Chapter Summaries

Lu Yan realized that the afternoon assessment coincided with the disaster that would destroy Aemeath’s body, but feared that preventing it would erase Rinascita and Aemeath’s past. As he struggled to choose between saving her and preserving the world, Aemeath noticed his distress and feared he would disappear again.

• Aemeath told Lu Yan she had written that she wanted to save the world and asked him to watch her combat assessment that afternoon.
• Lu Yan recalled that the Fractsidus leader would destroy the seal nodes that day, causing Aemeath to lose her body and become a digital ghost.
• Lu Yan considered stopping the disaster but realized that changing the event could erase Rinascita and Aemeath’s past.
• Aemeath noticed Lu Yan had turned pale and asked if he was ill or about to disappear again.

Lu Yan realized that his resonance with Aemeath might let him absorb the damage from her overclocking, and he secretly entered her training pod to protect her. The assessment revealed a real disaster: Void Matter was rising, communications were cut, and Aemeath faced the choice to remove the synchronization rate limit.

• Lu Yan concealed his despair from Aemeath, then realized that only people who shared a strong resonance with him could see him.
• Lu Yan decided to enter Aemeath's training pod and use his matching frequency to bear the backlash of her overclocking.
• Aemeath met her friends and entered the rooftop training pod for her practical assessment, with Lu Yan slipping inside just before it sealed.
• Aemeath's simulation showed Lahai-Roi fleeing a spreading fissure, and her mech could not touch them as they fell into the abyss.
• Aemeath recognized the scene as reality, tried to warn others, and found that communications were cut off.
• Aemeath considered pressing the button to remove the synchronization rate limit and force a higher synchronization with the Tunneler.

Aemeath forced Tunneler's cabin frequency beyond its limit, and the machine briefly answered by flooding her mind with visions of disaster. When Tunneler then failed to respond as Royans fell into the abyss, Aemeath prepared to overclock it, remembering the people and life she might be sacrificing.

• Lu Yan reassured Aemeath that he would protect her, and she raised Tunneler's cabin frequency beyond the safety threshold.
• Aemeath commanded Tunneler to follow her, and the machine sent her fragmented visions of cities and landscapes devastated by distorted gravity.
• Aemeath found herself still trapped in the training pod as the controls failed and people fell into the abyss on the screen.
• Aemeath remembered her friends at Star Torch Academy and Rover's wish that she live happily and without worry.
• Aemeath prepared to release her restraints and overclock Tunneler, believing she had to shoulder the burden to save Royans.

Aemeath overclocked, transformed her Tacit Mark, and used the Tunneler to destroy the Voidborn Worm and save Rinascita. When she tried to pick up her aspiration form afterward, her hand passed through it, leaving her stunned.

• Aemeath crushed the control stick and endured Overclocking, drawing resolve from the words “Save the world” on her aspiration form.
• Aemeath’s Tacit Mark transformed into a heart, while Lu Yan secretly absorbed the backlash and began to collapse into golden light.
• Aemeath gained control of the Tunneler and directed it to destroy the Voidborn Worm and the infected mechanical soldiers.
• Rinascita began to recover, and Aemeath woke in the cockpit believing she had saved the world.
• Aemeath reached for her aspiration form, but her fingers passed through the paper.

After Aemeath saved Rinascita through Overclocking, she discovered that Lu Yan had taken the cost of her power onto himself and was crumbling away. Lu Yan vanished after comforting her, leaving Aemeath alone with his uniform and her grief.

• Aemeath regained her ability to touch the volunteer form and turned to proudly tell Lu Yan that she had become a hero.
• Aemeath saw that golden cracks covered Lu Yan’s body and realized he was breaking apart.
• Aemeath recognized that Lu Yan had borne the destructive cost of her Overclocking and tried to heal him with her frequency.
• Lu Yan stopped Aemeath’s futile efforts, praised her for saving Rinascita, and urged her to live happily.
• Lu Yan shattered into golden light, and Aemeath collapsed while clutching his uniform and calling him a liar.

