Arc 2Finality and the New Tavern

Sera led the coalition through a trial against Finality, then returned to Dual-Phase Paradise as Finality’s game and a Holy Grail War unfolded. The stretch left Sera gathering allies and training with Kiana and Fu Hua while Oswald Schneider’s threat remained unresolved.

  • Black Tomb showed the ruined Xianzhou timeline, destroyed the Swarm and corrupted Lightning-Lord, and witnessed Lan become the Wild Hunt before Qlipoth defeated them.
  • Sera brought the Astral Express and other factions together for Terminus’s trial, then joined them in battle against the Herrscher of Finality and endured a confrontation with Seraphis.
  • Sera and Cyrene passed the trial of Binding, gained access to Finality’s authority, and met Kiana Kaslana, who sent Sera back to reality.
  • Sera returned to his timeline, cured Yaoguang’s illness, and watched Stelle depart as Akivili after entrusting him with her ticket.
  • Sera helped establish the World's Beginning Tavern as a refuge and gathering place, but Finality massacred the Fools at the old World's End Tavern and announced a wider game of courage.
  • Sera prepared a shelter for Dual-Phase Paradise, recruited Diamond to act against Oswald Schneider, and helped begin a Holy Grail War by summoning Kiana as his Saber.
  • Sera’s group encountered Weidi, who revealed that Finality had summoned him, while Sera suspected Oswald Schneider and the Shadow of Voracity were the remaining Master and Servant.
  • Sera spent time with his companions, then learned Edge of Taixuan from Kiana and Inch-Punch: Heaven Splitter from Fu Hua before gaming through the night with Kiana and Feiying.
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Ch. 26The Fallen Xianzhou

Sera warned Yaoguang that a future Jingliu would return as a Lord Ravager and that the Xianzhou could become part of a godly war. A live broadcast from Black Tomb then showed the Xianzhou overrun by the Swarm, and Black Tomb destroyed the infestation’s source before a colossal god appeared among the stars.

  • Sera told Yaoguang that Jingliu would return to the Luofu as a Lord Ravager carrying the divine remains of Propagation, potentially triggering a war between gods.
  • Sera contacted Black Tomb, who revealed that the Xianzhou in her timeline had become Propagation bugs and that she was destroying the Swarm.
  • Black Tomb broadcast the ruined Xianzhou ships and the Swarm attacking the fleet as Asta ordered the ships to retreat.
  • Black Tomb used the Anti-Propagation Equation to consume the pursuing Swarm, then attacked the corrupted purple Lightning-Lord with repeated ultimate attacks until it died.
  • Black Tomb detected sharply rising Path energy fluctuations and saw a colossal figure appear among the stars.

Ch. 27I Didn't Lie

Lan succumbed to contamination and became the Wild Hunt, but Qlipoth defeated them after Xipe took the restraint of the Hunt. Hua watched a recording revealing that Luocha had secretly fed a Propagation Swarm King with her Abundance power, and asked what she had done in that timeline.

  • Black Tomb ordered the fleet to retreat and asked Jade to summon Preservation, bringing Qlipoth and Xipe to face Lan.
  • Lan shot themself, ending the Hunt and becoming the Wild Hunt, and Qlipoth defeated the newly born Aeon in three blows.
  • Xipe took the restraint of the Hunt, and Sera concluded that Lan had helped prevent Harmony from reaching Finality.
  • Hua appeared and asked Sera and Black Tomb what she had done in the timeline shown on the screen.
  • Black Tomb played footage of Hua confronting Luocha, who revealed her insect transformation and admitted she had fed a Starcrusher Swarm King with Abundance power.

Ch. 28Honkai Is Still Chasing Me

Hua sacrificed herself to destroy the Starcrusher Swarm King, while Sera and the others connected with the Astral Express and introduced people from different timelines. The chapter ended with Welt learning that Honkai was still part of Sera’s life, though Sera said only the Welt in this timeline needed to worry.

