Chapter Summaries

Key plot points and events

• Chikage meets Nanase in Shibuya, and they travel together to a curiosity shop near Miura Coast—an outing Nanase has long wanted to make.
• Their shared enthusiasm for collecting keeps them happily talking during the long train ride. At the shop, Chikage finds a rare piece of special equipment: the Dream Sheep Stone, which lets its user enter another person’s dream.
• After browsing, they walk along the moonlit shore and lie beside a viewing platform to admire the stars.
• Nanase gives Chikage a Moonlight Bracelet made from a large Moonlight Stone he once gave her. Its effect is to raise the wearer’s mood.
• Nanase confesses that she has loved Chikage for a long time and asks him to accept the bracelet. She explains how his kindness and ability to steady her excitement helped her understand her feelings. She knows another girl, Tsukishima, has already confessed to him, but says she does not want to lose him.

Character developments

• Chikage is delighted by the outing and by finding the Dream Sheep Stone. His praise of Nanase as a “treasure of a girl” shows how much he enjoys and values their time together, though he is surprised by her confession.
• Nanase moves from shy anticipation to openly expressing her love. She shows both vulnerability and resolve by confessing despite knowing about Tsukishima’s feelings.

Significant themes

• Shared interests and companionship: Their collecting hobby creates an easy bond and makes the long journey enjoyable.
• Keepsakes as expressions of affection: Nanase’s handmade bracelet transforms a stone Chikage gave her into a personal gift and declaration.
• Courage and romantic uncertainty: Nanase takes a risk by confessing while acknowledging the complication of Chikage’s existing romantic situation.
• Wonder and discovery: The rare equipment and the starry coastal setting echo the pair’s shared desire to explore and uncover new things.

Character interactions

• Chikage readily agrees to Nanase’s faraway shopping trip, and she becomes visibly happy.
• Nanase guides him around the shop and shares his excitement about finding something special.
• Chikage’s affectionate praise encourages Nanase to suggest more outings together.
• In the quiet intimacy of the beach, Nanase gives him the bracelet and confesses, leaving the chapter at the moment of her heartfelt appeal.

Key plot points and events

• Nanase confesses her feelings to Chikage. He accepts the bracelet she plans to give him but says he cannot answer until after he has responded to Rin, whom he promised to answer first. Nanase agrees to wait, and they share a warm, hand-holding walk home.
• Chikage uses Divine Power to glimpse a possible future: he lives on a peaceful island in the sky with Nanase and a group of women who all seem to be his partners. Their teasing, affectionate welcome leaves him bewildered—but also strengthens his resolve.
• At home, Chikage reassures Ruri, Kayo, and Renai that he is safe and gives them souvenirs. Ruri reveals that Rin and the Collection Club girls had visited and waited for him.
• Kayo tells Chikage that DNA tests confirmed Ruri is their blood relative, but Chikage is not. The main family has given up interfering, though an elder cousin wants to meet him at Ruri’s father’s grave. Chikage agrees, intending to deliver a letter from his late father.
• Kayo asks which girl Chikage plans to date. After he admits that several girls have more or less confessed, he wonders aloud whether she would hate him if he became “a really bad guy.” Kayo warns him not to date them all or toy with their feelings. Seeing the Dream Sheep Stone, Chikage suddenly gets an idea.

Character developments

• Chikage is increasingly aware of his feelings for Nanase and the other girls, but he is conflicted about whether accepting multiple relationships would make him selfish or dishonest. The vision encourages him, while Kayo’s warning makes the problem feel more complicated.
• Nanase is shy but openly hopeful: she accepts Chikage’s request for time and cherishes their closeness.
• Kayo shows concern for Chikage’s welfare and the girls’ feelings, along with a hint of jealousy when she hears about the confessions.
• Ruri is affectionate and protective of Chikage, while playfully using her knowledge of his outing to bargain for a souvenir.

Significant themes

• Love and commitment: Chikage must decide how to respond to several people’s feelings while keeping his promise to answer Rin first.
• Honesty versus selfishness: Kayo challenges Chikage to distinguish consensual relationships from leading people on or hurting them.
• Family and belonging: The DNA results settle the main family’s interference but raise questions about Chikage’s place in the family.
• Possible futures and choice: Chikage’s vision offers a tantalizing outcome, but his present decisions—and their consequences—remain unresolved.

Character interactions

• Nanase and Chikage share a tender, hopeful exchange beneath the stars and on their walk home.
• Ruri teases Chikage about his outing, then happily accepts his gift; Kayo and Renai are pleased to receive theirs as well.
• Kayo delivers the DNA news and offers to shield Chikage from the elder cousin, but he chooses to meet her.
• Kayo presses Chikage about the girls’ confessions and firmly cautions him against pursuing them all carelessly, prompting his sudden inspiration when he notices the Dream Sheep Stone.

