Chapter Summaries

Ling Feng confronted Theresa over months of unpaid wages, while Theresa tried to settle the debt with kisses instead of money. The chapter ended with Ling Feng demanding another kiss after Theresa bit his tongue, and Theresa protesting his pressure.

• Ling Feng demanded his wages from Theresa, who had planned to avoid paying him and offered a kiss instead.
• When Theresa refused to pay, Ling Feng threatened to sell her Homu merchandise, so she agreed to compensate him.
• Theresa kissed Ling Feng and declared that the kiss canceled his wages, but Ling Feng rejected the deal.
• Ling Feng pinned Theresa down and argued that the kiss was worth less than his wages, then kissed her again.
• Theresa bit Ling Feng's tongue when he touched her, but he insisted the kiss did not count and demanded another one.

Ling Feng reviewed St. Freya Academy’s finances while teasing Theresa, learning that the school ran at a monthly loss and that Theresa had withheld only his salary. Otto’s call brought a mission briefing that Theresa barely heard, leaving Ling Feng to keep her close as she demanded to know what her grandfather had said.

• Theresa asked Ling Feng to defer the kiss owed for her withheld salary, and he agreed before asking to inspect the academy’s expense records.
• Theresa sat on Ling Feng’s lap and showed him the accounts, revealing the academy’s heavy costs, regular deficits, and modest pay for its staff and Valkyries.
• Ling Feng discovered that Theresa had skimmed only his salary because it was the highest, and Theresa admitted she had assumed he would not ask for it.
• Ling Feng hugged and kissed Theresa’s neck while she protested, and she struggled to stop him without attacking him.
• Otto’s communication request came in, but Ling Feng’s interference kept Theresa from hearing most of the mission briefing.
• After the call, Theresa asked Ling Feng what her grandfather had said.

Theresa sent Team 233 to the devastated New Zealand Branch to recover the Longing Gem, and the team discovered that it had been implanted in the wheelchair-bound Valkyrie Wendy. After learning that Wendy had been treated as a container and could not control the gem’s power, Mei vowed to protect her, while Bronya helped carry her aboard Project Bunny.

• Theresa received headquarters’ mission and sent Ling Feng, Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Himeko to recover the Longing Gem from the New Zealand Branch.
• Ling Feng briefed the team on the Honkai outbreak and warned Kiana, Mei, and Bronya to destroy the zombies without hesitation.
• The team landed at the branch, cleared the airport of Honkai Beasts, and fought toward the scanner’s location for the gem.
• Bronya detected a life signal, and the team found Wendy in a wheelchair; Himeko explained that the Longing Gem had been implanted in her legs three years earlier.
• Wendy blamed herself for failing to control the gem and said she had become useless, so Mei promised to protect her.
• Ling Feng offered to carry Wendy, but Bronya pushed him aside and lifted Wendy onto Project Bunny.

Bronya and the others brought Wendy and the Longing Gem back to the Hyperion, but Wendy mistook their concern for another attempt to imprison her and awakened the Gem’s power. Ling Feng sent Bronya, Mei, and Kiana to find her and try to earn her trust while he monitored them from the ship.

• Bronya assured Wendy that Tesla could remove the Honkai crystal in her legs, but Himeko explained that doing so was too dangerous while the Longing Gem remained unstable.
• Wendy’s Honkai energy surged, and she accused the group of deceiving and imprisoning her before taking flight with green wings and unleashing a gale.
• Mei, Kiana, and Bronya argued that Wendy might still be reached, while Himeko warned that her Herrscher-like power made her a danger and advised waiting for Rita and the others.
• Ling Feng ordered a search for Wendy and said they would capture her if she refused to return, but agreed to stay aboard after Bronya and Himeko said his presence might make Wendy distrust them.
• Bronya, Mei, and Kiana set out to find Wendy, while Ling Feng returned to the bridge to monitor their positions.

Ling Feng leaked Durandal’s coordinates to Anti-Entropy to delay her arrival, but the ambush left Durandal and her squad in danger. He took the Hyperion to help and prepared to enter the battle alone, while Himeko protected the ship.

• Ling Feng worried that Durandal would forcibly take Wendy and asked Himeko to help delay her arrival.
• After Anti-Entropy forces appeared nearby, Ling Feng agreed to Himeko’s plan to leak Durandal’s coordinates to them.
• Durandal’s squad called for help, reporting that Anti-Entropy could seal their Honkai energy.
• Ling Feng ordered the Hyperion to support Durandal and told Kiana and the others to remain on standby.
• The Hyperion found Durandal fighting alone among the wreckage, and Ling Feng planned to jump into battle while Himeko guarded the ship.

