Chapter Summaries

An Le went shopping and got a haircut to prepare to meet Yan Huan, while Little Finger pushed her to use her pleasure ability to take an expensive dress without paying. An Le activated Superconductor Mode but refused to exploit the sales assistant, leaving Little Finger stunned.

• An Le followed Little Finger's urging and got her long hair cut, discovering that refusing the hairdresser's membership offer caused no harm.
• An Le tried on a floral dress that Little Finger chose, but she could not afford its price.
• Little Finger taught An Le to unlock Superconductor Mode by choosing the pleasure evolution path, allowing her to make a nearby target feel pleasure and regard her as its source.
• An Le activated Superconductor Mode on the sales assistant, who offered to let her take the dress without paying.
• An Le noticed the store's recruitment notice and realized the dress would cost the sales assistant more than a quarter of her monthly salary, then refused to take it.

An Le prepared for her reunion with Xiao Huan while Little Finger lamented her reluctance to pursue her desires, and Aria Spencer decided to attend the Linmen GL Game Expo. At dinner, Ye Lan chose to support Yan Huan without making him move in, while Ye Shiyu accepted the decision and her purple-vortex phone malfunctioned.

• An Le reassured Little Finger that she would reunite with Xiao Huan, then found that the Linmen GL Game Expo was too expensive to attend.
• Aria Spencer, bored and irritated by her mother’s demands, asked the Golden Lion Butler for something fun to do and was directed to the expo.
• Ye Shiyu suggested that Yan Huan move into Ye Lan’s home, but Meow-chan helped him discover that Ye Shiyu had secretly embroidered her name into his clothes.
• Ye Lan explained that she would give Yan Huan financial support instead of insisting that he live with her, and Yan Huan gratefully accepted her credit card.
• Ye Shiyu accepted that Yan Huan would stay in the South District, while her phone briefly formed a dark purple vortex before flickering and going dark.

Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu visited Yan Huan’s apartment, where Ye Lan urged her daughter to respect his independence even as Ye Shiyu struggled with possessive feelings. At home, Hitomi Sakuramiya panicked over Ye Shiyu’s visit and plotted to spy on Yan Huan, but Nara redirected her attention to the Student Council’s Sunday Game Exhibition.

• Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu toured Yan Huan’s tidy public rental apartment, met Meow-chan, and then left for Jinghe District.
• Ye Lan told Ye Shiyu that people they care about belong to themselves first, while Ye Shiyu silently memorized Yan Huan’s room number and wondered whether her possessiveness was wrong.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya watched footage of Ye Lan and Ye Shiyu entering Yan Huan’s apartment and complained to Nara that Ye Shiyu had been there before her.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya proposed using household-service pretexts to install more cameras in Yan Huan’s home, but Nara warned her against it and suggested planning for Sunday’s Game Exhibition instead.
• Nara questioned whether Yan Huan would love Hitomi Sakuramiya’s real self or her performed persona, and Hitomi insisted the distinction did not matter.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya and Nara promised to keep each other’s secrets, including that Nara was impersonating her personal bodyguard, while Nara refused Hitomi’s renewed request to plant cameras in Yan Huan’s apartment.

Tong Yingying feared Yan Huan would quit after learning he had a wealthy aunt, but he told her he planned to keep working at Tongyao while reducing his hours. She left him with the same pay and a day off for the Linmen Game Gathering, though she was embarrassed when she realized he meant he was attached to the tavern, not to her.

• Tian Li told Guan Rong he suspected Yan Huan would quit after seeing him with a wealthy aunt and her expensive car.
• Tong Yingying anxiously checked her phone, then Yan Huan arrived for work and explained he had forgotten to request leave the day before.
• Tong Yingying learned Yan Huan's aunt really was rich and tried to persuade him to be wary of her, but he saw through her attempt to keep him close.
• Yan Huan told Tong Yingying he would stay at Tongyao but work fewer days, and clarified that he was attached to the tavern rather than to her.
• Yan Huan asked for the next day off to attend a Game Gathering with classmates, and Tong Yingying agreed while keeping his pay unchanged.