  • Hua used her life to ignite a firebird and burn the Starcrusher Swarm King to ashes.
  • Sera asked Black Tomb to contact the Astral Express, and Black Tomb arranged a connection with Himeko.
  • Navigator Himeko met Himeko and Suzi, reassured her younger self, and told her that her future held family and companions.
  • March 7th arrived, mistook Suzi for another Himeko, and then greeted Himeko and Navigator Himeko.
  • Welt Yang met Sera, recognized his resemblance to Kiana, and reacted in alarm when Sera said Honkai was still chasing him.

Ch. 29No Other Choice

Sera told the Astral Express Crew that their timeline faced inevitable Finality and offered them the choice to undergo the Honkai trial or enter Finality. The factions agreed to the trial, and Sera left them to prepare for a direct battle against a weakened Finality while he readied himself to bear its power.

  • Sera learned that the Astral Express Crew had six members present and realized their timeline was a dead end, so Black Tomb took his hand in comfort.
  • Sera explained that Terminus was powerless to prevent Finality and offered the crew a choice between the Honkai trial and entering Finality.
  • Kafka and the Stellaron Hunters arrived to convey Terminus's wishes, and Elio revealed that he was Terminus and that the other Aeons had agreed to the trial.
  • The Astral Express Crew and the other factions accepted the trial, and Sera told Welt Yang to announce the news and prepare for the confrontation.
  • Elio explained that the crew would face a near-Aeon-level Finality using thirteen authorities, while Sera would weaken it and Welt would use Void Archives to mimic the Moonlight Throne.
  • Sera told the crew he would arrive in one system hour, then reflected that he had to test his ability to endure Finality's power because he had no other choice.

Ch. 30The Doors Open, the Time of Finality

Sera said goodbye to his companions and prepared to travel to another timeline to help defeat Honkai. He brought Cyrene, Herta, Ruan Mei, and Finality with him, and arrived at Herta Space Station as the battle preparations were completed.

  • Sera reassured Feiying, Busitu, Yaoguang, Himeko, and Suzi before dissolving into data and returning to Cyrene’s room.
  • Sera told Cyrene, Herta, and Ruan Mei about his plan, and they insisted on joining him after he confirmed their resistance to Honkai Energy.
  • Sera recruited Finality to help fight Honkai in the other timeline, while resolving to keep him from causing trouble.
  • Sera opened a golden doorway with the Herrscher of the Void’s authority, and Cyrene, Herta, Ruan Mei, and Finality followed him to Herta Space Station.
  • Black Tomb and Welt Yang confirmed the preparations, Navigator Himeko described the Astral Express’s role, and Silver Wolf offered to join with her LV.999 cartridge.

Ch. 31This Battle Is Fought to Save the World

Sera became a vessel for the Cocoon of Finality and declared himself civilization’s final trial, prompting a galaxy-wide coalition to fight the Honkai beasts and prepare to confront him. As the Emanators and Welt Yang faced the incomplete Herrscher of Finality, Welt raised the Void Archives and began the direct battle.

  • Asta gave Black Tomb the coordinates, and Sera opened doors to deploy the coalition across the star system.
  • Sera drew in the Cocoon of Finality’s shadow, sealed most of its power, and challenged civilization to defeat him and reclaim its future.
  • The Astral Express, IPC, Family, Knights of Beauty, Unshackled, Herta Space Station, Planet Screwllum, and other factions fought the Honkai beasts in support of their causes.
  • Sparkle, Ms. Little V, Vita, and the Stellaron Hunters joined the fighting, while Blade battled recklessly across the front.
  • Herta, Black Tomb, Robin, Diamond, Acheron, Silver Wolf, the Grand Arbiter, Cyrene, and Welt Yang assembled to face Finality directly.
  • The incomplete Herrscher of Finality broke free of the Cocoon and took form, and Welt Yang raised the Void Archives against it.

Ch. 32Witness Humanity's Will!

Welt Yang and the others attacked the Herrscher of Finality, who weakened them with a binding attack while Sera endured immense pain and spoke with 'Seraphis.' Sera reaffirmed his resolve to protect his loved ones and the world, then prepared to ask 'Seraphis' something.

