Recaps

Ellin entered Ritou by bribing Miko for Entry Procedures, surprising Thoma with her knowledge of the Kanjou Commission’s corruption. When she applied for a Long-Term Residency permit, Gochō Nami demanded two million Mora and refused to lower the price, leaving Ellin facing another corrupt official.

• Miko stopped Ellin at Ritou’s entrance and asked to see her Entry Procedures.
• Ellin offered Miko one hundred thousand Mora, and Miko accepted the bribe and issued her Entry Procedures.
• Thoma watched Ellin enter Ritou and wondered how she knew so much about Inazuma’s corruption.
• Ellin asked Gochō Nami for a Long-Term Residency permit, and Gochō Nami demanded two million Mora.
• Ellin offered two thousand Mora, but Gochō Nami refused to accept less than two million.

Ellin agreed to pay Gochō Nami four million Mora for a residence permit after Gochō repeatedly raised the price, while privately deciding to take revenge and reclaim the money. She left for the Kanjou Commission Headquarters as Thoma watched, unable to follow her because officials stopped him to talk.

• Ellin agreed to Gochō Nami’s demand for two million Mora, but Gochō raised the price to three million.
• Gochō threatened Ellin with the Kanjou Commission’s authority, and Ellin agreed to pay three million Mora.
• Gochō raised the price again to four million Mora, and Ellin warned her not to be too greedy before agreeing.
• Ellin tossed Gochō a bag containing four million Mora, received her residence permit, and left.
• Thoma watched Ellin go, but Kanjou Commission officials stopped him to chat before he could catch up.
• Ellin headed to the Kanjou Commission Headquarters with a dark expression.

Ellin sought permission to leave Ritou, but Kanjou Commissioner Hiiragi Shinsuke tried to keep her there by demanding 300 freshly picked Qingxin. Ellin returned half an hour later with the flowers, leaving Hiiragi Shinsuke to face the result of his impossible demand.

• Ellin went to the Kanjou Commission headquarters to apply for permission to leave Ritou, and Hiiragi Shinsuke welcomed her inside.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke learned Ellin had defeated a Fatui Harbinger and secretly resolved not to let her leave Ritou.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke demanded 300 freshly picked Qingxin as payment for arranging Ellin's travel procedures.
• Ellin agreed to return with the Qingxin in half an hour and left the headquarters.
• Ellin returned with two sacks of Qingxin and emptied at least 300 flowers onto the floor before Hiiragi Shinsuke.

Ellin returned to the Kanjou Commission with three hundred qingxin and demanded her Departure Procedures, but Hiiragi Shinsuke refused to let her leave Ritou. When he threatened her and made a lewd invitation, Ellin attacked him, while Thoma witnessed an elderly figure flying out of the commission headquarters.

• Ellin brought three hundred freshly picked qingxin to Hiiragi Shinsuke and asked him to process her Departure Procedures.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke tried to delay Ellin with a banquet, then said he would not process her papers unless she stayed on Ritou.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke admitted that he had never intended to let Ellin leave and threatened her if she tried to force her way out.
• Ellin declared that she would defy the rules and kicked Hiiragi Shinsuke in the stomach.
• Thoma heard a tremendous boom and saw an elderly figure fly out through the Kanjou Commission gates.

Ellin attacked Hiiragi Shinsuke after he broke their agreement and harassed her, then publicly beat him while healing him to keep him alive. Thoma watched in shock and realized Ellin’s outburst had ruined his mission to invite her to the Kamisato estate.

• Hiiragi Shinsuke flew out of the Kanjou Commission Headquarters, and Ellin followed him into the street and healed him after severely injuring him.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke threatened Ellin and called for the samurai to arrest her, but Ellin’s storm and Archon aura pinned them down.
• Ellin cursed and repeatedly slapped and beat Hiiragi Shinsuke, accusing him of exploiting her, breaking their agreement, and demanding that she drink with him.
• Thoma pieced together how Hiiragi Shinsuke had mistreated Ellin and regretted testing her instead of helping with her procedures.
• Thoma stayed back because he feared approaching Ellin would worsen matters and bring trouble to the Kamisato Clan.

After Hiiragi Shinsuke provoked Ellin, she brutally beat him in public and then forced him to eat the Qingxin he had demanded she gather. Thoma regretted testing Ellin and lamented that his actions had ruined her long-awaited meeting with his lady.

