Chapter Summaries

Professor McGonagall convinced the Grangers that Hermione was a witch and invited her to Hogwarts, while Karn persuaded them to let him accompany her. Professor McGonagall brought the group to Diagon Alley, where she opened the entrance for them.

• Professor McGonagall arrived at the Grangers’ home, demonstrated Transfiguration, and explained that Hermione had magical abilities and could attend Hogwarts.
• Hermione eagerly chose to attend Hogwarts, and her parents agreed after asking Professor McGonagall about the Wizarding World.
• Karn asked the Grangers if he could accompany Hermione to see the magical world, and they approved his request.
• The next morning, Professor McGonagall agreed to take Karn with the Grangers and Hermione to buy school supplies.
• Professor McGonagall led the group through the Leaky Cauldron and opened the entrance to Diagon Alley.

Karn and the Granger family explored Diagon Alley, where Hermione received her Hogwarts money and Karn exchanged gold for Galleons. After giving Hermione an extension money pouch, Karn shopped for books, newspapers, potions, and magical supplies, leaving the shops with a substantial boost in sales.

• Professor McGonagall guided the Granger family through Diagon Alley and left them at Gringotts to escort other Muggle-born students.
• Hermione Granger exchanged pounds for Galleons, while Karn traded gold bars for a thousand Galleons, opened a vault, and deposited another two thousand.
• Karn gave Hermione an Undetectable Extension Money Pouch, then split up from the Granger family so they could buy her school supplies.
• Karn bought magic books and Daily Prophet back issues at Flourish and Blotts, receiving an extension suitcase to carry them.
• Karn bought medicines and magical materials at Slug & Jiggers Apothecary, exchanged more gold at Gringotts, and continued shopping until he had boosted sales across Diagon Alley.

Hermione Granger learned her first spell while studying magic at Karn’s house, but Karn’s attempts to cast magic only destroyed his wands. He suspected he lacked magical power and planned to use the Extremis Virus to gain it, while Hermione promised to ask Dumbledore for help when she reached Hogwarts.

• Hermione successfully cast Wingardium Leviosa after two days of practice, and Karn praised her.
• Hermione continued visiting Karn’s house to read his magic books and use his magical materials, with her parents satisfied that she was safe there.
• Karn tried to cast Wingardium Leviosa with a secondhand wand, which shattered again.
• Hermione suggested that Karn might have magical power but be unable to use it, and wondered whether his wand or method was the problem.
• Karn reasoned that he lacked magical power and considered using the Extremis Virus to integrate magical creatures’ blood into himself.
• Hermione promised to ask Dumbledore for help at Hogwarts, and Karn thanked her before saying he had something to discuss.

Karn decided to establish himself in Diagon Alley, bought a house, and left the Wizarding World to find Hermione waiting at his door with an invitation from her parents. Hermione had not yet accepted his offer, but her parents wanted to discuss it over dinner.

• Hermione told Karn she wanted to discuss his offer with her parents, though she was personally inclined to accept it.
• Karn decided to open a store for buying magical items and considered how to earn money outside the Wizarding World.
• Karn questioned Tom at the Leaky Cauldron, exchanged money at Gringotts, and learned how to find a house in Diagon Alley.
• Karn bought a vacant three-floor house for 9,800 Galleons and gained control of the property.
• Karn returned home and found Hermione waiting to invite him to dinner with her parents.

Karn told the Grangers about buying a house in Diagon Alley, and Mr. Granger asked him to become Hermione's godfather so he could support her in the Wizarding World. Karn accepted, and Hermione spent much of her holiday with him exploring magical books, supplies, and his new home.

• Karn described his purchase of a Diagon Alley house and explained the barriers that kept Muggles from entering the Wizarding World.
• Mr. Granger asked Karn to become Hermione's godfather, hoping to bring them closer and give Hermione support against discrimination.
• Karn agreed to become Hermione's godfather, and the Grangers' relationship with him grew warmer.
• Hermione spent much of her holiday with Karn, studying magical books and materials and attempting to brew potions under his supervision.
• Karn showed Hermione his Diagon Alley house and gave her a key, then said he planned to seek Ministry approval to open a shop and look for house-elves.

Karn applied to adopt two house-elves at the Ministry of Magic and learned what registering a shop would require. He arranged for Old Tom to find Hermione a Potions teacher, and the Ministry later told him he could collect the house-elves.

