Arc 3Herta's Second Chance

Bai Luoming returned to the space station, where Herta and Asta revealed that they remembered a future in which they had been his girlfriends, while gossip about his relationships spread. The arc ended with Evernight urging March 7th to fight for Bai Luoming as March realized she did not want to let him go.

  • Bai Luoming joined Belobog’s banquet, where Evernight took control of March 7th and later left a suggestive photo of herself with him on his terminal.
  • Herta summoned Bai Luoming to the space station, confronted him with Evernight’s photo, and revealed that she had returned from the future and had been his girlfriend.
  • Herta examined Bai Luoming’s unusual powers and learned that his Stellaron had fused with his body, while he agreed to help with her research.
  • Bai Luoming helped Herta save Amphoreus from Lygus and the Iron Curtain, then returned to traveling while Herta regretted never confessing her feelings before the universe ended.
  • Asta told Bai Luoming that she too remembered a future in which she had been his girlfriend, but he could not answer when she asked whether she still had a chance.
  • Herta introduced Bai Luoming as her boyfriend and worked with Screwllum to lure Silver Wolf into the Simulated Universe, while keeping Bai Luoming out of the operation.
  • Herta and Bai Luoming’s romance became a public sensation, and he resisted her request to stay on the space station instead of returning to the Express.
  • Evernight taunted March 7th for giving up on Bai Luoming, and March realized she did not want to let him go.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51The Fucking Honkai Is Still After Me

Bai Luoming reunited with Stelle and Welt in Belobog and teased Welt by introducing him to Cocolia, whose resemblance to someone from Welt’s past unsettled him. The group prepared to leave for a banquet at the Goethe Hotel, leaving Bai Luoming surprised that he had been brought back to the place he had just left.

  • Bai Luoming met Stelle and Welt outside the Goethe Hotel after Welt had run tests on the Engine of Creation with Stelle.
  • Stelle and Bai Luoming jokingly claimed to be each other’s siblings, then argued over which of them was older until Welt tapped them on the head with his cane.
  • Bai Luoming and Stelle accompanied Welt to Bronya’s office, where March 7th, Dan Heng, Himeko, Gepard, Seele, Natasha, Serval, and Cocolia had gathered.
  • Bai Luoming introduced Cocolia to Welt, who was struck by her resemblance to someone he remembered and wondered whether the Honkai would bring him another familiar face.
  • Bronya announced that the group would head to a banquet at the Goethe Hotel, and Bai Luoming realized Stelle had unknowingly led him back there.

Ch. 52Evernight: Amazing, I'm starting to understand everything

Belobog celebrated its victory at the Goethe Hotel, where Bai Luoming warmly accepted the soldiers’ toasts. As March 7th suddenly lost consciousness and reopened her eyes with an eerie red glimmer, she watched Bai Luoming and remarked that the situation was interesting.

  • Bronya toasted Belobog’s past, present, and future, then thanked the Astral Express Crew for saving the city.
  • Bai Luoming encouraged Seele to give a speech, embarrassing her and amusing Natasha and Welt.
  • Belobog’s soldiers crowded around Bai Luoming to thank him, and he drank with each of them while Dan Heng stopped Stelle from drinking alcohol.
  • March 7th felt dizzy and briefly closed her eyes as Himeko and Natasha worried about Bai Luoming drinking so much.
  • March 7th reopened her eyes with an unnervingly deep gaze and watched Bai Luoming, saying, “How interesting.”

Ch. 53Bronya: I Can't Help Laughing When I Think About What's Coming Later

At the Belobog banquet, Bronya arranged for the drunken Bai Luoming to be taken to her private residence, intending to meet him after the celebration. Evernight secretly interfered and redirected the Guard to take Bai Luoming to her room at the Goethe Hotel, leaving Bronya unaware that her plan had been thwarted.

  • Bronya watched Bai Luoming drink and, when he became hazy, stopped the Guards from offering him more liquor.
  • Bronya arranged for a trusted Guard to escort Bai Luoming to her private residence near Kliperburg.
  • Evernight followed Bai Luoming and used her influence over the Guard to redirect him to the Goethe Hotel guest rooms.
  • Evernight made sure Bai Luoming reached her room, then returned to the banquet and resumed March 7th's cheerful manner.
  • Bronya remained at the banquet, anticipating what she would do after it ended.

