Chapter Summaries

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming, a high school student and transmigrator, reflects on his ordinary life in a world protected by Magical Girls from increasingly dangerous Evil Beasts.
• He recalls that his childhood friend and neighbor, Lu Annuan, is a beautiful and accomplished figure-skating prodigy known as the “Ice Princess.” She has just returned from a competition in Magic City.
• Upon seeing Lu Annuan, Lu Ming receives a series of mysterious visions revealing his future:
  • After high school, he and Lu Annuan gradually lose contact.
  • Lu Ming eventually defeats an evil organization, becomes the Great Demon King, and builds an empire of monsters.
  • In 2030, he destroys the world and faces the strongest Magical Girl, “Polaris.”
  • Polaris is revealed to be Lu Annuan, who has loved him since high school.
  • After defeating her, Lu Ming discovers that her diary stopped on their graduation day, making him realize that their separation may have caused the tragic future.
• A “Regret-Reversal System” activates and gives Lu Ming a quest: restore his close relationship with Lu Annuan by going shopping with her. The reward is an increase to his physical constitution.
• Lu Ming invites Lu Annuan to the supermarket. She initially refuses, claiming she needs to study, but changes into casual clothes and joins him after hearing that a large stuffed bear she wanted is on sale.
• At the supermarket, the pair begin reconnecting through familiar teasing, shared memories, and casual conversation.

Character Development

• Lu Ming shifts from being content with an ordinary life to actively trying to prevent his disastrous future. Although he jokes about becoming a world-destroying demon king, he is genuinely saddened by the prospect of becoming Lu Annuan’s enemy.
• He begins recognizing that his emotionally distant, teasing behavior may have contributed to their eventual separation. His first step toward changing the future is to initiate contact instead of relying on adolescent pride.
• Lu Annuan is introduced as proud, competitive, beautiful, and academically mediocre, but also affectionate beneath her hostile teasing. She still enjoys stuffed toys, helps Lu Ming shop, and remains comfortable enough with him to resume their old banter.
• The chapter hints that Lu Annuan’s apparent irritation may conceal deeper feelings. Her future identity as the Magical Girl Polaris suggests she possesses considerable courage and power, despite her current ordinary high school life.

Significant Themes

• Regret and the possibility of changing fate: Lu Ming’s future tragedy begins not with a grand battle but with his failure to preserve an important relationship.
• Childhood friendship and emotional distance: The chapter explores how adolescence, pride, and neglect can gradually turn close companions into strangers.
• The contrast between ordinary life and extraordinary destiny: Shopping for discounted groceries and saving money exists alongside the future threat of Magical Girls, Evil Beasts, and world destruction.
• Hidden identities and misunderstood feelings: Lu Annuan’s secret identity as Polaris and her unspoken love suggest that people’s true emotions may remain concealed beneath everyday arguments.
• Comedy and self-awareness: Lu Ming treats the absurdity of his fate with humor, comparing his future demon-king role to fictional characters while still taking the warning seriously.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan immediately return to their familiar pattern of insults and teasing. He mocks her for coming home early and jokes about her studying, while she calls him an idiot and threatens to hit him.
• Their interactions reveal long-standing intimacy: she has copied his homework, hidden behind him during horror films, stolen his snacks, and fallen asleep beside him when tired.
• Lu Ming uses the discounted supermarket sale and the stuffed bear to persuade her to accompany him, showing that he understands her tastes despite their recent emotional distance.
• While shopping, they cooperate naturally. Lu Ming gives her a list of items, and she helps collect them while questioning where his money came from.
• Their conversation gradually becomes warmer and more familiar, suggesting that Lu Ming’s attempt to repair the relationship is already beginning to succeed.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming shops with his childhood friend, Lu Annuan, and encourages her to choose whatever food she wants. She selects several oysters, showing her preference for energy-rich foods and hinting at her demanding athletic training.
• While browsing, Lu Ming questions Annuan about Magical Girls. She proudly praises Polaris, unaware that Lu Ming knows she is secretly Polaris and that they will become enemies in the future.
• Lu Ming buys Annuan a large Violent Bear plushie despite its high price. Although she initially refuses because she does not want him wasting money, he later secretly leaves it outside her home.
• Annuan helps Lu Ming cook dinner. Their familiar teasing and arguments gradually restore the closeness they had lost after drifting apart during high school.
• Annuan reflects on their childhood, her mother’s death, and how Lu Ming’s family continued to care for her. She realizes how much she has missed spending time with him.
• After receiving Lu Ming’s playful message and discovering the plushie, Annuan becomes delighted and carries it to her room.
• Her magical companion, Xiaomi, reveals that Lu Ming possesses an unusually powerful constitution. Evil Beasts would find his magic power exceptionally appealing, making him a target of the organization Death Spiral.
• Annuan learns that an incident involving Lu Ming is likely to occur in two days and firmly promises to protect him.
• Lu Ming receives a system reward for improving his relationship with Annuan: his Constitution increases by three. He notices significant physical improvements.
• An awkward misunderstanding occurs when Annuan enters while Lu Ming is changing. Both become embarrassed, but the incident confirms that their relationship has become more comfortable.
• The next morning, Annuan returns to her old habit of waking Lu Ming for school. She accepts his requests to make him breakfast, suggesting that their childhood closeness is returning.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Becomes more proactive in repairing his relationship with Annuan because he believes their estrangement may have contributed to their disastrous future conflict. Though he jokes constantly and worries about money, his actions reveal genuine concern. He also begins investigating the mystery surrounding Magical Girls and his own future as a Demon King.
• Lu Annuan/Polaris: Her guarded attitude softens considerably. She still teases and complains about Lu Ming, but she clearly misses their former bond and is deeply touched by his gift. As Polaris, she learns that Lu Ming is in danger and commits herself to protecting him.
• Xiaomi: Provides important exposition about Lu Ming’s unusual magical constitution and the threat posed by Death Spiral, establishing the immediate danger surrounding him.
• Their relationship: The childhood friends move from awkward distance and resentment toward warmth, trust, and renewed domestic familiarity.

Significant Themes

• Rebuilding lost relationships: Small acts—sharing a meal, cooking together, giving a gift, and waking someone for school—help restore a bond weakened by time and grief.
• Hidden identities and tragic futures: Lu Ming knows Annuan is Polaris, while she does not know about his future as a Demon King. Their affection exists alongside the possibility that they may eventually become enemies.
• Protection and loyalty: Annuan’s decision to protect Lu Ming reflects both her magical duties and her personal attachment to her childhood sweetheart.
• Ordinary life amid supernatural danger: School, food, money, family routines, and teenage embarrassment contrast with the looming conflict involving Evil Beasts and Death Spiral.
• Grief and emotional isolation: Annuan’s withdrawal after her mother’s death explains much of the distance between her and Lu Ming, while reconnecting with him gives her renewed happiness.
• Power and practical concerns: Lu Ming may possess world-threatening potential, but he is currently more worried about saving money, buying a computer, and surviving everyday high school life.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: Their playful bickering hides mutual concern and lingering affection. The supermarket trip, dinner, gift, and breakfast request all serve as steps toward reconciliation.
• Annuan and Xiaomi: Xiaomi observes Annuan’s happiness and warns her about Lu Ming’s dangerous constitution. Annuan responds with a firm promise to defend him.
• Lu Ming and his system: The system rewards his successful attempt to warm his relationship with Annuan, reinforcing that their emotional connection may affect the future.
• Annuan and Lu Ming’s family: Lu Ming’s mother treats Annuan like a daughter, especially after Annuan’s mother’s death, helping explain their longstanding familial and emotional bond.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan eat breakfast together before taking the bus to their different schools.
• On the bus, Lu Ming asks Lu Annuan about Magical Girls and whether they could face an enemy powerful enough to threaten the entire world. Lu Annuan reassures him that Magical Girls can handle ordinary Evil Beasts and that Polaris would protect him.
• Lu Annuan jokingly—or perhaps sincerely—says that if the world ended, she would stay with Lu Ming and watch her favorite movies. She also declares that she would protect him even at the cost of her life.
• After Lu Annuan leaves, her invisible magical companion Xiaomi teases her about her romantic feelings. Lu Annuan denies being affected, though her Love Heart has clearly caused a surge in magical power.
• At school, Lu Annuan is embarrassed by a banner celebrating her victory in the Magic City Youth Figure Skating Championship.
• At Haiyang No. 2 Middle School, Lu Ming interacts with his deskmate Ran Yanyue, a strict and highly accomplished student council member.
• Their rivalry is explained: Lu Ming previously helped prevent Ran Yanyue from becoming student council president, and teachers have repeatedly favored him despite her superior academic performance.
• A surprise, extremely difficult math test is announced. Lu Ming challenges Ran Yanyue to a bet: the loser must accept the winner’s chosen condition.
• The system reveals that, in the future, Ran Yanyue will frequently help Lu Ming during college despite her cold personality. It assigns Lu Ming the mission of defeating her in the exam, rewarding him with increased Focus.
• Lu Ming, empowered by memories of his past life, solves the test rapidly. Ran Yanyue suspects him of cheating, but discovers he has written “Naturally suspicious” on his paper as a deliberate provocation.
• Ran Yanyue becomes furious and accidentally injures her knee against the desk. Lu Ming finishes early and submits his paper, while she remains stuck on the final problem.

