Recaps

Xiao Ran struggled to keep Gundam Kyrios ahead of four participant mechas while clearing the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces MS around him. As the GN-BITs began falling and the Melee Type closed in, he activated Spirit Burst and prepared to turn the fight around.

• Eshe, Sman, and Harvey assessed Gundam Kyrios as a powerful threat and acknowledged that their damaged mechas could not keep it pinned down.
• The Three Kingdoms Allied Forces MS counterattacked to stall Xiao Ran until reinforcements arrived, while the four participant mechas rejoined the fight to prevent Gundam Kyrios from escaping.
• Xiao Ran dodged the participants' attacks and waited for the GN-BITs to recharge, weighing how to use his remaining skills without draining Sheryl's Mental Power.
• Xiao Ran sent twenty GN-BITs into the Three Kingdoms MS formation and charged in, destroying and scattering numerous enemy units.
• The Assault Type pilot destroyed three GN-BITs, and Xiao Ran activated Spirit Burst as the Melee Type mecha closed in behind Gundam Kyrios.

Xiao Ran unleashed a vastly enhanced Spirit Burst and used Gundam Kyrios to devastate the Three Nations Alliance’s forces, forcing Eshe and the others to retreat. Afterward, the power’s painful backlash left him barely conscious as he headed for the rendezvous point with Fonn.

• Xiao Ran activated Spirit Burst, sensed the enemy’s movements through GN Particles, and piloted Gundam Kyrios with seemingly impossible precision.
• Xiao Ran dodged the Melee Type machine’s attacks and turned its own situation against it, while Eshe’s machine was badly damaged and lost its feet.
• Golden Haro warned Xiao Ran of a distant golden beam, which struck the Melee Type machine and let Eshe escape in its Flight Pack.
• Eshe warned her allies to retreat, and the remaining Three Nations Alliance machines either fled or were destroyed by Gundam Kyrios and its GN-BITs.
• A pilot in a red Justice Goddess Gundam praised Alex and called for them to change the world together.
• Xiao Ran suffered intense pain as Spirit Burst ended, spoke briefly with Fonn, and ordered the Haros to take him to the rendezvous point.

While Fonn piloted the Justice Goddess Gundam and destroyed the mechs scouting them, Xiao Ran discovered that his extended use of Spirit Burst had awakened his Potential Burst skill and caused him to develop an Innovator (Pseudo) bloodline. He marveled at his greatly increased attributes and learned that he could temporarily become a Pure Innovator under specific conditions.

• Fonn piloted the Justice Goddess Gundam and killed the pilots of several squads of scouting mechs while Xiao Ran rested in Gundam Kyrios.
• Xiao Ran checked a notification and learned that he had awakened the Mental Potential Burst skill after using Mental Power skillfully for an extended period.
• Xiao Ran learned that unknown radiation had caused his bloodline to evolve into Innovator (Pseudo), which could continue developing into a Pure Innovator.
• Xiao Ran reviewed his status and realized the awakening skill, attribute increases, and enhanced perception and mental abilities had greatly improved his combat potential.
• Xiao Ran learned that activating Potential Burst under the photon radiation of a complete GN Solar Furnace would temporarily make him a Pure Innovator.

Xiao Ran compared his abilities with Kira’s, then received orders to support the besieged Arios Gundam units. Miss Huang prepared reinforcements, identified a possible location for the Allied Command Center, and arranged GN-BIT replacements as Xiao Ran raced toward the battlefield.

• Xiao Ran recognized that Kira’s Seed of Spirit and Strongest Coordinator abilities would still give Kira the advantage in a fight.
• After receiving Miss Huang’s report, Xiao Ran and the Justice Goddess Gundam turned toward the Arios Gundam units, which were pinned down by enemy forces and Participants.
• Miss Huang ordered the Angel Throne Gundams to support Exia Gundam and arranged orbital deployment of equipment and replacement GN-BITs.
• Miss Huang suspected the Allied Command Center was hidden in the large processing plant and ordered the mecha to gather there after disengaging.
• Two Gundam Zabanyas replaced Gundam Kyrios’s damaged GN-BITs, and Xiao Ran sped toward the Arios Gundam units.

