Chapter Summaries

Shinobu Kocho changed class to Apothecary, which could not resurrect the dead, so Toni bought her a Beginner Resurrection Coin from Tsunade. Shinobu went inside to resurrect her sister, and a pillar of light showed that her sister had been chosen as well.

• Shinobu Kocho opened her final Level 3 Chest and changed class to Apothecary.
• Shinobu Kocho explained that Apothecaries studied medicine and poisons but could not directly resurrect the dead.
• Toni bought a Beginner Resurrection Coin from Tsunade for Five Million Points and gave it to Shinobu Kocho.
• Toni advised Shinobu Kocho to resurrect her sister in her room, and Shinobu hurried inside with the coin.
• Oyakata-sama asked about Tsunade’s resurrection items, and Toni explained that only Intermediate Members could trade.
• A pillar of light appeared from the rear room, and Toni said Shinobu Kocho’s sister had been chosen too.

Shen Mo created the Examiner role and deployed blank Member Badges and the Member Selection System to recruit beyond the usual candidates. As new members and Trading Points poured in, Toni welcomed Kanae Kocho to her Guild and promised Misaka Mikoto a leadership role.

• Shen Mo explained that the Merchant Guild needed Examiners to recruit overlooked candidates, assess members, and handle other Guild duties.
• Shen Mo appointed Bismarck and Ikaros to test the Examiner system, then sent destiny-guided blank Badges into several worlds.
• Kanae Kocho joined Toni's Guild and obtained funds for Chest Opening, while Muzan Kibutsuji began gathering wealth to open Chests.
• Shen Mo deployed the Member Selection System in previously opened worlds, granting nearly a hundred people Member qualifications and rapidly increasing his Trading Points.
• Kanae Kocho's healing profession included a resurrection skill, prompting Toni to celebrate the new business opportunity and name Misaka Mikoto her successor.

Toni and Misaka Mikoto helped the Demon Slayer Corps pursue Muzan Kibutsuji, while Tanjiro feared they would discover his sister was a demon. After reviewing the first trial world, Shen Mo launched a task in Akame ga Kill, which Joan of Arc accepted.

• Tanjiro arrived at headquarters, where Tomioka Giyu advised him to seek help from Kanae Kocho to restore his sister.
• The Demon Slayer Corps investigated Muzan Kibutsuji and sought money for Chest Opening, with Tengen Uzui among the few Hashira able to afford it.
• Oyakata-sama revealed that Muzan Kibutsuji's wealth had exposed his trail, and Toni offered to investigate with miniature monitors.
• Shen Mo judged the task system and rules of the first trial world and issued a task for Akame ga Kill.
• Joan of Arc accepted the task while fighting in the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress dungeon and learned about the suffering in Akame ga Kill.

Joan of Arc invited Artoria to join her mission to bring happiness to the people of the Akame ga Kill world, and the two arrived there together. In the forest, they encountered Akame and Leone and learned through their Badges that both women were Reserve Members.

• Joan of Arc chose Artoria as her mission partner because she believed Artoria could help create a happy environment for the people.
• Artoria accepted the invitation and agreed to give Joan the Points she earned, keeping only the qualification for a Level 4 Chest.
• Joan of Arc and Artoria traveled to the Akame ga Kill world and assessed its mana and surroundings.
• A group of Danger Beasts surrounded the two women in the forest.
• Akame and Leone arrived, and Joan of Arc and Artoria received Badge notifications identifying both women as Reserve Members.

Artoria and Joan learned that Akame and Leone had been selected as potential Guild members, and Artoria immediately became determined to recruit the lion-like Leone. After Artoria effortlessly defeated the surrounding Danger Beasts, she grabbed Leone and excitedly admired her fur and claws, leaving Leone bewildered and frightened.

• Artoria and Joan received Badge notifications that Akame and Leone could become members after the mission ended.
• Leone and Akame attacked the Danger Beasts, with Leone crushing one and Akame cutting down several more.
• Artoria told Joan she wanted Leone for Britain and intended to make her a Knight of the Round Table.
• Leone refused to become anyone's subordinate, but Artoria's presence made her instincts warn her that Artoria was dangerous.
• Artoria moved too quickly for Akame to follow and silently cut down all the nearby Danger Beasts.
• Artoria embraced the frozen Leone and delightedly touched her lion-like fur and claws, leaving Leone shaken.

