Chapter Summaries

Chapter summary

• Doomsday’s escape: Minato Namikaze intervenes in the Justice League’s carefully prepared trap, cuts the Lasso of Truth, and allows Doomsday to continue rampaging. After mocking the defeated heroes and demanding that they kneel and beg, Minato disappears. Superman is badly injured and stunned; Batman silently accepts that they cannot pursue him, while Wonder Woman vows revenge.
• Kikyo’s resolve: Kikyo witnesses Minato’s abandonment and humiliation of her, including his remark that she was “used for nothing.” Holding the Purification Arrow she used in life, she swears to kill him. She then considers seeking out another person, though she does not reveal whom.
• Public outrage: News footage and social media turn Minato into a global enemy. People accuse him of deliberately freeing Doomsday, condemn his threats, and blame his Fusangese identity. Many fear Doomsday will strike Fusang first. The public also demands action from the absent Golden Armor God of War, despite previously insulting him.
• Fusang’s reaction: In Tokyo, citizens are humiliated and frightened by Minato’s actions. Some denounce him as a fraud; others, desperate for protection, say they would kneel to the Golden Armor God of War if he intervenes.
• A divine response: At Ise Grand Shrine, the sacred Yata Mirror cracks as Amaterasu appears within it. Seeing the chaos, she declares, “Modern humans have no manners!”

Character developments and themes

Minato’s actions make him appear to have embraced the role of a villain, though his motives remain unclear. The Justice League’s defeat leaves its members shaken and powerless, while Kikyo’s grief hardens into a personal desire for vengeance. The chapter emphasizes betrayal, public judgment, national shame, and the collapse of trust in heroes—as well as the uncertainty over who can stop Doomsday or Minato.

Key plot points and events

• The Gods of Takamagahara, furious over Minato Namikaze’s actions and the worldwide humiliation of Fusang, decide to notify their Divine Council and exact “Divine Wrath.”
• Susanoo-no-Mikoto manifests at Izumo Grand Shrine, condemns Minato for abusing a Divine Envoy, unleashing Doomsday, and shaming Fusang, and vows to punish him for ten thousand years.
• In Manhattan, Yongye watches footage of Minato’s disappearance and celebrates the humiliation of Fusang. A system notification reports that the country’s morale and fortune have collapsed, earning Yongye an Ultimate Blind Box.
• The box contains the Myriad Dao Furnace, a supernatural artifact that can reduce any kind of power—divine, magical, technological, or otherwise—to pure origin energy for Yongye to absorb. Seeing the gods as future targets, he declares that the twilight of the gods will begin with Takamagahara.
• The next morning, Yongye prepares to visit Eye Society headquarters, where Supreme Leader Laxington is reportedly waiting outside. Before he can leave, a powerful figure appears in his apartment, crushing the air and damaging the room. Yongye recognizes him as Susanoo.

Character developments

• Yongye remains gleefully provocative, but his new furnace makes him more dangerous: he now plans to harvest power from entire supernatural pantheons.
• Susanoo is introduced as a volatile, vengeful god, personally intent on punishing Minato and defending Takamagahara’s honor.
• Minato does not appear directly, but his actions continue to shape events and intensify the conflict between Fusang and the gods.

Significant themes

• Humiliation and retaliation: Public disgrace drives the gods toward revenge.
• Escalating power and ambition: Yongye’s new ability turns divine beings into potential sources of power.
• The twilight of the gods: The chapter frames an impending confrontation between Yongye and the established pantheons.
• Pride and reputation: Both the gods’ fury and Yongye’s triumph are tied to public image and perceived disrespect.

Character interactions

• Susanoo angrily denounces Minato and vows retribution, though Minato is absent.
• Yongye privately mocks Minato’s words and celebrates the damage to Fusang, then sets his sights on Takamagahara and other pantheons.
• The chapter ends with Susanoo confronting Yongye in his apartment, setting up a direct clash.

Key plot points and events

• Susanoo-no-Mikoto, the storm god of Takamagahara, confronts Yongye and demands that he find Minato Namikaze, remove Doomsday from Fusang, and promise never to scheme against Fusang again.
• Susanoo claims he is willing to spare Yongye because of his connection to the Doctor of the Unified System, but threatens to kill him if he refuses.
• When Yongye asks why Susanoo cannot deal with Doomsday himself, Susanoo attacks with crushing divine pressure. Yongye is driven to one knee but resists by transforming into a Super Saiyan.
• Susanoo acknowledges Yongye’s strength, noting that he seriously wounded Dormammu, but continues to threaten him.
• Yongye rejects Susanoo’s demands and counters with three deliberately outrageous demands of his own, declaring that Takamagahara’s gods must submit to him.

Character developments

• Yongye remains composed under intimidation and proves capable of resisting Susanoo’s immense power. His calm defiance turns openly confrontational when he transforms and answers the god’s ultimatum with a challenge.
• Susanoo-no-Mikoto begins with overwhelming confidence and treats Yongye as an inferior pawn. Yongye’s resistance briefly surprises him, but he remains arrogant and coercive.

