Chapter Summaries

Sandrone reconciled with the emotional side she had long suppressed and decided to care for the things she still had. After returning to the Vigneire, she told Citlali that a homeless soul and its resentment might have caused her sleeplessness near the Opéra Epiclese.

• Apep argued with Sonnet and insisted that sharing her life force with little Nahida counted as sharing.
• Sandrone shattered the mirror and embraced the emotional version of herself, realizing that emotion and reason were both parts of her.
• Dori explained reconciliation with oneself to Qian Renxue and offered her an aromatherapy blend for 88,888 Mora, which Qian Renxue agreed to buy.
• Sandrone told the Traveler and Paimon that she had ignored her emotional side out of fear of loss, then decided to clean up her aquarium and speak with the Great Shaman.
• Mavuika teased Citlali about what she had gained from the trip to Fontaine, and Sandrone later told Citlali that a homeless soul and its resentment likely caused her sleeplessness near the Opéra Epiclese.

Sandrone explained that severed souls from Rene and Jacob’s experiments had become a foul aggregate in Fontaine’s waters, and she decided to clean up the problem in honor of Alain’s regret. Citlali agreed to locate the aggregate but dragged the Traveler off for drinks before the Sky Screen cut off.

• Sandrone explained that Rene developed soul-severing research to pursue immortality, and Jacob later used people as test subjects while trying to restore Rene.
• Sandrone said that souls severed before Rene awakened had become wandering spirits in Fontaine’s waters, where they gradually fused with other things and formed a foul aggregate.
• Sandrone declined to involve Neuvillette and asked Citlali to find the aggregate’s location, saying she planned to handle the souls herself.
• Sandrone explained that she was helping because Alain had regretted failing to support Rene and care for Mary-Ann, and she wanted to honor his wishes.
• Citlali agreed to find the location by the next morning, then pulled the Traveler toward Hotel Debord for drinks as the Sky Screen cut off.

The Sky Screen showed a Liyue-themed performance featuring Morax and familiar Liyue figures in ancient-style outfits adorned with divine-beast motifs. The performance moved from the twin Travelers and Liyue’s people to scenes of Xiao, Hu Tao, Qiqi, and Baizhu, then ended with Ningguang, Keqing, and Yelan.

• Morax appeared beneath a great tree and poured wine into the water as the Sky Screen introduced Liyue’s people and history.
• Xiangling, Chongyun, Xingqiu, Gaming, Yaoyao, Yun Jin, Xinyan, Beidou, Yanfei, Xianyun, Shenhe, and Ganyu appeared in elaborate outfits representing divine beasts and immortals.
• The twin Travelers appeared among the Liyue figures as the song asked how mortals could reach the heavens and why the world needed gods and immortals.
• Xiao appeared in a shadowy ghost realm, fought a vicious beast, and watched umbrella-bearing figures pass across a bridge.
• Hu Tao represented death, while Qiqi and Baizhu represented life; the performance also showed Xiao’s deeds as a Yaksha who purged evil.
• Ningguang, Keqing, and Yelan appeared in firelight, with Ningguang unrolling a scroll and Keqing opening a painting of a mountain.

The Sky Screen showed a surreal vision of Rex Lapis and prompted discussion about the meaning of gods and immortals. On the Vigneire, Columbina found hope in the promise of a happy ending for the film, while the Traveler and Paimon regrouped with Citlali.

• Zibai explained that the Sky Screen's images were partly real and partly imagined, and Columbina interpreted the song as questioning why gods and immortals stood above mortals.
• Qian Renxue asked Dori to make a version of Xiangling's winged outfit, and Dori agreed to try for a price.
• The Traveler and Paimon returned to the Vigneire the next morning and learned from Columbina that the crew was debating whether the film's heroine should reunite with her lost friend.
• The Traveler reassured Columbina that everything would work out, and she told Furina they were filming a good ending.
• The Traveler and Paimon met Citlali in the cabin, where she insisted that the previous night's drinking had not made her drunk.

The Traveler, Sandrone, Paimon, and Citlali went to Gestalt to find the soul conglomerate, but after draining the water and finding nothing, Citlali summoned it with a ritual. The monster appeared behind Sandrone, leaving the group poised for a fight.

• Paimon reminded Citlali of what she had said while drunk, and Sandrone asked Citlali to help find the soul conglomerate in the Morte Region.
• Citlali agreed to accompany Sandrone and the Traveler, while Mavuika described Ororon’s protective nature as Citlali complained about him.
• The group entered Gestalt, found no sign of the creature, and the Traveler drained the water from that level.
• Citlali performed a ritual to summon the wandering souls, and a monster formed from their resentment appeared behind Sandrone.

