Recaps

After winning Crowd Ball, Yunyi told Mayumi that Hattori had feelings for her and declined to join her at Mari’s match. He stayed at the Icicle Destruction venue, asking Tatsuya to look after Mayumi while he waited for an upcoming call.

• Yunyi and Mayumi won the men’s and women’s Crowd Ball championships, and the logistics team congratulated them.
• Yunyi revealed that Hattori had feelings for Mayumi, who admitted she had noticed hints but had treated him as a junior.
• Mayumi chose to cheer for Mari at the Battle Board finals while Yunyi went to the Icicle Destruction venue to familiarize himself with it.
• Yunyi asked Tatsuya to look after Mayumi and keep her from getting too worked up, then waited for a call after Tatsuya left.

Yunyi visited Mari Watanabe in the hospital, then told Tatsuya Shiba that No Head Dragon’s Japanese branch had arranged the interference that injured her. Mayumi Saegusa overheard Yunyi admitting he had expected Mari to be targeted and had let events unfold, leaving Yunyi to face her anger.

• Mayumi Saegusa told Yunyi that Mari Watanabe had been injured, and Yunyi went to the hospital to see them.
• Yunyi learned that Mari had two broken ribs and reassured Mayumi that her life was not in danger.
• Tatsuya Shiba confronted Yunyi, who confirmed that an outsider had tampered with a contestant’s CAD and used Spirit Magic to interfere with the match.
• Yunyi told Tatsuya that No Head Dragon’s Japanese branch had targeted First High contestants for its betting pool and revealed that Richard Sun and Gu Jie had killed his father.
• Mayumi overheard Yunyi’s confession and realized he had anticipated the danger to Mari but had not warned her or intervened.
• After Tatsuya left, Yunyi asked Mayumi whether she had heard everything.

After Mayumi Saegusa confronted Yunyi about his plans and asked for time apart, Yunyi went alone to compete in Icicle Destruction. The match began with Yunyi seemingly lost in thought as his Ninth High School opponent shattered an icicle without meeting any resistance.

• Mayumi Saegusa asked Yunyi whether she was disposable in his plans, and Yunyi apologized without directly answering her.
• Mayumi left after saying she needed time, and Yunyi wondered in private whether they had broken up.
• Tatsuya Shiba told Yunyi he had asked people to find No Head Dragon's Japan Branch, and Yunyi thanked him before heading to the arena.
• Mayumi arrived at the preparation room too late to see Yunyi, then went to the stands with Mari Watanabe to watch his match.
• Yunyi's Icicle Destruction match against a Ninth High School competitor began, and the opponent shattered an icicle while Yunyi appeared unaware of the contest.

Yunyi overcame a tampered CAD and defeated the Ninth High School contestant by gathering and shattering all nine of his opponent’s ice pillars. Afterward, Yunyi told Tatsuya Shiba to preserve the CAD as evidence and hinted that he planned to shock Japan’s Ten Master Clans before leaving.

• Yunyi waited until the Ninth High School contestant had destroyed all but one of his ice pillars, then deployed his Domain Magic across the field.
• Yunyi protected his final pillar, gathered the opponent’s nine pillars at the center of the field, and shattered them, securing the victory.
• Mayumi Saegusa tried to leave in alarm, but Mari Watanabe stopped her and asked what she knew about Yunyi’s condition.
• Yunyi told Tatsuya Shiba that someone had tampered with his CAD and asked him to keep it as evidence.
• Yunyi declined to use the backup CAD and told Tatsuya that, after catching the culprits, he intended to shock Japan’s Ten Master Clans before leaving.

Mayumi Saegusa realized she had acted unfairly toward Yunyi and was urged by Mari Watanabe to make things right. After the competition committee questioned Yunyi over his magic, Retsu Kudou ruled that he had not broken the rules, though he showed keen interest in Yunyi’s abilities.

