Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno accidentally tears Ceruno's sample school uniform, which leads to a magical exchange between them.
• Miluno suggests visiting Ceruno's house in Skyreach City.
• They return to City School and use a wormhole to travel back to Skyreach City.
• Miluno and Ceruno decide to visit Director SpiCa at the research department to learn about Anjie's condition and other secrets of the Other Side.

Character Developments

• Miluno: Shows care and consideration for Ceruno, displaying his growing affection for her.
• Ceruno: Becomes more comfortable with Miluno's affections, though still shy at times.
• Yin Lu: Shows a more playful and energetic side, enjoying hugging Ceruno.

Significant Themes

• Relationship development between Miluno and Ceruno.
• The importance of curiosity and understanding the Other Side's secrets.
• The consequences of Miluno's actions and their impact on those around him (e.g., tearing Ceruno's uniform).

Character Interactions

• Miluno and Ceruno: Their relationship deepens, with Miluno showing more affection and Ceruno becoming more comfortable with it.
• Ceruno and Yin Lu: They share a playful, affectionate moment, highlighting Ceruno's appeal to others.
• Miluno and Yin Lu: Miluno feels left out as others prefer hugging Ceruno, showing a hint of jealousy.

Chapter Summary: “Second Update, Not a Bonus Chapter”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Bai Ziye and Ceruno visit the Research Level, where Flow and Achernar are temporarily responsible for security while SpiCa is away.
• Bai questions Flow about Anjie’s condition. Flow explains that Anjie’s “witch” personality has awakened but is still immature. It is gradually consuming Anjie’s original personality and memories; if the process finishes, Anjie will become a complete witch.
• Although witchification normally cannot be reversed because the original personality is devoured at the soul level, SpiCa may be able to save Anjie before the absorption is complete.
• Flow distinguishes Anjie’s transformation from that of Halley and Ceruno’s father. They were directly created as witches through contaminated Star Crystals and concentrated darkness, rather than undergoing laboratory witchification.
• Bai and Ceruno learn that the Association’s research into Simulacrum Factor and Dark Energy has regressed. Betelgeuse’s destruction of the Sky Branch research department killed researchers and destroyed irreplaceable data.
• Dark Erosion across Skyreach City has not decreased. While scattered darkness is harmless, concentrated darkness can form Black Crystals and turn people with intense negative emotions into Monsters. Large-scale purification remains impossible.
• Before Bai and Ceruno leave, Flow warns them to keep Bai’s ability to open wormholes secret. SpiCa suspects that a mole connected to former chairman Sun Ji exists within the Association.
• The mole investigation has made little progress because Sun Ji’s extensive connections create too many suspects. Bai considers returning to the Other Side to investigate from Sun Ji’s side, potentially using Hephaestus’s magic-sealing technology.

Character Developments

• Bai Ziye remains cautious and analytical, questioning the loyalty of Flow and Achernar while developing a more concrete plan to investigate the Association’s mole. He also recognizes the limitations of his own and Ceruno’s ability to purify darkness.
• Ceruno becomes more active and confident in conversation, asking several important questions about Anjie, witchification, and Dark Energy. Her concern for Anjie is clear.
• Flow demonstrates his role as an uneasy ally. He provides valuable information but maintains a casual, somewhat irreverent attitude toward serious matters.
• Achernar reveals that she still retains a strong sense of belonging to the Monsters and the Other Side. She admits that, had she not been abandoned, she might still be Bai’s enemy.
• SpiCa is established as a potentially crucial figure capable of manipulating brains and souls well enough to halt Anjie’s transformation, while also secretly investigating the Association’s internal traitor.

Significant Themes

• Identity and transformation: The chapter explores whether a witch’s new personality replaces the original person and whether identity can survive forced transformation.
• Loyalty and belonging: Achernar’s conflicted allegiance shows that changing sides is not merely a matter of logic; emotional and ideological bonds remain powerful.
• The cost of war and destruction: Betelgeuse’s attack has caused permanent losses, demonstrating how warfare destroys knowledge and lives even when facilities are rebuilt.
• Escalating environmental danger: Dark Erosion is portrayed as a growing, systemic threat that cannot be solved by individual heroes alone.
• Trust and hidden enemies: The suspected mole within the Association creates uncertainty, emphasizing the danger of internal betrayal and incomplete information.

Character Interactions

• Bai challenges Flow and Achernar about their defection from the Other Side, while Flow insists they are now allies.
• Ceruno presses Flow for answers about whether Anjie can be saved and why other witches transformed differently.
• Achernar’s admission that she might have remained an enemy creates an awkward moment, highlighting the fragile nature of their alliance.
• Bai dismisses Ceruno’s idea of having Miluno absorb all of Skyreach City’s darkness, stressing that the problem requires a broader and more efficient solution.
• Flow warns Bai and Ceruno about the secrecy surrounding Bai’s wormhole ability and the suspected mole, shifting their visit from a discussion of Anjie’s condition toward a possible future investigation of the Other Side.

Chapter Summary: “Unstoppable Resolve”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno plans to return to the Other Side alone, despite Ceruno’s warnings that her previous escape depended partly on luck. She insists that her experience there gives her confidence and that she can escape through a wormhole if necessary.
• Instead of teleporting, Miluno takes Ceruno through public transportation toward D3 District, claiming they are going “home.” Ceruno becomes increasingly curious about Miluno’s hidden connection to her life.
• An emergency broadcast announces a special-type Monster in E5 District. Though injured and out of magic power, Miluno asks Ceruno to replenish her strength through a Light-Shielding Bubble and intimate physical contact.
• After regaining enough power, Miluno leaves Ceruno behind and defeats the Monster almost instantly.
• On the way home, Miluno and Ceruno repeatedly stop to help strangers: rescuing a young man from a van, assisting an elderly woman with a barbell, saving a kitten, and entering a mascot-suit fighting tournament for a retired man. These absurd detours delay their arrival until evening.
• At Ceruno’s home, Miluno prepares to reveal an important truth. Before she can explain, a Witch Domain forms around the building, apparently targeting Ceruno.
• Miluno becomes unusually furious at the interruption and demands more of Ceruno’s magic power. Ceruno suggests waiting for reinforcements, but Miluno refuses, determined to tell the truth that day.
• After a second deep kiss and transfer of magic power, Miluno enters the Witch Domain and defeats the Witch immediately, crushing it beneath her boot. The chapter ends with the promise that the following chapters will reveal the interrupted truth.

Character Developments

• Miluno: Displays exceptional confidence, combat ability, and determination. Although injured, she remains composed while dealing with the Monster, but her calm facade breaks when the Witch Domain interrupts her plans. Her anger reveals how deeply she wants to confess the truth to Ceruno and how unwilling she is to let anyone obstruct her.
• Ceruno: Continues to worry about Miluno’s safety and recognizes the danger of her reckless plans. She is emotionally overwhelmed by their intimate magic-sharing, feeling both happiness and guilt because of Yezi. Ceruno also becomes increasingly invested in uncovering Miluno’s secret and ultimately supports her despite her concerns.
• Relationship: Their bond grows more intimate and trusting. Miluno relies on Ceruno’s magic power, while Ceruno willingly provides it despite her confusion and anxiety. Their repeated kisses function practically as magic transfer but carry strong romantic and emotional significance.

Significant Themes

• Unstoppable determination: Miluno refuses to let injury, enemies, or interruptions stop her from achieving her goal.
• Trust versus worry: Ceruno fears Miluno is being reckless, while Miluno trusts her own judgment and abilities. Their differing perspectives create tension but ultimately strengthen their reliance on each other.
• Hidden truths and revelation: The journey “home” and Miluno’s interrupted confession build suspense around her secret past or identity.
• Love, intimacy, and guilt: The magic-sharing scenes blur the boundary between necessity and romance. Ceruno enjoys the closeness but feels guilty because of her feelings for Yezi.
• Heroic absurdity: The pair repeatedly perform ordinary acts of kindness amid supernatural danger, creating a humorous contrast between mundane problems and battles against Monsters and Witches.

