Chapter Summaries

Jonas Wetting appeared after Celine restrained Yushua, revealing that he had heard Yushua’s earlier explanation. He left Yushua facing his ominous suggestion that controlling the Qualified One’s fate could mean controlling humanity’s future.

• Celine restrained Yushua and said Yushua had brought her there.
• Yushua tried to break free with her psionic energy, but Jonas appeared and stopped the space around her from destabilizing.
• Yushua recognized Jonas Wetting and asked how he had trapped her.
• Yushua asked Jonas whether he knew who the Qualified One was, and he said he knew more than she imagined.
• Jonas suggested that whoever controlled the Qualified One’s fate could control humanity’s future, leaving Yushua stunned.

Jonas pressured Yushua into agreeing to cooperate with him, arguing that his actions could prevent future crises for humanity. After waking from their dream encounter, Yushua accepted his request and asked a nun to prepare dog ears and a dog tail.

• Jonas told Yushua that she had no way to stop him while he controlled the Qualified One.
• Yushua asked Jonas what he wanted from her, and he proposed that they work together.
• Yushua warned Jonas she would take them both down if his demands went too far.
• Jonas explained that he wanted to avert future crises for humanity but did not trust Yushua’s abilities.
• Yushua woke at a Void Realm Church base and asked a nun to find her dog-ear accessories and a dog tail.

Yushua let Miss An explore the Alt Conglomerate’s virtual reality and arranged for dog-themed accessories, while the Void Realm Church worried over her uncharacteristic sadness. Jonas approved a mysterious visitor’s entry to his office and discovered that Yushua had arrived wearing dog ears, angered by his tastes.

• Yushua asked the nun about Miss An, then told her to stop monitoring Miss An and let her study the Alt Conglomerate’s virtual reality.
• Yushua blushed as the nun asked what kind of dog ears and tail she wanted, and the nun mistook the request for a divine instruction.
• The Void Realm Church grew uneasy because Yushua had stopped smiling, while Jonas remained wary of her despite their supposed partnership.
• Jonas approved an unidentified visitor’s request to enter the Alt Conglomerate’s top-floor office.
• Yushua removed her hood to reveal fluffy dog ears and told Jonas that his twisted tastes were making their partnership harder.

Jonas and Yushua discussed their uneasy cooperation, with Jonas offering time for her to convince him about the Void Realm Church’s predictions if she complied with his requests. The conversation ended when Jonas revealed that the insertable tail Yushua was wearing had wireless controls, then activated it.

• Yushua agreed to try to convince Jonas of the Void Realm Church’s beliefs while complying with his requests.
• Jonas asked Yushua to remove her coat because the office was warm, revealing her outfit and tail.
• Jonas recognized Yushua’s T4 Doggirl Series tail as a product made by a company under the Wetting Conglomerate.
• Jonas revealed that the tail had a wireless control function and used it, making Yushua moan.

Jonas pressured Yushua during their negotiations, then asked her to reconcile with Afanisi before they began working together. He made Yushua perform an embarrassing act just as Afanisi arrived.

• Yushua realized Jonas was interfering with her Psionic Energy and accused him of vile methods.
• Jonas said the Void Realm Church threatened him and demanded sincerity if Yushua wanted it to continue existing.
• Jonas clarified that he wanted Yushua to meet Afanisi so their past dispute would not hinder future cooperation.
• Yushua asked to postpone the meeting, but Jonas whispered a condition that made her reluctantly bark like a dog.
• The elevator doors opened, and Jonas greeted Afanisi.

Yushua arrived at Jonas’s office and found Afanisi serving him in a maid outfit, prompting a tense reunion between the former believers. As Jonas used the Black Ring, Yushua was affected by its aura and began to feel her body grow hot.

