Chapter Summaries

Ellin visited Ei in Tenshukaku and suggested that they travel to other nations to help Ei rethink eternity. In Mondstadt, Ei saw how happily its people lived and learned that Ellin was the Sun Knight in a bard’s tale about defeating Osial.

• Ellin visited Ei in Tenshukaku, where the Shogun revealed that Ei had made little progress reconsidering eternity.
• Ellin invited Ei to travel beyond Inazuma and see how other nations were governed, and they went to Mondstadt.
• Ei observed Mondstadt’s free and prosperous people and wondered how they could thrive under Barbatos’s hands-off rule.
• Ei and Ellin encountered Venti telling a crowd the story of the Sun Knight’s battle against Osial.
• Ellin told Ei that she was the Sun Knight and that Mondstadt was her homeland.

Ei visited Mondstadt with Ellin, where a resident’s explanation of Barbatos’s care for his people gave her inspiration. Later, during Lantern Rite in Liyue, Ellin noted that the expected disturbances around Guyun Stone Forest had not occurred.

• Ellin bought fruit juice and cream cake for Ei, who enjoyed the treats and asked about ice cream before learning it was unavailable.
• At the Cathedral of Favonius plaza, Ei asked a Mondstadt resident why its people revered Barbatos despite his not governing them.
• The resident explained that Barbatos had freed Mondstadt, returned its freedom to its people, and continued to watch over them during crises.
• Ei reflected on the resident’s words about watching over people and wishes, then told Ellin they had given her inspiration.
• Later, Ellin and Ei walked through Liyue during Lantern Rite, and Ellin noted that Guyun Stone Forest’s waters remained calm despite the expected disturbances.

Ellin took Ei to Liyue during Lantern Rite, where the peaceful celebrations and memorial ceremony stirred Ei’s grief for the loved ones she had lost. Watching Sky Lanterns rise, Ei reflected on Ellin’s words about remembrance and eternity.

• Ellin found that Guyun Stone Forest remained peaceful, with abundant sea life and no sign of Beisht, while the Jade Chamber’s reconstruction continued without urgency.
• Ellin comforted Ei as Lantern Rite crowds reminded her of her lost sister and friends, then explained the festival’s traditions at Yujing Terrace.
• Keqing, Ningguang, and Liyue’s citizens offered incense to Rex Lapis, fallen heroes, and the people working for Liyue’s prosperity.
• Ei watched the incense ceremony from Mt. Tianheng while Ellin sat beside her in silence until nightfall.
• Liyue’s people celebrated with fireworks as Shenhe, Ganyu, Zhongli, Azhdaha, and others gathered to watch.
• Ellin explained that Sky Lanterns guided the souls of fallen heroes and told Ei that people lived on through remembrance, prompting Ei to repeat, “Eternity.”

Ellin brought Ei to reunite with Zhongli and Venti at Qingyun Peak, where they shared Sakura Brew and reminisced. Ei ended the night asking them what it meant to be a god and whether they truly trusted their people to move forward without them.

• After reflecting on eternity atop Mt. Tianheng, Ei told Ellin that their journey had given her much to think about and that she might try to change.
• Ellin took Ei to the floating pavilion above Qingyun Peak, where Ei reunited with Zhongli and Venti.
• Ellin revealed that she had arranged for Ayaka to prepare Sakura Brew, and Ei recognized that Ellin had planned the reunion to support her.
• Ei, Ellin, Zhongli, and Venti drank together and reminisced about the past.
• Ei asked Zhongli and Venti what it meant to be a god, whether Zhongli had made the right choice, and whether they trusted their people to keep moving forward.

Ei questioned whether gods should let humanity advance on its own, and Zhongli and Venti helped her resolve her doubts. She returned to Inazuma with Ellin to see how her nation had changed, ending their outing with photographs taken by Kujou Sara.

• Zhongli told Ei that he had once doubted whether humans could live without gods, but had let Liyue prove its worth and believed gods should watch over humanity as it advanced.
• Zhongli explained that he had signed the Contract to End All Contracts with the Cryo Archon and that gods should witness humanity's age and help it find a new path when it reached its end.
• Venti encouraged Ei to trust her people, and Ei thanked him and Zhongli before deciding to return to Inazuma and look around her nation.
• Ellin and Ei walked through Narukami Island, sampled Dango Milk, and visited Yae Publishing House to read popular light novels.
• Ellin asked Kujou Sara to photograph her and Ei, and Sara took two pictures of them.

