Recaps

Edward became the true master of Sefirah Castle after advancing to Sequence 3, but Amon warned that he had abruptly lost much of his humanity. Edward traced the change to passing through memories during his advancement and began considering how to address it.

• A crimson heart emerged from the Primitive Island and entered Christine during the Blood Moon, reversing her mutations and allowing her to break free from the being that had created her.
• Christine reflected that the man who had caused her creator’s corruption to backfire was effectively her father, then faced the approaching Abraham Family member who called her name.
• Edward sensed that Sefirah Castle had recognized him as its master and worried that his future advancement ritual could cause irreversible changes to the timeline.
• Edward returned to Sefirah Castle, rejected Amon’s suggestion that he be released to take ownership, and learned from Amon that he seemed to have lost most of his humanity.
• Edward realized that passing through memories during his advancement had made him resemble the near-divine figure in others’ imaginations, but he did not know how to restore his humanity.

Edward learned that his Spirit Mage immortality might let him recover his humanity through death, and decided that regaining it mattered after seeing Lilith’s textbook. He tested his Wandering ability in the cosmos, returned to a deserted island, and killed himself with a lightning storm, leaving his resurrection uncertain.

• Edward used divination inside Sefirah Castle and saw himself die as the apparent way to recover his humanity.
• He realized that a Spirit Mage could resurrect within other people’s memories, though their impressions might preserve his lack of humanity.
• Seeing Lilith’s handwriting in an elementary school textbook convinced Edward that he should recover his humanity.
• Edward tested Wandering by entering the cosmos, where Yazi’s name helped him escape the Outer Deities’ corruption and return to the Fog Sea.
• Edward degraded himself to a weaker Sequence and summoned a Forest of Thunder that killed him on the deserted island.

After nearly three weeks, Edward resurrected in Bernadette’s memories and appeared in her room as a child, then changed back into Klein Sparrow. He found that his restored form was becoming uncomfortable under the influence of Bernadette’s image of him.

• Bernadette worried that Dad and Mr. Sparrow had not returned, then went to sleep after her mother, Matilda, tucked her in.
• Edward suddenly appeared in Bernadette’s room as a young boy, and she asked whether he was Mr. Sparrow.
• Edward recovered memories of his resurrection and realized he had chosen to return through Bernadette’s memories rather than Dubois’s.
• Edward changed back into Klein Sparrow and told Bernadette that Queen Mystic had cursed him.
• Edward felt growing discomfort and restraint in his transformed body and resisted the urge to turn back into a child.

Edward visited Bernadette, then struggled with the effects of his resurrection through memories and blamed Intis for the trouble that had led him there. He stormed the Intis royal palace, learned that Intis had been sealed beneath Trier, and compelled King Doloren Sauron to let him investigate the woman responsible.

• Edward reassured Bernadette that he was recovering and left to return home.
• Edward wrestled with his conflicting mental states, transformed into a boy, and decided to confront Intis for betraying him.
• Edward entered the Intis royal palace as Zaratul, trapped its soldiers in an illusory maze, and exiled a Half-God guard into the void.
• King Doloren Sauron told Edward that a woman in a black dress had sealed Intis beneath Trier three weeks earlier and explained Intis's scheme involving the Brass Pillars and Trier.
• Edward asked to see the woman's appearance, then used the Imperius Curse on Doloren to inspect his memories firsthand.

Edward learned that Intis's King, Doloren Sauron, was secretly a woman who planned to use the Demoness Pathway to escape her role as ruler. He then confronted Krismona about the Conqueror's seal and Lilith, but fled when she attacked, while Lilith advised Krismona to question him before striking again.

