Recaps

Haihara Lily Chou entered Sakaki Chika’s nightmare and stopped Star Flower from continuing to beat the Monster. She led Star Flower through Chika’s memories, but they remained trapped, and Chika asked to see the adult Teacher Haihara instead.

• Haihara Lily Chou appeared in Chika’s nightmare and stopped Star Flower’s fist before it struck the Monster again.
• Haihara took Star Flower by the hand and ran with her through fragments of Chika’s memories to escape Tachibana.
• Star Flower stopped and asked Haihara whether she was another dream, then questioned why Haihara had intervened.
• Haihara said punishment in a dream could not change reality and that adults should handle punishing scum, calming Star Flower somewhat.
• Star Flower embraced Haihara and said she would rather see the adult Teacher Haihara if this was a dream.

In a nightmare, Star Flower doubted that the shrunken Haihara could truly have saved her and despaired over the losses in her life. Haihara led her through altered memories but found no exit, then urged her not to give up and promised she could find dreams and friends again.

• Star Flower told Haihara that the real Haihara could not have appeared in her dream because she remembered nothing about their connection.
• Star Flower lamented that her dreams, friends, and the love she had received were lies, but Haihara took her hand and said things would get better.
• Haihara guided Star Flower through memories changed by the appearance of an unfamiliar girl who had quietly accompanied her during lonely moments.
• At the Christmas tree where Star Flower had met a girl seeking an autograph after retiring from idol activities, Haihara stopped because the memories ended there and no exit appeared.
• Haihara asked Star Flower not to give up and told her she could have dreams, friends, and people who liked her again in the future.

Star Flower asked Haihara to comfort her despite Haihara’s lack of memories of their past, and Haihara tried to do so in their dream at Kaedehara High School. Star Flower found a mysterious rose-red crystal in her gift bag and chose to believe it came from Haihara, leaving her smiling faintly.

• Haihara admitted she had no memories or feelings about Star Flower’s story, but asked if she could do anything to change Star Flower’s mind.
• Star Flower asked Haihara to comfort her, then explored Haihara’s adult form by smelling her and examining her partially opened clothes.
• Haihara noticed a rose-red, flower-shaped crystal on Star Flower’s magical outfit and asked where it came from.
• Star Flower said the crystal had appeared in her gift bag and wondered if Haihara had given it to her.
• Star Flower decided to treat the crystal as a gift from Haihara and smiled faintly, while Haihara wondered why she preferred her adult form.

Star Flower confessed her feelings to Haihara in a dream, leaving Haihara moved before the dream gave way to reality. Meanwhile, Phantom Wind broke into Tachibana’s lair to rescue Sakaki Chika, but Tachibana’s forces stopped her and prepared to call for reinforcements.

• Star Flower told Haihara that she still trusted her and confessed that she liked her, and Haihara felt moved before the dream shattered.
• Phantom Wind fought her way through Prison Flowers and entered Tachibana’s lair, where she found Sakaki Chika bound and asleep.
• Phantom Wind attacked Tachibana’s defenses and nearly reached Sakaki Chika, but the Black Goat offspring broke her assault with a magical beam.
• Phantom Wind recognized the Black Goat offspring as connected to the Black Death Cultists, while Prison Flower warned Tachibana that the Prison Flowers were close to defeat.
• Tachibana acknowledged that her forces were struggling, and Prison Flower asked whether she would summon the Black Death Cultists to drive back the Magical Girls.

Tachibana tried to take Sakaki Chika away, but Fate Kite and the other Magical Girls broke into the tree chamber and attacked her. Dark Kite escaped with Sakaki Chika, only to be caught in pursuing blasts as the vines around the girl began growing again.

• Tachibana ordered the Black Death Cult members to gather, then wrapped Sakaki Chika in crimson vines while Black Goat and Prison Flower aimed at Phantom Wind.
• Fate Kite and the other Magical Girls blasted through the tree wall and confronted Tachibana, and Fate Kite's fiery attack freed Sakaki Chika from the vines.
• Dark Kite killed a Black Goat spawn, grabbed Sakaki Chika, and fled while Fate Kite transformed into Burst Mode to hold Tachibana off.
• Dark Kite found that her magic made Sakaki Chika's rootless vines grow, tore them open to free her, and then faced several dazzling attacks closing in from behind.

