Chapter Summaries

Gleipnir explained the Dream Crystal Plain to Star Worm after he emerged from the manor with a newly reshaped body and no clothes or energy. She introduced the attic as the entrance to a currently inaccessible Wonderland and summoned the Black Cat to test whether Star Worm could see Wonderland prompts.

• Gleipnir watched Star Worm struggle free of the manor and suggested that someone prepare clothes for him, while Angel and Laplace discussed how bodies and clothing worked in the Dream Crystal Plain.
• Star Worm emerged and told Gleipnir that escaping had felt like crawling out of a swamp; she explained that his first entry into the Dream Crystal Plain had reshaped his body.
• Star Worm discovered that his familiar clothes, manifested skin, and energy were gone, and Gleipnir explained that everyone received a new body and could not sense their energy in this world.
• Star Worm asked about the lack of text prompts, and Gleipnir explained that most of the world was not made of Text Creations and that its different landforms lay hidden in Wonderland.
• Gleipnir pointed out the ruined attic as the entrance to a Wonderland that was currently operating, then summoned the Black Cat to see whether Star Worm could perceive its prompts.

Star Worm learned that Wonderland produced information panels and that entering a Wonderland could unlock a Text Panel, so he set out to find one. Gleipnir arranged for Angel to search nearby and provide clothes, and Angel found two possible Wonderlands, leaving the group to choose a suitable one.

• Star Worm received a Wonderland prompt for the Black Cat, and Gleipnir explained its taming points and why he could now see Wonderland information.
• Gleipnir told Star Worm that entering a Wonderland would unlock a Text Panel, prompting him to look for a nearby Wonderland.
• Gleipnir stopped Star Worm from leaving without clothes and went to the manor, where Angel had created a train conductor uniform for him.
• Gleipnir asked Angel to find an open or semi-open Wonderland that Star Worm could leave after entering.
• Angel searched around Star Worm and found Water Tadpole Forest and Odul's Sorrow, ruling out the first as too enclosed and considering the second as a possible option.

Angel searched for a nearby instance that Star Worm could enter without losing too much time, and found that the Prada Beauty Pageant might be a task-oriented instance. He reasoned that Star Worm could leave quickly by failing its tasks, giving them a promising alternative to traveling to Silver Coral Island.

• Angel and Gleipnir rejected the nearby Water Tadpole Forest and Odul's Sorrow instances, while Laplace noted that Star Worm could not quickly reach Silver Coral Island without logging out.
• Angel expanded his search to fifty kilometers and found two more crystal mediums: the survival-focused Fantastic Voyage of Young Rivi and a dilapidated building linked to Prada Beauty Pageant.
• Angel described the first instance's ocean setting, and Laplace became interested in challenging it for the chance to gain a private fishing ground.
• Angel identified the second instance as Prada Beauty Pageant, set in a modern city, and Gleipnir suggested its advertising-company setting might be connected to its tasks.
• Angel proposed that Star Worm could exit a task-oriented instance by failing its tasks, making Prada Beauty Pageant potentially suitable for him.

Gleipnir took Star Worm to a nearby task-oriented Wonderland so he could activate his Text Panel, while also hoping to inspect its city for possible immigrants. Star Worm and Gleipnir entered the multiplayer instance, and Angel began livestreaming as they faced a task to reach the Prada Media Company building.

• Gleipnir gave Star Worm a conductor's uniform and told him that Laplace had identified an unconquered Wonderland about fifty kilometers northwest.
• Gleipnir transformed the Black Cat into a Black Tiger and rode with Star Worm to a dilapidated building that served as the Wonderland's crystal medium.
• Gleipnir warned Star Worm that he might be trapped if the Wonderland was not task-oriented, but Star Worm chose to enter.
• Star Worm stepped onto the building's stairs and vanished into the Wonderland; Angel and Laplace arrived and confirmed that the instance was task-oriented and multiplayer.
• Angel sensed that Star Worm's first task was to reach the Prada Media Company building within a time limit, then started a flat-screen livestream as Gleipnir entered too.

