Chapter Summaries

Xia Pingzhou traveled to Venice with Ayase Origami and Jack the Ripper, who returned his heart and headed to meet a new Troupe member. Meanwhile, Yagubalu accompanied Cesar to his first royal banquet, where Cesar reunited with Li Qingping as the Royal Court Team arrived.

• Xia Pingzhou woke aboard the Human-Snake Ship, then flew to Venice with Ayase Origami and found Jack the Ripper waiting in first class.
• Jack the Ripper returned Xia Pingzhou's heart and said she was going to Venice to collect the new member's heart.
• Xia Pingzhou synchronized with Yagubalu, who watched Cesar prepare for his first royal banquet.
• Cesar brought Yagubalu in the Crystal Ball to the Royal Palace, where the royal family placed him far from his brothers and whispered about him.
• Cesar recognized Li Qingping when he arrived with six other Royal Court Team members, while Yagubalu considered how to take them down.

Ji Minghuan learned the Royal Court Team members’ Epoch-Grade Anecdotes while watching Cesar get ignored and mocked at the royal dinner. Back at the Floating Castle, Cesar asked why his brothers had changed, and Ji Minghuan reassured him before deciding the team might stand in Yagubalu’s way.

• Cesar introduced Ruth, Louis, and Kuki Soya and described their Epoch-Grade Anecdotes to Ji Minghuan.
• Ji Minghuan suspected Kuki Soya might be a Sodalitas Salvifica infiltrator after learning he had entered the Whale Garden Box from the outside world.
• Yagubalu overheard Lorenzo and Cosimo discuss the assassin they had hired, and its stare startled both princes.
• Cesar left the dinner after his brothers ignored him and other guests mocked him, and Ikahr took him back to the Floating Castle.
• Cesar introduced Di Rejie, Ke Aojiena, and Ryan, completing Ji Minghuan’s overview of the Royal Court Team.
• Ji Minghuan concluded that the Royal Court Team could obstruct Yagubalu’s plan to devour the Legendary Whale and considered working with the White Crow Troupe and Li Qingping before confronting the other six members.

Xia Pingzhou and Ayase Origami explored Venice together, where Origami tried on new clothes and asked Xia about grief and being human. At dusk, Bloodline, White Greedy Wolf, and Andrew told Xia that the Troupe’s new member was Bernardo Edward, whom Xia recognized as the leader of the Black Death Cult and holder of the Epoch-Grade Anecdote fragment “Black Death.”

• After landing in Venice, Xia Pingzhou and Ripper discussed the Troupe’s new member and the danger the team had faced when Ayase Origami was unconscious.
• Ayase Origami asked Xia Pingzhou to take a sightseeing boat with her, then asked why she had not cried when Taki Kage died and admitted that no one had taught her how to be a person.
• Ayase Origami tried on sixteen outfits at a clothing store, and she and Xia bought each other every outfit they had tried on.
• Bloodline, White Greedy Wolf, and Andrew joined Xia and Ayase Origami at a restaurant and said the new member was named Bernardo Edward.
• Xia recognized Bernardo Edward as the leader of the Black Death Cult and the holder of the Epoch-Grade Anecdote fragment “Black Death.”

Ji Minghuan learned that Bernardo had joined the White Crow Troupe and suspected he wanted to use the Troupe to reach the Whale Garden Box. After Silver Devourer cornered Ghost Bell, Ji Minghuan arrived as Black Cocoon and let Ghost Bell leave, leaving Silver Devourer furious at him.

• Bloodline asked Xia Pingzhou whether he knew Bernardo, and Xia Pingzhou considered how Bernardo might use the Troupe to target the Whale Garden Box.
• Andrew recalled his promise with Lan Duoduo to scatter their ashes in Venice, while Xia Pingzhou synchronized his consciousness with Unit 1.
• Ji Minghuan saw an illegal livestream of Silver Devourer pursuing Ghost Bell and messaged Ghost Bell, asking him to spare Silver Devourer's life.
• Ji Minghuan put on his Black Cocoon disguise and swung out of the window toward Hongyue Commercial Street.
• Black Cocoon appeared between Silver Devourer and Ghost Bell, taunted Silver Devourer, and urged Ghost Bell to leave.
• Ghost Bell departed, and Black Cocoon asked Silver Devourer whether he had missed him.

