Chapter Summaries

The Kamisato siblings learned that Inazuma’s unrest was worsening and prepared to receive the Akademiya’s Special Envoys. In Mondstadt, Beidou warned Lumine and Paimon that Inazuma was dangerous and oppressive, but they still planned to sail there to find Lumine’s family.

• Ayaka reported rising public resentment, rebel activity, and monster sightings to Ayato, who ordered Xiaochun to gather intelligence and Banmei to handle threats near populated areas.
• Ayato and Ayaka discussed Thoma’s trip to Ritou to receive the Special Envoy and Ayato’s effort to manage the other Commissions through the merchant association.
• Lumine and Paimon met Xiangling, who told them Beidou could take them to Inazuma but wanted to hear why they were going.
• Beidou and her sailors told Lumine and Paimon about Inazuma’s civil conflict, harsh travel restrictions, and oppressive officials, warning them to reconsider.
• Beidou told Lumine and Paimon that her fleet would leave the next afternoon and instructed them to meet its reception ship at Falcon Coast if they still chose to go.

Lin Feng punished Venti for spreading an embarrassing rumor, then said goodbye to Lumine and Paimon as they prepared to travel to Inazuma. He gave Lumine banned Canned Knowledge to help her fight, while planning to follow them to Inazuma later under the name Enjou.

• Lin Feng bound Venti in vines and tried to feed him octopus after Venti teased him about his relationships with young-looking women.
• Lumine and Paimon told Lin Feng they would sail to Inazuma the next day and discussed the risks of entering the closed nation.
• Lin Feng explained that the Akasha system could not connect to Inazuma and warned Lumine to meet her assigned contacts upon arrival.
• Lin Feng gave Lumine Canned Knowledge containing his melee training memories to help her prepare for danger in Inazuma.
• Lumine and Paimon promised to help Lin Feng when he eventually arrived, and Lin Feng said he would come after them and assume the identity Enjou.

Lin Feng returned to Sumeru, then arranged for Abyss Order members to help clear Inazuma’s ley-line contamination under the guise of an invasion. He boarded the Crux Fleet for Inazuma as Enjou, a scholar and pastry enthusiast, alongside Lumine and Paimon.

• The King of Trees told Lin Feng she had been impersonating Nahida while handling Sumeru’s affairs, and Lin Feng encouraged Nahida to rest.
• Lin Feng accepted supplies from Nahida and the King of Trees before leaving Sumeru to meet Aether and the Crux Fleet.
• Aether agreed to send Caribert and Abyss Order members to assist Lin Feng, who explained that the planned invasion would draw out contamination without causing casualties.
• Kaedehara Kazuha introduced Lin Feng, using the name Enjou, to Lumine and Paimon as a scholar invited by Yae Miko to study the Sacred Sakura.
• Enjou described Inazuma and Yae Miko to Lumine and Paimon, then said he might open a dessert shop with friends after his work was done.

Lumine and Paimon sailed with the Crux Fleet through Inazuma’s thunderstorm barrier, where lightning repeatedly struck Lumine and energized Rice Ball. They reached Ritou, and Lin Feng parted ways with them after advising them to watch the Three Commissions if they wanted to meet the Great General.

• Juza guided the Crux Fleet along a safe route through Inazuma’s storm barrier, with Kazuha directing the ships.
• Beidou invited Lumine and Paimon onto the deck, where lightning repeatedly struck Lumine’s shield and Rice Ball absorbed the lingering Elemental Power.
• The fleet reached Ritou several days later, and Lumine and Paimon prepared to disembark.
• Paimon asked whether Enjou was leaving the ship, and Lin Feng said he had work to begin on the island.
• Lin Feng advised Lumine and Paimon that the Shogun relied on the Three Commissions for information and wished them a smooth journey.

Yae Miko learned that the shrine’s records of the Great Sakura Cleansing had been lost and waited for the scholar sent to help with Inazuma’s troubles. Lin Feng arrived at the Grand Narukami Shrine, met Yae Miko, and revealed a plan to awaken the remaining calamities beneath Inazuma and force the isolated god to confront them.

