Recaps

After answering a questionnaire, Kiana transmigrated to the Herta Space Station with an erratic ability that sometimes made her words come true. A month later, Asta reminded her that the Astral Express crew was arriving, and Kiana prepared to meet them.

• Kiana chose Honkai: Star Rail and Kiana Kaslana in a questionnaire, then entered the nickname Dominating Moon Sea Fish Fish Cat before losing consciousness.
• Kiana woke up in Asta's arms, having first appeared as a cat before changing back into a girl.
• Herta examined Kiana and found that her uncontrollable words could cause temporary changes, including granting her Herrscher of the Void powers for five minutes.
• Kiana settled into a comfortable life on the Space Station, where Asta became her guardian and gave her broad access.
• Asta reminded Kiana that Herta's new Curio and the Astral Express crew were arriving, prompting Kiana to remember her plan to meet the crew.

Kiana joined the Express crew during the Voidranger attack on Herta Space Station, while Welt recognized her and tried to determine when she had arrived. Kiana and March 7th headed toward the Interastral Peace Corporation, where they fought Voidrangers and March questioned Kiana’s close-range gun style.

• Kiana fought off Voidrangers threatening station staff and sent the staff members to contact the Security Department.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf teleported Kiana to the Platform while they went to steal the Stellaron from Herta’s storage room.
• Kiana met March 7th and caught her when she nearly fell after leaving the train; Himeko then asked Kiana about the station attack.
• Welt recognized Kiana and asked whether Otto was dead, but Kiana said she did not know.
• Himeko split up the Express crew to respond to the attack, sending March and Kiana toward the Interastral Peace Corporation, Dan Heng to find Arlan, and herself toward the Master Control Zone.
• March and Kiana encountered Voidrangers around a corner and defeated them, after which March asked why Kiana fought at close range with handguns.

Kiana and March 7th found Stelle and returned with her to the Master Control Zone, where Kiana’s message and a fake injury photo brought Herta back to the Space Station. After Herta’s puppets cleared the Voidrangers, a Doomsday Beast appeared, and the group turned to the Express crew for help.

• Kiana and March 7th found Stelle unconscious, introduced themselves, and Kiana felt her spatial mastery improve when she touched Stelle’s hand.
• Kiana brought Stelle back to the Master Control Zone, where Asta was coordinating the response to more waves of attacks.
• Kiana sent Herta a photo of Asta in a fake injury costume, prompting Herta to leave a meeting and return to the Space Station.
• Herta activated her puppets to clear the Voidrangers, then logged off after realizing Kiana had tricked her.
• A Doomsday Beast appeared outside the Space Station, and Asta asked the Express crew to help because Herta was offline.

The Doomsday Beast was defeated on the Space Station, though its final attack sent Stelle into a rampage after she took March 7th’s place. Kiana reunited with Asta, received a billion credits, and then went to test Ms. Herta’s Simulated Universe.

• Himeko decided to lead the group to the Platform to limit damage, while Asta taped Kiana’s mouth shut to keep her from causing trouble.
• Ouyang joined Himeko and March 7th in defeating the Doomsday Beast as Stelle and Kiana watched from the rear.
• The Doomsday Beast’s final attack targeted March 7th, and Kiana pulled her away; the attack then pursued Stelle and triggered her rampage.
• Surveillance footage revealed that Kafka and Silver Wolf had caused the chaos, and Himeko sent Stelle to meet Ms. Herta.
• Asta gave Kiana one billion Credit Points, and Kiana agreed to visit her again before Ms. Herta summoned her to test the Simulated Universe.
• Kiana watched Stelle’s Simulated Universe session until Ms. Herta ordered her into the equipment.

Kiana used her ability in the Simulated Universe to turn Aha into a woman, then received a game from Ms. Herta and joined the Astral Express crew for dinner. The chapter ended as Ouyang nervously checked Kiana’s cooking before everyone began eating.

