Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ling and his companions arrived at the crowded KG Carnival, where they joked about Solon Lee being responsible for the tragedies of Solaris and plotted to confront him. They met Avidia volunteering as a traffic director, then continued into the venue.

• Xiao Ling explained that the KG Carnival was a gathering for fans of KG games and identified Solon Lee as the supposed source of Solaris’s calamities.
• Aemeath and the others blamed Solon Lee for disasters across Solaris and discussed capturing and pressuring him.
• Xiao Ling warned the group not to hurt Solon Lee because he was an ordinary person.
• Avidia directed traffic outside the venue and politely declined requests from passersby for photos.
• Xiao Ling and his companions greeted Avidia, praised his volunteer work, and continued toward the carnival.

The group split up to explore the carnival, where Dania and Sigrika enjoyed attractions and Cartethyia repeatedly mastered a sword-catching challenge. Phoebe received word that Xiao Ling had found Solon, and the others prepared to settle their score.

• Yangyang suggested splitting up to explore, and Xiao Ling set a meeting time before the exhibition closed.
• Dania completed Hecate's challenge, but Sigrika pulled her away when excited visitors surrounded her.
• Cartethyia caught all seven swords in six attempts and left the stage to rejoin Phoebe.
• Sigrika and Dania met Cartethyia and Phoebe, and Phoebe told them Xiao Ling had found Solon.
• Cartethyia, Sigrika, and Dania exchanged knowing looks and prepared to settle the score.

Roccia and Crimson Snow took photos with the goofy big-head mascots, then Sigrika and Dania joined them for pictures. Sigrika remembered their mission and told them Xiao Ling had found Solon Lee, so they hurried toward his location.

• Roccia welcomed the big-head Roccia mascot and took photos with it, prompting the other mascots to gather for pictures.
• Crimson Snow posed with her big-head counterpart, conjuring a branch of blazing sakura for the photo.
• Sigrika arrived with Dania, and the group took photos with their matching mascots.
• Sigrika checked the group chat and told Roccia and Crimson Snow that Xiao Ling had found Solon Lee.
• Roccia and Crimson Snow set off to find Solon Lee, expecting Xiao Ling to be stalling for time.

Lupa and Mia competed at Mount Firmament, then helped keep a young girl safe until her sister returned. After reuniting the girl with her sister, the group received a location from Xiao Ling and set off to deal with someone.

• Lupa and Mia raced at Mount Firmament, where Lupa won and Mia agreed to buy her lunch.
• Lupa and Mia spotted a little girl alone, and Xiao Ling told them to keep her in place while they watched over her.
• Augusta and Iuno joined Lupa and Mia, and Iuno distracted the girl with a twelve-sided die so Lupa could free her tail.
• The girl's sister returned, thanked the four women, and promised to be more careful about leaving her sister unattended.
• Iuno received Xiao Ling's message with a location, and Lupa, Mia, Augusta, and Iuno set off to confront someone.

Camellya challenged the popular Big Silly Camellya mascot with an elegant dance, only for the mascot to win over the crowd with an astonishing chair planche. After seeing that Xiao Ling had found the troublemaker and shared his location, Camellya set off with Shorekeeper and Encore to confront him.

• Camellya questioned her resemblance to Big Silly Camellya, then decided to prove her own appeal by dancing before the crowd.
• Shorekeeper recorded Camellya’s dance and shared it in the group chat, where others praised her performance.
• Big Silly Camellya amazed the audience by doing a planche and push-ups while balanced on a chair.
• Camellya discovered that Shorekeeper had shared her dance video and admitted she had wanted one particular person to see it.
• Encore spotted Xiao Ling’s message saying he had found the troublemaker, and Camellya led Shorekeeper and Encore toward his location.

Lynae watched Morning and Chisa turn their curiosity about the coin mascots into a plan to redesign their costumes for comfort and safety. As they drafted improvements, Xiao Ling continued searching for her target elsewhere.