Ch. 54Bronya: Kids, I Can't Smile Anymore

After the banquet, Evernight took control of March 7th’s body and used the chance to get closer to the sleeping Bai Luoming. Meanwhile, Bronya returned home expecting to see someone, but found her residence empty.

  • Bronya ended the banquet, and Gepard directed the Silvermane Guards to clean the hall as the guests departed.
  • Dan Heng noticed that March 7th seemed unusually bright but dismissed his concern, while Evernight returned to her room with Bai Luoming asleep in her bed.
  • Evernight revealed herself to March 7th and pressed her to admit her feelings for Bai Luoming.
  • Evernight took control of March 7th’s body, silenced her protests, and saved a suggestive photo of herself and Bai Luoming on his terminal.
  • Bronya returned to her residence near Kliperburg, searched the living room and bedroom, and found nobody there.

Ch. 55Darling, I Want to Reward You

Bai Luoming woke to find Evernight beside him and learned that she had taken control of March 7th’s body and been intimate with him. March 7th returned to consciousness, panicked and conflicted, while Bai Luoming gave her time to decide what their relationship meant and left to change clothes.

  • Bai Luoming woke with a hangover, found Evernight’s Memory Spirit beside him, and discovered Evernight under the covers.
  • Evernight told Bai Luoming he had undone her seal and kissed him.
  • March 7th regained control of her body, realized she was naked beside Bai Luoming, and hid under the covers in embarrassment.
  • March 7th argued with Evernight in her consciousness and told Bai Luoming she could not yet answer what they were to each other.
  • Bai Luoming reassured March 7th that he would accept her decision, then wrapped himself in a bath towel and returned to his room to change.

Ch. 56Can You Take a Walk With Me?

Bai Luoming dressed and left the Goethe Hotel, where he met a sleep-deprived Bronya, who had discovered that someone had tampered with a Silvermane Guard’s perception. After seeing the marks on Bai Luoming’s neck, Bronya suspected March 7th, then invited him to walk through Belobog, and he agreed.

  • Bai Luoming found that most of his clothes were ruined, changed into a black T-shirt, white jacket, and cargo pants, and noticed the marks on his neck.
  • Bronya waited outside the Goethe Hotel after learning a Silvermane Guard’s memories and perceptions had been altered to conceal who escorted Bai Luoming.
  • Bronya saw the marks on Bai Luoming’s neck and suspected March 7th was responsible for tampering with the guard’s perception.
  • Bai Luoming noticed Bronya’s exhaustion and encouraged her to rest and ask Cocolia for help with government affairs.
  • Bronya invited Bai Luoming to walk through Belobog and see the city after the Eternal Freeze ended, and he accepted.

Ch. 57Herta: Heroes Are as Numerous as Carp Crossing a River

Herta discovered that March 7th had taken an intimate photo with Bai Luoming and summoned him to the space station. Bai Luoming left Belobog immediately, leaving Bronya alone during their tour.

  • Herta checked Bai Luoming's monitoring records, found Silver Wolf's failed intrusion attempts, and strengthened the firewall.
  • Herta opened a newly added photo of Bai Luoming asleep beside March 7th and confirmed it was genuine.
  • Herta called Bai Luoming and ordered him to come to the space station immediately.
  • Bai Luoming apologized to Bronya, promised to continue their tour later, and teleported away through a Realm Anchor.

Ch. 58What's So Tragic About Their Fate, I Ask You?

Bai Luoming was brought before Herta, who had discovered evidence of his night with Evernight and ordered him punished. After the puppets finished scrubbing him, Herta sent them out and left him alone with her in the room.

  • Herta Puppets carried Bai Luoming to Herta after telling him he had been found out.
  • Herta ordered the puppets to bathe Bai Luoming and scrub the marks from his neck and collarbone with a steel-wool ball.
  • Herta showed Bai Luoming a photo Evernight had taken, and he realized she knew what had happened.
  • Bai Luoming accepted that he was in trouble, and Herta ordered the puppets to throw him onto the bed before sending them out.
  • Two puppets guarded the closed door and joked about Bai Luoming and Herta being ill-fated lovebirds.

