Chapter Summaries

Makima hired Li Yuba as Hongo Hina’s sparring partner, but Hina overwhelmed her in their first match. An Xiu boosted Li Yuba with Ripple energy and offered her a chance to become his nominal disciple, leaving her eager to learn.

• Makima brought Li Yuba, a former Killing Martial Arts Association champion, to the Apocalypse Consortium as Hongo Hina’s sparring partner.
• Hongo Hina defeated Li Yuba in seconds, revealing the vast gap between their strength.
• Li Yuba considered quitting until Makima warned that early resignation would incur a massive penalty.
• An Xiu infused Li Yuba with Ripple energy, temporarily strengthening her enough to spar with Hongo Hina.
• Li Yuba learned that An Xiu could teach Ripple qigong and asked to become his disciple, accepting the offer of a nominal discipleship.

Hongo Hina faced Imai Cosmo in the Apocalypse Consortium’s Kengan Challenge match against Nishishinji Security Services, using her speed and Paper Art to keep the King of Stranglers from landing a hold. The bout continued with Cosmo badly hurt but still pressing forward, desperate to touch her and use his grappling techniques.

• An Xiu sent Hongo Hina into the arena and brought Li Yuba to watch, planning to train her as a future substitute fighter.
• Nishishinji Akira warned Imai Cosmo that he could surrender if necessary, but Cosmo vowed to win.
• Hongo Hina and Imai Cosmo entered the ring, and the referee began their Kengan Challenge match.
• Hongo Hina used Shave to close the distance and struck Cosmo in the face, abdomen, and chest, while evading his attempts to grab and counterattack her.
• Cosmo recovered enough to rush Hongo Hina and narrowly dodge her Tempest Kick, then lunged forward in hopes of touching her and applying a choke.

Hongo Hina defeated Imai Cosmo in the Kengan Challenge Tournament, then An Xiu demonstrated the Ripple Breathing Method’s overwhelming power and arranged further training for Hina and Li Yuba. Three days later, Li Yuba’s Ripple-enhanced sparring had cornered Hina, who was still trying to unleash Black Flash.

• Hongo Hina evaded Imai Cosmo’s Zone and knocked him unconscious with a spinning kick, winning the tournament for the Apocalypse Consortium.
• Imai Cosmo woke in the infirmary and told Nishishinji Akira he looked forward to seeing Hongo Hina fight the Fang of Metsudo.
• An Xiu showed Hongo Hina and Li Yuba how his Ripple power dispersed the clouds over Tokyo, then began teaching Li Yuba the Ripple Breathing Method.
• An Xiu sent Hongo Hina to Makima, who spent three days modifying her soul to help her master Black Flash.
• Li Yuba and Hongo Hina sparred in the underground training ground, where Li Yuba’s Ripple-enhanced attacks drove Hina into a corner.

Hongo Hina successfully produced a Black Flash during her spar with Li Yuba, then prepared to face Hatsumi Sen in a private Kengan match between the Apocalypse Consortium and the Nogi Group. The match began with Hina countering Hatsumi’s predicted opening rush and landing a powerful punch to his abdomen.

• Hongo Hina used Makima’s advice to stop forcing a Black Flash and landed one, injuring Li Yuba’s forearm despite her Ripple defense.
• An Xiu examined Li Yuba, assessed Hina’s new cursed energy, and told Hina to prepare for the match against the Nogi Group.
• Makima and An Xiu explained that Nogi Hideki had arranged a private match against the Apocalypse Consortium, with only its result to be made public.
• Hatsumi Sen told Nogi Hideki he believed he could win, though Hina’s aerial fighting style might give him trouble.
• Hongo Hina and Hatsumi Sen entered the abandoned development venue, where Hatsumi grew wary of Hina’s composure before the referee started the match.
• Hatsumi Sen tried to intercept Hina’s opening rush with a sweeping kick, but her Iron Body held firm, and she punched him in the abdomen.

Hongo Hina defeated Hatsumi Sen with three consecutive Black Flashes, while Makima promised Nogi Hideki that the Apocalypse Consortium could restore his injuries. The Consortium prepared for the coming Extermination Tournament, and An Xiu checked the System Panel at headquarters.

• Hongo Hina landed a Black Flash that shattered one of Hatsumi Sen's arms, and Makima persuaded Nogi Hideki to let the match continue by promising free medical treatment and recovery.
• Hongo Hina struck Hatsumi Sen with two more Black Flashes, breaking his remaining arm and knocking him unconscious, and the referee declared her the winner.
• Makima arranged for Hatsumi Sen to be taken to the Apocalypse Consortium's headquarters, where An Xiu would heal him with the Horse Talisman before he was returned to the Nogi Group.
• An Xiu told Hongo Hina that the Extermination Tournament would soon give her more opponents, while she reported that she felt stronger than ever after the three Black Flashes.
• At the Apocalypse Consortium headquarters, An Xiu sat alone in the president's office, calculated the time, and opened the System Panel.

