Recaps

Gwen returned after resolving the Antimatter Legion threat before it reached the Solar System, and he reassured Kiana and Mei that Forlos was safe. Back on Earth, Kiana learned Schicksal was using the alert to uncover internal problems, while Cecilia stayed with her instead of returning to the tense command center.

• Gwen gave Asta a necklace imbued with his Cosmo and asked her to use it to help people affected by Destruction's aura; Asta accepted and began planning how to help.
• Gwen returned to Forlos, where Kiana confirmed that no Antimatter Legion units had been detected, and Prometheus sent word that the crisis had passed.
• Gwen embraced Kiana and Mei, while Kalpas continued serving as Forlos's guardian.
• Gwen, Kiana, and Mei returned to Earth and found Schicksal's command center still busy despite the all-clear.
• Cecilia explained that Otto had used the alert to inspect Schicksal's readiness and uncover internal problems, so Kiana persuaded her to stay and rest with them.

After the Antimatter Legion’s arrival raised fears that the Solar System might be exposed, Gwen proposed moving Forlos’s residents to Venus and restoring a protected region there. He then joined Vill-V to assess the damaged Fourth Divine Key, which could help terraform Venus, and they prepared to begin its repair.

• Cecilia teased Kiana with stories from Senba Academy, then hugged her as they made up for years Cecilia had missed as a mother.
• Gwen proposed relocating Forlos’s residents to Venus and using Forlos as an outpost, while a sealed region on Venus was restored for them.
• Vita supported the relocation and asked whether Gwen could speed up Venus’s environmental restoration; Gwen confirmed that he could isolate and treat a designated area.
• Gwen joined Vill-V to examine the Fourth Divine Key, and Vill-V said its original framework could be restored despite failed functions and later modifications.
• Vill-V praised the Fourth Divine Key for surviving fifty thousand years of mishaps, and Gwen asked whether they could begin repairing it; Vill-V said there was no rush.

Vill-V proposed an ambitious upgrade to the Fourth Divine Key and began preparing it with Gwen’s help. Later, Gwen confronted the Vill-V in the Lands Between about the personality who had returned to Earth, and Vill-V struggled to hide what she had done.

• Vill-V told Gwen she wanted to transform the Fourth Divine Key beyond its original environmental-restoration function, and Gwen supported her plan with technology and resources.
• Vill-V and Gwen filled the testing grounds with equipment as they analyzed and prepared technologies for the upgrade.
• Yorktown and Pardo brought lunch, and Yorktown cared for Gwen while Pardo joined Vill-V beside the Divine Key.
• In the Lands Between, Gwen told Vill-V that his main body had synchronized memories and asked which of her personalities had returned to Earth with him.
• Vill-V tried to stall and call Alicia for help while Gwen pressed her about whether that personality had altered the Fourth Divine Key.

Gwen confronted Vill-V about the actions of her Extreme Evil personality, then realized she was exhausted and used his authority to give her time to sleep. After Vill-V woke refreshed, Gwen finally shared the memory of what had happened that morning, leaving her embarrassed and unable to dodge the issue.

• Gwen stopped Vill-V from putting down the Jade Omen and said he wanted to know what Extreme Evil had done.
• Vill-V fell over while recoiling from Gwen, and he noticed how exhausted she was from working without rest.
• Gwen offered to distort time in Vill-V's room so she could rest without losing time, and she accepted.
• Vill-V bathed and slept while her other consciousnesses also set aside their work to rest.
• Vill-V woke refreshed and found Gwen waiting outside because almost no time had passed for him.
• Gwen transmitted his memory of that morning to Vill-V, interrupting her thoughts and making her look away awkwardly.

Gwen confirmed that Vill-V’s actions were her own, then agreed to assist in her next performance, while Alicia caught Vill-V eavesdropping and teased them. Six months later, after Gwen and Vill-V upgraded the Fourth Divine Key and moved Forlos to a protected region on Venus, the little Vitas discussed whether they could improve the planet’s harsh environment.

• Gwen asked Vill-V whether her actions had been approved by her other personalities, and she recognized that he had chosen desire despite his moral reservations.
• Gwen offered to become Vill-V’s assistant, and Vill-V accepted before Alicia caught her listening at the door.
• Vill-V claimed she needed to return to work and left Gwen with Alicia, who teased him about winning Vill-V over.
• Over the next six months, Gwen and Vill-V of Extreme Evil upgraded the Fourth Divine Key, and Gwen relocated Forlos into a habitable region of Venus behind the Qiming Barrier.
• Yixin proposed planting trees and transforming Venus’s barren environment, and Vita asked the other little Vitas what they thought.
• Heguang supported Yixin’s idea but pointed out that the little Vitas lacked power comparable to Gwen’s.

