Recaps

The Third Herrscher won the competition, then Mei resumed her place in Zhao Bai’s household as Otto sent Moonlit Embrace to claim him. Zhao Bai refused Otto’s offer to lead Schicksal and took responsibility for Yue Xia, while Bronya grew jealous and arranged a mission away from St. Freya.

• Mei became the Third Herrscher and performed with Bronya, winning the competition before demanding that Zhao Bai fulfill her prize.
• The Third Herrscher made Zhao Bai touch her feet, then requested a cloudlike dessert that he prepared for her, Bronya, Theresa, and Xuanyuan Sword.
• Mei woke with no clear memory of her performance, watched the concert footage, and assigned Kiana and Rosaliya chores in exchange for staying with the family.
• Otto sent Moonlit Embrace, also known as Yue Xia, to Zhao Bai in a rocket, and she bit him before Bronya explained the danger of her bite.
• Otto offered Zhao Bai the chance to succeed him as Archbishop, but Zhao Bai refused and told Bronya that Yue Xia was a laboratory creation.
• Zhao Bai cared for Yue Xia, who called him her beloved and asked about marriage, while Bronya watched jealously and sought Theresa’s help.
• Bronya requested a long mission away from St. Freya, and Zhao Bai received Theresa’s assignment to capture night-walking monsters in Canghai City.

Zhao Bai fled with Yue Xia while Otto and Durandal staged a pursuit that turned into a series of duels over his choice to protect her. After Durandal accepted that she could not change his mind, the three spent time together at a hotel, where Zhao Bai introduced Yue Xia to video games.

• Otto sent Durandal after Zhao Bai and Yue Xia to create urgency, while Bronya criticized Zhao Bai’s approach to courting Yue Xia and helped him care for her hunger.
• Durandal attacked Zhao Bai outside the love hotel, but he escaped with the unconscious Yue Xia and led her out to sea as Durandal pursued him in her armor.
• Zhao Bai and Durandal fought on the frozen sea, while Yue Xia’s blood answered an ancient call and she descended on Blood Judas to defend her retainer.
• Durandal tried to persuade Zhao Bai to abandon Yue Xia, but he refused and fought her across the ice before they agreed to meet again the following night.
• Zhao Bai took Yue Xia to Bronya’s Homu-themed hotel suite, introduced her to video games, and found her still playing hours later when she refused to watch his duel.
• Zhao Bai and Durandal fought a series of matches with different weapons, and Durandal finally called their contest a draw and asked him to dinner.
• At the hotel, Durandal tried to play Bloodborne Curse to help Yue Xia, while Zhao Bai connected to the Quantum Neural Network and Bronya cleared the beastified Cleric.
• Yue Xia woke and continued playing, then thanked Zhao Bai and Durandal for helping her clear the game, while Zhao Bai warned her that her suffering had only begun.

Zhao Bai helped Yue Xia survive by restoring the Gem of Stillness, and Durandal became her protector as she built a streaming career. After Zhao Bai and Bronya revealed themselves as Blonja during Yue Xia’s livestream, they set out for Sky City to investigate a dissected Honkai beast.

• Zhao Bai cooked beef for Durandal, who thanked him and resolved to defeat Bloodborne Curse during her time off.
• Otto staged a funeral scene to recover the Gem of Stillness, but Zhao Bai and Bronya exposed him with a newspaper, so Otto restored Yue Xia with the gem and warned Zhao Bai about her danger.
• Durandal burned beef while trying to cook with the Godfall Sword, then took on the task of finding Moonlit Embrace’s target in the Quantum Sea.
• Durandal brought Einstein and Tesla to meet Moonlit Embrace on an offshore platform, where they discussed their game during a livestream.
• Zhao Bai and Bronya watched Moonlit Embrace’s popular stream, and Yue Xia explained that Metal Gear Blonja had inspired her streaming career.
• Bronya traced Yue Xia’s stream and kissed Zhao Bai before he introduced himself as Blonja, while Bronya explained their partnership and Zhao Bai urged Yue Xia to live by her own wishes.
• Zhao Bai and Bronya were assigned a practical investigation in Sky City, where they reviewed evidence of a dissected Honkai beast and Zhao Bai asked whether a cult was involved.

Bronya and Zhao Bai traced the Sky City murders to Yu Borong and Gray Serpent’s experiments with Agent α. After Yu transformed and rampaged through Shencheng Medicine, Zhao Bai destroyed the monster and defeated Raven, leaving her in custody while Gray Serpent watched from afar.

• Zhao Bai identified Gray Serpent as the likely culprit, and Bronya took him to the information broker’s warehouse, where she paid for answers with coins.
• Gray Serpent revealed that Yu Borong had sought immortality through World Serpent, and Zhao Bai proved his Jie Mie Greatsword genuine by destroying Gray Serpent’s test body.
• Gray Serpent injected Agent α into Old Master Yu, who transformed into a monster that hunted his descendants and killed Yu Borong’s successor.
• Zhao Bai and Bronya reached Hexie Pharmaceuticals, where they found the monster attacking Gray Serpent before it escaped toward Shencheng Medicine.
• The transformed Yu Borong attacked Shencheng Medicine, while Gray Serpent summoned Raven to watch the destruction and Zhao Bai arrived to confront the monster.
• Zhao Bai learned Yu wanted to create an army with the conversion agents, then unleashed Jie Mie and destroyed the monster and the underground laboratories.
• Gray Serpent exploded into metallic components as Raven fought Zhao Bai, who defeated her and handed her over to Bronya.
• Bronya questioned Raven about Gray Serpent, and Raven claimed they were a couple while Gray Serpent watched from a skyscraper and judged that rescuing her would be difficult.