Chapter Summaries

Roland explained how Othinus’s attempt to regain her power had let Fairy-ification undermine her Demon God constitution, and revealed that he had deliberately led her into the trap. With Othinus dying and powerless, he declared that he would save her.

• Othinus’s body began breaking apart as Roland told her she was already dead and explained that Fairy-ification could collapse a Demon God’s constitution.
• Roland revealed that Othinus had weakened herself by pursuing success and failure together, and that her impatience had made her underestimate Fairy-ification.
• Othinus realized Roland had deliberately shown her Fairy-ification from the beginning and tried to grab his throat, but she was too weak to stop him.
• Roland told Othinus that he had risked everything because she was weak, and she collapsed as her remaining power and life faded.
• Roland gently touched Othinus’s cheek and told her that the time had come for him to save her.

Roland defeated Othinus, understood that her wish to restore the original world concealed a longing for someone who could share her loneliness, and refused to let her die. He made her his Contract Spirit and stopped time for three thousand years so they could grow closer.

• Othinus questioned Roland's offer to save her, but he explained that her true wish was to find someone who understood her isolation.
• Othinus stayed silent despite Roland's understanding, unwilling to risk rejection by reaching out to her former enemy.
• Roland urged Othinus to trust their encounter, then kissed her and held her as her dying body recovered.
• Othinus realized she had become Roland's Contract Spirit and warned that other Demon Gods might trace her defeat back to him.
• Roland stopped time for three thousand years and declared that he would use the long stretch to make Othinus his.

Roland and Othinus retraced the lake where she had begun her path to becoming a Demon God, and their time together deepened their understanding and bond. After Othinus’s assimilation into Roland succeeded, they set out to return home, knowing the other Demon Gods awaited them.

• Roland and Othinus visited Lake Mimir, where Othinus explained that restoring her sacrificed eye would undo her ascension to Demon God.
• Roland asked whether Othinus had any other goals, and she said she was satisfied after spending so much time with him.
• Othinus’s past fear and guilt over destroying worlds faded as Roland accepted her without asking her to seek forgiveness.
• Roland’s assimilation of Othinus succeeded, giving him her memories, power, knowledge, and a deeper understanding of how purple Contract Spirits could endure independently.
• Roland warned that other Demon Gods were waiting for them, and he took Othinus’s hand and said it was time to go home.

Roland returned to Blue Dream Company with Othinus and learned that Kihara Noukan had appeared near the Windowless Building, bringing his plan to surpass the Demon Gods close to launch. He and Othinus entered the building to seek intelligence from Aleister, who revealed that he had already destroyed the Demon Gods’ Hidden World.

• Misaki Shokuhou welcomed Roland and met Othinus, whom Roland described as a trustworthy ally and another proof of his existence.
• Misaki told Roland that Kihara Noukan had appeared near the Windowless Building, so Roland ordered her to prepare Blue Dream Company’s final plan for launch.
• Roland and Othinus agreed to stand together as Roland prepared to gather intelligence before confronting the Demon Gods.
• Roland shifted the universe’s orientation to bypass the Windowless Building’s defenses and entered its dark miniature world with Othinus.
• Aleister revealed that the darkness was a replica of the Hidden World, where the Demon Gods could hide, and claimed he had already blown it up himself.

Aleister revealed that he had destroyed the Hidden World and gathered data on True Gremlin, then proposed exploiting the Demon Gods’ rivalries to draw them into Roland’s trap. Aiwass became Roland’s contractor, forcing the Demon Gods to adjust their plans as the chapter ended with her declaring that the world had gone mad.

• Othinus considered the difficulty of destroying the Hidden World and suspected Aleister had arranged the earlier leak about her spear’s final material.
• Roland and Aleister discussed how their competing interests had led them to cooperate, with Aleister revealing he had obtained the parameters of every member of True Gremlin.
• Aleister explained that the Demon Gods’ conflicting relationships could be exploited to divide them and draw them into the present world.
• Roland warned that the Demon Gods’ power and resolve made Aleister’s plan dangerous, but Aleister said he had prepared a contingency.
• Aiwass left Aleister and contracted with Roland, causing her power as the core of the Material World to flow toward him.
• Aiwass declared that the Demon Gods would have to abandon their previous plan and adapt to Roland’s, proclaiming that the world had gone mad.