Gleipnir entered the Prada Beauty Pageant instance in Modern City and learned that she needed to reach Prada Media Company, while puzzling over how to rise to the pinnacle of fashion. She discovered that Star Worm and she had been caught in different random missions involving a Copycat Monster, and decided to give Star Worm time to find it before intervening.

• Gleipnir arrived in Modern City, reviewed the mission to reach Prada Media Company, and considered how the Beauty Pageant might relate to her goal of reaching the pinnacle of fashion.
• When Gleipnir opened her eyes, she saw two Star Worms surrounded by contracting black and white rings, and Angel explained that the duplication had begun after Star Worm inspected the mission information.
• Gleipnir received a mission to identify and smash the fashion Demonic Beast, while Star Worm received a mission to find the Copycat Monster among Mirrors in his mental space.
• Angel explained that Gleipnir could not distinguish the two Star Worms by sight but that he could identify the Copycat Monster as the one on the right.
• Gleipnir decided to wait until the final ten seconds of Star Worm's countdown before taking over if he had not found the Copycat Monster.

Gleipnir and Star Worm discovered how the Copycat Monster task worked, and Star Worm received a Fashion Magic Book that revealed Fashion Demonic Beasts could grant abilities. The chapter left Gleipnir reconsidering immigration and wondering whether the strange Modern City had a real-world counterpart.

• Star Worm completed the task by finding the Copycat Monster’s true form, causing Gleipnir’s random task to disappear as well.
• Gleipnir questioned whether Star Worm was an impostor, but accepted his identity after he explained that he had unlocked the Text Panel and received a reward.
• Gleipnir taught Star Worm to operate the Text Panel, and he summoned his illusory Fashion Magic Book.
• Gleipnir read that the book could unlock Fashion Demonic Beast abilities and saw the Copycat Monster puzzle, which was one-third complete and listed Style Replication and Type Sketching.
• Gleipnir decided that immigration should wait until the instance was fully cleared, while Angel wondered where the world behind Modern City was located.

Angel advised Gleipnir through their covert connection as Gleipnir and the Star Worm discussed the Wonderland’s fashion magic and decided to continue its first quest for now. They chose to leave the Ruins District by jumping its wall rather than risk meeting the guards, while Gleipnir sought a hidden place to ask Angel for a route to Prada Media Company and nearby fashion demonic beasts.

• Angel asked Gleipnir to find out whether the Star Worm knew of fashion magic, and the Star Worm said he had never heard of it, though similar abilities existed in other magic systems.
• The Star Worm decided to continue the main quest until he obtained a fashion magic, despite Gleipnir warning that later quests might be difficult to abandon.
• Gleipnir and the Star Worm set out to find Prada Media Company, and Gleipnir explained that Wonderland residents were called Gifted Citizens.
• The Star Worm put on a brick-and-tile mask without holes, revealing that he could move his nebula eyes to his Adam’s apple.
• Angel told Gleipnir that the Ruins District had sixteen exits guarded by an organization and suggested jumping the wall to avoid contact.
• Gleipnir pretended to scout the ruins so she could secretly consult Angel about the shortest route, nearby fashion demonic beasts, and activating the Fashion Magic Book.

Gleipnir and Star Worm planned to reach Prada Media Company by using a shuttle train, but a Fashion Demonic Beast attacked Black Tiger and triggered a random quest. After Gleipnir defeated the Outdated Spirit and they crossed into the Fourth Ring, they headed into an alley to observe the locals and avoid drawing attention.

• Gleipnir learned that Prada Media Company was in the Fourth Ring and identified a shuttle train as the quickest route toward it.
• Gleipnir pretended she had chosen a spot by the train platform to find a map, and Star Worm agreed to her plan.
• Gleipnir discovered that Black Tiger had been affected by an Outdated Spirit and received the random quest to restore its fur.
• Gleipnir transformed Black Tiger into a small Black Cat and used water to defeat the Outdated Spirit, earning a second Fashion Magic Book.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm rode Black Tiger over the high wall, dismissed it, and entered a secluded side road in the Fourth Ring.
• Gleipnir chose a dark alley so they could observe local fashion and avoid standing out.

