Recaps

Luo Li, a laid-back streamer in an apocalypse, watched Castorice’s story in Honkai: Star Rail before Castorice emerged from his screen. He recognized her and asked whether he could touch her, and she warned him of the chill of the River of Souls.

• Luo Li streamed a match, using his C-rank Super-Speed Reaction ability to target an enemy jungler ten times while joking with his viewers.
• After the match, Luo Li opened Honkai: Star Rail and watched the end of Castorice’s story on Amphoreus.
• Luo Li’s computer screen turned into a dark vortex, and Castorice emerged into his room.
• Luo Li recognized Castorice, confirmed he was not dreaming, and hesitated over the danger of her curse of death.
• Luo Li asked Castorice if he could touch her, and she told him not to fear the chill of the River of Souls.

Luo Li used his newly activated system to remove Castorice’s Death Curse by holding her hand, then helped her adjust to his modern world. After Castorice began bathing, Luo Li realized his interrupted livestream had left his viewers confused and messaged them that he would make up the hours tomorrow.

• A system appeared to Luo Li and ordered him to take Castorice’s hand, promising to remove her Death Curse.
• Luo Li held Castorice’s hand, and the curse vanished without harming him.
• Castorice touched a pothos leaf and confirmed that the curse no longer caused plants to wither.
• Luo Li showed Castorice around his home and explained how to use its modern appliances.
• Luo Li lent Castorice clothes and taught her how to use the shower before leaving her to bathe.
• Luo Li found messages from viewers about his vanished livestream and told them he would make up the hours tomorrow.

Luo Li explained to Castorice that vampires had driven the world into an apocalypse and that only five major factions remained. As Castorice adjusted to life in Jiangcheng, Luo Li arranged to order food and buy her clothes, while she confirmed that some of her powers still worked.

• Castorice emerged from the bathroom wearing Luo Li's clothes, and Luo Li gave her a hair dryer.
• Luo Li told Castorice that a vampire outbreak had destroyed the old order, leaving five major factions, including the Longxia Faction, still holding out.
• Luo Li explained that Jiangcheng was a relatively safe city and that ability users fought vampires; Castorice said her connection to the River of Souls was weakened but she could still use some basic powers.
• Luo Li offered to order food and buy Castorice properly fitting clothes, then showed her the food delivery app.
• Castorice curiously examined the food pictures on Luo Li's phone.

Luo Li shared food with Castorice, bought her clothes, and learned that the system offered rewards for romantic quests. He struggled to explain her lack of identity documents, and the system said an identity solution could be unlocked through affection or key quests.

• Luo Li shared braised chicken and rice with Castorice, then bought her clothes and received a 10,000 Longxia Currency reward from the system.
• Luo Li reviewed the system's romantic quests but decided not to pursue them just for their rewards.
• Luo Li told Castorice she had no legal identity in Longxia and would face difficulties traveling or working.
• Luo Li hid Castorice when his landlady arrived, but she spotted Castorice and assumed she was his girlfriend.
• Luo Li asked the system how to resolve Castorice's unregistered status, and it said an identity assistance plan could be unlocked through affection or specific quests.

Luo Li helped Castorice settle into his apartment and asked her to call him by his name. After an awkward call with his mother, he showed Castorice a storage room he planned to clear out for her as a temporary place to stay.

• Luo Li told Castorice that she could call him by his name, and she agreed to call him Luo Li.
• Luo Li answered a call from his mother, who questioned his work and demanded that he find a stable job or a girlfriend before New Year.
• Castorice asked Luo Li what a girlfriend was, and he awkwardly described one as a very close friend.
• Luo Li showed Castorice the apartment and offered to clear out one of the storage rooms so she could have her own space.

Luo Li settled Castorice into his bedroom for the night and tried to sleep on the couch, but strange sounds and a chill came from her room. Castorice stayed awake, sensing that this world’s chaotic aura of death was calling to something.

