Chapter Summaries

Key Plot Points and Events

• Great Will continues scanning Earth for the Earth Crystal.
• Night Owl takes group photos of Zodiacal, Enheria members, and even prisoners, much to Miluno's delight.
• Miluno shows Miluo photos of various groups and individuals, including a wedding photo of Sun Ji and Yuehan, Anjie and Xiaojie, Fomalhaut and Sun Ji, Mom and Yuehan, Barbara, Yuehan, and Golden, and a provocative photo of Anjie dominating Sun Ji.

Character Developments

• Miluo expresses discomfort with Night Owl's photo-taking, revealing a desire for privacy.
• Miluno enjoys teasing Miluo with the photos and expresses her thoughts on the relationships between the individuals in them.
• Night Owl's photography project expands beyond its original purpose, indicating her enthusiasm and influence.

Significant Themes

• Privacy and public image, as Miluo is uncomfortable with Night Owl's photo-taking.
• Relationship dynamics, as Miluno discusses the various groups and individuals in the photos.
• The passage of time and the preservation of memories, as the photos could potentially be left behind for future civilizations to see.

Character Interactions

• Miluo and Miluno interact playfully, with Miluno teasing Miluo about the photos and Miluo expressing curiosity about them.
• Night Owl's photography project brings together various characters, revealing their relationships and dynamics.
• The photos serve as a catalyst for discussion and reflection on the characters' relationships and the passage of time.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Magical Girls have moved back to Satellite Island due to the unsuitability of the World Center and Natives' residences for human living.
• The excavation and reinforcement of the Deep Well beneath Zodiacal continue, aiming to reach the nearest Lunar Inner Sea around 1,700 meters underground.
• The Great Will's plan to seize darkness and convert it into light is discussed, but its feasibility is questioned due to the Great Will's newfound self-awareness.

Character Developments

• Miluno (the protagonist) has grown stronger after sanctifying more people and converting darkness.
• Metal shows initiative and practicality in improving excavation efficiency by combining excavation and reinforcement work.

Significant Themes

• The struggle against the Great Will and the search for a solution to weaken its power.
• The challenges and adaptations in the Magical Girls' living conditions.

Character Interactions

• Miluno and Metal work together to excavate and reinforce the Deep Well, with Metal demonstrating her practical skills and encouraging Miluno.
• Miluno reflects on Mono's behavior and photos, showing a mix of exasperation and affection towards her Witch Persona.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The protagonist learns that Wizard of Oz, a shop on the Moon, is struggling due to supply issues from Earth.
• He decides to visit the shop with Metal and members of the Engine Department to investigate.
• They encounter Alpha, a Modified Witch, who is despondent about the potential loss of Earth's cultural treasures.
• The protagonist meets Sophia, the Bat Witch, at Wizard of Oz, who is upset with him for unknown reasons.
• The shop is running low on supplies, only offering lemonade and iced water to drink.

Character Developments

• The protagonist shows empathy and understanding towards Alpha's concerns about Earth's cultural heritage.
• Sophia, the Bat Witch, is revealed to have feelings for the protagonist, leading to her resentment towards him.
• Xiaoyi, the Snake Witch, is pragmatic and focused on survival, offering free drinks at Wizard of Oz to create a space for people to talk and rest.

Significant Themes

• Hope and despair in the face of impending doom.
• The importance of community and support in difficult times, as seen in Wizard of Oz's continued operation and Xiaoyi's hospitality.
• The consequences of one's actions and the responsibility to help those affected, as seen in Xiaoyi's suggestion that the protagonist help Spider, Scorpion, and Rhinoceros Beetle adapt to their new forms.

Character Interactions

• The protagonist and Alpha share a moment of understanding and connection over their shared concern for Earth's future.
• The protagonist's interaction with Sophia highlights the tension between them, with Sophia's resentment and the protagonist's confusion.
• The protagonist's conversation with Xiaoyi reveals her practical approach to their current situation and her expectation that the protagonist take responsibility for his past actions.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The group moves into a renovated second floor of the water bar, with limited space leading to cramped living conditions.
• The former male monsters, now in female bodies, are adjusting to their new forms using self-hypnosis techniques.
• Miluno visits the women's dormitory to check on the former male monsters and interacts with Sophia.

