Recaps

Chen Li planned to end the Magical Girl world's loop and juggle several urgent projects, but Firefly's arrival reminded him he had not begun modifying Sam. Tet and Screwllum persuaded Chen Li to let the think tank handle Miracle Defense Battle tactics while he built operator trust, and they explained that Firefly already trusted him completely.

• Chen Li decided it was time to end the Magical Girl world's cycle and planned to seek Doctor's help, assist Great Herta, and sow miracles.
• Firefly arrived at the Board Game Shop and asked whether Sam's modification was finished; Chen Li admitted he had not started forging it yet.
• Firefly trusted Chen Li to strengthen Sam while preserving its soul and was relieved when he invited her to witness its rebirth.
• Tet proposed that external brains handle troop deployment in future Miracle Defense Battles while Chen Li raised new operators' trust values to 200%.
• Screwllum and Tet pointed to Firefly's 200% trust value as proof that people readily trusted Chen Li, even though he had known her for less than a week.

Chen Li and Firefly learned from Aha that the Swarm and the Path of Propagation were tied to a crime by Penacony’s former Family Head, Gofei Mu, and that Firefly would decide his fate. As Firefly prepared to take Golden Blood of Destruction to manage her Entropy Syndrome, Chen Li produced bartending tools and offered to mix it.

• Firefly affirmed that she trusted Chen Li, and Aha teased him about failing to prepare Sam’s artifact.
• Aha explained that Taiyi had sent him to tell Chen Li and Firefly about the Swarm and the secret behind it, which involved Gofei Mu.
• Aha revealed that Firefly could choose to preserve Gofei Mu’s corpse, have his four Edicts fight the Swarm, or resurrect him and have them split into ten groups to fight it.
• Firefly worried that Penacony’s dreams merging with reality could worsen her Entropy Syndrome, so Chen Li suggested she drink a little Golden Blood of Destruction.
• Firefly agreed to try the drink, and Chen Li set out bartending tools to prepare it.

Chen Li explained his unusual social skills and recounted a strange childhood adventure while mixing drinks for Firefly, Tet, and Aha. Aha encouraged Firefly to reconsider joining the Holy Grail War, and Chen Li revealed that four summoning slots remained in its true system.

• Firefly relaxed after learning the drink Chen Li served her was only an additive, while Screwllum and Tet silently admired Chen Li’s ability to earn people’s trust.
• Chen Li told Tet and Aha that he had learned bartending from an undercover agent in a bizarre cult organization, which he left when school was about to start.
• Aha proposed opening Origami University so he could experience the kind of dangerous school story Chen Li described, but Chen Li refused.
• Aha teased Firefly about giving up her Holy Grail War qualification, and Firefly admitted through her questions that she regretted missing the chance to participate.
• Chen Li explained that only three official participants remained and that the Holy Grail System still held four unused summoning slots, prompting Firefly to ask about them.

Chen Li agreed to let Firefly join a three-day Holy Grail War recreational match at Origami University after she and Stelle pleaded with him. Aha prepared to promote the program, while Chen Li rejected Stelle’s proposed trash-can appreciation class and clarified that Origami University was in New Penacony.

• Firefly hesitated to ask for another chance, and Chen Li explained that the Holy Grail System itself had chosen her as a Master.
• Aha proposed opening Origami University to tourists and giving eligible students entry slots in a recreational Holy Grail War match.
• Aha and Stelle argued for the school, and Firefly admitted that she wanted to participate as an ordinary student.
• Chen Li relented after Firefly and Stelle pleaded, agreeing to the program with only three days of the Holy Grail War remaining.
• Chen Li told Aha that exhibition-match Heroic Spirits should ideally be no stronger than Emanators because the Holy Grail System’s summons cost Hell Design Points.
• Stelle asked to teach a trash-can appreciation class, but Chen Li denied the request and reminded her that Origami University was in New Penacony, not Penacony.

