Chapter Summaries

Lin Nai searched the ruins of Mikoyan for Seele but found no clues, while Kiana and the others confronted him for rushing ahead alone. The chapter left Lin Nai suspicious that someone was watching him and that World Serpent had deliberately sent its guards to their deaths.

• The Heroes discussed Lin Nai, speculated about his reunion with them, and noted that several members were absent or occupied elsewhere.
• Elysia explained that Lin Nai had beaten Kevin to stop him from pursuing the Stigmata Project and had already offered a different direction.
• Lin Nai searched the wreckage of Mikoyan for Seele and Painting the World but found no trace of either.
• Kiana attacked Lin Nai with a flying kick and complained that he had not brought her along.
• Tesla, Einstein, and Bronya scolded Lin Nai for rushing ahead, and Lin Nai apologized and explained that he had failed to find Seele.
• Lin Nai told them he felt watched and suspected World Serpent had deliberately arranged for its guards to die.

Lin Nai and the others searched the demolished World Serpent site for Seele and found Honkai energy beneath the ruins. After Lin Nai blasted open the ground and descended ahead of the others, they reached the underground base, where he wondered why Tesla and Einstein had brought the mechs down so carefully.

• Mobius explained that Lin Nai had been used to purge World Serpent members with dirty hands, while lamenting that he had also demolished an expensive building.
• Tesla complained that Lin Nai had not destroyed the building thoroughly, and Einstein found Honkai energy fluctuations beneath the ruins.
• Bronya identified the underground as the likely source, so Lin Nai sent the others back and blasted open the ground with a Photon Ice Blade.
• Lin Nai dropped into the underground passage while Tesla, Einstein, Kiana, and Bronya descended in two mechs.
• After the mechs landed, Einstein explained that their shock absorption was too poor for a hard landing, and Lin Nai wondered why the two Doctors had come down themselves.

Lin Nai and Kiana were transported through the purple door into separate locations, while Mobius and Vill-V watched their plan unfold in the Elysian Realm. Lin Nai found a cross bearing his name and destroyed it, while Vill-V announced that her prepared surprise was about to begin.

• Kiana and Lin Nai vanished after attacking the purple door, and Einstein, Tesla, and Bronya were left unable to follow them.
• Mobius revealed that Kiana and Lin Nai had been sent to different places, and Vill-V announced her plan to give Lin Nai a special surprise.
• Lin Nai suspected the purple door was a teleportation gate and sent the Flame Lance to search for Kiana while he explored alone.
• Lin Nai found a cross with his name on it and blasted it apart with a light bullet.
• Vill-V announced that Armament for Lin Nai No. 114514 was about to begin.

Lin Nai fought a robot called the Lin Nai Killer while the Flame-Chasers explained that his journey to the Previous Civilization was part of a plan he had made himself. The chapter left Lin Nai dodging the robot’s attack after his punch struck a wall.

• Vill-V’s Lin Nai Killer matched Lin Nai’s Cosmic Fist and used superior combat experience to keep him in a stalemate.
• Vill-V revealed that she built the robot using Lin Nai’s combat data from the future and had stolen its materials from Mobius’s laboratory.
• Branca, Hen, and Mobius explained that Lin Nai had devised the plan to send his past self to the Previous Civilization, though the Flame-Chasers had altered it to get some revenge.
• Pardofelis worried that Lin Nai had not returned, while Elysia said she suspected he might have gone back to the Current Civilization.
• Lin Nai missed a punch against the robot, struck the wall, and pulled his hand back to dodge its attack.

Lin Nai fought the Lin Nai Killer, a robot Vill-V had built to imitate his techniques, and learned that its copied energy attacks were weaker than the originals. The robot survived his Mebium Beam and fired back as the battle continued.

• Lin Nai dodged the Lin Nai Killer’s attacks and split its Honkai-energy disc with an Ultra Disk Blade.
• The robot formed a purple lightsaber, so Lin Nai summoned the Mebius Aura and drew a golden lightsaber to fight it.
• In the secret chamber, Vill-V revealed she had used materials from Dr. Mobius’s laboratory to build the robot, angering Dr. Mobius.
• Lin Nai broke the robot’s lightsaber, kicked it away, and fired a Mebium Beam at it.
• The Lin Nai Killer recovered and fired a purple Honkai-energy beam that collided with Lin Nai’s Mebium Beam.

Lin Nai completed his mission with a beam that made him suspect he had used an imitation of the Space-Time Ray. Elsewhere, Kiana discovered a vision of her childhood and family, then the Herrscher of the Void took control of her thoughts and set out to seize her body.

