Recaps

Kiana visited Lin Nai because she could not sleep and worried that Anti-Entropy could not be trusted, while Lin Nai reassured her and told her a story about Mebius. Tesla and Einstein listened from inside the wardrobe, and Bronya arrived at Lin Nai's room as the night continued.

• Kiana came to Lin Nai's room, worried about Anti-Entropy and still shaken by finding him collapsed and covered in blood.
• Lin Nai reassured Kiana, let her lean against him, and began telling her a story about Mebius.
• Tesla and Einstein, hiding in the wardrobe, listened to Lin Nai and Kiana and were drawn into the story.
• Bronya knocked and entered, saying she could not sleep, then noticed Kiana in Lin Nai's arms.

Lin Nai finished telling Kiana and Bronya a story, then fell asleep while the two girls decided to stay beside him for the night. The next morning, he woke with Kiana wrapped around him.

• Bronya squeezed into Lin Nai's arms, prompting Kiana to complain before she joined them to hear the story.
• Tesla and Einstein discussed how Lin Nai's stories might sell, but Einstein said they could not use them to recover the cost of their damaged mechs.
• After Lin Nai ended the story and fell asleep, Bronya said she would stay because he had exhausted himself saving her, and Kiana decided to stay too.
• Tesla and Einstein settled down together inside the wardrobe while Kiana and Bronya lay beside Lin Nai.
• The next morning, Lin Nai woke feeling trapped and saw Kiana's drooling face in front of him.

Lin Nai freed himself from Kiana, welcomed Seele, and discovered that Einstein and Tesla had spent the night asleep in his wardrobe. Cocolia watched the two doctors limp downstairs with Lin Nai and wondered whether something had happened between them.

• Bronya wiped Kiana's drool from Lin Nai's arm, and Lin Nai remembered that Einstein and Tesla were missing.
• Seele came to summon everyone to breakfast, and Lin Nai gave her a piece of candy before asking Bronya to take Kiana downstairs.
• Lin Nai found Einstein and Tesla asleep in the wardrobe and dragged them onto the bed after they said their legs were numb.
• Cocolia watched Tesla limp downstairs with Lin Nai and Einstein trailing behind, then wondered if the doctors had done something together.

Lin Nai, Einstein, and Cocolia shared breakfast at the orphanage while Tesla endured Einstein and Lin Nai’s teasing and Kiana ate five bowls. With Anti-Entropy’s people still not there, Lin Nai and Kiana stayed at Cocolia Orphanage, where Kiana complained of being bored.

• Einstein smacked Tesla’s numb thigh, and Lin Nai muted Tesla when she started swearing.
• Lin Nai gave Einstein the mute button, and Einstein and Lin Nai teased Tesla by muting her every time she tried to speak.
• Bronya revealed that Kiana had eaten five bowls, prompting Lin Nai to remind her not to eat so quickly.
• After breakfast, Lin Nai returned to his room while Kiana rolled around on the bed and complained that she was bored.

Lin Nai, Kiana, Bronya, Tesla, and Einstein spent the morning chatting and drawing at Cocolia Orphanage while waiting for Anti-Entropy personnel to arrive. After lunch, Lin Nai kept himself busy playing with the children and reflected on how he had grown used to staying beside Kiana as she searched for her father.

• Bronya challenged Kiana with a multiplication question, and Lin Nai used a computer to supply the answer.
• Tesla and Einstein arrived, joked with Lin Nai, and suggested that they might tutor him at Anti-Entropy, but he refused and threatened to dismantle Tesla's mech.
• Tesla and Einstein noticed Lin Nai drawing clothes and borrowed paper and pens to sketch their own ideas.
• The morning passed without Anti-Entropy personnel arriving, and Tesla explained that their aircraft could not make the trip as quickly as Lin Nai expected.
• After lunch, Lin Nai played with the orphanage children and remembered how he had stayed with Kiana while she posted missing-person notices for her father.

Lin Nai spent time with the orphanage children and gently told Kiana a story while thinking about her origins as K423. He later left with Tesla and Einstein for Anti-Entropy’s base, where he learned more about the organization and its mechs.

