Chapter Summaries

Iaian, Okamaitachi, and Bushidrill fought a powerful frozen-fish monster at E City Seaside Seafood Market while trying to evacuate civilians. Iaian realized the monster was far stronger than expected, and the chapter ended as it appeared above him and prepared to strike.

• Iaian heard the emergency broadcast and led Okamaitachi and Bushidrill toward the seafood market.
• The three swordsmen arrived to find corpses and the frozen-fish monster attacking, so Iaian sent Okamaitachi and Bushidrill to evacuate civilians.
• The frozen-fish monster intercepted Bushidrill and shrugged off Okamaitachi's Flying Air Sword, revealing its powerful defenses.
• Iaian attacked with Sword-Draw Slash, but the monster blocked it and forced him to retreat from its counterattack.
• Iaian judged the monster to be at least Demon-level and planned to hold it off until his companions finished evacuating civilians.
• The frozen-fish monster vanished from Iaian's sight, appeared above him, and threatened to kill him for being distracted.

Iaian fought the regenerating Frozen Fish Monster, regained his resolve, and joined Okamaitachi and Bushidrill to prepare a coordinated attack. Before they could begin, a descending figure killed the monster with two golden laser beams, leaving Atomic Samurai and his disciples stunned.

• Iaian severed Frozen Fish Monster’s arm, but the monster quickly reattached it and kicked Iaian away before he could land a killing blow.
• Encouraged by Atomic Samurai, Iaian stood back up and fought on, wounding Frozen Fish Monster despite the monster’s freezing blood.
• Iaian called Okamaitachi and Bushidrill to help, then organized them into a coordinated attack against Frozen Fish Monster.
• Two golden laser beams split Frozen Fish Monster in half before Iaian and his companions could launch their attack.
• Atomic Samurai and Okamaitachi recognized the tall figure descending from the sky, while Iaian and Bushidrill stared in shock.

Josen killed the Frozen Fish Monster in E City, then rescued and healed civilians while Atomic Samurai and his disciples watched. After restoring his disciples’ resolve, Atomic Samurai focused on Josen as Josen prepared to leave.

• Josen arrived in E City and killed the Frozen Fish Monster with Heat Vision.
• Josen healed injured civilians and used Psychic Power to lift rubble and rescue survivors.
• Atomic Samurai’s disciples felt ashamed that Josen had finished their fight, but Atomic Samurai encouraged them to keep improving.
• Atomic Samurai decided to greet Josen, and his sword-like aura locked onto Josen as he prepared to leave.

Josen refused Atomic Samurai’s invitation to spar and returned to Z City, where he found Saitama upset about being labeled a wanted criminal. The chapter ended with Josen asking Saitama what had happened.

• Atomic Samurai challenged Josen to a spar, saying he had not yet acknowledged him as strong.
• Josen refused, called sparring boring, and flew away, leaving Atomic Samurai intrigued and his disciples stunned.
• Atomic Samurai led Iaian, Bushidrill, and Okamaitachi away and decided to buy high-grade tea for Bang instead of a gift from the destroyed seafood market.
• Josen returned to Z City and found Saitama listlessly reading a newspaper while Genos washed dishes.
• Josen teased Saitama about his bad mood, and Saitama said the wanted criminal situation was bothering him.

After Genos left for the laboratory, Josen checked his Fate Draw count and used his accumulated draws. He won an SSR Herrscher of the Void card, whose powers included control over space, Honkai energy, and the creation of Honkai creatures.

• Saitama told Josen that he and Genos had caught a wanted criminal but lost the bounty slip before claiming the reward.
• Genos reported that new parts needed installing and left for the laboratory, while Saitama urged him to get a checkup and rest.
• Josen asked F-kid to check his Fate Draw count and learned he had 98 draws.
• Josen used a ten-pull and received a gold SSR Fantasy Card for the Herrscher of the Void.
• Josen inspected the card and read its abilities, including spatial manipulation, Herrscher form, and command over Honkai Beasts and Zombies.

Josen equipped the Herrscher of the Void card and absorbed the Honkai Energy that its consciousness released, preventing it from corrupting him. He drew the Void Herrscher into his mental space, where she confronted him and learned he had taken in all her energy.

• Josen decided his willpower could resist the Honkai consciousness and replaced his Tracer card with the Herrscher of the Void card.
• Josen absorbed all the Honkai Energy in the Herrscher Core, then his passive defenses knocked back the consciousness as it tried to possess him.
• Josen pulled the Honkai consciousness into his mental space, where it took the form of the Void Herrscher.
• Josen introduced himself and asked whether she was Sirin or the Herrscher of the Void.
• The Void Herrscher accused Josen of resisting Honkai, and Josen showed her a sphere of energy and said he had absorbed everything she released.

Josen faced Herrscher Kiana inside his consciousness space as she used Imaginary Space to corrupt it and seize control. He withstood her attacks, then F-kid emerged and restrained her.