• Lynae saw Morning question the coin Morning mascot about the costume and then took a photo of Morning posing beside her.
• Morning explained that she wanted to make the mascot costumes lighter and more comfortable without changing their appearance.
• Chisa offered to choose fabrics and recreate the costume design, while Morning used her Resonance Ability to map the frame.
• Morning and Chisa discussed lighter frames, cooling fans, removable linings, and magnetic clasps reinforced with stronger buckles.
• Lynae sent Xiao Ling a photo of the pair discussing their project, and Xiao Ling said she was still searching for her target.
• Lynae put away her phone and left Morning and Chisa to their discussion as she went to look elsewhere.

Lynae watched Changli defeat Big Silly Camellya at a board game, then lost to Changli herself before witnessing Changli and Jinhsi play Go for a wager. Changli ended by proposing they meet someone who treated them like pieces on a board and suggested they could flip the board if they disliked the outcome.

• Lynae joined the crowd and watched Changli defeat Big Silly Camellya, who flipped the board and stormed off.
• Lynae challenged Changli to five-in-a-row, learned the rules, and lost after Changli connected five pieces.
• Jinhsi challenged Changli to a fast Go match, and Changli proposed that the loser grant the winner one unconditional request.
• Jinhsi launched a risky attack, but later acknowledged Changli's superior Go skill.
• Changli said they were going to meet someone who treated them like pieces on a board and suggested flipping the board to start over.

At the Septimont open stage, Aemeath performed “Starward's Farewell,” then joined Yangyang and Liang Yu in singing “Tale of the Azure Plume.” After their successful performance, Rover said Xiao Ling had found the man they were looking for, and the group set off to deal with him.

• Little Ai sang “Starward's Farewell,” moving the audience and bringing Suisui to tears.
• Aemeath invited Yangyang and Liang Yu to perform “Tale of the Azure Plume,” while Suisui offered to dance and Rover recorded them.
• Liang Yu overcame her nerves and sang with Yangyang and Aemeath as Suisui's effects recreated the Battle of Clouded Cliffs.
• The trio's performance drew a cheering, tearful crowd, and Rover shared the recording in the group chat.
• Rover told the group Xiao Ling had found their target, warned Aemeath not to hurt him, and led everyone to go take care of business.

At the KG Carnival, Xiao Ling teased Songlun about the heartbreak in his games and asked about Dania, only for the characters he had hurt to appear and confront him. Xiao Ling left Songlun to face their punishment, blaming Blue Star Online as he walked away.

• Xiao Ling met Songlun at the KG Carnival, took a photo with him, and asked whether his characters might cross the dimensional wall to confront him.
• Songlun defended the heartbreaking stories in his games and promised that Dania would eventually come home.
• Roccia and Crimson Snow restrained Songlun as Dania, Sigrika, Aemeath, Iuno, Suisui, Camellya, and Morning arrived to confront him.
• Songlun begged Xiao Ling to help, but Xiao Ling declined and told him Blue Star Online had done him in.
• Xiao Ling left the exhibition hall while Songlun was surrounded by the angry characters.

Xiao Ling and his companions left Guangzhou and set off for Hangzhou, where a typhoon and road restrictions made the journey urgent. As their seven-day trip ended, they boarded Qiushui’s bus with Calcharo sharing the driving.

• Xiao Ling packed his luggage and learned that Suisui and Liang Yu were also returning to Hangzhou, where Suisui worked at a company owned by Xiao Ling’s family.
• Xiao Ling reunited with Roccia and Dania outside the hotel, teased Dania about her heavy bag of snacks, and joined the others for departure.
• Qiushui warned Xiao Ling that a typhoon and expressway restrictions meant they needed to hurry, and revealed that Calcharo would help drive.
• Xiao Ling sat beside Yangyang as Qiushui drove the group out of Guangzhou, ending their seven-day, six-night trip.

Qingxiao spent a quiet day in Hangzhou with Heartfox, who remained trapped in fox form, and caught up with Suisui and Suoming. After learning that Suisui and the Rover were returning, Heartfox devised a plan to get the Rover to help her regain human form, leaving the unsuspecting Hajiling’s fate arranged.