• Lin Nai gave Rosalia and Lilia candy while Xing Ma’er watched from a distance, and then joined Kiana and Bronya on the sofa.
• Kiana asked Lin Nai for a story, and he began telling her about a manned probe flying to Mars while thinking about her identity as K423.
• Tesla and Einstein prepared two mechs and took Lin Nai and the others to Anti-Entropy’s base after Lin Nai promised the children he would return with more stories.
• Lin Nai looked over Anti-Entropy’s enormous base and reflected on its origins, technology, and place among the organizations fighting the Honkai.
• Tesla boasted that Anti-Entropy was the second-largest Honkai-fighting organization and smacked Lin Nai on the head when he asked how many there were.

After arriving at Anti-Entropy with Kiana and Bronya, Lin Nai reflected on his bond with them and the need to protect Kiana from Otto. The next morning, Tesla summoned him for testing, but his poor sense of direction left him lost in the dormitory corridors.

• Einstein arranged rooms for Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya after their long flight to Anti-Entropy.
• Lin Nai watched over the sleeping Kiana and Bronya, explaining to Tesla that Kiana was his first friend in this world and felt like family.
• Tesla and Einstein remembered their lost family and resolved to keep fighting the Honkai and Otto.
• The next morning, Tesla repeatedly called Lin Nai to demand that he come to her laboratory for examinations and tests.
• Lin Nai hurried out half-asleep but became lost because Tesla had not told him where the laboratory was, and he had no cell phone to call her.

Lin Nai got lost while trying to find Tesla, but Walter Yang found him and escorted him to the laboratory, where Tesla and Einstein examined him. Tesla found Lin Nai’s results baffling because his blood test seemed completely ordinary.

• Lin Nai collided with Walter Yang, who recognized him and offered to lead him to Tesla’s laboratory.
• Walter explained that Einstein had asked him to find Lin Nai, and the two headed to the laboratory together.
• Tesla complained that Lin Nai had taken too long, while Bronya gave him bitter coffee and candy.
• Einstein and Tesla examined Lin Nai themselves to protect his information from Anti-Entropy’s radicals, while Kiana fell asleep on the sofa.
• Tesla studied Lin Nai’s report and told Einstein that his blood test was far too ordinary, leaving her confused.

Einstein and Tesla found Lin Nai’s physical examination results completely ordinary despite his extraordinary power, so they arranged a combat test with Welt. On the trip to the testing site, Lin Nai lectured Kiana and Bronya about road safety, then prepared to be the only one to face Welt.

• Tesla complained that Lin Nai’s normal test results were strange because he could unleash power through his hair, and Einstein briefly threatened him with scissors.
• Einstein decided to test combat ability by having Welt take the field instead of risking an expensive mech.
• Einstein drove the group to a deserted valley while Lin Nai warned Kiana and Bronya against street racing, and he muted Tesla when she kept grumbling.
• Tesla explained that Lin Nai alone would fight because Kiana and Bronya were not suited to face a mech.

Lin Nai and Welt began a monitored spar so Tesla and Einstein could collect combat data. Welt's gravity suppression failed to stop Lin Nai, who adapted and moved faster before striking Welt with a roundhouse kick that sent him flying.

• Lin Nai considered whether Welt could help build the Ark, but decided not to take advantage of him because he was a good person.
• Tesla and Einstein set up instruments while Lin Nai, Welt, and the others ate boxed meals nearby.
• Welt used gravity to suppress Lin Nai as the spar began, but Lin Nai adapted to the pressure and kept moving.
• Welt dropped the gravity attack and took a fighting stance as Lin Nai used High-Speed Movement to close the distance.
• Lin Nai leaped in and struck Welt with a roundhouse kick, sending him flying while Tesla watched in surprise.

Lin Nai overwhelmed Welt during a combat test, shrugging off gravity beams and firing a powerful energy beam before smashing Welt into the ground. The fight ended with Lin Nai’s summoned road roller exploding, and he gained a Herrscher of Reason Core and a new skill.