Plot points

• Chikage registers and equips the Gold-quality Dream Sheep Stone, gaining the ability to enter other people’s dreams while his body sleeps.
• In the Collection Club group chat, the girls debate how he should furnish his house—suggesting more shelves, a collectibles room, a projector, a larger fridge, and a music room. Their teasing reveals their personal interests and their attention to Chikage.
• Rin has joined the chat. Though some members suspect she joined mainly to keep an eye on Chikage, he agrees she can stay.
• Chikage says he will miss school again to meet his aunt from the main family. He also invites the group to his sister’s birthday celebration. Miyuki confirms she and Miki will attend.
• Hitomi asks whether Orihime told Chikage anything about her. He says he only learned that they are twins. Hitomi plans to meet him at the cemetery where he will see his aunt.
• Wanting to address the girls’ confessions before matters become complicated, Chikage uses the Dream Sheep Stone. He projects his soul to Aoi’s room and waits for her to fall asleep. Before she does, he discovers she has been looking at photos of him from swimming class and reacts with embarrassed surprise. Once she is asleep, he enters her dream.

Character developments and interactions

• Chikage is increasingly entangled in the girls’ attention and romantic interest, but tries to manage the situation indirectly while avoiding immediate answers.
• Aoi, Sana, Suzune, Nanase, and Rin show their familiarity with Chikage through their lively debate over his home and their joking, sometimes jealous reactions to one another.
• Rin is unusually direct about wanting Chikage’s attention; he accepts her membership despite the others’ objections.
• Miyuki offers practical support by volunteering to help celebrate Chikage’s sister’s birthday. Hitomi’s questions suggest there is more to her connection with Orihime and Chikage than she has revealed.
• Chikage’s accidental discovery of Aoi’s private behavior creates a humorous, awkward moment and hints at the depth of her attraction to him.

Significant themes

• Growing romantic tension: The girls’ teasing, jealousy, and confessions place Chikage under pressure to clarify his relationships.
• Privacy and boundaries: Chikage’s new ability lets him enter dreams, but its use raises questions about how far curiosity and personal access should go.
• Everyday intimacy: The group’s house-planning banter and birthday arrangements show how closely the girls are becoming involved in Chikage’s life.
• Secrets and unresolved family ties: The planned meetings with his aunt and Hitomi point toward family matters still to be addressed.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Fujiwara Aoi dreams that she is flying above and through a church, where she witnesses an older version of herself marrying Natsume Chikage.
• The dream shifts to a mansion filled with Chikage’s friends and relatives, who appear older and imply that they all share a romantic or domestic relationship with him. Aoi is embarrassed and confused, wondering whether the scene could be prophetic.
• Aoi merges with her future self and experiences an intensely realistic kiss with Chikage before waking. She is deeply embarrassed by how strongly her body and emotions reacted.
• It is revealed that Aoi, Yukimura Suzune, Saionji Nanase, Tsukishima Rin, Akita Sana, and the others all experienced the same shared dream. Chikage had deliberately created it with his supernatural power to show them a possible future in which they lived together, hoping to make that future easier for them to accept.
• Chikage acknowledges that such a future would be difficult to achieve, but resolves not to give up.
• The next morning, Chikage finds Kayo and Renai already awake and unusually well-rested. While preparing breakfast, Kayo cuts her hand, and Chikage treats the injury.
• Curious about Kayo’s future, Chikage uses Divine Power to look ahead. What he sees embarrasses him and remains on his mind as he travels to the cemetery.
• At Natsume Haozai’s grave, Chikage meets Natsume Tsubae. She questions why he stayed with Ruri despite learning they were not biologically related. Chikage insists that their years together made Ruri his true little sister and that he could never abandon her.
• Tsubae bitterly compares Chikage’s devotion to Ruri with the abandonment she suffered from Ruri’s father, leading to a tense argument as Chikage claims she has misunderstood the past.

Character Developments

• Aoi becomes more aware of her suppressed romantic and physical feelings for Chikage. Although horrified by the possibility of sharing him with the others, she cannot deny how much she enjoyed the dream.
• Chikage demonstrates both supernatural power and emotional determination. He uses the shared dream as an attempt to prepare the girls for his desired future, while recognizing that reality will be much harder.
• Kayo is shown becoming more comfortable in Chikage’s household, though she remains apologetic and unused to being cared for. Chikage’s vision of her future suggests an important, surprising development.
• Tsubae reveals deep resentment toward Ruri’s father and appears to view Chikage’s loyalty as both admirable and painfully ironic.
• Ruri and Renai show concern for Chikage, reinforcing the closeness and supportive atmosphere developing within the household.

Significant Themes

• Dreams versus reality: The shared dream blurs the boundary between desire, prophecy, and supernatural manipulation, while Chikage emphasizes that a dream does not guarantee the future.
• Suppressed desire and embarrassment: Aoi’s reaction exposes feelings she has tried to contain since confessing to Chikage.
• Family beyond blood: Chikage insists that his bond with Ruri is genuine despite their lack of biological relation.
• Healing and belonging: The household offers Kayo and the others a sense of security and care that contrasts with their painful pasts.
• Persistence in love: Chikage accepts the difficulty of his ambitions but remains committed to building a future with everyone.

