Chapter Summaries

Nocturne accepted a mission to impersonate Kallen and asked about Schicksal after warning that a Valkyrie unit might come to Shinano. Kallen explained the Valkyrie ranks, leaving them to consider that an elite unit—and perhaps an S-rank Valkyrie—could be on its way.

• Nocturne accepted the mission, reasoning that young Otto would not see through her disguise as Kallen within three minutes.
• Nocturne asked Kallen about Schicksal’s Valkyrie forces and headquarters, then warned that a unit might soon arrive in Shinano.
• Nocturne suggested Schicksal had detected the power Hiyoumaru released from the stolen black box and might come to recover it and capture Kallen.
• Kallen explained the four Valkyrie ranks and said the arriving force might consist of A-rank elites, possibly led by an S-rank Valkyrie.
• Nocturne questioned how an S-rank Valkyrie could lead the unit when Kallen believed she was the only one.

Nocturne learned that Schicksal had likely strengthened the former Valkyrie Vice-Captain into an S-rank Valkyrie after Kallen defected. He reasoned that the unit would probably lack Divine Keys, whose wielders and locations were limited.

• Kallen explained that the former Valkyrie Vice-Captain had been close to S-rank strength and was likely enhanced by Schicksal after taking her place as Captain.
• Nocturne asked how many people were in a Valkyrie unit and concluded the mission seemed easier than he had expected.
• Nocturne reasoned that the unit was unlikely to carry Divine Keys because few people could use them and Schicksal possessed only a limited number.
• Nocturne recalled that Judah remained with Schicksal but could only be wielded properly by Kallen, while other Divine Keys belonged to Otto, Welt, the Immortal Chiyuan, and Francis Kaslana, or were lost or unaccounted for.

Kallen explained Heavenly Mandate’s strength and Schicksal HQ’s defenses to Nocturne, who considered using Feather of Ruin to overcome them. The chapter left Nocturne confident that her body could withstand firing it multiple times.

• Kallen estimated that Heavenly Mandate would send more than a dozen A-rank Valkyries and an S-rank captain to the Far Eastern Land to capture her.
• Nocturne asked about Schicksal HQ, and Kallen explained that the three great families supported Heavenly Mandate and that the Apocalypse family led them.
• Kallen described Schicksal HQ as a heavily defended fortress and admitted she could not force her way inside alone.
• Nocturne reasoned that she could unleash Feather of Ruin against the headquarters because she also possessed Kaslana blood.
• Nocturne believed her ice-element abilities and SSS-rank body would let her fire Feather of Ruin several times without dying.

Nocturne learned that Schicksal HQ was not in the sky and grew confident that she could face the organization in this era. The next morning, an armed group of nuns arrived on the Far Eastern coast with an orange-haired woman in silver armor at their head.

• Nocturne asked Kallen whether Schicksal HQ was built in the sky, and Kallen told her it was not.
• Nocturne reflected that Schicksal in this era was far less advanced than it would become under Otto.
• After learning about the current Schicksal, Nocturne grew more confident and expected events to begin soon.
• The next morning, a large ship approached the coast of Echigo Province with more than a dozen armed nuns aboard.
• The nuns watched an orange-haired young woman in silver armor standing at the ship's bow.

Sophia led a group of nuns ashore to capture Kallen Kaslana and recover the Holy relic. She dismissed Eleonore’s defense of Kallen and set out believing that without Judas’s Oath, Kallen would be no match for her.

• Sophia and the nuns landed and prepared to pursue Kallen before nightfall.
• Sophia ordered the group to capture Kallen and recover the Holy relic.
• Eleonore warned that Kallen was formidable and defended her, suggesting she must have had a reason to flee.
• Sophia reprimanded Eleonore for still calling Kallen captain and threatened to expel her from the Valkyrie force.
• Sophia declared that Kallen’s strength depended on Judas’s Oath, which was now at Schicksal HQ.

Sophia prepared to hunt Kallen, confident that the 7th Stigmata gave her the advantage over Kallen without Judas's Oath. She led an elite Valkyrie team toward Shinano Province, guided by an old Honkai scanner.

• Sophia believed she could defeat Kallen without Judas's Oath with the 7th Stigmata in hand.
• The chapter revealed that Heavenly Mandate had given Sophia the 7th Stigmata when she became Valkyrie captain.
• Sophia took out an old Honkai scanner and followed its needle toward Shinano Province.
• More than a dozen elite Valkyries set out with Sophia in formation.

Kallen, Yae Sakura, Mei, and the others escaped the heat by playing in a shallow river, where they decided to catch fish for dinner. The chapter ended as they prepared to compete under rules forbidding supernatural powers.