Black Cocoon fought and defeated Silver Devourer, using Blue Arc’s stolen power to capture him before stealing Silver Devourer’s power as well. After leaving Silver Devourer behind, Black Cocoon messaged Ghost Bell that he had information about Rainbow Wing.

• Silver Devourer attacked Black Cocoon, who used his Restraint Belt Blades to wound him and evade his heavy strikes.
• Silver Devourer trapped Black Cocoon in a metal cage, but Black Cocoon escaped with Restraint Belt Torrent and counterattacked with Blue Arc’s stolen electricity.
• Black Cocoon shocked and restrained Silver Devourer, then made him perform radio calisthenics while explaining that Blue Arc was safe and that he had borrowed his power.
• Black Cocoon stole Silver Devourer’s superpower and discovered that the Restraint Bands needed to devour metal to activate it.
• Black Cocoon released Silver Devourer and left, then messaged Ghost Bell that he had information about Rainbow Wing.

Ji Minghuan traded limited Rainbow Wing information with Ghost Bell while seeking Red Light and planning to investigate Urushihara Ruri. In the Floating Castle, Yagubalu grew after eating Anecdote Fragments, learned Cesar had received an Undying Bird's Feather, and watched as the butler Ikahr entered the boy’s room.

• Ji Minghuan offered Ghost Bell the names of Rainbow Wing members Ajaya and Gothic Doll in exchange for help finding and arresting Red Light, but the information did not complete his quest.
• Ji Minghuan gained two Split Points from worldview progress and considered whether he could rescue his main body during an upcoming mission, despite doubts about his strength.
• Yagubalu ate two Common Grade Anecdote Fragments Cesar had brought and grew from 102 meters to 103 meters.
• Cesar told Yagubalu that Li Qingping had given him an Undying Bird's Feather for protection, and Yagubalu advised him to keep it secret.
• Cesar fell asleep after saying goodnight to Yagubalu, while the butler Ikahr quietly entered his bedroom.

After Ikahr was executed, Yagubalu told the grieving Cesar that his brothers wanted to kill him and that Ikahr had died to warn him. Meanwhile, Xia Pingzhou met the Troupe’s new No. 5, Bernardo Edward, and learned that the captain was in Li Capital to meet another new member, possibly Black Cocoon.

• The butler asked whether Yagubalu stood with the Third Prince, then promised to find Anecdote Fragments and asked the shark to protect Cesar.
• Yagubalu devoured twenty Anecdote Fragments, increasing its size from 103 meters to 122 meters.
• Cesar learned that Ikahr had turned himself in and been executed by the Second Prince, and he returned to the bedroom to grieve.
• Yagubalu told Cesar that Ikahr had died to warn him that his brothers wanted to kill him.
• Xia Pingzhou met Bernardo Edward, the Troupe’s new No. 5 and an Anecdote Envoy who held the Black Death Fragment.
• The Ripper said the captain was in Li Capital to meet another new member, and Xia Pingzhou asked whether that person was Black Cocoon.

The White Crow Troupe discussed the possibility of recruiting Black Cocoon, while Bernardo joined the troupe and received its mark. Urushi Haramichi watched footage of Black Cocoon in Li Capital, then met the new member who would take No. 4’s place: Su Ying, also known as False Face Demon.

• Xia Pingzhou suggested that Black Cocoon might be the new member the captain had found, but Ayase Origami and the others rejected the idea.
• Bernardo asked how to contact Hacker, and Hacker immediately texted him, revealing that he monitored the troupe members’ phones.
• Ripper gave Bernardo a black crow as his mark of joining the troupe, and Xia Pingzhou showed him his Crow Tattoo.
• Urushi Haramichi watched Hacker’s surveillance footage of Black Cocoon fighting an Esper and said he had come to uncover the secrets Black Cocoon carried.
• Su Ying emerged onto the rooftop and introduced herself as the new member replacing No. 4, giving her other name as False Face Demon.

