Chapter Summaries

Ririko woke in Jerome's custody at the abandoned HappyLand amusement park and learned he had used stink bombs to shut down the Iceberg Lounge while rescuing her from waitress work. Jerome insisted she play his games, and the chapter ended with Ririko defying him in front of his clown gang.

• Ririko woke handcuffed in a shabby princess bedroom and cursed Jerome while his guards took notes.
• Jerome revealed that he had unlocked her handcuff and taken her phone and ring because they contained trackers.
• Jerome explained that he had brought Ririko from the Iceberg Lounge because being a waitress was bad for her, and admitted he had planted stink bombs rather than explosives.
• Jerome refused to let Ririko leave and led her barefoot to the castle's main hall to play his games.
• Ririko refused Jerome's order to sit on a tiny stool as the clown gang watched for his reaction.

Ririko stopped Jerome from shooting Butch, Bruce, and Sofia by asking for a burger, hoping the Clown Army’s search for food would alert their families. Jerome ordered his men to get her the best burgers, then asked whether she had really liked the one he brought her before.

• Jerome prepared to shoot Butch with a dart gun, but Ririko called the game unfun and persuaded him to find a smaller target.
• The Clown Army brought Bruce and Sofia into the hall, and Bruce suspected Ririko had been working with Jerome.
• Ririko realized the Wayne and Falcone families would search for the missing captives and decided to buy time by asking Jerome for food.
• Jerome lowered his gun and ordered his men to bring Ririko the best burgers within fifteen minutes.
• Ririko taunted the Clown Army into leaving to find burgers, hoping their trip would draw attention and bring help.
• Jerome approached Ririko and asked whether she had really liked the burger he had brought her before.

Ririko kept Jerome appeased as Oswald and Hugo reacted to her disappearance and Jerome’s kidnappings. After Jerome had a cook abducted to prepare her favorite burgers, Ririko proposed a game, leaving its rules—and what she intended to do next—unrevealed.

• Ririko confronted Jerome about doubting her, and he promised her all the burgers, fried chicken, and fries she could eat while warning that his captives would play the next round if she was lying.
• Oswald confronted Hugo at Arkham over Jerome’s crimes, but a standoff between their armed men ended when Harley urged them to focus on finding out what Jerome wanted.
• Harley told Hugo that she had contacted covert sources to locate Ririko, while Hugo remained consumed by her disappearance and the Tomie Organization’s drugs had already reached Mr. E.
• Jerome had the Clown Army kidnap a fast-food cook to prepare a feast for Ririko, who recognized that the burger tasted like the one she had eaten at Arkham.
• Jerome asked Ririko to play a game after she finished eating, and she introduced the “Servant Game.”

Ririko persuaded Jerome to make Bruce Wayne, Sofia Falcone, and Butch serve as maids and clean the castle before becoming targets. Alone with Sofia in her bathroom, Ririko offered to help her escape in exchange for a million.

• Ririko suggested making the captives clean the castle in maid outfits before Jerome used them as targets, and Jerome ordered the Clown Army to dress them and put them to work.
• The Clown Army brought Bruce Wayne, Sofia Falcone, and Butch to Jerome and Ririko in mismatched maid outfits and clown makeup.
• Ririko convinced Jerome to assign Sofia to clean her room, then followed her there while two clowns guarded the doorway.
• Ririko scolded Sofia loudly over the supposedly inadequate cleaning and dragged her into the bathroom.
• Ririko turned on the faucet to mask her words and offered to get Sofia out for a million.

Ririko bargained with Sofia for a million dollars and help getting into Gotham University in exchange for arranging her escape. At the Castle, Bruce continued enduring Jerome’s taunts as the news reported his disappearance and William Earle’s push to become Wayne Enterprises’ successor.

