Chapter Summaries

Skirk used the power of Propagation and her four Paths to defeat Surtalogi, then chose to join the Astral Express and pursue revenge for her homeland. Surtalogi fled, Theresa ended the livestream, and the Dr. Ratios in the Court of Fontaine returned to normal, leaving Neuvillette mortified by his behavior.

• Skirk summoned True Stingers, which devoured Surtalogi's wolf and merged into her Divine General.
• Surtalogi unleashed his Star-Slaying Sword, but Skirk formed Battle Armor and struck him with a four-Path sword slash that split him in half.
• Theresa joked about Surtalogi having to put himself back together, and Skirk thanked her before declaring she would avenge her homeland.
• Surtalogi reassembled and fled after realizing Skirk could kill him if she fought seriously.
• Theresa ended the livestream and teleported to the Court of Fontaine as the Dr. Ratios reverted to their original appearances.
• Neuvillette hid in his office, embarrassed by what he had done.

Neuvillette, Zhong Li, and Yinyueyue struggled with embarrassment over their Meme Virus-induced Dragon Dance, so they turned to Theresa’s companions to erase the memories. March 7th and Changye Yue began altering memories, leaving the Court of Fontaine unable to remember Neuvillette and Zhong Li’s dancing.

• Neuvillette recalled his outrageous behavior under the Meme Virus and hurried to Hotel Debord to ask the Stellaron Hunters for help.
• Theresa reassured the embarrassed Yinyueyue and Zhong Li that nobody would recognize them and said memory specialists were on their way.
• March 7th and Changye Yue arrived, and Theresa asked them to help erase the Dragon Dance memories.
• Neuvillette arrived and agreed to have his memories adjusted after Stellaron Essence teased him about overheating.
• March 7th deleted the dance memories from Neuvillette and Zhong Li, while Changye Yue went out to erase those memories from the people of the Court of Fontaine.

Changye Yue and March 7th erased the Fontaine crowd’s memories of Neuvillette and Zhong Li’s public humiliation, then the group prepared to leave for Natlan. The Knave met Neuvillette to propose a deal, but left after he warned her not to endanger Furina or Focalors.

• Changye Yue and March 7th used their Memory Spirits to remove the crowd’s memories of Neuvillette and Zhong Li dancing, leaving only Yinyueyue’s dragon dance in their recollections.
• Theresa and the others shared a meal paid for by Neuvillette, then decided to leave Fontaine for Natlan and prepare for the Abyss’s coming attack.
• Theresa reassured Furina that the group could return to Fontaine, while Furina reluctantly watched them go with Focalors.
• Lumine and Paimon continued their commissions with Little Os and reached a silent kingdom of music beneath the sea.
• The Knave visited Neuvillette and explained that she wanted to make a deal, but Neuvillette said the Gnosis was with Focalors and warned her to keep Furina and Focalors safe.
• The Knave promised she would persuade Focalors without force, then left after recognizing that Neuvillette was now too powerful to challenge.

Theresa and the others distributed Akasha Terminals and welcomed Fontaine, Liyue, and Natlan figures into their group chat as they prepared to travel to Natlan. Theresa then found Lumine and Paimon battling Rene in the Primordial Sea and joined the fight.

• The Knave negotiated with Focalors for her Gnosis, promising to keep the Fatui from disturbing Fontaine while she remained a Harbinger in the House of the Hearth, and Focalors handed it over.
• Himeko gave Neuvillette an Akasha Terminal, taught him to use it, and helped him register securely on the Interastral Peace network.
• Theresa gave The Knave an Akasha Terminal, and new members including Zhong Li, Furina, Focalors, Mavuika, and Xilonen joined the group chat.
• Theresa located Lumine and Paimon fighting Rene in the Primordial Sea, where Rene repeatedly recovered from their attacks.
• Theresa smashed Rene apart with the Oath of Order, and Paimon warned her that Rene kept recovering and could not be killed.

Theresa severed Rene’s connection to the Primordial Sea and forced him to surrender, then shrank him into a harmless water doll. Lumine and Paimon invited Rene to see modern Teyvat, and he agreed to go with them.

