Chapter Summaries

Lin Xiaolu grew suspicious of Hong Siyu and the strange incidents in Fangting City, then discovered that Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan were also hiding something. Their discussion of investigating Hong Siyu was interrupted by a mysterious Fairy doll outside the window, which introduced itself as the “Fairy Immortal.”

• Lin Xiaolu questioned why Hong Siyu had returned as a Magical Girl, improved her cooking, and seemed connected to the gas explosion and Bureau building collapse.
• Bai Jingxuan accidentally revealed that Larkspur had told her not to discuss something, prompting Lin Xiaolu to suspect that Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan were keeping secrets from her.
• Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan helped Lin Xiaolu consider ways to investigate Hong Siyu, and an unknown voice suggested secretly following her.
• The girls spotted an artificial-looking Fairy doll outside the window, and Moko said its magical energy was unlike that of a normal Fairy.
• The Fairy doll insisted it was harmless and introduced itself as the “Fairy Immortal.”

Fairy Immortal told Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang that a powerful Flower Card-level enemy from Claw Mark had come to Fangting City, prompting Larkspur to bring Hong Siyu back as a magical girl. After Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang threw Fairy Immortal out for asking them to collect Larkspur’s personal items, Lin Xiaolu decided to follow Hong Siyu to uncover the truth.

• Fairy Immortal introduced itself as Nini’s friend and Fangting City’s previous Seeder, then explained that Larkspur had kept the danger from the girls because they were not strong enough to face it.
• Fairy Immortal revealed that a Flower Card-level magical girl from Claw Mark was behind the threat and that Hong Siyu had returned to help Larkspur fight her.
• Fairy Immortal offered the girls an intensive training course and asked them to provide Larkspur’s hair, unwashed clothes, or saliva, so Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang threw it out the window.
• Lin Xiaolu reasoned that Larkspur and Hong Siyu had a conflict over Lin Xiaolu’s father, whom she believed Larkspur was growing closer to.
• Lin Xiaolu decided she needed to learn the truth and announced that she would follow Hong Siyu.

Lin Xiaolu launched a second attempt to follow Hong Siyu, hoping to uncover the truth about her. Xia Liang worried the operation would damage the girls’ relationships, while Bai Jingxuan tried and failed to stay behind to warn Lin Yun.

• Lin Xiaolu blamed Moko for the previous failed tailing attempt and ordered Moko to stay at the Secret Base.
• Bai Jingxuan planned to secretly warn Lin Yun that Lin Xiaolu might expose his Bureau work, but Lin Xiaolu insisted she come along.
• Lin Xiaolu laid down rules against using mana or transforming so Hong Siyu would not detect them.
• Lin Xiaolu countered Bai Jingxuan’s excuses and began the squad’s second tracking operation after Hong Siyu left.

Lin Xiaolu, Bai Jingxuan, and Xia Liang tried to follow Hong Siyu, but an Aberrant Beast interrupted their pursuit and forced them to fight. After losing Hong Siyu’s car, they agreed to visit a mall near the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau, while Hong Siyu’s car unexpectedly turned away before reaching the bureau.

• Lin Xiaolu took Bai Jingxuan and Xia Liang in a taxi to follow Hong Siyu, while Xia Liang distracted her as Bai Jingxuan secretly typed a message.
• A cyclist fleeing an Aberrant Beast caused the taxi to brake suddenly, sending Bai Jingxuan’s phone onto the floor and exposing her unfinished message to Lin Xiaolu.
• Lin Xiaolu and the others spotted the Aberrant Beast, abandoned their pursuit of Hong Siyu, and defeated the Looper Tier monster within minutes.
• Lin Xiaolu realized Hong Siyu had escaped their surveillance, and Xia Liang persuaded her and Bai Jingxuan to visit Fangting World Trade Mall near the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau.
• Hong Siyu’s car continued toward the bureau but turned aside just before reaching its destination.

Lin Yun gave the destitute Yuan money for food and lodging after she promised not to cause trouble in Fangting City, then went to Emerald’s research institute to check on his treatment and Hong Siyu’s unstable recovery. The chapter left Hong Siyu undergoing daily treatment while Emerald used the Beast Source to seek a way to stabilize her condition.

• Yuan told Lin Yun that she had lost her job, had no money or shelter, and had been reduced to sleeping under a bridge and fighting cats for food with Semi.
• Lin Yun offered Yuan a few thousand yuan from his own pocket on the condition that she not cause trouble in Fangting City, and refused to give her Cornflower’s contact information or a phone.
• Yuan asked whether challenging magical girls to fights counted as causing trouble, and Lin Yun said it was not forbidden as long as she killed no one and damaged no public facilities.
• Lin Yun escorted Yuan and Semi out, then finished paperwork and prepared for his visit to Emerald’s research institute.
• Lin Yun went to check on Hong Siyu, whose magical girl powers Emerald had restored despite contamination and mutation that left her unable to transform back.
• Emerald planned to use the Beast Source to stabilize Hong Siyu’s condition, a bargaining chip that had shaken Larkspur’s decision.

