Chapter Summaries

Cui Ciyou faced his three wives’ pointed displeasure after the previous night’s argument, then spent half a month being given the cold shoulder. Meanwhile, Linia and Pursena expanded the Alliance at Ranoa University of Magic by recruiting the special students and a formidable first-year troublemaker.

• Cui Ciyou woke on the living room sofa and found Sylphy, Roxy, and Alice silently eating breakfast after each had altered her appearance to challenge his preferences.
• Cui Ciyou tried to reassure Sylphy about her Elf ears, Roxy about her height, and Alice about her red hair, but all three denied being angry with him.
• Cui Ciyou endured roughly half a month of cold treatment while life around him remained peaceful.
• Linia and Pursena recruited the top first-year student, a delinquent who had challenged the strongest people at Ranoa University of Magic.
• Zanoba fought the first-year student, endured his long-range magic until he ran out of mana, and then defeated him with one punch.
• Linia and Pursena recruited the special students into the Alliance, including Rudeus, Zanoba, Nanahoshi Shizuka, Ariel, Aisha, and Sylphy.

Nanahoshi Shizuka’s attempt to summon a tiny object from her home world failed, destroying her carefully prepared Magic Circle and triggering a breakdown over her inability to return. Cui Ciyou stopped her from hurting herself and, with Sylphy and Roxy’s agreement, planned to take her home so she would not be left alone.

• Nanahoshi Shizuka explained that she planned to use her Magic Circle to summon a small object from her home world, and Cui Ciyou helped activate it while Julie watched.
• The Magic Circle short-circuited and cracked, ending the experiment; Nanahoshi Shizuka sat in silence while Cui Ciyou tried to comfort her.
• After Cui Ciyou left the Laboratory, Nanahoshi Shizuka screamed, smashed her equipment and notes, and repeatedly cried that she could not go back.
• Cui Ciyou restrained Nanahoshi Shizuka, saw how exhausted and despairing she was, and carried her to the school infirmary.
• Sylphy and Roxy arrived after hearing rumors, listened to Cui Ciyou explain what happened, and agreed that Nanahoshi Shizuka should stay at their house rather than sleep alone.

After half a month of caring for Nanahoshi Shizuka, Cui Ciyou watched Alice provoke her into expressing why she had lost hope of returning home. Alice’s blunt challenge sparked a fierce argument that finally stirred Nanahoshi from her numb withdrawal.

• Nanahoshi spent her days shut away, barely eating, while Cui Ciyou and the others watched over her and kept Luke Notos Greyrat away from her.
• Alice lost her patience, dragged Nanahoshi from bed, and fought her until Nanahoshi broke down and explained that a fundamental flaw made her world-travel magic circle impossible to complete.
• Nanahoshi declared that she had exhausted every possibility and could no longer go home, but Alice told her to think of more ways and struck her after Nanahoshi insulted her.
• Alice admitted she had hit Nanahoshi because she hated hearing people give up, leaving Nanahoshi baffled by Alice’s blunt reasoning.
• Cui Ciyou teased that Alice and Nanahoshi seemed close and suggested Nanahoshi could be Alice’s future child’s godmother, prompting both women to deny their closeness in unison.

Cui Ciyou gathered the others to find a way around the broken circuit in Nanahoshi’s Interworld Summoning Magic Circle. Roxy proposed using two linked circles, and Nanahoshi recognized the idea as a possible solution, leaving her eager to revisit her research.

• Cui Ciyou showed Nanahoshi’s magic circle to Roxy, Sylphy, and Alice and asked them to find a way to solve its disconnected circuit.
• Roxy drew inspiration from Cui Ciyou’s frustrated suggestion and proposed using a second Summoning Magic Circle to perform the function of the broken circuit.
• Cui Ciyou praised and kissed Roxy, who blushed and pushed him away.
• The next morning, Cui Ciyou brought Nanahoshi to her laboratory and showed her the proposed solutions.
• Nanahoshi studied Roxy’s dual-circle plan, realized she could use two circles to activate one spell, and became excited about the possibility.

Nanahoshi and Roxy collaborated on a new teleportation magic design, using dynamic coordinates to regulate energy flow. As they worked, Cui Ciyou admitted their expertise surpassed his, and he teased Sylphy about their marriage.

• Nanahoshi developed a design for a controllable energy gate and asked Roxy whether teleportation coordinates could be dynamic variables.
• Roxy confirmed the idea was theoretically possible and added a Spatial Phase Anchor and a miniature magic power focusing circuit to Nanahoshi's design.
• Nanahoshi and Roxy worked together on the magic circle, debating its details and correcting the design.
• Sylphy asked Cui Ciyou whether he understood their theories, and he explained that Roxy and Nanahoshi were the experts in teleportation magic circles.
• Sylphy called Cui Ciyou useless, so he whispered that she should wait for him in the bedroom and reminded her they were legally married.