Character Interactions

• Ceruno repeatedly challenges Miluno’s decision to act alone, while Miluno calmly reassures her and pulls her forward.
• Miluno takes the initiative in their magic-sharing, leaving Ceruno flustered and emotionally overwhelmed.
• Ceruno protects Miluno with a barrier but ultimately allows her to fight alone.
• Their shared journey home reveals a cooperative, compassionate side as they help several strangers.
• When the Witch attacks, Miluno rejects Ceruno’s cautious suggestion to wait for other magical girls, insisting that she alone will end the threat and finally speak the truth.

Summary: "The Truth I Wanted to Say"

Key Plot Points & Events

1. Bai Ziye battles a speed-type Witch (called the "Jet Witch") who uses jet magic, a lightsaber, and a rifle. He defeats her quickly with a single kick, breaking her spine.
2. Ziye and Ceruno gather the darkness from the Witch Domain using a U-shaped bubble, collecting it from over a hundred apartment residents trapped in cages below a pillar.
3. Ziye purifies the darkness using the crystal in his chest, causing the Witch Domain illusion to shatter.
4. The injured Jet Witch is carried away by Association personnel and three magical girls to a special Witch prison.
5. Ziye refuses to go to the Association for a report, then tells Ceruno it's time to talk about "us."
6. Ziye releases his transformation, revealing his true identity to Ceruno—she is shocked and finally recognizes him as "Yezi" (not Miluno).

Character Developments

• Bai Ziye: Demonstrates significant growth in power—he can now easily defeat Witches and trade blows with Legendary Witches. His hair grows slightly whiter after absorbing darkness, hinting at a cost or limit to his purification ability. He finally musters the resolve to reveal his secret identity to Ceruno.
• Ceruno: Shows nervousness and reluctance when Ziye wants to talk about their relationship. Her admiration for Miluno (Ziye's idol persona) is clear, and she is genuinely shocked to learn the truth.
• Jet Witch: A minor antagonist who relies on raw speed and reflexes, but is outclassed and captured.

Significant Themes

• Identity & Disguise: The gap between Ziye's idol persona (Miluno) and his real self—the chapter builds toward a major reveal.
• Cost of Power: The whitening hair suggests absorbing darkness carries a price, raising questions about what happens if it turns completely white.
• Physical Transformation: Ziye's body has become increasingly feminine/androgyneous, making his true identity harder to recognize.
• Honesty & Vulnerability: Ziye chooses to open up to Ceruno despite his wavering resolve.

Character Interactions

• Ziye vs. Jet Witch: One-sided combat; Ziye easily reads and defeats her, showing his superior tactical thinking.
• Ziye & Ceruno: They work efficiently together to collect darkness. Later, the mood shifts from casual to tense as Ziye insists on a serious conversation. Ceruno's flustered, avoidant reaction contrasts with Ziye's determined (yet internally hesitant) approach.
• Ziye & Association personnel: He curtly refuses their request for a report, prioritizing his conversation with Ceruno.

Chapter Summary: “Double the Love”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ceruno discovers that Yezi is actually Bai Ziye, the person behind Miluno. Although Yezi and Miluno share the same identity, Ceruno has always perceived and treated them as two distinct people.
• Yezi explains that he concealed the truth to preserve their friendship and because he once hoped Ceruno would return to being A-Yao. He feared that revealing himself as Miluno would damage their relationship.
• Yezi reveals that his high compatibility with the Crystal is causing permanent physical changes. Even when untransformed, he is gradually becoming more feminine, and Bai Ziye’s male identity is slowly disappearing.
• Ceruno admits she is angry that Yezi kept the secret for so long, but she also understands his fear and acknowledges that she used to be too immature and obsessed with magical girls to react rationally.
• Ceruno tells Yezi she wants him to remain Yezi even if his body becomes completely female. She then makes a bold proposal: she wants to date both Yezi and Miluno, since she loves them in different ways and cannot yet merge those feelings into one.
• Yezi is moved by her response and initiates a rare moment of physical intimacy, assuring her that there no longer needs to be any secrets between them.
• Ceruno attempts to deepen their intimacy while Yezi is still physically male, even suggesting they have a child before his transformation becomes complete. Yezi explains that his body has already changed too much for that to be possible.
• He transforms back into Miluno, leaving Ceruno with a bittersweet sense of regret because she may never again see Yezi as a boy.

Character Developments

• Ceruno demonstrates emotional growth. Although hurt by Yezi’s secrecy, she responds with acceptance rather than rejection and recognizes her own past selfishness and immaturity.
• Ceruno openly acknowledges that she loves Yezi and Miluno differently, accepting the complicated reality of their shared identity.
• Yezi/Bai Ziye finally abandons his long-held secrecy and admits that he did not trust Ceruno enough to tell her earlier. His confession allows him to act more honestly and initiate affection as Yezi.
• Yezi’s transformation becomes increasingly serious: his male identity and physical characteristics are fading, raising the possibility that “Yezi” may eventually exist only as Miluno.

Significant Themes

• Identity and transformation: The chapter explores whether identity is defined by body, gender, personality, or relationships. Yezi fears losing Bai Ziye as he becomes Miluno permanently.
• Trust and honesty: Yezi’s concealment has protected their friendship but also created resentment. The chapter emphasizes that honesty, even when painful or late, is necessary for genuine intimacy.
• Love in multiple forms: Ceruno separates her affection for Yezi and Miluno, suggesting that love can attach to different aspects of the same person.
• Acceptance and change: Both characters must confront physical and emotional changes they cannot fully control.
• Regret and limited time: Ceruno’s desire to be intimate with Yezi before his transformation reflects their awareness that their current relationship may only be temporary.

Character Interactions

• Ceruno confronts Yezi about hiding his identity and expresses both anger and understanding.
• Yezi explains his fear that Ceruno’s former obsession with magical girls would have destroyed their friendship if she had learned the truth earlier.
• Ceruno reassures him that she wants both sides of him to remain in her life and proposes dating both Yezi and Miluno.
• Yezi responds with tenderness and physical affection, marking a breakthrough in their relationship.
• Their intimate conversation is interrupted by the reality of Yezi’s bodily transformation, which ultimately leads him to change back into Miluno.

Chapter Summary: “Aftermath” (Ceruno)

Key Plot Points and Events

• After an intense intimate encounter, Ceruno and Miluno recover in the living room. Miluno, formerly Yezi, teases Ceruno about using her new name, and Ceruno openly declares her love.
• Miluno quickly heals from her lingering injuries after fully replenishing her magic power. She explains that the potion’s side effects had prevented her body from regenerating, and that their recent “zero-distance comfort” restored her magic.
• Ceruno confronts Miluno about her earlier encounter with Miss Extinction, suspecting that Miluno had taken advantage of her for the same reason. Miluno insists that the encounter was only to replenish magic power and was not motivated by romantic feelings.
• The conversation shifts to the ages and combat experience of other magical girls, including Xiaoling and Xiao Yi, before Miluno urges Ceruno to shower and prepare to return to City School.
• In the bathroom, Ceruno discovers that her mother, who had been invisible in the house, witnessed the earlier events. Her mother admits she saw the intimate encounter but claims to have respected their privacy afterward.
• Ceruno’s mother reveals that she already knew Yezi was Miluno, having learned it from Lin Xi. Ceruno realizes that several people may have known the truth while she alone remained unaware.
• Ceruno and Miluno clean the living room and conceal the evidence of what happened. They then contact Luer and prepare to return to the Association and City School.
• The chapter ends with Ceruno taking Miluno’s hand and affirming her trust in both Miluno and Yezi before teleporting away with her.

Character Developments

• Ceruno becomes more emotionally open, directly expressing her love for Miluno. She also accepts that Miluno and Yezi are the same person and resolves to trust both identities despite future secrets or possible conflicts.
• Miluno/Yezi displays her usual calmness and practicality, treating the aftermath efficiently and explaining her healing and actions rationally. Her relationship with Ceruno becomes more intimate and emotionally significant.
• Ceruno’s mother is revealed to be observant, teasing, and somewhat intrusive, but ultimately protective of Ceruno’s privacy. Her knowledge of Yezi’s identity highlights how isolated Ceruno was from the truth.
• Miss Extinction and Xiaoling are indirectly characterized through discussion of their gender, age, emotional maturity, and limited combat experience.

