Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun discovers that reaching Level 3 in General Massage grants Hand of Bliss, an active Trait that uses Stamina to amplify up to three massage Traits, each by as much as double.
• He tests the Trait on Song Xiaomeng. The unusually powerful massage leaves her flustered and mortified; she rushes to the bathroom and then retreats to her room. The two avoid discussing it afterward.
• The next day, Mu Yun follows his usual routine of school, training, and massage work. He also checks that the Alolan Vulpix egg he left in an incubator is healthy, though it will take over five days to hatch.
• At home, he decides to exchange two stored Pokémon Treasures—the Basic-level Burrowing Rock and an Inferior damaged shell—for Energy Points rather than sell them for League Coins.
• The exchange earns him 12,900 Energy Points, which he plans to spend mainly on Calisthenics and partly on Free Eagle Language.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun gains a powerful new massage Trait and learns that using it on humans can have startling effects. He resolves to avoid doing so unless necessary.
• Song Xiaomeng is curious about Mu Yun’s massage skill and asks him to treat her sore shoulders. Afterward, she is too embarrassed to face him and spends a sleepless night thinking about him.
• Mu Yun’s Pokémon remain deeply relaxed after their massages, while he continues to care for them and monitor the Vulpix egg.
• Mu Yun receives 270,000 League Coins from Chu Weihe’s promised payment and an additional reward, giving him less need to sell the treasures for cash.

Significant themes

• Growth through practical experimentation: Mu Yun tests new abilities and weighs how best to invest his resources.
• The trade-off between money and power: He chooses immediate skill development over the potential future profit from selling treasures.
• Awkwardness and unspoken feelings: Song Xiaomeng’s reaction creates a quiet tension between the two, though neither addresses what happened.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun uses Energy Points to raise Ninth National Fitness Exercise from level 3 to level 4. The upgrade consumes 9,196 points and triggers a major physical transformation.
• His Constitution rises from 20 to 37, placing him in the range associated with Professional-level Pokémon. The skill grants Constitution +6, greatly improved stamina and recovery, tougher skin, greater flexibility, 50% more explosive muscle power, and 50% stronger immunity.
• Though his weight increases to 130 kg, his build changes only modestly, becoming denser and more sculpted rather than excessively muscular. Mu Yun concludes that his new abilities could let him contend with a same-level Fighting-type Pokémon, provided it does not use moves.
• With his remaining Energy Points, he raises Free Eagle Language to level 3. This increases his Spirit from 20 to 21 and grants a powerful persuasion ability.

Character developments

• Mu Yun becomes substantially stronger and more resilient, moving closer to superhuman status. He also recognizes the practical survival benefits of his improved stamina, immunity, and physical durability.
• After seeing that both Yanhuang and Free Eagle language skills grant Spirit at level 3, he suspects that reaching level 3 in any language increases Spirit.
• He is startled by his new persuasion power and unsure how to handle an ability capable of inspiring resistance or even loyalty in others.

Significant themes

• Progress through effort and cultivation: Skill levels translate into sweeping physical and mental improvements.
• The boundary between human and Pokémon: Mu Yun’s strength now approaches that of professional-level Pokémon, blurring the distinction between ordinary humans and superhuman beings.
• Power and responsibility: His language ability can influence people’s convictions and allegiances, raising questions about how he might use it.
• Survival and preparedness: The physical upgrades are valuable not just for combat but for enduring dangers in the wilderness.

Character interactions

• Xiao Du and Namikaze watch as Mu Yun undergoes his transformation, but the chapter does not develop their relationships further.
• Mu Yun compares himself humorously with Liangzi, a food-streaming blogger whose immense body size puts him closer to Pokémon-like proportions.
• The chapter’s main interaction is Mu Yun’s internal dialogue with his System as he studies his upgrades and reacts to their implications.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun reflects sarcastically on the Free Alliance’s five “freedom”-oriented organizations and their chaotic, destructive infighting.
• He spends Energy Points raising Sakura Language to LV3. Its taunt-enhancing effect increases, and he discovers that reaching LV3 in a language also raises his mental level by one.
• Realizing languages can boost his mental strength, Mu Yun studies Ice Luo Language online and uses Energy Points to raise it to LV3. It improves the persuasiveness of his statements and raises his mental level again.
• He then learns Iron Tower Language and levels it to LV3, gaining a bonus to sincere apologies and another mental-level increase.
• Having mastered more than five language skills, Mu Yun unlocks Language Genius. It amplifies all his language-skill effects and can eventually evolve into Language Master, granting Listening to the Voice of All Things—the ability to understand and speak any unfamiliar language after hearing it.

Character development

• Mu Yun is resourceful and opportunistic: once he realizes language study can increase his mental level, he quickly seeks out online lessons and spends his remaining Energy Points strategically.
• His growing confidence turns into playful grandiosity as he imagines the persuasive power he could wield, though he insists he is merely an ordinary, well-intentioned student.

Significant themes

• Power through knowledge: Learning languages provides more than communication skills; it directly improves Mu Yun’s mental ability and influence.
• Persuasion as a form of power: Taunts, speeches, statements, and apologies become supernatural tools that can affect others’ emotions and beliefs.
• Satire and absurdity: The Free Alliance’s ideological organizations and the oddly specific language bonuses are presented with comic exaggeration.
• Unexpected rewards: A mundane activity—watching lessons online—leads to a major special ability.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun has no direct conversations with other characters in this chapter. His interactions are primarily with the system, which reports his progress and grants new abilities; his jokes about the Free Alliance and other references are internal commentary.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun spends nearly all his Energy Points on Berries, then makes Energy Cubes and gives his Pokémon their usual massages.
• The next morning, he asks Ferrothorn to raise the Gravity Room’s pressure to five times normal.
• Mu Yun handles the increased gravity with ease, completing two rounds of Calisthenics and earning a substantial boost to his training EXP. He calculates that steady training alone could eventually raise his Calisthenics skill to the next level, though it would take years.
• After school, Wang He verifies Ferrothorn’s report by watching Mu Yun train. Mu Yun performs smoothly at five times gravity, astonishing his classmates.
• Wang He asks whether Mu Yun has learned any martial arts or other combat techniques, suggesting his unusual physical strength could be useful in a crisis.

