Chapter Summaries

As the Crimson Moon descended toward Misaki City, Fang Li flew up to confront it and used his Death Perception and Bō Xié to strike at its Death Lines. The two moons vanished after their collision, leaving Fang Li falling from the sky, bleeding.

• The Crimson Moon shattered the magical formation above Misaki City and accelerated toward the city below.
• Fang Li flew into the violent currents, suffering severe injuries as he approached the Crimson Moon.
• Fang Li recognized the Death Lines across the moon and resolved to cut them with Bō Xié.
• Fang Li unleashed Flash Sheath—Phantom Moon Absolute Kill, creating a moon of countless slashes that collided with the Crimson Moon.
• The two moons disappeared in a burst of light, and Fang Li fell from the sky, scattering blood.

Fang Li struck Arcueid with Bō Xié and broke her berserk state, but collapsed from his injuries as Roa attacked him. Arcueid pursued Fang Li while Roa’s assault was interrupted by a white sword piercing him.

• Fang Li, gravely wounded and nearly out of Star Pulse Energy, saw Arcueid’s power weaken after her crimson moon was destroyed.
• Fang Li used his final strength to dive at Arcueid, recalling their time together and telling her he would return her next eight hundred years.
• Fang Li struck Arcueid with Bō Xié, and her bloodshot eyes and wild aura returned to normal.
• Fang Li fell from the sky, and Arcueid immediately chased after him.
• Roa rushed toward Fang Li and swung his blade, but a white sword of light pierced Roa through.

Fang Li killed Roa with Bō Xié and the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, ending his seventeen reincarnations and eight-hundred-year life. Arcueid caught the badly wounded Fang Li as he lost consciousness.

• Fang Li drove Bō Xié deeper into Roa and used Flash Sheath—Flower Mirror to destroy Roa’s chest.
• Roa struggled in the blood, but the wound to his soul prevented his immortality from saving him.
• Roa reached toward Arcueid and remembered first seeing her in a sea of flowers eight hundred years earlier.
• Arcueid rushed to the unconscious Fang Li and gathered him into her arms, crushing Roa’s remaining will to resist death.
• Roa died and crumbled into ash, while Fang Li heard Arcueid’s anxious cries before falling asleep.

Fang Li spoke with Ryougi Shiki in his soul space after his soul power was depleted, and she warned him that using the Holy Mark was hastening his soul’s destruction. Fang Li believed he had gained leads toward understanding his soul before its approaching death, and Ryougi sent him away to rest as the space continued to shatter.

• Fang Li found himself in his soul space again, where Ryougi Shiki confronted him about risking his life until his soul power was exhausted.
• Ryougi Shiki warned Fang Li that the Holy Mark drew power from his soul and could accelerate its shattering, especially as its strength increased.
• Fang Li said his approaching death was necessary and that he had found leads after witnessing powerful deaths and killing a reincarnating snake.
• Fang Li asked where to go next, and Ryougi Shiki told him to rest before making him vanish from the soul space.

Fang Li woke in the Tohno residence after the battle and discovered an immense, unfamiliar power inside his body. After choosing to remain in the Instance World, he asked Ciel where Arcueid was, and Ciel began explaining the situation.

• Fang Li woke with severe soul-related side effects but felt an enormous power in his body that was not Star Pulse Energy.
• Fang Li realized Ciel had brought him back to his room in the Tohno family residence, where he had slept for an entire night.
• The system announced that Fang Li had completed the A-Class Side Mission and all Main Quests, and he chose to remain in the Instance World for three days.
• Ciel suggested the mysterious power had protected Fang Li, but Fang Li asked where Arcueid was.
• Ciel fell silent under Fang Li's questioning, then agreed to explain the current situation.

Ciel explained the aftermath of Roa’s attack on Misaki City and told Fang Li that Arcueid had returned to the Millennium Castle and fallen asleep. Fang Li asked why, and Ciel began recounting what happened after he lost consciousness.

• Ciel explained that Roa’s attack had killed more than half of Misaki City’s residents, but his death ended the city’s transformation and caused the newly created dead to crumble to dust.
• Ciel said the Church and the Association had sealed off Misaki City and planned to disguise the catastrophe as a natural disaster while altering the survivors’ memories.
• Ciel told Fang Li that the Church and the Association knew he was a surviving member of the Seven Nights Clan and possessed the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
• Ciel kept Tohno Shiki’s possession of the Mystic Eyes from Fang Li, while Tohno Shiki remained unconscious after fighting through the night to protect Tohno Akiha and the others.
• Fang Li asked where Arcueid had gone, and Ciel told him she had returned to the Millennium Castle and was asleep.
• Fang Li asked why Arcueid had fallen asleep, and Ciel began explaining what had happened after he lost consciousness.

