Arc 32The Infamy and the Sedative

Fu Qian investigated Kanna Kisaragi’s transformation, confronted Nepheli over An Jing Shizhi’s Infamy Law, and contained a dreamlike mission involving patients and sedatives. He returned to Leaf Island as the Night Watchers faced new conflicts and questioned him about Kanna.

  • Hayami Suzune and Kisaragi Chie found Kanna Kisaragi captive in Ishida’s studio, where Takagi had cut off her hand, and Kanna’s rejection caused him to swallow it and collapse.
  • Kanna freed herself and showed signs of supernatural power, then left with Hayami Suzune while Fu Qian refused her invitation to come along.
  • Fu Qian questioned Chie Kisaragi about Kanna’s recent behavior and suspected Kanna’s persuasive influence had altered Chie’s perception.
  • Nepheli revealed that An Jing Shizhi had given Infamy Law supernatural influence, and Fu Qian confronted her before she used a miracle to trap him and Su Gao in draining mist.
  • Fu Qian uncovered Nepheli’s setup, and he and Su Gao concluded An Jing Shizhi’s ritual was already underway before Fu Qian entered Containment Scene 2-506.
  • In Hajima Shiki’s dream, Fu Qian delivered sedatives to Nancy, Kelly, Loretta, Sam, and Shiki while uncovering their conflicting beliefs and the rules governing the patients’ doses.
  • Fu Qian gave Shiki the final sedative, breaking the dream and successfully containing No. 2-506, then returned to Leaf Island with the damaged holy bell Sedative left behind.
  • Leigo and Hayami Suzune questioned Fu Qian about Kanna and Takagi’s death, and Hayami reported that Sybill had defected and attacked Siren at sea.
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Ch. 784The Soothing Hand

Hayami Suzune, Fu Qian, and Kisaragi Chie tracked Kanna Kisaragi to an art studio, where they found Ishida dead and Kanna bound in the basement with her right hand missing. Takagi held Kanna’s severed hand and explained that he had long fantasized about her touching his face.

  • Hayami Suzune agreed to help Kisaragi Chie find Kanna Kisaragi, and Fu Qian used a heart-shaped map marker to lead them to an art studio.
  • Hayami Suzune, Kisaragi Chie, and Fu Qian arrived at Ishida’s studio, where Fu Qian opened the locked door.
  • Hayami Suzune found Ishida’s bloody corpse in the workshop and heard someone in the basement.
  • Hayami Suzune and Kisaragi Chie found Takagi holding Kanna Kisaragi’s severed right hand while Kanna sat bound to a chair.
  • Takagi told Kisaragi Chie that the studio was where he first met Kanna and that he had longed for her hand to soothe his face.

Ch. 785Difficult to Refuse

Fu Qian watched Kanna Kisaragi recover from Takagi’s attack and realized she had transformed into a Seventh Order supernatural. When Kanna asked him to accompany her, Fu Qian sensed an unusual influence making it difficult to refuse and connected it to the badge in his pocket.

  • Kanna rejected Takagi, who swallowed her severed hand and collapsed as Hayami Suzune watched in shock.
  • Kanna freed herself from the ropes, and Fu Qian noticed that her supernatural aura had risen to at least Seventh Order.
  • Kanna’s severed arm sprouted writhing flesh tendrils, confirming that the Miracle Potion had worked.
  • Hayami Suzune asked Kanna to return to the Night Watcher base, and Kanna agreed before inviting Fu Qian to come along.
  • Fu Qian tried to refuse Kanna but sensed an influence making him reluctant, then remembered the badge in his pocket.

Ch. 786Sudden Persuasiveness

Fu Qian questioned Chie Kisaragi about the sudden change in Kanna Kisaragi and learned that Kanna had seemed unusually obedient before Takagi took her away. He suspected that Kanna’s strange persuasive ability might have influenced Chie’s perception, leaving the cause of the change uncertain.