Significant Themes

• Trust and acceptance: Ceruno chooses to trust Miluno despite not knowing everything about her and realizing that others had kept secrets from her.
• Identity and duality: Yezi’s transformation into Miluno complicates gender, identity, and romantic relationships, while Ceruno accepts both versions as the same beloved person.
• Intimacy and emotional vulnerability: The physical encounter represents Ceruno’s release from earlier restraint and her willingness to embrace her feelings fully.
• Secrets and disclosure: The chapter emphasizes the consequences of hidden identities, especially Ceruno’s frustration that others knew Miluno’s secret before she did.
• Healing and renewal: Miluno’s physical recovery parallels the strengthening of her relationship with Ceruno and their decision to move forward together.
• Humor amid embarrassment: The awkward cleanup, Ceruno’s mother’s commentary, and the attempt to restore the living room provide comic relief after the emotionally intense events.

Character Interactions

• Ceruno and Miluno exchange affectionate teasing and discuss Miluno’s past interaction with Miss Extinction.
• Ceruno argues that Miluno may have hurt Miss Extinction’s feelings, while Miluno dismisses the concern and maintains her emotionally detached explanation.
• Ceruno’s mother embarrasses her by acknowledging what she witnessed, while also advising her to be more reserved and discussing the possibility of Ceruno and Yezi having children if the Star Crystal’s contamination can be purified.
• Ceruno and Miluno work together to clean the living room, then reaffirm their bond when Ceruno accepts Miluno’s offered hand and chooses trust over uncertainty.

Chapter Summary — “Crystal”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno is awakened for morning training by Ceruno, who has been sleeping on top of her. Golden, meanwhile, is left alone in another bed and complains about Ceruno and Miluno’s closeness.
• Ceruno forces Golden to brush her teeth, despite Golden’s fear of the ordeal. Since Miluno revealed a secret to Ceruno three days earlier, Ceruno has undergone a dramatic personality change: she is now energetic, optimistic, socially bold, and unusually proactive.
• During their morning run, Miluno questions Ceruno’s sudden transformation. Ceruno says she wants to change, but Miluno reacts anxiously, revealing her lingering trauma from past transformations.
• Metal joins them and explains that the delayed Central Control System has arrived and is being installed at City School.
• Metal reveals that the system is more than a translation device. Researchers believe concentrated magical power can form new Crystals, and City School is being used as a testing ground. These Crystals will be converted into a supercomputer by Sirius to help Principal Shi Yi manage the school.
• The system activates, firing a laser into the school’s dome and replacing the natural view with a simulated sky. This stabilizes the school’s day-night cycle and eliminates chaotic time differences.
• Metal brings Miluno and Ceruno to the system’s tower, where they see a massive Crystal. Sirius explains that it was formed from magical power collected overnight.
• Miluno suspects the school may have been founded primarily to harvest magical power, but Sirius and Metal clarify that the system only gathers excess power naturally released into the air by Star Crystals. It does not harm the magical girls.
• Miluno then asks whether the Crystals can be converted back into magical power for magical girls to absorb, suggesting she may be considering ways to investigate the Other Side covertly.

Character Developments

• Miluno: Remains cautious and suspicious of the Association’s intentions. Her questions about the school’s true purpose and the reversibility of the Crystal process show that she is already thinking strategically about investigating the Other Side while protecting Ceruno and Aunt Yuehan.
• Ceruno: Has become dramatically more confident and socially active since learning Miluno’s secret. She now behaves like an enthusiastic idol, greeting unfamiliar magical girls and taking initiative, though her sudden change makes Miluno uneasy.
• Golden/Doggy: Continues to be timid and resistant to unpleasant routines, especially tooth-brushing. She also feels lonely and resentful when Ceruno and Miluno display their closeness.
• Metal: Acts as an enthusiastic guide to the new system and appears proud of the school’s technological progress.
• Sirius: Provides the scientific explanation for the Crystals and teases Miluno about her conspiracy suspicions. She confirms that Simulacrum Factors are fundamentally different from empty Crystals because they are connected to the mysterious divine “Will.”

Significant Themes

• Change and identity: Ceruno’s sudden personality shift contrasts with Miluno’s fear of change, especially because of her past trauma.
• Trust and suspicion: Miluno continues to question the motives behind City School and the Association, even when explanations appear harmless.
• Science and exploitation: The school’s technology depends on magical girls’ power, raising questions about whether they are being used as resources.
• The nature of power: The chapter distinguishes between empty Crystals, which can function as computers, and Simulacrum Factors, which contain or extend the will of a higher being.
• Hidden enemies and preparation: The unknown god behind Monsters, witches, and Simulacrum Factors remains an implied ultimate threat, while Miluno quietly searches for ways to prepare for it.

Character Interactions

• Ceruno teases and physically drags Golden through her morning routine, while Golden complains about being excluded and mistreated.
• Miluno questions Ceruno about her personality change, revealing both concern and emotional discomfort.
• Metal explains the Central Control System to Miluno and Ceruno while leading them through City School.
• Sirius playfully mocks Miluno’s “Association conspiracy theory” and kneads Ceruno’s cheeks, showing their familiar, teasing relationship.
• Miluno challenges Metal and Sirius directly about the system’s purpose, establishing her continued distrust and prompting the final question about restoring Crystals into usable magical power.

Chapter Summary: “Central Control System”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno remains determined to travel alone to the Other Side to scout the enemy’s territory.
• She asks Metal and Sirius to create an infiltration tool capable of:
  1. Storing both her magic and her mother’s magic.
  2. Replenishing that magic through Crystal, preferably repeatedly.
  3. Restoring Crystal’s own magic when necessary.
• Metal and Sirius warn Miluno that the plan is dangerous and may be based on incomplete assumptions. Sirius also points out that the enemy may have developed countermeasures against Miluno’s speed.
• Miluno confidently argues that, with rapid magical replenishment, she can escape before the enemy detects or captures her.
• The Central Control System at City School becomes operational. Every magical girl under the school’s dome is automatically connected to it as a personal terminal.
• The Control Tower is deliberately excluded from the system’s influence so it can serve as an emergency location for forcibly shutting the system down. Ceruno worries that this may foreshadow an invasion or takeover by the Other Side.
• A warning bell signals the beginning of class, and Miluno teleports the group to the school.
• The system’s main visible feature is revealed: floating nameplates displaying each magical girl’s title and name. The labels can be hidden by tapping them.
• The system also provides instantaneous translation between languages within the dome.
• Ceruno meets Cannon, a cheerful magical girl from Britannia who admires Ceruno and Miluno after seeing them at the Supernova Idol Festival.
• Ceruno actively tries to overcome her former shyness by treating Cannon as a friend rather than merely a fan.
• The group attends Bai Ze’s freshman guidance class, intended mainly for inexperienced magical girls but also recommended for Ceruno and Golden.
• Bai Ze announces that the temporary class will end the next day, after which students will receive instructors suited to their individual magic. She then prepares to teach through practical combat rather than abstract lectures.

Character Developments

• Miluno displays exceptional confidence and determination, willingly accepting the danger of infiltrating the Other Side. Her confidence borders on recklessness, but she believes her speed and a replenishable magic supply will ensure her escape.
• Ceruno continues developing socially. She deliberately initiates conversation with Cannon and works to replace her former timid personality with a more outgoing, confident one. Her friends remain surprised and concerned by this sudden change.
• Metal demonstrates practical judgment by recognizing that Miluno’s requested device would be extraordinarily powerful and potentially undermine the need for magical girls to fight on the front lines.
• Sirius acts protectively toward Miluno, warning her that the enemy may already have analyzed and prepared against her abilities.
• Golden remains physically exhausted and falls asleep immediately upon reaching class, providing comic relief.
• Cannon is introduced as an enthusiastic but nervous fan who becomes shy when Ceruno treats her warmly as an equal.
• Bai Ze is established as a veteran magical girl and experienced mentor with a firm, practical teaching style.

