Chapter Summaries

Xiao Ran interrogated Nalo about the attack on the base and learned that a fellow mercenary had recruited her and the others to test new machines before commissioning them to occupy the base. Nalo explained their plans to seek UNION’s protection, while Xiao Ran remained wary of their motives and possible ties to other factions.

• Xiao Ran questioned the captured Nalo, who identified herself as a freelance mercenary and said she had accepted a mission to occupy the base.
• Nalo claimed her machine had been advance payment for the mission and suggested the attackers’ machines were connected to machines used by the military.
• Nalo explained that the group had been recruited by the pilot of the destroyed artillery-type machine, who had contacted them with the commission.
• Nalo said the military had discovered the group while they were testing machines, and the attackers retaliated by occupying the base after the military struck first.
• Nalo admitted the group hoped their strength would attract factions’ interest and that they planned to ask to join UNION, but Xiao Ran doubted their understanding of the world.

Xiao Ran learned that Celestial Being had publicly announced its intention to end all wars through armed intervention, while he prepared to establish his own faction and handle the dangerous participants in custody. Billy and Old Man Raphael both committed to joining Xiao Ran, and Xiao Ran planned to remain at the base during its reconstruction before heading to Tokyo.

• Xiao Ran dismissed the imprisoned woman's claims as unbelievable and ordered that no one contact the dangerous participants, while Graham went to the surveillance room.
• A major summoned Xiao Ran to the flagship, where Brigadier General Mok showed him Celestial Being's announcement declaring armed intervention against wars and those who supported them.
• Billy told Old Man Raphael that he had joined Xiao Ran's organization, and Old Man Raphael revealed he would join after seeing its new technology and affirmed Billy's resolve.
• Xiao Ran and Brigadier General Mok discussed Celestial Being's appearance, the danger its machines posed, and plans to send most fleets back to their original bases.
• Xiao Ran left the flagship in the Black Astray and returned to the base, intending to oversee reconstruction, await Old Man Raphael, and recruit the participants into the Celestial God he planned to establish.

Xiao Ran oversaw the rebuilt base and waited for Hong Long to deliver restraints and other equipment. He offered Nalu release in exchange for joining Celestial Being, and she accepted.

• Xiao Ran watched the base expand and learned that Raphael's team had identified Gundanium Alloy and unfamiliar energy systems but could not reproduce or fully analyze them.
• Hong Long arrived with reinforced cuffs, ankle restraints, neck bombs, and a remote detonator, and Xiao Ran appointed him temporary adjutant under Graham's guidance.
• Xiao Ran, Graham, and Hong Long entered Cell Three, where they found Nalu filthy and desperate to be released.
• Xiao Ran offered to release Nalu and return her machine, while Graham told her she had to join their faction.
• Nalu received Celestial Being's invitation and accepted, then collapsed against Graham as her strength gave out.

Xiao Ran secured Nalo’s recruitment by fitting her with a bomb collar and restraint handcuffs, then arranged for her to recover under guard. He monitored the other captured pilots and suspected the four Gundam W pilots had a hidden way to communicate before asking Old Man Raphael to leave with him for a day or two.

• Xiao Ran had Nalo put on a bomb collar and restraint handcuffs, warning her that he would detonate the bomb if she disobeyed.
• Xiao Ran sent Nalo with female soldiers to clean up, eat, and rest, then checked the surveillance room and praised the guards.
• Xiao Ran reviewed footage of the remaining prisoners and focused on the four Gundam W pilots, including the Taurus pilot whose cheek was moving.
• Xiao Ran ordered the guards to keep watching the four pilots and detonate their bombs immediately if anything happened.
• Xiao Ran considered recruiting more pilots, then waited for Old Man Raphael and asked him to accompany him for a day or two.

Xiao Ran brought Raphael, Graham, Billy, and Nalo to a secret Celestial Being base inside Mount Fuji and met Wang Liu Mei, who briefed him on the facility. In the VEDA contact room, Aeolia's consciousness examined the three men Xiao Ran had selected.

• VEDA assigned Xiao Ran a hidden base in Mount Fuji, and Hong Long flew him and his companions there.
• Xiao Ran met Wang Liu Mei at the base, where Raphael clarified that he had only agreed to inspect Celestial Being, not join it.
• Wang Liu Mei described the base's resources and staff, and Xiao Ran arranged for the facility to begin operating and asked to use the VEDA contact room.
• Xiao Ran opened the restricted contact room, brought Raphael, Graham, and Billy inside, and told Nalo to wait outside.
• Aeolia's consciousness asked whether those were the people Xiao Ran had selected, then displayed detailed files on Raphael, Graham, and Billy.