• Welt attacked Lin Nai with gravity beams, but Lin Nai knocked them aside and blasted Welt with an orange-red energy beam that destroyed ten Anti-Entropy mechs.
• Lin Nai leapt at Welt and smashed him into the ground, causing a Herrscher of Reason Core to appear as a random item.
• Lin Nai considered saving the Core for Bronya until she had studied with Tesla and Einstein.
• Lin Nai summoned a road roller and brought it down on Welt, who used gravity spheres to destroy it.
• Lin Nai received the random skill Burning Mebius Spinning Kick.

Lin Nai fought Welt to help Einstein and Tesla assess his abilities, but the spar ended before either used their full strength. Afterward, Welt and Einstein questioned Lin Nai about his Herrscher of Reason-like power, and Einstein learned that he needed to understand what he constructed.

• Lin Nai overwhelmed Welt with a series of throws until Tesla stopped their spar.
• Einstein and Tesla concluded that the fight revealed Lin Nai’s great strength but did not establish his limits, and that he could face Emperor-type Honkai Beasts.
• Welt asked Lin Nai about the road roller he had constructed, and Lin Nai admitted that he had made it with his power.
• Einstein asked whether Lin Nai needed to understand something before constructing it, and Lin Nai confirmed that he did.
• Einstein and Tesla stared at Lin Nai with ill intent after his answer, making him wary of what they planned.

Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya completed tests at Anti-Entropy, and Welt later visited Siegfried with news about Kiana. Siegfried learned he could occasionally leave his treatment base, but he still hesitated to meet Kiana and considered watching her from the shadows.

• Lin Nai agreed to study with Tesla and Einstein and insisted that Kiana and Bronya join him.
• Welt tested Kiana against an Anti-Entropy mech and sparred with Bronya; Kiana dismantled the mech with her strength.
• Einstein led Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya back to Anti-Entropy while Welt went to another base to visit Siegfried.
• Welt told Siegfried how he had learned that Kiana was with Lin Nai and reassured him that she was healthy.
• Siegfried became agitated upon hearing that Lin Nai was a boy around Kiana's age, then learned he could occasionally leave the base.
• Siegfried refused to meet Kiana because of the pufferfish inside her, and Welt suggested that he watch her from the shadows.

Siegfried learned about Lin Nai’s strength from Welt and went with him to see Kiana. Meanwhile, Lin Nai struggled through lessons with Einstein and Tesla and tried to convince them to let him dismantle a mech.

• Welt told Siegfried that Lin Nai had defeated ten Anti-Entropy mechs and shattered Welt’s shield with a kick.
• Siegfried questioned whether Lin Nai was truly a teenager, then decided to visit Kiana with Welt.
• Einstein and Tesla continued teaching Lin Nai, while Bronya taught Kiana after Kiana struggled with academics.
• Lin Nai asked to learn how mechs were built, but Einstein and Tesla rejected the idea of using research funding on outdated models.
• Lin Nai proposed taking apart Tesla’s mech, and Tesla angrily refused while Einstein agreed to indulge him.

Lin Nai skipped his lesson with Tesla and Einstein, then found Kiana teaching Bronya Kaslana Gun Fu at the training room. After Kiana teased him for skipping class, Bronya asked Lin Nai to tutor Kiana the next day and tell her a story because she had not been sleeping well.

• Lin Nai slipped out of class while Tesla argued with Einstein, and Einstein let him go after noting he had studied for forty minutes.
• Lin Nai followed the navigation on his phone to the training room, where Kiana was trying to teach Bronya Kaslana Gun Fu.
• Lin Nai confronted Kiana about neglecting her homework, and Kiana bit his arm after he pointed out that she was last in class.
• Bronya told Lin Nai that he would teach Kiana the next day because she needed a break from tutoring her.
• Bronya asked Lin Nai to tell her a story because she had not been sleeping well, and Lin Nai agreed.

Lin Nai confronted Siegfried Kaslana after catching him secretly watching him and Kiana, then fought him when Siegfried demanded to test his strength. The chapter ended with Lin Nai charging Siegfried after kicking him into a wall, while Siegfried rolled away to dodge his next attack.

