Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling took the girls to a mall convention, where they met fans and Aemeath sang for the crowd. A man distributing candy laced with razor blades attacked Dania, but Xiao Ling stopped him and, with the Calamity King, knocked him unconscious.

• Xiao Ling brought Dania, Lynae, Sigrika, Aemeath, and Chisa to a mall hosting a comic convention, where Sigrika, Lynae, and Chisa met cosplayers dressed as them.
• Aemeath met Phrolova and Elysia cosplayers and sang Starward's Farewell and Little Miracle for the convention crowd.
• A bespectacled man pressured Dania to accept candy, and Lynae forced him to eat a piece that contained razor blades.
• The injured man pulled a fruit knife and lunged at Dania, but Xiao Ling kicked him away before he could reach her.
• Xiao Ling told Aemeath to call the police while Sigrika, Lynae, and Chisa comforted Dania and helped keep her safe.
• The Calamity King stopped the man from fleeing, then he and Xiao Ling struck him with Rider Kicks and knocked him unconscious.

After Xiao Ling stopped an attempted stabbing at the convention, the group resumed shopping with a generous mall discount. Sigrika bought a camera with help from Ye Xue, who revealed how Xiao Ling had once saved her and her brother; Ye Xue left reflecting that Xiao Ling had found happiness with Dania and Sigrika.

• Police and cosers handled the aftermath of the attack, and Dania comforted the shaken girls while Xiao Ling returned to them.
• The mall manager offered the group discounts, and Xiao Ling and the girls decided to continue shopping in separate teams.
• Sigrika chose a camera with advice from Ye Xue, the former coser who had dressed as Sigrika.
• Ye Xue told Dania and Sigrika that Xiao Ling had saved her and her brother when he was young, then exchanged contact information with Sigrika.
• Ye Xue left, remembering Xiao Ling's lonely past and feeling glad that he had found happiness with Dania and Sigrika.

Lynae and Aemeath competed at the arcade under a wager, while Chisa won capybara plushies and Roccia intervened after a near accident. Elsewhere, Xiao Ling met Morning in an appliance store, and she offered to build him a dishwasher.

• Lynae challenged Aemeath to a gaming showdown and agreed that the loser would sleep with A-Yu for a night.
• Chisa used her resonance ability to win five capybara plushies from a claw machine and helped children win some too.
• Chisa saw a basketball nearly hit a little girl, but Roccia caught it and then admonished Lynae and Aemeath for being careless in a public place.
• Xiao Ling continued searching appliance stores for a suitable dishwasher but found none that met his standards.
• Morning recognized Xiao Ling at the last store, explained the dishwashers' flaws using her resonance ability, and offered to build one for him.

Roccia gathered Xiao Ling and the others at McDonald's to discuss the rumors about him, the people who had crossed worlds, and the limits on their resonance abilities. She concluded that they should treat their stay as a vacation while the adults handled the larger problems.

• Sigrika and Dania arrived at McDonald's, where they found Roccia, Lynae, Aemeath, and Chisa waiting; Xiao Ling and Morning arrived later.
• Xiao Ling teased Dania about buying so many snacks, and Roccia noticed the girls' reactions before calling everyone to order.
• Roccia revealed that Xiao Ling had become the subject of rumors at school and confirmed she was the new principal, then offered to help the others attend his school.
• Roccia showed the group evidence that Shorekeeper had also crossed over and suggested that those transported had deep connections to Xiao Ling.
• Roccia explained that the new world's understanding of what was possible limited their resonance abilities, and Xiao Ling summarized how belief could partially unlock them.
• Roccia told the group to enjoy their stay as a vacation and leave the serious matters to the adults.

After Xiao Ling told Roccia and Morning about the attempted stabbing, they comforted him and planned ways to protect Sigrika and Dania. The group left the mall together in the rain, where Roccia and Morning reflected on the peace and safety they had found in this world.

• Morning asked about the commotion at the mall, and Xiao Ling explained the attempted stabbing and blamed himself for not staying with Dania.
• Aemeath and Dania held Xiao Ling's hands as Roccia reassured him that everyone was safe and asked Morning to make self-defense tools for Sigrika and Dania.
• The group teased hungry Dania, then Xiao Ling invited Roccia and Morning to stay at his home.
• The group left the mall as rain began, and Xiao Ling ran for shelter while the others chased after him.
• Roccia and Morning walked beneath umbrellas, then closed them to experience the natural rain and appreciate their safety in this world.

