Chapter Summaries

After Honoka, Kotori, and Umi performed Start Dash, Lianye recruited Hanayo, Rin, Maki, and Nico into μ's. Nico joined while claiming she was doing so to guide the school idol club, and Lianye noted that Eli was still refusing aloud and Nozomi was already expected to join.

• Lianye sent Honoka, Kotori, and Umi to meet the school fans who had gathered around them.
• Lianye invited the other prospective members to join μ's after their performance inspired them to try idol activities.
• Rin said she would try becoming an idol if Hanayo agreed, and Hanayo tentatively considered joining.
• Maki acknowledged the determination behind Honoka, Kotori, and Umi's effort to save Otonokizaka Academy.
• Lianye welcomed Hanayo, Rin, and Maki to μ's, and Nico declared that she had joined to guide the school idol club.

Lianye and μ's welcomed five new members, while Eli Ayase remained reluctant to join despite being deeply moved by his persuasion. Later, Honoka and the others chatted online, where Nico Yazawa's teasing was interrupted, and Nozomi remarked that Honoka and Lianye seemed compatible.

• Lianye reflected that μ's had gained five members and that Eli Ayase was the last person he still hoped to recruit.
• Nozomi Tojo told Lianye that Eli had left looking solemn, afraid her resolve would weaken if she stayed.
• Honoka joined the μ's group chat and lamented that Eli still had not agreed to join.
• Nico Yazawa mocked Lianye's persuasion skills, then abruptly stopped typing mid-message.
• Honoka defended Lianye and said Eli's stubbornness was not his fault, prompting Nozomi to say Honoka and Lianye seemed compatible.

The μ's members refined their plans and training while gradually forgetting Nico, who was still suffering the consequences of Lianye’s keyboard game. Lianye discussed how to persuade Eri Ayase to join μ's, leaving open the possibility of another approach.

• Honoka praised Lianye, and Umi teased her while the others joined the chatroom’s discussion of μ's preparations.
• Hanayo asked how Nico was doing, but the chatroom’s messages swallowed her question without an answer.
• Lianye released Nico from the keyboard and found her face marked with red squares.
• Nico asked Lianye how he planned to persuade Eri Ayase to join μ's, and he said Eri should take time to consider what she wanted.
• Lianye hinted that he might have another way to persuade the Student Council president.

Lianye waited at Amagi Station for his promised date with Chitose Isuzu, reflecting on her stubborn personality and his unusual dealings with her. As he passed the time admiring his reflection, Isuzu had not yet arrived.

• Lianye thought about Eli Ayase's stubbornness and recalled Sasha's strong personality.
• Lianye reaffirmed that he would give his all to the date he had promised Chitose Isuzu.
• Lianye arrived early at Amagi Station and waited beside the police box.
• A patrol officer asked Lianye if anything was troubling him, and Lianye dismissed the concern.
• Lianye walked to a nearby convenience store and adjusted his clothes while admiring his reflection.

Lianye met Chitose Isuzu for their date and admired how carefully she had dressed. Isuzu took him to Amagi Brilliant Park, a theme park infamous as one of the worst date spots, where their trip began in silence.

• Lianye waited at the meeting place and was surprised when Chitose Isuzu called to him from behind.
• Lianye admired Isuzu’s casual outfit and makeup as she arrived for their date.
• Lianye and Isuzu rode the city light rail to Amagi Brilliant Park, the run-down park known for its bad reputation as a date spot.
• Lianye and Isuzu sat in silence for about five minutes, with Isuzu apparently considering bringing him to the park the first stage of her mission.

Lianye traveled with Chitose Isuzu to Amagi Brilliant Park, mistaking a love hotel near the park for the entrance. They got off at the next station and reached the park’s main gate.

• Lianye and Chitose Isuzu rode the light rail through green hills toward a pastel-colored castle.
• Isuzu stopped Lianye from getting off at the castle and explained that it was a love hotel, not the park entrance.
• Isuzu told Lianye that the park’s gate had been moved ten years earlier and led him off at the next station.
• Lianye and Isuzu walked up a broad slope to Amagi Brilliant Park’s faded iron-colored gate.

