Recaps

Yuriko Takagi gave Sayuri Sawamura a USB drive exposing Umbrella’s secret Bio-Warrior experiments, while Alicia ordered Umbrella to prepare the Ark Plan amid growing protests. In the United States, Medusa rescued Utaha Kasumigaoka from demonstrators, and Sayuri took possession of the evidence to rally support.

• Yuriko Takagi reviewed the USB drive’s footage of Umbrella testing Bio-Warriors on clones, warned Rei Miyamoto that finding her father might be difficult, and decided to consult Sayuri Sawamura.
• Karn questioned Alicia about her plans before leaving with Medea for Eastern Europe; after they departed, protests against Umbrella spread across the United States.
• Alicia ordered Erik to prepare the Ark Plan, fired him when he questioned the order, and appointed Kabeli to replace him.
• Medusa rescued Utaha Kasumigaoka from men harassing her, exchanged contact information with her, and considered staying in the United States longer.
• Yuriko Takagi gave Sayuri Sawamura the USB drive, and Sayuri said she would use the evidence to persuade others.

Alicia arranged for Takashi Komuro’s group to sabotage the Noah factory, triggering a worldwide zombie outbreak that Karn soon investigated. After Karn sent Medea and Medusa to the Fate world, he appeared beside Alicia and demanded to know what she was doing.

• Takashi Komuro asked to join the Noah factory operation, and Alicia agreed after secretly preparing him to serve as a scapegoat.
• Alicia ordered Red Queen to prioritize Karn’s affairs while protests against Umbrella intensified and a horrifying video spread worldwide.
• Saeko Busujima’s team infiltrated the Noah factory as Takashi Komuro and Hisashi Igou entered separately; they shut off the power, released the zombies, and Hisashi Igou was killed as Takashi escaped.
• Zombies escaped from factories across five continents, and the outbreak spread rapidly; Yuriko Takagi and Sayuri Sawamura confronted Takashi, who confessed his involvement.
• Karn learned from Red Queen that Alicia was connected to the outbreak, sent Medea and Medusa to the Fate world, and appeared beside Alicia to demand an explanation.

Karn learned that Asgard was escalating its efforts to reclaim Lorelei and ordered Sharon to detain any Asgardians who returned to Earth. Meanwhile, Thor decided to bring Asgard’s army to Earth for negotiations backed by force, with Steve, Tony, and the others expected to reassure Earth’s governments.

• Karn met with Betty and Lorelei to divide the goods from the Resident Evil World between Umbrella’s needs and Lorelei’s space trade.
• Betty warned that Asgard was pressuring Earth to surrender Lorelei, and Karn ordered Sharon to capture and detain the next Asgardians who arrived.
• Lorelei chose an Eternal mind-control ability from Karn’s list of powers.
• Steve and Tony discussed the situation as Thor weighed Earth’s growing power, the Tesseract, and his difficulty seeing Jane Foster.
• Thor decided to assemble Asgard’s army and take the Bifrost to Earth within half a day, asking Nick Fury, Steve, and the others to reassure Earth’s governments.

Sharon prepared Earth’s forces to confront Asgard after the Asgardian army arrived in Mexico, and the standoff quickly became a battle. Karn watched the fighting from his manor, wondering who would come to Asgard’s aid.

• Karn offered Sharon a choice of powers, and she chose Ikaris’s abilities before making the Superhuman Personnel Bureau’s operations more aggressive.
• A Bifrost beam brought Thor, Sif, and an Asgardian army to Mexico, prompting Sharon to mobilize United States and Umbrella forces and evacuate nearby towns.
• The Ancient One told Baron Mordo that Karn was interested in the Infinity Stones and would eventually seek the Time Stone.
• Sharon confronted Thor and demanded that the Asgardians surrender; Thor refused, and both sides prepared to fight.
• Sharon ordered an attack and retreated with Pietro as missiles and shells struck the Asgardians; Thor flew to intercept them but was hit by a beam cannon and crashed into the deserted town.
• Karn watched the battle from Karn Manor and wondered who would come to save Asgard.

