Chapter Summaries

Chu Yu attended his graduation party, where his fame turned a classmate’s livestream into a sensation and the host drew out his speech. He declared his ambition to create Dragon Country’s best manga and anime, then confidently promised he could surpass his current hit series.

• Chu Yu’s classmate renamed her livestream to feature him, and fans flooded in as he prepared to speak.
• Chu Yu went onstage to cheers, read a speech copied from the internet, and endured the host’s extended questions.
• Chu Yu credited luck, hard work, and willpower for success, then joked that he lacked talent, making the audience and livestream viewers laugh.
• Chu Yu said he wanted to create the best manga and anime in Dragon Country and move more anime fans with his work.
• When the host asked whether he could surpass his two unfinished hit series, Chu Yu confidently answered that he could.

After graduating, Chu Yu learned JoJo's Bizarre Adventure had narrowly missed first place in Xuanjing Journal, then relaxed with Gu Yan while fans and industry peers reacted to his confidence and Code Geass's success. The chapter ended as Code Geass's twenty-fourth episode aired.

• Chu Yu answered questions at his graduation party, then left the auditorium with his graduation and degree certificates.
• Chu Yu checked his editor's report and learned JoJo's Bizarre Adventure had come close to first place in Xuanjing Journal.
• Chu Yu and Gu Yan spent several days relaxing together at their villa while waiting to wrap up remaining obligations.
• Fans took Chu Yu's confident claim that he could surpass JoJo and Code Geass as a sign that he would make another masterpiece.
• Code Geass averaged over nineteen million views per episode, intensifying industry peers' envy of Chu Yu.
• Code Geass's twenty-fourth episode aired.

After Code Geass Episode 24 left Lelouch poised to defeat Schneizel and seize control of the world, fans awaited the finale. Chu Yu released an animated JoJo music video featuring Dio and the song “VOODOO KINGDOM,” exciting JoJo fans and giving the series a boost in attention.

• Code Geass Episode 24 showed Lelouch outmaneuvering Schneizel, taking control of his guards, and using Geass on him.
• Fans praised the episode and looked forward to the Code Geass finale, expecting Lelouch to take control of Flare and become the king of the world.
• Chu Yu watched the JoJo promotional video he had commissioned Huang Ming and the White Album 2 staff to make.
• The animated music video paired “VOODOO KINGDOM” with scenes of Dio fighting Jonathan and Old Joseph.
• JoJo fans filled the Danmu with praise for the song and Dio, and Chu Yu was pleased that the video had attracted attention.

JoJo’s latest chapters showed Jotaro discovering that Star Platinum could move in stopped time, giving him a chance against Dio. As the manga’s popularity continued to surge, its contest with Era of Destruction remained unresolved in Xuanjing Journal’s rankings.

• JoJo’s fanbase kept expanding through fan recommendations and creations, while media critics began supporting Shui Xin’s bid to overtake Era of Destruction.
• Chu Yu prepared promotional livestreams for the JoJo and Code Geass finales, while enjoying more free time before the weekend events.
• Readers bought the new issue of Xuanjing Journal, which featured chapters ninety-three and ninety-four of JoJo.
• Jotaro discovered that Star Platinum could move for two seconds in stopped time, matching Dio’s ability and giving him a chance to fight back.
• Jotaro faked his death by stopping his own heartbeat, then ambushed Dio while Dio listened for signs of life.
• JoJo trended on Weibo again as the battle with Era of Destruction continued in Xuanjing Journal’s rankings.

JoJo's fan votes overtook Era of Destruction, earning Chu Yu an S-rank Lucky Draw Chance and making JoJo the top manga in Tianji Manga Company's Xuanjing Journal. As the news sparked celebrations and regret across the industry, Chu Yu headed to a promotional event for JoJo's Final Episode.

• JoJo fans rallied behind Chu Yu, and the manga stayed ahead of Era of Destruction in the popularity rankings throughout release day.
• At midnight, the system awarded Chu Yu an S-rank Lucky Draw Chance after JoJo took the top spot.
• Tianji Manga Company announced JoJo's victory, and fans and industry figures celebrated the news across Dragon Kingdom.
• JoJo fans mocked Xuangui Manga Company and Ye Chun, while Liu Ling regretted rejecting Chu Yu's manga.
• Chu Yu set off for Tianji Manga Company's promotional event for JoJo's Final Episode.

