Recaps

Qian Huanyue felt an abnormal wave of hostile emotions and left the amusement park after reassuring Yoshino. Away from everyone, she traced the discomfort to an extreme emotion connected to her spiritual power and summoned [Seraph of Thousand Blades].

• Shiori took Kotori to the amusement park, and Huanyue waved goodbye to them before a surge of anxiety, fear, and killing intent struck her.
• Huanyue told Yoshino she had to leave and accepted the shaved ice Yoshino had brought her.
• Yoshino hugged Huanyue and told her she cared about her like family, then wished she would visit again.
• Huanyue promised to return, stepped through a space opened by [Seraph of Thousand Blades], and left Yoshino behind with Yoshinon.
• After leaving, Huanyue gasped for breath and realized her discomfort came from an extreme emotion outside herself, then raised her hand and called [Seraph of Thousand Blades].

After Nia Honjo’s memories of five years of torture returned, her despair drove her toward Inversion, and Qian Huanyue took her to a forest and held her through the pain. When DEM’s Phantom Beasts attacked Nia, Huanyue unleashed a furious barrage and prepared to fire again at the survivors.

• Nia Honjo woke after surgery, and the Small Realizer’s removal caused her memories of DEM Industries’ torture to flood back.
• Nia’s despair made her Spiritual Power turn murky and tear open wounds across her body as she neared Inversion.
• Qian Huanyue transported Nia to a forest, held her, and urged her to stay awake while she cried out in pain.
• Qian Huanyue spotted Bandersnatches targeting Nia and fired thousands of light cannons, destroying the Phantom Beasts in their path.
• When some reinforced Phantom Beasts survived, Qian Huanyue summoned Cannon Type again, consumed by rage at DEM.

Qian Huanyue fought off the Phantom Beasts while DEM observed her power, then comforted Nia and helped her resist Inversion. Nia used Ratziel to confirm that Huanyue had saved her simply because she wanted to, and broke down crying in Huanyue’s arms.

• Qian Huanyue realized the Phantom Beasts were trying to push Nia toward Inversion and dismissed them as cowards.
• Westcott watched the battle from DEM’s branch office, judged Huanyue’s power comparable to the First Spirit, and ordered Ellen to evacuate.
• Vice Commander Kanazuki told Qian Huanyue that Fraxinus had intercepted the Arbatel vessel carrying the Phantom Beast: Bondsky, and Huanyue asked him to keep it occupied.
• Qian Huanyue channeled Spiritual Power into Nia, comforted her, and invited her to look into Huanyue’s thoughts.
• Nia summoned Ratziel without undergoing Inversion, and it revealed that Qian Huanyue had saved her because she wanted to.
• Nia burst into tears as she realized Huanyue had remembered her and rescued her without expecting anything in return.

After comforting Nia, Qian Huayue took her to confront DEM’s airship, where Nia helped destroy it. The two then planned to visit Water Park as Nia embraced her fresh start.

• Nia realized she had fallen for Qian Huayue, who thanked her for enduring her suffering and covered her with a Spiritual Power coat.
• Qian Huayue opened a passage with Seraph of Thousand Blades and took Nia to DEM’s Arbatel while the Fraxinus retreated.
• Qian Huayue transformed Seraph of Thousand Blades into a cannon, and Nia held the Arbatel in place as they prepared to fire.
• Nia chose to end the fight quickly, and Qian Huayue fired Divine Punishment Star-Piercer, destroying the Arbatel and moving its wreckage away.
• Qian Huayue suggested they visit Water Park, and Nia said she felt fully recovered as they talked about welcoming a new beginning.

After Nia received Huanyue’s swimsuit photos, Huanyue teased the Kurumi clones at the water park before First-Meeting Kurumi whisked her away to a safehouse. There, First-Meeting Kurumi confronted Huanyue’s insistence that she could handle everything alone, leaving their conversation tense.

• Huanyue sent Nia a string of swimsuit photos, and Nia laughed happily in Ratatoskr’s medical room.
• Huanyue shared shaved ice with Yoshino while Sawa and the Kurumi clones joined them at the stand.
• Huanyue laughed at the Kurumis after noticing their signature accessories had been confiscated, prompting them to close in on her.
• First-Meeting Kurumi emerged from a shadow and pulled Huanyue away before the other Kurumis could reach her.
• At a safehouse, First-Meeting Kurumi rested Huanyue on her lap and challenged her claim that she alone was enough.

