Recaps

Edward’s changes to Derrick’s past led him to join Lovia’s expedition into the temple, where the True Creator’s corruption left him in danger. At the Tarot Club, Derrick asked for help resisting the corrupted team, and Alger began proposing a solution that required Edward’s and the Fool’s assistance.

• Edward recorded four abilities from Bernadette, then asked Arrodes about the previous night’s incident and passed its findings to Audrey.
• At the Tarot Club meeting, Derrick said he was in trouble, while Priscilla asked to find someone who could help her.
• Derrick explained that Lovia’s expedition found murals about the Fallen Creator and that the team became lost and hungry in the temple.
• Derrick said the team ate mushrooms that were actually dead people’s flesh and blood, and that the corrupted members then tried to force him to eat them too.
• Edward explained that the True Creator’s power had corrupted the team, while Derrick asked the Tarot Club for help resisting the hunger.
• Alger said he had a method that might help Derrick, but it required assistance from Edward and the Fool.

Derrick proposed using Mr. Fool’s sacrifices to bring people out of the City of Silver, and the Tarot Club agreed to test the idea. Members also discussed Priscilla’s sleepwalking, Alger’s stolen Sealed Artifact, and Audrey’s request to find a missing maid, leaving that search unresolved.

• Alger suggested that Derrick might enter a sacrificed Suitcase and reach the outside world through Mr. Fool, and Edward agreed to provide one for a trial.
• Priscilla told the gathering that three evil spirits took control of her body while she slept, and Edward accepted her commission to investigate for 200 pounds.
• Alger revealed that the Secret Order had stolen the Sealed Artifact and the 7,800 pounds from his deal, then taken the artifact back to Intis.
• Alger said the Vice Admiral of Ailment wanted to meet Edward, and Edward asked her to pass any message through Alger.
• Audrey commissioned the Tarot Club to find the maid who disappeared after witnessing the incident at the Hall Family Villa.

At the Tarot Club, Audrey revealed her identity while commissioning the members to investigate a missing maid, and Klein shared what he knew about the Secret Order. Edward contributed Roselle’s diary pages, whose account of a living transmigrator left Klein desperate for the missing continuation; the gathering then turned to trades and potion formulas.

• Audrey offered five hundred pounds for definite information about the missing maid and five thousand pounds for help finding her, and Klein, Fors, and Priscilla accepted the commission.
• Klein explained the Secret Order to the Tarot Club using information from Roselle’s diary.
• Edward gave Klein fresh diary pages, and Roselle’s entry about a still-living transmigrator startled Klein before the pages ended on a cliffhanger.
• Fors agreed to buy the Astrologer potion formula from Edward and asked about the Arbiter Pathway’s Sequence 7 formula, which Edward identified as Interrogator.
• Fors asked the group for ways to make money, then Audrey requested Mirror Dragon eyes, Elder Tree Fruit, and the Spectator Pathway’s Sequence 6 formula; the Hanged Man offered to buy the first two ingredients.

At a Tarot Club meeting, Klein learned that Edward could direct him to Emlyn for a Beyonder ingredient, while Derrick received food from Mr. World in the Forsaken Land of the Gods. As Derrick attempted to escape through a sacrificial ritual, a mysterious intruder trapped him and followed the ritual toward Above the Gray Fog, where Klein spotted him.

• Edward told Klein that Emlyn at the Harvest Church could help him obtain a Thousand-Faced Hunter's mutated pituitary gland and blood, and Alger asked The Tower to find a man named Baelen.
• Klein confirmed to Audrey that his Chosen had caused the Harbor Borough incident and had left tarot cards at the scene.
• Dack tried to tempt Derrick with human fingers, but Lovia gave Derrick black-faced grass to resist his hunger.
• An illusory gate delivered food from Mr. World to Derrick, who shared it with Lovia and then began a ritual to escape in a suitcase.
• A mysterious figure immobilized Derrick and entered the ritual as Klein drew the suitcase toward Above the Gray Fog; Klein saw the intruder wearing a crystal Monocle.