• Luo Li gave Castorice his bed, reassured his viewers that he was safe, and brushed aside messages from female fans.
• Luo Li gave Castorice earplugs and taught her how to brush her teeth before they went to bed.
• Luo Li heard faint chanting and ice-like sounds from Castorice’s room and felt a chill seep into the living room.
• Castorice remained awake and used a faint blue glow to examine the chaotic aura of death, which she sensed was calling to something.

Luo Li and Castorice shared breakfast, then went shopping for her necessities in Jiangcheng. After Castorice asked why he was so kind to her, Luo Li’s sincerity raised her affection to 41%, earning him a Portable Space ability that let him carry their purchases home effortlessly.

• Castorice cooked breakfast for Luo Li, and his sincere praise increased her affection and earned him a cash reward.
• Luo Li disguised Castorice and took her shopping for bedding, clothes, and other necessities.
• Castorice asked why Luo Li was treating her so well, and he said he wanted to help her adjust to his world.
• Castorice was deeply moved, raising her affection to 41%, and Luo Li received the B-rank Portable Space ability.
• Luo Li stored all their purchases in his new ability, and he and Castorice headed home to set up her room.

Luo Li made Castorice a room of her own, then tried to teach her to use a computer. Their lesson ended in embarrassment when she discovered his collection of fan art and suggestive images of her, leaving her feelings toward him complicated.

• Luo Li cleared out a storage room and worked with Castorice to turn it into her own bedroom.
• Luo Li began teaching Castorice how to use a computer, but she opened a folder filled with fan art and suggestive images of herself.
• Luo Li shut down the computer and explained that the images were fictional fan works, not things Castorice had actually done.
• Castorice stopped Luo Li from deleting the collection, and her embarrassment eased into a complicated fondness for him.
• Luo Li hurriedly switched to teaching Castorice how to use a phone and resolved to hide his collection more securely.

Luo Li learned from Yang Shan that sheltering someone without legal identity could lead to severe punishment and that Castorice might be detained and sent to work in an outlying region if discovered. He resolved to keep her existence hidden while finding a way to legitimize her identity.

• Luo Li resumed streaming while keeping Castorice off camera and concealed from his viewers.
• Yang Shan invited Luo Li to dinner at Old Wang Barbecue, and Luo Li told Castorice he would be out for the evening.
• At dinner, Yang Shan warned Luo Li that anyone sheltering an undocumented person could face punishment, while the person might be quarantined, investigated, and sent to a shelter or labor assignment.
• Luo Li returned home troubled by the danger Castorice faced and resolved to find a solution before anyone discovered her.
• The system detected Luo Li’s protective intent and raised Castorice’s affection to 47%.

Luo Li and Castorice shared breakfast before he showed her how to use his phone, which fascinated her. He promised to buy her a phone once she had identity documents, and she eagerly accepted his offer to borrow his in the meantime.

• Luo Li woke in his own bed and made breakfast with Castorice, who helped wash the dishes afterward.
• Luo Li checked his dwindling savings and worried about the cost of replacing his aging phone.
• Luo Li showed Castorice the phone’s basic functions and took a photo of her, deepening her curiosity about the device.
• Luo Li promised to buy Castorice a new phone once she had an ID card and household registration, and her affection for him rose to 52%.
• Castorice asked to borrow Luo Li’s phone to learn more about the world, and he gladly handed it to her.

Qingqiu Ze visited Luo Li and shared a cheesy, energetic confession song he had written about Castorice. After discussing the dangers facing patrol teams and Qingqiu Ze’s reluctance to join them, Luo Li saw him off, and Castorice asked whether Luo Li could hype chant too.

• Qingqiu Ze arrived at Luo Li’s home and was stunned to see Castorice, whom Luo Li introduced as his distant cousin.
• Qingqiu Ze played Luo Li a hype-chant song praising Castorice and declaring Luo Li’s love for her, and Luo Li admitted it could work well on his stream.
• Qingqiu Ze told Luo Li that his guild had been working with patrol teams and that vampires had killed two patrol members and badly injured another.
• Qingqiu Ze said he preferred streaming and voice acting to joining the front lines, and Luo Li told him everyone had their own way of living.
• After Qingqiu Ze left, Castorice asked Luo Li about the song’s affectionate lyrics and whether he could hype chant; Luo Li blushed and hurried off to wash the dishes.

