Recaps

Ronava agreed to investigate the disappearances on Tsurumi Island in exchange for Yae Miko giving her the token sealed beneath Tenshukaku. As Ronava and Lin En prepared to leave, she explained her goals and admitted she had chosen to keep him close, telling him not to die.

• Ronava asked Yae Miko for the token Phanes gave Raiden Makoto, and agreed to investigate Tsurumi Island in return.
• Yae Miko arranged a boat for the next morning after explaining that three teams sent to Tsurumi Island had vanished amid worsening fog.
• Lin En and Ronava stayed at Ayato’s residence for the night, and Lin En urged Ronava to eat dinner.
• Ronava showed Lin En how to compress Anemo around his shortsword, helping him form a sharper, nearly transparent wind film.
• Ronava told Lin En that she wanted power both to oppose Phanes and to negotiate with Snezhnaya, then admitted she had chosen him because he wanted to remain in this world and had once taken a blow for her.
• Ronava told Lin En not to die, and the two prepared to leave for Tsurumi Island.

Lin En and Ronava arrived on Tsurumi Island, where thick fog and a strange force weakened Lin En’s Elemental Energy. After encountering Lumine and Paimon, they continued around a mountain and discovered a cave with gravel pushed out from within.

• Lin En and Ronava crossed the fog-covered sea and landed on Tsurumi Island, where they held hands to avoid getting separated in the dense fog.
• Ronava examined an altar and warned Lin En not to touch its jars, but Lin En accidentally broke one, spilling foul-smelling red liquid.
• Lumine and Paimon emerged from the fog and questioned Lin En and Ronava, who then continued deeper into the island.
• Lin En noticed his Elemental Energy weakening as he and Ronava navigated the slippery mountain base, and Ronava told him to conserve his power.
• Lin En spotted a large cave entrance with gravel arranged as if something had pushed it out from inside.

Lin En and Ronava navigated a space-warping Geo formation and reached its formation eye, where Ronava discovered it was drawing power from the Ley Lines and sending it north across a sea. The chapter left them in the chamber as they began to uncover the formation’s purpose.

• Lin En and Ronava realized the passage looped back on itself, and Ronava identified a Geo formation that folded space.
• Lin En used Zhongli’s talisman to absorb Geo and guide them to hidden openings while Ronava broke through the formation’s barriers.
• After nearly an hour of advancing through the warped passages, Lin En and Ronava reached a stone chamber containing the formation eye.
• Lin En weakened by the talisman’s absorption of Geo, and Ronava caught him and told him to rest while she examined the chamber.
• Ronava sensed that the formation eye was drawing power from the Ley Lines and sending it north to a destination beyond a sea.

Lin En and Ronava destroyed the array on Tsurumi Island, but its final signal alerted whoever had built it, and purple haze spread through the island. They sheltered from the fog, where Paimon found them after becoming separated from Lumine, and Ronava agreed to help search for the Traveler under strict conditions.

• Ronava shattered the array's five pillars and core, triggering a final beam of dark red light that warned the array's creator of their presence.
• Lin En and Ronava decided to spend the night in the cave because the fog had thickened and darkness made travel dangerous.
• Rifthounds gathered outside the cave, and Paimon fled into it after being separated from Lumine in the purple haze.
• Ronava drove off the pursuing Rifthounds and explained that the haze was Ley Line power leaking from the damaged array's transmission channels.
• Ronava agreed to look for Lumine if Paimon promised not to interfere in their affairs or reveal their location to the God of Cryo, and she told Lin En he owed her a favor.

Lin En, Ronava, and Paimon crossed a narrow mountain path and fought a monstrous creature with rapidly healing wounds. Ronava destroyed it with a powerful attack but collapsed, and Lin En caught her as they fell into the abyss with Paimon.