• Lin Nai sensed someone watching him and Kiana, then used a Vertical Guillotine to force Siegfried out of hiding.
• Siegfried drew Heavenly Fire and asked Lin Nai who he was, and Lin Nai identified himself and recognized Siegfried as Kiana's father.
• Siegfried admitted he had secretly watched Kiana and challenged Lin Nai to prove he could protect her.
• Siegfried fired at Lin Nai, who dodged the shot and warned him before rushing forward.
• Lin Nai kicked Siegfried into a wall, and Siegfried pulled himself free and rolled aside to dodge Lin Nai's flying kick.

Lin Nai fought Siegfried and took Heavenly Fire Judgment, which transformed into a flame lance after recognizing him. Einstein, Tesla, and Welt rushed in after an energy alarm, leaving Siegfried baffled by the weapon’s change.

• Lin Nai and Siegfried clashed, and Lin Nai threw him to the ground several times while dodging Heavenly Fire’s shots.
• Lin Nai took both of Siegfried’s Heavenly Fire guns, and a Flame Herrscher Core appeared as a random item.
• Heavenly Fire activated, joined its cores, and transformed into a blazing lance that authenticated Lin Nai.
• Einstein, Tesla, and Welt entered the training room after an energy alarm, and Siegfried told them Heavenly Fire had changed on its own.
• Welt realized Siegfried had picked a fight with Lin Nai and noticed that Lin Nai had beaten him in hand-to-hand combat.

Lin Nai discovered he could summon a response from Heavenly Fire Judgment, while Siegfried reunited with Kiana and tried to reclaim the weapon. The chapter ended with Siegfried preparing to test whether Heavenly Fire would answer him too.

• Lin Nai failed to explain why Heavenly Fire's flames had gone out, while Himiko and Eden sensed the weapon's energy in Elysia.
• Kiana returned with Bronya, saw Siegfried, and kicked him flying before tearfully reuniting with her father.
• The Herrscher of the Void briefly awakened inside Kiana but went back to sleep after noticing Welt and Lin Nai nearby.
• Siegfried asked Lin Nai to return Heavenly Fire Judgment, but Lin Nai claimed it as his own and summoned it by saying, “Flame Lance.”
• Siegfried challenged Lin Nai to see whether the weapon would answer him, and the others watched in surprise.

Lin Nai copied Heavenly Fire Judgment with the Herrscher of Reason’s Authority, and Siegfried accepted the replica after testing its power. Tesla traded access to Heavenly Fire Judgment for the Ninth Divine Key, hoping to see how Lin Nai would affect Star of Eden.

• Siegfried tried and failed to make Lin Nai’s Flame Lance respond to his commands, while Tesla and Einstein examined it.
• Tesla and Einstein mediated, and Siegfried accepted Lin Nai’s replica after confirming it worked much like Heavenly Fire Judgment.
• Kiana took Siegfried aside to catch up, while Lin Nai went with Tesla, Einstein, and Welt to the laboratory.
• Tesla asked to study Heavenly Fire Judgment and offered the Ninth Divine Key in exchange, and Lin Nai secretly gave her a replica.
• Welt agreed to lend Lin Nai Star of Eden, then asked how he had copied Heavenly Fire Judgment, and Lin Nai could only describe the process vaguely.

Lin Nai tested Star of Eden in Einstein and Tesla’s laboratory, but it did not transform like Heavenly Fire Judgment, and he left the weapon with them. Back in his room, he told Bronya a Gundam story, and she insisted on staying the night, leaving Lin Nai to consider her request.

• Einstein brought out the modified Ninth Divine Key, Star of Eden, and Lin Nai tried to activate it, but nothing happened.
• Lin Nai left Star of Eden with Einstein and Tesla and returned to his room.
• Lin Nai found Bronya reading in his room while Kiana talked with her father, and Bronya sat on his lap and asked him for a story.
• Lin Nai told Bronya the story of Gundam until night fell.
• Bronya said she had insomnia and wanted Lin Nai to stay with her, so he took a game cartridge from the System Space.

