Chapter Summaries

Zhao Bai and Durandal finished fighting a horde of Honkai Beasts, with Zhao Bai defeating more enemies. Durandal suspected the beasts had come from the Sea of Quanta and proposed investigating it with Zhao Bai, while Theresa and Fu Hua arrived at the scene.

• Bronya counted the defeated enemies and declared that Zhao Bai had won, with 6,324 kills to Durandal's 6,248.
• Durandal compared fighting Zhao Bai to battling Crestfallen Guy from Dark Souls, and Zhao Bai asked what she meant.
• Durandal searched the Honkai Beast corpses and concluded that they had come from quantum space.
• Zhao Bai brought up a problem with the Sea of Quanta, and Durandal invited him to investigate it with her.
• Theresa and Fu Hua arrived at the scene.

Zhao Bai and Durandal entered the Sea of Quanta to investigate the disturbance driving Honkai Beasts away. They found an injured incarnation of the Shadow of Chaos, and Durandal prepared to fight it.

• Zhao Bai left Bronya behind as he and Durandal approached the entrance to the Sea of Quanta.
• Zhao Bai struggled with the Sea of Quanta's growing rejection as he and Durandal descended.
• Zhao Bai and Durandal found a wounded monster leaking black matter and roaring inaudibly.
• Durandal identified the monster as an incarnation of the Shadow of Chaos and raised her lance to kill it.

Durandal helped Zhao Bai destroy the Shadow of Chaos in the Sea of Quanta, then returned with him to the real world. She left to make up for missing her game stream, while the Sea of Quanta remained vast and mysterious.

• Durandal protected Zhao Bai and attacked the Shadow of Chaos with Hler of Eternal Night, destroying it in a single strike.
• Durandal took Zhao Bai through the Eye of the Abyss and back to the real world after he became lightheaded.
• Durandal remarked that Zhao Bai had lasted unusually briefly in the Sea of Quanta, and Zhao Bai suggested that something might be rejecting him.
• Durandal attempted a joke about stamina, but Zhao Bai told her it did not suit her knightly image.
• Durandal said goodbye to Zhao Bai and hurried back, realizing she had missed her planned game stream.

Seele resisted her dark will in the Sea of Quanta as it urged her to kill someone to keep Bronya to herself. After Durandal left, Zhao Bai entered the Eye of the Abyss despite the Sea of Quanta's strong rejection, determined to find out why it was resisting him.

• Seele's dark will urged her to kill someone so Bronya would belong to her alone, but Seele refused.
• The dark will accused Seele of hiding her darker thoughts and claimed it had always protected her.
• Durandal left Zhao Bai, eager to return to headquarters for her apology endurance livestream.
• Zhao Bai suspected the Shadow of Chaos had not been injured as easily as it seemed and entered the Eye of the Abyss despite his doubts.
• The Sea of Quanta rejected Zhao Bai, who questioned why it was resisting him.

Zhao Bai encountered a wounded girl in the Sea of Quanta who warned him to run from her pursuer. When he recognized her as Seele and asked whether she had been spying on him and Bronya, she vanished into blue butterflies.

• A scarlet claw suddenly attacked Zhao Bai in the Sea of Quanta, but its strike stopped before it could hit him.
• A girl gasped for breath and warned Zhao Bai to run before her pursuer caught him.
• Zhao Bai recognized the girl as Seele and asked if she had used Heavy Cannon Rabbit to watch his love life with Bronya.
• Seele vanished into a cluster of deep-blue butterflies when Zhao Bai stroked her head, leaving him confused.

Zhao Bai fought Red Seele in the Sea of Quanta, cutting down her regenerating tentacles as he fled toward the boundary with reality. He realized Black Seele was the true attacker and understood that she had likely been the one who dragged him out of bed to confront him.

• Red Seele attacked Zhao Bai with blood-soaked tentacles, and he severed them with his Reverse Wind Slash.
• Zhao Bai put on his glasses to provoke her, then fled toward the real world because he could not defeat her underwater in the Sea of Quanta.
• Black Seele mocked Seele and urged her to admit she wanted to kill Zhao Bai, while Seele rejected her words.
• Zhao Bai reflected on Seele’s loneliness and resilience, deciding he respected her rather than pitied her.
• Zhao Bai recognized Black Seele as the one who had dragged him from bed and declared that she was the attacker.

Zhao Bai drove Black Seele away and tried to help the real Seele understand why she could not leave the Sea of Quanta. The chapter ended with him introducing himself and making Seele laugh.

• Zhao Bai slashed through Black Seele’s claws without hurting her, and she fled when he calmly sheathed his katana.
• Seele woke up and asked Zhao Bai whether he had killed Black Seele, and he said he had only scared her away.
• Seele tried to leave the Sea of Quanta but dissolved into blue butterflies and re-formed in the same place.
• Zhao Bai reassured Seele that her inability to leave was his problem, then sat down to talk with her.
• Zhao Bai introduced himself and shared his motto about never making a girl cry or wasting food, making Seele laugh.

