Chapter Summaries

Li Tetsuhiro followed Kyoko Tachibana to her company, where he befriended the employees and helped them finish their software development work. Kyoko discovered he had been shown the company’s development secrets and ordered the girls to copy the company rules, while Li Tetsuhiro remained unsure whether Kintaro was still on his way.

• Kyoko Tachibana brought Li Tetsuhiro to her office, where he asked an employee whether Kintaro worked there and learned that the company hired only women.
• Li Tetsuhiro recalled Kintaro Oe’s name and background, then told the employees how he had met Kyoko in a traffic accident.
• While Kyoko worked, Li Tetsuhiro chatted with the employees and helped them complete their software and fix several problems.
• Kyoko returned, found everyone gathered around Li Tetsuhiro, and learned he had helped with development.
• Kyoko scolded the employees for exposing company secrets to an outsider and ordered each of them to copy the company rules a hundred times.

Tetsuhiro helped Kyoko Tachibana’s company by showing her a superior software version and offered to help resolve its conflict with H.C. Company and the Gang. Kyoko refused his intervention and chose to handle the threats herself, but Tetsuhiro told her that decision was not up to her.

• Tetsuhiro confronted Kyoko Tachibana over punishing her employees and asked her to review the software he had helped create.
• Kyoko was impressed by the software, and Tetsuhiro asked her to let the employees off in exchange for his help.
• Kyoko refused to excuse the employees entirely but reduced their punishment to copying the material ten times.
• Kyoko explained that H.C. Company was likely targeting her business and rejected Tetsuhiro’s offer to deal with the rival and the Gang, saying she wanted to succeed through her own efforts.
• Tetsuhiro warned Kyoko that handling the situation alone was not up to her, leaving her to ask what he meant.

Tetsuhiro pressed Kyoko Tachibana to reveal her name and teased her in private at her company. The chapter ended with Kyoko’s assistant overhearing her cries and the employees growing more curious about what was happening.

• Tetsuhiro warned Kyoko Tachibana that her situation involved serious social and public safety issues, then asked her to tell him her name.
• Kyoko Tachibana startled Tetsuhiro with a shout, making him spill hot tea on himself, and jokingly demanded one million yen for the tea and other services.
• Tetsuhiro approached Kyoko Tachibana as she retreated behind a potted plant, and she finally told him her name.
• Tetsuhiro demanded compensation and continued teasing Kyoko Tachibana until she cried out and her assistant asked if she was all right.
• Kyoko Tachibana told her assistant that nothing was wrong, while the employees watched and speculated.

Kyoko Tachibana accompanied Tetsuhiro to the Police Department, where the commissioner personally welcomed him and the investigation into the attack began. The suspects confessed, but Katsuta Takenori’s arrival brought an unexpected complication.

• Tetsuhiro and Kyoko Tachibana received a call summoning them to give statements after the case was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division.
• Tetsuhiro and Kyoko Tachibana arrived at the Police Department, where officials greeted Tetsuhiro and Kyoko realized Commissioner Miyamoto was waiting for him.
• Maya privately confirmed that she had concealed Tetsuhiro’s identity and arranged for the police to investigate only the two criminals.
• Tetsuhiro told the gathered officials to follow proper procedures, and Commissioner Miyamoto escorted him, Maya, and Kyoko through their statements.
• The two men in black confessed, and Fujita Sukeo admitted his crimes as the company’s designated fall guy.
• Katsuta Takenori arrived for questioning, but his case presented an unexpected complication.

Tetsuhiro met Katsuta Takenori’s daughter, Katsuta Naoko, after her protest outside the Police Department, and she maneuvered herself into his arms. Katsuta left Naoko with Tetsuhiro while he went inside, leaving Tetsuhiro suspicious of her intentions and unsure how to handle her advances.

• The director ordered Katsuta Takenori to stop the protest outside the Police Department, and Tetsuhiro recognized him as someone familiar.
• Tetsuhiro went outside and saw Katsuta Takenori comfort his daughter, Katsuta Naoko, who had led the protest after learning her father had been summoned for questioning.
• Katsuta Takenori apologized to the director, explained his business operations, and sent the protesting punks away.
• Katsuta Naoko pretended to faint, and Tetsuhiro caught her before she hit the ground.
• Katsuta Naoko asked Tetsuhiro to support her while she rested, and Katsuta Takenori left her with him as Tetsuhiro suspected she was setting him up.

