Recaps

Kexi faced Changli after she discovered he had written romantic letters to multiple women, including Jinhsi, and tried to justify his feelings as universal love. Changli rejected his explanation and held a sword to his neck.

• Cantarella teased Kexi while Changli confronted him about deceiving her.
• Changli demanded to know how many others Kexi had written to and asked whether he had written to Jinhsi.
• Kexi admitted writing to Jinhsi and claimed he was sincere about every woman he loved.
• Kexi argued that loving everyone he met was a higher form of morality and that each woman was the only light in his life.
• Cantarella laughed at Kexi's explanation, while Changli called it absurd.
• Changli rejected Kexi's plea and held a sword against his neck.

Changli threatened Kexi with the Blazing Brilliance and demanded he choose between her, Cantarella, and Jinhsi, while Cantarella warned him not to choose wrongly. Kexi delayed his answer, but Changli and Cantarella set his birthday banquet the day after tomorrow as the deadline for his public choice.

• Changli held the Blazing Brilliance to Kexi's neck and demanded to know whether he chose Cantarella, Jinhsi, or her.
• Cantarella moved behind Kexi and warned him that he might not leave Porto-Vino Castle alive if he chose wrongly.
• Kexi asked for time to make a serious decision, and Changli withdrew her sword.
• Changli told Kexi to announce his choice at his birthday banquet the day after tomorrow, and Cantarella said she would attend.
• Cantarella ordered Saibas to escort Kexi home, and Kexi left without answering.

After Kexi left, Changli confronted Cantarella about her feelings for him and the letters that had once sustained her. Changli refused to withdraw and agreed to see whom Kexi chose the day after tomorrow.

• Cantarella teased Changli after noticing her distress, and Changli explained that Kexi's letters had been her courage to keep living.
• Changli asked why Cantarella wanted Kexi, and Cantarella described how he had never feared or judged her and admitted she wanted a younger man.
• Cantarella taunted Changli about competing with Jinhsi, but Changli insisted that her feelings and Jinhsi's choices were separate matters.
• Changli said she wanted a clear answer from Kexi, regardless of whom he held in his heart.
• Cantarella and Changli agreed to see whom Kexi chose the day after tomorrow.

Kexi followed Zani to Black Street, where they entered an underground arena to compete. Kexi won his first match when his burly opponent slipped and knocked himself unconscious, and the loudspeaker soon called the next fight.

• Kexi caught Zani sneaking out of Montelli Manor and learned she was going to Black Street to watch a white-haired fighter with ninety consecutive wins.
• Zani took Kexi through a hidden entrance to an underground arena, where they registered as contestants.
• Kexi told Zani he would rely on his own power and entered the ring without borrowing hers.
• Kexi's opponent charged, slipped on a puddle, tripped over his own shoelace, and passed out before Kexi could strike.
• The referee declared Kexi the winner, and Zani laughed at his lucky victory as the loudspeaker announced another match.

Zani won her first match when her opponent’s old shoulder injury forced her to surrender, then faced the white-haired masked woman and lost when her own old injury slowed her down. The masked woman stopped her string sword at Zani’s neck and urged her not to risk her life.

• Zani defeated the red-haired woman after the woman’s old shoulder injury flared up and forced her to surrender.
• A white-haired masked woman entered the ring and disarmed her burly opponent with her string sword, prompting him to surrender after three moves.
• Zani learned that her next opponent was the masked woman and entered the ring eager to fight her.
• Zani and the masked woman exchanged rapid attacks, with the masked woman’s string sword keeping Zani from breaking through.
• The masked woman noticed Zani’s old leg injury, targeted her right leg, and stopped her sword at Zani’s neck.
• Zani conceded the match, and the masked woman warned her that there was no need to die in the ring.

Kexi fought the white-haired masked woman in the ring, using Zani’s power but ultimately losing to her. When he pulled off her mask, he recognized her as someone he had seen countless times that day.

• Zani defeated her opponent and said she wanted to fight the white-haired masked woman again.
• Kexi entered the ring and used Zani’s power, causing spectators to recognize him as the Blazing Light Nightwalker.
• Kexi attacked the masked woman, who repeatedly spared him from serious injury, making him believe she was mocking him.
• Kexi unleashed his full strength, but the masked woman defeated him and held her string sword to his throat.
• Kexi asked whether they had met, then pulled off the woman’s face covering and recognized her.

Kexi discovered that Selina had secretly changed her hair color with her Resonance Ability and fought in Black Street matches for money, then angrily dismissed her before realizing she was still heading back toward the arena. The chapter left Kexi wondering whether money mattered more to Selina than leaving Black Street.

