Recaps

Xiao Ran authorized Zoe to lead an operation against the group behind the bombings, and the attack ended the public crisis while revealing that the AEU and Humanity Federation were preparing another move against Celestial Being. Back at Heavenly God, Xiao Ran showed Sheryl Hard two unfamiliar units and assigned her a task.

• Xiao Ran let Zoe investigate the bombings and ordered her to take Sashers without exposing their units.
• Zoe obtained authorization for ten GN-X units and coordinated an assault on three bases with the participants.
• Footage of attacks on two Armed Faction bases and a disguised transport vessel spread online, and reports credited Celestial Being with ending the bombings.
• Officials from the Humanity Federation and AEU discussed the failed distraction and their preparations for a new operation, while Celestial Being's pilots remained unaware of who had acted.
• Xiao Ran returned to Heavenly God's base with two units, where Old Man Raphael and Billy began studying them.
• Xiao Ran introduced Sheryl Hard to Lightning Aegis and Black Hawk and gave her a task.

Xiao Ran learned that UNION, AEU, and the Humanity Federation were preparing a joint operation to capture Celestial Being’s Gundams, and he warned Ptolemaios while arranging to leave his post in space. He slipped back to Celestial Being’s First Base, leaving the coming operation and its battle unresolved.

• Old Man Raphael praised Sheryl’s engineering talent, agreed to study Xiao Ran’s machines, and discussed installing Solar Furnaces in them.
• Xiao Ran received orders to lead a secret mission at Sky Ladder Orbit and sent Naluo’s forces into space to prepare.
• The UNION President told Xiao Ran that the mission was a three-nation operation to capture Celestial Being’s Gundams, placing Sky Ladder Orbit’s forces under his command.
• Graham suggested that someone could wear Xiao Ran’s mask and impersonate him, allowing Xiao Ran to leave space without abandoning his post.
• Xiao Ran reviewed the operation plans, warned Ptolemaios that the three nations were searching for it, and sent Naluo its coordinates.
• Xiao Ran left Sky Ladder Orbit in disguise and returned to Celestial Being’s First Base.

Xiao Ran prepared for the uncertain joint operation while Old Man Raphael investigated how to equip the Black Hawk with GN technology. After Graham reported that the operation had begun, Xiao Ran launched in the Black Hawk and raced into space.

• Xiao Ran identified four participants' mecha as modified Strike Gundam-type units and recognized the fifth as an upgraded Ginn.
• Xiao Ran ordered Graham to manage the five participants and instructed the Celestial Being pilots to monitor the Ptolemaios.
• Old Man Raphael began modifying the Lightning Aegis but found that installing Solar Furnaces in the Black Hawk would require extensive changes, so Xiao Ran requested external Particle Storage Tanks instead.
• Graham messaged Xiao Ran that the joint operation had begun, prompting Xiao Ran to prepare the Black Hawk for a sortie.
• Xiao Ran launched the Black Hawk using its Particle Storage Tanks and thrusters, then accelerated rapidly through the atmosphere and into space.

The three-nation allied forces surrounded the Ptolemaios while most of its Gundams were undergoing maintenance, leaving Miss Huang with few options. She sent Exia Gundam and two Kyrios units to defend the ship and requested support from Alex and VEDA, while Xiao Ran remained unaware of the crisis as he prepared unmanned fighters.

• The three-nation allied forces detected and surrounded the Ptolemaios, which had only Exia Gundam and Kyrios Gundam ready to sortie.
• Miss Huang struggled to protect the ship and its crew, then ordered Exia Gundam and Kyrios Gundam to deploy and requested support from Alex and VEDA.
• Miss Huang assigned Lockon to pilot Gundam Kyrios, with Haro, Hallelujah, and VEDA assisting him in controlling its GN-BITs.
• Exia Gundam and the two Kyrios units deployed as the allied forces closed in on the Ptolemaios.
• Xiao Ran, unaware of the Ptolemaios's message, released and configured three 9V-GHOST unmanned fighter jets before continuing toward the ship.

