Chapter Summaries

Pardofelis woke in Dead Space, where a mysterious system began gathering the dead Flame-Chasers and promised rewards for answering quizzes. At St. Freya Academy, Kiana faced Himeko’s anger over her failing exam as the system’s influence began reaching the Far East.

• Pardofelis awoke in a vast white space, learned that it was called Dead Space, and mistook the system’s voice for the Herrscher of Corruption.
• Pardofelis climbed into an empty treasure chest and got stuck until Elysia and Eden arrived and freed her.
• The system announced that three people had gathered, unlocked the chat function, and began pulling in members at the Far East Demon Cave.
• At St. Freya Academy, Himeko confronted Kiana over her poor exam score, while Bronya blamed Kiana’s sleeping and snacking for her results.
• Kiana denied slacking off and complained that the exam tested things she did not know.

Kiana, Himeko Murata, Theresa, and the others joined a system chat with Elysia, Eden, and Pardofelis, who revealed they were Flame-Chasers from the Previous Era. The system asked which Flame-Chaser Memory Body Mei met first in the Previous Era Elysian Realm, and Elysia answered correctly, winning a Life Coin.

• Himeko Murata heard the system announcement and tried to investigate, while Bronya told her Theresa and Mei were already in the chat.
• Theresa, Kiana, and the others met Elysia, Eden, and Pardofelis, and learned that the newcomers were Flame-Chasers from the Previous Era.
• The system asked who first offered Mei help in the Previous Era Elysian Realm, and Pardofelis explained that the Realm held the Flame-Chasers’ memories and secrets.
• Pardofelis warned Mei that some Memory Bodies were powerful enough to kill a Herrscher, while Elysia said she did not know why Mei would enter the Realm.
• Elysia answered that she would be the first Flame-Chaser Mei met, and the system declared her correct and awarded her a Life Coin.

Mei explored the Previous Era Elysian Realm with Elysia guiding her, and the footage revealed that Mei had become a powerful Herrscher who could control her own power. After Mei met Elysia in person, Eden explained that she was the second Flame-Chaser and a Fusion Warrior of the End-of-Era Honkai Beast Mahamayuri.

• Elysia received a Coin of Life that could let someone who had died return to her own timeline for twenty-four hours.
• Mei entered the Previous Era Elysian Realm while Elysia encouraged her to explore without worrying about failure.
• Mei used powerful lightning to destroy Honkai Beasts, prompting Himeko and Kiana to reassure her that she controlled her Herrscher power.
• Mei found a teleportation point and entered a girlish room, where she finally met Elysia face to face.
• Eden introduced Elysia as the second Flame-Chaser and a Fusion Warrior of the End-of-Era Honkai Beast Mahamayuri.
• Kiana said she would become Schicksal's Strongest Valkyrie and challenge the strongest Flame-Chaser for the number-one title.

Elysia traveled back to the day she gave Kevin the First Flame-Chaser position, but her attempt to pass it to him was interrupted when he ran off after eating expired food. Later, Raiden Mei answered a quiz about Elysia’s motives incorrectly and learned that Elysia had mainly wanted to touch her horns.

• Elysia used a Life Coin to return to Fire Moth on the day she planned to give Kevin the First Flame-Chaser position.
• Elysia cooked noodles for Kevin and asked him to take her position, but he ran off with stomach pain before agreeing.
• Elysia told Pardofelis and Eden that her attempt had failed, while the group discussed how changing the past could affect the future.
• The quiz asked why Elysia had helped Raiden Mei, and Mei chose the answer that Elysia wanted to guide her as a Herrscher.
• The quiz marked Mei’s answer wrong and revealed that Elysia had wanted to touch Mei’s horns.

Mei’s punishment for answering incorrectly made her cooking taste like wax, while Elysia’s desire to touch Mei’s horns was exposed in the Chat Group. Elysia offered to help Mei reach The Deep in exchange for touching her horns, leaving Mei facing her scheme.

• Mei received the punishment of losing the Herrscher of Food Authority for three days, and the Chat Group laughed at her cooking title.
• A vision showed Elysia using a recording of her horn-touching obsession, then introducing Pardofelis as someone who could help Mei find Natasha.
• Pardofelis explained that she was skilled at finding people and goods, and the group discussed Natasha’s possible connection to World Serpent.
• Mei asked Elysia to let her enter The Deep, and Elysia said she would help if Mei let her touch her horns.
• Elysia imagined cornering Mei and threatening to tell her classmates that her horns had been touched.

