Chapter Summaries

Angel suspected Edward’s talent for making wigs might eventually create a mysterious object, but he rejected the idea of killing or manipulating Edward to force that outcome. He offered Edward materials to make a wig as a demonstration, and the chapter ended with the Void Shadow Clone warning Edward not to approach her or Laplace unless he could surpass their hair’s effects.

• Angel considered whether Edward’s unusual wig-making talent could become a mysterious object, then dismissed the thought of killing him to pursue it.
• Angel kept his suspicions about Tang Xia'er’s teeth to himself because Butler Fan was present, and told Luigi he could not judge Edward’s talent without seeing it in action.
• Edward explained that he lacked the transcendent materials needed to make a wig, so Angel produced hundreds of materials and invited him to choose.
• Edward asked who the wig was for, but Angel said it was only a demonstration and not for himself.
• The Void Shadow Clone warned Edward not to make wigs for her or Laplace unless he could produce effects better than their hair, and Edward recognized that he could not.

Angel proposed that Edward make a wig for Nakbi after everyone at the tea table declined one for themselves. Edward began choosing materials and grew curious about Angel’s connection to Ashilia Academy when he found its restricted Alchemy Wonderwater among the supplies.

• Gleipnir said she would accept a wig if it could enhance the power of the starry sky, but Edward said he lacked the knowledge and materials for that for now.
• Luigi declined a hastily made wig and said he would bring portraits of Morotra and Qiu Jibiri after returning to Unfallen King City so Edward could plan one for him.
• Angel brought Nakbi in its illusion-filled cage and asked Edward to make it a cute wig, then used Magic Hands to pluck a large clump of its fur.
• Edward chose a Fragrant Butterfly Calla Lily and Wood Spider Silk as decorative materials before selecting energy-type materials for the wig.
• Edward asked Angel whether he could use Alchemy Wonderwater, a restricted material from Ashilia Academy, and Angel told him to use it without worry.
• Edward accepted the Alchemy Wonderwater, while privately wondering whether Ashilia Academy’s rules had changed since he last knew them.

Edward chose Alchemy Wonderwater as the catalyst for making a wig for Nakbi and used a mirror to preview possible styles. As Edward finished a semi-finished wig with custom machines, Angel recognized their creator’s methods and considered meeting the mechanical alchemist Siting after the Tea Party.

• Edward insisted on using the rare Alchemy Wonderwater as a catalyst because he valued its energy purity and wanted to test it.
• Edward used a vanity mirror to project Nakbi and preview different hairstyles and colors before choosing a style for the wig.
• Angel imagined improving the mirror into a device that could save and materialize hairstyles and outfits, and considered making one for the upcoming Tea Party.
• Edward connected to his hair-making machines with glowing Mechanical Nerves and produced a semi-finished wig without operating them by hand.
• Angel recognized the Mechanical Nerves and concluded that Siting, or one of his apprentices, had likely customized Edward’s machines.
• Angel decided he would not seek out Siting himself and expected the Research Institute’s master alchemists to approach him after the Tea Party.

Edward made a center-parted wig whose faint energy concealed the wearer’s true strength, but learned it was ill-suited to Nakbi, an ordinary hamster. Angel suggested giving it to Nakbi anyway, while Luigi worried that his insults about Nakbi would reach Naksu, also known as Behemoth.

• Edward used Alchemy Wonderwater and his talent to finish the wig, baffling Angel, Luigi, Gleipnir, and Laplace.
• Edward revealed that the wig concealed the wearer’s true nature behind a faint energy fluctuation, but Luigi pointed out that Nakbi was an ordinary hamster.
• Edward realized that the wig’s possible effects were poorly suited to Nakbi and regretted not choosing optical invisibility.
• Luigi suggested giving the wig to Naksu, but Angel warned that Naksu and Behemoth were the same creature and might resent Luigi’s insults about Nakbi.
• Angel said the wig should go to Nakbi regardless of its effect, though he doubted Behemoth would like its style.

Angel dressed Nakbi in a wig and bow, then made it a miniature gentleman’s outfit. Edward recognized Angel’s alchemical skill as the finished clothing revealed itself to be an alchemical item.

• Angel used Magic Hands to fit Nakbi with a wig and tied a large white bow around its waist.
• Edward explained that the bow and center-parted wig created visual impact by contrasting feminine and masculine traits.
• Angel decided Nakbi needed clothes and used Fragrant Butterfly Calla Lily petals to make resilient fabric.
• Angel designed and crafted a white-suspender outfit with a black tailcoat and a small flowered hat for Nakbi.
• A faint energy ripple revealed the outfit was an alchemical item, convincing Edward that Angel was a highly skilled alchemist.

