Chapter Summaries

Gwen received a purified Dark Spark from Ginga after helping defeat Luciel, then learned that he would have to return to his own world once he had protected this one. Back at a Fire Moth base fifty thousand years in the future, he reunited with Prometheus, who had tracked his twenty-four-hour absence.

• Ginga explained that he and Luciel had once been one existence and told Gwen that light remained within him.
• Nexus and Ginga helped purify Gwen’s Dark Spark, giving him a key to unlock the light within himself.
• Gwen said goodbye to Hikaru, and Ginga explained that Gwen came from another world and would return there after protecting this one.
• Gwen returned to the Fire Moth base and found Prometheus waiting after his twenty-four-hour disappearance.
• Prometheus claimed she had not been worried, and Gwen asked her to keep helping him.

Gwen rested after returning from his first battle in the Ultraman Ginga world, while Prometheus remained unaware of the full extent of his injuries. The seed of light left by Nexus had begun to grow, giving Gwen a chance to recover in the underground base.

• Prometheus told Gwen that his physical condition was poor, and he went back to his room to rest.
• Gwen recalled how he had survived in the ancient Fire Moth base by choosing Mahamayuri’s Hyper-Evolution Factor and discovering a hidden space filled with food and water.
• After months of training under Prometheus, Gwen found space debris in his hidden space and was transported to the world of Ultraman Ginga.
• Gwen took the Ginga Spark from an alien, used it with a Nexus figurine to transform, and attacked a monster before Luciel’s beam forced him to revert.
• Gwen slept through his injuries while the seed of light Nexus had left inside him began to sprout.

Gwen awoke to learn that Schicksal had discovered and excavated the underground base, and he chose to wait for its explorers to find him. When a robot reached his room, Gwen opened the door and spoke to the team, leaving them to wonder whether he was a human from the Previous Civilization.

• Prometheus woke Gwen and reported that people were excavating the base, so Gwen ordered her to keep the base dark and observe them.
• Rita Rossweisse and Anna directed Schicksal's excavation team and prepared its Valkyries, robots, and defenses for possible threats.
• Gwen recognized the explorers as Schicksal and persuaded Prometheus to transfer into his Ares Star summoning device and leave the base with him.
• Schicksal's analysts detected signs of recent human activity in the ruins, while Rita urged the team to continue its work.
• When a robot prepared to force open a functioning gate, Gwen opened it himself and addressed the explorers, prompting them to ask if he was from the Previous Civilization.

Gwen claimed to be a Fire Moth Fusion Warrior awakened from the Previous Civilization and offered Schicksal access to the base. When missiles targeted Rita's archaeological team, Gwen joined Rita at the Shield Generator as Cocolia prepared to sabotage the defense and advance her ambitions.

• Rita questioned Gwen about his identity, and Gwen said he had been a Fire Moth volunteer who had recently awakened after geological changes damaged the base.
• Gwen ordered Prometheus to illuminate the base and lift its restrictions, increasing Rita's belief in his story.
• Rita's camp detected incoming missiles, and Gwen appeared in the command tent and offered to help defend the team.
• Rita transferred command to Anna and led Gwen toward the Shield Generator.
• Cocolia revealed that she had planned the missile attack to gain power within Anti-Entropy's reformist faction, while Bronya reported that she could interfere with the Shield Generator.

Gwen transformed into a Silver Giant and stopped the missile barrage, then collapsed after driving off the attackers. Rita arranged for him to receive Honkai Energy and set out to inspect the enemy’s position while Anna watched over the camp.

• Rita and Gwen saw the incoming missile swarm as Bronya disabled the Shield Generator’s barrier.
• Gwen transformed into a Silver Giant, blocked the missiles with a spiral galaxy-like barrier, and hurled it toward the attackers.
• The Silver Giant vanished, and Gwen collapsed; Rita carried him to the infirmary while Anna arranged for the Shield Generators to be repaired.
• After learning her forces and missile units had been wiped out, Cocolia ordered an evacuation and warned Bronya that Schicksal might retaliate.
• Rita used the team’s energy potions on Gwen, then had medical staff replenish his Honkai Energy after Prometheus confirmed he could withstand it.
• Rita instructed Anna to monitor Gwen and left to inspect the enemy’s position.

Rita brought the unconscious Gwen to Schicksal Headquarters, where Otto watched footage of his arrival and asked Rita to report her impressions of him. After Gwen woke in a medical pod and recovered enough to leave it, he prepared to meet Otto while he and Prometheus discussed Schicksal’s knowledge of the Previous Civilization.

