Chapter Summaries

Yunyi arrived at First High and drew Mayumi Saegusa’s attention, then argued with his grandfather about the people who had attacked him and refused to keep tolerating them. He went to the Student Council room, where Mayumi grew nervous when she saw him.

• Mayumi Saegusa watched surveillance footage of Yunyi entering First High and shivered when he looked toward the camera and smiled.
• Erika Chiba nearly stumbled after Yunyi dodged her attempt to tap his shoulder, then she and the others walked to school with him.
• Tatsuya Shiba told Yunyi that Mayumi Saegusa had invited him to the Student Council room, but Yunyi received a call from his grandfather before going.
• Yunyi angrily argued with his grandfather, rejected his appeal to consider the bigger picture, and vowed to root out anyone who came after him.
• Yunyi arrived at the Student Council room and teased Mayumi Saegusa about becoming nervous when she saw him.

During lunch, Yunyi joked with Mayumi Saegusa and discussed Tatsuya Shiba’s first patrol, then deflected Mayumi’s questions about his closeness to Miyuki Shiba. The chapter ended with Mayumi asking what club Yunyi planned to join, and Yunyi suggesting the go-home club.

• Mayumi Saegusa protested Mari Watanabe’s teasing, and Yunyi explained that Mayumi had only let him use her name after he helped her.
• Yunyi congratulated Tatsuya Shiba on joining the Public Morals Committee, and Suzune Ichihara recounted the previous day’s gymnasium conflict.
• Mayumi Saegusa cautioned Tatsuya Shiba to be careful after hearing that B-rank magic had been involved.
• Yunyi became distracted until Miyuki Shiba nudged him, then joked about being mistaken for too close to her and getting beaten up by her brother.
• Mayumi Saegusa asked Yunyi what club he planned to join, and he asked whether the go-home club counted.

Yunyi accepted Mayumi Saegusa’s invitation to help in the student council room, then used his free time to draw a scene tied to his magic. Mayumi recognized its connection to the magic she had seen, and Yunyi explained how Fool’s World let him shape psions into spells drawn from clear memories.

• Mayumi Saegusa invited Yunyi to help her in the student council room, and Yunyi accepted after asking whether he would be paid.
• After lunch, Tatsuya Shiba left to patrol while Yunyi stayed behind with little to do.
• Yunyi drew on his terminal, and Mayumi watched until she recognized a resemblance to the magic she had witnessed.
• Yunyi cautioned Mayumi not to say her guess aloud, then explained that Fool’s World let him control psions and manifest images from his memories as magic.
• Yunyi said he drew to make his memories clearer, since an unclear image could cause the resulting magic to collapse.

Mayumi Saegusa confronted Yunyi about his motives for coming to Japan and entering First High School. Yunyi claimed he intended to conquer the world, but Mayumi saw through the answer and recognized that he lacked conviction.

• After the dismissal bell rang, Mayumi Saegusa asked Yunyi to stay and talk with her.
• Tatsuya Shiba, Miyuki Shiba, Suzune Ichihara, Azusa Nakajo, and Gyoubu Hattori left the student council room, leaving Yunyi alone with Mayumi Saegusa.
• Mayumi Saegusa questioned Yunyi about his goals and why he had sought to get close to her and the others.
• Yunyi said he had come to control the world's lifelines and conquer the world.
• Mayumi Saegusa rejected his explanation, pointing out that he showed no conviction when he said it.
• Yunyi laughed and praised Mayumi Saegusa for being perceptive.

Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa that he might destroy the world if he failed to reach his goal, leaving her shaken and questioning what he had become. At home, Mayumi concealed Yunyi’s nature from Koichi Saegusa and agreed to visit the Itsuwa Family.

• Mayumi Saegusa asked Yunyi whether he was committed to his goal, and he admitted he had backup plans.
• Yunyi told Mayumi that he might destroy the world if he could not achieve his goal, then left her in shock.
• Yunyi reflected on how his power, political manipulation, and disillusionment might have distorted him, and wondered how Maya Yotsuba would react if the world’s order collapsed.
• Koichi Saegusa asked Mayumi about the classmate who had helped her, and she described Yunyi as a Course 2 student who used Kotodama Magic.
• Koichi asked Mayumi to show Yunyi the Saegusa Family’s appreciation, then told her that Mio Itsuwa wanted her to visit; Mayumi agreed.

Yunyi met with Mr. Chen and Teacher Lü’s envoy, who asked for his support in an upcoming operation in Japan, but Yunyi ordered them not to interfere with his undercover mission. The next day, he went to the Student Council room with Tatsuya Shiba and found Mayumi Saegusa in a bad mood, then used a USNA CAD to pass the time.