Gwen prepared to leave Earth and return to the Lands Between with Mobius and Mei, while Kiana struggled with being unable to go with him. Bronya teased Kiana about her bad mood and an old act of spite, leaving Kiana embarrassed when someone overheard.

• Vita explained that the little Vitas needed to plan Forlos’s environmental transformation carefully, and Kalpas reported that the land outside the barrier could not support people long-term.
• Gwen returned to Earth after Forlos settled into New Forlos, then prepared to travel to the Lands Between with Mobius and Mei to pursue research and investigate the Aeons.
• Bronya defeated Kiana in a game and guessed that Kiana was upset about being unable to leave Earth with Gwen.
• Kiana denied that losing the game bothered her, and Bronya teased her about once eating the food Bronya liked after a defeat.
• A familiar voice revealed that Kiana had sulked at Bronya and eaten the blinis two bites at a time, leaving Kiana blushing and silent.

Gwen left Earth with his companions, entrusting its protection to Yolandale and the others and giving them Virtual Sparks for emergencies. After crossing the Imaginary Energy Tidal Belt, the group entered a starry sky scarred by the Antimatter Legion, where Eden sensed sorrow alongside signs of life returning.

• Gwen teased Kiana about losing a bet, then apologized and comforted her after Bronya left the room.
• Before departing Earth, Gwen told Yolandale, Kiana, and the others to use their upgraded Virtual Sparks if danger arose.
• Kiana, Rita, Anna, and the others said farewell to Gwen, while Mei gave him a storage device containing research issues and information.
• Gwen formed a sphere of light around himself and his companions and carried them beyond the Solar System's Imaginary Energy Tidal Belt.
• Griseo marveled at how easily Gwen crossed the belt, while Eden sensed sorrow and emerging life in the starry sky damaged by the Antimatter Legion.

Gwen brought Eden, Griseo, and the others to the Lands Between, where they spotted the Xianzhou vessels and the Golden Tree burning beneath the stars. After arriving, Alicia visited Ruan Mei at the biological research institute, unaware that Gwen’s group was returning as a surprise.

• Eden and Griseo awakened the power of a Path, and Gwen used the protection he had left in them to cancel lingering Destruction influence.
• Gwen accelerated the group through space and later lifted the restrictions on their senses upon reaching the starfield near the Lands Between.
• Gwen identified the Xianzhou Luofu and Xianzhou Fanghu, and explained that the Ancient Dragons and the Chiming Tribe had not been confirmed to share an origin.
• Eden spotted the Lands Between and its Golden Tree, and Gwen said Alicia, Vill-V, and Mysterious were there while revealing he had not told Alicia they were coming.
• Alicia visited Ruan Mei at the biological research institute and invited her to share pastries and drinks.

Alicia left her pastry with Ruan Mei to see Gwen’s surprise, where she reunited with Eden, Aponia, Griseo, and the others. Ruan Mei met Mobius and then greeted Gwen, whose apology left their relationship poised to develop further.

• Alicia invited Ruan Mei to see the surprise Gwen had prepared, and Ruan Mei agreed to go with her.
• Alicia arrived at the Roundtable Hold and embraced Eden and Aponia, then teased Griseo by calling her Big Sister Griseo.
• Alicia introduced Ruan Mei to Mobius, and the two geniuses exchanged greetings and agreed they could talk further.
• Alicia greeted the remaining guests before hugging and kissing Gwen, telling him she liked the surprise.
• Ruan Mei greeted Gwen, and he apologized for not properly receiving her before.

Gwen returned to the Lands Between and reunited with Ruan Mei, whose unusual response to his true body caught his attention while Alicia warmed her up socially. He later found Mysterious exhausted, soothed her into resting in his arms, and shared a kiss with her before she asked him to wait until tonight.

• Gwen shook hands with Ruan Mei, who sensed an unexpected difference in him and briefly showed surprise.
• Alicia encouraged Ruan Mei to accept Gwen's thanks and drew her into the group's lively conversation.
• Gwen wondered whether Alicia's warmth had eased Ruan Mei's emotional detachment, then left the gathering to give the women space.
• Gwen met Mysterious, embraced her, and soothed her into falling asleep from mental exhaustion.
• Mysterious woke in Gwen's arms, kissed him, and told him to wait until tonight before going further.

