Recaps

Ein and Tesla’s Quantum Camouflage let the Queen and Fu Hua hide their pregnancies so they could go out shopping with Ling Feng and the others. At lunch, Fu Hua remembered a friend who had stayed with her for thousands of years, and Cang Xuan and Danzhu appeared to recognize the story but hesitated to explain.

• Ein explained that Quantum Camouflage could hide the Queen and Fu Hua’s stomachs, and Tesla claimed credit for suggesting the modification.
• Five days later, Ling Feng took Kiana, Theresa, the Queen, Fu Hua, Ein, Tesla, Schrodinger, Xiao Lu, Cang Xuan, and Danzhu shopping in Magic City, with the camouflage concealing Fu Hua and the Queen’s pregnancies.
• The group ate at a northern-style restaurant, where Fu Hua became distracted by a steamed bun and recalled a friend who had once shared stories with her.
• Fu Hua said she had been with the forgotten friend for at least several thousand years, surprising Ling Feng.
• Cang Xuan and Danzhu reacted as though they recognized the friend’s story, but Cang Xuan denied knowing anything when Xiao Lu asked.
• Ling Feng stopped the conversation until after lunch and decided to ask Cang Xuan about it later.

Cang Xuan revealed that she had created the Book of Cang Xuan to accompany Fu Hua, and the group decided to tell Fu Hua about it and search for the doll. Ling Feng then helped Bella put away her belongings and asked whether she wanted a baby and to become his person.

• Ling Feng asked Cang Xuan and Danzhu about the friend Fu Hua had mentioned, and Ein and Tesla joined them to hear the truth.
• Cang Xuan explained that she had made the mechanical doll Book of Cang Xuan to care for Red Kite, but it likely ran out of energy after three thousand years while Fu Hua slept for five thousand.
• The group discussed using a Memory Deep Dive to locate the doll and agreed that Cang Xuan and Danzhu should tell Fu Hua about it.
• Ling Feng helped Bella store her New Year's belongings and asked if she wanted a baby; Bella refused because she did not want the restrictions of pregnancy.
• Ling Feng asked Bella if she wanted to become his person, and Bella wondered whether she was not already his dragon.

Ling Feng prepared for Fu Hua’s Memory Deep Dive to recover the Book of Cang Xuan, while the group finalized a plan to keep Fu Hua’s memories from being altered. After settling Bella’s game-payment demand, Ling Feng was about to rest when Kiana invited him to queue together.

• Ling Feng considered whether Bella could help humanity coexist with Honkai and tried to win her over, while Bella earned enough for five monthly cards before dinner.
• Bronya agreed to cooperate with Ling Feng on the Memory Deep Dive Device, and Fu Hua resolved to search her memories for the Book of Cang Xuan.
• Ein and Tesla recommended that Fu Hua enter the Memory Deep Dive alone, and the group agreed to begin the search the next morning.
• Bella asked Ling Feng for more game money, so he gave her one 648 and sent her back to play in her room.
• After Bella and the Queen returned to their rooms, Kiana wrapped herself around Ling Feng’s arm and invited him to queue together.

Ling Feng tried to escape a night of games with the others, then went to Theresa’s room and reassured her that Rita had only pretended to hide a camera. Meanwhile, the Queen questioned Bella about her afternoon with Ling Feng and discovered he had paid Bella to give her massages.

• Kiana, True Kiana, Bronya, and Seele urged Ling Feng to play games with them, while miku drank Rita’s tea and fell asleep.
• Ling Feng found Theresa searching under her bed for Rita’s supposed camera and told her Rita had been bluffing.
• Theresa blamed Ling Feng for Rita realizing their relationship, then settled against him after briefly punching his chest.
• The Queen noticed Ling Feng’s scent on Bella and questioned her about where they had spent the afternoon.
• Bella claimed Ling Feng had massaged her and paid her fifty yuan each time, leaving the Queen stunned.