  • Fu Qian refused to accompany Kanna Kisaragi as she left with Hayami Suzune, while Hayami told Chie Kisaragi not to touch anything at the scene.
  • Fu Qian brought Chie Kisaragi to her fortune-teller’s shop and let her ask questions about Kanna’s transformation and the Miracle Potion.
  • Chie Kisaragi said Kanna had been excited after visiting Wushe Temple but seemed different when she saw her again later that evening.
  • Chie Kisaragi recalled that Kanna had acted more obedient than usual when she scolded her at Takagi’s place, before Takagi tied her up and took her away.
  • Fu Qian wondered whether Kanna’s persuasive power had altered Chie Kisaragi’s perception rather than changing Kanna herself.

Ch. 787Storm

Fu Qian suspected that the Infamy Law show had polluted Leaf Island’s population and caused Kanna Kisaragi to become a Seventh Order supernatural. After warning Chie Kisaragi to tell the Night Watchers what she knew, he returned to Su Gao, where they discussed the case and his theory.

  • Fu Qian considered whether the Infamy Law game had affected ordinary people and caused Kanna Kisaragi’s sudden change.
  • Chie Kisaragi asked whether Kanna had changed without realizing it, and Fu Qian advised her to decide whether to share her findings with the Night Watchers.
  • Fu Qian encouraged Chie to reopen her fortune-telling shop, and she changed its sign to “Open for Business.”
  • Fu Qian returned to Su Gao and explained that his involvement in Takagi’s death would restrict their movements while the Night Watchers investigated.
  • Fu Qian and Su Gao agreed that the Night Watchers would likely blame Takagi’s death on his feelings for Kanna, while Fu Qian suspected the Infamy Law had given Kanna supernatural power.

Ch. 788Exposure

Fu Qian and Su Gao considered whether Emperor An Jing was pursuing greater divinity and discussed the danger Kanna Kisaragi faced after advancing through the Miracle Potion trial. The next morning, Divine Envoy Nepheli visited Fu Qian, exposed his identity and Sawada’s collusion, and recognized that two demigods were together in his home.

  • Fu Qian and Su Gao discussed the possibility that Emperor An Jing was using notoriety as a step toward further advancement.
  • Su Gao warned that the Yasui Company would investigate Kanna Kisaragi and Fu Qian because they had both participated in the Miracle Potion trials.
  • The next morning, Sawada brought Nepheli to meet Fu Qian about new developments in the trial.
  • Nepheli revealed that Sawada had told her Fu Qian killed the real Dancy, startling Sawada and prompting him to deny it.
  • Nepheli silenced Sawada and admired Fu Qian’s masks, remarking that two demigods were sitting together.

Ch. 789Sincerity Is the Ultimate Weapon

Fu Qian and Nepheli discussed Yasui Company’s response to the Miracle Potion investigation and Kanna Kisaragi’s transformation. Their candid conversation left Fu Qian learning that Kanna was stable at the Seventh Order, while he attributed her success to her exceptional natural talent.

  • Fu Qian deduced that Nepheli’s visit was unusual and explained why Yasui Company would normally report or contain the secret involving Sawada and Su Gao.
  • Nepheli said Yasui Company did not know about Fu Qian’s dealings with Sawada, and that An Jing Shizhi was too busy to focus on the matter.
  • Fu Qian asked about Kanna Kisaragi, and Nepheli said Kanna’s condition had stabilized at the Seventh Order and her charm exceeded expectations.
  • Fu Qian dismissed the Miracle Potion’s role as coincidence and pointed to Kanna’s depth of four as evidence of her natural talent.
  • Nepheli asked whether Fu Qian had deliberately approached Kanna, and he said he had only been doing someone a favor.

Ch. 790Nepheli

Fu Qian questioned Nepheli about the Miracle Potion and An Jing Shizhi’s Infamy Law, learning that it had begun influencing people’s wills across Leaf Island and may have helped Kanna Kisaragi advance. He then told Su Gao to report Nepheli and the others to the council and take them into custody.

  • Nepheli revealed that she had led the Miracle Potion testing, while Fu Qian criticized the experiment and asked who was behind Infamy Law.
  • Nepheli confirmed that An Jing Shizhi had defined Infamy Law and helped give it supernatural influence.
  • Nepheli explained that, since midnight, people across Leaf Island had become more persuasive and able to influence others’ wills.
  • Nepheli said Kanna Kisaragi’s talent might be nourished by acts of domination, and Fu Qian connected this to her recent advancement.
  • Fu Qian claimed he and Su Gao were studying the group’s path beyond demigodhood, then told Su Gao to report them to the council and take them away.

