Chapter Summaries

Bai You woke up clinging to Varesa after they slept together and shared a tender, teasing conversation in bed. They agreed to take turns holding each other while they slept and stayed cuddled together.

• Bai You awoke with her arms and legs wrapped around Varesa and blushed when she realized Varesa had been watching her.
• Varesa teased Bai You about holding her all night, then pulled her close when Bai You tried to hide.
• Bai You completed her daily check-in and received a Moon Fragment.
• Bai You and Varesa exchanged affectionate words and agreed to take turns holding each other while they slept.
• Bai You and Varesa stayed snuggled together in bed instead of getting up.

Bai You learned that the Moon Fragment could temporarily restore Columbina's strength and ease Teyvat's rejection, but that Columbina had to discover and accept her true name herself. Varesa helped Bai You get ready for breakfast, while Bai You kept thinking about the fragment.

• Varesa and Bai You got out of bed after hearing Odette baking downstairs.
• Bai You asked the system about the Moon Fragment and learned it held Lunar Authority that could restore some of Columbina's strength and lessen Teyvat's rejection.
• The system warned Bai You that Columbina had to discover and accept her true name herself, or she might lose her only anchor in Teyvat and fade away.
• Varesa found Bai You lost in thought, urged her to wash up, and helped comb her hair into pigtails.

Bai You shared a playful breakfast with Varesa, Odette, and Columbina, then waited until she was alone with Columbina to give her something. The chapter ended as Bai You prepared to reveal what she had brought.

• Varesa helped Bai You get ready, and they hurried downstairs when the smell of fresh bread made Bai You hungry.
• Odette explained that she had baked bread because Columbina liked it, and Columbina praised it warmly.
• Varesa fed Bai You an egg tart, and Bai You shyly offered one to Varesa in return.
• Odette sent Varesa to help wash the dishes, leaving Bai You alone with Columbina.
• Bai You moved closer to Columbina and said she had something for her.

Bai You gave Columbina the moon-marked fragment, which Columbina recognized, and asked her to keep their exchange secret. While Varesa took Bai You to decorate Tide Song Cavern, Dottore noticed an unexpected pause in the decline of Columbina’s power and began investigating Bai You.

• Bai You gave Columbina the fragment, and Columbina recognized its presence as the distant crescent moon in the sky.
• Bai You said she could not yet reveal where the fragment came from and asked Columbina to keep it secret from Varesa and Odette.
• Odette asked Columbina to guide the rehearsal for the next day’s public performance, while Varesa volunteered to decorate Tide Song Cavern with Bai You.
• Varesa bundled Bai You up, and the two left the theater to buy decorating materials.
• Dottore saw that Columbina’s steadily declining power had briefly recovered and identified the new Twelfth Seat, Bai You, as a person to investigate.

Dottore identified Bai You as a mysterious new Harbinger whose power might reverse Existence Correction, and watched her location with fascination. Meanwhile, Varesa took Bai You shopping, and the chapter left them choosing a cat-patterned quilt together.

• Dottore reviewed Bai You's file, including her unexplained power and the punch that sent Tartaglia through a palace wall.
• Dottore tracked Bai You's location and resolved to study her as a possible key to reversing Existence Correction.
• Varesa took Bai You to a shopping mall, where Bai You explored the snack section and Varesa filled their cart with treats.
• Varesa and Bai You shared frozen pear at a sampling counter, teasing and feeding each other.
• Varesa brought Bai You to the home goods section, where Bai You found a soft quilt printed with cats and Varesa compared her to the sleeping kittens.

Bai You and Varesa bought decorations and supplies for their cave, while Bai You remembered a candy that could turn her into a cat and privately planned to try it there. When their purchases overwhelmed the cart, Bai You revealed that her spatial ability could store items, and the two headed to the train station with everything put away.

• Bai You remembered her Cat Transformation Candy and imagined turning into a kitten at the cave, then chose a kitten quilt to share with Varesa.
• Bai You and Varesa bought lamps, lights, cushions, a rug, other supplies, and two lilies for the cave.
• Varesa fed Bai You sugar-roasted chestnuts while they rested during their shopping trip.
• Bai You used her spatial ability to make the overflowing cartful of purchases disappear, then demonstrated the ability with a bag of candy.
• Varesa hugged Bai You and took her hand, and they set off for the train station.

On the train to Tide Song Cavern, Bai You received a system warning that Dottore was approaching and learned she had less than a 1% chance of beating him in direct combat. The system gave her an emergency skill capable of striking any locked-on target, but using it would leave her comatose for forty-eight hours; the chapter ended with Bai You holding close to Varesa as the unseen danger drew nearer.

• Varesa and Bai You boarded a train, and Bai You grew sleepy as she watched the snowy landscape pass.
• The system suddenly warned Bai You that Dottore, the second Fatui Harbinger, was approaching and that her chance of winning was under 1%.
• The system activated its emergency protocol and granted Bai You Primordial: Annihilation Strike, which guaranteed a hit but caused a forty-eight-hour coma after use.
• Bai You questioned the system about the danger and her odds, and it told her that she was not skilled enough to use her powers fully.
• Bai You settled against Varesa and braced herself as the train continued toward Tide Song Cavern and the danger ahead.

