Chapter Summaries

Serenade of the Sixth Night found that her current Valkyrie could not effectively fight the Herrscher-level Fox Demon threatening Kallen and the Yae Sakura sisters. She switched to Witch of the Fallen, whose arrival left Hiyamaru confused by the familiar faces and setting.

• Serenade of the Sixth Night realized Black Abyss White Flower and the other available Divine Keys were unsuitable for her current fight.
• The Fox Demon charged at Kallen and the three Yae Sakura sisters, and Nocturne tried to stop it with Echo of Night and her Judas Crosses.
• The Fox Demon overpowered Nocturne, who decided to switch Valkyries to fight the Herrscher-level enemy.
• Serenade of the Sixth Night switched to Witch of the Fallen, who appeared as a Miko with fox ears and Hiyamaru on her shoulder.
• Hiyamaru greeted Witch of the Fallen and wondered why there were several Big Sisters, Kallen, and a giant fox that looked like her.

Hiyamaru mistook the Hiyoumaru from a parallel world for her own awakened Herrscher Consciousness, but Witch of the Fallen reassured her and explained the situation. Determined to prevent the past from repeating, Witch of the Fallen rushed to intercept Hiyoumaru.

• Hiyamaru fell from Witch of the Fallen's shoulder and recognized the fox ahead as Hiyoumaru.
• Hiyamaru feared her Herrscher Consciousness had awakened and that she would lose Witch of the Fallen.
• Witch of the Fallen explained that they were in a parallel world where Hiyoumaru had just been released from the box.
• Hiyamaru urged Witch of the Fallen to stop Hiyoumaru from hurting Yae Sakura again.
• Witch of the Fallen transformed into sword light and appeared in front of Hiyoumaru.

Serenade of the Sixth Night transformed into the Witch of the Fallen, taking Yae Sakura’s appearance to confront Hiyoumaru. The others recognized her as Nocturne just as Hiyoumaru attacked, and she countered by throwing Hiyamaru into the air.

• Serenade of the Sixth Night appeared atop the Judas Cross as the Witch of the Fallen, holding Hiyamaru and the Spirit Katana: Sakura Blizzard.
• Yae Sakura, Yae Rin, and Kallen were shocked to see Nocturne wearing Yae Sakura’s appearance.
• Nocturne reminded Yae Sakura and Yae Rin that she could transform into other people.
• Hiyoumaru broke free of Judah and lunged at Nocturne with her corrosive pseudo-Herrscher power.
• Nocturne tossed Hiyamaru into the air and prepared to strike with Blade Reversal.

The Witch of the Fallen repeatedly attacked Hiyoumaru with sword flashes and Blade Reversal, provoking her into unleashing an enormous blaze infused with Corrosion Virus. The Witch of the Fallen shielded Kallen, the Yae Sakura sisters, and the village girl as the fire consumed the surroundings, leaving her wondering how Hiyoumaru had gained such power.

• The Witch of the Fallen struck Hiyoumaru with Blade Reversal, making her fall to the ground.
• The Witch of the Fallen continued attacking Hiyoumaru with repeated sword flashes and Blade Reversal, while Hiyoumaru failed to hit her.
• The Witch of the Fallen used her final Blade Reversal during Crimson Flame Hell, causing Hiyoumaru to cry out in agony.
• Hiyoumaru erupted in flames, sending a towering pillar of fire into the sky and raising the temperature around Yae Village above a thousand degrees.
• The Witch of the Fallen retreated beside Kallen and the others and raised a barrier against the heat and Corrosion Virus.
• The Witch of the Fallen wondered whether Hiyoumaru had somehow gained powers associated with the Herrscher of Flame and the Herrscher of Corruption.

Witch of the Fallen sent Hiyamaru to stop the rampaging Hiyoumaru and gave her Jizo Mitama. Hiyamaru transformed into a giant fox and fought Hiyoumaru, interrupting her attack, but their battle continued.

• Witch of the Fallen realized Hiyamaru was the only one who could defeat the rampaging Hiyoumaru.
• Witch of the Fallen gave Jizo Mitama to Hiyamaru.
• Hiyamaru fused with Jizo Mitama and transformed into a giant five-tailed fox.
• Hiyamaru knocked Hiyoumaru down, stopping the pillar of flame and allowing the temperature to drop.
• Hiyamaru and Hiyoumaru grappled and clawed at each other before separating.

Hiyamaru confronted Hiyoumaru, another Herrscher of Corruption, and tried to persuade her to stop fighting by offering her fried tofu. Hiyoumaru rejected Hiyamaru as a disgrace for siding with humanity, leaving the two enemies at odds over their opposing loyalties.

• Hiyamaru and Hiyoumaru separated after their clash, both badly wounded and missing tails.
• Hiyoumaru questioned how Hiyamaru could possess the same powers and Herrscher Core as her.
• Hiyamaru swallowed tiny bottles of medicine and quickly healed her wounds and regrew her tails.
• Hiyamaru urged Hiyoumaru to follow her and offered her a share of big sister's fried tofu.
• Hiyoumaru condemned Hiyamaru for betraying the Honkai over fried tofu, and Hiyamaru angrily defended her choice.

