Chapter Summaries

Saigō explained Seirai Island’s origins and invoked the Archon War’s rule that only one side could prevail, leaving Makoto to accept defeat and ask how he would treat the sisters. He proposed a marriage contract with Makoto as a way to settle the conflict, stunning everyone in Sangonomiya.

• Saigō reminded Makoto and Ei that the Archon War could have forced them to fight each other, then joked that he ought to kill them.
• Saigō described how Aurobas raised Seirai Island from Enkanomiya and revealed that Aurobas had once been an Archon of Liyue.
• Saigō explained that Seirai Island’s incorporation made its conflict with Inazuma part of the Archon War, requiring a victor between them.
• Makoto accepted that she and Ei could be defeated and asked Saigō to rule Inazuma kindly if he killed or sealed them.
• Saigō proposed that Makoto enter a marriage contract with him, offering a lasting bond between Seirai Island and Narukami Island.

Saigō explained that he sought to marry Makoto to secure land and resources for Seirai Island without a bloody conquest. Makoto accepted the marriage alliance, and Saigō proposed granting Yashiori Island to Seirai and freeing both sisters from the Order of Heaven’s constraints, leaving them to discuss the wedding date.

• Saigō revealed that he was not an Archon and said he wanted to protect Seirai Island’s people by finding them more land and resources.
• Saigō explained that marrying Makoto could prevent war between Seirai Island and the Shogunate, and Makoto agreed to the alliance.
• Saigō proposed that the Shogunate grant Yashiori Island to Seirai Island while preserving Seirai’s autonomy and faith.
• Makoto agreed to govern Inazuma peacefully with Saigō and said she would accept the people’s resentment if they blamed her for the settlement.
• Saigō said a contract with him could free Makoto and Ei from the Order of Heaven’s restraints, allowing both sisters to govern Inazuma.
• Makoto was delighted by the prospect, and the discussion turned to the wedding date.

Makoto agreed to marry Saigō to end the war and reassure Inazuma, while she and Ei reconciled over her decision. As news of the wedding spread, the Shogunate began preparing for the ceremony and managing unrest among its people.

• Makoto explained that marrying Saigō would help end the war, settle the Archon’s position, and reassure Inazuma, then asked the Shogunate to arrange the wedding.
• Makoto sent Kitsune Saigu to Narukami Island to notify the Tri-Commission, while she kept Ei in custody to demonstrate her sincerity.
• Makoto reassured Ei that she had chosen the marriage freely and embraced her, teasing that Ei would soon have to call Saigō her brother-in-law.
• Saigō pardoned the fifty thousand captured Shogunate soldiers on the condition that they work on Seirai Island for three months, and Makoto quelled their unrest by explaining the marriage was meant to bring peace.
• Makoto instructed Kitsune Saigu to present the marriage as the General’s own choice, and Kitsune Saigu ordered the Tri-Commission to prepare for the wedding and maintain the Shogunate’s stability.

Saigō agreed to leave his bloodline in Sangonomiya after she explained that Seirai Island needed a lasting bond to preserve its people’s faith and security. Sangonomiya later awoke pregnant, while Saigō prepared to pursue the Malice Spirit in Little Garden.

• Kitsune Saigu and the Tri-Commission discussed the Shogun’s wedding arrangements, including inviting Liyue and choosing who would deliver the invitation.
• Saigō sensed the Malice Spirit in Little Garden and decided to travel there despite the unknown dangers.
• Sangonomiya asked Saigō to leave behind his bloodline so Seirai Island would remember his protection and preserve its faith.
• Saigō agreed, and seawater enveloped him and Sangonomiya.
• Sangonomiya awoke with Saigō’s child growing in her womb and attended to him as he rose.

Ei sent an Inazuman delegation to Liyue to invite the Geo Lord to her wedding, arriving at a prosperous harbor that had been isolated from other regions for centuries. The Liyue authorities prepared for the unfamiliar warship and allowed it into the port after hearing the envoy’s purpose.

• Saigō gave Sangonomiya the Sword of Watatsumi Great God, and she vowed that Seirai Island’s people would worship him and Watatsumi Great God forever.
• Sangonomiya carried the sword to protect herself and Saigō’s child, then spent the day arranging Seirai Island’s affairs before meeting Makoto.
• Makoto reassured Sangonomiya that she would earn her trust and unite Seirai Island and Narukami Island as one family.
• Ei’s delegation sailed north after rescuing Liyue people at sea, who told them about Liyue’s government and customs.
• The Kamisato Clan’s next head announced that he had come by order of Raiden General to deliver a wedding invitation to Liyue’s Geo Lord.
• Liyue’s officer summoned the Qixing, and Millelith soldiers prepared the harbor before allowing the Inazuman warship to enter.

