Chapter Summaries

• Xu Mu’s predicament: After learning that the Hunter Organization has sent twenty-five Invincible Trainers, Cynthia urges Xiao Tianyang to retreat and alert Chief Xiao. Xiao Tianyang agrees that escape is sensible, but refuses to leave Xu Mu behind. He sends Cynthia and the Venerables to safety, then flies off on Charizard to find Xu Mu.
• A dangerous game of pursuit: Xu Mu has been keeping the Hunters occupied by taunting them and circling through the Sea God Secret Realm with Lugia. He spots Xiao Tianyang and tries to steer the pursuit away from him, not wanting the principal to get caught up in the fight. Xu Mu knows he cannot take on so many powerful enemies and focuses on staying alive until help arrives.
• Hunter B’s ambitions: B has been distracted by the search for Hunter A, whose Pokémon has been found dead. B assumes A is probably dead and looks forward to taking his codename and position as the organization’s strongest member. Once he turns his attention back to Xu Mu, he recognizes the circling tactic and orders the Hunters to split into three groups to cut Xu Mu off.
• The confrontation: Xiao Tianyang finds Xu Mu but is intercepted by Hunters X, Y, and Z before he can reach him. They block his way and prepare to engage him, with Z making an unsettling, Pokémon-focused remark about Charizard.
  Character developments and interactions: Xiao Tianyang’s loyalty and concern for Xu Mu outweigh his instinct for self-preservation, while Xu Mu shows caution and quick thinking rather than recklessness. Cynthia tries to protect Xiao Tianyang and the others by urging a retreat. B’s greed and overconfidence become clear as he dreams of rising to the top, though he proves capable of adapting once focused. The chapter ends with Xu Mu still under pursuit and Xiao Tianyang facing three Hunters alone.
  Themes: Loyalty and responsibility clash with the practical need to retreat; survival depends on improvisation and buying time. The Hunters’ pursuit also highlights the growing imbalance of power, as even Venerables seem insignificant beside Invincible Trainers.

Key plot points and events

• Elder Xiao Tianyang is repulsed by Hunter Z’s bizarre, whining behavior. Hunters X and Y reveal—through their exasperated reactions—that they have learned to endure it through long experience.
• When Xiao Tianyang openly shows his disgust, Hunter Z’s playful act abruptly turns threatening. He warns the old man that people who talk too much die young.
• Xiao Tianyang refuses to be intimidated and challenges Hunter Z, intending to defeat all three Hunters. Hunter X suspects the order to capture Xiao alive will fail.
• Hunter Z sends out Weavile and Bellossom. Xiao Tianyang counters with Blaziken and Infernape, then orders them into battle with Blaze Kick and Close Combat. The chapter ends as the Pokémon fight begins.

Character developments

• Xiao Tianyang moves from disgusted observer to confident challenger. His strength and experience as an elite Trainer are emphasized, as is his ability to inspire Pokémon through forceful commands.
• Hunter Z is shown as volatile: he shifts instantly from needy, theatrical whining to menacing aggression. Despite his erratic behavior, he is a powerful veteran.
• Hunters X and Y are portrayed as long-suffering companions. X has adapted enough to be paired with Z regularly, while Y would rather avoid dealing with him.
• Xu Mu, though absent from the confrontation, is briefly compared with seasoned Trainers: his battle tactics are strong, but his command style is still developing.

Significant themes

• The strain of working with difficult people: X and Y tolerate Z because they belong to the same organization, not because they enjoy his behavior.
• Power versus instability: Z’s mental eccentricity limits his standing, but it does not diminish his formidable strength.
• A Trainer’s influence: Xiao Tianyang’s passion and commands bring out greater effort from his Pokémon, highlighting the bond and communication behind battle.

Character interactions

• Z’s clingy, flirtatious whining embarrasses Xiao Tianyang and exasperates X, while Y deliberately avoids getting involved.
• Xiao Tianyang’s contempt provokes Z into a direct threat; Xiao responds with an equally direct challenge.
• Their conflict becomes a Pokémon battle, with Blaziken and Infernape facing Bellossom and Weavile.

Plot points and events

• Xu Mu is surrounded by more than twenty Hunter Organization elites after leading them around the Sea God Secret Realm. He keeps stalling, unable to use his most powerful options without endangering Xiao Tianyang—or himself.
• Hoping to learn more while buying time for Chief Xiao to arrive, Xu Mu asks Hunter B where the organization comes from.
• Hunter B reveals that the Pokémon world contains many criminal groups beyond Team Rocket, including Team Magma, Team Aqua, and Team Galactic. He also confirms that Giovanni once tried to marry a woman from Xu Mu’s world.
• Xu Mu realizes the two worlds are connected and speculates about how the Pokémon world’s history relates to his own.
• When Luo Feng proposes escaping and destroying the Secret Realm with the Sea God’s power, Xu Mu quickly rejects the idea.
• Xu Mu persuades Hunter B to accept a one-on-one Pokémon battle, presenting it as his final request. Hunter B releases Sandslash, giving Xu Mu a chance to keep stalling.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu remains resourceful under pressure: he gathers intelligence, hides his true intention, and exploits Hunter B’s vanity and desire for respect. His private thoughts also reveal his unease at the possibility that he could have become Giovanni’s son.
• Hunter B is arrogant but surprisingly susceptible to flattery. He interprets Xu Mu’s request as a sign of respect and agrees to a fair battle, confident he has little to fear.
• Luo Feng is loyal and ready to sacrifice the Secret Realm to save Xu Mu, but Xu Mu sees the plan as dangerously extreme.
• Xu Mu and Hunter B shift from pursuer and captive to battle opponents, though Xu Mu’s apparent surrender is only a tactic.

