Chapter Summaries

Ren defeated Azazel in their one-minute duel by breaking through his defenses with swordsmanship and blinding him with the Hundredfold Solar Fist. He earned the Flash Rider Kick skill, then rejoined Lavinia and the others to celebrate before they left.

• Azazel charged Ren, but Ren repeatedly vanished with Super Acceleration and forced him to defend against Unfading Lake Light.
• Ren unleashed a powerful sword attack that shattered Azazel’s Swords of Light, then told Lavinia to teleport the girls away.
• Ren blinded Azazel with the Hundredfold Solar Fist and used Super Acceleration to defeat him before the one-minute limit expired.
• The system awarded Ren the Flash Rider Kick skill after confirming his victory over Azazel.
• Lavinia brought the girls back, and Ren showed them photos of Azazel’s defeat before they left to celebrate.

Ren returned home after defeating Azazel, then traveled to the Khaos Brigade headquarters in Romania to visit Ophis. He taught her how to eat snacks and play games, and stayed when she asked him not to leave.

• Ren showed the Fallen Angels a photo of Azazel with a panda eye, reassuring them that he had defeated the Governor.
• Rias called Ren about the outskirts, then hung up after learning he had created a barrier there.
• Ren teleported to the Khaos Brigade headquarters and found Ophis eating a snack with its plastic wrapper.
• Ren taught Ophis to unwrap snacks, fed her dorayaki and other treats, and played games with her.
• Ophis grabbed Ren's sleeve when he tried to leave, so he stayed to keep her company.

Ren accompanied Xenovia and Irina Shidou to meet Gabriel, one of Heaven’s Four Great Seraphs, at the church. Gabriel thanked him for foiling Kokabiel’s scheme and recovering the holy swords, then summoned a sword wreathed in holy flames.

• Ren stayed awake through the night with Ophis until she fell asleep, then went to the church with Xenovia and Irina Shidou.
• Ren sensed hidden angel guards around the church and entered without knocking.
• Gabriel rose from prayer and greeted Ren, while Xenovia and Irina Shidou knelt before her.
• Gabriel thanked Ren for stopping Kokabiel and preventing another war between the factions.
• Gabriel drew a knight’s sword blazing with holy flames.

Ren accepted Ascalon from Gabriel and learned that God had died in the previous great war, while Heaven hoped to cooperate with him at the peace meeting of the three great factions. The next day, Ren prepared to attend the meeting with Lavinia, while Kuroka planned to see Koneko there and Katerea reviewed their plan with him.

• Gabriel gave Ren the holy sword Ascalon and privately told him that God had died in the previous great war.
• Gabriel explained that Heaven wanted the three great factions to cooperate again and was placing its hopes on Ren.
• Ren returned home without Xenovia and Irina Shidou, who stayed behind with Gabriel, and told Asia that Gabriel was a Seraph.
• Ren agreed to take Lavinia to the meeting and told Kuroka to get Koneko's permission before attending.
• On the day of the meeting, Katerea contacted Ren with her scales to review their plan.

Ren and Lavinia arrived at Kuoh Academy for the leaders’ meeting, where Ren’s claims about defeating Azazel drew attention and he recognized Grayfia among the Underworld officials. As the meeting began, Lavinia saw Vali again, leaving their reunion for later.

• Ren told Katerea that Vali was their mole and warned her that he might interfere with the plan.
• Ren and Lavinia traveled to Kuoh Academy, where Rias led them to a temporary lounge as the students nervously awaited the meeting.
• Ren distracted everyone in the lounge by watching short videos while Rias and the others endured the tense wait.
• Rias brought Ren and Lavinia into the conference room, where Gabriel welcomed Ren and Serafall reacted to his claim that Azazel was no match for him.
• Lavinia spotted Vali beside Azazel and chose to wait until after the meeting to speak with him.
• Ren recognized Grayfia among the Underworld officials, and Grayfia noticed him studying her.

Ren attended the three-faction conference, where the leaders discussed God’s death, the Fallen Angels’ intentions, and a possible peace treaty. He laughed at Azazel’s claim that the world would continue without God, then explained inwardly that God had died protecting everyone from the Beast of Revelation.

