Recaps

Anali told Sylutia how she had been captured as a child and escaped a Mage’s experiments, while Sylutia urged her to set revenge aside and focus on her studies. Sylutia arranged a month for Anali to prepare for a new entrance assessment, leaving her continued place in Asura District dependent on passing.

• Anali recounted growing up in a mountain tribe, being captured at ten, and spending years imprisoned for a Mage’s experiments.
• Anali explained that she escaped during a revolt and was sent to Asura District by a rescuer who left her a letter urging her to learn revenge.
• Sylutia advised Anali to reconsider revenge later and tested her knowledge, finding major gaps despite her hard work.
• Sylutia gave Anali five gold coins and a study plan, and told her to prepare for the entrance exam required to remain at the school.
• Sylutia helped Anali secure an additional month to study and obtained approval for an assessment that could earn her a new student ID.

Sylutia combined techniques from different schools to improve her flying swords and magical hand control. She created two stronger spells and considered how mastering multiple schools could open a new path for Mages.

• Sylutia tested reshaping the Phantom Flying Sword into a circular saw, but found that the sword form was more effective overall.
• Sylutia formed Magnetic Sand into six hands that wielded swords, discovering that they could fight flexibly but required overwhelming concentration.
• Sylutia used the Mithril Clock School’s emphasis on precision and machinery to create the Improved Blade Flying Sword, a faster, sharper third-tier spell.
• Sylutia refined Magic Hand Control into the more stable Improved Magic Hand Manipulation, which required less attention and could perform precise tasks.
• Sylutia recognized that combining schools could reveal spells’ potential, though mastering multiple systems was difficult and could lead to failure.

Sylutia received an invitation from Hutao of the Fox family to attend a banquet at Night Fragrance. Meanwhile, Fire Pig plotted to advance his rank through a Feast Ritual and ordered his underling to investigate the Fox family for a Dragon Eye treasure.

• A butler invited Sylutia to Hutao's banquet at Night Fragrance and explained that Hutao had stayed with her aunt instead of moving into the school dormitory.
• Sylutia wondered whether the invitation reflected Hutao's interest or the Fox family's desire to recruit her, then returned to studying.
• A servant carried a platter of steaks through Scallion Street's guarded underground passages and delivered them to Fire Pig.
• Fire Pig asked whether Four Fingers had died, and his bird-beaked underling reported that he had arranged to poison him.
• Fire Pig demanded a Fourth Order Dragon Eye Aspect Power treasure so he could perform the Feast Ritual and advance in rank.
• The underling suggested investigating the Fox family, whose ancestors had once completed a Fifth Order Feast Ritual.

Sylutia, Lovier, and Aurora discussed the Fox Family’s banquet and Aurora explained the history of the legendary Fox Feast. Sylutia agreed to ask the family about the gigantic fire fox and the dragon meat at the banquet that night.

• Sylutia, Lovier, and Aurora rested in their dormitory before gathering in the afternoon to talk about the Fox Family’s banquet.
• Aurora described Feast Rituals, including the Flesh Feast and the Honey Fragrant Fruit Feast.
• Aurora recounted how the Fox Family’s ancestor completed a Flesh Feast with the help of a gigantic fire fox and advanced to the Sixth Order.
• Lovier asked what happened to the fire fox and where it got the dragon meat, but Aurora did not know.
• Sylutia agreed to ask the Fox Family about the story at the banquet.

Sylutia attended a Fox Family banquet and discussed a new ice cream product with Hutao. Hutao then revealed the hidden story behind the Fox Feast and the fire fox, including the dragon-slaying warrior who had summoned it.

• Sylutia arrived at the Night Fragrance club and waited for Hutao while sampling the banquet's desserts.
• Marid welcomed Sylutia and asked Hutao to keep her company.
• Hutao offered Sylutia Starberry Liqueur and suggested turning Sylutia's biscuit-and-ice-cream idea into a new product.
• Sylutia named the product Silky Snowball and suggested several flavors for Hutao's maid to record.
• Hutao told Sylutia that a dying warrior summoned the fire fox and gave it part of a dragon's tail as a token of gratitude to the Fox Family's ancestor.
• Hutao explained that the Fox Family later summoned the fire fox, which brought the promised dragon meat for the Fox Feast.

After returning home, Sylutia used her Black Kite Doll to prepare for bed. Meanwhile, Four Fingers discovered he had been poisoned, and his attempt to weaken Fire Pig led the authorities to force both gangs into a public truce that neither side intended to honor.