• Ronava led Lin En and Paimon along a narrow path above a cliff, and Lin En held her hand while Paimon clung to his clothes.
• A huge monster covered in scarlet eyes attacked them, and Ronava and Lin En struck it while its wounds rapidly healed.
• Lin En severed a row of the monster’s eyes, giving Ronava time to gather black energy and unleash a wave that destroyed the creature and part of the mountain.
• Ronava lost consciousness and fell, and Lin En caught her as Paimon tried and failed to slow their descent.
• Lin En gathered Anemo beneath them to cushion their fall while Ronava’s fingers moved and clutched his clothes.

After falling into a ravine, Lin En and Ronava survived but were badly injured and trapped; he sent Paimon to find the Traveler. Ronava woke and stabilized Lin En’s broken arm as they waited for rescue.

• Lin En checked that Ronava was breathing, gave her a healing pill and candy, and realized they were trapped without food or water.
• With his remaining Anemo, Lin En sent Paimon up the cliff to find the Traveler, then collapsed unconscious.
• Ronava woke and confirmed Lin En had broken his arm and ribs after taking the impact for her; Zhongli’s talisman had shielded him from a fatal injury.
• Ronava used her recovering power to stabilize Lin En’s arm, and he told her he would not die before repaying his favor.
• Lin En wondered how long Paimon would take to return with help.

After surviving the monster in the ravine, Lin En and Ronava waited for Paimon while recovering from their injuries, and Ronava admitted she had feared the monster would hurt him. Paimon returned with Lumine, who helped them escape the ravine, and they decided to head back rather than continue up the mountain.

• Lin En and Ronava rested in the ravine, and Ronava said she had spent several thousand years alone.
• Lin En asked why Ronava had stayed to face the monster, and she admitted she was afraid it would hurt him.
• Paimon returned with Lumine, who checked on Lin En and brought medicine and bandages.
• Ronava treated Lin En's wounds and climbed the cliff, while Lumine carried Lin En up with Anemo.
• Lumine offered to accompany them back because the purple haze and Rifthounds might still pose a danger, and Lin En agreed.

A storm forced Lin En, Ronava, Lumine, and Paimon to shelter in an abandoned cabin on a small island. While they waited for the rain to ease, Ronava kissed Lin En and told him she did not regret having him follow her.

• A sudden storm drove the boats toward a small island, where Lumine led everyone ashore to find shelter.
• Lumine started a fire in an abandoned cabin, and the group waited out the rain while Lin En and Ronava talked about their journey.
• Ronava checked Lin En's injured arm and said it should heal in a few days.
• Ronava kissed Lin En, then told him she did not regret having him follow her.

After returning from Tsurumi Island, Lin En and Ronava reported their findings to Yae Miko and received a mysterious bell connected to Phanes. The chapter left them resting in Inazuma, with Lin En considering taking Ronava to Arataki Itto’s upcoming Onikabuto tournament.

• At dawn, Lin En took Ronava’s hand, and she let him hold it after their kiss the previous night.
• Lumine and Paimon left to report a commission while Lin En and Ronava traveled to the Grand Narukami Shrine.
• Ronava told Yae Miko that the missing people on Tsurumi Island were dead, the monster had been cleared, and six transmission lines remained across Teyvat.
• Yae Miko gave Ronava a dark-gold bell, which Lin En recognized from an illusion on Dragonspine where Istaroth had taken it.
• Ronava said Istaroth might have sent the bell through time because it would be useful on their journey, though she did not know how.
• At an inn in Inazuma City, Lin En heard Arataki Itto announce an Onikabuto tournament in Konda Village and thought he might take Ronava to see it.

Lin En entered Arataki Itto’s Onikabuto tournament with a tiny gray bug that had been perched on his head and unexpectedly defeated Itto’s much larger Red Whirlwind. The chapter ended with Lin En holding the injured but living winner in his palm.

• Arataki Itto challenged Lin En to a match after spotting him in the crowd, and Lin En discovered a tiny Onikabuto on his head.
• Lin En placed the gray Onikabuto in the arena against Itto’s Thunderbolt Invincible Red Whirlwind.
• The gray bug endured Red Whirlwind’s attacks, climbed onto its back, and bit it before returning to face it again.
• The gray bug stood its ground, twisted Red Whirlwind’s horn, and toppled it onto its side.
• Lin En picked up the wounded bug as Paimon and Itto stared in surprise at its victory.

