Chapter Summaries

Klaun forged enchanted weapons that helped Nick earn substantially more during the Full Moon Night, then attended the Bishop Conference with Fland. Fland announced that Klaun had become another Tier 3 Transcendentalist in the diocese.

• Klaun ordered Joseph Butler to forge a Valyrian Steel sword and a Monel Alloy shield, then taught him his forging techniques while making the weapons.
• Klaun gave Bru ten Gold Spirit Coins to buy copper, lead, and tin ores, then spent his spare time Visualizing the Golden Light Incantation.
• After the Full Moon Night, Nick told Klaun that his enchanted weapons let him earn thirty to forty percent more and said Fanny wanted to order a batch.
• Cavendi and Daniel discussed a papal edict before Fland arrived at the Bishop Conference with Klaun.
• Fland announced that Klaun Moya had become another Tier 3 Transcendentalist in the diocese.

Kraun was confirmed as a bishop after his purity-of-soul test revealed exceptional power, and Fland proposed that he oversee the Forging Workshop. The meeting ended when Daniel presented an order from the Pope.

• Paccini questioned Kraun’s background, but Fland and Cavendi defended his promotion, and Fland declared that any Tier 3 member could become a bishop.
• Kraun passed the purity-of-soul test, and Fland formally welcomed him as Bishop Kraun Moya.
• Daniel proposed assigning Kraun to the Crusader Legion, while Fanny argued that the post would waste his talent.
• Fland revealed that Kraun was a Senior Blacksmith and proposed putting him in charge of the Forging Workshop, which Daniel accepted.
• Daniel announced that an airship from the Holy See had brought an order from the Pope.

Kraun attended a meeting where Fland set a monster-clearing campaign for three months later and assigned the Forging Workshop to prepare equipment. After receiving his bishop’s insignia and studying new techniques, Kraun returned home as Fland and Cavendi secretly watched his house; a mysterious coachman entered it near curfew.

• Daniel read the Pope’s order requiring each diocese to clear nearby monsters, build waystations, and reopen overland routes, citing rising births and the need to expand safe areas.
• Fland set the campaign for three months later and tasked the Forging Workshop with producing armor and weapons for the Crusaders.
• Kraun discussed the Crusaders’ equipment with the bishops, and Cavendi requested an enchanted sword while Fland ordered a shield as well.
• Fland gave Kraun a bishop-level Holy Emblem and Signet Ring, and Kraun studied new techniques before returning to his home on Rose Street.
• Fland and Cavendi hid in the Clock Tower to watch house 211, then saw a black-cloaked coachman enter it near curfew.

Kraun invited Del to become his assistant and tested the Horned Rhino Breathing Technique before Fekat broke into his home to abduct him. Kraun defeated and captured Fekat, leaving Fland and Cavendi arriving after the fight was already over.

• Kraun offered Del a job as his assistant, and Del eagerly agreed to leave the Patrol Squad.
• Kraun practiced the Horned Rhino Breathing Technique, then sensed danger and prepared for an intruder.
• Fekat entered Kraun's home, put Bastet to sleep, and tried to lull Kraun into unconsciousness.
• Kraun resisted Fekat's spells, pierced his shoulder, and knocked him out with repeated punches.
• Kraun tied up Fekat, treated his wound, and resumed practicing while waiting for the others.
• Fland and Cavendi reached the house after twelve minutes and realized the fight had already ended.

Kraun and the two Cardinals captured Fekat after he broke into Kraun’s room, then negotiated a ransom for his release. Fekat agreed to pay coins and rare materials, while Kraun demanded Alchemy resources and a formula for powerful ammunition.

• Fland kicked open Kraun’s door and found Fekat bound and unconscious after Kraun knocked him out with two punches.
• Cavendi identified the spells that had put the Crow and Black Cat to sleep, and Fland proposed demanding a ransom from Fekat.
• Kraun prepared food while the Cardinals waited for Fekat to wake, and Fland and Cavendi enjoyed the meal despite Fland’s initial reluctance.
• Fekat awoke, explained his break-in, and claimed he had wanted to discuss a potion trade with Kraun.
• Fland threatened to involve Lady Feli and the Brotherhood, so Fekat offered fifteen hundred Gold Spirit Coins, two pounds of Adamantine, and one pound of Mithril.
• Kraun demanded an Alchemy formula, books, and notes for ammunition capable of threatening Tier 2 Transcendents.

Kraun forced Fekat to hand over Gold Spirit Coins, rare metals, a gunpowder formula, and alchemy books, then took up his post overseeing the Forging Workshop. He began reorganizing production to meet the Cross’s looming equipment deadline and left Bru and Andrea to work out the details.

