Chapter Summaries

Raiden Ei left for the Heavenly Fox Shrine Cave under the pretense of training, while Kaguya and the others realized the Shogun might become a threat to Ei. In the cave, Ei confronted the Raiden Shogun in her inner world, and their battle began.

• Ayaka discussed the Shogun with Kaguya, who patted her head after breakfast.
• Raiden Ei claimed she was going into seclusion to train and left for the cave at Mount Yougou after Kaguya advised her where to go.
• Kaguya, Makoto, Yae Miko, and Kusanaagi suspected Ei was hiding something, and Yae Miko warned that the Shogun's programming could make her oppose Ei.
• Kaguya left Ayaka a letter with instructions to protect herself and oversee Inazuma while the others were away.
• Raiden Ei entered her meditative world and faced the Raiden Shogun, who demanded that Ei prove her convictions; the two clashed.

Kaguya led Yae Miko and Makoto in an attempt to break through the Shogun's barrier and reach Ei, leaving Kusanaagi behind to guard the fort. Kusanaagi worried over her fragile shikigami body and hoped the others would return safely.

• Kaguya decided they needed the Heart of God and enough power to reach Ei in one strike.
• Yae Miko flew to the shrine, retrieved the Heart of God, and returned to Kaguya.
• Kaguya ordered Yae Miko, Makoto, and herself to break through the barrier while Kusanaagi stayed behind to hold the fort.
• The three joined forces and crashed into the barrier as a ball of lightning.
• Kusanaagi looked at her hands, lamented her fragile shikigami body, and wished the others safety.

Raiden Makoto, Kaguya, and Yae Miko decided they could not interfere directly in the Shogun’s battle with Raiden Ei, so Makoto and Kaguya joined Ei through the Dream of the Sword. As the duel continued, Ei recalled why she had forged Musou Isshin and prepared to explain the will behind her blade.

• Raiden Makoto and Kaguya agreed with Yae Miko that outside force might trigger the Shogun’s fail-safes and could not resolve the conflict.
• Raiden Makoto and Kaguya collapsed and entered the Dream of the Sword, while Yae Miko carried them away from the dangerous battlefield.
• Raiden Ei felt her sisters’ presence in her blade and heard them urge her to finish the fight and return for a meal.
• Raiden Ei asked the Shogun about Musou Isshin and explained that she once fought to protect Raiden Makoto and her wishes.
• The Shogun warned Raiden Ei that losing focus in their duel would count as Erosion.

After defeating her opponent, Raiden Ei discovered that the group stood in a chaotic spacetime at the foot of the Great Sakura Tree. She planted the tree’s seed in the past, completing the cycle that sent Raiden Makoto back to Inazuma and freeing Ei from her remorse over failing to save her sister.

• Raiden Ei won the battle but collapsed, and Yae Miko, Raiden Makoto, and Kaguya supported her.
• Yae Miko noticed that the disordered space had not calmed, and Kaguya and Raiden Makoto explained that Ei needed to send the Great Sakura Tree’s seed into the past.
• Raiden Ei realized she had sent Raiden Makoto back through time and helped her return to Inazuma during the calamity of Khaenri’ah.
• Raiden Ei pushed the seed into the turbulent spacetime current, planting the Great Sakura Tree in the past and completing the cycle tied to Kaguya and Anqi.
• Raiden Ei watched the tree grow in the past and felt the remorse that had imprisoned her soul finally break.

Kamisato Ayaka took charge when Kaguya fell dangerously ill, coordinating everyone at Tenshukaku as they tried to care for her. After a chaotic night, Kaguya's fever broke and she was out of danger.

• Kamisato Ayaka paced anxiously and offered several ways to help Kaguya.
• Those at Tenshukaku discovered that Kaguya's illness came from a depleted foundation, so exorcism and plague-dispelling arts were useless.
• Kamisato Ayaka organized everyone present, including Electro Archon, to care for Kaguya.
• After a night of care, Kaguya's fever broke and she left the danger zone.