The Ptolemaios and its three Gundams were overwhelmed by the Tri-Nation Allied Forces, and Exia Gundam and Gundam Kyrios were captured. Wang Liu Mei confirmed reinforcements had arrived, allowing the Ptolemaios to counterattack as the incoming GN-X units and Angel Throne Gundams devastated the enemy formation.

• The Tri-Nation Allied Forces split the Gundams apart and pinned them down while battering the Ptolemaios with nearly two hundred MS units.
• Felt reported that the second echelon would take thirty minutes to arrive, and Miss Huang sent Wang Liu Mei a message while hoping Alex would come to their aid.
• Felt announced that Exia Gundam and Gundam Kyrios had been captured, but Wang Liu Mei replied that reinforcements had arrived.
• Hong Long contacted Miss Huang, who ordered the Ptolemaios to launch all its GN Missiles as GN-X units and the Angel Throne Gundams entered the battle.
• The reinforcements devastated the Tri-Nation Allied Forces, destroying more than sixty machines, and Graham ordered the Special Investigation Team to retreat.

Xiao Ran used the Black Hawk’s missiles to devastate the Three Nations Allied Forces, then sent its unrestricted 9V-GHOST drones to attack the scattered survivors. With the ordinary forces in chaos, the battle between the Participants began in earnest.

• Xiao Ran fired two hundred missiles into the Three Nations Allied Forces’ formation, destroying or crippling many standard MS units.
• The missile barrage left the battlefield filled with fireballs and wreckage, while notification chimes sounded repeatedly for Xiao Ran.
• Xiao Ran lifted the restrictions on the three 9V-GHOST drones and activated their weapons.
• The drones overwhelmed the remaining allied forces with their speed and Gatling fire as the scattered units struggled to defend themselves.
• The Three Nations faction’s Participants had held back much of the GN-X team, and the Participants’ battle now began in earnest.

Xiao Ran and Celestial Being turned the Tri-Nation Allied Forces’ attack into a rout, but the opposing participants stayed behind to pursue their conflicting mission to capture or destroy a Gundam. As the participants’ battle began, Xiao Ran withdrew to rearm the Black Hawk and returned with thirteen GHOST-9V unmanned fighters.

• The GN-X formation, Xiao Ran’s Black Hawk, and three unmanned fighters devastated the Tri-Nation Allied Forces, freeing the captured Gundams and forcing the fleet to retreat.
• The Tri-Nation Allied Forces participants stayed on the battlefield because their Main Mission Two required them to shoot down or capture a Celestial Being Gundam.
• Naluo and the four-person squad’s captain ordered the Heavenly God faction participants to attack, and both sides opened fire.
• Xiao Ran sniped at the enemy from a distance, then flew the Black Hawk away from the battlefield with its unmanned fighters.
• Xiao Ran released ten more unmanned fighters, installed a new heavy armor backpack, and returned with thirteen GHOST-9V fighters.

Xiao Ran and the Celestial Being forces turned the battle against the Three Nations Allied Forces by deploying unmanned fighters and Black Hawk’s High Explosive Rounds. The allied participants retreated with heavy losses, while Xiao Ran headed to Ptolemaios and warned Red Dragon to keep Naluo from pursuing too far.

• The Three Nations Allied Forces participants struggled to find an opening against the Gundams as their remaining GN-X units fought alongside them.
• Xiao Ran sent thirteen unmanned fighters into the battle, then used Black Hawk to lock onto four enemy mecha and launch eighty High Explosive Rounds.
• Xiao Ran’s missiles and the unmanned fighters destroyed three mecha and killed two participants, while several other enemy units were damaged.
• The GN-X units and Celestial Being Gundams pressed the damaged participants, forcing the surviving allied mecha to regroup and retreat.
• Xiao Ran warned Red Dragon to tell Naluo not to pursue too deeply, then piloted Black Hawk toward Ptolemaios.

After helping Celestial Being survive the Tri-Nation Allied Forces’ attack, Xiao Ran met with Miss Huang and Ian aboard the damaged Ptolemaios and discussed repairs, future missions, and the Unknown Units. He then warned Tieria that a high-ranking traitor within Celestial Being may have leaked information to the enemy.