• Kiana gained access to the Simulated Universe’s controls, summoned Aha by lighting up the Blessings of Joy, and turned Aha into a woman.
• Aha praised Kiana’s ability as the true Joy before leaving, and Ms. Herta ended the experiment when Stelle returned.
• Ms. Herta sent Kiana a copy of Guns Girl Z, and Kiana played until she realized the Astral Express crew might be waiting.
• Kiana arrived at the train and learned from Himeko that it would remain at the Space Station for another week while supplies were replenished.
• Kiana offered to help Pom-Pom cook, alarming Ouyang when he heard about it, but he found her tomato and egg stir-fry looked normal.
• Ouyang asked everyone to wait before eating, and the crew prepared to try the dinner Kiana had made.

Kiana and Stelle joined the Astral Express, where Kiana became March 7th’s roommate and quickly revealed her playful, flirtatious side. After the train departed, the crew made its first jump with the newcomers aboard, and Kiana quietly helped March 7th keep her balance.

• Kiana’s cooking mishap convinced the crew to ban her from the kitchen, and she chose to share March 7th’s room.
• Kiana teased March 7th and Stelle during a pajama party, while the crew adjusted to her less aloof personality.
• Kiana bought travel supplies and learned she had a fan club on the Space Station, with Asta as its president.
• The Astral Express departed the Space Station, and Pom-Pom welcomed Kiana and Stelle aboard before preparing for the jump.
• March 7th stayed upright during the train’s jump to an ice planet, thanks to Kiana stabilizing the space around her.
• The crew taped Kiana’s mouth shut after she asked whether the train could derail, but she secretly removed the tape with her ability.

Kiana’s transformation ability changed her into Bronie after she joked about becoming Herta, and the crew learned that the transformation used energy. The group then set out for Jarilo-VI, where Kiana outfitted March 7th, Stelle, and Dan Heng for the cold before Stelle questioned why they had landed far from town.

• The Express crew discovered that the Stellaron caused abnormal spatial readings, delaying their departure indefinitely, and assigned Kiana, Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng to investigate.
• Kiana hinted that Uncle Yang would soon meet an old friend, provoking his anger when he realized she meant Otto.
• Kiana transformed into Bronie after joking about becoming Herta, startling March 7th and Stelle, then explained that the form consumed energy and changed her clothes.
• Himeko explained Kiana’s ability to the crew, and the group departed for Jarilo-VI after Kiana returned to her original appearance.
• Kiana gave March 7th, Stelle, and Dan Heng scarves and Warm Babies after they arrived in the frozen wasteland, and Stelle asked why they had landed far from town.

Kiana and the Astral Express crew encountered Void creatures and Sampo while traveling through the snow near Belobog. After Kiana used her Bronie-like appearance to pose as the commander, Sampo escaped, and Gepard arrived, mistaking her for Miss Bronya.

• Kiana and the others defeated three Void creatures, collected a Glimmering Core and a Military Insignia, and Kiana transformed into Bronie's appearance.
• Kiana and March 7th coaxed Sampo out of a snowdrift, and Dan Heng nearly jabbed him with his spear.
• Sampo claimed to be a merchant, mistook Kiana for Belobog's commander, then fled when Silvermane Guards appeared and left the crew to face them.
• Kiana ordered the Guards to pursue Sampo, and they obeyed after recognizing her; one veteran said her old catchphrase had identified her despite her shorter appearance.
• March 7th chose not to press Kiana about her connection to the planet, and Kiana said she was not from there but knew about some local relationships.
• Gepard arrived with more Guards, mistook Kiana for Miss Bronya, and heard that Sampo had probably escaped back to the city; the pursuing Guards returned without him.

After reaching Belobog, Kiana’s resemblance to Bronya led Gepard to mistake her for the real Bronya until they met at Kliperburg. Kiana’s jokes about being Cocolia’s long-lost granddaughter caused Cocolia to faint, and after Bronya escorted the Express crew to the Goethe Hotel, Kiana hinted that something was wrong with Cocolia.