Roland and Othinus activated the Blue Dream Creation Program, transforming Earth into a vast Nationwide Transmutation Circle to create a temporary powerhouse and draw the Demon Gods into an absolute battlefield. Roland then used his power to pull magnetic-field-bearing planets from across the universe toward the Solar System, setting the final confrontation in motion.

• Misaki Shokuhou reported that the Blue Dream Company had prepared the plan, and Roland reassured her that no remaining pieces could derail his endgame.
• Roland and Othinus activated the Yafei altars, causing cities, land, and living things across Earth to be swallowed as the planet's surface formed a Nationwide Transmutation Circle.
• Othinus recognized that Roland had adapted alchemical knowledge from Fullmetal Alchemist to convert Earth's energy and accelerate the Blue Dream Creation Program.
• Earth's magnetic field blazed through space, alerting planets across countless star systems and awakening an even more terrifying presence.
• Roland tilted the universe with his power and forced magnetic-field-bearing planets to fall toward the Solar System as Earth resisted beneath him.

Roland and Aiwass transformed the universe through a battle among its planets, allowing Aiwass to gain authority over a newly strengthened Physical Phase. With the plan’s initial steps complete, Roland asked Aiwass to help him cultivate.

• Roland reassured Aiwass that he could control the universe’s transformation, and she agreed to witness the destiny he was pursuing.
• Roland turned the Solar System into an arena where awakened planets battled and consumed one another before converging on Earth.
• Aiwass used Earth as a medium to divide space and time into a domain governed by physical laws, destroying most of the attacking planets.
• The surviving planets struck Earth and devastated its surface, but Aiwass absorbed their power and formed a new, stronger Earth.
• Aiwass gained the potential to become the holder of the universe’s highest authority, and Roland commanded her to help him cultivate.

Roland received Aiwass's blessing, which connected him to the universe's energy and strengthened his plans to surpass the Demon Gods and escape the Throne. Days after the universe was remade, Mikoto Misaka told Misaki Shokuhou that Othinus had suddenly vanished.

• Aiwass connected Roland to the energy of the universe and bestowed a blessing meant to help him ascend the true Throne.
• Roland considered using his new power to destroy the Angel of Heaven of Heavens who had trapped him on the Throne.
• Aiwass merged with Roland, urging him to become a benevolent king who could bring salvation and happiness to everyone.
• Misaki Shokuhou struggled with the workload and chaos caused by the transformed New Earth and sun.
• Mikoto Misaka visited Misaki and revealed that Othinus had swung her spear and disappeared without explanation.

Misaki Shokuhou and Mikoto Misaka discovered that the Demon Gods had arrived and launched a global attack, prompting the Blue Dream Company to mobilize its forces. As the battle spread, Nephthys and Niangniang met Laura, who offered to join them in pursuing her own wish and fulfilling the Contract.

• Misaki Shokuhou concluded that the Demon Gods had arrived, ordered a worldwide alert, and sent Mikoto Misaka to gather the troops.
• An Earth Giant emerged through a fissure, and Mikoto Misaka reported that Judgment and Anti-Skill were assembling.
• Misaki Shokuhou dispatched Accelerator, who destroyed the Earth Giant with his black wings as a spiky-haired boy rushed after him.
• Multiple alarms informed Misaki Shokuhou of disasters in other regions, and she began coordinating further responses.
• Nephthys and Niangniang watched their forces destroy a Yafei, then discussed their interest in Britain and the world's preparations against them.
• Laura appeared and told Nephthys and Niangniang she would ally with them to pursue her wish and fulfill the Contract, prompting Nephthys to identify her as the Silver Star.

Misaki Shokuhou and Accelerator defended Academy City from a giant Earth monster, only for the Demon God Bishop to reveal himself as the attacker. Meanwhile, Roland returned from his transformation and resolved to celebrate by killing a Demon God.

• Misaki Shokuhou recognized that the Earth Giant threatened Academy City and ordered the Misaka Network and Index Librorum Prohibitorum to assist Accelerator.
• Accelerator analyzed the giant’s magic, adapted to its earth-manipulating power, and tore it apart while Kamijou Touma watched.
• Misaki Shokuhou noticed that the other Demon Gods had left no clear traces, then Bishop appeared and claimed responsibility for the attack.
• Bishop told Misaki Shokuhou that the Demon Gods’ victory was already decided after their descent into the lower world.
• Roland awoke after taking another step toward becoming a Magnetic Field Demon God and announced that he would kill a Demon God to celebrate.

