Chapter Summaries

Team 233 easily defeated the outbreak’s lower-level Honkai Beasts, but an Emperor-class Honkai Beast appeared and overwhelmed the group. Himeko collapsed from a sudden attack of pain, and Ling Feng and Kiana rushed in to help as the battle turned desperate.

• Ling Feng sent Mei, Kiana, and Bronya to clear the outbreak site while Rita observed the mission from the Hyperion.
• Mei quickly killed both Chariot-type Honkai Beasts, and the three Valkyries eliminated the remaining Honkai Beasts in under three minutes.
• An Emperor-class Honkai Beast appeared and attacked Kiana; Mei tried to protect her, but her strike failed to break its shield, so Himeko joined the fight.
• Himeko shattered the Honkai Beast’s shield, then suddenly coughed up blood and fell before she could finish it.
• Ling Feng jumped from the Hyperion, took Himeko’s greatsword, and charged the Honkai Beast while Mei moved to help Himeko.
• Kiana returned to the fight and attacked the Honkai Beast, but its energy beam shattered her armor before she could reach it.

Mei lost control after using the Herrscher's power and attacked Kiana, forcing Ling Feng and Bronya to intervene. Ling Feng absorbed Mei's Honkai energy until her consciousness returned, then tried to explain what had happened.

• Kiana was badly injured by the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, and Mei used the Herrscher's power to destroy it before turning on Kiana.
• Mei grabbed Kiana and tried to absorb her Honkai energy, so Ling Feng attacked Mei while Tesla explained how draining her energy might restore her consciousness.
• Ling Feng fought defensively until Bronya restrained Mei with Dimension Control, giving him a chance to disarm and kiss her as he absorbed her Honkai energy.
• Mei began absorbing energy from Ling Feng in return, but he regained the advantage, and the Honkai consciousness gradually disappeared as Mei's eyes returned to black.
• Mei regained consciousness with no memory of her actions, and Ling Feng explained that he had acted to save her before warning her not to use the Herrscher's power again.

After Ling Feng recovered from his devastating injuries, he returned to the apartment and reunited with Mei and Kiana. As the evening wound down, Mei offered him a massage and invited him to sleep on her lap.

• Mei and the others rushed the unconscious, badly injured Ling Feng to the Hyperion, where Chiyou repaired his body over several days.
• Ling Feng woke in a Bio-pod, lent Chiyou to Tesla for study, and returned to the apartment without warning Mei or Kiana.
• Mei and Kiana welcomed Ling Feng back, and Mei prepared dinner while Kiana shared snacks and told him that Himeko's health had worsened after the battle.
• Ling Feng learned more about Himeko's declining condition and decided he should speak with her about retiring.
• After dinner, Mei noticed Ling Feng was tired, offered him a massage, and asked if he wanted to sleep on her lap.

Mei, Kiana, and Bronya traveled to Shanghai for a secret project and returned with a new phone for Ling Feng, while Kiana secretly kissed him as he slept. Ling Feng spent the day helping Tesla prepare experiments with imitation Divine Relics, and the girls kept their Shanghai work a secret.

• Mei gave Ling Feng a lap pillow and massaged him until he fell asleep, then discussed a plan with Kiana and Bronya.
• Ling Feng woke to Mei's note saying the three girls had gone to Shanghai, then spent the day helping Tesla prepare to test imitation Divine Relics.
• After the girls returned, Kiana went to wake Ling Feng and secretly kissed him while he slept, only to find Mei watching from the doorway.
• Mei, Kiana, and Bronya gave Ling Feng a new phone they had earned money to buy in Shanghai, but Mei refused to reveal what work they had done.

Kiana and Mei separately asked Fu Hua and Tesla for advice about their feelings for Ling Feng and their friendship with each other. They returned to acting normally, and Mei ended the chapter by offering Ling Feng a massage and a lap pillow.

• Kiana asked Fu Hua what her friend should do after falling for the person her friend liked, and Fu Hua advised her to take initiative while weighing the risk to their friendship.
• Mei told Tesla that her friend had seen her friend secretly kiss the person she liked while he was asleep, and Tesla urged her to claim him before a relationship formed.
• Fu Hua and Tesla separately wondered whether Kiana or Mei was the friend in their stories, while Tesla returned to working on Ling Feng's assignment.
• Kiana and Mei met by the lake, talked about homework and food, and tacitly chose to set aside what had happened.
• After dinner, Mei offered Ling Feng a massage and a lap pillow.