Ellin teased Kujou Sara into accepting the rare photograph of herself and Ei by asking her to preserve it, and Sara hurried home to display it as a treasured keepsake. As Ellin and Ei continued through the street, Ei asked Ellin to explain how photography worked.

• Ellin noticed Kujou Sara longing for the photograph and offered it to her, but Sara refused to accept such a precious memento.
• Ellin teased Sara about her admiration for the Shogun, then gave her the photograph and asked her to keep it safe.
• Kujou Sara thanked Ellin and hurried home, where she had the photograph mounted and displayed it prominently.
• Ei praised Ellin for being considerate toward Sara and said she had planned to give Sara her own copy if needed.
• Ei asked Ellin why the photograph contained another version of her and Inazuma, and why everything in it was frozen.

Ei reflected on how her pursuit of eternity had frozen Inazuma and withdrew to reconsider her beliefs. Ellin returned to Watatsumi Island, resumed writing her novel, and gave it a hopeful ending in which Ei learned to respect people's wishes and Boy became a renowned adventurer.

• Ei realized that a motionless world was no different from a frozen photograph and admitted that her pursuit of eternity had been wrong.
• Ei returned to Tenshukaku and announced that she would rest in seclusion, while Ellin went back to Watatsumi Island.
• Kokomi helped Sucrose predict the outcomes of her experiments, and the two became close friends.
• Ellin resumed writing The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me and wrote that Ei lifted the Vision Hunt Decree and sakoku after learning to respect people's wishes.
• In the novel's ending, Boy left Inazuma to pursue his travels, and Ei discovered eight years later that he had become the famous adventurer Ailin.

Ei learned that Ailin had returned to Inazuma, and they reunited after years apart. He spent the rest of his life in peace with her, then died in her arms at forty-nine after leaving a legacy that inspired generations of adventurers.

• Ei saw children carrying ice cream and learned that a kind uncle in Hanamizaka had given it to them.
• Ei found Ailin at his stall, and he told her he had fulfilled his dream and planned to stay in Inazuma.
• Ailin moved into Tenshukaku, became Ei’s pastry chef, trained the Shogunate Army, and guided adventurers and children.
• Ailin and Ei spent twenty-three years together while his stories inspired countless people to become adventurers.
• At forty-nine, Ailin’s old injuries caught up with him, and he told Ei that his mission was complete and his name would endure.
• Ei embraced Ailin as he died peacefully, and they said goodbye as friends.

Ei mourned the end of The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me and still wished to meet its unknown author. Later, she and Ellin destroyed Rifthounds attacking the Sacred Sakura Roots, then found the roots had released a horrifying memory of samurai killed in the calamity.

• Ei finished reading the novel's final chapter and told Yae Miko she was sad that her connection to its unknown author had ended.
• Yae Miko urged Ei to see the novel as having fulfilled its mission, while keeping Ellin's identity as its author secret.
• After a month, Ei told Ellin she had found Rifthound traces on Narukami Island, and Ellin agreed to help hunt them.
• Ei and Ellin found Rifthounds attacking the Sacred Sakura Roots and killed them, but discovered a large gash in the roots.
• The Sacred Sakura's glowing sap formed memories of over a hundred samurai killed during the calamity, with one dying samurai still alive in the scene.

Ellin and Ei encountered the memory of a wounded samurai from Inazuma’s calamity, whose devotion renewed Ei’s resolve to face the future. After reflecting on Makoto, Kitsune Saiguu, and the losses of that era, Ei chose to answer her people’s wishes and continued investigating the Rifthounds and damage to the Sacred Sakura.

• A wounded samurai urged Ellin to flee the monsters and vowed to protect Inazuma despite the Shogun and Kitsune Saiguu being missing.
• Ei arrived and reassured the samurai that the war was over and Inazuma was safe, and he thanked her before dissolving into white mist with the fallen.
• Ei told Ellin how Makoto died in Khaenri’ah and Kitsune Saiguu sacrificed herself to protect Inazuma.
• Ei explained that her recent travels and the people’s wishes had helped her stop clinging to the past and recognize the future they had fought to protect.
• Ei honored the warriors who had died for Inazuma, then left with Ellin to investigate the Rifthounds and the damage to the Sacred Sakura.

