Chapter Summaries

Angel and Laplace discussed a mysterious extinction disaster after Laplace revealed that at least six races in the North Cross Region had vanished within ten years. They could not identify the cause, and Angel wondered whether Cameron had traveled there to investigate.

• Laplace told Angel she recognized the gaseous lifeform in the image and said its race had gone extinct within the last five years.
• Laplace described how the gaseous race's stellar rivers collapsed and its world lost all life in a matter of hours, though she never saw what caused it.
• Laplace revealed that at least six races in the North Cross Region had vanished in ten years, suggesting an unknown calamity was driving civilizations to extinction.
• Luigi wondered whether the anxious figure in Angel's image was connected to the extinctions, but Angel dismissed the link as speculation.
• Laplace proposed that nearby civilizations might be helpless or that a higher-level civilization might be responding to the disaster.
• Angel recalled that Cameron had traveled to the North Cross Region and wondered whether he had gone to investigate the calamity.

Angel learned about the Black Goat and its secret mirror after Luigi explained that the creature had joined the Unfallen King City and planned to sell entry tickets. Angel wondered why Sypolov had grown heavy-hearted when the Black Goat appeared, but the chapter ended before he learned the reason.

• Angel noticed that Sypolov seemed unusually troubled, and Laplace and Luigi linked the change to the Black Goat's appearance with the Unfallen King City.
• Luigi told Angel that the Black Goat was a powerful mirror creature that could issue entry tickets to its secret mirror, a dangerous place containing three legendary treasures.
• Luigi explained that the Black Goat could create many powerful clones, making its true body nearly impossible to locate or capture, and that the secret mirror itself could move through the void's interlayers.
• Luigi said the Black Goat planned to offer secret-mirror entry tickets as merchandise, but it could issue only one every five years and the mirror could hold no more than one hundred entrants.
• Angel wondered why the news about the Black Goat had made Sypolov so heavy-hearted.

Sypolov explained that he had come to All Things House to secure an investigator as a teammate for the Black Goat Secret Mirror, but Black Goat’s new ticket sales made him regret the commission. Angel asked about the Secret Mirror, and Sypolov began revealing what he knew, starting with a widely circulated rumor he said was false.

• Luigi pressed Sypolov about his sudden gloom, and Sypolov admitted it was partly connected to Black Goat.
• Sypolov revealed that General Oleg had given him a Secret Mirror Entry Ticket and that he had commissioned All Things House to find him a trustworthy investigator teammate.
• Sypolov explained that Black Goat’s ticket sales made him regret arranging a teammate through All Things House instead of buying another ticket.
• Luigi recalled that Guta Lace’s prediction about Sypolov’s commission and Ice Country’s war had been wrong.
• Angel asked Sypolov for information about the Black Goat Secret Mirror, and Sypolov began by saying that a popular rumor about it was false.

Sypolov and Hound Butler explained that the Black Goat Secret Mirror’s supposed All-Powerful Wailing Wall was actually a mirror, and recounted how it had deceived a Changhuo Clan explorer into asking about Lust Demon God marks. Angel questioned why such a mark existed in the Secret Mirror, leaving the group considering whether its corresponding material world was connected to the Abyss or to Demon God believers.

• Sypolov revealed that a Changhuo Clan member had found the third treasure decades earlier and that it was a mirror, not merely a wailing wall.
• Hound Butler explained that Black Goat had misidentified the mirror after seeing only its demon-painted back, and that Black Goat had once contracted with Hound Butler when it joined Unfallen King City.
• Hound Butler recounted how the mirror tricked the Changhuo Clan explorer into asking whether the Secret Mirror contained anything that could enhance his abilities, then told him about Lust Demon God marks.
• The Secret Mirror’s rules teleported the explorer out after the mirror answered, before he could search for a mark.
• Angel asked why a Lust Demon God mark existed in the Secret Mirror, and Luigi and Hound Butler considered whether its corresponding world was the Abyss or a world containing Demon God believers.

