Recaps

After returning to the train, Kiana and March 7th bathed together, but March 7th fainted from the heat and steam. Kiana cared for her and made sour plum juice, leaving March 7th resting in bed as the night ended.

• Stelle showed Himeko a trash can filled with mechanical parts as her souvenir from Belobog.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf read Kiana’s message and learned that Stelle had become attached to a trash can.
• March 7th invited Kiana to bathe with her, and Kiana accidentally fell face-first into the bathtub.
• March 7th fainted after soaking too long in the overheated bathroom, so Kiana carried her out and checked her condition.
• Kiana made sour plum juice for March 7th, who woke up and changed into pajamas.
• Kiana warned March 7th not to tempt fate, gave her warm sour plum juice, and left a note on the refrigerator.

March 7th recovered from her illness while Kiana cared for her, and the Astral Express prepared to change course for Xianzhou after Kafka contacted the crew. March 7th and Kiana rejoined the others, whose strange expressions hinted that the next journey held an unwelcome encounter.

• Kiana cared for March 7th as she recovered, feeding her grapes and checking that her fever had passed.
• March 7th got dressed and invited Kiana to join the others for their new Trailblazing journey.
• Kiana found that the chibi Silver Wolf graffiti had disappeared and opened her room door without trouble.
• March 7th and Kiana arrived in the parlor car, where the crew reacted to their return with strange expressions.

The Express crew voted to answer the Xianzhou Luofu’s distress, and Welt joined the expedition after Kiana panicked at Himeko mentioning a “final lesson.” On the Luofu, the crew found injured Cloud Knights and learned that their comrades and Tingyun were farther ahead, where the danger of mara awaited.

• The Express crew voted to travel to the Xianzhou, and Dan Heng chose to stay behind while Welt agreed to lead the expedition.
• Welt told Himeko that Kiana had PTSD related to a final lesson, and the train left Jarilo-VI as Bronya and Seele said goodbye.
• The Express arrived at the Luofu without a docking permit and entered to investigate the possible crisis.
• Kiana treated injured Cloud Knights along the route, while Welt urged her to be gentler with her first aid.
• A Cloud Knight warned the crew that long-life species who fell into mara could not be cured and said their comrades and Tingyun were farther ahead.
• The Cloud Knight abruptly fell into mara in front of the group.

Kiana and her companions rescued Tingyun from Mara-struck soldiers and escorted her toward the ferry terminal. Tingyun recognized Kiana as someone the general had been waiting for, while Kiana remained suspicious of her identity and ended the chapter comparing Tingyun’s ears to fox ears.

• Kiana’s healing failed to restore the Mara-struck woman, and the group continued along the route until they found Tingyun facing three Mara-struck soldiers.
• March 7th and the others defeated the soldiers, and Tingyun thanked them before introducing herself as a trade envoy for the Luofu Ship Lord’s Department.
• Tingyun recognized Kiana and said the general had been waiting for her, but Kiana admitted she did not know the general.
• Tingyun led the group toward the ferry terminal, where Kiana stared at her fluffy tail and twitching ears.
• After Tingyun asked whether something was wrong with her tail or ears, Kiana blurted out that fox ears were supposed to be long.

Kiana and the Express crew arrived on the Xianzhou Luofu, where Kiana’s strange power briefly transformed Fox Clan ears into donkey ears and caused chaos. Jing Yuan summoned Kiana, while Yukong rejected the rest of the crew’s offer to help until Jing Yuan intervened; Tingyun then guided them onward, warning them not to confuse the general’s name.

• Kiana sketched fox ears, and Tingyun briefly saw her own ears turn into donkey ears before they returned to normal.
• Kiana asked whether a Star Destroyer license could qualify her to pilot a Star Skiff, leaving Tingyun confused, while Asta wondered if Kiana missed her.
• Ouyang taped Kiana’s mouth shut, but the crew found the Star Skiff Haven Central Harbor in chaos after Fox Clan ears across the Luofu briefly became donkey ears.
• Tingyun brought Kiana to Yukong, who relayed Jing Yuan’s request to meet her, while Yukong later refused to let the Express crew help with the Stellaron crisis until Jing Yuan appeared by projection.
• Kiana wondered if Jing Yuan wanted her to take his position, and Tingyun later corrected March 7th when she called him Jing Yuan Yuan.

Jing Yuan Yuan struggled to prove she was Jing Yuan while the Express crew and Fu Xuan mistook her for a child or the General’s daughter. After meeting with Kiana privately, she heard Kiana claim the Luofu’s future looked bleak and ask to examine its future Supreme Diviner.