Dark Kite and Shadow Moon rescued Sakaki Chika, who awakened alongside Haihara and resolved to take charge. Elsewhere, Fate Kite fought Tachibana, who revealed she was one of four Devil Kings.

• Shadow Moon intercepted attacks and helped Dark Kite bring Sakaki Chika to safety inside the Monster-infested World Apart.
• Haihara appeared beside the sleeping Sakaki Chika, who awakened and told Dark Kite and Shadow Moon to rest while she handled everything.
• Fate Kite fought Tachibana, using her burning magic sword to destroy the vines and set the trees ablaze.
• Tachibana emerged unharmed, confirmed she was a Devil King, and claimed she was the most outstanding of the four.

Fate Kite discovered that Tachibana’s plants were feeding on her magical power, but the dream bubbles collapsed and Sakaki Chika returned to confront Tachibana. Chika revealed a gift from her teacher and began transforming as a new starlight burst across the sky.

• Fate Kite realized the city’s plants were creating Monsters and draining her magical power to nourish Tachibana’s growing child.
• Tachibana’s dream bubbles burst, and she recognized that something had changed within them.
• Vines carried Sakaki Chika to Tachibana, and Chika declared that her grandmother had never been worthless.
• Sakaki Chika thanked everyone and said she would deal with the Prison Flowers and Monsters.
• Chika raised a rose-red crystal, invoked “Iris—Supernova!”, and began transforming as magical light erupted into the sky.

Sakaki Chika transformed into Magical Girl Star Flower—Final Song, a flower-shaped aerial fortress that withstood the Prison Flowers’ assault and annihilated many of them. As the surviving enemies fled, Haihara Lily Chou watched Star Flower’s new form while Tachibana silently observed the losses.

• Sakaki Chika transformed into Magical Girl Star Flower—Final Song, manifesting a massive flower-shaped magical fortress in the sky.
• More than a hundred Prison Flowers attacked Star Flower together, but her linked flower buds formed a barrier that blocked their barrage.
• Star Flower turned her flower buds into flying turrets and destroyed many Prison Flowers with repeated volleys of beams, while others fled.
• Dark Kite asked Haihara Lily Chou if she could have power like Star Flower’s, and Haihara remained captivated by the transformation.
• Tachibana watched many of her Prison Flowers perish without intervening, though she was in a bad mood.

Star Flower destroyed the Prison Flowers’ forces and confronted Tachibana, who conceded defeat and agreed to return Sakaki Chika. Fate Kite then prepared to question Tachibana about her schemes, including why she ran a hot spring inn.

• Star Flower used the mobile fortress’s flower cannons to destroy the monsters and then wiped out the Prison Flowers’ Flower Above ritual with Death Thousandfold Sonata.
• Tachibana realized that the crystal’s voice had connected Haihara Lily Chou to Sakaki Chika’s nightmare, and she envied Star Flower’s beauty and the love she received.
• Star Flower told Tachibana that Grandma had never forgotten her, but Tachibana dismissed the words as boring and said she had lost and would return Sakaki Chika.
• Fate Kite stepped forward to question Tachibana about why she had become the proprietress of a hot spring inn and whether she had been plotting something.

After Tachibana revealed that a powerful ally was arriving, Torch Dragon Black Death Cult appeared and drove Fate Kite back with an attack too fast to see. The Magical Girls faced the new enemy while Star Flower protected Phantom Wind, who prepared to test her strength against Torch Dragon.

• Tachibana said she was waiting for someone to arrive, prompting Fate Kite to attack her before reinforcements appeared.
• Time seemed to stop as an unseen counterattack sent Fate Kite flying, and Torch Dragon Black Death Cult arrived to shield Tachibana.
• The Magical Girls split their efforts, with Phantom Wind and Fate Kite confronting Torch Dragon while Star Flower continued fighting Tachibana.
• Torch Dragon overwhelmed Phantom Wind's spear and emerged unharmed from her wind blades.
• Torch Dragon unleashed black flames at Phantom Wind, but Star Flower blocked the attack with a starry barrier.
• Phantom Wind called herself a former strongest Magical Girl, and Torch Dragon dismissed her claim as a laughable lie.

Phantom Wind and Fate Kite fought the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult until Thousand Sins arrived, but the Demon King ordered the dragon to withdraw. Inside the magic tree, Star Flower battled Tachibana, who began to embrace her nature as a Monster.

