Chapter Summaries

Yotsuba Mahiro spent spring break hosting his friends on Mashima Island, where Erika challenged Kisara Tendo to a sword match. After Mahiro encouraged Kisara to accept, they made a bet that set the terms for what would happen after the spar.

• The girls and children from First High School arrived at Mashima Island for a spring-break beach getaway hosted by Arcadia.
• Mari Watanabe declined Mahiro’s suggestion to buy a swimsuit and walked away in her jeans and T-shirt.
• Erika recognized Kisara’s swordsmanship and challenged her to spar, while Kisara hesitated because her sword was dangerous.
• Mahiro encouraged Kisara to accept and warned Erika that she was no match for her.
• Erika and Kisara agreed to spar: if Erika won, Mahiro would spar with her, but if Kisara won, Erika would teach sword techniques to the island’s children for the rest of the vacation.

Kisara Tendo defeated Erika Chiba in a kendo match, revealing the gap between Erika’s skill and Kisara’s strength. As Mahiro treated Erika’s injuries, he explained that Kisara’s single slash had actually been two supersonic strikes, and wondered how much stronger she had become since recovering.

• Miyuki, Honoka, and Shizuku worried about Erika and Kisara’s dangerous match, but Mahiro reassured them and went to watch.
• Erika used self-acceleration to attack Kisara, who read her movements and defeated her with Tendo-style Iaijutsu’s “No Shadow, No Trace.”
• Mari treated Erika’s bruised back, and Erika admitted she had sensed that Kisara had not used her full strength.
• Mahiro explained that Kisara’s technique, One Sword, Double Strike, concealed a second slash moving at supersonic speed.
• Mahiro said Kisara had performed the technique while suffering kidney failure and speculated that she might now be capable of three or four strikes.

Yotsuba Mahiro and Mayumi traveled to South Shield Island to rescue Watatsumi Kokoa, an enhanced human created for the Poseidon Plan to reproduce Meteor Stream. As they learned about the abused test subjects, Angelina Sirius led a USNA mission to destroy the institute, while its director planned to continue the experiment using a military satellite.

• Mayumi told Yotsuba Mahiro that a coded plea for help revealed that a naval base had restarted the Poseidon Plan, and Mahiro agreed to help rescue Kokoa.
• Angelina Sirius led a USNA force toward South Shield Island under cover of an exercise, intending to destroy the magical research institute.
• The institute’s director ordered the island sealed after a test subject escaped and planned to use the Seventh Black Death satellite to keep the experiment running.
• Mayumi, Mahiro, Miyuki, and the others found Watatsumi Kokoa, who identified herself as Poseidon Series Production Number 22 and asked for help.
• Kokoa explained that she and her eight sisters had been treated as components, while Tina and her sisters recognized her suffering and Pluto Rita looked to Mahiro pleadingly.

Mahiro and his companions prepared to rescue Kua and confront the people responsible for abusing children, while a military search party and the Stars’ assault complicated their plans. The group headed toward South Shield Island as Mahiro confronted Lina in the air, leaving their next move unresolved.

• Mahiro promised Tina and Kua he would help them, and Mayumi, Miyuki, Tina, Louise, and Rita joined his plan to punish the people who had hurt children.
• Two officers demanded to inspect Mayumi’s aircraft, but Mahiro killed them after Mayumi warned them not to force their way aboard.
• A Heavy Metal Burst explosion shook the area, and Mahiro realized Lina and the Stars were involved in the assault on South Shield Island.
• Lina attacked the base from the air to cover the infiltration, while Shiba Tatsuya entered the base amid the chaos.
• Mahiro decomposed Lina’s magic sequence, then appeared behind her and startled her.

Yotsuba Mahiro confronted Lina at the coast and revealed that Mayumi was inside the naval base, while his allies fought the infiltrators. After Miyuki froze a USNA submarine with strategic-class magic, Mahiro announced that he would arrest Lina on behalf of the Yotsuba Family.