• Mari Watanabe told Mayumi Saegusa that she should not have blamed Yunyi for failing to protect Mari and urged her to clear things up with him.
• The organizing committee summoned Yunyi because he had competed without using a CAD, while Tatsuya Shiba and Yunyi agreed to conceal that the CAD had been tampered with.
• After learning that Yunyi had been taken away and that Retsu Kudou was involved, Mayumi Saegusa hurried to the preparation area and then left to find him.
• Retsu Kudou reviewed the committee’s materials and ruled that Yunyi’s Ancient Magic had not violated the Nine Schools Competition rules.
• Retsu Kudou told Yunyi he hoped to discuss his magic with him, then praised First High School’s promising student to Katsuto Jumonji.

Yunyi won the Icicle Destruction final against a Third High School contestant with his Spatial Magic, Imaginary Number Devour. Afterward, Mayumi Saegusa embraced him and asked whether he was angry with her.

• Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji failed to find a weakness in Yunyi’s match recordings, and Masaki urged the Third High School contestant to give the final his all.
• Mayumi Saegusa learned from Katsuto Jumonji that Grand Master Kudou had ruled on Yunyi’s actions and that Yunyi had returned to the arena.
• Yunyi faced the Third High School contestant and used Imaginary Number Devour to erase all nine icicles on the opponent’s field.
• Yunyi won the match and said he was waiting for Tatsuya’s people to locate the vermin hiding in Japan.
• Mayumi Saegusa ran into Yunyi’s arms, held him around the waist, and asked whether he was angry.

Yunyi admitted to Mayumi Saegusa that he had endangered Mari Watanabe for the sake of his plan, and the two made peace despite their disagreement. They returned to the support area, where Suzune Ichihara warned that the team could not afford further losses, while Yunyi revealed the basics of his Spatial Magic.

• Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa he was sorry for how he had handled Mari Watanabe's injury but said his plan left him no choice.
• Mayumi Saegusa said she had chosen to follow Yunyi's path, and Yunyi carried her out of the competitors' passage before they laughed about their first quarrel.
• Yunyi and Mayumi returned to the preparation room, where Tatsuya Shiba congratulated them both and Mayumi suggested celebrating.
• Yunyi urged everyone to return to the support area, where Suzune Ichihara said losing Mari Watanabe's event points would leave the team unable to afford mistakes.
• Suzune Ichihara reported that the Third High School competitor Yunyi had faced in Icicle Destruction was also on their Monolith Code team and seemed shaken.
• Yunyi explained that he had used Spatial Magic called Imaginary Number Devour, leaving Mayumi Saegusa worried that he had revealed too much.

After Mari Watanabe became unable to compete in Mirage Bat, Yunyi proposed training Mayumi Saegusa to replace her with flying magic. Mayumi agreed despite remembering a frightening rooftop escape, and everyone went back to their rooms before training began.

• Mayumi Saegusa worried that Mari Watanabe's absence would jeopardize First High's chances in Monolith Code and Mirage Bat.
• Yunyi proposed training Mayumi to replace Mari, and Suzune Ichihara agreed to the plan after he argued they should not forfeit the newcomers' championship.
• Yunyi asked Tatsuya Shiba for help with the magic sequences, and Tatsuya reluctantly agreed despite his responsibilities for the newcomers.
• Yunyi offered Miyuki Shiba the chance to compete in the main event instead, but Miyuki agreed to let Mayumi take Mari's place.
• Mayumi recalled Yunyi's earlier rooftop escape and hesitated, then agreed to try flying magic after Yunyi assured her it would be different.
• Everyone left the reserves area for their rooms, while Mayumi watched Yunyi depart with a resentful look.

No Head Dragon sent two Generators to kill Liu Yunyi after his performance at Icicle Destruction drew attention. Yunyi encountered Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji in a park, then destroyed the attackers with his Sky-Splitting Magic Bullet, leaving the two princes stunned.

