Chapter Summaries

After the group watched Mo Li’s popular game video and learned that its music had topped the charts, they gathered to record voice lines for the Version 1.0 characters. Dorky Goose grew jealous and anxious about losing her chance with Mo Li, then pulled Rita aside to confide in her.

• Kiana, Jingliu, Kafka, and the others watched Mo Li’s video repeatedly and discovered that “Cicada’s Cry, Immortal’s Elegy” had reached first place on the new song chart.
• Mo Li said the remaining work was recording voice lines for the Version 1.0 banner characters, and Qingque volunteered to go first.
• Elysia teased Mo Li during the recording session, while Dorky Goose and Duck Duck watched their closeness with jealousy.
• Dorky Goose worried that Elysia and possibly Kafka would get ahead of her with Mo Li, then blushed as she imagined him making a move.
• Rita asked what was troubling Dorky Goose, and Dorky Goose pulled her aside and began to confide in her.

Rita encouraged Dorky Goose to pursue Mo Li, while Bronya quietly watched him and Elysia. As MiHoYo’s Honkai: Star Rail preview livestream began, Kafka appeared playing the violin.

• Rita told Dorky Goose that she and the other older girls liked Mo Li, and said she could pursue him without worrying about Himeko or Mei.
• Rita pointed out that Bronya had taken the initiative to spend time near Mo Li and was watching him and Elysia through a reflection.
• Dorky Goose spent the next few days wavering over whether to make a move on Mo Li as the studio prepared for the livestream.
• MiHoYo’s Honkai: Star Rail preview livestream began at eight in the evening with a cosmic starfield replacing the usual opening screen.
• Kafka appeared in the livestream’s opening sequence, swaying to soft music as she played a violin.

Kafka, Himeko, and Mo Li hosted a preview livestream, introduced updates for Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd, and confirmed that Part One’s finale would arrive in the next update. They then presented the new Truth Herrscher armor and explained that Bronya had become the complete Herrscher of Reason.

• Kafka opened the livestream by playing Canon and welcomed viewers before Mo Li and Himeko introduced themselves as the actors for Luocha and Himeko.
• Mo Li explained that Canon had been chosen as the opening because it looked cool, then said viewers might understand its deeper meaning when Honkai Impact 3rd ended.
• Mo Li confirmed that the current update was not the finale, but the next update would conclude Part One, while Honkai Impact 3rd would continue afterward.
• Mo Li, Kafka, and Himeko introduced the new version’s events and Truth Herrscher armor, and Kafka joked that Duck Duck could not fit into it.
• Mo Li said Bronya had inherited the core of the Herrscher of Reason and become the complete Herrscher of Reason, completing the Starter Trio’s growth.

Mo Li and the others introduced Honkai: Star Rail, presenting its universe-spanning setting, the Astral Express, and Himeko as its Navigator. The stream ended with Himeko joking about Mo Li killing her off and Kiana offering to hold him down.

• Mo Li, Kafka, and Himeko began the Honkai: Star Rail presentation from a recreated Astral Express Observation Car overlooking Jarilo-VI.
• Mo Li explained that players would become the Trailblazer, travel aboard the Astral Express, and explore worlds in a turn-based role-playing game.
• Mo Li described the Paths, the Aeon Akivili, and how a new group of Nameless repaired the stranded Astral Express and resumed the Trailblaze.
• Himeko revealed that she played the Astral Express's Navigator, prompting viewers to worry that she would be killed off again.
• Himeko joked that she would teach Mo Li a lesson if he killed her off, Kafka offered her the Judgement of Shamash, and Kiana's voice volunteered to hold Mo Li down.

Mo Li introduced the worlds and factions of the upcoming game, including the Xianzhou Luofu, and Tingyun appeared on the livestream as a model. The chapter ended with Kafka playfully touching Tingyun’s fake fox ears and tail.

• Mo Li introduced the Herta Space Station, where the Antimatter Legion invaded and Kafka awakened the Trailblazer, then previewed the Stellaron Hunters Silver Wolf and Blade.
• Mo Li and the others presented Jarilo-VI and its characters, including Bronya, Seele, Clara, Gepard, Serval, and Cocolia.
• Mo Li announced that the Xianzhou Luofu would also be available at launch and described its Chinese-inspired science-fiction setting and three major races.
• Mo Li invited Tingyun, a Foxian Ferry Envoy, to appear on the livestream, and she introduced herself to the viewers.
• Kafka pulled Tingyun over to sit with her and playfully tussled with her fake fox ears and tail.