Significant Themes

• Risk versus confidence: Miluno’s boldness contrasts with the genuine dangers of entering enemy territory, raising questions about whether confidence can compensate for inadequate preparation.
• Control and vulnerability: The Central Control System offers convenience and enhanced abilities, but its ability to manage every magical girl also creates the threat of surveillance, dependence, or hostile takeover.
• Technological and magical integration: The system’s nameplates and translation functions resemble modern digital interfaces, showing how magic and technology are merging in daily life.
• Personal growth and identity: Ceruno’s efforts to become more sociable reflect her desire to reinvent herself and grow beyond her former identity as A-Yao.
• Training and readiness: City School serves as a transition point for inexperienced magical girls, preparing them for the realities of combat and assigning them specialized instruction.

Important Character Interactions

• Miluno, Metal, and Sirius: They debate the feasibility and danger of Miluno’s proposed infiltration equipment. Metal and Sirius urge caution, while Miluno dismisses their concerns with confidence.
• Ceruno and Miluno: They travel together to class, with Miluno guiding Ceruno through the school’s schedule and training system.
• Ceruno and Cannon: Ceruno responds warmly to Cannon’s admiration, encouraging her to become friends rather than treating her as a distant fan. This interaction highlights Ceruno’s emerging social confidence.
• Ceruno, Miluno, and Golden: Miluno and Golden react with surprise whenever Ceruno behaves assertively, suggesting that her personality change is noticeable to those closest to her.
• Bai Ze and the students: Bai Ze establishes her authority as their mentor and introduces a hands-on, combat-focused approach to instruction.

Chapter Summary: “Practical Combat Training”

Plot Points and Events

• The school organizes practical combat training for more than sixty magical-girl students, many of whom have never fought a real battle.
• Teacher Bai Ze asks Ceruno and Miluno to serve as sparring opponents for the inexperienced students because both are considered capable of controlling their strength.
• Thunderous Resonance volunteers to fight all the rookies herself, but Bai Ze refuses, believing her indiscriminate soundwave attacks would overwhelm them rather than train them.
• Ceruno creates a massive Solidified Bubble and challenges the students to break through her defenses.
• The rookies attack with a barrage of magical projectiles, but Ceruno’s bubble remains completely intact.
• Xiaoling secretly attempts to bypass the barrier using teleportation magic. Ceruno traps her arm in a Bubble Membrane, but Xiaoling releases smoke through the teleportation spell.
• Miss Extinction joins the attack by summoning dark tentacles inside Ceruno’s barrier. Ceruno protects herself with a membrane and counterattacks by trapping Xiaoling in a solidified bubble.
• Despite appearing defeated, Xiaoling uses an unexpected remote spell that causes Ceruno’s head to separate from her body, winning the match.
• Xiaoling and Miss Extinction humorously treat Ceruno like a prize or doll after her defeat. Ceruno asks Xiaoling to restore her, but Xiaoling refuses temporarily, enjoying the “reward.”
• Miluno defeats the rookies effortlessly, while Bai Ze’s hardening magic makes her nearly impossible to harm.
• Ceruno concludes that she is the only one of the three instructors to lose.

Character Developments

• Ceruno: Shows confidence in her defensive magic but learns that unknown abilities and unconventional spell conditions can overcome even strong defenses. Her lack of direct offensive power becomes apparent, though she demonstrates quick thinking and tactical control.
• Miluno: Continues to demonstrate her exceptional strength, defeating the rookies without allowing them to touch her. Her rise into the top five of the Power Rankings is reinforced.
• Teacher Bai Ze: Acts responsibly as an instructor, prioritizing useful training over spectacle. Her hardening magic proves highly effective defensively.
• Xiaoling: Reveals herself as clever, sneaky, and dangerous. She exploits Ceruno’s unfamiliarity with her magic and wins through an unusual remote attack. Her magic appears to depend on hostility, though the exact conditions remain unclear.
• Miss Extinction: Participates in the attack with stamina-draining tentacles but also playfully enjoys holding Ceruno after Xiaoling’s victory.
• Thunderous Resonance: Maintains her arrogant, “boss-like” personality but accepts Bai Ze’s judgment and serves as referee.

Significant Themes

• Preparation versus fear: The school trains inexperienced magical girls so they can overcome fear and become useful forces against the Other Side.
• The value of every magical girl: The training reflects Principal Xiao Yi’s belief that losing a magical girl’s potential is wasteful.
• Unpredictability of magic: Strength and defensive ability are not enough when an opponent’s powers and conditions are unknown.
• Humility and overconfidence: Ceruno’s confidence in her barrier is justified but incomplete, while Xiaoling’s unconventional strategy exposes its weakness.
• Training versus actual combat: The exercise demonstrates that controlled practice cannot fully replicate the danger and uncertainty of real battles.

Character Interactions

• Bai Ze persuades the reluctant Miluno and Ceruno to train the rookies.
• Thunderous Resonance offers to fight the entire group but is rejected because her area attacks would be excessive.
• Ceruno faces coordinated attacks from Xiaoling and Miss Extinction, trapping Xiaoling while defending herself from the tentacles.
• Xiaoling defeats Ceruno and playfully claims her as a “reward,” while Miss Extinction cradles Ceruno’s detached head.
• Ceruno questions Xiaoling about her magic, learning that hostility is apparently involved in its activation, though Xiaoling gives only an uncertain explanation.
• Miluno and Bai Ze both succeed easily, leaving Ceruno embarrassed as the sole instructor defeated.

Chapter Summary: “Galaxy’s Mission”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After a practical combat class taught by Miss Bai Ze, the magical girls reflect on the strength and unpredictability of newly awakened magical girls and Monsters. Ceruno is discouraged after losing to Xiaoling, whose magic remains difficult to understand.
• The group goes to lunch near the Materials Distribution Center, where several magical girls operate food stalls during their break. Falcon and Heat Haze run a Hawaiian-fusion restaurant stall, while other students sell grilled food and prepared meals.
• Xiaoling orders an ehomaki roll, Ceruno buys grilled meat, Miss Extinction gets a bento, and Miluno orders a steak burger. Heat Haze’s limited cooking ability becomes a source of teasing and reveals her strained relationship with her chef father.
• Ceruno shows unexpected consideration by reminding the stall owners to eat and avoid working too late, suggesting that her personality is gradually becoming more mature and caring.
• During the lunch break, an emergency broadcast summons Miluno and Ceruno to City School’s entrance. A witch has invaded Imperial City, and a Witch Domain has formed around a movie theater in Xiaoling and Extinction’s hometown.
• The Domain appears as a massive red, inverted-bell-like barrier. Neither Miluno’s tremendous physical force nor the weapons of the police and local magical girls can penetrate it.
• Ceruno explains that the Domain can only be purified from within and that the wormhole on the Other Side is its only entrance and exit. Miluno realizes that this means they may be able to enter through the Other Side, setting up the next stage of the mission.

Character Developments

• Ceruno suffers a blow to her confidence after losing to Xiaoling, but the defeat may help reduce her arrogance. She also displays growing concern for others by advising the food vendors to rest and eat.
• Xiaoling becomes noticeably smug after defeating Ceruno, though the uncertain activation condition of her magic still makes her difficult to predict.
• Heat Haze is shown to have little culinary skill despite being the daughter of a Japanese cuisine chef. Her difficulties cooking, and her apparent resentment toward her father, add depth to her character.
• Miluno remains cautious and analytical, recognizing the danger posed by unpredictable abilities and quickly identifying a possible solution to the Domain’s barrier.
• Miss Extinction participates quietly, choosing a prepared bento rather than the food made by Heat Haze.

Significant Themes

• Unpredictability and experience: Newly awakened magical girls may lack combat experience but possess powerful, strange abilities capable of surprising even veterans.
• Growth through failure: Ceruno’s defeat humbles her and potentially encourages emotional development.
• Community and ordinary life: The lunch scene shows magical girls balancing dangerous missions with school, work, cooking, and social interaction.
• Rising supernatural danger: SpiCa warns that darkness is spreading rapidly in large cities, making future missions increasingly difficult.
• Problem-solving under pressure: When brute force fails, Miluno and the others must reconsider the structure of the Domain and search for an alternative route inside.