2. Character Developments

• Lu Ming: His recovered memories have greatly improved his academic ability and confidence. He becomes more observant of the girls’ feelings and future behavior, while continuing to provoke Ran Yanyue for amusement.
• Lu Annuan: She shows strong protective feelings toward Lu Ming and appears increasingly aware of her affection for him. Her Love Heart strengthens her magical power whenever her emotions become intense.
• Ran Yanyue: Although proud, competitive, and outwardly hostile toward Lu Ming, she is shown to be intelligent, principled, and secretly kind. Her future willingness to help him hints that her hostility may conceal deeper concern.
• Xiaomi: The invisible magical companion acts as Lu Annuan’s teasing confidante, openly pointing out her romantic feelings and warning that other Magical Girls may be interested in Lu Ming.

3. Significant Themes

• Love as power: Lu Annuan’s romantic feelings directly increase her magical strength, linking emotional vulnerability with heroic ability.
• Protection and devotion: Lu Annuan’s promise to protect Lu Ming emphasizes the depth of their bond and foreshadows possible danger.
• Rivalry masking affection: Both Lu Annuan’s denial and Ran Yanyue’s hostility suggest that strong emotions may be hidden behind teasing, competition, or defensiveness.
• Past and future selves: Lu Ming’s memories of his previous life alter his current abilities and make him aware of future relationships, creating tension between what he knows and what others do not.
• Academic pressure and status: The school’s rigorous testing and student council hierarchy highlight the importance placed on achievement, while also fueling Ran Yanyue’s resentment toward Lu Ming.

4. Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: Their warm, familiar exchanges reveal childhood closeness and growing romantic tension. Lu Ming casually questions Magical Girls, while Lu Annuan struggles to conceal that she is one and that she cares deeply for him.
• Lu Annuan and Xiaomi: Xiaomi teases Lu Annuan about her Love Heart and warns her about other girls protecting Lu Ming. Lu Annuan denies jealousy but reacts defensively.
• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue: Their relationship is defined by sarcasm, rivalry, and mutual provocation. Lu Ming challenges her academically, while Ran Yanyue watches him closely and suspects him of cheating.
• Ran Yanyue and the teacher/classmates: The teacher trusts Ran Yanyue’s conduct and gives her the benefit of the doubt, reflecting the school’s strong preference for academic excellence and discipline.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Ran Yanyue believes she has defeated Lu Ming in a difficult test after scoring 122, only for the teacher to reveal that Lu Ming scored 125. Though irritated, she honors their agreement by repeatedly writing Lu Ming’s name in her workbook.
• Cao Guang, a senior and Ran Yanyue’s longtime admirer, sees the pages covered with Lu Ming’s name. He mistakenly concludes that Ran Yanyue has fallen for Lu Ming and is devastated.
• Lu Ming receives a Focus +1 reward, which sharpens his mind and reflexes. He catches a younger student’s falling books with extraordinary speed, though his heightened focus also makes him overthink her harmless wording.
• At the Student Council room, President Tang Zhiqing assigns Lu Ming the task of collecting information for an upcoming school event promoting the achievements of Magical Girls. She gives him this relatively easy assignment instead of making him help move 1,500 tables and chairs.
• Lu Ming and Tang exchange playful banter about authority, gifts, and bribery. He buys her bottled water, and she gives him chips in return.
• Tang privately senses that Lu Ming carries another Magical Girl’s magical power. She reveals that she is herself a Magical Girl and vows to protect him, especially since he is her first Student Council member. Her concern hints at a deeper connection between them.
• During combined physical education, Lu Ming stands between Tang and Ran, drawing suspicious looks from the other students. Tang encourages him to win a basketball match against Cao Guang, while Ran dismisses his chances.
• Cao Guang challenges Lu Ming to a one-on-one basketball game, driven by jealousy after misinterpreting Ran’s behavior. The students gather to watch, with many supporting Cao Guang because they admire Tang.
• The match begins with Cao Guang scoring immediately through an impressive hook shot. Lu Ming recognizes Cao’s strength but also realizes that his newly enhanced physique may allow him to compete.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Gains confidence from his improved mental focus and physical abilities. He remains oblivious to the romantic tensions surrounding him, interpreting Cao Guang’s jealousy as inexplicable anger. He also grows closer to Tang through their humorous, informal interactions.
• Ran Yanyue: Shows embarrassment and frustration after losing the test challenge but keeps her promise. Her repeated writing of Lu Ming’s name suggests growing romantic fixation, despite her outwardly cold and proud behavior.
• Tang Zhiqing: Reveals herself as a Magical Girl and demonstrates protective feelings toward Lu Ming. She treats him as a valued subordinate and possibly someone personally important, while maintaining her authoritative Student Council persona.
• Cao Guang: Changes from a friendly senior into a grief-stricken and competitive rival after believing Ran loves Lu Ming. His basketball challenge is fueled by jealousy rather than simple camaraderie.
• First-year girl: Has a brief comedic interaction with Lu Ming, whose heightened focus causes him to misunderstand her innocent comment.

Significant Themes

• Misunderstood romance and jealousy: Multiple characters interpret Lu Ming’s relationships incorrectly, creating a romantic triangle—or more accurately, a web of one-sided assumptions.
• Hidden magical identities: Tang’s revelation confirms that Magical Girls operate secretly within ordinary school life and that Lu Ming may be connected to their powers.
• Power and responsibility: Lu Ming’s growing abilities affect both his confidence and his role in the Student Council, while Tang views protecting him as part of her duty.
• Class and authority: The chapter humorously contrasts Ran’s wealthy background, Tang’s bureaucratic authority, and Lu Ming’s more casual attitude toward school hierarchies.
• Competition as emotional expression: The basketball match becomes a way for Cao Guang to act out romantic frustration, while Lu Ming sees it mainly as a test of his newly improved abilities.

Character Interactions

• Ran and Lu Ming compete academically, with Ran’s pride and possible affection becoming more apparent.
• Cao Guang misreads Ran’s behavior and views Lu Ming as a romantic rival.
• Tang and Lu Ming develop a playful superior-subordinate relationship marked by teasing, favors, and mutual support.
• Tang and Ran both encourage or challenge Lu Ming during PE, placing him between two influential and beautiful girls.
• Cao Guang confronts Lu Ming on the basketball court, turning their normally friendly relationship into a jealous rivalry.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• During PE class, Lu Ming faces off against Cao Guang in a one-on-one basketball match. Although everyone expects Lu Ming to lose, he demonstrates exceptional balance, strength, and control, repeatedly stealing the ball and scoring three-pointers.
• Lu Ming defeats Cao Guang after fifteen minutes, shocking the spectators and prompting some to accuse him of cheating. Student Council president Tang Zhiqing immediately defends him, while the PE teacher confirms that neither player committed a foul.
• Cao Guang accepts his defeat and jokingly “entrusts” things to Lu Ming, while Ran Yanyue gives Lu Ming water. Their teasing, sarcastic exchange highlights their familiar but antagonistic relationship.
• Back in class, Ran Yanyue wipes the sweat from Lu Ming’s back before their new English class begins. She becomes distracted by the experience and only realizes the lesson has started when the teacher points it out.
• In the Student Council room, Tang Zhiqing questions Lu Ming about his sudden physical improvement. Lu Ming gives an absurd excuse about exercising at four in the morning.
• Lu Ming asks about Magical Girls for Tang Zhiqing’s upcoming lecture. Ran Yanyue explains the existence of “Star Bearers,” people with exceptionally powerful magical constitutions.
• Star Bearers are rare and can become extraordinarily powerful Magical Girls, such as the capital’s strongest Magical Girl, the Empress. However, people of other genders with the same constitution are considered dangerous targets because Evil Beasts and criminal organizations seek to consume or experiment on them.
• After school, Lu Annuan waits for Lu Ming at the school gate. He tells her about winning the basketball match, and she happily praises him. Lu Ming privately reflects that Lu Annuan will one day become the strongest Magical Girl for his sake.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Reveals impressive physical ability and composure, despite previously being underestimated. He remains shamelessly playful and enjoys teasing others, but he is also increasingly attentive to magical affairs and protective of Lu Annuan.
• Ran Yanyue: Shows concern for Lu Ming despite her cold, sarcastic manner. She defends him indirectly through her interest in his well-being, helps him after PE, and appears slightly embarrassed when he persistently praises her.
• Tang Zhiqing: Demonstrates her authority and protective attitude toward Lu Ming. She controls the crowd during the basketball dispute and actively gathers information about Magical Girls.
• Cao Guang: Begins as Lu Ming’s challenger but accepts his defeat with respect. His jealousy appears to stem from his interest in Ran Yanyue.
• Lu Annuan: Appears affectionate, bright, and supportive toward Lu Ming. Her warm reaction to his victory reinforces their close childhood-friend relationship and foreshadows her future importance as a powerful Magical Girl.

