Chapter Summaries

Granny Tang was chosen by Dawn's Dream and traveled with Moon Dew from her dream garden to Dawn's Dream, where she began examining how the dream world recreated reality. She arrived at Rumbadi Shop and spotted a familiar dark figure perched on a lamppost.

• During her eighth dream visit, Granny Tang met the real Moon Dew, who invited her through a doorway to Dawn's Dream.
• Granny Tang traveled with Moon Dew and learned that Moon Dew planned to obtain a Dream Registry for her through the Borderlands Shop.
• Granny Tang reflected on Moon Dew's growth and agreed to meet Angel and Juanjuan at Rumbadi Shop.
• As they crossed Tie Wu Alley, Granny Tang found Mesula's warning mark and confirmed it had no energy fluctuations in Dawn's Dream.
• Granny Tang entered Rumbadi Shop, observed that its back courtyard closely matched reality, and saw a familiar dark figure perched on a lamppost.

Granny Tang met Juanjuan and Angel at Rumbadi Shop, while Juanjuan explained the Prophet’s Temple ranks and offered to help Angel join. Angel declined for now, and Granny Tang offered to make him an official villager of Milk Spring Village.

• Granny Tang greeted Juanjuan as the Cat Enlightened One, but Juanjuan asked her to call it Juanjuan and then introduced herself to Angel.
• Angel asked Moon Dew to show Granny Tang around Rumbadi Shop, while he and Juanjuan talked in the courtyard.
• Juanjuan explained the Prophet’s Temple’s ranks, Fate Source Methods, and its promotion standards to Angel.
• Juanjuan offered to recommend Angel to the Prophet’s Temple if he went to the Source World, but Angel said he had no plans to go there for now.
• After hearing Angel and Juanjuan discuss recruitment, Granny Tang offered to help Angel become an official villager of Milk Spring Village within a week.

Angel declined Granny Tang’s invitation to join Milk Spring Village, while she decided to visit Dawn’s Dream herself and offered to help him with problems in reality. He then agreed to help Moon Dew clear Large Dream Bubbles, recruiting Luigi and other challengers in hopes of finding the Flower Moon Fairies who might have entered the dream world.

• Juanjuan warned Angel that Milk Spring Village was dangerous for non-gourmet wizards, while Granny Tang offered him a remote path to villager status; Angel declined because he had no plans to visit the Source World soon.
• Granny Tang questioned Moon Dew, Juanjuan, and Angel about Dawn’s Dream, its safety, and the Dream Crystal Plain, but they could not answer her deeper questions.
• Granny Tang decided to witness Dawn’s Dream herself and told Angel he could ask her for help with problems in reality.
• Granny Tang and Juanjuan went into a private room to negotiate over the Drunken Thorn Rose and the Late-Sleeping Prophet’s Temporal Sensation Calamity.
• Angel left Rumbadi Shop with Moon Dew after learning the Flower Moon Fairies might have been captured by Dawn’s Dream, and agreed to help her farm Large Dream Bubbles.
• Angel contacted Luigi and the other challengers, who agreed to join the search for the Flower Moon Fairies’ Dream Bubbles.

Moon Dew rescued a boy from a Heart Demon Dream Embryo that had transformed him into a rat-like monster, then brought him to the Illusion Cottage to recover. She told Angel she hoped to help the boy in reality after earning Dream Trapping Authority, and asked whether anyone had met the fairy sisters.

• Moon Dew found a bob-haired boy in a Dream Bubble, but he revealed his rat-like body and attacked her while blaming magical girls for failing to save him.
• Moon Dew blocked the boy's attacks, restrained him, and removed the Heart Demon Dream Embryo before it could fully transform him into a Dream Beast.
• Moon Dew carried the confused boy's remaining half-head through the Dream Bubble exit and earned 271 Dawn Points.
• Moon Dew placed the boy in the Illusion Cottage and told him she would try to help with his troubles in reality once she obtained Dream Trapping Authority.
• Angel questioned Moon Dew about the encounter, and she explained why she did not blame the boy for attacking her.
• Moon Dew asked Angel whether anyone had met the fairy sisters.

