Chapter Summaries

Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go investigated Fang Cheng after a report of a monster in his apartment building, and Fang Cheng’s strange answers nearly made them suspect he was a Vampire. Kanzaki Rin rushed to protect him but found the investigators eating Mao Xue Wang with him.

• Fang Cheng checked Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go’s credentials before telling them about strange noises from the apartment above his.
• Fang Cheng described the noises as men shouting suggestive phrases, irritating Maeda Kenichi and embarrassing Kujo Go.
• Maeda Kenichi spotted duck blood in Fang Cheng’s kitchen, drew his gun, and accused him of having human blood.
• Kanzaki Rin learned that an anonymous report had identified Fang Cheng’s address as a possible Vampire’s home and raced there to warn him.
• Kanzaki Rin entered Fang Cheng’s apartment and found Fang Cheng, Maeda Kenichi, and Kujo Go eating Mao Xue Wang together.

Fang Cheng convinced Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go that he was not a vampire by showing them his wound and cooking Mao Xue Wang, which they eagerly ate. Kanzaki Rin arrived to find them sharing breakfast and was left scrambling to explain why she had rushed to Fang Cheng's home.

• Maeda Kenichi confronted Fang Cheng with a gun, and Fang Cheng offered to prove the blood was duck blood by cooking Mao Xue Wang.
• Fang Cheng cut his finger, and Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go watched as the wound kept bleeding, concluding he was not a vampire.
• Maeda Kenichi tasted the Mao Xue Wang, enjoyed it, and persuaded Kujo Go to join him for breakfast with Fang Cheng.
• Kanzaki Rin arrived and found the three men eating, then struggled to explain why she had come and how she knew where they were.
• Fang Cheng spoke as Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go waited for Kanzaki Rin to answer.

Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin fooled Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go into believing Rin was Fang Cheng’s devoted partner, then discussed an anonymous tip that may have exposed Fang Cheng’s identity. Rin also revealed that a vampire-hunting operation had failed after someone warned the targets.

• Fang Cheng told Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go that he and Kanzaki Rin were ordinary friends, while Rin played along and washed his dishes.
• Maeda Kenichi and Kujo Go left convinced Rin willingly acted like Fang Cheng’s pathetic simp, and Rin asked them to keep the encounter secret.
• After her coworkers left, Kanzaki Rin confronted Fang Cheng for making fun of her, and he said he had been helping her out of a tight spot.
• Kanzaki Rin said an anonymous report had brought the men looking for a Vampire and warned that Fang Cheng’s identity might have been exposed.
• Kanzaki Rin said her vampire-hunting operation had failed because someone tipped off the Vampires, who had since gone into hiding.

Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin discussed the Countermeasure Department’s vampire leak and agreed to wait before hunting again, then traded insults over a computer virus and backed-up photos. The chapter ended with a mysterious visitor offering Hiya Kyohei a deal after revealing that the Disaster Countermeasure Department was watching him.

• Fang Cheng and Kanzaki Rin suspected there might be multiple moles in the Countermeasure Department, and Kanzaki Rin said they would wait no more than half a month before dealing with the vampires.
• Fang Cheng learned Kanzaki Rin had infected his computer with a virus, revealed he had backed up her photos, and watched her storm out after throwing a chair at him.
• Hiya Kyohei fed his captive family and drank blood from Ami, warning himself that she must not die.
• A masked visitor told Hiya Kyohei that the Disaster Countermeasure Department was watching him and offered him a mutually beneficial deal.
• Hiya Kyohei let the visitor into his apartment and shut the door.

Fang Cheng returned to Kashima Academy after Kanzaki Rin ordered him back, and he found Asaka Akie being bullied by three girls. Sato Hayato tried to protect her but was beaten, so Fang Cheng stepped in with a branch.

• Kanzaki Rin told Fang Cheng to return to school or risk losing his diploma, and he bargained with her for barbecue and hot pot in exchange for deleting her photo.
• Fang Cheng returned to Kashima Academy, where Asaka Akie greeted him and Sato Hayato asked him for the adult comics he had mentioned.
• During lunch, Fang Cheng followed Sato Hayato as three girls led Asaka Akie away and began bullying her.
• Sato Hayato confronted the girls, then begged them on his knees to hurt him instead of Asaka Akie.
• The girls knocked Sato Hayato down and beat him, so Fang Cheng snapped off a tree branch and walked over.

