Chapter Summaries

March 7th bought and ate a Growth Medicine mushroom, then reunited with Silver Wolf and Kafka, who welcomed Kiana to the Stellaron Hunters. Later, March 7th learned that her notebook had inspired a billboard to display her private writing, and she screamed at it to stay away.

• Sparkle stole March 7th’s notebook after discovering its contents and vanished, leaving March 7th worried she would become a joke.
• March 7th bought Growth Medicine mushrooms from Liuying, ate one, and began hallucinating that she had grown bigger; Kiana caught her as Silver Wolf and Kafka appeared.
• Kiana greeted Silver Wolf and Kafka, then teased March 7th while they walked through Penacony and noticed people staring at them.
• After March 7th returned from asking what was happening, she became unresponsive until Kiana’s story about being taken away by Sparkle and Yomi brought her back to her senses.
• March 7th told Kiana about her notebook, and Kiana realized Sparkle had left an invitation; meanwhile, a billboard began displaying March 7th’s writing.
• March 7th screamed at the billboard, shouting, “Don’t come any closer!”

Kiana became the center of a bizarre public spectacle when Sparkle declared herself Kiana’s dog and March 7th blurted out that she was Kiana’s dog instead. After Kiana turned the tables on Sparkle, Sparkle transformed to match Kiana’s preferences, but the encounter ended with the crowd frozen and Kiana’s disguise replaced by the Herrscher of the Void outfit.

• Sparkle approached Kiana wearing a dog hood, tail, collar, and leash, then announced that she wanted to become Kiana’s dog.
• The crowd applauded and joined in, and March 7th declared that she was Kiana’s dog before fleeing in embarrassment.
• Kiana pulled Sparkle forward by the leash, asked her to bark, then helped her up and said she preferred cats.
• Sparkle transformed into Yomi and then changed through several appearances to appeal to Kiana, while a second Sparkle appeared behind her.
• Kiana noticed the crowd had gone silent and motionless, then saw her disguise vanish and the Herrscher of the Void outfit take its place.

Aha revealed that she had impersonated Sparkle and secretly subdued Kiana and Sampo. After Sparkle left with Sampo, Kiana recognized the remaining double as Aha, who laughed and pointed out the unconscious Sampo.

• Sparkle and her double restrained Kiana, removed her boots, and teased her before restoring her freedom.
• Sparkle left with Kiana’s shoes, and Black Swan altered the crowd’s memories of what had happened.
• Sparkle found Sampo unconscious, put a chain and collar on him, and dragged him through Penacony while claiming he was her pet.
• Kiana realized that the second Sparkle had secretly knocked out Sampo and suppressed her abilities.
• Kiana identified the double as Aha, who laughed and pointed at the unconscious Sampo.

Aha revealed that Yomi was really Raiden Mei, then disappeared with the Fictional Historian, leaving Kiana confused and shoeless. Kiana woke in the Dreamy Hotel still missing her shoes, while Sparkle and Black Swan watched her through a mirror and argued.

• Aha showed Kiana a fabricated history and teased her about a rumored girlfriend, then revealed that Yomi was Raiden Mei.
• Aha and the Fictional Historian vanished, and Kiana realized Sparkle had taken her shoes.
• Kiana returned to the Dreamy Hotel and woke to find that her outfit had changed but her shoes were still missing.
• Sparkle watched Kiana through a mirror and joked with Black Swan about taking her shoes and concealing Yomi's identity.
• Black Swan reminded Sparkle that Kiana had complicated connections, then tried to persuade Sparkle not to abandon her after their arrangement.

March 7th lured Kiana away from a banquet by promising to show her a cat that could do backflips and splits, then revealed herself dressed as a ribbon-wrapped cat. She performed a backflip and guided Kiana’s hand to the ribbon, leaving Kiana to discover what March had prepared next.

• Sparkle arranged a banquet in Sunday's name, but she did not receive an invitation, while Kiana declined to attend.
• March 7th invited Kiana to her room to see a cat that could do backflips and splits.
• Kiana noticed the Stellaron Hunter group chat had erased its earlier messages, and the others teased her before she went to March 7th's room.
• March 7th pulled Kiana into her dark room, hugged her, and meowed.
• March 7th turned on the lights and revealed her cat-ear outfit and ribbons, then performed a backflip and placed Kiana's hand on a ribbon.

March 7th and Kiana visited a fortune-telling shop in Penacony during their date, where March 7th asked about her romantic prospects and then questioned a magic mirror about the most beautiful girl in Penacony. The mirror had not answered by the chapter’s end.