• The Torch Dragon Black Death Cult dodged Fate Kite’s attack and evaded Phantom Wind and Star Flower’s barrage, while Phantom Wind deduced that it could stop time.
• Thousand Sins arrived and fought the Torch Dragon Black Death Cult, but it stopped fighting after receiving an order from the Demon King.
• Inside the magic tree, Star Flower fought Tachibana as the tree supplied her with magic and produced Monsters to attack Star Flower.
• Tachibana reflected on her envy of Magical Girls and her desire for what Sakaki Chika possessed, then crushed a black flower in her hand as Star Flower sensed a change within the tree.

The magic tree awakened and drained snake-type mana, forcing the Magical Girls to flee as Phantom Wind recognized the monster form of Tachibana from two years earlier. The chapter then shifted to Sakaki Chika’s childhood memories of her grandmother, who comforted her while her parents neglected her.

• Tachibana said the newly awakened magic tree craved snake-type mana, and its vines and roots spread while it drained the surrounding world.
• Star Flower escaped the tree with Kirishima Ai and Takanashi Shiori as Thousand Sins and Fate Kite lost their transformations and fell unconscious.
• Phantom Wind followed Star Flower toward the exit, then looked back and recognized Tachibana’s monster form from an encounter two years earlier.
• Tachibana taunted Phantom Wind about a secret concerning Haihara, but Phantom Wind became overwhelmed by emotion before she could respond.
• In a childhood memory, Sakaki Chika asked her grandmother why her parents disliked her and complained about being left cold cup noodles and other unappetizing food.
• Chika’s grandmother reassured her and invited her to come over whenever she wanted something to eat.

Sakaki Chika remembered how her grandmother had comforted her as a child, then, after being rescued, invited her friends to spend time together and asked Teacher Haihara to attend her concert. Haihara agreed and came to collect Chika that night, leaving them together on the eve of the performance.

• As a child, Sakaki Chika worried that her parents' fights meant they would divorce and abandon her, but her grandmother reassured her that family would always matter.
• After her grandmother was gone, Sakaki Chika struggled through life without finding the dependable adult guidance she had once hoped for.
• After Sakaki Chika was rescued, she thanked her friends, scheduled an invitation for them to hang out, and asked Teacher Haihara to attend her concert.
• Teacher Haihara quickly agreed, and Sakaki Chika joked that she could sing for her that night.
• Teacher Haihara asked to hear her sing immediately, so Star Flower flew to Takanashi's home and brought Haihara outside into the cold before warming her with magic.

Star Flower took Teacher Haihara to an abandoned amusement park, where she used magic to restore its lights and rides for their private visit. As they rode the Ferris wheel, Star Flower revealed that a Magical Girl had helped build the park so orphanage children could see it, and that her grandmother had often visited the orphanage.

• Haihara told Star Flower that Takanashi had recovered but would rest at home the next day.
• Star Flower carried Haihara on her wand to a snow-covered, abandoned amusement park outside the city.
• Star Flower used magic to light the park and restart its Ferris wheel, then invited Haihara to explore with her.
• Star Flower and Haihara rode the Ferris wheel and admired the illuminated park and the distant city.
• Star Flower explained that a Magical Girl had proposed the amusement park so children at a nearby orphanage could see it, and said her grandmother often visited the orphanage.

Star Flower told Haihara about her grandmother, the orphanage she had supported, and her regrets about not continuing to donate. After they enjoyed the amusement park together, Star Flower admitted she was nervous about her upcoming performance, and Haihara asked why she had decided to announce her idol graduation.

• Star Flower recalled how her grandmother cared for children at an orphanage and how she once secretly donated some of her idol earnings there.
• Star Flower told Haihara she had stopped donating when money became tight and wondered if that made her a coward.
• Haihara encouraged Star Flower to be more selfish, and they discussed the fleeting happiness of the brightly lit amusement park.
• Star Flower used magic to make a swing for Haihara, then admitted she was very nervous about her performance the next day.
• Haihara asked Star Flower why she had suddenly decided to announce her idol graduation.

Star Flower explained to Teacher Haihara why she no longer wanted to be an idol, and the two shared a quiet night that ended with Star Flower’s silent fireworks display. The next day, Sakaki Chika was cheerful after announcing her retirement and said she could stay with her friends through the end of term.