Character Interactions

• Aoi observes and reacts to the imagined future involving Chikage and the other girls, revealing jealousy, confusion, and attraction.
• Chikage’s shared dream brings the girls together in an intimate but embarrassing situation designed to make them more accepting of one another.
• Chikage gently treats Kayo’s injured hand, strengthening their trust and highlighting his protective nature.
• Ruri and Renai worry about Chikage when he appears flushed, while he conceals the real reason for his embarrassment.
• Tsubae confronts Chikage at the cemetery about his relationship with Ruri. Their disagreement exposes contrasting views of family, responsibility, abandonment, and loyalty.

Key plot points

• Natsume Chikage gives Natsume Tsubae a letter written by her late brother. It explains that he was imprisoned after leaving the main family, later tried to find her, and stayed away after seeing her married with a child. He apologizes for his weakness and confesses that he always loved her.
• Tsubae breaks down at her brother’s grave, grieving both his loss and the years she spent blaming him without hearing his side.
• She asks Chikage to protect Ruri and ensure that she does not suffer the same kind of family-driven tragedy. Chikage promises.
• Chikage learns that Ruri’s father was deceived by business partners, lost his company, and died in despair; Tsubae appears to have punished those responsible.
• After Tsubae stays behind to tend the grave, Chikage meets Konoe Hitomi. She explains why the family’s personal maids, including herself, must take the surname Konoe rather than Mido: they serve as the head’s guards and spokespeople, and their authority is meant to belong to the head.
• Their conversation turns to Chikage’s visions of the future. Hitomi discovers that he has seen them together, and he admits he expects them to become a couple.
• Hitomi confesses that she likes him but refuses to accept his intention to pursue other girls. Chikage insists he will not give up, and they kiss.

Character development and interactions

• Tsubae moves from resentment toward her brother to painful understanding and regret. Her request that Chikage protect Ruri reveals that her earlier opposition to returning to the main family came from wanting to spare the younger generation her own suffering.
• Chikage acts as a bridge between Tsubae and her brother’s truth, then reassures her about Ruri. With Hitomi, he is candid about his future visions and boldly pursues the relationship he believes awaits them.
• Hitomi reveals the burdens and restrictions attached to her role in the Mido family. Though usually composed, she becomes visibly flustered when her affection for Chikage is exposed. She draws a firm boundary: unlike Orihime, she will not willingly share him with other girls.
• The two central interactions are Tsubae’s tearful reconciliation with her brother’s memory, and the flirtatious, argumentative exchange between Chikage and Hitomi that ends in a kiss.

Significant themes

• Misunderstanding and lost time: The letter shows how silence and family interference turned love into years of resentment.
• Family power and personal freedom: Both the Natsume and Mido families constrain individuals through tradition, punishment, and assigned roles.
• Protecting the next generation: Tsubae hopes Chikage and Ruri can avoid repeating the past.
• Love, commitment, and consent: Chikage’s confidence contrasts with Hitomi’s insistence on choosing for herself; their kiss follows her initial resistance and eventual decision to stop resisting, while the question of Chikage’s other relationships remains unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• After a heated kiss, Chikage and Hitomi trade teasing remarks. He hints that he has an unusual plan to secure others’ approval but refuses to explain it, saying he would tell his “future wife.”
• Chikage invites Hitomi to Ruri’s birthday and persuades her to help choose decorations, claiming she knows Orihime’s tastes. Hitomi suspects his excuses but goes along with him.
• They shop together in Shibuya. Hitomi carefully picks birthday supplies and home decorations, while Chikage praises her judgment.
• At a takoyaki stand, they deny being a couple despite holding hands. Chikage jokes that paying full price for a couples’ set makes them “more of a couple”; Hitomi’s brief irritation disappears.
• Hitomi says she cannot attend Ruri’s party but has already sent a gift. She gives Chikage the cross he wanted and tells him to stop bothering her. He refuses, saying he always follows through on what he promises.
• As they part, Chikage draws out the anticipation of a kiss, then kisses Hitomi on the forehead instead. He leaves her flustered and uncertain.

Character developments

• Hitomi maintains her composed, teasing exterior, but her jealousy, pleasure at Chikage’s praise, and disappointment when he stops holding her hand reveal growing affection. She helps him generously while insisting she is doing it for others.
• Chikage continues to flirt and provoke Hitomi, using playful excuses to spend time with her. He seems deliberately to build romantic tension, then stops short of a kiss.

Significant themes

• Unspoken romantic feelings: Both hide their emotions behind jokes, denials, and claims of friendship.
• Anticipation and restraint: The near-kiss and forehead kiss leave Hitomi more unsettled than a straightforward declaration might have.
• Affection expressed through small acts: Shopping help, a birthday gift, hand-holding, and shared food convey care despite their teasing.

Character interactions

• Hitomi and Chikage bicker throughout the outing, but she gradually accepts his hand and takes part in his plans.
• Chikage’s teasing contrasts with Hitomi’s controlled responses, while her subtle reactions show how deeply his attention affects her.
• Their public denial of being a couple clashes with their intimate behavior, underscoring the unresolved nature of their relationship.