Character Developments

• The former male monsters (Scorpion, Spider, Rhinoceros Beetle) are adapting to their new female bodies and identities.
• Sophia, despite her prickly demeanor, is shown to be more approachable around customers.
• Miluno shows concern for the former male monsters' well-being and apologizes for their current forms.

Significant Themes

• Identity and Self-awareness: Characters struggle with accepting and adapting to their new bodies and identities.
• Change and Adaptation: The group must adapt to their new living situation and physical forms.
• Communication and Interaction: Characters interact with each other, revealing their thoughts and feelings.

Character Interactions

• Miluno interacts with the former male monsters, expressing concern and apologizing for their current forms.
• Sophia and Spider engage in playful banter, with Sophia acting more willful around Miluno.
• Scorpion and Rhinoceros Beetle show acceptance of their new forms and express gratitude for their current situation.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Miluno finds an old phone with photos of the group when they were human.
• Sophia refuses to let Miluno see her past photos due to insecurities about her appearance, particularly her red eyes.
• Miluno suggests Sophia undergo Sanctification to change her appearance, which she agrees to after some hesitation.
• The Sanctification process is successful, giving Sophia a more human appearance without her red eyes or arm blades.
• Miluno and Sophia discuss the impending threat of Mi Xue and the Great Will, with Miluno feeling helpless to stop them.
• The barrier surrounding the moon is broken by the Earth Crystal.

Character Developments

• Sophia: Overcomes her insecurity about her appearance and undergoes Sanctification to change her appearance. Shows vulnerability and concern for Miluno's well-being.
• Miluno: Struggles with feelings of helplessness and pressure due to the impending threat of Mi Xue and the Great Will. Shows care and understanding towards Sophia's insecurities.

Significant Themes

• Appearance vs. Reality: Sophia's insecurity about her appearance highlights the theme of how people's perceptions of others can be influenced by their physical appearance, rather than their true nature.
• Change and Acceptance: Sophia's decision to undergo Sanctification to change her appearance reflects her acceptance of her past and willingness to move forward.
• Helplessness and Powerlessness: Miluno's feelings of helplessness and pressure emphasize the theme of being powerless to stop an impending, inevitable event.

Character Interactions

• Miluno and Sophia: Their interaction revolves around Sophia's insecurities and Miluno's attempts to understand and support her. They share a moment of vulnerability and understanding.
• Miluno and Terra: Terra provides insight into Sophia's insecurities and offers guidance to Miluno on how to approach the situation.
• Group Dynamics: The group dynamics are shown through their reactions to Sophia's refusal to let Miluno see her past photos, with Spider providing magazines for Sophia to choose a new appearance from.

The Earth Crystal ordered everyone to evacuate the moon so it could vaporize it before it struck Earth, but Miluno refused to abandon the Lunar City without trying to purify the darkness. SpiCa revealed a plan to use Betelgeuse's Great Crater to create a vast cavern beneath the moon.

• The Earth Crystal restored communications and ordered the lunar residents to return to Earth before it erased the moon.
• Antarctic Star told Miluno that the Earth Crystal would open an escape route and vaporize the moon, and she ordered everyone to pack.
• Miluno questioned abandoning the Lunar City and its people, but Antarctic Star said evacuation was the only choice between two disasters.
• SpiCa said the Earth Crystal and the Great Will were locked in a fight to the death and that Miluno needed a concrete plan before approaching the Earth Crystal.
• Miluno decided to keep digging and purifying the darkness, while SpiCa proposed combining plans to mobilize everyone and asked about the radius of Betelgeuse's Great Crater.

Miluno and the assembled witches tried SpiCa’s plan to drain and purify the Great Will’s darkness through a supported shaft in Betelgeuse’s Great Crater. Their efforts began to work, but the Earth Crystal still prepared to vaporize the moon, and the Great Will formed an avatar of Mi Xue.

