Recaps

Dean Roland recalled her former student Ailu through Sakaki Chika, gave Kirishima Ai a treasured Magic Crystal once used by the Overlord, and toured the school with the girls. The tour ended when Roland spotted Teacher Haihara and was struck by her beauty.

• Roland learned that Ailu had died of old age and heard how much Ailu had admired her.
• Roland revealed that the Overlord, Lilith Abelia, had been her respected teacher and gave Kirishima Ai a crystal her teacher had once used, believing it belonged with Broken Wing.
• Roland changed into a teacher's suit and toured the school with the girls.
• Roland saw Teacher Haihara eating ice cream and exclaimed that she was dazzling and beautiful.

Roland Eldritch met Teacher Haihara at school and became infatuated with her, while Haihara suspected Roland was a powerful magical girl from R'lyeh. The chapter ended with Haihara examining Roland in her office after asking why she was following her.

• Roland spotted Teacher Haihara and immediately became captivated by her, asking the others whether Haihara had a partner.
• Roland introduced herself to Haihara and pretended to be her student, then tried to offer her Transformation Magic Crystal as a gift.
• Takanashi Shiori stopped Roland from giving away her crystal, and Haihara accepted the two cans of alcohol instead.
• Haihara realized the cans Roland had returned were the ones missing from her cabinet and asked Roland why she was following her.
• Haihara beckoned Roland closer, took hold of her chin, and studied her.

Haihara’s student Roland became convinced that Haihara preferred ordinary people and took a job as the class’s new PE teacher. A flashback began with Kazama Kiriori’s parents dying and ended as a coworker of her mother spoke with her at the funeral.

• Haihara received a call from Ms. Suzuki, leaving Roland dejected and wondering who the woman was.
• Roland decided that Haihara liked ordinary people and resolved to help her teacher.
• Haihara announced that Teacher Sato had gone on maternity leave and introduced Roland as the new PE teacher.
• Kazama Kiriori learned that her parents had died in a car accident and overheard relatives discussing who would take her in.
• At her parents’ rainy funeral, Kazama Kiriori met a gloomy woman who recognized her as Senior Kato’s daughter and asked whether she had been close to her mother.

After her parents died, Kazama Kiriori was adopted by Haihara, a college student who had once worked with Kiriori’s mother. Years later, while Haihara cared for a sick Kiriori, she explained how she had met Kiriori’s mother and why she left their workplace.

• At her parents’ graveside, Kiriori learned that her relatives would not take her in, and Haihara offered to adopt her.
• When Kiriori’s relatives accused Haihara of seeking the family inheritance, Haihara said they could keep it, and Kiriori asked to be adopted by her instead.
• Haihara and Kiriori began living together, with Haihara juggling college, part-time work, and caring for Kiriori.
• When Kiriori fell ill, Haihara anxiously cared for her, and Kiriori asked whether Haihara would marry or have another child.
• Haihara told Kiriori that her mother had been her senior and had helped her get an internship, but Haihara quit after discovering that she was married and already had a child.

Kazama Kiriori recalled how her feelings for Haihara grew as she got older, then arrived at Haihara’s apartment hoping to surprise her. She found Sakaki Chika there instead and learned that Chika had been living with Haihara, leaving Kiriori to question where Chika was sleeping.

• Kazama Kiriori remembered realizing in middle school that Haihara had once loved her mother, and later hid her own growing romantic feelings for Haihara.
• At sixteen, Kiriori clung to Haihara and sought her attention, while Haihara treated her affection as childish behavior.
• As an adult, Kiriori visited Haihara’s apartment for a surprise reunion and found Sakaki Chika opening the door in pajamas.
• Kiriori showed Chika a photo proving she was Haihara’s daughter and asked why Chika was at the apartment.
• Chika explained that she had been living with Haihara for several days, and Kiriori learned Haihara was out until evening.
• Kiriori sat with Chika in the living room and asked where she was sleeping.