Qian Huanyue reassured First-Meeting Kurumi that she cared deeply about her and promised to ask her friends for help when she needed it. The two ended the conversation playfully tangled together on the sofa.

• Qian Huanyue pushed First-Meeting Kurumi down on the sofa and explained that she cared about her specifically and would be hurt if she disappeared.
• First-Meeting Kurumi admitted she worried about Huanyue acting alone and assured her that their friends would help if asked.
• Qian Huanyue thanked Kurumi for the home, warmth, and support she had given her, and promised to seek help when she had no other choice or wanted to run away.
• Qian Huanyue fed Kurumi an apple slice and asked her not to laugh if she ever asked for help.
• First-Meeting Kurumi pounced on Huanyue as she peeled the apple, and they playfully tussled together on the sofa.

Qian Huanyue easily captured Mana when she tried to flee, then teased her alongside First-Meeting Kurumi after noticing her resemblance to Shiori Itsuka. A passerby mistook the scene for bullying, and Mana pretended they were playing a game before confronting the two Spirits once the woman left.

• Mana activated her CR-UNIT: Murakumo and tried to escape Qian Huanyue, but Qian Huanyue used [Seraph of Thousand Blades] to stop and capture her.
• First-Meeting Kurumi teased the flustered Mana and asked her to call Qian Huanyue Big Sister Huanyue; Qian Huanyue and First-Meeting Kurumi remarked that Mana resembled Shiori Itsuka.
• A woman in a white coat entered the alley and asked whether Mana needed help, mistaking the scene for bullying.
• Mana assured the woman that they were only playing a game, and the woman eventually left.
• Mana angrily challenged Qian Huanyue and First-Meeting Kurumi about calling their encounter a game, while Qian Huanyue pretended to be an innocent bystander.

Qian Huanyue brought Mana Takamiya to the Itsuka home, where Mana and Shiori Itsuka recognized their resemblance and discovered they were sisters. Shiori invited Mana to stay for dinner, and Mana accepted.

• Qian Huanyue returned to the Itsuka home, where Shiori Itsuka welcomed her anxiously and asked her to stay for dinner.
• Shiori noticed Mana Takamiya, and Mana recognized Shiori as her big sister.
• Kotori Itsuka reacted with shock when Qian Huanyue explained that she had brought Mana home after meeting her on the way.
• Mana told Qian Huanyue she would remain cautious around her, then blushed when her stomach rumbled.
• Shiori invited Mana to eat with the family, and Mana accepted after Kotori said there was plenty of food.

Shiori met Mana, who claimed to be her younger sister despite having no memories from before the past few years. Qian Huanyue confirmed they were blood-related, while her teasing remarks about her relationship with Shiori left Mana shocked and embarrassed.

• Yoshino and Tohka remarked on how much Mana resembled Shiori, and Shiori invited Mana, Qian Huanyue, and Kurumi to dinner.
• Shiori asked Mana about their mother, but Mana said she had no memories from before the past two or three years.
• Mana showed Shiori a pendant containing a photograph of them together as children, and Qian Huanyue confirmed they were blood-related.
• Mana asked about Shiori and Qian Huanyue's relationship, and Shiori said she hoped they would become lovers.
• Qian Huanyue teased Mana by implying she and Shiori had kissed and gone on dates, leaving Shiori flustered and Mana stunned.
• Shiori changed the subject by asking how Qian Huanyue met Mana, and Kurumi's suggestive account of their encounter prompted Mana to deny it in embarrassment.

Qian Huanyue stopped Mana from returning to DEM and revealed that Mana’s body had been severely damaged by its magic. Ratatoskr agreed to examine and treat her, and Qian Huanyue left Mana with Shiori and Kotori before departing with Kurumi.

