Chapter Summaries

Hane returned to the Empire with the girls and showed them their new world, reassuring them that he would not abandon them. Kaguya ate a God Tree Fruit, awakened the Jōgan, and returned home with Hane, who looked forward to seeing Izumi.

• Hane flew the girls around the Empire on the God Tree, showing them its seas, islands, magical species, and floating layers.
• The girls feared Hane planned to send them away, so he promised they could stay with him or explore the world and rely on the Empire for support.
• Hane settled the girls near the Imperial Palace and reunited with Kaguya, who complained that he had left her behind.
• Kaguya ate the God Tree Fruit and awakened powerful Chakra and the Jōgan, then celebrated her newfound strength.
• Hane teased Kaguya about her combat power and threatened to spank her before taking her home and thinking of Izumi.

As the Gastrea world collapsed, Hiruko Kagetane and Kohina were taken to the Empire, along with the surviving Zodiac. Hane welcomed the seven girls to Witch Academy, but they asked to stay with him, and he agreed to care for them while they studied.

• The last human settlement fell, and rumors that Cursed Children could escape the dying world led desperate survivors to curry favor with them, but the Witch Bracelets rejected impure intentions.
• Seven pillars of light carried the surviving Zodiac away as their monstrous bodies became girls, and Hiruko Kagetane discarded his mask before leaving with Kohina.
• The old world shattered in a cataclysm, and Hiruko Kagetane and Kohina arrived on a peaceful island at the Imperial school.
• Scorpio recognized Hane and embraced him, and the other six Zodiac girls followed, while Hiruko Kagetane and Kohina sensed Hane's overwhelming power.
• Scorpio asked to stay with Hane, who agreed on the condition that the seven girls study, and Kayo arranged for attendants to help them wash and change.

Hane entered the world of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World after tracing a mysterious blood drop, where he met Subaru Natsuki during a Time Reversal. He revealed that Subaru’s former world had been destroyed and showed him its history, leaving Subaru furious over the suffering of the Cursed Children.

• Hane examined the blood drop, sensed a powerful World Will within it, and decided to enter its world to seek a breakthrough.
• Hane used his Eye of Truth to reach a bustling street, where Subaru Natsuki appeared after dying and triggering Time Reversal.
• Subaru approached Hane, learned that he was from another world, and eagerly asked him to take him home.
• Hane told Subaru that his former world had been destroyed, then explained that Subaru’s arrival had played a part in the changes there.
• Hane showed Subaru visions of monsters attacking humanity and the Cursed Children’s suffering, and Subaru condemned those who had mistreated them.

Hane examined the world’s divided Authorities and decided to hide his power while seeking to merge with the world. He accepted Subaru Natsuki as his third disciple, then accompanied him toward the hideout where Subaru hoped to save a girl, insisting that Subaru rely on himself and grow stronger.

• Hane recognized the witches as agents of the fragmented World Will and resolved to appear harmless while quietly absorbing the world’s origin.
• Hane asked Subaru to become his disciple, and Subaru immediately knelt and accepted; Hane called him his third disciple and introduced him to the Iron Fist of Love.
• Subaru asked Hane to help save a girl before nightfall, but Hane said he could only make Subaru stronger and that Subaru had to handle the world’s events himself.
• Subaru led Hane through events from his repeated timeline and shouted for help when three thugs confronted them in an alley.
• Reinhard arrived and frightened the thugs away, while Subaru took credit for his cleverness and lost his chance to practice fighting under Hane’s instruction.

Subaru and Hane met Reinhard, who warned them about the chaos in the East Pole Kingdom before leaving. Subaru then found the thief who stole Emilia's insignia, and Hane lent him power to subdue her; Subaru began trying to negotiate.

• Subaru thanked Reinhard for rescuing him and introduced himself and Hane, but declined his offer of help with their next problem.
• Reinhard left after noticing Hane's mysterious presence and questioning Subaru's account of where they came from.
• Hane told Subaru that Reinhard was exceptionally powerful but burdened by others' expectations, then assured Subaru that the children were safe in another world.
• Hane encouraged Subaru by saying his training could make him as impressive as Reinhard, and Subaru followed him into the slums to find the thief who stole Emilia's insignia.
• A girl attacked Subaru with a kitchen knife, so Hane lent him power that let him dodge her blows and grab her by the collar.
• The girl stopped fighting when Subaru said they had come to make a deal.

