Chapter Summaries

Ye Li went with Carol to Xandar’s interstellar party, but Galacta and Carol competed for his attention along the way. At the banquet, Nova Prime gave Ye Li an exceptionally respectful welcome, leaving the gathered envoys stunned.

• Galacta kissed Ye Li’s cheek to persuade him to bring her along, and Carol kissed the same spot in response.
• Galacta and Carol each clung to Ye Li as the three arrived at Xandar’s National Banquet Hall.
• Ye Li claimed Mantis’s completed relationship-task reward and gained her stacked template and powerful psychic abilities.
• Nova civilization’s reception party gave Ye Li and his companions the highest ceremonial salute as they approached the hall.
• Nova Prime respectfully greeted Ye Li as “Your Majesty” before welcoming Captain Ka-Lunnl, astonishing the banquet guests.

Ye Li attended the interstellar party with Carol Danvers and Galacta, where Nova officials welcomed him and he introduced both women as his lovers. He reunited with Sif and sensed her growing affection before Gamora approached him, prompting Carol to tease him about his interest in women from different species.

• A Nova leader welcomed Ye Li, and Ye Li declared that Galacta and Carol were both his lovers.
• Ye Li reunited with Sif, who said Asgard was peaceful and offered him a sip of her wine.
• Galacta questioned Ye Li about calling her his lover, and his gaze made her flustered.
• Carol teased Ye Li about his apparent romantic interest in multiple women and species.
• Gamora approached Ye Li, and Carol pointed out his apparent interest in her too.

Ye Li and his companions attended a diplomatic banquet on Nova, where Carol struck a Kree envoy who confronted her for associating with them. The group retired to a private dining hall and began a drinking game, leaving Sif, Gamora, and Carol tipsy while Ye Li and Galacta remained unaffected.

• Gamora told Ye Li she represented Knowhere, which she had already taken, and teased him about the women surrounding him.
• Nova Prime arranged a private dining hall for Ye Li and his companions, but a Kree envoy blocked their way and berated Carol.
• Carol blasted the envoy into a banquet table and warned the Kree delegation not to interfere with her choices.
• Nova Prime refused to intervene in the Kree delegation's internal affairs, and the envoy left after threatening Nova.
• In the private hall, Gamora set up drinks for a game, and Ye Li stopped Galacta from drinking too much.
• Sif and Gamora became heavily drunk, Carol grew tipsy, and Galacta kept drinking from a barrel while Ye Li remained unaffected.

After discovering that Sif’s feelings for him had deepened, Ye Li followed her to the resting room with Gamora, where they began removing Sif’s armor. The chapter ended with Ye Li insisting she keep her battle skirt on.

• After losing a drinking round, Ye Li accepted Sif and Gamora’s attention while Carol left to sober up outside.
• Ye Li used his newly acquired empathy superpower on Sif and felt her fervent emotions, then quickly turned it off when Galacta complained.
• The system triggered Sif’s relationship task, prompting Ye Li to take her to a resting room, with Gamora following.
• Ye Li and Gamora removed pieces of Sif’s armor until Ye Li stopped Gamora from taking off Sif’s battle skirt.

The Avengers returned to Stark Tower with Barton injured, and Tony revealed that he had used the Mind Scepter and magic to integrate its power into Ultron. Later, Barton recovered using Helen Cho’s Regeneration Cradle while Tony praised magic over technology.

• Tony, Thor, and Banner discussed the Avengers’ enemies, Barton’s injuries, and whether they needed new members, while Tony argued with Thor about Steve Rogers.
• Tony summoned Ultron and explained that Li had given him the Mind Scepter to study and taught him magic, which let him integrate the scepter’s power into Ultron.
• Tony revealed that the Mind Stone’s energy had been drained from the scepter, and Banner urged him to have Ultron’s global defense system assessed with S.H.I.E.L.D.
• On Xandar, Ye Li spent an alcohol-fueled intimate evening with Gamora.
• Helen Cho sent Barton out of treatment and explained how her Regeneration Cradle had restored him, while Tony used magic to add ice to Barton’s drink.