Ch. 791What You Know Is Too Much

Fu Qian questioned Nepheli about An Jing Shizhi’s plans and learned that the Native Council expected him to soon achieve his goal. When Nepheli attacked to silence Fu Qian and Su Gao, Fu Qian tore through her restraints and reached toward the hidden Brother Sawada.

  • Fu Qian dismissed his threat against Nepheli as a joke, then challenged her about An Jing Shizhi and the Night Watchers.
  • Nepheli explained that An Jing Shizhi’s actions had stayed within the rules and that letting him succeed quickly would minimize harm to ordinary people.
  • Fu Qian revealed his knowledge of the Rebirth Club and An Jing Shizhi’s plans to advance further, making Nepheli suspect he knew too much.
  • Nepheli spread a water-mist barrier and vanished as Su Gao attacked, then bound Fu Qian and Su Gao in layers of draining mist.
  • Fu Qian’s arm became a giant claw, and he reached toward a corner of the room, inviting Brother Sawada to sit and drink.

Ch. 792The Hidden Miracle

Fu Qian exposed Nepheli’s plan to use a miracle to remove him and Su Gao, forcing her to abandon the attempt. Nepheli left Sawada behind and warned them to reap a great harvest on Leaf Island, while Fu Qian and Su Gao concluded that An Jing Shizhi wanted to advance further.

  • Fu Qian pulled Sawada out of the water mist and realized Nepheli had brought him as part of a planned setup.
  • Fu Qian found a strange flower on Sawada and explained how Nepheli meant to place three items around them and invoke a miracle.
  • Nepheli admitted the miracle would have banished Fu Qian and Su Gao into a space-time rift temporarily.
  • Fu Qian told Nepheli she was still an unstable factor, and she made Sawada stand before leaving with a warning about Leaf Island.
  • Su Gao agreed that An Jing Shizhi wanted to go a step further, and Fu Qian asked what they should do.

Ch. 793Final Preparations

Fu Qian and Su Gao decided not to interfere with An Jing Shizhi’s godhood ritual because the Infamy had made its victims hostages, and they prepared to wait for the Night Watchers’ response. Fu Qian then removed his third mask and began a new containment mission.

  • Fu Qian and Su Gao concluded that An Jing Shizhi’s ritual was already underway and that stopping him could prolong the suffering of billions affected by the Infamy.
  • Fu Qian decided that they should stay home and watch for the Night Watchers’ response after Hayami Suzune filed her report.
  • Fu Qian explained to Su Gao that Nepheli had used a miracle, a rare method capable of unleashing power nearly at the level of a god.
  • Fu Qian removed his third mask and entered a dim warehouse, where his assignment updated to recontain Brain Eater, Number 2-506.

Ch. 794Brain Eater (I)

Fu Qian entered Containment Scene 2-506 and began a night shift at a clinic, where he encountered Kelly Randa and was assigned to deliver sedatives to four patients. The containment task required him to make the patients take the medication in the correct order, but the chapter ended before he learned their addresses or began the deliveries.

  • Fu Qian entered Containment Scene 2-506 without selecting skills or items and woke in an unfamiliar room at night.
  • Fu Qian found an address on a note and traveled through an empty town whose streets were crowded with skyscrapers.
  • Fu Qian reached a small clinic and met Kelly Randa, whom he had previously encountered in Bee Monkey City.
  • Kelly Randa gave Fu Qian four identical doses of sedatives and asked him to deliver them to patients who had missed their appointments.
  • Fu Qian received the containment requirement to have the patients take the sedatives in the correct order.

Ch. 795Brain Eater (II)

Fu Qian delivered sedatives to Hajima Shiki, who refused to take them unless Fu Qian brought him ten pounds of candles. Suspecting the other patients would also make demands, Fu Qian went to the next address before looking for candles.

