Chapter Summaries

Lynn won Sir Awen’s affection by pretending to be his long-lost little brother, then left with a new powerful backer. Zuo Zuo recognized the act and berated him as he sped down the corridor in his wheelchair.

• Lynn feigned an emotional reunion with Sir Awen, calling him big brother and crying in his arms.
• Sir Awen accepted Lynn as family, and his favorability and familial affection toward Lynn increased.
• Zuo Zuo realized Lynn had no actual big brother and silently accused him of faking his feelings to gain Sir Awen’s support.
• After leaving Sir Awen’s room, Lynn stopped crying and celebrated gaining another backer, prompting Zuo Zuo to grab his cheek and scold him.
• Lynn silenced Zuo Zuo and defended his performance by claiming he had been thinking of other family, then threatened to stop her from shouting again.
• Lynn rode his wheelchair down the corridor, using the Left-Right Mutual Combat Technique with Zuo Zuo as passersby dodged them.

Lynn suppressed the madness curse before visiting Miss Doll, who had been injured while protecting him. Zuo Zuo sent his wheelchair crashing through the hospital-room door, and Lynn flew into Miss Doll, collapsing her bed.

• Lynn noticed the madness curse affecting him and used Curse Removal to suppress it.
• Lynn reflected on his gratitude and guilt toward Miss Doll as he hesitated outside her room.
• Zuo Zuo hit the wheelchair's acceleration button and sent Lynn through the door.
• Lynn crashed into Miss Doll while she was changing, and the hospital bed collapsed under them.

Lynn accidentally crashed into Black String Moon, kissing her and touching her inappropriately while Night Doctors misunderstood the scene. After Lynn offered her his revolver as an apology, Black String Moon hugged him, and crackling energy began to surge around her.

• Lynn collided with Black String Moon, pinning her beneath him as their lips met and his hand landed in an inappropriate place.
• Night Doctors rushed in, mistook the scene for a passionate encounter, and left while loudly praising Lynn's supposed prowess.
• Lynn apologized to Black String Moon and placed his Witcher Revolver within her reach so she could shoot him if he offended her again.
• Black String Moon removed the tape from her broken arm, wrapped her arms around Lynn, and began crackling with Cursecraft energy.

Lynn recovered at the Night Doctor outpost after Black String Moon saved him in Curse City, then tried to use their contract to insist on inspecting and repairing her injuries. Black String Moon rejected his claims and struck him with a pillow.

• A surge of electricity from Black String Moon's severed arm electrocuted Lynn and charged his wheelchair as he recovered in the ward.
• Lynn thanked Black String Moon for saving him, but she answered only “Oh” and returned to reading.
• Lynn pressed a button that lowered Black String Moon's affection, so she threw her book at his face.
• Lynn denied ever terminating their contract and claimed her injuries required a workplace inspection and maintenance.
• Black String Moon refused his interpretation of their verbal agreement and smashed a pillow into Lynn's face.

Lynn used the remote to immobilize Black String Moon and began examining her injuries so he could repair her. He discovered that severe internal damage made her condition far worse than a severed arm, and prepared to replace her damaged parts despite her protests.

• Lynn invoked the treaty and used the remote to freeze Black String Moon, claiming responsibility for her maintenance and repairs.
• Lynn carried Black String Moon to a chair and examined her severed arm while she glared at him.
• Lynn's diagnosis revealed that several internal mechanical structures had melted, with about thirty percent of her body's parts severely damaged.
• Lynn told Black String Moon he would replace her damaged internal parts before attaching a new arm.
• Black String Moon said she could be repaired at Doll Manor, but Lynn lifted her onto the repair bed before she could finish.

Lynn operated on Black String Moon despite her objections and explained that feelings and bonds mattered more than contracts. She began to understand why her family and Lynn cared for her, and thanked him as her emotional development and trust increased.

• Lynn overruled Black String Moon's refusal and began treating her urgent injuries, triggering a quest to complete her treatment.
• As he operated, Lynn told Black String Moon that she was a person with feelings, not an object bound only to follow orders.
• Lynn explained that caring for someone could form a bond as powerful as a Contract, and reminded her of how her sisters had cared for her.
• Black String Moon recalled her sisters' concern and her eldest sister's kindness, then asked whether a bond was a Contract.
• Black String Moon thanked Lynn and said she understood a little, while system notifications reported increases in her emotional development, affection, and trust.

Lynn tried to explain his bond with Miss Doll through a lock-and-key analogy, claiming he wanted to help her open her heart to kindness and companionship. Zuo Zuo called out the suggestive joke, but Lynn insisted his meaning was innocent.

• Miss Doll asked Lynn what their bond meant, and he answered with a lock-and-key analogy.
• Lynn put a key into a lock and told Miss Doll to figure out the analogy's deeper meaning.
• Miss Doll accepted the explanation and lay down to think about it, while Zuo Zuo attacked Lynn for bullying her.
• Lynn pulled Zuo Zuo into the neighboring cubicle, then said he meant to help Miss Doll open her heart to family and friendship.

