Recaps

Lu Guan realized Dania planned to sacrifice herself after her connection to Aleph-1 began weakening, but he reached the Void Matter chamber too late to stop her from entering the Void Matter space. He found only her doll and a note thanking him for giving her the heart she had wanted.

• Lu Guan worried that Dania's weakening connection to Aleph-1 could make the Void Matter inside her uncontrollable, and he searched his unclaimed rewards for a way to save her.
• Lu Guan concluded Dania had never intended to travel to Jinzhou with him and rushed to find her.
• Dania secretly entered the Fractsidus underground laboratory, drank the remaining doses made from Threnodian fragments, and suppressed the rampant Void Matter with her Resonance Ability.
• Dania ate a piece of cake beside the Void Matter chamber, coughed blood mixed with Void Matter, and entered the chamber in the Form of Disillusionment.
• Lu Guan reached the chamber as Dania opened the passage to the Void Matter space, but he found only her stitched doll and a note thanking him.

Lu Guan overclocked his Tacet Mark and summoned the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation to destroy Aleph-1’s creation of Dania. After a mysterious blonde woman healed him, she revealed that she had brought him to this world.

• Lu Guan overclocked his Tacet Mark and demanded to speak with Aleph-1, which summoned a creation resembling Dania.
• Lu Guan rejected the creation as the real Dania and fought it while asking Aleph-1 what it had done to her.
• Lu Guan summoned the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and destroyed Aleph-1 with help from a surge of energy that restored his Resonance Power.
• A blonde woman revived Lu Guan in a white space and healed the pain caused by Overclocking.
• The blonde woman told Lu Guan that she was the reason he had come to this world.

Lu Guan confronted the blonde woman behind his system and learned that she was the will of the planet Solaris, who had brought him from another world and chosen him to re-anchor the world's course. The chapter ended with him asking why she had chosen him.

• The blonde woman brought up Lu Guan's system and offered to answer his questions, but he first challenged her use of affection values despite her having no relationship experience.
• Lu Guan asked who she was, and the woman claimed to be his resonance source and, in a sense, his mother.
• The woman explained that Lu Guan's Tac Tacet Mark had gained a sixth star and asked whether she was a Sentinel or a Threnodian, then revealed she was neither.
• The woman identified herself as the manifestation of Solaris's will and said she had chosen Lu Guan from another world to re-anchor the world's course.
• The woman explained that Lu Guan's Command All Things with Words was an authority, not merely a resonance ability, and that she had brought his soul across worlds and arranged for him to be born.
• Lu Guan set aside her claims about being his mother and asked why she had chosen him.

Sora explained that she had brought Lu Guan from another world because only an otherworlder could counter the effects of another otherworlder, and revealed that she had saved him and Dania during the fight with Aleph-1. After warning Lu Guan that he was now Dania’s Resonance Source and that she could not hold back Desolation much longer, Sora disappeared, leaving Lu Guan and Dania at the port as they boarded a ship to Huanglong.

• Sora told Lu Guan a story about a town that stole a dragon egg to stop a spreading fire, then admitted she had chosen him because an otherworlder’s influence could only be eliminated by another otherworlder.
• Lu Guan said he did not resent Sora bringing him to this world, and reluctantly called her Mom after she revealed she had supplied energy during his fight with Aleph-1.
• Sora brought out the sleeping Dania and explained that the World Origin Fragment could have destroyed Aleph-1, but Lu Guan had instead charged at Him with Overclocking active.
• Sora warned Lu Guan not to use Overclocking again, revealed that he had become Dania’s Resonance Source, and urged him to treat her well.
• Sora said her power was mostly occupied sealing Desolation and that she could not hold on much longer, then vanished after asking Lu Guan to keep their meeting secret.
• Lu Guan and Dania reappeared at an ice-free port, where Lu Guan led her aboard a ship bound for Huanglong.

Lu Guan and Dania arrived at Gunchao Port, where Dania worried about whether his family would accept her, while Yangyang prepared to meet her cousin. Lu Guan spotted Yangyang after he and Dania disembarked.

