Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Food Production Hut in Little Seven Castle is opened, revealing a vast indoor agricultural facility with fertile soil, artificial sunlight, mist sprinklers, vegetable plots, and an automated breeding farm.
• Plants begin sprouting almost immediately. Cang Qi realizes that the castle has successfully merged time manipulation with machinery, accelerating growth—something no mechanic had previously achieved.
• The group discovers that the hut can eventually provide both vegetables and meat, making Little Seven Castle self-sufficient.
• Yu Tu enjoys standing beneath the hut’s artificial sunshower, revealing his fondness for sunlight and rain. Lu Mi becomes more attentive to Yu Tu’s preferences and affectionately demands that Yu Tu share everything he likes and dislikes.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu kiss, while Ming Qiuxue deliberately prevents the other wardens from interrupting them and orders Black Shadow to tell Lu Mi to return to work.
• Ming Qiuxue holds a major meeting in Little Seven Castle after the First and Second Prisons rebel against Lan Xiao.
• He announces that Calamity Planet is now entirely covered by the ocean, the pursuing Imperial Army has withdrawn, and the castle’s food production can sustain everyone. However, he argues that mere survival is not enough.
• Ming Qiuxue proposes that the rebels leave their refuge, overthrow Lan Xiao, and restore Lan Su—who was deposed twelve years earlier after being falsely accused of destroying a low-level planet—to the throne.
• Lan Su initially hesitates but ultimately accepts the plan, inspired by Cang Qi’s belief in his innocence. Lu Mi then raises a crucial question about why Lan Su once sent Vicks to search for Yu Tu.

Character Developments

• Cang Qi is amazed by Little Seven Castle’s advanced technology and becomes eager to study it. He also demonstrates growing loyalty and faith in Lan Su, openly supporting the claim that Lan Su was framed.
• Yu Tu shows a rare, innocent side of himself while enjoying the artificial sunshower. His comfort and happiness around Lu Mi become more visible.
• Lu Mi displays intense protectiveness and possessiveness toward Yu Tu. He begins recognizing Yu Tu’s preferences and insists on understanding him more completely, while also remaining playful and openly affectionate.
• Ming Qiuxue emerges as a determined revolutionary leader. Though physically weakened, he becomes more resolute and articulates a broader goal: not merely escaping oppression, but rebuilding a just society.
• Lan Su moves from uncertainty to determination. He accepts the role of restored ruler and expresses a desire to see the outside world again.
• Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi both show practical leadership: Ming develops the political strategy, while Lu Mi scrutinizes its unresolved moral and personal questions.

Significant Themes

• Creating one’s own hope: The title’s idea is embodied in Ming Qiuxue’s declaration that, since “heaven” has betrayed them, they must create their own heaven through resistance and collective action.
• Freedom versus survival: Although Little Seven Castle offers food and safety, the rebels reject passive imprisonment and insist that true liberation requires dignity, liberty, and justice.
• Technology as salvation: The castle’s time-enhanced agriculture represents human ingenuity overcoming natural limitations and providing the rebels with independence.
• Truth and political manipulation: Lan Su’s fall from power was caused by a false accusation used to justify Lan Xiao’s coup, highlighting the destructive power of propaganda and fabricated history.
• Love and emotional discovery: Yu Tu’s enjoyment of the sunshower allows Lu Mi to see a softer part of him, deepening their intimacy.

Character Interactions

• Cang Qi admires the Food Production Hut and wants to learn from its machinery, but Lu Mi pulls Yu Tu away before Cang Qi can involve him in technical discussions.
• Lu Mi comforts and reprimands Yu Tu after finding him beneath the sprinklers, then turns the moment into a romantic exchange.
• Ming Qiuxue protects Lu Mi and Yu Tu’s privacy by blocking the path and later orders Black Shadow to interrupt their prolonged kissing.
• During the political meeting, Ming Qiuxue directly challenges Lan Su to accept his role in the coming revolution.
• Lan Su seeks Cang Qi’s opinion before deciding, and Cang Qi’s support helps him commit to reclaiming his position.
• Lu Mi ends the chapter by questioning Lan Su about Yu Tu’s past, suggesting that unresolved secrets may affect the alliance.

Chapter Summary: “Secret Order from Five Years Ago”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi confronts Lan Su after discovering that Lan had secretly investigated Yu Tu’s memories while Yu Tu was imprisoned in Cell Block Five.
• Vicks explains that Lan ordered him to verify whether Yu Tu’s memories had been damaged. Lan was suspicious because Yu Tu had once been Lan Xiao’s fiercely loyal “mad dog” before suddenly appearing on Calamity Planet after being imprisoned for treason.
• Vicks reveals the reason for his suspicion: five years earlier, Lan Xiao had secretly ordered Yu Tu to kill Lu Xiaojiu.
• Lu Mi is stunned because “Lu Xiaojiu” was the identity whose death allowed Lu Mi to exist. Vicks had confirmed the connection through death records and a memorial portrait.
• The revelation creates a tense atmosphere, though Cang Qi argues that Yu Tu may have been controlled at the time and insists that Yu Tu would not intentionally hurt Lu Mi now.
• Lu Mi ends the discussion, allowing Lan Su to take the lead in the immediate arrangements, then notices a vine-like appendage retreating from the skybridge—evidence that Yu Tu overheard everything.
• Lu Mi returns to Yu Tu’s room and finds him standing barefoot in the dark, punishing himself for eavesdropping and for the possibility that he once stabbed Lu Mi.
• Lu Mi comforts him, insisting that the past is over and that the present Yu Tu would not hurt him.
• After being reassured, Yu Tu playfully restrains Lu Mi and turns the situation into an intimate, teasing encounter, demanding special verbal reassurance because he had been jealous earlier when Lu Mi addressed Ming Qiuxue affectionately.

Character Developments

• Lu Mi: Shows possessiveness and protectiveness toward Yu Tu, but also emotional maturity by separating Yu Tu’s past actions from his current identity. Although deeply shaken by the revelation that Yu Tu may have killed his former self, Lu Mi chooses to comfort rather than condemn him.
• Yu Tu: Displays guilt, vulnerability, and lingering confusion about his past. His self-punishment shows that he is beginning to understand the seriousness of his former actions. At the same time, his later teasing and jealousy reveal his increasingly confident, affectionate, and mischievous personality around Lu Mi.
• Lan Su: Demonstrates caution and strategic judgment. His investigation into Yu Tu was motivated by the danger posed by Yu Tu’s former loyalty to Lan Xiao, rather than by personal malice.
• Vicks: Provides the crucial information about the secret order. He remains flippant and provocative even while revealing something emotionally devastating.
• Cang Qi: Acts as a defender of Yu Tu, arguing that Yu Tu was likely controlled or manipulated and emphasizing his current devotion to Lu Mi.

Significant Themes

• Identity and the past: The revelation that Lu Mi was once Lu Xiaojiu links his present identity to a targeted assassination order and forces the characters to confront the divide between past and present selves.
• Memory and manipulation: Yu Tu’s history raises questions about whether his past violence was truly his own choice or the result of control, altered memories, or external orders.
• Guilt and forgiveness: Yu Tu’s distress shows his struggle to accept responsibility, while Lu Mi chooses forgiveness and reassures him that their shared future matters more than what happened before.
• Trust and loyalty: Lan Su’s investigation reflects the danger of misplaced loyalty, while Yu Tu’s current attachment to Lu Mi suggests that his loyalties have fundamentally changed.
• Possessive love and jealousy: Both Lu Mi and Yu Tu display strong possessiveness. Their jealousy and teasing become expressions of intimacy, though they also reveal emotional insecurity.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Mi and Lan Su: Their confrontation establishes tension over Lan’s secret investigation but ends with Lu Mi accepting Lan’s leadership in handling the situation.
• Vicks and Lu Mi: Vicks’s casual revelation about the assassination order provokes Lu Mi’s shock and anger, while his teasing manner contrasts sharply with the gravity of the information.
• Cang Qi and the others: Cang Qi tries to protect Yu Tu’s reputation by arguing that he was controlled and is no longer the same person.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu: Their interaction shifts from painful confrontation to emotional reassurance. Lu Mi comforts Yu Tu over his guilt, and Yu Tu responds with affection, jealousy, and playful control, reaffirming their intense bond.

Chapter Summary: “When Yu Tu Killed Him, He Was Wide Awake”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue hold a meeting to organize the survivors of the rebellion and establish a new political and military structure.
• First Prison and Second Prison are absorbed into the Freedom Squad, becoming First Squad and Second Squad. Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue are appointed commanders, with Lin Luo and Chang Feng as their deputies, while Lan Su serves as overall captain.
• Their long-term goal is to establish Calamity Planet as the independent planet Freedom Star. However, they currently have only 196 residents, far short of the required 500, and expect Emperor Lan Xiao to oppose their application.
• Their immediate priorities are training, learning to operate the spacecraft and energy weapons in Little Seven Castle, establishing order, and eventually recruiting more residents.
• After the meeting, the group focuses on food. Since nearly everyone is unable to cook, Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue unexpectedly take charge of preparing dinner. Their cooking provides the survivors with their first fresh, hot meal since the rebellion and symbolizes the return of hope and normalcy.
• Later, Lu Mi secretly obtains medicinal herbs from the infirmary, apparently to treat the physical consequences of his intimate encounter with Yu Tu. He is determined to hide his need for medication from Yu Tu.
• Ming Qiuxue confronts Lu Mi about Yu Tu’s earlier attempt to kill him. While everyone else believes Yu Tu was being mind-controlled, Ming Qiuxue suspects Yu Tu was fully conscious and genuinely intended to kill Lu Mi.
• Lu Mi admits the possibility but refuses to condemn Yu Tu or allow the others to seek revenge. He declares that he has already given Yu Tu his heart and accepts the possibility of dying by Yu Tu’s hand again.