• Xiao Ran docked the Black Hawk with the damaged Ptolemaios, entered the ship, and thanked Miss Huang and Ian for checking on the crew.
• Xiao Ran explained that his red-GN-Particle units came from Solar Furnaces without filtering systems and said Celestial Being’s forces would support future intervention missions.
• Miss Huang and Ian decided the damaged Ptolemaios would return to Tiandu for repairs, while the remaining Gundams continued operations and later relocated to the Japanese Special Economic Zone.
• Lockon apologized for the Black Hawk’s damage, and Tieria asked Xiao Ran about the Unknown Units; Xiao Ran described them as a secret support organization’s machines.
• Xiao Ran warned Tieria that a high-ranking Celestial Being member could access VEDA and might have betrayed the organization, leaving Tieria shocked.

Xiao Ran revealed that Celestial Being’s hidden plans were being directed by a higher authority, then brought Tieria, Setsuna, and Lockon to visit the organization’s base. After learning about the base’s capabilities and the battle’s losses, the group began assessing the damage and personnel casualties.

• Xiao Ran told Tieria that higher authority had kept Celestial Being’s true purpose from him, prompting Tieria to request a visit to the base.
• Setsuna and Lockon joined Tieria, and Xiao Ran departed with them in the Black Hawk alongside the two Gundams and thirteen unmanned fighters.
• On the way to Earth, Xiao Ran destroyed the wreckage of the remaining mobile suits so the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces could not recover them.
• The group descended safely through the atmosphere, and Lockon was astonished by the Black Hawk’s capabilities and stable flight.
• Xiao Ran showed Tieria, Setsuna, and Lockon Celestial Being’s developed base and introduced them to its several hundred personnel.
• Nina requested her promised reward, while Nalo reported three lost machines, recovered Solar Furnaces, and two personnel killed.

After Celestial Being lost two pilots and three units, Xiao Ran arranged specialized GN-X modifications and approved mass production. He revealed to Naluo that he was a participant and invited her to join his team, which she accepted as they prepared to sign a contract.

• Xiao Ran asked Old Man Raphael to arrange specialized modifications for the GN-X units, and Raphael agreed to begin the work immediately.
• Xiao Ran approved mass production of the GN-X and told Laguna to prepare additional production lines.
• During their flight to Sky Ladder Orbit, Naluo asked Xiao Ran whether he had piloted the Black Mecha, and he confirmed that he was a participant.
• Xiao Ran explained that a coming Special Mission would make cooperation necessary and invited Naluo to join his team.
• Naluo accepted Xiao Ran's invitation, and he welcomed her before proposing that they formally sign a contract.

Xiao Ran formed a team with Na Luo and became its captain, then reviewed the team’s strict rules and Na Luo’s abilities and mecha. Na Luo discovered that Xiao Ran had an impressive collection of mecha, while the chapter ended with her feeling closer to him as a teammate.

• Xiao Ran sent Na Luo a team invitation, and she confirmed it, forming their team with Xiao Ran as captain.
• Xiao Ran reviewed the team rules and set the Merit Point sharing ratio to give all rewards to individual members for now.
• Xiao Ran inspected Na Luo’s skills and mecha, judging her equipment weak but recognizing her Threat Sense as valuable.
• Na Luo saw that Xiao Ran had several powerful C+ Class mecha and reacted with astonishment.
• Xiao Ran explained that he had four mecha and seventeen drones in total, and Na Luo felt closer to him after joining his team.

After returning to Sky Ladder Orbit, Xiao Ran prepared to face the AEU and Humanity Federation commanders over the failed joint operation. When they deliberately kept him waiting, he decided to play along and ordered tea and refreshments.

