Recaps

After four days of staying at Tony's villa to farm dungeons, Shen He met Pepper when she confronted Tony about neglecting Stark Industries. The chapter ended with Pepper learning that the mech pilot was Shen He, a male guest, while Tony focused on studying Mirage.

• Fury said S.H.I.E.L.D. needed to investigate Hydra secretly and that Shen He and the Chaldea member were not Hydra agents.
• Shen He spent four days at Tony's villa farming dungeons, but his leveling stalled because he lacked mana for Enhancement Stones.
• Pepper arrived at Tony's laboratory and scolded him for abandoning Stark Industries and ignoring the reporters gathered outside.
• Tony asked JARVIS to display recent news, which showed reporters speculating about Mirage's pilot and her connection to him.
• Tony introduced Shen He to Pepper, who discovered that the mech's pilot was a man staying as Tony's guest.

Tony appointed Pepper the new CEO of Stark Industries and decided to skip the gala, disrupting the expected events involving Ivan Vanko. When Pepper revealed that Coulson had brought Tony a box of his father's belongings, Shen He explained Howard's connection to S.H.I.E.L.D. and left Tony stunned.

• Tony praised Mirage's defensive force field and said he could adapt it for his next-generation armor.
• Tony made Pepper the new CEO of Stark Industries and told her to attend the gala in his place.
• Shen He realized Tony's decision might disrupt the expected car race and Ivan Vanko's introduction.
• Pepper told Tony that Agent Coulson had brought him a box of Howard Stark's belongings.
• Shen He told Tony that Howard had helped found S.H.I.E.L.D. and had been proud of him, leaving Tony in disbelief.

Tony opened his father’s keepsake box as Shen He explained its significance, while Ivan Vanko was captured and recruited by Hydra. After ten days in this world, Shen He prepared to draw cards, with Tony still searching his father’s keepsakes for answers.

• Shen He told Tony that his father’s keepsakes held the key to saving him, and Tony opened the box.
• Ivan Vanko waited in vain for Tony, surviving in a park until someone knocked him unconscious and captured him.
• A man in the shadows praised Ivan’s talent and offered him a new father: Hydra.
• Shen He prepared for a card draw after ten days in the world, while Tony continued researching his armor and his father’s keepsakes.

Shen He prepared carefully for a card draw and unexpectedly summoned an unnamed three-star Servant. The chapter ended as he and Saiki Kusuo opened the sack containing a battered, beautiful golden-haired girl.

• Shen He dressed and performed his usual ritual before starting the card draw while Saiki Kusuo watched.
• The first card summoned an unnamed three-star Servant, and the interface showed that she had agreed to be summoned.
• A sack appeared before Shen He, and Saiki Kusuo used telekinesis to untie it.
• Shen He and Saiki Kusuo found a bruised girl in filthy rags and an iron collar inside the sack.

Shen He summoned Shiki Ryougi, a four-star Servant, and recognized her as the version who had fallen into a coma after an accident. He carried her to bed and carefully laid her down.

• Shen He examined the mysterious girl's summoning evaluation and tried to identify her.
• The summoning circle announced that Shen He had summoned the four-star Servant Shiki Ryougi.
• Shen He realized Shiki was the character he had invested heavily in before being transported to this world.
• Shen He found Shiki unconscious in his arms and recognized her as the version in a coma after her accident.
• Shen He gently carried Shiki to the bed and laid her down.

Shen He recognized the summoned child as Violet Evergarden and learned that her potential could be upgraded. After she nearly attacked Tony, Shen He agreed to move out of Tony’s villa with her, while the other unconscious girl remained on the bed.

• Shen He recognized the first summoned girl as Violet Evergarden, triggering a True Name Release and Potential Upgrade.
• Tony entered the room and accused Shen He of kidnapping young girls when he saw Violet and the unconscious girl.
• Violet lunged at Tony, but Shen He ordered her to stop and Saiki Kusuo restrained her with telekinesis.
• Shen He explained that Violet had been picked up from a battlefield and was like a weapon that only obeyed orders.
• Tony objected to keeping Violet at his villa, so Shen He agreed to move out and explained that the other girl was unconscious after an accident.

Shen He decided to take responsibility for protecting his Servants and realized he needed a base of his own. While Tony worked on creating the new element, Shen He cared for Violet and saw how badly she had been wounded.