Klein used a Paper Angel to stop a dangerous figure from entering Above the Gray Fog through Derrick, then sent the City of Silver group back into the darkness. Edward tested the evolved Hufflepuff's Cup and a Picture Frame that created a separate space, while Klein was left shaken by the encounter and resolved to grow stronger.

• Klein used the Black Emperor Card, the Red Priest Card, and a Paper Angel to drive the eerie figure away from Derrick and close the Illusory Door.
• Derrick thanked Mr. Fool, then followed Lovia and the others toward the City of Silver after she said it still had a future.
• Klein recovered at 13 Minsk Street, wondered what the figure had wanted, and concluded that he needed to advance faster.
• Edward discovered that Hufflepuff's Cup could produce filling delicacies and wine that restored spirituality, though prolonged use would make tastes picky.
• Edward found that the Picture Frame had gained the [Painting World] ability and tested its range, duration, and resistance to attacks with Lilith.

Edward and Audrey tested Hufflepuff’s Cup, discovering that it turned Beyonder characteristics into delicious wine that restored spirituality and bread into filling fine food. Edward then considered how to help Miss Death and decided to ask the Medici Trinity directly about their predicament.

• Edward told Audrey about the Emperor’s diary entry claiming that another transmigrator was still alive, and they speculated about why the person had left no trace.
• Audrey dropped an Apprentice characteristic into Hufflepuff’s Cup, and Edward confirmed through divination that its wine restored spirituality without giving him the characteristic.
• Edward tested wine made from Sequence 8 and Sequence 7 characteristics, concluding that each produced the same amount and strength of wine, while higher-Sequence wine would restore more spirituality per drink.
• Edward and Audrey tried the cup’s fine food ability, which turned bread into a much larger and extraordinarily delicious meal.
• Edward decided to ask the Medici Trinity directly how to help Miss Death, since he believed scheming against the ancient Conspirers would be futile.

Edward questioned Medici about his plans with Priscilla and learned they intended to seek the True Creator’s help to gain freedom and help Priscilla advance. He joined Priscilla on her Gravedigger rounds, while Klein met Old Kohler at a bar and asked about news in the Harbor Borough.

• Edward visited Priscilla and heard Medici complain that she made him and the other spirits tell her bedtime stories.
• Medici told Edward that he planned to use the True Creator’s Church to find help against the arrangements controlling him, Sauron, and Einhorn.
• Edward used a coin divination to check Medici’s assurance that their plans would not endanger Priscilla, then advised her to seek Mr. Fool’s help if problems arose.
• Priscilla told Edward that Mr. Azik had left after following her during one of her sleepwalking episodes, and Edward suspected Medici had sent him away to prevent interference.
• Priscilla explained that she moved hastily buried dead people to proper cemeteries, and Edward went with her to work as a Gravedigger.
• At Lime Bar, Klein met Old Kohler, who thanked him for helping him find steady dock work, and Klein asked whether he had heard any news in the Harbor Borough.

Klein hired Old Kohler to gather information about Cynthia and identified the man Mr. Hanged Man was seeking. Edward told Klein he could reveal his survival to trusted people and explained that Leonard was host to an injured Angel, whom Edward wanted to recruit to hunt a Marauder Half-God.

• Klein asked Old Kohler to gather information about Cynthia, a former maid who might have come from Harbor Borough.
• Klein recognized Baelen as the man Mr. Hanged Man wanted located and left without investigating further.
• Baelen pressured One-Eyed Kedge and the remaining Iron Hook members to transport goods for him.
• Edward told Klein he could let Leonard, Benson, and Melissa know he had survived.
• Edward explained that an injured Angel was parasitizing Leonard and said he wanted to work with him to hunt a Marauder Half-God.
• Klein agreed to visit the captain with Edward before seeing Leonard.

