Chapter Summaries

Welt and Otto reflected on the futures revealed for Kiana and Yae, while Sirin learned that Kiana would become the Final Herrscher. Kiana gained confidence from her future and demanded that Theresa treat her well.

• Welt considered how Kiana and Yae would grow into powerful, reliable figures in the future.
• Otto was amused that his experimental subject would become the boss, though he worried that raising her could put civilization at risk.
• Sirin was stunned to learn that Kiana would surpass her and become the Final Herrscher.
• Kiana celebrated her protection from Honkai Energy and told Theresa to treat her well or face the wrath of the future Final Herrscher.
• Theresa found Kiana's boasting difficult to tolerate and wanted to hit her.

Kiana and Durandal learned that they would become sisters, while the future offered hope for Kiana, Durandal, and Siegfried. The chapter ended with everyone recognizing that the revealed future was only a possibility, but one they hoped to reach.

• Kiana felt relieved to hear about her future and realized that her future self had helped everyone escape their current situation.
• Herya revealed that Durandal was the real Kiana, leaving both sisters awkward because Durandal still had not recovered her memories.
• Rita encouraged Durandal to take a brave step toward Kiana, since she had always regarded Durandal as herself rather than focusing on her identity.
• Kiana and Durandal learned that Siegfried was safe and working at Schicksal in the future.
• The group considered how joining Goddess Griseo's Ark system might make the Honkai harmless, while acknowledging that the future was only one possible outcome.

Bronya regretted that she had not become the Herrscher of Truth, but she could not find a way to reconcile with herself and the people in her core, so she decided to save her energy and wait for the competition. Herya and Coralie’s future knowledge and Herya’s secret fandom of Durandal had caused awkward and amusing situations aboard the Hyperion.

• Bronya considered what it would take to become the Herrscher of Truth but found no leads and gave up for the time being.
• Bronya decided to conserve her energy and wait for the carnival, since the competition did not depend on individual strength.
• Herya’s devotion to Durandal and her knowledge of rumors made Durandal glare at her, though Herya acted like an ordinary fan when they met.
• The possibility of Coralie revealing Herya’s wishes on the Ark threatened to embarrass Herya and damage their friendship.
• Herya and Coralie’s presence alongside figures from the Previous Era left everyone aboard the Hyperion mentally exhausted.

Kiana heard gossip from Herya and Coralie about Yae’s encounter with Alicia in the Previous Land of Reminiscence and worried about what it meant. As the competition approached and relations eased between other factions, the World Serpent remained silent, leaving Kiana anxious about Yae.

• Kiana reflected on how the gossip from Herya and Coralie kept her too busy to dwell on her past hardships.
• Herya and Coralie told Kiana that Yae had encountered Alicia in the Previous Land of Reminiscence.
• Kiana worried that Yae had taken on Alicia’s influence, especially after hearing rumors about the Herrscher of Origin’s clothes.
• Kiana noted that St. Freya, Schicksal, and Anti-Entropy had eased their tensions, while the World Serpent still made no move to share information.
• Kiana reassured herself that Yae would be fine as time passed and the competition drew closer.

The livestream began broadcasting across reflective surfaces and screens throughout the world, with Memory Alicia and Alicia from the previous civilization hosting. As viewers explored the comments, they discovered channels linking their world to many others, and the chapter left them considering what the Honkai world labels meant.

• The livestream spread across phones, screens, and even mirrors and ponds throughout the world.
• Memory Alicia and Alicia from the previous civilization appeared together as hosts in the broadcast studio.
• Viewers tested the comments and saw that selected messages appeared as bullet comments on the screen.
• People noticed the Honkai 3-01 label for their own world and found other worlds, including Honkai 2-05 and Honkai 3-11, on the public channel.
• Viewers considered whether the Honkai 2 and Honkai 3 prefixes marked broader world categories.

Little Griseo revealed that Honkai 3-01 and Honkai 2-01 were the only real worlds, while the other Honkai 2 and Honkai 3 worlds were fabricated scenes populated by NPCs she had created. As the Ark joined the carnival’s livestream and chat network, people from Honkai 2 and Honkai 3 began interacting with its residents and wondering what life there was like.

• Little Griseo explained that Honkai 3-01 was the main-stage world and Honkai 2-01 was the other real world, while the rest were fake worlds filled with her NPCs.
• The Ark broadcast the carnival across its former-civilization world bubbles and Administrative Section, and its residents began appearing in the livestream and comments.
• Ark residents used Ark as their shared identity tag, presenting themselves to the outside worlds as one united group.
• People from Honkai 2 and Honkai 3 chatted with Ark residents and grew more curious about the Ark and the possibility of living there.

People from the Honkai 2 and Honkai 3 worlds questioned the Ark survivors about their peaceful lives, Goddess Griseo, and Contribution Points. The Ark survivors shared what they knew and hoped the other worlds could also overcome Honkai and find a safe future.