After the system revealed that Luo Li could awaken the Path of Remembrance, he learned that doing so required deepening his bond with Castorice through affection, an intimate embrace, and her heartfelt blessing. He resolved to care for her more earnestly, while Castorice noticed his sudden change in attitude.

• Luo Li went to the supermarket, wishing he were stronger and reflecting on his C-rank ability.
• The system unlocked Path Awakening and named Remembrance as Luo Li’s best match, but set demanding conditions tied to Castorice and a safe awakening.
• Luo Li decided to pursue the awakening by deepening his relationship with Castorice.
• Luo Li returned home with groceries and promised Castorice he would work harder to help her adjust and live happily.
• Castorice’s affection for Luo Li rose from 52% to 53%, and she sensed he seemed different.

Luo Li’s attentive care brought him and Castorice closer, and her affection rose as she grew comfortable with his presence. He tried to hug her for ten seconds but she gently escaped after 5.3 seconds, leaving him encouraged by her flustered reaction.

• Luo Li’s extra care around the house made Castorice feel valued, raising her affection to 55%.
• When Castorice spilled water while trying to make flower tea, Luo Li calmly cleaned up, explained the dispenser, and briefly ruffled her hair; her affection rose to 58%.
• Luo Li began finding small excuses for physical contact, and Castorice gradually grew accustomed to his proximity, bringing her affection to 60%.
• Luo Li pretended to stumble on the balcony and pulled Castorice into a half embrace while they hung laundry.
• Castorice gently freed herself after 5.3 seconds and hurried inside, while Luo Li felt disappointed that he had not met the ten-second mission requirement but took her reaction as encouragement.

Luo Li used the system’s identity-rationalization plan to give Castorice a provisional legal identity and registered her temporary residence in Jiangcheng. Castorice’s affection rose to 75%, meeting the first Path Awakening prerequisite, while risks from stricter identity checks remained.

• After their awkward balcony hug, Luo Li and Castorice grew shy around each other, and her affection reached 64%.
• The system offered Luo Li a 24-hour identity-anchoring tool and warned that Castorice’s fabricated identity could fail high-level checks.
• Luo Li explained the plan to Castorice, who agreed to try because she trusted him, raising her affection to 69%.
• Luo Li activated the tool, generated identity information for Castorice, and took her to a community service center.
• A staff member’s scanner accepted Castorice’s identity as an incomplete early archive, and the staff completed her temporary residence registration.
• Castorice thanked Luo Li after receiving her identity card, and her affection rose to 75%, meeting the first Path Awakening prerequisite.

Luo Li secured Castorice’s willing embrace and heartfelt blessing, fulfilling the remaining prerequisites for awakening the Path of Remembrance. As the system began channeling its power, a torrent of memories overwhelmed him, leaving Castorice alarmed.

• Castorice spoke with Luo Li about the lights and stars of their two worlds as he prepared to ask her for a favor.
• Luo Li asked Castorice for a long hug, and she willingly embraced him for more than ten seconds, fulfilling the system’s second prerequisite.
• Luo Li asked Castorice for a heartfelt blessing, and she wished that Amphoreus’s starlight would guide him and that his wish would come true.
• The system announced that all awakening prerequisites were fulfilled and began channeling the Path of Remembrance into Luo Li.
• Luo Li staggered as a torrent of memories flooded his mind, and Castorice cried out in alarm.

Luo Li survived the chaotic influx of Remembrance power and awakened the Path, gaining new abilities and missions from the system. His first attempt at Remembrance Summoning produced a cute but weak Spirit of Remembrance that could store memories and feed on blood.