• Rita returned to the camp, took Gwen aboard an airship, and brought him to Schicksal Headquarters as Anna stayed behind to oversee the camp.
• Otto reviewed footage of Gwen’s arrival and asked Rita for her account of their meeting.
• Gwen woke in a nutrition pod, ignored Elizabeth’s strange wake-up test, and sensed that his body and abilities were nearly depleted but recovering.
• Elizabeth told Gwen to wash, change, and meet Otto, who was interested in him.
• Gwen spoke with Prometheus, who warned that Schicksal’s medical equipment showed traces of Previous Civilization technology.
• Gwen said Schicksal would not trust him completely and that they still needed to observe its role in the world.

Gwen met Otto Apocalypse, learned that the Current Civilization had experienced two Honkai eruptions and was approaching a third, and agreed to cooperate with Schicksal while delaying a decision about joining. Otto arranged for Choukai to guide Gwen and for Prometheus to use a private laboratory, then discussed Gwen and Prometheus’s potential with Void Archives.

• After Gwen combined the Light-Dark Spark with the stone from Ginga's world, they transformed into a Paraj Bracelet that he could conceal.
• Gwen met Otto Apocalypse, who invited him to join Schicksal or take suitable work there and offered him a chance to learn more before deciding.
• Otto told Gwen that the First and Second Honkai Eruptions had occurred in 1953 and 2000, while the Third had not yet happened in October 2013.
• Gwen said he would fight Honkai but wanted time to understand Schicksal, and Otto introduced him to Elizabeth 'Choukai' MacSmith.
• Otto arranged a separate laboratory for Prometheus and had Choukai take Gwen to familiarize him with the facility.
• After Gwen left, Otto told Void Archives that he expected Gwen and Prometheus to help each other achieve great things.

Gwen completed the written portion of his A-rank assessment with a score of 96 and prepared to take the combat test at Schicksal Headquarters. As Yolandale and Rita waited with him, Gwen reflected on his sudden eidetic memory and suspected he had unlocked the first stage of Gene Lock.

• Yolandale visited Institute St. 1504 to have Dawn Glory maintained and asked Gwen about his A-rank assessment preparations.
• Gwen explained that Rita's notes and Choukai's guidance had helped him study, then shared lunch with Choukai after Yolandale left.
• On assessment day, Yolandale and Rita met Gwen outside Combat Simulation Room No. 1 and learned he had scored 96 on the written exam.
• Yolandale encouraged Gwen before his combat assessment, recalling that he had defeated a Temple-class Honkai Beast in a simulation.
• While waiting for the combat test, Gwen recalled his suspected eidetic memory and combat instincts and connected them to the first stage of Gene Lock.

Gwen passed Schicksal’s combat assessment and officially became an A-rank Knight after defeating a Temple-class Honkai Beast. Otto and Choukai discussed the dangerous power Gwen had displayed before, while Yolandale urged him to keep training.

• Otto arrived with Amber to oversee Gwen’s assessment, while Choukai joined the control room and teased him about playing games at work.
• Gwen rested after clearing the simulated urban district of Deadwalkers and Honkai Beasts, then set out to fight the final Temple-class Honkai Beast.
• Yolandale judged Gwen’s performance strong enough for solo missions but said he needed more training before leading a squad; Choukai confirmed the current assessment was unlikely to trigger Gwen’s previous power surge.
• Gwen used his spear and telekinesis to defeat the Temple-class Honkai Beast, then exited the simulation successfully.
• Otto congratulated Gwen on becoming an A-rank Knight, and Yolandale warned him not to grow complacent before inviting him to train.

Over two months, Gwen grew stronger through missions and training while Prometheus settled into a new laboratory at Schicksal Headquarters. Otto then shared the first lead in the attack on the archaeological team that had found Gwen: a woman named Cocolia.

• Yolandale invited Gwen to train, then offered to treat him to ice cream after realizing he needed rest.
• Gwen became famous at Schicksal Headquarters as he completed missions, integrated his three powers, and used Artificial Collapse against an Emperor-class Honkai Beast.
• Prometheus gave Gwen his latest physical examination results, and he tried to convince her that her new life and work at the laboratory were more meaningful than waiting alone in a dark base.
• Amber escorted Gwen to Otto's office for afternoon tea, where Otto praised his efforts and discussed the attack on the archaeological team that had found him.
• Otto sent Gwen a file naming Cocolia as the likely mastermind behind the attack.

Gwen accepted Otto’s mission to approach Raiden Mei and investigate the missing Gem of Conquest, then traveled to the Far East. In Changkong City, he discovered that Honkai Energy levels were already far above normal, while Cocolia’s plan to isolate Mei continued.