• Yunyi received an encrypted invitation to meet at an abandoned factory and went there to learn what the sender wanted.
• Mr. Zhou told Yunyi that Mr. Chen and Teacher Lü were preparing an operation in Japan and wanted his support.
• Yunyi ordered Mr. Zhou to tell Captain Chen not to take unauthorized action that could compromise his infiltration, and Mr. Zhou left with the hidden snipers.
• Yunyi stayed awake in class the next day, surprising Tatsuya Shiba and the others, before going to the Student Council room with Tatsuya.
• Yunyi found Mayumi Saegusa in a bad mood and, with no lunch prepared for him, took out a USNA CAD to occupy himself.

Yunyi received an encrypted message that prompted him to send secret replies, then joined Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba when a protest broadcast disrupted First High. The group reached the locked broadcasting room, where the door unexpectedly opened.

• Yunyi asked Tatsuya Shiba to adjust his CAD, then left the Student Council room and went home.
• Yunyi received an encrypted communication, sent secret replies to two contacts, and reacted with interest to the developments.
• During recruitment week, Tatsuya Shiba dealt with pranks, while Yunyi and Leo laughed at a broadcast demanding equal treatment for Course 1 and Course 2 Students.
• Tatsuya Shiba invited Yunyi to investigate the protest, and they met Miyuki Shiba before going to the broadcasting room.
• Mari Watanabe told Tatsuya Shiba, Yunyi, and Miyuki Shiba that the power was cut and the protestors had locked themselves inside with the master key.
• A lock clicked open as the group stood outside the broadcasting room.

Yunyi ended the Alliance of Volunteers’ occupation of the broadcast room and criticized its members for using extreme tactics without a coherent plan. After the group was taken into custody, Sayaka Mibu blamed Yunyi and questioned Tatsuya Shiba for refusing to support their cause.

• Yunyi entered the locked broadcast room and used magic to compel the Alliance of Volunteers members to follow him out.
• Mayumi Saegusa arrived, and Mari Watanabe ordered the public morals committee to take the occupiers into custody after Yunyi released his magic.
• Yunyi warned a Course 2 Student that the Alliance’s lack of a clear argument and reform plan made its members easy to manipulate, then asked Mayumi if he could leave.
• Yunyi whispered something to Mayumi, who decided to ask him directly about his plans rather than keep guessing.
• Sayaka Mibu blamed Yunyi for the Alliance’s failure and challenged Tatsuya Shiba for not helping Course 2 Students fight for their ideals.

Sayaka Mibu and the Alliance of Volunteers agreed to debate the Course 1 and Course 2 conflict at First High School, while Mayumi Saegusa visited Yunyi to question him. Yunyi revealed that he served in the Great Asian Alliance military but refused to answer Mayumi’s question about his purpose in Japan.

• Miyuki Shiba defended Tatsuya Shiba against Sayaka Mibu, and Tatsuya invited Sayaka to join a discussion if she still believed in her ideas.
• Mayumi Saegusa negotiated with the Alliance of Volunteers, and both sides agreed to hold a debate in the auditorium the next day.
• Mayumi Saegusa visited Yunyi, who enlisted her help preparing dinner before agreeing to answer one question.
• Yunyi identified himself as a second lieutenant in the Great Asian Alliance military with the codename The Fool.
• Mayumi Saegusa asked why Yunyi had come to Japan, but Yunyi said she had used her one question.

Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa about Blanche’s plans and negotiated for the chance to capture its Japanese branch head, Hajime Tsukasa. He revealed that Blanche intended to steal confidential documents and magic research materials from First High School, while promising to protect its students during the coming debate.

• Yunyi explained that he had enrolled at First High School partly to meet Mayumi Saegusa and hinted that he had other plans he could not yet disclose.
• Yunyi told Mayumi that Blanche’s Japanese branch head, Hajime Tsukasa, was behind recent disturbances and planned to act during the debate at First High School.
• Yunyi identified Hajime as Kinoe Tsukasa’s older brother and explained that he had brainwashed Kinoe with degraded hypnotic magic.
• Yunyi asked Mayumi to leave Hajime to him, saying he wanted to find an older hidden target, and promised to protect the students during the debate.
• Yunyi revealed that Blanche aimed to steal First High School’s confidential documents and magic research materials, and warned that the group had support and military supplies.

Yunyi teased Mayumi Saegusa into calling him “onii-chan” before she fled his home. At First High, the Alliance of Volunteers’ debate drew a crowd, and Yunyi found Mayumi preparing to face its members alone.

