Chapter 17 - Official gatherings and a little boy

#1 - Extermination's End [Edited] 1749 #2 - Light returns to the eyes, and the lost soul sees again 1015 #3 - The curtains of the stage swing open, and the actors begin their play. 980 #4 - The plagarising legend's words ring aloud in the classroom. 970 #5 - Myth? No, just an objective assessment of history. 1211 #6 - A slow jog to illuminate the path ahead. 1070 #7 - The doppelgänger stalks the camp, seeking out the alien prey 1072 #8 - A boy stops at the roadside for some meat, only to see his wanted poster there. 1097 #9 - The hero curses his job, sweeping up resentment into a pile. 1099 #10 - The boy looks within himself, but nothing but a void remains 1004 #11 - The clueless boy exposes a dozen machinations, creating a restless night for all 1059 #12 - The hero wants to go home, but his plot just got extended. 1048 #13 - The boy's obsession lights the dark path ahead. 1129 #14 - The assassin of another life takes the stage, shining under the spotlights to shock the judges 1093 #15 - Memories of the past force out an act for the present 1071 #16 - Only when the second plot-line surfaces does the hero's first seem to resolve. 1070 #17 - Drunken merchants and bored guards are key sources of low-level information. 1108 #18 - His hands shudder as they hold on to snow. 1199 #19 - Speaking in riddles are essential life skills for commissioned officers and little soldier boys alike. 1221 #20 - Flanked by men of ice and snow, the boy reaffirms his decision a second time. Also, gemstones. 1066 #21 - Does killing a million men really make you a hero? 1169 #22 - Leaving behind the smell of rice, the boy reaffirms his words one last time. 1130 #23 - The secretary opens a box of wonders, and the boy struggles with papers. 1273 #24 - Fantastic Racists and Where To Find Them. 1203 #25 - The little girl begins to draw interest 1194 #26 - A book on baby names? 1230 #27 - The sibling duo ponders over the language used in a sign. 1076 #28 - The new nails that stick out get laughed down. 1091 #29 - Once bitten, twice shy? 1188 #30 - The boy remembers a second role. 1395 #31 - Once again, the hero-in-disguise confronts the realities of war. 1094 #32 - A bargain to unseal the little girl. 1142 #33 - The little boy faces off a bedraggled trio 1211 #34 - Politics is a good topic to spend time thinking on when you're bored. 1111 #35 - The boy forms a personal understanding of the Campmaster's son. 1138 #36 - What's worse than being unjustly accused? Being unjustly accused by your father, of course. 1091 #37 - The lost and the sealed. 1078 #38 - Children, even those who remember a past life, always zone out in class 1106 #39 - Making luggage for an overseas trip. 1217 #40 - As the world slips into war, the young boy begins his hunt for gems. 1396 #41 - Jewel-hunting and monster-killing. 1165 #42 - A rabble and then a legion. 1227 #43 - Covert flexing is the best way to go. 1222 #44 - Overpowered Engines of destruction 1744 #45 - The boy sits and mediates...but something has strayed off the beaten path. 1090 #46 - The hero enters the Intersection, but not in a way anyone had expected it. 1248 #47 - Logical fallacies and premium resources 1111 #48 - The boy whispers, and notices a particularly odd sentry. 977 #49 - The little lecturer attends his first class. 1155 #50 - Beating people up is a good way to let off steam 1118 #51 - Honour, and those who should wield it. 1157 #52 - Memories and a cafeteria 1230 #53 - Artificing and Auctions 1166 #54 - Into the Northern fray 1089 #55 - Engines, according to a lecturer 1290 #56 - The effects of competition on individual units 1207 #57 - The perils of the sky, and the warmth of the flames 1162 #58 - The little boy is average and overly cautious 1243 #59 - To Break a horde of Marionettes 1289 #60 - He who ends, and he who begins 1787 #1 - Memories never fade. Not for the boy, and not for the monster 1119 #2 - Cowardice, self-preservation and shame 1151 #3 - Shame is for those who fail to live up to expectations 1122 #4 - The old man takes an interest in humans 1185 #5 - Insanity and Obsession 1268 #6 - The Hero and his insanity 1196 #7 - The politics that accompany a sleepless teenager 1254 #8 - The mound of meat has been set up. Feast well. 1135 #9 - The pre-auction lecture and the pre-auction 1125 #10 - Can't screw the rules, even if you have money 1273 #11 - An auction of revelations 1172 #12 - Paragons arrive! 