Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng and Chelsea worked to exploit Minister Honest’s busy schedule while Chelsea infiltrated the palace council chamber. Honest then assigned Wave to the Jaegers Unit to protect Bolic alongside the Four Rakshasa Demons, leaving Esdeath and Wave uneasy about the arrangement.

• Chelsea told Lin Feng that the Path of Peace’s uprising was about to begin and that Honest planned to seize its forces.
• Lin Feng arrived at the palace with no documents and learned that Honest had postponed his appointments; he recognized Chelsea in disguise and she slipped into the council chamber to gather information.
• Chelsea listened as Esdeath questioned Honest about Lin Feng, then watched him summon Bols, Kurome, Run, and Wave.
• Honest ordered Wave to join the Jaegers Unit temporarily and protect Bolic alongside the Four Rakshasa Demons.
• Esdeath suspected Honest was trying to divide and weaken her forces, while Wave resented being sent to work with the Four Rakshasa Demons.

Wave struggled with being forced to work with the Four Rakshasa Demons and compared his compromises with Lin Feng’s pursuit of justice. Lin Feng urged Wave to choose his own path, but said he did not need to go so far as joining the Revolutionary Army.

• After Minister Honest assigned the Jaegers to work with the Four Rakshasa Demons, Run and Bols complained, while Wave waited alone in the corridor.
• Chelsea overheard the Jaegers’ conversation and went to find Lin Feng.
• Wave reflected on how he had obeyed corrupt orders before, despite wanting to uphold justice, and envied Lin Feng’s success.
• Lin Feng met Wave and revealed that he knew about his assignment and dissatisfaction with the Four Rakshasa Demons.
• Wave asked what Lin Feng would do in his place, and Lin Feng told him he could refuse to obey without giving up his rank and joining the Revolutionary Army.

Lin Feng enlisted Wave to give him an alibi while he opposed Honest’s plan against the Four Rakshasa Demons. At a Path of Peace stronghold, the leader healed and calmed a hostile follower, while Lin Feng and another observer suspected she was not a Teigu user.

• Lin Feng asked Wave to pretend he had not seen him while he went after the Four Rakshasa Demons and disrupted Honest’s plan.
• Wave agreed to turn a blind eye and hoped Lin Feng could accomplish what he could not.
• Bolic indulged in abusing female followers and schemed to seize control of the Path of Peace from its leader.
• The Path of Peace leader healed a follower’s self-inflicted wounds and calmed his anger with her powers.
• A man and a woman watching the leader remarked that she probably was not a Teigu user, like Lin Feng.

Chelsea and Lin Feng infiltrated the Path of Peace to reach its leader, while Night Raid moved to assassinate Bolic. Akame and Lubbock were intercepted by Ibara and Mez, leaving the two sides poised to fight.

• Lin Feng used Form Transformation to hide his identity as he and Chelsea approached the Path of Peace leader after the sermon.
• Chelsea asked the leader about Bolic, and the leader said he was her capable deputy and noted that many people had come looking for him.
• Najenda sent Leone and Mine to deal with Honest's informants while assigning Akame and Lubbock to assassinate Bolic.
• Akame and Lubbock crept toward Bolic's residence but encountered Ibara, who recognized Akame.
• Mez blinded Lubbock with a glob of viscous liquid and confronted him, while Ibara faced Akame.

Akame faced Ibara while Lubbock fought Mez, one of the Four Rakshasa Demons. Mez’s sweat neutralized Lubbock’s threads and left him badly injured, but his returning knives struck both her Achilles tendons, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Ibara taunted Akame and prepared to fight her, while Mez attacked Lubbock nearby.
• Mez knocked Lubbock into a tree, and he trapped her with his steel-hard threads.
• Mez’s sweat weakened and weighed down the threads, allowing her to break free and injure Lubbock with sweat projectiles and a punch.
• Mez dodged Lubbock’s hidden throwing knives and grabbed his hand, but two returning knives pierced the Achilles tendons in both her feet.

