Chapter Summaries

Sheryl helped Saki Maski begin training as an Intelligence Control officer aboard the Galaxy Diva, while Xiao Ran revealed that she was also a designated mecha pilot. Saki Maski handled communications and monitoring as the coming battle approached, leaving Haruto and the other forces on standby.

• Xiao Ran explained that Sheryl's early entry into the mission world was too risky to exploit, but her fame had won Saki Maski's support.
• Sheryl and Mwu began teaching Saki Maski to operate the ship's Intelligence Control systems, and Mwu learned she was a designated pilot for a mecha inside the module.
• Saki Maski connected with Haruto, moved Unit 1's communications to an encrypted channel, and linked the mecha's surface data and Haruto's physical condition to the Galaxy Diva.
• Xiao Ran told Haruto to remain on standby and ordered Saki Maski to alert the other warships and monitor the ARUS and Dolcia fleets.
• Billy's fighter and Moses's two fighters arrived and entered the warship under Saki Maski's guidance.

El-Elf and Xiao Ran planned to move Module 77 toward the Moon’s neutral zone, but the ARUS and Dolcia fleets began advancing in an unexpected way. As the Galaxy Diva prepared for battle, El-Elf concluded that the two factions had secretly cooperated and was about to explain his reasoning.

• El-Elf learned to operate the Galaxy Diva’s Weapon Control system, then helped Xiao Ran plan to move Module 77 into lunar orbit while drawing the ARUS fleet into the fight.
• Saki Maski reported that ARUS had deployed fighters and the Dolcia Military State’s warships were approaching, so Xiao Ran ordered the ship to prepare for battle.
• El-Elf revised the plan into a frontal assault, ordered drones to approach ARUS without attacking, and set a three-minute limit for moving the module into orbit.
• El-Elf discovered the Galaxy Diva had powerful weapons and a FOLD Jump System, while Nalu, Moses, and Billy prepared to sortie.
• After ARUS showed no reaction to the approaching drones, El-Elf concluded that ARUS and the Dolcia Military State had reached an agreement; Xiao Ran asked how he had figured it out.

El-Elf deduced that ARUS had secretly agreed to cooperate with the Dolcia Military State to seize the Galaxy Diva’s technology and weapons. Xiao Ran approved El-Elf’s plan to use missiles and Justice Gundam to cover their retreat, and the operation began.

• El-Elf explained that ARUS’s lack of response to the drones suggested it had made a secret deal with the Dolcia Military State, prompted by Xiao Ran and the advanced weapons he had revealed.
• Xiao Ran realized that a joint attack could endanger the Galaxy Diva, Ship One, Ship Two, and Module 77, and resolved to teach both fleets a lesson.
• El-Elf proposed using the Galaxy Diva’s missiles to create a wall of explosions that would blind the Dolcia fleet while Xiao Ran fired toward the ARUS ships.
• Xiao Ran ordered Ship One and Ship Two to retreat and Unit 1 to launch, while Saki Maski activated the Tactical Armor for Justice Gundam.
• Justice Gundam connected to the Tactical Armor, and Murrue launched the Galaxy Diva’s Micro Missiles as Billy, Moses, and a black-and-red machine moved out.

Xiao Ran and Nalo attacked the Dolcia fleet while the Valvraves dismantled Module 77’s connecting passages, causing Dolcia to mistake the assault for an ARUS attack and destroy the ARUS flagship. Xiao Ran pressed forward as the second passage neared destruction and the team prepared to retreat.

• Xiao Ran used Justice Gundam Tactical Armor to blast through Valvrave defenses and strike Dolcia’s fleet, while Nalo’s MK-II Gundam destroyed a warship with its GN Rocket Cannon.
• Haruto’s Unit 1 severed Module 77’s first connecting passage, and Nalo broke the passage apart with her Beam Sniper Rifle before Haruto moved toward the second.
• Dolcia returned fire against ARUS, and Figaro’s attempt to clarify that ARUS had not launched the attack came too late to save the flagship from a fortress-breaching shell.
• Colonel Kane ordered Dolcia’s forces to stop attacking their ARUS allies and target the remaining Jior forces, while wondering where the unfamiliar warship and Black Mecha had come from.
• Xiao Ran fought through the Valvraves as his team reported that the second passage would soon be severed and the two warships had connected to Module 77.

Xiao Ran used Justice Gundam's Tactical Armor to devastate the Dolcia Military State fleet while Module 77 began its escape. He reached the enemy warship formation with TRANS-AM activated and prepared to unleash the machine's full arsenal.