Ellin used her fused seven-element power to restore the Sacred Sakura Roots, then continued hunting Rifthounds with Ei. In Araumi, they met Gushan, an old tea master whose words about Ei's dreams and treasured memories left Ei reflective.

• Ellin discovered that her fused white light could reconstruct the damaged Sacred Sakura Roots and restored them.
• Ellin and Ei defeated Rifthounds attacking the roots in Araumi, and Ellin noticed Ei's body briefly stiffen during the fight.
• The ley lines revealed Gushan, a blind old tea master who recognized Ei's voice.
• Gushan explained that he had stayed behind because he trusted Ei and had no regrets after experiencing many beautiful things.
• Ei listened to Gushan recall how she had shared her dreams over tea, and she quietly agreed with his reflections.

Ei reunited with Gushan in Araumi and shared tea with him, with Ellin helping her cherish their brief time together. Gushan recalled choosing to stay behind during the calamity to welcome Ei with hot tea, then returned to the Ley Lines after bidding her farewell.

• Gushan hinted that he knew he was dead and comforted Ei by saying he had no regrets.
• Ellin produced a tea set and tea leaves so Ei could spend time with Gushan without leaving to fetch them.
• Gushan brewed tea in a clearing in Araumi, and Ei slowly savored it while cherishing their reunion.
• Gushan recalled refusing to flee during the calamity because he wanted to welcome Ei back with tea.
• Gushan said he had no regrets, bid farewell to Ei, and dissolved into white mist as he returned to the Ley Lines.

Ei and Ellin found the final pack of Rifthounds near the Sacred Sakura Roots, but Ei’s body stalled because she had disabled most of its functions while reconsidering her pursuit of eternity. Shogunate samurai emerged from the ley lines and pledged to protect Ei, reminding her of the hope they had once placed in her during Inazuma’s disaster; their faith left her ashamed.

• Ei and Ellin located thirteen powerful Rifthounds attacking the Sacred Sakura Roots in an underground space beneath Araumi.
• Ei froze again, then explained that she had restricted her body’s functions to keep the Puppet Shogun from acting on her old rules of eternity.
• Ellin offered to fight the Rifthounds herself, but sap from the damaged roots released white mist and brought several Shogunate samurai out of the ley lines.
• The samurai shielded Ei and told her that finding her again had restored their hope of surviving Inazuma’s disaster.
• Ei felt the samurai’s trust and resolve, turned away, and felt ashamed.

Ei and Ellin fought Rifthounds alongside samurai whose memories remained loyal to the Shogun, and their faith moved Ei to promise Inazuma a bright future. After the battle, Ei brought Ellin into Makoto’s realm of consciousness, where the Puppet Shogun asked whether Ei’s experiences had changed her thoughts on eternity.

• Ellin agreed to protect Ei while the samurai fought the Rifthounds, and she stepped in whenever they were in danger.
• After the Rifthounds were defeated, the samurai asked Ei and Ellin to return to Inazuma City while they held back further threats.
• Moved by the samurai’s faith, Ei promised to give Inazuma a bright future, and they renewed their pledge to the Shogun.
• Ei took Ellin to the hidden cave beneath the Grand Narukami Shrine and led her into Makoto’s realm of consciousness, where the Puppet Shogun also appeared.
• The Puppet Shogun asked Ei whether her travels through Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma had given her new thoughts on eternity.

Ei explained how her experiences in Mondstadt and Inazuma had changed her understanding of a god’s role and of eternity. She began describing Makoto’s belief that humanity’s dreams drove people forward, leaving her next answer unfinished.

• The Shogun told Ei she would accept a new eternity if Sky-Clearing approved it, and Ei invited the Shogun and Ellin to hear her answers.
• Ei said her journey to Mondstadt had taught her that a god’s purpose was to watch over people without governing them.
• Remembering Inazuma’s people expressing faith and hope in the Shogun, Ei realized that they needed her to watch over them as they moved forward.
• Ei acknowledged that grief over past losses had made her overlook the present and fail the people who had sacrificed themselves for Inazuma.
• Ei explained that Makoto saw eternity in humanity’s dreams: the longing for a better life that drove people to keep forming wishes.

