Chapter Summaries

Zhang Yuanyuan visited MiHoYo on behalf of the Dragon Country Olympic Committee, and Mo Li agreed to lend his Holographic Projection for the Opening Ceremony. Meanwhile, Eden's new album drew widespread attention to Mo Li's songwriting and helped spark interest in Dragon Country Style lyrics.

• Zhang Yuanyuan introduced herself to Elysia and asked Mo Li to lend his Holographic Projection for the Olympics Opening Ceremony.
• After Zhang explained that her father, the director, hoped to redesign performances around the technology, Mo Li agreed to provide the equipment and teach them to use it.
• Zhang and Mo Li discussed Kiana as a possible Torchbearer, the theme song, and candidate Olympic mascots before Mo Li showed her around the Studio.
• After Zhang left, Rita and Mo Li reflected on the Studio's rapid growth and its connection to the Olympics.
• Eden released a twelve-song album of new Dragon Country Style songs, with Mo Li credited for all the lyrics and much of the music.
• Lyricists and composers praised the album's poetic writing, and several people tried to imitate its lyrics to capitalize on the ancient-style song trend.

Mo Li’s traditional-style lyrics won widespread praise after literary experts analyzed their poetic craft, and CCTV featured Eden’s album and Mo Li on the evening news. Back at the Studio, the girls admired Mo Li’s talent while Himeko reminded him that Kiana had started a livestream for the Honkai Impact 3rd update.

• Literary experts praised the poetic imagery and adaptations in Mo Li’s songs, while netizens mocked idols whose traditional-style lyrics relied on flashy wording.
• Foreign listeners discussed Eden’s album on YouTube, and CCTV praised it and featured Mo Li on the evening news.
• Jingliu, Kafka, and Yun Jin admired Mo Li’s literary talent, and he gladly accepted the girls’ praise.
• Himeko found Mo Li reading the trending article and teased him for being pleased with himself.
• Himeko told Mo Li that Kiana had started a livestream for the Honkai Impact 3rd update, and he realized he had forgotten about it.

Mo Li discussed funding and plans for Elysium Ever After with Himeko, then Kiana and Li Sushang livestreamed the new game update. Kiana began the chapter End of the World, which left Seele waking in a strange cabin far from Salt Lake Base.

• Mo Li told Himeko that she had developed Elysium Ever After’s attraction plans with Eden and Elysia and still needed to gather the funds.
• Kiana and Li Sushang started a livestream, and Kiana pulled Li Sushang’s Character Card up to 3S before beginning the main story.
• Kiana and Li Sushang joked with the viewers about their reputations, then Kiana opened the chapter End of the World.
• An animated short showed Kevin, transformed into a Karma Demon, killing an unfamiliar monster before a shattered mirror revealed Seele.
• Seele woke in a windowless metal cabin, remembered returning to her dormitory after training, and wondered whether Rosaria had played a prank on her.

Seele woke on the moon after the Stigmata Project began, where Xiao Kong told her that Raven had brought the children to New Atra. Seele set out to find two Valkyries, while the story left her exploring lunar ruins and confronting Quantum Shadows.

• Seele failed to reach Dark Seele at first, then sensed her presence and reassured her that they would face their difficulties together.
• Seele met Xiao Kong, who explained that they had arrived on the moon through a strange door and believed her teacher Raven had not told them everything.
• Xiao Kong told Seele that two Valkyries, one black-haired and one golden-haired, had already set out, and Seele suspected the golden-haired one was Durandal.
• Seele left the base, confirmed she was on the moon, and saw Earth covered in ominous runes.
• Seele encountered Quantum Shadows on the moon, defeated them, and wondered why creatures from the Quantum Sea were there.

Seele met up with Li Sushang and Durandal while exploring the moon, and the three learned that Jackal had drawn them there as Stigmata awakeners. Jackal revealed that the Stigmata Project was complete and World Serpent had been disbanded, then began explaining how the project had succeeded.

• Seele found Li Sushang and Durandal among the ruins, and the three exchanged accounts of how they had arrived on the moon.
• Li Sushang explained that strange barriers and the lunar vacuum had prevented her and Durandal from exploring farther.
• Seele, Li Sushang, and Durandal continued searching the ruins but found no useful clues among the monsters and Honkai-infused rocks.
• Jackal appeared, and Durandal warned Li Sushang that Jackal might be responsible for their arrival.
• Jackal told the three that they had been selected as Stigmata awakeners, the Stigmata Project was complete, and Kevin had disbanded World Serpent.
• Jackal said the project had succeeded through technology left by the Sovereign of the previous era.

Jackal revealed that Feather Rabbit had been both a stigmata and a human, then left Dorky Goose and her companions to explore the ruins. As they investigated the Nonsensical Broken Bridge, Dorky Goose detected an unexpected reading and stopped in surprise.

