Chapter Summaries

Pardofelis correctly guessed that Raiden Mei won against Apponia without fully winning, and the footage revealed that the battle had been a vision of a possible future. Elysia then correctly identified herself as the person waiting in the deepest part of The Deep, leaving Mei stunned.

• Chakravartin shouted “Dear Apponia” as the system’s punishment, then Pardofelis was selected for the next quiz.
• Pardofelis guessed that Apponia won but did not completely win, earning a Life Coin as her reward.
• The footage showed Mei defeating Apponia in a battle that Apponia revealed was a real possible future, then returning to the moment before the fight began.
• Mei accepted that Apponia had outmaneuvered her, while the others debated the meaning of the vision and Chakravartin renewed his threats against Apponia.
• The system asked who waited in The Deep, and Elysia chose herself and was confirmed correct.
• Mei reacted in disbelief when Elysia confirmed that she was the person hidden in The Deep.

Raiden Mei reached The Deep and discovered that Elysia was the secret waiting behind its final door: the Thirteenth Herrscher. The revelation left St. Freya Academy surprised but relatively unfazed, while Elysia teased Mei instead of explaining her identity.

• Elysia received a charm-boosting pendant and teased Raiden Mei while Pardofelis praised her.
• Apponia explained that Elysia had faced her destined death with joy, choosing to give the final days meaning rather than struggle over the unchangeable ending.
• Apponia guided Raiden Mei to the final door and said she was qualified to meet her own kind.
• Raiden Mei opened the door and found Elysia, who introduced herself as the Thirteenth Herrscher.
• Theresa, Kiana, and the others questioned Elysia's identity, but Elysia joked that St. Freya Academy already had several Herrschers.

The group discussed Elysia’s choice to become the Thirteenth Herrscher and Kevin’s role in killing her, then argued over the weight of duty and the cost of humanity’s infighting. The conversation shifted to Bronya, whose second World Bubble trial began with a quiz about the priest in charge of its orphanage.

• Elysia explained that she became the Thirteenth Herrscher to unite Fire Moth against a common enemy, and confirmed that Kevin killed her despite knowing the truth.
• Theresa and the others condemned Fire Moth’s infighting, while Elysia said her sacrifice had still achieved its purpose and that Kevin had suffered most.
• The Herrscher of Reason challenged Fu Hua’s past choices and argued that protecting humanity did not justify sacrificing friends; Fu Hua apologized to Danzhu and Cang Xuan.
• The group discussed humanity’s history of conflict and Schicksal’s role in maintaining order, as Bronya wondered whether they should thank Otto.
• A quiz began asking who had served as priest in charge of the orphanage in the second World Bubble Bronya experienced, and Bronya felt confident about passing the trial.

Bronya’s group discussed the priest in her next World Bubble and wrongly chose Welt, leaving Theresa without Judah for half a month. The screen showed Otto acting as a trusted priest at an orphanage, then followed Bronya and Seele as Theresa tried to cheer the grieving children with lunch; the others teased Bronya about her height.

• Theresa chose Welt as the priest, but the answer was Otto, and her penalty put Judah on standby for half a month.
• Bronya saw Father Otto officiate at Karel’s funeral, with Theresa, Joachim, Seele, and the other children mourning beside him.
• The group discussed whether Otto’s kindness toward the orphaned children was genuine and noted their trust in him.
• Bronya and Seele returned to the orphanage, where Theresa tried to lift the children’s spirits by asking them to guess what was for lunch.
• Theresa teased Bronya about her height, and Kiana joined in, prompting Theresa to shout at her.

The chat group watched a World Bubble scene of Father Otto caring for the orphanage children, prompting Elysia to suggest awakening Bishop Otto’s kindness. Durandal joined the group, and the others struggled to convince her that Otto had hidden plans before she admitted her suspicion of Herrschers had been one-sided.

• Theresa and Joachim spoke about Karel’s death and Joachim’s decision to leave the orphanage as Father Otto prepared to buy groceries and bitter melon cakes.
• Elysia urged the group to seek a way to awaken Bishop Otto’s kind side, while Fu Hua recalled sparing Otto and Kallen during Schicksal’s eastern expedition.
• Durandal joined the chat group while training at Schicksal Headquarters, and Theresa explained the system and Otto’s alleged misdeeds to her.
• Durandal questioned the group’s evidence, while Fu Hua described Otto’s plan to monitor Kiana and awaken the Herrscher of the Void.
• Durandal pointed out that a Herrscher of Reason was among the group, then conceded that her suspicion was one-sided after the others noted Herrschers could fight Honkai.

