Chapter Summaries

Aether prepared his shop for his trip to Sumeru and arranged to leave with Nahida the next day, while Yae Miko recruited fighters for Luofu’s Martial Arts Ceremony. Lumine met Yoimiya near her Motorhome, and Yoimiya recognized her as one of the benefactors who had distributed food in Konda Village.

• Aether put Ah Da in charge of the shop, visited Asmoday, and received a dimmed Vision to use if he faced danger in Sumeru.
• Aether and Nahida agreed to set off for Sumeru at noon the next day.
• During dinner, Lumine told Ei and Yae Miko about Luofu’s Martial Arts Ceremony, and Yae Miko decided to take Ayaka and Itto to compete.
• Yae Miko found Itto playing rock-paper-scissors with children and offered him grain for each match he won at the competition.
• Lumine invited Yoimiya into her Motorhome, where Yoimiya realized Lumine and Paimon had distributed food in Konda Village.

After learning about Watatsumi Island’s shortages, Lumine decided to sell food to the rebels and asked Yoimiya to connect her with buyers. She ordered 500 tons of food from Topaz, while Herta and her companions prepared to resume Simulated Universe testing and visit Ye Yun’s shop.

• Yoimiya told Lumine that her food donations had saved lives and explained how the decrees and false reports had caused hardship on Watatsumi Island.
• Lumine pretended to be a merchant and asked Yoimiya to contact her friends on Watatsumi Island so she could sell them food.
• Lumine rushed to the train’s treehouse and bought 500 tons of food from Topaz for 500 credits, arranging expedited delivery to Herta Space Station.
• March 7th, Stelle, Firefly, and Kafka wondered about Lumine’s sudden business plans before returning to bed.
• Herta told Ruan Mei and Screwllum that she would take them to Ye Yun’s shop after Stelle finished testing the repaired Simulated Universe.

Lumine visited Herta Space Station to collect a massive grain delivery, then agreed to test the Simulated Universe for 1,000 Star Coins. After Aha recognized her as a visitor from another world and she lost consciousness, Lumine woke up with Herta questioning what had happened inside the simulation.

• Herta explained Ye Yun’s Star Coins to Screwllum and Ruan Mei before Lumine arrived to collect her delivery.
• Lumine introduced herself to Screwllum and Ruan Mei, and Herta explained that she came from another world.
• Screwllum proposed using Lumine to test the Simulated Universe, and Herta agreed to wait until she returned.
• Asta had robots divide Lumine’s 500 tons of grain into smaller crates and transport them to the laboratory.
• Herta offered Lumine 1,000 Star Coins to test the Simulated Universe, and Lumine accepted.
• Inside the simulation, Aha recognized Lumine as a visitor from another world and mentioned Akivili; Lumine passed out, then woke as Herta asked what she had done.

Lumine told Herta, Ruan Mei, and Screwllum that Aha was aboard the Astral Express, prompting them to rush off to find It. On the train, Sparkle bought a Grand Theater Prison and made Otto its first inmate before leaving with Aha to set it up.

• Lumine described meeting Aha in the Simulated Universe, and Herta offered her 1,000 Star Coins per future run.
• Lumine mentioned that she had seen Aha on the Astral Express, so Herta, Ruan Mei, and Screwllum hurried through a portal while Lumine helped Asta move cargo.
• Welt brought the battered Otto onto the train, where Sparkle spotted him and asked Ye Yun to show her the shop's merchandise.
• Sparkle bought the Grand Theater Prison for one million Star Coins and recruited Aha to write its scripts.
• Welt offered Otto as the prison's first inmate, and Sparkle left with Aha, carrying Otto through a teleportation portal.

Sparkle imprisoned Otto in the Grand Theater Prison, while the Martial Arts Ceremony’s Elimination Round began on the Luofu Xianzhou. Shenhe won her opening match with ease, and March 7th and the others advanced as well.

• Sparkle brought Otto to a living planet, placed the Grand Theater Prison beside a river, and used it to imprison him.
• Sparkle rejected Otto’s offer to make a deal and told him to wait for Aha to write his script.
• Otto worried that he could not find Ye Yun or buy something to resurrect Kallen while imprisoned.
• Shenhe entered the Elimination Round and instantly froze and defeated her opponent with an Adeptus Talisman and Calamity Queller.
• Stelle and Firefly watched from the stands because Jing Yuan had banned them from competing, while Stelle traded taunts with March 7th and Lumine.
• March 7th and the others advanced through the first round, and Yanqing worried about facing Lumine.