• Jackal told Dorky Goose that Feather Rabbit had been both a stigmata and a human from the beginning, and explained that she had arrived at the New Atra camp after World Serpent's transfer.
• Dorky Goose and her companions concluded that Kevin might have been waiting for someone to challenge his Stigmata Project, then continued exploring the ruins.
• Kiana and Li Sushang watched the story during the livestream, while players discussed Jackal and the game's unusual event translations.
• Li Sushang showed Dorky Goose and Seele the Nonsensical Broken Bridge, where a tossed pebble vanished at the top of its arc.
• Dorky Goose took out Genius to inspect the bridge, noticed an unexpected reading, and abruptly stopped.

Durandal brought Seele and Li Sushang into the Sumeru Mustard Seed, where they met Schrödinger and learned about the Quantum Sea and the search for a way back to Earth. Seele and Li Sushang began exploring nearby World Bubbles, while Schrödinger hinted that she had troubling information to share; the chapter ended with Durandal checking whether Seele had found anything.

• Durandal used Genius to bring herself and Seele into the Sumeru Mustard Seed, where Li Sushang joined them beneath the Bodhi Tree.
• Schrödinger introduced herself and told the group that Schicksal Sky Island and Inverse Business's Salt Lake Base remained operational.
• Schrödinger explained World Bubbles and warned that the group needed to find a strong Channel to return from the moon without losing their bearings in the Quantum Sea.
• Durandal asked Schrödinger what she had withheld from Seele and Li Sushang, and Schrödinger admitted that some facts might hurt their morale.
• Durandal sent Seele and Li Sushang out to explore while she stayed in the Sumeru Mustard Seed, then contacted Seele after she explored a World Bubble to ask what she had found.

Seele discovered that she could understand the Previous Era’s Residual Shadows in the lunar World Bubbles, revealing clues about ancient ruins and the Fire Moth. In a shattered bubble, Vill-V and Number Seventeen discussed the doomed mission to challenge the Herrscher of Finality, leaving the players with the Flame-Chasers’ grim resolve.

• Seele witnessed Dr. Mei and a girl resembling Bronya discuss lunar ruins built about 200,000 years earlier, then relayed their conversation to Dorky Goose.
• Schrödinger suggested Seele’s synchronization with World Bubbles let her understand the Residual Shadows, so the group changed its exploration plan and had Seele follow Li Sushang’s discoveries.
• Seele translated a conversation between Dr. Mei, Vill-V, and Number Seventeen about the Fire Seed Project, revealing the girl’s name and prompting Dorky Goose to suspect the Previous Era had anticipated the Stigmata Awakened’s presence on the moon.
• Seele entered a severely damaged World Bubble and heard Vill-V and Number Seventeen say they had come to the moon to challenge the Herrscher of Finality despite believing they had no chance of winning.

Kiana’s livestream showed Vill-V explaining that Pardo had to risk her life to open a door during the Herrscher of Finality’s activation, and the Flame-Chasers’ tragic sacrifice moved the viewers. After promising to honor their meaning, Seele tried to leave the World Bubble but was stopped by a mysterious voice warning that the signal was unstable.

• Pardo rushed past Vill-V, and Vill-V revealed that Pardo would die opening a door when the Herrscher of Finality activated.
• Vill-V explained to Number 17 that the door could only be opened while Finality was moving, forcing its opener to endure lethal Honkai radiation.
• Vill-V said Pardo accepted her fate because she, like the other Flame-Chasers, had a duty only she could fulfill.
• Vill-V recalled the ordinary lives the Flame-Chasers might have had and said they became heroes despite knowing the world could not be saved.
• Number 17 promised to honor the Flame-Chasers’ meaning, and Vill-V urged her to make it her own.
• Seele tried to leave the World Bubble, but a gentle female voice told her the signal was unstable and she would have to wait.

Seele met Ai-chan, who said she could help locate the World Bubble most connected to them, while Kiana woke in the Quantum Sea and began following mysterious prompts toward Bronya. The chapter left Kiana hearing the Herrscher of Sentience's familiar laugh as she wondered why she was dreaming about her.

• Ai-chan appeared to Seele, explained that she came from a Time Crystal, and offered to help locate a connected World Bubble so Seele and the others could find familiar people.
• Ai-chan injected a string of data into the Genius before disappearing, and the scene shifted to Kiana asleep in a sea of flowers.
• Kiana woke in the Quantum Sea, heard what she thought was Bronya's voice, and began investigating the strange surroundings through the game's prompts.
• Kiana saw a fleeting image of Bronya, then heard the Herrscher of Sentience's laugh and wondered why she had appeared in her dream.

