The 45th story arc of the Tower of God series consisting of chapters 166 - 171 from the second season. The arc centers around the Bam and Hoaqin teams making their way through the Hell Train towards the arena where a game will be held between the two Slayer Candidates. During the journey there, Bam comes across the Rice Pot where his Revolution to find his true self takes place. Yuri and Evan have also arrived on the Hell Train to search for Bam.
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37F-38F - Hell Train: A Month
After Poro completes repairs on the Hell Train that it took from Khun's family contact, Pedro gives the order to him to get the Hell Train moving again. Pedro had already sent off Team Bam and Team Rachel to begin their one month Hell Train journey towards the location of the game that will go down between the two Slayer Candidates as the express heads off to the 38th Floor.
At that same time, Wangnan and Ehwa continue to walk alongside the Hoaqin lookalike aboard the Hell Train. The Hoaqin lookalike asks if they have anything to eat, which freaks the two of them out given Hoaqin's nasty persona as a soul-eater. They provide for him a bag of banana-chips, which he accepts and continues on while eating them. Worried about what will happen should Hoaqin and the lookalike meet, Wangnan and Ehwa continue along to see what the lookalike's up to, and plan around it.
Meanwhile, Team Bam and his companions get teleported to a Hell Train area to begin their one month journey. A brief flashback to the Conductor's Office is seen where Pedro explains to Bam and company how the one month journey will work. That the journey will start with 3 Stages through the Hell Train completing tests and fighting monsters, and that the 4th Stage will be the game between the two Slayer Candidates when the Hell Train makes it to the 39th Floor. The journey's time limit being that they have to make it to the 4th Stage by midnight after one month.
Back in the present, Team Rachel and Hoaqin are seen making their way through the Hell Train to reach the 4th Stage. Hoaqin remains irritated over having to go along with the game despite FUG Slayer Karaka promising that he would help restore his power. He then asks Daniel if any of his pieces are nearby, which Daniel touches his body tattoo that acts as a sensor for Hoaqin's other lookalikes. Daniel informs him that he doesn't sense anyone only for Rachel to interrupt claiming that Emily found one of Hoaqin's pieces, which catches Daniel by surprise. Rachel reveals that she uploaded Daniel's seal to Emily a while back, and had she already sent off Cassano and Traveller to retrieve the Hoaqin piece, much to Hoaqin's delight. However, Daniel dislikes Rachel's intrusion as he knows full-well that Hoaqin gathering his other lookalike pieces is too dangerous, and that it gets in the way of using a weakened Hoaqin to resurrect Roen.
Elsewhere within the Hell Train, Rak and Team Bero stand opposite the Buelsar and Angel duo. A battle breaks out where Rak engages in a duel with Buelsar while Angel taunts the members of Team Bero into fighting her. Nearby, the Wangnan, Ehwa and Hoaqin lookalike group hear the battle unfolding in the distance, which they head off to investigate. Sure enough, they come across the battle. The battle stalls when they spot the newcomers, which the Hoaqin lookalike calls them all out as stupid for making such a massive noise within a place as dangerous as the Hell Train.
Returning to Team Rachel, they catch up to Cassano and Traveller at the room of the Hoaqin piece that Emily discovered. However, they see that the room is empty due to the Hoaqin lookalike having already left. Hoaqin remains disappointed, but gets the sense that he knows which piece it was that was within the room. As Daniel remains suspicious of Rachel, they hear a commotion going on nearby, which Hoaqin believes must be his escaped piece.
At that same time at Team Bam's location, the group comes across a Yokim guardian that they will have to fight through to reach the next Hell Train area. Hwaryun suggests for Viole to handle it on his own so that everyone else remains rested for the Slayer Candidate game. Sachi and Boro voice their complaints since they too need to get stronger for the match. However, Hwaryun notes that the primary battle of the game will be between the two Slayer Candidates, Viole and Hoaqin. Thus, given that there's only one month before the game, they need Bam to get stronger as soon as possible by taking on all the fights in order to be a better match for Hoaqin. Khun voices his complaint given that Bam's body is acting weird at the moment, but Hwaryun points out that they have no choice but to force Bam to get stronger since they've ended up in this situation.
Hwaryun proceeds to call out Bam for choosing to be selfish by chasing after Rachel rather than care about his surrounding friends that have been helping him climb the Tower. Thus, Hwaryun notes that Viole should instead be feeling responsible towards helping out his friends rather than focus on Rachel, which Bam accepts. As Boro catches Sachi up on who Bam and Hwaryun are, Bam is seen approaching the Yokim guardian. Ready to fight said guardian, Bam thinks about his mistake of how chasing after Rachel ended up putting all the friends that followed him in danger. He realizes that because of his own selfish greed, his questionable actions have made him no different than Rachel.
As the Hell Train continues its journey up the Tower, a beam of light is seen appearing in the sky, and shoots down onto the express. Thus, implying that something just boarded the Hell Train.
After Bam accepts Hwaryun's criticism regarding his greed to chase after Rachel at the expense of his friends being put in danger, he stands ready to take on the Yokim guardian while the rest of his team watches. The test being that the Yokim guardian must be defeated within 10 minutes. While watching, Khun questions Hwaryun's intentions to only have Bam fight given that Bam's been in an exhausted state, which Hwaryun assures him that they need to push Bam as much as they can as they're going to need a miracle to defeat Hoaqin.
Bam's duel with Yokim begins, which the guardian throws its spear at the boy. Bam moves to dodge by zooming away on his Blue Oar platform skill only for it to turn out that Yokim's spear can home in on its target. As the spear curves to strike directly into Bam, the latter manages to stall it with the Reverse Flow Control technique. With its spear neutralized, Yokim then stands ready to take Bam on in martial arts, which results in a close-combat duel. Yokim turns out to be much better at close-combat compared to spear throwing as the guardian manages to cut Bam's face. As the rest of the team watches the duel, Sachi confirms Bam's problem that the boy's unable to go all out against his opponents as he doesn't appear to have the will to kill.
Meanwhile, Poro is seen at the Train Conductor office questioning Pedro why the Slayer Candidate game is needed when the goal is just to resurrect Hoaqin. In return, Pedro explains that there's a current civil war going on within FUG where people are against Slayer Karaka's desire to bring back Hoaqin. However, he assures Poro that they'll be fine as long as they find Hoaqin's other pieces, and that Viole will stand no chance against a Hoaqin that's at full strength.
At that same time within the Hell Train, the duel going on between Rak and Team Bero vs. Buelsar and Angel stalls due to the arrival of Wangnan's group and the Hoaqin look-alike. Seeing that they've stumbled across one of Hoaqin's pieces, Angel tries to convince the Hoaqin look-alike that he should come along with them given that they're Hoaqin's henchmen and that Wangnan and Ehwa are their hostages. However, the Hoaqin look-alike has already deemed Wangnan and Ehwa to be good people due to them providing him food, which he powers up and chooses to fight against Angel and Buelsar.
Nearby, Hoaqin senses his look-alike powering up nearby, and races off to his look-alike's location with the rest of Team Rachel following closely behind. Back at Wangnan and company's location, the Hoaqin look-alike has summoned out his Silver Moray sword claiming that it's a weapon that his father bestowed to him, and stands ready to fight Angel and Buelsar with it. However, it's at this point that Hoaqin arrives, which he calls out to the look-alike by his name, Vicente. Hoaqin's glad to finally be reunited with Vicente, and orders the latter to become one with him again.
Returning to Bam's group, the close-combat fight between Bam and the Yokim guardian continues. As his companions watch, Boro's in agreement with Sachi that Bam comes off as someone who doesn't want to take out his opponents. That Bam's too kind for someone who's supposed to be FUG's Slayer Candidate. Sachi then points out that compared to Bam, Hoaqin's someone who's perfectly fine with going so far as to kill his enemies, which Sachi figures that Bam stands no chance against Hoaqin unless he figures out how to overcome the fear of killing. Eventually, Bam lands an uppercut that defeats Yokim, which allows his team to move on to the next area of the Hell Train.
A flashback is seen and narrated by Vicente. Here, Vicente describes his father as the most powerful sword that shined the greatest. However, no matter how much Vicente trained with his sword, he couldn't catch up to his father. One day as Vicente talks about this problem with four of his other white-haired siblings who felt the same way, they started to hear the the voice of a demon telling them that combining their power will allow them to one day be as powerful as their father. In order to gain enough power to take on their father, the five siblings take up the demon's offer, and became one.
In the present, Hoaqin continues to order Vicente to recombine with him as they need to duel with Jue Viole Grace, the new Slayer Candidate that they're being forced to play a game against. Hearing that there's going to be a game between the two Slayer Candidates catches Wangnan and company all by surprise, which Vicente agrees to combine. However, Vicente questions Hoaqin who it will be that disappears this time, which catches Hoaqin's attention.
Meanwhile, Team Bam continues to make their way through the Hell Train. As Khun remains worried about what to do with Bam regarding his exhaustive state, Sachi asks Bam for a private talk. During their talk, Sachi apologizes to Bam for getting caught up in their mess that started from their past Hell Train journey, and asks for Bam to understand why their former teammate, Daniel, is going to such lengths to use Hoaqin to resurrect Roen. As a result, Sachi reveals to Bam that Roen sacrificed her own soul in order to seal Hoaqin within the Hell Train. Sachi explains that something happened to Hoaqin long ago, and that Hoaqin's plan upon arriving at the Hell Train was to split up his souls, and work towards some sort of goal that required killing a lot of Regulars. However, his plan hit a snag when Roen stood against him and sacrificed her life to complete a sealing spell that locked Hoaqin away within the Hell Train. Sachi further explains that due to what happened, him, Boro, Daniel, and Aka have been forever connected to the Hell Train for hundreds of years trying to find Roen, but have been unable to locate her.
Eventually, Team Bam stumble across a warp device along their Hell Train path, which Sachi informs the group that it will take them to a guardian who might be protecting hidden treasures. The group debates going in or not given that the guardian will make for a tough fight. They let Bam make the decision since he's the one tasked to fight the guardians, which Bam decides to check it out, and they head through the warp device.
Back to Hoaqin and Vicente, Hoaqin remains confused by Vicente's worry about disappearing. In return, Vicente explains how after all the time he spent as a split soul within the Hell Train, he's realized that he's done nothing since only Hoaqin has benefited when they combined as one. That despite five souls being within one body, it was only Hoaqin that got to be awake, and fight as their combined body. Thus, Vicente announces that if they were to combine again, it should be his turn to be the one that stays awake, and that he will be the one that cuts off their father's head. Wangnan, Daniel, and the other watching Regulars remain confused about the inner turmoil going on between Hoaqin and Vicente, which Wangnan prepares the White Heavenly Mirror behind his back knowing that no matter what, he can't have Hoaqin combine with one of his lost pieces. Meanwhile, the argument between Hoaqin and Vicente continues where Hoaqin reveals that he had to make a deal with a soul-consuming monster in order to stay awake. He asks if this means that Vicente desires to eat him, which angers Hoaqin to the point of beginning a sword duel with Vicente.
Hoaqin orders for the rest of his followers to start fighting, which the battle begins once more between Team Rachel and Rak, Wangnan, Ehwa and Team Bero. During the fight, Buelsar quickly cuts through and kills Tochi of Team Bero as the powerful sword duel goes down between Hoaqin and Vicente. Due to Vicente keeping up with him, Hoaqin complains that he will make sure that Vicente never wakes up again. Wangnan then interrupts their fight as he wants to know what Vicente plans to do if he defeats Hoaqin. In return, Vicente explains that he will look for the rest of his siblings to combine into their one form, defeat Jue Viole Grace in the Slayer Candidate match, and then dispose of the people who forced them to play such a ridiculous game. However, Vicente assures Wangnan that him and Ehwa will be okay since they helped him out. Overall, Wangnan takes the answer as a sign that everyone's still in danger, and proceeds to stab Vicente with the White Heavenly Mirror to seal him within it, which angers Hoaqin as he doesn't understand why Vicente has suddenly vanished. Ehwa then uses her Yeon flames as cover to allow Wangnan and company to escape from Team Rachel. Wangnan's plan being to run away to make sure that Hoaqin and Vicente stay separated.