Lumine earned more Mora by hunting a bounty monster, then went with Paimon to bring Venti to Anqi. The chapter left Venti cornered by the pair, who had become Anqi’s eager lackeys.

• Draff drank Diona’s fruit juice and lamented that he could no longer have her special blend.
• Lumine decided to seek more lucrative orders and hunted down a wandering monster with Paimon.
• Lumine registered the completed bounty with the Knights and expected to collect the reward the next day.
• Lumine and Paimon found Venti at the God of Wind Statue plaza and told him Anqi wanted to see him.
• Lumine and Paimon blocked Venti’s escape and praised Anqi’s wealth as they brought him along.

Jean reviewed Anqi’s proposals for Zephyr Delivery and a rail network, then sought reassurance from Venti about leading Mondstadt into a new era. Meanwhile, Venti joined Jean at home for the night, and at Angel’s Share Lumine paid him to ask what he knew about her brother.

• Jean set aside Anqi’s proposal for utilizing a new Demon God but approved of Zephyr Delivery’s expanding business and studied the proposed rail network and its safety measures.
• Jean admitted she feared failing Mondstadt, and Venti helped her consider whether taking on the challenge would benefit everyone.
• Venti said he would sleep at Jean’s home, and Jean reopened Anqi’s Demon God proposal while considering how its power might help build the railway.
• At Angel’s Share, Lumine asked Venti whether he knew anything about her brother and placed Mora on his thigh.

Lumine tried to get Venti to share what he knew, but he evaded her questions and kept the Mora she had left behind. As Lumine left the tavern with Paimon, she noticed an unfamiliar person with an eyepatch and a star-patterned eye.

• Paimon scolded Venti for calling Anqi by her name, then went to eat grilled fish.
• Lumine asked Venti what he knew, but he dodged her questions and talked around the matter.
• Lumine gave up, finished her drink, and prepared to leave with Paimon.
• Venti pocketed Lumine's bag of Mora and claimed it held only a hundred coins, while Lumine accepted the loss.
• Lumine spotted an unfamiliar person with an eyepatch and a star-patterned eye as she left the tavern.

Venti used Anqi’s advance pay and Lumine’s Mora to drink at the Angel’s Share, while Dainsleif investigated the Abyss Order around Mondstadt. Kaeya and Diluc discussed Dainsleif after he ignored Kaeya’s attempt to catch his attention.

• Venti reassured Charles that he could pay for wine, but Charles discovered one of his pouches contained stones and demanded the debt be paid later.
• Dainsleif left the Angel’s Share unaware that Charles had recorded information about him for the Ragnvindr Family.
• Dainsleif sensed that Mondstadt’s major powers were watching him and decided to keep investigating Wolvendom and the Ruins of the East Wind Dragon.
• Dainsleif noticed Kaeya waving at him but ignored him and continued on his way.
• Kaeya told Diluc he had no connection to Dainsleif and knew nothing about the visitor’s plans.

Jean asked Wendy how to handle the mysterious Kandria person, and Wendy left the decision to her. Lumine arrived to collect her bounty, and Jean realized she could use Lumine for the task.

• Jean asked Wendy for instructions on dealing with Kandria, but Wendy told her to handle it herself.
• Jean considered finding a trusted outsider with no ties to Mondstadt’s official forces.
• Lumine arrived to collect her bounty and greeted Jean and Wendy.
• Lumine and Wendy chatted and agreed to have dinner together with Paimon, Barbara, and Anqi.
• Jean realized Lumine could be the outsider she needed.

Lumine agreed to work with Dainsleif to oppose the Abyss Order’s plan to build a mechanical Demon God, while protecting Mondstadt. Meanwhile, Rosalyn ordered the Fatui to watch Dainsleif and continued plotting to obtain Barbatos’s Heart of God.

