Chapter Summaries

Dottore recounted how Zandik created his segments and pursued immortality, only to die alone on his eighty-fifth birthday. His segments then dissected his body, while Pantalone objected to Dottore’s account of what happened.

• Dottore and Pantalone discussed Zandik’s past, including his studies, expulsion, and experiments.
• Dottore explained that Zandik created segments using Khaenri'ahn technology but still needed a way to resist aging.
• Zandik obtained an elixir of immortality with Pantalone’s help, though he continued to age.
• On his eighty-fifth birthday, Zandik collapsed, and his segments watched without helping as he died.
• Zandik’s segments dissected his corpse as an experimental specimen, and Pantalone arrived to discuss business.

Dottore signed a contract with Pantalone before the Sky Screen showed a giant tree burning, leaving viewers confused about what had happened. The scene then followed Sandrone and Albedo as Scaramouche fell into hibernation after offering a solution to Sandrone’s calculation problem.

• Pantalone gave Dottore a contract, and Dottore said he expected his funeral to be grander than any the world had seen.
• The Sky Screen showed a burning giant tree, and Apep revealed that Nahida—not Dottore—had set Irminsul alight.
• Sandrone asked Albedo to help modify a formula intended to calculate the world's future, and Albedo identified computational power as the main challenge.
• Sandrone told the Traveler, Paimon, Albedo, and Little Durin that Scaramouche had supplied a solution, then led them to find him in a motionless, hibernating state.
• The Sky Screen showed Scaramouche explaining that he had a solution to Sandrone, then teasing her about her temper and boasting about his Akademiya papers.

Sandrone used Scaramouche’s Irminsul-derived core to complete a calculation program, while the Traveler’s group agreed to protect him until it was finished. The Sky Screen then shifted back to Columbina meeting Sonnet, a scene it had shown before.

• Sandrone revealed that Scaramouche had lent her his core for the calculation, and she warned that removing it could ruin or kill him.
• Sandrone showed a drawing of the core and asked the Traveler’s group and Little Durin to guard Scaramouche while the program ran.
• Scaramouche reflected on risking his core, his search for a true heart, and whether he had become a real person.
• The Traveler promised to protect everyone, and the scene shifted to Columbina officially meeting Sonnet.

Sandrone’s search revealed that Teyvat still had three living Moons with lunar Authority, while Nicole’s theory suggested Columbina existed through the Moon’s Reflection. Their friends realized the Moon in the sky was a clue to Columbina’s return, but they still needed to discover the missing condition.

• The Three Moon Sisters revisited Columbina’s farewell and trusted that she and her friends would find a way out of the loop.
• Sandrone’s Numerology Array still found three Moons after she excluded Moon Marrow and searched for living Moons with lunar Authority.
• Nicole told Lauma, Nefer, the Traveler, Paimon, Jahoda, and Luonnotar that Nibelung’s prison might have been the Moon’s Reflection, and Nefer reasoned that Luonnotar could anchor Columbina’s return.
• The Angel God and the Three Moon Sisters considered what condition Columbina’s return required, but none of them knew the answer.
• Sandrone shared her results with Nicole and Nefer, and the group concluded that the Moon in Teyvat’s sky was a clue Columbina had left behind.

Nefer used Luonnotar and a chessboard to peer into the Moon Cage at the end of time, discovering what Columbina had done and how she escaped. Her eyes remained unharmed, and the others promised to bring Columbina back.

• Sandrone ended the call after promising to keep the spell going and find a way to bring Columbina back.
• Nefer realized Luonnotar might let her see the past Columbina had left behind, though the attempt could cost her eyesight.
• Nefer entrusted the Secret Archive to Jahoda in case she went blind, while Lauma prepared precautions for the ritual.
• Nefer peered through Luonnotar and saw the Three Moon Sisters give their power to Columbina, who then sent them out of the Moon Cage.
• Nefer saw that Columbina had escaped the Moon Cage through death and was waiting for a chance to return.
• Nefer's eyes remained unharmed, and the group vowed to keep working to bring Columbina back.

The Traveler and the others prepared to resist Dottore while Sandrone worked on the calculations that tied victory to Columbina’s return. Varka asked Nicole to protect everyone when Dottore attacked, and she revealed that she had brought preparations of her own, though the Sky Screen did not show them.

