Arc 55The Counterfeit Holy Grail War
Chen Li helped Homura Akemi become the god of magical girls’ despair, then returned to New Penacony and drew Xu Zhao and Undying Path into the Counterfeit Holy Grail War. As the war’s final day approached, Sparkle joined Origami University and became Firefly’s adopted daughter.
- Zibai was reborn in Liyue, and Chen Li asked Nicole to record the angels’ return in the Paradise Calendar.
- Chen Li traveled to Mitakihara, where Homura Akemi wished to govern magical girls’ despair and battled the witches in the Ring of Miracles.
- Chen Li used a Miracle Patch to prevent the universe’s heat death, set conditions on Kyubey’s wish granting, and gave Doctor tools to support Miracle Defense Battles.
- Homura Akemi returned to managing the Space-Time Administration, while Chen Li went back to New Penacony and found Xu Zhao trapped in a cycle of strange deaths after summoning the Golden Honkai-Moe King.
- Chen Li hired Undying Path to influence the Holy Grail War, but Xu Zhao’s summoned king dropped the Holy Grail into Duality Paradise’s leylines, creating the Counterfeit Holy Grail War.
- Chen Li shrank Duality Paradise and placed it in New Penacony’s sky, where the war’s winner could claim a Miraculous Artifact and permanent authority as the Aeon of Joy.
- At Origami University, Krydrla put Sparkle in charge of the graduation ceremony and assigned Firefly as the designated Master.
- Firefly asked Sparkle to become her Servant, and Sparkle persuaded her to adopt her instead.