Recaps

Qian Huanyue took Shiori on a romantic date in space, where they shared a kiss, stargazing, and sweets. After they returned home, Qian Huanyue visited Shiori to say good night and later secretly slipped into bed beside her.

• Qian Huanyue waited for Shiori outside school and invited her on a date, asking her not to contact Fraxinus during it.
• Qian Huanyue used Seraph of Thousand Blades to take Shiori into space, where they kissed and admired Earth before drifting past the stars.
• Qian Huanyue and Shiori rested on a meteorite, fed each other cat-shaped cookies, and confessed their love before returning home.
• After Shiori sent Qian Huanyue a good-night message, Qian Huanyue appeared in her room, soothed her fatigue, and left after saying good night.
• Qian Huanyue later returned and quietly climbed into bed beside the sleeping Shiori.

Shiori learned that Qian Huanyue and Kurumi Tokisaki were fighting DEM, then watched a recovered recording show Ellen Mira Mathers stab Huanyue. Shiori collapsed in grief as Kotori and Reine considered whether Huanyue might still be alive and how Ratatoskr could rescue her.

• Tohka and Shiori worried over Qian Huanyue’s long absence while eating lunch at school.
• Kotori alerted Shiori that Qian Huanyue and Nightmare were fighting DEM wizards at a secret island facility.
• Shiori watched footage of Qian Huanyue battling DEM’s forces and Ellen Mira Mathers, before the signal cut out.
• The recovered footage showed Ellen stabbing Qian Huanyue with [Caledfwlch] while Kurumi Tokisaki was held back.
• Shiori collapsed in despair, and Kotori comforted her as Reine suggested DEM might keep Huanyue alive for research.
• Kotori ordered Reine to assess the chances of a forced rescue and resolved to try even if the odds were low.

Kurumi intimidated Nia into addressing her by name, while Qian Huanyue visited Yoshino at the shrine and gently introduced herself. Yoshino cautiously warmed to Huanyue, with Yoshinon encouraging their meeting.

• Kurumi teased Nia about strychnine in her tea, then threatened her until Nia stopped calling her Little Kurumi.
• Qian Huanyue worried that the ornate umbrella Kurumi had given her was leaking and might be damaged.
• Qian Huanyue went to the shrine to see Yoshino and found her playing in puddles.
• Yoshinon introduced herself to Qian Huanyue, and Yoshino shyly gave her own name.
• Yoshinon let Yoshino interact with Qian Huanyue, recognizing Yoshino's loneliness.

Qian Huanyue gave Yoshino Yoshinon Junior, helping her recover a hazy memory of her mother’s love and bringing them closer. Yoshino recognized Huanyue as a fellow Spirit before the Neighboring World pulled her away to rest.

• Qian Huanyue showed Yoshino the small rabbit puppet Yoshinon Junior and placed it on her hand.
• Yoshino remembered that her mother had cherished her and named the puppet Yoshinon Junior, then broke down crying as Huanyue comforted her.
• Yoshino asked whether Qian Huanyue was a Spirit, and Huanyue admitted that she was.
• Qian Huanyue changed her Angel, [Seraph of Thousand Blades], into a sparkling magic wand, delighting Yoshino and Yoshinon.
• The Neighboring World began drawing Yoshino away, and she promised to meet Qian Huanyue again before vanishing from the shrine.

Qian Huanyue reunited with Tohka, took her for sweets, and cheered her up after she worried about spending too much money. When Huanyue pretended that Ellen had bullied her, Tohka vowed to beat Ellen up if she showed herself again.

• Tohka rushed to embrace Qian Huanyue, and Huanyue welcomed her back and patted her head.
• Tohka worried that Shiori was unhappy, so Huanyue suggested they buy sweets for Shiori and Kotori.
• Huanyue crossed the shop’s bizarre desserts off the menu, while Tohka ate the treats they ordered and shared them until Huanyue could eat no more.
• After they bought extra sweets, Tohka worried that she had spent too much money, and Huanyue reassured her that none of the food had gone to waste.
• Huanyue pretended that Ellen had bullied her, and Tohka promised to beat Ellen up if she appeared again.

Qian Huanyue waited with Tohka at Itsuka House, where they discussed Shiori’s recent troubles and Ratatoskr’s workload. Shiori returned looking severely exhausted, leaving Qian Huanyue struck by how much she resembled Reine.