• Dainsleif told Lumine that the Abyss Order sought the world’s first Cultivator’s Core to power a polluting mechanical Demon God, and Venti relayed Barbatos’s permission for them to act in Mondstadt.
• Lumine insisted on accompanying Dainsleif to protect her friends and Mondstadt, and he agreed to work with her.
• Lumine and Dainsleif arranged to meet the next day, while Venti kept drinking until Charles refused to serve him more alcohol.
• At the Goth Grand Hotel, Rosalyn learned that Lumine had met Dainsleif and ordered the Fatui to monitor him, hoping to use him to locate Barbatos.
• Rosalyn told her operative to alert her when Dainsleif left the city and reaffirmed her determination to obtain the first Heart of God.

Lumine and Paimon met Andrius at the Wolf King Altar and asked for his help with a commission from the God of Wind. Andrius listened after learning that Lumine was Anqi’s friend and carried a token from her.

• Lumine and Paimon entered the Wolf King Altar and found it surprisingly pristine.
• Andrius appeared, sensed Anqi’s scent on the visitors, and complained that she had not come herself.
• Lumine patted Andrius and teased him about missing Anqi, prompting him to lower his guard.
• Lumine explained the God of Wind’s commission, and Andrius listened with growing interest after hearing about Anqi’s token.

Lumine brought Dainsleif to the Ruins of the East Wind Dragon and called for Dvalin, who reacted warily to Dainsleif’s Khaenri’ahn origins. After Lumine reassured him, she explained why she had summoned him, leaving Dvalin listening as she recounted the events.

• Lumine suggested asking the resident of the Ruins of the East Wind Dragon and used Anqi’s Sweet-Voiced Megaphone to call for Dvalin.
• Dvalin appeared and recognized Lumine, then grew suspicious when he saw Dainsleif, a man of Kandria.
• Lumine reassured Dvalin by saying that Wendy had not acted against Dainsleif, and Dvalin calmed down.
• Dvalin asked what had happened with Andrius, and Lumine explained that Andrius had only sent greetings.
• Lumine recounted the sequence of events to Dvalin as he listened and settled onto the ruins.

Dvalin trapped the Abyss Order’s forces by pinning the Tiller Machine beneath him and slaughtered their attackers, but their repeated charges began to overwhelm his ability to keep them at bay. Just as Dvalin prepared to unleash a devastating attack, La Signora froze the Abyss followers and introduced herself to him.

• Dvalin held the Tiller Machine beneath his feet and blasted Abyss followers who rushed in through spatial portals.
• Lumine realized Dvalin was luring reinforcements into a trap, while the Abyss Herald directing the assault ordered its forces to keep attacking until Dvalin’s focus faltered.
• Abyss followers advanced toward the ruins, hoping to seize the Tiller Machine’s eye before the God of Wind intervened.
• Dvalin grew overwhelmed by the attacks and gathered Anemo power for an ultimate move.
• La Signora arrived, froze the charging Abyss followers, and introduced herself to Dvalin as a Fatui Harbinger and Snezhnaya’s diplomatic ambassador.

Lumine and Rosalyn fought the Abyss Order side by side, then faced a powerful Abyss Herald whose taunt drove Rosalyn to unleash the Crimson Witch of Flames. Just as she seemed to defeat him, a new attacker emerged from a spatial rift and struck her down.

• Lumine and Rosalyn combined their powers to wipe out the Abyss Heralds, while Rosalyn invited Lumine to join the Fatui and Lumine declined.
• After Paimon flew to Dvalin for protection, another Abyss Herald appeared and accused Rosalyn of ruining his plans.
• Rosalyn lost control of her rage and transformed into the Crimson Witch of Flames, overwhelming the Abyss Herald as Dvalin explained her hatred stemmed from the disaster five hundred years earlier.
• Lumine asked Dvalin about the disaster, but he said he knew little and could not reveal more about the past.
• Rosalyn seized the Abyss Herald and burned him as the others believed the battle was over.
• A new spatial rift opened and a dark sword slash blasted Rosalyn away.

Aether struck Rosalyn out of her Witch form and faced Lumine, who demanded to know why he had stayed away. He insisted she continue her journey and promised they would reunite later, leaving Lumine furious and ready to fight him.