Angel and Moon Dew discovered that Niv was a very young Flower Moon Fairy who had been brought out of a Medium Dream Bubble by Priest Sion after he told her a bedtime story. Moon Dew left to unlock the Borderlands and exchange Dream Registries for Niv and Granny, while Angel looked after Niv.

• Angel told Moon Dew that Priest Sion had entered a freshly spawned Medium Dream Bubble and brought out a dazed fairy by telling her the story of The Boar Princess.
• Moon Dew recognized the fairy as a young Flower Moon Fairy who might be one of the thirty little fairies Granny Tang had brought to Dawn City.
• The little fairy recognized Moon Dew, clung to her, and asked for a story; Moon Dew learned her name was Niv and asked Angel to look after her.
• Moon Dew set out to unlock the Borderlands and exchange Dream Registries for Niv and Granny, while Angel took Niv to a shop where she eagerly tried on accessories.
• Moon Dew explained that Flower Moon Fairies' aptitudes, personalities, and talents were believed to come from the Spirit-Calling Moonlight present when they were born.

Moon Dew learned that her Dream Registry badges could not be used on Niv because she had not guided Niv into the dream herself, but Angel showed her a Label that would let her transfer one to Shi En. After arranging for Shi En to grant Niv Legal Identity, Moon Dew went to earn the Dawn Points she needed while Angel searched nearby Dream Bubbles for Flower Moon Fairies.

• Moon Dew told Angel the legends about the Silver Moon Flower Garden and its rumored connection to the Astral Spirit Realm.
• Moon Dew discovered that her Dream Registry badge could only be used on a Dream Guest she had personally guided into the dream.
• Angel directed Moon Dew to a Label permission, which could transfer an unused badge to Shi En for an additional Dawn Point cost.
• Shi En agreed to use the transferred badge to grant Niv Legal Identity, and Moon Dew returned to the Cross-District Bridge with Niv.
• Moon Dew planned to visit Granny Tang and then clear Dream Bubbles for Dawn Points, while Angel searched nearby bubbles for Flower Moon Fairies.

Angel revisited the Dream Bubble of a girl cooking soup after noticing a tattoo that matched the emblem of Milk Spring Village. He entered her dream to investigate, where her command of the landscape and the powerful fragrance from her cave suggested that she was a formidable transcendent.

• Angel found Granny Tang discussing her new Legal Identity and Text Panel with Moon Dew, while Juanjuan had gone to tackle a Dream Bubble.
• Just before logging off, Angel remembered the daringly dressed soup-cooking girl's tattoo and recognized it as the Milk Spring Village emblem on Granny Cocoro's Mystic Ritual Box.
• Angel returned to the girl's Dream Bubble, saw the matching tattoo on her back, and decided to receive her as a Dream Guest.
• Angel entered the girl's dream and watched her transform the distant mountain and cave until they stood before him.
• Angel followed the increasingly potent food fragrance into the cave and realized that the dream's scent was affecting him.

Angel met a Gourmet Wizard from Milk Spring Village in her dream and tasted her emotion-seasoned soup, then learned she was likely a Legendary Wizard. After Angel paid her with his wariness, she dropped her tavern-host role and asked him to explain his uninvited entry and introduce himself.

• The girl welcomed Angel to her dream tavern and urged him to taste her seasoning soup.
• Angel drank the imaginary soup under its irresistible aroma and found that it soothed his mind, though he feared he had surrendered control.
• The girl said Milk Spring Village's rules prevented her from harming customers and demanded payment for the soup.
• Angel agreed to give her his wariness, which she collected as emotional seasoning, and she revealed that her soup had been flavored with emotions.
• The girl explained that she had elevated the Seasoning Technique to draw flavor from emotions, leading Angel to suspect she was a Legendary Gourmet Wizard.
• The girl ended her tavern role and demanded that Angel explain why he had entered her dream without permission.

Angel learned that the young Dream Guest was Cocorosa, a Legendary Wizard and descendant of Granny Cocoroya, and agreed to guide her to Dawn's Dream. Cocorosa discovered Angel's emotions through her ascended Seasoning Technique and planned to use them as seasoning for soup for Moon Dew.

