Chapter Summaries

Phainon revealed that Amphoreus was a virtual world trapped in repeated cycles, built to fuel the birth of Iron Tomb, and explained his thousand-year plan to prevent its completion. He abandoned his original plan to send Stelle into the past and instead intended to use Ye Yun’s shop to gain the power to defeat Nanook.

• A group from Amphoreus arrived through the portal, and Feng Jin said Phainon would explain why they had come.
• Phainon revealed that Amphoreus and its people were preprogrammed data meant to become fuel for Iron Tomb once all thirteen Core Flames were reunited.
• Phainon explained that he and Cyrene had spent more than thirty million cycles deceiving Iron Tomb and preventing Re-creation from being completed, while he repeatedly killed his companions to take their Core Flames.
• Phainon said Stelle and Dan Heng’s arrival had become a turning point in fate, and admitted that his original plan was to send Stelle into the past while he fought Nanook.
• Phainon told the group he would now rely on Ye Yun’s shop and use Star Coins to obtain the power to defeat Nanook.

Phainon and his companions agreed to work together to earn the Star Coins needed to surpass Nanook, while Jashin-chan was dragged home by Yurine for being late. Mimi recovered her memories and transformed into Cyrene, who told Stelle that March 7th was waiting in Amphoreus’s past and offered to help begin a new cycle; Stelle and Cyrene went to find Ye Yun to ask why Amphoreus’s visitors had become real lifeforms.

• Phainon, Mydei, Trianne, Xiadie, and Polysea agreed to work together, and Ye Yun told Phainon he would need several billion Star Coins to gain power beyond Nanook’s.
• Jashin-chan scolded everyone about their daily tasks, then Yurine arrived, reprimanded her for being late, and dragged her home with the packed food.
• Mimi told Stelle that she had recovered her memories, transformed into a pink-haired girl, and introduced herself as Cyrene, the Primordial Titan.
• Cyrene told Stelle that March 7th’s consciousness was in Amphoreus’s past and that March had gone there to reunite with her friends.
• Cyrene explained that she could use her power to take Stelle into the past and begin a new cycle, then wondered why people from Amphoreus became real lifeforms in Ye Yun’s shop.
• Stelle and Cyrene decided to ask Ye Yun about the change and went to find him as he returned from checking on Klee and the others at Rose Castle.

Ye Yun explained how his shop could make Amphoreus’s virtual people real and proposed a way for Cyrene to restart Amphoreus without creating duplicate Chrysos Heirs. He arranged for a memory authority to visit the shop the next day, while Stelle and Cyrene went to Wanmin Restaurant for crayfish.

• Stelle introduced Cyrene to Ye Yun and asked why Amphoreus’s people became real after visiting his shop.
• Ye Yun explained that his shop recognized its visitors as guests and therefore as genuine life, and Cyrene confirmed that Aglaea and the others had become real.
• Stelle explained that Cyrene needed to restart Amphoreus to retrieve March’s Memory Body, and Ye Yun suggested bringing Aglaea and the existing people to the Express before the restart.
• After Stelle raised the risk of duplicate Chrysos Heirs, Ye Yun proposed that Cyrene manifest only March and those who should exist at that time, with help from two authorities.
• Ye Yun contacted a Rememberer and invited them to the shop the next day, then Stelle and Cyrene headed to Wanmin Restaurant for crayfish.
• Stelle introduced Cyrene to Master Mao, then led her to the back kitchen, where Xiangling, Aikefei, Jashin-chan, Guoba, and Thor were preparing crayfish.

Stelle brought Cyrene to Wanmin Restaurant in Liyue Harbor, where they waited for Xiangling to prepare crayfish. Meanwhile, Zhe and Ling upgraded Eous and tested its immense combat power in the Dead End Void, where they took turns controlling it.

