Chapter Summaries

Gwen established a new Path, sent Aha flying into space, and attended Eden’s concert, whose music left the audience transformed. Eden agreed to return to the stage, and the chapter ended with Gwen’s group picnicking while Kiana’s terrible cooking prompted him to suggest she learn home economics.

• Gwen pulled Aha the prankster into Imaginary Space, then kicked Aha the Fun God into space, where a stargazing girl mistook him for an unrecorded star.
• After Eden conducted a concert, the audience applauded, and Gwen offered to have Vill-V build her a grand theater.
• Eden accepted the offer to perform again, and Vill-V promised to design her a theater worthy of her talent.
• Gwen transported the group away from the cathedral, then went picnicking with the girls while Fu Xuan handled demanding work.
• Kiana served Gwen a disastrously seasoned piece of grilled meat, and Gwen suggested Cecilia hire her a home economics teacher.

At a picnic, Alicia encouraged Yom to accept friendship and enjoy the present instead of isolating herself. Later, Gwen restored Yom’s blade from “Nothingness” to “Origin,” and Yom chose to stay in the Lands Between for now before considering an unusual invitation.

• Kiana persuaded Gwen to postpone teaching her about childbirth until she was pregnant, while Mei began imagining her own future child.
• Alicia found Yom sitting alone and urged her to accept help, value the present, and join the others at the grill.
• Yom joined the picnic and made grilled meat for Gwen, and the gathering ended successfully.
• Gwen returned Yom’s odachi and helped her reconnect with “Origin,” restoring the blade from “Nothingness.”
• Yom recovered the final fragment of her memories and decided to stay in the Lands Between for a while before leaving.
• Gwen asked Yom about the unusual invitations she had received, and she showed him a message asking whether she wanted to understand the meaning of life and truly live.

Gwen offered Yom a gift that could let her surpass her limits, and she accepted, entering the Main God Space. Back at work, Gwen rested with Hermin, who approached him with an anxious request as the chapter ended.

• Gwen explained that his gift could help Yom break past human limits and told her she could choose whether to accept it.
• Gwen revealed that a new Path had opened and that he would share in Yom’s gains if she reached its end; Yom agreed and tapped “Yes.”
• Yom arrived in the Main God Space and found Jingliu and Blade facing off, leaving the three swordsmen in a tense silence.
• Gwen watched the standoff from his office, then returned to reviewing documents while Hermin served him tea and helped with his work.
• Gwen ordered Hermin to rest, and she eventually stood and approached him with a flushed, determined expression.

Gwen indulged Hermin’s attempt to comfort him, then turned her massage into a romantic encounter and worked through documents with her on his lap. Later, he returned to Earth for lunch with Cecilia, Kiana, Yolandale, and Mysterious, where Kiana grew suspicious about Siegfried’s unexplained absence.

• Hermin gave Gwen a facial massage, and he teased her for neglecting her duties before pulling her into his arms.
• Gwen and Hermin became intimate, after which he helped her dress and supported her while she recovered.
• Hermin helped Gwen handle documents from his lap, though they completed only a quarter of the planned work by noon.
• Gwen returned to Schicksal Headquarters and shared lunch with Cecilia, Kiana, Yolandale, and Mysterious.
• Cecilia explained that Siegfried had gone with Walter to a North American Branch project and had been away for four days.
• Kiana doubted Siegfried would stay away so long for an experiment and questioned whether he would have remembered to return.

Kiana’s family teased her about her overdue homework, and Gwen offered her a gaming set if she passed calculus before her birthday. Meanwhile, Siegfried and Walter Yang finished gaming at an internet café and discussed returning home, with Siegfried hinting at a gift for Cecilia.

• Kiana accused her father of sneaking off to drink and play games, and Cecilia showed a photo of Siegfried gaming with beer and instant noodles.
• Cecilia revealed that Kiana’s homework was a week overdue and that she had received the lowest score in her calculus class.
• Gwen promised Kiana a deluxe gaming set if she passed Dr. Tesla’s calculus course before her birthday, and Kiana agreed to try.
• Siegfried and Walter Yang beat a boss together at an internet café, then decided it was time to head home.
• Siegfried said he had prepared a gift for Cecilia, and Walter Yang asked what it was.

Gwen, Kiana, and Yolandale visited St. Freya Academy, where Kiana excitedly guided them around and reunited with Himeko. The chapter ended with Himeko greeting Gwen after the group explained they had come only for a walk.

• Walter Yang and Siegfried argued about their wives before each began praising his own.
• Gwen told Kiana and Yolandale that Rita was at the Far East Branch visiting Kiana's aunt, and the three decided to visit St. Freya Academy.
• Gwen used his powers to take Kiana and Yolandale to the academy, where Kiana proudly showed them around.
• Gwen gave Kiana an iced cola as she enthusiastically introduced the academy's sights.
• Kiana called out to Himeko, who appeared with lesson plans and asked why the three S-class Valkyries had come.
• Kiana explained they were sightseeing, and Yolandale greeted Himeko before Himeko turned to Gwen.

Gwen reunited with Himeko, whose stigmata had restored her health, and his power awakened Ji Lin from the Xuanyuan Sword. Fu Hua welcomed Ji Lin back and took her to reconnect with old acquaintances, while Kiana asked Himeko to tutor her in calculus.

• Gwen reunited with Himeko and learned that her stigmata had extended her lifespan; Himeko thanked him for leaving her the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Gwen touched the Xuanyuan Sword and awakened Ji Lin, who learned from Himeko that Chi You had been slain and Honkai brought under control.
• Fu Hua arrived with Little Herrscher, and Ji Lin recognized Fu Hua before learning that Little Herrscher was her younger sister.
• Gwen opened a spatial gate so Fu Hua and Ji Lin could meet Cang Xuan and Danzhu, and Himeko returned the Xuanyuan Sword to Ji Lin.
• Kiana asked Himeko to tutor her in calculus, and Himeko agreed.

Gwen and Rita grew closer as they discussed her fondness for children, and Rita asked Gwen to help her have a child. In the Lands Between, Alicia, Eden, Aponia, and Griseo discussed how they would raise the baby.

• Gwen and Rita flirted after dinner at Theresa's house, and Gwen showed Rita photographs of little girls while explaining that Royal Ark had taken them.
• Rita said she wanted a child of her own, and Gwen agreed to cooperate.
• A few days later in the Lands Between, Alicia learned that Rita was expecting and eagerly anticipated meeting little Rita.
• Alicia, Eden, and Gwen discussed the importance of raising the child well, and Aponia offered her experience caring for children.
• Alicia teased Griseo about having called Aponia Mom, and Aponia gently asked Griseo whether she had stopped liking her.

Griseo asked Gwen to take her on a trip through the universe, then returned to her studio inspired by what she had seen. Gwen and Alicia traveled together afterward, and Alicia asked him to have a child with her while they rode a Ferris wheel on Earth.

• Griseo asked Alicia to let her borrow Gwen for a trip through the universe, and Gwen agreed.
• Griseo traveled through the stars with Gwen and returned to her studio to paint what she had seen.
• Gwen took Alicia on a journey through a sea abyss, a frozen planet, a supernova, and Yom's squad.
• Gwen and Alicia returned to Earth and spent time together shopping, strolling, and watching a movie.
• On a Ferris wheel, Alicia asked Gwen to have a child with her, and he agreed before kissing her.