Chapter Summaries

Li Chen spent his reputation points on system draws, gaining powerful items and enough fragments to summon Faora, Bayonetta, and Jeanne. After Nami fell asleep, he headed to the garage to summon them, where Arcee greeted him.

• Li Chen explained water conservation to Nami and took a shower with her, then used her as a source of luck for his draws.
• Li Chen spent his reputation points on ten-pulls and obtained fragments, the Bracelet of Time, and the Shattered Witch's Heart.
• Li Chen collected enough fragments to summon Faora, Bayonetta, and Jeanne, but remained short of enough fragments for Catwoman, Tatsumaki, and Fubuki.
• Li Chen reviewed other rewards, including the Batmobile and two blessings, while Nami fell asleep exhausted.
• Li Chen left Nami sleeping and went to the garage to summon his new characters, where Bumblebee and Arcee transformed and Arcee asked when he would ride her.

Li Chen brought out the Batmobile, then summoned Bayonetta to his garden and tried to win her over with her favorite lollipop. Bayonetta accepted him as her master for now, though she remained unhappy that the summoning had interrupted her hunt for angels.

• Li Chen reassured Arcee that he would ride her next time and brought the Batmobile out for Bumblebee and Arcee to inspect.
• Li Chen explored the Batmobile's spacious interior and prisoner seat, then decided to keep it as part of his collection.
• Li Chen summoned Bayonetta in the garden, and she emerged with a gun aimed at him.
• Bayonetta asked whether there were angels to hunt, and Li Chen told her there probably were none.
• Li Chen offered Bayonetta one of her favorite lollipops, and she forgave him for summoning her without permission for the time being.

Bayonetta and Jeanne reunited after Li Chen summoned Jeanne and helped her escape God Balder’s control, restoring their memories of the Witch Hunts and their hatred of the angels. They asked Li Chen to send them home so they could seek revenge, but he could not, leaving them to settle in his world for now.

• Li Chen realized Bayonetta was unhappy being kept idle and summoned her friend Jeanne.
• Jeanne thanked Li Chen for freeing her from control, and Bayonetta recovered her memories of the Witch Hunts and Jeanne sealing her away five hundred years earlier.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne told Li Chen they wanted to return to their world and kill the angels, but he said he could not send them back yet.
• Li Chen promised to seek a way to help them, and Bayonetta offered him a reward if he helped wipe out the angels.
• Bayonetta dodged Li Chen’s advance and pushed Jeanne toward him before leaving to look around.

Li Chen learned about the witches and sages from Jeanne before joining Jeanne and Bayonetta on a late-night ride through the Hollywood Hills. When police pursued them for speeding, Bayonetta accelerated, while Jeanne and Li Chen bickered over his wandering hands and her jealousy.

• Li Chen questioned Jeanne about her life and learned that she taught history and that Umbra Witches and Lumen Sages once shared the Eyes of the World before war and the witch hunts drove them from history.
• Jeanne explained that Bayonetta was the daughter of a witch and a sage.
• Bayonetta rode out of the manor on Arcee, and she and Jeanne agreed to take a nighttime ride; Li Chen joined them.
• As Bayonetta sped through the Hollywood Hills, Jeanne leaned back against Li Chen, while he touched Bayonetta and both women tacitly allowed his attention.
• A police car pursued them after catching them speeding, and Bayonetta accelerated instead of stopping.
• Jeanne complained that Li Chen was touching Bayonetta and said she wanted him to take his hands off her, while Bayonetta smiled at them in the rearview mirror.

Bayonetta took Li Chen and Jeanne on a motorcycle ride that turned into a police chase, escaping the officers by entering Purgatorio. Back at the estate, Li Chen spent the night with Ram and Rem, then found Bayonetta and Jeanne eager to explore the city the next day.

• Bayonetta drove Arcee away from pursuing Los Angeles police while Li Chen worried about the growing chase.
• When officers blocked their path with tire spikes, Bayonetta entered Purgatorio and rode past them unseen.
• Bayonetta returned to the estate with Li Chen and promised she would not forget his offer to take her and Jeanne back.
• Li Chen went to bed between Ram and Rem, then woke to find they had prepared his clothes and morning routine.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne asked Li Chen if they could go out, and he agreed while warning them not to speed.