• Sirzechs introduced Rias and her peerage, and Michael thanked Ren for helping stop Kokabiel while Azazel acknowledged Kokabiel’s punishment.
• Sirzechs confirmed that God no longer existed, and Michael and Gabriel explained that Irina Shidou and Xenovia were recovering from the news.
• Ren watched a movie during the lengthy conference before Michael warned that the three factions risked ruin without cooperation.
• Azazel said the Fallen Angels wanted no war, defended his research into Sacred Gears, and proposed a peace treaty that Michael and Sirzechs accepted.
• Ren laughed at Azazel’s claim that the world could function without God and reflected that God had died sealing the Beast of Revelation to protect all factions.

A Khaos Brigade attack interrupted the peace conference, and Ren was suspected of helping the attackers before the others defended him. Creuserey and Katerea arrived to challenge the current Maou, and Katerea prepared to join forces with him as the fighting began.

• A time-stopping energy wave froze most people at Kuoh Academy, while hooded mages teleported in and attacked the new school building.
• Azazel suspected Ren was the insider who had helped the mages bypass the barriers, but Gabriel, Rias, and Sona Sitri defended him.
• Rias realized the attackers had used her servant Gasper to trigger the time stop and grew furious.
• Creuserey and Katerea appeared, and Creuserey announced that they planned to use Ophis's power to destroy the world and take control of a new one.
• Creuserey swallowed a strange black snake-like object and gained immense power, while Katerea confronted Serafall over the Leviathan throne.
• As Katerea proposed joining forces with Creuserey, a sudden attack struck him and sent him staggering back.

Katerea betrayed Creuserey and joined Sirzechs's side, while Ren intervened to defeat Creuserey after the Old Maou Faction's plan collapsed. Creuserey was left badly wounded and feared he would die as Ren continued attacking.

• Katerea struck Creuserey and declared that she could not support his and Shalba's ideas, prompting him to attack her with a barrage of magic.
• Ren teleported Lavinia to safety, and Katerea survived Creuserey's attack but suffered serious injuries; Ren received a mission to defeat Creuserey and protect her.
• Creuserey called on Vali to join him, and Vali revealed that he had temporarily allied with the Old Maou Faction, but he dodged Ren's Ultra Slash after Albion warned him.
• Ren's Ultra Slash sliced through Creuserey's palm, and Ren then overwhelmed him with rapid attacks that left him covered in deep wounds.
• Creuserey realized that Ren's attacks were too fast for his body to evade and began to lose his fighting spirit.

Ren defeated Creuserey and gained the Silver-Eyed Fiery Eyes skill, but Vali immediately challenged him and used Divine Dividing to weaken him. Ren restored his power with a Senzu Bean and struck Vali hard, yet Vali kept fighting out of jealousy over Lavinia.

• Ren severed Creuserey's limbs, ignored his plea for mercy, and killed him, completing the system mission and earning Silver-Eyed Fiery Eyes.
• Katerea criticized Sirzechs for his kindness, while Sirzechs expressed hope that they could coexist.
• Vali appeared in Balance Breaker and attacked Ren, whose instincts let him catch Vali's fist despite Vali's intense hostility.
• Vali used Divine Dividing to drain one-fifth of Ren's power and continued attacking as Ren retreated.
• Ren ate a Senzu Bean, restored his power, and kicked Vali into the ground, cracking his armor.
• Albion urged Vali to withdraw, but Vali continued fighting because Lavinia was watching and he resented Ren standing beside her.

Ren used the Cross of the Purple Flame Sacrificial Lord to overwhelm Vali, but Vali refused to surrender and began awakening the dangerous Juggernaut Drive. As Vali’s power rose, Ren prepared an ultimate move, prompting Azazel to warn everyone to close their eyes.