Character Developments

• Lu Mi continues to present himself as composed, sharp-tongued, and fearless, but his private actions reveal physical exhaustion and deep emotional vulnerability. Despite recognizing the danger Yu Tu poses, he remains completely devoted to him.
• Ming Qiuxue emerges as a practical leader and a perceptive friend. His ability to cook contrasts with his stern, militaristic image, while his confrontation with Lu Mi shows that he is genuinely concerned about Lu Mi’s safety.
• Yu Tu does not appear directly for most of the chapter, but his presence dominates Lu Mi’s thoughts. His previous attempt to kill Lu Mi becomes the central emotional conflict.
• Lan Su is established as the overall leader of the new community and shares a tender relationship with Cang Qi.
• Cang Qi shows initiative by volunteering to cook, though his abilities are viewed skeptically by the others. His relationship with Lan Su remains affectionate.
• The surviving prisoners and rebels begin transitioning from isolated fighters into a functioning community with shared responsibilities.

Significant Themes

• Rebuilding after rebellion: The group moves from survival toward organized governance, military preparation, and the creation of a homeland.
• Hope and normalcy: The shared meal restores morale and gives the survivors a sense of life beyond conflict.
• Loyalty versus self-preservation: Lu Mi knowingly remains loyal to Yu Tu despite believing Yu Tu may have consciously tried to kill him.
• Love and sacrifice: Lu Mi’s willingness to die without retaliation demonstrates an extreme, self-sacrificing devotion.
• Trust and interpretation: The chapter questions whether Yu Tu’s actions were caused by outside control or reflected his genuine will.
• Hidden vulnerability beneath strength: Both Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue are powerful fighters, yet their domestic skills, concern for one another, and emotional attachments reveal softer sides.

Character Interactions

• Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi exchange sarcastic remarks during the leadership meeting, reflecting their familiarity and rivalry.
• Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue compete humorously in the kitchen, each claiming authority over cooking while forcing the others to learn.
• The group reacts with surprise and admiration to their commanders’ unexpected culinary skills.
• Cang Qi and Lan Su share a quiet affectionate moment when Cang Qi offers to cook.
• Ming Qiuxue’s private conversation with Lu Mi becomes the chapter’s most serious interaction. He warns that Yu Tu may kill Lu Mi again, while Lu Mi calmly insists that Yu Tu will not harm innocents and that no one should avenge him.
• The chapter ends with Lu Mi accepting the danger of loving Yu Tu, even while treating that danger almost casually.

Chapter Summary: The Happiest Little Black Panther in the World!

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi discovers a rare cat teaser in Little Seven Castle and refuses to let Black Shadow play with it, despite the mechanical panther’s desperate begging.
• He briefly teases Black Shadow with the toy for three seconds, then smugly takes it away, leaving Black Shadow devastated.
• While Yu Tu showers, Lu Mi secretly plays with the cat teaser himself, unconsciously entering Complete Beastification and revealing his fondness for cat-like toys.
• Yu Tu catches Lu Mi in the middle of transforming. He becomes fascinated by Lu Mi’s panther form and asks him to transform again.
• Lu Mi agrees, but only after Yu Tu promises to satisfy his own wishes in return. Yu Tu uses his white vines to create numerous makeshift “cat teasers,” allowing Lu Mi to enjoy himself as a panther.
• Afterward, the two spend the night together. Lu Mi later sneaks out at dawn to brew strengthening medicine because Yu Tu’s enthusiasm has exhausted him.
• Vicks unexpectedly finds Lu Mi brewing medicine and assumes someone is ill. Lu Mi threatens him to keep quiet, but Rete later explains the medicine’s intimate purpose to Vicks.
• The following morning, Vicks cheerfully offers to brew Lu Mi’s medicine for him every day and promises to leave it secretly outside his room. Lu Mi gratefully accepts, unaware that Vicks now understands the embarrassing reason for it.

Character Developments

• Lu Mi: His usually stern and dignified exterior gives way to a playful, cat-like side. He is possessive of the cat teaser, enjoys being pampered by Yu Tu, and becomes increasingly embarrassed by the consequences of their relationship. Despite his pride, he accepts Vicks’s practical help.
• Yu Tu: He is openly affectionate and intensely fascinated by Lu Mi’s panther form. His eager, sincere reactions reveal both his devotion and his lack of restraint.
• Black Shadow: The supposedly powerful Diamond-Grade black panther behaves like an ordinary cat, becoming desperate and emotionally distraught over the toy.
• Vicks: He begins as an innocently concerned subordinate but quickly becomes aware of Lu Mi’s secret. Rather than exposing him, he enthusiastically offers ongoing assistance.
• Rete: He understands the situation immediately and explains the medicine’s effects to Vicks, adding humorous commentary about Lu Mi’s predicament.

Significant Themes

• Hidden vulnerability beneath authority: Lu Mi’s intimidating image contrasts sharply with his childish delight in cat toys and his embarrassment when others notice his private life.
• Role reversal and domestic intimacy: The powerful warden becomes the one being teased, cared for, and indulged, while Yu Tu eagerly takes initiative.
• Comedy through secrecy and misunderstanding: Lu Mi’s attempts to hide the cat teaser and medicine repeatedly fail, while Vicks’s “concern” turns into knowing assistance.
• Affection expressed through play: Yu Tu’s vine-made toys and Lu Mi’s panther transformation show how the pair communicate love through teasing, indulgence, and shared private rituals.

Character Interactions

• Lu Mi taunts Black Shadow by showing him the cat teaser and immediately taking it away.
• Yu Tu catches Lu Mi transformed, admires his panther features, and persuades him to transform again.
• Lu Mi bargains with Yu Tu, allowing Yu Tu’s desires to be fulfilled in exchange for being entertained with vine-made cat teasers.
• Vicks confronts Lu Mi while he brews medicine, prompting Lu Mi to issue a warning.
• Rete explains Lu Mi’s situation to Vicks, who later turns the secret into a helpful daily arrangement.

Chapter Summary: Baby Yu Tu Grew Up in an Instant

Key Plot Points and Events

• Under Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue’s separate leadership, the Freedom Squad begins to stabilize after the destruction of Calamity Planet.
• News spreads that Calamity Planet has been swallowed by the sea, and the Imperial Army—temporarily commanded by Qi An—is returning.
• Duke Potter asks Emperor Lan Xiao for permission to lead troops to Calamity Planet, hoping to claim military credit from the disaster. Lan Xiao sees through his cowardly motives, humiliates him, and compares him unfavorably to Yu Tu.
• Lan Xiao learns that Deputy Chief Inspector Tian Chi has been transferred to the Royal Hospital and goes there.
• At the hospital, Chief Director Yan Mei visits Tian Chi after his successful heart surgery. Yan Mei intimidates the military doctor into injecting Tian Chi with an ability suppressant, despite the risk it poses to Tian Chi’s heart.
• Tian Chi confronts Yan Mei, accusing him of knowing about Yu Tu’s connection to Lu Mi and of deliberately protecting Yu Tu. Yan Mei denies the accusation while implying that he kept Yu Tu alive for his own reasons.
• After the doctor leaves, Yan Mei reveals his hostility by aiming an energy gun at Tian Chi, who is helpless because the suppressant has blocked his ability.
• Yan Mei fires just as Lan Xiao bursts into the room. Lan Xiao attacks Yan Mei, but Yan Mei defiantly predicts that both Yu Tu and Ming Qiuxue are still alive despite Calamity Planet’s destruction.
• At Little Seven Castle, Yu Tu suffers a sudden physical and emotional transformation. His previous innocent, childlike personality disappears, replaced by the cold, dangerous consciousness of his adult self.
• Lu Mi immediately recognizes the change and teasingly welcomes the return of “Commander Yu Tu.”

Character Developments

• Lan Xiao: Demonstrates his ruthless authority by punishing Potter and rejecting opportunistic military claims. His reaction to Ming Qiuxue’s supposed death reveals that he remains emotionally affected by her fate, despite his harsh public demeanor.
• Yan Mei: Becomes more openly sadistic and manipulative. He uses his beauty and influence over Lan Xiao to retain power, threatens medical personnel, suppresses Tian Chi’s ability, and attempts to kill him. His confidence suggests he may be secretly working to protect or manipulate Yu Tu.
• Tian Chi: Remains suspicious and perceptive, directly challenging Yan Mei about his involvement with Yu Tu. His vulnerability after surgery contrasts with his usual authority and makes him dependent on others.
• Yu Tu: Undergoes the chapter’s major transformation. His childlike “Baby Yu Tu” persona vanishes as his adult memories and identity return, restoring the formidable Commander Yu Tu.
• Lu Mi: Shows genuine concern for Yu Tu’s pain and fear that something is wrong, but quickly shifts into playful provocation once Yu Tu’s adult consciousness returns.
• Potter: Is established as an ambitious but incompetent nobleman seeking glory without accepting real danger or responsibility.

Significant Themes

• Identity and memory: Yu Tu’s transformation emphasizes the conflict between his temporary childlike persona and his original adult identity. His memories effectively return all at once, marking a major turning point.
• Power and political manipulation: Lan Xiao, Yan Mei, and Potter each use authority differently—through intimidation, personal influence, or opportunism.
• Survival versus presumed death: Although Calamity Planet is believed to have destroyed everyone, Yan Mei insists that Yu Tu and Ming Qiuxue are alive, creating dramatic tension and foreshadowing future revelations.
• Cruelty and control: Yan Mei’s abuse of Tian Chi shows how political power can be used to suppress abilities, exploit illness, and eliminate threats.
• Emotional attachment beneath hostility: Lan Xiao’s concern over Ming Qiuxue and Lu Mi’s fear for Yu Tu reveal hidden emotional bonds beneath their aggressive or antagonistic behavior.