• Kexi recognized Selina as the undefeated Black Street fighter and dragged her away with Zani to demand an explanation.
• Selina admitted she had changed her hair with her Resonance Ability and fought underground matches for money, but she stayed silent when Kexi questioned why she needed it.
• Kexi accused Selina of betraying Montelli and damaging the family's reputation, then told her Montelli no longer needed her.
• Zani questioned Kexi's harsh treatment of Selina, and Kexi reconsidered his words after seeing Selina wipe away tears.
• Kexi followed Selina and noticed she was heading back toward Black Street, leaving him alarmed that she might return to fighting.

Kexi followed Selina to a nursing home and discovered she was struggling to pay for her mother's care. He paid her debt and arranged better treatment, then let Selina's mother believe he was her boyfriend.

• Kexi followed Selina into a nursing home and overheard her gently speaking with her mother.
• A nursing home employee demanded payment for Selina's overdue bill and threatened to make her mother leave by the next day.
• Kexi paid the debt, covered six months in advance, and ordered the nursing home to upgrade Selina's mother's room and care.
• Kexi introduced himself to Selina's mother as her friend, and when she called him Selina's boyfriend, he agreed.

Kexi learned why Selina was struggling financially: her father had gambled away the family’s assets and left her with more than two million Monnaie in debt while her mother needed ongoing treatment. He offered to pay the debts and medical bills, leaving Selina overwhelmed with gratitude.

• Kexi let Selina’s mother believe he was her boyfriend and avoided letting Selina explain otherwise.
• Kexi took Selina outside the sanatorium and asked why she needed money despite her Montelli salary.
• Selina explained that her father had gambled away their savings and house, accumulated more than two million Monnaie in debt, and fled, leaving creditors to pursue her.
• Selina admitted she had gone to Black Street for money because she needed to pay the creditors and keep her mother’s treatment going.
• Kexi gave Selina the payment card and promised to cover her father’s debts and her mother’s medical bills.

Kexi and Selina shared an awkwardly tender moment as Selina thanked him with a partner dance and a love song, and Kexi answered with a song of his own. They parted with their feelings still unspoken, while Carlotta slept in Montelli and received a notice that her family card had been charged 384,380 Monnaie.

• Selina hugged Kexi to thank him, and he teased her by asking her to sing and dance.
• Selina led Kexi in a partner dance and sang a love song while they danced beneath a streetlight.
• Kexi praised Selina, teased her about flirting with him, and then sang her a song about timidly loving someone.
• Kexi briefly threw himself into Selina's arms, then left for bed as Selina watched him go with a smile.
• Carlotta slept in her bedroom in Montelli as her terminal reported a charge of 384,380 Monnaie to her family card.

Kexi woke to find Jinhsi waiting at the Montelli manor and impulsively embraced her, mistaking her for his junior sister. Jinhsi showed him a letter he had written and asked whether its claims were true, leaving Kexi confronted by her hope that they were.

• Carlotta woke Kexi and told him that someone was waiting to see him in the living room.
• Kexi recognized Jinhsi as resembling his junior sister and rushed over to embrace her before realizing who she was.
• Jinhsi asked Sanhua to wait outside, then showed Kexi a letter and asked whether he had written it; Kexi confirmed that he had.
• Jinhsi asked whether everything in the letter was true, and Kexi replied by asking what she believed.
• Jinhsi said she hoped the letter was true while Sanhua listened from a hidden spot in the corridor.

Jinhsi told Kexi how his letters had sustained her and revealed that she had treasured them since childhood. After learning that he also wrote to Changli and others, she asked whether his letters to Changli contained the same things as hers, leaving Kexi to face her demand for an honest answer.

• Jinhsi explained that Kexi's letters had made her feel seen and helped her endure the pressure of becoming magistrate.
• Jinhsi told Kexi that she had wanted to tell him first when she became magistrate and said she was grateful to have finally met him.
• Jinhsi realized Kexi might have written to Changli and asked him directly whether he had.
• Kexi admitted that he had written to Changli and other people, but avoided saying how many.
• Jinhsi asked whether Kexi had written the same things to Changli as he had to her and insisted that he answer seriously.

Kexi confessed to Jinhsi that his feelings and letters to her had been sincere, then embraced and kissed her Tacet Mark, completing another step of his mission. Outside the room, Sanhua overheard them and silently wept.