Fang Cheng intervened when Watanabe Junko and two other girls attacked Sato Hayato and Asaka Akie, but Asaka fled after Junko accused her of starting a fight the day before. Fang Cheng left Sato to investigate while he headed home, where a pretty high school girl suddenly appeared.

• Fang Cheng chased off Watanabe Junko and the other two girls with a tree branch, then asked why they had been bullying Asaka Akie.
• Watanabe Junko accused Asaka Akie of hitting her the previous day, and Asaka denied it before running away.
• Fang Cheng called Asaka Akie after school, and she thanked him while telling him to thank Sato Hayato as well.
• Sato Hayato decided to investigate what had happened to Asaka Akie, while Fang Cheng declined to join him and left school.
• A pretty high school girl leaped out near the subway station and greeted Fang Cheng.

Ugou Mirai tried to thank Fang Cheng for saving her, but their awkward meeting ended with her arranging dinner and exchanging contact details with him. After her bodyguards took her home, Fang Cheng went to the Training Ground at Kanzaki Rin's summons and was shocked by what he saw there.

• Ugou Mirai waited outside Fang Cheng's school, and he accidentally knocked her down when she startled him.
• Ugou Mirai reminded Fang Cheng that he had saved her, and she explained that she had tracked him down to thank him.
• Fang Cheng questioned Ugou Mirai about his Countermeasure Department identity, then teased her for having no money to buy him a thank-you gift.
• Ugou Mirai offered to treat Fang Cheng to dinner the next day, and they exchanged contact details.
• Ugou Mirai's bodyguards escorted her home, where she asked Qingxue to lend her money despite already owing her 150,000.
• Kanzaki Rin summoned Fang Cheng to the Training Ground, where he arrived by motorcycle and exclaimed in shock after stepping out of the elevator.

Fang Cheng survived Kanzaki Rin’s surprise attack with a training version of the Individual Combat System, then learned he would receive specialized combat training. After Takeda Masumi admitted she was interested in Fang Cheng, Kanzaki Rin warned her that he was no ordinary person.

• Kanzaki Rin ambushed Fang Cheng with the Individual Combat System, and he dodged her attacks until he realized the weapons were firing harmless training rounds.
• Takeda Masumi praised Fang Cheng’s speed, while Fang Cheng examined Kanzaki Rin’s exoskeleton and provoked her into a near fight.
• Kanzaki Rin explained that she had secured the training system under Takeda Masumi’s name and planned to teach Fang Cheng firearms, Swordsmanship, Stealth, and Intelligence Gathering.
• Fang Cheng asked Kanzaki Rin to investigate Ugou Mirai, then tried the exoskeleton’s flight system and ended up aiming its barrel at Kanzaki Rin and Takeda Masumi.
• Takeda Masumi asked Kanzaki Rin whether she was dating Fang Cheng and said she wanted to pursue him; Kanzaki Rin warned her he was not ordinary, but Takeda Masumi remained interested.

Fang Cheng continued training with Kanzaki Rin and Takeda Masumi while trying to shake off Ugou Mirai, whose identity remained hidden. After Fang Cheng rejected Ugou Mirai’s advances, a mysterious man appeared in the darkness and caused Fang Cheng’s left middle finger to fall off.

• Fang Cheng trained with Takeda Masumi and Kanzaki Rin, gaining proficiency in various combat and covert skills.
• Kanzaki Rin told Fang Cheng that Ugou Mirai’s records were concealed and confirmed she was not the person they were seeking.
• Fang Cheng mocked Kanzaki Rin’s chest, and she attacked him in the Individual Combat System.
• Ugou Mirai arranged another encounter and offered to treat Fang Cheng to dinner, but he took half the money in her wallet and told her not to approach him again.
• Ugou Mirai complained to her maid Qingxue that she had failed again.
• A mysterious man in a pink suit appeared in the darkness near Fang Cheng’s apartment and said his left middle finger would break before it fell off.

Takeshi Takeyama used his ability to inflict horrific wounds on Fang Cheng, who discovered the attacks could not truly kill him and repeatedly revived without losing a life. As Takeshi's power weakened, Fang Cheng closed the distance and struck him, causing the surrounding darkness to recede.

