Recaps

Sylutia learned the Hundred-Eye Cult’s rite could not be stopped by force, so she used a Star-Track Inscription to summon the Griffin Star Palace. With Princess Musa’s help, she called the Griffin down over the Regas Kingdom.

• Sylutia studied the rift and learned the Cult Leader planned to use the World-Breaking Rite to bring down part of the Lord of All-Seeing Truth.
• Sylutia absorbed Alien Star power and raised several newly learned abilities to their current limits, but she could not overcome the Lord of All-Seeing Truth alone.
• Sylutia realized she could use the Griffin Star Palace to make the Lion Palace block the rift early, and activated the Star-Track Inscription.
• Sylutia returned to Princess Musa, carried her into the sky, and asked her to pray as a member of the Regas royal family.
• Sylutia and Princess Musa invoked the Griffin, and the starlit-winged creature descended into the Regas Kingdom.

Sylutia and Princess Musa rode the Azure Griffin as it destroyed the ritual array and helped seal the rift to the Astral Realm. Before the rift closed, Sylutia met Luna, who gave her a picture book and promised they would meet again.

• The Azure Griffin swept across the Regas Kingdom, destroying the ritual array, killing the Three-Headed Purgatory Hound and the Cult Leader of Hundred Eyes, and absorbing the castle-shaped phantoms.
• In the Heavenly Courtyard, the youthful fairy moved the Clock of Four Seasons forward three marks, shifting the stars so the Lion Palace blocked the rift.
• The Azure Griffin scattered the Beholders and blasted the Lord of All-Seeing Truth back, allowing the Dragon Scale Crystal Wall to close further until the Lord departed.
• A strange force pulled Sylutia toward the rift, where she deciphered the distorted information and saw Luna beyond the World Wall.
• Luna told Sylutia about her big sister, offered her friendship, and gave her a picture book before asking her name.
• Luna said goodbye to Sylutia, and the moonlight behind her sealed the rift completely.

After the battle, Sylutia explored the Seven-Colored Picture Book, which gathered her memories, abilities, and colors and let her develop new powers. She landed in Regas with Princess Musa and was welcomed by cheering riders, but still had to see the aftermath through.

• Sylutia examined the picture book's pages, which recorded her past life, family, garden, White Knight identity, and Star Maiden powers.
• Sylutia discovered that the book sorted her ability cards, let her switch Aspects, tracked her colors, and could develop or evolve cards.
• Sylutia and Princess Musa descended from the Azure Griffin and reached the ground near the ruined valley.
• Regas's riders arrived, cheered Sylutia, praised her heroism, and offered their loyalty.
• Sylutia overcame her shyness and prepared to finish dealing with the aftermath.

Sylutia helped establish Princess Musa as the next queen of Regas while taking the roles of Knight Commander and chancellor, then led New Regas in reclaiming the kingdom. The Griffin Order faced its first battle outside White Cliff City as Prince Feilie led a much larger Anti army against them.

• Derek asked Sylutia about Regas's future, and she arranged for the captured Kachis to be disarmed and guarded safely.
• Sylutia persuaded the southern representatives to accept Princess Musa as queen, while she agreed to serve as Knight Commander and chancellor.
• Over the next month, Sylutia and Princess Musa's forces reclaimed Regas, driving Anti's remaining garrisons into White Cliff City.
• As New Regas expanded, Sylutia advanced to Tier Four: Castle and formed the Griffin Order from newly promoted knights.
• Outside White Cliff City, Prince Feilie led thirty thousand Anti soldiers against New Regas's ten thousand, beginning the decisive battle.

Sylutia led New Regas to victory at White Cliff City, defeating Prince Feilie’s army and restoring the occupied lands. Two weeks later, Princess Musa was crowned Queen Musa, and the knights swore allegiance through the Peacock Oath, establishing the renewed Royal Authority.

• Sylutia empowered her troops with the Sun Sword and charged through the Anti Kingdom’s army, briefly reaching the Fifth Order.
• Prince Feilie fled the battle, but Sylutia struck him with a Spiral Spear, and the Anti army collapsed.
• New Regas reclaimed White Cliff City and planted its Griffin flag above the palace.
• Princess Musa was crowned with Sylutia’s help, then the knights gathered in the great hall for the Peacock Oath ceremony.
• The knights swore allegiance to Queen Musa and Regas, ate peacock meat, and formed bonds that strengthened the new Royal Authority.
• Sylutia stood beside Queen Musa as a court painter recorded the founding of New Regas and its renewed flag.