• Kexi admitted to Jinhsi that he had written to Changli and others but said Jinhsi had been the first person he worried about most.
• Kexi told Jinhsi he had watched her grow up and wanted to share the burdens she carried as Magistrate.
• Jinhsi asked whether his words were true, and Kexi embraced her from behind and kissed the Tacet Mark between her shoulder blades.
• The system updated Kexi's Resonance Synchronization with Jinhsi and mission progress to 6/12.
• Sanhua overheard Kexi and Jinhsi through the door, restrained herself from entering, and silently cried.

Jinhsi realized Kexi was telling multiple women the same heartfelt things and demanded answers about Changli. After Jinhsi left to confront Changli at Kexi’s birthday banquet, Sanhua arrived with a matching letter, slapped Kexi, and walked out without a word.

• Jinhsi questioned Kexi about whether he had made the same confession to Changli and how many people he had told those things to.
• Kexi claimed Changli had already told him she did not mind sharing him, but Jinhsi refused to believe it and said she would ask Changli at his birthday banquet.
• Jinhsi left without noticing Sanhua waiting outside the door.
• Sanhua entered, threw her letter at Kexi, and slapped him when he admitted nothing before she walked out.
• Kexi sat alone with the letter and worried that the women might kill him the next day.

Kexi met Mornye, who asked how he had sent her letters decades before his birth and thanked him for giving her hope during her years of paralysis. He asked to kiss her Tacet Mark, only to learn it had been removed with her leg.

• Carlotta confronted Kexi about upsetting Jinhsi and Sanhua, then sent him to meet another visitor.
• Kexi recognized Mornye and admitted that he had written the letter she brought.
• Mornye questioned how Kexi could have written to her more than twenty years before he was born, but he refused to explain.
• Mornye told Kexi that his letters had encouraged her during her paralysis and helped her believe she could succeed.
• Kexi asked to kiss Mornye's Tacet Mark, and she revealed that it had been cut off with her leg.

Kexi tried to avoid Mornye after discovering her Tacet Mark was gone, but Carlotta dragged him to meet Suisui, who confronted him about the letters he had sent her and Yangyang. Yangyang arrived at the Montelli residence as well, leaving Kexi facing the sisters’ questions.

• Kexi left Mornye alone and refused her invitation to share a meal, leaving her feeling inferior.
• Carlotta stopped Kexi from leaving, scolded him for charging 380,000 Monnaie to her account, and dragged him to meet a business partner.
• Kexi recognized Suisui as his Fourth Senior Sister before correcting himself and apologizing for the mistake.
• Suisui asked Carlotta to leave, showed Kexi one of his letters, and asked whether he had written it.
• Kexi admitted writing the letter, and Suisui revealed that Yangyang had received his letters too.
• Yangyang arrived to visit Kexi, while Suisui questioned him about why he had written to both sisters.

Kexi tried to reassure Suisui when she confronted him about writing letters to both her and Yangyang, then claimed to choose Suisui when she demanded an answer. He kissed her forehead, was rejected, and was left plotting another attempt as Suisui suddenly rushed back into the room.

• Suisui questioned Kexi about why he had written to both her and Yangyang, and he said he wanted to comfort whoever read his letters.
• Suisui asked which of them mattered more, and Kexi said neither mattered more before declaring that he chose Suisui when she insisted.
• Kexi flirted with Suisui and pressed her hand to his chest, but she warned him not to hit on Yangyang again.
• Kexi kissed Suisui on the forehead, but the Resonance Synchronization failed and she shoved him away.
• Suisui left after warning Kexi, while he plotted another way to approach her; then she rushed back into the room.

Suisui hid under the coffee table while Yangyang reunited with Kexi, whom she had long sought through his letters. After Suisui burst out and confronted Kexi, she revealed that she had received his letters too, leaving Kexi caught between the sisters.

• Suisui returned to the reception room after spotting Yangyang approaching and hid beneath the coffee table with Kexi's help.
• Yangyang found Kexi, told him how much his letters had meant to her, and embraced him.
• A thud from beneath the table interrupted them, and Kexi claimed there was probably a mouse.
• Suisui overturned the coffee table and accused Kexi of letting Yangyang hug him despite claiming to be serious about her.
• Yangyang asked why Suisui had hidden, and Suisui admitted she had received Kexi's letters and had known him just as long.

Yangyang happily accepted that she and Suisui had received love letters from Kexi, while Suisui tried to stop her sister from falling for him. After Suisui kissed Kexi and claimed him as her man, she dragged Yangyang home, leaving Kexi with increased mission progress.

