Chapter Summaries

Ren stopped the Fourth Progenitor from absorbing the other vessels and brought the girls and spoils home after the battle. At the ruined site, Nangong Nayue confronted a braided girl about the security forces standing down, and the girl defended the decision as necessary for maintaining order.

• Ren received the mission rewards, including the Steel Protection Authority and increased Affinity with Liana Karyana and Veldiana.
• Aurora reclaimed her identity as the Fourth Progenitor and ordered the six Flame Mist Night Vessels to return to her body.
• The Fourth Progenitor tried to attack the six vessels, but Ren commanded her to sit and stopped her.
• Ren forbade the Fourth Progenitor from absorbing any of the remaining vessels, and the girls looked at him with puzzled gratitude.
• Ren took the girls and the spoils home as Special Zone Guard members arrived to treat the injured and cordon off the ruined area.
• Nangong Nayue questioned a braided girl about Itogami Island's security forces standing down, and the girl said the decision was meant to preserve order.

Nangong Nayue confronted Kankō Eiyō over the authorities’ attempts to control Ren, while the Lion King Organization and the Artificial Island Management Corporation considered using Vattler and an ancient weapon against him. Ren brought six more girls to Nayue’s crowded home, then produced a large stash of gold to pay for a neighboring apartment, whereupon Veldiana offered him six hundred billion dollars for the status of his concubine.

• Kankō Eiyō defended the authorities’ actions, and Nangong Nayue warned her not to involve Yase Kanon, Nagisa Akatsuki, or her other students in their plans.
• The authorities suspected Ren’s purple armor was connected to the Church, considered using Sekkarou against him, and planned to use Dimitrie Vattler and the ancient weapon aboard the Grave of the Deep Ocean to test him.
• Ren returned to Nangong Nayue’s home with six new girls, and Nangong Nayue objected that there was no room for them.
• Ren offered to buy the apartment next door and produced a large pile of gold to pay for it.
• Ren regretted not taking Zaharias’s bank card and PIN after Veldiana estimated his fortune at sixty billion U.S. dollars.
• Veldiana offered Ren six hundred billion dollars in exchange for becoming his concubine.

Ren refused to let the six conscious vessels merge with the Fourth Primogenitor before they chose that fate for themselves, and he waited for two more vessels to arrive so the Night Empire could be founded. The next morning, Nagisa and Kanon discussed strange news before leaving for school, while a cargo ship accident prompted Nagisa to suspect a conspiracy.

• Ren told the six vessels they could choose whether to remain in the world or return to the Fourth Primogenitor, and none volunteered to merge.
• Jada estimated the remaining two vessels would arrive within two or three days, and Ren arranged dormitory rooms for the Night Counts.
• Ren secretly entered Jada's room and subjected her to another round of Super Acceleration.
• The next morning, Nagisa and Kanon watched news about a vampire outbreak being contained and its victims suffering memory loss.
• Nagisa suspected a conspiracy behind delays and accidents involving cargo ships, but Ren dismissed the concern, and the girls left after asking if they could go shopping.

Ren encountered Aiba Asagi crying in a park and offered to cure her mother’s illness in exchange for her cooperation. Asagi accepted, while Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka, assigned to monitor Ren, followed them and suspected him of being a scammer.

• Nagisa Akatsuki and Yase Kanon left to teach Aurora and the others, while Ren sent Liana and Virthiana to help them.
• Ren went out alone and noticed Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka tailing him.
• Ren found Aiba Asagi crying in a park and learned that she was Cain’s Priestess and that her mother was critically ill.
• Ren promised to cure Asagi’s mother in exchange for one life, and Asagi agreed, triggering a treatment mission.
• Yukina and Sayaka watched Ren leave with Asagi and suspected that he was exploiting a patient’s family member.

Ren cured Fuka Aiba’s late-stage cancer with medicine made by a strange device, earning Aiba Asagi’s gratitude and fulfilling his mission. He left the hospital while Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka learned that their supposed dangerous target had saved the mother and daughter.

• Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka followed Ren into Itogami City General Hospital to investigate him.
• Ren used the Universal Pharmaceutical Machine to make medicine and gave it to Fuka Aiba, whose health quickly recovered.
• Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka entered the ward ready to confront Ren, then realized Aiba Asagi and her mother were not being harmed.
• Aiba Asagi thanked Ren for saving her mother and agreed to help him when he called on her later.
• Doctors confirmed that Fuka Aiba’s cancer had disappeared, and Ren left the hospital.

