Chapter Summaries

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.