• Lu Guan reassured Dania about his white hair and the risks he took to save her, and she teased him about using his Void Matter body before they reached Jinzhou.
• As the ship neared Gunchao Port, Dania fretted that Lu Guan’s family might reject her because she could no longer bear children; Lu Guan gave her ice cream and eased her worries.
• Yangyang told Chixia she was going to meet her younger cousin, and Chixia agreed to accompany her after Yangyang warned her not to mention the feather fan.
• Baizhi caught Chixia and confronted her about putting chili powder in her coffee, while Chixia begged her to make peace.
• Lu Guan and Dania disembarked at Gunchao Port, where Lu Guan explained Jinzhou’s supply needs and its ongoing fight against Jué.
• Dania pointed out a tall, black-haired woman waiting nearby, and Lu Guan recognized her as his cousin Yangyang.

Lu Guan reunited with his cousin Yangyang at Jinzhou’s harbor and introduced her to his girlfriend, Dania, while the two cousins traded insults. At the city gate, Baizhi’s detector twice identified Dania as carrying a Lament energy signature, prompting the guards to surround her and Lu Guan.

• Lu Guan teased Yangyang until she recognized him, then introduced Dania as his girlfriend.
• Yangyang tried to stay polite to Dania while exchanging hostile looks and jabs with Lu Guan.
• Chixia drove Lu Guan and Dania to Jinzhou’s gate, where they met Baizhi in the back seat.
• Baizhi scanned Dania, and the detector alarmed; the guards drew their weapons and surrounded Lu Guan and Dania.
• Baizhi repeated the scan, triggering the alarm again, and Yangyang began to suspect they were disguised Tacet Discords.

Lu Guan and Dania were stopped at Jinzhou’s gate when the guards detected Lament energy, but Changli vouched for them and escorted them into the city. Changli revealed that her intelligence network had kept her informed about Lu Guan, while Dania stayed close to him.

• Lu Guan used his Resonance ability to calm the guards and asked Yangyang to find someone with authority to hear their explanation.
• Yangyang suspected Lu Guan might be a disguised Tacet Discord, but he proved his identity by recalling embarrassing childhood memories, prompting her to fetch Officer Taoqi.
• Changli arrived, recognized Lu Guan, and asked why Dania carried Lament energy; Lu Guan explained that Dania was a threnodian Resonator and that her threnodian had temporarily left Solaris.
• Changli vouched for Dania, and the guards registered Lu Guan and Dania before letting them enter Jinzhou with her.
• Changli asked after Lu Guan’s father and studies, then revealed that her wide-ranging network of correspondents had informed her about his mischief at Stardust Academy.

Lu Guan and Dania met Changli and Jinhsi in Jinzhou, where Sanhua sensed their unusual frequencies and Jinhsi ordered them monitored and housed at the Frontier Court for a week. Jinhsi also met Lu Guan and discovered that he was far goofier than she had expected.

• Sanhua saw Dania's frequency as an impossible form of near-nihility, then found Lu Guan's frequency unusually clear and human.
• Lu Guan explained that the Fractsidus had forced Dania to accept Aleph-1's power, and Changli said Jinzhou would monitor them under Frontier Court regulations.
• Changli asked how Lu Guan and Dania became a couple, and Dania kissed him to stake her claim while Changli delighted in their affection.
• Jinhsi arrived, heard Dania's story, and ordered staff to monitor and protect the pair for a week while arranging rooms for them at the Frontier Court.
• Jinhsi met Lu Guan and was surprised when his awkward jokes and nut-cake seller impression shattered her image of him as a serious young prodigy.

Lu Guan and Dania met Jinhsi at the Frontier Court, where his strange behavior made Jinhsi laugh and briefly loosen the restraint of her duties. After they were shown to their room, Lu Guan and Dania teased each other and settled down for a nap.