Important Character Interactions

• Lan Xiao and Potter: Lan Xiao exposes Potter’s selfishness, humiliates him, and dismisses his attempt to gain military credit.
• Yan Mei and the military doctor: Yan Mei coerces the doctor into administering a dangerous suppressant by threatening his life.
• Yan Mei and Tian Chi: Tian Chi questions Yan Mei’s motives regarding Yu Tu, while Yan Mei responds with evasiveness and violence.
• Lan Xiao and Yan Mei: Their confrontation becomes openly antagonistic. Lan Xiao physically attacks Yan Mei, while Yan Mei taunts him and predicts that Yu Tu and Ming Qiuxue survived.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu: Lu Mi comforts Yu Tu during his pain, then recognizes the return of his adult personality and greets him with playful, provocative familiarity.

Chapter Summary: “Blizzard Thaw, Memories”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Tu confronts Lu Mi after recovering part of his suppressed memories. The white vine mark on Lu Mi’s chest reveals their past connection as partners and immediately provokes Yu Tu’s anger.
• Lu Mi taunts Yu Tu about their former relationship, accusing him of abandoning or deceiving him after regaining his memories. Their confrontation becomes physically aggressive, with Yu Tu grabbing Lu Mi by the throat and Lu Mi provoking him in return.
• Lu Mi determines that Yu Tu has not remembered his identity as Lu Xiaojiu. Yu Tu explains that Tian Chi’s death caused the memories sealed by Lan Xiao’s overwriting process to return.
• Yu Tu remembers events only up to five years earlier. Lu Mi realizes this was the day after Lu Xiaojiu’s death, meaning Yu Tu’s memories were sealed immediately after Lu Xiaojiu was killed, when Yu Tu’s hair changed from black to white.
• Lu Mi questions whether Yu Tu consented to the memory overwrite. Yu Tu admits that he remembers why he agreed but refuses to tell Lu Mi, claiming Lu Mi has no right to know.
• Enraged and hurt, Lu Mi fully Beastifies and restrains Yu Tu. He challenges Yu Tu to kill him, pressing Yu Tu’s lethal vines against his own heart and accusing him of killing him once already.
• Lu Mi declares that “Little Black Panther,” his former self, loved Yu Tu most. His emotional appeal causes Yu Tu’s killing vines to withdraw, revealing that Yu Tu is affected despite his apparent coldness.
• After their intense encounter, Yu Tu dresses awkwardly and tries to leave, embarrassed by both the physical intimacy and the memories he has recovered. Lu Mi teases him, even joking about his clothing and asking for an evaluation of his performance.
• Yu Tu says he will apply for another room and thanks Lu Mi for the trouble before leaving. Lu Mi reminds him to take back the “Bean Sprout” on his head, causing it to disappear in embarrassment.
• Alone, Lu Mi becomes sorrowful and concludes that Yu Tu is a liar who, in this life, deceived Lu Xiaojiu—the identity Lu Mi associates with his former self—the most.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu: His recovered memories expose a painful past involving Lu Xiaojiu, Tian Chi, and Lan Xiao. Although he remains outwardly cold and distrustful, his emotional and physical reactions suggest that his feelings for Lu Mi still exist beneath the memory loss. He is also deeply embarrassed and disoriented by the sudden return of intimate memories.
• Lu Mi: He shifts between cruelty, provocation, vulnerability, and playful teasing. His aggression masks grief and resentment over Yu Tu forgetting him, while his willingness to risk death demonstrates the depth of his attachment. By the end, his confidence gives way to loneliness and bitterness.
• Tian Chi and Lan Xiao: Though absent, both are crucial to the chapter’s revelations. Tian Chi’s death breaks the mechanism preserving Yu Tu’s altered memories, while Lan Xiao was responsible for the original memory overwrite.
• Lu Xiaojiu/Little Black Panther: This identity becomes central to the emotional conflict. Lu Mi insists that Yu Tu once loved Lu Xiaojiu, while Yu Tu’s inability to remember that person creates a painful divide between their past and present selves.

Significant Themes

• Memory and identity: The chapter explores whether a person remains the same when their memories are removed or rewritten. Yu Tu’s past self and present self appear emotionally connected but psychologically divided.
• Love distorted by loss and deception: Lu Mi’s anger comes from believing Yu Tu loved him yet deliberately erased or abandoned that relationship. Love is portrayed as inseparable from betrayal and resentment.
• Consent and agency: The memory overwrite raises questions about whether Yu Tu freely chose to forget and whether Lu Mi has the right to demand an explanation.
• Emotional vulnerability beneath violence: Physical threats and aggressive behavior serve as expressions of grief, longing, and fear of abandonment.
• Past versus present: Lu Mi loves both the remembered “Yu Tu” and the current Yu Tu, even while feeling betrayed by the difference between them.

Character Interactions

• Yu Tu and Lu Mi’s confrontation alternates between threats, physical dominance, flirtation, and emotional confession.
• Lu Mi deliberately provokes Yu Tu to force a reaction and test whether any feelings remain.
• Yu Tu’s refusal to explain his decision to undergo memory alteration intensifies Lu Mi’s sense of betrayal.
• Lu Mi’s plea for Yu Tu to kill him echoes their tragic past and reveals his belief that Yu Tu has already destroyed him once.
• Their playful exchange after the confrontation briefly restores intimacy, but Yu Tu’s departure and Lu Mi’s final lament make clear that the underlying emotional wounds remain unresolved.

Chapter Summary: “Yu Tu’s Secret: Because of Him”

Key plot points and events

After the Freedom Squad is established, Yu Tu claims a private room and retreats to shower and reflect. He chooses a cold shower, revealing his preference for cold water and his resistance to Lu Mi’s former instructions. In the mirror, he remembers why he accepted a five-year Memory Overwrite: after Lan Xiao used Desire Compound and attempted to exploit him for reproduction, Yu Tu resisted and was sentenced to death. While imprisoned on Blue Star, Yan Mei offered him an alternative—being sent to Calamity Planet, where his mysterious “Little Black Panther” was supposedly waiting. Believing that the Black Panther mark connected him to Lu Mi, Yu Tu accepted the deal despite knowing it would erase twenty-four years of memories.
Lu Mi later visits Yu Tu’s room, jokingly accusing him of abandoning him after their encounter and demanding “aftercare.” He provokes Yu Tu into treating and massaging him, while Black Shadow is dragged into the exchange as an unwilling judge. Lu Mi deliberately teases Yu Tu through his beast form and flirtatious remarks before escaping the room. Yu Tu is left embarrassed and irritated, ultimately questioning whether he truly looks as old as Lu Mi calls him.

Character developments

Yu Tu’s hidden motivation is revealed: he accepted the Memory Overwrite not merely to survive, but to find the person represented by the Black Panther mark—Lu Mi. Even without his memories, he instinctively recognized the mark’s importance. His past shows his strength, dignity, and determination to resist being reduced to a reproductive tool. In the present, his normally cold and controlled personality is undermined by embarrassment and involuntary attraction to Lu Mi.
Lu Mi displays his bold, mischievous, and emotionally confident nature. He openly seeks Yu Tu’s attention, enjoys teasing him, and seems comfortable expressing affection despite Yu Tu’s reserve. Black Shadow remains a comic, bewildered presence caught between them.

Significant themes

The chapter explores sacrifice and devotion, as Yu Tu risked his memories and identity for the possibility of reaching Lu Mi. It also emphasizes identity and memory, questioning whether love and connection can survive when the past is erased. Other themes include resistance against exploitation, since Yu Tu refuses to let Lan Xiao turn him into a tool, and the contrast between his severe public image and his vulnerable private emotions.

Character interactions

Yu Tu’s memories of Yan Mei establish the emotional importance of Lu Mi before Lu Mi even appears. In the present, Lu Mi uses humor, flirtation, and mock complaints to break through Yu Tu’s guarded demeanor. Their interaction is playful but reveals mutual attraction: Lu Mi confidently provokes him, while Yu Tu complains yet still provides treatment and massage. Lu Mi’s final teasing escape leaves Yu Tu flustered, giving the chapter a comedic ending after its darker revelations.

Chapter Summary: “Burning Hot in His Chest”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi enters the newly planned dining hall and immediately becomes the subject of gossip. Everyone assumes Yu Tu has rejected or “dumped” him because they have begun sleeping in separate rooms.
• Members of Freedom Squad’s First Team, especially Lin Luo, Mo Ke, and Luo Wei, sympathize with Lu Mi and angrily judge Yu Tu.
• Lu Mi publicly dismisses the rumors by sitting beside Yu Tu, teasing him, and calling him “Baby.” He insists that their separate rooms are merely part of their relationship’s playful dynamic.
• Lu Mi provokes Yu Tu by feeding him meat, teasing his endurance, and physically edging closer to him. When Lu Mi captures and squeezes Yu Tu’s hand, Yu Tu becomes visibly flustered and abruptly leaves the dining hall.
• Alone in his room, Yu Tu struggles with overwhelming desire. Even brief physical contact with Lu Mi causes intense heat and craving, revealing how strongly his body and emotions respond to him.
• Yu Tu cools himself with a shower, but Lu Mi waits outside his room and continues teasing him. Their banter reinforces the tension and attraction between them.
• Yu Tu visits Lan Su in the medicine room to have his blood tested and determine how much Desire Compound remains in his body. He claims he wants to stop relying on Lu Mi to suppress its effects.
• Lan Su questions whether Yu Tu considers Freedom Squad an enemy or an ally. Yu Tu says he will not be their enemy because they share a common enemy, though he still does not fully trust Lan Su or Ming Qiuxue.
• While Lan Su draws Yu Tu’s blood, Lu Mi suddenly enters and kisses him to distract him from the needle. The kiss overwhelms Yu Tu, especially because it is their first passionate kiss since Yu Tu regained five years of memories.
• Afterward, Lu Mi accuses Yu Tu of lying about his feelings, ending the chapter with a playful but pointed warning.