Character developments

• Mu Yun demonstrates another dramatic leap in physical ability. He remains practical about his long-term training, while briefly wishing he could obtain more resources to accelerate his progress.
• Ferrothorn is baffled by Mu Yun’s rapid improvement but patiently increases the gravity and supports his training.
• Wang He is surprised by Mu Yun’s progress but considers exceptional strength plausible. He begins thinking about how Mu Yun might develop his abilities beyond basic conditioning.
• Mu Yun’s classmates become increasingly impressed—and envious—as the gap between his progress and theirs widens.

Significant themes

• Exceptional growth and human potential: Mu Yun’s progress challenges ordinary expectations, even as Wang He compares him with other unusually strong people.
• Training and patience: Though Mu Yun advances quickly, his calculations show that consistent effort still matters and that major improvements take time.
• Strength as responsibility and opportunity: Wang He sees Mu Yun’s physical ability not as a replacement for Pokémon battling, but as a potential advantage that should be developed.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun and Ferrothorn cooperate through simple gestures despite being unable to communicate verbally.
• His classmates react with awe, envy, and disbelief, while Mu Yun’s confidence contrasts with their struggles under much lower gravity.
• Wang He shifts the conversation from Mu Yun’s strength to how he might apply it, opening the possibility of martial-arts training.

Chapter Summary

Plot and events

Wang He suggests that Mu Yun learn combat techniques to complement his exceptional physical training. Mu Yun explains that, although he has watched many fighting-style videos, none have appeared in his skill list, indicating that combat skills are more difficult for him to acquire than language-based abilities. Wang He recommends that he ask Wang Di, the infirmary physician, to teach him boxing for half an hour each evening, offering to teach him military grappling if she refuses.
At the infirmary, Mu Yun stays behind after his massage and relays Wang He’s request. Wang Di agrees to teach him her family’s painful and demanding “Wang Family Cannon Fist.” She brings Mu Yun and Audino to an open area behind the logistics building and asks him to attack with all his strength so she can assess him.
Mu Yun launches an explosive, full-powered punch without realizing how overwhelming his speed and strength are. Wang Di is shocked to discover that his physical abilities rival those of a late Professional-level Machoke. She barely dodges, but the force of the passing punch still hurts her and leaves her shaken enough to collapse. Audino immediately treats her with Life Dew. Machamp arrives afterward, misunderstands the situation, and apologetically assumes Wang Di may have caused trouble.

Character development

• Mu Yun is shown to be honest, disciplined, and modest. He readily accepts instruction and does not resent Wang Di’s superior attitude, but he remains unaware of just how dangerous his own physical power has become.
• Wang He acts as a practical mentor, recognizing that Mu Yun’s strength would be more useful if paired with technique.
• Wang Di begins confidently and playfully, expecting to overpower or intimidate a novice, but her confidence quickly turns to shock and fear when Mu Yun’s attack exceeds her expectations.
• Audino demonstrates attentiveness and dependable healing ability by immediately helping Wang Di.
• Machamp provides comic relief through his confused reaction and his apparent awareness of Wang Di’s mischievous personality.

Significant themes

• Raw power versus trained technique: Mu Yun possesses extraordinary physical strength but lacks formal fighting skills, establishing the need for balance between ability and control.
• The danger of underestimated talent: Wang Di assumes Mu Yun is an ordinary beginner, only to realize that his strength places him near Pokémon-level combatants.
• Mentorship and practical growth: The chapter emphasizes that Mu Yun’s development requires guidance, not merely greater physical training.
• Humor through reversed expectations: The supposed teacher expects to discipline a weak student, but instead becomes the one overwhelmed by the first “lesson.”

Character interactions

Wang He advises Mu Yun and arranges the possible training. Mu Yun respectfully approaches Wang Di, who teasingly warns him about the pain of her boxing style. During the test, Mu Yun’s uncontrolled attack overturns their expected teacher-student dynamic. Audino protects and heals Wang Di, while Machamp misreads the aftermath and humorously apologizes to Mu Yun.

Chapter Summary: “Wang-style Cannon Fist!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After Mu Yun accidentally overwhelms Wang Di during their physical test, Audino helps her recover. Wang Di is embarrassed and shaken, while Mu Yun apologizes, unaware of how dangerous his strength is.
• Wang Di asks Machamp to test Mu Yun’s physical power. Machamp uses Bulk Up, raising her Attack and Defense, but Mu Yun’s punch still forces her to take a step backward.
• Wang Di realizes that Mu Yun possesses tremendous explosive strength and muscle density despite his slim appearance. She believes that, with proper technique, he could rank highly in a martial arts tournament.
• Impressed by his potential, Wang Di offers to teach him her family’s martial art, Wang-style Cannon Fist.
• She explains that the technique evolved from Form-Intent Fist and focuses on powerful stances, full-body coordination, breathing, and concentrated force. Though traditionally treated as a family art, Wang Di dismisses its exclusivity in the modern Pokémon-dominated world.
• While Wang Di is still teaching the basic movements, Mu Yun’s system announces that he has learned the skill and immediately gains significant experience in it.
• Wang Di misunderstands Mu Yun’s silence as discouragement and continues demonstrating the technique. Her further instruction causes the skill to rise rapidly from Level 0 to Level 2.
• Mu Yun finally realizes that he has already mastered the technique, leaving him awkwardly unable to interrupt Wang Di’s enthusiastic teaching.