• Naluo privately cherished her feelings for Graham but said nothing to Xiao Ran, who sent her to Heavenly God Second Base and traveled to space alone.
• Graham met Xiao Ran in a restroom on Sky Ladder Orbit, handed him his uniform, and reported that the AEU and Humanity Federation commanders wanted to hold him accountable for withdrawing first.
• Xiao Ran changed back into uniform and reviewed the mission records while Graham explained that their homeland supported the withdrawal but expected an explanation to the other nations.
• Lieutenant Colonel Rodia told Xiao Ran that Major General Kim and Brigadier General Arthur Goodman were coming for a meeting, and Xiao Ran chose to greet them personally.
• When Major General Kim and Brigadier General Goodman failed to appear after their scheduled arrival, Xiao Ran told Lieutenant Colonel Rodia to bring him a table, chairs, tea, and refreshments while they waited.

Xiao Ran made the Humanity Federation and AEU delegations wait while he ate breakfast and watched a movie, then began talks about their failed operation against Celestial Being. The meeting left UNION facing accusations that its withdrawal had caused the allied forces’ losses.

• Xiao Ran made Major General Kim and Brigadier General Goodman wait while he finished breakfast, trading barbs with Goodman about his appearance.
• Xiao Ran formally welcomed the delegates and offered to begin the discussions immediately; Goodman and Kim agreed.
• A video of Xiao Ran’s breakfast and his exchange with Goodman spread online, drawing praise for Xiao Ran and ridicule for Goodman.
• Major General Kim described the failed operation and blamed UNION’s early withdrawal for most of its failure.
• Goodman accused UNION of withdrawing without warning its allies and argued that Graham should be charged as a deserter.

Xiao Ran rejected the Humanity Federation and AEU’s demands that UNION accept blame and pay for the failed operation, while recognizing that their proposals aimed to pressure UNION into joining a United Forces. He agreed in principle to sharing new-model MS technology if all three countries contributed theirs, leaving the negotiations open for formal delegations.

• Xiao Ran defended Major Graham Aker’s retreat order and argued that the operation commander’s mistakes, not UNION, caused the losses.
• Major General Kim and Brigadier General Goodman demanded compensation, a reduction of UNION’s forces on Sky Ladder Orbit, and UNION’s support for a new United Forces.
• Xiao Ran saw that the demands were intended to draw UNION into the proposed United Forces and give the other two countries leverage over it.
• Major General Kim asked Xiao Ran to contribute the captured new-model units’ technology to strengthen the United Forces.
• Xiao Ran agreed to technology sharing on the condition that the Humanity Federation and AEU also provide their new-model MS technology.

Xiao Ran helped arrange the expansion of the Tri-Nation Allied Forces while Graham and his team resigned to join Celestial Being. After the three powers announced a joint military exercise in the Taklamakan Desert, Xiao Ran returned to Celestial Being’s Earth command post and warned Miss Huang that intervening could be dangerous.

• Graham asked Xiao Ran to punish and discharge the Gundam Special Investigation Team, and Xiao Ran secured the president’s approval for their honorable departure.
• Graham and more than ten members of the former Gundam Special Investigation Team left UNION and joined Celestial Being, while the three powers agreed to expand their joint force to 300 MS.
• The three major powers announced a joint military exercise in the Taklamakan Desert featuring new MS, and Xiao Ran handed over command of the allied force.
• Xiao Ran returned to Celestial Being’s Earth command post and told Miss Huang that the exercise likely targeted Celestial Being and that he would pilot Gundam Kyrios if she chose to intervene.

Celestial Being and the Gods prepared to intervene in the Three Nations' exercise, which Xiao Ran warned could be a trap involving many powerful Unknown Units. Sheryl insisted on joining the battle, and Xiao Ran asked whether she wanted to pilot Black Hawk.

• Xiao Ran agreed to pilot Gundam Kyrios, and Setsuna, Tieria, Lockon, and Hallelujah also committed to the sortie.
• Miss Huang ordered the crew to gather intelligence, inspect their units, and prepare a plan for the intervention.
• Xiao Ran warned that someone with high VEDA authorization might cut off the Gundams' connection, so the team discussed installing Quantum Computers in their systems.
• Xiao Ran estimated that fewer than seventy Unknown Units might appear and urged Celestial Being to bring in its second echelon and Angels, calculating that their combined forces could deploy fifty-two units.
• Sheryl told Xiao Ran she wanted to fight alongside him, and after she proposed using Black Hawk for long-range sniping, he asked whether she wanted to pilot it.

