Chapter Summaries

Ashe maneuvered Rose into accepting her as a roommate, then borrowed toiletries and showered. Rose tried to act unconcerned about Ashe's revealing towel, but found herself repeatedly looking at her and wondered what was wrong with her.

• Ashe interpreted Rose's offer of a separate room as an attempt to avoid sharing and asked her to request supplies while calling herself Rose's roommate.
• Rose agreed almost on instinct, and Ashe received toiletries from her before going to shower.
• After her shower, Ashe walked around the room in a loosely wrapped towel, prompting Rose to tell her to cover herself properly.
• Ashe adjusted the towel and apologized, while Rose tried to return her attention to her phone.
• Rose kept thinking about Ashe's appearance and questioning why she could not stop looking at her.

Ashe used a brainwave movie device while Rose showered, then secretly arranged to sleep in Rose’s arms without waking her. Meanwhile, Qilin wondered what Ashe was doing and began packing clothes for her.

• Rose went to shower to clear Ashe from her thoughts, while Ashe switched off a recording and considered using her brainwave cinema player on Rose.
• Rose finished showering, and she and Ashe ate together before sharing a bed that night.
• After Rose fell asleep, Ashe positioned Rose’s arm around her waist and turned off her alarm so she could keep up the appearance of sleeping.
• Qilin finished being nagged by her parents, wondered what Ashe was doing, and began packing clothes for her.

Qilin prepared to leave for Super Seminary the next morning, comforted by the thought that Ashe would stay by her side. Rose woke up beside Ashe after unknowingly embracing her through the night, while Ashe revealed she had been awake and had been hurt by Rose’s grip.

• Qilin packed for Super Seminary, then went to bed after arranging a photograph of herself and Ashe beside her bed.
• Rose woke up hugging Ashe and realized where her hands had been while she slept.
• Rose carefully released Ashe, spent ten minutes getting free, and went to shower.
• Ashe opened her eyes after Rose left and noticed that Rose had left her red from squeezing too hard.

Ashe planned to deepen Rose’s attraction to her by making Rose notice her body, then pretended to have just woken up and asked to shower together. Rose panicked and refused, leaving Ashe confident that her plan had worked.

• Ashe reflected on Rose’s impression of her and why Rose had become romantically involved with Ge Xiaolun in the original story.
• Ashe decided to strengthen Rose’s attraction by making her more conscious of Ashe’s body.
• Ashe adjusted her expression, approached the bathroom, and asked Rose if they could shower together.
• Rose startled at Ashe’s request, refused, and said she would be out soon.
• Ashe heard Rose’s flustered reply and concluded that she had achieved her goal.

Ashe left Rose to wash up, met Qilin at Super Seminary, and continued her training. The chapter ended when Mengmeng called Ashe, worried that a mysterious person in black was trying to recruit her into Super Seminary.

• Ashe left Rose alone in the bathroom and went to pick up Qilin.
• Ashe meditated by the entrance to Super Seminary until the system awarded her two Thunder God Cultivation Points.
• Qilin brought Ashe breakfast, and they carried her luggage into the dormitory together.
• Qilin sent Ashe off to train, and Ashe recalled how her early martial arts practice had led to her meeting Qilin.
• Mengmeng called Ashe and said someone dressed in black had been repeatedly urging her to join Super Seminary.

Ashe learned that Ajie’s recruiting pitch had made Rui Mengmeng suspect a scam, so she agreed to accompany Mengmeng and ensure the promised pay and benefits were honored. As Ashe headed to meet her, Rose saw Ajie’s message about two targets fighting and went to help get them released, then ran into Ashe.

• Rui Mengmeng told Ashe about Ajie’s offer of free college, a high salary, and medical care for her grandfather, but said she suspected he was a gangster.
• Ashe agreed to meet Rui Mengmeng and Ajie together, planning to make sure the unit kept its promises about compensation.
• Ashe refreshed her clothes, messaged Qilin, and headed toward the Super Seminary entrance to go to Rui Mengmeng.
• Rose read Ajie’s message saying two targets had met and gotten into a fight, then prepared to go to the police station to help release them.
• Rose hurried out and ran into Ashe.