• Sylutia returned to her lodgings, used the Black Kite Doll to ready her bed, and went to sleep.
• Four Fingers woke to learn that he had been poisoned with slow-acting Green Sprout Poison made from mandrake roots.
• Four Fingers ordered his men to cause trouble for Fire Pig while the doctor sought ingredients to brew a rare-quality antidote.
• A series of incidents on Scallion Street drew official scrutiny and forced Fire Pig to pause his plan to kill Four Fingers.
• The authorities summoned both sides and made them publicly agree to peace, while Four Fingers and Fire Pig secretly continued plotting against each other.

The Fire Pig discussed the failed poison attack on Four Fingers and his difficulty finding a Dragon Eye treasure for his advancement. He revealed his growing fear that officials would eventually remove him and asked the Bird-Beak Elder to find a treasure so they could both escape their declining lives.

• The Bird-Beak Elder reported that the poison had worked on Four Fingers, and the Fire Pig ordered his followers to watch both sides and blame Four Fingers if a fight broke out.
• The Fire Pig explained that his agents had learned little about the Fox family's secrets and recalled that a Mage had pointed him toward the Origin Hourglass and the Bionics School for Dragon Eye treasures.
• The Fire Pig said he needed to advance because officials were beginning to see him as a nuisance and might eventually engineer his removal.
• The Fire Pig shared his memories of hunger and his weariness with power, then asked the Bird-Beak Elder to find a Dragon Eye treasure so they could escape and return home.
• The Bird-Beak Elder promised to search for the rare treasure.

Aurora told Lovier about the few places dragons might still exist, while Sylutia shared the Fox Family’s plan to sell ice cream. Fire Pig saw the project as a chance to work with the Fox Family and proposed using dragon remains to attract customers and seek clues about Dragon Eye.

• Aurora told Lovier that most dragons had migrated to the Dragon Kingdom and that legends placed some on the lost Seventh Continent.
• Sylutia said Hutao and the Fox Family had developed three ice cream flavors and planned to promote them with street stalls in the Asura District.
• Bird-Beak Elder told Fire Pig that the Fox Family wanted to hire workers for its ice cream project and that cooperation could help them look for Dragon Eye.
• Fire Pig proposed making fire and dragon ice cream to appeal to apprentice mages and attract customers.
• Fire Pig ordered the Fox Family’s envoy to arrange a dragon skeleton and remains for a large specimen display.

Iris visited the Fox family estate and learned about a proposal to use dragon remains in a promotional project. He reshaped Hutao’s idea into a larger sponsorship plan and pushed ahead despite her objections.

• Iris arrived at the Fox family estate and waited for Hutao to finish school.
• The butler told Iris about the negotiations with the Asura District leader and the underground Pigman’s proposal involving complete dragon remains.
• Iris explained that most dragon remains belonged to the Origin Hourglass School, then proposed sponsoring a display to attract new students and promote co-branded products.
• Iris took control of the project, and the Fox family drew up a detailed plan.
• Over the following week, Hutao argued with Iris about his sensational changes, but he proceeded, so she let some shops begin testing the ice cream promotion early.

After finishing her courses, Sylutia explored the Asura District and ran into her classmate Camilla, who invited her to walk together. As they shared memories of their childhoods, Camilla’s urge to taste Sylutia’s blood faded, and they stopped to consider having ice cream.

• Sylutia enjoyed her newfound free time by wandering through streets of the Asura District she had not yet explored.
• Camilla, bored and uncomfortable beneath the summer sun, noticed Sylutia and felt her blood stir an urge to taste her.
• Camilla approached Sylutia and invited her to take a walk together, and Sylutia accepted.
• As they strolled, Camilla and Sylutia talked about their hometowns, the weather, and their childhood memories.
• Camilla’s bloodlust toward Sylutia gradually faded as they grew comfortable together, and she suggested they sit down for ice cream.

Sylutia, Aurora, and Lovier visited the academy exhibition area in the Asura District to learn about schools and their specialties. After touring several halls, they headed for the Feast School, where Aurora promised an extravagant meal.

• Camilla and Sylutia shared ice cream and continued their outing through the city.
• A week later, academy representatives arrived in the Asura District, and Sylutia learned that the Bionics School ranked eighteenth.
• Sylutia, Aurora, and Lovier discussed the arriving academies and decided to explore the exhibition area that afternoon.
• Aurora explained the Resonance School's history and described the Lock and Key School and the Gem School to Sylutia and Lovier.
• The three visited the Gold Foil, Color, Mist Porcelain, and Plaster School exhibitions and learned about each school's specialties.
• As evening arrived, Lovier said she was hungry, and Aurora led the group toward the Feast School for a lavish meal.

