Chapter Summaries

Ash and his companions discussed whether Niya was the Angel and planned how to use her power to escape Multistar Country. Ash agreed to pursue her but refused to decide yet whether to erase her memories or otherwise sacrifice her.

• Rose ordered dinner, offered to provide Ash with an alibi for helping Niya, and promised to make contingency plans for him.
• Ash, Igula, and Harvey debated whether Niya was the Angel, with Igula arguing that her connection to Death Frenzy made her the strongest suspect.
• Igula proposed capturing Niya to obtain the Angel's power or use her as a bargaining chip, and Ash said he had no objections to pursuing her.
• Igula suggested wiping Niya's memories if necessary, but Ash asked to remain undecided until the last possible moment.

Ash fought Vishy at the university, unveiling his new Sword Servant miracle before fleeing when the ancient Spellcaster overwhelmed him. Vishy revealed how he could evade the Mystic Chains, and both rushed toward a witness in the Comprehensive Building as a blond student recognized Ash.

• Ash activated Sword Servant and summoned a phantom Watcher that pierced Vishy’s Holy Domain, but Vishy blocked the attack and demanded that Ash choose peace as his slave or dignity in death.
• Vishy exploited Ash’s exhausted Substitute Spell Spirit and superior combat experience to wound him, so Ash fled from the lecture hall toward the Experiment Building, hoping witnesses would trigger the Mystic Chains.
• Vishy destroyed much of the Experiment Building and explained that the Mystic Chains would not suppress their powers unless witnesses believed a mysterious incident had occurred.
• A mop fell in the Comprehensive Building, and Ash and Vishy both rushed inside to kill the passerby before the Mystic Chains could activate.
• A blond female student sat in the corridor and wondered whether Ash Hiss and Vishy were filming a movie.

Filly returned to Multistar University and was caught in a battle between Ash Hiss and Vishy, who nearly killed her before Ash healed her with a Miracle. Filly’s recognition of Ash triggered a transformation and bound her to him with Mystic Chains, leaving Ash asking whether she was the Demon.

• Filly went to the Comprehensive Building to retrieve her friend’s experimental materials and witnessed Ash Hiss and Vishy fighting outside the shattered Experiment Building.
• After Filly accidentally revealed her hiding place, Vishy attacked her and cut her throat with a glass shard.
• Ash healed Filly with a Miracle, while Vishy tried to make her recognize Ash and expose him to the Mystic Chains.
• Filly recognized Ash despite trying to deny knowing him, transformed with horns, wings, and shackles, and became linked to Ash by a chain around his neck.
• Vishy attacked the pair, but Ash and Filly’s black phantom struck back and wounded his thigh.
• Ash asked Filly, now transformed, whether she was the Demon.

Ash discovered that Philly was a Demon who could use power without triggering the chains, and tried to recruit her while fighting Vishy. Philly’s intervention helped Ash escape and attack from concealment, but Vishy recognized his Watcher ability.

• Ash realized the Demon in the classroom was Philly Reina and asked her to become his Demon while Vishy attacked him.
• Ash fought Vishy and told Philly to flee and call for help, but he protected her when Vishy blasted him into the stairwell.
• Philly summoned a black Sword Servant phantom and chose to help Ash, while Vishy prepared to attack them with twin Flame Halberds.
• Philly yanked the chain on her shackles, unleashing black mist that made Ash vanish and blasted Vishy away.
• Vishy attacked Philly, but Ash reappeared behind her and struck from concealment; Vishy identified his power as the Watcher.

Ash defeated Vishy with his new Spell Spirit abilities, but she revealed that she could resurrect and offered intelligence about hunting the Hunting Angel in exchange for entertainment. After Philly chose not to intervene, Ash noticed a new limited search event in his Sorcerer Manual.

• Philly transformed Ash into her Spell Spirit, allowing him to enter Watcher mode and bypass Vishy’s defenses.
• Ash cut Vishy apart, but she regenerated using Knowledge Keeper Fire and revealed that she planned to resurrect through a Soul Box.
• Vishy offered information about hunting the Hunting Angel in exchange for Ash’s treatment of her, while warning that her hidden body could threaten Star Country.
• Ash slapped Vishy for his friends and himself, then explained to Philly that Vishy was a dangerous monster who intended to destroy Capital Gia World.
• Philly covered her ears and refused to witness Ash’s next move, and Ash considered using an Enthusiasm Potion to get information from Vishy.
• Ash opened Operator Search and found a new limited search event featuring Hunting Angel-related operators, items, resources, and gear.

