Chapter Summaries

Maya tried to leave Stargazing Hall with Dodolo, but Shikel stopped them to question Dodolo about his strange relationship with time. Shikel offered Dodolo a place in the Temple of Time and twenty years as his assistant in exchange for his secret, leaving the decision to Dodolo.

• Maya decided to ask Lord Rhein about the ruin and prepared to leave Stargazing Hall with Dodolo.
• Shikel stopped Maya and revealed that he wanted to speak with Dodolo, drawing the Observers' attention to him.
• Maya blocked Shikel from reaching Dodolo, and Shikel explained that he wanted to confirm Dodolo's past and strange connection to time.
• Maya refused to disclose Dodolo's secret, and Dodolo remained silent when Shikel asked him directly.
• Shikel offered Dodolo a place in the Temple of Time and twenty years as his assistant in exchange for his secret, leaving Maya and the other Observers waiting for Dodolo's answer.

Dodolo refused Shikel’s offer to become his assistant, despite Shikel explaining the benefits of the Temple of Time and offering to help uncover Dodolo’s secrets. When Shikel asked what Dodolo had been thinking during his silence at the exchange meeting, Dodolo revealed that he had been choosing which prophecy to share, implying he had seen more than one.

• Dodolo firmly refused Shikel’s offer to become his assistant, even after Shikel explained the Temple of Time and offered to investigate Dodolo’s secrets.
• Shikel accepted Dodolo’s refusal and left the Star-Gazing Hall, then stopped to ask what Dodolo had been thinking during his earlier silence.
• Dodolo told Shikel that he had been weighing his options, and Code Flashgold asked what he had been weighing.
• Dodolo said he had been choosing which prophecy to speak of, leaving the observers stunned by the implication that he had seen multiple prophecies.

After Dodolo revealed that he had seen multiple prophecies, the observers recognized his unusual potential and considered recruiting him. Maya took Dodolo to the signal tower, where she privately asked whether he had seen more than one prophecy.

• The observers realized that Dodolo had set a record for a prophecy apprentice by seeing multiple prophecies, and they considered drawing him into their factions.
• Lapuye recognized that future observer seats might come from Savage Cave but kept the observers’ intentions to himself.
• Maya led Dodolo to the signal tower and explained the role of information brokers, while Dodolo predicted that connections through information would grow closer.
• Maya took Dodolo to a private lounge, activated a barrier against information leaks, and asked whether he had seen more than one prophecy.

Maya learned that Dodolo had seen dozens of future fragments, including an apocalyptic scene connected to Angel. Their matching visions shared an enormous eye in the sky, and Maya revealed that Ye He and Dong Liz had appeared among figures in her own prophecy.

• Maya asked Dodolo about his prophecies, and he said he had seen several dozen fragments, though some were meaningless and others could not be shared.
• Dodolo showed Maya an apocalyptic image he had seen earlier, and they recognized the enormous eye in the sky as the link to her vision.
• Dodolo said the image was related to Angel, who did not know what it depicted, and Maya noted that she had found no similar scene in Mystery of the Starry Sky.
• Maya revealed that her vision also included several figures and reconstructed two of them as Ye He and Dong Liz.
• Maya suggested telling Angel about Ye He and Dong Liz's appearance in the vision in case he could uncover a connection.

Rhein, Sanders, and Angel spoke about dreams and Toby before Maya contacted them with a grave prophecy from Stargazing Day. Maya showed them fragments of the Doomscape, a war of gods that might be connected to Angel, and Rhein asked why.

• Rhein asked about Toby's deep sleep, and Angel said the seabird was immersed in a dream.
• Rhein asked why Angel and Sanders were studying dream abilities, and Sanders said Angel's research topics had drawn him into the subject.
• A signal tower connected Angel to Maya, who appeared with Dodolo and said she had seen something deeply concerning during Stargazing Day.
• Maya revealed fragments of the Doomscape, showing the earth splitting and all things withering in a war of gods.
• Rhein and Maya said the prophecy might have occurred outside the Southern Region, and Rhein asked Maya why she thought it was related to Angel.

Angel compared Maya’s apocalyptic vision with the Doomsday Sky Eye and suspected both showed the Casket of the Undead’s Reincarnation Box, but he hesitated to reveal his connection to it through the Void Illusion Gate. The discovery that several New Star Tournament apprentices appeared in the vision led him to suspect Sky Mechanical City had sent them into the Reincarnation Box.