Angel speculated that the Black Goat Secret Mirror’s original body lay in the Lust Demon God’s territory and might be the Desire Mirror, but he declined to investigate it himself. After the discussion, Kuntela began presenting the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom’s wares, with Alshanjo handling the sales pitch.

• Angel reasoned that the Black Goat’s resemblance to Abyssal horned demons suggested the Black Goat Secret Mirror’s original body was in the Abyss, possibly within the Lust Demon God’s domain.
• Angel conjectured that the Desire Mirror might be the Black Goat Secret Mirror’s original body because both could answer questions, and Hound Butler proposed asking an investigator to test the theory.
• Angel refused to enter the secret mirror and told Sypolov not to spend his rare opportunity investigating the conjecture, urging him instead to speak well of Angel to Oleg.
• Ufuli finished presenting the Scaled-Clan Tempering Technique and left the stage, after which Kuntela took over to introduce the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom’s wares.
• Alshanjo emerged from Kuntela’s Crystal Book and presented the products, while Laplace explained that favors were sold only to buyers able to bear their consequences.

Alshanjo promoted Gleipnir’s upcoming Dream Mirror Clan presentation before Mollyan introduced the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom’s plans at the outpost. The main event was a rare meet-and-greet with Mystic Dragon, whose sudden arrival surprised Hound Butler and left the reason for it unknown.

• Alshanjo introduced the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom’s products, then urged the crowd to stay for Gleipnir’s Dream Mirror Clan presentation.
• Alshanjo and Kuntela left the stage, and Mollyan appeared as the Dragon Raven Clan’s leader and the kingdom’s spokesperson.
• Luigi described the unusual hobbies of Alshanjo, Mollyan, and Algalong, while Sypolov confirmed that Algalong balanced forging tools on its head.
• Mollyan announced that Mystic Dragon, publicly known as Eya, had arrived at Crystal City and would meet visitors at the outpost.
• Hound Butler questioned why Eya had come, since Mollyan had originally been expected to lead the meet-and-greet.

Angel, Luigi, and Laplace discussed why Mystic Dragon had come to Crystal City and how his standing could help spread the Login Device. Laplace revealed that Mystic Dragon was an old acquaintance who had once been sent to help her, though she ended up helping him instead.

• Hound Butler judged that Eya had likely come for the Singers' towers or the Featherwood Clan's goods, and Luigi hinted that a greater surprise was coming.
• Angel and Luigi agreed that Mystic Dragon's prestige could help promote the Login Device and draw the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom into their plans.
• Angel learned that Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon was the Hundred Dragons Divine Kingdom's acting Dragon God, whose lifespan far exceeded ten thousand years.
• Laplace said Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon had once sent a Mirror Dragon to help her when she was in danger, but the Wise Sovereign of Abyss City had saved her instead.
• Laplace revealed that the Mirror Dragon sent to help her was Mystic Dragon, who had been too young to aid her, and that she later helped him understand himself.

Laplace told Angel how she recognized Mystic Dragon’s Book of Time talent and helped it overcome its self-doubt, explaining why she valued Mystic Dragon’s future potential. The conversation ended with Luigi welcoming Mystic Dragon’s arrival as useful for the Login Device, while Angel noticed that several announced events reflected their organizers’ personal interests.

• Laplace explained that Mystic Dragon’s Dragon God Mark had not made it powerful while it was young, and that its Book of Time talent would steadily strengthen it as it lived.
• Laplace said she had analyzed Mystic Dragon’s talent and helped it develop Hidden Treasures in the Book, which convinced Mystic Dragon to trust in its future growth.
• Laplace told Angel that Mystic Dragon’s abilities touched on time but leaned toward analysis, and that she valued it more than the Ten-Thousand-Year Dragon because it represented the future.
• Luigi learned that Laplace had helped Mystic Dragon and concluded that their old connection would make negotiations over the Login Device easier.
• Mollyan announced several gatherings, and Angel recognized that Alshanjo and Hailanwoga had organized events to indulge their interests in liquor and giants.