Meanwhile, Team Bam gets teleported into the Hell Train room on the other end of the warp device. Within the room, they find a guardian sleeping atop the lid of a large pot-like object, which shocks Sachi when he realizes that they've stumbled upon the God of Guardians, the strongest guardian within the Hell Train.
Team Bam stands before the Hell Train's God of Guardians, a human-like giant who's currently sleeping atop a massive pot. Sachi goes about explaining to the group how the God of Guardians is the powerful leader of the Hell Train's guardians, and how it's written in records that such a guardian existed back when the Ten Great Family Leaders climbed the Tower eons ago. That the Ten Family Heads took the God of Guardians' test in order to unlock their true powers. Sachi and Boro suggest that they head back due to how powerful the God of Guardians is, but Bam remains interested in taking the guardian's test, much to everyone's shock. Bam explains that despite how obvious the danger is, he feels that not taking the God of Guardians' test is something that he would come to regret, which results in him stepping forward towards said guardian. Overall, Sachi notes how Bam is displaying conviction towards something for once, which he agrees to trust in Bam to take the God of Guardians' test. Thus, everyone else follows along with it as well.
As Bam approaches the God of Guardians, the guardian wakes up after noticing the boy's presence. The God of Guardians asks who Bam is, but before the latter could answer, the God of Guardians notices something about Bam, and jumps off the pot down to the boy's location. Khun tries to shield Bam with a Lighthouse field barrier, but the God of Guardians easily destroys it. The God of Guardians then asks Bam if what he's sensing is the truth. That Bam is an Irregular that entered the Tower on his own power. Bam answers that he is, which the God of Guardians notes that while Bam has the same Irregular status as people like Jahad and Urek, Bam comes off a lot weaker.
As a result, the God of Guardians believes that Bam is still weak due to having not gone through a "revolution." Thus, the God of Guardians picks up Bam, and takes him into his massive pot. As for Bam's teammates, they're forced to sit back and watch. At the bottom of the massive pot, the God of Guardians explains how its known as the Rice Pot. The God of Guardians further explains how the Hell Train is a training path known as the Revolution Road, which certain people take on the Hell Train's guardians in order to become stronger. The God of Guardians and his Rice Pot serving as one of the tests, which the guardian claims that he personally trained the Tower's Ten Great Family Leaders long ago. Thus, the God of Guardians states to Bam that the Rice Pot is a test for the user to finally find their true self compared to one's current false self.
Meanwhile at another location of the Hell Train, Wangnan, Ehwa, Rak, and the three remaining members of Team Bero are shown to have successfully escaped from Hoaqin and Team Rachel thanks to the express suddenly changing the path between them. Before Wangnan and company could figure out their next move, they're suddenly talked to by Vicente as it turns out that he can still speak to them despite currently being sealed within the White Heavenly Mirror knife. Vicente desires to be let out, but Wangnan claims that he can't after hearing that Vicente's going to fight Viole. However, Vicente assures everyone that his goal is to just take Hoaqin's power, which he would side with Viole to make it happen. Vicente then offers his services to help Wangnan and company make it through the Hell Train while also warning Wangnan to decide quickly as they will need all the help they can get against Hoaqin. Especially if Hoaqin locates and combines with his other lost pieces.
Elsewhere within the Hell Train, Hoaqin and Team Rachel are seen making their way through the express. Hoaqin remains irritated that he lost his Vicente piece due to Wangnan's actions while Daniel thinks to himself how glad he is that such a mistake happened. That as long as Hoaqin remains as just one piece, Daniel can still control the former to a certain extent for the plan to resurrect Roen. However, Daniel notes that the situation's becoming more and more complicated for him. Especially after it turned out that Rachel can use her Emily terminal to help Hoaqin search for other nearby pieces. Hoaqin then asks Rachel if Emily found any of his other pieces, which Rachel answers that along with Vicente, the others have also already escaped the rooms they were originally sealed in. Thus, its unknown where the other pieces are as they're currently moving around the Hell Train. Despite that, one of said pieces suddenly appears before Hoaqin and Team Rachel. The piece is a young white-haired girl holding a stuffed rabbit toy, which Hoaqin realizes is his sister, Anna.
Back at the Rice Pot, Bam's companions continue to wait outside while Bam's taking the God of Guardians' test. Khun questions if they should go in and support, but Sachi remains convinced to just wait it out as the God of Guardians didn't appear interested in killing Bam.
At another location of the Hell Train, a certain Jahad Princess and her Tower Guide are seen having boarded the express after they forced their way in when they shot down from the sky into it. These two turn out to be Princess Yuri and her Tower Guide, Evan, which the two of them have arrived at the Hell Train to search for Bam. Needing information about Bam's whereabouts, Yuri decides to pay a visit to the person of highest position within the Hell Train (Pedro), which she and Evan begin their trek through the express.
Within the God of Guardians' Rice Pot, Bam remains disinterested in finding his true self as he currently only desires power in order to save his friends that are being held hostage at the Slayer Candidate game. In return, the God of Guardians calls Bam out as someone who will always be a burden, and not able to save others, so long as he still doesn't know his true self. The shinsu within the Rice Pot then begins to swarm around Bam as the God of Guardians states that the former will need to face death alone in order to find one's true self.
The story jumps ahead to ten days later as Bam's companions continue to wait outside the Rice Pot. As Bam remains within the Rice Pot for the God of Guardians' test, Boro questions the others if they should head to the Slayer Candidate game without him. However, everyone continues to stay put out of trust that Bam will complete the test. Hwaryun finds it surprising that Khun is remaining patient despite how protective he is of Bam, which Khun figures that it's fine to wait knowing that Hwaryun probably saw training with the God of Guardians as a Tower path for Bam through her ability as a Guide. However, Khun admits that he wouldn't know what to do if Bam ended up dead, and would probably go down the path of trying to resurrect him similar to what Daniel's currently doing.
Meanwhile within the Rice Pot, Bam remains unconscious within the pot's shinsu. His conscious now being in the depths of his own mind. With darkness all around him, Bam remains lost in thought not knowing what to do. Eventually, a blue monster-like humanoid appears before Bam within his mind stating that it's been awhile. Seeing the being before him, Bam quickly realizes that said thing is what's been talking to him in his head up to this point. The blue humanoid monster admits that to be the case, and introduces itself as the "Power," the true power that's currently residing within Bam. The Power announces that despite their meeting occurring a bit early, he orders for Bam to take its hand and release it. Then together, the two of them will take over the Tower with Bam as the new King that will make everyone kneel before him.
As Bam remains unconscious within the Rice Pot, the God of Guardians watches over him. The God of Guardians figures that Bam must have finally started communicating with the "Power" within him, and hopes that Bam doesn't get tempted into accepting its offer. The guardian is left hoping that Bam doesn't become another Jahad.
Elsewhere within the Hell Train, Vicente is seen having been released from the White Heavenly Mirror. Vicente follows through with helping Wangnan's group journey through the express, which he shows off his strength by killing all the sea fish during a Hell Train test that Wangnan's group had to bypass. The group then discusses how they need to locate Vicente's other three siblings to become one before Hoaqin finds them first.
On Hoaqin and Team Rachel's side of the Hell Train after they came across the third sibling, Anna, the latter only remains interested in seeing Vicente. As a result, Hoaqin convinces Anna to follow along with him to the Slayer Candidate match as they will surely meet Vicente there, which results in a team-up. Rachel then notices amongst the group that Daniel's disappeared.
Back to Vicente and Wangnan's group, they remain stumped as to where to start searching for the other three white-haired siblings. However, they're suddenly greeted by Daniel, who despite being an enemy, he gives Wangnan and company the heads up that Hoaqin has already found and teamed up with Anna. Knowing that his original plan to use Hoaqin to resurrect Roen is on the verge of falling apart, Daniel offers a deal to Vicente. That in return for showing Vicente where the fourth sibling is (thanks to Daniel's body seal sensing nearby Hoaqin pieces), Daniel asks for Vicente to do him a favor if Viole's side wins the Slayer Candidate match.
Meanwhile within the Rice Pot, Bam continues his inner mind chat with the blue monster humanoid known as the Power. The Power points out how Bam's been suffering repetitive pain due to his comrades always getting captured, which it states that all Bam has to do is accept its power in order to become the strongest, and shove everyone else beneath him as the new Tower ruler so that Bam no longer has to suffer. However, Bam rejects such a path claiming that doing that would be a false power. That he would end up just like the guy who felt the need to trap Bam within a cave prison before he was discovered by Rachel, which he doesn't find such a power justified. Bam states to the Power that he has no desire in such strength that brings pleasure in putting someone beneath another through hatred and fear. Thus, Bam calls the Power before him a fake, and asks for it to show him his true power.
Another ten days later, the FUG Ranker, conductor Pedro, is seen sitting within his Hell Train office. Pedro chats with his boss, Slayer Karaka, over a Pocket call, which the conductor assures the FUG Slayer that everything is going according to plan. That Viole will die during the Slayer Candidate game, and that they can win Hoaqin to their side as Pedro currently has possession of the fifth white-haired sibling to make a deal. Pedro asks for Karaka to continue to wait it out until Viole's body with the Thorn is brought to him, which on a large television screen in front of him, the large circular arena for the Slayer Candidate game can be seen. Suddenly, Pedro's attention is brought to the arrival of Princess Yuri and Evan appearing within his office. The princess asking the conductor if he's seen someone named 25th Bam aboard the Hell Train.
Within the Hell Train's conductor office, Pedro is caught off-guard by the arrival of Yuri and Evan, which he questions who his two uninvited guests are. Yuri properly introduces herself as a Jahad Princess, and that she's been sent on a mission by father Jahad to discover if the rumor is true that Bam is still alive and currently aboard the Hell Train. The introduction surprises Pedro upon hearing that Princess Yuri is searching for Viole.
The story flashes back a bit to the moment before Yuri and Evan meet with Pedro. Evan doesn't agree with the idea to give away to the train conductor that they're Rankers who've snuck aboard the Hell Train as said conductor can easily just use the rules of the express being only for Regulars to force them back out. However, Yuri assures Evan that she has a plan. That she can just use father Jahad's name as an excuse by claiming that the Jahad Family's searching around for the missing Bam, and that she was given the secret order to conduct the search.
Back in the present, Pedro reminds Yuri and Evan of the rules that they can't get involved in the Hell Train due to the express only being for Regular testing. In return, Evan explains that they have no intention of interfering, and are just here to confirm if Bam is alive or not. Despite his suspicions, Pedro's unable to confirm if it's true or not, and knowing that it would be big trouble if the Jahad Family got involved, he plays it safe by going along with it for the time being. As a result, Pedro reveals to Yuri of the one way to confirm if Bam's alive. He reveals to them that a certain game has been set up one week from now that all the Hell Train's Regulars will be taking part in, which Yuri should be able to see Bam there. The reveal hypes up Yuri as Pedro states that he will prepare a place for the two of them to stay until the day of the game arrives. However, Pedro thinks to himself that the plan to kill Viole is still going along just fine, and that there's a chance now to off a Jahad Princess as well.
At the Rice Pot, the God of Guardians continues to watch over Bam's revolution while the rest of Team Bam waits outside the pot. After rejecting the "Power" that resides within him, Bam wakes up. The God of Guardians asks if Bam discovered anything about himself, which Bam answers that while he doesn't quite understand what happened, he admits that it was a good experience. The answer surprises the God of Guardians, which it concludes that Bam's revolution has a different feel to it compared to the revolutions that Jahad and his Ten Great Family leaders went through. Bam then asks how long he's been in the Rice Pot, which the God of Guardians answers that it's been three weeks. This comes as a shock to Bam as there's only a few days left before the Slayer Candidate game. Bam hurries to get out of the Rice Pot in order to make it to the game that's holding his comrades captive, which despite the God of Guardians trying to get Bam to stay as the boy's only finished the 1st Stage of the revolution, the guardian eventually relents as long as Bam promises to return at a later time. Upon getting out of the Rice Pot, Bam and his companions race off through the Hell Trian in order to make it to the game arena in time.
