Recaps

Test Subject No. 1 questioned Tesla about a missing Heavy Punch Titan and suspected she was hiding something. He decided to go to St. Freya Academy to investigate, while Tesla kept her secret to herself.

• Test Subject No. 1 interrupted Tesla and Einstein and asked whether Tesla had lost a Heavy Punch Titan at St. Freya Academy.
• Tesla argued that the Titan had not been Cocolia’s project, while Cocolia insisted it belonged to Anti-Entropy.
• Tesla mocked Cocolia’s management and research work, and Einstein laughed.
• Test Subject No. 1 accused Tesla of concealing something and said he would personally visit St. Freya Academy to investigate.
• Tesla privately resolved to keep her secret hidden and resented Test Subject No. 1’s arrogance.

Tesla and Einstein discussed Cocolia’s interest in St. Freya, while Zhao Bai returned exhausted from a day of work and found Rita waiting with flower tea. The chapter ended as Rita prepared to serve him, leaving Zhao Bai wondering where she had produced her tea set from.

• Einstein suggested that Cocolia had used Tesla’s explanation about the Titan as an excuse to scout St. Freya.
• Tesla called Einstein a schemer after Einstein pointed out that Tesla cared about the man she had been discussing.
• Zhao Bai finished a full day of business exhausted after spending the previous night slaying monsters and being driven around by the Herrscher of Thunder.
• Rita stopped Zhao Bai and offered him flower tea she had brewed.
• Rita brought out an expensive-looking tea set, and Zhao Bai wondered where she had been hiding it.

Rita questioned Zhao Bai over tea about his mission in Changkong City, but he downplayed what had happened. She suspected he was hiding details after finding evidence that he had fought a Centurion-class zombie.

• Zhao Bai wondered whether Rita's maid equipment was stored in a pocket dimension before she served him rum fruit tea.
• Zhao Bai invited Rita to ask whatever questions she had, while reserving the right not to answer.
• Rita asked whether Zhao Bai had gone on a mission in Changkong City the previous night, and he confirmed it.
• Zhao Bai initially said Schicksal missions were confidential, then remembered Rita outranked him and claimed he had only killed zombies.
• Rita recognized that Zhao Bai was concealing something because the weapon fragments she found indicated a Centurion-class zombie.

Rita told Zhao Bai that Valkyries received money for killing Honkai creatures, and he realized his 6,300 zombie kills were worth 189 million yuan. The revelation sent him rushing to confront Principal Theresa.

• Rita explained that ordinary zombies earned about thirty thousand yuan each and Centurion-class zombies earned three hundred thousand.
• Zhao Bai realized his 6,300 zombie kills were worth 189 million yuan, though he had spared the Centurion-class zombie he encountered.
• Zhao Bai gulped down his tea and ran toward the dormitories to find Theresa.
• Rita watched Zhao Bai leave and joked that tricking Theresa a little was harmless.

Zhao Bai learned that killing Honkai zombies had earned him 200 million and credited Rita for helping him secure the money. Theresa woke to find a FOR SALE note covering her eyes, leaving her wondering who wanted to sell her.

• Zhao Bai calculated that his 6,300 zombie kills were worth 198 million, which he rounded up to 200 million.
• Zhao Bai decided to give Rita a hundred-yuan monthly raise for telling him about the reward.
• Zhao Bai returned to the dormitory and found Theresa asleep in front of the television.
• Theresa woke in darkness, found a paper covering her eyes, and read the words FOR SALE.
• Theresa wondered who wanted to sell her.

Theresa woke to find sale labels on her furniture and caught Zhao Bai labeling her veil as he claimed unpaid wages for killing 6,300 Honkai zombies. He explained that he wanted to buy her after selling her, then asked whether she remembered the mall mannequins he had purchased.

• Theresa woke and found sale labels pasted on the furniture in her home.
• Theresa crept toward the balcony and caught Zhao Bai putting a sale label on her nun's veil.
• Zhao Bai said he was claiming unpaid wages for killing 6,300 Honkai zombies overnight.
• Theresa believed Zhao Bai but questioned why he wanted to sell and buy her.
• Zhao Bai asked Theresa whether she remembered the mall mannequins he had purchased.