• Herrscher Kiana drew Honkai Energy from Imaginary Space and corrupted nearly half of Josen's consciousness space, claiming some of its authority.
• Herrscher Kiana demanded that Josen submit, but he taunted her and refused.
• Herrscher Kiana fired countless Subspace Lances at Josen, but his force field blocked them and the consciousness space repaired the damage.
• Herrscher Kiana twisted the space around Josen and continued corrupting the consciousness space while planning to seize his body.
• F-kid appeared behind Herrscher Kiana, grabbed her arms, and pinned her against its body.

Josen fought the Void Herrscher inside his mental space while F-kid interrupted her attacks with powerful punches. After Josen endured her Honkai bombardment and taunted her, Herrscher Kiana escalated her assault by tearing at spacetime around him.

• F-kid appeared in Josen’s mental space and punched Herrscher Kiana in the abdomen and face.
• Herrscher Kiana summoned Void Unleashed and bombarded Josen with Subspace Lances, destroying much of the mental space.
• Josen emerged unharmed and caught or shattered the purple Honkai Energy pillars Herrscher Kiana dropped on him.
• Herrscher Kiana tried to flee and corrupt the mental space, but Josen confronted her and mocked her reliance on long-range attacks.
• Herrscher Kiana fired more Subspace Lances at Josen, who dodged them with ease.
• Herrscher Kiana locked onto Josen and used her authority to tear spacetime apart around him.

Herrscher Kiana trapped Josen in a Space-Time Gap and attacked him with Subspace Lances, but he broke free using time-based magecraft and shattered the weapons. Josen advanced on the stunned Herrscher Kiana, leaving her overwhelmed by his power.

• Herrscher Kiana activated a Space-Time Gap and approached the immobilized Josen.
• Herrscher Kiana launched three Subspace Lances at Josen, but he moved despite the space-time slowdown.
• Josen used Innate Time Control: Tenfold Acceleration to break free and catch the Subspace Lances with his hands.
• Josen shattered the Subspace Lances and walked toward the stunned Herrscher Kiana.

Josen defeated Herrscher Kiana in his mindscape and absorbed the Herrscher Core, mastering the authority of the Herrscher of the Void without suffering the Will of Honkai’s erosion. The next morning, Genos returned to the Apartment looking repaired and carrying several bags.

• Josen restrained Herrscher Kiana and dismissed her claim that Honkai had already eroded his mindscape.
• Herrscher Kiana revealed the corrupted mindscape, but Josen showed her F-kid’s enormous true form and overwhelmed her will to resist.
• Herrscher Kiana dissolved into a Herrscher Core, which Josen absorbed and used to master the Herrscher of the Void’s authority.
• Josen’s new power manifested harmlessly in reality, while Saitama noticed a strange presence outside his room and recognized it as Josen.
• The next morning, Josen read the paper on the sofa as Genos entered the Apartment looking brand-new and carrying bags.

Josen, Saitama, and Genos shared breakfast before Josen suggested that Saitama spar with Genos to help him improve. Josen then led them up a mountain path to find techniques for Genos to learn.

• Genos brought breakfast, and Saitama and Josen enjoyed the food with him.
• Josen noticed Honkai Energy leaking from his body after absorbing a vast amount of it through the Gate of the Void the previous night.
• Josen suggested that Genos could improve by studying martial arts techniques and sparring with strong opponents.
• Josen told Saitama to spar with Genos, and Genos mistakenly interpreted Saitama's basic movements as a deliberate lesson.
• Josen insisted that Saitama join them on a trip to find techniques, and the three climbed a rugged mountain path.

Josen brought Saitama and Genos to Bang’s Flowing Water Dojo, where he restrained Sourface after the disciple tried to collect gifts and tuition from them. While Bang’s students trained, Josen entered Imaginary Space to observe the dojo’s lessons, leaving Saitama and Genos to make tea.

• Josen, Saitama, and Genos climbed to the Flowing Water Dojo to visit Bang, and Genos carried a tea gift set.
• Sourface mistook them for prospective students and demanded gifts and tuition, so Josen pushed past him and restrained him with psychic power.
• Josen took Saitama and Genos to the side hall to wait while Bang taught, then offered them boiled water for tea.
• After hearing Bang call Garou to train, Josen entered Imaginary Space to watch the lesson.
• Genos could no longer detect Josen’s life energy, while Saitama calmly made tea with him.
• Inside Imaginary Space, Josen sensed that he could reach any coordinate he had previously visited with a single step.

Josen used the Herrscher of the Void’s powers to create a hidden viewing space and snacks, then watched Garou spar with Bang at the Flowing Water Dojo. As Garou attacked, Josen criticized Bang’s teaching, while Bang recognized the ruthless ambition in his gifted disciple.

• Josen entered Imaginary Space, projected a set of Honkai-powered furniture, and summoned F-kid to provide snacks.
• Garou faced Bang in the Flowing Water Dojo as the disciples watched their sparring match begin.
• Garou charged Bang with a punch, followed with a kick, and pressed him with a flurry of attacks.
• Josen noticed Bang’s subtle reaction and criticized him for letting Garou’s talent and ruthlessness develop in the wrong direction.

Bang defeated Garou in a sparring match and urged him to find his own path, though Garou secretly remained focused on gaining absolute power. After the lesson ended, Josen appeared before Bang, surprising him with his silent arrival.

