Recaps

The Doomsday Beast grew stronger despite its injuries, while Lin Feng’s Stellaron-powered attack abruptly failed and left him unable to finish it. After gaining simulation points for his brief display, Lin Feng faced the charging beast alone.

• Welt Yang led Dan Heng, March 7th, and the unconscious Himeko away as the Doomsday Beast destroyed their platform.
• March 7th encouraged Lin Feng to defeat the beast, and Lin Feng confidently tried to summon his enormous phantom baseball bat.
• Lin Feng’s attack repeatedly shrank and failed, his starflames went out, and he fell onto the platform.
• Lin Feng realized he could draw only a fraction of the Stellaron’s power and received 150 Path of Elation Simulation Points for an achievement.
• The Doomsday Beast charged at Lin Feng to take revenge.

Lin Feng and the others could not defeat the berserk Doomsday Beast until Asta’s Star Destroyer, Giant Peak, arrived and vaporized it. After the ship left to patrol Herta Space Station, March 7th teased Lin Feng about being a wealthy young master.

• Lin Feng, March 7th, Welt Yang, and the others charged the Doomsday Beast but were thrown back by its attacks.
• A colossal Star Destroyer named Giant Peak appeared above Herta Space Station, and Lin Feng recognized Asta’s involvement.
• Giant Peak deployed Storm Griffin Fighters, which lured the Doomsday Beast away from the station.
• Giant Peak fired its Antimatter Pulse Main Cannon and vaporized the Doomsday Beast.
• Giant Peak began patrolling Herta Space Station before departing, and March 7th jokingly asked whether Lin Feng was a conglomerate’s young master.

After the Doomsday Beast was destroyed, Lin Feng discovered that March 7th had no Credits to lend him and lamented the Astral Express Crew’s lack of money. At Herta Space Station, Asta asked Arlan to bring Lin Feng to see her, hoping to grow closer to him before the crew left.

• Lin Feng asked March 7th to lend him 5,000 Credits for a phone, but she explained that Dan Heng handled the crew’s reimbursed expedition budget and she had no money of her own.
• Lin Feng accepted that he was broke and thought about thanking Asta for buying the Star Destroyer that defeated the Doomsday Beast.
• Asta watched the researchers celebrate the station’s survival as Arlan asked whether she had spent recklessly on the Star Destroyer.
• Asta told Arlan to return to his duties and address her as Lead Researcher, then asked him to tell Lin Feng to come see her about station security.
• Asta decided to approach Lin Feng because she knew he needed Credits and wanted to get closer to him before the Astral Express Crew left.

While exploring the Curio Collection Room, Lin Feng experienced strange memories after viewing a shattered red blade and wondered if its red-haired warrior resembled Himeko. Arlan then brought him to meet Asta and asked how to grow stronger, leaving with Lin Feng’s dubious training advice.

• Lin Feng explored the Curio Collection Room using the highest-level access granted to him after the Doomsday Beast attack.
• A recording about the Black Wings stirred a sense of familiarity in Lin Feng, though he could not recall why.
• A recording about a shattered red blade triggered painful, hazy visions of a red-haired woman fighting a silver-haired girl, and Lin Feng wondered if the woman was Himeko.
• Arlan found Lin Feng and said Asta wanted to discuss the station’s security arrangements.
• Arlan asked how he could become as strong as Lin Feng, who advised him to do daily calisthenics and run ten kilometers.
• Arlan thanked Lin Feng and resolved to train so he could fight future threats instead of waiting for help.

Lin Feng entered Asta's private room after Arlan claimed she wanted to discuss Herta Space Station's defenses. Asta awkwardly asked about the Star Destroyer, and the two exchanged thanks for their roles in the station's rescue.

• Arlan brought Lin Feng to Asta's chamber, then hurried away after letting him in.
• Arlan recalled being reprimanded by Asta for barging into her room and decided not to interfere with her feelings for Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng entered Asta's boudoir and greeted her while concealing his familiarity with her.
• Asta improvised a question about the Giant Peak after realizing she had no real defense-related topic prepared.
• Lin Feng praised the Giant Peak's firepower and thanked Asta for her quick thinking, while Asta credited him with helping save the station.

