Chapter Summaries

Lu Weixier and Kukulkan watched Loren prepare for a date with Juliana while the Love Instructor coached him through a risky schedule meant to balance several obligations. Loren accepted the plan, though the date had not yet begun and he remained worried about being discovered or failing to return in time.

• Lu Weixier explained her covert reporting methods to Kukulkan as they waited near the Walking Plaza to observe Loren and Juliana.
• Lu Weixier told Kukulkan that Frei could be hired to investigate almost anything if paid enough.
• Loren waited at the agreed meeting place and worried about his date conflicting with a meeting with Florence and his church duties involving the Ice Witch.
• The Love Instructor instructed Loren to date Juliana near the church, slip away to meet Florence and handle church affairs, then return without letting the women encounter one another.
• Loren hesitated over the dangerous itinerary but finally agreed to follow the Love Instructor's plan.

Loren and Juliana began their long-delayed date in Ikelite, both nervous as Love Instructor coached them through their conversation. They chose a restaurant for lunch and set off to explore the area.

• Love Instructor told Loren about several restaurant reservations, and Loren watched Juliana arrive in a dress at Hutton Walking Plaza.
• Loren complimented Juliana's appearance, but her sudden question about lunch left him and Love Instructor momentarily speechless.
• Juliana and Loren walked through the plaza, each nervous and unsure what to say while their instructors offered advice through Communication Magic and an earpiece.
• Juliana asked Loren what food he liked, and he named several local restaurants after consulting Love Instructor.
• Juliana chose a lunch spot and suggested they explore nearby; Loren agreed to take her there.

Juliana and Loren followed their assistants’ dating advice as they toured Iketerite North District and shared several meals. When Juliana suggested they visit a restaurant next time, Love Instructor interpreted it as a hint that she wanted to dine with Loren again and urged him to ask her to meet every day.

• Tata coached Juliana through her date with Loren, and they watched a movie before heading to lunch in Iketerite North District.
• Juliana and Loren ate lunch, strolled along Art Street, and stopped at a café, where Loren outlined their afternoon and evening options.
• Loren listed restaurants he had reserved, and Juliana suggested they visit Cat Boss Restaurant next time.
• Juliana worried that her remark sounded as if she only wanted to eat with Loren, while Love Instructor told Loren to invite her to dinner every day.

Juliana and Loren agreed to share dinner every day, each interpreting the other's words through advice from their respective love instructors. Across the street, Lanchi watched their date and wondered why Juliana seemed familiar, then dismissed the possibility that Tata was involved.

• Juliana accepted Loren's invitation to have dinner together every day, though she had wanted to say she would meet him every day.
• Loren took Love Instructor's advice that Juliana's willingness to eat with him meant she saw him as someone close, and resolved to keep learning how to approach her.
• Lanchi watched Loren and Juliana from a restaurant across the street while working, and told Cat Boss that Juliana gave him a strange sense of déjà vu.
• Lanchi wrote a veiled reference to Tata in his notebook, then laughed off the idea that she could be connected to Juliana.

Loren slipped away from Juliana during a symphony performance to meet Holy Knight Captain Florence, following the Love Instructor’s time-management plan. Their reunion turned emotional when Loren embraced Florence and recalled the Po Tian City campaign.

• The Love Instructor guided Loren through a discreet route out of Ikelite Opera House while Juliana listened to the orchestra.
• Loren crossed Riverside Park and reached Temple Plaza, where Holy Knight Captain Florence waited for him.
• Loren recognized Florence, greeted him as an old friend, and embraced him.
• Loren told Florence that he had feared never seeing him again after the Po Tian City campaign.

Loren met Florence in Ikelite and embraced her before they discussed her uncertain mission and time in the city. Lanchi and Cat Boss watched from afar, and Lanchi resolved to keep matchmaking Loren and Florence.

• Loren hugged Florence in Temple Plaza, and she comforted him before the Love Instructor reminded him to let go.
• Loren asked how long Florence would stay in Ikelite, and she said her mission might take her back to Canberra or keep her in the Hutton Kingdom.
• Florence told Loren she had visited her brother Monast and would spend much of her time at the academy and the Goddess of Fate Church temple.
• Loren apologized for being too busy to take Florence out, and they promised to go together another time.
• Lanchi and Cat Boss watched Loren and Florence from an ancient tower, and Lanchi concluded Loren had not knowingly betrayed Juliana.
• Lanchi declared that he would continue matchmaking Loren and Florence.

Loren reunited with Florence, then returned to the Goddess of Fate Church after the Love Instructor encouraged him to pursue a date with her. The chapter left Almirs confronting him about his hug with Florence, and Loren innocently saying it felt good.

• Loren ended his conversation with Florence and headed back to the Goddess of Fate Church.
• The Love Instructor reassured Loren that he was talented and told him to go on a date without worrying.
• Loren apologized to Almirs for missing her message and arriving late.
• Almirs asked Loren how it felt to hug Florence, and Loren replied that it felt pretty good.

