Chapter Summaries

William defeated Sylvia in the Phoenix Festa final and was crowned champion, while Petra recognized that he had deliberately held back to make Sylvia’s loss seem competitive. After the awards ceremony, William watched Chairman Mesa leave with narrowed eyes.

• William destroyed Sylvia Lyyneheym’s school emblem, and the announcement declared him the winner.
• The crowd celebrated William’s victory and applauded Sylvia for her fight.
• Petra reflected that William had kept his Star Power at Sylvia’s level and made the match appear close.
• Mesa presented medals to champion William and runner-up Sylvia at the closing ceremony.
• William told Mesa that he was a good judge of character, then watched him leave with narrowed eyes.

After Silvia's closing-ceremony performance, William found himself enjoying her song. Silvia called him while he was fresh from a shower, and their conversation began with her embarrassed by his bathrobe.

• William told Silvia he wanted the ceremony to end so he could hear her sing at the closing ceremony.
• Silvia's performance at the closing ceremony thrilled the audience, and William hummed her song while showering afterward.
• Silvia called William through a spatial window while he was wearing only a bathrobe.
• Silvia blushed and covered her eyes when she saw William, and she told him to get dressed.
• William dried his hair with Star Power, adjusted his collar, and told Silvia she could open her eyes.

Silvia called William late at night to ask whether his ability was really controlling lightning, and he revealed that his profile only listed what others had managed to identify. The call ended with Silvia furious after William admitted he had delayed answering just to tease her.

• William joked with Silvia about her embarrassment over seeing him bare-chested, and she explained that she had only swum at the school pool since childhood.
• William asked Silvia why she had called, and she cautiously questioned whether his ability truly controlled lightning.
• Silvia explained that she had recognized the truth after reviewing their battle because his wings flew too fast to be made by a lightning ability.
• William told Silvia he was not hiding anything and that his profile reflected only what others could determine.
• William admitted he had stayed silent because Silvia looked nervous and teasing her seemed fun, leaving her blushing and angry.

Silvia asked William to use his search ability to help her find her teacher, Ursula, whom she believed was in Asterisk. They agreed to meet and discuss how to search.

• William apologized to Silvia after angering her and promised to help with anything she needed.
• Silvia asked William to explain his ability, and he confirmed that it was an all-purpose ability like hers that did not require singing.
• Silvia asked William to help her find her teacher, Ursula.
• William asked where Silvia thought Ursula might be, and Silvia said she sensed Ursula in Asterisk after searching around the world.
• William and Silvia agreed to meet and discuss the search details.

William met Festa Organizing Committee chairman Mesa to discuss the Phoenix Festa champion’s reward and learned that wishes were fulfilled through financial resources, within limits set by the Integrated Enterprise Foundation. He had not yet revealed his wish when the conversation ended.

• Silvia’s work obligations delayed her meeting with William until she returned to Asterisk.
• William visited Mesa at the Festas’ headquarters, where Mesa welcomed him and served him coffee.
• Mesa explained that Phoenix Festa champions could defer their wishes and that the committee could fulfill requests money could handle, provided they did not threaten the Integrated Enterprise Foundation’s interests.
• William said he had no interest in making that kind of wish, and Mesa asked what he wanted.

William proposed building a rocket capable of taking people to the moon, and Mesa warned that the project would be extremely expensive and technically difficult. William offered his rocket blueprints and suggested using Japan's research into moon engines, leaving Mesa visibly unsettled by his reference to the laboratory explosion.

• William asked Mesa whether a wish to build a rocket that could take people to the moon was difficult to grant.
• Mesa explained that manned rocket technology was immature and the project would cost the Integrated Enterprise Foundation an enormous amount.
• William gave Mesa a USB drive containing rocket blueprints and asked him to have scientists examine them.
• William noted that Japan's Space Science Research and Development Organization had worked on a moon landing program and suggested it might still have instructions for building an engine despite its laboratory explosion.
• Mesa's atmosphere turned cold at William's remark, but he quickly regained composure and denied being angry.

William met with Mesa to request approval to travel to the moon on a lunar rocket, and he suspected Mesa reacted strongly to news of Japan’s suspended lunar program. Mesa then asked Dirk Eberwein to investigate William, while the chapter ended with a silver-haired girl anxiously watching the clock before someone recognized her.