Asta questioned Lin Feng about why he stayed to defend Herta Space Station, and he implied that he had done it for someone important to him. Believing he meant her, Asta stopped him from leaving and went to fetch a gift, leaving Lin Feng curious about what was in the box.

• Asta told Lin Feng that the station had given him several heroic nicknames and asked why he had stayed to fight the Doomsday Beast.
• Lin Feng evaded her question, then suggested that he had stayed because someone important to him was at the station.
• Asta took Lin Feng’s words and gaze as a confession that he had protected her, and she became flustered by the thought.
• When Lin Feng tried to leave, Asta took his hand and told him she had something to give him.
• Asta searched the room and returned carrying an enormous box.

Asta gave Lin Feng over a hundred custom phones and an Interstellar Alliance settlement card, insisting that his contributions to Herta Space Station deserved a reward. Though shocked to learn the card held one billion Credits, Lin Feng accepted it after Asta urged him to.

• Asta showed Lin Feng a case containing over a hundred exclusive phones and invited him to take whichever he liked.
• Lin Feng chose two phones and exchanged smiling emojis with Asta, whose number was the only contact saved on them.
• Asta gave Lin Feng a black settlement card and revealed it held one billion Credits.
• Lin Feng tried to return the card, but Asta insisted the reward was deserved because he had helped save Herta Space Station and its Curios.
• Lin Feng accepted the card and considered Asta's immense wealth and her family's possible ties to the Interastral Peace Corporation.

Lin Feng accepted Asta’s black card and told her he would remain on Herta Space Station while Himeko recovered, though he still hoped to see the stars beyond. After visiting Himeko, he joined the Astral Express group chat and invited everyone to dinner, confident that his newfound billion Credits could cover the bill.

• Lin Feng told Asta he was still considering joining the Astral Express but would stay on Herta Space Station while Himeko recovered.
• Lin Feng visited the unconscious Himeko in the medical ward, left her flowers, and took a picture with his new phone.
• March 7th added Lin Feng to the Astral Express group chat, where Pom-Pom, Dan Heng, and Yang Wo Qi Zuo welcomed him.
• Lin Feng invited the group to dinner at the Eye of the Starry Sky Restaurant at six that evening.
• March 7th worried that Lin Feng might not have enough Credits to pay, but he assured her he could afford it with Asta’s black card.

Lin Feng treated the Astral Express Crew to dinner at the Starlight Restaurant, where Pom-Pom and Welt Yang ordered lavishly after learning Lin Feng was extremely wealthy. The meal was set to begin, and Lin Feng considered how to thank Asta for his fortune.

• Lin Feng and the Astral Express Crew gathered for dinner at the Starlight Restaurant, while March 7th worried about the cost of his treat.
• March 7th tried to order cautiously, but Pom-Pom seized the menu and called out dozens of dishes.
• Welt Yang told the waitress to bring one of every most expensive item on the menu.
• Dan Heng and March 7th worried that the bill would bankrupt Lin Feng, but Welt Yang revealed Lin Feng had an Aeon of Preservation Qlipoth Co-Branded Black Card.
• The crew celebrated Lin Feng's wealth, and Lin Feng reflected that his card held a billion Credits and wondered how to thank Asta.

After dinner, Lin Feng gathered contacts and explored anonymous Herta Space Station chat groups, hoping to learn more for his next path simulation. He provocatively joked about Herta Puppets in the Ms. Herta Solo Fan Association, unaware that the furious group owner was Asta.

• Pom-Pom ate every dish at the Astral Express Crew's dinner at the Starlight Restaurant.
• Lin Feng strolled through Herta Space Station, collected researchers' contacts, and joined several chat groups.
• Lin Feng found the Ms. Herta Solo Fan Association and joined its conversation under the nickname Three Inches Into Iron.
• Lin Feng made crude jokes about Herta Puppets, angering the anonymous group owner, Name Withheld.
• Asta revealed in private that she had created the group to understand the station staff and was furious at Lin Feng's messages.