Xiao Ran and Celestial Being’s forces moved to support their trapped allies as the Three Nations Allied Forces deployed more squads. Exia Gundam received new equipment and became Avalanche Exia Gundam, helping Celestial Being turn the battle around before more enemies arrived.

• Homer Billy sent two more special action squads toward Arios Gundam, then ordered reinforcements after five Celestial Being machines appeared elsewhere.
• Miss Huang counted eleven exposed squads and worried that Alex might not be able to handle the sixteen machines facing him.
• A storage pod crashed near Exia Gundam, scattering enemy machines, and Setsuna equipped Exia Gundam with its new Avalanche parts while Gundam Judgment helped secure them.
• Tieria and the other Celestial Being pilots launched a counterattack as Exia Gundam’s new equipment greatly increased its speed and firepower.
• Celestial Being’s forces destroyed all four Participant machines, but new enemies appeared.

Xiao Ran activated Spirit Burst and became a Pure Innovator, using Gundam Kyrios to overwhelm the participant units and attack the forces on the ground. He joined forces with Lightning Aegis Gundam to unleash a massive barrage, while Feng En urged him to abandon Celestial Being and VEDA.

• Xiao Ran activated Spirit Burst, and his bloodline advanced from Innovator (Pseudo) to Pure Innovator as Gundam Kyrios charged the approaching participant units.
• Xiao Ran controlled the GN-BITs alone, using their combined cannon to strike the battle below and then destroying two participant units in the air.
• Justice Goddess Gundam joined the aerial fight as Arios Gundam, Arios Gundam, and Gundam of the Star Water Goddess attacked enemy forces on the ground.
• Lightning Aegis Gundam threw its Tactical Composite Weapon System to Gundam Kyrios, and Xiao Ran used Quick Lock to fire its weapons alongside the GN-BITs in a vast beam barrage.
• Feng En praised Xiao Ran and urged him to abandon Celestial Being and VEDA so they could change the world together.

Xiao Ran and the Celestial Being pilots regrouped after destroying the Three-Nation Allied Forces’ first twelve units, but Homer Billy ordered the forces’ final plan. Nearly three hundred machines carrying electromagnetic beam generation fields surrounded the Gundams, leaving Xiao Ran to urge everyone to fight.

• Lockon, Hallelujah, Homer Billy, Kim, and Goodman reacted to the destruction of the twelve units and the power of Gundam Kyrios and Lightning Aegis.
• Major General Kim urged Homer Billy to retreat or begin the final preparations, and Billy ordered the plan to proceed.
• Nearly three hundred machines carrying electromagnetic beam generation fields assembled and split into two groups aimed at Gundam Kyrios and Exia Gundam.
• Xiao Ran ordered the Celestial Being pilots to regroup at a designated location, where Exia Gundam and the others joined them.
• Xiao Ran warned the pilots about machines with special equipment, then the forces surrounded them from four directions and he ordered everyone to fire.

Xiao Ran and Celestial Being fought the Tri-Nation Allied Forces as the enemy assembled Energy Mirrors that combined their defenses and threatened to trap the defenders. As the mirrors closed, Xiao Ran pursued the retreating participant units with Gundam Kyrios and prepared a coordinated attack with Lightning Aegis.

• Xiao Ran and the other Celestial Being pilots found that assembled Energy Mirrors shared energy to resist their attacks, though concentrated rapid fire could destroy them.
• Setsuna sent Avalanche Exia Gundam to intercept the participant units as the giant mirrors pressed in from five directions.
• Xiao Ran warned Tieria that the mirrors could enclose the units and release lethal high-voltage energy, then joined the chaotic battle without activating Spirit Burst.
• When the mirrors neared completion, the participant units began retreating, and Xiao Ran deployed the GN-BITs and took Lightning Aegis's greatsword.
• Xiao Ran pursued a participant unit with Gundam Kyrios, struck it with the greatsword, and used Quick Lock to target it with Kyrios's and Lightning Aegis's weapons.

Xiao Ran and Celestial Being crushed the retreating Hostile Faction participants and the Three Nations Allied Forces with support from Sheryl’s song and reinforcements. The battle ended with nearly all enemy participant mecha destroyed and Celestial Being’s deployed units intact.