• Kraun and the bishops pressured Fekat into surrendering his valuables and alchemy materials, then returned to the Holy Fire Cathedral with his carriage.
• Fland told Kraun to oversee the Forging Workshop and advised him to find an estate with the Gold Spirit Coins he had received.
• Palani gave Kraun orders for weapons and armor that the workshop had to complete before the Cross’s troop campaign in three months.
• Kraun proposed dividing the forging process into specialized stages to increase production, while rotating talented blacksmiths so they could still train as Senior Blacksmiths.
• Kraun assigned Bru and Andrea to devise a practical production plan, set aside a workshop corner as his office, and went to practice the Horned Rhino Breathing Technique.

Kraun confirmed that the Horned Rhino Breathing Technique overlapped with the Giant Bear technique, then advanced his Silver Fox training and negotiated to sell Golden Light Talisman Water to the Brotherhood. The chapter ended with Fland questioning Kraun about his Spirit Controller abilities and how much potion he could produce each month.

• Kraun met Abel, arranged to keep trading Spirit Coins, and asked him to buy potions for the Silver Fox and Horned Rhino Breathing Techniques.
• After seven days, Kraun saw that the Horned Rhino technique shared its strength bonus with the Giant Bear technique and began training the Silver Fox technique.
• Del told Kraun that two Brotherhood Warlocks had come to meet him, so Kraun brought Golden Light Talisman Water to the Grand Cardinal's office.
• Kraun offered Yennefer and Feli six vials to test and quoted a price of five Gold Spirit Coins per vial for a monthly supply of thirty.
• After the Witches left, Kraun told Fland how he had become a Spirit Controller, and Fland asked how much Golden Light Talisman Water he could produce each month.

Kraun arranged to advertise for Cold Jade and buy a house, while Yennefer learned that his Golden Light Talisman Water had become expensive and that he had risen to Tier 3 and become a cardinal. As Gray Fog thickened over the coast, Fishmen and other monsters began swimming upstream toward Lorent Town.

• Kraun asked Fland about Cold Jade, then told Del to place newspaper ads for it and find a house with a yard, basement, and stable.
• Kraun decided to spend time with Fugin and Bastet each day to advance his Beast Taming skill.
• Yennefer showed Geralt a Golden Light Talisman Water, and Geralt recognized it as Kraun's work and supplied a second dose for comparison.
• Yennefer told Geralt that Golden Light Talisman Water cost five Gold Spirit Coins and that Kraun Monet was now a Tier 3 Transcendent and a cardinal of the Church of the Lord of Flame.
• At the Lorent Town fortress, sentries joked during their watch as countless shadows swam upstream from the river.

Lisa Smith confirmed that Kraun's Golden Potion could purify Spiritual Pollution in Spirit Controllers and joined the Warlock Brotherhood's effort to negotiate for more. Kraun refused to lower the price or increase production, and Lisa deflected Feli's implied threat by emphasizing the Brotherhood's respect for the church.

• Lisa Smith experienced the Golden Potion purifying contamination from her Spirit Familiar and told Witch Feli that it had an additional effect beyond ordinary purification.
• Kraun received a box of Spirit Coins and Snow Mountain Potions from Abel McGuire, then assigned Del Smith to handle future transactions with Abel.
• Kraun spent the day practicing the Tier 2 Silver Fox Breathing Technique and raised its proficiency to 875 out of 5000.
• Lisa Smith met Kraun with Feli and Yennefer, explained that the Golden Potion worked on Spirit Controllers, and asked for a lower price and greater monthly supply.
• Kraun refused to lower the price or increase production, while Feli hinted at the Brotherhood's displeasure and Lisa denied that they were threatening him.

Kraun negotiated a deal with the Warlock Brotherhood to supply more Golden Light potion in exchange for additional Mithril, then learned how Mithril was used in Silver Rank Ascension rituals. He later agreed to make weapons for Fanny’s guards and examined a piece of Cold Jade, sending Del to negotiate with its finder.

• Feli offered to increase the Brotherhood’s Mithril supply, and Fland and Kraun agreed to trade one and a half pounds of Mithril monthly for sixty doses of Golden Light potion.
• Fland told Kraun that Mithril was a key material for Silver Rank Ascension arrays and that a Flame Warrior’s array required fifty pounds.
• Fanny asked Kraun to make two Star Iron swords for her guards, and he agreed to finish them before the next Full Moon Night.
• Dick brought Kraun a piece of Cold Jade, and Kraun offered to buy it or pay more for a larger, purer piece while asking where it had been found.
• Kraun left Del to negotiate with Dick and returned to his room with the jade.

