Chapter Summaries

Barbara and another believer finished cleaning for Wendy and asked whether she needed their continued service. As they prepared to return to Mondstadt, Barbara struggled over whether to tell her exhausted sister Jean that the God of Wind had awakened, and Wendy noticed her hesitation.

• Barbara and the other believer cleaned until dusk, then ate all the fruit they had brought.
• Barbara asked Wendy whether she still needed their service or wanted them to accompany her to Mondstadt City.
• Wendy said she was content to stay and would visit Mondstadt City whenever she wished.
• Barbara worried that Jean needed to hear the God of Wind had awakened, but hesitated because Wendy did not want her identity exposed.
• Wendy noticed Barbara's unease and called her a devout nun, which excited Barbara.

Jean and the others reached Mondstadt, inspired by the master musician’s song to carry on defending the city. Anqi visited Cat's Tail Tavern to resign from her cooking job before joining the Knights to establish the first Wolf Cavalry Unit, and Marguerite sent her off warmly.

• Jean asked the others what they heard in the master musician’s song, and they interpreted it as recognition of the knights who defended Mondstadt through history.
• Jean led the group onward, newly confident that Mondstadt would endure under the God of Wind’s watch.
• Marguerite caught Anqi at the entrance to Cat's Tail Tavern and carried her inside, guessing that she had come to resign.
• Anqi apologized for leaving her job to help the Knights establish the first Wolf Cavalry Unit and offered Marguerite a pouch of Mora.
• Marguerite refused the Mora, thanked Anqi for improving the tavern’s cooking, and promised her a discount on future visits.
• Anqi embraced Marguerite and lingered in her arms before heading into the demanding work of establishing the Wolf Cavalry Unit.

After Chio died, Anqi took her body and became Kaguya, resolving to explore Inazuma before deciding how to fulfill Chio’s plea to save it. She encountered Kujou Sara on the battlefield and challenged her over the many deaths in the war.

• Chio asked for Inazuma to be saved, and Anqi borrowed her body after Chio died.
• Anqi reshaped the vessel into Kaguya, created a Hydro Vision, tested its power, and then dismantled it.
• Kaguya set out to inspect the battlefield but repeatedly stumbled because she had poor control of her new body.
• Kujou Sara stopped Kaguya while leading a patrol and demanded to know who she was.
• Kaguya claimed she was a farmer from nearby and lamented the hundreds of Shogunate and Watatsumi Island soldiers who had died, making Kujou Sara avert her gaze.

Kaguya returned from gathering food to find the village burning, leaving an old man grieving over the loss of his fields and future food.

• Kaguya planned to learn about the country and form a plan after staying in the village.
• Kaguya left to gather wild fruit and catch fish for the elderly villagers.
• The village caught fire while Kaguya was away.
• An old man saw his seedlings burning and threw himself into the flames.
• Kaguya rushed to stop him but arrived too late.

Kaguya woke in the Kamisato Clan’s care and urgently asked whether her high-yield crop seeds and the village elders had survived. Kamisato Ayaka wrote to Kujou Sara for answers, and Sara received the letter knowing her search had found no surviving crops or villagers.

• Kamisato Ayaka introduced herself to Kaguya and explained that Lady Saro had entrusted her to the Kamisato Clan’s care.
• Kaguya gripped Ayaka’s wrist and urgently demanded news of her crop seeds and the village elders.
• Ayaka promised to write to Lady Saro, then asked a servant to care for Kaguya and sent a letter seeking details from Kujou Sara.
• Kujou Sara received Ayaka’s letter and felt relieved that Kaguya had awakened, but worried about answering her questions.
• Kujou Sara recalled that her subordinates had found neither intact crops nor any village survivors in the ashes.

Kaguya asked Kamisato Ayaka to obtain records on Inazuma’s trade and employment so she could assess the crisis and draft a remonstrance. After Ayaka told Kamisato Ayato what she had learned, he recognized that the Tenryou Commission blocked political documents from reaching the Shogun and decided to bring Inazuma’s crisis to Guuji Yae.