• Yangyang said she was delighted that she and Suisui liked the same person, despite Suisui warning her about Kexi.
• Suisui kissed Kexi, and he held her close until his Resonance Synchronization mission progress reached 7/12.
• Suisui declared Kexi her man and told Yangyang not to have feelings for him, but Yangyang laughed and said she would not compete with her sister.
• Kexi tried to leave, and Suisui warned him not to tell anyone what had happened before taking Yangyang home.
• Kexi watched the sisters leave and noted that his progress bar had advanced.

Kexi met Selina outside Montelli Manor and went with her to eat after she invited him to dance. At the manor entrance, Augusta, Juno, and Lupa discovered that each had received an identical letter, leaving them shocked and suspicious about its sender.

• Kexi admired Selina's outfit, and she invited him to greet the day with a dance.
• Kexi took Selina's hand and led her to eat together instead of dancing.
• Juno caught Augusta trying to visit Montelli Manor and revealed that she had taken Augusta's letter.
• Augusta and Juno found that they had both received identical letters from the same man.
• Lupa arrived with a matching letter of her own, and Juno and Augusta reacted in surprise.

Lupa, Juno, and Augusta fought over who was Kexi’s favorite after receiving letters from him. Kexi revealed that he had written the letters, prompting the three women to chase him through the streets, and Lupa caught his ankle in an alley.

• Lupa, Juno, and Augusta argued over which of them Kexi liked best, then started fighting outside Montelli Manor.
• Kexi arrived with Selina, took pictures of the fight, and called out to the women.
• When the women demanded to know who he was, Kexi posed dramatically and revealed that he had written their letters.
• The three women drew weapons and chased Kexi, while Selina followed and teased him about enjoying women fighting.
• Kexi and Selina ran into an alley as Juno and Augusta tried to catch him, and Lupa looped his ankle and dragged him backward.

Kexi fled from Juno, but she caught him in a dead-end alley and threatened him over his letters. He turned the tables with Camellya’s vines, then began removing Juno’s shoe as she panicked.

• Selina stayed behind to hold off Juno, Lupa, and Augusta while Kexi ran away.
• Juno flew after Kexi and cornered him in a dead-end alley, demanding answers at knifepoint.
• Kexi answered Juno’s questions badly and accidentally said he chose her to die, prompting her to move to kill him.
• Camellya’s vines lifted Juno into the air and disarmed her, revealing that Kexi had only been playing dumb.
• Kexi admitted he had written letters to many people but insisted he really liked Juno’s legs, then removed her shoe.

Kexi restrained Juno with vines and provoked her into submitting to his training after kissing her and teasing her. Juno finally repeated his demands and called herself his loving “big brother,” but Kexi refused to untie her, reigniting her fury.

• Kexi kissed the Tacet Mark on Juno’s foot, accidentally getting her toes in his mouth and triggering Resonance Synchronization, which updated task two progress to 8/12.
• Kexi teased Juno by pretending he would kiss her, then kissed her after she angrily demanded it, leaving her breathless and unable to resist.
• Kexi taunted the helpless Juno until she apologized and agreed to call him “big brother.”
• Kexi made Juno repeat that he came first, that she would praise him, and that she loved him; she complied while plotting revenge.
• Juno asked Kexi to untie her, but he refused, and she threatened to kill him again.

Kexi fled from Juno, Lupa, and Selina, then accidentally ruined Sigrika and Lynae’s ice creams and used Cantarella’s ability to slow Lynae down. Lupa cornered him in an alley, leaving him to face her and ask to talk.

• Kexi teased Juno, then ran when Lupa charged toward them; Lupa left Juno hanging in the vines and pursued him.
• Selina stopped fighting Augusta and chased after Kexi, while Augusta decided she would demand an explanation at the ceremony the next day.
• Kexi crashed into Sigrika and Lynae, knocking their ice creams to the ground, and Lynae joined the chase in anger.
• Kexi used Cantarella’s ability to summon jellyfish that ensnared Lynae, but Lupa leaped over the swarm and burned it away.
• Lupa blocked Kexi at the end of a narrow alley, and Kexi stopped running and asked her to talk.

Kexi placated Lupa with an elaborate confession and agreed to stop writing letters to other women, then prepared to take her to eat. As they left the alley, Lynae confronted him about the ice cream he had ruined.

• Kexi turned Lupa's questions about his love letters into a confession, claiming she was his true love and that his letters to Juno and Augusta had meant less.
• Lupa asked Kexi to cut ties with Juno and Augusta and stop writing to other women, and he promised to do so.
• Lupa accepted Kexi's promises, threatened to bite him if he lied, and asked him to buy her a meal.
• As Kexi followed Lupa out of the alley, Lynae appeared and demanded compensation for her ice cream.