Artoria introduced herself to Leone and Akame as the King of Knights and learned about the Empire’s corruption. After Akame described the emperor’s failure to hear the people, Artoria condemned him as a puppet, prompting Leone to consider recruiting her to their cause.

• Joan of Arc pulled Artoria away from Leone and urged her to apologize for squeezing Leone’s furry palm.
• Artoria told Leone and Akame that she was Artoria Pendragon, king of the Kingdom of Britain, and said she had come from a distant place with Joan of Arc.
• Leone welcomed Artoria on behalf of the Empire, and Artoria asked whether Leone and Akame supported the corrupt Empire, the rebellion, or religion.
• Akame asked whether Artoria was loved by her people, and Artoria proudly affirmed that she was deeply loved by her subjects and admirers.
• Akame described the emperor’s indifference to the people’s suffering, and Artoria called him a puppet who could not bear a king’s responsibilities.
• Leone asked whether Artoria also thought the Little Emperor should be overthrown and considered how her strength could aid the Revolutionary Army or Night Raid.

Artoria and Joan of Arc questioned Akame and Leone about the rebellion and decided to see Night Raid for themselves. Akame chose to lead them there, believing their overwhelming strength left the Revolutionary Army with no other path to survival.

• Artoria said she needed to witness the Emperor’s rule, the people’s lives, and the actions of the rebels and the church before deciding what to do.
• Akame explained that Night Raid’s violence was neither right nor wrong, but necessary, and Artoria recognized that she belonged to the rebel faction.
• Joan of Arc pointed the way to Night Raid, and Artoria warned that Akame and Leone could not stop them from going there.
• Leone objected to bringing strangers to Night Raid, but Akame said their strength made resistance futile and that winning them over was the rebels’ only chance to survive.
• Artoria set out with Akame and Leone while an invisible gaze made both women feel that their every movement was being watched.

Artoria and Joan of Arc reached Night Raid’s hideout with Akame and Leone, overwhelming the assassins with their power. Artoria introduced herself and said they had come to bring peace and happiness to the kingdom, then asked Night Raid about its members and missions.

• Lubbock detected Akame and Leone approaching with two newcomers and warned Night Raid to be wary.
• Najenda formed a defensive line, but lowered the group’s guard when she saw Artoria and Joan of Arc’s terrifying auras.
• Artoria introduced herself as the King of Knights of Britain and named Joan of Arc as her companion.
• Artoria declared that they had come to free the kingdom’s people from misfortune and bring them peace and happiness.
• Najenda welcomed Artoria and Joan of Arc on behalf of the people, despite finding the exchange awkward.
• Artoria asked Night Raid to explain their missions and the kinds of people they had killed.

Joan of Arc and Artoria joined Nezha’s group for their mission against a corrupt noble, then began getting acquainted with the assassins. Artoria left with Akame to hunt, while Joan of Arc stayed with Shear, and the others were left baffled by their new companions.

• Nezha invited Joan of Arc and Artoria to accompany the group on its mission against a corrupt noble.
• Joan of Arc introduced herself to Shear and asked to stay with her, while Nezha explained that Shear had no daily duties because she struggled with tasks beyond fighting.
• Artoria asked who handled food, and Nezha assigned Akame to take her hunting with the group.
• Artoria and Akame declared their shared belief that warriors needed to know how to find food, then left together to hunt.
• Joan of Arc took Shear with her, while Mine demanded an explanation of who Joan of Arc and Artoria were.

Nezha led Night Raid to the Imperial Capital with Joan of Arc and Artoria, whose strength left the group wary but hopeful. At a noble's estate, Artoria discovered the family's hidden warehouse of tortured victims, and Joan of Arc began restoring a girl who seemed dead.

