Chapter Summaries

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.

Yunyi reassured Mayumi that she could take control of the Saegusa Family if she wanted, then agreed to bring her along on future journeys while leaving her behind this time. He returned to the Great Asian Alliance and confronted an elderly man from the Yun Family about his decision to go after the people who had harmed his mother.

• Mayumi told Yunyi that her parents wanted her to compete for the position of head of the Saegusa Family, and he said she should pursue it only if she wanted it.
• As their parting approached, Mayumi admitted she felt unable to help Yunyi and asked whether she needed to become a Strategic-Class Magician to face danger with him.
• Yunyi invited Mayumi to come with him, and she asked him to take her along on future journeys, though she agreed to wait at home this time.
• Yunyi used the Gate of Transfer to appear in an old-fashioned mansion in the Great Asian Alliance, startling an elderly man.
• Yunyi rejected the old man's warning and demanded that he either stay quiet or bring the Yun Family to stand in his way.

Yunyi rejected the Yun Family and left after confronting Yun Zhan over the suffering caused by his choices. Seeking a place to stay while keeping his return secret, he called his aunt, learned Liu Lilei had also been targeted for military recruitment, and decided to announce his return early.

• Yunyi told Yun Zhan he no longer represented the Yun Family and vowed to deal with everyone who had hurt or controlled him.
• Yun Zhan watched Yunyi leave and admitted that the Union’s winds were about to change.
• Yunyi called his aunt and asked whether he could stay with her, but explained that he wanted to keep his return quiet while he settled accounts.
• Yunyi’s aunt told him that people had tried to recruit eleven-year-old Liu Lilei into the army, and Yunyi promised they would not bother her again.
• Yunyi reflected on the Union’s policy of recruiting its magically talented citizens into the army and decided to announce his return early.

Yunyi spent the night hunting down members of the Stick Faction who had repeatedly tried to kill him, then appeared at an Alliance government meeting. He brought the faction’s senior members, tortured nearly to death, into the conference room, setting the stage for major changes in the Alliance.

• Yunyi confronted Jin Yihao over the abduction of him and Chen Mei and Jin Yihao’s repeated attempts to kill him, then crushed his bones and warned him that the Stick Faction would pay the next day.
• Yunyi left through the Gate of Transfer and spent the rest of the night targeting other officials who had plotted against him.
• Yunyi appeared in the Alliance government’s central conference room and pointed out that the Stick Faction’s members were absent.
• Chen Mufeng let Yunyi proceed with what he had come to do, despite scolding him for interrupting the meeting.
• Yunyi cast the Gate of Transfer and brought the tortured senior members of the Stick Faction into the conference room, shocking everyone present.

Yunyi presented evidence that the Stick Faction had committed treason and demanded the administration vote on executing its leaders and investigating its members. He left the conference room intimidating officials into silence as electricity crackled at his fingertips.

• Xiaoxue distributed evidence of the Stick Faction's crimes, while Yunyi told the conference that the faction had committed treason.
• Xiaoxue reported that the military takeover was complete and that the Celestial Master's Mansion's practitioners would support Yunyi's operation.
• Yunyi confirmed the evidence to Chen Mufeng and called for every Stick Faction leader to be executed.
• When an official objected, Xiaoxue identified him as a Military Faction member with close ties to the Stick Faction.
• Yunyi proposed arresting and interrogating all Stick Faction members serving in the administration, then pressured the room to vote by crackling electricity at his fingertips.

Yunyi forced the politicians to approve purges of the Stick Faction and laid out plans to take over and reorganize its military forces. After leaving the meeting, he delegated the military reforms to Xiaoxue and prepared to search for Gu Jie.

• Yunyi used lightning to pressure the officials into approving punishment for the Stick Faction's high-ranking members.
• Yunyi demanded that no Stick Faction members be appointed to the vacated administrative posts, using the Kotodama Curse to force the room into silence.
• Yunyi announced that he had detained Stick Faction officers and would reorganize their troops before transferring command to Liu Yunde; the officials tacitly accepted.
• Yunyi left the conference room with Xiaoxue and the others, while Chen Mufeng wondered why Yunyi had neither given up his military post nor spoken for conscripted mages.
• Yunyi assigned Xiaoxue and the Celestial Master's Mansion to handle the military reorganization and said he needed to find Gu Jie before Sister Yi completed her research.
• Yunyi asked Xiaoxue to locate a Special Operations Team captain named Chen Something-shan and bring him to see him.