Aeolia explained Celestial Being’s purpose and revealed evidence that metallic Alien Lifeforms had attacked an exploratory spacecraft. Convinced Earth would need to unite against them, Old Man Raphael joined Celestial Being while warning that he would expose the organization if it misused its power.

• Aeolia identified himself as Celestial Being’s founder and explained his cryogenic preservation and plans for humanity’s evolution into Innovators.
• Aeolia showed Raphael, Graham, and Billy footage of metallic Alien Lifeforms attacking a spacecraft, confirming the threat was real.
• Xiao Ran claimed an ancient book had described the lifeforms as God’s weapons and suggested they could assimilate people.
• Raphael agreed that Earth could not resist such enemies without uniting and joined Celestial Being to study its technology.
• Raphael warned that he would reveal Celestial Being if it used its power improperly, and Aeolia welcomed him as a member.

Xiao Ran took command of the Japanese Special Economic Zone and began organizing its military leadership while Celestial Being prepared new mobile suits. He left Colonel Jett Onda as his deputy for now, assigned Graham Aker to lead the MS forces, and ordered his own identity kept secret.

• Old Man Raphael joined Celestial Being as its MS development chief and began working with Billy and the Technicians on technology supplied by Xiao Ran.
• Xiao Ran left Hong Long at the Celestial Organization's base and traveled to Tokyo with Graham and Nalo, while considering Laguna Harvey's role in future threats.
• Xiao Ran arrived at the Japanese Special Economic Zone's command headquarters and addressed its personnel, demanding firm obedience to his orders.
• Xiao Ran met regional officials and officers during a lengthy reception before moving into his new office with Graham, Nalo, and Jett Onda.
• Xiao Ran kept Jett Onda as his deputy until a replacement could be found, ordered him to select guards, and appointed Graham commander of the MS forces.
• Xiao Ran instructed Jett to identify him publicly as Major General Stark and keep his identity top secret.

At a welcome reception, Xiao Ran arranged to meet Laguna Harvey and invited Sheryl to join him in Tokyo. After Laguna arrived at his residence, Xiao Ran revealed that he knew of Laguna’s connection to Celestial Being and asked how he would deal with a traitor who had secretly used its technology.

• Xiao Ran attended the reception, spotted Laguna Harvey, and decided to take the Trinity, Red Solar Furnaces, GN-X units, and their manufacturing facilities from him.
• Xiao Ran told Graham and Naluo to invite Laguna to his residence after the reception, and they agreed to bring him if he refused.
• Xiao Ran called Sheryl, invited her to stay with him, and learned that she was already in Tokyo, so he sent maids and guards to pick her up.
• Graham and Naluo brought Laguna to Xiao Ran’s residence, where they swept the area to ensure their conversation was secure.
• Xiao Ran confronted Laguna about Celestial Being and asked what he would do to a traitor who used its technology in secret and risked exposing its secrets.

Xiao Ran forced Laguna to surrender his secret GN-X and Solar Furnace projects, completing his mission to eliminate threats to Celestial Being within UNION. He chose complete GN-X and GN-T Solar Furnace blueprints as his reward and began considering how to find pilots for the thirty GN-X units.

• Xiao Ran ordered Naluo and Graham to execute Laguna, then offered him a choice between surrendering his projects or being tortured and killed.
• Laguna surrendered the factory coordinates and his projects after Xiao Ran revealed his intelligence network and threatened his family and assets.
• Xiao Ran had Graham lock Laguna up with a neck bomb and received notice that the A-Class Side Mission was complete.
• Xiao Ran chose complete GN-X and GN-T Solar Furnace blueprints over a GN-X production line or mecha rewards.
• Xiao Ran concluded that the Solar Furnace would strengthen his mecha and decided he needed to find pilots for thirty GN-X units.

Xiao Ran confronted Laguna Harvey over secretly building units and prepared to retrieve them from the South Pole. With the next Celestial Being operation approaching, Xiao Ran realized the story’s more dangerous events were about to begin.

• Xiao Ran explained to Graham and Naluo that Laguna had secretly built units, and Graham agreed that Celestial Being’s original plan faced growing threats.
• Sheryl arrived at Xiao Ran’s residence, teased Graham, and reunited with Xiao Ran before Graham and Naluo left for the night.
• The next morning, Xiao Ran took Laguna aboard a private plane with Graham, Naluo, and Wang Liu Mei, then learned the hidden units were at the South Pole.
• Wang Liu Mei told Xiao Ran that Celestial Being’s second operation would begin the next day and that Gundam Kyrios was not expected to sortie.

