Chapter Summaries

Saigō and Morax spared Jinpeng and persuaded him to become Xiao, who joined the other Yakshas in protecting Liyue. Back at Ziwei Yuan, Saigō teased Ganyu and relaxed with his pipe, while he considered traveling to Inazuma.

• Saigō left Jinpeng's fate to him, and Morax urged him to live and atone under a new name: Xiao.
• Xiao accepted Morax's contract, and Fushé, Yìngdá, Fánàn, and Mínù joined him in protecting Liyue.
• Ms. Dust and Waves left for Liyue Harbor after Cloud Retainer confronted her, and Cloud Retainer asked Saigō about Ganyu.
• Saigō told Cloud Retainer that Ganyu still felt caught between adepti and humans, then used the Space Control Technique to leave.
• Saigō returned to Ziwei Yuan, agreed to taste Ganyu's noodles, and teased her about Cloud Retainer's childhood stories.
• Saigō sat by the window with the pipe gifted by the Tianquan Star and thought that he would soon visit Inazuma.

Saigō teased Ganyu over her appearance and suitors, then fed her dinner and encouraged her to rest. When Ganyu insisted on working late, he stayed beside her in Ziwei Yuan, leaving them together as she continued her duties.

• Ganyu brought Saigō a bowl of noodle soup, and he teased her about growing up and having no suitors.
• Ganyu admitted that people had proposed to her, but she had told them she needed to stay at Saigō’s side.
• Saigō found Ganyu’s noodles too bland, then fed them to her because she had not eaten dinner.
• Saigō teased Ganyu about her childhood appetite for Glaze Lily, and she denied that she had once choked a beast.
• Ganyu refused to stop working, so Saigō stayed beside her while she continued her duties.

Saigō left Liyue to tour Teyvat, gave Xiao instructions for training and a message for Ganyu, then traveled beyond Inazuma to investigate the Outer Sea of Darkness. He crossed the barrier around Teyvat and found a corrupted sea beneath violent, distorted light.

• Saigō decided to visit Inazuma and spoke with Xiao on a quiet beach, telling him to seek adeptal training and pass a farewell message to Ganyu.
• Xiao set off for Liyue Harbor to find Ganyu before going to Jueyun Karst.
• Saigō crossed the sea to Inazuma, then continued south toward the Outer Sea of Darkness.
• Saigō examined the immense barrier separating Teyvat from the outer sea and concluded that Sky Island had used a fragment of the Mother of Evil Gods' power to reshape and isolate the region.
• Saigō passed through the barrier and entered the Outer Sea of Darkness, where he encountered boiling black water and violent, distorted light.

Saigō discovered the hidden White Night Kingdom beneath the Abyssal Sea, where Aurobas had become the god of the Underworld Dwellers. After Aurobas read the forbidden Chronicles of Sun and Moon and resolved to use his remaining life to help his people, Saigō arrived at his temple and met Sangonomiya.

• Saigō explored the Outer Sea of Darkness, returned to Teyvat, and found a region beneath the seafloor connected to its violent power.
• Aurobas recalled fleeing the Archon War, finding the White Night Kingdom, and agreeing to become the Underworld Dwellers’ god after a child asked him to protect them.
• After reading the Chronicles of Sun and Moon, Aurobas feared Sky Island would kill him but decided to devote his remaining life to improving his people’s lives.
• Aurobas called Sangonomiya and told her to welcome a true god who had arrived.
• Saigō reached Aurobas’s temple, recognized Sangonomiya as a being transformed from a pearl, and went inside to meet Aurobas.

Saigō visited Aurobas in Enkanomiya, where the serpent entrusted him with the forbidden Chronicles of Sun and Moon. After reading its account of Teyvat’s ancient rulers and the conflict between the First and Second Thrones, Saigō offered Aurobas an opportunity.

• Saigō met Aurobas in his temple and told him he had come to Enkanomiya out of curiosity, not to kill him.
• Aurobas sent Sangonomiya away and gave Saigō the Chronicles of Sun and Moon, warning that reading it could draw the Heavenly Principle Maintainer’s attention.
• Saigō read the book and inferred that an outsider called the Primordial One had defeated the Seven Dragon Kings, created humanity, and later fought a Second Throne.
• Aurobas explained that the First Throne and its Archons had fallen silent during the Year of Darkness, while the Time Archon briefly appeared in Enkanomiya.
• Saigō concluded that the ancient history helped explain the Archon War and Sky Island’s demands, then offered Aurobas an opportunity.