• People from Honkai 2 and Honkai 3 asked the Ark survivors whether Honkai was harmless in their world and how Contribution Points worked.
• The Ark survivors explained that Goddess Griseo had helped them and answered the visitors’ questions as best they could.
• The Ark survivors said they hoped people in other Honkai-affected worlds would reach a good ending, expressing their faith in Goddess Griseo.
• People from the other worlds reacted to the Ark’s peaceful lives and Contribution Points by voicing their wishes and dreams.
• The chapter contrasted life before and after Honkai, noting that most people would choose the safer world before its arrival.

The carnival revealed Bianca as the first specially invited guest and identified her as Goddess Griseo’s mother, shocking viewers across the connected worlds. The chapter left the crowd reacting to the revelation while people on the Ark treated it as familiar knowledge.

• The two Alices began introducing the carnival’s specially invited guests, who appeared to have been randomly selected from across connected worlds and timelines.
• A gentle, short-haired woman appeared beside the round table, and Little Griseo and the other memory entities recognized her as Bianca.
• Bianca introduced herself to the audience.
• Memory Elysia announced that Bianca was Goddess Griseo’s mother.
• Viewers reacted in shock, while people on the Ark dismissed their surprise and said they already knew.

Elysia introduced two more special guests: Mei, the president of Supercurrent Company in the Honkai Impact 2nd world's Zero Era, and a gray-haired girl whose appearance made the Flame-Chasers look toward Su. The chapter ended with them wondering whether Su had been gender-swapped.

• Elysia confirmed that the blue-haired guest was Mei, president of Supercurrent Company from the Zero Era.
• Mei greeted everyone and was described as colder and more twisted than the Dr. Mei the Flame-Chasers knew.
• A final guest with long gray hair and wine-red eyes appeared.
• The Flame-Chasers turned toward Su and wondered whether she had been gender-swapped.

Vita appeared at the gathering as the hosts introduced her as the ruler of Flos who had stolen an evil god’s authority and ascended to godhood. Memory Elysia and Previous Era Elysia then announced a Happy Marathon, leaving the contestants to prepare for a race with unpredictable items.

• Memory Elysia introduced Vita, and Previous Era Elysia described her rise to godhood.
• Vita remarked that the gathering was an extraordinary place while hiding her unease.
• Memory Elysia drew the next competition event, the Happy Marathon.
• Memory Elysia and Previous Era Elysia explained that contestants could claim one-time-use mystery items along the course and would compete against one another.

Key Plot Points and Events

• The first competition's rules and objectives are revealed, surprisingly seeming like fun games despite their high stakes.
• The competition is a series of events, with only the top three finishers earning points for their worlds.
• The contestant selection process begins, using a slot machine-like mechanism to draw from each world.

Character Developments

• No significant individual character developments in this chapter, as it focuses on the collective anticipation and anxiety of the participants.

Significant Themes

• The tension between the games' entertainment value and their serious consequences.
• The anxiety and self-preservation instincts of the participants as the first contestant is about to be chosen.
• The potential for scapegoating in the event of a loss.

Character Interactions

• The participants engage in collective prayers and nervous chatter, expressing their hopes that their world sends a strong contestant and that it won't be them selected.
• The comment section discusses trust, panic, and the importance of advancing together, but also acknowledges the potential for blame in the event of a loss.

The contestants learned that Honkai 2-01 had been devastated after Kiana became the Final Herrscher and cleansed the earth. Deified Kiana was selected for the survival game, and people across the Honkai worlds reacted to her arrival and the chance to save what remained.

• Memory Elysia recalled how Elysia awakened as the myth that destroyed nearly all life on the surface.
• Little Griseo identified Honkai 2-01 as a target world where only St. Freya's survivors remained after Deified Kiana cleansed the earth.
• Honkai Impact 3rd Kiana and others reacted with shock to learning that another Kiana had become the Final Herrscher and destroyed her civilization.
• People from Honkai 2-01 stepped forward and accepted Deified Kiana's selection, hoping the game could offer a chance at salvation.

The worlds watched Durandal, revealed to be Bianca Ataegina and the true Kiana Kaslana of her world, enter an item competition against the Final Herrscher. The crowd celebrated her strength, while those who knew the competition suspected her quick thinking would matter more than her reputation.

• Memory Elysia announced the Honkai 3-01 world, and its people tensed up at the prospect of facing opponents from other worlds.
• The people of Honkai 3-01 cheered when Durandal appeared, and Valkyries praised her as the strongest Valkyrie.
• Honkai 3 Kiana called Durandal her big sister and expressed confidence in her, while others worried that Durandal might not be clever enough for an item competition.
• Memory Elysia and Elysia of the Previous Era explained that Durandal was Bianca Ataegina, the true Kiana Kaslana, and a hardworking genius who had saved a world bubble at twelve and become Schicksal's strongest at fourteen.
• The viewers reacted with admiration to Durandal's achievements and surprise at learning she was the true Kiana.

