Chapter Summaries

After a week of enjoying herself in the Elysian Realm, Theresa began training with Lin Nai to awaken the Authority of Restraint in the Herrscher core inside her. Lin Nai’s whip-based pressure failed to trigger the power, and Theresa ended up bound after charging at him.

• During the week, Theresa relaxed in the Elysian Realm while undergoing daily checkups in Mobius’s lab.
• Lin Nai brought Theresa to an open area and explained that she needed to use the Authority of Restraint to stimulate her Herrscher core’s formation.
• Theresa recalled that she had once used the power while trying to stop Kiana, but she could not consciously summon it.
• Lin Nai constructed Honkai-energy whips and attacked Theresa to pressure her into finding a way to disarm him.
• Theresa dodged the whips, but the Authority of Restraint did not activate, and two strikes landed on her butt.
• Theresa charged at Lin Nai, who used a whip to coil around her and tie her up.

Lin Nai helped Theresa practice controlling her Authority of Binding, then they returned to the Golden Court and discovered Kevin had prepared an alarming variety of noodles for Mei’s return. Theresa enjoyed the bitter melon noodles while Lin Nai escaped with Su to go fishing.

• Lin Nai explained that Theresa’s Honkai energy was gathering too slowly to form a core, then restrained her with the whip during their practice.
• Theresa followed Lin Nai back to the Golden Court, where she and Lin Nai encountered Kalpas heading out to fish again.
• Elysia warned Lin Nai and Theresa to run when they entered the Golden Court, but Kevin greeted them with his experimental noodles.
• Kevin explained that he was practicing cooking because Mei would return soon, and Theresa happily ate his bitter melon-flavored noodles.
• Lin Nai backed away from the food, and Su handed him a fishing rod and invited him to go fishing.

After Kevin’s disastrous noodle feast, Lin Nai and Su planned to use potions from Mobius to shrink and transform him before dinner. Lin Nai reached Mobius’s laboratory for the potions, but she grabbed him and pulled him onto the workbench.

• Lin Nai and Su realized Kevin and Theresa might be left to make dinner, and feared another noodle meal.
• Chijie offered to handle dinner, while Su and Lin Nai decided to stop Kevin with Mobius’s potions.
• Lin Nai went to Mobius’s laboratory and explained Kevin’s cooking and their plan.
• Mobius gave Lin Nai shrinking and gender-swapping potions, which he mixed together with mineral water.
• Mobius grabbed Lin Nai by the collar and pulled him onto the laboratory workbench.

Su, Hen, and Chijie teamed up to take control of Kevin’s kitchen and made him drink a mixture of shrinking and gender-swap potions. Later, Lin Nai returned from Mobius’s laboratory and joined Elysia, Eden, Himiko, and Branca at the Golden Court.

• Mobius took Lin Nai’s medicine and sent Klein to deliver it to Su, leaving Lin Nai in her laboratory.
• Su arrived at the Golden Court, where Kevin had prepared a table full of bitter melon and noodle dishes.
• Su and Hen dragged Chijie into the kitchen to help confront Kevin, but Chijie refused to join them.
• Hen pinned Kevin down while Su poured him a mixture of shrinking and gender-swap potions.
• Lin Nai returned to the Golden Court at night, where Elysia guessed he had come from Mobius’s laboratory and teased him.

Theresa transformed into a dark-eyed, powerful state and attacked Lin Nai while he slept, then declared that she was dreaming and began teasing him. The chapter ended with Theresa tugging at his clothes and saying she wanted to put her hands all over him, leaving Lin Nai shocked and wary.

• Lin Nai laughed at shrunken, gender-swapped Kaiwen, while Elysia photographed her and sent the picture to Mei.
• Theresa emerged from Lin Nai’s room transformed, with dark gold eyes and chains resembling Oath of Judas in Pursuit Mode.
• Theresa’s chains missed Lin Nai and struck the sofa, but she caught him with a surprise attack and tied him up.
• Theresa gloated over having Lin Nai restrained, then decided she must be dreaming and could do whatever she wanted.
• Theresa carried Lin Nai to the bed, tugged at his clothes, and said she wanted to put her hands all over him, leaving him stunned.

Theresa sleepwalked into Herrscher form and tried to force herself on Lin Nai before her energy ran out, then woke with only a hazy memory of the incident. Lin Nai found her Herrscher core re-forming and told Mobius what had happened, and Mobius suggested repeating the event that had triggered it.

