Chapter Summaries

Little Da Vinci theorized that the Lostbelts were histories recreated and sustained by their Fantasy Trees, and Fujimaru Ritsuka mistakenly concluded that Gu Mo had secretly maintained this Lostbelt for centuries to protect them. Gu Mo asked how Fujimaru had become a Servant, while their conversation about Tohsaka Rin and the goddesses left Fujimaru suspecting Gu Mo had ties to Ereshkigal and Akuta Hinako growing irritated at being ignored.

• Little Da Vinci questioned how the Russian Lostbelt had continued from its pruned history to the present, and Gu Mo said her explanation was a valid way to think about it.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka concluded that Gu Mo had spent centuries maintaining the Lostbelt and thanked him, while Gu Mo let her misunderstanding stand.
• Gu Mo asked Fujimaru Ritsuka how she had become a Servant, and she admitted that she did not know and remained very weak.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka explained that Ereshkigal and Ishtar were inside Tohsaka Rin, prompting Gu Mo to deny having a connection with Ereshkigal.
• Fujimaru Ritsuka suspected Gu Mo's familiar use of Ereshkigal's name revealed a relationship, while Akuta Hinako grew angry that he continued to ignore her.

Akuta Hinako confronted Gu Mo about their unclear past, but his partial explanation only deepened her suspicion that he was hiding a history with her. Meanwhile, in another world, Alice Margatroid escaped the Demon World and set out to avoid being taken back by her mother.

• Akuta Hinako interrupted Gu Mo as he advised Fujimaru Ritsuka on ways to enhance her and demanded an explanation about their past.
• Gu Mo admitted he had known of Akuta Hinako and had lied to Chaldea because he wanted to study her body while cultivating an immortal body.
• Akuta Hinako rejected his explanation and suspected he was mocking her because of a forgotten grudge between them.
• Gu Mo apologized and offered compensation, but Akuta Hinako insisted that he explain himself further.
• Alice Margatroid escaped from the Demon World with her Grimoire and two dolls, then resolved to find somewhere to hide from her mother.

After returning to Gensokyo, Gu Mo reunited with Kazami Yuuka in her Sunflower Field and explained why he had been absent for so long. Yuuka told him that Suwako was barely able to maintain her existence, and Gu Mo promised to check on her.

• Gu Mo entered Yuuka's Sunflower Field and reunited with Kazami Yuuka after many years apart.
• Yuuka noted that Gu Mo had rarely appeared since Gensokyo was established, and he recalled his duties and long recovery in the Dungeon World.
• Yuuka explained that she had moved her Sunflower Field into Gensokyo because it gathered flowers from every season and place.
• Yuuka told Gu Mo that Moriya Shrine had moved to Yokai Mountain and that Suwako was struggling to maintain her existence.
• Gu Mo said he would visit Suwako and assured Yuuka there would be no problem, prompting Yuuka to question his expression.

Gu Mo visited Kazami Yuuka as a Mental Power projection, then wandered through the Forest of Magic and encountered a blonde magician holding a Grimoire he had created. The girl asked whether he had just entered Gensokyo, and Gu Mo wondered how his old book had come into her possession.

• Kazami Yuuka challenged Gu Mo with a blast that pierced his projection, and he explained that he was only an image formed from Mental Power while researching Soul Materialization.
• Gu Mo left the Sunflower Field and explored the Forest of Magic, where a yokai husky brought him prey and briefly caught his interest.
• Gu Mo reached a small Western-style mansion and reflected on how his old influence had become part of Gensokyo's natural order.
• A blonde girl came out of the mansion and asked Gu Mo whether he had just entered Gensokyo.
• Gu Mo recognized the Grimoire in the girl's hand as a magical book he had made for Shinki and wondered how it had ended up with her.

Alice assumed Gu Mo was an outsider who had stumbled into Gensokyo, and offered to guide him out of the Forest of Magic. As they walked, Gu Mo recognized signs that Alice was connected to Shinki and began asking her about Gensokyo, while Alice found herself unusually concerned with his opinion of her.

• Alice mistook Gu Mo for a newly arrived outsider and offered to lead him out of the Forest of Magic before nightfall.
• Gu Mo learned Alice's name, complimented her, and followed her through a path she cleared in the dense forest.
• Gu Mo noticed that Alice carried a Grimoire containing his magical creation and suspected Shinki had given it to her.
• When Gu Mo asked about Gensokyo, Alice began explaining its land and inhabitants despite her usual reserve.
• As she spoke, Alice felt uneasy and unusually concerned about Gu Mo's gaze and what he thought of her.

