Arc 23Chapters 551–575
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Lin Guang learned that Shido Itsuka had met Phantom and was now facing the Yamai sisters’ demand that he choose which of them would remain. At the bathhouse, pranks and a switched entrance curtain left Lin Guang exposed to Nia Honjo, before Tohka Yatogami arrived and found them together.
Lin Guang escaped the crowded bathhouse while Shido Itsuka distracted the boys so Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai could get away. Later, Ellen was pulled into a pillow fight while DEM withdrew its Beasts, and Nia Honjo set out to visit Lin Guang.
Lin Guang spent the day at the beach with Tohka Yatogami, Origami Tobiichi, and Nia Honjo, then listened as Shido Itsuka explained the Yamai sisters’ sacrifice dilemma. Kaguya Yamai and Yuzuru Yamai confronted each other after learning they each wanted the other to survive.
Lin Guang intervened as DEM attacked Ratatoskr and ambushed Tohka Yatogami and Nia Honjo. The Endlaves destroyed Ellen’s Beast robots, and Lin Guang confronted Ellen while Ratatoskr counterattacked DEM’s airship.
Lin Guang’s [Fatebreaker] destroyed a DEM Airborne Battleship and helped Tohka Yatogami and Nia Honjo escape, though Ellen got away. Afterward, Tohka learned Lin Guang had a younger sister and stumbled upon Shido Itsuka with the Yamai Sisters just after he sealed their Spirit Power.
After the school trip, Nia Honjo joined the Spirits living next door to the Itsuka household, while DEM Industries began extending its influence into Tengu City. Shido Itsuka was chosen as Raizen High’s festival executive committee member, but a Spacequake alarm interrupted his chores and brought him to Ratatoskr with Lin Guang.
Lin Guang identified the new Spirit as Miku Izayoi and explained that she disliked men, while Shido Itsuka's first attempt to contact her had gone badly. Ratatoskr decided Shido would have to disguise himself as a girl to approach Miku.
Lin Guang prepared to leave the Tengyo Festival plans to Shido Itsuka and traveled to space to find Mukuro Hoshimiya. He reached the sleeping Spirit but realized he needed to enter her protective barrier to wake her safely.
Lin Guang confronted Mukuro Hoshimiya, endured her attacks, and unlocked the emotions she had sealed away. Mukuro agreed to return to Earth with him and try fun things, while Lin Guang left her memories sealed for now.
Shiori Itsuka approached Miku Izayoi at the festival venue, building rapport with her before an accident gave Shido Itsuka an excuse to meet her again. Meanwhile, Lin Guang arranged another meeting with Mukuro Hoshimiya, promised Nia Honjo a rematch on her terms, and proposed building Custom Endlaves.
Lin Guang spent the day helping Mukuro Hoshimiya enjoy life on Earth, and she gradually grew fond of him. By dusk, Mukuro confessed her feelings and demanded that he never see the other girls again.
Lin Guang confronted Mukuro Hoshimiya about her plan to erase everyone’s memories of him and helped her face the memories of her family. After sealing her as a Spirit, he stayed by her side as she revisited her past and found comfort in the knowledge that her family had loved her.
Lin Guang opened two platinum treasure chests and gained magic and Tactical Realization Unit technologies, Cosmo, and celestial power. After Cosmo absorbed many of his abilities and advanced to the Seventh Sense, powerful people across the world sensed his gaze, while Lin Guang wondered whether celestial power could reshape a body.
Lin Guang used a wisp of Celestial Power to reshape Kanae Kocho’s soul body into a living body, despite her objections. After Kanae finished changing and teased him, Lin Guang found himself face-to-face with her.
Kanae Kocho reunited with Shinobu after her body was reconstructed, and Lin Guang later returned to Tengu City with Mukuro Hoshimiya. There, Kotori told him that Shido needed to beat Miku in a singing contest at the Tengyo Festival to Seal her.
At the Tengyo Festival maid café, Lin Guang joined Shiori Itsuka and the Spirits in serving customers as a handsome butler, drawing a crowd. Reine Murasame and Yoshino visited, and the chapter ended as Miku Izayoi approached Shiori.
Miku Izayoi disrupted Shiori Itsuka’s festival performance plans and tried to draw her away from Lin Guang, but Lin Guang encouraged Shiori to rely on Tohka and Kotori’s countermeasures. He then went to the AST armory, where he found Origami Tobiichi preparing to use the [White Spider Lily] armor to help Shido and told her he would handle things now that he was back.
Lin Guang sent Arisa Shūkyōin and Rose to stop DEM’s independent unit from attacking Tengu Square, while assuring Origami Tobiichi that he was on her side. Rose’s Endlaves overwhelmed Jessica’s forces, and Ryoko Kusakabe refused their request for AST support.
Shiori Itsuka and her companions won the first day's overall Tengyo Festival ranking despite losing the stage competition to Miku Izayoi. Miku rejected Shiori's appeal to value her companions and used her Angel to seize control of the festival venue, leaving Shiori restrained.
Lin Guang transformed into Muzan Kibutsuji’s female guise and confronted Miku Izayoi, overpowering her and taking control of Yuzuru Yamai, Kaguya Yamai, and Yoshino. Shido Itsuka and Tohka Yatogami went to the stage, where Shido planned to try persuading him before they resorted to destroying him with sunlight.
Lin Guang confronted Miku Izayoi while Shido Itsuka tried to persuade her to help save the others. Outside the venue, Rose faced Ellen, who cut through her wire attack but chose to leave.
Lin Guang and his allies fought Ellen and her forces outside while Lin Guang staged Muzan Kibutsuji’s defeat inside the venue. Shido Itsuka saved Miku Izayoi and helped expose Muzan to sunlight, and Kaguya and Yuzuru woke free of his control as Lin Guang’s performance ended.
During the Tengyo Festival, Lin Guang met with the captured Ellen and rewrote her memories, making her a loyal undercover agent inside DEM Industries. He then gave Arisa Shūkyōin DEM’s technical files and a skill book to help strengthen their forces.
[Phantom] confronted Lin Guang about bringing Mukuro Hoshimiya into the story before her plans were ready, but he revealed that he knew her true identity as Mio Takamiya and had no intention of unlocking Shido Itsuka’s memories yet. Mio left after warning Lin Guang to return the Spirit Crystals, and Shido came home unaware of their meeting.
After months without a Spacequake, Lin Guang and Shido Itsuka shared several bizarre hot pots with the Spirits, and Lin Guang fled after Origami Tobiichi delivered her alarming creation. A Spacequake then appeared at an abandoned amusement park, where Shido went to meet the Spirit while Lin Guang stayed away.