Character Developments

• Lu Mi openly embraces his relationship with Yu Tu and deliberately uses teasing and public affection to counter the rumors that he has been rejected. His confidence and possessiveness are increasingly clear, as is his certainty that Yu Tu will eventually submit to his control and affection.
• Yu Tu maintains a cold, commanding exterior but is easily destabilized by Lu Mi’s touch. His physical desire, embarrassment, and emotional vulnerability become increasingly difficult for him to conceal.
• Lan Su remains cautious and pragmatic. He recognizes Yu Tu’s complicated position within Freedom Squad and tests his loyalties without demanding complete trust.
• Lin Luo, Mo Ke, and Luo Wei act as protective supporters of Lu Mi, misinterpreting the situation and humorously treating Yu Tu as a cruel lover.

Significant Themes

• Public appearance versus private reality: The squad believes Lu Mi has been abandoned, while the truth is that he and Yu Tu are struggling with intense attraction and deliberate emotional restraint.
• Control and surrender: Lu Mi repeatedly challenges Yu Tu’s need for control, suggesting that Yu Tu will eventually ask to be controlled. Their flirtation is built around power, resistance, and mutual desire.
• Suppressed desire: The Desire Compound intensifies Yu Tu’s physical reactions, but the chapter shows that his feelings for Lu Mi extend beyond the drug. Even after treatment and self-control, Lu Mi’s touch and kiss provoke powerful responses.
• Trust and alliance: Yu Tu agrees not to act as Freedom Squad’s enemy because they share a common foe, but he remains unwilling to call them friends. His relationship with Lu Mi contrasts with his guarded attitude toward the rest of the group.
• Emotional vulnerability beneath coldness: Yu Tu’s composed, authoritative persona repeatedly breaks down around Lu Mi, exposing his embarrassment, longing, and growing attachment.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Mi and the squad: Lu Mi mocks the gossiping “single dogs” and confidently presents his relationship with Yu Tu as healthy and playful.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu: Their interactions combine provocation, physical intimacy, embarrassment, and competition over who controls the relationship. Lu Mi is openly affectionate and mischievous, while Yu Tu responds with denial and increasingly obvious attraction.
• Yu Tu and Lan Su: Their conversation establishes a cautious, conditional alliance. Both acknowledge that trust between them is limited.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu during the blood draw: Lu Mi uses a kiss to distract Yu Tu from the needle, but the gesture also exposes how deeply Yu Tu desires him. Lu Mi recognizes that Yu Tu is concealing or denying his true feelings.

Chapter Summary: “Now I’m Going to Punish You”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Tu distances himself from Lu Mi, prompting Cang Qi to worry that their relationship has ended. Yu Tu quietly clarifies that he did not abandon or “dump” Lu Mi.
• Lan Su returns Yu Tu’s blood-test results. The report shows that the Desire Compound remains in Yu Tu’s system at dangerously high levels, although some has already been metabolized.
• Lan Su explains that medication can suppress the compound, but doing so may cause a more dangerous relapse and damage Yu Tu’s body. Despite the warning, Yu Tu insists on receiving an inhibitor.
• Lan Su agrees to prepare the medicine and warns Yu Tu not to underestimate Lu Mi’s reaction. Yu Tu dismisses the warning, claiming Lu Mi cannot control him.
• After Yu Tu leaves, Lu Mi enters the pharmacy. His anger makes Cang Qi fear that he will retaliate against Yu Tu. Lan Su jokingly predicts that Lu Mi may “punish” Yu Tu severely, leading to an awkward exchange with Cang Qi.
• Later that night, Yu Tu secretly retrieves the Desire Compound inhibitor and returns to his room. Lu Mi ambushes him, pins him against the door, and takes the medicine.
• Lu Mi forces Yu Tu to admit what the substance is. When Yu Tu tries to take the inhibitor anyway, Lu Mi knocks it away and breaks it.
• Lu Mi then restrains Yu Tu with shackles and declares that self-harm is a serious offense, announcing that he will punish Yu Tu.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu: Remains outwardly cold and stubborn but reveals that he has not ended his relationship with Lu Mi. His determination to use the inhibitor shows how desperate he is to control the Desire Compound, even at the risk of harming himself. His physical reactions and inability to attack Lu Mi also expose his vulnerability and attraction.
• Lu Mi: Moves from wounded and quietly amused to openly possessive and intimidating. He is deeply angered by Yu Tu’s decision to use dangerous medication without consulting him, but his actions also demonstrate concern and a desire to protect Yu Tu.
• Lan Su: Acts as a calm, teasing medical authority. He provides clear warnings about the inhibitor while deliberately provoking Yu Tu and Lu Mi. His playful comments about their relationship contrast with his serious understanding of the medical danger.
• Cang Qi: Remains emotionally invested in Yu Tu and Lu Mi’s relationship. His concern quickly turns into embarrassment during Lan Su’s jokes, and his flirtatious question to Lan Su produces an amusing reversal.
• Ming Qiuxue: Offers dry, sarcastic commentary on Lu Mi’s romantic troubles, irritating Lu Mi but reinforcing the contrast between Lu Mi’s intense feelings and Ming Qiuxue’s detached attitude.

Significant Themes

• Love expressed through control and protection: Lu Mi’s aggressive punishment is rooted in fear for Yu Tu’s safety, while Yu Tu’s refusal to accept help reflects both pride and emotional restraint.
• Self-harm and sacrifice: Yu Tu is willing to risk severe physical consequences to suppress the Desire Compound, emphasizing his tendency to endure pain rather than depend on others.
• Emotional repression: Yu Tu rarely states his feelings directly, but his actions—such as not denying his relationship with Lu Mi and being unable to attack him—reveal his attachment.
• Power and vulnerability: Though Yu Tu is a powerful commander, the compound leaves him physically and emotionally vulnerable. Lu Mi’s ability to overpower and restrain him shifts the usual balance between them.
• Humor amid tension: The teasing exchanges involving Lan Su, Cang Qi, and Ming Qiuxue lighten an otherwise dangerous situation while highlighting the characters’ familiarity and intimacy.

Character Interactions

• Cang Qi questions Yu Tu about his relationship with Lu Mi and urges him not to hurt Lu Mi’s feelings.
• Lan Su clinically discusses Yu Tu’s condition and warns him about the dangers of suppression, while teasing him about relying on Lu Mi instead.
• Lu Mi and Ming Qiuxue trade insults over Lu Mi’s romantic suffering.
• Lan Su and Cang Qi share a flirtatious, comedic exchange after Lan Su predicts Lu Mi’s retaliation.
• The chapter ends with the central confrontation between Lu Mi and Yu Tu: Lu Mi intercepts the inhibitor, prevents Yu Tu from taking it, shackles him, and announces his intention to punish him.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi confronts Yu Tu after Yu Tu resists accepting Lu Mi’s care and authority. He forces Yu Tu to admit that he wants Lu Mi and to beg Lu Mi to take care of him.
• Yu Tu remains confined with Lu Mi for three days. Their teammates become increasingly alarmed, imagining that the two are exhausting or “working” each other to death.
• After the three days, Yu Tu finally acknowledges that he has accepted Lu Mi’s care. Lu Mi, despite trying to maintain a stern exterior, becomes concerned when Yu Tu appears emotionally vulnerable and reassures him that he was not truly being cruel.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu then reveal to the others that Yu Tu’s memories from five years earlier have returned.
• The group begins planning the next phase of their resistance. They expect Lan Xiao to send troops to Calamity Planet and decide that the coming battle must be fought outside the planet.
• Yu Tu proposes recruiting and temporarily uniting the Drifting Desperadoes, a group of homeless, hardened spacefarers. Because of his past connection to them and his treason charge, he volunteers to handle the mission.
• Lu Mi immediately objects, fearing that Yu Tu will disappear again and leave him unable to find him.

2. Character Developments

• Lu Mi reveals his possessive, dominant side but also shows genuine concern and tenderness toward Yu Tu. Although he frames the confrontation as punishment, his goal is to make Yu Tu openly accept his protection and affection.
• Yu Tu moves from resistance and emotional denial to admitting that he needs and wants Lu Mi’s care. His recovered memories also restore his strategic value and connection to his former life.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu’s relationship shifts toward greater mutual acknowledgment. Yu Tu becomes more emotionally open, while Lu Mi begins to soften beneath his authoritarian exterior.
• The supporting team reacts with a mixture of fear, concern, and comic exasperation at the intensity of Lu Mi and Yu Tu’s private conflict.
• Yu Tu resumes his role as a military strategist, confidently proposing a risky but practical method for gathering allies.

3. Significant Themes

• Trust and surrender: Yu Tu must relinquish his insistence on handling everything alone and accept Lu Mi’s care.
• Love expressed through control and protection: Lu Mi’s harsh behavior masks deep attachment and fear of losing Yu Tu.
• Memory and identity: Yu Tu’s recovered memories reconnect him with his past, his former crimes, and his ability to lead.
• Resistance and unconventional alliances: The group prepares to oppose Blue River by relying on marginalized outsiders rather than conventional military forces.
• Fear of separation: Lu Mi’s refusal to let Yu Tu undertake the mission alone reflects his anxiety over Yu Tu disappearing from his life again.