At the Slayer Candidate game arena, Poro is seen on a floating vehicle high above it as he's going to act as the referee for the match. He watches as Hoaqin and Team Rachel arrive first at one of the arena's entrances, which Poro sees that one of Hoaqin's sibling pieces, Anna, has teamed up with him. Hoaqin hopes that Viole didn't chicken out on the match as he sits down to wait for everyone else to arrive. Meanwhile, Pedro, Yuri and Evan can be seen watching the arena being televised on the large screen in the Hell Train conductor office. Yuri takes note of Hoaqin looking like a strong opponent, and finds it hard to believe that someone as weak as Bam could take him on.
As Hoaqin continues to question if Viole ran away, the next group to arrive at the arena is Wangnan's group with Vicente, which Wangnan calls Hoaqin out that Viole isn't scared of him. The sight of Vicente having teamed up with Wangnan's group pisses off Hoaqin by calling out his brother for the betrayal. Meanwhile, Poro and Yuri take note of how there's another white-haired sibling apart from Hoaqin and Anna that has appeared for the game.
With only one minute remaining before the game officially begins, Bam and his companions are the last to arrive at the arena by exploding in at their entrance given that they were in a hurry to make it in time. The sight of a stronger looking Bam comes as a surprise to Yuri as it's the first time she's seen him since the 1st Floor test.
Long Summary
The Hell Train is seen still docked at the 37th Floor Wooden Horse station. Train Administrator, Poro Poe, contacts the Train Conductor, Pedro, to inform the captain that repairs from the hit the express took from Khun's blue-haired contact are just about done. Poro assures Pedro that it should be ok to depart to the next Tower Floor now, which the captain thanks Poro for the repair work. Pedro also informs Poro that things went well on his end concerning the Regulars, and that he transferred them all to their own area within the Hell Train. Ordering Poro to start the Hell Train's engine, Pedro states that the the stage for the Regulars has been set a month from now. Poro accepts the order as the Hell Train finally departs from the Wooden Horse station.
Meanwhile, Wangnan and Ehwa continue to walk behind the Hoaqin look-alike as they feel the Hell Train beginning to move again. The white kid's stomach growls, and chooses to turn around to inform Wangnan and Ehwa that he's hungry. He asks if the two of them have anything to eat, which causes Wangnan and Ehwa to fear for the worst.
Wangnan wonders if the white kid is someone who eats humans like Hoaqin, and decides to ask the white-haired kid what he means by that. However, the kid states that he's just referring to some snacks of some sort, which confuses Wangnan. Ehwa on the other hand states that she has some as she pulls out a bag of chips. Handing the banana-shaped chips over to the white-haired kid, the boy finds it surprising that Ehwa has the taste of a child. Ehwa thinks to herself that the chips were actually for Rak as Wangnan points out to the white-haired kid that he should at least try the food before complaining about it.
The white-haired boy takes a bite of the chip, and admits that it's not bad. He thanks Wangnan and Ehwa for the food as he continues his walk down the Hell Train tunnel in front of the two of them. Seeing that the boy has a completely different personality than Hoaqin, Wangnan and Ehwa remain confused by this situtation discussing if this white-haired kid really is another piece of that Slayer Candidate monster. They figure that while Hoaqin felt like a violent devil, the look-alike standing before them seems more like just a kid. Meanwhile, the white-haired kid continues to chomp on the chips that were handed to him by Ehwa.
Thinking about what's going to happen down the line, Wangnan asks Ehwa if she believes that Hoaqin is going to get stronger if he becomes one with the white kid they're currently with. The thought of two people becoming one shocks Ehwa, which Wangnan admits that it sounds ridiculous, but could be possible considering it's Hoaqin they're dealing with. He then tells Ehwa that they should continue to act like they're leading him to Hoaqin to see what this Hoaqin look-alike is up to. Wangnan figures that once they figure out what this white kid is, they can think up a plan to deal with their current situation.
Elsewhere within the Hell Train, Bam and his companions are teleported to a location within the express known as Stage 3. Looking around the area filled with boiling liquid, Bam's companions figure that they must have been sent to a room for the 37th Floor test, and must pass this place in order to stay on the Hell Train for the 38th Floor. Bam is warned that if their group fails here, they will be teleported out of the Hell Train, and sent to the Inner Tower of the 37th Floor. Understanding the situation, Bam figures that this must be related to what Pedro talked about earlier.
Bam thinks back to five minutes ago when all the Regulars were still at Pedro's Conductor Office. He informs the Regulars of what's going to be the schedule from here on out, and that after being told the schedule, they will all be transported to their Hell Train starting points. Pedro explains to the Regulars that the game between the Slayer Candidates will take place at a higher Hell Train Floor location known as Stage 4. However, the captain makes it clear to the Regulars that they will need to complete the lower Hell Train tests in order to reach the location for the game.
Bam asks what Pedro means by having to clear tests, which Pedro explains that there are three types of roadblocks on the Hell Train that Bam and company will need to clear. The first being the test for the current Tower Floor, the second being the monsters that will show up during the night, and the third being the guardians that have been placed within each room. Knowing that this is Bam's, and the other newbie's, first Hell Train attempt, Pedro explains how the first order of business for them is to complete the 37th Floor test.
After that comes the second part where they will go along the Hell Train paths to clear away any monsters that appear during the night. The final objective is to quickly defeat the guardians of any room they come across. Depending on how fast they defeat the room guardians will provide Bam and company extra rewards. Once they've made to the end of this Hell Train journey, they will only have to wait from then on out for the game between the Slayer Candidates. Pedro warns Bam and company that if they fail to make it to Stage 4 within a month, they will be considered to have given up the Hell Train run. The result of failure to make it to the game will result in Bam's five companions currently being held hostage getting killed off. Pedro remains Bam and company that he only has a month to accomplish this. He has until 12 midnight on the final day of the month to make it as that will also be the exact moment that the Slayer Candidate game will begin. Pedro wishes both Bam and Hoaqin good luck as he sends the Regulars off to their respective Hell Train locations.
Switching over to the location that Team Rachel had been transported to, Hoaqin has been left in a bad mood complaining that Karaka broke the promise of his Pedro subordinate helping him resurrect. Hoaqin goes about claiming that once he regains his power, he will be be sure to kill Karaka and Pedro for failing to live up to said promise. Daniel and company continue to hear Hoaqin complain as Hoaqin asks why those FUG bastards created this stupid game as it resulted in him looking hostages, as well as Viole, who he believes to have been on the verge of defeat.
Confused as to why they've now been given a month to prepare, Hoaqin also complains that if it wasn't for Boro's group 100s of years ago, he would have already walked the Hell Train's Revolution Road to become stronger. Hoaqin turns his attention to Daniel asking if his tattoo seal is getting a reaction yet of another piece of him being nearby. Feeling the tattoo seal on his back, Daniel gives Hoaqin the bad news that he's not sensing another piece of Hoaqin anywhere near their current location.
Hoaqin complains once more stating that he needs to find at least one other piece before the Slayer Candidate game starts. Going against Daniel's words, Rachel finds it odd that his tattoo seal isn't reacting, which grabs Daniel's attention. Rachel points out how Emily is informing her that there's another piece of Hoaqin nearby, which shocks Daniel. Rachel asks if Daniel has already forgotten that the only reason she's helping his goal to resurrect Roen is because of his use to find Hoaqin's other pieces using the tattoo seal.
She reveals that she had already uploaded the tattoo seal into Emily's server a year before they arrived on the Hell Train, and that Emily had already finished interpreting Hoaqin's data to locate the other Hoaqin pieces without Daniel's help. Rachel claims that Emily has just informed her of another Hoaqin piece being around here, which surprises Daniel finding it unbelievable that they've already come across another piece. Rachel informs Hoaqin that two of her teammates (Cassano and Traveller) seem to already be heading to the location of the next Hoaqin piece, which gets Hoaqin excited. Hoaqin admits that Rachel is proving herself to be very useful, and informs her that he will gladly give her a position of power once he's fully resurrected, which Rachel thanks him for.
Daniel on the other hand thinks to himself how annoying this current situation is getting due to Rachel continuing to intervene. He figures that it will get troublesome if Hoaqin manages to find another copy, and that Hoaqin will become an uncontrollable monster again if he manages to return to the form of a Complete One. Daniel concludes that his plan to resurrect Roen will fall apart at that point since there will be no means left to try to control Hoaqin the way he wants it. He decides that the only option he has now is to make sure that Hoaqin finds his next piece as late as possible.
At another location in the Hell Train, Rak and Team Bero are confronted by Team Rachel's Angel and Buelsar. Seeing the two walking towards them, Rak figures that they don't appear to be people on their side as Team Bero stand ready for a fight as well. Buelsar and Angel prepare for a fight as well. The Mad Dog stating that he was thinking the exact same thing as the alligator for the people before him, which causes Rak to charge forward claiming that he's Rak Wraithraiser.
Rak attempts to hit Buelsar with his Mad Shocker spear, but the Mad Dog counters by trying to hit Rak with a wave of shinsu. Rak dodges out of the way of the blast admitting that the Mad Dog is quick, which Buelsar admits in return that Rak is fast based on the dodge he just performed. Buelsar sends another blast of shinsu towards Rak ordering the alligator to try to dodge this one, but Rak dodges out of the way claiming that trying to trick him is only something a kid turtle would try. Rak then throws his Mad Shocker spear towards Buelsar as an explosion occurs at Buelsar's location. Team Bero watches the fight from afar as Bero is left surprised by how intense the fight between the alligator and the Mad Dog is.
With her angelic abilities active, Angel is seen making her way towards Team Bero claiming that standing around watching another fight isn't very fun. Angel licks her mouth asking fatso Bero if she wants to play with her, which enrages Bero, who bites down on her lollipop claiming that Angel will be sorry.
Back to Wangnan's and Ehwa's location, the two of them stop walking as they suddenly hear something going on in the distance. Ehwa wonders if that was Bam in the distance as the white-haired kid with them, still eating the banana chips, assures them that it doesn't appear to be another piece of him. The white-haired kid states that they should go check it out, which shocks Wangnan and Ehwa.
The fight between the Rak and Team Bero combination going up against Buelsar and Angel continues. Rak continues to fight Buelsar one-on-one while Angel has summoned her Metalfish to take on the four members of the Bero team. Bero is left annoyed that she hasn't been able to get close to Angel due to her weird Metalfish creatures, but they suddenly hear a voice greeting everyone that's currently fighting. The Regulars who are all fighting turn their attention to the voice and see the white-haired kid followed by Wangnan and Ehwa approaching them. The white-haired kid, having grabbed their attention, asks how stupid they are fighting so loudly on the dangerous Hell Train.
Returning to Hoaqin's side, he, Rachel, Daniel, and Yura, arrive at Cassano and Traveller's location, which is an area similar to Hoaqin's original room that he was locked in that had nothing in it but a brown chair. Hoaqin is left in a state of confusion seeing that the chair is empty, and is left wondering where the hell his next piece went off to. Cassano informs Hoaqin that he has no idea since the chair was already empty the moment they got here, which irritates Hoaqin wondering if they arrived here too late.
Looking closely at the chair, Hoaqin sees a particular crest carved into it, and is able to deduce which of the pieces it was that was in this room. Meanwhile, Daniel continues to look at Rachel in silence knowing that her plan seems to have failed for the time being. Suddenly, Hoaqin's group hear something within the Hell Train that grabs everyone's attention. Turning in the direction of the sound, Hoaqin states that he can feel that it's a power being given off by the other piece of him, and that it appears to be close by.
