Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han approved Cat Carlo’s costly Cat Lamp import applications and reviewed Cat Riemann’s research results before finishing work. She walked with Xiya, who gave her a Cat Spider silk scarf, and the two agreed to go for a drink with Jiang Han paying.

• Jiang Han approved Cat Carlo’s expensive applications to import and breed more Cat Lamp varieties.
• Cat Riemann delivered the research records, including a summary of the results, and Jiang Han praised her before she asked to go eat fish together.
• Jiang Han left her office alongside the Giant Cat Lamps, who clocked out in perfect unison.
• Xiya showed Jiang Han the Cat Spider silk scarf she had woven and gave it to her as thanks for helping catch Cat Spiders.
• Jiang Han and Xiya agreed to go for a drink, and Jiang Han offered to pay.

Jiang Han and Histeria went to Seven Straws for dinner and discussed the upcoming Eileen Cup. Jiang Han confirmed she would enter for the prize money, even if she lost every group-stage match.

• Jiang Han dressed in jirai-kei style and joined Histeria for their outing.
• Jiang Han and Histeria entered Seven Straws and ordered food while a Cat Lamp took their order.
• Jiang Han asked Histeria whether she would enter the Eileen Cup, and Histeria said she would because her previous ranking had been unsatisfactory.
• Histeria told Jiang Han that the prize money had increased fifteenfold and that the top ten would receive Black Source Matter ingot combat suits from Little Ai Bao.
• Jiang Han said she would enter the Eileen Cup for the prize money, even if she went 0–10 in the group stage.

Jiang Han returned home and met Carla, another fragment of the Sleeping Witch, who collected dangerous objects and shared secrets about the witches and the Veils. The chapter ended with Carla explaining that Eileen had secretly dismantled half the Fate Veil before Anjie tore apart both Veils.

• Jiang Han and nearby witches killed a pterosaur flock and rescued landfolk traveling to Sky Island.
• Jiang Han returned home and found Olivia speaking with a black-haired witch named Carla, another fragment of the Sleeping Witch.
• Carla greeted Jiang Han and explained that she collected strange objects that threatened landfolk or witch civilization.
• Carla said Olivia had weakened the Concealment Veil to obtain fish from other worlds, while witches could pay a flat tax on otherworldly resources.
• Carla revealed that Eileen had secretly chipped away half the Fate Veil, and Anjie later tore apart both the Fate Veil and the Prophecy Veil.

Jiang Han discovered Olivia drilling holes in the ceiling to install magical Cat Lamp Nests that connected to tunnels between locations. Olivia proudly revealed that she had commissioned around ten of them, leaving Jiang Han to admire the new network of cat nests.

• Jiang Han woke to loud construction noises and went downstairs to check whether Olivia was causing trouble.
• Jiang Han found Olivia drilling into the ceiling, while Sha'er emerged from between the ceiling layers and protested.
• Olivia showed Jiang Han two small ornaments that expanded into hanging Cat Lamp Nests.
• Olivia demonstrated that she could travel between the nests through connected cat tunnels.
• Olivia proudly told Jiang Han that she had commissioned around ten Cat Lamp Nests.

Jiang Han invited Olivia to watch the Eileen Cup in a luxury suite, and Olivia eagerly accepted. Olivia began choosing friends to bring along, including Cat Yeta and Cat Manus.

• Jiang Han told Olivia that Eileen had prepared a luxury suite ticket for her to watch the Eileen Cup.
• Olivia leaned close to Jiang Han after hearing about the suite’s beds, kitchen, garden, and hot spring.
• Olivia teased Jiang Han by calling her a long-haired cat, then grew annoyed when Jiang Han pointed out that Olivia had long hair too.
• Jiang Han asked whether Olivia would attend, and Olivia eagerly agreed.
• Olivia listed Sha'er, Vera, Carla, Cat Yeta, and Cat Manus as friends she could bring.

Jiang Han tried to persuade Olivia to befriend Eileen and meet new people, but Olivia insisted she disliked Eileen’s elite aura and had no interest in making friends. Their conversation left Jiang Han looking for a subtler way to encourage Olivia to socialize, and she introduced her to online witch tabletop games.

