Recaps

Lin Nai and Durandal entered Su’s World Bubble, where Lin Nai defeated Su and demanded that he drop his equipment. Su began a test that engulfed Durandal in light while Lin Nai protected himself with an umbrella.

• Lin Nai recognized Armed Doll Kevin, knocked him out, and charged the Second Divine Key to open a rift into Su’s World Bubble.
• Lin Nai and Durandal entered the bubble, and Durandal experienced memories of her life before waking to find Su hanging from a tree.
• Lin Nai told Su he had come to make him drop his equipment, and Su complained that rescuing him had only been incidental.
• Su opened his eyes and activated a pattern on the tree, bathing Durandal in light while Lin Nai opened an umbrella.

Lin Nai watched Durandal relive Su’s memories while joking with Su, then passed the time playing increasingly absurd Chinese chess with him. Su ended the chapter by making a chess piece physically kick Lin Nai.

• Lin Nai joked with Su about Kevin’s role in the illusion and learned that Kevin’s revealing outfit explained Rita’s exaggerated appearance in the memories.
• Lin Nai and Su played chess while Durandal experienced selected memories from Su’s past.
• Lin Nai repeatedly taunted Su by announcing that Su’s horse was gone, and Su won their round with checkmate.
• Lin Nai turned his general golden, used dice to capture Su’s king, and declared that Su’s attack was ineffective.
• Su reset the board, moved his horse first, and sent it flying out of the chess piece to kick Lin Nai.

Bianca woke from Su’s illusion and told him what she had learned, while Lin Nai and Su’s game devolved into a fight. Su accepted Bianca’s judgment and gave her the Second Divine Key and its command authority, leaving Lin Nai free to focus on something more important.

• Lin Nai beat Su in a fight after their game of cards and chess turned into a brawl.
• Bianca woke and saw Lin Nai beating Su, then called Lin Nai an asshole over what had happened in the illusion.
• Durandal recalled the strange illusion in which Rita had acted like a giant husky and Kevin had fallen for Lin Nai’s trap.
• Bianca explained her insights to Su with a persuasive speech.
• Su gave Bianca the Second Divine Key and its command authority.

Su used his Sumeru Mustard Seed to stabilize the World Bubble inside Durandal, awakening her Golden Durandal Human armor. Lin Nai returned with a mysterious white bracelet and thoughts of Kevin, while Durandal grew attached to Stan and wondered if she could keep him.

• Su gave Durandal a leaf from his Sumeru Mustard Seed to help control her unstable World Bubble.
• Golden armor appeared on Durandal, and Lin Nai remarked that she seemed stronger than during the Holy Grail War.
• Lin Nai said he had witnessed No. I and No. II attacking a shadowy figure and noticed a white bracelet on his wrist; he suspected Kevin would soon emerge.
• Rita greeted Lin Nai, Su, and Durandal after they returned, while Stan had remained aloof toward her.
• Stan sensed Durandal's power, exposed its belly for her, and let her pet it, prompting Durandal to ask whether she could raise it.
• Lin Nai explained that Stan originally belonged to World Serpent's Jackal but suggested Durandal might be able to keep him.

Lin Nai agreed that Durandal could keep Stan for the time being, then accepted Catherine’s invitation to stay overnight. After the group separated the next morning, Gray Snake confirmed that Jackal had agreed to give Stan to Durandal in exchange for experimental funding.

• Lin Nai told Durandal she could keep Stan for now and planned to have Gray Snake ask Jackal for permission.
• Catherine booked a luxurious room and a restaurant, but Rita realized she had reserved French cuisine and was displeased.
• During a previous-civilization skit, Lin Nai shot at Kevin after Kevin challenged him, and Elysia fled after witnessing it.
• Su enjoyed a meal, photographed several noodle dishes with Lin Nai’s phone, and prepared to head to World Serpent the next morning.
• Durandal and Rita returned to Schicksal, with Durandal carrying the sleeping Stan.
• Gray Snake told Lin Nai that Jackal had accepted more experimental funding and given Stan to Durandal.