• Karn and Hermione visited the Ministry of Magic, where Karn submitted an application and paid the deposit to adopt two house-elves.
• Karn asked about opening a shop and learned which offices handled restrictions and registration.
• Karn encouraged Hermione to learn Potions with a tutor and asked Old Tom to find a suitable teacher for fifty Galleons.
• On the third day, the Ministry informed Karn that the two house-elves had been arranged and were ready for collection.

Karn hired Kettle to teach Hermione Granger Potions and took ownership of the house-elves Phil and Isaac, whom he ordered to learn offensive magic and use wands to protect his homes. Unable to obtain dragon blood and other magical-creature materials through legitimate channels, Karn decided to try his luck in Knockturn Alley.

• Old Tom found Kettle a Potions graduate, and Karn hired him to teach Hermione Granger with the promise of a future apprenticeship.
• Karn signed a Ministry contract for Phil and Isaac and told them not to punish themselves by harming their bodies.
• Karn ordered Phil and Isaac to learn offensive magic and secretly choose wands to protect him and Hermione Granger.
• Phil and Isaac secured Karn's homes in Diagon Alley and elsewhere with layers of protective charms.
• Karn struggled to buy dragon blood and other magical-creature materials legally, so he decided to visit Knockturn Alley.

Karn used Borgin and Burkes to arrange a purchase of rare magical ingredients and a repaired cabinet, then intimidated Knockturn Alley after his shadow clone exploded during a confrontation. Back home, Hermione showed Karn her Cure for Boils Potion, and he asked her to deliver a letter to Dumbledore when she started school.

• Karn visited Borgin and Burkes with a list of ingredients, and Borgin and Burkes agreed to obtain everything except phoenix and unicorn materials for a two-thousand-Galleon deposit.
• Karn asked Borgin and Burkes to repair a cabinet, and his other shadow clone arrived to provide the deposit.
• After Karn left, an explosion killed several dark wizards in Knockturn Alley, and Borgin and Burkes found a note reminding him of their deal.
• Karn recovered quickly from the shadow clone's death, and Hermione brought him her Cure for Boils Potion, which Kettle had praised.
• Karn encouraged Hermione to rest and offered to show her around London, then asked her to deliver a letter to Dumbledore when she started school.

Karn used his quiet days to arrange investments through shadow clones, help Hermione prepare for Hogwarts, and examine the magical supplies he had acquired. After trying Felix Felicis, he wrote Dumbledore a letter that included a Hogwarts donation and a request for Phoenix materials, leaving the story awaiting a reply.

• Karn had shadow clones secure identities and invest in ordinary businesses, dividing his earnings between local development and gold for magical resources.
• Hermione showed Karn two potions she had made, and he praised her and collected them.
• Karn examined Felix Felicis, divided it into three portions for himself and Hermione, and stored the other magical-creature materials for research.
• As Hogwarts's school year began, Karn drank Felix Felicis and wrote Dumbledore a letter offering five thousand Galleons to the school.
• Karn asked Dumbledore where he could buy Phoenix blood and tissue, offering thirty thousand Galleons.

Hermione began her first year at Hogwarts, where she befriended Neville and stood up to Draco Malfoy. Meanwhile, Dumbledore read Karn Pent’s letter requesting access to phoenix material and considered what to do.

• Hermione said goodbye to Karn and her parents, then boarded the Hogwarts Express with a letter for Dumbledore.
• Hermione welcomed Neville into her compartment and helped him search for his missing toad.
• Hermione silenced Draco Malfoy with Langlock after he insulted Neville and called her a Mudblood.
• Neville found his toad after Hagrid reminded him, and Hermione later gave Karn’s letter to Professor McGonagall.
• Dumbledore and McGonagall read Karn Pent’s letter about obtaining phoenix material, and Dumbledore decided to act after reflecting on its implications.

After returning to the Marvel Universe, Karn gathered magical creature materials, advanced the Extremis Virus research, and recruited Les to lead a secret research team. With his position in Marvel secure, he prepared to return to the Hokage Universe and take revenge on the Third Hokage and Danzo.

• Karn returned with Phoenix materials and other magical creature supplies, then asked Betty to arrange transportation to the Biological Research Center.
• Betty reported that seven researchers had accepted Karn's invitation, and Karn planned to let Les assess them for his new team.
• Maya and Killian reported progress testing the Extremis Virus on animals, and Karn instructed them to continue while planning to weaken the serum before public sale.
• Karn recruited Les by promising treatment for his daughter and used a Shadow Clone to demonstrate the need for secrecy around research on magical creature cells.
• After dinner, Karn sent Betty home and resolved to return to the Hokage Universe to confront the Third Hokage and Danzo.