Kiana and Bronya found themselves trapped in the Quantum Sea, where their Herrscher powers were impaired and an unknown force subtly guided their decisions. After discovering Quantum Shadows attacking a fragile passage to a World Bubble, they prepared to split up, with Kiana tasked with breaking through the barrier.

• Kiana heard Bronya’s voice, realized she was not dreaming, and fought Quantum Shadows while unable to use her Herrscher authority properly.
• Bronya arrived with Project Bunny and helped Kiana escape the shadows; they identified their surroundings as the Quantum Sea and shared how they had arrived there.
• Bronya theorized that a World Bubble had conquered part of the Quantum Sea, while Kiana questioned why their Herrscher powers were impaired.
• Kiana and Bronya found Quantum Shadows attacking a nearly shattered connection to another World Bubble and considered entering it.
• After an unseen suggestion influenced Bronya to recommend splitting up, she and Project Bunny planned to distract the shadows while Kiana tried to break through the space barrier.

Kiana broke through a spatial weak point and was swept into another part of the Quantum Sea, where she reunited with Mei. The chapter ended as the two shared a quiet moment after finally meeting again.

• Bronya drew the Quantum Shadows away while Kiana tried to break the Link Point.
• Kiana noticed a weak point in space, shattered it, and was pulled through the entrance to Another World.
• A mysterious voice explained its idea of godhood and said it would help Bronya.
• Kiana found herself falling through the Quantum Sea past defeated Quantum Shadows and sensed a powerful presence.
• Mei appeared and embraced Kiana, fulfilling their promise to meet face-to-face.

Mei, Kiana, and Bronya followed a mysterious spatial guidance through a passage into another World Bubble. The story then shifted to Shi Bao, who entered a lunar base frozen in time and discovered the final emotion of a pilot trapped there for tens of thousands of years: hope.

• Mei reunited with Kiana and Bronya, and they discussed how they had reached the Quantum Sea and why Mei could not use her Herrscher powers.
• Mei led Kiana and Bronya to an artificially created spatial flaw, explaining that Elysia’s way of thinking helped her detect it.
• The three followed the guidance into a passage that appeared to lead to another World Bubble and crossed through it.
• Shi Bao recalled being thrown into the Quantum Sea by the Stigmata Project and used her remaining Herrscher authority to enter a lunar World Bubble.
• Shi Bao examined a motionless pilot’s memories and found that he had remained conscious for tens of thousands of years, ending with an emotion of hope.

Shi Bao found Dr. Mei in a frozen World Bubble and exaggerated her role in reviving it while recounting the encounter to Kiana. Dr. Mei explained how she had preserved the bubble through cooperation with World Serpent and revealed that it was now an exile for Herrschers until the Stigmata Project was completed.

• Shi Bao discovered that the frozen people had worshipped Dr. Mei, then found her overwhelmed by despair and judged her for betraying their trust.
• Shi Bao encountered Dr. Mei, and the unknown force freezing the World Bubble receded as the world began moving again.
• Kiana interrupted Shi Bao's self-aggrandizing account, and Dr. Mei confirmed that the group's arrival had briefly revived the sealed bubble.
• Dr. Mei explained that she had cooperated with World Serpent to preserve her World Bubble, even after learning she was only a shadow projected from the Genuine World.
• Dr. Mei revealed that the World Bubble had become an exile where already-born Herrschers would be sealed until the Stigmata Project was complete.

Mei, Kiana, and Shi Bao agreed to work with Dr. Mei to find a way back to the Genuine World and save her World Bubble. Dr. Mei explained the bubble’s origins and revealed that she needed Shi Bao’s Herrscher power to rescue Prometheus, who was trapped beyond a strange spatial divide.

• Mei, Kiana, and Shi Bao decided to cautiously cooperate with Dr. Mei and asked her to explain the World Bubble and her involvement in the Stigmata Project.
• Dr. Mei explained that the Herrscher of Finality had inadvertently created the World Bubble, and that she had drawn World Serpent’s attention to give it a chance to survive.
• Dr. Mei proposed reconnecting the bubble to the Imaginary Tree’s Extremities and took Kiana and Shi Bao to a damaged statue of the Herrscher of Finality.
• Dr. Mei revealed that Prometheus was trapped beyond a strange bridge and that she needed Shi Bao’s Herrscher authority to reach it.
• Dr. Mei deduced that the seals on Kiana and the others’ powers were mental shackles, but Shi Bao doubted her explanation.

Kiana and Shi Bao fought in Kiana’s mindscape, and Shi Bao’s attacks helped Kiana break the mental shackle. Afterward, Kiana wondered how others saw her, then reunited with Shi Bao and headed to meet Dr. Mei.

