Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Xu Mu admits that, despite living in Magic City, he doesn’t know where its Training Halls are. He says he is new to the city and has been too busy to explore.
• After some mutual annoyance, Xu Mu finds a Training Hall and leads Misty and Jessie there. Eager to earn Ribbons and enter Pokémon Contests, the two go inside while Xu Mu waits outside.
• Elsewhere, Tarot demands that the Hunter Guild’s presidents hurry up and kill Xu Mu. Lovers says they have been hesitant because they fear something could go wrong.
• Tarot slaps Lovers, who hides his anger while privately anticipating Tarot’s downfall.
• Lovers, Wheel of Fortune, and Strength secretly coordinate their plan against Tarot. Strength briefly directs killing intent at him, but withdraws it when Tarot notices.
• The six guild presidents set out to find Xu Mu. Wheel of Fortune claims to know his location; the group members travel together, each privately expecting a different outcome.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu remains casual and oblivious to Misty and Jessie’s frustration; their irritation is expressed through silent resentment and Misty’s face-making.
• Misty and Jessie are eager to resume their Contest ambitions and patiently tolerate Xu Mu’s disorganization.
• Lovers appears submissive after Tarot’s assault but secretly plots against him.
• Wheel of Fortune acts as a tactful mediator, steering the group forward and keeping Lovers’ contempt for the less decisive presidents from disrupting their plan.
• Strength supports the conspiracy and tests Tarot with a brief, concealed threat.
• Tarot is impatient and domineering, unaware that his own subordinates are plotting against him.

Significant themes

• Hidden motives and deception: The guild presidents outwardly obey Tarot while pursuing their own plans.
• Power and betrayal: Tarot’s abuse strengthens the sense that his authority is vulnerable.
• Comic frustration versus serious danger: Xu Mu’s everyday mishap with the Training Hall contrasts with the brewing conspiracy and threat to his life.

Plot points and events

• Chariot, Justice, and Hermit enter a forest expecting to meet Xu Mu and collect rewards from Tarot, encouraged by the belief that Strength supports them.
• Wheel of Fortune reveals sinister intentions. While the three focus on Wheel, Lovers attacks and kills Hermit with a dagger.
• Chariot and Justice discover that Lovers, Wheel of Fortune, and Strength are working together to kill them. Strength objects to the ambush, but accepts it as part of the plan.
• When Justice threatens to tell Tarot, Strength reveals that Tarot allegedly killed the attackers’ birth parents. Lovers says they also resent Tarot for favoring Magician and forcing them into a training camp where they had to kill one another to prove who was strongest.
• The chapter ends as Lovers begins describing their grievance with Tarot; the confrontation’s outcome is unresolved.

Character developments and interactions

• Chariot moves from hopeful confidence to alarm and anger. Though he realizes he is likely to die, he defiantly challenges Strength and demands an explanation.
• Justice is shocked by the revelation about Tarot and initially tries to appeal to his authority.
• Strength is formidable but blunt and emotionally driven. He dislikes the ambush, yet remains complicit and reacts furiously when the others invoke Tarot.
• Lovers appears to be a cold strategist, explaining the group’s motives and dismissing Strength’s attempt to reason with their targets.
• Wheel of Fortune lures the victims into the trap, while Lovers makes the first strike. Their teamwork contrasts with the victims’ confusion and distrust.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and misplaced trust: The victims expect support from Strength, who is instead part of the plot against them.
• Family, favoritism, and resentment: The attackers’ alleged history with Tarot frames the violence as revenge against a father figure they believe wronged them.
• Violence bred by competition: Tarot’s training camp, as described by Lovers, institutionalized rivalry and killing.
• Defiance in the face of death: Chariot chooses to resist rather than submit, despite recognizing the danger.

Key plot points and events

• Chariot and Justice confront Rage, Lovers, and Wheel of Fortune, believing they are killing rivals to rise in Tarot’s favor. Lovers orders Rage to attack.
• Tarot suddenly appears, revealing he had followed the group after sensing Rage’s murderous intent. He shows no grief over Hermit’s death, treating it as the loss of a mere tool.
• Lovers accuses Tarot of killing their parents and vows revenge. Tarot mocks the group’s chances and claims responsibility for raising, training, and empowering them.
• Lovers counters that Tarot’s gifts came at a terrible cost: their real parents were taken from them, and they had to struggle for what they achieved.
• Tarot assigns Chariot to fight Lovers and Justice to fight Wheel of Fortune, while he takes on Rage. The rebels recognize that Wheel of Fortune must defeat Justice quickly for them to have any hope.
• Tarot summons Lugia, who demands to know whether Tarot has found the person who killed its child.

Character developments and interactions

• Tarot is revealed as cold and controlling: he monitored the group, feels nothing over Hermit’s death, and regards his protégés as indebted tools.
• Lovers openly confronts Tarot over the loss of their parents and rejects Tarot’s claim that he alone made them who they are.
• Rage remains defiant despite knowing Tarot is stronger, while Tarot treats that confidence as foolish.
• Chariot and Justice side firmly with Tarot, and Hermit’s death intensifies their hostility toward the rebels.
• Wheel of Fortune is positioned as the rebels’ best chance of changing the battle’s outcome.
• Lugia’s accusation introduces a separate unresolved mystery tied to Tarot.