• Kaguya explained that import and employment records held by the Kanjou Commission and Tenryou Commission could reveal the extent of Inazuma’s food shortages and unemployment, and asked Kamisato Ayaka to steal them.
• Kamisato Ayaka told Kamisato Ayato about Kaguya, Kujou Sara, and the crisis Kaguya had described.
• Kamisato Ayato confirmed that Kaguya had identified Inazuma’s problems, but said the Tenryou Commission controlled the route for political documents to reach the Shogun.
• Kamisato Ayato weighed the risk to the Kamisato Clan against the danger of Inazuma’s eventual collapse.
• Kamisato Ayato decided to convey the crisis to Guuji Yae at the Grand Narukami Shrine instead of submitting a remonstrance through the Tenryou Commission.

Kamisato Ayato returned home and learned that Kamisato Ayaka had delayed dinner while she and her companion remained absorbed in their work. He went to interrupt them.

• Kamisato Ayato returned home for the night.
• The servants told Kamisato Ayato that Kamisato Ayaka had not allowed the evening meal to be served.
• Kamisato Ayato hurried over and interrupted Kamisato Ayaka and her companion, who had lost track of time while speaking and recording.

Kaguya continued writing despite coughing blood, insisting that she needed to finish while her thoughts remained clear. Kamisato Ayaka reluctantly let her continue, realizing how deeply she was devoted to Kaguya.

• Kamisato Ayaka tried to stop Kaguya from writing and offered to resume the next day.
• Kaguya held tightly to the brush and said that using blood as ink was fitting.
• Kaguya told Kamisato Ayaka she would not die before seeing hope and needed to finish writing while her thoughts were coherent.
• Kamisato Ayaka let go of the brush and realized she had fallen for Kaguya.

Yae Miko explained that she could not get Kaguya’s documents into Tenshukaku, where Ei remained isolated behind the Puppet General. Kaguya proposed challenging the Raiden Shogun before the throne, leaving Yae Miko stunned and Kamisato Ayaka horrified.

• Yae Miko recalled how Ei had barred her from Tenshukaku and how the Puppet General destroyed any documents she tried to deliver.
• Kamisato Ayaka left to prepare a meal for Kaguya, while Yae Miko reflected bitterly on her inability to reach Ei.
• Yae Miko helped Kaguya stand, and Kaguya asked whether she had ever considered Inazuma’s problems as the Electro Archon’s kin.
• Kaguya concluded that conventional methods could not get the documents to Ei because the Tenryou Commission would block them.
• Kaguya proposed applying for a duel before the throne to challenge the Raiden Shogun, and Kamisato Ayaka dropped her bowl of porridge in shock.

Kaguya asked Yae Miko to show Kujou Sara her blood-written petition and determine whether she would support the cause. After Sara agreed to help, Kaguya outlined her plans to address famine, purge corruption in the Three Commissions, and rebuild Inazuma, while growing closer to Kamisato Ayaka.

• Kaguya asked Yae Miko to give Kujou Sara the petition and assess her loyalty, warning that Sara might have to be dealt with if she rejected the greater cause.
• Yae Miko agreed to approach Sara, while Kaguya said she still intended to confront the Shogun and awaken her.
• Kaguya and Kamisato Ayaka shared a private conversation, and Kaguya teased Ayaka about secretly reading light novels until Ayaka fled in embarrassment.
• That evening, Yae Miko reported that Kujou Sara was furious but had agreed to help.
• Kaguya said she would first open Inazuma's borders and procure grain, then purge the Three Commissions and begin rebuilding the realm.

Hōraisan Kaguya applied for a duel before the throne against the Raiden Shogun, prompting Kujou Sara to report the challenge. The Raiden Shogun emerged from Tenshukaku as thunder flashed.

• Hōraisan Kaguya loudly applied for a duel before the throne against the Raiden Shogun.
• Kujou Sara walked to the gates of Tenshukaku and announced that someone had requested a duel.
• Kujou Sara stood ready to sacrifice her life for the nation, though she did not know what Yae Miko had discussed with her.
• The Raiden Shogun emerged from Tenshukaku amid a flash of thunder and the crowd’s awe.