Queen Musa showed Sylutia around the White Cliff City palace and shared memories of her family and Regas. At dusk, Musa thanked Sylutia again for saving her and Regas and kissed her beside the ear.

• Musa brought Sylutia to her former tower room and offered to keep it for her whenever she wanted to stay.
• Musa led Sylutia through the palace, explaining its halls and gardens and recalling the people who once lived and worked there.
• Musa told Sylutia about Regas’s history, her childhood, and her escape with her younger brother after White Cliff City fell.
• As dusk fell, Musa thanked Sylutia for saving her and Regas, then kissed her beside the ear.

Sylutia worked with Musa to establish New Regas’s centralized government while studying Royal Authority and building up the kingdom’s people and institutions. The chapter ended with Solin swearing loyalty to Regas as Sylutia’s newly knighted soldier.

• Sylutia argued to Musa that New Regas should keep core powers centralized and recruit advisers to compensate for inexperienced officials.
• Musa described how Royal Authority ranks grew with a kingdom’s stability, while Sylutia reflected on her own gaps in Castle knowledge and skills.
• Sylutia brought Haines, Yero, and Morris to the palace for military, advisory, and research roles, while Aru and Karen served in the army and Ray remained in Stone-Forging City.
• Sylutia discovered Solin serving in the army and knighted him as a Third Order: Castle, after he pledged to protect Regas.

Sylutia assigned Yero to lead a survey of Regas’s regions and invited outside schools to help build the new kingdom’s administration. As Regas’s upheaval wound down, she discussed the fate of Kachis and the Hundred-Eye Cult with Queen Musa.

• Sylutia explained the regional survey project to Yero, who accepted the assignment in hopes of advancing to the Third Order.
• Sylutia invited scholars from Candle Keep, the Librarian School, and the White Bird School to support the survey.
• After a month of administrative work, Sylutia joined Queen Musa, who reported that most Anti troops in Regas had been accounted for and dealt with.
• Musa asked Sylutia what to do with the imprisoned Kachis, and Sylutia decided to visit him before making a decision.
• Sylutia said the Hundred-Eye Cult would be disbanded, with lower-ranking members reformed and the remaining higher-ranking members made to obey.

Sylutia questioned the captured Kachis about the Purgatory Three-Headed Dog and the Twin Snake Cult's sacred relic. He agreed to confess after learning she would otherwise bring in professional interrogators, and began revealing secrets about the Anti Kingdom and the Twin Snake Cult.

• Sylutia spared the three remaining Demon Pact-Makers in exchange for ten years of atonement and assigned them to organize Alien Star Aspect Power materials and aid Regas.
• Sylutia visited Kachis in the dungeon and revealed that she was the White Knight who had fought on the battlefield.
• Kachis refused to answer Sylutia's questions, believing that confessing would get him killed.
• Sylutia said she would bring in professional interrogators, prompting Kachis to offer a confession in exchange for help with a few wishes.
• Kachis began telling Sylutia about his experiences and secrets involving the Anti Kingdom and the Twin Snake Cult.

Sylutia questioned Kachis about the Twin Snake Cult and learned how he obtained its ritual dagger and what happened to the cult. After reuniting with Sophitina and helping her take over affairs in Regas, Sylutia prepared to return to The Woodland.

• Kachis told Sylutia that he had found the Twin Snake Cult's dagger among a smuggler's goods and had used it in attempts to fuse creatures.
• Kachis said the Twin Snake Cult had likely hidden itself or gone deep into the Twilight Sea, where its members transformed themselves with monsters to survive.
• Sylutia instructed a scholar to record Kachis's knowledge and offered to ask Queen Musa to postpone his execution for a year if his information proved useful.
• Sylutia reunited with Sophitina, who had come from The Woodland to undertake a practical trial in Regas.
• Sylutia handed Regas's affairs over to Sophitina with Musa's help, and the three women grew closer over tea and conversation.
• Sylutia finished wrapping up her work in White Cliff City and prepared to return to The Woodland.

Before returning to the Woodland, Sylutia said farewell to her friends in Regas and reviewed information about the Twin Snake Cult. She reunited with Morris at the Woodland Alliance, where he had been accepted by Beast Cry Valley, and planned to inspect the school with him.