• Tony agreed to find doctors and nurses for Shiki on the condition that Shen He kept his Servants under control.
• Tony asked Saiki to help build a particle collider, while Shen He stayed behind to bathe Violet.
• Shen He recognized that he needed a base and perhaps a force of his own as he summoned more Servants.
• Shen He removed Violet’s ragged clothes and found her body covered in battle wounds, including bullet holes.
• Shen He cleaned Violet’s injuries and told her that her name meant she was no longer a weapon or a tool.

Shen He cared for Vellia, who began calling him “Master,” and tried to find a way to earn money in the Avengers film universe. He was startled when Saiki Kusuo and Coulson appeared in the room.

• Vellia called Shen He “Master” while he washed her, but she could not repeat her own name.
• Shen He gave Vellia strawberry cake, and she eagerly ate it.
• Shen He covered the sleeping Shiki and searched online for ways to make money, finding few useful options.
• Shen He considered taking control of gangs, and Saiki Kusuo said he had no objections.
• Shen He turned around and discovered Saiki Kusuo and Coulson in the room.

Coulson offered Shen He a fortune and asked him to investigate suspected Hydra weapons trafficking from S.H.I.E.L.D.'s armory. Shen He hesitated and said he would give Coulson an answer by the next day.

• Coulson found Shen He browsing children's books and asked whether Vellia was his daughter.
• Shen He explained Vellia and Shiki Ryougi's identities, then asked what S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted from him.
• Coulson offered Shen He a concealed identity and the assets of a wealthy Chinese businessman if he helped S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Coulson explained that S.H.I.E.L.D. suspected weapons were leaking from its armory through infiltrated subordinates or military connections, but did not suspect Agent Hill.
• Coulson asked Shen He to inspect a suspected weapons site and destroy any weapons he found, while promising a trustworthy agent to assist him.
• Shen He recalled that Agent Hill was not Hydra and, unsure about taking on an investigation outside the plot, said he would decide by the next day.

Shen He accepted S.H.I.E.L.D.'s employment offer after discussing Saiki Kusuo's reluctance to kill and deciding he needed to become stronger for his companions. Tony invited Shen He to his lavish birthday party and proposed an armored showdown.

• After Coulson left, Saiki Kusuo asked Shen He what worried him, and Shen He questioned whether Saiki could kill someone in their dangerous world.
• Saiki Kusuo admitted he could not kill and asked Shen He to keep him in a defensive role; Shen He was grateful that Saiki stayed by his side.
• Shen He decided to accept S.H.I.E.L.D.'s employment offer so he could grow strong enough to meet his companions' expectations.
• Tony invited Shen He to his birthday party and challenged him to an armored showdown, but Shen He suggested fighting without armor.

Shen He prepared for a mission with S.H.I.E.L.D. and brought Saiki Kusuo and Violet to a warehouse outside New York. He met Natasha Romanoff, the agent assigned to assist him, and she greeted him with a flirtatious touch.

• Shen He agreed to leave Tony Stark's birthday party early for a mission scheduled on the same evening.
• Shen He spent the following days training Violet, making pastries, and keeping watch over the comatose Shiki Ryougi.
• Shen He took Violet into Dungeon instances and used Saiki's fodder to raise her combat ability.
• Shen He and Saiki Kusuo arrived early at a warehouse on the outskirts of New York with Violet.
• Saiki Kusuo sensed Natasha Romanoff hiding behind a shipping container, and Natasha emerged and introduced herself as the agent assigned to help with the mission.
• Natasha shook Shen He's hand and brushed her little finger across his palm.

Shen He, Natasha, and Saiki Kusuo bypassed the warehouse’s defenses and reached its hidden underground facility, where Natasha searched for weapons records. Shen He then noticed a large control console in the darkened area.

• Natasha showed Shen He the warehouse layout and explained that its heavily guarded center likely concealed an underground facility.
• Saiki Kusuo used Clairvoyance and said there were only a few guards inside, then teleported the group into the facility.
• Saiki Kusuo knocked out the guards with telekinesis before they could trigger the alarm.
• Shen He opened a crate of guns and ammunition while Natasha began hacking into the central control system for shipment records.
• Shen He wandered through the facility and spotted a large control console.

Shen He discovered that Hydra was using Ivan Vanko to manufacture Tony's armor and rushed back to Tony's villa, where a Viper Missile was approaching the party. The chapter left Tony facing the incoming missile as he fired a repulsor blast.