Zhao Bai made Theresa agree to wear a Homu mascot costume to help repay her two-hundred-million debt, then demanded that she provide more than labor. The chapter ended with Theresa considering his request to build a restaurant branch beside the school auditorium.

• Zhao Bai recalled how his undersized Homu costume had scared customers away and how Theresa had refused to wear it.
• Theresa agreed angrily to wear the Homu suit after Zhao Bai used her debt to prevent her from refusing.
• Zhao Bai told Theresa that wearing the costume was not enough to repay two hundred million.
• Zhao Bai asked Theresa to designate land beside the school auditorium and build a restaurant branch there, and Theresa thought it might be possible.

Theresa began working at Zhao Bai’s restaurant to repay her debt, hiding her identity in a Homu costume. She settled into the job while scheming to use her authority to reduce her shifts.

• Theresa approved the use of Schicksal land for the restaurant branch.
• Zhao Bai had Theresa start working at his restaurant without pay to repay her debt.
• Theresa arrived in disguise, and Zhao Bai told her to wear a Homu costume and attract customers outside.
• Theresa planned to send Zhao Bai on field assignments so the restaurant would close and she would work fewer days.
• Theresa wore the Homu costume and drew customers, reassuring herself that nobody could recognize her.

Theresa worked at a restaurant in a Homu mascot suit, where Bronya recognized her and promised to keep her identity secret. Theresa spent the rest of the day worrying that someone else would discover her, but no one did.

• Theresa waddled around the restaurant in a Homu mascot suit and felt smug about her charm.
• Bronya spotted the mascot, recognized Theresa from her height and stride, and hugged her to confirm her guess.
• Bronya peered into the suit and told Theresa she would keep her identity secret.
• Theresa thanked Bronya and wondered why she seemed envious.
• Theresa spent the day on edge, but no one besides Bronya recognized her.

Theresa worked a shift in a Homu mascot suit while avoiding Himeko, who was searching for the missing principal. After work, Rita watched Theresa leave with Zhao Bai and wondered why she was working to repay a debt.

• Theresa danced in a Homu mascot suit while Himeko searched for the principal.
• Himeko asked Fu Hua whether the principal had visited, and Fu Hua denied seeing her to protect Theresa's job.
• Theresa finished her shift and felt tired despite her Honkai Beast abilities.
• Rita recognized Theresa and wondered why St. Freya Academy could not cover her three-hundred-thousand debt.
• Rita watched Theresa walk away beside Zhao Bai and resolved to find out more later.

A hooded Anti-Entropy member infiltrated St. Freya Academy to kidnap Raiden Mei and obtain her Herrscher Core. Kiana Kaslana confronted him outside the girls' dormitory.

• The hooded man slipped through St. Freya Academy's side gate and mocked its lax security.
• He headed for the student dormitories, intending to kidnap Raiden Mei and take her Herrscher Core for experiments.
• Kiana Kaslana spotted him lurking outside the girls' dormitory and blocked his way.
• Kiana asked what he was doing there, and the hooded man examined her.

Kiana confronted the hooded leader of Anti-Entropy, who crushed her beneath overwhelming gravity and revealed that he had come for the heart of the Herrscher of Thunder. Despite her pain and lack of equipment, Kiana struggled to her feet and began walking toward him.

• Kiana mistook the hooded man near the entrance for someone sneaking around and asked if he was Kiana Kaslana.
• The leader of Anti-Entropy used tenfold gravity to slam Kiana to the ground, then increased it to a hundredfold and injured her.
• The leader said he intended to crush Kiana to death and revealed that he had come for the heart of the Herrscher of Thunder.
• Kiana resisted the gravity, stood up despite her injuries, and began taking heavy steps toward the leader.

Kiana tricked the Anti-Entropy leader into underestimating her and sent him crashing through a wall with a sudden punch. Zhao Bai and Theresa heard the crash near the girls’ dormitory, and Theresa decided to investigate despite worrying that students might see her in her Homu costume.