• Xiao Ran launched Justice Gundam's Tactical Armor into the Dolcia Military State's Valvrave and IDEAL-class formations, cutting through them with beams and Beam Sabers.
• Xiao Ran's interference sent more than a thousand radar-guided missiles spiraling out of control and exploding among the Dolcia forces.
• The connecting passage was severed, and Module 77 began moving away from the Dyson Sphere.
• Xiao Ran activated TRANS-AM and charged at the Dolcia Military State warships, struggling to control the shaking machine.
• Justice Gundam's Tactical Armor rose above the warship formation and deployed its weapons to attack.

Xiao Ran’s Justice Gundam crippled the Dolcia Military State fleet, allowing Module 77, Galaxy Diva, and the other ships to evacuate without further attack. The battle made Xiao Ran a worldwide hero, while ARUS faced protests over its secret agreement with Dolcia and blamed Figaro.

• Xiao Ran used Justice Gundam’s Tactical Armor to destroy four Dolcia Military State warships and damage the rest of the fleet, while Moses and Billy disabled the ships’ thrusters.
• Mwu ordered the Drone Unit and the other forces to escort Module 77 and cover Galaxy Diva as they retreated.
• Module 77 escaped the Dyson Sphere with help from two warships and Unit 1, and neither Dolcia nor ARUS attacked as the ships departed.
• People in Module 77 watched the battle footage and hailed Xiao Ran as their idol and savior, while news of him and New Jior spread worldwide.
• ARUS faced widespread protests after its secret agreement with Dolcia was exposed, then blamed the already dead Figaro and falsely claimed it would escort New Jior safely to the moon.

Yi Zui was overtaken in the monthly vote rankings by Mecha Wars Infinite and felt disappointed, though he accepted the result. With the month nearly over, he offered extra chapters for additional votes and tips and asked readers to support him.

• Yi Zui woke up to find Mecha Wars Infinite had taken the lead by two hundred votes after his day off.
• Yi Zui accepted that he might miss the monthly bonus but wondered whether Mecha Wars Infinite could regain the lead before the month ended.
• Yi Zui promised one extra chapter for every fifty votes above 1,137 and five extra chapters for every 100,000 in tips.
• Yi Zui asked readers who liked Mecha Wars Infinite to cast their remaining monthly votes for him.

After Module 77 escaped, Xiao Ran addressed the residents’ fear and uncertainty and discussed the module’s supply problems with representatives. The meeting ended when Shoko Minamikaze rushed into the office, and Xiao Ran recognized her as the Prime Minister’s daughter.

• With the Dolcia Military State and ARUS temporarily unable to pursue Module 77, its students and civilians celebrated before sinking into grief and anxiety about their future.
• Xiao Ran called student, military, and civilian representatives to discuss public unrest and shortages of supplies, medicine, and ammunition.
• Oura said the civilians would remain orderly but warned that outside powers could block any attempt to obtain supplies.
• El-Elf suggested controlling ARUS’s upper ranks to secure its resources, and Xiao Ran said the plan could not solve their immediate problems.
• Shoko Minamikaze burst into the office, and Xiao Ran helped her up and identified her as the Prime Minister’s daughter.

Xiao Ran accepted Shoko Minamikaze’s plan to use the group’s secret as leverage against the Dolcia Military State and ARUS, then laid out a broader strategy to build New Jior’s strength. He ordered a public performance and speech, preparations to refit two warships into the module’s defenses, and recruitment for a military force.

• Shoko Minamikaze proposed threatening the Dolcia Military State and ARUS with the secret they both wanted in order to protect the students’ families.
• El-Elf and the others judged Shoko Minamikaze’s plan feasible as a way to buy time, and Xiao Ran agreed while warning it could not secure New Jior’s future by itself.
• Xiao Ran said New Jior needed a reliable ally among the Neutral Countries of the Third World and its own army, then ordered Nanami Rion and Renbo Koji Satomi to arrange a cheerful public performance and share Shoko Minamikaze’s proposal with both powers.
• Xiao Ran ordered Captains Anzai and Aida to bind their warships to the module as propulsion and artillery systems, with El-Elf in charge of its defenses.
• Xiao Ran directed the academy to recruit voluntary military personnel who could train as pilots.

Xiao Ran accepted Saki Maski’s decision to become a pilot and brought her to the hangar to choose a machine. Saki chose the green Unit 4 and named it Camilla.

• Xiao Ran ordered the module’s leaders to mobilize citizens, prepare defenses, and contact ARUS and the Dolcia Military State.
• Xiao Ran asked Saki Maski whether she understood the dangers of piloting a machine, and she confirmed she was ready.
• Xiao Ran took Saki Maski to the underground hangar, where Moses reported that machines and spare parts had been found but the researchers were dead.
• Saki Maski chose the green Unit 4, and Xiao Ran agreed that she could name it Camilla.