• Jiang Han suggested Olivia could become friends with Eileen, but Olivia said Eileen had an elite aura she disliked and admitted she teased Eileen because she knew Eileen could never have her.
• Olivia followed Jiang Han to her room, claimed her bed, and teased her about leaving her hair fluffy like a Maine Coon.
• Jiang Han asked whether Olivia had been going out or seeing her cat-witch acquaintances, and Olivia said she was busy with chocolate while they were traveling with friends.
• Jiang Han indirectly asked whether Olivia wanted to meet new friends, but Olivia confidently refused.
• Jiang Han discovered Olivia was interested in Witch Cards and tabletop games, so she recommended that Olivia register on the tabletop gaming site and watch other witches run campaigns.

During a violent storm, Du Lingxuan came to Jiang Han’s home for internet and ended up relaxing in her hot spring while they watched a European team match. The chapter left them watching Alesha face the French Six Heroes alone after her five teammates fell.

• A thunderstorm disrupted internet service near Du Lingxuan’s home, so she went to Jiang Han’s house to use her connection.
• Jiang Han welcomed Du Lingxuan, who explored the hot spring and met the fierce Sleeping Cat Lamp.
• Du Lingxuan and Jiang Han soaked in the hot spring, adjusted the cooling system, and watched a clean feed of the European division matches.
• Jiang Han complained that Alesha had to fight six matches in a row, and Du Lingxuan explained that Alesha’s five teammates had already been defeated.

Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan watched Alesha, whom Du Lingxuan called Blind Treasure, fight Amalias of the French Six Heroes. Alesha used Supersonic String and a carefully prepared trap to kill Amalias in under a second, leaving Du Lingxuan cheering her on against the remaining Six Heroes.

• Du Lingxuan explained that Alesha’s Supersonic String specialty could unleash a huge amount of magic power when an enemy cast a qualifying spell.
• Alesha baited Amalias into casting the ninth-level spell Time Stop, then triggered Supersonic String to catch up with her within the stopped time.
• Alesha weakened Amalias’s fire resistance and defenses, then used a triggered dragon-breath trap to bypass her contingencies and reduce her to Witch ash.
• Jiang Han considered how she would counter Time Stop and realized she would likely endure it with Ghost Tide rather than use Alesha’s tactics.
• Du Lingxuan celebrated the result and urged Alesha to take on all six of the French Heroes.

Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan celebrated Alesha’s latest victory and discussed the close race between Alesha and Lin Zhaojun to break Angelite’s scoring record. The chapter ended with Du Lingxuan preparing to share a secret with Jiang Han while the curious cat lamps hid from Jiang Han’s simulated rain.

• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan watched Alesha sweep the French Six Heroes, earning the South City Mandrake Club a trophy and 120 points.
• Du Lingxuan explained that Alesha had 14,500 points and Lin Zhaojun had 14,400, leaving both close to Angelite’s record.
• Jiang Han confirmed she had signed up for the Eileen Cup qualifiers, while Du Lingxuan planned to train and try to reach the top eight.
• Du Lingxuan began to hint at a personal secret, then asked Jiang Han where she kept the alcohol.
• Jiang Han turned on the rain-simulation shower, sending the snooping cat lamps into hiding as Du Lingxuan ran toward the refrigerator.

Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan spent a cozy evening together, and Jiang Han reassured Du Lingxuan that they were best friends. When Du Lingxuan felt discouraged about her chances in the Eileen Cup, Jiang Han encouraged her until she was determined to earn a good ranking before the New Year.

• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan watched a movie, bathed in the hot spring, and dried off together.
• Jiang Han invited Du Lingxuan into her Cat Lamp Nest, where Du Lingxuan grew shy about their exposed skin.
• Jiang Han told Du Lingxuan that they counted as besties, easing Du Lingxuan's worry that Jiang Han had romantic feelings for her.
• Jiang Han asked about Du Lingxuan's direct invitation slot for the Eileen Cup, and Du Lingxuan said her poor performance had kept her score too low.
• Jiang Han encouraged Du Lingxuan by framing the Eileen Cup as a chance to finish the year well and start the next year strongly, and Du Lingxuan vowed to earn a good ranking before the New Year.

Du Lingxuan filled out her commentator votes, snubbing Lin Zhaojun for most awards, and told Jiang Han that Greedy Umbrella was the strongest contender for Best Club. The two settled in for the night, and Du Lingxuan teased Jiang Han about commentating her match.