Sandrone defeated the resentful soul monster with World Formula: Reversal and freed the souls to return to the Ley Lines. After restoring the mechanisms in the Gestalt, she admitted that she missed her friends and prepared to return to them.

• Sandrone tried to reason with the monster, but the Traveler, Citlali, and Sandrone fought it when it charged at her.
• Sandrone used World Formula: Reversal, Reduction to separate the souls from the monster’s corruption and send them back to the Ley Lines.
• Focalors regretted her past role in the Narzissenkreuz tragedy, and Nahida comforted her as they spoke about Furina.
• Sandrone explained how she had reversed the World Formula, though the Traveler, Citlali, and others did not fully understand her explanation.
• Sandrone returned to shore, said she would restore the Gestalt’s mechanisms, and agreed that she missed her friends and wanted to see them again.

Sandrone and Columbina reunited on the film set, while Ouyang Kong summoned Zhongli, Guizhong, the Yaksha generals, Azhdaha, and Apep. Azhdaha woke up confused and failed to recognize Apep.

• Sandrone was teleported to a moonlit space, where Columbina embraced her and they celebrated their reunion.
• Columbina returned Sandrone to the film set, where the crew had recorded their embrace and Furina asked what had happened.
• Sandrone realized the reunion had been filmed and shook Columbina in embarrassment as the scene ended.
• Ouyang Kong summoned Zhongli and Guizhong, who greeted each other, then Xiao and the other four Yaksha generals appeared and reunited with Zhongli.
• Azhdaha arrived asleep, and Apep woke him; Azhdaha said he did not recognize the Grass Dragon King.

The Sky Screen showed the Millelith and Bosacius holding The Chasm against Abyss-corrupted monsters during the Khaenri'ah catastrophe, and revealed that they were sealed inside while protecting Liyue. It then showed Xiao seeking the nameless Yaksha’s fate and entering The Chasm, while Zhongli resolved to go with him.

• Apep questioned Azhdaha, and Zhongli explained that Azhdaha was not the Geo Dragon King she remembered.
• The Sky Screen showed Bosacius and the Millelith fighting monsters at The Chasm five hundred years earlier and being sealed there after helping complete the seal.
• Bosacius told the other Yakshas that he had died fighting, while Xiao explained that he had gone to The Chasm to learn the name of the nameless Yaksha.
• The Sky Screen showed Xiao arriving at The Chasm and heading into its deepest part, and Zhongli decided to accompany him.

The Traveler and the others uncovered how Bosacius, Boyang, and the Millelith had sealed the Abyss five hundred years earlier, then used the Fantastic Compass to seek a way out. Xiao and Yelan activated the compass, and Xiao led the group toward the surface as the ghosts of the fallen Millelith moved to stop them.

• Xiao fought Bosacius's crazed phantom, then reunited with the Traveler's group after Yanfei persuaded him to return.
• Arataki Itto blasted open a path with his full strength and collapsed, while Kuki Shinobu stayed behind to care for him.
• The Traveler and the others explored an illusion of their memories and found letters and notes explaining how Bosacius, Boyang, and the Millelith had sacrificed themselves to seal the Abyss with the Fantastic Compass.
• Xiao defeated Bosacius's phantom in the illusion, and the Traveler found the Fantastic Compass, but the group learned the seal was completely shut.
• Yanfei proposed reversing the Fantastic Compass with adeptal and human power, so Xiao and Yelan activated it together.
• Xiao put on his yaksha mask and led the group toward the exit as the ghosts of the fallen Millelith appeared to stop them.

Xiao sacrificed himself to save the others in the Abyss, but Zhongli rescued him. The Sky Screen then revealed Bosacius and Boyang’s final moments before beginning a Liyue opera about the Millelith, which turned from their valor to the grief after battle.

• Xiao used his last strength to send the Traveler, Paimon, Yelan, Yanfei, Kuki Shinobu, and Itto to the surface, then fell into the Abyss as the Fantastic Compass shattered.
• Zhongli swept Xiao to safety with a golden light, and the other yakshas scolded Xiao for risking his life.
• The Sky Screen showed Bosacius and Boyang trapped beneath the seal as Bosacius’s memory and condition deteriorated; he eventually remembered his name and saw the other yakshas before him.
• A Liyue-style opera depicted the Millelith’s pact with Rex Lapis, their defense of Liyue, and their stand against invading monsters.
• The opera’s music turned oppressive as the Sky Screen began to show the sorrow that followed the battle.

