Chapter Summaries

Resurrection recognized that Night Crow was Fang Ran and comforted him as he confessed to killing people during the previous night’s events. Fang Ran finally broke down in tears in Resurrection’s arms, while someone outside silently listened and left.

• Ye Sheng looked for Night Crow after the rooftop gathering, and Hua Ling said she had seen Night Crow leave with Resurrection.
• Resurrection privately revealed that she had recognized Night Crow from his expressions when people were in danger, and asked who he really was.
• Fang Ran dispelled his disguise and admitted that he had created the petal waterfall to hide from the livestream cameras.
• Resurrection told Fang Ran that his attempt to hide his pain was heartbreaking and urged him to speak honestly.
• Fang Ran confessed that he had killed three people with Gluttony and had killed Huang Chuan despite knowing the love in his memories; Resurrection held him as he cried.
• A figure who had listened outside crushed out his cigarette, put away the Cross Ancient Spear, and vanished into the night.

Fang Ran woke at Jing City University after his apartment had been moved there, then reunited with Meng Lang and Gou Yu as their everyday life resumed. Ling blasted Fang Ran and Meng Lang during their brawl, but Gou Yu served breakfast and the group settled into their new routine.

• Fang Ran opened his balcony door and discovered his apartment was now beside Jing City University's lake.
• Meng Lang and Gou Yu came out of the kitchen, revealing that the Night Bureau had arranged the move the previous night.
• Fang Ran attacked Meng Lang over the move and his summer troubles, and the two wrestled while Gou Yu prepared breakfast.
• Ling appeared and blasted Fang Ran and Meng Lang after overhearing their obscene banter.
• Fang Ran and Meng Lang recovered enough to argue over breakfast, while Gou Yu welcomed the return of their familiar daily life.

Fang Ran discovered that Meng Lang and the Night Bureau had moved his home to Beijing, enrolled him at Jing City University, and arranged a new place for him to live. After the surprises settled in, he accepted that he was beginning a new student life in Beijing.

• Fang Ran confronted Meng Lang for moving his house from Luocheng to Beijing without telling him, and Meng Lang explained that the Night Bureau wanted them closer to Main Camp and safer.
• Gou Yu told Fang Ran that the Night Bureau had transferred his student registration to Jing City University for a two-year exchange program.
• Gou Yu revealed that he had bought the entire rental building, so Fang Ran and Meng Lang would no longer pay rent.
• Su Qun told Fang Ran that Ye Sheng had supported the move because she did not want the three of them left alone in Luocheng after Against the Current was destroyed.
• Fang Ran learned from Su Qun that the Night Bureau had arranged his university placement, then accepted the prospect of starting a new life in Beijing as Meng Lang and Gou Yu discussed buying furniture.

Fang Ran celebrated becoming a student at Jing City University by laughing uncontrollably in the newly renovated apartment while Meng Lang and Gou Yu discussed the fallout from the previous month’s public spectacle. Meng Lang confronted Fang Ran over the trouble he had caused, and the chapter ended with the two playfully fighting as Gou Yu gave up asking about the Night Battle aftermath.

• Gou Yu admired the renovated apartment, and Meng Lang explained that a renovation company Xu Bo had found had done the work.
• Meng Lang told Gou Yu that Fang Ran had been laughing since he accepted that he had become a student at Jing City University.
• Meng Lang and Gou Yu discussed how the All-City Hot Night events and Fang Ran’s undead carriage had caused a sensation, and how Madam’s family business and the Night Bureau helped contain the public reaction.
• Meng Lang grabbed Fang Ran’s cheeks to vent his frustration, and Fang Ran retaliated by tugging Meng Lang’s face.
• Gou Yu decided to leave his questions about the Night Battle aftermath for another time and thought about making lunch.

Fang Ran, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu endured Beijing’s 35°C heat in a rental house without an air conditioner, and Fang Ran decided the heat was preferable to returning to the Night Bureau’s grueling training. As they tried to find a way to cool down, Fang Ran eyed a power bank and reconsidered a dangerous idea.