Subaru Natsuki tested the Sharingan Hane awakened in him, then accompanied Felt to have his phone appraised as payment for her insignia. Emilia arrived to reclaim the insignia, but a mysterious woman appeared and threatened to kill everyone.

• Subaru Natsuki used his phone to offer Felt a trade for her insignia, and she agreed to have Grandpa Rom appraise it.
• Hane explained that Subaru Natsuki had awakened the Sharingan, but using it drained his strength after only a few seconds.
• Felt brought Subaru Natsuki and Hane to Grandpa Rom, who valued the phone at twenty Holy Gold Coins.
• Felt refused to trade the insignia immediately, hoping to get a better offer, while Subaru Natsuki warned that she might be in danger.
• Emilia arrived and demanded that Felt return her insignia, then accused Subaru Natsuki and Felt of working together.
• A voluptuous woman entered and threatened to kill everyone in the room.

Subaru fought the woman attacking Emilia, Felt, and Rom, using his Sharingan to see her strikes despite his ordinary body. He continued defending against her as his wounds mounted, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Puck and Emilia attacked the woman with ice, but Puck exhausted his strength and vanished after telling Emilia to use his original power if she was in danger.
• Subaru overcame his fear of being killed again and stepped in to protect Emilia, while telling Felt and Rom to escape and find help.
• Subaru deflected the woman's knives aimed at Felt and Rom, then confronted her with his club.
• The woman wounded Subaru despite his Sharingan letting him see her attacks, and Hane warned him that his body could not keep pace with his eyes.
• Subaru adjusted his fighting style and cautiously blocked the woman's attacks, continuing to fight as he was covered in wounds.

Hane took control of Subaru Natsuki’s body and killed the Bowel Hunter after she had nearly overwhelmed him. Subaru Natsuki recoiled from his first kill, then learned the assassin’s identity and reunited with Emilia, who began healing him.

• The Bowel Hunter increased her speed and attacked Subaru Natsuki’s head, prompting him to call on Hane for help.
• Hane took over Subaru Natsuki’s body, evaded the Bowel Hunter’s attacks, and killed her by crushing her neck.
• Hane taught Subaru Natsuki to avoid wasted movements and seize openings, then left his body.
• Subaru Natsuki saw the dead woman, retreated, and retched after realizing he had killed someone for the first time.
• Harut arrived with two others and identified the dead woman as the notorious assassin known as the Bowel Hunter.
• Emilia checked on Subaru Natsuki and began healing him, while he expressed relief that she was alive.

After Emilia healed Subaru Natsuki, she invited him and Hane to stay in the Border Count's Territory. Harut took Felt away after revealing her ties to the Imperial House, while Hane secretly began drawing power from the Witch of Envy hidden within Emilia.

• Emilia healed Subaru Natsuki, and Hane asked her to help them find somewhere to stay; Emilia invited them to the Border Count's Territory.
• Harut recognized a mark on Felt, knocked her and Rom unconscious, and left with Felt after Emilia explained her ties to the Imperial House.
• Emilia told Subaru Natsuki that she was a candidate for the throne, and Subaru was impressed by her status.
• Hane sensed the Witch of Envy's soul inside Emilia and secretly began drawing on its source power to protect Subaru.

Hane, Subaru Natsuki, and Emilia arrived at Roswaal's manor, where Roswaal welcomed Emilia's rescuers and questioned Hane about his mysterious origins. Hane arranged for Subaru Natsuki to become Emilia's guard, and the group settled in for the night.

• Roswaal and the twin maids greeted Emilia, Hane, and Subaru Natsuki at the manor, and Emilia introduced Hane and Subaru Natsuki as the people who had saved her.
• Subaru Natsuki mocked Roswaal's outfit under his breath, but Roswaal heard him and teased him about it.
• Roswaal questioned Hane about being Subaru Natsuki's master and his place in fate, while Hane advised Roswaal not to pursue fate too closely.
• At dinner, Hane asked Roswaal to hire Subaru Natsuki as Emilia's guard, and Emilia agreed that Subaru Natsuki was capable.
• Rem showed Hane and Subaru Natsuki to neighboring rooms after the meal.