  • Welt Yang fired the Moonlight Throne, weakening the Herrscher of Finality and beginning the battle.
  • Silver Wolf, Black Wolf, Robin, the Grand Arbiter, Diamond, Black Tomb, Herta, Acheron, and Cyrene joined the fight against Finality.
  • Welt Yang overcame Finality's Authority of Reason, and Diamond shielded the group from the Authority of the Void.
  • Finality used binding to pin most of the fighters down and drain their life force, while Silver Wolf, Black Tomb, and Acheron attacked.
  • Sera endured the pain of Finality tearing at his soul and told 'Seraphis' that he would fight to save his family and the world.
  • Sera asked 'Seraphis' to talk with him, then fell silent under his gaze.

Ch. 33A Question for the Heart

Sera resolved his obsession, chose to spread hope, and reunited with Cyrene before continuing toward his fate. After passing the trial of Binding and confronting the mass-produced Herrscher of Finality, he recognized the test as Kiana Kaslana’s doing.

  • Sera told Seraphis that he had been born from love and wanted to protect others by walking a path of hope alongside them.
  • Seraphis embraced Sera and faded away after urging him to remember his answer and put it into practice.
  • Cyrene found Sera, and he embraced her before encountering Stelle, who confirmed that the absent person was missing because of him.
  • Sera and Cyrene reached the end together and passed the trial of Binding, gaining access to the authority of Finality.
  • Sera shielded everyone from the mass-produced Herrscher of Finality, accepted her invitation to cross over, and identified her as Kiana Kaslana.

Ch. 34Finality, Return to Tomorrow's Blazing Sun

After returning from another timeline, Sera explained that he had used the Herrscher of the Void’s authority to make countless Finalities converge into one. He recruited Herta and Ruan Mei to begin researching the device immediately and summoned Yaoguang to help test spacetime anchoring.

  • Kiana told Sera that there would be no other Finality, though he would face an unexpected difficulty, and sent him back to reality before he could ask more.
  • Sera brought Herta and Ruan Mei back to his timeline, where Finality vanished after promising to meet them in Dual-Phase Paradise.
  • Sera explained that his future self would make endless Finalities converge into one, then asked Herta and Ruan Mei to join his research using the Herrscher of the Void’s authority.
  • Sera sent Busitu a simplified device blueprint and asked him to keep Himeko and the others safe from Finality.
  • Sera summoned Yaoguang to his spaceship to test spacetime anchoring and address her condition.
  • Yaoguang read her divination, concluded that Sera was her benefactor, and headed to the location he sent her.

Ch. 35Ticket

Sera cured Yaoguang’s illness by anchoring her to the present, then completed the Planar Weapon Armor and sent Stelle, who was Akivili, on her journey to confront Finality. Stelle entrusted the Astral Express to Sera, leaving him with her ticket.

  • Sera, Herta, and Ruan Mei tested spacetime anchoring and cured Yaoguang’s illness by stabilizing her in the present.
  • Yaoguang thanked Sera and joked about repaying him with marriage before leaving the experiment.
  • Sera confirmed the Planar Weapon Armor was ready and discussed its role in gathering Finality.
  • Stelle revealed she was ready to set out as Akivili, even if her journey required killing countless versions of herself.
  • Stelle entrusted the Astral Express and Elio to Sera, gave him her ticket, and departed on her journey.
  • Herta and Ruan Mei recognized the meaning of the ticket Stelle had left with Sera.

Ch. 36Forgotten~

Sera invited Himeko to lunch and revealed that he had erased her Ancestral Weathering Curse, then spoke about his forgotten past and wondered how he had reached Amphoreus. The chapter ended with Sera turning the conversation toward Himeko.

  • Sera told Herta that he planned to return to Amphoreus after resolving the Dual-Phase Paradise and finding Elio, and Herta and Ruan Mei said they would follow him.
  • Sera invited Feiying to lunch, and she joined his group at a restaurant in the Dual-Phase Paradise.
  • Sera met Himeko and Suzi, accepted Himeko’s invitation to board the Astral Express, and erased Himeko’s Ancestral Weathering Curse.
  • During lunch, Sera said he had died at sixteen, been reborn under the Cocoon’s gaze, and forgotten his original name and how he had died.
  • Sera realized he had forgotten how he reached Amphoreus, then turned the conversation toward Himeko.