Mo Li introduced the Xianzhou’s history and Honkai: Star Rail’s exploration and turn-based combat during a livestream, while Kafka and Tingyun entertained viewers. The demonstration ended with Mo Li revealing that launch character Seele could take repeated turns.

• Mo Li connected the Xianzhou’s pursuit of immortality to Qin Shi Huang and explained how Yaoshi’s blessing brought long life and suffering before Lan severed the Jianmu.
• Mo Li described the Trailblazer’s exploration, then showed Stelle entering combat and Dan Heng using his ultimate attack.
• Mo Li explained combat basics, enemy toughness, attributes, and Paths as viewers reacted to the gameplay.
• Kafka asked whether the game allowed a character to keep acting after their turn, and Mo Li confirmed that launch character Seele could do so.

Mo Li explained Honkai: Star Rail’s combat paths, challenging modes, and launch rewards, while the players reacted with excitement and disbelief at the generosity. Himeko reflected on how MiHoYo’s goal of making a game loved by many had been fulfilled.

• Mo Li explained Seele’s extra actions, Jing Yuan’s Erudition Path, the Forgotten Hall, Memory of Chaos, and the Simulated Universe.
• Mo Li announced launch rewards totaling 100 pulls, including event, login, and progression rewards.
• Mo Li revealed another 20 pulls in pre-registration event rewards, prompting players to celebrate and wonder whether MiHoYo could afford such generosity.
• Himeko said that seeing the players’ happiness reminded her of MiHoYo’s original wish to make a game that many people would love.

After MiHoYo’s Star Rail preview livestream ended, Mo Li traveled to the capital with Rita and Eden to meet the Olympic Committee about lending them holographic projection technology. Director Zhang welcomed them and began showing them around the Olympic venue.

• Himeko, Kafka, and Mo Li ended the livestream with a farewell speech as the Astral Express departed to the sound of Canon in D Major, leaving viewers moved and excited for Star Rail.
• Players praised MiHoYo’s generosity online while waiting for Star Rail’s open beta and playing the Mid-Autumn Festival events in Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd.
• The Olympic Committee invited Mo Li to the capital to discuss the Olympic Opening Ceremony, following an agreement to borrow MiHoYo’s Holographic Projection technology in exchange for advertising slots.
• Zhang Yuanyuan picked up Mo Li, Rita, and Eden at the airport, chatted about her visit to the Studio and her photo with Elysia, and heard Mo Li hint that Honkai Impact 3rd connections might already be hidden in Star Rail.
• Director Zhang greeted Mo Li and Eden and offered to show the group around the Olympic venue.

Mo Li and Eden toured the Bird's Nest, where Director Zhang discussed the Olympic Opening Ceremony, mascot selection, and MiHoYo's role. After Mo Li introduced him to the holographic projection equipment, Director Zhang began learning how to use it for the ceremony.

• Director Zhang showed Mo Li and Eden the Opening Ceremony schedule and revealed that Eden was slated to perform the finale, despite divided opinions among the organizers.
• Director Zhang told Mo Li that Kiana's role as the final Torchbearer was confirmed and that the Olympic mascot was still under discussion, with an online vote likely to include Ganyu as a qilin.
• Zhang Yuanyuan urged Mo Li to consider Star Rail characters for the mascot vote, while Rita argued that MiHoYo should benefit from the business opportunities if Ganyu was selected.
• Director Zhang reassured Mo Li and Rita that MiHoYo would not be treated unfairly, and Mo Li explained how to install and calibrate the Studio's holographic projection equipment.
• Director Zhang became absorbed in the holographic device and initially failed to notice Mo Li saying goodbye until his daughter prompted him.

After returning to the Studio, Mo Li shared a tender moment with Eden before encountering a shy Durandal in the hallway. Durandal reflected on how much she had come to depend on Mo Li, and her growing feelings intensified after she witnessed him and Eden together.

• Mo Li returned to the Studio with Eden and the others, where Rita offered to make him food while Eden teased him about his fondness for Rita.
• Mo Li comforted Eden and she told him that her love for him was sincere and would never fade.
• Mo Li ran into Durandal in the hallway, but she got embarrassed and hurried back to her room without inviting him inside.
• Durandal recalled how Mo Li had changed life at the Studio and how she had begun anticipating a future with him.
• Durandal admitted she had felt listless during the day without Mo Li and revealed she had just witnessed his intimate moment with Eden.

