Recaps

Jiang Han visited Witch House to consider the job Qin Shunying had offered her, reviewed its spells and employment contract, and signed on. After Qin Shunying sent the contract for notarization, Jiang Han officially joined Witch House.

• Jiang Han flew to Floating Mountain Market after spending the day cuddling Ice Bear and visiting Witch House.
• Jiang Han watched witches play Japanese mahjong with cards and saw Qin Shunying make music using a Black Cat.
• Qin Shunying showed Jiang Han Witch House's special spells and a contract detailing her duties, pay, benefits, and point system.
• Jiang Han signed the contract, and Qin Shunying sent a witch in a black cheongsam to the Witch Association to have it notarized.
• Qin Shunying welcomed Jiang Han to Witch House, and Jiang Han accepted the job.

After joining the Witch House, Jiang Han met fellow witch Du Ningzhuang, learned about the restorative drinks sold there, and changed into a uniform Qin Shunying had prepared for her. She chose a five-day work schedule and agreed to the lounge’s break rules.

• Qin Shunying showed Jiang Han the employee lounge, where Du Ningzhuang introduced herself while studying a handwritten copy of Mineral Records.
• Qin Shunying explained that the Witch House sold restorative drinks made from potion ingredients and promised Jiang Han a free guide to their effects.
• Qin Shunying gave Jiang Han a black-and-ice-blue qipao uniform, and Jiang Han changed into it behind the screen.
• Qin Shunying praised Jiang Han’s appearance in the uniform and asked which days she wanted to work.
• Jiang Han chose Thursday through Monday and agreed to the rule that breaks over thirty minutes had to be made up during her shift.

Jiang Han learned the Witch House’s drink-selling tactics and began her first shift behind the bar with Chu Yujun. After chatting over a televised duel, she became busy serving the growing crowd of customers.

• Qin Shunying taught Jiang Han the tavern’s rules and explained how to recommend expensive drinks without pressuring customers.
• Qin Shunying introduced Jiang Han to Chu Yujun, who would teach her the basics behind the bar.
• Jiang Han sat with Chu Yujun and discussed the witches’ tournament as they watched a televised duel.
• At eleven, customers filled the bar, and Jiang Han struggled to keep up with drink orders and teasing customers.

After her overnight shift at the Witch House, Jiang Han shared a quiet, note-passing conversation with Chu Yujun and learned more about Dispel Magic. As the staff finished work, Qin Shunying gave Jiang Han her uniform, and Jiang Han left with a broom to take home.

• Qin Shunying used a spell to clean the tavern while Tang Wen and Chai Ying joked together after the rush.
• Jiang Han and Chu Yujun exchanged notes about Waiting for Godot and the noisy servers, then discussed Dispel Magic.
• Jiang Han changed out of her work clothes, and Qin Shunying told her she could take her uniform home as an employee benefit.
• Chai Ying asked Qin Shunying to have her uniform remade because it was tight across the chest, making Jiang Han blush and hurry out.
• Jiang Han said goodbye to Tang Wen and went to the storage room to take a broom home.

After receiving her first paycheck, Jiang Han went to the Witch Market with Tang Wen to buy ingredients for a Dispel Magic potion. She returned with everything she needed and prepared to brew it once a storm arrived.

• Jiang Han collected her first weekly paycheck and decided to spend it on potion ingredients.
• Tang Wen, Chu Yujun, Du Ningzhuang, and Chen Ligu shared their plans for their pay, while Qin Shunying teased Tang Wen about saving for marriage.
• Jiang Han chose ingredients for a Dispel Magic potion and went to the Witch Market with Tang Wen, who guided her to the right stalls.
• Jiang Han spent most of her money buying all the ingredients on her list and brought them back to the Witch House.
• Qin Shunying confirmed the ingredients were suitable and told Jiang Han to prepare protective gear and a hot-spring map for brewing during the storm.

Jiang Han worked a busy shift at the Witch House during the Masters Tournament, then agreed to stay late when Qin Shunying offered overtime points. Qin Shunying cheered up the staff by promising they could visit a hot spring if a storm forced the tavern to stop selling alcohol.