Returning to Bam and company, the group is still in the Stage 3 area coming across a purple-colored humanoid holding a red stick, who they believe to be the first enemy they need to kill in order to move on to the next Hell Train section. Sachi explains that what they've come across is a guardian named Yokim, who can be a bit tricky for first timers. He advises the newbies to leave it to them since Bam and company could use some rest after managing to successfully catch up to the Hell Train. Sachi also points out that he would like to hear more about their story after clearing this stage, but Hwaryun orders them not to complete the test for them. That Yokim is something who Viole will defeat on his own.
Sachi remains confused by Hwaryun's order, which the guide explains that they have a month until the game starts. A game where they will be facing off against Hoaqin, who will no doubt have gotten a lot stronger after the month is over. Since the game is known as the Slayer Candidate Selection Game, the fight will primarily be between Viole and Hoaqin without interruption from anyone else.
Hwaryun warns the group that a month is not going to be enough time to prepare for a noteworthy fight like that while trying to avoid some dangerous factors. Boro finds Hwaryun's statement to be ridiculous with her believing that Bam will be strong enough within the next month to take on Hoaqin all by himself.
He warns the group that everyone will be required to defeat Hoaqin, but Hwaryun reminds Boro that the upcoming game isn't going to allow for such a tactic to happen. Hwaryun explains that it's best to assume that the game a month from now will be centered on Viole and Hoaqin, and that everyone surviving against Hoaqin will depend on the amount of strength Viole has.
The guide also reminds the group that the opposing side currently has five hostages forcing Bam to take part in the game. She assures Bam and company that their best chance of survival here is to improve Viole as much as they can to be a match for Hoaqin. Hwaryun gives the order that for the next month, all the battles along their journey through the Hell Train will all be done by Viole on his own, which shocks Khun and company. Khun finds Hwaryun's order to be nonsense since Bam hasn't been in normal condition for a long time now. However, Hwaryun informs him that they don't have the luxury to wait on Bam to get healthy when they're currently in such a dangerous situation. She also points out that this dangerous situation they're in has even gotten herself captured despite having the escape abilities as a Tower guide. Turning her attention to Bam, Hwaryun calls out Viole for his actions putting them all in danger because he went off on his own trying to chase after Rachel.
She points out how his greed to be with Rachel resulted in all his comrades being put in danger, and is now stuck in a situation where he may end up going back to FUG despite just barely managing to get away from them at the Workshop Battle. Bam remains silent as Hwaryun continues to scold him claiming that Bam is in the wrong chasing after stupid things on his own while not thinking about the people around him. She asks for Viole to start caring about others instead of doing things on his own simply because he's under the belief that the reason he's climbing the Tower isn't connected to anyone else's objective. Hwaryun makes it clear to Viole that no matter what, he needs to defeat Hoaqin on his own a month from now, and he should do it feeling for the responsibility of protecting those around him. Thinking it over, Bam accepts that he understands what he must do.
Bam steps forward ready to take on the guardian known as Yokim, who notices Bam approaching it. Sachi asks Boro for the rundown regaring the people he's just met, which Boro explains that the Bam kid is a former Slayer Candidate, and that the one-eyed red-haired girl with him appears to be a guide. Boro explains how he heard that Bam's objective seems to be to chase after Rachel, who's currently teamed up with Hoaqin. He also points out that he and Bam became allies when they met on the way to Train City. Sachi looks over the boy known as Bam, and finds it surprising that an ordinary looking kid turned out to be a Slayer Candidate. He is left questioning if Bam will truly become strong enough to take on Hoaqin in just a month.
Bam walks toward the Yokim guardian thinking over how Hwaryun scolded him that his greed resulted in everyone being put in danger. That his greed of chasing after Rachel has resulted in everyone now being in danger. He is left thinking how his actions have been no different than what Rachel has done so far. Bam thinks over Hwaryun's scolding, and admits that his greed to chase after Rachel led to his precious friends being put in danger, and that he didn't even think about his actions being the cause of all this.
Bam states once more that after coming to his senses, he knows for a fact that his recent actions have been no different than Rachels. That he was choosing to abandon the people around him to further his own goals. Bam concludes that given the mess he's put everyone in, he needs to put an end to this with his own two hands. The rest of Team Aka watch on as Moontari states his surprise hearing that Bam turned out to be a Slayer Candidate.
Moontari admits that Bam has proven himself to be pretty good, but never thought in the slightest that the boy's skills were good enough to be seen as a Slayer Candidate. Seeing Bam standing in front of Yokim alone, Boro asks Sachi if the boy will be alright. Sachi replies that it won't be easy given that they had trouble with Yokim during their first Hell Train run due to looking down on said guardian. Boro figures that this is more than enough reason to help Bam out, but Sachi insists that they should just watch for now since a guide asked for them to hold off, and reminds Boro that Bam being able to block Hoaqin's sword is proof enough that the boy won't be easily defeated. However, Sachi figures that Bam shouldn't ever look down on Yokim, or else he will be sorry.
Moments later as the Hell Train continues to make it's way up the 37th Tower Floor, a suspicious object is seen hitting the Hell Train. An announcement is heard that the test at Stage 3 will begin. The rules for the test are simple. Within 10 minutes, Bam and company must defeat the Yokim guardian, and get to the door that Yokim is guardian. Doing so will allow Bam and company to proceed to the next Hell Train area.
Khun turns his attention to Hwaryun asking if the guide truly believes that Bam can handle this fight given that Bam's current unstable body has left him struggling to stand on his own two feet. Hwaryun admits that she doesn't know either since defeating Yokim isn't going to be an easy fight, which Khun points out that this is all the more reason that Bam needs rest since he could collapse before they even make it to the game. However, Hwaryun assures Khun that this needs to happen, because right now, they need Bam to perform some kind of miracle if they're going to make it out of here. Khun remains confused about Hwaryun's claim of needing a miracle, which Hwaryun replies back that Khun should already know that miracles can only happen when people are put in a desperate situation.
Bam charges toward Yokim as the guardian prepares it's spear for a fight. Given that Bam and Yokim are going to be dueling on a narrow bridge, Boro points out how this will leave Bam with no room to dodge the spear strike, and asks what's going through Bam's mind choosing to run straight at it.
Yokim throws its spear towards Bam, who dodges out of the way by flying off the bridge on a shinsu platform. Some of the Regulars are surprised seeing that Bam can fly, but Sachi points out that Bam has underestimated what Yokim is capable of not realizing that the guardian's spear can bend. Bam is shocked to see Yokim's spear suddenly turn towards him after managing to dodge it.
Putting his hands out to block the spear, Bam believes that this is something he can manage as he performs a freezing Bang to stop the spear from hitting him. The sight of Bam stopping the spear surprises Boro and company realizing that Bam is a user of reverse flow control. The spear disappears as Bam lands back on the narrow bridge standing before the Yokim guardian.
One of the members from Team Aka points out how they now know that Moontari isn't the only user amongst the D-rank Regulars who can use the freezing Bang. The member points out that Moontari should be more on edge knowing that he now has competition, but Moontari continues to remain silent. Khun is left wondering if the guardian is defeated now that Bam's managed to get rid of its spear weapon, but Sachi warns him that the fight is only just beginning. As Yokim switches to a fighting stance, Sachi informs the group that this particular guardian is actually much stronger when it comes to close-combat fighting.
The Yokim guardian charges at Bam as his companions warn him to be careful. Yokim sends a strike towards Bam, who realizes that the guardian is quick at attacking. Not able to keep up with the quick speed, Yokim strikes at the left side of Bam's face, who barely manages to absob it. Khun confirms that the guardian is aiming for the injured spot on Bam's head that was damaged by Hoaqin back at the Wooden Horse, which Bam quickly realizes as well. He deduces that if this is the way the guardian is going to play with him, then the best option is to go on the attack. Bam attempts to land a hit on Yokim, but his punch is easily deflected as the guardian slashes Bam across the right side of his face. Bam backs off for the moment to check on his eye, which Boro realizes that both sides of Bam's face have been injured now.
Boro asks Sachi if this is bad since both of Bam's eyes are now swollen, but Sachi replies that this doesn't look as bad as it does given how strange this boy is coming off to him. He remains confused by what Sachi means, which the latter explains that Bam appears to be someone that has the skills and shinsu resistance to be good enough to be considered amongst the best of the D-rank Regulars. The kind of abilities that Yokim won't be able to defeat through petty tricks.
Sachi however, points out that there seems to be something essential missing from Bam regarding this fight. Boro asks what he means by that, which Sachi answers that Bam in his current state doesn't appear to be someone who has the will to kill the enemy standing before him.
Back to the Conductor's Office, Akraptor, Miseng, Prince, Blarode, and Quaetro remain in the cage above as some are heard complaining to be let out. Conductor Pedro finishes explaining the current situation to Train Administrator Poro, who is left shocked to hear that a game has been given a month from now for Hoaqin and Bam.
Poro asks why Pedro is making the two Slayer Candidates fight a month from now, and reminds Pedro that the only reason he's working as a Train Administrator here is because Pedro promised to bring back Hoaqin. Pedro explains that things are playing out this way, because the situation has changed after Team Rachel decided to go wild at Train City.
The Train Conductor states that the result of Team Rachel's antics there has resulted in many FUG seniors oppressing the FUG Slayers who are allied with leader Karaka. Poro remains confused by the explanation, which Pedro continues that playing a game is the only way to keep the opposing side of FUG calm, but also assures Poro that the result of the game is already set in stone. He also assures Poro that as long as Hoaqin finds his other pieces within the month break period, Jue Viole Grace will have no possibility to come out as the winner of the game.
Returning to Rak's location, the fighting amongst the Regulars have stopped due to the Hoaqin look-alike asking why they're performing suck stupid actions. Wangnan and Ehwa notice that they've come across Rak while Buelsar is confused as to why the two of them are walking around freely alongside someone who looks like Hoaqin. Rak, Angel, and Bero, notice the three newcomers as well while Cherry La notes how two more strong people have entered the picture.
Ehwa calls out to Rak asking why the alligator is here alone instead of being alongside Bam, which Wangnan tries to get her to stop talking due to them needing to act as Hoaqin's subordinates. The white-haired kid asks if Wangnan and Ehwa are acquaintances of the alligator standing before him, which Wangnan struggles to answer knowing that this situation could get ugly if the white boy finds out that they've been lying to him.
Buelsar is the first to speak apologizing for his interruption, and asks if the white-haired kid is another Hoaqin. The white-haired kid answers that he is as he munches on another chip. Pointing out how they all seem to know about Hoaqin, the white-haired kid asks why they were all fighting one another just now, but Angel steps forward to greet him as Ehwa and Wangnan prepare for a fight.
Angel explains to the Hoaqin look-alike that she and Buelsar are henchmen of the first Hoaqin piece. She also points out that the two people he's currently with, Wangnan and Ehwa, were hostages that her side captured earlier. Angel asks how the Hoaqin look-alike came across the two escaped hostages, but Hoaqin finds this situation confusing since Wangnan and Ehwa have proven to him to be two kind people that have been showing him the way through the Hell Train.
The Hoaqin look-alike asks if this means that Angel and Buelsar aren't on the same side, which confuses Angel. She tries to explain that Wangnan and Ehwa are on the side of the second Slayer Candidate, but the Hoaqin look-alike figures that he's heard enough, and claims that Angel must be his enemy.
Seeing the Hoaqin look-alite glaring at her leaves Angel shocked as she tries to explains once more that they're henchmen of Hoaqin. However, the white kid claims that that's no longer important since he now considers them his enemies. Opening up the book he's been holding this whole time, a sword is seen forming out of it. The Hoaqin look-alike warns Angel that if she tries to hurt the people who fed him when he was hungry, he will stand to fight alongside them. The statement leaves Angel stunned in disbelief.
Meanwhile, Hoaqin gets moving informing the rest of Team Rachel that he can sense another him nearby. Daniel is left in a state of surprise hearing that Hoaqin managed to already find another piece of him. He calls out to Hoaqin to hold up, but the Slayer Candidate orders Team Rachel to follow after him.