• Castorice caught Luo Li as the influx of Remembrance memories overwhelmed him, and the system stabilized his consciousness until he awakened the Remembrance Path.
• Luo Li regained his senses, thanked Castorice for supporting him, and her affection increased to 77%.
• The system issued three missions focused on using Remembrance Perception, making a memorable experience with Castorice, and telling her about the origin of his Path power.
• Luo Li summoned a red spherical Spirit of Remembrance using his old mug as a memory-laden medium.
• The Spirit of Remembrance explained that it could store and organize memories and read deeper blood memories, but could only feed on a little ordinary human blood and was too weak to fight vampires.
• Castorice called the Spirit of Remembrance cute, delighting it while Luo Li looked on in disappointment.

Luo Li discovered that three popular clip accounts had turned his livestream mishaps and awkward remarks into viral videos, and learned that his cousin Yu Qian ran one of them. After Yu Qian agreed to edit out his most embarrassing quotes, Luo Li hid the videos from Castorice and took comfort in her concern.

• Luo Li watched a compilation of his gameplay failures from [Did God Li Serve Up a Meal Today?], and his mother recognized him in the video.
• Luo Li watched [Li Bao's Thousand-Layer Tactics] mock his poor performance against a professional support player, then saw [The Li Family's Most Devoted Lover] compile his awkward remarks.
• Yu Qian sent Luo Li the latest video from [The Li Family's Most Devoted Lover], and Luo Li realized his cousin ran the account.
• Luo Li called Yu Qian and begged her not to make a video about Castorice, so Yu Qian replaced his most embarrassing quotes with more ordinary clips.
• Castorice found Luo Li watching a clip of himself and brought him water, while he pretended the video was an academic discussion.

Luo Li completed his first Remembrance mission, then had to explain a meme remix of his stream to a confused Castorice. His accidental use of the word “boyfriend” made her shy, and the chapter ended with them gently holding hands as her affection for him rose to 80%.

• Luo Li read the surface memories of a mug, Castorice’s chair, and her pajamas, completing the mission and receiving mental energy and 5,000 Longxia Currency.
• While Luo Li streamed, Castorice watched a fan-made video that edited his voice into footage of Gatanothor and mistook it for a possible record of him as a monster.
• Luo Li explained that the video was a humorous meme remix, and Castorice understood the joke and giggled.
• Luo Li accidentally called himself Castorice’s boyfriend, leaving them both embarrassed and raising her affection to 80%.
• Luo Li placed his hand over Castorice’s, and she gently curled her fingers around his in response.

Luo Li’s Memory Spirit, Xiao Hong, demanded blood-rich Remembrance Energy and urged him to hunt vampires. After Castorice offered to accompany him, Luo Li agreed to investigate a nearby area for weak vampires, and they prepared to leave.

• Castorice watched clips of Luo Li embarrassing himself online, and his affection score rose to 81%.
• Xiao Hong complained that it was hungry and asked Luo Li to find vampires for it to feed on, but Luo Li refused because of the danger.
• Castorice sensed Xiao Hong’s appeal and offered to go with Luo Li to investigate a nearby area with low-rank vampire activity.
• Luo Li agreed to search only the outskirts for the weakest vampires and ordered them to retreat if anything seemed wrong.
• Castorice summoned her scythe and set out with Luo Li.

Luo Li accompanied Castorice into an abandoned industrial district, where she effortlessly killed several vampires and Xiao Hong absorbed their Remembrance Energy. They returned home with Xiao Hong replenished and Castorice’s affection for Luo Li increased, while Luo Li wondered whether he could bridge the gap between them.

• Castorice killed two dormant D-rank Bloodthirsty Beasts while Luo Li watched from hiding.
• Luo Li followed Castorice deeper into the district, where they encountered three C-rank predators that she swiftly defeated.
• Luo Li summoned Xiao Hong, which absorbed the predators’ Remembrance Energy and grew stronger.
• Luo Li and Castorice returned home, and she recalled that battles in Amphoreus meant the balance had been broken.
• The system reported that Castorice’s affection had risen to 83%, and Luo Li offered to make her warm milk.