• Serenade of the Sixth Night kept the others cool in her room during the scorching weather, but they grew restless after spending nearly ten days indoors.
• Yae Sakura observed that the river was drying up because of the drought, while Serenade said they would deal with it later.
• Yae Rin and the others stepped into the shaded river to cool off and splash around.
• Hokushin Mei spotted a fish and tried to catch it with her katana, but missed.
• Yae Sakura proposed a fish-catching contest for dinner, and Kallen set the rule that they could not use supernatural powers.

Nocturne learned that a Schicksal unit was approaching and interrupted the girls’ river outing to prepare for the threat. The group stopped playing as Nocturne confirmed that their enemies would arrive soon.

• The girls caught and cleaned fish in the river while Nocturne watched from the bank.
• A Loyal Ninja Warrior Mortal reported that she had found a group of fifteen near the outskirts: fourteen nuns and a knight leading them.
• The Loyal Ninja Warrior Mortal said the group seemed extremely powerful and would arrive in less than half a shichen.
• Nocturne told the girls to stop playing because enemies from Schicksal were coming.

Nocturne prepared to face the approaching enemies with Kallen and the others, summoning two Titan Mechs through a spatial rift. The summons produced an ordinary Titan and a Titan Berserker, and the group awaited the enemy’s arrival.

• Kallen apologized to Nocturne because the others had come for her, but Nocturne reassured her and promised to protect her.
• Yae Sakura asked where the enemies were, and Nocturne said they were less than an hour away and proposed preparing a gift for them.
• Nocturne used two Titan Mech Summon Cards and opened a large, ominous spatial rift.
• An ordinary Titan Mech and a Titan Berserker emerged from the rift, delighting Nocturne.

Nocturne summoned a Titan Mech and a Titan Berserker from a spatial rift, explaining their abilities and strengths. The others questioned whether the towering mechs were their helpers.

• Nocturne summoned two Titans through a spatial rift, which closed after they emerged.
• Nocturne inspected the Titan Mech and Titan Berserker and noted that both were melee units.
• The others looked at the two towering mechs and asked Nocturne what they were and whether they were helpers.

Nocturne introduced the Valkyrie Terminator Titan Mech, then prepared to surprise the approaching Schicksal Valkyries. Captain Sophia led a group toward Yae Village to capture Kallen, dismissing concerns about the area's powerful Honkai readings.

• Nocturne introduced the Valkyrie Terminator Titan Mech to Kallen and the others.
• Nocturne prepared to have two mechs surprise the Schicksal Valkyries approaching from the northeast.
• A nun warned Captain Sophia that the area had once shown an S-rank Honkai reaction and urged caution.
• Sophia mocked the idea of making a battle plan and continued toward Yae Village to capture Kallen without Judah.

Sophia led the Valkyries through the forest while resenting comparisons to Kallen and wanting to capture her. A steel behemoth attacked Sophia, and Kallen appeared in the branches as the Valkyries recognized the fugitive captain.

• Sophia reflected on how she refused to follow Kallen’s methods or be treated as her replacement.
• Sophia wanted to capture Kallen and bring her back to Schicksal HQ so she could no longer serve as captain.
• A nun warned Sophia of danger, and Sophia dodged as a massive steel behemoth crashed down where she had stood.
• Sophia and the Valkyries warily faced the behemoth and wondered who had targeted them.
• Kallen appeared in a tree and praised Sophia’s reflexes, and the Valkyries recognized her as the criminal Kallen.

Nocturne, mistaken for Kallen Kaslana, faced Sophia, who demanded her surrender and attacked with the 7th Stigmata. Nocturne evaded the strike and stood atop a Titan Berserker as Sophia grew furious at being treated as unimportant.

• Sophia confronted the girl in the tree, called her Kallen Kaslana, and demanded that she surrender.
• The girl recognized Sophia's weapon as the 7th Stigmata and reflected on its appearance and her own stored copy.
• Sophia swung the 7th Stigmata and sent a golden sword aura toward the girl.
• Nocturne jumped onto the Titan Berserker, dodging the attack as it severed the top of the tree.
• Nocturne identified Sophia by name and looked at her, angering Sophia further.

Sophia’s Cross Storm failed to harm Nocturne’s Titan Berserker or Kallen, and Nocturne ordered the mech to attack. The Valkyries charged to capture Kallen, but Nocturne’s disciples and the real Kallen appeared to meet them, leaving the Valkyries confused by the two Kallens.

• Sophia unleashed Cross Storm at the Titan Berserker and Kallen, then worried she might have killed Kallen.
• The Titan Berserker’s energy shield blocked Sophia’s attack without harming Nocturne or Kallen.
• Nocturne ordered the Titan Berserker to crush Sophia and the Valkyries to capture Kallen.
• Sophia commanded the Valkyries to attack, and they charged Nocturne while Nocturne’s disciples and the real Kallen rushed out to confront them.
• The Valkyries saw another Kallen and wondered why two Kallens were present.