• March 7th and Kiana entered a fortune-telling shop while looking for something fun to do.
• March 7th asked the fortune-teller to divine her romantic prospects, and the fortune-teller predicted a smooth relationship with possible complications.
• March 7th lost interest in the romance reading and turned her attention to the shop’s magic mirror.
• March 7th asked the mirror who the most beautiful girl in Penacony was, but it had not answered yet.

Kiana met Blade and endured his reckless driving and silence while trying to guess where he was taking her. Blade brought her to meet Kafka, Silver Wolf, and Liuying, who approached her enthusiastically.

• Kiana questioned Blade about his speeding, lack of a driver's license, and destination, but he brushed her off.
• Kiana told Blade a joking version of Snow White in which the queen celebrated finding Snow White in the magic mirror.
• Blade sped up in frustration and eventually brought Kiana to a remote meeting place.
• Kafka, Silver Wolf, and Liuying emerged from the shadows and walked toward Kiana.

Kiana discovered that the Stellaron Hunters’ welcoming party was a trap involving disguised puppets, then learned Kafka and Silver Wolf had postponed their meeting. After March 7th summoned her to Klauek Film Park, Yomi offered Kiana a peach, leaving March 7th glaring jealously.

• Kafka and Silver Wolf’s puppet decoys surrounded Kiana, but Boothill shot them and exposed their disguises.
• Kiana learned that Kafka and Silver Wolf had postponed the meeting and that Blade had picked her up without knowing the group-chat plans.
• Boothill recognized Kiana, teased her about her connections and possible romance with Elio, then left.
• March 7th messaged Kiana to come to Klauek Film Park, where Kiana teleported away and left Blade behind.
• At Klauek Film Park, Yomi offered Kiana a peach, and March 7th glared at her before messaging Fu Xuan.

March 7th’s messages drove Fu Xuan to order the Xianzhou Luofu toward Penacony, while Kiana’s careless predictions alerted the Dream Master and Sunday to the possibility of a Stellaron. At Klauek Film Park, the Express crew confronted Aventurine, who tried to begin his scripted introduction as March 7th prepared to attack.

• Fu Xuan lost her temper over March 7th’s messages and ordered the Xianzhou Luofu to change course for Penacony.
• Kiana predicted a boss fight and a Stellaron, prompting the Dream Master to recognize the Nameless as a threat to its plans with Sunday.
• Himeko had March 7th keep Kiana from causing trouble as the group moved through Klauek Film Park.
• Aventurine welcomed the group to the company’s show, but March 7th drew her bow and demanded that he come down.
• Aventurine continued his prepared introduction and presented Miss Stellaron while the company broadcast footage of the group.
• Welt explained that the broadcast could infringe the group’s rights, and Kiana called Aventurine a perverted stalker.

Aventurine prepared to begin his gamble in Penacony, but Kiana used her connections to trigger a barrage of calls that forced him to reconsider. After a purple figure carried Kiana away, Aventurine resumed his plan, and the battle began as numerous Aeons watched.

• Stelle waved at the livestream and called out to her mother, while Kafka and Silver Wolf laughed at her.
• Aventurine began his speech about his past and his plan to wager everything, but Apalia called to warn him not to bully Kiana.
• Diamond and numerous other company figures called Aventurine to remind him of Kiana’s connections, and he realized that Kiana had been filing complaints.
• Kiana told Aventurine that power and connections mattered more than fighting, leaving him unable to respond.
• A purple figure carried Kiana away from Klauek Film Park, and Aventurine resumed his entrance and declared that he would gamble everything for the King Amber.
• The battle began as countless Aeons turned their attention to Penacony and Aha mocked Kliper before addressing Misha.

The Aeons gathered around Penacony, but Aha stopped Nanook from disrupting his amusement. Kiana reunited briefly with Raiden Mei before Sunday invited her to discuss his sister and his plans, leaving Kiana listening as he defended Penacony’s dreams.

• Misha and the Aeon of Knowledge formed a temporary alliance, while Aha noticed Kiana and other unusual figures in Penacony and tried to bring the Aeons of Nihility into the spectacle.
• Nanook moved to bring Destruction to Penacony, but Aha seized him and warned the other Aeons not to interfere with his amusement.
• Kiana reunited with Raiden Mei in the deeper dream, but Mei vanished again; Sunday then invited Kiana to tea to discuss matters concerning his sister and Kiana herself.
• Yomi drew her blade during the confrontation at Klauek Film Park, Aventurine won the gamble, and the enemies of the Express crew withdrew; March 7th mourned that Kiana had been stolen away again.
• Sunday tried to discuss his plans with Kiana, but she ate through the desserts before asking what he wanted; he then asked whether she preferred dreams or reality and explained why Penacony’s Dream Chasers sought refuge in dreams.