Ling Feng and the others began a Memory Deep Dive into Fu Hua’s past, discovering that she had influenced ancient Shenzhou and that its legendary warriors possessed extraordinary strength. The dive then advanced to the Tang Dynasty, where Fu Hua effortlessly destroyed a horde of Honkai Beasts, leaving the group astonished.

• The Queen questioned Bella about Ling Feng’s massage and learned that he had held Bella and used his hands on her.
• Ling Feng got out of bed without waking Theresa, then joined the others as Tesla started Fu Hua’s Memory Deep Dive.
• The memory showed Fu Hua and the Book of Cang Xuan observing the Three Kingdoms battlefield, where Fu Hua described Lu Bu as possessing S-rank strength.
• Fu Hua explained that she had helped the First Emperor gather Shenzhou’s Honkai energy, giving its people powerful adaptability and keeping Honkai at bay.
• Tesla advanced the memory to the Tang Dynasty, where Fu Hua used a black-flame attack to wipe out a large group of Honkai Beasts.

Fu Hua reluctantly agreed to celebrate New Year with the townspeople after the Book of Cang Xuan urged her to stop shutting herself away from others. As they walked through the festivities, the Book of Cang Xuan’s energy ran out, and Fu Hua caught her as she fell.

• Fu Hua defeated a Honkai Beast at the Great Wall and refused the townspeople’s invitation to stay for the New Year Festival.
• The Book of Cang Xuan explained that Fu Hua had grown distant after enduring countless partings, then worried that her own energy was nearly exhausted.
• A man told Fu Hua that the Book of Cang Xuan had been attacked, but Fu Hua found her unharmed in a cave, where she admitted she had staged the incident to make Fu Hua stay.
• The Book of Cang Xuan told Fu Hua that her masters had created her to keep Fu Hua company, and persuaded her to celebrate the New Year with everyone.
• Fu Hua smiled for the Book of Cang Xuan and agreed to consider opening a martial arts school and taking disciples.
• The Book of Cang Xuan’s core energy failed during their walk through the festivities, and Fu Hua caught her as she fell.

Fu Hua remembered that she had kept the Book of Cang Xuan’s storage sphere by her side despite forgetting their past, and her friends began working to awaken it before New Year. After reuniting with everyone, Ling Feng took Bella into Imaginary Space when she asked him for a salary.

• The Book of Cang Xuan ran out of energy while parting from Fu Hua, and Tesla stopped the memory dive when Fu Hua’s mental space became unstable.
• Fu Hua awoke after fifty-seven minutes in the real world and told everyone she knew where the Book of Cang Xuan was.
• Fu Hua found the Book of Cang Xuan’s storage sphere in her cabinet, and Cang Xuan and Danzhu confirmed its identity.
• Ein, Cang Xuan, Danzhu, and Tesla set out to awaken the Book of Cang Xuan before New Year so Fu Hua could watch fireworks with her again.
• Kiana and Bronya asked Fu Hua to tell them stories, while Bella demanded a salary from Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng carried Bella into Imaginary Space after Kiana refused Bella’s request, and Bella asked why he had covered her mouth.

Ling Feng and the others awakened the Book of Cang Xuan on New Year’s Eve, reuniting her with Fu Hua after thirteen hundred years. The Book of Cang Xuan learned about Fu Hua’s new name and pregnancy, then began asking about the baby as they returned to the apartment.

• Ling Feng warned Bella not to mention their massages, and Kiana and True Kiana dragged Bella away to investigate her.
• As Honkai activity increased before New Year’s, the group fought Honkai Beasts across Shenzhou while Seele and Fu Hua helped prepare for the holiday.
• Ein and the laboratory team recharged the Book of Cang Xuan, awakening her from hibernation.
• Fu Hua embraced the Book of Cang Xuan, and Ein told her that thirteen hundred years had passed.
• The Book of Cang Xuan learned that Fu Hua was pregnant with Ling Feng’s daughter and recognized Ling Feng through information stored in her core.
• The group headed back to the apartment, where the Book of Cang Xuan asked Fu Hua about her baby.

