Chapter Summaries

The Rover, Lu Hess, Mo Bai, Aemeath, and Napomo explored the space station, with Mo Bai transporting the group through its spatial gaps and Aemeath hacking its facilities. At the final hall, the group found Napomo staggering ahead of them, despite having left her behind to rest.

• Napomo promised not to reveal the Rover’s secret, while Mo Bai and Aemeath remained suspicious of her.
• Mo Bai transported the team through the station, and the Rover had them stop so Napomo could recover from the disorienting trips.
• Lu Hess suggested Napomo stay behind while the others continued, and she reluctantly agreed.
• Aemeath hacked the station’s malfunctioning facilities and helped the team solve the puzzles on their way deeper inside.
• The remaining four reached the final hall and saw Napomo staggering toward them.

Napomo was attacked by a spacesuited Tacet Discord in the space station, and Mo Bai protected her while Lu Hess checked her injuries. Mo Bai recognized the enemy as a pioneer corrupted by Void Matter and heard the man’s plea to be put to rest.

• Napomo followed a hidden passage through the eerie station and was struck by the spacesuited enemy.
• Mo Bai caught Napomo before she hit the ground, and Lu Hess took her to examine her injuries.
• Mo Bai refused Rover’s offer to help, intending to face the enemy alone while Rover’s frequency was diminished.
• Mo Bai recalled that the corrupted Pioneer had sealed himself inside his hibernation pod to keep Void Matter from harming others.
• The corrupted Pioneer approached Mo Bai and pleaded to be put to rest, and Mo Bai agreed.

Mo Bai defeated a Void-corrupted Pioneer and used Etu’s Positive Energy to restore the man’s humanity briefly before he dissolved. Lu Hess revealed that he knew Rover was the leader of the Black Shores, leaving Mo Bai surprised and Rover trusting him as an old friend.

• Mo Bai and Etu defeated the infected Pioneer, and Etu’s Positive Energy briefly let the dying man speak before he gave Mo Bai a thumbs-up and dissolved.
• Mo Bai returned to Lu Hess and Napomo, but Lu Hess told him not to use his power to treat her and said he would stay with her until the Academy’s rescue team arrived.
• Lu Hess destroyed the Tacet Disc recording and told Rover to keep what she had seen secret, promising to watch Napomo at the Academy.
• Rover asked Lu Hess how he knew so much about her, and he revealed that she was the leader of the Black Shores.
• Rover trusted Lu Hess as an old friend, while Mo Bai was surprised that Lu Hess knew her identity.

Rover spoke with Lu Hesse about their past, then left the space station with Mo Bai and Aemeath. They found an abandoned research station tied to Flying Snow Velvet, and Mo Bai secretly connected with the frequency lingering there to investigate.

• Rover asked Lu Hesse what they had been to each other, and he described their relationship as a chance meeting.
• Lu Hesse warned Rover not to share the footage she had seen and asked Mo Bai to keep her safe.
• Rover decided to ask Lu Hesse about her past later and led Mo Bai and Aemeath away from the space station.
• Rover spotted a snow-covered research station, and Mo Bai noticed Aemeath react with surprise and heartache.
• Mo Bai told Rover that Flying Snow Velvet had stayed at the station and used his shadow to connect with the frequency there.

Mo Bai showed Rover and Aemeath projections of Aemeath’s past companions, prompting Rover to worry that Aemeath’s constant cheerfulness concealed her grief. After Mo Bai left them alone, the two spoke about Aemeath’s memories and Mo Bai before a crash outside interrupted them.

• Mo Bai projected memories of Aemeath’s classmates praising her, and Aemeath explained that the projections let her remember companions erased by Voidmatter Magnetic Storms.
• Aemeath recalled her enthusiasm for researching Void Matter and demonstrated that, as a Digital Ghost, she could pass through objects and travel across Lahai Luo.
• Mo Bai noticed Rover’s downcast mood, told her to rest, and left her alone with Aemeath.
• Rover told Aemeath that smiling constantly must be exhausting, but Aemeath insisted she was happy and teased Rover about defending Mo Bai.
• A deafening crash sounded outside, and Rover and Aemeath rushed toward it.

