Chapter Summaries

Fu Hua transformed into Kamen Rider Moon Wheel, whose armor took control of her body and made her attack Zhao Bai. Zhao Bai blocked her blows and tried to explain the armor’s berserk state as their fight continued.

• Fu Hua put on the belt and transformed into Kamen Rider Moon Wheel.
• Zhao Bai applauded and stared at Fu Hua’s black-and-blue armor, prompting her to punch him.
• Zhao Bai blocked Fu Hua’s punch with his blade, and the impact split the ground.
• Fu Hua asked what Zhao Bai meant as she attacked him with a sweeping kick.
• Zhao Bai blocked Fu Hua’s punch from behind with his longsword.

Zhao Bai and Fu Hua fought while trading teasing remarks, as Kiana watched from the side. Otto watched the fight through Moon Ring’s live broadcast and ordered the armor to operate at full capacity to pressure Zhao Bai.

• Zhao Bai retrieved his Sleeve Wrapped Cloud Gauntlets and recited a grand incantation before facing Fu Hua in a fistfight.
• Zhao Bai and Fu Hua exchanged blows, with Zhao Bai teasing her and Fu Hua answering with a sincere attack.
• Kiana watched the fight and wondered why the pair were chatting about domestic matters instead of fighting passionately.
• Otto watched Moon Ring’s first-person footage and noticed that the surroundings remained undamaged despite the fight.
• Otto ordered Moon Ring Armor to operate at full capacity, apologizing to Immortal Crimson Kite as he pressed the switch.

Fu Hua fought Zhao Bai while controlled by the Moon Ring Armor, but his inky attack defeated her and destroyed the armor. Zhao Bai carried the unconscious Fu Hua away for medical treatment, leaving Kiana to return to school alone.

• The Moon Ring Armor transformed and attacked Zhao Bai with black-and-yellow lightning, but its camera was destroyed and Immortal Crimson Kite was wrecked.
• Fu Hua recognized something familiar in Zhao Bai's inky attack and charged toward it despite the machine's warning to evade.
• Zhao Bai's attack pierced through the sky, and Fu Hua lost consciousness, entrusting herself to him.
• After the clash left the area shattered and burning, Zhao Bai carried Fu Hua and told Kiana to return to school alone.
• Zhao Bai said he had already given the old professor the key to St. Freya and left to get Fu Hua medical treatment.

Zhao Bai left with Fu Hua after Kiana and a professor discussed St. Freya Academy. Fu Hua woke while Zhao Bai carried her away, questioned his powerful weapon, and accepted that she had lost.

• Zhao Bai vanished with Fu Hua before Kiana could respond, leaving her with the professor.
• Kiana told the professor to enroll at St. Freya Academy and praised the school, aside from Boss Zhao.
• Zhao Bai carried Fu Hua through the alleys and noticed her faint fragrance.
• Fu Hua woke and asked Zhao Bai where he had gotten his gauntlets and weapon.
• Zhao Bai claimed he had picked up the weapon, and Fu Hua accepted his answer after he reminded her she had lost.

Zhao Bai insisted that Fu Hua leave Singapore immediately despite her wish to buy clothes, then powered their motorcycle with the Gem of Stillness. They flew into the sky at greatly increased speed, with Fu Hua wrapped in a bedsheet against the wind.

• Fu Hua considered getting out of the blanket to beat Zhao Bai but decided against it after checking how much skin was exposed.
• Zhao Bai refused to let Fu Hua buy clothes, insisting they leave Singapore quickly because the authorities would respond to the commotion.
• Zhao Bai discovered that the motorcycle had run out of Honkai crystals and placed the Gem of Stillness in its engine.
• The motorcycle stabilized after absorbing the Gem of Stillness, and Zhao Bai found it ran much faster than before.
• Zhao Bai took off at high speed while Fu Hua clutched the bedsheet around herself and closed her eyes against the wind.

Zhao Bai brought Fu Hua back to St. Freya and dropped her off at her home. After worrying that people would spread rumors about them, he flew home, leaving Fu Hua to wave goodbye.

• Fu Hua reflected on her life of loss while returning to St. Freya with Zhao Bai.
• Zhao Bai asked where to drop Fu Hua off, and she told him to take her home and send her through the window.
• Zhao Bai worried that witnesses would spread rumors and that Bronya might be hurt by what she saw.
• Zhao Bai’s motorcycle shattered Fu Hua’s window with its blast of air, and Fu Hua leaped inside wrapped in a bedsheet.
• Fu Hua waved goodbye to Zhao Bai, and he flew home.

Bronya confronted Zhao Bai after seeing footage of him smelling Fu Hua, but she drew him into an embrace and asked him to compare her scent. Zhao Bai praised Bronya, leaving Heavy Cannon Rabbit bewildered and jealous.

