Chapter Summaries

After arriving in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, Han Jiang awakened a system and fought off Deadwalkers with a Katana and Hokushin Itto-ryu. A Canghai City combat unit arrived to rescue survivors, while the outbreak continued to spread.

• Han Jiang realized he had transmigrated to the outskirts of Canghai City, where three Deadwalkers broke into his room.
• As the Deadwalkers attacked and wounded him, Han Jiang’s Domain Gear finished loading and granted him Muramasa of Bizen and Hokushin Itto-ryu Lv. 1.
• Han Jiang used Hokushin Itto-ryu to kill all three Deadwalkers and gained Evolution Points.
• A Canghai City District Combat Unit arrived, announced a rescue operation, and began eliminating Deadwalkers.
• Han Jiang recognized that Honkai outbreaks were straining Canghai City’s forces as the combat unit’s arrival stirred nearby Deadwalkers.

Han Jiang fought Deadwalkers during a Honkai outbreak alongside Fu Hua, who rescued him and earned his admiration. After the outbreak was contained, the captain offered Han Jiang a place at St. Freya High School, where he would travel with Fu Hua in three days.

• Han Jiang activated his D-rank Domain Gear and fought his way through Deadwalkers until Fu Hua arrived and rescued him.
• Fu Hua cleared Deadwalkers with Han Jiang following and training beside her; the system showed her affection rising and then falling.
• After most Deadwalkers were eliminated, Fu Hua left Han Jiang while she handled matters with the combat team captain.
• Han Jiang discovered that his Domain Gear and Muramasa of Bizen could evolve, and he reviewed their promotion requirements.
• The captain recommended Han Jiang attend St. Freya High School, telling him he would leave with Fu Hua in three days.

Han Jiang passed Fu Hua’s screening and was admitted to St. Freya High School as Shenzhou’s only recommended student. After arriving at the academy, he joined a class with Fu Hua, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, where his classmates mistook him for a servant and then speculated about why a boy was enrolled.

• Fu Hua escorted Han Jiang through background checks and combat tests, and he passed the requirements for recommended admission to St. Freya High School.
• Three days later, Fu Hua traveled with Han Jiang and nine other students to St. Freya, where a receptionist mistakenly took him for a servant before Fu Hua clarified his identity.
• Han Jiang and Fu Hua were assigned to the same class, where Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and the other girls questioned why a boy was among them.
• Han Jiang insisted that he was a boy who could become a God of War, and Murata Himeko introduced herself as the class teacher.

Han Jiang settled into St. Freya High School and discovered that Anti-Entropy leader Welt Yang, using the name Joyce Nokiainen, was his roommate. On the first morning of classes, Himeko led the students to the training grounds and told them they would be treated as ordinary recruits who had to obey orders and undergo training.

• Himeko gave the students their plans for the school year and led them to arrange their accommodations.
• Han Jiang found his dormitory and met Joyce Nokiainen, whom he recognized as Welt Yang; the system increased Welt Yang's favorability.
• Han Jiang settled into his room, and the next morning he shared breakfast with Joyce, learning that they would be the dormitory's only long-term residents.
• Himeko led the students to their first class at the training grounds, where Kiana celebrated the chance to focus on fighting instead of academics.
• Himeko told the students that they were ordinary people at the academy and had to obey orders and accept its examinations and training.

At St. Freya High School, Himeko challenged Kiana and Han Jiang to prove themselves, then defeated them and made the class begin basic training. During the fight, Han Jiang's system absorbed Kiana's Honkai Energy and gained new traits, leaving him wondering if it could develop Void-related attributes.

• Himeko ordered the class to run ten laps, and Kiana protested that her battle experience made basic training unnecessary.
• Himeko challenged Kiana and Han Jiang to attack her together, and they entered the training field despite Kiana's objections.
• Himeko disarmed Kiana and nearly struck Han Jiang, then defeated both without using Honkai Energy or armor-assisted power.
• Himeko criticized the pair's lack of teamwork and ordered the entire class to complete ten laps.
• Han Jiang checked his system and found that it had absorbed Kiana's Honkai Energy, gaining explosive traits, spatial attributes, and an evolving D-rank Domain Gear.
• Kiana mistook Han Jiang's grin for mockery and threatened to beat him up.