Lin Nai searched the snowy site of the Second Honkai War for Benares’s remains, but Bronya arrived to help after secretly arranging leave and hoped to win his attention. They began their search together in the bitter cold.

• Lin Nai flew to the suspected site of the Second Honkai War and searched Tesla and Einstein’s marked locations for Benares’s remains.
• Lin Nai struggled to locate the remains and regretted not asking Durandal for help.
• Bronya revealed that she had come to assist Lin Nai after learning his destination from Tesla and Einstein.
• Bronya recalled noticing something unusual about Fu Hua and decided to seize the chance to get closer to Lin Nai.
• Bronya complained about the cold while Lin Nai observed how thoroughly she had bundled herself up.

Lin Nai and Bronya searched the snowy area where the Second Honkai War had erupted, but Bronya focused on staying close to him and planned an overnight trip. The chapter ended with Bronya confident she would make the first move and claim victory over the others.

• Bronya told Lin Nai she could stay warm with Honkai energy but chose to hug him for warmth instead.
• Lin Nai wondered whether any Honkai Beasts remained in the area after Otto had bombed it with Honkai Fission Bombs.
• Bronya revealed she had prepared to spend the night and had booked the most luxurious hotel in the nearest city.
• Bronya planned to build a snowmobile and celebrate making her move before Kiana, Mei, and Seele.
• Lin Nai and Bronya wandered around the area together for a long time.

Lin Nai and Bronya found no clues while searching for Benares, so they left the area and checked into a luxury hotel for the night. The familiar hotel layout reminded Lin Nai of his first meeting with Bronya, while their search was postponed until the next day.

• Lin Nai decided to return the next day after he and Bronya found no clues, then drove her away from the cold search area in a jeep.
• Bronya guided Lin Nai to a city, where they checked into the last available luxury room using a reservation she had booked in advance.
• Bronya said Anti-Entropy would reimburse the room, with Tesla and Einstein covering the expense.
• Lin Nai noticed that the hotel's layout matched the place where he had first met Bronya and remembered the embarrassing events there.

Bronya visited Lin Nai at night and tried to get him to drink a prepared potion while cuddling close and asking for a story. Kiana suddenly appeared through a portal, interrupting Bronya’s plan and leaving the two girls facing off.

• Bronya came to Lin Nai’s room after showering and asked him to tell her a story.
• Bronya placed a bottle of water beside the bed and cuddled up to Lin Nai, hoping he would drink her potion.
• Lin Nai noticed Bronya’s strange smile and wondered what she was planning.
• Kiana opened a spatial portal and appeared in Lin Nai’s room, surprising both him and Bronya.
• Kiana questioned why Bronya was there, while Bronya asked why Kiana had appeared.

Kiana and Bronya both tried to get close to Lin Nai, but kept each other from acting on their plans. The next day, Lin Nai took them back to search for a Honkai Beast, while Sirin discovered Kiana’s hidden novels at St. Freya Academy.

• Kiana explained that she had marked Lin Nai with Honkai energy so she could open a portal to him, then realized Bronya had arrived before her.
• Kiana and Bronya stayed together through the night, and Kiana tied their wrists so Bronya could not sneak away to see Lin Nai.
• Lin Nai examined the water Bronya had left and found that it contained undiluted drug.
• Lin Nai brought Kiana and Bronya back to continue their search, and Kiana opened a portal to retrieve Bronya’s homework before doing it in the snow.
• Sirin found romance and palace-intrigue novels hidden under Kiana’s bed.
• When Kiana asked what they were searching for, Lin Nai told her they were looking for a Honkai Beast.

Lin Nai searched the snowy wilderness for the remains of Benares while Kiana and Bronya fought with increasingly elaborate snowball weapons. Bronya’s modified Gatling gun blasted open a concealed mound, and Lin Nai found a device beside exposed ice crystals.