Ashe met Rose and persuaded her to ride with her to discuss a matter connected to Super Seminary. After hearing about Ajie’s unreliability, Rose agreed to accompany Ashe to meet Rui Mengmeng and report the promised compensation to her superiors.

• Rose tried to avoid Ashe, but stopped when Ashe called out to her.
• Ashe praised Rose’s beauty and linked arms with her before leading her onto a car sent by Super Seminary.
• Ashe explained what had happened with Ajie during the ride, leaving Rose exasperated with him.
• Rose agreed to accompany Ashe to meet Rui Mengmeng and said she would report the compensation request to her superiors.
• Rose glanced at Ashe’s figure and wondered in frustration why she was thinking about her.

Ashe brought Rose to meet Rui Mengmeng and remembered how she had supported Mengmeng and her family over the years. After reuniting with Mengmeng, Ashe learned that her grandfather was doing well and promised to visit him with Qilin when she had time.

• Ashe walked with Rose to meet Rui Mengmeng, thinking about her plans to help Mengmeng find work and spend time with her.
• Rui Mengmeng called out to Ashe, who let go of Rose and hurried over to hug her.
• Ashe admired how much Rui Mengmeng had grown and recalled helping her family and supporting her studies and work.
• Ashe asked about Mengmeng's grandfather, and Mengmeng said he was doing well.
• Ashe said she would visit Mengmeng's grandfather in the countryside with Qilin when she had time.

Ashe persuaded Rui Mengmeng to join the Super Seminary, and Ajie and Rose took them along to the police station to collect their recruits. As Ashe waited in the car, Ge Xiaolun saw her and fell in love at first sight.

• Ashe reassured Rui Mengmeng that Ajie was trustworthy and told her she had joined the Super Seminary.
• Rui Mengmeng decided to join the Super Seminary, encouraged by Ashe and her grandfather’s words about defending their home and country.
• Ashe introduced Rui Mengmeng to Rose, and Ajie welcomed Mengmeng to the Super Seminary.
• Rose and Ajie invited Ashe and Rui Mengmeng to ride with them to the police station, where they planned to collect Ge Xiaolun and another recruit.
• Ashe watched from the car as Rose and Ajie brought Ge Xiaolun out of the station, and Ge Xiaolun saw Ashe and fell in love at first sight.

Ashe helped Rui Mengmeng settle into Super Seminary, then spent the night sightseeing in Juxia City with Qilin and Rui Mengmeng. The next morning, Ashe and Qilin teased each other while Rui Mengmeng remained confused, and the group prepared to return to the academy.

• Ge Xiaolun became captivated by Rose when he saw her, while Ashe mistook his glances for shyness and decided she would not give Rose up.
• Ashe secretly returned to her dorm with Rose and hid a Brainwave Cinema Player containing a video of Rose hugging her in her sleep.
• Ashe, Qilin, and Rui Mengmeng toured Juxia City, bought clothes and accessories, and stayed together at a hotel.
• Rose woke from a dream of being held by Ashe and decided not to go back to sleep.
• The next morning, Ashe pulled Qilin into the bathroom after turning the tables on her prank, while Rui Mengmeng mistakenly imagined they were newlyweds.
• Ashe teased Qilin about her grip and size as Qilin packed, leaving Rui Mengmeng puzzled about their conversation.

Rui Mengmeng reassured Ashe and Qilin that she had everything she needed and looked forward to earning wages from Super Seminary. Meanwhile, Ajie recruited Ge Xiaolun by hinting that joining Xiong Bing Lian could bring him closer to Ashe, while Rose silently objected to Ajie’s tactics.