Significant themes

• Power and defiance: Susanoo tries to impose his authority through force, while Yongye refuses to be intimidated.
• Pride and entitlement: Both men make demands, but Susanoo’s assumption that Yongye must obey is directly challenged.
• Escalating conflict: The exchange shifts from negotiation to a near-open declaration of war.

Character interactions

• Susanoo speaks down to Yongye, presenting his demands as terms Yongye must accept and threatening lethal consequences.
• Yongye tests Susanoo’s confidence by asking why he does not handle Doomsday himself, then withstands his attack.
• Their confrontation ends in a direct standoff: Susanoo expects submission, while Yongye responds with an intentionally provocative counter-ultimatum.

Plot points and events

• Susanoo-no-Mikoto erupts in anger at Yongye’s insult and attacks with a massive lightning bolt.
• Yongye blocks the strike with golden energy, but the blast destroys his apartment and damages the surrounding building and street. He is pushed back, suffers a small cut, and immediately taunts Susanoo again.
• Susanoo realizes Yongye’s strength comes from himself, not merely his armor. He then spreads lightning and cursed runes to open fissures in space, intending to drag Yongye into Limbo, where he can fight without the restrictions he faces in the Material Plane.
• Yongye does not retreat. He produces the Tear of Annihilation, a guide stone to the Tomb of the Gods. Susanoo recognizes its significance and reacts with terror.
• Yongye launches the crystal. It strikes Susanoo in the chest, seemingly piercing his Divine Core and causing him extreme pain. The chapter ends with Susanoo screaming.

Character developments

• Yongye demonstrates formidable durability and combat power, remaining confident and provocative even after taking a direct hit. He reveals he possesses a relic powerful enough to terrify an Old God.
• Susanoo-no-Mikoto shifts from contempt and aggression to cautious calculation, then outright fear when he recognizes the Tear of Annihilation. His confidence in controlling the battle collapses.

Significant themes

• Power and perception: Susanoo initially dismisses Yongye as an ignorant mortal, then recognizes that Yongye’s strength is his own.
• Hubris and reversal: Susanoo boasts of his superiority, but Yongye’s unexpected relic turns the advantage against him.
• Divine vulnerability and finality: The Tomb of the Gods is presented as a feared, irreversible destination for divine beings, and the Tear appears capable of threatening even an Old God.

Character interactions

• Susanoo insults Yongye and attacks him, while Yongye answers with defiant taunts rather than fear.
• Susanoo attempts to control the fight by opening a path to Limbo; Yongye counters with the Tear of Annihilation.
• Their exchange ends with Susanoo in agony and Yongye holding the initiative.

Plot points and events

• Susanoo-no-Mikoto is overwhelmed by the effects of the black crystal, which destroys his battle robe and spreads a silver-gray corruption across his divine body.
• Vengeful spirits emerge from the gray mist, seize him, and begin dragging him into the Tomb of the Gods. Terrified, he begs Yongye to spare him and offers up his sister and mother.
• Susanoo promises to become Yongye’s lackey, but Yongye rejects him, saying he does not qualify—and is not a goddess.
• Yongye uses the Wind of Nothingness to erase the spirits and then annihilate Susanoo completely: his body, soul, divinity, and every trace of his existence turn to dust.
• The Totsuka Blade remains behind. Yongye claims it for himself, then turns toward the approaching police and news drones and retrieves his Golden Cloth, still intending to use it as bait.

Character developments and interactions

• Susanoo-no-Mikoto shifts from defiant god to a desperate, pleading figure, revealing that he fears death and the Tomb of the Gods above all else. His offers of family and obedience cannot save him.
• Yongye remains composed and mocking throughout. He takes satisfaction in Susanoo’s humiliation, shows no mercy, and treats the Totsuka Blade as a trophy.
• Their confrontation centers on Susanoo’s pleas for submission and Yongye’s contemptuous refusal, ending with Yongye’s decisive execution.

Significant themes

• Power and humiliation: Susanoo’s divine status offers no protection once he is defeated.
• Fear of death and erasure: Susanoo dreads not just dying but becoming one of the vengeful spirits—or being erased entirely.
• The value of a servant: Yongye’s remark that Susanoo does not qualify to be his lackey underscores his arrogance and standards.
• Strategic knowledge: Yongye’s victory depends on exploiting the Wind of Nothingness and Tear of Annihilation, which he understands to be especially lethal to the Old Gods.