Back to Rak's location, the Regulars all look up in confusion at the sword forming out of the Hoaqin look-alike's book. The white-haired kid then grabs the sword, and explains how it's known as Silver Moray; a sword that had been bestowed to him by his father as a means to help the wielder carry out his family's honor and pride. Ready to fight Angel, the Hoaqin look-alike claims that while he doesn't know this situation very well, he will slash the people with his sword that he considers to be his enemies. Angel struggles to speak as she and Buelsar realize the bad situation that they're now in.
Wangnan is shocked to see what's happening before him, seeing one of Hoaqin's pieces siding with him and Ehwa simply because they provided him a bag of chips earlier. Wangnan finds it unbelievable that this particular Hoaqin look-alike turned out to be a nice guy as the white-haired kid asks once more if Angel is an ally, or an enemy, of Wangnan and Ehwa. The sword in the Hoaqin look-alike's possession is seen sparking off shinsu prepared to strike at the one he sees as his enemy.
Angel begins to give off sweat trying to give him an answer as Hoaqin is heard calling out to Vicente, the identity of the Hoaqin look-alike. Hearing his name called out confuses Vicente as Rak and company realize that Hoaqin, and the rest of Team Rachel, have reached their location. Hoaqin calls out to Vicente once more claiming that he knew it was him that he was sensing.
Hoaqin then hurries over to Vicente claiming that it's been a long time seeing one another, and that he hasn't seen Vicente since a long time ago when they were sharing a body together. Giving off a grin, Hoaqin is glad to see that Vicente has woken up safe and sound, and orders for him to hurry up and become a part of him again. In return, Vicente remains silent thinking the situation over.
Meanwhile, the close-combat fight between Bam and Yokim continues in the Stage 3 room. Boro asks what Sachi meant about Bam not having the will to kill, which Sachi explains that wanting to hit, or take out, an opponent is a basic feeling that one would normally have in a fight. Boro admits that Sachi has a point since the former has always felt that something about Bam was weird every time he watched the boy fight. That Bam is too nice for someone who has the Slayer Candidate status.
Boro says it in simpler terms that Bam comes off as someone who has no feeling of being evil within him. Sachi explains that this is exactly what he's talking about when it comes to the will of killing an enemy. He points out how no matter how skilled someone is, those skills will be useless when the crucial moment happens that will require the will to finish off an opponent.
Sachi points out how Hoaqin has that kind of skill since he kills people without hesitation, which makes said Slayer Candidate's sword fierce and sharp. However, compared to this Slayer Candidate known as Jue Viole Grace, the boy is too naive. They watch as Bam is able to land a blow that finally knocks the guardian back, which Khun confirms that the fight is now over at this point.
Bam is seen breathing in exhaustion as Sachi continues his explanation to Boro that overcoming the fear of not being able to kill is an essential factor that will be needed in a fight. Sachi points out that if Bam fails to overcome that within the next month, then he will have no chance of beating Hoaqin. They watch as Bam charges at the guardian once more, and lands the finishing blow on the guardian by punching Yokim in the face.
An announcement is made that Bam has defeated Yokim, and that the Regulars will be able to enter the next part of the Hell Train. The door to the next passage of the Hell Train opens up, which surprises Moontari and company hearing that Bam won the fight on his own.
Flashing back to hundreds of years ago, Vicente remembers back to when he received his sword from his father. A sword that Vicente was able to swing faster than anyone else. As time went on, it was a sword that Vicente was able to strike people stronger than anyone else. The sword would become strong enough to the point that Vicente had become the sword itself.
Vicente remembers back to how his father looked like the most beautiful and powerful sword. He questions if the beautiful light given off his father was what lured him to also walk the path of a sword, but remembers how no matter how much he trained himself, he could never become a sword that shined as much as his father. No matter how much he trained in the sword, Vicente's father never once looked back at him.
One day, when Vicente gathered with his four other siblings, they discussed how they all felt the same way about their father. However, one of the siblings provides Vicente and company an offer. The offer being that if they become one to gather all their powers together, they will become a sword that shines just as great as father. Vicente would then find out at a later time that it wasn't his sibling offering this path, but was actually the whisper of a demon. However, he didn't care that it was the voice of a demon, because Vicente wanted to be a shining sword that would finally please father. Eventually, each of the five siblings held the demon's hand, and all became one entity.
Returning to the present, Vicente asks what Hoaqin means by becoming one this very moment. Hoaqin explains that their plan has gone south because of the sudden out of nowhere appearance of a guy, Jue Viole Grace, claiming to be the next Slayer Candidate. Vicente repeats Viole's name in interest as Hoaqin continues to explain that because of Viole's appearance here, the plan to get resurrected has gotten messed up to the point that they're now being forced to play a game against the new Slayer Candidate.
The revelation that Hoaqin and Bam will be playing a game catches all the Regulars by surprise as Hoaqin orders once more for Vicente to become one with him again so that they can knock down the bastard, Viole. Vicente agrees to do it, but on the condition of answering who it will be that will have to vanish when they become one again. The question leaves Hoaqin unable to answer.
Meanwhile, Bam and company make their way through a Hell Train passage after completing Yokim's room. One of Bam's companions mentions how surprised they are that this passage is humongous, but admits that it shouldn't be that surprising given how large the Hell Train looked from the outside. Moontari mentions how based on the current look of the passage, they must still be travelling through the 37th Floor. One asks how Moontari can tell just by looking at the passage walls, which Aka answers that the Hell Train is something that can change its insides by itself.
Hanool asks if this means that the Hell Train is alive, which Boro admits that it might be the case given that he heard elsewhere of how the Hell Train had been created by Workshop. Hanool admits that all this new info is amazing to him, which Boro warns him not to glance around to much as it's making him look like a hick.
Aka also warns the group that they should follow after the Hell Train veterans since there's no telling where a Hell Train enemy could pop up. He asks for the group to be careful regarding anything they touch or go off to, which Moontari and company accept to do. Bam looks around at the Hell Train all around him based on Aka's warning as Khun goes up to him asking if he's doing ok.
Bam answers that he's alright since this Hell Train run so far is nothing compared to how he was trained back in FUG. The answer stalls Khun as he thinks over how Bam looks like someone that's currently bothered by the scolding he received from Hwaryun before taking on the Yokim guardian. Khun admits that what Hwaryun said wasn't incorrect, but concludes that no matter what, he can't let Bam hold all the responsibility for everyone's safety here. He figures that there has to be some trick to how Hoaqin works as a Slayer Candidate, and is also left wondering what path it is that guide Hwaryun is trying to lead them on. As Bam and company continue their walk through the Hell Train passage, Sachi walks up alongside Bam wishing to speak with him.
Sachi states that he has something he wishes to talk about, which Bam agrees to hear him speak. The former apologizes to Bam believing that everything the newbies are being put through currently are because of them. Bam replies back that there's no need to apologize since the main reason he's here is because he followed Rachel to the Hell Train. Sachi next explains how Daniel was once a good guy, but went through a chance ever since their old team lost Roen. Despite the loss of Roen however, Sachi points out that Daniel's very nature has remained the same, which Bam agrees that he understands.
Sachi states that back then, it came as a big shock to Daniel as to what Roen did for them. He reveals to Bam that Roen sacrificed her own soul to seal Hoaqin on the Hell Train, which grabs Bam's attention. Sachi continues to explain to Bam that Hoaqin had come to the Hell Train for some reason, and required him to hide the rest of his pieces throughout the Hell Train. He explains how Hoaqin described his plan to his underlings being that only one of his pieces for the plan needed to stay awake until they could get out of the Hell Train.
Sachi figures that the little Hoaqin who Team Rachel had woken up was the main one that needed to stay awake. In the end however, Hoaqin's plan failed due to Roen's sacrifice as it had occurred the very moment when Hoaqin's goal was about to be achieved. Roen had successfully completed a spell to sacrifice her own soul resulting in her completely vanishing afterwards. Sachi continues to explain that over the years, he and Roen's other former teammates had been trying to search for her.
He remembers how Aka had always searched for skilled fighters to get back on the Hell Train, as well as Boro always returning despite coming off as someone who seemed not to care. Sachi admits that he was able to tell that Boro was always coming up with some excuse as a means to return to the Hell Train. Feeling the eye-patch on his left eye, Sachi adds that his search for Roen led him to attempting to use forbidden spells that deal with using other people's souls, and the result of such a sin led him to losing his left eye. After a long search however, Sachi states that no matter how much they searched the Hell Train, they could never find Roen.
Bam continues to listen to Sachi's story as the top-3 D-ranker states that maybe he and the other members of Roen's group got too greedy these days taking Roen's sacrifice for granted. Given that Bam and company are now involved with the mess they started, Sachi tells Bam that he just wanted the boy to know what's going on, and why Daniel had no choice but to side with Hoaqin. However, the primary reason Sachi wanted to tell Bam his story is because of why they're all fighting against Hoaqin. A moment later, Hanool informs the group that something is up ahead at the end of the Hell Train passage.
Bam's group comes across a glowing blue circle on the floor, which Hanool questions if it's a warp device. Sachi agrees that it most likely is one, and explains that it will probably warm them to an area where they will have to fight against a guardian.
Sachi also points out that the guardians are usually protectors of hidden treasures and items, which gets Hanool excited believing that they hit the jackpot. However, Sachi warns Hanool and company that the guardians are difficult to fight, and that it will be time consuming just to warp over to the area. Turning to Bam, Sachi decides to leave the choice to him since the group has already decided to leave all the fights during this next month to him. Bam thinks it over, and informs the group that at the very least, they should check it out.
Returning to Rak's location, Hoaqin remains confused about what Vicente means asking him who it will be that will have to vanish when they become one. Hoaqin explains how despite being one body, they will still be many, and points out how it's not the kind of result where one will survive while the other vanishes. He asks if Vicente understands that they all wanted nothing more than to become the perfect sword, but Vicente disagrees with Hoaqin stating that in the end, it has only been Hoaqin who's gotten to live as a perfect sword all these years. Vicente points out how because only one spirit could ever be awake within their one body, he and the other siblings have had to remain asleep.
Continuing the explanation, Vicente also points out how it was inevitable that they were all going to split apart from being one body after the incident. Such a case required a lot of sacrifices, but the plan failed, and the result was being sealed on the Hell Train in an unstable condition thanks to Roen's sacrifice. However, it was at that point where Vicente realized what was going on. That he had vanished in sleep all this time while the perfect sword, Hoaqin, is the only one awake holding all the power, and gets to sit on the great throne.
Hoaqin continues to listen in silence as Vicente claims that it's his turn now to become the FUG Slayer. Vicente states that once he becomes a FUG Slayer, he will cut off his father's head so that he will finally look in his direction again. The Regulars all continue to watch the conversation between Hoaqin and Vicent in silence as Daniel begins to sweat. He remains confused as to what's going on seeing Hoaqin's copy not following the Slayer Candidate's orders, and concludes that there's something else at work here that is keeping Vicente from rejoining Hoaqin. Remembering back to what Vicente said, Daniel is left wondering if Hoaqin wasn't just one guy back then, but has been someone who has a body that contains many people.
Wangnan remains confused about what's going on not being able to understand anything that Hoaqin and Vicente have talked about. However, he knows that one thing is sure. That a horrible monster will be created if Hoaqin and Vicente become one. Behind his back, Wangnan is seen preparing the White Heavenly Mirror. Continuing the conversation, Hoaqin informs Vicente that the latter must know the price he had to pay by becoming a monster in order to stay awake. A monster that can't live on unless he continues to consume souls. He asks if what Vicente meant earlier about being the awakened one means that the latter plans to eat Hoaqin. Before Vicente could answer, Hoaqin swings his sword at Vicente. He orders Vicente to cut the crap as the latter blocks Hoaqin's sword with his own.
Hoaqin orders Daniel to take care of the small fries, which Rak and Team Rachel realize that the fight is about to start up again. The confused Bero asks which side they're supposed to team up with, which Cherry La answers that she doesn't know.
