Chapter Summaries

Kallen settled his squad at Allen Manor, discussed the members’ family ties and plans, and arranged medical examinations before their upcoming security assignment. Muli and Ventura entered the Opera House, where Alfred revealed a hidden hall of coffins and called it the resting place of glory.

• Kallen refused to add Richard or Memphis to the list of people allowed to visit the Opera House after dinner, despite their awakened Alt Family bloodline.
• Richard and Philomina rode together and discussed Kallen, their families, and the pain each felt about their fathers.
• Kallen decided the squad would stay at Allen Manor for several more days and arranged medical examinations for everyone.
• Richard and Memphis attended the Sleepers’ concert while Muli and Ventura went separately to the Opera House with Kallen’s scroll and key.
• Muli and Ventura entered a hidden hall containing a magic formation and twelve coffins, where Alfred appeared and called it the resting place of glory.

Alfred showed Muli and Ventura the Twelve-Coffin Formation and revealed the extraordinary identities of Kallen’s companions and family, leaving them overwhelmed by their connection to the Great Being. Kallen later recorded that he had allowed them to learn his identity because he felt lonely.

• Alfred led Muli and Ventura through the Twelve-Coffin Formation and explained its twelve coffins, including those holding Saman and Count Reikar Allen.
• Alfred introduced Puer as Paul Allen and identified the golden retriever as the Evil God Raniedal, then revealed that Dis Immerlis was Kallen’s grandfather.
• Alfred told Ventura that Dis had once helped Ventura’s polluted parents, prompting Ventura to kneel before Dis’s portrait and weep with gratitude.
• Alfred urged Muli and Ventura to remain loyal to the Great Being and strive for a place in future murals; after they left, both collapsed when their legs gave way.
• Kallen wrote in his notebook that he had approved Alfred revealing his identity to Muli and Ventura because he felt lonely.

Neo investigated a series of killings targeting Order Clerics and suspected the killer was hiding among the investigators, while Kallen’s group traveled to a Knight Order hospital for physical examinations. The chapter left Kallen examined and Richard facing an unexpectedly humiliating check.

• Kallen rejected the fish-heavy breakfast, and Puer teased him about bathing and eating eggs.
• Neo learned that Gerui might never recover and concluded that the killer spared him because it had eaten its fill.
• After two more Clerics were found killed in the same manner, Neo suspected the killer was one of their own and ordered Fanny to submit that theory.
• Kallen and his companions reached the Knight Order’s hospital, where Xiali greeted Bart and jokingly asked whether Kallen was married.
• Bart paid the examination fees, and the group began its medical checks; the female military doctor examined Kallen and then told Richard to prepare for a hemorrhoid check.

Kallen completed his medical examinations while trying to keep his unusual blood and abilities from drawing suspicion. In the soul-strength test, he unleashed his full power, and the vat exploded, leaving his results unknown.

• Kallen and Richard completed their physical examinations, and Kallen received a low fitness assessment while Richard's scan revealed the living charm Jerry inside him.
• Kallen advised Richard to seek an official acknowledgment for Jerry, but Richard feared that telling his grandfather or father would expose Kallen's involvement.
• Alfred's blood test showed ordinary blood and high physical potential, and Kallen's blood test passed without revealing anything unusual, though his physical potential was assessed as weak.
• Kallen realized that an entirely mediocre examination report could look suspicious, so he decided he needed a strong result in the soul examinations.
• Philomina's soul-strength test caused the vat to surge, prompting the director to recruit her, but she refused the offer.
• Kallen released all his soul power into the soul-test vat, and it exploded before the doctor could record his assessment.

Kallen and his companions completed the Knight Order Hospital’s examinations, earning exceptional soul assessments and undergoing a final faith screening. When Kallen entered the Inquiry Room, the Goose Quill failed to question him and instead asked him for instructions.

• Kallen unleashed his Soul Power during a test, shattered the vat, and received the highest assessment for that section.
• Kallen scored 11 in his later soul tests, while Muli, Aisili, and Philomina also displayed notable results during Soul Probing.
• The Soul Probing eye examined Kallen for only three seconds, and the doctor awarded him 11 for his powerful, exceptionally Order-attuned soul.
• Dawensi explained the faith screening and its Goose Quill, then sent Kallen, Alfred, and Richard into separate Inquiry Rooms.
• Kallen waited for the Goose Quill to begin questioning him, but it asked him to give it instructions instead.

During a faith test, Kallen’s Goose Quill mistook him for the God of Order, revealing that Tyranus was slumbering and exposing a link between the Quill and Deputy Director Dawensi. Kallen used the Quill to investigate other pens and intervene in the tests, ending with Richard protesting Kallen’s simulated lecture.

