Chapter Summaries

Ais asked William to walk around the Moon God Festival with her, while William later set out with Artemis, whose beauty drew the attention of the crowded streets. The chapter ended as William and Artemis began deciding where to go first.

• Ais asked William to walk around the Moon God Festival with her.
• William left Haruhime asleep after spending the previous day with her.
• William walked through Orario’s crowded festival streets.
• Artemis greeted William, and he praised her appearance.
• William and Artemis began walking together, and Artemis asked where they should go first.

William took Artemis through the Moon God Festival’s snack stalls, growing closer as they held hands. Their outing left Artemis embarrassed after they ran into Demeter, who teased her about the hand-holding.

• Artemis agreed to get breakfast with William after admitting she had skipped her meal while preparing for their meeting.
• William asked what foods Artemis could eat, then took her hand and led her around the snack stalls.
• Artemis felt embarrassed when they encountered gods who noticed her holding hands with William.
• Demeter gave Artemis a teasing smile, and Artemis later complained to William that she had been made fun of.
• William called Demeter’s smile that of a mother who had finally married off her daughter, teasing Artemis.

William and Artemis returned to Orario holding hands, only to run into Hestia, who noticed their closeness and left Artemis struggling to hide her embarrassment. Artemis diverted the conversation by asking why Hestia was wearing an apron, and Hestia proudly explained that she was working to support Bell.

• William warned Artemis that Demeter would hear gossip about them and ask her for confirmation.
• Artemis and William encountered Hestia, and Artemis tried to pull her hand free before Hestia noticed them holding hands.
• Hestia questioned whether she had really seen Artemis holding hands with William, whom she called Spengler.
• William nudged Artemis, who recovered enough to ask Hestia why she was wearing an apron.
• Hestia explained that she worked at the fried potato ball stall because Bell worked hard, and Artemis praised her love for him.

Artemis hurriedly pulled William away from Hestia, then let him lead her through Orario while he asked why she was avoiding her old friend. Artemis appeared uncomfortable and did not answer, leaving the reason for her secrecy unresolved.

• Artemis invited Hestia to visit Artemis Court and wrote down its location before quickly leaving with William.
• Hestia realized Artemis had taken a man away and suspected something was going on.
• Artemis raced through the crowd with William until he stopped her and caught her in his arms.
• Artemis questioned whether William had grabbed her on purpose, then apologized after detecting no lie.
• William took Artemis's hand again and asked why she was determined to avoid Hestia, but Artemis froze and tugged at her clothes.

Artemis told William why she and the other virgin goddesses had sworn off love, then felt embarrassed about her past views as they began their first date. William took her to a photo studio, where they posed together, and Artemis left with the photos tucked safely away.

• Artemis explained that she and her friends had sworn off love to avoid the persistent male gods in the Upper Realm.
• William teased Artemis about her past, and she kicked him in the shin before he led her into a photo studio.
• William said he wanted to commemorate their first day dating with a picture, and Artemis agreed.
• The beastman attendant directed them into a close pose, and William helped Artemis relax for the photographs.
• Artemis tucked the finished photos into her pocket and guarded them as they left.

William spent the day with Artemis in Orario, while Lethsa and Chtholly secretly helped keep his other romantic connections away. The chapter ended with William and Artemis setting wish boats afloat, leaving Artemis’s wish unknown.

• Lethsa insisted that she and Chtholly keep following William and Artemis to protect Artemis’s romance, despite Chtholly’s complaints.
• Lethsa’s Artemis Familia secretly redirected William whenever he was about to encounter another woman connected to him.
• William and Artemis spent the day playing and visiting street stalls throughout Orario.
• William helped Artemis stand after she set a wish boat afloat, then asked what she had written on it.
• Artemis refused to reveal her wish, and William let the subject drop.

William told Artemis his wish was for his loved ones to stay healthy and grow stronger, though he doubted she could grant it in the mortal world. The chapter ended with Artemis nervously embracing him and kissing him.

• Artemis insisted that William tell her his wish so she could bless him.
• William wished for his loved ones to stay healthy and keep getting stronger.
• William explained that Artemis could not use her divine power after descending to the mortal world.
• Artemis stopped William before they reached the street and told him to close his eyes.
• Artemis wrapped her arms around William's neck and kissed him, making him open his eyes.

Artemis gave William a kiss as a blessing meant to grant him one of her important abilities, though she refused to explain its effect. After William kissed her again and tried to pull her close a third time, Artemis fled into the crowd, leaving their relationship playfully unresolved.