It's at this point however, that Bero watches Tochi, a member in her team, suddenly get cut down by Buelsar. Bero becomes enrages as she bites her lollipop claiming that they're their enemies, which Cherry La agrees with.
The Regulars stand ready to fight one another, but are suddenly interrupted by a shockwave coming from Hoaqin and Vicente's fight. Bero looks to Hoaqin and Vicente, and questions what the hell she got involved in since she's feeling their power just from their swords hitting one another. She concludes that what she's currently dealing with is completely out of her league. An exhausted Hoaqin gets enrages claiming that he went too easy on Vicente back then. Hoaqin claims to Vicente that this time around, he will be sure to eat his entire soul so that Vicente is never able to wake up again.
Wangnan uses this chance to interrupt asking what Vicente plans to do if he manages to eat Hoaqin. He also asks what Vicente plans to do after that regarding the Slayer Candidate match against Viole that's set to go down a month from now. Vicente answers truthfully that regarding the match against Viole, he will spend the next month looking for the rest of his siblings. He assures Wangnan that he can defeat Viole all by himself, but states that doing it in their perfect state would be better. Vicente states that after the month, he will enter the match to beat Viole in order to become a Slayer Candidate. Afterwards, he will punish the one who hosted such a ridiculous game. Vicente assures Wangnan and Ehwa that the two of them will be fine since despite the fact the two of them lied to him just now, he doesn't abandon people who offer him kindness.
Realizing that what he was fearing earlier is happening, Wangnan confirms that Vicente is aiming for the same thing as Hoaqin. Wangnan states that it doesn't matter if Vicente is good or evil, or whoever it is that stays awake. He establishes that no matter what, Vicente and Hoaqin can't become one. Hoping that Khun unlocked the owner limit of the White Heavenly Mirror so that Wangnan can properly use its abilities as well, Wangnan asks for Vicente to stay asleep for just one more month as he uses this chance to stab Vicente with it. To Hoaqin and the other Regulars' surprise, Vicente vanished in front of Wangnan.
Hoaqin starts to become enraged, and orders for the crazy yellow bastard to tell him what he just did. Thanking Khun in his head, Wangnan orders Ehwa to burn them all, which she agrees to do so. A massive fire explosion occurs as Wangnan, Ehwa, Rak, and Team Bero, use the opening to get away from Hoaqin and Team Rachel. Wangnan orders them to keep running as Wangnan thinks to himself that no matter what, he needs to make sure that Vicente's soul stays away from the bastard, Hoaqin.
Some time later, Bam's group are seen arriving through the warp panel into a hidden room of the Hell Train. Within the hidden room, the Regulars look around, but to Sachi's surprise, what they see before them is the Hell Train's God of Guardians. Seeing the God of Guardian's sleeping before them, Sachi points out how it's only the second time he and the other veteran Hell Train riders have come across it. Agreeing with the statement, Boro admits that he doesn't know if he should consider this lucky or unlucky.
Khun asks what they mean by the God of Guardians title wondering if this particular guardian is some sort of boss. Sachi admits that it's just a nickname many veteran Express Ticket holders have provided for it, but the reason for said nickname is because the guardians of the Hell Train consider the one in this room to be their god. He explains how none of the lesser guardians ever approach the God of Guardian's area, and that the God itself only thinks of the lesser guardians as henchmen.
Sachi also explains how it's written in the Tower records that the God of Guardians has been around ever since Jahad and the original Great Family leaders climbed the Tower for the first time. He also explains the legend of how it was actually the test provided by the God of Guardians that provided the test that bestowed Jahad and the Great Family leaders their true power. Long story short, Sachi makes it clear to Bam and company that the God of Guardians is the real deal.
Boro warns Bam that even though it took them three days to warp to the God of Guardians room, their best option would be to leave due to the fact that they could all easily die to it. Sachi agrees with Boro's warning claiming that what's more important at the moment is the match against Hoaqin.
The Regulars begin to turn around to head back to the warp panel, but Bam informs them that this is something he would like to do, which confuses Sachi and company. Being serious about this, Bam announces that he would like to challenge the God of Guardians.
Khun tries to talk Bam out of it claiming that the latter is being too reckless, and that there's no legitimate reason at the moment for Bam to attempt the challenge. However, Bam replies back that he's currently alright, and that he will regret it later on if he doesn't attempt to do this now. Sachi finds this to be a joke informing Bam that there's never been a D-rank Regular strong enough to defeat the God of Guardians. He also warns Bam that they wouldn't defeat it even if they all teamed up, which Bam admits that he knows this just from feeling the shinsu vibrating off the God of Guardians. However, Bam states that for some reason, he wants to go to it, and that he will regret it if he leaves now.
Despite Hwaryun's scolding earlier, she remains silent about what Bam wishes to do here. Bam begins to walk towards the God of Guardians as Boro asks Sachi if they should stop him. However, Sachi doesn't know how to answer Boro seeing Bam going in with such conviction. Looking at Bam, Sachi tells Boro that while he doesn't understand what Bam is feeling at the moment, he figures that they should continue to trust the boy given how far they've made it through the Hell Train so far.
Bam steps before the God of Guardians as the other Regulars see it finally waking up. One asks if they should take this chance to run away, but is ordered to be quiet. Moontari asks Aka if the God of Guardians is really that strong, which the latter answers that it is. Aka explains that he's only come across the God of Guardians once before when an Express Ticket holder made the mistake of waking it up. He states that he was there to witness the fight the Regular had with the God of Guardians, and what he saw was ghastly. Aka warns Moontari that along with the Regular, the God of Guardians left no one else within the area alive.
The God of Guardians stands up high above Bam. The latter of which admits that the guardian is given off the same kind of pressure as Urek Mazino, even though the latter's was still greater. Bam confirms that the God of Guardians is someone who indeed has tremendous power. The God of Guardians asks what Bam wants here as Hanool is seen worrying if they're about to die. However, the God of Guardians notices something about Bam as it jumps off it's platform to land right in front of the boy.
Sachi orders the group to be prepared for a fight believing that the God of Guardians is about to attack them as Khun, believing that this has become a dangerous situation, moves his lighthouses in front of Bam to create a defensive barrier. However, the God of Guardians points his massive finger at Bam, and asks the boy if he's the one who opened the gate into God's Tower himself. Bam answers that he is, but remains confused as to how the God of Guardians knew about this. The God of Guardians shoves his massive finger through Khun's defensive barrier and knocks Bam back. As he lands back on his feet, Bam re-establishes himself, and activates the Thorn prepared for a fight against the God of Guardians.
Khun asks if Bam is ok, to which Bam answers that he didn't take any damage. The God of Guardians points out how he sees a weird object floating near Bam's shoulder, which grabs Bam's attention. Believing that Bam has some weird power within him, the God of Guardians wonders if it has something to do with the Thorn, but he confirms a moment later that there's something different about Bam that isn't like any Regular. The God of Guardians then states that it's been possible since he's seen someone who had opened the Tower Gate himself like Jahad, and informs Bam and he hasn't seen another Gate Opener since the days of Urek. The mention of Urek surprises Bam hearing that the God of Guardians has met another Irregular.
The God of Guardians kneels down to get a closer look at Bam, and admits that something about this case is strange. That Bam is similar to Urek, yet different at the same time. The God of Guardians mentions that while Urek was even more powerful than it, Bam comes off as someone who is weak. Looking over Bam, the God of Guardians figures that what Bam currently needs is to go through a Revolution. Picking Bam up, the God of Guardians asks for the boy to come with him, which shocks Khun and Hwaryun. Seeing Bam getting taken away, Khun yells out to the God of Guardians asking what it's doing, but Bam asks him not to worry. Holding Bam with his hand, the God of Guardians takes Bam into a nearby container with it.
At the bottom of the container, the God of Guardians drops Bam off with it. Bam asks where he's been taken, which the God of Guardians answers that it's known as the Rice Pot. An area created by a master of Workshop, which was used to train Jahad and the Ten Great Family leaders. Bam asks what he means by Rice Pot, which the God of Guardians explains that it's the area where Jahad and company performed their Revolution. The God of Guardians explains that it was he who trained the people that opened the Tower Gate by themselves here at the Hell Train. That the guardians, and the Hell Train itself, are all used for the purpose of training. The result of this training within the Hell Train is why it's been given the nickname Revolution Road.
Continuing the explanation, the God of Guardians states that the purpose of himself, as well as the Rice Pot, is to help one find their true self if they have nothing related to society or ideologies. Pointing at Bam, the God of Guardians informs him that the Rice Pot will help the boy discover his true self that he has not been able to find out while he's been surrounded by false notions and boundaries. Bringing up the Thorn object floating above Bam's shoulder, the God of Guardians explains how its fate and power that Bam holds, which will help him realize his real fate. Long story short, the God of Guardians tells Bam that this will be his chance to discover his true self rather than his current false self.
Going back to three days ago before Bam's group arrived at the God of Guardian's Hidden Room, Wangnan, Ehwa, Rak, and Team Bero, are seen having run away from Hoaqin's group. Wangnan takes a moment to catch his breath knowing that they caught a break since the path of the Hell Train changed up while they were running away, which completely blocked Hoaqin's group off from catching up to them. Wangnan figures that if it wasn't for the Hell Train changing, they would have been dead for sure. An enraged Rak orders Wangnan to tell him what's going on, and who the hell the white Hoagin turtles were. Wangnan apologizes that he doesn't fully understand what's going on either. The three remaining members of Team Bero is also seen with help hoping to get an explanation of what's going on. Bero points out that she's angry the assholes they ran into ended up killing off her teammate, Tochi, and asks what everyone is talking about regarding the upcoming Slayer Candidate game.
Before they could answer Team Boro, Vicente is heard from the White Heavenly Mirror stating that the earlier stab was startling. He asks if the sword currently holding him is a sealing weapon, which shocks Wangnan into dropping the White Heavenly Mirror.
The White Heavenly Mirror hits the floor with Vicente screaming out in pain. Wangnan asks why the White Heavenly Mirror is able to speak, and asks if that really is Vicente speaking out of it. Vicente answers that to be the case, and points out how rude Wangnan is being after trapping him within the White Heavenly Mirror. He states that Wangnan's actions have broken his heart, which Wangnan apologizes for.
Wangnan takes a closer look at the White Heavenly Mirror, and remains confused over this since he heard that people aren't able to talk through it. Vicente admits that he doesn't understand this either, and that it probably has something to do with the fact that he's lived as a spirit in a sealed world like this for a long time. He figures that living in the sealed world is probably what's allowing him to synchronize with the White Heavenly Mirror to be able to talk through it.
Vicente asks for Wangnan to let him out now, but Wangnan answers that he will not. Believing that Wangnan is worried about the match with Viole, Vicente assures him that Wangnan won't have to worry about it since he's planning to team up with Jue Viole Grace, which confuses Wangnan. Vicente explains that his goal is to take away Hoaqin's power, and to do so, his only choice is to side with the people fighting against Hoaqin.
He continues to explain that he doesn't believe Wangnan and company will be able to stop Hoaqin themselves, and that they will need help to pass the upcoming stage in order to stay on the Hell Train. Wangnan continues to remain silence thinking it over as Vicente asks if they see anything disadvantageous of the offer he's provided.
Vicente orders Wangnan to make up his mind since they both don't have much more time to waste. He warns Wangnan that if Hoaqin manages to gather any of the other siblings while they continue to waste time, a monster that no one else can handle will be born. The reason being that the five siblings, which includes himself and Hoaqin, are not some mere ordinary D-rank Regulars that anyone at this level can handle.
At another location in the Hell Train, Hoaqin and Team Rachel make their way down a passage. Hoaqin leads the way complaining where the hell Wangnan ran off to, and claims that the recent events have driven him nuts. He points out how he never thought someone as weak as Wangnan would be able to get away with Vicente, and complains further that at this rate, he's not going to become a Complete One again.
