Recaps

Cruze recounted how he and Graham gained influence in the Earth Federation and OZ while eliminating participants in the W World. He ended with a plan to take over OZ after a rogue AI seized control of the organization.

• Cruze explained that he and Graham had joined the Earth Federation, where he chose the Peace Faction despite its conflict with OZ.
• Cruze built a military force, cultivated allies in both factions, and used his connections to send participants into missions that led to their deaths.
• After the colonies attacked Earth and the Peace Faction's leader was killed, Cruze revealed himself and became the faction's last line of defense while Graham remained undercover in OZ.
• Graham gained influence in OZ and met Zechs, while Cruze investigated Zechs and uncovered secrets with help from Graham's intelligence and his own informants.
• When a doctor's AI took control of OZ and imprisoned its supreme commander, Cruze saw an opportunity to take over OZ.

Cruze recounted how he manipulated the factions in Gundam W World to end the war and establish a new world government, leaving Xiao Ran to recognize that Cruze had deceived nearly everyone to become the world’s savior. Xiao Ran wondered whether the next world would be UC or Full Metal Panic??

• Cruze chose to pursue peace in Gundam W World and joined the Earth Federation’s Peace Faction while building influence within OZ.
• Cruze killed an OZ-controlled doctor, revealed the imprisoned Former OZ Commander, and helped prevent a war between OZ and the Peace Faction.
• Cruze secretly worked to provoke and shape a conflict involving OZ, the White Organization, and the Space Colony Alliance while negotiating peace with the colonies.
• After OZ destroyed a Space Colony with its Ray Cannon, Cruze and Graham joined the attack on the weapon and helped destroy it.
• Cruze announced a successful coup, disbanded OZ, and proposed a new armed force and world government with the Space Colony Autonomous Alliance.
• Xiao Ran concluded that Cruze had engineered much of the conflict and deception, then considered whether the next world would be UC or Full Metal Panic??

After returning to Prometheus, Xiao Ran helped the newcomers settle in and considered how to build trust within the team. He then took Luo to his shop to resume studying DG Cells and discuss the Rune Engine, whose technology exceeded Luo’s expertise.

• Graham’s relentless battles against the Five Strong and other pilots earned him a devoted following among OZ’s civilian pilots.
• Xiao Ran avoided discussing Cruze’s actions too plainly, knowing that Luo would object to using Colony Satellite lives as pawns.
• The team welcomed the three newcomers with a relaxed gathering and a feast prepared by Grace, helping them become more familiar with one another.
• Xiao Ran decided not to use an Ultimate Mission Card yet, since he wanted to preserve the team’s harmony and avoid returning to worlds they had just completed.
• Xiao Ran took Luo to his shop, where Luo began another week of study and planned to work on units for Basak and himself.
• Xiao Ran asked Luo how the Rune Engine’s energy technology could be understood and brought into being despite exceeding Mechanical Technology.

Xiao Ran visited Luo with Luo and learned about legion establishment, evaluations, and the dangers of advancing to B-class missions. Luo warned that Xiao Ran’s next mission would be more difficult, while Basak had avoided that increase until now.

• Xiao Ran brought Luo to Luo’s shop, where Luo greeted Xiao Ran as his master and asked about his recent gains.
• Xiao Ran told Luo that his main reward was the qualification to establish a legion, and Luo urged him to do so soon.
• Luo explained that advancing from B-class to A-class required both Special Evaluation and Normal Evaluation, and warned Xiao Ran to use evaluations carefully.
• Luo cautioned Xiao Ran that his next mission would be more dangerous after his B-class advancement and Special Mission.
• Luo explained that Basak had completed his Special Mission as a C-class Pilot, then became B-class afterward and therefore had not yet faced increased mission difficulty.
• Xiao Ran asked what aspects of missions the increased difficulty would affect.

Xiao Ran asked Luo about the increased mission difficulty, then gave him unusual materials and technology to analyze. Luo warned that the DG Cells were dangerously abnormal and that he could not manufacture the Rune Engine in the Real Zone.

• Luo explained that harder missions generally involved tougher objectives and stronger enemies, though he could not say whether the worlds themselves would change.
• Xiao Ran arranged for Luo to study with Luo for another week and sent him DG Cells, Rune Engine data, Test Unit 1, and a VVV Mecha.
• Luo recognized that the two mechas came from rare series and said Test Unit 1 and the VVV Mecha required special pilots or abilities.
• Luo found that the DG Cells had an unusual absorbent nature and advised Xiao Ran not to use them before they had been thoroughly tested.
• Luo said the Rune Engine mixed Real Zone technology with Super Zone or Fantasy Zone technology and was too difficult for him to manufacture.