Character Interactions

• Xiaoling comforts and teases Ceruno after defeating her, while Ceruno struggles with her wounded pride.
• The group casually interacts with the magical girls running food stalls, highlighting their growing familiarity and community.
• Heat Haze and Miluno exchange playful criticism over the menu, exposing her limited cooking abilities.
• Ceruno’s reminder that the vendors should rest demonstrates a warmer, more considerate side of her.
• During the emergency, Miluno relies on Ceruno and SpiCa’s explanations but ultimately makes the crucial deduction that the Domain’s entrance must exist on the Other Side.

Chapter Summary: “Space Drill”

Plot Points and Events

• Ceruno and Miluno debate how to rescue the people trapped in the movie theater’s Witch Domain. Miluno proposes using a wormhole through the Other Side to enter the Witch Domain, but Ceruno refuses because the risk is too great.
• Although the trapped people are not yet in immediate danger, continued exposure to the witch’s influence will eventually cause irreversible Monsterification. Because Aldebaran could execute the resulting Special Monsters, the situation remains urgent.
• Miluno discovers that the Witch Domain’s barrier resembles Ceruno’s bubble magic: both create independent spaces separate from reality. Miss SpiCa suggests shaping one of Ceruno’s bubbles into a drill and using it to pierce the barrier.
• Ceruno creates a bubble drill. At first, it seems too fragile to work, but Miluno’s attack embeds it in the barrier. A second strike—her “Space Smash”—drives it completely through.
• Miluno enters the Witch Domain, defeats the witch with ease, and returns carrying the drill. Ceruno is then expected to enter and collect the darkness contaminating the domain.
• Miluno plans to absorb the darkness herself, as she has done before. Ceruno worries because a portion of Miluno’s black hair has already turned white from absorbing Dark Energy.
• Miss SpiCa explains that the darkness could technically be returned to its original owner through a wormhole, which would dispel the domain temporarily. However, the darkness would simply be sent back again, making the solution ineffective in the long term. With no better option available, Miluno absorbs the darkness once more.
• Back at City School, the school continues to grow as new students enroll. Ceruno relaxes after showering while Miss Extinction tutors Xiaoling.
• Heat Haze visits, complains about being overworked, and embraces Ceruno. Principal Xiao Yi then arrives with Heat Haze’s class roster, revealing that teaching assignments have been finalized. The chapter ends with Ceruno wondering which teacher she has been assigned to.

Character Developments

• Ceruno becomes more cautious and emotionally protective of Miluno. Though she participates in the rescue, she increasingly questions the cost of relying on Miluno’s ability to absorb darkness.
• Miluno demonstrates her overwhelming combat ability without suppressants, defeating an ordinary witch effortlessly. At the same time, her willingness to repeatedly absorb Dark Energy reveals her self-sacrificial nature and disregard for the potential consequences.
• Miss SpiCa contributes a creative solution by encouraging Ceruno to think beyond ordinary physical logic and use the conceptual similarity between bubbles and the Witch Domain.
• Heat Haze is shown as hardworking but exhausted, balancing financial needs with the demands of her new job at City School.
• Principal Xiao Yi continues managing the expanding school despite being an ordinary human among magical girls, showing competence and a good-natured attitude toward Heat Haze’s complaints.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and responsibility: Miluno repeatedly accepts personal harm to protect others, while Ceruno questions whether this is morally sustainable.
• Creative thinking and belief: Ceruno’s magic works through imagination and confidence rather than conventional physical rules. The “space drill” succeeds because the characters treat magical phenomena conceptually rather than scientifically.
• Temporary versus lasting solutions: Returning the darkness to its source would solve the immediate crisis but perpetuate the larger cycle, emphasizing the need for a permanent way to handle Dark Energy.
• Growing community: City School’s increasing enrollment and staffing suggest the formation of a stronger magical-girl community, even as its members struggle with practical problems such as education and overwork.

Character Interactions

• Ceruno and Miluno argue over the danger of entering the Witch Domain, but cooperate when the bubble-drill plan succeeds.
• Ceruno and Miss SpiCa discuss the nature of magic, with SpiCa pushing Ceruno to trust imagination rather than physical assumptions.
• Miluno casually treats the witch’s defeat and darkness absorption as routine, contrasting with Ceruno’s serious concern for her wellbeing.
• Ceruno, Heat Haze, Miss Extinction, and Xiaoling share a domestic school setting, highlighting the contrast between their ordinary daily routines and their dangerous missions.
• Heat Haze’s playful affection toward Ceruno is interrupted by Principal Xiao Yi, whose arrival shifts the scene toward school administration and introduces the unresolved question of Ceruno’s new teacher.

Key Plot Points & Events

• Miluno finally decides to register with the Magical Girl Association and goes to City School to do so.
• Sirius, the Association's president, appears and teases Miluno about her delayed registration.
• Miluno asks for her long-overdue bounties, and Sirius agrees to pay, offering additional rewards as well.
• Miluno returns to Skyreach Dormitory to find the class assignments underway, led by the school principal, Xiao Yi.

Character Developments

• Miluno shows her desire to collect her wages and is willing to ask for rewards, indicating a growing acceptance of her role as a magical girl.
• Sirius displays her power and influence, showing she can provide rewards beyond money.
• Xiao Yi is introduced as the school principal, showing her responsibility and knowledge in managing the magical girls' classes.

Significant Themes

• Power & Wealth: Sirius's power and wealth are emphasized, contrasting with Miluno's initial reluctance to accept rewards.
• Identity: Miluno's acceptance of her role as a magical girl is further solidified as she registers with the Association and asks for her bounties.

Character Interactions

• Miluno and Sirius: Their interaction shows Sirius's playful and teasing nature, while Miluno remains straightforward and focused on her goals.
• Miluno and Xiao Yi: They interact briefly, with Xiao Yi showing her knowledge of the magical girls' classes and Miluno showing curiosity about the assignments.
• Miluno and Ceruno: Although not present in this chapter, their relationship is implied to be strong, with Miluno mentioning Ceruno as her partner and not needing any other rewards.

Chapter Summary: “Teaching Assistant”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno is unexpectedly appointed as the instructor of the Mobility Class at City School after the original teacher recommends her. The teacher feels inferior because Miluno is believed to be the strongest acceleration-type magic user, though Miluno privately knows her abilities are actually time-based.
• Miluno agrees to the part-time teaching position because it comes with pay, but requests Flow, the wolf warrior, as her assistant instructor. SpiCa rejects this because Monsters are forbidden from entering City School.
• SpiCa instead assigns Jaeger, the “Jet Witch” whom Miluno previously defeated. Jaeger is revealed to be a veteran magical girl, a Star Crystal-selected elite, and a lieutenant in the German Air Corps. Her jet-based magic makes her highly suited to teaching mobility and aerial techniques.
• Before sending Jaeger to City School, SpiCa uses her Mental Overlay to brainwash her. Miluno receives Jaeger the next day and discovers that she obeys commands despite still identifying Miluno as her enemy.
• Jaeger’s brainwashing has damaged her personality and logic, resembling the condition of Anjie after similar treatment. Metal explains that SpiCa’s magic can potentially be undone by a strong enough stimulus, meaning Jaeger may eventually regain her original self.
• Miluno becomes worried that Jaeger could suddenly rebel and endanger the inexperienced magical girls. Despite her concerns, the class is about to begin, leaving her no choice but to conduct a trial run with Jaeger as her assistant.
• Jaeger identifies herself only as “Jet, German Air Corps. Magical girl Jet,” raising questions about the relationship between a magical girl’s identity and her witch form, as well as whether her lost memories can be restored.

Character Developments

• Miluno reluctantly accepts a teaching role and shows practical concerns about payment, authority, and classroom safety. She is confident in her combat ability but uncertain about how to teach beginners.
• SpiCa demonstrates both possessiveness and frightening ruthlessness. She refuses to allow Flow near the school but provides Jaeger after forcibly brainwashing her, revealing how inhumane and powerful her Mental Overlay can be.
• Jaeger is introduced as a highly accomplished former magical girl, but she now behaves like a programmed soldier. Her abilities remain intact, while her identity, memories, and moral reasoning appear severely compromised.
• Metal acts as a calming and realistic presence, reassuring Miluno while acknowledging the dangers of Jaeger’s unstable brainwashing.
• Flow is humorously excluded from the class, while Golden is dismissed as unnecessary because “doggy doesn’t need classes.”