Lin En and Ronava spent the day in Inazuma City after Lin En won Itto’s beetle match, and they learned that Tsurumi Island’s fog had cleared. The day ended at their inn, where Ronava treated Lin En’s nearly healed arm and went to sleep on the floor.

• Lin En released the beetle that beat Itto’s Red Whirlwind, but gave it to Itto when he asked to keep it.
• Lin En and Ronava walked through Konda Village toward Inazuma City and stopped at a food stall, where Lin En bought Ronava the last skewer of Tricolor Dango.
• Lin En and Ronava read the Shogunate Army’s notice that Tsurumi Island was safe again and its missing persons were under investigation.
• Ronava told Lin En that Inazuma had changed greatly since she last visited, when the country was closed off and its people struggled to survive.
• At the inn, Ronava applied medicine to Lin En’s nearly healed wound and lay down on the floor before he could object.

An Abyss invasion struck Inazuma City, and Aether and Asmoday arrived at Tenshukaku to retrieve something before escaping through a portal. Ronava revealed that Asmoday was the Ruler of Space, created alongside her by Phanes, while Lumine was left behind after her brother’s departure.

• Lin En and Ronava rushed toward Tenshukaku as Abyss monsters poured through rifts and the Shogunate Army fought to protect Inazuma City.
• The Raiden Shogun split the dark red rift with her attack, but Aether emerged and shattered the giant eye behind her.
• Aether recognized Ronava as the Ruler of Death, then tried to leave after saying he had what he came for.
• Ronava attacked Aether, but Asmoday blocked her spear and revealed herself as the Ruler of Space, aligned with the Heavenly Principles.
• Asmoday and Aether escaped through a golden portal, leaving Lumine on the roof as the Abyss forces retreated.
• Ronava told Lin En that Phanes had created her and Asmoday together, then wondered what Asmoday was trying to do.

After recovering a small portion of the power from Tsurumi Island’s Celestial Nail, Ronava and Lin En set their sights on Sumeru, where Ronava knew someone who owed her a favor.

• Ronava told Lin En they would return to Tsurumi Island, and they left Inazuma City by boat on the fourth morning.
• Lin En and Ronava reached Tsurumi Island and entered the mountain through a crack left by Ronava’s earlier attack.
• Ronava drew a small portion of power from the Celestial Nail and explained that the nails also sealed Teyvat to keep it habitable for humans.
• Ronava said they would go to Sumeru to meet someone who owed her a favor.

Lin En and Ronava reached Sumeru, where Nahida warned them about a device and danger near the Celestial Nail in Mount Damavand. Ronava accepted a leaf to guide them to the sealed ruins, and the pair settled into an inn in Sumeru City before heading to the desert.

• Lin En found a red longsword Ronava had brought back from near Inazuma's Celestial Nail; it transformed into a bracelet when he touched it.
• Lin En and Ronava sailed to Port Ormos and traveled onward to Sumeru City, where Nahida was waiting for them.
• Nahida told Ronava that people had recently entered Mount Damavand and set up a device near the Celestial Nail, which also restrained Apep and Forbidden Knowledge.
• Nahida gave Ronava a leaf that would guide her through the barrier sealing the ruins, then said Ronava had changed for the better.
• Ronava told Lin En she had helped and taught Nahida after Greater Lord Rukkhadevata fell, but stopped herself from saying something about Lin En.
• Lin En and Ronava decided to rest for a few days at an inn in Sumeru City before going to Mount Damavand.

Lin En and Ronava spent a peaceful day climbing a mountain north of Sumeru City, sharing fruit and enjoying the view. They returned to the inn hand in hand, and Ronava said she had enjoyed the day too, before their planned trip to Mount Damavand.