Xiao Ran learned that Rune Engines could not be manufactured in the Real Zone, but revealed that he had brought back enough spares to keep a VVV Mecha operating. He asked Luo to improve the assembled machine and plan upgrades for the team, leaving Luo to assess their growing strength and upcoming legion prospects.

• Luo explained that the rare materials needed to manufacture Rune Engines were nearly impossible to find in the Real Zone.
• Xiao Ran showed Luo the cobbled-together VVV Mecha he had prepared for Saki Maski and explained that he had brought back spare parts and all seven dismantled Rune Engines.
• Xiao Ran noted that Puru was now Saki Maski's core Magius and that her Rune consumption in Prometheus had changed to mental strength and stamina.
• Xiao Ran asked Luo to correct the VVV Mecha's data and balance, and Luo proposed adapting a C-class mecha for himself while considering a new machine for Basak.
• Xiao Ran suggested manufacturing a B-class Mecha for Graham, and Luo remarked that Xiao Ran's team would soon be stronger than many established squads and could form a legion.
• Xiao Ran sent the team's mecha to Luo for inspection and maintenance so Luo could focus on upgrades rather than routine repairs.

Xiao Ran calculated the team’s Merit Point shortage and planned how to strengthen its fourteen members after returning to Prometheus. He decided to sell surplus equipment and other assets rather than part with his warships, leaving the team’s finances and upcoming upgrades unresolved.

• Xiao Ran reviewed the team’s mission earnings and repair costs, finding that its Merit Points would not cover strengthening everyone.
• Xiao Ran identified Graham, Saki Maski, Zechs, and El-Elf as priorities for strengthening, and planned to improve his and Sheryl’s Mental Power.
• Xiao Ran considered selling unused warehouse items, Golden Treasure Chests, and a spare warship to raise Merit Points, while also considering having Luo make Gundam Astrays for sale.
• Xiao Ran reflected that Nalo and Basak’s growth was tied to the team and that followers had different Prometheus permissions from participants.

Xiao Ran reviewed the team's plans for the rest period, then gathered twelve Golden Treasure Chests in his study to open them. The chapter left him about to reveal what the chests contained.

• Xiao Ran prioritized Luo's studies, mecha and warship maintenance, learning how to establish a legion, and training the team's coordination.
• Xiao Ran decided that Zechs would choose between the Lightning Aegis and the Black Astray, with only adaptive modifications needed.
• Xiao Ran put off attribute and skill enhancements because he lacked Merit Points, and planned to discuss selling items after Luo returned.
• Xiao Ran returned to the Living Zone while the team spent the day on their own activities.
• Xiao Ran summoned twelve Golden Treasure Chests from the Revolutionary Machine, Gundam W, and G Gundam Worlds in his study.
• Xiao Ran slapped a hand onto one chest and silently commanded it to open.

Xiao Ran opened twelve Golden Treasure Chests and assessed the Merit Points, materials, parts, plugins, and skills the team had gained. He decided what to keep for the team and sent Basak to sell the items they could not use.

• Xiao Ran counted 66,000 Merit Points, 40 Part Fragments, 26 attribute points, six items, seven parts, three plugins, and three skills from the chests.
• Xiao Ran reviewed the materials and technologies, including Gundanium alloys, Puppet Mobility Technology, ZERO System Technology, and VVV Series weapon data.
• Xiao Ran sorted the parts, keeping several for Zechs, Luo, and the team while deciding to sell the wired-funnel backpack and Round Magnetic Defense Shield Set.
• Xiao Ran assessed the plugins and skills, identifying Resonance and Accuracy as potentially useful and Knockback as a poor fit for the team.
• Xiao Ran told Basak to take the unwanted rewards and warehouse parts to the Trading Zone and sell them.

Xiao Ran sold stored items with Basak, Cruze, and Zechs, raising his Merit Points to more than 2.3 million. He then went to the Legion Zone to establish a legion and entered its administrative building, where the chapter left him preparing to handle his business.

• Basak brought Cruze and Zechs to help sell Xiao Ran's items in the Trading Zone.
• The three sold the Golden Treasure Chests, mission rewards, and other goods, bringing Xiao Ran's total Merit Points to more than 2.3 million with Naluo's earnings included.
• Xiao Ran asked Luo where to establish a legion and teleported to the Legion Zone.
• Xiao Ran crossed the plaza, saw dozens of legion recruitment booths and a massive brawl, and declined invitations to join other legions.
• Xiao Ran entered the administrative building and looked over the quiet hall and its closed doors.

