Chapter Summaries

Kiana and March 7th left the banquet after an explosion disrupted the Grand Ensemble Ceremony, while Ouyang confronted Sparkle disguised as Otto. Outside, Kiana met Yomi, who was eating a peach and appeared to be waiting for someone.

• March 7th asked Kiana whether Uncle Yang would be angry about Sparkle's prank, and Kiana denied being responsible.
• Sparkle, disguised as Otto, approached Ouyang and provoked memories of his old acquaintance before an explosion interrupted them.
• Sunday blamed the explosion on stowaways who had planted mechanisms, leading guests to suspect Aventurine, while Sparkle disappeared.
• Kiana and March 7th left the banquet, and March 7th fled after an embarrassing burp.
• Kiana mistook Yomi for Mei, accepted a peach from her, and noticed Yomi's eating froze when asked whether she was waiting for someone.

Yomi asked Kiana to lead her back to her room, but the two got lost and returned to the banquet hall, where Guinaifen escorted Kiana back. After entering a dream under a rule that made her use someone else’s identity, Kiana woke in the form of Mei, the Herrscher of Thunder, in an unfamiliar place.

• Yomi asked Kiana to take her back to her room, and Kiana led her through the corridors.
• Yomi and Kiana got turned around, found their way back to the banquet hall, and caught Guinaifen’s attention.
• Guinaifen escorted Kiana to her room, which she had arranged and decorated, then left when she received a message.
• Kiana entered the dream pool and noticed a rule that said to enter the dream using someone else’s identity.
• Kiana woke in an unfamiliar place as Mei, the Herrscher of Thunder, and wondered where she had gone.

Kiana fought her way through a shifting Penacony dream maze and discovered Silver Wolf had trapped her to delay the group’s arrival. After their teasing turned into a blackmail standoff, Silver Wolf gave Kiana coordinates and Kiana mocked her about getting her game accounts banned.

• Kiana cut through Penacony monsters in the self-repairing maze, then prepared to destroy the rooms until Silver Wolf appeared.
• Silver Wolf mistook Kiana’s lightning-wreathed Mei persona for a game character, and Kiana revealed she had been pretending.
• Kiana teased Silver Wolf by rubbing her cheek, and Silver Wolf bit her before Kiana smacked her backside.
• Silver Wolf showed Kiana an edited video of their encounter and threatened to share it, leaving Kiana worried about March 7th and Fu Xuan finding out.
• Silver Wolf gave Kiana a set of coordinates as her reward, and Kiana praised her hacking skills before teasing her about her banned game accounts.

Kiana explored the strange space, changed into Mei’s clothes, and prepared a meal while Kafka and Silver Wolf discussed the unfolding plan. Stelle protected Liuying as they navigated a maze, but after the warnings urged them to flee, they realized their retreat was not bringing them back and the televisions’ static began to intensify.

• Kiana accepted Silver Wolf’s offer, wandered into a kitchen, and accidentally made a mess before changing clothes and taking selfies in Mei’s professional outfit.
• Kafka and Silver Wolf watched the plan unfold, discussed Stelle and Liuying, and then left to handle other tasks.
• Sparkle sent Kiana a photo of unconscious Stelle and Liuying, but Kiana’s replies failed to send; Himeko then asked Kiana to come to her room.
• Stelle followed clues through the maze, found Liuying, and fought off enemies while protecting her.
• Stelle and Liuying followed flashing warnings to retreat, but after passing more rooms than expected, they stopped as the televisions’ static grew brighter.

Kiana’s repeated attempts to cook in the deepest dreamscape produced four pots of the mysterious substance called Moment of Judgment, while Stelle reunited with Black Swan and Yomi to explore Penacony’s Memory Zone. March 7th’s careless description of her time with Kiana sparked misunderstandings, and the group ended the chapter unable to get through any of the locked doors in their path.

• Whereabouts Towards Death attacked Stelle and seized Liuying, but Kiana’s enormous blade cut through the dreamscape and destroyed the Meme as Black Swan arrived.
• Kiana discovered that her cooking had turned into a glowing but horrifying purple dish, then kept searching for kitchens and eventually made four identical pots of Moment of Judgment.
• March 7th told Himeko and the others that Kiana was tired, had a big belly, and was still resting, leading them and Black Swan to misunderstand what had happened between the two women.
• Black Swan brought Stelle back to the real world, and Stelle later joined Himeko’s group before entering the dream alone again with Black Swan.
• Stelle, Black Swan, and Yomi traveled through the Memory Zone toward the lobby, but every door they tried was locked, including the doors on the route around the side.