Kaguya confronted Raiden Ei with the suffering caused by Inazuma’s isolation, accusing her of ruling without understanding her people’s lives. Raiden Ei was left bewildered as Kaguya condemned her vision of eternity.

• Kaguya warned that foreign crop seeds degraded and that Inazuma’s isolation had worsened farming and fishing.
• Kaguya asked Raiden Ei how many people had died and challenged her to see how national seclusion had changed people’s lives.
• Raiden Ei was bewildered and thought Inazuma was peaceful apart from the rebellion on Watatsumi Island.
• Kaguya contrasted the gods of Liyue and Mondstadt with Raiden Ei, accusing her of ignoring Inazuma’s hunger, war, and chaos.
• Kaguya asked whether this was the eternity Raiden Ei wanted and laughed in despair.

Kaguya heard Raiden Makoto’s account of Inazuma’s history and made a deal with her to help fix the country and reconcile Raiden Ei and Yae Miko. Outside, Yae Miko’s healing seemed to stabilize Kaguya, while Ei began acting on Kaguya’s plans to address Inazuma’s crisis.

• Raiden Makoto explained how her death led Raiden Ei to isolate herself and leave Inazuma in disarray.
• Makoto said she had tried to save Kaguya because she believed Kaguya could help Inazuma and mend the rift between Ei and Yae Miko.
• Kaguya proposed a deal to Makoto, who agreed after seeing the greatsword looming behind her.
• Yae Miko noticed Kaguya’s vitality stabilizing and sensed an aura resembling Makoto’s.
• Raiden Ei told Yae Miko she had detained the Tenryou Commission and Kanjou Commission and planned to investigate them.
• Yae Miko rebuked Ei for failing to prioritize opening Inazuma’s borders and importing food, so Ei hurried to lift the lightning barrier and issue orders.

Raiden Ei began repairing Inazuma while investigating whether Kaguya was connected to Makoto, and the Shogun confronted the possibility that Makoto’s return would contradict her ideal of eternity. Meanwhile, the Anqi planned to investigate Istaroth and the World Tree, while Kaguya faced a crying girl who had rushed into Tenshukaku.

• Raiden Ei read Kamisato Ayato’s report and worked with the Shogun to address Inazuma’s disorder, overhaul the Three Commissions, and arrange grain shipments.
• Raiden Ei and Yae Miko arranged an investigation into Kaguya’s background as they considered whether she was Makoto.
• The Shogun warned Raiden Ei that Makoto’s authority and her own logic of eternity could not both determine Inazuma’s future, but Raiden Ei postponed the choice and focused on restoring the country.
• The Anqi discussed the risks posed by Istaroth and the World Tree, then planned for Wendy to investigate both while concealing their activities.
• The Anqi considered using erosion power on a Sumeru Ley Line node if they could not reach the World Tree directly.
• Kaguya’s immediate problem became a little girl who arrived at Tenshukaku in tears.

Wendy visited Jean to arrange gifts for a trip to Liyue, and Jean enlisted Diluc to prepare them at Dawn Winery. Wendy collected the gifts, distributed some to Mondstadt’s allies and admirers, and left Jean and Diluc thrilled by what they regarded as divine grace.

• Jean prayed to Barbatos and reflected on how Anqi’s inventions and the Wolf Cavalry had strengthened Mondstadt.
• Wendy appeared in Jean’s office with rare materials and asked her to arrange souvenirs for the Geo Archon and the Adepti.
• Jean asked Diluc to prepare fine local goods, tea, and gift packaging at Dawn Winery, and Diluc agreed despite his suspicions.
• Three days later, Wendy arrived at Dawn Winery, where Jean and Diluc greeted her as the Lord Musician.
• Wendy accepted the gifts, said they were more than enough, and used the wind to distribute boxes to Dvalin, Andrius, Jean, and Diluc.

Wendy left Mondstadt after reassuring Jean and Diluc, then met Zhongli in Liyue to seek help against the Abyss Order and discuss Sumeru’s endangered World Tree. After hearing about the Little Grass God’s isolation and Sumeru’s crises, Zhongli invited Wendy to travel there as an envoy, with Liyue’s support.