• Tohka and Qian Huanyue arrived at Itsuka House, but Shiori was not home.
• Qian Huanyue put the pudding in the refrigerator and chatted with Tohka, learning that Shiori had been worrying and sleeping poorly.
• Tohka trusted a television fortune-teller’s prediction that her luck was five stars and Shiori’s mood would improve.
• Qian Huanyue warned Tohka that fortune-telling on television was entertainment and could be inaccurate.
• Shiori returned looking exhausted, and Qian Huanyue thought she resembled Reine.

Qian Huanyue reunited with Shiori, who admitted she had witnessed Huanyue being wounded and rampaging through DEM. After learning how deeply the ordeal had affected Shiori, Huanyue helped her rest, and Shiori fell asleep after promising to save her.

• Qian Huanyue realized Shiori had seen her injury and violent rampage, and Shiori confirmed it.
• Shiori asked whether Huanyue had been in pain, and Huanyue admitted the wound had hurt while reassuring Shiori.
• Qian Huanyue noticed Shiori was exhausted, laid her down with her head in her lap, and told her to sleep.
• Shiori murmured that she would save Huanyue before falling asleep.
• Qian Huanyue and Tohka quietly poked Shiori's cheek as she slept.

Kotori invited Qian Huanyue aboard Fraxinus, thanked her for protecting Shiori, and explained Ratatoskr’s plans to improve Shiori’s safety and let her live normally. Kotori then asked Qian Huanyue to go on another date with Shiori, but Qian Huanyue refused.

• Kotori brought Qian Huanyue to the bridge of Ratatoskr’s Fraxinus while Shiori and Tohka stayed behind.
• Kotori said DEM Industries suspected Qian Huanyue might be the First Spirit, but Ratatoskr did not believe the theory.
• Kotori formally thanked Qian Huanyue for protecting Shiori and said Shiori would gradually live as herself, with Ratatoskr guards patrolling nearby.
• Qian Huanyue questioned Kotori’s real reason for inviting her aboard, and Kotori asked her to go on another date with Shiori.
• Qian Huanyue refused Kotori’s request.

Qian Huanyue refused Kotori’s offer to date Shiori and have her spirit power sealed, saying she was content with her current life. After accidentally teleporting onto Shiori while she slept, Huanyue apologized, and Shiori thanked her for helping her sleep well.

• Qian Huanyue told Kotori she enjoyed being friends with Shiori but did not want to have her spirit power sealed.
• Kotori insisted that they would not give up trying to seal Qian Huanyue.
• Qian Huanyue tried to use the Fraxinus teleportation zone and landed on Shiori’s stomach.
• Shiori woke up in pain, reassured Huanyue that she was all right, and said Kotori had woken her the same way before.
• Shiori noticed her dark circles had faded and thanked Qian Huanyue for helping her sleep.

Qian Huanyue teased Kurumi Tokisaki about her past selves, but Kurumi turned the joke around and threatened to cut off Huanyue’s sweets and gaming equipment for a month. The chapter ended with Huanyue realizing she had provoked the person who controlled her household comforts.

• Nia Honjo used Ratziel to show Qian Huanyue the information she wanted and proudly called herself a convenient search engine.
• Kurumi Tokisaki teased Qian Huanyue for seeking help from past versions of her instead of inviting her along, and reminded her that she had been stabbed in the back.
• Qian Huanyue apologized and promised to turn to Kurumi next time, then asked what had happened to the Four Heavenly Kings.
• Kurumi grew jealous when Qian Huanyue praised her past selves, while Nia quietly slipped away to avoid getting involved.
• Qian Huanyue said all of Kurumi’s versions were important, so Kurumi threatened to withhold her strawberry cake, pudding, and gaming equipment for a month.

Shiori was summoned to the Fraxinus after a new Spirit, codenamed Hermit, appeared, then met Yoshino while trying to calm her inside a building. The chapter ended with Yoshino opening up slightly to Shiori as AST waited outside without authorization to attack.