• Inashiro Hotarubi told Yae Miko that the shrine had no surviving detailed records of the Great Sakura Cleansing, so Yae sent Hotarubi and Maki to help the Yashiro Commission clear monsters.
• Yae Miko worried about having to reconstruct the cleansing procedure herself and awaited the Special Envoy arranged through Kirara.
• Lin Feng climbed Mt. Yougou, met Inashiro Hotarubi, and introduced himself as Enjou, the scholar invited to resolve the Sacred Sakura’s problem.
• Lin Feng surprised Yae Miko by appearing at the shrine and accepted her offer of a residence near Hanamizaka.
• Lin Feng told Yae Miko that his plan was to change the Sakoku Decree and its issuing god by awakening the remaining filth and calamities, bringing back the black Beast Tide, and confronting the god with a second Abyssal Calamity.

Lin Feng and Yae Miko agreed on a plan to provoke Abyss attacks in Inazuma, using the crisis to draw Ei’s attention outward and reshape the nation’s leadership. Yae Miko accepted the risks after Lin Feng promised a chance to begin again for those killed in the later battle, and the chapter ended with him planning to use her love of Fried Tofu to bring two foxes together.

• Yae Miko explained that Inazuma’s people and commissions feared the Shogun’s power more than they trusted their god, partly because the Three Commissions distorted the information reaching Ei.
• Lin Feng asked whether Yae Miko feared that his plan was an Abyss conspiracy to destroy Inazuma, and she said she trusted that he had a complete plan.
• Lin Feng said the early Abyss attacks would target Fatui activity and promised that those killed in the later battle would have a chance to begin again.
• Yae Miko realized the scale of Lin Feng’s power, then shifted the conversation to Fried Tofu and passionately described how to prepare it.
• Lin Feng praised Yae Miko’s cooking and said he would bring finer ingredients next time so she could make Fried Tofu for a friend.

Lumine and Paimon learned from Thoma that the Yashiro Commission was backing Akademiya Scholars despite pressure from the Fatui and the other Commissions. While Thoma sought help with their travel permits, Kagami Shinsuke decided to meet the Travelers while intending to keep them trapped in Ritou.

• Paimon complained about the registration procedures as Thoma explained that the Travelers needed a Tenryou Commission travel permit to leave Ritou.
• Lumine recognized that the Fatui’s influence was making Akademiya Scholars unwelcome, and Thoma explained the Yashiro Commission’s weakened position and its decision to trust the Travelers.
• Thoma praised his lady, the White Egret Princess, then arranged lodging and gave Lumine and Paimon Mora and an address for the Kanjou Commission office.
• Kagami Shinsuke assured Childe that the Commission would provide Crystallized Bone Marrow and help search for Childe’s master, while Childe left to look for worthy opponents.
• After Childe departed, Kagami revealed his disdain for the Fatui and decided to receive Lumine and Paimon while preventing them from leaving Ritou.

Lumine and Paimon sought permission from Kagami Shinsuke to leave Ritou, but his attempts to delay them were repeatedly disrupted by Abyssal Monsters. When Tartaglia offered to help them leave if Lumine fought him, she accepted and prepared to use her full strength.

• Kagami Shinsuke welcomed Lumine and Paimon, then tried to keep them on Ritou by asking for Ruin Guard cores and Qingxin flowers, which Paimon said they could provide.
• A soldier reported that Abyssal Monsters had attacked the Crystallized Bone Marrow warehouse and were attacking the Fatui encampment, forcing Kagami Shinsuke to rush away.
• Lumine realized Paimon's bracelet might attract Abyssal Monsters, and the pair worried that repeated attacks could expose them and make leaving Ritou even harder.
• On their next visit, Lumine and Paimon learned that the Abyssal attacks had continued and grown worse, while Kagami Shinsuke still failed to grant them permission to leave.
• Tartaglia confronted Lumine and promised to help them leave Ritou if she fought him, so Lumine accepted and summoned her weapons and power for the battle.