• Jiang Han served customers watching the Masters Tournament while Qin Shunying and Du Ningzhuang managed the crowded tavern.
• After the shift, Qin Shunying offered Jiang Han fifty points to work overtime, and Jiang Han accepted.
• Qin Shunying offered overtime points to Du Ningzhuang, Chu Yujun, Chen Ligu, and Tang Wen, and they agreed to stay.
• Jiang Han joked with the staff about finding a hot spring during a storm, and Chen Ligu joined in.
• Qin Shunying promised the staff a hot-spring outing if a storm prevented the tavern from selling alcohol, lifting their spirits as overtime began.

Jiang Han watched the Witch Invitational with the witches and listened as they discussed spells and compared their mana. Tang Wen invited the others to enter the Junior Witch Tournament, but they all turned her down.

• The witches gathered on the sofa to watch a replay of the Witch Invitational and commented on the contestants’ spells.
• Chu Yujun recommended the defensive spell Anti-Curse Field, and Du Ningzhuang noted that casting it instantly required much more mana.
• Tang Wen asked everyone how much mana they had and reported that she had 5,400 Coulombs.
• Chen Ligu, Du Ningzhuang, Chu Yujun, and Jiang Han each gave mana estimates, though Jiang Han suspected the others had understated theirs.
• Tang Wen suggested that the three witches with around 9,000 mana enter the Junior Witch Tournament, but they all declined.

Jiang Han and the other witches enjoyed breakfast at Du Ningzhuang’s home, where Chen Ligu suggested Du open a breakfast shop. Du declined and described her research with her teacher into using the River of Time to create a fast-travel passage, but the project lacked funding.

• Du Ningzhuang served Jiang Han, Chu Yujun, Tang Wen, and Chen Ligu an elaborate breakfast, and Chu Yujun asked her for another bowl of noodles.
• Chen Ligu suggested Du open a breakfast shop because South City’s growing witch population had made breakfast hard to find, but Du said she preferred to keep cooking as a hobby.
• Jiang Han asked Du what she was researching, and Du explained that she and her teacher were investigating ways to travel quickly over long distances.
• Du described their idea of blasting a hole in the River of Time to create a passage through space, and Jiang Han concluded that the theory might work.
• Du said her research could not continue because she lacked the funds.

Jiang Han, Du Ningzhuang, and their companions agreed to form a club to develop Du Ningzhuang’s idea for a programmable Space Tunnel. They chose the name Wings, while the chapter ended with information about the mana costs of the Dragon Transformation spell.

• Du Ningzhuang explained her plan for a Space Tunnel, and Chu Yujun suggested turning the spell into a computer program.
• Jiang Han, Chu Yujun, Chen Ligu, and Tang Wen agreed to help Du Ningzhuang test the program and proposed forming a club.
• The witches agreed to apply for a club grant, with Chu Yujun covering the costs and nominating herself as president.
• Chu Yujun assigned Jiang Han as mascot, Tang Wen to external relations, Du Ningzhuang to technical development, and Chen Ligu to finances.
• After considering several names, Jiang Han proposed calling the club Wings.
• The chapter listed the mana costs for Dragon Transformation and noted that Jiang Han could outlast stronger spellcasters with her large mana pool.

Jiang Han and four other witches founded the society Wings, approved its rules and funding, and planned to support Du Ningzhuang’s dangerous research into diverting the River of Time. After the meeting, Jiang Han ran into her former substitute teacher, Cen Jing, who offered to buy her coffee.

• Chu Yujun named the society Wings and led the members in unanimous votes approving its name, voting rules, and confidentiality policy.
• The witches submitted their ID cards for Chu Yujun to copy, then approved funding with Chu Yujun contributing 2,000 yuan and the other members contributing 100 yuan each after a month.
• Du Ningzhuang explained that her portal research required Red-Claw Pillarless Orchid and a deliberately failed diversion of the River of Time to sever space.
• The members assigned Jiang Han to find a suitable Folded Space, Tang Wen to persuade its administrator, and Chen Ligu and Chu Yujun to seek at least 10,000 yuan in sponsorship; they scheduled their next meeting for Sunday after work.
• Jiang Han left the Witch House tired and met her former substitute teacher, Cen Jing, who offered to buy her coffee.