Durandal guessed that Otto had traded Schicksal and his disappearance for all of World Serpent’s resources, but the quiz revealed he wanted the Thousand Worlds Beacon. The group learned the beacon could activate the Divine Key Thousand Worlds, while the chapter ended with Otto and Kevin negotiating over the Stigmata Project and Fu Hua explaining that Kevin’s return had transformed World Serpent’s strength.

• Durandal chose all of World Serpent’s resources as Otto’s requested price, but the system revealed the correct answer was the Thousand Worlds Beacon.
• Fu Hua explained that the beacon could activate Thousand Worlds’ Zero Nominal Power and reach the Imaginary Tree.
• Durandal received a five-day weakness debuff that reduced her combat power by forty percent.
• The scene showed Otto meeting Kevin in the Void Cage, where Kevin demanded Schicksal’s assistance with the Stigmata Project.
• Otto warned Kevin that fighting Schicksal would cost World Serpent precious time, and Kiana questioned whether World Serpent could defeat Schicksal.
• Durandal said World Serpent’s members had seemed weaker than Schicksal, and Fu Hua replied that Kevin’s return had changed the organization.

Otto offered Kevin the Void Archive and control of Schicksal in exchange for the Thousand Worlds' beacon, which he needed to pursue his five-hundred-year-old wish. After the discussion, the group began a quiz about Theresa's first food on the fifth day of her deserted-island adventure.

• Otto told Kevin that the Fifth Herrscher was approaching and asked for the Thousand Worlds' beacon so he could reach the Imaginary Tree and fulfill his wish.
• Kevin asked what Otto would offer in exchange, and Otto returned the Void Archive, saying it could control Schicksal even after he disappeared.
• The group reacted to Otto's deal, while Durandal said she remained loyal to Schicksal and would not reveal anything unnecessary to Otto.
• The group considered how to prevent Otto from getting the beacon, but realized it was in Kevin's hands and that they had little to offer him.
• The system asked what Theresa first found to eat on her fifth day stranded on a deserted island, and Theresa protested when the group teased her about silly questions.

The group watched Theresa’s deserted-island survival footage, where she found abundant food, a refrigerator, and supply crates containing Judah. Himeko gained pyrokinesis after answering the crab question correctly, and the group left her defending herself against suspicions that she could become the Flame Herrscher.

• Himeko chose crabs as the answer to the deserted-island question and was rewarded with pyrokinesis.
• Himeko ignited flames with her new power, while Durandal, Elysia, and others questioned whether she might become the Flame Herrscher.
• Theresa’s footage showed her finding a crab and a patch of bitter melons after five days without normal food.
• Theresa discovered a refrigerator stocked with drinks and stamina potions, then spotted supply crates floating ashore.
• Theresa opened a supply crate, found Judah inside, and tearfully welcomed her back.

Theresa and the others watched Fu Hua and the Herrscher of Reason battle over mahjong while Theresa mourned Judah’s temporary ban. Bronya correctly identified the Honkai Beast as Mahjong-class and won a reward of Anti-Entropy mecha knowledge.

• Theresa grieved over Judah, which the system had banned for two weeks, while Durandal explained that she was using her debuff to intensify her training.
• Fu Hua repeatedly beat the Herrscher of Reason at mahjong as Kiana cheered and Theresa complained that the others were ignoring her on the island.
• Theresa realized the island might be a vacation resort rather than a dangerous ruin after Kiana and the Herrscher of Reason pointed out its supplies.
• The system asked what class of Honkai Beast had appeared, and Bronya chose Mahjong-class because the island’s events already seemed absurd.
• Bronya answered correctly and received a guide to Anti-Entropy’s early mecha principles.

The group discussed the value of Bronya’s new Anti-Entropy database and watched a comedy-world scene where Theresa nearly attacked a Mahjong-class Honkai Beast before joining a mahjong game. They then debated Cosmo’s ability to consume Honkai Beasts and Theresa’s limited Vishnu power before a quiz asked how Chakravartin would politely address Mei.

• Bronya received dozens of terabytes of Anti-Entropy research and resolved to study it so she could rescue Seele.
• The screen showed Theresa mistaking a newly formed Mahjong-class Honkai Beast for dinner, then joining Fu Hua and the others at their mahjong table.
• The group learned that Cosmo could devour Honkai Beasts because he had fused with the Judgment-class Vishnu, while Theresa and Schicksal’s records described Vishnu as weaker.
• Theresa blamed her poor showing against the Herrscher of the Void on her sealed power and lack of access to Vishnu’s potential.
• A quiz asked how Chakravartin would change his tactful way of asking questions after Raiden Mei’s advice.