Significant themes

• Betrayal and revenge: Tarot’s former protégés turn against him over his past actions.
• Power, control, and gratitude: Tarot sees his support as a debt; Lovers insists their achievements came through their own effort and sacrifice.
• Dehumanization: Tarot’s indifference to Hermit’s death exposes how he views people as disposable instruments.
• Uncertainty and hidden motives: The confrontation reveals that the conflict is rooted in old crimes, while Lugia’s question hints at another concealed truth.

Key plot points and events

• After Lugia’s son dies alongside the Magician, Lugia joins Tarot, who promises to help it get revenge. Lugia attacks a man’s Guzzlord, confident it can defeat the Ultra Beast.
• Tarot emerges from the Primeval Forest badly wounded after fighting traitors. Knowing he has little time left, he opens a tunnel to find Xu Mu and avenge his son.
• Xu Mu sends Misty and Jessie ahead before Tarot arrives. Tarot identifies himself as the Magician’s father and challenges Xu Mu.
• Xu Mu summons Luo Feng, another Lugia. Luo Feng recognizes the situation and faces Tarot’s Lugia, which underestimates him.
• Tarot admits he knows Xu Mu is powerful but says he is willing to die if he can hurt him. Xu Mu orders Luo Feng to show his strength and accept Tarot’s challenge. The chapter ends before their battle is resolved.

Character developments

• Tarot is consumed by grief and revenge. Wounded and near death, he has abandoned the Hunter Guild and is prepared to sacrifice himself to kill Xu Mu.
• Xu Mu remains calm and defiant, responding to Tarot’s threats with confidence and contempt.
• Luo Feng appears as Xu Mu’s powerful ally; his strength is presented as far beyond that of an ordinary Lugia.
• Lugia is driven by the loss of its son and shares Tarot’s desire for revenge, though its confidence may be misplaced.

Significant themes

• Grief turning into vengeance: Both Tarot and Lugia act out of loss, even at great personal cost.
• Pride and underestimation: Lugia dismisses Guzzlord, while another Lugia misjudges Luo Feng.
• Loyalty and sacrifice: Tarot gives up the guild he built, prioritizing vengeance for his son.

Character interactions

• Tarot and Lugia form a revenge alliance after their respective losses.
• Tarot confronts Xu Mu, revealing the family connection behind his attack; Xu Mu answers with blunt criticism rather than sympathy.
• Luo Feng and Tarot’s Lugia face off, while Xu Mu directs Luo Feng to fight Tarot and his Pokémon.

Plot points and events

• Tarot confronts Xu Mu, warning that the Pokémon world is more complicated than Xu Mu believes. Xu Mu ignores him and sends Charizard and Dragonite to help Luo Feng fight Lugia.
• Luo Feng, Charizard, and Dragonite overwhelm Lugia. After the battle, Tarot collapses, apparently gravely injured or dead. Xu Mu leaves, dismissing him as foolish.
• Back home, Misty and Jessie ask whether anything happened, but Xu Mu avoids explaining and instead asks how their Contest preparations are going.
• Misty and Jessie—both experienced Contest competitors—realize that, with Xu Mu and Cynthia not competing, they are each other’s main obstacle. They exchange hostile looks and retreat to prepare.
• The next day, Xu Mu brings them to the first Pokémon Contest preliminaries. Misty is matched against a young man, while Jessie draws a middle-aged opponent.
• Misty’s opponent underestimates her because of her age. Misty answers with a swift Starmie attack that knocks down his Psyduck. The battle continues as the man gives slow, poorly timed orders; Starmie’s Water Gun is stopped by Psyduck’s lingering Protect. The man then orders Psyduck to use Confusion, leaving Misty amused by its exposed, eyes-closed stance.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu remains impatient and self-assured. He delegates the Lugia fight, shows little concern for Tarot, and keeps the details from Misty and Jessie.
• Luo Feng presses his attack on Lugia, wary that Xu Mu’s Pokémon might take over the fight.
• Tarot attempts to warn Xu Mu but ends the scene incapacitated after the battle.
• Misty and Jessie are confident in their Contest skills but become openly competitive with each other.
• Misty demonstrates quick, effective command of Starmie and refuses to be deterred by her opponent’s condescension.
• Misty’s opponent is patronizing and inexperienced in responding to fast attacks, while Xu Mu watches from a rooftop and judges his slow reactions.

Significant themes

• Confidence versus underestimation: Misty’s opponent mistakes her youth for incompetence and is quickly outmaneuvered.
• Competition and rivalry: Misty and Jessie’s mutual ambition makes their friendship tense as the Contest approaches.
• Power and disregard for consequences: Xu Mu’s overwhelming strength allows him to control the Lugia encounter, while his dismissive attitude toward Tarot highlights his lack of sympathy.