Jiang Han met Cen Jing for coffee, admitted that her job at the Witch House tavern was tiring, and learned that even the champion Lin Zhaojun had to retake the A3 exam. Cen Jing offered to give Jiang Han a break from Cheng Yu’s lessons, and they arranged to spend Tuesday and Wednesday together before Cen Jing offered her a ride home.

• Jiang Han told Cen Jing that she worked at the Witch House tavern and was tired from her job.
• Cen Jing told Jiang Han that Lin Zhaojun had dominated witch competitions but failed the A3 exam and was taking a year off to study.
• Cen Jing suggested Jiang Han ask Cheng Yu for a break and offered to teach her for a couple of lessons instead.
• Jiang Han agreed to meet Cen Jing on Tuesday and Wednesday after discussing the plan with Cheng Yu on Monday.
• Cen Jing ordered Jiang Han another hot dog and offered to take her home, and Jiang Han accepted.

Jiang Han woke at home and learned that her former mentor, Jing, had carried her there, prompting teasing from Zhen Ling. The sisters watched television and discussed their new furnishings, jobs, and family life before Zhen Ling comforted Jiang Han when she could not reach the coffee table with her feet.

• Jiang Han found Jing's note and qipao work uniform in her bag after waking at home.
• Zhen Ling said a pretty witch had brought Jiang Han home and teased her about Jing being a romantic prospect.
• Jiang Han learned that Zhen Ling and Ye Keshu had assembled the new television using a Mage Hand variant potion.
• Zhen Ling revealed she worked three days a week as a logistics manager, while Jiang Han concealed that she worked in the service industry.
• Jiang Han failed to reach the coffee table with her feet, and Zhen Ling pulled her close and held her.

Jiang Han spent her day off with her sisters before returning to the Witch House, where Qin Shunying revealed that rumors about Jiang Han’s society and spell project had spread. Qin Shunying then assigned Jiang Han to serve a customer in an upstairs private room and encouraged her to sell two bottles of liquor.

• Jiang Xuan asked Jiang Zhenling about rising C-League fighters, and Jiang Zhenling described Chen Xinyi’s record and Yu Sitong’s defeat by a Russian player’s Bear Triple-Combo.
• Jiang Zhenling took Jiang Han to the Witch Market so Jiang Han could retrieve her broom and pay its overnight parking fee.
• At the Witch House, Qin Shunying congratulated Jiang Han on starting the Wings society and offered personal sponsorship for its spell project.
• Jiang Han read the changing-room messages and realized her friends had obtained their first sponsorship using Tang Wen’s underwear photo.
• Qin Shunying told Jiang Han she had the night off from waiting tables, then pointed out an upstairs customer and asked her to try selling two bottles of liquor.

Jiang Han served the mysterious witch Lin Qiang, who discovered that Jiang Han's eyes could produce frost. Lin Qiang identified it as a rare latent talent, leaving Jiang Han stunned by her newly revealed ability.

• Jiang Han served Lin Qiang dragon eggnog in a private room and introduced herself.
• Lin Qiang asked Jiang Han to narrow her eyes, examined them closely, and ordered Icy Seafloor Moon Sugar and Cream Corn.
• Jiang Han returned with the order and narrowed her eyes at Lin Qiang's request.
• A pale blue hue and patterns appeared beneath Jiang Han's eyelids, and a flash from Lin Qiang's mirror revealed that Jiang Han had frozen it with her eyes.
• Lin Qiang told Jiang Han that the frost was a rare latent talent possessed by witches.

Lin Qiang explained Jiang Han’s awakened Eternal Ice Eye and taught her to control it through meditation, revealing Jiang Han’s unusually strong magic power. After sharing a drink with Lin Qiang, Jiang Han became intoxicated and passed out.

• Lin Qiang told Jiang Han that her eyes were Siren magic eyes and explained that her magic power was leaking through them.
• Jiang Han examined her newly changed eyes, and the mirror froze and cracked in her hands.
• Lin Qiang guided Jiang Han through a meditation pattern that let her sense witches’ magic power around the tavern.
• Lin Qiang asked to bring a friend to study Jiang Han’s eyes, and Jiang Han agreed.
• Lin Qiang poured Jiang Han a cup of Icy Seafloor Moon Sugar, and Jiang Han drank it despite being on the clock.
• Jiang Han became intoxicated, pinched Lin Qiang’s face, and passed out.