• Sylutia shared a meal with Karen, Haines, and Morris, and Morris asked to study and work in the Woodland while Karen chose to remain in Regas.
• Sylutia visited Romanda in Scorched Stone City and learned that Lucas had left for the Woodland to search for Dead Ember resources.
• Sylutia reviewed Kachis's documents about the Twin Snake Cult, including its buried treasures and prophecy of a return in seven hundred and fifty-six years.
• Sylutia said farewell to Queen Musa and her companions, then rode from Regas toward the Woodland.
• Morris told Sylutia that Beast Cry Valley had accepted his application, and she offered to accompany him to inspect the school.

Sylutia returned to the Shadow World outpost and met with Kurand Hill, who offered her access to secret knowledge and discussed her future plans. Before she left, he gave her Flame Pomegranate seeds to cultivate in the Dark Mist Mountains, as tensions with the Mage Alliance grew.

• Sylutia arrived at the Golden Radiance Plain and reported to Kurand Hill at White Stone Citadel.
• Kurand Hill told Sylutia that Captain Cassius had arranged generous access to the Holy White Knight Hall’s secret arts and knowledge, and asked whether she would pursue the Gardener or Knight path.
• Sylutia chose to continue on the Gardener path, and Kurand Hill told her Lantern Town’s population had surpassed a thousand and another student group would leave next month.
• Sylutia asked Kurand Hill about the Beast Cry Valley for the prisoner she had rescued, and he recommended taking him there and considering battle beasts for Lantern Town.
• Kurand Hill gave Sylutia nearly thirty Flame Pomegranate seeds and a planting guide, instructing her to keep the crop secret and test whether it could grow in the Dark Mist Mountains.
• Sylutia left with the seeds and sensed that tensions with the Mage Alliance were rising.

Sylutia brought Morris to Beast Cry Valley, where Iron Finger accepted him as a student and explained the history of Bloodline Grafting. After declining to study under Iron Finger herself, Sylutia traded her cultivated resources for beasts and supplies to support her work in the Dark Mist Mountains.

• Sylutia presented her badge at Beast Cry Valley and was escorted inside, where she watched a giant Salamander defeat a Black Horned Savage Bull in the Beast Arena.
• Sylutia met Iron Finger, who examined Morris's crimson grafted arm and accepted him as a student at Beast Cry Valley.
• Iron Finger explained the origins and decline of Bloodline Grafting, then invited Sylutia to study under him; she declined because she needed to return to the Dark Mist Mountains.
• Iron Finger offered Sylutia trained pack beasts and war beasts in exchange for resources, and gave her a list of goods Beast Cry Valley wanted to buy.
• Sylutia calculated the value of her Rare Blood Currants and White Camellia leaves, then traded them for the supplies she needed.

Sylutia toured Beast Cry Valley, bought battle beasts and birds for her operations, and learned how different Aspect Powers countered one another. She left with a clearer sense of the Woodland’s Knight organizations and a counter chart for Transcendents.

• Sylutia inspected Savage Bulls, River Valley Rhinoceroses, and Wilderness Horses, then ordered one hundred Wilderness Horses, thirty Savage Bulls, and ten River Valley Rhinoceroses.
• Sylutia learned about Electric Winged Falcons and their Giant Body advancement into Thunderbirds, then ordered three Thunderbirds, forty Electric Winged Falcons, and twenty Sharp Eye Hawks.
• Sylutia spent her remaining funds on animal feed and Beast Cry Valley’s lower-order techniques, and Iron Finger Lomet promised to teach her recommended student more once he became a third-order full member.
• Iron Finger explained that third-order Savage Bulls could overwhelm ordinary Knights but were vulnerable to Witches with Nightmare or Mist Shadow Aspect Powers.
• Sylutia recognized how Castle, Nightmare, Mist Shadow, Beast Fang, and Blood Law could counter one another and began forming a chart of Aspect Power matchups.

Sylutia returned to Lantern Town after six months away and reunited with Rachel, Dorothy, Green, Halton, and the town’s people. After a warm welcome and reports on the town’s progress, she spent the night looking back through her Picture Book before falling asleep.

