Chapter Summaries

Jiang Han joined the witches at Fa Yumei’s hot spring to watch the national team’s opening World Championship match, while learning about the team’s lineup and recent form. The match had not yet begun, and Chu Yujun predicted a narrow 3–2 win despite the team’s shaky legs.

• Du Ningzhuang and Fa Yumei discussed broom modifications while Chu Yujun said her group would work with the Snow Rabbit Team.
• Fa Yumei revealed a huge curved television and a hidden massage pool, and Chen Ligu gave Jiang Han a swimsuit to wear.
• Jiang Han changed into the swimsuit and joined Chen Ligu and Du Ningzhuang in the hot spring to watch the match’s opening performance.
• Chu Yujun joined them and discussed the national team’s strengthened roster, including Lin Zhaojun, Ji Haijun, Lilith, Kraken, and Du Lingxuan.
• Chu Yujun predicted that the national team would narrowly defeat France 3–2 after recovering its form.

Jiang Han watched the Chaina national team face France in the World Tournament as Lin Zhaojun’s poor form cost her the first round, but her teammates rallied to secure a narrow 3:2 victory. Chu Yujun and Dorothy’s prediction paid off, leaving Chu Yujun rich from her bet.

• Lilian and Dorothy Jordan introduced the lineups and questioned Lin Zhaojun’s displayed casting speed and recent form.
• Jeanne Gennys Fadu counter-killed Lin Zhaojun after Lin spent heavily on Blade Lock, giving France the first round.
• Ji Haijun defeated Aoses with a Great Fireball after missing nineteen earlier casts, tying the match.
• Lilith beat Uxara Devik by using two legendary spells to transform the snowfield into an ocean terrain.
• Kraken defeated Josephine Durant with Freezing Sun after drawing her into a battle of repeated legendary spells.
• Du Lingxuan lost to Alice Linde in the final round, but Chaina won 3:2, and Chu Yujun profited from her prediction.

Jiang Han watched the national team matches and learned about high-level witches’ combat techniques, including Interval Pre-Reading. On the ride home, Du Ningzhuang asked Jiang Han to find her an odd job like the one at Witch House, and Jiang Han offered to ask Chen Ligu.

• Du Ningzhuang lost her bet and asked Chu Yujun to place her bets next time, while Chu Yujun promised to study the upcoming match against Dongying.
• Jiang Han watched the national team matches and considered how speed, precision, and tactics shaped high-level witch combat.
• Dorothy Jordan explained Interval Pre-Reading and the ways witches could store casting time and manipulate mana fields.
• Jiang Han wanted to learn Interval Pre-Reading but had no teacher and too many alchemy assignments.
• Du Ningzhuang asked Jiang Han about odd jobs like the one at Witch House, and Jiang Han agreed to ask Chen Ligu about modeling work.

Jiang Han prepared for the start of formal classes while reverse-engineering Three Sons Solvent for Kraken. After helping Liang Cuoyu register at the academy, she encountered Kraken, who invited her for a drink.

• Jiang Han studied how to reproduce Three Sons Solvent after Kraken asked about its production and properties.
• Liang Cuoyu changed into her uniform, and Jiang Han checked her school equipment before they traveled to the academy with Xun Wen.
• Jiang Han and her companions killed two carrion-eating albino wyverns on the way and took their edible wings.
• Jiang Han and Liang Cuoyu registered at the academy and received a class schedule and classroom key.
• Kraken explained the academy's flexible class attendance, then warned Liang Cuoyu that her class registration time was nearly over, prompting her to hurry to the classroom.
• Kraken invited Jiang Han for a drink, and Jiang Han agreed after Kraken offered to pay.

Jiang Han spent the afternoon accompanying Kraken as she handled work, then chatted and drank with her late into the night. Kraken invited Jiang Han to visit Sea Shepherds headquarters, but Jiang Han refused, and Kraken said she would wait patiently.

• Jiang Han accompanied Kraken through meetings with witches, including Lilith, and overheard them discuss the national team's training camp and reactions to their recent matches.
• Kraken and Jiang Han settled into a small room at night, where Kraken poured sherry and explained that she kept two wraiths for their growing hair.
• Kraken said she had not fought seriously or cast a legendary spell in years, and Jiang Han told her that she rarely fought.
• Kraken invited Jiang Han to visit Sea Shepherds headquarters, but Jiang Han declined, and Kraken calmly said she was patient.