• Shiori put away the puddings she had taken from the refrigerator and was teleported to the Fraxinus, where Kotori identified the new Spirit as Hermit.
• Qian Huanyue used Dog's cuteness to persuade Kurumi to lift the pudding ban to one pudding a day, but Kurumi made Qian Huanyue responsible for Dog's care for half a month.
• A Spacequake alarm sounded as Yoshino hid from AST inside a building with Yoshinon and Yoshino Junior.
• Shiori approached Yoshino gently, introduced herself, and asked her name; Yoshino and Yoshinon responded.
• Kotori advised Shiori to compliment Yoshinon's puppet act, and Yoshinon cheerfully explained that she was an independent existence.
• Origami asked whether AST had permission to attack the building, and Ryoko Kusakabe said their superiors had ordered them to stand by.

Qian Huanyue reunited with Tohka in a Spacequake shelter and reassured her about Shiori. Meanwhile, Shiori helped Yoshino escape the artillery attack and asked her to trust her with sealing her Spiritual Power; Yoshino agreed.

• Qian Huanyue met Ai, Mai, and Mii at the shelter and joined Tohka, who was worried about Shiori.
• Qian Huanyue reassured Tohka that Shiori would be safe and calmed her down.
• After AST began attacking the building, Kotori arranged for Shiori and Yoshino to teleport to Itsuka House.
• Shiori offered Yoshino a chance to live safely and explained that sealing her Spiritual Power was Yoshino's choice.
• Yoshino said she was willing to trust Shiori.

Qian Huanyue asked Nia Honjo to use [Ratziel] to investigate her origins, but the Angel could not read most records about her. Their inquiry revealed the existence of quasi-Spirits, leaving Qian Huanyue eager to learn more about them.

• Qian Huanyue asked Nia Honjo whether [Ratziel] could explain the source of her spiritual power, and Nia found its records about Qian Huanyue unreadable.
• Qian Huanyue told Nia that she had been human, had died, and suspected she came from another world.
• Nia used [Ratziel] to learn that some quasi-Spirits formed when deceased girls entered the Neighboring World and were converted.
• Nia explained that quasi-Spirits had [Nameless Angel] but did not have Godly Astral Dresses, and Qian Huanyue expressed eagerness to visit them.

Qian Huanyue asked Kurumi to accompany her, but several Kurumi clones competed for the outing until First-Meeting Kurumi reminded the original that she handled all the housework. Huanyue left with First-Meeting Kurumi, while the others stayed home, and the chapter ended with Kurumi taking an interest in Shiori Itsuka.

• Qian Huanyue asked Kurumi to go with her, but the Kurumi Four Heavenly Kings and other clones tried to claim the outing.
• First-Meeting Kurumi argued that she deserved to accompany Huanyue because she handled the housework, shopping, and other daily tasks.
• Kurumi admitted First-Meeting Kurumi had a point and let her go with Huanyue.
• Huanyue used Seraph of Thousand Blades to leave with First-Meeting Kurumi, while the remaining Kurumis settled down at home.
• Kurumi became interested in Shiori Itsuka, a woman close to Huanyue who could seal Spirits.

Qian Huanyue and Kurumi Tokisaki explored the Tenth Domain, where hostile Quasi-Spirits attacked them and Kurumi discovered that her clone could use Zafkiel’s Tenth Bullet. After verifying that a frightened silver-haired Quasi-Spirit was trustworthy, they learned her name was Hii Hibiki and asked her to guide them.

• A Quasi-Spirit attacked Qian Huanyue, and Kurumi Tokisaki shot her to protect Qian Huanyue.
• Qian Huanyue noticed that her Spiritual Power and Angel were easier to control, and Kurumi taught her how to use her Angel in gun form.
• Qian Huanyue shot at a silver-haired Quasi-Spirit hiding in a thicket and demanded that she prove she meant no harm.
• Kurumi summoned Zafkiel and used the Tenth Bullet to learn the Quasi-Spirit's memories, confirming that she could be trusted.
• Qian Huanyue lowered her weapon, introduced herself and Kurumi Tokisaki, and learned that their guide was named Hii Hibiki.

Qian Huanyue and Kurumi learned that Hii Hibiki had entered a deadly competition to help her friend Yūkage, who was threatened by the Tenth Domain’s ruler, Puppeteer. Qian Huanyue offered to help Hibiki and asked to become her friend.