Character Developments

• Mu Yun: Demonstrates extraordinary physical strength, speed, and natural combat instincts. He is humble and polite, but his system allows him to absorb martial techniques almost instantly when taught by an expert.
• Wang Di: Moves from humiliation and resentment after being defeated to excitement and confidence as she recognizes Mu Yun’s potential. Her pride in Wang-style Cannon Fist is revived, and she eagerly takes on the role of teacher.
• Machamp: Serves as the physical benchmark for Mu Yun’s strength. Even after using Bulk Up, she is forced to retreat slightly from his punch, confirming his exceptional power.
• Audino: Assists Wang Di after the initial attack and explains the situation to Machamp.
• Wang He: Is indirectly criticized by Wang Di for failing to warn her about Mu Yun’s abnormal abilities.

Significant Themes

• Natural ability versus formal training: Mu Yun already possesses immense power without specialized instruction, while Wang Di understands the technical principles needed to refine that power.
• The decline of traditional martial arts: In a world where Pokémon can quickly surpass human fighters, ancient human combat systems have lost much of their popularity and practical value.
• Teaching and misunderstanding: Wang Di believes Mu Yun is struggling to learn, while the reader knows he has already mastered the art through his system.
• Hidden potential: Mu Yun’s ordinary appearance conceals extraordinary physical capabilities, suggesting that proper technique could make him an even more formidable fighter.
• Humor through contrast: Wang Di presents herself as a martial arts expert but has relatively poor physical strength, while Mu Yun learns her family’s treasured technique almost instantly.

Character Interactions

• Mu Yun apologizes to Wang Di after unintentionally overpowering her, creating an awkward contrast between his politeness and dangerous strength.
• Wang Di relies on Audino for support and asks Machamp to test Mu Yun directly.
• Machamp and Mu Yun engage in a brief strength demonstration, with Machamp’s Bulk Up-enhanced defense still barely absorbing his punch.
• Wang Di enthusiastically recruits Mu Yun as a student and explains the principles of her family’s boxing style.
• Believing Mu Yun needs more practice, Wang Di repeatedly reassures and teaches him, unknowingly causing his skill level to rise dramatically.

• Mu Yun masters Wang-style Cannon Fist: After three demonstrations from Wang Di, his skill reaches Level 2, granting six Traits that each boost the strength and explosive power of his hands, legs, and waist by 50%. Combined with his Calisthenics Traits, he can now unleash 200% of his strength.
• Wang Di is astonished by his talent: Mu Yun performs the forms, breathing, and force generation flawlessly, with the precision of someone who has trained for years. Unable to explain his progress, Wang Di suspects he might be a hidden Wang-family relative or part of a prank. She concludes she has little left to teach him and recommends more practice.
• Wang Di reflects on martial arts: She imagines that a prodigy raised with the Wang Family’s traditional medicinal training might reach the legendary martial realm. Her family’s story traces its fist technique to an ancestor who learned from a martial, bear-like Pokémon, but she ultimately doubts human martial arts can rival Champion-level Pokémon and turns her attention back to gaming.
• Mu Yun’s evening and dream: He thanks Wang Di, goes home, completes his usual routine, and checks that his Alolan Vulpix Egg is developing normally and should hatch Friday. He falls asleep anticipating its personality and dreams of an unfamiliar, graceful woman with long white hair, but wakes before seeing her face.
• A sudden evolution: The next morning, while Mu Yun admires the Egg glowing in the sunlight, Scyther urgently calls from the kitchen. Mu Yun rushes over and sees a brilliant white light unlike ordinary sunlight, recognizing it as a possible evolution.
  Character developments and interactions: Mu Yun remains grateful and disciplined despite his extraordinary, seemingly instantaneous mastery. Wang Di moves from proud instructor to bewildered and wistful observer, impressed but slightly stung that her teaching seems unnecessary. The chapter also builds anticipation around the Egg, the mysterious woman in Mu Yun’s dream, and Scyther’s apparent evolution.

Themes include exceptional talent, the limits of human martial achievement, and the contrast between ordinary routines and extraordinary transformations.

Plot points and events

• While sharing breakfast in the kitchen, Namikaze evolves from a Pidgey into a Pidgeotto after eating a Premium Speed Energy Cube. Mu Yun and Xiao Du witness the transformation.
• Namikaze’s evolution brings a stronger body, larger wings, a red crest, and strikingly confident eyes. His new form and move data reveal that he has learned Aerial Ace.
• Mu Yun and his Pokémon follow their usual routine of school, training, and recovery. Xiao Du nears a breakthrough, while Namikaze trains with Onix, perfects Aerial Ace, and pushes Steel Wing beyond its limit.
• That night, Mu Yun uses three Limit-Breaking Points to raise Namikaze’s potential from Professional to Elite. The change teaches Namikaze Fly and Twister at Mastered proficiency, and raises him to level 19—the peak of Normal Level.

Character development and interactions

• Namikaze’s evolution reflects his growing strength and self-belief: the timid Pidgey who once needed rescuing is now a confident Pidgeotto, proud to surpass the neighborhood’s other Pidgey. He is deeply grateful to Mu Yun.
• Mu Yun continues to nurture his Pokémon strategically, tracking their progress and planning their future upgrades. Namikaze sees him as an almost miraculous trainer.
• Xiao Du continues making steady progress toward increasing his potential, while helping summon Mu Yun to witness Namikaze’s evolution.
• Onix supports Namikaze’s development as a sparring partner. Wang Di also briefly checks Mu Yun’s mastery of Wang-style Cannon Fist, then leaves him puzzled by her laughter.