On New Year’s Eve, Fu Hua and Ling Feng welcomed the Book of Cang Xuan and prepared a feast with their friends, while Kiana got sick after eating raw dumplings. The group celebrated with fireworks at St. Freya Academy, where Kiana’s mishap brought the evening to a chaotic close as the New Year began.

• The Book of Cang Xuan suggested naming Fu Hua and Ling Feng’s daughter Ling Yuan, then learned that the name had already been chosen.
• Fu Hua, the Book of Cang Xuan, and their friends made steamed buns together, and Fu Hua agreed that the Book of Cang Xuan could teach Ling Yuan cooking alongside her martial arts lessons.
• Kiana ate raw dumplings, became sick, and received treatment from Fu Hua and Ein before recovering in time for the New Year’s Eve meal.
• The Queen suggested using nuclear bombs as fireworks, but Ling Feng brought out ordinary fireworks for the group to launch from St. Freya Academy’s rooftop.
• Kiana accidentally set herself on fire after aiming a firework at Ling Feng, and Rita extinguished the flames as the New Year arrived.

Ling Feng spent New Year’s Eve with the people at St. Freya Academy, then retreated to Imaginary Space rather than choose which of them to sleep beside. Moon woke from her long sleep and spent the night with him, and the chapter ended with Ling Feng discovering she did not seem to need more energy after drinking his blood.

• Mei offered late-night snacks after the group exchanged New Year’s greetings, and everyone ate together before preparing for bed.
• Ling Feng faced invitations from the women around him, then slipped away to sleep alone in Imaginary Space.
• Moon woke and told Ling Feng she had awakened because she wanted to be with him before her current body disappeared.
• Moon kissed Ling Feng and stayed with him through the night, drinking his blood to replenish her energy.
• Ling Feng woke in Moon’s embrace and asked whether she needed more blood, but Moon said she did not seem to be lacking energy.

Moon discovered that Ling Feng could replenish her energy, allowing her to remain in the world indefinitely, and the group celebrated the New Year with red envelopes. Ein and Tesla learned how Moon gained energy and planned to investigate further, while Ein asked Ling Feng for a blood sample.

• Moon told Ling Feng that her energy had increased after the previous night, and he brought her back to the living room.
• Ling Feng handed out New Year red envelopes to Kiana, True Kiana, Theresa, the Book of Cang Xuan, and Moon.
• Moon said Ling Feng could replenish her energy, and Tesla questioned how this worked.
• After breakfast, Ling Feng privately explained Moon's energy changes to Ein and Tesla in the laboratory.
• Ein asked Ling Feng to provide a blood sample, and he protested that drawing blood hurt.

Ling Feng and the others heard Book of Cang Xuan explain how Fu Hua helped unify the Qin dynasty and how ancient Honkai Beasts’ fear of explosions led to New Year firecrackers. Meanwhile, Ein and Tesla investigated Moon’s energy absorption and learned how she controlled two bodies, leaving them with a possible solution through quantum technology.

• Ling Feng asked Book of Cang Xuan to tell them about the First Emperor, and she began recounting how Fu Hua helped unite Shenzhou during the Qin dynasty.
• Book of Cang Xuan explained that Fu Hua warned the First Emperor about Honkai Beasts, leading to the Great Wall’s construction and Shenzhou’s protection for centuries.
• Book of Cang Xuan traced New Year’s Honkai Beast attacks and firecrackers to ancient winter battles, when loud weapons and bursting bamboo frightened the beasts.
• True Kiana and Book of Cang Xuan explained that Honkai Beasts had evolved from mutated animals into more advanced forms that no longer feared explosions.
• After the Spring Festival, Ein and Tesla researched Moon’s energy absorption while Xiao Lu and Schrodinger helped uncover how she controlled two bodies through quantum mechanics.
• Ein and Tesla recognized that their advanced quantum technology might offer a way to address Moon’s two-body condition.