4. Character Interactions

• Lu Mi repeatedly pressures Yu Tu to verbalize his dependence, while Yu Tu struggles, cries, and ultimately complies.
• White Vine protects Yu Tu during the confrontation but eventually withdraws, allowing him to face Lu Mi directly.
• Afterward, Lu Mi notices Yu Tu’s vulnerability and reassures him, prompting Yu Tu to respond with a quiet but genuine smile.
• The team jokes anxiously about the couple’s prolonged isolation, while Lin Luo is especially horrified by Lu Mi’s behavior when emotionally fixated.
• During the strategy meeting, Yu Tu offers himself for the dangerous recruitment mission, but Lu Mi strongly rejects the idea, exposing how deeply he fears losing Yu Tu.

Chapter Summary: He Opened His Eyes in Hell

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Tu proposes joining the Drifting Refugees again to draw Lan Xiao’s attention away from Freedom Star and support its independence efforts. He argues that, because Lan Xiao considers him a greater threat than Ming Qiuxue, he is the most suitable person for the mission.
• Lu Mi initially rejects the plan, but Lan Su agrees that Yu Tu is the ideal target for Lan Xiao’s focus. Lu Mi insists on accompanying Yu Tu, and Yu Tu ultimately accepts.
• Lan Su explains that the Imperial Army has not yet responded to Calamity Planet’s destruction, but Lan Xiao is unlikely to wait long. Yu Tu and Lu Mi must leave as soon as new military movements are detected.
• Cang Qi helps them select a Q16 spacecraft, which has powerful weapons, maximum defenses, high speed, voice control, and autopilot capabilities.
• Lu Mi prepares to return to First Squad after missing three days, clearly intending to put the soldiers through harsh extra training. Cang Qi and Yu Tu leave before the training begins.
• Yu Tu visits the amusement park, where the “dads and Baby” check-in activity is taking place. His intimidating presence disrupts the affectionate performance, though the check-in eventually succeeds after he leaves.
• He then retreats to the Food Production Hut, where the quiet, natural surroundings comfort him. Alone, he admits that everyone prefers the gentler “Baby Yu Tu” from two months earlier, while he feels guilty for having changed.
• The chapter ends with Yu Tu revealing that when he regained consciousness, he found himself already suffering in a metaphorical “hell,” explaining the emotional distance and hardness others now see in him.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu: Demonstrates strategic clarity and a willingness to sacrifice himself for Freedom Star and the people connected to him. Although he remains emotionally restrained and struggles to communicate, he tries to respond honestly to Cang Qi and later reveals deep self-loathing, loneliness, and trauma.
• Lu Mi: Shows fierce protectiveness toward Yu Tu, refusing to let him undertake the mission alone. His possessiveness and impulsiveness clash with Yu Tu’s practical approach, but his determination reflects genuine concern and attachment.
• Lan Su: Acts pragmatically and supports Yu Tu’s plan once he recognizes its political value. He prioritizes Freedom Star’s independence and sees Yu Tu’s personal danger as strategically useful.
• Cang Qi: Continues to provide practical assistance and comic energy, but also reveals sensitivity and concern when he feels he may have upset Yu Tu.
• Ming Qiuxue: Reacts defensively when Yu Tu dismisses his ability to handle the mission, while Golden Eye humorously acknowledges that Ming Qiuxue is being unreasonable.

Significant Themes

• Self-sacrifice and political responsibility: Yu Tu accepts becoming Lan Xiao’s primary target because his personal danger may protect Freedom Star and create a path toward independence.
• Trauma and identity: The contrast between the beloved “Baby Yu Tu” and the current hardened Yu Tu shows how suffering has altered his personality and relationships.
• Communication versus emotional repression: Yu Tu struggles to express himself, while Lu Mi and Cang Qi are more emotionally direct. Their interactions highlight how difficult it is for Yu Tu to reconnect with others.
• Belonging and alienation: Yu Tu is surrounded by people who care about him, yet he feels fundamentally separate from them, as if he awakened in an inescapable hell.
• Humor amid darkness: The spacecraft selection, Golden Eye’s reactions, Lu Mi’s planned punishment of First Squad, and the amusement-park check-in provide comic relief against the chapter’s political and emotional tension.

Important Character Interactions

• Yu Tu and Lu Mi: They argue over Yu Tu’s mission, with Lu Mi refusing to let him go alone. Their brief hand-holding emphasizes their bond despite their conflicting approaches.
• Yu Tu and Lan Su: Yu Tu presents a logical argument, and Lan Su validates it by recognizing its strategic importance.
• Yu Tu and Cang Qi: Cang Qi tries to make conversation, but Yu Tu’s emotional reserve leaves him worried that he has said something wrong. Yu Tu’s apology and admission that he understands Cang Qi reveal a small but meaningful effort to reconnect.
• Yu Tu and the amusement-park group: His presence unintentionally makes everyone uncomfortable, reinforcing how different he now seems from the formerly cute and approachable version of himself.
• Yu Tu and himself: The final scene is an internal confrontation in which he apologizes for changing, while acknowledging that his harshness is the result of the suffering he endured.

Chapter Summary: “He Was Already Being Good”

Key plot points and events

• Lu Mi puts First Squad through an exceptionally brutal training session, leaving everyone exhausted. The squad suspects he is venting frustration caused by his prolonged separation from Yu Tu.
• Seeking new ways to keep Yu Tu satisfied and “well-behaved,” Lu Mi asks Zhang Jiao to find books about relationships and romance. His previous methods of controlling or calming Yu Tu came from a single book, but he has now exhausted its techniques.
• Lu Mi misses dinner while training. At the dining hall, Cang Qi tells him that Yu Tu disappeared after possibly being offended by something Cang Qi said. Yu Tu is eventually located in the Food Production Hut inside Little Seven Castle.
• Yu Tu had fallen asleep on the soil after the hut closed. He wakes violently when people search for him, but calms upon realizing he is in Little Seven Castle.
• Lu Mi finds Yu Tu, drags him outside, and confronts him for hiding. Yu Tu assumes Lu Mi intends to punish him and begins undressing, offering himself as compensation. Lu Mi insists he was only angry and had been worried because he had not seen Yu Tu for nearly twelve hours.
• The argument exposes a deeper misunderstanding: Yu Tu believes Lu Mi only punishes him, whereas the “Lu Mi” from his memories rewarded him for being obedient. Though Yu Tu has behaved well for three days, he has received no reward and feels rejected.
• Yu Tu pushes Lu Mi away with White Vine and warns him not to control or approach him. Lu Mi finally realizes that he has misunderstood this version of Yu Tu and attacks before Yu Tu can leave, setting up the chapter’s resolution.

Character developments

• Lu Mi: His harsh training reveals his frustration and emotional dependence on Yu Tu. He is actively trying to learn how to handle Yu Tu, even seeking romantic advice, but initially fails to understand that punishment and rewards carry different emotional meanings for Yu Tu. He finally recognizes that the current Yu Tu differs from the one in his memories.
• Yu Tu: He remains volatile and defensive, but his behavior is driven by confusion and a desire for reassurance. He equates punishment with attention and expects rewards as proof of affection. His insistence that the twenty-nine-year-old Yu Tu is dead emphasizes his separate identity and emotional distance from Lu Mi’s memories.
• Zhang Jiao: He becomes an unwilling adviser and is bewildered by Lu Mi’s request for romance-related books.
• Cang Qi: Worried that he offended Yu Tu, he searches for him and apologizes, showing concern for the commander and awareness of his unpredictable temperament.
• First Squad: They recognize Lu Mi’s unusual emotional state but are too intimidated to challenge him.

Significant themes

• Miscommunication in relationships: Lu Mi and Yu Tu care about each other but interpret punishment, obedience, and affection differently.
• Identity and memory: Yu Tu insists he is not the same person Lu Mi remembers, highlighting the tension between the current Yu Tu and Lu Mi’s image of his former self.
• Affection expressed through control: Both characters struggle to communicate love directly. Lu Mi uses discipline and protection, while Yu Tu seeks punishment or rewards as evidence of attachment.
• The need for adaptation: Lu Mi realizes that methods effective with the previous Yu Tu cannot automatically be applied to the present one.
• Emotional vulnerability beneath violence: Their threatening and physical interactions conceal loneliness, insecurity, and a strong fear of rejection.

Character interactions

• Lu Mi dominates First Squad during training, reinforcing his authority but also exposing his irritation.
• His awkward conversation with Zhang Jiao provides comic relief and shows how seriously he is trying to improve his relationship with Yu Tu.
• Cang Qi’s concern alerts Lu Mi to Yu Tu’s disappearance.
• The confrontation between Lu Mi and Yu Tu shifts from anger and attempted punishment to a vulnerable argument about love, reward, and the difference between Yu Tu’s past and present identities.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi pacifies Yu Tu after offending him, clinging to him and apologizing while insisting that he loves Yu Tu regardless of whether he is obedient or rebellious.
• Yu Tu admits that he wants a “reward,” and Lu Mi eagerly complies. Afterward, Lu Mi repeatedly begs Yu Tu to praise him, finally receiving the compliment that he is “amazing.”
• Lu Mi ends their private indulgence by dinnertime, joking that keeping a Diamond-Grade Black Panther occupied for six days is excessive.
• In the dining hall, Cang Qi apologizes to Yu Tu for previously suggesting that Yu Tu ignored people. He now reframes Yu Tu’s quietness as concise and dignified.
• Lu Mi becomes jealous and publicly declares that Yu Tu is his boyfriend and the cutest person present. His exaggerated affection embarrasses Yu Tu, who hides behind his food while secretly finding Lu Mi’s behavior amusing.
• Preparations begin to defend Calamity Planet. The Freedom Squad’s vice-captains leave to retrieve their members, while Lan Xiao dispatches 200 Imperial Army soldiers to garrison the planet.
• Lan Su provides a chest of gold to recruit wandering desperados. Yu Tu takes one gold bar as payment, asserting his value as the former top commander of the Blue River Empire.
• Lu Mi, Yu Tu, and Black Shadow depart aboard the Q16 spacecraft. Their mission is to locate the wandering desperados’ group and intercept the Imperial Army before it reaches Calamity Planet.
• The spacecraft exits the planet and sets course for the target planet P999.