• William offered Mesa the rocket blueprints for free if his request to travel to the moon was approved, and Mesa said the complicated request would take time.
• William noticed Mesa’s reaction to the news of Japan’s lunar program being put on hold and suspected Mesa had been eager to send him away.
• After William left, Mesa contacted Dirk Eberwein and asked him to investigate William Spengler thoroughly.
• Dirk questioned Mesa’s request, but Mesa refused to explain until their next meeting.
• A silver-haired girl waited anxiously while watching a clock, then trembled when a haughty voice addressed her.

Kirin ran into her uncle, Koichiro Todo, who offered to help her enter Seidoukan if she obeyed him. He planned to use her as a tool to advance his own career, while Kirin hoped to free her father, Seijiro Todo, from prison.

• Kirin recognized Koichiro Todo, whose contemptuous attitude brought back painful childhood memories.
• Koichiro questioned Kirin about being in the city, and she said she had come to take part in the Festas.
• Koichiro asked whether Kirin wanted Seijiro released from prison, and she confirmed that she did.
• Koichiro told Kirin to come with him and promised to arrange things for her at Asterisk if she obeyed him.
• Koichiro planned to place Kirin at Seidoukan, make her its top-ranked student, and use her to win a future Festas for his own advancement.

Koichiro Todo slapped Kirin when she refused to go with him, but William intervened and restrained him. As the crowd gathered, William recognized Koichiro and used his bewitching ability on a server, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Kirin told Koichiro Todo she would not go with him, and he slapped her before raising his hand to strike again.
• William stopped Koichiro Todo and asked Kirin why she had let him attack her.
• Kirin explained that Koichiro was her uncle, while William reminded her he had promised to take responsibility if anything happened.
• William recognized Koichiro Todo, who paused his struggle to ask whether William knew him.
• With onlookers gathering, William summoned a female server and used his bewitching ability on her.

William pulled Koichiro Todo into a private room after he slapped Kirin and stopped him from striking her again. William revealed his identity as Jielong's Seventh Academy's “Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena,” but Koichiro responded with contempt and invoked his position as a reserve executive of Galaxy.

• William dragged Koichiro Todo into a private room while Kirin silently followed and the crowd let them go.
• William threw Koichiro into the room, and the waitress left them alone with Kirin.
• Koichiro demanded to know who William was, and William changed his face to reveal his true appearance.
• Koichiro recognized William as the “Heavenly Motion of All Phenomena” from Jielong's Seventh Academy and insulted him.
• Koichiro slammed the table and declared that he was a reserve executive of Galaxy.

William used his Word Spirit Art to silence and restrain Koichiro Todo after Koichiro insulted him and Genestella. When Kirin refused to slap her uncle, William comforted her and slapped Koichiro himself.

• Koichiro Todo insulted William and Genestella, and William used his Word Spirit Art to seal Koichiro’s mouth and force him to sit.
• William explained that his Word Spirit Art only worked on people far weaker than him, but he enjoyed using it on Koichiro.
• William told Kirin to slap Koichiro, but Kirin hesitated because he was her uncle.
• William reassured Kirin by gently ruffling her hair, then approached the restrained Koichiro and slapped him.

William threatened Koichiro Todo with Orion and forced him to apologize to Kirin and abandon his pursuit of her. Koichiro fled, and William asked Kirin whether she was angry with him.

• Kirin watched silently as William slapped Koichiro Todo and sat beside him.
• William summoned Orion and pressed its spearpoint to Koichiro’s throat, reminding him that he could use his Phoenix Festa wish to avoid punishment.
• Koichiro realized William meant to kill him and feared that his wish had not yet been granted.
• William demanded that Koichiro give up pursuing Kirin, apologize to her, and return quietly to his reserve executive position.
• William released Koichiro after he apologized to Kirin, and Koichiro fled the room.
• William returned to Kirin, patted her head, and asked whether she was angry with him.

Kirin officially joined Jielong Seventh Academy and entered a public ranking battle against Li Shenyun to determine the academy’s Twelve Apostles. The match was about to begin as Kirin stepped onto the arena, determined to win.

• Spring arrived, and Kirin officially joined Jielong Seventh Academy.
• The academy prepared to hold a public ranking battle between Kirin and Li Shenyun, despite Li Shenyun and Li Shenhua objecting to the public match.
• Li Shenhua belittled Kirin, and Zhao Hufeng rebuked the twins for questioning Fan Xinglu’s decision.
• Fan Xinglu ordered the match to begin, and Li Shenyun gathered his talismans and climbed onto the stage.
• William encouraged Kirin as she drew Senhagiri, and Kirin stepped onto the stage, promising to win.

Toudou Kirin faced the ninth-ranked Li Shenyun in a packed arena as spectators gathered to see Fan Xinglu’s newest disciple. Li Shenyun’s fog-and-talisman attack failed to explode, and he dispelled the fog, leaving Kirin poised to continue the match.

