Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han and Xu Wenji assessed newly arrived European witches, reassuring them about their rights and future prospects as the city struggled to process and fund their resettlement. After South City Hall ordered faster reviews and longer shifts, Jiang Han saw the witches enjoying a carefully adapted Eastern meal.

• Jiang Han disguised herself as a doctor and, with Xu Wenji, assessed Frances Morrison, an opera performer who had been arrested in Europe and sent overseas after losing her belongings and citizen certificate.
• Jiang Han explained the protections, benefits, jobs, and loans available to witches in South City, and Frances became more hopeful when she learned she could borrow money.
• Jiang Han and Xu Wenji completed assessments for 240 witches in one afternoon, but South City Hall and the Sea Shepherds demanded that the teams double their efficiency and work longer hours for a 12% salary increase.
• Xu Wenji told Jiang Han that South City Hall would still pay their salaries and would also have to fund additional Night Watchers and Police Department bonuses.
• Jiang Han ate in District 92's cafeteria and noted that the witches were enjoying the chefs' Western-style adjustments to Eastern dishes.

Jiang Han received praise and extra pay for her evaluation work, then rode home in a Griffin Carriage driven by a talking sheepdog. At home, she teased Jiang Xuan about her expensive gift from Ye Keshu and learned that Gaia Space was preparing for its first test.

• Jiang Han received her promised extra pay after the witches of Witch Association No. 92 praised her evaluation report.
• Xu Wenji drove Jiang Han home in a Griffin Carriage controlled by Luoluo, a talking Old English Sheepdog trained to guide griffins.
• Jiang Han returned home and found Jiang Xuan reading an instruction manual for the earrings Ye Keshu had given her.
• Jiang Xuan explained that Ye Keshu had bought the earrings through Dragon Turtle witch connections and claimed they were for self-defense.
• Jiang Xuan told Jiang Han that the super-large folded space called Gaia was about to undergo its first round of testing.

Jiang Han asked Jiang Xuan what gift to bring when meeting a French witch, and changed her choice after learning about Golden Mandrake Wine’s German history. She and Jiang Xuan then watched a program about vampires.

• Jiang Han and Jiang Xuan discussed Mother Ye’s expensive earrings and whether the money would have been better spent on expanding their garden.
• Jiang Han told Jiang Xuan that she would meet a witch in two days and asked what gift was customary for a first meeting.
• Jiang Xuan advised Jiang Han to choose a gift characteristic of the visitor’s country, then explained Golden Mandrake Wine’s German origins.
• Jiang Han replaced the wine with an older French liquor called Cherry Snow Pine Nut Sherry.
• Jiang Han and Jiang Xuan watched a program featuring a blood-drinking nightmare witch playing a vampire.

Jiang Han visited Li Li to collect custom fox-ear headphones and met Heather Glamorgan, the Dragon Turtle witch responsible for adjusting them. After Heather explained the difficult calibration required for Jiang Han’s powerful magic, Jiang Han learned that European witches had developed a head socket for direct brain connections, leaving her unsettled.

• Jiang Han bought wine at the Witch House, then arranged with Li Li to visit for her finished fox-ear headphones and her friend's pair.
• Jiang Han ate a lavish lunch, packed egg tarts for Li Li, and traveled to Li Li's home.
• Li Li introduced Jiang Han to Heather Glamorgan, a Dragon Turtle witch who adjusted magical equipment.
• Heather measured Jiang Han's magic and began modifying the fox-ear headphones because no standard version suited her.
• Heather explained that European witches used a socket installed in the head to connect devices directly to the brain, and Jiang Han reacted with disbelief.

Jiang Han tested her newly linked fox-ear headphones with Heather and Li Li, finding that they filtered background noise while clearly amplifying selected voices. The test ended with the witches explaining how Fox Witches and Dragon Turtle witches coped with their powerful hearing.

• Jiang Han received a pair of fox ears through the link and confirmed that they did not affect her balance or condition.
• Li Li explained that fox-ear headphones had been invented mainly for fetish play, embarrassing Jiang Han.
• Heather and Li Li tested the headphones at different distances, and Jiang Han heard Li Li’s whispers and shouts at a steady volume.
• Heather added her voice to Jiang Han’s precise sound list and set the range to ten meters and the volume to 37%.
• Li Li and Heather described how Fox Witches and Dragon Turtle witches dealt with the noise caused by powerful hearing.