Sylutia visited the Feast School and Bionics School exhibitions, turned down the Bionics School’s offer to recruit her, and focused on preparing for Thetis Academy’s entrance examination. At the end of June, she gave Anali a new student ID and encouraged her to move beyond her painful past.

• Sylutia, Lovier, and Aurora sampled dishes at the Feast School exhibition, where Sylutia learned about the school’s cuisine and its promised Feast Ritual for new students.
• Four Fingers met with his subordinates, discussed the underworld’s temporary peace, and agreed to wait until after the June entrance examinations before acting against Fire Pig.
• Sylutia and her roommates visited the Bionics School exhibition and saw its restored Red-Scaled Dragon specimen and simulated creatures.
• A Bionics School representative recognized Sylutia’s use of its secret arts and offered her resources and training, but Sylutia declined without revealing her teacher’s identity.
• Sylutia focused on studying past Thetis Academy entrance examinations, and her roommates began preparing for their own exams.
• Sylutia gave Anali a new student ID and comforted her about the painful memories connected to her broken horn.

Sylutia investigated Anali’s disappearance after the missing student was linked to a stolen Dragon Eye treasure, while the police questioned the rival underworld chieftains without finding evidence. As the case stalled, Sylutia received a secret message directing her to 67 Shuijiu Street and the underground sewer.

• Fire Pig and the Bird-Beak Scholar planned to recruit students to investigate the Bionics School’s Dragon Eye treasures and steal a suitable one.
• Anali’s employer told her that new helpers would reduce her restaurant shifts, and Anali continued helping that evening before going home.
• Anali disappeared, and Sylutia joined the police investigation after learning that a Cold Song Dragon Eye encased in Azure Stone had also gone missing.
• Mage Alliance specialists linked traces from the two cases, prompting officers to suspect Anali, but Sylutia defended her and gained permission to assist the investigation.
• The police questioned Chili Face and Fire Pig and searched Fire Pig’s tunnels and warehouses, but found no Dragon Eye treasure or proof of either chieftain’s guilt.
• Sylutia received a secret message pointing her to 67 Shuijiu Street and the underground sewer.

Sylutia found Fire Pig’s secret base beneath Water Bay Street and uncovered evidence of his planned Flesh Feast, but she found neither Anali nor the Dragon Eye treasure. Unable to question the Pigmen because they could not speak the common language, she followed one of them toward Fire Pig’s headquarters to find out where Anali was being held.

• Four Fingers explained that he had leaked information to Hedra so she might expose Fire Pig’s hideout, and he ordered Chili Face to watch Water Bay Street.
• Sylutia followed tracks through the sewer, killed three giant rats, and used a Thread Bird to scout a hidden cavern guarded by Pigmen.
• The cavern’s ritual table and Fire Pig’s documents revealed plans for a Flesh Feast, but Sylutia found no sign of Anali or the Dragon Eye treasure.
• Sylutia put the guards to sleep with her Sleep Dream Potion, searched the caves, and found Fire Pig’s wealth, weapons, stolen art, and ritual notes.
• After learning she could not communicate with a captive Pigman, Sylutia freed him and followed him toward Fire Pig’s headquarters.

Sylutia fought her way into the Fire Pig’s underground headquarters while searching for Anali and the stolen Dragon Eye treasure. After a prolonged battle, the wounded Fire Pig fled toward an escape route, still refusing to tell Sylutia where Anali was hidden.

• Sylutia followed a Pigman into the underground base, disabled guards with Phantom Flying Swords, and advanced toward its center.
• The Fire Pig armed himself with a golden chain, a heavy axe, and Blood Wine, then confronted Sylutia and ordered his guards to attack.
• Sylutia dodged crossbow bolts and fought the Fire Pig, using upgraded Magnetic Sand swords and precise observation to exploit his openings.
• The Fire Pig’s healing necklace restored his wounds, and he fled while Sylutia pursued and offered to clear Anali’s name in exchange for information.
• The Fire Pig distrusted Sylutia’s offer and raced through the passages toward the escape route he had planned for years.

Sylutia confronted Four Fingers in Fire Pig’s treasure cavern and demanded that he reveal where Anali was and help clear her name. After Four Fingers’ men attacked, Sylutia revealed the black griffin and defeated them, leaving Four Fingers to offer his life-saving potion to revive Fire Pig.