Loren agreed to let Ice Witch accompany him on a future day off, while the instructor guided him through the timing of his date with Juliana. The instructor’s real identity, Lanchi, ended his call with Loren and confidently prepared for whatever challenges might come next.

• Ice Witch asked Loren where he had gone that morning, then arranged to join him on a future day off as a colleague.
• Loren returned to the Ikelite Opera House and asked the instructor how much time had passed since he left Juliana.
• The instructor told Loren that he had activated every route but had returned to the date route, and outlined the rest of his evening with Juliana.
• Lanchi ended his communication with Loren and reviewed a map beside a Golden Bee Amusement Park ticket.
• Cat Boss worried that Lanchi might someday have to manage several routes at once, but Lanchi said he could handle it.

Loren and Juliana visited Golden Bee Amusement Park, while Lanchi and Cat Boss watched from a distance as Loren practiced the dating behavior he had learned to imitate. The chapter left Loren and Juliana facing a couples’ challenge at an Artificial Shadow World terminal.

• Loren and Juliana arrived at Golden Bee Amusement Park, where Loren explained that he had never visited before and agreed to come again with her.
• The Love Instructor encouraged Loren to enjoy the date, and Loren resolved to do his best with Juliana.
• Lanchi watched Loren and Juliana from a drink shop while Cat Boss asked why he was not joining in the fun.
• Lanchi explained to Cat Boss that Loren could imitate conversational behavior without truly understanding it, then continued keeping watch.
• Loren and Juliana noticed a couples’ challenge called Love Obstacle Corridor Academy at the park’s Artificial Shadow World terminal.

Juliana agreed to join Loren in a couples’ game without knowing its questions could expose their true answers and cause breakups. Lanchi rushed to stop them, collided with Talia, and asked her to play instead; she agreed.

• Juliana admired the commemorative chocolate prize, and Loren suggested that they try the couples-only game together.
• Lanchi realized the game could ruin Loren and Juliana’s evening and rushed toward them with Cat Boss to stop them.
• Loren and Juliana reached the entrance, where the administrator coaxed them to participate despite Juliana’s shy objection that they were not a couple yet.
• Lanchi collided with a gray-haired girl and recognized her as Talia, while both denied wanting to participate.
• Lanchi asked Talia to play the game with him to demonstrate its danger to Loren, and Talia agreed.

Lanchi and Talia entered Love Obstacle Corridor Academy at Golden Bee Amusement Park, intending to play a few rounds and demonstrate the game's danger. The Shadow World presented its first question, asking how many times they had gone on dates.

• Lanchi and Talia joined the next challenge while Loren and Juliana stayed behind to watch.
• The event administrator explained that both players had to agree before entering or leaving the Shadow World.
• Lanchi and Talia entered the game and were transformed into matching school uniforms in a graffiti-filled classroom.
• They learned that they needed to answer questions as a couple and endure fourteen questions to clear the game.
• The host revealed the first question, asking both participants how many times they had gone on dates.

Lanchi and Talia continued the amusement park’s couple quiz, whose answers revealed their awkward first impressions and fond memories. When Lanchi’s blunt description of Talia appeared, she insisted they keep playing despite his attempt to quit.

• Lanchi and Talia both answered that they had gone on more than 100 dates, allowing the game to continue.
• They described each other’s first impression as a pitiful old wandering woman and an annoying rich young master.
• Talia named being fed by Lanchi while injured as her happiest memory with him.
• Lanchi answered that Talia was pretty, could eat, was older, and was useless, then tried to stop the game.
• Talia pressed Lanchi back into his seat and gently insisted that they continue.

Lanchi and Talia continued the Love Obstacle Corridor challenge, where their answers exposed how intensely they thought about and desired each other. After they answered all seven questions, the show paused for an advertising break, leaving Loren and Juliana watching from the audience.

• Lanchi answered that he thought of Talia more than a hundred times a day, making her blush before she realized he likely had his own reasons for thinking of her.
• Lanchi and Talia both chose to continue the challenge after five questions, despite the audience's excited reaction.
• Talia's answer to what she would request from Lanchi was to read the script, leaving both of them embarrassed and Talia determined to keep playing.
• Lanchi and Talia both answered that their most embarrassing experience was thinking the other was so cute they wanted to eat them, prompting a roar from the audience.
• The host announced an advertising break after the pair completed all seven questions, while Loren and Juliana watched from the audience.

Lanchi and Talia continued the amusement park’s question game, where a matching answer earned them a crepe as a special reward. Their attempt to share it turned into a playful brawl in front of the audience, and they returned to their seats embarrassed.

• Lanchi and Talia answered that neither had dated multiple people at once, while Loren grew nervous when a camera focused on him and Juliana wiped his forehead.
• Lanchi and Talia chose to continue the game and both answered that they wanted a late-night snack, with Lanchi adding that he wanted to feed Talia one.
• The host presented them with a special crepe and urged Lanchi to feed Talia in front of the audience.
• Lanchi ate the crepe himself, prompting Talia to lunge at him and fight him for it.
• Talia pinned Lanchi down, ate the rest of the crepe, and released him before they awkwardly returned to their seats.