Gu Mo reached Gensokyo with Alice and learned that he could seek help from the Hakurei Miko or settle in Human Village. When they found Hakurei Shrine empty and neglected, Alice offered to take him to the village to register with Teacher Keine and the Hieda Family.

• Alice questioned Gu Mo about his abilities, and he admitted that he possessed a little power.
• Alice explained that the Hakurei Miko managed the Great Barrier and could send people out of Gensokyo, and Gu Mo decided to meet her.
• Alice escorted Gu Mo through Human Village and the Beast Path to Hakurei Shrine, warning him about the dangers of traveling at night.
• Gu Mo and Alice found the shrine deserted, and Gu Mo noticed that it had no trace of Power of Faith.
• Alice offered to take Gu Mo to Teacher Keine and the Hieda Family so he could arrange a place to stay in Human Village.

Gu Mo and Alice returned to the Human Village, where Keine agreed to register him and help him find a place to stay. During the registration, Gu Mo claimed he was seventeen and had three marriage partners, leaving Keine and Alice stunned.

• Gu Mo learned from Alice that the Gensokyo Network enabled online shopping and rapid deliveries across many worlds.
• Gu Mo and Alice passed a lively nighttime food stall on the Beast Path and reached the Terakoya in the Human Village.
• Keine welcomed Alice and Gu Mo, and Alice explained that Gu Mo was an outsider who needed somewhere to stay.
• Gu Mo gave Keine his name, and she began registering him for a life in the Human Village.
• Keine asked whether Gu Mo was married, and he said he had three marriage partners and was seventeen, shocking her and Alice.

Gu Mo settled into a temporary house in the Human Village and planned to help Suwako at Moriya Shrine. Alice struggled with an unexplained attachment to him, blaming mushrooms after he failed to appear at her puppet show.

• Kamishirasawa Keine registered Gu Mo and showed him and Alice to a temporary house in the Human Village.
• Gu Mo watched the quiet village at night, discovered Alice had blocked his message, and considered how to approach her.
• After a night of planning projects for Gensokyo, Gu Mo set out for Moriya Shrine to help Suwako, whose existence depended on faith.
• Alice came to the Human Village for her usual puppet show, distracted by her growing concern for Gu Mo.
• Alice felt disappointed when Gu Mo did not attend and blamed mushrooms from the Forest of Magic for her feelings.

Alice wandered through the Human Village and borrowed books from Suzuunaan while Keine searched for the missing Gu Mo. Gu Mo had ridden Moriya Shrine’s cable car to Yokai Mountain and arrived at the shrine, where a surprised miko noticed him.

• Alice borrowed several books from Suzuunaan and encountered Keine, who asked whether she had seen Gu Mo.
• Keine told Alice that Gu Mo had disappeared that morning, and Alice guessed that he had gone to Hakurei Shrine to seek the miko.
• Gu Mo rode Moriya Shrine’s cable car up Yokai Mountain and greeted the tengu on patrol.
• Gu Mo reached Moriya Shrine and saw a green-haired miko sweeping the grounds; she turned toward him in surprise.

Gu Mo returned to Moriya Shrine and reunited with Kanako and Suwako, promising he could help Suwako without relying on faith. Later, Alice searched for Gu Mo after worrying he had gone missing, then found him unharmed at the Human Village and concealed her relief and anger.

• Sanae Kochiya welcomed Gu Mo at Moriya Shrine, where he said he was there to inspect the work and entered as if returning home.
• Gu Mo reunited with Kanako and Suwako, surprising Kanako by entering her divine domain undetected.
• Kanako explained that faith was fading and Suwako was near her limit, and Gu Mo assured her he had a solution that did not require faith.
• Alice searched the Human Village and nearby roads after failing to find Gu Mo or learn from Reimu whether he had visited Hakurei Shrine.
• Alice found Gu Mo arriving by cable car, hid her relief behind a calm explanation about borrowing books, and heard him offer to carry them.

Gu Mo decided to stay in Gensokyo, and Alice took him to the Hieda residence to register. After passing an interview with Hieda no Akyuu, he was hired to teach at the Terakoya, while Akyuu wondered about his relationship with Alice.