Significant themes

• Cunning versus force: Unable to fight freely, Xu Mu relies on conversation and deception to survive.
• Interconnected worlds: Hunter B’s revelations confirm that the Pokémon world and Xu Mu’s world are linked.
• Vanity and recognition: Hunter B’s hunger for respect makes him easy to manipulate, showing how personal pride can undermine even a confident enemy.
• Sacrifice and restraint: Xu Mu refuses plans that could destroy the Secret Realm or put others at risk, even as his options narrow.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Mu sends out Dragonite as his last usable Pokémon; Greninja and Charizard are exhausted, and he has no access to Dynamax or Mega Evolution.
• Dragonite begins Dragon Dance, but Hunter B’s Sandslash opens with Poison Sting. Xu Mu recognizes the danger and orders Dragonite to dodge rather than keep powering up.
• Hunter B’s Sandslash has a special ability: its Poison Sting is effectively a guaranteed, highly potent Toxic. When that fails, Hunter B tries Poison Jab, revealing that poisoning opponents is central to his strategy.
• Dragonite takes to the air, but Sandslash uses Sand Rush to launch a powerful stream of sand and mud. Dragonite blocks it with Protect.
• Xu Mu tries again to set up Dragon Dance, but Hunter B anticipates him and interrupts the attempt with Slash, keeping Dragonite on the defensive.
• With Dragonite being overwhelmed, Xu Mu commits to his trump card, Heaven and Earth Manifestation, and orders Outrage and Rampage. Hunter B mistakes the transformation for Dynamax and exploits Dragonite’s fatigue and position with Earthquake.
• Sandslash defeats Dragonite in one blow. Hunter B praises Xu Mu’s talent but declares that he will kill him unless he surrenders.

Character developments

• Xu Mu shows caution and tactical awareness by recognizing the threat of the Poison Sting and adjusting his plans. Yet the battle exposes how far he still is from matching an Invincible Trainer: Hunter B repeatedly reads and disrupts his strategies.
• Dragonite understands the odds and enters the fight prepared mainly to buy Xu Mu time. He follows Xu Mu’s commands faithfully, but his confidence is tested by the enormous strength gap.
• Hunter B is revealed as a highly experienced, ruthless opponent. He relies on poison, aggressive counters, and precise exploitation of Dragonite’s weaknesses rather than giving Xu Mu room to recover.

Significant themes

• The gap between strength and experience: Xu Mu has improved, but Hunter B’s superior Pokémon and battle instincts leave him little opportunity to act.
• Adaptation and tactical control: Xu Mu tries to counter each threat, while Hunter B consistently anticipates his choices and controls the pace.
• Courage in a losing fight: Dragonite accepts that victory may be impossible but fights to protect Xu Mu and buy him time.
• False hope and danger: Xu Mu’s powerful transformation and attacks seem like a chance to turn the battle around, but Hunter B quickly finds a decisive counter.

Character interactions

• Xu Mu and Dragonite work in close coordination: Dragonite acts on his own understanding of the situation, while Xu Mu adjusts his instructions in response to Hunter B’s tactics.
• Hunter B’s commands repeatedly thwart Xu Mu’s plans, turning the battle into a contest of prediction and control.
• After Dragonite falls, Hunter B shifts from battling to intimidation, acknowledging Xu Mu’s potential while threatening his life.

Plot and events

Xiao Tianyang gains the upper hand against Hunter Z, but Hunter X and Hunter Y initially consider letting Z be defeated. Z’s theatrical attempt to manipulate them succeeds, however, and both join the fight, turning it into a three-against-six battle.
Xiao recalls his tired Fire-type Pokémon and sends out three others. Fighting with confidence and strong commands, he has them focus their attacks and quickly defeat two opposing Pokémon. Hunter Z recognizes that Xiao is far more powerful than he appears—especially after noticing Charizard—and suspects Xiao is holding back a trump card. He pretends to seek reinforcements and flees on Mantine.
X and Y realize Z has abandoned them. Each tries to persuade the other to stay behind while he pursues Z, but Xiao stops them. He Mega Evolves Charizard into Mega Charizard Y and brings back Blaziken and Infernape, signaling the start of the final fight. As X and Y curse Z, Y accidentally repeats Z’s suggestive manner of speaking, then breaks down in embarrassment.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Tianyang shifts from cautious confidence to full battle fervor. He remains composed enough to exploit the hunters’ disunity, then reveals his ace to prevent X and Y from escaping.
• Hunter Z proves perceptive and calculating: he uses his teammates to test Xiao’s strength, then abandons them when he judges the fight too dangerous.
• Hunters X and Y are openly treacherous toward Z, but their self-preservation outweighs loyalty. Once Z flees, they try to make each other take the risk of staying.
• Hunter Y is especially susceptible to Z’s grotesque theatrics and later mimics him by accident, creating a comic moment.
• Xiao and his Pokémon fight in close partnership: his determination strengthens their resolve, while their coordinated focus lets them overcome their numerical disadvantage.

