Recaps

Yunyi watched Mayumi Saegusa scold Kasumi Saegusa for poor magic practice, then helped Izumi Saegusa work on her casting. After discovering Izumi's sensitivity to space, he demonstrated Spatial Magic and offered to teach it to her.

• Mayumi Saegusa sternly scolded Kasumi Saegusa for not practicing enough while Yunyi and Izumi Saegusa watched.
• Yunyi asked Izumi to demonstrate her magic and noticed that both twins' casting seemed slightly uncoordinated when they were apart.
• Yunyi synchronized Izumi with his magic domain to help her practice, and she sensed the domain's boundary.
• Yunyi opened an Imaginary Number Gate inside Izumi's shadow and retrieved an ice pillar he had stored during the Nine Schools Competition.
• Yunyi explained the Spatial Magic technique and offered to teach it to an excited Izumi, drawing Mayumi's attention.

Yunyi began helping Izumi Saegusa adapt to the spatial attribute so she could eventually learn Spatial Magic, while Mayumi Saegusa playfully coaxed him after teasing him about his teaching. Later, Tatsuya Shiba and the others arrived at the manor for a barbecue.

• Yunyi tested Izumi Saegusa’s tolerance for spatial power and began helping her adapt to it.
• Mayumi Saegusa complained that Yunyi had never put as much effort into teaching her, then apologized and coaxed him with affection.
• Mayumi Saegusa took Kasumi Saegusa to practice while Yunyi continued training Izumi Saegusa.
• Mayumi Saegusa and her sisters swam after lunch while Yunyi fell asleep on a lounge chair.
• Tatsuya Shiba and the others arrived, and Yunyi hurried them outside to start the barbecue.

After a lively barbecue, Yunyi invited the guests to stay overnight and searched the area for the source of his premonition of danger. He found nothing unusual, then went for a walk with Shizuku Kitayama, who said she wanted to talk to him.

• Yunyi teased Erika Chiba and urged Izumi Saegusa and Kasumi Saegusa to ask Tatsuya Shiba to tune their CADs.
• After the barbecue, Yunyi offered everyone a place to stay, and Tatsuya Shiba accepted on the group’s behalf.
• Leonhart, Mikihiko Yoshida, Shizuku Kitayama, and Honoka Mitsui saw Mayumi Saegusa enter Yunyi’s room with her arm linked through his.
• Yunyi left the room to search the surroundings for anything unusual, but his detection magic found nothing.
• Shizuku Kitayama met Yunyi outside and asked him to go for a walk so they could talk.
• As they neared the mansion, Yunyi asked Shizuku Kitayama what she wanted to tell him.

Shizuku Kitayama told Yunyi she might feel differently about him, and he concluded that her feelings were probably curiosity rather than love. After Yunyi rejected the idea of pursuing them because he already had a girlfriend and their positions made a relationship impossible, Mayumi Saegusa teased him before they ended the night together.

• Shizuku told Yunyi she was unsure whether she loved him, and Yunyi suggested she was curious about him instead.
• Yunyi warned Shizuku not to pursue her curiosity because he already had a girlfriend, then walked her back into the mansion.
• Mayumi revealed she had noticed Shizuku's interest since the Nine Schools Competition and compared it to her own early feelings for Yunyi.
• Yunyi told Mayumi that he and Shizuku could never be together because of their positions, and Mayumi understood.
• Yunyi playfully pursued Mayumi, and they spent the night together.

Yunyi coached Izumi Saegusa in sensing and tracing an Imaginary Number Gate, then Tatsuya Shiba and the others accepted Mayumi Saegusa’s invitation to stay for the day. While they spent time on the beach, a seabed explosion near the Ogasawara Islands threatened to affect a dormant underwater volcano.

• Yunyi guided Izumi Saegusa as she tried to sense external Psions and trace the outline of a gate, but she struggled to control the large spatial area she perceived.
• Yunyi created an Imaginary Number Gate and warned Izumi to practice within her limits to avoid becoming overwhelmed by spatial elements.
• Tatsuya Shiba and the others accepted Mayumi Saegusa’s invitation to stay for lunch and spend time on the beach.
• An electrical leak from an undersea cable near the Ogasawara Islands exposed rubidium ore, which reacted with seawater and caused a massive explosion in a vein connected to a dormant underwater volcano.

An undersea eruption triggered a massive tsunami that threatened the Ogasawara Islands and the mainland. Yunyi flew into the sky and activated his second-stage Domain Magic, Sanctuary of Joy.