• Ren transformed with the Cross of the Purple Flame Sacrificial Lord and blocked Vali’s attacks before overpowering him in close combat.
• Ren hurled Vali into the ground, then attacked him with Ascalon and shattered his armor without ending the fight.
• Vali refused to surrender and asked Albion to witness his Juggernaut Drive, despite Albion warning that it could permanently harm him.
• Azazel, Michael, and the others sensed Albion’s power as Vali’s aura shook the barrier.
• Ren announced that he would use his ultimate move, and Azazel warned everyone to close their eyes before shielding himself with his wings.

Ren stopped Vali from completing his chant with a Rider Kick, then healed him and brought him to the conference room. Azazel explained that Vali’s trauma stemmed from his unusual familial attachment to Lavinia, whom he saw as a mother figure.

• Ren struck Vali into the barrier with a Rider Kick before he could finish his chant, knocking him unconscious and badly injuring him.
• Ren carried Vali to the conference room and used Bio-Brand Hand Sanitizer to heal his injuries.
• Lavinia asked why Vali had not awakened, and Ren joked that he had suffered psychological trauma from seeing Ren’s good looks.
• Azazel revealed that Vali’s feelings for Lavinia came from the care she had given him when he was younger.
• Azazel explained that Vali had described Lavinia as a woman qualified to become his mother.

Ren defeated the remaining witches and captured Walpurgis, who mistook him for a rising conspirator and offered to serve him. After securing her compliance with a curse, Ren found Gasper crying in a nearby room.

• After Creuserey died and Katerea betrayed the attackers, Ren defeated Walpurgis and the remaining witches.
• Walpurgis credited the Hero Faction with manipulating events and killing her master, then asked to join Ren's side.
• Walpurgis explained how she had joined Khaos Brigade after failing to recover her master's Longinus, and Ren planted qi in her body to ensure she would obey.
• Ren heard sobbing in the next room and found Gasper cowering and crying in a school uniform.

Ren pushed Gasper to face his fears, leading him to decide to learn how to fight and protect his friends. Meanwhile, Ren entered a conference room where Katerea demanded a return to Lilith and the right to run in the next Satan Leviathan election.

• Ren scolded Gasper for hiding and warned that his uncontrolled Sacred Gear could endanger Rias and their friends, prompting Gasper to resolve to change.
• Rias and the others arrived, and Gasper told them he wanted to learn how to fight; Rias proposed training together that weekend.
• Ren left Walpurgis behind and entered a conference room where Katerea presented her demands to the leaders of the three factions.
• Michael and Gabriel stayed silent as Azazel urged Sirzechs to accept Katerea's demands and let her return to Lilith.

Katerea failed to secure a return to the Underworld’s center of power, so she asked the government to recognize a new nation on the border and received two weeks for an answer. After she left, Ren and the others discussed Vali’s custody, and Ren revealed that Vali was already awake.

• Grayfia rejected Katerea’s request to return to the center of power, while offering to welcome her back as a noble living outside the government.
• Katerea proposed establishing a nation on the Underworld’s border and demanded that the government recognize it; Sirzechs asked for two weeks to decide, and Katerea agreed.
• Katerea invited Ren to join her as prime minister before teleporting away.
• Ren noticed the leaders watching him and wondered when Grayfia had become a government executive officer, then agreed to let Lavinia question Vali later.
• Azazel said Vali could not simply be taken away because he was implicated in the attack and had to face proper procedures.
• Ren told the others that Vali had already woken up and was only pretending to be unconscious.

Lavinia used Vali’s old notebooks to wake him and make him apologize to the Three Great Powers and Ren, then explained that Ren was her partner. Vali was devastated by the revelation, and Ren told him to call him Dad and accept being his little brother.

• Lavinia revealed Vali’s old Heart Book and Spell Book, embarrassing him until he woke and asked her to stop.
• Vali agreed to apologize and let Lavinia pat his head in exchange for getting his notebooks back.
• Vali asked about Ren’s relationship with Lavinia, and she admitted Ren was not her little brother and blushed as she struggled to explain.
• Ren declared that Lavinia was his woman, leaving Vali shocked and heartbroken.
• Ren told Vali to call him Dad while Ren called Vali his little brother, prompting Lavinia and Serafall to laugh.

