Chapter Summaries

Elysia organized a plan to contain Himiko and give the Flame-Chasers time to find a way to save her, while Otto discussed how hope and culture helped civilization endure. The quiz then asked how the Herrscher of Reason had infiltrated World Serpent.

• Elysia reassured Himiko and urged her not to give up, then privately worried that time was running out.
• Elysia told the Chat Group that Himiko was safe, but Su, Mobius, and the others discussed the danger of her becoming the Flame Herrscher.
• Vill-V suggested using a weaker Moonlight Throne to subdue Himiko, and Elysia tasked Vill-V, Mobius, and Su with finding a way to save her.
• Elysia authorized maximum research funding and insisted that Fire Moth must show humanity that a Herrscher could return to being human.
• Otto explained that technology and cultural heritage both sustained civilization, and admitted that his attempt to resurrect Kallen contradicted his own beliefs.
• The quiz asked how the Herrscher of Reason had infiltrated World Serpent.

Fu Hua coaxed the Herrscher of Reason into answering that she had infiltrated World Serpent by force, while Elysia won a Life Coin as the threat of Himiko’s Herrscherization continued to grow. The screen showed the Herrscher of Reason meeting Kiana and Bronya at Mount Tai Xu, where their confrontation turned into a fight and an unexpected voice interrupted them.

• Fu Hua offered the Herrscher of Reason a family bucket and an amusement park trip, and she recalled that infiltrating World Serpent had been easy.
• Elysia correctly identified the Herrscher of Reason’s infiltration as a nuclear-blast approach and received a Life Coin.
• Elysia worried that Himiko’s Herrscherization was advancing as Honkai Energy rose, while Otto anticipated his wish coming true.
• The Herrscher of Reason revealed herself to Kiana and Bronya at Mount Tai Xu and used Fenghuang Down to explain who she was.
• Kiana and Bronya attacked the Herrscher of Reason, who easily evaded their weapons and told Bronya to give up her core.
• An unfamiliar voice spoke into Kiana and Bronya’s minds, making them pause during the fight.

After Bronya was defeated by the Herrscher of Reason, the Chat Group teased and consoled her while discussing Seele’s talent and Cocolia’s role. Kiana then challenged the Herrscher of Reason to prove how she differed from Fu Hua, and the chapter left them confronting her reluctance to experience weakness.

• The Herrscher of Reason knocked Bronya unconscious, and Bronya complained that she was being targeted after the Chat Group reacted to her defeat.
• Seele, Veliona, and Durandal discussed Seele’s strength and stigmata, leaving Bronya stunned to learn that Seele could become an S-rank Valkyrie.
• Theresa admitted that she had taken Seele from Cocolia, and Welt decided to arrest Cocolia when he returned to Anti-Entropy.
• Kiana told the Herrscher of Reason that she could not judge her fairly without knowing her, so the Herrscher showed her memories of making forceful choices unlike Fu Hua.
• The Herrscher of Reason reenacted an infiltration of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals by openly destroying robots and a World Serpent base, while Kiana pointed out that Fu Hua had been weak in those memories.
• The Herrscher of Reason admitted that she did not want to be weak, and Kiana pressed her to understand what weakness felt like.

The Herrscher of Reason and Kiana made peace after Kiana said she liked Little Senti because they had beaten up Otto together. When Fu Hua was left trapped in Fenghuang Down, Kiana tried to help her reclaim her body, provoking the Herrscher of Reason into a fight; the chapter left them facing off in an illusory realm.

• Kiana reassured the Herrscher of Reason that she liked Little Senti because Little Senti had taken her to beat up Otto, and the two agreed to do it again.
• Fu Hua cautioned Little Senti against basing happiness on Otto's suffering, while Kiana and Fu Hua criticized Otto's scheming.
• Pardofelis asked Little Senti who had won their fight, and Little Senti admitted she had lost to herself rather than to Fu Hua.
• The Herrscher of Reason threw Fenghuang Down away, freeing Fu Hua from her restraints but leaving her without energy to recover.
• Kiana decided to help Fu Hua reclaim her body, and the Herrscher of Reason challenged her inside an illusory realm.
• The Herrscher of Reason appeared with a spear and attacked Kiana, who dodged by firing her pistols and leaping back.

Kiana broke through Fenghuang Down’s memory space and rescued Fu Hua, refusing to accept a victory that required her sacrifice. As the others discussed Fu Hua’s painful past and the Kindling Project, Kevin’s words and the spreading frost hinted at his imminent return.