• Ririko offered to free Sofia in exchange for a million dollars and admission to Gotham University, and Sofia accepted.
• Ririko ordered Sofia to clean and warned the Clown Army members not to wear muddy boots in her room.
• Ririko made Jerome watch television with her while Bruce swept the Recreation Room, and Bruce hit a peanut shell back at Jerome with his broom.
• The news reported that Bruce had been missing for more than seventy-two hours and that Wayne Enterprises was discussing succession.
• William Earle said Wayne Enterprises had begun selecting a successor, while Thomas Wayne vowed to keep searching for Bruce.
• Jerome turned off the television and mocked Bruce about being trapped in a maid dress and cleaning.

Bruce and Jerome fought in the Recreation Room, and Jerome later sneaked away from the Old Amusement Park. Selina found Ririko in her room, and Ririko tried to persuade her to help everyone escape through a secret passage.

• Bruce lunged at Jerome with a broom, and they wrestled until the Clown Army pulled Bruce away.
• Jerome asked Ririko to stay because his pinky hurt, but she blew on it and left without looking back.
• Ririko saw Jerome's car drive away from the Old Amusement Park and suspected he was working with William Earn.
• Selina entered Ririko's room through the window and said she had come to find her for Strange and Cobblepot.
• Ririko offered Selina the possibility of rewards from the Wayne and Falcone families if she found a secret passage and helped everyone escape.

Selina agreed to search for a way to earn money from the wealthy households before revealing Ririko's location. On the castle roof, Ririko interrupted Jerome's deadly rope game by kissing him, and he fell backward over the edge.

• Selina told Ririko she would look for a way to make money within three days, or sell the news that Ririko was there.
• Jerome led Ririko to the castle roof, where Bruce, Sofia, and Butch stood blindfolded and bound beside ropes, one of which was loosely tied.
• Ririko told Jerome he did not understand what made a game thrilling and asked whether he had fallen for her.
• Ririko kissed Jerome, leaving him frozen and unsure how to react.
• Jerome stumbled backward toward the roof's edge and fell over it.

Ririko kept Jerome distracted while Selina searched for a secret passage to help free the hostages. Jerome asked Ririko on an awkward amusement-park date, giving Selina a chance to emerge from hiding after they left.

• Ririko ordered the Clown Army to feed the hostages and keep them secured after Jerome climbed out of the junk pile.
• Jerome secretly followed Ririko around the Castle, while Selina disguised herself as a Clown Army member and brought Ririko a map of the passage to the amusement park's back entrance.
• Ririko agreed to lure the Clown Army away around midnight so Selina could use the passage to evacuate the hostages.
• Jerome entered Ririko's room with plastic flowers and asked her on a date, raising his infatuation value to 32.
• Ririko teased Jerome about what happens after a date, and he refused to hold hands or do anything further before leaving with her.
• Selina emerged from the wardrobe after Ririko and Jerome left, puzzled by what Ririko had told him.

Ririko went on a date with Jerome at the abandoned amusement park, learning more about his violent childhood as she tried to keep him occupied. When a Clown Army member warned Jerome that Mr. E was coming, Jerome revealed that Mr. E wanted to kill Bruce, but he intended to keep playing with Ririko.

• Ririko and Jerome rode the carousel while members of the Clown Army pushed it, and Jerome told her his uncle had burned his hand while making soup.
• Ririko asked Jerome to ride the Ferris wheel, where he said his mother took him on dates with other men and described tying one boyfriend to the roller coaster tracks.
• At the top of the Ferris wheel, Jerome said his happy stories were all about Ririko, and his Infatuation Value rose to 40/100.
• A Clown Army member whispered that Mr. E was coming, and Jerome shot him dead for interrupting the date.
• Ririko offered to let Jerome handle the interruption, but he said Mr. E wanted to kill Bruce and that he was not done playing yet.

Ririko helped Bruce and the others escape the Castle, but Jerome’s Clown Army cornered them before the Falcone Family could arrive. She warned Jerome that William Earn planned to betray him, leaving Jerome willing to hear her out.

• Ririko spotted William Earn entering the Castle and realized he was the man plotting to kill Bruce.
• Ririko found Selina, Bruce, Sofia, and Butch in a secret passage and led them through it to an abandoned parking lot.
• Butch drove the group away in an Old Ford while Selina tried to charge a stolen Banana Phone and call the Falcone Family.
• Jerome and the Clown Army surrounded the car, and Bruce stepped out to distract them.
• Ririko stood beside Bruce and told Jerome that William Earn would betray him and send him back to Arkham, prompting Jerome to demand more details.