Xiao Ran visited the Legion Center to establish his own legion and learned that he had to choose a liaison officer whose skills would become legion skills. After comparing the available options, he decided Winnie’s abilities best suited his team.

• Xiao Ran arrived at the Legion Zone and found the Legion Center more like an administrative office than the military stronghold he had imagined.
• Xiao Ran told Winnie, a cat-eared receptionist, that he wanted to establish a legion, and she confirmed he was qualified.
• Winnie explained that the chosen liaison officer would handle the legion’s affairs and provide two skills from a set of five.
• Xiao Ran considered Winnie's Reaction Boost, Restful Sleep, and Dark Vision skills, valuing their benefits to his team’s combat reactions, recovery, and spatial awareness.
• Xiao Ran reviewed the skills offered by fifteen liaison officers and concluded that Winnie provided the most useful combination for his team.

Xiao Ran established a legion by selecting its headquarters, naming it the Burning Legion, designing its emblem, and choosing its skills. After Prometheus confirmed the legion’s creation, Xiao Ran received full authority over its supplies, rules, members, and development.

• Xiao Ran chose Winnie to help establish his legion, and she explained the headquarters costs and options.
• Xiao Ran spent one million Merit Points on a standard-sized Legion Headquarters and selected its location in the Base Zone.
• Xiao Ran named the legion the Burning Legion and designed a black-and-white emblem combining the Horde symbol with an Alliance lion head.
• Xiao Ran completed the establishment process with Dark Vision and Dream Return as the legion’s skills, and Prometheus confirmed the Burning Legion’s creation.
• Xiao Ran received authority over the legion and considered the need to balance his control with the interests of future members.

Winnie explained the Burning Legion’s rules, income, and recruitment options to Xiao Ran, including a costly Newbie Mission that could bring Earth newcomers into the legion. Xiao Ran considered the opportunity’s potential and risks, deciding he would need to personally assess any Earthlings before accepting them.

• Winnie became the Burning Legion’s liaison officer and advised Xiao Ran to establish supplementary rules and internal ranks before recruiting members.
• Winnie described the legion’s Merit Point income sources, Supply Quantity, and ways members could contribute and receive discounted services.
• Winnie explained that after a Special Mission, the legion could run a Newbie Mission, with members able to recommend newcomers and send weakened legion members to participate for a fee.
• Xiao Ran realized Earth newcomers might use their knowledge of fictional plotlines to grow rapidly, but worried that bringing compatriots into Prometheus could create serious trouble.
• Xiao Ran resolved to consider recruitment carefully, personally observe any Earthlings he recommended, and reject or eliminate anyone he judged impossible to control.

Xiao Ran learned how a legion could use newcomer recommendations, then registered his Exclusive Territory as an affiliated faction of the Burning Legion. He left with the Super Dimension Fortress Frontier 25th Fleet established as the legion’s faction and a host of new permissions and restrictions to consider.

• Xiao Ran recognized that newcomer recommendations could bring high-potential recruits to the Burning Legion and decided to discuss the opportunity with Cruze.
• Xiao Ran asked Winnie how to affiliate an Exclusive Territory with the Burning Legion and gave her his reward card.
• Winnie activated the card, registering Super Dimension Fortress Frontier 25th Fleet as Xiao Ran’s Exclusive Faction and affiliating it with the Burning Legion.
• Xiao Ran learned that the faction could support stores, trade, missions, and legion facilities, with Merit Points serving as its currency.
• Winnie explained that Xiao Ran could select ten faction residents for a newcomer mission, deploy faction troops in some Legion Missions, and transfer materials and technology between the faction and Prometheus.
• Winnie warned that Burning Legion members would be assigned to a fixed faction when entering Mission Worlds connected to the Exclusive Faction.

Xiao Ran learned how the Burning Legion’s Exclusive Faction and newcomer recommendations could strengthen the Legion, then chose to hatch a Vajra Mother Core at its base. After establishing the Legion and inviting his team, he heard Cruze propose rules and authority levels that would preserve Xiao Ran’s control.

• Xiao Ran realized the 25th Fleet’s Exclusive Faction and ten designated newcomer recommendations could help him build the Burning Legion, and resolved to develop it.
• Xiao Ran asked Winnie how to use the Vajra Mother Core, learned it required a Universal Cultivation Slot and Merit Points, and chose to hatch it at the Legion base.
• Xiao Ran returned to his Living Zone, confirmed the Legion had been established, and told Sheryl and the others he had named it the Burning Legion.
• Xiao Ran invited Basak and Naluo and granted his followers Legion status, then explained the Legion’s benefits and its lack of resources and rules.
• Cruze said the Burning Legion needed rules and an authority system designed to preserve Xiao Ran’s leadership and control.