• Kallen asked the Goose Quill about the God of Order, the Previous Era, and Tyranus, learning that Tyranus was slumbering and awaiting a summons.
• Kallen discovered that Dawensi was the Quill’s third consciousness and learned that it recorded Dawensi’s Spiritual Imprints.
• Kallen directed the Goose Quill to check nine dormant pens, which held no unfinished Spiritual Imprints.
• Kallen took control of the Goose Quill during Alfred’s test, listened to Alfred’s remarks, and let him continue after confirming another pen held no unfinished Spiritual Imprints.
• Kallen appeared during Richard’s test, and Richard complained that Kallen was using a character-simulation feature to lecture him.

Kallen examined an unfinished Spiritual Imprint in a Goose Quill and heard Vice Dean Dawensi argue that the Order God Church had betrayed the God of Order’s original purpose. The imprint ended as Dawensi called for action against leaders who were trying to make a god, leaving Kallen to consider where he and Neo stood among the church’s factions.

• Kallen used the final unchecked Goose Quill to enter Dawensi’s unfinished Spiritual Imprint and found himself in a lecture hall.
• Dawensi argued that the Order God Church had originally existed to drive gods out of the human world, but that its leadership had altered religious history and was creating a new enemy of Order.
• Kallen concluded that Dawensi represented internal reformists, while Gandiro was a subversive, and wondered which faction he and Neo belonged to.
• Dawensi revealed images of John Rotini and Mr. Koma Mr. Luther and accused the church’s leaders of trying to make a god before the imprint cut off.
• Kallen returned to the cabin, asked the Goose Quill to preserve Richard’s third stream of conscious thought, gave himself ten points, and left while Richard and Alfred remained with their quills.

Kallen completed his examination and learned that the Garrison had deployed an Eagle-Falcon Knight Squad to hunt in York City. As Mrs. Sidra attacked an Order Cleric family while restraining the evil spirit, Neo's surveillance network found the killer's location, and he rose to hunt.

• Kallen scored ten points on his examination, while Richard scored six, Alfred scored ten, and Philomina scored nine.
• Xiali warned Kallen that the Garrison was hunting in York City and teased Bart about visiting his fiancée.
• Mrs. Sidra ignored a suspected trap, entered a family’s home under the guise of delivering a safety booklet, and attacked the parents while stopping the evil spirit from eating their children.
• Neo explained that he had hired street children to watch for the killer posing as an Order Cleric and entering homes with safety booklets.
• Wende received a report from a child at No. 128, Sunflower Street, and Neo tore off his bandages, stood up, and announced that it was his time to hunt.

Thomas tried to recruit Mrs. Sidra and the Rula Evil Spirit, but Neo interrupted their escape and pursued them through York City. Neo cornered Mrs. Sidra underground and fought her with Light powers, ending with a reckless counterattack that engulfed her in flames.

• Thomas told Mrs. Sidra that the professor understood her anger and offered her a chance to resist the Order God Church with their organization, but she refused to stop her revenge.
• Neo exposed Thomas and attacked the house; Mrs. Sidra escaped as black mist with the Rula Evil Spirit while Neo pursued her and sent his squad to follow.
• Mrs. Sidra disguised herself as a streetwalker and evaded Neo briefly, but he tracked her into the underground heating tunnels and confronted her.
• Mrs. Sidra attacked Neo with poisonous vegetation and mental whispers, but Neo burned away her attacks and pressed forward with a Light Greatsword.
• Mrs. Sidra stabbed Neo through the chest with a wooden sword, but Neo shifted his heart, impaled her with his Light Greatsword, and blasted her with the Flame of Light.

Neo fought Mrs. Sidra and the Rula Evil Spirit beneath York City, ultimately using Mrs. Sidra’s sacrifice to let the spirit escape before trapping it with the Tower of Light. As witnesses gathered, Neo prepared to present the battle as proof that he had loyally stopped a Light Remnant’s plot.

• Neo rejected the Rula Evil Spirit’s offer to join him, and he and Mrs. Sidra resumed their fight through the underground pipes.
• Neo gained the advantage and forced Mrs. Sidra to choose between dying with the Rula Evil Spirit or sacrificing herself to free her daughter.
• Mrs. Sidra used a life-consuming seal on Neo, then accelerated her soul’s disintegration and confessed her hatred for the Rula Evil Spirit and the Order God Church.
• The Rula Evil Spirit escaped through the wall, but Neo summoned the Tower of Light and struck her back underground as onlookers converged on the area.
• Neo suppressed the Rula Evil Spirit and pointed to Mrs. Sidra’s corpse, claiming that he had thwarted a Light Remnant’s plot against York City.

Neo recovered from his battle with the Rula Evil Spirit and was hospitalized, where he and Kallen compared their encounters with a powerful organization. Kallen later discussed Richard’s question about the Goose Quill and ended by wondering whether his Alt Bloodline explained his unusual influence over it.