Misaki Shokuhou and the others confronted the High Priest, a Demon God who wanted to test the world and offer them a chance to correct it. After the High Priest attacked them and dismissed their chances of victory, Roland arrived and struck him.

• Misaki Shokuhou recognized the High Priest as a sokushinbutsu Demon God whose achievement had been denied, leaving him uncertain about his purpose and willing to test the world.
• The High Priest invited Misaki Shokuhou and the others to correct the world, but Kamijou Touma and Accelerator refused and prepared to fight him.
• The High Priest sent an earthen hand at Accelerator, whose attack was overwhelmed despite his analysis of the technique.
• Misaki Shokuhou challenged the High Priest's empty promises and argued that Roland's group would keep pursuing its goals despite the odds.
• The High Priest attacked Misaki Shokuhou, but Roland appeared and struck him, making his head spin as he mocked the Demon God's lack of self-awareness.

Roland returned to face Bishop after absorbing Aiwass's power, and he declared complete confidence in winning the war. Bishop denied fearing death, but Roland exposed his fear before the two Demon Gods began fighting.

• A tornado and Roland's blessing strengthened Kanzaki Kaori and the others as they recognized his return.
• Roland rescued Misaki Shokuhou, received her battle data, and told her he was completely confident he would win.
• Bishop repaired his twisted neck and challenged Roland, insisting that a Demon God could not truly be killed.
• Roland pointed out that Bishop was sweating, and Bishop angrily claimed it was rain before attacking with a gigantic concrete hand.
• Roland's Scarlet Crystal Facets filled the sky, and primordial light poured through them as Bishop looked up in alarm.

Roland overwhelmed Bishop, who used the power of the six paths to create a defensive domain and endure the fight until the other Demon Gods arrived. Roland shattered Bishop’s domain with a blow that pierced his chest, leaving his fate unclear.

• Bishop realized Roland could wield Demon God power without disturbing the world and concluded he could not win.
• Bishop unleashed his full power, transformed Academy City into a space of the six paths, and focused on surviving until the other Demon Gods came.
• Roland recognized Bishop’s desperate strategy and praised his resolve before attacking his domain.
• Roland split Bishop’s space of authority with a punch and explained that his finite defense could not withstand a universe-killing blow.
• Roland’s God-Slaying Punch pierced Bishop’s chest and left the Demon God hanging from his arm.

Roland killed Bishop with the Godslaying Strike, but the attack’s aftershock began tearing the world apart. Niangniang and the other Demon Gods arrived, repaired the damage, and surprised Roland with an invitation.

• Roland’s Godslaying Strike destroyed Bishop, who found peace in his final moments and asked Roland to convey his apology to Aleister.
• The strike’s aftershock cracked the sky and shattered Academy City’s protective Barrier, and Roland restrained Misaki Shokuhou while the world began to break apart.
• Niangniang arrived and used her treasures to repair the fissures, then told Roland that the other Demon Gods had gathered nearby.
• The Demon Gods assembled around Roland, and a bandage-covered woman leaned against him and asked, “Wanna do it?”

Roland surveyed the assembled Demon Gods as Nephthys offered terms to avoid war: they would leave his freedom and the people he cared about untouched if he transformed the world into a framework that could contain them. Although Roland agreed that the offer was attractive, he rejected it and declared that he would take the world by defeating them all.

• Roland identified the Demon Gods gathered around him, including Nuada, Niangniang, and Nephthys.
• Nephthys flirted with Roland, then explained that Bishop’s death had removed an obstacle to negotiating with Gremlin.
• Nephthys offered to let Roland leave with everything he had built in exchange for helping the Demon Gods transform the world into a realm that could accommodate their power.
• Roland said he had no objections to the terms in principle, but refused them.
• Roland declared that he would claim the world by finishing off all the Demon Gods.

Roland rejected Nephthys’s proposal to share power and declared that battle would decide who claimed the world. As Gremlin’s Demon Gods launched their assault and Chimera and Proserpina froze the Present World to constrain him, Roland summoned a trillion-degree fireball.

