Lin Mo, reborn as a student in the eclectic arts faction at Ivy Academy, brings a paranormal author's sensitivity to his work as he digs discarded spirit fragments out of junk piles. He doesn't believe in the tech faction's “absolute precision.” Instead, he relies on stories and empathy to connect with spirits. He carves the rhythm of a grandmother's rocking chair into a wooden chair fragment, awakening the nostalgic “Chair Granny.” With a peachwood comb and a fragment of a bronze mirror, he activates Jing, a mirror spirit who knows how to adapt.
When Zhou Hao, the tech faction's top student, challenges him with the [Mad Wolf Card], Lin Mo doesn't meet force with force. Instead, he uses Jing's comb-tooth blades to reveal the cub beneath the Mad Wolf spirit, forcibly evolved into its current form. He proves that a Spirit Card's strength has nothing to do with the purity of its source crystals. What matters is whether you can hear the story hidden inside each fragment.
From old objects rescued beside the card-burning furnace to fragments found at the ghost market, Lin Mo pieces together a unique spirit-pattern system, using one story after another to restore warmth to every forgotten spirit. The secrets of bonds and understanding lie hidden in Chair Granny's creak and Jing's reflected image, waiting for more people to hear them.