Lumine and Paimon were mistaken for Abyss Order spies after sparring with Tartaglia and fleeing when Rift Hounds appeared, so they headed toward the Yashiro Commission to clear their names. Meanwhile, Lin Feng settled into his new home in Hanamizaka and met his energetic new neighbor, Yoimiya.

• Tartaglia transformed and challenged the Blonde Girl, but she defeated him with her weapon and Rice Ball's breath attack, leaving him unconscious.
• Fatui soldiers blamed Lumine and Paimon for Tartaglia's defeat and called them Abyss Order spies when Rift Hounds emerged and attacked a Crystallized Bone Marrow warehouse.
• Lumine and Paimon escaped toward Mt. Yougou, discussed Lumine's possible connection to the Rift Hounds, and decided to seek help from the Yashiro Commission.
• Lin Feng finished arranging his new Hanamizaka residence, then turned to greet the lively girl who called out to him with welcome gifts.

Enjou welcomed his new neighbor Yoimiya, shared desserts and a gift of Mondstadt wine, and was invited to dinner at the Naganohara home. After Yoimiya saw him off, Kirara learned he was a local scholar and relaxed, believing she was safe from the man who had petted her in Mondstadt.

• Yoimiya visited Enjou with a housewarming gift and enthusiastically explained how to get by in Hanamizaka.
• Enjou served Yoimiya tea and homemade desserts, which she loved, and told her he planned to open a dessert shop.
• Enjou gave Yoimiya a bottle of Dandelion Wine for her father, and she insisted on taking him home for dinner.
• Yoimiya cooked a feast for Enjou, packed him two food boxes, and exchanged dessert-making tips with him.
• Kirara overheard Aikawa and Yoimiya discussing Enjou and felt relieved that the new scholar was not the cat-petting man from Mondstadt.

Lin Feng investigated Inazuma’s worsening economic crisis and discussed the nation’s many problems with Yae Miko, refusing to take on her responsibilities without compensation. He struck a bargain with her and ended the chapter waiting for her to prepare Fried Tofu from his exceptional ingredients.

• After Yoimiya warned Lin Feng that the Traveler and Paimon were wanted, he connected the notices to Fatui activity and Inazuma’s abnormal prices.
• Lin Feng learned from Yoimiya that Snezhnayan merchants had driven out local sellers, raised prices, and led some residents to seek loans from Northland Bank.
• Lin Feng told Yoimiya that Inazuma’s financial problems could become disastrous, while suggesting the Fatui would soon be distracted by the Abyss and other threats.
• At Grand Narukami Shrine, Lin Feng listed Inazuma’s crises and rejected Yae Miko’s attempt to make him handle them for free.
• Lin Feng negotiated additional compensation from Yae Miko for his help, and she agreed after securing his promise not to involve power above a god’s.
• Lin Feng gave Yae Miko extraordinary ingredients and asked her to make Fried Tofu, prompting her to use a duplicate to handle shrine duties while she cooked.

Lin Feng and Yae Miko struck a deal for him to pet Inazuma's yokai in exchange for Fried Tofu ingredients. Meanwhile, Thoma brought Lumine and Paimon to meet Kamisato Ayaka, who promised the Yashiro Commission would help them seek an audience with the Great General despite their wanted status.

• Lin Feng asked Yae Miko to let him pet her ears and tail in exchange for Fried Tofu ingredients, and she offered other yokai as substitutes.
• Lin Feng accepted Yae Miko's proposal to bring him Inazuma's yokai, and the two shook hands on their deal.
• Thoma led Lumine and Paimon, now wanted as criminals, toward the Kamisato Estate by a special route.
• Kamisato Ayaka greeted Lumine and Paimon in person and explained the Kamisato Estate's garden design.
• Kamisato Ayaka said the Yashiro Commission would try to arrange an audience with the Great General if Lumine and Paimon still wanted one.

Kamisato Ayaka asked Lumine and Paimon to help the Yashiro Commission expose the harm caused by the Vision Hunt and Sakoku Decrees, but they hesitated to oppose the Shogun. Thoma took them to Inazuma City to show them the people’s situation, where they arrived at a crowded Northland Bank.

