Chapter Summaries

Chelsea disguised herself as a Holy Light Cleric and endured a day of exhausting farm work while Akame investigated the Holy Church. After seeing how its members treated people, Chelsea and Akame chose to return rather than join the revolutionaries.

• Chelsea struggled to haul cesspit sludge and fertilize fields with the Holy Light Clerics, then broke down in front of Akame after the work ended.
• Akame told Chelsea that the clerics had recognized her disguise because one had joked about her impersonating him to his girlfriend.
• Akame explained that she had visited the Holy Light Academy, medical stations, and the Holy Church office, where she saw people treated as equals.
• Chelsea admitted that helping the two elderly villagers had left her feeling fulfilled despite the hard work.
• Akame and Chelsea agreed that they had made their choice and would return rather than support the revolutionaries.

Esdeath returned to the Imperial Palace and was tasked with suppressing the Holy Church in the North, while the Emperor approved a matchmaking tournament for her. Night Raid chose to leave the Revolutionary Army and join the Holy Church, which appointed Najenda to keep commanding the squad with Auxiliary Personnel support.

• Minister Honest learned that Longxi City had fallen and Berkeley was dead, and Esdeath returned to the palace as the Emperor ordered her to deal with the Holy Church and approved a matchmaking tournament for her.
• Minister Honest persuaded the Little Emperor to send General Budo to the North to confront the Holy Church.
• Akame and Chelsea reported Night Raid's decision to Najenda, and the squad agreed to join the Holy Church.
• Rich arrived through the cross-world Portal and told Yi Yong that Axel had become a full marshal; they planned to send Auxiliary Personnel to support operations in the Imperial Capital.
• Najenda told Iron Hammer that Night Raid would leave the Revolutionary Army and join the Holy Church, and Iron Hammer presented orders keeping her as commander with Auxiliary Personnel support.

Minato, Madara, Hashirama, and Princess Kaguya arrived in Night Raid's hall as auxiliary personnel from the Holy Church. After Madara intimidated Night Raid and Hashirama reprimanded him, the groups shared a meal, where Chelsea asked Iron Hammer to pass a message to Feng Ze.

• Iron Hammer learned that Yi Yong had ordered the immediate arrival of auxiliary personnel, and Minato used Flying Thunder God to teleport Madara, Hashirama, and Kaguya to Night Raid's hall.
• Iron Hammer introduced Minato and the others to Najenda and the Night Raid members.
• Bulat recognized Madara, and Madara's killing intent overwhelmed Night Raid until Hashirama intervened and made him withdraw it.
• Najenda invited the newcomers to lunch, and Chelsea asked Iron Hammer to tell Feng Ze that she missed him.

Hashirama befriended Leone and arranged a mahjong night, borrowing Holy Light Coins from Kaguya. He lost a million coins to Leone, Chelsea, and Mine before Madara and Kaguya made him stop.

• Hashirama introduced Madara to Leone as his best friend and suggested Madara take on missions to make up for his offenses.
• Hashirama agreed to gamble with Leone but had no money, so Kaguya gave him a large bag of Holy Light Coins.
• Hashirama played dice with Leone, Chelsea, and Mine, repeatedly rolling poorly while they won his coins.
• Leone, Chelsea, and Mine packed up their winnings and ended the game as Hashirama tried to wager his final coin.
• Madara punched Hashirama and Kaguya told him to rest after he lost a million Holy Light Coins.

Madara and Bulat confronted the Three Beasts aboard the Dragon Ship after learning that someone was framing Night Raid by assassinating officials. Madara effortlessly killed Daidas and Nyau, then defeated Liver with Susanoo and Kamui before leaving with Bulat.

• Esdeath told Minister Honest that she would use the Three Beasts to assassinate officials and blame Night Raid.
• Najenda learned that the Three Beasts planned to attack officials aboard the Empire's Dragon Ship and assigned Bulat to accompany Madara.
• Madara used his Sharingan to spot suspicious people aboard the approaching ship, where Liver, Nyau, and Daidas waited for Night Raid.
• Madara killed Daidas with an iron pipe and used his Sharingan to make Nyau stab himself.
• Liver attacked Madara with water dragons, but Madara shielded himself and Bulat with Susanoo, cut apart the dragons, and used Kamui to kill Liver.
• Bulat watched Madara dispatch the Three Beasts, and Madara left with him, calling the fight boring.

