Chapter Summaries

An Le went out to get a haircut and shop for clothes before visiting Yan Huan, while Little Finger pushed her to overcome her shyness and use her pleasure ability. After unlocking Superconductor Mode, An Le refused to exploit a sales assistant for a free dress, leaving Little Finger stunned.

• An Le agreed to buy groceries for her father, and Little Finger urged her to get a haircut and shop for clothes in person.
• An Le got her hair trimmed and discovered that she could refuse the hairdresser’s membership offer without anything bad happening.
• An Le tried on a floral dress Little Finger chose, but realized she could not afford it and admitted she wanted a relationship with Yan Huan.
• Little Finger taught An Le to choose the pleasure evolution path, unlocking Superconductor Mode, which made a designated person within fifteen meters feel pleasure and associate it with An Le.
• Little Finger told An Le to use Superconductor Mode on the sales assistant and take the dress without paying, but An Le stopped at the door and said she could not do 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 Yatsuhashi Ki went to the Linmen game exhibition, where they met Hitomi Sakuramiya and learned that other Student Council members were arriving separately. At Bai Yi’s studio, Zuo Jiangqin refused to let her sing the new song she had prepared.

• Yan Huan got ready for the convention, messaged Yatsuhashi Ki, and traveled by subway to meet him.
• Yatsuhashi Ki arrived carrying convention supplies and explained that his Audio Cheer Stick helped him ask cosplayers for photos and friend requests.
• Yan Huan and Yatsuhashi Ki reached the Golden Lion Convention Center and met Hitomi Sakuramiya, while Nara watched nearby.
• You Anlina and Aishili realized they had gone to the wrong side of the convention center, and Spencer met An Le and headed inside with her.
• At Bai Yi’s studio, Ji Lin offered her outfits for the afternoon event, but Zuo Jiangqin rejected them and ordered Bai Yi to follow their rehearsal plan.
• Bai Yi asked Zuo Jiangqin if she could sing her new song onstage, but Zuo Jiangqin refused.

Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya attended a convention, where You Anlina dragged Aishili into an embarrassing cosplay photoshoot and Yatsuhashi Ki explained the event’s doujin scene. While waiting to enter, Yan Huan defended Hitomi Sakuramiya’s refusal to be photographed, then invited her to take a picture with him, and she eagerly agreed.

• You Anlina posed as a magical girl and pulled a mortified Aishili into a joint photoshoot as conventiongoers gathered around them.
• Yatsuhashi Ki told Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya that two prominent creators from the Inner World were at the convention, and Yan Huan quietly explained what the Inner World meant to Hitomi Sakuramiya.
• Yatsuhashi Ki went inside to take photos while Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya joined the entrance queue together.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya grew jealous when several women asked Yan Huan for a photo, then declined a photographer’s request to photograph her.
• Yan Huan stopped the photographer from pressing Hitomi Sakuramiya and explained that he had skipped the women’s photo requests because she could not take photos and he disliked being photographed.
• Yan Huan asked Hitomi Sakuramiya to take a photo together, and she accepted, deciding that convention photos were wonderful.

At the Golden Lion Convention Center, Hitomi Sakuramiya planned romantic activities with Yan Huan and convinced herself that Ye Lan’s support would help them marry, while Spencer’s visit to the Inner World fanwork area ended in a public scene. The chapter left Spencer dragging a mortified An Le toward the Murderous Vine Haunted School haunted house.

• Hitomi Sakuramiya showed Nara her photos with Yan Huan, then heard Nara warn that Yan Huan’s busy schedule and her parents’ expectations could complicate their romance.
• Hitomi Sakuramiya remembered Ye Lan’s influence and decided that her family would accept Yan Huan, but she grew suspicious of Ye Shiyu’s closeness with him.
• Spencer overheard fans discussing Jiao Tan’s new work and approached their booth, where she tried to buy a comic without queuing.
• Spencer paid the person behind her for his place, then claimed she had queued after learning the booth’s R16 rating; An Le hurriedly pulled her away and apologized.
• Spencer chose the Murderous Vine Haunted School haunted house on the guide map, leaving An Le horrified at their next stop.

Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya’s planned outing turned into a tense encounter with Spencer and An Le at the haunted house, where jealousy and hurt feelings briefly drove the group apart. After entering separately, Yan Huan admitted he had promised Spencer one condition in exchange for deleting photos of him and Hitomi Sakuramiya, leaving Hitomi Sakuramiya alarmed and suspicious.

• Hitomi Sakuramiya secretly rigged the prize draw to steer Yan Huan toward romantic attractions, but Yatsuhashi Ki’s message interrupted her plan until Yan Huan chose to visit the haunted house anyway.
• Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya entered the haunted house holding hands, but Spencer and An Le arrived unexpectedly, and the confrontation escalated as Spencer’s Modifier ability began affecting those around her.
• An Le apologized to Spencer and urged her to stop arguing; Spencer admitted she was wrong, apologized, and agreed to enter the haunted house with An Le, who hoped to speak privately with Xiao Huan.
• Yan Huan and Hitomi Sakuramiya wandered through the haunted house together, then discussed Spencer’s unusual influence and the private exchange between her and Yan Huan.
• Yan Huan told Hitomi Sakuramiya that he had agreed to one condition in return for Spencer deleting the photos she had taken of them, and Hitomi Sakuramiya’s pupils contracted in alarm.

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.