Significant themes

The chapter emphasizes loyalty versus self-preservation, as the hunters repeatedly betray one another rather than face danger together. It also highlights courage under pressure and the value of battlefield judgment, contrasting Xiao’s decisive command with the hunters’ panicked schemes. Humor from their squabbling and Y’s accidental imitation offsets the escalating threat of the final confrontation.

Plot points

• Xiao Tianyang abandons his own safety to reach Xu Mu. After Hunter X mistakes his warning for a trick, Xiao defeats Hunters X and Y, while Hunter Z’s unease prompts him to flee the Sea God Secret Realm.
• Xiao arrives to find Xu Mu facing twenty-two Pokémon Hunters. Xu Mu had been stalling and hoped to capture the group rather than escape, believing he still had ways to get out if necessary.
• Hunter B reveals the Hunters have devices that block spatial travel. Xu Mu discovers he cannot summon Eternatus or use Hoopa’s dimensional rings to escape.
• Realizing he has underestimated the Hunters, Xu Mu faces the danger alongside Xiao, who orders his Pokémon to prepare for battle.

Character developments and interactions

• Xiao Tianyang shows his loyalty and protectiveness: despite his injured Pokémon, he rushes to save Xu Mu and scolds him for risking his life. He uses the crisis to teach Xu Mu that talent and special abilities cannot replace experience and strength.
• Xu Mu recognizes his overconfidence. His assumption that he could always escape—and his desire to seize a rare opportunity—has left him trapped.
• Hunter B proves calculating rather than foolish, having used his duel with Xu Mu to keep him occupied while the Hunters’ anti-escape measures took effect.
• Eternatus responds immediately to Xu Mu’s call, but cannot locate him. Hoopa also cannot open a dimensional passage.
• Hunter Z acts on his intuition and escapes, contrasting with Hunter B’s confidence and the others’ continued confrontation.

Significant themes

• War demands seriousness: urgency overrides jokes, pride, and personal safety.
• Talent versus experience: Xu Mu’s gifts do not erase the advantage held by seasoned, powerful opponents.
• Overconfidence and miscalculation: Xu Mu’s belief that he had an escape option blinds him to the Hunters’ preparation.
• Loyalty and mentorship: Xiao risks himself for Xu Mu and confronts him with a hard lesson as both family and teacher.

Key plot points and events

• Xiao Tianyang confronts twenty-two Hunter Organization Trainers and their Pokémon to protect Xu Mu. Knowing he may not survive, he launches a reckless, all-out assault with his six Pokémon.
• Charizard joins the fight despite Xiao Tianyang’s attempt to keep him safe. Father and son exchange a final, affectionate lesson about courage and becoming stronger.
• Xiao Tianyang and all six of his Pokémon die, but their attack kills two enemy Trainers, destroys more than a dozen Pokémon, and buys Xu Mu ten minutes.
• Xu Mu, Greninja, and Charizard are devastated and enraged. They charge Hunter B and the hunters, choosing to fight rather than flee.
• Hunter B mocks Xu Mu and orders the hunters to kill him while capturing Lugia. Just as they prepare to attack, a man arrives on Braviary with a middle-aged woman, declaring that no one will touch his son.

Character developments

• Xiao Tianyang fulfills his role as Xu Mu’s protector, knowingly trading his life for the boy’s. His bravery and sacrifice reveal the depth of his loyalty.
• Charizard fights beside his father and, after witnessing his death, is driven by a desire for revenge.
• Xu Mu shifts from helpless grief to furious resolve. Rather than retreat, he chooses to confront the hunters despite the odds.
• Hunter B remains arrogant and dismissive, treating Xiao Tianyang’s sacrifice as meaningless and underestimating Xu Mu.

Character interactions

• Xiao Tianyang and Charizard share a final exchange that blends teasing affection with a father’s encouragement to grow stronger.
• Xiao Tianyang’s Pokémon fight loyally at his side until they fall.
• Xu Mu and his Pokémon share their grief and commit to avenging Xiao Tianyang.
• Hunter B taunts Xu Mu, while Xu Mu responds with open defiance.
• The chapter ends with Xu Mu’s father arriving to protect him, accompanied by a woman, setting up a new confrontation.

Significant themes

• Sacrifice and protection: Xiao Tianyang gives his life to shield Xu Mu.
• Loyalty and companionship: His Pokémon share his resolve and fate.
• Grief transformed into courage: Xu Mu’s sorrow becomes a willingness to fight.
• Arrogance and underestimated strength: Hunter B’s mockery is interrupted by the arrival of powerful reinforcements.

Plot points and events

• Xu Feng returns on Braviary with Xiao Yue and discovers that Xiao Tianyang has been killed by the Pokémon Hunters. Xu Mu admits what happened, and his parents respond with fury.
• The Hunters recognize Xu Feng, the Borderlands war god, and realize they have little chance of escaping: their own spatial-sealing weapon has trapped them.
• Xu Feng orders Persian and Greninja to attack. The two Pokémon overwhelm the Hunters, and Greninja captures Hunter B alive.
• While the Hunters are being defeated, Xiao Yue comforts Xu Mu. He admits that he was wrong to underestimate the danger and feels responsible for Xiao Tianyang’s death.
• Xu Feng lets Xu Mu face Hunter B himself. Xu Mu challenges him to a two-on-two Double Battle, with the winner allowed to leave and the loser remaining in the Sea God Secret Realm.
• Xu Mu enters the battle with Greninja and Charizard, determined to avenge Xiao Tianyang and prove himself through his own actions.