Ch. 37Time to Clear Things Up~

Sera encouraged Himeko to pursue the stars and ignite the Astral Express, while she agreed to take Cyrene aboard. With Voracity’s revival approaching, Sera prepared to visit the Tavern with Feiying and Yaoguang.

  • Himeko told Sera how she found and repaired the Astral Express but hesitated to ignite it because she feared she would die before seeing the stars.
  • Sera urged Himeko to chase her own star, and Himeko thanked him after realizing what she needed to do.
  • Himeko agreed to let Cyrene join the Astral Express, remembering her promise to find March 7th in this timeline.
  • Sera warned everyone that Voracity’s revival could no longer be suppressed and that they would have to prepare to fight Voracity and Finality together.
  • Sera decided to visit the Tavern in the Dove River District to look for an old Fool, and Feiying and Yaoguang agreed to accompany him.

Ch. 38World's End

Sera visited the World's End Tavern with Feiying and Yaoguang, where he learned that many Fools had turned Elation into laughter at others’ suffering. He proposed creating the World's Beginning Tavern for Masked Fools and Mournful Actors who truly understood Elation, and several others agreed to join him.

  • Sera infiltrated the World's End Tavern with Feiying and Yaoguang, ordered drinks from Zhongshan, and asked after Sampo and Sparkle.
  • Sparkle appeared, teased Sera about his online Angel Fan Club, and offered to manage him as an idol, but Sera refused.
  • Sera saw Fools laughing at a video of the Antimatter Legion slaughtering a planet’s people, and Sparkle and Feiying explained why they had stopped visiting the Tavern.
  • Sera proposed building the World's Beginning Tavern as a place for Fools and Mournful Actors who understood Elation, and Zhongshan, Sparkle, and Yaoguang agreed to join.
  • Sampo and Giovanni arrived, expressed interest in the project, and Zhongshan led the group upstairs to discuss it in private.

Ch. 39The World's Beginning

Sera and the Masked Fools decided to build a Tavern in an isolated reflection of Nihility, with real and virtual areas that everyone could customize. After Sera created the space and sent invitations, the guests began building their own worlds and projects.

  • Sampo asked Sera for an autograph and recorded him signing it, while Sera asked Roubo to sell him any golden cup he found.
  • Sera chose an isolated reflection of Nihility for the Tavern and planned real, virtual, and personal zones with the Masked Fools and their guests.
  • Sera transformed the empty space into the Tavern’s winter snowy mountain zone and explained how to navigate it and invite others.
  • Sera invited Cyrene and the others at the hotel, and they accepted; La Mancha also arranged access for the Rangers.
  • The guests created their own spaces and projects: Sampo built an amusement park, Giovanni tested a game, and Yaoguang opened a card room.

Ch. 40Darkness Falls

Finality became the Masked Fool Weidi and trapped the Fools in the World's End Tavern for a deadly game. After the first rounds killed most of them, the Seer chose to check Weidi, leaving the outcome unresolved.

  • Finality put on the Elation mask, became the Masked Fool Weidi, and challenged the Fools gathered in the new World's End Tavern to a game for the brave.
  • Weidi began a revolver game, eliminating Fools who attacked him and those who shot one another; only about one-tenth survived.
  • Weidi assigned roles for a Werewolf game, and the Witch refused both the antidote and poison before Weidi killed him.
  • The surviving Fools voted, and a Lamb died; more Lambs were killed in subsequent rounds as the Seer continued checking roles.
  • The Seer pointed to Weidi when choosing someone to check, and Weidi grinned.

Ch. 41Werewolf

Finality revealed that he was the Werewolf and killed the Fools left behind at the Tavern after they failed his game of courage. Sparkle brought his warning about a coming purge of Dual-Phase Paradise to Sera, who began preparing a shelter for its residents.

  • Finality burned away the Moderator identity card and revealed himself as the Werewolf, then used Imagenesis to confront the Fools with their fears.
  • Every Fool failed Finality’s test, and he left the Tavern after deciding that the worthy Fools had already moved to the new Tavern.
  • Sparkle found the remaining Fools dead and read Finality’s letter announcing a coming game of courage across Dual-Phase Paradise.
  • Sparkle teleported to Sera and told him about the massacre and Finality’s warning.
  • Sera decided to prepare a compressed-space shelter, and Herta helped him make a vessel for it.