• Nezha rejected Lubbock's suggestion to provoke the twins or investigate ahead, fearing their spies could expose Night Raid.
• Akame and Artoria bonded over a fight and a contest of appetites before the group set out for the Imperial Capital.
• Nezha told Artoria that everyone in a noble's estate was a target, and Artoria questioned why the family should be killed.
• Artoria sensed tortured victims in a warehouse and vanished with Joan of Arc to help them.
• Night Raid entered the warehouse and watched Joan of Arc heal a girl whose body had grown cold and whose heartbeat had stopped.

Artoria and Joan of Arc discovered that Iyeyasu and Sayu had the potential to become Reserve Members and helped them pursue their convictions. Artoria gave Iyeyasu a powerful sword, and he used his newfound strength to capture the nobles who had tortured them, leaving them to face the king who had saved him.

• Artoria used a Red Potion to keep the poisoned Iyeyasu alive while Sayu began to recover.
• The Badges identified Iyeyasu and Sayu as potential Reserve Members and offered Artoria and Joan of Arc a recruitment mission.
• Artoria gave Iyeyasu a crimson-glowing sword, which filled him with powerful energy as he grasped it.
• Iyeyasu knelt before Artoria, accepted her order to bring in those who had harmed him, and charged into the estate.
• Iyeyasu defeated the guards, captured the three nobles and their family, and dragged them back to the warehouse.

Artoria questioned a noble family rescued by Iyeyasu and used her perception to witness the Imperial Capital’s widespread cruelty. Convinced the country needed to be overthrown, she still demanded to learn more about the resistance before judging it; meanwhile, the rescued girl woke up.

• Iyeyasu brought the noble family to Artoria but spared them, explaining that he hated himself more than he hated them.
• Artoria questioned the nobleman, who misunderstood her anger and offered compensation while shielding his wife and daughter.
• Artoria sensed the thoughts and actions of people throughout the Imperial Capital and saw how deeply cruelty and corruption had taken root.
• Nezha told Artoria that overthrowing the country was the only way to save it, but Artoria said she still needed to know whether the resistance was also wrong.
• The rescued girl woke up, and Joan of Arc gently reassured her that everything was fine.

Sayu and Iyeyasu recovered after Artoria, Joan of Arc, and Night Raid rescued them from the nobles’ abuse. After Sayu executed the noble family, Nezha asked Artoria to help save the Empire’s people.

• Sayu recognized Iyeyasu and thanked Artoria and Joan of Arc for saving them.
• Artoria condemned the nobles and left Sayu and Iyeyasu to decide what to do with them.
• Aria’s family offered Sayu money and begged for forgiveness, but Sayu killed them with Night Raid’s dagger.
• Joan of Arc and Artoria reflected on the mysterious lord who had raised them, and Nezha asked Artoria to help the Empire’s people.

Artoria and Joan of Arc discussed how to weaken the Empire without causing needless deaths, and Artoria decided to learn more about General Esdeath before confronting her. At Night Raid’s headquarters, Artoria ordered the assassins to follow her commands and revealed that she sought companions with potential, demonstrating her immense power.

• Nezha warned Artoria that Esdeath was not the honorable general she seemed to be.
• Artoria and Joan of Arc agreed to target the Empire’s leaders and military pillars rather than fight a brutal war against everyone.
• Artoria decided to investigate the situation further before meeting Esdeath on the frontier.
• At Night Raid’s headquarters, Artoria told the assassins they would follow her commands in exchange for weapons, medicine, and training.
• Artoria said she had come to find companions with potential, then unleashed her power and scattered clouds across the night sky.

Artoria revealed her divine power to Night Raid and invited them to become companions while helping free their homeland from the Empire. The next morning, she and Joan gave the group equipment from Jars to strengthen them, leaving Night Raid curious about what the Jars were.

• Artoria explained that a powerful existence had granted her and Joan their strength, and said she was seeking capable companions to bring to her country.
• Nezha agreed to join them, provided they helped save her homeland from the Empire, and Artoria promised they would.
• The next morning, Joan restored the tired Night Raid members’ energy and gave Mine a Badge that boosted her mental strength and reaction speed.
• Artoria distributed spare equipment from Jars to Night Raid, including a barbed whip for Sayu and a small hammer for Nezha.
• Artoria and Joan said they had obtained the equipment from Jars but did not explain what the Jars were.