Character developments

• Xu Mu moves from grief and anger toward accountability. He recognizes that his confidence led him to misjudge the Hunters and accepts that he must correct his mistake himself.
• Xiao Yue shows both fierce protectiveness and tenderness, comforting Xu Mu while reminding him how much Xiao Tianyang sacrificed for him.
• Xu Feng is ruthless toward the Hunters but allows his son to confront Hunter B, supporting Xu Mu’s need to recover and grow through the defeat.
• Xiao Tianyang’s sacrifice becomes central to Xu Mu’s grief and motivation: he had given up his former status to help raise and protect Xu Mu.

Significant themes

• Responsibility and growth: A serious mistake can become a turning point if one accepts it and acts to make amends.
• Family sacrifice and love: Xiao Tianyang’s devotion, and Xu Mu’s parents’ protection, show the depth of family bonds.
• Limits of confidence: Xu Mu’s privileged, unusually protected life has encouraged him to think of himself as invulnerable; the tragedy forces him to confront that no one is perfect.
• Vengeance and justice: Xu Mu seeks revenge, but insists on defeating Hunter B himself rather than relying solely on his father.

Character interactions

• Xiao Yue embraces and comforts Xu Mu, then helps him understand the significance of Xiao Tianyang’s sacrifice.
• Xu Feng and Xu Mu share a brief but important exchange: Xu Feng offers Hunter B as an opponent, and Xu Mu accepts the chance to settle the matter personally.
• Xu Feng’s Greninja rebukes Xu Mu’s Greninja for failing to protect its Trainer, while the two Greninja reconnect as father and son.
• Xu Mu’s Greninja and Charizard stand beside him, ready to fight for him and avenge Xiao Tianyang.

• Plot: After Xu Feng promises to spare Hunter B if Xu Mu wins, Hunter B sends out Nidoking and Aggron and fights desperately. Xu Mu has Charizard Mega Evolve and Greninja use Battle Bond, then launches Greninja’s clone-and-Rasenshuriken combo. Hunter B counters it with Nidoking’s Earth Power, astonishing Xu Mu, who realizes he has underestimated the skill of an Invincible Trainer. Xu Mu follows with powerful attacks, but Hunter B’s precise Protect and Aggron’s resilience keep the battle under control. Xu Feng watches anxiously.
• Character developments and interactions: Hunter B is frightened and bitter about being treated as a “whetstone,” but refuses to give up. Xu Mu grows more respectful of his opponent after seeing his tactical skill. Xu Feng and Greninja’s father are amazed by Greninja’s Battle Bond and new techniques; Greninja’s father suspects his son has been keeping secrets and plans a stern fatherly talk. Meanwhile, Cynthia reaches the passage with Chief Xiao, Kale, Xu Mu’s aunts, and a large force of reinforcements. She urges them into the Secret Realm to help Xu Mu and Senior Xiao. When Cynthia asks Kale about his injured face, he silently blames his future in-laws.
• Themes: The chapter highlights survival and perseverance, the gap between power and privilege, respect earned through skill, and the importance of support and family. It also balances the dangerous battle with comic family banter.

Key events

• The group gathers the bodies of Xiao Tianyang and his six Pokémon after the battle. His death devastates his family, Cynthia, and the Trainers who knew him.
• Xu Feng and Chief Xiao confirm that the Hunter Organization’s forces have been defeated, but its headquarters is not in their world and will need further investigation.
• Charizard grieves for Xiao Tianyang, masking his sorrow with anger at his father’s recklessness. Greninja, meanwhile, proudly praises his son—then immediately demands to know where he learned his impressive moves.
• Cynthia clings to Xu Mu and begs him not to leave her behind again. He reassures her that they will stay together, though he insists on taking the lead when danger comes.
• Chief Xiao mourns his brother, honoring Xiao Tianyang’s lifelong struggle and the sacrifice he made to protect the Xiao family.
• Xu Mu apologizes, believing his overconfidence caused Xiao Tianyang’s death. Chief Xiao instead celebrates the victory: Xu Mu helped defeat twenty-six Invincible titleholders and bought time for reinforcements.
• Chief Xiao cautions Xu Mu that his apology still reflects a mistaken assumption—that he should have won without losses. War means facing opponents as real people, and victory can come at a terrible cost.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu moves from guilt toward a broader understanding of war and sacrifice, prompted by Chief Xiao’s blunt counsel.
• Chief Xiao combines grief for his brother with pride in Xu Mu, publicly recognizing his achievement while challenging his youthful perspective.
• Cynthia and Xu Mu reaffirm their bond; Cynthia’s fear of losing him surfaces, while Xu Mu promises closeness but remains protective.
• Charizard reveals deep grief beneath his angry complaints about Xiao Tianyang.
• Greninja and his son share a lighter, affectionate exchange that contrasts with the surrounding mourning.
• Kale feels painfully excluded as he watches others reunite with loved ones.

Significant themes

• The cost of victory: The defeat of a powerful enemy is a historic triumph, but it cannot erase the grief of those lost.
• Maturity and humility: Xu Mu must stop assuming that superior effort or confidence should make a battle casualty-free.
• Family, love, and remembrance: Characters express grief and affection through mourning, reassurance, pride, and humor.
• Sacrifice and perspective: Chief Xiao urges Xu Mu to honor Xiao Tianyang’s death without reducing it to a personal failure.