Elysia helped Raiden Mei arrange a way to reach The Deep, but Raven witnessed Elysia touching Mei’s horns and left Mei mortified when everyone found out. Elysia then sought out Apponia at Fire Moth Headquarters, where Apponia recognized that Elysia had changed but said she trusted her.

• Elysia agreed to help Raiden Mei reach The Deep and left to prepare for the journey.
• Raven revealed she had seen Elysia touch Mei’s horns, embarrassing Mei in front of everyone.
• Elysia departed after hinting that she intended to correct avoidable mistakes.
• Elysia found Apponia at Fire Moth Headquarters and offered to comfort her.
• Apponia told Elysia that she could no longer see her fate, but trusted her and would not pry into her secrets.

Elysia returned to Death Space after asking Apponia not to impose Precepts or interfere with people's fates. Theresa correctly guessed that Mei joined World Serpent to save Kiana, won the Ring of Divine Grace, and transformed into her grown-up appearance.

• Elysia asked Apponia to promise not to impose Precepts or interfere too much with other people's fates, and Apponia agreed.
• Elysia returned to Death Space, where the group discussed why Mei might have joined World Serpent and considered that she had done so to save Kiana.
• Theresa chose answer C, that Mei joined World Serpent to save Kiana, and the system confirmed her answer as correct.
• Theresa received the Ring of Divine Grace, which could transform its wearer into her grown-up appearance for ten minutes a day.
• Theresa put on the ring and transformed into a tall, silver-haired version of herself, prompting Kiana to praise her appearance.

Theresa briefly transformed into a grown-up before the screen showed Kevin offering to save Kiana if Mei joined World Serpent. Mei learned that becoming the Herrscher of Thunder could ease Kiana’s condition, and faced Kevin’s offer to leave Kiana’s side and fight Honkai with him.

• Theresa used a system-granted transformation to become a grown-up, but it wore off before ten minutes had passed.
• The screen showed Mei meeting Kevin, who promised World Serpent could save Kiana in exchange for Mei joining him.
• Kevin explained that Kiana’s body could no longer withstand the Core’s corrosion and that Mei could save her by becoming the Herrscher of Thunder again.
• Mei agreed to become a Herrscher to save Kiana and said she was willing to return to the darkness for her.
• Kevin warned Mei that Kiana would keep risking her life and offered her the choice to fight Honkai with World Serpent, as an Imaginary gate opened in the sky.

The quiz asked where Raiden Mei had brutally beaten Kiana, and Kiana guessed the rooftop correctly. She received the Staff of Homa and a manual for Butterfly Fire Spreads, then vowed to use the technique against Kevin as the scene changed.

• The group debated why Mei had beaten Kiana and which of the four locations could have hosted their fight.
• Kiana guessed that Mei and Kiana had fought on a rooftop, drawing on her memory of Senba Academy.
• The system confirmed Kiana's answer and awarded her the Staff of Homa and the Butterfly Fire Spreads manual.
• Kiana vowed to master the technique and challenge Kevin, then swung the Staff of Homa at Bronya as they argued.

The screen showed Raiden Mei fighting Kiana before leaving to join World Serpent, convinced that saving Kiana mattered more than the world. After watching Mei’s departure, Kiana and her friends vowed to face future dangers together, but Bronya questioned how Kiana had become a Herrscher and suspected a conspiracy.

• Raiden Mei repeatedly defeated Kiana as Kiana tried to stop her from leaving, and Bronya guessed that Mei had joined World Serpent to keep Kiana from facing danger alone.
• Kiana used the Herrscher of the Void’s Void Lances to pin Mei down, but Mei broke through the Authority and declared that Kiana mattered more to her than the world.
• Mei defeated Kiana, caught her as she fell, and left with a crimson dragon after saying she would become a sinner to save her.
• The viewers grieved over Mei’s choice, and Kiana promised Raiden Mei she would stop acting recklessly and would not let her leave.
• Himeko Murata, Theresa, Elysia, and the others promised to help Kiana face danger together, while Bronya questioned Kiana’s Herrscher transformation and suspected a conspiracy.

Eden answered a quiz about Mobius by guessing that Mobius planned to escape the Previous Era Elysian Realm through consciousness transfer. The footage revealed Mobius’s plot to take Mei’s body, leaving the group discussing the frightening implications of the technology.