Yan Huan and the Student Council members gathered at the Linmen comic exhibition, where Hitomi Sakuramiya made a carefully staged entrance while Spencer arrived with An Le. As the exhibition day began, Bai Yi prepared for her performance but was forbidden by Zuo Jiangqin from singing her new song.

• Yan Huan met Yatsuhashi Ki on the way to the Golden Lion Convention Center and learned that Yatsuhashi Ki had brought an audio stick to help him approach cosplayers.
• Yan Huan and Yatsuhashi Ki arrived at the convention center, where Hitomi Sakuramiya greeted them in a carefully chosen outfit.
• Spencer overheard You Anlina and Aishili discussing Yan Huan, then met An Le and headed toward the convention center with her.
• Bai Yi looked over the clothes Ji Lin had brought for her performance, while Zuo Jiangqin rejected the outfits she considered too flashy.
• Bai Yi asked Zuo Jiangqin if she could sing her new song onstage, but Zuo Jiangqin told her to stick to the rehearsed plan.

At the comic convention, You Anlina made Aishili cosplay and pose for photos while Yan Huan explained the doujin scene to Hitomi Sakuramiya. When photographers approached, Yan Huan respected Sakuramiya’s refusal and then invited her to take a photo with him, leaving her delighted by the custom she had just condemned.

• You Anlina made Aishili perform a magical-girl routine, and conventiongoers gathered to photograph them.
• Yan Huan explained the Inner World to Hitomi Sakuramiya while Yatsuhashi Ki went ahead to meet two artists and take photos.
• Yan Huan chose to queue with Sakuramiya, and he defended her when photographers ignored her refusal to pose.
• Yan Huan told Sakuramiya he had declined photos with other girls because she could not leave images of herself and he did not want her left out.
• Yan Huan asked Sakuramiya to take a photo together, and she happily agreed.

At the Golden Lion Convention Center, Hitomi Sakuramiya showed Nara her photos with Yan Huan and grew confident that they could be together, while worrying about Ye Shiyu’s closeness to him. Meanwhile, Spencer embarrassed An Le at the Inner World fan works area before choosing the Murderous Vine Haunted School haunted house as their next stop.

• Hitomi Sakuramiya summoned Nara to show off her photos with Yan Huan, then learned that his workload and her parents’ expectations could complicate their relationship.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya remembered Ye Lan’s influence and convinced herself that Yan Huan’s prospects made their future together likely, though she remained uneasy about Ye Shiyu.
• Spencer overheard two fans discussing a comic, approached a booth selling Jiao Tan’s latest work, and tried to cut the line by paying the person behind her.
• An Le hurried Spencer away from the booth and apologized to the crowd after Spencer insisted that she had queued and demanded to buy the comic.
• Spencer checked the convention map and chose the Murderous Vine Haunted School haunted house, much to An Le’s alarm.

Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya’s planned Haunted House outing was disrupted when Spencer and An Le arrived, stirring jealousy and hurt feelings before the four entered separately. Inside, Yan Huan explained that he had agreed to one condition in exchange for Spencer deleting photos of him and Hitomi, leaving Hitomi suspicious of what he had promised.

• Hitomi Sakuramiya secretly rigged the raffle prizes and prepared romantic suggestions for Yan Huan, but he initially planned to meet Yatsuhashi Ki and the others instead.
• Yan Huan chose to visit the Haunted House with Hitomi, where they held hands and began the staged experience while Nara coordinated the staff.
• Spencer forced her way into the Haunted House with An Le, and An Le’s timid attempt to stop Spencer’s argument with Yan Huan and Hitomi hurt Spencer and deepened An Le’s jealousy.
• Yan Huan told Spencer to stay away and entered the Haunted House with Hitomi, while Spencer apologized to An Le and agreed to help her speak with Yan Huan inside.
• Yan Huan and Hitomi wandered through the dark school corridors, and Hitomi asked about his private agreement with Spencer; Yan Huan said he had promised her one condition in exchange for deleting their photos.

Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya tried to reach the Haunted House infirmary while avoiding Spencer, but the group was split up and An Le ended up alone with Yan Huan. Hitomi’s barrier power leveled up as she secretly pursued Spencer, who remained oblivious and kept trying to break through the haunted house.