• Rui Mengmeng declined Ashe and Qilin’s offer to buy her more things and anticipated repaying them with her future wages.
• Rose ended a phone call with Ajie, punched Ashe’s pillow in frustration, and then got into Ajie’s car.
• Ajie pitched Xiong Bing Lian to Ge Xiaolun, who asked why Ashe was absent and admitted he had been looking for her.
• Ajie told Ge Xiaolun that Ashe was a fellow recruit and suggested they could become close if he joined.
• Ajie revealed that Rose and Ashe were roommates, and Rose discreetly hurt his toe under the table.

Ajie tried to persuade Ge Xiaolun that Rose and Ashe were potential romantic partners, while Ashe spotted a threat approaching and rushed to protect civilians. Crocodile God Soton awakened and encountered Ashe just as a capture operation began.

• Ajie encouraged Ge Xiaolun to pursue Rose and Ashe, and Ge Xiaolun eagerly imagined a future with both women.
• Ashe noticed a black object descending from the sky and received missions to defeat Soton, defeat Taotie squads, and protect civilians.
• Ashe drew the crowd away from danger by setting a parked vehicle ablaze, then struck it with lightning and told Qilin and Rui Mengmeng to wait inside a building.
• Soton awakened, fled to a nearby street, and mistook Ashe for food while she approached with Grasscutter's Light.
• A deep voice announced that Soton's location had been detected and that a capture operation was beginning.

Ashe fought the Taotie Combat Squad while Soton, dazed and low on energy, tried to recover and hunt for food. The Taotie called for a capture squad to extract Soton, and two crashed aircraft suddenly flew at Ashe as she advanced.

• Ashe struck Soton with her Naginata, and a Taotie sniper then shot him flat.
• Ashe hurled her lightning-charged Naginata through a Taotie Warrior, killed another Taotie with a slash, and evaded gunfire.
• The Taotie analyzed Ashe as a First Generation Super Soldier and ordered the Second Capture Squad to extract Soton and withdraw.
• Three Taotie flying steeds tried to seize Soton while a sniper covered them.
• Two crashed Taotie aircraft lifted off and hurtled toward Ashe.

Ashe unleashed a devastating lightning slash to defeat the Taotie forces surrounding her and protect Soton. Morgana appeared and embraced Ashe, while Dukao ordered the area secured and warned that the Taotie invasion was coming.

• Ashe rejected the choice between saving herself and protecting Soton, then used a lightning-powered slash to destroy the Taotie aircraft and squads.
• Soton fled from the lightning, and Ashe pointed her blade at him until he promised to eat dirt.
• Morgana embraced Ashe from behind and asked whether she had missed her, triggering a quest to increase the Demon Queen's favorability.
• Dukao ordered the streets sealed and Lena sent to retrieve Ashe and examine her, after learning that the battle was over.
• Dukao studied the scorched ground and concluded that the Taotie were coming and he had little time left.

Ashe tried to keep Morgana at a distance while Morgana flirted with her and tested her reactions. Ashe concealed her real affection, determined to gain enough strength and leverage before getting closer to the Demon Queen.

• Ashe anticipated that Lena might arrive to deal with the commotion and acted coldly toward Morgana, accusing her of invading her mind.
• Morgana pulled Ashe closer, teased her about their last encounter, and offered her another treat.
• Ashe resisted Morgana's advances and asked why she had come, insisting that they were only ordinary friends.
• Morgana sensed Ashe's quickened heartbeat and concluded that her experiment had confirmed her instincts.
• Ashe privately admitted that she liked Morgana but was hiding it until she became strong enough to approach her on equal terms.

Morgana continued teasing Ashe, who decided to turn the tables by kissing her. Neither woman backed down, while Soton remained frozen beside them with a blade pointed at him.