• Gepard escorted Kiana, March 7th, and Stelle into Belobog, still believing Kiana was Bronya despite their explanations.
• At Kliperburg, Gepard and the others encountered the real Bronya, revealing the mistaken identity.
• Kiana called Cocolia her grandmother and claimed to be her long-lost granddaughter, causing Cocolia to faint twice.
• Bronya learned that the visitors believed a Stellaron was damaging Belobog, then arranged rooms for them at the Goethe Hotel.
• After Bronya left, March 7th and Stelle playfully pinned Kiana down, then March asked whether Kiana was truly Cocolia’s granddaughter.
• Kiana denied being related to Cocolia and told March 7th and Stelle that something was wrong with her.

Kiana and March 7th learned how Upper District residents viewed Cocolia’s policies, while Stelle’s urge to investigate a trash can got her hauled back to the hotel. Cocolia questioned Bronya about the visitors and resolved to protect Belobog, and Kiana, March 7th, and Stelle sneaked out at night to meet Serval.

• Kiana questioned the Goethe Hotel receptionist about life in Belobog, then placated a jealous March 7th with a snowflake hairpin.
• Stelle climbed into a trash can beneath the hotel stairs, and Kiana and March 7th brought her back to their room to wash and change.
• Cocolia asked Bronya about the Express crew, learned they had mentioned the Stellaron, and decided she would not let them destroy Belobog.
• Kiana, March 7th, and Stelle sneaked through the night to Serval’s shop, where Serval caught them trying to get inside.
• Serval mistook Kiana for Bronya at first, and Kiana asked Serval to speak with them.

Kiana persuaded Serval to tell Bronya and Gepard about the Stellaron crisis, then the Express crew discovered that Sampo had been transformed by Kiana’s power and negotiated for her to undo it. The next morning, with Silvermane Guards waiting to arrest them, the group prepared to go downstairs and use the situation to draw Bronya into the Lower District.

• Serval agreed to speak with Bronya and Gepard about the Stellaron after Kiana explained the crisis and asked her to plant a seed of doubt.
• Kiana stopped Stelle from rummaging through a trash can, and the group found Dan Heng pinning a blue-haired Sampo to the floor in his room.
• Sampo explained that he believed Kiana had cursed him after he fled from the group, and March 7th recognized Kiana’s earlier threat as the cause.
• The Express crew agreed that Kiana would remove Sampo’s curse and Sampo would help them escape the Upper District if they were in danger.
• The next morning, the group saw Silvermane Guards gathered outside the hotel and decided to go downstairs despite expecting a trap.
• Stelle pointed out that Kiana’s disguise was unnecessary, so Kiana returned to her original appearance and wore her Princess of Winter outfit.

Kiana and the Astral Express crew were captured by Bronya’s forces, but Kiana’s actions and Sampo’s smoke bomb sent everyone to Natasha’s clinic in the Lower District. After Natasha identified the group as Upper District residents, Kiana began writing in her notebook, and March 7th woke up beside her.

• Bronya declared March 7th, Stelle, and Dan Heng wanted criminals while treating Kiana as an innocent guest, and Kiana took a picture of the confusion.
• Kiana knocked Pela unconscious, then unexpectedly kicked down a guard and took Bronya hostage; Sampo exposed himself and released a smoke bomb that incapacitated the group.
• Kiana moved the unconscious March 7th, Stelle, and Bronya onto cushions and left with Sampo, while Dan Heng pretended to wake up and followed them.
• At Natasha’s clinic, Sampo revealed his identity and Natasha examined him before questioning why Bronya and the others had come to the Lower District.
• Natasha explained that Kiana’s expensive clothes marked her as an Upper District resident, and Kiana began writing in her notebook as March 7th woke up and leaned over to read it.

Kiana’s diary exposed an intimate fictional scene involving Bronya and Seele, while the group explored the Lower District and found Bronya questioning Cocolia’s account of its conditions. After Stelle woke from a dream, the group met the real Seele, whose sharp exchange with Sampo ended with her calling him a pervert.