Nanahoshi Shizuka, Roxy, and their companions completed a new Composite Summoning Array and successfully summoned a cola bottle from Earth, proving that their connection between worlds worked. Nanahoshi celebrated the breakthrough, reconciled with Cui Ciyou, and joined the others in laughing over teasing about his marriage into House Boreas.

• Nanahoshi Shizuka and Roxy spent a week designing a Composite Summoning Array, while Cui Ciyou, Sylphy, and Alice supported their work.
• Roxy activated the completed array, which summoned a sealed bottle of blue cola into the Laboratory.
• Nanahoshi realized the bottle proved her theory could connect Earth and the other world, and she excitedly discussed improving the array.
• Nanahoshi apologized to Cui Ciyou for her past behavior, and he reassured her that they were friends and partners.
• Cui Ciyou joked about borrowing money, then shared a rude thought about Sylphy's childhood; Sylphy teased him for marrying into House Boreas.
• Nanahoshi laughed freely at their exchange, and Cui Ciyou laughed along with her.

After Nanahoshi and the others proved that Summoning Magic worked, the group went to Sharia to celebrate. Nanahoshi and Alice paid to reserve an entire tavern and treat everyone there, leaving Cui Ciyou exasperated by their extravagant generosity.

• Nanahoshi’s successful summoning of a cola bottle gave her renewed hope, and the group decided to celebrate in Sharia.
• Linia, Pursena, Aisha, and Bannie joined Cui Ciyou and the others on their way out of the university.
• Nanahoshi withdrew money from the Magic Guild, and the group chose a well-regarded tavern for their celebration.
• Nanahoshi placed a purse of gold on the counter and asked to book the entire tavern.
• Alice added another bag of gold and offered free drinks to everyone in the tavern.
• Alice and Nanahoshi ordered the tavern’s best food and drinks, and Alice announced that the drinks were on her.

Cui Ciyou and his companions celebrated Nanahoshi Shizuka’s research success at a tavern, where the women’s drunken behavior turned the feast into a teasing, affectionate spectacle. Nanahoshi finally confronted the couples about their nighttime intimacy, then proudly boasted about her Japanese grades.

• Linia prompted Nanahoshi to give the opening toast, and the tavern raised mugs to celebrate her success.
• Cui Ciyou watched Nanahoshi sing while drunk and saw Alice, Sylphy, and Roxy each demand affection from him in their own way.
• Cui Ciyou joked about visiting more brothels, prompting Alice, Sylphy, and Roxy to angrily warn him not to go again.
• Nanahoshi staggered over and scolded Cui Ciyou and the three women for cuddling in public and making noise in her room at night.
• Cui Ciyou remarked on Nanahoshi’s literary phrasing, and she proudly announced that her Japanese grades were A-level, S-Rank within A-level.

At a tavern celebration, Nanahoshi Shizuka was dragged onto the stage to sing, and Cui Ciyou requested Don Quixote’s theme song. His drunken performance of the lyrics as teasing metaphors for Sylphy, Roxy, and Alice left the women furious and ready to punish him.

• Pursena and Linia dragged Nanahoshi away from the table as she protested, while Cui Ciyou teased her about wanting to thank him.
• Alice followed them to demand recognition for helping Nanahoshi, but Linia and Pursena pointed out that she could not use Advanced-level magic.
• Nanahoshi gave in and sang a folk song on the tavern stage, accompanied by the old bard on his harp.
• Cui Ciyou called for an encore and requested Don Quixote’s theme song, which Nanahoshi recognized and began singing.
• Cui Ciyou dramatically sang along, comparing Sylphy to a blunted lance, Roxy to a malnourished warhorse, and Alice to a windmill; Nanahoshi laughed and explained the references.
• Sylphy, Roxy, and Alice confronted Cui Ciyou angrily, but he bowed and declared himself the foolish knight Don Quixote.

Cui Ciyou celebrated Nanahoshi’s victory with a feast alongside his friends and family, then went home with Sylphy and Roxy. Their drunken teasing turned into a quarrel over weight, and Cui Ciyou playfully pinched Roxy’s waist while comparing it with Sylphy’s.