• Changli’s stories had led Jinhsi to picture Lu Guan as a remarkable young prodigy, but his comical accent shattered that impression.
• Jinhsi laughed at Lu Guan, who encouraged her to smile more and then hurried to end their conversation when his face flushed.
• Dania insisted that she and Lu Guan share one room, and Lu Guan claimed he needed to look after her during their stay.
• After Sanhua showed them to their room, Dania pinched Lu Guan’s waist over his compliment to Jinhsi, and he yelped in pain.
• Lu Guan told Dania about Jinhsi becoming Magistrate at thirteen, praised Dania’s resilience, and agreed to nap with her.

Lu Guan dined with Dania, Changli, and Jinhsi, who tried to recruit him by praising his talents. Later, Lu Guan recognized Dania’s insecurity and possessiveness, but their conversation ended with her pushing him toward the bed.

• Dania delighted in Changli’s cooking and shared a bite with Lu Guan.
• Jinhsi joined the meal and asked Lu Guan about his experiences studying overseas.
• Jinhsi praised Lu Guan and tried to win him over, while Changli interrupted their conversation.
• Lu Guan asked Dania what she thought of Jinhsi’s approach, and Dania recognized that Jinhsi was trying to recruit him.
• Dania clung to Lu Guan and threatened not to have little Yayas with him if he left her.
• Dania wrapped her arms around Lu Guan’s neck and pushed him toward the bed.

During the seven-day surveillance period in Jinzhou, Lu Guan played chess with Changli and learned that she had reported Dania to Huanglong’s Ming Court without Jinhsi’s knowledge. The chapter ended with Lu Guan and Dania waiting in their room as a FliChat notification arrived.

• Lu Guan spent his restricted stay walking around Jinzhou with Dania under Sanhua’s protection and playing chess with Changli.
• Changli described how Jinhsi had taken responsibility for Jinzhou after the Battle of the Crescent and gradually earned the people’s trust.
• Lu Guan interrupted Changli’s attempt to recruit him with a joke, then asked whether Dania’s case had reached Huanglong’s upper ranks.
• Changli admitted that she had reported Dania to the Ming Court because a Threnodian resonator’s presence had implications beyond Jinzhou, though Jinhsi had wanted to protect Dania if Jinzhou remained safe.
• Lu Guan accepted that the report was expected and worried that the case could become a weapon in political conflicts involving his father.
• After conceding the chess game, Lu Guan returned to Dania, and a FliChat notification sounded on his terminal.

Lu Guan waited in Jinzhou for the Ming Court visitors while Professor Lacerta promised to protect Dania during the committee’s review. Jinhsi joined him for a conversation, while Changli met a delegation that included Director Lin, Chiliarch Zhao, and Black Shores flower bearer Chengxia.

• Professor Lacerta told Lu Guan that the Deep Space Union committee was discussing Dania’s situation and urged him to enjoy the next two months with her.
• Changli left Jinzhou to meet the expected Ming Court delegation, while Lu Guan waited in the reception room and saw updated affection levels for several characters.
• Jinhsi arrived and asked Lu Guan to continue telling her about his experiences at Stardust Academy.
• Changli greeted Director Lin and Chiliarch Zhao, then met Chengxia, who said the Black Shores had come because Aleph-1 was involved.
• Lu Guan entertained Jinhsi with a story about a student influenced by a Sonoro and claimed he had foiled the Fractsidus leader’s plan.

Lu Guan and Dania passed a Black Shores frequency check, ending the surveillance on them, and Lu Guan told Director Lin he intended to marry her after graduation. Director Lin warned that the Deep Space Union might threaten Dania’s freedom, then discussed Huanglong’s plans and Lu Guan’s recent fight before Lu Guan asked about Chengxia.

• Changli brought Director Lin, Chiliarch Zhao, and the Black Shores Bloom Bearer Chengxia to meet Jinhsi and Lu Guan, who learned that they needed to examine Dania.
• Dania appeared and let Chengxia check her frequency; Chengxia found it unusually stable and confirmed there was no risk of Overclocking.
• Jinhsi lifted surveillance on Lu Guan and Dania, then left the reception room with the others at Director Lin’s request.
• Director Lin asked about Lu Guan and Dania’s relationship, and Lu Guan said he would marry her after graduation if she agreed.
• Director Lin warned that the Deep Space Union and New Federation might seek to control Dania, while explaining that Huanglong’s Special Talent Recruitment Plan was under discussion.
• Director Lin asked about Lu Guan’s fight with the Fractsidus leader, then explained how Chengxia had joined the delegation; Lu Guan asked whether Director Lin knew her.