Plot and key events

• After a battle in Midtown Manhattan, Yongye emerges from the ruins wearing his Golden Cloth and flies to the Eye Society headquarters. His apartment building has been blasted apart, and the surrounding ground is scorched.
• Sharon Carter, who has been anxiously waiting, visibly relaxes when he returns. She tells him Lois Lane and the world’s media are waiting for a response.
• During a livestreamed interview, Yongye blames Fusang for another attack on his home and says the attacker was a Fusang god. He admits he sent Doomsday to Fusang, but publicly claims not to know why a god attacked him instead of dealing with Doomsday.
• Yongye privately understands that Susanoo-no-Mikoto could not freely use his full power in the mortal world, so he targeted Yongye rather than risk attracting the Origin Will’s rejection.
• Yongye declares that gods must stay out of mortal affairs, announces that The Boys will now police the gods, and claims he killed Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

Character developments and interactions

• Yongye shifts easily from triumphant superhero to provocative media performer, using humor, outrage, and exaggerated boasts to shape public opinion. His call for limits on divine interference is presented as a serious policy, though delivered with his usual swagger.
• Sharon shows how deeply she feared for Yongye’s safety; once he returns, she quickly switches to handling the media response.
• Lois remains sharp and professional, asking about the attack, Fusang’s gods, and Susanoo’s fate. She shows a hint of amusement at Yongye’s proposal while maintaining her journalistic composure.

Significant themes

• Mortals versus gods: Yongye argues that Earth belongs to mortals and should not be treated as a divine battleground.
• Public image and propaganda: His interview mixes genuine political claims with insults, jokes, and bravado, turning the aftermath into a media spectacle.
• Power and accountability: Yongye positions himself—and The Boys—as enforcers who will punish gods that cross into human affairs.

Key plot points and events

• During a live Daily Planet interview, Yongye casually confirms that he killed Susanoo-no-Mikoto, a chief god of Takamagahara. He describes the fight—and the gods’ response—with deliberate nonchalance.
• The interview ends with Lois promising a major front-page story. Yongye invites her over that evening; she leaves without answering, though she appears amused.
• The worldwide broadcast triggers a system reward: public fear generated by Yongye’s “Heart-Severing” reputation earns him a Supreme Blind Box. It grants him the Eternal Flame, Surtur’s essence, along with knowledge tied to Asgard’s Ragnarok.
• Yongye identifies Northern Europe as his next target after Takamagahara.
• Online reaction is explosive. Global audiences celebrate or question the godslaying claim, while people in Fusang react with disbelief, grief, and growing despair at Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s death and their country’s vulnerability.

Character developments

• Yongye uses the interview to project effortless power and reinforce his fearsome public image. His new reward shifts his attention toward a future confrontation in Northern Europe.
• Lois remains a sharp, composed reporter despite her shock. Her playful response to Yongye’s invitation hints at familiarity between them.
• The people of Fusang move from denying the news to accepting their helplessness, ending in the question of who can protect them.

Significant themes

• Power as spectacle: The broadcast turns Yongye’s victory into a global event and amplifies his reputation.
• Fear as influence: Public anxiety has tangible consequences, producing a powerful reward through the system.
• Gods and mortal affairs: Yongye’s declaration that gods should not interfere in mortal conflicts is widely praised, even as his own violence against a god complicates that principle.
• Collective vulnerability: Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s death undermines national pride and leaves people questioning whether their institutions or gods can keep them safe.

Character interactions

• Lois presses Yongye for details about the battle, the gods’ reaction, and Doomsday; he answers casually, making the contrast between her disbelief and his confidence striking.
• Yongye’s invitation to Lois adds a personal, teasing note to their professional exchange.
• Online commenters debate Yongye’s claims, celebrate his strength, and mock Takamagahara, while Fusang’s commenters turn on their leaders and gods as fear gives way to despair.

Summary

Key events

• Amaterasu informs Takamagahara’s divine council that Susanoo has been killed. Yongye, a mortal from the Eastern Country, destroyed both Susanoo’s divine body and core in under five minutes and took the Totsuka Blade.
• Tsukuyomi vows to travel to the Material Plane and kill Yongye, but Amaterasu warns that he may not be able to.
• Omoikane argues that the killing does not resemble an ordinary attack—even one by a Skyfather-level God King. He suspects Yongye used an unknown, higher-dimensional method to erase Susanoo’s existence.
• The council agrees that they lack enough information to retaliate safely. Amaterasu forbids Takamagahara’s gods from targeting Yongye, his relatives, allies, or subordinates, and orders Omoikane to investigate Yongye’s power and the Doctor of the Unified System behind him.

Character developments and interactions

• Amaterasu shifts from grief and alarm to controlled, cautious leadership. She restrains Tsukuyomi and makes investigation the priority, though she remains determined that Susanoo’s death will eventually be avenged.
• Tsukuyomi responds with rage and a desire for immediate revenge, but Amaterasu’s warning and authority stop him from acting.
• Omoikane emerges as the council’s most measured voice. He acknowledges the gods’ fear and argues that caution is necessary until Yongye’s capabilities are understood.
• The other deities, including Izanagi, Izanami, and Takemikazuchi, are shaken by the unprecedented loss and the possibility that a mortal can kill a god in a way they cannot explain.