1191 #13 - Negotiations with the otherworldly Paragon 1198 #14 - The lost Constellation and the Last Star 1173 #15 - Disturbance in the camp...again 1284 #16 - Shifting the blame 1087 #17 - Official gatherings and a little boy 1166 #18 - Sponsorships and special treatment 1100 #19 - Like brother, like sister 1019 #20 - The Campmaster's worries 1126 #21 - All decked out and ready to go 1225 #22 - Modern militaries in another world 1425 #23 - The boy taunts a stalker 1113 #24 - Ambushing ambushers of another land 1290 #25 - The little boy peers at the final battle from afar 1311 #26 - The supreme art of war is to... 1290 #27 - Plans within plans 1290 #28 - The boy fiddles with the screen, barely aware of the coming end 1449 #29 - Titans clash! 1290 #30 - The predator-in-waiting 1229 #31 - Talking smack in a fight 1219 #32 - The killing blow and the crown 1208 #33 - Questions... 1276 #34 - ...and answers. 1231 #35 - As long as █ █ █ remains... 1341 #36 - A wooden figurine joins the party! 1260 #37 - More enemies? 1128 #38 - Extortion, round two 1165 #39 - The might of the gods 1200 #40 - Sorrow of a final parting 1241 #41 - The little girl and the little doll 1192 #42 - Touching the veil 1170 #43 - Unveiling 1081 #44 - Prohibition? Restraint? Or Error Code 8*1? 1154 #45 - Snowmen over sentries 1157 #46 - Assault 1108 #47 - Everyone and their own battles 1265 #48 - An impromptu lesson 1217 #49 - Scouting? 1139 #50 - Flowery words and squirming scouts 1139 #51 - Fireworks 1081 #52 - Treaties and common decency 1135 #53 - The Talk 1188 #54 - The hours before the battle 1124 #55 - Exchanging fire 1154 #56 - A political end to a political fight. 1606 #57 - Culture, a treaty and a polite prisoner. 1344 #58 - The true battle 1176 #59 - His Arrival 1207 #60 - The hero's choice 1845 #61 - Foredoomed to a rendezvous 1281 #1 - The legend's first victim 1241 #2 - The two peer at the South's upheaval 1240 #3 - The observers as they seek out a home 1099 #4 - Discussing divinity 1172 #5 - The rabble-rousing boy 1203 #6 - A weird guide book 1160 #7 - The boy descends onto the city 1085 #8 - Impact and intelligence 1115 #9 - Trouble, bubble, toil and double. 1052 #10 - Fishing for the fishermen 1118 #11 - I'm a crime lord of another world 1323 #12 - The crime lord's intentions 1247 #13 - Lower and Upper 1221 #14 - Two stones for a service 1024 #15 - The seeds of conflict 1209 #16 - A second one 1137 #17 - Comparing prices 1170 #18 - Fated purchase? 1197 #19 - The customer everyone hates 1167 #20 - Ablution and employment 1128 #21 - Intentions 1102 #22 - A second visit 1089 #23 - The army in the heart of the continent 1240 #24 - Framing 1107 #25 - Change 1059 #26 - Test. 1037 #27 - Politics is about surviving until next Friday. 1207 #28 - The cost of learning secrets 1221 #29 - Bitterness and developments 1112 #30 - Purchase, round two. 1157 #31 - Returning 1380 #32 - Returning home 1159 #33 - Day and Knight 1233 #34 - Thunderbolts 1108 #35 - Preparations 1166 #36 - The seed begins to sprout 1208 #37 - The skirmish's aftermath 1114 #38 - Upgrade complete! 1108 #39 - Little changes, big repercussions 859 #40 - Abnormality 1263 #41 - The act of killing 1317 #42 - Memories in the snow 1161 #43 - Escalation 1138 #44 - The warfront from afar 1098 #45 - Robbery in the land of the free 1168 #46 - Grandest of strategies 1293 #47 - Conjectures and preparations 975 #48 - The weapon churning in the Library and a newborn republic 1178 #49 - Coal in winter... 