Ling Feng rescued the wounded Durandal from Anti-Entropy and escaped with her into his Imaginary Space. With her Honkai energy suppressed and Black Abyss White Flower taken, he began removing the bullets from her wounds using improvised tools.

• Durandal fought off Anti-Entropy’s mechs until her injuries and blood loss left her unable to continue.
• Ling Feng arrived, destroyed the mechs surrounding Durandal, and carried her away after learning that Anti-Entropy’s device suppressed Honkai energy.
• Anya ordered her forces to capture Ling Feng and Durandal, but Ling Feng escaped with Durandal into the Imaginary Space.
• Anya learned that the Herrschers of Wind and Thunder had been captured and ordered her forces to head for Mei’s company to extract the gem.
• Ling Feng found that Durandal had been shot five times and, lacking surgical equipment or anesthetic, prepared to remove the bullets with a fruit knife and tweezers.

Ling Feng removed the bullets from the wounded Durandal using a mix of distraction and Spatial Ability, then stopped her bleeding. Durandal resented him for taking her first kiss but learned that he genuinely liked her, leaving their relationship awkwardly flirtatious.

• Ling Feng tried to remove a bullet from Durandal with his finger, but she cried out in pain and showed signs of serious blood loss.
• Ling Feng kissed Durandal to distract her, then used quantum power and Spatial Ability to retrieve the remaining bullets from her body.
• Ling Feng treated Durandal’s wounds and gave her one of Queen’s coats, while Durandal accused him of taking advantage of her and ruining her first kiss.
• Ling Feng admitted that he genuinely liked Durandal and explained that he had used the new bullet-removal technique cautiously because it was his first attempt.
• Durandal protested when Ling Feng teased her about her figure and Rita, then hurt her wound while trying to act proud.

Ling Feng rescued the wounded Durandal and brought her aboard the Hyperion, where he learned that Anti-Entropy had captured Mei, Bronya, and Wendy. He rejected an immediate pursuit and ordered the crew to return to the academy first.

• Durandal tried to leave the Imaginary Space to rescue her team, but Ling Feng kept her there until she was stable and reassured her that Anti-Entropy was unlikely to harm the captured Valkyries immediately.
• Ling Feng returned to the battlefield, found it clear of enemies, and contacted Himeko to have the Hyperion collect him and Durandal.
• Ling Feng carried Durandal aboard the Hyperion and placed her in a medical pod for treatment.
• Himeko told Ling Feng that Anti-Entropy had captured Mei, Bronya, and Wendy after Bronya was controlled and attacked Mei and Wendy, while Kiana was knocked unconscious.
• True Kiana and Rita reported that Anti-Entropy was heading toward Neon, where ME Company's headquarters could help extract the Herrscher Gems.
• True Kiana offered to pursue the enemy airship, but Ling Feng ordered everyone to return to the academy rather than risk an unprepared rescue attempt.

Ling Feng and the others prepared to rescue Mei and Bronya from Anti-Entropy after learning how its technology could suppress Valkyries’ Honkai energy. They planned to destroy ME Corp during a nighttime attack, but Tesla’s dismantling of Chiyou left Ling Feng without the weapon he needed.

• Ling Feng ordered the group to retreat and report Anti-Entropy’s Honkai-sealing technology, while Rita visited the injured Durandal in the medical bay.
• Tesla explained how Anti-Entropy’s device disrupted Valkyries’ Honkai energy, and Ein offered to build a counter-device within two hours if Ling Feng helped destroy ME Corp.
• Theresa, Ling Feng, Himeko, and Tesla agreed to attack ME Corp that night and rescue Mei and Bronya; Ein began preparing a powerful liquid bomb.
• Ling Feng discovered that Tesla had dismantled Chiyou and could not reassemble it without special tools and materials.

Theresa led a mission to infiltrate ME Corp and rescue Mei, Bronya, and Wendy, with Seele scouting the facility in quantum form. After Seele located Mei and Bronya and heard someone suffering in a laboratory, the team prepared to split up and begin the assault.

• Theresa briefed the team on the ME Corp headquarters and took command of the rescue and demolition operation.
• Durandal joined the mission after Rita revealed the plan, hoping to recover her captured teammates and Black Abyss White Flower.
• Ein brought Seele to scout ME Corp, and Ling Feng reluctantly agreed to let her enter in quantum form for ten minutes.
• Seele returned safely and identified Mei in the underground laboratory and unconscious Bronya in another building, but she could not confirm Wendy's location.
• Theresa ordered the team to split into three groups and rescue all three targets after Ein suspected Wendy was being subjected to experiments.
• Theresa prepared to infiltrate ME Corp with Kiana, while Himeko appeared through Kiana's tactical visor and corrected her for calling her Auntie.