Angel made Nakbi a size-adjusting gentleman's suit that soothed its emotions, leaving Edward astonished by Angel's alchemical skill. Gleipnir recovered the Starry Sky Book and took Edward to pack his belongings, while Angel expected they would meet again soon.

• Angel's suit calmed Nakbi's fear, allowing it to move around and contemplate what to do with its newly grown brain.
• Angel explained that the suit soothed emotions, and Edward realized he had made an enchanted alchemical item in only ten minutes.
• Edward asked whether Angel taught at Ashilia Academy, and Angel said he had taught there for a time.
• Nakbi left the entertainment area and sat in the study to contemplate whether to play with the music drum or the ball pit.
• Angel gave Gleipnir the Starry Sky Book, and she took Edward and Hound Butler Fan to the Tooth Staining shop to pack his things.

Angel arranged for Edward to stay in the Silver Forest Space, where he could study Edward’s talent and have him make wigs. Edward accepted the arrangement and settled into a newly created hair and makeup shop, while Angel secretly enclosed it in an invisible barrier.

• Luigi told Angel that Gleipnir planned to have Edward follow her and temporarily leave him with Guta Lace, but Angel said he wanted to study Edward’s talent in the Heart Space.
• After Luigi relayed Angel’s request, Gleipnir sent Edward through the Silver Forest gate, and Laplace allowed him to stay until they reached their destination.
• Angel created a building on the grassland and told Edward to make it his residence and name it; Edward chose the Edward Hair and Makeup Shop.
• Angel gave Edward extraordinary materials and instructed him to make wigs inside the shop and not leave without being called.
• Edward settled into the spacious shop and began arranging his tools, unaware that Angel had surrounded it with an invisible barrier.

Angel discussed Luigi’s dreams from Light Swan and Evil Abyss, then moved the dream artifacts to Rabbit Tower so Luigi could later test whether they could summon Dream Chaser A Lan. Angel then chose to research how to pull Sacred Corpse Crystals into the Dream Crystal Plain in batches, setting up a secluded cottage in Silver Forest Space.

• Luigi described his dreams from Light Swan and Evil Abyss and questioned whether they counted as a sweet dream and a nightmare for triggering Dream Chaser A Lan.
• Angel moved Light Swan and Evil Abyss into an empty room in Rabbit Tower and arranged for Luigi to test them after his challenge with Glaimo.
• Angel declined to attend the meeting at Cloud Grotto and decided to research how to pull Sacred Corpse Crystals into the Dream Crystal Plain in batches.
• Laplace gave Angel a broken mirror that let him enter and leave Silver Forest Space, and Angel built an Illusion Cottage near Edward’s shop for his research.

Angel discovered that the white point of light from the mural had added a Fixed Beacon option to the Void Illusion Gate’s Anomalous Passage, possibly leading to the Ordovician World. He then began considering how to locate the faint souls inside the Sacred Corpse Crystals so he could bring them into the Dream Crystal Plains in bulk.

• Angel tested the Void Illusion Gate and found its ordinary spatial displacement unchanged, then activated Special Energy Mode and discovered the new Anomalous Passage: Fixed Beacon option.
• Angel learned that the white point of light served as a spacetime beacon and speculated that its destination might be the Ordovician World, where he could deliver Luno’s message to the Ocean Prefecture authorities.
• Angel decided not to enter the Anomalous Passage yet and set aside his worries about the beacon.
• Angel examined the Sacred Corpse Crystals and concluded that locating their sleeping souls would require either improving his spiritual force control or amplifying the souls’ faint fluctuations.
• Angel considered studying magic arrays to amplify the soul fluctuations but had not yet chosen which research path to pursue.

Angel studied rune angles from existing magic energy arrays to create a new way to amplify the Sacred Corpse Crystal’s soul fluctuations, but made no progress until he recognized a familiar pattern in the soul-tracing angle. He stepped outside seeking inspiration and saw Laplace fishing by the lake, leaving Angel puzzled by Laplace’s excitement over his catch.

• Angel chose to research magic energy arrays before pursuing the alchemy route and selected rune angles from three arrays as material for his experiments.
• Angel recorded eight soul-related rune angles and spent the night trying to modify them into new patterns, mastering the originals but creating none.
• Angel switched from studying soul soothing to soul tracing and recognized a familiar structure, though he could not remember where he had seen it.
• Angel went outside for fresh air and noticed fish in the lake beside Fischer Cemetery, where Laplace was fishing.
• Angel watched Laplace excitedly catch and treasure a tiny silver barracuda, contradicting Angel’s belief that Laplace cared only about fishing rather than the catch.