Lu Guan and Director Lin devised a trap to lure the Fractsidus president, Napomo, into revealing herself by disguising Lu Guan as Dania. The ambush succeeded, and Lu Guan revealed his true appearance just as he prepared to attack Napomo.

• Lu Guan connected Napomo and the Fractsidus overseer Balanophora to the Dongyuan case and proposed using Dania as bait.
• Lu Guan used his Resonance Ability to take Dania’s appearance, and Dania joined the plan to lure Napomo into an ambush with Jinhsi and Director Lin’s help.
• During their days sightseeing in Jinzhou, Lu Guan practiced imitating Dania while she coached him and flirted with him.
• Napomo spotted the disguised Lu Guan leaving Jinzhou with snacks, then chased him into a trap after mistaking him for Dania.
• Jinhsi attacked Napomo with Celestial Incandescence, Dania struck with the Form of Disillusionment, and Lu Guan changed back to himself and prepared Hollow Technique: Purple.

Lu Guan, Dania, and Jinhsi defeated the Fractsidus president’s clone through Lu Guan’s shameless Cursed Speech tactics and a Binding Vow that reached her true body. After the clone exploded, Lu Guan revealed he could alter his powers and evade the vow’s apparent cost.

• Lu Guan used Cursed Speech to immobilize the president, then struck her with Hollow Technique: Purple as Dania prepared to attack.
• Lu Guan kept the president occupied with Cursed Speech while Dania hit her with Meltdown, leaving her defeated and covered in filth.
• Lu Guan used a Binding Vow to make his next Cursed Speech affect the president’s true body, causing her clone to swell and explode.
• Lu Guan carried Dania and Jinhsi away from the blast, but Chiliarch Zhao and Director Lin were splattered by the explosion.
• Lu Guan told Director Lin that he could not use Cursed Speech again, then made another Binding Vow to rename it Cursed Speech: Modified.

Lu Guan reunited with Dania after their battle, then entered the system’s white space to find Sora weakened by the Desolation. He offered to enlist his companions and help fight it, but Sora refused to risk Solaris’s only hope and told him to wait until he grew stronger.

• Dania woke early, climbed under Lu Guan’s blanket, and Jinhsi saw them through the partly open door before heading to the magistrate’s office.
• Lu Guan and Dania woke at seven in the evening, and Dania left for dinner while Lu Guan chose to remain behind.
• Lu Guan used the system to return to the white space and found Sora exhausted and visibly diminished by the Desolation.
• Sora explained that the Desolation could form Sonoros or corrupt existing ones, and that removing it required destroying what it controlled and exposing its source.
• Lu Guan offered to gather his companions to help Solaris, but Sora refused to gamble their only hope and asked him to grow stronger first.
• Lu Guan challenged Sora about her declining power and asked how much longer she could hold on.

Lu Guan accepted Sora’s help in finding manageable Desolation instances after she warned him of the danger, and he left determined to protect those he loved. A renewed sense of belonging to Solaris caused his Tacet Mark to begin forming a seventh star, while Sora continued suppressing the Desolation.

• Lu Guan challenged Sora’s attempt to keep him away from danger, and she agreed to mark safer Desolation instances while placing a protective blessing on him.
• Sora asked Lu Guan to call her Mom, then sent him back to reality and coughed up dark purple blood after he disappeared.
• Lu Guan reunited with Dania in the Frontier Court dining hall, teased her with a kiss, and thought about the Desolation marker near Qichi Village.
• Lu Guan realized that love and protecting others were the true sources of strength, and he vowed to protect Dania and Solaris.
• Lu Guan’s Tacet Mark began to form a seventh star, and Sora sensed the change before returning to suppressing the Desolation.

