Chapter Summaries

Sigrid met Talia in cat form and eagerly carried her to visit Violet at the Elcia Holy Domain Healing Center. Lanchi and Sigrid arrived at the hospital and requested access to the special ward on the fifth floor.

• Sigrid tried to befriend the gray cat, and Talia reluctantly let Sigrid hold and feed her while pretending to be an ordinary cat.
• Lanchi and Sigrid left the mansion together, reminiscing about the person who had brought them together and deciding to eat dinner at a Bulida restaurant later.
• On the school bus, Sigrid showered Talia with affection while Lanchi explained how he had found and tamed the cat.
• Lanchi and Sigrid walked through the hospital garden, and Lanchi recounted events from Flower Capital Pariel as they discussed the demons and the Bosen Kingdom.
• Lanchi gave his identification to the front-desk nurse, who recognized him as Professor Landry, and requested a visit to the fifth-floor special ward.

Lanchi and Sigrid visited Violet at the healing center, where they discussed the Moon Goddess, the empire’s plans for a new temple, and the monastery’s rumored Forget-Dust Star. Violet revealed the stones might let them revisit shared memories, and Lanchi and Sigrid left considering a search that could also lead them back to an old enemy.

• Lanchi and Sigrid visited Violet, and Violet eagerly held Big Gray Cat while she and Sigrid bonded over their devotion to the Moon Goddess.
• Violet told Lanchi and Sigrid that the Krui Di Empire might promote the Moon Goddess and build a new temple in Bulida, and Lanchi agreed to draw sketches of the ancient wolf-clan temple.
• Violet described Forget-Dust Star, said it might lie beneath the monastery’s lake, and regretted that she may have missed a chance to save Hycintos.
• Lanchi and Sigrid discussed Hycintos’s choices and blamed La Sha Er for helping create the opportunity he seized.
• Lanchi and Sigrid agreed to search for Forget-Dust Star and immediately began talking about returning to Banderra City to fight Lao Sang again.

Lanchi, Sigrid, and Cat Boss found Forget-Dust Star beneath Ten Thousand Year Snow Lake and used it to enter a memory illusion. They found themselves reliving the Northern Border Demonic Realm Encounter Battle from a year earlier, leaving Cat Boss terrified aboard their sled.

• Lanchi and Sigrid went to Ten Thousand Year Snow Lake to search for Forget-Dust Star, which Violet believed Hycintos had hidden there.
• Sigrid summoned the Nian Qi Puppet, which searched underwater and brought back a dark-blue meteorite containing Forget-Dust Star.
• Lanchi, Sigrid, and Cat Boss touched the gem and resonated with its power, entering an illusion based on a memory.
• The three found themselves riding a sled across a frozen wilderness toward a distant city-state, and Cat Boss recognized the scene as the Northern Border Demonic Realm Encounter Battle.
• Cat Boss begged to be let off the sled after Sigrid confirmed that they were reliving the battle.

Lanchi and Sigrid revisited the deadly Northern Border Frontline battle in a Forget-Dust Star dream, where Sigrid fought Askesang and the Black Robed Man until Lanchi intervened. They awoke at Saint Krui Di Monastery and spent the evening together, leaving the story on their quiet walk through the Moon God Temple.

• Lanchi, Sigrid, and Cat Boss arrived outside Banderra City and reviewed their previous disastrous encounter with Askesang.
• Lanchi and Sigrid entered Banderra City, discovered its hidden mass of corpses, and confronted Askesang, who trapped them in a spatial barrier.
• Lanchi deflected Askesang’s attack, while Sigrid struck Askesang and fought him across the collapsing city.
• The Black Robed Man joined Askesang and summoned an Abyssal Black Worm, forcing Sigrid to fight both enemies while she repeatedly recovered from her injuries.
• Askesang launched a powerful sealing spell at Sigrid, but Lanchi arrived and nullified it, then revealed that he was Luo Qi McCarthy and greeted Askesang as his teacher.
• Lanchi and Sigrid awoke at Saint Krui Di Monastery, then walked together through the Moon God Temple and shared a tender conversation beneath the moonlight.

Lanchi, Talia, Mi Gaiya, Ifatia, and Cat Boss prepared to leave Bulida and travel back toward Hutton Kingdom by different routes. As Lanchi and Talia boarded their train, Talia reminded him that he still owed her more than sixty-two thousand pounds and hinted that he could legally clear the debt in one stroke.

• Lanchi recalled his first visit to Bulida First Station and teased Mi Gaiya about calling him her brother-in-law as the group arrived to depart.
• Lanchi explained that Hughberlian and the Great Demon Race had already left by another route, while he and Talia had to return to Pariel before heading home, and Sigrid would travel separately with Toliado.
• The group reminisced about their companions and waited for the train, while Mi Gaiya privately considered how Hughberlian, Sigrid, and Talia had agreed not to compete with one another.
• When the train arrived, Ifatia and Mi Gaiya boarded Carriage Five while Lanchi and Talia headed for their nearby carriage.
• Talia calculated that Lanchi still owed her 62,256 pounds for the Poet of Great Love and warned she could raise the interest rate.
• Talia hinted that Lanchi could legally erase the debt in one stroke, but told him to figure out the method himself.

