Chapter Summaries

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sera and the others sampled Ruan Mei’s cakes and Himeko’s coffee before discovering Feiying’s enthusiasm for unconventional Aeon doujin. Himeko then served a strange multicolored coffee that left Feiying worried about what drinking it would do.

• Cyrene, Feiying, and Sera praised Ruan Mei’s plum blossom cakes, and Himeko persuaded Sera to try her coffee, which he unexpectedly liked.
• Sera found Xuzhao’s comic, “Golden Flame Draws the Bow: I Love You So Much I Want to Kill You,” and Feiying excitedly explained her Nanook ship.
• Feiying revealed that this kind of doujin was popular behind the scenes in Dual-Phase Paradise, prompting Sera to declare that Dual-Phase Paradise’s Potion Bar was doomed.
• Feiying guessed that Sera liked shipping NTR, while Cyrene privately decided to write an idea about him in the Book of My Own.
• Himeko brought out coffee for everyone, and Feiying noticed hers was multicolored and feared it would make her feel awful.

Feiying, Kiana, and Ruan Mei tried Himeko’s bizarre coffee creations, while Sera warned Cyrene away from a cup containing a dangerous imitation pineapple. Yaoguang arrived before the evening event, drank the untouched coffee, and collapsed beside Feiying as Herta came out to ask what had happened.

• Feiying drank Himeko’s coffee, praised its strength, and fell asleep after her body detected harmful substances.
• Kiana drank an extra-spicy coffee made with wish-power powder brewed herring soup and red bean paste, while Ruan Mei tried a coffee that left her feeling a faint toxin in her body.
• Himeko offered Cyrene a coffee made with six kinds of pineapple, and Sera warned her that one ingredient from the Merope Nebula was not actually a pineapple.
• Yaoguang arrived early, greeted the group, and drank the untouched coffee before Sera could stop her, then collapsed onto the sofa.
• Herta came out of her room, and Sera explained that Feiying and Yaoguang had collapsed after drinking Himeko’s coffee creations.

Herta and Black Tomb prepared a disastrous Curio-based lunch for Sera and the others after Himeko’s coffee gathering. Sera survived tasting both dishes, while Yaoguang woke up and seemed to be plotting something.

• Herta agreed to make lunch, and Sera invited everyone he knew to share it.
• Polka Kakamond and Sparkle arrived, while Busitu and Boothill declined to come.
• An explosion came from the kitchen, and Herta and Black Tomb emerged with dishes made using Curios.
• Herta fed Sera food that exploded in his mouth, but he remained unharmed and persuaded her to dispose of the dish.
• Black Tomb fed Sera a dish that brought his consciousness near IX before he recovered; she then took it away to dispose of it.
• Feiying and Yaoguang woke up, and Yaoguang sat down after Sera invited her, appearing to have a plan.

Sera tried to help Herta and Black Tomb cook, but a second kitchen explosion got him banned from the kitchen before they served a meal made with normal ingredients. The group ate together while Herta and Black Tomb waited for Sera’s reaction, and Herta thought about the birthday present she had prepared for him.

• Yaoguang asked Himeko to prepare coffee for her colleague Jing Yuan and joked about bringing him a souvenir.
• Herta’s Curio exploded in the cooking pot, and after Sera joined her and Black Tomb, another kitchen explosion led them to ban him from the kitchen.
• Cyrene seated Sera while Kiana and others assured him that he did not need to cook, and Sparkle posted a note about his kitchen ban in the fan club.
• Herta and Black Tomb served food made with normal ingredients, and Sera tried each dish before the others ate.
• Black Tomb served Sera red-braised pork she had learned to make for him, while the others shared food and conversation around the table.
• Herta reminded Ruan Mei to stop thinking about research during the meal, and Ruan Mei said Herta’s cooking had improved.

Herta designed Sera a purple-and-black outfit to match her own, and he joined the others as they admired it. The chapter ended with Kiana asking Sera to wear a surprise outfit with her the next day.

• Herta threw her witch hat at Sera, and he put it on after noticing its bellflower scent.
• Herta and Black Tomb measured Sera and designed him an outfit using Polka Kakamond's Dustless Cloth.
• Sera tried on the matching outfit, and Herta and the others praised how well it suited him.
• Yaoguang offered to arrange authentic Xianzhou-style clothes for Sera, and Himeko shyly asked to make him something too.
• Kiana persuaded Sera to wear matching clothes with her the next day but refused to reveal what they would be.