• Yunyi blocked Mayumi Saegusa at the door and pressured her to call him “onii-chan.”
• Mayumi Saegusa said it, pushed past Yunyi, and hurried away, stumbling when he called after her.
• The next day, Course 1 and Course 2 students at First High discussed the Alliance of Volunteers, and several groups invited Yunyi to join.
• Yunyi greeted Tatsuya Shiba and the others, predicting that the lively atmosphere might lead to more trouble.
• Yunyi went backstage before the debate and learned that Mayumi Saegusa planned to debate the Alliance of Volunteers alone.
• Yunyi teased Mayumi about the name she had called him, and she blushed and swung her fist at him.

Yunyi helped Mayumi Saegusa avoid a fall, then the debate began as a disguised truck carrying intruders entered First High School. Mayumi delivered an unexpected speech acknowledging divisions between Course 1 and Course 2 students, while security forces waited to catch the intruders.

• Yunyi caught Mayumi Saegusa when she lost her balance and whispered that he was looking forward to her speech.
• Gyoubu Hattori briefed Mayumi on campus security arrangements before the debate began.
• The Alliance of Volunteers accused the Student Council of allowing discrimination against Course 2 Students, and Mayumi challenged them to provide specific evidence.
• A disguised truck brought intruders onto campus, where Mari Watanabe's Public Morals Committee watched them without raising an alarm.
• Katsuto Jumonji questioned how accurately Mayumi had anticipated the intruders' movements.
• Mayumi told the audience that discriminatory attitudes and self-degrading labels divided students, and she urged them to recognize that all students shared a unique school experience.

Mayumi Saegusa announced she would seek to abolish the rule excluding Course 2 Students from the Student Council, but an attack interrupted her speech. Yunyi helped repel the attackers, and Mayumi learned they had all been subdued as the investigation turned toward the key figure.

• Mayumi Saegusa promised to propose abolishing the rule that reserved Student Council seats for Course 1 Students when she stepped down.
• Explosions signaled an attack, and Yunyi appeared in disguise to shield Mayumi Saegusa as Alliance of Volunteers members tried to cause panic.
• Yunyi neutralized the attackers' magic, bound the troublemakers, redirected tear gas, and killed three armed intruders who entered the auditorium.
• Mayumi Saegusa calmed the students and told them to remain seated while the guards dealt with the attackers.
• Katsuto Jumonji reported that all infiltrators and the practical skills building had been cleared, and Mayumi Saegusa looked to Yunyi as the key figure awaited interrogation.

Mayumi Saegusa and the others questioned Sayaka Mibu after First High School foiled Blanche’s attack, and Mayumi suspected Hajime Tsukasa had hypnotized her. Tatsuya Shiba challenged Sayaka’s views on equality, but she ended by accusing Mari Watanabe of humiliating her because she was a Course 2 Student.

• Yunyi declined Mari Watanabe’s invitation to the infirmary and left campus, hoping Mayumi Saegusa would tell him where Hajime Tsukasa was hiding.
• Katsuto Jumonji and the others questioned Sayaka Mibu after the defenders subdued her detachment near the practical skills building.
• Mayumi Saegusa recalled Yunyi’s intelligence that Hajime Tsukasa used hypnotic magic and suggested he had controlled Sayaka.
• Sayaka denied being hypnotized and insisted she had volunteered to fight against unequal treatment of Course 2 Students.
• Tatsuya Shiba argued that people’s talents differed and challenged Sayaka’s demand for equal recognition.
• Sayaka accused Mari Watanabe of belittling her in kendo because Sayaka was a Course 2 Student.

Sayaka Mibu learned that her painful memory of Mari Watanabe rejecting her had been distorted, likely through hypnotic magic connected to Blanche. Mayumi Saegusa classified the attack as a terrorist act and asked Mibu to reveal the location of Blanche's Japan branch.

• Erika Chiba recognized Mari Watanabe as the person Sayaka Mibu believed had humiliated her and angrily confronted her.
• Mibu recounted Mari's refusal to teach her kendo, while Mari explained that she had only advised Mibu to find a suitable practice partner.
• Erika revealed that Mari was her family's disciple and confirmed she surpassed Mari in swordsmanship, though Mari was stronger at practical magic.
• Mayumi Saegusa suggested Blanche's hypnotic magic and Kinoe Tsukasa's control may have caused the misunderstanding between Mibu and Mari.
• Mayumi classified the attack as a terrorist act by Blanche's Japan branch, Katsuto Jumonji agreed, and Mayumi asked Mibu where the branch was located.

Mayumi Saegusa decided to join the effort against Blanche, with Katsuto Jumonji and Tatsuya Shiba accompanying her. After Haruka Ono revealed Blanche’s base, Mayumi sent its location to Yunyi, who recognized it as the abandoned factory where Zhou Gongjin had met him and flew there to hunt the group.