Kraun discovered that Sun Essence boosted his Golden Light Incantation and Breathing Technique proficiency, while Del agreed to become a Spirit Controller. After Kraun received weapon materials for forging, the Security Bureau learned that the Hindenburg had failed to return, and Rondo ordered an airship sent to investigate.

• Kraun observed the golden changes in Fugin and his black cat, then told Del to keep seeking Cold Jade samples from Hamus Mine.
• Kraun offered Del the chance to become a Spirit Controller, and Del accepted; Kraun gave him a month to consider his Guardian type and fighting style.
• Kraun consumed Sun Essence and found that it increased his Golden Light Incantation proficiency by two hundred points and boosted his Breathing Technique proficiency.
• Catherine delivered materials and payment for weapons and a shield, and Kraun promised to finish the work before Full Moon Night.
• Griffin reported that the Hindenburg had not returned, and Rondo Villia ordered an airship dispatched to investigate.

Kraun toured a mansion at 36 Baker Street and found Ghosts in its basement, but decided he was interested in buying it. After returning home, he was confronted by Strong Bear, who tried to stop him from purchasing the property, and Kraun kicked him into a wall.

• Kraun and Del toured the mansion at 36 Baker Street and found Ghosts lurking in its basement.
• Kraun learned that the mansion belonged to Melissa, the daughter of the late Viscount Lazio, and arranged to meet her the next evening.
• Kraun told Del he would deal with the Ghosts after buying the mansion.
• Strong Bear and two men barged into Kraun's residence and threatened him over the mansion.
• Strong Bear swung at Kraun, but Kraun kicked him into a wall.

Kraun drove Edwin and his men away after they tried to intimidate him over Melissa Lazio’s estate, then attended an emergency Church meeting about Fishmen invading inland from Lorrent Town. Cavendi and Fanny volunteered for the campaign, and Kraun stayed behind to strengthen his combat skills and prepare for the larger cleansing operation.

• Kraun subdued Edwin, learned that an unknown backer was pressuring Melissa Lazio over her family estate, and agreed to buy the house if the price was right.
• Kraun charged Edwin twenty Gold Spirit Coins for two cracks in the wall and let him leave after the money arrived; Edwin planned to identify Kraun before deciding how to respond.
• Fland told the bishops that Fishmen had occupied Lorrent Town and entered the Rhine River, prompting plans for a joint military operation.
• Daniel proposed sending Kraun to battle, but Cavendi and Fland argued that Kraun should stay to train and meet the Forging Workshop’s quotas.
• Fanny volunteered alongside Cavendi, and Daniel’s faction selected two more bishops for the force gathering at the Security Bureau’s airship base.
• Fland reminded Kraun to improve his combat strength and finalize his bodyguard roster before the cleansing campaign began in a little over two months.

Kraun received a house and money as an apology from Edwin on behalf of an unknown backer, then reported the contact and arranged to move into the house. That night, Moon Radiance advanced the Time Hourglass to Tier 2, unlocking Time Regression and improving its other abilities.

• Kraun told Del to stop visiting the newspaper office daily and to focus on choosing a Spirit Familiar and growing stronger.
• After learning that the house they wanted had been sold, Kraun ordered Del to watch it rather than investigate immediately.
• Edwin delivered a deed for 36 Baker Street and twenty Gold Spirit Coins as an apology from his unnamed lord, and Kraun accepted the gift.
• Kraun asked Del to furnish the house, hire staff and guards, and prepare for him to move in the next night.
• Kraun refined Moon Radiance and used it to advance the Time Hourglass to Tier 2, increasing Bullet Time and Time Stasis and unlocking Time Regression.
• Kraun tested Time Regression on Edwin's gift box and discovered he could replay events and hear the voice of the unknown backer.

Kraun learned that the church was watching the growing Fishmen threat and the possible awakening of a powerful sea god, then encountered Melissa Lazio seeking work and protection. After she offered him a piece of Cold Jade he needed for talismans, he invited her into his carriage and listened to her troubles.

• Kraun told Fland that he had received a mansion, and Fland warned him to protect the church’s interests as the Fishmen threat grew.
• Fland explained that Rondo had found traces of Deep Ones serving Dagon and Hydra, who in turn served a powerful sea god whose name could cause Spiritual Pollution.
• Kraun saw Del with coachman Brown Buffett and Melissa Lazio outside the church, and learned that Melissa wanted to work as his butler and personal guard.
• Kraun hesitated to help Melissa because she had trouble following her, but accepted her offer of Cold Jade and invited her into the carriage.
• Melissa told Kraun that Newt Morris, a Tier 1 Transcendentalist, was harassing her, and she insisted she could adapt to working as a butler while continuing her Knight training.

