Chapter Summaries

Ren Yu told Mei that restoring her Herrscher powers required reactivating her dormant Herrscher Core and facing her other personality. Mei reconsidered her fear after remembering that her other self had never harmed her, but she remained worried about causing damage to St. Freya Academy.

• Ren Yu explained that reactivating Mei's Herrscher Core could bring out her other personality and left the decision to Mei.
• Mei asked whether she could regain her powers without facing her other self and remembered how Kiana had helped her overcome the darkness.
• Ren Yu said Mei and her other personality were one, and urged her to talk with the other Mei because she had never harmed Mei and might help her.
• Mei worried that losing control could damage the academy and burden Principal Theresa with its debts.
• Ren Yu reassured Mei that he would prevent serious trouble and that Ryoma could afford any damage.

Mei tried to communicate with her other self, who appeared and questioned Ren Yu about his intentions. Ren Yu admitted he wanted Mei as a person, and the other self left the conversation unfinished as Mei was about to return.

• Mei nervously tried to contact her other self while Ren Yu waited nearby.
• Mei's other self took control and asked whether Ren Yu was trying to use Mei.
• Ren Yu admitted he was using Mei and said he wanted her as a person, not for her strength.
• Mei's other self considered his answer but ended the conversation when Mei was about to come out.

Mei apologized to Ren Yu after reconciling with her other self and agreed to spend the next few days getting to know her. Ren Yu prepared to leave for the Sea of Quantum with Benares, bargaining with her by promising to shorten her workload by two weeks.

• Mei apologized to Ren Yu and said she had finally understood how wrong she had been about her other self.
• Ren Yu told Mei to spend the next few days getting to know her other self and said there was no rush to activate the Herrscher Core.
• Ren Yu said he would be away for a while and advised Mei to learn from her other self and Benares while he was gone.
• Mei asked whether Benares was going with Ren Yu, and Benares glared at him for treating her like a tool dragon.
• Ren Yu offered to cut two weeks from Benares's workload, then warned her he would take the offer back if she tried to bargain further.

Ren Yu watched Mei train with Benares as she learned to control her Herrscher powers. When Mei lost control of a lightning sphere, Ren Yu diverted it to the floor, where it exploded.

• Benares trained Mei to create and control lightning spheres by channeling Honkai Energy.
• Mei formed a sphere of electricity but grew anxious as she struggled to keep it stable.
• The sphere began to twist and threaten to explode in Mei's hands.
• Ren Yu grabbed Mei's wrist and slapped the runaway sphere onto the floor, where it blasted a crater.

Mei failed to control the electricity from her Herrscher Core, and Ren Yu reassured her that she could try again after calming herself. Their moment of comfort ended when Bella and Benares reminded them it was late and they needed to return for food.

• Mei lost control of an electric orb, and Ren Yu pulled her out of its path before it exploded.
• Mei apologized and asked Ren Yu for another chance, but he told her to rest and explained that nervousness had caused the surge.
• Ren Yu comforted Mei by patting her head, and she quietly enjoyed the affection while he realized she did not dislike it.
• Bella interrupted to point out that it was late, and Benares said she wanted to go back and eat.
• Ren Yu and Mei agreed to resume training another time, then both felt embarrassed about their close moment.

Mei reflected on her growing feelings for Ren Yu and invited him to dinner as thanks, but he explained that he would be away preparing to enter the Sea of Quantum. The chapter ended with Mei relieved he had not rejected her and asking when he would return.

• Mei thought about Ren Yu's kindness and wondered whether she might spend her life with him.
• Outside Himeko's dormitory, Mei asked Ren Yu to have dinner with her that weekend.
• Ren Yu said he could not come because he had to go to Abyssal City to prepare for entering the Sea of Quantum.
• Mei felt relieved that Ren Yu was not rejecting her and asked when he would be back.

Mei hoped to repay Ren Yu with a meal, and he promised to visit her when he returned. Back at the dormitory, Ren Yu teased Sie about being shy around Bronya, then pulled Bronya into his embrace too.

• Mei told Ren Yu she wanted to repay him, and he promised to find her when he returned.
• Ren Yu returned to the dormitory, where Sie and Bronya were waiting.
• Sie tried to avoid hugging Ren Yu because Bronya was watching, but he lifted her up and teased her.
• Ren Yu pulled Sie into his arms and teased her for being embarrassed in front of Bronya.
• Ren Yu drew the bewildered Bronya into the embrace with him and Sie.

Ren Yu teased Bronya about her changed figure and learned she had used the Herrscher Core to alter it, while Bronya took his attention as a sign that he cared about her. Inner Sie appeared and silently watched them, leaving Ren Yu under her icy gaze.