• Edward used Legilimency on Doloren Sauron and discovered that she had traded with the black-robed Krismona for a Demoness formula as part of a plan to gain freedom from the throne.
• Doloren Sauron broke free of the Imperius Curse and identified the intruder as Zaratul.
• Edward visited Krismona at her villa, confirmed she had sealed the Conqueror beneath Trier, and asked why she opposed the Demoness Sect.
• Krismona trapped Edward in a web of threads, but he escaped when he asked her about Lilith.
• Lilith restored Krismona's room and told her that Edward might mean her no harm, then Krismona prepared to set off after sleeping.
• Edward returned home and reverted to a child's body, relieved by the change.

After nearly being killed by a Demoness, Edward realized Bernadette’s memories had made him act childishly and feared the change could endanger him. He returned to Sefirah Castle, reassured Bernadette, checked that Medici and Snoman remained sealed, and divined that his childishness could be reversed.

• Edward recognized that his behavior had become childish and worried that impulsive actions would get him killed in the Lord of Mysteries World.
• Dubois brought Edward milk and questioned whether the child before him was really his boss, while Edward said his appearance change was a curse.
• Edward met Amon in Sefirah Castle, who noticed changes in his body and soul and offered to steal his childhood so he would grow up.
• Edward replied to Bernadette’s worried prayers and reassured her that he had returned safely.
• Edward confirmed that Medici remained sealed in the Underground Palace and that Snoman was still sitting quietly under the seal.
• Edward tossed a coin to divine whether his childishness could be reversed, and it landed heads up, indicating yes.

Edward remained trapped in a childlike state caused by a curse, and Pallez could not steal his childhood or restore him. In the future, Alfred learned war between Feysac and Loen might soon begin, while Sloth Alday arrived to introduce Audrey to two new Psychology Alchemists.

• Edward repeatedly divined for a way to return to normal, but his visions showed an endless cycle of degradation and suicide; he used [Lunatic on the Right] on Amon, who suspected Edward had injected humanity into him.
• Edward took Snoman away from the Underground Palace after learning Medici had tried and failed to persuade Snoman to break the Bloodstained Gate's seal.
• Edward asked Pallez to steal his childhood, but Pallez said he could not help and warned him never to trust Amon; Edward considered whether Audrey's memories might help restore him.
• Alfred told Hibbert that Audrey's golden retriever seemed to warn him not to interrupt her, and Hibbert dismissed the story before giving him an application to join the Backlund Army because war with Feysac might soon begin.
• Sloth Alday visited Audrey and said she had brought two new Psychology Alchemists to serve as Audrey's subordinates.

Audrey met two returning Augustus family members at the Psychology Alchemists' base, while Klein visited Queen Mystic Bernadette and took the Marionettist potion. On Midway Island, Emlyn confronted Danitz after being tricked into entering a brothel, then a strange girl interrupted their fight.

• Alday brought Audrey to the Psychology Alchemists' branch base and introduced the new members, Edessak Augustus and Helena Augustus, who said they were back.
• Cattleya took Klein to Emerald City, where he met Bernadette and agreed to take the potion as soon as possible.
• Cattleya led Klein to the harbor, where he drank the Marionettist potion amid the mermaids' singing.
• Emlyn fled a brothel and accused Danitz of tricking him into going there, and the two fought without using Beyonder abilities.
• A strange girl told Emlyn and Danitz to use their weapons and abilities to kill each other, and Emlyn began to protest that he was a Sanguine.

Edward used [Deconstruction] on himself and discovered the source of the curse keeping him in a child’s body, though curing it would take more work. Meanwhile, Lilith recruited Emlyn and Danitz as errand runners, and Edward planned to take Bernadette and Dubois out after breakfast.

• The girl revealed herself to Emlyn as the one who had sent him to sea, and he recognized her as Progenitor Lilith and knelt before her.
• Lilith ordered Emlyn and Danitz to follow her and run errands; Danitz agreed after she showed him Beyonder Characteristics from the Hunter Pathway.
• At 28 Jade Street in 1160, Dubois prepared several breakfasts, and Bernadette arrived, insisting she had seen Mr. Sparrow the night before.
• Edward came downstairs in a child’s form, explained that he was cursed, and told Bernadette and Dubois he did not yet know how to cure it.
• Edward used [Deconstruction] on himself and found the root of his condition in tangled memory data, while his Deconstruction Scholar potion began to digest.
• Edward told Dubois he had found a direction toward a cure and promised to take him and Bernadette out after breakfast.