Significant Themes

• The loss of identity: Jaeger’s transformation raises questions about whether a witch retains the memories and selfhood of the magical girl from whom she was created.
• The ethics of control: SpiCa’s brainwashing can force contradictory beliefs and actions, making it more disturbing than ordinary physical modification. The chapter emphasizes the danger of treating people as tools.
• Trust and coercion: Miluno must work with Jaeger despite having no genuine bond with her. Unlike Achernar, who trusts Miluno because she was saved by her, Jaeger obeys only because her will has been forcibly altered.
• Responsibility and leadership: Miluno’s new teaching position forces her to consider the safety of weaker magical girls and the burden of controlling a potentially unstable assistant.
• Memory and transformation: Jaeger’s uncertain relationship with her former magical-girl identity foreshadows possible exploration of how magical girls become witches and whether that process can be reversed.

Character Interactions

• Miluno and Xiao Yi: Xiao Yi explains why Miluno was chosen as instructor and negotiates the position with her.
• Miluno and SpiCa: Miluno requests Flow as an assistant, but SpiCa rejects him and insists on sending Jaeger instead. SpiCa’s protective feelings toward Flow are implied.
• Miluno and Jaeger: Their first interaction is deeply unsettling: Jaeger calls Miluno her enemy but simultaneously promises to obey her commands.
• Miluno and Metal: Metal reassures Miluno about Jaeger’s unstable conditioning but also highlights the possibility that the brainwashing could be undone.
• Miluno and the absent students: Miluno worries that Jaeger’s instability could put the new magical girls at risk, establishing tension before the first class even begins.

Chapter Summary: “Miluno, the Teacher”

Plot Points and Events

• Miluno begins her temporary role as homeroom teacher of the Mobility Class, a group of fourteen newly promoted magical girls chosen for their exceptional speed and flight abilities.
• She introduces herself and her teaching assistant, Jaeger, formerly the magical girl Jet and now a witch captured by the Association. Jaeger’s flight ability involves controlling jet nozzles, making her ideal for teaching aerial combat.
• Miluno explains the nature of witches: their Star Crystals have fused with Dark Energy from the Other Side, they receive missions from “that will,” and they are aligned with the Monsters. Jaeger clarifies that she did not willingly defect; she was brainwashed by SpiCa and is compelled to obey Miluno.
• The class begins with student introductions and flight training. Although Miluno is technically the teacher, Jaeger’s military experience makes her the more effective instructor, leaving Miluno feeling more like an assistant.
• After class, Miluno tells the students to return to their cities or families for the afternoon but to come back the next morning.
• Miluno takes Jaeger to the food street near the Materials Distribution Center. She encourages Jaeger to eat despite witches not needing food, emphasizing that Jaeger is a prisoner rather than a slave.
• Jaeger requests a grilled smoked-sausage sandwich, which Falcon enthusiastically offers to prepare.
• Miluno orders Jaeger to remove her helmet and combat suit and change into a school uniform. Jaeger reluctantly complies, revealing her new designation: “Witch Teaching Assistant Jaeger.”

Character Development

• Miluno adjusts to her unexpected authority as a teacher. Being addressed as “Teacher” changes her attitude, making her more patient and responsible, though she remains uncertain about teaching specialized magic such as teleportation.
• Jaeger is presented as disciplined, obedient, and militarily competent. Her awareness that she is brainwashed—but her inability to resist—makes her condition unsettling. Her hesitation about changing clothes reveals a small trace of personal resistance beneath her compelled obedience.
• Falcon remains energetic, playful, and eager to show off. She transitions from classmate to student while still teasing Miluno. She also shows initiative by preparing food for Jaeger.
• The Mobility Class students are portrayed as talented but inexperienced recruits who respect Miluno and quickly respond to Jaeger’s military-style commands.
• Miluno reflects on her own rapid growth and admits that real combat and her unusually strong compatibility with her Star Crystal have given her an advantage Falcon cannot easily reproduce.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility and leadership: Miluno must suddenly guide others despite having little teaching experience, forcing her to grow into an authority figure.
• Experience versus innate talent: The chapter contrasts Falcon’s natural mobility skills with Miluno’s greater combat experience and Star Crystal compatibility.
• Control and free will: Jaeger’s brainwashing raises questions about whether obedience under magical compulsion can be considered genuine loyalty or consent.
• Humanity amid conflict: Sharing food, changing into a school uniform, and participating in ordinary school life help humanize Jaeger despite her status as a witch and enemy.
• Military structure versus school life: Jaeger treats training like military recruitment, while Miluno and the students retain a more casual, communal school atmosphere.

Character Interactions

• Miluno playfully reprimands Falcon for interrupting and throws chalk at her, only for Falcon to catch it through manipulated flight.
• Miluno and Jaeger jointly explain the relationship between witches and magical girls, with Jaeger bluntly describing herself as the students’ “mortal enemy.”
• Miluno questions whether Jaeger’s brainwashing might be an act of infiltration, showing her suspicion despite Jaeger’s obedience.
• Falcon jokes with Miluno about their sudden change from classmates to teacher and student. Miluno explains that combat experience is the main reason for the difference in their strength.
• Miluno treats Jaeger with a degree of care, allowing her to choose food and insisting that she be treated as a person rather than merely as a captive.
• Falcon eagerly accommodates Jaeger’s food request, creating a warmer and more ordinary interaction between the former witch and the magical girls.

Chapter Summary: “Vinegar-Making Techniques”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ceruno attends the Support Class at City School, where all of her classmates have been replaced. The class is overcrowded because many support-type magical girls struggle to hunt Monsters independently and depend on the Association’s allowance.
• Ceruno has unexpectedly become the class’s “pet.” Her classmates constantly hug, touch, and crowd around her, apparently because her presence or magic makes physical affection toward her irresistible.
• Heat Haze, now teaching the Firepower Class, meets Ceruno after class. She complains that teaching does not suit her and that offensive magic is learned mainly through practice rather than instruction.
• Ceruno and Heat Haze teleport to the food street, where Falcon is running a food stall. They see Miluno holding hands with an unfamiliar short-haired magical girl.
• Heat Haze deliberately provokes Ceruno by suggesting that Miluno may be romantically involved with the girl. She also flirts with Ceruno and asks to become her “second safe harbor,” but Ceruno firmly rejects her, explaining that her two safest emotional supports—Miluno and herself—have already become one.
• Miluno receives two lunch boxes from Falcon and teleports away with the unfamiliar girl. Heat Haze refuses to follow, teasing Ceruno as though she is pursuing a cheating girlfriend.
• Suspicious and increasingly unsettled, Ceruno uses the lingering magical energy to reopen Miluno’s teleportation passage and follows her.
• Upon arriving, Ceruno is immediately grabbed by the head. Miluno catches her sneaking around and calls her an idiot.

Character Developments

• Ceruno: Becomes more socially integrated but is frustrated by being treated like a cuddly mascot. Though she insists she is not jealous, her decision to follow Miluno reveals insecurity and possessiveness. Her teleportation skill has also become more advanced and practical.
• Miluno: Is shown in a teacherly and possibly flirtatious role with an unfamiliar student, though her true intentions remain unclear. She demonstrates confidence and immediately recognizes Ceruno’s spying.
• Heat Haze: Acts as both Ceruno’s affectionate friend and a mischievous provocateur. She openly expresses attraction to Ceruno but accepts that Ceruno’s commitment belongs to Miluno. Her teasing exposes Ceruno’s hidden jealousy.
• Falcon: Continues operating a food stall and prepares lunch for Miluno and the unfamiliar magical girl, though her involvement in their relationship is only practical.
• Support Class students: Their affection toward Ceruno establishes her unusual charisma or magical influence and reinforces her role as a beloved figure within the school.

Significant Themes

• Affection and physical intimacy: Ceruno’s popularity is expressed through constant hugging, raising questions about whether people are responding to her personality, her magic, or both.
• Jealousy and emotional insecurity: Ceruno claims not to be jealous, but her impulsive pursuit of Miluno suggests otherwise.
• Romantic boundaries and loyalty: Heat Haze’s advances contrast with Ceruno’s unwavering devotion to Miluno.
• Support versus combat ability: The chapter highlights the frustration of magical girls whose abilities are valuable but not suited to solo Monster hunting.
• Playful misunderstanding: Heat Haze’s exaggerated assumptions create comic tension while concealing the possibility that Ceruno’s concerns may be valid.