A song depicted the Millelith’s sacrifices through the ages, prompting Zhongli and others to reflect on their legacy and inspiring comparisons between Liyue’s defenders and Sumeru’s military. The Sky Screen then shifted to a cheerful preview of characters gathering in cinema seats, ending with the Inazuma group.

• The Sky Screen showed the Millelith and Bosacius fighting monsters, a wounded soldier receiving armor from Rex Lapis, and Zhongli preserving Millelith relics as Liyue grew peaceful.
• Zibai praised the Millelith and called Zhongli’s work a Great Wall, while Zhongli credited the people of Liyue themselves.
• Kaveh and Alhaitham discussed Sumeru’s military, and the Angel God questioned whether mortals on Douluo Continent could match the Millelith.
• The Sky Screen announced a lighter topic and showed Mondstadt characters gathered in cinema seats, where Rosalyne objected to sitting with them and Columbina teased her about Rustam.
• The screen showed Liyue characters seated together, including Lumine, Paimon, and Tartaglia in the center, before shifting to Raiden Makoto, Raiden Ei, Yae Miko, and Kujou Sara.

Characters from across Teyvat gathered to watch a performance that dramatized their lives, beginning with Mondstadt and moving through Liyue, Inazuma, and other regions. The show continued with scenes of grief, conflict, and strange alternate roles, ending as Kaveh tossed his hat into the sea.

• Characters from Mondstadt, Liyue, Sumeru, Fontaine, Natlan, and the Fatui gathered in their seats, and Focalors identified the figure in the spotlight as Egeria.
• The Mondstadt performance opened with Venti and Lumine, then shifted to scenes of Xiao, Kaedehara Kazuha, and the Raiden Shogun.
• A dramatic scene showed Scaramouche confronting Dottore, whose blood spread through him and caused the story to loop.
• The Liyue performance portrayed the Geo Lord and his old friends across changing eras, with Lumine directing Zhongli as an actor.
• The Inazuma performance showed Raiden Ei taking power after Raiden Makoto's death before Yae Miko and Kujou Sara helped redeem her.
• The show moved through scenes featuring Inev, Flins, Diluc and Kaeya, Hu Tao and Qiqi, Mavuika and Capitano, Nahida, and Kaveh, who tossed his hat into the sea.

A dreamlike drama depicted the Traveler siblings’ reunion and their journey through Teyvat, ending with Aether and Lumine leaving a cinema together. Back at Fontaine’s Thousand Spirits Film Festival, the cast discussed the completed film while Xavier regretted that it had not won the Furina Award.

• The drama showed scenes from all seven nations before Aether and Lumine reunited in a sea of flowers and began a happy journey with Paimon.
• Zhongli told the Five Yakshas that their karmic debt had disappeared after they arrived in this world, possibly because of the Sky Screen.
• The Sky Screen returned to the Opéra Epiclese, where the audience had watched the finished film and responded positively.
• Furina, Chiori, Paimon, and Sandrone discussed the film, and Sandrone explained that she had agreed to reshoot scenes to make the film record more complete.
• Columbina said she was happy that her time with Sandrone had been preserved, while Xavier lamented that their film had not won the Furina Award.

After the film festival, Sandrone visited Alain’s grave with Columbina, the Traveler, and Paimon, where she apologized for staying away and thanked him for creating her. The visit ended with Columbina reassuring Alain that Sandrone was loved and supported by her friends.

• Charlotte, Chiori, Chevreuse, Citlali, and the others discussed the film festival and agreed to celebrate aboard the Vigneire.
• Sandrone said she wanted to visit somewhere first, and Columbina, the Traveler, and Paimon chose to accompany her.
• Sandrone arrived at Alain’s grave and spoke about her regrets, the legacy he left her, and her gratitude for the life he gave her.
• Scaramouche watched Sandrone cry and reflected on whether he could shed tears himself.
• Columbina told Alain that Sandrone was doing well and described how she cared for her friends, while Sandrone protested at her personal details.
• The Traveler and Paimon decided to leave flowers at Alain’s grave.

The Traveler, Paimon, Sandrone, and Columbina attended a banquet aboard the Vigneire and met Fontaine’s guests. Neuvillette joined them, and Columbina startled him by calling him a crying dragon.

• The Traveler and Paimon laid flowers at Alain’s grave, and Sandrone said goodbye as the Sky Screen teased Alain for insisting she was only a puppet.
• Furina welcomed the group to the Vigneire’s party, where Columbina and the others began meeting guests.
• The group spoke with Wriothesley, Sigewinne, Baptiste, and Veronica, and Sandrone agreed that the Fortress of Meropide could preserve part of the Vigneire’s aquarium arrangement.
• Paimon introduced Sandrone and Columbina to Neuvillette at the banquet.
• Columbina called Neuvillette a crying dragon, leaving him unsure how to respond and prompting Sandrone to wonder what Columbina had learned at Fatui meetings.