Jiang Han visited Angelite at the Sovereign Palace and read a magazine ranking the great witches by their match records. She discovered that France’s top two witches dominated weaker opponents but had never beaten the strongest rivals.

• Jiang Han met Angelite in the Sovereign Palace archives, where Angelite was writing a poem and told Jiang Han to read the magazines in the reception room.
• Jiang Han read the Great Witch Statistics Magazine and learned the current great-witch distribution across several countries.
• Jiang Han saw that Lilith had the worst record, while Angelite and Kraken ranked third and fourth.
• Jiang Han found that French witches Josephine Durant and Don Gil Ross ranked first and second by wins, despite losing every match against several top rivals.
• Jiang Han realized the French pair crushed weaker opponents but could not beat the strongest witches, then laughed at their records.

Jiang Han learned Silent Casting from Angelite and was offered several spells if she could demonstrate Afterwave Casting. She tried to surprise Angelite with spells, but Angelite dispelled them, leaving Jiang Han unable to copy their casting.

• Angelite teased Jiang Han about her neck, her online posts, and her interest in tentacles before taking her through a door to a tree-lined path.
• Angelite explained Silent Casting, and Jiang Han successfully concealed the magical aftereffects of a Flame Burst Spell with Dispel Magic.
• Angelite taught Jiang Han about Afterwave Casting, which could let perceptive witches record and learn spells released by others.
• Angelite offered Jiang Han spells, including Song of Siren, if Jiang Han could make an Afterwave Casting touch her once.
• Jiang Han cast Ghost Ship at Angelite, but Angelite dispelled it and explained that Afterwave Casting required perception, repetition, and recording.
• Jiang Han tried a Magic Missile but could not record and reproduce its spell model.

Jiang Han tested her magic against Angelite on Angelite’s Sky Island, where Angelite demonstrated the power of her Sovereign Scepter and rune modules. Josephine Durant arrived after the battle, and Jiang Han presented her with a bottle of wine.

• Jiang Han attacked Angelite with a series of powerful spells, but Angelite controlled the flames and silenced Jiang Han’s magic.
• Jiang Han used her Sea Siren’s Song and aftershock casting to briefly control Angelite, who then appeared behind her and seized her throat.
• Angelite gave Jiang Han the Sovereign Scepter, whose dispel-based shield protected her from magical control, and used a Rubik’s Cube module to restore the wrecked surroundings.
• Josephine Durant arrived and gently reprimanded Angelite for fighting near the villa she had paid for.
• Jiang Han gave Josephine a bottle of Normandy wine, and Josephine accepted it and promised a return gift.

Jiang Han visited Josephine Durant’s Sky Island villa and shared a meal with Josephine and Angelite while learning more about their history with Kraken. The gathering ended with Jiang Han avoiding the powerful liquor Josephine served.

• Josephine took Jiang Han to her villa and said she was considering giving up her position as a Great Witch to pursue cooking.
• Angelite and Josephine teased Kraken about her pride, her diary of grudges, and her contradictory demands for company.
• Josephine prepared a large British-French meal, while Angelite made Jiang Han and herself eat the shellfish they disliked.
• Josephine served Fast Lava Rum, but Jiang Han declined because she feared its effects.

Jiang Han shared lunch with Angelite and Josephine, then agreed to model for a painting session in Josephine’s studio. The chapter left her alone in the changing room, admiring the elaborate dress Josephine had prepared for her.

• Josephine served Jiang Han rice, mapo tofu, and cumin lamb while she and Angelite discussed cooking and Angelite’s music CD.
• Jiang Han joined Angelite and Josephine in a conversation about art, drawing on her own artistic experience.
• Angelite asked Jiang Han to model for another painting, and promised to send her the spell from their earlier bet.
• Josephine showed Jiang Han her spacious studio and explained that she would model in clothing rather than undress.
• Josephine led Jiang Han to a changing room and left her to put on a black-and-red vintage dress with matching stockings and shoes.

After finishing a modeling session with Angelite and Josephine, Jiang Han returned home and met her energetic younger cousin Jiang Miao, who had fled a dragon disaster at North Central School. Jiang Miao settled in with Jiang Han and Jiang Zhenling, and Jiang Han ended the chapter teasingly chastened by her sister for trying to act like an older sister.

