Chapter Summaries

Fire Emperor rescued Dongshu from the wreck where his parents had died, but left him in a tree hollow while it pursued the Pokémon hunters. Dongshu realized he was alone in Tokiwa Forest as night and dangerous Pokémon approached.

• Fire Emperor followed a child's cry and found an overturned car, a dead woman, an injured man, and a baby inside.
• The Oddish told Fire Emperor that Pokémon hunters had killed the baby's father after he tried to protect wild Pokémon, and that the mother had crashed while fleeing.
• Fire Emperor chose to rescue the baby before continuing its pursuit, carried him to a tree hollow, and left without noticing he had stopped crying.
• Dongshu recalled his reincarnation from Earth, his parents' deaths, and the [Shock Value System] he hoped to use as he grew up.
• Dongshu grew cold and feared the dangers of the forest as night approached.

Dongshu survived a freezing night in Tokiwa Forest after Fire Emperor sheltered him beneath its body. The next morning, Fire Emperor brought him Berries, and Dongshu offered one back to share.

• Trapped in a tree hollow and too weak to use his Shock Value System, Dongshu began losing consciousness from hunger and cold.
• Fire Emperor found Dongshu and kept him warm beneath its body through the night, thinking of his dead mother.
• Dongshu woke, recognized Fire Emperor, and watched it leave to search for food.
• Fire Emperor returned with Berries and placed them before Dongshu, who eagerly ate one.
• Dongshu offered a Berry to Fire Emperor, leaving it stunned that the child wanted to share his food.

Fire Emperor tried to bring infant Dongshu to a human town, but discovered that carrying him slowed their journey and spent two days caring for him through the forest. As Dongshu nestled against its warmth, Fire Emperor began to worry about leaving the orphaned child alone in human territory.

• Fire Emperor accepted the Berry Dongshu offered, then tried carrying him by his clothes but set him down when he started coughing.
• Fire Emperor put Dongshu on its back, but stopped when the infant began slipping and decided to travel slowly with him.
• Dongshu realized Fire Emperor meant to take him to a human town and felt grateful, while Fire Emperor resolved to care for the child whose parents had died protecting Pokémon.
• Fire Emperor and Dongshu spent two days traveling by day and resting at night, with Fire Emperor finding Berries and keeping the infant warm.
• As Dongshu burrowed into its belly fur, Fire Emperor wondered how the orphaned infant would survive and who would care for him after they parted.

Fire Emperor brought Dongshu to a human town, intending to leave him there, but reconsidered after realizing the orphaned boy had nowhere to go. The chapter ended with Fire Emperor carrying Dongshu away from the town, choosing to keep looking after him.

• Fire Emperor found Berries for Dongshu and drove off an Ekans that had tried to hunt him.
• Dongshu realized he would soon be separated from Fire Emperor and wished he could stay with it as its Trainer.
• Fire Emperor carried Dongshu to a small human town and set him down, saying it was where he belonged.
• Fire Emperor began to leave, but turned back after seeing Dongshu alone and remembering that he had no family.
• Fire Emperor picked Dongshu up and carried him away from the town.

Fire Emperor carried the orphaned Dongshu toward Heavenly Green Mountain, intending to raise him as his child and report him to Lord Ho-Oh. After Dongshu accidentally peed on him and later kissed him, Fire Emperor continued caring for him, while Dongshu discovered that surprising Fire Emperor earned Shock Points.

• Fire Emperor carried Dongshu through the forest toward Heavenly Green Mountain and stopped when Dongshu tugged at his fur.
• Dongshu peed on Fire Emperor, earning five Shock Points, and Fire Emperor washed himself in a stream before cleaning Dongshu.
• Dongshu realized Fire Emperor might have adopted him and discovered that his Shock Value could be spent on items such as Moomoo Milk.
• Fire Emperor rested on the leaves with Dongshu instead of continuing the journey, and Dongshu kissed his face.
• Fire Emperor was surprised by Dongshu's affection, earning five more Shock Points as he wondered whether Dongshu already saw him as a father.

Dongshu traveled through the forest and mountains with Fire Emperor, who cared for him as they journeyed toward Heavenly Green Mountain. There, Raikou warned Fire Emperor against trusting the human child, but Fire Emperor stood by Dongshu and reached their destination.