Plot points

• Misty’s Starmie defeats Guan Yongge’s Psyduck with a Water Pulse. Guan gives up, praises Misty, and promises to return in the second-chance round.
• Guan privately admits that sending Psyduck was meant to make him look weak and catch opponents off guard. His plan fails, and he leaves after recalling Psyduck.
• Misty eagerly asks Xu Mu whether she did well. Jessie dismisses the win as luck, since Guan chose an unsuitable Pokémon.
• Xu Mu praises Misty and Jessie for their tournament victories and offers to cook dinner. Misty accepts, then nearly reveals something to avoid telling Cynthia.
• Cynthia appears and asks what Misty meant. Misty quickly claims she was about to tell Cynthia that she and Jessie won their first matches. Cynthia remains suspicious but accepts the explanation and affectionately ruffles Misty’s hair.

Character developments and interactions

• Misty is confident after her win and quick-thinking when Cynthia catches her mid-conversation, though she is visibly intimidated by Cynthia.
• Guan Yongge shifts from a supposed underdog to someone who reveals he was trying to deceive opponents; his defeat leaves him frustrated with Psyduck.
• Jessie teases Misty and shares her silent skepticism when Xu Mu takes credit for their training.
• Xu Mu confidently claims his training deserves credit, and Misty and Jessie humor him rather than challenge him.
• Cynthia is affectionate but perceptive, questioning Misty when her words sound suspicious.

Significant themes

• Appearances and deception: Guan’s attempt to disguise his strength backfires, while Misty succeeds at improvising an explanation.
• Luck versus ability: Jessie calls Misty’s win lucky, though Misty’s Starmie performs effectively.
• Humor and social dynamics: The chapter’s comedy comes from Psyduck’s poor battle performance, Xu Mu’s self-congratulation, and Misty’s anxiety around Cynthia.

Plot points and events

• Cynthia offers to cook for Misty and Jessie, alarming both girls and Xu Mu, who fear her cooking. Xu Mu quickly persuades her to return to her family instead.
• Misty promises that she and Jessie will win the Pokémon Contest and celebrate with Cynthia when she returns. Cynthia is encouraged and agrees to wait for their news.
• After Cynthia leaves to pack, Xu Mu finds ten huge suitcases. Cynthia reluctantly reduces the luggage to one, and Xu Mu takes her to her family home on Arceus.
• Cynthia reunites with her father, Kale. Xu Mu comforts her and promises to bring her home more often. Cynthia embraces him, prompting Kale to clear his throat and remind them he is there too.

Character developments and interactions

• Misty shows confidence and quick thinking, successfully redirecting Cynthia’s plans and earning Jessie’s reluctant admission that she could not have done the same.
• Jessie is surprised by Misty’s cleverness, though their teasing continues.
• Xu Mu is protective and affectionate toward Cynthia, while also comically anxious about her cooking, excessive packing, and the possibility of delays.
• Cynthia is excited to reunite with her father and deeply touched by Xu Mu’s promise.
• Kale is delighted to see his daughter but feels sidelined by the couple’s affectionate reunion.

Significant themes

• Affection and family: Cynthia’s reunion with Kale, and Xu Mu’s promise to help her visit more often, emphasize the importance of family ties.
• Friendship and encouragement: Misty reassures Cynthia and gives her something to look forward to.
• Comedy through contrast: The chapter balances heartfelt reunion with jokes about Cynthia’s cooking, her mountain of luggage, and Kale’s awkwardness at being overshadowed.

Plot points and events

• Cynthia announces that her grandfather plans to give Xu Mu chief positions on both continents. Xu Mu is surprised, believing the transfer was supposed to happen later, and asks whether Kale supports it.
• Kale reassures Xu Mu, emphasizing that he is his future father-in-law and asking him to treat Cynthia well.
• Xu Mu and Cynthia exchange loving words, irritating Kale, who tells them to stop showing off.
• Kale reveals that Xu Mu will become Chief of the Eastern Continent in just one minute. Xu Mu is confused until Kale’s phone rings with a call from Xu Mu’s maternal grandfather.
• The grandfather praises the plan to make Xu Mu learn of his appointment at the last moment. Xu Mu realizes Kale helped arrange the surprise and had tried to shift responsibility onto the grandfather.
• Xu Mu confronts Kale for using deceptive tactics. Kale insists he acted for Xu Mu’s benefit, while Xu Mu gives him a cold look. The scene then shifts to Xiao Yuyang asking Kale over the phone why he has gone quiet.

Character developments and interactions

• Kale’s resentment toward Xu Mu—whom he blames for taking Cynthia away—quickly gives way to nervous politeness when Xu Mu hints that his father may want to see him.
• Xu Mu is initially wary of Kale’s motives, then softens when Kale expresses concern for Cynthia. His affection for her is clear, but he remains sharp and unforgiving when he discovers Kale’s deception.
• Cynthia openly tells Xu Mu she loves him and gently rebukes her father when he boasts about being Xu Mu’s future father-in-law.
• Kale feels sidelined by the couple’s romantic exchange and becomes increasingly anxious once Xu Mu exposes his role in the surprise appointment.