• Fire Pig reached his looted cavern, where Four Fingers’ men had killed his guards and were waiting among his treasures.
• Four Fingers’ men shot Fire Pig, and Sylutia refused to accept gold instead of answers about Anali and the Dragon Eye treasure.
• Sylutia severed Yellow-eyed Mongoose’s hand and stopped Four Fingers’ man from killing the still-breathing Fire Pig.
• Sylutia summoned a black griffin from her Griffin family crest, and the griffin defeated the attackers after one of Four Fingers’ men tried to ambush her.
• Four Fingers surrendered and offered his life-saving potion to revive Fire Pig, and Sylutia told him to go ahead.

Sylutia recovered the Cold Song Dragon Eye and rescued Anali after interrupting Fire Pig’s Feast Ritual, then decided to report the crime while trying to spare Fire Pig’s life. She made Four Fingers promise to help reform the underworld in exchange for a future genuine Feast Ritual.

• Fire Pig revealed the Dragon Eye was sealed beneath the stone table and used his tusk and Blood Law Aspect Power to summon it.
• Fire Pig began a Feast Ritual that would have transformed him into food, but Sylutia’s Black Griffin destroyed the stone table and seized the Dragon Eye, interrupting the ritual.
• Sylutia’s group found Anali tied up in a cellar at the address Fire Pig had given, freed her, and learned that Beastmen had abducted her after an exhibition visit.
• Sylutia announced that the Dragon Eye would be returned to the Bionics School and Fire Pig’s plans reported, but said she would try to spare his life.
• Sylutia ordered Four Fingers to keep the incident quiet, maintain order, and oversee wage deductions and gray-market business, with aid for workers in need.
• Sylutia promised Four Fingers a genuine Feast Ritual if he fulfilled her demands, and a vision of flowers, fruit, and delicacies appeared before the gathered underworld leaders.

After the Dragon Eye treasure was recovered, Sylutia dealt with the Bionics School representative, while Fire Pig recovered and returned to Scallion Street. His return and cooperation with Four Fingers restored stability in the underworld as the Mage Alliance’s admissions examination began.

• Sylutia met with the Bionics School representative, answered his questions about her studies under Knox, and received a badge granting her direct entry to Erimo Academy.
• The Bionics School representative left Sylutia in charge of deciding the punishment for the theft’s ringleader and invited her to visit and exchange ideas.
• The doctor told Fire Pig that Lady Hedra had persuaded the mage representative to let her decide his punishment, and said Fire Pig would return to Scallion Street once he recovered.
• Three days later, Fire Pig returned to Scallion Street, where Bird-Beak Elder and the residents welcomed him.
• Fire Pig’s return ended the power struggle in his neighborhood, and he and Four Fingers worked together to stabilize the district.
• The Mage Alliance’s three strongest academy schools arrived in Asura District, and the admissions examination officially began.

Sylutia applied to Thetis Academy and faced its demanding entrance examination, demonstrating her combat skill and mechanical genius. She passed every test and was welcomed to the academy as someone expected to bring change to the Mithril Clock school.

• Sylutia received approval to apply to Thetis Academy and walked through the crowd to the Mithril Clock airship.
• The judges questioned Sylutia on her knowledge and skills before setting her against a Third Order Blood Frenzy Beast.
• Sylutia used black wings and Magnetic Sand swords to defeat the Blood Frenzy Beast.
• The judges asked Sylutia to make a precise clock without reference points, and she built a Six-Faced Clock Tower using six Magic Hands.
• The judges congratulated Sylutia for passing every test and welcomed her to Thetis Academy.

Sylutia passed Thetis Academy’s examination, celebrated her classmates’ graduation, and then returned to the Asura District’s underground world to begin organizing it. She left with plans to build a powerful organization that could support cooperation among the Woodland Alliance and other races.

• Hedra passed Thetis Academy’s examination, becoming the first student to do so and drawing cheers from the students waiting outside the airship.
• Students who passed the later examinations learned that Hedra had faced an exceptionally difficult test, while Lovier, Aurora, and Camilla also secured places at their chosen academies.
• Sylutia, Lovier, Aurora, and Camilla gave farewell speeches at a class celebration, sharing memories and hopes before the students feasted together.
• A week later, Sylutia returned to the underground world, where its leaders showed her a newly carved griffin mural and pledged to unite the region in her name.
• Sylutia began planning to bring order to the underground world and use it to build a stronger organization for cooperation among the Woodland Alliance and other races.