• Tree Spirit and Sanders explained the Doomsday Sky Eye to Rhein, and Rhein agreed it likely showed the same place as Maya’s apocalyptic vision but had no further clues.
• Angel considered whether to disclose his suspicion that the vision showed the Reincarnation Box, while concealing his connection to it through the Void Illusion Gate.
• Maya showed figures fleeing a bone army, and the group identified two of them as New Star Tournament apprentices Ye He and Dong Liz.
• Angel recognized another figure as Falga from Silent Hill, leaving the group puzzled about why apprentices from several wizard organizations appeared in the vision.
• Angel connected the apprentices’ likely future training in Sky Mechanical City to the Reincarnation Box and wondered whether Sky Mechanical City had sent them inside to explore.

Angel suggested the apocalypse vision came from the Casket of the Undead's Reincarnation, and Rhein judged it unlikely to threaten the Southern Region for now. Maya then shared Tuvalu's vision of Nightmare Realm creatures gathering spatial magical materials, leaving Rhein worried they might be preparing to open a passage and bring down the Dome.

• Angel explained his theory that the apocalypse vision took place inside the Casket of the Undead's Reincarnation, and Sanders supported the possibility by recounting Frost's experience.
• Tree Spirit and the others questioned why apprentices were involved, but they reached no conclusion; Rhein told Maya to share the matter at the exchange meeting while keeping Angel's deduction secret.
• Rhein advised Maya to have Horus tell the remaining apprentices in Sky Mechanical City to avoid its assignments where possible and focus on cultivation.
• Maya said she had seen nothing about Angel or the ruins, but Tuvalu had foreseen fragments centered on spatial magical materials.
• Rhein feared Nightmare Realm creatures might be gathering the materials to open a passage and bring down the Dome, but he kept his concern private and said he would investigate.

Maya shared the prophecies from Stargazing Day, including a vision of Madeleine being killed by Dongla, and the group arranged to warn Madeleine. Dodolo then revealed the exchange meeting’s first prophecy, which identified the Peach Heart Theater as the will of a supreme extraordinary lifeform seeking a perfect performance.

• Angel identified Dongla as the person who killed Madeleine in Maya’s future fragment and explained that Madeleine had been tracking her.
• The Tree Spirit agreed to have Wizard Duncan carry a warning to Madeleine and convey the Tree Spirit’s request that she return to the Southern Region.
• Maya revealed that Dodolo had been the first speaker at the exchange meeting, surprising Rhein and the Tree Spirit.
• Dodolo described his vision of the Peach Heart Theater and reinforced it with an illusion made through Light-Shadow Art.
• The Tree Spirit confirmed that the Peach Heart Theater was a supreme extraordinary lifeform’s embodiment of will and said it sought a perfect performance.

The Tree Spirit and Rhein warned Angel and Dodolo about the dangers of the Peach Heart Theater, while considering how Savage Cave might secure the first ticket booth in the Land of Eternal Night. Dodolo shared further prophecies, including details about the coming Peach Heart Theater and its future visitors, then announced he had more information for Lord Pat.

• The Tree Spirit and Rhein warned Angel and Dodolo that seeking rewards from the Peach Heart Theater or the Time Thief was extremely dangerous, though audiences could benefit from watching performances.
• Dodolo confirmed that the first ticket booth would appear in the Land of Eternal Night, and Rhein considered securing its ticket ownership for Savage Cave.
• Dodolo shared three future fragments and expanded on Shura's prophecy, revealing that a near-Legendary figure would attack Elysian Pure Land while seeking entry to the Peach Heart Theater.
• Dodolo prophesied that many returnees and visitors from other regions would travel to the Southern Region when the Peach Heart Theater arrived.
• After Maya confirmed that the prophecies were finished and Rhein prepared to end the communication, Dodolo said he had more information to tell Lord Pat.

Dodolo told Angel about a vision in which cloaked Budding followers tried and failed to enter Savage Cave’s Mirror World, fought Lord Phantom Demon, and escaped. Angel and the others concluded the Budding was likely targeting him, but Angel believed the followers would not use Loser's Arrow and could be avoided.

• Dodolo asked to speak with Angel alone, then confirmed he had seen information about the Budding after Angel showed him their emblem.
• Angel explained his request to the others, and Dodolo said he had seen the Budding emblem in a future scene at Savage Cave.
• Dodolo described cloaked Budding followers failing to enter the Mirror World, fighting Lord Phantom Demon, and escaping; he added that the outside world was a vast snowy plain.
• Rhein concluded that the Budding followers had targeted Angel, while Angel reasoned they would use force rather than Loser's Arrow and decided he could avoid them.