Ren accepted Kirasaka Sayaka and Himeragi Yukina as government-appointed monitors and bodyguards, then wandered around Itogami Island while teasing them. A distant gunshot prompted Sayaka to investigate as Yukina stayed with Ren, while a petite girl with animal ears was shown on a skyscraper rooftop.

• Kirasaka Sayaka told Ren that the government would classify him as a special demon and assign her and Himeragi Yukina to monitor and protect him.
• Ren joked that the girls should also attend to his daily needs and warm his bed, then patted their shoulders; Sayaka was surprised that the touch did not trigger her androphobia.
• Ren received an Honest Red Bean Bun from the system and stored it in his inventory.
• Ren wandered around Itogami City, tossing extra drinks and snacks to Sayaka and Yukina until they grew exhausted and irritated.
• Sayaka and Yukina heard a distant gunshot; Yukina stayed to guard Ren while Sayaka went to investigate.
• On a skyscraper rooftop, a petite girl with animal ears stood in a white shirt and suspender skirt.

Ren received a mission from Nangong Nayue to investigate The Fall of the Abyss, which was suspected of using a Bagua formation to threaten Itogami Island. Meanwhile, Aiba Asagi decoded a mysterious message about Nalakuvera, and a girl returned to the terrorist group’s hideout.

• A beast-eared sniper assassinated an Artificial Island Management Corporation council member, then escaped Kirasaka Sayaka after Sayaka pursued her.
• Nangong Nayue told Ren that The Fall of the Abyss had destroyed the Warlus Demon Sanctuary six years earlier and assigned him to investigate the group’s plot against Itogami Island.
• Ren followed the mission’s navigation to a temporary base in an abandoned building.
• Aiba Asagi received an unknown message asking her to decode an image, cracked its strange symbols, and found the word “Nalakuvera.”
• A girl rode an old gasoline-powered motorcycle to an abandoned apartment building and greeted the people inside.

Ren found Di Shanpo, whom he called Number Ten, at Abyssal Trap’s hideout and confronted her. When her companions attacked him, he effortlessly stopped their weapons, leaving the group defeated and Di Shanpo facing him.

• Di Shanpo returned to Abyssal Trap with snacks and discussed the plan with Loki, Kali, and Lan, while revealing her fear of losing her companions after the Feast of the Crimson.
• Ren appeared in the room and identified Di Shanpo as Number Ten.
• Loki attacked Ren with flames, while Kali pulled Di Shanpo away and fired an anti-materiel rifle at him.
• Ren stopped Kali’s bullet with one finger, and a burst of wind ended the fight almost immediately.

Ren captured Di Shanpo and the other members of The Fall of the Abyss, then tracked down Chiga Taketo and completed the mission, earning an item that granted ten seconds of invincibility. After Number Six arrived, Ren delayed confronting Vattler so he could pursue more missions and gather World Anchor Fragments before completing the main quest.

• Di Shanpo summoned her Familiar, but Ren cut it and the abandoned building in two, defeated her, and took her and her unconscious companions away.
• Nangong Nayue recognized the captives as Blood Brides of the Fourth Primogenitor and took Di Shanpo into custody while Ren left to find the final target.
• Ren found Chiga Taketo adjusting the Eight Trigrams formation, knocked him unconscious, and received the Super Star reward for completing the mission.
• Di Shanpo learned that Ren had subdued the Fourth Primogenitor and defeated the Third Primogenitor, then explained that Number Six had separated from her after leaving Chaos Zone.
• Number Six later appeared at Nangong Nayue's home, and Ren chose to seek more missions before pursuing the three remaining Blood Brides in Vattler's hands.

Ren accepted Nangong Nayue’s request to break the curse binding her to the Prison Barrier, and she explained the dangers and asked him to spare the Special Zone Guard. As the Prison Barrier began manifesting over the northern sea of Itogami Island, the island’s alarms sounded.

• Ren and the Chaos Empress played a fighting game, and she later lost to him on another battlefield.
• Several days after The Fall of the Abyss, Di Shanpo’s companions remained imprisoned while she considered thanking Ren.
• Nangong Nayue accepted Ren’s offer to help free her from the Prison Barrier and asked why he would help her.
• Ren received the Prison Barrier quest, and Nangong Nayue explained that its manifestation would release dozens of dangerous criminals and leave her vulnerable to her demon guardian.
• Nangong Nayue asked Ren to show mercy to the Special Zone Guard, then vanished as the Prison Barrier’s magical manifestation shook Itogami Island and triggered alarms.