Significant themes

• Family ties and influence: Kale fears Xu Mu’s father but hopes Xu Mu will spare his grandfather out of family loyalty.
• Power and status: Xu Mu’s imminent appointment as continental chief reshapes how others treat him.
• Love and loyalty: Xu Mu and Cynthia affirm their commitment, while Kale’s plea that Xu Mu treat her well helps ease their tension.
• Scheming and accountability: Kale’s attempt to conceal his involvement backfires when the grandfather’s call exposes him.

Key plot points and events

• After Xiao Yuyang reveals the situation, Kale panics, fearing Xu Mu will retaliate for being drawn into events without his consent.
• Kale tries to persuade Xu Mu that, since Xu Mu’s father now works under him, Xu Mu should let Kale do the same. Xiao Yuyang overhears and angrily reminds Kale that the whole scheme was Kale’s idea.
• Xu Mu jokingly asks when Kale will hand over his position. Kale pleads for mercy, and Xu Mu teases him by promising to honor Kale’s “dying wish.”
• Xu Mu receives a call from his aunt Xu Hong, who congratulates him on becoming head of the Xu family and urges him to consider the wider world. She says she knew nothing about the appointment and hangs up before he can respond.
• Xu Mu reassures Kale that he will not pursue the matter for now. Internally, he decides to postpone any payback so Cynthia will not be caught between them.
• Meanwhile, Xiao Yuyang reflects on having transferred his position to Xu Mu and wonders whether he should speak with him about it.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu remains frustrated by relatives making major decisions for him without consulting him. His humor masks that resentment, though he also shows consideration for Cynthia by avoiding a confrontation with her father in front of her.
• Kale shifts from panic to relief, trying first to bargain and then to secure Xu Mu’s forgiveness. He misreads Xu Mu’s teasing reassurance as a complete reprieve.
• Xiao Yuyang is angry at Kale for involving him in the plan, but later recognizes that he may need to discuss the leadership handover directly with Xu Mu.
• Xu Hong congratulates Xu Mu and gives him advice, but her call reinforces his feeling that people keep arranging his life without asking him.
• The exchanges between Xu Mu and Kale are playful but tense: Kale fears retaliation, while Xu Mu uses jokes to keep him uneasy.

Significant themes

• Autonomy and consent: Xu Mu resents being placed in roles or situations through decisions made behind his back.
• Family power and obligation: Leadership transitions create new expectations and strains among relatives.
• Humor as a form of tension: Xu Mu’s teasing lets him express displeasure without openly escalating the conflict.
• Consideration within conflict: Despite his anger, Xu Mu delays revenge to spare Cynthia from being caught between him and her father.

Key plot points and events

• Xiao Yuyang summons Xu Mu to discuss handing over responsibilities now that Xu Mu is Chief.
• Xu Mu leaves Cynthia, promising to return for dinner. Meanwhile, Kale desperately tries to stop Cynthia from cooking, to no avail.
• Xiao Yuyang says he had already planned to retire; Kale’s suggestion merely reinforced his decision.
• Xu Mu accepts that serving as Chief is a duty he cannot avoid, but objects to others repeatedly making major decisions on his behalf.
• Since Xu Mu’s appointment is already public and reversing it would undermine trust in the leadership, Xiao Yuyang asks how he wants to proceed.
• Xu Mu offers a compromise: he will keep the title of Chief, but Xiao Yuyang must handle the work until Xu Mu has time. Xiao Yuyang realizes he has been maneuvered into responsibility.

Character developments

• Xu Mu shows that he is willing to serve humanity, but increasingly insists on having a say in decisions that affect him. Rather than reject the role outright, he sets a practical boundary around its demands.
• Xiao Yuyang recognizes that the family and its allies have repeatedly arranged Xu Mu’s responsibilities without his consent. Though he understands the political difficulty of undoing the appointment, he ends up accepting Xu Mu’s solution.
• Cynthia displays affection and eagerness to care for Xu Mu by insisting on preparing dinner for his return.
• Kale remains anxious about Cynthia cooking and tries unsuccessfully to dissuade her.

Significant themes

• Duty versus personal autonomy: Xu Mu accepts responsibility to the Human Race but objects to being assigned duties without consultation.
• Leadership and public trust: Xiao Yuyang believes the announced appointment cannot easily be reversed without damaging confidence in the leadership.
• Delegation and family responsibility: Xu Mu keeps the position but shifts its immediate workload to Xiao Yuyang, continuing a pattern of relatives passing responsibilities among themselves.

Character interactions

• Xu Mu and Xiao Yuyang’s conversation moves from a family handover to a negotiation over consent and responsibility. Xu Mu challenges his grandfather’s decisions, then turns the tables by assigning him the Chief’s work.
• Xu Mu and Cynthia share a warm farewell before he leaves.
• Kale’s comic efforts to prevent Cynthia from cooking contrast with her determination to welcome Xu Mu home.