• Neo destroyed the Rula Evil Spirit, injured himself to control his recovery, and collapsed before the knights and Clerics arrived.
• Kallen and Muli visited Neo at the hospital, where Kallen and Xinyali arranged for her to work through Alfred and discussed the trouble surrounding the mission.
• Neo and Kallen compared their experiences with an organization connected to the physical examination and agreed that it might already have noticed them.
• Kallen visited Gerui, delivered the old man's letter to a nurse, and returned to the Funeral Society with Muli.
• Richard asked Kallen about the Goose Quill obeying his command, and Kallen explained that he had used a mechanism to influence its perception.
• Puer warned Kallen to be cautious with power, and Kallen wondered whether his Alt Bloodline explained his influence over the Goose Quill.

Kallen took Puer and Kevin to the Deno Endangered Species Rescue Research Center after Aisili arranged an examination to help Puer recover. While Puer underwent the examination, Kallen toured the institute with Aisili and encountered Xianty, who recognized him and panicked.

• Aisili told Kallen that her parents had secured approval for Puer to be examined at their institute, and Kallen agreed to bring Puer and Kevin.
• Kallen drove with Puer and Kevin to the institute, entered its protected grounds using his credentials, and met Aisili and her parents, Santos and Selena.
• Selena served Kallen her notoriously sweet apple pie before taking Puer away for an examination, while Kallen stayed behind with Aisili and Kevin.
• Aisili showed Kallen around the institute, where they approached a glass dome containing a sacred-looking bird.
• Xianty saw Kallen, panicked, and crashed into the dome while Aisili introduced her as his dearest friend.

Kallen visited the institute’s Demon Beasts with Aisili while Puer underwent an examination, and he learned that Puer might regain her human form if researchers could safely manage the power connected to her. The examination revealed a second, expanding reservoir linked to Puer, making the proposed procedure impossible for now; Puer rejected Selena’s suggestion to dissolve her Symbiosis Contract with Kallen.

• Kallen entered Xianty’s enclosure with Aisili, and Xianty calmed down when she sensed his Order aura.
• Kallen confronted Mongbas after it roared at him, and the Storm Wolf backed down when Kallen’s Chains of Order appeared.
• Kevin fetched storm-infused water for Kallen, who drank it while he waited for Puer’s examination to finish.
• Selena told Puer that a reservoir was drawing away her power, and Santos explained that a sluice gate might let her accumulate enough power to transform.
• Selena revealed that Puer had a second, expanding reservoir, so Santos said they could not perform the procedure safely.
• Selena suggested dissolving Puer’s Symbiosis Contract with Kallen, and Puer declared that it was impossible.

Puer and Kevin devised a way to use Kallen’s Gate of Reincarnation to briefly restore Puer’s strength and let her become human, and Kallen agreed to help. He planned to retrieve a Lax Copper Coin from the Kongpacini Burial Ground first, then undo another layer of Kevin’s seal and arrange the procedure.

• Puer and Kevin discussed how a controlled sluice gate could let Kallen’s power flow through Puer and into her fused finger, briefly giving her strength without destroying her.
• Anqi introduced her brother Bernie Kanpei, the head of the York City District Whip of Order Logistics Department, and asked Kallen to maintain goodwill with him.
• After dinner at Aisili’s parents’ home, Kallen drove away with Puer and Kevin, and Puer explained their plan to use the Gate of Reincarnation inside him.
• Kallen agreed to the plan, while Kevin offered to guide the process and said Aisili’s parents would need to prepare a partial blocking operation.
• Kallen said he would retrieve the Lax Copper Coin from the Kongpacini Burial Ground before undoing another layer of Kevin’s seal and arranging Puer’s procedure.

Bart visited Ruisina, brought her food, and promised to keep seeing her after missions. Philomina reported to Mrs. Felshev, then dreamed of a family life in which she and her grandmother were waiting for the other to die, while her parents discussed feeding her with Mrs. Felshev.

• Bart visited Ruisina alone, brought her boneless chicken feet, braised pork ribs, and century eggs, and told her about his teammates.
• Bart wheeled Ruisina outside, where she said she was glad he had grown closer to his teammates and he promised they would remain friends.
• Philomina told Mrs. Felshev about her mission and agreed that Kallen would defeat her in a direct fight.
• Mrs. Felshev recalled a dream about her youth and said she expected to possess it for real soon.
• Philomina dreamed that her parents tended a garden while Mrs. Felshev crawled at her feet, and she realized they were waiting for each other to die.
• Philomina's dream parents discussed slaughtering the old dog to nourish their daughter.