Edward returned the Dice of Fate to a former Church of the Earth Mother alchemical product in Oravi, then took Bernadette aboard the Fairy-Tale to search for merpeople. They defeated a pirate ship that attacked them, while Roselle, drawn toward the Abyss, prayed to Edward for help.

• Edward gave the Dice of Fate to the lighthouse keeper, who said the Life Council had taken her in after the Church of the Earth Mother discarded her as a failed alchemical product.
• Edward took Bernadette aboard the Fairy-Tale and secretly used spatial jumps to speed their voyage toward the merpeople.
• A pirate ship attacked the Fairy-Tale, and Bernadette led the ship's fairy-tale characters in fighting back while Edward stopped incoming cannonballs.
• The pirates surrendered after the Fairy-Tale battered their ship, and Bernadette celebrated their victory.
• Roselle saw the Abyss and, unable to resist its influence at Sequence 6, prayed to Edward for help before making an irrational decision.

Edward and Bernadette robbed a pirate ship before Edward destroyed it with Space Tear, drawing the attention of Arianna, a Servant of Concealment. They then encountered Beautiful Merpeople, and Bernadette happily befriended them while Edward understood that they wanted to eat her.

• Bernadette agreed to share the valuables Edward took from a pirate ship, but gave him her share as well.
• After the Fairy-Tale sailed away, Edward used Space Tear to destroy the pirate ship and its crew, and Arianna arrived at nearby ruins and reported that she had found him.
• Edward and Bernadette followed the Beautiful Merpeople's singing, and he awakened Bernadette when the song began to enchant her.
• Edward used the Sea God Domain and False Reality to calm the Beautiful Merpeople, allowing Bernadette to greet and touch them.
• Bernadette posed for a photograph with the Beautiful Merpeople and left believing they were kind, while Edward understood that they had wanted to eat her.

Edward left Bernadette to investigate Roselle’s distress call from the edge of the Abyss, where a mysterious power was drawing Roselle’s ship deeper. He reached a corpse-strewn stretch beyond a vast mountain and prepared to divine whether he should continue.

• Edward received Roselle’s prayer for help and learned that Roselle was heading into the Abyss under the influence of a terrifying power.
• Edward questioned Amon about the Abyss and learned that Demon Monarch Farbauti had been corrupted by the Mother Tree of Desire.
• Edward promised Bernadette he would return soon, then used the Cosmos to reach Roselle’s ship at the Abyss’s edge.
• Edward watched Roselle command the Black Throne and suspected that the Russian Priest’s plans might have led Roselle toward corruption and prevented his resurrection.
• Roselle ordered the ship to slow as a mountain loomed ahead, while Edward flew around it and found a sea of corpses under intensifying corrosive power.

Edward encountered a corrupted devil in the Abyss, escaped its attack, and rescued Roselle and his crew from revived devil corpses. Roselle revealed a disturbing ritual on a primitive island, and Edward realized that the island’s events differed from what he remembered as he counted the people on deck.

• Edward found a towering, corrupted devil trapped in the Abyss and tried to distract it while using Deconstruction.
• The devil attacked, and Edward escaped to Calderón City, where he discovered his wand had disappeared before returning to find the devil gone.
• Edward destroyed the devil corpses surrounding Roselle’s ship with a lightning storm and told Roselle that a godlike being lurked in the mountain.
• Roselle gave Edward a map to the primitive island and described Beyonder Creatures arranged in concentric circles as if performing a ritual.
• Edward realized Roselle’s account contradicted his memories and counted the people on deck.

Edward discovered that Roselle had avoided the corruption that once shaped his future, while a mysterious heart had emerged from a ritual on the Primitive Island. He investigated how to act as a Deconstruction Scholar and ended the chapter considering what mysteries to analyze next.