• Lumine introduced Rene to Theresa as the founder of the Narcissus Cross Society, while Paimon explained that Fontaine’s prophecy had already been broken.
• Rene rejected their explanation and attacked Lumine and Paimon, so Lumine used the Sword of Narzissenkreuz to evade him.
• Theresa severed Rene’s connection to the Primordial Sea with the Authority of Binding and threatened to annihilate him, prompting him to surrender.
• Theresa used Order to shrink Rene, and Lumine and Paimon teased him while Theresa stopped them from striking him with the Sword of Narzissenkreuz.
• Lumine invited Rene to see modern Teyvat, and Rene agreed to leave with her and the others.

Theresa and the others left Fontaine for Natlan after she apologized to Neuvillette and gave him a bracelet filled with drinks. They arrived at the People of the Springs, where chief Amina welcomed them and the locals admired their beauty.

• Theresa gave Lumine and Paimon Akasha Terminals and told them the Stellaron Hunters would head to Natlan later.
• The group chat discussed visiting the People of the Springs, Natlan’s Night Warden Wars, and how the Great Tree King of Abundance’s Ley Line treatment had repaired Natlan’s Ley Lines.
• Theresa visited Neuvillette, apologized for tormenting him, and gave him an Imaginary Storage Bracelet filled with drinks.
• Theresa and Himeko used Ley Line teleportation to bring the group to the People of the Springs in Natlan.
• Chief Amina welcomed the travelers, while People of the Springs residents admired Theresa and the other girls.

Theresa and her companions arrived in Natlan, met Amina, and spent several days enjoying the People of the Springs before gathering with Lumine and Paimon at the Sacred Flame Stadium. The Sacred Flame Night-Warden Ceremony was about to begin, and they saw Kachina after Lumine had trained her for the competition.

• Stellaron Essence, Yinyueyue, Himeko, Welt Yang, Zhong Li, and Theresa introduced themselves to Amina, who offered them hot springs.
• Theresa called Lumine and learned that Lumine and Paimon had met Kachina near the Sacred Flame Stadium and joined her team.
• Theresa and the others enjoyed the springs and local activities with Mualani, while Koholasaurus treated them with unusual reverence.
• Lumine and Paimon trained Kachina over the next few days, helping her improve before the ceremony.
• The People of the Springs brought Theresa and her companions to the crowded Sacred Flame Stadium, where they reunited with Lumine, Paimon, and Kachina shortly before the ceremony began.

Lumine and Paimon explained how they had trained Kachina, then introduced the group to their dragon companions. Kinich arrived with the pixel-like Ajaw, whose antics ended with Kinich throwing it into the sky.

• Theresa and the others learned that Lumine and Paimon had trained Kachina until she could defeat powerful Hilichurl Kings.
• Theresa suppressed Yinyueyue's draconic aura after it frightened Kachina's and Lumine and Paimon's Yumkasaurus companions.
• Kachina introduced her dragon companion Ayo, while Paimon identified Lumine and her own companion as Little Rascal.
• Theresa summoned Xiao Bei, whose impressive appearance drew Kachina's and Zhong Li's attention.
• Kinich introduced himself and his dragon companion Ajaw, then grabbed Ajaw by the tail and hurled it into the sky after it teased him.

Kinich joined the Night of the Sacred Flame Pilgrimage to fight for Natlan, while Ajaw remained a troublesome presence bound to him by a contract. As the competition began, Mavuika appeared to address the contestants, and Zhong Li concealed himself to avoid being recognized.

• Mualani greeted Kinich, who explained that he had thrown Ajaw into the sky and confined him after Ajaw started causing trouble again.
• Kinich reflected on his role as a dragon hunter and his contract with Ajaw, whose power he relied on cautiously because Ajaw wanted to take over his body after his death.
• Lamani announced the pilgrimage’s team and individual competition rules, including the search for Sacred Flame Altars, battles for Contending Fire, and elimination for losing, leaving the area, or avoiding combat.
• Mavuika appeared above the arena as Natlan’s Pyro Archon and surveyed the crowd, noticing Theresa and the Stellaron Hunters.
• When Mavuika’s gaze swept toward him, Zhong Li concealed his presence to avoid being challenged to a fight.

Mavuika opened Natlan’s tournament and invited Theresa’s group to meet her at the Sacred Flame Stadium. She welcomed them and asked how they had enjoyed their time in Natlan, leaving the group with the Pyro Archon as the tournament began.