Xiao Ling hosted Roccia and Morning after they and the students got caught in the rain, then cooked a dinner that brought everyone together. The chapter ended with Roccia happily watching the lively meal and enjoying Xiao Ling’s food.

• Xiao Ling served tea to Roccia and Morning and offered to keep clothes for them at his home, while Roccia teased him about his reactions to her outfit.
• Aemeath and Lynae played games instead of helping Xiao Ling cook, and Roccia urged them to learn to cook as the household grew.
• Morning researched plans for a dishwasher and self-defense devices while Sigrika and Chisa helped Xiao Ling in the kitchen; Dania slept until dinner was nearly ready.
• Xiao Ling served eight dishes and soup, and Roccia and Morning praised his cooking as the students realized they had gained some weight.
• Xiao Ling explained a local custom of clinking glasses before a significant meal, and everyone shared dinner together as Roccia watched them warmly.

While the others discussed Xiao Ling’s life at school, Xiao Ling spent the evening with Roccia and told her about the fight that had brought him to the law enforcement office in high school. He agreed to let Roccia use her resonance ability to see his past, asking her to keep it from the girls.

• Morning told the group that Xiao Ling did well in school but had few friends and avoided clubs.
• Xiao Ling left the others’ Old Maid game and relaxed in the backyard with a black cat.
• Roccia teased Xiao Ling about his reputation and asked about his high school fight.
• Xiao Ling explained that he had stepped in to save a brother and sister, who tried to testify for him, and that his mother had punished him out of fear for his safety.
• Xiao Ling asked Roccia to use her resonance ability to witness his past and keep the story secret from the girls, and Roccia agreed.

Xiao Ling assembled Aemeath a custom streaming computer to support her virtual singer career, and she tearfully named him her one and only lifetime honorary fan. That afternoon, Aemeath shared a photo of the gift with her fans.

• Dania woke to Xiao Ling’s noisy assembly work and scolded him before returning to bed.
• Aemeath helped Xiao Ling assemble a computer and waited as he tested its parts and decorated the setup.
• Xiao Ling revealed a custom computer covered with Aemeath’s images and placed a Savior figurine in front of the screen.
• Aemeath praised the gift, accepted Xiao Ling as her lifetime honorary fan, and hugged him while crying with joy.
• Aemeath posted a photo of the streaming equipment and figurine for her fans.

Xiao Ling enjoyed a quiet afternoon before his counselor and best friend confronted him about his long absence and rumors that he was dating several girls. He agreed to return to school the next day, but was left with a 1,500-character self-criticism to write and Ye Qing’s promise of a beating.

• Xiao Ling learned that the police had punished the convention attacker and declined their offer to thank him in person.
• Brother Yang berated Xiao Ling for taking half a month off and warned him against letting romance derail his future.
• Xiao Ling promised to return to school the next day, and Brother Yang demanded a 1,500-character self-criticism with no AI assistance.
• Xiao Ling asked Principal Roccia to intervene, but she supported Brother Yang’s demand and told Xiao Ling to reflect on his leave.
• Ye Qing confronted Xiao Ling about rumors that he was dating five girls, and Xiao Ling claimed they had come from Solaris.
• Ye Qing told Xiao Ling to treat the girls well and threatened to beat him when he returned to school.

Xiao Ling returned to school after half a month away and found his friends and the girls he cared about waiting for him there. He welcomed Aemeath as she took the seat beside him, leaving him thrilled to spend time with everyone at school.

• Xiao Ling woke at six, prepared breakfast for the girls at the villa, and left for school.
• Xiao Ling reached campus and made his way to class without being hassled by the senior cats or birds.
• Ye Qing teased Xiao Ling about his half-month absence and his relationships before Xiao Ling tried to nap.
• Aemeath arrived and asked Ye Qing to give up his seat so she could sit beside Xiao Ling.
• Dania, Sigrika, Lynae, and Chisa occupied the other available seats, and Ye Qing reluctantly moved to the back of the classroom.
• Aemeath told Xiao Ling that they would all be his classmates, and Xiao Ling happily welcomed her.