• Xiao Ran led a coordinated barrage that shattered the Energy Mirror and tore through the retreating participant mecha and mass-produced MS.
• Sheryl’s song strengthened the allied pilots as Tieria, Lockon, and Nina regrouped near Black Hawk.
• Graham relayed Xiao Ran’s orders, and the GN-X forces split into teams to attack the enemy’s flanks and the remaining Three Nations faction participants.
• Xiao Ran released his Cooperative Control over the Lightning Aegis and used Gundam Kyrios and his GN-BITs to destroy more enemy participant mecha.
• Naluo and the allied participants joined the attack, leaving only two or three Hostile Faction participant mecha able to escape.
• Celestial Being’s forces stood victorious in the desert with no deployed units shot down.

After Celestial Being’s defeat of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces brought worldwide conflicts to a halt, the president visited Xiao Ran with a plan to unite the three nations. He proposed Xiao Ran as commander of the new Earth Federation’s powerful response force, and Xiao Ran accepted.

• The leaked defeat of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces shocked the world, and armed conflicts and terrorist attacks fell silent.
• The president contacted Xiao Ran, then arrived secretly at his headquarters in Japan.
• The president gave Xiao Ran documents describing the failed operation and a plan to integrate UNION, the Humanity Federation, and AEU into one power.
• Xiao Ran reviewed the proposed response force’s broad authority and discussed its role in confronting Celestial Being with the president.
• The president explained that Homer Billy had lost the other nations’ confidence and recommended Xiao Ran as commander of the new force.
• Xiao Ran accepted the position, and the president noted that the three nations would soon no longer be distinct.

After learning that UNION, the Humanity Federation, and the AEU were preparing to form the Earth Federation, Xiao Ran arranged for Colonel Jett to succeed him in the Japanese Special Economic Zone. Xiao Ran received a new appointment commanding an elite, independent military force and began assembling its personnel in the region.

• The President told Xiao Ran that preparations to unite the three nations would begin soon and that Xiao Ran would choose who succeeded him in the Japanese Special Economic Zone.
• Xiao Ran chose Colonel Jett as his successor and told him about the planned Earth Federation and the need for someone he could trust.
• Xiao Ran recommended Colonel Jett to the President, while Laguna used his connections to help secure Jett's appointment.
• Less than a week later, Xiao Ran received his new command appointment, and Colonel Jett received a promotion and appointment to lead the Japanese Special Economic Zone.
• Xiao Ran selected Old Man Raphael to head the Technology Department and Billy as its advisor, while Soma Peries, Patrick, Kati Mannequin, and other personnel joined his force.
• Xiao Ran took command of a powerful, financially and operationally independent military force as personnel and units gathered in the Japanese Special Economic Zone.

Xiao Ran watched UNION, the Humanity Federation, and AEU unite as the Earth Federation and learned that he would command its new military force. At a secret base, he discovered the Federation’s new Gundams and GN-X units, which the leaders said would be handed over to him.

• The three nations announced the creation of the Earth Federation and privately established a powerful military force under Xiao Ran’s command.
• The President summoned Xiao Ran and took him with the former leaders of AEU and the Humanity Federation to a secret base.
• Xiao Ran discovered dozens of GN-X units and Gundam-derived machines, including mass-produced Strike Gundam designs.
• The President explained that the GN-X units had come from a mysterious force and confirmed that the Federation would hand the machines to Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran took command of A-LAWS as the Earth Federation prepared to integrate the three nations’ forces, but he worried that its advanced machines could threaten Celestial Being. At a reception, Alejandro approached Sheryl, and Xiao Ran met with him to discuss how his A-LAWS command could affect Celestial Being’s operations.

• The president entrusted Xiao Ran with selecting pilots and commanding the first batch of advanced machines, warships, and bases assigned to A-LAWS.
• Xiao Ran arranged to transfer A-LAWS personnel to its new base and planned assignments for commanders Kati Mannequin and Sergei Smirnov.
• At a reception, Xiao Ran recognized Alejandro and Ribbons as Alejandro approached Sheryl with flowers, then introduced Sheryl as his fiancée and took the bouquet.
• Xiao Ran led Alejandro and Ribbons to a private room, where Alejandro questioned whether Xiao Ran’s command of A-LAWS would compromise Celestial Being’s operations.
• Xiao Ran acknowledged the conflict but argued that his position could give Celestial Being intelligence and advantages that outweighed the drawbacks.