• Kiana defeated the Herrscher of Reason with Fu Hua’s Edge of Taixuan, but Fu Hua stayed behind to destroy the Herrscher.
• Kiana broke Fenghuang Down’s seal, found Fu Hua trapped in her memories, and pulled her out of the collapsing space.
• Kiana emerged at Mount Tai Xu carrying the unconscious Bronya as Fu Hua approached in the morning light.
• Herrscher of Reason admitted she was glad Fu Hua had escaped her old mission, while Fu Hua recalled Elysia, the Flame-Chasers, and her other lost companions.
• Eden apologized for Fu Hua bearing the Kindling Project, but Fu Hua said she had volunteered and accepted responsibility for what followed.
• Kevin told Fu Hua she had done better than him, as frost spread across the ground.

Kevin’s return from the Sea of Quanta appeared imminent, alarming Schicksal and prompting World Serpent to prepare a passage for him. Tesla and Einstein joined the Chat Group, where they backed Welt’s false claim that Cocolia had driven him away and joined in condemning her.

• Kevin continued traveling through the Sea of Quanta while Elysia acknowledged that he and Fu Hua had grown distant from their former companions.
• Gray Serpent announced that World Serpent was ready to breach the Sea of Quanta and bring Kevin back, prompting Kiana and Theresa to panic.
• Gray Serpent explained that Kevin would help open the passage from within, while Otto decided to leave World Serpent and Kevin to another leader to handle.
• Tesla and Einstein joined the Chat Group, and Welt pretended that Cocolia had oppressed him and forced him to leave Anti-Entropy.
• Tesla and Einstein played along with Welt’s story and joined the group in denouncing Cocolia.

The Chat Group’s newcomers Tesla and Einstein joined its discussion and Tesla won a quiz, earning blueprints for the Aesir mech. The group then began watching Little Tesla’s Science Classroom, where the puppets complained about cafeteria food and noticed Teacher Chi Yuan was absent.

• Theresa boasted that St. Freya Academy would protect Welt, while Tesla and Einstein learned the Chat Group included people from different eras and factions.
• Tesla correctly answered that the Fully Automatic Herrscher Capture Machine had not appeared in Little Tesla’s Science Classroom and received the Aesir concept blueprint.
• Tesla vowed to build the Aesir, but Einstein warned that Anti-Entropy lacked the funds and resources for the project.
• The group watched Puppet Academy’s student cafeteria, where Judah and Moon Chaser complained about the food and noticed Teacher Chi Yuan was absent.

Tesla’s inventions caused chaos during Little Tesla’s science-class livestream, and the Chat Group mocked Tesla over Anti-Entropy’s wasteful spending and poor finances. Tesla blamed funding problems on Cocolia and Raiden Ryoma’s imprisonment, while Mei explained that ME Corp belonged to her father and she knew little about its affairs.

• Little Tesla’s Fully Automatic Feeding Machine used a Titan to repeatedly punch Teacher Chi Yuan unconscious.
• Little Tesla’s livestream converter malfunctioned, showed Veliona pulling off Seele’s socks, and brought Veliona after her until Tesla shut it down.
• Little Tesla’s Honkai Zombie Trap attacked Tesla instead of its intended targets, prompting a Father-class Mech to tear through Puppet Academy.
• Tesla used the Father-class Mech’s Brat Catcher to capture Little Tesla, while Einstein criticized Tesla’s inventions and warned Anti-Entropy might go bankrupt.
• Tesla blamed Anti-Entropy’s financial troubles on Cocolia and the loss of ME Corp funding after Raiden Ryoma’s imprisonment, and Mei said she knew little about her father’s company.

Raiden Mei decided to inherit ME Corp, uncover the truth behind Raiden Ryoma’s imprisonment, and rescue him if he had been framed. Meanwhile, Kevin returned from the Sea of Quanta to lead World Serpent’s Stigmata Project, leaving Schicksal wary of a conflict and Durandal determined to strengthen her squad.

• Raiden Mei said she would reclaim ME Corp and investigate her father’s imprisonment before deciding whether to rescue him.
• Einstein offered Anti-Entropy’s help, while Gray Serpent announced that Kevin had returned.
• Kevin broke out of his World Bubble, ordered Jackal to prepare the Stigmata Project, and told World Serpent not to disturb him unless necessary.
• Durandal argued that Schicksal could not tolerate the Stigmata Project, but Otto warned that a war against World Serpent would end in defeat.
• Durandal left to intensify the Immortal Blades Squad’s training, and Rita worried that she was still too weak for the dangers ahead.

Rita won Star Platinum after the quiz revealed she had captured Tesla, while the group discussed the dangers and power of Fusion Warriors. On the floating base, Himeko freed Tesla, and the two set out to investigate the basement Fu Hua had mentioned.

• The quiz revealed that Rita had captured Tesla and gagged her with a black handkerchief, earning Rita the Stand User Star Platinum, whose ability could stop time.
• Mei, Sakura, and the Flame-Chasers discussed the power and risks of Fusion Warriors, and Kevin said the project should remain buried.
• Himeko Murata found Tesla tied to a chair on the floating base and removed her gag.
• Tesla complained that Rita had tied her up with an elaborate knot and perfumed the silk scarf, then worried about her allies.
• Himeko freed Tesla, and Tesla tried to contact the Hyperion while Himeko continued searching for Fu Hua's basement.