The new students settled into the academy as Aemeath and Lynae played an intense badminton match and Sigrika was scratched by an orange cat after climbing a tree to rescue it. Xiao Ling caught Sigrika and carried her toward the infirmary, while he planned to have a senior cat deal with the orange cat.

• The academy students ranked the five new girls on the forum, placing Little Ai first and Xiao Ling at the top of their list of people they wanted to punish.
• Aemeath quickly mastered badminton and challenged Lynae to a match, which grew so intense that Aemeath's racket broke.
• Dania napped in the shade while Chisa played tennis and Xiao Ling filled in for a basketball game.
• Sigrika climbed a tree to retrieve a shuttlecock and then tried to rescue an orange cat, which scratched her and sent her falling.
• Xiao Ling caught Sigrika, decided to take her to the infirmary, and planned to call on a senior tabby cat to handle the orange cat.

Xiao Ling brought Sigrika to the infirmary, where Verina treated her facial scratch. He and Lahai-Roi discussed the other people who had arrived at the school and why the Fractsidus leader was unlikely to have been transported, then Xiao Ling offered Lahai-Roi a few comforting words.

• Xiao Ling brought Sigrika to the infirmary and joked with Lahai-Roi before asking him to treat her scratch.
• Lahai-Roi fetched Verina, who examined Sigrika and promised the wound would heal without leaving a scar.
• Lahai-Roi told Xiao Ling that Lupa, Augusta, Iuno, and Cartethyia were at the academy, and that the Septimont gladiator often visited the infirmary after pushing herself in sports.
• Xiao Ling argued that the Fractsidus leader had not been transported because the world’s rules would reject her and the arrivals had been granted a fresh start through someone’s wish.
• Lahai-Roi gave Xiao Ling a lollipop, and Xiao Ling urged him to let go of the past; Lahai-Roi thanked him for the support.

Xiao Ling’s five companions returned from his school and shared how they had settled into classes and clubs. When Xiao Ling jokingly said he wanted to eat “steamed peaches,” Dania understood his suggestive meaning, and Sigrika struck him so hard that he was knocked unconscious before he could make dinner.

• Aemeath explained that the girls had come to Xiao Ling’s school because they missed school and wanted to keep him company.
• Xiao Ling checked that Sigrika’s cat scratches had healed, and the girls described their classes and club activities.
• The girls ordered dinner, and Dania listed an extravagant feast for Xiao Ling to cook.
• Xiao Ling said he wanted “steamed peaches,” and Dania realized he was teasing her about her chest.
• After Xiao Ling whispered an explanation to Sigrika, she blushed, misunderstood his teasing as bullying Dania, and slapped him unconscious.
• Lynae and the others rushed to revive Xiao Ling so he could still make dinner.

Professor Morning visited Xiao Ling with a homemade dishwasher, cleaning robots, and self-defense devices for Sigrika and Dania. After revealing she had worked for three days without sleeping, she promised Xiao Ling she would not do it again.

• Sigrika apologized to Xiao Ling for slapping him, and Dania knocked him on the head to snap him out of his religious fervor.
• Professor Morning arrived at Xiao Ling’s villa with a dishwasher and demonstrated its faster, safer washing cycle.
• Morning gave Xiao Ling smaller sweeping-and-mopping robots and a transport robot for the villa.
• Morning gave Sigrika and Dania concealed electric rings and batons for self-defense, assuring Xiao Ling the devices would cause only superficial pain.
• Xiao Ling noticed Morning’s dark circles and learned she had worked for three days without sleeping.
• Xiao Ling scolded Morning and threatened to have Roccia ensure she rested if she pulled another all-nighter, and Morning promised not to do it again.

Xiao Ling reunited with Lupa when she joined his class, and they caught up before the teacher interrupted their affectionate reunion. Lupa accepted Dania after Xiao Ling explained her past, while the chapter ended with Xiao Ling and Lupa sitting properly under their teacher’s glare.

• Xiao Ling watched Dania sleep at her desk while he passed the time with videos.
• Lupa found Xiao Ling’s classroom, recognized his scent, and excitedly rubbed her face against him.
• Xiao Ling told Lupa to keep her distance in class, then explained Dania’s history as a Threnodian Resonator.
• Lupa stopped suspecting Dania and sympathized with her, while she and Xiao Ling briefly lamented that Mia could not live happily in this world.
• Xiao Ling patted Lupa’s head, but the teacher’s murderous glare made them stop and pay attention to the lecture.