Jiang Han woke after falling asleep during her shift and feared she would be fired, but Store Manager Qin Shunying revealed that her drunken antics had earned the Witch House a fortune. Jiang Han learned she had made 3,200 yuan and 315 Witch House points, while Qin Shunying resolved to help her improve her drinking.

• Jiang Han woke in the wine room at dawn beside piles of empty bottles and realized she had slept through much of her shift.
• Qin Shunying told Jiang Han that Lin Qiang had patiently stopped her from undressing or attempting mouth-to-mouth, bought more drinks, and rented the wine room for two months.
• Qin Shunying showed Jiang Han a receipt listing her share of the drink sales, request fee, room deposit, and other commissions.
• Jiang Han calculated that she had earned 3,200 yuan and 315 Witch House points while Lin Qiang had spent more than 30,000 yuan at the Witch House.
• Qin Shunying praised Jiang Han's potential and advised her to work on her drinking; Jiang Han obediently agreed.

Jiang Han reviewed the Witch House exchange catalog and decided to spend her points on ingredients for the Fear Magic potion. She realized its ritual required strenuous exercise that could challenge her shut-in lifestyle.

• Qin Shunying explained that Lilith, the Witch House’s founder, was a Great Witch ranked among the Masters' Tournament’s Top 20.
• Jiang Han found Lilith’s legendary Greater Time Stop manual and potion recipe in the catalog, but its 514,500-point cost was far beyond her reach.
• Jiang Han considered exchanging her 415 points for a spell, a magic item, or ingredients, and Qin Shunying recommended choosing ingredients she could use right away.
• Jiang Han chose the ingredients for the third-level Fear Magic potion, which weakened magic resistance.
• Jiang Han checked the potion’s ritual and saw that she had to run for 30 minutes and then complete 50 squats before drinking it.

Jiang Han brewed and drank the Fear Spell potion, gaining a full understanding of the spell and learning why witches had to study spell models themselves. She then tested Fear Magic and discovered that her immense magic could weaken even objects’ resistance, leaving her with a spell that could combine with Fireball Spell.

• Jiang Han prepared the Fear Spell potion, completed its exercise requirements, and drank it.
• Jiang Han endured the potion’s painful, pleasurable effects as the spell’s knowledge entered her mind and her magic absorbed a foreign influence.
• Jiang Han understood why witches had to study spells themselves and felt grateful that Cheng Yu had guided her through Fear Spell.
• Jiang Han learned Fear Magic and used it on a teacup, discovering that her powerful magic could weaken an object’s resistance to magic.

Jiang Han visited the tutoring center exhausted from her demanding work schedule and discovered that Li Li had turned her own fox ears into removable headphones. Cheng Yu arrived to find the hall unusually silent, while Jiang Han and Li Li insisted nothing had happened.

• Jiang Zhenling invited Jiang Han to barbecue, but Jiang Han declined because she had work and plans with Cen Jing on Tuesday and Wednesday.
• Jiang Han went to the tutoring center and found Li Li staring blankly as faint music played beside her.
• Li Li removed her fluffy fox ears and explained that they were headphones made from her own ears.
• Li Li offered to make Jiang Han a pair and explained that failed experiments could cost her ears, which she could regrow with magic; Jiang Han refused.
• Cheng Yu arrived in a peculiar outfit and asked what had happened, and Jiang Han and Li Li both said nothing had happened.

Jiang Han learned that Cheng Yu was wearing the uniform of the newly founded Rangers' association, which would train people for South City Hall's pilot program. After studying spells and discussing witch education with Cheng Yu, Jiang Han got permission to ask Cen Jing for help with botany.

• Cheng Yu explained that Dream Garden had invested in the Rangers' association, which had accepted a contract to train rangers for South City Hall.
• Jiang Han and Li Li considered how rangers and witchlings could fill less demanding jobs and free witches for other work.
• Cheng Yu gave Li Li assignments and told Jiang Han to study four spells on her own.
• Jiang Han studied her spell notes and reflected on Cheng Yu's patient teaching approach.
• Jiang Han asked whether Cen Jing could teach her botany, and Cheng Yu agreed.

After registering at Dream Garden, Jiang Han chatted with Cen Jing and planned to attend a puppet show before heading to the witch market. There, she visited a doll shop and used her rule about witches who stared at her eyes to guess that one customer was exceptionally powerful.