• Lin En woke to find Ronava on the balcony, and they decided to climb the mountain north of Sumeru City.
• Lin En and Ronava walked through the misty forest, where Ronava admired the flowers and challenged him to guess what she liked.
• At the summit pavilion, Lin En and Ronava shared sour wild fruit, and Ronava admitted she had lied about its taste to make him smile.
• Lin En wove Ronava a flower wreath and placed it on her head, but a Sumeru scholar warned them that picking flowers incurred a fine.
• Lin En and Ronava ran through the flowers, then held hands on the walk back to the inn as the sun set.
• Before sleeping, Lin En asked when they would go to Mount Damavand, and Ronava said she had enjoyed the day too.

Lin En entered a Genius Invokation TCG tournament in Sumeru City, where Cyno defeated him in the third round. He returned to the inn with Ronava, who said they would leave for Mount Damavand the next day, and watched her plan an unusual lunch.

• Lin En registered for the Genius Invokation TCG tournament and won his first two matches.
• Lin En faced Cyno in the third round, made a costly mistake, and lost decisively.
• Cyno told Lin En a joke and called after him about the tournament prizes, but Lin En left.
• Ronava told Lin En she had watched his match and criticized his play before they walked back to the inn.
• Ronava confirmed they would leave for Mount Damavand the next day and planned to cook lunch by combining the ingredients in unexpected ways.

Lin En endured Ronava’s disastrous cooking while they prepared for their journey to Mount Damavand. The next morning, he made her honey-filled bread for breakfast, and she approved of it.

• Ronava combined undercooked potatoes, tomatoes, beef, and eggs into two unappetizing dishes, while Lin En tried to reassure her and ate them.
• Lin En offered to cook for Ronava from then on, and she asked whether he thought her food tasted bad.
• Lin En packed supplies for Mount Damavand and bought more provisions and honey at the market.
• The next morning, Lin En made honey-filled bread with leftover tomatoes and beef, and Ronava said it was delicious.

Lin En and Ronava reached Caravan Ribat, where Ronava stopped two hostile desert caravans from fighting inside the inn. They shared a room for the night and slept beside each other before continuing toward Mount Damavand.

• Lin En and Ronava crossed the desert to Caravan Ribat and rented a room at its inn.
• Lin En offered to cook for Ronava after she said his food tasted better than the inn's meal.
• Abdul and Hassan's caravans argued over the inn and began fighting, damaging furniture and drawing weapons.
• Ronava knocked Hassan's scimitar away with a ray of black light and silenced both caravans with a threat.
• After the caravans camped outside, Ronava invited Lin En to share her bed, and he eventually fell asleep beside her.

Lin En and Ronava crossed the desert to Mount Damavand and found a vast network of excavated tunnels inside. After resting, they prepared to choose a passage, with Lin En picking one based on his luck.

• Lin En woke beside Ronava at the inn, and they checked out and headed west from Caravan Ribat.
• Lin En and Ronava walked through the desert and reached the foot of Mount Damavand.
• Ronava found a narrow fissure in the mountain, and they followed it into a huge underground maze of passages.
• Ronava noticed the tunnels had been excavated but had no memory of the place, so she and Lin En rested while she kept watch.
• Ronava told Lin En to choose a passage, and Lin En picked one just left of center.

Lin En and Ronava confronted Apep’s substitute beneath the desert, where the Dendro Dragon was sealed by the Nail of Retribution. They defeated its body by severing the cavern’s glowing vines, but Apep’s voice returned as the cavern began to shake.

• Lin En and Ronava reached the cavern and found Apep’s dark green substance enveloping the Nail of Retribution.
• Ronava told Apep she intended to take some of Phanes’s power to fight Phanes, but Apep rejected her explanation and attacked.
• Ronava fought Apep’s regenerating substitute while Lin En discovered that the glowing vines throughout the cavern sustained it.
• Lin En cut through the vines as Ronava attacked the substitute, weakening its regeneration.
• Ronava struck the substitute with a blast of black energy, and its body crashed to the ground as the vines went dark.
• Apep’s voice returned, declaring that the fight was not over as the cavern began to tremble.