• Natasha identified the warehouse as an experimental facility where someone was making Tony's armor.
• Shen He realized Shiki was at Tony's birthday party and flew back in Mirage with Saiki and Violet following.
• Tony hosted a mech battle at the villa while wearing his armor and entertaining the guests.
• JARVIS warned Tony that the fireball approaching the villa was a Viper Missile.
• Tony sobered up, saw Pepper among the crowd, and fired a repulsor blast at the missile.

Tony and Pepper escaped the villa as armed troops attacked, but an electric whip knocked Tony down and Pepper fell toward the flames. Mirage caught her after Shen He called out, leaving her safe while the attack continued.

• Tony’s repulsor blast destroyed the incoming missile, but the shockwave shattered the villa’s windows and sent the guests fleeing.
• Tony rushed outside with Pepper, and two rockets struck the villa as armed troops stormed inside and opened fire.
• Tony tried to fly Pepper to safety, but an electric whip coiled around his leg, and Pepper fell toward the flames.
• Mirage caught Pepper, and Shen He called out to Saiki that she was safe.

Shen He and Violet fought off the attackers at the villa as enemy forces deployed a formation of imitation armored suits. Shen He unleashed Mirage’s ultimate cannon to destroy the assault, leaving Tony protected and Ivan Vanko alive but badly damaged.

• Saiki Kusuo informed Shen He that he had reached the infirmary where Shiki Ryougi was, and Shen He set Pepper down before ordering Violet to kill.
• Violet ambushed the enemies entering the infirmary, then hunted down and killed the attackers throughout the villa.
• Shen He defended the villa from outside while the enemy deployed mass-produced armored suits built by Ivan Vanko with Hydra’s resources.
• Shen He told Tony to activate the defensive force field and fired Mirage’s Diffusion-Structure Phase-Shift Cannon.
• The cannon destroyed the attackers and their vehicles, leaving Tony protected and Ivan Vanko alive without either lower leg of his mech.

Shen He and his allies defeated Ivan and the remaining attackers at the villa, then he comforted Violet after the battle. Tony returned with Pepper and champagne.

• Ivan wrapped his electrified whips around Tony's armor and tried to trigger a self-destruct.
• Shen He called Saiki, who cut the whips and hurled Ivan's corpse into the air with telekinesis.
• Violet searched the villa for wounded enemies and killed them, leaving the surviving nurses unconscious and Shiki Ryougi asleep.
• Shen He ordered Violet to stop, picked her up, and wiped the blood from her hair and face.
• Tony returned to the villa with Pepper and two bottles of champagne.

After the attack on Tony’s villa, Tony decided to retaliate against anyone who threatened his life and family, and Shen He promised to help him. Shen He then moved to Chinatown and took control of his inherited hotel, firing the manager over suspected embezzlement.

• Tony thanked Shen He for saving Pepper and admitted that seeing her in danger had shown him he wanted revenge.
• Shen He promised to help Tony deal with whoever threatened him.
• Tony’s fight against the terrorists made headlines, and S.H.I.E.L.D. recognized his newfound resolve.
• Shen He moved into Chinatown with Violet and Shiki Ryougi and received the inheritance he had been promised.
• Natasha introduced Shen He to the inherited five-star hotel, and Shen He fired the man who claimed to be his great-uncle’s adopted son over suspected embezzlement.

Shen He performed an advanced ten-pull, but his luck produced only equipment and no Servant. He examined his guaranteed four-star reward, a Virtual Reality Experience Helmet.

• Natasha knocked out a man with a spinning side kick after he charged at her.
• Shen He lamented that his home lacked defenses and wished he could afford a luxury villa like Tony's.
• Shen He opened an advanced ten-pull while Saiki and Violet watched, but drew only equipment and no Servant.
• Saiki tried to reassure Shen He about his poor results, and Violet comforted him by tugging his sleeve.
• Shen He cheered up after ruffling Violet's hair, then identified his four-star reward as a Virtual Reality Experience Helmet.

Shen He discovered that his new item was a Sword Art Online virtual game helmet and called Tony to discuss the project. Tony arrived at Shen He's hotel room, where Shen He was examining the helmet and its metal box.

• Shen He recognized the virtual game helmet and realized that introducing virtual gaming could make a fortune but needed a powerful business partner.
• Shen He called Tony and asked him to come over to discuss the project.
• Tony joked that Shen He should bring Chaldea into Stark Industries before agreeing to come.
• Tony arrived at the hotel half an hour later and charmed the receptionist on his way to Shen He's room.
• Shen He examined the helmet and its metal box as someone announced that Tony had arrived.