Edward, Klein, and Dunn arranged to reunite with Leonard, while Pallez secretly kept Leonard believing that his friends were dead to motivate him. After Pallez confronted Edward about his knowledge, Edward said a mysterious great existence had told him about Pallez.

• Edward told Dunn he planned to visit Leonard, and Daly offered to bring Leonard to East Borough.
• After the operation against the Desire Apostle failed, Pallez criticized Leonard for neglecting his Nightmare training and urged him to keep improving.
• Daly took Leonard in a carriage, claiming a Beyonder incident required his help, but Pallez sensed an ambush.
• Edward, Klein, and Dunn appeared before Leonard, who calmly greeted them and asked to speak with Edward alone.
• Pallez admitted to Edward that he had kept the truth from Leonard to sustain his hatred and motivate him until he advanced to Sequence 5.
• Edward told Pallez that a mysterious great existence had revealed what he knew about him.

Edward and Pallez agreed to hide Pallez’s existence from Leonard while arranging for Leonard to grow stronger, and staged an attack that made Leonard believe Edward had betrayed him. Edward then heard that Audrey might join the Psychology Alchemists and learned Danitz had not replied because he needed his captain’s approval.

• Edward asked Pallez to help kill an injured Jacob Family Marauder Half-God, but Pallez refused to act directly for fear of attracting Amon’s attention.
• Pallez agreed that Edward could reveal his existence to Klein, Dunn, and Daly, while Leonard remained unaware until he had grown stronger.
• Edward explained the plan to Klein, Dunn, and Daly, who agreed to pose as victims of his betrayal and help Leonard believe Edward had attacked them.
• Leonard regained consciousness beside the wrecked carriage and was told by Pallez that Edward had been among the attackers.
• Lilith told Edward that Audrey had met a possible teacher and that Susie had advanced to Sequence 7.
• Edward learned from Phoenix that Danitz had to show his letter to his captain before replying, and realized Danitz was no longer on his former ship.

Edward postponed exploring Groselle's Travels after Edwina said she was occupied fighting Vice Admiral Dusk, and he planned to seek Audrey’s help entering the sea of the collective subconscious. He then asked Emlyn to connect him with an influential Sanguine, leaving Emlyn reluctantly agreeing to make an inquiry.

• Edward considered the dangers of entering the sea of the collective subconscious and the risks of reaching the ending of Groselle's Travels.
• Phoenix delivered Edwina's reply saying she was fighting Vice Admiral Dusk in the Sonia Sea and could not join Edward yet.
• Edward asked Lilith to summon Audrey after her teacher left, then went to the Harvest Church.
• Edward found Emlyn playing with his dolls and asked him to introduce him to a Sanguine Marquis or Duke.
• Emlyn said he had only met a Viscount, and reluctantly agreed to ask that Sanguine after Edward reminded him of his debt over Alicia.

Edward sought the Sanguine’s help in eliminating a Marauder Half-God who had threatened Lilith, and Akasha agreed to discuss the matter. Akasha revealed her own grudge against the Rose School, while Edward realized the Sanguine may have been prompted by someone powerful to help him.

• Edward and Emlyn visited the Crimson Bar to find Viscount Ernes, but encountered Rallard and Akasha instead.
• Rallard recognized Edward as the person who had received the Sanguine’s apology gift and tried to leave, but Edward asked him for an introduction.
• In a VIP room, Edward accused Rallard of helping cause Lilith’s danger and asked the Sanguine to eliminate the Marauder Half-God.
• Akasha explained the difference between a request, commission, and exchange of favors, then said those above wanted Edward to choose a request.
• Akasha revealed that her family had been killed by Artificial Vampires led by Shaman King Kalaman, giving her a grudge against the Rose School.

Edward considered Akasha’s offer of an alliance against the Rose School, then agreed to sign after returning home. He asked Audrey to help him explore the sea of collective subconscious for his final Special Coordinates, but when she questioned what he would do if it failed, he named the Abyss.