Karn and his allies defeated the Asgardian forces, then Karn confronted Odin and demanded ten years of mining in Australia as the price of peace. Odin left Earth with Thor, while the remaining Asgardians stayed behind under Karn’s terms.

• Sharon, Pietro, Wanda, and the United States Army overwhelmed Thor and the Asgardians, while Wanda’s mind control weakened their defenses.
• The Destroyer Armor arrived and fought Hulk, but Odin soon intervened and Karn blocked Gungnir’s attack on the Army positions.
• Karn confronted Odin, restrained Thor and Hulk, and demanded ten years of mining in Australia instead of compensation from Asgard’s treasury.
• Sif and the other Asgardians agreed to remain on Earth, and Odin departed through the Bifrost with Thor.
• Karn left Sharon to deal with the wounded Asgardians and the Avengers who had opposed him.

Karn captured Thor’s allies, stripped Steve Rogers of his super-soldier strength, and defeated Captain Marvel by trapping her inside the Space Stone. After returning home, he found Betty, Sharon, and Lorelei waiting for him.

• Karn ordered Sharon to send the captured Avengers and Asgardian Warriors to the mines, then used magic to revert Steve Rogers to his pre-super-soldier body.
• Captain Marvel arrived to rescue Nick Fury, but Karn blasted her away from Earth and left Sharon to handle the prisoners.
• Karn fought Captain Marvel with several attacks before trapping her in the Space Stone, where she could not escape.
• Sharon took the remaining captives into custody, while Lorelei arrived to send Sif to the Australian mines.
• Karn returned to his villa, where Lorelei and Betty joined him as he discussed threats from the Mad Titan and the Kree Empire.

Karn returned to the Federal Capital, reunited with Kushina and his family, and proposed sending Senju Yoko and Naruto to expand the Karn Chamber of Commerce in a newly discovered world. Yoko agreed to train for the assignment, while Karn planned to recruit additional people and use the Dragon Vein to place the World Holy Grail.

• Karn flew to the Federal Capital and found Kushina at the Daimyo's Mansion, where she punched him after he appeared behind her.
• Kushina told Karn that Yoko had graduated, while Naruto and Kakashi had lost contact during a mission; Karn reassured her that he had prepared for Naruto's situation.
• Tsunade, Yoko, Nonō, Yakushi Yukie, and Rin returned to the mansion, and Yoko and Yukie greeted Karn.
• Karn offered Yoko missions beyond the Shinobi World, and she became interested when he proposed expanding the Karn Chamber of Commerce in a new world.
• Yoko agreed to train at the Chamber of Commerce and pass its evaluation within three months; Karn said Naruto and other recruits might join her.
• Karn considered placing the World Holy Grail at the Dragon Vein and using the Shinobi World's Ten-Tails energy to support travel between worlds.

Karn returned to the capital, planned to send Sasuke and other young shinobi to gain experience in other worlds, and set up a Holy Grail Projection at the Dragon Vein. He asked Orochimaru to investigate whether the Pure Land was the source of the chakra used by Impure World Reincarnation, and Orochimaru agreed.

• Nawaki told Karn that no one had found Black Zetsu or Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, and Karn ordered Red Queen to redirect the Biochemical Mechanical Warriors to search for them.
• Karn visited Uchiha Mikoto, learned Sasuke was serving in the Land of Water, and planned to train Sasuke and send him with Naruto, Yoko, and other young shinobi to gain experience elsewhere.
• Karn met Kakashi and Naruto at the Dragon Vein, brought them back to the capital, and told Naruto he would be assigned new missions later.
• Karn removed the Dragon Vein's magical runes, opened a gap in its seal, and placed the Holy Grail Projection there to connect it to the Dragon Vein's energy.
• Karn asked Orochimaru to research the Pure Land as a possible source of chakra, and Orochimaru agreed while asking Karn to hold Tsunade back.

Karn prepared Naruto, Sasuke, Yoko, and their companions to explore a new world while promising Tsunade’s family that he would resurrect them after research into the Pure Land progressed. Half a month later, Yoko’s ten-person team was ready to depart, and Karn went to set up the Holy Grail for them.