Lubbock defeated Mez with his threads and throwing knives, while Ibara disarmed Akame by stealing Murasame. The sword began glowing purple in Ibara’s hands, leaving Akame facing him without her weapon.

• Lubbock blocked Mez’s sweat projectiles with Cross Tail and revealed that his protective mesh was connected to throwing knives around her.
• Lubbock pulled the threads, driving the daggers into Mez and killing her before closing her eyes.
• Akame drew Murasame against Ibara, who stretched and reshaped his body to attack her from a distance.
• Ibara caught Murasame with his sticky hands and wrenched the sword from Akame’s grasp.
• Akame warned Ibara that Murasame would not recognize him, and the sword began to glow purple in his hands.

Akame defeated Ibara with Demon Sword Murasame and hurried to find Lubbock. Meanwhile, Lin Feng infiltrated Bolic’s residence and discovered two concealed members of the Four Rakshasa Demons inside.

• Akame explained that Ibara’s distracted heart prevented the demon sword from accepting him, then exploited his pain to reclaim her weapon and slash him with Murasame.
• As Ibara turned to ashes, he confessed his love to Akame, who wished that the people he had loved would find peace in their next lives.
• Lin Feng approached Bolic’s residence disguised as a young man and met Wave, who let him pass into the grounds.
• Lin Feng slipped into Bolic’s room and found a burly, stubbled man and a bandage-wrapped woman whose presences he had been unable to detect.

Lin Feng confronted Sten and Suzuka in Bolic’s room, using his Casull and powers to overcome Sten’s formidable body. He left Sten unconscious and trapped Suzuka with a shadow, but her delighted reaction puzzled him.

• Bolic panicked at Lin Feng’s arrival and called for protection while the girls hid from his killing intent.
• Lin Feng identified Sten as one of the Four Rakshasa Demons and shot him with his Casull, wounding him despite his hardened body.
• Sten rushed at Lin Feng, but Lin Feng’s power pulled his consciousness into a river of the dead, leaving him collapsed and terrified.
• Lin Feng sent a shadow across the ceiling and wrapped it around Suzuka’s neck.
• Suzuka smiled with excitement as Lin Feng tightened the shadow, leaving him confused by her reaction.

Lin Feng escaped Sten’s attack and summoned Zanku and Nyau to help overpower him. After wounding Sten, Lin Feng dismissed his undead allies and released his shadow restraints, deciding to defeat Sten with raw physical strength.

• Lin Feng released Suzuka and dodged Sten’s powerful punch, while Bolic fled through a secret passage with Suzuka and the other girls.
• Sten broke free of Lin Feng’s illusion, and Lin Feng summoned Zanku and Nyau to fight him.
• Sten attacked Zanku and Nyau with his Hundred Rending Fists, but Lin Feng bound his wrists with shadows.
• Zanku predicted and dodged Sten’s kick before stabbing him, and Nyau battered Sten’s wounded abdomen.
• Lin Feng dismissed Zanku and Nyau and released Sten, declaring that he would defeat him through physical strength.

Lin Feng defeated and killed Sten with Alucard’s power, then pointed Akame and Lubbock toward Bolic’s escape route. Akame and Lubbock pursued Bolic through the secret passage while Lin Feng left, keeping his identity hidden.

• Lin Feng used Alucard’s power to overpower Sten, break his bones, and cripple him.
• Lin Feng shot Sten with the Jackal, blasting a massive hole through his body.
• Akame and Lubbock followed the red glow and found Lin Feng beside Sten’s corpse.
• Lin Feng told Akame and Lubbock that Bolic had escaped through a secret passage with his women, but concealed his identity.
• Akame and Lubbock entered the passage to pursue Bolic while Lin Feng walked away.

Akame questioned Bolic’s surviving consorts and learned that Suzuka had escaped, then reported the risk to Lubbock. In the palace, Honest confronted the Jaegers over Bolic’s death, while Wave took responsibility for their failure to stop Night Raid.