• Lin Nai fired the Mebium Beam, fulfilled his mission, and wondered why its stance resembled Agul's despite his not knowing the Space-Time Ray.
• Kiana caught a flaming lance that smashed through a wall and hurried onward, worried that something had happened to Lin Nai.
• Kiana watched visions of her younger self with Siegfried, Theresa, and Cecilia, and learned that Theresa was her godmother and Cecilia was her mother.
• The vision shifted to the Second Honkai War, and Kiana felt distressed and tried to leave to find Lin Nai.
• The Herrscher of the Void awakened within Kiana, sensed the Honkai energy around her, and planned to take control of Kiana's body.

Kiana watched the Second Honkai War and learned that she was the clone K423, while the Herrscher of the Void tried to exploit her despair and take control. A memory of Lin Nai finding her and the friends she made afterward began to restore Kiana’s resolve.

• Kiana witnessed the Second Honkai War and learned that Cecilia’s crimson petal had saved more than a hundred thousand people and ended the conflict.
• Kiana saw records showing that Siegfried had rescued her as K423, a clone implanted with the Herrscher Core, and the Herrscher of the Void taunted her with the truth.
• Kiana collapsed in despair as the Herrscher of the Void began to awaken, but the flaming spear suppressed the Herrscher’s influence.
• Kiana saw a memory of Lin Nai finding her unconscious in an alley and taking her in.
• Kiana watched scenes of her journey with Lin Nai and their encounters with Bronya, Tesla, Einstein, the children of Cocolia Orphanage, Raiden Ryoma, and Mei Raiden.

Lin Nai reached Kiana before the Herrscher of the Void could control her and comforted her as she struggled with learning she was a clone. Kiana accepted reassurance from Lin Nai and Bronya, while the Herrscher of the Void gave up and went quiet.

• Lin Nai fought through Anti-Lin Nai Armaments, sensed danger through the power he had infused into the Flame Lance, and rushed to Kiana.
• Lin Nai found Kiana on the verge of being controlled by the Herrscher of the Void and hugged her as she cried.
• Lin Nai reassured Kiana that her friends cared about her as a person, not her name, and lightened the mood with teasing.
• Kiana considered taking Lin Nai's surname after recalling Mei's explanation of Far Eastern customs, prompting Bronya to tease them.
• Bronya affirmed her bond with Kiana, and Kiana relaxed as the Herrscher of the Void withdrew to sleep.

Mobius and the others adjusted their plans after the Herrscher of the Void was easily suppressed, while Lin Nai and his companions continued searching for Seele. During the journey, Kiana accepted that she was K423 and reaffirmed her bond with Lin Nai.

• Pardofelis asked what they should do after the Herrscher of the Void was suppressed, and Mobius explained that Lin Nai still wanted to travel through the Sea of Quantum to the Previous Civilization.
• Vill-V shut herself off after Lin Nai dismantled most of her Anti-Lin Nai Armaments, while Lin Nai wondered how he would respond to her later.
• Lin Nai and his companions set out to find Seele in a jeep that he constructed, with Einstein driving and Tesla riding beside her.
• Kiana asked Lin Nai whether he had always known she was K423, and he admitted that he had known for a long time.
• Kiana accepted that she was still herself despite being a clone, then jokingly considered taking Lin Nai's surname before accidentally drooling on him.
• Tesla took a photo of Lin Nai, Kiana, Bronya, and the others during their journey.

Tesla, Einstein, Lin Nai, Kiana, and Bronya reached another door and found Seele bound to a cross in an arena beyond it. After the group checked for traps, Lin Nai entered to rescue Seele, and the doors sealed him inside.

• Tesla and Einstein looked at old photos and planned to take another group photo with Welt and Siegfried when they could.
• Tesla asked Lin Nai to sing during the long jeep ride, and he sang several songs as the group traveled to the end of the road.
• The group held hands and charged the identical door, but Lin Nai discovered it opened normally when pushed.
• Inside a circular arena, Lin Nai spotted Seele tied to a cross, and Einstein warned him not to rush into what looked like a trap.
• Tesla and Einstein checked the surrounding passage and arena, found nothing suspicious, and Lin Nai entered to free Seele.
• The glass door shut behind Lin Nai, and two additional layers of doors descended, trapping him inside the arena.

Lin Nai rescued Seele from the machine’s chamber as an unknown energy began turning his leg intangible and threatening to overwhelm the space. He blasted open the glass door, sealed the entrance, and threw Seele toward Kiana, leaving himself behind with the danger still contained inside.