After the confrontation at Kuoh Academy, Ren brought the exhausted Lavinia home and introduced Walpurgis as the Fallen Angels’ new subordinate. The next morning, Ren and Lavinia stayed in bed together while the others prepared lunch, and the household carried on with no public news of the supernatural battle.

• Vali chose not to challenge Ren because he could not win and had promised Lavinia not to make more mistakes.
• Ren carried the sleepy Lavinia from the conference room, met Walpurgis outside, and returned home with her.
• Ren told the household that Walpurgis would become their subordinate, and Raynare learned Azazel had not raised the Fallen Angels’ actions at the meeting.
• After resting, Ren woke beside Lavinia and remained with her until noon while the others prepared food downstairs.
• Ren showered after Kuroka complained about the smell on him, then watched midday news that said nothing about the previous night’s supernatural events.

After Lavinia and Ren became closer, Ren visited Katerea and learned that Shalba had withdrawn his forces, leaving her wary of his intentions. In the peaceful days that followed, Ren advised Katerea on building her faction while household and political demands kept growing.

• Lavinia joined Ren after recovering, while Kuroka teased him and pressed Lavinia for details about their relationship.
• Ren teleported to Katerea’s territory after her token warmed and heard that Shalba had withdrawn his troops before she could confront him.
• Relations between the three major factions improved, but visitors to Kuoh Academy kept Rias and her peerage busy maintaining order.
• Asia enrolled at Kuoh Academy and moved into Ren’s house with Koneko, while Kuroka eagerly tried to share a room with her sister and was rejected.
• Katerea complained that Ren left her to manage her faction, so Ren advised her to expand her human-world businesses and recruit through gacha games and Evil Pieces.
• Ren continued visiting Khaos Brigade headquarters to feed Ophis, play games with her, and build her affection for him.

Rias asked Ren to train her after recognizing that her strength had stagnated, and he gave her a vague instruction to follow her heart. Ren then set a concrete test: destroy a mountain with one strike, leaving Rias beginning her training after her first attempt fell short.

• Rias watched Akeno and Koneko train and realized their strength had grown dramatically under Ren's guidance.
• Rias admitted she had trained in the wrong direction and asked Ren to give her special training.
• Ren told Rias to follow her heart to control the Power of Destruction, but she remained confused.
• Ren challenged Rias to destroy a mountain with one strike and suggested she imagine it was her fiancé, Riser.
• Rias attacked the mountain with the Power of Destruction, melting just over half of it before using most of her magical power.

Ren trained Rias and Gasper, helping Rias improve while using a frightening live-fire exercise to push Gasper into running. During the group’s break, Rias described Grayfia’s role and denied that Grayfia and Sirzechs had been romantically involved, and the day’s training ended at sunset.

• Rias repeated her Power of Destruction practice and showed a slight improvement, while Ren reflected on her potential.
• Gasper asked Ren for special training, and Ren pointed a Desert Eagle at him and ordered him to run while Ren fired at the ground nearby.
• Rias questioned the danger of Ren’s method, but accepted his explanation that Gasper’s protected upbringing held him back and that the training could help him grow stronger.
• Ren asked Rias about Grayfia Lucifuge, and Rias explained Grayfia’s administrative role and said rumors of a romance with Sirzechs had been denied.
• Asia and Lavinia helped arrange lunch, the group ate and resumed training, and Ren ended the session near sunset.

Ren learned that Rias planned an official Rating Game against Riser, then accepted a quest to help Katerea establish her nation by finding and killing Shalba Beelzebub. The chapter left Ren preparing to stop Shalba from sabotaging Katerea’s plans.

• Rias offered to expand the interior of Ren’s property, and Ren accepted.
• Kuroka played games instead of doing chores, while Koneko warned Ren that Rias had arranged a Rating Game against her fiancé, Riser.
• Ren learned that Gasper could briefly stop time and agreed to watch Rias’s match.
• Ren teleported to Katerea’s territory after her token grew hot, and Katerea told him the current government had agreed to her request to establish a nation.
• Ren warned Katerea that Shalba Beelzebub might sabotage her plans, then accepted a quest to find and kill him.