Recaps

Silence brought Warfarin and Ifrit to Yae Shrine so Warfarin could examine Hoshino, but Hoshino’s lightning left Warfarin unconscious. Hoshino discovered that contact with Warfarin’s fangs had begun unlocking Theresa’s Luna Kindred character card, and she hoped Warfarin would try again.

• Warfarin eagerly insisted on seeing the unusual patient, and Silence brought her and Ifrit to Yae Shrine.
• Warfarin tried to bite Hoshino to collect a blood sample, and Hoshino struck her with heavenly lightning.
• Hoshino sensed Ifrit nearby and invited her into the Tenshukaku because Ifrit’s soul felt familiar.
• Silence and Ifrit entered and found Warfarin blackened and unconscious while Hoshino and Ifrit watched each other.
• Hoshino realized Warfarin’s brief contact had started unlocking Theresa’s Luna Kindred character card, but progress had stopped at three percent.

Hoshino met Ifrit and used their connection between lightning and fire to grow closer to her, hoping to complete a new mission. Their conversation ended awkwardly when Ifrit decided she could not hang out with an honor student like Hoshino.

• Hoshino met Ifrit, whose flames subsided after Silence calmed her.
• Hoshino and Ifrit touched fingertips, combining lightning and fire into a glowing arc that Silence recognized as a Jacob's Ladder effect.
• Hoshino received the mission "The Lonely Dragonkin," which required her to become one of Ifrit's kind and offered Mag-Typhoon: Slash as a reward.
• Hoshino asked Silence to leave so she could talk with Ifrit alone, and Silence dragged the unconscious Warfarin out of the room.
• Warfarin woke up confused about whether she had managed to drink Hoshino's blood.
• Ifrit told Hoshino she struggled with language arts and concluded that she could not hang out with an honor student like her.

Ch'en issued expulsion orders for the clowns involved in the Penguin fiasco, while Si Jiu and Mr. R planned to escape prison by stealing the shrine’s offering box. At the shrine, Hoshino heard the would-be thieves and decided to let their theft succeed, even if that meant incapacitating Warfarin.

• Ch'en followed Wei Yenwu’s instructions and ordered the recorded clowns expelled from Lungmen.
• In prison, Si Jiu and Mr. R agreed to steal the shrine’s offering box before escaping Lungmen.
• Hoshino encouraged Ifrit to explore her abilities beyond fighting, and Ifrit considered becoming a barbecue chef.
• Silence and Warfarin listened to Hoshino teach Ifrit, while Warfarin teased Silence about her teaching.
• Hoshino detected the thieves near the shrine and used an electric field that knocked Warfarin to her knees.
• Hoshino decided to let the thieves steal the offering box so the incident could advance her relationship with Ifrit.

Hoshino discovered that two thieves had robbed the shrine’s offering box and recruited Ifrit to help track them down before Yae Sakura returned. The pair followed the thieves’ trail to a clothing store, while Silence and Warfarin watched them closely.

• Si Jiu and Mr. R stole money from the shrine’s offering box and fled down the mountain with travel bags full of Lungmen Dollars.
• Hoshino revealed the theft to Silence, Warfarin, and Ifrit, then suggested they recover the money before Yae Sakura returned.
• Hoshino dressed herself and Ifrit in detective capes and led them along the thieves’ footprints.
• Hoshino assigned Ifrit to question people, and the group followed the slop-scented trail to a clothing store.
• Silence and Warfarin observed Ifrit carefully playing detective with Hoshino as the group continued their search.

Hoshino and Ifrit traced two thieves to a clothing store, but the trail went cold when they learned the men may have rented a car. Hoshino contacted Ch'en and had her use the Lungmen Guard Department's resources to find them.

• Ifrit described the thieves to a clothing-store clerk, who recalled two filthy men changing clothes and paying cash to use the staff faucet.
• The clerk could not remember where the men went, but said they had discussed renting a car, leaving Hoshino and Ifrit without a direct lead.
• Hoshino contacted Ch'en through electromagnetic waves and told her she was wandering the streets of Lungmen.
• Ch'en was alarmed to learn the Queen of Thunder was free in the city, but restrained herself from mobilizing the Guard Department to capture her.
• Hoshino gave Ch'en the thieves' identifying details and ordered her to investigate car rental companies through official channels.