• Garou attacked Bang with relentless, hostile strikes, but Bang smoothly defended and neutralized each blow.
• Bang caught Garou's spinning back kick and ended the spar, making Garou realize he had lost.
• Bang told Garou that his fists showed confusion and urged him to listen to his inner voice, while Garou dismissed the advice inwardly.
• Bang continued teaching the other disciples until the practical lesson ended around noon.
• Josen appeared beside Bang as he drank tea, and Bang was startled that he had not sensed him arrive.

Bang reunited with Saitama and met Genos at the Flowing Water Dojo, while Atomic Samurai arrived with his disciples to visit Bang. The chapter ended as Sourface announced Atomic Samurai’s arrival.

• Bang and Josen recalled their previous meeting and went to join Saitama and Genos for a meal.
• Saitama introduced Genos to Bang as his disciple, and Genos presented Bang with a gift.
• Atomic Samurai arrived at the dojo with Okamaitachi, Iaian, and Bushidrill.
• Sourface greeted Atomic Samurai and hurried to tell Bang that he had arrived with his disciples.

Atomic Samurai and his disciples arrived at Bang’s dojo, where Josen’s presence sparked an awkward clash before both groups joined a drinks party. The gathering turned into a lively dinner, with Saitama drinking with Atomic Samurai and Okamaitachi approaching Josen for a toast.

• Bang learned that Atomic Samurai had arrived, and Josen confirmed that he had declined Atomic Samurai’s offer to spar.
• Atomic Samurai confronted Josen with clashing auras, but Iaian calmed him and presented Bang with tea that matched the gift brought by Josen’s group.
• Bang expanded the small gathering into a dinner, and the guests drank together until they felt the alcohol’s effects.
• Saitama invited Atomic Samurai to drink, and Atomic Samurai accepted after noticing Saitama’s pile of bottles.
• Okamaitachi offered Josen a toast, and Josen cautiously clinked cups with him.

Josen and the heroes shared a drinking party, where he and Atomic Samurai traded insults and agreed to spar. Afterward, Josen asked Bang to teach Genos Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist, explaining that Genos’s combat chip could learn from training and battle.

• Okamaitachi offered Josen a massage, but Josen declined and redirected him toward Bang.
• Genos accepted Okamaitachi’s drinks while Saitama and Atomic Samurai competed in a drinking contest.
• Bang tried to make peace between Josen and Atomic Samurai, but the two clinked glasses while trading insults and agreed to arrange a spar.
• After the party, Josen explained Genos’s circumstances and asked Bang to help train him in Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.
• Josen told Bang that Genos’s combat chip could accumulate techniques and experience through battle.

Josen arranged for Genos to train with Bang and for Atomic Samurai’s disciples to spar with Genos before beginning his own fight with Atomic Samurai. He transported them both to a dark-red Imaginary Space, where Atomic Samurai prepared to face him.

• Bang agreed to train Genos at his dojo for the next few days.
• Atomic Samurai agreed to let his disciples train with Genos, then learned that Saitama was Genos’s teacher.
• Josen sent Genos to take the sleeping Saitama to a guest room before starting his spar with Atomic Samurai.
• Josen used his Herrscher Authority to pull Atomic Samurai into the Imaginary Space, leaving their companions behind in the dojo.
• Atomic Samurai questioned Josen about the strange space, then regained his composure and prepared to fight.

Josen and Atomic Samurai fought in Imaginary Space, escalating from a probing strike to Atomic Samurai’s strongest sword techniques. Josen evaded Atomic Slash with a substitution and met Atomic Iai Slash with a heavily enhanced punch, whose impact began tearing open spacetime.

• Atomic Samurai tested Josen with Flying Air Sword, but Josen shattered the sword energy with a punch.
• Atomic Samurai launched a fast slash, and Josen caught the blade between two fingers before challenging him to fight seriously.
• Atomic Samurai unleashed Atomic Slash, but Josen escaped by using Ninja Art: Honkai Substitution Technique.
• Atomic Samurai followed with Atomic Iai Slash, and Josen coated his fist with multiple forms of energy and power enhancements.
• Josen punched into Atomic Samurai’s sword light, and the force of his strike tore open rifts in spacetime.

Josen and Atomic Samurai’s fight ended when Josen’s punch tore through the fragile Imaginary Space, prompting Atomic Samurai to concede and return with him to the restaurant. The group regrouped and went their separate ways, while Josen contacted Genos, who was tending to Saitama.

• Josen’s punch unleashed destructive black lightning and crushing wind, and Atomic Samurai used Atomic Slash to escape the blast.
• Josen apologized for damaging the Imaginary Space and offered to continue their fight somewhere else, but Atomic Samurai acknowledged his strength and called off the duel.
• Josen and Atomic Samurai returned to the restaurant, where Bang and Atomic Samurai’s disciples checked on them.
• Atomic Samurai praised Josen and Bang, surprising his disciples, while Bang privately wondered what had happened during the fight.
• Bang took Iaian and the other disciples to train, Atomic Samurai went along, and Josen used Mantra to message Genos, who was caring for Saitama.