• Sylutia arrived in Lantern Town, and Rachel greeted her and reported that the town had dealt with a Dusk Beast attack on a transport convoy.
• Sylutia reunited with Green, Halton, and Dorothy, then told them about the battle beasts she had brought back for the town.
• Green proposed using the new beasts to support trade, scouting, and security, while Rachel discussed expanding patrols with Sylutia.
• Rachel and the town’s residents surprised Sylutia with candles and a welcome gathering in the council hall, where she heard reports from the past six months.
• The town held a lively evening meal, and Sylutia later revisited her memories through the Picture Book before falling asleep.

Sylutia reviewed her abilities across four systems and decided to strengthen her Emerald Nectar horticulturist skills by learning Great Tree Sprouting. She found a metallic fish that could serve as a key ingredient and planned to visit the Dark Sand River Valley during Lantern Town’s upcoming trade trip.

• Sylutia organized her abilities into four systems and noted that she wanted to seek out the Star-Gazing School’s legacy.
• Sylutia decided to focus on refining her Emerald Nectar horticulturist skills before studying further with the Iron Wall Crown Furnace and the Holy White Knight Hall.
• Sylutia began preparing to learn Great Tree Sprouting, which required Fertile Soil Technique materials.
• Sylutia searched Lantern Town’s records and found metallic fish in the Dark Sand River Valley that could provide the needed fish-attribute material.
• Sylutia planned to visit the Dark Sand River Valley during Lantern Town’s upcoming trade trip.

Sylutia traveled to Dark Sand River Valley, where she learned about its magnetic-material industry and the machines operated by Gold Steam Transcendents. She realized that without coal or oil, the region’s machinery could not easily power a broader industrial age.

• Dorothy asked Sylutia to bring back high-quality third-tier Magnetic Sand and second-tier Red Iron in exchange for an alchemical item.
• During the four-day journey, Sylutia studied Beast Cry Valley’s materials, mastered the Synchronization Technique to Lv. 3, and practiced communicating with a Wilderness Horse foal.
• Leon welcomed Sylutia to Dark Sand River Valley and explained its need to purify river water and its production of Magnetic Sand and Red Stone Iron.
• Leon showed Sylutia the outpost’s magnetic-material machines and explained that they relied on Transcendents with the Gold Steam Aspect Power.
• Sylutia suggested steam as an alternative power source, then realized the world had no coal or oil and that burning wood would be too inefficient to sustain widespread machinery.

Sylutia caught Gold-Magnetic Fish and used them to make material for the Fertile Soil Technique, rapidly growing a Golden Weight Pear Tree. She recorded the flower-covered tree with the Seven-Colored Picture Book, which caused the real tree to vanish into its page.

• Sylutia used her vision to find Gold-Magnetic Fish in the fast current and caught about twenty by binding them with a vine.
• Sylutia processed the fish with Clear Spring Holy Water and Agate Stone to create material for the Fertile Soil Technique.
• Sylutia used the material and the Great Tree Sprouting secret art to grow a Golden Weight Pear Tree to five stories tall and make it blossom.
• Sylutia used Morning Dew Emerald from the Seven-Colored Picture Book to photograph the tree, and the real tree disappeared.

After returning to Lantern Town, Sylutia fused three plant-growth abilities into Natural Growth and spent the next three months cultivating Cornflowers. She made 36 shades of Cornflower Flower Dew and sent them with a letter to Florella as a return gift.

• Sylutia returned from Dark Sand River Valley with high-grade Magnetic Sand and fused Vine Overgrowth, Wild Vegetation Growth, and Great Tree Sprouting into Natural Growth Lv. 5.
• Sylutia used Natural Growth around Lantern Town to raise gardens, trees, and other plants, then focused on cultivation rather than learning more combat skills.
• Over three months, Sylutia harvested third-rank Cornflowers and extracted their petals into 36 shades of perfect-quality Cornflower Flower Dew.
• Sylutia’s Picture Book recognized Cornflower Blue and added two points to its color collection.
• Sylutia wrote a letter thanking Florella for the Cornflower Seed, packed it with the flower dew, and entrusted the gift to a team bound for the Woodland Alliance.

Sylutia cultivated Black Roses and reflected on her third-order cornflowers before sending Florella a letter and floral essence. Florella received the gift, learned of Sylutia’s advancement, and resolved to work hard toward her own breakthrough.

• Sylutia planted new cornflower seeds and began raising Black Roses in an Experimental Garden, learning to cultivate them with her gardening abilities.
• Sylutia advanced the Black Roses toward the second order and discovered that they condensed Dead Ember Aspect Power.
• As winter approached, Florella received a wooden box from the Dark Mist Mountains containing a blue cornflower, floral essence, and a letter from Sylutia.
• Florella read that Sylutia had reached the third order and had returned to the Surface Continent after a year of growing cornflowers.
• Florella admired Sylutia’s gift and promised herself she would work hard toward her own advancement.