• Mavuika announced the tournament’s purpose and declared it open, as the sacred flame blazed and Natlan’s people cheered.
• Mavuika asked a staff member to bring Theresa, Himeko, and the others to her, while Zhong Li chose to stay behind.
• Theresa, Himeko, the Stellaron Hunters, Lumine, and Paimon followed the staff member to meet Mavuika.
• Mavuika welcomed Theresa’s group and asked how they had found their time in Natlan, and Theresa said they had enjoyed it despite the heat.

Mavuika met Lumine, Paimon, and the Stellaron Hunters, who told her that the Abyss would soon invade Natlan and offered to help defend it. Mavuika accepted their offer and asked whether they had restored Natlan’s ley lines.

• Lumine asked Mavuika whether she had been born a god, and Mavuika explained that she had earned the Pyro Archon’s position through her own efforts.
• Mavuika praised Lumine and Paimon’s past deeds, while Paimon complained about the strange ways Theresa and the others had resolved crises.
• Stellaron Essence proudly recited her many titles, leaving Mavuika and the others dumbfounded.
• Welt and Himeko told Mavuika that Skirk had warned them of an impending Abyss invasion and the Abyss Order’s arrival in Natlan.
• Mavuika recognized the scale of the danger, and Himeko and Welt offered the Stellaron Hunters’ help; Mavuika accepted and asked if they had restored Natlan’s ley lines.

Theresa explained that the power of Abundance had restored Natlan’s Ley Lines, and Mavuika welcomed the Stellaron Hunters, the Traveler, and their companions as honored guests. At the Sacred Flame contest sites, Kachina, Chasca, and Kinich used their abilities and Xilonen’s inventions to collect flames while Natlan’s warriors struggled to keep up.

• Theresa told Mavuika that the power of Abundance had spread through Irminsul and restored Natlan’s Ley Lines, easing Mavuika’s and the Night Lord’s concerns.
• Mavuika formally welcomed the Stellaron Hunters, the Traveler, and their companions as Natlan’s honored guests and promised to spread the word after the Night Warden Wars.
• Kachina defied warriors who urged her to quit, then used Turbo Twirly’s Geo shockwaves to knock them down and collect a Sacred Flame.
• Chasca flew to a Sacred Flame on Xilonen’s cannon, collected it, and left the warriors below unable to challenge her.
• Kinich scaled the cliffs with his spectral rope and collected a Sacred Flame while warriors elsewhere fought, leaving them to discover it was gone.

Kachina’s new Geo techniques helped her secure third place in Natlan’s team competition, while Chasca and Mualani took first and second. Their Contending Fire made the Torch blaze with unprecedented intensity, and the chapter ended with Mavuika celebrating the spectacle.

• Kachina used the moves she had developed through training with Lumine, Paimon, and Mualani to leave the other competitors behind.
• Chasca won first place with the largest mass of Contending Fire and placed it in the Torch, causing the Torch to blaze and its aura to spread across the stadium and wilderness.
• Mualani arrived through a Phlogiston Tunnel, placed her Contending Fire in the Torch, and intensified its flames.
• Kachina returned by hot-air balloon with a basketball-sized mass of Contending Fire and was announced as the third-place winner.
• Kachina placed her Contending Fire in the Torch, sending a pillar of golden flame into the sky as Mavuika and the others watched.

At the victory banquet, Mavuika spoke with Zhong Li and learned the truth about the Stellaron Hunters’ mission and the Abyss’s origins. Inspired by the wider universe, she pledged not to hinder their Trailblaze while she remained Natlan’s Pyro Archon.

• Mavuika celebrated the tournament’s winners, while the top six prepared to enter the Night Warden Wars in a week.
• Mavuika asked Zhong Li to spar, but he declined, saying he could not reveal his current situation.
• Kachina promised to grow stronger and challenge Mavuika when she was older, and Mavuika agreed to wait.
• Mavuika shared her concerns about people trying to recruit Yinyueyue for revenge, so Himeko explained the Stellaron Hunters’ identities and their mission to fight the Abyss.
• Theresa and Himeko explained the Abyss’s origins and spread, and Mavuika pledged to support their Trailblaze while she remained Pyro Archon.

Theresa gave Lumine the Thirteen Flame-Chasers’ Seal of the Ring, and Lumine immediately gained Elysia’s approval, unlocking new abilities and a crystal weapon. Theresa then made her a pale pink dress, leaving Lumine to try on her new outfit.