After class, Dania watched Xiao Ling and Lupa grow closer as they trained together, and she struggled with jealousy and hurt. The chapter ended with Dania quietly crying where they could not see her.

• Lupa introduced herself to Dania and invited her and Xiao Ling to watch her train for a track and field competition.
• Dania said she would sleep, but later went to the field and watched Lupa train beneath Xiao Ling's parasol.
• Lupa invited Xiao Ling to run with her, and the two jogged together while Dania watched from the side.
• Dania felt increasingly irritated and left out as Xiao Ling and Lupa chatted and laughed, then quietly turned red-eyed and cried.

Xiao Ling struggled to understand Dania’s jealousy, so Lupa spoke with Dania and encouraged her to pursue him openly. Dania and Lupa agreed to compete for Xiao Ling while remaining friends, and Dania reconciled with him before they resumed teasing each other.

• After Xiao Ling returned from running laps, Dania repeatedly moved away from him, and he realized she was upset about his closeness with Lupa.
• Ye Qing pulled Xiao Ling away to run more laps, leaving Lupa to sit with Dania and ask if she was jealous because she liked Xiao Ling.
• Lupa told Dania about her past with Rover and Mia, then urged her to take the initiative in love rather than wait passively.
• Dania and Lupa agreed to compete fairly for Xiao Ling while putting their friendship first, and Lupa encouraged Dania to resolve her spat with him.
• Dania apologized to Xiao Ling and hugged him, and he comforted her and planned to make her favorite food.
• Xiao Ling teased Dania about seeming taller, so she bit his arm and chased him around the playground.

Xiao Ling attended class with Aemeath, who was exhausted after practicing badminton and staying up late playing games. She fell asleep on his lap, and they left together after class, hand in hand, to go home for dinner.

• Aemeath laughed at the bite marks Dania had left on Xiao Ling's face, and he tried to hide them before class.
• Aemeath told Xiao Ling she had signed up for the women's badminton competition after the school encouraged her to compete.
• Xiao Ling recalled how he used to run alone in middle school and began considering entering the upcoming competition because Aemeath wanted to see him compete.
• Aemeath fell asleep on Xiao Ling's shoulder, so he shifted her onto his lap and told the teacher she might have gone to the bathroom.
• Aemeath woke near the end of class, admitted she had stayed up late playing games, and left with Xiao Ling to go home and make dinner.

Xiao Ling joined Aemeath and Lynae for a Delta Force match, then revealed his skill by saving them and defeating the remaining enemies. After Lynae recognized his voice and heard Dania nearby, Aemeath arrived at his room and confronted him, leaving Xiao Ling in trouble.

• Dania teased Xiao Ling while he waited for someone to play Delta Force with, and Aemeath invited him under the ID Thunder Fluff.
• Aemeath invited Lynae to join them, and the three entered Brakkesh Space City, where Aemeath found a valuable executive keycard.
• After Lynae and Aemeath were downed by enemies, Xiao Ling revived them under pressure and helped them eliminate the remaining opponents.
• Lynae recognized Xiao Ling's voice, and Dania spoke from his arms, revealing that she was in his room.
• Aemeath arrived at Xiao Ling's open bedroom door, teased him about Dania, and declared that their game time was not over.

After spending the night with Aemeath, Xiao Ling woke to her affectionate kiss, while Dania mistakenly believed they had slept together and was hurt by the thought. Xiao Ling explained what had happened, easing Dania’s fears, and comforted her as she cried in his arms.

• Aemeath kissed Xiao Ling and playfully took his finger between her lips before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Dania saw Aemeath leaving Xiao Ling’s room with a flushed face and scraped knee, assumed they had been intimate, and went upstairs in tears.
• Dania entered Xiao Ling’s room, waited for him to wake, and reflected on how deeply she had fallen in love with him.
• When Xiao Ling woke, Dania asked whether he and Aemeath had been together, and Chisa’s request for ointment revealed that Aemeath had only scraped her knee.
• Xiao Ling explained that Aemeath had kissed him but that nothing more had happened, and Dania relaxed before he held her while she cried.