Han Ningning

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Han Ningning (韩柠柠)
Alias(es)	Orderer Han Ningning 31
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female 24
Affiliation	Anomaly Investigation Bureau; Order Keeper program 7 22
Occupation/Role	High-school student; novice Orderer and Ghost Controller candidate 22 24
Status	Alive; active alongside the Investigation Bureau as of the Female Corpse incident 69
First Appearance	Chapter 6
Bound Anomaly	Ghostly Smiling Face

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Ghostly Smiling Face — Level 5	24	Chen Yu identifies the anomaly dwelling within Han Ningning as a Level 5 Anomaly with five-star potential. 24
Ghostly Smiling Face — Level 8	69	Its level before the Female Corpse battle is stated to have reached Level 8; the intervening advancement is not shown. 69
Ghostly Smiling Face — Level 9	69	The surge of anomalous energy during the Female Corpse incident promotes it from Level 8 to Level 9. 69

Background / History

Han Ningning first becomes entangled with the supernatural after receiving messages from the Anomaly Era and being targeted by the Ghostly Smiling Face. Rather than killing her outright, the anomaly embeds itself in her body, where neither party can fully control the other. Its manifestation is capable of taking over her body and endangering anyone who looks at it. 6

Luo Mu discovers her condition and uses his Ghost Footprints to temporarily suppress the Ghostly Smiling Face. After explaining the existence of Anomalies and the Anomaly Investigation Bureau, he offers her a way to learn control rather than wait to be consumed; Han Ningning agrees to join the Bureau. 6 7

She later enters the Investigation Bureau's Order Keeper program, which recruits and trains promising Ghost Controllers. For her first major assignment, the Anomaly Zoo incident, she asks Chen Yu for help because she recognizes that he is far stronger than he appears. 22 24

Appearance

Han Ningning is a slender, exceptionally beautiful student known as the campus belle of Linjiang High School. 23 24 The Ghostly Smiling Face manifests beneath the hair on the back of her head, where it can distort her scalp and expose a pale, grinning face. 6

• Her complexion becomes deathly pale and her hair moves without wind when the Ghostly Smiling Face is active or attempting to revive. 25 39
• During possession by Li Mei's Back Anomaly, her upper body twists completely around while the possessing anomaly presses against her back. 27

Personality

Han Ningning is compassionate and quick to help apparent victims, comforting an elderly woman she believes has lost her granddaughter despite the danger of the Anomaly Zoo. 28 She is also honest about her own limits: after the zoo mission, she refuses to claim credit for Chen Yu's work and protects his identity when the Investigation Bureau asks who resolved the incident. 31

Repeated encounters with death leave her deeply afraid of Chen Yu's methods, but that fear exists alongside gratitude and reverence. She continues to seek his aid, calls him “Brother,” and tries to repay him through Bureau rewards and practical help. 27 32 33

Despite her inexperience, Han Ningning is resolute when others are threatened. She spends an entire night outside Chen Yu's room intending to protect him from Apocalypse, then agrees to serve as bait for the Female Corpse even while terrified. 39 67

Abilities & Skills

Ghostly Smiling Face

The Ghostly Smiling Face is the Anomaly residing within Han Ningning. It is not fully controlled; their relationship is initially a precarious balance in which it can intermittently seize her body. 6 39

• Laughter compulsion — Those who stare at the face begin smiling and laughing involuntarily; Han Ningning states that a victim dies once the laughter reaches a certain point. 6
• Anomaly suppression — Han Ningning can project its power to briefly daze and suppress nearby Anomalies, as demonstrated against the Ghost Ticket Seller. 25
• Possession risk — Strong anomalous energy can agitate the Ghostly Smiling Face and cause it to attempt a full revival within her body. 39
• Power limitation — Its Level 5 power is ineffective against the Level 8 Anomaly Infant. 29
• Fear response — After witnessing Chen Yu kill and restore Han Ningning, the Ghostly Smiling Face retreats into her hair and becomes unwilling to show itself before him. 27 39

Anomaly Attraction

Han Ningning repeatedly draws the attention of dangerous Anomalies. Chen Yu notes that the Ghost Zookeeper, Back Anomaly, Anomaly Infant, and Female Corpse all target her, leading him to suspect she possesses an unusual physique; its cause remains unconfirmed. 31 68

• The Anomaly Infant attaches itself to her and drains her body’s nutrients. 29
• The Female Corpse is immediately drawn to her when she acts as bait, addressing her as its “Child.” 67 68
• Chen Yu can exploit this trait strategically, but doing so repeatedly places Han Ningning in lethal danger. 67

Relationships

• Chen Yu — Classmate, rescuer, and the powerful Ghost Controller she recruits for the Anomaly Zoo mission. Han Ningning admires him, conceals his identity from the Investigation Bureau, and repeatedly relies on him to save her from Anomalies. 22 27 31 39
• Luo Mu — Investigation Bureau investigator who discovers her Ghostly Smiling Face, temporarily suppresses it, and recruits her into the Bureau. 6 7
• Li Kun — Classmate and admirer. He becomes briefly affected by the Ghostly Smiling Face after looking directly at it. 6
• Li Hao — Cleansers investigator who works with Han Ningning during the Ghost Balloon incident at their school. 43 46
• Li Minghai — Senior Orderer assigned to the Anomaly Zoo operation; he initially dismisses Chen Yu despite Han Ningning bringing him as her chosen helper. 24

Story Role / Major Arcs

Anomaly Zoo Incident

Han Ningning brings Chen Yu into the Anomaly Zoo as her assigned helper and acts as the group's guide using the Bureau's information. 24 25 She attempts to use the Ghostly Smiling Face against the Ghost Ticket Seller, but the attempt leaves her trapped by its ticket-buying rule until Chen Yu's Headless Ghost Shadow kills it. 25

She is subsequently possessed by Li Mei's Back Anomaly. Chen Yu allows the possession to continue long enough to gain information, then kills Han Ningning and the Back Anomaly with one strike before restoring her through the Time Ghost Eye. 27 During the Anomaly Infant's assault, Chen Yu again kills and rewinds her while trying to sever the creature's connection to her soul; he ultimately uses Ghost Stairs to push her soul outward and end the parasite's hold. 29 30

Ghostly Smiling Face Revival

After anomalous energy from Chen Yu's battle with Apocalypse spills into her surroundings, the Ghostly Smiling Face begins reviving and eroding her body. The Investigation Bureau considers making her control a second Anomaly to balance it, a procedure with a very low success rate. 39 Chen Yu suppresses the Ghostly Smiling Face merely by looking at it, removing the immediate need for the procedure. 39

Female Corpse Incident

When the Female Corpse threatens Linjiang City, Han Ningning agrees to lure it out despite being a novice compared with the Bureau's senior operatives. 67 Chen Yu transfers the Anomaly Infant's parasitic body into her, allowing her to drink the Female Corpse's deadly ghost milk without falling asleep or dying. 68 The event raises the Ghostly Smiling Face from Level 8 to Level 9. 69

Notable Quotes

“I won't let them hurt you!” 39

“Okay, I'll go.” 67