• Akasha offered to help Edward kill a Marauder Half-God if he signed an alliance to fight the Rose School, but Edward asked for time to consider.
• Emlyn explained that Akasha had protected her family’s Marquis Beyonder Characteristic despite others coveting it, and Akasha privately said she enjoyed making clever people overthink.
• Edward returned to the villa, told Audrey about the Sanguine offer, and agreed to sign the contract.
• Audrey told Edward that Ms. Escalante Osisleka had become her tutor and might soon invite her to join the Psychology Alchemists.
• Edward explained that he wanted Audrey’s help entering the sea of collective subconscious to set his final Special Coordinates, and said he would try the Abyss if that failed.

After learning Audrey had forgotten Anna at Hedrak Village, Edward and Audrey went to find her and discovered that Anna was meeting with a grayish-white dragon in a dream. The dragon recognized the scent of Liveseyd on Edward, leaving him alarmed.

• Edward asked Audrey about Anna and learned she had forgotten to contact her while dealing with the aftermath of the poisoning incident.
• On the Sonia Sea, Edwina's crew drove off Vice Admiral Dusk and rescued a woman named Christine, who said she could not die.
• Edward and Audrey traveled to Hedrak Village and found Anna's hidden Suitcase empty.
• Edward and Audrey followed a roar into the forest and found themselves back in Hedrak Village, where a grayish-white dragon had appeared.
• The grayish-white dragon told Edward the encounter was a dream and said he smelled of Liveseyd.

Edward and Audrey met the ancient dragon Ariehogg in the sea of the collective subconscious, where he asked them to take Anna to the vanished City of Miracles, Liveseyd, in exchange for Spectator Pathway formulas. After returning home, they learned the formulas and Lilith revealed that she knew how to reach Liveseyd.

• Ariehogg identified himself as an ancient dragon and said Anna carried the power of a Mind Dragon, then asked Edward and Audrey to take her to Liveseyd in exchange for pathway formulas.
• Edward set a successful coordinate in Hedrak Village before Ariehogg sent them back to the mountain forest, where a white-haired old man appeared and lamented that he had missed Edward again.
• Audrey recalled Ariehogg's Sequence 6 through Sequence 4 formulas, and she and Edward wondered why the ingredients involved Mind Dragons and what Ariehogg wanted with Anna.
• Edward and Audrey returned to their villa with Lilith, who said Ariehogg had frightened her and revealed that she knew Liveseyd and how to get there.

Edward explained the danger of being drawn into Groselle's Travels and arranged for Audrey to find him if he disappeared. He then signed a contract with Akasha to help hunt a wounded Marauder demigod, and Akasha planned to investigate the demigod's apprentice and possible animal hosts.

• Edward told Audrey that possessing Groselle's Travels too long could pull him inside, and explained how she could enter to find him.
• Edward advised Audrey to keep the Psychology Alchemists in consideration and reminded her to pray to Mr. Fool about Sequence 6 ingredients.
• Edward visited Akasha's private bathhouse and signed the contract that bound him to help her avenge the Sanguine blood feud.
• Edward told Akasha the wounded Marauder demigod had been sealed in the sewers near Böklund Street and might have parasitized another creature.
• Akasha decided to investigate Hazel Macht, the demigod's apprentice, while Edward suggested searching among nearby rats, cats, and dogs.

Edward met Bernadette at Akasha’s hot spring establishment and discussed the dangers of the Spectator Pathway after telling her about a Mind Dragon’s offer. Bernadette warned that the dragon might have subtly hypnotized Edward and Audrey, and that the influence could spread through Mental Plague.