After Lu Yan’s departure, Aemeath hid her grief from Saga and her friends, claiming she had only been frightened by the training pod emergency. She left the academy rooftop alone, carrying her aspiration form and Lu Yan’s uniform while keeping her loss concealed.

• Aemeath wiped away her tears and composed herself when Saga and the medical team opened the training pod.
• Saga checked Aemeath for injuries, and Aemeath pretended that the equipment failure had made her cry.
• Lynn, Nova, Elara, and Celeste rushed to Aemeath and embraced her with relief, while she concealed her grief behind a bright smile.
• Aemeath persuaded Saga to let her skip the incident report and return to rest.
• Aemeath picked up her aspiration form and Lu Yan’s uniform, then left alone despite Lynn’s offer to walk her back.

After Lu Yan vanished, Aemeath kept up a calm facade at Star Torch Academy before breaking down alone in her dorm. Finding his lingering frequency in the amulet, she became convinced he still existed somewhere and vowed to find him.

• Aemeath walked through Star Torch Academy, hiding her grief so no one would investigate and uncover A-Yan's existence.
• Once alone in her dorm, Aemeath collapsed and cried over Lu Yan's apparent disappearance.
• Aemeath noticed the amulet and felt A-Yan's familiar frequency still within it.
• Aemeath decided Lu Yan must be somewhere in an unknown space or have returned to his original world, and vowed to find him anywhere in Solaris.

Lu Yan returned from a mission only to suffer catastrophic internal injuries, and Aemeath used her frequency to keep him alive until he could reach the hospital. After days in intensive care, his condition stabilized, but he remained unconscious as Aemeath kept vigil at his bedside.

• Lu Yan collapsed in agony as he returned, and Aemeath woke to find his body covered in bleeding cracks.
• Aemeath called an ambulance and used her frequency to stop Lu Yan’s injuries from spreading.
• Doctor Yu told Aemeath that Lu Yan’s body appeared to have been torn apart from within, recalling the earlier incident in the training pod.
• Lu Yan survived emergency surgery but remained in intensive care for three days while Aemeath waited outside.
• On the fourth day, Lu Yan’s vital signs stabilized and he was moved to a private ward, where Aemeath stayed beside him and spoke to him during his coma.

Lu Yan woke in a hospital after fifteen days unconscious, badly injured from the price of changing the past. Aemeath explained what had happened and cared for him as he promised not to frighten her again.

• Lu Yan woke in a hospital bed, unable to move without pain, with his body wrapped in gauze and a nebulizer mask over his face.
• Aemeath woke beside him, called for a doctor, and asked how he felt.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that his skin had split and he had bled heavily while they slept, leaving him unconscious for fifteen days after three days in the ICU.
• Lu Yan realized the harm from changing the past had reached his real body and thanked Aemeath for staying by him.
• Lu Yan promised not to scare Aemeath again, and she gave him warm water while he watched her in the sunlight.

Lu Yan told Aemeath that he had suffered his injuries by entering her past dream and taking the damage meant for her, while his body began healing rapidly. Aemeath revealed how she had searched for him for years, and the two reaffirmed their love as Lu Yan recovered in the hospital.

• Lu Yan felt the mysterious frequency rapidly healing his injuries and told Aemeath he expected to walk again within days.
• Lu Yan explained that he had traveled back in a dream to Rinascita and entered Aemeath's training pod to take the damage when she tried to overclock the Tunneler.
• Aemeath realized that the frequency in her amulet had been searching for Lu Yan and admitted she had known about their past but feared telling him.
• Lu Yan said he was grateful she had kept the truth from him because he had feared she loved only the person who had saved her in the past.
• Aemeath explained that the events had led her past self to search for him across Solaris and that Rover and Shorekeeper had helped confirm he existed.
• Aemeath kissed Lu Yan and promised to keep watch over him so he would not disappear again.