Chen Li used The Erudition to create an Inspiration Mushroom that changed reality’s causal rules, then made Firefly a drink from Nanook’s Ember Golden Blood to help cure her Entropy Syndrome. The chapter ended with The Erudition staring blankly as a death omen rose above it.

• Star mistook The Erudition’s hostile looks for recognition of her genius, and Chen Li stopped her from confusing its logic further by using an Observer card.
• Chen Li tricked The Erudition into growing an Inspiration Mushroom and gave it to Firefly, who ate it but noticed no immediate change.
• Chen Li explained that the mushroom had changed reality’s causal relationship and asked Firefly what flavor she wanted for her Ember Golden Blood.
• Firefly requested Oak Cake Roll flavor, so Chen Li prompted The Erudition to grow another mushroom and mixed it with the golden blood and a freshly baked cake roll.
• Chen Li gave Firefly the Oak Cake Roll-flavored Ember Golden Blood and noticed a death omen rising above The Erudition.

Chen Li and Laigushi teamed up to overcome The Erudition’s resistance and use a Miracle Card to make it consider whether it and Laigushi could become perfect together. The chapter ended with The Erudition eagerly asking Laigushi to join it in completing that transformation.

• Chen Li summoned Romantic Laigushi to awaken The Erudition’s desire to keep living, and Laigushi immediately tried to enter its mind.
• Chen Li restrained The Erudition while Laigushi threatened and questioned it, but The Erudition refused to cooperate and shut down its thoughts.
• Laigushi explained that he was one of Zandar I Sangyuan’s nine clones and that his purpose was to torment The Erudition, then revealed his plan to use Chen Li’s Miracle Card.
• Laigushi used [Then I ask you] to ask whether The Erudition and Laigushi could complete the imperfect Zandar together.
• A mushroom sprouted from The Erudition’s head, and Laigushi crushed it against its face, causing the mushroom’s hyphae to enter its shell.
• The Erudition looked at Laigushi with longing and eagerly asked him to help turn its imperfect self into perfection.

Laigushi prepared to merge with The Erudition, but waited for Silver Wolf to deliver a safety device while warning Star about her potential. Chen Li received Demiurge from Herta, and her puzzling interest in Laigushi left him and the others wondering what Herta had endured.

• Laigushi asked Chen Li to make him an irremovable imperfection within The Erudition, then waited for Silver Wolf’s safety device.
• Laigushi warned Star that she could potentially become the galaxy’s “sole one,” but Star rejected his offer and asked Chen Li for the Book of Years and Unofficial History instead.
• Chen Li received Herta’s message begging him to take the artifact and Demiurge, then welcomed Demiurge as she emerged from the Friends Circle Terminal and embraced him.
• Demiurge told Chen Li that Herta had taught her and that Cyrene was searching for a “cremator,” but she did not explain Herta’s distress.
• Chen Li introduced Demiurge to the Board Game Shop, where she showed an unexpectedly eager interest in Laigushi; meanwhile Star began writing an unofficial history and Firefly felt wary and envious.

Silver Wolf created a logic-trap Mod to install Laigushi’s consciousness in The Erudition, and Chen Li removed Laigushi’s USB core and connected it to the Aeon. As Laigushi’s data flooded into The Erudition, its lights flickered under the strain.

• Silver Wolf arrived at the Board Game Shop and enlisted Chen Li’s help while she adjusted a Mod for Laigushi; she cuddled in his arms as she worked.
• Firefly accidentally destroyed an amber table with a light punch after drinking Ember Golden Blood, realizing that [Gourmet Cells] had greatly increased her strength.
• Silver Wolf named the completed USB Mod “360” and explained its logic trap, which would make The Erudition conclude that it needed the program and could not delete it.
• Laigushi inserted the USB drive into its chest, turning its body into a phantom, and asked Chen Li to remove the drive.
• Chen Li pulled the USB drive from Laigushi’s phantom, which then burst into silver motes, and connected the drive to The Erudition.
• Laigushi’s consciousness data poured into The Erudition, whose blue lights flickered as it emitted a distorted busy signal.