Significant Themes

• Hidden strength and changing perceptions: Lu Ming’s victory challenges the students’ assumptions about him and suggests that his abilities are developing or being concealed.
• Friendship and affection beneath teasing: Much of the chapter’s humor comes from characters mocking one another while quietly showing concern and attachment.
• The dangers of magical power: The explanation of Star Bearers introduces the risks associated with exceptional magical potential, including predation by Evil Beasts and exploitation by evil organizations.
• Foreshadowing: Lu Ming’s thoughts about Lu Annuan becoming the strongest Magical Girl hint at her future transformation and the central connection between their destinies.
• School hierarchy and authority: Tang Zhiqing’s influence over the students emphasizes her leadership, while the school setting contrasts ordinary teenage life with the hidden supernatural world.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Cao Guang: Their basketball match shifts their relationship from rivalry to reluctant respect, with Cao Guang acknowledging Lu Ming’s superiority.
• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue: Their exchanges are sarcastic and combative, but her concern, physical assistance, and mild embarrassment reveal growing familiarity and possible affection.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing: Tang acts as both an authority figure and someone invested in Lu Ming’s development, questioning his strength and encouraging research into Magical Girls.
• Ran Yanyue and Tang Zhiqing: They cooperate in discussing Star Bearers and both appear observant of Lu Ming’s relationships, particularly his connection with Lu Annuan.
• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: Their warm reunion emphasizes their childhood bond. Lu Ming’s happiness at seeing her smile shows that his feelings toward her are deeper and more protective than his joking attitude suggests.

Chapter 6 Summary: Lu Ming Wants to Defeat the Lecherous Demon in His Heart

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and his childhood friend, Lu Annuan, wait for the bus after school and discuss their respective student councils. Lu Ming jokingly describes his school’s council as unusually competent while claiming his own role is mainly being helped by others.
• Lu Annuan subtly questions Lu Ming about the girls in his student council, revealing possible romantic curiosity and jealousy. Lu Ming notices her interest but feels awkward answering.
• Other students praise Lu Annuan for winning a gold medal in a figure-skating competition. She tells Lu Ming about the stressful circumstances surrounding her performance, including being forced to wait alone for an hour before competing.
• Lu Ming recalls once abandoning Lu Annuan as a child while searching for a four-leaf clover to give her. When he asks what she was thinking about while waiting, she answers, “Of course I was thinking about you,” causing both of them to blush and exposing their growing romantic tension.
• On the bus, Lu Ming asks Lu Annuan about magical girls and Star Bearers for the lecture assigned by Tang Zhiqing. Lu Annuan explains that magical girls’ power appears as stars and that Star Bearers are valuable targets for the evil organization Death Spiral.
• Lu Ming invites Lu Annuan to dinner to celebrate her victory. After initially refusing, she agrees to cook after he jokingly challenges her about his cooking. She comes to his home, helps prepare the meal, and washes the dishes afterward.
• The system reveals a future tragedy: Lu Annuan will eventually give up figure skating after injuring her leg while protecting Lu Ming. A new mission tasks Lu Ming with preventing that injury, with a magic tool as the reward.
• Troubled by this revelation, Lu Ming asks whether she truly loves figure skating. She confirms that she does, but he hides the reason for his concern. He resolves internally to protect her.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Becomes increasingly aware of his attraction to Lu Annuan, though he humorously frames it as a “lecherous demon” he must defeat. His feelings deepen further after learning that she may sacrifice her skating career to protect him. He shifts toward a more serious determination to safeguard her.
• Lu Annuan: Shows clear affection and emotional interest in Lu Ming through her questions about other girls, her nostalgic comments, and her happiness at making him blush. She remains caring, selfless, and energetic despite her demanding skating training.
• Their relationship: Their childhood friendship begins developing into mutual romantic tension. Both are easily embarrassed, but their comfort, teasing, shared memories, and domestic time together bring them closer.

Significant Themes

• Childhood friendship turning into romance: Familiar memories and teasing begin carrying romantic meaning as both characters become conscious of their feelings.
• Selfless love and sacrifice: The future revelation emphasizes Lu Annuan’s willingness to sacrifice something precious for Lu Ming without seeking recognition.
• Protecting loved ones: Lu Ming’s new mission gives him a personal reason to confront danger and prevent the loss of Lu Annuan’s passion.
• Hidden identities and magical conflict: The conversation about magical girls, Star Bearers, and Death Spiral expands the supernatural world while Lu Ming remains unaware of Lu Annuan’s true identity.
• Comedy alongside emotional foreshadowing: Humorous misunderstandings and Lu Ming’s exaggerated inner monologues contrast with the serious warning about Lu Annuan’s future injury.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Annuan probes Lu Ming about other girls, while Lu Ming awkwardly avoids giving a direct answer.
• She whispers about her competition experience, creating physical and emotional intimacy.
• Her statement that she was “thinking about” Lu Ming makes both of them blush and reveals the growing attraction between them.
• Lu Ming asks her about the supernatural world, unknowingly seeking information from a magical girl herself.
• Their shared dinner preparation and household chores create a warm, almost domestic atmosphere.
• The chapter ends with Lu Ming silently deciding that he must protect Lu Annuan and preserve the figure skating career she loves.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming reflects on Lu Annuan’s extreme dedication to figure skating and feels guilty about a possible future in which she is badly injured while protecting him.
• Lu Annuan reminisces about beginning figure skating as a child after hearing Lu Ming praise another athletic girl. Her motivation was partly jealousy and a desire to impress him.
• Warned by the system that the dangerous event is approaching, Lu Ming leaves the house to buy cola. He unknowingly becomes the target of Lion, an executive of the evil organization Death Spiral.
• Lion identifies Lu Ming as a Star Bearer and sends several Evil Beasts to capture him, hoping to absorb his magical power or use him for a larger plan.
• Lu Annuan’s spirit, Xiaomi, senses the attack. She transforms into Magical Girl Polaris and rushes to protect Lu Ming.
• Before Polaris can intervene, Lu Ming punches an Evil Beast with overwhelming force, sending it crashing into a warehouse. Both Polaris and Lion are stunned by his previously unknown strength.
• Polaris destroys the remaining Evil Beasts with her magical attacks. Lion, badly beaten and frightened, retreats to report the extraordinary discovery that Lu Ming possesses immense power despite being male and apparently ordinary.
• Lu Ming realizes that his system-enhanced constitution has made him extraordinarily powerful and jokingly imagines becoming an Olympic athlete rather than a future Demon King.
• After the battle, Polaris worries about Lu Ming. He recognizes her familiar traits despite her transformation and embarrasses her by noticing her underwear.
• Tang Zhiqing, another Magical Girl and the student council president, observes the battle from a nearby rooftop. Though she insists that Lu Ming is merely useful for strengthening her magic, her jealousy reveals that she has personal feelings for him.
• The police arrive to assess the damage, which is surprisingly minor: a damaged road, a smashed warehouse door, and stolen snacks and cola.

Character Development

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates a huge increase in physical ability after receiving the system’s constitution enhancement. He remains humorous and irreverent, but his strength reveals that he may be far more important and dangerous than he realized.
• Lu Annuan/Polaris: Her devotion to Lu Ming becomes clear when she instinctively prepares to take an Evil Beast’s attack for him. Her transformation also exposes her emotional vulnerability, especially when Lu Ming recognizes her and comments on her appearance.
• Executive Lion: Changes from an overconfident hunter into a terrified survivor after witnessing Lu Ming’s power. He now views Lu Ming as an unprecedented threat.
• Tang Zhiqing: Her outwardly detached attitude conflicts with her jealousy and irritation over Lu Ming’s closeness with Polaris, hinting at romantic feelings.

Significant Themes

• Hidden power and mistaken identity: Lu Ming appears to be an ordinary boy but possesses astonishing strength, while Magical Girls are difficult to recognize after transforming.
• Dedication and sacrifice: Lu Annuan’s years of exhausting training and willingness to endanger herself for Lu Ming emphasize the value of persistence and devotion.
• Love and jealousy: Lu Annuan’s skating career began partly because of her feelings for Lu Ming, while Tang Zhiqing’s jealousy suggests a developing romantic rivalry.
• Comedy amid danger: Serious battles are undercut by Lu Ming’s casual reactions, his concern about cola and police reports, and his fixation on Polaris’s underwear.
• The consequences of power: Lu Ming’s sudden strength disrupts the balance between humans, Magical Girls, and Evil Beasts, prompting Death Spiral to investigate him.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming encourages Lu Annuan to rest, showing concern for her demanding training.
• Lu Annuan remembers trying to impress Lu Ming by taking up skating.
• Polaris attempts to protect Lu Ming, but he unexpectedly saves himself and defeats an Evil Beast.
• Lu Ming and Polaris fight together, though Lu Ming’s power eclipses everyone’s expectations.
• Polaris anxiously checks on Lu Ming afterward, while he unintentionally embarrasses her by treating her transformed appearance too familiarly.
• Tang Zhiqing silently watches their interaction and conceals her jealousy behind claims that she only wants to exploit Lu Ming’s Star Bearer physique.
• Lion confronts Lu Ming and Polaris but retreats after being overwhelmed.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Policewoman Zhuang Ming confirms that no civilians were injured during the previous battle and learns that the “evil organization” left behind only two bags of chips and a cola. She pays for the snacks, amused by the magical girl’s oddly considerate behavior.
• On top of Haiyang Tower, Lu Ming and Polaris discuss his sudden increase in strength. Polaris suspects a connection to Death Spiral, the evil organization seeking to capture him, but promises to protect him.
• Lu Ming jokes about his childhood friend, Lu Annuan, comparing her unfavorably to Polaris before ultimately admitting that Annuan is his best friend. Polaris encourages him to protect her.
• The next morning, Annuan ignores Lu Ming because of his comments about her appearance and personality. Despite her annoyance, she still cares about him.
• Lu Ming receives a system reward for protecting Annuan from injury: an antique pocket watch that can stop time for one second every hour.
• When Annuan nearly falls while boarding the bus, Lu Ming uses the time-stop ability to save her. He confirms that the power can freeze everything around him and give him enough time to intervene.
• Death Spiral’s executive, Lion, reports being defeated by Lu Ming. His superior realizes Lu Ming may threaten their plans and emphasizes the importance of the ritual prepared in Haiyang City.
• At school, Lu Ming asks his deskmate Ran Yanyue for English notes and study advice. She initially ignores him, but later leaves her notes on his desk.
• Ran overhears rumors that she has a lifelong heart condition, possibly information spread by Lu Ming. Hurt and unsettled, she takes back her notes. The system then announces that Lu Ming has discovered Ran’s secret, triggering a new task.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming gains a powerful new ability: limited time manipulation. He remains flippant and imaginative, but his instinct to protect Annuan demonstrates genuine care beneath his teasing.
• Polaris/Lu Annuan continues balancing her magical-girl identity with her ordinary life. She is jealous and irritated by Lu Ming’s praise of Polaris, yet clearly values his concern and cannot fully distance herself from him.
• Lu Annuan is reassured when Lu Ming saves her from falling. Her anger softens as she realizes he still watches over her, while the revelation that he considers her his best friend deepens the emotional tension between them.
• Ran Yanyue is introduced as academically gifted but emotionally guarded toward Lu Ming. The rumor about her heart condition reveals a vulnerable side and suggests a painful personal secret.
• Death Spiral becomes more concerned about Lu Ming, recognizing that his unexpected strength could interfere with their larger ritual and plans.