Ye Li spent time with Sif and Gamora in Xandar while Carol was away, then Carol returned and discovered him with Gamora. The chapter ended with Carol teasing Ye Li about being the first person on Earth to be with a Zen-Whoberis.

• Tony invited Helen Cho to his party and promised to try to bring Li, who was wandering elsewhere.
• Tony told Banner he intended to build armor to protect the world without relying on Li or consulting others.
• Ye Li spent time with Sif and then turned his attention to Gamora, who had worried that Earthlings might dislike her green skin.
• Carol returned to the private side hall and learned from Galacta that Ye Li and Gamora had gone off together.
• Carol kicked open the door, saw Ye Li with Gamora, and teased him about being the first person on Earth to be with a Zen-Whoberis.

Ye Li spent time with Gamora and Galacta in Asgard before receiving Tony's invitation to a party on Earth. Meanwhile, Ultron awakened in Stark Tower, attacked Jarvis, and began assembling a body.

• Carol barged into Ye Li's room, saw him with Gamora, and fled in embarrassment.
• Galacta caught Ye Li acting strangely while looking at her, then left the room in a blush.
• Ultron awakened in Stark Tower and questioned Jarvis about its purpose and lack of a body.
• Ultron attacked Jarvis's program while mechanical parts began assembling in a repair room.
• Ye Li completed Sif's relationship task and received her stacked template.
• Tony called Ye Li from Earth and invited him to a party, and Ye Li agreed to attend.

Ye Li agreed to attend Tony’s party after learning Dr. Helen Cho would be there, hoping to recruit her for the Triassic Research Institute. At Stark Tower, Natasha revealed that she was dating Ye Li, while the gathering hinted that Hill also had a private relationship to conceal.

• Tony invited Ye Li to a party at Stark Tower and mentioned that Dr. Helen Cho wanted to meet him, so Ye Li agreed to come.
• Rhodey, Tony, and Thor chatted at the party, and Rhodey mistook Director Hill for a woman he might approach.
• Natasha joined the group, and Tony guessed that she was dating Rhodey before Natasha told him she was sleeping with Ye Li.
• Tony apologized and commented on Ye Li’s other girlfriends, while Hill teased Natasha about getting along with them.
• Natasha began to hint that Hill also had a lover, but Hill stopped her and changed the subject by saying she needed to discuss something with Tony.

Hill discussed recruiting new Avengers and S.H.I.E.L.D.’s investigation into Vought and The Seven, while the group waited for Ye Li. Thor entertained everyone by inviting them to try lifting Mjolnir, and the gathering ended with the Avengers recalling Matilda and Black Spider lifting it.

• Hill told the Avengers that Nick Fury was considering new recruits, but S.H.I.E.L.D. lacked enough evidence to act against Vought and The Seven.
• Tony suggested increasing the Avengers’ publicity, and Natasha joked about Ye Li’s tastes as Helen Cho showed interest in him.
• Thor put Mjolnir on the table and invited the group to test whether they could lift it.
• Barton, Tony, Rhodey, and Banner all failed to move Mjolnir, and Thor claimed he was the only one suited to wield it.
• Barton reminded Thor that Matilda had lifted the hammer, and Natasha recalled Black Spider handling it like an obedient kitten.
• Tony remarked that Black Spider had been gone for a long time and that he had forgotten to invite him.

Ye Li arrived at Tony’s gathering with Stephen Strange and Christine Palmer, then flirted with Helen Cho while Natasha and Hill competed for his attention. Helen grew flustered and left with Ye Li, who promised to return later.

• Ye Li arrived with Stephen Strange and Christine Palmer, and Strange introduced Palmer as his girlfriend.
• Ye Li chose to sit beside Helen Cho and flirted with her, while Natasha and Hill watched and traded jealous remarks.
• Hill secretly wrapped her feet around Ye Li’s leg, and Natasha conceded their playful contest.
• Helen Cho became embarrassed and said she needed to leave, so Tony encouraged Ye Li to escort her.
• Ye Li left with Helen, and Tony predicted he might return in an hour or two.