• Yushua froze when she heard Afanisi arrive and realized she had been caught posing for Jonas.
• Jonas introduced Yushua to Afanisi and revealed that they would be colleagues, asking them to keep Yushua’s identity secret.
• Yushua and Afanisi exchanged guarded greetings, and Afanisi accused Yushua of having ulterior motives.
• Afanisi eagerly obeyed Jonas, crouching before him as he stroked her head and raised the Black Ring.
• Yushua felt the Black Ring’s aura, sank to her knees, and began to feel her body heat up.

Jonas used his Void Realm aura to make Yushua and Afanisi compete for cat treats and affection at the Alt Conglomerate, leaving Yushua flustered and exhausted. Back at the Void Realm Church, she hid what had happened from the Saintess and cursed Jonas in private.

• Jonas stroked Afanisi and invited Yushua to watch or join, while his Void Realm aura made her body submit.
• Jonas gave cat treats to Afanisi and Yushua, and the two competed for his attention as he petted them.
• Yushua returned to the Void Realm Church, where the Saintess noticed her tired and disheveled appearance.
• Yushua told the Saintess that she had not slept well and left before the nun could question her further.
• Alone around a corner, Yushua struggled to keep her composure and called Jonas a scum and degenerate.

Jonas visited the Security Department to review its virtual-reality training and asked Esnie to spar with him so he could practice knife fighting. After Esnie decisively defeated him, she soothed his aching fingers and asked him not to push himself next time.

• Jonas rode with Esnie to the Alt Conglomerate's Security Department and inspected the results of its virtual-reality training.
• Jonas asked Esnie to spar with him in virtual reality, where weapons and supernatural abilities were limited.
• Esnie outmatched Jonas in combat, but he surprised her by dodging her attack and trying to close the distance.
• Esnie struck Jonas's fingers with her knife hilt, ending the match and returning him to reality.
• Esnie licked Jonas's aching fingers to soothe them and asked him not to push himself next time.

Jonas reflected on his lack of combat experience and returned to the company with Esnie. He then told Carol that he was the inheritor of the predecessor civilization and would save humanity, while secretly claiming Beigong Ling’s identity for himself.

• After sparring with Esnie, Jonas recognized that he needed more combat experience as the story approached a dangerous turning point.
• Jonas asked Esnie to take him back to company headquarters.
• Carol worried that Jonas had weakened her resolve and resented being summoned and dismissed by him.
• Jonas told Carol he would reveal why he knew so much about her and was connected to the Void Realm Church.
• Jonas claimed to Carol that he was the inheritor of the predecessor civilization and humanity’s future savior.
• Jonas silently apologized to Beigong Ling as he took her identity for himself.

Jonas warned Carol about the coming moonless calamity and claimed ties to the Predecessor Civilization, then learned Noel Misen was arriving in District 25. The calamity began as a vast sphere blocked the sun, leaving Carol reconsidering Jonas's warning and Jonas preparing for the new crisis.

• Jonas told Carol that the Alt Conglomerate's virtual reality breakthrough and his knowledge of an impending moonless calamity supported his claim of being heir to the Predecessor Civilization.
• Carol left for the Arbitration Bureau, weighing Jonas's warning and considering how to verify his claims.
• Eiffel reported that the Misen Family had gained control of the Federation and would send Noel Misen, a disabled military genius, to District 25.
• Jonas recognized Noel as a powerful strategic character from the game and warned Eiffel that the company would need to proceed cautiously.
• At 14:10, a huge sphere obscured the sun and darkness spread across the world, confirming Jonas's prediction to Carol.
• Jonas told the shocked Eiffel that a new phase had begun and headed to welcome the coming crisis.

Jonas prepared for the Misen Family’s arrival while the prolonged darkness unsettled District 25, and he asked Rhein about buying a wheelchair. As Noel Misen and Karin traveled toward District 25, their vehicle was ambushed at the border and Jonas’s recorded welcome played over the radio.