Saki Maski piloted Unit 4, Camilla, for the first time and demonstrated skill far beyond a beginner, while Xiao Ran explained why she had been chosen to inspire the academy. Xiao Ran ordered the unfinished units destroyed and then confronted Haruto about replenishing the energy he lost when piloting Unit 1, leaving Haruto facing a prisoner and an order to bite him.

• Xiao Ran approved Saki Maski as Camilla's pilot, and Moses prepared the unit for her login and a basic test.
• Saki Maski logged into Camilla, endured the painful process, and launched from the academy swimming pool.
• Saki Maski instinctively piloted Camilla with exceptional skill, inspiring students as the unit danced above the academy.
• Xiao Ran told Moses that Saki Maski's resolve could influence the students and Haruto, and ordered training pods moved to the hangar.
• Billy reported that seven unfinished units could not be completed or safely moved, so Xiao Ran ordered them destroyed and their engines sent to the Galaxy Diva.
• Xiao Ran told Haruto that piloting depleted an energy only humans possessed, then brought him to a prison and ordered him to bite a Dolcia Military State prisoner.

Xiao Ran explained that Haruto had to absorb Runes from captured enemies to keep piloting Unit 1, and Haruto accepted the cost to protect his home and loved ones. After Haruto collapsed, Xiao Ran considered how Rune Energy might work and suspected it was tied to the soul, mental power, and vitality.

• Xiao Ran told Haruto that Unit 1 consumed Runes and that refusing to absorb them would drain his own energy and threaten his life.
• Haruto chose to absorb Runes from the captured Dolcia soldier so he could continue protecting everyone.
• Haruto bit the soldier, developed strange facial patterns, and collapsed, while Xiao Ran saw no sign that either body had changed.
• Xiao Ran reasoned that Rune Energy was likely a recoverable energy linked more closely to the soul than the physical body.
• Xiao Ran compared the Magius to the Primal Demons and considered whether both fed on similar energy and could occupy human bodies.

Xiao Ran deduced that rune energy combined Mental Power and vitality, then tested his theory by helping Haruto return to his own body. Afterward, Xiao Ran returned to the academy, where Saki Maski’s testing had gone well and Billy’s team continued dismantling the machines.

• Xiao Ran reasoned that Yano Kuruomi’s and Haruto’s conditions came from exhausting both Spirit and Endurance, leaving Yano alive but brain-dead and Haruto dead.
• Xiao Ran woke Haruto and a captive, confirmed the captive was Haruto, and told him to switch back into his own body.
• Haruto returned to his body by biting his arm and said he felt more relaxed, though he noticed no other change.
• Xiao Ran decided not to use the captives as one-time rune energy and returned with Haruto to the academy.
• Moses judged Saki Maski qualified to sortie after her Unit 4, Camilla, test, while Billy and Naluo cut apart the seven machines and saved their torso sections for Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran prepared for the arrival of hundreds of reporters from Earth’s Neutral Countries and rival powers, suspecting the gathering might conceal more than ordinary journalists. He arranged strict security at the Spaceport and personally welcomed Tang Country’s press delegation, leaving the other reporters still to arrive.

• Xiao Ran reviewed why he had ordered the destruction of the unfinished Unit 2-based machines and decided their engines were worth keeping in case he obtained Kane’s Magius.
• Xiao Ran learned that more than three hundred reporters aboard seventeen ships had arrived at the module, including a delegation from Tang Country.
• Xiao Ran ordered soldiers to secure the Spaceport, inspect and register every arrival, wear Combat Suits, and monitor the module for infiltrators.
• Xiao Ran called Moses and Billy to assist and assigned Naluo, Saki Maski, and Haruto to patrol in their units.
• Xiao Ran arranged for Tang Country’s ship to dock first, and Billy escorted its press delegation through inspection.
• Xiao Ran greeted the Tang Country reporters at the reception hall as they filmed him.

Xiao Ran inspected the Tang Country press corps entering New Jior and discovered that Xiao Yu was an impostor, likely a demon envoy. He exposed Xiao Yu before the reporters, but the confrontation had not yet reached its conclusion.

• Xiao Ran ordered the reporters to submit their equipment for inspection and provide blood samples to verify their identities.
• Xiao Ran watched the reporters’ puncture wounds for signs of rapid healing and noticed Xiao Yu behaving suspiciously.
• Xiao Ran told the press corps leader that an impostor had infiltrated the group, then identified Xiao Yu and aimed a pistol at him.
• Xiao Ran asked the reporters to remove their bandages and raise their hands, revealing that Xiao Yu alone had not done so.