Zhao Bai said goodbye to Seele and promised to return with food while keeping her situation secret from Bronya. He returned to the cleanup site, where Theresa and Fu Hua were overseeing the removal of Honkai Beast remains and Bronya checked on him.

• Seele asked Zhao Bai not to tell Bronya that she was trapped in the Sea of Quanta, fearing Bronya might act recklessly.
• Zhao Bai promised to visit Seele again the next day and bring her a gift, then watched her vanish as a swarm of blue butterflies.
• Zhao Bai returned through the Eye of the Abyss to the cleanup site, where crews were loading Honkai Beast corpses for disposal.
• Theresa complained about directing the cleanup crews while Fu Hua reminded her that she had chosen to come.
• Bronya looked at Zhao Bai with concern.

Zhao Bai hid his plans from Bronya while preparing a sweet cold-brew jasmine tea as a gift for Seele. He then announced that he was going to North America to find someone who could help Seele switch between her quantum state and physical body.

• Zhao Bai reassured Bronya that nothing was seriously wrong, then used Fu Hua's Taixu Sword Heart to conceal his thoughts.
• Bronya watched Zhao Bai sleep on the transport aircraft and suspected he was hiding something, but told Heavy Cannon Rabbit not to wake him.
• Zhao Bai prepared cold-brew Jasmine Dragon Pearl tea for Seele, choosing a light, sweet drink suited to her.
• Zhao Bai said he was going to North America to find someone who could teach Seele to switch between her quantum state and physical body.

Zhao Bai told Bronya he was going to deliver food to North America, though he did not explain his reasons. He left for his target while Bronya waited for him at home.

• Bronya asked Zhao Bai what he planned to do, and he said he would deliver food.
• Zhao Bai explained that North America had been lying low, so he wanted to treat them to a meal.
• Bronya chose not to press him for an explanation and told him to come back soon.
• Zhao Bai said he would return before the ice melted in the cold-brew tea, then set off without asking Bronya for technical support.

Zhao Bai flew to Sacramento after ordering Heavy Cannon Rabbit to locate Anti-Entropy’s base, intending to persuade Dr. Einstein with a gift of seafood pizzas. He reached the desert at night and used his weapons to keep warm and shield himself from blowing sand as he continued toward her.

• Zhao Bai ordered Heavy Cannon Rabbit to run anti-encryption detection and brute-force the geographical location.
• Zhao Bai flew from the dormitory to Sacramento, where a pilot took him toward California’s capital without asking questions.
• Zhao Bai learned that Anti-Entropy’s livestreaming base was in a desert and had identified its location from the stars in Einstein’s lecture backdrop.
• Zhao Bai carried two Italian-style seafood pizzas as a gift, hoping to persuade Einstein to agree with him.
• Zhao Bai crossed the cold desert with his greatsword to keep warm, then used Magnetic Storm to repel blowing sand, though the ozone made him frown.

Einstein and Tesla finished their livestream lesson in the desert, and Zhao Bai arrived with food. He served them a seafood pizza while using his power to shield the livestream site from the wind and sand.

• Einstein ended the livestream after cursing a commenter who claimed to be a student at the University of Science and Technology of China.
• Tesla admitted she had fallen asleep during Einstein's physics lesson, and the pair prepared to leave and switch off their antiparticle force field shield.
• Tesla spotted Zhao Bai approaching across a sand dune, surrounded by a crackling dark blue shield and carrying a lunchbox.
• Zhao Bai presented Einstein and Tesla with a ten-inch seafood pizza he had made himself.
• Zhao Bai expanded his ionized energy field to protect the livestream site from the wind and sand.

Zhao Bai shared pizza and sparkling wine with Tesla and Einstein, then spoke privately with Einstein while Tesla felt excluded. The conversation’s subject remained unrevealed.

• Tesla criticized Zhao Bai for delivering pizza without drinks, but she and Einstein ate the meal.
• Tesla and Einstein found themselves drinking Martini’s sparkling wine from the broadcast van.
• Einstein explained that they kept low-alcohol drinks because Tesla could not hold her liquor well.
• Zhao Bai spoke with Einstein while excluding Tesla, who complained about being left out.

Zhao Bai asked Einstein to teach a little girl to control her quantization and negotiate compensation, then asked her to deal with Cocolia. Einstein clarified that he only needed to meet Cocolia once.

• Einstein understood that Zhao Bai wanted her to teach a little girl to make her quantization uncontrollable.
• Einstein asked Zhao Bai what compensation he wanted, while he asked her to put away her sword.
• Zhao Bai handed An-Utu to Einstein, who touched the blade and learned he used it as a hot-water bottle.
• Zhao Bai asked Einstein to deal with Cocolia, and she explained that he only needed to meet Cocolia once.