• Jiang Han completed her modeling session while Angelite and Josephine praised her and traded flirtatious remarks.
• Jiang Han found a girl inside her home, raised her wand, and learned that the girl was her younger cousin Jiang Miao.
• Jiang Miao explained that dragons had overrun North Central School’s folded space, forcing students to evacuate, and that she had flown to South City on her mother’s broom.
• Jiang Miao said Jiang Xuan had agreed to let her and Zhen Ling share a room, then described her past broom travels around the world.
• Jiang Zhenling sent Jiang Miao into the garden to see the Ice Bear, then told Jiang Han that her attempt to act like an older sister was unsettling.

After a family dinner, Jiang Han woke up hungover and found Jiang Miao performing “Carrying You” with magical instruments. Jiang Han recognized that Jiang Miao was a powerful mutant witch who would have been the family’s strongest of her generation if Jiang Han had not appeared.

• At the welcoming dinner, Jiang Xuan drank ten bottles of Moon Sugar, while Jiang Han passed out after half a bottle and was carried to her room.
• Jiang Han woke up still dressed in her vintage outfit, hurried to the bathroom, and realized she had risen at a land-dweller’s usual morning hour.
• Jiang Han heard piano music and found Jiang Miao playing “Carrying You” on a magical piano while conjuring an orchestra.
• After the performance, Jiang Miao blushed when she noticed Jiang Han, who offered to cook breakfast for her.
• Jiang Han observed Jiang Miao’s exceptional magical power and reflected that she would have been the strongest witch in their family’s generation if Jiang Han had not appeared.

Jiang Han made breakfast with a magical recipe box and shared a meal with her cousin Jiang Miao, who talked about her music and unusually powerful magic. Their conversation ended with Jiang Miao asking about Jiang Han’s work, and Jiang Han saying she was a barmaid.

• Jiang Han used [Steamed Treasure Trove] to get ingredients and a recipe for medicinal steamed chicken, then cooked breakfast for herself and Jiang Miao.
• Jiang Miao said she had considered foraging, fishing, or hunting a small dragon because she had no money, and the cousins shared the meal.
• Jiang Han and Jiang Miao discussed animation and music, and Jiang Han recognized Jiang Miao’s recorder piece as “Following You” from Castle in the Sky.
• Jiang Miao explained that she learned [Symphony Orchestra of No One] to control her strong magic, while Jiang Han said she had never struggled to control hers.
• Jiang Miao complimented Jiang Han’s outfit and asked about her job, and Jiang Han said she was working as a barmaid.

Jiang Han offered to ask Kraken whether her cousin Jiang Miao could receive special permission to take the A1 graduation exam early. Jiang Miao accepted, and the family continued teasing Jiang Han about her personality and her cousin’s fondness for her.

• Jiang Han watched a vampire drama with Jiang Miao and Ye Keshu, while Jiang Miao talked about her plans to find a school and advance through her exams.
• Jiang Han explained that she knew a good school and offered to ask its principal, Kraken, about special permission for Jiang Miao to take the A1 exam early.
• Jiang Miao accepted Jiang Han’s offer and called her a good person, then declared that she wanted to marry her when she grew up.
• Ye Keshu teased Jiang Han about being gloomy and suggested that Zhen Ling would get angry, but Jiang Miao praised both Zhen Ling and Jiang Han.

Jiang Han invited Kraken and Angelite to spend the day together, and the three met at Lucky Four-Leaf Clover. The chapter left them settling in for their outing after Kraken stopped Angelite from flirting with Jiang Han.

• Jiang Han learned that Bai Enqiu had quit being a Great Witch and discovered she could hear Jiang Han speak her name.
• Jiang Han invited Bai Enqiu and Angelite to go fishing and relax, and they agreed to meet.
• Jiang Han flew through South City, noticing its growing population of foreign witches and plans for new Sky Islands and aerial waterways.
• Jiang Han arrived early at Lucky Four-Leaf Clover and chose a table overlooking the waterways under construction.
• Bai Enqiu and Angelite arrived together, and Bai Enqiu grabbed Angelite by the throat when she began flirting with Jiang Han.