• Bronya read Kiana’s diary and later visited Seele in its fictional scene, where she apologized and kissed her.
• Kiana and March 7th left the clinic, and Bronya joined them after colliding with them in the hallway.
• Sampo guided the group through the Lower District, and Bronya began doubting what Cocolia had told her.
• Kiana woke Stelle by warning that Sampo might steal the trash cans, and Stelle sprang up ready to attack him.
• Natasha accepted a cake from Kiana, then wondered who the visitors were and what they could do.
• The group encountered Seele welding beside Bronya, and Seele called Sampo a pervert before he teased her.

Kiana and her companions met Seele in the Lower District, where Kiana won her trust by producing food and supplies. After Kiana treated injured miners and Underworld Fire members, they hailed her as a Saintess and prepared to follow her toward the Great Mining Area, while Dan Heng was left behind.

• Seele challenged Bronya and refused to believe Kiana's explanation about the Stellaron, but agreed to take the group to meet Oleg at the Great Mining Area.
• Seele demanded five hundred kilograms of grain as proof, and Kiana produced a large supply of food, softening Seele's attitude.
• Kiana and the others realized they had forgotten Dan Heng, who was waiting elsewhere, and March 7th messaged him to come to the mining area entrance.
• Kiana used medicine and supplies to treat injured people at the entrance, and the grateful crowd began calling her the Saintess.
• Seele's companions gathered crude weapons and followed Kiana, who gave them food and promised to prepare something for their defense.

Kiana and her companions rescued the miners, learned more about the Lower District’s hardship, and discussed the Stellaron with Oleg before returning to town. At the Goethe Grand Hotel, Seele lent Bronya casual clothes, and Kiana’s praise of Bronya’s outfit left her blushing.

• Seele led Bronya and the others past fleeing vagrants, while Stelle found supplies and repair tools in a trash can but could not find matching parts for Chadbao.
• The group rescued the miners, Kiana moved a blocked mine cart with her spatial abilities, and they discovered that Sampo had disappeared while Dan Heng was competing at the Fighting Club.
• Oleg told Kiana that Svarog might know about the Stellaron and offered to search the City Builders’ ancient records; Underworld Fire members and miners gathered around Kiana as they spoke.
• Seele brought the group back to town and lent Bronya casual clothes because her Silver Mane Iron Guard uniform was conspicuous.
• Kiana saw Bronya wearing hot pants, black stockings, and thigh-high boots, praised her outfit, and made Bronya blush.

Kiana and the Express crew stayed in the Lower District while Sampo dealt with another mysterious visitor and Oleg was knocked unconscious. The next morning, Kiana confronted a suspicious hotel attendant, then transformed into Bronie to try hacking Svarog’s system, while Seele misunderstood Bronya’s family connections.

• A mysterious girl found Sampo in Rock Town, teased him about his misfortunes, and left as he decided to stay and watch Belobog’s upheaval unfold.
• Sampo struck Oleg from behind with a wooden stick and dragged him inside.
• The Express crew discussed keeping watch at the Goethe Grand Hotel, and Dan Heng took the night shift while Bronya withdrew without apologizing.
• A blue-haired hotel attendant entered Kiana’s room to wake her, but Kiana recognized her as the Goethe Hotel front desk attendant and attacked; the girl escaped through the window.
• Kiana changed into Bronie and proposed hacking the Mecha System to access Svarog’s database, then showed Seele photos of Cocolia and Serval, prompting Seele to mistake Bronya and Kiana for sisters.
• Bronya denied being Cocolia’s biological daughter, but began wondering whether Cocolia and Serval had once shared a secret relationship.

Kiana and her companions reached Svarog’s settlement, where Clara stopped Svarog from attacking them and he challenged them to defeat his three automatons. As Seele and Bronya fought, Kiana and March joked that Svarog was a pervert for letting Clara go barefoot, while a mysterious observer watched Kiana with interest.