Saigō accepted Aurobas’s wish to become the god of the Underworld Dwellers, and together they overthrew the White Night Kingdom’s ruling nobles. Aurobas then broke Enkanomiya’s seal and raised a vast island off Inazuma’s coast to give its people a home beneath the true sun.

• Aurobas asked Saigō to protect the Underworld Dwellers after its death, and Saigō agreed to become their god.
• The Underworld Dwellers rebelled against the White Night Kingdom’s nobles under Saigō and Aurobas’s protection, killing the ruling class and ending the Child of the Sun’s rule.
• Saigō ordered Sangonomiya to tell the people to prepare to leave Enkanomiya and welcome the true sun.
• Aurobas used coral from the Outer Sea of Darkness to break through Sky Island’s restriction and lead the Underworld Dwellers toward the surface.
• Aurobas raised an enormous island from the sea west of Narukami Island, spending part of its life to create a place for its people to live.

Ei spent a peaceful day playing cards and sharing sweets with Kitsune Saigu, Yorihime Chiyo, and Sasayuri in the Cherry Blossom Garden. When Ei and Kitsune Saigu sensed a god’s power west of Narukami Island, Makoto arrived, and the group prepared to learn what had happened.

• Ei lost another card game to Sasayuri, while Yorihime Chiyo teased her and Kitsune Saigu brought cherry-blossom daifuku and barley tea.
• Ei and her friends ate sweets and relaxed together in the garden as Ei wished their carefree life could last forever.
• Ei and Kitsune Saigu sensed a god’s power west of Narukami Island and decided to wait for Makoto before discussing it.
• Makoto arrived in the Cherry Blossom Garden beneath falling blossoms, dressed in a cherry-white kimono and carrying a floral parasol.

Raiden Makoto and Ei sensed an unfamiliar Archon near Inazuma and decided to investigate, while a new island called Seirai Island emerged after Aurobas spent its remaining strength creating it. Saigō promised to protect the island’s people, and Makoto urged Ei to face the fleeting world with joy rather than fear erosion.

• Raiden Makoto and Ei sensed an Archon’s power west of Narukami Island, and Makoto proposed investigating before they acted.
• The Raiden General barred civilians from visiting the newly emerged Seirai Island as rumors about it spread.
• Aurobas explained that it had exhausted its Archon power to create Seirai Island and accepted that it would soon die.
• Saigō promised to protect the people of Seirai because of his agreement with Aurobas, and he refused to decide their distant future for them.
• At the Grand Narukami Shrine, Raiden Makoto told Ei to cherish the present and said that living fully was their Eternity.

Kitsune Saigu reported that Seirai Island was founded by the Watatsumi Great God and worshipped two unfamiliar gods, while its people were preparing for war. Makoto sent Ei to ready Inazuma’s forces, and Sangonomiya continued overseeing the new island’s shrine and people.

• Kitsune Saigu told Makoto that she had been refused entry to Seirai Island but learned its people came from the White Night Kingdom hidden in Enkanomiya.
• Kitsune Saigu reported that the Watatsumi Great God had created Seirai Island and served the Takama-ga-hara Great God, and that Seirai’s people were preparing for war.
• Makoto entrusted the military preparations to Ei, who vowed to lead Inazuma’s forces into battle.
• After Ei left, Makoto worried that something might happen to her sister.
• At Sangonomiya, Sangonomiya dismissed Moonlit Cloud and Iris from prayers and sent the shrine maiden sisters to help Seirai Island’s people.

Sangonomiya asked Saigō to leave his divine bloodline on Seirai Island so its people would retain hope after Aurobas died and Saigō departed. Aurobas then led Seirai Island’s army toward Narukami, intending his defeat to bring the island peacefully under Inazuma’s rule, while Saigō promised to protect its people.

• Sangonomiya prayed at the shrine and asked Saigō to father a Divine Child whose bloodline could remain on Seirai Island.
• Sangonomiya explained that she feared Aurobas intended to die and that Saigō would eventually leave, leaving the Underworld Dwellers vulnerable to Narukami.
• Saigō confirmed that Aurobas had chosen death and that Saigō’s protection of the Underworld Dwellers rested on a promise that could not last forever.
• Sangonomiya resolved to preserve Saigō’s bloodline so future Sangonomiyas could serve as Living God Mikos and give the people faith and political unity.
• Aurobas explained to Saigō that he planned to provoke a war so Seirai Island would be incorporated into Inazuma and its people could integrate under Narukami’s rule.
• Saigō promised Aurobas he would honor their agreement, and Aurobas led Seirai Island’s soldiers and magical beasts toward Narukami’s nearest island.