Han Jiang struggled with money and failed the academy’s entrance assessment in history alongside Kiana. Himeko assigned them daily remedial classes and warned that poor grades would keep them out of combat operations.

• Han Jiang asked Fu Hua for emergency money, and she gave him a thousand through the campus card.
• Himeko announced an entrance assessment and warned that Valkyries needed both knowledge and combat ability.
• Han Jiang struggled with the Honkai history questions and left the assessment feeling defeated.
• Himeko summoned Han Jiang and Kiana after they scored five and zero in history, then assigned them daily remedial classes alongside training.
• Himeko warned that students would be barred from off-campus combat training and future operations until they passed their academic courses.
• Kiana despaired over the remedial classes, while Han Jiang believed he had a month to pass history.

Himeko announced that the students would receive combat armor and could customize its appearance, while ordering Han Jiang and Kiana to study for their exams. As the group designed armor, Han Jiang earned Kiana’s favor and used Mei’s interest in his swordsmanship to ask her to teach him Hokushin Itto-ryu.

• Himeko told the students that their armor would be prepared that week, announced they could customize its appearance, and set Friday as the deadline for design drafts.
• Himeko ordered Han Jiang and Kiana to study, and Kiana asked Mei and Bronya to help her prepare for the exam.
• Kiana showed Han Jiang her ranger-style armor design, and he pointed out problems with its heavy trench coat, prompting her to replace it with a cape and earning favorability and the Gun Fu skill.
• Mei completed a Crimson-style close-combat armor design, while Bronya declined to customize her standard-issue armor.
• Mei noticed similarities between Han Jiang’s swordsmanship and her family’s style, and Han Jiang asked her to teach him Hokushin Itto-ryu.

Han Jiang discussed armor design with Kiana, Mei, and Bronya, then searched for a part-time job after school. Theresa offered him work as a library administrator, and Himeko approved the arrangement, leaving Han Jiang set to start the next day.

• Mei praised Han Jiang's swordsmanship, and their conversation earned him ten favorability points from her.
• Kiana drew Han Jiang's black-coat armor design with a Burst System, and her favorability toward him rose by twenty points after he praised Siegfried.
• Han Jiang said goodbye to the girls and searched for work in the academy's commercial district, but a convenience store turned him down.
• Theresa approached Han Jiang and offered him a library administrator job for eight hundred a month, with two hours of work each weekday.
• Himeko approved Han Jiang's new job starting the next day and warned him that failing his next history quiz would cost him his part-time work eligibility.

Han Jiang and his classmates began their combat strength and role assessments using a Schicksal simulation system. Han Jiang passed the initial stage but was wounded while fleeing a horde that included two powerful Dual-blade Deadwalkers.

• Han Jiang's affinities with his classmates and teachers rose at different rates as he trained at the academy.
• Himeko gave the students their custom armor, and Han Jiang's Hundred Refinements Stigmata compressed into a system plug-in that enhanced his armor.
• Himeko explained that the Indoor Training Hall's Schicksal-connected pods would simulate combat and record each student's performance, then sent Han Jiang in first.
• Han Jiang selected a Tachi and defeated ten Basic Deadwalkers in the simulated ruined city, passing the preliminary test.
• The simulation expanded across the city, and Han Jiang fled a growing Deadwalker horde after two Dual-blade Deadwalkers appeared and injured his arm.

Han Jiang fought through Schicksal Soldiers and a Chariot-class Honkai Beast in the virtual combat assessment, pushing his Hokushin Itto-ryu to a new level. He returned to reality exhausted, with Himeko telling him his practical combat score was currently in the top five.

• Han Jiang lured the remaining Deadwalkers into a ruined building and defeated the two Dual-wielding Schicksal Soldiers with Hokushin Itto-ryu.
• Han Jiang rested, took the black-armored Deadwalker's dual blades, and encountered a massive Chariot-class Honkai Beast approaching the building.
• Han Jiang fought the Honkai Beast among the ruins, climbed onto its body to wound it, and leveled up Hokushin Itto-ryu during the battle.
• Han Jiang defeated the Honkai Beast, after which the system ended his assessment because he had lost combat capability.
• Himeko helped Han Jiang to the resting area and told him his practical combat score was currently in the top five.