Significant themes

• Growth through care and effort: Namikaze’s rapid advancement follows a month of support and disciplined training.
• Confidence and transformation: His physical evolution is matched by a change from timidity to resolve.
• Training and opportunity: Mu Yun combines routine practice, sparring, and potential upgrades to help his Pokémon unlock new abilities.
• Partnership and gratitude: Namikaze’s success strengthens his bond with Mu Yun, whom he credits for his rise.

Plot and events

• Mu Yun skips training on Friday to be home for Alolan Vulpix’s expected hatching.
• At 7:30 p.m., the egg begins to glow and crack. Mu Yun adds nutrient solution, then takes the egg from the incubator as the Pokémon hatches.
• He welcomes the newborn, feeds her room-temperature Moomoo Milk, and names her Bingbing, since her Ice typing and snowy appearance distinguish her from ordinary Fire-type Vulpix.
• Mu Yun introduces Bingbing to Xiao Du and Namikaze, asking them to protect their new little sister. Both Pokémon respond enthusiastically.
• After two bottles of milk, Bingbing becomes sleepy. When she clings to Mu Yun’s finger rather than let him leave, he stays beside her through the night.
• The next morning, Mu Yun spends 100 Points on a Luxury Ball. Tapping it against Bingbing triggers a new permanent task focused on raising three Ice-type Pokémon to Professional Level. He sets it aside and returns to training.

Character development and interactions

• Mu Yun is affectionate and attentive: he monitors the egg, handles the hatchling gently, considers her feeding and sleep needs, and gives up his usual activities to comfort her.
• Bingbing is introduced as curious but vulnerable, quickly bonding with Mu Yun and seeking his reassurance.
• Xiao Du and Namikaze warmly accept their role as older brothers. Xiao Du confidently asserts seniority based on who joined the family later, while Namikaze salutes in agreement.

Significant themes

• The chapter celebrates the warmth of found family and the responsibility of caring for a newborn.
• It also contrasts long-term ambition with present priorities: Mu Yun receives an Ice-type Master task, but recognizes that it is not yet feasible and focuses on the training he can do now.

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun carries newly hatched Bingbing—a snow-white, Vulpix-like Pokémon—inside his backpack rather than keeping her in a Poké Ball, following advice that Trainers should stay close to newborn Pokémon during their first week.
• On the bicycle ride to school, Bingbing enjoys the wind, drawing attention from passersby who wonder whether she is a Shiny Vulpix.
• Mu Yun gives Bingbing a slow tour of the nearly empty campus. She stays close to him, holding his pant leg and responding eagerly as he introduces each building.
• At the Gravity Room, Bingbing meets Ferrothorn and Corviknight. Mu Yun lets her wait outside while he trains under five times normal gravity, completing two rounds of calisthenics and earning 102 experience points.
• Bingbing stays awake watching for Mu Yun until he returns. Once he picks her up, she promptly falls asleep in his arms.
• During the later training session, Xiao Du’s X-Scissor finally exceeds Perfected proficiency and reaches Limit-Breaking +1. Its upgrade greatly improves the hardness and sharpness of his Twineedles and his flight speed, while raising the power of all his Bug-type moves by 20%. This brings Mu Yun’s Limit-Breaking Points to five, enough to raise Xiao Du’s potential to Totem Level.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun becomes visibly more affectionate toward Bingbing, enjoying her curiosity and clinginess and taking pleasure in caring for her.
• Bingbing shows a strong attachment to Mu Yun, but also some independence: she jumps down on her own when he prepares to train, yet remains awake waiting for him.
• Wang He observes Bingbing’s devotion and wonders about her contradictory behavior. Mu Yun suggests she is simply too young to feel comfortable sleeping alone in an unfamiliar place.
• Ferrothorn and Corviknight greet Bingbing, with Ferrothorn inspecting her curiously. Ferrothorn later helps Xiao Du and Namikaze train by using Iron Defense as a practice partner.
• Xiao Du’s achievement rewards his sustained training and marks a major step toward Mu Yun’s goal of improving his potential.

Significant themes

• Early bonding and caregiving: The chapter emphasizes the importance of a Trainer’s presence during a Pokémon’s infancy.
• Curiosity and growing up: Bingbing’s wonder at ordinary sights recalls the fleeting openness of childhood.
• Affection and dependence: Bingbing’s attachment comforts Mu Yun, while her brief independence suggests that affection need not mean constant closeness.
• Persistence and progress: Xiao Du’s breakthrough demonstrates how steady training can produce significant gains.

Key plot points and events

• Wang He watches Beedrill (Xiao Du) master X-Scissor and predicts he could dominate the senior class’s End-of-Month Assessment. He decides Xiao Du needs tougher opponents and more battle experience.
• Wang tells Mu Yun that, after the assessment, he’ll take him on a three-day outing. Mu Yun is asked to bring clothes, food, and Energy Cubes.
• Mu Yun visits Song Fu, who has returned from a two-week teaching exchange in Guizhou. Song gives him a box of Poison Tempering Pills, a supplement for Poison-type Pokémon that can gradually strengthen their toxins.
• After checking the pills’ value in the Points Exchange Shop, Mu Yun resolves to repay Song’s kindness by improving Xiao Du’s potential.
• Mu Yun uses five Limit-Breaking Points to raise Xiao Du’s potential from Elite to Totem. Xiao Du reaches level 19 and learns U-turn and Venoshock, both at Mastered proficiency.

Character developments

• Mu Yun becomes more determined to invest in Xiao Du’s future and feels grateful for Song Fu’s generosity.
• Xiao Du grows dramatically in potential and gains two powerful, fully mastered moves.
• Wang He shifts from basic training toward arranging stronger battles to help Xiao Du develop practical experience.
• Song Fu shows his continued care for Mu Yun by finding a useful gift during his trip.