Lianye and Isuzu entered the nearly deserted Amagi Brilliant Park for their outing, where the decaying entrance made the park seem anything but dreamlike. Isuzu chose the Day of the Magician area, where the park’s Maple Land mascots lived.

• Isuzu validated the free one-day passes and led Lianye through the park entrance.
• Lianye saw the dry, moss-covered fountain and the fortress-like buildings in the empty plaza.
• Lianye remarked on the park’s poor condition and asked Isuzu to choose where they would go.
• Isuzu chose the Day of the Magician, one of Amagi Brilliant Park’s five major areas.

Isuzu took Lianye on a date through Day of the Magician at Brilliant Amusement Park, but the attractions were disappointing and poorly maintained. The chapter left them at Maple Kitchen, where a clerk said the fried noodles would take an hour because the ingredients had to be bought first.

• Isuzu led Lianye into Day of the Magician, a fairy-tale-themed area of Brilliant Amusement Park.
• Isuzu and Lianye rode the slow, tame Heartbeat Roller Coaster, which Lianye found boring.
• Isuzu took Lianye to several more attractions, but they were dull, poorly serviced, or shut down.
• Isuzu brought Lianye to Maple Kitchen, where a clerk said the fried noodles would take about an hour because the shop had no ingredients.

Lianye complained about Amagi Brilliant Park’s poor attractions and service, then explained that a park meant to fulfill children’s dreams needed staff who genuinely believed in those dreams. Isuzu began to trust his ability to help save the park and offered him a croquette.

• Lianye complained to Isuzu about the park’s attractions, snack stand, and staff.
• Lianye argued that the park should sincerely make children’s dreams come true rather than merely tricking them.
• Isuzu said she now believed more in Lianye’s ability to save the park.
• Isuzu offered Lianye a croquette, and he asked who had made it.

Lianye tried a croquette that Isuzu said Princess Latifa had made and found it unexpectedly delicious. He still thought Amagi Brilliant Park felt like a fake amusement park, though its food was impressive.

• Isuzu urged Lianye to eat the croquette before it got cold.
• Lianye tasted the croquette and was surprised by how delicious it was.
• Isuzu told Lianye that Princess Latifa had made the croquette and said he should meet her before leaving.
• Lianye finished the croquette while wondering why an amusement park seemed to rely on food as its selling point.

Lianye followed Isuzu backstage at Amagi Brilliant Park and was led to a Sky Garden above Maple City. There he met a young girl whose presence and beauty left him momentarily captivated.

• Lianye followed Isuzu through a staff-only passage after questioning whether she worked at the amusement park.
• Isuzu led Lianye through the underground passages and explained that an elevator beneath Maple City reached the castle's highest level.
• Lianye and Isuzu rode the elevator and walked to a Sky Garden filled with flowers and a small pool.
• Isuzu waited outside while Lianye approached a young girl tending a flower and speaking to a bird.
• The girl turned around, and Lianye was stunned by her gentle presence and beauty.

Lianye met Latifa-Fururanza, the young princess in charge of Amagi Brilliant Park, and learned that she had specifically asked for him to come. Latifa led him to an observation deck to discuss the favor she wanted to ask.

• Latifa introduced herself to Lianye as the person in charge of the theme park and thanked him for coming.
• Latifa asked whether Isuzu had treated Lianye rudely, and he said he had enjoyed their encounter despite her methods.
• Latifa told Lianye that bringing him to the park had been her wish because she needed to ask him for something.
• Latifa led Lianye to an observation deck and began preparing tea.

Latifa asked Lianye to take charge of Amagi Brilliant Park, which was on the verge of dying. The chapter ended with her appealing to him on behalf of the royal family of the Maple Continent.

• Latifa told Lianye that she had made the croquette he ate and served him tea she had prepared.
• Lianye praised Latifa’s cooking and tea, then asked what she wanted from him.
• Latifa asked Lianye what he thought of Amagi Brilliant Park after his tour.
• Latifa acknowledged his dissatisfaction and asked him to become the person in charge of the struggling park.

Latifa explained that Amagi Brilliant Park was a base for the Magic Kingdom, where guests’ joyful feelings became Animus that sustained its residents. Lianye remained reluctant to help, and Latifa offered to teach him magic before leaning toward him to begin.