• Akasha teased Edward as she escorted him through the hot spring corridor, where he unexpectedly ran into Bernadette.
• Bernadette invited Edward into her private hot spring room and asked him to tell a story about water.
• Edward told her “The Woodcutter and the River God” and explained that in the Beyonder world he would avoid the danger rather than trust the river god’s offer.
• Edward asked Bernadette to help purchase ingredients for Audrey’s Spectator Pathway formulas and described his encounter with an ancient Mind Dragon.
• Bernadette warned that the Mind Dragon might have subtly hypnotized Edward and Audrey, then explained that Mental Plague could spread the tendency to overlook hypnosis to others.

Edward learned that an Ancient Dragon’s hypnosis still affected him, tested the Picture Frame’s Painting World with Bernadette, and heard her mourn Bornova’s lost humanity. Meanwhile, Flora Jacob persuaded Hazel to help her flee after becoming afraid that Edward would hunt her down.

• Bernadette told Edward that an Ancient Dragon’s hypnosis and Psychological Suggestion still affected him, then tested the Picture Frame’s Painting World with him.
• Bernadette’s Spear of Longinus shattered the Painting World at full power, though she said most Half-Gods likely could not break it.
• Bernadette told Edward that Bornova had returned to Intis and lamented that her younger brother had died long ago.
• Flora Jacob warned Hazel that an ominous premonition meant she had to leave, and Hazel offered to take her to the family’s manor outside Backlund.
• Flora falsely told Hazel that Edward was an evil and dangerous man who had driven her into a rat, and Hazel resolved to trust her teacher.

Edward, Akasha, and Pallez trapped Flora Jacob in Edward’s Painting World and fought to stop her escape. Edward’s amplified attacks and Akasha’s Blood Moon Arrow left Flora with a fatal wound.

• Edward told Lilith he was going to avenge her, then left to hunt the Marauder Half-God with Akasha and Pallez.
• Edward and Pallez met at Leonard’s home, and Pallez agreed to join the hunt.
• Flora Jacob sensed danger in the wine cellar at Elk Manor and tried to escape by taking control of the rats.
• Edward pulled Flora into his Painting World, where Akasha and Edward attacked while Flora used Theft to evade them.
• Edward turned Flora into wood for a moment, allowing Akasha’s Blood Moon Arrow to pierce her, then amplified the wound and distorted it into a fatal injury.

Edward and Akasha survived Flora’s deadly loss of control when Leonard and Pallez intervened, while Hazel sensed that something terrible had happened. Elsewhere, Fors sought the Fool’s advice about Lawrence’s legacy, and One-Eyed Kedge found the harbor crew dead, leaving him and his men fearing Baelen’s retaliation.

• Flora entered her Mythical Creature Form and attacked, but Leonard and Pallez suppressed her and destroyed her inside the Carved Stone Wall Clock; Edward recovered his stolen belongings and escaped, while Akasha departed as moonlight.
• A monocled postman sensed he had missed an interesting event, and Hazel woke with a pounding heart beneath unusually crimson moonlight.
• Fors told the Fool about Lawrence’s will and the notebook, then decided to travel to Pritz Harbor after the Fool advised her to follow her heart.
• One-Eyed Kedge and his four companions encountered a woman in black and her cat, who let them go after briefly leaving them unable to breathe.
• Kedge’s group reached Baelen’s abandoned harbor and found the ship’s crew dead, most killed while fighting one another; Kedge decided they could not return to their bar for fear of retaliation.

Edward and his allies defeated a Marauder Half-God, and Edward reported the outcome to Akasha while arranging possible help for her revenge against Kalaman. He returned home to Lilith, who thanked him for avenging her.

• Ketch and his companions found enslaved men, women, and children hidden aboard the ship and freed them after leaving the hold open.
• Edward met Leonard and relayed Pallez’s thanks, then learned Pallez might help Akasha take revenge on Kalaman if he had recovered by then.
• Edward told Akasha about Pallez’s offer, gave her a list of materials to obtain, and offered to sell her a Suitcase with a Stored Beyonder Characteristic.
• Akasha considered buying the Suitcase and decided she might sell Rallard’s unused suits to raise the money.
• Edward returned to the villa and told Lilith that he had gotten revenge for her, and she thanked him.

