Sunrise and Moonset is a chapter of Hotori’s bond quest line, Traces of Time, in Neverness to Everness. It puts the spotlight on Hotori, the time-bending shopkeeper of the Eibon Antique Shop, and ties directly into the clock motif that runs through her entire kit.
Quick answer: Sunrise and Moonset is a story chapter inside Hotori’s Traces of Time bond quest. It centers on Hotori, an S-Rank Cosmos character from the Eibon Antique Shop faction, and you progress it by completing the quest’s narrative beats rather than a combat challenge.
Who Hotori is in Neverness to Everness
Hotori is a playable S-Rank character who fights with the Cosmos element and belongs to the Eibon Antique Shop faction. Her whole identity is built around stopping and rewinding time, which is exactly the idea that the Sunrise and Moonset chapter leans on. Knowing her background helps the story land, since the quest reads as a character study of the shopkeeper rather than a side errand.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | S-Rank |
| Element | Cosmos |
| Esper Type | Solid |
| Faction | Eibon Antique Shop |
| Role | DPS / Sub DPS |
| Birthdate | December 20 |
| EN Voice Actor | Lindsay Sheppard |
| JP Voice Actor | Itou Shizuka |
Why the time theme runs through the quest
The “sunrise and moonset” framing matches the way Hotori plays. In combat, she carries the Non-Closed Timepiece, a clock that slowly winds clockwise while she stays on the field and stores up to 120 energy. When that meter fills, she casts her Ultimate, World’s Tide, which slows time to a near standstill and replays attacks she recorded earlier. The constant push and pull between a moving clock and a frozen moment is the same imagery the bond chapter plays with.
Her toolkit reinforces that idea at every step. Present Replay records up to three Support or Redirect Skills from allies, then World’s Tide unleashes them inside a Time Stop window. Even outside of fights, her Frozen Snow Ritual lets her slow the world by holding Basic Attack, which is why so much of her character revolves around holding a single instant in place.
| Skill | What it does |
|---|---|
| Non-Closed Timepiece | A clock that charges to 120 energy while Hotori is active. |
| Present Replay | Records up to three ally Support or Redirect Skills over 5 seconds. |
| World’s Tide | Ultimate that stops time and replays the recorded attacks at once. |
| Frozen Snow Ritual | Out-of-combat skill that slows time while holding Basic Attack. |
How to know you finished the chapter
Bond chapters track inside the character’s bond menu, so Sunrise and Moonset is marked complete once the quest log updates and the next entry in the Traces of Time line opens up. Because this is a story segment tied to Hotori, you progress it by clearing its narrative steps in order rather than passing a separate combat gate.
Note: Hotori uses her own time-stop mechanic to pause combat timers in modes such as the Pink Paws Heist, so the time theme isn’t only flavor. It carries real gameplay value once you start running her in timed content.
If Sunrise and Moonset is the first time you’re spending real attention on Hotori, it doubles as a good reason to invest in her. She is a Cosmos burst specialist who builds energy, records ally skills, and then dumps everything into one frozen window, and the bond quest is where that personality gets room to breathe outside of a fight.
