Chapter Summaries

Mei and Dong Moxuan spent the afternoon at the arcade, where they played games and shared a tender moment over a claw-machine prize. They left holding hands, while Black-haired Girl watched them go, heartbroken and alone.

• Black-haired Girl left after seeing Mei and Dong Moxuan acting intimately, and neither of them noticed she was gone until later.
• As dusk approached, Dong Moxuan suggested one final game before they went home, and Mei chose the claw machine.
• Mei repeatedly failed to win a dumpling plushie, so Dong Moxuan grabbed it for her.
• Mei tried once more and won a purple dumpling plushie, which she shyly gave to Dong Moxuan as a reward.
• Dong Moxuan and Mei held hands as they left the arcade, while Black-haired Girl watched and then staggered out alone.

Honkai descended on Changkong City, and Dong Moxuan headed to Senba Academy to find Mei as Kiana fought through the infected there. Just as they encountered each other in the corridor, Kiana fired at Dong Moxuan, who dodged and recognized her.

• Honkai descended on Changkong City, and Dong Moxuan began his plan by heading toward Senba Academy to find Mei.
• Kiana killed the Honkai-infected creatures in her classroom and mourned the classmates she had never gotten to know.
• Kiana worried about Dong Moxuan and went to clear the infected from the corridor.
• Dong Moxuan used his ability to locate Mei near the rooftop and moved through the devastated academy.
• Kiana fired at Dong Moxuan from behind, but he dodged and turned to find her there.

Dong Moxuan reunited with Kiana at Senba Academy, where she warned him about the Honkai outbreak and insisted he come with her to find breakfast. On the rooftop, a schoolgirl surrounded by purple lightning woke with no memory of how she got there.

• Kiana mistook Dong Moxuan’s powerful Honkai aura for infection, but he had already withdrawn it when he saw her.
• Dong Moxuan told Kiana he had come because he was worried about her, flustering her before he prepared to leave.
• Kiana explained that a dangerous Honkai outbreak had spread across Changkong City and offered to protect Dong Moxuan.
• Kiana’s stomach growled, so she pretended Dong Moxuan was hungry and took him by the wrist to find breakfast.
• A schoolgirl awakened on the rooftop surrounded by purple lightning, confused about where she was and unable to remember what had happened.

Theresa received news of a Honkai reaction in Changkong City and ordered Himeko to return from vacation. Otto sent Durandal to the city to retrieve a long-sought object, while Cocolia assigned Bronya to capture Raiden Mei, whose Herrscher power had awakened.

• An unnamed Valkyrie reported the Honkai reaction in Changkong City to Theresa, who ordered Himeko to return despite her vacation.
• After the Valkyrie left, Theresa sighed over the new Honkai and murmured Cecilia's name.
• Otto told Durandal that a crucial object he had been seeking was in Changkong City and ordered her to bring it back.
• Cocolia watched Raiden Mei on a screen and said that her Herrscher power should have awakened.
• Cocolia asked Bronya to bring Raiden Mei back, and Bronya promised to succeed.

World Serpent chose to wait as the Third Eruption struck Changkong City, while Mister discussed fate and a girl who refused to go there. At Senba Academy, Kiana and Dong Moxuan headed to the rooftop after hearing thunder, where Mei might be.

• Jackal reported the Third Eruption in Changkong City, and the Venerable Lord ordered her to wait for Schicksal and Anti-Entropy to act.
• The Venerable Lord viewed Mei’s image and vowed that this time he would not lose.
• Mister told the girl that he had followed fate’s guidance since receiving a power that let him glimpse its threads.
• At the convenience store, Kiana ate bread while Dong Moxuan worried about Mei and tried to discourage Kiana from investigating the rooftop.
• After thunder and purple lightning sounded above them, Kiana took Dong Moxuan by the wrist and led him toward the rooftop.

Raiden Mei’s memories returned as Honkai Energy awakened her resentment toward humanity, but thoughts of Dong Moxuan anchored her and halted her transformation. She turned toward a sound and saw Dong Moxuan with a silver-haired girl holding his wrist.

• Raiden Mei recalled the ME Company scandal and the people who had abandoned her, then concluded that humanity deserved destruction.
• Mei’s negative emotions intensified, and the lightning around her grew as she neared becoming a Herrscher.
• Mei remembered Dong Moxuan’s genuine care and protection, and her Honkai Energy rapidly weakened.
• Mei called out to Dong Moxuan, turned toward a sudden bang, and saw him with a silver-haired girl holding his wrist.

Dong Moxuan and Kiana reached the rooftop and found Mei surrounded by intense Honkai Energy, her corruption rapidly worsening. Mei attacked Kiana out of jealousy, and the chapter left the three facing off as Kiana insulted Mei and challenged her feelings for Dong Moxuan.