Lin Nai introduced Bronya to video games, and she quickly became engrossed in playing It Takes Two with him before falling asleep in his arms. Later, Siegfried told Lin Nai he could not stay beside Kiana for long and asked him to protect her as he left to recuperate within Anti-Entropy.

• Lin Nai set up a game console and played It Takes Two with Bronya, who quickly grew comfortable with the game.
• Bronya became drowsy, fell asleep in Lin Nai's arms, and Lin Nai carried her to bed before heading to the rooftop.
• Lin Nai found Siegfried drinking on the rooftop, and Siegfried asked him to call him Uncle.
• Siegfried told Lin Nai he was leaving Kiana in his care because he could not remain by her side for long.
• Siegfried said he would visit Kiana and recuperate elsewhere within Anti-Entropy while suppressing his Honkai Beast genes.

Lin Nai learned that the purple reagent could briefly awaken Stigmata fragments but left its users close to becoming zombies, and Tesla blamed Otto while Lin Nai suspected World Serpent. He then traveled with Tesla, Einstein, Kiana, and Bronya to Changkong City, where Kiana was happier after learning why Siegfried had left.

• Tesla woke Lin Nai after only two hours of sleep and, with Einstein, explained the test results for the purple reagent.
• Tesla said the faulty reagent briefly increased Honkai resistance by awakening Stigmata fragments before killing users or turning them into zombies.
• Tesla blamed Otto for the research, while Lin Nai recalled Jackal’s experiments and suspected World Serpent was involved.
• Tesla and Einstein invited Lin Nai to visit ME Corp. in Changkong City to review new mech components.
• Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya traveled with Tesla and Einstein to Changkong City, and Kiana seemed happier after learning Siegfried had left for a supposed Anti-Entropy mission.

Lin Nai, Kiana, Bronya, Tesla, and Einstein decided to rent a villa after Lin Nai recounted their past trouble at a luxury suite. They arrived in Changkong City, where Raiden Ryoma welcomed Tesla and Einstein, and Lin Nai considered checking on Cocolia Orphanage.

• Kiana dragged Lin Nai over to admire an anime-themed street while Einstein and Tesla worked on a mech blueprint and Bronya browsed her phone.
• Einstein mentioned her luxury-suite booking, but Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya recalled being attacked at a suite and explained what happened.
• Einstein agreed to Tesla's suggestion to rent a villa, while Tesla privately considered buying one with her personal savings.
• The group arrived at Anti-Entropy's site in Changkong City, where Raiden Ryoma greeted Tesla and Einstein.
• Lin Nai thought about visiting Cocolia Orphanage and hoped Cocolia would avoid becoming an Executor.

Raiden Ryoma reunited with Einstein and Tesla, and the group headed to Tesla’s villa while Einstein questioned her about buying it. The chapter ended with Mei Raiden being ambushed by three people who planned to abduct her.

• Raiden Ryoma greeted Einstein and Tesla and learned that Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya were studying under them.
• Lin Nai suggested taking the aircraft to the villa, so the group boarded it again instead of arranging a car.
• Einstein confronted Tesla about buying the villa, and Tesla tried to deflect her questions by asking about Mei Raiden.
• Raiden Ryoma said Mei Raiden’s condition was stable and smiled as he spoke about his daughter.
• Mei Raiden encountered three people who revealed they intended to take her, and one of them broke her wooden sword and aimed a gun at her.

Lin Nai rescued Mei Raiden from three armed assailants and learned her name before a woman who had been knocked unconscious woke up and found him nearby. The chapter left the woman confused about what had happened as Lin Nai watched her from a streetlamp.

• Mei Raiden relived her kidnapping when a woman and two men cornered her, and Lin Nai arrived while buying furniture.
• The woman tried to knock Lin Nai out, but he punched her unconscious, and one of the men shot at him.
• Lin Nai caught the bullet in his hand, then used Heavenly Fire Judgment to kill the two men and destroy the scene.
• Lin Nai helped Mei Raiden up, asked her name, and recognized her as one of the main girls.
• The woman woke up and mistook the explosion's aftermath for evidence that the others had abandoned her, until someone on a streetlamp told her they had died.