• Stelle introduced Cyrene to Xiangling and asked the kitchen staff to make crayfish before she and Cyrene went upstairs to admire Liyue Harbor.
• Zhe installed a universal robot upgrade module in Eous, and it rebooted successfully as a Vanguard robot.
• Zhe took Eous to the Dead End Void while Ling linked to it and entered the Hollow to test its new strength.
• Ling used Eous to defeat Ethereal Monsters with ease and discovered that shouting “Battle mode” summoned weapons.
• Ling eventually handed control of Eous to Zhe, who continued fighting Ethereal Monsters to get used to its upgraded abilities.

Zhe tested Eous’s combat abilities in the Dead End Void, while Cyrene and the Chrysos Heirs planned a new Amphoreus cycle to save March 7th. The gathering ended with Jean, Lisa, and Kaeya inviting everyone to Mondstadt’s Windblume Festival, where Stelle asked whether she could race in a Cloud Hovercar.

• Zhe controlled Eous through more than an hour of fighting in the Dead End Void, confirmed its overwhelming strength, and planned to test it in Hollow Zero.
• Cyrene proposed that Little White begin another cycle in a week to save March 7th and bring back other Chrysos Heirs, and the group agreed.
• Cyrene asked Black Swan and Sunday to help shape the cycle so those present in Amphoreus would not appear in its recreated past.
• The Chrysos Heirs split up after the meeting, with Phainon and Mydei heading to train and the others pursuing their own plans.
• Jean arrived with Lisa and Kaeya and invited everyone to Mondstadt’s Windblume Festival, prompting Amber to describe the Wind Glider flying competition.
• Lumine showed her Wind Glider, and Stelle asked Amber if she could enter the race using a Cloud Hovercar.

Jean and the Knights of Favonius prepared Mondstadt for the Windblume Festival, which was expected to draw more than a million visitors. While Stelle, Lumine, Kiana, Hu Tao, and Firefly went off to play games, Barbara took Ayaka and Nilou to try Mondstadt food and drinks.

• Stelle agreed to join the Windblume Festival flying competition after Jean promised participants could receive Wind Gliders from Kaeya.
• Jean returned to Mondstadt with Lisa and Kaeya, bringing Eula and Amber along to help with festival preparations.
• Stelle and Lumine went to play Zenless Zone Zero, while Kiana, Hu Tao, and Firefly formed a team for the Delta Dungeon.
• Jean ordered stronger patrols as reports showed tourists were already arriving and Mondstadt's brewing industry had earned the Knights of Favonius more than 50 billion Credits.
• Amber planned the flying competition route, Eula managed the spaceport, Diluc coordinated supplies, Kaeya guarded the gates, and Lisa monitored the city.
• Barbara prayed with Ayaka and Nilou, then led them toward Degelion Restaurant to share Sweet Madame and try her spicy drinks.

Barbara, Nilou, and Ayaka agreed to try Ye Yun’s Delta Dungeon, while Stelle and Lumine visited the Cunning Rabbit House and Cyrene endured a shopping trip with Himeko and Kafka. The chapter left Barbara, Nilou, and Ayaka at Dam Zero, choosing a route through the wilderness.

• Barbara, Ayaka, and Nilou planned to visit Ye Yun’s shop and try the Delta Dungeon after eating and getting spicy beverages.
• Stelle and Lumine found Nicole, Anbi, and Billy exhausted after an all-night Delta Dungeon session, and Stelle offered them a place to sleep on the train.
• Nicole led the Cunning Rabbit House toward Dead End Void to evade the Red Fang Gang, unaware that the gang originated there, and a cat spotted them.
• Himeko and Kafka took Cyrene shopping in Penacony, buying her clothes for the treehouse while Cyrene grew exhausted from changing outfits.
• Barbara, Nilou, and Ayaka entered Dam Zero and chose to travel through the wilderness in search of supplies.

Nilou, Barbara, and Ayaka enjoyed the zipline before Hu Tao eliminated them in the Delta Dungeon, where they repeatedly tried and failed to extract. Barbara showed surprising skill with an AKU-74, and later Stelle praised her expensive M14 while debating weapons with Hu Tao and Lumine.