• Thoma reflected that Hiiragi Shinsuke's authority had made him arrogant, and regretted testing Ellin after realizing she did not respond like an ordinary person.
• Ellin held Hiiragi Shinsuke up and slapped him more than a hundred times, healing him whenever he neared unconsciousness.
• Ellin threw Hiiragi Shinsuke down and swept the Qingxin from the Kanjou Commission Headquarters courtyard into the street.
• Ellin shoved Hiiragi Shinsuke's head into the Qingxin and ordered him to eat the three hundred plants he had demanded.

Ellin forced Hiiragi Shinsuke to eat Qingxin flowers under threat of destroying the Kanjou Commission, leaving him humiliated and desperate. She then caught Gochō Nami trying to flee and made the official beg for forgiveness over the four million Mora she had taken.

• Ellin sealed Ritou behind a Storm Barrier and crushed the gates of the Kanjou Commission Headquarters, then threatened to destroy the Commission unless Hiiragi Shinsuke ate every Qingxin flower.
• Hiiragi Shinsuke submitted to Ellin's threat and tearfully ate the flowers in front of the crowd.
• Thoma watched helplessly as Ritou's foreign merchants cheered and the Kanjou Commission's people turned away from Hiiragi Shinsuke's humiliation.
• Gochō Nami recognized Ellin and tried to flee, but Ellin pulled her back with wind.
• Gochō Nami knelt before Ellin, slapped herself, and begged forgiveness for charging her four million Mora.

Ellin punished Gochō Nami and Hiiragi Shinsuke for extorting her, but relented after Hiiragi Chisato joined her father’s punishment. She left them alive and unsettled Hiiragi Shinsuke by suggesting La Signora had ulterior motives for keeping Ellin on Ritou.

• Ellin crushed and healed Gochō Nami’s hands repeatedly, then made her count four million Mora coin by coin.
• Ellin forced Hiiragi Shinsuke to eat three hundred Qingxin flowers.
• Hiiragi Chisato knelt before Ellin and asked to share her father’s punishment, and Ellin agreed.
• After an hour, Ellin ended the punishment and told Hiiragi Shinsuke to be grateful for his daughter.
• Ellin warned Hiiragi Shinsuke to consider why La Signora wanted to keep her on Ritou, reclaimed the Mora, and flew away.

After Ellin's actions exposed corruption and Fatui collusion in the Kanjou and Tenryou Commissions, Inazuma descended into political chaos and she became a wanted fugitive. At the Kamisato Estate, Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka discussed Ellin's impact, while Ayaka eagerly anticipated meeting her.

• Kujou Sara investigated Ellin's confrontation with Hiiragi Shinsuke and reported the Kanjou Commission's corruption to the Raiden Shogun.
• Tenshukaku imprisoned Hiiragi Shinsuke and his corrupt subordinates, and Hiiragi Shinsuke exposed the Kanjou Commission's collusion with the Fatui and the Kujou Clan's involvement.
• Kujou Sara arrested her adoptive father, while La Signora fled Inazuma after the Fatui became public enemies.
• Ellin learned she was wanted for beating Hiiragi Shinsuke and sealing off Ritou, but dismissed the notice and realized Inazuma's main storyline had gone off course.
• At the Kamisato Estate, Thoma recounted his experiences with Ellin, and Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka praised her for weakening their political opponents.
• Kamisato Ayaka wondered when she would finally meet Ellin.

Kujou Sara’s attempt to issue a wanted notice for Ellin turned her into Inazuma’s most popular wanted criminal, while Sangonomiya Kokomi investigated the sudden disappearance of threats around Watatsumi Island. Kokomi traced the unexplained changes to the island’s north and suspected a powerful being was responsible.

• Kujou Sara borrowed a photograph of Ellin after witnesses repeatedly praised her beauty, and portrait artists fainted while trying to draw her.
• People across Narukami Island tore down Ellin’s wanted notices to keep as collectibles, making her a celebrity despite never arriving.
• Kamisato Ayaka worried that the Vision Hunt Decree remained in effect, even after the two complicit commissioners were imprisoned and the Yashiro Commission submitted more petitions.
• Sangonomiya Kokomi learned that bandits, pirates, and monsters had recently disappeared from the area around Watatsumi Island, easing the Resistance Army’s supply and security pressures.
• Kokomi studied a map from the Anglerfish Squad captain and concluded that a powerful being in the north had driven off bandits and pirates and wiped out specters.