Key plot points

• Konoe Hitomi gives Natsume Chikage the Holy Crystal Cross, a gold-quality item that slowly heals wounds. He registers it and earns an attribute point, then wonders how raising his spirit will affect his Divine Power.
• The Cross, Cyan-Wood Floral Staff, and Dream Sheep Stone can be combined into the Dream Lord set, a prismatic set with three abilities: manifesting dreams in reality at a Divine Power cost, controlling dreams, and creating a Dream Country.
• Chikage equips the set and learns how dreams work. Testing it around his home, he accidentally ensnares two paparazzi in a dream: they believe they are photographing him, but in reality they are trespassing on a stranger’s roof. The illusion breaks when a patrol officer confronts them.
• A thousand-meter dream drains most of Chikage’s Divine Power in minutes. He finds that smaller, more focused dreams cost less, while elaborate creations and complex beings cost more. Anything manifested in reality vanishes when the dream ends.
• He realizes the abilities could help Mido Orihime see the real world and could keep Tsukishima Rin’s heart healthy while he has Divine Power.
• Chikage creates a vast, richly detailed world inside his Dream Country with little effort. Recognizing it as the place he glimpsed in the future, he understands how the vision fits together—and turns his thoughts to confessing to the girls.

Character developments and interactions

• Chikage remains excited by his growing power but also thinks practically about its costs and limits. He interprets Hitomi’s gift as a sign she does not truly hate him, while recognizing that the other girls may resent his relationships with others.
• Hitomi’s gift is a meaningful gesture, though the chapter does not resolve the romantic tension around Chikage’s multiple relationships.
• The paparazzi’s attempt to invade Chikage’s privacy backfires when the dream distorts their perception; the patrol officer and residents see them as trespassers and intervene.
• Chikage begins considering the Dream Lord’s powers not just as tools for himself, but as ways to help Orihime and Rin.

Significant themes

• Power and its limits: The set can reshape perceived reality, but its real-world effects consume Divine Power and are temporary.
• Dreams versus reality: Dreams can deceive, heal, or create, yet their influence ends when the dream is withdrawn.
• Care and responsibility: Chikage sees his new abilities as a means to address the suffering of people close to him.
• Love and unresolved conflict: His plans to confess reflect his awareness that power cannot substitute for honest communication with the girls.

Plot and key events

• The five girls meet after school, each embarrassed by a strange dream from the previous night. When Aoi admits she dreamed about being intimate with the others, they realize they all had dreams involving Chikage.
• Comparing details, they discover the dreams’ endings were strikingly similar: in the future, all five girls were married to Chikage and living together in a large house. They wonder whether the shared dream might be prophetic.
• The conversation reveals that every girl likes Chikage—and that Aoi, Suzune, and Nanase had not realized the others’ feelings. Each recounts how she fell for him: Nanase was moved by his compliment when they reunited; Aoi fell for him while he patiently trained her at work; Sana was initially attracted to his looks, then to his personality; and Rin and Suzune’s feelings are also acknowledged.
• Rin asks whether they have all confessed to Chikage. They have. The possibility that Chikage may eventually choose only one of them creates an uneasy silence, but Aoi redirects the group to the mystery of their shared dream.

Character developments and interactions

• The girls’ teasing and embarrassment give way to genuine surprise as they discover their feelings are mutual. Suzune and Nanase are especially awkward about liking the same person, while Rin shows jealousy over Nanase’s first encounter with Chikage.
• Aoi and Sana bicker over who liked Chikage first and what drew them to him, briefly tussling as usual. The group also jokes about Suzune’s sharp tongue and Chikage’s habit of making polite remarks that can sound flirtatious.
• Despite their friendship, the prospect of competing for Chikage reveals real tension beneath their playful camaraderie.

Significant themes

• Shared feelings and romantic rivalry: The girls’ common affection strengthens their bond but also raises the prospect of competition.
• Dreams and destiny: The nearly identical visions raise the possibility that the dream reflects their hopes—or predicts a future—though none can explain it.
• Friendship and honesty: Comparing their dreams helps the girls reveal feelings and personal histories they had kept hidden.

Chapter 748: “Could Chikage Be Just Like Us Too?”

Key plot points and events

• Akita Sana, Yukimura Suzune, Fujiwara Aoi, Tsukishima Rin, and Saionji Nanase discuss a vivid dream they all shared, centered on Natsume Chikage. They agree its extraordinary events make it unlikely to be prophetic, but are unsettled by how real the sensations felt.
• The group wonders what caused the shared dream and whether Chikage experienced it too. Embarrassed to ask him directly, they decide Sana should casually find out whether he had an unusual dream.
• The girls discuss their feelings for Chikage. Sana, Nanase, and Suzune have confessed, but he has not answered them; he has said he will respond after giving Rin his answer. Rin openly admits she is pleased by this, prompting quiet concern among the others.
• Kondo Miki joins them on the way to Natsume Ruri’s birthday party. She asks whether Chikage has answered Rin yet and feels both disappointment and a hint of relief when she hears he has not.
• At Chikage’s home, the girls give Ruri birthday presents. Chikage is in the kitchen preparing the birthday meal with Reisa, Chizuru, and Kayo. His appearance makes the girls self-conscious as they recall the dream, but their offer to help is declined.