Columbina sensed that Bai You and Varesa were in danger and hurried to seek help as they arrived at a snowy grotto. The Doctor confronted them and asked Bai You to come to his laboratory for experiments.

• Columbina detected a powerful threat approaching Bai You and Varesa, then left with Odette and asked her to inform Capitano.
• Bai You and Varesa got off the train and walked through the snowy woods toward the grotto.
• Bai You learned that the Doctor was waiting near the grotto entrance and told Varesa to stay behind her.
• The Doctor emerged from the grotto, introduced himself to Bai You and Varesa, and offered to take Bai You to his laboratory for experiments.

Bai You unleashed Primordial: Annihilation Strike against Dottore, destroying him and tearing open the False Sky, but took his fatal attack while protecting Varesa. The chapter ended with Varesa holding Bai You’s apparently lifeless body as the system joked that she would sleep for two days.

• Bai You fought Dottore with water attacks, but he countered her and pinned her with lightning.
• Bai You used Primordial: Annihilation Strike, breaking Dottore’s defenses and forcing him to attack Varesa in desperation.
• Bai You teleported in front of Varesa with the Bond Necklace and took Dottore’s black spear, then confessed that she liked Varesa before losing consciousness.
• Bai You’s strike annihilated Dottore and tore through the cave roof, cracking the False Sky and drawing the attention of Columbina, the Tsaritsa of Ice, and others.
• Varesa cradled Bai You’s unresponsive body and cried out as the system remarked that Bai You would sleep for two days.

After Bai You took a fatal blow to protect Varesa, Varesa grieved over her apparently lifeless body while the system told Bai You she was only unconscious. Columbina could not revive Bai You, so Varesa decided to take her home, while Capitano set out to respond to the crisis.

• Bai You's consciousness faded as the system told her that it would keep her alive after she exhausted her power and suffered the blow.
• Odette warned Capitano that Columbina needed help, and he headed toward the dark red rift in the sky.
• Columbina reached Varesa and used Lunar Authority to examine and treat Bai You, but found no sign of life and apologized.
• Varesa clutched Bai You and, after breaking down in grief, said she would take her home.
• The system told the unconscious Bai You it would try to wake her early so she could wipe Varesa's tears.

Capitano arrived after Dottore’s ambush and confirmed Bai You’s body showed no sign of life, while Varesa and Columbina took her away. Searching the battlefield with his soul-sensing ability, Capitano found a shattered remnant of Dottore’s soul but no trace of Bai You’s, leaving him convinced something was wrong with her apparent death.

• Capitano arrived at the mountain hollow and learned from Columbina that Dottore had ambushed Bai You to take her for experiments, and that Bai You and Dottore had fought.
• Capitano examined Bai You and found no sign of life, then bowed to apologize for arriving too late.
• Columbina supported Varesa as she carried Bai You away, while Capitano stayed behind to investigate.
• Capitano sensed a badly shattered remnant of Dottore’s soul but could not detect Bai You’s soul anywhere.
• Capitano wondered whether Bai You’s final attack had broken the False Sky and questioned why her soul had vanished without a trace.

Varesa and Columbina returned to the theater carrying Bai You, who had died after Dottore targeted her. Varesa refused to accept the loss and cared for Bai You while Columbina led Odette away; the chapter ended with snow falling over Snezhnaya.

• Odette waited anxiously at the theater until Columbina and Varesa arrived carrying Bai You.
• Odette realized Bai You was cold and no longer breathing, and Columbina explained that Dottore had targeted her and that their attempts to save her had failed.
• Varesa changed Bai You into clean pajamas, warmed her hands, and spoke as though she were only asleep.
• Columbina stopped Odette from interrupting Varesa, tried Lunar Authority on Bai You once more without effect, and led Odette away.

Columbina and Odette learned from Capitano that Bai You’s soul had vanished without any trace of death, leaving open the possibility that she could return. Capitano took charge of investigating her missing soul and Dottore, while the women stayed to protect Bai You’s body.

• Odette asked Columbina whether anything could be done for Bai You, and Columbina admitted she had checked again because she hoped for a lucky result.
• A theater employee told Columbina and Odette that Capitano had arrived alone, and they invited him inside to talk.
• Capitano explained that he had detected a remnant of Dottore’s soul in the cavern but found no trace of Bai You’s soul, either in her body or nearby.
• Capitano said Bai You’s soul might be hidden or somewhere beyond his ability to detect, so they could not consider her dead while there was no sign it had dissipated.
• Columbina asked Capitano and Odette not to tell Varesa until they had concrete evidence, and Capitano promised to investigate while they protected Bai You’s body.
• Capitano left into the snowy night, and Columbina and Odette resolved to keep watch over Bai You in case her soul returned.

Varesa sat beside Bai You, believing she was dead, until her final tear became a blue pearl and Bai You began to wake. Bai You opened her eyes as Varesa kissed her, but she could only make a muffled sound.