• Du Lingxuan completed her commentator ballots, voting for witches other than Lin Zhaojun in nearly every category.
• Du Lingxuan predicted that Lin Zhaojun would win major international honors, while Blind would take World Witch after the awards’ prestige came under pressure.
• Jiang Han asked whether Rainy Night Club would win Best Club, and Du Lingxuan instead named Greedy Umbrella as the favorite.
• Du Lingxuan explained that Greedy Umbrella’s seven ten-thousand-point players gave the new club overwhelming individual strength.
• Jiang Han let Du Lingxuan stay the night, and Du Lingxuan teased her about commentating her match.

Jiang Han accompanied Eleanor, who asked to be called Ellie, to the Rainy Night Club to register for the Eileen Cup. There, Chen Ligu warned them about the district’s tournament bracket and offered to ask Ms. Davlin to arrange a more favorable one.

• Jiang Han and Du Lingxuan met Agatha and Eleanor while the two great witches were jogging, and Agatha said her runs had not improved her fitness.
• Eleanor decided to register for the Eileen Cup with Jiang Han and sent Agatha jogging with Du Lingxuan instead.
• Eleanor asked Jiang Han to call her Ellie, and Jiang Han led her through the Rainy Night Club to the tournament bulletin hall.
• Chen Ligu, wearing a little yellow hat because she was underage, asked whether they had come to register for the Eileen Cup.
• Chen Ligu warned that their bracket might include super-species contestants and offered to ask Ms. Davlin to move them into a favorable bracket.

Jiang Han and Eleanor completed their Eileen Cup preliminary registration and discussed Great Witch duties, salaries, and benefits on the way to the club’s training rooms. Jiang Han then entered the magic study room and found Lin Zhaojun preparing for the tournament amid her fierce rivalry with Alesha.

• Chen Ligu brought Jiang Han and Eleanor the registration documents, and both signed them before Jiang Han asked about the preliminary groupings.
• Chen Ligu told Jiang Han that she would most likely be grouped without any super-species, though it was not certain.
• Jiang Han chatted with Eleanor about Great Witch work and learned about their generous salaries, bonuses, allowances, and retirement benefits.
• Jiang Han went to the magic study room and found Lin Zhaojun there, set to compete in the Eileen Cup while fighting intensely with Alesha over points.

Jiang Han spent the afternoon improving her legendary spellcasting and later relaxed at the Rainy Night Club with Xiya and their Giant Cat Lamps. She learned that the cats’ bottomless appetites were making everyone eat more, then watched a game stream while feeding them.

• Jiang Han practiced controlling legendary spells and simplified the components stored by the Storage Giant Cats, though she still relied on them to cast faster.
• Jiang Han reviewed two necromancy spells she had bought from Kraken: Frozen Blood Spell and Weeping Torment.
• Jiang Han found Xiya relaxing by the fireplace with several Giant Cat Lamps, and Xiya explained that their endless appetites had made both of them eat more than usual.
• Jiang Han shared her baijiu-marinated crab claw meat with the cats, then watched a Fox Fox Soul game stream and brought back extra food to feed them.

Jiang Han and Xiya discussed the Eileen Cup, the formidable forms of Lin Zhaojun and Alesha, and Angelite’s terrifying Final Witch form. Xiya left to go home after staying up all night watching a zombie drama, while Jiang Han remained with the matches and Cat Lamps.

• Jiang Han told Xiya that she had signed up for the Eileen Cup, and Xiya said a witch with enough attack power to break defenses could still become a dark horse.
• Xiya explained that Angelite’s power grew with each death until she reached her Final Witch form, which only Eileen had ever forced her to reveal.
• Xiya said Lin Zhaojun and Alesha were currently in extraordinary form, making the Eileen Cup’s top four difficult for other witches to reach.
• Xiya said she had watched fifteen episodes of Temporary Pursuit and Escape without sleeping, then announced that she was going home.
• Jiang Han recognized that the drama’s landfolk used Ludwig Rifles to fight zombies, and Xiya eagerly praised the show.