Si Jiu and Mr. R fled Lungmen in a flower-decorated wedding supercar while Ch'en and the Rhodes Island operators raced to intercept them. Ch'en picked up Silence and Warfarin on her motorcycle, leaving the three cramped together as they pursued the fugitives.

• Si Jiu drove Mr. R out of Lungmen in a rented wedding supercar, and they toasted with champagne while joking about their escape plans.
• Ch'en borrowed Hoshiguma's motorcycle and contacted Hoshino, learning that the fugitives were heading toward the outskirts in a wedding car.
• Hoshino took Ifrit and sped off using electromagnetism, while Silence and Warfarin followed with a medical drone.
• Ch'en stopped beside Silence and Warfarin, told them to get on her motorcycle, and then warned them that they were sitting on her tail.

Ch'en, Silence, and Warfarin pursued Hoshino and Ifrit as the pair sped away from Lungmen, with Ifrit relishing the ride. Si Jiu and Mister R stopped to divide their stolen cash, unaware that a small-scale Catastrophe was approaching.

• Silence concealed that Hoshino and Ifrit were both ahead, and Ch'en followed Silence's drone on her motorcycle with Silence and Warfarin riding along.
• Ch'en frightened off the pursuing police officers, while Warfarin mocked the Lungmen Guard Department and Silence continued guiding them.
• Ifrit watched Silence's drone from Hoshino's speeding car and grew delighted by the reckless ride.
• Hoshino contacted Ch'en for directions and accelerated toward the thieves, leaving sparks and lightning in their wake.
• Si Jiu and Mister R stopped on a rough road to divide their stolen money by weight, unaware of the approaching Catastrophe.

Ch'en pursued the thieves through a sudden storm while Superintendent Hoshiguma warned her that a tornado was approaching Lungmen. As Hoshino and Ifrit found the storm blocking their route, Hoshino asked Ifrit for a coin, leaving their next move unresolved.

• Ch'en chased after Mr. R and Si Jiu in heavy rain as Silence and Warfarin struggled to help her track them.
• Hoshiguma warned Ch'en that a tornado mixed with torrential rain was headed toward Lungmen, but Ch'en kept driving toward the disaster.
• Mr. R and Si Jiu hurried to move their money into the car and resume weighing it, unaware that a waterspout was forming nearby.
• Hoshiguma patrolled Lungmen on an electric scooter, ordered residents to secure their homes, and worried about Ch'en's safety and unusually gentle voice.
• Hoshino stopped the car when the storm and low chassis prevented them from going farther, then asked Ifrit to lend her a coin.

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Hoshino and Ifrit worked together to destroy the waterspout with a Railgun, impressing Ch’en and the others. After the group reached them, Warfarin tried to bite the exhausted Hoshino and got shocked for it.

• Ifrit created a high-temperature barrier to keep the rain away, and Hoshino shaped purple lightning into wings before firing a coin at the waterspout.
• The Railgun blast weakened the rain and began dissipating the waterspout, while Ch’en, Warfarin, and Silence watched in awe.
• Ch’en drove Hoshiguma’s motorcycle into a ditch, then had to push it onward after it stopped working.
• Silence saw Ifrit’s delighted expression and chose not to scold her for facing the disaster rationally.
• Warfarin lunged at the exhausted Hoshino to bite her, but Hoshino shocked her and hurt her teeth.

Hoshino and Ifrit’s confrontation ended with Ifrit admitting she had found a friend, completing Hoshino’s mission and letting Silence finally fall asleep. Ch’en pursued the thieves and caught them as they celebrated their escape, while Hoshino remained exhausted and unable to claim her reward in front of the others.