• An explosion beneath the sea awakened an undersea volcano and sent a powerful tsunami toward the Ogasawara Islands.
• Yunyi and Tatsuya Shiba flew Mayumi Saegusa, the twins, and Miyuki Shiba above the beach as an earthquake struck.
• Yunyi warned the group to retreat, but Mikihiko Yoshida spotted smoke rising from the sea.
• Tatsuya Shiba used his eyes to identify a tsunami about thirty meters high, and Yunyi considered the threat to the mainland and its military forces.
• Yunyi embraced Mayumi, told her to wait, flew into the sky, and invoked Domain Expansion: Sanctuary of Joy.

Yunyi used the thirteenth-tier forbidden spell Mahapadma Hell, amplified by Sanctuary of Joy, to freeze the tsunami and a vast stretch of sea, leaving him nearly drained. After returning indoors, he told Koichi Saegusa that the frozen ocean could cause prolonged cold around Ogasawara and perhaps affect the mainland, and Koichi ended the call.

• Yunyi cast Mahapadma Hell and froze the approaching tsunami and the surrounding sea in place.
• Yunyi collapsed against Mayumi Saegusa after exhausting nearly all the Psions in the area, and Mayumi supported him.
• Yunyi joked with Mayumi about the reward she owed him, while Tatsuya Shiba and the others watched their affectionate exchange.
• Yunyi and the others returned to the house to escape the sudden cold, and they received calls about the undersea earthquake and tsunami.
• Mayumi Saegusa reassured Koichi Saegusa and Mrs. Saegusa that everyone was safe, while Yunyi explained that the frozen sea could leave Ogasawara cold for a long time and affect the mainland.
• Koichi Saegusa ended the call after hearing Yunyi's explanation.

Maya ordered Miyuki to get close to Liu Yunyi and forbade her from becoming his enemy, while Tatsuya was told to assist her. Miyuki broke down after the call, and Yunyi later warned Kasumi and Izumi to keep his relationship with Mayumi secret before turning to their real business.

• Maya asked Tatsuya what he thought of Liu Yunyi, and he advised against judging him before learning his background and objectives.
• Maya ordered Miyuki to establish a relationship with Liu Yunyi and instructed Tatsuya to assist her as her guardian.
• After the call, Miyuki became distraught, and Tatsuya comforted her as she feared being assigned to someone else in the future.
• Kasumi and Izumi teased Mayumi about her relationship with Yunyi, and Mayumi scolded them.
• Yunyi told the twins that his relationship with Mayumi was approved but must remain secret, then suggested they discuss their real business.

Yunyi explained why Mayumi Saegusa and her sisters should wait in Ogasawara while Koichi Saegusa handled the fallout from the disaster. Koichi and Tomokazu feared Yunyi’s power and began planning how to protect the Saegusa Family from being blamed.

• Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa that leaving Ogasawara could expose the Saegusa Family to suspicion, so they should wait for news from her father.
• Mayumi understood that staying would give Koichi Saegusa time to respond, though Yunyi warned that the harsh conditions made a long wait difficult.
• Koichi Saegusa complained to his sons about being left to manage the worldwide fallout, while his second son ended the call without helping.
• Tomokazu Saegusa suggested that Mayumi leave Yunyi, but Koichi rejected the idea because it could provoke Yunyi.
• Koichi told Tomokazu to find a way to keep the Saegusa Family out of the incident, and Tomokazu agreed to begin preparations.

After the incident disrupted travel and life on the mainland, Mayumi Saegusa let the group choose whether to stay at the Saegusa residence or return by helicopter. Yunyi confronted the group over relying on Tatsuya Shiba to make their decisions, then learned that Tatsuya and Miyuki wanted to speak privately about an order from the Yotsuba Clan.

• Mayumi Saegusa said some people could stay while others returned by helicopter, and Tatsuya Shiba guessed she was buying time for her family to respond to the incident.
• Miyuki Shiba remembered Maya Yotsuba's orders and fell silent when Tatsuya asked what she thought.
• Yunyi criticized the group for waiting on Tatsuya's decisions, then threatened Erika Chiba when she tried to attack him.
• Mikihiko Yoshida, Erika Chiba, Leonhart, and Mizuki Shibata chose to return, while Honoka Mitsui and Shizuku asked to stay.
• Yunyi took Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba to a pavilion, where Tatsuya revealed that the order had been given to Miyuki.

Yunyi analyzed Maya Yotsuba’s order for Miyuki Shiba to establish a relationship with him and concluded that it was a test of his intentions and Tatsuya Shiba’s power. He further speculated that Maya wanted Miyuki to become Yunyi’s lover or a woman with influence over him, leaving Miyuki horrified.