Aemeath cared for Lu Yan as his body rapidly healed, and he decided to leave the hospital before doctors discovered how unusual his recovery was. After Aemeath and Lu Yan persuaded Doctor Yu that he would recover better at home, Doctor Yu approved his discharge with strict precautions.

• Aemeath fed Lu Yan rabbit-shaped apple pieces while her frequency rapidly repaired his injuries.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath his wounds were healing too quickly for him to remain under hospital observation, and she agreed to arrange his discharge.
• Aemeath asked Doctor Yu to let Lu Yan recuperate at home, while Lu Yan acted weak and claimed the hospital was harming his sleep and mood.
• Aemeath assured Doctor Yu that she had arranged private nursing care and sterile equipment, and Doctor Yu approved the discharge with warnings about rest, infection, and keeping the wounds dry.
• Doctor Yu gave Aemeath Lu Yan's prescriptions and discharge papers, while Aemeath privately noted that she would have to bathe him herself.

Aemeath brought Lu Yan home after his hospital discharge and cared for him as he recovered from his injuries. Still shaken by his two-week unconsciousness, she chose to sleep on the floor beside his bed so she could keep watch over him.

• Aemeath arranged Lu Yan’s discharge and hired a medical transport vehicle to take him home safely.
• Aemeath wheeled Lu Yan into their house, settled him on the living-room couch, and cooked him eight-treasure congee.
• Aemeath fed Lu Yan and told him how frightened she had been while he was unconscious for two weeks.
• Aemeath carefully wiped Lu Yan down, avoided his wounds, and changed him into clean pajamas.
• Aemeath made a bed on the floor beside Lu Yan’s bed so she could stay close and watch over him through the night.
• Lu Yan accepted Aemeath’s choice and held her hand as they wished each other good night.

Lu Yan woke from his coma and found that Aemeath’s frequency had rapidly healed and strengthened his body. Aemeath anxiously cared for him through his morning routine, then hinted that she would find ways to comfort him during his recovery.

• Lu Yan woke and realized his wounds were healing quickly after absorbing Aemeath’s frequency.
• Aemeath jolted awake when Lu Yan tried to get out of bed and insisted on helping him to the bathroom.
• Aemeath helped Lu Yan use the toilet, wash his hands, and brush his teeth, despite his embarrassment.
• While brushing Lu Yan’s teeth, Aemeath realized his body had recovered remarkably and considered helping him without disturbing his wounds.
• Aemeath apologized after brushing one tooth too long, then embraced Lu Yan and promised to take care of him throughout his recovery.

As Aemeath cared for Lu Yan at home, she explained how she had followed the frequency stored in her childhood amulet through a door in Sonora to reach his world. Lu Yan promised to make up for the amulet’s destruction by staying with her, and Aemeath embraced him, grateful that it had led her to him.

• Aemeath fed Lu Yan breakfast and noticed that the flowers in the courtyard had wilted while she stayed with him in the hospital.
• Lu Yan thanked Aemeath for caring for him and asked what had happened to the silver amulet she once wore.
• Aemeath told Lu Yan that the amulet resonated with his frequency, guided her to a door in Sonora, then shattered as his frequency passed through it.
• Aemeath followed the frequency through the door, arrived in Lu Yan’s world, and chased it to his home, where she waited until he returned.
• Lu Yan regretted that Aemeath had lost the keepsake from her parents, so she asked him to give himself to her as compensation.
• Lu Yan promised to stay with Aemeath and be her unbreakable amulet, and she embraced him, glad the amulet had brought them together.

Aemeath cared for Lu Yan as his wounds healed rapidly, and he reassured her that she could keep looking after him even after he recovered. As night fell, she persuaded him to let her wipe him down before bed, and Lu Yan waited for her in the bedroom.

