Recaps

Jiang Han let Qi Mei measure her and discovered she was only 145 centimeters tall, then tried on and received a new outfit from Cen Jing. When a sudden storm ruined their plans to attend the Witch Invitational, Cen Jing redirected their outing to a nearby hot spring inn.

• Qi Mei measured Jiang Han at 145 centimeters, leaving Jiang Han upset about her short stature.
• Qi Mei found that Jiang Han had doll-like proportions and helped her choose a well-fitting summer dress.
• Cen Jing gifted Jiang Han a hat, sandals, and lace socks to complete her new outfit.
• Cen Jing and Jiang Han left Doll Street for Potion Street, but a sudden storm threatened the Witch Invitational.
• Cen Jing asked whether Jiang Han had brought her potion ingredients and suggested they visit a nearby hot spring inn for barbecue instead.

Jiang Han and Cen Jing arrived at a hot spring inn, where Jiang Han called home to say she was staying out for the night. After an awkward interruption on the call, Jiang Han asked Cen Jing to help her make a potion.

• Jiang Han and Cen Jing took an island taxi to a hot spring inn in the shopping district.
• Cen Jing checked them in and showed Jiang Han the inn’s hot springs and guest facilities.
• Jiang Han called her mother, Jiang Xuan, but hung up after hearing Miss Ye Keshu interrupt the call.
• Jiang Han asked Cen Jing if she could make potions, and Cen Jing offered to help.

Cen Jing taught Jiang Han about potion-making, discovered her unusual sensitivity to potion effects, and prepared a diluted Dispel Magic potion for her. After drinking it in the hot spring, Jiang Han felt her magic rise and her eyes grow stronger, while Xu Wenji discarded a Mist Sea Dragon’s blood and reverse scale as a tax to the sea.

• Cen Jing explained potion-making to Jiang Han and tested her potion resistance, finding that Jiang Han was extremely susceptible to potion effects.
• Cen Jing diluted and refined Jiang Han’s Dispel Magic potion, then told her that a Mist Sea Dragon had caused the continuing storm and was being hunted by Archwitches.
• Jiang Han followed Cen Jing into the hot spring and drank the potion, then sensed her magic increasing.
• Xu Wenji threw away the Mist Sea Dragon’s blood and reverse scale, explaining that hunters had to pay a twenty-percent tax to the sea.
• Xu Wenji told the black-clad witch she needed more materials for a Dragon Turtle transformation potion before exploring folded spaces, while Jiang Han noticed her eyes had grown stronger again.

Jiang Han and Cen Jing relaxed at the hot spring, where they met Xu Wenji, a Sea Shepherd and Witch Masters Tournament contestant. Xu Wenji explained the Lucky Ritual, a sea custom that required witches to offer a portion of a successful adult dragon hunt to improve their luck, and left Jiang Han and Cen Jing with her business card.

• Jiang Han finished digesting Cen Jing's potion and asked her to help with future potions, which Cen Jing agreed to do.
• Xu Wenji arrived at the inn with three lively companions, then joined Jiang Han and Cen Jing in the hot spring.
• Jiang Han and Cen Jing introduced themselves to Xu Wenji, who revealed that she and her companions were Archwitches and had hunted a Mist Sea Dragon.
• Xu Wenji explained that the Lucky Ritual required paying twenty percent of a successful hunt's proceeds to the ocean and could improve a witch's luck.
• Xu Wenji gave Jiang Han and Cen Jing magical business cards before leaving with her companions to eat.

After spending a day with Cen Jing, Jiang Han returned home with a gift and faced her family’s teasing suspicions about their relationship. Over dinner, the family discussed a possible folded-space purchase and future plans for the giant folded space.

• Cen Jing gave Jiang Han homemade dried tofu as a farewell gift, and Jiang Han promised to make her a gift in return.
• Jiang Han found Jiang Zhenling, Ye Keshu, and Jiang Xuan eavesdropping at the door, and they teased her about Cen Jing.
• Jiang Han joined her family for dinner and heard them discuss finding a folded space for Du Ningzhuang; Jiang Xuan quoted a cost of 450,000.
• Jiang Xuan told the family they should consider buying two secure folded spaces before plans for the giant folded space were announced in autumn.