Key plot points and events

• After the battle in the Undersea Secret Realm, the group stays behind to care for the Pokémon, clear the scene, and handle the dead. Xu Mu, Xu Feng, Chief Xiao, and the others carry Xiao Tianyang’s remains out, bringing the mountain expedition to an end.
• At the Pokémon League Center, Xu Mu leaves his Pokémon in Xu Xiaoxiao’s care. Xu Feng invites him on a walk, intending to explain matters he had previously kept from him now that Xu Mu can face an Invincible opponent.
• Xu Mu asks about Cynthia, their connected worlds, Team Rocket, and the Pokémon League. Xu Feng explains that Cynthia was found as a baby on a battlefield, carrying a jade pendant with her name, and that no one from their world has been able to return her to her place of origin.
• Xu Feng reveals that the Borderlands is a Secret Realm connecting their world to the Pokémon World. The Pokémon League calls Xu Mu’s world the “Post-Civilization World.” People from the Pokémon World can enter it, but people from Xu Mu’s world cannot travel back.
• Xu Feng says Team Rocket is the largest criminal organization they have encountered from the other world, and that the Pokémon League there is weak and struggles to control criminals. Xu Mu identifies Giovanni as the man who once tried to take his mother from Xu Feng; Xu Feng claims he once beat Giovanni badly.
• Xu Mu asks to learn about the Pokémon League’s prominent leaders, and Xu Feng begins explaining.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu reflects on the sacrifices and support of Xiao Tianyang, Xu Feng, and Kale, resolving to remember what they did for him.
• Father and son share a relaxed, teasing conversation. Xu Feng admires Xu Mu’s looks and special abilities; Xu Mu demonstrates Telepathy, prompting Xu Feng to recognize his son’s unusual powers.
• Xu Feng reveals that Kale is not Cynthia’s biological father and jokes that Kale has never married because he fears sex. He suggests Xu Mu save this information to tease Kale only once he is strong enough to defeat him. Xu Mu agrees.
• Xu Mu is curious and strategic, asking practical questions about the worlds’ imbalance and requesting intelligence that may help him in future encounters. Xu Feng, aware that his son attracts trouble, decides it is better to prepare him.

Significant themes

• Gratitude and loyalty: Xu Mu recognizes the people who risked themselves to help him.
• Growing into adulthood and trust: Xu Feng now treats Xu Mu as strong enough to hear previously withheld truths.
• Unequal power and danger: The one-way access between worlds leaves Xu Mu’s world vulnerable to outsiders.
• Family affection through banter: Their jokes and boasts soften a serious conversation about loss, danger, and the wider conflict.

Key events

• Xu Feng describes several well-known Gym Leaders and Elite Four members from the other world, but has never heard of its famous Champions or Pokémon protagonists.
• Xu Mu realizes that the world may be missing its “children of destiny,” helping explain why villainous organizations such as Team Rocket are running rampant.
• The system confirms his suspicion and unlocks Collection Mode: Xu Mu can seek out protagonists scattered across different worlds, build bonds with them, and raise their affection. Cynthia is already at 99%, with rewards tied to her affection.
• Xu Mu accepts that his real purpose may be to help repair the Pokémon world, though he is relieved the system lets him choose whom to recruit. He privately vows to avoid Goh.
• Xu Feng says the family will cremate and bury Uncle Xiao the next day before returning home, citing Team Rocket’s fierce offensive and the League’s weakness.
• Xu Mu jokes about dyeing his hair yellow because a yellow-haired person can save the world. Xu Feng agrees, assuming Cynthia’s opinion matters.
• Back at the League Center, Xiao Yue and Cynthia get along warmly. Xu Xiaoxiao returns Xu Mu’s Pokémon and reports that Charizard’s damaged claw was treated; the burn on his backside also led to a “full-body fur treatment.” Xu Mu objects to the jokingly expensive care, and Xu Xiaoxiao suggests giving Charizard a hospital membership.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu shifts from pursuing strength and status to seeing himself as a potential rescuer of the destabilized Pokémon world. His humor and reluctance to recruit certain figures temper his sense of responsibility.
• Xu Feng provides clues about the other world’s powerful trainers, then complains about its ineffective League. He supports Xu Mu’s hair-dye idea, linking it to Cynthia.
• Xiao Yue and Cynthia appear comfortable and affectionate with one another, while Xu Xiaoxiao teases Xu Mu about Charizard’s treatment.
• Xu Mu and Xu Feng share a conversation that begins as a discussion of trainers and ends with Xu Mu privately realizing the scale of his new mission.

Significant themes

• A world missing its heroes: The absence of its protagonists may be the reason evil organizations face so little resistance.
• Destiny and responsibility: Xu Mu discovers that his arrival may have been intended to help reunite those lost heroes.
• Choice and personal agency: The collection mission is optional for each individual, giving Xu Mu room to decide whom he will pursue.
• Comedy amid danger: Serious revelations about a failing world are balanced by Xu Mu’s irreverent thoughts and the banter over his hair and Charizard’s medical bill.

Key plot points and events

• Blaziken, one of Xiao Tianyang’s main Pokémon, is brought into surgery with only a faint heartbeat. His injuries are catastrophic, and Doctor Xu Xiaoxiao believes his chance of survival is below five percent.
• Xu Mu rushes into the operating room and gives Xiaoxiao his last Instant Recovery Potion, determined to save Blaziken because he was injured protecting Xu Mu.
• The potion triggers extraordinary healing: Blaziken’s heartbeat strengthens, wounds close, and lost tissue begins to regenerate. The medical team is stunned.
• Blaziken wakes and immediately asks about Xiao Tianyang and the others. Xu Mu’s silence tells him they are dead. Blaziken breaks down, crying quietly as he realizes he is the sole survivor.