Significant Themes

• Protection and mutual concern: Lu Ming and Annuan frequently tease or irritate each other, but their actions reveal strong loyalty and affection.
• Hidden identities and secrets: Annuan’s identity as Polaris and Ran Yanyue’s heart condition both create emotional tension around what characters know and conceal.
• Power and responsibility: Lu Ming’s time-stop ability is extremely powerful, but he uses it first to prevent Annuan’s injury, linking supernatural power to personal responsibility.
• Choosing one’s own path: Lu Ming rejects the idea of relying entirely on system-granted abilities, resolving to improve himself through study and make his own choices, much as Annuan pursues figure skating.
• Jealousy and romantic ambiguity: Polaris reacts strongly to Lu Ming’s comments about Annuan, while Annuan is secretly pleased that his praise of Polaris may also indirectly praise her.

Character Interactions

• Zhuang Ming and the police officers discuss the magical girl’s unusual habit of leaving payment for stolen snacks.
• Lu Ming and Polaris share a relaxed, teasing conversation over chips, with Polaris promising to protect him and urging him to care for Annuan.
• Lu Ming and Annuan exchange cold and affectionate behavior: she ignores him, but he saves her from falling and scolds her out of concern.
• Lu Ming repeatedly tries to engage Ran Yanyue about English, switching between flattering familiarity and persistent requests despite her attempts to ignore him.
• Ran’s overheard conversation exposes a sensitive secret and creates a new unresolved conflict for Lu Ming.

Chapter 9 Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming returns from the cramped restroom and notices that Ran Yanyue has suddenly become distant and emotionally cold.
• Cao Guang confronts Lu Ming, initially suspecting him of spreading rumors about Ran’s heart disease. Lu Ming learns that the rumor has spread throughout the second-year students.
• Lu Ming becomes angry, not only because Ran might suspect him of betraying her confidence, but because someone has deliberately hurt his friend.
• He asks Tang Zhiqing to investigate. She discovers that the rumor originated in Class Five and that a new transfer student there, Sun Yin, attended the same middle school as Ran.
• Lu Ming goes to Class Five and tricks Sun Yin into following him by claiming that a teacher needs her assistance.
• Sun Yin reveals her resentment toward Ran and implies that Ran’s wealth and academic success made her arrogant. Lu Ming realizes she likely helped spread the rumor.
• When Sun Yin notices a security camera and refuses to confess, Lu Ming secretly uses his time-stopping ability, “The World,” to take a note from her pocket.
• The note contains insulting claims about Ran: that her grades came from special treatment, that she flaunted her wealth, and that she forced classmates to serve her.
• Ran unexpectedly appears, receives the note, and confronts Sun Yin. She firmly defends her achievements, her family, and her character, while criticizing Sun Yin’s jealousy and preoccupation with boys.
• After throwing the note away, Ran tells Lu Ming to return to class. She then offers to tutor him in spoken English.
• The chapter ends with Lu Ming asking Ran whether she thought he was the person who revealed her illness.

Character Development

• Lu Ming: Becomes fiercely protective of Ran and demonstrates strong loyalty. His anger leads him to investigate the rumor personally, even using his supernatural ability to uncover evidence. Despite his joking personality, he takes betrayal and injustice seriously.
• Ran Yanyue: Her emotional withdrawal shows how deeply the rumor and possible betrayal have affected her. However, when confronting Sun Yin, she displays confidence, pride, and composure. Her offer to tutor Lu Ming suggests that she may be beginning to trust him again.
• Sun Yin: Is revealed to harbor long-standing resentment and jealousy toward Ran. She views Ran’s wealth and success as unfair advantages and appears to have helped circulate malicious gossip.
• Cao Guang: Shows concern for Ran and initially confronts Lu Ming out of anger, but quickly accepts that Lu Ming is not responsible.
• Tang Zhiqing: Reinforces her role as an efficient and well-informed Student Council president by rapidly uncovering information about the rumor’s source.

Significant Themes

• Trust and betrayal: Ran’s illness was shared only with people she trusted, so the rumor represents a serious violation of confidence.
• Jealousy and resentment: Sun Yin’s accusations reflect envy toward Ran’s wealth, intelligence, and accomplishments rather than objective truth.
• Protecting others: Lu Ming’s response shows that friendship involves defending someone when they are vulnerable, even when they cannot defend themselves openly.
• Pride and personal effort: Ran insists that her achievements came from her own hard work and that her family’s wealth does not invalidate her efforts.
• Appearance versus reality: The rumors portray Ran as spoiled and arrogant, while her actions reveal someone disciplined, hurt, and capable of standing up for herself.
• Humor amid conflict: Lu Ming’s exaggerated thoughts, references to student politics, and playful comments about tutoring contrast with the more serious issues of illness, betrayal, and bullying.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran’s strained silence establishes the emotional conflict of the chapter.
• Cao Guang warns Lu Ming about the rumor and helps direct the investigation toward Class Five.
• Lu Ming consults Tang Zhiqing, whose intelligence network identifies the likely source.
• Lu Ming confronts Sun Yin, using deception and his time-stopping power to obtain proof of her hostility.
• Ran confronts Sun Yin directly, defending herself without losing her composure.
• Ran and Lu Ming return to their usual classroom relationship, with Ran offering him English tutoring—an important sign that their bond may be recovering.
• The final question leaves unresolved whether Ran still suspects Lu Ming of betraying her secret.

Chapter Summary

1. Key Plot Points and Events

• Ran Yanyue learns that rumors accusing Lu Ming of speaking badly about her were false. After observing him defeat Sun Yin and recognizing that she had treated him poorly earlier, she apologizes and offers to buy him a drink.
• A comedic misunderstanding occurs when Ran tells Lu Ming to check whether she has money, and he reaches into her pocket, embarrassing both of them.
• Ran reveals that she has a serious congenital heart condition. Because several defects strangely compensate for one another, she is able to live normally, though only her parents, doctors, and now Lu Ming know the truth.
• Ran admits that she has begun wondering whether becoming a Magical Girl might allow her to live more freely and exercise like Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing.
• In the cafeteria, Tang Zhiqing joins Lu Ming and encourages him to train with her at the Martial Arts Club. She appears interested in personally assessing his physical condition.
• Lu Ming unintentionally provokes Tang by comparing her academic performance unfavorably to Ran’s. He tries to comfort her by praising her greater accomplishments and joking that he would make her empress if he could alter reality.
• Ran reports that Sun Yin has been exposed and ostracized by her classmates after being reprimanded by her teacher. Ran is visibly pleased by Sun Yin’s downfall.
• Ran offers to teach Lu Ming spoken English and asks him to keep her heart condition secret, while Tang reacts with suspiciously intense cheerfulness to their closeness.
• Tang explains that Magical Girls have varied fighting styles and abilities. Some use magic wands, while others fight with martial arts or firearms.

2. Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Remains blunt, irreverent, and oblivious to romantic tension, but proves dependable by defending Ran and keeping her secret. He also begins learning more about Magical Girls and appears to become an important emotional connection between Ran and Tang.
• Ran Yanyue: Softens toward Lu Ming after realizing he is innocent and trustworthy. She shares her deepest medical secret with him, suggesting growing intimacy and confidence. Her curiosity about becoming a Magical Girl reveals a desire for greater freedom and physical independence.
• Tang Zhiqing: Shows her competitive side, especially regarding Ran’s grades and relationship with Lu Ming. She is protective and assertive, inviting Lu Ming to train with her, while her jealousy is concealed beneath polite comments and an overly bright smile.
• Sun Yin: Suffers social consequences after her lies are exposed, losing the trust of her classmates and potentially facing a transfer.

