Moonlit Night

Biodata

Power Progression

Background

Moonlit Night was the first rare card obtained in Lin Nieran’s early draws. Before activation, it had a plain gold border, a featureless face, and only a name and S-rank designation. According to 007, the card was alive but lacked a soul; supplying one would reshape its identity, abilities, and personality according to that soul’s wishes. Lin Nieran activated it with one of his own separated personalities 9.

His card describes him as a young man from an ancient mountain village who excels with a long saber and enjoys reading and playing tricks. The rest of his background remains locked. He also recalls an era in which brewing and drinking tea were privileges of the wealthy and powerful; he learned to make tea by imitating them rather than from a particular fondness for it 9 10.

Appearance

Moonlit Night resembles a gentle, well-raised young man, with exceptionally fair skin, downward-sloping brows and eyes, and a faintly upturned mouth. His spotless appearance contrasts sharply with the exhausted people fighting through the anomalies around him 6.

• Eyes: Unusual emerald or deep-green eyes, initially described as seeming to belong to someone other than the body’s owner 6 9.
• Hair: Medium-length to shoulder-length black hair, usually gathered into a small braid or ponytail 6 31.
• Clothing: Black shirts, suit trousers, and a black casual suit 25 31.
• Accessories: Silver bells at his waist and a small, crudely made peachwood sword hanging from his long saber 5 31 46.

Personality

Moonlit Night maintains a gentle voice and amiable smile even while threatening, mocking, or attacking someone. His fondness for tricks includes falsely telling An Ying that Bai Yang has been swallowed by his own rabbit and gone to meet the King of Hell. His exchanges with Bai Yang are especially cutting, despite his outwardly courteous manner 25 26 31.

His apparent warmth does not extend to indiscriminate compassion. An Ying comes to regard him as cold-hearted and unsettling: Moonlit Night explicitly distinguishes his mission to help An Ying from any responsibility to save the other players. He nevertheless follows Lin Nieran’s wishes even when they require work he does not enjoy, and he is visibly pleased by Lin Nieran’s praise 9 37 46.

He takes pride in being Lin Nieran’s first character. When Bai Yang points out that they are the same person, Moonlit Night still insists that claiming credit matters to him 42.

Abilities & Skills

Saber Mastery

Moonlit Night’s defining combat skill is his use of a long saber and projected blade light 9 25.

• His crescent-shaped blade light carries the power of a rule and can erase an attacking Weird on contact 25.
• A single slash splits Bai Yang’s enlarged rabbit doll, with the released heat burning its scattered stuffing to ash 25.
• He repeatedly cuts apart a regenerating spiked-hammer Weird until it finally becomes a monster playing card 33.
• His large-scale cutting power removes the stories above the High Card venue and later slices through both the giant rabbit and the blood moon inside it 41 42.

Boundary Breaking

Moonlit Night can cross boundaries that confine other instance participants 37 49.

• The instance’s rules, rated A-rank at most, cannot hold his S-rank self inside its game rooms 37.
• He can leave the instance before it has been cleared 49.
• Limit: He cannot take anyone with him. Bai Yang and Flower Language must still clear the instance to escape 49.

Danger Awareness and Rule Handling

His composure around Weird rules is backed by an ability to recognize threats, but it does not make him immune to them 31 33.

• An instinctive warning stops him from picking up the five of spades when doing so would trigger a fatal rule. He safely collects it after placing everything he is carrying on the ground 33.
• He identifies that the Weird master must first break its own rules before An Ying can escape their restraints 46.
• Limit: Moonlit Night cannot join the decisive card match because he is not a guest in that game 46.
• His warning about An Ying’s future death is attributed to a colleague’s foresight, not to a demonstrated prediction ability of his own 31.

Mobility and Evasion

Moonlit Night moves quickly enough to evade pursuit and fight around much larger opponents 9 26.

• He easily shakes off the people following him after the water-ghost encounter 9.
• He leaps onto Bai Yang’s giant rabbit and dodges its building-destroying paw strikes 26.
• Moisture gathers around him immediately before he vanishes from Lin Nieran’s sight when departing on a hunt 11.