Character interactions

• Wang He praises Xiao Du’s performance and discusses his training needs with Mu Yun.
• Song Fu explains the pills’ origin and safe use, then shares a meal with Mu Yun and their Pokémon.
• Bingbing comforts Mu Yun when he worries about how to repay Song Fu; the moment encourages him to focus on improving Xiao Du.

Significant themes

• Growth through both training and opportunity: Xiao Du needs real battles as well as exceptional potential.
• Kindness and gratitude: Song Fu’s thoughtful gift prompts Mu Yun to consider how he can return the favor.
• Investing in potential: The pills and Mu Yun’s system upgrade both offer different ways to strengthen a Pokémon.

Plot points and events

• Xiao Du learns U-turn and Venoshock. U-turn lets him return to his Poké Ball after attacking—and, as Mu Yun discovers, even without hitting a target—making it useful for switching, baiting, and dodging. Venoshock deals double damage to poisoned targets, complementing Xiao Du’s stronger poison.
• Mu Yun checks Xiao Du’s status: in just over a month, he has grown from a Weedle into a Level 19 Beedrill with eleven moves, though most still need more training before another breakthrough. Sparring with Ferrothorn should help him earn more Limit-Breaking Points.
• Mu Yun considers raising a Normal-type Pokémon in the future, especially a Slaking, but postpones the idea until after his Professional Trainer exam. As a Novice Trainer, he has already reached the three-Pokémon registration limit.
• Xiao Du tests U-turn at home and returns to his Luxury Ball in a flash. Mu Yun is impressed, though he notes that the move consumes a lot of energy.
• Mu Yun then bathes and massages Xiao Du, Bingbing, and Namikaze. Bingbing enjoys a near-freezing bath and relaxes completely. Mu Yun looks forward to her weeklong infancy ending so they can resume their daily runs.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Du continues to grow in strength and skill, and eagerly asks to test his new move. He shows a small, unexplained sense that Mu Yun’s latest transfer of knowledge felt different from previous ones.
• Mu Yun is proud of Xiao Du’s progress, thinks strategically about future training and team composition, and treats his Pokémon as companions rather than keeping them in their balls unnecessarily.
• Bingbing is delighted by Xiao Du’s quick return to his ball and wants to learn the trick herself. She also shows how much she enjoys Mu Yun’s care.
• Namikaze admires Xiao Du’s speed, comparing it favorably with his own flying.

Significant themes

• Training and steady growth: Xiao Du’s progress comes from new moves, accumulated experience, and continued sparring.
• Tactical adaptability: U-turn offers a flexible way to evade danger or reposition, while Venoshock rewards coordinated use of poison.
• Companionship and care: Mu Yun’s bathing, massage, and preference for keeping his Pokémon close underline the affectionate, family-like bond between them.

Key events

• Mu Yun spends Sunday training with Ferrothorn. His calisthenics progress, U-turn reaches Perfected level, and Venoshock reaches Expertise, gaining greater toxicity, faster penetration, and a stronger corrosive effect on Poisoned targets.
• The fourth school week passes uneventfully as Mu Yun keeps up his demanding routine. On Friday, Bingbing reaches level 6, leaves infancy, and becomes eligible for training. Her five moves give her plenty to learn.
• Saturday brings the Small Class’s end-of-month battle assessment. The top three students from the Regular Pokémon Classes have been selected to challenge Small Class students for a place in the class; losing means being forced out.
• Wang He gathers the twenty Small Class students in the gymnasium and asks whether they are confident. They answer with a united, emphatic “Yes!”

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun’s training continues to sharpen both his physical ability and Ferrothorn’s moves. His amused thought that Venoshock could help conceal evidence briefly clashes with his self-image as a cheerful, wholesome person.
• Bingbing makes a milestone in her development, though she is only just beginning formal move training.
• Mu Yun sees Wang He as approachable and kind beneath his stern appearance, unlike the students who mainly know him through his tough daily workouts.
• Liu Jianhao explains that the three unfamiliar challengers are the Regular Classes’ top assessment performers. Wang He, despite claiming indifference to who stays or leaves, shows concern for the students he has trained all month.

Significant themes

• Steady effort and progress: Mu Yun’s repeated training yields measurable gains, while the students’ month of hard workouts has improved their fitness and confidence.
• Competition and advancement: The assessment makes class placement contingent on battle performance, testing whether the Small Class students can hold their positions.
• Different starting points and changing strength: The narration notes that Pokémon who initially seemed stronger may lose that advantage as others evolve and develop—though Mu Yun considers himself an exceptional case.

Plot and events

• The Small Class End-of-Month Assessment begins. Students compete in one-on-one battles; after the first two rounds, three students from the Regular Pokémon Class will challenge students who have lost.
• Xia Dongyu plans to challenge Mu Yun, whom he considers an easy target because Mu Yun’s Beedrill is vulnerable to his Staravia’s Flying-type advantage and Intimidate.
• Mu Yun draws the first match number and jokes that he hopes all three outsiders choose him, since every win earns him Points. His friends doubt anyone would be foolish enough to do so.
• Mu Yun settles a squabble between Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong by giving them Milk Candy, then heads to the court when his match is called.
• His opponent, Huang Can, knows Mu Yun is much stronger but resolves to fight hard and earn performance credit. Both send out their Starter Pokémon—Mu Yun’s Xiao Du and Huang Can’s Taillow—just as the excerpt ends, before the battle begins.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun is relaxed and confident, treating even possible challenges from the Regular Class as opportunities to earn Points. He also shows a playful, conciliatory side by teasing Sun Xin and quieting his bickering friends with candy.
• Huang Can is discouraged by drawing Mu Yun but remains determined to do his best rather than forfeit.
• Xia Dongyu is confident and dismissive of Mu Yun, assuming his type advantage will make victory easy.
• Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong trade insults about each other’s battle ability; Mu Yun’s intervention prevents their argument from escalating. Sun Xin, meanwhile, blushes and mutters suggestively after apparently researching something involving Mu Yun.