• Edward learned that Roselle had left the Primitive Island without being corrupted, and he worried that Adam’s plans for Roselle’s future had been disrupted.
• Edward returned to the Primitive Island and used Deconstruction to reconstruct a ritual in which a flesh egg hatched into a heart that vanished through space.
• Edward spoke with Bernadette about her father and accepted her belief that Roselle would have a reason for anything bad he did.
• Edward studied Deconstruction’s ability to analyze and reproduce powers, then speculated that acting as a Deconstruction Scholar required uncovering the truth behind mysterious events.
• Edward began listing possible mysteries to deconstruct, starting with the reason he had transmigrated into the Lord of Mysteries World.

Edward considered the mysteries surrounding the Door Pathway and arranged to seek more answers, while Dubois reported finding two Extraordinary Gatherings in Trier. At a Twilight Hermit Order gathering, Edward asked Amon about obtaining a Planeswalker characteristic, but learned that the Abraham Family branch that might possess one had gone into hiding.

• Edward noted questions about the Russian Priest, Mr. Door, Lilith, and the time-traveling wooden door, then wondered why learning of Intis's conspiracy had not digested his potion.
• Dubois told Edward he had contacted two Extraordinary Gatherings in Trier and said his Telepathist potion was nearly digested.
• Edward met with Amon through the Silver Cross, and Amon said Adam distrusted him and hated the True Creator.
• Edward asked Amon for help finding a Planeswalker Beyonder characteristic, and Amon inferred that the remaining Abraham Family branch had concealed itself.
• Edward considered contacting Mr. Door for a Planeswalker characteristic so he could advance to Sequence 2.

Edward joined Adam’s gathering in the Church of Bones, where Adam tasked the group with correcting the tide of the times and Hermes offered them an early chance to study the Blasphemy Slate. After the gathering, Hermes told Edward that Adam wanted him to pray to the True Creator, leaving Edward unsure what the request meant.

• Edward attended the gathering as Number Eight, and Hunter revealed that he had survived while Hermes confirmed that Intis was not dead and Coward was dead.
• Adam said the tide of the times had deviated beyond control and ordered the group to return it to its original course, then left Hermes to manage the work.
• Hermes explained that the correction would require a series of operations and let the group study the Blasphemy Slate ahead of schedule.
• Edward memorized the Sequence 3 and Sequence 2 formulas and rituals for the Spectator Pathway before Hermes ended the gathering.
• Hermes asked Edward about dealing with a Mind Dragon, but Edward said he wanted a Planeswalker Beyonder Characteristic instead of a Dream Weaver one.
• Hermes relayed Adam’s request for Edward to pray to the True Creator and said the payment had already been given in advance.

Edward questioned Hermes about the Mother Goddess of Depravity and the events surrounding Intis, then wondered whether Adam planned to merge with the True Creator. Meanwhile, Roselle's ship landed on a mysterious island, and Edward traveled to Mars to consider how to digest his Wanderer Potion.

• Edward asked Hermes to find out what the Mother Goddess of Depravity had done on the Primitive Island and whether the Brass Rods tied to Intis came from Hermes or the Chief.
• Back at Sefirah Castle, Edward asked Amon what Adam might want from the True Creator, and Amon warned him to watch out for Adam.
• Amon reflected that Adam would not tolerate Edward, who existed beyond His control.
• After two days at sea, Roselle and the Black Throne's crew landed on an island to replenish their fresh water.
• A bell rang from a strange church on the island, and Roselle decided to investigate the priest who had summoned them.
• The next day, Edward wandered across Mars and considered whether visiting the Astral World might help him digest his Wanderer Potion.

Edward visited Will to ask about the hidden events beneath Trier and learned that Cheek’s descent, Lilith, and the Mother Goddess of Depravity were involved. He also learned that the woman who took Will’s die was a failed vessel created for Lilith, while the truth behind the Intis affair remained unresolved.

