Chapter Summaries

Arlecchino and the others explained how Dottore’s Artificial Moon Marrow could let him seize the Authority of the Three Moons, while Paimon urgently sought help rescuing the Traveler. Sandrone arrived at the Secret Archive after escaping Dottore’s expanding Energy Domain and warned the group not to rush into a rescue.

• Arlecchino revealed that Dottore had used Hyperborean technology to create Artificial Moon Marrow and could claim the Authority of the Three Moons by making a third one.
• Nefer and Flins reported that unknown energy had surrounded parts of Nod-Krai, and Apep explained that opposing the Three Moons’ power would require strength on the level of the Four Shades.
• Arlecchino and the others condemned Dottore’s selfishness and danger to ordinary people, while Paimon pleaded for help finding and rescuing the Traveler.
• Lauma and Varka calmed Paimon and urged the group to gather information before acting.
• Sandrone entered with Pronia and Fatui soldiers, said Dottore’s Energy Domain had swallowed the Experimental Design Bureau, and warned the group not to rush into danger.

After Dottore captured the Traveler and unleashed spreading Energy Domains, Sandrone discovered that he had planted curses in everyone who visited his research facility. The group resolved to stay in Nod-Krai, rescue the Traveler, and evacuate the residents as the domains threatened to consume the region.

• Paimon cried over the Traveler, while Arlecchino, Sandrone, and Pronia scanned those who had fought Dottore.
• Sandrone discovered that Dottore had planted curses in the group and decoded his message: “Run for your lives, or die in Nod-Krai.”
• Arlecchino and the others suspected the curse would activate if they left Nod-Krai and concluded that Dottore was unlikely to harm the Traveler immediately.
• Little Durin reported that Dottore’s Energy Domains were expanding faster and might swallow all of Nod-Krai.
• Nefer said Columbina had entered the Moon Gate and was unlikely to survive, but Sandrone refused to believe she was dead.
• The group decided to search for the Traveler, remain in Nod-Krai, and rescue people while evacuating the residents.

Columbina returned to the Moon Cage, found a new memory entrance, and entered a version of Nasha Town where she could affect the Traveler. The memory pulled her back before she could follow him, revealing that her touch had caused the Traveler to turn around and call her name in the past.

• Lauma sought emergency shelter permits for Nod-Krai's people, and Arlecchino promised to help while Paimon joined the effort.
• Columbina returned to the Moon Cage and searched its desolate expanse for another memory entrance.
• The Three Moon Sisters recalled their imprisonment by Nibelung, while Apep accused them of betraying the Dragon Sovereign Clan.
• Columbina entered a memory of Nasha Town and found the Traveler, Paimon, Lauma, and Varka searching for a Witch.
• Columbina touched the Traveler, who turned around, but he could neither see nor hear her before the Moon Cage pulled her back.
• The Sky Screen's viewers realized that Columbina's touch from the future had made the Traveler call her name in the past.

Columbina realized that the Moon Cage’s gravity pulled her back whenever she altered reality, while Dottore trapped the Traveler and tried to persuade him that they could cooperate for mutual benefit. The Sky Screen went dark for a break as Dottore’s argument drew agreement from some viewers and skepticism from others.

• Columbina analyzed how the Moon Cage’s gravity stopped her from escaping and resolved to keep going so she could tell everyone what happened.
• Dottore appeared before the Traveler with the completed Three Moons, containing two Primordial Moon Marrows and one Artificial Moon Marrow.
• Dottore changed their surroundings and argued that the Traveler should prefer pleasant dreams to painful reality, but the Traveler rejected his reasoning.
• The Traveler asked Dottore why he had captured him, and Dottore said they were not opponents and proposed cooperating for mutual benefit.
• The Sky Screen darkened for a break as viewers debated Dottore’s argument.

The Sky Screen recounted the War of Funerary Flame, from the Outlander’s rebellion and Nibelung’s return to the devastating battle against the Heavenly Principles. It ended with the Heavenly Principles’ costly victory and the destruction that followed, while Apep and the Three Moon Sisters reacted to the account.

• The Sky Screen explained that the Outlander returned to Teyvat, condemned the Heavenly Principles, and helped the Hyperboreans rebel with the Archangel’s support.
• Nibelung returned from the Abyss, rallied the surviving dragons, turned the Three Moons into an Orbital Weapon, and awakened Xiuhcoatl.
• Apep argued with Aria and Canon about the Three Moons’ betrayal and whether Nibelung’s victory would have been better for Teyvat.
• The Outlander joined Nibelung’s forces against the Heavenly Principles and the Four Shades, beginning the War of Funerary Flame and devastating Teyvat.
• The Heavenly Principles defeated Nibelung, shattered two moons, and sent down Sky Nails that destroyed surviving civilizations, including the Lang-Gan Ancient Kingdom and the Golden City.