Ash discovered that the Search System’s new event could recruit nearby people as agents, then spent his remaining Source Crystals and a gifted Ten-Pull voucher to search. He drew Ruby Chains, Dark Silver Lamp · Youlan Weiser, and Demon Maid, confirming his suspicion that Philly would become his new agent.

• Ash realized the Search System’s New Agents were forcibly recruited from nearby talent and decided he needed allies in Multistar Country.
• Ash recognized Raven Slaughter as Tama Hill and suspected Demon Maid referred to Philly, while wondering who Chaos Singer was.
• Ash found a delayed gift from the Sorcerer’s Manual Operations Team containing a Ten-Pull search voucher and an Outfit Gift Pack.
• Ash spent 42 Source Crystals and the voucher on 24 searches, receiving potions and resources before three golden rewards appeared.
• Ash drew Ruby Chains, Dark Silver Lamp · Youlan Weiser, and Demon Maid.

Ash used the Ruby Chains to gain control over Vishy, then forced the Phantom Prophet to serve as his maid. He left with Vishy under his command, while she remained unable to escape the chain’s domination.

• Ash drank Ruby Essence and discovered it could increase Chromatic Artificery for him and his Bond targets as he explored Ruby Mountain.
• Ash used the Dark Silver Lamp Dress-up Gear on Youlan Weiser and inspected Philly’s attributes, then realized the Demon Maid was Vishy.
• Ash fastened the Ruby Chains around Vishy’s neck, linking her to his wrist and giving him control over her actions.
• Vishy tried to flee and attack Ash, but his commands forced her to return and kneel.
• Ash ordered Vishy to serve as his maid, and she followed him while warning that he would regret controlling her.

Ash learned that Vishy’s bargain with the Monarch of Wind, Rain, and Snow involved hunting the Ruby Angel and claiming its Status Rank, while the Star Law Master’s coming digestion Ritual could expose the angel. After Philly went home and Vishy was locked away, the story shifted to Sonia and Felix arguing over where to hide the sleeping Ash, until someone rang the villa’s doorbell.

• Vishy explained that killing the Ruby Angel could earn her a Status Rank, and that Star’s Legendary Arcanists planned to obstruct the foreign hunters while the Star Law Master prepared to digest the angel.
• Vishy tried to unsettle Philly by suggesting Ash viewed her as a tool, but Ash sent her home and asked her to consider joining his group.
• Ash decided to avoid the hunt unless necessary, then ordered Vishy locked in the Soundproof Room for the night.
• Sonia and Felix argued about whether Sonia should take Ash away from the villa, while Sonia insisted that Ash was too adorable to leave with Felix.
• Someone rang the doorbell at Felix’s villa.

Felix recalled how her childhood rivalry with Dimi led her to injure him, then faced him again as he discovered she was hiding outsiders in her villa. Dimi vowed to protect her from the Throne Hall, but Sonia remained ready to kill him until an unexpected visitor arrived.

• As a child, Felix attacked Dimi with a vase, and he covered for her despite their injuries.
• In the present, Dimi told Felix to leave the villa and separate herself from the coffin and the unconscious outsiders, but Sonia urged Felix to question him before deciding whether to kill him.
• Felix admitted Dimi had discovered her secret after entering the villa, while Dimi explained why Aisha might connect the coffin and the invaders to a Necromancer.
• Dimi promised to stand with Felix against the Throne Hall and use his Saint Domain and family standing to protect her, tempting Felix to let him help.
• As Sonia’s killing intent rose and Felix feared the secret would be exposed, a beautiful, dark-blue-haired lady entered the villa.

Daedalus Reina revealed why she kept necromancy materials in Felix’s basement, clearing up Dimi’s suspicion that Felix was hiding wanted criminals. When Reina saw the sleeping Ash Hiss, she announced that she had come to welcome the Doomsday Watcher back to his rightful place.

• Daedalus Reina explained that she was Felix’s pen pal and secretly trained in the Necromancy Faction using materials stored in Felix’s basement.
• Dimi realized Felix was not sheltering wanted criminals, apologized for accusing her, and promised to explain the misunderstanding.
• Reina met Sonia Servia, who excitedly revealed that Reina was her idol and had inspired her to leave her village.
• Sonia took Reina upstairs to see Ash Hiss, Harvey, and Igula, but stopped Reina from touching Ash and called him her sweetheart.
• Reina identified herself as the leader of the Four Pillar Gods Church and declared that she had come to welcome Doomsday Watcher Ash Hiss back to his rightful place.

Ash realized that Hiss’s years of preparation had made Multistar Country a home-field advantage against Legendary Arcanists, and Rose helped him regain his composure. Meanwhile, Daedalus tried to persuade Sonia to hand Ash over, but Sonia refused, and Daedalus chose to invite her into the Four Pillar Gods Church instead.