• Edward returned from Mars and visited Will at his family’s villa, explaining that a curse had turned him into a child.
• Will told Edward that Adam had only fanned the flames of Vermonda Sauron’s scheme and that the Seven Deities had been watching the ruins beneath Trier.
• Will explained that Lilith used part of the Primordial Demoness’s authority to defeat Cheek’s flesh-and-blood vessel after the Mother Goddess of Depravity’s corruption suddenly withdrew.
• Edward realized the corruption’s withdrawal coincided with his distant attack on the Mother Goddess of Depravity, but he remained unsure whether their actions were connected or arranged by the Russian Priest.
• Edward told Will he had delivered the die to Olavi and asked about the woman who took it.
• Will revealed that the woman was a failed human-body alchemy vessel made for Lilith, whom Lilith had sent to the Life Council rather than let the Church of the Earth Mother destroy.

Edward disguised himself as Will Auceptin to approach Krismona at No. 15 Jade Street, while Krismona questioned Arrodes about Lilith and the visitor. Arrodes confirmed the visitor was the same person who had impersonated Zaratul and revealed that he had come looking for Lilith, but Krismona still did not know whether he posed a danger to her mother.

• Edward failed to divine whether the woman in the black robe still lived at No. 15 Jade Street, so he went there disguised as a child using Will Auceptin's appearance.
• Edward broke a window with a ball and used the accident to meet Krismona, who returned his ball and offered him homemade ice cream.
• Krismona used her charm ability on Edward, but he resisted it with Unrestrained and left with the ice cream.
• Krismona asked Arrodes about Lilith, and the mirror said Lilith was safe but had gone deep into the Mirror World, where Arrodes could no longer follow her in real time.
• Arrodes confirmed that Edward was the same person who had impersonated Zaratul and that he had come looking for Lilith, but it could not say whether his appearance would help or harm her.
• Arrodes asked Krismona how the Primordial Demoness vented her desires, and when she answered that she did not know, it struck her with lightning.

Edward questioned whether Krismona had recognized him and then learned that she was Lilith’s adopted daughter, while Krismona discovered that Edward was the person Lilith had been waiting for. Their reunion left them awkwardly confronting their family ties before Krismona revealed that Lilith had gone to the Mirror World.

• Edward wondered whether Krismona had seen through his disguise, and Amon said he was depressed because he was bored alone in Sefirah Castle.
• Krismona visited Edward at his home, recognized him despite his disguise, and said the Snake of Mercury had directed her there.
• Krismona revealed that Lilith had raised her after saving her from Cheek, her birth mother, and that Alista Tudor was her father.
• Edward told Krismona that Lilith counted as his daughter, leaving them both embarrassed by their unexpected family relationship.
• Edward proved his identity by demonstrating his magic, and Krismona told him that Lilith had gone to the Mirror World.

Edward learned that Cheek betrayed Lilith and sought to become the Original Creator, then entered the Mirror World with Krismona to try to reach Lilith. He discovered that he could eventually deconstruct the barrier to its deeper layers, but the process was slow and left him drained, so they returned to the real world.

• Krismona explained that Lilith had entered the Mirror World to resurrect herself and that only the Primordial Demoness could cross from its shallow layers to its deeper ones.
• Krismona revealed that Cheek had betrayed Lilith, targeted female Demonesses, and sought to become the Oldest One; Edward's potion digestion advanced as he learned this.
• Krismona took Edward into the shallow Mirror World and led him to the barrier separating it from the deeper layers.
• Edward tried to break through the barrier, then used Deconstruction to learn that it could be cracked, though doing so would take a long time before he reached Sequence 2.
• The strain of deconstruction turned Edward back into a child, and Krismona brought him back to the real world.

Edward questioned Arrodes about Lilith’s journey into the deeper Mirror World and learned that the Church of Evernight possessed a Planeswalker Beyonder Characteristic. Arrodes also identified Edward as a usurper, while Lilith remained beyond his ability to monitor closely.