Ling Feng and his allies infiltrated ME Corp to rescue Bronya and were trapped by Cocolia, who repeatedly controlled Bronya through her bio-chip. After Bronya resisted Cocolia’s orders, she shot Ling Feng, but began burning out the chip to regain control.

• Ling Feng, Theresa, and Durandal’s groups infiltrated ME Corp, and Ling Feng’s team found and rescued Bronya while planting bombs.
• When Theresa and Kiana were ambushed by Tactical Mechs, Ling Feng persuaded Bronya to join the fight, and she helped him reach the headquarters building.
• The team reunited inside the headquarters, where Cocolia revealed the ambush and demanded that Bronya return to her side.
• Bronya refused to help Cocolia, but Cocolia’s control made her shoot Ling Feng and aim Project Bunny at him and Kiana.
• Bronya resisted the control and activated an emergency procedure to burn out her bio-chip.

Bronya resisted Cocolia’s control by turning Project Bunny on herself, and a quantum event swept Bronya, Seele, Project Bunny, and Ling Feng into the Quantum World. Ling Feng later washed ashore in Yae Village, where Yae Sakura brought him home and argued with the village elders for permission to use the spring water to save him.

• Bronya rejected Cocolia’s command and ordered Project Bunny to eliminate her, but Seele’s attempt to protect her triggered a quantum fusion that pulled Bronya, Seele, Project Bunny, and Ling Feng into the Quantum World.
• Kiana hesitated over Ling Feng’s disappearance, but Theresa told her to focus on rescuing Mei and unleashed her power against Cocolia’s mechs.
• Yae Sakura found the unconscious Ling Feng floating in the river, brought him into the village despite its rules against outsiders, and examined his severe chest wound.
• Yae Sakura decided Ling Feng needed the village’s healing spring water and went to collect it.
• The village chief and villagers challenged Yae Sakura for wanting to spend scarce spring water on an outsider, and she pointed out that the village had never given her a share.

Yae Sakura rescued the badly wounded Ling Feng, treated him with the village spring water, and cared for him despite the village chief’s objections. Ling Feng awakened at her home, learned her name, and enjoyed the congee and rice balls she fed him.

• Yae Sakura ripped the lock off the shrine, collected spring water, and used a bamboo tube to feed it to the unconscious Ling Feng until his wound began to heal.
• Yae Sakura went to buy food, reassured the village chief that Ling Feng would leave after recovering, and sold a wild boar to pay for supplies.
• Ling Feng woke in Yae Sakura’s home and learned that she had found and rescued him by the river.
• Yae Sakura told Ling Feng she was the village shrine maiden and fed him meat congee because his chest injury prevented him from sitting up.
• Ling Feng praised Yae Sakura’s cooking and tried one of her rice balls, finding it delicious.

Ling Feng recovered from his injuries in Yae Sakura’s home, but his tactical visor could not find a network, leaving him unable to contact the Far East Branch or Hyperion. Once he could get out of bed, he brought Yae Sakura to his home through the Imaginary Space and began making her breakfast.

• Yae Sakura fed Ling Feng rice balls, then split an enormous one with him so they could finish it together.
• Ling Feng introduced himself to Yae Sakura and discovered that his visor could not connect to any network in her home.
• Yae Sakura cared for Ling Feng for a week, and he recovered enough to get out of bed.
• Ling Feng offered to make Yae Sakura breakfast and took her by the hand into his home through the Imaginary Space.
• Ling Feng prepared noodles with stored ingredients while Yae Sakura cut beef, and she was startled when he ignited the stove with Honkai energy.

Ling Feng brought Yae Sakura to his home in the Imaginary Space and showed her how to use its modern conveniences. When Yae Sakura tried bathing for the first time with a shower and body wash, she slipped and injured herself, prompting Ling Feng to enter the bathroom.

• Yae Sakura enjoyed breakfast noodles and asked Ling Feng about the stove, lights, and faucet, though she understood only part of his explanation.
• After washing the dishes, Yae Sakura accepted Ling Feng's offer of a hot bath and fetched clothes and bathing supplies from home.
• Ling Feng stopped Yae Sakura from bathing in the kitchen and guided her to the bathroom, where he explained the shower and toiletries.
• Yae Sakura accidentally drenched herself with cold shower water, then squeezed too much body wash from the bottle and covered the floor.
• Yae Sakura slipped, tore the shower support bar from the wall, and hit her head on an iron pipe before Ling Feng entered to check on her and aggravated his wound.