Arcueid brought the gravely injured Fang Li to the ruined shopping mall, where Ciel examined him and warned that he would die unless he received a new body or became a Dead Apostle. Arcueid refused to save him by drinking his blood, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Arcueid landed with the unconscious Fang Li in the ruined mall and helplessly urged him to wake up.
• Ciel arrived and provoked Arcueid, who warned her not to approach Fang Li.
• Ciel examined Fang Li and found his internal injuries were so severe that he was near death.
• Ciel said Fang Li might survive if Arcueid drank his blood and turned him into a Dead Apostle.
• Arcueid refused to drink Fang Li's blood.

Arcueid refused to drink Fang Li’s blood because she could not bear to see him as prey, but gave him all her power through her blood instead. She asked Ciel to care for Fang Li before returning to Millennium Castle to sleep and avoid succumbing to her bloodlust.

• Arcueid told Ciel she hated drinking blood because of her past and could not accept treating Fang Li as prey.
• Ciel warned Arcueid that Fang Li would die without her help, and Arcueid insisted she would not let him die.
• Arcueid bit her tongue and kissed Fang Li, letting him swallow her blood.
• Arcueid used her blood to transfer all her power into Fang Li, leaving herself vulnerable to her returning bloodlust.
• Arcueid said she would return to Millennium Castle and sleep, and asked Ciel to look after Fang Li.

Arcueid used the last of her power to heal Fang Li, then disappeared, leaving Ciel to explain what happened. Fang Li learned Arcueid had done it out of affection and resolved to find her, though he had only three days left in this world.

• Arcueid recalled how meeting Fang Li had changed her from a weapon driven by hatred into someone who cherished him.
• Arcueid spent her remaining power healing Fang Li, said goodbye, and vanished.
• Ciel carried Fang Li away and later explained that Arcueid's power had repaired him and helped him wake.
• Fang Li asked where Millennium Castle was, but Ciel said humans could not reach it.
• Fang Li decided to let Arcueid sleep a little longer, but promised not to let her sleep in for too long.

After recovering from his soul’s exhaustion, Fang Li decided to leave the Tohno household and return Arcueid’s power to her once he was strong enough. He parted with the family on good terms, bringing his journey in this world to an end.

• Fang Li spent three days sleeping as his soul recovered, while Arcueid’s power remained beyond his control inside him.
• Fang Li emerged from his room and told Tohno Shiki, Tohno Akiha, Kohaku, and Hisui that he was leaving.
• Tohno Akiha asked Fang Li to stay and mentioned the Tohno family’s debt to the Nanaya family, but Fang Li said she could repay someone else instead.
• Tohno Akiha, Kohaku, and Hisui wished Fang Li well, and Tohno Shiki wondered where he had come from.
• Fang Li told Tohno Shiki that they were the same kind and ended his journey in that world.

After receiving an Ex Rank clearance for Tsukihime, Fang Li designated it as a Personal World and used his hidden mission reward to reforge Moon Blade. He then chose to enter a Personal World instead of immediately training.

• The system awarded Fang Li an Ex Rank clearance for Tsukihime, 50000 Exchange Points, and 30 Free Attribute Points.
• Fang Li designated Tsukihime as his fourth Personal World and reviewed the Reforging reward from Tohno Shiki's hidden mission.
• Fang Li used Reforging on Moon Blade, raising its level and granting it the Demon Break effect.
• Fang Li recalled Ryougi Shiki's words about resting and requested entry into a Personal World.

Fang Li returned to his first Personal World, Aria of the Scarlet Ammo, hoping to see Aria, Shirayuki, and the others again. He discovered that three months had passed and flew toward Gakuen Island after reading their messages asking him to come back.

• Fang Li selected Aria of the Scarlet Ammo as the Personal World he would revisit and paid to enter.
• Fang Li reappeared above the sea where he had left the world and used his phone to locate Gakuen Island.
• Fang Li found months of messages from Aria and Shirayuki, who had searched for him and urged him to return.
• Fang Li confirmed he had been gone for three months and accelerated toward Gakuen Island.

After three months away, Fang Li returned to Gakuen Island and found Aria exhausted and waiting for him in his room. He comforted her as she fell asleep again, promising he would come back after she woke up.

• Fang Li flew across the sea to Gakuen Island and returned to his unchanged dorm room.
• Fang Li realized Shirayuki had likely kept his room clean while he was gone.
• Fang Li found Aria asleep on the sofa, murmuring for him to come back as tears gathered at her eyes.
• Fang Li woke Aria, and she leaned against his chest and asked when he was coming back.
• Fang Li embraced Aria and promised, “After you wake up,” while she fell asleep again in his arms.

Fang Li returned after being gone for three months, and Aria angrily confronted him before listening to his account of what happened. The chapter ended with Fang Li raising his concern about the Scarlet Bullet inside Aria.