Gleipnir and Star Worm searched Modern City for Prada Media Company and encountered a Fashion Magician who explained the Strong Wind Stage and the Style Devourer. They learned that people from the underground districts lacked identities and were at risk of being exploited, while Prada Media Company’s location remained unconfirmed.

• Gleipnir and Star Worm found a manhole leading to a motor-oil-scented passage, but Gleipnir reasoned that the crystal medium pointed to a surface building and they continued searching for Prada Media Company.
• They entered Weifu Thirteen and saw a fashion show on a vast stage, where the distraught designer Wodangsi kept asking why his attempt to attract a Fashion Demonic Beast had failed.
• A wasteland-style man pulled a crazed Wodangsi away from Star Worm and explained that Wodangsi was trying to attract the Style Devourer to sabotage his rival in the Modern Fashion Show.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm revealed their Fashion Magic Books, and the wasteland-style man identified himself as a Fashion Magician and explained that Wodangsi’s mixed designs lacked a pure enough style to attract the Style Devourer.
• The wasteland-style man warned Gleipnir and Star Worm that underground-district residents had no identities and could be harmed without consequence, then left to attend to his own business.

Gleipnir and Star Worm reached the High Sky platform while trying to find a way to Prada Media Company, but they lacked the identities and money needed to board a train. They reunited with Geralt, who offered to help them take one, and learned that he was connected to a possible Wonderland side quest.

• Gleipnir deduced that the wasteland-style man had identified her and Star Worm as people from the underground district because they lacked legal identities, and they considered using that status as cover.
• After being turned away from the residential floors, Gleipnir gave Star Worm a Text Manor Pass and found an elevator that took them directly to the High Sky platform.
• Star Worm located Prada Media Company on a city map and realized they needed transportation to reach it before the countdown ended, but they lacked the identity and money required to buy train tickets.
• Geralt spotted Gleipnir and Star Worm near mechanical police dogs, pulled them into a stairwell, and warned them that the scanners could expose them as underground district residents.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm learned from a Wonderland prompt that Geralt was connected to the side quest “Flame Conceals the Truth,” but they chose not to pursue it.
• After introductions, Geralt said he was also taking the train and invited Gleipnir and Star Worm to come with him.

Star Worm and Gleipnir rode a train with Jero, whose suspicions grew as they kept their identities secret. After learning about fashion Demonic Beasts and the three competitions required to reach the Fashion Summit, they arrived in the North Ninth District and began searching for their destination.

• Jero helped Star Worm and Gleipnir evade mechanical police dogs and hide in a train recess, where they encountered underground-district passengers.
• Jero suspected the pair were not ordinary underground-district residents, and their silence caused his acceptance of them to decrease.
• Jero warned them about fashion Demonic Beasts and said his teacher believed the creatures hid in people's hearts.
• Jero explained that reaching the Fashion Summit required winning or defeating the champions of the Prada Beauty Pageant, the Modern Fashion Show, and the Dark Tournament.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm hurried away when mechanical police dogs approached, then took an elevator into the North Ninth District to search for their target.

Gleipnir and Star Worm completed the first Prada Beauty Pageant main quest and received three rumors, including a clue about the sleeping guard Kaushike and his side quest. After searching for the next objective, they found Prada Media Company’s recruitment notice on the fourth floor, triggering a quest to persuade the beauty pageant’s chief planner to restore the original competition within 48 hours.