Karn returned and discovered that Xia Chuan had been compromised by Konoha spies, so he quietly removed her eavesdropping chip and reduced her responsibilities. He arranged for Kakuzu to eliminate a group of planted spies and turned to the many business and military projects awaiting him.

• Karn noticed Xia Chuan's strange reaction, replaced her Chamber of Commerce badge, and later used the chip from her old badge to review its recordings.
• Xia Chuan presented the accounts, which showed strong casino and dessert sales, continued support for Konoha's orphanages, and plans for more business expansion.
• Xia Chuan disclosed concerns about newly recruited personnel, and Karn reassigned her to focus on desserts and food while others took over the casinos and remaining duties.
• Karn sent Kakuzu's subordinate a mission to kill a group of Konoha agents traveling with a merchant caravan to the Land of Waves, with the reward hidden in an escorted chest.
• Karn considered recruiting replacements for Xia Chuan and planning orphan shelters, weapons training, and a delayed trade visit to Kirigakure.

Karn arranged deeper business cooperation with Terumi Shin as Kirigakure’s harsh policies made supplies scarce. He also expanded his operations in the Land of Waves and launched a revenge plan against Konoha by placing major bounties and targeting its border outposts.

• Karn apologized to Terumi Shin for the delayed medicine shipment, and Terumi Shin explained that Kirigakure could still use its remaining supplies.
• Terumi Shin described Kirigakure’s cruel new regulations and asked Karn to sell him additional supplies, and Karn agreed while proposing deeper cooperation.
• Karn managed his Land of Waves factories and trained local guards with firearms as he planned to expand the force to one thousand.
• Karn’s shadow clone offered one-hundred-million-ryo bounties on the Third Hokage and Danzo at an Underground Bounty Station.
• Karn sent shadow clones to other nations’ bounty stations to place bounties on Konoha’s border guard outposts, aiming to inflict losses and provoke suspicion of war.

Hiruzen Sarutobi called Konoha’s leaders together after border outposts across four directions were attacked, and they began preparing for a possible war. Tsunade was asked to secure medicine despite her anger at Hiruzen, while Karn returned to Konoha and noticed the village’s heightened security.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told the meeting that border posts near the Land of Rivers, the Land of Grass, the Land of Hot Water, and the southeastern coast had suffered lethal attacks, and Nara Shikatei suspected the four great ninja villages.
• Hiruzen assigned Root to investigate the Land of Rivers and the Land of Grass, while ANBU investigated elsewhere, and Nara Shikatei recommended reinforcing the borders, retaliating covertly, and preparing supplies for war.
• Hiruzen ordered Jiraiya to remain in Konoha and teach his student, then asked Tsunade to organize the medical ninja and find more medicine; Tsunade agreed to try to contact Karn.
• After the meeting, Tsunade complained that Hiruzen had driven Karn away and was now asking her to contact him, while Orochimaru and Jiraiya went to teach Nawaki and Minato Namikaze.
• Karn returned to Konoha and noticed more armed ninja and Security Force patrols on the streets, with civilians no longer gathering outside.

Karn collected Kushina’s money, then raised the price of Konoha’s medicine order to triple after Tsunade approached him. As Karn read Yakushi Nonō’s coded report, Jiraiya made Minato Namikaze his disciple and began teaching him the Summoning Technique, but Gamachu summoned Jiraiya on Lord Fukasaku’s orders.

• Karn collected most of Kushina’s savings as interest, gave her a jumping Chocolate Frog, and Minato Namikaze saw her happily massaging him.
• Tsunade warned Nawaki about his training and told Kushina she should limit missions until she could control the Nine-Tails’ power.
• Karn told Tsunade that Konoha’s next medicine order would cost triple the previous price, and Tsunade left to report his terms.
• Karn read Yakushi Nonō’s coded report about the children she had connected with and agreed to provide suitable ninjutsu support for those with high evaluations.
• Jiraiya formally took Minato Namikaze as his disciple and introduced him to the Summoning Technique, but Gamachu relayed Lord Fukasaku’s summons for Jiraiya.

At Mount Myōboku, the Great Toad Sage warned Jiraiya that a person opposed to the Child of Prophecy threatened the Shinobi World's future. In Konoha, the elders struggled to respond to Karn's demand for triple payment and Danzo secured teams to complete a barrier that might counter Karn's Space-Time Ninjutsu.

