Chapter Summaries

Edward obtained a fake Card of Blasphemy from Medici and realized the evil spirit had pretended to be persuaded so Edward would help break its seal. After returning to Mr. A, Edward learned that Yuriges might be hunting him, then went back to the inn and reunited with Lilith.

• Medici gave Edward a counterfeit Red Priest Card of Blasphemy and urged him to find blood to break the seal.
• Edward discovered that [Bookworm Moth] could not use the card, divined that it was fake, and realized Medici had been manipulating him.
• The True Creator returned to Mr. A, who asked Edward to find Yuriges, a tall Sequence 6 Rose Bishop suspected of defecting.
• Edward returned to the inn, where Lilith accused him of smelling like dirt and worried that he would not give her any Dried Fish or Chicken Chunks.
• Edward reassured Lilith by giving her a Dried Fish.

Edward planned to break the seal holding Medici and the others, while Klein encountered a man whose aura resembled Lanevus and the True Creator. Edward and Klein agreed to investigate Yuriges, and Klein prepared to join the Tarot Club under the identity of World.

• Edward decided to seek blood from the Sauron, Einhorn, and Medici families to break the seal, and planned to travel to Bansy Harbor.
• Klein and Sharron blew up the entrance to a secret chamber beneath Baron Pound's old house, after which Klein witnessed a tall man kill two policemen and sensed the True Creator's aura.
• Klein asked Edward to meet him and explained that he suspected the tall man had a connection to Lanevus; Edward identified him as Yuriges.
• Edward and Klein agreed to find Yuriges and investigate what connected him to Lanevus and the True Creator.
• Klein told Edward he would attend the next Tarot Club gathering as World, then entered the gray fog early and created that alternate identity.

Klein introduced Edward’s alternate identity, Mr. World, to the Tarot Club, where members exchanged commissions and discussed Emperor Roselle’s possible survival. The meeting ended with requests to find ingredients, investigate noble families, and locate a dangerous Aurora Order member in Backlund.

• Klein introduced Mr. World to the Tarot Club, and Edward pretended he might recognize him.
• Alger provided six pages of Roselle’s diary, which revealed the Cards of Blasphemy and that Sequence 0 represented a true God.
• Klein praised Edward for dealing with Beckland, and Edward banked his reward toward future mystical knowledge or assistance.
• Edward shared that Roselle’s daughter still believed her father was alive, surprising Audrey and Alger.
• Derrick sought a weapon and reported on the Hand of Glory, while Edward asked Audrey to search for an ancient castle containing Ancient Wraiths.
• Audrey requested Mirror Dragon eyes and an Elder Tree Fruit, Alger sought a Wind-blessed formula, and the World commissioned a search for fallen noble families and the dangerous Yuriges.

Derrick learned that the Chief’s research had made the Hand of Glory useful for avoiding monster attacks, while Lovia offered to investigate Asman’s Brain. Edward spent time with Audrey and Lilith before meeting Steven for dinner, where Steven’s medical-school friend Aaron arrived with his family.

• Lovia told Derrick that the Chief’s research had shown the Hand of Glory could surround its holder with light and help them avoid monster attacks, and she offered to look into Asman’s Brain.
• Edward teased Lilith about secretly studying to read and arranged to test her in two days.
• Audrey joined Edward, and they discussed asking Xio and Fors for help with Mr. World’s commission.
• Edward and Audrey met Steven and Priscilla for dinner, and Priscilla asked whether Audrey was Edward’s girlfriend.
• Steven’s friend Aaron arrived at the restaurant with his veiled wife and a limping boy.

Edward met Will, the disguised Sequence 1 Angel of Fate, while dining with Steven, Audrey, and the Aaron family; Will warned that Ouroboros might be coming for him or Edward. The next day, Audrey reported that none of the seven ancient castles near Backlund matched Edward’s description.

• Edward recognized Will as the Snake of Mercury, and Will said he had been adopted by Doctor Aaron and sensed a troublesome visitor might be coming for him or Edward.
• Steven and Aaron discussed helping poor and abandoned children, and Steven promised to donate money after settling in Backlund.
• Will gave his ice cream to Lilith, then evaded Edward’s request for help against their possible enemy and hinted that something would happen in five years.
• After the meal, Edward told Audrey that Will was a Sequence 1 Angel and explained that he served Mr. Fool; Audrey sent two crates of ice cream to the Aaron family that evening.
• The next day, Audrey told Edward that her investigation had found no matching ancient castle among the seven near Backlund.