Kazama Kiriori realized Sakaki Chika wanted to share a room with Haihara and grew wary of her as a rival for her mother's affection. Meanwhile, Haihara went on a date with Ms. Suzuki, and the evening left Ms. Suzuki leaning against her shoulder while drunk.

• Kazama Kiriori recognized that Sakaki Chika was wearing her old pajamas and learned Chika wanted to sleep in Haihara's room.
• Kazama Kiriori challenged Sakaki Chika about her feelings for Haihara, and Chika admitted she liked her.
• Haihara dressed up and waited for her date with Ms. Suzuki, wondering whether anything would happen at home while she was away.
• Haihara and Ms. Suzuki went shopping and later had dinner and drinks at an izakaya.
• Ms. Suzuki talked about matchmaking, loneliness, and Haihara's popularity, then drunkenly leaned against Haihara's shoulder.

Haihara transformed into a powerful magical girl and destroyed the Crow Monster after letting it evolve into a Perfect Form. The story then introduced the Black Death Cult and began describing its changed leadership, including Ash Apostle Sha Qina and Blue Dream Apostle.

• Haihara left the izakaya with Ms. Suzuki when the Crow Monster attacked nearby.
• The Crow Monster mistook Haihara for an ordinary adult, but she transformed and trapped it in black mist.
• Haihara let the Crow Monster evolve into a Perfect Form, then overpowered it and crushed its Magic Crystal.
• Haihara used Dark Sub-Dragon and Million Extinction to destroy the Blood Crow Monster, leaving its crystal to crumble into ash.
• The narration described how the Black Death Cult had become more restrained in recent years and introduced its former Apostles, including Blue Dream Apostle.

Blue Dream Apostle’s plan to revive the Demon King advanced, while she encountered her former teacher Haihara and recognized her. Haihara returned home and found Sakaki Chika’s suitcase, then talked with Kazama Kiriori about Chika’s quiet behavior.

• Blue Dream Apostle recalled how her forces had partially awakened the Demon King and fled after a mysterious, immensely powerful magical girl destroyed the street.
• Blue Dream Apostle bumped into Haihara, recognized her as her former teacher, and admired her cool demeanor.
• Haihara reasoned that bird-type Monsters’ increased activity meant the Demon King had partially resurrected, then returned home and found Sakaki Chika’s suitcase.
• Haihara waited with Kazama Kiriori, who had returned that morning, and asked about Sakaki Chika’s activities at home.
• Kazama Kiriori said Sakaki Chika had done chores and homework but mostly sat daydreaming, which worried them.

Haihara spent a cozy night with her adopted daughter Kazama Kiriori and comforted Sakaki Chika after a nightmare. Meanwhile, Kirishima Ai visited her younger sister Kirishima Hina in the hospital, where Hina’s condition was worsening and she quietly picked apart a cake.

• Haihara drank hot cocoa while Kazama Kiriori massaged her shoulders and asked to share her bed that night.
• Haihara and Kazama Kiriori slept together, and Haihara hugged and kissed her daughter when she found her clinging close in her sleep.
• Sakaki Chika woke from a nightmare, hugged Haihara, and kissed her cheek as Haihara comforted her.
• Kirishima Ai visited her younger sister Kirishima Hina at a hospital, where Hina’s illness caused by the Monster incident continued to worsen.
• Kirishima Ai brought Hina a strawberry cake, and Hina began separating it into small pieces without eating it.

Kirishima Ai visited her ill younger sister, Hina, who felt bitter that she could not become a magical girl and resented Silver Feather for not saving her. After Ai left the hospital, Qingchuan Lan revealed that Hina had returned as a powerful figure and greeted her as the Blue Dream Apostle’s sovereign.

• Hina asked Ai about Little Vermilion, ate cake, and watched a program about magical girls with her.
• Hina said she wished she were a magical girl, then confessed that she hated Silver Feather because Silver Feather had not saved her.
• Ai hugged Hina and blamed Silver Feather for failing to help her sister.
• After Ai left, Qingchuan Lan entered Hina’s room and welcomed her as the Blue Dream Apostle’s sovereign.
• Hina’s presence turned cold as black mist filled the room, and she asked Qingchuan if she was her Apostle.