3. Significant Themes

• Trust and intimacy: Ran’s disclosure of her heart condition marks Lu Ming as someone she genuinely trusts.
• Hidden vulnerability: Both Ran’s illness and Tang’s competitive insecurity are concealed beneath their confident public personas.
• Jealousy and rivalry: Tang and Ran quietly compete for academic, social, and possibly romantic superiority, with Lu Ming caught between them.
• The desire for freedom: Ran’s interest in becoming a Magical Girl reflects her wish to overcome the physical limitations imposed by her heart condition.
• Ordinary youth and memorable moments: Despite the supernatural setting, the chapter emphasizes everyday high school experiences—cafeteria food, studying, teasing, rumors, and friendship—as meaningful and unforgettable.
• Individual strengths: Tang’s explanation establishes that Magical Girls are not uniform heroes; each possesses distinct abilities, techniques, and weaknesses.

4. Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran: Their teasing develops into greater trust. Ran apologizes, shares her medical secret, and offers to tutor him, while Lu Ming responds with humor but accepts her confidence seriously.
• Lu Ming and Tang: Tang attempts to draw him into martial-arts training and tests his loyalty through comments about Ran. Lu Ming’s careless honesty frustrates her, though his praise and jokes eventually improve her mood.
• Ran and Tang: Their restrained rivalry becomes more apparent. Ran deliberately mentions her secret while looking toward Tang, and Tang responds with suspiciously cheerful comments about their closeness.
• Lu Ming and Sun Yin: Although they do not directly interact in the chapter, Lu Ming’s earlier actions against Sun Yin lead to her exposure and social isolation.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Tang Zhiqing explains that a Magical Girl’s combat strength depends primarily on her magical power, measured in “petals.” Most Magical Girls have five petals, while the renowned Magical Girl Polaris, Lu Annuan, is rumored to have nine.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing visit Haiyang No. 2 Middle School’s Martial Arts Club. The male members immediately become hostile toward Lu Ming because of his apparent closeness with Tang Zhiqing.
• Guo Feihong, the club president and Tang Zhiqing’s admirer, challenges Lu Ming to a sparring match. Although Lu Ming has no formal martial-arts training, his extraordinary physical abilities allow him to withstand Guo’s attacks and defeat him with a single throw.
• To discourage rumors about their relationship, Lu Ming jokingly explains that he and Tang Zhiqing became close through arguments about Chinese history. He claims they role-played as Cao Cao and the Han emperor, which supposedly led Tang Zhiqing to recruit him into the Student Council.
• After Guo is taken away for treatment, Tang Zhiqing spars with Lu Ming herself. She is far faster and more technically skilled, easily striking and evading him. Lu Ming can barely respond, though he eventually catches her wrist.
• Tang Zhiqing criticizes Lu Ming’s technique, saying his fighting ability comes entirely from physical strength. Lu Ming asks her to teach him martial arts.
• Tang agrees to teach him if he can catch her. Lu Ming uses his time-stopping ability to grab her around the waist, but she instinctively counterattacks. They fall together, leaving Lu Ming awkwardly pressed against her and both of them in an embarrassing situation.

Character Development

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates that his physical abilities have improved dramatically, allowing him to defeat an experienced martial artist despite lacking technique. He remains sarcastic and playful, using humor to deflect romantic misunderstandings. However, he recognizes his weakness in formal combat and sincerely seeks Tang Zhiqing’s instruction.
• Tang Zhiqing: Shows herself to be vastly more skilled than Guo Feihong, combining speed, technique, and power. She becomes increasingly curious about the source of Lu Ming’s strength and tests him directly rather than relying on assumptions.
• Guo Feihong: His admiration for Tang Zhiqing becomes obvious, and his jealousy of Lu Ming motivates the challenge. Despite his aggressive attitude, he maintains a sense of responsibility by worrying about injuring an inexperienced opponent. His defeat humbles him, though he still hopes to gain Tang’s attention.
• Lu Annuan/Polaris: Does not appear directly, but her reputation is expanded through the revelation that she may possess nine petals, marking her as exceptionally powerful.

Significant Themes

• Raw power versus technique: Lu Ming’s strength lets him defeat trained opponents, but Tang emphasizes that physical ability alone does not equal mastery.
• Hidden abilities and curiosity: Lu Ming continues concealing the full extent of his powers, while Tang begins investigating how he became so strong.
• Romantic rivalry and misunderstanding: The club members interpret Lu Ming and Tang’s closeness as romantic, while Guo’s jealousy creates comic tension.
• Humor and deflection: Lu Ming repeatedly uses sarcasm, historical jokes, and exaggerated explanations to avoid discussing his relationship with Tang or revealing his secrets.
• Self-improvement: Rather than relying only on supernatural advantages, Lu Ming decides to learn proper martial arts.

Character Interactions

• Tang and Lu share a comfortable, teasing relationship, with Tang deliberately placing Lu in situations that test him.
• Lu and Guo exchange insults during their fight, particularly over Guo’s feelings for Tang and Lu’s supposed romantic connection with her.
• Tang evaluates Lu as both a sparring partner and a potential student, alternating between amusement and genuine curiosity.
• The chapter ends with Tang and Lu’s training session turning into an awkward physical embrace, intensifying the playful romantic tension between them.

Chapter 12 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• During a Student Council interaction, Lu Ming ends up pressed against Tang Zhiqing’s chest and suffers a nosebleed. Tang is irritated and embarrassed, while Ran Yanyue assumes Tang may have caused the injury.
• Lu Ming returns home and is surprised when his childhood friend, Lu Annuan, asks to stay at his house for several days.
• Annuan explains that she is worried about Lu Ming’s safety after his previous encounter with an Evil Beast. She also wants to help care for him, improve his eating habits, and organize his daily routine.
• Lu Ming reluctantly agrees, partly because he hopes the magical-girl system may reward him, though he is also clearly attracted to Annuan and embarrassed by the situation.
• Ran Yanyue brings Lu Ming detailed English notes and meets him outside his home. She discovers that Annuan is staying with him and that the two are preparing to eat together.
• Annuan invites Ran Yanyue to join them, but Ran declines. The meeting creates a tense, almost competitive atmosphere between the two girls, leaving Lu Ming caught in the middle.
• After Ran leaves, Annuan becomes jealous and teases Lu Ming about having such a beautiful female friend. She suggests that he might like Ran, while Lu Ming insists that Annuan is the only one who likes him.
• Annuan denies liking him but privately reveals that she is jealous and would “reluctantly” comfort him if Ran rejected his confession.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Becomes increasingly aware of his attraction to both the awkward domestic situation with Annuan and the attention of the girls around him. He is embarrassed by his thoughts but tries to hide them behind jokes and excuses.
• Lu Annuan: Shows deep concern for Lu Ming’s safety and well-being by moving in temporarily. Her responsible, athletic, and organized side becomes more prominent, but her jealousy reveals that her feelings for Lu Ming are stronger than she admits.
• Ran Yanyue: Demonstrates her studious and helpful nature by preparing English notes for Lu Ming. Her composed exterior cracks slightly when she meets Annuan, as she begins comparing herself to Lu Ming’s attractive childhood friend.
• Tang Zhiqing: Is left embarrassed and annoyed after Lu Ming’s accidental physical contact and nosebleed, while also beginning to suspect that he is particularly interested in her figure.

Significant Themes

• Growing romantic tension: The chapter strengthens the love-triangle dynamic among Lu Ming, Annuan, and Ran Yanyue, with jealousy and teasing replacing direct confession.
• Protection and responsibility: Annuan’s decision to live with Lu Ming reflects her guilt over nearly failing to protect him and her determination to prevent another Evil Beast attack.
• Hidden feelings and denial: Both Annuan and Ran Yanyue show signs of romantic interest but maintain outward composure or deny their emotions.
• Comedy through awkwardness: Lu Ming’s embarrassment, accidental physical contact, suggestive misunderstandings, and internal monologue create much of the chapter’s humor.
• Domestic intimacy: Sharing meals, studying, and managing household routines brings Lu Ming and Annuan closer and gives their childhood-friend relationship a more intimate, almost couple-like quality.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing’s embarrassing encounter highlights their physical and emotional awkwardness.
• Lu Ming and Annuan begin living together, with Annuan taking on a caretaker and disciplinarian role.
• Ran Yanyue helps Lu Ming academically, revealing her concern for him despite her formal attitude.
• Annuan and Ran Yanyue meet for the first time in this chapter. Their polite exchange conceals mutual tension, as both notice the other’s closeness to Lu Ming.
• Annuan’s teasing after Ran’s departure exposes her jealousy, while Lu Ming’s reply—“You’re the only one who likes me”—causes her to blush and retreat behind denial.

