Recaps

Xiao Ran learned that an extraterrestrial race was hiding on the Moon and put Earth’s forces on alert while awaiting its leader’s response. Shiun Theodore returned to the race’s hidden lunar base and discovered that its military faction was preparing to fight humanity.

• Jeffrey told Xiao Ran that the Moon’s authorities and corporations were cooperating with plans to manufacture Requiem, and Xiao Ran ordered him to prepare for a possible threat from an unknown race.
• Xiao Ran alerted Cruze, Char, Revil, Mwu, the Federation, and DC, prompting Earth’s forces to mobilize and surround the Moon.
• Shiun Theodore noticed the Earth Defense Force’s ships and patrols as he traveled to the Moon, worrying that the buildup could lead to a devastating war.
• Shiun Theodore entered a hidden lunar passage and reached a vast chamber containing a colossal vessel fused into the Moon’s rock.
• A green-haired youth told Shiun Theodore that the Knight Commander had ordered their people to prepare for battle, and Shiun Theodore warned him not to underestimate humans.

Shiun Theodore warned the Moon People’s princess and lords that Xiao Ran had discovered their hidden moon base and surrounded it with Earth’s forces. He urged peaceful integration, while the princess admired Xiao Ran and the other lords’ intentions remained unclear.

• Shiun Theodore decided the Moon People could not afford a war with Earth and hurried to report to the princess.
• Lord Ovan told the green-haired youth to prepare for deployment after Shiun Theodore left.
• Shiun Theodore met the princess and three lords in the grand hall and asked them to consider the military balance between Earth and the Moon People.
• The princess and lords learned that Earth had discovered their location and that Xiao Ran’s fleets outside the moon were directed at them.
• Shiun Theodore explained that Xiao Ran had identified him and exposed the Moon People’s hiding place, and the princess praised Xiao Ran’s achievements.

Shiun Theodore reported Xiao Ran’s demands and warned that Earth’s military strength made war too dangerous. Her Highness the Princess agreed to a meeting, but the Knight Commander proposed attending in her place and delaying it until the final day at the South Pole.

• Shiun Theodore explained that Earth would accept the princess’s people if they disbanded most of their armed forces and joined Earth’s defense, and he warned that Earth could defeat them in a war.
• The Strategist Commander rejected Earth’s terms, while the Knight Commander called for war and the Chief Spy stayed silent.
• Her Highness the Princess decided to meet Xiao Ran, and she told Shiun Theodore to arrange a meeting three days later.
• The Knight Commander objected to the princess attending and offered to serve as envoy instead.
• The Knight Commander proposed holding the meeting on the fifteenth day at the South Pole so his side could prepare for war.

The Frie leaders debated a proposed meeting with Earth, and the Princess insisted on attending in person. After the council dispersed, the Knight Commander revealed his hostility toward humans, while the Chief Spy met secretly with Lord Kane.

• The Knight Commander proposed holding negotiations at the South Pole to draw away enemy forces, investigating Earth’s defenses, and bringing Lord Shiun and Grandite to the meeting.
• The Princess approved the preparations but declared that she would attend the negotiations herself, trusting Lord Shiun and the Knight Commander to protect her.
• The Princess ordered the Strategist Commander to protect the Frie people if anything happened to her, then asked Lord Shiun to tell her more about Lord Xiao Ran.
• After leaving the hall, the Knight Commander privately vowed to destroy the humans and restore the Frie’s power.
• The Chief Spy suspected the Knight Commander’s ambitions and entered a hidden room, where he greeted Lord Kane, a man in a Burning Legion uniform.

Kane met with the Chief Spy to discuss the Frie's negotiations with Earth and assess the balance of power. The Chief Spy proposed holding the meeting on the Moon, while Kane confirmed that the President would attend and refused to change Earth's terms.

• Kane arrived in Frie half a day before Shiun Theodore and secretly established contact with the Chief Spy through El-Elf.
• The Chief Spy shared evidence of Shiun Theodore's identity and cooperated with Kane and El-Elf to secure a future escape route.
• The Chief Spy told Kane that the Princess had accepted a meeting but that the Knight Commander had delayed it until the final day and chosen the South Pole as the location.
• Kane refused to change the meeting location or withdraw Earth's demands, and warned that Earth might attack early if the Frie acted abnormally.
• The Chief Spy proposed holding the meeting on the Moon and asked whether the President would attend, and Kane confirmed that he would.