• The Anti-Entropy leader stood still as Kiana approached, confident that her weak-looking punch could not hurt him.
• Kiana accelerated at the last moment and punched the Anti-Entropy leader through a wall.
• Zhao Bai heard the crash while guiding Theresa, who was walking inside a Homu costume.
• Zhao Bai suspected trouble near the girls’ dormitory and asked Theresa whether they should investigate.
• Theresa worried about her dignity as principal but decided to run toward the noise, and Zhao Bai stopped her.

The Anti-Entropy Sovereign recovered from Kiana’s blows and used his gravity power to crush her into submission. He prepared to increase the pressure and kill her, while Kiana could barely breathe or raise her head.

• The Anti-Entropy Sovereign spat blood, rose from the ruins, and vowed to kill Kiana.
• Kiana began packing her schoolbag, but the Sovereign unleashed two thousand times gravity and forced her to her knees.
• The Sovereign approached Kiana and explained that he intended to increase the gravity gradually rather than crush her at once.
• The Sovereign mocked Kiana and described the gruesome fate he planned for her.

The Anti-Entropy leader used gravity to restrain Kiana and Mei, but Mei severed his left arm with the Beichen Blade. He revealed that he had come to take Mei for Anti-Entropy and seized her after suppressing both women.

• The Anti-Entropy leader increased the gravity pressing down on Kiana, but she glared back at him without fear.
• Mei leaped down and sliced off the Anti-Entropy leader’s left arm with the Beichen Blade.
• Kiana explained that the leader controlled gravity, and he used it to pin both her and Mei to the ground.
• The Anti-Entropy leader grabbed Mei by the hair, kicked away the Beichen Blade, and said Anti-Entropy needed her.
• The Anti-Entropy leader identified himself as Anti-Entropy’s master and roared angrily about Mei injuring him.

The leader of Anti-Entropy tried to force Mei’s Herrscher personality to emerge while crushing her under extreme gravity. The Herrscher of Thunder took control, heated the Beichen Blade, and warned him to run.

• The leader of Anti-Entropy increased the pressure to six thousand times gravity and struck Mei while demanding that her Herrscher personality appear.
• Mei’s eyes turned purplish red as the Third Herrscher emerged and stood despite the crushing pressure.
• The Herrscher of Thunder picked up the Beichen Blade and used electromagnetic force to heat it until it glowed orange-red.
• The Herrscher of Thunder told the leader of Anti-Entropy to run.

The Third Herrscher used enhanced speed to pressure the blue-haired Anti-Entropy leader, who deduced that her gravity control had a narrow range. Zhao Bai and Theresa arrived as the fight moved toward the central lake, while Kiana remained unconscious.

• The blue-haired young man inferred that the Third Herrscher's gravity field had a limited range and evaded its attacks by moving quickly.
• The Third Herrscher's bomb neared its threshold, leaving her only three minutes, but she refused to ask Zhao Bai for help.
• Zhao Bai arrived with Theresa in a Homu mascot suit and saw Kiana unconscious beneath the pressure of the battle.
• Zhao Bai dismissed the dormitory incident as a farce while the Anti-Entropy leader retreated from the girls' dormitory toward the central lake.
• Theresa warily asked Zhao Bai what he was going to do as he started to follow the fight.

Zhao Bai arrived at the lakeside after the Third Herrscher had been defeated, while the leader of Anti-Entropy prepared to kill her. The Third Herrscher tried to summon one last bolt of lightning, but nothing happened.

• Zhao Bai left Theresa behind and ran after the Third Herrscher, insisting he only wanted to watch.
• The leader of Anti-Entropy defeated the Third Herrscher near the lake after she failed to lure him into attacking.
• Zhao Bai reached the lakeshore, surveyed the scene, and searched through subspace.
• The leader of Anti-Entropy raised his remaining arm to crush the Third Herrscher, but her attempt to summon lightning failed.

The Anti-Entropy leader’s gravity attacks failed, and the Third Herrscher beat him until he created a tiny black hole. Zhao Bai revealed that he could form a larger black hole himself, leaving the confrontation poised to continue.

• The Third Herrscher kicked the Anti-Entropy leader into the river and beat him, thanking him for making the gravity attacks ineffective.
• The Anti-Entropy leader compressed gravity into a ping-pong-ball-sized black hole and threatened to erase everything.
• Zhao Bai tried to counter the black hole with the Star of Eden but found its interior could not be neutralized.
• Zhao Bai stepped forward, challenged the leader’s pride in his tiny black hole, and formed a basketball-sized black hole in his hand.