Xiao Ran found Laguna’s hidden stockpile of Solar Furnaces and GN-X units and forced him to hand over the equipment, production data, and control of three Gundams. He left Laguna agreeing to help Celestial Being after Xiao Ran offered him a chance to profit from a new clean-energy technology.

• Laguna led Xiao Ran and the others to a secret facility beneath the snow, where they found thirty Solar Furnaces and thirty GN-X units.
• Xiao Ran assigned temporary GN-X units to Graham, Hong Long, and Naluo, then ordered Laguna to help move the equipment and production resources.
• Xiao Ran uncovered Laguna’s hidden three Gundams and demanded their Command Authority, which Laguna agreed to surrender.
• Xiao Ran warned Laguna that selling the units to the three major powers would put his life at risk and promised him orders and protection in return for cooperation.
• Xiao Ran offered Laguna a profitable role distributing a new clean-energy technology, and Laguna showed immediate interest.

Xiao Ran received a new mission requiring him to complete three armed interventions and destroy fifty hostile units before Aeolia’s first-stage plan was completed. He accepted command of UNION’s Anti-Gundam Special Investigation Team while secretly planning to fill it with Celestial Being members, and prepared to inspect three newly arrived Gundams before joining the next mission.

• Xiao Ran received Main Mission II, requiring three armed interventions and fifty hostile-unit kills for a 15,000 Merit Point reward.
• The President told Xiao Ran that UNION would establish a Japanese Special Economic Zone research base, appoint Raphael Eifman to lead its new MS research department, and rely on Xiao Ran to deliver prototype units within three months.
• The President placed the new Anti-Gundam Special Investigation Team under Xiao Ran’s command and allowed him to choose its personnel.
• Xiao Ran messaged Miss Huang for the next mission’s time and location, then ordered Colonel Jett to organize the investigation team and research base.
• Wang Liu Mei told Xiao Ran that Laguna had delivered the cargo and three Gundams to the Heavenly Gods base, and Xiao Ran said he would inspect them and join the next day’s mission.

Xiao Ran met Sheryl for lunch, spotted Louise Halevy and Saji Crossroad, and ordered Naluo to investigate them. He then flew to the Celestial Being base with Graham and Billy, assigning Graham to lead a nominal Gundam investigation unit and outlining plans for UNION’s new mobile suits.

• Xiao Ran cleared his paperwork, asked Naluo to gather the files and check when Graham and Billy would arrive, then arranged to meet Sheryl on First Commercial Avenue.
• Xiao Ran encountered Louise and Saji at the restaurant and ordered Naluo to investigate them; the results were ready before he finished eating.
• Xiao Ran and Sheryl traveled with Naluo to the airport, where Xiao Ran met Graham and Billy and boarded Hong Long’s plane for the Celestial Being base.
• Xiao Ran told Graham and Billy that he would lead a special Gundam investigation unit, appointing Graham to head it and Billy as technical adviser.
• Xiao Ran said UNION had approved a new mobile suit program under his oversight, with Mr. Raphael leading research and development, and explained that the prototypes would include concealed backdoors.

Xiao Ran prepared Celestial Being to expand its forces as the AEU, Humanity Federation, and UNION pursued their own Gundam development. After returning to the base, he confronted the Trinity siblings and asserted command over them.

• The AEU, Humanity Federation, and UNION approved or began developing new machines after witnessing the Gundams' performance.
• Xiao Ran told Graham to recruit loyal pilots and asked Naluo to approach the detained mercenaries about joining Celestial Being.
• Xiao Ran arrived at the transformed base, where Hong Long explained that Laguna's people and equipment had joined Celestial Being and that the acquired Solar Furnaces produced red particles.
• Johann Trinity introduced himself, while Mihail complained about taking orders and Nina greeted Xiao Ran.
• Xiao Ran drew a pistol on Mihail and demanded obedience; Johann apologized and agreed to follow his commands.

Xiao Ran forced the Trinity pilots to accept his command and ordered them to avoid reckless attacks and killing during missions. After they left, he arranged safeguards for their Gundams and assigned unit modifications and training for his team.

• Xiao Ran confronted Mihail after he took a loaded pistol, and John knocked Mihail down before making him apologize.
• Xiao Ran ordered John, Nina, and Mihail to obey him and avoid unnecessary attacks or targeting cockpits; each agreed.
• Xiao Ran told Graham, Billy, Hong Long, and Nalu that concealed bombs should be installed in the Trinity units as a precaution.
• Xiao Ran assigned three GN-X units to Graham, Hong Long, and Nalu and had Billy record their modification requests.
• Xiao Ran told Nalu to go with Graham to the second base, then return to help watch the Trinity pilots and train with Hong Long.