• Angel identified himself as a challenger from Dawn's Dream, and Cocorosa revealed that she was Empress Sha, a human extraordinary guarding the Flower Moon Fairies.
• Cocorosa introduced herself as Granny Cocoroya's blood descendant, leaving Angel shocked by her status and powerful connections.
• Cocorosa sensed Angel's emotional reaction and questioned what her name had made him think of.
• Angel showed Cocorosa a holographic image of Granny Cocoro's Ritual Box and explained that a void merchant had sold it to him after it changed hands several times.
• Angel urged Cocorosa through a door toward Dawn's Dream, and she said she would make Moon Dew soup seasoned with the emotions he had released in the dream.

Cocorosa collected Angel’s Emotional MSG and followed him into Dawn’s Dream, where she became excited by the prospect of cooking with dream ingredients. After meeting Shi En, she asked whether he could use his newly acquired White Hat Magic to test how it affected Dream Guests.

• Cocorosa explained that Emotional MSG held distinct flavors without carrying the stories behind its source emotions, and Angel agreed to let her gather his.
• Cocorosa and Angel left her Dream Bubble and arrived in Dawn’s Dream, where she recognized Brim Avenue and tasted moss growing in Tie Wu Alley.
• Cocorosa grew eager to find unfamiliar dream ingredients and prepare a feast for Moon Dew, while Angel warned her not to cook Dream Guests.
• Angel met Shi En, who said he had acquired the White Hat Magic ability Tranquil Murmur and was going to test it in a Small Dream Bubble.
• Cocorosa learned that Tranquil Murmur came from the Dawn Store and asked Shi En to cast it on her so she could test its effect on Dream Guests.

Shi En tested Tranquil Murmur on Cocorosa, who explained its limits and discussed her ability to taste emotions. Angel and Cocorosa reached Rumbadi Shop, where Granny Tang abruptly took Cocorosa inside and brought her back out dressed in a curtain.

• Shi En used Tranquil Murmur on Cocorosa, and she said its calming effect depended on the listener and his words.
• Angel advised Shi En to practice in Small and Medium Dream Bubbles before trying Large ones, and Shi En left into the fog.
• Cocorosa explained that she could collect the Emotional MSG she observed and that her Seasoning Technique still worked in Dawn's Dream because she lacked a Legal Identity.
• Angel and Cocorosa went to Rumbadi Shop, where Granny Tang took Cocorosa inside while handing Niv to Moon Dew.
• Granny Tang brought Cocorosa back out wearing a curtain as a robe.

Cocorosa entered Dawn’s Dream and met Moon Dew, while Granny Tang tried to keep her influence on the child in check and explained Cocorosa’s lack of a Legal Identity. Angel offered to provide Cocorosa’s Dream Registry, leaving Moon Dew’s remaining points needed for Niv.

• Granny Tang introduced Cocorosa to Moon Dew, but Cocorosa won Moon Dew’s favor by guessing that she preferred horror stories, irritating Granny Tang.
• Granny Tang made Cocorosa cover herself and stopped her from entering the Witch’s Cottage because Cocorosa lacked a Legal Identity.
• Granny Tang told Angel that her deal with Juanjuan had supplied enough Moon God Mead to address the Late-Sleeping Prophet’s Temporal Sensation Calamity and opened the possibility of further cooperation in reality.
• Moon Dew fetched Cocorosa a revealing jellyfish outfit, but Granny Tang persuaded her that Cocorosa would be cold in it and sent her back for something warmer.
• Granny Tang explained that Cocorosa had only nine hours and forty-five minutes in Dawn’s Dream and needed a Dream Registry, which Moon Dew otherwise would have to earn points to buy.
• Cocorosa promised to help Moon Dew earn points after getting her own Dream Registry, and Angel offered to provide it himself.

Angel agreed to obtain a Dream Registry for Cocorosa, and explained that gaining one gave its holder a recognized body in Dawn’s Dream while suppressing their abilities. Granny Tang described the limits on her Dream Core Body, confirming Angel’s suspicion that the Flower Moon Fairies had the ability innately.

