Recaps

Lanchi and Hughberlian returned to Ikelite Academy, visited Professor Bora Ao, and looked forward to rehearsing their opera together. A portrait led Lanchi to suspect that Hughberlian’s aunt Minier and Duke Migaiya might be the same person, but he resolved to keep the possibility secret.

• Hughberlian told Lanchi that her poisoning symptoms were fading as they walked toward the Magic Engineering Institute and remembered the journey that had led them to find her father.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian discussed their upcoming opera, campus rumors about Lanchi’s exploits, and their plans to rehearse during vacation.
• Professor Bora Ao welcomed Lanchi and Hughberlian, unlocked their Student Bracelets, showed them the new school-building plan, and agreed to name it the Abigail Building.
• Lanchi asked Professor Bora Ao about Frei’s bet with Sfintos, then left with Hughberlian and praised her Half-Demon Race appearance.
• Lanchi drew a portrait of a black-haired woman, and Hughberlian identified her as her aunt Minier.
• Lanchi connected Minier to several unexplained clues and asked whether she had ever appeared alongside Duke Migaiya; Hughberlian said she had not, and Lanchi decided to conceal his suspicions.

During a rehearsal at Ikelite Opera House, Abigail changed the Half-Demoness Chapter and pushed Lanchi and Hughberlian to improvise with only partial scripts. Their performance revealed a tragic new ending in which the Half-Demoness was a ghost whose curse came from her wish for the governor to forget her, leaving him grieving as she departed.

• Abigail stopped Lanchi and Hughberlian's first scene and decided the comedy-oriented script did not suit their acting strengths.
• After a break, Abigail gave the actors an incomplete script and told Lanchi and Hughberlian to improvise from lines shown by a Magic Card.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian performed the revised story, following the governor and Half-Demoness through the Demon Academy, a cursed castle, and other places tied to their past.
• At the church, the governor realized that the Half-Demoness was a ghost only he could see and that her wish for him to forget her had caused the curse.
• The Half-Demoness urged the governor to let her go, then vanished in the evening light as he tried to hold her.

After their rehearsal, Lanchi and Hughberlian left the opera house and shared a quiet afternoon together, then visited Florence at the Goddess of Fate Church. Florence asked for help meeting Loren before she returned home, and Hughberlian urged her to meet him as her true self; the chapter ended with Lanchi embracing Hughberlian at sunset.

• Antanas watched the rehearsal's ending, and Abigail praised Lanchi and Hughberlian before sending them home to rest.
• Hughberlian confessed that she wanted Lanchi to stay by her side, and they discussed how the roles they played reflected their changing feelings.
• Lanchi accompanied Hughberlian to the Goddess of Fate Church, where they met Florence in the Temple Archives.
• Florence explained that she hoped to see Loren before returning to Canberra Kingdom, and Hughberlian urged her to meet him as a woman; Florence agreed.
• At sunset, Hughberlian practiced a line from the opera, and Lanchi hugged her and promised that no one would separate them.

Lanchi took Sigrid to Ikelite Academy to get her student identification and show her around, then agreed to help Loren manage an impossible schedule of dates and obligations for the next day. The chapter left Lanchi and Sigrid hurrying off together while Lanchi prepared to juggle the coming day’s commitments.

• Lanchi invited Planai to attend the opera with him and Sigrid on Valentine’s Day, and Planai agreed.
• Lanchi accompanied Sigrid to Ikelite Academy, where she received her Student Bracelet and student monthly pass.
• Sigrid asked Lanchi to arrange dates with both her and Talia, and Lanchi agreed to try.
• Loren called Lanchi for help after Almirs, Florence, and Juliana all arranged plans with him for the next day, and Lanchi promised to devise an itinerary.
• Sigrid returned from a call with the Ice Witch and pulled Lanchi into a run around campus, insisting he take her out and let her have fun.

On Valentine's Day, Lu Weixier and Kukulkan watched Loren while he met Florence, whom he mistook for a brother in disguise, as Lanchi coordinated a packed amusement-park date with Talia and Sigrid. The chapter left Loren hugging a flustered Florence while Lanchi and Sigrid prepared to manage their own dates and guide the Ice Witch.