Significant themes

• Fear of the unknown: The council sees Yongye’s unexplained power—not merely his strength—as the greatest threat.
• Power and vulnerability: Even a chief god can be destroyed, unsettling the divine hierarchy.
• Restraint versus revenge: The gods must choose between wounded pride and the practical need to avoid a potentially catastrophic confrontation.
• Grief and delayed justice: Amaterasu suppresses her pain and postpones vengeance, not abandoning it but waiting for the right moment.

Key plot points and events

• On Themyscira, Zeus sends Diana an oracle ordering her to investigate Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s unexplained death because it may be connected to Ragnarok.
• Hippolyta explains that Susanoo vanished so completely that Amaterasu’s Yata Mirror could find neither his spirit nor any trace of his divine core. Since no known magic—or mortal in armor—should be capable of this, she fears Yongye may be hunting gods and could be the real cause of Ragnarok.
• Diana doubts the idea but accepts the task.
• Two days later, Diana visits Yongye in his new Manhattan apartment. She asks how he killed Susanoo and erased all traces of him. Yongye refuses to answer, calling the information classified.
• Diana asserts that, as a member of The Boys, she has a right to know.

Character developments

• Diana shifts from disbelief at Hippolyta’s theory to taking the investigation seriously. She approaches Yongye directly and presses him for answers.
• Hippolyta reveals deep concern about the gods’ safety and is willing to entertain the unlikely possibility that Yongye is behind Ragnarok.
• Yongye remains relaxed and flippant despite the grave accusations, but keeps the means of Susanoo’s death secret.

Significant themes

• Fear of the unknown: Susanoo’s total disappearance challenges the gods’ understanding of magic and death.
• Suspicion and responsibility: Diana must investigate a disturbing possibility despite her personal skepticism.
• Power and secrecy: Yongye’s unexplained abilities make him a potential threat, while his refusal to disclose them heightens distrust.

Character interactions

• Hippolyta warns Diana that Yongye may be a god-hunter; Diana resists the theory but agrees to investigate.
• Diana confronts Yongye in person, demanding an explanation for Susanoo’s disappearance. Yongye’s casual refusal leaves their exchange unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• Diana confronts Yongye for information about Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s death and how Yongye killed him. Yongye refuses, asserting his authority as captain to control what the team knows.
• Diana tries to coax him with flirtation, then deliberately offers herself as payment for the truth.
• Yongye plays along, touching her with his Dragon Claw Hand and using a warm energy that leaves her tense and nearly weak. He teases her about exploiting her offer but does not reveal anything.
• Just as Yongye is about to answer, the doorbell interrupts. Diana hurriedly readjusts her armor.
• Kikyo arrives, identifying herself as the newly appointed Divine Envoy from Takamagahara. Diana immediately challenges the timing of her arrival so soon after Susanoo’s death.

Character developments

• Diana shows how determined she is to learn the truth: she is willing to make a personal bargain despite her embarrassment and anger. Her disciplined restraint also surfaces when she suppresses her instinct to strike Yongye.
• Yongye remains confident and provocative, using his control over information and Diana’s offer to tease her rather than answer directly.
• Kikyo enters as a composed, formal representative of Takamagahara, but her arrival raises questions about the kingdom’s intentions.

Significant themes

• Information and authority: Yongye treats knowledge as something controlled by the leader, not automatically shared among teammates.
• Power and negotiation: Diana’s attempt to bargain with intimacy is entangled with Yongye’s physical and political advantage.
• Duty versus personal discomfort: Diana’s oath-bound mission pushes her past embarrassment, while the interruption leaves the bargain unresolved.
• Suspicion and political maneuvering: Kikyo’s appointment, so soon after Susanoo’s death, suggests a new development in the divine kingdom’s affairs.

Character interactions

• Diana presses Yongye for answers through flirtation and a proposed night together; Yongye responds with teasing physical contact but keeps the truth to himself.
• Kikyo’s sudden arrival breaks their charged exchange. Diana’s irritation and suspicion shift toward the newcomer, whom she challenges about appearing so soon after Susanoo’s death.

Key plot points and events

• Kikyo arrives on behalf of Amaterasu to apologize to Yongye for Takamagahara’s earlier mistake. She offers to accept any punishment and says Amaterasu hopes the matter can be settled.
• Diana is embarrassed by Kikyo’s knowing look and resents what she takes to be the shrine maiden’s quiet insinuations.
• Yongye offers to reveal the truth behind Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s death—but only to whichever woman proves more sincere, turning the secret into a competition.
• Diana, urgently needing the truth because of Zeus’s oracle and the threat Ragnarok poses to the Greek pantheon, tries to intimidate Kikyo with her demigod aura and personal taunts.
• Kikyo remains composed and simply steps aside. Her movement reveals a hidden figure emerging from the shadow she vacated: Tamamo-no-Mae, the famed nine-tailed fox whose beauty is unrivaled in Fusang mythology.