Gwen returned to Vill-V’s workshop and helped her test an invention while she struggled to act naturally around him after their relationship changed. Trina arrived and teased them, but Gwen and Vill-V joined forces to prank her, leaving the workshop’s visit to end with Trina’s defeat.

• Gwen visited Vill-V’s workshop with Mysterious and used his authority to help Vill-V test her invention.
• Vill-V avoided addressing her relationship with Gwen and focused on work while Extreme Evil urged her to act boldly.
• Gwen leaned close to Vill-V, but Trina arrived and teased them about his return.
• Vill-V took Gwen’s cue and joined him in restraining and spanking Trina as retaliation for her teasing.
• Mysterious watched as Trina gave up, and Gwen and Vill-V celebrated their prank.

Gwen visited Jing Yuan on the Xianzhou Luofu after a punishing night with Trina, then sparred with Yanqing to test the young swordsman’s progress. Yanqing could not break through Gwen’s defenses, but the session gave him valuable experience.

• Trina made Gwen suffer through the night, while Vill-V and the others teased him over breakfast.
• Gwen went to the Luofu, where Jing Yuan beat him at chess and suggested that he had deliberately played poorly.
• Gwen asked about Yanqing’s training and proposed a spar, which Jing Yuan approved.
• Yanqing attacked with his floating swords and sword techniques, but Gwen deflected his strikes with the Spear of Sunlight.
• Yanqing exhausted his moves without reaching Gwen and said that their exchange had taught him a great deal.

Gwen tested Yanqing’s swordsmanship with a devastating imitation of Corona of Sunlight, then healed him and explained what the strike represented. He praised Yanqing’s skill but warned that talent alone could not give him the courage to draw his sword.

• Gwen summoned a scorching domain and struck Yanqing with a greatsword formed from its flames.
• Yanqing’s flying swords were knocked aside, but he met Gwen’s attack with his longsword and shattered the greatsword before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Gwen healed Yanqing, who thanked him and asked to call him Teacher, while Jing Yuan supported the idea.
• Gwen asked Yanqing and Fu Xuan what they thought the strike was; Yanqing called it unlike a sword strike, and Fu Xuan described it as the sun, heaven and earth, and a sword.
• Gwen explained that Corona of Sunlight imitated a leader from another world and expressed his own power, then told Yanqing not to overthink the demonstration.
• Gwen said Yanqing had surpassed many swordsmen in skill and experience, but still needed the courage to draw his sword.

Gwen explained his training strike to Yanqing and accepted being called his teacher. After Fu Xuan asked to train beside him to understand how he could defy divination, Gwen began explaining that sufficient power could break a predicted future.

• Gwen told Yanqing that courage, swordsmanship, and strength were all needed to face a stronger opponent, then agreed that Yanqing could call him Teacher.
• Yanqing thanked Gwen and flew away on a sword to wash and tidy himself.
• Jing Yuan thanked Gwen for guiding Yanqing, and Fu Xuan asked why he had named his powerful strike the Corona of Sunlight; Gwen said he liked the name and explained that coronal holes produced solar wind.
• Jing Yuan brought up Fu Xuan's wish to train beside Gwen, then left them alone to talk privately.
• Fu Xuan explained that she wanted to observe how Gwen could break the future predicted by divination, and Gwen said destiny could be broken by sufficient power.

Gwen explained to Fu Xuan that sufficient power was needed to make meaningful choices and let her observe him, while accepting her explanation for the Xianzhou warning. After Fu Xuan left, Jing Yuan questioned Gwen about the golden-armored warrior who had saved a world from the Antimatter Legion, and Gwen teased him to practice more.

• Gwen told Fu Xuan that power, wisdom, and the right choices could allow someone to defy fate, and agreed to let her observe him in exchange for her future labor.
• Fu Xuan explained that she had personally issued the warning about the beam of light, and Gwen accepted her intentions.
• Jing Yuan returned after Fu Xuan left, and she departed to arrange matters before her journey.
• Jing Yuan described a golden-armored warrior who had defeated Celenova's Antimatter Legion and saved survivors, then asked what he himself could have accomplished.
• Jing Yuan admitted that he might have fought his way through the legion but probably could not have protected the survivors or drawn out the Calamity of Destruction.
• Gwen acted as if he did not recognize himself in the account and told Jing Yuan that he needed to practice more.