• Hoshino paralyzed Warfarin with an electric shock, and Silence asked Ifrit whether she had enjoyed herself.
• Ifrit apologized to Silence and admitted she had found a friend, after which Silence fell asleep and Hoshino’s mission was marked complete.
• Hoshino noticed her power was depleted and told Ch’en where to find the thieves and the stolen Lungmen Dollars.
• Ch’en left the group and found Si Jiu and Mr. R dividing their stolen money in their car.
• Ch’en ordered the thieves out of the car so she could beat them, and they cried out in protest.

Ch'en and Hoshiguma dealt with the aftermath of the Catastrophe, arrested Si Jiu and Mr. R, and found Hoshino and Ifrit asleep in a car. After Hoshiguma repaired the motorcycle, Ch'en rode with the exhausted Hoshino, who teased her while leaning against her shoulder.

• Ch'en cuffed the unconscious Si Jiu and Mr. R, then called the Lungmen Guard Department for backup.
• Hoshiguma asked Ch'en about the missing motorcycle and the vanished tornado; Ch'en said a woman had caused the strange events but withheld details over the radio.
• Three hours later, the Guard Department arrived and arrested Si Jiu and Mr. R, who begged the officers to save them from Ch'en.
• Ch'en led Hoshiguma to the scene, where they found Hoshino and Ifrit asleep in the car, with Hoshino suffering dangerous muscle spasms.
• Hoshiguma diagnosed the motorcycle's damaged ignition battery, and Hoshino restarted it by touching its wires.
• Ch'en rode the motorcycle with the exhausted Hoshino leaning against her, and Hoshino teased her as her last electrical discharge made Ch'en flush and shiver.

Silence woke with a cold while Warfarin and Swire negotiated increased payment for the trouble in Lungmen. Ch'en considered her loneliness and fear of weakness, and Ifrit used gentle flames to comfort Silence before the chapter ended.

• Silence woke sick in the hospital, and Warfarin and Swire began negotiating additional payment for the incident.
• Ch'en lay awake thinking about the Queen of Lightning's loneliness and the conditions under which she could touch others.
• Hoshino visited Ch'en, sparred with her, thanked her for caring for the child, and brought her rice balls.
• Ifrit quietly warmed Silence with healing flames, and Silence thanked her and stroked her head.

Ifrit stayed with Silence until she fell asleep, while Hoshino tested Luna Kindred and discovered the vampire form’s hunger made it difficult to use. After reading Silence’s report, Kal'tsit chose cooperation with Yae Shrine over recruitment and sent Yato to investigate it.

• Ifrit watched over Silence as she slept and reflected on her growing friendship with her.
• Hoshino tested Luna Kindred’s strength under the moon, but intense hunger forced her to change back into Yae Sakura.
• Hoshino examined the Heavy Magnetic Storm and set it aside because Lightning Empress needed time to recharge.
• Kal'tsit reviewed Silence’s report, rejected recruiting Yae Shrine for now, and considered a cooperative arrangement pending investigation.
• Yato accepted Kal'tsit’s mission to assess and observe Yae Shrine, and said she was ready to depart.

Yato traveled to Lungmen to carry out her mission at Yae Shrine, but found the shrine eerily deserted and encountered Hoshino. Hoshino detected Yato hiding nearby, leaving Yato in a tense standoff after her mission seemed to end before it began.

• Yato prepared a katana in a cello case and left Rhodes Island for Lungmen without telling anyone.
• Yato ate a meal in Lungmen, then approached Yae Shrine and circled around to its back mountain.
• Yato found Hoshino resting in the back courtyard and hid in the grass to observe her.
• Hoshino noticed Shadow Dash's character card beginning to unlock and deduced that someone with matching attributes was nearby.
• Hoshino called for the hidden person to come inside, then identified them as a possible shadow warrior carrying a katana.
• Yato realized Hoshino had discovered her and suspected that the empty shrine was a trap.

Yato’s covert observation mission at Yae Shrine ended when Hoshino caught her, then took her to Penguin Logistics’s bar for a week-long vacation. There, Emperor asked Hoshino to help resolve a freight job stalled because the seller refused to hand over the goods.