Ventura’s earnings eased his grandparents’ financial burdens, while Kallen prepared his squad to protect the Moon Order God Church’s delegation in York Port. As the delegation’s ship arrived early, Kallen’s cup shattered and spilled red drink across the white carpet, leaving him to await the trouble he sensed was coming.

• Ventura brought his grandparents pastries, thanked them, and left for the Funeral Society after learning his mission earnings would help support them.
• Mars fetched Muli, and they joined the others at the Funeral Society, where Kallen assigned close and covert protection teams for the delegation’s visit.
• Kallen visited Neo in the hospital, ate all the grapes beside his bed, and left without speaking to him.
• Kallen, Aisili, and Blanche waited in a VIP Carriage at York Port as Ophelia arrived separately, and Kallen told the covert team to secure the perimeter when the delegation’s ship appeared early.
• Kallen’s cup shattered, spilling red drink onto the white carpet as the ship approached.

Kallen escorted Sarayina, the Moon Order God Church’s Divine Son, to the Ankara Hotel and learned that she was searching for the stolen White Moon Crown. As he prepared to take her to the welcoming banquet, the elevator was seized by a mysterious force and rose toward the Ankara Memorial Hall.

• Kallen welcomed Sarayina and her entourage, recognizing Sains as the leader of the group that had tried to assassinate his squad outside the Conjes Family’s tomb.
• During the carriage ride, Sarayina questioned Ophelia about her swordsmanship and relationship with Kallen, then tested Ophelia by handling her hand; Ophelia’s palm was left scarlet and sore.
• At the hotel, Kallen arranged for Blanche to treat Ophelia, while Sarayina bathed in blood as Sains explained that the stolen White Moon Crown could have spared her and others their torment.
• Sarayina told Sains she had not found the person she was seeking and discussed the possibility that the Order God Church would shatter at the end of the epoch.
• As Kallen escorted Sarayina and the others to the welcoming banquet, their elevator ignored its controls and raced upward toward the Ankara Memorial Hall.

Kallen and Sarayina survived an assassination attempt at the Ankara Hotel, where Sarayina revealed overwhelming power and negotiated a staged injury with Kallen. As Sarayina discussed the possibility of Dark Moon Island being traded, Ankara’s portraits began laughing and spoke through her, addressing Kallen.

• Kallen and his group reached the Ankara Hotel memorial hall, where Lilith ordered them to withdraw and revealed the floor as the Order Tribunal Moon God Grounds.
• Sains restrained the Armored Man while Sarayina pierced him with a red beam, then annihilated Lilith and the Ferocious Beasts summoned by his Order-Hell of Atonement.
• Sarayina proposed that she appear injured so the churches could negotiate compensation, and Kallen agreed to present the incident as a hard-fought rescue.
• Sarayina asked whether the Order God Church might hand Dark Moon Island to the Moon Order God Church, but Kallen argued that the consequences would make such a deal too costly.
• Sarayina began laughing uncontrollably, and every Ankara portrait joined in before speaking in unison to mock Kallen and Artemis.

Sarayina awakened inside the Divine Son’s body, explained that she was a fragment of Ankara rather than Ankara herself, and decided to seal the witnesses’ memories before returning to sleep. When she tried to seal Kallen’s memories, she recognized him and called him “Father?”

• Sarayina restrained and injured Sains, then disrupted Kallen’s insight and explained that he lacked the prerequisites to pursue it.
• Kallen and the others paid their respects to Sarayina, who warned that Ophelia’s body had only a few years left and that her awakening had cost it another six months.
• Sarayina explained that she was a soul imprint of Ankara merged with preserved flesh, and that she had little interest in taking over the Divine Son’s body.
• Sarayina agreed to return to sleep after sealing the memories of her awakening, and she demonstrated the ability on Sains before sealing Ophelia’s, Aisili’s, and Blanche’s memories.
• Sarayina sent black light into Kallen’s mind to seal his memories, but she suddenly stared at him in shock and called him “Father?”

Kallen concealed what happened when Ankara briefly emerged inside his mental consciousness, while Sarayina resealed her and the group survived an assassination attempt. After the banquet, Bishop Byrne questioned Kallen about the incident and the agreement he had made with Sarayina.

• Sarayina awoke, drove three silver rods into her chest, and reinforced the seal containing Ankara.
• Sains tried to kill Kallen and the others, but stopped when Kallen woke; Kallen then revived Ophelia, Aisili, and Blanche.
• Kallen and Sarayina agreed that she would pay him 100,000 Order Vouchers, and both swore to keep their agreement.
• Order clerics and armored knights arrived, and Sarayina insisted on attending the banquet despite her injuries.
• At the banquet, Kallen told Ophelia to tell the truth about the fighting and kept his own oath to Sarayina secret.
• Bishop Byrne questioned Kallen, who confirmed his subordinates' truthful accounts and explained Sarayina's promised tea money.