Character developments

• Xu Mu shows deep gratitude and responsibility toward Blaziken, spending his final potion without hesitation. He also discovers that the potion can regenerate devastating injuries, though the system confirms it cannot provide more.
• Xu Xiaoxiao sets aside her exhaustion and works with determination as a doctor. Trusting Xu Mu’s potion, she acts quickly to give Blaziken a chance.
• Blaziken, usually courageous and tough, reveals his vulnerable side. His grief over losing his companions overwhelms him once he understands what happened.
• The old doctor begins skeptical and focused on urgency, then is left astonished by the potion’s effects.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and sacrifice: Xu Mu risks his last valuable resource to repay Blaziken’s sacrifice.
• Hope against impossible odds: A seemingly hopeless medical crisis is overturned by the potion.
• Grief and survivor’s guilt: Blaziken’s survival brings not relief but the painful realization that everyone else is gone.
• Strength and vulnerability: Blaziken’s silent tears show that bravery does not erase deep affection or sorrow.

Character interactions

• Xu Mu and Xiaoxiao cooperate in the emergency, with Xiaoxiao trusting him and administering the potion.
• The medical staff witness Xu Mu’s intervention and the potion’s miraculous effects.
• Blaziken clutches Xu Mu and demands news of the others; Xu Mu’s silence conveys the loss, leaving Blaziken to mourn alone.

Key plot points

• After surviving a battle in which his comrades died, Blaziken breaks down in grief, remembering his years fighting alongside Xiao Tianyang.
• Xu Xiaoxiao gives them privacy and asks Xu Mu to stay with Blaziken.
• Xu Mu and Blaziken talk about Xiao Tianyang’s life, his sacrifices, and the losses he endured. They agree that he fought and died without regret.
• Blaziken plans to find stable homes in a Secret Realm for the Pokémon left in Xiao Tianyang’s care.
• Xu Mu invites Blaziken to join him after the funeral. He plans to spend two years preparing before leading Trainers to the Borderlands to drive Team Rocket—and other evil organizations—back.

Character developments

• Blaziken moves from raw grief toward accepting Xiao Tianyang’s death and considering a future beyond mourning. He still expects to keep fighting, as Xiao did.
• Xu Mu confronts his own sorrow and sense of obligation, then turns his grief into a firm commitment to continue Xiao Tianyang’s struggle.
• Xiao Tianyang, though absent, emerges as a devoted mentor and protector who sacrificed status and security to watch over Xu Mu and his mother.

Significant themes

• Grief and survivor’s guilt: Blaziken wonders why he alone survived and mourns his fallen comrades.
• Legacy and purpose: The fallen are honored through the cause they fought for and the people they protected.
• Sacrifice and remembrance: Xiao Tianyang’s long resistance shaped the Eastern Lands, and his funeral will reflect the scale of his achievements.
• Hope through solidarity: Xu Mu and Blaziken begin to turn their shared loss into a renewed commitment to fight.

Character interactions

• Xu Xiaoxiao quietly protects Blaziken’s privacy, while Xu Mu stays with him through his mourning.
• Xu Mu and Blaziken share memories and tears, comforting each other without diminishing their grief.
• Blaziken urges Xu Mu not to feel indebted to the fallen and to grow stronger; Xu Mu answers by offering Blaziken a place in his future campaign.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Mu and Blaziken make a pact: Blaziken agrees to help Xu Mu pursue Xiao’s lifelong wish once he becomes stronger.
• Xu Feng learns that the Pokémon Hunter Organization is hiding in a small Secret Realm in Western Europe. He sets out to attack it, and Xu Mu joins him.
• Xiao Yue tells Xu Feng to keep their son safe and, if possible, eliminate the organization entirely. Xu Mu promises not to act recklessly, with Blaziken and his other Pokémon beside him.
• The system gives Xu Mu a mission to destroy the Hunter Organization completely and awards him a Fennekin with legendary potential. Its cryptic hint directs him to the organization’s underground prison.
• Xu Mu, Xu Feng, Blaziken, and Ralts enter the Secret Realm. Xu Feng’s Braviary quickly kills the guards, and Xu Feng begins a ruthless assault while Blaziken and Lugia prevent anyone from escaping.
• Xu Mu discovers Xu Feng’s full team includes Latias, Latios, and Darkrai, and realizes his father is the mysterious figure associated with the Diamond and Pearl anime who took the Champion title.

Character developments and interactions

• Blaziken recovers enough to commit himself to Xu Mu’s cause, deepening their partnership.
• Xu Mu is eager to join the mission but remains wary of the danger; his humor and surprise at his father’s strength contrast with the operation’s brutality. He also stays close to the timid Ralts, who bravely reassures him.
• Xu Feng reveals a cold, formidable side as he leads the attack. Blaziken recognizes the strength of his killing intent, which Xu Feng connects to his respect for Xiao.
• Xiao Yue asserts her authority through a blunt warning to Xu Feng: protect Xu Mu, but destroy the Hunters if possible.
• The system provides Xu Mu with an unusual reward and a mysterious clue, setting up a possible discovery in the underground prison.