Raiden Mei tried to question Chakravartin about a traitor, but his anger over Sakura’s death derailed their conversation. In the Death Space, Chakravartin explained that he had killed people who slandered and persecuted the Flame-Chasers, and Eden thanked him for bearing that burden.

• Chakravartin won a Concept Card that doubled his combat power for ten minutes and vowed to use it against Apponia.
• Raiden Mei visited Chakravartin, who greeted her with a blunt question about how long she planned to live.
• Mei asked Chakravartin about a traitor, but he angrily objected when she called Sakura one and condemned the people who had killed an innocent girl.
• Mei left Chakravartin alone to calm down after he refused to hear her explanation.
• Chakravartin said he had killed people Elysia could not bring herself to execute, and Eden thanked him for it.

Elysia used her final Life Coin to take charge of the Fire Moth, with Eden supporting her as its hidden financier. After Elysia returned, the group began a quiz about who took Kiana away after Meteoric Salvation.

• Elysia used the Life Coin, and Eden explained that it was her last one while offering Elysia her support.
• Elysia found Eden overwhelmed by Fire Moth paperwork and learned Eden had preserved enough information to understand what had happened.
• Elysia established the Council of Thirteen, placing Kevin first and herself second, while Vill-V revealed her Anti-Kevin Armament had made him leave with a stomachache.
• The Life Coin's use ended, and Elysia returned to Death Space, saying her day had gone smoothly and she had wanted more time with Cosmo.
• The group discussed Kiana's Meteoric Salvation and began guessing who had taken her away before Mei could, with Kevin among the choices.

The group watched Raiden Mei fail to stop Durandal from taking Kiana, leaving Mei devastated by her inability to protect her. Back in the chat, Mei nearly drew the Dreamer’s Heart to gain power, but Kiana and the others stopped her, and Durandal questioned the cost of the weapon’s power.

• Theresa vowed to fight Otto for Kiana, and Durandal correctly guessed that she would be ordered to take Kiana away, earning a gravity-augmenting leg ring as her reward.
• Mei fought through enemy mechs to reach Kiana, but Durandal confronted her and defeated her in a single strike.
• Durandal carried the unconscious Kiana away, and Mei collapsed in tears, regretting that she could do nothing to protect her.
• Mei summoned the Dreamer’s Heart and prepared to draw it despite the cost, but Kiana and Himeko stopped her before she could act.
• Theresa and Bronya reassured Mei, and jokes about her cooking helped her calm down and put the Dreamer’s Heart away.
• Durandal asked whether Mei could become stronger instantly and why she avoided using that power.

Theresa, Kiana, and their allies resolved to rescue Wendy from the Oceania Branch after learning that the Gem of Desire’s research value kept her trapped there. A quiz then named Theresa, Himeko Murata, Fu Hua, and Wendy as possible Herrschers of Wind, leaving St. Freya’s reputation in jeopardy.

• Wendy joined the Chat Group, and Theresa apologized for recommending her Gem of Desire experiment, which had paralyzed her legs.
• Bronya offered to build a device to remove the Gem of Desire, but the Oceania Branch refused to release Wendy because the stable gem was valuable for research.
• Kiana and Bronya planned a rescue, Durandal agreed not to stop them, and Theresa promised they would come in ten days when Judah woke up.
• A quiz asked who was the Herrscher of Wind and listed Theresa, Himeko Murata, Fu Hua, and Wendy as candidates.
• Theresa, Himeko Murata, and the others protested their innocence as the group joked that St. Freya Academy was producing Herrschers.

Wendy used the Holy Lyre der Himmel to master the Gem of Desire, escape the Oceania Branch, and fly toward the Far East, while Schicksal mistakenly reported her dead and blamed World Serpent. At St. Freya, the Kevin Puppet stopped Wendy at the gate, and Theresa went to retrieve her as Durandal described the likely consequences for the Oceania Branch staff.

• Wendy accepted the Holy Lyre der Himmel, awakened as the Herrscher of Wind, and destroyed much of the Oceania Branch’s laboratory equipment while escaping.
• Durandal reported that the Oceania Branch suspected World Serpent had attacked and falsely declared Wendy dead, though Wendy was already heading toward the Far East Branch.
• Footage showed Wendy threatening Kiana’s group aboard the Hyperion before flying away without attacking them.
• Wendy reached St. Freya Academy, where the Kevin Puppet demanded her student ID and blocked her from entering.
• Theresa went to get Wendy, while Durandal said the Oceania Branch’s staff would likely be held responsible for the lost Gem of Desire and destroyed equipment.