Kraun settled into managing his estate while improving his combat abilities as war and the Gray Fog threatened Rhine City. Meanwhile, Lucas’s Evil Spirit transformed him into a monster, and the chapter ended with him emerging from his room disguised as himself.

• Kraun hired Melissa to manage household staff and expenses, then inspected the estate and sealed the basement with a Golden Light Talisman.
• Kraun hired William Morrison as his butler and trained in the Silver Fox Breathing Technique and Fire Spirit Transformation, increasing his speed.
• As Fishmen attacks spread and the Gray Fog drew closer, Kraun prepared to strengthen himself for the coming conflict.
• Lucas secretly took an Obsidian Statue from a blood-and-bone Altar, advanced to Tier 2, and lost control as his Evil Spirit transformed him into a mass of flesh and tentacles.
• The next morning, Lucas emerged from his room and greeted Lia and Lorraine as if nothing had happened.

After Bishop Paladin and Ivan died fighting the Fishmen, Kraun joined a church expedition to clear the Rhine River near Lorent Town. He proved his exceptional marksmanship in the first battle and planned to use the river patrol to improve the skill further.

• The Cardinal told the bishops that Bishop Paladin and Ivan had been killed, then assigned Kraun and other church forces to reinforce the front and clear the river.
• Kraun boarded the Iron Duke with Savachi Hart, Harry, Del, and the expedition’s troops to patrol downstream toward Lorent Town.
• When about a hundred Fishmen appeared on the riverbank, Kraun borrowed a rifle and shot the charging creatures in the eyes from long range.
• The remaining Fishmen reached the Iron Duke, where the Transcendentals killed the few that boarded; Savachi praised Kraun’s marksmanship.
• Kraun and Savachi divided the troops into day and night watches, and Kraun asked Del to find more bullets so he could train his Marksmanship skill.

Kraun’s marksmanship and archery skills merged into an advanced ability that let him predict trajectories and shoot with extreme precision. After testing it at long range, he used it to wound a Deep One attacking Savachi’s guards, but the fight was still underway.

• Kraun spent two hours firing his Carbine, improving his skill while considering how automatic firearms could change warfare and threaten the Church’s position.
• Kraun’s Marksmanship & Archery reached the Extreme Realm, granting him Dynamic Vision and Precision Etiquette alongside Super Vision.
• Kraun tested his new abilities by predicting where a cigarette butt would land and shooting a bird at a distance of 1,024 meters.
• After dinner, Kraun refined Moon Radiance and practiced drawing the Yin Moon Thunder Talisman before going to sleep.
• Kraun woke to find Fishmen and two Deep Ones attacking the Night Watch Unit, with Savachi and his guards struggling against one of the monsters.
• Kraun shot the Deep One in the eye as it attacked Richie, weakening its assault and giving Richie a chance to push it away.

Kraun demonstrated his strength by killing two Deep Ones during the voyage to Lorrent Town, then told the Allied Forces he could likely snipe another from within a hundred meters. As Fishmen prepared to attack the town’s river mouth, Kraun took position in the watchtower with a carbine.

• Kraun killed one Deep One with a pistol shot to the eye, then defeated another in close combat with a single powerful sword strike.
• Savachi led his troops in clearing out the Fishmen and grew impressed by Kraun’s abilities.
• The Iron Duke reached Lorrent Town, where Cavendi and the Allied Forces were reinforcing the coastline.
• Kraun told the command center he had a very good chance of sniping a Deep One within a hundred meters, while Fekat doubted his claim.
• Kraun took position in the river-mouth watchtower with Del and Harry as Fanny and Savachi prepared to intercept Fishmen climbing up.

Kraun helped repel the Fishmen by luring Deep Ones to the watchtower, where Fanny and Savachi killed them. After Fanny reported that Kraun had heard strange voices, Cavendi ordered the group to return to Rhine City, suspecting an Evil God had noticed Kraun.

• Kraun heard familiar, chaotic whispers from the ocean and raised a Moon Spirit Shield that cleared everyone's minds.
• Kraun shot at a Deep One, which dodged the bullet but charged the watchtower; Fanny and Savachi killed it there.
• Kraun lured five more Deep Ones to the watchtower, where Fanny and Savachi beat them to death, and he shot many ordinary Fishmen.
• At the command post, Fanny told Cavendi that Kraun alone had heard strange voices.
• Cavendi suspected an entity had noticed Kraun and ordered the group to weigh anchor after lunch and return to Rhine City.