• As Mana tried to leave Itsuka House, Qian Huanyue restrained her with chains and told her she could not return to DEM.
• Mana confirmed she was a DEM Industries second lieutenant, while Kotori revealed her affiliation with Ratatoskr and Shiori said she was not an ordinary person.
• Qian Huanyue warned that Mana might not live another ten years, and Kotori agreed to have Ratatoskr examine and treat her.
• Qian Huanyue embraced Kotori in gratitude, then released Mana and left with First-Meeting Kurumi.
• At the door, Qian Huanyue affectionately teased Shiori, and Mana concluded that her sister shared an extraordinary relationship with her.

Qian Huanyue and First-Meeting Kurumi teased each other, befriended a kitten, and went to buy drinks together. The chapter ended with Huanyue giving Kurumi carrot-grapefruit juice while preparing to drink the bizarre beverages herself.

• Qian Huanyue reassured First-Meeting Kurumi that she was her favorite and asked her to have a drink together.
• First-Meeting Kurumi tried to pet a calico kitten, but it ignored her and went to Qian Huanyue instead.
• First-Meeting Kurumi teased Huanyue by scratching beneath her chin, and Huanyue played along like a cat.
• Qian Huanyue left cat food for the kitten and persuaded First-Meeting Kurumi to go buy drinks with her.
• Qian Huanyue tricked First-Meeting Kurumi with a list of strange drinks before giving her carrot-grapefruit juice and keeping the odd beverages for herself.

Qian Huanyue fled from Miku Izayoi, then settled on a rooftop with First-Meeting Kurumi to try bizarre drinks. After drinking miso soda, Huanyue froze in apparent shock, leaving Kurumi calling to her.

• Qian Huanyue grabbed Kurumi and tried to escape when Miku Izayoi spotted her, but Miku caught up and invited them to a tea party.
• Qian Huanyue declined Miku’s invitation, then promised to visit another time after Kurumi introduced herself as Kurumi Tokisaki.
• Qian Huanyue and First-Meeting Kurumi left Miku and used [Seraph of Thousand Blades] to reach a rooftop bench.
• Qian Huanyue drank soy sauce-flavored soda and then guessed miso soda from her bag of drinks.
• Qian Huanyue took a large gulp of miso soda and froze on the bench, prompting First-Meeting Kurumi to call out to her.

Shiori learned that her unstable Spiritual Power was flowing back into the Spirits and causing Tohka to lose control, so she rushed to find her. Kotori then called Qian Huanyue for help, and Huanyue summoned her Astral Dress and headed to Raizen High School.

• Teacher Tamae Okamine warned Shiori to submit her forgotten homework, but Tohka suddenly clutched her chest and staggered out of the classroom as Spacequake alarms sounded.
• Reine Murasame explained that Shiori's Spiritual Power and its two-way pathway had become unstable, causing power to flow back into the Spirits and trigger Tohka's riot.
• Shiori ran against the evacuation to find Tohka, transformed into her princess-like Astral Dress, and ignored Kotori's warnings.
• Qian Huanyue struggled with unexplained distress until Kotori begged her to come to Raizen High School and help Shiori.
• Qian Huanyue summoned [Seraph of Thousand Blades] and transformed into [Godly Astral Dress: Thousandfold].

Shiori pushed through Tohka’s uncontrolled Spiritual Power and collapsed after reaching her, while Qian Huanyue intervened and discovered that Shiori’s injuries were causing sealed Spiritual Power to leak away. Qian Huanyue realized that some of her own Spiritual Power had also been sealed.

• Tohka’s Spiritual Power backlash overwhelmed her, and Shiori endured severe wounds as she tried to reach and seal her again.
• Shiori pressed her forehead against Tohka’s and lost consciousness.
• Qian Huanyue knocked Tohka unconscious, caught her, and found Shiori bleeding heavily.
• Qian Huanyue used Seraph of Thousand Blades to bandage Shiori, but the wounds continued to leak Spiritual Power.
• Qian Huanyue realized that part of her own Spiritual Power had been sealed without her noticing.

Qian Huanyue desperately tried to save the gravely injured Shiori and awakened her second Angel, [Featherheal Sovereign]. Rinne Sonogami then appeared and used [Eden] to restore Tenguu City and everything in it, leaving Shiori restored.

• Qian Huanyue blamed herself as Shiori lay gravely injured from the uncontrolled flow of Spiritual Power.
• Qian Huanyue awakened her second Angel, [Featherheal Sovereign], and poured its healing power into Shiori.
• Rinne Sonogami appeared in an Astral Dress and assured Qian Huanyue that Shiori would live.
• Rinne Sonogami spread a barrier over Tenguu City and activated [Eden], reversing events and restoring everything to its pristine state.