• Arlecchino reported that the civilians had been evacuated and that the group had clarified Dottore’s situation, while Sandrone continued her calculations.
• The Traveler and the others discussed a battle plan and set out to carry it through together.
• Varka admitted to Nicole that he was nervous about the unfamiliar defenses and the stakes of losing to Dottore.
• Varka explained that the elemental defenses would only delay Dottore until Columbina returned, then asked Nicole to protect everyone when the attack came.
• Nicole said the witches had heard Varka’s request and shared preparations she had made, but the Sky Screen concealed what they were.

Sandrone showed the Traveler and Paimon the World Formula program needed to bring Columbina back, and its progress began appearing on the Sky Screen. As the ritual advanced, the Traveler and Paimon checked on Lauma and Nefer, who prepared for the coming confrontation with Dottore.

• Nicole gave Varka her blessing as a gift in return for his kindness and fairness.
• Sandrone showed the Traveler and Paimon her program for the World Formula and explained that it was essential to Columbina's return.
• Sandrone shared the program materials through the Dodoco Communicator, and the Sky Screen showed the World Formula at 10% completion.
• The Three Moon Sisters recognized Sandrone's calculations as the key to Hiper's return but worried that Dottore might stop the ritual.
• The Traveler and Paimon checked on Lauma and Nefer, and Lauma examined them before urging them to rest ahead of their confrontation with Dottore.

The Traveler and the others defended Nasha Town against Dottore’s forces, defeating the Fatui soldiers, mechanical constructs, and monsters who attacked. After the World Formula reached sixty percent, Dottore arrived in person.

• Qian Renxue envied Nefer and Lauma’s bond, while the imprisoned Bibi Dong watched them on the Sky Screen.
• The Traveler and Paimon met Flins, who said he was ready to face Dottore and conserve his strength for the decisive battle.
• Albedo and Little Durin told the Traveler and Paimon that Nicole’s reinforcements had secured Nasha Town and that they would hold their position.
• Enemies approached Nasha Town, so the Traveler, Flins, Nefer, Lauma, Albedo, and Little Durin took their assigned positions.
• Flins, Nefer, Lauma, Albedo, Little Durin, and the Traveler fought off Dottore’s forces, bringing the World Formula to sixty percent.
• Dottore arrived in person after his foot soldiers were defeated.

Dottore revealed his Heretic of the False Moon combat form and trapped the Traveler and the others in a warped dimension, attacking them with the authorities over time and space. As the battle continued and the World Formula remained at 60%, Lauma was separated into a special space.

• Dottore transformed into his Heretic of the False Moon form, tore open the sky, and brought the Traveler and the others to another dimension.
• The Traveler targeted the Moon Marrow on Dottore's back while Dottore's attacks forced the group to dodge across the shifting platform.
• Dottore transported Flins to a strange domain, where Flins fought phantoms before returning to the battle.
• The Traveler, Flins, Lauma, and Nefer struck Dottore, but he rewound time and then scrambled their senses of direction with his spatial authority.
• Qian Renxue and the Three Moon Sisters suspected that Dottore was treating the entire battle, including himself, as part of an experiment.
• Lauma was transported to a special space while Sonnet watched the World Formula program remain at 60%.

Traveler faced Dottore alone as the World Formula reached 70%, but Sandrone and Pronia intervened before Dottore defeated him. Dottore incapacitated Pronia and overpowered Traveler and Sandrone, leaving them in immediate danger.

• Lauma was teleported out of the space, and Nefer entered it and realized she could not escape.
• Dottore tried to pressure Traveler into cooperating, while Traveler refused and accused him of not deserving to be Columbina’s family.
• Sandrone arrived with Pronia and attacked Dottore, but he dodged their strikes and crushed Pronia beneath falling stone pillars.
• Dottore taunted Sandrone, then knocked her and Traveler to the ground and asked which one he should kill first.

Sandrone shielded the Traveler from Dottore and was struck down, leaving her World Formula stalled at 90%. The Traveler insisted Dottore had underestimated how Sandrone had changed, and the formula began advancing again as the chapter ended.