• Dongshu played with Fire Emperor, then fell asleep in its embrace while it cleaned him and kept watch.
• Dongshu woke, ate berries, and continued traveling with Fire Emperor through forests and into the mountains.
• Dongshu saw Raikou approach amid lightning and felt its intimidating pressure.
• Raikou questioned why Fire Emperor had brought a human child to Heavenly Green Mountain and warned that humans could not be trusted.
• Fire Emperor defended Dongshu, and Raikou left after warning it not to regret its choice.
• Fire Emperor and Dongshu arrived at Heavenly Green Mountain.

The Fire Emperor brought Dongshu to Heavenly Green Mountain, Ho-Oh’s home and the Ho-Oh Guard’s base, and told him it would be his home from now on. Dongshu used his System Store to summon Moomoo Milk, surprising the Fire Emperor, and offered it a bottle.

• The Fire Emperor carried a sleeping Dongshu halfway up Heavenly Green Mountain and settled him in a warm cave.
• The Fire Emperor told Dongshu that Heavenly Green Mountain was its home and Lord Ho-Oh’s group’s base, and that Dongshu would live there too.
• After the Fire Emperor left to find food, Dongshu inspected the System Store and considered using its Dream Renovator functions to make the cave into a home.
• The Fire Emperor returned with Berries, and Dongshu spent five Shock Points to summon a bottle of Moomoo Milk.
• The Fire Emperor was shocked by the milk’s sudden appearance and gained ten Shock Points, then refused the second bottle Dongshu offered it.

Dongshu shared Moomoo Milk with the Fire Emperor, then slept while Marshadow confronted the Fire Emperor for bringing an unchosen human to Heavenly Green Mountain. After waking, Dongshu saw the mountain at dusk and began worrying about finding food through the coming winter.

• Dongshu fed the Fire Emperor Moomoo Milk and fell asleep in his embrace.
• Marshadow appeared in the cave and accused the Fire Emperor of breaking the rules by bringing an unchosen human to Heavenly Green Mountain.
• The Fire Emperor said he would report the matter to Lord Ho-Oh, and Marshadow returned to the Shadow World, bitter about humans.
• At dusk, the Fire Emperor carried Dongshu outside to see Pokémon living peacefully across the mountain.
• After the cold wind made Dongshu sneeze, the Fire Emperor warmed the cave, and Dongshu worried about finding food during winter.

Dongshu accompanied Fire Emperor into the mountain to gather berries and mushrooms for winter, while Marshadow secretly tested the baby’s dreams to judge whether he was fit to remain on Heavenly Green Mountain. Marshadow discovered Dongshu’s deepest desire was simply to play with Fire Emperor, then left as Dongshu woke and asked for roasted mushrooms.

• Fire Emperor carried Dongshu into the woods, where Dongshu gathered several kinds of wild mushrooms to add to their winter food stores.
• After they returned to the cave, Dongshu fell asleep beside Fire Emperor, and Marshadow secretly entered his shadow.
• Marshadow made Dongshu dream of his parents’ deaths at the hands of Pokémon poachers and Fire Emperor rescuing him, confirming the baby trusted and depended on Fire Emperor.
• Marshadow tried to reveal Dongshu’s deepest desires, but found him happily playing with Fire Emperor’s fur and realized the child wanted nothing more than to play with him.
• Marshadow left the dream and returned to the shadows, and Dongshu woke beside Fire Emperor and eagerly asked for roasted mushrooms.

Dongshu and Fire Emperor stockpiled food and made a soft Leaf Bed for winter. Dongshu spotted Marshadow watching him, and Marshadow began to understand why Fire Emperor had chosen to care for him.

• Fire Emperor and Dongshu gathered Berries, chestnuts, nuts, and mushrooms until the cave was stocked for winter.
• Fire Emperor noticed the flattened leaves were not enough for Little One and went out to gather more for a Leaf Bed.
• While alone in the cave, Dongshu wondered why he had not seen Marshadow and exchanged 5 Shock Points for Moomoo Milk.
• Marshadow secretly watched Dongshu, then was shocked when he spotted it hiding in the cave’s shadows.
• Marshadow recalled Dongshu’s dream about his parents dying to protect Pokémon and understood why Fire Emperor cared for him.
• Fire Emperor returned with golden leaves, made a sheltered Leaf Bed, and questioned Marshadow before Dongshu offered to share his milk.

