Serapeum/Story
Last updated 2026-09-05
Serapeum is the owner of the Tombstone Library on Mars,[12] and is a part of the Seven Shus, titled the Shu of Union.[10]
Appearance
Serapeum is a young-looking girl with long grey hair and golden eyes. The back of her hair hangs freely, while the front ends of her hair are tied loosely with yellow and blue ribbons. On the top of her head lies a shining, golden circlet that attaches to a dark blue veil with gold details. She is dressed in a flowy, dark blue and white outfit that includes golden accessories and tassels. The sleeves and back of her top drape down to her ankles, leaving the front half of her legs exposed. She wears small, black and gold shorts and has a dark blue thigh-strap with gold that winds around her leg. Right under the thigh-strap, starting at slightly above her knee, are white boots with gold lines and accessories.
Story
Part 2 Chapter II
Serapeum was raised in a wealthy family. After mysteriously inheriting a fortune when she was young, she built the Tombstone Library to indulge in her interest in books. After having built the library, she filled it with many rare, wanted books. With this, Serapeum opened her library to everyone in Langqiu, until a century later when she closed it down to enter her slumber.[12] Serapeum has not physically left the library since the separation of Langqiu and Oxia and has instead used other bodies to venture out.[13]
Part 2 Chapter X
Serapeum is briefly mentioned when Dreamseeker, Erdős Helia, and Coralie 6626 Planck find an article of hers among other memorabilia at a competition in Difeng.[14] They instantly recognize it as her work and Coralie takes note of the characters in the article.[4]
Part 2 EX Chapter 4
Senadina tracks down a person who is scattering stage slips of paper.[15] While doing so, she calls out for Serapeum, calling her Luoxing's original moon.[16] After some additional shouting, Serapeum appears in front of Senadina.[17] Serapeum turns out to be the culprit of the notes, which were filled with people's inner voices, as her attempt to answer Senadina's previous assignment.[18] Serapeum goes on to say that Senadina gave her her name and the ability to sense others' emotions/inner voices, which inspired her to help others express their thoughts. However, she wasn't sure who to relay Senadina's inner voice to. As a result, Senadina agreed to keep the slips of papers secret and to instead trade thoughts with Serapeum herself, asking what was on Serapeum's mind.[19] Senadina then suggests that Serapeum writes her thoughts as a story.[20] Senadina brings up her ideal version of a library—a collection of countless inner voices—and offers for Serapeum to work with Nahralab to build it.[21] Then, as an apology, Serapeum decides to confess that the night was a perfect one for hugging.[22]
Personality
Serapeum is known to be the gentlest of all the Seven Shus.[1] She is also rather introverted, preferring reading books to attending gatherings or parties. Despite her liking for being alone, she let those who also had an interest in books enter her personal library.[12] Alongside this, Serapeum has also used her ways with the shadows to link her mind to others, effectively "unionizing" with them.[23] However, she has never forced anyone to unionize with her, with everyone having done so willingly.[24]
Serapeum's interest in books comes from her belief that they serve as windows to the world. Her wish to unionize with others is because she hopes that people's inner selves are similar to books.[25]
Speculations
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Other Languages
| Language | Official NameOfficial Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Serapeum | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 瑟拉珮姆 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) |
瑟拉珮姆 | |
| Japanese | セラペウム | |
| Korean | 세라피움 | |
| French | Serapeum | |
| Thai | Serapeum | |
| Vietnamese | Serapeum | |
| German | Serapeum | |
| Indonesian | Serapeum | |
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Part 2 Chapter II, Awaken from the Great Dream
- Songque: Fine, let's go find Sera first.
- Senadina: ...Salad?
- [...]
- Songque: ?
- Songque: You've got it wrong! It's "Sera," not "Salad"!
- Songque: Sera is the gentlest of the Shus. Her full name's Serapeum, and she's known as the Shu of Union.
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 2, The River Where Light and Shadow Float
- Senadina: Ah, no wonder Sera was complaining earlier about some random fallen leaves in the library. Leylah, please don't make things too difficult for her, okay? Why don't you chat with her more often? You two haven't really talked much before.
- Leylah: I just... don't know how to get along with her.
- Senadina: Uh... Why not start with how you address her? You can call her dear Sera to begin with.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, The Wild and the Light
- Arina the Mixologist: I haven't heard of him. I just joined the Mutual-Aid Society yesterday.
- "Lantern": Oh? Then have you... met Serapeum?
- Arina the Mixologist: Serapeum...
- Arina the Mixologist: Oh! You mean the High Lady? Not yet.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Part 2 Chapter X, Surprising Surprise
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: There's no name on it, but this article seems strangely familiar...
- Suddenly, you recalled the three articles that Master Bai, heir to the Bai Group, shared with you and Theresa. They were articles that were both sweet and bitter, sometimes bringing hearty laughter, other times stirring tormenting heartbreak.
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: (This must be Serapeum's work!)
- Helia: (She started writing at such a young age?)
- Coralie: (Then the characters in Serapeum's story must be... Heh heh, I'm changing my plans.)