• Hitomi Sakuramiya suspected Spencer’s superpower was influencing Yan Huan and resolved to keep them apart, while Nara guided her through the Haunted House toward the infirmary.
• Yan Huan summoned Meow-chan, learned Spencer was nearby, and hurried with Hitomi Sakuramiya toward the second-floor infirmary as Spencer and An Le followed from another corridor.
• Spencer chased a female ghost upstairs after punching through a wall, while Little Finger told An Le to abandon the chase and head to the infirmary alone to find Yan Huan.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya’s barrier reached level 3, but the infirmary door shut between her and Yan Huan just as An Le entered the room; Yan Huan mistook An Le’s arrival for one of Spencer’s schemes.
• Spencer lost track of An Le and became lost, while Hitomi Sakuramiya secretly monitored her with her barrier and tried to impose a rule against violence, which Spencer ignored by kicking a door.

Yan Huan reunited with his childhood friend An Le in the haunted-house passage after encouraging her to stop sacrificing her own wishes for others. Their reunion was interrupted when An Le’s desire to hide her adult-themed purchases activated the fourth Modifier against Yan Huan.

• An Le struggled with the pain of addressing Yan Huan as president, while he helped her search the infirmary for an exit and advised her not to take responsibility for Spencer’s actions.
• Yan Huan told An Le about his childhood friend who had been afraid to refuse others, prompting An Le to remember his advice and gather the courage to call him Xiao Huan.
• An Le recognized Yan Huan as her childhood friend, grabbed his clothes, and fell into his arms; she admitted she had returned to Linmen long ago but had been too afraid to see him.
• Yan Huan found An Le’s spilled purchases, and her panicked wish to hide them triggered her Modifier, which Meow-chan identified as the fourth Modifier.
• The Modifier attacked Yan Huan, weakening his resistance, as he realized the new host was An Le.

Yan Huan reunited with An Le, whose Modifier overwhelmed him with pleasure by turning his happy memories into memories of her. He used their childhood game of house to restrain her and investigate the effect, but a call from “Mom Bai Yi” interrupted them.

• Yan Huan remembered playing house with An Le as children, and the memory of her kiss triggered an intense wave of happiness from her Modifier.
• Little Finger explained that An Le’s ability gave others pleasure and said it would repair Yan Huan’s memories afterward.
• An Le asked whether Yan Huan and the Vice President Sakuramiya were dating, while Yan Huan moved away and realized distance weakened the Modifier’s effect.
• Yan Huan used Perfect Facial Expression Control and called An Le “my wife,” invoking their childhood game and leaving her flustered and unable to respond.
• Yan Huan’s phone rang with a Plane call, and An Le saw the caller identified as “Mom Bai Yi.”

Hitomi Sakuramiya escaped the haunted house’s Barrier and found Yan Huan with An Le, whose Modifier had altered his memories and left lingering affection behind. An Le chose to return for Spencer rather than stay with Yan Huan, and the chapter ended with Spencer finding a manga that seemed to have appeared by itself.

• Hitomi Sakuramiya removed the Barrier, learned that Yan Huan and An Le had entered the infirmary’s secret passage together, and rushed to meet them at its exit.
• Little Finger revised Yan Huan’s memories of the Modifier’s effects, but some of his attraction to An Le remained as they left the passage.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya met Yan Huan and An Le, learned they were childhood friends, and invited An Le to join the Student Council group.
• An Le declined Hitomi Sakuramiya’s invitation so she could return to look for Spencer, then added Yan Huan on Plane before leaving.
• Spencer remained lost inside the haunted house until a black paper bag appeared on a desk and revealed a manga titled “Pure Ballet” by Jiao Tan.

Yan Huan reunited with the Student Council members at the convention, then went backstage to visit Bai Yi and found her arguing with her mother. He entered with a warm greeting to Bai Yi’s mother, leaving the tense situation poised for his intervention.

• Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya met Yatsuhashi Ki, and Yan Huan told him they had encountered Spencer in a haunted house.
• The group met illustrator Miyake Huhu and her boyfriend, Arakawa Kyōji, while Hitomi Sakuramiya grew flustered over Miyake Huhu suggesting she and Yan Huan looked like a couple.
• Yan Huan left with Yatsuhashi Ki to visit Bai Yi, while Miyake Huhu offered to draw a private picture of Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya together.
• Ji Lin led Yan Huan backstage, then left him to continue to Bai Yi’s room after the black cat pointed out the ticking sound of a clock.
• Yan Huan overheard Bai Yi and Zuo Jiangqin arguing about Bai Yi’s outfit and her choices, then knocked and greeted Zuo Jiangqin as “Auntie.”

Yan Huan spoke with Bai Yi backstage, where she apologized for her jealousy and gave him a USB of her songs, while her distress over her mother's pressure became clear. After reading An Le's old Moments posts and reconsidering how he viewed Modifier hosts, Yan Huan decided to act against a Modifier and left the lounge as the ticking clock continued.

• Zuo Jiangqin questioned Yan Huan about his relationship with Ye Lan, then left him alone with Bai Yi backstage.
• Bai Yi gave Yan Huan a USB containing her songs, apologized for resenting him, and asked to be his friend.
• Bai Yi described the pressure she faced and played Yan Huan her new song, but the ticking sound overwhelmed her before she left to prepare for the stage.
• Yan Huan read An Le's old Moments posts and told Meow-chan he might have mistaken Modifier hosts for the Modifiers themselves.
• An Le told Yan Huan that Spencer had been found but felt unwell, and Yan Huan messaged her about her Moments posts.
• Yan Huan decided to deal with a Modifier and left the lounge, following the sound of the ticking clock.

Yatsuhashi Ki met Shijo Ai at the signing, confessed how much Mingyin-chan had helped him, and was brutally insulted in the character’s voice. Meanwhile, Bai Yi went onstage for her performance, became overwhelmed by visions of her disapproving mother, and heard Yan Huan calling through her earbud as the pocket watch began slowing time.

• Yatsuhashi Ki nervously met Shijo Ai, thanked her for voicing Mingyin-chan, and asked her to insult him in the character’s voice.
• Shijo Ai delivered a string of cutting insults, leaving Yatsuhashi Ki stunned as she called the next fan forward.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya tried to contact Yan Huan and Yatsuhashi Ki, but the crowd prevented her from leaving to find them.
• Before Bai Yi went onstage, Yan Huan messaged her to use Bluetooth earbuds to ease her nerves, and she put one in.
• Bai Yi saw her mother, Zuo Jiangqin, scrutinizing her from the audience and began seeing disapproving versions of her throughout the venue.
• As Bai Yi’s pocket watch slowed the approaching visions, Yan Huan’s call came through her earbud and prompted her to answer.

Yan Huan and Meow-chan secretly changed the Media Room’s music setup so Bai Yi’s new song would play during her appearance at the Linmen Game Expo. With Yan Huan encouraging her through an earbud, Bai Yi overcame her stage fright, performed “Fan A,” and dedicated it to him; Yan Huan left the venue as the crowd cheered.

• Yan Huan distracted the Media Room staff while Meow-chan locked the door and used a USB drive to prepare Bai Yi’s new song on the computer.
• Yan Huan offered Bai Yi his Bluetooth earbuds and called her as she went onstage, encouraging her to choose whether to perform her unprepared song.
• Meow-chan started the song, and Yan Huan promised to take responsibility while urging Bai Yi to sing; she introduced herself and began performing.
• Jiang Xiong accepted responsibility for the last-minute change and persuaded Zuo Jiangqin to let Bai Yi continue as the performance energized the crowd.
• Bai Yi dedicated “Fan A” to a longtime fan without naming Yan Huan, then finished the song by thanking him; Meow-chan carried her message to Yan Huan, who smiled and left the venue.

Bai Yi learned that the Golden Lion Group would not hold her or Yan Huan responsible for her changed performance, and Milos encouraged her to pursue singing. After the exhibition, Yan Huan reunited with the Student Council, helped Yatsuhashi Ki process his disappointment over Shijo Ai, and exchanged messages with Bai Yi, who saved him as “Fan A” and began humming her song again.