• Aldebaran fired a miniature missile carrying an Annihilation Bomb into Miluno’s Deep Well, and Miluno, Aldebaran, and Metal built a laser-and-alloy support pipe through the darkness.
• SpiCa organized witches, fake magical girls, Monsters, and sanctified magical girls into a relay chain to dilute and purify the darkness drawn from the well.
• Black mud erupted from the well, but Terra urged Miluno to keep watching and show the Earth Crystal the group’s resolve as Fomalhaut, Alpha, Sun Ji, Xiao Qilan, and the Enheria witches held the line.
• The group’s radiance increased until their purification rate surpassed the eruption, and they established a rotation to rest.
• Terra told Miluno that the Earth Crystal lacked faith in their resistance and would vaporize the moon once the escape route closed.
• The Great Will sent another surge of black mud that gathered and solidified into an avatar resembling Mi Xue.

Mi Xue overwhelmed the resistance and began filling the Deep Well with lunar soil, while Miluno and her allies realized they could not stop her. With Earth facing destruction within hours and no plan left, Miluno agreed to return home to be with her family.

• Mi Xue blasted the witches aside and explained that she needed the moon as a vessel to descend and erase the Earth Crystal.
• Mi Xue fell into the Deep Well and began filling its opening with lunar soil, prompting Terra to urge the group to act.
• Aldebaran told Miluno that the Great Will had only severed the witches' channels to darkness, while SpiCa ordered a retreat and hoped the Earth Crystal could stop Mi Xue.
• Miluno considered offering Mi Xue her body but learned it lacked the capacity and would not prevent later conflicts between Mi Xue and the Earth Crystal.
• Miluno's mother urged her to return to Earth so the group could spend its remaining time with their families, and Miluno agreed to go home.

The Earth Crystal prepared to vaporize the moon after the Great Will detected its plan, while Ceruno remained trapped within the collective consciousness and argued for a backup. The Earth Crystal ordered an emergency evacuation and told humanity to prepare to intercept, but it rejected Ceruno’s proposal to use Miluno and the others’ radiance as a concealed fallback.

• The Earth Crystal dismissed the magical girls’ and witches’ resistance and continued planning to vaporize the moon.
• A broadcast confirmed that the moon’s survivors had abandoned resistance and would receive an escape passage back to Earth in thirty minutes.
• After detecting that the Great Will was preparing to act, the Earth Crystal ordered an emergency evacuation, continued interference with the Lunar Barrier, and told humanity to prepare to intercept.
• Ceruno persuaded the Earth Crystal that it needed a backup plan, but it rejected dialogue or surrender and considered a defense line beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
• Ceruno proposed using Miluno and the others’ radiance as a hidden backup, but the Earth Crystal ordered them to return first.

As the moon hurtled toward Earth, Miluno and the others evacuated the moon and reunited with their families, though only a little over an hour remained before impact. Back on Earth, they gathered at home while the Earth Crystal and humanity began their final attempts to stop the collision.

• Miluno, Barbara, and her mother joined the evacuation through the residential district passage as the moon approached Earth.
• Miluno learned that Alpha had rescued Betelgeuse, while the other Miluno and the Proxy had already been absorbed by the great will.
• Miluno and her mother reached home, where her father welcomed them and prepared lunch as their family and friends gathered.
• Sun Ji arrived and took Yuehan home with her, while Barbara stayed close to Miluno.
• Miluno watched television footage of intercontinental missiles launching toward the approaching moon as Earth's interception operation began.

Miluno and the others celebrated after the Earth Crystal apparently erased the moon and the Great Will, but SpiCa summoned them to Nabu Island with evidence that part of the moon still remained. The chapter ended with Aldebaran asking Terra to arrange a direct conversation with the Earth Crystal.

• The Earth Crystal blocked everyone's vision while it destroyed the moon, then restored their sight to reveal an empty sky.
• Terra said the moon and the Great Will had been completely erased, and Miluno's family began celebrating their victory.
• SpiCa called Miluno's group to Nabu Island, warning that the Great Will remained a threat.
• Aldebaran showed SpiCa and Miluno a model built from surviving beacons, which indicated that about a third of the moon remained.
• Aldebaran asked Terra to arrange an introduction to the Earth Crystal after Terra could not explain why the beacons were still transmitting.

Miluno and Terra discussed the Earth Crystal’s silence and Terra’s conjecture that the Great Will had invaded it through the recycle bin after becoming data. They returned to hear SpiCa and the other magical girls’ plans, while a mysterious voice insisted that Mi Xue’s actions were part of the best possible outcome.