• Nephthys offered Roland a compromise, but he refused to trade for what he considered his own and challenged the gathered Demon Gods to take it by force.
• Nuada attacked with a gigantic die of white beetles, which Roland’s protective flames burned to ash.
• Nephthys declared negotiations over and ordered the Magic God Army to advance.
• Roland spotted Chimera and Proserpina suppressing the world from outside, limiting his ability to unleash his full power without triggering greater destruction.
• Roland chanted a Word Spirit and summoned a blazing, trillion-degree fireball from beyond the heavens.

Roland held off the Demon Gods as they attacked with their signature powers, but a sudden assault from the Cthulhu Mythos briefly disrupted his mind. The Demon Gods coordinated their attacks and engulfed him, leaving the battle at a critical turning point.

• Roland used the White Horse's golden flames to weaken the effects of the Demon Gods' attacks and reshape the battlefield.
• Tezcatlipoca hurled his Spear of Heaven at Roland, who stopped it with his hand and redirected it to blast Nuada away.
• Niangniang attacked Roland with her Baobei and chainswords, but Roland countered her weapons, punched her away, and kicked Nephthys aside.
• Tezcatlipoca and the Demon God with the gleaming silver arm coordinated their attacks while protecting Niangniang and Nephthys from the shock waves.
• The black matchstick-man silhouette appeared in front of Roland and attacked his mind with the Cthulhu Mythos, briefly making him stiffen.
• The Demon Gods combined their powers and engulfed Roland in a coordinated all-out attack.

Nephthys and the other Demon Gods attacked Roland in a coordinated attempt to wound him and alter the world’s Phase, but Roland countered their assault with the Holy Right. The chapter ends with him overpowering Nephthys’s Phase change and demanding that the Demon Gods submit to his truth.

• Nephthys used Tears of Dissemination to amplify Roland’s power and destabilize his Heart Light, while the forgotten Cthulhu Demon God entangled him in a mental clash.
• Tezcatlipoca and Nuada attacked Roland with the Spear of Heaven and the Silver Arm, but he caught both weapons in his hands.
• Roland manifested the Holy Right and shattered the forgotten Old God, sweeping Tezcatlipoca and Nuada away with its power.
• Niangniang sacrificed herself to wound Roland and drank his blood, while Nephthys prepared to use her remaining power to change Phases.
• Nephthys began inserting a new Phase into the world, but Roland overrode it with another Phase and declared that the Demon Gods should submit to his truth.

Roland altered Nephthys’s inserted Phase while the Demon Gods tried to keep him occupied, then revealed that he had completed a formula for victory. He destroyed their combined attack with a single punch and killed the Demon God of the Cthulhu Phase.

• Roland forced his Phase into Nephthys’s world and modified it while the other Demon Gods attacked him.
• Nephthys said her Phase had blended with Roland’s, but she could not tell what he had changed; Niangniang also admitted that Roland’s blood had left her feeling strangely secure.
• Roland emerged from the dust healed and declared that the formula for victory was complete.
• Tezcatlipoca and the other Demon Gods launched a coordinated attack, but Roland struck it with an ordinary punch.
• Roland shattered the combined attack and killed the Demon God of the Cthulhu Phase instantly.

Roland erased the Cthulhu Demon God and overwhelmed Tezcatlipoca, leaving the Demon Gods terrified and confused about his power. He explained that he had been waiting for the right conditions to fully digest the {Complete Formula Solver}, though the world had not yet been destroyed.

• Roland erased the Cthulhu Demon God with an attack that left no damage in the outside world, and the surviving Demon Gods shifted to defensive stances.
• Roland beckoned the Demon Gods to attack together, and Tezcatlipoca answered by fully manifesting his dark, fate-bound form.
• Roland stopped time, seized Tezcatlipoca by the head, and rendered his power ineffective while the other Demon Gods could neither see nor act.
• Niangniang explained that she had briefly regained her sight in the darkness and seen Roland use gravity to pull Tezcatlipoca toward him.
• Roland told Nephthys that he had not used the power of a complete Demon God and explained how his ability to modify phases differed from the weakened Demon Gods’ powers.
• Roland revealed that he had been waiting for the conditions to align so he could fully digest the fruit called {Complete Formula Solver}.