Chapter Summaries

While Himeko lay unconscious in the hospital, Lin Feng kissed and groped her, unaware she had awakened and was secretly watching him. After he left, Himeko resolved to keep the incident secret, while Lin Feng planned to confront the person spreading rumors about Asta.

• Himeko dreamed of a past life and felt an inexplicable closeness to Lin Feng as he watched over her in the hospital.
• Lin Feng kissed Himeko and touched her breasts while she pretended to remain unconscious.
• Lin Feng earned 200 Path of Elation simulation points and took photos of Himeko before leaving with a kiss on her cheek.
• After Lin Feng left, Himeko woke fully and decided to keep what happened secret, especially from March 7th.
• Lin Feng returned to his Hibernation Pod compartment and vowed to confront Watermelon Field Chara for spreading rumors about Asta.

Lin Feng traded Himeko photos to Pamela for information about Watermelon Field Chara, learning that he was Richard from the Legal Affairs Department. Lin Feng confronted Richard and forced him to retract his rumors about Asta and leave Herta Space Station.

• Lin Feng showed Pamela some of his photos of Himeko and got her to reveal that Watermelon Field Chara was Richard, a tall, thin employee with black-framed glasses who lingered in the reception hall.
• Lin Feng found Richard in the reception hall and took him to a secluded corner to question him about spreading rumors that Asta was lining her own pockets.
• Richard presented a receipt as evidence, claiming Asta had used her personal account to buy space-station equipment for herself.
• Lin Feng slapped Richard, knocking out several teeth, and told him Asta had paid out of pocket for the equipment.
• Lin Feng ordered Richard to retract the rumors publicly within an hour, restore Asta's reputation, and leave the station, and Richard immediately began posting retractions in the group chats.

Lin Feng put an end to the rumors that Asta had embezzled station funds, and Watermelon Field Chara resigned after Lin Feng confronted him. Lin Feng reassured Asta that the station was safe for now, while Asta resolved to win his heart.

• Watermelon Field Chara admitted that he had fabricated the accusations against Asta, then left the group chat and resigned from Herta Space Station.
• Bill Gaiwa revealed that Lin Feng had confronted Chara and that Chara had returned home after being beaten.
• Lin Feng read the group chat and headed to the Central Control Zone to see Asta.
• Asta thanked Lin Feng for handling the rumors and resolving the Fragmentum crisis.
• Lin Feng said he had defeated the Fragmentum monsters and would keep protecting Herta Space Station.
• Asta admired Lin Feng and vowed to fight for his love.

Asta reflected on everything Lin Feng had done for her and resolved to return his affection, but she accidentally hinted at her feelings before Arlan interrupted them with news that a billion Credits had vanished. Asta claimed she had spent the money as her pocket money, concealing that she had given it to Lin Feng, and Arlan left them alone.

• Asta recalled how Lin Feng had protected her and Herta Space Station, and decided she would do anything to return his affection.
• Lin Feng prepared to leave, but Asta stopped him to thank him and accidentally implied that she knew he had done everything for her.
• Arlan rushed in and reported that about a billion Credits had disappeared from the family's secret-key card.
• Asta admitted she had spent the money and insisted it was her pocket money, while Lin Feng realized the billion Credits were in his pocket.
• Asta sent Arlan back to his Fragmentum cleanup work, and Arlan left, privately guessing she had bought Lin Feng an expensive gift.

Asta brought Lin Feng to a secluded corridor, kissed him, and confessed that she liked him, admitting she had chosen to express her feelings despite knowing he already had other girls by his side. Lin Feng embraced her in response, leaving his answer to her confession unstated.

• Asta led Lin Feng to a quiet warehouse corridor beside the Master Control Cabin to give him a reward.
• Asta asked Lin Feng to close his eyes and kissed him.
• Asta confessed that she dreamed of romance and freedom, and told Lin Feng she liked him despite his other relationships.
• Lin Feng called Asta silly and pulled her into his arms.

Lin Feng accepted Asta’s confession, and the two shared an affectionate moment in the storage corridor. March 7th secretly witnessed them together and was left heartbroken after realizing she loved Lin Feng.

• Lin Feng accepted Asta’s confession and asked her to call him by his name.
• Asta playfully called Lin Feng annoying while telling him that she liked him.
• March 7th watched Lin Feng and Asta from around the end of the storage corridor and realized Asta’s perfume had raised her suspicions for a reason.
• March 7th cried over Lin Feng’s relationship with Asta but held back from confronting her friend.
• March 7th recognized how deeply she loved Lin Feng and wondered whether he and Asta had been close before she awakened him.

March 7th saw Asta kiss Lin Feng and walked away heartbroken, while Lin Feng realized the achievement he earned could lead to a painful romantic rivalry. Asta tried to explain herself to March 7th, but March 7th blocked her, leaving Asta unable to reach her.

• March 7th regretted not confessing to Lin Feng sooner, watched Asta kiss him, and left in tears.
• Lin Feng earned the “The season of White Album was here again” achievement and worried about keeping both Asta and March 7th in his life.
• Lin Feng invited the Astral Express group to dinner and learned from the chat that March 7th was upset and Himeko had awakened.
• Asta received a message from March 7th wishing her happiness and realized March 7th had seen her with Lin Feng.
• Asta tried to explain, but March 7th blocked her before she could send the message.

Asta worried that her confession to Lin Feng had damaged her friendship with March 7th and resolved to win her friend back. After waking, Himeko comforted March 7th as she described seeing Asta and Lin Feng together, while Himeko hid her own familiarity with Lin Feng and suspected he was the captain from her dream.

• Asta fretted over losing either Lin Feng or March 7th and decided to talk things through with March 7th.
• Himeko woke in the Special Medical Department and noticed that March 7th seemed upset.
• March 7th told Himeko that Asta had confessed to Lin Feng and that he had accepted, leaving her heartbroken.
• Himeko accidentally implied she knew Lin Feng, then covered her slip by claiming she could not know someone like him.
• Himeko recalled Lin Feng's visit the previous night and suspected he was the Hyperion captain from her dream.

Himeko helped March 7th recognize that she loved Lin Feng and encouraged her to take the initiative rather than risk regretting her inaction. March 7th accepted her advice and called Himeko her teacher.

• Himeko explained to March 7th that caring about who Lin Feng was with showed she truly liked him.
• March 7th questioned how Himeko knew so much about love, and Himeko claimed she had learned about it from books.
• March 7th worried that Lin Feng might stay on Herta Space Station if he got together with Asta, leaving her no chance to be with him.
• Himeko urged March 7th to fight for Lin Feng and follow her heart so she would not be left with regrets.
• March 7th felt reassured, resolved to face her feelings, and called Himeko her teacher.

Himeko coached March 7th in unconventional ways to win Lin Feng over, while secretly treating her as a test subject for untried romance tactics. Asta arrived to visit Himeko, and March 7th reacted with open displeasure.

• Himeko privately gave March 7th unusual advice for winning Lin Feng's affection, including kicking him, ambushing him at night, and wearing stockings.
• March 7th doubted Himeko's suggestions but eventually resolved to try them and promised to study more if they worked.
• Himeko privately realized her romance techniques were untested and that March 7th was serving as her guinea pig.
• Asta unlocked the Special-Grade Medical Pod and entered to visit Himeko, bringing fruit and drinks.
• Himeko thanked Asta and reflected on her achievements, while March 7th glared at her.

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.