Chapter Summaries

Summary

• Miku’s fixation on Lingmeng: After discovering that Lingmeng is the musical talent behind the songs she loves, Miku repeatedly urges her to form an idol group and debut together. Lingmeng refuses, preferring the easy money and freedom of posting songs online. Miku calls her unambitious, then proposes that Lingmeng become her wife instead.
• Lingmeng pushes back: Miku takes the opportunity to grope and cling to Lingmeng, who protests that she welcomes touching others but not being touched—especially when Miku gets too handsy. Lingmeng finally hits Miku on the head to make her stop.
• Shido wakes and joins the conversation: Shido says he is fine, then asks why Lingmeng objects to Miku’s advances when Lingmeng herself enjoys getting close to girls. Lingmeng explains the distinction, and Shido realizes Miku’s behavior surpasses even hers.
• Miku surprises Shido: When Shido greets her, Miku embraces him and calls him “Darling,” despite her former hatred of men. Shido checks that he is awake and asks her to clarify; Miku cheerfully repeats the term without explanation.
• Lingmeng and Miku’s teasing: Lingmeng questions Miku’s sudden affection for Shido. Miku assumes Lingmeng is jealous and promises to call her “Honey,” but Lingmeng insists she stick with “Dream-chan” and keeps her at arm’s length.
• Kotori explains the change: Kotori and the others arrive, and Kotori says Miku’s affection for Shido has grown enough that he can seal her. Miku blushes and hints that this is because Shido made her a promise, leaving Shido confused about what she means.

Character developments and interactions

Miku is increasingly affectionate and physically forward with Lingmeng, but her unexpected “Darling” for Shido signals a major change in her attitude toward him. Lingmeng remains resistant to Miku’s advances and prefers to control the closeness herself. Shido is bewildered by Miku’s shift, while Kotori treats it as an understandable result of his past promise.

Themes

The chapter plays comic contrasts between affection and unwanted advances, public persona and private behavior, and unexpected emotional change. Miku’s sudden tenderness toward Shido also suggests that an earlier promise has begun to reshape their relationship.

Plot points and events

• Miku trusts Shido after he reaffirms that he would still support her even if she lost her voice and fame. She says she would sing just for him, and Shido moves to embrace her.
• Lingmeng interrupts, teasing Shido about winning Miku’s affection. The others react as if Miku is another romantic rival, prompting a brief, tense exchange.
• Miku claims she will sing for everyone, then immediately tries to kiss them all. The group has to work together to restrain her.
• Kotori asks Lingmeng to explain her earlier Inverse transformation. Lingmeng recounts that Shido’s death drove her to lose control and nearly destroy humanity; Phantom restored her senses, and she used Kurumi’s Angel to travel back and prevent that future.
• Lingmeng apologizes, fearing the others will judge her. Instead, they accept her and thank her for saving Shido. She gives only a vague explanation for her new necklace, saying it will help keep her calm if she goes Inverse again.
• The group discusses Phantom’s power and suspiciously precise timing, recognizing the organization as a potential threat despite its apparent lack of hostility.
• Shido asks Miku to let him seal her Spirit Power. She agrees, but makes it conditional: Lingmeng must agree to perform onstage with her first.

Character developments and interactions

• Miku places deep trust in Shido and accepts the possibility of losing her voice, but remains flirtatious and impulsive, pursuing both Shido and the others.
• Lingmeng shows guilt and fear over the alternate future she caused, but is reassured by the group’s forgiveness. She jokes with Shido about marriage and keeps Xier Ya’s role in providing the necklace secret.
• Shido remains supportive of Miku and grateful to Lingmeng, while trying to manage the group’s chaotic romantic rivalries.
• Kotori and the others respond to Lingmeng’s confession with understanding rather than condemnation, strengthening their bond with her. Kotori also keeps attention on the unresolved danger posed by Phantom.
• Miku and Lingmeng end the chapter in a playful but reluctant negotiation, with Miku pressuring Lingmeng to share a stage.

Significant themes

• Trust and acceptance: Miku trusts Shido’s support, while Lingmeng is welcomed despite the terrible future she describes.
• Guilt, forgiveness, and second chances: Lingmeng’s past actions are acknowledged, but the group judges her by what she has done in the present timeline.
• Uncertainty and hidden threats: Phantom’s strength and unexplained intervention leave the group wary.
• Comedy amid danger: Romantic jealousy, Miku’s advances, and Lingmeng’s evasiveness balance the chapter’s serious revelations.