• Kiana hacked Traffic Light and played a recording that seemed to show the First Supreme Guardian amid the destruction of Belobog, but she dismissed it as fabricated and an observer revealed she had paid the Fictional Historian to make it.
• March 7th led the group to Svarog’s settlement, where Kiana used a loudspeaker to accuse a blue-haired man of secretly photographing Clara and prompted Svarog to open the gate.
• Svarog moved to repel the group, but Clara pleaded with him to stop, and he agreed not to attack if they defeated three automatons.
• Hook returned after helping the group, and Kiana gave her snacks before wondering aloud why Clara walked barefoot in the snow.
• Kiana and March mistook Svarog’s concern for Clara for a perverted interest, distracting Bronya during the fight, while a mysterious figure praised Kiana and wondered whether she might become a companion to her Prince.

After Sampo was punished for her schemes, the group returned to the Upper District, where Bronya went to confront Cocolia and then disappeared for several days. Kiana set out to find her, betting March 7th that the wanted notices would not stop her, and ended the chapter browsing Belobog’s books.

• March 7th sent Kiana’s story about a terrifying person to the Express group chat, while a mysterious woman left a mask and note on Kiana’s bed before leaving the planet.
• Svarog brought the sealed records to the group, then tracked down Sampo and beat her for secretly photographing Clara; Natasha and Oleg later punished Sampo for using her name to manipulate Seele.
• Kiana pressured Sampo into guiding the group back to the Upper District by threatening to have Bronya shut down her business, while Seele stayed behind after making a promise to Bronya.
• Bronya arranged separate places for the group to stay, then went to Kliperburg to question Cocolia; after several days without news, Kiana agreed to go look for her.
• Kiana and March 7th wagered on whether the wanted notices would work, and Kiana left to test them before buying two popular CEO romance novels and criticizing their writing.

Kiana met Kafka and Silver Wolf, learned about Pathstriders, and was asked to find and seal the missing Stellaron on Yarilo. She refused to help without a reward, leaving Kafka and Silver Wolf to consider what might tempt her.

• Kiana teased Silver Wolf after she lost a game, then playfully challenged Kafka while Kafka tried to make her listen.
• Kiana suddenly disarmed Kafka and returned her to her seat, after which Kafka explained the nature of Paths and Pathstriders.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf revealed that the Stellaron on Yarilo had gone missing and asked Kiana to find and seal it.
• Kiana said she believed them but refused to follow Elio's plan without a reward.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf realized they needed to offer Kiana something appealing, but could not think of what she wanted.

Kiana and her companions investigated the missing Stellaron and learned how Cocolia had changed after losing her connection to it. Bronya gathered forces to find Cocolia, but Kiana stopped her from sending nearly all of Belobog’s remaining troops out at once.

• Kiana teased March 7th about their bet, and Stelle, Dan Heng, and March questioned whether Kafka and Silver Wolf could be trusted.
• After investigating reports of the Silvermane Guards searching for something, the group accepted that the Stellaron was missing and went to find Bronya.
• Bronya told them Cocolia had revealed her knowledge of the plan after the Stellaron’s connection to her was severed, then confined Bronya while searching for the Stellaron.
• March 7th asked Ouyang and Himeko about the missing Stellaron, and they confirmed that a Stellaron could not move by itself.
• Bronya decided to find Cocolia and assembled most of the available Silvermane Guards, but Kiana warned her not to send nearly all their forces out together.
• Kiana asked Serval whether she was worried about Cocolia as Bronya prepared to lead the group to her.

Bronya, Seele, and the Express crew searched for the Stellaron after Seele persuaded Bronya not to send Silvermane Guards ahead. They found Cocolia unconscious inside a trash can, leaving Bronya and Seele to get her out.

• Kiana called out Serval's concern for Cocolia, and the others asked Seele to persuade Bronya to reconsider her search plans.
• Seele urged Bronya not to waste resources, and Bronya apologized and agreed to change course.
• Kiana questioned whether she would sacrifice a world for one person, then teased March 7th about romance.
• Bronya chose to travel with Seele and members of the Express crew while Serval stayed behind in Belobog.
• The group followed clues toward Everwinter Peak, and Kiana suggested that Stelle check a clean trash can for the Stellaron.
• Stelle opened the trash can, where the group found Cocolia unconscious; Bronya identified her as her mother.