The Chief Spy weighed Glandon's plan and decided to support moving the meeting to the Moon sooner, while Kane tempted him with promises of status and a way for the Frie to live awake. Convinced by Kane's offer, the Chief Spy agreed to reveal what he knew about the South Pole and seek peace for his people.

• The Chief Spy concluded that Glandon planned to use a meeting at the South Pole to endanger Xiu En and the Princess, and decided to turn against him to protect himself.
• The Chief Spy told Kane he would support holding the meeting on the Moon and proposed meeting in three days instead of fifteen.
• Kane promised the Chief Spy a place among the ruling elite, territory for the Frie, and access to a method that could let them live awake without losing their lifespan.
• The Chief Spy was overwhelmed by Kane's suggestion of immortality and said he believed they could become one family.
• The Chief Spy offered to tell Kane about the South Pole and asked him to help the Frie achieve peace.

Xiao Ran learned that the Frie were ancient lunar residents who had sealed a Gate of Sealing in the South Pole, and that the Knight Commander planned to open or destroy it. He ordered preparations to guard the gate and capture the Knight Commander while arranging meetings with Shiun Theodore and the Chief Spy.

• Xiao Ran reviewed intelligence about the Frie, Royal Knight Aiseldah Shiun, the Gate of Sealing, and the powerful machines equipped with Steel Extraction Device Energy Systems.
• Xiao Ran told El-Elf to have Kane obtain a machine and time-stop substance for Luo and the others, while approving Kane’s promises to the Chief Spy if he proved useful.
• Xiao Ran ordered Revil to guard the South Pole gate and arranged to meet both Shiun Theodore and the Chief Spy the next afternoon.
• Xiao Ran instructed El-Elf to rendezvous with Kane on the moon and seize the Knight Commander and his subordinates at the first opportunity.
• Xiao Ran made further preparations, including readying the Steel Dragon Squad and its machines to depart for the South Pole.

Xiao Ran learned that the Moon People and their Knight Commander were involved with the Gate of Sealing, so he resolved to stop them from opening it and keep Earth stable. He then met Ishido Mitsuko, accepted Ishido Heavy Industries’ integration plan, and warned her against repeating its past political maneuvering.

• Xiao Ran concluded that the Moon People’s Knight Commander was scheming to tamper with the Gate of Sealing and decided to have him captured and killed.
• El-Elf reported information Kane had sent about the Moon People, making Xiao Ran abandon his plans to sound out Ishido Mitsuko.
• Xiao Ran apologized to Ishido Mitsuko for keeping her waiting and praised Ishido Heavy Industries’ importance to Earth’s integration.
• Ishido Mitsuko presented the company’s integration plan, and Xiao Ran gave her a thick document while warning her not to let Ishido Heavy Industries switch sides again.

Xiao Ran negotiated with Ishido Mitsuko for Ishido Heavy Industries’ support, then met Aiseldah Shiun to arrange a formal meeting between Earth’s leaders and the Frie princess. Xiao Ran rejected the Frie Knight Commander’s demands, but Saki Maski arrived with news that could explain his restrictions.

• Xiao Ran secured Mitsuko’s support for Earth’s integration efforts, new model production, and the White Star in exchange for better opportunities for Ishido Heavy Industries.
• Aiseldah Shiun returned to Satellite Integration as a Royal Knight, and Xiao Ran, Mwu, Giliam, and Elsam met him privately at Home.
• Xiao Ran and Aiseldah discussed the location, attendants, and security for a formal meeting between Xiao Ran and the Frie princess.
• Xiao Ran rejected the Knight Commander’s demands, offering fifteen days for the meeting on the Moon while forbidding other Frie from entering Earth.
• Saki Maski entered the reception room with news about the complicated situation at the South Pole, and Xiao Ran said someone else could explain his decision to Aiseldah.

Chief Spy Carolan warned Aiseldar and Xiao Ran that Glandon planned to seize Furi and unleash the monsters sealed beneath the South Pole. Aiseldar returned to Furi to verify the warning, while Xiao Ran revealed that Earth had already begun monitoring and infiltrating Furi and might attack if the threat proved real.

• Saki Maski brought Chief Spy Carolan before Aiseldar and Xiao Ran, and Carolan declared that he had come to save Furi and Earth.
• Carolan told Aiseldar that Glandon had taken control of much of Furi and planned to destroy the South Pole seal, trigger a crisis, and seize the throne.
• Carolan revealed that Glandon had secretly built a powerful machine equipped with five high-output Ougang Extractors.
• Aiseldar refused to accept the accusations without verification and said he would return to Furi, leaving the meeting arrangements to Xiao Ran.
• Xiao Ran disclosed that Earth had sent personnel to monitor the South Pole and infiltrate Furi, and warned that his military would attack if Furi posed a major threat.