The Bird-Type Devil King possessed Hina, recognized Overlord’s power in Kirishima Ai, and began spreading bird monsters across the city to hunt magical girls. Meanwhile, Haihara unknowingly empowered a sparrow with a Colorless Raw Stone, giving the Devil King a new monster to control as she searched the city.

• The Bird-Type Devil King revealed that she had taken over Hina’s body and vowed to destroy Kirishima Ai after sensing Overlord’s power in her.
• The Devil King sent a crystal into a sparrow and began spreading her minions throughout the city.
• Kazama Kiriori comforted a lost little girl, reunited her with her mother, and then waited for Haihara after realizing she had lost her own mother in the crowd.
• Haihara gave a Colorless Raw Stone to a sparrow, hoping to create a bird monster, while Kazama asked her to join an upcoming school trip.
• The Devil King controlled the sparrow monsters from the hospital and searched the city for magical girls and traces of Overlord.

Takanashi Shiori confronted two sparrow-like Monsters fighting above Maple Plain City, while Kirishima Hina awakened and negotiated conditions with the Demon King possessing her. Hina demanded a chance to experience school life and for the Demon King to defeat Silver Feather before it could reclaim her body or kill her.

• Takanashi Shiori transformed and attacked the Sparrow Monster, but her magic barely harmed it, and the Demon King controlling it threatened her.
• The green-feathered Sparrow Monster tackled the attacking Monster away from Shiori, apparently saving her.
• Kirishima Hina woke after the Blue Dream Apostle left and learned that the Demon King’s power had once been taken by a woman called Overlord.
• The Demon King gave Hina a black Devil King Crystal and demanded that she return her body, but Hina refused.
• Kirishima Hina demanded to attend her middle-school camping trip, walk again, and have the Demon King defeat Silver Feather before it could kill her.

Kirishima Ai learned that Little Vermilion was gravely ill and hid her hurt from Hina, then went to school in heavy rain and began feeling sick. After school, she headed to the Materials Room to find Lily.

• Kirishima Ai heard on TV that an unnamed magical girl had handled two Monsters in Maple Plain City and wondered whether the city needed her.
• Kirishima Ai called her mother and learned Little Vermilion was sick and had little time left, but decided not to tell Hina.
• Kirishima Ai rode to school without an umbrella, got soaked, and used the hair dryer in Haihara's office.
• Haihara began class after arriving with Sakaki Chika, and Kirishima Ai sneezed and appeared feverish during the lesson.
• Kirishima Ai stayed at school after classes and, feeling weak and lonely, went to the Materials Room to find Lily.

Kirishima Ai waited in the Materials Room for Miss Lily, but Teacher Haihara found her feverish in the rain and took her home. After learning Ai had no medicine and was likely hiding that she had no dinner, Haihara went to find a nearby pharmacy.

• Kirishima Ai waited for Miss Lily in the Materials Room as heavy rain fell, but Miss Lily never arrived.
• Teacher Haihara found Ai with a fever and insisted on taking her home instead of letting her ride her bicycle through the rain.
• Haihara borrowed a car and drove Ai through heavy traffic to her small rental apartment.
• Ai thanked Haihara, admitted she had no medicine, and claimed she had leftovers to eat.
• Haihara called Ai a liar and told her to stay while she went to buy medicine.

Haihara cared for feverish Kirishima Ai at her small apartment, staying overnight to make sure she was safe. After Ai accidentally saw Haihara changing after a shower, they settled down to sleep side by side, and Ai called to her in the dark.

• Haihara bought medicine and a thermometer, then found Kirishima Ai had a fever of 38.5 degrees.
• Haihara made rice porridge and fed it to Ai, then said she would stay with her for the night.
• Ai told Haihara that she lived alone and explained that her parents had divorced and her younger sister Hina lived with their mother.
• Ai woke up and accidentally opened the bathroom door while Haihara was changing, then blushed and shut it.
• Haihara checked Ai's temperature before bed and found it had fallen below 38 degrees; as they lay down side by side, Ai called out to her.