• Dong Moxuan tried to persuade Kiana to turn back, but Kiana kicked open the rooftop door.
• Dong Moxuan found Mei alive, while Mei’s Honkai Energy corruption rose from 73% to 95% after she saw Kiana holding his wrist.
• Kiana admired Mei and approached her, but Mei sent a bolt of lightning at her.
• Dong Moxuan tackled Kiana out of the way, then tried to calm Mei by calling Kiana an ordinary friend.
• Mei questioned why Dong Moxuan had protected Kiana, and Kiana accused him of lying before taunting Mei as a jealous Pikachu.

Kiana attacked Mei, but Mei quickly overpowered her and nearly killed her when Dong Moxuan intervened. Mei saw his defense of Kiana as proof that he did not care about her, and she ended the chapter feeling utterly alone.

• Kiana ignored Dong Moxuan's warning, challenged Mei, and fired two shots at her.
• Mei shattered Kiana's bullets with lightning, then struck her down with a lightning whip and prepared to kill her.
• Dong Moxuan grabbed Mei's wrist and pleaded with her to spare Kiana, calling Mei his family and Kiana his friend.
• Mei accused Dong Moxuan of choosing Kiana over her and said he had never cared about her.
• Mei compared Dong Moxuan, Kiana, and her father, and concluded that no one truly cared about her.

Dong Moxuan calmed Mei as the Honkai Energy threatened to overwhelm her, then took her home and cared for her while she recovered. After Mei woke at dusk, he began to raise the serious matters they had postponed.

• Dong Moxuan embraced Mei and promised not to abandon her, helping her regain control as the Honkai Energy receded.
• Dong Moxuan led Mei home, where she said she did not want to ask about her condition or Changkong City yet.
• Mei felt drowsy after summoning electricity and fell asleep on the sofa; Dong Moxuan carried her to bed and reflected on letting her choose her own path.
• Mei woke at dusk, ate dinner with Dong Moxuan, and heard him say it was time to discuss serious matters.

Dong Moxuan explained that Mei had become the Third Herrscher, the Herrscher of Thunder, and reassured her that she could choose how to use her power. Mei vowed to use it to protect him, then privately grappled with her feelings and whether she deserved to love him.

• Dong Moxuan told Mei about the Honkai and revealed that she was the Herrscher of Thunder.
• Dong Moxuan reassured Mei that some Herrschers had fought for humanity and that her choices could guide her power.
• Mei said she would use her power to protect Dong Moxuan, and he teased that she was confessing her feelings.
• Mei and Dong Moxuan ate dinner, then returned to their separate bedrooms for the night.
• Mei reflected on her feelings for Dong Moxuan and wondered whether she was worthy of falling in love with him.

Dong Moxuan made breakfast for Mei and comforted her as she spoke about her father and her loneliness. He told her they would leave Changkong City after breakfast, and Mei agreed to go with him.

• Mei woke late and realized she no longer needed to attend school, while Dong Moxuan prepared breakfast for her.
• Mei asked Dong Moxuan what her father, Raiden Ryoma, had been like, and he described him as unreliable-looking but dependable.
• Mei told Dong Moxuan that her father had not shared a meal with her since she started high school and said she was happy Dong Moxuan stayed by her side.
• Dong Moxuan teased Mei about treating him as an elder and joked that she should recognize him as her father, prompting Mei to tease him about liking her mother.
• Dong Moxuan told Mei they would leave Changkong City after breakfast, and Mei agreed to follow him.

Mei and Dong Moxuan walked through Honkai-ravaged Changkong City, and Dong Moxuan took her to the arcade to lift her spirits and reassure her that their relationship would not change because she was a Herrscher. Mei accepted his reassurance and promised to return to the arcade with him once they left the city.

• Mei saw the devastation in Changkong City and worried whether she could control her Herrscher power.
• Dong Moxuan noticed Mei was unhappy, took her hand, and suggested they go on a date at the arcade.
• Mei and Dong Moxuan played arcade games for over an hour, and Mei gradually became absorbed in them.
• Dong Moxuan told Mei that Honkai had not changed their relationship and promised they could visit the arcade again after leaving Changkong City.
• Mei thanked Dong Moxuan, accepted a white stuffed toy he won for her, and waited while he went to get drinks.

Mei was attacked by Titans sent to capture her for research, and she fought back until the Honkai Will disrupted her control. Dong Moxuan returned in time to catch her as they fell, and asked if she was all right.

• Mei waited for Dong Moxuan when Titans burst through the arcade wall and surrounded her.
• The blonde woman controlling the Titans identified Mei as the Third Herrscher and ordered the mechs to capture her for research.
• Mei unleashed lightning against the Titans, first failing to break their energy shields and then overpowering them with a stronger attack.
• The Honkai Will struck Mei, making her lose control of her power and struggle to stay conscious.
• A Titan punched toward Mei, but Dong Moxuan swept in, caught her, and asked if she was all right.

Dong Moxuan protected Mei from Cocolia, who accused her of causing the Honkai in Changkong City and demanded that he hand her over. He disabled Cocolia’s Titans using his knowledge of their construction, then led Mei away while she silently glanced back at a battered white doll.