Ling Feng began imprinting a five-star Queen Stigmata on Kiana after she insisted on receiving the strongest one. The first part of the pattern was completed, and Kiana reported that it felt comfortable, leaving the imprinting in progress.

• Mei massaged Ling Feng while he asked whether her Stigmata needed to be imprinted again, and Kiana requested a new one for herself.
• Ling Feng offered to attempt a five-star Stigmata on Kiana, warning that she had to follow his instructions because the process was risky.
• Kiana chose the Queen Stigmata, and Ling Feng prepared to imprint it while Mei and Bronya watched.
• Ling Feng began tracing the complicated pattern with both hands and finished its first outer spear.
• Ling Feng paused to check Kiana's condition, and Kiana said the imprinting felt warm and comfortable and asked him to continue.

Ling Feng imprinted a powerful Queen Stigmata on Kiana, who handled its energy but nearly lost control, then tried and failed to imprint a five-star Stigmata on Mei. When Mei worried that becoming stronger would turn her into a Herrscher, Ling Feng reminded her that her father had left her a gift.

• Ling Feng completed the Queen Stigmata imprint on Kiana, whose surge of power briefly stirred a destructive urge before he brought her back to her senses.
• Ling Feng coaxed the still-angry Kiana into forgiving him by promising to take her out for snacks, and Mei asked him to imprint a five-star Stigmata on her.
• Ling Feng stopped imprinting the Queen Stigmata when Mei suffered pain and unstable energy, then tried a gentler set but erased it when her condition worsened.
• Mei felt dejected about being unable to endure a five-star Stigmata and said she wanted to become much stronger.
• Ling Feng warned Mei that growing stronger could expose her to Honkai energy and the risk of becoming a Herrscher, then reminded her that her father had left her a gift.

Ling Feng agreed to take Mei to Neon to retrieve the gift her father had left, and Theresa lent Team 233 the Moonlight Throne for the trip. Kiana dreamed of a phantom who promised to reveal more about Cecilia if she became stronger, while Ling Feng learned that Himeko was staying on as a Valkyrie until St. Freya Academy produced its own A-rank Valkyrie.

• Mei said her father's gift was probably in her hometown of Neon, and Ling Feng agreed to ask Theresa for leave so they could retrieve it before Mei's Honkai energy destabilized further.
• In her dream, Kiana met the phantom again, learned that Cecilia Schariac had been an S-rank Valkyrie, and was told she must grow stronger before hearing what happened to her mother.
• The phantom watched Kiana's stigmata and considered how Ling Feng might help awaken her power and advance the phantom's revenge.
• Theresa approved Ling Feng's leave request but offered the Moonlight Throne instead of funding, explaining that its weapon output was immense but inefficient and that it could serve as Team 233's warship.
• Theresa explained that Himeko refused to retire until St. Freya Academy trained a homegrown A-rank Valkyrie, leaving Ling Feng to hope Kiana and Mei could take on that future.
• Ling Feng went to Tesla's laboratory to complete the Moonlight Throne handover and found her browsing a webpage titled "Love Psychology Test Questions."

Ling Feng received the Moonlight Throne and prepared to take Mei and the others to Japan to find the gift Mei's father had left for her. After Tesla lent him the Divine Key Chiyou and travel money, Ling Feng familiarized himself with the battleship, and the group arrived in Tokyo.

• Tesla accidentally fell onto Ling Feng, and their close contact left her flustered before she hurriedly focused on modifying the Moonlight Throne's control program.
• Ling Feng told Tesla he wanted to take Mei and the others to Japan to find a gift that could help if Mei became a Herrscher; Tesla lent him Chiyou and five thousand for the trip.
• Ling Feng boarded the Moonlight Throne and met Ai-chan, who introduced the small, rarely used battleship and its functions.
• After classes, Ling Feng told Mei, Kiana, and the others about the trip, and they packed their belongings and boarded the Moonlight Throne.
• The Moonlight Throne arrived in Tokyo at around five in the afternoon.

Ling Feng, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya explored Tokyo after checking into a hot spring inn, where the lack of rooms prompted Kiana and Mei to silently compete over sharing with Ling Feng. Ling Feng and Mei grew closer while sightseeing, but their outing ended with Rita arriving to join them on a mission involving a suspected Anti-Entropy presence.

• The group checked into a two-room inn, and Kiana and Mei recognized the room assignments as a chance to get closer to Ling Feng.
• Ling Feng put off discussing the rooms and led everyone out to explore Tokyo and eat; he and Mei held hands after she said she liked calling him Captain.
• Rita appeared and told Ling Feng that the Bishop had sent her to follow him because Anti-Entropy might also have people in Tokyo.
• Mei explained how Schicksal's central system had identified Ling Feng as Captain and enabled the Moonlight Throne to enter Neon.
• Rita said she had volunteered to stay with Ling Feng and offered her maid services, while Ling Feng let her join them.

