Recaps

Asta brought March 7th to the tearoom where they first met to mend their friendship and talk honestly about Lin Feng. She revealed that she fell for him after he was injured and unconscious, and admitted they had already been intimate.

• Asta reassured Himeko that she could stay on Herta Space Station to recover while privately considering how that might keep Lin Feng nearby.
• Asta found March 7th and took her to Star Tea, despite March’s sarcastic protests.
• Asta and March reminisced about meeting at the tearoom years earlier before March accused Asta of dating Lin Feng.
• March asked when Asta had fallen for Lin Feng, and Asta said it was probably the night he was injured and unconscious.
• March asked whether Asta and Lin Feng had been intimate, and Asta quietly admitted that they had.

Asta explained to March 7th that Lin Feng had mistaken her for March 7th while injured and unconscious, and that she had returned his feelings after realizing how much he cared for her. March 7th learned that Lin Feng’s feelings for her were genuine, but she was left facing the painful fact that Asta had accepted his love.

• March 7th reacted with shock and jealousy when Asta revealed that she and Lin Feng had spent the night together when they first met.
• Asta told March 7th that Lin Feng had been injured and unconscious and had mistaken her for March 7th that night.
• March 7th realized Lin Feng had feelings for her and asked Asta how many times they had been together, but Asta could only say she had lost count.
• March 7th asked why Asta had confessed to Lin Feng despite knowing he cared about her.
• Asta explained that Lin Feng had likely loved her for a long time, and that she returned his feelings after recognizing his care and effort.

Asta told March 7th about her history with Lin Feng, and the two women agreed to settle their romantic rivalry through a fair contest. Asta invited March 7th and Lin Feng to Azure Star the next day, leaving Lin Feng curious about her plans.

• Asta explained her past with Lin Feng, and March 7th realized she had been the latecomer but still struggled to let go of her feelings for him.
• March 7th said she could not return to being Asta's friend and tried to step aside, but Asta refused to let their friendship end that way.
• Asta proposed that they compete, with the loser stepping aside, and March 7th accepted the challenge.
• Asta invited March 7th and Lin Feng to Azure Star for a beach vacation and promised to reveal the fair contest there.
• Lin Feng accepted Asta's invitation, wondered why she was bringing March 7th, and looked forward to visiting Azure Star.

Lin Feng, Asta, and March 7th traveled from Herta Space Station to Azure Star, where the two girls competed for his attention. March 7th used a bold new outfit to catch his eye, but Asta drew him in with an excuse to help clean a spill.

• Lin Feng waited at the spaceport and admired Asta after she arrived in a new white dress.
• March 7th arrived in a revealing outfit, and Asta and March 7th exchanged competitive compliments as Lin Feng stared.
• Asta hurried the group aboard a shuttle bound for Azure Star.
• March 7th recalled learning romantic techniques from Teacher Himeko and noticed that she had caught Lin Feng's attention.
• After Fina jostled the shuttle and spilled Asta's milk, Asta asked Lin Feng to wipe it off, prompting March 7th to glare jealously.

On the shuttle to Azure Star, Asta and March 7th competed for Lin Feng’s attention with flirtation and dirty tricks. The rivalry continued in a private chat after Asta made the shuttle bank sharply, while Lin Feng wondered how to handle their relationship.

• March 7th fell asleep on Lin Feng’s shoulder and nibbled his neck while dreaming about barbecue.
• Asta leaned on Lin Feng’s other shoulder and secretly tickled March 7th’s waist to disrupt her act.
• March 7th improvised sleep talk and pressed closer to Lin Feng despite Asta’s tricks.
• Lin Feng realized Azure Star was becoming a romantic battleground between Asta and March 7th and considered how to reach a happy ending.
• Asta messaged the pilot, who banked the shuttle sharply and sent March 7th against the window.
• March 7th and Asta argued over their tactics in chat, then both told Lin Feng not to peek.

Asta and March 7th arrived with Lin Feng at a lavish seaside resort on Azurefall Sea, where the two women began competing for his attention. They agreed to let Lin Feng judge their looks in swimsuits, and one of them appeared before him first.