Ronava and Lin En escaped Mount Damavand as Apep attacked, but Nahida’s phantom intervened and persuaded Apep to stop fighting. After Ronava drew power from the nail, she told Lin En their next destination was Fontaine for a vacation.

• Apep emerged in its true form and attacked Ronava and Lin En, forcing them to flee the collapsing cavern.
• Ronava confronted Apep outside Mount Damavand while Lin En retreated, and Nahida’s phantom appeared from the green leaf.
• Nahida told Apep that Ronava was not its enemy and had lost her authority and been gravely injured.
• Apep stopped attacking and sank into the sand, agreeing that the nail’s removal could benefit it.
• Ronava and Lin En returned to the cavern, where Ronava drew power from the nail and recovered somewhat.
• Ronava told Lin En they would go to Fontaine for a vacation.

After reaching Vourukasha Oasis, Lin En received a system quest to prepare a feast for Ronava and completed it by grilling pork. The reward gave him a third wisp of the Authority of Death and a cultivation technique, leaving him with new abilities as they continued their journey.

• Lin En ran out of water on the way to Vourukasha Oasis, and Ronava shared hers with him.
• Lin En and Ronava reached the oasis, drank from its stream, and Lin En heard the system issue a quest to prepare a feast for Ronava.
• Lin En found mushrooms and caught a moss-covered pig, then prepared grilled pork chops beside the stream.
• Ronava tasted the pork chops and said they were delicious, completing the system quest.
• The system granted Lin En a third wisp of the Authority of Death and the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique, which Lin En realized could return part of an enemy's attack but required lengthy preparation.

Lin En and Ronava crossed from Sumeru into Fontaine, where they rode a cargo ship to the Court of Fontaine. After Charlotte interviewed them as a couple and took their picture, Ronava led Lin En toward the elevator to find a place to stay in Fontaine City.

• Lin En practiced circulating the Authority of Death overnight, then continued north with Ronava toward the border between Sumeru and Fontaine.
• Ronava carried Lin En down the towering cliff in a jump, and they paid a cargo ship captain to take them across the river.
• Lin En admired Fontaine’s scenery as the ship sailed to a harbor on the outskirts of the Court of Fontaine.
• Charlotte approached Lin En and Ronava for an interview about couples’ first impressions of Fontaine, and Ronava agreed to answer her questions.
• Charlotte photographed them together, and Ronava kept the picture before heading with Lin En toward the harbor elevator to find lodging.

Lin En and Ronava arrived in the Court of Fontaine and went out to eat despite a sudden downpour. They met Neuvillette, who invited them to the Palais Mermonia, where Ronava told him she was vacationing.

• Lin En and Ronava rode an aquabus into the Court of Fontaine and found an inn near the station.
• Lin En and Ronava went to a restaurant under one umbrella after rain began falling across the city.
• Lin En and Ronava encountered Neuvillette in a square, and he apologized for bringing the rain.
• Neuvillette invited Lin En and Ronava to the Palais Mermonia and served them hot tea.
• Neuvillette asked Ronava why she had come to Fontaine, and she replied that she was on vacation.

Lin En and Ronava spent a rainy day exploring the Court of Fontaine, visiting the opera house and museum and sharing a brief kiss. As they walked back beside the canal at sunset, Ronava said she had enjoyed the day.

• Lin En and Ronava toured the opera house, where Ronava said she had met Egeria and that the mural did not resemble her.
• After the rain stopped, Ronava helped a child in a plaza, and Lin En kissed her; she took his hand and led him away from the curious crowd.
• Lin En and Ronava tried desserts at a shop, where Ronava said she disliked overly sweet food.
• Lin En and Ronava visited the museum, and Lin En considered buying a Kamera to take pictures during their travels.
• As they walked back along the canal at sunset, Ronava told Lin En she had enjoyed the day.