Chu Yu attended a livestream interview celebrating JoJo reaching the top of Tianji Manga Company, where the host began asking about the series’ origins at Xuangui Manga Company. The interview had just started, leaving Chu Yu poised to answer.

• JoJo reached the top of Tianji Manga Company in mid-June, fulfilling Chu Yu’s earlier promises.
• Xin Man Net promoted the JoJo completion livestream, drawing a huge crowd of fans to its online room.
• Chu Yu arrived at Tianji Manga Company’s headquarters and was greeted enthusiastically by his editor, Zhang Jing.
• Chu Yu joined Zhang Jing and host Liu Xi onstage as the livestream began.
• Liu Xi quickly asked Chu Yu about JoJo’s beginnings at Xuangui Manga Company, prompting viewers to comment that she was taking a jab at the company.

During JoJo’s final interview, Tianji used Chu Yu’s account of Xuangui rejecting the manga to win fans and criticize its rival. Zhao Qinyin and Su Ruo watched from Japan, reflecting on their distance from Chu Yu, while his remarks about his high-school friends left them emotional.

• Liu Xi asked Chu Yu about Xuangui’s rejection of JoJo, and Tianji fans used the story to criticize Xuangui and praise Tianji.
• Zhao Qinyin and Su Ruo watched the interview from Japan and discussed Chu Yu’s success, Zhao’s struggling manga, and their hesitation to contact him.
• Liu Xi asked Chu Yu about his dating history, and he denied having a high-school girlfriend before Gu Yan.
• Chu Yu explained that he had memorized the phone numbers of only his high-school assistant and editor, calling them very good friends.
• Zhao Qinyin and Su Ruo fell silent and grew teary as they watched Chu Yu speak about his old friends.

During a livestream interview about JoJo ending, Chu Yu explained that he wanted to finish the story at the right point so he could create other manga. He left fans wondering whether he might someday continue JoJo, while Zhao Qinyin and Su Ruo watched from across the sea.

• Host Liu Xi asked Chu Yu why he had ended JoJo after its battle between JoJo and Dio, and he said a story should end when it reached its intended conclusion.
• Chu Yu said he felt relieved because ending JoJo would let him create even better works, prompting fans and fellow manga artists to react to his confidence.
• Su Ruo laughed at Chu Yu's remarks, while Zhao Qinyin said he sincerely believed what he had said and might surpass JoJo with his next work.
• Liu Xi asked whether Chu Yu would make a JoJo sequel, and he said it might happen if inspiration came, leaving fans hopeful and uncertain.

Chu Yu’s interview ended with fans still wondering about his plans, while excitement built across Dragon Kingdom for Code Geass’s finale. As the final episode began, Nunnally confronted Lelouch inside Damocles and called him a murderer.

• Chu Yu finished his finale interview, went home, and carried the sleeping Gu Yan to bed.
• Huang Ming’s interview about Lelouch’s finale drew fans and left them uneasy about Chu Yu’s promise of a beautiful ending.
• Fans across Dragon Kingdom celebrated Code Geass and gathered online as its final episode approached.
• Chu Yu posted the cryptic message, “Whoever you think he is, that's who he is!”, shortly before the broadcast.
• Nunnally broke Charles’s Geass, held Damocles’s Flare bomb launch button, and called Lelouch a murderer.

The final episode of Lelouch opened with spectacular battles as Lelouch confronted Nunnally over Damocles and its Flare bombs. Lelouch took the launch button and declared that the world belonged to him, leaving fans cheering as the episode’s mood began to shift.

• Fans criticized Nunnally before the episode’s lavish battle scenes drew their attention to the fighting across the battlefield.
• Lelouch realized Nunnally intended to make Damocles a symbol that would gather the world’s hatred, and he used Geass to make her give him the Flare launch button.
• Lelouch told Nunnally she could live by her own will, then walked away as she realized he had used Geass on her and cried out in anguish.
• Lelouch announced to the world that he controlled Schneizel, Damocles, and Flare, and commanded the world to submit to him.
• Fans celebrated Lelouch’s declaration, while most failed to notice the anime’s atmosphere changing.