• Cui Ciyou reflected on how many friends and family he had gathered in his new life as the feast continued.
• Linia and Pursena took the drunken Nanahoshi back to their dorm, and Alice eagerly followed them to join their girls’ party.
• Cui Ciyou explained to Alice that his love for her, Sylphy, and Roxy came from their bond and trust, not their appearances.
• Cui Ciyou walked home with Sylphy and Roxy while Aisha, Norn, Julie, and Bannie followed behind.
• Sylphy and Roxy asked Cui Ciyou whether he preferred larger or smaller figures, and he assured them that he would still love them regardless.
• Sylphy defended herself against the possibility of getting fat, and Cui Ciyou teased Roxy by pinching her waist and comparing it with Sylphy’s.

Rudeus discovered that Norn had withdrawn from school because she felt crushed by the expectations attached to being his sister, and she returned after speaking with him. Meanwhile, Nanahoshi began the second stage of her summoning research and revealed that she needed to meet a summoning expert to learn how to specify targets precisely.

• Rudeus stormed into Norn's classroom and threatened anyone who might have bullied her, but a student explained that Norn was overwhelmed by comparisons to her celebrated brother.
• Rudeus spoke with Norn behind her locked door, and she returned to school the next day.
• Nanahoshi began planning experiments to summon living organisms, starting with plants and gradually progressing toward humans and teleportation.
• Nanahoshi explained that the Magic Circle interpreted conditions broadly, so a request for a cat could summon a tiger or leopard.
• Nanahoshi said she needed to meet a summoning expert again, and confirmed that the person knew how to specify conditions precisely.

Nanahoshi Shizuka explained the differences between Magic Beast Summoning and Spirit Summoning, then gave Cui Ciyou an original Lamp Spirit Magic Circle as payment. Their discussion ended in a heated exchange of anime references and insults in the Laboratory.

• Nanahoshi Shizuka explained that Magic Beast Summoning pulled existing creatures or objects through a passage, while Spirit Summoning created obedient pseudo-life-forms from magical power.
• Cui Ciyou considered how precisely Magic Beast Summoning might be used to take objects or organs from enemies.
• Nanahoshi Shizuka gave Cui Ciyou a Magic Circle for summoning a Lamp Spirit and promised a better reward if their next experiment succeeded.
• Cui Ciyou declared himself a great hero and a passing-through Kamen Rider, prompting Nanahoshi Shizuka to recognize him as Kamen Rider Decade and insult him.
• Cui Ciyou pretended to leave until Nanahoshi Shizuka begged him to stay, then mocked her age and schoolgirl status, making her scream in anger.

Alice, troubled by feeling that she contributed nothing of her own, asked Cui Ciyou to get a job with her. She joined Roxy and Luke as a temporary guard for a Ranoan royal’s Coming-of-Age Pilgrimage, but the chapter ended with Alice glaring when Roxy asked Cui Ciyou to come along too.

• Alice told Cui Ciyou she wanted to earn her own money and invited him to get a job with her.
• Cui Ciyou reminded Alice that he had spent more than seven years working as her family’s private tutor, and Alice conceded that he had earned money before.
• Alice explained that a Ranoan royal needed temporary guards to finish a pilgrimage before winter, after the party’s mage and healer fell ill.
• Ariel suggested that Alice join Roxy and Luke in guarding the royal, giving Alice a chance to earn money and help Ariel build diplomatic ties.
• Roxy admitted she was anxious about guarding the two royals and asked Cui Ciyou to join them, leaving Alice glaring at him.

Cui Ciyou and Alice arrived at the Griffin's Feather inn to serve as temporary guards for Ariel during her meeting with a Ranoan princess. As the princesses shared tea and discussed their friendship, Cui Ciyou settled in with the group and observed Ariel's diplomatic skill.

• Alice complained that Cui Ciyou was not comforting her, so he embraced her from behind on horseback until she relaxed.
• Cui Ciyou and Alice reached the Griffin's Feather inn, where Ariel was meeting a young princess of Ranoa over tea.
• Grace challenged the newcomers, then relaxed after Cui Ciyou and Alice introduced themselves as the assigned guards.
• Cui Ciyou made Roxy sit in a chair instead of standing, while Alice watched without objecting.
• Ariel and the Ranoan princess discussed Ariel's years in Sharia and her eventual return home, growing warmer toward each other over tea.

After the Ranoan princess completed her pilgrimage and departed for the capital, Alice teased Cui Ciyou about his preferences in girls. He told Alice and Roxy that they were irreplaceable people who made up his home, and planned to explain his answer to Sylphy as well.

• The Ranoan princess and her party rested in Sharia for a night before departing for the capital, and the princess bid Alice a fond farewell.
• Ariel lamented that Alice had won the princess’s affection more easily than her own diplomacy had, and Alice offered to let Ariel fight monsters next time.
• As Cui Ciyou walked back through Sharia with Alice and Roxy, Alice asked whether he regretted letting the petite Ranoan princess leave and what kind of girl he liked.
• Cui Ciyou said he liked the people who had saved him, but Alice and Roxy questioned his answer and Roxy reminded him that he had saved her in the Displacement Labyrinth.
• Cui Ciyou held Alice’s and Roxy’s hands and told them they were special, irreplaceable people who made up his home, then said he would explain his answer to Sylphy too.