  • Dr. Kelly gave Fu Qian four doses of sedatives and a list of patients to visit.
  • Fu Qian went to Hajima Shiki’s home and told him the doctor had prescribed medicine after he missed his appointment.
  • Hajima Shiki refused the sedatives unless Fu Qian brought him ten pounds of candles.
  • Fu Qian agreed, then headed to the second patient’s address to learn what the other demands might be.

Ch. 796Brain Eater (3)

Fu Qian delivered sedatives to patients who had missed their clinic appointments and discovered that Sam had been told not to leave home or accept medicine without the doctor's signature. He found the third patient, Loretta, running a remote café, but her confusion about being a patient left Fu Qian uncertain why she had been prescribed sedatives.

  • Fu Qian asked Sam why he had missed his clinic appointment, and Sam said his doctor had ordered him to stay home and let no one in.
  • Fu Qian offered Sam a paper bag of medicine, but Sam refused it because it lacked the doctor's signature.
  • Fu Qian agreed to return to the clinic for a signed package and continued to the next patient's address.
  • Fu Qian found Loretta at a remote café and learned that she was the third patient on his list.
  • Fu Qian told Loretta he was delivering sedatives, and she reacted with confusion before recognizing him and expressing delight that he had enjoyed her coffee.

Ch. 797Brain Eater (4)

Fu Qian visited Loretta and learned that Kelly’s claim about her missed appointments was false, leaving him more suspicious of Kelly. He then went to see Nancy, whose darkened, sealed-up home and sudden reaction made the encounter feel dangerous.

  • Loretta told Fu Qian she had not seen Kelly in a long time and described how losing the beautiful things she experienced had worn away her emotions.
  • Fu Qian withheld the sedative until he could verify the patient list, encouraged Loretta to appreciate the coffee she had just drunk, and left.
  • Fu Qian crossed the courtyard to Nancy’s house, found every window covered, and got no answer when he knocked.
  • Fu Qian opened the door and spotted Nancy sitting in the dark; when he called her name, she stood up and asked why he was there.

Ch. 798The Brain Eater (V)

Fu Qian visited Nancy with sedatives and learned that she had hired him to help treat Kelly, who believed she was a doctor and was treating everyone as patients. Nancy explained her plan to help Kelly recognize the contradictions, and Fu Qian left their story at the point where he had brought Kelly to Nancy as the final stop.

  • Fu Qian brought Nancy the sedatives, and she questioned him about Kelly and the other patients.
  • Nancy revealed that she had hired Fu Qian to help treat Kelly, who was actually a patient suffering from delusions that she was a doctor.
  • Nancy explained that she had arranged for patients to refuse Kelly’s treatments so Kelly would notice inconsistencies in her beliefs.
  • Fu Qian questioned Nancy about Loretta, and Nancy said Loretta suffered from severe hallucinations and could not distinguish time or place.
  • Nancy described how she planned to show Kelly irrefutable evidence, and Fu Qian noted that he had brought Kelly to Nancy last.

Ch. 799Brain Eater (VI)

Fu Qian questioned Nancy about the sealed windows and the strange lights outside, then forcibly gave her the sedative. When Nancy lost consciousness without triggering mission failure, Fu Qian concluded she was the first patient and began searching for the irrefutable evidence.

  • Fu Qian asked Nancy to show him irrefutable evidence, but she insisted Kelly had to be present.
  • Fu Qian asked why every opening to the outside had been sealed, and Nancy warned that the lights in the sky could cause madness.
  • Nancy said a patient had told her about the lights, but she refused to identify the patient.
  • Fu Qian forced Nancy to drink the sedative, and she lost consciousness within seconds.
  • Fu Qian saw no mission-failure notice and concluded Nancy was a patient who had received the first dose.
  • Fu Qian laid Nancy on the sofa and considered searching for the irrefutable evidence.

Ch. 800Was That All Just a Bluff?

Fu Qian returned to Kelly after failing to find proof for Nancy’s claims, then heard Kelly’s account that Nancy was seriously mentally ill and had concealed patients’ severe cases. Kelly identified Hajima Shiki as the patient who reported an eye in the sky, but Fu Qian revealed Nancy had taken her medicine and asked Kelly to accompany him to deliver the rest.