• Lin Nai told Kiana that the dead Judgment-type Honkai Beast was called Benares and said he wanted to find its body.
• Kiana struck Bronya with a snowball, and Bronya joined the snowball fight after handing her belongings to Lin Nai.
• Bronya built a snowball-making machine and Gatling gun, while Kiana used portals to send snowballs back at her.
• Bronya modified her weapon into a rapid-fire scattershot, which blasted open a hidden mound and exposed pale blue ice crystals.
• Lin Nai examined the opening and picked up the device that had caused the disturbance.

Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya discovered Benares frozen beneath the snow, along with a strange device and a trapped Valkyrie. As Lin Nai melted the ice, he identified the woman as Shab-Niguras Nicholas, a former member of Cecilia’s Snow Wolf Squad.

• Lin Nai uncovered Benares’s frozen body and found a strange, rusted device nearby.
• Bronya recognized the device as resembling one of Edison’s prank landmines and said they had no signal to ask Edison about it.
• Lin Nai carefully used flames to melt the ice surrounding Benares.
• Lin Nai spotted a red-haired Valkyrie and a broken spear beneath Benares’s body.
• Lin Nai identified the Valkyrie as Shab-Niguras Nicholas, an A-rank Valkyrie and former member of Cecilia’s Snow Wolf Squad.

Lin Nai used his Ultra Bracelet to warm the ice block slowly while he, Kiana, and Bronya played cards as they waited for it to melt. Kiana and Bronya kept winning against Lin Nai, who ended the game buried in paper slips.

• Lin Nai used his Ultra Bracelet to speed the ice's melting without risking the life inside.
• Kiana, Bronya, and Lin Nai played Dou Dizhu in the snow while the ice melted.
• Kiana's luck and Bronya's skill repeatedly defeated Lin Nai, despite Bronya secretly cheating.
• Lin Nai drew a terrible hand and realized he had lost, his face nearly covered in paper slips.

Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya played cards until they noticed the sunlight had melted the ice and started a small fire on Sha Fu Lin's clothes. After Lin Nai extinguished the flames and healed her, Sha Fu Lin woke to find Benares lying motionless nearby.

• Lin Nai lost at cards while Kiana and Bronya competed, then Bronya sat in his lap and Kiana pushed her aside to claim the spot.
• Kiana and Bronya stopped arguing when they heard sizzling and saw that the ice had melted and Sha Fu Lin's clothes had caught fire.
• Lin Nai recalled the sunlight amplifier, put out the flames with an Ultra spray, and used healing skills on Sha Fu Lin.
• Lin Nai tried to wake Sha Fu Lin with his usual shouted lines while Kiana and Bronya watched and chatted.
• Sha Fu Lin woke, spotted Benares lying in the snow, and jumped away before cautiously kicking the apparently motionless Honkai Beast.

Shabu woke after being frozen with Benares for years and struggled to understand how much time had passed and who Kiana was. Lin Nai explained Kiana’s connection to Cecilia and Siegfried, then examined Benares’s strange sealed core as Shabu began adjusting to the changed world.

• Shabu woke beside Benares with blurred memories of their deaths and met Kiana, whose appearance reminded her of Captain Cecilia.
• Shabu recognized Kiana’s name from her memories and wondered why she was so much taller than she expected.
• Lin Nai told Shabu that Kiana was Cecilia and Siegfried’s daughter and offered to help her video-call Cecilia.
• Lin Nai inspected Benares and noticed that the dragon’s core remained intact and seemed to be sealed.
• Lin Nai shrank Benares and brought her and the dazed Shabu to town.
• Shabu learned that the Second Honkai War had happened more than ten years earlier.

Lin Nai investigated how to revive Benares while Kiana’s Herrscher energy formed a shell around the creature, and Cecilia assigned Shabu to tutor Kiana before arriving the next night. The chapter ended with Kiana panicking over her mother’s visit and a test of her studies.

