Chapter Summaries

Yan Huan, Cool Sakuramiya, and Mousey Sakuramiya reached Hitomi’s Brain Command Center, where the chibi Sakuramiyas put them on trial. Yan Huan avoided execution by revealing himself as the President, but the court’s laws sentenced him to spend a night with the Sakuramiyas.

• Mousey Sakuramiya led Yan Huan and Cool Sakuramiya through a vast elevator shaft toward the Delivery Room, which she called Hitomi’s Brain Command Center.
• The elevator scanned Yan Huan and triggered red alarms, but carried the group to the top, where armed chibi Sakuramiyas were guarding against Lewd Sakuramiya.
• Judge Sakuramiya convened a court and sentenced Cool Sakuramiya, Mousey Sakuramiya, and Yan Huan to death for entering without authorization.
• Mousey Sakuramiya presented Sickly Sakuramiya’s Birth Certificate, which let one person enter, but Judge Sakuramiya still condemned the others.
• Yan Huan told the Sakuramiyas that Hitomi was unconscious and he had come to save her, prompting the court to recognize him as the President.
• Judge Sakuramiya ruled Yan Huan innocent because he was cute, but invoked a law requiring him to spend a night with the Sakuramiyas, then used the Modifier to make the others accept the sentence.

Yan Huan left Mousey Sakuramiya at his apartment while she contacted Mom Sakuramiya through the Camera and learned that Perfect Sakuramiya planned to kill him. After Perfect Sakuramiya discovered Mousey Sakuramiya was in Linmen and learned she had escaped into reality, Mousey Sakuramiya rushed out to warn Yan Huan.

• Yan Huan woke beside Meow-chan and Mousey Sakuramiya, then left the apartment after reminding Mousey Sakuramiya to stay inside.
• Mousey Sakuramiya used Yan Huan's computer and Camera to contact Mom Sakuramiya, who warned her that Perfect Sakuramiya had changed her target to Yan Huan.
• Perfect Sakuramiya revealed that she had faked Cool Sakuramiya's death and used the threat against Yan Huan to draw Mousey Sakuramiya out of hiding.
• Perfect Sakuramiya returned to reality, heard that Nara found her less likable than the former Sakuramiya, and learned from Sakuramiya Yuri that she could intern alongside Yan Huan at Golden Lion Group.
• Mousey Sakuramiya put on Yan Huan's clothes, took money, and ran toward the Subway to reach Yan Huan before Perfect Sakuramiya could kill him.

Yan Huan learned that Perfect Sakuramiya’s Barrier was embedded in her body and arranged for Insecure Sakuramiya to escape into reality. Perfect Sakuramiya arrived before the escape was complete, but Yan Huan awoke in his apartment with Insecure Sakuramiya beside him—who promptly fainted in his arms.

• Yan Huan agreed to Glasses Sakuramiya’s loan terms after learning that every Sakuramiya was the same person.
• Glasses Sakuramiya said Hitomi had granted Perfect Sakuramiya her authority, explained that the Barrier was part of Perfect Sakuramiya’s body, and warned that Insecure Sakuramiya was her primary target.
• Yan Huan persuaded Glasses Sakuramiya to send Insecure Sakuramiya to reality, offering to double his monthly interest, and said she could stay at his apartment.
• Perfect Sakuramiya reached the Brain Command Center before the transfer was complete, but the scene shifted as Yan Huan woke in reality.
• Yan Huan found Insecure Sakuramiya naked beside his bed, reassured her that they were safe, and watched her faint in his arms.

Yan Huan asked An Le to locate the Sakuramiya Barrier while he handled Cultural Festival preparations, and An Le went to speak with Hitomi Sakuramiya. Their conversation turned into an unexpected lesson that left Hitomi Sakuramiya shaken, while Mousey Sakuramiya was caught outside the school by You Anlina.

• Yan Huan asked An Le to confirm the Sakuramiya Barrier’s location, and An Le eagerly agreed before he left to check the Cultural Festival preparations.
• An Le met Hitomi Sakuramiya in the women’s changing room and proposed that they share time with Yan Huan together rather than take turns.
• Tong Yingying secretly overheard An Le teaching Hitomi Sakuramiya, became furious at being left out, and disappeared with a new resolve.
• An Le used Hitomi Sakuramiya’s fear of failing with Yan Huan to persuade her to accept further instruction, and Hitomi Sakuramiya asked An Le to teach her.
• Mousey Sakuramiya tried to enter the school unnoticed, but You Anlina startled her and then comforted her as she cried.