• No Head Dragon members decided to eliminate Liu Yunyi before the Ten Master Clans could recruit and protect him.
• Yunyi met Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji in a park outside the contestants’ hotel and exchanged barbs with them.
• Two Generators attacked, and Yunyi warned Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji to get away.
• Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji drew their CADs and stayed to fight beside Yunyi.
• Yunyi fired Sky-Splitting Magic Bullet, killing both Generators and splattering blood over the three of them.
• Yunyi teased Masaki Ichijo that he had become the “Crimson Prince,” while Masaki and Shinkuro stood frozen.

Yunyi was attacked by enhanced humans at the training ground and used powerful magic to defeat them, then explained to Mayumi that the attackers were trying to make First High lose the Nine Schools Competition. He left the investigation with Masaki Ichijo and warned Mayumi not to alert her family, since an insider on the organizing committee might be tipped off.

• Yunyi defeated two attackers, and Masaki Ichijo called the guards and ordered them to investigate how the pair had entered the area.
• Mayumi Saegusa called Yunyi back to his room, where she saw blood on him and learned he had been attacked by people connected to the match sabotage.
• Yunyi told Mayumi that the bookmakers wanted First High to lose so they could avoid paying out a huge sum, and that they had targeted him after his conspicuous performance.
• Yunyi reassured Mayumi that he was investigating the attackers and asked her not to involve the Saegusa Family because a committee insider might learn of the inquiry.

Yunyi warned Mayumi Saegusa and Katsuto Jumonji that No Head Dragon was tampering with contestants’ CADs and urged them to protect the remaining competitors. He revealed his investigation into the group and promised not to put First High School students at risk again, though he still could not remember when the next attack would happen.

• Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa that No Head Dragon had tampered with CADs and advised contestants to check their devices before their matches.
• Mayumi Saegusa informed Katsuto Jumonji of the incident, and Yunyi asked her to stay with him until the attackers were caught.
• Yunyi called Tatsuya Shiba and urged him to speed up the effort against No Head Dragon.
• Yunyi told Katsuto Jumonji that Richard Sun had killed his father and that his investigation had uncovered Douglas Huang’s role in No Head Dragon’s Japan Branch.
• Katsuto Jumonji agreed to support Yunyi’s plan but warned him not to use First High School students as bait again.
• Mayumi Saegusa also warned Yunyi never to gamble with the students’ safety again, while Yunyi remained uncertain about when the next attack would occur.

At the Nine Schools Competition, Shizuku Kitayama used Tatsuya Shiba’s custom magic and upgraded CAD to win the rookie Speed Shooting championship, while First High School swept the top three places. The other schools grew wary of Tatsuya’s ability to support many competitors, and Suzune Ichihara brought First High School unsettling news.

• Liu Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa that Tatsuya Shiba had prepared Aerial Mine for Shizuku Kitayama as Mari Watanabe and Suzune Ichihara joined them in the stands.
• Shizuku Kitayama used interacting vibration waves to shatter targets, and Liu Yunyi explained how Tatsuya’s magic worked.
• Liu Yunyi pointed out that Shizuku’s CAD had gained an aiming assistance device, which helped her win the rookie Speed Shooting event.
• First High School’s other rookie competitors took second and third place, making the other schools worry about Tatsuya Shiba’s technical support.
• Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji discussed Tatsuya’s influence with Third High School’s competitors, and Suzune Ichihara brought First High School unsettling news.

Yunyi warned First High School's leaders that the men's newcomers' Monolith Code competition might face outside interference, prompting Katsuto Jumonji to arrange extra precautions. Later, Mayumi Saegusa asked about the flight spell Yunyi had prepared for her, and he said Tatsuya would adjust her CAD the next day.