• Kiana and Lin Nai failed to break the glass door, while a hidden machine began activating behind Seele.
• Lin Nai attacked the machine with a Quantum Stream, then freed Seele and carried her toward the door as the energy inside rapidly intensified.
• A transparent, liquid-like force caught Lin Nai and began making his leg intangible, so he shielded Seele and blasted the glass door open with Garnet Blast.
• Lin Nai sealed the entrance with light and reassured the guilt-ridden Seele that Gray Snake had been responsible for the plot.
• Lin Nai spun and threw Seele toward Kiana, calling for her to catch Seele.

Lin Nai was overwhelmed by the energy filling the laboratory and began falling into the Sea of Quantum. Before he disappeared, he said goodbye to Kiana, Bronya, Tesla, Einstein, and Seele, leaving the others to continue without him.

• Lin Nai used photon energy to repel the liquid-like tentacles, but they bound him again and dragged him toward the Sea of Quantum.
• Lin Nai explained to Kiana, Tesla, and Einstein that World Serpent was sending him into the Sea of Quantum and that he was being quantized.
• Lin Nai reached through the barrier to comfort Kiana and Bronya, then gave Bronya a necklace containing the Herrscher of Reason Core.
• Lin Nai asked Tesla and Einstein to look after Kiana and Bronya, and promised Tesla he would return home as soon as he could.
• Lin Nai encouraged Seele to find her courage and asked the other Seele to watch over her; a red flash appeared in Seele's eyes.

Lin Nai was pulled into the Sea of Quantum after promising Kiana he would return within three years and giving her the Mebius Aura to protect herself. Several days later, Kiana began to face his absence with resolve and vowed to find a way to bring him back.

• Lin Nai comforted the crying Kiana, promised to return within three years, and urged her to take care of herself while he was gone.
• Lin Nai transferred the Mebius Aura to Kiana as a crimson wristguard and told her that Kiana and K423 were only code names, then disappeared.
• Bronya led Kiana away as the barrier collapsed, while Einstein and Tesla comforted Seele.
• Lin Nai sank into the Sea of Quantum and gained the passive Child of the Ocean / Light of the Ocean, which gave him infinite energy in the sea.
• Several days later, Kiana got up, tied her hair in a high ponytail, and joined Bronya, Tesla, and Einstein.
• Kiana realized the Sea of Quantum could be escaped, saw the wristguard on her arm, and resolved to bring Lin Nai back.

Kiana decided to travel the world in Lin Nai’s absence, and Einstein agreed after requiring her to report in daily. Before leaving, Kiana and Bronya found Lin Nai’s gifts, while Bronya revealed she could use the Herrscher of Reason Core; Kiana then reconciled with Siegfried and set out on her journey.

• In the Sea of Quantum, Lin Nai grew stronger and beat Kevin for a day while Kevin wondered how far Mobius and the others had progressed with their plan.
• At breakfast, Kiana told Einstein, Tesla, and Bronya she wanted to travel alone to see the places Lin Nai had wanted to visit, and Einstein agreed on the condition that she report in every day.
• Kiana and Bronya found Lin Nai’s boxes and notes, changed into the outfits he had left them, and went downstairs to meet Welt, Siegfried, Raiden Ryoma, and Mei Raiden.
• Welt learned Bronya had Lin Nai’s pure Herrscher of Reason Core, then watched her construct several weapons using its power.
• Kiana thanked Siegfried for naming her Kiana Kaslana, and Siegfried told her she was his daughter and someone he was proud of.
• Kiana told Siegfried she planned to travel the world, and he encouraged her to go.

Nearly two years after Lin Nai fell into the Sea of Quantum, Mei Raiden sought Bronya’s help after her father, Raiden Ryoma, was arrested for suspected financial fraud. Bronya arranged for Mei to stay at Tesla’s villa and went to consult the doctors, only for another explosion to erupt in Tesla’s laboratory.

• Mei Raiden learned that Raiden Ryoma had been arrested and that her family had lost its villa, leaving her living in a rundown apartment.
• Mei called Bronya and explained what had happened; Bronya reassured her and told her to stay at Tesla’s villa.
• Bronya questioned the fraud allegations, noting that Anti-Entropy had never heard of the electromagnetic-field project Raiden Ryoma supposedly used to raise money.
• Bronya went to the laboratory to find Tesla and Einstein, wondering whether they had made progress rescuing Lin Nai from the Sea of Quantum.
• Bronya heard Seele nervously ask Tesla whether her invention would explode, stepped away from the laboratory, and the device blew up moments later.