Neuvillette learned how others viewed him and tried to understand Columbina’s unusual way of showing friendship. At the banquet, Columbina and Guillotin joined Navia’s tabletop game, while Lepine-Pauline reunited with her apprentice and thanked Guillotin for lending the filming venue.

• Neuvillette asked whether Fatui intelligence considered him a crybaby dragon, then explained that he judged crimes rather than casually sending people to prison.
• Columbina punched Neuvillette to show she wanted to be friends, and Paimon explained that Columbina saw this as a friendly gesture.
• The Traveler and the others met Chevreuse’s group, and Navia invited Columbina and Guillotin to play Tabletop Troupe.
• Arlecchino explained the tabletop game to Rosalyne, who learned that Navia had made it a trend in Fontaine.
• Lepine-Pauline cried over Escoffier’s cake, then reunited with her apprentice Ninette and thanked Guillotin for providing the filming venue.

Citlali traded Citlalin and Izzy Pappa to Lynette for premium seats beside the Traveler, then a comic showed her working up the courage to confess her feelings. Lumine and Paimon left Citlali alone with the Traveler at the market, giving her a chance to speak to him.

• Charlotte invited Columbina to a future interview, while Escoffier and Lepine-Pauline joined the gathering.
• Lyney and Lynette asked Citlali to lend them Citlalin and Izzy Pappa for their magic show, and Lynette offered Citlali premium adjacent seats in exchange.
• Citlali agreed to the deal so she could spend time alone with the Traveler.
• A comic showed Citlali deciding to confess after an auspicious divination and finding the Traveler at the market with Paimon and Lumine.
• Lumine took Paimon away, leaving Citlali and the Traveler together as he offered to accompany her around the market.

The Sky Screen’s comic showed Citlali and the Traveler confessing their love, amusing viewers across Douluo Continent and prompting teasing. The scene then shifted to Sandrone’s tea party aboard the Vigneire, where Arlecchino and Furina reconciled and Sandrone reflected on reclaiming precious friendships.

• Citlali confessed her love to the Traveler, who returned her feelings, while Lumine, Paimon, and Ororon watched from the bushes.
• Shui Bing’er, Shui Yue’er, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Layla discussed the comic and the prospect of finding love.
• Mavuika teased Citlali about trying the comic’s approach, while Guizhong, Zibai, and Zhongli joked about romance and marriage.
• At Sandrone’s tea party aboard the Vigneire, Arlecchino apologized to Furina for their tense earlier meeting and invited her to relax among friends.
• Furina offered to host the next gathering, and Sandrone said she was glad to be reunited with her friends and had learned to fight for what she valued.

Sandrone played the mechanical piano and joined Musket Film Studio for a commemorative photograph before the Sky Screen began showing Arlecchino’s childhood at the House of the Hearth. The chapter left Peruere and Clervie together as viewers learned that the children were forced into a deadly struggle to become the sole survivor.

• Sandrone played the mechanical piano for the gathered group, recalling learning music with Alain.
• Lepine-Pauline photographed Musket Film Studio, including Chevreuse and Veronica, with Sandrone in the center.
• The Sky Screen introduced Song of the Embers with a story about children at the House of the Hearth competing to become King.
• Arlecchino confirmed that the story concerned her past and that the Former Knave’s voice belonged to the woman she had killed.
• The Sky Screen showed young Peruere mourning her spider, while the Former Knave sent Clervie to check on her.
• Dugu Yan explained that only one child from each group could survive the House of the Hearth’s battle royale.

The Sky Screen revealed Clervie and Peruere’s childhood bond, Clervie’s death by Peruere’s hand, and the Former Knave’s cruelty toward them. After Clervie’s death, Peruere confronted the Former Knave and their fight intensified.

• Clervie and Peruere shared playful moments at the House of the Hearth, while the Sky Screen showed signs that Clervie had been harmed.
• Arlecchino explained that the Former Knave had sent children to Dottore for experiments and that Dottore had tried to resume their cooperation.
• The Sky Screen revealed that grown Peruere had killed Clervie, who thanked her and called her a good king before dying.
• Qian Renxue reflected on how she might have suffered Clervie’s fate without Qian Daoliu’s protection, while Xiao Wu and Layla reacted to the tragedy.
• Peruere confronted the Former Knave over the withered Lumidouce Bells and attacked her, forcing her to fight seriously.
• The Former Knave taunted Peruere about innocence and called her a caged bird, provoking Peruere to ignite flames around her hand.