Edward and Audrey visited Emlyn at the Harvest Church to ask for his help finding a Sanguine castle, but first discovered that Danitz had stolen Emlyn’s dolls. Edward lured Emlyn outside with a new doll, leaving him fascinated by the doll and Edward’s storage pouch.

• Edward transformed Audrey’s appearance and took her to the Harvest Church, where Father Utravsky said Emlyn had been waiting for him.
• Emlyn attacked Edward, blaming him for Danitz stealing his dolls after Edward had brought Danitz to the church.
• Father Utravsky explained that Emlyn was free to leave, while Emlyn said Danitz had challenged him to find him aboard the Golden Dream in Bayam.
• Edward promised to help recover the dolls and showed Emlyn a lavishly dressed doll, whose soft material immediately captivated him.
• Edward put the doll away and led Emlyn outside, and Emlyn asked about the storage pouch that could hold it.

Edward arranged for Emlyn to help investigate an ancient castle near Backlund in exchange for Alicia, while Audrey decided to join Edward on his voyage to Bansy. Earl Hall learned Audrey was packing and ordered Hibbert to find out where she was going, as Edward and Lilith boarded the Emerald at Pritz Harbor.

• Edward asked Emlyn to find out about an ancient castle near Backlund that reportedly held two Ancient Wraiths, and Emlyn agreed before asking to see Alicia again.
• Edward told Audrey he would leave for Bansy by passenger ship, and Audrey decided to accompany him using the Vanishing Cabinet to return home each day.
• Audrey declined Mrs. Norma's invitation to a ball, then packed for the trip and agreed that Susie could come too.
• Hibbert told Earl Hall that Audrey was packing, and Earl Hall ordered him to discover where she was going.
• Edward and Lilith boarded the Emerald at Pritz Harbor, and Lilith worried about getting seasick again.

Edward and Audrey set sail aboard the Emerald, where they planned to entertain themselves with fortune-telling and dancing. Their voyage took an unexpected turn when Audrey's eldest brother, Hibbert Hall, appeared and questioned her about spending time with Edward.

• Audrey emerged from the Leather Pouch with Susie and learned that the Emerald's departure had been delayed.
• Edward, Audrey, and Susie boarded the ship, and Edward and Audrey planned to pose as an Astrologer and assistant during the voyage.
• The Emerald set sail from Pritz Harbor, and Edward and Audrey went to explore the ship and order food.
• Hibbert Hall unexpectedly invited Audrey to dance before Edward could ask her, and Susie revealed that Earl Hall knew Audrey often visited Edward.
• Hibbert questioned Audrey about staying with Edward during the day.

Audrey reunited with her brother Hibbert aboard the ship, then spent the evening with Edward, Lilith, and Susie before spotting Dunn and Daly. As Audrey reflected on the world Edward had brought into her life, he began to tell her that she had also brought something to him.

• Audrey told Hibbert that Edward was her friend, and Hibbert revealed he feared Loen might soon become unsafe.
• Hibbert let Audrey stay in his suite, but she said she planned to go to Bansy with Edward before returning home.
• Edward recognized Dunn and Daly on the deck, but they did not recognize him and soon went back to the cabins.
• Edward used a coin to determine that Dunn and Daly would not encounter danger, so he and Audrey stayed on the ship with Lilith and Susie.
• Audrey asked whether their world could become a place without hunger or oppression, and Edward assured her it could.
• Audrey said Edward had brought another world before her, and Edward began to tell her that she had also brought something to him.

Edward recognized Trissy aboard the Emerald and divined that the ship would soon capsize, then warned Audrey that a dangerous pursuit was closing in. He prepared to change the outcome, but his follow-up divination failed, and Dunn and Daly arrived asking about the veiled woman.

• Edward and Audrey set up a free divination table, where he reassured a pregnant woman about her baby and replaced a little girl's lost balloon with Transfiguration.
• A veiled woman asked whether she could reach the Southern Continent safely, and Edward recognized her sapphire ring as Trissy's.
• Edward divined that the Emerald would capsize that afternoon and suspected Trissy had warned him so the Beyonders aboard could prepare for the danger pursuing her.
• Edward told Audrey that Trissy had escaped Prince Edessak's manor and urged her to seek help from the Church of Evernight while he tried to alter the outcome.
• Audrey hurried away, Edward's next divination failed, and Dunn and Daly arrived asking whether he had seen a veiled woman.
• Edward revealed his identity to Dunn and warned him that the ship might soon be in danger.