Character developments

• Diana is shown as proud, forceful, and competitive, but her anger is tempered by how desperately she needs the information.
• Kikyo demonstrates restraint and self-possession under Diana’s intimidation, choosing not to retaliate.
• Yongye enjoys provoking the women and watching their rivalry, treating the revelation as leverage.
• Tamamo-no-Mae makes a dramatic entrance, introduced as an extraordinarily beautiful and mysterious presence.

Significant themes

• Power and leverage: Yongye uses access to crucial knowledge to control the encounter.
• Rivalry and performance: Diana’s attempt to establish dominance contrasts with Kikyo’s quiet refusal to engage.
• Appearance and hidden identity: Kikyo’s step aside exposes a concealed figure, suggesting the scene holds more than its visible confrontation.
• Duty versus pride: Diana’s mission for the Greek pantheon drives her to endure a contest she finds humiliating.

Character interactions

• Kikyo formally seeks Yongye’s forgiveness for Takamagahara, while Diana reacts with suspicion and jealousy.
• Yongye deliberately pits Diana against Kikyo, inviting them to compete for the truth.
• Diana confronts Kikyo with threats and insults; Kikyo declines the challenge without losing her composure.
• Kikyo’s movement clears the way for Tamamo-no-Mae’s sudden appearance, shifting the scene’s focus from the rivalry to the new arrival.

Key plot points and events

• Tamamo-no-Mae arrives and immediately recognizes Diana as both a rival and a target for teasing. She boasts that she knows how to please men, then uses flirtation, suggestive exposure, and an overpowering fragrance to unsettle Diana.
• Diana is briefly affected, then recoils, blushing and unable to answer. Tamamo dismisses her and tells her to watch and learn.
• Refusing to accept defeat, Diana shifts the confrontation away from seduction and challenges Yongye to fight the entire Justice League alone.
• Diana offers to do whatever Yongye wants if he wins; if she wins, he must explain Susanoo-no-Mikoto’s death and stop manipulating her with what she considers twisted logic.

Character developments and interactions

• Diana recognizes Tamamo as more dangerous and experienced than Kikyo in both combat and seduction. Though embarrassed and outmatched in their verbal contest, she regains her composure and redirects the conflict into a direct challenge.
• Tamamo-no-Mae establishes herself as confident, calculating, and provocative. She deliberately needles Diana, using her appearance, words, and supernatural allure to dominate the encounter.
• Yongye remains relaxed and amused, watching the rivalry unfold. Diana finally addresses him directly and challenges his claims of strength.
• Kikyo is present nearby but does not participate in the exchange.

Significant themes

• Power and rivalry: Diana and Tamamo compete through contrasting forms of strength—Amazonian resolve versus seductive manipulation.
• Provocation and control: Tamamo’s teasing unsettles Diana, while Diana attempts to reclaim control by setting terms for a physical contest.
• Truth and accountability: Diana’s challenge is also an effort to force Yongye to answer her questions about Susanoo-no-Mikoto.

Plot points and events

• Tamamo-no-Mae suggests that Yongye accept Diana’s offer, but Yongye rejects it and mocks Diana, saying she is no longer worth the effort.
• Diana insists that Yongye name his terms. Tamamo proposes an outrageous condition involving Diana’s mother, Zeus, and Yongye. Yongye accepts the idea, but Diana furiously refuses to involve her mother and storms out.
• Tamamo and Kikyo then present themselves as willing to satisfy Yongye’s desires. Kikyo silently accepts, and the scene implies that the two women spend the next three days with him.
• Three days later, Yongye lies contentedly in bed with Tamamo, while Kikyo kneels nearby in her shrine-maiden robes. Kikyo privately burns with anger and vows to prove something to those who forced and used her, though the excerpt ends before revealing her plan.

Character developments

• Yongye is openly cruel and amused by Diana’s anger, treating her proposal as leverage and embracing Tamamo’s provocative alternative.
• Diana refuses to let her mother be drawn into Yongye’s scheme. Her outrage briefly gives way to a firm demand for terms, but she leaves rather than compromise.
• Tamamo-no-Mae is playful, manipulative, and eager to entertain Yongye, using her charm to redirect the negotiation toward herself and Kikyo.
• Kikyo appears outwardly composed and compliant, but internally feels humiliated and enraged. Her resolve to retaliate is growing.

Significant themes

• Power and coercion: The negotiations and Kikyo’s apparent acquiescence unfold under a strong imbalance of power, with her thoughts stressing that she was forced and used.
• Dignity and resistance: Diana protects her mother from being exploited, while Kikyo’s proper bearing contrasts with her sense of violated dignity and desire for revenge.
• Manipulation and humiliation: Tamamo turns a tense confrontation into a scheme, and Yongye uses mockery to provoke and diminish Diana.

Character interactions

• Yongye taunts Diana and refuses her offer; Diana demands conditions, then angrily rejects Tamamo’s suggestion.
• Tamamo steers Yongye toward her own proposal and later draws Kikyo into the arrangement.
• Kikyo gives Yongye a calm, minimal assent, but her private thoughts reveal that she resents everyone involved—including the gods who compelled her and Minato Namikaze, whom she believes benefited from her situation.