Angel replaced the head mold Edward was making of him with one modeled on Star Attendant, then left Silver Forest Space to seek materials related to mental power. He reached the Encircling City Gathering’s 3929th floor and found a Head-Mirror Race shop called the Meditation Experience Hall.

• Angel discovered that Edward was making a head mold of him for wigs and told Edward to use Star Attendant’s face instead.
• Angel left Silver Forest Space through Laplace’s broken mirror, intending to shop for mental-power materials.
• Angel arrived on the 3929th floor and realized the nearby streets were quiet because ordinary visitors knew nothing about the Myriad Races Conference or the coming apocalypse.
• Angel learned from a Crystal-Eyed Race patrol guard that roadside vendors had been driven away and followed the guard’s directions to a Head-Mirror Race shop.
• Angel recognized the shop’s mind-master-inscribed sign as reading “Meditation Experience Hall.”

Angel encountered Moprati, a mixed-blood Yingji and Changhuo man who used incitement to stir up a crowd, and met Veronica, the Yingji woman who stopped him. Veronica explained that Heartfire Home had discussed Angel after Sypolov brought him to the station, leaving Angel newly aware that many Yingji already knew of him.

• Moprati tried to incite Angel and nearby onlookers against the wealthy, but Angel recognized the Changhuo power behind his words and remained unaffected.
• Veronica arrived, twisted Moprati's ear, and made him apologize to the crowd and Angel.
• Angel noticed Veronica's Heartfire tremble when she saw him and asked whether she knew who he was.
• Veronica said Heartfire Home had discussed Angel after Sypolov brought him to the station, then introduced herself and Moprati.
• Veronica revealed that Moprati had Changhuo blood and warned him that using incitement would make Heartfire less likely to recognize him as a full Yingji member.

Angel visited the Meditation Experience Hall, learned that the Head-Mirror Race ran it, and approached its reception desk to seek them out. There he recognized a vendor he had met before and began speaking with three Head-Mirror Race members sharing one mirror.

• Veronica scolded Moprati for muttering, then explained to Angel that she had adopted him and that he used the hall to improve his meditation.
• Veronica said the Head-Mirror Race operated the hall, and she and Moprati left Angel in the lobby as Moprati's meditation room became ready.
• Angel approached the receptionist and discovered that three Head-Mirror Race members—a beautiful woman, a handsome man, and a faceless figure—shared the mirror.
• The three members joked about the faceless figure being an underage worker who wanted to save money for a communication hub for his mother.
• The beautiful woman recognized Angel as a customer she had met before, and Angel remembered her from the transition stairs.
• The woman explained that Head-Mirror Race members used different face profiles in different public shells and had no human true appearance.

Angel visited a Head-Mirror Race meditation hall seeking spiritual-power materials and learned that Shop 4 had the most complete selection. After the faceless Baby contacted an acquaintance there, Shop 4’s representative invited Angel to inspect the goods in person, leaving Angel ready to travel to the shop.

• Angel explained that he wanted spiritual-power materials, but the beautiful face found none at the shops where she worked.
• The faceless Baby offered to contact an acquaintance from Shop 4, whom he had met while looking for work to buy his mother a gift.
• The handsome face and beautiful face welcomed the contact, and Shop 4’s bearded representative entered the public shell after they sent him its number.
• The representative explained that Shop 4 stocked spiritual materials from many worlds, including the Wizarding World, and invited Angel to inspect them.
• Angel learned that Shop 4 was on the 3900th floor and that an internal transportation channel could take him there from the meditation hall.

Angel toured the meditation rooms with the beautiful face and learned how their specialized designs improved meditation. At the transmission passage, he encountered Veronica and Moprati, then heard how the Soul Sand Bed Meditation Room helped Moprati meditate more effectively.

• The beautiful face led Angel through the meditation rooms and explained the hydrotherapy room and its specialized meditation methods.
• Angel learned that the atmospheric vortex room had been built for the Kaka people, while specialized rooms offered stronger effects at higher prices.
• At the transmission passage, Angel met Veronica, who confirmed that Moprati was inside a nearby meditation room.
• Veronica called out Moprati after noticing him eavesdropping, and his soul emerged from the Soul Sand Bed Meditation Room to greet Angel.
• Veronica explained that the soul sand let Moprati leave his body briefly, making his mind purer and helping him enter meditation faster.

Angel’s conversation with Veronica about Soul-Dimensional Path triggered an inspiration that led him to connect the spell’s structure with the Soulseeker magic-pattern horn. After deciding to test whether spells could help create new horns, he thanked and compensated Veronica and the Head-Mirror Race attendants.