Character Interactions

• Ceruno is repeatedly mobbed and hugged by her Support Class classmates.
• Heat Haze complains to Ceruno about teaching, flirts with her, and encourages her suspicion of Miluno.
• Ceruno rejects Heat Haze romantically but allows her a place as a close friend.
• Miluno meets an unfamiliar magical girl, holds her hand, shares lunch with her, and teleports away with her.
• Ceruno follows Miluno through a teleportation portal, only to be caught immediately by Miluno.

Chapter Summary: “Can Witches Be Saved?”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno introduces Ceruno to Jaeger, the “rumored student” and former Jet Witch who Miluno defeated the previous night.
• Jaeger explains that her extremely thin body was intentional: she reduced her mass to maximize flight speed, accepting the risks of becoming physically fragile.
• Miluno proposes testing whether a witch can be transformed into a magical girl by removing her Dark Energy while leaving her Star Crystal intact.
• She explains that this theory is based on two earlier cases in which witches were reverted by removing one of the crystals powering their witch forms:
  • Ceruno’s father’s Star Crystal was extracted.
  • Halley’s Black Crystal was removed, turning her into a Fake Magical Girl.
• Miluno believes that removing a witch’s Black Crystal should produce a magical girl who retains a witch’s mindset and memories.
• Despite Ceruno’s concern that Jaeger might die, Miluno proceeds with the experiment. Ceruno encloses Jaeger in a Bubble Membrane that filters Dark Energy, allowing Miluno to forcibly extract the Black Crystal.
• Jaeger becomes severely weakened and struggles to breathe, suggesting that Dark Energy had been essential to her witch physiology.
• Rather than immediately restoring the Black Crystal, Miluno instructs Ceruno to supply Jaeger with magical power, arguing that Jaeger must learn how to function as a magical girl.
• Ceruno and Miluno channel magic into Jaeger, gradually restarting her magical circulation and restoring her color and awareness.
• The experiment appears successful: Miluno declares that Jaeger is now a magical girl.

Character Developments

• Jaeger: Reveals herself to be disciplined, proud, and committed to her chosen physical design. Though hostile toward Ceruno and Miluno at first, she accepts the experiment without resistance and endures the painful transformation. She becomes the first apparent example of a witch surviving after losing her Dark Energy.
• Miluno: Demonstrates confidence, scientific curiosity, and willingness to take extreme risks. Her goal extends beyond saving Jaeger: she hopes to free all witches, including Achernar, from the Other Side’s influence. Despite her cold attitude, she shows concern by monitoring Jaeger’s condition and preparing to restore the Black Crystal if necessary.
• Ceruno: Acts as the cautious and compassionate counterbalance to Miluno. She questions the danger of the experiment, worries about Jaeger’s life, and actively helps stabilize her by transferring magical power. Ceruno’s understanding of witches also develops as she recognizes that transformation may be possible.
• Miluno and Ceruno: Their interaction emphasizes their contrasting approaches—Miluno relies on decisive experimentation, while Ceruno prioritizes safety and consent—but they cooperate effectively when Jaeger’s life is threatened.

Significant Themes

• Possibility of redemption and transformation: The chapter asks whether witches are permanently lost or can reclaim a form of magical-girl existence.
• Identity and continuity: Even if witches cannot return to their original selves, their inherited memories may allow them to continue the lives of their predecessors.
• Science versus caution: Miluno treats the transformation as an experiment based on magical principles, while Ceruno highlights the ethical and physical risks.
• Free will and liberation: Removing the Black Crystal may free witches from the Other Side’s control and allow them to choose their own futures.
• The cost of power: Jaeger’s suffering shows that witchhood is not merely an upgrade but a condition dependent on two fused sources of power.

Character Interactions

• Jaeger reacts defensively to Ceruno’s pity, insisting that her fragile body was the result of her own deliberate choices.
• Miluno taunts Jaeger about her defeat but also takes responsibility for guiding and protecting her through the experiment.
• Ceruno repeatedly challenges Miluno’s recklessness, especially when Jaeger begins to deteriorate.
• Miluno and Ceruno work together to restore Jaeger’s magical circulation, and their cooperation ultimately saves her life.

Chapter Summary: “Ceruno”

Key Plot Points and Events

• With no academic classes that afternoon, Ceruno and the others bring Miss Jaeger to the branch for a medical examination after successfully transforming her from a witch back into a magical girl.
• Miluno has completely consumed the extracted Black Crystal, causing her hair to gradually turn white.
• While waiting, Ceruno confronts Miluno about the danger of her unsanctioned experiment. Miluno admits the procedure was risky but insists she instinctively knew it would work. She explains that witches may be salvageable if freed from the controlling force known as “that will.”
• SpiCa arrives and reprimands Miluno for conducting the experiment without proper equipment or certainty that Jaeger would survive. Miluno argues that SpiCa had delayed similar research for too long. Their disagreement highlights the conflict between cautious scientific ethics and the desire to save witches immediately.
• SpiCa reports that Anjie’s condition has stabilized. Her original consciousness and a newly developed Witch Persona are coexisting within the same body.
• Ceruno, Miluno, and SpiCa visit Anjie in a detention room, where her Witch Persona behaves like a young child and is being cared for by Achernar. The childlike persona has developed from absorbing Anjie’s consciousness and is innocent rather than hostile.
• SpiCa reveals that separating the two personalities is impossible. Saving one would require sacrificing the other: the original Anjie is a dangerous traitor, while the Witch Persona is innocent and potentially useful as combat power.
• Ceruno refuses to immediately choose between them and asks to speak with Anjie directly.
• After SpiCa suppresses the Witch Persona, the original Anjie returns in a terrified and emotionally broken state. She begs Ceruno to save her, prompting Ceruno to ask what his father did to her.

Character Developments

• Ceruno: Becomes increasingly morally conflicted and compassionate. Rather than judging Anjie solely by her usefulness or betrayal, he seeks to understand her suffering and refuses to accept an outcome requiring unnecessary sacrifice.
• Miluno: Demonstrates confidence in her ability to rescue witches, though she also reveals a willingness to take dangerous risks. Her casual teasing of SpiCa shows their familiarity, while her practical response to Anjie’s dilemma reflects her utilitarian outlook.
• SpiCa: Is shown as both a strict researcher and someone deeply protective of witches who were once her comrades. She prioritizes controlled experimentation but is forced to confront emotionally difficult choices regarding Anjie’s two consciousnesses.
• Anjie: Is divided between her original, traumatized personality and an innocent childlike Witch Persona. Her original self has been psychologically devastated, particularly after being abandoned by A-Ji.
• Achernar: Acts as a gentle caretaker toward the childlike Witch Persona, revealing a softer side despite her normally reserved personality.
• Jaeger: Though mostly offscreen undergoing examination, her successful restoration represents the possible salvation of other witches.

Significant Themes

• Ethics versus results: Miluno’s successful experiment challenges SpiCa’s insistence on caution and controlled research.
• The value of identity and consciousness: The chapter questions whether a person’s original self should automatically be prioritized over a newly formed consciousness.
• Sacrifice and moral compromise: Anjie’s condition presents a dilemma in which either the original personality or the Witch Persona may have to be destroyed.
• Redemption and second chances: Jaeger’s restoration suggests that witches may not be irredeemable and that liberation from external control can restore their agency.
• Trauma and vulnerability: Anjie’s fear and desperation reveal the psychological damage caused by betrayal and manipulation.
• Utilitarianism versus compassion: Miluno evaluates the personas by usefulness, while Ceruno searches for a solution that preserves both.

Important Character Interactions

• Ceruno and Miluno argue over the danger of Miluno’s experiment, though Ceruno ultimately defends her before SpiCa.
• Miluno and SpiCa clash over scientific responsibility, experimentation, and the treatment of witches.
• SpiCa challenges Ceruno and Miluno to decide which version of Anjie deserves to live.
• Achernar tenderly interacts with the childlike Witch Persona, who trusts her and proudly shows her a crayon drawing.
• Ceruno speaks with the original Anjie after SpiCa suppresses the Witch Persona. Anjie’s desperate plea for help shifts the focus from abstract ethics to the personal trauma inflicted by Ceruno’s father.