Ling Feng traveled around Japan with Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Rita, while Rita recognized him as the masked knight from her memories twelve years earlier. After the group enjoyed a hot spring, Rita secretly sent Ling Feng photos from the pool, leaving him flustered as the others resumed their games.

• Ling Feng welcomed Rita onto the team, and Kiana bought masks that led Rita to recognize Ling Feng as the person from her twelve-year-old memory.
• The group ate ramen and returned to the inn, where Rita teased Ling Feng about joining the girls in the hot spring before going inside.
• Kiana took photos of Mei in the hot spring, and Mei wrestled her for the phone and deleted the pictures.
• Rita secretly texted Ling Feng a photo of Mei and Kiana, then sent him a selfie before stopping when Kiana and Mei finished fooling around.
• The four girls left the pool and played games or shogi while Ling Feng soaked alone in the hot spring.

After Rita arranged separate rooms for herself and Ling Feng, she asked him to imprint a new set of Stigmata on her. Ling Feng gave her the Arctic Explorer set, and Rita knocked him to the floor as he tried to leave.

• Rita offered Ling Feng the spare room in her suite, leaving Mei and Kiana to share a room while Bronya slept alone.
• Rita asked Ling Feng to imprint new Stigmata on her, and he agreed despite suspecting her motives.
• Rita revealed her affinity for ice-type power, so Ling Feng chose the Arctic Explorer Stigmata for her.
• Ling Feng erased Rita's existing Stigmata and imprinted the full Arctic Explorer set, which let her freeze a cup of tea.
• Rita offered Ling Feng any reward he wanted, then grabbed him and knocked him to the floor as he prepared to leave.

Rita drugged Ling Feng’s tea to suppress his Honkai energy and challenged him to a sword fight, while Mei and the others slept. Ling Feng recognized Rita’s sword styles and held his own, but Rita stripped naked as a distraction, leaving him struggling to keep his focus.

• Rita pinned Ling Feng down, then revealed that she intended to kill him and had drugged the others into sleeping while suppressing his Honkai energy.
• Rita gave Ling Feng a katana and attacked; he defended himself and asked who had taught her swordsmanship, but she refused to reveal the teacher.
• Ling Feng recognized Rita’s familiar sword styles, predicted her moves, and tore her yukata during a counterattack.
• Rita changed to a rapid-assault style, but Ling Feng exploited its weakness and cut her yukata again when she tried to sheath her sword.
• Rita tore off her yukata and stood naked except for her black stockings, leaving Ling Feng distracted.

Ling Feng overcame Rita’s advantage in their duel by changing his fighting style, and Rita admitted she had intended to force herself on him if she won. They kissed and spent the night together, leaving Rita asleep the next morning beside the wrecked bed.

• Rita pressed her attack and wounded Ling Feng while he struggled to focus on her movements.
• Ling Feng cleared his mind, attacked directly, and forced Rita to block with Honkai energy, costing her the duel.
• Rita explained that she had planned to force herself on Ling Feng, and he suggested they fight again without resisting.
• Rita kissed Ling Feng, but when she hesitated, Ling Feng took the lead and they spent the rest of the night together.
• The next morning, Rita remained asleep beneath a thin blanket on the floor beside the broken bed.

Ling Feng woke after spending the night with Rita and learned that she had come to investigate Anti-Entropy and protect Kiana. Rita kept him occupied until noon, leaving him exhausted, and he later reunited with Mei and the others for lunch while concealing what had happened.

• Ling Feng worried that Mei would discover Rita in his room, but Rita woke and told him she did not regret their night together.
• Rita explained that she had come looking for a gift, investigating Anti-Entropy, and carrying out the Bishop's order to protect Kiana.
• Rita kissed Ling Feng and continued their private encounter until the Sleeping Tea's effects wore off around noon.
• Ling Feng woke dressed in a new room, sore and weak, and refused Rita's offer to support him.
• Mei noticed Ling Feng looked listless, and he blamed his exhaustion on sleeping badly on a hard bed.
• Rita served Ling Feng Fragrant Tea before lunch, saying it could strengthen the body, nourish the stomach, and increase appetite.

Mei and Ling Feng went to ME Company to retrieve a gift Mei’s father had hidden, while Rita took Kiana and Bronya for ice cream. Mei used ME’s unchangeable ultimate password to enter the company’s storage area, leaving an employee to report their movements as they headed inside.