• Akame questioned Bolic’s consorts and learned that a bandaged woman with bells in her hair had escaped.
• Akame told Lubbock that Suzuka had escaped and explained that her skills in reconnaissance made her a future threat.
• Honest recalled the Four Rakshasa Demons and the Jaegers to the palace after Suzuka reported Bolic’s death, but only five people appeared.
• Wave claimed the Jaegers had been distracted by Night Raid’s attacks in the west and said they found Bolic and Sten dead after the fighting.
• Honest accepted that the Jaegers could not be blamed for failing to protect Bolic, unwilling to provoke Esdeath.

Minister Honest questioned Suzuka about the failed mission and the deaths of the Four Rakshasa Demons, while Lin Feng concealed his role in the attack. Wave accused Suzuka of killing Sten, leaving her isolated as Honest accepted Lin Feng’s alibi.

• Honest questioned Suzuka about her missing companions and learned that Sten and Mez were dead, while Ibara’s body was missing.
• Suzuka said a shadow-controlling opponent had restrained her during the attack, prompting Honest to summon Lin Feng.
• Suzuka recognized Lin Feng’s gaze as resembling the man who had fought her, but Lin Feng claimed he had spent the previous day handling official duties at home.
• Wave claimed he had seen Suzuka poison Sten with tea and later watched Bolic escape through a secret passage.
• Suzuka accused Lin Feng of killing Sten, but Lin Feng challenged her and Honest said he could provide an alibi for Lin Feng on the western side.

Honest ordered Esdeath to execute Suzuka after rejecting her claims and deciding she was a traitor. As Honest discussed replacing the fallen Four Rakshasa Demons, his son Syura returned to the council chamber.

• Honest questioned Suzuka’s credibility and ordered Wave to summon Esdeath.
• Esdeath froze Suzuka and shattered her body with a kick, killing her without torture.
• Honest lamented losing control of the Path of Peace after Bolic’s death and said he could replace the Four Rakshasa Demons.
• Honest said his son Syura was returning, and Syura burst into the council chamber.

Minister Honest introduced his son Syura to the officials, and Syura challenged Lin Feng after taking offense at his indifferent gaze. Lin Feng’s stare left Syura terrified and weak, and Syura was helped back to his room, unsure whether he had hallucinated.

• Minister Honest praised Syura’s martial skill and announced that he had returned to join the Empire’s fighting force.
• Syura dismissed Honest’s former Four Rakshasa Demons and said he would form his own team with people and Teigu he had gathered abroad.
• Syura noticed Lin Feng among the officials, asked Honest who he was, and challenged him to a martial contest.
• Lin Feng looked at Syura, who suddenly felt weak and saw a terrifying vision of the officials as flesh and blood closing in on him.
• Syura came to his senses, blamed his condition on fatigue, and limped back to his room with support from the officials.

Lin Feng returned home after the meeting and found Sheele cooking a stew with Chelsea’s guidance. As Chelsea praised Sheele’s insight into Lin Feng and Lin Feng praised Chelsea’s help with the Path of Peace mission, their companions shared a warm moment at the lieutenant general’s residence.

• Wave asked Lin Feng whether he had caused Syura’s sorry state, and Lin Feng gave an ambiguous answer.
• Lin Feng returned home and found Sheele making stew while Chelsea watched over her.
• Lin Feng doubted Sheele’s cooking, but she insisted that the stew was her signature dish, and Chelsea teased her about his reaction.
• Sheele explained that Lin Feng had stayed true to himself despite rising from poverty to a high position in the Empire.
• Chelsea nearly let the stew burn while listening to Sheele, then left the kitchen as Lin Feng relaxed on the sofa.
• Lin Feng sincerely praised Chelsea’s intelligence and planning for the Path of Peace mission, leaving her flustered.

