Chapter Summaries

Ling Feng examined how Yae Sakura’s fox ears supplied her Honkai power and learned that they left her vulnerable when touched. After hearing how Yae Sakura’s sister and father died, he identified her father’s illness as Honkai corruption and began searching for what had caused it.

• Ling Feng suspected that Yae Village’s recurring Honkai outbreaks were connected to its spring and examined Yae Sakura’s fox ears, finding that they were the source of her Honkai energy and a serious weakness.
• Ling Feng warned Yae Sakura not to let anyone else touch her ears or reveal them, and he asked her to leave using the fox demon’s power to him.
• Yae Sakura told Ling Feng that Yae Rin had been sacrificed after a Honkai Beast destroyed part of the village, and that she later killed her corrupted father while under the influence of another consciousness.
• Ling Feng showed Yae Sakura a lesson on Honkai corruption and concluded that her father’s symptoms matched it, while her compatibility with Honkai energy and the fox demon may have protected her.
• Ling Feng reasoned that Yae Sakura’s father must have touched something that caused his corruption and began investigating its connection to the village’s Honkai outbreaks.

Ling Feng traced the village’s Honkai Beast attacks to a powerful Black Blade hidden in Yae Shrine and removed it, then asked Yae Sakura to consider leaving the village with him. After several peaceful days, Yae Sakura took him boating and taught him to make rice balls.

• Yae Sakura explained that her father had found a black katana, and Ling Feng suspected it had caused her father’s corruption and the Honkai Beast attacks.
• Yae Sakura led Ling Feng to Yae Shrine, where he pulled the Black Blade from the altar and sealed it in the Imaginary Space.
• Ling Feng asked Yae Sakura to leave the village with him, and she hesitated but said she would listen to him after they married.
• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura spent several days checking the village, then went fishing by boat in an upstream valley.
• Yae Sakura taught Ling Feng to make rice balls, and he shaped his first one into an awkward oval.

Ling Feng and Yae Sakura shared a meal after an interrupted boat trip, and Yae Sakura forgave him for getting too intimate outside. The next day, Yae Sakura prepared to lead the village’s Summer Festival while Ling Feng considered how to find a way back to his own time.

• Ling Feng kissed Yae Sakura on their boat, but stopped when a villager spotted them near the village.
• Yae Sakura scolded Ling Feng for getting intimate outside, then forgave him as they ate the rice balls he had made.
• Ling Feng thought about finding Schicksal and using its technology to locate Nine Nether and return to his own time.
• Yae Sakura dressed in ceremonial clothes and makeup to preside over the village’s Summer Festival.
• Ling Feng admired Yae Sakura’s appearance as they waited for the celebration to begin at seven.

After the Summer Festival, Yae Sakura was tormented by a voice that led her to the Black Blade, where she relived the memories of her sister Rin’s sacrifice and death. The blade’s power and the repeated visions of Rin asking for revenge began to corrupt Sakura’s mind.

• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura returned to Imaginary Space after the Summer Festival, and Sakura asked him to make egg fried rice.
• Yae Sakura refused Ling Feng’s request to share a bed, and they went to sleep separately.
• At midnight, a voice urged Yae Sakura to leave and claim power as her energy surged.
• Yae Sakura broke through the floor and found the Black Blade embedded in an endless space, then pulled it free despite her doubts.
• The blade showed Sakura how Rin was chosen as a sacrifice, had her legs cut, and died before Sakura could save her.
• Rin’s apparition asked Sakura to avenge her, while memories of her death repeatedly overwhelmed Sakura.

Yae Sakura escaped the Imaginary Space, slaughtered the village in revenge for Rin, and turned on Ling Feng when he tried to make her discard Jizo's Muramasa. After Ling Feng entered her consciousness, he discovered that the blade held the consciousness of Ling, the Herrscher of Erosion, and tried to drive her out of Yae Sakura.

• Yae Sakura used Jizo's Muramasa to tear open the Imaginary Space, returned to the village, and killed its inhabitants with the summoned warrior.
• Ling Feng found Yae Sakura beside the spring and tried to calm her and persuade her to throw away the Black Blade.
• Yae Sakura attacked Ling Feng, and they fought until he grabbed her fox ear and kissed her to absorb her Honkai energy.
• Ling Feng encountered Ling inside Yae Sakura's consciousness and saw memories of her death, her awakening as the Herrscher of Erosion, and her transformation into Jizo's Muramasa.
• Ling Feng realized Ling's consciousness was taking over Yae Sakura and entered her mind to drive Ling out.