Aiseldar confronted Carolan about hiding Glandon’s actions and revealing information about the Frie to Xiao Ran. Carolan argued that joining Earth was the Frie’s best chance to survive and urged Aiseldar to help arrange a marriage alliance between the princess and Xiao Ran, leaving Aiseldar torn between suspicion and hope for immortality.

• Aiseldar ordered his Royal Guard attendants to keep what they had heard in the reception room secret and waited outside for Carolan.
• Aiseldar questioned Carolan about concealing Glandon’s actions and sharing Frie intelligence, and Carolan said he had acted to secure the Frie’s survival and his own prospects.
• Carolan explained that Xiao Ran’s forces were overwhelmingly powerful and could protect the Frie by integrating them into Earth.
• Carolan urged Aiseldar to join him in asking the princess to form a marriage alliance with Xiao Ran, promising that it could bring the Frie land, safety, and immortality.
• Aiseldar wondered whether Carolan had been controlled or brainwashed, but he was also shaken by the possibility of immortality.

Carolan decided to support Xiao Ran’s plan to capture Glandon and proposed that Princess Shanamia marry Xiao Ran to secure Frie’s future within Earth. He left “Home” to intercept Aiseldah and bring the proposal to the princess.

• Carolan reasoned that Xiao Ran’s strength and promises outweighed Frie’s Time Stop Device and would benefit both himself and Frie.
• Carolan urged Aiseldah Shiun to support a marriage alliance between Princess Shanamia and Xiao Ran, but Aiseldah left without agreeing.
• Carolan vowed not to let Aiseldah obstruct Xiao Ran’s operation to capture Glandon and planned to take the marriage proposal to Princess Shanamia.
• Carolan departed “Home” with several units, intending to reach the Moon before Aiseldah and offer Frie’s people, warriors, technology, and weapons to Xiao Ran.

Carolan returned to Furi and coordinated with Kane and Aiseldar to prepare for Glandon’s suspected coup, following Xiao Ran’s plan to wait until Glandon exposed himself. Carolan then told Princess Shanamia that Glandon planned to provoke war, assassinate leaders, and release Valra by destroying the Gate of Sealing.

• Carolan reported to Kane that Xiao Ran wanted them to wait until Glandon revealed his intentions before arresting him.
• Carolan told Aiseldar that his spies and Xiao Ran’s people were in position and asked the Knight Corps to protect Furi if fighting broke out.
• Aiseldar agreed to help, though he told Carolan to resign as Chief Spy after the crisis was over.
• Aiseldar reported to Princess Shanamia that Xiao Ran had refused to move their meeting off the moon but would allow more escort personnel.
• Carolan warned Shanamia that Glandon intended to endanger her, start a war, kill Xiao Ran and the princess on Earth, and destroy the Gate of Sealing to release Valra.
• Carolan said Glandon had secretly been developing the Emperor Mecha, a weapon meant to rival the Throne Mecha and Dragon God Mecha.

Carolan exposed Glandon’s plans to Princess Shanamia and Aiseldar, but Glandon arrived with armed forces and openly declared his ambition to take the throne and force Shanamia to bear his heir. The chapter ended with Carolan condemning Glandon’s disgusting intentions.

• Carolan revealed Glandon’s preparations to rebel, kill Shanamia and Aiseldar, and release Valra, prompting Shanamia to order Lord Shiun to protect the Gate of Sealing.
• Aiseldar trusted Carolan to handle Glandon, and Carolan offered to take responsibility for the matter.
• Glandon burst into the hall with knights and Frie Force soldiers, who surrounded Shanamia, Aiseldar, and Carolan while aiming their weapons at the latter two.
• Glandon accused Carolan of betraying him, while Carolan said he had once helped Glandon but would not let him endanger Frie.
• Glandon denounced Shanamia’s rule and declared that he would become emperor and needed her to bear him a child with royal blood.
• Carolan mocked Glandon for his vile ambition, leaving Shanamia disgusted by Glandon’s words.

Kane and El-Elf intervened as Glandon attempted to seize control of Frey, capturing him and overpowering his armed supporters. Princess Shanamia recognized them as agents of Satellite Integration and asked to take the captives into Frey's custody.