Significant themes

• Competition and merit: The assessment’s elimination structure makes status in the Small Class feel precarious, while the Regular Class students see it as a chance to claim places.
• Confidence versus underestimation: Xia Dongyu judges Mu Yun by his Pokémon’s apparent matchup, while Huang Can recognizes Mu Yun’s strength and focuses instead on giving a worthwhile effort.
• Persistence and incremental progress: Mu Yun values even modest rewards, while Huang Can sees a strong performance in defeat as worthwhile.

Plot points and events

• Mu Yun’s Beedrill, Xiao Du, faces Huang Can’s level-17 Taillow. Taillow tries to open with Quick Attack, but Xiao Du’s exceptionally fast U-turn lands first. A critical hit, combined with Beedrill’s powerful Bug-type bonuses, knocks Taillow down before it can attack; Xiao Du finishes with Fury Attack.
• The referee declares Beedrill the winner. The system awards Mu Yun five Points—half the usual reward because Taillow was a lower level.
• Students watching are stunned by Xiao Du’s speed and strength. Xia Dongyu, who had considered challenging Mu Yun, privately admits she does not dare risk fighting him.
• Mu Yun and Huang Can return to the waiting area. The first round ends with all six members of Mu Yun’s extra-training group advancing.
• In round two, Zhao Hailong draws Mu Yun. Although Zhao initially resents Liu Jianhao’s teasing, he accepts that his Rhyhorn is unlikely to win and decides to treat the battle as a chance to earn performance points.
• The chapter ends as Mu Yun and Zhao send out their Pokémon: Xiao Du and Zhao’s level-19 Rhyhorn, whose recent rapid growth appears to have been aided by a special Grinding Stone Bead.

Character developments and interactions

• Mu Yun remains composed and commanding in battle, though he does not realize the system has awarded him Points. Watching Rhyhorn’s growth, he recognizes the value of enhancement items and considers seeking treasures of his own.
• Xiao Du demonstrates overwhelming speed and offensive power, defeating Taillow before it can land a move and reinforcing the group’s reputation.
• Huang Can is disappointed by Taillow’s quick loss but accepts it as a consequence of facing a much stronger opponent; outside battle, he behaves calmly.
• Xia Dongyu tries to preserve face after seeing Xiao Du’s performance, but privately admits she is afraid to challenge Mu Yun.
• Zhao Hailong moves from frustration to resigned acceptance of his upcoming match. Liu Jianhao teases him, correctly predicting that he will struggle against Xiao Du.

Significant themes

• The gap between competitors: Xiao Du’s speed and strength make an apparently favorable matchup nearly one-sided.
• Preparation and resources: Training, move mastery, abilities, and items such as Rhyhorn’s Grinding Stone Bead can strongly affect a Pokémon’s progress.
• Facing defeat: Huang Can and Zhao respond differently but both ultimately accept the challenge they face—Huang with a rueful explanation, Zhao by focusing on what he can still gain.

Key plot points and events

• Mu Yun’s Beedrill, Xiao Du, faces Zhao Hailong’s Rhyhorn in a tournament battle. Spectators expect Rhyhorn’s high Physical Defense to blunt Beedrill’s physical attacks.
• Mu Yun orders Focus Energy followed by X-Scissor. With the move’s major boosts, Xiao Du attacks before Rhyhorn can capitalize on her Rock Polish.
• X-Scissor lands a critical hit on a vital spot and knocks Rhyhorn out in one blow. Beedrill wins, and Mu Yun completes a quest, earning 10 points.
• Zhao Hailong recovers quickly when Mu Yun offers to buy dinner. Spectators and classmates are left stunned by how overwhelmingly strong Beedrill is.

Character developments

• Mu Yun demonstrates confidence and control, combining his Pokémon’s abilities for a decisive victory, though even he is surprised by the attack’s full power.
• Xiao Du (Beedrill) reinforces her reputation as exceptionally fast and powerful, defeating an opponent with a type and defensive advantage in a single strike.
• Zhao Hailong is disappointed by Rhyhorn’s defeat but remains playful and friendly with Mu Yun.
• Xia Dongyu tries to explain the result through a critical-hit theory, while the other students struggle to reconcile the battle with their expectations.
• Sun Xin openly admires Mu Yun, calling him “God Mu.”

Significant themes

• Preparation and tactical combinations: Mu Yun’s use of Focus Energy and X-Scissor amplifies Xiao Du’s strengths.
• The gap between theory and reality: Spectators’ predictions fail against Beedrill’s extraordinary performance.
• Reputation and awe: The chapter’s humorous conclusion reframes the students’ losses as understandable because Mu Yun seems almost godlike.

Character interactions

• Mu Yun and Zhao Hailong’s friendly rivalry ends with Mu Yun offering dinner to soothe his friend.
• Xia Dongyu’s confident analysis contrasts with the other spectators’ growing disbelief.
• Sun Xin’s admiration breaks the stunned silence, prompting the chapter’s final joke: losing to Mu Yun is “normal.”