Xiao Ran and his allies established that he would hold supreme authority over the Burning Legion and discussed rules to govern the growing team. They then planned how to recruit newcomers and fill the available Newbie Mission spots.

• Cruze proposed confirming Xiao Ran as the Burning Legion’s sole core, and Xiao Ran supported the proposal.
• El-Elf recommended a single leader, delegated authority, balanced rules, and advancement opportunities; Naluo agreed, and Basak accepted the plan.
• Cruze declared the authority structure settled, and Xiao Ran asked Cruze, El-Elf, and Zechs to draft the Legion’s rules with help from an Advisory Group.
• Xiao Ran proposed splitting ten newcomer recommendations between Basak and Naluo, selecting ten more candidates from the Legion Territory, and choosing five recruits to undertake the next Newbie Mission.

Xiao Ran balanced the Burning Legion’s new recruit slots between Basak’s berserkers and Naluo’s people, then planned a named team drawn from his allies. At the empty legion base, he assigned Luo to earn Merit Points and considered how to fund the legion through trade and production tied to his territory.

• Xiao Ran chose five of Basak’s tribesmen and five of Naluo’s people for the ten planet-based nomination slots, leaving Earthlings without a slot.
• Xiao Ran selected Skull Squadron, S.M.S. bridge crew members, and Glan Glan for his ten named recommendations, while considering replacing one with an exceptional S.M.S. pilot.
• Xiao Ran and the others entered the nearly empty Burning Legion base, where he said Merit Points and materials would be needed to develop it.
• Luo agreed to inspect C-class mecha in the Trading Zone and earn Merit Points before the next mission, with Basak offering to accompany him.
• Xiao Ran explained that trading goods from the Super Dimension Fortress Frontier territory could provide income, but that importing or producing them still required time, labor, and resources.

After returning to the 25th Fleet, Xiao Ran reorganized its leadership and economy around Prometheus, then sold an intact MACROSS-class Battleship to Old Luo. The appraisal exceeded his expectations, leaving the battleship’s value and its Space Jump system as the chapter’s final focus.

• Xiao Ran returned to the 25th Fleet after a month away and was pulled into urgent work by Former President Glass and Catherine.
• Xiao Ran gave L.A.I. technical data and explained Prometheus to fleet leaders and companies, which soon transferred most of their assets to the fleet.
• Xiao Ran announced trade cooperation with allied fleets, offering technology and goods from Prometheus through the 25th Fleet.
• Luo built a modified C+-class Astray unit and considered earning Merit Points by manufacturing units for sale.
• Xiao Ran removed the supplies and units from his stored MACROSS-class Battleship and offered the intact ship to Old Luo.
• Old Luo appraised the battleship at at least eighteen million Merit Points, potentially over twenty million, because its Space Jump system and other equipment were in perfect condition.

After selling an intact battleship, Xiao Ran received nineteen million Merit Points and spent the remaining rest period strengthening the team, arranging equipment, and procuring supplies. The Burning Legion accepted an unknown mission, and Xiao Ran prepared to enter a beginner world with four companions while the rest of the team took a separate roster.

• Luo paid Xiao Ran nineteen million Merit Points for the battleship and waived the remaining mecha maintenance fees.
• Xiao Ran strengthened El-Elf, Saki Maski, and Zechs, used the serum on El-Elf, and then raised the rest of the team's attributes to the fifty-point limit.
• Graham advanced to B-class Pilot, and the team trained together until Zechs understood the gap between B-class and C-class Pilots.
• Xiao Ran and Luo procured supplies for the 25th Fleet and arranged new mecha, while Zechs received the Black Astray.
• Xiao Ran chose El-Elf, Zechs, Nalu, and Saki Maski to accompany him to a beginner world, while the rest of the team prepared to undertake another mission.
• The team submitted its mission roster at the Legion Hall, and Xiao Ran spent the final two days speaking privately with Cruze.

Xiao Ran and the Burning Legion prepared for their first Legion Mission, while Xiao Ran's group entered a recommendation mission in the Gundam world. The chapter ended with Xiao Ran and his companions realizing their attributes had been suppressed differently and beginning to assess their situation.

• The Burning Legion finalized rules that bound members to Xiao Ran, protected Legion secrets, and required members who left to forget the Legion and return its rewards.
• Xiao Ran sent Mwu, Sheryl, Basak, and their companions aboard the Watcher for a Legion Mission, while he, El-Elf, Zechs, Saki Maski, and Zoe prepared to enter a separate mission.
• Prometheus sent Xiao Ran's group to the Gundam world, designated Rau Le Creuset as the Legion's successor, and issued a group Newbie Mission to survive for ten hours.
• Xiao Ran and his four companions woke together in a furnished room and found that most of their attributes had been restricted to twenty-five.
• Xiao Ran noticed that El-Elf and Saki Maski's Constitution had not been reduced and suspected the difference was tied to their bloodlines.