Plot points and events

• After spending three days with Tamamo-no-Mae and Kikyo, Yongye wakes in his Manhattan home.
• Natasha Romanoff arrives in Asgardian armor as Female Thor, carrying a Square Hammer. She reports that Hela has returned, Asgard has fallen, and Thor has fled to Earth. She asks Yongye to deploy The Boys to help the Avengers Alliance.
• Yongye refuses to commit without knowing what Thor—or Asgard—will offer in return. Natasha argues that Thor is their ally and her friend, but Yongye insists that The Boys is an official organization and treats the request as an international, effectively interplanetary, negotiation.
• Frustrated by his transactional attitude, Natasha leaves, declaring that they can manage without him.
• Tamamo-no-Mae remarks that Yongye has angered Natasha and challenged her belief that she holds a uniquely close place in his life.

Character developments and interactions

• Yongye remains relaxed and calculating, treating even an urgent rescue request as a negotiation. He shows little concern for Natasha’s anger.
• Natasha is disciplined and determined, but her appeal to friendship reveals her moral expectations of Yongye. When he refuses to help on those terms, she chooses independence over further pleading.
• Tamamo-no-Mae watches the confrontation with amusement and openly interprets its personal significance.
• Kikyo remains quiet and composed, observing the exchange without intervening.
• Natasha and Yongye clash over duty and friendship versus organizational interests and compensation; Tamamo-no-Mae then frames the dispute as a blow to Natasha’s sense of closeness to him.

Significant themes

• Transactional loyalty versus heroic duty: Yongye sees aid as something to negotiate, while Natasha expects allies to help one another.
• Power and independence: Natasha’s exit asserts that she would rather face a crisis without Yongye than accept his terms.
• Personal relationships and status: The confrontation hints at Natasha’s emotional investment in Yongye and her discomfort with his other intimate relationships.

Plot points and events

• Yongye confidently predicts that Thor, Natasha, and Wonder Woman will come to him and eventually beg for his help.
• After spending time with Tamamo-no-Mae and Kikyo, Yongye asks Tamamo to change into a historical-style kimono. He then gives Kikyo a school-uniform outfit, which she puts on without protest.
• Yongye reveals that he knows Kikyo wants revenge on the Gods of Takamagahara and wants to eliminate Doomsday to protect the people of Fusang. He offers to help her achieve both goals.
• Kikyo accepts his offer and adds Minato Namikaze to the list of people she wants vengeance on. Yongye begins explaining what she must do, leaving her visibly unsettled but listening.

Character development

• Kikyo shifts from guarded compliance to openly stating her hatred and choosing to ally herself with Yongye. Though humiliated and wary, she sees his offer as her best chance to protect Fusang and settle scores.
• Yongye presents himself as a confident power broker, using his knowledge of Kikyo’s hidden motives to secure her cooperation. His teasing manner contrasts with the serious, strategic nature of his offer.
• Tamamo-no-Mae remains playful and flirtatious, using teasing remarks and a change of clothing to entertain Yongye.

Character interactions

• Yongye’s remarks about Kikyo’s outfit and his physical closeness frame their exchange as teasing and controlling, while Kikyo maintains a serious focus on her aims.
• Kikyo’s decision is shaped by her past mistreatment: she blames the gods for dragging her into the mortal world and forcing her to sacrifice her dignity, and resents Minato for exploiting and then dismissing her.
• The chapter ends with Yongye privately laying out a plan. Kikyo’s changing expressions suggest that its requirements provoke embarrassment and anger, but she does not refuse.

Significant themes

• Revenge and protection: Kikyo’s desire to punish those who wronged her is tied to her responsibility toward Fusang.
• Power and dependence: Kikyo accepts an alliance with Yongye because she believes she has few alternatives.
• Coercion and agency: Her choice is complicated by earlier exploitation and by the imbalance of power between her and Yongye; the chapter presents her decision as strategic, but not free of pressure.

Key plot points and events

• After a private encounter with Yongye, Kikyo accepts his harsh terms and becomes more proactive. Tamamo-no-Mae approves of the change.
• The next day, Yongye relaxes at home with Tamamo-no-Mae and Kikyo, both now dressed more respectably.
• Lois Lane arrives with a message from her father, General Lane: Stephen Strange, the new Sorcerer Supreme, has vanished after being abducted from a New York restaurant in seconds.
• Yongye declines to search for or rescue Strange, leaving his fate to chance.
• Lois spots Tamamo-no-Mae, recognizes her as the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox and a Divine Envoy of Takamagahara, and eagerly starts an interview. Tamamo responds by curtly ordering her to leave.