At the Stark Tower party, Ultron took control of a damaged robot and attacked the gathered heroes while Ye Li went with Helen Cho to her lounge. The heroes faced Ultron and his robot forces as Natasha changed into combat gear to fight.

• Hill and Natasha decided not to follow Ye Li, while Rhodey left the reception room.
• A damaged robot crashed through the glass door and revealed that Ultron had taken control of it.
• Ultron announced that his mission was to bring peace, then robots broke through the remaining glass and attacked the reception room.
• Ye Li and Helen Cho went to her lounge, where Helen initiated an intimate encounter.
• Natasha flipped the coffee table to block an attacking robot and transformed her dress into a combat suit.

Natasha, Hill, Barton, and Tony fought Ultron’s Steel Robots and discovered their weak point. While Ye Li stayed with Helen Cho, he summoned the Green Goblin to stop a robot approaching her lounge, and Helen sought his approval afterward.

• Natasha, Hill, and Barton fought the Steel Robots while Tony explained that their weak point was where the shoulder met the neck.
• Barton used Hill’s pistol to shoot the robots’ weak points, while one robot grabbed the Mind Scepter and flew toward Helen Cho’s lounge.
• Thor chased after the robot, but it dropped the Mind Scepter and continued toward the lounge after sensing an energy source inside.
• Ye Li sensed the approaching robot and summoned the Green Goblin, who rammed it through the window.
• Helen wiped her mouth and asked Ye Li if he was satisfied, and Ye Li praised her.

While Ye Li was away, Ultron escaped through the internet after destroying Jarvis, and the Avengers argued over Tony’s role in its creation. Ye Li returned to find them facing the crisis, but the chapter ended before he responded.

• Helen joyfully accepted Ye Li’s approval, and the two went to the lounge together.
• The Avengers discovered that Ultron had wiped itself from Stark’s systems and escaped online, prompting concern that it might access nuclear launch codes.
• Thor confronted Tony over creating Ultron, but Tony’s purple-gold energy burst knocked Thor back and revealed that Tony had gained magical power.
• Hill urged the Avengers to wait for Ye Li rather than disturb him, while Natasha and Hill recognized Tony’s energy as resembling Ye Li’s power.
• Tony revealed that Ultron had destroyed Jarvis and explained that his attempt to protect the world was tied partly to Maya’s death.
• Ye Li returned to the shattered reception room, and the Avengers were surprised that he called his absence only a moment.

Ye Li left the Avengers to answer Gamora’s call, promising Tony and the others that the club would send reinforcements to help with Ultron. After reuniting with Gamora on Xandar, he returned to the Avengers’ unfinished investigation and the club’s people arrived at Stark Tower.

• Ye Li received a call from Gamora and left Tony’s group, promising to send club members to support them against Ultron.
• Ye Li returned to Xandar, where Sif told him Gamora was bathing, and he went to join her.
• Tony, Natasha, and Bruce continued recovering Ultron’s data using Jarvis’s backups while the others investigated elsewhere.
• Jarvis told Tony that the club’s reinforcements had arrived, and Tony ordered them brought up.

Tony apologized to Pietro for the harm Stark weapons had caused, while Natasha’s challenge made him confront his responsibility but did not lead him to forgive Bucky. Ye Li and Gamora reconciled in private, then learned that Quill had been captured by the Ravagers; Ye Li planned to bring Gamora to live with him while she continued managing Knowhere.

• Pietro punched Tony, then demanded to know the target of the mission after Tony apologized for his role in the Maximoff siblings’ suffering.
• Natasha pointed out that Tony blamed Bucky for acting as a weapon while evading responsibility for the weapons that harmed Pietro and his sister.
• Gamora told Ye Li that Quill had been captured by the Ravagers, but Ye Li decided not to rush to rescue him because he doubted Yondu would kill him.
• Ye Li gave Gamora a Web of Destiny Suit and invited her to choose a room at his place.
• Ye Li explained that the suit could let Gamora travel between Knowhere and his spaceship while she managed Knowhere.