Ch. 42I Found My Home!

Sera and Herta completed a shelter for the people of Dual-Phase Paradise, and Sera enlisted Diamond to help bring down Oswald Schneider. After settling into a brief rest at the new Tavern, Sera noticed that Xuzhao had made herself at home there.

  • Cyrene served pastries to Sparkle and Feiying while Sera reflected on Ruan Mei’s suppressed emotions and his feelings about her.
  • Sera and Herta finished the shelter vessel, and Sera loaded the plans into it so the people of Dual-Phase Paradise could take refuge there.
  • After seeing a report about the massacre at the World's End Tavern, Sera called Diamond and proposed taking down Oswald Schneider through the Strategic Investment Department.
  • Sera gave Diamond information about Marcus Antali, the Perfect Evolution School, and Deathly Doom, and Diamond agreed to send a Stoneheart to Dual-Phase Paradise.
  • Sera and Herta rested at the new Tavern, where Sera discovered that Xuzhao had stayed there for a full day and considered it her new home.

Ch. 43The Holy Grail?

Sera received the Holy Grail and explained its summoning ritual before he and the others summoned Servants in Dual-Phase Paradise. The summoning also reached Himeko and Busitu, leaving the new participants to confront unexpected connections and questions about the war.

  • Sampo gave Sera the Holy Grail, and Sera explained that its Command Spells marked Masters who summoned Servants to compete for a wish.
  • Feiying summoned Sakura as an Assassin, Herta summoned Ms. Black Tomb as a Lancer, and Sera summoned Kiana Kaslana as a Saber.
  • Kiana revealed that she could use all her power, so Sera gave up on the Holy Grail War and promised to show her around Dual-Phase Paradise.
  • Himeko summoned Wojian as a Rider, and Wojian condemned his future self for betraying the Trailblaze before encouraging Himeko to trust her heart.
  • Busitu summoned the living Boothill and messaged Sera, who said that living Servants were normal and invited Busitu to bring Boothill along if trouble arose.

Ch. 44I'm Not Really Him

Busitu and Boothill joined Sera’s group, who played a game before Sera led everyone toward a tour of the Dual-Phase Paradise. Himeko’s Holy Grail War summons brought Stargazer Wojian to meet Busitu, and Wojian explained that he was a Grail-created version of himself fused with the historical navigator.

  • Busitu and Boothill arrived while Sera, Kiana, and Feiying were playing a galaxy game, then waited as the group finished their match.
  • After three bridge campers defeated the group, Sera hacked their data and made bots target them in future matches.
  • Sera invited everyone to tour the Dual-Phase Paradise and messaged Himeko, who revealed that she had joined the Holy Grail War and summoned Stargazer Wojian.
  • Himeko and Suzi teleported in with Wojian, who greeted Busitu as La Mancha.
  • Sera said Wojian was not the same person as the original, and Wojian explained that the Holy Grail had created him by combining public fantasies with the historical navigator devoted to the Trailblaze.

Ch. 45Karaoke

Sera took Wojian, Himeko, Kiana, and the others to explore Two-Dimensional City, where they sang several songs together at karaoke. After Kiana explained her connection to Sera, the group prepared to find the other two masters as evening fell.

  • Sera and Wojian discussed Finality and the masks associated with it before Sera suggested looking around.
  • Himeko greeted Kiana, who insisted that she was Sera's big sister, and Sera took the group to Two-Dimensional City.
  • Sera brought everyone to karaoke and sang “Interstellar Journey” with Himeko, followed by “Cosmic Chronicle” and other songs.
  • Kiana sang “Da Capo” with Sera and said she had watched over him and helped him come to this place.
  • As evening arrived, Sera suggested finding the other two masters, and Sparkle announced that Holy Grail Wars took place at night.

Ch. 46The First Night

Sera and his group streamed their arrival at the first night of the Holy Grail War, and Sparkle introduced the Masters and Servants. At the dock, Sera released the Holy Grail to draw out the remaining groups, and a stranger emerged claiming not to be an enemy.