After the combat assessment, Himeko announced the students’ results and Fu Hua became class president. A month of training followed, and the class prepared to leave for practical combat training in three days, while Han Jiang and Kiana worried about whether they would pass their cultural studies exams.

• Himeko announced that Fu Hua had achieved B-rank Valkyrie strength and ranked first in the cultural studies quiz.
• Han Jiang reviewed the test results: he ranked fifth overall with a C- combat rating, while Kiana, Mei, and Bronya each earned C+ ratings.
• Han Jiang’s Hokushin Itto-ryu reached level 2, and Himeko appointed Fu Hua class president without objection from the class.
• The teachers used the test data to create individual training plans, and Fu Hua supervised Han Jiang and Kiana’s cultural studies alongside their training.
• A month later, Himeko announced practical combat training would begin in three days and gave Fu Hua materials to distribute to the class.
• Kiana asked Han Jiang what they would do during practical combat training, both aware that they could be barred if they failed their cultural studies exams.

Han Jiang and Kiana failed to pass their exams, but they persuaded Himeko to let them attend practical combat training before retaking the tests. Himeko agreed to tutor them afterward if they still failed.

• Han Jiang told Kiana he planned to ask Himeko about his failing history grade, and Kiana tried to stop him so they could both attend combat training.
• Fu Hua summoned Han Jiang and Kiana to Himeko's office, where they took prepared exams; Han Jiang scored two points below passing, while Kiana continued to fail all five subjects.
• Kiana argued that poor academic grades should not prevent practical combat training, and Han Jiang supported her by claiming they had different strengths.
• Himeko suspected Han Jiang might have deliberately scored just below passing, but she let both students attend combat training and told them to retake their exams afterward.
• Himeko warned that she would personally tutor Han Jiang and Kiana if they failed again, then said she needed a drink.

Han Jiang’s favorability with Kiana rose as they joked and trained together, while Mei and Bronya’s favorability also increased. After three days, Himeko led the class to Changkong City for practical training, where the students prepared to face the dangers of the ruined city.

• Kiana took credit for helping Han Jiang join practical training, and her favorability increased as they bantered.
• Mei gave Han Jiang a lunchbox to thank him for taking the test with Kiana, and Kiana teased him after hearing his explanation.
• Three days later, Himeko led the class aboard a training battleship to Changkong City and repeatedly warned the students to follow safety rules.
• The battleship arrived at the ruined city, where Han Jiang and his classmates saw Deadwalkers as Himeko worried privately about their futures.

Himeko brought St. Freya’s students to Changkong Camp and explained the devastation left by the Third Honkai, urging them to grow into Valkyries capable of protecting others. After receiving their training instructions, Han Jiang joined Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Fu Hua in planning to explore the camp before setting out, while he was assigned to the Logistics Department.

• Himeko led the students through Changkong Camp, where its scarred walls and heavy defenses showed the scale of the Honkai battles.
• Himeko told the students that the Third Honkai had caused immense devastation and urged them to become stronger Valkyries who could prevent future disasters.
• Kiana declared that she would become an S-rank Valkyrie and eradicate the Honkai, helping lift the students' spirits.
• Himeko instructed the class to spend a month training, beginning by learning the nearby terrain and avoiding deep Honkai-infested areas.
• Kiana wanted to rush out and fight Deadwalkers, but Mei, Fu Hua, Bronya, and Han Jiang persuaded her to learn the camp and locate their accommodations first.
• Han Jiang was assigned to stay in Changkong Camp's Logistics Department because he was male.

Himeko spoke privately with Han Jiang about his life at St. Freya and eased his worries about the girls fighting the Honkai. Han Jiang then joined Kiana, Mei, and Bronya to explore outside the camp.

• Himeko showed Han Jiang around the camp and invited him to talk with her like an older sister.
• Himeko reassured Han Jiang that the Valkyries were capable and that he did not need to shoulder the burden of fighting the Honkai alone.
• Han Jiang reflected that he wanted to protect Kiana and the others and help them avoid the tragedies of the original game's story.
• Han Jiang met Kiana, Mei, and Bronya at the camp gate as they prepared to explore the surrounding area.
• Mei agreed to explore with Han Jiang, and Bronya said his strength would raise the group's safety factor by at least thirty percent.