• Lu Weixier explained her reporting plan to Kukulkan, showed her their theater tickets, and watched Loren wait beneath a tree.
• Florence approached Loren and introduced herself, but Loren thought she was his brother dressed as a girl and accepted her excuse for the disguise.
• With his schedule running short, Loren hugged Florence, leaving her overwhelmed while Hughberlian advised her to play along.
• At Golden Bee Amusement Park, Lanchi apologized to Talia for being distracted and agreed to rest with her later.
• Cat Boss spotted Sigrid waiting nearby as she coached Almirs over Communication Magic and prepared to join Lanchi at the park.

Loren followed Lanchi’s elaborate schedule to juggle dates with Almirs, Juliana, and Florence at Golden Bee Amusement Park, while Lanchi helped from the sidelines and faced unexpected complications. By the end, Talia had spotted Loren with Almirs and wondered how the day had gone so far off course.

• Loren met Almirs at the amusement park’s east entrance, followed Sigrid’s coaching through their earpieces, and agreed to treat their outing as a date guided by the Goddess of Fate.
• Lanchi kept Loren’s schedule on track while Sigrid flirted with him in line, and Juliana met Loren at Ilivier Pastry Shop before abruptly suggesting that they order.
• Loren escorted Florence into the Candy Theater, then rejoined Almirs and gave her pastries before guiding her through the amusement park.
• Loren and Almirs traded coached questions about their relationship and Loren’s previous visit to the park, while Hughberlian noticed them together from a roller coaster.
• Lanchi discovered Hughberlian was at the park and struggled to manage the added complication, while Talia spotted Loren with Almirs and became confused.

Lanchi spent the morning at Golden Bee Amusement Park accompanying Talia while secretly coordinating Loren’s dates with several women, leaving him mentally exhausted. After Sigrid distracted Hughberlian and allowed Loren and Juliana to leave safely, Lanchi prepared to head to the Ikelite Opera House for the afternoon performance, where he still had to keep the situation from being exposed.

• Lanchi and Talia shared crepes and discussed Talia’s concern that a friend’s boyfriend was dating another girl, while Lanchi realized she was talking about Loren, Juliana, and Almirs.
• Lanchi steered Talia away from the West District and spent the morning following her around Golden Bee Amusement Park while coordinating Loren’s meetings and avoiding Hughberlian.
• Sigrid realized that she had been unknowingly competing against Lanchi while helping Loren, apologized, and kissed him on the cheek before leaving.
• Lanchi spotted Hughberlian following Loren and Juliana and feared she would expose Loren’s dates, but Sigrid diverted Hughberlian by taking her to play at the amusement park.
• Loren and Juliana left the park safely, and Lanchi told Talia he was going to the theater early to prepare for the afternoon performance.

Ifatia and Minier attended the premiere of Holy War Romance - Half-Demoness Arc at the Ikelite Opera House while Lanchi prepared backstage. When Hughberlian suffered a dangerous bloodline reaction, Talia fused with her to take her place, unaware that the script contained only the first act and her own lines.

• Ifatia and Minier watched the promotional music short, and Minier interpreted its tragic love story as a hint about the opera’s tone.
• Ifatia and Minier entered the packed theater and joined Abigail, while Lanchi arranged for Loren to escort three women out through separate boxes after the show.
• Hughberlian suffered a painful reaction from the conflict between her demonic and human bloodlines shortly before the performance.
• Talia used the Demon Fusion earrings to merge with Hughberlian, taking control of Hughberlian’s appearance so she could perform in her place.
• Talia sent Poet of Great Love to the audience disguised as herself, then discovered that her script included only the first act and her own lines.

At the Ikelite Opera House, Lanchi and Hughberlian began the official performance of Holy War Romance, but Hughberlian’s unexpectedly comedic improvisations repeatedly threw Lanchi off course. The play continued with the audience delighted and Abigail increasingly distressed, while Lanchi struggled to keep the story on track.