• Hii Hibiki explained that contestants attacked Quasi-Spirits in the competition, where only one person could survive and win a Soul Crystal.
• Hii Hibiki told Qian Huanyue and Kurumi that a Soul Crystal was a Quasi-Spirit’s heart and that its destruction meant death.
• Hii Hibiki revealed that she hoped the two Spirits could defeat Puppeteer and save her injured friend Yūkage.
• Hii Hibiki considered using her Nameless Angel, [King Killing], to steal an ability from Qian Huanyue or Kurumi.
• Qian Huanyue offered to help Hii Hibiki test her strength and said she wanted to be her friend.

Qian Huanyue, Kurumi, and Hii Hibiki fought through waves of dolls controlled by the Puppeteer while searching for the Quasi-Spirit. After learning the dolls were made from dead Quasi-Spirits, Qian Huanyue became angry and resolved to stop treating the search like a game.

• Qian Huanyue used her Angel to teleport with Kurumi and Hii Hibiki through the area in search of the Puppeteer.
• Doll girls attacked the group, but Kurumi and Qian Huanyue easily destroyed them with a gun and flying swords.
• Qian Huanyue teleported repeatedly and defeated more waves of dolls, destroying at least a thousand as Hii Hibiki watched in amazement.
• Hii Hibiki suggested the dolls were meant to exhaust them, but Kurumi revealed they were made from dead Quasi-Spirits.
• Qian Huanyue grew angry at the Puppeteer for using the dead, while Kurumi absorbed the doll fragments with her City of Devouring Time.
• Qian Huanyue comforted Hii Hibiki, who said she was unsettled by seeing so much destruction up close.

Kurumi Tokisaki and Qian Huanyue rescued Yangliu Xiying, using Kurumi’s power to heal her and capturing the Quasi-Spirits who attacked them. Xiying revealed that the Puppeteer had tricked the contestants and was turning them into dolls, leaving Huanyue convinced the Puppeteer was nearby.

• Kurumi Tokisaki introduced herself as a Spirit to Shiori and asked her to show her around the school.
• Qian Huanyue defeated and bound several Quasi-Spirit contestants with her flying swords, warning them not to resist.
• Kurumi used [Dalet] to restore Yangliu Xiying’s injuries, and Xiying regained consciousness in Hii Hibiki’s arms.
• Qian Huanyue and Kurumi introduced themselves to Xiying, who accepted their playful nicknames.
• Yangliu Xiying told Hii Hibiki that the Puppeteer had deceived the contestants and intended to turn them into dolls; she had been injured by one of the Puppeteer’s dolls.

Qian Huanyue located and defeated the Puppeteer, Supanye, with the overwhelming power of [Seraph of Thousand Blades]. After using a devastating cannon attack, she was left alone with painful burns on her hands and hoped no one had witnessed her crying.

• Qian Huanyue found Supanye hiding in the school building and destroyed thousands of her dolls while counting them.
• Supanye begged Qian Huanyue for mercy and offered her rewards, power, and obedience, but Qian Huanyue chose to kill her.
• Qian Huanyue teleported Kurumi, Hii Hibiki, and the remaining Quasi-Spirits to the Ninth Domain before firing [Seraph of Thousand Blades: Cannon Form].
• The blast erased Supanye, her dolls, and the remaining school structure.
• Qian Huanyue burned her hands with the attack, cried from the pain, and quietly healed herself while hoping no one had seen her.

Qian Huanyue relived Tohka’s memories and discovered that Shiori sealed Tohka’s Spiritual Power with a forehead bump rather than a kiss, leaving her embarrassed about their own date. After returning to the Ninth Domain, she tried to create pudding with Spiritual Power but accidentally turned Seraph of Thousand Blades into a hard pudding-shaped object.

• Qian Huanyue experienced Tohka’s memories of meeting the silver-haired girl and Shiori, who helped Tohka gain her name and promised she deserved a normal life.
• Qian Huanyue saw Shiori and Tohka collide foreheads, sealing Tohka’s Spiritual Power without a kiss, and wondered whether Shiori had taken advantage of her on their date.
• Qian Huanyue used Seraph of Thousand Blades to clear the ruins and opened a path to the Ninth Domain, where Kurumi noticed her watery eyes.
• Qian Huanyue asked for something sweet, and Hii Hibiki explained that Quasi-Spirits could create things by imagining them and using Spiritual Power.
• Qian Huanyue tried to create pudding but shaped Seraph of Thousand Blades into a hard pudding instead, while Kurumi created a slice of Black Forest cake.