• Star Flower told Teacher Haihara she felt idol life required her to deceive fans and hide her feelings, so she no longer felt suited to the role.
• Star Flower admitted she had avoided Haihara after Haihara lost her memories and reverted to being a high school student, because she had felt nervous and alone.
• Haihara suggested Star Flower could continue performing in another way, such as becoming a singer or starting a band, while admitting she did not know how else to help.
• Star Flower revealed she had long known Haihara was a Magical Girl and described her as a witch who appeared to comfort her.
• Star Flower performed a silent fireworks display above the amusement park for Haihara.
• At lunch, Sakaki Chika told Kirishima Ai she had announced her retirement as an idol and could remain with everyone through the end of term.

During lunch, Takanashi told the others that Kazama Kiriori had taken Teacher Haihara to her home in a way that left the teacher uneasy, prompting the girls to worry about them both. Meanwhile, Qingchuan Lan learned from Principal Haihara Ryo that Kazama had taken a long leave of absence, leaving her wondering what the president was thinking.

• Takanashi read R'lyeh Magic Web comments about Kuroki Yuka, who angrily insisted she was the strongest Black Magical Girl.
• Kirishima Ai worried about Teacher Haihara's prolonged absence before Takanashi revealed that Kazama Kiriori had taken the teacher to her home the previous day.
• Takanashi described Kazama's forceful, unsettling behavior, and the girls agreed they should try to learn what was happening with her and Teacher Haihara.
• Qingchuan Lan delivered student council reports to Principal Haihara Ryo and asked about Kazama Kiriori's recent absence.
• Haihara Ryo told Qingchuan Lan that Kazama had requested a long leave, and Qingchuan left wondering what Kazama was thinking.

Kazama Kiriori brought Haihara Lily Chou to their former home and cared for her while Haihara remained unable to remember their shared past. As they began settling into a quiet routine, Haihara noticed signs of their old closeness but still did not understand Kazama’s feelings.

• Kazama Kiriori brought Haihara Lily Chou home, and the two introduced themselves despite having shared the house before.
• Haihara explored the home and noticed two mugs, Kazama’s photographs, and signs that some pictures had been put away.
• Kazama cooked dinner and told Haihara that caring for her mattered more than anything, then agreed to share the housework starting the next day.
• Haihara found a long chat history from Kazama, saved in her phone as “My Beloved Doggie,” and wondered why Kazama now seemed distant.
• Kazama looked after Haihara as they settled into a quiet routine, and she offered Haihara a peeled orange while studying for her entrance exams.

Haihara spent a warm evening with Kazama Kiriori, who was secretly comforted by being close to her mother despite Haihara’s lost memories. When Haihara asked about their past relationship, Kiriori joked that she had been her girlfriend, and Haihara revealed she believed Kiriori above everyone else because Kiriori felt uniquely special to her.

• Haihara chatted with Kazama Kiriori while she studied and wondered why Kiriori insisted on calling her Teacher.
• Kazama Kiriori suggested watching something together, and the two shared a blanket while Haihara chose a show.
• Haihara asked what her relationship with Kazama Kiriori had been before losing her memories.
• Kazama Kiriori joked that she had been Haihara’s girlfriend, and Haihara said she believed her.
• Haihara explained that Kazama Kiriori felt like the most special person to her, leaving Kiriori flustered as Haihara moved closer.

Kazama Kiriori underwent an examination that revealed her magical power and Ace crystal were becoming dangerously unstable, while her Gale crystal remained unaffected. Before leaving, she asked Kougami Kage to conceal Haihara Lily Chou's family history and heard that Haihara might soon recover her memories.

• Doctor Kougami found that Kazama Kiriori's magical power had surged abnormally and that her Ace crystal was changing dangerously, then advised her not to transform for now.
• Kazama Kiriori took back Ace and told Kougami Kage she would care for Lily herself, while Kougami offered to move in if needed.
• Kazama Kiriori asked Kougami Kage to hide Haihara Lily Chou's family history until Lily regained her memories, and Kougami said the other girls were preparing to address the problem.
• Haihara Ryo reviewed Kazama Kiriori's examination results and returned her Gale crystal, which she said had remained pure and unaffected.
• Haihara Ryo noticed that Kazama Kiriori had inscribed an unfamiliar spell into Gale, then called out to her seriously as she was leaving.

Kazama Kiriori cared for Haihara Lily Chou through a quiet day at home, enjoying their renewed closeness while worrying about her mother’s isolation. Haihara admitted that being treated as a patient made her feel confused, and Kiriori comforted her.