• Rose found Ash awake in the library and comforted him as he worried about his companions being trapped in the Starry Sky and hunted in Multistar Country.
• Rose’s suggestion that ordinary people could exploit Mystic Chains helped Ash realize that Hiss’s social resources and preparations could turn Multistar Country against its Legendary Arcanists.
• Ash learned that Rose had protected Hiss since childhood and questioned whether her care came from their past, while she insisted their relationship was purely professional.
• Daedalus offered Sonia status, freedom from Stars Blessing, and Ash’s safety in exchange for handing him over, but Sonia refused to give him up.
• Sonia challenged Daedalus to kill her or be killed by her, and Daedalus responded that she would invite Sonia to join the Four Pillar Gods Church.

Daedalus explained that Ash and the other Legendary Arcanists were trapped in the Multistar Country as part of the Star Law Master's plan to imprison an angel, and that breaking the mirrored sky curtains could free them. She revealed that Ash had become the leader of the Multistar Four Pillars, then asked Sonia to lead the church in his place and help shatter the false sky.

• Daedalus told Sonia that the Star Country and Multistar Country shared mirrored sky curtains, and that Ash and the others had been pulled into the Multistar Country after entering Ruby Mountain.
• Daedalus explained that the Star Law Master had sealed Ruby Mountain to trap an angel, which Divine Lords and the Four Pillar Gods wanted hunters to kill.
• Daedalus said shattering the sky curtain over the Star Country would also break the Multistar Prison and free Ash.
• Daedalus revealed that Ash was the new leader of the Multistar Four Pillars, but since he could not issue orders, whoever possessed him would effectively command the church.
• Daedalus knelt before Sonia and asked her to become the leader of the Four Pillar Gods Church.

Daedalus attempted the Doomsday Watcher’s Return Ritual to reclaim Ash and transfer leadership of the Four Pillar Gods Church, while Sonia tried to stop her. The ritual unfolded in a mysterious darkness, and afterward Sonia discovered a new Red Mark on her hand as Daedalus admitted defeat.

• Daedalus explained that the Four Pillar Gods’ Edict had assigned leadership of the Multistar Four Pillars to the Doomsday Watcher and asked Sonia to let her perform the Return Ritual.
• Sonia rejected Daedalus’s claims and tried to escape Gala City with Ash, but Daedalus immobilized her with the Eye of Bewilderment.
• When Daedalus touched Ash, the Return Ritual activated and drew Sonia, Daedalus, Felix, and Ash into a dark realm where colored threads began to weave Ash back into the Four Pillar Gods.
• Five illusory figures emerged from Ash and took the threads in his place, while Sonia and the others watched helplessly as the ritual’s events were crudely erased from their memories.
• After they returned to the bedroom, Daedalus admitted she had lost and told Sonia to inspect her dominant hand, where Sonia found a ruby Red Mark.

Sonia learned that Ash’s Command Seal made her the Queen of the Four Pillar Gods Church and accepted leadership so she could rescue him. After Daedalus explained the church’s plan to shatter the sky curtain, Sonia chose the codename Death Maniac Sword Princess.

• Daedalus explained the Command Seals, and Sonia used her Queen authority to force Felix and Daedalus to kneel before her.
• Daedalus assured Sonia that Ash’s choice of her as Queen showed she remained the most important person in his heart, and Sonia agreed to lead the Four Pillar Gods Church.
• Daedalus and Felix recognized Sonia as their new leader, while Felix wondered why Ash had entrusted her with the Proxy Command Seal.
• Sonia questioned why the church wanted to shatter the sky curtain if doing so could free the Angel, and Daedalus said the church wanted the Angel to die in the Void Realm and usher in a new era.
• Sonia vowed to shatter the sky curtain at any cost to rescue Ash and chose Death Maniac Sword Princess as her church codename.

Philly wondered whether her supernatural encounter with Ash Hiss had been staged after Lia described Hiss as a reclusive, eccentric genius. At the University Cup awards ceremony, Philly nervously avoided Dimier Vosrodar, the teaching assistant she secretly liked.

• Philly woke up still questioning whether the supernatural events two days earlier had really happened, then learned from Lia that the University Cup awards ceremony was taking place that morning.
• Lia described Hiss's immense influence across entertainment and online business, and said he was a reclusive genius who sometimes behaved strangely.
• Philly decided that Hiss's reputation as a lunatic made a staged incident more believable than real supernatural powers, since her horns and extraordinary strength had never returned.
• Philly and Lia went to the Great Hall, where they spoke with Dimier about the Experiment Building explosion and Kuhuer's injured hand.
• Philly hid behind Lia when she saw Dimier, then admitted that she liked him but felt too nervous to approach him.

