Chapter Summaries

Void Archives tried to destroy Otto's memories of Kallen, leaving Otto devastated until Ren Yu offered to help stop her in exchange for conversion technology. Void Archives realized Ren Yu's power was resisting her, and the conflict remained unresolved.

• Otto tried to persuade Void Archives to restore their symbiotic relationship, but Void Archives refused and threatened to destroy Otto's memories of Kallen.
• Void Archives expanded the vortex and shattered Otto's memories, causing Otto to collapse and vow revenge.
• Void Archives laughed at Otto's suffering, then felt a force resisting her destruction of the memories.
• Ren Yu offered to stop Void Archives in exchange for conversion technology, and Void Archives recognized him as the source of the resistance.

Ren Yu confronted Void Archives in Otto’s mental world and agreed to exchange for Otto’s technological inheritance if he could stop the vortex destroying her memories. When Void Archives attacked again, Ren Yu revealed the Erosion Core and struck the vortex, leaving its effect unresolved.

• Ren Yu discovered that the golden scenes in the vortex contained the technological inheritance hidden in Otto’s mind and pressed Otto to agree to exchange it.
• Otto accepted Ren Yu’s offer, while Void Archives warned him not to trust her and tried to make him stop interfering.
• Void Archives enlarged the vortex and sent it charging at Ren Yu, shattering memories and leaving Otto devastated over the threatened loss of Kallen.
• Ren Yu summoned the Erosion Core, poured Emblem Energy into it, and fired its light at the vortex.
• Void Archives sensed something was wrong as the Erosion Core’s light touched the vortex.

Void Archives sacrificed itself to destroy Otto’s remaining memories of Kallen, leaving Otto devastated. Ren Yu tried to comfort her as she clutched a few incomplete fragments.

• Otto urged Ren Yu to hold Void Archives back while she reclaimed her memory fragments of Kallen.
• Void Archives leaped into the vortex and detonated it, destroying the fragments and collapsing the vortex.
• Otto spat out blood in the real world, and Amber called for medical staff.
• Otto collapsed in her mental world and wept as her memories of Kallen faded away.
• Ren Yu admitted he had let his guard down and tried to comfort Otto as she held several incomplete golden fragments.

After Otto admitted that Void Archives had erased most of her memories of Kallen, she left her mental space and ordered her Valkyries to stand down. Otto kept her promise and gave Ren Yu the Quantum State conversion technology before he left Schicksal.

• Otto recalled sealing Void Archives to resist its influence and use its knowledge to pursue resurrection technology, then lamented that it had destroyed most of her memories of Kallen.
• Otto promised Ren Yu the conversion technology and asked him to keep what happened between her and Kallen private; Ren Yu left her mental space without threatening her.
• Valkyries confronted Ren Yu after he returned to the real world, but Otto regained consciousness and ordered them to stand down.
• Half an hour later, Amber delivered the Quantum State conversion documents and encrypted chip to Ren Yu, along with Otto's assurance that he could demand an explanation if the materials proved unreliable.
• Ren Yu skimmed the documents, found them incomprehensible, and accepted them.

Ren Yu rejected Otto’s offer to join Schicksal, choosing to remain with Anti-Entropy for now while suggesting the organizations might someday merge. Otto was stunned by his refusal and questioned why her generous offer had failed.

• Amber told Ren Yu that Otto had offered him a cardinal Bishop position and better conditions than Anti-Entropy could provide.
• Ren Yu declined to leave Anti-Entropy and asked Amber to relay his response to Otto.
• After Ren Yu left, Amber returned to Otto and reported that he had refused the recruitment offer.
• Otto reacted with disbelief and wondered whether Ren Yu understood the importance of the cardinal Bishop position.

Otto struggled with her feelings toward Ren Yu and searched her restored memories of Kallen, only to find Ren Yu where Kallen should have been. Meanwhile, Bianca escorted Ren Yu out of Schicksal’s headquarters and offered to accompany him back to London.

• Otto decided not to raise her offer to Ren Yu and ordered Amber to have the Valkyries investigate Anti-Entropy’s activity in London.
• After Amber left, Otto recalled her memories of Kallen and watched Kallen’s figure become clear beside her younger self.
• Otto realized that Ren Yu had replaced Kallen in the memory, then screamed for him to give Kallen back.
• A guard captain offered to capture Ren Yu, but Otto threw a pillow at her and ordered everyone to leave him alone.
• Bianca led Ren Yu beyond the inhabited core of Schicksal’s floating island and told him a transport plane would take him back to London.

Ren Yu returned to Anti-Entropy’s London base with the Quantum State Conversion Technology he had obtained from Otto. He reassured Wadeline that he had not agreed to join Schicksal and urged her to verify the technology, while Sie welcomed him home.