• Kazama Kiriori woke early, made breakfast, and gently helped Haihara Lily Chou get up and ready.
• Kiriori and Haihara shared breakfast, and Kiriori reflected on how happy she felt living with her mother again.
• Kiriori asked Haihara whether she was bored staying home, then urged her to remain by her side until Aunt Kougami and the others found a solution.
• Haihara asked whether she was sick and explained that she felt strange because everyone treated her as a patient despite her feeling fine.
• Kiriori encouraged Haihara to share her feelings, listened to her, and thanked her for opening up.

Haihara asked Kazama Kiriori to bring back her snake and find out how her parents were doing, then accepted a transformation crystal disguised as a protective charm. Elsewhere, Takanashi Shiori and Cangyue Yuri searched for information about the time-manipulating Monster Torch Dragon and decided to ask Dean Roland how to counter its magic.

• Kazama Kiriori coaxed Haihara into asking for her snake and for Aunt Kougami to find contact information for her parents.
• Kazama Kiriori gave Haihara an azure transformation crystal as a protective charm, and Haihara accepted it after Kazama Kiriori asked her to keep it close and trust her.
• At the café, Takanashi Shiori told Cangyue Yuri that she had found no records identifying Torch Dragon, a Black Death Cult member who could manipulate time.
• Cangyue Yuri suggested Torch Dragon might have become a snake-type Black Death Cult member later, but Takanashi rejected the idea because Dean Roland would have recognized it.
• Takanashi concluded that she would ask Dean Roland how to counter time magic.

Takanashi and Cangyue Yuri suspected that the Snake Black Death Cult was a non-Crown Moon-type Magical Girl who could use time magic, while Tachibana revealed her desire to understand love by collecting everyone’s wishes. Haihara Lily Chou spent a quiet morning with Snake, puzzled by Kazama Kiriori’s silence and the ease she felt around her.

• Takanashi recalled that few Moon-type Magical Girls could use time magic and asked Cangyue Yuri whether any below Crown rank fit the clues.
• Takanashi and Cangyue Yuri realized the Snake Black Death Cult might be the one historical Magical Girl who matched those conditions, though Takanashi still planned to question Teacher Roland and find a way to defeat him.
• Tachibana admired the rebuilt World Apart and explained that she wanted to place everyone in the world inside bubbles so she could understand love.
• Torch Dragon Black Death Cult said it remembered nothing of being human and vowed to defeat the Magical Girl resembling Overlord.
• Haihara Lily Chou reflected on the voices she heard through crystals and the unusual tranquility she felt around Kazama Kiriori.
• Haihara fed and watched Snake while waiting for Kazama Kiriori to wake, but Kazama’s bedroom door remained closed past her usual waking time.

Haihara comforted Kazama Kiriori after she woke from a nightmare, and Kiriori admitted she wanted to stay close to her mother. On her way home from shopping, Kiriori bumped into a striking, unforgettable woman.

• Haihara found Kazama Kiriori awake, exhausted, and shaken by a nightmare, and urged her to rest.
• Kazama Kiriori asked Haihara for a hug, and Haihara held her while Kiriori said she wanted her mother nearby when she had nightmares.
• Kazama Kiriori regained her composure and went out before noon to buy ingredients and get some fresh air.
• While walking home through the snow, Kazama Kiriori worried about her mother’s safety and recalled the frightening premonition she had before Christmas.
• Kazama Kiriori bumped into a woman beneath an entrance’s eaves and recognized her as someone whose face was impossible to forget.

Tachibana confronted Kazama Kiriori and asked her to give up Haihara Lily Chou, prompting Kiriori to react with fury. Tachibana also revealed that she did not know who created the Chameleon Monster two years earlier, then prepared to restate why she had come.

• Tachibana greeted Kazama Kiriori by her real name and recalled her connection to the flower-type monster from two years earlier.
• Kazama Kiriori remembered discovering that Haihara Lily Chou had become the Chameleon Monster and failing to catch the flower-type figure she had seen nearby.
• Kazama Kiriori asked Tachibana whether she had come to attack, and Tachibana said she wanted Kiriori to give Haihara to her.
• Tachibana stopped the snow around them and explained that she had been drawn to the monster's birth but did not know who created it.
• Tachibana suggested one of her sisters, who represented the wind, might be responsible, though she had shown no signs of awakening.
• Kazama Kiriori regained her composure, and Tachibana prepared to repeat the reason for her visit.