Chapter Summaries

Bai You woke beside Varesa and discovered she could manifest cat ears and a tail while human. Varesa reacted with curiosity and affection, reassuring Bai You that she liked her in every form and leaving them cuddling together.

• Bai You quietly manifested a pair of cat ears while pretending to sleep beside Varesa.
• Varesa woke, touched Bai You's ears, and asked about her new ability as Bai You admitted she could also grow a tail.
• Bai You revealed her fluffy tail, which curled around Varesa's finger when Varesa touched it.
• Varesa called Bai You cute and told her she still liked her whether she was a cat, human, or both.
• Bai You blushed and snuggled into Varesa's embrace as they stayed together in the morning light.

Bai You used her recovered ability to give Varesa cat ears and a tail, and the two played together before going downstairs. They met Columbina and Odette, who were surprised to see Varesa transformed as well.

• Bai You asked Varesa if she wanted cat ears and a tail, and Varesa agreed.
• Bai You used her ability to give Varesa pale cyan cat ears and a fluffy tail, and Varesa explored the new sensations.
• Bai You and Varesa stroked each other's ears and tails, then went downstairs still transformed.
• Columbina and Odette noticed the pair; both were surprised to see Varesa with cat ears and a tail.

Bai You helped Columbina and Odette transform into catgirls, joining Bai You and Varesa as the four sat together by the fireplace. Columbina suggested they become kittens too, while a tsundere Harbinger elsewhere remained unaware of what was happening.

• Bai You explained that she could help others transform as long as they did not resist.
• Columbina asked Bai You to transform her, and gained pale purple cat ears and a fluffy tail.
• Odette asked for a turn and gained blue-and-white cat ears and a matching tail.
• Columbina, Odette, Varesa, and Bai You gathered by the fireplace and enjoyed their tails.
• Columbina called them four little kittens, and Bai You suggested transforming into kittens like she had the day before.
• A tsundere Harbinger elsewhere remained unaware that the person she longed for had already...

Lumine woke on a beach in Mondstadt after the unknown god separated her from her brother, and she set out to find him. After rescuing Paimon from the sea, Lumine accepted her offer to be a guide, and they headed toward the City of Mondstadt.

• Lumine remembered how the unknown god had taken her brother and resolved to find him.
• Lumine spotted a small figure struggling in the water and reeled her in with a fishing rod.
• Lumine discovered the figure was Paimon, who thanked her for saving her.
• Paimon offered to guide Lumine and pointed her toward Mondstadt, where the Knights of Favonius might help find her brother.

Bai You watched Varesa get ready for the theater performance and was captivated by her makeup. Varesa coaxed Bai You into sitting for a makeover and began styling her hair backstage.

• Bai You woke from a nap in Varesa's arms as evening approached, and the four of them headed to the theater for Varesa and Odette's performance.
• Odette led Varesa, Columbina, and Bai You through the busy backstage area to their dressing room.
• Bai You watched Varesa apply subtle makeup and struggled to explain how beautiful she looked when Varesa teased her.
• Varesa invited Bai You to try makeup, and Bai You reluctantly agreed despite not performing that night.
• Varesa combed Bai You's white hair, braided part of it, and arranged it into ribbon-tied twin tails.

Varesa finished Bai You’s delicate makeup, and Bai You and Columbina took their reserved front-row seats as Varesa and Odette prepared to perform. The hall fell quiet as the performance was about to begin.

• Varesa applied subtle makeup to Bai You, who blushed when Columbina praised her appearance.
• A staff member announced that the performance would start in ten minutes, and Odette and Varesa prepared in their performance outfits.
• Varesa and Odette left for backstage while Columbina took Bai You to their seats by the stage.
• The audience settled as the hall lights dimmed and the conversation stopped.

Varesa and Odette's performance captivated the audience, while Sandrone watched Columbina and Bai You together and grew jealous despite denying it. After the show, Sandrone confronted Columbina about staying, and Columbina's enthusiasm for the company left Sandrone visibly hurt and confused.

• Varesa sang and Odette danced through a moving performance that earned thunderous applause, leaving Bai You spellbound.
• Sandrone watched Columbina sit close to Bai You and grew irritated, telling herself she was only worried about her friend.
• After the performance, Sandrone arrived and Columbina happily took her hand and praised the show.
• Sandrone asked when Columbina would return, and Columbina said she wanted to stay because the place was lively and she enjoyed spending time with Bai You, Varesa, and Odette.
• Sandrone pulled her hand away and denied being angry when Columbina asked, while Bai You watched the exchange with amusement.