Character developments and interactions

• Kikyo suppresses her objections and follows Yongye’s demands, though her resentment remains visible.
• Yongye remains detached from the crisis, treating Strange’s disappearance as no concern of his. He also openly ignores the tension among the women.
• Lois arrives jealous and displeased by Yongye’s domestic scene, but quickly shifts into professional reporter mode when she recognizes Tamamo.
• Tamamo-no-Mae is pleased by Kikyo’s new behavior, but rejects Lois’s interview with icy hostility.
• Lois and the others create a tense rivalry: Lois challenges the household’s intimacy, Tamamo provokes her, and Kikyo silently resents the situation.

Significant themes

• Power and indifference: Yongye’s immense influence contrasts with his refusal to intervene in Strange’s disappearance.
• Jealousy and rivalry: The characters compete for Yongye’s attention, mixing personal tension with provocation.
• Myth and modernity: Lois’s journalistic curiosity brings an ancient mythological figure into the world of modern news and politics.
• Compromised boundaries: Kikyo’s growing compliance highlights how her resistance and personal limits are being worn down.

Key plot points and events

• Lois Lane attempts to interview Tamamo-no-Mae, but the ancient fox dismisses her credentials and belittles her as a mortal. Kikyo introduces herself as another ancient Heroic Spirit, leaving Lois so stunned that she blurts out that Yongye is “feasting far too well.”
• The system registers Lois’s professional and personal humiliation, awarding Yongye an advanced blind box. He opens it to receive a Seven-Colored Invisibility Cloak, which can hide its wearer from physical, divine, and causal detection.
• Yongye decides the cloak would suit Kikyo, who has grown more lively since turning against Takamagahara, and calls her over. Tamamo also volunteers, jokingly accusing him of playing favorites.
• The scene shifts to Asgard, where Hela’s return has devastated the kingdom. Heimdall lies gravely wounded as the Golden Palace burns and the Bifrost collapses.
• Hela confronts the approaching Avengers Alliance and dismisses them as insects. Tony, Thor, Steve, Natasha, and Quicksilver arrive to face her and the Death Warriors. Thor is furious over Hela’s destruction of Asgard and seizure of the throne; Steve deflects an incoming death-energy attack, while Quicksilver begins striking down enemy warriors.

Character developments and interactions

• Lois’s confidence as a globally renowned reporter crumbles when Tamamo refuses to grant her an interview. Kikyo’s composed introduction makes the contrast between the two ancient spirits—and Lois’s astonishment at Yongye’s company—even sharper.
• Tamamo displays her pride and devotion to Yongye, while Kikyo’s playful eye-roll and increased liveliness suggest she is becoming more comfortable with him.
• Yongye treats the new cloak as a way to strengthen his companions, though he regards its powers as redundant for himself.
• Thor’s anger toward Hela is deeply personal: he rejects the idea that she is his sister and focuses on her theft of the throne and destruction of his home. Tony responds with dry humor, while the team enters battle in coordinated fashion.

Significant themes

• Immortality versus mortal status: Tamamo’s age and power shape her contempt for Lois’s professional influence.
• Pride and humiliation: Lois’s failed interview triggers the system’s reward, turning her embarrassment into a tangible benefit for Yongye.
• Power and loyalty: Kikyo’s break with Takamagahara marks a shift in her allegiance, while Hela’s conquest of Asgard brings the Avengers into conflict with her.
• Devastation and resistance: Asgard’s collapse contrasts with the team’s determined arrival to confront Hela.

Chapter Summary

Key plot points and events

• Pietro overwhelms a Death Warrior with rapid punches, then uses his speed to harass Hela, repeatedly slipping past her Sword of Death and knocking her down.
• Thor attacks Hela with Mjolnir while Tony fires from above. Their combined assault cracks her armor, but her death energy quickly heals the damage—and appears to grow stronger.
• Steve organizes the Avengers’ attack: Pietro keeps Hela off balance, Thor and Steve engage her from the front, Tony provides covering fire, and Natasha searches for a decisive opening.
• The team’s coordinated strikes force Hela to stagger, but she steadily adapts to their movements, subtly steering Pietro toward a particular landing spot.
• When Pietro lands on the Golden Palace steps, Hela triggers a concealed pillar of death energy from beneath the bridge. It pierces his abdomen, leaving him gravely wounded.
• Natasha cries out and hurls her lightning-charged Square Hammer at Hela. Hela dodges and deflects it, sending the lightning into the palace pillars instead.

Character developments

• Pietro fights with confidence and dazzling speed, but his belief that Hela is outmatched makes him miss her careful positioning. His injury abruptly turns his role from relentless attacker to a casualty in need of help.
• Hela reveals herself as a patient tactician, not merely a powerful opponent. She heals from attacks, absorbs damage into her growing death energy, and deliberately manipulates Pietro’s movements to set her trap.
• Steve demonstrates calm leadership, coordinating the team’s strengths and directing Natasha to seek a killing blow.
• Thor and Tony cooperate with the others, but their attacks prove insufficient against Hela’s rapid regeneration.
• Natasha moves into position for a finishing strike and reacts fiercely when Pietro is hit.