Character developments and interactions

• The shared dream brings the girls’ romantic and intimate feelings for Chikage into sharper focus. Their embarrassment contrasts with their curiosity and lingering fascination.
• Sana is playful and willing to tease Nanase about the idea of sharing Chikage, while Nanase remains shy but supportive of Sana.
• Rin’s candid happiness about being first in line for Chikage’s answer reveals her confidence—and intensifies her friends’ anxieties about the romantic competition.
• Miki’s question about Rin’s answer exposes her own conflicted interest in Chikage.
• The girls’ awkward behavior around Chikage at the party shows how strongly the dream has affected them, even though they have agreed not to tell outsiders about it.

Significant themes

• Shared experience and uncertainty: The girls try to explain an apparently impossible collective dream, but have no clear theory.
• Desire versus social expectations: Their joking discussion of a shared relationship sits alongside genuine jealousy and reluctance to share Chikage.
• Romantic rivalry and suspense: Chikage’s unanswered confessions leave the girls uncertain about whom he will choose.
• Embarrassment and secrecy: The dream shapes the group’s behavior, yet they decide to keep it between themselves.

Key plot points and events

• At Ruri’s birthday dinner, Chikage gives her a present, and the group takes photos together. The girls’ continued closeness to Chikage is clear, while Ruri privately notices how many girls surround her brother.
• Chikage and Miki leave to buy more drinks and snacks. Once alone, Miki takes his hand and confesses that she has fallen in love with him.
• Miki recalls that Chikage once said he wanted to marry someone like her. He cannot remember saying it and tells her that childhood promises do not necessarily reflect adult feelings.
• Chikage gently but firmly rejects her. He explains that he now loves the girls who stood by him when his family lost everything and he was struggling.
• Miki realizes she had avoided Chikage when he was poor, while Rin, Sana, Aoi, and the others supported him. She breaks down, regretting that she understood her feelings only after he had moved on.

Character developments

• Miki finally admits her feelings and apologizes for her earlier hostility, but her confession is driven partly by regret over lost chances. She must face that Chikage no longer loves her.
• Chikage asserts that his present feelings must be his own, not dictated by childhood memories or his former self’s affection. He prioritizes the girls who supported him and rejects Miki with compassion.
• Ruri enjoys her birthday but grows aware of the romantic competition surrounding her brother.
• The other girls remain close to Chikage, eagerly taking photos and enjoying time together; Rin especially uses the occasion to get a photo alone with him.

Significant themes

• Love shown through action: Chikage values the people who stayed beside him during hardship.
• Regret and missed opportunities: Miki wonders whether things might have changed had she supported him earlier, but there is no way to know.
• Personal choice and genuine feelings: Chikage refuses to let inherited memories or childhood words decide whom he loves.
• Reciprocity: Chikage reflects that lasting love requires both people to reach for one another.

Character interactions

• The birthday gathering is warm and playful, with the girls exchanging presents, taking photos, and subtly competing for Chikage’s attention.
• In private, Miki confesses while Chikage listens honestly. She seeks reassurance and challenges his rejection; he explains his feelings without blaming her.
• Their conversation ends in tears: Miki grieves the relationship she might have had, while Chikage offers sympathy but does not change his decision.

Key events

• After returning from the trip, Miki’s reddened eyes hint that her confession to Chikage failed. She leaves the birthday party early with her mother, Miyuki, while Chizuru also says goodbye.
• The remaining girls nervously ask Chikage about a recent dream that showed them marrying him. They are waiting for his responses to their confessions.
• Chikage sends Sana, Nanase, Aoi, and Suzune home, promising to message them later. He asks Rin to stay because he intends to answer her first.
• After everyone helps clean up, Chikage takes Rin to his room to talk. Her nerves trigger an attack related to her congenital heart condition.
• Chikage uses his Dream Lord power to steady her heartbeat, then finds and gives her medication. Rin apologizes and fears he will reject her because of her illness.
• Chikage reassures her, embraces and kisses her, then formally tells her he likes her and asks her to date him. Rin accepts joyfully.

Character developments and interactions

• Rin moves from anxious anticipation to vulnerability during her heart attack, then to disbelief and happiness when Chikage reciprocates her feelings.
• Chikage shows that Rin’s health matters more to him than the planned confession. His reassurance and declaration make his feelings clear.
• Sana, Nanase, Aoi, and Suzune accept that Rin will hear Chikage’s answer first, though they remain hopeful about their own chances.
• Ruri, Resaki, and Kayo recognize Chikage’s growing romantic entanglements. Ruri reluctantly accepts them; Resaki privately hopes she may have a chance in the future; Kayo feels conflicted about her own position.
• Miki’s failed confession is suggested through her silence and tearful appearance, though she says nothing openly.