Kiana returned to the Express after her companions urged her to leave Penacony, where she found Boothill confronting the crew and warned him not to threaten Pom-Pom. Boothill introduced himself as a Galaxy Ranger, leaving the crew startled by the long-absent faction.

• Sunday accused Kiana of being a Fictional Historian who had fabricated someone’s existence, while Aha laughed at the idea.
• Himeko, Ouyang, and March 7th persuaded Kiana to leave Dreamy Hotel and return to the Express after the threat of the Stellaron became clear.
• Kiana arrived at the Express and found Boothill confronting Dan Heng and Pom-Pom; she told Boothill to listen to Dan Heng and put his gun away.
• Kiana claimed Pom-Pom had once hurled a passenger off the train, leaving Boothill, Dan Heng, and Pom-Pom speechless.
• Boothill introduced himself as a Galaxy Ranger, and he joked about the crew’s shocked reaction to his appearance.

Bounty encountered the Express crew, was overpowered by Pom-Pom, and proved his identity with an Alliance Jade Token before revealing his hunt for Yomi. Kiana joined the group in Penacony, where Dan Heng’s name caused an inexplicable commotion at the Dreamy Hotel reception.

• Bounty approached Dan Heng and Kiana, but Pom-Pom grabbed him and revealed a towering, muscular new form before Kiana persuaded Pom-Pom to release him.
• Kiana shared a photo of Pom-Pom restraining Bounty with the Express and Stellaron Hunter group chats, prompting a flood of bewildered reactions.
• Dan Heng showed Bounty an Alliance Jade Token, which convinced Bounty that the Express was allied with the Xianzhou, and Dan Heng confirmed Bounty was hunting Yomi on information from Black Swan.
• Bounty showed photographs of Yomi that also featured Kiana, prompting Pom-Pom and Bounty to tease Kiana about her relationship with the Nihility Emanator.
• Kiana, Dan Heng, Bounty, and Pom-Pom went to the Dreamy Hotel in Penacony, where the receptionists reacted strangely when Dan Heng gave his name and Elly said his companions had changed their itinerary.
• Elly turned from the increasingly awkward Dan Heng to ask Bounty for his name.

Kiana and Yomi watched as Pom-Pom caught Black Swan sneaking around the Astral Express and trying to enter March 7th and Kiana’s room. After Dan Heng and Boothill returned, Kiana and Yomi went into March 7th’s room, where their strange noises alarmed Pom-Pom and Black Swan.

• Dan Heng learned that sensational reports about Stelle using his name to check in had made the attendants and customers laugh at him.
• Dan Heng and Boothill got stuck in a loop because they needed the crew to confirm their identities, but Elly needed proof of their identities before she could wake the crew.
• Pom-Pom sensed the train calling her and hurried back aboard, while Kiana followed at her own pace.
• Black Swan entered the empty train to explore its rooms and was caught by Pom-Pom while trying to open March 7th and Kiana’s door.
• Kiana and Yomi watched Black Swan being restrained, then left together for Kiana’s room; after Dan Heng and Boothill returned, Topaz put Black Swan down.
• Pom-Pom and Black Swan heard strange noises from March 7th’s room and worried about what Kiana was doing there.

Kiana was accidentally brought to Dreamtide Reef by Mianmian and pretended to wake up with no memory, letting Guinaifen comfort and guide her. Meanwhile, Boothill questioned the Express’s finances, and Dan Heng tried to contact Kiana from the Dreamy Hotel.

• Kiana entered the dream, was struck by Whereabouts Towards Death, and overheard Gallagher speaking with Mianmian and Guinaifen while she lay unconscious.
• Gallagher told Guinaifen that Kiana was fine, though he privately suspected her abilities came from the Path of Enigmata.
• Kiana pretended to wake up confused in Dreamtide Reef, and Guinaifen promised to protect her and show her around.
• Kiana stopped herself from attacking Mianmian as it left with Gallagher, then acted pitiful so Guinaifen would keep comforting her.
• At the Dreamy Hotel, Boothill asked Dan Heng and Pom-Pom whether the Express was too poor to claim his bounty, and Dan Heng messaged Kiana to check whether they could contact the outside world.

Dan Heng and Boothill were stunned by Kiana’s enormous pocket money, while a mysterious figure used Pom-Pom’s phone to send a strange photo to the group. In Dreamtide Reef, Guinaifen protected Kiana from Sampo, who left with snacks after playing along with Kiana’s act.