Mo Bai and Aemeath drove Singulum away when it charged at Rover, exposing that they could see and knew each other. Rover confronted them about their deception, and the two blamed each other as she stopped their argument.

• Mo Bai fought Singulum alone and tested his half-baked Cursed Technique Reversal, discovering that [Light] could power his movement and attacks but strained his body.
• Rover and Aemeath left the research station, and Singulum charged at Rover after detecting her.
• Mo Bai and Aemeath combined their attacks to force Singulum back, and it retreated after looking at Rover.
• Rover realized Mo Bai and Aemeath had pretended not to know each other, while Aemeath guiltily avoided her gaze.
• Mo Bai and Aemeath blamed each other when Rover asked for an explanation, and Rover stopped their argument by patting both their heads.

Rover, Aemeath, and Mo Bai agreed to hunt Singulum after learning he wanted Rover’s lost frequency and control of the Tunneler. Aemeath led them through the snow to a cabin beside an Ornamental Lake, where they expected to find clues or Singulum himself.

• Rover asked Aemeath to explain what she and Mo Bai had hidden, then questioned her about Singulum.
• Aemeath revealed that Singulum wanted Rover’s frequency and authority over the Tunneler through her, while Mo Bai said Singulum had attacked him too.
• Rover concluded that Singulum was connected to her lost frequency and proposed that they hunt him before he could control the Tunneler.
• Aemeath agreed to lead Rover and Mo Bai to Singulum, and they rode through the snow on Mo Bai’s Shikigami while Rover shared stories of her travels.
• Aemeath brought them to an abandoned cabin beneath the icefield beside an Ornamental Lake that Mo Bai suspected was connected to Singulum and the Threnodian.

Mo Bai, Aemeath, and Rover fought off Singulum and strange hands of Void Matter before Rover collapsed from losing frequency. After Rover woke in the cabin, she demanded that Aemeath tell her what she had been hiding, while Rabbit Escape watched and relayed the exchange to Mo Bai.

• Singulum attacked the group near the cabin, and Mo Bai summoned Etu to help Aemeath fight him.
• Sharp-clawed hands formed from the lake's Void Matter and reached for Rover, forcing Mo Bai to protect her while Singulum escaped after saying "Homeland."
• Rover lost too much frequency and collapsed, so Aemeath carried her into the cabin while Mo Bai stayed outside to guard them.
• Rover woke beside a Rabbit Escape and tried to get up, but Aemeath stopped her.
• Rover asked Aemeath to reveal everything she had been hiding, and Rabbit Escape relayed their conversation to Mo Bai.

Rover discovered recordings of her life with Aemeath, including how they lived together and first met after Aemeath lost her parents to the Threnodians. The chapter left Mo Bai and Mo Hei keeping watch outside while Rover and Aemeath reminisced inside.

• Rover awakened lingering frequencies that projected childhood Aemeath and a black-haired version of herself caring for her.
• Rover watched another recording of young Aemeath asking Rover to play with her after finishing her questions.
• Aemeath confirmed that she and Rover had lived together and said she had planned to explain their past after dealing with Singulum.
• Aemeath showed Rover childhood drawings and explained that she met Rover in Lahai Luo after losing both her parents to the Threnodians.
• Mo Bai watched the house through Rabbit Escape's eyes, and Mo Hei joined him outside to keep watch.

Aemeath explained why she had hidden their past from Rover, then shared her achievements at the Academy and as the Digital Ghost. Rover fell asleep after Aemeath promised they would destroy Singulum and find a way to heal her, and Aemeath left the house.

• Rover asked why Aemeath had not told her they had been family, and Aemeath said she feared it would feel strange and add pressure before they defeated Singulum.
• Rover said everything she encountered, including her past, was part of who she was, and Aemeath began telling her about her life at the Academy.
• Aemeath described becoming a campus idol, releasing her first song, and achieving a high synchronization rate with the Tunneler.
• Aemeath said she had saved many people in Lahai Luo as the Digital Ghost and showed Rover her blade of light.
• Aemeath promised Rover they would destroy Singulum and help her recover, then urged her to rest.
• Rover fell asleep, and Aemeath left the house.