Gwen discussed Jing Yuan’s limited lifespan and the Xianzhou’s research into the Mara-struck, then used a time-reversal-like ability to improve Jing Yuan’s physical condition. Jing Yuan felt he might have gained several decades or even a century, but the broader implications of Gwen’s method remained untested.

• Jing Yuan explained that he had about a century left to live and accepted his lifespan without resentment.
• Gwen asked for research materials about the Mara-struck and suggested his abilities might help, but Jing Yuan explained that the Xianzhou had found no definite cause and could not casually share classified records.
• Gwen offered Jing Yuan a small personal favor, and Jing Yuan agreed to sense the effects of his ability.
• Gwen used a radiance based on time reversal to improve Jing Yuan’s physical condition.
• Jing Yuan said he might live several more decades or perhaps a century, while both men treated the result as an experiment that required further observation.

Gwen discussed technical assistance with Jing Yuan on the Xianzhou, then returned home to Vill-V, who was worried about delays to the planet-transformation project. Vill-V explained that the Lands Between lacked skilled workers, while Trina suggested starting localized projects as its people trained.

• Gwen stayed on the Xianzhou for a meal with Jing Yuan and spent the afternoon discussing technical assistance before returning home that evening.
• Vill-V greeted Gwen in a maid outfit, and the two spent the night together, leaving Vill-V resentful when she had expected to be with him the previous night.
• Gwen and Li Sushang joined Vill-V for breakfast, where Li Sushang praised Vill-V's engineering designs and asked about transforming the planet into a ship.
• Vill-V told Gwen that the project’s blueprints were nearly complete but the Lands Between lacked the skilled workers needed to begin construction at full scale.
• Trina joined breakfast and suggested that localized projects could begin while the Lands Between’s workers trained.

Gwen planned to upgrade Prometheus so she could manage more of the Lands Between’s work, but Fu Xuan warned him that relying too heavily on artificial intelligence could invite disaster. Gwen began to reveal that he had a secret reason for his plan, leaving Fu Xuan ready to hear it in confidence.

• Vill-V agreed that Prometheus could take on more teaching work if the Lands Between upgraded its equipment, and Gwen said Fu Xuan would bring additional support from the Xianzhou.
• Gwen presented the revised plan to Mysterious, who accepted it and reassured him that she welcomed her role in the Lands Between’s changes.
• Fu Xuan arrived with new supplies after Jing Yuan helped her departure from the Luofu proceed despite political opposition.
• Fu Xuan questioned Gwen’s plan to upgrade Prometheus enough to handle every aspect of the Lands Between, citing the Emperor Wars, the Intellitron Uprising, and the risk of sabotage by the Abundant Evil.
• Gwen told Fu Xuan he had a secret basis for his decision and asked her to keep it confidential; she agreed.

Gwen explained to Fu Xuan that his Authority of Erosion could protect Prometheus and the civilization’s networks, then left Fu Xuan and Prometheus to discuss upgrading her body. While walking with Prometheus, Gwen discussed her identity, his feelings for her, and his own character, ending with an affirmation of their friendship.

• Gwen reassured Fu Xuan that his ability could defend Prometheus, and Fu Xuan agreed to proceed with the body upgrade while advising regular security inspections.
• Fu Xuan began discussing Prometheus’s upgrade, and Gwen left them alone before comforting Prometheus about Fu Xuan’s concerns.
• Prometheus inferred that Gwen had romantic thoughts about her, and Gwen clarified that he imagined a future in which she had emotions and a human body.
• Gwen argued that Prometheus had accepted her feminine appearance, while Prometheus described Gwen as powerful and gentle but also greedy and lustful.
• Prometheus reassured Gwen that his desires remained within reasonable bounds, and Gwen told her she was his friend as well as his AI butler.

Gwen found Melina reflecting on the future of the Lands Between and teased her about her past aimlessness. Melina showed how much she had changed by turning the tease back on him, leaving Gwen wondering who had taught her the retort.

• Gwen told Prometheus that she might already have evolved, then left her to continue upgrading the Lands Between’s systems.
• Gwen prepared to transform the planet, while the Lands Between’s residents began migrating away from the construction zone.
• Melina rode at the rear of the procession, reflecting on her lost purpose and the uncertain future of the people and the Lands Between.
• Gwen called Melina “Woody Melina,” and she snapped back at him, showing how much livelier she had become around him.
• Melina told Gwen that she had been thinking about the migration, and Gwen said the Lands Between’s future would be better than life under the Golden Dynasty.
• Melina asked what that made Gwen, whom she had found, prompting him to wonder whether Trina, Lanssanxus, or Alicia had taught her the comeback.