• Miyuki Shiba told Yunyi that Maya Yotsuba had ordered her to establish a relationship with him.
• Yunyi said Maya’s order was likely a test of his strength and objective, as well as whether Tatsuya Shiba’s Decomposition could kill him.
• Yunyi explained that Maya had left the kind of relationship unspecified while forbidding Miyuki from becoming Yunyi’s enemy.
• Yunyi argued that Maya wanted more than a friendship because she already knew Yunyi’s relationship with Mayumi had become public knowledge.
• Miyuki concluded that Maya wanted her to become Yunyi’s mistress, and Yunyi said Maya likely wanted her to surpass Mayumi or gain influence over him.

Yunyi explained that Maya Yotsuba’s plan could force Tatsuya and him into a deadly fight by exploiting Tatsuya’s altered instincts toward Miyuki. Tatsuya and Miyuki questioned Maya’s motives, and Yunyi speculated that she wanted a child from him and Miyuki, prompting Miyuki to object.

• Yunyi explained how Maya could benefit whether Tatsuya or Yunyi killed the other, using Miyuki to secure control of the Yotsuba Clan.
• Tatsuya asked why Yunyi was certain he would lose control if Miyuki grew close to him, and Yunyi said Maya’s condition against becoming Yunyi’s enemy acted as a pressure valve.
• Yunyi grabbed Miyuki to provoke Tatsuya, who attacked with Electric Light; Yunyi’s lightning injured Tatsuya’s arm before his self-healing magic restored it.
• Yunyi told Tatsuya that his instinctive attack proved his brain had been modified, and Tatsuya and Miyuki accepted that his explanation had merit.
• Yunyi questioned why Maya had targeted him, and Tatsuya admitted he did not know whether Maya herself had contacted him or what her motives were.
• Yunyi speculated that Maya wanted a powerful child from him and Miyuki, and Miyuki blushed and protested that she would not have a child with him.

Yunyi rejected Miyuki Shiba and Tatsuya Shiba as potential partners, explaining that their family bond made Tatsuya unreliable for cooperation. After leaving them to decide what to do about the Yotsuba Family, Yunyi discussed his plans to lay low and the risks of revealing his Spatial Magic with the others.

• Yunyi told Miyuki Shiba that he would not help her and Tatsuya Shiba, and said he had abandoned plans to recruit them after Miyuki's actions and Tatsuya's ties to her became clear.
• Yunyi left the pavilion after warning Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba not to involve him in their problems with the Yotsuba Family.
• Tatsuya Shiba promised Miyuki Shiba that he would find a way to resolve their situation, but lowered his arm instead of embracing her.
• Yunyi joined Mayumi Saegusa and the others, who planned to return by helicopter in about two hours, and said Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba might go back as well.
• Yunyi said he planned to lay low until school started and suggested he could travel abroad using Spatial Magic.
• Yunyi refused to send the others back with Spatial Magic or publish spells for spatial movement, saying he did not want the military to exploit them.

Yunyi explained the risks of Spatial Transfer, while Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba chose to stay at the estate as chaos spread across the mainland. Mayumi Saegusa decided to remain and help her family, and later tried to massage Yunyi before learning that her technique differed from his.

• Leonhart realized Spatial Transfer could be used for military attacks and withdrew his earlier suggestion to use it widely.
• Yunyi told Izumi Saegusa that she could use Spatial Magic without hiding it, since not all Spatial Magic involved transferring people or objects.
• Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba decided to stay at the estate, and Mayumi Saegusa warned them that conditions might worsen.
• Nagura told Mayumi Saegusa that the mainland was in chaos and that the Ogasawara Islands would soon face drastic environmental changes.
• Mayumi Saegusa decided to stay at the estate to support her family and sent Erika Chiba and the other students back to the mainland.
• Mayumi Saegusa tried massaging Yunyi, who explained that her acupoint technique differed from the massage he had used to ease the effects of her magic.

Retsu Kudou, Ushio Kitayama, and foreign powers reacted to the incident in Ogasawara as its scale attracted international attention. At STARS headquarters, Lina learned that Walker's magic had exceeded the Strategic-Class category, and Virginia Balance ordered an immediate investigation.

• Retsu Kudou learned that the National Defense Force had sealed the satellite footage and ordered Shingon Kudou to negotiate for access.
• Ushio Kitayama told his wife that Shizuku and Honoka were safe in Ogasawara but could not return yet because of the attention surrounding the islands.
• Yunyi informed his family's old master and Liu Yunde about the incident, while Liu Yunde reacted with alarm.
• Lina returned to STARS headquarters after receiving an order to end her classified mission and found Regulus Barth at the briefing.
• Virginia Balance showed edited satellite footage of Walker's magic and ordered STARS to investigate it immediately.