Ririko exposed William Earn’s drug project, but Jerome’s deadly game ended with Earn shot and Jerome turning on Bruce. Ririko fled with Jerome, only to find him close behind as his infatuation value climbed to 80/100.

• Ririko told Jerome and Bruce that Wayne Pharmaceuticals and Arkham were secretly developing a drug that revived the dead and turned them into monsters, but William Earn denied it.
• Jerome made Ririko and Bruce take turns pulling the trigger on an unloaded revolver, then made Earn take his turn; Earn fired at Jerome and revealed that gangs would receive the drugs if he died.
• Earn tried to escape when cars approached, and Jerome shot him before aiming at Bruce and declaring that their game had only just begun.
• Ririko grabbed Jerome’s wrist and ran, but Jerome caught her, threatened to kill anyone who came between them, and kissed her before she bit him and escaped into a chemical plant.
• Ririko climbed to a steel platform, where she saw Jerome following her as his infatuation value reached 80/100.

Ririko survived being shot by Harley Quinn and woke in a coffin during her own funeral, but Sofia’s people captured her before she could reach Bruce. Victor Zsasz carried her away as Sofia promised to repay her for saving her.

• Ririko used Hair Control to free herself from Jerome, who released her and fell unconscious on the platform.
• Harley Quinn shot Ririko, and Jerome caught her as she fell toward the chemical pool; he threw her to Bruce before falling into the chemicals himself.
• Ririko revived in a coffin at the Funeral Home, kicked the lid open, and knocked out the old man who was preparing it.
• Ririko watched her funeral from inside the Funeral Home and saw Bruce among the mourners as Mayor Hamilton Hill praised her sacrifice.
• Sofia arrived with Victor Zsasz and promised to repay Ririko, then Victor covered her head with a sack and carried her away.

Ririko learned that Sofia had secured her a Falcone identity and offered her a million dollars to help remove Alberto and Carmine from power, with another ten million promised if she succeeded. Ririko accepted and met Sofia’s bodyguard, Victor Zsasz, whose infatuation value remained zero.

• Sofia told Ririko she had made her a distant relative of the Falcone Family and covered up the identity of the person who had been buried.
• Sofia asked Ririko to help deal with her brother, Alberto, and suggested they could also remove their father, Carmine.
• Ririko questioned whether Sofia would honor her promises, and Sofia offered her a million dollars for rescuing her and ten million more for dealing with Carmine and Alberto.
• Ririko accepted Sofia’s offer and sealed their agreement by linking pinkies.
• Sofia introduced Victor Zsasz as the bodyguard who would arrange whatever Ririko needed, and Ririko noticed his infatuation value was zero.

Ririko transferred Sofia’s million dollars into her own account and went on a shopping spree with Victor, then searched for news about Jerome and Harley. The chapter left her heading to dinner at the Falcone estate, intent on earning ten million dollars and pursuing Bruce.

• Ririko transferred Sofia’s one million dollars into her own bank account while Victor waited outside the bank.
• Ririko bought the latest Banana Phone and the rest of the Banana lineup, while Victor grew impatient and drove her back to the Falcone estate.
• Ririko told Victor her money was none of his business and shut him out of her room.
• Ririko searched for news about Jerome, found a video saying the chemical tank had been empty, and recalled that Harley had killed her.
• Victor told Ririko that dinner had begun, and she followed him to the dining room in a red velvet gown.

Ririko charmed Alberto at dinner and noticed Victor’s infatuation value rise while he watched them. The next morning, she went to Gotham University hoping to meet Bruce, but Dick Grayson collided with her and caught her.

• Ririko met Alberto at dinner and called him “big brother,” prompting him to agree to take her on a vacation sometime.
• Sofia asked Alberto to walk Ririko back to her room, where Ririko touched his face and noticed Victor watching them.
• Ririko saw that Victor’s infatuation value had risen to 1/100 and wondered why he liked watching her flirt with Alberto.
• Ririko dressed to impress Bruce and went to Gotham University, planning to meet him at the Physics Department.
• Dick Grayson ran into Ririko, caught her before she fell, and appeared as a target with an infatuation value of 2/100.