• Hoshino caught Yato at Yae Shrine, disarmed her, and brought her into Tenshukaku for tea.
• Hoshino recognized that Yato was from Rhodes Island and invited her to spend her week-long observation period on vacation.
• Hoshino took Yato to Penguin Logistics’s bar, where Exusiai and the others tried to get Yato to relax and play cards.
• Emperor asked Hoshino for help with a shipping job whose seller refused to send the goods, insisting it was freight shipping rather than robbery.

Hoshino accepted Emperor’s commission to help Penguin Logistics retrieve cargo from a heavily guarded factory, asking for a concert in payment. She brought Yato along and encountered Rope and Lin Yuhsia, whose suspicions about Penguin Logistics’ unusual calm left the cargo operation shrouded in uncertainty.

• Hoshino agreed to help Penguin Logistics reclaim its cargo from the seller in exchange for a concert arranged by Emperor.
• Hoshino brought Yato to the guarded factory and learned that Yato had once been a cellist but left her troupe because harsh stage lights hurt her eyes.
• Rope slipped into Hoshino’s car and offered to steal from the factory, while Hoshino reminded her that she now worked for the Lungmen Guard Department.
• Lin Yuhsia joined them and said she was worried because Penguin Logistics had gone a week without causing trouble and Emperor had announced a plan to build a harmonious new Lungmen.

Emperor recruited Hoshino to retrieve a counterfeit a.k.a. CD from Factory Owner Mu Mo without using violence, but Lin Yuhsia and Swire turned the job into a loud raid. Their arrival convinced Mu Mo and onlookers that Penguin Logistics had come to kill him, setting off a citywide rumor about Emperor.

• Mu Mo showed Emperor a supposedly autographed a.k.a. album, and Emperor recognized it as a counterfeit of his old alias.
• Emperor asked Hoshino to retrieve the CD, and Lin Yuhsia concluded that Emperor was the anonymous buyer.
• Lin Yuhsia called Swire for help, and Swire brought bodyguards to join Hoshino, Rope, and Yato near Mu Mo’s factory.
• Yato and Rope discussed stealthy ways to enter the factory, but Swire instead ordered the people inside to surrender.
• Mu Mo screamed that Penguin Logistics had come to kill him, and observers began spreading rumors that Emperor was starting another killing spree.

Hoshino and Yato watched Swire’s staged assault on a factory, where Mu Mo tried to escape with a prized Emperor record. After Mu Mo was captured and spirited away, Hoshino followed the van as another group intercepted it and knocked him unconscious.

• Hoshino, Yato, and Rope watched Swire’s bodyguards and the factory’s security forces stage a violent but controlled battle.
• Emperor called Hoshino about the commotion and congratulatory emails, and she assured him the outcome would go as planned.
• Mu Mo hid a signed a.k.a record and an old bottle of tequila in a wooden box, then escaped through a hidden door with the record.
• Someone ambushed and captured Mu Mo in the factory’s backyard while Hoshino delayed Yato from intervening.
• Lin Yuhsia and Swire searched the factory but found no Penguin Logistics connection, as Mu Mo was loaded into a hooded van.
• Hoshino had Yato follow the van, which a truck promptly flipped; Mu Mo crawled out before another attacker knocked him unconscious.

Yato and Hoshino followed Mu Mo through a chaotic series of kidnappings, only for his hired security team to betray and interrogate him over the wooden box. Swire concluded Emperor was behind the affair and, after Lin Yuhsia persuaded her, reluctantly called Ch'en for help.

• Yato followed Mu Mo's kidnappers for six hours as he was repeatedly robbed and beaten before reaching a hideout.
• Mu Mo discovered that his hired security team had taken him after their contract ended, and the captain tried to force him to explain how to open the wooden box.
• Mu Mo revealed that the box could be opened by prying its lid, and the security team beat him for supposedly trying to deceive them.
• Swire and Lin Yuhsia lost track of the kidnapped contact, and Swire decided Emperor was orchestrating the operation to mock and evade them.
• Lin Yuhsia persuaded Swire to seek help from the Lungmen Guard Department, and Swire reluctantly called Ch'en.