Virginia Balance sent Lina to Japan on an undercover mission to recruit Yunyi after photos linked him to her. Meanwhile, Yunyi spent time with the Saegusa and Shiba household, then received news that his mother was in trouble and left to help her.

• Virginia Balance confronted Lina with photos of her and Yunyi, and Lina said they were friends.
• Virginia Balance ordered Lina to prepare for an undercover mission in Japan and recruit Yunyi for America.
• Yunyi woke from an afternoon nap and found Mayumi Saegusa, Miyuki Shiba, Honoka Mitsui, and Shizuku Kitayama making snacks in the kitchen.
• Yunyi spoke with Tatsuya Shiba in the living room and learned Kasumi and Izumi had been sent upstairs after making a mess in the kitchen.
• Yunyi received a phone call, told Mayumi Saegusa that his mother was in trouble, and left to help her.

Yunyi rushed to the Atlantic after Chen Mei alerted him that Shen Yi’s research ship was under attack, and he shielded it from incoming shells. Shen Yi sent him to deal with the three pursuing warships while she changed course, and Chen Mei explained that they had followed the ship for over two days before opening fire.

• Mayumi Saegusa told Honoka Mitsui and Shizuku Kitayama that Yunyi’s family situation was complicated and that she could not discuss his mother without his permission.
• Yunyi arrived on Shen Yi’s research ship and blocked the incoming shells with his magic.
• Shen Yi told Yunyi to deal with the three warships while she arranged a change of course.
• Chen Mei teased Yunyi about Shen Yi’s dislike of him and revealed that Shen Yi had been pleased to meet Yunyi’s girlfriend.
• Chen Mei told Yunyi that the three warships had followed the research ship for more than two days before suddenly firing at it.

Yunyi sank three warships that had approached Chen Mei’s research ship, then returned to the Ogasawara Islands and rejoined the others. Miyuki Shiba stopped him to ask a question about herself.

• Chen Mei suspected the warships had noticed a problem with the research ship’s concealment system, and Yunyi cast a new water-based spell against them.
• Chen Mei questioned Yunyi about the spell’s development, then sent him away; Yunyi threatened to take revenge on her fiancé before leaving through a Gate of Transfer.
• Yunyi returned to the Ogasawara Islands, where Mayumi Saegusa laughed at his account of Chen Mei and teased him about the snacks in the oven.
• Yunyi learned that Tatsuya Shiba had gone to help Kasumi and Izumi adjust their CADs, then spoke with Miyuki Shiba.
• Miyuki Shiba told Yunyi that her question was about herself.

Yunyi told Miyuki Shiba and Tatsuya Shiba how the Yotsuba Clan altered them to bind Tatsuya to Miyuki, and revealed that Miyuki had been adjusted so she could marry and bear children with her brother. Tatsuya asked Yunyi whether he had shared this information with anyone else.

• Miyuki asked Yunyi why her relationship with Tatsuya had become what it was, and Yunyi said the Yotsuba Clan had made Tatsuya her guardian to keep him controlled.
• Yunyi explained that Miya Yotsuba and Maya Yotsuba had arranged for Tatsuya's emotions to be erased except for his feelings toward Miyuki, while Miyuki had been adjusted after inheriting her mother's magic.
• Yunyi told Miyuki she could marry Tatsuya, but she rejected the remark as a joke.
• Yunyi brought Tatsuya into the room and explained that Miyuki had been adjusted to restrain him and to become a suitable wife who could bear his children.
• Tatsuya asked Yunyi whether he had told anyone else what he knew.

Yunyi told Miyuki Shiba that restoring Tatsuya Shiba’s erased emotions could free him from his shackles, but it could also change their relationship. After returning to his room, Yunyi considered asking Miyuki to help investigate the memory seals in Blanche and No Head Dragon’s leaders, then Mayumi Saegusa invited him outside.

• Tatsuya Shiba questioned Yunyi about the Yotsuba Family’s plans, then left after checking that Miyuki Shiba was emotionally stable.
• Miyuki Shiba asked what would happen if she removed Tatsuya Shiba’s shackles, and Yunyi explained that restoring his erased emotions could change his feelings and future.
• Yunyi warned Miyuki Shiba that she might struggle to replace the bond with her brother, while Honoka Mitsui could potentially fill the void for Tatsuya Shiba.
• Yunyi returned to his room and considered asking Miyuki Shiba to use mental magic to investigate the memory seals in Blanche and No Head Dragon’s leaders.
• Mayumi Saegusa entered Yunyi’s room and asked him to come admire the beautiful scenery outside with her.

Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa went outside to watch the snow, where Mayumi confronted him about his plans to leave. Yunyi explained that he was preparing to act against someone connected to the Union, while Mayumi remained concerned about his return.

• Yunyi gave Mayumi Saegusa an oversized robe so she could stay warm outside in the snow.
• Kasumi and Izumi Saegusa asked to join Yunyi and Mayumi, but Yunyi and Mayumi left without them because they lacked warm clothes.
• Mayumi asked Yunyi whether he planned to leave after their vacation and wanted reassurance that he would come back.
• Yunyi said he was preparing to target someone in the Union and first needed to dismantle the factions supporting that person.
• Yunyi explained that relying on force alone would leave the world unstable after his power faded, then teased Mayumi about their future children inheriting his Domain Magic.

Yunyi recalled the childhood trauma that drove him to resist the Union’s control of magicians, then spent the evening with Mayumi Saegusa. Public opinion in Japan turned against magicians after the sea froze, while the military proposed restraining the magician responsible and Koichi Saegusa condemned the idea.

• Yunyi remembered how his Domain Magic awakened during a kidnapping when he was seven, leading him to kill his captors and resolve to rewrite the world that conscripted talented children.
• Yunyi reflected on his efforts to recruit Lina and Tatsuya Shiba, then walked back to the residence with Mayumi Saegusa.
• Yunyi and Mayumi ate dinner with the others, returned to their room, and went to the bathroom together.
• Japanese media portrayed the frozen sea as an environmental threat, and public anger shifted toward magicians despite their having stopped a devastating tsunami.
• The Japanese military proposed placing the magician who froze the sea under strict control and reeducation, while Koichi Saegusa mocked the proposal.

The Ten Master Clans reacted to the frozen sea and Yunyi’s power, while Maya Yotsuba and Retsu Kudou reconsidered their plans concerning him. Koichi Saegusa chose not to interfere with Yunyi and Mayumi’s relationship, leaving Mayumi, Kasumi, and Izumi with him.

• Gouki Ichijo learned that a cable linked to his family might have caused the undersea explosion and worked to contain the damage.
• Isami Itsuwa and Kazuki Jumonji rejected the military’s requests for assistance, citing missing information and their families’ interests.
• Maya Yotsuba revealed that she had used the Supreme Throne to investigate Yunyi and had ordered Miyuki Shiba to act, but she was surprised by how much Yunyi knew.
• Retsu Kudou watched the footage and realized Yunyi might be powerful enough to upset the balance among the Ten Master Clans.
• Koichi Saegusa told Tomokazu Saegusa not to push Yunyi toward the military or interfere with his relationship with Mayumi Saegusa.
• Koichi Saegusa reassured Tomokazu that Mayumi, Kasumi, and Izumi would be fine with Yunyi.

After Japan suppressed five days of public unrest, Yunyi met with Koichi Saegusa to discuss foreign interference and the forces behind the campaign. Yunyi gave Koichi a list of Blanche members and advised him to focus on domestic threats, while Koichi asked what Yunyi planned to do next.

• The group returned from Ogasawara and split up at Tokyo airport, bringing their vacation to an end.
• Yunyi told Koichi Saegusa that outside forces had fueled the public opinion campaign and rejected Koichi's offer to become a naturalized Japanese citizen.
• Yunyi identified Blanche and No Head Dragon as likely collaborators and handed Koichi a list of Blanche's peripheral members.
• Yunyi and Koichi discussed the Humanists, and Yunyi said the organization's core members were mostly in America.
• Koichi asked Yunyi what he planned to do after stirring up such a commotion.

Mayumi Saegusa discussed her relationship with Yunyi and its consequences with her mother, who urged her to take control of the Saegusa Family. The chapter ended with Yunyi joining the Saegusa family for dinner, where Mrs. Saegusa looked at him with concern.

• Mrs. Saegusa warned Mayumi Saegusa that standing beside Yunyi would be difficult and asked whether she was prepared for his dangerous life and possible relationships with other women.
• Mayumi told her mother that choosing Yunyi had been her own decision, and Mrs. Saegusa assured her that she would always be proud of her.
• Mrs. Saegusa advised Mayumi to remain with the Saegusa Family and take control of it so she could secure her position and help the family prosper.
• Mayumi agreed to consider her mother's advice and wondered whether Yunyi needed the Saegusa Family's support.
• After speaking with Koichi Saegusa, Yunyi went to dinner with the family, where Mrs. Saegusa joined him and the twins with a worried look.