Tesla argued with Rita and Einstein over Anti-Entropy’s standing, while Vill-V completed automated armor and gave Pardofelis a prototype to test. Otto explained that the current era’s factions could not match the Previous Era’s rapid progress because humanity lacked unity, leaving the question of cooperation unresolved.

• Tesla vowed to defend scientists’ standing in the Chat Group, but Einstein and Rita challenged her plans to deploy Anti-Entropy’s mecha.
• Vill-V announced that automated three-dimensional armor was ready for production and gave Pardofelis a second-generation prototype.
• Pardofelis tested the armor in Death Space as Vill-V monitored its data and promised to improve its design.
• Elysia prepared to return and synchronize Vill-V’s data so the group could establish an industrial manufacturing system.
• Theresa asked Otto why the current era had made less progress, and Otto said humanity needed a unified voice because rival factions would not cooperate.

Elysia confronted the newly awakened Flame Herrscher, Himiko, as the Fire Moth base burned around them. She discovered Himiko’s immense power and used a returning arrow to strike at her, ending the chapter with a crystal flower blooming above the Herrscher.

• Himiko awakened as the Flame Herrscher, and rising Honkai energy turned the Fire Moth base’s surroundings into molten metal and magma.
• Elysia reassured the others while Mobius confirmed she had protected her laboratory and its contents.
• Otto proposed letting Valkyries below S-Rank prioritize survival when facing Herrschers, and Elysia condemned coerced sacrifice.
• Elysia shot at Himiko, who blocked her first arrow with magma and caught her second arrow by hand.
• Elysia used her whistle to redirect the first arrow into the one Himiko held, making their energies combine into a crystal flower above Himiko.

Elysia and Fire Moth defeated the Flame Herrscher by combining the Moonlight Thrones with a serum that stripped away her Honkai Energy. After the battle, Elysia visited the imprisoned Himiko, whose Herrscher nature remained dormant and could awaken again if exposed to enough Honkai Energy.

• Elysia trapped Himiko in a pink barrier and fought her while Dr. Mei ordered the Moonlight Thrones to fire into the sealed space.
• The Moonlight Thrones drained much of Himiko's Honkai Energy, and Elysia injected her with serum that removed what remained.
• Elysia and Dr. Mei coordinated rebuilding the damaged base and arranging urgent treatment for people infected with Honkai Energy.
• Dr. Mei told Elysia that Himiko had returned to her previous state but could become the Flame Herrscher again if exposed to sufficient Honkai Energy.
• Elysia visited Himiko in her holding cell with a bottle of red wine and promised that Fire Moth would not abandon her.

Elysia saved Himiko from the Flame Herrscher’s influence and revealed that she was a Herrscher who fought for humanity, giving Himiko hope that she could be saved. Elysia then told Himiko she owed Fire Moth for the damage she caused, while the others discussed the rescue and Otto warned that the serum had only treated the symptoms.

• Himiko asked Elysia whether she planned to kill or imprison her, fearing that she would lose control and become a Herrscher again.
• Elysia transferred Honkai Energy to Himiko, revealed that she was a Herrscher, and convinced Himiko that Herrschers could retain their humanity.
• Elysia told Himiko that she owed Fire Moth for destroying buildings and equipment, and joked that her salary would take a thousand years to repay the debt.
• Tesla, Einstein, Pardofelis, Chakravartin, Su, and Fu Hua discussed Elysia’s absence and worried about Himiko’s fate.
• Elysia reported that Dr. Mei’s Moonlight Thrones and Otto’s Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum had helped save Himiko.
• Otto warned Elysia that the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum treated Himiko’s symptoms but not the underlying cause.

Mobius revealed that she had developed a theoretical concept for a Honkai Energy Suppressant, and Elysia suggested using Himiko to obtain data on Herrscher bodies. A new question asked which Herrscher the Thousand-Man Herrscher had called the most unsuccessful, leaving the group debating among Kiana, Bronya, Raiden Mei, and Wendy.

• Mobius explained that her Honkai Energy Suppressant was still theoretical and only designed for human bodies, so she needed Herrscher data to develop it further.
• Elysia suggested that Himiko might agree to help Mobius with her experiments because of the debt she owed.
• The question-and-answer system asked which Herrscher the Thousand-Man Herrscher had called the most unsuccessful, naming Kiana, Bronya, Raiden Mei, and Wendy as choices.
• Elysia held a mock hearing in which Raiden Mei and Kiana argued that their accomplishments ruled them out, while the group turned its suspicions toward Bronya.
• Seele defended Bronya for rescuing her from the Sea of Quanta, while Veliona called Bronya a weak and unsuccessful Herrscher.