• Karn watched Naruto and Sasuke train, then told them to choose three helpers each and prepare to leave with Yoko in half a month.
• Tsunade summoned Karn to meet Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, and other reanimated relatives, and Karn promised to resurrect five of them after the Pure Land research advanced.
• Karn and Tsunade’s family agreed that Tobirama Senju would assist with the research while the others waited for a breakthrough.
• Half a month later, Yoko assembled a ten-person team that included Naruto, Sasuke, their helpers, and Tenten, and Karn warned them that using the Holy Grail to survive would end their mission opportunities.
• Karn went to set up the Holy Grail so it could summon the team before their departure.

Karn sent Yoko, Naruto, Sasuke, and their team to a modern world to guard the World Holy Grail and gather intelligence. Sasuke discovered that the world faced monster disasters, then Karn wrapped up affairs in the Shinobi World and returned to One Piece.

• Karn tasked Yoko's group with guarding the Holy Grail, expanding their presence, and gathering information in the new world.
• Yoko assigned Sasuke to investigate, Naruto to protect the Holy Grail, and went to purchase a temporary base.
• Sasuke investigated a Tiger-Level monster in Z City, killed it with a lightning-enhanced strike, and sealed away its corpse.
• Fubuki tried to recruit Sasuke, while Hero Association staff demanded the monster's body; Sasuke used his Sharingan to question an employee and then escaped.
• Karn updated Tsunade, Kushina, and the others about Yoko, checked Orochimaru's research, and reminded them to alert him if they found Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Karn traveled to the One Piece World, where he considered its resources and trade goods while continuing to delay connecting its Chamber of Commerce with those in other worlds.

Boa Hancock dealt with rising threats to Amazon Lily and planned to visit the Karn Chamber of Commerce, while Karn returned and prepared to place the World Holy Grail’s projection in Wano Country. The chapter ended with Karn and Robin entering a hot spring together.

• Sandersonia told Hancock that pirates were increasingly attacking Amazon Lily and that the Supernovas had gathered at Sabaody, so Hancock planned to buy airships and nano armor from the Karn Chamber of Commerce.
• Karn returned to the Chamber of Commerce and reviewed its expansion as Robin asked for help investigating the Poneglyphs and admitted she had sold weapons to the Revolutionary Army.
• Karn supported Robin’s dealings with the Revolutionary Army and said it could approach him openly for future trade.
• Robin recommended Wano Country as a secure location for the World Holy Grail’s projection, and Karn agreed to go there with her.
• Robin led Karn to a hot spring, where they began an intimate encounter after he asked her to scrub his back.

Robin arranged for the Revolutionary Army to buy Karn Chamber of Commerce goods at cost and gave Koala two powered airborne ships, while Boa Hancock learned Karn had gone to Wano Country. In the One-Punch Man World, Senju Yoko’s group assessed the Hero Association and decided to contact the local police while continuing their investigation.

• Karn left Robin at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters and flew to Wano Country.
• Koala and Sabo met Robin, who showed them the Chamber of Commerce’s product list and offered its goods to the Revolutionary Army at cost.
• Monkey D. Dragon told Koala to follow the existing purchasing plan, and Robin invited the Revolutionary Army to bring captured criminals to the Chamber of Commerce.
• Robin agreed to receive books preserved from Ohara and gave Koala two powered airborne ships.
• Boa Hancock learned Karn had gone to Wano Country and left to discuss matters with him in person.
• In the One-Punch Man World, Senju Yoko decided to approach the local police as Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha continued testing heroes and gathering intelligence.

Senju Yoko offered Officer Kato weapons to help the police resist the Hero Association, while Naruto Uzumaki’s group visited Bang’s dojo to challenge him. In Wano Country, Kozuki Hiyori set out to appeal to President Karn as Kozuki Sukiyaki worried the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s growing presence would draw the World Government’s attention.

• Senju Yoko proposed selling Officer Kato weapons capable of killing most Demon-level monsters, and he agreed to raise the deal with his chief.
• Naruto Uzumaki and his companions entered Bang’s dojo, where Bang welcomed their challenge after noting their strength.
• The Karn Chamber of Commerce expanded its factories and trade in Wano Country, leaving the Kozuki Clan with little influence over the people’s livelihoods.
• Kozuki Sukiyaki warned Kozuki Hiyori that Wano Country’s growing contact with outsiders could attract the World Government and endanger its mission.
• Kozuki Hiyori and Shinobu went to seek out President Karn and appeal to him on Wano Country’s behalf.

