Recaps

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.

Florence asked Hughberlian for advice about her first date with Loren, while explaining why she had kept her identity as a woman from him. Hughberlian agreed to help her learn how to act around a male close friend on their date.

• Lanchi advised Florence on keeping her clothes and transformation secret from Loren, and promised to help with her request.
• Lanchi and Monast left the Student Union Room, leaving Florence and Hughberlian alone.
• Florence explained that she had been raised as her family's heir and had met Loren as a fellow soldier; after surviving dangers together, she had trusted him with her life.
• Florence told Hughberlian that she had promised Loren a date but did not know how to behave on one, and asked for advice.
• Hughberlian agreed to coach Florence during the date, and they exchanged Communication Magic contact information.

Lanchi and Hughberlian left the Magic Engineering Institute and returned to Cat Boss Restaurant, discussing the people and dangers around Ikelite along the way. They found Sinora working, learned Tata had returned from visiting the Wilford Family, and Hughberlian stayed to help while Lanchi went to call Tata for lunch.

• Lanchi and Hughberlian said goodbye to Florence and left the Old Liberal Arts Building after Lanchi confirmed he had obtained Lanfu’s Magic Card.
• Hughberlian told Lanchi she hoped to see her teacher, Almirs, again, while Lanchi said Ikelite was secure for the next six months.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian arrived at Cat Boss Restaurant and learned from Sinora that Tata had visited the Wilford Family and returned.
• Sinora told Lanchi that Francine had invited Tata and the restaurant’s staff to Lanchi’s birthday celebration, and reassured him that Noe had welcomed them as Lanchi’s friends.
• Hughberlian stayed downstairs to help Sinora while Lanchi went to call Tata to eat with them.

Lanchi and Talia struggled to make cards together, and after their repeated failures, they sought Professor Bora Ao’s advice. He suggested that the pair go on more dates, leaving Talia silent as Lanchi cut off the communication.

• Lanchi and Talia spent the afternoon failing to get past the second step of card making, and their cards repeatedly exploded.
• Cat Boss suggested they take a break, while Lanchi and Talia blamed each other for their lack of progress.
• Talia explained that her mental affinity and Ifatia’s curse affinity made them poorly matched, and Lanchi discussed the importance of distinguishing innate attributes from acquired ones.
• Lanchi contacted Professor Bora Ao and described two people whose card-making rhythms were out of sync and whose attempts kept exploding.
• Professor Bora Ao advised the pair to go on more dates, so Lanchi quickly ended the call and found Talia sitting in a tense silence.

Lanchi and Talia tested the Epic earring by having Talia fuse with the Poet of Great Love, creating a powerful new form. The fusion made Talia Lanchi’s Lifebound Card, linked their thoughts, and left them unable to separate her from the Poet of Great Love.

• Lanchi and Talia agreed to visit the Magic Engineering Institute the next morning and prepare for their trip to the Bosen Kingdom.
• Lanchi suggested that Talia try fusing with the Poet of Great Love, and the Poet appeared and accepted the idea.
• Talia gave the Poet of Great Love Hughberlian’s Epic earrings, triggering a complete fusion that changed Talia’s eyes to gold and blue.
• Talia discovered she had acquired the Poet of Great Love’s Demonic Voice, so Lanchi gave her Professor Bora Ao’s thought-activated voice ring.
• Talia realized she had become Lanchi’s Innate Summon and Lifebound Card, and their souls and thoughts were connected.
• Lanchi asked Talia to undo the fusion, but she said the separation cooldown and their perfect fusion rate made it impossible for now.

After Talia became Lanchi’s Innate Summon, the two discovered they could hear each other’s thoughts and that keeping her summoned drained his Mana. They agreed she would need to conserve energy and stay close to him, but Talia’s frustration ended with her pinning Lanchi down and reminding him who was in charge.

• Talia sensed that something had changed, and Lanchi suggested becoming his Innate Summon might have made her immortal as long as he survived.
• Lanchi and Talia realized they could hear each other’s thoughts, and Lanchi warned that his Mana would be depleted within two hours if things continued.
• Lanchi advised Talia to sit still and spend most of her time in Magic Cards form while he used equipment cards to increase his Mana capacity and regeneration.
• Talia reluctantly accepted Lanchi’s plan, while Lanchi’s thoughts about their dates and travels further irritated her.
• Talia entered a combat state, pinned Lanchi to the floor, and made him admit he was wrong.