Hiyamaru fought Hiyoumaru, another Herrscher of Corruption, while protecting Yae Village and the people sheltering behind a barrier. Kallen learned that Nightingale had raised Hiyamaru as a pet as the battle continued.

• Hiyamaru decided to teach Hiyoumaru a harsh lesson and transformed into a giant fox.
• Hiyamaru and Hiyoumaru exchanged foxfire and enormous fireballs across Yae Village.
• Hiyoumaru's Corrosion Virus filled Yae Village, threatening anyone who entered with infection and undeath.
• Kallen watched the battle from behind the barrier and asked Nightingale how there could be two Herrscher-like beings.
• Nightingale told Kallen that Hiyamaru was the pet she had raised, shocking her.

Hiyamaru released the power of Jizo Mitama and transformed into a towering Oni-God Jizo, giving her a major advantage over the wounded Hiyoumaru. The chapter ended with Hiyoumaru wondering why she could not use the same transformation.

• Hiyamaru and Hiyoumaru fought for an hour, leaving Hiyoumaru wounded while Hiyamaru remained unharmed thanks to a healing potion.
• Hiyamaru realized she had only a little over twenty-one hours left and could not keep fighting for long.
• Hiyamaru unleashed Jizo Mitama's power and transformed into a ten-meter-tall Oni-God Jizo wielding two enormous katanas.
• Hiyamaru asked Hiyoumaru to surrender, confident that her new form was far more powerful than her fox form.
• Hiyoumaru recognized the power as belonging to the Herrscher of Corruption and wondered why she could not transform the same way.

Hiyamaru transformed into Oni-God Jizo and overwhelmed Hiyoumaru in battle. Hiyoumaru tried to flee as a small fox, but Jizo pursued her and returned with her captured.

• Hiyoumaru challenged Oni-God Jizo, who attacked with a Leaping Slash and wounded Hiyoumaru's tails and forelegs.
• Hiyoumaru's foxfire and pillars of flame failed to break Jizo's Soul Barrier.
• Jizo used Sword Saint Storm to defeat Hiyoumaru, who shrank into a small fox and fled while threatening to destroy the world.
• Jizo chased down Hiyoumaru and returned to the Witch of the Fallen with the limp little fox in her grasp.

The Witch of the Fallen and her allies captured Hiyoumaru and considered how to deal with the Herrscher inside her. She decided to try winning the Herrscher over and raising her, leaving Kallen uncertain but willing to consider the plan.

• Jizo captured Hiyoumaru and brought her to the Witch of the Fallen, who praised Hiyamaru and promised her fried tofu.
• Kallen asked the Witch of the Fallen what they should do with the captured Herrscher.
• The Witch of the Fallen explained that sealing or killing the Herrscher would only be temporary, while gaining control of Herrschers could give humanity their power.
• The Witch of the Fallen proposed trying to move the Herrscher and raising her, and Kallen hesitated over whether it was safe.

After the battle, Witch of the Fallen and the others saw that Yae Village and the shrine had been destroyed, and Kallen struggled with not having saved anyone. Yae Rin remained alive, and Yae Sakura and Kallen were not enemies, leaving the survivors to recover from the devastation.

• Yae Sakura picked up the unconscious Hiyoumaru and asked if she wanted to be her little fox.
• Witch of the Fallen and the others gathered on the shrine mountain and looked down at the destroyed Yae Village.
• The survivors realized the battle had left no villagers or plants alive, apart from the little girl who had been possessed by Hiyamaru.
• Yae Sakura and Yae Rin felt some sadness over the villagers' deaths but accepted that the disaster could not have been prevented.
• Kallen felt upset that she had failed to save anyone and had needed protection herself.
• The survivors recognized that Yae Rin was alive and that Yae Sakura and Kallen would not fight each other.

The Witch of the Fallen led Kallen and the Yae Sakura sisters in performing rites for the villagers, helping ease their guilt. As they began rebuilding Yae Village, she prepared a great deal of fried tofu for Hiyamaru before their promised departure.

• The Witch of the Fallen invited Kallen and the others to perform rites for the villagers who had died.
• The Witch of the Fallen guided Kallen and the Yae Sakura sisters through the rites, and their guilt eased.
• The group began preparing to rebuild the destroyed homes in Yae Village.
• The Witch of the Fallen rode Hiyamaru to a nearby town and bought ingredients for fried tofu.
• The Witch of the Fallen cooked several large pots of fried tofu and gave the first plate to Hiyamaru.

Hiyamaru enjoyed Witch of the Fallen’s fried tofu and resented Kallen for supposedly stealing her Big Sister. After Hiyoumaru ate the food, the captive Hiyoumaru woke up and found herself tied by the neck.