- ↑ https://baike.mihoyo.com/bh3/wiki/content/3496/detail
- ↑ @houkai3rd, X (Twitter), 00:00, Jan 8, 2025 (UTC -9) (Wayback Machine archive missing)
艦長の皆さまへ
いつも『#崩壊3rd』を応援していただき、誠にありがとうございます。
「セラペウム」のボイスでございますが、Ver.8.0「#願い拓く天光」より、代役として「#津田里穂」様が担当させていただく運びになりました。
改めて、皆さまのご理解とご支援に心から感謝申し上げます。 - ↑ @riho_tsuda, X (Twitter), 02:25, Jan 8, 2025 (UTC -9) (Wayback Machine archive missing)
『#崩壊3rd』セラペウムの声の代役を務めさせていただくことになりました。
何卒、よろしくお願いいたします…！ - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Part 2 Chapter II, As Fate Would Have It
- Serapeum: "Lantern", they're friends from afar. If you continue like this... someone will get hurt.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter XIV, A Billion-Year Watch
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: Sera, you don't need to agonize over things that you aren't responsible for. Honestly, even after knowing you've existed for a billion years, I still don't think you have to be all that powerful.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Serapeum, Quotes, Chat 11
- The Shu of Union and the owner of the library... But I want to be called a princess... Can I?
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, The Wild and the Light
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: So, where do you think Serapeum might be right now?
- Songque: You asked the right person! I'm practically a regular at the Mutual-Aid Society. Ah, it's a group formed by people who worshipped Sera back in the day.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Part 2 Chapter II, Awaken from the Great Dream
- Senadina: Is this the entrance to the library?
- Songque: Yep. Although it's called a library, it's actually Sera's home... Money talks, huh? Being able to build a house like this a century ago speaks for her family's wealth.
- Coralie: So, the person we're about to visit is a noble heiress?
- Songque: Well, not exactly. See, Sera's a bit of an enigma. She inherited a massive fortune at a young age, but nobody knows what happened for sure.
- Songque: She's not into fancy social gatherings or parties. Nope, her idea of a good time is curling up with a good book.
- Songque: To indulge her passion, she sold off most of her inheritance and built this place from the ground up. She's got rare books sought from all over stashed inside.
- DreamseekerDreamseeker: So, basically, this whole library is her personal sanctuary?
- Songque: Not exactly. Sera opened up her house to all the Langqiu residents way back when. Anyone who wanted to read a book could swing by.
- [...]
- Songque: But hey, that was like a century ago. Sera shut down the library before she went into her deep sleep, and since then, it's been gathering dust.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, Shadowless Night
- Songque: While others wander around, Sera's never left the library since Langqiu and Oxia split into two separate worlds.
- Songque: She never bothered to use her own body even when she wanted to go find someone.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter X, Surprising Surprise, Skip Story Synopsis
- Among the memorabilia submitted for judging, one item felt oddly familiar to Dreamseeker. Judging by the writing style, it must be the work of Serapeum!
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream, Skip Story Synopsis
- The voices belong to two Al assistants. An hour earlier, they received over a dozen strange slips of paper, each carrying the heartfelt wishes of the townsfolk. Senadina decided to track down the "culprit" scattering these notes.
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- Senadina: Long time no see! You've always, always been with Luoxing, watching over as the original moon of Luoxing...
- [...]
- Senadina: Little Sera—
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- Senadina: Where is my super shy, incredibly cute, and well-behaved little Sera?
- Serapeum: P-Please stop shouting, Sena.
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- The god smiled, taking out the ledger she had just received. The pages fluttered open, and the slips of paper tucked within returned to Serapeum's palm like birds flying to their roosts.
- Senadina: See? Isn't this important? I bet all these little slips of paper, filled with everyone's inner voices, are your answer to the assignment I left you last time!
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- Serapeum: From the moment you gave my name to me, I've been able to sense your emotions. And if I listen closely... I can hear everyone else's inner voices, too.
- Serapeum: So, I don't want everyone else to be like you, feeling regret and sorrow because they've hidden too many of their feelings.
- Senadina: Little Sera...
- Serapeum: I want to help everyone, but when it comes to your inner voice... I don't know who I should relay it to.
- [...]
- Senadina: Aw, he's not that old yet. I've got an idea! Let's keep this slip of paper, filled with the innermost thoughts of a god, as a little secret between you and me. In exchange... I wanna know what's on your mind too!
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- Senadina: If possible, I hope you'll write down your inner thoughts. It could be a sentence, a poem, or even a story... Yeah! That's it! A story!
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- Senadina: Remember that library I told you about? My ideal library is a collection of countless inner voices. It lets people listen to the questions in their hearts, feel the confusion those questions bring, and finally work out the answers on their own.
- Senadina: There, you'll hear the inner voices of the authors, the inner voices of the readers resonating with the books, and even... the voices of the books themselves.
- Senadina: I've already got it all planned out! I'm going to put Nana in charge of building the library. That way, she'll have to get off the couch and out of the house. Little Sera, if you're interested, you can work with her too!
- ↑ Part 2 EX Chapter 4, The Long Night Is the Curtain Lifting on the Dream
- Serapeum: As an apology to you and everyone else... I've decided to confess something I wanted to conceal.
- Serapeum: Tonight is, once again, a perfect time for hugging.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, Awaken from the Great Dream
- Songque: Sera indeed has the power to connect with other minds, hence her title "Union".
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, The Wild and the Light
- Serapeum: I've never forced anyone to join my Union. And when everyone was making their decision, I didn't play any tricks. They all joined voluntarily.
- ↑ Part 2 Chapter II, Thousand-Eared Night God
- Songque: For Sera, these books aren't just tools for passing time—they are windows for understanding the world.
- Songque: She's not much of a social butterfly, so she spends most of her time holed up in this library.
- [...]
- Songque: Sera has always hoped that people's inner worlds could be as easy to grasp as the pages of a book. It's no wonder she's particularly intrigued by this legend.