Character Development

• Lu Mi demonstrates his shameless but sincere devotion to Yu Tu. He quickly adapts his behavior to regain Yu Tu’s favor, showing both emotional intelligence and a playful, manipulative confidence.
• Yu Tu becomes more openly needy and responsive in his relationship with Lu Mi. Though embarrassed by Lu Mi’s public praise, he enjoys it and even asks for a reward and compliments.
• Cang Qi shows self-awareness by reconsidering his earlier judgment of Yu Tu and sincerely apologizing.
• Lan Su and Lan Xiao take practical leadership roles in organizing Calamity Planet’s defense.
• Yu Tu reasserts his authority and independence by accepting payment for his services, emphasizing that he is not formally part of the Freedom Squad.

Significant Themes

• Affection expressed through teasing and praise: Lu Mi and Yu Tu’s relationship relies on playful conflict, reassurance, rewards, and verbal affirmation.
• Public versus private intimacy: Yu Tu prefers discretion, while Lu Mi openly celebrates their relationship, creating comedic embarrassment.
• Leadership and responsibility: The characters balance personal romance with urgent preparations for a military threat.
• Value and recognition: Yu Tu’s gold payment reflects his exceptional reputation and the need for others to acknowledge his worth.
• Loyalty and reconciliation: Misunderstandings are resolved through apology, affection, and mutual reassurance.

Character Interactions

• Lu Mi repeatedly apologizes to and flatters Yu Tu, while Yu Tu alternates between embarrassment, resistance, and quietly enjoying the attention.
• Cang Qi attempts to praise Yu Tu, but Lu Mi becomes possessive and tells Lan Su to restrain him from complimenting Lu Mi’s boyfriend.
• Lu Mi publicly announces Yu Tu’s cuteness, embarrassing Yu Tu and irritating Ming Qiuxue.
• Lan Su and Yu Tu negotiate the payment and recruitment plan, after which Yu Tu joins Lu Mi and Black Shadow on the mission to P999.

Chapter Summary: P999, Sinwheel City

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Q16 spacecraft approaches the heavily polluted planet P999, while Yu Tu and Lu Mi are occupied with an intimate encounter that causes them to miss several safety check-ins.
• Cang Qi, worried by Q16’s lack of communication, repeatedly attempts to contact them through Little Seven Castle’s main control console. Yu Tu eventually answers and awkwardly claims that he and Lu Mi were “discussing tactics.”
• Cang Qi notices Yu Tu’s hoarse voice and continues expressing concern, but Yu Tu quickly ends the call to conceal their situation. Cang Qi then realizes what happened and becomes extremely embarrassed, while Lan Su teasingly enjoys his reaction.
• With only thirty minutes before landing, Lu Mi reluctantly stops and gives Yu Tu time to recover. He even slows the spacecraft so Yu Tu can clean up and prepare for the planet’s harsh environment.
• Yu Tu emerges from the bathroom completely bundled in protective clothing—wearing gloves, a scarf around his neck and head, and sunglasses—to shield himself from P999’s sticky atmosphere and severe pollution.
• Lu Mi finds Yu Tu’s overprotective outfit adorable and repeatedly compliments him. Yu Tu, embarrassed and irritated, orders him to stop, though Lu Mi continues teasing him.
• Q16 accelerates and prepares to hover above P999. The chapter ends by introducing P999 as a highly dangerous “gray planet,” home to the polluted and mutated Sinwheel City.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu: Despite his normally composed and authoritative demeanor, Yu Tu is shown as shy, vulnerable, and easily embarrassed after his intimate encounter with Lu Mi. He remains dutiful as a commander, answering the call and ensuring the mission proceeds, but his flustered reactions reveal a softer side.
• Lu Mi: Lu Mi is playful, affectionate, and openly amused by Yu Tu’s embarrassment. He is attentive enough to slow the spacecraft and give Yu Tu time to recover, balancing his teasing with consideration.
• Cang Qi: His earnest concern over the missed safety check-ins turns into mortification when he realizes the reason for Q16’s silence. His innocent, excitable reaction provides comic relief.
• Lan Su: Lan Su gently teases Cang Qi and reveals a mischievous side, deliberately allowing him to remain unaware of what was happening because he found Cang Qi’s reaction cute.
• Relationship development: Yu Tu and Lu Mi’s intimacy and comfort with one another are clearly established. Their dynamic combines affection, teasing, embarrassment, and mutual care.

Significant Themes

• Intimacy amid duty: The chapter contrasts military responsibility and mission protocol with the couple’s private relationship, creating both humor and tension.
• Embarrassment and vulnerability: Yu Tu’s loss of composure, Cang Qi’s misunderstanding, and the teasing from both couples highlight the characters’ more emotionally exposed sides.
• Affection expressed through teasing: Lu Mi and Lan Su both show love by provoking and amusing their partners, while also caring for them when necessary.
• Preparation for danger: The playful opening gives way to a warning about P999’s radiation, pollution, and mutations, signaling a shift toward a more serious and hazardous mission.

Character Interactions

• Yu Tu and Lu Mi share an intimate encounter before landing, followed by affectionate teasing and practical care.
• Cang Qi’s worried call interrupts them, leading Yu Tu to give an awkwardly false explanation.
• Lan Su teases Cang Qi after correctly interpreting the situation, increasing Cang Qi’s embarrassment.
• Lu Mi laughs at Yu Tu’s protective outfit and continues calling him cute despite Yu Tu’s repeated objections.
• Yu Tu maintains command over the mission by directing Q16’s speed and landing preparations, even while flustered by Lu Mi.

Chapter Summary: “Don’t Set Your Sights on Me”

Key Plot Points and Events

• The Q16 spacecraft arrives at the heavily polluted, red-mist-covered planet P999, known as Sinwheel City.
• Lu Mi wakes Black Shadow, who has been forcibly placed in hibernation for three days. The panther mecha immediately returns to Yu Tu’s side and angrily complains about Lu Mi.
• Yu Tu, Lu Mi, and Black Shadow descend from the spacecraft. The planet’s surface is revealed to be soft, organic, and tongue-like, emphasizing that Sinwheel City is a living organism.
• Sinwheel City recognizes Yu Tu and begins calling out his name, warning its inhabitants that he has arrived. Yu Tu uses his Violet Slaughter Vines to threaten and force the city to summon the fugitives hiding within it.
• Sinwheel City guides them through its internal passages—analogous to blood vessels and organs—toward an underground central gathering place.
• The criminals initially mock Yu Tu’s reputation and make vulgar comments about Lu Mi. When a burly fugitive threatens Lu Mi, Yu Tu instantly kills him with the Violet Slaughter Vine.
• The remaining criminals recognize Yu Tu and become fearful, while Sinwheel City eagerly consumes the dead man’s remains.
• Lu Mi proudly announces that no one should target him because Yu Tu is protecting him.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu is shown as calm, authoritative, and highly feared. He uses intimidation rather than violence at first, but immediately retaliates when Lu Mi is threatened. His reputation as a powerful commander and bounty target is confirmed.
• Lu Mi remains sarcastic and outspoken, teasing Yu Tu and mocking Black Shadow. Despite being startled by Yu Tu’s sudden attack, he is pleased by Yu Tu’s defense and confidently embraces his protection.
• Black Shadow is loyal and affectionate toward Yu Tu but hostile toward Lu Mi. His comic behavior provides relief amid the dangerous setting.
• Sinwheel City is established as both a living creature and a criminal haven. It fears Yu Tu, yet also seems to enjoy and benefit from the violence he brings.
• The criminals shift from arrogance and ridicule to caution once Yu Tu demonstrates his identity and power.

Significant Themes

• Fear and reputation: Yu Tu’s name alone is enough to unsettle Sinwheel City and its inhabitants, showing how reputation can function as power.
• Protection and possessiveness: Yu Tu reacts instantly to insults and threats against Lu Mi, revealing a protective, possibly possessive bond between them.
• Violence as authority: Yu Tu establishes control through a single decisive act of brutality.
• The grotesque and the living environment: Sinwheel City’s organic body turns a criminal settlement into an unsettling biological underworld.
• Comedic intimacy amid danger: The banter among Yu Tu, Lu Mi, and Black Shadow contrasts with the frightening setting and violent events.

Character Interactions

• Lu Mi and Black Shadow bicker over Black Shadow’s forced hibernation, while Black Shadow clearly favors Yu Tu.
• Lu Mi repeatedly teases Yu Tu, but Yu Tu responds by physically supporting him and carrying him on Black Shadow when the terrain becomes difficult.
• Yu Tu and Sinwheel City interact through threats and commands, with the city reluctantly obeying him.
• When a criminal sexually threatens Lu Mi, Yu Tu kills him without hesitation. Lu Mi then turns the incident into a boast, declaring that Yu Tu’s protection makes him untouchable.