• Heartfox woke Qingxiao and asked her to make breakfast, explaining that the laws of heaven had left her trapped in fox form.
• Qingxiao learned from Suisui that she and the Rover were returning from Guangzhou and that a typhoon might approach Hangzhou.
• Qingxiao went to the market, then met Suoming waiting outside her home and invited her in for lunch.
• Suoming told Qingxiao and Heartfox that Jing Ran and Bu Ling had become popular online with a haunted-house exploration project.
• Heartfox proposed a plan to seek the Rover’s help, and Qingxiao and Suoming agreed to let her proceed, unknowingly setting up Hajiling while he was still traveling.

Xiao Ling and Yangyang shared a quiet moment on the bus to Hangzhou as they discussed an approaching typhoon and teased each other over photos. Xiao Ling fell asleep on Yangyang’s lap, and she secretly saved a picture of him.

• Xiao Ling checked the typhoon’s path while Yangyang woke from sleeping against his shoulder and thanked him for the blanket.
• Xiao Ling told Yangyang about his mixed feelings toward typhoons and reassured her that their group could find things to do indoors if the storm kept them at home.
• Yangyang photographed Suisui and Liang Yu sleeping, and Xiao Ling showed her pictures of a prank Lynae had played on him with her Resonance Ability.
• Yangyang secretly copied the photos from Xiao Ling’s phone while they talked about the remaining journey to Hangzhou.
• Yangyang offered Xiao Ling her lap as a pillow, and he fell asleep while she covered him with the blanket and saved a photo of his sleeping face.

As a typhoon battered Hangzhou, Lynae and the others reached the mansion Xiao Ling's second aunt had bought for their stay. They found personalized rooms and new outfits prepared for them, while Xiao Ling and Morning settled into rooms across from each other.

• Lynae rushed through the storm and got soaked, while Fleurdelys and Suisui used their abilities to protect and dry the others.
• Qiushui explained that Xiao Ling's second aunt had bought the eight-figure mansion for the group to stay in.
• The group found rooms marked with personalized portraits and symbols, leaving Xiao Ling and Morning to take rooms on the third floor.
• Morning told Xiao Ling she hoped they could watch the stars together if she could not sleep, and he agreed if he was still awake.
• Xiao Ling discovered a new outfit in a gift box and saw that the girls were sharing pictures of their own outfits in the group chat.

Xiao Ling discovered that Xiao Ji had stocked the house with seasonings but left him to buy the food, so Suisui and Yangyang took him to a local market. Suisui taught Xiao Ling her bargaining tactics, and they continued shopping after sharing iced mung bean soup.

• Xiao Ling read Xiao Ji's message explaining that he had bought seasonings but expected Xiao Ling to buy the food himself.
• Suisui offered to guide Xiao Ling to a market street, and Yangyang praised Suisui's bargaining experience.
• Xiao Ling and Yangyang chose ingredients while Suisui negotiated with the vendors, then Xiao Ling carried Suisui's heavy grocery bag.
• Suisui explained how she sized up vendors and demonstrated her bargaining skills at a vegetable stall.
• Yangyang brought Xiao Ling and Suisui iced mung bean soup, and Xiao Ling suggested buying mung beans to make more at home.

Xiao Ling and the others prepared a communal lunch in the Jiangnan residence, with everyone taking on a task in the crowded kitchen. Xiao Ling and Suisui went outside to prepare the chicken as the house filled with the warmth of ordinary life.

• Xiao Ling began preparing lunch with Yangyang, while Aemeath and Chisa handled a hen until Xiao Ling took over.
• Shorekeeper and Camellya made drinks as Lupa sampled them, while Augusta tried to recreate an old bread and Iuno encouraged her to appreciate the present.
• Crimson Snow joined Roccia in cooking, while Dania persuaded Sigrika to sneak tastes of the food.
• Phoebe made pizza, and Rover, Lynae, and Morning carried dishes and fetched bowls because the kitchen was crowded.
• Suisui arrived after hearing the commotion and offered to help Xiao Ling prepare the chicken, so they went to the courtyard together.

After a late-night ghost story, a sudden storm and power outage struck the mansion, and Xiao Ling vanished from his room. Morning found signs of a struggle and the word “First” written on the mirror, leaving her worried that someone was targeting the mansion’s residents.