• Jing Yuan Yuan tried to convince Fu Xuan, Tingyun, March 7th, and the others that she was Jing Yuan, while Fu Xuan guessed she was his daughter.
• Bailu reported the change in the Fox Clan, then left as the group joked about child labor; Fu Xuan departed after taunting Jing Yuan Yuan and offering to replace her.
• Jing Yuan Yuan arranged lodging for the Express crew and asked Kiana to stay behind for a private discussion under Lord of the Bow’s decree.
• Kiana assumed Jing Yuan Yuan wanted to resign and make her General, then said the Luofu’s future looked pitch-black.
• Kiana pointed to Fu Xuan’s habits as evidence and asked Jing Yuan Yuan whether she wanted to see the future Supreme Diviner.

Kiana declined Lan’s offer to become his envoy and toured the Luofu with her companions and Tingyun, where she used chocolate to confirm Tingyun was genuine. The group later visited a clothing shop, where the tailor discreetly offered March 7th padding after taking her measurements.

• Kiana declined becoming Lan’s envoy and chose to remain free of the Xianzhou Alliance’s obligations.
• Kiana reunited with her companions and Tingyun, then explored the Luofu with them.
• Kiana bought candied haws and secretly added chocolate to Tingyun’s portion, confirming that Tingyun was not Phantylia when she became ill.
• Tingyun helped Ouyang buy Guinaifen’s records at a discounted price and offered the group free tailored clothes.
• The tailor measured Kiana and March 7th, then privately offered March 7th padding.

Kafka kidnapped Kiana and brought her to a hideout, where Kiana confronted Silver Wolf over a promise Silver Wolf had made aboard the train. Kafka teased Kiana about wanting her to warm her bed, while March 7th and Welt discovered Kiana had vanished from the inn.

• Kafka injected Kiana with a sedative, carried her from the inn, and took her to a prepared hideout.
• Kiana woke beside Silver Wolf and attacked her, pinning her down and drawing little turtles on her with a marker.
• Silver Wolf explained that she had promised Kiana Kafka as a reward, and Kafka used Spirit Whisper to make Silver Wolf speak properly.
• Kafka asked Kiana whether she wanted her to warm her bed or had feelings for her.
• March 7th, Stelle, and Welt found Kiana's room empty, and March 7th feared she had been kidnapped.

Kafka explained her plan to Kiana, then learned that the Luofu’s general had become Jing Yuan Yuan and asked Elio whether it was in his script. While Kiana and Silver Wolf played a game, Silver Wolf discovered Kiana’s mysterious Masked Fools mask, and Kiana realized Aha had been manipulating events for amusement.

• Kafka told Kiana that she had arranged clues and cut communications to draw the Express crew and the Cloud-Piercer Five into her plan.
• Kiana showed Kafka a photo of Jing Yuan Yuan, and Kafka messaged Elio to ask whether the general’s transformation was in his script.
• Kiana gave Silver Wolf a game, and Silver Wolf cursed Herta and Cocolia after seeing Bronya’s story turn dark.
• Silver Wolf found the mask Kiana had brought from Belobog and recognized the power of the Masked Fools within it.
• Kiana concluded that Aha had interfered with her fate and made her a target of the other Aeons’ interest while Aha watched and laughed.

Kafka, Silver Wolf, and Kiana went out together after Kiana transformed into a child. They encountered Guinaifen performing a stone-smashing act with Sushang, and Kiana helped Guinaifen wake her up.

• Kafka returned with snacks and drinks, then learned from Silver Wolf and Kiana about the mask and worried about Kiana’s presence on the Express.
• Kafka tried to take Kiana for a stroll, but Kiana refused to leave her game; Kiana then transformed into a small child.
• Silver Wolf found Kiana clothes that fit, and she and Kafka took her outside before briefly leaving her alone on the street.
• Guinaifen smashed a stone slab on Sushang’s chest during their performance, and the crowd panicked when Sushang appeared to faint.
• Kiana told Guinaifen to claim Sushang had scored ninety-nine on an exam, and Sushang immediately woke up asking whether she had come first.

Kiana disguised herself as a little girl named Durandal and joined Guinaifen’s street performance, while March 7th and the others failed to recognize her. After Kiana smashed the stone slab with Stelle’s baseball bat, March 7th tried to capture her with a pink sack, and Kiana fled without revealing her identity.