• Theresa's Herrscher energy ran out, causing her to faint and return to normal.
• Theresa woke, remembered a dream of tying up Lin Nai and trying to force herself on him, and felt too embarrassed to face him.
• Lin Nai examined Theresa and found that her Herrscher core had gathered and begun taking shape again.
• Lin Nai went to Mobius's laboratory and explained Theresa's nighttime transformation and her Herrscher of Binding authority.
• Mobius suggested that Lin Nai repeat whatever had affected Theresa, and Lin Nai noted that Theresa might attack him again at night.

Lin Nai continued provoking Theresa to help her Herrscher core condense, while her sleepwalking Herrscher form grew more frequent. During one night’s outburst, Theresa tried to force him to run with her, but Lin Nai dodged her attacks and left her furious at being unable to defeat him even in her dream.

• Mobius explained that Theresa’s first growth spurt came from her newly forming core stimulating her Honkai Beast genes, and that her grown form later became her Herrscher transformation.
• Lin Nai spent several days tormenting Theresa with forced morning runs and piles of paperwork, keeping her blood pressure elevated as her core neared completion.
• Theresa’s Herrscher form appeared one night and demanded that Lin Nai run with her, then punched through the sofa when he refused.
• Lin Nai taunted Theresa and led her away from the Golden Court before dodging her attacks and taunting her again at a familiar training spot.
• Theresa unleashed a furious assault, but Lin Nai continued to evade and deflect her moves, leaving her baffled that she could not beat him even in her dream.

Theresa’s sleepwalking Herrscher state kept cutting out whenever she tried to go further with Lin Nai, until she transformed again and mistook reality for a dream. Lin Nai revealed that her dream antics had all happened in real life, leaving Theresa mortified and conflicted about Kiana.

• Theresa tied Lin Nai up and carried him toward the Golden Court, but her sleepwalking state shut down before she could go further.
• Lin Nai checked Theresa’s core and found that it had fully condensed, then watched her transform into a Herrscher again.
• Theresa grabbed Lin Nai and tried to continue, believing she was still dreaming, but Lin Nai told her to look at him and explained that she was sleepwalking in reality.
• Lin Nai told Theresa that her actions from the past few days had all really happened, and Theresa blushed as she recalled her intimate behavior toward him.
• Theresa worried about how she could face Kiana and Cecilia, then bit Lin Nai’s shoulder.

Theresa’s Herrscher side took control after her Herrscher Core unleashed a barrier that nullified Honkai energy across a hundred-kilometer radius. Lin Nai knocked her unconscious to stop her advances and then explained what had happened to the others in the living room.

• Theresa bound Lin Nai with golden chains and tried to make him take responsibility for their intimate encounter.
• Theresa’s Herrscher Core glowed, and a barrier spread around them, nullifying Honkai energy within a hundred-kilometer radius.
• Theresa revealed a plan to pursue Lin Nai and conceal their actions from Kiana by blaming Otto.
• Lin Nai knocked Theresa unconscious and left a trace of light inside her to protect her consciousness.
• Lin Nai explained the situation to Su, Cosmo, and the others, while Kevin remained asleep.

Theresa woke after her strange transformation with no memory of what had caused it, then joined Lin Nai at the training ground to test whether she could control the Herrscher of Binding's power. She successfully silenced Lin Nai's Herrscher abilities, but he pointed out that his power did not rely on Honkai energy.

• Sakura suggested that Lin Nai stay with Ling, and Elysia and Vill-V joined her in hauling him away while Eden stayed behind with Himiko.
• Theresa arrived early at the training ground, wondering whether her earlier plan might work, and Lin Nai asked to test her control over Binding.
• Theresa transformed into the Herrscher of Binding and appeared calm and stable, leading Lin Nai to confirm that she was a genuine Herrscher.
• Theresa punched Lin Nai with Binding's authority, preventing him from using the Herrscher of Reason's power.
• Theresa celebrated her apparent advantage, but Lin Nai reminded her that his power did not depend on Honkai energy.

Lin Nai brought Theresa back to St. Freya, where her Herrscher form caused a Valkyrie to mistake her for a new student. After learning Himeko had mocked her and shared an embarrassing photo, Theresa set off to confront her, while Kiana was caught skipping class.