Ren took Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka to the Prison Barrier after it appeared off Itogami Island. There they found Nangong Nayue’s true body, and she awakened after years in a dreamlike state.

• A magical storm brought the Prison Barrier into reality, creating an island and triggering Itogami Island’s alarms.
• Ren denied causing the disturbance, then invited Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka to accompany him to the Prison Barrier.
• Ren flew with the two girls to the cathedral, broke through its barriers, and opened its doors.
• Inside, they found Nangong Nayue’s true body seated in a chair, confusing Yukina and Sayaka because they believed she lived with Ren.
• Nangong Nayue woke and spoke with Ren, then tried to stand but staggered after nearly ten years without moving her body.

After Nangong Nayue awakened, her dream sanctuary collapsed and the Prison Barrier emerged with six dangerous criminals standing free. Himeragi Yukina and Sayaka Kirasaka faced them while Ren agreed to leave the fight to the girls and carried Nangong Nayue away.

• Nangong Nayue explained the burden imposed on her and the Lion King Organization, then the sanctuary began to collapse as her dream ended.
• Ren and the others escaped the ruins and watched the Prison Barrier emerge, with six criminals gathered atop its walls.
• Himeragi Yukina and Sayaka Kirasaka took positions in front of Ren and prepared to fight the escaped criminals.
• Shutora attacked Yukina with his Raging Storm Shatter Axe, but she blocked the gale with Sekkarou, and Ren laughed at the move's name.
• Yukina and Sayaka urged Ren to take Nangong Nayue and leave, and Ren agreed before scooping Nangong Nayue into his arms.

Ren carried Nangong Nayue while Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka fought the escaped criminals pursuing them. When a dragon slayer attacked Ren, Ren stopped his greatsword barehanded, leaving the other criminals stunned.

• Himeragi Yukina blocked Shutora’s attack on Ren and Nangong Nayue with Sekkarou.
• Kirasaka Sayaka fought Shutora, using Koukarin to defend against his invisible slashes and revealing that he was a member of the Heavenly Tribe.
• Himeragi Yukina defeated a fire attack from the Middle Eastern summoner with Sekkarou, while Genshin Meiga held back and the other criminals searched for Ren.
• Genshin Meiga, the female vampire, and the gentleman in the top hat found Ren and Nangong Nayue and let the dragon slayer attack first.
• The dragon slayer leapt at Ren with his greatsword, but Ren caught the blade between his fingers without moving.

Ren effortlessly defeated the Dragon Slayer and subdued the remaining Prison Barrier criminals, then checked on Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka. As a golden mechanical arm reached out of a spatial rift to seize Nangong Nayue, she realized her former demonic guardian had come to claim her life and soul for breaking their contract.

• Ren caught the Dragon Slayer's sword, then knocked him into the ground and defeated him.
• Ren warned the escaped criminals to return to prison, and Kiriyu Raku let the containment mechanism take her back.
• Ren used Super Acceleration to knock out the four criminals who remained.
• Ren gave Himeragi Yukina and Kirasaka Sayaka bottles of hand sanitizer and checked whether they were hurt.
• A golden mechanical arm emerged from a spatial rift and reached for Nangong Nayue, who recognized it as her former guardian coming to collect her life and soul.

Ren defeated Nangong Nayue’s guardian, the King of the Ring, after it attacked her for violating her contract. The Golden King Eldritch then appeared to claim Nangong Nayue’s soul, but Ren intervened, and Eldritch suddenly screamed in pain.

• The King of the Ring emerged and attacked Nangong Nayue, but Ren threw Excalibur through its golden hand and pinned it down.
• The King of the Ring targeted Ren with the Chains of Commandment and spatial magic, but Ren tore free and struck its chest with Excalibur, sending it into the sea.
• After Himeragi Yukina wondered whether the fight was over, a smaller golden figure approached, and Nangong Nayue identified it as the demon who had contracted with her.
• Golden King Eldritch used its scepter to pull at Nangong Nayue’s soul, but Ren moved her behind him and broke the spell’s line of attack.
• Golden King Eldritch prepared to demonstrate its power, then suddenly screamed as agonizing pain swept over it.

Ren fought the Golden King to find a way to free Nangong Nayue from her contract without stripping her of her abilities. After overpowering the demon, Ren approached him with a threat of further purification.