Li Chen met with Harry Sloan to discuss the planned television station and proposed adapting A Song of Ice and Fire as Game of Thrones. He left the project with demands for a large budget, mature content, and high production quality.

• Bayonetta and Jeanne rode Arcee out to explore while Li Chen went to the company with Li Qianhuan.
• Harry Sloan told Li Chen that Starlight Pictures, Paramount, and Lionsgate planned to acquire a struggling television station together and air their own content.
• Harry Sloan explained that the partners wanted live-action series alongside animation and hoped Li Chen would contribute a successful project.
• Li Chen proposed acquiring the television adaptation rights to A Song of Ice and Fire and naming the series Game of Thrones.
• Li Chen required the adaptation to have a large budget, well-funded large-scale scenes, mature content, and high production quality.

Li Chen advanced Starlight Pictures’ plans to acquire A Song of Ice and Fire rights and launch Starlight Television while spending time with the Stepford Cuckoos. After learning that Tony Stark had recently stopped a robot crisis, Li Chen received a partnership call from Stark Industries and asked what they wanted to do.

• Paramount, Lionsgate, and Starlight Pictures began negotiating with George R. R. Martin for the rights to A Song of Ice and Fire, while Harry Sloan’s team acquired a station and named it Starlight Television.
• The White Queen sent the Stepford Cuckoos to keep Li Chen company, and he questioned them about their linked senses and learned to distinguish Esme from Phoebe.
• Li Chen watched a report about Tony Stark stopping robots at a New York technology expo and noted that the events of Iron Man 2 had concluded.
• Pepper Potts called Li Chen on behalf of Stark Industries to propose a partnership, and Li Chen asked what the collaboration would involve.

Pepper Potts proposed adapting Iron Man into a movie to improve Stark Industries’ profile, and Li Chen offered Tony the lead role. Tony agreed to consider it, leaving Pepper to pursue the adaptation while Tony looked forward to starring.

• Pepper Potts suggested making a movie about a Stark, and Li Chen proposed adapting Iron Man instead.
• Pepper Potts contacted Tony Stark and told him she had reached an agreement with Li Chen to adapt Iron Man.
• Tony Stark objected to the adaptation, while Pepper argued that Stark Industries needed help recovering its stock.
• Pepper Potts told Tony he could play the lead, and Tony agreed to consider the movie after asking for a professional actress to co-star.

Bayonetta and Jeanne followed a magical fluctuation to the No Door Bar, where they argued with a silver-haired mage. After leaving, they were approached by the girl, who introduced herself as Clea.

• Bayonetta sensed a magical fluctuation and led Jeanne through a barrier to the No Door Bar, leaving Arcee outside.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne ordered magic beer and learned that the bar served mages from Kamar-Taj.
• Jeanne argued with a silver-haired girl, and the bar staff calmed the confrontation with snacks and a warning against fighting.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne left the bar, but the silver-haired girl followed them and introduced herself as Clea.

Bayonetta and Jeanne left Clea after reconciling with her, while Li Chen summoned Faora and learned she intended to rebuild Krypton through natural reproduction. Faora agreed to stay and protect the world, leaving Li Chen with a powerful Kryptonian ally who followed strength.

• Clea apologized to Jeanne and Bayonetta for her behavior at the bar, and Bayonetta left with Jeanne on Arcee.
• Li Chen secretly summoned Faora, who woke in a new world and insisted that her mission to restore Krypton continued.
• Faora reasoned that she and Li Chen could rebuild Krypton by having children, then absorbed solar energy and quickly grew stronger.
• Li Chen told Faora that other alien races existed and asked her to protect the increasingly dangerous world.
• Faora agreed to listen to Li Chen because he was strong and the only other person with a Kryptonian physique.