Jiang Han chose spells from Dream Garden Club’s lists and used a diary and feather pen to teleport to Chu Yujun, Du Ningzhuang, and Chen Ligu. She learned Du Ningzhuang’s prototype teleportation device worked but consumed an enormous amount of magical power, leaving the witches to question whether they could afford its cost.

• Jiang Han chose Ice Storm and Ice Wall Spell from the Level 4 list and Transmute Rock to Mud from the Level 5 list.
• Jiang Han opened Chu Yujun’s package and wrote the required sentence in Du Ningzhuang’s pink research diary.
• Jiang Han was teleported into a cramped storage room, landing on Chu Yujun and Du Ningzhuang while Chen Ligu watched.
• Du Ningzhuang explained that the diary enabled teleportation, and Chen Ligu revealed each use cost nearly 4,000 magical power.
• Chu Yujun questioned whether the witches really lacked the mana and Archwitches needed to operate the device, leaving the group deep in thought.

Jiang Han discussed the rising cost of buying a folded space with the Wings and tested Du Ningzhuang’s teleportation portal. After leaving the Witch House, she got lost in the Witch Market and discovered a street selling combat supplies.

• Jiang Han learned that a suitable folded space cost at least 450,000 yuan and warned the Wings that prices would keep rising.
• Chu Yujun said she would prepare materials and plans so the Wings could vote on their course of action.
• A witch wearing a similar outfit invited Jiang Han to share a drink, leaving Jiang Han slightly tipsy.
• Jiang Han realized she had neither a broom nor money and turned back to the Witch House to ask Du Ningzhuang to send her home.
• While searching the Witch Market, Jiang Han found a street selling weapons, ammunition, and magical combat supplies and memorized its address.

Jiang Han visited the Song Family Alchemy Hall to learn about alchemy and discovered a business opportunity selling special-effect ammunition to low-level Witches. She bought an introductory alchemy book, intending to learn the craft while improving her finances.

• Jiang Han entered the Song Family Alchemy Hall and examined its alchemical goods, books, and firearms.
• Song Huijun introduced Jiang Han to dollcraft and explained that it was an expensive alchemy branch tied to wealthy Witches.
• Jiang Han learned that Witches used firearms to supplement the destructive power lacking among those with modest magical power.
• Jiang Han realized that special-effect ammunition could meet an overlooked need and become a source of income.
• Jiang Han asked Song Huijun for beginner alchemy books and chose Xuelun Curie's book.

Jiang Han ordered a book on Xuelun Curie's alchemy and returned home to find Jiang Xuan relaxing alone. The two ordered lunch from Witch House and prepared to watch a Masters tournament together.

• Song Huijun quoted Jiang Han 6,350 yuan for the first volume of Xuelun Curie and promised to send it when it arrived.
• Jiang Han left the shop after arranging to visit an alchemy workshop with Song Huijun sometime.
• Jiang Han returned home and found Jiang Xuan watching a match and reading while Mother Ye was away.
• Jiang Xuan asked Jiang Han to order barbecue and other food so they could eat while watching the Masters tournament.
• Jiang Han used her notebook to teleport to Witch House and ordered a wolf steak, French red-wine snails, and pineapple fried rice.

Jiang Han visited Witch House, where she discussed ways to reduce the mana cost of the teleportation book with Du Ningzhuang. Du Ningzhuang agreed to redesign it as a simpler, restricted teleportation network, while Jiang Han left with food for her friends.

• Jiang Han met Qin Shunying at Witch House, and Qin offered to treat her to a meal.
• Jiang Han ordered food to take away and suggested limiting the teleportation book to selected users to reduce its mana consumption.
• Du Ningzhuang agreed to remove extra functions, restrict the weight of carried items, and consider using badges to request return teleportation.
• Jiang Han took her food home, and Qin Shunying praised her after noticing she had ordered no alcohol.

Jiang Han and Jiang Xuan shared food and drinks while watching the Masters Tournament, where Ji Qiwei faced rookie Wei Sinan. Wei Sinan defeated Ji Qiwei with a precisely predicted Skyfire, leaving Jiang Xuan lamenting her lost allowance.