Daniel asks Hoaqin to calm down for now since they should first worry about passing the 37th Floor Test. However, Daniel also thinks to himself that what Wangnan pulled getting away with Vicente turned out for the best.
Daniel thinks over how without Vicente, Hoaqin's quest to become a Complete One again has hit a roadblock. As a result, Hoaqin will have no choice now but to listen to Daniel by keeping the promise of bringing back Roen. However, Daniel also thinks over how there's now the issue of Hoaqin possibly getting eaten by one of his copies, which will make the promise to bring back Roen non-existent. He also continues to worry how Rachel keeps trying to get in the way of his objective, and questions what he should do from here on out.
Rachel is seen using the moment to check on Emily for any Slayer Candidate copies. Hoaqin asks if she found any of them nearby, but Rachel answers that nothing is popping up on Emily. Rachel informs Hoaqin that Emily knows all the Hell Train locations that the other copies were sealed at, but tells Hoaqin the bad news that it seems all the copies have managed to get out, and are actually all moving around within the express. Hoaqin asks if this means that they can't 100% locate his copies, which Rachel answers to be the case as the best they can do is a good approximation.
Hoaqin is left annoyed as to who the hell it was that could have let all the other copies out as a voice is heard calling out Hoaqin's name. To Hoaqin's surprise, the Slayer Candidate sees a white-haired girl holding a pick rabbit toy asking if the one before her really is Hoaqin. The white-haired girl asks once more if he really is Hoaqin, which Hoaqin quickly realizes that it's one of his siblings, Anna.
Returning to the God of Guardian's Hidden Room, Bam's group continues to remain outside the Rice Pot waiting for Bam to return. Beginning to get impatient, Khun mentions how a lot of time has passed by ever since the God of Guardians took Bam into the Rice Pot. He asks if Bam will be ok, and if they should go in to check, but Sachi states they shouldn't since the God of Guardians didn't appear to have the intention to kill Bam.
Sachi informs Khun that if the God of Guardians wanted to kill them all, it would have done so already, and that even if they went in to help Bam, they wouldn't be of much help. He states that it's best for them to just wait it out hoping that Bam's gamble will pay off since it was the boy's choice to face the God of Guardians. Sachi leaves off stating that he hopes some sort of miracle will happen here before it's time for the Slayer Candidate game.
At another location in the Hell Train, two people, Yuri and Evan are seen in one of the passages of the express. Yuri complains why the Hell Train passage is so confusing since the path keeps changing, and that she can't tell which way is which.
She claims that she did just as her sister instructed her by using a warp to get into the Hell Train, but is left complaining how she's supposed to find Bam in such a huge Hell Train. Yuri also complains that she could have just smashed the Hell Train to pieces in order to find Bam if it wasn't for the fact that she's currently in a restricted area for D-rank Regulars.
Turning to Evan, Yuri orders him to tell her why he's just wandering around, and not doing his job properly She asks why he hasn't been able to find Bam's location, which Evan reminds her that there's something within the Hell Train that's keeping him from properly reading the area. Getting irritated, Yuri figures that the best option would be to ask the person in the highest position on the Hell Train, which Evan figures that he feels something bad is about to happen again.
Back to the Rice Pot, Bam asks what the God of Guardians means by finding his true self, which the God of Guardians explains that it's not based on how people see him as, but what he truly is. Bam replies that he still doesn't understand, and states that what he only needs right now is the power to win a game that's going to go down several days from now.
Bam also adds that as long as he wins the game to protect his friends, it won't matter if he found his true self or not. However, the God of Guardians answers back that Bam still doesn't get it, which confuses the latter even further.
The God of Guardians explains that someone who doesn't know their true self will end up not knowing how to save others. It informs Bam that if he doesn't use this change to change himself, he will continue to be a burden to others. Shinsu begins to swarm around the God of Guardians as it states that Bam will need to become completely alone in order for him to discover his true self, and that it wouldn't hurt if Bam died at least once to accomplish this. It warns Bam that if there's no one around to come to save, or answer, him when he's on the verge of death, then it will finally reach the point where Bam will be able to see his true self.
Ten days pass as Khun and company continue to wait outside the Rice Pot for Bam to finally return to them. While some of the Regulars are seen practicing off to the side, Boro asks Sachi if it's about time for them to go in to get Bam out of the Rice Pot given that they only have a few days left to reach the stage where the Slayer Candidate game is going to be taking place.
Sachi however, answers that they should continue to wait it out considering that the God of Guardians is still in the Rice Pot with the boy. Looking towards Khun and Hwaryun, Sachi also points out that it's those two who understand that they should also wait this out. Hwaryun sees Khun remaining calm through all this, and points out that it should have already gotten to the point where Khun would make a fuss to go save Viole.
Khun replies back that it's because he's deduced that Hwaryun wouldn't force Bam onto a path that would bring him harm, so he has no reason to rush in. He adds that if Rak was here with them, the alligator would definitely try to enter the Rice Pot to fight the God of Guardians. However, Khun warns Hwaryun that if something was to happen to Bam here, he would never be able to forgive himself for foolishly trusting a guide from FUG leading them down this Hell Train path. Khun points out that if something was to happen to Bam, he would most likely go the same route Daniel did to try to resurrect his friend, even if it means having to side with a devil to bring back Bam.
Meanwhile, Bam is seen unconscious feeling the shinsu around him within the Rice Pot. He thinks to himself that he doesn't remember anymore how long he's been in it with the God of Guardians. Bam believes that he's lost sense of time at this point as if time moving in his head has stopped, but questions if this means that time has never existed from the very beginning. He begins to question what will happen to the game if he remains in the Rice Pot, as well as what will happen to the comrades who are waiting for his return. Bam thinks about the God of Guardians telling him where he can find his true self, and wonders how he's supposed to find it. Bam continues to think to himself wondering if perhaps everything that's happened to him so far during his climb up the Tower has all been a dream, and that he's actually still stuck in the cave prison outside the Tower while Rachel is the only one that had actually entered the Tower.
Bam also questions if perhaps all the people he's met climbing up the Tower was nothing more than a dream. He then questions what he's supposed to do if everything being a dream is all true, but it's at this point that a voice calls out to him stating that Bam has finally made it here. Bam opens his eyes within his unconscious state, and sees before him some sort of monster.
The monster stares at Bam's face up close, and tells the boy that it's been awhile. The monster states that he's surprised how Bam would actually come to greet it himself, which causes Bam to begin to realize what it is he's talking to. Bam asks the monster if its the Power he's currently standing before who has always been talking to him in his head, which the Power answers that it is.
The Power states once more that he's surprised Bam would actually come and greet it in person, and deduces that something must have happened outside for this meeting to happen. The Power figures that the reason of Bam being here is because he wants the true power that he holds within him. Bam remains confused by what the Power means by claiming that Bam has a true power, and wonders if the monster before him is what's considered to be his true self. The Power informs Bam that it's a bit early, but figures that the boy has reached a point where he can completely release the Power to the outside.
Bam remains silent as the Power asks Bam to take it to the outside so that it can provide Bam the strength to stand at the top of the Tower. It claims that Bam has the potential to be someone who can become the ruler that stands above all the living creatures within the Tower. The Power asks for Bam to take its hand, and together with the Power, Bam will become the king someday, and make everyone kneel before him. Outside Bam's consciousness, the God of Guardians continues to watch the unconscious Bam while the shinsu continues to swarm all around the boy.
The God of Guardians could tell that Bam is currently dealing with the temptation of the Power he currently holds within his body, and thinks that the boy will end up having to fight said Power countless times. However, the Guardian of Guardians figures that Bam's arrival here was his destiny, and hopes that Bam will not give in to being tempted by the Power. The God of Guardians is left hoping that Bam doesn't end up like Jahad.
At another location of the Hell Train, Vicente is seen helping Wangnan, Ehwa, Rak, and Team Bero, make their way through the Hell Train. He finishes cutting up a pool filled with Deep Sea Fish, which shocks Wangnan seeing Vicente killing many at once. Rak is left wondering if Vicente is a super turtle as they all confirm that Hoaqin's brother is indeed a strong Regular.
With all the Deep Sea Fish in the area dead, Vicente points out that he's keeping his promise by returning Wangnan and company the favor for releasing him out of the White Heavenly Mirror. Wangnan thanks Vicente for keeping his word, but remains confused as to why Vicente is someone who comes off so righteous. Wangnan admits that it turned out to be a good idea allying with Vicente, but informs Hoaqin's brother the bad news that they still haven't managed to come across any of the other siblings. He asks Vicente if what he heard earlier was correct about there being five siblings total, which Vicente answers to be the case that apart from himself and Hoaqin, there's still three others aboard the Hell Train somewhere. Vicente explains to Wangnan that his three other siblings are most likely moving around the Hell Train looking for others similar to how Wangnan and Ehwa came across the former.
Vicente continues to explain that given how long they had been together as one body before they were forced to split here, the other siblings probably still have the desire to become one again. He points out that that's the reason he needs to find the remaining siblings before Hoaqin does, because unlike him, the other siblings still rely on Hoaqin as their centerpiece.
Switching over to Hoaqin and Team Rachel's Hell Train location, Anna asks Hoaqin if she's going the right way, which Hoaqin answers that she is. She then asks if she can really meet Vicente again if she goes to the Slayer Candidate game, which Hoaqin answers that to be the case, and that this is the reason as to Anna should help him out. Holding Anna close to him, Hoaqin asks for his sibling to trust him, which Anna admits that she does. Meanwhile, Rachel looks behind her noticing that Daniel has mysteriously left the group.
Back to Wangnan and company's location, Wangnan points out that they've been put in a bad situation since they haven't found any other siblings, and that the difference in strength will be obvious if Hoaqin has managed to find one of the siblings on Team Rachel's side. At this point, a voice is heard informing Wangnan and company that Hoaqin has managed to find a sibling named Anna, and that there's now only two siblings remaining. Wangnan realizes that Daniel has come to greet them, who asks to make a deal with them.
Daniel informs Wangnan's group that he knows the location of one of the two remaining siblings, and asks for them to locate him before the Slayer Candidate game begins, This sudden event shocks Wangnan seeing a member of Team Rachel seeking out the people considered to be his enemies for help.
However, in return for Daniel providing the location the location of the sibling, he asks for Vicente to do him a favor. Vicente remains silent deciding on how he should go about this offer.
Returning to the Rice Pot, the unconscious Bam asks the Power within his body if what he heard was correct about bringing everyone in the Tower under his rule. The Power answers that Bam got it right, and asks if Bam realizes what it is that has made him suffer recently. The Power points out that Bam's comrades continue to get used as hostages, and that Bam has had to continue to suffer through pain, all because he remains beneath someone else. It informs Bam that as long as there's someone stronger than him, then the boy will always be pushed down by the one who has more power.
The Power warns Bam that he may be able to escape from someone stronger the first time, but the cycle will continue again and again where Bam will always end up in danger. It provides the answer to Bam to break his cycle, which is to become the Tower King so that he no longer has to experience such repetitive pain. Bam asks the Power if he must rule over someone else to obtain the strength currently being described to him, which the Power answers to be the case, or else Bam will suffer continuously. The Power states once more that even if Bam manages to slip passed the danger, another danger will appear to try to use and hurt him, but should Bam choose to stand on the top, nothing will be able to abuse him anymore.
Having heard the Power's offer, Bam asks if what it's stating is that the strength is not his own, which confuses the Power. Bam answers that he doesn't wish to have the kind of power that will force everyone to submit under his rule, which enrages the Power to the point of asking what kind of bullshit Bam is talking about.
The Power explains that Bam needs this strength to conquer his bully enemies in order to save his comrades. That Bam needs to have murderous intent to kill his enemies. Bam admits that he does need to strengthen himself to protect his friends, but he explains to the Power that the strength it's talking about isn't true strength, and that said strength isn't what he considers his true power. That the strength the Power is talking about is only meaningful as long as there's someone Bam considers underneath him.