• Fang Ran complained about the heat while wrapped in a bedsheet, and Meng Lang and Gou Yu explained Beijing’s weather and urban heat.
• Meng Lang teased Fang Ran about missing the Night Bureau’s comfortable facilities, but Fang Ran recalled his harsh summer training and insisted he preferred the heat.
• Gou Yu asked about Fang Ran’s university classes, and Fang Ran admitted he was looking forward to his first week at Jing City University.
• Meng Lang lamented throwing away their fan, and Gou Yu suggested using a metal object to cool down.
• Fang Ran spotted a power bank on his bedside table and silently decided against trying something dangerous with it.

Fang Ran accidentally used The Freeze and created a massive block of ice in the apartment, leaving him, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu to deal with the aftermath. The three ended the chapter wearing down jackets in the summer heat and trying to smash the ice apart.

• Meng Lang explained that he had arranged for Jing City University's field to be repaired before freshman military training, and Fang Ran praised his scheme.
• Fang Ran remembered The Freeze Clow Card and tried to use Silver Severing Dragon Tooth to make ice in a basin.
• Fang Ran lost control of his Magic Energy Value, and The Freeze consumed five hundred points and filled the room with freezing mist.
• The Freeze created an enormous, unusually cold block of ice that crushed the basin and left Fang Ran and Meng Lang scrambling onto the balcony.
• Fang Ran said the ice would melt slowly and could not be made to disappear, so he, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu put on down jackets and began breaking it up with household tools.

Fang Ran began his first day of classes at Jing City University but got lost on campus while searching for his classroom. As he wandered, he passed Ming Ling greeting her junior, who glimpsed a familiar figure and dismissed it as an illusion.

• At the apartment, Meng Lang suggested that he and Gou Yu do something for Fang Ran, who had already left for class.
• Fang Ran ran around Jing City University for nearly half an hour trying to find the foreign language classroom for his major.
• Fang Ran decided to ask someone for directions and reflected on how ordinary the students looked compared with the attractive people he had met through the Night Bureau.
• Two male students discussed Ming Ling and the petite junior she was embracing, while Fang Ran continued searching without paying them much attention.
• Ming Ling affectionately greeted her junior and teased her, but the girl spotted a familiar-looking back and decided she must have imagined it.

Fang Ran arrived at Jing City University and learned that his Computer Science class had a newly hired female professional English teacher. He was stunned when the teacher turned out to be Ji Lingyan, whom he already knew.

• Fang Ran searched for his classroom in the heat and listened as students discussed the unusual prospect of a female teacher in the Computer Science Department.
• A classmate lamented that he had barely spoken to a girl in nearly a month and had hoped to meet beautiful women at university.
• Ji Lingyan entered the classroom, stunning the male students with her appearance.
• Fang Ran sprayed water onto his classmate when he saw Ji Lingyan, then watched in disbelief as she introduced herself as the class's new professional English teacher.

Fang Ran discovered that Ji Lingyan was teaching his class at Jing City University, making his hoped-for break from the Night Battle world seem impossible. Ji Lingyan appointed him class representative and took him with her, leaving him surrounded by his classmates’ hostile stares.

• Fang Ran recognized Ji Lingyan on the podium and recalled their past encounter, while his classmates were captivated by her.
• Ji Lingyan taught a computer-related English class, and Fang Ran struggled to follow the material as he remembered their time together.
• After class, Fang Ran’s seatmate eagerly prepared to compete for the class representative position so he could get closer to Ji Lingyan.
• Ji Lingyan appointed Fang Ran, saying he had listened attentively, and asked him to come with her.
• Fang Ran noticed his classmates glaring at him and awkwardly tried to speak to his seatmate, who looked at him like a stranger.

Ji Lingyan appointed Fang Ran as her class representative and explained that Ye Sheng had arranged for her to help keep him safe at Jing City University. The chapter ended with Fang Ran discovering that Meng Lang had staged a loud, humiliating pickup outside the wrong department building.

• Ji Lingyan chose Fang Ran as class representative, dismissed the class, and took him to her car.
• Ji Lingyan told Fang Ran that Ye Sheng had asked her to teach at Jing City University and use Night Bureau resources to help him.
• Ji Lingyan revealed that she had earned a PhD at Jing City University and had previously studied there with Yan Xi.
• Fang Ran realized Meng Lang might have planned his move to Beijing weeks earlier and grew furious at his brother.
• Ji Lingyan and Fang Ran spotted Meng Lang making a noisy public spectacle outside a teaching building, and Fang Ran pretended not to know him.

