Chapter Summaries

Hao Ren and Vivian searched the city for Lily after the Eben werewolves abducted her, using Vivian’s bats to check three abandoned sites. Vivian finally sensed Lily in the northern suburbs, leaving them with a likely location to investigate.

• Vivian explained that the Eben family had taken Lily to recruit her by force, though Lily was not in immediate danger.
• Hao Ren and Vivian narrowed the possible hiding places to three abandoned sites named Haoyun.
• Vivian sent bats to scout the locations, and Hao Ren applied Lily’s sunscreen to protect them from the sun.
• Vivian ruled out the first site and lost contact with a bat flying toward the northern suburbs.
• Vivian sent another bat and sensed Lily in the northern suburbs.

Hao Ren and Vivian flew to an abandoned warehouse in the North Suburbs to rescue Lily, whom two werewolves had found and confined. They drew the werewolves toward Vivian’s Blood Mist clone and reached the windows where Lily was held, but an angry voice recognized them before they could get inside.

• Hao Ren left Izax a note, then Vivian carried him at high speed to the North Suburbs.
• Vivian located Lily inside a warehouse surrounded by black mist, and Hao Ren planned to lure the werewolves away before rescuing her.
• Vivian created a Blood Mist clone and sent it toward the warehouse entrance to draw the werewolves out.
• Vivian and Hao Ren rushed to the warehouse’s western windows, where the black mist blocked their way.
• As Hao Ren prepared to call Lily, someone nearby shouted that they were blood-sucking bugs.

Casa Eben attacked Vivian outside the warehouse, and the two fought as Hao Ren watched for an opening. After Casa recognized Vivian as the legendary Countess who summons the Red Moon, Vivian tried to question him about her past, but he charged again.

• Casa Eben appeared in his transformed Werewolf form, and Vivian attacked him with blood-red phantoms.
• Casa used the Eben family's black mist to evade Vivian's attacks and trap most of her bat swarm.
• Vivian struck Casa with a blood-red spear, burning him and forcing him to recognize her as the Countess who summons the Red Moon.
• Casa explained that his family's records described Vivian's forgotten title and past, while Vivian asked him to tell her more.
• Casa charged at Vivian again, and she rose into the air to continue fighting.

Hao Ren tried to reach Lily, who was trapped inside the warehouse, while Vivian battled Casa Eben outside. He discovered that the black mist did not affect him and crawled through it into the warehouse, shocking Casa Eben.

• Vivian kept Casa Eben occupied in an aerial battle, while Casa Eben wondered why she seemed weaker than his family's records described.
• Hao Ren climbed the warehouse wall to reach Lily after suspecting the black mist had trapped her inside.
• Hao Ren painfully dug his fingers into the concrete until the Data Terminal reminded him to use his Rigid Shield.
• Hao Ren found that the black mist did not affect him and lunged through it toward a window, only to crash into the closed glass.
• Hao Ren broke through the window and entered the warehouse, leaving Casa Eben stunned that he had passed through the black-mist barrier.

Hao Ren broke into the warehouse and found Lily unharmed, only to discover she had slept through her captivity. As they tried to escape, a battered Werewolf attacked them, and Hao Ren knocked him flying with help from his Rigid Shield.

• Hao Ren entered the warehouse through the black mist and searched the second-floor rooms for Lily.
• Hao Ren found Lily asleep on a bed, woke her, and confirmed that her captors had not harmed her.
• Hao Ren freed Lily, and the two jumped down to the warehouse floor to meet Vivian.
• A wounded Werewolf blocked their way and accused Hao Ren of being controlled by the Vampire.
• The Werewolf lunged at Hao Ren, but his claws struck the Rigid Shield, and Hao Ren punched him flying.

Hao Ren and Vivian rescued Lily from two Werewolves who had taken her, but Lily refused to join her own kind and chose to return home. After hearing Hao Ren explain the misunderstanding, the Werewolves protested that they had treated Lily well and complained about the ordeal of keeping her fed and entertained.

