Tang Baona

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Tang Baona (唐宝娜)
Alias(es)	Nana; Sugar Bean Princess (online persona); Tang Ying (game character)
Species/Race	Human; user of the Super-Sensing Item System
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Universe Technology; Xiang Kun's Super-Sensing Item System
Occupation/Role	CEO of Universe Technology; singer, video creator, and melody-based support combatant
First Appearance	14

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Super-Sensing Item System connection	539	Alice saves her from a fall, after which Xiang Kun determines that Baona has entered the system and formed a connection with her Lucky Coin.
Emotion-transmitting songs	561	Alice identifies and packages the connection between Baona's singing and nearby Super-Linked Objects; listeners can experience part of the emotions in her songs.
Emotional Melody	578	Develops the ability to sense emotions and compile them into songs. Her perception is clearer near Xiang Kun and grows extremely faint beyond roughly ten meters.
Object Melody perception	599	Begins sensing melodies from objects and uses emotional melodies to infer the stories behind people around her.
Bracelet-enhanced perception	608	Xiang Kun's wooden bead bracelet restores her ability to perceive emotional and object melodies even while away from him.
Item Melody manipulation	614 615	With Alice's assistance, turns a stone coffee table into powder and learns to edit objects' melodies and states. Using the ability consumes energy and leaves her hungry.
Refined melody control	632	After participating in the dream events, she can freely sense emotions and objects; the melodies she perceives blend together more naturally.
Combat construct manifestation	668 669	Joins Little Apple and Yang Zhen'er to create a Minion Lu Bu illusion, which kills the vampire Gerald with a fangtian huaji.
Defensive Emotional Melody	676	Uses Emotional Melody to shield her team whenever Otherworld No. 1 attempts to harm, disrupt, or mentally influence them through sound.

Background

Tang Baona is a hiking enthusiast with a strong interest in ACG culture. During her first meeting with Xiang Kun, she showed him photos and stories from her hikes, discussed her hobbies and anime, and gave him the nickname “Saitama-sensei” because of his resemblance to One-Punch Man's bald protagonist. 14

She grew up with many suitors but never entered a relationship, refusing to settle unless she felt the relationship was right. Her family became increasingly concerned as she got older. 17 Although she initially regarded Xiang Kun as only a friend, his apparent indifference frustrated her enough that she resumed contact with him after their awkward gym encounter. 17

As Sugar Bean Princess, Baona operates a Bilibili channel featuring wuxia- and anime-themed song covers accompanied by edited drama and anime footage. She does not show her face in her videos, and her audience assumes the mature, commanding voice belongs to a cool and imposing woman. 92 She had once considered music and filmmaking as interests rather than careers, but later began considering a professional move into video editing. 156 349

She eventually takes charge of Universe Technology's affairs, with Yang Zhen'er able to support her in management when Baona is absorbed in musical experimentation. She later becomes publicly known as the company's CEO. 599 661

Appearance

Tang Baona has a youthful, “loli-style” appearance that sharply contrasts with the mature and forceful impression created by her singing voice. 92

• Often wears twin ponytails and glasses. 92
• Has also appeared in a professional suit with her hair tied in a bun. 550
• Her fans imagine Sugar Bean Princess as a mature, commanding beauty rather than her actual appearance. 92

Personality

Baona is stubborn and emotionally sincere. She values the right feeling in relationships over social expectations, and her refusal to compromise left her without a romantic relationship despite having many admirers. 17

She is curious, imaginative, and deeply receptive to extraordinary experiences. As a child, she imagined herself as a fairy with superpowers and a mission connecting her to other worlds; those fantasies faded with age but remained alive through her love of anime and manga. 551 When Alice begins protecting her and her Lucky Coin exhibits unusual effects, Baona gradually accepts the possibility that her childhood fantasies were not entirely imaginary. 536 551

Despite her playful side, she is dependable with her friends and protective toward Little Apple and Liu Shiling. Xiang Kun entrusts her with helping the younger girls grow up normally while preparing them to protect the world alongside her. 648

Abilities & Skills

Singing and Video Production

Baona is an accomplished singer and editor whose online work combines covers with carefully synchronized visual mashups. 92

• Performs wuxia- and anime-themed covers as Sugar Bean Princess. 92
• Edits her own videos with attention to lyrical mood and timing. 92
• Has composed more than one hundred songs and released fifteen online. 599
• Can create songs from emotional impressions and object-based melodies. 578 599

Emotional Melody

Baona perceives emotions as melodies and can turn those perceptions into music.

• Can sense the emotional states of people nearby and use melodies to infer aspects of their stories. 599
• Her emotional perception is strongest near Xiang Kun; distance initially weakens the effect significantly. 578 585
• Her songs can transmit some of her emotional state to listeners when a Super-Linked Object is nearby. 561
• Can use Emotional Melody defensively against sound-based harm, disruption, and mental influence. 676

Object Melody

Baona can perceive the state and characteristics of objects as melodies.