Durandal confided in Rita about her growing attraction to Mo Li, and Rita teased her with plans to make herself irresistible to him. The Studio girls celebrated Kiana’s confirmed role as an Olympic torchbearer and began designing Ganyu’s qilin form, while construction of Elysium Everlasting started as Honkai: Star Rail’s public beta approached.

• Durandal sneaked into the kitchen for a midnight snack, where Rita teased her about waiting for Mo Li and heard her describe wanting to pull him into her room.
• Rita joked that she would make herself into a delicious snack for Mo Li instead of treating him as one.
• Mo Li told the girls that Kiana would be an Olympic torchbearer and that Ganyu’s qilin form might become an Olympic mascot.
• The girls eagerly began designing Ganyu’s qilin form, and Mo Li decided to discuss Elysium Everlasting with Eden.
• Griseo took charge of the main artwork for Ganyu’s qilin form as MiHoYo Studio returned to its usual work and construction of Elysium Everlasting began.
• As the school year approached, Mo Li arranged the girls’ school registration by phone, with Honkai: Star Rail’s public beta set for registration day.

On Honkai: Star Rail’s open-beta day, Kiana and Himeko livestreamed the game for eager players. Kiana began the opening cinematic, which introduced Kafka amid a monster invasion of the space station.

• Kiana asked Himeko to join the livestream after Mei declined and Elysia was with Mo Li.
• Kiana and Himeko greeted viewers and answered questions about the new game, with Himeko calling it a cheerful space comedy.
• Kiana logged in and started Honkai: Star Rail, showing viewers its train-filled login screen and the opening music, “Canon.”
• The cinematic showed Kafka appearing on a space station and seemingly playing the music as monsters invaded and Asta directed an evacuation.
• An alarm interrupted Kafka’s playing, and she remarked that she had arrived at the wrong time.

Kiana livestreamed the opening of Honkai: Star Rail, following Kafka and Silver Wolf as they infiltrated the Space Station to obtain a Stellaron. The chapter ended with Kafka choosing between the vessels Stelle and Caelus.

• Kiana watched the opening cinematic and admired Kafka's elegant, mysterious entrance into combat.
• Kiana defeated the first enemies, while viewers discussed Kafka's appeal and her possible character banner.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf revealed that they had drawn Antimatter Legion forces to the Space Station to cover their infiltration.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf discovered the Stellaron could not be found by ordinary means and used Silver Wolf's solution to locate it.
• Silver Wolf prepared the vessel, and Kafka faced a choice between activating Stelle or Caelus.

Kiana played through the opening of Honkai: Star Rail, watching Kafka implant the Stellaron in Stelle and leave her behind on the Space Station. March 7th and Dan Heng found Stelle, and the chapter ended with Himeko arriving to rescue them.

• Kiana chose Stelle as the protagonist and watched Kafka implant the Stellaron in her body.
• Kafka spoke to Stelle about her uncertain past and destined journey, then left her on the Space Station.
• March 7th and Dan Heng found the unconscious Stelle and explained that the Antimatter Legion had attacked the Space Station.
• Kiana noticed March 7th’s resemblance to Elysia as March guided Stelle toward the Master Control Zone and introduced game features.
• March 7th, Stelle, and Dan Heng reunited with Arlan, but Antimatter Legion soldiers surrounded them before Himeko arrived to help.

Kiana played through the Space Station crisis, met Himeko and Asta, and defeated the Doomsday Beast with Himeko’s help before Welt arrived to save the day. After waking, Stelle chose to board the Astral Express, and its departure left Kiana eager for the journey to Jarilo-VI.

• Himeko introduced herself as the Astral Express’s Navigator and led the group to meet Asta, who explained the Space Station’s situation.
• Kiana pulled Himeko from the beginner banner and joked with Himeko and the viewers about Himeko’s weakness in the game.
• The Doomsday Beast appeared, and Kiana leveled her characters before defeating it with Himeko’s help.
• Welt rescued the group in an animated short after Stelle fainted.
• After Stelle woke, Himeko took her to meet Herta, and Kiana chose the option to board the Astral Express.
• Welt brought the train to the platform, and the Astral Express departed as March 7th waved goodbye to Asta.