Gleipnir prepared to present on the main stage after Mollyan unexpectedly boosted the audience’s interest in her appearance. She introduced herself as a member of Dream Mirror, making the organization’s public debut as she began her presentation.

• Mollyan endorsed Gleipnir before leaving the stage, causing the popularity gauge to rise and then decline more slowly.
• Gleipnir explained backstage that Mollyan had credited her with a divination for a Mirror Dragon hatchling two thousand years earlier.
• Angel suggested that Mollyan’s endorsement could also have been a low-cost way to direct attention toward Gleipnir.
• Gleipnir stepped onto the presentation stage as the popularity gauge rebounded from seventy-three to seventy-seven percent.
• Gleipnir introduced herself as a member of Dream Mirror rather than as an astrologer.

After declaring herself a member of Dream Mirror, Gleipnir introduced the Login Device while races across the Day Mirror Domain considered how her new affiliation might let them negotiate with her. As the audience watched, Mollyan noticed that Kukulus’s shadow had disappeared, suggesting he had begun using shadow power.

• Gleipnir dismissed concerns that joining Dream Mirror would cost her a neutral identity, then began introducing the Login Device.
• The Giant City Spirit asked an elderly Crystal-Eyed Race member whether Gleipnir had developed an ideology, and they agreed to contact Dream Mirror about future negotiations.
• The Telu People considered approaching Dream Mirror to ask Gleipnir to divine the location of their homeland.
• The Head-Mirror Race, Mirror Dragon Clan, Winged Forest, and Singers showed particular interest in the Login Device and the Dream Crystal Plain.
• Mollyan’s Time Doppelgänger watched Kukulus in the Cloud Grotto and noticed that his shadow had merged with the mist and vanished.

Mollyan learned why Kukulus considered Gleipnir’s Login Device important: the Dream Crystal Plain could preserve consciousness and, through Assimilation, transfer abilities into reality. Kukulus realized his new Shadow power had emerged unconsciously as he studied Assimilation, leaving him and Mollyan poised to discuss the device’s wider potential with Eya.

• Kukulus suspected Mollyan was mocking his miniature form, and Mollyan guessed that his change in size might have something to do with Babaregon.
• Mollyan prepared to leave because she did not want to meet Eya, but Kukulus persuaded her to stay and discuss Gleipnir’s Login Device.
• Kukulus explained that the Dream Crystal Plain enabled distant people to meet and allowed consciousness to survive, including for Ruskania and the dying.
• Kukulus told Mollyan that Assimilation could affect reality and might let him gain abilities from the Dragon-Eating Sunflower and other challenges.
• Mollyan pointed out that Kukulus’s Shadow power might have come from Assimilation, and Kukulus realized that information about the ability had merged into his instincts.

Lady Roseleaf and Magic Flute discussed the Crystal Palace’s security and learned that the Hound Butler could secretly read minds, then decided to avoid the All Things House. Magic Flute showed interest in the Login Device, arguing that the Dream Crystal Plain differed from consciousness spaces used by other civilizations.

• Lady Roseleaf discovered a loophole in a Crystal Palace roof tile that could let the Crystal-Eyed Race’s Spirit investigate them, and Magic Flute helped reassure the gathered Singers and Featherwood Clan members.
• Lady Roseleaf reported that Crystal City’s guardian was a Giant City Spirit and warned that the Hound Butler could read hearts without its targets noticing.
• Lady Roseleaf explained that the Hound Butler was trapped inside the All Things House, so the group agreed to avoid the Butler and anyone from the All Things House rather than try to kill it.
• After discussing the Crystal Shells, Lady Roseleaf noticed Magic Flute watching Yu Xiang demonstrate the Login Device and asked whether he was interested in it.
• Lady Roseleaf compared the Dream Crystal Plain to consciousness spaces used by consciousness civilizations, but Magic Flute said it was clearly different.