• Jiraiya brought Minato Namikaze to Mount Myōboku, where the Great Toad Sage predicted that a mysterious person could end the Shinobi World if left unchecked.
• The Great Toad Sage said the person was an opposite extreme to the Child of Prophecy, but could recall few details before falling asleep.
• Minato Namikaze offered to help Jiraiya and promised to become stronger after they returned to Konoha.
• Tsunade told Hiruzen Sarutobi that Karn had demanded triple the price, and Hiruzen and Danzo admitted Root's failed operation had caused the dispute.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Tsunade to negotiate again and Mitokado Homura to seek other suppliers, while Danzo requested command of the Barrier Team and Sealing Squad.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi approved Danzo's request to complete a barrier designed to counter Space-Time Ninjutsu.

Karn discussed Jiraiya’s prophecy with Tsunade and the others, then arranged a secret partnership with Orochimaru to develop a controlling Cursed Seal Jutsu. As Karn and Orochimaru planned their cooperation, Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi prepared to capture Karn the following night.

• Kushina left Karn after exchanging a massage for magical snacks, while Tsunade noticed the bag and planned to demand some of it.
• Jiraiya joined Tsunade, Orochimaru, and Karn at the izakaya with Minato Namikaze and Dan Katō, then argued that he would find the Child of Prophecy and change the Shinobi World.
• Karn asked Orochimaru to develop a Cursed Seal Jutsu that could influence or control a person, and Orochimaru proposed deepening their cooperation in secret.
• Orochimaru offered to use his summoning snakes to carry messages and supplies and warn Karn of danger.
• Danzo completed a barrier that suppressed Space-Time Ninjutsu and Summoning Technique, then agreed with Hiruzen Sarutobi to capture Karn the next night using three ANBU squads and two Root squads.

Karn used a TNT trap to destroy his home and the ANBU and Root teams Hiruzen Sarutobi had sent to capture him, then escaped through spatial transport. As Konoha’s leaders tried to control the aftermath, Karn returned and asked where his home was.

• Karn spotted ANBU and Root members approaching his residence, planted fifty kilograms of TNT, and escaped to the Marvel Universe before they entered.
• The ANBU and Root teams searched Karn’s empty house, found the TNT, and were killed when it exploded and shattered the Space-Time Isolation Barrier.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi blamed Danzo for the failed operation and ordered him to confine himself at home, while the Konoha Military Police Force and other ninja clans searched the wreckage.
• Tsunade arrived at the destroyed Karn Dessert Shop and tried to approach, but the Konoha Military Police Force and Jiraiya stopped her.
• As Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered the gathered ninja to disperse, Karn arrived and loudly asked where his home was.

After Karn’s shop was destroyed in an explosion during an ANBU operation, Hiruzen agreed to pay for the damaged buildings while Karn blamed the Cloud Ninja. Tsunade brought Karn to the Senju Clan Compound, where Kushina later visited him and offered to massage his head.

• Hiruzen told Karn that an enemy had tried to harm him, and Karn blamed the Cloud Ninja for destroying his home and merchandise.
• Hiruzen accepted responsibility for the damaged buildings, while Fusuke Uchiha sent squads to guard the area and reassure civilians.
• Tsunade took Karn to the Senju Clan Compound, where Kushina welcomed him and Nawaki suspected the explosion was not the work of Cloud Ninja spies.
• Tsunade questioned Karn about the attack, and he claimed intruders had triggered traps in his house before agreeing to stay until it was repaired.
• Kushina visited Karn in his room, blamed the Cloud Ninja, and offered him a head massage in exchange for more snacks.

Konoha blamed Root for the explosion while preparing for war, and Karn left the village to expand his business. Jiraiya helped Minato Namikaze obtain the Flying Thunder God Technique, but Minato ended the chapter by asking how to make someone he liked fall in love with him.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi and the advisers blamed Root for the explosion, transferred two Root squads to the ANBU, and requisitioned clan ninja for reconnaissance and war preparations.
• Jiraiya failed to get answers about the incident or Karn from Tsunade, then decided Minato Namikaze should study the Flying Thunder God Technique.
• Karn declined Kushina's offer to teach him sealing jutsu for now and told her he would bring her gifts when he returned.
• Karn left Konoha to pursue trade with Sunagakure, while Hiruzen Sarutobi warned Danzo not to move against him until they had a certain plan.
• Jiraiya gave Minato Namikaze access to the Flying Thunder God Technique and offered his help, and Minato asked how to make someone he liked love him too.