Lumine and March 7th celebrated their first-round victories while Ayaka got comfortable with Stelle and the others before her own match. Ayaka defeated a samurai with Kamisato Art and returned to the stands to loud cheers.

• Lumine and March 7th finished the first round successfully, while Kiana regretted that she could not compete or stay to watch.
• Yae Miko asked Ayaka to get melon seeds from Stelle, who warmly welcomed her and offered her snacks and iced cola.
• Stelle encouraged Ayaka to recline and relax, and Ayaka enjoyed the unfamiliar ease of sitting back in public.
• Ayaka was called to the arena, where she defeated a samurai with Kamisato Art: Hyouka.
• The spectators cheered for Ayaka, and Stelle congratulated her when she returned to the stands.

March 7th defeated Scott after destroying his mech, and Clara advanced to the Top 8 by beating Luka with Family Unit 2. The chapter ended with Stelle and Firefly planning to buy Lottery Shop tickets for a chance to win armor.

• March 7th faced Scott, who entered the match in a company-made mech, and she disabled it with Light Arrows before blowing it up.
• March 7th defeated Scott and advanced to the Top 8.
• Clara and Luka were matched against each other, and Luka asked Clara to hit him so he could forfeit without hurting her.
• Clara summoned Family Unit 2, blocked Luka's attacks with Automatic Defense Mode, and knocked him out of the arena.
• Himeko asked Ye Yun about Family Unit 2's materials, and Ye Yun confirmed they were the best.
• Stelle and Firefly decided to buy Lottery Shop tickets to try to win armor.

After Teyvat's fighters were eliminated from the tournament, Hu Tao sought a way to improve her strength and found the Spirit of the Phoenix in Ye Yun's shop. She bought it with money Asmodeus secretly took from Zhongli, then promised Zhongli she would protect Liyue in the future.

• Venti and Zhongli saw that Hu Tao, Ayaka, Itto, Shenhe, and the other Teyvat fighters had been eliminated, while Lumine and Yanqing advanced to the Top 8.
• Hu Tao browsed Ye Yun's shop for a strength boost and chose the Spirit of the Phoenix, but she was 80,000 Star Coins short.
• Asmodeus gave Hu Tao 90,000 Star Coins that he had taken from Zhongli's secret savings, allowing her to buy the Spirit of the Phoenix.
• Zhongli discovered his missing savings and confronted Asmodeus, who explained that he had given them to Hu Tao.
• Hu Tao showed Zhongli her new flame wings and promised to face danger first if Liyue was threatened, and Zhongli agreed to rely on her.

Hu Tao went to the Luofu to train against Osial, but she and her companions encountered Borisin in the Detention Unit first. As the group fought the invaders, someone opened Osial’s cell, and he panicked at the thought of being released.

• Zhongli brought Hu Tao to the Luofu so she could practice fighting Osial, and Stelle and the others joined them.
• Dan Heng, Xueyi, Jiaoqiu, and Moze entered the Detention Unit to search for a way to cure Feixiao’s Moon Madness Syndrome, while Yunli chased a Diting there to recover her stolen skewers.
• Stelle’s group met Dan Heng and joined the search deeper inside the Detention Unit, where Modu and the Borisin ambushed them.
• Stelle, Moze, Xueyi, Zhongli, and Hu Tao fought the Borisin, while Osial watched from his cell and criticized their tactics.
• Modu turned toward the cells, and someone opened Osial’s cell; Osial yelled for them to stop and shut the door.

Modu freed Hulei, triggering a battle against Stelle, Firefly, and the gathered allies before Sparkle turned the conflict into a theatrical spectacle. After Hulei and Modu were defeated, General Jing Yuan agreed to let Sparkle take them to her Grand Theater Prison.

• Modu opened the cells and freed Hulei, whose restored strength rallied the Borisin prisoners.
• Stelle and Firefly fought Hulei, but Sparkle appeared with Aha and announced a Martial Arts Ceremony exhibition match.
• Sparkle introduced Hulei's opponents, including General Jing Yuan, Feixiao, Huaiyan, Jingliu, and the others, while Modu's boasts further angered them.
• The assembled fighters suppressed the Borisin reinforcements and left Hulei and Modu hogtied for arrest.
• Stelle persuaded General Jing Yuan to let Sparkle take Hulei and Modu to the Grand Theater Prison, and Jing Yuan disabled Do Not Disturb for group messages about its opening.