Mo Bai told Aemeath that he wanted to stay by Rover’s side because she was his friend, not out of responsibility or a Binding Vow. He left Aemeath convinced that he would stand with Rover when she was in danger.

• Aemeath joined Mo Bai by the lake after Rover fell asleep and asked why he cared so much about her.
• Mo Bai teased Aemeath for acting serious, then explained that Rover had been the first person to accept and help him.
• Aemeath warned Mo Bai that following Rover would bring suffering, but he said he did not regret his choice.
• Mo Bai clarified that he helped Rover out of friendship, recalling her exhaustion and pain after learning about her past with Aemeath.

Aemeath attacked Singulum when he tried to say “home,” and Mo Bai and Rover followed them into the Tunneler. After Aemeath and Rover defeated Singulum, his shattered mech revealed a face identical to Rover’s, marked by blazing hatred and resentment.

• Aemeath announced that their journey to find lost frequencies was continuing, and Mo Bai summoned the Fused Shikigami to travel with her and Rover.
• The group encountered Singulum near the Tunneler of Lahai Luo, and Mo Bai blocked the mech’s attack with a lightning barrier.
• Aemeath charged Singulum when he tried to speak to Rover, then dragged him into the Tunneler’s chest.
• Mo Bai followed Aemeath through a shadow, and Rover insisted on going with him to bring Aemeath back to her senses.
• With Mo Bai’s help, Aemeath grew stronger, and she and Rover defeated Singulum with a final blow.
• Singulum’s shattered mech revealed a face identical to Rover’s, with golden eyes full of hatred and resentment.

Rover confronted Singulum about her hidden past and chose to protect the friends and life she had found over returning to her homeland. After Singulum rejoined her, Aemeath embraced Rover in tears, and Mo Bai asked Rover to go back with him.

• Rover brought Aemeath to Mo Bai and told her she did not want her friends to exhaust themselves fighting for her.
• Aemeath remembered how she had promised to protect Rover and accepted that Rover would have to face her past and future.
• Rover told Singulum she fought to keep what she cared about and wanted to move forward with her friends.
• Singulum accepted Rover's choice, returned to her as a wisp of frequency, and urged her to follow the future she believed in.
• Aemeath threw her arms around Rover and cried, while Rover comforted her.
• Mo Bai told Rover, "Let's go back together, Rover."

Aemeath performed a farewell concert at the Academy, where she and Mo Bai supported the exhausted Rover and took a final photo together. After meeting Lynae and confronting his own instinct to help his friends despite his doubts, Mo Bai left for Roy Icefield, expecting someone else to be headed there too.

• Aemeath sang for her fans at the Academy after regaining the ability to appear physically, while Mo Bai and Rover watched from the audience.
• Aemeath noticed Rover's exhaustion and took her back to the dorm to rest after taking a photo with Rover and Mo Bai.
• Mo Bai went to the Academy's Garden and apologized to Lynae for ignoring her messages and missing their meetings.
• Lynae recognized that Mo Bai was troubled and told him he acted to help others before he could think it through.
• Mo Bai left the Academy aboard a train-sized Shikigami and headed for a Void Matter lake in Roy Icefield.

Mo Bai confronted Aemeath as she prepared to enter the Void Matter Lake and understood she had to travel into the past to preserve the events that created Lahai Luo. The Rover followed Aemeath into the lake, completed the time loop, and surfaced beside a mysterious girl resembling Mo Bai.

• Mo Bai sensed his Cursed Energy covering the Tunneler’s Greatsword and recognized the connection as cause and effect.
• Mo Bai found Aemeath at the lake and realized she planned to travel into the past to ensure the Tunneler sealed Aleph-1 and Lahai Luo came to exist.
• The Rover arrived, but Aemeath apologized and jumped into the lake; the Rover immediately followed her.
• In the lake, the Rover rescued young Aemeath, encountered Aleph-1, and received Aemeath’s farewell before returning to the present.
• The Rover surfaced beside Aemeath and saw a black-haired girl who closely resembled Mo Bai.