  • Fu Qian searched Nancy’s apartment, found only an old photo of Nancy and Kelly, and returned to the clinic with the medicine.
  • Fu Qian told Kelly that Nancy claimed Kelly was the patient and the clinic’s situation was part of her treatment plan.
  • Kelly admitted she had suffered trauma but insisted Nancy was mentally ill, had hidden serious cases, and needed Fu Qian to deliver medicine to her patients.
  • Kelly said Hajima Shiki had reported an eye in the sky and disturbing voices, and explained that Loretta was her own patient rather than Nancy’s.
  • Fu Qian revealed that Nancy had taken her medicine, then asked Kelly to accompany him because the other three patients had not taken theirs.

Ch. 801The Brain Eater (8)

Fu Qian and Kelly tried to persuade Hajima Shiki to take his sedative, but he demanded five kilos of candles first. After they gathered enough candles and returned to his home, Shiki agreed to accept the medicine, but Fu Qian grabbed the bag before he could take it.

  • Kelly went with Fu Qian to Hajima Shiki's home and questioned him about the voices he heard and the cotton stuffed in his ears.
  • Hajima Shiki refused the sedative unless Kelly brought him five kilos of candles from three locations.
  • Fu Qian and Kelly visited the locations and collected enough candles, including a large pile from an empty apartment.
  • Kelly returned with Fu Qian to Shiki's home, where Shiki accepted the candles and agreed to take the medicine later.
  • Fu Qian snatched the sedative bag before Shiki could take it.

Ch. 802Brain Eater (9)

Fu Qian delayed giving Hajima Shiki the tranquilizer because the patients had to take their medicine in a particular order, then went with Kelly to check on Nancy. He had worked out how to get all three patients to accept the medicine, but the correct order remained unknown.

  • Fu Qian took the tranquilizer from Kelly and persuaded her to postpone treating Hajima Shiki until they returned under her supervision.
  • Fu Qian concluded that completing each patient's requested task would make them accept the medicine, and that Sam needed a signature while Loretta did not.
  • Fu Qian showed Kelly the wire he had taken from Nancy's house and reassured her that he could get Hajima Shiki to open the door again.
  • Fu Qian considered what supernatural consequences might follow from giving the patients their medicine in the wrong order, but found no clue to the sequence.
  • Kelly drove Fu Qian to Nancy's home to verify his duties and check whether Nancy had taken the medicine.

Ch. 803Brain Eater (10)

Fu Qian and Kelly checked Nancy’s apartment, then went to Sam’s home to investigate whether Nancy had influenced him. Sam refused to take the sedative despite Kelly and Fu Qian trying to satisfy his rule about a doctor’s signature.

  • Kelly examined Nancy, who remained unconscious on the sofa, and accepted Fu Qian’s explanation that Nancy had been made to take the sedative.
  • Fu Qian told Kelly that Nancy had promised an irrefutable reason to make her recognize her problem, but Kelly said no evidence could make her doubt herself.
  • Kelly explained that a recording of Nancy speaking with her patient Hajima Shiki had made her suspect her condition was worsening.
  • Fu Qian and Kelly arrived at Sam’s home, where Sam refused to let them in because Nancy had told him to stay home.
  • Fu Qian had Kelly sign the medicine bag, but Sam still refused the sedative because it lacked a doctor’s signature.
  • Fu Qian asked Kelly to imitate Nancy’s signature on another bag, but Sam refused that one as well.

Ch. 804Brain Eater (11)

Fu Qian questioned Dr. Kelly’s account of Sam’s condition and took her to meet Loretta, whose information seemed to contradict both doctors. He warned Loretta that danger was present, and she cooperated by mixing the sedative into the coffee.

  • Dr. Kelly tried to make Sam eat, but Fu Qian left after Sam shut the door in her face.
  • Fu Qian challenged Kelly’s explanation of why Sam had missed his appointment, noting that Sam recognized neither her nor Nancy’s signature.
  • Kelly drove Fu Qian to Loretta, whom she said she had treated before and believed was now in worse condition.
  • Fu Qian compared the conflicting accounts of the doctors and patients and suspected Loretta’s unusual constitution could help test his idea.
  • Fu Qian warned Loretta that danger was present, then handed her a paper bag containing the sedative.
  • Loretta poured the sedative into a fresh cup of coffee and added an equal amount of coffee.