Xiao Ran revealed that Sheryl’s singing strengthened and inspired those who heard it, making her a key asset for the coming battle. After Sheryl embraced her true self, the team prepared its battle plan and Xiao Ran and Sheryl headed back to headquarters.

• Xiao Ran said Sheryl could provide long-range support and instructed Lockon and Tieria to protect her during the battle.
• Sheryl transformed her pink fish-shaped ornament into a whip and sang, sharpening the listeners’ minds and filling them with strength and a desire to protect her.
• Xiao Ran encouraged Sheryl to stop changing herself for him, and she embraced him as the others recognized the power of her singing.
• Tieria wondered whether Sheryl and Xiao Ran could bring peace without Celestial Being, while Ian examined the unusual functions of Sheryl’s ornament.
• Miss Huang began planning the battle, Wang Liu Mei agreed to contact Angels, and Christine arranged for the second echelon to prepare an ambush.
• Xiao Ran told the others to meet him at the Celestial Base, then returned to headquarters with Sheryl.

Xiao Ran arranged the Second Base handover and tasked Colonel Jett with investigating the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces exercise. Jett’s intelligence suggested the nations were preparing specialized forces and equipment against Celestial Being as they moved toward formally establishing the Allied Forces.

• Xiao Ran confirmed Colonel Jett’s takeover of the Second Base and ordered him to monitor the exercise and report back.
• Xiao Ran sent Hiksa to Celestial Being’s Second Base to adapt the machines for the upcoming exercise.
• UNION appointed Homer Katagiri, Billy Katagiri’s uncle, as commander of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces exercise instead of Xiao Ran.
• Colonel Jett reported that the nations had moved troops, officers, supplies, and new equipment, and appeared to have formed a new squad.
• Xiao Ran inferred that the nations were preparing to counter Celestial Being and might use Participants as the core of UNION’s new squad.

As Celestial Being prepared to intervene in a massive three-nation exercise, Xiao Ran’s forces upgraded their machines and deployed toward the mission area. The chapter ended as the coalition operation began and sorties launched from multiple bases and locations.

• Xiao Ran learned that more than eight hundred MS would participate and that all four Angels pilots and the second echelon would join Celestial Being’s intervention.
• Tianshen and Tiandu replaced the machines’ main computers with Quantum Computers, installed a new OS, and upgraded the GN-X units.
• Ian delivered smaller GN-BITs for Gundam Kyrios, while Old Man Raphael refitted other GN-BITs for Lockon, Hiksa, and Hana Yu.
• Old Man Raphael upgraded Lightning Aegis with a Red Solar Furnace and GN Fangs, while Black Hawk also received a Red Solar Furnace.
• As the three-nation coalition began its operation, Xiao Ran ordered Gundam Kyrios and the Angel Throne Gundams to sortie from Base One.
• Naluo and Graham sent more than twenty GN-X units from Base Two toward the target, while machines descended from space and four more launched from a mountain cave.

Homer Katagiri’s plan trapped the Gundams in a prepared assault during the Three Nations Military Exercise, while the watching GN-X pilots held back. Xiao Ran then prepared to deploy with Gold Haro and Pink Haro as the story left him about to enter the fight.

• Homer Katagiri ordered the plan to begin after Lockon and Hallelujah destroyed the terrorists and trucks, and the three nations’ forces ambushed the Arios Gundam and Arios Gundam.
• Missile barrages and exploding split-body MS units forced Lockon and Hallelujah’s Gundams down, while Graham, Nalo, and Sashers watched from above without intervening.
• The Exia Gundam and Kyrios Gundam appeared but were quickly suppressed by the three nations’ prepared forces, prompting Graham to question the scale of their deployment.
• Goodman and Major General Kim celebrated the suppression in the command center and anticipated exposing the secret of the particles.
• Xiao Ran prepared to deploy from the hidden Gundam Kyrios with Gold Haro and Pink Haro, whose calls announced Alex’s entrance.