Bronya served as Anti-Entropy’s Acting Alliance Leader, using her Herrscher of Reason powers to keep the radicals under control while taking on a crushing workload. After telling Tesla and Einstein that she was heading to Changkong City to help Mei Raiden investigate her father’s suspicious arrest, Bronya left the two scientists in charge.

• Einstein found Bronya hesitating outside Tesla’s laboratory, where Tesla had once again caused an explosion during an experiment with Seele.
• Tesla asked why Bronya had come, and Bronya’s past appointment as Acting Alliance Leader was explained, including how she had used constructed weapons and mechs to suppress the radicals.
• Bronya described the workload she had inherited and planned to hand it to Lin Nai when he returned, with Seele as a possible alternative.
• Bronya told Tesla, Einstein, and Seele that she would go to Changkong City to help Mei Raiden, whose father Raiden Ryoma seemed to have been framed.
• Einstein agreed with Bronya’s plan and noted that Kiana was also expected to visit Mei soon.
• Bronya left Tesla and Einstein as Acting Acting Alliance Leaders, jokingly presenting them with four bags.

Kiana encountered Bronya in Changkong City while both were heading to Tesla’s villa to find Mei Raiden. Bronya offered Kiana a ride on her motorcycle, and Kiana regretted accepting as Bronya sped wildly through the night.

• Kiana fought off Dead Soldiers and a Knight-type Honkai Beast near Changkong City.
• Bronya arrived from Anti-Entropy Headquarters and reunited with Kiana on the outskirts of the city.
• Bronya explained what had happened to Mei Raiden, and Kiana agreed they should head to Tesla’s villa to find her.
• Bronya constructed a motorcycle and assured Kiana that she was an experienced driver.
• Bronya accelerated wildly, leaving Kiana terrified and determined never to ride with her again.

Lin Nai was dragged away from his fight with the Herrscher of Finality by the Imaginary Tree and returned to Changkong City with a new passive ability. He wondered how Kiana and the others were doing and planned to take revenge on Gray Snake while deciding what to do about the Flame-Chasers and Kevin.

• Elysia interviewed Lin Nai about facing the Herrscher of Reason, and he recalled tearing off the Herrscher's head after resenting someone else using his Authority.
• A spatial gate threw Lin Nai onto a rooftop in Changkong City, where he recovered from being whipped around and noticed his hair had briefly changed colors.
• Lin Nai realized the Imaginary Tree had intervened and given him the passive Imaginary Power, which made his power infinite in worlds on the Tree.
• Lin Nai recalled receiving the Ultra Bracelet from No. I and wondered how Kiana and the others were doing.
• Lin Nai planned to dismantle three Gray Snakes for revenge and considered how to get Kevin to work, after revealing that he had knocked the Flame-Chasers unconscious before confronting the Herrscher of Finality.

Lin Nai wandered through Changkong City, reminiscing about the Previous Civilization and planning to find Mei before returning to Anti-Entropy. He learned that Raiden Ryoma had been arrested for economic fraud and suspected Cocolia might be behind it.

• Lin Nai reflected on his past visits to the Far East and remembered Ling running away with him to an amusement park, where Sakura punished her with a feather duster.
• A speeding car rushed past Lin Nai, and he wondered whether its driver looked familiar before deciding to stay at Tesla’s villa.
• Lin Nai heard a news report that Raiden Ryoma had been arrested on suspicion of defrauding investors of about 3.4 billion US dollars.
• Lin Nai questioned why Raiden Ryoma’s alleged fraud had come to light and suspected Cocolia might have arranged his arrest.

Lin Nai decided to investigate where Raiden Ryoma had been taken and summoned Gray Snake for information. Meanwhile, Kiana and Bronya reunited with a distressed Mei Raiden, and the three planned to investigate the case the next day.

• Lin Nai postponed visiting Cocolia Orphanage and decided to search for Raiden Ryoma instead.
• Kiana and Bronya arrived at Dr. Tesla's villa, where Mei Raiden greeted them in tears after suffering isolation and harassment.
• Bronya told Mei Raiden that they would investigate Raiden Ryoma's case the next day, and the three agreed to catch up that night.
• Lin Nai waited on a rooftop for someone who could help him locate Raiden Ryoma.
• Gray Snake appeared, and Lin Nai ordered him closer before punching his head apart; Gray Snake reappeared using one of his spare bodies.