Hashirama and Madara visited a tournament in the Imperial Capital, where Madara fought Esdeath after she tried to claim him with a collar. Their battle devastated the square, and Hashirama intervened, but Madara turned on him and the two clashed in giant forms.

• Hashirama led Madara to Esdeath’s tournament, and Madara entered the contest after Hashirama urged him to seek a worthy opponent.
• Madara defeated the fighters and intimidated the crowd, drawing Esdeath’s excited attention.
• Esdeath put a collar around Madara’s neck, so he crushed it and attacked her with a kick and a Great Fireball Technique.
• Madara used Shinra Tensei to injure Esdeath, while Hashirama stepped in to stop the fight and check on her.
• Hashirama told Madara that Esdeath liked him, prompting Madara to summon Susanoo and attack Hashirama, who countered with Sage Mode and a Wooden Human.

Hashirama restrained Madara after he lost his temper, then left him in Esdeath’s care after learning she liked him. Esdeath took Madara home and began treating him as her prize, while Hashirama told Night Raid that Madara had found a girl.

• Madara tried to attack Hashirama, but Ria’s Holy Light Bracelet suppressed his chakra and shattered his Susanoo.
• Hashirama discovered Esdeath liked Madara and told her to take him home, then vanished.
• Esdeath claimed Madara as the winner of her matchmaking tournament and carried him to her Mansion.
• Hashirama told Leone, Mine, and Princess Kaguya that Madara had met a girl who liked him.
• Esdeath tried to feed Madara chicken soup and kissed him when he resisted, while Madara cursed Hashirama and Artoria in his thoughts.

As Budo’s Imperial army advanced toward the White Bandits, Will mobilized the Holy Light Clerics to meet them while placing Longxi City under military control. A Revolutionary Army intelligence captain watched the clerics march and increasingly questioned whether his own cause was right.

• Budo told Staff Officer Bour that he had agreed to lead an expedition against the White Bandits, who had conquered the North in six months.
• Commander Rich ordered the Holy Light Clerics Legion to assemble and crush the approaching Imperial troops in one battle.
• Will spoke with Le'er on Longxi City's wall before receiving orders to prepare his legion for battle and keep order in the city.
• Will's clerics restricted movement in Longxi City and cleared its main roads as tens of thousands marched out, alarming the residents.
• A Revolutionary Army captain and Yashu discussed the White Bandits' refusal to cooperate and their removal of nobles from occupied territory.
• The captain reflected that ordinary people lived better without nobles and that the Holy Light Clerics' ideas had made him doubt the Revolutionary Army.

Rich led the Holy Light Clerics Legion in defending Longxi City against General Budo’s hundred-thousand-strong imperial army. The Holy Light Clerics devastated the Empire’s forces, killed Budo, and left a Revolutionary Intelligence Agent convinced the Empire could no longer survive.

• Budo marched toward Longxi City through heavy rain and halted when he saw the Holy Light Clerics waiting in formation.
• Budo rejected the chance to negotiate and ordered his troops to advance after Rich raised his sword and called the clerics to fight.
• Rich ordered the Holy Armored Ones to bombard the imperial army, whose first attack killed around twenty thousand soldiers and left many others injured.
• Budo led Imperial Arms users in a charge while the imperial artillery fired, but Rich protected the Holy Light Clerics with Holy Light Protection and sent the Holy Knights forward.
• Rich used Invincible Holy Shield to block Budo’s Thunder God’s Wrath, and the Holy Knights killed Budo as they charged.
• A Revolutionary Intelligence Agent watched the defeat and concluded that the Empire had lost its elite troops and could not withstand the Holy Light Clerics.

Najenda and Night Raid rejected the Revolutionary Army after confronting its leader over his growing pursuit of power and their trust in the Holy Church. They returned to the Castle, where Iron Hammer and the others welcomed them home.

• Najenda told the Revolutionary Army's leader that Night Raid was leaving because the nobles and the leader had lost sight of genuine change, while the Holy Church cared about its members' lives.
• The leader accused Najenda of seeking personal gain and threatened Night Raid, but Najenda said their past friendship was the only reason she had not attacked him.
• Najenda clapped her hands, and Night Raid revealed that they had already defeated the enemies hidden nearby.
• Akame and the others agreed the Revolutionary Army had lost its integrity and left with Najenda.
• At the Castle, Iron Hammer welcomed Night Raid and explained that the Holy Church had trusted them to make their own choice.
• Iron Hammer invited the group to eat Tatsumi's cooking, easing Najenda's guilt as he welcomed them home.