Fang Ran and Meng Lang brawled over Meng Lang’s embarrassing stunt at Jing City University until Ling blasted them off the balcony. Gou Yu then revealed that he had nearly run out of money after buying and furnishing the house, and planned to look for a job the next day.

• Fang Ran attacked Meng Lang with the Thunder Card after learning about his banners and megaphone stunt at Jing City University.
• Fang Ran and Meng Lang fought across the lawn and balcony, competing to climb up and pelting each other with ice.
• Ling interrupted their final clash with a telekinetic blast and threatened to make them run naked around Jing City University if they shouted such nonsense again.
• Ling briefly remembered Fang Ran catching her during the Jing City scenario, then disappeared before asking the Prophet about the price he had mentioned.
• Gou Yu offered Fang Ran and Meng Lang Black Forest Mousse Cake, then said he planned to look for a job because he was nearly out of money.
• Fang Ran and Meng Lang reacted in stunned disbelief to Gou Yu’s plan.

Fang Ran announced that the Magical Boys were facing a financial crisis after moving into their new home, but the discussion revealed that Gou Yu still had money and a way to obtain medicine for his mother. The chapter ended with Fang Ran and Meng Lang worrying that they would lose their wealthy teammate as their source of support.

• Fang Ran declared that the ICMB Team was in a financial crisis, while Meng Lang and Gou Yu downplayed the situation.
• Gou Yu explained that moving costs had used up most of the team’s remaining funds and that Ye Sheng had arranged specialized medicine for his mother.
• Gou Yu recalled that he had more than a million left after leaving the Li family, though cleanup and compensation costs had been substantial.
• Fang Ran became alarmed that Gou Yu had nearly spent his million and asked who would support him if Gou Yu went bankrupt.
• Meng Lang agreed that he and Fang Ran would also lose their support if Gou Yu went bankrupt.

Fang Ran proposed using participant abilities to escape the group’s financial crisis, then revealed that he had earned money by charging people fifty yuan to treat their insomnia with the Sleep Card. Meng Lang and Gou Yu were left speechless at how little he valued Night Crow’s powerful abilities.

• Meng Lang and Fang Ran agreed that they needed a way to make money if Xiao Huo went bankrupt.
• Fang Ran argued that other participants were wealthy because they used their abilities to earn money, and said he had spotted a business opportunity during summer vacation.
• After Meng Lang questioned his claim, Fang Ran explained that he had used the Sleep Card to treat insomnia.
• Fang Ran revealed that he charged fifty yuan per session and had earned several hundred yuan in half an hour, leaving Meng Lang and Gou Yu speechless.

Fang Ran, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu discussed how to use their abilities to make money, with Fang Ran ruling out Meng Lang's combat-focused Sailor Moon powers and Gou Yu admitting his own spells were poorly suited to it. The conversation ended with them still considering Fang Ran's abilities as a possible source of income.

• Fang Ran proposed finding nearby business opportunities and working together as members of the ICMB Team.
• Fang Ran dismissed Meng Lang's Sailor Moon ability as unsuitable for making money because its spells focused on combat and defense.
• Fang Ran teased Meng Lang by imitating his ultimate spell, prompting Meng Lang to tackle him and try to silence him.
• Meng Lang and Fang Ran realized Gou Yu had a Balala the Fairies ability and fell quiet under Gou Yu's stern gaze.
• Gou Yu said his many spells were also mostly unsuitable for making money, and Fang Ran agreed after recalling their strange functions.

Fang Ran and Meng Lang searched for a way to earn money with Fang Ran’s abilities, then devised a plan to sell shaved ice to Jing City University students during military training. Fang Ran awakened The Sweet to flavor the ice, leaving Gou Yu worried about how their scheme would go the next day.

• Fang Ran showed Meng Lang and Gou Yu his fourteen Clow Cards, and the three failed to find a practical way to make money with them.
• Fang Ran remembered their earlier ice-smashing scheme and proposed selling shaved ice during Jing City University’s military training.
• The three realized The Freeze could provide ice, but Gou Yu worried they had no way to flavor it.
• Fang Ran knelt before the Magic Book and pleaded for something sweet, awakening The Sweet.
• Meng Lang shook Fang Ran in astonishment while Gou Yu feared their plan might go wrong.