After fusing with the Poet of Great Love, Talia discovered that she had become a Nine-Mark Great Demon Race and could use Lanchi’s summons and Magic Cards. She agreed to pose as Lanfu while she stayed with Lanchi, but he realized she would also need to attend school with him.

• Talia noticed that her strength had increased, and Lanchi explained that the Hopeless Mark slightly strengthened all of his summons.
• Talia found six additional Great Demon Race Marks in her Soul Space, and Lanchi explained how he had obtained them.
• Talia realized that fusing with the Poet of Great Love had given her a Demon King constitution and access to Lanchi’s summons and Magic Cards.
• Talia agreed to turn into a Magic Card after leaving Hughberlian a note saying she would be away, and she planned to pose as Lanfu.
• Lanchi remembered that Lanfu needed to attend the laboratory every day and worried that he would have to tell Talia to wear a uniform and go to school with him.

Lanchi and Talia prepared for Talia to impersonate Poet of Great Love at Iketerite Academy while they handled travel arrangements for the Bosen Kingdom. Talia returned to her Magic Card form, and Lanchi left Cat Boss Restaurant with Cat Boss and her suitcase.

• Lanchi persuaded Talia to visit the Magic Engineering Institute with him and meet Professor Bora Ao while pretending to be Poet of Great Love.
• Talia agreed to dress and act like Poet of Great Love, then replaced Hughberlian's quilt and organized her travel luggage.
• Talia teased Lanchi about doing his housework, but he hurriedly insisted that he would do it himself.
• Lanchi explained to Cat Boss that Talia would be acting as Poet of Great Love, alarming the cat about the risks of their telepathic link.
• Talia lamented leaving her little fox, then transformed into her Magic Card form, and Lanchi left with Cat Boss and her suitcase.

Lanchi brought Talia to his dormitory, where she discovered she could act freely inside his Soul Space and tried on a human transformation and a school outfit. After Talia emerged in a very short skirt, Lanchi laughed, and she chased him around the living room.

• Talia spoke to Lanchi from inside his Soul Space and asserted that he could not seal her away because she was stronger than him.
• Lanchi gave Talia two transformation Magic Cards, and she used the human transformation card to change her appearance and outfit.
• Talia asked Lanchi to make more transformation cards, and he gave her a freshly ironed school outfit to try on.
• Talia emerged wearing a short skirt and demanded to know why it was so short, while Lanchi blamed Lanfu for altering it.
• Talia became angry when Lanchi laughed and called her cute, then chased him around the coffee table as Cat Boss watched.

Lanchi and Talia walked to the Magic Engineering Institute, bickering about Talia’s uniform and reminiscing about their first visit to Iketerite Academy. They arrived at Professor Bora Ao’s workshop to explain Talia’s situation, but he realized she was not Lanfu.

• Lanchi and Talia walked across campus while recalling how they had first arrived at Iketerite Academy.
• Talia asked Lanchi to lengthen her skirt, but decided to keep the uniform unchanged until they returned to the Hutton Kingdom.
• Lanchi and Talia reached the Magic Engineering Institute Old Liberal Arts Building and entered Professor Bora Ao’s experimental workshop with an identification card.
• Professor Bora Ao greeted Lanchi and the person he thought was Lanfu, then realized that Talia was not Lanfu.

Lanchi and Talia visited Professor Bora Ao to register Talia as an assistant for the Platinum Tier Card Maker Exam in the Bosen Kingdom. Bora Ao advised them on the kingdom’s customs and warned them about contracts and possible tensions between humans and demons before they set out.

• Professor Bora Ao noticed that Lanchi and Talia acted differently around each other, and Lanchi explained that Talia was Lanfu’s original form, merged with Lanfu after an equipment accident.
• Talia registered as an examiner’s assistant, while Professor Bora Ao encouraged her and Lanchi to explore the Bosen Kingdom together and improve their cooperation.
• Professor Bora Ao warned Lanchi that the Bosen Kingdom’s powerful nobles, contract-based dealings, and human-demon integration could create risks for travelers.
• Talia privately cautioned Lanchi that demons in the Bosen Kingdom might have combat power beyond their official standing, and Lanchi teased her about making no progress in a century.