Ling Feng waited anxiously while Bronya returned exhausted from negotiations with Mihoyo, then discovered that Seele had tricked him into staying with her. As winter vacation ended, Fu Hua went into labor during her birthday celebration, leaving Ling Feng pacing outside the infirmary.

• Bronya spent the day negotiating with Mihoyo in Magic City and returned home at ten at night, exhausted.
• Ling Feng carried the sleeping Bronya to bed, took off her shoes and coat, and tucked her in before escorting Seele to her room.
• Kiana, Mei, and Yae Sakura returned from shopping with oysters for Ling Feng, who refused to eat them.
• On February 9th, Fu Hua went into labor during her birthday celebration and was taken to the academy infirmary.
• Ling Feng paced anxiously outside the infirmary while Bronya reassured him that Fu Hua had the Far East Branch's best medical staff and doctors Ein and Tesla attending her.

Fu Hua safely gave birth to Ling Yuan, whose hunger kept the household awake, so Tesla and Ein created a nutrient-rich milk solution for her. Ling Feng went to Magic City to visit Bronya, who was preparing to launch a game through Mihoyo.

• Tesla teased Ling Feng before confirming that Fu Hua and Ling Yuan were safe, and Ling Feng went to see them.
• Fu Hua told Ling Feng that the birth had been easier than she expected, and she joyfully welcomed her daughter, Ling Yuan.
• Ling Yuan's frequent hunger-driven crying kept the family awake, so Tesla and Ein made a concentrated milk solution to satisfy her.
• Kiana tasted the solution and disliked its greasy, fishy flavor, while Tesla explained that Ling Yuan would drink it for its nutrients.
• Ein asked where Ling Feng was, and Kiana said he had gone to Magic City to see Bronya, who was preparing a Mihoyo game launch.

Ling Feng found Kiana neglecting her homework and training during winter break and tried to get her to stop being so lazy. Their teasing turned affectionate, and Kiana learned that Bronya had made her an idiot in the upcoming game.

• Ling Feng returned home after Ein and Tesla’s Aggregated Energy Liquid resolved Ling Yuan’s hunger, while Mei and Yae Sakura continued caring for Fu Hua.
• Ling Feng found Kiana playing games in bed and told her to pull herself together before school started.
• Kiana asked Ling Feng to massage her feet, admitted she had become lazy, and promised she would recover once school resumed.
• Kiana asked about Bronya’s closed beta and her own game role, and Ling Feng revealed that she was an idiot.
• Kiana guessed that Ling Feng liked her silly side, and he teased her before embracing her.

Sirin awakened inside Kiana and briefly attacked Ling Feng before her power ran out. Ein and Tesla traced the awakening to Kiana absorbing Ling Feng’s energy and planned to use virtual-reality technology to protect Kiana’s consciousness, leaving Ling Feng with orders to avoid her for three months.

• Sirin took control of Kiana, attacked Ling Feng, and collapsed after her energy rapidly dissipated.
• Ling Feng told True Kiana that Sirin’s consciousness might eventually take over Kiana’s body and went to seek Ein and Tesla’s help.
• Ein and Tesla determined that Kiana had absorbed energy from Ling Feng, triggering Sirin’s awakening.
• Ein explained that they would delay Sirin’s return while Bronya’s virtual-reality technology was developed to address the consciousness inside Kiana.
• Ein warned Ling Feng not to touch Kiana again for the next three months, lest Sirin awaken completely.

Ling Feng tried to keep Kiana from growing stronger so Sirin would not awaken before Bronya finished the game meant to help them fight her. He checked on the pregnant Queen, who said she was eager for the baby’s arrival and intended to raise her daughter herself, despite struggling with basic multiplication.