The Sky Screen recounted how the War of Funerary Flame reshaped Teyvat and led to the Archon War before showing Dottore confronting the Traveler in Nod-Krai. Dottore challenged the world’s rules and conjured real monsters, leaving the Traveler facing them.

• The Sky Screen showed how the Sky Nails destroyed civilizations and transformed Teyvat’s landscapes during the War of Funerary Flame.
• The Sky Screen depicted the Third Descender healing Teyvat, then dying and leaving seven Gnoses that heralded the Archon War.
• Zhu Zhuqing and the others reacted to the war’s devastation, while Apep dismissed Dottore as an unworthy god.
• Dottore argued that his artificial Moon Marrow made him more suited to Teyvat than Columbina and invited the Traveler to discuss what he wanted.
• Dottore led the Traveler across the water and into the sky, then condemned the Four Archons and the world’s rules as unfair.
• Dottore conjured a horde of monsters, and the Traveler watched them warily.

Dottore used granted power and a persuasive speech to try to convince the Traveler that his ruthless worldview was right. People watching the Sky Screen debated his argument, and Nahida and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata concluded that the ignorant needed guidance.

• Dottore gave the Traveler a special ability, and the Traveler used it to slaughter the monsters before chasing Dottore through the air.
• At the docks of Nod-Krai, Dottore argued that people were bound by profit and that his villainous methods offered a path to power and knowledge.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo recognized Dottore's speech as an attempt to brainwash people and worried that it could cause chaos.
• Asura admitted Dottore's power had tempted him, while Destruction, Life God King, and the others rejected Dottore's claims about power, profit, and life.
• Nahida and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata agreed that people needed proper guidance and considered having the Akademiya guide them.

The Traveler resisted Dottore’s attempt to exploit his longing for Lumine, while Tighnari defended the Traveler’s principles and the Three Moon Sisters explained Dottore’s interest in his Descender status. The chapter left Dottore’s plan exposed as an effort to transcend Teyvat’s limits for his own gain.

• Dottore tried to tempt the Traveler with the promise of reuniting him with Lumine, but the Sky Screen cut off before the Traveler answered.
• Tighnari reassured Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing that the Traveler would never betray his principles to work with Dottore.
• Most people on Douluo Continent rejected Dottore’s claims, while some arrogant young dandies were taught that Dottore saw them only as test subjects.
• Apep questioned the Three Moon Sisters’ limits, and Canon explained that their authority worked only within Teyvat.
• Aria revealed that Dottore wanted the Traveler’s willing cooperation to study his Descender status and transcend Teyvat’s limitations.
• The Good God King and the others recognized Dottore’s ulterior motive and his ambition to transcend further.

Varka and the others organized evacuations from Nod-Krai, assigning residents and allies to help move people to safety while continuing efforts to rescue the Traveler and find Columbina. Nicole arrived with modified Dodoco Communicators from Alice, leaving the group with a way to stay connected.

• Varka, La Signora, and Lauma divided Nod-Krai into evacuation areas and arranged for residents to travel to Natlan or Snezhnaya with help from the Fatui and the Voynich Chamber of Commerce.
• Jahoda offered to assist Lauma for several days, while Nefer stayed behind to handle other matters and gather information about the Traveler and Columbina.
• Aino and Ineffa prepared supplies, Flins contacted the Lamp-Bearers, Dori planned to alert the Grass God, Durin headed to Mondstadt, and Albedo stayed to work with Sandrone.
• The group agreed not to cross Nod-Krai's border because Dottore had cursed many of them, and Paimon planned to accompany the others to the border.
• Nicole arrived and distributed modified Dodoco Communicators, explaining that Alice had sent her to help the group coordinate.

The Sky Screen began showing the Archon War, explaining how the Heavenly Principles selected Archons after being weakened in the War of Funerary Flame. The footage revealed the war’s immense destructive power and left the fate of Teyvat’s civilians in the fighting unresolved.

• Nicole stayed behind as a communications hub while the others left the Secret Archive, and the Sky Screen went dark.
• The Sky Screen showed Morax, Venti, and the Raiden Shogun amid devastating scenes from the Archon War, alarming viewers in Douluo Continent.
• The narration explained that the Heavenly Principles had weakened and scattered Primordial Fragments across seven territories so their bearers could become Archons and compete to rule.
• The Sky Screen showed Morax defeating Osial with stone spears and a falling star, while the narration explained that seven victors would govern Teyvat.
• The footage showed civilians dying in the war and seeking protection under powerful Archons.