• Angel considered Geralt’s claim that fashion Demonic Beasts hid in people’s hearts and became interested in investigating the instance.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm reached Prada Media Company and completed Main Quest 1, receiving three rumors as their reward.
• Gleipnir learned that the sleeping guard Kaushike could trigger the side quest “Time Is a Circle,” but she and Star Worm chose not to pursue it.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm searched the building for the next main quest, while Angel and Star Worm established that Prada Media Company occupied only part of the fourth floor.
• Gleipnir and Star Worm found the beauty pageant recruitment notice, triggering Main Quest 2 to persuade the chief planner to restore the competition within 48 hours.

Gleipnir failed to persuade Yusuf but learned that the main quest would remain active until its forty-eight-hour countdown expired, and Star Worm chose to wait while exploring Modern City. After Star Worm left, Gleipnir asked about Xulifa and decided the Instance was too dangerous for resettlement, while Angel expressed interest in entering it.

• Gleipnir tried to make the main quest fail by offering Yusuf empty promises, but the quest remained active after he had her escorted out.
• Gleipnir explained the choice between waiting forty-eight hours and completing the persuasion quest, and Star Worm chose to wait and explore Modern City and its rumors.
• Gleipnir asked Star Worm about Xulifa, the Calamity Puppet, and he warned that even legendary beings had little chance of surviving an encounter with her.
• Star Worm suggested that the Star Sea Train's conductor, Owl, might be able to deal with the Calamity Puppet, then departed.
• Gleipnir told Angel that she would give up on clearing the Instance for resettlement because of the Fashion Demonic Beasts.
• Angel said he wanted to investigate the Fashion Demonic Beasts, though he was also curious about Modern City's resemblance to Earth and hoped its residents might know more about the city.

Angel observed Wiless, the God-Eyed Race elder, demand half of Rabbit Town’s construction rights and learned that disputes over construction and Fairyland Instance ownership were growing. He then enchanted artifact embryos from several factories, finding that the local batch had been more uneven in quality than the previous day’s.

• Angel identified the one-eyed boy speaking with Rabbit Girl as Wiless, the God-Eyed Race’s five-whirlpool elder, and learned he wanted half of Rabbit Town’s construction rights.
• Laplace explained that disputes over construction and instance ownership were spreading through the Dream Crystal Plain, and suspected the Changhuo Clan might be encouraging small conflicts.
• Angel sent Laplace to Rabbit Town to help Little Laplace manage local affairs, while Laplace noticed that more stars had appeared in the sky’s Starry Sky projection.
• Angel logged off and enchanted the day’s artifact embryos after confirming with Napoli that they had arrived from the Valley of Division, Ice Country, and Hot Gold City.
• Angel told Napoli that the previous day’s local embryos had included both better and worse examples, while the new batch had a narrower quality range.

Angel examined the artifact embryo distribution, then entered the Modern City instance alone to investigate a strange dog bark he suspected belonged to Spotty Dog. He confirmed he could still leave the instance freely because he had not become deeply entangled in its causality, and arrived in an empty slum.

• Angel learned that De had not yet answered his application to study Algalong’s legendary metal, though Eya expected De to return soon.
• Napoli recorded the artifact embryo distribution, sending half to Tooth Fairy Paradise and allocating the rest among supporting locations, including Pipi Castle, Ice Country, and Valley of Division.
• Angel recalled a dog barking during Owl’s final message and suspected it might have come from Spotty Dog, but decided to ask Star Worm about the bark before contacting him.
• Angel entered the Modern City instance alone, confirmed Wonderland Authority let him exit while his ties to the mission remained shallow, and received the task of reaching Prada Media Company within two hours.
• Angel found himself in a desolate slum filled with makeshift shacks, but saw no people around.

Angel found a crowded Carnival in a slum district and met Fatty, a weak fashion mage who invited him to explore the event. Fatty began explaining that the Carnival had a special purpose for fashion mages beyond entertainment.