Haihara cared for Kirishima Ai through a feverish night, and Ai woke feeling better while embarrassed by their closeness. The next morning, Haihara gave her the day off and announced an upcoming overnight camping trip for the first-year students.

• Kirishima Ai apologized to Haihara for the trouble caused by her absences, and Haihara told her to rest instead of apologizing.
• Kirishima Ai grew feverish and hugged Haihara in her sleep, so Haihara comforted her and the two fell asleep together.
• Kirishima Ai woke feeling better, and Haihara took her temperature, gave her the day off, and told her to keep the night private.
• Haihara announced that Kaedehara High School's first-year students would attend an overnight camping trip in the mountains the following Monday, with student council members and middle schoolers joining them.

Haihara and Roland discussed activities for the class camping trip, and Roland invited Haihara for drinks to reward her hard work. At the bar, Haihara chose tofu and fried chicken, while Roland watched her with a smile.

• Haihara learned that Roland would join the class camping trip and discussed a nighttime courage test with her.
• Haihara noticed Roland's closeness and asked whether she had a problem with Principal Haihara, but Roland dismissed her suspicions.
• Roland sympathized with Haihara over the troublesome students, stroked her hand, and invited her for weekend drinks.
• At the bar, Haihara ordered drinks, tofu, fried chicken, and snacks while Roland watched her.

Haihara and Roland shared drinks and food at a bar, where Roland’s drunken behavior revealed her grief over Haihara’s death and abandonment. Haihara comforted her, and the chapter ended with Roland still clinging to her as Haihara treated her sorrow as a drunken dream.

• Haihara and Roland tried colorful cocktails and shared fried chicken and tofu, with Roland pleased that Haihara liked the tofu.
• Roland tried to seduce Haihara while pretending to be the sober one, but Haihara had actually become drunk and Roland soon grew drunk herself.
• Roland clung to Haihara and drunkenly said she would follow her even if it meant betraying the kingdom, asking why Haihara had abandoned her.
• Roland cried, apologized, and asked why Haihara had punished her by dying; Haihara comforted her and told her it was only a dream caused by drinking.

Kirishima Ai fought a powerful Parrot Monster, then encountered a terrifying black-winged creature that spared her and took the Monster’s crystal. Takanashi Shiori identified it as a likely Bird-type Demon King, while Doctor Kougami explained why powerful Magical Girls were restricted from using their magic freely in the human world.

• Silver Feather defeated a Parrot Monster in an abandoned factory, but black mist drained her magic and swallowed the Monster’s crystal.
• A grotesque black-winged Monster appeared, called Silver Feather weak, and left without attacking her after taking the crystal.
• Kirishima Ai told Doctor Kougami and Takanashi Shiori about the encounter, and Shiori recognized the creature as likely the leader of the Black Death Cult, a Bird-type Demon King.
• Takanashi Shiori explained that R'lyeh’s most powerful Magical Girls could not freely use their magic on Earth because of an old pact with the human world.
• Doctor Kougami said the restrictions prevented Magical Girls from exploiting humans, who could be used to make Monsters and Magic Crystals.

Doctor Kougami revealed that she had once led a Villain Organization, then told Kirishima Ai that Kirishima Hina had unexpectedly recovered enough to walk with a cane and wanted to join a school camping trip. Later, Kougami Kage grew jealous after learning that Lily had gone drinking with a coworker, and she went out to find the bar, ending by asking a passerby for directions.

• Doctor Kougami told Takanashi Shiori and Kirishima Ai that she had once led a Villain Organization but had quit long ago.
• Doctor Kougami told Kirishima Ai that Kirishima Hina was improving and wanted to attend a school camping trip, while Ai worried about the risks.
• Kougami Kage messaged Lily and learned that she was drinking with a female coworker who had kissed her while drunk.
• Kougami Kage used Haro to locate the bar and drove there, arriving in her lab coat at night.
• Kougami Kage asked a young woman where she could find a bar.