• Ren explained that he had spared the Golden King because killing him would leave Nangong Nayue without the abilities granted by their contract.
• The Golden King transformed into a monstrous, nearly five-meter-tall form and attacked Ren, but Ren blocked his energy beam and countered with the holy sword.
• The Artificial Island Management Corporation monitored the battle but held back from intervening because conventional forces would be useless and the political risks were high.
• Ren dodged the Golden King's frenzied claws, struck him into the sea, and relentlessly kicked and slammed him until he returned to his original form.
• Ren approached the battered Golden King and offered a purification package as purple flames and interlocking armor surrounded him.

Ren captured the Golden King and encountered Aya Tokoyogi after the Prison Barrier appeared. Aya offered to help remove Nangong Nayue’s shackles, but Ren was warned not to trust her.

• Ren used violet flames to weaken the Golden King, captured him with a Master Ball, and promised to have him revise Nangong Nayue’s contract after he recovered.
• Ren noticed Aya Tokoyogi hiding near the Prison Barrier, and she emerged and introduced herself as one of its prisoners.
• Aya explained that she had watched Ren defeat the Dragon Slayer clan, frighten Kiriyu Raku away, and overcome the Golden King.
• Ren reassured Aya that he would not harm her and explained that the Prison Barrier had appeared as Nangong Nayue awakened from her dream.
• Aya offered to regain the power of the Book of Dark Oaths and use it to free witches from their shackles, but someone warned Ren not to trust her.

Ren stopped Aya Tokoyogi from pursuing her plan to erase supernatural powers and brought her back to Nangong Nayue’s home instead of returning her to prison. There, Aya defended her belief that the world was wrong to grant overwhelming power to vampire Progenitors, while Himeragi Yukina questioned whether supernatural abilities should exist at all.

• Nangong Nayue confronted Aya Tokoyogi about their past, and Aya explained that she wanted to use the Book of Dark Oaths to nullify magic and free witches from demonic contracts.
• Ren challenged Aya’s plan, arguing that erasing magic would destabilize the world and cause greater suffering, and Aya reluctantly agreed to abandon the immediate confrontation.
• Ren offered Aya a chance to turn over a new leaf rather than sending her back to the Prison Barrier.
• Aya used spatial teleportation magic to take Ren, Nangong Nayue, Himeragi Yukina, and Kirasaka Sayaka to Nangong Nayue’s home.
• Aya argued that vampire Progenitors held an unjust level of power, and Himeragi Yukina replied that supernatural powers existed whether or not they were wrong.

Ren challenged Aya Tokoyogi’s beliefs about the world, then helped Nangong Nayue recover her power by having the Golden King alter her contract. The Prison Barrier disappeared, but the Artificial Management Corporation and Lion King Organization remained concerned about Aya and the consequences of the incident.

• Aya Tokoyogi questioned whether the world was real, and Ren claimed that an author in a higher dimension had created it, leaving her distraught.
• Ren knocked Aya unconscious to calm her, and she later woke in a more settled state before reconnecting with Nangong Nayue.
• Ren summoned the Golden King, who replaced Nayue’s contract and restored her power; Ren then joked that she was his mount.
• Aya asked Nayue to introduce her to Ren, while Nayue denied that she had made any kind of deal with him.
• Nayue’s restored power caused the Prison Barrier over the sea to disappear, drawing continued attention from the Artificial Management Corporation and the Lion King Organization.

After the Artificial Island Management Corporation discussed Ren’s growing influence and the Lion King Organization’s inability to restrain him, Motoki Yaze backed a plan to use a god-slaying weapon against him. The next day, Ren met with a group of girls at a café, where Aya Tokoyogi considered bringing her daughter to join them.

• At an emergency meeting, Motoki Yaze heard Kankō Eiyō defend the Lion King Organization’s policy of appeasing Ren and ask the directors for patience.
• Motoki Yaze told the directors that Duke Dimitrie would likely act soon and that a god-slaying weapon aboard his cruise ship might be used against Ren.
• After the meeting, Kankō Eiyō recognized the directors’ intentions but left the investigation to someone else because she lacked evidence.
• The next day, Ren sat with several girls at an Itogami Island café while Nangong Nayue returned to her security force duties.
• Aya Tokoyogi observed the group and decided she might bring her daughter over now that she had left the Prison Barrier.
• Di Shanpo and Nagisa Akatsuki praised the café’s ice cream as they ate.