• Plot points: Xiao Yuyang tells Xu Mu that, as the newly appointed Chief, he must do the job properly. Xu Mu turns the appointment to his advantage, insisting that his grandfather serve as acting Chief for three months. He then returns with Arceus to Kale’s home, where Kale and Xu Mu prevent Cynthia from cooking by arguing that she should rest after getting home. Later, Kale asks Xu Mu about his meeting with Xiao Yuyang and presses him to take over Kale’s own position. Xu Mu agrees, but only on the condition that Kale handles the work for a month and continues sharing the workload afterward. Kale accepts and plans to issue the orders the next day, leaving Xu Mu resigned to becoming Chief.
• Character developments: Xu Mu remains stubborn, clever, and unwilling to accept responsibility without negotiating terms. He uses his new title to shift the work onto Xiao Yuyang and Kale, though he eventually acknowledges that he cannot avoid becoming Chief altogether. Xiao Yuyang and Kale are frustrated by Xu Mu’s resistance but are too dependent on him—and too unable to force him—to refuse his conditions. Kale also shows concern for Cynthia’s comfort.
• Character interactions: Xu Mu bargains with Xiao Yuyang over the Chief position; Xiao Yuyang agrees to act in his place for three months. Back at home, Xu Mu and Kale team up to stop Cynthia from cooking, with Kale directing the servants to prepare dinner. In private, Kale confronts Xu Mu about the leadership role, and Xu Mu counters with conditions that Kale accepts.
• Themes: The chapter plays leadership and duty for comedy, presenting authority as something everyone wants to pass along—and Xu Mu is determined not to shoulder alone. It also highlights family obligation, negotiation, and the contrast between Xu Mu’s resistance to being controlled and his relatives’ attempts to secure his cooperation.

Plot points

• Xu Mu agrees to take over as Chief, while Kale agrees to work for him. Neither specifies how long Kale’s service will last.
• Kale assumes the arrangement means he can finally leave office and rest. After telling Xiao Yuyang, he realizes—too late—that Xu Mu may expect him to serve indefinitely.
• Xiao Yuyang teases Kale for effectively committing himself for life, refuses to help, and orders preparations for a general meeting to introduce Xu Mu as the new Chief.
• Kale instructs his secretary to announce the leadership handover. He then reflects that Xu Mu’s next task is to unite the Human Race’s fortune and become a true Human Emperor.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu accepts the position but stays cheerful and composed, leaving the terms of Kale’s service unstated. His easy agreement hints at his confidence—and perhaps at the leverage he has over Kale.
• Kale shifts from delighted relief at escaping office to anxious regret when he understands the possible cost of his promise. Despite his worries, he follows through and formally arranges the handover.
• Xiao Yuyang is amused by Kale’s predicament. He recognizes that Kale may have trapped himself and enjoys the reversal, while also moving quickly to prepare the organization for Xu Mu’s leadership.
• Xu Mu and Kale share an unspoken understanding that the arrangement benefits them both, though Kale overlooks the crucial question of its duration. Kale’s call with Xiao Yuyang exposes the danger of that omission.

Significant themes

• Promises and unintended consequences: A casual agreement can become a lasting obligation when its terms are left vague.
• Power and responsibility: Xu Mu’s appointment is presented not just as a change of office, but as a step toward uniting the Human Race and claiming imperial authority.
• Freedom versus duty: Kale hopes to escape decades of work, only to risk binding himself to a new role under Xu Mu.

Chapter Summary

• Xu Mu is summoned to a meeting: After becoming Chief, Xu Mu gets another call from his maternal grandfather, Xiao Yuyang, who tells him a large meeting will be held the next day so everyone can meet him. Though reluctant and exhausted, Xu Mu agrees to attend.
• Public reaction divides by continent: Xu Mu’s rise sparks widespread celebration and admiration on his own continent, where people are thrilled to have him as Chief. The people on the opposing continent react with gloom and anger, wishing he had become their leader instead.
• Xiao Yuyang disciplines his secretary: The secretary urges Xiao Yuyang to arrest people who criticize him, then insults Xu Mu as a manipulative newcomer. Xiao Yuyang rebukes him for ignoring public opinion and sends him away to learn how things really work. The secretary realizes his career is effectively over.
• Xu Mu and Cynthia share a tender moment: Cynthia asks Xu Mu how he feels about becoming Chief. He jokes that he already feels the loneliness and exhaustion of the position. She promises to stand by him, and the two embrace affectionately.
• Kale interrupts them: Just as Xu Mu is about to kiss Cynthia, Kale walks in. Xu Mu glares at him, frustrated at another interruption.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Xu Mu remains overwhelmed by the responsibilities and attention that come with becoming Chief, but he draws comfort from Cynthia’s support.
• Cynthia shows her devotion by assuring Xu Mu she will stay beside him, strengthening their romantic bond.
• Xiao Yuyang demonstrates political judgment and loyalty to Xu Mu by rejecting his secretary’s hostile advice and prioritizing the people’s views.
• The secretary reveals his prejudice and poor political instincts, costing him his position.
• Kale appears again at an inconvenient moment, continuing the chapter’s recurring pattern of interrupting Xu Mu and Cynthia’s intimacy.