Jiang Han learned that her cousin could receive an early graduation permit and exam date while she, Kraken, and Angelite discussed witch rankings, a new club, and investing in South City. The chapter ended with Kraken enthusiastically trying to sell Angelite a stake in the Sea Shepherds Club and recruit Jiang Han as its promotional idol.

• Kraken agreed to give Jiang Han's cousin an early graduation permit and arrange an exam for early or late October.
• Angelite revealed she had begun experiencing strange premonitions, and Jiang Han told her she had fallen to rank one hundred behind Lin Zhaojun.
• Kraken recalled that Lin Zhaojun had once crushed Angelite, prompting the witches to discuss her powerful Dispel Magic.
• Kraken revealed that she had formed the Sea Shepherds Club with Lin Zhaojun, Du Lingxuan, and Lilian, and hoped to recruit Jiang Han as a future rookie.
• Kraken explained that she was investing in witch duel stars and planned to profit as witches gained value during space development.
• Angelite expressed interest in joining the club, and Kraken tried to sell her a 28% stake and pitch Jiang Han as their promotional idol.

Jiang Han, Angelite, and Kraken shared a meal, discussed Witch inheritance and the history of Witch schools, and took a censored group photo for Angelite’s social media account. The post drew a flood of comments, while Jiang Han discovered that most of her own followers were detectives and teachers.

• Angelite agreed to review Kraken’s list before deciding whether to work with her, and the three discussed Witch inheritance and family mutations over lunch.
• Kraken explained how Witches descended from different professions and schools, including alchemists, ranger swordsmen, and star arcanists.
• Angelite suggested taking a group photo, and she, Jiang Han, and Kraken took pictures of their food and posed together with their faces covered by stickers.
• Angelite posted the photos under her alt ID [French Legend], and comments quickly flooded in from her many followers.
• Jiang Han checked her own account and realized that most of her roughly 1,100 followers were detectives, Great Witch alts, and teachers.

Jiang Han, Kraken, and Angelite ran from Witch Market toward Crane Lake, then rested and teased one another over drinks. Angelite suggested taking a censored photo to commemorate their first run.

• Jiang Han, Kraken, and Angelite ran for ten minutes without using magic, then stopped at a rest station outside Witch Market to recover.
• Angelite conjured three iced green teas, and the three witches drank while discussing their spells and joking about one another.
• Kraken and Jiang Han teased each other about their chests, and Angelite joined in before asking to call a Griffin Taxi.
• Angelite took out her phone and suggested taking a censored photo to commemorate their first run.

Jiang Han, Kraken, and Angelite prepared to fish at Crane Lake, where Angelite’s spells kept them warm and dry in the rain. After meeting a Lamp Sea Dog and discussing possible witch species, they finished setting up their luxurious fishing pavilion.

• Angelite cast a warming spell on Jiang Han and Kraken, then adjusted it to repel water.
• The three bought fishing tickets and rented a pavilion pulled by a sea dog.
• Jiang Han leaned over to watch a Lamp Sea Dog, which splashed water in her face.
• Kraken explained Lamp Sea Dogs, and Angelite discussed the possibility of creating a sea-dog witch species.
• The three discussed animals that might make promising witch species and finished preparing their fishing pavilion.

Jiang Han, Kraken, and Angelite warmed themselves by a fire and went fishing in the rainy weather while discussing Angelite’s seemingly flawless childhood. Angelite admitted she had wet the bed, and Jiang Han’s clumsy analogy revealed that she considered that embarrassing history after all.

• Jiang Han told Kraken she had sent a detailed report about witches, and Kraken praised it and suggested recruiting talent for the Sea Shepherds.
• Angelite accidentally made Jiang Han inhale pepper, and Jiang Han failed to swat her because of Angelite’s thick magic shield.
• Angelite said she had missed out on childhood, and Kraken admitted that she had too; Jiang Han eased the mood by recalling Kraken as a child.
• Kraken described Angelite as talented across many fields but never quite the best at any one thing, then recommended a carp rod for fishing salmon in Crane Lake.
• Jiang Han asked whether Angelite had ever wet the bed, and Angelite said she had but initially denied that it counted as embarrassing history.
• Jiang Han compared wetting the bed to peeing during class, and Angelite conceded that the latter would count as embarrassing history.