Ei arrived in Liyue to deliver a wedding invitation from the Inazuman General and request a meeting with the Emperors, but Ganyu could not locate them. Ganyu sought help from the Five Great Yakshas at Jueyun Karst, who also did not know where the Emperors were and asked who the General was marrying.

• Ei arrived at Liyue Harbor and told the Qixing she wished to meet Morax and invite Liyue’s other Emperor to the General’s wedding.
• The Qixing gave Ei a place to rest and asked Ganyu to find the Emperors and deliver her invitation.
• Ganyu traveled to Jueyun Karst to ask True Lord Cloud Retainer and encountered Fushé, Mínù, Fánàn, Yìngdá, and Xiao.
• Fánàn asked Ganyu to call her Sister Fánàn, while the Yakshas teased one another and Fushé offered to help Ganyu.
• Ganyu explained that Ei had come to deliver a wedding invitation, but Fushé, Mínù, Fánàn, and Yìngdá did not know where either Emperor was.
• Yìngdá asked who the Inazuman General was marrying.

Ganyu brought Inazuma’s wedding invitation to the Yakshas, and Morax discovered that Narukami was marrying his old friend Zarathustra, Liyue’s Archon. News of the wedding spread through Liyue, while Raiden Shogun sat bewildered in Ziwei Yuan as the city celebrated.

• Xiao told Ganyu that he had seen the Geo Archon at Guili Plains, prompting her and the Yakshas to prepare to search for him.
• Morax appeared with Azhdaha, accepted Ganyu’s invitation, and froze when he read Zarathustra’s name as the groom.
• True Lord Cloud Retainer learned that Zarathustra was the Archon’s name and flew off to tell Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper that the Archon was getting married.
• People across Liyue Harbor celebrated the wedding news, and a tavern owner waived the diners’ bills while Ms. Dust and Waves drank in celebration.
• Liyue Harbor filled with wedding decorations and music as Raiden Shogun sat rigidly in Ziwei Yuan, bewildered that her brother-in-law was Liyue’s Archon.

Raiden Shogun learned that Saigō, whom she knew as the Takama-ga-hara Great God of Seirai Island, was also one of Liyue’s Emperors and agreed to return to Inazuma to question him. Morax then ordered a group of Liyue’s adepti and officials to accompany him to the wedding.

• Raiden Shogun confronted Morax over rumors that Makoto was marrying Liyue’s Emperor, and Morax revealed that his friend Zarathustra was the same person she knew as Saigō.
• Morax explained that Saigō had left Liyue for Inazuma ten years earlier and suggested Raiden Shogun ask him directly why he had become Takama-ga-hara Great God.
• Morax told the Yakshas and Qixing to prepare for the trip to Inazuma and attend Saigō’s wedding as his family.
• Xiao and Ganyu initially objected to leaving Liyue, but Morax ordered them to go, and they accepted.
• Fánàn blushed as the Yakshas teased her about envying the wedding and liking the Emperor.

Ei returned from Liyue to Seirai Island after learning that Saigō was the Lord of Liyue, and Saigō revealed his true identity to Makoto. Makoto began piecing together what he had told her.

• Ganyu found the drunken Huyria and shared wine with her while Morax watched the Yakshas celebrate from Ziwei Yuan.
• Ei decided to return to Inazuma and question Saigō after the Tri-Commission praised the prospect of an alliance with Liyue.
• Before departing Liyue, Ei met Huyria, who explained that Saigō had saved her and could protect Archons from the Archon War’s rules.
• After returning to Inazuma, Ei sailed to Seirai Island and reunited with Makoto and Saigō.
• Ei confirmed she had met the Geo Archon, prompting Saigō to tell Makoto that he was the Entropy Demon God, Zarathustra, and had ruled Liyue.

Makoto learned that Saigō was also Liyue’s Geo Lord and welcomed their marriage as a way to secure peace and trade between Inazuma and Liyue. As their wedding drew near, she spent time with Saigō and heard his thoughts about dangers beyond Teyvat and Ei’s focus on the future.

• Saigō revealed his identity as Liyue’s Geo Lord, and Makoto said she would marry him and that the title would help the people of Inazuma accept their union.
• Saigō left Makoto and Ei to talk, and Ei recounted her experiences in Liyue while Makoto praised Saigō’s abilities.
• Makoto warned Ei that Inazuma’s stability could become too dependent on her marriage to Saigō, then joked that Ei could take her place if anything happened to her.
• Saigō prepared for his coming journey to the Little Garden World, where he intended to unseal Malice’s Spirit Core and gather all six Spirit Cores.
• Makoto brought Saigō traditional pastries, called him Husband for the first time, and listened as he reflected on the wider universe and cautioned that Ei might overlook the present by focusing too much on the future.