• Gu Mo told Alice he had visited Moriya Shrine and decided not to go to Hakurei Shrine yet.
• Alice insisted on taking Gu Mo to the Hieda residence to register, and he followed while carrying her books.
• Gu Mo read Alice's popular detective novel and was baffled by its fantastical murder cases.
• Alice warned Gu Mo not to wander into dangerous places in Gensokyo.
• Hieda no Akyuu registered Gu Mo, interviewed him, and offered him a teaching position at the Terakoya.
• Akyuu noticed Alice's concern for Gu Mo and wondered how close they had become.

Gu Mo settled into his new job at the Terakoya, where his teaching quickly transformed the students and brought him closer to Kamishirasawa Keine. The chapter ended with Fujiwara Mokou confronting him over her suspicion that he had bad intentions toward Keine, while Alice wondered how he was doing.

• Alice advised Gu Mo to stay in the Human Village and read the Record of Everything in Gensokyo, then refused to escort him home.
• Gu Mo became a teacher at the Terakoya and quickly improved the students’ discipline, motivation, and study habits.
• After Keine’s students made little progress in her subjects, she asked Gu Mo for teaching advice, and the two grew closer through conversations.
• Gu Mo expanded his teaching to every subject at the Terakoya, and Fujiwara Mokou pinned him against the blackboard and accused him of having bad intentions toward Keine.
• Alice returned books to the lending library and wondered whether Gu Mo was doing well as she looked toward the Terakoya.

Fujiwara Mokou confronted Gu Mo, worried that his growing closeness with Keine would take her beloved companion away. Their tense conversation was interrupted when Alice arrived and misread Mokou’s pose, leaving Mokou blushing in embarrassment.

• Fujiwara Mokou accused Gu Mo of getting too close to Keine, and he insisted they were only discussing teaching methods.
• Mokou explained that she feared Keine would be hurt by a relationship with someone who might die before her, and worried that Keine had begun prioritizing Gu Mo over their usual time together.
• Mokou demanded that Gu Mo avoid being alone with Keine, but he pointed out that ignoring Keine altogether would make her suspicious.
• Alice appeared in the classroom doorway and saw Mokou pinning Gu Mo against the blackboard.
• Mokou realized how the scene looked, and her face burst into flames with embarrassment.

Gu Mo’s growing entanglements with Fujiwara Mokou and Alice stirred jealousy and confusion among the women around him. After Yakumo Yukari discovered a record mentioning three marriage partners, she decided she would not let the others claim him without a fight.

• Fujiwara Mokou fled Gu Mo’s classroom in embarrassment, and Alice entered, irritated by what she had witnessed and by Gu Mo’s success at the Terakoya.
• Fujiwara Mokou returned home flushed, where Kaguya of Mount Horai teased her until she attacked Kaguya in her Phoenix form.
• Yakumo Yukari secretly read Kamishirasawa Keine’s notebook and found a record referring to three marriage partners.
• Yakumo Yukari questioned Yakumo Ran about Gu Mo’s intentions, then decided to split him up rather than let the other women benefit.

Gu Mo traveled to Moriya Shrine to discuss saving Suwako and reassured Sanae that he had a solution. He revealed a World Tree Seed as the key to that plan.

• Gu Mo boarded the cable car to Yokai Mountain after leaving the Terakoya and considered how to avoid attracting the tengu's attention.
• Gu Mo spotted Shameimaru Aya flying past and privately considered having the Great Tengu punish her to keep her from patrolling so freely.
• Aya sensed a brief chill in the sky but could not identify Gu Mo, who was hidden inside the cable car.
• Gu Mo arrived at Moriya Shrine and found Sanae Kochiya sweeping leaves and worrying that she had little to do.
• Gu Mo reassured Sanae that Suwako would be fine, then showed her a World Tree Seed as the solution he had prepared.

Gu Mo proposed using a World Tree Seed to give Suwako a new way of existing, and she agreed to the plan. As he and Sanae Kochiya prepared decoy trees in the Forest of Magic, a broom-riding figure crashed into the woods ahead.