Li Chen introduced Faora to his family and heard about Bayonetta and Jeanne’s encounter with Clea. He watched Starlight Channel’s early Pirate King episodes with everyone, explaining why the channel chose the safer hit over Rick and Morty, and the family watched Nami appear on screen.

• Li Chen introduced Faora to Bayonetta and Jeanne, who tried to welcome her with a lollipop.
• Li Chen brought Faora inside, where Nami and the others greeted her as Sister Faora.
• Jeanne told Li Chen about meeting a silver-haired woman named Clea, and Bayonetta showed him a memory of her.
• Li Chen found Starlight Channel on the TV and explained its plan to attract viewers with Pirate King before releasing other shows.
• Li Chen and his family watched the Pirate King anime, where Nami had already appeared.

S.H.I.E.L.D. investigated the immovable hammer in New Mexico, where Thor failed to lift it and was taken into custody. After watching Rick and Morty at a tavern, Thor found a new purpose: exploring the universe.

• Coulson and Clinton watched as Thor tried and failed to lift the hammer, then had S.H.I.E.L.D. lock him up.
• Jane Foster and her companions took Thor from custody, and Thor told them he believed Odin had died because of him.
• At a tavern, Thor became captivated by Rick and Morty after the owner accidentally tuned in to the cartoon.
• Thor decided to venture into the universe like Grandpa Rick and shouted an imitation catchphrase, prompting the tavern patrons to tell him to be quiet.

Li Chen discussed the Mutants’ search for a homeland with Emma Frost while Starlight Television’s paid channel and Rick and Morty gained strong audience support. He advised the Game of Thrones team on production and casting, then learned that Stark Industries representatives had arrived.

• Li Chen left Faora after several exhausting rounds and went to Emma Frost, where they cuddled and discussed the lack of suitable places for a Mutant nation.
• Li Chen and Emma Frost agreed to continue preliminary preparations rather than risk settling on resource-poor islands that humans might attack.
• Emma Frost watched Rick and Morty with Li Chen, while Starlight Television’s lineup combined popular animation, films, and an upcoming Game of Thrones series.
• Li Chen learned that more than seventy percent of viewers had paid for the Starlight Channel and that many wanted Rick and Morty moved to prime time.
• Li Chen told Harry Sloan that Game of Thrones needed a large budget, impressive effects, and suitable casting, and he suggested that Kitty Pryde, Dazzler, and Taylor Swift audition.
• Lorna Dane told Li Chen that representatives from Stark Industries had arrived.

Steve Rogers found comfort in Starlight Pictures’ films and television, while Li Chen met Tony Stark to discuss making Iron Man a family-friendly film distinct from DC. Tony agreed that working with Li Chen was his best route to fame and wanted Iron Man to stand apart.

• Steve Rogers repeatedly watched Man of Steel, admired Superman’s humanity and powers, and began following Starlight TV, asking it to air more episodes of Rick and Morty.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents monitored Steve Rogers and reported his message to their superiors.
• Li Chen brought Lorna Dane to meet Tony Stark, toured him through Starlight Pictures’ offices, and won his confidence in the company’s ability to promote Iron Man.
• Tony Stark asked Li Chen what style he would use for Iron Man, and Li recommended a family-friendly approach that would distinguish the film from DC.
• Tony Stark was pleased with Li Chen’s proposal because he wanted Iron Man to stand apart.

Li Chen and Tony Stark agreed in principle to work together, leaving their teams to negotiate the details while they went their separate ways. After visiting the sets of Lucy and checking in with Natasha and Mystique, Li Chen watched Lucy wrap filming and assured Natasha that the film would succeed.

• Li Chen and Tony Stark reached an agreement in principle, but their legal teams began negotiating conflicts over Tony's portrayal in the script.
• Tony Stark went to parties while Li Chen visited the set of Lucy, where Natasha was focused on filming.
• Li Chen continued visiting Mystique at the Hellfire Club after she fell out with Magneto.
• Ridley Scott announced that filming on Lucy had wrapped, and the crew celebrated.
• Natasha asked Li Chen whether Lucy could succeed, and he confidently said it would.