Ei explained that human wishes change, but the dream of pursuing a better life remains eternal, and resolved to protect Inazuma as its people advanced. The Shogun accepted Ei’s new understanding and their relationship shifted from creator and tool toward recognition of the Shogun as part of Ei herself.

• Ei told Ellin and the Shogun that humanity’s changing wishes were driven by an enduring dream of a better life.
• Ei reflected on Liyue’s prosperity and concluded that humanity’s legacy could accumulate into strength capable of challenging the Heavenly Principles.
• Ei promised to protect her subjects as they pursued their dreams and shared her new understanding of eternity with Ellin.
• The Shogun accepted Ei’s new ideas and agreed not to oppose changes to the rules.
• Ei told the Shogun she no longer viewed her as a tool, but as herself, and the Shogun acknowledged Ei’s growth.

Ei reconciled with the Shogun and accepted her as her shadow, then heard Raiden Makoto’s voice emerge from Musou Isshin. Makoto explained why she had left a fragment of her will in the sword, and Ei’s reunion with her sister brought her buried grief to the surface.

• The Shogun accepted her identity as Ei’s shadow and asked Ellin and Ei to keep sparring with her.
• Ei and the Shogun shared a peaceful moment after reconciling, while Ellin congratulated them.
• Musou Isshin glowed, and a violet orb carrying Raiden Makoto’s voice appeared.
• Makoto said she had left a fragment of her will in the sword to wait until Ei acknowledged and mastered its power.
• Makoto apologized for leaving Ei with Inazuma’s burdens and teased her about the hardships she had endured.
• Ei’s voice trembled as she reunited with Makoto, who fondly laughed at her stubborn reply.

Makoto gave Ei the Sacred Sakura seed, which Ei planted through time to protect Inazuma, then said goodbye as her final consciousness faded. Back in the real world, Ei and Ellin watched the sunset together, and Ellin offered Ei a cold, creamy substance.

• Makoto gave Ei the Sacred Sakura seed and explained that Ei’s wishes would determine where it took root.
• Ei filled the seed with her dream of protecting Inazuma, and it traveled into the past to grow into the Sacred Sakura.
• Makoto thanked the Shogun and Ellin, declined Ellin’s offer to use Reconstruction, and shared a final farewell with Ei.
• Makoto’s consciousness faded into sakura petals, and everyone returned to the real world as dusk fell.
• Ei and Ellin sat together on a peak near Mt. Yougou, and Ellin handed Ei a cold, creamy substance.

Ellin gave Ei ice cream, revealing that she was the author of the novel that had comforted Ei, and told her her true name. Ei thanked Ellin and found peace resting beside her; Ellin then received a divine core and inventory rewards for becoming close friends with Beelzebul.

• Ellin gave Ei homemade ice cream and explained that she alone knew how to make it.
• Ei realized Ellin was the friend who had written The Domineering Electro Archon Falls for Me and asked her true name.
• Ellin told Ei her name was Ellin, and Ei thanked her for staying by her and helping her through her grief.
• Ei leaned against Ellin and fell asleep peacefully as Ellin held her on the mountain summit.
• The story described how Inazuma's wishes had called forth Ellin to help Ei face her inner turmoil and return her attention to her people.
• Ellin received 20 Artifact Inventory slots, 10 Weapon Inventory slots, and an electro archon divine core after becoming close friends with Beelzebul.

After helping Inazuma prepare to reopen its borders, Ellin traveled to Mt. Aocang, where Zhongli and Cloud Retainer were mourning Guizhong and holding on to Ellin’s promise to bring her back. Ellin arrived and announced that she had come to fulfill that promise.

• Ei announced that Inazuma would soon lift the Sakoku decree, and Ellin left Inazuma to visit her friends and family.
• Zhongli sat at the stone table on Mt. Aocang and placed a new Memory of Dust at Guizhong’s seat.
• Cloud Retainer joined Zhongli, and he told her about Guizhong’s lingering soul and Ellin’s promise to revive her.
• Ellin arrived on Mt. Aocang, greeted Zhongli and Cloud Retainer, and said she had come to fulfill her promise.