Angel and Rhein discussed how to avoid the Budding Believers and concluded the Southern Region would eventually unite against them. Dodolo hinted at another prophecy, and Angel stayed behind to repair the ruins’ gate and check whether it matched the prophecy.

• Angel decided to avoid provoking the Budding Believers, and Rhein reassured him that Savage Cave and the wider Southern Region could respond if the cult threatened them.
• Dodolo hesitated when Angel asked whether he had seen any more prophecies, then said he had witnessed a scene that might be related to Angel.
• Angel, Rhein, the Tree Spirit, and the others reached the ruins’ main gate, where Angel identified damaged magic patterns that needed repair.
• Rhein and the Tree Spirit left for Savage Cave, while Sanders asked Angel to enter Dream Wilderness later to discuss its opening.
• Angel remained alone in the corridor and looked at the gate before beginning the repairs.

Angel investigated the damaged magic patterns on the ruin’s entrance after Dodolo’s prophecy suggested they would reveal a hidden secret. He identified the original blood ink and began preparing a substitute to restore the patterns, while news of Stargazing Day spread across the Southern Region.

• Dodolo revealed a prophecy showing the damaged magic patterns on a door repairing themselves, and Sanders had him recreate the vision with Light-Shadow Art.
• Angel and the others recognized the door in the prophecy as the ruin’s entrance and considered that restoring its patterns might uncover a concealed room.
• Angel analyzed the damaged patterns and identified their original blood ink as Brain Whale forecranial blood.
• Angel consulted the Blood-Ink Detection Compendium and determined that Fin-Tailed Fire Eel heartblood could substitute for the original ink.
• Angel began refining blood ink from a Fin-Tailed Fire Eel’s heart while news of Stargazing Day spread through the Southern Region.

Prophecies of Doomscape and Peach Heart Theater drew the Wizarding World's attention, making Dodolo famous and prompting speculation about his mysterious origins and Savage Cave's rise. Lapuye and Suolodar began discussing Savage Cave and an extraordinary future vision, but their conversation turned to the Budding when ten figures arrived.

• Wizards across the Southern Region focused on Peach Heart Theater and learned that apprentice Dodolo had announced its arrival.
• Dodolo's prophecy brought him to the attention of the Wizarding World's upper ranks, while many noted that both major prophecies came from Savage Cave.
• Suolodar and Lapuye discussed Dodolo's untraceable past and the possibility that the world's will was protecting him.
• Lapuye suggested Dodolo might be a descendant of a particular clan and said they would learn more if he ignited the ancestral altar.
• Lapuye recalled an extraordinary future vision he thought might be connected to Savage Cave, but ten figures arrived before he could describe it.
• Lapuye welcomed the ten figures and said they should discuss the Budding.

Angel brewed medium-grade Fin-Tailed Fire Eel heart’s blood ink and prepared to repair the relic’s gate, but Director Muse contacted him with new information about the Budding Cult. Angel passed the warning to Lord Rhein, leaving the Southern Region’s response to the major wizard organizations.

• Angel rapidly brewed two bottles of Fin-Tailed Fire Eel heart’s blood ink and tested its quality on musk deer parchment.
• Angel headed to the relic’s gate to repair its magic patterns, but the Gear Button’s miniature signal tower began receiving a call.
• Director Muse told Angel that observers had found Budding Believers in more than a dozen countries and that the cult was expanding among ordinary people.
• Muse urged Angel to relay the information to Lord Rhein so the Southern Region’s wizard organizations could unite against the Budding Cult.
• Angel immediately relayed Muse’s warning to Lord Rhein through the Tree Spirit avatar.

Angel completed the repair of the ruin's magic energy array, then activated it with the Tree Spirit, but the array only entered a passive defensive state. While inspecting the mechanism for a way to trigger it, Angel noticed a repeated connecting magic pattern.

• The Tree Spirit told Angel that Rhein would contact City Lord Rosen and Dean Muse about joining forces against the Budding, and advised Angel to lie low until then.
• Angel repaired the door's damaged magic patterns overnight and confirmed with the Eye of Nalda that the array was functioning correctly.
• Angel summoned the Tree Spirit to witness the activation, and the Tree Spirit used his tendrils to monitor the ruins before triggering the array.
• The array lit up but caused no changes, leading Angel and the Tree Spirit to consider whether its defensive mechanism needed to be triggered.
• Angel reexamined the intact patterns and noticed a repeated connecting magic pattern.