Ji Minghuan learned that the White Crow Troupe’s new No. 4 was named Su Ying and suspected she might be his supposedly dead mother. Meanwhile, Xia Pingzhou comforted Ayase Origami over the deaths of her companions, and Gu Wenyu’s question led Su Zimai to wonder whether their mother had been an Exorcist.

• Ji Minghuan saw the name Su Ying in the Troupe chat and decided to investigate her connection to his family during the next operation.
• Ayase Origami blamed herself for Lan Duoduo’s death and asked why people close to her kept dying, so Xia Pingzhou reassured her that she was not responsible for their choices or deaths.
• Ayase Origami called Xia Pingzhou a cat bastard, said she did not dislike him, and fell asleep in their hotel room.
• After synchronizing with Unit 1, Ji Minghuan ate breakfast with Su Zimai and asked whether he could become an Exorcist.
• Su Zimai said their mother might have been an Exorcist after Ji Minghuan pointed out that she had inherited her Heavenly Drive from their parents.

Ji Minghuan wondered whether the Exorcist Association’s new team member was his mother, while Yagubalu learned that Cesar would leave Whale Garden Box on August 1 and was tasked with keeping him alive until then. The chapter ended with Cesar agreeing to attend the Royal Court Team exhibition match the next day.

• Ji Minghuan suggested that Su Zimai’s mother might be an Exorcist, but Su Zimai insisted she was not.
• Ji Minghuan synchronized his consciousness with Yagubalu and found Cesar grieving the death of Ikahr.
• Kali Lena visited Cesar, told him his father had arranged for him to leave Whale Garden Box on August 1, and said the King would have Li Qingping accompany him.
• Cesar said he would search for the legendary Holy Grail and bring back a cure for his father.
• Kali Lena invited Cesar to watch the Royal Court Team exhibition match the next day, and he agreed before asking to rest.

Xia Pingzhou defeated two Blue Electric Rat Demons in Venice and advanced his Wild Hunt Winter mission. In Li Jing, Black Cocoon teased Blue Arc about the demons and then spotted a new prey atop a nearby high-rise.

• Xia Pingzhou followed a demon signal to a secluded Venice alley and used Chessboard Perspective to predict two electrified giant rats’ movements.
• Xia Pingzhou summoned a Knight and commanded it to charge through both rats, then used two rooks’ shells to blast them apart.
• Xia Pingzhou completed a training stage, gained an Attribute Point, advanced his kill objective to 40, and received a one-time Blue Electric Rat Demon chess piece.
• Black Cocoon told Blue Arc he had beaten Silver Devourer to test his abilities, then warned Ghost Bell that Blue Arc planned to uncover his identity.
• Black Cocoon sensed armed robbers approaching a bank but focused on a figure in a black bodysuit atop a nearby high-rise, identifying the figure as his prey.

Black Cocoon used a bank robbery to confront White Crow Troupe member Su Ying and investigate whether she was connected to Gu Wenyu’s mother. After Su Ying revealed a face matching the dead woman, Black Cocoon impersonated Su Zimai and called her Mom, leaving Su Ying frozen as he waited to see how she would respond.

• Black Cocoon recalled Hacker’s information about Su Ying and watched her from a distance while preparing a Restraint Belt Avatar to approach her.
• Armed robbers attacked a bank on Hongyue Commercial Street, and Su Ying used her strange Heavenly Drive abilities to defeat them and take their money.
• Su Ying confronted the Restraint Belt Avatar, revealed that her face could change, and listened as Black Cocoon asked whether she knew the Su Ying who had died five years earlier.
• Su Ying’s face and voice changed to match Gu Wenyu’s mother, and she asked Black Cocoon why he was obsessed with her identity.
• Black Cocoon changed the avatar’s face and voice to resemble Su Zimai, called Su Ying Mom, and watched her freeze in shock.