• Lily declined to go with the Werewolves because she did not know them, and said she wanted to go home with Vivian.
• Vivian arrived after defeating Casa Eben, and Hao Ren and the others moved both unconscious Werewolves outside the warehouse.
• Casa Eben and the short Werewolf woke quickly and were astonished that Lily chose to stand with Vivian.
• Hao Ren explained Lily's situation and offered to let the Werewolves go, while Casa Eben refused to believe that Lily and Vivian peacefully lived together.
• The short Werewolf protested that he and Casa Eben had fed and entertained Lily, then complained that they were being blamed despite their miserable experience.

Vivian learned that the Eben family’s records described her as the Countess who summons the Red Moon, and the Werewolves agreed to leave after failing to recruit Lily. Casa Eben revealed that otherworldly families were gathering their scattered members as an important day approached, possibly preparing to counterattack the Demon Hunters.

• Ewan told Vivian the Eben family’s bizarre records about her, provoking her anger with their claims about her memory, poverty, and habits.
• Lily told Casa Eben she wanted to stay with Hao Ren and Vivian, and Hao Ren warned the Werewolves not to cause further trouble.
• Casa Eben and Ewan agreed to leave but said the Eben family elders would likely visit after learning Vivian had reappeared.
• Casa Eben explained that otherworldly families were gathering their scattered people because an important day was approaching, and he suggested they might counterattack the Demon Hunters.

Vivian learned that Sirens had returned from the deep sea with a revelation, prompting Otherworlder families to search for scattered kin and relics. After Hao Ren asked whether huskies descended from Werewolves, a group of Demon Hunters surrounded them and ordered everyone to stay.

• Casa Eben explained that Sirens had come ashore seeking scattered power after receiving a revelation, and many had been captured or killed.
• Euen Eben said the Sirens' information had led Otherworlder families, including the Ebens, to gather their people and relics.
• Hao Ren asked Casa Eben and Euen Eben whether Werewolves had a husky branch, upsetting Euen and disappointing Lily when Casa denied it.
• A suited middle-aged man appeared on the warehouse roof with a crossbow, and six or seven Demon Hunters emerged around the group.
• The middle-aged Demon Hunter ordered Vivian, Hao Ren, Lily, Casa Eben, and Euen Eben to stay.

Demon Hunters ambushed Vivian, Casa Eben, Euen Eben, Lily, and Hao Ren with enchanted crossbows and a stamina-draining scent, turning the fight into a chaotic melee. Hao Ren’s shield protected him from their weapons, and he disabled one Demon Hunter’s crossbow before she teleported away and declared she would capture him for research.

• The Demon Hunter team revealed itself on the rooftops, and Casa Eben and Euen Eben realized the hunters’ scent was weakening them.
• The Demon Hunter Leader ordered an attack, and Vivian, the Werewolves, and Hao Ren dodged the endless silver bolts with varying success.
• Vivian and the Werewolves counterattacked, but the hunters’ crossbows and the scent in the air kept them from gaining ground.
• A scarred Demon Hunter teleported beside Hao Ren and punched him, but his Rigid Shield absorbed most of the blow.
• Hao Ren charged the scarred woman and broke her crossbow, then she teleported away and called him a new monster she would take for research.

Hao Ren, Vivian, Lily, and the Eben Werewolves fought the Demon Hunters, but the Hunters gained the upper hand and forced the group to consider retreating. As the Hunters prepared a final attack, Lily announced that she had an idea.

• Hao Ren used his Rigid Shield to draw crossbow fire, then knocked down a Demon Hunter while Vivian and the Werewolves fought their own opponents.
• The Demon Hunters wounded Casa Eben and incapacitated Euen Eben, pinning him to a factory wall and preparing to collect his blood.
• Lily entered the fight, froze the Demon Hunter who was collecting Euen’s blood, and freed Euen from the wall.
• Vivian rejoined the others as the Demon Hunters regrouped and aimed their mechanical crossbows for a final attack.
• Vivian urged the group to find a chance to retreat, and Lily perked up at Casa Eben’s mention of smoke bombs and said she had an idea.