• Lumine and Paimon found Theresa singing to dragons in the wilderness and asked her to help them become stronger.
• Theresa gave Lumine the Thirteen Flame-Chasers’ Seal of the Ring, explaining that its imprints could strengthen her if she earned their approval.
• Lumine gained the True Self Imprint’s approval, and Elysia’s will gave her a crystal bow that transformed into a sword and skateboard.
• Theresa used her Authority of Truth to make Lumine a pale pink dress called Order’s Finery—Blessing of the True Self.
• Lumine accepted the dress and entered a changing room to try it on.

Theresa dressed Lumine in a new pink-and-white outfit, and the Traveler turned heads when she appeared at the Sacred Flame Stadium. While Lumine slept, the pink kitty-pig’s power and Theresa’s catgirl concept transformed her into a catgirl.

• Lumine tried on Theresa’s new outfit, admired its starry details, and complained that it felt too loose around her chest.
• Theresa teleported Lumine and Paimon to the Sacred Flame Stadium, where the crowd praised Lumine’s appearance and wished she had cat ears and a tail.
• Stellaron Essence ogled Lumine’s legs, and March 7th stopped her from rushing over to touch them.
• Lumine skipped commissions and went back to her room to sleep while Paimon went out for food with Stellaron Essence and the others.
• A pink glow surrounded the sleeping Lumine as she grew and sprouted yellow cat ears and a long tail.

Paimon discovered that Lumine had become a catgirl and secretly stroked her ears while she slept. In the morning, Lumine realized Theresa had transformed her and felt both shy and curious about facing everyone.

• Paimon sneaked into Lumine's room and found her asleep with cat ears and a tail.
• Paimon stroked Lumine's ears, then fell asleep beside her as the night passed.
• Lumine woke up holding Paimon, noticed her changed voice and body, and discovered her cat tail and ears in the mirror.
• Lumine and Paimon concluded that Theresa had transformed Lumine into a catgirl.
• Lumine felt embarrassed about being seen but grew curious about how everyone would react.

Lumine and Paimon tried to sneak around while Lumine adjusted to her new catgirl body, but a mishap exposed her to Theresa. The chapter ended with the others arriving and seeing Theresa petting Lumine.

• Paimon scouted ahead while Lumine crept through the area, but Lumine's tail knocked a vase and alerted a patrol.
• Lumine used Anemo to cling to the ceiling, and the patrol found only a few yellow hairs before leaving.
• Theresa caught Lumine as she dropped from the ceiling and petted her ears until she purred.
• Himeko, Old Yang, March 7th, Stellaron Essence, and Blackie arrived and reacted to the two catgirls together.
• Theresa released Lumine, and March 7th approached to inspect her new catgirl appearance.

Theresa turned Lumine into a catgirl, and Lumine explored Natlan with Paimon while adapting to her new powers. An Abyss Mage recorded her and brought the footage to Aether, who was startled and charmed by his sister’s transformation.

• Theresa teased Old Yang about turning him into a catgirl, then left to find Romantic Gushi and Prometheus in Natlan’s underground ruins.
• Lumine and Paimon resumed adventuring and took commissions in Natlan.
• An Abyss Mage recorded Lumine using multiple elements and reported the footage to Aether.
• Rifthounds attacked Lumine, who defeated them with Pyro, Hydro, and Phlogiston-powered attacks.
• Aether reviewed the crystal ball footage and reacted with surprise, worry, and a desire to see Lumine.

Aether secretly watched Lumine and dressed up as her, but the Abyss Order caught him and exposed his secret. After Aha offered him a way to escape his humiliation, Aether accepted the mask and unleashed a burst of pink power that pierced the False Sky.

• Aether watched Lumine through a crystal ball and ordered the Abyss Order to protect and record her.
• Aether dressed as Lumine in his room and practiced acting cute in front of a mirror.
• Theresa made the Teruriri doll call for help in Aether's voice, bringing the Abyss Order crashing into the room and catching him in costume.
• Aether panicked over his exposed secret, and Aha offered him a mask that would turn him into a magical girl.
• Aether accepted Aha's mask, sending a pink pillar through the underground and punching a huge hole in the False Sky as Eidos Users and Aeons took notice.