Significant Themes

• Leadership and public trust: Xu Mu’s popularity contrasts with the secretary’s disregard for ordinary people.
• The burden of power: Xu Mu feels the exhaustion and isolation of leadership even before formally settling into the role.
• Loyalty and emotional support: Cynthia’s reassurance offers Xu Mu a personal refuge amid political pressure.
• Public opinion and rivalry: The sharply different reactions across the two continents underscore the political significance of Xu Mu’s appointment.

• Key events: Kale accidentally walks in on Xu Mu and Cynthia being affectionate, awkwardly announces dinner, and flees. Cynthia laughs and kisses Xu Mu, but their private moment is interrupted again by dinner. At the table, Kale asks when Xu Mu will take over his responsibilities as Chief. Xu Mu teases him by suggesting he keep doing the work, then reassures him that he will take charge when ready. Later, Xu Mu is woken by a call from his grandfather, Xiao Yuyang, reminding him about a leadership meeting and warning him not to react if anyone provokes him.
• Character developments: Xu Mu remains relaxed and teasing, especially about leaving Kale with the administrative work. He is eager to spend time alone with Cynthia once Misty and Jessie finish their competition. Kale is uncomfortable about interrupting the couple but quickly returns to his usual friendly manner; he also reveals his anxiety about being stuck with the Chief’s duties indefinitely. Xiao Yuyang is protective and increasingly wary of Xu Mu’s temper after a recent incident involving a secretary.
• Character interactions: Cynthia and Xu Mu share a brief affectionate moment before Kale’s interruptions spoil their privacy. Xu Mu and Kale banter over the workload, with Xu Mu’s reassurance visibly relieving Kale. Xiao Yuyang speaks to Xu Mu as a concerned grandfather, balancing a reminder about the meeting with a warning intended to prevent trouble.
• Significant themes: The chapter uses comic interruptions and teasing to show the contrast between Xu Mu’s romantic hopes and his responsibilities. It also highlights delegation and the uncertainty surrounding when Xu Mu will assume leadership, while Xiao Yuyang’s warning introduces concern about Xu Mu’s potentially dangerous reactions.

Key plot points and events

• Before the leadership conference, Xu Mu wakes beside Cynthia, kisses her, and gets ready to make her a meal. He considers his plans for uniting the two continents so their people can live peacefully, then train together for eventual revenge.
• Arceus transports Xu Mu to the gathering, where his maternal grandfather, Xiao Yuyang, has been waiting anxiously. Xiao presents him as the continent’s future Chief and seats him in the highest place, deliberately signaling that authority has passed to Xu Mu.
• Xu Mu accepts the role without hesitation. He tells the assembled leaders that his strength earned him the position and challenges anyone who doubts him to test it. Intimidated, they stay quiet.
• Meanwhile, Chief Kale authorizes a public announcement. The news that Xu Mu has become Chief of both continents sparks celebrations worldwide.
• When the announcement reaches the gathering, Xu Mu treats it as no cause for surprise and reminds the leaders to remember his earlier instructions. He then leaves, eager to return home, while Xiao celebrates the success of their plan.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu takes on immense authority but remains casual and focused on personal matters. His ambition is to unite the continents and prepare their people for the future, though he shows little interest in the formalities of leadership.
• Xiao Yuyang acts as both mentor and political supporter. By publicly yielding the superior seat, he helps establish Xu Mu’s legitimacy and authority.
• The assembled leaders respect Xu Mu but are also afraid of his strength; his combative introduction discourages them from questioning him.
• Cynthia appears briefly as Xu Mu’s sleeping partner, highlighting his affection and domestic concerns amid the political upheaval.
• Chief Kale facilitates the transition by making the global announcement.

Significant themes

• Legitimacy through strength: Xu Mu grounds his claim to leadership in his power, and the other leaders accept it rather than challenge him.
• Peace and unity: Xu Mu envisions bringing the two continents together before preparing their people for future conflict.
• Power transition and public recognition: Xiao’s deliberate gesture and Kale’s announcement turn Xu Mu’s rise into an unmistakable, worldwide transfer of authority.
• Leadership versus personal priorities: Despite becoming ruler of both continents, Xu Mu is more eager to go home than to continue attending conferences.