Ling Feng realized that Yae Sakura’s village belonged to Japan’s Warring States period and began to fear he had traveled five hundred years into the past. After learning the mountain road to the market would be difficult while injured, he still wanted to go and confirm his situation.

• Ling Feng accidentally fell onto Yae Sakura while trying to check on her, then apologized until she forgave him.
• Ling Feng dried Yae Sakura’s hair, praised it, and apologized when she rebuked him for dismissing shrine maidens as decorative vases.
• Ling Feng learned that Yae Sakura had never heard of networks or public carriages and said the village was in the Warring States period.
• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura left the Imaginary Space and saw the village’s ancient clothing and customs, while a villager warned Ling Feng to leave once his injuries healed.
• Ling Feng asked to visit the market, and Yae Sakura warned that he was still injured and the route was a difficult mountain path.

Ling Feng accompanied Yae Sakura to a nearby market, confirming that he had arrived in ancient times and deciding that Yae Village was safer than venturing farther away. While Yae Sakura bought supplies, Ling Feng arranged for a yukata to be made for himself and secretly bought the one she had admired.

• Yae Sakura explained that war made travel dangerous and urged Ling Feng to stay in the village while he recovered.
• Ling Feng spent several days growing closer to Yae Sakura, while she refused villagers’ requests to make him leave.
• Ling Feng followed Yae Sakura to the market, where he confirmed there were no signs of modern technology and decided to remain in Yae Village for now.
• At a clothing shop, Yae Sakura ordered Ling Feng a yukata for the upcoming Summer Festival and told him it was for someone else in the village.
• After Yae Sakura left to shop, Ling Feng bought the yukata she had admired and arranged for it to be delivered with his order.
• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura returned home with supplies, and Yae Sakura resumed spending her free time with him and bathing in the Imaginary Space.

Ling Feng confessed his feelings to Yae Sakura with a yukata, and she accepted him after their first kiss. When monsters threatened the village again, Yae Sakura refused to leave Ling Feng and protect villagers who had blamed him for the attacks.

• Ling Feng gave Yae Sakura the yukata he had bought and confessed that he loved her.
• Yae Sakura admitted she liked Ling Feng too, and they kissed before she stopped him from going further.
• Over the next several days, Ling Feng and Yae Sakura grew closer while he accompanied her on patrols.
• Ling Feng went to the market to collect Yae Sakura’s yukata order and sell their prey while she stayed behind to train.
• The village chief told Yae Sakura that a monster had attacked a villager, and villagers blamed Ling Feng for its return.
• Yae Sakura refused to fight the monster, saying she would not protect people who blamed Ling Feng.

Yae Sakura fought the Honkai Beasts in the back mountain, and Ling Feng revealed his power to defeat an Emperor-class Honkai Beast. After Yae Sakura confessed that a fox spirit lived inside her, Ling Feng accepted her secret but grabbed her sensitive ears, leaving her flustered.

• Yae Sakura went to the back mountain to kill the monsters after the villagers accepted Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng found Yae Sakura fighting Honkai Beasts and saw her cherry-colored fox ears.
• Yae Sakura's attack failed against an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, which broke Dan Sakura and injured her.
• Ling Feng revealed his Honkai energy and destroyed the Emperor-class Honkai Beast with Asura Strike.
• Yae Sakura confessed that a fox spirit lived inside her and that using its power brought out her ears.
• Ling Feng grabbed Yae Sakura's fox ears, then let go when she pleaded with him to stop.

Ling Feng reassured Yae Sakura that he accepted her and her fox-demon curse, then promised to protect her as they shared her painful past. After gently touching her sensitive fox ears, they returned to the village and declared they would protect it together; back home, Sakura began preparing lunch.

• Ling Feng told Yae Sakura that he liked her, including her fox ears, and accepted her despite the curse.
• Yae Sakura told Ling Feng how her sister was sacrificed, how the fox demon's power entered her, and how she later killed her father after he became a monster.
• Ling Feng promised to protect Yae Sakura forever, and she let him gently touch her fox ears after warning him that they were sensitive.
• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura returned to the village, where Sakura announced that he had defeated the monster and would help her protect the villagers.
• Ling Feng demonstrated his power with his Technological Katana, and the villagers welcomed him as their protector alongside Yae Sakura.
• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura returned home and entered the Imaginary Space, where Sakura checked the refrigerator and asked what he wanted for lunch.