Significant themes

• Love and vulnerability: Rin’s illness does not diminish Chikage’s affection; her fear of being rejected is met with tenderness.
• Competing romantic hopes: Several girls remain invested in Chikage, and the dream of a shared future makes it difficult for them to give up.
• Care over ceremony: Chikage’s first response to Rin’s confession-related anxiety is to protect her health, putting her well-being ahead of the romantic moment.

Plot points and events

• Tsukishima Rin and Natsume Chikage celebrate becoming a couple with a kiss. Rin admits how anxious she was that Chikage might choose someone else or reject her again, especially because of her heart condition. Chikage assures her that he sees her as whole and that her condition did not affect his choice.
• Rin asks what Chikage will tell the other girls who confessed to him. He says he will speak with them that night, concealing his real plan: he intends to date all of them.
• The pair discuss an imaginary version of their past in which Chikage’s family had not fallen on hard times. Chikage says he likely still would have wanted to know Rin as a friend before dating her. He comforts her by saying that whatever the timeline, they are together now.
• Chikage walks Rin home, but they discover Natsume Ruri, Kaga Renai, and Natsume Kayo have been listening outside. Before departing, Rin agrees not to tell the other girls about the relationship and leaves the announcement to Chikage.
• After Rin leaves, Chikage confirms to the three that they are dating and asks them not to spread the news. Ruri is stunned, while Kayo and Renai congratulate him despite their disappointment.
• In his room, Chikage produces magical Dream Keys and sends them toward Suzune and the others, preparing to confess to everyone.

Character developments and interactions

• Rin is openly affectionate and relieved to be chosen, but remains sensitive about her past rejection, her health, and Chikage’s other admirers. She accepts his reassurance and trusts him to handle the news.
• Chikage is tender with Rin but keeps his broader intentions secret. His reflection on their hypothetical past shows his preference for building relationships gradually; his present plan, however, is to pursue all the girls.
• Ruri reacts with shock and jealousy when she learns Chikage has a girlfriend. Kayo and Renai mistake her distress for fear of losing his affection, though Ruri’s real concern is left unstated.
• Kayo and Renai hide their own hurt behind congratulations and comfort Ruri. Renai remains hopeful about her chances with Chikage.

Significant themes

• Security and acceptance: Chikage’s reassurance helps Rin feel valued beyond her heart condition.
• The past versus the present: Their imagined alternative timeline cannot be known; Chikage urges Rin to focus on the relationship they have now.
• Romantic jealousy and concealed feelings: Several characters care for Chikage, but they respond to his new relationship differently—and Chikage is withholding his true plan.
• Approaching complications: The Dream Keys signal that Chikage’s announcement to the other girls is imminent.

• A mysterious doorway appears: While waiting for Chikage’s promised call about her confession, Suzune finds a glowing key in her room. Turning it in a keyhole that appears in her mirror lets her enter the house from her dream, where Aoi, Nanase, and Sana are already gathered.
• The shared dream may be prophetic: The girls realize the house matches the place they all dreamed about, including a future in which they marry Chikage. They wonder whether the dream is a genuine glimpse of what lies ahead. Nanase says she could accept marrying Chikage alongside the others if they could all stay together without hurting one another; the others remain uncertain, though the possibility makes them reconsider their feelings.
• Chikage joins them: He arrives through his own mirror after seeing the girls and worrying about them. He confirms that he had the same dream—including their marriages and intimate life together—leaving everyone embarrassed. He then gathers his courage to tell them something, but the chapter ends before he reveals it.
  Character developments and interactions: Suzune’s practical outlook is shaken by the supernatural event, and her concern for the others prompts her to use the key. Nanase is the first to openly consider accepting the shared future, while Aoi, Sana, and Suzune struggle to imagine it. Aoi’s blunt, suggestive questions provoke flustered reactions and comic arguments with Sana. Chikage’s immediate concern for the girls reassures them, and his awkward confirmation brings their romantic feelings and uncertainty into the open.
  Themes: The chapter explores fate versus choice, the possibility that dreams predict the future, and whether love can be shared without causing harm. Its supernatural mystery is balanced by embarrassment and humor as the characters confront an unconventional future they had previously dismissed.

Key plot points and events

• Chikage announces that he had planned to choose one girl after buying back the house, but the shared dreams have changed his mind. Having seen a future with all of them, he says he wants to date all four girls rather than give any of them up.
• He describes the futures he saw with Nanase, Sana, Aoi, and Suzune, insisting that the house’s appearance in reality makes those futures worth pursuing—even if their relationship must remain secret and he faces public criticism.
• The girls worry about the practical and social consequences: monogamy, limited time, and the difficulty of keeping everyone happy. Chikage proposes that they start by dating and reconsider the arrangement later if it proves unworkable.
• Nanase agrees first, explaining that she loves Chikage and would rather share him than risk losing him to Rin. Sana then agrees to try dating him, and Aoi follows after Chikage reminds her of their shared hopes.
• Suzune remains the holdout. She firmly says that even if the others agree, she will not accept his outrageous proposal. Chikage calmly says he will not force her, leaving her bewildered.