• Otto told Gwen that Cocolia had framed Raiden Ryoma and might be seeking the Gem of Conquest, which was last recorded in Ryoma’s possession.
• Gwen accepted Otto’s mission to protect Raiden Mei and investigate the gem, then left Schicksal Headquarters for the Far East.
• Gwen and Rita exchanged messages about his long-term mission and Rita’s approaching birthday, while Yolandale realized she had told Gwen the date.
• Cocolia learned that her plan was progressing and that Raiden Mei had become a target of public criticism.
• After resolving a minor Honkai outbreak, Gwen found that Changkong City’s average Honkai Energy concentration had greatly exceeded normal levels.

Gwen used Prometheus’s surveillance access to find Raiden Mei being harassed by two former classmates in an alley. He drove them off by threatening to report their insults against an American citizen, then left Raiden with advice on avoiding attention.

• Gwen learned that the timing of the school term and Raiden Mei’s reclusive habits had made it difficult to approach her.
• Raiden Mei told Delia and Reiko to move aside as they mocked her father’s financial crimes and made false insinuations about her.
• Gwen intervened, called the two girls gossips, and threatened to use his recording to expose their insults to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Gwen secretly intimidated Delia and Reiko until they apologized and fled.
• Raiden Mei thanked Gwen, who advised her to disguise herself with a hat or mask before leaving.

Gwen contacted Raiden Mei and warned her that the people behind her father’s imprisonment planned a deadly experiment in Changkong City that might turn her into its final product. At Schicksal headquarters, Otto reconsidered the possibility that Cocolia’s actions could trigger the birth of the Third Herrscher and opened a top-secret file.

• Gwen returned to his apartment and found Kiana’s thank-you note after she had cleaned the room and left money.
• Raiden Mei discovered Gwen’s earpiece, contacted him, and asked why he had gone to such lengths to reach her.
• Gwen told Raiden Mei that Raiden Ryoma had been involved in illegal fundraising but likely could have repaid the money, and that a powerful group had framed him and taken control of ME Corp.
• Gwen warned Raiden Mei that the group planned an experiment in Changkong City that would kill more than 99.9 percent of its residents, and said she might be its final product.
• Kiana ate instant noodles in her rented room and thought about missing Raiden Mei’s lunchboxes and Gwen’s freshly cooked food.
• Otto reviewed Gwen’s mission plan, reconsidered whether Cocolia’s actions could cause the birth of the Third Herrscher, and opened another top-secret file.

Raven asked Eden about Gwen, drawing her curiosity toward the man suspected of emerging from a Fire Moth base. In Changkong City, Gwen met Raiden Mei in secret and gave her information about her father and Cocolia, leaving her relieved and her Honkai energy stable.

• Raven told Eden that a suspected Previous Civilization pioneer named Gwen had appeared, and Eden asked to hear more about him.
• Gray Serpent reviewed records of Gwen's contact with Raiden Mei and the Second Herrscher's base body, then found the information interesting.
• Gwen met Raiden Mei under the cover of an online-friend meetup and evaded Cocolia's surveillance by posing as an ordinary American field agent.
• Gwen gave Raiden Mei documents about Raiden Ryoma and Cocolia, then answered her questions about the Honkai.
• Raiden Mei learned more about her father's actions, let go of her resentment, and became calmer as her Honkai energy stabilized.

Gwen told Raiden Mei that he was one of humanity’s strongest fighters and explained his plan to stop Cocolia by finding the Gem of Conquest. When Mei failed to recall where it was hidden, Gwen comforted her and took her to lunch, where they spotted Kiana working at the restaurant.

• Raiden Mei questioned Gwen’s Anti-Entropy identity, and he claimed he was among the strongest living human fighters.
• Gwen explained that he was acting alone to find the Gem of Conquest and prevent Cocolia from creating a Herrscher.
• Gwen asked Raiden Mei to recall where her father had hidden the Gem, but her vague memories remained inaccessible despite her efforts.
• Gwen comforted Mei, recorded the fragments she remembered, and invited her to lunch.
• Raiden Mei chose a restaurant and played along as Gwen’s girlfriend, and they found Kiana working inside when they arrived.

Gwen reunited Kiana with Raiden Mei, then explained the approaching Honkai crisis in Changkong City and the limits on stopping Cocolia. The chapter ended with Gwen proposing that he and Kiana secretly get Mei out of the city by deceiving Cocolia’s watchers.