Bai You joined Varesa in the dressing room after her performance, where they teased each other and exchanged kisses on the cheek. They discovered matching lip prints in the mirror and laughed together with Odette.

• Bai You left Columbina and Sandrone and went to find Varesa in the dressing room.
• Odette teased Bai You for watching Varesa throughout the performance, and Bai You blushed while praising Varesa's singing.
• Varesa kissed Bai You on the cheek as a reward for listening attentively.
• Bai You kissed Varesa's cheek in return and whispered that they were even.
• Odette pointed out their lip prints, and Bai You and Varesa laughed together as Odette smiled.

Sandrone visited the theater and told Columbina to return to Snezhnaya City, and Columbina agreed to leave the next day. Varesa, Odette, and Bai You planned to make her a big breakfast, and the chapter ended as Odette enlisted the others to help prepare it.

• Varesa, Odette, and Bai You found Columbina speaking with Sandrone at the theater.
• Sandrone told Columbina to return to Snezhnaya City, and Columbina agreed to leave the next day.
• Sandrone addressed Bai You as the “Water Nymph” and apologized for disturbing her private time before leaving.
• Columbina thanked Varesa, Odette, and Bai You for her happy visit.
• Varesa suggested making a big breakfast to see Columbina off the next morning.
• Odette began preparing breakfast, then asked Varesa and Bai You to help.

Bai You, Varesa, and Odette prepared a lavish farewell breakfast for Columbina, then watched her leave. As their quiet routine resumed, Bai You remembered that Lumine had arrived near Mondstadt and suggested a trip there to Varesa.

• Bai You, Varesa, and Odette cooked an elaborate breakfast to send Columbina off.
• Columbina thanked and hugged each of them before leaving with the dry bread Bai You had packed for her.
• The household returned to its peaceful routine after Columbina left.
• Bai You remembered that Lumine had recently awakened near Mondstadt and wondered how events there were unfolding.
• Bai You asked Varesa whether they could visit Mondstadt.

Bai You and Varesa planned a trip to Mondstadt, but Odette declined to join them because she wanted to avoid Rosalyne. Before they could leave in two days, Bai You remembered her Harbinger duties and went with Varesa to report to the Tsaritsa at Snezhnaya Palace.

• Varesa agreed to travel to Mondstadt with Bai You by ship.
• Bai You invited Odette along, but Odette refused because she did not want to run into Rosalyne and asked them to bring back aged apple cider.
• Bai You planned to inform the Tsaritsa of her trip, and Varesa offered to accompany her to the palace gates.
• Bai You and Varesa walked to Snezhnaya Palace, where the guards recognized Bai You as the Lady Water Nymph and let her enter.

Bai You visited the Tsaritsa to tell her she was traveling to Mondstadt, then met Capitano, who gave her some of his origin energy for protection and to help steady her power. Capitano privately reflected on his limited time, his students, and his plans involving Natlan and the Night Kingdom.

• Bai You told the Tsaritsa she was going to Mondstadt, and the Tsaritsa approved her trip and directed her to Pantalone for travel expenses.
• Bai You told Varesa about Capitano's message and went to his office while Varesa waited for her.
• Capitano gave Bai You a ball of his origin energy, explaining that it could protect her and help her control her power.
• After Bai You left, Capitano thought about the energy he had given her, his students, the future of Snezhnaya, and his comrades in Natlan and the Night Kingdom.

Bai You left Snezhnaya Palace carrying the energy Capitano had given her, discovering that it strengthened her control over the elements. She and Varesa arrived at Northland Bank, where Varesa sent Bai You inside alone to meet Pantalone.

• Bai You tested Capitano's ice-blue energy and found it gradually improving her command of all seven elements.
• Bai You told Varesa that the energy made her feel as if someone were going far away and might never return, and Varesa reassured her.
• Bai You and Varesa left the palace and headed through the snow toward Northland Bank.
• Varesa stopped outside Northland Bank, citing the Tsaritsa's verbal order, and told Bai You to go inside alone while she waited at a hot drinks shop.

Bai You visited Pantalone at the Northland Bank to collect funds for her journey to Mondstadt. After completing the official transaction, Pantalone denied involvement in Dottore’s attack and offered personal compensation on Dottore’s behalf.