• Jonas reflected on the threat posed by the Predecessor Civilization and arranged to travel to the Edge District before the Misen Family arrived.
• Rhein worried about losing her backing in the Federation, then received Jonas’s request to buy a wheelchair-like product from Senna Life.
• Noel Misen and her bodyguard Karin discussed their plans to deal with Jonas as they crossed the Wasteland toward District 25.
• Explosions rocked Noel and Karin’s vehicle as it neared the Border Checkpoint, damaging Noel’s wheelchair.
• The vehicle reached the checkpoint, where Jonas’s recorded message welcomed Noel and Karin to District 25.

Noel Misen survived an ambush on the way to District 25 and tried to establish a working relationship with Arbitration Bureau Director Carol while asking her to investigate the attack. The next day, Jonas Wetting sent Noel a wheelchair with a taunting video, revealing himself as the likely mastermind behind the ambush.

• An unidentified faction ambushed Noel Misen in the Wasteland, damaging her wheelchair but leaving her and Karin unharmed.
• Noel told Karin not to investigate rashly and entered District 25, where Carol worried that the attack would implicate the Arbitration Bureau.
• Noel met with Carol, denied wanting to take the Bureau’s power, and asked her to help identify the attackers.
• Noel concluded that Carol likely had not orchestrated the ambush, though the attackers seemed to have a connection to the Arbitration Bureau.
• At the Misen conglomerate’s supposedly confidential company, Noel received a new wheelchair and watched a video in which Jonas Wetting introduced himself and taunted her about the ambush.

Noel rejected Jonas's wheelchair gift and planned to keep her strengths hidden while she investigated him. Later, Jonas approached Beigong Ling at the Alt Conglomerate training facility and asked her to go to a hotel, leaving her flustered and asking what for.

• Noel suspected Jonas had tracked her through the wheelchair, ordered Karin to destroy it, and decided to treat their conflict as a long-term campaign.
• Jonas told Eiffel that the Arbitration Bureau would appear to benefit from the ambush and might help Noel investigate, while the Alt Conglomerate could avoid consequences without evidence.
• Jonas visited Beigong Ling as she trained, and she confronted him over neglecting her for weeks.
• Jonas caught Beigong Ling as she tried to leave and asked whether she had time to go to a hotel.
• Beigong Ling blushed and asked Jonas what they would do there.

Jonas took Beigong Ling to the Harmony construction site and explained that its proceeds would fund a home for displaced Huacheng people, prompting her to verify his claims and apologize. He invited her to show her sincerity over drinks, and they ended up alone together in a bar.

• Jonas teased Beigong Ling after she misspoke, then took her to a hotel that turned out to be an unfinished construction site.
• Jonas explained that the Alt Conglomerate employed persecuted Huacheng people there and would use Harmony's proceeds to establish a place for them to settle.
• Beigong Ling investigated Jonas's claims over the next few days, confirmed he had told the truth, and called to apologize.
• Jonas asked Beigong Ling to show some sincerity and suggested they treat it as a date.
• Beigong Ling met Jonas at a quiet bar and, thinking about drinking, warned him not to let her drink him under the table.

Jonas took Beigong Ling to a bar, where she became thoroughly drunk and acted far more affectionate and mischievous than usual. After he brought her to a hotel and she hooked him down onto the bed, Jonas restrained her with the Collar, leaving their encounter poised to escalate.

• Jonas brought Beigong Ling to a private lounge bar, where she ordered a margarita and resisted his suggestion to take it slowly.
• Beigong Ling grew drunk, complained that her eyes had sand in them, and wrapped her arms around Jonas's neck so he could blow it away.
• Jonas took the sleeping Beigong Ling to a hotel suite after he could not find her room key card.
• As Jonas tried to leave, Beigong Ling hooked his trouser leg, pulled him onto the bed, and teased him about being drunk.
• Jonas pried Beigong Ling's hands away, restrained her, and took out the Collar.