• Dr. Mei’s provocation prompted Shi Bao to attack Kiana in the mindscape, where their sparring helped Kiana sense and break her mental shackle.
• Kiana explained that Dr. Mei had wanted Shi Bao to use her remaining authority to help break the shackle, and Shi Bao called them both crazy.
• While livestreaming, Kiana wondered whether Mei and Mo Li would prefer her to be more mature like the Kiana in the game, and Li Sushang encouraged her to be herself.
• Kiana used some of the Herrscher of the Void’s recovered authority to repair the Broken Bridge, and she and Shi Bao set off to meet Dr. Mei.

Mei and Bronya discussed how the Flame-Chasers had changed Mei’s understanding of sacrifice before Kiana and Shi Bao reunited with them. Kiana, Mei, and Bronya found Prometheus, who agreed the World Bubble could be reconnected to the Imaginary Tree Terminal, but revealed Dr. Mei had sent people to her with the same excuse thousands of times.

• Mei told Bronya that the Flame-Chasers had taught her that no one knew who they would become until an irreversible moment arrived.
• Kiana and Shi Bao found Mei and Bronya, and Kiana reported that she had recovered some Void Archives authority and repaired the Broken Bridge with Shi Bao’s help.
• Shi Bao secretly established a communication channel for Kiana, Mei, and Bronya as they crossed the bridge to search for Prometheus.
• Kiana encountered mech enemies that drained her strength, and Prometheus appeared to shut down the Suppression Device and contain the Honkai energy.
• Mei and Bronya arrived and initially mistook Prometheus for an enemy, but Kiana explained who she was and why they had come.
• Prometheus confirmed the World Bubble could be reconnected to the Imaginary Tree Terminal and said Dr. Mei had used the same excuse to send people to her 4,021 times.

Kiana learned from Durandal and Schrödinger that Dr. Mei had hidden the cost of her plan: reconnecting the World Bubble to the Imaginary Tree could let Kiana and her companions return, but would likely destroy the bubble ahead of time. Kiana, Mei, and Duck Duck confronted Dr. Mei, leaving her to answer for what she had withheld.

• Prometheus questioned Dr. Mei about deceiving Kiana and the others, and Dr. Mei said the World Bubble’s destruction was inevitable while Prometheus argued that choosing to die early was different from accepting that fate.
• Kiana connected with Durandal, who explained that she, Seele, and Li Sushang were trapped on the moon while Earth was being reconstructed under the Stigmata Project.
• Durandal and Schrödinger warned Kiana that reconnecting a World Bubble required a stable Anchor Point and that Dr. Mei’s plan could cause her World Bubble to collapse early.
• Kiana told Mei and Duck Duck what she had learned, and the three decided to ask Dr. Mei for the truth.
• Kiana found Dr. Mei talking with Shi Bao and explained Durandal’s warning; Dr. Mei fell silent as Kiana asked why she had not told them everything about the World Bubble.

Dr. Mei explained that the World Bubble would eventually merge with the Genuine World unless it gained an Anchor Point, then helped Kiana and Mei enter Kiana’s mental space to seek a way to preserve it. They arrived at St. Freya Academy, where Kiana recalled saying goodbye to Himeko in the Theater of Domination.

• Dr. Mei told Mei and the others that the World Bubble would eventually merge with the Genuine World, taking her and Prometheus with it, and warned them to focus on returning quickly.
• Dr. Mei used the World Bubble to recreate the Elysian Realm and explained that Kiana needed to restore her Herrscher authority for Imaginary Reorganization to preserve the bubble.
• Kiana chose Mei to enter her mental space, and the two joined hands to let Mei’s consciousness enter Kiana’s body.
• Kiana and Mei arrived at St. Freya Academy, where Kiana looked for Himeko and remembered their farewell in the Theater of Domination.

Kiana told Mei about Himeko’s final wishes and how she had learned to carry the grief of losing her, while viewers were moved by her memories. Mei then recalled Elysium Ever After and the Flame-Chasing Thirteen, ending with gratitude for their sacrifices and Elysia’s promise that their story would endure as long as they were remembered.

• Kiana recalled Himeko’s return, her own tears, and how she had once wished she could remain unchanged to prevent painful events.
• Kiana told Mei that Himeko had wanted to return to St. Freya, enjoy simple pleasures, and watch them graduate and grow up.
• Kiana repeated Himeko’s words about missing the stars when crying over the sun, prompting the livestream viewers to cry again.
• Mei remembered Elysium Ever After, where she had sought the secrets of Honkai and the meaning of being a Herrscher.
• Mei recounted how the Flame-Chasing Thirteen sacrificed themselves to defeat the Herrscher of Corruption and said she remembered them with gratitude.