Alejandro revealed that Celestial Being’s destruction was part of Aeolia’s plan and that he had supplied Solar Furnace-equipped units to the Earth Federation. Xiao Ran rejected Alejandro’s threats and seized him, leaving Ribbons at gunpoint.

• Alejandro questioned how Xiao Ran would protect his identity and stay with Celestial Being if the Earth Federation learned who he was.
• Alejandro explained that Celestial Being’s destruction was intended to follow Earth’s unification, with its members sacrificed to the Earth Federation.
• Xiao Ran accused Alejandro of leaking information about Celestial Being and providing the Federation with its new units, and Alejandro admitted it.
• Xiao Ran identified Alejandro’s reliance on his identity and Ribbons, then grabbed Alejandro by the throat and aimed a pistol at Ribbons.

Xiao Ran forced Ribbons to reveal his betrayal and kill Alejandro, then questioned Laguna about the GN-X units and tasked him with preparing an MS factory. Ribbons later explained that he had arranged for the GN-X technology to reach both Laguna’s circle and Alejandro, leaving Xiao Ran to learn how deeply Ribbons had shaped events.

• Ribbons admitted he had been using Alejandro and offered to work with Xiao Ran, then shot Alejandro with a silenced pistol.
• Xiao Ran returned to the reception with Sheryl and later questioned Laguna about his connection to Alejandro and the GN-X units.
• Laguna denied helping Alejandro obtain GN-Xs, and Xiao Ran told him to prepare an MS factory to reverse-engineer new military technology for Celestial Being and the Celestial Gods.
• Ribbons visited Xiao Ran and revealed that he had deliberately leaked GN-X information to Laguna’s family and arranged for Alejandro to receive the technology.

Xiao Ran learned that the next mission required him to expand the Earth Federation within forty-five days and protect Ptolemaios personnel. He negotiated a four-year truce with Ribbons, agreeing to cooperate on unification and a staged attack on Celestial Being while insisting its crew survive.

• Xiao Ran completed Continuous Side Mission Two, activated Main Mission Three, and accepted a new mission to protect Ptolemaios personnel.
• Xiao Ran challenged Ribbons's claim that artificial Innovators should lead the world and identified himself as a Pure Innovator.
• Xiao Ran offered Ribbons four years to pursue Aeolia's plan, promising not to interfere unless Ribbons deviated from it.
• Xiao Ran required Ribbons to help bring over eighty percent of the world's territory into the Earth Federation within one month.
• Xiao Ran agreed to attack Ptolemaios within one month but required Ribbons to guarantee the crew's safety, and Ribbons accepted the deal.

Xiao Ran chose to cooperate with Ribbons to protect the Ptolemaios crew and secure support for his missions, then directed his allies to strengthen the Earth Federation. He prepared for Celestial Being’s coming defeat by planning to lead the attack himself and use it as a chance for Celestial Being to disappear.

• Xiao Ran explained to Sheryl that Ribbons’s influence and personnel could help protect the Ptolemaios crew and support his mission, while the Federation’s new machines threatened Celestial Being’s advantage.
• Xiao Ran warned Miss Huang about A-LAWS and the new models without revealing his cooperation with Ribbons.
• Xiao Ran ordered Laguna and Wang Liu Mei to produce and sell civilian Quantum Computers and clean energy only within Earth Federation territories, using them to persuade more countries to join within a month.
• Xiao Ran demanded thirty percent of the resulting profits and told Graham to keep recruiting suitable pilots for Celestial Being.
• Xiao Ran declared that Celestial Being had become an obstacle to Earth’s unification and said he would personally lead a team in the coming operation against it.

Xiao Ran prepared to stage Celestial Being’s destruction while protecting its people and Solar Furnaces, but an Earth Federation conspiracy forced him to bring Celestial Being back into view. He organized A-LAWS for the coming battle at Sky Ladder Orbit and selected pilots and machines, leaving the operation one week away.