Magic Flute explained to Lady Roseleaf how the Dream Crystal Plain differed from the consciousness space, especially through its independent energy system and freedom to enter and leave. After revealing that Ms. Gosha had judged the Dream Crystal Plain beneficial to the Singers and the Featherwood Clan, he left Lady Roseleaf reconsidering her assumptions about it.

• Magic Flute told Lady Roseleaf that consciousness beings were confined to the consciousness space, while the Dream Crystal Plain could be entered and exited freely and had its own energy system.
• Lady Roseleaf questioned whether the Dream Crystal Plain’s Wonderland abilities could matter outside it, and Magic Flute opened his chest to reveal Ms. Gosha beside his energy core.
• Lady Roseleaf recognized Ms. Gosha as a likely Time Doppelgänger of the White Porcelain Singer and recalled her ability to answer good-or-bad questions.
• Magic Flute explained that Ms. Gosha had awakened unexpectedly and answered that the Dream Crystal Plain and its energy system would be good for the Singers and the Featherwood Clan.
• Lady Roseleaf reconsidered her comparison between the Dream Crystal Plain and the consciousness space and began to share Magic Flute’s more favorable view.

At Hound House, Gleipnir’s explanation of the Login Device prompted Little Red and the Hound Butler to ask about Dream Crystal Plain. Luigi offered them Login Devices so they could explore it themselves, while the Hound Butler remained curious about who had created the new world.

• The Hound Butler wondered how Laplace’s group had created Dream Crystal Plain and whether it was truly a dreamlike world.
• Little Red asked Luigi whether Dream Crystal Plain was an independent world and said she wanted to visit with the Hound Butler.
• Luigi said the Hound Butler could investigate Dream Crystal Plain for itself, but he could not explain whether it had been created or had always existed.
• Luigi gave the Hound Butler a free earring-style Login Device, and the Hound Butler began reconsidering its complaints about the device’s appearance.
• Luigi promised to choose a suitable Login Device for Little Red.

Little Red revealed that she wanted cat ears so she could comfort the lonely presence residing in Angel’s cat ears, and Angel let her design a custom hairclip. Hound Butler learned that Angel was connected to both the Login Devices and the Dream Crystal Plain, but Laplace warned it not to investigate Angel’s identity further.

• Luigi gave Little Red a Red Fox Ear Hairclip, but she admitted that she preferred cat ears so she could keep the original owner of Angel’s cat ears company.
• Angel deduced that Little Red had sensed hidden loneliness in the cat ears, and she confessed that she had concealed this information to respect its wishes.
• Angel invited Little Red to design a cat ear hairclip with Nightmare Illusion energy, and she eagerly began shaping it.
• Hound Butler inferred that Angel controlled the Login Devices and wondered about his connection to the Dream Crystal Plain and Laplace.
• Laplace privately told Hound Butler that Angel had refined the Login Devices and was related to the Dream Crystal Plain, then warned it that investigating his identity would bring danger.

Angel reshaped a red fox-ear hairclip into the fluffy cat ears Little Red wanted, and her embrace changed the illusory cat ears on his head. Little Red sensed that the ears now carried less loneliness and a more delicious cake scent, while the effects of the change on Angel remained unknown.

• Little Red designed fluffy red cat ears with long ahoges because she believed the lonely presence would like what she liked.
• Angel used Alchemy Flame to transform a red fox-ear hairclip into the matching cat-ear Login Device, and Little Red happily wore it.
• Little Red hugged Angel, and his illusory cat ears became fluffy and lustrous as Sypolov, the Hound Butler, Luigi, and Laplace watched in surprise.
• Angel sensed no immediate changes to his body, and Laplace and Luigi advised him to wait until Heart Space before testing whether the change affected his cooking.
• Little Red said she had not known the change would happen, then smelled Angel's ears and reported that their scent of loneliness had nearly faded and their cake scent had become more delicious.