After Night Raid mastered their new equipment, Artoria sent them to attack the Imperial Capital openly and punish the corrupt. Shear confronted security force captain Ouka and slaughtered his forces, while Seryu and Koro remained ready to fight.

• Night Raid tested their new equipment and discovered that its power felt like their own.
• Artoria ordered Night Raid to provoke the Empire openly, and Najenda led the team to the capital in memory of their fallen comrades.
• Night Raid members attacked their targets across the Imperial Capital while Artoria and Joan of Arc watched from above.
• Artoria observed that General Budo stayed at the palace as the city’s security forces mobilized.
• Shear confronted Ouka at the security force headquarters, where Ouka and Seryu ordered their forces and Koro to attack her.
• Shear’s Scissors cut apart the surrounding security force and Koro, but Koro regenerated as Seryu shouted at her.

Shear easily defeated Koro and prepared to kill Seryu, while Ouka tried to direct the guards and quietly retreated. Joan of Arc stopped Shear and turned her attention to Seryu, whose hatred she recognized as a distorted sense of justice.

• Shear blocked Koro's charge with her scissors, cut the hound in half, and kicked its body down the street.
• Ouka rallied the guards and sent Seryu to attack, while recognizing that Shear had come to wipe them out.
• Seryu ordered Koro to go berserk and charged Shear, while Ouka quietly began to retreat.
• Artoria and Joan of Arc discussed Seryu's twisted understanding of justice and her potential to become a Reserve Member.
• Joan caught Shear's scissors just before they reached Seryu's neck, then turned toward Seryu as golden flames of revenge appeared in her eyes.

Black Joan of Arc exposed Ouka’s crimes and forced him to confess, shattering Seryu’s faith in her master and her understanding of justice. Seryu chose to act on her rage and beat Ouka to death, while her place among the others remained uncertain.

• Black Joan of Arc suppressed the group and showed Seryu that her hatred for criminals grew from her parents’ deaths.
• Black Joan of Arc revealed Ouka as the person exploiting Seryu’s devotion to justice and compelled him to confess his crimes.
• Seryu realized that Ouka’s guilt was real and that she had killed innocent people while serving him.
• Seryu collapsed in despair, and Shear offered her a bloodstained handkerchief and urged her to find something she wanted to do.
• Seryu rose, condemned Ouka as unforgivable, and beat him to death with the combat techniques he had taught her.

Joan of Arc took Seryu under her mentorship after Seryu killed Ouka, while Night Raid’s attacks shook the Imperial Capital. A Revolutionary Army leader confronted Artoria over her independent actions and the disruption caused by Esdeath’s return, leaving tensions between their forces unresolved.

• Joan of Arc offered to mentor Seryu in controlling her hatred, and Seryu accepted her as mentor for the last time.
• Joan of Arc and her companions left the terrified guards, while word spread that nine nobles had died and Night Raid had grown notorious.
• Minister Honest decided to bring Esdeath back after learning that two unfamiliar Imperial Armament users had appeared.
• Bratley visited Night Raid on behalf of the Revolutionary Army and welcomed Artoria and Joan of Arc before questioning their actions.
• Artoria admitted she should have informed the Revolutionary Army but said she had not considered them combat power, prompting Bratley to defend the army’s role in defeating the Empire.

Artoria exposed the Revolutionary Army's General Batora as Chelsea, who had come to investigate Night Raid. Chelsea admitted her mission and questioned Artoria's authority, but Night Raid's fierce loyalty to Artoria left her wary.

• Artoria told Nezha that the supposed General Batora was an impostor and demanded the Revolutionary Army send a real general.
• Nezha believed Artoria and identified the impostor as Chelsea, who revealed her true appearance.
• Nezha seized Chelsea and blocked her escape, forcing her to admit she had come to investigate Night Raid.
• Chelsea explained that the Revolutionary Army feared losing control of Night Raid and its Imperial Armaments.
• Chelsea confronted Artoria about how she had seen through the disguise and won Night Raid's loyalty, then noticed the group angrily defending their king.