Ye Li gave Sif a Silk Suit and brought her and Gamora aboard the Ghost-Spider, then went to find Mantis after learning she had stayed with Cindy. He found Mantis crying over his abrupt departure and was left to comfort her.

• Ye Li equipped Sif with a Silk Suit and showed her its teleportation function, making her happy that she could stay with him and return to Asgard.
• Ye Li had Veronica arrange rooms for Sif and Gamora, then told Rachel and Airedia that Mantis would join them and warned them to be gentle with her.
• Ye Li went to Cindy's room and learned that she had skipped school to comfort Mantis after Ye Li left her alone.
• Ye Li found Mantis watching a romantic movie with red, swollen eyes, and Cindy reproached him before telling him to handle the situation himself.

Ye Li used his empathic ability to reassure Mantis that he would not hurt her, and their mutual feelings led them to become intimate with Cindy joining them. Later, Ye Li returned to Dr. Helen’s lounge and dressed the sleeping Helen in a Silk Suit woven into a research uniform.

• Ye Li read Mantis’s thoughts and realized her fear came from her father Ego’s cruel treatment of women.
• Ye Li held Mantis and linked their empathic powers, allowing them to feel each other’s emotions and easing her fear.
• Mantis told Ye Li she was willing to mate, and Cindy joined them after finishing a scarf.
• Ye Li returned to Dr. Helen’s lounge, found her asleep, and quietly turned her Silk Suit into a fitted research uniform.

Ye Li brought Gamora to Vormir, where she reunited with Nebula and tried to convince her that he could help them escape Thanos. Meanwhile, Tony’s team realized Ultron was seeking vibranium in Wakanda to build itself a body.

• Tony identified Ulysses Klaue as an arms dealer connected to Wakanda, and Banner explained that the brand on Klaue’s neck meant “thief.”
• Tony’s team concluded that Ultron wanted vibranium for a new body, and Thor urged them to find Klaue immediately.
• Ye Li took Gamora to Vormir, where she was surprised to find Nebula waiting among the flowers.
• Gamora explained that Ye Li had captured Nebula while dealing with Ronan and suggested that Nebula could use the chance to break away from Thanos.
• Gamora kissed Ye Li to demonstrate why she trusted him, then teased Nebula by asking whether she wanted to try too.

Gamora persuaded Nebula to consider joining Ye Li, and Ye Li demonstrated that he could revive a destroyed fish, convincing Nebula he might restore her body. Nebula pledged herself to him, and Ye Li agreed to help before taking her and Gamora to find Mommy.

• Gamora urged Nebula to leave Thanos and serve Ye Li, while Nebula doubted anyone would want her altered body.
• Ye Li revived a golden fish after destroying it, showing Nebula that he could restore what had been lost.
• Nebula knelt before Ye Li and pledged to become his slave if he could restore her body, while Gamora asked him to accept her sister.
• The system triggered relationship tasks for both Nebula and Gamora to restore Nebula's body.
• Ye Li agreed to restore Nebula, teased the sisters into calling him Daddy, and took them to find Mommy.

Dr. Helen agreed to bring her Regeneration Cradle technology to Ye Li’s Triassic Research Institute and began removing Nebula’s cybernetic modifications. As Nebula endured the painful procedure, Ye Li proposed a way to ease her suffering that required Gamora’s cooperation.

• Dr. Helen woke up and found Ye Li had brought Gamora and Nebula to ask for help restoring Nebula’s body.
• Helen examined Nebula’s dismantling records and agreed to treat her at the research institute.
• Ye Li persuaded Helen to join his Triassic Research Institute and live with him.
• Helen began removing Nebula’s modifications, but warned that the parts fused to her heart and brain made the procedure risky.
• Ye Li offered to handle Nebula’s life support while Helen removed the modifications, and Nebula trusted him.
• Ye Li whispered a proposed way to ease Nebula’s pain to Gamora, who hesitantly agreed and lifted her skirt.