Asta muted Lin Feng’s anonymous group account after he insulted her, then thought about him before going to sleep. Lin Feng watched the group chat discuss Himeko and realized another member might also be pursuing her.

• Asta suspected the anonymous user Iron Piercer might be Lin Feng, but dismissed the idea and muted him for 13,450 years after he insulted her.
• Asta admired her appearance, thought about Lin Feng and the previous night, and eventually fell asleep.
• Lin Feng watched the group members discuss Iron Piercer’s punishment and speculate about the group owner.
• Melon Farmer asked for a high-resolution headshot of Himeko, prompting other members to warn her against pursuing the Astral Express navigator.
• Lin Feng focused on the conversation about Himeko and wondered whether Melon Farmer was romantically interested in her.

Lin Feng learned that rumors accused Asta of misusing Herta Space Station funds and decided to find their source. Arlan could not identify the anonymous poster, but pointed Lin Feng toward gossip expert Pamela, who was trapped near the Special Analysis Room by the Fragmentum.

• Lin Feng read group messages spreading rumors that Asta had misappropriated station funds for personal purchases.
• Lin Feng decided to protect Asta’s reputation by finding the person who started the rumors, whom he suspected was Watermelon Field Chara.
• Lin Feng visited Arlan and told him about the accusations; Arlan angrily agreed that they needed to find the culprit.
• Arlan said he did not know Watermelon Field Chara’s identity but suggested asking Pamela, a well-connected gossip enthusiast.
• Arlan told Lin Feng that Pamela and her team were trapped near the Special Analysis Room after Fragmentum appeared inside the station.

Lin Feng learned that a Fragmentum had appeared on Herta Space Station and went to the Storage Zone to help. After clearing monsters, restoring the Central Elevator, and rescuing researchers, he met Pamela, who offered information about Watermelon Field Chara in exchange for an awkwardly vague favor.

• Arlan explained that the Fragmentum was a dangerous spatial corrosion filled with monsters and isolated spaces, and Lin Feng volunteered to investigate despite his injuries.
• Lin Feng reached the Storage Zone, where Security Department soldiers told him Fragmentum monsters had damaged the Central Elevator's power supply and stranded researchers below.
• Lin Feng defeated the Voidrangers, activated the elevator's backup power, and rescued the stranded researchers before reaching the Special Analysis Room.
• Lin Feng met Pamela, the Melon Farmer, who guessed he wanted to know who Watermelon Field Chara in the Black Fan Group was and teased him about Asta.
• Pamela said she would trade the information for a price, then suggested an unclear favor that Lin Feng claimed not to understand.

Lin Feng rejected Pamela’s request to sleep with him but agreed to obtain seductive photos of Himeko in exchange for information about Watermelon Field Chara. Pamela left to await his message, and Lin Feng decided to make his move with Himeko.

• Pamela offered to sleep with Lin Feng for bragging rights, but he refused and told her to choose another condition.
• Pamela revealed that she wanted a close-up photo of Himeko, and Lin Feng sent her one he had taken earlier.
• Lin Feng pressed Pamela for information about Watermelon Field Chara, but she demanded seductive photos of Himeko in return.
• Lin Feng threatened Pamela, then agreed to obtain photos on the condition she could view them only once and could not save copies.
• Pamela accepted the deal and left, while Lin Feng planned to sneak into Himeko’s hospital room and change his plans to pursue her.

Lin Feng sneaked into Himeko’s room to take photos, but her tearful dream and his fragmented memories revealed a shared past in which he had been her captain. Himeko began to recognize why Lin Feng’s actions stirred her heart, while he stayed beside her and promised he was there.