Dongshu shared Moomoo Milk with Marshadow and earned Shock Points, then explored the System Store and considered how to improve life with Entei on Heavenly Green Mountain. He decided he needed to find a safer way to earn more points from nearby Pokémon.

• Dongshu offered Marshadow his leftover Moomoo Milk, and Entei carried him back to the Leaf Bed.
• Marshadow silently accepted the milk and disappeared into the shadows, earning Dongshu 25 Shock Points.
• Dongshu browsed the System Store and found household items, farmland, and Trainer goods that cost more points than he could afford.
• Dongshu resolved to earn Shock Points from Pokémon nearby, but worried that trying to get points by peeing on Ho-Oh would get him beaten.

Marshadow reflected on the human baby’s gift of Moomoo Milk, while Dongshu struggled to figure out how to repay Fire Emperor for its care. Fire Emperor took Dongshu for a walk through the late-autumn forest, where watching Kangaskhan feed their young reminded him of the food Fire Emperor had gathered for him.

• Marshadow realized that Dongshu had given it something important to a human baby, and wondered if this was what caring meant.
• Dongshu failed to find a way to earn Shock Points and considered buying a Rare Candy for Fire Emperor, but learned it cost 46,000 Shock Points.
• Fire Emperor saw Dongshu sighing and lay beside him, while Dongshu hugged its paw and thought about their relationship.
• Fire Emperor carried Dongshu into the forest for a warm walk, and Dongshu watched the Wild Pokémon preparing for winter.
• Dongshu watched a Kangaskhan Mother feed her Baby Kangaskhan Berries and thought of the Berries Fire Emperor had gathered for him.

Dongshu worried that Fire Emperor’s Berry gathering would leave the forest Pokémon without food, but Fire Emperor reassured him. On their way back, Dongshu helped save Krabby after it choked on a Berry pit, while an unseen figure watched them leave.

• Dongshu worried that the gathered Berries would leave the forest Pokémon hungry, and Fire Emperor explained that it had picked only a few from many places and that the trees would regrow their Berries quickly.
• As Dongshu dozed on Fire Emperor’s back, they heard the mother Graveler desperately calling for help because Krabby was choking on a Berry pit.
• Dongshu examined Krabby and signaled for the mother Graveler to lift it, then asked Fire Emperor to help when his own attempts to dislodge the pit failed.
• Fire Emperor struck Krabby with enough force to expel the Berry pit, and the grateful mother Graveler checked that its child was safe.
• Fire Emperor carried Dongshu away, unaware that a petite figure was watching them from the shadows.

Dongshu received berries from Graveler and Cubone, then spent the winter sheltered with Fire Emperor as Marshadow watched over him. Fire Emperor decided to raise Dongshu as a Pokémon child and began teaching him Pokémon language, which Dongshu quickly started to understand.

• Graveler and Cubone left a pile of berries outside the cave to thank Dongshu and Fire Emperor for helping them.
• When winter brought heavy snow to Heavenly Green Mountain, Fire Emperor kept Dongshu warm in the cave while Marshadow secretly watched him.
• Fire Emperor told Marshadow it would stay by Dongshu forever and decided to teach him Pokémon language rather than send him back to humans.
• Dongshu agreed to learn Pokémon language and began repeating Fire Emperor's growls as it taught him simple words.
• After two weeks of lessons, Dongshu could understand Fire Emperor's meaning from its tone and emotions and wondered whether he could communicate with other Pokémon.

Dongshu survived the winter with the Fire Emperor’s care and began walking and speaking Pokémon Language as spring arrived. The two descended Heavenly Green Mountain to gather Berries, but the Wild Pokémon fled from them before Dongshu could practice talking with one.