• Glandon declared that he had taken control of Frey and ordered Aiseldar to accept a dignified death.
• Aiseldar rejected Glandon's ambitions, and Kane and El-Elf entered the hall to challenge him.
• El-Elf disarmed Glandon and held a dagger to his throat as the knights surrounded him.
• More than a dozen Satellite Integration fighters appeared and subdued the armed people in the hall.
• Princess Shanamia thanked Kane for helping Frey and asked him to hand the captives over to her.

After Kane captured Glandon, he refused to hand him over to Frie and agreed to take Princess Shanamia to Satellite Integration for her safety and talks. Xiao Ran arranged for Shanamia and her attendants to stay at the Presidential Palace, with Saki Maski responsible for receiving her.

• Kane refused Shanamia's request to return Glandon, citing his threat to Earth's security, and said Frie must explain its knights' attack on the South Pole Gate of Sealing.
• Carolan urged Shanamia to leave Frie with Kane while he and Shiun rooted out Glandon's remaining supporters, and Kane agreed to take her.
• Kane assigned El-Elf and some operatives to help stabilize Frie, then departed with Shanamia, Glandon, and several Frie attendants and guards.
• Kane's report reached Xiao Ran, who decided to house Shanamia in the Presidential Palace's secondary building and assigned Saki Maski to receive her.

Xiao Ran welcomed Princess Shanamia to Satellite Integration and arranged for her to stay at the Presidential Palace. After she left with Saki Maski, Kane executed the captured Glandon and ordered his genetic sample preserved for a clone intended to help resolve Frie's problems.

• Xiao Ran decided to host Shanamia and her entourage at Satellite Integration's Presidential Palace to keep Frie's secrets within a limited circle.
• Xiao Ran welcomed Shanamia to the capital and introduced Saki Maski, who would be responsible for hosting her.
• After Xiao Ran and Shanamia left, Kane had Glandon brought before him in shackles and ordered his disposal and the preservation of a genetic sample.
• Kane explained that Glandon's sample would be used to create a Photocopy Person to help Aiseldar and Carolan resolve Frie's problems.
• Kane stabbed Glandon, then shot him in the back of the head.

After Glandon was killed, Kane considered the Burning Legion’s combat habits and supported Carolan’s plan to bring Free under its control, with Shanamia as a possible ruler. Shanamia settled into the Presidential Palace and received a letter from Carolan just before leaving for Xiao Ran’s banquet.

• Kane reflected that Cruze and Char talked too much in battle, while Kira, Xiao Ran, and El-Elf knew when to stay focused and silent.
• Kane supported Carolan’s plan for Free and considered Shanamia a suitable leader if she married Xiao Ran, with the Legion’s allies and Free’s forces to support her.
• Xiao Ran assigned Shanamia a separate building near his residence, and Saki Maski reassured her and invited her to a banquet.
• Shanamia rested, then learned from her maid that Carolan had sent her a letter meant only for her.
• Shanamia read the letter and looked astonished.

After reading Carolan’s letter urging her to marry Xiao Ran to secure Furi’s future, Shanamia prepared herself to consider the alliance and went to meet him. On the way, she asked Saki Maski about Xiao Ran and learned that Saki had loved him for many years despite appearing seventeen.

• Shanamia read Carolan’s letter, which argued that a marriage alliance with Xiao Ran was Furi’s best chance to preserve its people and autonomy.
• Shanamia composed herself and left the annex with Saki Maski to meet Xiao Ran.
• Shanamia asked Saki what kind of person Xiao Ran was, and Saki described him as a confident, capable leader who was friendly to allies and ruthless toward enemies.
• Shanamia asked whether Saki liked Xiao Ran, and Saki admitted she had loved him for a very long time.
• Saki told Shanamia that although she looked seventeen, her real age was a secret and she would always be seventeen.

Shanamia arrived at Xiao Ran’s banquet and met his wife, Sheryl, who welcomed her and introduced her to the gathered guests. The unexpectedly large group left Xiao Ran wondering why so many people had come, while Shanamia became the focus of their curious attention.

• Saki Maski told Shanamia she was forever seventeen, but Shanamia assumed she was joking.
• Shanamia met Xiao Ran and Sheryl, and Xiao Ran introduced Sheryl as his wife.
• Sheryl welcomed Shanamia and led her into a private banquet arranged for her because her identity was sensitive.
• Shanamia found Graham, Nalu, Basak, Luo, Renard, Moses, Billy, Kane, Lanka, Cruze, Jeffrey, Char, Athrun, and Kira waiting in the hall.
• Xiao Ran wondered why so many people had gathered as the guests examined Shanamia and exchanged opinions.