Lin Yun learned that Hong Siyu could return to ordinary life using a temporary body modeled on her True Form, and she wanted to work as his secretary in that youthful appearance. After treatment, Lin Yun agreed to go clothes shopping with her, but Lin Xiaolu spotted the two together outside the plaza.

• Emerald explained that the laboratory’s altered space could harm anyone entering in their real body, so Lin Yun transformed into Larkspur before going inside.
• Emerald and Hong Siyu told Larkspur that Hong Siyu’s damaged body would need long-term recovery and that a spare body based on her True Form could let her return to work and train.
• Hong Siyu said she wanted the spare body to retain her youthful True Form appearance and reminded Larkspur of his promise to hire her as his secretary.
• Emerald proposed disguising Hong Siyu as her own twenty-five-year-old niece, but Larkspur objected before receiving treatment for his injuries.
• Lin Yun and Hong Siyu left the laboratory together and agreed to shop for clothes suitable for her new appearance.
• Lin Xiaolu noticed Lin Yun and Hong Siyu outside the shopping plaza and stared at them in surprise.

Larkspur returned to the Secret Base, learned that Lin Xiaolu had gone home to confront Lin Yun after seeing him shopping with Hong Siyu, and hurried there to explain. Lin Yun denied being romantically involved with Larkspur and claimed to be the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau director; after hearing his explanations, Lin Xiaolu later wondered whether Larkspur had loved her mother instead.

• Larkspur learned that Lin Xiaolu had gone home after seeing Lin Yun with Hong Siyu, so she left the Secret Base to find her.
• Lin Xiaolu confronted Lin Yun about being unfaithful, but her hunger and her improvised doorway ambush repeatedly interrupted her accusations.
• Lin Yun told Lin Xiaolu that he worked for the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau and was its current director, and said his connections with Larkspur and Hong Siyu were work-related.
• Lin Xiaolu remained uncertain about why Larkspur favored her, despite Lin Yun's explanation that Larkspur cared for her as a junior magical girl.
• While playing a game that night, Lin Xiaolu considered whether Larkspur might have loved her mother.

On Bai Jingxuan’s birthday, Lin Yun took her to the mall and listened as she explained how her lost music box and doubts about her past had left her unsure whether anything about her identity was real. He reassured her that love and shared memories made family and birthdays real, then sent her to celebrate with Larkspur, where she called her Mom again.

• Bai Jingxuan invited Lin Yun to her birthday party, but he said he could not attend and instead took her to the shopping center.
• Bai Jingxuan admired a music box, then told Lin Yun that her father had given her one to comfort her when she was ill and that Black Ash Dawn had used its melody to control her.
• Bai Jingxuan worried that her birthday and identity might be false, so Lin Yun shared why he considered February 14th his real birthday and reassured her that the people who loved her made her family and birthday real.
• Bai Jingxuan asked to keep calling Lin Yun Dad, and he accepted before driving her to meet Larkspur near the Secret Base.
• Bai Jingxuan ran into Larkspur’s embrace and called her Mom again.

After a draw in their third spar, Yuan asked Larkspur to introduce her to her new friends. Earlier that day, Lin Xiaolu turned down concert tickets from a boy, only for Jiang Yuan to reveal a second pair and invite her to see idol Asō Madoka perform.

• Yuan and Larkspur ended their third spar in a draw, and Yuan checked on Larkspur's injuries.
• Yuan said she would visit the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau and asked Larkspur to introduce her new friends next time they met.
• Lin Xiaolu worried about remaining at Seed Stage after Xia Liang advanced to Leaf Rank, despite training hard to awaken her Magic Armament.
• A classmate delivered two concert tickets to Lin Xiaolu from a boy who had confessed to her, but Lin Xiaolu refused them and had them returned.
• Jiang Yuan told Lin Xiaolu that the tickets were for Asō Madoka's concert and revealed another pair, inviting Lin Xiaolu to go with her.

Lin Xiaolu encountered an Aberrant Beast during her patrol and struggled to defeat it without endangering nearby civilians. A mysterious blonde magical girl destroyed the beast, got drenched in its foul remains, and flew away before Lin Xiaolu could learn her identity.

• Lin Xiaolu spotted an Aberrant Beast emerging from a busy road, pushed vehicles aside, and ordered bystanders to flee.
• Lin Xiaolu drove the beast away from the crowds and fought it with her wand, but struggled to damage it in close combat.
• A blonde magical girl arrived and used golden mana roller skates to kick the Aberrant Beast apart within seconds.
• The beast’s foul slime rained down and drenched the blonde girl, who retched before telling Lin Xiaolu to handle the cleanup.
• The blonde girl flew away, and Lin Xiaolu watched her go, wondering who she was.

Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan told the Fangting City Squad about two friendly, unfamiliar magical girls, and Larkspur decided to investigate their identities. The chapter ended with Lin Xiaolu naming the singer she planned to see on Saturday: Asō Madoka.

• Lin Xiaolu told Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan that she had seen an unfamiliar magical girl, while Bai Jingxuan and Moko revealed that they had met another magical girl who said she came from another city.
• The squad worried that the unfamiliar magical girls might be connected to Claw Mark, then Larkspur returned to the Secret Base exhausted from work and a fight.
• Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan described the magical girls to Larkspur, who questioned them and decided to investigate their identities through the Anomaly Countermeasures Bureau.
• Lin Xiaolu asked Larkspur to cover her Saturday patrol so she could attend a concert with a classmate, and Larkspur agreed.
• Lin Xiaolu recalled the singer's name as Asō Madoka, causing Larkspur to react with surprise.

Jiang Yuan met Lin Xiaolu at the Green Tower Stadium, where Xia Liang and her companions briefly joined them before splitting off. Larkspur recognized the singer Asō Madoka as her former teammate Margaret, and the chapter ended with Margaret’s flower ornament reaching Larkspur as their eyes met during the concert.

• Jiang Yuan met Lin Xiaolu and was introduced to Xia Liang, Bai Jingxuan, and a blue-haired girl, whom Xia Liang claimed were her relatives.
• Xia Liang led Bai Jingxuan and the blue-haired girl away, leaving Lin Xiaolu to attend the concert with Jiang Yuan.
• Larkspur recalled how Asō Madoka had joined the original Fangting City Squad and later left Fangting City, remembering their emotional farewell thirteen years earlier.
• Larkspur attended the concert with Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan to confirm whether Asō Madoka was her old teammate Margaret.
• Asō Madoka appeared onstage in her True Form, and Larkspur recognized her as Margaret.
• Margaret tossed a flower ornament into the audience, where it landed in Larkspur’s hand as Margaret met her gaze.

Lin Xiaolu left the concert to escape the noise and encountered three young venue workers in a corridor, where she and a blonde girl both felt they had met before. The girls joked that their recognition might be love at first sight, leaving their connection unexplained.

• Lin Xiaolu grew overwhelmed by the concert and left her seat to get some quiet and water.
• As she headed back toward the venue, Lin Xiaolu overheard a blonde girl arguing with a bespectacled girl about leaving before the final tour concert ended.
• Lin Xiaolu followed the voices and found the three girls in matching yellow staff shirts, then recognized the blonde as strangely familiar.
• The blonde girl also felt that she had seen Lin Xiaolu before, while the other two speculated that their meeting was love at first sight.

Larkspur attended Asō Madoka’s concert to confirm that her former teammate was the singer, but Asō Madoka kissed her forehead onstage and left her demanding an explanation. Backstage, Larkspur reunited with magical girls from Bai'an City, and Lin Xiaolu recognized one of them as the girl who bathed in Aberrant Beast slime.

• Asō Madoka called Larkspur onto the stage as a lucky fan, where Larkspur welcomed her to Fangting City and Asō Madoka dedicated a song to the audience.
• Asō Madoka kissed Larkspur on the forehead during the performance, prompting the crowd to cheer and Lin Xiaolu to notice them from outside.
• After the concert, Larkspur took Bai Jingxuan, Xia Liang, and Lin Xiaolu backstage to confront Asō Madoka, whose guards let them through on her instructions.
• Larkspur met White Thistle and two other magical girls from Bai'an City outside Asō Madoka’s dressing room, and White Thistle said their mentor used the codename Margaret.
• Larkspur introduced the current Fangting City squad to the Bai'an City magical girls, and Lin Xiaolu recognized the blonde girl as the one who bathed in Aberrant Beast slime.

Larkspur reunited with Asō Madoka after thirteen years and challenged her about bringing her onto the concert stage. After they agreed to work together on several urgent matters, Asō Madoka surprised everyone by kneeling and kissing Larkspur’s hand.

• Lin Xiaolu recognized the blonde girl as the magical girl who had been covered in Aberrant Beast slime, embarrassing her and prompting the group to exchange stories.
• Asō Madoka emerged from the lounge and explained to Larkspur that inviting her onstage had been an impulse to commemorate their reunion, not a prank meant to embarrass her.
• Larkspur and Asō Madoka discussed their long separation and agreed that seeing each other again was a happy occasion.
• Asō Madoka proposed that they work together on protecting the city and investigating matters involving the Kingdom, Anya, Su Shengzi, Larkspur, and the Chief.
• After Larkspur and Asō Madoka exchanged their magical girl credentials and shook hands, Asō Madoka knelt, kissed Larkspur’s hand, and declared herself at her service.