Saigō and Makoto grew closer as they prepared for their wedding, while Morax and a Liyue delegation arrived in Inazuma as honored guests. After Saigō welcomed them at Tenshukaku, the guests settled in for a state banquet before the wedding celebrations.

• Saigō and Makoto discussed how they had met, then embraced as their wedding drew near.
• Morax, Ganyu, the Yakshas, the Qixing, and the adepti arrived at Narukami Island by ship.
• Ei welcomed the Liyue delegation and escorted them through Inazuma to Tenshukaku.
• Saigō greeted Morax and Makoto, and the Liyue delegation respectfully saluted Saigō.
• Saigō teased Ganyu, then praised her for managing Liyue's affairs; Ganyu felt saddened as she considered his coming marriage.
• The Liyue guests settled into their rooms, and Tenshukaku held a state banquet for the first time in centuries.

At the wedding banquet in Inazuma, Saigō told Morax he would eventually leave Teyvat temporarily. After discovering divine Karmic Debt afflicting the Yakshas, Saigō used demonic power to protect Fánàn and gave her runes for her fellow Yakshas.

• Saigō and Morax attended a lively wedding banquet with the Yakshas and Inazuma’s officials.
• In the Shogun’s garden, Saigō told Morax he might leave Teyvat for decades or even a century, and Morax accepted that their contract remained in force.
• Fánàn and Yìngdá entered the garden, and Saigō found a wisp of Karmic Debt in Fánàn’s hair.
• Morax explained that divine resentment could gradually drive the Yakshas mad or kill them, and asked Saigō to resolve their Karmic Debt.
• Saigō marked Fánàn with demonic power, protecting her from Karmic Debt, and gave her four runes to share with the other Yakshas.

Saigō and Makoto completed an elaborate wedding at Grand Narukami Shrine, and Makoto reopened trade between Inazuma and Liyue. That night, Saigō joined Makoto at Tenshukaku, where their wedding-night roleplay began as Ei stood guard outside.

• Fánàn thanked Saigō for his promise, and he kissed Yìngdá on the forehead after she playfully complained about her gift.
• Saigō and Makoto took part in the grand wedding ceremony at Grand Narukami Shrine, attended by Inazuma’s leaders, yokai representatives, and guests from Liyue.
• Makoto declared lasting friendship between Inazuma and Liyue and reopened Inazuma’s ports to trade with Liyue.
• Ei watched her sister’s wedding conclude and felt troubled by her own sadness.
• Saigō met Makoto at Tenshukaku, shared a cup of wine with her, and suggested they retire using the title “General” as part of his roleplay.

After decades of marriage to Makoto, Saigō lived in Inazuma, sparred with Ei, and built his power while preparing to return to Little Garden. Ei cherished their training and time together, while Saigō decided it was time to reclaim the Divine Spirit tied to Zoroastrianism.

• Makoto playfully acted out a seductive role for Saigō, while Ei stood guard outside and involuntarily heard their intimate night.
• Decades later, Saigō and Ei sparred in the Tenshukaku’s Cherry Blossom Garden using only martial skill, and Saigō advised Ei to study her lightning authority as well as continue training.
• Saigō reflected that he had gained six thousand years of power from Avesta and resolved to return to Little Garden to reclaim the Divine Spirit of the Mother of Evil Gods.
• Saigō and Ei rested after their sparring, and Ei explained through her thoughts how much she valued having Saigō as a worthy training partner.

Saigō encouraged Ei to visit the edge of the Outer Sea of Darkness to learn more about the elements, then spent a peaceful afternoon with her before Kitsune Saigu and Chiyo arrived. Kitsune Saigu served Saigō her carefully crafted Mizushingenmochi and wine, leaving the gathering in playful conversation.

• Saigō suggested that Ei visit the border of the Outer Sea of Darkness to deepen her understanding of the elements, and Ei agreed.
• Ei removed her muddy stocking and soaked her feet in a stream while Saigō rested his head on her thighs.
• Kitsune Saigu and Chiyo arrived, and Kitsune Saigu teased Ei about seeming more like Saigō's wife than Makoto.
• Kitsune Saigu brought Saigō Mizushingenmochi, explaining how she had learned to make it and secured permission to promote it.
• Kitsune Saigu served Saigō wine from the Kamisato Clan and discussed the clan's role in Inazuma's politics and trade.
• Kitsune Saigu fed Saigō a piece of Mizushingenmochi, and he praised its taste.