• Angel used his god's-eye view to locate Star Worm heading toward Sona District, then discovered that the slum district's residents had gathered at a large Carnival.
• Angel met Fatty, who was stuck in a sewer opening, and helped free him with engine oil.
• Fatty transformed an iron box into his self-designed Soaring Pig Sacred Armor and told Angel that he was a weak fashion mage.
• Angel and Fatty introduced themselves, and Angel learned that Fatty had no quest; Fatty asked Angel to call him Fatty.
• Fatty explained that the Carnival was a place for underground district residents to enjoy themselves, then said it also had another meaning for fashion mages.

Angel learned that Carnival Revelry was held to attract fashion Demonic Beasts and discovered that the event’s contestants mainly served as bait for fashion mages. After declining the carnival activities Fatty offered, Angel planned to explore on his own and continue pursuing his work in Modern City.

• Fatty explained that Carnival Revelry and Modern City’s major competitions were intended to attract fashion Demonic Beasts, which ranged from low-level to top-tier.
• Fatty described the color-mixing contest and explained that fashion mages among the judges could assess contestants’ colors using their Demonic Beast abilities.
• Angel learned that fashion mages gathered around the contest to attract and capture any fashion Demonic Beasts drawn by the contestants’ dyeing.
• Angel declined to enter the contest or attend a rowdy party, then asked Fatty to show him a few stages before he explored alone.

Angel watched Charm Sweetheart perform at the Phantomlight Soundscape and investigated the Wonderland power surrounding a fashion wizard who fell onto the stage. Touching the unconscious wizard revealed that NPCs could provide readable Wonderland information, and Angel received a timed quest to make the citizen a center of public attention by capturing Traffic Bat.

• Angel visited the Phantomlight Soundscape, where Charm Sweetheart's lead singer performed in a glowing gown that he suspected demonstrated Sparkling Sprite's ability.
• A fashion wizard fell from the airship onto the stage unharmed, and Angel realized a fashion Demonic Beast had drawn him into a challenge space.
• Angel used an illusion to approach and touch the unconscious fashion wizard, despite another wizard noticing something strange about the light-cloth barrier.
• Angel discovered that direct contact let him read Wonderland information from an NPC and observe the wizard's quest, "Star of Tomorrow."
• Angel received the random quest "Social Death or Overnight Fame?", which required him to capture Traffic Bat and make the unconscious citizen the center of public opinion within the time limit.

Angel investigated the Carnival’s stages and realized that only Challengers could trigger a second Random Quest by touching someone pursuing a quest. As he prepared to leave, he noticed Wonderland power around a sleeping old beggar at Dream Playground and went to investigate him.

• Angel concluded that touching someone pursuing a quest gave only Challengers a second Random Quest, and he delayed completing his quest to avoid drawing attention.
• Angel watched the Future Reflection Show, found its knowledge contest focused mostly on predictions and Modern City history, and saw no Fashion Demonic Beasts appear.
• Angel checked the Dream Playground and noticed a fashion magician dismiss an unconscious old beggar as an ordinary sleeper, though Angel saw Wonderland power around him.
• Angel approached the old beggar under an illusion and overheard two children explain that the man often fell asleep because he had narcolepsy and eventually woke on his own.

Angel discovered that the sleeping beggar Zuniga was undertaking a difficult quest involving a variety show and suspected Zuniga had once been a powerful figure. After touching him, Angel accepted his own quest to stage a show and attract an Old King, then left Carnival hoping to unlock new Fashion Magic Book abilities.

• Angel learned Zuniga's name and discovered that contacting him could trigger the side quest "Bloodstained Throne," which he chose not to accept.
• Angel inspected Zuniga's "Stamp-Collecting Extravaganza" quest and saw that Zuniga had fallen asleep instead of planning a variety show to attract two designated fashion Demonic Beasts.
• Angel received the random quest "The New King of Variety Shows," which required him to stage a show in Modern City's most prosperous district and attract an Old King's attention.
• Angel decided to accept the quest, believing his illusions might help him meet its objective despite the short time limit.
• Angel left Zuniga and wondered how many puzzle pieces he would need to unlock the Traffic Bat and Variety Elf.