  • Sera let Sparkle host a stream while the group walked through Two-Dimensional City, and Sparkle introduced the new World's Beginning Tavern.
  • Sparkle introduced the five Masters and their Servants to the viewers, including Sera and his Saber, Kiana.
  • Sera led the group to a dock, planted a psychological suggestion to keep bystanders away, and released the Holy Grail.
  • Sera sensed someone resisting his suggestion and confronted the shadows, prompting the group to aim their weapons at them.
  • A figure raised both hands, approached, and told Sera's group to lower their weapons because they were not an enemy.

Ch. 47You've Grown Cowardly, You Old Fossil.

Weidi explained how Finality summoned him and how he resisted his Master, while warning that his obscured Noble Phantasm could destroy Dual-Phase Paradise. Sera suspected Oswald Schneider was tied to the Shadow of Voracity and stopped Boothill and the others from pursuing him until Diamond could act.

  • Weidi told Sera and Wojian that Finality had summoned him, but three Command Spells prevented him from killing his Master.
  • Weidi recalled punching Finality’s die and confronting him over abandoning his original aim to save Elation; Finality admitted he had gone mad after Akivili fell and then left.
  • Weidi said he was a Caster whose unknown Noble Phantasm could destroy Dual-Phase Paradise, and Sera suspected the remaining Servant was a Berserker.
  • Busitu sensed a presence like the Shadow of Voracity, and Sera privately identified Oswald Schneider and the Shadow as a possible Master and Servant pair.
  • Boothill and Wojian offered to confront Oswald, but Sera urged them to wait for Diamond’s move and warned that no one could leave Dual-Phase Paradise.

Ch. 48Ms. Herta Presses Her Advantage

After the Holy Grail War’s first night ended, Sera returned to the Tavern with the others, where Herta took the initiative to grow closer to him during a group movie night. The story left Herta pleased with her progress as she held Sera’s hand, while the others watched and reacted.

  • Boothill agreed to restrain himself and wait for the right moment to pursue his target, and Sera ended Sparkle’s livestream after removing the psychological suggestion.
  • Sera and the others returned to the Tavern or their own destinations, while Yaoguang messaged Sera about being excluded and asked to join the next outing.
  • Cyrene sat on Sera’s lap, and the group gathered around him to watch a romance anime after Herta and the others claimed seats beside him.
  • Herta rested her head on Sera’s shoulder, then interlaced her fingers with his after he let her take his hand.
  • Kiana watched Herta’s advances with excitement, while Feiying giggled and imagined things as the anime reached its confession scene.

Ch. 49The Moon and the Stars

After Sera returned Feiying’s feelings and settled in for the night, he asked Kiana to teach him Edge of Taixuan: Eminence. Kiana demonstrated the technique at the training ground, where Sera began studying its movements.

  • Cyrene asked Sera if she was his brightest star, and he affirmed that she was; he also told Herta she was his star.
  • Himeko asked what kind of girls Sera liked, and he said he liked people who liked him; he then reassured Feiying that he liked her and her interests.
  • After the anime ended, the group chose rooms, while Ruan Mei returned to her research and Sparkle teleported home.
  • Sera messaged Kiana and asked her to teach him Edge of Taixuan: Eminence; Kiana agreed and explained that he could skip the earlier stages as a Herrscher.
  • At the training ground, Kiana took control of Sera’s body and demonstrated Eminence, piercing the specially made training ground before it restored itself.

Ch. 50Inch-Punch: Heaven Splitter

Sera learned Kiana’s Taixuan sword technique after seeing it once, then met Fu Hua in a consciousness space and learned Inch-Punch: Heaven Splitter. He, Kiana, and Feiying stayed up all night gaming, and Cyrene caught them the next morning before Ruan Mei offered everyone plum blossom cakes.

  • Sera copied Kiana’s Edge of Taixuan-Divine Key, surprising her with how quickly he mastered it.
  • Sera asked Kiana to connect him with Fu Hua so he could learn close-quarters combat.
  • Fu Hua taught Sera Inch-Punch: Heaven Splitter, and Sera performed the move after watching her demonstrate it.
  • Kiana invited Sera to play games with Feiying, and the three played through the night.
  • Cyrene confronted the sleep-deprived trio the next morning, then Ruan Mei brought out fresh plum blossom cakes.
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