• Cloud Knights questioned Guinaifen after Sushang’s apparent chest-smashing stunt, but Guinaifen avoided prison and decided to perform herself.
• Kiana encountered March 7th, Tingyun, and Stelle while they chased Diting, introduced herself as Durandal, and kept her identity secret.
• Silver Wolf and Kafka watched from nearby, and Kafka said they would let the woman go because Elio had instructed them to leave her alone.
• Stelle lent Kiana her baseball bat, and Kiana smashed the stone slab on Guinaifen’s chest in a flash.
• March 7th pulled out a pink sack and stood behind Kiana, but Kiana called her a pervert and left without taking Guinaifen’s payment or explaining who she was.

Kiana remained shrunk after a day and wandered the Luofu while March 7th and Stelle returned to the hotel, where Ouyang learned that Durandal was Kiana. At the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan caught Qing Que playing cards, and Kiana introduced herself as Durandal.

• Kiana decided to wait until the next day to see if she would return to normal before using one of her chances to contact Aha.
• March 7th told Ouyang that Durandal had appeared, unsettling him, while Stelle received a message identifying Durandal as the shrunken Kiana.
• Ouyang told Stelle to share the message with March 7th, then decided not to tell her after another account sent a photo of March 7th standing behind Kiana with a pink sack.
• Kiana watched Qing Que win her card game with a last-tile Green Dragon just as Fu Xuan arrived and caught her playing during work hours.
• Fu Xuan and Qing Que noticed Kiana, and Kiana introduced herself as Durandal.

Fu Xuan took the lost little Kiana home, mistaking her for an orphan and deciding to care for her. After bathing and putting Kiana to bed, Fu Xuan imagined training her as a future successor while she stayed up late handling work.

• Qing Que and Fu Xuan met little Kiana, and Fu Xuan offered to take her home after Kiana said she had nowhere to go.
• Fu Xuan brought Kiana to her home and gave her old pajamas and clothes to wear.
• Fu Xuan helped Kiana bathe, and Kiana fell asleep beside the bathing pool.
• Fu Xuan carried Kiana to bed and privately planned to teach her and prepare her for a future in the Divination Department.
• Fu Xuan worked late into the night on the backlog of affairs, including work Jing Yuan had handed her.

Kiana dreamed that Aha had prolonged her transformation and sealed her spatial ability, while a mask near her concealed her from other Aeons. After breakfast with Fu Xuan, Kiana comforted her, and Fu Xuan leaned in and kissed Kiana’s cheek.

• Fu Xuan finished organizing her papers, went to bed beside Kiana, and held her as they slept.
• Aha told Kiana it had extended her transformation and sealed her spatial ability, while the mask concealed her from other Aeons.
• Fu Xuan woke Kiana, dressed her in a princess dress, and shared breakfast with her.
• Kiana saw Fu Xuan’s sugary breakfast, then stroked her head and comforted her by saying, “Pain, pain, fly away.”
• Fu Xuan rubbed Kiana’s head and, as Kiana’s cheeks flushed and her feet swung, leaned close and kissed her cheek.

Kiana wandered away from Fu Xuan’s home and found Qing Que playing mahjong while supposedly investigating. After Qing Que mistook Kiana for Durandal and panicked, she fled, then returned with drinks.

• March 7th suddenly sensed that someone was stealing her things, while Kiana exchanged Interastral Peace Corporation contact details with Fu Xuan as Durandal.
• Fu Xuan left to handle urgent matters, and Kiana ignored her instructions, wandered around the Luofu, and got lost.
• Kiana spotted Qing Que playing mahjong with a new Divination Department colleague and two older locals, then took a picture that startled Qing Que.
• Qing Que mistook Kiana for Durandal and pleaded with her not to report the mahjong game to Fu Xuan before fleeing to buy drinks.
• Qing Que returned with four drinks, and Kiana tried the Star Taro Bobo she gave her.

Kiana charmed the Divination Department and helped Qing Que earn an afternoon leave slip, then joined her for mahjong and stayed at her home. Qing Que began to suspect that Fu Xuan’s unusual kindness toward Kiana revealed an incredible secret.

• Kiana accompanied Qing Que to the Divination Department, where she won over the officials while waiting for Fu Xuan to return.
• Fu Xuan rewarded Qing Que with Xundi and an afternoon leave slip, then entrusted Kiana to her care while Fu Xuan handled business over the next few days.
• Kiana joined Qing Que and two friends for mahjong, winning most of the rounds before Qing Que finally claimed a quad-draw win.
• Qing Que took Kiana home rather than leave her to travel alone, and Kiana noticed that Fu Xuan had messaged to make sure she stayed safe and ate.
• After waking from a short nap, Qing Que wondered whether Fu Xuan had broken down or whether Kiana was the reason for her unusual kindness.