• Angel offered to pay for Cocorosa’s Dream Registry, and Granny Tang agreed after he explained that his guide fee would cover the cost and leave him a profit.
• Moon Dew returned wearing a thick silver-gray cloak, and Cocorosa praised her choice before inviting everyone into the Rumbadi Shop for a meal.
• Angel explained that a Dream Registry granted a body recognized by Dawn’s Dream, but that abilities such as Cocorosa’s Seasoning Technique could not be used there.
• Granny Tang told Cocorosa that her reconstructed body contained her original powers, but Dawn’s Dream kept them dormant.
• Granny Tang explained that her innate Dream Core Body could still store plants but could not bring back plants with information displayed in the Text Panel.
• Angel realized that the Flower Moon Fairies were born with Dream Core Bodies, which could still function outside Dawn’s Dream.

Cocorosa asked Moon Dew and Angel to name wishes for her grand feast, then learned Angel could supply ingredients from other Instances. The group split up to prepare: Cocorosa left to search nearby with Charge!, while Angel and Moon Dew headed out to gather ingredients and seek a Dream Registry.

• Cocorosa asked Moon Dew to name a wish, and Moon Dew wished for everyone at the grand feast to feel happy and joyful.
• Cocorosa offered Angel a wish, and Angel chose a Mindflow Feast.
• Angel told Cocorosa that Dawn's Dream was one of many Instances and offered to bring ingredients from elsewhere.
• Cocorosa agreed to use Angel's ingredients, and Moon Dew lent her Charge! to help her search.
• Granny Tang stayed at the Rumbadi Shop to look after Niv, while Angel and Moon Dew left to find ingredients and a Dream Registry; Moon Dew also planned to tackle Dream Bubbles for Dawn Points.

Angel reassured Moon Dew that she did not have to carry the Flower Moon Fairies’ burdens alone, and Granny Tang agreed to accompany her in clearing Dream Bubbles. Later, Angel gathered ingredients and went to Amber Shadow Market for a sweet drink, where he encountered Shopkeeper Kubota again.

• Angel comforted Moon Dew about feeling relieved that he had paid for Cocorosa’s Dream Registry, and Granny Tang promised to spend time with her in Dawn’s Dream.
• Angel showed Granny Tang the Triplets’ Rings, which would let three people enter the same Dream Bubble, and she decided to get a set so she could accompany Moon Dew.
• Granny Tang led Moon Dew away to study Dream Bubbles, thanking Angel before he left Dawn’s Dream.
• Angel gathered ordinary mushrooms and a Honeyheart Mushroom in World-Grinding Day, along with coffee, pastries, vegetables, and seafood from other Instances.
• Angel visited Amber Shadow Market to buy sweet fruit juice and browse its shops, then recognized Shopkeeper Kubota, who greeted him as a returning visitor.

Angel went with Kubota to meet Dong Anning, a Wandering Merchant who brought food back from other Instances. When Angel revealed his identity, Kubota and Dong Anning recognized the founder of the Dream Mirror Organization and savior of the Day Mirror Domain.

• Kubota explained how Amber Shadow Market had grown and offered to guide Angel, who said he had already bought sweet water for a child.
• Kubota told Angel that Dong Anning sold unusual food from other Instances, and Angel agreed to visit him.
• Kubota led Angel to Dong Anning’s cliffside stone house and introduced them, but forgot to ask Angel’s name.
• Angel said his name and changed his hair and eye color, revealing himself to Kubota and Dong Anning.
• Kubota and Dong Anning recognized Angel as the founder of the Dream Mirror Organization and savior of the Day Mirror Domain.

Angel visited Dong Anning and Kubota seeking tasty food to bring to a child, but a misunderstanding led Dong Anning to offer an elaborate pastry quest reward. Dong Anning gave Angel an Orange Stone and explained that a Trade Permit from a hidden quest let him leave Chocolate City and trade its chocolate outside the Instance.