Chapter Summary: “Hope Lies Beyond the Wormhole”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miss Anjie reveals that SpiCa had implanted a suggestion in her, causing her to unknowingly gather intelligence for the magical girls’ organization. Her activities were discovered, and Chairman Sun Ji handed her over to Aldebaran to be used in witch creation.
• Anjie now has a newly born witch living inside her mind. The group debates whether to erase the witch or attempt to let Anjie and the witch coexist.
• Miluno harshly reminds Anjie that she is considered a traitor and that the witch will eventually inherit all her memories and intelligence, making Anjie’s continued survival seem unnecessary.
• The protagonist argues that coexistence should still be attempted, since no one has proved that two personalities cannot stably share one body.
• SpiCa explains that removing the witch’s Black Crystal would not solve the problem. The only known solution is technology from the Other Side capable of extracting the Witch Persona—but traveling there could be dangerous.
• Miluno proposes using a large magical device to store and supply magic power, allowing them to travel safely under constant invisibility and protection. SpiCa confirms that Hephaestus may be able to build such a device, though its Crystal component would be enormous.
• Miluno reveals that her unusually large Crystal Space may be capable of storing the massive Star Crystal needed for the device. SpiCa immediately leaves through a White Silk teleportation portal to ask Hephaestus to construct a prototype.
• Miss Anjie is taken back to school and assigned the empty dorm room next to the protagonist and Miluno. Golden is asked to stay with her and help restore her magic power.
• The chapter ends with the protagonist wondering whether witches, existing at the boundary between two worlds, might serve as bridges between them.

Character Developments

• Miss Anjie is shown as emotionally shattered and nearly hopeless after being manipulated, exposed, and transformed into a witch-host. Although she initially resists coexistence, the protagonist’s words give her a small measure of hope.
• Miluno displays her usual ruthless practicality, exploiting Anjie’s vulnerable position to force her to confront reality. At the same time, she contributes an important technical solution and helps arrange Anjie’s care.
• SpiCa is revealed to have secretly implanted a suggestion in Anjie, demonstrating her willingness to use manipulation and keep contingencies hidden. Despite her detached attitude, she takes immediate action once a possible solution is found.
• The protagonist acts as Anjie’s emotional advocate, refusing to accept that either the woman or the innocent witch must automatically be destroyed. This reinforces the protagonist’s compassionate and idealistic nature.
• Achernar provides the crucial information that the Other Side possesses a method for removing a Witch Persona.
• Golden/Doggy remains playful and possessive, resisting being separated from the protagonist and Miluno, but ultimately agrees to help Anjie recover her strength.
• Miss Jaeger/Anjie begins transitioning from an enemy or intelligence asset into someone under the group’s protection.

Significant Themes

• Identity and coexistence: The central conflict concerns whether a human and a witch can share one body without one identity erasing the other.
• Hope amid despair: Though Anjie has been reduced to a political traitor and experimental subject, the group searches for a solution rather than accepting her destruction as inevitable.
• Manipulation and moral ambiguity: SpiCa’s brainwashing and Miluno’s coercive rhetoric show how survival often involves morally questionable methods.
• Science, magic, and technological limits: The characters must balance ambitious magical solutions against the practical limitations of Crystal technology.
• Bridging two worlds: The closing reflection suggests that witches may not simply be monsters, but potential links between humanity’s world and the Other Side.

Important Character Interactions

• The protagonist tries to comfort Anjie and persuade her not to give up.
• Miluno confronts Anjie with the harsh truth that her memories and intelligence will eventually pass to the witch.
• SpiCa and Miluno debate the feasibility of creating a portable magic-supply and protection device.
• SpiCa and Achernar clarify that only Other Side technology can currently separate Anjie from the Witch Persona.
• Miluno arranges Anjie’s living situation, while the protagonist and Golden help her adapt and recover.
• Golden’s comic reluctance to leave the protagonist contrasts with the otherwise grim discussion and provides a lighter moment before Anjie’s new life in the dorm begins.

Chapter Summary: “Gone”

Key Plot Points and Events

• On August 9, the narrator and Ceruno return home with Doggy to formally announce their relationship to their families, despite both families already being supportive.
• Yin Lu greets them at the wormhole laboratory. She affectionately hugs Ceruno, highlighting their close relationship, while the narrator jokingly complains about being ignored.
• The narrator reflects on life at City School. Although the school is still adjusting under Principal Xiao Yi, the magical girls have settled into a routine that includes cultural classes at their former high school.
• Ceruno insists that they buy gifts for their parents as a gesture of formality. She also corrects the narrator for calling her mother “Aunt Yuehan,” insisting that he should now call her “mother-in-law.”
• While shopping in C4 Area, the narrator attracts attention because of his public identity as an idol, whereas Ceruno’s disguise remains effective.
• Ceruno suggests that the narrator transform back into Yezi to avoid recognition. The narrator hesitates because he has stopped taking suppressants and fears that his body may have fully changed into a girl’s.
• Ceruno reassures him that she will face the outcome with him, and Goldie offers similar support.
• They visit Metal’s clothing shop and borrow her changing room so the narrator can undo his transformation privately.
• After reverting, the narrator discovers that his body has become significantly smaller and shorter. Although his chest remains flat, he realizes that his male anatomy has disappeared entirely, ending the chapter on a startling cliffhanger.

Character Developments

• The narrator/Miluno/Yezi: Becomes increasingly aware that his physical transformation is progressing beyond his control. His fear and denial give way to an unavoidable confrontation with the changes in his body.
• Ceruno: Demonstrates affection, confidence, and emotional support. She treats their relationship as serious and openly embraces the idea that the narrator may become fully female, promising to stay with him regardless.
• Goldie: Reinforces Ceruno’s support by assuring the narrator that she will also stand by him.
• Yin Lu: Continues acting as the group’s liaison while maintaining a warm, playful bond with Ceruno.
• Metal: Appears as a capable and resourceful chief engineer who balances her official duties with running a clothing store.

Significant Themes

• Identity and bodily transformation: The narrator’s changing body raises questions about gender, self-perception, and whether identity depends on physical form.
• Acceptance and unconditional support: Ceruno and Goldie emphasize that the narrator will not face the transformation alone.
• Romantic commitment and family recognition: Meeting the parents and using terms such as “mother-in-law” symbolize the relationship becoming more formal and serious.
• Humor amid anxiety: Teasing, shopping, and playful interactions contrast with the narrator’s genuine fear, keeping the chapter light while building tension.
• Loss of control: The final discovery that his male anatomy is gone marks a major escalation, suggesting that the transformation may now be irreversible.

Important Character Interactions

• Yin Lu hugs Ceruno while jokingly ignoring the narrator, establishing a playful dynamic.
• Ceruno takes the narrator shopping and insists on buying gifts and properly acknowledging their relationship.
• Ceruno notices the narrator’s anxiety and reassures him emotionally before the transformation.
• Goldie joins Ceruno in promising support.
• Metal casually accommodates their request to use the changing room, enabling the narrator to discover the latest stage of his transformation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yezi reveals her original appearance and identity as Miluno's younger brother, Oregano.
• Yezi's body has been permanently changed due to high compatibility with the Star Crystal.
• Yezi and Ceruno shop for souvenirs for Miluno's parents and Aunt Yuehan.
• Yezi considers using a bodysuit as a carrier for her portable invisibility device to minimize mana consumption and reduce detection risk.

Character Developments

• Yezi accepts her new feminine appearance and identity as Yezi.
• Ceruno continues to address Miluno's parents as Uncle and Auntie, despite Yezi's request to change.

Significant Themes

• Identity and appearance: Yezi's struggle with her new feminine identity and appearance.
• Power and responsibility: Yezi's reflection on the price of power and her responsibility to other magical girls.

Character Interactions

• Yezi and Ceruno's sisterly bond strengthens as they shop together.
• Yezi and Miss Metal discuss the possibility of using a bodysuit as a carrier for Yezi's portable invisibility device.
• Ceruno feels uncomfortable with Yezi's praise for bodysuits.