Chapter Summaries

Zhao Bai faced the gate’s golden barrier and decided to burn his memories to strengthen his attack. Even as his sword qi made the barrier tremble, the Simulated Second Divine Key began expelling him from the world.

• Zhao Bai drew the Xuanyuan Sword and attacked the gate, but a golden barrier blocked him.
• Prometheus detected the attack and began an error protocol to return Zhao Bai to his origin.
• Zhao Bai burned his memories, from his birth through his university plane crash, to empower his sword qi.
• Zhao Bai’s enhanced attack made the barrier tremble as the gate reinforced its defenses.
• The Simulated Second Divine Key opened a void and began carrying out its expulsion protocol against Zhao Bai.

Zhao Bai burned away his memories in a final attempt to break through the barrier, and his Sword Qi left a permanent crack in the golden gate. After the barrier fell and the expelling force disappeared, Otto approached Zhao Bai to settle accounts.

• Zhao Bai tore pages from his ledger and burned the memories recorded in them.
• Zhao Bai burned the rest of the ledger, but the barrier remained standing.
• Zhao Bai recalled his journey from St. Freya Academy through South Africa, Paris, and the Arctic to the Antarctic.
• Zhao Bai unleashed a final burst of golden light that shattered the barrier and left a permanent crack in the golden gate.
• Otto told Zhao Bai that the gate had crashed and would need time to recover from the Sword Qi's mark.
• Otto asked Zhao Bai to settle their accounts, and Zhao Bai asked what accounts.

After Zhao Bai collapsed at Schicksal Headquarters, Bronya came to bring him home and tested what he remembered. His memories had faded, but he recalled their intimate past and left Bronya flustered as the two reunited.

• Otto confronted Zhao Bai about the billions he had spent and the destruction he had caused, and Zhao Bai passed out.
• Zhao Bai woke on a soft bed at Schicksal Headquarters with Bronya beside him.
• Bronya questioned Zhao Bai and learned that he remembered only about two months of recent events and mostly recalled people in a positive light.
• Bronya asked what Zhao Bai thought of her, and he described their flirtatious encounters until she covered his mouth in embarrassment.

Zhao Bai woke to find Bronya had forgotten his proposal, while his daughter remained in the Divine Key vault recovering. Durandal arrived to challenge him on Otto’s orders, but the contest became a Dark Souls 3 match that she and Bronya took outside the ward, leaving Zhao Bai alone until Rita appeared.

• Bronya said she remembered, then admitted she had forgotten Zhao Bai’s proposal and rejected it; she flicked his forehead when he questioned her.
• Durandal told Zhao Bai that his daughter was in the Divine Key vault, where the damaged Xuanyuan Sword would slowly recharge until she could wake.
• Durandal challenged Zhao Bai on Otto’s commission, offering to forgive the money he had spent as acting bishop if he won.
• Durandal handed Zhao Bai a controller and challenged him to Dark Souls 3 PVP, where she deliberately threw the match.
• Bronya took a controller and left with Durandal to play, while Zhao Bai stayed in bed.
• Rita Rossweisse entered the ward and greeted Zhao Bai after he had sent her to work in Antarctica.

Zhao Bai left Schicksal European Headquarters for St. Freya Academy, where he was set to become an intern captain aboard the Hyperion. As he worried about his readiness, Bronya teased him and suggested he needed a secretary.

• Rita approached Zhao Bai, admitting she was reluctant to hunt him despite being Immortal Blade's vice-captain.
• Zhao Bai told Rita that Durandal was in the next room playing video games with Bronya.
• Durandal admitted defeat and sent them away after Bronya won their game.
• Zhao Bai boarded a plane bound for St. Freya Academy and received a Navy uniform and a Captain nameplate marked Intern.
• Bronya mocked Zhao Bai's management skills and said he needed a secretary to correct his mistakes and handle personal matters.

Zhao Bai and Bronya signed a lifetime employment contract that became an engagement when he slipped a ring onto her finger. Bronya turned down his joking offer to put his surname on her documents, saying they should wait until they were adults.

• Bronya produced two lifetime employment contracts and explained that one ring would pay for a secretary.
• Bronya showed Zhao Bai how to retrieve a platinum ring from the golden spatula she had given him.
• Zhao Bai put the ring on Bronya's finger and realized he had no ring of his own.
• Zhao Bai joked that they should void the contract and add his surname to Bronya's documents.
• Bronya seriously considered the suggestion, then said it was too soon and they should wait until they were adults.

Boss Zhao lost his memory and no longer remembered his relationship with Bronya, leaving her unsure how to reconnect with him. Theresa agreed to mediate between them.

• News spread through St. Freya Academy that Boss Zhao had lost his memory.
• Bronya tried to restore Zhao Bai's memories by striking him with a baseball bat, but he woke up and posted a bounty against her on the campus forum.
• Bronya told Theresa that Zhao Bai remembered only the time before they completed the detective mission.
• Bronya explained that Zhao Bai had even torn down the Homu figures outside the restaurant.
• Theresa offered to mediate between Bronya and Zhao Bai, and Bronya accepted.

Theresa reflected on being treated as Zhao Bai’s parent after Bronya left her office. Alone in the quiet room, she tried Himeko’s chair-rocking trick, fell, and ended by wanting to slack off again.

• Theresa sipped bitter melon tea and wondered when she had become Zhao Bai’s parent.
• Bronya left Theresa’s office as the sunlight faded and the surroundings fell quiet.
• Theresa propped her chair on its rear legs, tried to swing her legs, and fell to the floor.
• Theresa got up, steadied the chair, and scolded herself for nearly throwing a tantrum.
• Theresa gazed out at the fading sunlight and felt like slacking off.

Theresa returned to the dormitory and found Zhao Bai waiting with a feast of bitter melon dishes, hoping to make amends. She urged him to speak directly with Bronya, but he feared he could not make her feel the same way as before.

• Theresa left work and hurried back to the dormitory.
• Theresa found Zhao Bai waiting with a table full of bitter melon dishes.
• Theresa scolded Zhao Bai for not approaching Bronya himself.
• Zhao Bai admitted he feared he could not give Bronya the same feelings as before.
• Theresa sighed as she ate, frustrated that both Zhao Bai and Bronya were afraid to meet face-to-face.

Theresa struggled to get Zhao Bai and Bronya to overcome their hesitation, while Zhao Bai admitted he was tempted by Bronya’s wealth but still would not approach her. Otto noticed Theresa’s troubles and decided to help the heterosexual couple, though he did not explain how.

• Theresa reflected that Zhao Bai and Bronya were stuck in a deadlock because neither would make the first move.
• Zhao Bai hinted that he might pursue Bronya because she was rich, and Theresa encouraged him to speak to her.
• Theresa changed out of her nun’s habit and answered a video call from Otto.
• Otto asked whether the Far East Branch had faced any problems, and Theresa avoided discussing her personal troubles.
• Otto said he understood the situation and vowed not to let the heterosexual couple be driven apart.

Otto decided that he needed to bring a couple together and began arranging a meeting. He called Anti-Entropy Entertainment, while Amber stayed quietly at his side.

• Otto decided the couple had to be brought together to preserve his standing as Schicksal's Lord Bishop.
• Amber stood beside Otto and no longer complained about his slacking off, as long as he did not waste money.
• Otto got to his feet and called Anti-Entropy Entertainment.