Xiao Ran exposed a Magius posing as reporter Xiao Yu after noticing his wounds healed instantly. Xiao Ran took the Magius aside to question him, and the chapter ended with Xiao Ran describing what he knew about the Magius and dismissing them as unimpressive compared with beings he had encountered before.

• Xiao Ran recognized that Xiao Yu was a Magius because his finger wound had healed within seconds.
• Xiao Ran confronted Xiao Yu, who admitted he was not the real Xiao Yu and had taken the student’s appearance, fingerprints, and other identifying details.
• Xiao Ran told Billy to watch the reporters and continue inspecting them while he led the Magius away under guard.
• Billy told the Tang Country press corps leader that the impostor had likely replaced the real Xiao Yu, leaving the leader grieving and uncertain about his student’s fate.
• Xiao Ran and the Magius spoke alone, and the Magius said his group had investigated Xiao Ran but found almost nothing about him.
• Xiao Ran identified the Magius and the 101 Council, then claimed he had encountered far more powerful lifeforms.

Xiao Ran questioned Xiao Yu about the Magius and Rune energy while explaining that he had faced similar creatures called Primal Demons. The two acknowledged each other’s capabilities, but Xiao Ran remained unsure he could defeat the Magius without endangering others.

• Xiao Yu was alarmed by Xiao Ran’s knowledge of the Magius and recognized that Xiao Ran was not afraid of their power.
• Xiao Ran considered how his knowledge of the plot had helped him avoid traps involving Unit 1, Haruto, El-Elf, and the Magius.
• Xiao Yu explained that Rune energy came from souls, including life force, Mental Power, memories, and emotions, and that Magius replenished it by feeding on humans.
• Xiao Ran described the Primal Demons, who had once fed on human souls and emotions but had later become friendly and no longer needed to feed.
• Xiao Yu asserted that he could escape and that Xiao Ran could not stop him; Xiao Ran admitted he had little confidence in defeating the Magius while protecting others.

Xiao Ran weighed his options after capturing Magius Xiao Yu and rejected an offer to restore Jior in exchange for surrendering his units. Xiao Yu attacked him, but Xiao Ran evaded the strike, and Xiao Yu realized that Xiao Ran was not human either.

• Xiao Ran considered killing, exposing, imprisoning, releasing, or cooperating with Magius Xiao Yu, but worried each choice could disrupt his plans.
• Xiao Yu said the Magius considered Xiao Ran and his units a threat, then offered to restore Jior and secure Xiao Ran's rule in exchange for the units.
• Xiao Ran refused the offer and warned that further attempts to seize his units would lead to conflict.
• Xiao Yu suddenly attacked Xiao Ran with a light sword, but Xiao Ran dodged the strike and his mask fell away.
• Xiao Yu saw green light flickering in Xiao Ran's eyes and laughed as he declared that Xiao Ran was not human either.

Xiao Ran defeated Demon Apostle Xiao Yu before he could cast a spell, then explained his plan for humans and demon apostles to coexist. Xiao Yu acknowledged the idea might work but warned that the 101 Council would oppose it, and refused to reveal what he knew about its members.

• Demon Apostle Xiao Yu attacked Xiao Ran with a giant claw, but Xiao Ran dodged and stabbed him in the heart and waist before he could react.
• Xiao Ran explained that Xiao Yu's magic did not make his body superhuman and said he had spared him because he could be useful.
• Xiao Ran told Xiao Yu he wanted to build a nation where all forms of life could coexist and described ways to provide demon apostles with rune energy safely.
• Xiao Yu said the 101 Council would resist the plan because it maintained peace and concealed demon apostles from the world.
• Xiao Ran demanded the names of Council members and demon apostles Xiao Yu knew, but Xiao Yu refused to disclose them.

Xiao Ran exposed Xiao Yu as a magic user and had him imprisoned in a specially designed cell while he oversaw the reporters’ registration. The next day, he reunited with Mwu, discussed the academy preparations, and prepared to take the crew out to explore the module.

• Xiao Ran used a secret password to identify Xiao Yu as an infiltrator and ordered soldiers to imprison him under heavy guard.
• The soldiers confined Xiao Yu in a cell that could be ejected into space and destroyed if he made a suspicious move.
• Xiao Ran checked the reporters’ registrations and confirmed that no other magic users had infiltrated the group.
• Mwu visited Xiao Ran the next morning and told him that preparations at the academy were nearly complete and Sheryl wanted to know when he could return.
• Xiao Ran invited Bobby and the others to explore the module, then reassured Mwu that she and Sheryl were both essential to him.