Black Cocoon learned that Tong Zizhu had been searching for his dead mother, Su Ying, and fought her before arranging a meeting with Urushi Haramichi. He aimed to secure the White Crow Troupe’s help in protecting Cesar and reaching the Whale Garden Box, but the chapter ended with the police arriving and the crow flock carrying Tong Zizhu and Urushi Haramichi away.

• Tong Zizhu revealed her identity as an Exorcist searching for Su Ying, and Black Cocoon confirmed that Su Ying was dead.
• Black Cocoon and Tong Zizhu exchanged attacks, each trying to capture the other for questioning.
• Black Cocoon told Urushi Haramichi to meet him alone on July 25, hoping to enlist the White Crow Troupe’s help with Cesar and the Legendary Whale.
• Black Cocoon let Urushi Haramichi cut down his Restraint Belt Avatar, revealing that it was only a clone.
• Police opened fire, and Urushi Haramichi’s crows swept Tong Zizhu and Urushi Haramichi out of the bank.

Ji Minghuan learned that Su Zimai planned to seek revenge on Xia Pingzhou and confronted her about going on dangerous missions without considering his feelings. After she left, Instructor summoned Ji Minghuan and assigned him a mission to capture Red Light in London.

• Ji Minghuan checked on his other perspectives and planned to watch the Royal Court Team’s exhibition match while gathering information about the Legendary Whale.
• Ke Qirui told Black Cocoon that Red Light was likely heading to London, and Ji Minghuan agreed to join the Ghost Train Troupe there.
• Su Zimai told Ji Minghuan she planned to leave soon to get revenge on someone, and he realized she intended to confront Xia Pingzhou.
• Ji Minghuan asked Su Zimai whether she had been involved in the Tokyo auction incident and told her he worried about her, but she said she would go even if he opposed her.
• Instructor summoned Ji Minghuan and told him he would travel to London in three days to carry out his first mission for Sodalitas Salvifica, targeting Red Light.

Ji Minghuan learned that Sodalitas Salvifica would take him and four other children to London, where he planned to seize Red Light instead of falling for the organization’s trap. He met with Kong Youling to watch a film, and Sun Changkong arrived to find them already engrossed in it.

• The Instructor told Ji Minghuan that the group would go to London in three days and introduced Mario, an Exorcist whose Game Console could pull people into game scenes.
• Ji Minghuan reasoned that Sodalitas Salvifica was using his main body as bait to test whether his power had awakened, so he made capturing Red Light and leaving London safely his priority.
• The Instructor said Mario would meet Ji Minghuan in a couple of days, then left the Imprisonment Room as Ji Minghuan resumed watching Robot Dreams.
• Kong Youling arrived, and she and Ji Minghuan watched the film together and exchanged comments in her notebook.
• Sun Changkong entered humming the Doraemon theme song, then froze when she saw Ji Minghuan and Kong Youling watching the film side by side.

Ji Minghuan learned that Sodalitas Salvifica planned to take him and four others to London to capture Red Light, and he decided to prioritize taking Red Light for himself rather than trying to rescue his main body. The chapter ended as Sun Changkong arrived and found Ji Minghuan and Kong Youling watching a film together.

• The Instructor told Ji Minghuan that five children, including the newly introduced Exorcist Mario, would travel to London to capture Red Light, whose Heavenly Drive was a streetlamp.
• Ji Minghuan suspected Sodalitas Salvifica was using him as bait to test whether his powers had awakened, so he resolved to capture Red Light and escape London instead of acting rashly to rescue his main body.
• The Instructor left Ji Minghuan in the Imprisonment Room, where he turned on Robot Dreams and waited for his friends.
• Kong Youling arrived and joined Ji Minghuan in watching the film, while hiding her notebook drawings because she feared he would tease her.
• Sun Changkong entered and found Ji Minghuan and Kong Youling sitting together and discussing the film.

Sun Changkong feared Ji Minghuan and Kong Youling would reject her, as her memories of loneliness and loss made her feel like a feral child again. Ji Minghuan welcomed her to join them, and she began bonding with Kong Youling while showing off her Somersault Cloud.