Yan Huan reassured Hitomi Sakuramiya that every Sakuramiya mattered, and she kissed him as rain fell across the Barriers. The chapter ended with Ye Lan meeting Sakuramiya Yuri at the Golden Lion Building, where they learned Elvira had invited them to a “Mothers’ Symposium.”

• Yan Huan gave Hitomi Sakuramiya clean clothes and let her sleep in his bed while he settled on the floor with Meow-chan.
• Yan Huan remembered that he had first taken on the Modifier to preserve his ordinary life and his feelings for Sakuramiya.
• Yan Huan told Hitomi Sakuramiya that every Sakuramiya had to be present, and she kissed him before they grew intimate.
• Rain calmed the Barriers and refreshed the Sakuramiyas, while Perfect Sakuramiya’s face began melting in the rain.
• Ye Lan arrived at the Golden Lion Building and found Sakuramiya Yuri waiting for a private meeting with Elvira.
• Sakuramiya Yuri showed Ye Lan a flag announcing a “Mothers’ Symposium.”

Hitomi Sakuramiya went with You Anlina to find Yan Huan, but overheard Bai Yi and Ye Shiyu preparing to confess their feelings for him. After You Anlina learned that Hitomi Sakuramiya also loved Yan Huan, she urged her to act before the Cultural Festival, and Hitomi Sakuramiya finally admitted her feelings aloud.

• You Anlina took Hitomi Sakuramiya toward the Second-Year Division after learning Yan Huan was busy with Cultural Festival preparations.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya and You Anlina overheard Bai Yi planning to give Yan Huan flowers and invite him to dance, believing he would confess to her afterward.
• They heard Ye Shiyu tell Mōri Hina that she loved Xiao Huan and wanted to become better before confessing to him.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya despaired over how other girls had progressed with Yan Huan while she had made no move, then admitted to You Anlina that she liked him.
• You Anlina gave Hitomi Sakuramiya her hydrangea hair clip and urged her to confess, and Hitomi Sakuramiya said she loved Yan Huan.

Elvira and Sakuramiya Yuri invited Ye Lan to discuss their daughters and Yan Huan’s future, each mistaking Ye Lan for Yan Huan’s adoptive mother. Ye Lan struggled to protect Ye Shiyu’s chances with Yan Huan as both women pressed her for her plans.

• Elvira warned Spencer to keep her distance from Yan Huan, but Spencer protested and insisted he would teach her about adult matters.
• Elvira met Ye Lan and Sakuramiya Yuri, and the three women chose to talk while bathing at the Golden Lion Building.
• Elvira explained that she had invested in Linmen to prepare for Aria’s future and asked Ye Lan what plans she had for Yan Huan.
• Ye Lan considered clarifying that Yan Huan was not actually her adopted son, but worried that Elvira would then try to pair him with Aria and harm Ye Shiyu’s chances.
• Sakuramiya Yuri joined Elvira in questioning Ye Lan about Yan Huan’s future, leaving Ye Lan stunned by the pressure of the two women.

Hitomi Sakuramiya confessed her feelings to Yan Huan and asked him to be her partner at the High Table Banquet, then tried to draw Perfect Sakuramiya away so he could escape. Yan Huan intervened, accepted her invitation, and the Barrier warped around them, pulling everyone into a spiraling collapse.

• You Anlina encouraged Hitomi Sakuramiya to confess to Yan Huan, and Hitomi Sakuramiya resolved to tell him how she felt.
• You Anlina directed Hitomi Sakuramiya to the Club Building, where she found Yan Huan alone in a classroom and warned him that Perfect Sakuramiya was hunting him.
• Perfect Sakuramiya activated her Barrier, and Yan Huan transformed into a white cat as Hitomi Sakuramiya offered him a hydrangea hair clip and confessed by inviting him to the High Table Banquet dance.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya ran downstairs to confront Perfect Sakuramiya and protect Yan Huan, but Perfect Sakuramiya charged at her with a dagger.
• Yan Huan transformed back into a boy, caught Perfect Sakuramiya's blade with his injured hand, and told Hitomi Sakuramiya that his answer was yes.
• Yan Huan's blood struck the floor, and the Barrier distorted the building as everyone fell into a spiraling space.