After the Empire’s hundred thousand elite troops were destroyed and General Budo was killed, the Holy Church ordered Night Raid to assassinate the minister and his officials. Esdeath organized a new Imperial Arms Police Force to protect the capital, then hurried back to Madara, whom she had come to regard as her lover.

• Iron Hammer announced that the Holy Church had defeated the Empire’s hundred thousand elite troops, killed Budo, and ordered Night Raid to target the minister and his officials.
• The minister learned of the defeat and summoned Esdeath, who had been spending her time with Madara.
• Esdeath proposed forming an Imperial Arms Police Force and transferring frontier soldiers to defend the capital, while the minister privately discussed killing her with Syura.
• Esdeath assembled Kurome, Seryu, Dr. Stylish, and two other Imperial Arms users to organize the new force.
• Esdeath told her subordinates that Madara was stronger than her and hurried back to see him.

Hashirama freed Madara from the Holy Light Bracelet, and Madara retaliated before the two rejoined Night Raid. Najenda assigned the groups to begin an operation against the minister and his officials, while Esdeath vowed to find Madara after discovering he had left.

• Hashirama retrieved Madara and removed the Holy Light Bracelet, restoring Madara's strength.
• Madara trapped Hashirama in Tsukuyomi and beat him before agreeing to leave for the mission.
• Esdeath returned to find Madara gone and vowed to find him and demand an explanation.
• Madara and Hashirama rejoined Night Raid, where Hashirama's swollen face drew questions and Madara confronted him over what he had told the others.
• Najenda assigned Madara and Hashirama to attack the Imperial Palace while the other groups carried out their objectives and support teams stood by.
• Night Raid and the Holy Light Clerics put on their communication bracelets and set off to begin the operation.

Madara and Hashirama attacked the Imperial Palace, where Madara fought Syura and destroyed the palace. Meanwhile, Leone’s group encountered Seryu and Dr. Stylish, and the chapter left them surrounded by Dr. Stylish’s Fashion troops.

• Madara dropped Hashirama into the palace square, where Hashirama summoned a wooden golem and Madara crushed the palace guards and buildings with a sphere of stone.
• Syura teleported the minister and the Little Emperor out of the palace, but Madara struck him and then used Shinra Tensei to destroy the palace and Syura’s marked escape points.
• Esdeath noticed the palace’s destruction and ran toward it, while Leone led Tatsumi, Sayo, Mine, and Sheele onward to their mission.
• Seryu confronted Leone’s group over the deaths of her father and Teacher Zank, and Koro transformed and attacked Tatsumi.
• Yas shot Koro, Sayo transformed him into a lamb with Silent Lamb, and Tatsumi summoned a Holy Sword that killed him.
• Dr. Stylish revealed his Fashion troops as Seryu prepared to fight, surrounding Tatsumi and his companions.

Tatsumi and Night Raid fought Dr. Stylish’s bioengineered army, and Tatsumi used the Holy Knight’s ultimate skill, Invincibility, to defeat the transformed doctor. Afterward, his allies teased him as he struggled to recover from the strain of using the skill.

• Sayo shielded the group from Seryu’s attack while Mine shot at her, and Yas killed Seryu after Dr. Stylish’s creatures blocked Mine’s first beam.
• Tatsumi and his allies fought the bioengineered creatures as Yas searched for their controller, while Dr. Stylish transformed into a giant monster and began devouring his troops.
• Dr. Stylish charged toward the fleeing civilians, so Tatsumi sent Sayo, Leone, and Mine to rescue them and activated Invincibility with his Holy Light Bracelet.
• Tatsumi overpowered Dr. Stylish’s giant fist and destroyed the doctor with a punch of Holy Light.
• Leone praised Tatsumi, but Mine and Sayo teased him about how briefly he could keep fighting after using the skill.

Madara killed Syura and the minister, completing his mission in the Imperial Palace. After fighting Esdeath and recognizing her strength, he let her walk beside him as he and Hashirama departed.

• Madara killed Syura, then evaded the minister’s Imperial Arms-nullifying ring and pistol before killing him as well.
• Hashirama brought Esdeath to Madara, and she insisted that she wanted to grow stronger alongside him.
• Esdeath challenged Madara, and they fought with ice techniques, fire, genjutsu, and Susanoo.
• Esdeath summoned five Ice Crystal Dragons, but Madara pulled them into black holes with Banshō Ten'in, leaving her exhausted.
• Madara praised Esdeath as a master of ice techniques and let her hold his arm as they left with Hashirama, their mission complete.