• William eagerly returned Artemis's unexpected kiss, and she eventually broke away, breathless and angry at his response.
• Artemis explained that the kiss was a unique blessing she could give only to someone she had fallen for, and that William would discover its effect when he updated his abilities.
• William kissed Artemis again, claiming he wanted to make sure the blessing had worked properly, and she called him shameless.
• William tried to embrace Artemis once more, but she dodged him, mouthed "Inyourdreams!" and disappeared into the crowd.

William Spengler updated his abilities after Artemis blessed him and discovered that moonlight tripled his strength, recovery, and training progress. He avoided moonlit training for two days, spending the festival with Alicia and Ais by day and with Haruhime at night.

• After leaving Artemis, William returned to his magic Workshop and used a potion to update his stats instead of visiting Loki.
• William saw that Artemis's Blessing of the Moon Goddess tripled his abilities and recovery in moonlight, and tripled his training progress beneath it.
• William realized the blessing required moonlight and worried that training at night would disrupt his sleep and nightlife.
• For the next two days, William stopped training and kept his promise to date Alicia and Ais at the Moon God Festival.
• At night, William spent time with Haruhime, leaving her struggling to walk the following morning.

On his last planned day in Orario, William left Haruhime behind and entered the Gap of Worlds to choose his next destination. He considered Strike the Blood and Asterisk City, drawn to their powerful magic and the mysterious force called Prana.

• William quietly left Haruhime asleep, gathered his supplies, and stepped through a gate into the Gap of Worlds.
• William consulted the Book of Worlds and considered visiting Strike the Blood for its True Ancestors, magic, and possible space magic and Holy Annihilation.
• The Book of Worlds turned to Asterisk City, where William learned about the Invertia disaster and the emergence of Genestella empowered by Prana.

William traveled to the Asterisk City world to investigate the Primal Mana Stone on the moon, which he suspected could help him. After arriving, he sensed Prana and discovered it reacted with the magic source inside him, drawing into his body and forming a Star Power vortex.

• William learned that Prana came from another world through a passage that continued to expand, while earlier ability users drew energy from a Primal Mana Stone on the moon.
• William decided to visit the Asterisk City world and opened a gate to its coordinates.
• The Book of Worlds turned into flecks of light and settled inside William as he crossed between worlds.
• After arriving, William endured the journey's nausea and sat down to sense the Prana around him.
• William detected Prana throughout the air, water, plants, and earth, then drew it into his magic source until it formed a Star Power vortex.

William Spengler absorbed Prana until his body reached its capacity, then confronted Fan Xinglu, who had been watching him. Fan Xinglu challenged him to a fight, and she launched a bolt of lightning at him.

• A sleeping girl woke after sensing an unusual flow of Prana.
• William Spengler absorbed the surging Prana until his magical vessel reached its limit and his body glowed with energy.
• William sensed someone hiding behind a tree and called for them to come out.
• Fan Xinglu introduced herself, and William identified her as the third-generation Ten Thousand Radiant Heavens and summoned Orion's Arrow.
• Fan Xinglu summoned the Three-Pronged Vajras and fired a powerful bolt of lightning at William.

William negotiated with Fan Xinglu for help establishing an identity and instruction in her space-twisting technique in exchange for a battle. Their fight began, and William broke through the barrier created by her Vajra Pestle with his spear.

• William asked Fan Xinglu to help arrange his identity and teach him her technique for twisting space, and she agreed in exchange for an exhilarating fight.
• Fan Xinglu summoned the Karma Refining Pestle and attacked William, who enveloped himself in black lightning and prepared to fight seriously.
• Fan Xinglu vanished and reappeared behind William, but he anticipated her and thrust his spear at her.
• Fan Xinglu blocked the spear with a yellow barrier formed by the Vajra Pestle, and William used black lightning to crack and pierce it.

William and Fan Xinglu continued their fierce duel, as she used talisman-covered blades and questioned his rough control of Star Power. Fan Xinglu dismissed her suspicions and charged at him again, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Fan Xinglu vanished and reappeared as five copies, attacking William from several directions with talisman-covered blades.
• William blocked the blades with his spear and lightning, while Fan Xinglu recognized that his black lightning could dissolve Prana and had adapted to her Collapse.
• Fan Xinglu removed a talisman and remarked that even her strongest defensive talismans could resist William’s ability only briefly.
• Fan Xinglu asked whether William had been holding back because his Star Power circulation was clumsy, and William had no answer.
• Fan Xinglu declared that she only wanted a worthy fight and attacked again as both fighters moved at their fastest speeds.