Ye Lan listened as Sakuramiya Yuri and Elvira argued over whether Yan Huan would be a good partner for their troubled daughters, Hitomi and Aria, while she worried that her own daughter, Ye Shiyu, might be left behind. She proposed a summer internship partnership that would keep Yan Huan working alongside Shiyu, and the mothers agreed to discuss it with the children at Totsuki Academy's Cultural Festival.

• Sakuramiya Yuri explained that Hitomi had struggled with isolation and suicidal thoughts before improving after joining the Student Council and meeting Yan Huan.
• Elvira said Aria had begun seeing Yan Huan as he really was, and she and Sakuramiya Yuri traded stories about his bond with their daughters.
• Ye Lan realized that Shiyu's progress and feelings for Yan Huan were being overlooked, and she feared her daughter might relapse into criminal behavior.
• Ye Lan proposed a summer liaison department partnership where Yan Huan and Shiyu would intern at Ye International and Hitomi would work at the Golden Lion Group.
• Sakuramiya Yuri and Elvira agreed to discuss the internships with the children at Totsuki Academy's Cultural Festival, while Ye Lan privately planned to use the arrangement to bring Yan Huan and Shiyu closer.

Yan Huan relived Sakuramiya’s childhood trauma and realized her graceful persona had escaped while her true self remained trapped. After waking in a sealed room with Mousey Sakuramiya, he recognized that the Sakuramiya beside him was an impostor, whose disguise began to crack when he confronted her.

• Yan Huan was pulled into darkness as the barrier collapsed and witnessed a vision of a girl punished and abused by her grandfather, who found refuge in a wardrobe while a mask of her escaped into the world.
• Yan Huan recognized the girl as Sakuramiya and turned from the escaping mask to call to the silent figure trapped inside, but Perfect Sakuramiya appeared behind him and claimed to be there.
• Yan Huan woke in a sealed room with Mousey Sakuramiya and said he believed he knew where Hitomi’s true body was hidden.
• Yan Huan and Mousey Sakuramiya found the room locked, while a note implied they could leave only by doing something intimate together.
• Yan Huan identified the pink hair on Mousey Sakuramiya’s hydrangea clip as You Anlina’s and learned that Sakuramiya had offered him the clip and invited him to be her High Table Banquet dance partner.
• When Sakuramiya hugged Yan Huan and confessed her feelings, he noticed her body did not match Insecure Sakuramiya’s and accused her of being an impostor, causing her expression to crack.

Yan Huan woke beside Mousey Sakuramiya and left her at his apartment while he went to Totsuki Academy. After learning that Perfect Sakuramiya planned to kill Yan Huan, Mousey Sakuramiya rushed out to warn him, while Perfect Sakuramiya prepared to hunt her down.

• Yan Huan woke with Meow-chan and Mousey Sakuramiya beside him, then left for school after telling Sakuramiya to stay put and promising to investigate the Barrier.
• Mousey Sakuramiya used Yan Huan's computer and camera to contact Mom Sakuramiya, who claimed Perfect Sakuramiya had killed Cool Sakuramiya and planned to target Yan Huan.
• Perfect Sakuramiya announced she would stop hunting the Sakuramiyas and kill Yan Huan instead, prompting Mousey Sakuramiya to disconnect the camera and rush to protect him.
• Perfect Sakuramiya revealed she had fabricated Cool Sakuramiya's death to lure Mousey Sakuramiya out, then learned she could intern with Yan Huan over summer and resolved to survive until then.
• Mousey Sakuramiya hurried from Yan Huan's apartment toward the subway, wearing his clothes and fearing Perfect Sakuramiya would kill him.

Yan Huan confronted Perfect Sakuramiya, who revealed that Hitomi’s plan to have a Sakuramiya replace her would continue even if Perfect Sakuramiya were defeated. After Perfect Sakuramiya left, Tong Yingying found Yan Huan in the collapsing barrier, but he mistook her for an impostor because she had quit smoking.

• Yan Huan questioned Perfect Sakuramiya about Insecure Sakuramiya, rejected her attempts to seduce him, and concluded that she could not truly replace anyone.
• Yan Huan accused Perfect Sakuramiya of being bound to Hitomi and demanded to speak with her, but Perfect Sakuramiya said Hitomi intended for Insecure Sakuramiya to replace her.
• You Anlina’s voice echoed through the collapsing barrier, and Perfect Sakuramiya left to deal with the situation, telling Yan Huan that her feelings for him were genuine.
• Tong Yingying entered the Club Teaching Building, worried that Yan Huan would reject her, before the building collapsed and left her unconscious in the barrier.
• Tong Yingying overheard Perfect Sakuramiya confess to Yan Huan, then found him alone after she left.
• Yan Huan mistook Tong Yingying for someone impersonating her and insisted that she could not be Sister Tong because she no longer smelled of smoke.