Akame and Kurome fought a fierce duel while their allies clashed around them. Just as the sisters charged for a fatal strike, Esdeath stopped both blades and announced that the war was over.

• Akame and Kurome exchanged sword strikes, and Kurome used Eight Rooms to summon corpses before Akame forced her onto the defensive.
• Will intervened to protect Kurome, but stepped aside after she asked him to let the sisters settle their duel themselves.
• Kurome summoned her strongest puppet, a skeletal Danger Beast, and Iron Hammer shielded Akame from its laser while the Holy Light Clerics fought Will and Bols.
• Madara and Esdeath arrived and agreed to stop the fighting because the war had ended; Iron Hammer then arrested the bound Will and Bols.
• Akame and Kurome charged at each other for a final strike, but Esdeath seized both blades and told Kurome the war was over.

After Esdeath joined Madara and Night Raid, Akame and Kurome reconciled and the mission group gathered for a victory banquet. In the Imperial Capital, the nobles blamed the White Bandits for the Empire’s collapse and resolved to muster their private troops against them.

• Esdeath revealed that Madara was her man and said she planned to join him, while Akame and Kurome embraced and promised not to separate again.
• Iron Hammer led the group to the rendezvous point, where Najenda and Night Raid lowered their weapons after learning Esdeath was no longer an enemy.
• Night Raid, the Holy Light Clerics, and Esdeath’s group celebrated their success, and Iron Hammer announced that the Holy Church’s main force would arrive in two days.
• Imperial nobles learned that the minister was dead, the Little Emperor had vanished, and the Revolutionary Army had not caused the crisis.
• Duke Hainan and the nobles agreed to muster their private troops and resist the White Bandits if they entered the Imperial Capital.

Rich’s Holy Light Clerics Legion attacked the Imperial Capital, shattered its walls, and began seizing the nobles while Night Raid and Esdeath watched. By nightfall, the city had fallen under the legion’s control and the frightened people waited indoors as the rain settled over the capital.

• Najenda and Night Raid prepared to welcome the arriving Army Group as nobles continued exploiting the people.
• Rich arrived with the Holy Light Clerics Legion and told Night Raid to watch rather than join the battle.
• Duke Hainan and the nobles mocked the legion’s numbers and celebrated their apparent advantage behind the city walls.
• Rich ordered the Holy Light Cannons to fire, blasting holes in the walls and killing or scattering the defenders.
• The Holy Knights charged through the weakened wall, killing Duke Hainan as the masonry collapsed.
• Rich ordered clerics to maintain order and arrest the nobles, while the terrified citizens hid until a late-night storm quieted the city.

The Holy Church settled into the Imperial Capital and carried out reforms, aid efforts, and a harsh crackdown on crime. After trials exposed the nobles’ abuses, the residents celebrated the enforcement of their sentences and the clerics’ salute to the people.

• Imperial Capital residents discovered that the white containers in the streets were Sleep Pods occupied by Holy Light Clerics, while Iron Hammer explained to Night Raid that the soldiers avoided disturbing residents and were building barracks outside the city.
• The Holy Church returned wealth seized by nobles, cut taxes, aided homeless children and refugees, and violently suppressed criminal gangs across the Imperial Capital.
• Holy Light Clerics punished a gang boss who trafficked and abused children, and the city’s crime rate fell as criminals feared further crackdowns.
• The Holy Church tried 284 nobles and found only two relatively clean-handed, while Night Raid witnessed the residents celebrate the verdicts and the judge order the sentences enforced.
• Holy Light Clerics bowed to the cheering residents after declaring that the Holy Law would safeguard justice for the people.

Night Raid enjoyed the peace and prosperity that followed the Holy Church’s actions, while Esdeath spent time with Kaguya in a frontier city. The chapter left Esdeath relieved to avoid Kaguya’s cooking and resolved to learn how to cook herself.

• Leone, Akame, Kurome, and the rest of Night Raid joked about their salaries and celebrated their peaceful new life as Najenda offered to treat them to a meal.
• Akame asked where Esdeath had gone, and Kurome said Esdeath was on a honeymoon with Madara.
• Esdeath hosted Kaguya for tea and assured her that she and Madara were getting along well.
• Esdeath imagined growing stronger than Madara, then blushed when Kaguya worried she might be ill and urged her to have a healthy baby.
• Esdeath persuaded Kaguya not to cook by saying Madara wanted to try local food, then decided she would need to learn cooking to avoid Kaguya’s meals in the future.