Lanchi and Talia completed the special challenge in Love Obstacle Corridor Academy by saying the embarrassing phrases the other had hoped to hear. After receiving their prize, they faced Question Eleven, which asked whether Lanchi would leave Talia during a date to respond to a female colleague’s emergency work notification.

• The Golden Bee Host revealed that Lanchi and Talia could win couple passes by fulfilling the wishes written on their blackboards.
• Talia told Lanchi she was hungry and wanted him to feed her, then Lanchi called her cute and said he wanted to eat her in one bite.
• The Golden Bee Host awarded them Golden Bee Amusement Park Double Monthly Passes × 12 and asked about their experience.
• The Golden Bee Host announced Question Eleven, asking whether Lanchi would abandon Talia on a date to handle an emergency work notification from a female colleague.

Lanchi and Talia answered the Love Obstacle Corridor’s questions in sync, then chose to risk the final challenge. They both said they were happy staying by each other’s side, winning the grand prize as the crowd erupted.

• Talia recalled how much she hated being abandoned, while Lanchi answered that he would not leave her behind.
• Lanchi answered that he felt happier with Talia than with his best friend Frei, and Talia reacted with anger when she realized why he was pleased.
• Lanchi and Talia said they had no private dates planned with anyone else and gave matching answers about looking forward to going to the Bosen Kingdom together.
• The Golden Bee Host teased them about feeding each other on their date, and they shouted that they would not do it in public.
• Lanchi and Talia chose to attempt the final question and both answered yes when asked if they were happy staying by each other’s side.
• The visitors at Golden Bee Amusement Park Central Courtyard cheered as Lanchi and Talia won the Heaven Wood Golden Bee Commemorative Bracelet.

Loren and Juliana ended their date by agreeing to meet again, while Lanchi and Talia returned from the arcade graffiti game after winning its grand prize. The chapter left them inspecting matching bracelets whose effects would cost Talia attributes to benefit Lanchi.

• Loren escorted Juliana out of Golden Bee Amusement Park, relieved that their date had ended before he could be drawn into the deadly game.
• Juliana invited Loren on another date, and he accepted after consulting his Love Instructor guidance.
• Lanchi and Talia completed all fourteen question rounds and returned to the prize-claiming area as spectators cheered.
• The event administrator congratulated them as a couple and awarded them an Animal Forest Chocolate Gift Box and two Magic Cards.
• Lanchi gave the chocolate to Tata and examined the matching bracelets with Talia, who noted that wearing hers would lower her attributes while granting Mental Attribute to Lanchi.

Lanchi and Talia exchanged a magical bracelet and a birthday gift while bickering at the Golden Bee Amusement Park. After Cat Boss left them alone, they agreed to stay and spend their Golden Bee Coins together.

• Lanchi admitted that the bracelet could boost his Mental Attribute, and Talia agreed to lend him her attribute in exchange for repayment with interest.
• Lanchi gave Talia a Tata Doll for her birthday, and she thanked him before teasing him with a sweet imitation of the Poet of Great Love.
• Cat Boss urged Lanchi and Talia to enjoy the amusement park together and left them alone, reminding them to get something to eat.
• Lanchi and Talia discussed their Golden Bee Coins and decided to stay at the park together.

Lanchi and Hughberlian walked to the Student Union Room, discussing Lanchi’s risky birthday plans and the equipment Hughberlian had given Talia. They reached the Old Liberal Arts Building after joking about Talia’s fusion forms and Hughberlian’s ability to hide.

• Hughberlian stopped Lanchi from bringing eight hundred candles to celebrate Tata’s birthday and warned him not to tease her before their trip to the Bosen Kingdom.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian bought juice on their way to the Student Union Room and discussed Hughberlian’s Demon Fusion gift to Talia.
• Hughberlian explained Talia’s compatibility with herself, Sinora, and Antanas, describing the different strengths Talia could gain through fusion.
• Lanchi called Hughberlian’s talent an escape form, and Hughberlian pressed him to explain as they reached the Old Liberal Arts Building.

Lanchi and Hughberlian visited the Student Union Room, where Florence asked for help after agreeing to stay at Loren’s house. Lanchi began advising Florence on how to live there without revealing that she was a woman, though his suggestions seemed likely to bring her closer to Loren.

• Lanchi suggested that Talia and the Poet of Great Love might be compatible, and Hughberlian proposed letting them try it later.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian met Florence in the Student Union Room, where she explained that Loren had invited her to stay at his house.
• Florence told Hughberlian that Loren believed she was a man because she usually wore armor and disguised her voice.
• Lanchi agreed to help Florence and advised her to lock the bathroom door, use lightly scented toiletries, avoid excessive housework, and keep the floor clean.
• Hughberlian questioned whether Lanchi’s advice would conceal Florence’s identity or create more intimate moments with Loren.