• Dong Anning steeped an Orange Stone in boiling water, and Angel praised the resulting warm orange juice.
• Angel explained that he wanted ordinary tasty food for a child, while Dong Anning mistakenly thought he sought an extraordinary delicacy and offered to pursue Fu Lie's final pastry.
• Dong Anning insisted Angel take the Orange Stone so the juice would stay fresh, and Angel agreed to return it after the banquet.
• Angel asked how Dong Anning had left Chocolate City, and Dong Anning said he had earned a Trade Permit by completing a hidden quest in the Eighteenth Ring.
• Dong Anning explained that he planned to trade the Eighteenth Ring's chocolate outside Chocolate City to bring supplies back and end its poverty.

Dong Anning showed Angel and Kubota a Trade License from Chocolate City and explained how its Eighteenth Ring trapped Challengers who could not become Ring Heads. Angel and Kubota discussed ways Dong Anning might use trade to revive the ring and ascend, while Dong Anning considered returning to the Instance; the conversation ended with Angel asking whether he had brought out any chocolate for the children.

• Dong Anning revealed that the Trade License came from a gluttonous demon called the Eighteenth Ring's Uncrowned Ring Head, and Angel examined its trade and recruitment abilities.
• Angel showed Laplace the Uncrowned Ring Head's appearance, but she said he was not a fragment of one of her Time Doppelgängers.
• Dong Anning explained that Chocolate City's Ring Ascension quest required Challengers to become Ring Heads, but the Eighteenth Ring's ruined arena left them unable to advance.
• Kubota suggested Dong Anning could use the Trade License to revive the Eighteenth Ring and earn the Uncrowned Ring Head's help, while Angel agreed it was one possible way to complete the quest.
• Kubota urged Dong Anning to tackle the Instance for the food in its inner rings, but he refused to enter and join Dong Anning when offered a Lesser Trade License.
• Angel asked whether Dong Anning had brought chocolate out of Chocolate City, and Kubota suggested giving it to the children.

Dong Anning showed Angel and Kubota an edible-grade chocolate house from Chocolate City, and Angel explained that the real value lay in Dong Anning’s ability to open a trade route between Instances. Angel left with the chocolate cabinet and Orange Stone without paying, promising Dong Anning an opportunity, while Dong Anning and Kubota reflected on their six-year friendship and Dong Anning began to reveal his greatest wish.

• Dong Anning selected a milk-chocolate storage cabinet from the chocolate house in his Wonderland space and let Kubota and Angel taste the softened chocolate.
• Dong Anning explained that the Uncrowned Ring Head had chosen an edible-grade premium house for the first trade shipment, and that Chocolate City prized the wild grass found around them.
• Angel and Kubota told Dong Anning that his ability to carry goods between Instances gave them value, and Dong Anning asked Angel to give him anything in return.
• Angel left with the Orange Stone and chocolate cabinet, promising Dong Anning an opportunity if he liked good food.
• Kubota and Dong Anning discussed their excitement at meeting Angel, recalled how they had met six years earlier, and Dong Anning asked Kubota to guess his greatest wish.

Dong Anning explained to Kubota that his deepest wish was to experience beautiful scenery and food while still being able to return home, and that Angel’s gift had made this possible. Angel gave Dong Anning and Kubota Entry Tickets to Dawn’s Dream, where Dong Anning might find a chance to taste extraordinary food, and offered to test whether his Trade License could let him leave freely.

• Dong Anning told Kubota that traveling and socializing drained his mental strength, while returning home restored it, and explained that his wish was to enjoy new scenery and food without leaving home.
• Dong Anning revealed that logging out to sleep and eat in reality had helped him recover while trapped in Chocolate City, and he and Kubota admired the sea from the stone house.
• Angel returned and gave Dong Anning and Kubota Entry Tickets to Dawn’s Dream as rewards, and Kubota learned that each ticket granted one-time entry to the Instance.
• Dong Anning asked whether Dawn’s Dream had good food, and Angel explained that it offered an opportunity to eat it but warned that leaving would be difficult.
• Angel offered to test whether Dong Anning’s Trade License could let him leave Dawn’s Dream freely, since he hoped Dong Anning might meet the renowned cooks Cocorosa or Granny Tang there.