• Kamisato Ayaka explained that the Yashiro Commission opposed the Fatui and the other Commissions’ abuses and hoped to bring the people’s suffering to the Shogun’s attention.
• Lumine and Paimon asked for time to consider helping, and Ayaka accepted their decision while warning that meeting the Shogun without understanding Inazuma’s situation could be dangerous.
• Thoma led Lumine and Paimon toward Inazuma City, reassuring them that the Yashiro Commission could help conceal their identities as wanted outsiders.
• In Inazuma City, Paimon heard that the resistance was facing a supposed final strike, but Thoma explained that the war reports were misleading and the resistance’s rear had already been occupied.
• Thoma brought Lumine and Paimon to Northland Bank, where a large crowd had gathered to apply for loans, and pointed to the scene as evidence of residents’ hardship.

Disguised as Inazumans, Lumine, Paimon, and Thoma investigated Northland Bank and discovered that its friendly-looking loans concealed a scheme to seize property and force borrowers into labor. When Abyssal Monsters appeared nearby, Lumine chose to steal the loan contracts before the Fatui could take them inside, leaving Thoma to get Paimon to safety.

• Lumine, Paimon, and Thoma disguised themselves and went to Northland Bank, where they found many Hanamizaka residents waiting to borrow money.
• Thoma explained that borrowers often lost their homes and land, but the contracts Lumine, Thoma, and Paimon examined appeared ordinary and favorable.
• Captain Vitaly ordered Tory to exploit repayment rules and send borrowers who defaulted to dangerous mines as laborers.
• Abyssal Monsters appeared near the bank as employees prepared to move the loan contracts inside.
• Lumine decided to steal the contracts, telling Thoma to take Paimon to Hanamizaka while she faced the Fatui alone.

Lumine helped Yoimiya and Itto destroy Northland Bank’s loan contracts during an Abyssal attack, while Kujou Takayuki persuaded the Shogun to target an outsider at Kamisato Estate with the Vision Hunt Decree. After Lumine and Paimon reunited with Thoma, Kasanri approached them about the Great Sakura Cleansing, but Lumine walked past her, leaving the young man with Fried Tofu to offer Kasanri his help.

• Lumine, Yoimiya, and Itto escaped after burning Northland Bank’s loan documents, and Yoimiya explained that she had wanted to avenge people mistreated by the bank.
• The Shogun accepted Kujou Takayuki’s report that Inazuma was secure, then approved his request to conduct a Vision Hunt against an outsider at Kamisato Estate.
• Thoma reassured Lumine and Paimon that he would handle the aftermath of the bank incident and seek a way for them to meet the Shogun.
• Kasanri tried to approach Lumine near an abandoned shrine, but Lumine and Paimon failed to notice her and walked away.
• A young man carrying Fried Tofu appeared behind Kasanri, enclosed the area in a barrier, and invited her to tell him what troubled her.

Lin Feng restored Kasanri’s Hakushin fox bloodline and explained that Inazuma faced dangers beyond the Great Sakura Cleansing. Kasanri asked him to help with the cleansing, while Lin Feng laid out the crises ahead and made his help conditional on catching Yae Miko for a fox-fur scheme.

• Lin Feng trapped Kasanri behind a barrier and persuaded her to eat Fried Tofu by promising he could let her taste it.
• After eating, Kasanri regained the Hakushin bloodline, became a white fox, and met Lin Feng’s disguised companion Xiao Bai.
• Lin Feng brought Kasanri to his residence and explained how Yae Miko had fought the Pitch-Black Calamity and how Kasanri had been born from her memories and longing.
• Kasanri asked Lin Feng to help complete the Great Sakura Cleansing, offering to do anything she could in return.
• Lin Feng told Kasanri that Inazuma faced a troubled god, a corrupt Shogunate, weak defenses, and an impending Abyss Invasion, then demanded she help him catch Yae Miko and turn her into a fox for fur.