• Antanas and Sinora promised Ifatia they would attend dinner, while Abigail refused to forgive Toliado and the War Gods discussed Elsa and the performance.
• As the show began, Hughberlian acted more spoiled and playful than she had during rehearsals, and Lanchi improvised when she ate pastries in front of the butler.
• Hughberlian’s antics shifted the Demon Academy and ancient-castle scenes toward comedy, and Lanchi followed along as she introduced Duke Host as the culprit.
• Antanas and Sinora noticed that Hughberlian seemed to be acting like Tata, while Ifatia laughed at the bickering couple’s banter.
• Antanas saw that Planai had left and noticed Abigail’s anger as the performance continued to veer away from her staging.

Lanchi and Talia improvised a bittersweet ending that Abigail realized could turn the next day's tragic performance into a larger story about dream and truth. After Lanfu leaked a rumor that Loren was in the opera house, Lanchi tried to divert the press by publicly asking Minier to dinner, and she accepted.

• Sigrid discovered that Lanfu had disguised herself as Talia and realized the Half-Demoness onstage was a fusion of Talia and Hugh Treasure.
• Lanchi abandoned the script and guided Talia through a quiet, ambiguous finale in which the Demon Governor confessed his love before falling asleep beside the silent Half-Demoness.
• Abigail recognized that the day's performance could serve as the Governor's dream and make tomorrow's tragic revelation of the Half-Demoness as a ghost more powerful.
• Lanfu used Long Live Friendship Bugs to spread a rumor that Loren was in a VIP box with multiple women, drawing reporters' attention away from the cast.
• Lanchi knelt before Minier and publicly invited her to dinner to redirect the crowd's attention, and Minier accepted.

At the Ikelite Opera House, Lanchi and Minier’s staged proposal to distract the crowd and help Loren escape spiraled into a public scandal, while the people around them misunderstood their relationships. After explaining the day’s events to Hughberlian, Talia, and Sigrid, Lanchi admitted he wanted to marry all three, and Lanfu’s intervention helped them begin accepting the idea; the group left the theater together as the performance ended.

• Lanchi and Minier continued their staged proposal, drawing the audience and reporters’ attention while Loren slipped away, and Ifatia tearfully asked Lanchi to treat Minier well.
• The theater staff cleared the hall, and Minier left with Ifatia while Lanchi, Sigrid, Talia, Hughberlian, Antanas, and Sinora remained to discuss the day’s chaos.
• Lanchi explained how his bet with Adams had led him to help Loren, and he apologized to Talia and Hughberlian for causing trouble for the Duke’s Family.
• Lanchi told Hughberlian, Sigrid, and Talia that he did not want to miss any of them, and Sigrid asked whether he wanted to marry all three.
• Poet of Great Love, whom Talia called Lanfu, answered that Lanchi would choose none rather than lose any of them, then urged the women to marry him before he pursued greater ambitions.
• Sigrid accepted the prospect of marrying Lanchi alongside Talia, Hughberlian teased him about joining the Wilford Family, and Talia chased him up the theater steps as Toliado played the finale.

Lanchi spent a winter morning at Cat Boss Restaurant discussing Antanas’s new broadcasting job, Loren’s uncertain romance, and Planai and Sinora’s choice to stay with their friends instead of returning to the Bosen Demon Realm. As he left for work, his friends noticed his unusually open smile, and Hughberlian captured the moment in a photograph for the restaurant wall.

• Sinora told Lanchi that Antanas would begin hosting her official program at the Hutton Times Broadcasting Company the next day, and the group read the Iketerite Academy School Journal’s survey naming Lanchi a strong matchmaker.
• Lanchi explained that Loren’s date had gone smoothly after the theater, but he planned to let Loren’s relationships develop naturally rather than interfere further.
• Lanchi offered Planai and Sinora the chance to return to the Bosen Demon Realm and help restore their noble family, but both chose to remain at Cat Boss Restaurant with their friends.
• Talia and Sigrid came downstairs, and Lanchi greeted them before Hughberlian arrived to choose photographs from Holy War Romance with Sinora.
• Hughberlian thanked Lanchi and called him her hardworking husband, then reminded him to leave for work at the Sage Institute.
• Lanchi left with an unusually open smile, and Hughberlian photographed him as Cat Boss and the others remarked that he seemed like a real young man.