Demiurge transferred Laigushi into The Erudition and wrote a tragic romance portraying Chen Li as Laigushi’s long-awaited savior, leaving Chen Li alarmed that the story reflected reality. Chen Li called Great Herta to ask how Demiurge had learned to write such bizarre histories, only to discover she had created more stories involving him.

• Demiurge transferred Laigushi’s consciousness into The Erudition, whose blue and pale-pink lights began struggling for control.
• Demiurge called The Erudition and Laigushi a tragic pair of lovers, and Chen Li took her notebook and read how Laigushi had spent a thousand years longing for him.
• Chen Li realized Laigushi might genuinely see him as a savior, then praised Demiurge before she tried to capture him with his own Poké Ball and accidentally caught Firefly instead.
• Chen Li called Great Herta to ask how she had taught Demiurge, and Great Herta denied responsibility while teasing him about Demiurge’s other stories.
• Great Herta mentioned a story about forbidden love across race and form, and Chen Li guessed he was its male lead, but Great Herta denied it.

Chen Li learned that Great Herta had raised Demiurge on the unofficial histories in his Curio, while Great Herta considered how to strengthen the Herrscher of Corruption for a future fusion. Firefly smashed her way out of Demiurge’s Poké Ball, and Demiurge explained her ability to shape a story’s ultimate ending just as The Erudition awakened and addressed Chen Li.

• Great Herta told Chen Li she had fed Mimi the unofficial histories from his Book of Years and Unofficial History, and Chen Li cut off her questions after realizing the source of Demiurge’s odd behavior.
• Great Herta considered whether a Resurrection Card could bring back Iron Tomb as another fusion participant, but noticed the card said it was currently in use.
• Firefly repeatedly punched the Poké Ball until it shattered, then confronted Demiurge, who praised her and offered to write her into a novel.
• Demiurge explained that her scripts could solidify her interpretation of events into an ultimate ending, using Laigushi and The Erudition as an example.
• The Erudition’s flashing blue and pink lights settled into purple, and it turned toward Chen Li to call him its savior and executioner.

Chen Li discovered that Demiurge’s romantic scripts could overwrite reality, then used White Snake to remove the Light Cone containing her growth experience and restore her to Mimi’s childhood form. Stelle asked to borrow the Light Cone, leaving Chen Li’s dangerous ability in her hands.

• Demiurge explained that her romantic stories could establish an ending and make reality continue from it, and Chen Li identified the ability as “Covering Reality.”
• Demiurge began drafting a school romance featuring herself, Firefly, and a male protagonist, but Firefly became furious when the story turned into a love triangle.
• Chen Li embraced Demiurge and used White Snake to materialize and remove the Light Cone containing her growth experience, reverting her to Mimi.
• Chen Li explained that Mimi’s memories remained intact and that he was temporarily holding the Light Cone so she would not be affected by its emotions.
• Stelle asked Chen Li if she could borrow the Light Cone.

Star took the contaminated Light Cone [Trembling Unofficial Historian] so its influence would be concentrated on her and the clean Light Cone could be returned to Mimi. Chen Li helped Firefly recover with Ember Golden Blood, then used the Curio [Moe Ying Body] and a Magic Skill to comfort her until she fell asleep in his arms, leaving Silver Wolf wary of how quickly he was winning Firefly over.

• Star took [Trembling Unofficial Historian] to absorb its contamination and protect the people around her.
• Chen Li explained that Mimi’s strength came from her own abilities and her limited number of privileged Light Cones, not from Light Cones alone.
• Firefly told Chen Li that drinking about a third of the Ember Golden Blood had made her feel much better, though she pretended to be weak so he would carry her.
• Chen Li transformed Firefly with [Moe Ying Body] and gently comforted her until she relaxed and fell asleep in his arms.
• Silver Wolf questioned Chen Li about Firefly’s transformation and warned him against pursuing several romantic routes at once.