Ch. 59Incompetent Asta

Asta tracked Bai Luoming’s return to the space station and found his signal in Herta’s private lounge, where Herta’s Puppets refused to let her in. After Bai Luoming rejected her calls, Asta secretly activated her watch’s audio-synchronization function and broke down in tears at what she heard.

  • Asta finished approving the station’s funding requests and received a watch alert linked to Bai Luoming’s return or vital signs.
  • Asta went to the Realm Anchor but found it empty, then tracked Bai Luoming’s signal to Herta’s private lounge.
  • Asta called Bai Luoming twice, but he rejected both calls, prompting her to hurry to Herta’s lounge.
  • Two Herta Puppets stopped Asta at the door and refused to explain what Herta was doing inside.
  • Asta returned to her office and secretly activated her watch’s ambient audio synchronization function.
  • After hearing the audio, Asta dropped her terminal, collapsed onto her bed, and cried.

Ch. 60My Girlfriend... Is From the Future?

After Herta wore Bai Luoming out and restored his energy by unsealing his Stellaron, he asked why she had treated him so affectionately from their first meeting. Herta claimed she had returned from the future with her memories, where she was his girlfriend, and Bai Luoming accepted her explanation as they settled down together.

  • Herta revealed that she had cut off the Stellaron’s energy supply to make Bai Luoming’s punishment effective, then unsealed it so he could recover.
  • Herta teased Bai Luoming about continuing, but he pleaded for her to spare him, and they rested together.
  • Bai Luoming asked why Herta had been so affectionate toward him since they first met on the space station.
  • Herta told Bai Luoming she had returned from the future with her memories and had been his girlfriend there.
  • Bai Luoming connected Herta’s confession to the behavior of Asta, Evernight, Silver Wolf, and Bronya, then held Herta as she cuddled against him.

Ch. 61Chatting with March 7th Right in Front of Herta Was Surprisingly Thrilling

Bai Luoming replied to the worried Astral Express Crew and March 7th while Herta slept, but Herta woke and punished him for messaging March 7th in front of her. In Belobog, March 7th hesitated to ask where he had been and deleted her unfinished messages.

  • Bai Luoming read messages from Stelle, Himeko, Dan Heng, and Old Yang, then told them he was safe on the space station.
  • Bai Luoming messaged March 7th, who began typing but stopped before sending a reply.
  • Herta woke, noticed Bai Luoming waiting for March 7th's response, and twisted his waist after he said March 7th had come first.
  • Bai Luoming and Herta fooled around, then Herta joined him in the bathroom after he went to shower.
  • March 7th sat at the Goethe Hotel in Belobog, repeatedly typed and erased questions for Bai Luoming, and decided not to ask him where he had been.

Ch. 62Earthshaking gossip at the space station

Ms. Herta brought Bai Luoming to the space station for a physical examination after their hand-in-hand arrival sparked rumors that they were a couple. The examination confirmed his stable Stellaron fusion and dormant power approaching an Emanator’s level, and Ms. Herta declared that she had plenty of time to study him.

  • March 7th sat alone in the Goethe Hotel, troubled by Evernight’s teasing about Bai Luoming.
  • Ms. Herta dressed Bai Luoming in matching white clothes and led him by the hand to the Master Control Zone for an examination.
  • Researchers photographed Ms. Herta and Bai Luoming together, and gossip about her supposed romance with an Astral Express Nameless spread through the space station and interstellar intelligence networks.
  • Ms. Herta scanned Bai Luoming and found that the Stellaron had fused perfectly with his body, greatly enhancing his physical abilities and Imaginary Energy.
  • Bai Luoming revealed a small golden flame and explained that he could call upon a dormant power close to that of a Lord Ravager.
  • Ms. Herta concluded that Bai Luoming had gained several unusual powers and said they had plenty of time to study him.