• Gu Mo presented a faith-gathering approach and a World Tree Seed approach to address Suwako's condition, and Suwako chose the seed plan.
• Gu Mo explained that the mature World Tree would support Gensokyo and act as a container for Suwako's existence, then chose the Forest of Magic as its location.
• After planting the true seed before sunset, Gu Mo and Sanae Kochiya planted giant decoy trees through the forest under cover of night.
• Gu Mo demonstrated the Mana Gathering Technique and offered to teach it to Sanae Kochiya as they prepared to set up more decoys elsewhere.
• Gu Mo changed course to avoid the route toward the Puppet House, but a witch-hatted figure riding a broom plunged into the trees ahead.

Gu Mo and Sanae Kochiya continued preparing for an incident in Gensokyo, narrowly avoiding suspicion after Kirigame Marisa crashed near them in the Forest of Magic. The next morning, a vast Imaginary World Tree appeared in the sky, and the Aya Aya Times announced a new incident.

• Kirigame Marisa crashed into the forest after spotting Gu Mo and Sanae Kochiya, then apologized and flew home without learning their plans.
• Gu Mo reassured Sanae that Marisa would not suspect them and continued to another location to teach her the Mana Gathering Technique.
• The next morning, residents of the Human Village saw an enormous, seemingly unreal tree spanning the sky, then went about their usual routines.
• Gu Mo headed to the Terakoya, where villagers greeted him and gave him food in recognition of his teaching.
• Gu Mo read the Aya Aya Times and saw its front-page headline announcing a new incident alongside a photograph of the Imaginary World Tree.

Gu Mo spent the morning discussing Aya’s misleading report with Fujiwara Mokou, who grew increasingly jealous of his popularity and protective of Keine. When Sanae rushed over to fetch him because Suwako appeared to be fading, Mokou and Sanae both tried to pull him away, while a blonde girl watched in disbelief.

• Gu Mo read Aya’s report about the mysterious giant tree and teased Fujiwara Mokou about the newspaper’s account of her barbecue with Kaguya.
• Mokou ate breakfast Gu Mo had received from villagers and grew more anxious when he suggested reconciling with Kaguya and questioned her suspicions about Keine.
• Gu Mo wondered why Yukari had not approached him, then Keine arrived at lunch to ask him about something.
• Mokou interrupted Keine and dragged Gu Mo away, admitting that she wanted to keep them from spending time alone together.
• Sanae rushed up and pulled Gu Mo away to check on Suwako, whose condition had begun to deteriorate, while a blonde girl watched from near the village entrance in disbelief.

Gu Mo finished recovering on the Moon after gaining the Moon UO position and leveling up, then returned his attention to Gensokyo. There, he spent time with Fujiwara Mokou as Suwako’s divine transformation continued and the residents prepared to deal with a mysterious giant tree.

• Gu Mo’s Life Level rose from LV16 to LV20 and his Profession Level rose from LV8 to LV14, increasing his Spirit Attribute to 44.
• A colossal being awakened beneath the Moon, and Gu Mo revealed that he had successfully claimed the Moon’s Ultimate ONE position and completed his recovery.
• Gu Mo projected his consciousness to Earth and returned to Gensokyo, where Sanae Kochiya repeatedly sought reassurance about Suwako’s divine transformation.
• Fujiwara Mokou took Gu Mo to barbecue in the bamboo forest, but her cooking was charred and she admitted she had spent her money treating him to meals.
• Fujiwara Mokou told Gu Mo that she and Keine planned to deal with the enormous golden tree, and Gu Mo reacted uneasily when Mokou said the Hakurei Miko would resolve such problems by beating people up.

As Gensokyo’s residents searched for the Imaginary World Tree, Gu Mo completed the transformation of Suwako into the tree’s new form and left her to finish merging. He then encountered Shinki at the Puppet House, where her excited charge caused a huge explosion in the Forest of Magic.

• Gensokyo’s residents investigated the World Tree Incident, while Gu Mo planned to misdirect them toward a decoy in the Sunflower Field.
• Gu Mo visited the secret barrier and confirmed that Suwako was merging with the Imaginary World Tree as part of her reincarnation.
• Gu Mo left Suwako to complete the fusion and headed toward the Puppet House after noticing activity nearby.
• Shinki angrily kicked the Puppet House’s door, insisting that she was Little Ai’s mother.
• Shinki spotted Gu Mo and charged into his arms with such force that trees across the Forest of Magic collapsed and exploded.
• A Crow Tengu heard and saw the disturbance, then flew toward it to investigate.