• Mahiro told Lina that Mayumi was inside the base and that he had stopped Lina's attack because its radiation disrupted communications.
• Fei, Louise, and Tina monitored targets inside the base while Rita killed a wounded enemy magician.
• Tina killed her target with gunfire, prompting Rita to complain that she could not bring Mahiro proof of her work.
• Miyuki activated the strategic-class magic Ice Age and froze the surfaced USNA submarine in place.
• Mahiro told Lina that he planned to arrest her for entering Japan illegally and using strategic-class magic on its territory.

After settling Lina, Kua and the other children, and Erika into life in Arcadia, Yotsuba Mahiro said goodbye to Mayumi and departed for another world. He arrived in the Empire of Akame ga Kill, where the capital’s poverty and cruelty shocked him.

• Mayumi rescued the eight children besides Kua and Ms. Morinaga, while Mahiro sent the falling satellite back into space and brought Lina to Arcadia under supervision.
• Kua and the other children settled into Arcadia, where they taught magic, and Erika began teaching Chiba Style with Sayaka as her assistant.
• Miori Shiba pursued success for Shiba Heavy Industries, while Erika and Sayaka continued sparring with Kisara.
• Mayumi saw Mahiro off, asking him to return safely, and he promised he would come back alive.
• Mahiro arrived in the wilderness of the Empire, identified it as the world of Akame ga Kill, and used bandits’ memories to learn where he was.
• Mahiro entered a poor, filthy town after paying the soldiers at its gates and witnessed nobles abusing residents and starving people lying dead in the streets.

Yotsuba Mahiro encountered a starving, frightened girl who tried to rob him and learned that her name was Mine and that she was mixed-race. He left after eating the last piece of bread himself, leaving Mine alone in the alley, bewildered and asking her dead mother what she had done wrong.

• Yotsuba Mahiro found Mine trying to rob him with a small knife and knocked her to the ground.
• Yotsuba Mahiro asked if Mine was hungry and gave her most of his bread, which she ate in a secluded corner.
• Mine asked Mahiro for the remaining piece of bread, and he demanded her name in return.
• Mine remembered her name and confirmed she was mixed-race when Mahiro asked.
• Yotsuba Mahiro ate the last piece of bread and left, while Mine wondered what she had done wrong.

Mine broke down after Mahiro returned with fresh bread, then learned he wanted to hire her as his guide and personal maid. Though still afraid, she considered trusting him as he offered his hand.

• Mine cried in an alley until Mahiro returned with fresh bread and gave her a warm loaf.
• Mine ate the bread while crying, and Mahiro refused to give her more because she had been starving and might become ill from overeating.
• When Mahiro said they needed to discuss business, Mine panicked and begged him not to hurt her.
• Mahiro explained that he needed a guide and offered Mine five hundred gold coins, but she asked for just one coin.
• Mahiro offered Mine work as his personal maid and housekeeper, promised to teach her to cook, and held out his hand as she weighed whether to trust him.

Yotsuba Mahiro took Mine in as his maid and began training her during their journey from the Empire’s western border toward the Imperial Capital. After Mahiro killed a group of Danger Beasts, Mine overcame her fear enough to butcher one for food.

• Mahiro bought Mine clothes, brought her to an inn, and told her not to lower her head when people insulted her.
• Mine told Mahiro they were in a border town far from the Imperial Capital, and they left the next morning on foot.
• Mahiro explained that he intended to train Mine into an all-around maid and said they would hunt Danger Beasts along the way.
• Mahiro killed eight Class One Danger Beasts with his black knife, then gave Mine an enchanted dagger and ordered her to cut out edible meat.
• Mine fought her fear and cut meat from a Danger Beast for their journey.

After three months of training and living in the forest, Mine had become skilled at cooking, butchering, and survival under Mahiro’s guidance. Their dinner plans were interrupted when a swordsman demanded the giant python Mahiro had caught, and Mahiro showed his strength by killing it with a single kick.

• Mine burned her first piece of meat, ate the charred remains, and resolved to cook better.
• Mahiro trained Mine in the forest for three months, improving her cooking, butchering, and survival skills.
• Mine finished washing her clothes and asked Mahiro what they would eat for dinner, but a venomous giant python lunged at him.
• Mahiro dodged the python, pinned it down, and offered to make snake stew while Mine prepared to butcher it.
• A swordsman emerged and demanded the python because it had bitten his son, but Mahiro refused.
• Mahiro kicked the python into a boulder, killing it and surprising the swordsman with his strength.