Ch. 63Character side story: Herta (4K words)

Herta fought off an Antimatter Legion attack and discovered that Bai Luoming, a mysterious man who had saved Asta, drew the attention of multiple Aeons in the Simulated Universe. As he returned to the station with unusual people and artifacts, Herta grew attached to him, and when she later faced a catastrophe on Amphoreus, she chose to stay and fight rather than call him for help.

  • Herta defeated the Antimatter Legion and the Doomsday Beast, then allowed Asta to bring the injured Bai Luoming to the station for treatment.
  • After Bai Luoming awakened with the power of Destruction, Herta tested him in the Simulated Universe and found that multiple Aeons had come to observe him.
  • Bai Luoming agreed to become Herta's tester, bought a starship with Asta's Credits, and began returning to the station with curiosities that Herta collected.
  • Bai Luoming brought Firefly, March 7th, Jingliu, and Robin to the station, while Herta discovered that his presence suppressed Firefly's Entropy Loss Syndrome and grew unsettled by his closeness with the women.
  • On Amphoreus, Herta learned that a Lord Ravager was being created to counter Erudition and decided to stay behind to delay the catastrophe.
  • Herta considered calling Bai Luoming for help but closed her terminal, believing she would not see him again.

Ch. 64Character story: Herta, part 2

Herta prepared to sacrifice herself to stop the Iron Curtain, but Bai Luoming entered the Scepter instead and freed Amphoreus at great personal cost. After he returned alive and resumed traveling, Herta saw him appear on the space station’s surveillance feed and resolved to change their ending this time.

  • Bai Luoming arrived as Herta prepared to fuse with the Iron Curtain, then entered the Scepter while Herta held Lygus off.
  • Herta summoned Screwllum and Ruan Mei, and the three Genius Society members suppressed Lygus as the Iron Curtain’s birth progress fell to zero.
  • Herta’s analysis revealed that Bai Luoming had used Cyrene’s accumulated memories to close Amphoreus’s causal chains and free the world from the Scepter, but he risked becoming lost in its cycles.
  • Cyrene broke free from Amphoreus and caught Bai Luoming when he emerged, while Herta stabilized the newborn world and confirmed he was alive.
  • Bai Luoming recovered, resumed traveling with Cyrene and other Nameless, and continued visiting Herta with curios; Herta never confessed her feelings before the end of the universe.
  • Herta saw Bai Luoming appear on the space station’s surveillance feed and vowed to rewrite the ending and keep him by her side.

Ch. 65The Suffocating Feeling of a Python Coiled Around Him

Herta paused her examination of Bai Luoming when Screwllum requested permission to visit the space station, and Bai Luoming left her office. After Arlan invited him to meet Asta, Bai Luoming wondered whether she was also a reincarnator, while researchers secretly gossiped about his relationship with Herta.

  • Herta examined Bai Luoming’s stable Stellaron fusion and began a more thorough check before Screwllum’s visit request interrupted them.
  • Herta ended the examination and let Bai Luoming leave her office, where he checked his messages from March 7th and Stelle.
  • Bai Luoming felt watched in the Master Control Zone, but saw no one paying attention to him.
  • Arlan invited Bai Luoming to Asta’s office, and Bai Luoming agreed, wondering whether Asta had memories of the future like Herta.
  • After Bai Luoming and Arlan left, researchers gathered to gossip about Bai Luoming and his connection to Herta.

Ch. 66Asta: All-out assault (4,000 words)

Asta confronted Bai Luoming about his relationship with Herta and revealed that she had returned from the future, where she had been his girlfriend. Bai Luoming could not return her feelings, but Asta pressed her case before Stelle’s call gave him an excuse to leave.

  • Asta left the forum post showing Herta and Bai Luoming together on her office screen and resolved to pursue Bai Luoming rather than watch from afar.
  • Asta asked Bai Luoming if the report about him and Herta was true, then told him she had returned from the future and had been his girlfriend in her memories.
  • Bai Luoming said he had no memories of that past and did not want to hold Asta back, but Asta told him she had chosen him for this life.
  • Asta tearfully embraced Bai Luoming and asked whether she still had a chance with him; he comforted her but could not answer.
  • Stelle called to say she was at the space station, and Bai Luoming left to meet her while Asta watched him go and smiled at the forum post.