• Aemeath watered the courtyard flowers, fed Lu Yan lunch, and told him stories while he rested and his wounds healed.
• Lu Yan caught Aemeath's wrist and showed her that his injuries had faded to faint marks, saying he expected to recover within a few days.
• Aemeath admitted she wanted to care for him longer, and Lu Yan promised he would let her pamper him whenever she wished.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath embraced, spent the evening together, and watched television after dinner.
• Aemeath used the doctor's instructions and a feigned pout to convince Lu Yan to let her wipe him down before bed.
• Lu Yan went to the bedroom and waited for Aemeath to return.

Aemeath cared for Lu Yan as his wounds healed, then turned the bedside treatment into flirtation despite his doctor’s orders against strenuous activity. The chapter ended after she began their intimate “special nursing.”

• Aemeath brought hot water and carefully wiped Lu Yan’s healing wounds.
• As she tended to him, Aemeath repeatedly brushed Lu Yan’s thigh and teased him until he grabbed her wrist.
• Aemeath said the doctor had only forbidden strenuous exercise and pressed Lu Yan’s hand against her chest.
• When Lu Yan tried to turn away, Aemeath held him still and said she would make up for the care he had missed.
• Aemeath began intimate treatment, and the chapter ended with water dripping from the kitchen faucet.

Lu Yan recovered completely and told Aemeath that his dreams of the past had stopped, meaning the loop no longer required him to return. The two enjoyed a peaceful day together in their yard, celebrating their future as a couple.

• Lu Yan removed his bandages and found that his wounds had vanished without leaving scars.
• Aemeath checked Lu Yan's healed body and embraced him with relief.
• Lu Yan told Aemeath that he had stopped dreaming about the past and believed the loop had closed.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath went into the yard, where he watered their plants while she watched.
• Aemeath photographed Lu Yan for her Moments, and the two kissed beneath the persimmon tree.

After Lu Yan fully recovered, he and Aemeath spent a warm day tending to their courtyard, sharing dinner, and bathing together. They ended the night embracing and promising to stay together every day.

• Aemeath took a photo of Lu Yan in the courtyard and shared plans with him for enjoying the garden and harvesting persimmons.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath shared a lavish dinner that Aemeath had prepared to celebrate his recovery.
• Aemeath lifted the ban on Lu Yan getting wet and invited him to bathe with her; Lu Yan carried her to the bathroom.
• Aemeath asked Lu Yan to spend every day together, and he promised they would no longer part or wait for each other.

After Lu Yan recovered, Aemeath persuaded him to leave home for a hot spring getaway by tempting him with the prospect of seeing her in a swimsuit. She booked the entire resort for three days so they could enjoy it without other guests, and Lu Yan watched in stunned silence as she finalized the plan.

• Aemeath showed Lu Yan a seaside hot spring resort and asked him to take a trip with her, but he said he preferred staying home.
• Aemeath teased Lu Yan with the resort’s private beach and the idea of wearing a swimsuit until he agreed to go.
• Aemeath decided she did not want other guests looking at either of them and called the resort’s customer service.
• Aemeath arranged to book the entire resort for three days, offering to cover cancellation costs and pay twice the listed price.
• The resort representative agreed to clear the property by sunset the next day, and Aemeath announced that everything was settled.

Lu Yan and Aemeath went to the mall to buy swimsuits for their private hot spring vacation. At the boutique, Lu Yan sent the staff away and secured the fitting room so only he could watch Aemeath try them on.

• Aemeath explained that she had rented the entire hot spring resort because she wanted Lu Yan all to herself.
• Aemeath invited Lu Yan to pick out swimsuits for her, and he warned her not to complain if he chose daring styles.
• Lu Yan and Aemeath went to the mall and entered the Siren's Kiss boutique for their reserved VIP service.
• Lu Yan told the manager that he would help Aemeath with the fittings and locked and latched the fitting-room door.
• Aemeath teased Lu Yan about chasing the manager out, and he declared that seeing her try on swimsuits was his privilege alone.