Ch'en traced a series of black-on-black robberies to a warehouse where masked factions had gathered to seize Emperor's treasure. As the Lungmen Guard Department faced the resulting riot, Hoshino left the rooftop to retrieve the goods.

• After Swire asked for help, Ch'en summoned Hoshiguma and led the Lungmen Guard Department to investigate the brawl's trail.
• Ch'en's team linked sixteen black-on-black robbery scenes and found the trail ending at a warehouse.
• Hoshiguma confronted masked robbers, who joined forces and rushed toward the warehouse after Mu Mo called the goods a treasure.
• Ch'en ordered the officers to switch off their body cameras as the factions erupted into a chaotic fight over Emperor's treasure.
• Hoshino spoke with Yato on the rooftop, then vanished in a burst of speed to take something from the crowd.

Hoshino ended the brawl over the wooden box after Ch'en ordered the Guard Department to withdraw. Emperor took the box's contents, destroyed the pirated record, and invited the crowd to a concert, leaving them cheering under threat.

• Hoshino told Ch'en to pull the team back and revealed that someone had prompted Swire to ask for help.
• Ch'en withdrew the Guard Department's offensive, and Hoshino began throwing combatants out of the melee.
• Yato watched the crowd's fight wind down as Penguin Logistics arrived with Texas, Emperor, and Exusiai.
• Hoshino handed the wooden box to Emperor, who gave the tequila to Exusiai and destroyed the pirated record.
• Emperor announced a concert with discounted tickets, then threatened the crowd until they cheered.

Yato joined Sora and Luna Kindred for a concert, where the vampire’s appearance left Yato breathless and the trio performed a graceful song and dance. Afterward, Emperor grumbled about the concert’s low ticket prices while drinking stolen tequila.

• Hoshino pulled Yato from the crowd, gave her a cello, and explained her role in the performance with Sora and a mysterious dancer.
• Yato rehearsed on the cello and sang for Sora, who was struck by how much Yato resembled an idol.
• Luna Kindred entered the preparation room, and Yato struggled to control her breathing at the sight of the exceptionally charming vampire.
• Sora gave Luna Kindred blood plasma, and Luna introduced herself by her stage name before the concert began.
• Yato played cello and sang alongside Sora as Luna danced beneath the spotlights.
• Emperor complained that ticket prices and costs left too little profit, then drank tequila and praised himself as a kind boss.

After the concert, Hoshino drank Yato’s blood and unlocked Shadow Dash, while Yato returned to Rhodes Island with a favorable assessment of Yae Shrine and began practicing cello. Hoshino then tested her newly unlocked ability at the shrine.

• Emperor sent Mu Mo away from the concert with a record after giving him a reason to accept the loss of his pirated one.
• After the concert, Luna Kindred persuaded Yato to donate blood, and Hoshino’s Shadow Dash progress reached 100%.
• Yato reported to Kal'tsit that Yae Shrine was mysterious but trustworthy and described Lungmen as lively.
• Yato returned to her dormitory and began practicing cello each night from 19:00 to 21:00.
• At Yae Shrine, Hoshino swung Sakura Fubuki and shouted, “Shadow Clone: Flash Step!”

Hoshino changed her Shadow Clone into Sixth Serenade and discovered that the system’s autopilot marked Lappland as an enemy. As Kallen fought Lappland in Lungmen, Hoshino watched and wondered whether to summon Texas.

• Hoshino changed her Shadow Clone from Shadow Dash to Sixth Serenade and activated its autopilot mode, which would not attack friendly units.
• Croissant and Texas delivered an order together while Sora recovered from a cold caused by excessive blood loss.
• Lappland arrived in Lungmen to investigate Texas’s rumored change and watched Texas’s vehicle pass her alley.
• Hoshino monitored Kallen at the shrine until the clone entered combat readiness and disappeared.
• Kallen confronted Lappland, who drew her swords and attacked; Hoshino recognized Lappland as the system’s enemy unit and watched Kallen gain the advantage.