• Lin Nai suspected that the white-armored figure who had attacked Shabu might have been connected to his Ultimate Armor.
• Lin Nai tried to revive Benares and discovered that Kiana’s Herrscher of the Void energy formed a protective shell, while his own energy was absorbed.
• Bronya brought vegetable soup for the group, and Cecilia questioned Kiana about skipping class.
• Cecilia asked Shabu to tutor Kiana the next day and announced that she would arrive that night to test Kiana’s progress.
• Kiana panicked after learning her mother would arrive the next night.

Kiana panicked over Cecilia’s upcoming exam inspection and tried to cram, while Bronya’s secretly drugged soup left Lin Nai wary of her plans. Kiana promptly fell asleep, and Bronya arranged to share the sofa with Lin Nai while Shabu took Kiana to bed.

• Kiana opened a portal to return to school and study, then admitted she was afraid Cecilia would discover her poor exam results.
• Bronya explained that Kiana almost never passed written exams, while Lin Nai spotted Tesla’s sleeping potion in the soup and realized Bronya had added it to everyone else’s servings.
• Kiana brought a pile of books to the hotel to cram for Cecilia’s inspection the next night.
• Kiana fell asleep at her desk within minutes of starting to study, surprising Shabu and Lin Nai.
• Bronya asked Shabu to carry Kiana to the room and insisted that Shabu sleep there while Bronya shared the sofa with Lin Nai.

While Lin Nai watched, Bronya persuaded Shabu to take Kiana into a room, then made her own move on Lin Nai. That night, Benares absorbed the surrounding Honkai energy, transformed into a woman named Bella, and found Kiana; the next morning, Bella and Shabu recognized each other, while Kiana explained that Sirin was now her older sister.

• Lin Nai watched Bronya and Shabu tug over Kiana until Shabu took Kiana into a room.
• Bronya sat on Lin Nai's lap and eagerly made her move on him.
• Benares absorbed the Honkai energy around her, transformed into a woman named Bella, and flew to Kiana after sensing Sirin's aura.
• Bella found Kiana asleep and realized that Kiana was not Queen Sirin.
• Kiana woke in a panic about Cecilia's visit, while Shabu woke on the floor and noticed Bella sitting on Kiana's head.
• Shabu recognized Bella, and Kiana told Bella that Sirin was her older sister now.

Kiana explained the Holy Grail War to Bella and Shabu, then brought Sirin to meet Bella after Lin Nai had apparently revived her. Kiana later discovered that Bronya had spent the night with Lin Nai and set off to confront her.

• Kiana told Bella and Shabu that the Holy Grail War had revived Sirin, Cecilia, Kallen, and Otto Viera.
• Kiana brought Sirin, who had been eating noodles in bed, through a portal to meet Bella.
• Sirin recognized Bella and hurried back to St. Freya to change clothes before seeing her properly.
• Kiana learned that Bronya had slept on the sofa and saw Bronya's post showing Lin Nai asleep beside her.
• Kiana grabbed a baseball bat, opened a portal, and went after Bronya.

Kiana and Bronya fought after Bronya wore Kiana’s jacket, while Lin Nai dreaded returning to St. Freya after Bronya’s social media post. Lin Nai left for Schicksal’s New Zealand Branch to treat Wendy’s legs, hoping the visit would be uneventful.

• Kiana found Bronya wearing her clothes and chased her outside with a baseball bat, forcing Lin Nai to get up and stop them.
• At lunch, Kiana resented Bronya, who ignored the furious messages prompted by her social media post, while Lin Nai worried about what awaited him at St. Freya.
• Lin Nai restored Bella to her normal size, and Bella said she did not know how she had awakened; Shabu stayed wary of Bella and Sirin.
• Sirin decided to stay after learning Cecilia was coming, and Bronya remained with Kiana rather than accompany Lin Nai to the branch.
• Lin Nai built an aircraft and flew to Schicksal’s Oceania Branch to treat Wendy’s legs, having informed Otto about his visit.