• Ren Yu arrived at Anti-Entropy’s London base, where William led him through its concealed entrance and security passages.
• Ren Yu found Sie, Bronya, and Wadeline waiting for him, and Wadeline teased him about returning from Schicksal.
• Ren Yu showed Wadeline the documents and encrypted data containing Quantum State Conversion Technology, then hugged Sie.
• Wadeline worried that Otto had given Ren Yu the technology as part of a scheme and feared he might leave Anti-Entropy.
• Ren Yu assured Wadeline he had no intention of joining Schicksal or leaving Anti-Entropy, and asked her to check whether the technology was genuine.

Ren Yu reassured Wadeline that he would remain loyal to Anti-Entropy, prompting her to resolve to keep him by appealing to whatever he wanted. Sie believed he had risked everything to obtain Quantum State Conversion Technology for her, and the chapter ended with Ren Yu waking beside her the next morning.

• Ren Yu told Wadeline he would not abandon Anti-Entropy for Schicksal, and she reflected on how much he had strengthened the organization.
• Wadeline decided she had to keep Ren Yu and suspected that he might be drawn to beautiful women.
• Sie thanked Ren Yu for obtaining Quantum State Conversion Technology, believing he had taken great risks for her.
• Sie clung to Ren Yu and cried as he comforted her, choosing not to correct her misunderstanding.
• The next morning, Ren Yu woke on the sofa with Sie asleep in his arms.

Ren Yu teased Sie after she woke up in his arms, then offered her a gift to make up for the joke. As Ren Yu moved closer, Sie worried that they were moving too quickly and wondered whether her body could have a child.

• Ren Yu woke Sie by telling her that dozens of people, including Bronya, were watching them.
• Sie realized Ren Yu had lied and blushed with embarrassment before admitting that she was a little angry.
• Ren Yu apologized and offered Sie a gift as compensation.
• Sie became absorbed in Ren Yu's gaze as he drew closer and worried that her body had not recovered enough for them to have a child.

Sie thought Ren Yu was about to take their relationship further, but he asked what she thought of him instead. She confessed that she liked him, and Ren Yu told her he had known since the day she first threw herself into his arms.

• Ren Yu leaned close to Sie and teased her that certain things were bound to happen between them sooner or later.
• Ren Yu asked Sie what she thought of him, and Sie nervously said he was kind and gentle and had freed her from the Sea of Quantum.
• Sie blurted out that she really liked Ren Yu, then plunged into his arms in embarrassment.
• Sie asked whether Ren Yu had known about her feelings from the beginning, and he said he had realized it when she first threw herself into his arms.

Sie learned that Ren Yu knew about her feelings and asked whether he liked her; he confessed that he did, leaving her overwhelmed by joy and embarrassment.

• Ren Yu told Sie he knew she secretly liked him and had grown dependent on him.
• Sie, relieved that he knew, gathered her courage and asked whether he liked her too.
• Ren Yu held Sie close and asked whether she wanted him to like or hate her.
• Sie said she hoped he would like her, and Ren Yu confessed that he liked her very much.
• Sie blushed and squirmed with joy and embarrassment after hearing his confession.

Sie confessed her feelings to Ren Yu and kissed him, but her embarrassment overwhelmed her, so she switched places with Inner Sie. Inner Sie appeared in the middle of the kiss, bewildered and unwilling to take over.

• Sie told Ren Yu that she liked him and kissed him first.
• Ren Yu kissed Sie back, and she grew flustered as they continued kissing.
• Unable to bear her embarrassment, Sie asked Inner Sie to take her place.
• Inner Sie appeared with her mind blank, shocked that Sie had left her to experience the kiss.

Ren Yu kissed Inner Sie until she stopped resisting and began responding, while she insisted to herself that she was only trying to prove she was not afraid of him. He left her questioning her feelings, then provoked her by saying Sie was more enjoyable.

• Inner Sie struggled against Ren Yu as he kissed her, but he held her in place.
• Ren Yu sensed Inner Sie's longing and fear and teased her until she began kissing him back.
• Inner Sie convinced herself she was only competing with Ren Yu and stubbornly tangled her tongue with his.
• Ren Yu pulled away, and Inner Sie instinctively leaned after him before realizing she had wanted more.
• Ren Yu told Inner Sie he was done playing and that Sie was more enjoyable than her.

Ren Yu provoked Inner Sie into kissing him, then continued to suppress her protests with affection while Sie helped keep her in check. Inner Sie realized she had been manipulated but decided to blame Sie and accept the situation for now.