• Nilou, Barbara, and Ayaka rode the zipline until Hu Tao shot them and sent them back to the Special Operations Department.
• Barbara, Nilou, and Ayaka entered another round, but Asala Soldiers eliminated them with a rocket and gunfire at the Cement Factory.
• Barbara led the trio into the wilderness, took down an Asala Soldier, and unexpectedly headshot another with an AKU-74.
• Stelle told Ayaka that her modified M14 cost more than eight hundred thousand Star Coins, while Hu Tao and Lumine argued that their preferred weapons were better.

Barbara, Ayaka, and Nilou searched the Delta Dungeon and found three rare supplies, while Asmoday, Naberius, Ronava, and Istaroth discussed moving to New Teyvat and building a new Celestia. The chapter left the group preparing to eat before touring New Teyvat.

• Barbara led Ayaka and Nilou through the Delta Dungeon, where they cleared the substation and collected supplies.
• Barbara opened a safe and found a Gold Bar, a Clockie pocket watch, and a Herta Watch, which the three women divided among themselves.
• Asmoday, Naberius, Ronava, and Istaroth agreed to move to New Teyvat, and Asmoday called Ningguang to arrange a new Celestia.
• Naberius showed Ronava and Istaroth the realm's farm and explained how New Teyvat freed them from the old rules and the Abyss's corruption.
• Naberius invited Ronava and Istaroth to tour New Teyvat, but she persuaded Ronava to stay for Xiangling's dinner first.

Naberius tried to welcome Ronova with food while Furina, Kiana, and the others arrived and met the Archons. Their conversation revealed that most beings in Teyvat were not natives, and it ended with the group discussing Neuvillette’s work as Fontaine’s Chief Justice.

• Naberius asked Xiangling to prepare dessert for Ronova, then returned to chat with Ronova and Istaroth.
• Furina arrived with Lancelot, mistook Ronova and Istaroth for alternate selves, and learned Ronova was the Archon of Death.
• Stelle, Kiana, and the others arrived, and Naberius explained that Ronova, Istaroth, Asmoday, and Naberius were shadows cast by the Heavenly Principles.
• Istaroth and Asmoday told Lumine that the Archons she asked about were not native to Teyvat, and Naberius explained that dragons were its original inhabitants.
• Furina said Neuvillette was a native Water Dragon King and Fontaine’s Chief Justice, while Zhongli and Asmoday recalled Neuvillette’s past clash with Asmoday.
• Stelle said Neuvillette had handled Furina’s work while she was away and had worked overtime every day since becoming Chief Justice.

Ronava decided to stop constantly monitoring Teyvat after Asmoday and Naberius pointed out that the Abyss no longer threatened them. At dinner, Stelle learned that the Cosmic Grand Prix began the day after tomorrow and confidently promised to compete.

• Lumine compared Neuvillette’s overwork to Ronava’s, prompting Ronava to announce that she would slack off.
• Asmoday and Naberius told Ronava that Teyvat could develop without constant supervision, and Istaroth approved of her changing her approach.
• At dinner, Ronava recognized Klee as Alice’s daughter, accepted one of Klee’s candies, and refused to share it with Naberius.
• Topaz reminded Stelle that the Cosmic Grand Prix started the day after tomorrow, while Jade warned her that skilled racers would compete.
• Ling learned that the Cosmic Grand Prix was a racing dungeon, and Stelle said she would enter and expected to win.

Nicole rescued herself from the Red Fang Gang with a trick, then accepted Neko Mata’s commission to search the Dead End Void. When Neko Mata secretly followed Nicole through a portal to another world, Lisa invited her to join the Windblume Festival in Mondstadt, leaving her shocked to learn she was no longer in New Eridu.

• Nicole tricked several Red Fang Gang lackeys with an explosive box, but fled when reinforcements arrived and Neko Mata pulled her into an alley.
• Neko Mata introduced herself to Nicole and commissioned Cunning Rabbit House to search the Dead End Void for an important relic, and Nicole agreed to go the day after tomorrow.
• Nicole told Neko Mata she would attend a festival celebration the next day, prompting Neko Mata to secretly follow her to the video store.
• Neko Mata followed Nicole and the others through the Teleportation Portal and arrived in an unfamiliar place, where Ye Yun caught her sneaking out.
• Neko Mata claimed she had an urgent commission, but Lisa invited her to join them at Mondstadt’s Windblume Festival.
• Nicole explained that they were in another world, and Neko Mata was shocked.