Hane began Subaru Natsuki’s first day of training with a punishing run and whip drills, pushing him to endure exhaustion and fear. Emilia and the others watched as Subaru continued training without visible injury, while Puck suspected Hane used a special technique.

• Hane woke Subaru Natsuki at dawn and ordered him to run ten laps around the manor.
• Subaru Natsuki struggled through the laps, but Hane spurred him onward by warning that Emilia might end up with another man.
• After Subaru collapsed, Hane revived him with a pill and explained that the next exercise would teach him to take blows.
• Subaru Natsuki agreed to continue, and Hane had Rem and Ram tie him to a stake before whipping him.
• Emilia tried to intervene, but Puck pointed out that Hane’s whip left no marks and suggested the beating was a special kind of training.

Hane trained Subaru Natsuki with painful methods that rapidly strengthened his body, then revealed Subaru had learned the basics of Iron Body. Subaru began another demanding training session, while Ram grew suspicious of Hane’s abilities.

• Hane ended Subaru Natsuki’s painful training and told him it had advanced his Iron Body and kicking skills by years.
• Emilia checked on Subaru, who vowed to gain strength to protect her, and Hane warned him that her troubles would require even harsher training.
• The next morning, Subaru discovered his body had become much stronger and his skin could stop a knife.
• Hane explained Iron Body and the Six Powers, then began Subaru’s next training session with fifty laps before chakra practice.
• Ram watched Subaru’s improved endurance and became determined to learn more about Hane, while Hane sensed her attention and other observers.

Hane taught Subaru the Chakra Refinement Method, helping him create chakra from his body’s energy and explaining that he would need to discover his chakra attributes before learning to use it. Puck questioned the unfamiliar power, and Hane’s explanation of the world’s underlying forces left the spirit stunned.

• Hane had Subaru sit cross-legged and guided him through combining his mental and cellular energy to refine chakra.
• Subaru lost focus when he first sensed chakra forming, but Hane scolded him and he concentrated until he produced as much as he could that day.
• Emilia and Puck sensed that Subaru’s new energy came from his body rather than the world’s Mana, astonishing Puck.
• Hane told Subaru that chakra had five attributes and that they needed to identify his before choosing how he should train.
• Puck asked why chakra’s attributes matched those of magic, and Hane explained that different energies shared fundamental roots.
• Puck felt Hane’s words reveal a glimpse of the world’s truth, but returned to his senses and chose not to leave Emilia.

Hane tested Subaru Natsuki’s Chakra affinities and taught him how to use his Sharingan and the Shadow Clone Technique. Subaru Natsuki then copied several powerful Ninjutsu techniques, leaving Emilia and Puck amazed at how quickly he had changed.

• Subaru Natsuki’s Chakra test paper showed that he had all five affinities, and Hane warned him that none was especially strong.
• Subaru Natsuki activated his Sharingan, discovered it could remain active longer with Chakra, and copied Hane’s hand signs for the Shadow Clone Technique.
• Subaru Natsuki created a Shadow Clone that flirted with Emilia, and Hane explained that clones’ experiences and training returned to the original when they disappeared.
• Puck asked to learn the technique, but Hane explained that Puck would have to give up his Mana and cultivate Chakra first.
• Hane warned Subaru Natsuki not to use clones for anything but training, then taught him several Ninjutsu techniques that Subaru Natsuki copied in the courtyard.

After Rem was found dead, Hane identified a beast’s curse and resurrected her, while Ram’s grief turned into accusations against him and Subaru. The chapter ended with Hane asking Rem how she had been cursed.

• Subaru trained intensely under Hane and had little time to spend with Ram or Rem.
• Emilia led Hane and Subaru to Rem’s room, where Ram accused them of killing her sister.
• Hane calmed Beatrice, confronted Ram, and found a beast bite on Rem that had killed her with a curse.
• Hane used Netherworld Communion, Soul Return, and Resurrection to bring Rem back to life.
• Ram thanked Hane and begged his forgiveness, and Hane asked Rem how she had been cursed.