Angel examined a strange rune pattern and began testing whether an extra corner formed an independent functional rune. Meanwhile, Rhein outlined Savage Cave’s plan to use the Peach Heart Theater’s arrival near the Southern Region to expand its influence, and the chapter left Angel with a result from his calculations.

• Angel reconsidered a seemingly duplicated connective rune and suspected an extra corner linked to an independent functional rune.
• Angel sat down and rapidly drew on parchment to test his theory while the Tree Spirit turned his attention to Rhein’s meeting.
• Rhein told the gathering that the Peach Heart Theater’s proximity to Savage Cave offered a chance to seize influence across the Four-Sided Wizarding World.
• Rhein proposed establishing a safe island in the Eternal Night Kingdom, creating a Savage Cave-led Wizard Market, and then claiming the right to speak.
• The meeting attendees agreed to the plan and began assigning personnel, while the Tree Spirit stopped listening as Angel finished his calculations.

Angel repaired the relic’s independent magic pattern, allowing the Tree Spirit to activate its unknown function and reveal a three-dimensional map of the relic. The map showed an undiscovered room beside the bedroom that had become Angel’s study, suggesting it was the hidden room they sought.

• Angel recognized the independent magic pattern grafted onto the defensive array and repaired its missing stroke.
• The Tree Spirit activated the pattern’s unknown function instead of the defensive function.
• Colored light mist formed a rotating three-dimensional map showing the relic’s rooms.
• Angel and the Tree Spirit saw that the map labeled Angel’s study as a bedroom, matching Tizhalo’s altered doorplate.
• Angel and the Tree Spirit noticed an unknown room beside the bedroom and suspected it was the hidden room.

Angel and the Tree Spirit searched for a way into the hidden room in the ruins but could find no entrance and decided to ask Rhein for ideas. In the Dream Wilderness, Angel listened to Jon play a piece taught to him by Bobota and asked where Bobota was.

• Angel and the Tree Spirit concluded they could not break through the wall to reach the hidden room without risking the ruins, and they found no clues on the map.
• Angel and the Tree Spirit reasoned that entering the hidden room likely required short-range teleportation, then decided to investigate the damaged knight's armor for clues.
• The Tree Spirit returned to the tree avatar to speak with Rhein, while Angel shut the ruins' doors and left the search unresolved.
• In the Ocean Theater, Angel listened as Jon played the first movement of the Sailor Trilogy, which Bobota had taught him.
• Jon praised Bobota's people as masters of music, and Angel changed the subject by asking why Bobota was absent.

Angel met Leon and Bobota at the theater, where Leon described his bloodline training and Angel recounted the mysteries he had encountered in the ruins. As Jon and Leon argued, Angel briefly sensed an overlooked clue, then received notice that the Marked One had entered the Dream Wilderness.

• Angel learned that Bobota had been teaching Leon bloodline spells at the Stone Pillar Colosseum and considered finding Leon a longer-term mentor.
• Leon and Bobota entered the theater, and Leon happily greeted Angel before asking whether his seclusion had ended.
• Angel explained that Sanders had asked him to wait and told Jon and Leon about the strange events in the ruins.
• Jon and Leon failed to solve the mysteries, and their argument sparked a fleeting sense in Angel that he had overlooked a detail.
• Angel received a message that the Marked One had entered the Dream Wilderness.

Angel told Sanders that he had confirmed a hidden room existed in the ruins, though they still did not know how to enter it. Sanders then discussed the Budding and Virtual Magic before Angel realized that Sanders had called him in to discuss opening the Dream Wilderness.

• Angel visited Sanders at Pat Manor and described repairing the ruins’ magic patterns, which revealed a three-dimensional map and confirmed the hidden room’s existence.
• Sanders regretted that the map offered little practical progress and said he would examine it himself.
• Sanders and Angel agreed that the Southern Region’s coming campaign against the Budding would leave Angel less exposed to its followers.
• Angel read the conclusion of Sanders’s notes, learning that Virtual Magic’s basic framework was 78% complete and an upgrade was expected in five days.
• Angel inferred from Sanders’s earlier look and the tea party venue dispute that Sanders wanted to open the Dream Wilderness.