• Rita served Ling Feng, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya Fragrant Tea, and the group discussed sleeping late and Kiana’s dream about getting snacks from Ling Feng.
• Cocolia ordered her subordinate to follow Mei’s group and capture Mei and the gift, while warning him to avoid a direct fight with Rita.
• Mei brought Ling Feng to ME Company and asked Rita, Kiana, and Bronya to wait outside while she entered with him.
• Mei used her Valkyrie credentials to enter the building, then led Ling Feng away from the dojo toward the core area.
• Mei entered ME Company’s ultimate password to open the storage area, and an employee who could not follow reported their location to her superior.
• Mei explained to Ling Feng that her father had told her the ultimate password, which granted access to every permission in ME Company.

Ling Feng and Mei retrieved Ryoma’s gift, a katana called Plasma Shadow Show that could freeze even a Herrscher, and Mei decided to keep it after Ling Feng urged her to. Meanwhile, Cocolia learned that Mei had obtained the gift and ordered her operative to track the group while planning a theft of their weapons and belongings.

• Ling Feng and Mei retrieved a password-protected silver box from ME Company’s storage area, while Rita’s suspicious observer later died after his heart froze.
• Rita, Bronya, and Kiana met Ling Feng and Mei at the inn, where Mei opened the box and found a katana called Plasma Shadow Show.
• Ryoma’s holographic message explained that the katana used plasma and Honkai energy to produce extreme cold capable of freezing a Herrscher, and said Mei should give it to someone who would protect her.
• Mei offered Plasma Shadow Show to Ling Feng, but he told her to keep it, and she agreed to lend it to him if he needed it.
• Cocolia learned that Rita had eliminated Number Five and that Mei had obtained the gift, then told her operative to track the group while support troops prepared.
• The operative planned to steal the group’s weapons and gift while they were sightseeing, believing they would be vulnerable without them.

Ling Feng learned that Anti-Entropy and Cocolia were targeting his group, so he decided they should return the next day. Rita revealed her hatred of Cocolia, then turned their private conversation into a flirtatious encounter that Ling Feng ultimately gave in to.

• A team leader abandoned his plan to steal weapons because he feared disrupting Cocolia’s operation and losing his position.
• Ling Feng asked Mei what gifts to buy for Tesla, the Academy Head, and Himeko, and Mei described their preferences.
• Rita surprised Ling Feng in his locked room and told him she had killed an Anti-Entropy spy who served Cocolia.
• Rita explained that Cocolia had caused the Third Honkai Eruption in Nagazora City to find Herrscher candidates and still wanted Mei.
• Ling Feng concluded that Anti-Entropy had targeted their group and decided they should return the next day.
• Rita used humanity’s survival as an excuse to seduce Ling Feng, who eventually surrendered to her advances.

Ling Feng learned from Rita that Schicksal concealed several genuine S-rank Valkyries and that Rita could leave the organization whenever she wished. Rita revealed that her freedom came from an agreement Otto made with the powerful, unidentified person who had sent her to Schicksal.

• Otto asked Rita to investigate suspected ruins in the Yellow River basin after she finished her mission in Japan, warning her not to enter them.
• While bathing in a hot spring, Rita told Ling Feng that Theresa had once been rated S-rank because of Judah and later relinquished the title.
• Rita explained that Durandal was the only publicly recognized S-rank Valkyrie who met the old standard, while Otto secretly cultivated at least three more genuine S-ranks.
• Rita told Ling Feng that she served as Durandal's adjutant and could join his team if he wanted, because she was free to leave Schicksal at any time.
• Rita revealed that Otto's agreement was with the person who had sent her to Schicksal, someone powerful enough to defeat three genuine S-rank Valkyries instantly.

Ling Feng, Rita, and the others were returning to St. Freya Academy when Anti-Entropy ambushed their tram with Titan Mechs. Ling Feng and Rita fought back, but more mechs suddenly appeared behind them, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Ling Feng agreed to return to the academy with Rita the next day, and she spent the night with him before they departed.
• On the tram, Kiana asked Ling Feng for more snack money, while Rita and Mei ended up clinging to his arms.
• Anti-Entropy attacked the tram, so Rita summoned Carbon Hunter and equipped her Assault Suit Shadow Iron while Mei evacuated the passengers.
• Ling Feng joined Rita on the tram roof and used Chiyou to crush mechs as Rita froze and destroyed others.
• More Titan Mechs appeared on the tracks behind them, surprising Ling Feng.