Nanahoshi Shizuka tested her enormous composite Magic Circle with Roxy’s magic power and successfully summoned a watermelon. The experiment’s success improved Nanahoshi’s chances of returning home, and she celebrated with Julie and the others.

• Nanahoshi Shizuka prepared to test the Magic Circle she had designed, with Roxy supplying magic power and Sylphy and Julie assisting.
• Roxy channeled her magic power into the circle while Nanahoshi watched its progress closely.
• The Magic Circle glowed with shifting colors, then drew the light toward its center and stopped consuming magic power.
• A large watermelon appeared floating at the center of the circle, confirming that the experiment had worked.
• Nanahoshi celebrated the success, then let Julie call her Master instead of Professor.

Nanahoshi successfully summoned a watermelon from her home world, and the group celebrated with a banquet. As the party ended, a tipsy Roxy leaned close to Cui Ciyou and tried to kiss him, prompting Sylphy and Alice to demand kisses too.

• Sylphy cautiously examined the strange-looking watermelon while Julie lifted and inspected it.
• Nanahoshi explained that the successful summoning proved her improved circle could reach another world, and Cui Ciyou suggested summoning books and electronics next.
• Nanahoshi proposed smashing the watermelon for a celebration, but Cui Ciyou persuaded her to save it to eat.
• The group held a lively banquet, where Linia and Pursena staged a wrestling match over who would get the first bite and Nanahoshi got drunk.
• Roxy sat on Cui Ciyou’s lap, touched his chest, and listened as he explained why he trained to protect others.
• Roxy tried to reward Cui Ciyou with a kiss, and Sylphy and Alice immediately asked for kisses as well.

After the group shared the watermelon summoned from Earth, Nanahoshi thanked Cui Ciyou for helping her research and offered to introduce him to a powerful expert. She revealed that the expert was the Armored Dragon King, Perugius Dola, and the others gathered around to hear his name.

• Nanahoshi cut the summoned watermelon into slices, and Cui Ciyou tasted it and felt happy to eat something from his home world.
• Nanahoshi thanked Cui Ciyou for his help with her summoning research and said the fourth stage had succeeded, though targeted summoning still lacked precision and stability.
• Nanahoshi offered to introduce Cui Ciyou to someone knowledgeable about Summoning Magic who might even be able to stand against Orsted.
• Sylphy, Roxy, Linia, and Pursena asked to meet Nanahoshi's contact, and Nanahoshi said a group of up to twelve could visit him.
• Nanahoshi quietly revealed that her contact was the Armored Dragon King, Perugius Dola, one of the heroes who had defeated the Demon God in the Laplace War.

Cui Ciyou and the others traveled to the ruins of Scott Fortress, where Nanahoshi Shizuka explained the site's history and the legend of Perugius. Nanahoshi led the group to the heart of the ruins, where the entrance to the Armored Dragon King's domain was located.

• The group traveled north from Sharia to the ruins of Scott Fortress, the site of a fierce battle during the Laplace War.
• Nanahoshi Shizuka guided the visitors and explained how the fortress fell to the Demonfolk army.
• Cui Ciyou and Nanahoshi discussed her historical knowledge and the etiquette of visiting Perugius without notice.
• Nanahoshi described Perugius's twelve powerful familiars, his role in sealing Laplace, and his life aboard the Floating Fortress Chaos Breaker.
• Nanahoshi led the group to the central plaza of the ruins and indicated that the entrance was there.

Nanahoshi summoned Perugius’s servant Almanfi, who barred Roxy from visiting the Floating Fortress because she was Demonfolk. Cui Ciyou and the others traveled there using Perugius’s beacon-based Teleportation Magic and arrived in a strange white space before reaching solid ground.

• Nanahoshi used a special whistle to summon Almanfi at the ruins’ monument to the Seven Great Powers.
• Almanfi refused to let Roxy enter the Floating Fortress because she was Demonfolk, and Roxy agreed to stay behind.
• Cui Ciyou challenged Almanfi’s treatment of Roxy, and Almanfi threatened to teach him manners before distributing teleportation beacons.
• Almanfi told the group to hold their metal rods securely while Perugius teleported them directly to the Floating Fortress.
• Cui Ciyou and his companions experienced a disorienting journey through a white void and arrived on a smooth floor in their new surroundings.