• Sun Changkong watched Ji Minghuan and Kong Youling together and remembered her lonely childhood, her adoptive family’s deaths, and how much she had hoped to make a friend.
• Ji Minghuan noticed Sun Changkong at the doorway, tossed her a White Rabbit Candy, and invited her to watch the movie with them.
• Sun Changkong joined Ji Minghuan and Kong Youling, then learned Kong Youling could read lips despite being unable to hear or speak.
• Sun Changkong used her Anecdote Fragment to form a cloud and write messages in the air with her Somersault Cloud.
• Kong Youling called Sun Changkong her Big Sister, and Sun Changkong promised to look after her and Ji Minghuan.

Ji Minghuan introduced Filio to Sun Changkong and the group discussed their upcoming mission to catch an Exorcist before parting for the night. After synchronizing with Unit 2, Xia Pingzhou raised his Mental attribute and visited the Troupe in Venice, where he hinted that White Greedy Wolf could become his Contracted Demon.

• Ji Minghuan brought Filio over to meet Sun Changkong, and the two children awkwardly tried to comfort each other about their pasts.
• Ji Minghuan outlined how the children would divide responsibilities on their upcoming mission, while the Instructor confirmed agents would secretly protect them.
• Kong Youling drew the group as little animals, then worried in her notebook about their trip to London; Ji Minghuan reassured her before they left for their bedrooms.
• Xia Pingzhou synchronized with Unit 2, raised his Mental attribute to A Rank, and checked that he held one Blue Electric Rat Demon chess piece.
• Xia Pingzhou went to a tavern in Venice and told Andrew, Bernardo, White Greedy Wolf, and Bloodline that his idea could free up a spot for a new member, pointedly looking at White Greedy Wolf.

Xia Pingzhou joined Bloodline on a demon hunt and learned more about her search for No. 1001, an ageless man she once knew. Their conversation deepened Xia Pingzhou’s suspicions about No. 1001 and the mysteries surrounding Sodalitas Salvifica before they reached the Rialto Bridge, where demons lurked.

• Xia Pingzhou joked with White Greedy Wolf, then asked Bernardo why he had joined the White Crow Troupe.
• Bernardo said he had been expelled from the Whale Garden Box after defying the royal family and later sought power through a fragment of the Black Death.
• Bloodline said Ripper had gone hunting and was close to becoming a Third Order Exorcist, then invited Xia Pingzhou to hunt demons with her.
• Xia Pingzhou offered to help Bloodline find No. 1001, and she explained that she believed he was still alive because he had once said he never aged.
• Xia Pingzhou wondered whether No. 1001, a mysterious prophet, and the people who abandoned his parents were connected, while Bloodline said she wanted to catch up with No. 1001 and ask about the White-haired Girl.
• Xia Pingzhou and Bloodline reached the Rialto Bridge, where red eyes moved in its shadows.

Xia Pingzhou and Bloodline hunted demons in Venice, and Xia Pingzhou contracted a Rare Copy Demon that could briefly copy a chess piece’s authority. After noticing Ripper's Younger Sister rapidly clearing demons nearby, Xia Pingzhou received a message telling him to return and decided to invite her to the tavern instead.

• Xia Pingzhou and Bloodline encountered two Copy Demons on the Rialto Bridge, and Bloodline killed the one that had copied her.
• The remaining Copy Demon copied Xia Pingzhou’s King Statue ability and blocked Bloodline’s attack, so Xia Pingzhou had Bloodline destroy the King and capture the demon.
• Xia Pingzhou contracted the Copy Demon, learning it could copy one chess piece’s authority for up to eight seconds, though its power would be reduced.
• Xia Pingzhou and Bloodline cleared nearby demons until the kill count reached 26/40, then stopped after spotting someone exterminating demons at high speed.
• Bloodline identified the nearby hunter as Ripper's Younger Sister, and Xia Pingzhou received a paper message telling him to come back.
• Xia Pingzhou declined to return alone and told Bloodline to invite Ripper's Younger Sister to join them at the tavern.