Lu Guan left Dania asleep and went to Qichi Village, where a dormant Tacet Field summoned a powerful Goat-Headed Wolf Tacet Discord. He lured it into a cave and attacked from above, but the monster recovered from its wounds and left him facing a seemingly unstoppable foe.

• Lu Guan left the Jinzhou Frontier Court after Dania fell asleep and traveled to Qichi Village.
• A Tacet Field awakened and summoned a Calamity Class Goat-Headed Wolf Tacet Discord, which attacked Lu Guan.
• Lu Guan wounded the monster with his abilities and arrows, then fled northwest to draw it toward an unstable patch of ground.
• Lu Guan used Polar Reversal to evade the Goat-Headed Wolf and make it fall into a cave, where it killed the Thundering Mephis.
• Lu Guan shot arrows at the trapped monster from above until it collapsed, but it soon recovered, pulled out the arrows, and returned to full strength.

Lu Guan discovered that the Desolation was a wolf in sheep’s clothing and defeated it by stripping away its fleece, obtaining a magical copy of Aesop’s Fables. He kept the encounter secret from Dania, who noticed his changed physique but chose not to press him, and he fell asleep after she left.

• Sora hinted that a Desolation’s weakness lay in the entity that made it up, and Lu Guan realized the monster’s fleece was its weakness.
• Lu Guan attacked the wolf in sheep’s clothing with Dismantle, then summoned seven Rikas to finish shearing it before his Resonance Power ran out.
• The Desolation dissipated, and Lu Guan retrieved Aesop’s Fables, which awakened as a book that could summon fable characters using Resonance Power.
• Lu Guan realized the Desolation’s power had strengthened his body and concluded that his first exorcism had succeeded.
• Dania smelled dust on Lu Guan and questioned him about his late-night activity; he claimed he had gone for a run and hid the truth about Sora and the Desolation.
• Dania noticed Lu Guan’s new muscles but trusted him enough not to press him, then left to get him food while he washed up and fell asleep.

Dania secretly stayed beside Lu Guan while he slept, aware of the burdens he hid and pledging to stand by him. Later, Lu Guan discussed the defeated Desolation’s book and the power he gained with “Sora,” who comforted him and began treating his unusual reaction to her.

• Dania slipped into bed beside Lu Guan, recognized that he was hiding dangerous responsibilities, and vowed to remain with him no matter what.
• Dania’s affection panel quietly disappeared from the system interface while Lu Guan slept.
• Lu Guan met “Sora” and admitted that fighting a Desolation had been mentally taxing and depended on using the terrain to win.
• Lu Guan showed “Sora” the copy of Aesop’s Fables and asked about the power that had entered his body.
• “Sora” explained that the power was a tonic to Lu Guan, then pulled him close and offered him a peaceful sleep.
• “Sora” noticed Lu Guan’s physical reaction and summoned a green light, saying she would treat him.

After two months in Jinzhou, Lu Guan regained his strength, spent time with Dania, and exorcised two more instances of Desolation. As his vacation ended, he learned the committee’s decision about Dania looked grim and contacted Black Shores representative Aalto, hinting that he had important information about its founder.

• Lu Guan woke beside Dania after recovering from exhaustion, then spent time with her watching a performance in Jinzhou.
• Lu Guan reflected on Jinhsi’s character and his limited chances to see her, noting her affection had reached 32.
• Lu Guan received a warning from Stardust Academy to return and messages from Lacerta saying the committee’s discussions about Dania looked unfavorable.
• Lacerta gave Lu Guan Aalto’s contact information and said Huanglong’s representative was still negotiating before the committee made its formal decision.
• Lu Guan sent Aalto a friend request and asked about the Deep Space Union’s plans for Dania.
• When Aalto said he could not disclose confidential committee discussions, Lu Guan claimed to have important information about the founder of Black Shores.

Lu Guan persuaded Shorekeeper to help protect Dania from the Deep Space Union by revealing the Fractsidus' experiments and their interest in her. Before departing Jinzhou for Lahai-Roi, he accepted an alliance token from Jinhsi, who wondered why Jué had urged her to befriend him.