Yae Sakura confronted Ling inside her consciousness, defeated the darkness consuming her, and gave the restored girl the name Hizamaru. Sakura returned to Ling Feng with a new demon blade, Crimson Cherry Blossom, and Ling Feng agreed to let Hizamaru travel with them.

• Ling Feng stopped Ling from eroding Yae Sakura, but Sakura's resistance forced him out of her consciousness.
• Yae Sakura entered the dark space within her mind, learned Ling's history, and fought the giant fox form of the Herrscher of Erosion.
• Yae Sakura defeated Ling and cut away the darkness and hatred, leaving a girl who could no longer remember her name.
• Yae Sakura named the girl Hizamaru, accepted her as a little sister, and received her power through Sakura Blizzard to create Crimson Cherry Blossom.
• Yae Sakura returned to reality and introduced Hizamaru to Ling Feng, who agreed that Hizamaru could come with them.

After Yae Sakura avenged herself and burned Yae Village, she left with Ling Feng and chose Europe as their destination. Their journey stalled at the prospect of crossing the ocean until Hizamaru revealed she could fly, though she resisted carrying them.

• Ling Feng comforted Yae Sakura, who said she was ready to leave the village and stay with him.
• Yae Sakura transformed Sakura Blizzard and burned Yae Village to ashes before resting with Ling Feng in Imaginary Space.
• The next morning, Yae Sakura made breakfast, and she and Ling Feng prepared to leave for good.
• Yae Sakura and Ling Feng chose Europe as their destination and planned to find a ship from a nearby coastal port.
• Yae Sakura summoned Hizamaru, who revealed she could fly in giant fox form, then resisted Ling Feng's request to carry them to Europe.
• Yae Sakura offered Hizamaru fried tofu pouches, making Hizamaru hesitate.

Ling Feng and Yae Sakura traveled from Neon to Jinling with Hizamaru, then spent the day sightseeing and shopping in the prosperous city. After dinner, Yae Sakura chose to return to the inn and rest while Ling Feng went out to buy souvenirs.

• Ling Feng promised Hizamaru two servings of Fried Tofu Pouch each day, and she carried him and Yae Sakura across the East China Sea to Shenzhou.
• Ling Feng robbed a general's treasury in Neon to fund their journey, then took the exhausted Hizamaru and Yae Sakura to Jinling.
• Ling Feng bought new clothes for himself and Yae Sakura, exchanged gold for silver, and booked a room and a meal at Yue Lai Inn.
• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura explored Jinling, but Yae Sakura stopped him from entering a Lichun Courtyard.
• After dinner, Yae Sakura said she was tired and went to rest, while Ling Feng set out to buy souvenirs.

Ling Feng crossed a boundary with Yae Sakura, who was upset but eventually accepted his help and agreed to share the bed because she was tired. After bathing, she decided to ask him about his past experience, leaving their relationship strained but closer.

• Yae Sakura stopped Ling Feng from going out and later learned that he had taken money from corrupt lords and generals, asking to join him next time.
• Ling Feng hugged Yae Sakura and tried to play games with her, but she caught him touching her instead of holding a controller.
• Ling Feng used Yae Sakura’s fox ears to overpower her and slept with her, leaving her angry and exhausted.
• Yae Sakura refused to forgive Ling Feng and told him not to touch her, but she accepted his help when she nearly fell on her way to bathe.
• Yae Sakura wondered how experienced Ling Feng was and decided to ask about his past partners.
• Ling Feng invited Yae Sakura to stop sleeping on the sofa, and she agreed to share the bed because she was tired.

Ling Feng and Yae Sakura traveled west and reached Schicksal’s headquarters, where Ling Feng encountered Chiyuan but concealed his identity. In the capital, he saw Kallen defend a mother and daughter from an abusive priest, then watched Otto stop Kallen from retaliating.

• Ling Feng and Yae Sakura left Jinling City, traveled west, and encountered Chiyuan, who recognized Ling Feng as vaguely familiar but let them pass.
• Ling Feng told Chiyuan his name was Li Bai, and he and Yae Sakura continued west toward Europe.
• After reaching Europe, Ling Feng and Yae Sakura saw soldiers exploiting villagers; Yae Sakura intervened, and Ling Feng later insisted she remain in Imaginary Space.
• Ling Feng arrived at Schicksal’s capital and saw a priest threaten a mother and her daughter, Sasha, over a debt.
• Kallen struck the priest’s hand away and defended the pair, while the priest blamed her knights for Schicksal’s losses in the war.
• Otto stopped Kallen from acting against the priest, warning that violence would play into their opponents’ hands.