• Hiyamaru eagerly ate Witch of the Fallen’s fried tofu and refused to share with Kallen.
• Hiyamaru accused Kallen of stealing her Big Sister, while Kallen protested.
• Witch of the Fallen made another plate and shared it with Kallen and the Yae Sakura sisters, who enjoyed the tofu.
• The captive Hiyoumaru woke up and saw Hiyamaru eating the last of the fried tofu.
• Hiyoumaru tried to flee but found a leash-like rope tied around her fox neck.

Hiyamaru tried to make the captured Hiyoumaru accept her help, while Witch of the Fallen offered it fried tofu. Hiyoumaru refused the food and continued to threaten Witch of the Fallen.

• Hiyamaru kept Hiyoumaru restrained with a rope after suppressing its power.
• Hiyoumaru told the captive that she was its parallel-world self and claimed she was acting for its own good.
• Witch of the Fallen approached Hiyoumaru with fried tofu, hoping it might share Hiyamaru's tastes.
• Hiyoumaru threatened to bite Witch of the Fallen once it regained its strength and refused to eat the tofu.
• Hiyamaru snapped at Hiyoumaru for threatening Big Sister, but Hiyoumaru still rejected the food.

The Witch of the Fallen gave Hiyoumaru fried tofu, and its delicious taste made Hiyoumaru abandon her Herrscher mission. Meanwhile, Hiyamaru approached Yae Sakura but could not say what she truly wanted to tell her.

• The Witch of the Fallen fed Hiyoumaru fried tofu, and Hiyoumaru became enthralled by its flavor.
• Hiyoumaru declared that fried tofu mattered more to her than destroying civilization or serving as Honkai's messenger.
• The Witch of the Fallen offered Hiyoumaru more fried tofu and called her a little fox.
• Hiyamaru approached Yae Sakura and awkwardly offered to catch fish for her, though she had meant to say something else.

Hiyamaru struggled to approach Yae Sakura, who mistook her for the Witch of the Fallen. Elsewhere in Shinano, Hokushin Mei’s growing bloodlust turned her into a killing demon who terrorized a town.

• Yae Sakura mistook Hiyamaru for the Witch of the Fallen despite noticing her lack of long ears.
• Hiyamaru gave up trying to explain herself to Yae Sakura and struggled to treat her as a Big Sister.
• Hokushin Mei challenged a renowned samurai in Shinano and killed him with a single slash.
• Hokushin Mei slaughtered the samurai’s family in anger and continued down the town’s main street covered in blood.
• The townspeople recognized Hokushin Mei and fled or hid from her.

Hokushin Mei walked through a town terrified of samurai and drew her sword on a crying boy who had become separated from his parents. The chapter ended by revealing that she had once fought only powerful opponents, but had since stopped sparing even the weak.

• Townspeople fled and hid when Hokushin Mei entered, remembering samurai who had used them to test their swords.
• A little boy was separated from his parents amid the panic and cried as Hokushin Mei approached.
• Hokushin Mei frowned at the boy's crying and pointed her samurai sword at him.
• The townspeople watched from their windows but did not dare intervene.
• The narration explained that Hokushin Mei had once challenged only powerful samurai, though she no longer spared the weak.

Hokushin Mei abandoned her attack on a little boy after spotting a pillar of fire and headed toward Yae Village, hoping to find a worthy opponent. There, she confronted the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja, whose Honkai energy matched her own.

• Hokushin Mei prepared to strike a little boy, but a pillar of fire appeared in the north and caught her attention.
• Hokushin Mei sheathed her blade and hurried toward Yae Village, drawn by the powerful flame.
• As dusk fell, Hokushin Mei encountered the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja and sensed that she was a worthy opponent.
• The Hidden Flow Upper Ninja realized Hokushin Mei had detected her because she sensed the Honkai energy within the samurai.

Hokushin Mei challenged the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja and was thrilled to meet someone who could withstand her attacks. Their fierce duel continued as the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja steadily blocked and countered Mei’s sword techniques.

• Hokushin Mei impatiently charged at the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja, who drew her katana to meet the challenge.
• Their first clash sent Honkai energy through the area and knocked over nearby small trees.
• Hokushin Mei praised the ninja for surviving her strike and pressed her to fight seriously.
• Hokushin Mei launched a rapid series of precise sword attacks, while the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja repeatedly defended and countered.

Hokushin Mei fought the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja, whose exceptional defense held off her rapid sword attacks until she overwhelmed him with her secret techniques. She killed him, but remained disappointed that he had not been strong enough to defeat her.

• Hokushin Mei pressed the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja with a rapid barrage of sword strikes, but he blocked every attack.
• After recognizing his defensive strength, Hokushin Mei used Five Souls Intertwined Shadow to attack him with five figures at once.
• Hokushin Mei’s figures wounded the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja before vanishing.
• Hokushin Mei unleashed Secret Technique: Hokushin Ittō, and its sword aura passed through his katana and killed him.
• Hokushin Mei felt disappointed that the Hidden Flow Upper Ninja had not been able to defeat her.