The anime revealed Lelouch's Zero Requiem, in which he arranged for Suzaku to kill him so the world could unite against a common enemy and move beyond its hatred. The story ended with a mysterious cart driver whose smile suggested Lelouch might have survived, leaving his fate uncertain.

• Viewers watched Lelouch order the execution of his former allies and were stunned when a masked Zero stabbed him before the prisoners.
• A flashback revealed that Lelouch and Suzaku had planned the Zero Requiem, with Suzaku becoming Zero and killing Lelouch in public.
• Nunnally touched Lelouch's body, learned his true intentions, and wept as he died after declaring that he would destroy the world and create it anew.
• The world celebrated Zero, Nunnally became its new leader, and Kallen returned to school as the anime showed a less war-torn future.
• C.C. spoke to a cart driver whose hidden face and familiar smile hinted that Lelouch might still be alive.

After Code Geass ended with Lelouch’s fate ambiguous, fans demanded that Chu Yu clarify whether he was alive. Chu Yu stayed silent as the backlash spread, leaving him wary of going outside while Gu Yan laughed at the comments.

• Fans debated whether the cart driver was Lelouch and questioned if he had survived the Zero Requiem.
• Fans found Chu Yu’s earlier post, “Whoever you think he is, that's who he is!”, and rejected it as an answer to Lelouch’s fate.
• Fans flooded Chu Yu’s Weibo and Code Geass pages with complaints and demands for clarification.
• The next morning, Lelouch-related topics filled Weibo’s trending searches as more viewers joined the backlash.
• Chu Yu worried that fans might recognize him and attack him if he went shopping, while Gu Yan laughed at the comments on her phone.

Chu Yu saw fans declare him the Animation Industry’s public enemy and debate whether Lelouch survived, but he refused to confirm their theory and considered the series finished. With Lelouch’s success behind him and JoJo nearing its finale, he discussed the studio’s celebration, staff bonuses, and a possible trip with Gu Yan.

• Gu Yan showed Chu Yu a viral video in which fans mocked his tragic endings and warned viewers to stay away from Teacher Shui Xin.
• Chu Yu watched a fan theory arguing that Lelouch had gained Coad and survived, but decided not to confirm whether the theory was true.
• Chu Yu reflected on Lelouch’s record-breaking success, its millions of plays and followers, and his relief that the series had ended.
• Chu Yu invited Gu Yan to the studio’s celebratory dinner, but she suggested leaving for a trip instead.
• Chu Yu said the studio staff would receive large bonuses and promised Gu Yan a substantial bonus for her voice-acting work.

After Code Geass became a sensation, Copycat Animation Studio drew investors and acquisition offers, but Chu Yu rejected them and celebrated the series’ success with the staff. The banquet ended with Chu Yu struggling through an intense drinking contest.

• Fans kept speculating about Lelouch’s fate as Code Geass’s popularity surged, and investors crowded around Copycat Animation Studio.
• Chu Yu and Huang Ming rejected partnership proposals and Tianxing Animation’s renewed offer to buy the studio.
• Chu Yu entered his break and gathered Copycat Animation Studio’s staff and partners for a celebratory banquet.
• Chu Yu handed out shares of the money and held a raffle with prizes for every employee, including a car as the grand prize.
• The staff drank with Chu Yu, and he began struggling against their fierce drinking challenge.

After getting drunk at a celebration, Chu Yu woke to learn that fans had enthusiastically welcomed the finale of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. With his three works now finished, he prepared to head home and put off deciding what to do next.

• Chu Yu got drunk at the celebration and fell asleep in the couple's suite while Gu Yan helped him settle in.
• Chu Yu woke around noon, and Gu Yan told him he had kissed and groped her while drunk but had otherwise slept through the night.
• Chu Yu checked fans' reactions to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's final chapters, which ended with Jotaro defeating Dio and fans celebrating the series.
• Chu Yu felt relieved that all three of his works had ended and told Gu Yan he was heading home, leaving his next plans undecided.