• Lu Guan told Aalto that the Tuner founded the Black Shores and Shorekeeper managed it, prompting Shorekeeper to take over Aalto's account.
• Lu Guan informed Shorekeeper that the Bloom Bearers sent to Jinzhou had likely been killed by the Fractsidus, who had impersonated Chengxia to target Dania.
• Lu Guan explained that the Fractsidus had experimented on Dania, making her an incomplete Threnodian Resonator, and sought to capture her again.
• Shorekeeper verified Lu Guan's account through Tethys, agreed to have Aalto explain Dania's case to the Deep Space Union, and asked Lu Guan to bring Dania to the Black Shores.
• Lu Guan sensed the scent of Desolation near Norfall Barrens and decided to focus on Dania's situation before returning when Jué awakened.
• At Gunchao Port, Jinhsi gave Lu Guan an alliance token that allowed him to travel freely in Jinzhou and call for aid, then wondered why Jué had told her to befriend him.

Aalto told Lu Guan about the Deep Space Union’s divisions over Dania and delivered a black flower from the Shorekeeper. When a huge Tacet Discord attacked the cruise ship, Lu Guan struck it with Hollow Technique: Purple and began unleashing the power of a dangerous 60% overflow.

• Aalto approached Lu Guan aboard the cruise ship, introduced himself as a Black Shores guest, and gave him a black flower at the Shorekeeper’s request.
• Aalto explained that the Deep Space Union’s committee was divided over whether Dania should be imprisoned, studied, expelled, or protected under Huanglong’s laws.
• Aalto said Principal Lacerta opposed the committee’s proposals and wanted Dania to continue studying, while Lu Guan warned that self-interest drove the committee members.
• Aalto and Lu Guan discussed using the Black Shores’ authority and potential benefits to influence the committee’s stance on Dania.
• A giant sea beast Tacet Discord attacked the ship, and Lu Guan pierced its belly with Hollow Technique: Purple.
• Lu Guan’s resonance development reached 80%, triggering a 60% overflow as he summoned a golden warblade and the Lightning-Lord manifestation behind him.

Lu Guan defeated the newborn Kun and reassured Aalto that he could protect Dania, while Dania worried about the Deep Space Union and her classmates. After rumors about Dania spread across Stardust Academy, students rallied to support her, and Lacerta and Chisa suspected the Fractsidus was involved.

• Lu Guan killed the newborn Kun with a single slash, contained its relic, and warned Aalto that he would oppose the Deep Space Union if its decisions harmed Dania.
• Dania sought comfort from Lu Guan and worried that the Deep Space Union and her classmates would reject her; he reassured her that he would handle the situation.
• Rumors at Stardust Academy falsely linked Dania to calamities, Aleph-1, and the Void Matter Magnetic Storm.
• Sigelika and other students defended Dania, traced the rumors to an unregistered student, and formed a support club to oppose the Deep Space Union's leadership.
• Lacerta told Chisa she had only revealed the committee's plans, while Chisa and Lacerta suspected the Fractsidus leader was connected to the rumors and discussed seeking help from the Black Shores representative.

Dania surprised Lu Guan in a Huanglong-style outfit, and the two spent the voyage growing closer before reaching Lahai-Roi. At the dock, Deep Space Union personnel tried to take Dania into custody, but Lu Hes and Aalto stood in their way pending an assessment of her danger.

• Dania changed into a Huanglong-style dress for Lu Guan, who mistook her for the Voice of the Voiceless and then gave her a gilded hairpin.
• Dania teased Lu Guan as her senior brother, and the two became intimate aboard the ship.
• Three days later, Dania worried that the Deep Space Union would discover she was a Threnodian Resonator and have her expelled from the academy.
• Lu Guan told Dania that Aalto would represent the Black Shores in discussions about her situation and that they would go to the research institute for a test.
• When the ship docked, Deep Space Union personnel demanded that Dania come with them, but Lu Hes objected and Aalto asserted that no one could take her before his assessment.