• Morgana dismissed Ashe's warning to leave and kept pressing her about her feelings.
• Ashe decided to retaliate against Morgana's teasing and grabbed the back of her head to stop her from pulling away.
• Ashe kissed Morgana, then looked at her with a teasing expression.
• Morgana took Ashe's challenge and moved closer instead of retreating.
• Soton stayed motionless beside them, wary of the blade and the consequences of interfering.

After defeating Ashe in their fierce battle, Morgana claimed the Demon Queen’s name in front of her and asked to take Soton. Ashe agreed on the condition that Morgana’s demons would not harm people in the country, and Morgana disappeared with Soton, leaving Ashe startled by two phantom figures that began moving on their own.

• Morgana adapted to Ashe’s fighting style, defeated her, and confessed that she wanted to be first in Ashe’s heart.
• Morgana dropped her Earth disguise, declared herself the Demon Queen, and used her power to bring Soton to her.
• Morgana asked Ashe’s permission to take Soton, and Ashe agreed because she did not know what else to do with him.
• Ashe told Morgana not to let her demons harm people in the country, and Morgana accepted the condition.
• Morgana also said she wanted to take Yu Baosheng, whom Ashe recognized as a former subordinate of Morgana or Death God Karl.
• Morgana stroked Ashe’s hair and vanished with Soton; then two phantom figures of Ashe and Soton appeared and began moving on their own.

Ashe rode back with Super Seminary while pretending to be badly weakened, keeping Morgana’s staged explanation for Soton’s disappearance intact. She fell asleep against Qilin, who gently settled her on her lap and wished her good night.

• Ashe recalled how Morgana used two afterimages to stage a convincing scene of Soton ambushing her and fleeing.
• Lena arrived to handle the incident, and Ashe pretended to be weak as Qilin carried her onto the evacuation vehicle.
• Ashe noticed Ajie and Rose looking at her strangely and decided to ask Rose about it after they returned to the dormitory.
• Ashe considered using her 13,000 Nurturing Points to buy Second Generation Super Soldier upgrade materials, but postponed upgrading until after her physical examination.
• Ashe dozed off against Qilin, who gently lowered her onto her thighs and wished her good night.

Ashe woke after a deep sleep with Qilin and Rui Mengmeng beside her, reassured Qilin that she was fine, and got ready to exercise. Rose wrestled with her confusing feelings about Ashe before the two crossed paths outside their dorms, each misunderstanding why the other had dressed as she had.

• Ashe woke beside Qilin and Rui Mengmeng, and Qilin asked how she was feeling and told her Lian Feng and Yu Qin wanted to examine her.
• Ashe teased Qilin, who scolded her about the bathroom incident before getting up to make breakfast.
• Rose thought about her feelings for Ashe, rejected the idea of asking her father for advice, and changed into a plaid shirt before leaving her dorm.
• After breakfast and a shower, Ashe put on a tracksuit and headed out to exercise, where she met Rose in the hallway.
• Ashe assumed Rose was going to pick up Ge Xiaolun, while Rose wondered whether Ge Xiaolun would start mooning over Ashe and whether to tell her Ajie had sold her out.

Ashe walked with Rose and learned that Ajie had used them to recruit Ge Xiaolun, so the two planned to help Ashe get back at him. Meanwhile, Dukao assigned Lena to prepare training for Ashe, and Morgana introduced Ato to a crocodile companion.

• Ashe took Rose's hand and learned that Rose was heading to pick up Ge Xiaolun for Super Seminary.
• Rose explained that Ajie had used her and Ashe to persuade Ge Xiaolun to join, and Ashe decided to turn the scheme against Ajie with Rose's help.
• Dukao learned that Deno Three had found no trace of the beast warrior and ordered Lian Feng to keep monitoring for threats.
• Dukao asked Lena to arrange training plans for Ashe, and Lena offered to recharge her instead of conducting another physical examination.
• Lena and Ajie headed to Super Seminary to meet Ashe.
• Outside Huang Village, Morgana introduced Ato to the crocodile beside her as their new companion.