Ellin took Fischl, Noelle, Sucrose, and Klee to Watatsumi Island for a swimsuit vacation and drove away its pirates, bandits, and monsters. Her deeds led locals to believe a celestial maiden was protecting the island, while Sangonomiya Kokomi remained unaware of Ellin’s real reason for clearing the area.

• After the Ritou incident forced Kujou Sara back to Narukami Island, Sangonomiya Kokomi recalled Gorou to deal with the sea beast Shanqi as Watatsumi Island struggled with shortages.
• Ellin brought her friends to Watatsumi Island because Ritou and other possible vacation destinations were no longer suitable, then built them a house.
• Fischl, Noelle, and Sucrose showed Ellin their swimsuits, and she praised them before joining them and Klee at the shore.
• Ellin protected her friends by killing or driving off pirates, bandits, and monsters across Watatsumi Island, leaving the Specters nearly extinct.
• Watatsumi Island residents spread stories of a beautiful celestial maiden who punished evildoers and protected them, and Sangonomiya Kokomi welcomed the tales without realizing the maiden was Ellin.

Ellin healed a Watatsumi Island boy’s mother, prompting islanders to seek her out until she left for Mondstadt. After starting to write a light novel, she sent a manuscript to Yae Publishing House, where its title left Yae Miko dumbfounded.

• Ellin healed a bedridden woman with Hydro energy and left her family a hundred thousand Mora.
• The mother and son spread word of Ellin’s help, drawing more islanders to seek her blessings.
• Ellin took Klee and the others back to Mondstadt after becoming overwhelmed by requests.
• Inspired by Fischl’s enthusiasm for light novels, Ellin secluded herself in the Serenitea Pot and began writing.
• Haichuan found Ellin’s manuscript at Yae Publishing House and reacted with alarm before the white-haired author retrieved it.
• Yae Miko found the manuscript outside her door and froze at its title, “The Overbearing Electro Archon Fell in Love with Me!”

Yae Miko read a daring novel starring the Raiden Shogun and decided its affection for Ei made it worth publishing despite the risk of offending her. She brought the manuscript to Yae Publishing House, where the editors objected, but she stood by her judgment.

• Yae Miko read the manuscript and judged it an entertaining, promising novel that might cross the Raiden Shogun’s boundaries.
• Yae Miko decided to publish the novel, believing its author cared deeply about the Raiden Shogun and was an ally.
• Yae Miko carried the manuscript to Narukami Island and called a meeting at Yae Publishing House.
• The editors opposed publishing "The Overbearing Electro Archon Fell in Love with Me!" because they feared it would offend the Shogun.
• Yae Miko dismissed their objections and cited the earlier novel "Reincarnated as the Raiden Shogun, Then Became Invincible" as precedent.

Yae Miko brought rare sweets to Tenshukaku, where Ei secretly took control of the Shogun to enjoy them. Ei discovered a copy of Yae Miko’s hit novel tucked beneath the basket, while the chapter ended with the author explaining that they did not plan to write a separate novel about it.

• Yae Miko’s novel, “The Overbearing Electro Archon Fell for Me,” became Yae Publishing House’s most popular flagship light novel within a week of its release.
• Yae Miko brought rare sweets to Tenshukaku and left them for the Shogun, knowing Ei would not come out to see her.
• After Yae Miko left, Ei took control of the Shogun and ate the sweets, appreciating her friend’s gesture.
• Ei found a copy of “The Overbearing Electro Archon Fell for Me” tucked beneath the basket.
• The author stated that the novel would appear occasionally within the current book and that they did not plan another Genshin Impact novel unless new inspiration arose.

Ei began reading Ellin’s novel about the Raiden Shogun meeting Ailin, a cheerful dessert seller in Hanamizaka, and secretly ordered that her identity be kept from him. In the real world, Ellin visited Cloud Retainer and was delighted when Shenhe arrived.