• Xiao Ran explained that Celestial Being had to disappear and directed his allies to protect its crew and Solar Furnaces while making the organization’s defeat appear convincing.
• Hiksa proposed using VEDA-created artificial humans as decoys, and Xiao Ran agreed to seek them; he then assigned duties and learned that Nalu’s faction mission required protecting the Solar Furnaces and destroying Federation machines.
• Laguna and Wang Liu Mei announced new energy sources and quantum computers, prompting several countries and regions to begin joining the Earth Federation, while Celestial Gods upgraded GN-X units for remote control.
• Xiao Ran received an Earth Federation directive ordering A-LAWS to respond to a planned attack on Sky Ladder Orbit and recognized it as a trap intended to draw out Celestial Being.
• Xiao Ran ordered A-LAWS commanders to prepare a battle plan, assigned Goodman responsibility for Earth while he went to space, and began organizing the force’s pilots and machines.
• Xiao Ran assigned prototype machines to Patrick, Soma Peries, and Eshe, placed three artificial Innovators—Hiling Care, Bring Stabity, and Revive Revival—in GN-X units, and completed the first pilot assignments.

Xiao Ran met Miss Huang to explain that Celestial Being and Celestial God must appear to be destroyed in the coming A-LAWS operation so they can retreat into the shadows. He revealed his agreement with the Innovators to leave the world alone for four years, while Celestial Being’s pilots and crew survived and prepared for a possible return.

• Xiao Ran appointed Kati Mannequin’s warship as the flagship and traveled with Naluo and Hiksa to meet Miss Huang at Sky Ladder Orbit.
• Xiao Ran told Miss Huang to cooperate with Kati Mannequin’s plan and make the operation appear to destroy Celestial Being, the Ptolemaios, the four Gundams, and most of Celestial God’s machines.
• Xiao Ran clarified that he intended to protect the Ptolemaios crew and Gundam pilots, allowing Celestial Being to disappear from public view rather than sacrificing its members.
• Xiao Ran revealed that he was an incompletely evolved Innovator and had agreed to let the original Innovators guide the world for four years before Celestial Being intervened again if conflict returned.
• Xiao Ran told Miss Huang that Aeolia had left a backdoor in machines such as Exia Gundam that could triple their performance briefly, and asked her to have Ian and Tieria find it.

Xiao Ran commanded Celestial Being’s forces as the Earth Federation’s prepared assault on the Sky Ladder reception began. As the battle unfolded, Nalo revealed her feelings for Graham, while Kati Mannequin directed the Federation units to engage the Gundams and intercept other targets.

• Xiao Ran ordered Kati Mannequin to command the operation after the enemy fleet appeared near the Sky Ladder Orbit reception.
• Graham asked to fight, and Xiao Ran agreed to let him pilot the Lightning Aegis while Nalo worried about his safety.
• Nalo admitted that she could not control her feelings for Graham and said she would not bring him to Prometheus; Xiao Ran assigned her to pilot Gundam Kyrios instead.
• The Kyrios and Arios Gundams attacked the resistance fleet, and Kati Mannequin sent Federation MS units to surround them.
• After reports identified several moving targets and communication outages, Kati Mannequin ordered ships and MS squads to intercept them while Xiao Ran warned her to watch for reinforcements.

Xiao Ran and Kati Mannequin oversaw a disastrous battle as A-LAWS forces surrounded Celestial Being’s Gundams and reinforcements. The battle ended with heavy losses on both sides, and Xiao Ran identified the pilot of the GN-X that had crippled Nadre Gundam.

• Kati Mannequin ordered A-LAWS forces to attack Celestial Being’s surrounded Gundams and intercept the arriving reinforcements, while Xiao Ran stayed aboard the flagship.
• Miss Huang remotely coordinated the GN-X pilots as they split up to reach the surrounded Gundams, while the Trinity siblings fought to delay A-LAWS near the decoy Ptolemaios.
• The Ptolemaios rammed and destroyed an A-LAWS battleship, allowing the damaged Angel Throne Gundams to retreat as Xiao Ran and the flagship crew observed a brief silence.
• Gundam Kyrios, Lightning Aegis, and Exia Gundam fought together, then the four Gundams erupted with red GN Particles and broke out of the encirclement before A-LAWS renewed its attacks.
• Celestial Being suffered severe losses: Arios Gundam was abandoned and detonated, Gundam Kyrios lost much of its body while protecting Lightning Aegis, and Nadre Gundam lost an arm rescuing Arios Gundam.
• Xiao Ran ordered the CIC to identify the pilot of the GN-X that had damaged Nadre Gundam, then reacted coldly when the pilot’s file appeared.