After waking from a drunken night of role-play with Jonas, Beigong Ling remembered what she had done and was overwhelmed with shame. Jonas returned to the office and found Eiffel, who had waited there all night; after confronting him for breaking his promise, she fell asleep in his arms.

• Beigong Ling woke in an unfamiliar room, remembered Jonas had bound her hands with his belt during their drunken role-play, and hid her face in a pillow in embarrassment.
• Jonas entered his office, regretting that the night with Beigong Ling had been an unplanned mistake that might make her resist him more.
• Eiffel told Jonas she had waited at the office all night because he had asked her to, and she expressed relief that he had returned safely.
• Eiffel noticed Beigong Ling's scent on Jonas, teased him, and bit and licked his finger before asking him to warn her if he would break a promise.
• Eiffel hugged Jonas, complained that his broken promise was his fault, and fell asleep in his arms.

Jonas avoided seeking out Beigong Ling after their embarrassing encounter, but they met again at the Alt Corporation when she returned to work. In his office, Beigong Ling pinned Jonas down and demanded that they settle the score over what had happened.

• Jonas cared for the sleeping Eiffel and found that she had organized most of his documents.
• Beigong Ling took leave, and Jonas decided to wait before approaching her while she was still upset.
• Jonas encountered Beigong Ling inspecting the Security System in the Alt Corporation lobby and asked why she had missed work.
• Beigong Ling became embarrassed and angry when Jonas mentioned their encounter, then took him to his office.
• Beigong Ling pinned Jonas against the sofa and said they would settle the score properly.

Beigong Ling confronted Jonas about the night at the hotel while pinning him down, but his excuses left her unable to prove he was lying. She agreed to let the matter go, then rejected his invitation to drink again.

• Beigong Ling pinned Jonas down and challenged him, but he asked whether she had put on weight and teased her about their position.
• Beigong Ling raised the hotel incident and asked why she had woken wearing a dog-girl outfit and Collar.
• Jonas claimed Beigong Ling had forced him to stay and might have asked to wear the outfit herself, leaving her without evidence to refute him.
• Beigong Ling released Jonas and agreed to put the incident behind them.
• Jonas asked Beigong Ling to go drinking with him again, and she refused.

After an awkward encounter with Jonas left her confused about her feelings, Beigong Ling reflected on her ideals and chose to postpone figuring herself out. Meanwhile, Chelsea confronted Jonas for standing her up and made him call her “Big Sister Chelsea” under threat of telling Miss Eiffel.

• Beigong Ling left Jonas and resolved to avoid drinking with him again after their office encounter.
• At home, Beigong Ling questioned why her feelings for Jonas had changed despite her belief that her ideals remained intact.
• Beigong Ling read Emily Zhang’s book for guidance but found no answers, then decided to put off thinking about her feelings.
• Chelsea visited Jonas without warning, saying Shigure Ryoko had let her in while his head of security was away.
• Chelsea pulled Jonas into a lap pillow and threatened to summon Miss Eiffel until he called her “Big Sister Chelsea.”

Jonas reunited with Chelsea, who warned him that Noel and the Misen Conglomerate were targeting the Alt Conglomerate. After forgiving Shigure Ryoko for secretly bringing Chelsea to see him, Jonas left her vulnerable to a planned abduction, and Esnie asked him how to deal with her.

• Jonas relaxed with Chelsea, who told him that the Misen Conglomerate was coordinating with other conglomerates against the Alt Conglomerate and warned him not to underestimate Noel.
• The next day, Jonas confronted Shigure Ryoko about bringing Chelsea to see him without permission, and Ryoko apologized in a dramatic prostration.
• Jonas forgave Ryoko and told her not to repeat the mistake, easing her fear and making her feel that he did not mind her acting independently.
• Ryoko left Alt Corporation early and entered an alley, where someone struck her from behind and knocked her unconscious.
• Esnie appeared before the captive Ryoko and asked Jonas how they should deal with her.