• Raiden Mei and the others debated whether Mobius intended to experiment on Mei, possess her body, or pursue her horns.
• Eden used a coin toss to choose answer C and correctly won a Life Coin.
• The screen showed Mobius explaining that she wanted Mei to take her out of the Previous Era Elysian Realm by transferring her consciousness into Mei’s body.
• Mobius transformed into a massive Queen Serpent and declared that only one of them would leave the Elysian Realm.
• Pardofelis explained that Mobius could revive by spending energy, while Bronya and Kiana wondered whether consciousness transfer could allow people to live forever.

St. Freya’s group joked about Elysia’s Hypervariable Factor before a quiz asked which student was an Anti-Entropy spy. Mei realized she herself could be suspected, while Kiana insisted she trusted Mei because she cooked for them.

• Elysia boasted that the Hypervariable Factor had improved her appearance, and Eden and Pardofelis explained that Elysia was the only one to survive the experiment with Mahamayuri.
• Mei and Kiana rejected the idea of undergoing the dangerous procedure, with Kiana saying she would train Butterfly Fire Spreads instead.
• The quiz asked which of Himeko Murata, Hua, Raiden Mei, or Bronya was an Anti-Entropy spy planted at St. Freya Academy.
• Theresa and the others doubted that St. Freya needed spies, while Pardofelis pointed out that two Herrschers had emerged from the school.
• Mei called for the spy to be exposed, then realized that her own ties to Anti-Entropy made her a suspect; Kiana said she trusted Mei because she cooked for them.

The group discovered that Bronya was the quiz’s Anti-Entropy spy, then learned Cocolia had controlled her with a brain chip and used her to capture Mei. As the footage continued, Bronya saw Mei bound and Kiana rushing to help, leaving her feelings for Mei set to be tested against the chip’s control.

• Bronya chose herself as the spy and was revealed to be correct, prompting the others to confront her with weapons.
• The quiz removed Bronya’s cerebral control chip, and Bronya explained that Cocolia had implanted it to make her relay intelligence.
• The group watched footage of Cocolia ordering Bronya to capture Mei; Bronya overwhelmed Mei and took her away while Kiana remained behind.
• The group speculated about other Anti-Entropy spies, while Mei said her knowledge of the future left her unconcerned about being captured.
• The footage showed Bronya looking up to see Mei bound and Kiana rushing toward them.

Bronya destroyed the control chip in her brain to stop Cocolia from controlling her, and the group discussed ways to restore Bronya’s legs. During a quiz about the Second Honkai War, Theresa chose the wrong answer to defend her reputation and lost two years of her lifespan as punishment.

• Bronya destroyed her Bio-chip, freed herself from Cocolia’s control, and collapsed after telling Kiana to take Mei away.
• Bronya clarified that destroying the chip might not kill her, while Theresa promised to help heal Bronya’s legs and Elysia mentioned Mobius could operate on them.
• The group questioned Theresa’s claims about her role in the Second Honkai War and examined a quiz asking which battle description was incorrect.
• Theresa chose option C and insisted she deserved the title of peerless strategist, but the system revealed that D, Theresa the Peerless Strategist, was incorrect.
• The system deducted two years from Theresa’s lifespan, and she staggered as the punishment took effect.

The group watched Theresa’s brief defeat by Sirin and then saw how Cecilia tried to comfort Sirin during the Second Honkai War. The revelations left Kiana questioning Schicksal’s account of her mother’s death.

• Theresa recalled how Mei’s cooking had left Kiana sick, while Pardofelis offered to ask Mobius about extending Theresa’s lifespan.
• Theresa reclaimed Oath of Judas from Sirin but was pierced by an illusory Void Lance that became real, prompting the group to tease her about her defeat.
• Sirin hesitated to fight after Cecilia treated her like a daughter, but Bella’s death shattered her hopes and drove her to attack Cecilia and Z Siegfried.
• Cecilia tried to explain herself as Sirin unleashed her power, and Welt rescued Cecilia and Z Siegfried from the blast.
• Kiana recognized Cecilia and Z Siegfried as her parents, then realized Cecilia’s death might not have happened as Schicksal had claimed.

Kiana and the others learned that Sirin may have accepted Cecilia as her mother, while Kiana welcomed the idea of gaining a little sister. In the footage, the Immortal Crimson Bird defeated the Herrscher of the Void with one punch, leaving the group to question whether she was connected to their class monitor Fu Hua.