Sophia fought the Titan Berserker, exploiting its slow speed until its Shield Counterattack reflected her blow and sent her flying. She recovered and dodged the Berserker’s faster charge, then moved in to attack while it was still recovering from a punch.

• The experienced Valkyries split into two teams and charged Nocturne and Kallen while Sophia faced the Titan Berserker.
• Sophia dodged the Berserker’s slow attacks and struck its back, knocking it down before repeatedly slashing its body.
• Sophia’s finishing blow hit the Berserker’s energy shield, whose Shield Counterattack reflected her attack and blasted her away.
• Sophia recovered, then dodged the Berserker’s suddenly accelerated charge and its punch that cratered the ground.
• Sophia rushed to the Berserker’s side and swung her greatsword while it was still recovering from its attack.

Sophia was badly injured by the Titan Berserker but awakened her inherited Stigmata, healing much of her wounds and transforming her appearance. Nocturne watched the battle and assessed the strength of the Titan Berserker as the others reacted to Sophia’s awakening.

• The Titan Berserker charged up and used a suction force to pull Sophia into range of its super iron fist.
• Sophia used her holy relic and blinking device to avoid the center of the strike, but the blow still sent her flying and left her severely injured.
• Sophia’s Stigmata awakened, turning her hair and eyes golden and healing more than half her wounds.
• Nocturne observed the fight and judged that the Titan Berserker could suppress an S-rank Valkyrie, while ordinary Titan Mechs were vulnerable to Valkyries who discovered their weaknesses.
• The others noticed Sophia’s transformation and realized that her inherited Stigmata had awakened.

Sophia awakened her Stigmata and gained new strength, but Nocturne remained confident that she was not invincible. Sophia then attacked the Titan Berserker with a huge blade of light and followed with a devastating strike that pierced toward its head.

• The chapter explained that Stigmata came from inherited genetic fragments of the previous civilization and that artificial Stigmata were incomplete and dangerous.
• Nocturne was surprised that Sophia had awakened a Stigmata but felt no fear, noting that Kallen had already awakened her own genetic Stigmata.
• Sophia swung a blade of light at the Titan Berserker, but its energy shield deflected the attack into the sky.
• Sophia charged the Titan Berserker, vanished from its fist, and reappeared on its back.
• Sophia used “Judgment · Sacred Verdict!” to bring down a hundred-meter blade of light toward the Titan Berserker’s head, shaking the earth.

Nocturne knocked out the Valkyries while sparing them, then tested Sophia’s awakened Stigmata in a clash of powers. Sophia melted the ice Nocturne’s pistols spread over her and her greatsword, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Sophia paralyzed the Titan Berserker with her awakened strength, and Nocturne became interested in her.
• Nocturne swiftly knocked out four Valkyries without killing them, while Kallen kept the Yae Sakura sisters safe against the others.
• Nocturne summoned Echo of Night and fired two ice ravens at Sophia as she charged with her divine relic greatsword.
• Sophia blocked the shots, but the force nearly disarmed her and the ice soon covered her sword and arms.
• Sophia used “Holy Light: Shine!” to melt the ice with a burst of golden radiance.

Sophia’s Stigmata awakened but left her too exhausted to fight Serenade, and the Valkyries were defeated. Hokushin Mei asked Serenade how to deal with the fallen Valkyries, while the chapter left their fate undecided.

• Sophia used the strength gained from her newly awakened Stigmata to melt the ice, but exhausted herself and could barely stand.
• Serenade approached Sophia, who wondered why the steel beast and the unfamiliar fighters had helped her and why there were two Kallens.
• The Yae Sakura sisters and Hokushin Mei defeated or knocked unconscious the other Valkyries.
• Hokushin Mei reflected on her limits after struggling against two Valkyries and realizing how much stronger the S-rank Valkyrie was.
• Hokushin Mei asked Serenade whether they should kill the defeated Valkyries, and Serenade began to answer.

Nocturne restrained the fifteen Valkyries and brought them to the shrine, where Kallen failed to persuade them to leave the Heavenly Mandate Organization. The Valkyries remained confined, and Nocturne was left with little hope that they would believe the truth about their leaders.

• Nocturne tied up fifteen Valkyries with Honkai Beast material ropes, sealed Sophia's power, and transported them to the shrine.
• Nocturne left the damaged Titan Berserker to repair itself over time.
• Yae Rin brought Nocturne frozen watermelon, and Nocturne invited the unhappy Kallen to join them.
• Kallen told Nocturne that the Valkyries refused to believe her accusations against the Heavenly Mandate Organization and were afraid to betray it.
• Nocturne reflected that the organization had brainwashed most Valkyries, while Kallen had been the only one to resist its inhumane experiments.