Karn set up the World Holy Grail in Wano, empowered Hancock, and struck a weapons deal with the Revolutionary Army. The trading system then found a new world without a Trade Coordinate, leaving Karn considering how cautiously to approach its powerful cultivators.

• Karn told Hiyori that he had no interest in Wano’s secrets and warned her not to investigate the secret he planned to place there.
• Karn established the Holy Grail Projection, secured it, and gave Hancock a contract that removed her Devil Fruit’s side effects and greatly increased her strength.
• Karn offered Dragon a shipment of weapons if he and Sabo disciplined Luffy, and both agreed to do so.
• Karn told Robin to join him after she uncovered the Void Century’s history, then stayed in the One Piece World rather than leaving immediately.
• Karn’s trading system discovered a new world without a Trade Coordinate, and he saw signs that its cultivators could unleash powerful attacks.

Karn prepared to explore a new world while consolidating his affairs across several universes. He obtained the Time Stone from the Ancient One, warned Carol Danvers to stay away from Earth, and set out with limited trade goods to scout the next world.

• Karn decided to arrange travel between the Holy Grail Projections and prepared to start by putting Tsunade to sleep.
• Karn reviewed the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s strength in the One Piece World and found that his remaining trade supplies and enhancement serums were limited.
• Karn visited the Ancient One at Kamar-Taj, and after discussing magic and alchemy, she gave him the Time Stone to protect Kamar-Taj from the Dark Dimension.
• Karn placed the Time Stone in the Infinity Wand, used its power to recharge his energy blocks, and warned Carol Danvers not to return to Earth unless she went to mine alongside Nick Fury.
• Karn gathered a small stock of goods, mostly gold, and decided to scout the new world before committing to trade there.

Karn, Hermione, and Tsunade explored the Jia Ma Empire’s capital before Karn made a major purchase at the Miteer Auction House to acquire materials for the Karn Chamber of Commerce. After paying with a vast quantity of gold, Karn headed to a private box to attend the heaven-tier auction.

• Karn bought new clothes for Hermione and Tsunade and discussed where to establish an outpost for the Karn Chamber of Commerce.
• Karn and his companions arrived at the Miteer Auction House, where they learned the heaven-tier auction would begin that afternoon.
• Karn offered to buy all six hundred items displayed in the auction house’s first-floor hall, prompting the attendant to summon Mittel Tengshan.
• Karn explained his interest in the merchandise as he and Mittel Tengshan finalized the purchase for twenty-five million gold coins.
• Karn paid with gold worth far more than the purchase price, and Mittel Tengshan arranged for the goods and remaining funds to be delivered to Karn’s private box.

Karn used his enormous supply of gold to outbid everyone at the Miteer Auction House’s heaven-tier auction, buying item after item at wildly inflated prices. As Mittel Teng Shan struggled to keep the auction under control, another bidder challenged the way the items were being sold and Karn’s side mocked him for lacking funds.

• News spread that Karn had bought everything in the auction house’s first-floor hall, while Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran discussed the wealthy outsider and the auction.
• Karn, Hermione, and Tsunade examined the auction’s Storage Rings and discussed gathering cultivation and combat data for Red Queen.
• Mittel Teng Shan opened the heaven-tier auction, and Karn bought the Jadewater Armor and Qi Gathering Powder for far above their expected prices.
• Karn continued bidding heavily on successive items, and the increasingly angry crowd watched him buy all thirty-two auction lots so far.
• Three Clearwind Fruits were presented, and a bidder asked Mittel Teng Shan whether each item could only be purchased by one person before another voice ridiculed him for lacking money.

Karn dominated the Miteer Auction House’s sale, then bought the family’s entire treasury after Mittel Teng Shan persuaded him to stop bidding. After leaving Jia Ma Holy City with Tsunade and Hermione, he set off for the Magical Beast Mountain Range aboard his enormous Tailed Beast Nine-Headed Dragon, leaving Yun Yun and Gu He stunned by the creature.