• The Fire Emperor kept Dongshu warm and fed in their cave through three months of winter while Dongshu practiced Pokémon Language and saved Shock Points.
• Dongshu emerged in spring at a year and four months old, took his first steps, and told the Fire Emperor that spring had arrived.
• Dongshu asked to visit the forest, and the Fire Emperor carried him down Heavenly Green Mountain to gather Berries.
• Dongshu tried approaching a Nidoran, but it fled into the grass before he could speak with it.
• Dongshu approached a Beedrill, which spotted the Fire Emperor behind him and immediately flew away.

Dongshu reunited with Krabby and discovered that he could understand Pokémon language, then used his shop to get Fire Emperor a basket for carrying Berries. As they returned to the cave, Fire Emperor sensed that Raikou had come back.

• Dongshu recognized Krabby, the Pokémon he had saved the previous autumn, and understood Krabby's excited greeting.
• Krabby tried to catch a butterfly, so Dongshu demonstrated how to catch one and impressed Krabby.
• Dongshu said he would play with Krabby again tomorrow before leaving with Fire Emperor, who had gathered Berries.
• Fire Emperor's leaf bundle tore on the mountain path, spilling the Berries, and Dongshu exchanged 30 Shock Points for a wicker basket.
• Fire Emperor collected the Berries in the basket and sensed Raikou at the cave entrance.

Raikou arrived at Fire Emperor’s cave and learned that Dongshu had mastered Pokémon Language, then told Fire Emperor that Pokémon hunters were harming Pokémon at Silver Mountain. Fire Emperor left to confront them after persuading Raikou to protect Dongshu until it returned.

• Raikou was shocked to learn that Dongshu had mastered Pokémon Language and challenged Fire Emperor for taking in a human child.
• Raikou reported that Pokémon hunters had appeared at Silver Mountain, prompting Fire Emperor to prepare to leave.
• Fire Emperor persuaded Raikou to watch over Dongshu, explaining that his parents had died protecting Pokémon and promising to return soon.
• Fire Emperor told Dongshu that Raikou would look after him, and Dongshu pleaded with Fire Emperor not to go.
• Fire Emperor comforted Dongshu and promised to come back as soon as it had finished its task.

Fire Emperor left Dongshu in Marshadow’s care while it went to drive away the people threatening them. Raikou reluctantly kept Dongshu warm, and Dongshu used a Potion to heal Raikou’s injured foreleg.

• Fire Emperor asked Marshadow to watch over Dongshu, then left the cave to drive away the evil people.
• Raikou returned to the cave and coldly kept its distance when Dongshu mistook it for Fire Emperor.
• Dongshu shivered in the cold until Raikou lay beside him, explaining that it had promised Fire Emperor to protect him.
• Dongshu noticed blood coming from Raikou’s foreleg and learned Raikou had been injured while fighting people who tried to capture it.
• Dongshu bought a Potion with Shock Points and sprayed Raikou’s wound, astonishing Raikou as it began to heal.

Dongshu cared for Raikou’s wound, and Raikou brought him food the next morning despite its protests. While planning to cultivate Berries and eventually travel with the Fire Emperor, Dongshu looked for ways to earn enough Shock Points to fund his ambitions.

• Dongshu healed Raikou’s wound, and Raikou silently allowed him to sleep beside it through the night.
• Raikou returned the next morning with Berries and claimed it had only brought them so Dongshu would not starve.
• Dongshu browsed the System Store, considered buying a Berry tree, and decided to plant the seeds he had saved instead.
• Dongshu imagined traveling through the Pokémon world with the Fire Emperor and saw that a Teleportation Device would cost 100,000 Shock Points.
• Dongshu decided he might earn Shock Points by persuading Ho-Oh to fly him over cities and regions where people could see him.

Dongshu asked Marshadow to gather nearby Wild Pokémon so he could perform magic tricks and earn Shock Points. His candy-from-a-leaf trick amazed the gathered Pokémon, and his Shock Point balance began climbing rapidly.

• Dongshu decided to earn Shock Points by performing tricks for Wild Pokémon and asked Marshadow to gather them.
• Raikou warned Dongshu not to leave the cave, then followed him outside to keep him safe until Marshadow returned.
• Marshadow brought more than thirty Wild Pokémon to meet Dongshu.
• Dongshu showed the Pokémon an apparently empty leaf, then made candies burst out of it.
• The amazed Pokémon gave Dongshu Shock Points, and he watched his balance rise.