• Ren Yu challenged Inner Sie to prove she was a better kisser than Sie, and she angrily kissed him.
• Ren Yu kissed Inner Sie back, and she took the lead, trying to show she was better while biting his lip.
• Ren Yu whispered loving words to Inner Sie and kissed her again before she could respond.
• Inner Sie realized Ren Yu had exploited her weakness and that she had agreed to kiss him.
• Inner Sie blamed Sie for setting her up and decided to try to enjoy what she could not resist.

Inner Sie and Ren Yu kissed until Bronya walked in and caught them, leaving Bronya struggling with unexpected feelings for Ren Yu. Ren Yu switched the real Sie back out as the room grew awkward.

• Inner Sie became absorbed in kissing Ren Yu and gradually felt less hostile toward him.
• Bronya came out of her room, turned on the living room light, and found Ren Yu and Inner Sie kissing.
• Bronya felt disappointed and curious about kissing, then realized she had imagined kissing Ren Yu despite believing he belonged to Sie.
• Ren Yu coughed, and Inner Sie let go of him and switched the real Sie back out.

Sie and Ren Yu shared a kiss before Bronya arrived, and Sie took Bronya aside to talk. Ren Yu then found Wadeline training with the Herrscher of Reason Core and learned that its use had left her terminally ill.

• Sie admitted that she and Ren Yu had kissed, then hurried Bronya into another room to talk.
• Ren Yu went down to a hidden training room and found Wadeline using the Herrscher of Reason Core to create weapons.
• Wadeline failed to construct a Titan legion, causing her creations to collapse and leaving her with blood at her mouth.
• Wadeline reflected that years of using the Core had corroded her body, but she did not regret founding Anti-Entropy to oppose Schicksal's methods.

Ren Yu and Wadeline prepared to leave for the Second Divine Key’s location while discussing her health and his offer to help. Wadeline accepted his offer, though she still regretted that he had no interest in becoming Anti-Entropy’s Alliance Leader.

• Wadeline teased Ren Yu about sleeping in Anti-Entropy’s training ground after exhausting its training machines.
• Wadeline said her subordinates were ready at the location of the Second Divine Key, and Ren Yu agreed to leave.
• Ren Yu asked about Wadeline’s health, and she said she had overtaxed herself constructing war machines.
• Ren Yu offered to look for a way to help with the erosion of Wadeline’s body, and she promised to come to him if she needed help.
• Wadeline reflected that Ren Yu had rejected her request to take over as Anti-Entropy’s Alliance Leader.

Wadeline recalled Ren Yu refusing to become Anti-Entropy’s leader, and he left with her to inspect the Second Divine Key. Sie stayed behind to protect Bronya, while Inner Sie resolved to train her; meanwhile, Raven received orders to assemble after the Key’s coordinates stabilized.

• Ren Yu rejected Wadeline’s offer to make him Anti-Entropy’s leader, so she abandoned her plan to give him the Herrscher Core.
• Ren Yu and Wadeline left to investigate the Second Divine Key near the River Thames.
• Ren Yu assigned Sie to protect Bronya, and Sie reluctantly stayed behind as he promised to return soon.
• Inner Sie decided to force Sie to train so she could become stronger and remain by Ren Yu’s side.
• Raven received a broadcast saying the Second Divine Key’s coordinates had stabilized and it might have been seized, and she was ordered to assemble.

World Serpent, Schicksal, and Anti-Entropy moved toward the Second Divine Key, Thousand Worlds, One Step, as it was expected to appear near the River Thames. Ren Yu stayed behind to draw attention while Wadeline went ahead, and World Serpent’s executives waited for the opportunity to act.

• World Serpent members received word that the leak had spread and began moving to recover Thousand Worlds, One Step.
• Otto ordered patrol Valkyries to watch suspected World Serpent members and assigned an A-rank squad to monitor Ren Yu.
• Ren Yu and Wadeline arrived near the anomaly by the Thames, where Wadeline told him to wait while she proceeded alone.
• Ren Yu explained that Bianca had exposed him before Anti-Entropy’s warning arrived, and Wadeline vanished after telling him to be careful.
• World Serpent executives gathered at a nearby restaurant and discussed the approaching mission, while Gray Serpent warned K9 Mastiff not to underestimate Anti-Entropy.

Raven recognized Ren Yu outside a restaurant and became furious over his past humiliating treatment of her, while Gray Serpent warned her not to expose World Serpent. Ren Yu recognized the disguised executives too, but when he looked back, they had disappeared.

• Raven saw Ren Yu outside and rose from her chair, angered by his past theft of the bullets she needed for the Third Divine Key.
• Gray Serpent detected an anomaly and realized Ren Yu had evaded his scan, then warned Raven to stay calm and keep World Serpent's cover intact.
• Ren Yu recognized Raven and inferred that the people behind the glass were World Serpent executives.
• Ren Yu counted more than a dozen World Serpent members, but when he looked toward the restaurant again, they had vanished.