• Karn outbid the other guests for more than half the auction’s items, including the Clearwind Fruit Yun Yun needed for Nalan Yanran.
• Mittel Teng Shan offered Karn the Miteer Family’s stored treasures to end his bidding, and Karn agreed to stop the auction purchases before buying the entire treasury.
• Karn paid for the treasury, took Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills with Tsunade and Hermione, and left the auction house.
• Yun Yun asked Karn to sell her two Clearwind Fruits, but he demanded six fifth-tier pills, and she declined the trade.
• Karn, Tsunade, and Hermione left Jia Ma Holy City; Tsunade quickly defeated the robbers who tried to ambush them outside.
• Karn released the Tailed Beast Nine-Headed Dragon and flew toward the Magical Beast Mountain Range, while Yun Yun and Gu He arrived too late to negotiate.

Karn subdued the Amethyst Winged Lion King, traveled toward the Black-Corner Region while developing an industrial pill-refining machine, and established a branch of the Karn Chamber of Commerce in Black Mark City. The Eight Gates' Yuan Yi came to assess the new business, and Karn finally received him after keeping him waiting for hours.

• Hermione fought the Amethyst Winged Lion King, and Tsunade knocked it down when it tried to ambush Hermione; Karn made the beast submit and took its cub with them.
• Karn learned that the Snowland Mountain Ape and Mountain-Shaking Dragon Lizard lived along their route, then shrank the Tailed Beast Nine-Headed Dragon for travel.
• Karn and Red Queen completed the first-generation Pill Refining Machine, but after its first batch produced only six pills, Karn secretly altered the results to deceive Tsunade about their bet.
• Karn established a Karn Chamber of Commerce branch in Black Mark City by buying an entire street, prompting Eight Gates master Yuan Yi to visit him.
• Yuan Yi and his subordinates waited in Karn's courtyard while the Snowland Mountain Ape warned them not to insult its master; Karn eventually emerged and greeted Yuan Yi.

Karn secured Eight Gates as a supplier of medicinal ingredients and recipes, while Hermione expanded the chamber’s business and sent the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King on a promotional tour. Tsunade brought the captured Zi Yan to Karn, who recognized her as valuable.

• Karn offered Yuan Yi a discounted, unlimited supply of pills below tier seven in exchange for Eight Gates collecting medicinal ingredients and recipes, and Yuan Yi accepted.
• Yuan Yi gathered recipes and ingredients, including the Emperor's Pinnacle Pill recipe, then signed Hermione’s contract for pill-refining services.
• Hermione reviewed the chamber’s accounts, planned a regional advertising campaign, and sent the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to promote the business in exchange for Blue Wave Marrow.
• Tsunade returned with Zi Yan, whom she had captured after a dispute over a five-colored zhi, and took her underground to meet Karn because she could travel through space.
• Karn recognized Zi Yan and told Tsunade that she had caught someone valuable.

Karn traded a Muya Crystal for Zi Yan’s Ancient Void Dragon blood essence, and she chose to stay with Tsunade rather than return to Jia Nan Academy. Meanwhile, the Karn Chamber of Commerce expanded its pill business and made its first deal with Jia Nan Academy, while Zi Yan went looking for Tsunade and heard strange cries from the basement.

• Karn frightened Zi Yan into trading three drops of blood essence for a Muya Crystal, and Tsunade gave her Blue Wave Marrow before she fell asleep.
• The Karn Chamber of Commerce attracted Black-Corner Region factions seeking pills, and Yuan Yi resolved to support the company after receiving an Emperor's Pinnacle Pill.
• Su Qian brought Jia Nan Academy elders to negotiate a pill order with Hermione, and they agreed on their first purchase and traded a Low-Level Earth-Rank Dou Technique manual for a Hundred-Dew Grass Pill.
• Zi Yan told Su Qian she would stay at the Karn Chamber of Commerce, refused to return with him, and went to Tsunade's quarters seeking more Purple Light Dew.
• Zi Yan found Tsunade absent and headed toward the basement, where she heard Tsunade crying out from inside.