Elysia and Elysia's memory revealed contestants from different Honkai worlds, including several familiar figures from Honkai 2 and Honkai Impact 3rd. Deified Kiana and Finality Kiana reflected different paths to becoming Finality as more Kiana forms appeared.

• Elysia and Elysia's memory revealed contestants from the Honkai 2 worlds, including Wen Tiandi, Kallen, Shigure Kira, and Lord Jiuxiao.
• Finality Kiana of Honkai Impact 3rd appeared, choosing to use Finality and Honkai's power for humanity while remaining herself.
• Deified Kiana watched Finality Kiana with a gentler gaze, though she said little.
• The Herrscher of Flamescion and Herrscher of Void Kiana appeared among the Honkai Impact 3rd contestants.

The final contestant, Raiden Kashiwagi, appeared and was revealed to be the daughter of Kiana, the Final Herrscher, and Yae, the Herrscher of Origin. Her arrival stunned the contestants and spectators, especially a Kiana who had not been selected.

• The purple-haired Herrscher of Void appeared behind the other contestants and shrank under the Kianas' intimidating stares.
• Raiden Kashiwagi arrived, drawing everyone's attention and changing the atmosphere.
• Memory-Body Alicia introduced Raiden Kashiwagi as the child of Kiana and Yae, and the successor of Finality and Origin.
• Alicia from the Previous Era joked that she might be Raiden's godmother.
• The unselected Kiana from Honkai 3-01 reacted with shock and excitement that she and Yae had a child, then wondered why she was not in the contestant preparation hall.

Yae and the others reacted to revelations about future Kiana and her child, while Siegfried objected to his granddaughter taking Raiden Ryoma’s surname. The participants realized that nearly every shocking connection involved Kiana, and some concluded that she was the protagonist.

• Yae panicked after learning that Kiana and she had a child together in a future era.
• People around Yae reacted with questions and jokes about how two girls could have a child.
• At Anti-Entropy, Raiden Ryoma said he wanted peace and quiet.
• Inside the Stigmata space, Siegfried protested that his granddaughter had Raiden Ryoma’s surname instead of Kaslana and lacked Kiana’s other features.
• The participants noticed that nearly everyone on the screen was connected to Kiana or was Kiana, leading some to declare her the protagonist.

The group celebrated the daughters’ arrival while discussion shifted from the contestants and their worlds to the tangled family connections, especially Raiden Kashiwagi. Honkai 3rd Yae struggled with the revelation that she had a daughter in the future, while Honkai 3rd Kiana was delighted.

• The various Kianas and their daughters happily gathered, with the daughters eagerly enjoying the attention of their mothers.
• Commenters moved from discussing contestants, worlds, and likely SSR draws to talking about the End, Flame-Chaser, the Herrscher of Void, Yae, and Kiana.
• Raiden Kashiwagi’s appearance became the focus of the discussion because of the family and romantic complications surrounding her.
• Honkai 3rd Kiana grinned shamelessly on the Hyperion, while Honkai 3rd Yae crackled with electricity and struggled to accept that she had a daughter.

Kiana of the Honkai Impact 3rd 01 world was teased by viewers who urged her and Raiden Mei to marry and claim their child. The commotion helped Kiana find hope again, and she resolved to keep living for her daughter.

• Raven teased Kiana about having a child with Raiden Mei, prompting Kiana to demand that they come forward.
• People from Ark learned about the situation and delighted in teasing Kiana and Raiden Mei over their supposed child.
• Viewers across the worlds filled the comments and screen with calls for Kiana and Raiden Mei to marry.
• Kiana of the Honkai Impact 3rd 01 world felt better and decided to live for her daughter instead of giving in to despair.

As people reacted to the two Alicias’ claims about Kiana and Yae’s daughter, jokes about the pair’s relationship spread through the arena and beyond. Raiden Ryoma drew his blade to challenge Siegfried, while Durandal struggled to process the possibility that she might be the child’s mother.

• Raven tried to speak, but Yae silenced her with a sharp look.
• Raiden Ryoma drew his blade and vowed to find Siegfried and duel him over the humiliation of his daughter.
• The crowd from Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and around the world debated whether Yae or Kiana would be on top.
• Durandal wondered whether she could be the child’s mother, even though the Kiana in question might not be her.

The contestants gathered without the expected pre-match taunts, partly because the Herrschers of the End intimidated the other Herrschers and partly because Raiden Kashiwagi brought everyone together. The chapter left the group in a surprisingly harmonious mood as Raiden Kashiwagi cuddled the adorable child in her arms.

• The contestants wondered why the gathering lacked the usual pre-match trash talk and concluded that most of them preferred proving themselves through results.
• The contestants’ personalities made open hostility unlikely, while the Herrschers of the End’s presence kept the other Herrschers cautious and silent.
• Raiden Kashiwagi helped ease tensions as the group’s darling and only junior contestant.
• Durandal agonized over how to treat the child while Raiden Kashiwagi cuddled her.