• Ling Feng returned to the apartment and reassured Kiana that she could keep having fun while he figured out how to slow her energy growth.
• Ling Feng told True Kiana that he needed to avoid transferring energy to Kiana and explained the plan to stall Sirin until Bronya completed the virtual reality game.
• True Kiana refused to keep Ling Feng company every day, and Ling Feng used the Space Gem to visit the Queen because he worried she might regret having a child.
• The Queen told Ling Feng that Ein had estimated the baby would arrive in about fifteen days and that she was eager to eat foods she had avoided during pregnancy.
• The Queen insisted she would teach her daughter herself, but she gave the wrong answer when Ling Feng tested her with a multiplication problem.

Ling Feng persuaded the Queen to leave their future daughter's education to human teachers and put off choosing a name. After True Kiana reported that Kallen had been acting suspiciously and watching Ling Feng, he decided to question Kallen himself, while Kallen continued her Valkyrie training.

• The Queen explained her flawed calculation of seven times six, and Ling Feng persuaded her not to teach their daughter.
• Ling Feng proposed asking Fu Hua and the Book of Cang Xuan to help name the baby, and the Queen agreed to leave the choice to him.
• Kiana asked why her room's window was broken, and Ling Feng invented a story about a winter-bred mosquito and promised to arrange repairs.
• True Kiana told Ling Feng that Kallen had been acting furtively, watching outside, and recording his movements.
• Ling Feng told both Kianas not to investigate and said he would speak to Kallen himself.
• Kallen went to the training grounds, where Theresa judged that her strength could reach S-rank if she had Judas.

Kallen trained to become stronger and asked Ling Feng to promise to help her with an unknown future decision. As they talked, Ling Feng encouraged her to treat St. Freya Academy as home and Kiana as family, while Kallen said she was grateful to have been brought to this era.

• Kallen practiced with a gun in the Memory Battlefield until Ling Feng invited her to walk with him.
• Kallen told Ling Feng that she might face a difficult choice in the future and asked him to help when she made a request.
• Ling Feng teased Kallen about her past robberies and warned her not to become a Phantom Thief in the modern era.
• Ling Feng suggested Kallen spend time gaming with Kiana and assured her that she belonged with their family.
• Kallen said she did not resent Ling Feng for bringing her to the future and was grateful to live in a gentler era.

Kallen kissed Ling Feng after thanking him for bringing her to the future, and he decided to accept her choice and keep her there. Back at the apartment, Kallen joined the others in a game, and Yae Sakura reassured Ling Feng that she did not object to his relationship with Kallen.

• Kallen told Ling Feng she was grateful to have survived and learned about the future, then kissed him and admitted she had grown jealous of his closeness with Sakura.
• Ling Feng reflected that Kallen could not safely return to the past and resolved not to let her down.
• Ling Feng joined Kiana, True Kiana, Kallen, and Bronya to clear a Hohom Adventure game and qualify for a virtual-reality beta draw.
• Kallen said Otto had banned her Kallen Fantasy account after she surpassed his leaderboard score, and True Kiana suspected the bishop had done the same to Cecilia before.
• Yae Sakura told Ling Feng she knew Kallen had made the first move and would not object, since keeping Kallen apart from the household could leave her excluded.

Ling Feng and Yae Sakura helped Kallen become part of the family, while Otto suffered an awkward hat mishap. A week later, the household prepared Rita’s birthday party, Durandal arrived to celebrate, and miku voiced a vague suspicion that something about her seemed off.

• Yae Sakura embraced Kallen and offered to teach her training, helping her feel like family, while Ling Feng watched in surprise.
• Otto put a book on a shelf, causing a hat to fall onto his head just as Amber entered.
• Ling Feng, True Kiana, and miku decorated the apartment for Rita’s birthday, and Rita thanked them for their preparations.
• Durandal arrived at St. Freya Academy, gave Rita a birthday present, and accepted an invitation to dinner at the apartment.
• Durandal went upstairs to find Kiana and the Queen, while miku told Ling Feng she felt something was wrong with Durandal.