After Dick Grayson accidentally broke Ririko’s expensive laptop, he promised to repay her and pursued her around Gotham University. Ririko added him on WeChat so he could tell her where to find Bruce, then agreed to let Dick buy her lunch.

• Dick Grayson collided with Ririko, broke her laptop, and promised to pay her back after she gave him her account number and name.
• Ririko attended Jervis Tetch’s Literature class, where classmates speculated that she was connected to the Falcone Family.
• Dick found Ririko after class and said he had asked Bruce for a six-month advance to cover the laptop’s cost.
• Ririko learned Dick could find Bruce and added him on WeChat, asking him to tell her whenever he saw Bruce.
• Dick invited Ririko to lunch, and she agreed because he might help her find Bruce.

Ririko questioned Dick about Bruce and mapped out his campus schedule so she could plan how to manipulate him. After Victor tried to kill Dick and failed, Ririko provoked Victor by comparing him to Jerome, then realized Victor’s infatuation with her had increased.

• At lunch, Ririko asked Dick about Bruce’s university schedule, habits, and interests, and Dick explained how Bruce had helped him attend university.
• Ririko marked Bruce’s movements on a campus map and planned how to get him under her thumb.
• Outside the university, Dick invited Ririko to lunch, and Victor drew his knives as Dick approached.
• Dick dodged Victor’s attack with a backflip, then left after confirming that Bruce had repaid the money he owed Ririko.
• In the car, Ririko scolded Victor for attacking people impulsively and taunted him by saying Jerome was more handsome.
• Victor claimed he could sense that Ririko liked Jerome, and Ririko saw that Victor’s infatuation value had risen to 2/100.

Ririko charmed Alberto into confiding that he wanted to leave the Falcone Family business, and he invited her to meet Carmine at a family meeting. While Alberto stepped away, Ririko found a graduation photo in his study with Carmine and Sofia’s faces slashed out, making her question Alberto’s motives.

• Ririko joined Alberto for dinner, flirted with him, and went with him to his study.
• Ririko encouraged Alberto to pursue a life outside the family business, and he told her Carmine would return the next day for a family meeting.
• Alberto asked Ririko to meet Carmine so he would support their relationship, and she agreed.
• After Alberto left to answer a call, Ririko searched his desk and found a graduation photo with Carmine and Sofia’s faces slashed out.

Ririko prepared to attend a Falcone Family meeting but tried to avoid being recognized by Butch and Oswald, fearing they would expose her past to Alberto. Carmine Falcone caught her in the hallway and ordered her to follow him to the meeting room.

• Ririko told Victor she would attend the Falcone Family meeting, and he warned her with his thoughts that it was a gathering of crime-family heads rather than a casual family dinner.
• Ririko dressed formally and set off with Alberto toward the meeting room.
• Ririko recognized Butch and Oswald in the hallway and feared Oswald would reveal her identity, so she pretended to feel unwell and sent Alberto ahead.
• Carmine Falcone confronted Ririko in the hallway, and she claimed she was Sofia's assistant.
• Carmine showed an infatuation value of 5 and ordered Ririko to follow him to the meeting room.

Ririko attended Carmine Falcone’s meeting, drawing attention from the assembled crime family and unsettling Alberto and Oswald. Oswald asked for Ririko as his campaign assistant, but Carmine refused and said he would assign someone else.

• Carmine welcomed Ririko into the meeting and seated her beside him, while Alberto realized she had lied about being ill and Oswald was shocked to see her alive.
• Ririko browsed Taobao during the discussion about taking territory from the Maroni Family, and Victor watched her until she glared at him.
• Oswald proposed attacking Sal Maroni’s mayoral candidate by releasing dirt and asked for Ririko to be his campaign assistant.
• Carmine declined Oswald’s request and said he would assign someone else, while Oswald noticed Ririko glance at him.