Shanamia met Xiao Ran’s allies, who welcomed her while secretly finding her more interesting than Furi itself. Afterward, the group discussed peace talks and military integration, but Xiao Ran grew suspicious when they tried to leave Furi’s negotiations to him and then departed in disappointment.

• Sheryl introduced Shanamia to the gathered leaders, and the women later took her on a tour of Satellite Integration.
• Cruze asked when Xiao Ran would begin peace talks with Furi, and Char urged him to handle them quickly alongside integrating Furi’s military.
• Cruze offered to take charge of Furi while Xiao Ran focused on other preparations, but Xiao Ran refused because he suspected a hidden motive.
• Kane and the others left one by one, leaving Xiao Ran wondering what they had been plotting.

Xiao Ran and Shanamia began formal talks between Satellite Integration and Free over Free’s integration into Earth. Shanamia challenged Xiao Ran’s demand that Free disband its military, arguing that Free needed enough strength to protect itself, while Xiao Ran listened without conceding.

• Aiseldar returned to Satellite Integration with Free’s official negotiating team, and Xiao Ran arranged formal talks after giving Shanamia time to consult with Free.
• News spread that Free, an extraterrestrial race long hidden near Earth, was negotiating to join Earth.
• Xiao Ran and Shanamia arrived at Satellite Integration’s administrative hall, where Earth-side representatives, the Federation, and DC joined Free’s delegation for the first formal talks.
• Xiao Ran opened the negotiations by asking Free to address Earth’s terms and present its own conditions.
• Shanamia said Free wanted to join Earth but opposed dissolving its military, arguing that Free needed the power to defend itself from discrimination and danger.

Xiao Ran and Shanamia began negotiating the terms for Frie to integrate with Earth, while the Federation and Frie representatives disputed military, economic, and sovereignty provisions. Shanamia ended the meeting by proposing a marriage alliance with Xiao Ran as her guarantee for Frie’s security, leaving him stunned.

• Xiao Ran offered Frie five hundred Knights Order units and formal recognition of the Frie Royal Holy Knights Order, while Shanamia argued that Frie needed more troops and to retain its royal guard.
• Shanamia presented Frie’s terms, including sovereign independence, protected territory, and equal economic treatment, and Xiao Ran reviewed them with the representatives.
• The Federation and Frie representatives debated technology sharing, military restrictions, territory, economic rights, and Frie’s responsibilities for nearly half an hour.
• Xiao Ran ended the meeting and said he would send revised terms before a second meeting the day after tomorrow.
• Shanamia offered to concede on technology sharing and sending Frie soldiers to the Earth Defense Force if Xiao Ran agreed to marry her.
• Saki Maski reacted with hostility, Xiao Ran froze in shock, and Cruze laughed while watching the scene on a screen.

Shanamia proposed a marriage alliance with Xiao Ran to guarantee Frey’s fair integration into Earth, leaving him torn between the political benefits and the personal consequences. He struggled to answer her firm proposal and suspected Cruze and the others were secretly watching his predicament.

• Shanamia proposed a marriage alliance with Xiao Ran as a guarantee that Frey would be protected after joining Earth.
• Earth’s representatives welcomed the proposal but waited for Xiao Ran to decide, recognizing the benefits it could bring.
• Xiao Ran considered the political risks of refusing and worried that leaving the world later could make the alliance harmful to Shanamia.
• Xiao Ran told Shanamia that he could guarantee fair treatment for Frey even without marriage, but Shanamia insisted that his word alone was not enough.
• Xiao Ran struggled to respond to Shanamia’s resolve and regretted that Cruze and the others had not warned him, suspecting they were secretly watching.

Xiao Ran agreed to a marriage alliance with Shanamia to secure Frie's integration into Earth, and the news stirred excitement across the planet. After dealing with the reactions of those close to him, he visited Luo and Renard to discuss designing a stronger mecha.

• Xiao Ran accepted Shanamia's marriage alliance proposal and ended the negotiations, leaving both sides to prepare separate teams to arrange the terms.
• News of Xiao Ran's alliance with Shanamia spread across Earth, while a public banquet introduced Frie and its princess to the people.
• Xiao Ran assigned Cruze, Char, and Kane to negotiate the marriage alliance, then spoke with Mwu, Sheryl, and Saki Maski about the situation.
• Xiao Ran went to Luo and Renard's laboratory, where he explained that Darkness Sky needed stronger attacks against mecha of its own class.