them.

Mordred sent Imperial Guards to search Academy City above while she waited at the underground lift platform for the search results.

• Mordred ordered the Imperial Guards to search Academy City above and execute anyone who resisted.
• Barthomeloi led more than a thousand Imperial Guards onto the lift platform to the surface.
• Mordred went to the underground lift platform with fewer than eight hundred trusted guards.
• Mordred saw that the lift and her magecraft remained undisturbed and concluded that the people below had not discovered the deaths of the man and the counterfeit.
• Mordred waited for the search results from above.

Jupiter questioned Mordred about her search for rebels and the purpose behind her major move. Mordred’s composure fell away, and Jupiter prepared to state his position plainly.

• Jupiter asked Mordred whether she had found rebels like herself and how many.
• Mordred dismissed his words but could no longer maintain her calm.
• Jupiter asked Mordred what she intended to accomplish with her major move.
• Jupiter sensed Mordred’s suppressed emotions, drew a deep breath, and laid out his stance.

Mordred demanded that Jupiter agree to destroy someone, while Jupiter argued that keeping them alive would better serve the heir apparent and the Emperor. The exchange ended before Mordred answered.

• Mordred declared that the targets had to be destroyed.
• Mordred asked Jupiter to agree to her single demand.
• Jupiter tentatively asked Mordred to spare their lives.
• Jupiter argued that the targets were valuable tools whose survival could benefit the heir apparent and the Emperor.

Mordred attacked Jupiter with a greatsword wreathed in crimson lightning. The lightning devastated the surroundings and charred a headless body.

• A pale head was flung into the air before Jupiter could react.
• Mordred leaped toward Jupiter with his greatsword as crimson lightning surged around him.
• Crimson lightning struck the ground, blasting black craters across the surroundings.
• A bolt hit the headless body and reduced it to charred remains.

Leon led his fleet through the Yangtze River blockade, captured Cai Prefecture and Stone City, and launched an assault on Jiankang City. He personally stormed the walls and opened a breach for his troops.

• The Machine God’s first attempt to contact Leon failed because he was too busy to answer.
• Leon led his fleet through the river-mouth blockade and advanced up the Yangtze River.
• Leon’s forces seized Cai Prefecture and Stone City before attacking Jiankang City.
• Leon charged onto Jiankang City’s ramparts in dark crimson armor, wielding a black lance and a white lance.
• Leon slaughtered the Southern Liang soldiers, secured a breach, and his troops streamed onto the wall to widen their foothold.

Mordred led a group of guards past Neltharion’s lair and greeted the black dragon. The guards were frightened by their first sight of a legendary dragon, but Mordred’s composure and the army’s discipline calmed them.

• Mordred led a group of guards past Neltharion’s lair and greeted him.
• Neltharion raised his head and fixed his gaze on Mordred and the guards.
• The guards panicked at the sight of the legendary dragon.
• Mordred remained composed, and the army’s discipline gradually calmed the guards.

Mordred confronted the wounded black dragon Neltharion in a deep pit. Neltharion tried to rise but was forced back down beneath Mordred’s boot.

• Mordred arrived at the deep pit with his sword in hand.
• Neltharion pulled his limbs free from the rock and struggled to stand despite his chest wound.
• Mordred stepped on the sword wound in Neltharion’s chest, forcing him back to the ground.
• Neltharion endured the pain without crying out as Mordred’s shadow blocked the sky.

Mordred saw her father on the screen after defeating the black dragon and realized he had just come from a fierce battle. The chapter ended as she reacted to his murderous appearance.

• Mordred celebrated defeating the black dragon.
• Mordred saw her father sitting on stone steps on the screen.
• She noticed his bloodstained armor, grimy face, and lingering murderous aura.
• Mordred trembled despite knowing the figure was only a phantom.

Mordred’s soldiers rescued the research personnel and captured two artificial lifeforms resembling him. Mordred killed the two and ordered the base burned.

• Mordred’s soldiers infiltrated the passage and found the research personnel.
• The soldiers brought the researchers out along with two artificial lifeforms resembling Mordred.
• Mordred identified the artificial lifeforms as 10010 and 10086.
• Mordred beheaded the two artificial lifeforms and ordered everyone else executed.
• Mordred ordered the corpses and the entire base burned.