Mahiro refused Gozuki’s offer to take Mine and beat him down, but Gozuki’s Murasame cut Mahiro’s hand and spread its fatal curse poison. The chapter left Mine terrified as Mahiro stared at the spreading markings.

• Mahiro had Mine butcher the venomous python while Gozuki introduced himself and his children, including Akame.
• Akame asked Mine for some meat, and Gozuki offered to overlook Mahiro taking his prey if Mahiro gave Mine to him.
• Mahiro beckoned Gozuki closer and slapped him, sending him flying across the gravel.
• Gozuki attacked with Murasame, but Mahiro caught the blade barehanded.
• Gozuki twisted the blade until it cut Mahiro’s palm, causing Murasame’s curse poison to spread up his arm as Mine begged him not to die.

Mahiro killed Gozuki after healing from Murasame’s curse and destroying the Imperial Arm, then continued with Mine toward the Imperial Capital. After reaching the city, he explored its bustling streets and worked out that the old Emperor was still alive and the young Emperor had not yet taken the throne.

• Mahiro’s Self-Repair Formula erased Murasame’s curse and healed his wound, and he caught Gozuki’s next attack before breaking the blade.
• Mahiro used Nihility to erase Gozuki, then left with Mine while the six children watched; Akame lamented that the meat had gone with them.
• Mahiro and Mine traveled to a nearby town, bought a carriage, and headed for the Imperial Capital.
• Mine excitedly spotted the Imperial Capital, and Mahiro teased her before leading her through the city.
• Mahiro examined recruitment posters and wanted notices and realized the old Emperor had not yet died and the young Emperor had not yet ascended the throne.

Mahiro and Mine spent the day exploring the Imperial Capital before Aria, a noble girl, invited them to her estate. After dinner, Mahiro hinted that Aria’s family was not as kind as they seemed, and approaching footsteps suggested Mine was about to find out why.

• Mahiro promised Mine he would someday take her to the prosperous place where he grew up, and they sealed the promise with a pinky swear.
• Aria approached Mahiro and Mine on the street, introduced herself, and invited them to her home for the night.
• Mahiro accepted Aria’s invitation, and Mine followed them to the noble family’s luxurious estate.
• After dinner, Mine asked Mahiro why he had been sarcastic about Aria’s kindness, but he pointed her toward the footsteps gathering outside their room.

Mahiro killed the noblewoman, Aria, and the others who threatened him and Mine, then took over their estate. He left Mine to settle in while he planned to seek an official position in the Empire and involve himself in the coming conflict.

• Mahiro pretended to sleep with Mine as the noblewoman, Aria, and their guards entered and revealed their plans to exploit them.
• Mahiro killed the guards who approached the bed, froze the noblewoman with Night Demon, and rejected Aria's pleas for mercy.
• Mahiro purged the estate, reducing its remaining residents and victims' corpses to dust, then made the property his home with Mine.
• Mahiro told Mine to inventory the estate and kill anyone who came looking for the former family, while she agreed to stay and grow stronger.
• Mahiro decided to seek an official position in the Empire, citing convenience and his hatred of the Revolutionary Army.

Mahiro used Count’s letter of recommendation and a chest of gold to secure a deputy head position in the Imperial Capital Guard Corps, though he had to complete army training first. After returning to the estate, he found Mine distracted while cleaning the floor and teased her about her reflection showing beneath her skirt.

• Mahiro presented Count’s letter of recommendation at the recruitment office and was brought before the head of the Imperial Capital Guard Corps.
• Mahiro claimed Count had chosen him as a future son-in-law and offered one hundred thousand gold coins for an official position.
• The department head tried to raise the price, but Mahiro threatened to take the money to the Imperial assassination unit and negotiated for the deputy head position.
• Mahiro agreed to serve briefly as a squad captain and complete mandatory army training before becoming deputy head.
• Mahiro returned to the estate and found Mine staring into space as she wiped the reflective floor, then teased her about her skirt’s reflection.

Yotsuba Mahiro left Mine in charge of his estate, repaired Murasame with Recomposition, and discovered his ring could summon people he knew. He reported for military training and found Esdeath waiting as his superior.