An Xiu bought two discounted system items and selected So I'm a Spider, So What? as a future destination, then waited for the Kengan Association chairmanship battle to begin. After the Horse Talisman healed Hatsumi Sen and improved his condition, Makima submitted a chairmanship battle application backed by fifty member companies.

• An Xiu bought Endless Energy and Power of Bonds, then added So I'm a Spider, So What? to his candidates for a future transmigration.
• Hatsumi Sen recovered from his injuries and hidden ailments, but told Nogi Hideki that he had little hope of defeating Hongo Hina soon.
• Nogi Hideki reassured Hatsumi Sen that the Nogi Group would not lose all its assets if the chairmanship bid failed.
• Makima submitted a Kengan Association chairmanship battle application supported by fifty member companies, including the Apocalypse Consortium and Nogi Group.
• The staff confirmed the agreement and went to contact Katahara Metsudo.

An Xiu and Makima brought Hongo Hina and their allies to Kengan Island, where the Kengan Extermination Tournament began and Imai Cosmo defeated Adam Dudley. An Xiu arranged a difficult bracket for Hongo Hina, and the chapter left her about to enter her first match as Wakatsuki Takeshi watched.

• Soryuin Shion sought an early alliance with Makima, believing the Apocalypse Consortium could win the tournament and claim the Kengan Association chairmanship.
• An Xiu, Makima, Hongo Hina, Li Yuba, and their companions boarded the Kengan Ship and traveled to Kengan Island, where fighters including Kuroki Gensai and Wakatsuki Takeshi gathered.
• Hongo Hina and Li Yuba defeated intruders who tried to gain tournament qualifications by exploiting openings aboard the ship.
• Katahara Sayaka opened the tournament, and Imai Cosmo quickly defeated Adam Dudley in the first match.
• An Xiu and Makima arranged Hongo Hina's prospective opponents as Julius Reinhold, Wakatsuki Takeshi, Tokita Ohma, Kanoh Agito, and Kuroki Gensai.
• Hongo Hina headed to the fighters' passage for her first match while Wakatsuki Takeshi watched from the stands.

Hongo Hina faced Julius Reinhold in the Extermination Tournament, and her overwhelming strength and defense let her dominate the opening exchange. Julius endured her attacks and seized a brief opening to counter as she descended, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Katahara Metsudo told Kanoh Agito to watch Hongo Hina, whom he expected to be one of Kanoh’s greatest opponents in the tournament.
• Katahara Sayaka introduced Hongo Hina and Julius Reinhold before their match began.
• Julius proposed a contest of strength, and Hongo accepted his opening punch without moving before striking him with Iron Body: Attack.
• Hongo launched Julius into the air with a kick and followed up with a powerful midair attack that smashed him into the arena floor.
• Julius forced himself through the dust and charged at Hongo as she was about to land, aiming to exploit her momentary vulnerability.

Hongo Hina defeated Julius with a single Black Flash, while Kure Karla impulsively approached An Xiu to ask to bear his child. After the tournament’s first day ended, Makima moved to confront Hayami Katsumasa as he prepared to carry out his backup plan.

• Hongo Hina knocked Julius unconscious with a devastating punch and advanced to the next round of the tournament.
• Kure Erioh considered recruiting An Xiu for the Kure Clan, then discovered that Kure Karla had rushed over to approach him.
• Kure Karla clung to An Xiu and asked to bear his child, and An Xiu arranged to meet her after the tournament ended.
• Hongo Hina returned and suggested that she and Makima could help An Xiu, before An Xiu sent Kure Karla back to Kure Erioh.
• After the first day’s matches ended, Hayami Katsumasa brooded over Julius’s defeat and vowed to seize the Kengan Association chairmanship through his backup plan.
• Makima emerged from the shadows with Shadow Troopers behind Hayami Katsumasa.

Hongo Hina faced Wakatsuki Takeshi in the second round of the Extermination Tournament and completely overwhelmed him. After crippling his right fist and both legs, she struck with Black Flash as Wakatsuki tried to defend himself.

• Makima dominated Hayami Katsumasa and sent the Shadow Troopers to hunt hidden forces connected to the tournament.
• Imai Cosmo defeated Akoya Seishu, while Kure Raian defeated Tokita Ohma and eliminated him from the tournament.
• An Xiu sent Hongo Hina to prepare for her match against Wakatsuki Takeshi.
• Wakatsuki Takeshi clashed fists with Hongo Hina and had his right hand crushed by her superior strength.
• Hongo Hina used Shave to cripple Wakatsuki Takeshi’s knees, leaving him kneeling and unable to move.
• Hongo Hina launched a Black Flash, and Wakatsuki Takeshi raised his remaining usable arm to block it.