• Dottore attacked the Traveler, and Sandrone took the blow meant for him.
• Dottore pierced Sandrone's core and threw her body aside, causing the World Formula to stop at 90%.
• Dottore mocked Sandrone and offered the Traveler another chance to join him.
• Aria suggested Sandrone might have accounted for her own death, and the Traveler told Dottore that people could change.
• The World Formula began progressing again, reaching 92%.

Varka and Arlecchino pulled the Frost Moon through the False Sky using Sandrone’s contingency plan, while Pronia secretly completed the World Formula. Columbina returned beneath the Moon, though the onlookers were left wondering whether Sandrone could somehow be brought back.

• Sandrone’s recorded message revealed that her formula would link Columbina to her companions, but they would have to pull the Moon through the False Sky themselves.
• Dottore tried to seal the rift, but the Frost Moon smashed through and was hauled into the False Sky.
• The World Formula reached 100%, and Pronia was revealed to have secretly performed the calculations while Sandrone’s formula was a decoy.
• The reunited Moonlight, soul, and Authority of the Three Moons restored Columbina, who opened her eyes and returned beside the Traveler.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling celebrated Columbina’s return and wondered whether Sandrone could still be revived.

Columbina and the Traveler joined forces to defeat Dottore and reclaim the Iridescent Moon's Moon Marrow. With help from Nefer, Flins, and Lauma, they killed Dottore, and the watchers celebrated.

• Columbina attacked Dottore with the Authority of the Three Moons while the Traveler used her New Moon blessing to break through his barriers.
• The Traveler destroyed the device restraining the Moon Marrow and returned the Iridescent Moon's Moon Marrow to Columbina.
• Columbina used her power to bring Lauma, Nefer, and Flins back from the pocket dimension.
• Nefer, Flins, Lauma, and the Traveler attacked Dottore together, driving him into the air.
• Columbina's beam shattered Dottore's barrier and killed him, prompting cheers from the people watching the Sky Screen.

After Dottore's defeat, Nod-Krai began recovering as the Traveler and Paimon rested and reunited with their companions. The chapter ended with Jahoda reminding them to attend the Union's presentation ceremony, as the people of Nod-Krai began working together.

• Columbina declared Nod-Krai her home, then mourned Sandrone as Sonnet and the others hoped she might someday be restored.
• Columbina returned to Nasha Town with the others, and the Energy Domains disappeared after Dottore's death.
• The Traveler and Paimon woke aboard the flagship, talked about their ordeal, and reconciled as Paimon asked for compensation for her worry.
• The people of Nod-Krai connected Frost Moon's new place in the sky with the birth of the Moon Goddess.
• Jahoda reminded the Traveler and Paimon about the Union's presentation ceremony and noted that Nod-Krai was beginning to solve problems collectively.

The Traveler and Paimon saw Nod-Krai rebuilding after the disaster as its factions prepared to unite in a Union, while friends discussed who might represent them. The chapter ended with Flins agreeing to take on the Lamp-Bearers’ work and asking who else would join.

• Jahoda told the Traveler and Paimon that Nod-Krai was growing more united as people returned and reconstruction continued.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Tighnari reasoned that Columbina would probably stay out of the Union because her status as the Moon Goddess could pressure the other factions.
• The Traveler and Paimon found Ineffa and Aino helping distribute food, and the Traveler took a photo of Ineffa with a child she had helped evacuate.
• Illuga encouraged Flins to represent the Lamp-Bearers in the Union, and Flins agreed to take the job.
• Flins asked who else would join the Union, leaving the gathering curious about its membership.

The Union’s opening ceremony in Nasha Town brought together Nod-Krai’s factions, but the Voynich Chamber of Commerce representative’s speech dragged on for more than half a day. The ceremony ended with the crowd dispersing, while Qian Renxue resolved to keep her own speeches concise.

