Chapter Summaries

Mayumi Saegusa confided in Yunyi about her father discovering their pretend relationship and the pressures facing her future. Yunyi offered her hope that they could choose a life together, and Mayumi fell asleep in his arms after kissing him.

• Mayumi Saegusa told Yunyi that her father knew about their relationship and had allowed her to make one selfish choice, then asked Yunyi what she should do.
• Yunyi told Mayumi Saegusa that their identities and positions left them with no future together, but said Mayumi and Yunyi could have one if she chose it.
• Mayumi Saegusa cried, embraced Yunyi, and fell asleep in his arms, so Yunyi carried her to the guest room.
• Mayumi Saegusa caught Yunyi as he tried to leave and kissed the corner of his mouth before hiding under the covers.
• After Yunyi left, Mayumi Saegusa touched her lips and felt relieved.

Mayumi Saegusa and Yunyi headed to First High School on the final day of Nine Schools Competition preparations, with Mayumi growing more conscious of her feelings for him. After Erika Chiba and Mizuki Shibata interrupted her attempt to hold Yunyi’s hand, Yunyi took her hand himself, and they walked together with their fingers entwined.

• Mayumi Saegusa joined Yunyi for breakfast and went over the Nine Schools Competition participant list with him on their way to school.
• Mayumi Saegusa wondered when she had started caring so much about Yunyi, then leaned against his shoulder as he thought about taking Douglas Huang from Tatsuya Shiba.
• Mayumi Saegusa reached for Yunyi’s hand near First High School, but Erika Chiba and Mizuki Shibata called out before she could take it.
• Yunyi and Erika Chiba traded barbs as the four walked together, while Mayumi Saegusa regretted missing her chance to hold Yunyi’s hand.
• Yunyi took Mayumi Saegusa’s hand and winked at her, and she let their fingers entwine as Erika Chiba hurried Mizuki Shibata away, joking that third wheels got kicked.

Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa went shopping for clothes for Icicle Destruction after finishing the room assignments. Their outing ended when Mayumi was called home to receive a guest, and Yunyi comforted her about her Saegusa obligations as they parted.

• Mayumi Saegusa assigned Yunyi a room of his own after he teased her about sharing one.
• Mayumi asked whether Yunyi had prepared clothes for Icicle Destruction, and he admitted he had not.
• Mayumi took Yunyi shopping, and he left an upscale clothing store with an outfit she had chosen.
• Koichi Saegusa called Mayumi home to receive a guest, with Nagura waiting for her in the parking lot.
• Mayumi hugged Yunyi from behind to apologize for ending their outing, and Yunyi told her to endure her Saegusa responsibilities until she could break free of them.

Mayumi Saegusa and Yunyi confessed their feelings and began a real relationship. The next day, they joined First High School’s group heading to the Nine Schools Competition, while Yunyi hinted that he would act against the people troubling Mayumi after he caught the mysterious Old Black Bug.

• Mayumi Saegusa kissed Yunyi and told him she had fallen for him, but Yunyi stopped her so he could confess too.
• Mayumi Saegusa interrupted Yunyi in turn, and they agreed they were even before embracing and parting.
• Mayumi Saegusa messaged Yunyi to remind him to wear the clothes she had chosen for him the next day.
• Yunyi waited for Mayumi Saegusa at First High School, then brought her aboard the bus after she arrived late because of family matters.
• The students teased Mayumi Saegusa and Yunyi about their matching outfits until Katsuto Jumonji quieted them.
• Mayumi Saegusa told Yunyi that dealing with people connected to the Saegusa Family had been difficult, and Yunyi said he would wait to act until he caught the Old Black Bug.

When a burning car threatened the bus, Yunyi used spatial magic to make it vanish, shocking the passengers and revealing another part of his power. The bus continued on, while Mayumi Saegusa returned to sleep and the others wondered what Yunyi could do.

• A car crashed across the lanes in front of the bus, and Kanon Chiyoda and the other students tried to stop it with conflicting spells.
• Mari Watanabe told the students to stop, while Mayumi Saegusa woke and Yunyi promised to handle the danger.
• Yunyi opened a black rift with his spell, "Banishment," and the burning car disappeared into it.
• Miyuki Shiba and the passengers were stunned, while Gyoubu Hattori suspected the rift might lead to another world.
• Mayumi Saegusa recognized Yunyi's spatial magic and went back to sleep, while Mari Watanabe warned Kanon Chiyoda not to provoke him.

Yunyi attended the Nine Schools Competition exchange gathering with Mayumi Saegusa, drawing attention from students across the schools as they entered hand in hand. At First High School’s gathering place, they encountered Erika Chiba in a maid outfit, and Miyuki Shiba commented on it.