• Identifies individual objects through their distinct melodies, including vehicles and trees. 600
• Works with Little Apple, whose unusual hearing helps interpret additional information hidden within melodies. 600
• Can freely sense and combine object melodies after her post-dream refinement. 632

Item Melody Manipulation

With Alice's assistance, Baona can use object melodies to alter physical matter.

• Pulverized a hard stone coffee-table slab into powder. 614
• Attempted to restore the table and instead formed unusual shapes from the residue. 614
• Can edit an item's melody and state through super-sensory information. 615
• Expending this ability consumes energy and causes intense hunger. 614

Illusion and Construct Combat

Baona can use melodies in coordinated combat operations.

• Led the creation of a Minion Lu Bu illusion with Little Apple and Yang Zhen'er. 668 669
• Combined Emotional Melody and Object Melody with Yang Zhen'er's illusion-strengthening ability. 669
• Used the construct's fangtian huaji to kill the vampire Gerald. 668

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Lucky Coin — A coin given by Xiang Kun; her connection to it is central to her entry into the Super-Sensing Item System. 539 551
• Wooden bead bracelet — Xiang Kun's birthday gift, carved with miniature scenes from Baona's life; restores and strengthens her perception of emotional and object melodies. 608
• Eight-Armed Eight-Eyed Wooden Carving — A palm-sized carving made by Xiang Kun that Baona finds strangely harmonious despite its ferocious appearance. 159
• Saber wood carving / “Tang Baotoria” — A carving Xiang Kun gave Baona for her birthday; Yang Zhen'er jokingly presents it as “Tang Baotoria.” 396

Relationships

• Xiang Kun — Close friend, benefactor, and the source-system behind her abilities. He gives her linked items, supports her musical development, and entrusts her with protecting the younger superpowered girls. 264 612 648
• Yang Zhen'er — Her closest friend and frequent partner in hiking, work, coin games, supernatural speculation, and combat missions. 17 551 669
• Xia Libing — Cousin known as “Lao Xia.” Xia guides Baona toward understanding the Super-Sensing Item System while withholding some of its deeper secrets. 61 612
• Alice — Baona's “Little Sprite” and trusted supernatural assistant. Alice repeatedly protects Baona, helps her perform item melodies, and calls her “Sister Nana.” 539 610 615
• Little Apple — A younger companion whose sensitivity to melodies makes her Baona's partner in exploring music and the world. 600
• Liu Shiling — A younger friend Baona helps guide; they share an interest in coin games and supernatural “magic.” 551 648
• Tang Baoting — Her older sister. Their relationship is affectionate and teasing, particularly regarding Baona's connection with Xiang Kun. 110 608
• Tang Baona's parents — Her parents care closely about her future and later witness the effects of the bracelet-enhanced emotional perception during her birthday gathering. 383 608 609

Story Role / Major Arcs

Early Friendship with Xiang Kun

Baona meets Xiang Kun through a blind date, nicknames him “Saitama-sensei,” and gradually becomes part of the friend group that includes Yang Zhen'er and Xia Libing. Her hiking injury gives her a firsthand view of Xiang Kun's abnormal strength and endurance. 14 32

Sugar Bean Princess and Universe Technology

Her hidden Bilibili identity reveals her talent for singing and editing. As her songs gain attention, she begins considering a creative career while also assuming responsibility for Universe Technology. 92 349 599 661

Awakening to the New World

After an unseen force saves her from falling down a stairwell, Baona begins suspecting that Chongyun Village, Xiang Kun, and Xia Libing conceal supernatural secrets. She interprets Alice as a “Little Sprite” and traces her unusual experiences to the Lucky Coin and other gifts from Xiang Kun. 536 539 551

Melody Research and System Integration

Baona develops Emotional Melody and Object Melody, using music to perceive emotions, understand objects, and influence listeners. Xiang Kun's bracelet later allows her to regain these perceptions away from him, while Alice helps her discover that item melodies can directly alter matter. 578 608 614 615

World-Protection Operations

After learning the truth about Xiang Kun's ability system, Baona accepts a role in protecting the world with her companions. She later leads combat operations using melody-based defenses and constructs, including the Minion Lu Bu that defeats Gerald. 612 648 668 676

Trivia

• Baona's online fans call her “Sugar Bean Queen,” “General Sugar,” and “Iron-Blooded Sugar Douluo,” unaware that she prefers a cute, youthful style offline. 92
• She enjoys collecting anime and game merchandise, including rare editions. 223
• Her playable character name in Xiang Kun's game is Tang Ying, written as “Tang” from Tang Dynasty and “Ying” from hero. 350
• Her childhood fantasy of being a fairy with powers later becomes reflected in her relationship with Alice, whom she calls her “Little Sprite.” 551 611