Naoko clung to Tetsuhiro and tried to persuade him to reduce her father’s punishment, but he refused to interfere with the law and went after Kyoko Tachibana. Kyoko left in turmoil over her feelings for Tetsuhiro, then reconsidered and grew jealous of Naoko.

• Tetsuhiro carried Naoko into the hall and set her down, but she grabbed his leg and pleaded for him to stay close.
• Naoko clung to Tetsuhiro and admitted she wanted him to get her father a lighter punishment, prompting him to refuse and tell her father to cooperate with the process.
• Kyoko Tachibana left the hall without answering Tetsuhiro, and he hurried after her.
• Naoko watched Tetsuhiro leave and blamed Kyoko Tachibana, while the spectators noticed Naoko’s possessiveness.
• In her car, Kyoko Tachibana recalled her encounters with Li Tetsuhiro and realized she cared about him and envied Naoko’s closeness to him.
• Kyoko Tachibana kicked the car door and cursed, then reacted in confusion when someone asked who she was insulting.

After Kyoko Tachibana left the Police Department in a jealous mood, Tetsuhiro caught up and persuaded her to give him a ride. They teased each other as they drove off to find food, while an unseen figure watched them leave.

• Tetsuhiro caught up with Kyoko Tachibana at her car and asked why she had left without him.
• Kyoko Tachibana questioned Tetsuhiro about Naoko and accused him of enjoying her attention, while Tetsuhiro insisted Naoko had approached him to ask for help for her father.
• Tetsuhiro teased Kyoko Tachibana about being jealous, and she angrily denied it.
• Tetsuhiro vanished into the passenger seat, fastened his seat belt, and then startled Kyoko Tachibana by leaning toward her.
• Kyoko Tachibana agreed to find food with Tetsuhiro, and they drove away as a hidden figure watched them.

After dinner, Tetsuhiro carried the tipsy Kyoko Tachibana to his car and continued teasing and touching her during the ride home. Kyoko resisted but remained in his arms as Maya drove, leaving Tetsuhiro’s advances ongoing.

• Tetsuhiro teased Kyoko Tachibana outside the restaurant after she praised his chest and complained about the meal’s cost.
• Tetsuhiro scooped Kyoko Tachibana into his arms and carried her to the car while she protested and hid her face against him.
• Maya drove away as Tetsuhiro kept an arm around Kyoko, who pretended to be angry but could not move away.
• Tetsuhiro pulled Kyoko onto his lap, and the moving car’s jolts made her cry out as he continued touching her.
• Kyoko weakly urged Tetsuhiro to stop, but he kept teasing her as Maya drove.

Tetsuhiro and Kyoko grew closer after sharing her first kiss, while a giant snake on Mount Fuji hunted down a smaller snake and absorbed its energy. The giant snake began transforming, but the chapter ended before revealing what it became.

• Tetsuhiro kissed Kyoko, and she admitted she had fallen for him.
• A giant snake sensed something was wrong and slithered through the cold surroundings on Mount Fuji.
• The giant snake attacked a smaller snake and coiled around it.
• The giant snake drained the smaller snake's energy until it was skin and bones, then began transforming.

The Great Dragon was born from the giant snake’s transformation but remained trapped in its cave, while Tetsuhiro’s intimate moment with Kyoko was interrupted by Maya enforcing Lady Mito’s orders. Kyoko teased Tetsuhiro about his other relationships and concluded that he was a clueless, insensitive oaf.

• The giant snake transformed into the Great Dragon, spared the exhausted little snake, and raged at the barrier keeping it trapped in the cave.
• Maya stopped Tetsuhiro and Kyoko in the car, explaining that Lady Mito required her approval before Tetsuhiro could go all the way with someone new.
• Tetsuhiro unleashed his intimidating aura at Maya, but Kyoko calmed him and urged him not to blame his subordinate.
• Tetsuhiro told Kyoko that he loved his other women and loved her too, while Kyoko asked how he would choose whom to save in a crisis.
• Kyoko laughed at Tetsuhiro’s earnest deliberation and called him a clueless, insensitive oaf.

Tetsuhiro reassured Kyoko of his love and ambition to keep his family with him, then confronted Maya for withholding Mito’s message. After ordering action against corruption and crime, Tetsuhiro flew off, still savoring his time with Kyoko.