Kiana played through the Astral Express’s arrival at Jarilo-VI, where Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng set out to investigate the Stellaron’s effects. After meeting Sampo and being brought before Cocolia, the group offered to help seal the Stellaron, and Cocolia agreed to assist them.

• Pam warned Stelle that every Astral Express passenger had secrets and that she needed to follow the train’s rules.
• The Astral Express warped to Jarilo-VI, and Welt explained that the Stellaron had transformed the planet into a frozen world.
• Himeko assigned March 7th, Dan Heng, and Stelle to investigate Jarilo-VI, and Kiana chose Stelle’s joking dialogue options during their arrival.
• The group found Sampo hiding in a snowdrift, but he fled when they encountered the Silvermane Guards, who then surrounded them.
• Gepard believed the group’s explanation and brought them to meet Cocolia, who agreed to help them seal the Stellaron.

Kiana played Honkai: Star Rail on stream, enjoying its comedic story and exploring the Simulated Universe before viewers pointed her toward a hidden Godslayer Sword Shard. Its inscription about Himeko overwhelmed her with memories of Himeko’s death, leaving Kiana and the viewers in tears.

• Kiana reached a level requirement in the main story, noticed the Simulated Universe mission, and chose to gather experience before trying the mode again.
• Kiana explored Herta Space Station—Storage Compartment while viewers joked about the game’s comedic dialogue and praised the Aeon of Elation.
• Viewers urged Kiana to return to a previously explored room, where she found a fragment of the Godslayer Sword beside a containment pod.
• Kiana investigated the shard and read words describing warmth, sobbing, mourning, and someone reborn from the flames who smiled amid them.
• Kiana recalled Himeko’s funeral and was overcome with grief as the stream’s Danmaku filled with sobbing.

Kiana encountered a Honkai Impact 3rd Easter egg in the form of Himeko’s broken Godslayer Sword, then discovered a Genshin Impact Wind Glider in Herta’s collection. The livestream moved on to the Underworld storyline, where Seele and Bronya’s conflict drew attention.

• Kiana read the message beside the broken Godslayer Sword, and Himeko comforted her as she cried.
• Mei asked Mo Li whether Kiana would come to this universe and restore the sword, and he reassured her that the games would connect.
• Kiana spotted a Wind Glider beside the Godslayer Sword, prompting viewers to speculate about Teyvat and its place in the universe.
• Kiana advanced the main quest, where Sampo took the protagonist group to the Underworld after Bronya pursued them.
• Seele and Bronya clashed over the Overworld’s neglect of the Underworld, and their conflict continued when they reached the orphanage.

The protagonist group returned to the Overworld, joined forces with Serval and Gepard, and reached the Stellaron, where they interrupted Cocolia’s attempt to sway Bronya. Bronya rejected her mother and sided with the group, prompting Cocolia to summon a spear and begin their confrontation.

• Bronya left the protagonist group a letter asking them to seek help from the Landau siblings if she could not change Cocolia’s mind.
• The protagonist group stayed at Serval’s home, and Serval agreed to help them enter the Iron Guard Restricted Zone to find the Stellaron.
• Serval led the group into the restricted zone, but Gepard stopped them; after they showed him Bronya’s letter, he opened the gates and stayed behind with Serval to hold off Fragmentum monsters.
• Dan Heng, March 7th, Stelle, and Seele found Cocolia trying to persuade Bronya to embrace the Stellaron’s promised rebirth.
• Bronya thanked Cocolia for raising her but refused to stand by her side, and Cocolia summoned a spear against the protagonist group.

Kiana watched Stelle face Cocolia and lose their first duel before the will of Belobog’s Great Guardians entrusted Stelle with the Flame Lance and the power of Preservation. The chapter ended as the final showdown began, with Bronya declaring that the group would face the darkness together.

• Cocolia summoned the Creation Engine, and Himeko fired an orbital cannon shot to disable its left arm while Stelle climbed it to reach Cocolia.
• Cocolia transformed into the Mother of Deception and defeated Stelle in their one-on-one battle.
• Stelle witnessed memories of Cocolia’s past and heard the Great Guardians’ will explain how the Stellaron’s influence and Belobog’s despair had worn Cocolia down.
• Stelle vowed to inherit the will of Preservation, received the first Great Guardian’s Flame Lance, and was chosen by Qlipoth.
• Stelle rejoined March 7th and the others, raised the Flame Lance toward Cocolia, and began the final battle as Bronya vowed they would face the darkness together.