• Mayumi Saegusa got Yunyi out of his room and supervised him as he changed into a Course 1 Student uniform for the gathering.
• Mayumi Saegusa arrived at the event hall holding Yunyi’s hand, making Miyuki Shiba envious as Mari Watanabe noticed Mayumi’s unusual excitement.
• Yunyi tickled Mayumi Saegusa’s palm just as Katsuto Jumonji opened the hall doors, nearly making her lose her composure.
• Students from Second High School cheered for Mari Watanabe, and Mayumi Saegusa’s fans later reacted to seeing her arrive with Yunyi.
• Yunyi and Mayumi Saegusa reached First High School’s group, where they found Erika Chiba serving in a maid outfit alongside Miki and Mizuki.

Yunyi disrupted Retsu Kudou’s magic during his appearance at the gathering, then left with Mayumi Saegusa for some private teasing. The chapter ended with Mayumi biting Yunyi after they playfully tussled in his room.

• Erika Chiba, Yunyi, and Mayumi Saegusa joked about maid cosplay while Shizuku Kitayama and Honoka Mitsui joined the group.
• Tatsuya Shiba remarked that Mayumi Saegusa, Jumonji, and Watanabe gave First High an unfair advantage, and Mayumi whispered that Yunyi was an even bigger cheat.
• When the venue lights went out, Yunyi used Domain Magic to disrupt Retsu Kudou’s Mental Interference Magic and expose him to the students.
• Retsu Kudou apologized for his failed display and delivered an impromptu address while Yunyi squeezed Mayumi’s hand.
• Mayumi Saegusa pulled Yunyi to his room, scolded him for squeezing her hand, and playfully pounced on him before biting him.

Tatsuya Shiba struggled to tune Liu Yunyi’s unusual Ancient Magic CAD before detecting terrorists near the Nine Schools Competition and rescuing Mikihiko Yoshida from their attack. Later, Yunyi watched from a hotel room as Mikihiko left, while Mayumi Saegusa’s arrival distracted him.

• Tatsuya Shiba worked on Liu Yunyi’s CAD, and Kei Isori checked two other CADs for him.
• Tatsuya Shiba finished his tuning work and left the engineering vehicle to rest.
• Tatsuya Shiba sensed malice, identified three terrorists, and rushed after them as Mikihiko Yoshida pursued them.
• Mikihiko Yoshida tried to attack the terrorists with talismans, but Tatsuya Shiba decomposed one terrorist’s gun with Flash Cast and lightning knocked the attackers unconscious.
• Yunyi watched from his hotel room as Mikihiko Yoshida left, then turned his attention to Mayumi Saegusa when she spoke to him.

Yunyi spent the night with Mayumi Saegusa, then helped her get ready for the Battle Board main competition. They joined First High School's spectators, where Miyuki Shiba and the others were teasing Tatsuya Shiba.

• Yunyi decided to let Mayumi Saegusa stay, and the two spent the night together.
• Tatsuya Shiba noticed someone spying on him, stopped observing after recognizing Yunyi and Mayumi, and spoke with Harunobu Kazama.
• Mari Watanabe discovered Mayumi had not returned to their room and gave Yunyi clothes for her before warning him about her match.
• Yunyi woke Mayumi, waited while she got ready, and accompanied her to the Battle Board main competition.
• Yunyi joined Miyuki Shiba and the others as they teased Tatsuya, then Mayumi urged everyone to watch the match.

Yunyi challenged Mayumi Saegusa to win her Speed Shooting championship match with a large lead in exchange for one favor, then accompanied her to the competition venue. The First High support team learned that Gyoubu Hattori had been eliminated from Battle Board, worsening their prospects against Third High.

• Yunyi offered Mayumi one favor if she won the Speed Shooting championship before her opponent reached a quarter of her score, and Mayumi accepted the challenge.
• Mari Watanabe advanced through her Battle Board quarterfinal while Tatsuya Shiba explained her magic, and Yunyi blocked out the crowd with a sound-blocking spell.
• After Mari's match, Yunyi accompanied Mayumi to the support area, where she explained that First High was gathering information on its rivals and aiming to keep Third High from winning major events.
• Mayumi said Yunyi could have eased the team's pressure by entering Monolith Code, but Yunyi said he would compete against the Ichijo Family's heir next year.
• Suzune Ichihara learned that Gyoubu Hattori had lost in the men's Battle Board quarterfinal and began working out a new strategy.

After men's Battle Board cost First High valuable points, Yunyi reassured Mayumi Saegusa that he would help secure points in the remaining events and encouraged her before Speed Shooting. Mayumi won her match with a perfect score, while Yunyi gained inspiration from her magic.