• Kiana sent Dan Heng screenshots of Asta’s transfers and joked that he might need money to impress a girlfriend, leaving the group speechless.
• Dan Heng showed Boothill the records, and Boothill was shocked to learn Kiana received a billion credits as pocket money.
• Pom-Pom’s phone took and sent a full-body selfie to the group chat, prompting March 7th and Himeko to suspect Kiana was involved.
• A hidden figure watched the group’s reactions, while Xipe wondered whether Kiana could participate in the Grand Ensemble Ceremony before the Aeons departed.
• In Dreamtide Reef, Guinaifen shielded Kiana from Sampo, whom she mistook for a homeless man, while Kiana secretly threatened him to keep quiet.
• Kiana gave Sampo snacks and juice, and he left; Guinaifen then checked that Kiana was all right and wondered where the food had come from.

Kiana agreed to perform at the Grand Ensemble Ceremony after comforting Guinaifen and making her neck scar disappear in the dream. Sunday found Guinaifen pinning Kiana to the ground and wondered whether his sister liked cuddling.

• Sampo woke from the dream after apparently dying, unaware that Kiana’s pastries had caused it.
• Guinaifen asked Kiana to perform at the Grand Ensemble Ceremony, and Kiana first worried that Guinaifen was hurt.
• Guinaifen showed Kiana the scar on her neck, but it vanished when Kiana showed her a mirror.
• Kiana agreed to perform, and an excited Guinaifen tackled her and pinned her wrists to the ground.
• Gallagher brought Sunday to Guinaifen, and Sunday doubted her identity until she revealed secrets only his sister would know.
• Sunday saw Guinaifen pinning Kiana and wondered whether Guinaifen liked cuddling.

Gallagher revealed that the Clockmaker’s legacy was a pretext for exposing Penacony’s Stellaron and its role in creating the city’s dream prison. Sunday and Robin identified Dream Master Gofei Mu as the likely culprit, while Robin refused to perform at the Grand Ensemble Ceremony if it would become a ritual against Harmony.

• Gallagher revealed that he was the Fictional Historian and explained that the struggle over the Clockmaker’s legacy had been arranged to expose the Stellaron.
• Gallagher led the Express crew to Sunday and identified him as someone who knew about the Stellaron.
• Sunday told the group that Penacony Grand Theater was the Stellaron’s embodiment and the source of Penacony’s transformation.
• Sunday and Robin said they suspected Dream Master Gofei Mu of using the Stellaron, though they lacked conclusive evidence against him.
• Robin refused to sing at the Grand Ensemble Ceremony if it would become a ritual that destroyed Harmony.

Welt, Sunday, and Guinaifen allied to confront the Dream Master, while the rest of the Express crew planned to enter the Grand Ensemble Ceremony through the festival preliminary. A photograph of Dan Heng and Pom-Pom revealed a figure who appeared to be Otto, but he vanished before Welt could confront him, and the group learned that only preliminary-selection slots could secure them early entry.

• Sunday and Guinaifen allied with the Express crew and set off with Welt to confront the Dream Master, while Kiana stayed behind with the others.
• March 7th proposed entering the Solesda festival preliminary to win early access to the Grand Ensemble Ceremony, and Welt agreed not to interfere with the plan.
• Welt spotted Dan Heng and Pom-Pom in Golden Hour, sent their photograph to the group chat, and the crew recognized a figure reflected in a shop window.
• Welt confronted the figure, who greeted him as an old friend and identified himself as Otto before disappearing like a reflection.
• Guinaifen and Sunday told Welt they could not provide invitations for the crew, leaving the preliminary-selection slots as their only way to enter early.

March 7th, Himeko, Stelle, and Liuying arrived at the Grand Ensemble Ceremony preliminaries, where their introductions drew attention before a host led them to a special guest. They discovered Kiana waiting there and learned that her physical Dream Passport had let her enter early.

• March 7th and her companions attracted reporters and a crowd as they arrived at the Hot Sands venue.
• Aiden introduced himself and asked the four Nameless to speak to the broadcast audience.
• Stelle gave a bizarre self-introduction, while March 7th and Liuying described themselves as ordinary adventurers.
• The host said a distinguished guest had been waiting for them and led the group through a corridor.
• The group recognized the elegantly presented guest as Kiana after hearing her familiar voice and checking her phone.
• Kiana explained that Guinaifen's recommendation and her physical Dream Passport let her enter early as a special guest.