Qing Que caught March 7th holding Kiana’s stolen stockings and alerted the Cloud-to-Guard, who mistakenly suspected the Craftsmanship Department because Diting had carried them. The ensuing uproar was suppressed by Jing Yuan Yuan, while March 7th was questioned about the incident.

• Qing Que found Diting carrying Kiana’s white stockings and saw March 7th and Stelle following it.
• March 7th took the stockings and explained that she was checking for her friend’s scent, convincing Qing Que that she was a pervert.
• Kiana confirmed the stockings belonged to her, and the Cloud-to-Guard escorted March 7th and Diting away while suspecting the Craftsmanship Department.
• Cloud-to-Guard veterans grew furious and prepared to confront the Craftsmanship Department, but Jing Yuan Yuan stopped them and ordered an investigation into Diting.
• March 7th was questioned and gave her name, estimated her age at about seventeen, and said she had lost her memory.

After March 7th and Stelle were brought home following a bizarre misunderstanding, a Fox Clan girl caused a scandal by attacking the Cloud-Knight guard station with a stolen weapon smeared in filth. Kiana encountered Aha at the Divination Department and returned with a sudden drive to work, inspiring the entire department to work diligently.

• Ouyang brought March 7th and Stelle home from the Cloud-Knight guard station, while Jing Yuan Yuan kept the incident quiet and a Fox Clan girl slipped away after her prank.
• Fu Xuan came home late, found Kiana’s good-night note and Star Taro Bobo, and fell asleep holding her.
• Qing Que picked Kiana up and settled in to slack off at the Divination Department while Kiana tried and failed to understand Fu Xuan’s documents.
• Kiana read the official report about the Fox Clan girl’s filthy weapon, suspected Aha was behind the incident, and slipped away to call out to Aha.
• After meeting Aha, Kiana began processing Fu Xuan’s documents on her own, and the impressed diviners and even the guards worked unusually hard.
• Qing Que woke from her nap to find the department working diligently and could only point at Kiana when asked why.

Kiana processed much of Fu Xuan’s paperwork with Aha’s temporary help, leaving the Divination Department unusually diligent and Qing Que working for once. Fu Xuan mistook the scene for a dream or illusion, then doted on Kiana and jokingly declared her the new Supreme Diviner.

• Kiana’s intense paperwork session made the Divination Department’s staff work diligently, and Qing Que abandoned her usual slacking to play Imperial Jade.
• At lunch, Qing Que carried Kiana to Fu Xuan’s residence, where Kiana cooked several disastrous dishes that Qing Que ate to spare her feelings.
• By afternoon, Aha’s help had vanished, but Kiana had completed over half of Fu Xuan’s paperwork, and Qing Que began working through her own tasks.
• Fu Xuan returned with drinks, saw everyone working, and concluded she must be dreaming or caught in an illusion.
• After learning Kiana had handled the documents, Fu Xuan picked her up, put cat ears on her, and declared her the new Supreme Diviner while announcing that she herself should be called General.

Fu Xuan mistook Kiana’s presence and Qing Que’s sudden diligence for a dream, briefly claimed Jing Yuan Yuan’s general’s seat, and learned the truth after he questioned Kiana. As Fu Xuan resumed searching for Kafka, Kiana noticed Silver Wolf’s unusual concern, while Kafka found Silver Wolf upset after finishing Kiana’s game.

• Fu Xuan carried Kiana to the Divination Department and insisted that Jing Yuan Yuan let her take over as general, so he gave up his seat and she sat on it with Kiana in her lap.
• Qing Zhu questioned Fu Xuan and helped Jing Yuan Yuan determine that her misunderstanding came from seeing Qing Que work; Fu Xuan fled after learning it was all real and left Kiana behind.
• Jing Yuan Yuan privately asked Kiana about her disguise and Aha’s involvement, then warned her not to hurt Fu Xuan’s feelings.
• Fu Xuan returned and told the Divination Department that a Stellaron Hunter had impersonated her and abducted Kiana, while Qing Que played along.
• Kiana learned that the Express crew were also searching for Kafka and that several groups would meet the next day; Silver Wolf briefly asked how Kiana was doing before deleting the message.
• After finishing Kiana’s game, Silver Wolf sat quietly with the completed story on her phone, and Kafka covered her with a blanket when she realized Silver Wolf was upset.

Kiana spent a restless night imagining Kafka and Fu Xuan, then found Fu Xuan had brought Kafka home as a prisoner. As Fu Xuan prepared to teach Kiana divination and etiquette, Kiana accidentally undid Fu Xuan’s clothing and told Kafka to praise Elio’s script.