• Ei picked up Yae Miko’s book and read a note explaining that its story differed from the game’s setting.
• In Ellin’s novel, the Raiden Shogun met Ailin, a newcomer from Mondstadt who sold homemade desserts, and tried his Cream Cake, Ice Cream, and Apple Slush.
• The Raiden Shogun realized she had no Mora to pay, so Ailin gave her an Ice Cream cone as a gift; she told him her name was Ei before leaving.
• Back at Tenshukaku, the Raiden Shogun ordered that no one reveal her identity to Ailin.
• Ellin visited Cloud Retainer on Mt. Aocang with Inazuman specialties, and Shenhe arrived while they were chatting.

Ei returned to Ailin’s dessert stall each day, drawn not only to his ice cream but also to his kindness and cheerful company, which eased her [Erosion]. After a month of visits, she arrived at the stall one day and found that Ailin had vanished.

• Ei visited Ailin’s stall again and asked why he had not reported the children who stole his desserts to the Tenryou Commission.
• Ailin explained that he understood why the children had stolen, then let them earn ice cream by trading fruit they picked for him.
• Ei was moved by Ailin’s kindness and began visiting his stall regularly, while forbidding the Tenryou Commission from interfering with his life.
• Over the next month, Ei found peace and relief from her [Erosion] in Ailin’s company and his stories about ordinary mortal life.
• When Ei went to the stall at noon as usual, she discovered that Ailin had disappeared.

Ei became determined to find the mysterious author of “The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me!” after wondering whether the writer might be one of her lost friends. Meanwhile, Ellin met Shenhe on Mt. Aocang.

• Ei wondered who could know her secrets and care about her so deeply, then vowed to find the author.
• Readers flocked to Yae Publishing House demanding updates, while the editors struggled to reach the author and collect her overdue chapters.
• Yae Miko told the editors that the author was too powerful to pressure and that she had never seen her clearly.
• Ei asked Yae Miko about the author's identity, and Yae Miko replied that she did not know and believed the author was at least as strong as herself.
• Ei grew more convinced that the author might be one of her old friends.
• On Mt. Aocang, Ellin recognized Shenhe, who greeted her as Martial Aunt Ellin.

Ellin agreed to help Shenhe experience mortal society and took her down to Liyue Harbor. She tricked Shenhe into dropping the formal title and accepting her as a friend, then headed to treat her to a meal.

• Cloud Retainer asked Ellin to guide Shenhe and help her decide whether to remain in human society.
• Ellin invited Shenhe to Wanmin Restaurant, but Shenhe insisted on calling her martial aunt.
• Ellin pretended to cry and said she had only wanted to be Shenhe’s friend.
• Shenhe apologized, called her Ellin, and agreed that they were friends.
• Ellin led Shenhe toward Liyue Harbor to treat her to a meal, and Shenhe quietly considered the idea of friendship.

Ellin guided Shenhe through eating at Wanmin Restaurant and explained why people paid for the work behind a meal. Shenhe understood the lesson but frightened Master Mao into accepting a generous tip, leaving Ellin to conclude that Shenhe still had much to learn about mortal life.

• Ellin encouraged Shenhe to eat the dishes at Wanmin Restaurant, and Shenhe devoured the meal.
• Shenhe questioned why they had to pay and grew angry that Master Mao had kept Ellin waiting.
• Ellin explained that Master Mao’s effort in preparing the food deserved a fitting reward, and Shenhe said she understood.
• Shenhe borrowed thirty thousand Mora from Ellin and returned to Wanmin Restaurant to give it to Master Mao.
• When Master Mao refused the money, Shenhe threatened to break his legs, and he accepted the tip while Ellin watched with a wry smile.

Ellin took Shenhe through Liyue Harbor to teach her about mortal customs, then brought her to an academy where Shenhe played with the children. As they prepared to leave, Shenhe questioned whether the academy had given Ellin enough in return for her costly donations, and the children ran after them carrying gifts.

• Ellin explained to Shenhe that giving and receiving was part of understanding human relationships.
• Ellin bought supplies and brought Shenhe to the academy, where the children welcomed her as a hero.
• Ellin handed out snacks and encouraged Shenhe to play with the children, and Shenhe agreed.
• Shenhe spent the afternoon jumping with the children, and Ellin and Shenhe stayed for dinner.
• Shenhe asked why the academy's inexpensive dumplings could count as a fair return for Ellin's donations worth over a million Mora.
• As Ellin prepared to answer, the children ran after her and Shenhe with gifts.