• Latifa told Lianye that Amagi Brilliant Park harvested guests’ happiness as Animus for the Magic Kingdom, Maple Continent.
• Latifa explained that the park’s lack of visitors and poor service threatened the kingdom’s survival.
• Lianye said the crisis did not give him a reason to agree to help, and he doubted the staff could save the park without changing their own efforts.
• Latifa offered to teach Lianye magic as compensation, though she did not know what magic the Goddess Lipra would grant.
• Latifa asked Lianye to stay still, leaned toward him, and began the magic lesson.

Latifa kissed Lianye and granted him Maple Continent magic that let him hear the thoughts hidden in people's hearts. After discovering the ability, Lianye left Amagi Brilliant Park, still willing to help Latifa and Isuzu.

• Latifa gave Lianye an awkward kiss, granting him the magic of Maple Continent.
• Lianye heard Latifa's thoughts inside his mind and realized he could read people's hearts.
• Lianye left Amagi Brilliant Park, intending to help Latifa or Isuzu if needed.

Lianye considered how Amagi Brilliant Park could attract lasting visitors and judged that he needed to observe its condition further. Meanwhile, Eri Ayase reflected on her reluctance to join Honoka and the others as a school idol, then found her younger sister Arisa watching μ's first performance and excited about Otonokizaka Academy.

• Lianye decided that sensational magic could boost Amagi Brilliant Park's visitors, but lasting success required better facilities, services, and positive energy.
• Lianye concluded that he needed more time to assess the park's condition and its prospects for survival.
• Eri Ayase thought about her ballet background and her stubborn refusal to join Honoka and the others as a school idol despite wanting to.
• Eri finished bathing and told Arisa that the bathroom was free.
• Arisa watched μ's first performance again and told Eri she would work hard to enter Otonokizaka Academy the following year.

Lianye visited the Ayase sisters and persuaded Arisa Ayase that she wanted to sing with Eri Ayase. Eri fled back into the bathroom after encountering him, then realized how alarming it was that a young man had entered their home while they lived alone.

• Lianye asked Arisa Ayase whether she would support her sister becoming an idol, and Arisa said she wanted to sing with Eri Ayase.
• Lianye greeted Eri Ayase when she came out of the bathroom, and Arisa confirmed his greeting.
• Eri Ayase hurried back into the bathroom and slammed the partition door shut.
• Eri Ayase caught her breath and realized that Lianye had entered the sisters' home in the middle of the night while they were alone.

Lianye pressed Eri Ayase to join μ's, using her younger sister Arisa’s hopes to challenge Eri’s repeated refusals. Eri was left alone with Lianye, who urged her to be honest about what she really wanted.

• Arisa asked Eri whether she was joining μ's, and Eri avoided giving her an answer.
• Eri sent Arisa to take a bath so she could speak privately with Lianye.
• Lianye praised Arisa and reminded Eri that joining the school idol group was her sister’s wish.
• Eri wavered as Lianye pointed out that Arisa understood her true feelings.
• Lianye urged Eri to stop hiding behind her sharp tongue and speak honestly.

Lianye helped Eri Ayase confront her fear that Honoka and the others would reject her. Eri decided she wanted to join U's and become a school idol with them.

• Eri Ayase admitted that she wanted to join U's but feared Honoka would hate her for getting in the way.
• Lianye reassured Eri that Honoka, Nozomi, and the others would welcome her.
• Lianye urged Eri to stop hating herself and make her choice.
• Eri declared that she wanted to join U's, sing and dance with Honoka and Nozomi, and accept any apology or punishment required.
• Lianye reminded Eri not to regret her decision, and Eri insisted she would not.

Lianye teased Eri Ayase after she agreed to join μ's, then left her home and returned to his bar. With Love Live! and Amagi Brilliant Park both progressing, he decided to focus the next day on Otonokizaka Academy.

• Eri Ayase protested that she had not joined μ's for Lianye's sake, then copied a textbook tsundere pose that made him laugh.
• Lianye left Eri Ayase's residence as it grew late, while Eri reconsidered whether she should have invited him to stay.
• Lianye returned to his bar and reflected that Amagi Brilliant Park and μ's were both moving forward.
• Lianye planned to spend the next day at Otonokizaka Academy and postpone dealing with Koukan.