Key plot points and events

• Lingmeng agrees to perform a new song with Miku at the Tengu Festival’s closing ceremony. Miku excitedly takes her home to rehearse, keeping Lingmeng up late and sneaking into her room during the night.
• The festival’s schedule has been disrupted by Miku’s citywide mind-control incident the previous day. The organizers add an extra day, so the closing ceremony takes place before the festival is actually over.
• Lingmeng and Miku perform their unreleased song, “I Really Want to Love This World.” Lingmeng plays piano while they trade vocal lines, and the audience responds with overwhelming applause.
• Miku sings without using her Spirit powers. Encouraged by the crowd’s affection, she thanks them, then affectionately calls Shido “darling,” provoking a commotion.
• After the performance, Shido visits Miku backstage, where she greets him warmly.

Character developments

• Miku begins to trust that people can love her for herself, not just because of her supernatural voice. Choosing to sing naturally is a meaningful step toward accepting that.
• Lingmeng is supportive and generous, sharing her new song with Miku, though she remains wary of Miku’s flirtatious advances.
• Shido watches the performance with his friends and appears embarrassed when Miku publicly singles him out.

Significant themes

• The song and performance emphasize hope, persistence, and finding reasons to love the world despite pain.
• Miku’s choice to sing without her powers highlights the difference between affection compelled by magic and genuine acceptance.
• Music serves as a way to connect with others and offer comfort.

Character interactions

• Miku’s enthusiastic insistence on rehearsing clashes with Lingmeng’s attempts to keep a safe distance, leading to an exhausting night together.
• Onstage, Lingmeng and Miku collaborate closely, alternating vocals over Lingmeng’s piano accompaniment.
• The audience’s praise reassures Miku, while her declaration of love for Shido adds a playful, embarrassing note to the moment.
• Shido later seeks Miku out backstage.

Key events

• After Miku’s performance at the school festival, she embraces Shido and kisses him. The kiss seals her Spirit Power, causing her Astral Dress to disappear.
• Lingmeng walks in, sees Miku undressed in Shido’s arms, and jokingly takes a photo to threaten him with an outrageous headline. She quickly reassures him and welcomes Miku.
• The story then shifts to a clearly labeled parallel-world side story, unrelated to the main plot.
• Weeks after Miku’s Spirit Power was sealed, the group attends her concert in Tengu City. Miku performs to a large, enthusiastic audience, while the Spirits cheer from specially reserved seats.
• Lingmeng explains that she declined Miku’s invitation to perform as a guest because she did not want to overexpose herself—and because Miku’s proposed outfit had a very short skirt.
• After the concert, Miku playfully leaps toward Lingmeng, who dodges; Shido catches Miku instead. Lingmeng offers her water, then jokes about using electrotherapy when Miku hints that she would welcome mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
• Kotori asks Miku what she plans to do after the concert; the excerpt ends before Miku answers.

Character developments and interactions

• Miku has become friendly with the group since Shido sealed her power. She remains affectionate, teasing, and attention-loving, but is no longer domineering.
• Shido shows genuine admiration for Miku’s singing and remains protective, catching her when Lingmeng dodges her leap.
• Lingmeng balances warmth with mischievous teasing: she welcomes Miku, enthusiastically supports her concert, and playfully deflects Miku’s theatrics.
• The other Spirits enjoy Miku’s performance; Tohka and Yoshino are especially captivated, while the Yamai sisters imagine performing themselves.

Significant themes

• Trust and acceptance: Miku’s relationship with Shido and the group has shifted from conflict toward friendship.
• Performance and popularity: Miku’s concert emphasizes the work behind her idol persona and her close connection with her fans.
• Playful friendship: The characters’ teasing and mutual care show their growing comfort with one another.

Plot points and events

• Miku reveals she arranged the gathering not for a concert, but to get everyone into swimsuits. She brought a swimsuit for each Spirit and tries to rush them into changing on the spot.
• Lingmeng initially tries to leave, pretending she needs to play a newly updated game. The others plead with her to stay, and she eventually agrees.
• At the pool, Tohka and Yoshino enjoy the waterslide, then the Yamai Sisters join them. Yuzuru teases Kaguya for being jealous; Kaguya admits it and accepts Yuzuru’s invitation to ride together.
• Lingmeng confronts Miku about her swimsuit, which is the only one with multiple holes and exposes far more skin than the others. Miku appears pleased with her handiwork.

Character developments and interactions

• Lingmeng’s reluctance gives way to affection: she stays because she cannot refuse the girls, despite recognizing Miku’s transparent scheme.
• Miku is playful and shameless about her real motive, especially in singling Lingmeng out for an unusually revealing swimsuit.
• Tohka and Yoshino share carefree excitement, while Yuzuru and Kaguya show their familiar teasing and closeness. Kaguya’s attempt to act superior quickly gives way to honest enthusiasm.

Significant themes

• The chapter centers on friendship and shared leisure: the Spirits draw Lingmeng into a group outing, and the pool becomes a place for playful bonding.
• Teasing and embarrassment drive the comedy, particularly through Miku’s swimsuit trick and the Yamai Sisters’ banter.