• Miluno asked Terra about the Earth Crystal’s past, and Terra said she had lost contact with it and could only speculate about what had happened.
• Terra explained that the Earth Crystal had tried to erase the moon, but Mi Xue had turned herself into data and entered the Earth Crystal’s recycle bin.
• Terra conjectured that the Great Will was wreaking havoc inside the Earth Crystal, explaining Terra’s crash and the Earth Crystal’s silence.
• Terra said the Earth Crystal might fight the Great Will or eject her data, though either choice could endanger Earth.
• A mysterious voice told Miluno to trust Mi Xue and claimed the current course was the best possible solution.
• Miluno and Terra headed back to hear SpiCa and the other magical girls’ thoughts.

Miluno learned that the Earth Crystal’s attempt to erase the moon had only partly succeeded, and the lunar debris was beginning to reappear above Earth. The Earth Crystal asked Miluno to enter its consciousness ocean and help convert Mi Xue’s darkness into light, while the others prepared to strengthen the sanctified magical girls.

• Prisoners from the Supreme Council rioted until Achernar drained their ringleader, while Great Will believers urged people to embrace the darkness.
• Terra explained that the Earth Crystal might be spitting the erased lunar debris back out, and SpiCa proposed gathering magical girls and witches at the impact site.
• Betelgeuse warned that the debris was too large to destroy or evacuate from in time, and Terra and Miluno sensed it taking shape above them.
• The Earth Crystal contacted Miluno and explained that it needed her ability to convert darkness into radiance, since its Plan A to erase the moon had failed.
• Miluno told the others that she would enter the Earth Crystal’s consciousness ocean, while SpiCa proposed having the others sanctify more magical girls to increase their power.

Miluno entered the Earth Crystal’s Consciousness Sea to help transform the darkness threatening it, but first negotiated for a reunion with Ceruno. Ceruno joined Miluno in a recreated room in Skyreach City, and Miluno promised to recover their lost memories.

• Terra sent Miluno into the Earth Crystal’s Consciousness Sea, where the flowing radiance had stopped.
• The real Terra asked Miluno to transform the darkness, and Miluno insisted on seeing Ceruno before agreeing to help.
• The Earth Crystal’s collective intelligence agreed to arrange the meeting and recreated Miluno’s room in Skyreach City.
• Ceruno entered the room and embraced Miluno, who promised to get their memories back.

Ceruno reunited with Miluno inside the Earth Crystal and proposed making herself its leading consciousness so she could bring it and the Great Will to peace talks. Miluno began purifying darkness torn from Mi Xue to keep the two sides balanced, while both sides’ power continued to diminish.

• Ceruno told Miluno that she had asked for her existence and everyone’s memories of her to be erased, and that she was now part of the Earth Crystal’s collective consciousness.
• Ceruno urged Miluno to help persuade the Earth Crystal to negotiate with the Great Will and proposed becoming its leading consciousness.
• Ceruno explained that Miluno needed to keep the opposing forces balanced so neither the Earth Crystal nor the Great Will could win outright.
• Miluno merged with the Earth Crystal, greatly increased his purifying power, and began absorbing darkness that the Earth Crystal had torn from Mi Xue.
• Terra warned Miluno to increase his conversion rate as the Earth Crystal fought to keep the Great Will from reaching its consciousness ocean.
• Miluno learned that radiance and darkness were both dwindling, making peace and a shared pool of resources the best outcome for both worlds.

Ceruno persuaded the Earth Crystal to appoint her as its unified consciousness so she could negotiate with the Great Will instead of releasing the lunar wreckage and endangering humanity. Mi Xue refused to share control, leaving the negotiations on the brink of conflict.

• Ceruno watched the Earth Crystal's consciousnesses collapse under the Great Will's assault and argued that they should negotiate rather than expel her and release the moon's wreckage.
• Ceruno convinced the Earth Crystal to let her speak with the Great Will, with expulsion remaining the fallback if negotiations failed.
• The Earth Crystal's consciousnesses made Ceruno their unified consciousness and sent her to the Great Will's sector.
• Ceruno contacted the Great Will, and Mi Xue appeared in her avatar form.
• Mi Xue told Ceruno that only one of them could rule the New World, though they might coexist if Ceruno followed her wishes.