After waking from a nightmare, Huanyue prepared for her first day at Raizen High School and learned that an anomaly had appeared in Tenguu City. She used [Seraph of Thousand Blades] to reach Shiori, where the chapter ended with them embracing before school.

• Huanyue woke crying from a nightmare about Kurumi dying, then got dressed in her Raizen High School uniform.
• First-Meeting Kurumi gave Huanyue a lunchbox, kept her investigation secret, and warned her that an anomaly had appeared in Tenguu City.
• Huanyue infused First-Meeting Kurumi with Spiritual Power and promised to help if anything happened.
• Huanyue summoned [Seraph of Thousand Blades] and slashed through space to reach Shiori.
• Huanyue hugged Shiori and asked to stay in her embrace until it was time for school.

After waking from a three-day coma, Shiori learned that her Spirit powers had reversed and she was now like an ordinary person, leaving her unable to rely on Spiritual Power in danger. She reassured Tohka that losing her powers would not kill her, while the cause of the reversal remained unknown.

• Kotori found Qian Huanyue embracing Shiori, and Shiori and Huanyue flustered her with their teasing before Tohka arrived in tears.
• Tohka asked how Shiori was feeling, and Huanyue and Kotori revealed that Shiori had nearly died after acting recklessly.
• Shiori learned she had slept for three days and could not remember the incident that had nearly killed her.
• Kotori explained that Fraxinus had found all the Spirit powers inside Shiori had undergone a reversal, while Tohka and Yoshino showed no apparent ill effects.
• Huanyue warned Shiori that she was now like an empty container and could die if she faced danger without Spiritual Power, and Shiori reassured Tohka that she would be fine.

Qian Huanyue tried to seal her Spiritual Power in Shiori but discovered that the attempt failed, then joined the others as they had breakfast. Afterward, Shiori met her childhood friend Rinne again, and the group greeted her outside.

• Qian Huanyue leaned close to Shiori to test whether she could seal Spiritual Power, but found no Spiritual Power flowing in Shiori’s body.
• Qian Huanyue revealed that some of her Spiritual Power had been inside Shiori for a long time, while privately hiding her sudden urge to punish Shiori.
• Shiori invited Qian Huanyue to breakfast, but Qian Huanyue said she had already eaten.
• Shiori served breakfast to Kotori, Yoshino, and Tohka, who praised it.
• Shiori noticed the strange-looking New Tenguu Tower after leaving the house, then recognized Rinne Sonogami with help from the others and greeted her warmly.

Qian Huanyue transferred into Shiori’s class and quickly became the center of attention. Shiori took her on a campus tour, hoping to lift Huanyue’s spirits, but Ai, Mai, and Mii soon interrupted them.

• Teacher Xiaozhu welcomed Qian Huanyue as the new transfer student, and the class enthusiastically greeted her.
• Ai, Mai, and Mii recognized Qian Huanyue and teased Mii when she blushed.
• During the break, classmates crowded around Qian Huanyue to ask about her hobbies and silver hair.
• Shiori pulled Qian Huanyue away to show her around campus, and Qian Huanyue took Shiori’s hand as they walked.
• Kotori told Shiori that Huanyue’s emotional value remained low, and Shiori noticed that Huanyue seemed fragile despite her smiles.
• Ai, Mai, and Mii found the pair holding hands and teased Shiori about her closeness with Qian Huanyue.

Shiori confessed to Ai, Mai, and Mii that she wanted Qian Huanyue to be her lover, and her friends agreed to support her. With their movie tickets, Shiori invited Huanyue to see a film after school, and Huanyue accepted.

• Shiori pulled Ai, Mai, and Mii aside and confessed that she wanted Qian Huanyue to become her lover.
• Ai, Mai, and Mii warned Shiori to respect Huanyue’s feelings, then agreed not to interfere and offered their support.
• Ai gave Shiori two movie tickets, and Mai and Mii urged her to invite Huanyue.
• Shiori returned to Qian Huanyue and invited her to see a movie after school.
• Qian Huanyue teased Shiori for keeping her waiting, then accepted the invitation.