• Takeshi Takeyama introduced himself as a magician and used his words to sever Fang Cheng's limbs and behead him.
• Fang Cheng revived unharmed with his remaining revival count unchanged, realizing the attacks had not truly killed him.
• Takeshi repeatedly attacked Fang Cheng, but Fang Cheng kept recovering while Takeshi's power weakened and the distance between them shrank.
• Takeshi panicked and demanded to know why Fang Cheng was not afraid.
• Fang Cheng ripped off his partly attached arm and swung it into Takeshi's face, sending him flying as the darkness receded.

Fang Cheng defeated Takeshi Takeyama’s illusion and discovered that he was a Monster called a Lying Ghost. After forcing Takeshi to reveal how to find the client who hired him, Fang Cheng used Takeshi’s own words to argue that he had broken his oath, leaving Takeshi facing his fate.

• Fang Cheng escaped Takeshi Takeyama’s illusion and subdued him with a barrage of punches.
• Fang Cheng interrogated Takeshi, who explained that his ability created illusions that became real when victims feared them enough.
• Fang Cheng exposed Takeshi as a Lying Ghost and asked how to identify the client who had hired him.
• Takeshi revealed that Fang Cheng could contact Tsukikage Hoshi through his black-market account, then gave up his address and bank details.
• Fang Cheng reminded Takeshi that he had sworn he would be less than human if he lied, and pointed out that Takeshi was not human.

After killing Takeshi Takeyama, Fang Cheng collected his Life Fragment, disposed of the body, and searched Takeyama’s apartment for money and information. He tracked down his stolen motorcycle and confronted the thief at Nangong Saya’s repair shop.

• Fang Cheng killed Takeshi Takeyama, absorbed his fragments, and gained another life.
• Fang Cheng disposed of Takeshi Takeyama’s body, cleaned the stairwell, and went to Takeyama’s apartment in the Fourth Layer.
• Fang Cheng found Takeyama’s savings and black-market account, took the tablet, and decided to pursue other Monsters for money and abilities.
• Fang Cheng discovered his motorcycle had been stolen by Komatsu Yukikawa.
• Nangong Saya ordered Komatsu Yukikawa to return the motorcycle, and Fang Cheng knocked him and the bike down with a brick.

Fang Cheng recovered his stolen motorcycle after defeating Nangong Saya and her crew, then continued toward Tsukikage Hoshi. Along the Edogawa River, he spotted Asaka Akie crying by the railing.

• Fang Cheng caught up with Komatsu Yukikawa and fought off the mechanics who attacked him, then defeated Nangong Saya despite her swordsmanship and powerful Mechanical Arm.
• Fang Cheng inspected Nangong Saya's Mechanical Arm, demanded payment for his stolen motorcycle, and left with the cash she gathered.
• Nangong Saya loaded her injured crew into the van and drove them to the nearest hospital, warning them to learn from the incident.
• Fang Cheng rode along the Edogawa River and spotted Asaka Akie crying while gripping the railing.

Fang Cheng found Asaka Akie on the verge of jumping into the Edogawa, stopped her, and took her on his motorcycle. He left her waiting outside an izakaya on Flower Street while he went inside wearing his Kamen Rider mask.

• Fang Cheng spotted Asaka Akie by the Edogawa and stopped her from climbing over the railing.
• Fang Cheng joked with Asaka Akie until she calmed down, then asked whether she had wanted to die.
• Fang Cheng saw the scars on Asaka Akie's arm, but she stopped him from removing her glasses.
• Fang Cheng took Asaka Akie toward her home on the Fourth Layer and said he had to stop somewhere along the way.
• Fang Cheng brought Asaka Akie to an izakaya on Flower Street, told her to watch the motorcycle, and entered wearing his Kamen Rider mask.

Fang Cheng visited Tsukikage Hoshi to uncover the identity of a black-market employer and haggled her fee down from twenty thousand to twelve thousand. Tsukikage Hoshi revealed the employer’s identity, which Fang Cheng found both expected and unexpected.

• Fang Cheng met the cat-eared girl at Tsukikage Hoshi’s izakaya and went through to the courtyard to speak with the landlady.
• Tsukikage Hoshi recognized Fang Cheng as a vampire by his scent and explained that she could read only thoughts related to herself.
• Fang Cheng asked Tsukikage Hoshi to identify the employer behind a black-market job posting he had found through Takeshi Takeyama’s account.
• Tsukikage Hoshi identified the employer and quoted a fee of twenty thousand, prompting Fang Cheng to haggle and offer his kidneys as payment.
• Fang Cheng and Tsukikage Hoshi agreed on a fee of twelve thousand, and she told him the employer’s identity.