• Li Shenhua and Li Shenyun showed hostility toward Kirin because she lacked talent for the Star Immortal Art and because William looked after her after rejecting their Water School invitation.
• The announcer began the match between unranked Toudou Kirin and ninth-ranked Li Shenyun before a packed crowd eager to see Fan Xinglu’s newest disciple.
• Li Shenyun taunted Kirin, but she drew Senhagiri and focused on her opponent.
• Li Shenyun filled the stage with thick fog and sent lightning-charged talismans toward Kirin.
• Li Shenyun’s talismans failed to explode, so he dispelled the fog, and Kirin slowly opened her eyes.

Kirin fought Li Shenyun while blind, using her hearing and swordsmanship to expose the weakness in his illusion technique. The chapter ended with her explaining that her “Folded Feather” strike had never actually drawn Senhagiri.

• Kirin used her hearing to deflect Li Shenyun’s Lightning Strike Talismans and charged at him.
• Li Shenyun created four illusory doubles with his “Clone” technique, which William judged to be a fraction of Fan Xinglu’s skill.
• Kirin drew near and used “Folded Feather,” making Li Shenyun and his doubles recoil from an apparent sword strike.
• Kirin’s blade met a golden talisman as Li Shenyun’s doubles vanished, and she explained that “Folded Feather” was an illusion that made opponents believe she had drawn her sword.

Kirin used the Sword of Phantom Image to overcome Li Shenyun’s illusions and then endured his barrage of Thunderclap Talismans. As the smoke cleared, she stood unharmed in the eye of the storm, her unseen blade still sweeping through the air.

• William explained to Fan Xinglu how he had helped Kirin refine the Sword of Phantom Image.
• Li Shenyun realized Kirin had tricked him with the technique and used his Diamond Mantra to defend himself.
• Li Shenyun hid himself with Invisibility and sent four illusions to attack Kirin, but she cut them all down.
• Li Shenyun revealed that he had surrounded Kirin with talismans and ignited them in a massive series of explosions.
• Kirin survived the blast and cleared the smoke with the wind from her rapidly swinging sword.

Kirin revealed a defensive Star Immortal Art technique that protected her from Li Shenyun’s Thunderclap Talisman. Li Shenyun answered by gathering all his talismans into a massive Thunder-Explosion Sphere and preparing to attack.

• Kirin dodged Li Shenyun’s attack and closed in, but he detonated a Thunderclap Talisman and blasted her away.
• Kirin stood up unharmed, leaving Li Shenyun shocked that the explosion had not injured or dirtied her.
• Kirin showed Li Shenyun the defensive Prana barrier called Steel Membrane, which Senior had taught her.
• Li Shenyun revealed his hidden trump card, formed a huge sphere from all his Thunderclap Talismans, and prepared to unleash it with the Clone hand seal.

Kirin defeated Li Shenyun with Extreme Step Kill: Silence, then William restored her strength and praised her. That night, Silvia called William and prepared to tell him something.

• Li Shenyun sent eight Thunder-Explosion Spheres toward Kirin, but Kirin escaped their ring with Extreme Step Kill: Silence.
• Kirin struck Li Shenyun with the back of her blade, knocking him unconscious and winning the match.
• William helped Kirin stand and restored her strength by matching their Star Power, then praised her progress.
• Silvia called William that night, and he asked what she wanted to tell him.

After another unsuccessful search for Ursula in Asterisk, Silvia invited William to attend Seidoukan’s Academy Festival with her. They agreed to meet at noon the next day, while Silvia prepared to leave on a plane.

• William and Silvia’s first search for Ursula ended without success, and Fan Xinglu noticed William watching her.
• Silvia arranged to meet William at Seidoukan the next day, then explained that it was the Academy Festival.
• William accepted Silvia’s invitation and agreed to meet her at the school entrance at noon.
• A woman wearing full-cover goggles told Silvia that their plane was about to take off, and Silvia changed out of her performance outfit.

William accepted Toudou Kirin’s invitation to attend the Academy Festival with her, then the story moved to the festival’s busy opening. It left William sitting outside Seidoukan Academy as crowds filled the streets.

• Toudou Kirin brought William a late-night meal and asked him to attend the Academy Festival with her.
• William agreed to go with Kirin on the festival’s second or third day because he had plans for the first day.
• The Academy Festival opened, drawing crowds and filling the streets around the schools with stalls.
• William sat on a bench beside the Seidoukan Academy gates.