Ch. 67I Really Can't Stay on This Space Station for Another Second

Bai Luoming fled Asta’s office, unsettled by her advances, and met Stelle near the Realm Anchor, where station researchers were gossiping about him. He pulled Stelle into a secluded passage and told her he thought someone had set him up, lamenting that he could not stay on the space station another second.

  • Bai Luoming left Asta’s office shaken and decided to meet Stelle before figuring out what to do.
  • Stelle waited near the Realm Anchor, planning to raid the space station’s treasure chests and trash cans with Bai Luoming.
  • Bai Luoming arrived and heard researchers accuse him of pursuing Herta, Asta, and Stelle.
  • Bai Luoming grabbed Stelle and led her to a secluded passage to escape the researchers’ attention.
  • Stelle teased Bai Luoming about having designs on her, and he flicked her forehead before checking that they were alone.
  • Bai Luoming told Stelle he thought someone had set him up and said he could not stay on the space station another second.

Ch. 68The Title Ran Away

Stelle told Bai Luoming she had come to the space station to meet someone who wanted to thank her, while Bai Luoming returned to Herta’s office and discovered that Herta’s puppets had been instructed to treat him as one of her own. Herta arrived with Screwllum, who greeted Bai Luoming as “Ms. Herta’s rumored boyfriend.”

  • Stelle said she had come to the space station to meet someone who wanted to thank her, then left to rummage through its trash cans.
  • Bai Luoming returned to Herta’s office and found Herta still absent.
  • Bai Luoming woke Herta #10, who explained that the puppets’ behavioral guidelines had changed because he now belonged to Ms. Herta.
  • Bai Luoming examined Herta #10’s body until Herta and Screwllum entered the office and caught him.
  • Herta introduced Screwllum to Bai Luoming, and Screwllum greeted him as Ms. Herta’s rumored boyfriend.

Ch. 69A Correction: This Is No Rumor

Herta confirmed that Bai Luoming was her official boyfriend and protected him from the space station's gossip. She and Screwllum then agreed to lure Silver Wolf into the Simulated Universe to test her hacking skills and the system's defenses.

  • Herta introduced Bai Luoming to Screwllum as her official boyfriend, and Screwllum said their relationship was already the station's most popular topic.
  • Bai Luoming admitted that the gossip and attention made him reluctant to go out, and Herta promised to silence anyone who spoke against him.
  • Screwllum redirected the conversation to the young woman who had infiltrated the space station, and Herta teased him about facing his old rival.
  • Herta and Screwllum agreed to lure Silver Wolf into the Simulated Universe, where they would record her actions and test the system's defenses.
  • Bai Luoming privately imagined Silver Wolf losing her seventy-six accounts and struggled to hide his amusement.

Ch. 70The Inherently Evil Stellaron Hunter Brat

Herta refused to let Bai Luoming enter the Simulated Universe and recruited Stelle to thwart Silver Wolf’s plan instead. After Stelle and Screwllum entered the simulation, Herta drew close to Bai Luoming and asked him to explain how he had been set up.

  • Screwllum invited Bai Luoming to join the operation, but Herta firmly refused and kept him by her side.
  • Stelle arrived and teased Bai Luoming about becoming the space station’s headline star; he insisted that he had been set up.
  • Herta told Stelle that Silver Wolf had used Arlan’s name to lure her to the space station and gather information about the cartridge.
  • Herta offered Stelle the chance to enter the Simulated Universe and disrupt Silver Wolf’s plan, and Stelle agreed after Herta asked her to help.
  • Screwllum connected Stelle to the Simulated Universe, and she collapsed face-first onto the office floor as Bai Luoming watched.
  • After Stelle and Screwllum entered the simulation, Herta leaned close to Bai Luoming and asked what he meant by saying he had been set up.

Ch. 71This Is Killing Me, There's a Little Herta Here Too

Bai Luoming challenged Herta over the rumors and resisted her attempt at “family discipline,” but he dodged their confrontation by pointing out that Stelle and Silver Wolf had reached the Simulated Universe’s final stage. The screen showed Silver Wolf facing a Herta Puppet and remarking that there was a little Herta there too.