Jiang Han visited the Rainy Night Club’s video room to borrow the first season of Temporary Manhunt, where Miyamoto Mo Na shared gossip about the club’s plans. The news that Rainy Night Club was pursuing Teacher Yu and Teacher Ji left Jiang Han startled, and the chapter ended with her fearing the consequences if they lost.

• Jiang Han asked Miyamoto Mo Na for the first season of Temporary Manhunt, and Mo Na retrieved the videotape with Mage Hand.
• Jiang Han flirted with Mo Na and admired her outfit and new hair, while Mo Na blushed and accepted her compliments.
• Mo Na revealed that Rainy Night Club might buy a commentary station, and Jiang Han named several club members who could commentate.
• Mo Na told Jiang Han that Rainy Night Club was pursuing Teacher Yu and Teacher Ji.
• Jiang Han worried that losing this time would cause things on the other side to fall apart.

Jiang Han learned about Rainy Night Club’s professional commentators and joked with Mo Na about inviting Teacher Yu to dinner for her mother. After leaving the club, she met Priscilla and Dinesha fishing, learned she could sell the magic-boosting fish she had won, and went to collect it before enjoying another meal.

• Mo Na explained that Rainy Night Club had hired acclaimed commentators and discussed Jiang Han’s hope of inviting Teacher Yu to dinner because her mother was a fan.
• Jiang Han showed Mo Na a photo of her mothers, prompting Mo Na to joke about calling the police before the two left the screening room.
• Jiang Han encountered Priscilla and Dinesha fishing at Snow Phoebe Lake, where Dinesha secretly stole fish from Priscilla’s basket.
• Priscilla told Jiang Han that her Strange Feather Dragon-Eye Fish could not be exchanged but could be sold, and Jiang Han decided to sell it to A Lin.
• Jiang Han detoured to Bay Club to collect the fish, then ate fried chicken cutlet, hamburger steak, and fried rice.

Jiang Han brought home a large Strange Feather Dragon-Eye Fish and found four sleeping witches floating in her corridor. When she opened the bag, its smell woke them and drew them to the fish.

• Jiang Han received a 1.2-meter Strange Feather Dragon-Eye Fish at Bay Club and learned to keep it in clean ice water and cook it with plain water.
• Jiang Han carried the sealed fish home and entered her house while the Cat Lamps and witches slept.
• Olivia and Vera floated into Jiang Han’s corridor in their sleep, blocking her way, and two more Sleeping Witches joined them.
• Jiang Han discovered the four Sleeping Witches followed the fish as she raised and lowered it.
• Jiang Han opened the sealed bag slightly, and Sha’er, Vera, Carla, and Olivia woke and crowded around the fish.

Jiang Han traded the Strange Feather Dragon-Eye Fish to Olivia for a favor and an item, then learned the Sleeping Witches prized it as food. The chapter left them preparing to marinate the fish in sesame oil, while Olivia reluctantly offered to share one bowl with Jiang Han.

• The four Sleeping Witches argued over who would get the Strange Feather Dragon-Eye Fish, and Jiang Han insisted it belonged to the cat.
• Olivia offered Jiang Han a favor and an item of equal or greater value in exchange for the fish.
• The Sleeping Witches mocked Eileen for paying employees partly in company scrip and shifting corporate bond debt onto Anjie.
• Jiang Han accepted Olivia's trade, giving her the fish.
• Olivia and the other Sleeping Witches began pouring sesame oil over the fish, and Jiang Han warned them it could not touch oil.
• Carla recalled how the Sleeping Witches used to marinate this fish with sesame oil and seasonings, and Olivia offered to share one bowl with Jiang Han.

After staying up all night watching dramas, Jiang Han took paid leave and prepared to accompany Olivia on an outing. Olivia collected Jiang Han as promised and revealed that they were heading to the Astral Realm.

• Jiang Han woke among the sleeping Longsleep Meows and sent leave requests to the Witch House and Squirrel Society cabaret.
• Olivia woke early, dressed up, and told Jiang Han to come along to receive the item she had promised in exchange for fish.
• Jiang Han changed into travel clothes, packed food, and equipped her hat with two trigger-activated Dust Shield scrolls.
• Olivia and Jiang Han climbed into a specially modified unicycle driven by a cat lamp.
• Olivia told Jiang Han they were going to the Astral Realm.