Lynn won Zuo Zuo’s trust by feigning hurt and got her to put her handprint on an agreement, setting up a possible future curse flare-up. He then returned to repairing Black String Moon, whose damaged components required careful replacement while she used Cursecraft to sustain them.

• Lynn pretended to be saddened by Zuo Zuo’s doubts, prompting her to praise his looks and reassure him that they were good partners.
• Lynn presented Zuo Zuo with an agreement, and she put her handprint on it after he acted hurt again.
• Lynn returned to Black String Moon’s bedside and explained that he had removed the damaged parts and would replace critical components with exact replicas.
• Black String Moon offered to pay Lynn from her inheritance, but he told her that money could not buy the material he needed.

Lynn offered Black String Moon death star crystals to repair her, easing her worries by promising she could repay him with a future favor. He studied the Stellar Furnace blueprints and began building the device through Mimicry, astonishing Black String Moon, Zuo Zuo, and the Night Doctors outside the outpost.

• Lynn showed Black String Moon the death star crystals and offered to use them to repair her damage.
• Black String Moon accepted Lynn's promise that she would fulfill a condition he chose later, treating it as a contract.
• Lynn took out the Stellar Furnace blueprints and manuals, then studied them using his mechanical knowledge.
• After finishing his analysis, Lynn used Mimicry and his tentacles to forge and assemble the furnace components.
• Black String Moon, Zuo Zuo, and the Night Doctors watched in amazement as Lynn's silver-lit mechanical forging illuminated the outpost.

Lynn completed the legendary Stellar Furnace with Sir Awen replenishing his mental power, earning a new skill and system rewards. Sir Awen activated the furnace and urged Lynn to begin smelting materials to repair Miss Doll’s injuries.

• Sir Awen appeared outside the outpost and watched Lynn forge the immense machine.
• As Lynn’s mental power waned, Sir Awen replenished it through a hand on his shoulder, allowing Lynn to continue.
• Lynn assembled the final components and completed the Stellar Furnace, earning experience, Black Skull Coins, and the Mechanical Improvement skill.
• Sir Awen praised Lynn’s achievement and recognized that the heart implanted in him may have helped.
• Sir Awen activated the furnace with his psionics and told Lynn to begin smelting, since keeping it running required at least Monarch-level energy.

Lynn forged replacement components from rare death star crystal and began repairing Miss Doll, while Black String Moon struggled to understand whether accepting the painful process was connected to the bond and redemption her mother had described. The chapter left her watching Lynn with conflicted feelings as he continued the repair.

• Lynn melted death star crystal in the furnace, then used Mimicry to shape it into mechanical components.
• Lynn carried the finished components to Miss Doll’s room and prepared to replace her crucial parts.
• Black String Moon wondered whether Lynn’s gift and care expressed affection, though she could not understand her own feelings.
• Lynn removed and replaced Miss Doll’s components, causing her pain and triggering an unusual sensation through his passive ability.
• Black String Moon reflected on her mother’s advice about forming a bond and wondered whether this experience was a path to redemption.

Lynn finished repairing Black String Moon, and the Death Star Crystal greatly enhanced her abilities. As Lynn struggled to conceal his curse-driven arousal, Black String Moon noticed his pillow moving, while Zuo Zuo bit him during their argument.

• Lynn completed Black String Moon's repairs, disabled her immobility mode, and asked her to test her Cursecraft.
• Black String Moon discovered that her Cursecraft efficiency, reaction speed, and motor function had improved, and her strength had risen substantially.
• Lynn covered Black String Moon when her sheet slipped, suppressing his own reaction as Zuo Zuo warned him that his hormones were surging.
• Black String Moon noticed Lynn's pillow moving, and Lynn claimed his cursed objects were difficult to suppress after he had used too much Mental Power.
• Black String Moon offered to ease Lynn's burden as his hired doll, but Lynn redirected her to helping forge her arm.
• Zuo Zuo bit Lynn after he poked her face, and they argued over whether the pillow had protected her.

Lynn used his ability to restore Black String Moon’s arm temporarily so he could study its structure, then forged her a replacement from death star crystal. The finished Legendary+ Supreme Mechanical Arm was compatible with Black String Moon and anomalous energies.

• Lynn restored Black String Moon’s body to its state before the explosion and examined her arm with his Plague Doctor Mask.
• Lynn asked Sir Awen to restart the Stellar Furnace and sketched the arm’s design while it heated the crystals.
• Lynn used Mimicry to forge a detailed mechanical arm from death star crystal as Black String Moon and the Night Doctors watched.
• The Night Doctors admired the finished arm, and Lynn’s item panel identified it as a Legendary+ Supreme Mechanical Arm usable only by Black String Moon.