Character developments

• Chikage commits to pursuing a future with all four girls, showing determination to prioritize love over reputation and convention.
• Nanase acts decisively on her feelings, drawing on the lesson of having once lost a treasured specimen because she hesitated.
• Sana moves from skepticism to willingness, partly because she understands Chikage’s reluctance to choose one person and wants to see whether the arrangement can work.
• Aoi is embarrassed and hesitant, but agrees to try because she still wants the future they once imagined together.
• Suzune voices the strongest resistance, though her flustered reaction suggests Chikage’s unexpected refusal to pressure her has unsettled her.

Significant themes

• Love versus convention: The group confronts the conflict between their feelings and monogamous social expectations.
• Choosing rather than losing: Nanase’s story emphasizes the fear of regret and the importance of acting on what one loves.
• Dreams shaping the present: Their shared visions give the characters hope for a future together, while also complicating their choices.
• Consent and uncertainty: Chikage proposes trying the relationship rather than demanding permanent commitment, and accepts Suzune’s refusal without coercion.

Character interactions

• The girls challenge Chikage’s proposal and worry about its consequences, while he answers with personal memories of the future he saw with each of them.
• Nanase’s agreement influences Sana and unsettles the others by making the risk of losing Chikage feel more immediate.
• Sana teases Aoi about her dream, prompting an embarrassed tussle; Chikage then appeals to Aoi’s hopes for their shared life.
• Chikage’s respectful response to Suzune’s refusal creates a sudden reversal: she expects him to argue, but his acceptance leaves her confused.

Plot points

• Chikage clarifies that he will not pressure Suzune, but also will not give up on her. He explains that, unlike Suzune’s father, who chose her aunt over her mother, he refuses to abandon any of the girls he loves.
• His promise and a gentle kiss soften Suzune’s resistance. At the girls’ encouragement, she agrees to try dating him alongside the others, rather than reject the arrangement outright.
• Suzune proposes rules: keep the Dream House secret, give each girl equal time, and behave discreetly at school. She also suggests forbidding further physical intimacy while they are only “trying things out.”
• The last rule sparks embarrassed disagreement: Aoi and Sana want to discuss it further, while Nanase gives a shy, noncommittal answer. Chikage defers the debate until later.
• Tsukishima Rin arrives and is surprised to find everyone gathered.

Character developments and interactions

• Suzune shifts from firm rejection to cautious acceptance. Her painful family history explains her wariness about romance, while Chikage’s determination and the others’ friendship help her lower her defenses. Even after agreeing, she remains proud and insists on practical boundaries.
• Chikage shows that respecting Suzune’s choice does not mean abandoning her; he commits to patience and to treating all four girls fairly.
• Nanase, Aoi, and Sana support Suzune’s decision to stay involved, each expressing attachment to her and encouraging her to give the relationship a chance. Their reactions to the intimacy rules reveal differing degrees of shyness and eagerness.

Significant themes

• Love and commitment versus conventional expectations: Chikage argues that their unusual relationship cannot be judged by ordinary standards.
• Choice, patience, and consent: He promises not to force Suzune, and the group frames the relationship as a trial they can discuss and adjust.
• Past wounds shaping present relationships: Suzune’s parents’ history has influenced her distrust of romance, making Chikage’s reference to it both powerful and emotionally complicated.
• Privacy and boundaries: The girls try to protect their secret and establish rules for balancing affection with discretion.

Key plot points and events

• Tsukishima Rin joins Chikage and the girls in the Dream House. After hearing that they have all agreed to date Chikage together, she is hurt and jealous, but accepts the arrangement because she cannot imagine a future without him—and because the future she saw, including having a child with him, made her happy.
• The group explores the enormous house and claims rooms as personal hideouts, bringing in books, collectibles, games, and snacks. They discover that the house lacks practical amenities, but Chikage finds he can alter it through his key and makes furniture and appliances appear.
• The girls plan to return later with ideas for decorating, then leave before their sudden absence raises suspicion.
• Chikage’s remaining concern is Konoe Hitomi, who has not yet agreed to join them. He enters her dream that night.
• The next morning, Hitomi wakes tearful after dreaming of a happy future with Chikage, though she doubts she deserves it. She then finds a key and the Dream House in her mirror and enters.
• After exploring and finding evidence that the others have been there, Hitomi confronts Chikage at gunpoint. She lowers the weapon once she recognizes him, and blushes when he admits he kept a secretly taken photo of her because he had already begun developing feelings for her.

Character developments

• Rin moves from shock and jealousy to reluctant acceptance, trusting Chikage’s nature and affirming her love for him.
• Chikage remains committed to a shared future with all the girls, reassures Rin, discovers his ability to reshape the Dream House, and begins addressing Hitomi’s resistance.
• Hitomi appears emotionally affected by her dream and starts questioning whether she can accept happiness with Chikage. Her cautious, armed response shows her guardedness, while her embarrassment at his confession hints at growing feelings.
• The other girls become enthusiastic about making the Dream House their own, revealing their individual interests and comfort with the group’s arrangement.