Plot points and events

• Xu Mu rushes home with Arceus, hoping to avoid Kale’s request for a meeting with the group. Kale asks when Xu Mu will speak properly with the members, but Xu Mu dodges the question and retreats to his room.
• Xu Mu’s mother, Xiao Yue, calls in tears: his father, Xu Feng, has been missing for two days. Xu Feng vanished from the Blood Pool Secret Realm while helping supervise students.
• Xu Mu travels with Arceus to the Secret Realm, where Arceus detects a space-time disturbance. They follow it to a rift.
• The story reveals that Xu Feng woke up in another world after falling asleep in the Secret Realm. Alone for two days and unable to find a way home, he fears he may never see his wife again.
• Xu Mu’s system issues a mission to enter the rift and rescue Xu Feng, offering three Arceus Plates as a reward. Xu Mu accepts, and he and Arceus cross into the other world. The rift disappears behind them.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu is anxious to get home and avoids Kale’s request, showing his reluctance to take on responsibilities or face the group.
• When he learns his father is missing, Xu Mu immediately shifts from avoidance to determined action, reassuring his mother and setting out to find Xu Feng.
• Xiao Yue is distraught but tries to explain what happened when Xu Mu urges her to calm down.
• Xu Feng is capable in a fight but is overwhelmed by isolation and the prospect of being permanently stranded.
• Arceus acts as Xu Mu’s dependable guide, detecting the rift and leading the way. Xu Mu also jokes at Arceus’s pride.
• Xu Mu remains suspicious of his system, which insists it is not watching him; their exchange adds comic relief to the crisis.

Significant themes

• Family and loyalty: Xu Mu’s concern for his parents drives the chapter’s main action.
• Isolation and helplessness: Xu Feng’s distress comes less from physical danger than from being alone and cut off from home.
• Responsibility and avoidance: Xu Mu evades Kale’s request for leadership, yet readily accepts responsibility when his family needs him.
• Mystery and danger: The unexplained space-time rift links the Blood Pool Secret Realm to another world and sets up the rescue mission.

Plot points and events

• Arceus explains that the Space-Time Rift has no fixed location, so Xu Feng has become lost while trying to return home.
• Xu Mu finds his exhausted father lying on a rock, convinced he is hallucinating. Xu Feng only recognizes Xu Mu after touching him, then frets that no one will be left to care for his wife.
• Xu Mu promises to take him home. A hostile presence appears, prompting Xu Mu to summon Lugia, Charizard, and Dragonite. He quickly recalls Lugia, apparently just to spoil its joy at being released.
• Buzzwole reveals himself. He senses that Xu Feng killed one of his kind and intends to kill both humans. Mistaking Charizard and Dragonite’s deliberately concealed strength for weakness, Buzzwole confidently confronts them.
• Xu Mu tells Xu Feng to stay out of the fight. When Charizard is ordered forward, Buzzwole assumes the reluctant Pokémon is afraid of him. Charizard calls Buzzwole a “little mosquito,” provoking the Ultra Beast.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Feng shifts abruptly from despair to delight when he realizes Xu Mu has come to rescue him. His exhaustion explains why he failed to notice Buzzwole’s killing intent.
• Xu Mu is exasperated by his father’s melodramatic behavior but remains committed to getting him home. He also casually teases Lugia by recalling it almost immediately.
• Charizard and Dragonite prefer not to fight and have learned to mask their strength. They try to avoid being chosen for the battle, but Xu Mu sends Charizard in.
• Buzzwole is driven by anger over the death of one of his kind. His overconfidence stems from misjudging the Pokémon’s concealed power.
• The chapter’s humor comes from the contrast between Xu Feng’s shameless theatrics, Xu Mu’s weary responses, and the Pokémon’s reluctance to fight—while Buzzwole mistakes Charizard’s reluctance for fear.

Significant themes

• Family loyalty amid frustration: Xu Mu may find his father ridiculous, but he still comes to rescue him.
• Deceptive appearances and misjudgment: Buzzwole underestimates Charizard and Dragonite because he cannot sense their real strength.
• Comedy through reversal: Xu Feng’s “grief” proves to be an act, while Charizard’s apparently timid approach ends with an insult rather than fear.

Plot points and events

• Charizard dominates Buzzwole, easily avoiding its attacks while Dragonite taunts him from the sidelines.
• After Xu Mu recalls Dragonite, Charizard ends the fight with a claw strike that pierces Buzzwole’s armor, then burns through the wound with his enhanced fire. Charizard returns to his Poké Ball, wary of being sent into another battle.
• Xu Feng asks Xu Mu where he can get a Charizard like that. Xu Mu says there isn’t another one, and Xu Feng quickly accepts this, taking pride in his son instead.
• Back home, Xu Feng is reunited tearfully with Xu Mu’s mother. Embarrassed, Xu Mu is promptly pushed outside when his parents want privacy.
• Xu Mu returns to Cynthia. They spend time together, while Kale comes home tired to find the servants gone and no food prepared. Cynthia explains that she gave the servants time off and leaves with Xu Mu for a walk, leaving Kale to fend for himself.

Character developments and interactions

• Xu Mu remains focused on Charizard’s battle and later prioritizes time with Cynthia. His parents’ reunion leaves him awkwardly caught between them.
• Xu Feng admires Charizard’s strength and shows pride in Xu Mu, while his affectionate reunion with his wife adds a comic domestic moment.
• Charizard proves overwhelmingly powerful but is cautious about further fights, worried about injury.
• Dragonite provokes Charizard with teasing remarks, while Xu Mu stops the distraction by recalling him.
• Cynthia openly enjoys being with Xu Mu and sends the servants away so they can have time alone.
• Kale feels resentful that Xu Mu is enjoying romance while he works, then becomes comically stranded without servants or a meal.