Xiao Ran confronted mercenary Ali Al Sashes after he demanded a new unit as extra payment for transporting the cargo. Xiao Ran offered him and his obedient, useful subordinates work instead, and Sashers began preparing to join him.

• Honglong told Xiao Ran that Ali Al Sashes's mercenaries had discovered the cargo and demanded a unit as payment.
• Xiao Ran left with Honglong and Naluo for Laguna's concealed island base, where the mercenaries had stored the units.
• When Sashers's men aimed their weapons at Xiao Ran, Naluo disarmed the threat and forced Sashers to order his men to stand down.
• Xiao Ran rejected Sashers's demand for a unit as extra payment, then offered him and suitable mercenaries employment, money, and battles.
• Sashers warned his subordinates that they had been recruited and threatened anyone who betrayed him or disobeyed orders.

Xiao Ran forced Sashers to join his side with a neck bomb and ordered him to eliminate any untrustworthy mercenaries. As Celestial Being prepared its third mission at Shima Island, Xiao Ran arranged several backup forces and went to meet Setsuna and Lockon.

• Sashers spared his mercenaries, accepted a neck bomb from Xiao Ran, and agreed to work for him under threat of death if he betrayed him.
• Xiao Ran ordered Sashers to remove any untrustworthy subordinates and warned him that Alejandro and Ribbons were on his target list.
• After returning to the Celestial God base, Xiao Ran reconciled with Sheryl, while Graham and Naluo went to UNION's Second Base to carry out his arrangements.
• Xiao Ran prepared for Celestial Being's mission at Shima Island, assigning three Angel Throne Gundams and Sashers's group of GN-X units to wait nearby as backup.
• Xiao Ran traveled with Sheryl and Wang Liu Mei to the island hangars, where Setsuna and Lockon greeted him after initially drawing their pistols.

Xiao Ran joined Celestial Being’s intervention on Sena Island and used Gundam Kyrios and its GN-BITs to overwhelm the battlefield. The fighting around him fell silent, while Lockon watched in awe at the speed and precision of Xiao Ran’s attack.

• Wang Liu Mei gave Lockon a mission, and Lockon brought Xiao Ran and Setsuna to review the plan before they prepared to rendezvous with Tieria and the others.
• Xiao Ran said goodbye to Sheryl, launched Gundam Kyrios with its GN-BITs, and left as Sheryl and Wang Liu Mei went to relax by the shore.
• Xiao Ran, Setsuna, Lockon, Tieria, and Hallelujah assembled and headed for Sena Island to begin the intervention.
• Xiao Ran accelerated toward the fiercest fighting while the GN-BITs moved ahead, and he used Quick Lock to destroy the mobile suits around him with a sustained beam barrage.
• The GN-BITs returned to replenish their energy after Gundam Kyrios had left no intact or operational machines nearby, and Lockon marveled at Xiao Ran’s skill.

Xiao Ran led Celestial Being’s intervention on Shima, then returned to Tokyo and discussed Graham’s encounter with a Gundam and Naluo’s recruits. The chapter ended with Xiao Ran considering whether to place safeguards on the new members.

• Xiao Ran completed the three phases of Celestial Being’s intervention, and the Gundams withdrew from Shima without encountering the suspected participants.
• The factions on Shima announced a ceasefire less than two hours after Celestial Being left, drawing worldwide attention to the group’s actions.
• Xiao Ran returned to Tokyo, where Graham reported his damaged Flag’s encounter with a young Gundam pilot and said the battle had given him ideas for his own machine.
• Naluo told Xiao Ran that the people she had approached were willing to join, and Xiao Ran asked whether they should be fitted with safeguards.

Xiao Ran worked to strengthen Celestial Being while privately worrying that the Participants and the three major powers’ new mobile suits could erase its advantages. After spending time with Sheryl, he went to headquarters and received a UNION intelligence report urging action against the Gundams.

• Xiao Ran removed Nalo’s neck bomb, assigned her to supervise the captured people, and told Graham to prepare for another major change.
• Xiao Ran ordered the Angel Throne Gundams to monitor three sites, urged VEDA to begin producing unmanned aircraft, and arranged a conversation with Aeolia.
• Xiao Ran discussed Participants with Sheryl and later shared a meal and a quiet evening with her.
• Xiao Ran reflected on Celestial Being’s numerical and combat disadvantages, while relying on its reinforcements and his GHOST-9V aircraft technology to prepare.
• Colonel Jett delivered a Military Intelligence report calling the winged Gundam a threat and urging Xiao Ran to establish a special investigation team and begin operations.