  • Bai Luoming decided Herta had engineered the rumors and accused her of setting him up.
  • Herta pinched Bai Luoming’s cheek and threatened to teach him what family discipline meant.
  • Bai Luoming challenged Herta to a fight, then panicked when she dragged him toward her private lounge.
  • Herta offered to fight immediately or arrange a time, and Bai Luoming changed the subject by pointing to the virtual screen.
  • The screen showed Stelle following Silver Wolf’s projection toward the Simulated Universe’s final stage, where Silver Wolf faced a Herta Puppet and commented on the little Herta.

Ch. 72Silver Wolf Lost on Both Counts

Silver Wolf confronted Herta in the Simulated Universe after Bai Luoming failed to appear, and Herta retaliated by banning her game accounts and enabling parental controls. Meanwhile, Firefly joined Kafka and Blade on their mission to the Xianzhou Luofu, leaving Silver Wolf behind at the Stellaron Hunters' base.

  • Silver Wolf appeared before Stelle and Screwllum in the Simulated Universe and angrily accused Herta of keeping Bai Luoming away from her.
  • Herta connected to the Simulated Universe, taunted Silver Wolf, and revealed that she had banned her game accounts and enabled parental controls on her devices.
  • Silver Wolf returned to the Stellaron Hunters' base, found her accounts frozen, and shouted angrily about Herta and missing Bai Luoming.
  • Firefly watched her unanswered friend request, then learned that Kafka and Blade were leaving for the Xianzhou Luofu under Elio's script.
  • Firefly asked to join Kafka and Blade, and Kafka agreed to take her along.

Ch. 73The Struggle for Standing in the Family

After the Simulated Universe test ended, Herta stopped Bai Luoming from leaving and dragged him to her private lounge to settle their family dispute. Bai Luoming finally resisted and kissed her, while rumors of their romance spread across the universe.

  • Screwllum congratulated Bai Luoming on his study of love and left Herta’s office.
  • Bai Luoming tried to escape with Stelle, but Herta stopped him and sent Stelle to collect her test payment from Asta.
  • Herta dragged Bai Luoming to her private lounge, where he resisted her attempts to impose family discipline.
  • Bai Luoming caught Herta’s wrist, pinned her against the wall, and kissed her.
  • Rumors about Herta and Bai Luoming’s romance spread throughout the universe.

Ch. 74"Old Auntie" and "Little Guy"

Bai Luoming and Herta spent a quiet morning together after their intimate night, but Herta’s suggestion that he stay on the space station went unanswered. Their teasing resumed when Herta showed him sensational news coverage of their relationship, which she had apparently helped provoke.

  • Bai Luoming teased the sleepy Herta about winning their household rivalry, and she grudgingly admitted he was the best.
  • Herta asked Bai Luoming to stop returning to the Express and stay with her on the space station, but he declined by calling her an old auntie.
  • Herta tried to hit Bai Luoming for the insult, but he caught her and apologized with extravagant flattery until she let the matter go.
  • Herta browsed news stories featuring photos of her and Bai Luoming and headlines speculating about their romance.
  • Bai Luoming accused Herta of arranging the publicity, and she left the accusation unanswered while boosting a story she liked.

Ch. 75But This Is... Loser Thinking!

Himeko and Welt worried about March 7th after news involving Herta and Bai Luoming left her shut away in her room. Evernight provoked March 7th out of her despair by urging her not to give Bai Luoming up, and March 7th began to regain her resolve.

  • Himeko and Welt discussed Herta's decisive actions toward Bai Luoming and worried that March 7th had locked herself in her room without eating.
  • Stelle dragged a large sheet of cardboard through the Parlor Car to make her bed more comfortable, hinting that someone else might furnish her room.
  • Evernight found March 7th curled up in bed and, instead of comforting her, taunted her for missing her chance with Bai Luoming.
  • Evernight called giving up on Bai Luoming “loser thinking” and urged March 7th to take him from someone else, insisting he should be hers.
  • March 7th's eyes regained their color as she realized she did not want to let Bai Luoming go.
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