Chapter Summary: “I Order You to Be My Dogs.”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Tu arrives in Sinwheel City riding Black Shadow, with Lu Mi accompanying him. He calmly removes his scarf and sunglasses despite the criminals’ discomfort.
• When one criminal interrupts him, Yu Tu instantly kills him with a Violet Slaughter Vine, warning everyone not to disturb him.
• Yu Tu declares that Lu Mi is under his protection, causing the criminals to recognize Lu Mi as someone backed by a powerful figure.
• He approaches the local criminal faction and demands to meet its leaders. When they resist, Yu Tu begins killing them indiscriminately with his vines.
• Sinwheel City’s living, pollutant-like structure reacts with pleasure to the bloodshed, while Yu Tu torments it by stabbing its flesh when it becomes irritating.
• The leaders, Zhao Jie and Dibu, emerge through a hidden passage. Lu Mi intercepts and destroys a weapon launched in a surprise attack.
• Yu Tu proposes that they eliminate an Imperial Army unit of two hundred soldiers sent by Lan Xiao to Calamity Planet, offering them the spoils.
• Zhao Jie and Dibu attempt to exploit the situation by demanding one billion Blue Star Credits, all captured weapons and assets, and immunity from responsibility.
• Yu Tu rejects their attempt to negotiate and reveals that he never intended to bargain as equals. He uses Sinwheel City and his Violet Slaughter Vines to create a massive cage around everyone.
• He orders the criminals to become his “dogs” and wipe out the Imperial Army for him.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu demonstrates his overwhelming power, ruthlessness, and complete confidence. He kills without hesitation, uses fear as a negotiation tactic, and makes it clear that he views the criminals as disposable tools rather than partners.
• His brief attempt at politeness is revealed to be motivated by Lu Mi’s presence, suggesting that Yu Tu cares about how he appears before Lu Mi, even while remaining violent and domineering.
• Lu Mi appears relaxed at first but becomes alert and protective when Yu Tu is threatened. He easily destroys a surprise weapon, showing that he is far more capable than his casual behavior suggests.
• Lu Mi also seems comfortable accepting Yu Tu’s public protection, though his silent greeting to the criminals has a playful, almost provocative quality.
• Zhao Jie and Dibu initially act confident and calculating, believing they can profit from Yu Tu’s proposal. Their bargaining collapses once they realize Yu Tu has already seized control of the situation.

Significant Themes

• Power versus negotiation: The supposed “deal” is not a genuine negotiation; Yu Tu uses superior force to establish absolute authority.
• Fear as control: Yu Tu’s calm demeanor contrasts with his sudden brutality, making him more intimidating and allowing him to dominate the criminals psychologically.
• Protection and possession: Yu Tu openly claims Lu Mi as someone under his protection, blending care with an aggressive assertion of ownership and authority.
• Monstrous environments and corruption: Sinwheel City is itself a living pollutant that feeds on violence, reflecting the depravity and instability of those who inhabit it.
• Reversal of hierarchy: The criminals expect to exploit Yu Tu, but he turns the entire gathering into a display of their helplessness and forces them into servitude.

Character Interactions

• Yu Tu casually pats Lu Mi’s head, gives him his sunglasses and scarf, and publicly warns the criminals not to target him.
• Lu Mi silently acknowledges the crowd and later protects Yu Tu by destroying the attempted ambush.
• Yu Tu verbally and physically intimidates the local criminals, killing those who challenge him.
• Zhao Jie and Dibu attempt to bargain for money and loot, but Yu Tu mocks their demands and turns the negotiation into an ultimatum.
• Yu Tu also interacts with Sinwheel City itself, alternately provoking, silencing, and exploiting the living city as both a weapon and a source of intimidation.

Chapter Summary: The Green Tea Little Black Panther

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi travels aboard Zhao Jie and Dibu’s enormous Invincible Battleship, whose interior resembles a whimsical bar rather than a military vessel. He is especially fascinated by the swaying spherical ceiling lights, which remind him of cat teasers.
• Three hundred and twenty-seven evildoers, including Zhao Jie and Dibu, are restrained by the Violet Slaughter Vine. Lu Mi reveals that the vine was tightened into makeshift leashes because Yu Tu had ordered them to be treated like dogs.
• Zhao Jie and Dibu attempt to manipulate Lu Mi into pressing the spacecraft-release button, which would eject the Q16 spacecraft containing Yu Tu. They argue that Lu Mi is being coerced by Yu Tu and offer him the Invincible Battleship in exchange.
• Lu Mi sarcastically rejects their offer, declaring that Yu Tu is not forcing him—rather, Lu Mi won Yu Tu over through his “absolute personal charm.” He pointedly presents their relationship as inseparable.
• Yu Tu arrives and announces that the battleship will intercept two hundred Imperial Army soldiers heading toward Calamity Planet in roughly fifty-one hours. He orders the captives to fight properly and promises them the spoils of victory as their reward.
• Dibu asks Yu Tu to remove the Violet Slaughter Vine, but Lu Mi accuses the prisoners of trying to turn him against Yu Tu. When Zhao Jie denies it, Lu Mi continues provoking him, putting him in danger for having doubted their relationship.
• Lu Mi persuades Yu Tu to spare Zhao Jie by calling him “baby” and asking Yu Tu to give Zhao Jie another chance. He then theatrically asks Yu Tu to confirm that he was won over by Lu Mi’s charm.
• Though visibly uncomfortable, Yu Tu quietly agrees. Lu Mi kisses his cheek and leaves with him, instructing Black Shadow to guard the prisoners.
• Once the couple leaves, the captives realize that Lu Mi’s entire performance was essentially an elaborate display of affection and possessiveness. They mock him as a manipulative, “tea-acting” Diamond-Grade Black Panther.
• Inside the Q16, Lu Mi kisses Yu Tu and asks about the memories Yu Tu has recovered. Yu Tu confirms that they resemble the official reports: he was once glorified and worshipped by many.
• Lu Mi then asks why Yu Tu killed Lan Xiao. Yu Tu refuses to answer, but Lu Mi does not press him immediately. Instead, he privately resolves to gradually make Yu Tu open up, confident that they still have many years together.

Character Developments

• Lu Mi: Demonstrates his mischievous, possessive, and theatrically manipulative side. He uses exaggerated displays of devotion to Yu Tu both to taunt the prisoners and to reinforce their bond. Beneath his playful behavior, he is patient and emotionally committed, willing to wait for Yu Tu to recover painful memories.
• Yu Tu: Remains stern and intimidating toward the prisoners, but becomes unexpectedly obedient and responsive around Lu Mi. His brief “mm” confirms their intimacy despite his embarrassment. His fragmentary memories and silence regarding Lan Xiao suggest unresolved trauma or guilt.
• Zhao Jie and Dibu: Their attempted escape plot fails completely. Though powerful Diamond Energy Masters, they remain helpless before Yu Tu and Lu Mi, and their efforts to exploit Lu Mi only result in further humiliation.
• The prisoners: They are frightened by Yu Tu’s brutality and baffled by Lu Mi’s behavior, eventually recognizing that his provocations are partly romantic showmanship.
• Black Shadow: Continues serving as Lu Mi’s loyal guard and companion.

Significant Themes

• Love expressed through teasing and performance: Lu Mi turns his relationship with Yu Tu into a public spectacle, using playful manipulation as a form of affection.
• Power and intimidation: The chapter emphasizes the overwhelming strength of Yu Tu and Lu Mi, who easily control hundreds of criminals and powerful opponents.
• Emotional healing and patience: Yu Tu’s memories are returning only in fragments, especially around the mysterious death of Lan Xiao. Lu Mi accepts that recovery will take time and intends to remain beside him.
• Contrasts between public and private selves: In public, Yu Tu is cold and commanding while Lu Mi is flamboyant and provocative. In private, their relationship becomes intimate, affectionate, and emotionally vulnerable.
• Humor amid danger: The absurd battleship design, leash-like restraints, and Lu Mi’s shameless romantic boasting create comic relief within a violent and tense situation.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Mi and the prisoners: Lu Mi toys with Zhao Jie and Dibu, exposing their attempted betrayal and deliberately making them nervous.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu: Their flirtatious exchange reveals a deep, affectionate bond. Lu Mi can calm and influence Yu Tu even when Yu Tu is prepared to punish others.
• Lu Mi and Black Shadow: Lu Mi shares his fascination with the ceiling lights with Black Shadow, who eagerly watches them as though preparing to pounce.
• Lu Mi and Yu Tu in private: Lu Mi encourages Yu Tu to discuss his lost memories, showing both romantic intimacy and determination to help him confront his past.

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Commander Yu Tu awakens in the Blue Star Empire with severe memory loss and is confined inside an Energy Lock Cage because his uncontrollable power could harm others.
• A flashback reveals that Yu Tu was manipulated by Lan Xiao, the empire’s ruler. Lan Xiao used a control device embedded in Yu Tu’s body to force him to slaughter innocent civilians, convincing him that his only purpose was to serve as a weapon.
• During one massacre, Yu Tu discovers a young girl hiding beneath rubble. Although she attacks him after blaming him for her parents’ deaths, he secretly tries to save her. She later dies after being trapped in rising water. Yu Tu buries her, plants protective vines over her grave, and carries the guilt of his actions.
• Yu Tu also encounters another frightened child and gives him gold for candy, desperately insisting that he will not kill him. These moments reveal Yu Tu’s suppressed compassion despite his role as an imperial executioner.
• In the present, Yu Tu serves alongside Lu Mi and a group of villains aboard the Invincible Battleship. When an Imperial Army fleet arrives, Yu Tu prepares to intercept it.
• The Imperial soldiers initially mock the opposing group, but their commander, Gan Zhun, recognizes Yu Tu and is shocked to find him alive.
• Yu Tu orders the villains to kill the Imperial troops. When Lu Mi tries to join the battle, Yu Tu stops him and orders Black Shadow to protect him, intending to fight personally.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu: His past shows how thoroughly he was dehumanized and controlled by Lan Xiao. Despite being forced to commit atrocities, he retains empathy, remorse, and a desire to protect the innocent. In the present, he has become powerful and decisive, but remains especially protective of Lu Mi.
• Lan Xiao: He is portrayed as manipulative and cruel, treating Yu Tu as a disposable weapon rather than a person.
• Lu Mi: He has a close, affectionate relationship with Yu Tu, openly kissing him and fighting beside him. He is surprised and amused when Yu Tu prevents him from entering battle, joking that he is “living off a sugar daddy.”
• The young girl and frightened child: Their reactions emphasize Yu Tu’s reputation as a monster while also highlighting the contrast between public perception and his hidden kindness.
• Gan Zhun: He shifts from arrogance to fear after recognizing Yu Tu, establishing Yu Tu’s terrifying reputation within the Imperial Army.
• Black Shadow: The creature is confused when Yu Tu orders it to protect Lu Mi, suggesting that Yu Tu’s concern for Lu Mi is unusually intense.