Lin Feng attended an imperial court assembly where Minister Honest announced that Syura had formed a police force to destroy Night Raid. When Syura insulted the officials, Lin Feng openly challenged him, leaving the court stunned.

• Lin Feng left early after receiving an urgent summons, while Sheele and Chelsea worried about his safety.
• The young emperor convened the court, where an old general criticized Honest’s military operation and Honest had him seized for execution.
• Honest announced that his son Syura had established an exclusive police force to wipe out Night Raid.
• Syura entered the hall and called the officials trash, and Lin Feng stepped forward to challenge him.

At court, Lin Feng denounced Syura for his misconduct and defeated him when he attacked, leaving Minister Honest unable to punish Lin Feng without contradicting his own principles. Honest persuaded the emperor to dismiss the incident, and Lin Feng suspected the minister wanted to use him.

• Lin Feng accused Syura of several crimes before the court and challenged Minister Honest to answer for his son's conduct.
• Syura attacked Lin Feng with a kick, but Lin Feng used Form Transformation to stop his supporting foot and make him crash to the floor.
• Lin Feng accused Syura of a fifth crime for attacking a court official, and Syura threatened him while Minister Honest watched.
• Minister Honest admitted Syura had behaved improperly and asked the emperor to forgive both men, and the emperor dismissed the quarrel.
• Lin Feng returned to his place and told astonished ministers he had acted because he wanted to, while suspecting Honest intended to use him.

Minister Honest dismissed the court and told Syura to deploy Wild Hunt without introducing them, while Syura unleashed his brutal subordinates on the capital. Lin Feng suspected Honest had plans for Syura and Wild Hunt, then spent a skill point to learn Bloodsucking.

• Minister Honest ended the court assembly and ordered Syura to stay out of the Night Raid affair while deploying his subordinates directly.
• Syura returned to his lavish room and gathered Izou, Dotya, Cosmina, Enshin, and Champ, the members of Wild Hunt.
• Syura told Wild Hunt to burn, kill, and loot in the imperial capital while they awaited a mission.
• Lin Feng suspected Syura's return and Wild Hunt's formation were part of a plan by Honest.
• Lin Feng used one skill point to learn Bloodsucking, which turned virgins into vampires and others into zombies.

Minister Honest summoned Lin Feng to the palace and appointed him a great general alongside Budo and Esdeath, claiming that his strength and the staged confrontation with Syura had proved his worth. Lin Feng doubted Honest’s explanation as the court celebrated the promotion.

• Lin Feng dismissed his uncertainty about his vampire power and returned home after killing Syura.
• A messenger delivered Minister Honest’s urgent summons, and Lin Feng promised Sheele he would return home early before leaving for the palace.
• Minister Honest announced that Lin Feng would become a great general, prompting objections from the assembled ministers.
• Honest ordered the objecting ministers whipped and claimed he had arranged the incident with Syura to test Lin Feng’s courage and strength.
• Court officials praised Honest’s supposed wisdom, while Lin Feng privately recognized his explanation as a fabricated excuse.

Honest promoted Lin Feng to Great General and placed Syura’s Wild Hunt and Esdeath’s Jaegers under his command, ordering him to destroy Night Raid. Lin Feng recognized Honest’s plan to use the mission and the transfer of authority to balance him against Esdeath, then left for home still questioning whether he could avoid becoming Night Raid’s enemy.

• Honest introduced Syura and his elite assassins, Wild Hunt, and assigned them to work with Lin Feng.
• Honest promoted Lin Feng to Great General and ordered him to lead Wild Hunt and the Jaegers against Night Raid.
• Lin Feng realized Honest intended to use the mission to eliminate Night Raid or punish him for failure while setting him and Esdeath against each other.
• Lin Feng asked Honest to let him keep his residence outside the palace, and Honest agreed.
• Lin Feng put on his new uniform, declined his personal guards, and walked home wondering whether he and Night Raid had become enemies.