• Kyoko told Tetsuhiro not to neglect his family, and he promised to find a way for the people he loved to live forever.
• Tetsuhiro and Kyoko parted affectionately, and she returned to the elevator determined to keep pursuing her career.
• Tetsuhiro demanded an explanation from Maya, who revealed that Mito had asked him to pass along her message at a critical moment.
• Tetsuhiro reprimanded Maya for not consulting him first, then ordered him to tell Kaiba to address corruption and organized crime and to oversee Katsuta Takenori’s company transition.
• Tetsuhiro flew away, while Maya recovered from the pressure of his presence.
• Tetsuhiro remembered his time with Kyoko and joked that his great golden dragon had failed to challenge a narrow crevice.

After returning to Domino City, Seto Kaiba worried that his world was falling behind other worlds, and Mokuba proposed a technological and spiritual transformation he called the Card Revolution. Just as Kaiba embraced the idea, he learned that His Majesty had come to investigate the city, while Noriko watched Kaiba announce a crackdown on crime on the news.

• Seto Kaiba ordered Isono to investigate disappearances and memory-related incidents, then halted most company research and development.
• Seto Kaiba told Mokuba about the other worlds, and Mokuba identified Duel Monsters, their technology, and their shared origins as advantages for their world.
• Mokuba proposed the Card Revolution: turning everything into cards with technology, giving Duel Monsters physical form through mental power, and ideally merging their world with the Spirit World.
• Seto Kaiba enthusiastically praised Mokuba's idea, but his assistant then reported that His Majesty had come to investigate the city.
• At an old udon shop, Noriko watched the news as Seto Kaiba announced plans to crack down on criminals and corrupt officials.

Seto Kaiba announced a sweeping crackdown and the next Battle City Tournament, while Naoko schemed to win Tetsuhiro’s favor. At T.N. Company, Tetsuhiro and Keiko shared an awkwardly intimate encounter before Kyoko arrived and revealed that a new male employee was coming.

• Seto Kaiba broadcast news of arrests among criminal groups, businesses, and officials, then announced that the next Battle City Tournament would begin the following week and challenged Yu↗gi↘ to enter.
• Naoko reassured Katsuta Takenori that she only wanted Tetsuhiro to keep supporting them and planned to enlist a former swimming instructor in her scheme.
• Tetsuhiro accidentally touched Keiko’s hand while picking up her key, then caught her when she nearly fell, leaving them both flustered.
• Little Black noticed Tetsuhiro’s elevated heart rate, and Tetsuhiro sent it to rest in Cyberse.
• Kyoko Tachibana arrived at T.N. Company, affectionately linked arms with Tetsuhiro, then resumed her professional demeanor when Keiko appeared.
• Keiko said the new hire would be a man, surprising Tetsuhiro.

Tetsuhiro watched Kyoko hire Oe Kintaro and recognized him as the gifted, woman-chasing protagonist of Golden Boy. While Tetsuhiro teased Kyoko about Kintaro, the new hire was sent to clean the toilets, where he gave in to a bizarre fantasy before someone caught him.

• Kyoko explained to Tetsuhiro that she had decided not to exclude male employees, and the two flirted at the office.
• The employees arrived, and Tetsuhiro gave them advice while teasing Kyoko at her desk.
• Oe Kintaro arrived for his first day, and Kyoko recognized him as the man she had accidentally knocked off his bicycle that morning.
• Kyoko ordered Kintaro to clean the toilets, while Tetsuhiro told her about Kintaro's law studies, learning ability, and love of women.
• Kintaro fantasized while cleaning a toilet, accidentally triggered its bidet spray, and was confronted by a disgusted voice.

Kintaro pleaded for a chance to work as a programmer, and Kyoko agreed to test his abilities. Later, Katsuta Naoko visited Tetsuhiro to thank him and offered to stay by his side, but he rejected her and reassured Kyoko.

• Kintaro pleaded with Kyoko to let him write programs instead of cleaning toilets, and she agreed to test his abilities.
• Keiko told Tetsuhiro that a young girl had come to see him, and Kyoko and Tetsuhiro hurried to meet her.
• Katsuta Naoko arrived and thanked Tetsuhiro for advising her family to switch to legitimate business.
• Naoko offered to stay by Tetsuhiro's side, provoking Kyoko's jealousy and leaving the employees eager for gossip.
• Tetsuhiro firmly declined Naoko's offer and told her to focus on her studies, then reassured Kyoko by putting his arm around her.