• Mayumi Saegusa insisted on confronting Blanche herself, and Katsuto Jumonji agreed to accompany her while Mari Watanabe stayed at school.
• Tatsuya Shiba asked to join, saying he wanted to prevent the terrorists from targeting First High School again, and Katsuto settled the matter.
• Sayaka Mibu admitted she could not recall Blanche’s exact base, so Tatsuya opened the infirmary door and found Haruka Ono outside.
• Haruka Ono sent the base’s location to the group, and Mayumi secretly forwarded it to Yunyi before leaving with the others.
• Yunyi recognized the location as the abandoned factory where Zhou Gongjin had met him, changed into his robe and mask, and flew there.

Yunyi attacked Blanche’s Japan branch alone, using Mirror Reflection to turn its gunfire back on its members before cutting through Hajime Tsukasa’s subordinates. When Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba entered the factory, they found a blood-soaked scene and heard cries from within.

• On the way to the abandoned factory, Tatsuya Shiba spotted a person flying toward it but could not see the person’s face with his eye.
• Yunyi landed at the factory and charged into Hajime Tsukasa’s waiting encirclement alone.
• Hajime Tsukasa ordered his men to shoot Yunyi, but Mirror Reflection sent the bullets back at them.
• Yunyi’s presence prevented Blanche’s magicians from activating their magic, and he drew two swords and cut down the men blocking him.
• Hajime Tsukasa fled deeper into the factory as Yunyi pursued him, fighting through the subordinates who tried to stop him.
• Tatsuya Shiba and Miyuki Shiba entered the factory and were met by the smell of blood and the sound of wailing.

Yunyi cornered Hajime Tsukasa in the abandoned factory and slaughtered the terrorists who tried to stop him. Tatsuya and Miyuki arrived, but Yunyi’s presence prevented Tatsuya’s magic from activating; when Mayumi, Katsuto, and Takeaki joined them, Yunyi severed Hajime’s arm and threatened to cut off more.

• Hajime fled to a prepared ambush point, but Yunyi broke through the door and killed the terrorists surrounding him with attacking wind magic.
• Tatsuya followed the blood trail to Yunyi, recognized that Yunyi knew his Yotsuba identity, and found that his magic would not activate.
• Mayumi, Katsuto, and Takeaki arrived after breaking into the factory, and Yunyi told them Hajime was his target.
• Mayumi argued that they should not leave empty-handed because Hajime had planned an attack, and Yunyi severed Hajime’s right arm.

Yunyi took Hajime Tsukasa from the factory after cutting off his arm, then revealed that he knew Tatsuya and Miyuki were Yotsuba. Back home, Yunyi left Hajime in his specially built basement and was preparing to sleep when Mayumi called from outside his house, demanding that he open the door.

• Yunyi asked Miyuki to seal Hajime Tsukasa's wound, then told Tatsuya and Miyuki that they would meet again soon and left with Hajime.
• Katsuto Jumonji questioned Mayumi and Tatsuya about Yunyi, then decided to alert the Ten Master Clans and have Mayumi join him.
• Koichi Saegusa questioned Mayumi about the incident and warned her that the terrorist remnants might retaliate.
• Yunyi put Hajime in the sound-reflecting basement at his home instead of interrogating him immediately.
• Mayumi called Yunyi and angrily told him she was outside his house and wanted him to open the door.

Mayumi Saegusa visited Yunyi after arguing with her father about being pressured to marry a suitable candidate from the Ten Master Clans or Assistant Eighteen Houses. Yunyi revealed that he knew multiple kinds of Strategic-Class Magic, and Mayumi proposed that he pretend to be her boyfriend, leaving him facing her eager interest in having him help her develop such magic.

• Mayumi arrived at Yunyi's home and asked whether he planned to hide his identity after she saw him wearing his concealing robe.
• Mayumi told Yunyi that Koichi Saegusa wanted her to choose between Katsuto Jumonji and Hirofumi Itsuwa, and that she had argued with him because neither suited her.
• Yunyi compared Mayumi's marriage pressure with his own past, explaining that powerful families had tried to arrange engagements for him since he was six.
• Yunyi said his unusual magic might be why people had pursued him, then confirmed to Mayumi that he knew more than one kind of Strategic-Class Magic.
• Mayumi suggested that Yunyi pretend to be her boyfriend, and Yunyi joked that he might as well turn her into a Strategic-Class Magician.
• Mayumi reacted with astonishment and fixed Yunyi with an eager gaze, leaving him worried he would get the short end of the deal.