Ling Feng apologized to miku for joking about spending the night with Rita, then discussed her suspicions about Durandal and tried to make peace with her. The two reconciled, but Ling Feng left their conversation about Durandal for later.

• Ling Feng reassured miku that Durandal had come for Rita's birthday and would stay in a guest room, then realized his joke had upset miku.
• Rita teased Ling Feng about the unresolved problems he had created and advised him to settle things with miku before they became a bigger conflict.
• In the kitchen, Mei and Yae Sakura talked with miku and Ling Feng about Kiana's reduced training, increased appetite, and possible weight gain.
• Ling Feng brought miku to her room, apologized for his joke, and kissed her until she stopped being angry about it.
• Ling Feng began to turn the conversation to serious matters, leaving his discussion with miku unfinished.

At Rita’s birthday party, miku warned Ling Feng that Durandal’s decision to stay seemed suspicious, though she could not explain her intuition. The next morning, Theresa assigned Kiana and Mei a Honkai mission as an S-rank assessment, with Durandal assisting, and rejected Ling Feng’s offer to join because he might favor Kiana.

• miku told Ling Feng that Durandal’s unusual willingness to stay for Rita’s birthday suggested she had another reason for being there.
• Rita’s birthday party brought their friends together, while Durandal celebrated with Rita but barely ate.
• The next morning, Kiana asked Ling Feng to take everyone shopping before classes resumed, and he agreed.
• Theresa announced that a low-intensity Honkai mission in southwestern Asia would serve as Kiana and Mei’s preliminary S-rank assessment.
• Durandal volunteered to assist in Rita’s place, and Theresa accepted while instructing her not to intervene unless necessary.
• Ling Feng offered to accompany them, but Theresa refused because he might favor Kiana during the assessment.

Kiana and Mei were tricked into drinking a Honkai energy potion and taken to Schicksal Headquarters by Durandal under Otto’s orders. After learning Otto might use the energy to awaken Sirin inside Kiana, Ling Feng ordered the Hyperion deployed to rescue them.

• Theresa sent Kiana and Mei with Durandal to undertake Kiana’s S-rank Valkyrie assessment.
• Durandal gave Kiana and Mei the Mighty Potion, which supplied Honkai energy, and they drank it before the battle.
• Durandal told Otto that Kiana and Mei had consumed the potion and were aboard her ship, and Otto ordered her to bring both to Headquarters without alerting Theresa.
• Theresa and Ling Feng discovered Durandal’s ship and the girls’ trackers were heading toward Schicksal Headquarters, and they could not contact Kiana or Mei.
• Ein and Tesla warned that increased Honkai energy could make Sirin’s awakening in Kiana irreversible, so Ling Feng demanded that Theresa deploy the Hyperion, and Theresa agreed to go with him.

Theresa, Ling Feng, and their allies prepared to confront Schicksal Headquarters and rescue Kiana and Mei. As the Hyperion approached, Otto continued experimenting on Kiana and challenged the arriving forces to turn back.

• Ein and Tesla helped Ling Feng organize the Far East Branch’s forces, while Theresa declared that she would oppose Otto to protect Kiana and Mei.
• Otto kept Kiana unconscious in an experimental chamber and ordered Amber to inject more Honkai energy, while Mei was restrained and told that Kiana was being tested to awaken her Herrscher power.
• Durandal explained that Otto intended to activate Kiana’s power, and Mei vowed that Ling Feng and Bronya would come for her and Kiana.
• Amber reported that Kiana’s body was absorbing the injected energy through a suspected Herrscher core in her lower abdomen, while the Hyperion arrived near headquarters.
• Ling Feng ordered the Hyperion to prepare its main cannon, but Otto contacted the bridge and offered to let the incident pass if they turned back, insisting that Kiana had to remain his guest.