• Jiang Han and Jiang Xuan ate wolf steak and pineapple fried rice, and Jiang Xuan asked Jiang Han to fetch iced red wine.
• Jiang Han found strange food and witch eggs in the refrigerator, along with a note saying inferior vodka was for her bear.
• Jiang Xuan explained that Ji Qiwei had finished runner-up in at least ten major tournaments after repeatedly facing powerful opponents.
• Ji Qiwei blanketed the arena in mist, but Wei Sinan struck her with a Solar Flame Ray and followed with precise spells.
• Ji Qiwei dispelled Wei Sinan's Cone of Cold and used Anywhere Door, but Wei Sinan predicted her landing point and defeated her with Skyfire.
• Jiang Xuan wailed over her lost allowance after Ji Qiwei's upset defeat.

Jiang Han watched Witch Masters Tournament upsets, studied spells, and worried about the cost of her research. At Witch House, she found the staff celebrating their betting wins and learned that the tavern would close for a major expansion and renovation.

• Jiang Han watched a string of tournament upsets, including Fow Minotaur Team's reverse-sweep loss to Cip Hunters Team, while Jiang Xuan mistook the coach's satisfied smile for heartbreak.
• Jiang Han attended cram school with Cheng Yu, gathered spell research materials, and realized that books, potion ingredients, and other expenses had left her poor again.
• Jiang Han arrived at Witch House and found Chai Ying and the other staff distraught or excited over Fow's tournament defeat and their bets.
• Qin Shunying showed the staff plans to expand Witch House into a cozy library-style tavern and announced it would close on Saturday for renovations.
• Jiang Han changed into her work qipao and joined Du Ningzhuang at the bar to welcome customers.

Jiang Han worked an easy night shift at Witch House, serving Lin Qiang and a red-dressed witch while chatting with them. After her shift, she stepped outside into the newly arrived summer and decided to buy cold drinks on her way home.

• Jiang Han served customers at Witch House and greeted Lin Qiang and the red-dressed witch when they arrived.
• Lin Qiang and the red-dressed witch ordered Green Fungus Grass drinks and lava dragon meat pasta, then adjusted equipment in a suitcase upstairs.
• Jiang Han chatted with the two witches about work, time off, and the A3 exam while bringing them drinks.
• Jiang Han finished her shift and left Witch House as the Pale Sea pear blossoms heralded summer.
• Jiang Han felt an urge to travel, then decided to buy cold drinks to take home.

Jiang Han attended class at the Dream Garden training center, where Cheng Yu celebrated her paper’s acceptance and gave Jiang Han and Li Li a thrilling dragon ride. The chapter ended as Cheng Yu brought them to the floating islands west of South City for their practical class.

• Jiang Han arrived early at the training center and found Cheng Yu reading an interview with Rosa Rosa.
• Cheng Yu told Jiang Han that her paper on the ancient runes of Solarflare Blast had passed review and would lead the next issue of Magic Web magazine.
• After theory class, Cheng Yu transformed into a Stasis Dragon and let Jiang Han and Li Li ride on her back.
• Li Li explained her knowledge of Stasis Dragons and demonstrated her family’s spell for speaking with dragons.
• Cheng Yu took the two students on a high-speed flight and dive before arriving at the floating islands west of South City.

Cheng Yu brought Jiang Han and Li Li to Dream Garden, where her former deskmate Wu Xiao managed a recreational hunting ground. After an explosive reunion, Cheng Yu registered them for a safe hunt and explained that the monsters inside were weak.

• Cheng Yu transformed back from dragon form and explained that her modified spell let her stay transformed longer but left some dragon nature in her brain.
• Wu Xiao introduced herself to Jiang Han and Li Li, then teased Cheng Yu about once wearing a pink dress as her supposed younger sister.
• Cheng Yu blasted Wu Xiao off the Sky Island with a weakened Sunflare Blast, then explained their old argument to Jiang Han and Li Li.
• Cheng Yu registered herself, Jiang Han, and Li Li at Dream Garden's front desk for a recreational hunt.
• Cheng Yu told Jiang Han that the hunting ground held relatively weak monsters and was sometimes used to introduce children to hunting.

Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu visited Dream Garden’s Hunter Club, where Jiang Han learned about its hunting grounds and rescue services. After registering, they filled out forms for free hunting gear, and Jiang Han’s measurements drew everyone’s attention as they waited for the outfits to arrive.