After months of quiet study, Sylutia prepared to explore the depths of the Dark Mist Mountains and test the abilities she had learned. She left town on Hyacinth Horse, heading into the dangerous lands beneath the Cloud Sea.

• Sylutia visited Dorothy and asked her to watch over the town while she was away.
• Dorothy gave Sylutia the Ailos Astrolabe, a Fourth Order tool that could determine her location and guide her through mist.
• Sylutia told Dorothy she planned to explore the depths of the Dark Mist Mountains alone, and Dorothy urged her to stay cautious and wear the protective brooch.
• Sylutia met with the town’s core members, reviewed arrangements, and warned them to be careful during Gale Season.
• Sylutia mounted Hyacinth Horse and set off toward the abyss beneath the Cloud Sea to test her abilities and explore the ancient ruins.

Sylutia visited Firestone Fortress, where she learned that the Dark Abyss had grown more dangerous, then gathered supplies and records for her planned expedition. After Dickens gave her a Radiant Orb for emergencies, she set out through the mountain pass toward the unexplored region beyond the Dark Mist Mountains.

• Sylutia arrived at Firestone Fortress and observed its guards, bustling shops, and many third-tier Woodland trainees.
• Sylutia listened to adventurers discuss the growing dangers and rewards of exploring the Dark Abyss.
• Sylutia met with Dickens, who warned her that the Abyss was unsafe and gave her detailed records and a special Radiant Orb.
• Sylutia collected her supplies, said goodbye to Dickens, and entered the pass leading toward the unknown region beyond the Dark Mist Mountains.

Sylutia entered the Blood Limb Forest to search for a rare Blood Fruit and encountered dangerous monsters with unexpected abilities. After defeating a swarm of Owl-Eyed Moths, she continued into the forest wary of its many unpredictable threats.

• Sylutia camped at the Petrified Forest, chose to explore the Blood Limb Orchard before the Wailing Cave, and set out the next day.
• Sylutia stored her Hyacinth Horse and entered the Blood Limb Forest with her Tree Jade Spirit Sword.
• Sylutia encountered five Fruit-Eating Rats, but they fled when she prepared to attack.
• Eight Owl-Eyed Moths approached Sylutia and released egg-filled powder that could infest living creatures.
• Sylutia escaped the moths' powder and destroyed them with Evil Eye Shot, then burned their corpses and the surrounding area with her lantern.

Sylutia explored the Blood Limb Forest, defeated a Child of Evil, and studied a battle between a Star-Spotted Leopard and a Hand of Death. She discovered that Radiant Moon power could purify Dead Ember, then collected a Peaceful Bone Jade and continued toward the Blood Fruit.

• Sylutia killed the Child of Evil with Deterrent Pupil, Pupil Lock, and Evil Eye Shot, then stored its Nightmare Crystal Bead.
• Sylutia followed the Blood Fruit’s trail and watched a Star-Spotted Leopard fight a Hand of Death.
• The Star-Spotted Leopard fled after tiring, and the Hand of Death healed its wounds by draining nearby creatures.
• Sylutia reasoned that Radiant Moon power could counter Dead Ember, pierced the Hand of Death with an emerald spear, and purified it with clear water.
• Sylutia found and collected a Peaceful Bone Jade from the remains before continuing through the forest.

Sylutia found a Blood Fruit at the center of a monster-filled forest and used the creatures there to train her abilities. She raised Astral Floating and Pupil Lock to Lv. 6, then considered how powerful Pupil Lock could become.

• Sylutia spotted a rare Blood Fruit guarded by six Third Order monsters and chose to practice her abilities rather than compete for it.
• Sylutia attacked a Child of the Formless with a lightning spear, then used Astral Floating to evade its mud attacks and improve her proficiency.
• Sylutia raised Astral Floating to Lv. 6, gaining the trait Ignore Inertia and becoming more agile in midair.
• Sylutia used Pupil Lock to bind the Child of the Formless, repeatedly adding chains until it could no longer escape.
• Sylutia raised Pupil Lock to Lv. 6, unlocking the ability to suppress a completely bound enemy's Aspect Power by 30%.