Bam points out to the Power that the person who originally locked him away in the cave prison outside the Tower was probably someone who considered Bam to be beneath him. However, Bam states once more that he doesn't need that kind of power. a strength that gives people pleasure by having someone weaker underneath. Describing it as a power that brings about hatred and fear, Bam explains that it's nothing but a false strength that can't be justified. Bam leaves off calling the Power a fake, and orders for it to now show his true strength. Afterwards, ten more days pass with just a week remaining before the Slayer Candidate game.
The Hell Train location switches to the Conductor's Office where Pedro is seen currently speaking on a Pocket to his leader, Karaka. He informs the FUG Slayer that the game will soon begin, and that despite there being a bit of discord, everything is going as planned.
Pedro also gives Karaka the good news that Team Rachel has managed to lure Viole into the Hell Train, and that he currently has possession of Hoaqin's last sibling that was never found. Pedro asks for Karaka to wait it out just a bit more despite the FUG Slayer currently being at a location that may be a bit uncomfortable.
He also tells Karaka that soon enough, the FUG Slayer will have Viole's body with the Thorn sent to him by any means, and a bonus would be winning a former Slayer Candidate (Hoaqin) to their side as well. Pedro figures that once this is all over with, God Karaka will be spending the best moments of his life.
The Train Conductor is seen sitting in front of what looks to be the arena that will be used for the Slayer Candidate game. Suddenly, Pedro is greeted by Yuri and Evan, which catches the Train Conductor by surprise seeing that two Rankers have managed to sneak aboard the Hell Train.
Yuri apologizes for their sudden greeting, and asks Pedro if a Regular by the name of 25th Bam is somewhere on the Hell Train. Pedro asks who the person speaking to him is, which Yuri introduces herself as Princess Yuri Jahad of the Great Ha Family.
She explains that under her father's command, she's been given the order to find the Regular named 25th Bam, who she believes to be on the Hell Train. The announcement shocks Pedro knowing that a Jahad Princess has appeared before him, and that she's apparently searching for Jue Viole Grace.
Moments before Yuri confronts Pedro, Yuri and Evan are seen arriving outside the Train Conductor's office. Evan asks if Yuri has gone mad choosing to go directly to the train captain, which Yuri answers that she's thinking clearly believing that it's the fastest way to reach her goal by asking the highest person within the Hell Train where Bam is.
Evan reminds her that thanks to Princess Repellista telling them the way to sneak into the Hell Train, they're technically not supposed to be on the Hell Train. He asks if Yuri truly believes that the Conductor is going to answer even if they speak nicely, and that the captain has all the right to kick them off the moment he sees the two of them.
However, Yuri assures Evan that she has an amazing idea, which confuses the latter. Yuri explains her plan that she's going to use her father, Jahad's, name as if the Jahad Empire is looking for a Regular named Bam, who had gone missing. She points out how it's still their goal to find out if Bam is still alive or not, and that the Train Conductor isn't stupid enough to kick her out right away if she acts like she's here under order from her father.
Returning to the present, Pedro replies back to Yuri that this situation has gotten awkward hearing that she's looking for the Regular named Bam. Pedro reminds Yuri and Evan that althrough the two of them are here under the Tower King's order, and that he doesn't know how they managed to get on the Hell Train without his knowledge, interfering with Regular affairs is against the rules of the Tower.
Evan replies back that they have no intention interfering with the Hell Train, and are just here to check if 25th Bam is alive or not since the Regular has the potential to pose as a threat to Jahad and the Ten Great Families. Pedro thinks this matter over, and admits that he never expected such an event to occur where a Jahad Princess would go off looking for Jue Viole Grace.
Pedro is left confused as to why this is happening since he heard in the past that the Jahad Empire already believes that Bam died on the 2nd Floor. Yuri asks if they could just simply look at the list of the Hell Train passengers, but Pedro informs her that holding that kind of information isn't his job. The Train Conductor continues to think it over that he has the right to kick her out of the Hell Train using his captain authority, but also concludes that if she's really here under King Jahad's orders, the worst case scenario for him and FUG could happen. Pedro figures that for now, his best option would be to add Princess Yuri's visit into the plan.
Pedro informs Yuri that there's one way to check if the person she's looking for is on the Hell Train, which excites Yuri. Despite knowing it will be a huge risk to FUG's plan, Pedro explains to Yuri and Evan that a week from now, a game for the Regulars aboard the Hell Train will be held, and that if Bam is amongst the Hell Train Regulars, they will see him there. He also reminds Yuri that no matter what, she can't interfere with the Regular's game, which the excited Yuri quickly answers that it's a given she won't. Yuri asks for Pedro to allow her to stick around for a week, which the Train Conductor allows her to do.
Evan thinks to himself that something about all this seems fishy as he hears Pedro state that he will prepare a Hell Train room for them to stay at. Pedro thinks to himself that there's no need to get flustered at the moment because his side is the one that has the bait. He figures that in the end, FUG will be able to accomplish the goal they set, and that he hopes that there will come a point where FUG can get rid of the Jahad Princess standing before him.
Back to the Rice Pot, the God of Guardians notices that Bam has finally reawakened. It asks how Bam's meeting with the Power went, and if it allowed him to find his real self. Bam answers that he's not sure if he did, which confuses the God of Guardians. Bam explains that while he did meet the Power while he was unconscious, he didn't know what it was he was speaking to. He also states that once things get clear at a later time, he will be able to get an idea as to what the Power actually is. Overall, Bam tells the God of Guardians that he just had a good experience.
The God of Guardians looks over Bam's current state, and is left confused as to what the new atmosphere is that the boy is now giving off. It deduces that the Revolution Bam was just put through feels a lot different compared to Jahad and the Ten Great Families, and is left wondering what it was that Bam met while the boy was unconscious. Bam asks the God of Guardians how long it's been since he entered the Rice Pot, which it answers that it's been about three weeks. The revelation shocks Bam as the other Regulars outside the Rice Pot hear Bam's confused yell.
Bam informs the God of Guardians that he needs to leave now for the Slayer Candidate game, but the God of Guardians informs Bam that he can't leave yet since his Revolution has only completed the first stage. However, Bam states that he can't stick around since his comrades are currently in danger. He tells the God of Guardians that he will come back at a later time, which it decides to accept, and orders Bam to make sure that he comes back. At the top of the Rice Pot, Khun and company witness an exhausted Bam climbing out of it. Bam yells out to the group that they should get going towards the game at Stage 4.
A week passes as the setting switches to the Stage 4 arena of the Hell Train, which will be used for the Slayer Candidate game. The Train Administrator, Poro Poe, is seen above the arena standing on a floating platform. Poro thinks to himself that it's finally time for the game, and worries if Daniel's group will make it in time knowing that they could fail if Team Rachel doesn't even make it to the arena. A moment later, Poro sees Hoaqin appearing at one of the arena entrances with his sibling, Anna, closely at his side. In his mind, Poro calls Hoaqin a devil bastard knowing what the Slayer Candidate is like due to his horrible past Hell Train experience, and isn't surprised by the rumors he heard that Hoaqin has become a small kid.
Poro then notices Anna near Hoaqin, and is left wondering if the little girl is perhaps one of the Slayer Candidate copies. Daniel is seen having rejoined Team Rachel without anyone knowing that he struck a deal with Wangnan and Vicente's group as the rest of Team Rachel is seen appearing behind Hoaqin and Anna. Hoaqin looks around the arena noticing that Jue Viole Grace hasn't arrived yet, but knows they're still around since he didn't come across any corpses of Viole's group along the way here. He's left hoping that Jue Viole Grace and company didn't use this chance to chicken out and run away.
Some time passes as the Hoaqin and Team Rachel group continue to wait at the arena entrance for the arrival of Bam and company. Above the arena, Evan and Yuri are seen watching over it asking Pedro who these participants are, and that the white-haired kid doesn't seem like an ordinary Regular. Pedro explains that said white-haired kid is perhaps the strongest of the current Hell Train Regulars, but also points out that if the Regular Yuri is looking for is also here, then that claim might not be the case. Yuri replies that she understands, but informs Pedro not to expect Bam to be all that powerful, but Pedro gives off a grin asking if Yuri really believes that. Hoaqin informs the group that the Slayer Candidate game is about to start soon, and yet Viole's group still hasn't shown up yet. He calls Jue Viole Grace a bastard starting to believe even more if the other Slayer Candidate really did get scared of him, and chose to ran away from here. However, a voice is heard asking if Hoaqin actually believes that Viole would get scared of a kid, and orders for whitie to watch his mouth.
Hoaqin turns his attention to the arena entrance where the voice is coming from, and sees Wangnan talking while Vicente, Ehwa, Rak, and Team Bero, appear behind them. Wangnan calls out to Hoaqin once more claiming that Vicente will take care of him even if Viole somehow fails here, which shocks Hoaqin seeing that Vicente has taken the side of the yellow head he stabbed in the arm earlier. Hoaqin yells out to Vicente asking if he's decided to go against him, which Vicente ignores, and sees that Anna is currently with Hoaqin. Calling Vicente a traitorous bastard, Hoaqin admits that he understands why Vicente wants to defeat him, but is confused as to why he would choose to side with such low class bastard Regulars.
Poro looks over the arrival of Wangnan's group wondering who they are, and notices that another white kid of Hoaqin's copies seems to have arrived. He also notices that Viole's group is missing, and is confused as to whether or not there are actually going to be three teams in this game. Yuri looks over the newly arrived group as well, and also notices that another white kid has showed up, but still doesn't see any sign of Bam. Seeing only 51 seconds remaining on her Pocket timer until the game starts, Yuri begins to fear if Bam isn't going to make it. A moment later, a blast of shinsu is seen at another arena entrance.
Poro is left confused by the explosion as Hoaqin could tell right away who's suddenly made his appearance. The dust of the explosion subsides as Bam and the companions who waited on him at the Rice Pot are seen appearing out of it. Rachel is surprised to see Bam once more while Wangnan gets excited seeing that Viole made it to the arena. Yuri takes a closer look at the boy who suddenly appeared, and is shocked to see that it really is the 25th Bam she saw on the 1st Floor many years ago.
Hell Train: A Month Tropes
- Arc Villain:
- Hoaqin's faction, which consists of himself, Anna, Team Rachel, and Yura.
- Pedro also sets himself up as Hoaqin's The Man Behind the Man.
- Cliffhanger: The Slayer Candidate game is about to begin.
- Enemy Mine: Vicente joins up with Wangnan to fight against his brother, Hoaqin.
- Flashback: A bit of Vicente and Hoaqin's past is seen here where the five siblings combined to form one body in order to one day defeat their father.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: Tochi, a member of Team Bero, is killed rather randomly by Buelsar.
- Playing Both Sides: Daniel makes a deal with Vicente for the latter to help him out just in case Bam manages to defeat Hoaqin. The reason Daniel seeked out Vicente for help is because he's beginning to fear that Hoaqin won't keep his end of the deal once he starts finding his siblings again to become one body. Daniel's offer for Vicente's help includes knowing the location of another sibling.
- Sibling Rivalry: One of Hoaqin's siblings, Vicente, stands against the former, because Hoaqin is the only one that has benefitted from being one body. Hoaqin got to stay awake while the other siblings within the body have been forced to stay asleep.
- Shout-Out: The design of the God of Guardians is quite clearly based on Thor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- Took a Level in Badass: Bam passes the 1st stage of the Rice Pot Revolution, but had to depart before completing said Revolution in order to make it to the Slayer Candidate game.
- Wham Shot:
- Bam and company first coming across the God of Guardians.
- The sight of the Power within Bam.
- Yuri and Evan's first appearance on the Hell Train.
- Hoaqin and Team Rachel's group coming across the third white-haired sibling, Anna.
- Daniel approaches Wangnan's group wishing to make a deal with Vicente.
- The arrival of Bam's group makes it in time for the Slayer Candidate game.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Hwaryun scolds Bam for putting everyone in danger due to his reckless actions at Train City.