Edward learned that a Demoness Half-God might endanger everyone aboard the Emerald and arranged to gather the passengers for evacuation. When Saint Anthony proved unavailable, Edward brought Archbishop Horamick to the ship for help, and Horamick accepted one of Edward’s space-expanding handbags to study.

• Edward warned Hibbert Hall that a Demoness Half-God was hunting a fugitive aboard the Emerald, and Hibbert agreed to gather everyone in the hall by announcing a ship-wide celebration.
• Edward told Lilith that the ship might be in danger, and Audrey returned without Saint Anthony because he was away preaching.
• Audrey suggested seeking help from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, so Edward took her, Lilith, and Susie to Saint Hillan Church.
• Edward explained the threat to Archbishop Horamick, who agreed to go to the Emerald and help protect its passengers.
• Horamick examined Edward’s space-expanding bags and cabinets, accepted a handbag, and left to study it.

Edward and Audrey secured Horamick’s protection for the Emerald, but a clash between Demoness Church Half-Gods erupted nearby. After Lady Despair Panatiya fled wounded and Horamick agreed to stay aboard, Edward divined that the ship would be safe, allowing their journey to continue.

• Edward and Audrey told Dunn that Horamick had agreed to protect the Emerald, and Horamick later exchanged a replacement handbag for Edward’s offer of a future crafted item.
• An explosion shook the sea, and Horamick flew off to investigate while Edward and Audrey prepared to evacuate the passengers.
• Lady Despair Panatiya was struck by disease while confronting an unseen opponent, then fled when Horamick arrived.
• Horamick reported that Panatiya and another Demoness had fought and both left, with Panatiya injured.
• Horamick agreed to remain aboard overnight, and Edward’s divination indicated that the Emerald would be safe.

Edward dined with Audrey and Hibbert aboard the Emerald before Trissy arrived that night with an unexplained delivery from the woman who had injured Lady Despair. The chapter ended with Edward asking whether that powerful woman was currently aboard the ship.

• Audrey and Edward saw Dunn dance with Daly, and Audrey was pleased that they no longer needed Klein to bring them together.
• Edward told Hibbert he was traveling to Bansy to find descendants of the Medici Family, and Hibbert offered him 1,000 pounds for a teleportation item to protect him.
• Audrey jokingly paid Edward by smacking his palm, and Hibbert threw Edward and Audrey out of his suite.
• Trissy visited Edward at night and said she had been ordered by the woman who injured Lady Despair to deliver something to him.
• Edward asked Trissy whether the woman was aboard the Emerald.

Edward learned that Trissy was protected by a powerful figure in the Demoness Church and received Demoness pathway potion ingredients from her, prompting him to warn Audrey and send her back to Backlund. The next morning, Lilith announced that she had finished digesting her potion, and Edward used the delivered ingredients to prepare and give her the Sequence 8 potion.

• Trissy told Edward that the Demoness Church would likely keep searching for her, but that a lord had granted her protection.
• Edward opened Trissy's bag and found ingredients for the Sequence 8 Instigator and Sequence 7 Witch potions, then grew suspicious of the Demoness's motives.
• Edward woke Audrey and warned her that a powerful Demoness might be aboard the ship, so Audrey agreed to return to Backlund.
• Lilith told Edward that she had finished digesting her potion and wanted to become stronger to protect him.
• Edward divined that it was safe for Lilith to advance, prepared the Sequence 8 potion, and gave it to her.

Edward helped Lilith advance to Sequence 8, and her new Instigator ability caused mischief with Audrey and Susie. After reaching Damir Island, Edward and Audrey heard how Gehrman Sparrow’s actions in Bayam had made him famous and earned him a bounty.

• Lilith advanced to Sequence 8 as an Instigator and admitted she had previously provoked cats, dogs, and rats into fighting.
• Lilith tried to stir up conflict between Susie and Edward and between Audrey and Edward, but Edward explained her new ability and Audrey warned her not to use it on them.
• Edward and Audrey reached Damir Island, where Dunn and Daly planned to rest before returning to Backlund to report to the Church.
• Edward gave Dunn a stone that could transport him and Daly to Backlund, then explored Damir Island with Audrey.
• At a naval bar, Edward asked the bartender for news, and the bartender described Gehrman Sparrow’s exploits in Bayam and the 220,000 bounty on his head.