Kiana appeared in the distorted memory domain after repeatedly failing to make a dish, and Stelle mistook her companions for other people before Kiana’s disguise vanished. Kiana returned to her childlike cat-eared form, and the group remained together as she reacted to Black Swan and Yomi.

• Black Swan sensed Stelle, Yomi, and Liuying in the memory domain, then recoiled from a sudden danger while trying to help the group find a way forward.
• Kiana cleaved through the blocked door and wall after her ninth attempt to reach the lobby was obstructed.
• Stelle accused Black Swan of being Kiana and Yomi of being Sparkle, while the others watched in confusion.
• A streak of white light restored Kiana’s original appearance, though she became a cat-eared child and Black Swan rushed over to hug her.
• Kiana called Black Swan a pervert, then approached Yomi, touched her thigh, and complimented her legs.

Yomi and Black Swan learned that Kiana’s changing forms were linked to Memory Essence, and Black Swan used tarot cards to settle her into the Herrscher of Flames form. As the group headed to the hall, Whereabouts Towards Death attacked Liuying, but Kiana rescued her and disrupted Elio’s plan for Liuying to disappear.

• Stelle falsely told Yomi and Black Swan that Kiana was Yomi’s daughter, and Kiana and Stelle played along until Yomi believed the story.
• Kiana transformed into a white kitten, and Black Swan had her draw a tarot card that triggered her transformation into the Herrscher of Flames.
• Stelle reminded the group that Liuying was supposed to be falling, and they headed toward the hall.
• Whereabouts Towards Death attacked Liuying, but Kiana dodged its strike and caught her before it could pierce her chest.
• Liuying thanked Kiana and, unable to follow Elio’s plan to leave the scene, improvised while Black Swan commented on the pair’s resemblance.

Kiana saved Liuying from Whereabouts Towards Death, but an invitation titled “The Death of the Firefly” appeared and the creature attacked again, causing Kiana to vanish from the dreamscape. Kiana woke in her room after an encounter with Sparkle, while Stelle and Yomi were left to reckon with Liuying’s apparent death.

• Stelle was relieved that everyone had survived, while Silver Wolf and Kafka discussed how Kiana had saved Liuying and left to pursue their own mission.
• Liuying reflected on her difficult mission and lost savings as she sat with Kiana, but Whereabouts Towards Death appeared again and targeted them.
• A red fox mask appeared on Whereabouts Towards Death, and invitations reading “Welcome to the theater” fell from the sky as the creature launched a surprise attack.
• Kiana was pulled from the dreamscape and woke in Sparkle’s room, where Sparkle teased her before Kiana left without realizing Sparkle had been undressed.
• Stelle watched two people get pierced, Kiana disappear, and Liuying dissolve; Yomi calmed her and considered the invitation’s meaning.
• Kiana returned to her room, suspected Sparkle’s power had been involved, and worried that entering the Dream Pool might send her somewhere strange again.

Stelle, Yomi, and Black Swan followed memory projections through the ruined Dreamy Hotel and encountered Sam, but Kiana suddenly fell from above and kicked at her. The chapter ended as Sam launched into the air, while Stelle remained calm and the others warned Kiana to watch out.

• Stelle, Yomi, and Black Swan followed projections of Liuying and Kiana through the Memory Zone, finding several kitchens wrecked around Kiana’s cooking memories.
• Black Swan led the group to the lobby, where they found Sam amid charred Dreamy Hotel and Penacony creatures.
• Sam identified Yomi as a Galaxy Ranger and Black Swan as a Rememberer, warned them to leave, and set the lobby ablaze when they refused.
• Kiana appeared overhead and tried to kick Sam, who stopped her attack and landed safely.
• Sam leaped into the air with a cyan trail from her back, prompting the others to warn Kiana as Stelle stayed calm.

After Kiana was carried by Sam during the fight with Yomi, a mysterious woman resembling Yomi appeared, leaving everyone confused. Stelle later told the Express crew what had happened, and March 7th had to be talked out of rushing off to rescue Kiana.