Sera met Pearl, one of the Ten Stonehearts, who brought evidence against Oswald and a gift from Screwllum. After accepting Screwllum’s custom-built starship, Sera named it Sirius and prepared to discuss business with Pearl.

• Sera accepted Pearl’s contact request and granted her permission to enter Dual-Phase Paradise.
• Pearl explored The World's Beginning Tavern, recorded her observations about its Masked Fools, and met Sera.
• Sera invited Pearl to a private room, where she introduced herself as a member of the Strategic Investment Department and one of the Ten Stonehearts.
• Pearl delivered Screwllum’s gift: a custom-built starship, which Sera accepted and named Sirius.
• Sera shifted the conversation to business and told Pearl to begin.

Sera introduced Pearl, Boothill, and Busitu to the plan to bring down Oswald, then invited Pearl to explore Two-Dimensional City with him. Pearl accepted because Screwllum had encouraged her to spend time with Sera in hopes of finding her own “heart,” while Sera also intended to help her and relax.

• Sera explained that the Strategic Investment Department and the Xianzhou would pressure Oswald, but he planned to wait until the group knew more about Oswald’s intentions and capabilities.
• Boothill agreed to wait, while Busitu and Yaoguang left to handle their own business.
• Sera invited Pearl for a walk, and Pearl took his hand before he teleported them out of the tavern.
• Pearl recalled that Screwllum had advised her to spend time with Sera to help her find a “heart,” and that Diamond had authorized her to work with Sera against Oswald.
• As Sera and Pearl walked through Two-Dimensional City, Sera noticed young couples and reflected that Himeko’s crush was obvious to everyone around her.

Sera told Pearl about Rocky’s attempt to chase time for the woman he loved, then explained how love could guide choices beyond logic and data. Pearl promised to write down her own understanding of love, and the pair continued through Two-Dimensional City after Sera accepted her handmade moon projector.

• Sera recounted how Rocky pursued time after Lesley stopped replying following a Starquake, and Pearl concluded that emotion could lead someone to defy probability.
• Pearl searched for love online, was shocked by romance novels, and asked Sera what love meant.
• Sera described love as a force and a crystal flower reflecting thirteen kinds of light, then promised to wait for Pearl to write down the love in her heart.
• Pearl gave Sera a moon projector she had made herself, and he accepted it and promised to keep it safe.
• Sera and Pearl walked into a park in Two-Dimensional City and saw a little girl talking to a puppy.

Sera helped Little Paulette adopt a stray puppy, using a pendant to let them understand each other, and the two became family as Paulette named him Rocket. Sera then discussed art, beauty, and following one’s heart with Pearl, who decided to observe him as she tried to understand her own heart.

• Sera recognized the scene from the side quest A Bouquet for the Happy and approached Little Paulette as she hesitated to adopt a puppy.
• Sera put a pendant on the puppy so Little Paulette could understand him, and the puppy said he had no family.
• Little Paulette asked the puppy to become her family, named him Rocket, and the two happily left together.
• Pearl asked why Sera had helped them, and Sera said he could not ignore a regret that he could resolve.
• Sera explained his views on art and beauty to Pearl, who connected his words to Screwllum’s advice and chose to observe Sera while seeking her own heart.

Sera learned that Yaboli had dabbled in Voracity’s power and that Oswald planned to use Voracity’s remains in Dual-Phase Paradise. He gathered his allies to confront the Shadow of Voracity that night, while Diamond arranged a meeting with the IPC’s higher-ups and Louis Fleming.

• Sera reassured Pearl that his help had come from his own thoughts, then heard Diamond report that Yaboli was behind Dual-Phase Paradise and had studied Voracity’s power.
• Diamond said Oswald’s objective was to obtain the power of Voracity’s remains, and told Sera that Louis Fleming had authorized him to convene the IPC’s higher-ups and wanted to meet him.
• Sera agreed to meet with Diamond and decided to deal with Oswald that night instead of waiting until tomorrow.
• Sera added his allies to the Holy Grail War Countermeasures Group and announced that they would confront the Shadow of Voracity, warning that Finality might join in.
• Sera led Pearl to the usual café and began offering her his real advice.