Plot points and events

• In the surveillance room, teacher Wang He reviews Beedrill’s three consecutive critical hits. He suspects Mu Yun’s unusual luck may be a Gifted ability beginning to awaken, and imagines Mu Yun could eventually become an elite Trainer.
• Back in the waiting area, Liu Jianhao jokes that Mu Yun might be a Legendary Pokémon reincarnated. Mu Yun plays along, calling himself the “Ice Dragon.”
• The second round concludes, leaving five students in the Small Class: Mu Yun, Wu Tu, Sun Xin, Ma Sitong, and Liu Jianhao.
• The three Regular Class students then choose opponents for their advancement matches. Li Mingwei’s Quilava defeats a Bibarel despite its type disadvantage, while Zheng Rong’s Flaaffy beats a Bunnelby. Xia Dongyu wins with Staravia’s mobility.
• The final eight are set, and the assessment moves into its third round.

Character developments and interactions

• Wang He becomes increasingly impressed by Mu Yun and begins to see him as a potential future Elite Four candidate.
• Liu Jianhao’s teasing shows his friendly, familiar relationship with Mu Yun; Mu Yun responds with a lighthearted joke rather than taking the speculation seriously.
• Li Mingwei demonstrates growth after his earlier defeat, using Quick Attack and Double Kick effectively against Bibarel.
• Xia Dongyu proves resourceful by using Staravia’s speed and mobility to win.
• The chapter highlights the contrast between Ma Sitong’s calm, strategic style and Wu Tu’s forceful, sometimes reckless approach.

Final eight

Mu Yun (Beedrill), Wu Tu (Onix), Sun Xin (Mawile), Ma Sitong (Ponyta), Liu Jianhao (Snubbull), Li Mingwei (Quilava), Zheng Rong (Flaaffy), and Xia Dongyu (Staravia).

Significant themes

• Emerging potential: Mu Yun’s apparent luck may signal a Gifted ability that is only now surfacing.
• Adaptation and resilience: Li Mingwei’s victory reflects learning from defeat, while Xia Dongyu advances through smart use of his Pokémon’s strengths.
• Strategy over simple type advantage: The matches show that preparation and tactics can overcome unfavorable matchups.

Chapter Summary

Key Plot Points and Events

• The third round of the Pokémon tournament begins after Xia Dongyu secures the final position. The eight contestants redraw their numbers, establishing the battle order:
  1. Ma Sitong
  2. Liu Jianhao
  3. Li Mingwei
  4. Wu Tu
  5. Xia Dongyu
  6. Sun Xin
  7. Zheng Rong
  8. Mu Yun
• Ma Sitong’s Ponyta defeats Liu Jianhao’s Snubbull with Flame Charge, taking advantage of Ponyta’s superior speed and physical strength.
• Wu Tu’s Onix defeats Li Mingwei’s Quilava. Although Quilava is faster and has a possible Quick Attack–Double Kick strategy, Onix’s training under Xiao Du improves its reactions enough to counter Quilava’s speed.
• Sun Xin’s Mawile defeats Xia Dongyu’s Staravia. Mawile uses Stockpile and Swallow to withstand Staravia’s attacks, then exploits an opening to finish it with Bite.
• The final match is Mu Yun’s Beedrill, Xiao Du, versus Zheng Rong’s Flaaffy.

Character Developments

• Sun Xin shows major progress. She is no longer overly shy during battles and demonstrates concentration, tactical awareness, and clear command-giving.
• Zheng Rong has trained Flaaffy seriously and develops an ambitious battle plan centered on Thunder Wave, Electroweb, Cotton Spore, Charge, and Thunder Shock. Although he remains aware of Mu Yun’s overwhelming strength, he still hopes to achieve an upset.
• Mu Yun and Xiao Du continue to display their extraordinary coordination. Xiao Du’s perfected move control and heightened perception allow it to respond almost instinctively.
• Onix’s development is highlighted through its training. While its speed has improved little, its eyesight and reaction speed have become strong enough to counter Quick Attack.
• Liu Jianhao and Xia Dongyu suffer defeats despite putting up respectable resistance.

Significant Themes

• Training produces practical improvement: Onix’s enhanced reactions and Sun Xin’s improved battle composure show that progress is not limited to raw statistics or levels.
• Strategy versus overwhelming mastery: Several battles demonstrate the value of type advantages and tactical planning, but Xiao Du’s immense speed, precision, and move proficiency remain nearly impossible to overcome.
• Hope versus reality: Zheng Rong imagines a dramatic upset, but his confidence collapses when Xiao Du effortlessly avoids Thunder Wave and ends the battle immediately.
• Perception and skill: Xiao Du can see the otherwise invisible waves of Thunder Wave, emphasizing how Pokémon abilities and senses can surpass human observation.
• Humorous exaggeration: Xiao Du’s elegant, mathematically precise movements are compared to a cosine curve, reinforcing both its absurd combat ability and the chapter’s comedic tone.

Character Interactions

• Ma Sitong and Liu Jianhao clash in a straightforward battle of Ponyta against Snubbull, ending with Ma Sitong’s victory.
• Li Mingwei and Wu Tu engage in a tactical Fire-versus-Rock matchup, with Onix’s defensive training overcoming Quilava’s speed.
• Xia Dongyu and Sun Xin face off in a close contest between Staravia and Mawile. Sun Xin’s disciplined commands and Mawile’s defensive strategy secure the win.
• Zheng Rong attempts to counter Mu Yun’s Beedrill by using Thunder Wave first and planning to follow with restraining moves. However, Xiao Du uses Focus Energy and U-turn, gracefully dodging every Thunder Wave and striking Flaaffy with a critical hit before she can act.
• Flaaffy is defeated almost instantly, leaving Zheng Rong stunned and confused about how Beedrill avoided an attack he believed was unavoidable. Mu Yun’s victory also completes a system mission, though the reward is halved because Xiao Du is a higher level than Flaaffy.