Zhao Bai confronted Walter and casually formed a black hole, making Walter question his uniqueness and recover fragmented memories. Walter’s memories began with waking in a glass vessel, leaving him confused about his origins.

• Zhao Bai dismissed the injured Walter as a disposable assembly-line product and looked toward the Third Herrscher.
• Zhao Bai awkwardly taunted the Third Herrscher about being beaten, but the remark fell flat.
• Zhao Bai asked Walter whether he thought he was special and displayed a black hole larger and rounder than Walter’s.
• Walter questioned his memories and realized they began with meeting someone in the Quantum Sea and continued through his fight at St. Freya.
• Walter reached forward as a chill struck him, and he remembered repeatedly waking inside glass filled with transparent liquid.

Zhao Bai used Star of Eden to erase Welt and the lake, then left the Third Herrscher behind. He returned to the girls’ dormitory, where Theresa was still waiting in her HOMU mascot suit beside scattered banknotes.

• Zhao Bai recognized the sorrowful truth about Welt, and Welt nodded in response.
• Zhao Bai expanded Star of Eden’s black hole and erased Welt and the lake without damaging the surroundings.
• The Third Herrscher questioned Zhao Bai about his exchange with Welt, then inspected the damaged Beichen Blade.
• Zhao Bai left the scene and returned to Theresa at the girls’ dormitory, where scattered banknotes lay beside her.

Zhao Bai took Theresa to work in a mascot suit, where students paid to take pictures with her. Theresa returned to the dormitory exhausted and went to bathe, while Zhao Bai reminded her she had to work again tomorrow.

• Students mistook Theresa for a mascot and gave her money for pictures.
• Zhao Bai pocketed the bills and led Theresa back to the dormitory.
• Theresa changed out of the mascot suit, and Zhao Bai told her the money was her salary before taking it back as debt repayment.
• Theresa ran to the bathroom to bathe, and Zhao Bai reminded her she would work again tomorrow.
• Theresa shyly asked Zhao Bai to bring her T-shirt.

Theresa assigned Zhao Bai to investigate the disappearance of five girls in Sky City, despite his doubts about the task and his lack of investigative skill. Zhao Bai was left with orders to close the restaurant and travel to Sky City.

• After five exhausting days, Theresa searched Schicksal’s missions for work suited to Zhao Bai’s abilities.
• Theresa found a mission in Sky City, where five girls from the same club had vanished a week earlier and Honkai energy had been detected at the scene.
• Zhao Bai questioned why Schicksal had assigned the investigation to him and said he wanted to oversee the restaurant’s construction.
• Theresa insisted that Zhao Bai close the shop and go to Sky City to complete the mission.

Theresa assigned Zhao Bai a solo detective mission in Sky City involving five missing girls, and he set off after clumsily freezing the rain. Bronya learned that his restaurant would be closed for at least a week and reacted with newfound excitement.

• Zhao Bai studied the report about five girls who vanished after an outing, while their sole returning companion had been bullied by them.
• Theresa explained that the remaining girl showed no signs of becoming a zombie and that the missing girls' bodies had not been found.
• Zhao Bai accepted the detective mission after sensing that Theresa expected him to take it.
• Zhao Bai tried to freeze the rain, got struck by the falling ice, then flew above the clouds toward Sky City.
• Theresa told Bronya that Zhao Bai would be away for at least a week, and Bronya's eyes lit up.

Bronya dressed as a detective and used Heavy Cannon Rabbit to search Sky City for Zhao Bai. She found him by scanning the city and intercepted him in the sky.

• Mei wondered why Bronya ignored her and went into her room, then later found that no one was investigating the vanished lake or the battle there.
• Bronya emerged in a detective outfit and skipped dinner while Kiana ate the tomato beef stew.
• Bronya activated Heavy Cannon Rabbit's search mode and scanned Sky City for Zhao Bai.
• Bronya rode Heavy Cannon Rabbit into the sky and blocked Zhao Bai's path.