Chapter Summary

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan’s growing feelings: After discussing Lu Annuan’s upcoming confession, Lu Ming becomes increasingly convinced that he may be the person she likes. Their walk home is filled with awkward silence and mutual emotional tension, though Lu Annuan continues to insist that high school students should not date because it could harm their grades.
• Studying and domestic closeness: That evening, Lu Ming helps Lu Annuan with her difficult math homework, revealing that he has become much better at the subject. Their familiar, teasing relationship shows increasing intimacy, with Lu Annuan comfortably staying at his house and reminding him to maintain healthy habits.
• Bathroom incident: When Lu Annuan takes a shower, the faulty bathroom door begins sliding open. Rather than risk seeing her exposed, Lu Ming uses his time-stopping ability to close the door. He accidentally catches a brief glimpse of her from behind but chooses to protect her privacy. Both are left embarrassed: Lu Ming struggles to calm himself afterward, while Lu Annuan privately wonders whether her figure is attractive.
• Mission involving Lu Annuan’s pursuer: The next morning, the system gives Lu Ming a mission to make Wei Lihui, a student from International Middle School who is pursuing Lu Annuan, give up. The reward is increased stamina. Lu Ming becomes jealous and immediately decides to investigate, even imagining confronting or harming the unknown rival.
• Trip to International Middle School: Lu Ming accompanies Lu Annuan to her school so her father will not think she is the only one caring for him. He uses his Student Council position as an excuse for being late to his own school. Their conversation highlights the rivalry between Haiyang No. 2 Middle School and International Middle School, which differ in academic strength, wealth, uniforms, and educational style.
• Small gesture of affection: At the school entrance, Lu Annuan buys two lemon teas, claiming a student promotion made it wasteful not to. She gives Lu Ming the sweeter drink because she knows he likes sweet things. Though presented casually, the gesture reveals her attentiveness and affection.

Character Development and Interactions

• Lu Ming becomes more aware of his romantic feelings and jealousy toward Lu Annuan’s pursuer. Although he enjoys teasing and has inappropriate thoughts, he demonstrates genuine respect for Lu Annuan’s boundaries and dignity.
• Lu Annuan appears increasingly fond of Lu Ming but hides her feelings behind reminders about studying and proper behavior. She is shy, observant, and quietly thoughtful, especially in helping him and remembering his preferences.
• Their relationship shifts from ordinary childhood friendship toward mutual attraction, though neither openly confesses.

Major Themes

Unspoken teenage romance and jealousy

The contrast between outward teasing and genuine care

Respect for privacy and personal boundaries

School rivalry and social divisions

The tension between supernatural missions and ordinary youthful life

Chapter Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming meets his childhood friend Lu Annuan outside International Middle School while they drink lemon tea together, attracting the attention of nearby students.
• Annuan’s best friend, Meng Xuan, arrives and teases them about dating. Both Lu Ming and Annuan awkwardly deny being a couple, though their embarrassment suggests mutual awareness of the possibility.
• Meng Xuan tells Lu Ming about Wei Lihui, a wealthy, athletic third-year student who has been pursuing Annuan despite her dislike of him. She also warns that Wei is arrogant and has a reputation as a playboy.
• When Wei approaches Annuan, she ignores him and walks toward the school building with Meng Xuan.
• Lu Ming dramatically steals Wei’s basketball and makes an astonishing long-distance shot from beyond the court, stunning everyone at the school.
• He then loudly announces that he will pick Annuan up after school because her father expects him to look after her. Although technically innocent, his statement makes it sound as if he is Annuan’s boyfriend or fiancé.
• The students immediately become fascinated by Lu Ming, admiring his appearance, athletic ability, and apparent relationship with Annuan. Wei is left speechless and overshadowed.
• Annuan does not deny the rumors and secretly enjoys the admiration, though she later sends Lu Ming an angry sticker for embarrassing her.
• Lu Ming receives a system notification awarding him +1 Endurance for successfully completing the mission.
• When Lu Ming returns to his own school, Tang Zhiqing confronts him with an amused smile and punishes him by ordering him to run laps until he cannot continue.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming remains confident, sarcastic, and mischievous. He pretends not to care about Annuan’s romantic situation but immediately becomes interested in protecting her and asserting his superiority over Wei.
• Lu Annuan becomes increasingly conscious of her feelings and of how others perceive her relationship with Lu Ming. Though shy and embarrassed, she enjoys being associated with him and allows the mistaken boyfriend rumors to spread.
• Meng Xuan is revealed as Annuan’s outspoken, teasing best friend. She acts protectively by warning Lu Ming about Wei and helps expose Annuan’s romantic troubles.
• Wei Lihui is established as an arrogant rival who relies on wealth, athleticism, and persistent pursuit, but he is completely outclassed by Lu Ming’s confidence and impossible basketball shot.
• Tang Zhiqing continues to act as Lu Ming’s strict, amused disciplinarian, responding to his antics with punishment rather than sympathy.

Significant Themes

• Romantic ambiguity and misunderstandings: Lu Ming and Annuan repeatedly insist they are only childhood friends, while their behavior and the reactions of others suggest a deeper bond.
• Showmanship and reputation: Lu Ming’s basketball shot and public declaration instantly transform him into a school legend and reshape how everyone views Annuan.
• Protectiveness and rivalry: Lu Ming’s actions are partly motivated by a desire to defend Annuan from Wei, even though he refuses to acknowledge romantic jealousy.
• Teenage vanity and social status: Annuan secretly enjoys the envy and admiration caused by Lu Ming’s appearance and abilities, while the students judge relationships through popularity, wealth, and talent.
• Comedy through internal monologue: Lu Ming’s sarcastic thoughts contrast with his outward behavior, creating humor and highlighting his tendency to exaggerate ordinary situations.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Annuan share an awkward, flirtatious exchange while denying that they are dating.
• Meng Xuan teases the pair and deliberately informs Lu Ming about Wei’s pursuit of Annuan.
• Lu Ming humiliates Wei through an extraordinary basketball shot and a public statement that fuels rumors about his relationship with Annuan.
• Annuan responds to Lu Ming’s embarrassment of her with a playful but threatening sticker, while privately feeling pleased.
• Tang Zhiqing reasserts her authority over Lu Ming by ordering him to run laps as punishment for his school-showboating.

Chapter 15 Summary

Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming arrives late to class again and is punished by running laps. He unexpectedly completes nearly eight laps without slowing down, impressing his classmates and Ran Yanyue, who is secretly pleased by his stamina.
• Afterward, Lu Ming reports to Student Council President Tang Zhiqing. She asks him to investigate the basketball club, whose members are suspected of visiting International Middle School to pursue girls and provoke its basketball team.
• Tang cleverly plans to respond to the complaint by defending students’ freedom while distracting attention with an unrelated proposal to change the school uniform colors.
• Tang questions Lu Ming about whether he went to the other school to date. Lu Ming explains that he went to defend a friend from harassment, but his hesitant answer about whether the dating rumor was “fake” irritates Tang.
• Ran Yanyue later enters the Student Council room. She and Tang indirectly argue over who should discipline Lu Ming and point out that he has grown closer to the other. Their restrained conversation reveals mutual competitiveness.
• Lu Ming returns to retrieve his backpack and is caught between the two girls. Tang invites him to her house to learn Karate the next day, while Ran Yanyue reacts unhappily to their planned time together.
• Back in class, Ran Yanyue openly complains that Lu Ming seems closer to Tang than to her. Lu Ming reassures her by mentioning their shared desk and the privacy of seeing her English notes, improving her mood.
• After school, Cao Guang complains that rumors blame him for the International Middle School incident. He then confidently insists that, despite Ran Yanyue liking Lu Ming, he still intends to win her over.

Character Development

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates remarkable physical endurance and remains oblivious to the romantic tension surrounding him. He is loyal to his friends, anxious when caught between Tang and Ran, and uses humor and exaggerated inner monologues to navigate social situations.
• Ran Yanyue: Shows increasing concern about Lu Ming and jealousy over his closeness with Tang. Her normally composed demeanor softens when Lu Ming reassures her, revealing that she values their relationship more than she admits.
• Tang Zhiqing: Displays sharp political instincts and considerable authority as Student Council president. She also reveals a more emotionally vulnerable side through her jealousy and her delight at Lu Ming’s praise.
• Cao Guang: Remains confident and romantically persistent despite the rumors and his apparent disadvantage, continuing to view Lu Ming as a rival for Ran Yanyue’s affection.