Chen Li sent Stelle to bail out Mikhail and Ternan, who were detained again, and the two tried to recover their dignity before meeting their teacher, Falken Amundsen. Mikhail gave Stelle his Clockwork Trick Noble Phantasm as a gift, but learned that Ternan had renewed Falken’s Resurrection Card, prompting Chen Li to offer to approve Falken’s resurrection before the Holy Grail War ended.

• Chen Li sent Stelle to bail out Mikhail and Ternan after they were detained, while Silver Wolf began typing up a new dating-sim idea.
• Stelle recorded Mikhail and Ternan’s excuses and warned them they had three days to improve their reputations before meeting Falken Amundsen.
• Mikhail promised Stelle a Clockwork Trick walkthrough and power in exchange for her notebook, then transferred his Clockwork Trick Noble Phantasm to her.
• Ternan revealed that he had renewed Resurrection Cards for many Nameless Guests, including Falken, whose resurrection had not yet passed review.
• Chen Li offered to approve Falken’s Resurrection Card, and Mikhail rushed in to beg him not to resurrect his teacher before the Holy Grail War ended.

Chen Li prepared to travel to Penacony with Mikhail, who was troubled by the prospect of meeting his former friend Gofei Mu, and considered assigning the Resurrection Card reviews to underworld goddesses. Silver Wolf gave Chen Li a suspicious new Love Mod, and the group departed with baby-sized Firefly in his arms.

• Chen Li discussed reviving Lazarina and considered having Castorice and Ereshkigal review the Resurrection Cards.
• Mikhail grew somber when Chen Li said they were going to meet Gofei Mu, while Stelle suggested he disguise himself as Misha before Chen Li stopped her inappropriate jokes.
• Silver Wolf gave Chen Li Love Mod version 2.0, claiming it could calm someone after a failed confession, and Chen Li put it in his pocket.
• Firefly woke in her tiny state, recognized herself as a yingying monster, and agreed to be carried by Chen Li.
• Chen Li set off for Penacony with Firefly, Mimi, Mikhail, and another Heroic Spirit, while Stelle eagerly followed.

Fu Xuan visited Silver Wolf to learn mod editing through her [Incompetent Wife] Character Card, while Silver Wolf concealed her history with Chen Li. In Penacony, Chen Li watched Gofei Mu desperately beg Mikhail not to enter and see his darkest crimes.

• Fu Xuan arrived at Silver Wolf’s shop looking for Chen Li and learned he had gone to Penacony.
• Fu Xuan showed Silver Wolf her [Incompetent Wife] Character Card and explained that it let her use a new Miraculous Item each day.
• Silver Wolf agreed to teach Fu Xuan how to edit mods while hiding that she and Chen Li had already been together.
• Chen Li watched Gofei Mu cling to Mikhail and plead with him not to enter or see the memory of his darkest crimes.
• Stelle rolled on the ground laughing as Mikhail stood awkwardly beside Gofei Mu.

Gofei Mu waited in Oak Manor to face his crimes after Taiyi’s commandment combined the four Primordial Commandments he had left behind. When Mikhail arrived with Chen Li, Gofei Mu’s confidence collapsed at the sight of his old friend.

• Gofei Mu recalled how his faith in Harmony had failed him, leading him to pursue Order and attempt to make Sunday its Aeon.
• After Taiyi thwarted his plan, Gofei Mu sent Dahlia to New Penacony with [Commandment · The Second] so Taiyi would learn of his scheme.
• Taiyi took the commandment, erased Dahlia’s memories, and returned it to Penacony with the order for Gofei Mu to face his crimes.
• Gofei Mu waited in Oak Manor, where he had preserved a dream bubble of Mikhail’s Slumber, and heard someone approach.
• Mikhail appeared before Gofei Mu alongside Chen Li, and Gofei Mu’s defenses crumbled as he recognized his old friend.

