Chapter Summaries

Aleister revealed that she had come on behalf of the original Aleister, but her own longing for knowledge led her to choose the Mage Series and open 200 Level 1 Chests. She left the chapter delighted by the jars and newly independent from Aleister’s possibilities.

• Aleister explained that the original Aleister wanted her to gather information about Shen Mo and win his favor, while she acknowledged her own feelings for Laura.
• Shen Mo showed Aleister information about the jars, and she revealed that she sought limitless knowledge rather than the original Aleister’s goals.
• Aleister asked to use wealth she could access from Aleister’s hidden assets, and Shen Mo agreed that the usable funds could count as hers.
• Aleister chose the Mage Series and received 200 Level 1 Chests, then declared that the jars had made her independent of Aleister’s possibilities.
• Aleister spent several hours opening every chest with intense excitement, and Shen Mo remarked that her main effort would be opening as many jars as possible.

Aleister enjoyed opening jars at Shen Mo’s shop and agreed to cooperate under its rules, then investigated Kamijo Touma’s Imagine Breaker with the original Aleister. She showed him that the shop’s powers could be exchanged for money, leaving him asking how powerful they could become and what they were.

• Aleister declared that she could spend ages opening jars, and Shen Mo agreed that she could use her wealth to buy them.
• Aleister pledged to do anything for Shen Mo, but he told her guests only needed to follow the rules and work for themselves.
• Aleister left the shop and watched Kamijo Touma, but her magic failed when she tried to affect his right hand.
• The original Aleister appeared as a sweeping robot, and Aleister explained that Kamijo Touma’s right hand was more than Imagine Breaker.
• Aleister brought the original Aleister to a rooftop, produced a jar, and asked for money as payment before he questioned the powers’ limits and nature.

Aleister paid girl-version Aleister for her help and watched her open Level 2 Chests, revealing knowledge and weapons from beyond their world. The first handgun showed Aleister a revolutionary magical system, while the second item left him confident he could understand the New World’s power through study.

• Girl-version Aleister demanded payment, and Aleister gave her half the money upfront in exchange for her continued assistance.
• Girl-version Aleister explained that the Jars held countless forms of power and knowledge, then opened a Level 2 Chest.
• The first Chest contained a black handgun that let anyone cast magic without relying on the body’s life force, astonishing Aleister and Aiwass.
• Aleister recognized the handgun as evidence of a magical revolution and became more confident that he could study the New World’s power.
• Girl-version Aleister warned Aleister that opening more Jars would reveal how unfathomable their creators were, then opened a second Chest containing a black dagger with game-like attributes.

Aleister discovered that the Jars held items and knowledge from countless different worlds, then opened her Fate-type Item and received the Arcane Master class. The chapter ended with Aiwass witnessing Aleister’s transformation.

• Aleister found that the dagger increased her physical abilities and skill without using magic, and Aleister explained that the Jars contained items from endless worlds.
• Aleister continued opening Chests and accepted that their contents came from different worlds after encountering opposing types of magic.
• After opening five hundred Level 2 Chests, Aleister prepared to open her Fate-type Item and delayed studying her new knowledge until after a Class Change.
• Aleister opened the tenth Level 3 Chest and received the Arcane Master class, which connected her to the Magic Web and suited her pursuit of knowledge.
• Aiwass watched as Aleister underwent a clear change.

Aleister met Aiwass and agreed to exchange knowledge, while realizing his plans had collapsed and that he might need to recover his emotions. As Academy City began preparing a counterattack against the Magic Side, Accelerator recovered in hospital with Last Order at his side.

• Aiwass sensed Aleister’s transformation, and Aleister recognized her as an angel from a Physical-Law World before agreeing to exchange knowledge with her.
• Aleister concluded that the Treasure Chest Shop owner had dismantled his plans and considered recovering his emotions.
• Academy City radicals gained support for striking back against the weakened Magic Side after Fire of Right and The Winged Return attacked the city.
• Accelerator remained hospitalized with severe injuries from his battle with Fire of Right, and Last Order visited him.