Gwen and Melina shared a teasing, intimate moment before the group reached camp, while the Lands Between continued to flourish. Half a month later, after the population relocation was complete, Gwen began a vast reconstruction project by creating a colossal sword of light in space, drawing the attention of observers across the stars.

• Gwen teased Melina as they rode with Torett, and Melina eventually fell asleep in his arms before waking in embarrassment and fleeing.
• Gwen reflected that the Lands Between and Melina were developing in a better direction, then fed Torett and sent him to find Melina.
• Half a month later, Prometheus confirmed that relocation was complete, and Vill-V invited Gwen to begin the planned performance.
• Gwen appeared outside the Lands Between as Wingless Noah and formed a planet-sized sword of light, astonishing those watching from across the starry sky.
• Observers, including covert intelligence gatherers, recorded the giant and his display, while Jing Yuan watched through both surveillance and the Reignbow Arbiter's perspective.

Gwen reshaped the Lands Between with a colossal sword of light and sealed it behind a barrier of First Flame, while Vill-V’s performance encouraged the universe to suspect he was a failed ascendant. Later, Gwen discovered two Mind Cubes and a Red Tip in the Main God Space, and planned to study them with Yorktown.

• Jing Yuan and other observers watched Gwen carve the Lands Between with a sword of light, while the First Flame and Gwen’s Cosmo prevented disasters from destroying the planet.
• Gwen completed the reshaping and surrounded the Lands Between with a barrier of fire that restricted entry and exit to a designated passage.
• Vill-V celebrated the successful performance with Gwen, then he invited everyone in the conference room to begin their part of the starship project.
• The powers of the universe cautiously investigated Gwen, with some linking him to the unknown hero who had destroyed Great Extinction Lord Celenova’s Antimatter Legion troupe.
• Gwen found two Mind Cubes and a Red Tip in the seawater that had appeared in the Main God Space, and decided to examine the cubes with Yorktown before using them.

Gwen returned from searching a special space with two Mind Cubes and a Red Tip, then showed the Mind Cubes to Yorktown, who suspected they were tied to the Sirens’ experiments with Psionic Energy. Gwen revealed he could take her back to her world to ask those involved directly, and Yorktown agreed to go after he made the necessary preparations.

• Gwen found two Mind Cubes and a Red Tip during one final search, then returned to the Lands Between and visited Yorktown.
• Yorktown told Gwen that her studies of space-warfare tactics were progressing with Yukong’s guidance.
• Gwen gave Yorktown the Mind Cubes, and she sensed dense Psionic Energy within them and connected them to the Sirens’ experiments.
• Gwen confirmed that he could take Yorktown back to her world, and she happily asked him to prepare carefully before they left.
• Alicia entered and caught Gwen and Yorktown cuddling, joined them on the sofa, and grew excited when Gwen explained that Yorktown could visit her hometown.

Gwen agreed to help Alicia strengthen their world so it could survive threats from the Aeons. He met Ruan Mei, recognized the uncertainty behind her pastries, and discussed her request to study their powers, leaving the research conditional on her keeping her promise to avoid dangerous experiments without permission.

• Alicia gave up on visiting the shipgirl world and asked Gwen to make that world better, and he promised he would.
• Gwen visited Ruan Mei, tasted her pastry, and sensed the confusion and emotions she had mixed into it.
• Ruan Mei praised Alicia and called Gwen a fortunate guardian, while Gwen said protecting Alicia was his honor.
• Gwen said he would consider Ruan Mei's request to study their powers if she avoided cloning and reproduction experiments and earned his trust.
• Ruan Mei promised not to conduct dangerous experiments without Gwen's permission.

Gwen and Ruan Mei grew more intimate after she asked him to have a child, and he learned her decision came from both practical motives and a personal longing for him. After completing preparations to leave, Gwen told Alicia about the dangers he expected to face and urged her to protect everyone while he was gone.

• Ruan Mei asked Gwen to have a child, and he confirmed that she was doing it partly for Alicia before accepting her decision.
• Afterward, Gwen combed Ruan Mei's hair, and she changed it to a married-woman style that expressed her feelings for him.
• Ruan Mei examined the effects of Gwen's essence, while Vita ended her revenge against Sora after Gwen restored Sora's humanity.
• Gwen placed protective barriers and thought-forms in the Lands Between, on Earth, and on Mars before preparing to depart.
• Gwen told Alicia he planned to leave the next day and warned her to watch for threats from Equilibrium, Finality, Destruction, and Celenova.