• Ren Yu told Bronya and Sie that they were both his wings and asked Bronya to agree that Sie should get used to being called her little sister.
• Bronya worried that Ren Yu might dislike the changes she had made to her figure with the Herrscher Core.
• Ren Yu asked Bronya whether she had used the Herrscher Core to change her body, and she froze in surprise.
• Ren Yu claimed that he knew everything about Bronya, making her blush as she believed he had been paying close attention to her.
• Inner Sie appeared in Ren Yu's arms, saw him flirting with Bronya, and glared at him in silence.

Ren Yu teased Inner Sie by kissing her and claiming her silence meant consent, then kept holding her and Bronya. Later, Bronya chose to stay the night, saying she and Ren Yu had already developed that kind of relationship.

• Ren Yu kissed Inner Sie and claimed she had agreed because she had not answered his question.
• Inner Sie realized Ren Yu had made up the excuse to tease her and grew angry, though she secretly felt happy about his attention.
• Ren Yu asked Inner Sie to stop squirming as he held her and Bronya, and Inner Sie reluctantly stayed still.
• Several hours later, Ren Yu asked Bronya whether she planned to stay the night.
• Bronya said she would stay because Sie was already there and she and Ren Yu had developed that kind of relationship, while Ren Yu clarified that this was not what he meant.

Ren Yu and Bronya discussed rumors, her new hairstyle, and the possible effects of her Herrscher Core, agreeing to ask Wadeline about it. The next morning, Ren Yu left Sie asleep and headed to the Moonlight Throne laboratory, where Wadeline was also looking for him.

• Ren Yu agreed with Bronya that they would ignore rumors about her staying at his place.
• Ren Yu praised Bronya's long hair and reassured her that Wadeline would not be angry about her using the Herrscher Core to change her appearance.
• Ren Yu worried that the Herrscher Core might turn Bronya's cells into nanobots, and Bronya agreed to ask Wadeline about possible side effects the next day.
• Ren Yu, Bronya, and Sie went to sleep, and the next morning Ren Yu left the bedroom while Sie slept.
• Ren Yu headed to the Moonlight Throne laboratory as Wadeline was looking for him.

Ren Yu gave Wadeline blood for Otto’s research and asked whether the Herrscher Core could turn its user’s cells into nanobots; Wadeline said it could not. Three days later, as Ren Yu prepared to leave for Abyssal City, Rita hurried to stop him and asked where he was going.

• Ren Yu agreed to give Otto some blood and dismissed Wadeline’s warning that Otto might try to clone him.
• Ren Yu handed Wadeline a test tube of blood and asked whether the Herrscher Core would turn its user’s cells into nanobots.
• Wadeline said the Core would not cause that change and offered to give it to another successor, but Ren Yu refused to take it from Bronya.
• Ren Yu spent the following days visiting Mei as she trained with Benares and meeting with Sirin after hearing her complaints.
• Three days later, Rita stopped Ren Yu as he prepared to leave for Abyssal City and asked if he was going out again.

Ren Yu refused Rita’s plea to accompany him to the Sea of Quantum, leaving her devastated as he departed. He and the others then approached the Mariana Trench, where Abyssal City lay beneath the water.

• Rita begged Ren Yu to take her on the mission, but he refused because the Sea of Quantum could be dangerous.
• Rita convinced herself that Ren Yu still cared about her and watched him leave, heartbroken.
• Ren Yu’s transport planes approached the Mariana Trench and Abyssal City, the entrance to the Sea of Quantum.
• The system announced that the planes were nearing their destination, and the group prepared to dive.

Ren Yu, Sie, and Benares descended toward the deep sea aboard a Schicksal transport ship, where a giant squid briefly struck the vessel. They reached Sea Abyss City, a glowing fortress surrounded by Honkai Beasts beneath a transparent barrier.

• Ren Yu transferred to a Schicksal transport ship and took Sie and Benares down into the deep sea.
• Sie admired the sea life at first, then grew frightened as the water darkened and pressed close to Ren Yu.
• A giant squid struck the ship, but an Anti-Entropy agent reported that the vessel had escaped its attack range.
• Ren Yu and the others continued descending until Sea Abyss City appeared in the darkness.

Ren Yu ordered the Anti-Entropy agents to sail through a vast Honkai Beast swarm toward the fortress entrance, promising to deal with the beasts himself. The agents overcame their fear and piloted the ship forward as the swarm closed around them.