Lily used an ice-and-fire whirlwind to create dense mist, helping Hao Ren, Vivian, Casa Eben, and Euen Eben escape the Demon Hunters. After they reached a wasteland and regrouped, Casa questioned why so many Demon Hunters had gathered, leaving their purpose unresolved.

• Lily combined her Ice and Fire Claws into a huge blast of hot water vapor, filling the area with dense fog as Vivian and Hao Ren shielded her from the Demon Hunters' attacks.
• Lily dragged Hao Ren through the fog while Vivian followed, and Casa Eben escaped carrying Euen Eben over his shoulder.
• Lily explained that her ultimate move had created water vapor, then flung Hao Ren into a pile of rocks after he tugged her tail.
• Vivian said she had erased their scent and believed the Demon Hunters would not catch up soon, while Casa Eben revealed that Euen had been pretending to sleep.
• Euen Eben woke and wondered why he had been burned, prompting the others to glare at Lily before Casa asked why so many Demon Hunters had gathered.

Hao Ren's group recovered from their fight with the Demon Hunters while Casa Eben and Euen Eben discussed how the hunters had found them. As the group prepared to split up, Izax arrived and pointed out that the Demon Hunter Leader had appeared nearby.

• Euen Eben recovered from his wounds while Casa Eben explained that the Demon Hunters had likely been passing through and set an ambush after spotting the fight.
• Vivian suggested splitting up so Casa could report the situation to his clan, and Casa agreed to deliver the Countess's message to the elders.
• Hao Ren remembered the Data Terminal he had thrown away, and it flew back to him before startling Casa and Euen with its speech and movement.
• Izax arrived and confirmed that he had found Hao Ren's weapon, then pointed out the Demon Hunter Leader standing a hundred meters away.

Izax rescued Hao Ren from a Demon Hunter ambush, then tried to make the attackers promise to become good people. He left the Demon Hunters captured and beaten, while Hao Ren realized Izax enforced goodness through a demon’s logic.

• Izax stopped a Demon Hunter’s surprise attack on Hao Ren and learned that only two Demon Hunters had reached them.
• Izax refused Lily and Hao Ren’s hopes for revenge and politely asked the Demon Hunters to admit their mistake and leave them alone.
• The Demon Hunters attacked Izax with crossbow bolts and throwing blades, but his body and demonic energy nullified their weapons.
• Izax used rune chains to capture the fleeing Demon Hunters, injured their limbs, and demanded they promise to be good people and sign a contract.
• Izax knocked one Demon Hunter unconscious when he interrupted, while Hao Ren understood that Izax treated goodness as a choice between obedience and death.

After Izax subdued the Demon Hunters, he lectured them on coexistence until he knocked them unconscious. The Arcane Servant arrived, took the captives away, and warned Hao Ren that a new mission might be coming.

• Izax knocked out the Demon Hunter Leader after lecturing him about harmony, then explained that he had once educated his own people by beating them and forcing them to copy the Knights' Code.
• Hao Ren warned Casa Eben and Ewan not to pry into Izax's past, while Vivian argued against releasing the Demon Hunters.
• The Arcane Servant appeared and explained that Izax had followed him after he recovered Hao Ren's Data Terminal and dealt with Demon Hunters at the warehouse.
• The Arcane Servant said Raven 12345 had sent him to help and took the two captives away to be handled by his mistress.
• The Arcane Servant told Hao Ren to stay near home because a new mission might be coming, then revealed that Raven 12345 had forgotten his number.

After leaving Casa Eben and Euen Eben, Hao Ren and his companions returned home and discussed the threat of more Demon Hunters arriving. Their tense evening was interrupted by a doorbell, and Hao Ren found an unfamiliar girl waiting outside.

• Casa Eben and Euen Eben said farewell to Vivian and Hao Ren, then headed toward the city to return to Europe.
• Hao Ren, Vivian, Lily, and Izax traveled home by bus, and Raven 12345's Arcane Servant left the warehouse wreckage looking like a lightning-caused disaster.
• At home, Hao Ren and Vivian reheated lunch while Vivian said the Demon Hunters would likely search briefly and then leave.
• A doorbell rang, and Hao Ren opened the front door to find an unfamiliar girl standing outside.