• Sam caught Kiana in a princess carry and continued fighting Yomi without putting her down.
• Black Swan stopped Stelle from joining the battle, and Yomi and Sam vanished from the hall before a red-armored woman resembling Yomi appeared.
• Stelle contacted Himeko and Ouyang after escaping the deep dream and told the Express crew about the events in Penacony.
• March 7th panicked when Stelle said Kiana had been carried off, then imagined Sam and Yomi fighting over Kiana.
• Himeko and Ouyang calmed March 7th and convinced her not to search for Kiana immediately.

The Express crew sought a way into the deep dreamscape to find Kiana, and Silver Wolf brought them to her. They arrived to find Mei, Yomi, and Sam competing for Kiana’s attention, prompting March 7th and Stelle to join the fray.

• Stelle told Himeko and March 7th that Guinaifen had died in the Dream Pool, and Himeko decided the crew would find a way into the deep dreamscape to bring Kiana back.
• Sparkle offered to provide a method of reaching Kiana, then brought the Express crew to Silver Wolf, whom Stelle persuaded to help.
• Silver Wolf sent the crew to Kiana and discovered Mei and Yomi pulling her from opposite sides while Sam tugged at her clothes.
• Silver Wolf joined the struggle for Kiana, March 7th mistook her intentions and joined too, and Stelle followed.
• Ouyang recognized Mei and Yomi and regretted leaving the train, fearing the Honkai would torment him again.

Kiana reunited with familiar faces in Penacony before March 7th pulled her aside to ask what had happened. After they made up, March 7th tried to give Kiana a massage, and Kiana trapped her cold hands between her thighs.

• Mei, Yomi, Sam, and Silver Wolf disappeared, leaving a glowing dream bubble with Kiana.
• March 7th led Kiana to her room and eventually stopped questioning her after remembering Kiana had looked frightened during the reunion.
• Himeko found Kiana and March 7th getting along again and left them to enjoy their vacation.
• March 7th asked to go to Kiana's room, and Kiana teased her for being a pervert, making March 7th blush.
• March 7th offered to massage Kiana, and Kiana guided her cold hands between her thighs.

March 7th and Kiana teased each other during a massage, bathed together, and agreed to meet in Penacony’s dream. After Kiana arrived in the dream and met March 7th, they approached the Dream-Peeking Phone, whose strange appearance made March 7th hesitate.

• March 7th massaged Kiana, then tickled her until Kiana apologized and her earlier grievance faded.
• March 7th and Kiana bathed together for an hour, then agreed to meet beneath Clock Boy’s statue after entering the dream separately.
• Kiana noticed her panties were missing, while March 7th secretly folded a white object and put it away.
• Kiana entered the dream at the plaza outside the Dreamy Hotel and tested whether she was dreaming with a spinning top.
• March 7th joined Kiana, and the two went to inspect a phone booth that March 7th recognized as the Dream-Peeking Phone.

March 7th and Kiana used the Dream-Peeking Phone to hear Qing Que’s and Bronya Rand’s dreams. Kiana altered Bronya’s dream, and the call ended with Seele accepting punishment for breaking a handicraft.

• March 7th and Kiana paid to hear Qing Que’s dream, which featured her complaining about work and winning enough Imperial Jade to take ten months of leave.
• Kiana recorded their next call as the phone connected them to Bronya Rand’s dream and they mistook her conversation with Seele for something suggestive.
• Kiana noticed Aha’s influence and used it to modify the dream, while Bronya and Seele continued discussing a broken handicraft.
• Bronya said Seele needed to be punished so others would accept the consequences, and Seele agreed to take responsibility.
• The call ended after sounds suggested Bronya had punished Seele, and the phone displayed an outline of forgiveness and daily life afterward.

Kiana and March 7th explored Penacony after finishing with the Dream-Peeking Phone, then found a gambling attraction in Elysian Park. March 7th tried the machines while Kiana exchanged coins and prepared to play, leaving Kiana poised to reveal her extraordinary luck.

• Kiana and March 7th stopped using the Dream-Peeking Phone after Sushang's dream left March 7th worrying about her grades.
• Kiana chose the route to the left and led March 7th toward a crowd gathered around gacha and slot machines.
• Himeko warned March 7th not to get addicted or scammed, and Kiana promised to keep an eye on her.
• March 7th exchanged coins and started playing a machine, winning mostly food, drinks, and materials along with a pair of pendants.
• Kiana exchanged ten Elysian Coins from a Partygoer and watched March 7th play before taking her turn.