• Flins encouraged Illuga to embrace his new Union duties as a Lamp-Bearer and help make Nod-Krai a warmer place.
• Sonnet and her older sister joked about the Three Moons in the Sky incident and Sonnet’s tendency to fancy handsome men.
• The Traveler and Paimon reunited with Albedo, Little Durin, and Varka, who teased Little Durin about becoming a Favonius Knight.
• A Voynich Chamber of Commerce representative delivered a lengthy speech at the Union’s opening ceremony while Illuga, Jahoda, Aino, Nefer, and viewers grew impatient.
• The speech ended after more than half a day, the crowd dispersed, and Qian Renxue decided to keep her own speeches concise.

Lauma and Nefer discussed their partnership and differing approaches to leadership, while the Five God Kings and Silver Dragon King analyzed their exchange. Nico contacted the Traveler and Paimon for tea, explained she was monitoring Teyvat after a disaster at the world's edge, and said Alice had helped contain it.

• Lauma told Nefer she wanted to spend more time with her, and Nefer questioned the Frostmoon Scions’ prospects and the Secret Archive’s involvement in their Union partnership.
• The Silver Dragon King described Lauma as an idealist and Nefer as a realist, then warned the Five God Kings that Teyvat’s Dragon King Nibelung and the Three Moon Sisters surpassed their power.
• Lauma told the Traveler and Paimon that Nefer was considering joining the Frostmoon Scions, startling Paimon.
• Nico invited the Traveler and Paimon to tea but said she could not appear in person and was only checking that their communication still worked.
• Nico said Alice had reported that the disaster at the world’s edge had been contained, though its disturbance had made Teyvat easier to observe from the universe.

Nicole told the Traveler that invisible protective talismans from the Hexenzirkel had shielded their friends, then urged them to reach the docks. There, Arlecchino explained Sandrone’s final wishes and revealed that Columbina was grieving, while the chapter left Sandrone’s possible revival uncertain.

• Nicole explained that the Hexenzirkel had given the Traveler’s friends invisible protective talismans that kept them safe from Dottore’s control.
• Focalors told the Five God Kings and the Silver Dragon King that Nicole helped others because doing so brought happiness, not because she expected a reward.
• At the docks, the Traveler and Paimon met Arlecchino and Scaramouche, who said they were traveling to Fontaine and Sumeru respectively.
• Arlecchino said Sandrone had hidden her technique inside Pronia and used a decoy body to mislead Dottore.
• Arlecchino revealed that Sandrone had asked her to send Sandrone and Pronia’s core to the Fontaine Research Institute, preserve her belongings, and give one book to the Traveler.
• Arlecchino said Columbina had given her the Moon Marrow of the Iridescent Moon and had grieved over Sandrone’s body, while observers wondered whether Sandrone could be revived.

After Arlecchino and Scaramouche departed, the Traveler faced his nervousness about learning the truth about his sibling, while observers debated his connection to fate. He met Columbina at the Moon Goddess statue, where she described trying to find her place among the Frostmoon Scions.

• Arlecchino said the Tsaritsa had revoked the Pale Star Edict against Columbina, then left for Fontaine.
• Scaramouche encouraged the Traveler to face the truth about his sibling and left for Sumeru to help Lesser Lord Kusanali clean up Dottore's mess.
• Aria, Apep, and the Five God Kings discussed whether the Traveler could break free of fate and affect Teyvat's destiny.
• Paimon reassured the Traveler that she would support him as he learned the truth, and Xiao Wu and Zhuqing admired their bond.
• The Traveler and Paimon met Columbina at the Moon Goddess statue, where she said she hoped to fit in with the Frostmoon Scions and eventually play with the children as herself.

Columbina opened a passage to the Frost Moon, where the Traveler’s spaceship had been hidden by the Heavenly Principles, and the Traveler chose to uncover the truth connected to her and Lumine. As they traveled through the passage, Columbina began showing the Traveler scenes from her friends’ pasts, starting with Lauma’s childhood.

• The Traveler returned Columbina’s album and agreed to go with her to the Frost Moon.
• Columbina revealed that the Heavenly Principles had hidden the Traveler’s spaceship on the Frost Moon, and the Traveler insisted that no one could decide whether she learned what it contained.
• Columbina opened a passage, and she and the Traveler stepped inside as Paimon wished them a safe journey.
• Columbina explained that the passage would take time to cross and showed the Traveler a memory of Lauma being chosen as the next Moon-Chanting Envoy.