Xiao Ran organized his group to locate their scattered allies in a Space Colony while anticipating an imminent Zeon attack. After finding Ram, he set out with Zechs to gather more members, still weighing whether to join the Earth Federation or Zeon.

• Xiao Ran used the tracker to locate ten moving newcomers and, with El-Elf, determined they were intruders in an unoccupied house.
• Xiao Ran armed the group lightly and sent El-Elf to fetch a car so they could meet their scattered allies.
• Xiao Ran explained the Space Colony to Saki Maski and recalled the battles from Gundam 0079, realizing the first attack could happen soon.
• Xiao Ran and his group drove to the nearest red dot, where Zechs found Ram waiting nervously at the door.
• Xiao Ran had El-Elf record the locations of the remaining allies, then left with Zechs to find them before the battles began.

Xiao Ran gathered the ten newcomers scattered across the satellite and brought them to the meeting point, where El-Elf and the others had assembled the rest of the group. With an evacuation alarm sounding ahead of Char’s attack, Xiao Ran decided they would head for the shelters and seek protection from a force in the colony.

• Xiao Ran and Zechs located Jetta and Tori, who joined them after Jetta contacted Naluo and persuaded Tori.
• Xiao Ran convinced the wary berserker Asa to join by explaining why he had been sent to find the newcomers and showing him their customary greeting.
• Xiao Ran, Zechs, and Asa recruited the remaining newcomers, with the Orin people welcoming their own and Asa persuading the berserkers.
• An evacuation alarm announced a military operation and sent civilians toward shelters, so Xiao Ran hurried to collect the last two newcomers.
• Xiao Ran reached the meeting point and found El-Elf, the 25th Fleet crew, and the other newcomers waiting there.
• Xiao Ran assigned Naluo to guide the Orin newcomers and Asa to lead the berserkers, then ordered everyone to seek shelter and find a force that could protect them.

Xiao Ran raced to the shelter during the Colony Satellite crisis while deciding which faction to join and planning to seize Gundam. After recognizing Amuro, he sent his people to follow him and drove toward the enormous elevators with Saki Maski and El-Elf.

• Xiao Ran led twenty-five people in six cars toward the shelter and considered whether to join Zeon or the Federation, prioritizing getting Gundam.
• Xiao Ran spotted Amuro and Haro in a red convertible and ordered Zechs to follow their car.
• Xiao Ran's convoy reached the shelter, where he directed Zechs, Nalu, and Luca to shadow Amuro inside.
• Xiao Ran took Saki Maski and El-Elf and sped toward the enormous elevators.

Xiao Ran led El-Elf and Saki Maski into the Earth Federation military district to seize a Gundam before Char’s Zakus attacked. Saki Maski took control of the RX-78-2 while El-Elf fought the soldiers, leaving Xiao Ran’s group committed to keeping the machine.

• Xiao Ran drove through the military checkpoint as a Zaku II appeared, confusing its pilot.
• The Zaku II pilot destroyed a transport truck carrying Guncannon parts while Xiao Ran raced into the underground hangar.
• Xiao Ran crashed his car into a transport vehicle beside the RX-78-2 and ordered everyone to get down as soldiers fired at them.
• El-Elf threw grenades and attacked the Federal Army soldiers while Saki Maski pulled Xiao Ran from the car.
• Xiao Ran told Saki Maski to use the Gundam against the enemies outside, and she boarded the RX-78-2.

Xiao Ran and Saki Maski took control of Gundams and prepared to protect their team, with Xiao Ran planning to reach the White Base. Seeing the Federal Army’s overwhelming attack on the two Zakus and Saki, Xiao Ran faced the choice of whom to fight and made up his mind as another Gundam brought him a Beam Rifle.

• Saki Maski activated Unit 2 while Xiao Ran ran deeper into the passageway to find another Gundam.
• Xiao Ran climbed into the RX-78-1, started it, and walked it toward the exit.
• Xiao Ran decided to secure the White Base and protect his team, accepting that he might offend both the Earth Federation and Zeon.
• Xiao Ran saw that more than a hundred missile vehicles and several older Guntanks were attacking the two Zakus and Saki Maski’s Unit 2.
• Another Gundam appeared beside Xiao Ran’s Unit 1 and handed him a Beam Rifle, and Xiao Ran made up his mind.