• Veronica explained that Soul Sand linked Moprati’s disembodied soul to his body, and Angel began correcting her description of Soul-Dimensional Path.
• Angel froze when he noticed that part of Soul-Dimensional Path’s structure resembled the Soulseeker magic-pattern horn.
• Angel concluded that Soulseeker had likely adapted structures from Soul-Dimensional Path, but he could not tell whether spells could generally be used to create magic-pattern horns.
• Angel decided to experiment with creating horns from known spell structures after returning to Silver Forest Space.
• Angel thanked the beautiful face and Veronica for protecting his inspiration and decided to purchase a meditation room for Heart Space.
• Angel gave Veronica and Moprati Login Device brooches for Dream Crystal Plain.

Angel traveled through a spatial passage to Little Mirror Shop 4, where he met 408 and learned more about the Head-Mirror Race and its homeland, Mirror Mountain. He examined the shop’s mental-type materials and added Thorn Stamen, a plant material that could pierce spiritual power, to his purchase list.

• Veronica accepted the Login Device Angel had offered, and Angel entered the passage to Little Mirror Shop 4.
• Angel recognized the passage’s hexagram patterns as the Giant City Spirit’s spatial ability and traveled through the aurora to a new hall.
• Angel met 408, whom he recognized as the Head-Mirror Race attendant he had encountered earlier in the Meditation Experience Hall.
• 408 explained that the hall’s Floating Mountain Statue represented Mirror Mountain and that the Head-Mirror Race relied on and sought connection with the real world.
• 408 showed Angel a mirror interface of mental-type materials, and Angel selected Thorn Stamen for purchase after learning it could pierce spiritual power.

Angel searched Little Mirror’s shop for pure psychic materials to use in forging a mental-power enhancement tool, despite Four-Zero-Eight warning that even Algalong had failed to make one. He examined two materials from the Payong Race and found that one was purer while the other had a higher concentration of mental power.

• Angel learned that the shop had no materials that enhanced mental power, and Four-Zero-Eight warned that no one had successfully forged a tool with that effect.
• Four-Zero-Eight explained that even Algalong had failed to make a mental-enhancement tool, but Angel remained determined to try forging one himself.
• Four-Zero-Eight showed Angel two pure psychic materials: Payong Condensed Essence and Payong Divine Essence.
• Angel analyzed the Payong Condensed Essence and found that it contained dense mental power along with many unknown substances.
• Angel analyzed the Payong Divine Essence and found that it was purer than the Payong Condensed Essence, though less concentrated in mental power.

Angel arranged to buy Payong Pure Fluid for eight million crystallized crystals, charging the purchase to Dream Mirror’s account, and then ordered more Payong materials while waiting for delivery. He began browsing Little Mirror Shop 4’s extensive catalog, leaving Four-Zero-Eight to prepare the remaining purchases.

• Four-Zero-Eight showed Angel information about Payong Pure Fluid, which came from the corpses of Payong leaders and had over ten times the spiritual power concentration of Payong Condensed Essence.
• Angel agreed to buy the Payong Pure Fluid despite its eight-million-crystal price and had the cost charged to Dream Mirror’s account after Four-Zero-Eight confirmed his unlimited credit.
• Four-Zero-Eight arranged for the Little Mirror Merchants' Guild headquarters to deliver the Payong Pure Fluid in about half an hour and sent Angel the shop’s full catalog.
• Angel asked about the shop’s remaining Payong Condensed Essence and Payong Divine Essence, then ordered all three remaining units of the former and ten portions of the latter.

Angel examined the Cloudtop Flower and discovered that it was made of information clusters, then questioned Four-Zero-Eight about its connection to streams of consciousness. Four-Zero-Eight explained that the flower had originated from seeds brought back by the former chief god, Maji, and grew by absorbing the Head-Mirror Race’s scattered streams of consciousness.

• Angel bought several spirit-type materials from Four-Zero-Eight, spending nearly a million Condensed Crystals on them.
• Angel examined the Cloudtop Flower and realized it was an information-based manifestation rather than an illusion- or space-type material.
• Angel became curious about how the flower’s information clusters could take tangible form and asked Four-Zero-Eight whether it was unique to the Head-Mirror Race and connected to streams of consciousness.
• Four-Zero-Eight explained that Chief God Maji brought the Cloudtop Flower’s seeds back from a distant journey, after which the flowers grew only on Mirror Mountain.
• Four-Zero-Eight said that Cloudtop Flowers used the Head-Mirror Race’s scattered streams of consciousness as nourishment.