1145 #50 - Plotting prison breaks 1083 #51 - Story of the year 1122 #52 - The family heading towards the South, and a mercenary 1243 #53 - The boy extorts and eavedrops 1224 #54 - The boy tests his weapon, and the curtain raises for the last time 1177 #55 - The stagehands dust the floor 1110 #56 - The final act of the Southern stage 1163 #57 - The prey has been drawn out 1129 #58 - Preparing the arrow 1294 #59 - The sharpened dagger 1067 #60 - The night before the storm 1086 #61 - Surveying the battleground 1020 #62 - The forced hand 1384 #63 - The Last and the Lost 1351 #1 - Flickering radiance 1072 #2 - Assassination's aftermath 1151 #3 - Descent 1063 #4 - The hero's true awakening 1220 #5 - Welcome to the wilderness 1192 #6 - Pinnacles meet 1112 #7 - Discussing democracy 1078 #8 - Who's the true demon here? 1159 #9 - Do not pry into the mysteries of gods! 1158 #10 - The little siblings 1169 #11 - Holiday in the East 1364 #12 - Dreams and reality 1193 #13 - The Eastern Territories! 1200 #14 - A bear-y odd welcome 1168 #15 - Famine 1472 #16 - A Territory's capital 1080 #17 - The young man's conspiracy 1103 #18 - Lodgings in the capital 1131 #19 - Exploring Sundown 1084 #20 - A reservoir of water 1057 #21 - The Adventurers' Guild 1160 #22 - Expectations are made to be broken 1133 #23 - The latest battle in the South 1223 #24 - The absent Demigod 1130 #25 - Targeted advertising 1100 #26 - Promoters and information 1099 #27 - Transaction at the broker's. 1090 #28 - Those who think little of death 1231 #29 - Demon, meet food 1212 #30 - Sudden Assault 1191 #31 - Demon duality, and an alliance 1164 #32 - The Lifespring descends! 1091 #33 - Experiential learning 1190 #34 - Record-breaking completion time...probably 1073 #35 - Paragon Sasori and the school 1100 #36 - The significance of realms 1067 #37 - Information collecting, and the culture up high 1221 #38 - Peak Education and Paragons 1035 #39 - Rondo of the divine 1233 #40 - Another reason... 1074 #41 - To the new battlefield 1151 #42 - A stopover at Feng-Lang 1125 #43 - Joining the Eastern battlefront 1047 #44 - The first battle at the Eastern Battlefront 1136 #45 - The first battle's end 1487 #46 - The enemy's reveille 1278 #47 - A new emotion 1119 #48 - A proposal 1177 #49 - Sniper X Service 1150 #50 - The demon tutor 1111 #51 - The World's Blight awakens 1131 #52 - The bells that toll for myriad beginnings 1148 #53 - The chimes that accompany a memory 1205 #54 - Hero of an bygone era 1183 #55 - Breakfast and the Paragon 1056 #56 - The outcome of the gods' squabbling 1217 #57 - The beginning of a desperate struggle 1144 #58 - The Battle of Eo-Seu 1155 #59 - The parting shots 1176 #60 - Aftermath of the battle 1071 #61 - B4 C61: Promises must be kept 1152 #62 - B4 C62: The hero's realisation 1160 #63 - B4 C63: The Unravelling World 2181 #1 - B5 C1: Escape! 1226 #2 - B5 C2: The foremost bait 2311 #3 - B5 C3: Assassination! 1558 #4 - B5 C4: The Stabiliser 1158 #5 - B5 C5: The Legend of the Nine-nine-nine Knight 1172 #6 - B5 C6: Ceremony of appreciation and gratitude 1203 #7 - B5 C7: An investment opportunity 1205 #8 - B5 C8: An impossible ambush 1356 #9 - B5 C9: The seemingly-random encounter 1152 #10 - B5 C10: A triumphant return 1233 #11 - B5 C11: Talk about the gods 1249 #12 - B5 C12: Assistants of pioneers 1168 #13 - B5 C13: Guards that gossip about gods 1082 #14 - B5 C14: Those who stand vigil also babysit 1120 #15 - B5 C15: The hero's system 1132 #16 - B5 C16: Skirmish in the Wildlands 1098 #17 - B5 C17: Revelations come with a bout of lightning 1168 #18 - B5 C18: Does the path of redemption ever end? 1114 #19 - B5 C19: Settling down for the moment 1184 #20 - B5 C20: Undercurrents and assimilation 1231 #21 - B5 C21: The moonless night's unusual visitor 1029 #22 - B5 C22: The Phantom Blade 1130 #23 - B5 C23: Diplomacy and the Worldshaper's territory 1135 #24 - B5 C24: A sight for red eyes 1296 #25 - B5 C25: Within His Divine Kingdom 1136 #26 - B5 C26: The familiar spirit 1131 #27 - B5 C27: The men and women who rise in action 1120 #28 - B5 C28: The scorpion strikes! 