Significant Themes

• Jealousy and romantic rivalry: Both Ran Yanyue and Tang Zhiqing react strongly to Lu Ming’s relationships with the other, though neither directly confesses her feelings.
• Miscommunication: Lu Ming repeatedly fails to understand why the girls are angry or jealous, while his careless comments unintentionally intensify their competition.
• Public image and political maneuvering: Tang’s response to the school complaint highlights how distraction, rhetoric, and authority can be used to control public attention.
• Growing intimacy: Lu Ming’s interactions with both girls become more personal, suggesting that his relationships with them are steadily deepening.
• Comedy through inner monologue: Lu Ming’s exaggerated thoughts contrast with the serious behavior of the girls, creating much of the chapter’s humor.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Ran Yanyue: Their desk-partner relationship becomes more emotionally charged as Ran Yanyue displays jealousy and seeks reassurance.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing: Their playful secretary-president dynamic develops into something more intimate, especially when Tang invites him to her home for Karate training.
• Ran Yanyue and Tang Zhiqing: Their polite but tense exchange reveals that both are monitoring their closeness to Lu Ming and competing indirectly for his attention.
• Lu Ming and Cao Guang: Lu Ming comforts Cao Guang about the rumors, while Cao Guang openly announces that he still intends to pursue Ran Yanyue.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming picks up his younger childhood companion, Lu Annuan, from school. She explains that Wei Lihui has stopped harassing her at the classroom door.
• On the way home, Lu Ming and Annuan stop at a fruit shop. They joke, share plums, and buy bananas, peaches, and other fruit, highlighting their comfortable familiarity.
• They encounter Wei Lihui, who confronts Lu Ming about his relationship with Annuan and challenges him to a fight.
• Lu Ming deliberately provokes Wei Lihui by revealing that Annuan lives next to him and that they go home together, causing Wei to become jealous and heartbroken.
• Just as Wei attempts to attack, an Evil Beast crashes into the street. Lu Ming saves Wei by throwing him out of the way.
• Realizing Annuan may still be nearby, Lu Ming goes to find her instead of fleeing.
• Annuan transforms into the magical girl Polaris and battles the Evil Beasts. She destroys them with graceful, precise movements rooted in her athletic training as a figure-skating champion.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming continues to tease Annuan but also shows genuine protectiveness. His instinct to search for her during the disaster reveals that his concern goes beyond casual friendship.
• Lu Annuan becomes more openly comfortable around Lu Ming, joking with him, sharing food, and speaking of their home as a shared space. Her transformation reveals her secret identity as Polaris and establishes her dedication to protecting civilians.
• Wei Lihui changes from an arrogant, possessive pursuer into someone who recognizes Lu Ming’s courage and accepts defeat. Witnessing Lu Ming risk himself to find Annuan makes him realize why she prefers Lu Ming.
• Polaris/Annuan demonstrates discipline, bravery, and exceptional combat control, combining her magical abilities with the balance and precision developed through figure skating.

Significant Themes

• Affection expressed through teasing and familiarity: Lu Ming and Annuan’s playful arguments and shared food reflect their long history and growing romantic closeness.
• Jealousy and romantic rivalry: Wei Lihui’s possessiveness contrasts with Lu Ming and Annuan’s natural bond.
• Courage versus self-preservation: Lu Ming’s decision to look for Annuan, unlike Wei’s instinct to escape, establishes the difference between superficial admiration and genuine care.
• Hidden identities and dual lives: Annuan appears to be an ordinary student and athlete but secretly protects the city as a magical girl.
• Athleticism as heroism: Polaris’s figure-skating skills directly enhance her magical combat style, combining elegance, balance, and precision with strength.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Annuan’s bus ride and fruit-shopping scene shows their playful, sibling-like closeness, though their shared intimacy suggests possible romantic feelings.
• Lu Ming intentionally humiliates Wei by implying that he and Annuan live together, intensifying Wei’s jealousy.
• Wei’s challenge turns into reluctant admiration after Lu Ming saves him and prioritizes finding Annuan.
• Though Lu Ming does not yet openly realize Annuan is Polaris, the chapter brings their ordinary relationship and her heroic identity close together as he searches for her during the Evil Beast attack.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• Polaris, secretly Lu Annuan, defeats two rampaging Evil Beasts and continues searching for others. She is relieved that Lu Ming appears to have found somewhere safe.
• Lu Ming initially plans to evacuate, recognizing that fighting several Evil Beasts would be dangerous despite his enhanced physique.
• Hearing a child crying, Lu Ming sees a college-aged girl, Mengmeng, attempting to rescue the child. She trips and injures herself, leaving both vulnerable.
• Two Evil Beasts attack the girl and child. Lu Ming uses his time-stopping ability to reach them and pull them away just before the beasts strike.
• Polaris destroys the attacking Evil Beasts with silver beams and checks on Lu Ming. The rescued girl and child escape safely.
• Polaris scolds Lu Ming for remaining in danger, but he ignores the reprimand and asks whether she is hurt.
• Lu Ming explains that he is searching for his childhood friend, unaware that she is actually Polaris. Polaris uses the opportunity to ask about Lu Ming’s feelings toward Lu Annuan.
• Lu Ming says Lu Annuan probably likes him and boasts that he wakes her, prepares breakfast, and lives with her to care for her. In reality, Lu Annuan has been doing those things for him, leaving Polaris furious and embarrassed.
• A hidden Evil Beast attacks Polaris. Lu Ming commands it to stop, and the beast inexplicably obeys for a moment. He then destroys it with a single punch.
• The crystalline deer becomes suspicious that Lu Ming can see it, especially after noticing his powerful abilities and apparent awareness of its failure to detect the hidden beast.
• Police arrive, and Polaris leaves after confirming the area is safe. The deer tells her that Lu Ming may be able to see it.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates strong moral instincts despite valuing his own safety. He risks himself to rescue the girl and child and reveals extraordinary abilities: time manipulation, immense physical strength, and possibly command over Evil Beasts. He remains oblivious to Polaris’s true identity and misinterprets his relationship with Lu Annuan.
• Lu Annuan/Polaris: Becomes increasingly flustered and frustrated while interacting with Lu Ming in her Magical Girl identity. She wants to protect him and secretly enjoys hearing that he cares about her, but becomes angry when he reverses their actual roles and claims to be the one caring for her.
• The crystalline deer: Grows increasingly suspicious of Lu Ming. It notices that his strength is far beyond normal human limits and begins wondering whether he can perceive its presence.
• The college girl and child: Their brief interaction highlights Lu Ming’s willingness to help ordinary civilians during the crisis. The girl’s courage and the child’s composure are emphasized.

Significant Themes

• Responsibility and personal limits: Lu Ming understands that Magical Girls are better equipped to fight Evil Beasts, yet he cannot ignore people in immediate danger.
• Hidden identities and dramatic irony: Lu Ming speaks openly about Lu Annuan while unknowingly addressing her directly as Polaris. His inaccurate description of their relationship creates much of the chapter’s humor.
• Unspoken affection: Lu Ming assumes Lu Annuan likes him, while Polaris’s anger and embarrassment strongly suggest that she has genuine feelings for him.
• The contrast between appearance and reality: Lu Ming appears to be an ordinary student but possesses remarkable powers. Likewise, Polaris presents herself as a confident Magical Girl while internally reacting like the embarrassed Lu Annuan.
• Moral courage: The chapter portrays heroism not only through magical combat but also through Lu Ming’s decision to rescue vulnerable civilians despite the danger.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming rescues the injured college girl and the child, while Polaris arrives moments later to eliminate the attackers.
• Polaris attempts to reprimand Lu Ming for endangering himself, but he turns the conversation around by asking whether she is safe.
• Polaris questions Lu Ming about his childhood friend to learn how he feels about Lu Annuan. His answers make her increasingly embarrassed and enraged.
• The crystalline deer comforts Polaris and later expresses concern that Lu Ming may be able to see it.
• When the hidden Evil Beast attacks Polaris, Lu Ming protects her by commanding it to stop and killing it with one punch, deepening the mystery surrounding his powers.

Chapter 18 Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• After transforming back, Lu Annuan learns from Little Deer that Lu Ming may be able to see magical beings because he is a powerful “Star Bearer.” She worries that he may discover Polaris’s true identity and becomes deeply embarrassed over how she acted around him while transformed.
• Tang Zhiqing’s cousin, Qin Hanyu, returns injured after being attacked by an Evil Beast. She excitedly describes the handsome high-school boy who saved her—unaware that he was Lu Ming—and proposes bringing him to the dojo.
• Qin Hanyu compares this mysterious savior to Lu Ming, whom Tang Zhiqing already knows. Provoked by the comparison, Tang Zhiqing agrees to have both boys come to the dojo and compete, though she has already begun disliking the unknown “handsome savior.”
• Death Spiral executives review footage of Lu Ming commanding an Evil Beast to stop. They are stunned because Evil Beasts are normally uncontrollable and do not obey human orders.
• After the disaster, Lu Ming reflects on his strange ability. He wonders whether it comes from the system and whether it might eventually be connected to his future identity as the Great Demon King.
• Lu Ming tests the ability again by calling for someone to appear. Instead of summoning an Evil Beast, he unexpectedly summons Lu Annuan, who comes to check on him.
• Lu Annuan and Lu Ming sit together after the incident. She subtly tries to determine whether he knows she is Polaris, while Lu Ming becomes increasingly aware of his attraction to her.
• On the way home, Lu Ming helps a police officer carrying emergency rice supplies, effortlessly lifting the heavy bags after catching the officer when he stumbles. The officer jokingly gives them a bag of rice and calls Lu Annuan Lu Ming’s “little girlfriend,” causing her to blush and hurriedly deny it.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: His mysterious power becomes more significant. He can apparently compel or summon beings, though he does not yet understand the ability’s limits or origin. His physical strength is also shown to be extraordinary. He begins recognizing his growing feelings for Lu Annuan, even while jokingly treating them as a possible psychological problem.
• Lu Annuan/Polaris: She becomes increasingly anxious that Lu Ming may have uncovered her secret identity. Her embarrassment over her heroic behavior contrasts with her genuine concern for Lu Ming. She also appears flustered by the suggestion that she and Lu Ming are romantically involved.
• Tang Zhiqing: Her competitive and proud nature emerges at home. Although she is normally aloof, she is easily provoked by Qin Hanyu’s praise of another boy and accepts the challenge to compare him with Lu Ming.
• Qin Hanyu: She is portrayed as sincere, excitable, romantically inexperienced, and eager to recruit the mysterious rescuer into the dojo.
• Death Spiral’s executives: They recognize that Lu Ming’s interaction with the Evil Beast may represent a major and unexplained threat.

