Recaps

Larkspur concluded that the Beast Children shared Bo Xue’s natural Beast Shifter traits and learned that Black Ash Dawn was likely connected to Claw Mark’s forbidden technology. She agreed with Emerald to revise their security plan, but Emerald received a message that Purple Diamond had accessed files with newly adjusted permissions.

• Larkspur told Emerald that the Beast Children seemed much like ordinary Magical Girls, and Emerald said their similarities to Bo Xue showed that her case was not unique.
• Larkspur wondered whether any Beast Children were like Bo Xue, but Emerald warned her not to risk their operation by trying to save everyone.
• Larkspur concluded that Black Ash Dawn had likely supplied Claw Mark’s technology and vowed to stop its plans and expose the person behind them.
• Larkspur and Emerald agreed to meet that night and revise their security plan to account for the Beast Children.
• Emerald received a Magic Mirror message and exclaimed that Purple Diamond had accessed files whose permissions she had just changed.

Purple Diamond visited the Magic Affairs Institute after the Queen postponed her city tour and took over the review of Magic Armament files, condemning employees for favoritism. While Emerald’s plan to hide Lin Xiaolu’s file seemed secure, Purple Diamond found it in a hidden directory and was stunned by its S+ rating.

• The Queen postponed her scheduled city tour, so Purple Diamond told the Crown Faction officials to postpone the event and lead her to the Magic Affairs Institute.
• Purple Diamond entered the Institute’s crowded office and challenged employees who were arguing over submitting a connected examinee’s file.
• Purple Diamond reprimanded the employees, took over their file review, and ordered them to follow her instructions.
• Emerald remained unaware that Purple Diamond had accessed the Institute’s database while searching for unqualified files.
• Purple Diamond traced a hidden directory to Lin Xiaolu’s file, saw its S+ rating, and wondered whether the Research Institute had fabricated it.

After learning that Cotton Tree and Arrowroot had both received S-grade Magic Armament ratings, Xia Liang revealed her own A-grade result. The chapter ended with Cockscomb challenging Xia Liang to a fight during the practical combat stage.

• Mountain Lily told Xia Liang that Cotton Tree and Arrowroot had both received S-grade ratings, while Mountain Lily and Tiger Lily had each earned C+.
• Xia Liang shared that her Magic Armament Diversion had received an A-grade rating, based on Rose's examination and analysis.
• Cockscomb introduced herself to Xia Liang, said she was dissatisfied with her B+ rating, and challenged Xia Liang to fight.

Emerald told Larkspur that Purple Diamond would report Lin Xiaolu’s S+ Magic Armament rating to the Queen, and they could not stop her. Larkspur warned Lin Xiaolu about the danger of the rating becoming public, but Lin Xiaolu chose to keep it and face the expectations that came with it.

• Emerald explained that Purple Diamond intended to report the discovery to the Queen and that they could not prevent it.
• Larkspur realized the Queen might learn of Lin Xiaolu’s connection to her and discussed whether to conceal the S+ rating from the public.
• Larkspur called Lin Xiaolu and learned that she had earned an S+ rating and had told no one else.
• Larkspur suggested lowering Lin Xiaolu’s announced rating to protect her from enemies who might target her.
• Lin Xiaolu chose to have her S+ rating announced, saying she wanted to keep fighting and become someone who protected others.
• Larkspur told Lin Xiaolu that her words made her prouder than the S+ rating.

Lin Xiaolu kept her unusual Magic Armament assessment results secret while Anthurium assured her that she and her team would not challenge her over her rating. The rankings were announced at Silver Gallery, where White Rose’s unprecedented Singularity Soliflor (SS) rating stunned the examinees.

• Lin Xiaolu told Mint that Larkspur had praised her excellent results but refused to reveal her rating before the announcement.
• Anthurium said her rating was A+ and Cotton Tree’s was S, then assured Lin Xiaolu that she and her team would not challenge her over her results.
• Lin Xiaolu explained that Cornflower had asked her not to discuss her results yet, and Anthurium accepted her explanation and left with her companions.
• After the day’s assessments ended, examinees gathered in Silver Gallery’s central plaza to see the announced rankings.
• The top listing named White Rose in first place with a Singularity Soliflor (SS) rating, shocking the examinees.

Larkspur compared her fabricated C rating with Tudingui’s S and Foxtail Grass’s A-, then realized the unexpected SS-rated candidate in the rankings likely reflected Purple Diamond’s report. At the palace, Purple Diamond learned the Queen would not intervene directly in the Magic Affairs Institute but assigned her to verify Larkspur’s potential and create a separate rating for her.

• Larkspur, Tudingui, and Foxtail Grass compared their Magic Armament scores, and Larkspur concealed that her C rating was fabricated.
• The three went to the Silver Gallery plaza, where Larkspur saw an SS rating at the top of the newly released rankings and suspected Purple Diamond had reported her.
• A Royal Court Fairy told Purple Diamond that the Queen would have the secretaries supervise the Magic Affairs Institute and would not criticize Emerald for withholding the S+ file.
• The Fairy relayed the Queen’s task for Purple Diamond: personally verify Larkspur’s potential to become a Gem Scepter and create a separate rating for her.

Public discussion of White Rose’s unprecedented SS rating and Fangting City’s successes revived speculation about Cornflower’s return and the city’s political connections. Before the assessment, Cornflower confronted Zhe Helan about the rumors she had spread and scolded her after she tried to leave.

• White Rose’s SS rating and Fangting City’s two live-combat victories made the city the focus of discussion at the Magic Armament Assessment.
• Citizens and Magical Girls connected Fangting City to Cornflower and Cherry Blossom, reviving rumors about the Royal Court, the Queen, and Cherry Blossom’s death.
• People began treating White Rose, Little Brocade, Bo Xue, and Gentian as Cornflower’s or Cherry Blossom’s students and speculated about their political significance.
• Cornflower questioned Zhe Helan about rumors linking her to the Research Institute and portraying Emerald as her political enemy.
• Zhe Helan tried to leave for the examination grounds, but Cornflower stopped her and gave her a thorough scolding.