Significant themes

• The chapter contrasts spectacular Pokémon power with everyday domestic comedy.
• Family affection and romantic closeness drive the home scenes, while teasing and misunderstandings create humor.
• Charizard’s reluctance to risk injury highlights that even a powerful Pokémon must consider the costs of battle.

Chapter 518 Summary

• Kale’s miserable day: Alone in an empty house, Kale eats instant noodles and silently resents Xu Mu for taking his food, keeping him overworked, and taking Cynthia away. Although furious, Kale is too wary of the Xu family to confront Xu Mu directly.
• Xu Mu and Cynthia try to spend time together: Cynthia takes Xu Mu out shopping, saying they have hardly gone out together. Xu Mu feels guilty for neglecting her and promises to make more time for her, but Cynthia reassures him that she supports his work and will wait for him.
• Their outing is interrupted: A passerby recognizes Xu Mu, and an excited crowd gathers around the couple, following them as they run. Xu Mu summons Arceus, who teleports them to a deserted grassland. There, Xu Mu and Cynthia settle for taking a walk together.
• A delayed mission reward: The system announces that Xu Mu has completed a mission and awards him three of Arceus’s Plates. Xu Mu realizes he had forgotten to claim the mission after bringing Xu Feng out of the Space-Time Rift, and suspects the system is making excuses for its delay.
• Kale vents to Xu Feng: Back home, Kale sees a news photo of Xu Mu and Cynthia together and grows even more resentful, especially because he is left doing the work. Xu Feng and his wife visit and find Kale eating alone. When Xu Feng offers to help, Kale complains that Xu Mu sent all of Kale’s servants home so he could be alone with Cynthia.

Character Developments and Interactions

• Xu Mu recognizes that he has neglected Cynthia, though their attempt at a private date is derailed by his fame. He remains affectionate and protective of her.
• Cynthia expresses both her desire to spend time with Xu Mu and her willingness to support his responsibilities. The two share a tender moment before escaping the crowd together.
• Kale is established as a comic, resentful caretaker: he complains privately about Xu Mu but ultimately directs his grievances to Xu Feng.
• Xu Feng responds warmly and teasingly to Kale’s predicament, offering to intervene.

Significant Themes

The chapter combines romance and duty, as Xu Mu and Cynthia try to balance their relationship with his work; the burdens of fame, shown by the crowd interrupting their date; and comic family resentment, as Kale feels exploited while Xu Mu pursues time alone with Cynthia.

Plot points and events

• Kale confronts Xu Feng, who defends Xu Mu’s choices: Xu Mu and Cynthia were promised to each other, and he sent Kale’s servants away to avoid trouble. Kale initially considers the argument, then realizes Xu Feng is selectively twisting the facts and becomes wary of him.
• Xiao Yue explains that she and Xu Feng came because they missed Kale, but immediately asks where Xu Mu is. Kale shows them a news story of Xu Mu and Cynthia enjoying a romantic outing.
• Xu Feng proudly approves of his son’s public display of affection and asks Kale when he will find someone else. Kale says he intends to remain alone.
• The conversation recalls Kale’s grief: his wife was kidnapped and tortured to death, and he has raised Cynthia by himself ever since.
• Xu Feng comforts Kale and criticizes his instant noodles, but Kale snaps back that he no longer cares about his health. Xiao Yue goes to cook.
• Out on the grass, Xu Mu and Cynthia share a tender afternoon. Cynthia falls asleep in his arms, then playfully teases him when she wakes. They decide to return home for dinner, and Xu Mu summons Arceus to teleport them back.
• Kale discovers that Xu Feng and Xiao Yue have made food only for Xu Mu and Cynthia, not for him. He waits impatiently for the couple to return, growing increasingly annoyed with Xu Feng. A flash of white light appears at the end of the chapter.

Character developments and interactions

• Kale remains protective and suspicious of Xu Feng, but his loneliness and unresolved grief become clear. His decision to stay single is rooted in the loss of his wife, not indifference.
• Xu Feng is proud of Xu Mu and tries to reassure Kale, though his teasing question about finding a new partner touches a painful subject. He also slips back into familiar, questionable behavior by letting Kale believe he might be fed.
• Xiao Yue offers warmth by saying she and Xu Feng missed Kale, but her concern quickly turns to her son. She takes charge of cooking.
• Xu Mu and Cynthia grow more comfortable and affectionate together: Cynthia openly appreciates Xu Mu, relaxes enough to fall asleep in his arms, and teases him afterward.
• Arceus has become Xu Mu’s dependable means of transport and accepts the role with resigned familiarity.

Significant themes

• Grief and loyalty: Kale’s commitment to remaining alone reflects enduring love for his murdered wife.
• Family resemblance and teasing: Kale sees Xu Feng’s rationalizations as evidence that Xu Mu has inherited his father’s troublesome traits.
• Affection and comfort: Xu Mu and Cynthia’s quiet outing shows intimacy developing through small, tender moments.
• Comic domestic tension: Kale’s irritation over being excluded from dinner contrasts with the romance of Xu Mu and Cynthia’s outing.