Neko Mata explored Mondstadt during the Windblume Festival with Nicole, Anbi, and Billy, marveling at the city and learning about Barbatos. Lisa took them to the Good Hunter for breakfast, where Neko Mata spotted grilled fish on the menu and asked to order some.

• Neko Mata confirmed that she had arrived in Another World and explored Mondstadt with Nicole, Anbi, and Billy during the Windblume Festival.
• Neko Mata listened to a bard recount Barbatos's liberation of Mondstadt, and Lisa explained the history behind the city's walls.
• Lisa told Billy that Jean had prepared Wind Gliders for the group and offered to treat them to breakfast at the Good Hunter.
• Neko Mata tried to pounce on pigeons by the fountain but failed to catch any.
• Lisa brought Nicole, Anbi, Billy, and Neko Mata to the Good Hunter, where they met Stelle, Hu Tao, Kiana, and the others.
• Neko Mata saw grilled fish on the menu, and Stelle recommended it before Neko Mata asked Lisa if she could order some.

Neko Mata enjoyed a huge grilled fish at the Windblume Festival while Kiana won her eating contest with Hu Tao. Outside Mondstadt, Decarabian reunited with Venti, shared one last drink, and disappeared, leaving behind a Wind Seed.

• Lisa made Neko Mata call her Big Sis Lisa in exchange for grilled fish, and Neko Mata eagerly ate the meal.
• Kiana won the burger-eating contest against Hu Tao and proudly celebrated her victory.
• Venti met Decarabian, whose soul had awakened, on a cliff overlooking Mondstadt during the Windblume Festival.
• Decarabian declined to walk through Mondstadt and told Venti he was glad the city had become prosperous after he gave up his rule.
• Venti and Decarabian shared wine and reminisced before Decarabian's soul vanished, leaving a Wind Seed that Venti picked up.

Venti gave the Wind Seed to Jean for safekeeping, while Asmoday discovered Abyss creatures in New Teyvat and sent them to the Liyue zoo. In Mondstadt, Stelle, Lumine, and the others chose Wind Gliders and prepared to race to the city gate.

• Venti handed the Wind Seed to Jean, then went to Angel's Share and persuaded Diluc to give him wine.
• At Starsnatch Lake, Klee blasted a Hydro Abyss Mage that Jingliu had fished out of the water.
• Istaroth read the mage's memories and discovered it had arrived with Mondstadt; Asmoday searched New Teyvat and found a Bleeding Hound as well.
• Asmoday sealed the Hydro Abyss Mage and Bleeding Hound in exhibits at the Liyue zoo, where visitors watched and photographed them.
• Lisa brought Stelle, Hu Tao, Nicole, Kiana, and others to choose Wind Gliders at the Knights of Favonius headquarters.
• After everyone chose a glider, Billy proposed a race to the city gate, and Lumine claimed she was an expert before Billy challenged her.

Lumine and Amber turned a Wind Glider race into a fast-paced flight along Amber’s patrol route, teaching Stelle and the others to dive for speed. The group raced through Mondstadt while Billy remained stuck in a crater and Zhongli, Welt, Jing Yuan, and Huaiyan watched from the city wall.

• Lumine took an early lead in the race, while the others struggled to control their Wind Gliders and Billy crashed headfirst into the ground.
• Lumine invited Amber to join the race along her patrol route, and Amber agreed to patrol while flying with everyone.
• Stelle and the others successfully took off on their second attempt, but Lumine and Amber surged ahead by folding their gliders and diving between wind fields.
• Lumine showed Stelle how to dive and use wind fields to regain altitude, and Stelle quickly learned to keep pace with them.
• Firefly, Hu Tao, and the others copied the diving technique; Nicole hesitated before diving, while Billy crashed into the ground and made a crater.
• Zhongli, Welt, Jing Yuan, and Huaiyan sipped tea by the rear gate and admired the lake.