• Lin Nai punished Theresa with a whip after she admitted she had badmouthed him, then told her they would return to St. Freya the next day because Himeko was ready to quit.
• Lin Nai brought Theresa back to St. Freya, where a Valkyrie mistook her Herrscher form for a new student and showed her an old photo Himeko had shared.
• Theresa learned Himeko had complained about her as a heartless, short wage-withholding boss and transformed into the Herrscher of Binding before heading off to find her.
• Kiana appeared by the fence after apparently skipping class, and Theresa left to confront Himeko while Lin Nai helped Kiana up.

Kiana tried to skip class, but Theresa’s barrier stopped her powers, and Lin Nai took her out to eat instead. Back at the villa, Himeko was stuck acting as principal for another week, while Cecilia joined Theresa and Fu Hua in the kitchen, leaving Lin Nai and Kiana worried about dinner.

• Theresa’s barrier stopped Kiana from flying over the wall, and Lin Nai took her out for food instead of class.
• Theresa punished Himeko for badmouthing her by making her act as principal for another week, and Lin Nai suggested asking Welt for help.
• Lin Nai returned to the villa with Kiana, and Cecilia let Kiana off for skipping class after learning Lin Nai had taken her out.
• Lin Nai promised to tutor Kiana that night, and Kiana agreed after he threatened to sleep with Bronya instead.
• Theresa, Cecilia, and Fu Hua went into the kitchen, while Lin Nai and Kiana worried about what would happen to dinner.

Lin Nai remembered that Little Shix still needed a body and planned to ask Otto for advice at Schicksal Headquarters. Theresa announced she would cook dinner, leaving everyone surprised by her improved cooking.

• Lin Nai wondered whether the Herrscher of Erosion would still appear before the arrival of the End.
• Fu Hua reminded Lin Nai that Little Shix was waiting for her body, and Lin Nai admitted he had forgotten while Mobius researched it.
• Little Shix took over Fu Hua and rushed to punish Lin Nai, but he prohibited anything lewd, so she logged off to think of another punishment.
• Lin Nai decided to visit Otto at Schicksal Headquarters the next day to ask about Soul Steel bodies, and Theresa privately messaged someone before offering to cook.
• Theresa served a lavish dinner and chicken soup, and Kiana and the others praised her cooking.

After Theresa drugged everyone and got intimate with Lin Nai, Kiana and the others blamed Otto and decided to help Theresa seize the Schicksal Overseer position. The Hyperion headed for Schicksal Headquarters, where Durandal and Kallen prepared to meet them and learn what was happening.

• Theresa admitted she had drugged the others and blamed Otto for ordering her to win Lin Nai over.
• Kiana proposed that Theresa become Schicksal Overseer, and Bronya and Mei rallied the group to launch a coup.
• Kiana ordered Himeko to prepare the Hyperion, and the group set off for Schicksal Headquarters.
• Rita told Durandal about Mei's message, and Durandal put the Blade of Immortality Squad on standby.
• Durandal informed Kallen that Theresa intended to stage a coup, and Kallen said she trusted Theresa.

Cheng Lixue reunited with Fu Hua as Kiana arrived at Schicksal aboard the Hyperion to confront Otto over his coercion of Theresa. Durandal joined Kiana, and Theresa reached Schicksal as Valkyries gathered to watch the confrontation.

• Cheng Lixue and Shab-Niguras saw the Hyperion arrive, and Fu Hua reunited with her disciple and warned that Theresa was staging a coup.
• Kiana broadcast her denunciation of Otto from the Hyperion, while Otto prepared a Soul Steel body and waited for Theresa to take over Schicksal.
• Durandal arrived on the Hyperion, and Kiana told her that Otto had threatened Theresa into doing something to Lin Nai.
• Durandal agreed to join Kiana in confronting Otto and contacted Rita to coordinate with the Blade of Immortality Squad.
• Theresa arrived at Schicksal as most of its Valkyries stood by to watch.

As Kiana led Theresa and the others to confront Otto at Schicksal Headquarters, the group beat him up while demanding that he give up the Overseer position. Otto accepted the punishment because it let Theresa take the throne and allowed him to retire to the second line as Kallen's assistant.