Xiao Yan sold the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid and its formula to the Miteer Auction House after learning about the stronger Purple Light Dew. Meanwhile, the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s pill trade reshaped the Jia Ma Empire and Black-Corner Region, while Karn developed a Power Detector that Tsunade and Zi Yan took out to test.

• Xiao Yan had Gu Ni appraise the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, learned that the Miteer Auction House had obtained Purple Light Dew, and sold his liquid and formula to the auction house.
• Mittel Teng Shan used the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s pill supply to strengthen the Mittel Family and expand its influence, then broke with Fa Ma after rejecting the Alchemist Association’s request to cooperate.
• Factions flocked to Black Mark City for pills, while Hermione’s magical beasts and Zi Yan stopped people who caused trouble.
• Han Feng raged as the Karn Chamber of Commerce’s pill trade and influence displaced him as the Black-Corner Region’s sought-after alchemist.
• Karn finished a Power Detector that could scan and analyze life signatures over long distances, then gave devices to Tsunade and Hermione.
• Zi Yan persuaded Tsunade to get her a Power Detector, then headed into the Primeval Forest to try it out.

Karn tested new pills on four cultivators in the Douqi Continent, then returned to the Shinobi World to confront Ōtsutsuki Isshiki and Kara. After Karn and Kushina reached the Ten-Tails’ hiding place, Karn transported the juvenile beast to the Fate Kamui World, prompting Isshiki to prepare to come.

• Karn gave four selected cultivators new pills, and each successfully advanced in strength after refining one.
• Karn instructed Hermione and Tsunade, then returned through the Holy Grail Projection after Kushina reported finding information about the remaining Otsutsuki.
• Kushina and Karn reviewed Red Queen’s intelligence on Kara, and they assigned Tobirama Senju’s team to pursue its members while Kushina prepared to fight Ōtsutsuki Isshiki.
• Karn and Kushina traveled to the Ten-Tails’ hiding place, where Karn set up Alchemical Items to lock down the space.
• Karn used Kamui to transport the juvenile Ten-Tails into the Fate Kamui World, and Ōtsutsuki Isshiki sensed the loss and prepared to travel to it.

Kushina defeated Ōtsutsuki Isshiki after Karn helped her force him to reveal his power, and Karn used the captured Otsutsuki’s knowledge to acquire God Tree branches and Shibai’s corpse. After Kara’s allies were arrested and Kushina was assigned to capture Otsutsuki Toneri, Karn finished studying Isshiki’s legacy and reunited with Mikoto.

• Kushina struck Jigen with tremor-powered attacks, forcing him to release Ōtsutsuki Isshiki’s power, then beat him nearly to death before Karn stopped her.
• Karn captured Ōtsutsuki Isshiki, gathered information from him, and retrieved Otsutsuki Shibai’s corpse and three God Tree branches from Kara’s secret base.
• Tobirama Senju tracked down Kara’s members and their collaborators, including Fourth Raikage A, and arrests continued for more than three months.
• Karn studied the God Tree branches and Shibai’s corpse while assigning Kushina to travel to the moon and capture Otsutsuki Toneri and the giant Tenseigan.
• Karn emerged from the Underground Laboratory, and Uchiha Mikoto welcomed him before they went to the hot spring.

Karn heard Kurenai Yuhi’s pleas to spare Asuma Sarutobi, who had colluded with Kara, and ultimately reduced his punishment to ten years of penal labor. When Kurenai asked him to shorten it further, she agreed to his demand and let him take her to the bed.

• Uchiha Mikoto told Karn that Kurenai Yuhi had asked for help because Asuma Sarutobi was under arrest for ties to Kara.
• Karn refused Kurenai Yuhi’s plea to pardon Asuma after she confirmed that Asuma had admitted contacting Kara.
• Karn agreed to meet Kurenai Yuhi after Rin Nohara told him that Kurenai had sought her help.
• Karn told Kurenai that Asuma had been sentenced to death but offered to reduce the punishment to ten years of penal labor.
• Kurenai asked Karn to shorten Asuma’s sentence further, then agreed to offer anything in exchange and let him carry her to the bed.