• Bronya showed Zhao Bai a video of him covering the injured Fu Hua and asked whether Fu Hua smelled nice.
• Zhao Bai admitted that Fu Hua smelled nice, and Bronya floated over to confront him.
• Bronya pulled Zhao Bai's face against her chest and asked whether she smelled better.
• Zhao Bai said Bronya smelled better, and Bronya released him in satisfaction.
• Heavy Cannon Rabbit reacted jealously and prepared to strike Zhao Bai, but Bronya stopped it.

After the bank explosion, Bronya handled the insurance claim and returned to work, but Zhao Bai discovered she had been drawing an explicit Fu Hua and Kiana doujin. He realized Bronya planned to distribute it at school and wondered whether her adoptive mother, Cocolia, would be responsible for her actions.

• Bronya explained that the bank's negligence caused the explosion and that she expected a substantial insurance payout.
• Zhao Bai watched Bronya return to work and grew suspicious when she locked her computer screen.
• Bronya revealed her SAI program, showing a doujin illustration of Fu Hua and describing a twenty-eight-page story about Fu Hua and Kiana.
• Zhao Bai recognized that Bronya intended to distribute the doujin at school and considered the legal consequences of her being fourteen.
• Zhao Bai concluded that Bronya's legal representative was likely her adoptive mother, Cocolia.

Bronya used an allegorical story to distract Zhao Bai, while Kiana returned to St. Freya and found Mei caring for Bronya’s younger sisters. Kiana was left wondering why Mei looked apologetic as she tried to explain the situation.

• Bronya showed Zhao Bai a detailed allegorical artwork and told him to look carefully.
• Kiana returned to St. Freya Academy after traveling around and hurried to her dormitory.
• Kiana opened the door and saw Mei chasing a pink-haired girl who refused to eat green peppers.
• Kiana stepped outside to calm herself, then reentered and found Mei, the girl, and another child watching her.
• The pink-haired girl linked arms with Mei and asked who Kiana was.
• Mei told Kiana that the two children were Bronya’s younger sisters and that Bronya had left them in her care.

Kiana learned that Mei had been treating her like a daughter and joined the Vodka Girls so she could stay with Mei. She challenged Rosaliya and Liliya to a cooking contest, and the rivals went to find judges.

• Kiana accepted Rosaliya's invitation to join the Vodka Girls and swore she would pass the group's assessment.
• Rosaliya explained her proposed competition rules, but Kiana dismissed them and suggested they fight instead.
• Rosaliya and Liliya taunted Kiana, then agreed to compete in whatever she chose.
• Kiana chose a cooking contest, leaving Mei worried about food safety and who would judge.
• Rosaliya went to invite her brother-in-law, while Liliya went to invite her classmate.

Rosaliya and Kiana went to confront their chosen judge, while Mei and Liliya stayed behind and agreed they had likely passed the trouble to the same person. Zhao Bai and Bronya’s private moment was interrupted when Rosaliya and Kiana rushed into the room, leaving Zhao Bai crushed beneath them and Bronya’s barefoot appearance under scrutiny.

• Rosaliya and Kiana rushed out, while Mei and Liliya agreed the judge was probably the same person and worried about what awaited them.
• Zhao Bai rested on Bronya’s thighs and watched drawings of Fu Hua and Kiana kiss before Rosaliya and Kiana pounded on the door.
• Zhao Bai got up to answer the door because Bronya could not move after removing her leg armor.
• Rosaliya and Kiana rushed inside, collapsed the threshold, and crushed Zhao Bai beneath them.
• Rosaliya noticed Bronya was barefoot, and Bronya told her that adult matters were none of a child’s concern.

Kiana and Rosaliya argued over Mei and proposed a competition to decide whether Kiana would join the Vodka Girls or share Mei. They asked Zhao Bai to judge, but he still did not know what they would compete in.

• Theresa woke from her nap and was surprised to find Kiana at Zhao Bai's home.
• Kiana blamed Rosaliya for secretly taking Mei while Kiana was away.
• Zhao Bai learned that Kiana and Rosaliya had agreed Kiana would join the Vodka Girls if she won, or share Mei if she lost.
• Theresa slipped back into her room and locked the door amid the argument.
• Kiana and Rosaliya asked Zhao Bai to judge their competition, and he questioned what the contest would involve.

Zhao Bai and Bronya arranged a cooking competition between Rosaliya and Kiana, setting rules intended to keep the contest fair and prevent either contestant from using the restaurant kitchen. Zhao Bai prepared to make tart shells for the competition, which would be judged by how many portions each woman sold.

• Kiana objected to Rosaliya being declared the winner and demanded a cooking competition.
• Bronya set the contest for the next day, with examiners providing the ingredients and venue and keeping the topic secret.
• Rosaliya and Kiana went home to prepare, while Theresa worried that Zhao Bai would have to eat Kiana's cooking.
• Bronya arranged for custom stoves and official ingredients, and planned to judge the contestants by how many portions they sold.
• Zhao Bai decided to make two thousand tart shells for the competition.

Zhao Bai prepared pastry and filling for the next day’s egg tarts, then told Mei she would be the prize in a cooking showdown between two children. The next morning, Rosaliya eagerly woke Liliya, apparently still excited about the previous day’s events.

