Chapter 76, "Third Battle", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with Ten days have passed since the battle against Viscount Sitena... and closes on in theory, it's more than enough to drive an army of less than 60....

Chapter 601, "Prime Battle 2", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with As Alec swung his weapon, the blade burst into flames, with red and... and closes on The resulting explosion propelled Alec into the air, causing him to....
Chapter 430, "Mini-battle", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with The Soul Replenishing Technique… He seems to have received a soul... and closes on The situation isn't far from what you have predicted." Caesar replied....
Chapter 524, "Battle With The Captain", is the clearest early answer because the buildup finally cashes out in a real clash. It opens with Pressed on everyone and everything without exception. and closes on They stared at each other through the wreckage of what used to be a.... The key payoff is that the danger stops being abstract and the conflict around Battle With The Captain becomes immediate, forcing the surrounding cast to react under pressure.
Chapter 639, "I will help", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with What do you mean by no? and closes on That would be nice." Then he looked at her, "Although I didn't stay....
Chapter 831, "Laugh", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Wosh Wosh Wosh The three marshals suddenly stopped in mid-air, their... and closes on They looked at First Marshal Celebos, completely ignoring the human....
Chapter 490, "Juni (Part 2)", is the clearest early answer because it turns Are's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with You don't have to do this," Gill said with crossed arms, looking at... and closes on She mused she should've learned poison-testing from Gill, but when....
Chapter 339, "Over my dead body", is the clearest early answer because the violence around Of becomes final instead of hypothetical. It opens with KRRRR baa baa baa About an hour after the Draco Legion's attack,... and closes on Even servant families ?" Billy quickly moved toward Robin when he....
Chapter 369, "Ferrol Annual Market Fair", is the clearest early answer because it turns Of's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with They remembered when they first saw it. and closes on This would allow them to avoid the hassle of having to store....
Chapter 704, "Two boys", is the clearest early answer because it turns Is's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Hundreds of kilometers away from the devastated capital of Azil--... and closes on But his excited expression quickly turned to disappointment..
Chapter 730, "Refresh Rate", is the clearest early answer because it turns Was's situation into a concrete plot event. It opens with Meatball could control his weight and Pepper seemed to have the... and closes on There was also a slight lag between the blooming of the plants and....