• Mei recovered as Dong Moxuan held her, while Cocolia warned him that Mei was a Herrscher responsible for the disaster in Changkong City.
• Cocolia recognized Dong Moxuan as Zhang Dawei and angrily called him a traitor for leaking Anti-Entropy data.
• Dong Moxuan refused Cocolia’s order to surrender Mei and defended her as his friend.
• Cocolia sent Titans to surround Dong Moxuan and Mei, but Dong Moxuan used a silver cylinder to disable them.
• Dong Moxuan cut off Cocolia’s screen with a dark-blue device and led Mei away before the Titans could recover.
• Mei hesitated and glanced back at a battered white stuffed doll hanging from a shattered wall panel.

Dong Moxuan protected Mei from Cocolia, who accused Mei of causing Changkong City's destruction and demanded that he surrender her. Cocolia recognized Dong Moxuan as her former chief scientist and called him a traitor, then ordered the Titans to attack when he refused to hand Mei over.

• Mei recovered and thanked Dong Moxuan for saving her as Cocolia accused her of destroying Changkong City.
• Dong Moxuan recognized Cocolia, and she identified him as Zhang Dawei, her former chief scientist and a traitor to Anti-Entropy.
• Dong Moxuan defended his record of leaking data by arguing that he had also leaked Schicksal's data to Anti-Entropy.
• Cocolia ordered Dong Moxuan to surrender Mei, but he refused and moved Mei behind him.
• Dong Moxuan shouted at Cocolia for upsetting Mei, and Cocolia responded by sending the Titans to close in on them.

Cocolia urged Bronya to bring Zhang Dawei back, while Dong Moxuan reassured Mei after escaping the Titans. Mei feared her Herrscher power would endanger him and, at lunch, asked him to break up with her.

• Cocolia comforted Bronya and told her to bring Zhang Dawei back, and Bronya vowed to do so.
• Dong Moxuan told Mei that Cocolia was his former superior and reassured her that Herrschers were not as dangerous as Cocolia claimed.
• Mei privately worried that the Honkai will could take control of her and that people seeking Herrscher power would threaten Dong Moxuan.
• Dong Moxuan made Mei tonkotsu ramen, but she rejected his attempt to touch her and asked him to break up with her.

Mei accused Dong Moxuan of being a suspicious spy and told him they should split, so he left. When he returned and comforted her, Mei broke down in his arms, and Dong Moxuan asked her to explain why she had pushed him away.

• Mei said Dong Moxuan was an ordinary person who would hold her back and questioned whether he was a spy seeking her power.
• Dong Moxuan left after Mei said she could not trust him, and Mei began sobbing alone at the entrance.
• Dong Moxuan returned, comforted Mei, and told her he had come back because he could not stop worrying about her.
• Mei threw herself into Dong Moxuan's arms and confessed that she thought he had left for good.
• Dong Moxuan said he knew Mei's accusations were clumsy acting and asked her to tell him the real reason.

Mei feared her Herrscher power would endanger Dong Moxuan, but he revealed his own monstrous nature and promised to stay by her side. After Mei accepted his support and moved to kiss him, Kiana interrupted them and confronted them about the rooftop.

• Mei called herself a monster and tried to leave Dong Moxuan to keep him safe.
• Dong Moxuan revealed his scarlet eyes and familiar energy, telling Mei they were both monsters and asking her not to send him away.
• Mei broke down in Dong Moxuan's arms, then apologized and told him she could no longer leave him.
• Mei leaned in to kiss Dong Moxuan, but Kiana interrupted and angrily brought up what had happened on the rooftop.

Kiana learned that Dong Moxuan was a sentient zombie and left after declining Mei's offer to stay together. Mei asked Dong Moxuan to guide her for the rest of their lives, while a girl in a Lolita dress escaped into a room and searched for food.

• Kiana mistook Dong Moxuan for a zombie controlled by Mei, but he explained that he was a sentient zombie and had deceived her about being human.
• Dong Moxuan told Kiana that he and Mei had known each other for a long time, and Kiana left after refusing Mei's offer to stay with them.
• Mei asked Dong Moxuan if he meant his promise to stay by her side, and he reaffirmed it.
• Mei kissed Dong Moxuan and asked him to guide her for the rest of their lives.
• A black-haired girl in a Lolita dress escaped through a doorway with an ancient sword and hoped to find food in the kitchen.

Dong Moxuan and Mei headed across Qinjiang Bridge, but Titans ambushed them and Bronya appeared to capture them. Meanwhile, Kiana followed the pair, and a Schicksal Valkyrie encountered a shrine maiden in Changkong City.

• Dong Moxuan led Mei toward Qinjiang Bridge, hoping to cross it while avoiding Mother Cocolia’s Titan mechs.
• Kiana spotted Dong Moxuan and Mei sneaking through the city and followed them.
• A golden-haired Schicksal Valkyrie arrived in Changkong City, then encountered a shrine maiden and identified her as a quasi-Herrscher.
• Titans emerged from the river and surrounded Dong Moxuan and Mei on Qinjiang Bridge.
• Bronya appeared and told Dong Moxuan that Mother Cocolia was not controlling the mechs; Dong Moxuan recognized her and asked how she had predicted their route.