• Mahiro told Mine he would leave for a few days and made her responsible for managing the estate.
• That night, Mahiro repaired the broken Murasame with Recomposition and experienced the blade’s memories and curses.
• Mahiro discovered that his ring could summon people from worlds he had experienced, with three summons available for one month.
• The next day, Mahiro received his captain’s insignia and was escorted to a restricted military area to meet his training officer.
• Mahiro entered the training room and saw uniformed recruits suffering under a whip, while a girl sat at the front.

Yotsuba Mahiro met Esdeath when she took charge of training his new recruit group and brought them to the Empire’s interrogation room. After seeing Minister Honest there, Esdeath led the recruits away, while Honest considered using her strength to secure power in the Empire.

• Esdeath tested Yotsuba Mahiro with a whip, and he easily dodged her strike before she announced that she would train the recruits.
• Esdeath explained her harsh punishments and gave the group half an hour to rest before their first training session.
• Yotsuba Mahiro spoke with the other recruits and remembered Nyau’s name before following them to the interrogation room.
• The recruits found Esdeath directing a brutal boiling-water torture while Minister Honest watched and praised her.
• Nyau reported that all six recruits had arrived, and Esdeath led them out to begin training.
• Minister Honest watched Esdeath leave and considered how her strength could help him gain control over the court.

Esdeath trained her recruits by ordering them to fight a Class One Danger Beast barehanded, but Yotsuba Mahiro killed the Dragon Lion with one punch. After the recruits celebrated a meal and received leave, Mahiro returned to the military restricted zone to look around.

• Esdeath brought Nyau, Yotsuba Mahiro, and the other recruits to an arena and assigned them to hunt a Dragon Lion one at a time, barehanded, with a collar as a safety measure.
• The other recruits stepped back when Esdeath asked who would go first, leaving Yotsuba Mahiro to volunteer.
• Yotsuba Mahiro dodged Esdeath's attempt to put the collar on him and asked to eat the Danger Beast if he killed it.
• Yotsuba Mahiro leaped onto the Dragon Lion and killed it with a single punch, completing the assignment.
• Esdeath held a party with the Dragon Lion meat and gave the recruits leave after the meal.
• Yotsuba Mahiro returned to the military restricted zone to familiarize himself with the area, having abandoned the idea of pursuing a military career.

Yotsuba Mahiro met Dr. Stylish, a researcher assigned to the Imperial Capital Guard Corps, and used his ability to transform him into a woman after rejecting his advances. After seeing Dr. Stylish’s experiments and learning she was developing enhancement drugs for the Assassination Unit, Mahiro considered whether her work could help restore Maya Yotsuba’s body.

• Mahiro introduced himself to Dr. Stylish, then threw him into a wall when he leaned against him suggestively.
• Mahiro carried the unconscious Dr. Stylish to the infirmary, where he rejected her advances and scolded her for assuming he had done something to her.
• Mahiro used his ability to change Dr. Stylish’s sex and created a collection of toys for her to try.
• Mahiro examined Dr. Stylish’s failed experiments and thought her research might help restore Maya Yotsuba’s body.
• Dr. Stylish explained that she was making enhancement drugs on commission for the Assassination Unit and offered to show Mahiro her finished products.

After Mahiro earned Dr. Stylish’s interest, the head of the Assassination Corps asked her to finish a dangerous enhancement drug, and she planned to enlist Mahiro’s help. Meanwhile, Esdeath’s recruits faced a deadly lake-crossing exercise, which Mahiro began by leaping halfway across the water.

• Dr. Stylish invited Mahiro to observe her experiments, then the head of the Assassination Corps arrived seeking a body-enhancing drug for Gozuki’s replacement trainees.
• Dr. Stylish explained that her drug could kill its users within minutes and proposed body modification as an alternative, but the chief rejected its low success rate and granted her more time.
• Dr. Stylish decided Mahiro could help her solve the drug’s problems, though Mahiro remained unaware of her plan.
• Esdeath led her recruits to a lake filled with Dangerous Beasts and ordered them to swim across and back as training.
• Mahiro volunteered to go first and leaped more than halfway across the lake in a single jump.