At T.N. Company, Naoko pursued Li Tetsuhiro and tried to set him up with her swimming coach, while Kyoko insisted that she was his girlfriend. The misunderstanding ended with Naoko claiming Tetsuhiro had agreed to meet the coach, leaving him bewildered and trapped between the two women.

• Naoko confessed her feelings to Tetsuhiro and accused Kyoko of selfishly keeping him to herself.
• Kyoko demanded that Tetsuhiro identify her as his girlfriend, and he publicly declared their relationship before kissing her.
• Naoko continued pursuing Tetsuhiro and suggested that he meet her swimming coach, Director Ayuko.
• Tetsuhiro rejected Naoko’s advances and said he was not interested in the coach, but Naoko claimed he had agreed to go see her.
• Kyoko and the watching girls misunderstood Tetsuhiro’s words, while he struggled to free his arms and explain himself.

Tetsuhiro tried to explain his reaction to Naoko and stop her from clinging to him, but Kyoko and Naoko fought over him and accused each other of being mistresses. The chapter ended with the two women tearing each other’s clothes in the elevator while Tetsuhiro tried not to look.

• Tetsuhiro explained that he recognized Naoko as a talented swimmer whose teaching methods he had criticized, easing the other women’s suspicions.
• Naoko refused to let go of Tetsuhiro, and Kyoko ordered her to leave the office.
• Naoko and Kyoko accused each other of being a mistress, so Tetsuhiro separated them and took them downstairs.
• After Tetsuhiro left, Rei and the other employees speculated about Kyoko’s relationship with him, while Keiko doubted Naoko’s accusation.
• In the elevator, Tetsuhiro admitted he was married, and Naoko and Kyoko tore each other’s clothes as they continued fighting.

Naoko took Tetsuhiro and Kyoko shopping before bringing them to a swimming facility to meet its director. The director was absent, but a cold-looking woman arrived as they waited.

• Tetsuhiro covered Naoko and Kyoko with his clothes as they left the elevator, then Maya drove them through the rain.
• Tetsuhiro teased the women while they bickered, and they shopped at three malls for six hours, spending 1.5 million yen.
• Naoko brought Tetsuhiro and Kyoko to a swimming facility and asked Coach Tokugawa about Director Ayuko.
• Tetsuhiro stopped Little Black from revealing itself when Kyoko heard a noise from his wristband.
• Naoko showed Tetsuhiro and Kyoko around while they waited for the director to return.
• A cold-looking woman in a dark blue swimsuit arrived, and the facility fell silent.

Tetsuhiro confronted swimming director Ayako Hayami over her harsh coaching and challenged her to a race, but their exchange revealed that her intimidating presence had drifted from the spirit of swimming. He left her with a lesson about adapting to changing circumstances.

• Tetsuhiro recognized Ayako Hayami as Naoko's instructor and challenged her teaching methods, prompting Ayako to order him out.
• Kyoko and Ayako argued until Tetsuhiro stepped in, slapped Kyoko and Naoko, and faced Ayako himself.
• Ayako agreed to race Tetsuhiro after he challenged her pride in swimming and claimed he would conquer her someday.
• Ayako unleashed her intimidating aura, but Tetsuhiro remained unfazed and told her that it reflected a life disconnected from swimming.
• Tetsuhiro explained that water and people must adapt to changing circumstances, leaving the gathered swimmers stunned.

Tetsuhiro’s philosophical remark moved Ayako Hayami to confess that she liked him, and they kissed in front of the swimming hall. Afterward, Ayako returned to their swimming competition and refused Tetsuhiro’s proposed wager.

• Tetsuhiro’s words about people being like water impressed the onlookers, Kyoko, Naoko, and Ayako.
• Tetsuhiro supported the flustered Ayako, who admitted she liked what he had said and confessed that she might fall in love with him.
• Tetsuhiro kissed Ayako, and the two continued kissing while the crowd watched.
• Tetsuhiro supported the weakened Ayako and suggested they sit down to discuss the swimming competition.
• Ayako rejected Tetsuhiro’s wager, and he offered to hold a second contest instead.