Significant themes

• Speed versus strategy: Pietro’s superior speed cannot protect him once Hela anticipates and controls his movements.
• Teamwork against overwhelming power: The Avengers coordinate effectively, yet Hela’s regeneration and tactical cunning keep the fight tilted in her favor.
• Overconfidence and vulnerability: Pietro’s confidence helps make him effective, but also leaves him unaware of the danger Hela is arranging.
• Damage turned into strength: Hela’s ability to heal while absorbing attacks makes direct assault increasingly perilous.

Character interactions

• Pietro repeatedly creates openings by distracting and striking Hela, allowing Thor, Steve, and Tony to attack.
• Steve gives the team clear roles, while Thor and Steve pressure Hela head-on and Tony supports them from the air.
• Hela counters the team’s coordination by adapting to their patterns and exploiting Pietro’s predictable landing.
• Natasha’s shouted alarm and immediate attack underscore her concern for Pietro and her readiness to retaliate.

Key plot points and events

• Hela rises from the wreckage and unleashes death energy across the shattered Bifrost. The Avengers’ attacks fail to keep her down.
• Pietro is gravely injured by her power. Natasha uses Thor’s power through her armor to slow the corruption, but Pietro loses consciousness after admitting he is not ready to face such enemies.
• The Avengers retreat toward their Quinjet. Tony, Thor, and Steve cover their withdrawal, but Hela’s growing power threatens to destroy the aircraft before it can take off.
• Tony stays behind to buy the others time. As he prepares to attack, he decides that an immortal foe like Hela should be someone else’s problem—specifically, Yongye’s.

Character developments

• Pietro is forced to confront the limits of his readiness and takes a painful blow to his pride. His concern for Yongye’s superior preparedness remains even as he passes out.
• Natasha shows compassion and resolve, treating Pietro while keeping the group focused on survival. Privately, she acknowledges Yongye’s competence but resents his selfishness.
• Tony accepts the risk of acting as rear guard, then looks for a way to redirect the crisis rather than keep fighting a losing battle.
• Thor and Steve prioritize getting the wounded and the team to safety.
• Hela remains confident and contemptuous, treating the Avengers’ retreat as proof of their weakness.

Significant themes

• Limits of preparation: Pietro believes Yongye would have been ready, while Natasha insists no one can be perfectly prepared.
• Survival over victory: The Avengers abandon the fight when they realize Hela cannot be stopped by their current attacks.
• Frustration with seemingly immortal enemies: Their recent battles with Ultron, Doomsday, and Hela have left them exasperated by opponents who are extraordinarily difficult to defeat.
• Responsibility and deflection: Tony risks himself for the team, but also resolves to pass the danger to Yongye.

Character interactions

• Natasha comforts and treats Pietro, reminding him that his sister is waiting for him at home; Pietro counters that Yongye would have been better prepared.
• Tony orders Thor to evacuate the others and refuses to argue, choosing to hold Hela off alone.
• Hela taunts the retreating Avengers and prepares to attack their Quinjet.
• Natasha’s thoughts about Yongye blend respect for his capabilities with irritation at his womanizing and lack of heroic spirit.

Key plot points and events

• With the Avengers escaping Hela on the shattered Bifrost, Tony provokes her by claiming Earth’s “Golden Armor God of War,” Yongye, will defeat and punish her.
• Tony secretly records Hela’s response. Natasha joins the taunt, calling Hela ugly and insisting Yongye would never want her.
• Hela, enraged by the insults and Yongye’s supposed reliance on armor, boasts of her status as Odin’s eldest daughter and rightful heir to Asgard. She challenges Yongye to come face her and threatens to slaughter Earth if he does not.
• Tony tells Hela he will relay her words exactly, then retreats to the Quinjet. The team escapes for Earth.
• Aboard the aircraft, Natasha tends to the wounded Pietro while Thor’s power helps with his injury. Thor asks Tony why he baited Hela; Tony says it is time to make Yongye suffer a little, revealing the provocation is part of a scheme.

Character developments and interactions

• Tony shifts from apparent taunting to calculated manipulation: he records Hela’s insults and challenge as leverage, then reveals that Yongye is the real target of his plan.
• Natasha recognizes Tony’s tactic and actively amplifies it, using pointed mockery to inflame Hela.
• Hela reacts with wounded pride beneath her arrogance. She asserts her royal identity, accepts the challenge, and threatens Earth.
• Thor is surprised by Tony’s outrageous remarks and later questions his motive, while Steve is similarly stunned.
• Natasha and Thor focus on keeping Pietro alive during the escape.

Significant themes

• Provocation as strategy: Tony and Natasha use insults to manipulate Hela and create a confrontation on their terms.
• Pride and status: Hela’s fury exposes how deeply she values her identity and perceived superiority.
• Deception and hidden motives: Tony’s public taunting disguises a plan aimed not at Hela alone, but at making Yongye “suffer.”