Kiana and the others reached the Creation Platform, where they discovered that the Cocolia traveling with them was an impostor and the Stellaron struck Kiana. Kiana awoke on the Path Narrow, where Aha revealed that he had prevented her from choosing a Path and invited her to choose among several Aeons’ Paths.

• March 7th stopped Kiana from sending a group-chat message about Cocolia emerging from a trash can.
• Bronya and Seele argued over whether to return or continue toward the Creation Platform, then continued after Cocolia woke up.
• Kiana tested whether her flirtatious instincts still worked by teasing March 7th and telling her she liked her face.
• At the Creation Platform, the group encountered another Cocolia, and the Cocolia who had been with them vanished as the Stellaron attacked Stelle.
• Stelle struck the Stellaron with her bat, sending it into Kiana and knocking her unconscious.
• Aha told Kiana that he had secretly kept her from stepping onto a Path and offered her a choice, while Nanook tried to recruit her for Destruction.

Kiana chose the Path of Abundance and used Aha’s power to unleash Heavenly Fire against the Stellaron’s Creation Engine, helping the group defeat it. After the battle, the survivors rescued Cocolia, and Kiana’s confusing claims about her identity left Cocolia bewildered just as Serval arrived.

• Kiana chose Abundance and accepted Aha’s temporary help without becoming his Envoy.
• The Stellaron’s incarnation attacked with the Creation Engine, and Aha gave Kiana the power to fight back.
• Kiana invoked Heavenly Fire and melted the Creation Engine’s arm, but the power quickly vanished and Seele caught her.
• Stelle gained the Preservation Path and led the group to victory, while Bronya mourned Cocolia before realizing her mother was still alive.
• Kiana recovered and tried to ease the awkwardness by confusing Cocolia with claims about being her future daughter.
• Serval arrived and heard Kiana’s claims.

After the Stellaron crisis, Bronya took over as Supreme Guardian and began reforms while Cocolia stepped down. At a farewell banquet, Kiana embarrassed Bronya with an old speech and revealed her ginger dish contained no potatoes before the Express crew left Jarilo-VI.

• Cocolia resigned as Supreme Guardian, and Bronya accepted the position and began addressing Belobog’s problems.
• Bronya and Seele pledged to build a better future for Belobog, while Cocolia joined Serval at the Mechanical House to study equipment.
• Kiana invited Sampo to the celebration banquet and served shredded ginger as a prank, prompting him to eat quickly for the promised gifts.
• Cocolia and Serval performed a song, and Bronya told a childhood story before Kiana projected an old speech that embarrassed her.
• Kiana gave out gifts and revealed that she had forgotten to add potatoes to the ginger dish, leaving Seele to shout after her.
• The Express crew departed Jarilo-VI after the banquet.

After returning to the train, Kiana and March 7th’s bathroom teasing ended in a misunderstanding, while their companions heard about the trip and examined the souvenirs. Kiana accidentally gave March 7th an unwanted chest enhancement, and the chapter ended with the group discovering old wanted posters among the Belobog keepsakes.

• Dan Heng reported the data he had collected, and Kiana and March 7th bickered in the bathroom after Kiana gave March 7th a frozen drink.
• Stelle interrupted them to relay Pom-Pom’s dinner summons, and March 7th later explained the incident to Himeko before Kiana apologized.
• After dinner, March 7th showed off photos of Jarilo-VI and asked Kiana to make her grow; Kiana’s wish gave March 7th a large chest.
• Pom-Pom misunderstood Kiana’s reference to steamed buns, and March 7th’s new chest enhancement caused two buns to fall from her clothes.
• Kiana showed the group a revealing book she had brought back, then produced other Belobog souvenirs and wanted posters that Himeko asked about.