• Lin Feng entered Himeko’s private medical room and secretly took several photos of her sleeping.
• Himeko began crying in her sleep and murmured for her captain not to leave.
• Lin Feng heard her words, suffered a painful rush of fragmented memories, and held her hand as his phone fell to the floor.
• Lin Feng told Himeko he had always been there, while her dream recalled their life together aboard the Hyperion and his presence at her final moments as a Valkyrie.
• Himeko realized that Lin Feng’s resemblance to the captain in her dreams explained why she had been shaken when he protected her on Herta Space Station.

While Himeko lay unconscious in the hospital, Lin Feng kissed and groped her, unaware she had awakened and was secretly watching him. After he left, Himeko resolved to keep the incident secret, while Lin Feng planned to confront the person spreading rumors about Asta.

• Himeko dreamed of a past life and felt an inexplicable closeness to Lin Feng as he watched over her in the hospital.
• Lin Feng kissed Himeko and touched her breasts while she pretended to remain unconscious.
• Lin Feng earned 200 Path of Elation simulation points and took photos of Himeko before leaving with a kiss on her cheek.
• After Lin Feng left, Himeko woke fully and decided to keep what happened secret, especially from March 7th.
• Lin Feng returned to his Hibernation Pod compartment and vowed to confront Watermelon Field Chara for spreading rumors about Asta.

Lin Feng traded Himeko photos to Pamela for information about Watermelon Field Chara, learning that he was Richard from the Legal Affairs Department. Lin Feng confronted Richard and forced him to retract his rumors about Asta and leave Herta Space Station.

• Lin Feng showed Pamela some of his photos of Himeko and got her to reveal that Watermelon Field Chara was Richard, a tall, thin employee with black-framed glasses who lingered in the reception hall.
• Lin Feng found Richard in the reception hall and took him to a secluded corner to question him about spreading rumors that Asta was lining her own pockets.
• Richard presented a receipt as evidence, claiming Asta had used her personal account to buy space-station equipment for herself.
• Lin Feng slapped Richard, knocking out several teeth, and told him Asta had paid out of pocket for the equipment.
• Lin Feng ordered Richard to retract the rumors publicly within an hour, restore Asta's reputation, and leave the station, and Richard immediately began posting retractions in the group chats.

Lin Feng put an end to the rumors that Asta had embezzled station funds, and Watermelon Field Chara resigned after Lin Feng confronted him. Lin Feng reassured Asta that the station was safe for now, while Asta resolved to win his heart.

• Watermelon Field Chara admitted that he had fabricated the accusations against Asta, then left the group chat and resigned from Herta Space Station.
• Bill Gaiwa revealed that Lin Feng had confronted Chara and that Chara had returned home after being beaten.
• Lin Feng read the group chat and headed to the Central Control Zone to see Asta.
• Asta thanked Lin Feng for handling the rumors and resolving the Fragmentum crisis.
• Lin Feng said he had defeated the Fragmentum monsters and would keep protecting Herta Space Station.
• Asta admired Lin Feng and vowed to fight for his love.

Asta reflected on everything Lin Feng had done for her and resolved to return his affection, but she accidentally hinted at her feelings before Arlan interrupted them with news that a billion Credits had vanished. Asta claimed she had spent the money as her pocket money, concealing that she had given it to Lin Feng, and Arlan left them alone.

• Asta recalled how Lin Feng had protected her and Herta Space Station, and decided she would do anything to return his affection.
• Lin Feng prepared to leave, but Asta stopped him to thank him and accidentally implied that she knew he had done everything for her.
• Arlan rushed in and reported that about a billion Credits had disappeared from the family's secret-key card.
• Asta admitted she had spent the money and insisted it was her pocket money, while Lin Feng realized the billion Credits were in his pocket.
• Asta sent Arlan back to his Fragmentum cleanup work, and Arlan left, privately guessing she had bought Lin Feng an expensive gift.

Asta brought Lin Feng to a secluded corridor, kissed him, and confessed that she liked him, admitting she had chosen to express her feelings despite knowing he already had other girls by his side. Lin Feng embraced her in response, leaving his answer to her confession unstated.