As Totsuki Academy prepared for its Cultural Festival, Yan Huan asked An Le to investigate Hitomi Sakuramiya’s Barrier while he handled festival duties. An Le met Hitomi Sakuramiya at the pool, and after their startling conversation was overheard by Tong Yingying, Mousey Sakuramiya reached the school gates and was startled by You Anlina.

• Yan Huan asked An Le to locate Hitomi Sakuramiya’s Barrier and left to check the Cultural Festival preparations.
• An Le found Hitomi Sakuramiya at the Swimming Pool and asked to speak privately in the women’s Changing Room.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya proposed dividing time with Yan Huan, but An Le suggested they be together at the same time and offered to teach her; Tong Yingying overheard them and became furious at being left out.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya agreed to let An Le teach her, while Tong Yingying left with resentment toward the younger women.
• Mousey Sakuramiya arrived at the school gates without her school card, and You Anlina startled her before pulling her into a comforting embrace.

Yan Huan and Tong Yingying were trapped together by Sakuramiya’s barrier, and Tong Yingying confronted him about his feelings for An Le and Hitomi Sakuramiya. After admitting the Modifier had made his life abnormal and that he might have ended up with Tong Yingying otherwise, Yan Huan pinned her gently and wiped away her tears.

• Yan Huan realized the woman posing as Tong Yingying was the real Tong Yingying when he spotted her Stun Baton, and she confirmed her identity and examined his injury.
• Tong Yingying tried to leave with Yan Huan, but the door resisted her strength, and Yan Huan explained that the Modifier’s barrier trapped them and made time pass differently.
• Tong Yingying learned that Sakuramiya had used An Le’s teachings to create the room’s rules, then joined Yan Huan on the bed and asked whether he had been intimate with An Le.
• Yan Huan explained that the Modifier had become inseparable from his life, and he admitted he might have ended up with Tong Yingying if he had never encountered it.
• Tong Yingying confessed she had recognized Yan Huan’s indirect rejections and said it was unfair that the Modifier had revived his feelings for Hitomi Sakuramiya; Yan Huan rolled over her and wiped away her tear.

Hitomi Sakuramiya returned to Totsuki Academy and learned that Bai Yi and Ye Shiyu both planned to confess their feelings to Yan Huan at the Cultural Festival. After You Anlina confronted her about her own feelings, Hitomi Sakuramiya admitted that she liked Yan Huan and accepted encouragement to act before it was too late.

• You Anlina and Hitomi Sakuramiya headed to the Second-Year Division to find Yan Huan, but overheard Bai Yi planning to offer him flowers and invite him to dance at the Cultural Festival.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya and You Anlina heard Ye Shiyu admit that she loved Xiao Huan and planned to become better before confessing to him.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya despaired as she realized that Bai Yi, Ye Shiyu, An Le, and Spencer had all made progress while she and Yan Huan remained distant.
• You Anlina questioned Hitomi Sakuramiya about her feelings for Yan Huan and scolded her for letting a year pass without acting.
• You Anlina gave Hitomi Sakuramiya her hydrangea hair clip and urged her to confess to Yan Huan before the other girls did.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya admitted that she liked Yan Huan very much.

Yan Huan and Tong Yingying gave in to their feelings inside Hitomi Sakuramiya's Barrier, while Perfect Sakuramiya and You Anlina discussed her progress outside. Afterward, Tong Yingying accepted that their relationship might remain unusual until the Modifier threat was dealt with and promised Yan Huan would like her even more once it was over.

• Tong Yingying encouraged Yan Huan to stop hesitating and let her take the lead, but she soon found herself overwhelmed and begged him for mercy.
• Outside the Barrier, You Anlina congratulated Perfect Sakuramiya and revealed that the Hydrangea hair clip she had given Hitomi Sakuramiya had been her own favorite style.
• You Anlina left with documents for the President, and Perfect Sakuramiya hurried into the Barrier while the door remained open.
• Yan Huan worried that his relationship with Tong Yingying could cause trouble, but Tong Yingying pinned him down and asked whether he would take responsibility for An Le too.
• Tong Yingying agreed to help Yan Huan deal with the Modifier and promised that after the threat was gone, he would like her more than the other girls.