Edward reflected on the threat posed by Amon and gathered leads on ingredients and a Shepherd characteristic while arranging help for Doctor Aaron’s young patient. He joined Mr. A near East Tuck County to meet Miss D, whose arrival could threaten Mr. A’s plans, and the chapter ended as Mr. A handed Edward a train ticket.

• Edward told Audrey about the previous night’s events and received news that Renette Tofinix had delivered a Spirit World Traverser corpse and that Miss D was arriving in Backlund.
• Bernadette informed Edward that she could obtain several requested ingredients, including a Shepherd Beyonder Characteristic, though it would take time.
• Edward asked Lilith to have Audrey send ice cream to Doctor Aaron’s house, then went to Mr. A’s residence.
• Mr. A told Edward he planned to assess Miss D and might cause a train derailment to kill her if she interfered with his plans.
• Edward used Phoenix to reach Mr. A near East Tuck County, where Mr. A explained that the new Miss D had replaced the slain Madam D.
• When Miss D’s train approached, Mr. A gave Edward a ticket and directed him to East Tuck County Station.

Edward discovered that Miss D was Priscilla, whose body Medici controlled, as Medici took command of the Aurora Order in Backlund from Mr. A. After Mr. A left, Edward questioned Medici about his plans to save himself, but Medici refused to explain.

• Mr. A met Miss D on the train, where she ordered him to halt all Aurora Order operations in Backlund, including the Lord's Descent Operation.
• Miss D threatened Mr. A and revealed that she was Priscilla under Medici's control; Edward moved to her side and explained that she was his younger sister.
• Mr. A accepted Miss D's authority over the Aurora Order in Backlund and returned through the Spirit World.
• Medici teased Mr. A before Priscilla regained control, and Edward sat beside her and asked why she had not told him about becoming an Oracle.
• Edward asked Medici what he hoped to achieve, and Medici said he was trying to save himself but kept his plans secret.

Edward obtained a Shepherd Beyonder characteristic from Priscilla and planned to use it to advance to Sequence 5, while negotiating with Medici over the Conqueror characteristics. In Pritz Harbor, Fors reunited with Xio and went to find Dorian Gray, but learned he had left the office and might be at home.

• Edward deduced that Medici was pursuing a Conqueror characteristic and offered to reveal another characteristic’s location if Medici obtained it.
• Priscilla gave Edward the Shepherd Beyonder characteristic, and Edward recognized it as what he needed to advance to Sequence 5.
• Fors arrived in Pritz Harbor, where Xio explained that officials were searching for smugglers after a ship’s crew had been killed.
• Fors told Xio she had come to return Mr. Lawrence’s belongings to Dorian Gray, and Xio agreed to accompany her.
• Fors and Xio found Dorian’s empty office, and a neighboring employee said Dorian had left and might have gone home.

Fors and Xio searched for Dorian Gray in Pritz Harbor, while Klein considered links between missing slaves and illegal immigrants. In Backlund, Medici began revising the True Creator’s plans, and Edward drank the prepared Traveler potion, sensing that he could travel to his four Special Coordinates in spirit form.

• Fors and Xio found Dorian Gray’s home, learned he had left on a long journey, and Fors left him a note before spotting a man she recognized from the Tarot Club’s bounty.
• Klein received Fors’s prayer, passed her sighting of Baelen to the Hanged Man, and wondered whether missing slaves, illegal immigrants, and Cynthia’s disappearance were connected.
• Medici arrived in Backlund with Priscilla and told Mr. A to arrange a meeting with the Aurora Order’s leaders, while hinting that he intended to disrupt the True Creator’s plans.
• Edward combined the Traveler potion with the Shepherd Beyonder Characteristic and drank it as Audrey, Lilith, and Susie watched.
• Edward’s spirit traveled through several places and returned to the starry expanse, where he sensed he could reach any of his four Special Coordinates in spirit form.