Plot points and events

• After Beedrill’s impressive movement in the previous round, Liu Jianhao jokingly asks whether it studied math. Zhao Hailong mocks him, and the two trade familiar insults until Mu Yun offers them Milk Candy to settle them down.
• In the fourth round, Wu Tu’s Onix defeats Ma Sitong’s Ponyta. Wu Tu’s habitual opening command—using Harden and Defense Curl, moves he had practiced while training with Xiao Du—gives Onix a decisive defensive advantage.
• Mu Yun’s Beedrill, Xiao Du, quickly defeats Sun Xin’s Mawile with Focus Energy and X-Scissor.
• In the final, Wu Tu again opens with Harden and Defense Curl, but Xiao Du easily evades Onix and wins. Wu Tu takes the loss cheerfully, promising to win next time and treating Mu Yun as his rival.
• Mu Yun receives five Points for each victory through a permanent quest. For winning the assessment, he also receives 800 Points, an Energy Cube recipe, a Blizzard Move Learning Memory, and a storage expansion card.

Character development and interactions

• Mu Yun remains calm and analytical, assessing the Ponyta–Onix matchup before it begins. He also shows gentle humor by using candy to interrupt his friends’ bickering.
• Wu Tu’s confidence and enthusiasm persist despite repeated defeats. His training habits help him win the earlier match, but his predictable strategy cannot overcome Xiao Du in the final.
• Liu Jianhao and Zhao Hailong’s teasing reveals a long-standing, familiar friendship beneath their rivalry.
• Sun Xin is overwhelmed by facing Mu Yun and struggles to give Mawile commands, contributing to her quick loss.
• Xiao Du’s speed and mastery of X-Scissor make him the decisive force in Mu Yun’s victories.

Significant themes

• Preparation versus adaptability: Wu Tu’s defensive training pays off against Ponyta, but repeating the same opening in the final is insufficient against a faster opponent.
• Rivalry and resilience: Wu Tu accepts defeat without bitterness and uses it as motivation.
• Progress through rewards and mastery: Mu Yun’s system rewards victories with resources that support future growth, while Move Learning Memories can dramatically reduce the effort needed to master powerful moves.
  The Energy Cube recipe restores stamina and energy while gradually increasing a Pokémon’s total energy capacity by up to 5% after one hundred cubes. Mu Yun expects his skill trait to raise that increase to 15%. He is especially excited that the Blizzard memory can bring Bingbing’s Ice-type move to Perfected mastery and make other Ice-type moves easier to learn.

Chapter Summary: “Bingbing Isn’t Afraid of Pain!”

Key Plot Points and Events

• After the End-of-Month Assessment, Instructor Wang He addresses the students, reminding them that victories and defeats are normal parts of a Trainer’s life. He encourages them not to become arrogant after winning or discouraged after losing, but to use the results as motivation for the next assessment.
• The system assigns Mu Yun a new monthly mission: participate in the September End-of-Month Assessment. The rewards are based on ranking:
  • First place: 1,000 points, a Basic Energy Cube Recipe, a random Move Learning Memory, and a 1 m³ Storage Space Expansion Card.
  • Second place: 800 points, a Basic Energy Cube Recipe, and a random Move Learning Memory.
  • Third place: 600 points and a Basic Energy Cube Recipe.
• After most students leave, Mu Yun stays for extra training. Wang He privately gives him a tactical backpack filled with wilderness-survival supplies, including medicine, antidotes, burn and frostbite treatments, and other essentials.
• Wang He reveals that he will take Mu Yun outside the city for three days of wilderness training. Mu Yun is instructed to bring only food and clothing.
• At home, Mu Yun prepares a large supply of meals, clothes, and outdoor equipment. His cooking skill improves slightly through the system.
• Mu Yun uses the Storage Space Expansion Card, increasing its capacity from 2 m³ to 3 m³.
• He absorbs the [Energy] Energy Cube-making technique, learning how to produce Energy Cubes using ingredients similar to those used for [Speed] Energy Cubes.
• Rather than spending his points immediately, Mu Yun plans to save them for valuable Pokémon Treasures that may only be available in the provincial capital, Evergreen City.
• Finally, Mu Yun prepares to teach Bingbing the powerful Ice-type move Blizzard through a Move Learning Memory.

Character Developments

• Mu Yun demonstrates increasing preparation, resourcefulness, and confidence. He takes Wang He’s wilderness training seriously and prepares enough food and supplies for an extended trip.
• He also becomes more strategic with his resources, choosing to save his points for rare and powerful items rather than spending them casually.
• Wang He continues to act as a strict but responsible mentor. His speech shows that he cares about the students’ mental resilience, while his survival supplies and private training arrangement reveal his concern for Mu Yun’s safety and growth.
• Bingbing remains trusting and enthusiastic. Although Mu Yun warns her that learning Blizzard may cause pain or swelling, she eagerly accepts the challenge and insists that she is not afraid.

Significant Themes

• Resilience and perseverance: Wang He emphasizes that one victory or defeat does not define a Trainer’s future.
• Preparation and responsibility: Mu Yun’s careful planning reflects the importance of being prepared for danger in the wilderness.
• Growth through training: The new assessment mission and upcoming wilderness trip establish further opportunities for Mu Yun to improve.
• Trust between Trainer and Pokémon: Bingbing’s willingness to endure discomfort for a new move highlights her trust in Mu Yun.
• Long-term strategy: Mu Yun’s decision to conserve points shows his growing ability to plan for stronger future investments.

Character Interactions

• Wang He gives an inspiring lecture to the entire class, helping both winners and losers regain their composure.
• He privately advises Mu Yun and equips him with survival supplies for the upcoming wilderness trip.
• Mu Yun prepares extra food not only for himself but also for Wang He and his Pokémon, Ferrothorn and Corviknight, showing gratitude and consideration.
• Mu Yun carefully warns Bingbing about the possible pain involved in learning Blizzard, while Bingbing responds with determination and confidence.