Kihara Yosuke attacked the badly injured Accelerator and abducted Last Order, leaving Accelerator desperate and unable to stop him. Accelerator pleaded with a nurse to contact Misaka Mikoto or Shokuhou Misaki to save her.

• Last Order comforted Accelerator as he lay injured in the hospital.
• Kihara Yosuke entered, mocked Accelerator, and said he had come for a different target.
• Kihara Yosuke struck Accelerator through his Reflection and made Last Order pass out.
• Kihara Yosuke handed Last Order to his subordinate and left, while Accelerator’s attempt to stop him failed.
• Accelerator begged a nurse to contact Misaka Mikoto or Shokuhou Misaki for help rescuing Last Order.

Misaka Mikoto returned to Academy City and learned that Last Order had been taken as part of a scheme involving the Misaka Sisters. She rushed to save her, while Shokuhou Misaki revealed that thousands of Sisters had been sent to Southern Europe for a war against the Magic Side.

• Misaka Mikoto returned to Shen Mo's shop, where Shen Mo teased her about her future development before teleporting her outside.
• The Gekota doctor called Misaka Mikoto, and she learned that something had happened and hurried to the hospital.
• Misaka Mikoto found Accelerator badly injured, and he begged her to save Last Order, who Kihara Yosuke had taken.
• Shokuhou Misaki explained that Academy City's upper echelons had sent thousands of armed Misaka Sisters to Southern Europe for a retaliatory war against the Magic Side, with Last Order likely being sent there too.

Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki learned that the Misaka Sisters had been sent to a battlefield and planned to retrieve Last Order to stop them. Misaka Mikoto confronted the injured Accelerator over his attempt to leave the Sisters’ rescue to others, while he recalled her determination in their battle.

• Misaka Mikoto questioned Shokuhou Misaki about how the Sisters were sent to the battlefield without her knowledge.
• Shokuhou Misaki explained that she had moved the Sisters out of Academy City for their health and safety, but someone had secretly transferred them to the battlefield.
• Shokuhou Misaki said she had taught the Sisters to value their lives and proposed finding Last Order, whose recovery could stop them from obeying orders to fight.
• Shokuhou Misaki set out to trace Last Order’s transport, while Accelerator stayed behind with Misaka Mikoto.
• Misaka Mikoto refused to attack the injured Accelerator and challenged him for acting as though she and Shokuhou Misaki could guarantee the Sisters’ safety.
• Accelerator remembered Misaka Mikoto’s determination and the powerful attack with which she had defeated him.

Misaka Mikoto gave Accelerator a Red Potion and urged him to help rescue Last Order, while Shokuhou Misaki found three possible flights leaving Academy City. The three pursued the planes, but they were all decoys, and the chapter ended with the group meeting on a remote island in Southern Europe.

• Misaka Mikoto healed Accelerator and convinced him to join the effort to protect Last Order.
• Shokuhou Misaki reported that three planes had departed for Southern Europe, and Misaka Mikoto, Accelerator, and Shokuhou Misaki each chose one to pursue.
• Shen Mo watched from the Treasure Chest Shop and observed that Accelerator's wish to protect Last Order was beginning to take shape.
• The three players pursued the planes in Academy City's fighter jets, but all three flights were decoys and Last Order was on none of them.
• Misaka Mikoto, Accelerator, and Shokuhou Misaki met on a remote island, where Accelerator asked whether their abilities had changed.

Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and Accelerator crossed the sea into Italy to search for the person who had given them extraordinary powers. There, the Royal Knights Commander offered to help them find their target if they stayed out of the Magic Side’s internal affairs.

• Misaka Mikoto gave Accelerator Red Potions, and Shokuhou Misaki explained that they came from an overwhelmingly powerful person.
• Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki set out for Italy, with Accelerator following them across the sea.
• In a southern European town, Shokuhou Misaki used the locals’ memories to search for information.
• The Royal Knights Commander contacted the group by phone and offered to help them find the person they sought in exchange for their withdrawal from the Magic Side’s internal affairs.