William and Fan Xinglu continued their fierce duel, with Fan Xinglu repeatedly countering his concealed attacks and replacing her crumbling weapons. After William unleashed pale lightning, Fan Xinglu asked what his Magician ability was.

• William and Fan Xinglu exchanged blows as his Collapse eroded the talismans on her blade.
• Fan Xinglu used talismans to strengthen her arm and saw through William's Parade of Disguise, attacking the illusion instead of him.
• William reappeared and noted that Fan Xinglu could locate him wherever he hid.
• Fan Xinglu's short blade broke, but she summoned an antique longsword and continued the fight.
• William blocked Fan Xinglu's slash and fired pale lightning, prompting her to ask what his Magician ability was.

William explained that his magic was omnipotent but especially suited to lightning, then fought Fan Xinglu in a contest of magical endurance. Their battle continued with neither able to break through the other's defenses.

• Fan Xinglu asked William to explain how he had withstood her lightning, and he summoned a vast storm cloud over the mountaintop.
• William unleashed a Thunderstrike at Fan Xinglu, but she escaped with instant teleportation and challenged him to defeat her in exchange for teaching him.
• Fan Xinglu and William launched a fierce battle, with her fireballs and Karma Refining Pestle facing his lightning and Collapse.
• William and Fan Xinglu abandoned close combat and traded attacks, each sustaining a defensive barrier with Star Power.
• Fan Xinglu landed and focused her Star Power on breaking through William's magic, turning the fight into a contest of endurance.

William and Fan Xinglu continued their destructive duel as William explained why he had avoided close combat and prepared a powerful defensive form of Collapse. Fan Xinglu launched a blazing white fireball at him, and the chapter ended as its explosion engulfed his position.

• William and Fan Xinglu discussed his draining Star Power and the risks of fighting at close range.
• Fan Xinglu gathered the Five-Pronged Vajra into a white-hot fireball, while William explained that she had the advantage in close combat.
• William poured his remaining Star Power into Collapse and prepared to use it as armor.
• Fan Xinglu launched the fireball and used protective talismans and the Vajra Pestle to brace against its blast.
• The explosion swallowed the gravel and charred trees at William's position.

William survived Fan Xinglu’s devastating attack and resumed their close-combat match once the moonlight strengthened him. After he sent Fan Xinglu crashing into a rock, she asked about his sudden increase in speed, and he offered to explain if she revealed how she predicted his attacks.

• Fan Xinglu watched the explosion and thought William had died, but he appeared through the blast and descended in a battered state.
• William used a little Star Power to clean himself, then drew strength from the rising full moon and challenged Fan Xinglu to another close-combat round.
• Fan Xinglu deflected William’s fast palm strike, but William blocked her counterattack, grabbed her arm, and hurled her into a rock.
• Fan Xinglu pulled herself from the shattered rock, asked what had changed, and William offered to explain if she revealed how she predicted his attacks.
• Fan Xinglu agreed to explain first and identified her technique as Life Pulse Flow.

William explained that moonlight doubled the strength of his abilities, then resumed fighting Fan Xinglu until they reached a standstill. Afterward, Fan Xinglu arranged the cleanup, promised William identification documents, and gave him a bank card, leaving him wondering if she was trying to keep him.

• William told Fan Xinglu that his abilities doubled in strength under moonlight, and she doubted his claim about being a werewolf.
• Fan Xinglu and William resumed their battle, exchanging punches, kicks, and spells until they fought to a standstill.
• Fan Xinglu took William to an old-fashioned tea room and ordered her subordinate to cover up the destruction of the mountain as a natural disaster.
• Fan Xinglu told William that his identification documents would arrive the next morning and gave him a bank card loaded with one million.
• William asked if Fan Xinglu was trying to keep him, and she said that it would not be out of the question.

Fan Xinglu persuaded William to join Jielong by offering to teach him her prized Firecraft Technique, then noticed his difficulty combining attacks with different weapons and asked about it. William explained that abrupt changes in weapon length disrupted his sense of attack range, and Fan Xinglu prepared to discuss the problem.

• Fan Xinglu offered William lessons in her illusions, spatial folding, and Firecraft Technique as a bonus for joining Jielong and becoming her sparring partner.
• William agreed that joining Jielong was a good idea after Fan Xinglu offered to teach him the Firecraft Technique.
• William arrived in Sendai, where he had encountered Fan Xinglu the previous day after unexpectedly traveling there through a door.
• Fan Xinglu observed that William was testing combinations of attacks with different weapons and asked him about it.
• William explained that switching between weapons of different lengths disrupted his sense of attack range and made his transitions awkward.