• Suzune Ichihara discussed First High School's unfavorable projected scores and asked Yunyi whether Mayumi could win Mirage Bat; Yunyi assured her the spell would help Mayumi win.
• Mayumi Saegusa and Mari Watanabe reported the men's newcomers' poor results, and Yunyi blamed the contestants for rejecting Tatsuya's help with their CADs.
• Yunyi recalled that someone might interfere with the men's newcomers' Monolith Code competition as they had in Mari Watanabe's accident, and he warned Mayumi Saegusa and Katsuto Jumonji.
• Katsuto Jumonji agreed to warn Morisaki and the other contestants and have technicians watch their CADs closely.
• Mayumi Saegusa asked Yunyi about her flight spell, and he said he had prepared its Activation Sequence and would have Tatsuya adjust her CAD the next day.

On the second day of the Nine Schools Competition, Shizuku Kitayama advanced in Icicle Destruction and challenged Miyuki Shiba for the championship after Eimi Akechi withdrew. As Tatsuya and Yunyi worked on Mayumi's CAD, Yunyi proposed preparing a surprise for Miyuki to help Shizuku put up a proper fight.

• Shizuku chose to compete in her kimono, and Yunyi and Mayumi complimented her outfit before Yunyi left with Mayumi for the stands.
• Shizuku and Miyuki won their Icicle Destruction matches, while Mayumi and Mari discussed how badly Yunyi's opponents had fared.
• Eimi recovered from a shaky first round and advanced, giving First High School the top three places before the committee proposed deciding the standings without a final.
• Shizuku challenged Miyuki for the championship, Miyuki accepted, and Eimi withdrew for personal reasons.
• While working on Mayumi's CAD, Yunyi asked Tatsuya to help prepare a surprise for Miyuki so Shizuku could have a proper match.

Yunyi persuaded Tatsuya to add his Cremation spell sequence to Shizuku Kitayama’s CAD for her match against Miyuki, despite Tatsuya’s concerns that she had no time to practice. As Miyuki prepared to finish the fight with Niflheim, Shizuku began to unleash the spell Yunyi had arranged for her.

• Tatsuya checked that Cremation could be entered safely into Shizuku’s CAD, then agreed to Yunyi’s plan.
• Yunyi told Shizuku about the new spell and gave her advice for using it during the match.
• Tatsuya warned Miyuki that Yunyi had prepared a surprise, then joined Yunyi at the spectator seats.
• Shizuku and Miyuki began their match with their specialized magic, but Miyuki’s Ice Flame Hell gradually put Shizuku at a disadvantage.
• Shizuku used Phonon Maser, and Miyuki answered with Niflheim as Yunyi urged Mayumi to watch the crucial moment.
• As Miyuki prepared to finish the match, Shizuku recognized her casting signal and began the spell by declaring, “In the underworld, there is purgatory; on earth, a raging blaze!”

Miyuki Shiba defeated Shizuku Kitayama in Icicle Destruction after Shizuku used Yunyi's Cremation spell to destroy her icicles. Yunyi then took Mayumi Saegusa away for special flight magic training, predicting that First High would lose its Monolith Code matches.

• Miyuki steadied her magic after Shizuku's voice startled her and prepared to use Ice Flame Hell against Shizuku's icicles.
• Shizuku cast Cremation for the first time, destroying all nine icicles on her side, but her spell missed one of Miyuki's icicles and Miyuki won.
• Mayumi asked Yunyi whether he had prepared Shizuku's trump card, and Yunyi said he had wanted to make the match more competitive before slipping away.
• Miyuki entered the preparation room looking for Yunyi, and Tatsuya reassured her that Yunyi had meant no harm.
• Yunyi returned, congratulated Miyuki and Shizuku, then grabbed Mayumi and took her to special flight magic training.
• Yunyi predicted that Morisaki would lose to Ichijo and that the newcomers' Monolith Code match was hopeless, prompting Mari to challenge his lack of faith in his classmates.

