Recaps

Lanchi and Hughberlian completed the Shadow World trial, watched Kali Yella’s recording, and returned to Iketerite with new rewards and plans. As Lanchi prepared for a trip to Bosen Kingdom, Loren began dating Juliana while secretly arranging to meet Florence.

• Lanchi delivered the Progenitor Bomb to the Plant Empire, where Lanchi demanded the Honing Empire’s surrender and Parliament applauded his plan to continue the war.
• After the Shadow World settled with an SSS evaluation, Lanchi, Hughberlian, and Yami advanced in tier and received their rewards.
• Lanchi and Hughberlian watched Kali Yella’s recording, which showed Lan Keluos escaping his dream, defeating Eduardo and Ulysses, and carrying Sigrid to safety.
• Lanchi bound himself to the Primordial Slab-Seal, brought Poet of Great Love into the Sage Institute, and asked Talia to help craft a card from Kali Yella’s Shadow Weave.
• Lanchi arranged a trip to Bosen Kingdom with Talia and agreed to make a disguise card for Florence, while Kukulkan arrived at Iketerite and joined Hughberlian’s tour of the academy.
• With Love Instructor’s guidance, Loren took Juliana on a date and agreed to have dinner with her every day, while Lanchi watched them and felt that Juliana seemed familiar.
• Loren slipped away from the opera to meet Florence at Temple Plaza, where the two old friends embraced and Loren recalled fearing he would never see Florence again after the Po Tian City campaign.

Lanchi and Talia’s attempt to improve their card-making led to Talia fusing with the Poet of Great Love and becoming Lanchi’s Innate Summon. They prepared to visit the Bosen Kingdom, where Professor Bora Ao warned them about the risks they might face.

• Loren reunited with Florence and later went on a date with Juliana at Golden Bee Amusement Park, while Lanchi and Talia took part in the park’s couples challenge and won matching commemorative bracelets.
• Lanchi gave Talia a birthday doll, then helped Florence prepare to stay at Loren’s house and received her request for advice about dating him.
• Lanchi and Talia repeatedly failed to make Magic Cards, and Professor Bora Ao advised them to go on more dates.
• Talia fused with the Poet of Great Love, becoming Lanchi’s Innate Summon and Lifebound Card, with their thoughts connected and her separation from the Poet temporarily impossible.
• Lanchi explained Talia’s new powers and helped her disguise herself as the Poet of Great Love so she could accompany him to the Magic Engineering Institute.
• Talia transformed into a human and tried on a school uniform before she and Lanchi visited Professor Bora Ao, who discovered she was not Lanfu.
• Talia registered as an examiner’s assistant, and Professor Bora Ao warned Lanchi and Talia about the Bosen Kingdom’s powerful nobles, contract-based dealings, and human-demon integration.

Lanchi and Talia traveled to the Bosen Kingdom, where Li Sang Qian’s curse drew them into a conflict with the Executioners and a search for the Curse Spreader. As they prepared for the Platinum Tier Card Maker Exam, Lanchi entered a string of arena contests, while the Destruction Bishop emerged under another identity.

• Professor Bora Ao warned Lanchi to respect Bosen’s customs and think carefully before intervening, then showed him and Talia a royal commission concerning a rumored Dominator’s Book.
• Lanchi advised Loren on juggling Juliana, Almirs, and Florence, then received Sigrid’s report of unknown demons in the Protos Empire before he and Talia set out for Bosen.
• On the airship to Pariel, Lanchi met Li Sang Qian, who discussed the Platinum Tier exam and Great Wizard Palroni’s curse before her curse mark turned crimson.
• Duke Tiffany’s Execution Force identified Li Sang Qian as a demon, and the curse drove her berserk, and Talia overrode her corrupted contract with the Demon King’s power, while Nigel let Lanchi and Talia go.
• After police arrested Lanchi and Talia and Countess Rosalinda bailed them out, Rosalinda gave Lanchi his examiner materials and warned them about the rising demon curse and the search for Destruction Bishop Ivanos.
• Lanchi and Talia investigated Pariel’s tensions between humans and demons, visited the Petras Auction House, and Lanchi entered the auction as a supposedly rare member of the Lanqi Clan.
• Christina challenged Luo Qi McCarthy to compete, and Lanchi won ten consecutive arena matches with Talia’s help, defeating Inoan Hornrenso, who was secretly Destruction Bishop Ivanos.
• Nigel told Lanchi and Talia that Li Sang Qian might still face execution, but her testimony had given the Executioners a lead on the Curse Spreader in the Bosen Demon Realm.

Lanchi and Talia helped stop Perlman’s rebellion and Beelzebub’s attack, but Inoan revealed herself as Ivanos and died after confronting Lanchi. After Pariel began to recover, Lanchi and Talia went on an awkward, affectionate Fireworks Festival date and left to make a wish before trying card making again.

• Lanchi and Talia investigated the curse spreading through Pariel, then joined Nigel in the Bosen Demon Realm as Perlman exposed the disguised Curse Spreader and called for revenge.
• The Curse Spreader unleashed Palroni’s Grudge Record, and Lanchi and Talia defeated Perlman after he turned Nigel into a cursed demon.
• Beelzebub took control of Perlman and threatened Christina, but Inoan recovered her memories, revealed herself as Ivanos, and rescued Christina with the Primordial Slab - Fire.
• Ivanos killed Beelzebub, then fought Lanchi as the Destruction Bishop and let his attack pierce her heart, and Talia comforted Lanchi as Pariel recovered.
• Lanchi returned to work and gave Christina Inoan’s repaired hair ornament, then accepted Talia’s invitation to a Fireworks Festival date.
• Talia humiliated Karen outside the Card Maker Association before she and Lanchi continued their date through Pariel’s museum and restaurants, holding hands and teasing each other.
• During lunch, Lanchi fed Talia while Rosalinda and Aitio watched, and Talia sat on his lap before they hurried to finish the meal after a child embarrassed them.
• Lanchi and Talia walked to Montmartre Heights, discussed their teamwork, and left for the Temple of the God of Love to make a wish before trying card making again.