Significant themes

• Loyalty and legacy: Blaziken joins Xu Mu in honoring Xiao’s wish.
• Family protection and authority: Xu Yue’s concern for her son shapes the mission, while Xu Feng takes charge.
• Violence and moral cost: The operation is framed as a merciless extermination, foreshadowed by Xu Feng’s visible killing intent.
• Mystery and foreshadowing: Secret Realms’ unexplained origins and the system’s prison hint remain unresolved.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Feng tears through the Hunter Organization, which offers little organized resistance. The narrator briefly jokes about online speculation over Xu Feng’s identity and team.
• Hunter Z’s escape leads to a grotesque encounter: even Xu Feng’s Pokémon find him and his team revolting. Blaziken recognizes him as the enemy who once attacked Xiao Tianyang and insists on fighting him personally.
• Xu Mu lets Blaziken take the fight, trusting both his judgment and his ability. Fueled by anger, Blaziken activates Blaze and gains the upper hand.
• Xu Mu asks Hoopa to watch the battle and investigates the prison, where he discovers that the Hunter Organization has brutalized rare Pokémon. Those it cannot control are kept as experimental subjects.
• In the deepest cell, Xu Mu finds Serena. She is frightened and tearful, but refuses to reveal anything about “the professor,” mistaking Xu Mu for one of the organization’s members.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu shows respect for Pokémon as partners rather than possessions: he accepts Blaziken’s personal request to fight and trusts him to handle it. He also takes the system’s warning seriously and investigates the prison.
• Blaziken reveals a personal grudge against Hunter Z and asks to settle it himself, fighting for both Xiao Tianyang and his own sake.
• Xu Feng’s Pokémon recoil from Hunter Z, underscoring how disturbing he is; Blaziken’s willingness to confront him contrasts with their disgust.
• Serena is introduced in a vulnerable state, but her refusal to betray the professor shows resolve beneath her fear.

Significant themes

• Pokémon autonomy and trust: Trainers should treat Pokémon as partners with agency, not tools, and trust can extend beyond Pokémon a Trainer raised personally.
• Abuse and exploitation: The prison exposes the Hunter Organization’s cruelty—breaking, brainwashing, and experimenting on rare Pokémon.
• Personal loyalty and justice: Blaziken’s fight is driven by loyalty to Xiao Tianyang and a desire to confront an old enemy.
• Fear and resilience: Despite being imprisoned and terrified, Serena continues to protect the professor.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Mu finds ten-year-old Serena imprisoned by the Hunter Organization. Greninja breaks the cell lock, and Xu Mu comforts her, covers her with his jacket, and offers food and water.
• Serena explains that she was captured while watching a professor’s experiment and has been held for two days. Frightened by the Pokémon noises around her, she breaks down crying.
• Xu Mu tells her he comes from another world and that she may have to stay in his world for a while, but promises to help her return. He also says his girlfriend is from Serena’s world.
• After Serena eats, Xu Mu leads her out. Xu Feng has already defeated the Hunter Organization’s members.
• Xu Feng sees Xu Mu with Serena and silently jumps to romantic conclusions. The group returns to the Pokémon League Center, where Xu Mu introduces Serena to Cynthia.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu is protective and tender toward Serena, treating her like a beloved character from his former life and taking her distress seriously. His internal narration comically insists that his fondness is entirely fatherly, even as he nearly calls her his “daughter-in-law.” He is also offended when Serena calls him “mister,” though he gives up correcting her.
• Serena begins by trying to appear brave, but her fear and exhaustion overwhelm her once she feels safe. Her polite manners remain evident, even after she eats ravenously and burps.
• Xu Feng avoids asking questions and pretends not to notice what is happening, while privately assuming Xu Mu has romantic intentions toward Serena. His silent approval—and belief that Xu Mu is “going places” straight to jail—provides much of the chapter’s comedy.
• Cynthia and the others react with surprise and amusement when Xu Mu brings Serena to the group. Cynthia is flustered, while the family members speculate about Xu Mu’s intentions.

Significant themes

• Compassion and protection: Xu Mu rescues and reassures a frightened child, prioritizing her safety and comfort.
• Found-family affection: Xu Mu’s exaggerated, parental affection for Serena shapes the rescue and his eagerness to help her.
• Comedy through misunderstanding: Xu Mu’s earnest explanations are overshadowed by Xu Feng’s and the family’s mistaken assumptions about his relationship with Serena.
• Vulnerability beneath composure: Serena’s brave front gives way once she has food, safety, and someone she trusts.

Key plot points and events

• Serena nervously greets Cynthia, following Xu Mu’s advice to call him “Uncle” and Cynthia “big sister.” Cynthia warmly accepts her.
• Cynthia notices that Serena and Xu Mu are dirty and suggests they return to wash up. Xu Mu’s parents decline the invitation to stay and head off together; Xu Feng boasts about showing his wife a valuable estate he once won from a Zhao family heir.
• At home, the system announces that Xu Mu has recruited Serena and unlocks closeness rewards. These include major power increases for several Pokémon, as well as a legendary-potential Fennekin for Serena.
• Xu Mu rejects the system’s suggestion that Serena might become his follower, insisting she is his future son’s partner and that he would not betray Cynthia’s trust.
• Cynthia helps Serena settle in, arranging clothes and toiletries and brushing her hair. Xu Mu offers to cook, but Cynthia proposes eating out; he changes his mind after remembering Xiao Tianyang has just left.
• Xu Mu asks whether Serena has received a Starter Pokémon. She says she turns ten the next day, so he promises her a surprise. He then asks Alakazam and Gengar to prepare dinner, reminding them of Blaziken’s preference for spicy food and Fennekin’s fondness for sweets.