Yunyi taught Mayumi Saegusa a low-consumption flight spell so she could compete in Mirage Bat, but their practice was interrupted by news that Morisaki and two other First High players had been injured in a suspected foul attack. The newcomers’ Monolith Code event would continue, and Katsuto Jumonji’s proposal to use substitute players was under consideration.

• Yunyi explained his two-part flight magic to Mayumi Saegusa and had her practice with an adjusted CAD.
• Suzune Ichihara informed Yunyi and Mayumi that Morisaki was seriously injured and two other players could no longer compete.
• Katsuto Jumonji told Yunyi, Mayumi, and Suzune that Morisaki had been struck by Battering Ram after pushing his teammates out of danger, though officials found no trace of the spell.
• Yunyi blamed the attack on the same people who had caused trouble before, and Katsuto said Fourth High School’s players had been suspended.
• Katsuto revealed that he had proposed allowing First High to enter substitute players in Monolith Code, and that Grand Master Kudou supported the proposal.

After Monolith Code forced First High School to reconsider its remaining competitors, Yunyi suggested recruiting Tatsuya Shiba to lead the team. He enlisted Miyuki Shiba to persuade her brother, and she readily agreed.

• Mayumi Saegusa, Suzune Ichihara, and Mari Watanabe struggled to choose substitutes from the remaining first-year students.
• Yunyi argued that the current candidates could not secure the remaining victories and recommended seeking outside help.
• Yunyi proposed Tatsuya Shiba for Monolith Code, and Mayumi Saegusa agreed to pursue the plan.
• Yunyi summoned Miyuki Shiba and explained that First High School needed Tatsuya to lead its Monolith Code team.
• Miyuki Shiba agreed to help convince her brother to compete.

Yunyi and the First High School leaders persuaded Tatsuya Shiba to replace an injured competitor in Monolith Code. Tatsuya chose Mikihiko Yoshida as one teammate, and the group’s reactions made it clear Yunyi would be the other.

• Yunyi confirmed Katsuto Jumonji had secured approval for First High School to enter substitute competitors in Monolith Code.
• Mayumi Saegusa and Miyuki Shiba summoned Tatsuya Shiba, and Yunyi told him they wanted him to replace an injured competitor.
• Tatsuya asked about the replacement rules, then agreed to compete because he expected Yunyi had already arranged everything.
• Katsuto Jumonji allowed Tatsuya to choose teammates, and Tatsuya selected Mikihiko Yoshida from first-year Class E.
• When Miyuki asked who the other teammate would be, Tatsuya implied it was obvious, and everyone turned toward Yunyi, who realized he had been roped into competing again.

Yunyi was pressured into joining Tatsuya Shiba and Mikihiko Yoshida’s Monolith Code team, then met with them to plan their roles. He promised to win and dismissed Tatsuya’s concerns about Prince and George.

• Mayumi Saegusa used Yunyi’s promise to grant her a request to make him join the Monolith Code team, and Katsuto Jumonji submitted their names.
• Tatsuya Shiba agreed to inform Mikihiko Yoshida and prepare his CAD, while Miyuki Shiba took charge of Mirage Bat practice.
• After the meeting, Yunyi caught Mayumi Saegusa trying to leave and took her away to practice magic.
• Tatsuya Shiba, Yunyi, and Mikihiko Yoshida met to discuss tactics, with Yunyi choosing defense, Tatsuya taking offense, and Mikihiko handling guerrilla tactics.
• Yunyi told Tatsuya not to worry about Prince and George and declared that he intended to win.

Yunyi discussed magic preparations with Tatsuya Shiba while watching the Mirage Bat competition, then met Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji. Masaki proposed that Yunyi transfer to Third High School.

• Yunyi and Tatsuya Shiba discussed the flight technique prepared for Miyuki Shiba and Yunyi’s simplified magic for Mayumi Saegusa.
• Honoka Mitsui competed in the Mirage Bat preliminaries and advanced to the next round.
• Yunyi asked Tatsuya Shiba whether Haruka Ono had found No Head Dragon’s hideout, and Tatsuya said there was still no result.
• Yunyi met Masaki Ichijo and Shinkuro Kichijoji, who asked about his taking an injured contestant’s place in Monolith Code.
• Masaki Ichijo proposed that Yunyi transfer to Third High School.