Shen He showed Tony a virtual-world helmet that let him experience a convincing digital landscape, and Tony recognized its potential to make Shen He immensely wealthy. Shen He explained that Chaldea observed multiple worlds and sometimes intervened to guide change in a favorable direction.

• Tony arrived at Shen He's home, examined the helmet, and put it on after deciding Saiki Kusuo made it safe to try.
• Shen He activated the helmet, and Tony experienced a vast virtual grassland with convincing sensations of presence and gravity.
• Tony exited the virtual world before Saiki Kusuo's Time Reversal ability expired and marveled at the device's technology.
• Tony told Shen He that the helmet could make him richer than Tony, and Shen He laughed.
• Tony asked what Chaldea was, and Shen He explained that it observed multiple worlds and sometimes intervened to prevent unfavorable futures.
• Tony agreed that those capable of changing the world had a responsibility to make sure their changes improved it.

Shen He and Tony agreed to exchange shares in their companies and discussed preparing for the future arrival of Thor. Shen He then discovered he could not enhance Violet further without Wyvern Claws, leaving him to focus on Shiki despite her continued unconsciousness.

• Shen He offered Tony shares in his new company in exchange for Stark Industries shares, and Tony agreed as long as he retained control.
• Shen He planned to strengthen Chaldea before Thor arrived and hoped to prevent Asgard's destruction.
• Shen He learned Violet could not be enhanced beyond level ten without ten Wyvern Claws from Dungeon floors he could not yet enter.
• Shen He considered enhancing Shiki instead, though his previous attempts had not helped her wake up.

Tony told Shen He that virtual reality helmets might help awaken Shiki Ryougi, whose coma could have left her conscious within the Void. Shen He entered the helmet’s simulated world and met her on a boundless grassland.

• Tony called Shen He and explained that Shiki Ryougi’s EEG suggested she might still be asleep rather than incapable of thought.
• Tony said he would send Shen He two laboratory helmets so he could test whether they could help her.
• Shen He considered the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception Shiki might awaken with after experiencing the Void.
• Shen He summoned Saiki Kusuo and put on one helmet while Shiki wore the other.
• Shen He met Shiki in a simulated grassland and greeted her, and she asked where they were.

Shen He entered a virtual world to speak with the newly awakened Shiki Ryougi, who was struggling with the loss of her other personality, Ori, and a sense of disconnection from her past. After Shen He left her in a peaceful setting, Saiki reported signs that Shiki's body was beginning to wake.

• Shen He explained to Shiki Ryougi that her body was asleep and that he had brought her consciousness into a computer-generated world.
• Shen He told Shiki that Ori was gone and encouraged her to fill the emptiness with new memories rather than live through her past.
• Shiki questioned whether Shen He was real, and he transformed the virtual world into a scenic landscape for her to recover in.
• Shen He left food and water for Shiki in a pavilion, then exited the virtual world.
• Saiki told Shen He that Shiki's heart rate had risen and her fingers and arm had moved, suggesting she was close to waking.

Shen He told Shiki Ryougi she was leaving the virtual world and asked for her help with her power to see death. As she awakened in the hospital, her Mystic Eyes of Death Perception appeared, filling her vision with dark lines.

• Shen He visited Shiki Ryougi in their virtual world and told her she had recovered and would be leaving.
• Shiki Ryougi said she hated Shen He's tone, then agreed to help because she had no other goals.
• Shen He exited the virtual world and opened the curtains in Shiki Ryougi's hospital room.
• Shiki Ryougi could not remove her helmet, which suddenly shattered as her eyes glowed blue.
• Shiki Ryougi saw dark lines covering everything around her, including her own body, and felt afraid.

Shen He helped Shiki Ryougi adjust to her awakened Mystic Eyes and welcomed her back to the real world. During a small celebration, he explained that the group would travel to Mexico to confront a possible threat involving the Destroyer and revealed his aim to intervene in Asgard’s royal affairs.

• Shiki Ryougi saw Lines of Death throughout the world but found none on Shen He, and he reassured her that she could turn the power off.
• After Shiki Ryougi calmed down, she tested her strengthened body, and Shen He welcomed her back to the real world.
• Shen He, Shiki Ryougi, Saiki Kusuo, and Violet celebrated Shiki Ryougi’s awakening with a meal.
• Shiki Ryougi asked what Shen He needed her help with, and he said they would travel to Mexico the next day to face a possible Destroyer or god.
• Shen He explained that he intended to become qualified to interfere in Odin’s family affairs and prevent Asgard’s destruction.