Aurobas's forces captured Yashiori Island and used deep-sea yokai to annihilate Sasayuri's Shogunate vanguard. Sasayuri survived but was left gravely wounded, unable to fight, and with his lifespan greatly shortened.

• Aurobas landed on Yashiori Island and seized it within two days, then ordered his soldiers to fortify the island and await the Shogunate army.
• Ei sent Sasayuri and five thousand soldiers ahead, but deep-sea yokai destroyed their fleet and annihilated the vanguard.
• Sasayuri fought the yokai and killed several before a colossal serpent attacked and grievously wounded him.
• Kitsune Saigu treated Sasayuri aboard Ei's flagship and preserved his life, but told Ei that his lost limbs and wings could not be restored and that he would never fight again.
• Sasayuri tried to sit up, and Ei and Kitsune Saigu stopped him to keep his wounds from reopening.

After Sasayuri returned gravely wounded from Yashiori Island, Ei recognized her strategic mistake and vowed to avenge him without rushing into enemy territory. The Shogunate fleet attacked Seirai Island’s forces, while Saigō watched from afar and prepared to take control of Narukami.

• Sasayuri told Ei that a great serpent had ambushed him after monsters devoured his soldiers, and Kitsune Saigu calmed him when his grief threatened to reopen his wounds.
• Ei admitted that she had misjudged the enemy’s advance, resolved to kill the white serpent Archon, and remained wary of the still-hidden Takama-ga-hara Great God.
• Saigō watched the Shogunate fleet from Seirai Island and said that Aurobas deserved a more glorious death before Narukami fell into his hands.
• Moonlit Cloud and Iris positioned Seirai Island’s inexperienced army to defend Yashiori Island as the Shogunate fleet approached through the monsters summoned by the Whale Song Festival.
• The Shogunate fleet bombarded Yashiori Island’s coast, scattering Seirai’s soldiers, while Raiden Shogun ordered Kujou to lead elite troops through a hidden northern port.

As Raiden Shogun’s forces overwhelmed Seirai Island, Aurobas accepted that his death would secure his people’s future under Narukami. Ei destroyed the Sea Monsters and unleashed a strike that split Yashiori Island, but a mysterious ancient lamp appeared between her blade and Aurobas, revealing a light-absorbing black abyss.

• Aurobas watched Seirai Island’s forces lose ground and hoped that after his death they would accept Narukami’s rule and faith.
• Ei ignored Kitsune Saigu’s concern, summoned a storm, and killed the Sea Monsters with lightning.
• Ei challenged Aurobas, recognized that he had come seeking death to protect his people, and resolved to defeat him for the fallen soldiers and Sasayuri.
• Aurobas lunged at Ei, who unleashed her Immovable Blade as he bravely met her strike.
• Ei’s blade split Yashiori Island in two, but an ancient lamp appeared between her and Aurobas and revealed a black abyss that absorbed the surrounding light.

Saigō intervened in Raiden Shogun’s battle with Aurobas, and Aurobas sacrificed himself to forge a sword from his own body and power. Saigō and Raiden Shogun then fought through a day and night; as Saigō’s swordsmanship improved and her strength waned, Raiden Shogun found herself at a growing disadvantage.

• Saigō appeared atop Aurobas and told him he admired his resolve, then proposed that they join forces against Raiden Shogun.
• Aurobas agreed and transformed his severed body and demon god power into a longsword, which Saigō named the Sword of Watatsumi Great God.
• Saigō identified Raiden Shogun as Beelzebul and attacked her, prompting her to meet his strike with her naginata.
• Saigō and Raiden Shogun fought while both armies retreated; Saigō used their exchanges to master the ancient demons’ combat experience and gradually gained the advantage.
• After fighting from day into night and through dawn, Raiden Shogun’s strength began to fail while Saigō continued pressing her.

Raiden Shogun lost her battle against Saigō after he overwhelmed her desperate Musou no Hitotachi and captured her alive. As he held the unconscious Narukami, Saigō reflected on Aurobas and the lesson he had learned from his sacrifice.

• Saigō exploited Raiden Shogun’s distraction, wounded her, and knocked her naginata into the sea.
• Makoto sensed that Ei was in danger when Dream of One Heart vanished from her waist.
• Raiden Shogun drew Dream of One Heart and launched a final strike at Saigō, who revealed his Great Old Demon spirit and caught the blade with two fingers.
• Raiden Shogun lost consciousness, and Saigō caught her before she fell into the sea.
• Saigō held the captured Narukami and called Aurobas a tragic hero whose courage had taught him a lesson.