Masaki Ichijo told Liu Yunyi that the Ichijo Family wanted him to transfer to Third High School, but Yunyi refused and challenged Masaki to meet him in the competition. Later, Yunyi learned from Angelina that the military had taken the missing people from a laboratory, leaving him to suspect they were still being held by the military.

• Masaki Ichijo relayed the Ichijo Family's offer for Yunyi to transfer to Third High School, but Yunyi declined and invited Masaki to transfer to First High School instead.
• Yunyi told Masaki that his identity was useful to him and left after agreeing to face him on the competition field.
• Retsu Kudou learned that Yunyi had rejected the offer and considered how to steer him toward the Saegusa Family rather than the Yotsuba Clan.
• Mayumi Saegusa tried to wake Yunyi to watch the rookie Mirage Bat finals, then left when he kept sleeping.
• Angelina told Yunyi that the military had taken the unknown people from the shut-down laboratory and released them after an inquiry, but they had not been seen since.
• Yunyi concluded that the missing people were probably still in military custody and angered Angelina until she hung up on him.

After Mayumi Saegusa found Yunyi asleep and stayed with him overnight, Yunyi reflected on how much he trusted her. The next morning, he joined Tatsuya Shiba and Mikihiko Yoshida for the opening Monolith Code match against Seventh High School, where he set up defenses and then dozed by the monument.

• Mayumi Saegusa checked on Yunyi, who explained that he had been catching up on sleep, and they went to bed together.
• As he held Mayumi Saegusa, Yunyi wondered whether he had begun lowering his guard around her.
• Yunyi, Tatsuya Shiba, and Mikihiko Yoshida arrived at the logistics area for their rearranged Monolith Code match, while first-year competitors grumbled about being replaced.
• When the match against Seventh High School began in a forest, Yunyi cast barrier, swamp, and visual concealment magic before Tatsuya and Mikihiko advanced.
• Mayumi Saegusa watched Yunyi doze beside the stone monument, and Mari Watanabe teased her about having slept with him.

Tatsuya used Cast Jamming to defeat a Seventh High School contestant, while Yunyi’s magic helped First High School secure victory in the match. Afterward, Yunyi trapped two Seventh High School contestants in his swamp magic and left them stuck in the ground when he canceled it.

• Tatsuya reached a Seventh High School contestant quickly and used Cast Jamming to break apart the contestant’s magic.
• Shinkuro recognized Cast Jamming as a possible key to victory, while Mayumi wondered how it compared with Yunyi’s Domain Magic.
• Tatsuya opened the stone monument and drew its defender away as Mikihiko rushed toward it and the freed Seventh High School contestants headed for First High School’s monument.
• Yunyi’s vision-obscuring magic hid First High School’s monument from the Seventh High School contestants until the match ended.
• Yunyi kept his swamp magic active after the match and sank two Seventh High School contestants into it before canceling the magic, leaving them trapped in solid ground.

Yunyi and his teammates won their second Monolith Code preliminary match, then Yunyi volunteered to face Third High School alone on the plain. The chapter ended with him taunting the opposing team as the match began.

• Mayumi Saegusa received an organizing committee warning for Yunyi's conduct in the previous match.
• Tatsuya Shiba and Mikihiko Yoshida used their plan to win the canyon match while Yunyi watched from the sidelines.
• The team learned their next opponent was Third High School and that the match would take place on a plain.
• Yunyi told Tatsuya Shiba and Mikihiko Yoshida to sit out, saying he would handle the match against Masaki Ichijo's team.
• Yunyi walked toward Third High School's monolith and challenged its three contestants to attack him.