Kiana won repeated grand prizes at Penacony’s games, drawing a crowd and forcing her to flee with March 7th. After March 7th secretly contacted Fu Xuan about the wager, Kiana used her last coins in the Golden Gacha Machine and drew Sparkle, who declared herself Kiana’s grand prize.

• Kiana won March 7th’s desired Pom-Pom plush on her first try, then bet that she could win another grand prize.
• Sunday supervised Kiana as she kept winning games, while March 7th chose prizes and the crowd around them grew until they fled to a rooftop.
• Kiana and March 7th watched the Family disperse the crowd, and March 7th messaged Fu Xuan to ask her to set up the Qiong Guan Array for the night.
• Qing Que and Sushang stopped Fu Xuan from impulsively heading to Penacony, and Fu Xuan returned to her work while waiting for Kiana to contact her.
• Kiana used her final two coins in the Golden Gacha Machine, which released Sparkle; March 7th grabbed Kiana and hurried away.

Stelle used the Clock Trick to torment a Hound member, then reunited with Kiana and March 7th and showed them what she could do. Gallagher confronted her and listed her many offenses in Penacony, leaving Stelle asking Kiana for help.

• Stelle used the Clock Trick to alter a Hound member’s emotions while trying to get past him.
• Stelle spotted Kiana and March 7th, explained the Clock Trick, and showed them the Emotion Gears only she could see.
• Stelle and Kiana repeatedly changed the Hound member’s emotions until he became confused and left his post.
• Gallagher arrived with the Hound member and confronted Stelle about tormenting his subordinate.
• Gallagher bowed to Kiana, then listed Stelle’s many misdeeds around Penacony, and Stelle called for Kiana’s help.

Kiana met Liuying at her secret base, learned about the Stellaron Hunters’ plans, and joined their group chat. Her accidental message left the Hunters wondering what she and Liuying were doing together, while Elio gave up trying to make sense of the commotion.

• Kiana went to Liuying’s secret base, found Sam there, and took and examined Liuying’s transformation device before returning it.
• Liuying brought Kiana to the base and explained the Hunters’ plan, Elio’s script, and how Blade and Silver Wolf had joined the team.
• Silver Wolf created a Stellaron Hunter group chat, and Kiana joined after Liuying invited her.
• Silver Wolf noticed Kiana in the chat and asked what she and Liuying were doing; Kiana accidentally replied, “Here.”
• Kafka and Elio reacted with confusion, and Elio checked the script before deciding to let events unfold.

Kiana agreed to join the Stellaron Hunters on the condition that she could act freely, and Elio gave her a short script to go on a date with March 7th. During their date, March 7th heard about a potion that could make things bigger and contacted Fu Xuan, who sent her money while claiming it was for Qing Que.

• Silver Wolf muted Kiana and Liuying before they could reply to Elio’s invitation, then Kafka alerted the group that they had been muted.
• After being unmuted, Kiana cleared up the misunderstanding and accepted Elio’s invitation on the condition that she would not follow his scripts completely.
• Elio gave Kiana a script to go on a date with March 7th, and Kiana received sunglasses as a welcoming gift from the Stellaron Hunters.
• Kiana teased March 7th about a potion that could make three things bigger, and March 7th blushed and said she wanted to investigate it to protect others from scams.
• March 7th messaged Fu Xuan, who transferred her a large sum of money and claimed it was for Qing Que.

Kiana found March 7th’s notebook and discovered an explicit fantasy about the two of them, while March 7th tried to hide who had written it and Liuying was mistakenly blamed. Kiana began reading the fantasy aloud, leaving all three embarrassed as she struggled to continue.

• Kiana picked up March 7th’s dropped notebook and read its fantasy about sleeping with Kiana and being her wife.
• March 7th noticed the notebook in Kiana’s hands and nervously tried to pretend it belonged to someone else.
• March 7th blamed Liuying for the notebook, and Liuying reluctantly accepted responsibility after seeing its contents.
• Kiana decided to read the notebook aloud so its supposed owner would come forward.
• Liuying handed the notebook to Kiana, who began reading March 7th’s fantasy and grew too embarrassed to continue confidently.