Aemeath traveled through Void Matter Space to the past and activated the Tunneler to save Lahai Luo, but Mo Bai pulled her away before she could be consumed. Left behind to face Aleph-1 and the failing Tunneler, Mo Bai summoned Mahoraga.

• Aemeath reached the sunless icefield and used her power to strengthen the Tunneler, pinning Aleph-1 beneath Lahai Luo.
• Mo Bai pulled Aemeath from the Tunneler and told her he would take her back to Rover.
• Mo Bai sent the exhausted Aemeath back through Void Matter Space with Nue.
• Mo Bai faced the Tunneler as Aleph-1 began consuming it again and summoned Mahoraga.

Mo Bai entered Void Matter Lake with Mo Hei and followed the memories of Rover and Aemeath, but he freed Mo Hei and sent him back before continuing alone. A girl surfaced from the lake and encountered the Sun Spirits as Rover surfaced nearby, unable to remember whose name she had meant to call.

• Mo Bai and Mo Hei jumped into Void Matter Lake and watched visions of Rover and Aemeath's past unfold inside the Void Matter Space.
• Mo Bai decided to follow Aemeath toward the Aleph-1 threat, then told Mo Hei he would face it alone.
• Mo Bai used a Binding Vow to sever Mo Hei's ties to him and sent him back toward the surface.
• A black-haired girl in white emerged from the lake, met the Sun Spirits, and was struck by a dark shadow that made her feel more alert.
• Rover surfaced and saw the unfamiliar girl, then realized she could not remember the name she had been about to call.

Mo Bai summoned Mahoraga to fight Aleph-1, and the Shikigami adapted to the Threnodian’s Void Matter using Leviathan’s essence. As Mahoraga drove Aleph-1 back, he pulled Mo Bai into its body, where the Goddess welcomed him.

• Mahoraga emerged from Mo Bai’s cocoon and struck Mo Bai before turning on Aleph-1.
• Mahoraga used the Sword of Extermination to attack Aleph-1 and reduce its Void Matter.
• Mahoraga adapted to Aleph-1’s Void Matter, aided by the Leviathan essence Mo Bai had placed in his cocoon.
• Mahoraga grew stronger and drove Aleph-1 back toward the Tunneler Gate.
• Mahoraga reached out of the Void Matter, grabbed Mo Bai, and dragged him into Aleph-1’s body.
• The white-clad Goddess welcomed Mo Bai in the darkness.

After dying in Solaris, Mo Bai met the nameless Goddess again and realized she had brought him back for more than a report about his time there. She asked what he thought of his death, and the chapter ended before he answered.

• Mo Bai found himself before the nameless Goddess after Mahoraga left him trapped in the Void Matter Space.
• The Goddess conjured a table and chairs, teased Mo Bai, and called him the hero who had stopped Aleph-1.
• Mo Bai suspected the Goddess had brought him back for a reason beyond hearing about Solaris.
• The Goddess asked Mo Bai to reflect on putting his survival first and on being dead, and he said he had nothing to reflect on.
• The Goddess asked Mo Bai what was on his mind now that he had died.

After dying, Mo Bai questioned the Goddess about his reincarnation and learned she had deliberately chosen him and rigged his ability because of his conflicted personality. Satisfied that Solaris had reached a happy ending, he was asked whether he wanted to go back.

• Mo Bai told the Goddess that he had never expected to choose death, then accused her of rigging his initial draw to give him the Ten Shadows Technique.
• The Goddess admitted she had chosen Mo Bai for reincarnation because of his hesitation and contradictions, and said she had wanted him as her ideal protagonist.
• Mo Bai accused the Goddess of giving him Cursed Energy and the Ten Shadows Technique so she could watch him die in a spectacular sacrifice.
• The Goddess explained that Mo Bai had crossed over because of the part of himself he had hated, and Mo Bai reflected that Solaris's cause and effect had been resolved and Aemeath was safe.
• Mo Bai began asking what would happen next, but the Goddess interrupted him and asked whether he wanted to go back.