The Sky Screen recounted how the Archon War devastated Teyvat before naming the seven victors and showing how each came to rule. The chapter ended with Xibalba's victory over the Fire Dragon King and the role his bargain with the Archon of Death played in Natlan's survival.

• The Sky Screen showed the devastation caused by divine wars and Archon Residue, prompting Ye Lingling to vow to work toward peace.
• The screen recounted how Barbatos defeated Decarabian and freed Mondstadt, while Shui Bing'er wondered if Barbatos had taken his friend's form because the boy died.
• The screen described Morax founding Liyue by defeating rival gods, Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei ruling Inazuma together, and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata saving Sumeru from Abyssal corruption.
• The screen showed Egeria's appointment as Hydro Archon, and Xiao Wu questioned whether the Hydro and Grass Archons had gained their positions through connections before Tighnari defended Rukkhadevata.
• The screen showed Xibalba fighting and killing Xiuhcoatl in a mortal body; Apep resented him for killing her brother but admired his strength, while his bargain with the Archon of Death was described as a foundation for Natlan's survival.

Flins met with Young Master Illuga to discuss evacuating Pyramida City and searching Nod-Krai, while Illuga worried about Flins’s dangerous plans and mysterious curse. Illuga finally asked Flins outright whether he was human.

• After the Sky Screen resumed, Flins met Young Master Illuga, and they traded jokes about Flins’s habit of praising people.
• Flins told Illuga that everyone in Pyramida City would be evacuated and the Lamp-Bearers would search every remote corner of Nod-Krai.
• Illuga agreed that the Lamp-Bearers would help, and Flins urged him to join the main group heading to Snezhnaya or Natlan afterward.
• Illuga worried that Flins planned to stay behind for a dangerous task, and Flins explained that a curse would likely take effect if he left Nod-Krai.
• Illuga confronted Flins about rumors that he was not human, and Flins dodged the question before Illuga asked him directly.

Columbina searched for a way to leave clues in reality while Nefer and Flins investigated the flagship, hoping to confirm that she was alive. Columbina entered the Traveler’s room just as Nefer and Flins arrived, leaving them separated across timelines.

• Flins reassured Illuga with jokes and asked him to pass along his greetings to their colleagues.
• Columbina carefully used a passage to reality and left the scene before the Sky Screen showed Nefer investigating the flagship.
• Nefer and Flins compared their searches and realized Columbina might have left a message using moonlight.
• Nefer recalled hearing a noise after Paimon mentioned the mysterious helper, and she and Flins went to investigate it.
• Columbina entered the Traveler’s room as Nefer and Flins approached, and she worried about whether the Traveler had survived his fight with Dottore.

Columbina tried to leave clues for the Traveler through the Moon Reflection, discovering that each reality she entered was further in the past. Nefer and Flins found her message after breaking the room’s window, while Columbina hoped to meet the Traveler again someday.

• Columbina carved clues into the Traveler’s room wall with Kuuvahki, while Nefer and Flins searched the room and found no message.
• Columbina arrived at the victory feast after Moon Hunter Raelir’s defeat and realized that each reality she entered took place earlier than the last.
• Columbina decided to write down everything she knew so people might remember her words after the Night of the Moon Prayer.
• Nefer asked Flins about the room’s window, then broke it with a cup to let moonlight reach Columbina’s writing.
• Columbina said goodbye to the exhausted Traveler and hoped they would meet again, while Nefer read the words she had left behind.

Flins and Nefer discovered Columbina’s message confirming she was alive and shared the clues with the others. During a Sky Screen break, viewers watched a preview of the Traveler exploring Snezhnaya and appearing in a blue uniform aboard an Abyss-corrupted train, leaving them wondering whether the Traveler had defeated Dottore.

• Flins and Nefer read Columbina’s wall of clues and realized she was still alive, then set out to share the information with everyone.
• Xiao Wu celebrated the news and wanted to see Columbina return to defeat Dottore, though she would be in danger if she confronted him herself.
• Qian Renxue, Nahida, and others expected the Sky Screen to show the Khaenri’ah war, but it instead revealed a train traveling through Snezhnaya.
• The Sky Screen showed the Traveler exploring Snezhnaya, fighting with Cryo power, and glimpsing the Cryo Archon’s statue.
• The Sky Screen showed an Abyss-corrupted train, a fallen Fatui soldier, and the Traveler in a blue outfit holding a rifle before the screen went dark.
• Shui Bing’er admired the Traveler’s new appearance, while the others wondered whether the scenes meant the Traveler had defeated Dottore.