Shokuhou Misaki, Misaka Mikoto, and Accelerator left town to face the Mage Thor, who attacked them with a Melting Arc Blade. Thor appeared to pierce Shokuhou, but she remained smiling, leaving the outcome unclear.

• Shokuhou Misaki told Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator that the Magic Side was watching them, and said they should stay together and capture any Mages who attacked.
• Shen Mo considered the cost of observing Gremlin's leader and decided to wait for a chance to learn more through her subordinates.
• That night, violent thunder appeared above the town, so Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and Accelerator left to keep the battle away from its residents.
• Thor descended from the sky and predicted that the Magic Side had offered the group help while asking them to stop causing trouble.
• Thor formed a Melting Arc Blade and struck Shokuhou Misaki through the body, but she continued smiling.

Thor used his Way of Invincibility to evade Shokuhou Misaki, Accelerator, and Misaka Mikoto while explaining that the world shifted his position so attacks could not hit him. He counterattacked the two fighters and remained elusive as the battle continued.

• Shokuhou Misaki hid behind Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator, then launched invisible Arrows of Captivation at Thor, but he dodged them.
• Shokuhou Misaki ordered Accelerator and Misaka Mikoto to restrict Thor while keeping him alive.
• Misaka Mikoto's lightning attack failed to stop Thor, who appeared behind Accelerator and stabbed him with an Arc Blade before vanishing again.
• Thor explained that the world moved his position to keep him safe and called the technique the Way of Invincibility, linking it to his All-powerful Mode.
• Thor appeared beside Misaka Mikoto and attacked her with an Arc Blade, but her Electromagnetic Barrier blocked it.
• Misaka Mikoto counterattacked with lightning, but Thor shifted away before it could hit him.

Thor evaded Accelerator’s attacks and revealed that he had maneuvered Accelerator into casting magic, causing his blood vessels to rupture. As Accelerator was left near defeat, Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki prepared to face Thor.

• Thor taunted Accelerator and explained that his efforts were futile unless he found the right direction.
• Accelerator charged Thor repeatedly, but Thor vanished each time, and Accelerator’s rage intensified.
• Accelerator’s blood vessels began rupturing, and Thor warned him that taking another step would complete the spell and kill him.
• Thor explained that Accelerator had unknowingly cast magic while pursuing him, triggering a fatal spell.
• Thor challenged Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki, and they casually decided whose turn it would be to fight him.

Misaka Mikoto identified a flaw in Thor’s victory-altering ability and summoned a violent thunderstorm that injured him. Thor was left demanding to know why the lightning was treated as misfortune rather than part of the battle.

• Misaka Mikoto pointed out that Thor had twisted his ankle, showing that his ability did not protect him from natural accidents.
• Thor explained that deliberate attacks counted as part of the battle, while unrelated accidents could still harm him.
• Misaka Mikoto invoked the Nature Lord to intensify the thunderstorm, and Thor laughed, believing her plan would fail.
• Lightning blasted stone into Thor’s shoulder guard and wounded him, while his ability did not activate against the storm.
• Thor recoiled in disbelief and demanded to know how Misaka Mikoto had made her magic avoid being counted as part of the battle.

Misaka Mikoto explained that her magic had made the world turn against Thor, stripping him of his invincibility as lightning threatened to kill him. Thor refused to surrender and summoned Marian, who shielded him from the lightning with her Golden Sword and faced Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki.

• Accelerator mocked Thor as the lightning struck him without harm, while Thor panicked at the loss of his invincibility.
• Misaka Mikoto explained that her magic made the world regard her as part of the Heavenly Favored Race and direct its malice toward Thor.
• Thor rejected her explanation and refused to surrender, then called for Marian to save him.
• Marian descended with a Golden Sword that deflected the lightning, and Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki recognized her as Thor's accomplice.
• Marian praised Misaka Mikoto for defeating Thor and said Thor was the strongest among them after their leader.