Lynn presented Black String Moon with a newly crafted arm and insisted on operating on her despite her refusal. After restoring her to her incomplete state, he prepared the tools while she glared at him angrily.

• Lynn gave Black String Moon the arm he had crafted and invited her to begin the operation.
• When Black String Moon hesitated and tried to refuse, Lynn tripped her and caught her in a bridal carry.
• Lynn carried Black String Moon into the room and told the Night Doctors to return to their posts.
• Lynn dispelled the effects of Lingering Memory of the Past, restoring Black String Moon to her broken state.
• Lynn prepared for the operation as Black String Moon glared at him, angry at his repeated provocations.

Lynn successfully reattached Black String Moon's severed arm and received the Puppet Technique, but accidentally triggered the Terminal's third button just as he tried to wake her. The chapter ended as the sound awakened a curse within him.

• Lynn shut down Black String Moon with the Terminal before beginning the surgery.
• Lynn spent nearly two hours reattaching her arm and completed the quest, earning Skeleton Coins, experience, and the Puppet Technique.
• Black String Moon's cursecraft patterns lit up as her skin began accepting the new arm.
• Lynn considered the Puppet Technique's powers and possible uses, then reached for the Terminal to wake Black String Moon.
• Lynn accidentally dropped the Terminal onto its third button, and the resulting chime triggered a curse within him.

Lynn struggled against a curse that made him intensely lustful while Miss Doll lay shut down after surgery. He resisted using his last Curse Removal Ability and settled on kissing her, leaning close as the chapter ended.

• Lynn saw Miss Doll lying unconscious after the Supreme Doll Arm had become part of her body, and the book's curse intensified.
• Lynn's cursed hand touched Miss Doll as he fought the urge to take advantage of her and worried about ruining their bond.
• Lynn considered using his last Limited-Time Curse Removal Ability but resisted because he wanted to keep the curse as an excuse to bully Zuo Zuo.
• Lynn decided that a single kiss would be a tolerable compromise, then lifted Miss Doll and leaned toward her lips.

Lynn resisted the curse’s urge to take advantage of Miss Doll and fled her room with Zuo Zuo. Back in his room, he tried to cool down, while Zuo Zuo refused to help him and then realized the wicked implication of his teasing.

• Lynn nearly gave in to the curse and pressed against Miss Doll, but Zuo Zuo’s warning brought him back to his senses.
• Lynn fled Miss Doll’s room in his wheelchair, and the hand beneath her sheets slowly loosened its grip on the bed frame.
• Lynn poured cold water over himself to calm the curse, while Zuo Zuo praised him and gained favorability toward him.
• Lynn recognized how dangerous the curse’s influence could be and resolved to guard against that weakness.
• Zuo Zuo refused Lynn’s request for help, and Lynn hinted that he had stopped using his old method since she became conscious, leaving her startled by the implication.

Lynn and Zuo Zuo fought over his attempt to use Mimicry on her, but an unexpected connection interrupted them. Lynn discovered that Alice had somehow reached out to him from far away, and she said she had come looking for him because she was worried.

• Lynn and Zuo Zuo argued and fought as he repeatedly tried to use Mimicry to turn her into an animal-eared girl.
• Lynn sensed a powerful, familiar connection just as he was about to succeed, and he stopped fighting Zuo Zuo to investigate.
• The connection returned, and Lynn heard Alice call him "Brother."
• Lynn called out to Alice and learned that she was relieved he was alive and had come looking for him because she was worried.

Lynn saw Alice briefly reach him through a spatial rift before a curse dragged her away. With Sir Awen, he followed her into spatial turbulence and discovered she had crossed an immense distance despite her death-binding curse, leaving him desperate to reach his sister.

• Alice reached through a spatial rift and touched Lynn’s cheek, but black threads pulled her hand back as the rift closed.
• Lynn told Sir Awen that Alice was his little sister and asked him to trace her aura and take him to her.
• Sir Awen located Alice in spatial turbulence and transported Lynn there.
• Lynn saw Alice bound by countless black threads that were dragging her back toward her cage, and realized she had crawled all that way to find him.

Lynn rescued Alice from the spatial turbulence by removing the curse that was dragging her back to Happy Home. He held the shattered girl as she reunited with him, while Sir Awen reflected on the absurdly powerful family Lynn had gathered around himself.

• Lynn used his limited-time curse removal ability to sever the death threads binding Alice and pulled her free.
• Sir Awen dispersed the spatial turbulence and teleported Lynn and Alice back to Lynn's room.
• Alice woke in Lynn's arms, checked that he was safe, and asked him to keep holding her.
• Lynn apologized for not visiting Alice, wrapped her in his robe, and held her close.
• Lynn told Sir Awen that Alice was his little sister, and Sir Awen left after marveling at Lynn's extraordinary family connections.