• Gwen and Raiden Mei ate lunch together at the restaurant where Kiana was working, and Kiana saw them holding hands but kept quiet.
• Gwen and Raiden Mei spent the afternoon together before she returned to her apartment, and Kiana later visited Gwen, upset and full of questions.
• Gwen fed Kiana and explained that he had received permission from headquarters to share information about Honkai and the threat facing Changkong City.
• Kiana proposed attacking Cocolia or taking Raiden Mei away, but Gwen explained that Cocolia’s position and preparations made those plans dangerous.
• Gwen told Kiana that their best chance was to fool Cocolia’s subordinates and secretly get Mei out of Changkong City.

Gwen recruited Kiana to help protect Raiden Mei and devised a plan to fool Cocolia, with destroying ME Corp. as a fallback. As spring break ended, Gwen transferred into Senba Academy and sat beside Mei, publicly signaling their close relationship to the classmates who had bullied her.

• Gwen told Kiana that acting like Mei's boyfriend would help mislead her watchers, and Kiana agreed to cooperate while warning him to behave.
• Gwen recalled the tiny music box necklace he had found at the ruined Fire Moth base and fell asleep listening to its melody.
• The next morning, Gwen explained that Plan B was to dismantle ME Corp. if they could not fool Cocolia and remove Mei safely.
• Gwen and Mei's practiced couple act went unnoticed by their monitors as spring break ended and Mei returned to Senba Academy.
• Gwen introduced himself as an American transfer student, then sat beside Mei, startling classmates who recognized their apparent intimacy.

Gwen and Raiden Mei’s staged relationship helped shield their plans as Cocolia imposed martial law in Changkong City and prepared to trigger a Honkai eruption. Gwen infiltrated ME Corp. to stop the preparations while Kiana and Mei fled, and Cocolia learned of the intrusion and ordered Bronya to prepare to capture the Herrscher.

• Gwen teased Mei at lunch, while Cocolia watched them and ordered Bronya to investigate his identity; Bronya uncovered his apparent ties to Anti-Entropy’s conservative faction.
• Cocolia placed Changkong City under martial law, and Gwen learned that taking Mei away directly was no longer feasible, so he chose a plan to attack ME Corp.
• After Mei and Kiana helped Gwen reach ME Corp., they ran to safety while Gwen entered the building to disable Cocolia’s preparations.
• Prometheus guided Gwen underground and reported that some Honkai Energy engines might be hidden from surveillance and could have proximity-triggered detonation devices.
• Bronya detected false intelligence coming from ME Corp., and Cocolia ordered her to lead a team to Changkong City after the outbreak and capture the Herrscher.

Otto sent Rita to the Far East with a prototype God-Slaying Armor while Gwen tried to stop Cocolia’s plan to trigger a Honkai outbreak in Changkong City. The engines detonated and the Honkai Energy awakened Kiana as the Herrscher of the Void, but just as she attacked Raiden Mei, someone intervened.

• Otto tasked Rita with delivering a prototype fourth-generation God-Slaying Armor to Gwen in the Far East.
• Gwen infiltrated ME Corp. and shut down several Honkai Energy engines, then found another engine hidden underground and followed Prometheus’s instructions to disable it.
• Cocolia’s recording revealed that the shutdown procedure had been altered into a detonation sequence, and the engines exploded, sending a massive surge of Honkai Energy toward Kiana and Raiden Mei.
• Kiana began transforming as Raiden Mei struggled through the Honkai Energy to reach her, absorbing the energy herself along the way.
• Kiana awoke as the Herrscher of the Void, seized Raiden Mei by the neck, and prepared to attack her, but both of her hands suddenly grasped nothing.

Gwen battled the Queen of Void while Raiden Mei struggled against the voice of the Herrscher of Thunder urging her to fight. As Gwen weakened under the Queen’s spatial attacks, Raiden Mei still refused to let the other voice take over, despite the danger to him.

• Gwen arrived to protect Raiden Mei and told her to leave while he faced the Queen of Void.
• The Queen used Imaginary Gates and Void Lances to evade Gwen and wear down his energy, while Gwen struggled to land a decisive hit.
• The Queen struck Gwen in the back with a Void Lance, and Raiden Mei cried out as his condition worsened.
• The Herrscher of Thunder pointed out that Gwen was losing the battle and challenged Raiden Mei to stop standing by helplessly.
• Raiden Mei refused to let the Herrscher of Thunder act recklessly because Gwen had fought to keep her from becoming a Herrscher.
• The Herrscher of Thunder argued that the Queen had absorbed the Honkai Energy and questioned whether Raiden Mei could transform even if she took over.