Hongo Hina defeated Wakatsuki Takeshi with Black Flash, then discussed Kuroki Gensai’s Devil Lance and developed an idea for a new Six Powers technique. The third round began with Kanoh Agito defeating Imai Cosmo, and Hongo Hina faced Kure Raian as their match was about to start.

• Hongo Hina defeated Wakatsuki Takeshi with Black Flash, and he fell unconscious after learning she had once landed three such blows on Hatsumi Sen.
• Hongo Hina returned to An Xiu with tea she had obtained through Kure Karla, while An Xiu learned Li Yuba had lost all her money gambling.
• An Xiu explained Kuroki Gensai’s Devil Lance to Hongo Hina, who proposed combining Offense: Iron Body with Finger Pistol to create an enhanced technique.
• Kuroki Gensai defeated Kiryu Setsuna, and Hatsumi Sen and Muteba Gizenga won their following matches as the second round concluded.
• The third round began, and Kanoh Agito defeated Imai Cosmo before Hongo Hina entered the arena to face Kure Raian.
• Kure Raian taunted Hongo Hina and said he looked forward to killing her, while the match had yet to begin.

Kure Raian charged Hongo Hina and was instantly defeated by her Enhanced Devil Lance, while the other morning matches determined the remaining semifinalists. The chapter ended as Hongo Hina faced Kanoh Agito and told him that An Xiu and Makima had said her strongest opponent in the tournament was not him.

• Kure Raian activated Removal and charged Hongo Hina, who pierced through his body with the Enhanced Devil Lance and left him unconscious with severe heart damage.
• Kure Erioh blamed Raian’s arrogance for the defeat and hoped the experience would make him reconsider his reliance on brute strength.
• Hongo Hina returned to the rest area to wash off the blood, while Kuroki Gensai defeated Mikazuchi Rei and Hatsumi Sen defeated Muteba Gizenga by making him concede.
• The four remaining fighters entered the semifinals: Hongo Hina, Kanoh Agito, Hatsumi Sen, and Kuroki Gensai.
• Hongo Hina faced Kanoh Agito in the first semifinal and told him that An Xiu and Makima had said the tournament’s strongest opponent was not him.

Hongo Hina defeated Kanoh Agito in the annihilation match, leaving the Kengan Association’s chairmanship certain to change hands. The final was set to pit Hongo Hina against the winner of the next match between Floating Cloud Hatsumi Sen and Devil Lance Kuroki Gensai.

• Kanoh Agito began defensively, but Hongo Hina kept him at range with repeated Tempest Kicks until he moved in to attack.
• Hongo Hina caught and crushed Kanoh Agito’s arm, struck him into the air, and wounded him with three Tempest Kicks.
• Hongo Hina used an Enhanced Devil Lance to sever Kanoh Agito’s spine, leaving him paralyzed.
• Katahara Metsudo acknowledged Kanoh Agito’s defeat and had him carried away for treatment; the referee declared Hongo Hina the winner.
• The audience celebrated as the result guaranteed a change in Kengan Association leadership, and company presidents considered the Apocalypse Consortium’s chances in the tournament.

Hongo Hina faced Kuroki Gensai in the Extermination Tournament final after Kuroki defeated Hatsumi Sen in the semifinals. Hina’s Black Flashes overwhelmed Kuroki, leaving him embedded in the arena wall and barely conscious as she chose not to deliver a potentially lethal final blow.

• Kuroki Gensai defeated Hatsumi Sen with the Devil Lance, ending the semifinals and setting up the final against Hongo Hina.
• Kuroki used Pre-Initiative to evade Hina’s opening attacks, but Hina’s kicks forced him to block and injured his arms.
• Hina’s punch unexpectedly produced a Black Flash, breaking Kuroki’s arm and sending him stumbling backward.
• Hina struck Kuroki with Finger Pistol: Rapid Fire, then followed with an Iron Body: Attack empowered by another Black Flash, driving him into the arena wall.
• Hina saw that Kuroki was barely conscious and dispersed the power gathered for another strike rather than risk killing him.

Hongo Hina defeated Kuroki Gensai, securing the Apocalypse Consortium control of the Kengan Association, and An Xiu chose Pokémon World as his next destination. The chapter ended as Bea arrived in the Wild Area and prepared to explore with her Pokémon.