Han Jiang, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya explored the area around their camp in Changkong City and spotted a mysterious, exceptionally fast figure. Han Jiang suspected it was Yae Sakura, and the group returned to camp to report the sighting to Himeko.

• Han Jiang suggested that the group familiarize themselves with the area within three kilometers of camp, and they set out together before sunset.
• Kiana shot down scattered Deadwalkers as the group explored the damaged streets around the camp.
• Kiana spotted and fired at a red-and-white figure with long ears, but it vanished before her shot could hit it.
• Bronya recorded an unclear afterimage and concluded that the figure carried enough Honkai Energy to interfere with the camera.
• Han Jiang suspected the figure was Yae Sakura, advised the group to stay cautious, and agreed they should return to camp and tell Himeko.

Himeko increased camp security and began the students’ combat training in Changkong City, where Han Jiang set out alone to hunt Deadwalkers. He reached a park with a Scythe Queen among its enemies and approached the outermost Deadwalker cautiously.

• Himeko warned Kiana and the others to focus on fighting Deadwalkers and Honkai Beasts, then arranged stronger camp security and additional patrols.
• Himeko explained the three phases of combat training and assigned the students to hunt within designated zones for the first phase.
• Han Jiang told Kiana and Mei that he carried two Tang Dao for dual-wielding and kept Muramasa of Bizen because it had once saved his life.
• Han Jiang chose to hunt alone to earn Evolution Points and set out hoping he might encounter Yae Sakura.
• Han Jiang reached a park with fewer than thirty enemies, including a Scythe Queen, and began approaching a lone Deadwalker at the edge.

Han Jiang cleared Zone C’s park of Deadwalkers and used the spoils to evolve Muramasa of Bizen into a two-star weapon. The weapon then vanished when his system unlocked an inaccessible Illustration System, leaving Han Jiang demanding answers from his unhelpful system.

• Han Jiang fought through the Deadwalkers and defeated a Scythe Queen by exploiting an opening during her attack sequence.
• Han Jiang killed an Imperial Guard, gained a Schicksal Soldier Core and Evolution Points, and finished clearing the park in Zone C.
• Han Jiang spent two Deadwalker Claws and ten Evolution Points to evolve Muramasa of Bizen into a two-star weapon that increased Hokushin Itto-ryu power by one percent.
• Han Jiang discovered that the newly unlocked Illustration System’s Weapon Library was inaccessible until he evolved the system.
• Han Jiang realized the system had absorbed Muramasa of Bizen and complained that it gave him no instructions for evolving it.

Han Jiang earned Evolution Points by clearing Deadwalkers during combat training, then fled when a gathering of Honkai Beasts appeared in Zone C. After reaching a building to rest, he followed a cheerful song and found a medieval European Knight's Lance at his throat.

• Han Jiang checked the training scores and saw that he ranked tenth, behind Kiana, Mei, and Bronya.
• Han Jiang killed a group of Deadwalkers, then dispatched a small Chariot-class Honkai Beast for two Evolution Points.
• More Honkai Beasts appeared, and Himeko warned the students in Zone C to retreat as a fast-moving figure attacked the horde.
• Han Jiang ran out of Zone C and entered a building to rest and eat his rations.
• Han Jiang followed a song to a room, where an unseen person suddenly held a Knight's Lance to his throat.

Han Jiang encountered Durandal while she was secretly singing and carving cats during her mission, and he concealed what he had seen. Durandal gave him the name Bianca and tried to redirect his attention to stealth as she continued monitoring Kiana.

• Durandal pointed her lance at Han Jiang, and he identified himself as a St. Freya student and the only male Valkyrie in his year.
• Han Jiang denied seeing Durandal's cat carvings, though he secretly recorded the scene with his armor system.
• Durandal ordered Han Jiang into another room and questioned why he had come; he said he wanted a safe place to eat.
• Durandal accepted Han Jiang's meal and claimed she was an A-rank Valkyrie named Bianca who had come to eliminate Honkai Beasts.
• Durandal asked whether Han Jiang had learned to conceal his presence, and Han Jiang agreed while insisting he knew nothing about her.