Angel discovered that his puffed-up cat ears affected more than food, as they greatly frightened the Invention Mouse Nakbi. Little Red tested whether Nakbi feared her cat-ear Login Device too, and the group found it was less afraid once she removed it.

• The Hound Butler tried to persuade Luigi to let Angel reforge its Login Device, but Luigi refused and told it to buy another one.
• While Angel explained the Dream Crystal Plains to Little Red, Hyde Land alerted him that Nakbi had awakened inside his bracelet.
• Angel brought Nakbi’s cage out, and Luigi moved it away from Angel when Nakbi panicked at the sight of Angel’s cat ears.
• Little Red approached Nakbi wearing her cat-ear Login Device, and Nakbi played dead before curling up and trembling.
• Little Red removed the Login Device and touched Nakbi through the cage, and Luigi concluded that Nakbi feared Angel’s cat ears most because they were connected to Angel’s aura.

Angel and the others discovered that Nakbi had eaten the Pointed Fruit, then used an illusion of Behemoth to coax it into speaking. Nakbi said that it missed Behemoth, and Little Red drew attention to a strange scent she had noticed on it.

• Hound Butler questioned why Angel had taken Nakbi out, and Luigi explained that Nakbi had woken up before Angel clarified its connection to Behemoth.
• Luigi and Laplace noticed the Pointed Fruit had vanished from Nakbi's cage, and Angel concluded Nakbi had eaten it; Laplace explained the fruit had turned into energy inside Nakbi.
• Angel concealed Nakbi with Nightmare Illusion and made an illusion of Behemoth, causing Nakbi to approach it and speak in the Pirus language.
• Luigi, Hound Butler, and Little Red translated Nakbi's words as “Mousey misses you,” and Laplace judged Little Red's translation the most accurate.
• Little Red said she had smelled a very strange scent on Nakbi, shifting everyone's attention to the discovery.

Little Red analyzed Nakbi and found a sleeping, vast hereditary legacy in its bloodline, possibly tied to the Invention Mice’s ancestors. She also sensed an aura above the mortal realm within that bloodline, leaving the group unsure whether it came from a god or an ancestral spirit.

• Little Red told Angel and Luigi that Nakbi carried the scent of a sleeping bloodline from a remnant race.
• Luigi connected the analysis to the similar names Naksu and Nakfei and argued that the Invention Mice inherited information through their bloodlines.
• Little Red explained that Nakbi’s dormant legacy was exceptionally vast but difficult to awaken, and she suggested that Naksu might help confirm the inheritance.
• Little Red said Nakbi’s bloodline carried an aura above the mortal realm, which Laplace identified as potentially divine authority.
• Luigi asked whether Nakbi’s ancestors included a god, while Little Red said the aura might instead come from an ancestral spirit.

Luigi and Little Red concluded that Nakbi likely carried a high-level bloodline from the Druna Plane, possibly linked to the vanished deity Behemoth, though Laplace warned that the bloodline might never awaken. Angel remained uncertain about Luigi’s theory that fate had brought them together, then reconsidered asking Little Red to analyze the Star Attendant because of hidden currents surrounding Hante World.

• Luigi connected Naksu’s name, Behemoth, with Nakbi’s suspected deity bloodline and proposed that the Invention Mice descended from Behemoth.
• Little Red explained that Nakbi had rapidly assimilated the foreign energy of a Pointed Fruit, suggesting Nakbi possessed a powerful Druna bloodline.
• Luigi embraced the possibility that Nakbi and Behemoth’s meeting—and his own role in their future—had been arranged by fate, while Angel withheld judgment.
• Laplace cautioned that many generations of Invention Mice had failed to awaken their ancestral power, tempering Luigi’s excitement.
• Angel reflected on Little Red’s ability to uncover Nakbi’s origins and considered asking her to analyze the Star Attendant, whose Hante World origins might connect it to hidden forces.