Qian Huanyue and Shiori watched a movie, but their attention drifted to a couple arguing and making up behind them. After Shiori accidentally brushed Huanyue’s cheek, Huanyue coaxed her into a flustered confession of affection, leaving the two girls behind them listening in.

• Qian Huanyue and Shiori quietly watched a niche film in a nearly empty cinema until the popcorn ran out.
• Qian Huanyue overheard two girls behind them arguing because one had fallen asleep during the movie, then learned the sleepy girl was dating two girlfriends at once.
• The girls abruptly made up, and Shiori was shocked by how affectionate they became.
• Qian Huanyue leaned toward Shiori, and Shiori accidentally brushed her cheek with her lips as she turned to listen.
• Qian Huanyue asked Shiori to kiss her cheek, then coaxed her into listing the things she loved about her.
• The girls behind them secretly listened to Shiori’s confession, and Shiori noticed them staring as she and Qian Huanyue left the cinema.

Qian Huanyue teased Shiori with a couple’s drink, but Shiori noticed Huanyue seemed troubled and offered her a way to reach out. Huanyue accepted the earpiece, then warned Shiori that she would run away if Shiori kept asking about her condition.

• Qian Huanyue ordered a Deluxe Sweetheart Couple's Special drink to embarrass Shiori.
• Huanyue secretly switched the drink’s straw, and Shiori realized its ends had been held between their mouths.
• Shiori hugged Huanyue and asked whether her affection made Huanyue happy.
• Shiori gave Huanyue her miniature earpiece and asked her to tell Shiori if anything was troubling her.
• Huanyue accepted the earpiece, then quietly threatened to run away if Shiori kept asking.

After Qian Huanyue destroyed the Guardians that attacked her and Shiori near New Tenguu Tower, Shiori took her to the snack street where they first met. Huanyue became tearful at Shiori’s words, leaving Shiori panicked and apologizing.

• Qian Huanyue sensed a strange presence hiding something at New Tenguu Tower, then unleashed her Astral Dress when the park’s Guardians attacked her and Shiori.
• Qian Huanyue destroyed the Guardians after one attack nearly hurt Shiori, and the red tint faded from the area.
• Qian Huanyue said the barrier seemed to warn them away from New Tenguu Tower and insisted they leave because it was dangerous for Shiori.
• Shiori led Qian Huanyue away, bumped her forehead into a lamppost, and accepted Huanyue’s hand as they headed to the snack street.
• Shiori reminded Qian Huanyue that the snack street was where they first met and said she had never forgotten anything about her.
• Qian Huanyue began to cry and blamed Shiori for making her strange, while Shiori panicked and apologized.

Shiori comforted Qian Huanyue as she shared her painful childhood spent in hospitals, promising to stay by her side in the future. Later, Shiori fed Huanyue takoyaki, and Huanyue teased her with an intimate bite that left Shiori flustered.

• Shiori reassured Huanyue that her warmth and affection were real, then held her as Huanyue clung to her.
• Shiori promised to accompany Huanyue through every moment of her future, and Huanyue accepted her embrace.
• Huanyue told Shiori that before becoming a Spirit, she had spent nearly all her days in hospital rooms.
• Shiori told Huanyue she wanted to cherish her more after learning about her past, and Huanyue called her a smooth talker.
• Shiori fed Huanyue takoyaki, and Huanyue bit only half of one while leaning close enough to make Shiori blush and lose her words.

After Kotori reprimanded Shiori for investigating dangerous creatures alone, Shiori promised to consult her first and declined Fraxinus’s help with her dates. Later, Rinne asked Shiori to promise she would cherish Huanyue, then vanished after Shiori briefly felt dizzy.

• Kotori scolded Shiori for acting alone despite her condition, then said Fraxinus would investigate the creatures.
• Kotori told Shiori to discuss her actions with her beforehand, and Shiori agreed.
• Kotori offered Fraxinus’s support for Shiori’s dates, but Shiori declined because Huanyue disliked being watched.
• Rinne asked Shiori to cherish Huanyue, stay by her side, and never make her sad, and Shiori solemnly promised.
• Shiori felt briefly dizzy, then noticed Rinne had disappeared and decided to go to sleep early.