Lin Feng explained Inazuma’s calamity and Ei’s grief to Kasanri, then recruited her to help stage an Abyss invasion that would force Ei to confront her fear and choose the present over eternity. He promised that the dead would return when the war ended and called himself an ordinary logistics officer.

• Kasanri learned that Makoto and Ei were alive and that Yae Miko had become the Grand Narukami Shrine’s Guuji, then asked Lin Feng why Inazuma had fallen into crisis.
• Lin Feng described how Makoto died at Khaenri’ah, Ei returned too late to save Kasanri and Chiyo, and Ei withdrew from the world after losing her friends.
• Lin Feng told Kasanri that comforting Ei would not resolve her deeper despair, and asked her to act as an Abyss-corrupted enemy who would threaten Inazuma.
• Lin Feng promised that no one would truly die in the staged war and that his ritual would return the dead when it ended.
• Kasanri asked who Lin Feng was, and he described himself as an ordinary logistics officer who would stay off the battlefield.

Lin Feng brought Kasanri into present-day Inazuma, where she accidentally transformed into a white fox, while Lumine and Paimon searched for the missing Thoma. After learning that Thoma had been seized for the Vision Hunt, Lin Feng and Kasanri guided Lumine and Paimon to Tenshukaku, where the Raiden Shogun prepared to confront the Traveler as an alleged Abyss guide.

• Lin Feng invited Kasanri to leave her memories behind and see modern Inazuma, and she tried to transform but ended up as a white fox.
• Several days later, Lumine and Paimon noticed tense crowds and many Shogunate soldiers in Inazuma City, and they worried because Thoma had missed their meeting.
• At Tenshukaku, Kujou Takayuki presented the unconscious Thoma as the hundredth Vision Hunt target and accused Lumine of colluding with the Abyss.
• The Raiden Shogun examined the Fatui portrait of Lumine and Paimon and declared that an Abyss guide required only one slash.
• Lin Feng and Kasanri met Lumine and Paimon, told them Thoma was being taken to the Vision Hunt ceremony, and accompanied them to Tenshukaku before wishing them good luck.

Lumine and Paimon watched the Vision Hunt Decree ceremony, where the Shogun took Thoma’s Vision and confronted Lumine as an Abyssal threat. The Shogun tried to pull Lumine into the Consciousness Space, but the attempt failed, leaving her frozen in confusion.

• Lumine and Paimon watched Thoma being brought to the ceremony and spotted the Shogun approaching the statue.
• Thoma saw Lumine in the crowd and tried to signal her not to intervene, but they misunderstood each other’s gestures.
• Lin Feng and Kasanri watched from atop the city gates, and Kasanri recognized that the figure onstage was not Ei.
• The Shogun took Thoma’s Vision, then detected Lumine’s Abyssal Aura and blocked her path with lightning.
• The Shogun declared Lumine an enemy and attempted to pull her into the Consciousness Space, but the ability failed and left the Shogun motionless.

Lumine faced the Raiden Shogun at Tenshukaku and survived a succession of increasingly powerful attacks with elemental shields and an assortment of unusual weapons and treasures. After a final strike drove Lumine, Paimon, and Thoma away by teleportation, Ei took control of the Shogun and pursued them, suspecting Lumine was connected to the Abyss Order.

• The Raiden Shogun abandoned Ei’s attempts to draw Lumine into the Plane of Euthymia and attacked her with Electro power.
• Lumine used her combat skill and Elemental Amplification Device to withstand the Shogun’s rapid attacks, while Paimon and Thoma watched from the barrier’s edge.
• The Shogun drew her long blade and struck Lumine with No Thought, No Mind, but Lumine survived behind three layers of elemental shield.
• Lumine endured two more strikes using Andrius’s claw and Dvalin’s feather, then retrieved her scattered weapons and belongings with Paimon and Thoma.
• The Shogun unleashed a more powerful strike, but her attack weakened before hitting Lumine’s golden bracelet, which teleported the trio away.
• Ei left the Plane of Euthymia, took control of the Shogun, and followed the traces of Lumine’s teleportation to pursue her.