After Hu Tao opened a Golden Trash Can and obtained Nezha's Three Treasures, Ye Yun identified the treasures and explained their value and powers. Hu Tao bonded with them, while Lumine spent all her Star Coins on Golden Trash Cans and received only Redemption Cards.

• Stelle and the others rested after leaving the Detention Unit, then returned to the shop and opened Golden Trash Cans.
• Hu Tao opened a Golden Trash Can and received a long spear, a golden ring, and red silk in a burst of red light.
• Ye Yun identified the items as Nezha's Three Treasures and said they were worth 5 million Star Coins.
• Hu Tao dripped her blood onto the treasures, which recognized her as their master and equipped themselves on her.
• Lumine opened 100 Golden Trash Cans and received only Redemption Cards.

Hu Tao defeated Beisht after she attacked Liyue Harbor, then left her in Zhongli’s care. Asmoday urged Hu Tao to become the Pyro Archon, while Beisht was reunited with Osial in the Detention Unit and learned they were in Another World.

• Beisht attacked Liyue Harbor, and Ningguang ordered the Millelith to fire the Guizhong Ballista, but the waves obscured their target.
• Hu Tao arrived with Nezha’s Three Treasures, overwhelmed Beisht, and stopped when Zhongli warned that killing her would pollute the ocean.
• Zhongli restrained Beisht and took her away, while Hu Tao returned to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and Asmoday asked her to become the Pyro Archon.
• Hu Tao declined for the time being and went to rest, and Asmoday returned to the Esports Room to play Audition.
• Zhongli placed Beisht in the cell next to Osial’s, and Osial told her they were in Another World and too weak to escape.

Lumine, March 7th, and Stelle abandoned the tournament after learning about a dungeon with a huge reward, while Yanqing and the other contestants remained behind. At Ye Yun's Shop, Stelle, Firefly, and Ayaka joined Hu Tao and the others to enter the StarCraft dungeon.

• Lumine and March 7th traded taunts at the tournament, while Yanqing worried about facing Yunli under Jingliu's restrictions.
• Hu Tao called Stelle to reveal that the day's dungeon offered 100,000 Star Coins, so Stelle hurried Firefly and Ayaka away from the tournament.
• March 7th arranged to withdraw from her match against Clara, claiming an old injury had flared up.
• Lumine suspected March 7th had left for the dungeon, deliberately lost to Wang Er, and ran out of the tournament with Paimon.
• Hu Tao told Stelle, Firefly, and Ayaka that Jing Yuan, Welt, Kafka, and Silver Wolf had already entered the StarCraft dungeon, then urged them to register.

Stelle and her companions entered a dungeon where they fought Zerg alongside Silver Wolf, earning points to buy better weapons. After Silver Wolf showed off her Marauder Mech, Stelle resolved to save up for one as the Martial Arts Ceremony reached its final match.

• Hu Tao led Stelle, March 7th, and Lumine into a dungeon, where they received rifles and orders to defend a military base from the Zerg.
• Stelle and the others fought Zerglings in a trench until Silver Wolf arrived with a gatling gun and helped drive back the swarm.
• Silver Wolf shared decorative cigars with the group and explained that they could spend dungeon points on stronger weapons.
• Stelle and her companions bought gatling guns, then Silver Wolf revealed her Marauder Mech and wiped out a group of Zerglings with a grenade.
• At the Martial Arts Ceremony, Yanqing fought Clara, whose Family Unit 2 had proven difficult for the other contestants to overcome.

After winning the dungeon battle, Yanqing felt his victory was undeserved, while Lumine helped Yoimiya sell supplies to Gorou for Primogems. Yae Miko issued a joking wanted notice for Lumine and Paimon, leaving them hiding in Ritou and waiting to escape aboard the Alcor.

• Yanqing defeated Clara but felt uneasy about winning because March 7th withdrew and Lumine threw the match.
• Ayaka returned to the Kamisato Clan residence with photographs and agreed to visit Ye Yun's Lottery Shop the next day.
• Lumine and Paimon met Yoimiya, then went with her to an abandoned temple to transfer 500 tons of supplies to Gorou in exchange for 2,000 Primogems.
• Lumine fled toward Ritou with Paimon after admitting that trading with the rebels could get them arrested.
• Yae Miko ordered a wanted notice and bounty for Lumine and Paimon, while Lumine hid in a bush at Ritou's harbor and planned to board the Alcor when Beidou arrived.