Wendy won Stigmata Completion Fluid but drank the undiluted solution and passed out from the pain, prompting concern about her training and the stigmata’s influence. Meanwhile, Bronya entered the Theater of Domination while searching for Seele and faced a puppet that mocked her record as the Herrscher of Reason.

• Wendy correctly identified Bronya as the answer and received Stigmata Completion Fluid as her reward.
• Theresa tried to secure a sample, but Wendy drank half the undiluted solution before she could stop her.
• Wendy fainted from the intense pain, and Bronya examined her and confirmed she was otherwise stable.
• Theresa recalled Wendy’s past bravery and worried that her stigmata had changed her, while Durandal offered to take responsibility for training her.
• Bronya found a spatial rift while searching for Seele, entered the Theater of Domination, and discovered that her communication with Seele had been cut off.
• The Thousand-Man Herrscher mocked Bronya’s failures and boasted that she could defeat the Herrscher of Reason with a motorcycle.

The screen showed Bronya deducing the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s role and fighting her puppets, only for the Herrscher to drain Bronya’s authority and defeat her. The observers discussed the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s threat, while the Flame-Chasers realized she might not appear until civilization’s order collapsed.

• Otto judged the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s ability to provoke humanity’s malice less dangerous while civilization’s order remained intact, and Elysia and Jackal challenged his assessment.
• Su nearly opened his eyes as the Flame-Chasers inferred that the Previous Era’s Thousand-Man Herrscher would not have appeared before civilization collapsed, leaving them uncertain about the Current Era’s Herrschers.
• Bronya recognized Jerry Barbara from the missing persons list, concluded the puppet had targeted Seele, and refused to give her the Core of the Herrscher of Reason.
• Bronya analyzed the puppet’s monsters, overwhelmed them, and attacked the Thousand-Man Herrscher with Heavy Machinery Rabbit and the Keys of Reason.
• The Thousand-Man Herrscher drained Bronya’s Herrscher Authority, leaving Bronya unable to use her powers and defeated.
• Kiana mocked Bronya’s loss, while Otto raised the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s threat rating after hearing she could steal other Herrschers’ authority.

The group discussed the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s weaknesses and Pardofelis’s new combat armor before Bronya answered a question about the Herrscher’s first use of her authority. Bronya won a Herrscher Core Tracker, which began spinning among the many Herrschers nearby.

• Otto argued that the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s greatest threat was assimilating powerful hosts, while Durandal and Otto judged her a limited danger under current conditions.
• Pardofelis boasted that Vill-V’s armor and its automatic combat program could let her take on an Emperor-class Honkai Beast, prompting the others to tease her.
• The group questioned Bronya about the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s first creation with the Herrscher Authority of Reason, and Bronya chose that she had made a knife.
• Bronya received a Herrscher Core Tracker, which initially pointed toward the unconscious Wendy before spinning among the nearby Herrschers.

Bronya and Seele encountered puppets whose amplified suffering hinted that the Thousand-Man Herrscher might be made of humans who willingly embraced Honkai. The group debated humanity’s capacity for cruelty and Schicksal’s past experiments, and Otto ended by proposing that Theresa could prevent such abuses by killing the world’s leaders.

• Bronya and Seele passed puppets consumed by amplified resentment, and Bronya warned Seele not to be drawn into their despair.
• Bronya questioned what controlled the Thousand-Man Herrscher, while Mei suggested it might have no controller and could itself be human.
• Gray Serpent recalled the girls Schicksal had used in artificial stigmata experiments, and Otto admitted he had turned a blind eye to the abuses.
• Otto explained that Schicksal’s branches pursued stigmata research for power and that the organization could not simply abolish it.
• Elysia proposed killing everyone who disobeyed as a solution, and Otto suggested Theresa use overwhelming force to eliminate Schicksal’s and the world’s leaders.

Otto explained that Kevin’s return had left Schicksal facing a choice between surrendering resources to World Serpent or risking a prolonged war. After the Thousand-Man Herrscher used Bronya’s authority and Wendy awakened the Thousand Winds, a quiz asked who had helped Raiden Mei connect to the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s network.

• Otto told Theresa that Schicksal’s order depended on its force and warned that Kevin could establish a new order if he chose.
• Raiden Mei deduced that Kevin needed Schicksal’s resources for the Stigmata Project and that Otto faced a choice between compromise and a drawn-out war.
• The Thousand-Man Herrscher’s puppets used Bronya’s Herrscher of Reason authority, draining Bronya’s energy while they created weapons.
• Wendy woke after completing her stigmata and discovered she could see through the Thousand Winds, but she had not learned how to use the ability.
• The quiz asked whether Kevin, Gray Serpent, Raven, or Jackal had helped Raiden Mei connect to the Thousand-Man Herrscher’s network.