Lin Nai arrived at the Oceania branch to meet Wendy, who was confined to a windowless room after receiving the Gem of Desire. He spoke with Wendy about the researchers’ fear that she might become a Herrscher, while she tried to make light of her situation.

• Lin Nai asked Otto to arrange his visit to the Oceania branch, then reached Wendy’s room without encountering resistance.
• A Valkyrie explained that Wendy had agreed to be kept in a remote, windowless room because she might become a Herrscher, and that the implant had disabled her legs and ended her hopes of becoming an S-rank Valkyrie.
• Lin Nai introduced himself to Wendy as Principal Theresa’s assistant, and Wendy showed him sympathy because of Theresa’s reputation for slacking off.
• Wendy explained that the sturdy room reassured the researchers who feared she might seek revenge, and Lin Nai noted that its walls would not stop a Herrscher without Judas’s barrier.
• In the Previous Civilization mini-theater, Kevin again asked whether Lin Nai was an assassin, then Su, Cosmo, and Hen appeared posing together, prompting Lin Nai to ask what they were doing.

Lin Nai visited Wendy to check on her condition and offered to make her a Herrscher, claiming he could keep her from falling under the Honkai’s control. Wendy learned that St. Freya already had several Herrschers, and Lin Nai gave her three days to decide whether to trust him.

• Kevin ran away when Hen and the others targeted Lin Nai, leaving Lin Nai to face them alone.
• Lin Nai told Wendy that Theresa was worried about her and asked him to check on her.
• Wendy explained that her teacher, Theresa, had recommended her for the Gem of Desire experiment and asked Lin Nai not to make Theresa feel guilty about her crippled legs.
• Lin Nai refused to lie to Wendy and offered two options, both involving becoming a Herrscher.
• Lin Nai revealed that St. Freya had around seven Herrschers, including Kiana Kaslana, and said they fought the Honkai as Valkyries.
• Lin Nai told Wendy she had three days to decide whether to trust him.

Lin Nai visited the Oceania Branch and gave Wendy time to decide whether she would accept his offer to become a Herrscher without losing control. Wendy remained uncertain but trusted him enough to speak with him, and Lin Nai left the decision open.

• Lin Nai worried about returning to St. Freya and left Wendy alone with her thoughts about his offer.
• The next day, Lin Nai waited at the Oceania Branch training grounds, where the Valkyries regarded him as an important visitor inspecting Wendy and the Gem of Desire.
• Wendy rolled up beside Lin Nai and said she still needed time to decide whether to become a Herrscher; Lin Nai told her to take her time.
• Wendy asked about Lin Nai's dreams and goals, and he said he wanted to slap Otto and get fries at the docks.

Lin Nai dragged Wendy to the library and began teaching her physics and other subjects to prepare her for becoming the Wind Herrscher. Wendy struggled through the lesson and forced a Valkyrie friend to stay and suffer through it with her.

• Lin Nai teased Wendy about laziness and asked how she was at science.
• Lin Nai lured Wendy to the library with promises of martial arts manuals, then started teaching her physics and other subjects.
• Wendy broke down over the difficult lessons while Lin Nai explained that the knowledge would help her become a stronger Herrscher.
• A Valkyrie who had been close to Wendy came over to tease her.
• Wendy grabbed the Valkyrie's clothes and insisted she stay, so the Valkyrie reluctantly joined the lesson.

Lin Nai tried to make Wendy study, then took her to the sea and announced he was taking her bungee jumping. Wendy reminded him that Valkyries were used to descending from high altitudes, so Lin Nai switched to asking whether she had ridden a roller coaster.

• Lin Nai assigned Wendy stacks of workbooks, and she fell asleep over them after trying to study.
• Lin Nai discovered Wendy had not finished her homework and took her to the sea in her wheelchair.
• Lin Nai said he planned to take Wendy bungee jumping, but Wendy pointed out that Valkyries were accustomed to high-altitude descents.
• Lin Nai asked Wendy whether she had ridden a roller coaster, leaving her uneasy about his next plan.