• Asta brought Lin Feng and March 7th to a luxurious private courtyard at Sea Breeze Courtyard, where March 7th pretended the accommodations were merely acceptable.
• The group went to Azurefall Sea, and Lin Feng reminisced about Blue Star as he relaxed on the beach.
• Asta and March 7th went to change, each planning to impress Lin Feng with her swimsuit.
• Asta proposed that Lin Feng score them in a beauty contest, and March 7th confidently accepted.
• A pink-haired girl appeared before Lin Feng first and greeted him warmly.

Asta and March 7th competed for Lin Feng’s approval with their beach outfits, and March 7th narrowly won the first round. March 7th gained confidence for the remaining rounds of their “Azure Memories” contest.

• Asta showed Lin Feng her carefully chosen white swimsuit, and he admitted how alluring she looked.
• When March 7th was slow to appear, she returned from the water in her wet sailor uniform, black swimsuit bottoms, and stockings.
• Asta questioned whether March 7th’s outfit counted as a swimsuit, but March 7th said she had forgotten to bring one and asked Lin Feng to judge them.
• Lin Feng rated Asta nine points and March 7th nine point one, surprising Asta and relieving March 7th.
• March 7th remembered Himeko’s advice and felt more confident about the next rounds.

March 7th and Asta went swimming at Azure Bay while Lin Feng watched from shore. After the two fought in the waves, they returned and invited him into the water, but he admitted he could not swim.

• Asta concealed her dissatisfaction with Lin Feng's swimsuit ratings, while March 7th thanked him for judging fairly.
• March 7th and Asta swam at Azure Bay as Lin Feng watched from shore and remarked that they were both better swimmers than he was.
• Asta and March 7th taunted each other, then began wrestling in the waves.
• Lin Feng watched their scuffle through binoculars as the two girls continued fighting for a while.
• March 7th and Asta returned to Lin Feng, caught their breath, and invited him into the water.
• Lin Feng awkwardly admitted that he was not good in the water and could not swim.

Lin Feng tried to learn to swim from March 7th but panicked and nearly drowned, forcing Asta to rescue him with artificial respiration. He woke on the beach, shaken by the ordeal, while both women stayed close by his side.

• Asta and March 7th both offered to teach Lin Feng how to swim, but March 7th took his hand and led him to the beach first.
• March 7th guided Lin Feng through swimming motions, but he failed to move and then lost his balance beneath the water.
• Lin Feng clung to March 7th in panic and dragged her underwater, so Asta swam over to help them.
• Asta and March 7th brought Lin Feng to the beach, where Asta performed artificial respiration and chest compressions.
• Lin Feng spat out seawater and woke up, recalling that he had nearly drowned while swimming on the Azure Star.

Lin Feng, Asta, and March 7th visited the Flower of the Other Shore Festival, where Asta challenged March 7th to a lantern-riddle contest over who would win Lin Feng’s affection. As the girls headed to compete, Lin Feng wandered through the market alone.

• Lin Feng relaxed at the beach and decided he would not swim in the deep sea again until he gained a talent that let him do so safely.
• Asta, March 7th, and Lin Feng arrived at the lantern-lit festival, where Asta read about its attractions and March 7th fed Lin Feng candied fruit.
• Asta challenged March 7th to solve the most lantern riddles within the time limit, and March 7th accepted.
• Asta and March 7th went to the riddle stall together, leaving Lin Feng to explore the market.
• Lin Feng browsed stalls selling food, weapons, shields, and lottery tickets, but found the lottery uninteresting because his black card held a billion Credits.

Lin Feng encountered a mysterious white-haired woman he recognized as an Aeon and earned the “First Meeting” achievement, resolving to continue on the Path of Elation. Elsewhere, March 7th took the lead over Asta in a riddle contest.

• A mysterious white-haired woman passed Lin Feng, froze time around him, and revealed a strange crimson mask when he reached for her hand.
• The woman told Lin Feng to show her the true colors of elation before vanishing as time and space resumed.
• Lin Feng concluded that the woman was an Aeon, received 100 Path of Elation points for the “First Meeting” achievement, and decided to continue along the Path of Elation.
• Asta and March 7th competed at a riddle stall, where Asta wrongly guessed that a spaceship accident involved quantum collapse and March answered that it was a remote-controlled toy.
• Asta incorrectly identified Qlipoth as the one who could perceive and reshape the sea of stars, while March correctly answered that it was a painter and extended her lead to two points.