• Aemeath told a ghost story, but Xiao Ling, Yangyang, and Suisui dismissed it before the group went to bed.
• A storm caused the mansion’s power to fail while Xiao Ling was showering, and scraping sounds and a hand at the bathroom door startled him.
• Morning noticed the outage and went to find Xiao Ling after hearing a door slam, but his room was empty.
• Morning found disturbed items in the bathroom and the word “First” written in red on the vanity mirror, then decided to contact everyone.

Xiao Ling, Morning, and Yangyang disappeared one after another inside the mansion, each disappearance leaving a phone clue. The remaining companions searched for them as Suisui discovered a warning on her own phone: “You are next.”

• Morning told the group that Xiao Ling had vanished, then disappeared herself before Roccia and the others reached her.
• Aemeath unlocked Morning’s phone, revealing the clue “Second,” and Sigrika found Xiao Ling’s phone abandoned in his room.
• Roccia organized a search of the mansion, while the group learned that the electronic exit lock was powerless and had no keyhole.
• Yangyang and Suisui searched the kitchen, where Suisui noticed that the osmanthus cakes were missing.
• Suisui found Yangyang’s phone with the clue “Fifth” typed on it and realized Yangyang had disappeared.
• Suisui’s phone began typing the warning “You are next.”

Roccia and the others found clues indicating that several people had disappeared from the mansion, then Roccia encountered a ghost in the home theater. After the ghost seized her through the projector screen, the theater fell silent.

• Roccia found that Yangyang and Suisui had vanished, and Chisa discovered their phones displaying the words “Fifth” and “Sixth.”
• Sigrika found Yaya’s doll marked with a four, while Rover found Aemeath’s hair tie marked with a three.
• Roccia and Crimson Snow searched the basement, but Roccia heard a blade being drawn and found the theater locked from the inside.
• Roccia broke into the theater and found blade marks and Crimson Snow’s accessory beside a bloody seven; a ghost then taunted her through the projector.
• A ghostly hand reached out of the screen, caught Roccia’s kick, and pulled her into the screen.

After more than half the mansion’s occupants went missing, Cartethyia and Phoebe investigated the home theater and found evidence that Roccia and Crimson Snow had vanished. Lupa and Sigrika discovered the two women being devoured, but Lupa was dragged into the basement, leaving Sigrika to return to the survivors alone.

• Chisa realized more than half the mansion’s occupants had stopped responding and sent Cartethyia and Phoebe to search Roccia and Crimson Snow’s area.
• Cartethyia and Phoebe found Crimson Snow’s hair ornament marked with seven and Roccia’s camera marked with VIII in the home theater.
• Cartethyia noticed Roccia in a camera photo, but Phoebe’s phone could not capture her, suggesting something supernatural was present.
• When Cartethyia and Phoebe failed to report back, Sigrika and Lupa searched the basement and found their bodies being devoured inside the theater.
• Lupa and Sigrika retreated, but pale hands grabbed Lupa and dragged her into the basement; Sigrika ran upstairs to warn the others.

Xiao Ling and Aemeath staged a mansion-wide ghost prank, leaving Lynae and Sigrika to believe their companions had been taken by spirits. After the deception was revealed, Lynae beat Xiao Ling in revenge, and Heartfox watched the group from the living room before eating osmanthus cake.

• Sigrika returned to the tea room and reported that Lupa had been taken, so Rover led the group to investigate the power control room after they found their phones had no signal.
• Mia was dragged into a wall, Camellya was seized by hands from the floor, and Liang Yu was pulled into a wall as the survivors fled toward the control room.
• Rover and Chisa stayed behind to fight while Lynae and Sigrika restored power, but the two found only Rover's sword and Chisa's Tankiri outside and were cornered by ghosts at the mansion entrance.
• Xiao Ling and the others revealed that the haunting was a prank planned by Xiao Ling and Aemeath, who had used ghostification to recruit the captured companions and switched off the mansion's power.
• Lynae cursed at the pranksters and beat Xiao Ling, while Dania explained how the staged haunting unfolded.
• Heartfox dispelled the illusion and watched Xiao Ling's family before eating osmanthus cake.