Ling Feng helped Kallen rescue Shakespeare from Schicksal soldiers and used their shared anger at the corrupt authorities to suggest that Kallen fight anonymously as a Kamen Rider. Otto warned Kallen that Schicksal would target her, but she refused to leave with him, and a stranger addressed her by name.

• Kallen tried to save Shakespeare after Schicksal soldiers arrested her, while Ling Feng joined the rescue in a Kamen Rider mask and carried Shakespeare away.
• Kallen followed Ling Feng to a deserted alley, where Shakespeare thanked them, gave Kallen her mask, and left.
• Ling Feng and Kallen discussed Shakespeare’s performance and condemned Schicksal’s leaders, and Kallen confided her frustration with Otto and her desire to act.
• Ling Feng advised Kallen to hide her identity and do heroic deeds as a Kamen Rider, but Otto arrived and warned him not to approach her.
• Kallen refused to return with Otto, and someone asked whether her name was Kallen.

Ling Feng planned to buy a home in Europe and considered stealing gold coins, while Kallen and Otto prepared a Phantom Thief scheme to rob the corrupt Priest Victor. By nightfall, Ling Feng had chosen Victor as his target and set out alone, intending to bring Yae Sakura into the raid once he got inside.

• Ling Feng gave Kallen a tracked amulet and vanished, then returned to Yae Sakura and discussed staying in Europe and buying a house together.
• Ling Feng decided he needed European gold coins and considered stealing them, but postponed going out with Yae Sakura until he had investigated a target.
• Kallen proposed stealing Victor's ill-gotten money, and Otto agreed to help by preparing her Phantom Thief outfit, tools, and a calling card.
• Victor received Kallen's calling card and ordered his basement guarded, while keeping his soldiers in the city instead of sending them out to collect money.
• Ling Feng investigated Victor's residence and chose to rob him, leaving Yae Sakura in the Imaginary Space until he could bring her inside.

Ling Feng and Kallen broke into Victor’s residence to steal his gold, but were discovered and escaped together. Kallen insisted they return the coins to their owners, and the pair set off while Ling Feng concealed his real name.

• Ling Feng searched Victor’s residence for gold and found a pile of coins, but Kallen fell through the window onto him.
• Kallen mistook Ling Feng for a fellow justice-minded thief and began filling a sack with coins to return to the people.
• Victor arrived with guards, recognized Kallen, and ordered them seized; Kallen and Ling Feng posed as the Phantom Thieves Che Guevara and Sixth Nocturne.
• Kallen used purple smoke to help them escape through a window, then Ling Feng warned her that her disguise made her easy to recognize.
• Kallen and Ling Feng agreed to return the stolen coins, and Ling Feng gave her the alias Number Zero instead of his real name.

Ling Feng and Kallen distributed stolen gold to the poor, then Kallen kissed him as a reward before they parted. The next morning, Yae Sakura found a lipstick mark on Ling Feng’s face and confronted him with Sakura Blizzard.

• Kallen and Ling Feng gave away thousands of gold coins to poor people throughout the city, though the money was only a small relief for the vast population.
• Kallen explained that she wanted to fight injustice and thanked Ling Feng for understanding her, while he learned that she and Otto were only close friends.
• Kallen gave Ling Feng one gold coin, kissed his cheek as a reward, and fled in embarrassment after he questioned her.
• Ling Feng returned home at three in the morning and went to sleep without waking Yae Sakura.
• Yae Sakura woke Ling Feng and, after he denied doing anything besides helping the poor, found a lipstick mark on his face and threatened him with Sakura Blizzard.

Ling Feng and Yae Sakura argued over Kallen’s kiss, while Otto worried that Kallen’s Phantom Thief activities had become too conspicuous. Otto agreed to help Kallen strike again that night, choosing a remote district as their target.

• Yae Sakura confronted Ling Feng about Kallen’s lipstick mark, and Ling Feng explained how he and Kallen had stolen Victor’s gold and returned it to the poor.
• Kallen told Otto about meeting Number Zero, and Otto grew concerned that Ling Feng was drawing her into danger.
• Ling Feng offered to investigate another corrupt priest, but Yae Sakura refused to join him after their previous outing attracted attention.
• A rumor spread through the capital that divine messengers had given gold to the poor, and Kallen delighted in the story while Otto warned her to stop.
• Kallen insisted she would go out again, so Otto chose a target in a remote district and agreed to help her carry out another raid.