• Bai You introduced herself to the bank attendant as a Harbinger carrying a message from Her Majesty, and the attendant escorted her to Pantalone.
• Pantalone gave Bai You one million Mora and a voucher for another million at the Mondstadt branch, and she signed a receipt.
• Pantalone told Bai You that he had known nothing about Dottore’s attack and had not helped plan it.
• Pantalone explained that he wanted to separate himself from Dottore’s actions and placed an unrecorded personal pouch of money on the desk as compensation.
• Bai You asked whether Pantalone expected her to take the money and still resent Dottore, and Pantalone said the grudge was between her and Dottore.

Bai You gave Pantalone a pack of system-rewarded cigars, and their extraordinary quality astonished him. After smoking all three, he decided to investigate Bai You’s movements and arrange a generous gift so he could ask her where they came from.

• Bai You checked her storage and found five hundred packs of top-grade cigars and a single-use Object Fusion Device.
• Bai You gave Pantalone a pack of cigars as a return gift before leaving his office.
• Pantalone opened the pack after Bai You left and discovered the cigars surpassed every tobacco in his collection.
• Pantalone carefully smoked all three cigars, then locked the empty box away as an important possession.
• Pantalone ordered someone to investigate Bai You’s route and decided to prepare a generous gift so he could ask her about the cigars before she left for Mondstadt.

Bai You told Varesa and Odette about her meeting with Pantalone at Northland Bank and accepted his apology and payment. That night, Varesa confessed that she had liked Bai You for a long time.

• Bai You met Varesa outside Northland Bank and explained that Pantalone had paid her two million Mora and offered a personal apology for Dottore’s actions.
• Bai You told Varesa that she had given Pantalone cigarettes in return, and they went back to the theater.
• Bai You recounted the meeting to Odette, who agreed that accepting Pantalone’s offer had been appropriate.
• Bai You invited Odette to join their trip to Mondstadt, but Odette declined and asked them to bring back some local brew.
• After dinner and an opera, Varesa told Bai You that she had liked her for a long time.

Varesa and Bai You confessed their feelings and shared a kiss, then Bai You used her talent to give Varesa cat ears and a tail. Varesa teased Bai You as her fish, and Bai You willingly let herself be held.

• Varesa told Bai You she had fallen for her and asked if Bai You liked her too.
• Bai You confessed that she had loved Varesa for a long time, and they kissed.
• Varesa asked Bai You to turn her into a catgirl, and Bai You gave her fluffy ears and a tail.
• Varesa called Bai You her fish and drew close to her, while Bai You said the fish would not run away and belonged to Varesa.

After spending the night together, Varesa cared for the exhausted Bai You and saved their stained bedsheet as a keepsake. In the morning, Varesa carried Bai You downstairs as a kitten, teasing her that they had plenty of days ahead of them.

• Bai You tried to take the lead with Varesa, but Varesa turned the tables and left her exhausted.
• Varesa woke first, tucked Bai You back into bed, and stored the stained bedsheet in a locked box as a keepsake.
• When Bai You woke and noticed the clean sheet, Varesa teased her about the night before.
• Varesa's stomach growled, and Bai You tried to get up so they could go eat but became too dizzy to stand.
• Varesa offered to carry Bai You as a kitten, and Bai You transformed before Varesa carried her downstairs.

Odette prepared breakfast while Varesa and Bai You slept, then went to the dance studio. At the Northland Bank, Pantalone learned Bai You was due to sail for Mondstadt and arranged to delay her ship and give her his lavish yacht, the Star Raft.

• Odette waited for Varesa and Bai You at breakfast, then put away their place settings and went to the dance studio.
• Pantalone’s investigator reported that Bai You and Varesa were scheduled to sail for Mondstadt aboard the White Gull the next morning.
• Pantalone ordered the port authorities to delay the White Gull so Bai You could not board it.
• Pantalone told his butler to ready the Star Raft and transfer ownership of the ship and everything aboard to Bai You.
• Pantalone explained that the gift was worthwhile because he wanted to know the person who had given him the extraordinary cigars.

Sandrone discovered that Pantalone was investigating Bai You and learned that Bai You planned to travel to Mondstadt. After Columbina revealed she wanted to accompany Bai You to protect her, Sandrone decided to go too, claiming she wanted to visit Rosalyne and hold a tea party.

• Sandrone found records showing that Pantalone had researched Bai You and deployed resources at the port for Bai You's trip to Mondstadt.
• Sandrone confronted Columbina about spending time with Bai You, and Columbina said she wanted to travel with Bai You to protect her after the Doctor injured her.
• Sandrone apologized to Columbina and realized Rosalyne was in Mondstadt.
• Sandrone decided to travel to Mondstadt with Columbina, saying she would visit Rosalyne and hold a tea party.