• Lin Nai watched the Valkyries feign fighting or sit out the coup while Himeko hoped Theresa's appointment would end her overtime.
• Durandal met Rita and the Blade of Immortality Squad, and Kiana dragged a reluctant Theresa toward the Overseer's office.
• Seele and Black Seele whispered about their plans for Lin Nai, while Mei and the Thunder Queen also decided to make their move.
• Kiana broke through the office wall with her Flame Lance and confronted Otto, then the others joined her in beating him.
• Sirin, Kiana, and Durandal took turns striking Otto in the air until his Soul Steel body was destroyed, while Otto accepted the beating so Theresa could become Overseer.

Kiana and the others battered Otto while Fu Hua unleashed a devastating Tai Xu Sword God that destroyed his body. Otto then appeared in a projection to announce his immediate abdication and name Theresa as his successor, leaving Theresa horrified that she could no longer pass the position to Lin Nai.

• Lin Nai and the others watched the fight against Otto from the Hyperion while Theresa secretly struck him with golden chains.
• Cheng Lixue revealed that Fu Hua was preparing to demonstrate Great Void Sword Energy, and Lin Nai realized a powerful attack was gathering overhead.
• Kiana, Sirin, and the others fled as Fu Hua, at Little Shix's urging, unleashed Tai Xu Sword God; Durandal kicked Otto into its path, and Lin Nai protected Schicksal Headquarters from the impact.
• Otto's body was destroyed, but a projection of him appeared and announced that he would abdicate and appoint Theresa as the next Schicksal Bishop.
• Theresa realized Otto's announcement had ruined her plan to make Lin Nai take the Bishop's position.

Theresa accepted Otto’s plan to make her Schicksal’s Bishop and took over his office, while Lin Nai consulted him about a body for Little Shix. Anti-Entropy arrived ahead of Theresa’s coronation, but Welt was left at St. Freya, unaware of the ceremony.

• Otto told Theresa to take his position as Bishop, and Theresa realized she could pass the St. Freya principal role to Himeko.
• Lin Nai asked Otto for help finding a Soul Steel body for Little Shix, and Otto sent him the relevant information.
• Theresa visited Otto’s office, sat with Lin Nai, and accepted becoming Bishop before telling Otto to leave his office.
• Tesla, Einstein, Edison, and Schrodinger arrived at Schicksal, where Lin Nai explained that Otto was busy preparing Theresa’s coronation.
• Welt waited at St. Freya for the Anti-Entropy group, then learned from Siegfried and Cecilia that Theresa’s coronation was coming up.

Lin Nai welcomed Kevin and Raven to Schicksal Headquarters ahead of Theresa’s coronation and discussed helping Raven start a school. Kevin planned to attend the ceremony before going to the lunar base to wait for Mei, while Lin Nai remained suspicious of Kevin’s cooking.

• Welt learned from Siegfried and Cecilia that Kiana had helped Theresa seize Schicksal’s throne and would become Overseer in six days.
• Lin Nai greeted Kevin and Raven at Schicksal Headquarters, then punched Kevin when he jokingly claimed Lin Nai should call him father.
• Raven explained that she had returned to work because she lacked money to start a school, and she and Lin Nai agreed to discuss a plan for one.
• Kevin said he would attend Theresa’s coronation and then head to the lunar base to wait for Mei, who might visit it first.
• Kevin planned to bring instant noodles and asked Lin Nai for a room with a kitchen, prompting Lin Nai to warn Raven that Kevin’s cooking tasted unusual.

Lin Nai rejected Rita’s suggestion to use a shrinking potion on Theresa, then teamed up with Durandal to find Shigure Kira near the Imaginary Tree. They crashed into a strange place and were spotted by Shigure Kira and her Hughes, Nicholas.

• Rita asked Lin Nai about the rebellion at St. Freya and whether his shrinking potion could affect someone who already had a child’s body, but Lin Nai refused her suggestion.
• Rita hinted that she might make a move on Lin Nai instead, and Durandal interrupted their silent staring contest after calling a break in training.
• Lin Nai told Durandal he planned to retrieve Shigure Kira from the sea, and she agreed to help him.
• Lin Nai and Durandal entered a strange realm near the Imaginary Tree and searched through it for Shigure Kira.
• Lin Nai and Durandal burst through a membrane and crashed to the ground, drawing the attention of Shigure Kira and her Hughes, Nicholas.