• Raiden Mei and Kiana concluded that someone had hidden the truth about Cecilia's death, and Kiana vowed to uncover it.
• Kiana agreed to accept Sirin as her little sister, while Elysia offered to take Sirin in and Kiana told her to stay away.
• Fu Hua transformed into the Immortal Crimson Bird and insisted on fighting Sirin alone as Otto and Cheng Lixue watched from a distance.
• The Immortal Crimson Bird shattered Sirin's Imaginary Barrier with Inch-Punch: Heaven Splitter and knocked her down almost instantly.
• Kiana and the others debated whether the Immortal Crimson Bird was their class monitor Fu Hua, while Theresa suggested Fu Hua had simply learned the legendary fighter's techniques.
• Pardofelis described Hua as a quiet but proactive Mental Fusion Warrior, prompting Theresa to question how that fit the Immortal Crimson Bird's close-combat strength.

Kiana began training early after learning about the possible future, but she tried to evade Teacher Himeko’s reminder about next week’s quiz. When Hua examined Kiana’s Butterfly Fire Spreads technique, she could not recognize it and wondered whether she had forgotten its origins.

• The Chat Group discussed Otto’s role in saving Sirin, concluded he had been acting during the Second Honkai War, and questioned his motives.
• The Chat Group announced it would expand and undergo twelve hours of maintenance, after which Mei made dinner for Kiana and the others.
• The next morning, Teacher Himeko found Kiana training and praised her determination before reminding her about the upcoming quiz.
• Kiana tried to escape when she realized she had forgotten about her theory classes, but Hua caught her and brought her back.
• Kiana demonstrated Butterfly Fire Spreads, and Hua admitted she did not recognize the technique or its strange training phrase.

Fu Hua joined the Chat Group, learned that its members knew of her past as the Immortal Crimson Bird, and concealed her identity despite losing memories and powers. When a quiz asked who was a spy at St. Freya Academy, Theresa wrongly settled on Durandal, but Fu Hua identified herself as the correct answer.

• The Chat Group reopened and welcomed Fu Hua, who asked Kiana and the others to explain the group and its exposure system.
• Elysia and Pardofelis recognized Fu Hua as the Immortal Crimson Bird, triggering painful fragments of lost memories, but Fu Hua denied being Hua.
• The quiz asked which of four people was a spy at St. Freya Academy, and Theresa concluded that Durandal was the answer.
• Fu Hua asked about the quiz's punishment as Theresa continued to insist that Durandal was the spy.
• Fu Hua chose option C, naming herself as the spy, and the system confirmed her answer was correct.

Fu Hua’s memories began returning after she took the Memory Restoration Capsule, revealing how Otto recruited her and sent her to St. Freya Academy. Reunited with Elysia, Pardofelis, and Eden, Fu Hua refused to explain Otto’s hidden purpose, leaving Theresa and the others still suspicious.

• Fu Hua voluntarily answered the question to protect Theresa from losing lifespan and received a Memory Restoration Capsule.
• Fu Hua took the capsule and watched memories of Otto persuading her to join Schicksal and later asking her to attend St. Freya Academy as an A-rank Valkyrie.
• Theresa, Kiana, and Mei confronted Fu Hua as Otto’s spy, but Pardofelis and Elysia warned them that Fu Hua was Immortal Crimson Bird and far stronger than they were.
• Fu Hua’s restored memories let her recognize Elysia, Pardofelis, and Eden, and the old friends reunited in Death Space.
• Theresa and Himeko asked Fu Hua why Otto had sent her to St. Freya, but Fu Hua said it was better for everyone not to know yet.

Fu Hua’s secret mission and Kiana’s identity were exposed by the quiz, revealing that Otto had sent Fu Hua to monitor K423, a clone made with Kiana’s genes and the Herrscher of the Void’s core. Though Kiana was devastated, Mei and the others stayed by her side, and Fu Hua began explaining the truth while Otto’s exact purpose remained uncertain.

• Fu Hua admitted that Otto’s mission was connected to Kiana becoming the Herrscher of the Void and urged Kiana to grow strong enough to reach S-rank.
• The quiz asked why Otto had sent Fu Hua to St. Freya, and Fu Hua chose the answer that Kiana was the Herrscher of the Void’s vessel, K423.
• Kiana collapsed in despair after learning she was a Herrscher vessel rather than the daughter of Siegfried and Cecilia, while Mei comforted her and promised not to leave her alone.
• Kiana recovered enough to ask Fu Hua for the full truth, and Fu Hua explained that Otto had created her as a clone using Kiana’s genes and the Herrscher of the Void’s core.
• Fu Hua said Otto had ordered her to monitor Kiana, but she did not know his exact purpose and could only speculate that he intended to awaken the Second Herrscher.