Lanchi and Talia traveled north by train, where Cat Boss pressed Talia to acknowledge her feelings for Lanchi. Before resting, they used Talia’s Gentle Land spell with Kali Yella’s Letter, and the chapter left them falling into a shared dream.

• Lanchi and Talia boarded the train to Nicksasender and settled into their first-class compartment.
• Lanchi left to buy food, while Cat Boss reminded Talia how their relationship with Lanchi had changed; Talia denied that she understood her feelings.
• Lanchi returned with a dining cart, and Talia offered to use Gentle Land to help him rest.
• Talia and Lanchi agreed to activate Kali Yella’s Letter together, and Cat Boss left the compartment to avoid being caught in the spell.
• Talia cast Gentle Land with the letter, and the spreading dream magic made Lanchi and Talia collapse into sleep.

Lanchi and Talia were trapped in Kali Yella’s dream, where they experienced an imagined wedding between Kali Yella and Lan Keluos. The dream collapsed before the vows, revealing Kali Yella’s final memory and her departure through the Inverted Mirror Corridor.

• Lanchi and Talia realized they were experiencing a hypothetical timeline in which Kali Yella and Lan Keluos survived and were marrying in Nekaris.
• Thunder Lord officiated the wedding as friends and allies offered their blessings, and Kali Yella described Lan Keluos as the kindest and most caring human she had known.
• As Lanchi and Talia approached the moment of their vows, thunder and digital distortions shattered the dream before they could kiss.
• Lanchi and Talia were expelled from the illusion and saw Kali Yella in the underground central chamber beside the Tiberius Mirror.
• Kali Yella left her letter for Lan Keluos, then walked into the Inverted Mirror Corridor and vanished into the prism.

Lanchi and Talia awoke from Kali Yella’s memories and discussed her final choices and her life with Lan Keluos. After Talia asked Lanchi to make amends for his past deception, they reconciled on the train and she leaned against him to nap.

• Lanchi explained that Kali Yella had sent the letter that led Lan Keluos to become the Black Sun Tyrant, while Talia struggled with the pain of Kali Yella’s sacrifice.
• Lanchi reflected on how Kali Yella and Lan Keluos had learned to let go, and Talia cried as she listened.
• Lanchi told Talia their journey and promises were complete, and she asked him to fulfill one last request.
• Talia revealed that she knew Lanchi had taken her pigeon and had been the assassin who nearly killed her, and Lanchi admitted both deeds and apologized.
• Talia said she was cold, asked Lanchi to hold her, and leaned against him for a nap.

Lanchi, Talia, Mi Gaiya, and Ifatia began their first day in Pariel with plans to visit old friends and explore the city, while Mi Gaiya and Ifatia repeatedly tried to push Lanchi and Talia into a date. Lanchi and Talia insisted they would spend the day separately, keeping their past Pariel date a secret.

• Lanchi and Talia stopped Cat Boss from announcing that their walk through Pariel was a date, while Ifatia defended him.
• Mi Gaiya teased Lanchi by calling him a brother-in-law or son-in-law, and Ifatia suggested that Talia call her Mom so Talia and Hughberlian could become sisters.
• Mi Gaiya told Lanchi that he and Ifatia planned to surprise Aitio in District 9 of the Bosen Demon Realm.
• Talia said she planned to visit Countess Rosalinda, while Lanchi planned to visit Earl Baptiste's residence.
• Lanchi and Talia denied that they would go on a date, but Mi Gaiya recommended a famous restaurant for couples and Ifatia recalled visiting it with Mi Gaiya years earlier.

Lanchi revisited the ruined Baptiste manor and reunited with Christina, who urged him to go see the gray-haired Witch instead of returning to work for her family. He set out to visit Tata, who contacted him and agreed to go out that afternoon.

• Lanchi and Cat Boss watched workers begin restoring the Baptiste Family Manor and discussed how their journey had gone differently from their original plans.
• Christina recognized Lanchi, greeted him warmly, and told him about her lasting chest and back scar and her newfound fire affinity.
• Lanchi offered to arrange a diagnosis for Christina, and Cat Boss revealed that the doctor was the Duke; Christina also learned that the Little Black Cat could talk.
• Christina asked about the gray-haired Witch and urged Lanchi to go find her, then pushed him away from the Baptiste estate rather than let him return to work for the family.
• Lanchi headed toward the Asturias Earl's Mansion to visit Tata, received her communication, and asked her to go out that afternoon; Tata agreed.