Jiang Han accepted Kraken’s memories and learned the costly Turing Solvent formula, which could turn land-dwellers into Sea Siren witches and link them to Kraken’s network. While the memories unfolded, Jiang Han glimpsed Kraken’s childhood after Germany’s defeat, before the recollection broke apart and Jiang Han fell asleep.

• Kraken offered Jiang Han the Turing Solvent formula in exchange for a potion made to its specifications, and Jiang Han agreed.
• Jiang Han drank Kraken’s memory solution and learned the Turing Solvent’s ingredients, effects, witch varieties, and high cost.
• Jiang Han considered making another bottle for Cen Jing and altering the Sea Siren eggs to block Kraken’s influence over the network.
• After drinking sherry, Jiang Han saw young Kraken ask her mother Anji whether their country had been defeated and whether witches would die in the aftermath.
• The childhood memories shattered, and Jiang Han saw Kraken sleeping before drinking the rest of her sherry and falling asleep.

Jiang Han spent the morning at Kraken’s home and learned how packed Kraken’s schedule was, despite her wish to rest. After Kraken mentioned her generous pension and offered to request Jiang Han for another day at the tavern, Jiang Han changed her mind and said she was working today.

• Jiang Han woke up at Kraken’s home and recalled that she still needed to learn the complicated Turing Potion formula.
• Kraken listed her meetings and other obligations for the day, prompting Jiang Han to marvel at how busy she was.
• Kraken explained that she had retired early and received a weekly pension of nearly forty thousand.
• Kraken said she had planned to request Jiang Han by name at the tavern for another shift, and Jiang Han immediately said she was working today.

Jiang Han accompanied Kraken and learned that the Great Witch had created an ice golem to take her place at work and with her daughters. Kraken activated the lifelike double, while hinting that raising Lorna and Rena alone was troublesome and that two people would be better.

• Jiang Han reflected on the ease of accompanying Kraken and amused herself with the witch investigation game on her handheld console.
• Kraken summoned and shaped a high-grade ice golem modeled after herself, using mana to make it a vessel she could possess.
• Jiang Han pinched the golem's cheeks and played an extended game of asking Kraken what she meant by "so."
• Kraken explained that the golem would attend meetings and fan events for her and keep Lorna and Rena company.
• Kraken admitted that raising the children alone was troublesome, suggested two people would be better, and activated the golem.

Jiang Han hid in Kraken’s wardrobe while Kraken used an ice golem to impersonate her in front of maid Naya. Their conversation revealed Kraken’s feelings about her family and her growing interest in Jiang Han, leaving the two witches and Naya sharing an awkwardly knowing smile.

• Jiang Han teased Kraken about Lilith as Kraken finished making an ice golem resemble herself.
• Kraken pulled Jiang Han into a wardrobe and sent the ice golem to greet Naya.
• Naya told the ice golem that Lorna and Rena had earned perfect scores on their entrance examinations and reminded Kraken that they were her family.
• Naya said Lorna and Rena liked Jiang Han and hoped she would visit with her bear, prompting Kraken to joke about the bear’s weight.
• Naya asked whether Kraken was still single, and the ice golem denied having feelings for Jiang Han before admitting that she was excellent.

Kraken and Jiang Han disguised themselves and headed to Southern Amusement Mall so Jiang Han could buy Kraken new clothes. On the Griffin Carriage, their driver criticized Kraken’s competition outfit, and Kraken asked what style would suit her.

• Kraken revealed that her ice golem could handle routine tasks and fight weaker opponents, and could be possessed remotely for stronger battles.
• Kraken dyed her gray hair black and put on red contacts, while Jiang Han changed into an outing dress and applied cherry-colored lip makeup.
• Jiang Han persuaded Kraken to take a Griffin Carriage to Southern Amusement Mall to shop for clothes.
• The driver criticized Kraken’s black outfit and compared it unfavorably with Lin Zhaojun’s look during the national team match.
• Kraken told the driver she worked for the Great Witch she had criticized, then asked what clothes would suit Kraken.