After Fang Ran fell asleep, Ling watched over him, discovered a recording of an intimate moment from his past, and reacted with furious embarrassment. Elsewhere, Xia Yao and Shui Lianxin struggled with fragments of memory and growing feelings, leaving both uncertain about what they had forgotten or what they wanted.

• Ling visited Fang Ran as he slept and reflected on his risks and the Prophet’s claim that he had returned from the future to save her.
• Ling activated Shui Linlang’s projector, saw a recording of Fang Ran with a golden-haired girl, crushed the device, and smothered his face before fleeing.
• Fang Ran woke up, blamed Meng Lang, and charged into his room as Meng Lang called for Xiao Huo to save him.
• Xia Yao walked home after dance practice, stopped beside a fenced construction site, and wondered what she had forgotten.
• Shui Lianxin replayed memories of Fang Ran and questioned whether her feelings were gratitude, while wondering whether she could return to the outside world.

Ye Sheng struggled with memories of Night Raven rescuing her while looking like Fang Ran, as Revive reminded her of the coming National War. In North America, Veronica eagerly anticipated Fang Ran using her power, while the Demoness returned home, consumed one of her mediums, and vowed to protect her puppet.

• Ye Sheng avoided visiting Jing City University because she felt unsettled about Night Raven's resemblance to Fang Ran during her rescue.
• Revive found Ye Sheng working late, and Ye Sheng admitted she had been thinking about Night Raven before Revive reminded her of the upcoming National War.
• Veronica read Eber's report on the growing profits of Fies Erde's companies and looked forward to Fang Ran borrowing her power again.
• The Demoness arrived at her villa with her mediums and stopped their attack when she noticed Mr. Fang leaving for his night shift.
• After Mr. Fang rode away, the Demoness let the Black Shadow devour the weakest medium and vowed that no one would hurt her puppet.

Jing City University’s freshmen began their strict, roughly twenty-day military training in Beijing’s blazing September heat. After their first exhausting drill, they collapsed during a ten-minute break and complained about the weather and their instructors.

• The narrator described the uncomfortable uniforms, heat, and strict rules students faced during university military training.
• Jing City University’s freshmen stood in formation on the repaired sports field under temperatures above thirty degrees, knowing training would last around twenty days.
• After the captains ordered a ten-minute rest, the exhausted freshmen collapsed while their instructors remained composed.
• The freshmen joked and complained about the demanding drills, the instructors’ strictness, and the lack of shade and cold water.

Fang Ran, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu tried to earn money by selling shaved ice to Jing City University freshmen during military training, with Fang Ran drawing them in by shouting that it was free. The scheme ended with Fang Ran revealing that “Free” was his name and charging two yuan per cup.

• Fang Ran spotted the freshmen’s need for cold drinks and told Meng Lang and Gou Yu it was time to sell shaved ice.
• Meng Lang questioned how they would attract customers, and Fang Ran announced his plan to advertise free shaved ice.
• Fang Ran shouted that the shaved ice was free, drawing several overheated students to their stall.
• Fang Ran handed the students cups of shaved ice and told them each cup cost two yuan.
• When a student asked why he had to pay for something advertised as free, Fang Ran said his name was Free, leaving Meng Lang and Gou Yu mortified.

Fang Ran, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu sold shaved ice to Jing City University freshmen during military training using a makeshift stand and dubious supplies. Their unexpectedly popular business earned them a stream of payments, while Gou Yu remained unaware that Fang Ran had also obtained the ice shaver and cups without paying.

• Fang Ran tricked several students into paying two yuan for shaved ice by introducing himself as “Free.”
• Fang Ran, Meng Lang, and Gou Yu set up their stand with discarded items and an electric scooter, then attracted a crowd of thirsty trainees.
• Meng Lang explained that the stand was assembled from leftover materials, while Fang Ran admitted the ice had been frozen with water borrowed from teachers.
• A petite girl praised the shaved ice and suggested raising its price, but Gou Yu kept the price at two yuan and warned the others not to change it.
• The stand drew a steady stream of paying freshmen, and Gou Yu realized the trio had made a remarkable profit despite their nearly cost-free setup.