Lanchi met Talia beneath the Pariel Iron Tower, where she acted unusually affectionate and led him on a date through the city. After Talia pulled him out of the path of a Magic-Powered Vehicle, they embraced in the street, leaving both flustered while Rosalinda and the Cat Boss watched.

• Lanchi met Talia at the North Bank plaza, where she wore formal courtwear and told him he could provoke her without making her angry.
• Talia held Lanchi's hand and asked whether he wanted her despite her age and the two children she was raising.
• Rosalinda found the Cat Boss and revealed she had mailed photos of Lanchi and Talia's previous date to the restaurant, alarming the cat.
• When a Magic-Powered Vehicle sped past, Talia pulled Lanchi close and reassured him that he would not be hurt with her there.
• Lanchi embraced Talia back, and the two held each other in the street while Rosalinda and the Cat Boss watched.

Lanchi and Talia spent a date touring Platinum Forest Palace, where they reflected on their shared past and spoke with a reporter about demons and the painting Mysterious Beauty. The chapter left them admiring the painting together as Lanchi described their story as beginning with meeting a wandering gray-haired princess.

• Talia indulged Lanchi as they walked through Pariel hand in hand, while Countess Rosalinda and Cat Boss secretly followed them.
• Lanchi and Talia visited Platinum Forest Palace and discussed Hughberlian’s painful adjustment to the changes in her body.
• Talia explained that she disliked The Demon Lord’s Judgment because it reminded her of what Lanchi had suffered in the Shadow World, and Lanchi squeezed her hand as they continued.
• Talia thanked Lanchi for helping her find her sister while they admired Sleeping Beauty, then they discussed Lanchi’s painting Mysterious Beauty.
• A Pariel Broadcasting Company reporter interviewed Lanchi and Talia about demons, and Lanchi joked that the Silver White Demon King was too gluttonous and useless to restore her nation.
• Lanchi and Talia stood before Mysterious Beauty, and Lanchi said their story began when he met a wandering gray-haired princess.

Lanchi and Talia spent the afternoon feeding each other during a date in Pariel, then went to the Holy Silver Vine Arena to meet Aitio, Ifatia, and Mi Gaiya. They discovered a mysterious black-haired woman with them, but Ifatia fled with her through a shattered window before anyone could explain who she was.

• Lanchi and Talia shared an intimate meal at the Cologne Zhi Ri Bridge Inn Restaurant, teasing each other and discussing Talia's recovery magic and the possibility of Lanchi becoming her familiar.
• Rosalinda and Little Black Cat secretly watched the pair from a boat, while Lanchi and Talia finished their meal and exchanged a promise to visit more places together.
• Lanchi and Talia arrived at the Holy Silver Vine Arena and overheard Aitio and Ifatia laughing about their earlier date and watching footage of it with an unfamiliar woman.
• Lanchi and Talia burst into the chief administrator's office and saw Aitio, Ifatia, and a beautiful black-haired woman; Talia questioned Ifatia about calling her a stepsister.
• Rosalinda entered the office and recognized the black-haired woman, then broke down in tears at their reunion.
• Ifatia grabbed the black-haired woman and escaped through a shattered floor-to-ceiling window, leaving the others behind.

Lanchi returned to Ikelite with Talia, Ifatia, Mi Gaiya, and Cat Boss after their travels, and agreed to visit the ducal residence before going back to the academy. The group reunited with Hans and headed into the city, where they discussed their family ties and Emperor Loren’s expected return.

• Lanchi planned to take Cat Boss to the restaurant and return to his dormitory, but Ifatia and Mi Gaiya persuaded him to visit the ducal residence first.
• Talia told Lanchi that Ifatia had explained their shared history, then quietly offered to call Ifatia “Mom.”
• Mi Gaiya invited Lanchi and Talia to see Hughberlian, and Lanchi agreed to go to the ducal residence before taking Talia and Cat Boss to the restaurant.
• The group met Hans outside Ikelite Central Station, and Lanchi helped load their luggage into the carriage.
• As they rode through Ikelite, Mi Gaiya predicted that Emperor Loren would return quietly and said there was no need to worry about his safety.

Ifatia returned to the Aransal Family estate with Talia and Lanchi, where they discovered Hughberlian watching a recording of Lanchi and Talia’s date in Flower Capital. Hughberlian teased them about the footage, then took Lanchi away for the day, leaving an embarrassed Talia with Antanas.

• Ifatia and Talia chatted about sightseeing and spending money as the car brought them to the Aransal Family estate.
• Ifatia returned home and learned that Hughberlian had kept her piano for more than a decade.
• Francine told Talia that Hughberlian was upstairs watching a recording that Sigrid had sent from Flower Capital.
• Lanchi and Talia overheard Antanas, Sinora, and Hughberlian analyzing footage of their date before Hughberlian opened the bedroom door.
• Hughberlian teased Talia about her catlike voice, then took Lanchi away for the day.
• Talia told Antanas that she would never fool around with Lanchi again.

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.