Aether and Nahida tried to enter Gandharva Ville, where Aether's bribery and attempt to sneak in both failed, so Nahida made them valid identities. Inside, Nahida saw Collei and learned she had Eleazar, but Aether did not know how to cure it.

• Aether and Nahida reached Gandharva Ville, but Forest Rangers rejected Aether's expired identification and stopped them from entering.
• Nahida offered to use the Akasha System to create identities, but Aether tried bribing a Forest Ranger and was threatened with arrest.
• Aether tried climbing into Gandharva Ville by way of a cliff, but patrolling Forest Rangers knocked him into a river valley.
• Nahida registered identities for herself and Aether, made identification documents from leaves, and led him through another entrance.
• Nahida spotted Collei and recognized that she had Eleazar; Aether linked it to Forbidden Knowledge but admitted he did not know how to cure it.

Nahida asked Venti to find medicine for Eleazar, and Ye Yun provided Spirit Spring Water that could cure it. Ye Yun brought the medicine to Nahida in Gandharva Ville and joined the children, who planned to pick mushrooms.

• Aether summoned Venti to run an errand for Nahida, who asked him to find medicine for Eleazar.
• Venti visited Ye Yun's shop, where he stole Bailu's last steamed bun during breakfast.
• Ye Yun found Spirit Spring Water that could treat Eleazar and decided to deliver it to Nahida himself while taking the children to Sumeru.
• Ye Yun and the children met Nahida and Collei in Gandharva Ville, and Ye Yun handed Nahida the medicine.

Nahida gave Collei Spirit Spring Water, which cured her Eleazar, then toured Gandharva Ville with Ye Yun and the Six Little Ones. After meeting Tighnari, Nahida asked him to gather the settlement’s Eleazar patients so she could treat them, leaving him astonished by Collei’s recovery.

• Nahida bought Spirit Spring Water from Ye Yun and gave a bottle to Collei, while Aether revealed that Nahida was the Lesser Lord Kusanali.
• Nahida proved she knew Collei by recalling an embarrassing childhood incident, and Collei drank the medicine.
• Collei’s Eleazar visibly disappeared, and she thanked Nahida for curing her.
• Collei guided Nahida, Ye Yun, and the Six Little Ones around Gandharva Ville, where they met Tighnari.
• Aether told Tighnari he was the former Prince of the Abyss Order and had come to help Nahida.
• Nahida asked Tighnari to gather Gandharva Ville’s Eleazar patients, and Collei confirmed that Nahida had already cured her.

Nahida distributed Spirit Spring Water to cure the Eleazar patients of Gandharva Ville. After treating them, she reunited with Stelle and March 7th and met Firefly, who had come to Sumeru with them for fun.

• Tighnari confirmed that Collei's Eleazar had been cured, and Nahida asked him to gather the other patients.
• Collei told Nahida there were 136 other Eleazar patients in Gandharva Ville, so Nahida had Ye Yun buy 136 bottles of Spirit Spring Water.
• Aether asked Ye Yun for something to make him stronger but left disappointed because he had no Star Coins.
• Nahida announced that her medicine could cure Eleazar and distributed it to the gathered patients, who recovered and thanked her.
• Stelle pretended to have Eleazar, and Nahida made the fake scales on her arm disappear before Ye Yun asked why she, March 7th, and Firefly had come to Sumeru.
• Firefly said they had come to have fun after hearing Ye Yun brought Klee and the others, and Ye Yun invited them to come along so they would not set the rainforest on fire.

Nahida planned a trip to the desert to improve its people's lives, while Aether and Stelle spread rumors about the Akademiya in Gandharva Ville. Tighnari arranged for Dehya and Dunyarzad to visit, and Alhaitham followed after hearing that Eleazar could be cured.

• Nahida told Tighnari she planned to visit the desert, and Tighnari recommended Dehya as someone who could help her.
• Nahida asked Tighnari to invite Dehya and Dunyarzad to Gandharva Ville, and he left to contact them.
• Aether told Stelle he planned to spread news about the Akademiya, and the two began telling people about its alleged crimes.
• Rumors angered Gandharva Ville's residents, and Tighnari's Forest Rangers stopped Eleazar patients from setting out to attack the Akademiya.
• Tighnari's messenger invited Dehya and Dunyarzad to Gandharva Ville, and Dehya agreed to take Dunyarzad there after hearing Collei had been cured.
• Alhaitham overheard the invitation and followed Dehya and Dunyarzad to learn about the medicine.