Bayonetta and Jeanne tracked the magic to a bar filled with vampires and confronted them. The witches began fighting the vampires, who rapidly healed after drinking blood, leaving the battle underway.

• Li Chen reassured Natasha that a film’s quality mattered more than whether it featured famous stars, and Natasha spent her last night with him before leaving the next day.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne followed a magical presence to a bar and sensed the smell of blood outside.
• The witches entered the bar, where the pale man beside them and the bartender revealed that the patrons drank blood instead of alcohol.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne identified the patrons as vampires and insulted them, provoking the vampires to attack.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne fought with magical pistols, but discovered the vampires could quickly recover after drinking blood.

Bayonetta and Jeanne annihilated the vampires in a bar after discovering that ordinary injuries could not stop them. A vampire earl learned that a dangerous woman was responsible and vowed that the bloodkin would retaliate.

• Arcee frightened a thief away from a car while she waited outside the bar.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne discovered that the vampires healed quickly, so Bayonetta blasted them apart and killed them.
• Bayonetta spoke to someone on the telephone while Jeanne stopped her from fleeing vampire by watching Bayonetta's hair summon a monster that devoured him.
• Bayonetta and Jeanne left the bar without a drop of blood on them, and half an hour later a vampire party arrived to find every vampire dead.
• A vampire earl identified the attacker as an extremely dangerous woman and declared that the bloodkin would repay the blood debt.

The vampire clan identified Bayonetta and Jeanne and ordered them captured for attacking vampires at a bar. Meanwhile, Li Chen returned to work and advanced plans for Starlight Pictures’ upcoming productions, including casting Game of Thrones.

• Deacon Frost ordered the vampires to find Bayonetta and Jeanne and drain their blood, while other vampires coveted the women for themselves.
• The vampires used surveillance footage to locate Bayonetta and Jeanne and learned they had come from Li Chen’s estate.
• Li Chen woke to find Natasha had returned to New York, then went to Starlight Pictures with Li Qianhuan.
• Li Chen planned releases for NieR:Automata and Lucy and oversaw a pilot-first production approach for Game of Thrones.
• Li Chen arranged Game of Thrones roles for Kitty Pryde, Jean Grey, Mystique, and Emilia Clark, while Starlight Pictures continued negotiating with Stark Industries.

After Bayonetta and Jeanne reported their clash with vampires, Li Chen decided to strike their stronghold before they could threaten the manor. Faora located the gathered vampires after sunset, and Li Chen and his allies headed out to confront them.

• Li Chen praised Bayonetta and Jeanne for hunting vampires and agreed with Faora that they should eliminate the threat.
• Li Chen asked Saitama to guard the manor with Ram and Rem while the others prepared to go out at night.
• Li Chen reassured Ram and Rem that he would not abandon them, then enjoyed Rem's dinner with everyone.
• Li Chen and Faora rode Bumblebee while Bayonetta and Jeanne took Arcee to search for vampires.
• Faora spotted a vampire stronghold where the vampires had gathered and appeared to be preparing an attack, so Li Chen decided to go there directly.
• Li Chen put on Superman Glasses and asked Faora to make him a battle suit, but she said she was not a scientist.

Deacon Frost gathered Los Angeles’s powerful vampires to retaliate against Bayonetta and Jeanne for destroying a bar full of vampires. Bayonetta and Jeanne arrived with Arcee, then Faora appeared and attacked after the vampires’ bullets failed to harm her.

• Deacon Frost told Laman, Ian, and the assembled vampires that two women had slaughtered the vampires in a bar and had to be destroyed.
• Bayonetta drove Arcee down from a rooftop, crushing a vampire, and announced that she and Jeanne had come to kill the gathered vampires.
• Deacon Frost ordered the vampires to capture Bayonetta and Jeanne, promising the victor a reward.
• Faora appeared in the sky, condemned the vampires as filthy creatures, and declared she would never consider them her own kind.
• The vampires opened fire on Faora, but their bullets bounced off her suit, and she charged into their ranks.