Qian Huanyue learned about idols in the Ninth Domain and was coaxed by Hii Hibiki, Kurumi, and Yangliu Xiying into trying an idol outfit and singing. She revealed that she still clearly remembered her human life, which her companions regarded as precious.

• Qian Huanyue imagined Kurumi, Hii Hibiki, and Yangliu Xiying performing as idols before Kurumi brought her back to the conversation.
• Hii Hibiki guessed that Qian Huanyue wanted to try being an idol, and Kurumi and Yangliu Xiying encouraged the idea.
• Hii Hibiki, Kurumi, and Yangliu Xiying dressed Qian Huanyue in an idol outfit and took her to a practice space.
• Qian Huanyue sang beautifully, and Hii Hibiki asked whether she had studied singing.
• Qian Huanyue said she remembered her human life clearly, and Kurumi, Hii Hibiki, and Yangliu Xiying reacted with surprise and envy.

Mio Takamiya considered Qian Huanyue a powerful but potentially harmless Otherworldly Spirit and decided she might become an ally. Meanwhile, Huanyue punished Hii Hibiki for teasing her with a revealing performance outfit, leaving Hibiki dressed in it and mortified.

• Mio Takamiya reflected that Qian Huanyue was an incomplete Otherworldly Spirit whose power could be dangerous, though her gentle nature made her unlikely to disrupt Mio's plan.
• Mio remembered Shinji's death and felt relieved that she might not need to use her Angel to stop Huanyue.
• Qian Huanyue sneezed, and Hii Hibiki joked that she might have caught a cold before creating a midriff-baring performance outfit for her.
• Huanyue summoned Seraph of Thousand Blades, lifted Hibiki into the air, and dragged her into the changing room.
• Yangliu Xiying refused to rescue Hibiki, and Hibiki emerged wearing the outfit while Huanyue laughed at her.

After manifesting as Qian Huanyue, a Spirit with no money, she found work at a dessert shop and enjoyed a kind welcome from its owner. Later, she used her Angel to teleport to Tenguu City, where she collided with someone she would remember.

• Qian Huanyue wandered the city looking for delinquents to rob, then entered a dessert shop after spotting a clerk wanted sign.
• Qian Huanyue convinced the shop owner to let her work for a day by claiming her identity item had been stolen and she needed travel money.
• Qian Huanyue handed out flyers, drew a crowd of customers, and earned 7,200 yen for four hours of work.
• The shop owner treated Qian Huanyue to pudding and cake, encouraged her to get out more, and invited her to work there again.
• After manifesting again, Qian Huanyue learned to use her Angel for targeted teleportation and went to Tenguu City.
• Qian Huanyue collided with someone there.

Qian Huanyue gathered her friends to form an idol group and sought their opinions on her song, whose lyrics described love as torture. Just as everyone appeared ready to approve it, a blonde Quasi-Spirit objected, drawing Qian Huanyue’s eager attention.

• Hii Hibiki tickled Yangliu Xiying and persuaded her to join the idol group, then Qian Huanyue invited Kurumi, who agreed to come along.
• Qian Huanyue woke Nia Honjo and asked her to evaluate the lyrics and music for her song, “Love’s Lingchi.”
• Nia praised the song’s rhythm and distinctive lyrics despite finding them horrifying, while Kurumi, Hii Hibiki, and Yangliu Xiying showed no objection to using it.
• Qian Huanyue began to approve the song, but Hii Hibiki objected, and the gathered Quasi-Spirits turned toward her.

Huili Liyinmeng, a former idol who lost her ability to sing after experiencing Miku’s painful memories, criticized the girls’ music and was asked to improve it. She agreed to help Qian Huanyue’s group, despite insisting she could no longer sing.

• Huili Liyinmeng remembered how the darkness of Miku’s past had left her unable to sing or perform onstage.
• Huili Liyinmeng introduced herself to Qian Huanyue, who learned from Nia Honjo and [Ratziel] that she was the former ruler of the Ninth Domain and had lost her voice after touching the black pillar.
• Qian Huanyue consulted Nia Honjo about a possible way forward, and Nia explained that [Ratziel] could only estimate a route whose future remained changeable.
• Huili Liyinmeng asked the girls to improve their song’s arrangement, and Qian Huanyue urged her to help the group as their reliable great idol.
• Huili Liyinmeng agreed to help without accepting a Soul Crystal as payment.