• Wu Xiao explained to Jiang Han that hunters could fire signal flares for rescue and receive treatment from priest witches.
• Cheng Yu warned Wu Xiao not to mislead Jiang Han, then handed Jiang Han and Li Li forms to fill out for hunting gear.
• Li Li claimed she was 173 centimeters tall, excluding her ears, while Jiang Han recorded her own height, weight, and measurements.
• Li Li, the receptionist, and Cheng Yu noticed Jiang Han’s measurements, embarrassing her before Cheng Yu commented on how the outfit’s waist belt should fit.
• Cheng Yu explained that hunting outfits were heavier and more protective than combat uniforms, and said the gear would arrive later.

Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu prepared for their first hunt, choosing weapons and learning about the hunting grounds. After Jiang Han selected a powerful Gun Axe, the group rode a cable car to a fortress on Hunting Island.

• Jiang Han and Li Li changed into heavy hunting gear, where Li Li laughed at Jiang Han's pose.
• Xu Yaqin explained the hunting tax and fee before leading the group to the equipment room.
• Cheng Yu chose a two-handed sword, while Li Li picked up a lance and heard Cheng Yu's advice about using spells safely.
• Jiang Han chose a Gun Axe and reinforced herself with magic power so she could wield it easily.
• Xu Yaqin described Dream Garden's custom weapons and machine-stamping process, then Cheng Yu led Jiang Han and Li Li to a cable car.
• Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu rode to a small fortress on Hunting Island.

Cheng Yu taught Jiang Han and Li Li wilderness hunting rules as they searched Hunting Island for prey. They found signs of one or two Pure Skeleton Dragons, and Cheng Yu gave Jiang Han a flower made from a dragon scale before continuing the hunt.

• Cheng Yu warned Jiang Han to prioritize safety and never fly in the jungle, while Li Li described digging in as a safer tactic.
• Jiang Han questioned whether their noisy, scented approach could find prey, and Cheng Yu explained that supernatural creatures gathered at feeding grounds and watering holes.
• Li Li spotted chewed Winefruit Flower petals, and Cheng Yu identified the nearby creature as one or two Pure Skeleton Dragons.
• Cheng Yu collected four pale gold and white scales, shaped one into a flower, and pinned it in Jiang Han's hair.
• Cheng Yu said they still had a Pure Skeleton Dragon to hunt and would try to get Jiang Han more scales.

Jiang Han, Cheng Yu, and Li Li encountered a Pure Skeleton Dragon by a lake, where Li Li and Jiang Han fought it with magic while Cheng Yu watched. After Li Li restrained the beast and strengthened Jiang Han, Jiang Han raised her gunaxe to strike it.

• Jiang Han followed Cheng Yu and Li Li through the woods, drawing courage from Cheng Yu as they approached the beast.
• The group reached a lake, where Cheng Yu identified a Pure Skeleton Dragon and said she would help if danger arose.
• Li Li attacked the dragon with Magic Missiles, and Jiang Han dodged its launched scales while protecting herself with Mage Armor.
• Jiang Han weakened the dragon with Fear Spells, and Li Li followed with a Magic Missile that injured it.
• Jiang Han shot the dragon with her gunaxe as it lunged at her, and Li Li stopped it with a web and strengthened Jiang Han.
• Jiang Han raised her gunaxe and brought it down toward the struggling Pure Skeleton Dragon.

Jiang Han and Li Li hunted a Pure Skeleton Dragon, and Cheng Yu performed the witches’ ritual over its remains. After explaining how the hunting club collected and sold prey, Cheng Yu revealed that the hunt would earn Jiang Han and Li Li only a little over five dollars each.

• Jiang Han and Li Li weakened the fleeing Pure Skeleton Dragon with gunfire, magic missiles, and a web before Jiang Han unleashed a storm of missiles that killed it.
• Jiang Han and Li Li inspected the Pure Skeleton Dragon’s corpse, and Cheng Yu cut off its head and placed it in an invisible pocket after reciting a ritual.
• Cheng Yu explained how witches marked hunted prey with badges so the hunting club could collect and process it.
• Li Li estimated that the damaged dragon would sell for only sixty-something dollars, leaving Jiang Han and Li Li a little over five dollars each after expenses.
• Cheng Yu told Jiang Han and Li Li that small dragons mostly covered household expenses, while hunting parties aimed to profit from medium dragons.