• Wendy reassured Jean and Diluc that Mondstadt would be protected by Dvalin and Andrius, then departed with the remaining gifts.
• Jean told Diluc how she had met Barbatos and shared his warning about turmoil across the nations; Diluc resolved to intensify the Darknight Hero’s efforts.
• Wendy met Zhongli on Mt. Tianheng and asked for his help if the Abyss Order pursued its plans involving Dvalin.
• Wendy described the Little Grass God’s imprisonment and Sumeru’s troubles, prompting Zhongli to worry about the World Tree.
• Wendy explained that she wanted to defend freedom through struggle, and Zhongli praised her as Barbatos’s worthy successor.
• Zhongli invited Wendy to Sumeru as an envoy to check on the Little Grass God and the World Tree, promising support for Mondstadt before Barbatos awakened.

Zhongli introduced Wendy to Liyue’s Adepti and gathered them to discuss a visit to Sumeru over concerns about the World Tree. Cloud Retainer agreed to accompany Wendy as Liyue’s envoy after the other Adepti declined.

• Wendy agreed to help Zhongli and traveled with him to Mount Aozang to meet the Adepti.
• Wendy charmed the Adepti with her friendly introductions, and they gave her gifts in return, including Xiao’s dark jade flute.
• Zhongli gave Wendy an Unrestricted Talisman, prompting the Adepti to privately question the value of his gift.
• Zhongli told the Adepti that Sumeru was in turmoil and the World Tree’s condition was unknown, then asked them to choose an envoy to accompany Wendy.
• Xiao, Madame Ping, Xueyue Zhuyang Zhenjun, and Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun declined, and Cloud Retainer agreed to serve as the envoy.

Cloud Retainer agreed to travel with Wendy to Sumeru, and Wendy used music to soothe Xiao’s restless karma. After they departed, Shenhe returned to find the immortal abode empty and wondered where her master had gone.

• Cloud Retainer agreed to accompany Wendy on the journey to Sumeru, and the two bonded over food.
• Zhongli asked Wendy to use her music to help Xiao, and she played the flute Xiao had given her.
• Wendy’s music calmed Xiao and soothed the black Qi rising from him as the immortals listened.
• After the banquet, Wendy and Cloud Retainer flew toward Sumeru while the immortals departed.
• Shenhe returned from cultivation, found the immortal abode empty, and called for her master in confusion.

Raiden Ei brought Sangonomiya Kokomi to Inazuma City, then went to find Yae Miko, who had discovered Hozoumi but could not reach her. Yae Miko broke down over losing the people she loved and fearing she would be left alone again.

• Raiden Ei seized Sangonomiya Kokomi from Watatsumi Island and brought her to Inazuma City, where Kokomi was left facing Kaguya and the Three Commissions’ officials.
• Raiden Ei went to a foul site beneath a branch of the Great Sakura Tree and found Yae Miko working amid the miasma.
• Yae Miko told Raiden Ei that she had seen Hozoumi, who kept avoiding her, and said she believed other old friends might also remain in the ley lines.
• Yae Miko feared Hozoumi had either lost her memories or was hiding because she believed she could not be saved.
• Yae Miko struck Raiden Ei’s chest and cried that Makoto, Hozoumi, and Ei had all left her to guard the Great Sakura Tree alone.

Raiden Ei joined Zhongli and Wendy on their way to address the World Tree, while doubts about eternity continued to unsettle her. In Sumeru City, Nahida broke free of her cage just as the three Archons surrounded the city and called for her.

• Raiden Ei greeted Wendy and reflected on how recent revelations had shaken her belief in eternity.
• Raiden Ei apologized to Zhongli for Inazuma’s isolationism, and the group set out to seek answers about the World Tree.
• Nahida took control of a Genshin Academy higher-up, broke through her restraints, and emerged from her cage for the first time in five hundred years.
• Nahida tried to use her Dendro power to answer the Archons’ greeting, then looked up and burst into tears.
• Zhongli, Raiden Ei, and Wendy surrounded Sumeru City with their divine power, and Zhongli called for Buer to meet them.
• Nahida trembled and cried, asking why the Archons had gone so far.