Mikhail, Ternan, and Chen Li confronted Gofei Mu, whose memory revealed panic at the prospect of showing them a hidden crime involving Firefly of the Glamour Iron Cavalry. Ternan urged Mikhail to go with him and see the truth, leaving Gofei Mu desperately objecting.

• Stelle excitedly took notes as Mikhail and Gofei Mu reunited, while Ternan threatened Gofei Mu and recalled being barred from returning to Penacony.
• Gofei Mu asked whether Mikhail blamed him, but Ternan shot him and told him not to appear before Mikhail again.
• Chen Li interrupted their argument and said Gofei Mu's hidden crime involved Firefly of the Glamour Iron Cavalry.
• Gofei Mu panicked at the thought of Mikhail seeing the concealed truth, so Ternan eagerly invited Mikhail to investigate it with him.

Mikhail and Ternan confronted Gofei Mu at Oak Manor, where Gofei Mu tried to stop Mikhail from entering a troubling memory. After his fake attack failed, Gofei Mu clung to Mikhail and emotionally blackmailed him until Mikhail agreed to stay out.

• Ternan urged Mikhail to investigate Gofei Mu’s suspicious behavior, and Mikhail decided to go despite Gofei Mu’s pleas.
• Gofei Mu invoked Ling: The Third, but Ternan’s Noble Phantasm pierced the illusion and revealed that Gofei Mu had used it to teleport to Mikhail.
• Gofei Mu clung to Mikhail’s leg and begged him not to enter the dream or look at the memory, insisting he would do anything.
• Mikhail tried to reason with Gofei Mu, who invoked his lost hands and their painful history to emotionally blackmail him.
• Mikhail relented, and Gofei Mu stood up and claimed he was only a Memory Fragment, angering Ternan.

Ternan prepared to take Stelle and Mikhail treasure hunting, but Stelle’s notebook left both men stunned by her version of Mikhail’s life. Gofei Mu then led Chen Li and Firefly through Oak Manor to reveal the Dream Master’s crimes and seek justice for a fallen Glamour Iron Cavalry member.

• Ternan agreed to leave with Mikhail and invited Stelle to join him in treasure hunting, promising to share Penacony’s Stellar Anchor access.
• Ternan and Mikhail read Stelle’s notebook and were shocked when she argued that Mikhail fit the role of a betrayed romance protagonist.
• Gofei Mu welcomed Chen Li at Oak Manor and explained that the Dream Master had killed a Glamour Iron Cavalry member, hoping his existence would help deliver justice.
• Gofei Mu led Chen Li, Firefly, and the others toward the place where the Dream Master had carried out his schemes.
• Chen Li pretended that Mikhail had returned, startling Gofei Mu, then let him continue leading the group through Oak Manor’s memories.

Chen Li and Gofei Mu confronted the choice between tyranny and deception as they retraced the Dreammaster’s moral crossroads. Chen Li chose the path of tyranny, while Gofei Mu took the other path, and Chen Li picked up a faintly glowing fragment before they continued.

• Gofei Mu asked Chen Li whether he would choose tyranny or deception after the Dreammaster’s beliefs had led to his ruin.
• Firefly angrily threatened Gofei Mu over his past cruelty to a Glamour Iron Cavalry soldier, and Chen Li restrained and calmed her.
• Chen Li described punishing evildoers through repeated death, resurrection, and forced labor, leaving Gofei Mu shaken and fearful of his own fate.
• Gofei Mu asked how Chen Li’s Redemption Ticket judged sins, then dropped the argument and invited Chen Li to choose a path.
• Chen Li walked down the path to Tyranny, while Gofei Mu took the path to Deception.
• Chen Li stopped at the crossroads to pick up a faintly glowing fragment that Gofei Mu could not see.

Chen Li and Gofei Mu explored Oak Manor’s memories, uncovering Gofei Mu’s plan to use Propagation as the foundation for Eternal Paradise. When Gofei Mu tried to stop the memory from revealing more, Chen Li restrained him and ordered Mimi to restore it.