Kougami Kage found Haihara at a bar and took her home after learning she had only kissed a colleague. Haihara invited Kage inside, and after showering, she was surprised when Kage embraced her like they used to as children.

• Kougami Kage found Haihara at the bar and asked whether her colleague had done anything besides kissing her.
• Kougami Kage drove Haihara home and held her hand while asking about her work and admitting she had missed seeing her.
• Haihara invited Kougami Kage into her home, where the two planned to drink together while the little idol was away working.
• After Haihara showered and returned in loungewear, Kougami Kage hugged her, and Haihara remarked that it felt like when they were children.

Haihara and Kougami Kage drank together, recalled their childhood promise, and shared a passionate kiss before Haihara wondered when she would find a girlfriend. On Monday, Kirishima Ai drove with Doctor to Kaedehara High School, where Hina was joining the first-year camping trip after recovering enough to walk.

• Haihara noticed Kougami Kage was still wearing the childhood ring Haihara had given her and remembered their promise to marry someday.
• Kougami Kage, lonely and drunk, asked Haihara to kiss her, and Haihara kissed her on the sofa.
• After the kiss, Haihara got up and wondered when she would find a girlfriend.
• Kirishima Ai rode with Doctor to Kaedehara High School because Hina was still too weak to travel by bicycle.
• Hina prepared to join the overnight camping trip, while Kirishima Ai noticed Doctor acting unusually giddy.

Kirishima Ai brought her younger sister Hina on a school camping trip, where Ai’s teacher Haihara and student council members also joined their bus. As the bus traveled toward the campsite, the Demon King possessing Hina grew irritated by the noisy humans and began watching Haihara, whom it found strangely familiar.

• Kirishima Ai told Hina that Teacher Haihara was gentle and kind, then they arrived at school with Doctor’s help.
• Kazama Kiriori and Qingchuan Lan argued over who would ride on Haihara’s bus, then noticed Ai bringing Hina in her wheelchair.
• Haihara watched the crowded bus, where Ai, other magical girls, her daughter, Qingchuan Lan, and Hina were among the passengers.
• The Demon King inside Hina became irritated by the noisy, overheated bus and cautiously noted the magical girls aboard.
• Haihara offered the students ice pops, and the Demon King found her familiar and attractive before Hina briefly regained control and wondered what was wrong with Ai’s teacher.

Kirishima Hina learned that her fusion with the Demon King was dulling her senses, while the Demon King enjoyed tasting a popsicle. Later, on a school trip, Hina spent time with Teacher Haihara, who applied sunscreen and asked whether she watched magical girls.

• The Demon King admitted she found Haihara cute and described her as resembling a round, gloomy owl.
• Kirishima Ai gave Hina a popsicle, and Hina noticed it tasted faintly sweet as her senses continued to fade from her fusion with the Demon King.
• The Demon King took control of Hina and enjoyed the cold popsicle, recalling that Lilith had once fed her one.
• During a school trip to a forested area, Haihara applied sunscreen to Hina while the other students gathered firewood and fruit.
• Haihara asked Hina whether she watched magical girls, and Hina protested that she was not a little kid.

Sakaki Chika worried that her new income would force her to leave Teacher Haihara and imagined supporting Haihara as an idol. During lunch, Haihara comforted Kazama Kiriori about her mother and their family bond, while the magical girls ate together.

• Sakaki Chika realized her idol income could support Teacher Haihara and dreamed of living with her, but worried about confessing her feelings.
• Kageyama Tsubaki checked on Sakaki Chika and reminded her that lunchtime was approaching.
• Haihara shared a picnic lunch Sakaki Chika had prepared and noticed Kazama Kiriori seemed troubled by memories of her first-year camping trip.
• Haihara reassured Kazama Kiriori that she looked like her and kissed her cheek, then asked her to earn money to support her when she grew up.
• With Kirishima Ai tending to her younger sister, Takanashi Shiori and Sakaki Chika ate lunch together awkwardly.