Jiang Han brought Kraken to meet the police criminal psychology expert Ji Meng, hoping she could help improve Kraken’s appearance through styling. After taking Kraken’s measurements, Ji Meng proposed a youthful blue-and-yellow look and Kraken asked her to make an outfit for Jiang Han as well.

• Jiang Han called Ji Meng and waited with Kraken at a café until she arrived.
• Jiang Han introduced Kraken to Ji Meng, who mistook Kraken for her cousin and learned that she worked at a medical institution.
• Ji Meng explained that she worked for the police and had designed Jiang Han’s makeup for the magazine Deduction.
• Ji Meng took Kraken’s measurements and suggested a youthful style with lace, artificial flowers, and blue-and-yellow colors.
• Kraken agreed to Ji Meng’s color scheme and asked her to make an outfit for Jiang Han too.

Jiang Han spent the day shopping for witch-style clothes with Kraken and Ji Meng, while the three discussed designs for outfits to wear at the September 4 match. After saying goodbye, Jiang Han bought a sweatshirt and other clothes that reminded her of her previous life.

• Ji Meng designed matching battle outfits for Jiang Han and Kraken, choosing ice-colored peonies for Jiang Han and blue spider lilies for Kraken.
• Kraken paid for afternoon tea in cash, then took Jiang Han and Ji Meng around the amusement district, where she dismissed a shop’s magical-looking goods as fake.
• Jiang Han and Kraken joked about eating each other, and the group spent the day shopping and discussing novels.
• Kraken bought two off-the-shoulder dresses after Jiang Han suggested them, and Ji Meng asked whether the pair had a close relationship.
• Jiang Han asked Ji Meng to watch the September 4 match with them, and Ji Meng agreed unless an emergency came up.
• After Kraken and Ji Meng left, Jiang Han visited a witch-style clothing shop and bought a pink hooded sweatshirt, knee-length shorts, and blue athletic socks as mementos of her previous life.

Jiang Han reviewed her mounting September bills and took a witch-gathering companion job to earn money. At the gathering, she helped her shy client Rorschach feel more comfortable, then unexpectedly spotted Miss Qiao Rou.

• Jiang Han checked her unpaid bills and noted her upcoming work and Lilith’s match.
• Jiang Han met Rorschach, who had booked her as a gathering companion, and used friendly gestures to build trust.
• Jiang Han led Rorschach into the gathering and encouraged her to dance and socialize.
• Jiang Han spotted Miss Qiao Rou dancing at the gathering, and the two exchanged startled looks.

Jiang Han helped Miss Rorschach build her confidence at a witch gathering, then joined Qiao Rou for food. The two continued their professional acquaintance while sampling meat patties together.

• Jiang Han taught Miss Rorschach small social and flirting techniques to help her feel more confident.
• Miss Rorschach successfully started a conversation with a witch reading a spellbook, and Jiang Han watched with satisfaction.
• Jiang Han went to the buffet table and found Qiao Rou eating enthusiastically.
• Jiang Han and Qiao Rou sampled the fried meat patties together, and Qiao Rou explained that ginger had been used to flavor them.

Jiang Han and Qiao Rou took temporary flower-girl jobs for the opening day of the China home matches. They arrived at the venue and discovered they would be working together among the young-looking witches.

• Jiang Han and Qiao Rou sampled the gathering's food, then returned to their respective employers as the event neared its end.
• Qiao Rou returned home, fed the Raccoon Cats, and recorded their magic output for her mana-restoring equipment research.
• Qiao Rou considered how to pay for her research and planned to work as a flower girl at the China home matches, hoping to earn money and perhaps get Lin Zhaojun's autograph.
• Jiang Han arrived at the venue on September 4th, collected her number 13 outfit and drinks, and wondered why the job seemed strange.
• Jiang Han spotted Qiao Rou among the flower girls, and they recognized each other.

Jiang Han and Qiao Rou introduced themselves to a room of young Witches before changing into flower-child outfits for a temporary job. Jiang Han’s assigned clothes were too small even in the largest available size, so she headed to Practice Ground No. 0 to find the supervisor and work out what to do.