• Jiang Han registered at Dream Garden and shook hands with Cen Jing, who invited her to a puppet show.
• When Cheng Yu asked what they were discussing, Jiang Han and Cen Jing claimed they were talking about constructs and puppets as familiars.
• Jiang Han left Dream Garden, visited the witch market, and stopped at Yingjie Doll Shop after spotting its sign.
• Jiang Han saw that the dolls and their clothes were costly, then noticed a dark-red-robed witch staring at her eyes and classified her as a likely badass under Miss Jiang Han's Law.
• The witch bought a doll and left, sneaking another glance at Jiang Han's eyes as she passed; Jiang Han then set off for the Witch House.

Jiang Han enjoyed a quiet shift at the Witch House, teasing Chu Yujun and spending time with her friends before settling in to work. Near dawn, she unexpectedly encountered her second mother, Ye Keshu, among a group of customers, and both pretended not to recognize each other.

• Jiang Han teased Chu Yujun, accepted a free glass of orange juice from Du Ningzhuang, and spent time chatting and learning instruments before changing for her shift.
• Qin Shunying told Jiang Han that Lin Qiang could not come in, allowing Jiang Han to stay behind the bar during a quiet night.
• At four in the morning, Ye Keshu entered the Witch House with four coworkers, and Jiang Han and Ye Keshu recognized each other while serving drinks.
• Jiang Han and Ye Keshu acted like strangers as Ye Keshu's coworkers joked with Jiang Han and encouraged Ye Keshu to request a song from her.

Jiang Han met her mother, Ye Keshu, after work and tried to explain away her job at Witch House while Ye Keshu showed concern about her clothes and plans. They flew home together, with Ye Keshu promising to make her a meal.

• Jiang Han found Ye Keshu buying grain snacks, and her mother invited her to go home together.
• Ye Keshu reassured Jiang Han that her job was all right and praised her shamisen playing, while privately struggling with how grown-up her daughter looked.
• Jiang Han told Ye Keshu she had been studying at Witch House and said she planned to see a puppet show with a friend after class.
• Ye Keshu offered to buy Jiang Han new clothes, and Jiang Han defended her old school uniform and showed off the pockets she had sewn for spell ingredients.
• Ye Keshu gave Jiang Han money for new clothes, promised her rice noodles and wontons, and flew home on her broom while Jiang Han followed at a slower pace.

Jiang Han woke late and met Cen Jing at Southern Amusement Mall to shop for clothes before attending a witch tournament. After browsing bizarre boutiques, she pulled Cen Jing out of a shop trying to pass off fake witch relics.

• Jiang Zhenling tried to wake Jiang Han for class, but Jiang Han explained she was meeting Teacher after noon and went back to sleep.
• Jiang Han woke after noon, showered, changed, and headed to Southern Amusement Mall to meet Cen Jing.
• Jiang Han met Cen Jing, who had booked tickets to the South City Witch Invitational after the puppet show sold out.
• Cen Jing took Jiang Han through clothing shops, where Jiang Han learned about witches' battlewear and encountered several unusual outfits.
• Jiang Han questioned a shopkeeper selling an enchanted Dullahan Outfit and pulled Cen Jing out after the shopkeeper offered fake Pharaoh Witch egg fossils.

Jiang Han and Cen Jing visited Doll Street to find fashionable clothes, where Cen Jing introduced Jiang Han to the witches’ unusual customs. They met a dollmaker who offered to let Jiang Han try on doll-sized designer clothes, but Jiang Han balked when the woman began taking measurements.

• Jiang Han struggled to find suitable branded clothes, and Cen Jing suggested shopping at Doll Street for imported doll clothes.
• Cen Jing guided Jiang Han through Doll Street and explained its customs, including exchanging Witch Eggs, negotiating with written offers, and calling dolls “ladies.”
• Jiang Han and Cen Jing visited a carriage displaying Elsa Mason dolls and asked its owner for fashion advice.
• The dollmaker invited them into her spacious carriage and offered Jiang Han top-brand doll clothes to try on.
• The dollmaker brought out measuring tools and asked to measure Jiang Han’s height, leaving Jiang Han displeased and reluctant.