Fang Cheng confirmed that Morishita Yamato had hired Takeshi Takeyama to kill him, then took Asaka Akie home. At her door, he encountered Nangong Saya and knocked her down with a punch.

• Fang Cheng learned that Morishita Yamato was behind the contract on his life and asked Tsukikage Hoshi about Yamato’s family background, but she demanded a hundred thousand.
• Fang Cheng paid at the izakaya, teased the cat-eared girl at the counter, and left while Asaka Akie waited anxiously outside.
• Fang Cheng withdrew money from Takeshi Takeyama’s bank card at a self-service bank, then drove Asaka Akie home.
• Nangong Saya rushed out of Asaka Akie’s home and froze when she saw Fang Cheng, who struck her down with one punch.

Fang Cheng brought Asaka Akie home and learned that her mother mistook him for Akie's deceased younger brother, Asaka Makoto, who looked remarkably like him. Akie admitted she had a selfish reason for asking Fang Cheng to bring her home, but the chapter ended before she explained it.

• Fang Cheng mistook Akie's housemate Nangong Saya for a thief following him, punched her, then apologized after Akie explained they were both tenants.
• Fang Cheng warned Akie that Nangong Saya was a thief, and teased Akie about looking like she would have children easily.
• At Akie's home, her mother mistook Fang Cheng for Xiao Cheng, then realized he was someone else when she touched his face.
• Akie showed Fang Cheng the memorial altar and explained that the boy in the portrait was her younger brother, Asaka Makoto, who had died.
• Akie apologized to Fang Cheng and confessed that she had a selfish reason for asking him to bring her home.

Fang Cheng visited Asaka Akie’s home, where he learned why she had tried to make her mother mistake him for her late brother and distracted her with jokes about Grandma Matsuda’s religious recruitment. He warned Akie to stay home while he dealt with danger at school, but after he left, Grandma Matsuda revealed a threatening side and ordered Akie inside.

• Asaka Akie explained that she had hoped Fang Cheng’s resemblance to her dead brother would comfort her mother, and Fang Cheng chose not to press her about her suicide attempt or scars.
• Grandma Matsuda mistook Fang Cheng for Akie’s boyfriend and tried to recruit him into the Ultimate Bliss Cult, but he asked whether he could earn money from it until she sent him away.
• Akie laughed for the first time in a long while, and Fang Cheng urged her to stay home for a few days because danger might be connected to Morishita Yamato.
• Akie said she trusted Fang Cheng, and he promised to protect her and told her to call him if anything happened.
• After Fang Cheng rode away, Grandma Matsuda warned Akie not to be stubborn and told her to think of her mother and come inside.

Fang Cheng obtained detailed information about Morishita Yamato’s criminal family and considered eliminating them all, but struggled to find a way to do so without being discovered. At the training ground, Takeda Masumi misread his private worries as a sexual problem and offered to help him.

• Fang Cheng beat the underworld broker who tried to raise the price for information, took his cash, and left after stabbing him in the ass.
• Fang Cheng opened the encrypted file and learned about Morishita Kengo and Morishita Sayuri’s criminal histories, their powerful connections, and Morishita Yamato’s home address.
• Fang Cheng decided he would rather eliminate the entire Morishita family than face trouble from them one at a time, but worried their security would expose him.
• Fang Cheng remained distracted during training with Takeda Masumi because he was planning how to act without being caught.
• Takeda Masumi hugged Fang Cheng and, misunderstanding his reference to a private problem, suggestively offered to help him take care of it.

Fang Cheng tested whether his lack of sexual urges meant he had become like a vampire, then learned a folk remedy that might hide his scent from vampires. The chapter left him considering the garlic-juice method for his plan against Morishita's family.

• Fang Cheng rejected Takeda Masumi's advances, beat her in the ring, then kissed her to test whether his body still worked.
• Fang Cheng confirmed he still had physical urges before Kanzaki Rin interrupted him and Takeda Masumi.
• Kanzaki Rin warned Fang Cheng not to toy with Takeda Masumi's feelings, while Fang Cheng claimed they had nearly gotten carried away.
• Fang Cheng asked how to hide his scent from vampires, and Takeda Masumi suggested rubbing garlic juice over his body.
• Fang Cheng thanked Takeda Masumi and exchanged suggestive gestures with her about an ice pop.