Saigō spent a peaceful gathering with Makoto, Ei, Kitsune Saigu, Yorihime Chiyo, and Sasayuri, while Kitsune Saigu reflected on how Saigō had changed the Narukami sisters’ relationship. Makoto then discussed the Tri-Commission’s political infighting with Saigō, leaving her troubled by how to keep Inazuma stable without stifling its people.

• Sasayuri watched the others enjoy themselves in the Cherry Blossom Garden, then wheeled away to keep his presence from stirring old resentment between Seirai Island and Narukami Island.
• Ei chased and struck Kitsune Saigu for teasing her, then spared her when she begged for mercy.
• Yorihime Chiyo eagerly ate Kitsune Saigu’s pastries, and Makoto joined Saigō and the others at the gathering.
• Kitsune Saigu considered how Saigō had helped Ei become more independent and led Makoto to treat her sister more as an equal.
• Makoto told Saigō that the Tri-Commission’s rivalries had made governing Inazuma difficult, even though its officials remained loyal and performed their duties.

Saigō and Makoto discussed Inazuma’s politics before Makoto encouraged Ei to keep him company, leaving Ei worried that she had become useless to her sister. Later, Makoto confronted Saigō about his desire to leave, and he revealed that he came from beyond Teyvat but did not know where his own world was.

• Saigō recognized that the Kamisato Clan had offered him their exclusive sake to win his influence with Makoto, and Makoto confirmed they had considered marrying their daughter to him.
• Saigō took Ei’s hand, and Makoto teased them before saying that Ei could keep him company while she attended to her duties.
• Makoto took Saigō away, leaving Ei to fear that Makoto and Saigō no longer needed her; Kitsune Saigu then left for the Grand Narukami Shrine with Yorihime Chiyo.
• Makoto asked Saigō whether he intended to leave and told him that Tenshukaku would remain a peaceful harbor awaiting his return.
• Saigō admitted that he came from another world beyond Teyvat, but said he did not know where his own world was.

Makoto and Saigō shared a tender farewell, and Makoto reflected on her present-focused eternity despite foreseeing her death. Saigō took Ei out to explore Inazuma City, but their outing was interrupted when Fánàn and Yìngdá appeared.

• Makoto told Saigō she would wait for his return to Inazuma, and composed a waka as he promised to come back.
• Makoto discussed her duties and mortality with Saigō, explaining that she pursued the present even though she could see death approaching.
• Saigō teased Makoto before she left to meet the Tri-Commission, then found Ei keeping watch at the Tenshukaku.
• Saigō took Ei by the hand and led her out to walk around Inazuma City.
• Fánàn and Yìngdá emerged from roadside bushes and greeted Saigō and Ei.

Saigō told Fánàn and Yìngdá that he would soon leave Inazuma for a long time, then took them and Ei on a stroll through Inazuma City. Ei felt unsettled by Saigō’s departure but ended the outing laughing with him over a romance novel about them.

• Saigō told Fánàn and Yìngdá that he was leaving Teyvat and asked them to inform the other Yakshas and adepti, especially Ganyu.
• Fánàn promised to wait for Saigō’s return, and he took her hand before inviting Ei and the Yakshas to explore Inazuma City.
• Fánàn and Yìngdá sampled Inazuman snacks and discussed gifts for their fellow Yakshas, while Saigō suggested bringing Morax squid.
• Saigō noticed Ei’s copy of Love in Tenshukaku and explained that both Inazuma and Liyue tolerated fictional stories about their Archons.
• Ei laughed when Saigō revealed he had once punished a romance novelist by having the Millelith imprison him for fifteen days.

Saigō spent the day at the Grand Narukami Shrine with Ei, Fánàn, and Yìngdá before kissing Ei as he prepared to leave Inazuma. He asked Ei to protect Makoto and promised to return, then sent Fánàn and Yìngdá back to the harbor while Ei remained behind.

• Saigō and Ei toured the Grand Narukami Shrine with Fánàn and Yìngdá, where Kitsune Saigu explained that the day marked Saigō and Makoto's wedding anniversary.
• Kitsune Saigu urged Ei to spend time with Saigō before he left, and she left to oversee the busy shrine.
• After night fell, Saigō kissed Ei goodbye while Fánàn and Yìngdá watched.
• Saigō told Ei that Makoto would need her protection and warned that Teyvat remained troubled, but he withheld his concerns about Makoto's future.
• Ei asked Saigō to promise he would return to Inazuma, and he agreed before teasing her and encouraging her to pursue eternity.
• Saigō used the Space Control Technique to send Fánàn and Yìngdá back to Inazuma's harbor while Ei stayed behind.