• Zhao Bai made and froze the egg tart pastry dough, then prepared the filling.
• Zhao Bai called Mei and invited her to the next day’s cooking showdown, telling her she would be the prize.
• Mei accepted the role because it meant she would not have to eat Kiana’s cooking.
• The next morning, Rosaliya woke her tired sister Liliya by stroking her tail.

Kiana, Rosaliya, and Liliya discovered that Mei had left for the prize pool and that the competition would decide custody rights and who could remain in the household. As preparations began, Mei was bound in crimson ribbons by Zhao Bai.

• Kiana woke everyone by pounding on the door and announcing Revolution Day.
• Rosaliya and Liliya argued over Mei's whereabouts until Liliya found Mei's letter.
• Liliya read that Mei had gone to the prize pool and that the competition's winner would gain custody rights and a ticket to survive in the household.
• The girls prepared for the competition by getting ready and putting on makeup.
• Mei endured being wrapped in crimson ribbons like a gift while Zhao Bai tied a bow and attached a handwritten label.

Zhao Bai and Bronya prepared a public contest between Kiana and Liliya, complete with a betting website, while Mei was dressed up as the event’s prize. The two performers arrived in elaborate costumes, and Zhao Bai placed his bet on Kiana.

• Zhao Bai showed Mei the prize he had wrapped, and Mei accepted being part of the event as though she were playing along with a child.
• Zhao Bai and his companions prepared an oven containing a Heavenly Fire Judgment and set up the stage for an egg tart event.
• Zhao Bai explained that the crowd had gathered for a drawing and a permanent restaurant discount, while Bronya revealed her betting website.
• Kiana and Liliya entered in their performance costumes, with Liliya wearing outfits she had been forced into.
• Zhao Bai asked someone to help him bet everything on Kiana.

Kiana turned the egg-tart sales contest into a street performance, with Theresa reluctantly helping her stage a chest-boulder-breaking act. As Theresa raised Judah over Kiana, Rosaliya and Liliya reacted as if facing a serious threat.

• Bronya warned Zhao Bai not to bet on either side, and he pulled back from spending his money.
• Kiana began a street performance instead of competing to sell egg tarts.
• Theresa arrived carrying Judah and a bluestone slab, then reluctantly agreed to help Kiana with her act.
• Kiana persuaded Theresa to help by saying she wanted to keep Mei from being stolen away.
• Kiana lay beneath a stone as Theresa raised Judah, while Fu Hua watched and Rosaliya and Liliya treated the scene as a formidable enemy.

Liliya and Rosaliya responded to Kiana bringing Theresa in as outside help by starting a ghost-story performance to win back the audience. The twins began their tale as Bronya watched in surprise and noticed Zhao Bai staring at her.

• Rosaliya tried to regain the audience with her singing, but Liliya stopped her and proposed a drastic plan.
• Liliya whispered her request to Zhao Bai, who agreed to provide what the twins needed.
• Theresa continued smashing stones with Judas while the crowd's cheers of “cute” left her struggling with her dignity as principal.
• Zhao Bai brought a table, chair, folding fan, and clappers, and Liliya set them up for a ghost-story act.
• Rosaliya began reciting a supernatural tale while Liliya accompanied her with the clappers.
• Bronya reacted with surprise to the twins' performance and asked Zhao Bai why he was staring at her.

Zhao Bai sold snacks while the orphanage’s storytelling performance drew a crowd, and Theresa accidentally smashed Kiana into the floor with Judah. With Mei waiting on the awards platform, Kiana tried to attract attention by performing a song.

• Bronya refused Zhao Bai’s suggestion that he play the erhu, while Rosaliya and Liliya performed Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.
• Theresa heard the story mention a fox spirit, panicked, and smashed through the stage with Judah, burying Kiana in the floor.
• Zhao Bai baked egg tarts and sold popcorn, sunflower seeds, peanuts, and tea to profit from the crowd drawn by the Vodka Girls.
• Theresa dug Kiana out and apologized, while Himeko’s student reserve force repaired the broken floor.
• Kiana, desperate to draw a crowd and reach Mei, borrowed Zhao Bai’s stage equipment and sang “Songstress of the Honkai World.”

Kiana tried to win back the audience with another boulder-smashing act alongside Theresa, but Rosaliya’s ghost story startled Theresa into smashing Kiana into the stage again. Kiana turned on her aunt while Zhao Bai judged their chaotic skit entertaining.

• Theresa urged Kiana to return to smashing boulders, promising to use little strength.
• Kiana agreed after seeing Mei waiting for her at the award platform.
• Kiana braced a bluestone slab against her chest as Theresa raised Judah to strike.
• Rosaliya told a ghost story, startling Theresa into smashing Kiana into the stage and making another hole.
• Kiana shoved Judah aside and glared at Theresa, refusing to hear her explanation.
• Zhao Bai thought Kiana had deliberately turned the act into an entertaining skit with Theresa.