After Saigō defeated and captured Raiden Shogun, the Seirai Island soldiers celebrated while the Shogunate forces and Kitsune Saigu despaired. Makoto learned that Seirai Island troops had arrived aboard the Shogunate flagship, and Iris and Moonlit Cloud were summoned to the Tenshukaku.

• Saigō's victory over Raiden Shogun turned the Seirai Island soldiers' despair into fervent worship, while the Shogunate soldiers stood down in shock.
• Kitsune Saigu feared that Ei's capture would bring the end of Narukami and leave Makoto unable to survive the Archon War.
• Makoto waited at the Tenshukaku for news from the front, then learned that Seirai Island people had disembarked from Ei's flagship.
• Iris and Moonlit Cloud arrived at the harbor with Seirai Island soldiers and demanded an audience with the Divine General.
• The captured Kujou heir told a Tenryou Commission officer to inform his father to meet the General.
• Iris and Moonlit Cloud received word that the Raiden General would summon them at the Tenshukaku.

Iris and Moonlit Cloud delivered the Takama-ga-hara Great God's message to Makoto and showed her proof that Ei had been captured. Makoto accepted the demand to go to Seirai Island alone, though she feared it was a trap and knew she was no match for another Archon in battle.

• Iris and Moonlit Cloud arrived at Tenshukaku and met Makoto, who sensed the divine power in the Sword of Watatsumi Great God.
• The sisters told Makoto that Seirai Island had captured fifty thousand Shogunate soldiers and that the Takama-ga-hara Great God had captured the other Narukami, Ei.
• Iris placed a sword case before Makoto, who found Dream of One Heart and a severed lock of Ei's hair inside.
• Makoto read the Great God's letter demanding, "Raiden Makoto, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your sister, would you?"
• The sisters relayed the order for Makoto to travel to Seirai Island alone, and Makoto agreed while recognizing that the invitation could be a trap.

Makoto prepared to leave for Seirai Island after the Shogunate’s defeat, leaving Kujou in charge of keeping Inazuma stable. Meanwhile, Ei awoke in Saigō’s palace and learned that he had sent her sword and hair to Tenshukaku to lure Makoto into an ambush.

• Makoto accepted the Takama-ga-hara Great God’s terms and ordered Kujou to maintain order until Inazuma had a new master.
• The Tenryou Commission suppressed unrest as rumors spread that Raiden Shogun had been defeated and captured.
• Makoto said farewell to Kujou, then sailed from Narukami Island with Iris and Moonlit Cloud toward Seirai Island.
• Ei awoke in the Sangonomiya Palace, recognized Saigō as the Takama-ga-hara Great God, and discovered she was too weak to lift her naginata.
• Saigō revealed that he had sent Ei’s true blade and cut hair to Tenshukaku to draw Makoto into an ambush on Seirai Island.
• Ei attacked Saigō but collapsed into his arms, then regained her composure and realized he was exploiting her mistaken belief that Makoto could fight.

Saigō showed Ei the captured Shogunate soldiers working on Seirai Island and warned her not to risk their lives. After allowing Ei to move freely, he left her with Kitsune Saigu, while Makoto approached Seirai Island aboard a warship.

• Saigō explained that he had sealed Ei’s Archon authority and took her to see the fifty thousand captured soldiers laboring on Seirai Island.
• Ei accepted responsibility for the soldiers lost in battle and said she would surrender her dignity if doing so would protect Inazuma’s people.
• Saigō allowed Ei to move freely until her sister arrived, then returned to Sangonomiya.
• Kitsune Saigu found Ei, confirmed she was unharmed, and combed her disheveled hair as Ei sat quietly.
• Makoto approached Seirai Island aboard a warship and worried about whether Ei was safe.

Makoto reached Seirai Island and reunited with Ei, then met Zarathustra, the Takama-ga-hara Great God who had captured her sister. As Zarathustra hosted Makoto in Sangonomiya, he spoke of Aurobas’s death and absolved the Inazuma Shogunate of blame.

• Makoto arrived at Seirai Island and saw that its people and captive Shogunate soldiers appeared well cared for.
• The Moonlit Cloud Sisters led Makoto up Sangonomiya, where she reunited with an unharmed Ei.
• Zarathustra introduced himself to Makoto and invited her into Sangonomiya, asking Kitsune Saigu to prepare sweets.
• Zarathustra showed Makoto the palace and explained that Aurobas had built it beneath the abyss.
• Makoto expressed sorrow over Aurobas’s death, and Zarathustra said he did not blame the Inazuma Shogunate.