After A-LAWS defeated Celestial Being, Xiao Ran ordered his forces to end the battle and rescue the wounded. He learned that Lockon and Nalu had suffered severe injuries, and he urged Graham to consider his feelings for Nalu before hinting that they might soon leave for a wider universe.

• Kati Mannequin recommended ending the pursuit, and Xiao Ran ordered his forces to rescue the wounded and recover Celestial Being's machines.
• Xiao Ran learned that Lockon's oxygen deprivation and spinal injuries had left him unable to stand, though he had survived.
• Graham told Xiao Ran that Nalu's sacrifice had left him grateful, guilty, and moved, but unsure whether he loved her.
• Xiao Ran asked Graham whether he would leave with him and Nalu to explore the wider universe, and Graham agreed.

Xiao Ran prepared Tianshen and A-LAWS for his absence as Main Mission Three came to an end. He received major technology rewards and an Ultimate Mission Card that would bring him back to confront Fon Spaak.

• Xiao Ran divided Tianshen's responsibilities among Wang Liu Mei, Laguna, Old Man Raphael, and Xue'er Akustika, while giving Old Man Raphael access to his interests in Quantum Computers and Thermonuclear Energy.
• Xiao Ran provided Celestial Being with technology data, asked Miss Huang to watch Wang Liu Mei, and arranged for Kati Mannequin and Segal to preserve A-LAWS's stability during his absence.
• The Earth Federation approved Xiao Ran's request for an indefinite break and assigned Commander Goodman to temporarily take over A-LAWS.
• Prometheus announced that Main Mission Three and the continuous side mission were complete, rewarding Xiao Ran with Merit Points and three choices of mission rewards.
• Xiao Ran chose the complete Solar Furnace blueprint, the GN-X and GN-T Solar Furnace production lines, and GN-BIT components with their Technical Blueprint.
• Prometheus awarded Xiao Ran an Ultimate Mission Card to return and defeat Fon Spaak, and identified Graham Aker and Fon Spaak as people he could recruit through side missions.

Xiao Ran took Sheryl, Graham, and Nalu on a final yacht trip before leaving the world, then fought Graham in a requested one-on-one battle. Back in Prometheus, he received an S-rank final evaluation, a new follower, and several upgraded rewards.

• Xiao Ran invited Sheryl to spend the final two days at sea and arranged a yacht trip with Graham and Nalu.
• Xiao Ran warned Graham about the dangers of leaving, and Graham chose to come with him and asked for a one-on-one battle.
• Xiao Ran piloted the Lightning Aegis against Graham in the Black Astray, and defeated him without injuring him.
• After forty-eight hours, Xiao Ran and the other participants vanished from the world, and Prometheus gave its people false memories to explain their departure.
• Prometheus settled Xiao Ran's missions, recorded Graham as his follower, and awarded him the Squad Commander title.
• Xiao Ran received an S-rank final evaluation, chose four rewards, and gained Major permission, a GN Composite Gun-Sword, and the Trans-Am System plugin.

After returning to Prometheus, Xiao Ran retained his mecha modifications and welcomed Graham as a follower, then assigned him a mecha and planned upgrades for his companions. He inspected the Trans-Am plugin and GN-BIT blueprint, ending the chapter with uncontrollable laughter at what he saw.

• Xiao Ran paid 80,000 Merit Points to retain the modifications to Lightning Aegis and Black Hawk and convert two Haros into recognized items.
• Xiao Ran confirmed Naluo’s request to merge her Living Zone and hangar with his, and Graham watched the space expand as Naluo arrived.
• Xiao Ran asked Naluo to familiarize Graham with Prometheus, assigned Black Astray to Graham, and told Naluo to decide whether to modify or replace her MK-II Gundam.
• Xiao Ran told Graham and Naluo to prepare for a Special Mission and said he planned to return to a world he had visited before in one week.
• After Sheryl went to rest, Xiao Ran inspected the Trans-Am plugin and GN-BIT blueprint, then laughed uncontrollably at the blueprint.