Theresa revealed Durandal’s location to Anti-Entropy so their forces would delay her while Kiana and the others pursued Wendy. Kiana received a card that could copy Durandal’s power, and Durandal accepted her challenge and agreed to let her use it; Theresa was left facing questions about betraying her ally.

• Theresa revealed that Schicksal had classified Wendy as the Fourth Herrscher and that Durandal and Anti-Entropy forces were heading to capture her.
• Theresa broadcast Durandal’s location over a public channel, causing Anti-Entropy to intercept it and attack her.
• Kiana answered the quiz correctly and received a Concept Card that could copy Durandal’s power for ten minutes.
• Kiana challenged Durandal, who accepted and agreed to let Kiana borrow her power.
• After the group watched Wendy escape again, Durandal confronted Theresa about exposing her location and warned her that the incident would be investigated.

Wendy guessed that Anti-Entropy had been on vacation and won a Stigmata that reduced Honkai Energy consumption. The footage then showed Kiana proposing the same excuse to explain Anti-Entropy’s presence to Durandal, while the Chat Group discussed the academy’s suspected spies.

• Durandal struggled to stay calm after being called a silly goose, and Theresa volunteered to answer the quiz.
• Wendy guessed that Anti-Entropy’s troops had been on vacation because the battle site was on a tourist route, and the answer was correct.
• Wendy received the Stigmata-Wind God: Slacking Off (Top), which reduced Honkai Energy consumption and had a powerful set effect.
• Elysia teased Raiden Mei about proposing that an Anti-Entropy spy had exposed Durandal’s location, and Durandal worried about spies in the Chat Group.
• Theresa rejected Mei’s proposal in the footage because it could cause chaos within Schicksal, and the group searched for another excuse.
• Kiana suggested telling Durandal that Anti-Entropy’s troops had been on vacation along the Golden Coast Tourist Route.

The group discussed Durandal’s sightseeing route and Fire Moth’s lack of vacation benefits before the system asked why Wendy was considered the worst Herrscher. After the group chose incorrectly, Kiana was punished with a day of food tasting unbearably awful.

• Theresa explained that Durandal’s mission route had included sightseeing, and Durandal said S-rank Valkyries received vacations after missions.
• Pardofelis complained that Fire Moth offered no vacations, so Elysia promised to establish a vacation and reward system.
• The system asked why Wendy was rated the worst Herrscher, and the group debated several explanations while Wendy tried to defend herself.
• Theresa suggested that Wendy might have slacked off, and Kiana agreed that option A seemed likely.
• The system revealed that option B was correct because a Titan Mech knocked Wendy flat in a few punches.
• Kiana received the Taste Disqualification punishment, making all food taste so awful that she wanted to throw up for a day.

Wendy asked to ride Heavy Machinery Rabbit, but Cocolia’s command forced Bronya to attack her, and Anti-Entropy’s Titan Mechs defeated Wendy in one blow. After the footage ended, Wendy vowed to get revenge on Cocolia by spying on Anti-Entropy once she collected all the stigmata, just as the quiz began.

• On screen, Bronya’s conversation with Wendy was interrupted by Cocolia ordering her to retrieve or destroy the Fourth Herrscher, and Heavy Machinery Rabbit targeted Wendy under a highest-priority command.
• Kiana and Raiden Mei fought alongside Wendy, but Cocolia summoned Titan Mechs that knocked Wendy down in a single hit.
• Wendy blamed Cocolia for the attack, while Bronya apologized for being controlled and Wendy promised to get revenge.
• Wendy said she would collect all the stigmata and use the wind to spy on Anti-Entropy, then the quiz began.

Kiana learned that she had to win three table tennis matches to save the world in the first Project Ring worldline, and she received an enhanced sense of smell after choosing the wrong answer. The screen showed her defeating Liliya and Bronya before facing Fu Hua, whose monstrous strength made their match look dangerous.

• Kiana chose to fight Honkai Beasts, but the system revealed that the correct answer was to play table tennis and gave her an enhanced sense of smell as punishment.
• Kiana's boosted sense of smell made Raiden Mei's fried chicken irresistible, though its awful taste still made her spit it out.
• The screen showed Kiana arrive in the worldline and learn that she needed to win three table tennis matches.
• Kiana defeated Liliya after using Otto as part of a shot, sending him crashing into Rozaliya Olenyeva and a wall.
• Kiana beat Bronya by drawing Seele on a ball, causing Bronya to catch it instead of returning it.
• Kiana faced Fu Hua, whose powerful shots shook the table and the earth as she revealed enormous muscular arms.