• Suzune Ichihara explained that Gyoubu Hattori's loss and the missing Battle Board points meant First High needed victories in Crowd Ball and Icicle Destruction.
• Mayumi Saegusa volunteered for women's Crowd Ball and said Yunyi could handle the men's event and Icicle Destruction; Yunyi also promised a surprise in the newcomers' competition.
• Tatsuya Shiba briefly felt as though someone was watching him, but the sensation disappeared.
• Yunyi kissed Mayumi Saegusa before her Speed Shooting match and wished her luck.
• Mayumi Saegusa hit every target and earned a "PERFECT" score, while Yunyi studied her magic for inspiration.
• Mayumi Saegusa met Yunyi and Mari Watanabe after the match, then punched Yunyi lightly for being naughty.

Mayumi Saegusa reached the Speed Shooting final with a perfect record and tried to meet the conditions of her bet with Yunyi. She won the final with another perfect score, then raced toward the contestants' passage after seeing her opponent's result.

• Mayumi hid behind Yunyi when a Third High School contestant arrived, and Mari Watanabe sent the contestant on to compete.
• Mayumi advanced through the Speed Shooting preliminaries, quarterfinals, and semifinals without missing a shot, but fell two targets short of the score needed to win her bet with Yunyi.
• Yunyi promised Mayumi a favor if she won the championship, and Mayumi left for the final determined to shoot faster.
• Mayumi destroyed her first three targets almost simultaneously, drawing attention from Tatsuya Shiba and the other spectators as they noticed her improved magic activation.
• Mayumi won the final with a PERFECT score, saw the number on her opponent's screen, and ran excitedly toward the contestants' passage.

Mayumi Saegusa won her third consecutive Speed Shooting championship, then celebrated briefly with Yunyi before he went to Tatsuya Shiba’s room to test his competition CAD. Tatsuya revealed that he was Silver but not Taurus, leaving Yunyi with the secret as he began to speak by the window.

• Mayumi Saegusa rushed to Yunyi after her victory over the Third High School competitor, whose score was 24:100.
• Yunyi congratulated Mayumi Saegusa on winning her third consecutive Speed Shooting championship, and she playfully accepted the title “Elfen Sniper.”
• After declining Mayumi Saegusa’s celebration invitation, Yunyi visited Tatsuya Shiba and tested the competition CAD Tatsuya had adjusted for him.
• Yunyi explained that someone from his family had seen Tatsuya and Shiba at FLT’s research and development center, leading him to identify Tatsuya as Silver.
• Tatsuya told Yunyi that he was Silver but that Taurus was someone else, and asked him to keep the two-person team’s identity secret.
• Yunyi went to the window and began to speak while looking out at the night.

Yunyi teased Tatsuya Shiba about his sister’s visit, then used a combination of Mirror Reflection and a gravity net to overwhelm his Crowd Ball opponent. He left the match appearing nearly impossible to score against.

• Yunyi told Tatsuya Shiba he would keep his secrets, and Tatsuya agreed to keep Yunyi’s secrets as well.
• Miyuki Shiba arrived at Tatsuya’s room, and Yunyi teased her about a “night raid” before revealing that Tatsuya had seen Mayumi Saegusa in Yunyi’s room.
• Tatsuya explained what he had seen, and Miyuki admired Mayumi’s boldness before Tatsuya cautioned her not to imitate her.
• Yunyi went to the Crowd Ball venue, where Mayumi stopped by to cheer him on before returning to her own event.
• Yunyi used Mirror Reflection together with a gravity net to send his opponent’s ball back at amplified speed, leaving it unable to bounce and demonstrating how difficult it would be to score against him.

Yunyi dominated Crowd Ball by using a sustained double barrier combined with gravity magic, leaving his opponents unable to score. After winning the championship, he returned to Mayumi, while Third High School recognized him as a formidable threat and warned its Icicle Destruction competitors.

• Yunyi defeated a Fifth High School competitor in Crowd Ball, then left to meet Mayumi Saegusa.
• Miyuki Shiba explained that Yunyi had combined mirror-like barrier magic with gravity magic, making the balls bounce back toward his opponents.
• Mayumi Saegusa told Yunyi that her own match had been easy, and Yunyi returned to his venue after they exchanged a few words.
• Yunyi advanced through the Crowd Ball quarterfinals and semifinals to win the championship without moving after deploying a double barrier.
• Shinkuro Kichijoji and Masaki Ichijo discussed Yunyi's unusual magic and warned Third High School's Icicle Destruction competitors to be careful.
• Yunyi's opponent from Third High School knelt on the court after the final, and Masaki Ichijo called Yunyi a wall of sighs.

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.