• Varesa held Bai You's hand and recalled their time together, pleading with her to wake up.
• Varesa's grief overcame her, and she cried until her last tear became a blue pearl that landed between Bai You's brows.
• Varesa kissed Bai You and whispered that she liked her too.
• The system opened a way for Bai You to wake early, and a crack formed in the sealed core of her consciousness.
• Bai You heard Varesa crying, opened her eyes, and realized Varesa was kissing her.

Bai You woke from her day-long unconsciousness, and Varesa, Columbina, and Odette rejoiced at her return. The chapter ended with Bai You falling asleep again in Varesa’s arms, while Varesa promised to stay beside her.

• Bai You opened her eyes and told Varesa she could barely breathe.
• Varesa confirmed Bai You was alive and embraced her, crying with relief.
• Varesa called Columbina and Odette upstairs to tell them Bai You had awakened.
• Odette and Columbina saw that Bai You was awake, and Columbina sensed life in her with Lunar Authority.
• Odette went to make porridge while Varesa held Bai You, who soon grew sleepy again.
• Bai You said she would wake when Varesa called, and Varesa promised to sleep beside her.

Bai You recovered after waking and fell asleep in Varesa’s arms while Columbina sent an urgent update to Capitano. After learning Bai You had awakened, the Tsaritsa decided to meet her in person once she had recovered.

• Varesa held Bai You as she quickly fell asleep, and Varesa soon fell asleep beside her.
• Odette brought congee upstairs, and Columbina used Lunar Authority to help Bai You and Varesa recover before sending Capitano an urgent letter.
• Capitano reported to the Tsaritsa that Dottore had attacked Bai You, whose final strike had destroyed his segment and possibly torn open the False Sky.
• The Tsaritsa ordered The Jester to make Dottore erase his other segments and said she would deal with Dottore herself.
• Columbina’s letter arrived with news that Bai You had awakened, and the Tsaritsa said she would meet Bai You after she recovered.

Bai You recovered enough to wake hungry, and Varesa cared for her while they talked about the danger she had faced and the secrets she had kept. After Bai You joined Odette and Columbina by the fire, the group agreed to postpone the performance until she had recovered, and Varesa carried her back upstairs when she grew sleepy.

• Bai You woke hungry, and Varesa fed her warm porridge while keeping her comfortable.
• Bai You apologized for frightening Varesa and explained her Harbinger position, Columbina's visit, and why The Doctor had attacked.
• Varesa told Bai You to discuss dangerous matters with her in the future, and Bai You promised to listen.
• Varesa carried Bai You downstairs to sit with Odette and Columbina, where Odette brought them hot drinks and snacks.
• Odette said the performance had been postponed until Bai You recovered, and Bai You promised to watch and bring flowers.
• Bai You grew sleepy by the fireplace, so Varesa carried her upstairs while Odette stayed behind to tidy up.

Varesa bathed the sleepy Bai You and prepared a clean bed and clothes for her. While alone in the tub, Bai You transformed her legs into a fish tail, and Varesa washed it before carrying her out of the bath.

• Varesa placed Bai You in a warm bath, then changed the bedding and fetched clean clothes.
• Bai You remembered she could turn into a fish and transformed her legs into a pale blue, moon-white fish tail.
• Varesa returned and washed Bai You's hair and tail while Bai You giggled and splashed water onto her sleeve.
• Bai You changed back into legs, asked Varesa to carry her, and Varesa wrapped her in a bath towel.

After Bai You woke early from her battle injuries, Varesa explained that a pearl had formed from her tears and gave it to Bai You as a keepsake. In Snezhnaya, Pierro ordered Dottore to eliminate his remaining segments and warned him to stay away from Bai You, while Dottore turned his attention back to Sumeru.

• Bai You found a blue pearl in the bed and asked the system why she had awakened early and survived the Doctor’s final attack.
• The system said Varesa’s Water Nymph companion had helped Bai You wake early, and that it had saved her life at the cost of a future check-in reward.
• Varesa explained that the pearl had formed from her last tear while she feared Bai You was dead, then made it into a necklace and gave it to her.
• Varesa kissed Bai You, who blushed and hid under the covers before falling asleep in her arms.
• Pierro delivered the Tsaritsa’s order for Dottore to destroy his segments and warned him not to meddle in Bai You’s affairs or deviate from the Sumeru plan.
• Dottore confirmed that his segments were gone and resumed preparing experiments in Sumeru, saying he and Bai You would meet again someday.

Varesa and Bai You woke up cuddling, and Varesa teased Bai You about drooling on her pajamas before promising to hold her for a lifetime. Odette interrupted them with news that the Tsaritsa had arrived in person and asked for Bai You, leaving them rushing to get dressed and meet her.

• Varesa woke and found that Bai You had drooled on her pajamas while sleeping.
• Bai You denied drooling, then cuddled back into Varesa's arms and asked to stay there for a lifetime.
• Odette urgently told Varesa and Bai You that the Tsaritsa of Ice had arrived and requested Bai You by name.
• Varesa helped the flustered Bai You get dressed and fixed her hair so they could hurry to meet the Tsaritsa.