• Gofei Mu reminisced about receiving the Stellaron as Chen Li arrived with the talking Mimi, who answered a difficult mathematics question.
• Chen Li and Gofei Mu found a sealed Dream Bubble, and Mimi completed its puzzle with a punch, revealing an elderly Mikhail in a wheelchair.
• The Dream Bubble replayed Gofei Mu confessing that he had planned to use Propagation’s terror to awaken prayers for Order and build Eternal Paradise.
• Firefly angrily accused Gofei Mu of wanting to unleash the Swarm, then calmed down in Chen Li’s embrace as Gofei Mu admitted his guilt.
• Gofei Mu tried to halt the memory, but Chen Li bound him with golden threads and told Mimi to restore it.

Chen Li revealed that his Miracle Card could extract clues by beating up informed people, and prepared to interrogate Gofei Mu. Firefly asked to take over, drank Ember Golden Blood to boost her strength, and stepped toward Gofei Mu.

• The interrupted memory resumed, revealing Gofei Mu's refusal to repent, and Chen Li told him he no longer needed a guide.
• Chen Li showed Gofei Mu the Audience of Divine Ceremony Miracle Card and explained that it could produce clues through interrogation.
• Chen Li stuffed potato chips into Gofei Mu's mouth and prepared to beat him for clues.
• Firefly asked Chen Li to let her confront Gofei Mu, and he restored her to her normal form.
• Firefly drank most of her Ember Golden Blood milk tea to boost her strength, then stepped toward Gofei Mu.

Firefly beat Gofei Mu into submission while Chen Li pretended not to watch, wrecking Oak Manor in the process. Afterward, she worried about what Chen Li had heard and seen, but Chen Li asked where the fight’s [Clue] had dropped, leaving Firefly confused.

• Firefly asked Chen Li and Mimi to close their eyes before attacking Gofei Mu.
• Firefly repeatedly punched and kicked Gofei Mu as he swung back toward her on a golden thread.
• After the fight, Firefly noticed her shoes and stockings were torn and worried Chen Li had seen her violent side.
• Chen Li teased Firefly about the sounds he had heard and pointed out that her battle had devastated Oak Manor.
• Chen Li asked Firefly where the [Clue] had dropped, but she did not know what he meant.

Firefly beat Gofei Mu while trying to make him reveal clues, but Chen Li discovered that Gofei Mu could not speak because his mouth was stuffed with potato chips. Chen Li retrieved the clues with his golden threads and moved Firefly behind him to calm her down, while Firefly quietly stepped on a sharp shard and let her stocking tear further.

• Firefly resumed beating Gofei Mu and demanded that he hand over the clues, while Chen Li and Mimi covered their eyes.
• Chen Li realized Gofei Mu's mouth was full of potato chips, and Gofei Mu nodded to answer their questions.
• Chen Li used his golden threads to retrieve the clue fragments scattered around Oak Manor.
• Chen Li defended Firefly instead of Gofei Mu and guided Firefly behind him because the Ember Golden Blood had made her irritable.
• Firefly stepped on a sharp piece of rubble, noticed her stocking tear, and deliberately put her injured foot back on the shard.

Chen Li helped Firefly recover from her fight, restoring her clothes and shoes while she removed her ruined stockings. After he repaired the stockings, Gofei Mu asked whether the nearly completed puzzle was [Story].

• Firefly pretended to slip and fell into Chen Li's arms, and he checked her foot for injuries.
• Chen Li restored Firefly's clothes and shoes with Imaginary Value, then gave her supplies and privacy to remove her damaged stockings.
• Chen Li ignored Pixie's crude jokes and threats, while Firefly asked him to repair her favorite stockings.
• Chen Li repaired the stockings, and Firefly blushed at his teasing offer to help her put them on.
• Chen Li told Gofei Mu he could open his eyes, and Gofei Mu asked whether the nearly completed puzzle was [Story].