• Jiang Han introduced herself as eighteen, and Qiao Rou said she was twenty-six.
• The Witch supervisor gave Jiang Han and Qiao Rou a private changing room and assigned them flower-child outfits.
• Jiang Han found that her thirteen-year-old outfit was too small, so the supervisor brought her a size marked [15+].
• The [15+] outfit was still too small, and Jiang Han changed back into her own clothes.
• Jiang Han decided to go to Practice Ground No. 0 to seek the supervisor and discuss changing or leaving the commission.

During the national team match broadcast, Kraken helped Jiang Han, a Flower Girl without a fitting uniform, by bringing her a spare outfit. The other superstar witches signed it, turning the gift into a treasured keepsake, though the commentators suspected Lin Zhaojun’s first signature had made Kraken reluctant to give it away.

• Qu Xuesong and Dorothy Jordan commentated on the national team match and praised Kraken’s new outfit while reading an advertisement for the Sea Shepherds Association.
• The commentators noticed Jiang Han explaining that she had no clothes that fit her, and Kraken went to speak with her and the Flower Girl team supervisor.
• Kraken brought Jiang Han a bold spare outfit, and Lin Zhaojun added her initials to it with magic.
• Lilith, Ji Haijun, and Du Lingxuan also signed the outfit before Jiang Han hurried back to the lounge to put it on.
• Qu Xuesong and Dorothy Jordan discussed the outfit’s value, with Qu suggesting that Lin Zhaojun’s first signature had made it awkward for Kraken to take it back.

Jiang Han dressed for the tournament opening ceremony and joined the Chinese team’s flower children, where she learned that Lin Ruiqiu had become head coach and was confidently predicting a 5–0 victory. As the teams prepared to enter, Jiang Han was paired with Du Lingxuan, who suggested they exchange contact information after the ceremony.

• Jiang Han put on her blue-and-yellow outfit, grabbed her smoke-dragon wand, and went outside to join the flower children.
• Jiang Han and Qiao Rou discovered they had been assigned to the Chinese team, whose short-statured lineup made them laugh.
• Lin Ruiqiu told Jiang Han she had become the national team’s head coach and predicted they would win 5–0.
• Fireworks signaled the entrance preparations, and Jiang Han was assigned to walk beside Du Lingxuan.
• Du Lingxuan recognized Jiang Han from the drawing ceremony and proposed exchanging contact information after the event.

Jiang Han took part in China’s entrance ceremony before being placed on the national team’s substitute bench as a lucky mascot. Coach Lin Ruiqiu joked with the team and announced a new starting lineup, leaving the match ahead.

• Jiang Han marched hand in hand with Du Lingxuan during the entrance ceremony and felt reassured by her presence.
• Qu Xuesong and Dorothy Jordan discussed the teams’ qualifying chances and the flower children watching from premium seats.
• Lin Ruiqiu seated Jiang Han at the end of China’s substitute bench as a lucky mascot while she addressed the team.
• Lin Ruiqiu criticized the team’s lack of coordination under its previous coach and announced that Kraken would start.
• Lin Ruiqiu set the lineup with Kraken at small forward, Du Lingxuan at power forward, Lin Zhaojun at center, Ji Haijun at shooting guard, and Lilith at guard-forward.

Lilith destroyed Eightfold Island again after defeating her opponent, while Dorothy Jordan explained how to counter her dragon transformation. During halftime, Lin Ruiqiu discussed the team’s prospects, and Jiang Han collected signed gifts before heading home with Qiao Rou.

• Lilith transformed into a force dragon and destroyed Eightfold Island for the third time, after which witches resurrected her opponent.
• Dorothy Jordan described three ways to fight Lilith’s dragon form: interrupting the transformation, using dragon-hunting spells, or fighting with Metamagic Form.
• Lin Ruiqiu predicted three 5–0 results and said Lilith might miss the Paris group-stage matches because she felt unwell.
• The substitutes joked, played music, and fought with cushions while Jiang Han received signed gifts instead of delivering them.
• Jiang Han shared a taxi home with Qiao Rou after match day.