Significant Themes

• Hidden identities and embarrassment: Lu Annuan struggles with the possibility that her childhood friend knows she is Polaris, creating both comic tension and emotional vulnerability.
• Emerging romance: Lu Ming and Lu Annuan’s relationship begins shifting from childhood friendship toward mutual attraction, though both remain awkward and uncertain.
• Power and destiny: Lu Ming’s ability to control or summon beings may explain his future transformation into the Great Demon King, raising questions about whether his fate is predetermined.
• Comedy amid disaster: Emergency response, magical battles, and potentially world-changing powers are juxtaposed with jokes about coffee, gaming, romance, and everyday life.
• Human resilience and cooperation: The efficient disaster response and the officer distributing food emphasize ordinary people’s ability to maintain order and care for one another during supernatural crises.

Important Character Interactions

• Lu Annuan and Little Deer: Little Deer warns her that Lu Ming may be able to identify Polaris, triggering Lu Annuan’s panic.
• Tang Zhiqing and Qin Hanyu: Qin Hanyu enthusiastically praises Lu Ming without knowing his identity, while Tang Zhiqing reacts with jealousy and competitiveness.
• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: They share a quiet, emotionally charged conversation after the disaster. Lu Annuan probes whether he recognizes her as Polaris, while Lu Ming becomes conscious of his feelings for her.
• Lu Ming and the police officer: Lu Ming helps the officer carry supplies, demonstrating his strength and reinforcing the officer’s mistaken assumption that Lu Annuan is his girlfriend.

Summary of Chapters 16–17

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan continue their close, couple-like routine, joking over dinner and breakfast choices.
• Curious about Lu Ming’s unusual strength and whether he knows her secret identity, Lu Annuan transforms into Magical Girl Polaris and enters his dream with Little Deer’s help.
• In the dream, she witnesses:
  • Their affectionate childhood relationship.
  • Lu Ming comforting her after her mother’s funeral and loyally waiting outside her home in case she needed him.
  • An embarrassing adolescent fantasy in which Lu Ming imagines an intimate relationship with Lu Annuan, including her Magical Girl form.
  • Two other beautiful girls appearing in the fantasy, which makes Lu Annuan jealous and furious.
• Lu Annuan withdraws from the dream before Lu Ming wakes and concludes—without solid evidence—that he must already know she is Polaris.
• The next morning, Lu Ming recalls the dream but assumes it may have been caused by magic. He notices Lu Annuan is unusually irritated and tries to figure out why.
• Lu Annuan indirectly asks what he thinks of Magical Girls. His praise of Polaris briefly improves her mood, but jealousy over the dream soon returns.
• On the bus, Lu Annuan deliberately keeps her distance from Lu Ming. A college student from a sports university attempts to flirt with her and obtain her contact information.
• Lu Annuan coldly ignores the student’s advances. Lu Ming innocently questions the student’s claims about cheap cosmetics, then takes Lu Annuan’s hand and leads her off the bus, implicitly presenting them as a couple.

Character Developments

• Lu Annuan/Polaris: Her curiosity about Lu Ming develops into embarrassment, jealousy, and possible romantic feelings. Seeing his childhood devotion softens her attitude, while his dream causes her to become possessive and emotionally volatile. She also becomes increasingly convinced that Lu Ming knows her identity, despite lacking clear proof.
• Lu Ming: His caring childhood nature is revealed through his dream memories, especially his steadfast support after Lu Annuan’s bereavement. In the present, he remains oblivious to the emotional implications of the dream and Lu Annuan’s jealousy, though he instinctively protects and stays close to her.
• Little Deer: Acts as Polaris’s cautious magical adviser, permitting the dream invasion but warning her to withdraw when Lu Ming begins to wake.
• The college student: Represents an arrogant outsider who objectifies Lu Annuan and assumes her youth makes her easy to impress.

Significant Themes

• Childhood bonds becoming romance: Lu Ming and Lu Annuan’s long history and family-like closeness are beginning to shift toward romantic tension.
• Secrets and misunderstandings: Lu Annuan tries to determine whether Lu Ming knows she is Polaris, while Lu Ming remains unaware of how much she has learned from his dream.
• Jealousy and insecurity: Lu Annuan is upset by the imagined presence of other girls, revealing feelings she has not openly acknowledged.
• Protectiveness and loyalty: Lu Ming’s childhood actions demonstrate deep devotion, while his present-day behavior continues to show instinctive concern for Lu Annuan.
• Comedy through emotional confusion: The chapter contrasts Lu Annuan’s intense, embarrassed reactions with Lu Ming’s literal-mindedness and lack of romantic awareness.

Character Interactions

• Lu Annuan and Lu Ming maintain playful domestic banter, but their interactions are complicated by hidden romantic feelings.
• Polaris observes Lu Ming’s memories and discovers how strongly he supported her as a child.
• Little Deer guides Polaris through the dream and pulls her back when the situation becomes dangerous.
• At breakfast, Lu Annuan tests Lu Ming’s opinion of Magical Girls while he tries to diagnose her bad mood.
• On the bus, Lu Ming unintentionally disrupts the college student’s attempted courtship and takes Lu Annuan’s hand, reinforcing their apparent closeness.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• On a bus, an athletic college student flirts with Lu Annuan while she is holding hands with Lu Ming. Lu Ming implies that they are a couple, humiliating the student.
• When the student attempts to confront him, Lu Ming secretly tears apart his belt, causing his pants to fall down in front of everyone. He then threatens the man not to harass girls again, frightening him into submission.
• Lu Annuan questions Lu Ming’s aggressive behavior, and he openly admits that he was angry because someone was hitting on her. She is secretly delighted by his jealousy, though she pretends to remain annoyed.
• At school, Wei Lihui, who had pursued Lu Annuan, congratulates her on her relationship with Lu Ming and gives up. Meng Xuan jokes crudely about Lu Ming defeating him, embarrassing Lu Annuan and reminding her of the suggestive dream she had about Lu Ming.
• Lu Annuan realizes that Lu Ming continues to protect and help her without expecting recognition. She decides to reward him by cooking something for him.
• During math class, Lu Annuan obsessively compares her ruler to the size she remembers from her dream, becoming increasingly embarrassed when Meng Xuan notices.
• Lu Ming is summoned by Tang Zhiqing to meet the principal. He assumes he may be in trouble, while his classmates speculate about what crime he might have committed.
• The principal is actually meeting Lu Ming to honor him for rescuing Xiao Yan, the child he saved the previous day. The family presents the school with a banner and offers Lu Ming a large red envelope.
• Lu Ming refuses the money, and Tang Zhiqing supports his decision. The family instead offers to add him on WeChat and invite him to a meal.

Character Developments

• Lu Ming: Demonstrates both intimidating physical strength and a protective attitude toward Lu Annuan. He openly acknowledges his jealousy, showing that his feelings for her are becoming more apparent. Despite his irreverent humor, he behaves honorably by refusing a cash reward for his rescue.
• Lu Annuan: Reveals that Lu Ming is far more important to her than other people and instinctively supports him. She becomes happy when he admits his jealousy and begins to recognize how consistently he looks after her. Her romantic and physical attraction toward him also becomes more obvious through her thoughts about her dream.
• Tang Zhiqing: Acts as a responsible student council president, accompanying Lu Ming to the principal and helping him reject the inappropriate monetary reward.
• Meng Xuan: Continues to tease Lu Annuan with provocative jokes, exposing and intensifying her friend’s hidden feelings.
• Wei Lihui: Accepts that Lu Annuan and Lu Ming are together and withdraws respectfully after apparently being intimidated by Lu Ming’s reputation.
• Ran Yanyue: Offers to use her family’s influence to protect Lu Ming, though she does so in a cold and sarcastic manner.

Significant Themes

• Protectiveness and jealousy: Lu Ming’s reaction to the college student reveals his possessive concern for Lu Annuan, while her delight suggests that she welcomes his attention.
• Unspoken romantic feelings: Both childhood friends continue to avoid directly defining their relationship, but their behavior and inner thoughts increasingly reveal mutual attraction.
• Loyalty and emotional priority: Lu Annuan realizes that she will always stand on Lu Ming’s side and values him above everyone else.
• Honor and integrity: Lu Ming refuses a substantial cash gift for saving Xiao Yan, emphasizing that he helped because it was the right thing to do.
• Comedy through misunderstanding and innuendo: The chapter repeatedly contrasts ordinary situations with Lu Ming’s absurd thoughts and Lu Annuan’s embarrassment, especially regarding their supposed relationship and her dream.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ming and Lu Annuan: Their hand-holding and playful argument resemble a couple’s interaction. Lu Ming’s confession of jealousy brings them emotionally closer, while Lu Annuan’s response shows that she wants his affection.
• Lu Ming and the athletic student: Lu Ming humiliates and threatens him without needing a physical fight, establishing his overwhelming strength and intimidating presence.
• Lu Annuan and Meng Xuan: Meng Xuan teases Lu Annuan about Lu Ming, causing her to blush and inadvertently reveal her romantic interest.
• Lu Ming and Tang Zhiqing: Tang Zhiqing manages him during the principal’s summons, while Lu Ming jokes constantly and treats the formal situation irreverently.
• Lu Ming and Xiao Yan’s family: The family sincerely thanks him for the rescue and attempts to reward him, but he politely refuses the money.