Columbina’s blissful smile on the Sky Screen lifted everyone’s spirits, while Sandrone grew increasingly anxious over clues about Dottore’s power and an apparent fourth moon. Nefer and Flins returned to the Secret Archive with important information to share in person.

• The Traveler offered Columbina a sugar sculpture, patted her head, and saw her open her beautiful purple eyes before she smiled happily.
• The Three Moon Sisters blessed Columbina, and Qian Renxue felt comforted by her smile.
• Sandrone reported that Dottore’s power resembled Kuuvahki and that her spell had detected four moons, including what might be an artificial Moon Marrow made by Dottore.
• Sandrone became agitated as she worried about Columbina and complained about the Four Quadrants of Narbenkreuz and Moon Marrow.
• Nefer and Flins contacted the Secret Archive and returned to discuss their important information in person.

Flins and Nefer reported that Columbina might still be alive inside the Moon Cage, while Albedo and the others considered how she could escape. Nefer later found Paimon’s heartfelt note, a photograph of the Traveler, and the Traveler’s adventure journal, as Apep wondered about Paimon’s mysterious identity.

• Nefer told Sandrone and Albedo that Columbina might still be alive, and the group discussed the Moon Cage’s backward, disconnected streams of time and the difficulty of helping her escape.
• Apep said the Dragon King’s Moon Cage could not be broken even if Columbina united the power of the Three Moons, while Canon argued that unexpected survival was possible.
• Qian Renxue wondered how Columbina could return after dying to escape the Moon Cage, but could not think of a solution.
• Sandrone left to focus on her research, and Nefer found Paimon’s note saying the Traveler could use her belongings and should rest when she returned.
• Nefer found a photograph of the Traveler and the Traveler’s adventure journal, while viewers remarked on Paimon and the Traveler’s close bond.
• Apep wondered about Paimon’s true identity, but dismissed the possibility that she was Phanes in disguise.

Sandrone researched Remuria, the World Formula, and Rene's work, gradually forming a convergence model as she investigated passages, tree structures, and soul-separation techniques. She continued revising her draft, though the observers watching the Sky Screen could barely follow her findings.

• Hu Liena admired Pronia's ability to help Sandrone, while Yan promised to get Hu Liena a robot and Xie Yue told him it was unrealistic.
• Sandrone read about Fortuna and the World Formula, then wondered whether Descenders could serve as variables in its calculations.
• On The Moon, Apep dismissed the World Formula, but Nahida argued that human wisdom could reach the world's origin and that Teyvat now belonged to humanity.
• Sandrone studied Rene's notes on passageways, then investigated tree logic and a novel that connected Rene to Petrichor Town and Remurian research.
• Sandrone linked soul-separation techniques to a possible convergence model and revised her draft, while Tighnari and the others admitted they did not understand her research.

Sandrone pieced together Rene’s World Formula and reflected on Alain, Dottore, and her own reasons for seeking the world’s answer. The Sky Screen ended with Sandrone taking a break after Pronia brought her tea and refreshments.

• Sandrone compared Alain’s notes with Rene’s records and concluded that Rene’s formula reflected determinism while Alain believed the world could be changed.
• Sandrone lamented Alain’s death and wondered whether he had rejected Rene’s research because their philosophies were incompatible.
• Observers discussed Sandrone’s feelings for Alain, the burden of immortality, and the suffering Furina endured over five hundred years.
• Sandrone began combining incompatible fragments into a World Formula, identifying the great circle, variables, and the power of light.
• Sandrone insisted that she did not want to save the world and wondered whether others would mistake her work for hysteria, while Xiao Wu and Tighnari discussed whether robots could experience it.
• Pronia brought Sandrone tea and refreshments, and the Sky Screen displayed a break notice.

The Sky Screen revealed how Khaenri'ah's reckless use of Abyssal power led to a palace coup and the Cataclysm. The Abyss overwhelmed the nation, while Dainsleif's forces fought in vain and "Captain" took the fallen warriors' souls into his altered heart.

• The Sky Screen showed the Abyss corrupting Khaenri'ah and transforming its people into monsters, prompting the watchers to recoil at the horror of fighting former friends and family.
• The Sky Screen explained that the Vinster King used the Golden-haired Traveler to research Abyssal power, while the Five Great Sinners later claimed that power and abandoned Khaenri'ah.
• Dainsleif and the Golden Generation entered the palace, assassinated the Vinster King, and rescued the Traveler's younger sister, but could not prevent the Abyss's seals from breaking.
• After the seals beneath Khaenri'ah lifted, the Cataclysm began, and Abyssal monsters overwhelmed Dainsleif and his army as they fought to defend their homeland.
• "Captain" used his altered heart to bear the fallen warriors' souls, enduring their cries and despair in the hope that they could someday return home in peace.