Edward arrived in Bansy Harbor to search for Medici’s descendants, while Danitz returned to the Golden Dream after his secret mission. A sudden storm drove Edward into the Green Lemon Restaurant, where he met a professor-like man who invited him to try the local pork blood.

• Edward learned from Anderson that strange fog and deadly incidents had drawn adventurers to Bansy Harbor, then warned Audrey to use her Portkey if she encountered danger.
• Edward left Audrey aboard the Emerald and flew toward Bansy on his Flying Broomstick.
• Danitz returned to the Golden Dream, reunited with little Carlo, and promised to tell him about his adventure after seeing the captain.
• Edward searched Bansy Harbor for Medici’s descendants but found no leads, then reasoned that they might be hidden among the residents or elsewhere on the island.
• A sudden storm sent Edward into the Green Lemon Restaurant, where he met a man in gold-rimmed glasses who invited him to share a table and try the restaurant’s pork blood.

Edward searched Bansy for his childhood friend Medici with help from the scholar Verdu, but no one on the island knew her family. In Backlund, Emlyn obtained the location of an abandoned Sanguine castle, while its elders watched the matter closely; Edward planned to keep searching before leaving on the next ship.

• Emlyn asked Viscount Ernes Boyar about an abandoned castle, and Cosmi gave him its location after the Marquis declined to meet him.
• Cosmi told the Black Iron Coffin that he had given Emlyn the castle's location, and his grandfather instructed him to keep watch.
• Edward and Verdu discussed Bansy's rumored ruins, and Verdu agreed to help search for Edward's childhood friend Medici.
• Edward and Verdu asked island residents and the telegraph office about the Medici family but found no trace of them.
• Edward said he would keep searching before taking the next ship, and Verdu recalled a friend he had lost touch with.

As Bansy’s fog rolled in, Edward and Verdu were caught in illusions that made them mistake each other for threats. They separated to search for the Storm Church and the fog’s source, leaving Edward to follow a dowsing rod through the mist.

• Verdu led Edward into the fog, where an illusion made Verdu appear to be a zombie before the scene reset at the Green Lemon Restaurant.
• Edward and Verdu realized they had experienced similar illusions, then followed a mother and daughter into the fog and lost their trail.
• When their divination crystals gave conflicting results, Edward warned Verdu that the fog might be trying to make them attack each other.
• Edward and Verdu agreed to split up, with Edward heading for the Church of Storms and Verdu seeking the source of the fog.
• Unable to Apparate directly to the church, Edward used the Dowsing Rod Method to navigate through the fog and spotted a light ahead.

Edward and Verdu investigated the fog in Bansy Harbor, discovered that it was being deliberately controlled as part of a ritual, and fought off the resulting undead pirates. They reached the Telegraph Office, where Melanie invited them inside.

• Edward and Verdu destroyed a church they encountered in the fog, revealing a Storms Bishop who attacked them before they subdued him.
• The fog returned them to the Green Lemon Restaurant, where a woman said she and a girl were sacrifices for a ritual and claimed that what Edward and Verdu sought was hidden in the Telegraph Office.
• Edward and Verdu attacked the woman, but the fog sent them back to the restaurant, where zombie pirates emerged and Edward destroyed many of them with blazing light.
• Edward and Verdu decided to enter the Telegraph Office and followed their lantern through the fog to the only lit building on the street.
• Melanie opened the Telegraph Office door and urged Edward and Verdu to come inside, warning them about the fog.

Edward and Verdu followed a woman and child into the ruins of Old Bansy, where they discovered a blood-soaked ritual altar and a monstrous aggregate of human bodies. Edward fought the creature and found a way to separate pieces of it, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Edward offered a fake Card of Blasphemy in exchange for blood from a direct descendant of Medici, prompting a woman and child to lead him and Verdu away from the Telegraph Office.
• The pair followed them to the pier and crossed into a ruined version of Bansy Harbor, where the woman directed them to a decayed building resembling the Telegraph Office.
• Edward threw the Card of Blasphemy away, exposing an altar and an enormous creature assembled from more than a hundred people.
• The creature's appearance caused Verdu to shed bloody tears, while Edward attacked it with spells and struggled to damage its regenerating body.
• Edward used [Lunatic on the Right] to make Diffindo split several people away from the aggregate.