Ceruno tried to stop Mi Xue from destroying Earth and rebuilding its inhabitants in a New World, but agreed to manage their consciousness data as a way to influence the plan. Mi Xue abruptly began combining their powers, and Ceruno felt a violent tremor that could signal an Annihilation Reaction.

• Mi Xue told Ceruno that she had scanned every living thing on Earth and intended to recreate them in a New World after the moon destroyed Earth.
• Ceruno objected to Mi Xue’s plan to cleanse humanity by making everyone a magical girl, warning that combining light and darkness could cause annihilation.
• The Hive Consciousness suggested that Ceruno join Mi Xue’s plan and intervene from within.
• Ceruno persuaded Mi Xue to let her manage the New World’s souls and consciousness while Mi Xue created its matter and energy.
• Despite Ceruno’s warning that they needed to test the process and stabilize the balance of light and darkness, Mi Xue leaped at her to begin combining their powers, and Ceruno felt a violent tremor.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The conflict between light and darkness subsides, with Ceruno and Mi Xue reaching a consensus.
• Terra appears to inform Miluno that the Old World will be destroyed, and life will be transferred to a New World after their souls are stripped and preserved.
• Miluno is tasked with announcing this to humanity, causing panic and prompting a global "divine trial" to increase the chances of survival.
• Miluno will return to reality to convey the news, then resume his role as a Dark Purification Unit.

Character Developments

• Miluno accepts his role in the plan, understanding the necessity for the Old World's destruction and humanity's transfer.
• SpiCa demonstrates sharp intuition and concern for humanity's reaction to the news.
• Aldebaran shows understanding and acceptance of Miluno's decision.

Significant Themes

• Sacrifice and Survival: The Earth Crystal's decision to destroy the Old World and transfer life to the New World raises questions about sacrifice and survival.
• Moral Judgment: The criteria for who gets to live in the New World based on morality sparks debate and introspection.
• Communication and Truth: Miluno's role in conveying the truth to humanity highlights the importance of communication and the consequences of withholding information.

Character Interactions

• Miluno and Terra discuss the plan, with Terra showing rare sorrow.
• Miluno, SpiCa, and Aldebaran discuss the announcement, with SpiCa expressing concern and Aldebaran understanding Miluno's decision.
• Miluno and Aldebaran share a moment of farewell, with Aldebaran encouraging Miluno to ask any questions he has.

The narrator spoke with Aldebaran about the uncertain future and her possible disappearance if time were rewound, then returned to spend time with family and friends. The Earth Crystal’s negotiations with the Great Will would determine who could enter the New World, leaving the narrator worried about what awaited them.

• Aldebaran told the narrator that this future was new to her and put the decision about whether to turn back time in the narrator’s hands.
• The narrator said they were not satisfied but were not yet disappointed, and Aldebaran warned that she might cease to exist if they returned to the past.
• Aldebaran opened a portal to her Second Research Institute on Nabu Island, and the narrator went to the kennels to reunite with Goldie, Mom, and Yuehan.
• The narrator explained that the Earth Crystal and Great Will were negotiating over the New World, while keeping secret that the Crystal would take self-aware beings.
• Mono reassured the narrator that Mi Xue could be reasoned with, but the narrator remained uncertain whether the New World would bring a good or bad outcome.

After returning to Skyreach City, Yun Zhi’s family discussed the Earth Crystal’s plan to move most of humanity to the New World while the world reacted with fear and uncertainty. The chapter ended with Yun Zhi realizing she no longer needed Aldebaran’s pill for undoing regrets because she could face the future with her family.

• Yun Zhi returned from Nabu Island to Skyreach City and ate a final meal in the Old World with her family.
• Antarctic Star and SpiCa announced that the Earth Crystal would screen humanity and transfer approximately eighty percent of the population to the New World.
• Yun Zhi’s father warned that doomed politicians and capitalists might start a war to reduce Earth’s population, while her mother argued that people would undermine their plans.
• Yun Zhi’s father said online anxiety was growing, but he could accept the unknown future as long as his family stayed together.
• Yun Zhi realized she no longer needed Aldebaran’s pill for undoing regrets.