Asō Madoka introduced Bai'an City's magical girls and proposed a sparring match with Fangting City's team. She then raised the stakes by asking that Fangting City withdraw from the Qualification Certification Exam if they lost.

• Asō Madoka kissed Larkspur's hand and told Lin Xiaolu that she had known her since birth as a friend of her mother.
• Asō Madoka explained that Bai'an City's squad would be stationed in Fangting City and had come for a learning exchange that included challenging Fangting City to a sparring match.
• White Thistle introduced herself, Wood Lily, and Mimosa, while Lin Xiaolu and Wood Lily argued over their earlier fight with an Aberrant Beast.
• Larkspur assessed the two teams' strengths and judged that Fangting City had little chance of winning a match.
• Asō Madoka proposed that Fangting City's squad withdraw from the Qualification Certification Exam if they lost the sparring match.

Larkspur and Asō Madoka left the Fangting City Squad to talk privately, and Larkspur took her to visit Lin Xiaolu’s mother. On the drive, they discussed Anya’s death and why Asō Madoka had not attended the funeral, with Asō revealing that the director had told her to let Larkspur think alone about what to do.

• Asō Madoka suggested the Fangting City girls treat an upcoming sparring match as a preliminary test for next year’s exam, prompting Larkspur to challenge her motives.
• Larkspur proposed a quiet, significant place for their private conversation, then told Lin Xiaolu that she and Asō Madoka were going to see Lin Xiaolu’s mother.
• About an hour after the concert, Larkspur drove Asō Madoka away from Green Tower Stadium in an inconspicuous SUV.
• Larkspur explained that she had feared facing her former teammates after Anya’s death and had been relieved none of them came to the funeral.
• Asō Madoka revealed that the director had told her not to interfere and to let Larkspur decide for herself what to do.

Lin Yun and Asō Madoka visited Anya’s grave, where they discussed her death, their regrets, and why Lin Yun had returned to fighting. Madoka warned him against pursuing revenge and left her album as a gift for Anya.

• Lin Yun and Asō Madoka stood at Anya’s grave and reflected on how their friendship with her had grown distant before her death.
• Asō Madoka explained that Chrysoberyl Cat’s Eye had kept her away after Anya’s funeral so Lin Yun could decide for himself whether to fight for revenge.
• Madoka asked what Lin Yun was fighting for, and he realized he had taken up the Flower of the Heart again to protect the children.
• Lin Yun promised not to act rashly before the children could protect themselves, while Madoka warned him that revenge could cost him his life.
• Asō Madoka placed her latest album at Anya’s grave and remembered their last phone call, when Anya promised to listen to her music.

The Bai'an City Squad moved into Fangting City’s villa, where Lin Xiaolu confronted White Thistle over her teacher’s judgment that Fangting’s new generation could not defeat them and should not take the Qualification Certification Exam. White Thistle proposed a private test of their magic power, leaving the two preparing to clash.

• The Bai'an City Squad settled into the villa, and White Thistle chose a room after Lin Xiaolu showed her around.
• White Thistle explained that Black Ash Dawn’s attack had left Bai'an City with few Aberrant Beast appearances, and that the Inspector had defeated an Ash Guard without the squad’s help.
• Lin Xiaolu challenged White Thistle’s squad for judging Fangting City despite never fighting Black Ash Dawn, and demanded to know why her teacher had said Fangting could not defeat them.
• White Thistle said the next Qualification Certification Exam might be dangerous and that her teacher considered Fangting’s newer members weaker than Bai'an’s.
• White Thistle transformed and challenged Lin Xiaolu to a private contest, proposing that they try to shatter each other’s magic spheres.

Larkspur and Asō Madoka warned their juniors that next year’s certification assessment would include a dangerous simulation of the Great Beast Calamity, prompting Lin Xiaolu to leave dinner and shut herself in her room. Larkspur later learned that Lin Xiaolu and White Thistle had argued, though the cause remained unclear.

• On the drive back, Asō Madoka told Larkspur that the Queen would observe next year’s assessment and that a simulated Great Beast Calamity had already been prepared as a new challenge.
• Larkspur warned the girls at dinner about the assessment’s dangers and said Fangting City’s participants would have to defeat Bai'an City’s squad first.
• Lin Xiaolu left dinner without explaining herself, and Larkspur found that no one at the table knew what was wrong with White Rose.
• When Larkspur visited Lin Xiaolu’s room, Lin Xiaolu asked to be left alone, while White Thistle later apologized to Larkspur and hurried upstairs.
• Asō Madoka told Larkspur that Lin Xiaolu and White Thistle had argued, but did not explain what had caused the fight.