Ch. 805Brain Eater (12)

Fu Qian returned to Sam’s with Kelly and tested his theory that the mission’s conflicting realities changed when people took sedatives. Sam accepted Kelly’s signature after the world shifted, leaving Fu Qian to conclude that the people involved were all abnormal in different ways.

  • Loretta drank the sedative-laced coffee Fu Qian offered and lost consciousness.
  • Fu Qian took Kelly back to Sam’s and offered him bags bearing Nancy’s and then Kelly’s signatures, but withdrew each before Sam could take it.
  • Fu Qian gave Kelly the sedative labeled with Nancy’s name and rendered her unconscious.
  • Fu Qian reasoned that Sam’s acceptance of Kelly’s signature showed that the world had shifted toward Kelly’s perception after Loretta took a sedative.
  • Fu Qian concluded that Nancy, Kelly, Hajima Shiki, Loretta, and Sam each had unusual awareness or roles in the mission.

Ch. 806Brain Eater (Complete)

Fu Qian used his theory about the sedative’s required order to drug Kelly and then Hajima Shiki, believing Sam was an alarm connected to an outside threat. After Hajima Shiki drank the final bottle, the dream shattered and the Warehouse confirmed successful containment.

  • Fu Qian gave Kelly the sedative, reasoning that the order meant he had to avoid drugging Sam before the others.
  • Fu Qian suspected Hajima Keiji was the dream’s central figure and Sam was an alarm that could provoke an external reaction.
  • Fu Qian took the key from Kelly and went to Hajima Shiki’s room, where he found him immersing his head in melted black-red candle wax.
  • Fu Qian helped Hajima Shiki free his face from the wax and offered him the last bottle of sedative.
  • Hajima Shiki drank the sedative, the dream shattered, and the Warehouse reported that containment of No. 2-506 had succeeded.

Ch. 807Sedative

Fu Qian completed the dream task without attracting the Night Watchers and learned how it connected to An Jing Shizhi’s plan on Leaf Island. After receiving a broken holy bell as a weapon, he returned to Leaf Island, where an invisible storm was still raging beneath the sunny surface.

  • Fu Qian reviewed the task summary, which revealed that Hajima Shiki’s dream depended on the two doctors remaining awake and that the Messenger Sam monitored it for signs of an upper will.
  • Fu Qian connected the corruption affecting Nancy and Kelly to An Jing Shizhi’s act of making infamy real and suspected the Warehouse wanted to keep the Night Watchers from discovering his ascension plan.
  • Fu Qian examined his reward, a damaged holy bell called Sedative that could strike a target’s head and ring inside their consciousness.
  • Fu Qian left the Sedative in the Warehouse, put on the Messenger, and returned to Leaf Island.
  • Fu Qian realized the task had occurred within the last two days and reflected on the conspiracy developing beneath Leaf Island’s calm surface.

Ch. 808Betrayal

Fu Qian questioned Leigo and Hayami Suzune about Kanna Kisaragi, whose supernatural charm had caused serious problems among the Night Watchers. The conversation ended with Hayami Suzune revealing that the demigod Sybill had defected during a clash between Siren and An Jing.

  • Leigo and Hayami Suzune questioned Fu Qian about why he had sought out Kanna Kisaragi and whether she was connected to Takagi's death.
  • Fu Qian said Kanna had been an ordinary person when he last saw her, and that she had become supernatural only after Takagi died; he described her as a victim.
  • Leigo explained that Kanna's charm had driven Night Watchers into conflicts and obsession, leaving some in need of psychological treatment.
  • Fu Qian challenged the Night Watchers over their isolation of Kanna and warned that they should be held responsible if supernatural beings harmed ordinary people.
  • Hayami Suzune told Fu Qian that Siren and An Jing had clashed at sea, and that Sybill had defected and attacked Siren, costing it a demigod and nearly an entire crew.
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