Xiao Ran and Lightning Aegis entered the battle to rescue Lockon and Hallelujah, while the Three Nations Allied Forces sent four enemy machines to intercept him. Xiao Ran overwhelmed the squad with Gundam Kyrios and its GN-BITs, then confronted the Melee Type at close range.

• Xiao Ran activated Gundam Kyrios and Lightning Aegis and headed toward Arios Gundam and Arios Gundam after receiving the rescue mission.
• Homer Billy ordered the First Special MS Squad to test the capabilities of the unfamiliar black machine.
• Gold Haro set Lightning Aegis's mission to rescue the two Gundams and destroy enemy artillery positions, then sent it ahead.
• Xiao Ran recognized the four approaching machines as units piloted by the participants he had recruited in the Gundam SEED World and opened fire with Gundam Kyrios and twenty-four GN-BITs.
• The four machines scattered and counterattacked, but Xiao Ran's GN-BITs damaged the Melee Type's Flight Pack.
• The Melee Type charged Gundam Kyrios with its Ship-cutting Sword, and Xiao Ran dodged the blow and swung two Beam Sabers at its waist.

Xiao Ran fought four enemy machines with Gundam Kyrios while its GN-BITs recharged, as Lightning Aegis destroyed an artillery position and relieved pressure on the other Gundams. Multiple reinforcements then appeared across the battlefield, prompting Homer Billy to dispatch special MS units and leave each command center to respond independently.

• Haro helped Xiao Ran evade a beam attack, and he pulled Gundam Kyrios away from the Melee Type machine while its GN-BITs returned to recharge.
• Xiao Ran noted that he had lured out a squad of participants and relied on Lightning Aegis to complete the other half of his mission.
• Lightning Aegis charged through missile fire, destroyed a Tri-Nation Alliance Forces artillery position, and reduced the pressure on Arios Gundam and Arios Gundam.
• Goodman demanded that the enemy machine be captured, and Homer Billy ordered the Second Special MS Unit to intercept Lightning Aegis.
• Reports announced enemy machines near several command centers and two more heading toward the other Gundams, so Homer Billy deployed the Three Command Headquarters Special MS Unit and sent the Third and Fourth Special MS Squads to reinforce the trapped Gundams.

Miss Huang tried to locate the three-nation alliance’s Command Center while ordering Celestial Being’s remaining forces to avoid unnecessary engagements and prepare for a counterattack. Xiao Ran’s damaged Gundam Kyrios was running low on Mental Power and facing four enemy machines when a large force approached, leaving him to ask Sheryl for help.

• Miss Huang ordered Christine and Felt to tell the remaining squads to withdraw from enemies and assemble at the designated location.
• Miss Huang sent the three Angel Throne Gundams and the last two second-echelon units to destroy artillery positions and then help eliminate the three-nation alliance’s MS.
• Xiao Ran continued fighting four enemy machines as Gundam Kyrios lost weapons and GN-BITs, while the enemy machines began firing less often as their energy ran low.
• Xiao Ran launched his charged GN-BITs using the system’s automatic lock-on because his Mental Power was nearly exhausted.
• Golden Haro warned Xiao Ran that a large number of enemy units were approaching, and Xiao Ran asked Sheryl for help.

Sheryl’s song strengthened Xiao Ran and restored his Mental Power as he fought the Tripartite Allied Forces. Xiao Ran broke through the encirclement and destroyed many pursuing units with a combined GN-BIT cannon, while Eshe and Harvey escaped the blast.

• Sheryl heard Xiao Ran’s call through her earring and sang to support him from the Black Hawk.
• Sheryl’s song amplified Xiao Ran’s abilities and restored his Mental Power, allowing him to pilot Gundam Kyrios with renewed speed and agility.
• Xiao Ran sent Gundam Kyrios upward, formed a massive GN Cannon from its GN-BITs, and fired down through the clouds at the pursuing forces.
• Eshe warned the other pilots and narrowly dodged the beam, but it destroyed her Flight Pack; Harvey caught her machine and carried her toward their allies.
• Xiao Ran’s GN-BITs attacked the Tripartite Allied Forces’ MS Unit, leaving the supporting force with less than half its original numbers.