Jing Yuan, Huaiyan, Welt, and Zhongli went fishing by the lake, where Zhongli struggled to catch anything after Klee and the other children disrupted his spot. In Mondstadt, Jean watched Barbara perform and spoke with Topaz and Jade about the festival’s visitors and Barbara’s growing success as an idol.

• Jing Yuan invited Zhongli, Huaiyan, and Welt to fish with him by the lake.
• Welt, Jing Yuan, and Huaiyan caught several fish while Zhongli’s fishing rod remained still.
• A Jumpy Dumpty thrown by Klee and the other children startled the fish Zhongli was about to catch, so he changed spots.
• Zhongli finally caught a tiny fish, gave up on fishing, and returned to drinking tea.
• Jean watched Barbara perform in the square outside the cathedral, then greeted Topaz and Jade.
• Topaz and Jade praised Barbara and the other performers’ ability and dedicated fanbase, while Jean said few could reach Furina and Robin’s level.

Furina and Robin met Naberius, Ronava, and Istaroth while shopping in Mondstadt, where Naberius claimed Furina was her granddaughter and repeatedly persuaded her to give her money. The group enjoyed milk tea together, and Furina left having given all three rulers ten billion Credits and Ronava’s offer of help.

• Furina and Robin spotted Naberius, Ronava, and Istaroth shopping for jewelry in Mondstadt, and Naberius asked Furina to pay for her purchase.
• Furina took the group to Aether's Milk Tea Shop, where Ronava struggled to resist the milk tea despite her anger at Aether.
• Naberius explained that Egeria was her creation and Furina was Egeria’s creation, then called Furina her granddaughter and received one hundred million Credits from her.
• After hearing about Furina’s success from Robin, Naberius asked for ten billion Credits, and Furina transferred that amount to her.
• Furina also gave ten billion Credits each to Istaroth and Ronava, and Ronava offered to help Furina if she ever needed anything.

Ye Yun and the others gathered by a lake outside Mondstadt for a picnic after Klee and the other children spent the morning blowing up fish. Stelle and her companions fell into the lake trying to glide there, while Furina learned and sang a song Ye Yun gave her.

• Naberius accused Ronava and Istaroth of accepting bribes, and Ronava reminded her that she had asked for extra Credits herself.
• Ye Yun, Himeko, and Kafka met the children beside a lake, where Ye Yun joined them in preparing the fish they had caught.
• Xiangling and her companions arrived with forest ingredients, and Jashin-chan invited the others to join the picnic.
• Stelle, Hu Tao, Firefly, Nicole, and the others tried to glide across the lake but fell into the water before reaching shore.
• Ronava asked Xiangling to make her a sweet dish, while Jing Yuan and Zhongli stayed by the lake to grill their own catch.
• Ye Yun gave Furina the sheet music for 'TruE,' and she began singing it as Naberius proudly watched.

Furina received Ye Yun’s song and invited everyone to her upcoming joint concert with Robin. In Amphoreus, Cyrene, Phainon, Sunday, and Black Swan planned a new cycle at Castrum Kremnos while arranging protection, and Cyrene left to visit Mondstadt for the Windblume Festival.

• Furina finished singing Ye Yun’s song, and he asked her to perform it well; she invited everyone to her concert with Robin at Penacony’s Grand Theater and handed out VIP tickets.
• Cyrene, Phainon, Sunday, and Black Swan planned to create a separate memory zone at Castrum Kremnos for the next cycle and bring March 7th’s Memory Body and the Titans into reality.
• Puni said he had marked the Destruction Emissaries, and Sunday told Phainon to clear Castrum Kremnos for the memory zone.
• Cyrene left Phainon to handle the cleanup and followed Sunday and Black Swan toward the train so she could visit Mondstadt for the Windblume Festival.
• Neko Mata and Diona visited the tavern where Diona had worked; Diona had resigned after realizing her father’s drinking, rather than Mondstadt’s liquor industry, was the problem.