1234 #29 - B5 C29: The blade that severs the stinger 1166 #30 - B5 C30: The little sister's request 1298 #31 - B5 C31: The puddles after a rain of blood 1089 #32 - B5 C32: A battle of words, wits and weapons 1373 #33 - B5 C33: The mourning city 1217 #34 - B5 C34: The sentient, pet-like weapon 1125 #35 - B5 C35: The hot potato sitting in a dark room 1101 #36 - B5 C36: The highest expectations 1155 #37 - B5 C37: The return trip from the world of flames 1226 #38 - B5 C38: The refugees in the land of fire 1205 #39 - B5 C39: First contact with another civilisation 1106 #40 - B5 C40: Studying is the fundamentals of success 1137 #41 - B5 C41: Reconnaissance 1218 #42 - B5 C42: The two assassins' ice-cream date 1066 #43 - B5 C43: Return 1143 #44 - B5 C44: The scorpion's memory 1029 #45 - B5 C45: Stellar Memory 1201 #46 - B5 C46: Archetype: The Gamer 1232 #47 - B5 C47: The rumblings of a new era 1144 #48 - B5 C48: The Chanter of Innocents 1246 #49 - B5 C49: Eve of change 1163 #50 - B5 C50: The Scorpion and the Plenum 1355 #51 - B5 C51: The Blade aimed at the hero's heart 1110 #52 - B5 C52: The Scorpion's determination 1108 #53 - B5 C53: Lightning tribulations and retribution 1101 #54 - B5 C54: The visitor. 1143 #55 - B5 C55: Violet Regret 1198 #56 - B5 C56: Conversation and the Constellation 1084 #57 - B5 C57: A skewer date with a demon 1014 #58 - B5 C58: The date that ends with a grim question 1052 #59 - B5 C59: The run-up to a public confession 1207 #60 - B5 C60: The Constellation's confrontation 1078 #61 - B5 C61: World's End, Divines' Rondo 1229 #1 - B6 C1: Divine Intervention 1072 #2 - B6 C2: A surprise visit 1216 #3 - B6 C3: The Call 1051 #4 - B6 C4: The revelation's aftermath, in the South 1055 #5 - B6C5: The State Council's call 1175 #6 - B6C6: A government and a great god 1142 #7 - B6 C7: The water-bound Thunderbolt 1034 #8 - B6 C8: The restless East and a parent-teacher conference 1081 #9 - B6 C9: The school festival 1138 #10 - B6 C10: Parents who come to school 1127 #11 - B6 C11: The sister's performance report 1003 #12 - B6 C12: The Blade at the exhibition 1071 #13 - B6 C13: The boundary between stillness and life 1114 #14 - B6 C14: Takamagahara 1087 #15 - B6 C15: Exploring the Highest Plains 1048 #16 - B6 C16: The prophecy from a hundred thousand years ago 1068 #17 - B6 C17: The shuddering land 1180 #18 - B6 C18: The Champion's love story 1286 #19 - B6 C19: The end of the play and the Eternal Cadence 1063 #20 - B6 C20: Thunderbolts to the East 1287 #21 - B6 C21: The strategic weapon 1084 #22 - B6 C22: The East's red carpet 1170 #23 - B6 C23: The little reunion 1105 #24 - B6 C24: The customary greeting 1146 #25 - B6 C25: Growth 1328 #26 - B6 C26: Marvelling at riches 1224 #27 - B6 C27: The old man's request 1202 #28 - B6 C28: Rules are written in blood 1090 #29 - B6 C29: The impracticality of the strategic weapon 1259 #30 - B6 C30: Victory? Defeat? Or something else? 1117 #31 - B6 C31: Guilt and Gemini 1088 #32 - B6 C32: The strongest Exemplar 1082 #33 - B6 C33: Ark City's mastermind 1049 #34 - B6 C34: The culinary inventions of Ark City 1101 #35 - B6 C35: Ground preparations for an invasion 1178 #36 - B6 C36: Moonlit night massacre 1085 #37 - B6 C37: Debriefing and icebreaking 1073 #38 - B6 C38: The conspiracy theorist 1112 #39 - B6 C39: Angered blows 1235 #40 - B6 C40: Post-battle banter 1150 #41 - B6 C41: The weird voices on-air 1095 #42 - B6 C42: The boy and the Eastern Paragons 1124 #43 - B6 C43: The battle of brains and bonds 1097 #44 - B6 C44: Barbed lips and forked tongues 1020 #45 - B6 C45: The rising storm 1148 #46 - B6 C46: The child who comments on parents 1070 #47 - B6 C47: Thunderbolt in theatre 1088 #48 - B6 C48: The spring wind picks up 1112 #49 - B6 C49: Final touches 1048 #50 - B6 C50: Spring Fury begins! 1126 #51 - B6 C51: Dire Straits, Brightest Dawn 1138 #52 - B6 C52: The welcome mat for the strategic weapon 1101 #53 - B6 C53: Meeting a match 1145 #54 - B6 C54: Assaulting the coastline 1055 #55 - B6 C55: The emergency at the rear 1092 #56 - B6 C56: Shifting tides 2236 #57 - B6 C57: Flight 1092 #58 - B6 C58: Kusanagi. 1104 #59 - B6 C59: Worldwide worry 948 #60 - B6 C60: Beating up senators is good relaxation 1107 #61 - B6 C61: Where divinity ends 1020 #62 - B6 C62: Revenge and retreat 1059 #63 - B6 C63: The Frenzied Tide 1152 #1 - B7C1: The long, long voyage 1075