After Thor lost to Shokuhou Misaki, Marian tried to end the fight, but Misaki refused and demanded that the mages become her servants. Thor then revealed that their Sword of Strife was said to be powerful enough to destroy the world, leaving Misaka Mikoto wary of its threat.

• Thor excitedly celebrated his first defeat by someone other than a Magic God, while Marian teased him and patted his head.
• Marian said the battle should end, but Shokuhou Misaki refused and insisted that the mages become her servants.
• Marian admitted she was a noncombatant and had no prepared weapons, while Thor said the Sword of Strife could help them escape.
• Misaka Mikoto grew serious and asked Thor about the sword to learn more about it.
• Thor identified the Sword of Strife as the strongest magic sword usable by a human body and claimed it could bring about the destruction of the world.

Marian drew the Sword of Strife and unleashed its world-destroying power after Thor urged her to test Misaka Mikoto and Shokuhou Misaki. She contained the slash in a separated space and summoned Surt, the Flame Hell King.

• Marian prepared to attack Misaka Mikoto and Accelerator, but Shokuhou Misaki overcame the fear caused by the partially drawn Sword of Strife.
• Shokuhou Misaki used Absolute King Domain while Thor escaped its reach with his passive ability.
• Marian drew the Sword of Strife completely, revealing power that threatened to shatter the surrounding world.
• Thor urged Marian to swing the sword, and she slashed open a separate space to contain its destructive force.
• Marian invoked Asgardian Slay of Norse Mythology and summoned Surt, the Flame Hell King.

Thor and Marian summoned Surt with the Sword of Strife, forcing Misaka Mikoto and the others to withstand the Flame Demon Giant’s devastating attack. Shokuhou Misaki then took control of the situation, and Thor realized that Marian had been turned against him.

• Marian used the Sword of Strife to summon Surt, whose fury and immense heat threatened everyone in the space.
• Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, Accelerator, Thor, and Marian defended themselves against Surt’s first attack.
• Marian considered Thor’s request and prepared to summon another apocalypse, Gong Gong.
• Shokuhou Misaki declared that she would decide whether Thor and Marian were enemies or companions, and Thor was displaced outside the space.
• Thor saw Marian holding the sheathed Sword of Strife and realized Shokuhou Misaki had controlled her.

Shokuhou Misaki used her new ability to capture and control Marian and Thor, ending the battle. The group learned Thor had been sent by the Roman Orthodox Church, then turned toward finding the boy they were protecting as Accelerator quietly longed for enough power to protect him himself.

• Shokuhou Misaki used Friend or Foe Reversal to turn Marian against Thor and capture both invaders.
• Thor surrendered, and the remaining fighters withdrew as the all-night battle ended.
• Shokuhou Misaki questioned Thor and learned he had accepted a Roman Orthodox Church commission to fight Academy City and the other Magic Societies.
• Thor said he had targeted Shokuhou Misaki and Academy City first because their abilities and capabilities were uncertain.
• Accelerator considered seeking power from the Shop Owner so he could protect the boy, while Shokuhou Misaki shared the intelligence she had gathered.

Shokuhou Misaki, Accelerator, Misaka Mikoto, and Thor set out to rescue the Misaka Sisters from a secret Academy City research facility. Shokuhou warned that Magic God Othinus could be involved, while Accelerator rejected her offer to ease his pain by altering his memories.

• Shokuhou Misaki identified the secret research institution as the likely place where Academy City was keeping the Misaka Sisters as military forces.
• Shokuhou warned Accelerator and Misaka Mikoto that Magic God Othinus was an enemy they might be unable to defeat.
• Misaka Mikoto urged the group to hurry, and they left town in a car driven by Thor to reach the research institution.
• Shokuhou explained that she eased the pain of people under her influence without changing their personalities, and Thor described feeling happier and more relaxed.
• Accelerator refused Shokuhou's offer to alter his memories, insisting that he would decide his own life.