Philly discovered that Dimier’s University Cup research award had been stolen by Urus and Raskas, then publicly accused them of insider dealings and joined Dimier and Lia in reporting them. The ceremony revealed that Philly had won a special award, presented by Ash Hiss, confirming her suspicion that the University Cup involved insider operation.

• Philly overheard two men say Dimier’s research had been taken and learned that his father had disappeared.
• Urus and Raskas accepted the Chemistry Award for Dimier’s New Type of Carbon Allotrope Single Crystal project while Dimier sat silently in the audience.
• Philly stood up and accused the University Cup of insider dealings, prompting Dimier to publicly report Urus and Raskas for taking his research.
• Lia joined Philly and Dimier in challenging the award, but the professor announced that Philly had won the Special Fashion Award for Star Moon Myth.
• Ash Hiss appeared as Philly’s award presenter, and Philly realized the University Cup really did involve insider operation.

Ash tried to recruit Philly by offering her fame and status, but she rejected rewards she had not earned and agreed to fight for him only if he helped her find her biological father. She also asked him to help Dimier receive his deserved award, then learned Ash's target was Niya, whom he intended to protect rather than kill.

• Ash offered Philly awards, publicity, and a fashion career, but she said she wanted to graduate quietly and earn her own success.
• Ash explained that he was a traveler from a parallel world and asked Philly to fight for him, warning that the chance of death could reach eighty percent.
• Philly agreed to fight if Ash helped her find her biological father, and she also asked him to help Dimier receive his deserved award.
• Ash identified Niya Serve as the immediate target, and Philly revealed that she had once shared notes with Niya in class.
• Ash told Philly he wanted to protect Niya, not kill her.

Ash and his companions planned to capture Niya while trying to arrange a date between Philly and Dimier. Their matchmaking plan led to Hiss offering to invest in Dimier’s research, and Vishy proposed rehearsing a date with Ash.

• Ash explained that Niya and three other serial killers were suspects in the search for Angel, and said he needed Philly’s demonic power to capture Niya himself.
• Ash warned Vesir not to harm Niya, then learned Philly feared asking Dimier out because she worried he would reject her.
• The dean scolded Dimier and the other students over the awards ceremony, then announced that the Chemistry Award was under review for possible fraud.
• The dean relayed that Hiss wanted to invest in Dimier’s research team and asked to meet Philly in three days, giving Dimier a chance to speak with her.
• Ash arranged for Philly and Dimier to meet, leaving Philly distressed about dating him, so Vishy offered to rehearse a date with Ash.

Philly accompanied Ash, Rose, and Vesir on a movie date meant to test Ash’s resistance to Vesir’s attempts to corrupt him. After the film, they visited an accessory shop, where Philly repeatedly interrupted Vesir’s efforts to act like Ash’s partner.

• Lia asked Philly who she was meeting, and Philly explained that she had a mission to help Ash resist Vesir during their date.
• Philly arrived at the cinema and intercepted Vesir as she offered Ash popcorn, then Rose handcuffed herself to Vesir to keep watch over her.
• Ash and Philly watched Vesir’s chosen film, Blood Moon Breakout, and excitedly discussed its plot after the credits.
• Vesir took the group to an accessory shop and tried to demonstrate couple behavior with Ash, but Rose declined and Philly stepped in to try on jewelry with him.
• Rose cuffed herself to Vesir again as Philly and Ash continued browsing, while Vesir watched them with a strange smile.

Ash and Filly spent the day on a date while Vesir tried to draw Ash’s attention and Rose helped keep the pair together. On the ferris wheel, Filly realized she had fallen for Ash, but his hopes for successful dates with Sword Maiden and Witch left her hiding her feelings.

• Vesir took Ash, Philly, and Rose shopping, to a dessert shop, and to dinner, where Philly repeatedly interrupted Vesir’s attempts to flirt with Ash.
• Vesir brought them to an amusement park, where Ash and Philly became sick on a roller coaster and Vesir admitted she had planned the date using online guides.
• Vesir and Rose discussed how Vesir was using the outing to bring Ash and Filly closer, while Rose accepted that Ash’s relationship with Filly served his interests.
• Ash rode the ferris wheel with Filly, and the two agreed that their first date had been enjoyable and successful.
• Filly realized she had romantic feelings for Ash, but he spoke eagerly about his hoped-for dates with Sword Maiden and Witch, so she kept her confession to herself.