Significant Themes

• Dehumanization and control: Yu Tu was conditioned to believe that his only value lay in killing.
• Guilt and redemption: His attempts to save or comfort children show that he has not lost his conscience, despite the crimes he was forced to commit.
• Reputation versus true identity: Others see Yu Tu as a monster, while his actions reveal compassion and vulnerability.
• Protection and intimacy: Yu Tu’s relationship with Lu Mi contrasts sharply with his past exploitation; he now chooses to protect someone rather than simply obey orders.
• Power and agency: The chapter marks Yu Tu’s transition from Lan Xiao’s controlled weapon to someone who gives orders and acts according to his own will.

Character Interactions

• Lan Xiao commands and psychologically abuses Yu Tu, reinforcing his role as an imperial weapon.
• Yu Tu’s brief encounters with the children expose his remorse and inability to accept the destruction he causes.
• Lu Mi treats Yu Tu with familiarity and affection, while Yu Tu responds with stern but protective concern.
• Gan Zhun’s recognition of Yu Tu demonstrates the commander’s fearsome reputation.
• Yu Tu commands the villains and Black Shadow during the confrontation, asserting authority while keeping Lu Mi out of danger.

Chapter Summary: “Lan Xiao, I Formally Declare War on You!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Mi joins Yu Tu and the villains of Sinwheel City in an assault against the Imperial Army, determined not to depend entirely on Yu Tu.
• He transforms and fights aggressively alongside Black Shadow, using his Dark Whip to knock down Imperial soldiers.
• Yu Tu repeatedly pulls Lu Mi out of danger with his Violet Slaughter Vine, ordering him to stay back because the battlefield is too dangerous.
• Lu Mi reluctantly withdraws from the fight, while Yu Tu and the other villains continue slaughtering the Imperial forces.
• The battle is completely one-sided because the Imperial Army has no Diamond Rank Energy Master capable of opposing Yu Tu.
• General Gan Zhun abandons his troops and flees to the central warship. Yu Tu follows him, kills him, and answers Lan Xiao’s communication personally.
• Yu Tu informs Lan Xiao that all two hundred Imperial soldiers have been defeated and formally declares war on him. He vows to expose Lan Xiao’s true nature and bring about his downfall.
• After the victory, the villains celebrate. Their envy of Lu Mi’s favored position with Yu Tu leads to teasing and insults, which Lu Mi responds to with violence and embarrassment.
• Yu Tu later tells Lu Mi that Cang Qi has gathered the necessary heads and that the leaders will soon submit the Planetary Independence Application.

Character Developments

• Lu Mi: Demonstrates significant combat ability and pride, wanting to prove he can fight independently. However, he ultimately accepts Yu Tu’s protection, revealing both his stubbornness and his reliance on Yu Tu. He becomes extremely possessive and jealous when the villains fantasize about replacing him.
• Yu Tu: Shows overwhelming strength, battlefield control, and deep concern for Lu Mi’s safety. His protectiveness borders on possessiveness, but he also respects Lu Mi’s importance to him. His confrontation with Lan Xiao marks a major shift from survival and resistance to openly pursuing revenge and revolution.
• Lan Xiao: Remains arrogant and dismissive, insisting Yu Tu cannot defeat him. Nevertheless, the shattered cup during the call suggests that Yu Tu’s survival and declaration of war genuinely unsettle him.
• Gan Zhun: Is exposed as cowardly and self-serving. He abandons his army and is killed before he can meaningfully report to Lan Xiao.
• The Sinwheel City villains: Gain confidence after defeating the Imperial Army and become increasingly envious of Lu Mi’s relationship with Yu Tu.

Significant Themes

• Independence versus dependence: Lu Mi wants to fight and support himself, but Yu Tu’s overwhelming protection forces him to confront his dependence on someone stronger.
• Possessive love and jealousy: Lu Mi’s hostility toward anyone imagining a relationship with Yu Tu highlights his insecurity and fierce attachment.
• Rebellion and self-determination: Yu Tu rejects being used as someone else’s weapon, declaring that even if he becomes a blade, he will be his own blade.
• Power and political resistance: The decisive victory weakens Imperial authority and directly advances the movement for planetary independence.
• Masks and truth: Yu Tu promises to tear off Lan Xiao’s “mask,” suggesting that the coming conflict will involve exposing the Emperor’s hypocrisy and crimes.

Important Character Interactions

• Yu Tu rescues Lu Mi repeatedly and orders him to remain safe, while Lu Mi protests that he is capable of fighting.
• The villains mock Lu Mi as Yu Tu’s spoiled “kept” partner, intensifying Lu Mi’s embarrassment and jealousy.
• Yu Tu kills Gan Zhun and uses his communication with Lan Xiao to announce the destruction of the Imperial force and formally declare war.
• After the battle, Lu Mi attacks the villains for suggesting they could take his place beside Yu Tu.
• Yu Tu privately gives Lu Mi hopeful news: the heads needed for the independence application have been collected, bringing their political goal closer.

Chapter Summary: “No Tomatoes Allowed”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Yu Tu reveals that he has applied for planetary independence and plans to establish his own territory. The villains aboard the Invincible Battleship eagerly ask to join him, wanting to escape the miserable conditions of Sinwheel City. Yu Tu agrees, promising them a “paradise” once everything is settled.
• Yu Tu directs the battleship toward dwarf planet FQ39, a largely ungoverned planet in the Blue River System. He explains that they are going there to shop on its famous Black Market Planet.
• Lu Mi is astonished that Yu Tu calculated the entire detour—including defeating the Imperial Army and returning—in only a few seconds while remaining distracted by Lu Mi’s affection. Yu Tu modestly asks Lu Mi to praise him, and Lu Mi rewards him with kisses and compliments.
• Yu Tu and Lu Mi leave the battleship and travel to FQ39 in the smaller Q16 spacecraft. They disguise themselves with scarves, as concealing one’s identity is customary on the Black Market Planet.
• Yu Tu exchanges a gold bar taken from Little Seven Castle for Blue Star Credits. Lu Mi realizes that Yu Tu never intended to pay the wandering desperadoes from his own resources: he had recruited them using money obtained from the people who hired him. The villains were effectively forced into serving him.
• Yu Tu searches for a cat teaser for Lu Mi but discovers that the Black Market Planet sells rare and illicit goods rather than ordinary pet toys. The administrator suggests that Yu Tu make one himself, but Lu Mi rejects the idea, declaring that nothing could surpass a “Yu Tu-brand” cat teaser.
• Yu Tu buys various other supplies. While he is distracted, Lu Mi secretly enters a shop called “No Tomatoes Allowed” and buys several items he finds amusing or desirable.
• Lu Mi attempts to pay with his Blue Star Card, only to learn that the Imperial Bank has disabled it because he is officially considered a rebel. He immediately blames Lan Xiao and vows revenge.

Character Developments

• Yu Tu is shown to be calculating, resourceful, financially careful, and confident. He manipulates the desperadoes into becoming loyal followers while presenting himself as their future savior. His softer, affectionate side also appears in his desire to buy Lu Mi a cat teaser and his eagerness for Lu Mi’s praise.
• Lu Mi remains playful, teasing, and openly affectionate toward Yu Tu. He is impressed by Yu Tu’s intelligence but also enjoys mocking his extreme competence. His secret shopping trip reveals his mischievous personality, while the disabled bank card reminds him of the practical consequences of being branded a rebel.
• The villains shift from frightened or discontented criminals to hopeful followers who see Yu Tu’s independent planet as a possible paradise.
• Lan Xiao does not appear directly, but his previous political actions affect Lu Mi by causing the cancellation of his bank card.

Significant Themes

• Power and manipulation: Yu Tu’s promise of independence attracts the villains, but his “recruitment” is based less on generosity than on coercion and strategic control.
• Freedom and rebellion: The proposed independent planet represents escape from imperial authority, while Lu Mi’s disabled bank card demonstrates how the Empire punishes those labeled rebels.
• Domestic affection amid danger: The chapter balances political schemes and military planning with intimate, humorous moments between Yu Tu and Lu Mi.
• Resourcefulness and efficiency: Yu Tu’s ability to calculate complex routes mentally and repurpose available wealth emphasizes his extraordinary competence.
• Humor through contrast: A dangerous black-market world is undercut by Yu Tu’s sincere search for a cat teaser and Lu Mi’s excitement over novelty goods.

Character Interactions

• The villains enthusiastically plead with Yu Tu to take them to his future planet, and he reassures them with a promise of paradise.
• Lu Mi plays with Yu Tu’s fingers, kisses him, and praises his intelligence. Yu Tu openly seeks this affection and becomes visibly pleased by it.
• Yu Tu and Lu Mi tease each other over Yu Tu’s habit of calculating while distracted and over their inability to find a cat teaser.
• Lu Mi protects Yu Tu from the black-market administrator’s suggestion that they make a toy themselves, insisting that Yu Tu should not have to do such work.
• Lu Mi’s failed purchase ends the chapter on a comic note, as his romantic and criminal adventures collide with the mundane problem of a frozen bank card.