Character developments and interactions

• Serena is shy at first but becomes more comfortable as Cynthia cares for her. She treats Xu Mu as an uncle and Cynthia as an older sister.
• Cynthia shows kindness and acceptance, quickly taking Serena under her wing and treating her as someone who needs support.
• Xu Mu is playful and boastful, but also protective of his relationship with Cynthia. His attraction to Serena’s cuteness is framed as harmless, and he draws a firm line at betraying Cynthia.
• Xu Feng turns Xu Mu’s attempt to show off into a friendly contest, asserting his own status and experience.
• Alakazam and Gengar take on dinner preparations, with Gengar theatrically complaining about cooking.

Significant themes

• Found family and belonging: Cynthia’s care helps Serena settle into a new home and social circle.
• Trust and boundaries: Xu Mu’s comic fantasies contrast with his stated commitment to Cynthia and his refusal to cross that line.
• Affection and caretaking: Practical gestures—clean clothes, brushing Serena’s hair, and planning a Starter Pokémon—show the growing bond among the characters.
• Pride and one-upmanship: Xu Mu and his father compete humorously over who can show off more.

Key plot points and events

• A massive funeral is held at National Security Square for Xiao Tianyang, who died fighting the Hunter Organization in the newly emerged Sea God Secret Realm. Though outnumbered, he held the enemy off for ten minutes so League reinforcements could arrive.
• Xiao Yuyang, Chief of the Eastern Lands and Xiao Tianyang’s elder brother, delivers a forceful speech. He honors Xiao Tianyang’s service but urges the gathered Elite Four Trainers to respect the soldiers who sacrifice their lives protecting civilian life.
• Xiao Yuyang announces sweeping security changes: the League’s campaign against hostile Pokémon organizations will be made public; the Eastern Lands and Western Europe will enter full military readiness; Secret Realm entry will require at least Intermediate Trainer rank; garrisons will double and investigate their realms; and Ace Trainers will now be allowed into the Borderlands.
• The changes reveal how badly the Borderlands are faring. Xu Feng has been holding the line with little support, while Team Rocket is increasing its attacks.
• Xu Mu watches his grandfather command the funeral and is impressed by his strength. Blaziken explains that Xiao Tianyang disliked grand ceremonies but would have wanted his companions nearby, and asks Xu Mu to join the fight against Team Rocket once he is strong enough.

Character development and interactions

• Xiao Yuyang balances grief with leadership, turning the funeral into a public call to action and acknowledging the sacrifices of soldiers and veterans.
• Xu Mu gains a new understanding of his grandfather’s stature and the burden carried by the older generation.
• Blaziken shares its memories of Xiao Tianyang and expresses its determination to fight alongside Xu Mu in the Borderlands.
• Xiao Yuyang’s speech challenges the privileged Trainers in attendance to recognize that their security depends on those fighting at the frontier.

Significant themes

• Peace and comfort are sustained by the sacrifices of others.
• Honoring the dead means continuing their work, not merely praising them.
• The older generation can no longer carry the burden alone; responsibility must be shared.
• Grief, public service, and military readiness are linked as the danger from hostile organizations grows.

Key plot points and events

• Xu Mu’s check-in mission for Blaziken is complete, earning him a Mega Stone. A new mission tasks him with taking Blaziken to the Borderlands and joining a battle within three years, with a powerful reward promised.
• In the wake of Xiao Tianyang’s death and the Hunter Organization’s attack, the war is made public. News of the other world’s space-travel technology and the strength of its evil organizations alarms people across the Eastern Lands and Western Europe.
• Xu Mu’s role in defeating the Pokémon Hunters is widely publicized. He is kept busy with interviews and television appearances.
• Back home, Xu Mu stops Cynthia from eating more ice cream on an empty stomach and makes her dinner. He gives her Mega Stones for Garchomp and Absol; she’s delighted and plans to use them when the time is right.
• Hoopa reveals that it went to help Mew argue with Eevee in an online game—and that the pair have been buying expensive VIP accounts with Xu Mu’s card. Xu Mu discovers the spending and transfers a billion from Cynthia’s account to cover Hoopa’s gaming and Charizard’s medical bills.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu accepts the new challenge involving Blaziken and continues carrying public responsibilities while remaining attentive and affectionate toward Cynthia. He also indulges Hoopa despite his shock at the cost.
• Cynthia is playful and trusting, and her priorities—battling, ice cream, and now Xu Mu—are made clear. She treasures the Mega Stones, though mainly as gifts for her Pokémon.
• Hoopa is mischievous and enthusiastic, treating online arguments and lavish in-game purchases as harmless fun.
• Xu Mu’s gentle teasing and care for Cynthia contrast with his exasperation at Hoopa’s reckless spending.

Significant themes

• Public duty and looming danger: The exposed threat from the other world casts a shadow over daily life and signals further conflict ahead.
• Affection expressed through care: Xu Mu’s gift and concern for Cynthia’s comfort show intimacy through thoughtful gestures.
• Humor and domesticity amid crisis: Everyday mishaps—ice cream, gaming, and bills—provide comic relief from the chapter’s heavier political and military developments.