Sylutia spent her final month in the Asura District studying its people and institutions, reflecting on the Mage Alliance’s social order and the challenges of uniting humans and Orcs. She began drafting rules for a more durable and humane underground organization, while the possibility of becoming an Hour briefly entered her thoughts.

• Sylutia refused to meet Spider Woman because of her involvement in human trafficking and brothels, and Four Fingers warned her to abandon her plans to return.
• Spider Woman sold her property and left the Asura District as rumors portrayed Sylutia as a ruthless heiress, while residents noted that the streets had become safer.
• Sylutia surveyed the district and recorded its population, resources, education system, and social divisions, then considered the weaknesses of the Mage Alliance and the tensions between humans and Orcs.
• Sylutia considered whether religion could unite different races and briefly wondered how she might become a new Hour.
• Sylutia drafted organizational rules for the Asura District’s underground world, aiming to protect workers’ interests and improve their dignity and security.

As she prepared to leave for Thetis Academy, Sylutia comforted Lovier, who confided her insecurities and asked her not to forget their friendship. Before departing, Sylutia entrusted Anali with her notes and encouraged her to shape a future for herself, giving Anali a new sense of purpose.

• At Hutao's garden pavilion, Hutao discussed delaying her academy studies, while Aurora said she had persuaded her family to let her attend the Opera School.
• Lovier made a flower crown for Sylutia, hurt her ankle while running, and shared her worries about her sheltered upbringing and her great-grandmother's death.
• Lovier asked Sylutia not to forget her when she went to Thetis Academy, and Sylutia promised she would; Aurora invited them to meet again at the Silver Bell Festival.
• A week later, Lovier offered to send furniture to Sylutia's academy, and the three friends promised to reunite in six months.
• Before leaving Agate Street, Sylutia gave Anali a notebook and encouraged her to consider a future academy and a path toward strength.
• Anali accepted Sylutia's expectations and resolved to help carry out her plans for Agate Street and its beastfolk.

Sylutia arrived at Thetis Academy, registered, and learned about the academy and its districts from Senior Damian. She was assigned an unusually luxurious residence at Black Rose Palace, leaving Damian suspecting she was especially important.

• Sylutia left Asura District by flying carriage and arrived at Thetis Academy, where Senior Damian welcomed her.
• While waiting to register, Damian explained the differences between Mirne, Gemoxiu, and Asura Districts and noted that only six of the academy’s 76 new students came from Asura District.
• Sylutia registered as Hedra and received a room key, student handbook, and Golden Vine Protective Orb, which Damian said was usually given to top students.
• Damian discovered that Sylutia had been assigned Black Rose Palace, an unusual, spacious residence intended for high-tier Mages.
• Damian showed Sylutia around her new home, explained academy routines and courses, and left after offering advice and his address.

Sylutia settled into her residence at Thetis Academy, explored the campus, and received her school uniform before attending the opening ceremony. There, the teacher outlined the students’ studies and the Mithril Clock School’s mission, leaving Sylutia poised to begin her training.

• Sylutia explored her new home, recalled the Eyeball Fruit seeds, and considered how Secret Speech, Gold Steam, and the Alien Star related to her future advancement.
• Sylutia familiarized herself with Thetis Academy over several days, then tried on the uniform delivered by two maids and learned the opening ceremony details.
• Sylutia attended the opening ceremony in the Palace of Wisdom and introduced herself to the other new students.
• The teacher explained the students’ course expectations, advancement options, and future Academy assignments.
• The teacher described the Mithril Clock School’s history and vision, calling that vision a shell the students would nurture through their advancement.

Sylutia was named co-head of the freshmen alongside Spencer Pander, then competed in the academy’s first-year tournament. She defeated Muria in her opening match, while Spencer also won his bout, leaving their groups to size up the rival leaders.

• A professor appointed Sylutia and Spencer Pander co-heads of the freshman class, and the students chose which of their groups to join.
• The freshmen shared a feast of enchanted dishes that nourished their bodies and carried different Aspect Powers.
• A professor announced a freshman tournament, and a draw paired Spencer Pander with Vinico and Sylutia with Muria.
• Spencer used Gate of Rodri to block Vinico’s attacks, prompting Vinico to concede.
• Sylutia defeated Muria by overwhelming his swordsmanship with conjured attacks and six silver flying swords.
• Spencer dismissed Sylutia as a fighter who was merely good at brawling and assumed the professors had chosen her to temper him.