Ellin taught Shenhe that kindness and love should be shared and returned, after Shenhe received gifts from the children at the academy. After a month of traveling through Liyue together, Shenhe questioned why Ellin protected people without receiving thanks or anything in return.

• The children at the academy thanked Ellin and Shenhe and gave them treats, keepsakes, and drawings as they said goodbye.
• Shenhe admitted that the children's gifts filled her with a warm feeling she had never experienced before.
• Ellin explained that she had given the children love and received their love in return, teaching Shenhe that love goes both ways.
• Shenhe thanked Ellin and asked to continue traveling with her, and Ellin agreed.
• Ellin and Shenhe spent a month traveling across Liyue, fighting monsters, exorcising demons, and helping people; Xiao briefly saw them and left.
• At their campfire on a mountaintop, Shenhe asked Ellin why she protected Liyue's people without receiving thanks or anything in return.

Ellin taught Shenhe that love for something cherished could anchor her power, then left for Mondstadt to visit her family. Shenhe realized she felt lonely without Ellin and followed her to Mondstadt, where she told Ellin that her heart felt empty and hurt.

• Ellin told Shenhe that protecting what she cherished could anchor her power and that she might understand this lesson someday.
• Ellin said she was returning to Mondstadt to spend time with her family, and she left Shenhe by the campfire.
• Shenhe felt lonely after Ellin left and realized she had trusted and relied on Ellin, whose lessons and kindness mattered deeply to her.
• Shenhe traveled to Mondstadt City, met Noelle, and got Ellin's address from her.
• Ellin woke at home in Mondstadt and was astonished to find Shenhe at her door.
• Shenhe told Ellin that she did not know why she had come, but that her heart felt empty and hurt since Ellin left.

Shenhe reached Mondstadt after traveling all night to find Ellin, who welcomed her, fed her, and promised to stay beside her. After sleeping peacefully at Ellin’s home, Shenhe woke to find Ellin and Feng'er playing cards.

• Shenhe told Ellin that she had felt empty and lost after Ellin left, so she had come to find her in Mondstadt.
• Ellin took the exhausted Shenhe into her home, where Shenhe bathed and changed into one of Ellin’s pink bear nightdresses.
• Ellin gave Shenhe breakfast and comforted her before helping her rest in bed.
• Shenhe fell into a deep, peaceful sleep and woke to see Ellin and Feng'er playing cards on the bedroom floor.

Ellin and her friends welcomed Shenhe to Mondstadt and spent weeks showing her its sights, helping her form close friendships and discover how much she valued human connection. Shenhe stayed on in Mondstadt, and Fischl’s promised journey through countless worlds turned out to be a room full of light novels.

• Ellin brought Shenhe into the Serenitea Pot, where Noelle, Sucrose, and Fischl greeted her and showed her around Wonderland.
• Ellin and her friends took Shenhe sightseeing across Mondstadt, and she grew close to them through their shared adventures.
• Shenhe stayed in Mondstadt for another month, spending time with Barbara, Klee, Noelle, Sucrose, and Diona and making more happy memories.
• Fischl offered to take Shenhe on a journey through countless worlds, then led her to a room packed with light novels for her to read.

Shenhe settled into a peaceful life in Mondstadt, where friendship and light novels helped her understand the mortal world. After three months, she told Ellin she would return to Liyue, confessed that Ellin and her friends were what she cherished most, and kissed Ellin’s cheek before setting off.

• Shenhe accepted Fischl’s invitation to read light novels and gradually became an enthusiast, learning about people and relationships from them.
• Shenhe spent her days in the Serenitea Pot with Ellin, Fischl, Noelle, Sucrose, and their friends, finding comfort in an ordinary human life.
• After three months in the mortal world, Shenhe told Ellin she planned to return to the mountains, then spend time in Liyue Harbor.
• Shenhe told Ellin that she was the red cord binding her to the mortal world and asked her to stay by her side; Ellin promised Shenhe could visit through the Realm Dispatch.
• Shenhe kissed Ellin’s cheek to express her love, triggering a system reward that merged a Cryo Vision into Ellin’s Demon God Core.
• Ellin blushed and questioned Shenhe about the kiss, while Shenhe explained she had learned the gesture from a light novel.