Ling Feng discovered Kallen was trapped by Schicksal’s Royal Guard and rescued her, while Otto’s role in the operation remained hidden from her. After escaping, Ling Feng realized Otto had likely arranged the capture to keep Kallen from provoking Schicksal’s leadership, and he urged her to stop carrying out such operations.

• Kallen prepared to steal from a residence while Ling Feng spotted Otto near the estate and found Kallen’s tracker inside it.
• Ling Feng rushed in as Royal Guards trapped Kallen, cut her free, and gave her pistols that could fire powerful energy beams.
• Ling Feng and Kallen escaped the estate after she disabled guards’ weapons, while Otto learned that his plan to capture her had failed.
• Kallen told Ling Feng that Otto had helped plan her operation, and Ling Feng concluded Otto had intended to have her detained to protect her.
• Ling Feng asked Kallen to stop carrying out operations like this, while Kallen insisted she was Schicksal’s strongest knight and a part-time nun.

Ling Feng warned Kallen that Otto may have arranged the ambush to stop her dangerous Phantom Thief operations, but Kallen remained determined to help the people and asked Ling Feng to join her. After he revealed his identity and agreed to help plan her missions, he returned to Imaginary Space and admitted to Yae Sakura that he had met Kallen again.

• Ling Feng warned Kallen that her identity and Phantom Thief work put her in danger, then told her he suspected Otto had arranged the ambush to capture and protect her.
• Kallen struggled to accept that Otto might have interfered, but affirmed that she would continue resisting Schicksal and asked Ling Feng to help her.
• Ling Feng removed his mask, introduced himself as an Easterner, and explained why he would not cooperate with Schicksal under its current rule.
• Kallen invited Ling Feng to plan operations with her, and she kissed his cheek before leaving for their next meeting.
• Ling Feng returned to Imaginary Space without gold coins, where Yae Sakura questioned him and he admitted he had encountered Kallen again.

Bronya reclaimed the Herrscher of Reason core in the Quantum World, reconstructed herself and Project Bunny, and set out to find Seele and the Captain. Meanwhile, Kallen escaped house arrest and asked Ling Feng if she could stay at his home.

• Yae Sakura caught Ling Feng carrying another girl's scent and lipstick, then demanded that he make it up to her.
• Bronya reached the Herrscher of Reason core but lost her hand and was attacked by a quantum beast; Project Bunny blocked the beast and was pierced through.
• Bronya touched the core, awakened as the Herrscher of Reason, and reconstructed her body, armor, and Project Bunny.
• Bronya transformed Project Bunny into a motorcycle, defeated the quantum beast with the Key of Truth, and rode off to search for Seele and the Captain.
• Kallen escaped house arrest with her belongings and met Ling Feng, then asked to stay at his home.

Ling Feng brought Kallen to his Imaginary Space home after consulting Yae Sakura, who greeted her with suspicion. The two women bonded over their shared sense of justice, and Kallen stayed in the bedroom with Yae Sakura while Ling Feng slept on the sofa.

• Ling Feng hesitated to let Kallen move in because he feared Yae Sakura would become jealous, but he agreed to ask her first.
• Ling Feng returned to Kallen and took her, along with her luggage, into the Imaginary Space after she promised to keep his secret.
• Yae Sakura welcomed Kallen, and both women privately recognized the other as a potential romantic rival.
• Yae Sakura took Kallen upstairs to bathe, intending to warn her about Ling Feng, but they bonded over their commitment to justice and Kallen's resistance to Schicksal.
• Yae Sakura invited Kallen to stay, then shared the bedroom with her while Ling Feng slept on the living-room sofa.

Ling Feng and Yae Sakura argued over Kallen staying with them, while Kallen investigated the Phantom Thief case and clashed with Eleanor over Schicksal’s abuses. After the Bishop ordered Otto to keep Kallen away from his experiment, Kallen met Ling Feng in the slums, where he explained that her protective talisman let him find her.

• Yae Sakura said Kallen could stay with them, but she and Kallen would share the bed while Ling Feng slept on the couch.
• Ling Feng left their home exhausted after Yae Sakura kept him from going out to investigate, then headed out to find a place to live.
• Kallen and Eleanor investigated Victor’s mansion, and Eleanor accused the Phantom Thieves of opposing Schicksal while Kallen defended the public’s right to resist indulgence certificates.
• Victor tried to report that he knew the Phantom Thief’s identity, but the Bishop ordered him to focus on his Honkai experiment and told Otto to restrain Kallen if necessary.
• Kallen met Ling Feng in an empty house in the slums, and he told her the protective talisman let him locate her.