After Chu Yu’s three major works ended, his fans struggled to find anything else worth watching and discussed the scarcity of his early manga. Chu Yu went abroad on vacation, leaving his fans waiting for his next series.

• On June 21, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure ended, and Chu Yu and Tianji Manga Company announced the finale.
• Code Geass and White Album had also ended, while Code Geass characters dominated Dragon Country’s popularity rankings.
• Chu Yu’s fans soon felt an anime drought and complained online about the shows available after his series ended.
• Fans discussed how difficult and expensive it was to find complete original runs of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal and The Garden of Words.
• Chu Yu flew abroad for a vacation that would take him through Europe and Japan for at least twenty days.

Chu Yu and Gu Yan traveled abroad while fans and industry figures followed the success of his works back home. The chapter left Huang Ming rejecting Yin Tian’s renewed attempt to acquire Copycat Animation Studio, while Chu Yu remained away.

• Chu Yu took Gu Yan abroad with bodyguards, where he indulged her with gifts and encountered fans of his works.
• Chu Yu checked rumors about himself online, then put them aside to spend the afternoon with Gu Yan.
• Fans learned from travel photos that Chu Yu was abroad and complained that he had left them without new works.
• Huang Ming handled merchandise and licensing plans at Copycat Animation Studio while Chu Yu was away.
• Yin Tian asked whether Chu Yu had reconsidered selling the studio, and Huang Ming told him they had no plans to join another company.

Huang Ming rejected Tianxing Animation Company's repeated attempts to acquire Copycat Animation or recruit Chu Yu, while Chu Yu remained unconcerned during his trip to France. After the latest earnings from his hit works arrived, Chu Yu calculated that his assets had reached 1.16 billion yuan.

• Yin Tian met with Huang Ming and made clear how determined Tianxing Animation Company was to pursue Chu Yu.
• Huang Ming told Chu Yu about Yin Tian's visit, but Chu Yu decided to deal with the matter after returning home.
• Tianxing sent two more groups to negotiate, and Huang Ming rejected their acquisition proposals each time.
• Chu Yu received royalties and streaming revenue from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, White Album 2, and Lelouch.
• Chu Yu calculated that his total assets had reached 1.16 billion yuan.

Chu Yu and Gu Yan continued their European vacation, then traveled to Japan Island, while fans in Dragon Country struggled with the end of Chu Yu’s three hit series. The chapter left Chu Yu arriving safely in Japan Island as his fans continued to miss Shui Xin.

• Chu Yu reflected on his wealth and decided not to invest in anything he did not understand.
• Gu Yan questioned Chu Yu about visiting friends in Japan Island, and Chu Yu reassured her before they spent the night together.
• Tianxing Animation Company stopped contacting Huang Ming directly and left its proposals for Chu Yu to consider when he returned.
• Fans compared the two manga replacing JoJo in Xuanjing Journal unfavorably with Chu Yu’s finished series and called for him to return.
• Lelouch and White Album 2 remained influential with fans even after their stories ended.
• Chu Yu arrived safely in Japan Island.

Chu Yu and Gu Yan arrived in Tokyo, where he reflected on Japan Island’s place in Dragon Country and its cultural industries. Meanwhile, Zhao Qinyin struggled to sustain her manga career after graduating, and she and Su Ruo chatted with Chu Yu before meeting him the next day.

• Chu Yu, Gu Yan, and their bodyguards traveled to their hotel after arriving in Tokyo, and Chu Yu considered Japan Island’s history, autonomy, and animation industry.
• Chu Yu and his group ate expensive lobster sushi, while Gu Yan went to bed exhausted from the flight.
• Chu Yu arranged to meet Zhao Qinyin and Su Ruo the next day.
• Zhao Qinyin, newly graduated from Tokyo University, continued pursuing manga despite her lukewarm serialization and uncertain income.
• Zhao Qinyin lived next door to Su Ruo at a low rent, making it easy for the editor and manga artist to exchange drafts.