Luo Li helped Castorice make her first online purchase, then surprised her with a better hair clip and pothos. Castorice cherished both gifts, her affection for Luo Li rose, and she agreed to experience more firsts with him.

• Luo Li patiently taught Castorice how to shop online, and she ordered a pale purple bow clip and a pothos.
• While Castorice eagerly tracked the delivery, Luo Li bought her a more elaborate amethyst hair clip and a healthier pothos as surprise gifts.
• Castorice happily accepted both the delivered items and Luo Li's upgraded gifts, raising her affection to 88%.
• Luo Li helped Castorice put on the amethyst clip, completing the “Mark of the Bond” mission and improving his [Remembrance Weaving] and Portable Space.
• Luo Li asked Castorice if he could take her to experience other firsts, and she gave a quiet nod.

Luo Li found that his enhanced Remembrance powers sharpened his game sense, but he could not bring himself to tell Castorice that his abilities came from her. After learning that authorities had dismantled the vampire gathering place they had visited, he warned Xiao Hong not to return, while Castorice quietly accepted that Luo Li still had secrets.

• Luo Li used Remembrance Perception while streaming and made better predictions in ranked matches, impressing his viewers.
• After the stream, Luo Li considered the unfinished quest asking him to tell Castorice that his Path power originated from her, then fell asleep without deciding what to say.
• The next morning, Xiao Hong asked to go out foraging, but Luo Li refused and showed it television instead.
• A news report announced that authorities had destroyed the vampire gathering point Luo Li and Castorice had visited, so Luo Li forbade Xiao Hong from returning there.
• Xiao Hong urged Luo Li to confess his secret to Castorice, but he feared changing their relationship and claimed he was only wondering about breakfast.
• Castorice sensed that Luo Li and Xiao Hong had been discussing something, but decided their shared warmth mattered more than his secrets.

Luo Li discovered that Castorice had been leaving notes to reassure herself after repeated dreams of his death, and promised he would never forget her. Their bond raised her affection to 98% and unlocked the awakening conditions for the hidden Path of Finality, which Luo Li resolved to pursue so he could protect her.

• Luo Li noticed Castorice’s increasingly frequent sticky notes carried deep worry and fear, but she initially insisted nothing was wrong.
• Luo Li confronted Castorice on the balcony, and she revealed dreams in which different versions of him died while she watched helplessly.
• Castorice asked Luo Li if he would forget her, and he swore that he never would.
• Castorice took comfort in Luo Li’s promise, and the system raised her affection to 98%, fulfilling the conditions to awaken the Path of Finality.
• Luo Li resolved to become strong enough to defy the futures Castorice had seen and protect her.

After Castorice’s breakdown, Luo Li followed the system’s advice to focus on stabilizing the Remembrance Path while patiently nurturing her affection. A meeting with Yuan Huan at the Ability Users' Guild library sharpened his resolve to grow strong enough to protect Castorice.

• Luo Li carried the sleeping Castorice to her room, then began studying and training the Remembrance Path instead of attempting the dangerous Finality awakening.
• Castorice grew more openly dependent on Luo Li, and his steady companionship raised her affection to 98.1%.
• Luo Li went to the Ability Users' Guild library to seek books about mental energy and rare abilities.
• Yuan Huan recognized Luo Li, noticed that his energy felt different, and warned him that the city was unsettled and he should avoid wandering outside.
• After Yuan Huan left, Luo Li checked out books, gained a little more understanding of the Remembrance Path, and headed home determined to protect Castorice.

Luo Li focused on making Castorice happy rather than chasing an affection increase, and their shared romance movies brought them closer. After they cuddled through a film, Castorice agreed to watch another with him the next day.

• Luo Li continued strengthening his mental power foundation and adopted Castorice's happiness as his guiding principle.
• Castorice became engrossed in romance movies, and Luo Li made watching them together a regular activity.
• While they watched a reunion scene, Luo Li put his arm around Castorice, and she leaned against him.
• After the movie, the system reported that their emotional bond had grown stronger despite no increase in affection percentage.
• Castorice agreed to watch another movie with Luo Li the next day.