• Kafka sent Kiana provocative selfies, and Kiana lay awake as Fu Xuan held her through the night.
• Kiana stayed in bed the next morning, and Qing Que checked on her and brought her food.
• Fu Xuan brought the restrained Kafka home, warned Kiana that Kafka was a dangerous Stellaron Hunter, and removed Kafka’s makeup.
• Fu Xuan decided Kiana should study divination, etiquette, and other arts instead of going to school, so Kiana tried to escape.
• Kiana tripped over Fu Xuan’s foot and accidentally pulled the knot on Fu Xuan’s clothes, making Fu Xuan rush to change.
• Kafka said the mishap was in Elio’s script, and Kiana told her to pass on, “nicely done!”

Fu Xuan gave up trying to teach Kiana divination and later brought her to Changle Heaven, where Kiana’s singing video became popular after Asta promoted it. When March 7th arrived, she mistook Kiana for the person who had stolen her stockings and called her a pervert.

• Fu Xuan decided Kiana was better suited to music and the arts than divination, then uploaded a video of her singing.
• Asta mistook the video’s young Kiana for a possible child of Kiana, then realized it showed Kiana herself and spent heavily to promote it.
• After Kiana wondered whether Jing Yuan would still be recognized as the Divine Foresight after becoming a girl, Fu Xuan slept in beside her the next morning.
• Fu Xuan sent Qing Que to Changle Heaven with Kiana while she took Kafka to investigate the Stellaron Hunters’ arrival.
• Qing Que played cards at Changle Heaven while Kiana watched, and Fu Xuan secretly observed them.
• March 7th rushed over and picked Kiana up, calling her a pervert; Kiana recognized her as the person who had accused her of stealing stockings.

March 7th and Fu Xuan fought over whether Kiana would stay with the Nameless or join the Divination Department, after Kiana transformed back into her adult form. The chapter ended with Kiana caught between them while Qing Que watched anxiously.

• March 7th argued with Qing Que and tried to claim the little girl, while Fu Xuan, Sushang, Stelle, and Ouyang arrived.
• Kiana transformed into her adult form, and Fu Xuan realized that Durandal was actually Kiana.
• Fu Xuan and March 7th each grabbed one of Kiana’s arms, while the Cloud-to-Guard took away the suspected kidnapper.
• Ouyang led Stelle away from the crowd, and Stelle offered him medicine she had taken from a talking jar.
• Fu Xuan argued that Kiana should keep her stable Divination Department position, while March 7th insisted that life as a Nameless offered greater freedom.
• Kiana looked between the arguing Fu Xuan and March 7th and the worried Qing Que.

Kiana reunited with Fu Xuan and the others, then led the group to the Divination Department, where they encountered a Medicine King's Secret Pill Master ambush. Fu Xuan kept Kiana nearby to watch the Qiong Guan Array restart as Kafka arrived under Cloud-to-Guard escort.

• Kiana embraced both March 7th and Fu Xuan, and Fu Xuan called her “my Kiana” before sending Qing Que to guide the visitors.
• March 7th explained that Tingyun had gone to find a doctor, and Kiana led the group to the Divination Department after learning Tingyun would catch up later.
• Qing Que found the Divination Department’s main gate locked, but Kiana used keys Fu Xuan had given her to open it.
• A Medicine King's Secret Pill Master ambushed the group inside, and Uncle Yang taped March 7th’s mouth shut before clearing the enemies.
• Fu Xuan assigned Qing Que and the Express crew to restart the Qiong Guan Array while keeping Kiana nearby to observe.
• Kafka arrived under Cloud-to-Guard escort and expressed surprise at the large crowd gathered around the array.

Fu Xuan used the Qiong Guan Array to learn why Kafka had acted, while March 7th and Stelle questioned Kafka about her connection to Kiana. Afterward, Fu Xuan reported the result to Jing Yuan Yuan, and Kiana stayed with her in the general's seat.

• Kafka teased March 7th and Stelle about sharing a bed with Kiana before Fu Xuan brought her to the Qiong Guan Array.
• The Qiong Guan Array revealed the truth behind Kafka's actions, leaving Fu Xuan shocked and prompting her to take Kiana to report to Jing Yuan Yuan.
• March 7th and Stelle questioned Kafka; Stelle called her Mom, while March 7th demanded an explanation about Kiana and Kafka sharing a bed.
• March 7th learned the story and left, while Stelle kept questioning Kafka and March 7th wondered what ability Kiana had gained from transforming.
• Fu Xuan told Jing Yuan Yuan the divination's result, and Kiana held Fu Xuan in the general's seat while sharing fruit with her.