Hane explained that Rem had been cursed through a pet in the village and asked Roswaal to investigate. He gave Subaru a scroll for summoning the Tailed Beasts, then spent a quiet afternoon reading until Beatrice confronted him over a missing library book and ended up reading in his arms.

• Rem told Hane that a pet had bitten her after she visited the village, and Hane concluded that someone had cursed her through it.
• Roswaal ordered Ram to take Rem to the village and investigate, while Hane asked that Subaru accompany them for combat experience.
• Hane gave Subaru a Tailed Beast Scroll and warned him that summoning the beasts meant meeting their demands; afterward, he taught Subaru the Summoning Technique.
• Rem and Ram brought Hane tea and pastries, and Rem gave him a shoulder massage.
• Beatrice confronted Hane for taking a book from her library, but he drew her onto his lap, and she settled down to read with him.

With Roswaal away in the Royal Capital, Hane sent Subaru Natsuki, Rem, and Ram to investigate the village’s curse. They discovered the villagers’ children had vanished into the Demon Beast Forest, and Subaru Natsuki led the search with Shadow Clones.

• Roswaal left for the Royal Capital after warning Emilia that the Royal Selection might soon begin, and Hane agreed to protect the manor.
• Hane ordered Subaru Natsuki, Rem, and Ram to investigate the village while Emilia stayed at the manor.
• Subaru Natsuki learned that the village children had disappeared, and Ram noticed that the Magic-Sealing Crystal was missing from the tree marking Emilia’s barrier.
• Subaru Natsuki insisted they enter the Demon Beast Forest to rescue the children, and Rem and Ram followed him.
• Subaru Natsuki used the Shadow Clone Technique to create three clones and sent them through the forest to search.

Subaru Natsuki and Rem and Ram rescued a group of children from the forest, but were surrounded by doglike beasts. With their escape blocked, Subaru summoned the nine Tailed Beasts, who recognized his joint contract and demanded to know who had arranged it.

• Subaru Natsuki found unconscious children, and Rem and Ram began restoring their depleted Mana.
• Blood-eyed beasts attacked while Rem and Ram treated the children, and Subaru fought them with Ninjutsu and his Iron Body.
• Subaru Natsuki used Shadow Clones to help carry the children as the group tried to escape, but a giant hound and its pack surrounded them.
• Subaru Natsuki summoned nine creatures through a Formation Art, and the Tailed Beasts argued over their payment demands.
• Matatabi questioned Subaru Natsuki about his contract, and he revealed that his master had told him to sign it.

Subaru Natsuki summoned the Tailed Beasts, who destroyed the demon hounds in the Demon Beast Forest and stunned witnesses across the area. In Beatrice's library, Hane revealed his power and offered to take her away, leaving her shaken but hopeful.

• Matatabi recognized Uchiha Hane as her master and rallied the Tailed Beasts to help Subaru Natsuki face the demon beasts.
• The nine Tailed Beasts revealed their enormous forms, and Nine-Tails crushed the demon beast leader before blasting the hounds into a vast crater.
• Subaru Natsuki, Ram, and Rem survived the blast, while Emilia and Puck watched the explosion and Puck sensed a sinister power.
• Hane told Beatrice he believed he was the person she had waited four hundred years for and offered her a chance to leave the library.
• Hane displayed his overwhelming power, and Beatrice trembled before it as she struggled to believe he could truly take her away.

Beatrice contracted with Hane and transformed into a being beyond a Great Spirit, while Puck and Emilia arrived to witness her breakthrough. Elsewhere, Subaru Natsuki, Rem, Ram, and the nine Tailed Beast clones returned toward Earl's Manor after rescuing the children, with the bickering clones in tow.

• Beatrice accepted Hane's offer to travel with him, formed a contract, and pledged to follow him wherever he went.
• A surge of Mana transformed Beatrice into a powerful, regal figure with four wings, a crown, and a multicolored staff; Hane suggested calling her new stage a Spirit Queen.
• Puck and Emilia entered the library, and Beatrice directed Puck's questions about her breakthrough and contract to Hane.
• Subaru Natsuki, Rem, and Ram headed back to Earl's Manor with the nine Tailed Beast clones after rescuing the children.
• Kurama and Shukaku argued over petting, fighting, and their fortunes while Subaru Natsuki grew tired of the noise.