• Milos told Bai Yi that her successful, on-time performance did not breach the contract, though he warned her not to make sudden changes again and urged her to consider a singing career.
• Bai Yi thanked Yan Huan by message, while Jiang Xiong promised to help her persuade Zuo Jiangqin to support her singing.
• Yan Huan told Meow-chan that he had acted on the spur of the moment, trusting Bai Yi’s talent and trying to address the Modifier.
• Yan Huan found Yatsuhashi Ki distraught after Shijo Ai had called him a pervert, but Yatsuhashi Ki admitted he still struggled to let go of his imagined version of her.
• Bai Yi blushed at Yan Huan’s messages, learned he was reminding her about her poor exam results and the study group, then saved his contact as “Fan A” and hummed her new song.

Yan Huan chose the Bare Clothing skill, tested how it boosted his physical attributes, and decided to start working out. On Monday, Yatsuhashi Ki was dragged away by the Morals Committee after gossiping about Hitomi Sakuramiya, while Bai Yi appeared beside Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya.

• Yan Huan chose Bare Clothing over Agile Finger Technique and Demon Chef, then discovered that uncovering more of his body increased its physical-attribute bonus.
• Yan Huan realized his headphones were still with Bai Yi and went to bed with Meow-chan.
• On the school bus, Yatsuhashi Ki offered to introduce Yan Huan to fitness blogger Jiao Tan, and Yan Huan accepted his Plane contact.
• Takatsukasa Mizuki, Long Ting, and Yasaka Otonashi invited Yan Huan to play mahjong, while Yatsuhashi Ki began gossiping about Takatsukasa Mizuki and Hitomi Sakuramiya.
• Aishili and the Morals Committee members seized Yatsuhashi Ki and took him away, leaving Yan Huan with Hitomi Sakuramiya.
• Bai Yi arrived beside Yan Huan and greeted him, surprising both him and Hitomi Sakuramiya.

Yan Huan welcomed Bai Yi and discussed her joining the study group, while Hitomi Sakuramiya grew wary of Bai Yi’s closeness to him. At the principal’s office, Hermes searched for a way to keep Aria Spencer from being expelled and settled on using a new club-participation policy to steer her toward the Track and Field Club.

• Bai Yi greeted Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya, then gave Yan Huan a new pair of noise-canceling earbuds as Hitomi Sakuramiya watched her suspiciously.
• Yan Huan explained that the study group would meet twice a week, and Bai Yi eagerly joined before learning she would need to prepare several demanding textbooks.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya stopped walking, but You Anlina hugged her and asked to copy her math homework, prompting Yan Huan to introduce You Anlina to Bai Yi.
• Hermes reviewed Aria Spencer’s disciplinary record and saw her reading a pornographic picture book, leaving him worried that he could neither expel her nor tolerate her behavior.
• The secretary proposed using a new campus-life policy to make Aria join the Track and Field Club, where a Club War victory could help protect her from expulsion.
• Hermes praised the secretary’s plan and told her to prepare a document for the Student Council before the end of the day.

Yan Huan investigated the club memberships of several students, called Ye Shiyu, and accidentally overheard Tong Yingying discussing a criminal cleanup before she caught him. Meanwhile, Spencer visited An Le, learned how deeply An Le cared for Yan Huan, and returned to an empty home where she faced possible expulsion and an unanswered call to her mother.

• Yan Huan learned that Bai Yi, An Le, Aria Spencer, and Ye Shiyu had not joined clubs, then called Ye Shiyu to ask about her interests.
• Ye Shiyu asked to join the Student Council and listed several skills, while Yan Huan overheard Tong Yingying ordering Jiao Tan to dispose of someone and Tong Yingying pinned him against an alley wall.
• Spencer ate dinner at An Le's home, saw An Le's childhood photo with Yan Huan, and heard that An Le was being bullied at school.
• Spencer decided she might help An Le get closer to Yan Huan, then returned to her apartment and learned she faced expulsion unless she met one of the school's conditions.
• Spencer tried to call her mother, but the call went unanswered as the AI recited recordings and advice to her.