Zhao Bai secretly attended an Anti-Entropy meeting after Einstein warned him about Cocolia’s excessive praise and Tesla’s growing hatred. He listened as Cocolia spun an edited photo of him and Durandal into a story about their strained relationship.

• Einstein warned Zhao Bai that Cocolia’s constant praise was making Tesla hate him more and advised him not to accept an Anti-Entropy Executor position unless it was offered directly.
• Zhao Bai considered the Executor title useful for openly attending meetings and gathering intelligence.
• Einstein brought Zhao Bai into the Imaginary Space as Anti-Entropy’s seventy-second general meeting began.
• Zhao Bai noticed that the projected photo of him and Durandal had been heavily edited with a beauty filter.
• Cocolia claimed that Zhao Bai and Durandal were wary of each other despite appearing harmonious, while Zhao Bai privately recalled their close friendship and shared activities.

Zhao Bai answered Cocolia’s summons and caught her praising him during a meaningless meeting. After she fainted and vanished into the Sea of Quanta, Einstein ended the meeting, while Zhao Bai, Einstein, and Tesla stayed behind.

• Cocolia argued that the Far East Branch and headquarters could be peacefully merged, then speculated that Zhao Bai might be pursuing Durandal.
• Zhao Bai stepped out of the shadows and insisted that he and Durandal had nothing romantic going on.
• Einstein revealed she had brought Cocolia’s star to the meeting and told her to stop praising him during meetings.
• Cocolia fainted, and her body dissipated into the Sea of Quanta.
• Einstein dismissed everyone, and Zhao Bai, Einstein, and Tesla stayed behind.

Cocolia reconnected with Zhao Bai in the Quantum Sea and offered him a place in Anti-Entropy. Zhao Bai accepted the Executor medal but asked to work as a well-paid chef, leaving Cocolia to consider how to compensate him.

• Cocolia reconnected with Zhao Bai in the Quantum Sea and challenged him over trespassing into Anti-Entropy headquarters.
• Zhao Bai brushed aside Cocolia's posturing and accepted the Anti-Entropy Executor medal.
• Cocolia asked Zhao Bai whether he wanted to join Einstein's conservative faction or her reformist faction.
• Zhao Bai offered to handle Anti-Entropy's catering if the pay was good, and Cocolia worried the organization could not afford him.
• Zhao Bai asked for two Titans instead of money so they could pound rice cakes for him.

Zhao Bai signed Cocolia’s Titan delivery agreement and returned to California, where Einstein summoned his two Titans. He left to complete his mission, while Einstein said she was tired.

• Cocolia asked Zhao Bai to sign a confidentiality agreement for the two Titans, and Einstein told him it was likely an excuse to get his autograph.
• Zhao Bai signed the agreement, and Cocolia reacted with delight.
• Einstein transported Zhao Bai back to the California desert, where only twenty minutes had passed.
• Einstein snapped her fingers and summoned the two Titans, then told Zhao Bai to complete his mission.

Zhao Bai returned to St. Freya Academy with a bottle of sparkling wine and an Anti-Entropy badge after meeting Tesla and Einstein. Bronya questioned whether he had defected, then remembered that she had defected to Schicksal herself.

• Zhao Bai let Einstein and the Titan disappear into the sandstorm, then returned to the airport with a bottle of Martini sparkling wine and a champagne flute.
• Zhao Bai told the pilot the wine was a return gift and enjoyed drinking it during the flight while Tesla silently fumed.
• The Gulfstream landed at St. Freya Academy after two hours.
• Bronya noticed Zhao Bai’s sparkling wine and asked whether a girl had treated him; he said Dr. Tesla had.
• Bronya spotted the Anti-Entropy badge on Zhao Bai’s chest and asked if he had defected, then recalled that she had also left Anti-Entropy for Schicksal.

Bronya watched Zhao Bai and Heavy Cannon Rabbit leave together after the machine gently stopped him from carrying her to bed. She trusted Heavy Cannon Rabbit completely but could not understand its relationship with Zhao Bai, who began making tea with it.

• Zhao Bai teased Bronya about calling him her superior and lifted her into a princess carry.
• Heavy Cannon Rabbit gently picked Zhao Bai up and set him on the ground, stopping him from taking Bronya to bed.
• Zhao Bai told Bronya to sleep while he and Heavy Cannon Rabbit discussed important matters.
• Bronya recalled trusting Heavy Cannon Rabbit as her longtime companion and a gift from Seele, though she could not understand how it had become involved with Zhao Bai.
• Zhao Bai picked up the teapot, and Heavy Cannon Rabbit said it knew a little about making tea.