Jiang Han returned from her first hunt with dragon scales she treasured despite their low value, then showed them to her sister and considered having them made into a glittering cloak. She left the scales safely in her room while planning how to have them processed.

• Jiang Han, Li Li, and Cheng Yu returned to the fortress after hunting three Pure Skeleton Dragons, a Sharp-Horned Gray Dragon, and three Thick-Horned Long-Bearded Deer.
• Jiang Han met Qiao An, her younger sister Jiang Zhenling’s homeroom teacher, outside their home and told her about the hunt.
• Jiang Han washed the Pure Skeleton Dragon scales she had brought back and collected the diluted dragon blood for later use.
• Jiang Zhenling suggested turning the scales into an inner cuirass or cloak, and Jiang Han decided to ask around about having them made.

Jiang Han accepted a commission to accompany an Archwitch to a witches' banquet in exchange for a formal gown and two rare spells. She was due to meet the client on Saturday, ahead of the Sunday-night banquet.

• Jiang Han watched Jiang Zhenling clean the dishes with conjured tentacles and asked about the spell, prompting her sister to tease her.
• Jiang Han arrived at the Witch House and saw Chu Yujun looking deathly pale after serving as the day's battery for Tang Wen.
• Qin Shunying offered Jiang Han the use of her portable dressing room while the lounge was being renovated.
• Qin Shunying told Jiang Han an Archwitch needed a female companion for Sunday's banquet and offered a gown, a rare Level 5 spell, and a rare Level 4 spell.
• Jiang Han accepted after Qin Shunying assured her the job involved only accompanying the client, and arranged for them to meet on Saturday.

Jiang Han met the Archwitch Lin Zhaojun at Peach Blossom Tea House before their dinner party and discovered that Lin was charming, mysterious, and unsettlingly candid. Their conversation ended with Lin describing how she took dragon liver from Lilith for pâté.

• Jiang Han nervously waited at Peach Blossom Tea House to meet Lin Zhaojun.
• Lin Zhaojun recognized Jiang Han without a photograph or asking how she was dressed, and charmed her with a flower metaphor.
• Jiang Han and Lin Zhaojun shared snow peach slice cake and discussed endangered species and Archwitches recreating dinosaurs.
• Lin Zhaojun said Archwitches shared secrets among themselves and admitted she had taken dragon liver from Lilith for pâté.
• Lin Zhaojun met Jiang Han's gaze with a probing look.

Lin Zhaojun took Jiang Han to meet fashion designer Yue Yating and forced her to make Jiang Han an evening gown. The chapter left Jiang Han uneasy after witnessing how Lin treated her so-called good sisters.

• Lin Zhaojun took Jiang Han out for food and entertainment while asking how she had met Qin Shunying.
• Lin Zhaojun brought Jiang Han to Yue Yating's villa, where Yue shouted at her to leave.
• Lin Zhaojun dissolved the villa's front door and went inside despite Yue's protests.
• Lin Zhaojun introduced Yue Yating as her classmate and recounted how she had once made Yue tap-dance for twenty hours.
• Lin Zhaojun threatened to write the Marx Manifesto on Yue's body unless she designed an evening gown for Jiang Han, and Yue agreed.

Jiang Han accompanied Lin Zhaojun to Yue Yating’s studio, where the designer measured her and made sketches for an evening gown. Lin chose a layered, knee-length dress for the next day’s banquet, and Yue began making it.

• Yue Yating measured Jiang Han while trading barbs with Lin Zhaojun about hiring her as a female companion.
• Lin Zhaojun secretly used wine to mark tally-like characters on Yue Yating’s stockings.
• Yue Yating offered to hire Jiang Han as her own companion, and Jiang Han directed her to negotiate with Qin Shunying.
• Yue Yating sketched several gown designs, and Lin Zhaojun selected an off-the-shoulder, knee-length dress with layered ruffles and a large bow.
• Lin Zhaojun told Jiang Han to use her Eternal Ice Eye before the banquet, and Yue Yating went to make the gown, demanding that Lin prepare her credit card.