Hao Ren reluctantly welcomed Nangong May, a new tenant sent by Raven, into his crowded home. After she introduced herself as a land-dwelling Siren, Hao Ren wondered where he had seen her before.

• Nangong May arrived with Raven's glowing letter confirming that she was Hao Ren's new tenant.
• Hao Ren welcomed Nangong May and introduced her to Lily, Vivian, and Izax.
• Nangong May revealed that her mother was a Siren who had come ashore in the 1860s.
• Vivian, Lily, and Izax introduced themselves and their races to Nangong May.
• Hao Ren said Nangong May looked familiar and wondered if they had met a few days earlier.

Hao Ren and his companions welcomed Nangong May, a wandering siren singer, into their home after discovering they had met her before. As she settled in, Vivian explained what little she knew about the mysterious sirens.

• Hao Ren and Nangong May recognized each other from their earlier encounter, and he invited her to share dinner with the household.
• Hao Ren and Vivian helped Nangong May move into a furnished room, while Lily eagerly questioned her about her travels and singing.
• Nangong May explained that a beautiful older sister had appeared in her dreams and directed her to find the inspector Hao Ren.
• Hao Ren confirmed Nangong May's identity with Raven 12345's token and the Data Terminal, then asked Vivian about sirens.
• Vivian described sirens as an ancient, secretive, all-female race that lived in the deep sea and sometimes had children with humans.

Nangong May settled into Hao Ren’s household and learned about the group’s unusual connections when Raven 12345 urgently summoned Hao Ren for a mission. Raven revealed that another tenant had landed far off target, leaving Hao Ren to prepare for a trip to a location 895 light-years away.

• Lily and Nangong May bonded over travel, and Lily showed her an old photograph of herself in a qipao.
• At breakfast, Nangong May learned that Demon Hunters were active nearby and asked about the Time-Space Administration Bureau.
• Hao Ren began explaining the Bureau, but Raven 12345 contacted him and ordered him to report for an urgent mission departing the next day.
• Hao Ren told Nangong May that Izax could explain the Bureau and multiverse while he was away, and she looked forward to joining the group.
• Raven 12345 told Hao Ren that another tenant had landed off target, 895 light-years away.

Raven 12345 sent Hao Ren on an interstellar mission to retrieve a stranded new tenant and unlocked Spatial Teleportation for him. Hao Ren learned how the new ability worked and prepared for his first trip beyond Earth.

• Raven 12345 told Hao Ren that a transport ship had dropped the new tenant 895 light-years from the intended destination and ordered him to retrieve them.
• Raven 12345 explained that the mission would help Hao Ren learn about the universe as he advanced toward becoming a full-fledged inspector.
• Raven 12345 unlocked Spatial Teleportation on Hao Ren's Data Terminal, giving him access to her villa and Kuiper Station.
• Raven 12345 explained that Hao Ren could record visited locations as additional teleportation points and bring along anyone within a 500-meter radius.
• Raven 12345 warned Hao Ren that teleportation could make mortals vomit, advising him to hide after transporting someone.

Hao Ren learned about his upcoming trip to the Kuiper Station and questioned Raven 12345 about the Demon Hunters and the conflict between humans and otherworldly beings. Raven explained why she would not simply separate the groups, while hinting that the conflict had a deeper cause Hao Ren would eventually uncover.

• Hao Ren studied the Data Terminal’s transport precautions, and Raven 12345 told him to rely on its prompts and follow the Employee Code during his assignment.
• Raven 12345 revealed that the Kuiper Station was a concealed relay station in the Solar System and that she had arranged a civilian spaceship for Hao Ren’s trip.
• Hao Ren asked whether the Demon Hunters were good or bad, and Raven 12345 described them as protectors caught in a conflict among innocent groups with competing needs to survive.
• Hao Ren proposed relocating the otherworldly beings, but Raven 12345 rejected the idea and said separation would not address the conflict’s deeper root.