• Sie admired the breathtaking sight before an Anti-Entropy agent warned Ren Yu that Honkai Beasts had surrounded Sea Abyss City and threatened the ship's approach to the fortress.
• Ren Yu told the agents to keep sailing toward the circular archway and said he would handle the Honkai Beasts.
• The Anti-Entropy agents doubted the order, but one urged the others to trust Ren Yu and continue.
• The agents restarted the engine and steered toward the archway while watching the immense Honkai Beast swarm on their monitors.

Ren Yu used the Heroic Spirit Killer badge to drive off the Honkai Beast swarms and clear the vessel’s path to the circular archway. Benares, convinced Ren Yu was the god her Queen spoke of, begged him not to eat or punish her.

• The Anti-Entropy agents feared the approaching Honkai Beasts and placed their trust in Executor Ren.
• Ren Yu’s badge frightened the Honkai Beasts, which scattered and left the vessel an unobstructed path forward.
• Ren Yu prepared to put away the badge and teased Benares as she trembled at the controls.
• Benares begged Ren Yu not to eat her and apologized for having argued with him, believing him to be her Queen’s god.

Ren Yu's supernatural pressure vanished when he removed his badge, but Benares remained afraid of him after realizing he was the god who had empowered the queen. He teased her by touching her clothes and tail, leaving her wary despite his apology.

• Ren Yu removed his badge, making the pressure that had overwhelmed Benares disappear.
• Benares realized Ren Yu was the god who had bestowed authority on the queen and backed down from challenging him.
• Ren Yu patted Benares's head and tugged at her clothes while she silently endured his teasing.
• Ren Yu grabbed Benares's tail, and she pulled free and retreated angrily.
• Ren Yu apologized, but Benares continued to watch him warily.

Ren Yu led Benares and Sie through Sea Abyss City after their ship lost its power, while Anti-Entropy agents discovered the ruins were a functioning war fortress. The group located the deep well sector, where they found ancient Soulium structures and learned the deep well could be used.

• Ren Yu noticed Inner Sie glaring at him before the ship shook and the crew reported that its fuel and Honkai Energy crystals had been lost.
• Ren Yu led Benares and Sie off the ship, then fought through Honkai Beasts toward Sea Abyss City's main hall.
• Anti-Entropy agents discovered that the city's air and infrastructure still functioned and that 74% of its defenses remained intact.
• An agent used Honkai Energy readings to locate the deep well sector 732 meters away, and Ren Yu went to investigate.
• Ren Yu recognized the deep well sector's metal as Soulium, and an agent confirmed that the deep well could be used.

Ren Yu prepared to enter the Sea of Quantum with Benares, who transformed into her dragon form after insisting he stay away while she changed. He praised her appearance but mocked her low Life Level, leaving her dejected.

• Anti-Entropy agents told Ren Yu that Mr. Su’s information and the shaft’s energy reserves would let them activate the giant shaft soon.
• Ren Yu asked Benares to transform before they entered the Sea of Quantum, but she initially stayed silent and then ordered him not to watch.
• Benares emerged as a silver-white giant dragon, and Ren Yu praised her healthier appearance and beauty.
• Ren Yu pointed out that Benares was only Level Three, and Inner Sie also looked down on her.
• Benares remembered that she was Judgment-class rather than Emperor-class and let out a miserable whimper.

Ren Yu activated the Deep Well and changed its coordinates to search for the Trees in the Sea of Quantum. He entered with Inner Sie and Benares, leaving the group behind as they traveled through the passage.

• Ren Yu ordered the Anti-Entropy agents to activate the Deep Well and replace its anchor coordinates with the data Su had provided.
• The agents warned Ren Yu that the new coordinates were far beyond the default range and that the destination might be dangerous.
• Ren Yu jumped into the Deep Well, followed by Inner Sie and then Benares.
• Ren Yu rode on Benares through the Sea of Quantum passage and spotted someone who looked familiar in a glimpse of what might have been Earth.

Ren Yu, Benares, and Sie fought off a swarm of Quantum Shadows in the Sea of Quantum. Sie unleashed her tentacles to crush the remaining creatures after Ren Yu saved her from an attack.

• Ren Yu glimpsed Einstein from his original world before the vision vanished.
• Benares dodged a fast-moving object and warned Ren Yu about swarms of Quantum Shadows ahead.
• Ren Yu and Inner Sie attacked the creatures, with Sie tearing several apart using her claws.
• Ren Yu pulled Sie out of danger and killed a Quantum Shadow that was about to strike her.
• Angry at being rescued, Sie impaled the remaining Quantum Shadows with crimson tentacles and crushed them until their remains exploded.