• Aether's sword strike defeated Rosalyn's Witch form and left her gravely wounded.
• Dvalin shielded Rosalyn as Wendy appeared and smiled at Aether.
• Aether told Lumine that Dainsleif was his enemy and urged her to continue her journey until the end.
• Lumine asked Aether to return home with her, but he said he still had things to do and that they would reunite later.
• Lumine drew her sword and firearm in anger, and Aether instinctively stepped back.

Anqi revealed herself as a powerful Descender, seized control of the Abyss Order’s energy, and challenged Aether and his followers to submit or die. After the spatial fissure closed, she left for Liyue, while Wendy gathered Dvalin and Barbatos to handle urgent matters in Mondstadt.

• Anqi regenerated after being decapitated, then declared herself the Abyss’s new master and demanded that Aether submit or leave.
• Anqi absorbed abyssal energy and summoned a towering flame greatsword to attack the Abyss Order.
• Paimon watched Anqi’s head regrow after the spatial fissure closed, while Lumine and Dvalin prepared to defend themselves.
• Anqi opened an oil-paper umbrella and vanished toward Liyue, leaving Lumine, Dvalin, and the others stunned.
• Wendy healed La Signora and the Fatui, then flew with Dvalin toward the Forsaken Wind Shrine and summoned Barbatos to a meeting.

After the battle, the Knights returned everyone to Mondstadt, and Rosalyn’s plan forced the city’s officials to take the Fatui seriously. Meanwhile, Wendy, Venti, Dvalin, and Andrius discussed the unknown half-dragon girl and decided to seek Zhongli’s advice, leaving her origins unresolved.

• The Knights used wolf packs to bring everyone safely back to Mondstadt, where the Fatui received treatment and care after fighting alongside Dvalin and Rosalyn.
• Wendy told Venti, Dvalin, and Andrius that she could not sense the half-dragon girl and believed opposing her would have been fatal.
• Venti said the girl did not seem hostile toward Mondstadt or connected to the Abyss, but Wendy noted she had entered the Abyss Order’s territory.
• Wendy warned that reporting the girl to Celestia could be dangerous, and the group abandoned the idea.
• Wendy suggested asking Zhongli about the girl, and Venti, Dvalin, and Andrius agreed.

Maria reunited with Guizhong and stayed with her on Mount Aozang, while Zhongli encountered Venti in Liyue Harbor and wondered whether Celestia had sent him to test something. The chapter left Zhongli wary of Venti's visit.

• Maria returned to Mount Aozang with hunted game, and Heulia prepared to cook for everyone despite Xianyun's initial objection.
• Maria confronted Guizhong for sneaking off alone, and Guizhong apologized for making the decision without consulting her friends.
• Maria decided to remain on Mount Aozang with Guizhong, and Guizhong softened and cuddled against her.
• Zhongli found a stone matching Azhdaha and spun the vibrating stone as he walked through Liyue Harbor.
• Venti haggled for wine at a roadside shop, and Zhongli paid for a bottle at the Wang Sheng Funeral Parlor's expense.
• Venti greeted Zhongli and asked to share a drink, while Zhongli suspected Celestia might have sent him to test something.

Zhongli decided to bring Venti to meet Heulia and the others at Mount Aozang so Mondstadt’s god could learn about the dangers gathering beneath Teyvat’s calm surface. Meanwhile, Hu Tao eyed Zhongli’s wine bill as a possible chance to seek reimbursement, and Maria enjoyed a lively dinner where Guizhong and Xianyun competed over Heulia’s cooking.

• Zhongli urged Venti to come with him to Mount Aozang to meet Heulia and the others, and Venti agreed after suggesting they buy wine first.
• Hu Tao received the Wang Sheng Funeral Parlor’s wine bill and considered asking the Geo Archon to reimburse it or advertise the parlor.
• Heulia prepared an elaborate meal, and Guizhong and Xianyun raced to claim the best dishes while Heulia served Shenhe, Maria, and herself.
• Maria watched Guizhong and Xianyun’s chopsticks duel over dinner, and the two blushed when they noticed her amused smile.