• Asta led Lin Feng to a quiet warehouse corridor beside the Master Control Cabin to give him a reward.
• Asta asked Lin Feng to close his eyes and kissed him.
• Asta confessed that she dreamed of romance and freedom, and told Lin Feng she liked him despite his other relationships.
• Lin Feng called Asta silly and pulled her into his arms.

Lin Feng accepted Asta’s confession, and the two shared an affectionate moment in the storage corridor. March 7th secretly witnessed them together and was left heartbroken after realizing she loved Lin Feng.

• Lin Feng accepted Asta’s confession and asked her to call him by his name.
• Asta playfully called Lin Feng annoying while telling him that she liked him.
• March 7th watched Lin Feng and Asta from around the end of the storage corridor and realized Asta’s perfume had raised her suspicions for a reason.
• March 7th cried over Lin Feng’s relationship with Asta but held back from confronting her friend.
• March 7th recognized how deeply she loved Lin Feng and wondered whether he and Asta had been close before she awakened him.

March 7th saw Asta kiss Lin Feng and walked away heartbroken, while Lin Feng realized the achievement he earned could lead to a painful romantic rivalry. Asta tried to explain herself to March 7th, but March 7th blocked her, leaving Asta unable to reach her.

• March 7th regretted not confessing to Lin Feng sooner, watched Asta kiss him, and left in tears.
• Lin Feng earned the “The season of White Album was here again” achievement and worried about keeping both Asta and March 7th in his life.
• Lin Feng invited the Astral Express group to dinner and learned from the chat that March 7th was upset and Himeko had awakened.
• Asta received a message from March 7th wishing her happiness and realized March 7th had seen her with Lin Feng.
• Asta tried to explain, but March 7th blocked her before she could send the message.

Asta worried that her confession to Lin Feng had damaged her friendship with March 7th and resolved to win her friend back. After waking, Himeko comforted March 7th as she described seeing Asta and Lin Feng together, while Himeko hid her own familiarity with Lin Feng and suspected he was the captain from her dream.

• Asta fretted over losing either Lin Feng or March 7th and decided to talk things through with March 7th.
• Himeko woke in the Special Medical Department and noticed that March 7th seemed upset.
• March 7th told Himeko that Asta had confessed to Lin Feng and that he had accepted, leaving her heartbroken.
• Himeko accidentally implied she knew Lin Feng, then covered her slip by claiming she could not know someone like him.
• Himeko recalled Lin Feng's visit the previous night and suspected he was the Hyperion captain from her dream.

Himeko helped March 7th recognize that she loved Lin Feng and encouraged her to take the initiative rather than risk regretting her inaction. March 7th accepted her advice and called Himeko her teacher.

• Himeko explained to March 7th that caring about who Lin Feng was with showed she truly liked him.
• March 7th questioned how Himeko knew so much about love, and Himeko claimed she had learned about it from books.
• March 7th worried that Lin Feng might stay on Herta Space Station if he got together with Asta, leaving her no chance to be with him.
• Himeko urged March 7th to fight for Lin Feng and follow her heart so she would not be left with regrets.
• March 7th felt reassured, resolved to face her feelings, and called Himeko her teacher.

Himeko coached March 7th in unconventional ways to win Lin Feng over, while secretly treating her as a test subject for untried romance tactics. Asta arrived to visit Himeko, and March 7th reacted with open displeasure.

• Himeko privately gave March 7th unusual advice for winning Lin Feng's affection, including kicking him, ambushing him at night, and wearing stockings.
• March 7th doubted Himeko's suggestions but eventually resolved to try them and promised to study more if they worked.
• Himeko privately realized her romance techniques were untested and that March 7th was serving as her guinea pig.
• Asta unlocked the Special-Grade Medical Pod and entered to visit Himeko, bringing fruit and drinks.
• Himeko thanked Asta and reflected on her achievements, while March 7th glared at her.