Tea Brewing

Moonlit Night considers himself skilled at making tea and offers to prepare some for Lin Nieran 10.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Long saber — His primary weapon and the source of his devastating cutting attacks 5 25 42.
• Peachwood sword pendant — A small, crude ornament attached to the saber; no combat function is established 31 46.
• Silver bells — Worn at his waist. Their chimes break the street’s silence rule as he walks through the instance 29.
• Red lantern — Carried when he reveals himself to Bai Yang and the Calamity Crossing Squad 25.
• Weather card — A borrowed item that generates localized moderate rain for one hour. After using it twice to attract attention and during the water-ghost encounter, he returns it to Lin Nieran with one use remaining 9.
• Water Ghost’s slime — The suppressed uncanny item he brings back for Lin Nieran to use as forging material 9.
• Monster king card — Obtained after repeatedly defeating the spiked-hammer Weird 33.
• Silver little joker — Retrieved from the shattered blood moon and still in his possession after returning to Lin Nieran 42 50.
• Damaged rabbit and four new cards — Temporarily supplied to An Ying for the confrontation with the Weird master. The rabbit later provides the four twos used as a “bomb” 46 48.

Relationships

• Lin Nieran — His original self and commanding authority, addressed as “original body,” “my lord,” or “Master.” Moonlit Night prioritizes his wishes and hunts Weirds to fund his purchases 9 11 37 50.
• Bai Yang — A fellow persona and public organizational associate. Their apparent feud conceals cooperation: after their destructive fight, they privately praise the result and coordinate protection of the protagonists. They later work together against the blood moon 25 26 27 42.
• An Ying — An assigned protection target and frequent partner in verbal sparring. An Ying is reassured by Moonlit Night’s strength but disturbed by his indifference toward everyone outside his mission 31 36 46.
• Flower Language — A fellow member of the organization presented to the protagonists. She describes Moonlit Night as strong 43.
• Unnamed younger brother — Mentioned by Bai Yang during their confrontation. Moonlit Night later thinks that his brother would enjoy the Weird-filled instance more than he does 26 29.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Water-Ghost Encounter

Moonlit Night first appears as a black-clad stranger whose saber strike brings sudden silence to the water-ghost encounter. He then warns the group that the anomaly is about to expand 5 6.

Lin Nieran deliberately uses this appearance to make the protagonists wary and curious rather than immediately earn their trust. After evading pursuit, Moonlit Night returns to the shop with the weather card and suppressed water ghost. Lin Nieran initially intends to keep him out of sight and use another identity for subsequent encounters 9.

Heaven · Addiction: Public Confrontation

Before the instance intervention, Moonlit Night volunteers to hunt Weirds for shop points. Lin Nieran later sends him in with the second batch of players as the instance’s danger exceeds its expected level 11 20.

His confrontation with Bai Yang reveals their apparent connection to an unnamed master and organization. Their battle devastates the casino’s surroundings until crimson chains restrain the giant rabbit. Both recognize the moon’s intervention and privately treat it as useful information 25 26 27.

The appearance and conversation generate roughly 6,000 additional Fame, helping Lin Nieran exceed the 10,000-point requirement to open the temporary system shop. Their display also prompts an official investigation into their identities and abilities 27 28.

Protecting An Ying and Attacking the Moon

Following instructions to keep the protagonists alive, Moonlit Night approaches An Ying and warns that a colleague has foreseen his death. He monitors An Ying while hunting Weirds and collecting cards, but often leaves him to fight his own battles 27 31 33 37.

Moonlit Night eventually leaves the game room to pursue a more valuable target: the blood moon. He and Bai Yang return together, with Bai Yang’s giant rabbit swallowing the moon before Moonlit Night cuts it apart and retrieves the silver little joker 37 41 42.

The Weird Master and Departure

Unable to enter An Ying’s card match himself, Moonlit Night supplies the means and instructions to make the Weird master cheat. When it responds to exposure with a direct attack, he rises with his blade to confront it 46 47.

The Weird ultimately abandons the arena rather than resist his slash. Moonlit Night leaves the uncleared instance through his boundary-breaking ability and returns to Lin Nieran. Although he offers to retrieve the sun and complete the joker pair, Lin Nieran instead sends him to hunt in Cloud City’s Lily Weird Zone 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“Although I don't much like doing this, the original's wishes come first.” 37

“That was your responsibility. What did it have to do with me?” 46

“You're the only one I intend to help.” 46