• Hongo Hina defeated Kuroki Gensai with Black Flash, and the referee declared her the winner of the Extermination Tournament.
• Makima began arranging the Apocalypse Consortium’s takeover of the Kengan Association while An Xiu left with Kure Karla and Hongo Hina; Li Yuba and Makima later joined them.
• After waking the next day, An Xiu reviewed several possible worlds and chose Pokémon World for his next journey.
• Bea rode a Corviknight Flying Taxi into a remote part of Galar’s Wild Area, jumped down, and summoned Machamp, Hawlucha, Grapploct, and her other Pokémon.

Bea encountered An Xiu and his Regigigas in the Wild Area, then agreed to guide him to Stow-on-Side after he claimed to be a Braver destined to help save the world. Rose learned of the legendary Pokémon and planned to meet An Xiu, who arrived in town with Bea and was offered a place to stay at her Stadium.

• Bea set out into the Wild Area for a month of training before the Champion Cup, but Regigigas appeared before she found a suitable training ground.
• An Xiu revealed himself on Regigigas’s shoulder and explained that the Legendary Pokémon had chosen to become his Pokémon; Bea agreed to guide him and report his arrival to Rose.
• Rose accepted that Bea had likely encountered a genuine Legendary Pokémon and arranged to visit An Xiu in Stow-on-Side with Leon.
• Bea brought An Xiu to Stow-on-Side Stadium and offered him a place to stay after learning he had no money or lodging.

An Xiu settled into Stow-on-Side Stadium and created Chic Freya, a powerful new clone who could confirm his claims about a future crisis. After introducing her to Bea, he said he planned to travel to Sinnoh to investigate when the crisis would occur, and Bea began arranging his trip.

• Bea brought An Xiu to Stow-on-Side Stadium and arranged a temporary room for him.
• An Xiu decided to create a Pokémon-like clone and used [Bond Power] to evolve Chicpu into Chic Freya.
• Chic Freya promised to help An Xiu prove his warnings and prepare for a future confrontation with Arceus's avatar.
• Bea entered An Xiu's room, met the speaking Chic Freya, and accepted An Xiu's explanation about her role in saving the world.
• After dinner, An Xiu told Bea he planned to visit Sinnoh and investigate the crisis, and Bea tried to book him a plane ticket.

An Xiu let Bea challenge Chic Freya, who defeated Machamp in one move, then returned with her to his room. The next morning, Chairman Rose arrived at Stow-on-Side Stadium with Oleana and Leon to meet An Xiu, the mysterious trainer Bea had reported.

• Bea challenged An Xiu’s first partner, Chic Freya, with her ace Machamp.
• Chic Freya dodged Machamp’s attack and knocked it out with a single kick, then reassured Bea that Machamp was unharmed.
• An Xiu comforted Bea after the loss, and Bea promised to help resolve his identity problem.
• An Xiu returned to his room with Chic Freya and spent the night with her.
• The next morning, Rose entered Stow-on-Side Stadium with Oleana and Leon and approached An Xiu and Bea.

Rose offered An Xiu Galar League registration and support, then arranged a private battle with Leon to assess his strength. An Xiu chose a six-on-six match, and Regigigas opened by defeating Leon’s Rillaboom in a single devastating attack.

• Rose offered An Xiu identity registration, Trainer credentials, and financial support on behalf of the Galar League, and An Xiu accepted.
• Rose proposed a private battle with Leon, and An Xiu changed the format from three-on-three to six-on-six, saying two Pokémon would be enough.
• Rose cleared Stow-on-Side Stadium, and An Xiu sent out Regigigas while Leon led with Rillaboom.
• Leon ordered Rillaboom to use Bulk Up, but An Xiu commanded Regigigas to use Crush Grip and then Body Slam.
• Regigigas rushed across the field, seized Rillaboom, and slammed it into the ground, leaving it unable to battle.

An Xiu’s Regigigas defeated all six of Leon’s Pokémon, including his Dynamaxed Charizard, in a one-sided battle. Rose took An Xiu’s warning about a world-ending crisis seriously and promised Galar’s support as An Xiu revealed that the danger would center on Sinnoh.

• Leon sent Dragapult against Regigigas, but An Xiu’s Regigigas struck it down with Darkest Lariat before Leon could react.
• Rose decided to keep An Xiu in Galar and considered using wealth, status, and personal connections to persuade him to join the League.
• Leon sent out his Dynamaxed Charizard, but Regigigas endured its Max Knuckle and defeated it with Rock Slide, winning the battle.
• Leon accepted his defeat and said he hoped to challenge An Xiu again, while Rose reminded him that An Xiu had a world-saving mission.
• Rose promised to resolve An Xiu’s identity and offer the Galar League’s support, then asked for details about the crisis.
• An Xiu said the crisis would center on Sinnoh and could destroy the region or bring catastrophe to people across every region.