Chapter Summaries

Kexi obtained Bloodleaf Viburnum from the vault to treat Jinhsi, then knocked out Albert and secretly entered the Echo collection area to gather energy and take Tidal Rain. The vault alarm sounded as he claimed the blade.

• Albert led Kexi and Selina to the vault’s rare collection and gave them two Bloodleaf Viburnum plants for Jinhsi.
• Kexi knocked Albert unconscious, took his access card, and sent Selina away with Albert and the plants while he continued alone.
• Kexi entered the Echo collection area and absorbed energy from its stored Echoes, raising his system total to 78,000 points.
• Kexi opened the special collection chamber and took Tidal Rain, the blade once used by Saintess Fleurdelys.
• The vault alarm went off as Kexi claimed the blade.

Kexi fought through the Echoes in the Everard Vault, disguised himself as Fractsidus member Scar, and gained enough energy to unlock the Void Halberd. He escaped by piloting Aleph-1 through the vault ceiling and contacted Selina, who confirmed she had the things.

• Kexi broke out of the steel cage and killed Echoes with Tidal Rain, earning energy.
• Kexi put Phoebe's stocking over his face and claimed to be Scar of the Fractsidus when Matteo confronted him.
• Matteo called for reinforcements, while Kexi kept fighting Echoes until he reached 100,000 energy and unlocked the Void Halberd.
• Kexi summoned Aleph-1, climbed inside, and used the Void Halberd to break through the vault ceiling.
• Kexi contacted Selina from the mech, and she told him she had the things.

Kexi reunited with Selina after she feared he had been hurt, but rejected her romantic feelings and told her she had overstepped. Selina agreed to keep their relationship professional and arranged to meet Baizhi about Magistrate Jin's injuries.

• Selina rushed to Kexi and blamed herself for failing to protect him, but he reassured her that he trusted her for who she was, not for her strength.
• Selina hinted at wanting a closer relationship, and Kexi accused her of trying to avoid repaying the money he had lent her.
• Selina asked why Kexi could be involved with other women but not with her, and Kexi sternly told her she had overstepped.
• Selina accepted Kexi's rebuke without arguing and contacted Baizhi to arrange a meeting about Magistrate Jin's injuries.
• Kexi sensed Selina was hurt, but decided he had to keep their relationship professional and told her to go with him.

Selina resolved to make herself indispensable to Kexi while hiding her desire to stay by his side. At Carlotta’s office, a vault intruder called Scar escaped in the same mech Kexi had used, leading Zani to identify him as Kexi and propose killing him.

• Selina decided to become Kexi’s indispensable secretary so she could remain beside him, and she told him she had been thinking about the meeting with Baizhi.
• Carlotta recalled Zani from vacation, telling her that Montelli could not do without its finest employee.
• A messenger reported that Scar of the Fractsidus had broken into the Everard Vault and overwhelmed its Echo guards.
• Carlotta ordered Matteo notified and the Hetero Armament activated, then watched Scar escape in a red-and-black mech.
• Carlotta recognized the mech as the one Kexi had used to flee the reception, and Zani concluded that Kexi was the intruder and called for his execution.

Carlotta decided to cover for Kexi after he looted the Everard Vault, despite the damage it would cause Montelli. Luna overheard Carlotta say she loved her younger brother to death and spread the gossip before Carlotta confronted the manor staff over its security failure.

• Carlotta told Zani to destroy the Everard Vault’s cameras and argued that protecting her family mattered more than enforcing Montelli’s oath.
• Luna overheard Carlotta confess she loved Kexi too much and messaged Jietawi to spread the gossip.
• Carlotta deleted the vault’s surveillance footage and planned to blame Scar of the Fractsidus for the theft.
• Carlotta addressed the Montelli staff at the morning meeting and berated them for failing to stop the manor’s infiltration and bombing.
• Luna told Jietawi that Carlotta’s love for Kexi was true, then joked with her about Kexi’s description of Yordles.

Kexi met Baizhi with Selina and persuaded her to help him see Jinhsi so he could prove he had been framed. Baizhi arranged a brief meeting for the next afternoon, while Selina struggled to contain her jealousy after Baizhi hugged Kexi.

• Selina showed Baizhi two jars of Bloodleaf Viburnum, and Kexi joined them at the café.
• Kexi told Baizhi that Christopher had used a fake of him to attack Jinhsi, and Selina confirmed Kexi's account.
• Baizhi agreed to take the medicine and arrange for Kexi to see Jinhsi for ten minutes the next afternoon.
• Baizhi asked Kexi what he had written in his letter to her, but he could not remember; she hugged him and thanked him.
• Selina suppressed violent thoughts about Baizhi and offered to plan the route and meeting arrangements for Kexi.

Kexi used Selina’s portal to sneak into the hotel and meet the injured Jinhsi, who confirmed that she knew an impostor had attacked her. Jinhsi refused to clear Kexi’s name and revealed that she wanted him.

• Selina distracted the guards by opening a portal into Baizhi’s room for Kexi.
• Kexi followed Selina’s directions through the hotel and quietly entered Jinhsi’s room.
• Kexi told Jinhsi that Christopher’s impostor had stabbed her and framed him.
• Jinhsi said she had known the attacker was not Kexi, but refused to take down the wanted posters.
• Changli heard Kexi’s voice outside Jinhsi’s room and stopped before opening the door.
• Jinhsi told Kexi she wanted him.