Mousey Sakuramiya confessed to Yan Huan and asked him to be her dance partner at the High Table Banquet. Yan Huan accepted while protecting her from Perfect Sakuramiya, and his blood caused the barrier to warp and collapse around them.

• You Anlina encouraged Hitomi Sakuramiya to confess to Yan Huan, and Aishili told them he was in a classroom in the Club Building.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya found Yan Huan and warned him that Perfect Sakuramiya was hunting him, but Perfect Sakuramiya’s barrier activated and turned him into a white cat.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya offered Yan Huan a hydrangea hair clip and confessed by inviting him to be her dance partner at the High Table Banquet, then ran downstairs to draw Perfect Sakuramiya away.
• Perfect Sakuramiya attacked Hitomi Sakuramiya, but Yan Huan transformed back into a young man and caught her dagger, injuring his hand.
• Yan Huan told Hitomi Sakuramiya his answer was yes, and his blood striking the barrier made the building twist into a spiraling collapse that pulled everyone inside.

Perfect Sakuramiya returned to the Barrier room and found the President gone, while Insecure Sakuramiya woke among the others and learned how events had unfolded. As the Sakuramiyas urged Insecure Sakuramiya to replace Hitomi, Yan Huan and Tong Yingying escaped the Barrier and discovered the Cultural Festival had already begun.

• Perfect Sakuramiya found the Barrier room empty and suspected that Insecure Sakuramiya had escaped with the President.
• Insecure Sakuramiya woke in a shattered room, told the Sakuramiyas that Perfect Sakuramiya had attacked her and the President had taken a knife for her, and learned the President was missing.
• The Sakuramiyas urged Insecure Sakuramiya to replace Hitomi, and she began to accept the idea; Cool Sakuramiya and Petite Sakuramiya left to search for the President and save Hitomi.
• Yan Huan and Tong Yingying found another exit, crossed a broken path together, and emerged in the Equipment Room as the Cultural Festival began.
• Yan Huan checked his phone and saw that time had passed differently inside the Barrier, then found a flood of unanswered messages from Ye Shiyu asking where he was.

After the Barrier collapsed, Yan Huan dreamed of Sakuramiya’s childhood and recognized that the composed Perfect Sakuramiya was only a mask for the girl trapped in a wardrobe. He and Mousey Sakuramiya awoke in a sealed room inside the collapsing space, but when she embraced him, Yan Huan realized she was an impostor and confronted her.

• The collapsing Barrier pulled Yan Huan, Insecure Sakuramiya, and Perfect Sakuramiya into darkness, and Yan Huan lost consciousness.
• Yan Huan witnessed Sakuramiya’s childhood imprisonment, the cruelty of her grandfather, and the moment her outwardly perfect mask escaped while her true self remained trapped.
• Yan Huan awoke in a floating room with Mousey Sakuramiya and told her he knew where Hitomi’s true body was hidden.
• Yan Huan found You Anlina’s hair caught in the hydrangea clip and learned that Mousey Sakuramiya had invited him to the High Table Banquet as her partner.
• Mousey Sakuramiya hugged Yan Huan and confessed her feelings, but he sensed something was wrong and declared that Insecure Sakuramiya was flat.
• The Sakuramiya before Yan Huan watched her flawless expression crumble.

At Totsuki Academy’s parent event, Yan Huan reunited with Ye Shiyu and learned he would be interning alongside her at the Golden Lion Group. After slipping away to avoid being alone with her, he was caught in a corridor, where Ye Shiyu hugged him and quietly admitted how worried she had been.

• Principal Hermes welcomed Elvira, Sakuramiya Yuri, Ye Lan, and their daughters to the school, while Ye Shiyu remained suspicious about Yan Huan’s disappearance.
• An Le introduced herself to Elvira, and Yan Huan arrived as the mothers and students gathered outside Class 1-C.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya explained that Yan Huan had felt ill and gone home, and Yan Huan backed up her account by saying he had slept through the night and overslept.
• Ye Lan and Sakuramiya Yuri arranged summer internships for Yan Huan and Ye Shiyu with Ye International’s liaison team at the Golden Lion Group, where Aria would also be interning.
• Yan Huan went with Principal Hermes to amend his placement records, then headed toward the Student Council office and messaged An Le.
• Ye Shiyu intercepted Yan Huan in a corridor and hugged him tightly, trembling as she asked where he had gone and told him she had been worried something had happened to him.