• Aria woke to find Fang Li back and fired both of her Colts at him while angrily demanding to know why he had returned secretly.
• Fang Li offered Aria peach buns and asked whether she would forgive him, and she insisted that he explain his disappearance and what happened to Sherlock.
• Fang Li told Aria the events of that day, while leaving out details about how he disappeared for three months.
• Aria asked whether Sherlock was dead, and Fang Li said he had not seen Sherlock die and believed he might still be alive.
• Fang Li told Aria that he was more concerned about the Scarlet Bullet within her body.

Aria told Fang Li that she had inherited the Scarlet Ammo but had been unable to use its supernatural abilities, and she resolved to face the powerful enemies seeking it. Fang Li agreed to help as her partner, but their playful exchange was interrupted when an attacker rushed in from the balcony and swung a katana at Aria.

• Fang Li considered the dangers of Scarlet Gold and the supernatural abilities Sherlock had wielded with it.
• Aria said she had tried to use the Scarlet Ammo without success, but would honor her great-grandfather by inheriting it.
• Fang Li warned Aria that pursuing the Scarlet Ammo would pit her against powerful forces around the world.
• Aria declared that she would fight any enemies who came for her and asked Fang Li to help as her partner.
• Fang Li and Aria bickered over peach buns before laughing together.
• An unidentified figure rushed in from the balcony and swung a katana at Aria.

Shirayuki burst into Fang Li’s living room and attacked Aria, accusing her of seducing him while he was away. As the two fought and wrecked the room, Fang Li stepped between them and faced their falling weapons.

• Shirayuki stormed in and slashed at Aria, who blocked the attack with her gun.
• Shirayuki accused Aria of stealing her time with Fang Li and launched a furious assault.
• Aria dodged Shirayuki’s katana as its strikes damaged the living room.
• Aria drew two short swords and fought Shirayuki in a close-quarters duel.
• Fang Li tried to stop them, but both fighters swung their weapons down toward him.

Fang Li stopped Aria and Shirayuki from destroying his room, then left them in the bedroom to reflect on their fight. Leiji called and asked him to come to the school, leaving Fang Li wary that trouble was waiting.

• Fang Li tied up Aria and Shirayuki after their fight wrecked his living room and demanded to know why they had started fighting.
• Shirayuki said she attacked Aria because she considered her a cheating cat who had gotten close to Lord Li, and revealed that her divinations had assured her Fang Li was safe.
• Fang Li carried Aria and Shirayuki into the bedroom and left them there to reflect on themselves for the night.
• Leiji called Fang Li and asked him to come to the school before abruptly hanging up.
• Fang Li recalled a previous dangerous school summons involving Kinji and his brother and suspected the new situation would bring trouble.

Fang Li returned to Armed Detective High School at night after Leiji summoned him, only to discover that she was warning him about Aria. Leiji declared that she would kill Aria, leaving Fang Li facing an imminent threat to her.

• Fang Li returned to Armed Detective High School and spotted Leiji aiming a sniper rifle at him from the rooftop.
• Fang Li confronted Leiji on the rooftop and asked why she had summoned him.
• Leiji said the wind had turned chaotic and asked whether Fang Li was close to Aria.
• Leiji warned Fang Li not to become too close to Aria and said she would not fight him because the wind predicted she could not win.
• Leiji raised a Barrett M82A1 and declared that she would kill Aria.

Leiji threatened to kill Aria with a Barrett sniper rifle unless Fang Li ended their partnership, revealing that she was following orders from the “wind.” Fang Li refused, deflected her shot with a crescent-shaped dagger, and warned her not to try again before disappearing.

• Leiji loaded an armor-piercing Buzhen Bullet into her Barrett and threatened to shoot Aria unless Fang Li ended their partnership.
• Fang Li condemned Leiji for betraying Aria and violating the Buzhen laws, but Leiji said she was a bullet with no feelings or hesitation.
• Leiji aimed at Fang Li's dormitory and demanded his decision, and Fang Li refused.
• Leiji fired, but Fang Li struck the bullet aside with a crescent-shaped dagger.
• Fang Li told Leiji that her mission had failed, warned her not to try again, and disappeared; Leiji remained silent.

Fang Li returned to Armed Detective High School with Aria and Shirayuki, only for Leiji to approach him at the gates and ask him to become her fiancé. Her public proposal stunned Fang Li and Aria, while Shirayuki prepared to attack her and Riko excitedly called it a dating-sim scenario.

• Aria and Shirayuki walked to school beside Fang Li, drawing gossip from the students around them.
• Fang Li, Aria, and Shirayuki encountered Leiji waiting at the school gates with her rifle packed in a guitar case.
• Fang Li suspected Leiji had come to kill Aria and resolved to stop her if she continued.
• Leiji asked Fang Li to become her fiancé and said they could marry immediately so he could return to her tribe as her husband.
• The students erupted over Leiji's proposal as Fang Li froze, Aria blushed, Shirayuki readied her katana, and Riko cheered at the dating-sim scenario.