Significant themes

• Love, jealousy, and compromise: Rin struggles with sharing Chikage but chooses the relationship because of her love and the future she hopes to preserve.
• Dreams shaping choices: The future each character has seen influences what they are willing to accept in the present.
• Belonging and shared space: The Dream House becomes a refuge and a symbol of the group’s emerging life together.
• Trust and vulnerability: Chikage’s candid admission about Hitomi’s photo creates a more personal, emotionally open moment between them.

Character interactions

• Rin directly asks whether Chikage intends to date everyone, then accepts his answer and is comforted by his embrace.
• The girls collaborate in exploring and planning the house, while Chikage responds to their needs by demonstrating its powers.
• Hitomi approaches Chikage with suspicion, but their exchange shifts from confrontation to teasing and embarrassed intimacy after he proves who he is and admits his feelings.

Natsume Chikage confronted Konoe Hitomi about their shared dreams of the future and insisted that he would not give up on her. After Hitomi confessed her role in the Mido family’s attempt to have Orihime kill him, she accepted his love and agreed to become his wife, though she limited his hopes for children to two.

• Natsume Chikage explained that Suzune and the others had also dreamed of the future and agreed to date him, and he told Konoe Hitomi that their future together was certain.
• When Konoe Hitomi threatened him with her gun, Natsume Chikage moved it to his heart and kissed her, weakening her resolve to reject him.
• Konoe Hitomi confessed that she had relayed the Mido family’s order for Orihime to kill Natsume Chikage and had proposed the coin-toss test that nearly cost him his life.
• Natsume Chikage told Konoe Hitomi that she could atone by becoming his wife, and he held her as she cried and admitted her feelings.
• Konoe Hitomi agreed to be with Natsume Chikage but rejected his demand for enough children to fill a soccer team, allowing at most two.

Natsume Chikage’s new relationship with Mido Orihime became public, sharply reducing the girls confessing to him, while Tsukishima Rin refused to give up on him despite Hanyu Masaki’s warning. At lunch, Chikage explained his relationships to Rin and the others, who were upset to learn about Orihime and Konoe Hitomi and pressed him about whether there were more girls.

• Natsume Chikage welcomed Saionji Nanase, Yukimura Suzune, and Fujiwara Aoi, while Natsume Ruri wondered why they were acting so warmly despite knowing he was dating Rin.
• Hanyu Masaki confessed to Tsukishima Rin, warned her that Chikage was dating Mido Orihime, and was rejected when Rin said she would never give up on Chikage.
• Hanyu Masaki destroyed the photos he had planned to use against Chikage after realizing Rin would not be swayed.
• Girls crowded around Chikage to confess, and he learned from Konoe Hitomi that she had spread the news of his relationship with Orihime to discourage them.
• After Chikage confirmed he was dating Orihime, Rin, Suzune, Aoi, Nanase, and Akita Sana confronted him at the Collection Club and demanded an explanation.
• Chikage explained his relationships with Orihime and Hitomi, leaving the girls embarrassed and annoyed as they asked whether he had any other girlfriends.

Natsume Chikage dated Tsukishima Rin, gave her a new violin, and spent the night with her. Later, he used his powers to show Mido Orihime's sister Konoe Hitomi the distorted world Orihime saw, then offered to let Orihime see the normal world again, leaving her hesitant.

• Natsume Chikage took Tsukishima Rin on their first official date and bought her an expensive violin, asking to keep her old one in his collection.
• Tsukishima Rin and Natsume Chikage spent the night together, and Rin later admitted it to the other girls at the Dream House, prompting jealous bickering.
• Natsume Chikage met Mido Orihime and Konoe Hitomi in Shibuya, accepted Orihime's folding fan, and agreed to become engaged to her.
• After equipping the fan, Natsume Chikage experienced the horrifying world Orihime saw and told her he could finally see it too.
• Natsume Chikage used Dream Descent to let Konoe Hitomi experience Orihime's distorted senses, and Hitomi expressed sorrow for not understanding her sister sooner.
• Natsume Chikage offered to show Mido Orihime the normal world, but Orihime hesitated because she feared she could not bear it.

Natsume Chikage let Mido Orihime see the real world and Konoe Hitomi’s true appearance, then the group gathered to investigate the final Seven Mystery. Their discussion was interrupted when Natsume Ruri returned with news that she and Chikage were not related by blood, leaving Chikage in trouble.

• Natsume Chikage let Mido Orihime see the real world, but she found it unsettling and asked him to make only Konoe Hitomi look normal.
• Mido Orihime and Konoe Hitomi thanked Natsume Chikage, then Orihime insisted that their date continue after she rested.
• Saionji Nanase brought out the documents for the last Seven Mystery, and Yukimura Suzune told Natsume Chikage not to help unless the others got stuck.
• Konoe Hitomi told the group that she and the other girls were dating Natsume Chikage and had come to discuss dividing his time.
• Natsume Ruri came home excitedly and told Natsume Chikage that their grandfather had said they were not related by blood and would no longer bother them.