• Edward learned that Krismona could track Lilith through Arrodes, then went to her bedroom mirror to speak with him.
• Arrodes said Lilith was doing well but that he would lose track of her as she went deeper into the Mirror World, and that only a pillar could enter without the Primordial Demoness’s authority.
• Edward questioned Arrodes about Lilith’s return from the dead, the City of Calamity’s wooden door, and the Uniqueness within him, but Arrodes could not answer.
• When Edward asked why Arrodes feared him, the mirror called him a usurper who had taken an exalted position and was filled with terror and distortion.
• Arrodes revealed that the Church of Evernight held a Planeswalker Beyonder Characteristic beneath the Church of Serenity, and Edward inferred that Evernight had gained it after the Underworld Emperor fell.

Edward explored ways to obtain the Planeswalker and Miracle Invoker Beyonder Characteristics, learning that he might need to trade with the Evernight Goddess and seek Zaratul. He then questioned Krismona about Lilith’s history and learned that Lilith had made an agreement with Amon’s older brother to help her switch to Red Priest.

• Edward asked Arrodes how to obtain the Planeswalker and Miracle Invoker Beyonder Characteristics, and Arrodes suggested trading with the Evernight Church or seeking Zaratul.
• Arrodes revealed that Zaratul was aboard a ship in the Berserk Sea, but it could not pinpoint his location because of his anti-divination abilities.
• Edward asked how to act as a Wanderer and Planeswalker, and Arrodes explained that Mr. Door toured the Seven Deities’ Divine Kingdom and later used the Astral World to travel between worlds.
• Edward asked Krismona whether Lilith had contacted the Evernight Goddess or the other deities, and Krismona said she knew of no such contact.
• Krismona warned Edward that hunting Zaratul would be difficult because of his powers and escape options, then refused to let Edward test his ability on her.
• Krismona told Edward that Lilith disliked Amon and Amon’s older brother, but had reached an agreement with the latter to help her switch to Red Priest.

Edward learned Lilith planned to pursue the Red Priest pathway to gain the strength to avenge herself on Cheek, then set out for the Astral World to digest his Wanderer potion. The chapter ended in the year 1360, with Lilith asking Emlyn to lead people in the Southern Continent against colonial rule.

• Krismona told Edward that Lilith intended to switch to the Red Priest pathway, and Edward worried about how he could reach Sequence 0 in time to help her.
• Krismona explained why Lilith and she were still in Trier and said they might move to Feynapotter after Lilith returned.
• Edward visited Will, obtained his advice about digesting the Wanderer potion in the Astral World, and gave him a note promising a favor.
• Edward prayed at Harvest Church, received permission from the Earth Mother to visit her divine kingdom, and traveled into the Astral World.
• In the year 1360, Lilith asked Emlyn to go to the Southern Continent and lead its people in overthrowing colonial rule.

Lilith assigned Emlyn and Danitz to lead efforts against colonization, then turned her attention toward the Northern Continent as war approached. Bernadette received a family photograph and left with Klein for Backlund, where Audrey was shocked to find Prince Edessak and his sister had become her subordinates.

• Lilith persuaded Emlyn to take responsibility for the Sea God Church and sent him to his destination, then dispatched Danitz to become the church's High Priest and organize resistance to colonization.
• Lilith declared that war was approaching and set her sights on the Northern Continent.
• Cattleya gave Bernadette a family photograph recovered by Edwina, and Bernadette asked her to find out how it had reached Edwards's family.
• Klein told Bernadette he had advanced to Sequence 5 and asked about the Sequence 4 formula; Bernadette said she believed Roselle was alive but did not know where his Seer formula was.
• Bernadette warned Cattleya that the world was nearing chaos, then left with Klein for Backlund.
• Audrey found Prince Edessak and his sister at the Hall Earl Family villa and worried about why they had become her subordinates.