Chapter Summaries

Ye Qing used Pokéblocks to lure Feebas to the surface of a foul pool, but the ones that appeared were all low-ranked. Ditto bargained for an intermediate Pokéblock and dove into the pool disguised as a Magikarp to find more Feebas.

• Ye Qing sprinkled Water-type Pokéblock crumbs into the pool and asked Monferno and Ditto to guard it.
• Seven or eight Feebas surfaced and ate from a leaf, but Ye Qing found that none had potential above E or D Rank.
• Ditto pointed out that more Feebas remained beneath the pool, and Ye Qing asked it to lure one out.
• Ditto feigned reluctance until Ye Qing offered an intermediate Pokéblock, then transformed into a Magikarp and plunged into the water.
• Ye Qing and Monferno waited on the bank until the still pool finally began to change.

Ye Qing discovered that Ditto had lured him into meeting a powerful Totem Feebas, who challenged Monferno to protect her friend. Monferno gained the upper hand, but Feebas’s Adaptability-boosted Water Pulse threatened him as he hesitated to obey Ye Qing’s order to dodge.

• Ditto emerged from the pool, followed by a school of Feebas and a meter-long Totem Feebas with A+ potential and an unusually broad moveset.
• Ye Qing realized Ditto had befriended Feebas and brought him there, while Monferno stepped forward to battle her.
• Feebas fired Brine and Dragon Breath, but Monferno dodged Brine and countered Dragon Breath with Ember.
• Feebas launched Water Pulse, and Monferno prepared to strike it with Mach Punch before Ye Qing ordered him to use Double Team.
• Monferno hesitated to follow the order, while Ye Qing worried that Adaptability had doubled Water Pulse’s power.

Ye Qing and Monferno defeated and captured the dominant Feebas after Monferno adapted his tactics and drove her onto shore. Ye Qing questioned Ditto about the Feebas’s training and asked whether any Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon lived nearby.

• Monferno’s Water Pulse clash with Feebas overwhelmed his Ember, but Ye Qing advised him to redirect the attack rather than meet it head-on.
• Monferno used Fake Out to interrupt Feebas’s Brine and hurled her onto shore, then blocked her charge with Quick Guard and countered with Flame Wheel.
• Monferno pursued Feebas with consecutive Mach Punches until she passed out, and Ye Qing caught her in a Poké Ball.
• The other Feebas scattered, while Ditto tried to escape and Monferno blocked its way.
• Ye Qing asked Ditto whether Feebas had eaten Pokéblocks, then asked whether any Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon lived nearby.

Ye Qing left the Wild Area after learning that no wild Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon were available, then returned home and released Feebas into the bathtub. As Feebas felt humiliated by his staring, Ye Qing decided he wanted to raise her into a perfect Milotic.

• Ye Qing learned from Ditto that the Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon in the Wild Area had all been caught, then said goodbye and arranged to find Ditto again by a large rock.
• Ye Qing returned home, released Monferno to play with Ye Menghan, and went to prepare a bath for Feebas.
• Ye Qing released the proud Feebas into the bathtub and noticed that she felt aggrieved and humiliated as he watched her.
• Ye Qing considered how to help Feebas become a perfect Milotic and recalled that special Pokéblocks could help maintain a Pokémon's appearance, though they required far more ingredients.

Ye Qing tried to gain the wary Feebas’s trust by showing her a Milotic and editing a photo to reveal a beautified version of herself. Feebas believed the edited image, accepted a Pokéblock, and began to warm to him.

• Ye Qing asked Wang Yao to obtain Water-type beauty-enhancing Pokéblocks, and Wang Yao agreed to bring some on Monday.
• Ye Qing offered Feebas a Pokéblock, but she distrusted him and refused it.
• Ye Qing showed Feebas pictures of Milotic, but she did not believe she could evolve into one.
• Ye Qing used photo-editing tools to create a beautified image of Feebas, convincing her that she could improve her appearance.
• Feebas accepted the Pokéblock and ate it, recalling that Ditto had given her the same kind before.

Ye Qing kept Feebas secret and returned to the Unfinished Building complex at night to train and search for a Ghost-type Pokémon. Meanwhile, Scarface’s group prepared an attack on an unnamed target, and Monferno recognized the place that had frightened him before.

• Ye Qing decided to keep Feebas as a hidden trump card and slept through Wang Yao’s first invitation to explore the Unfinished Building complex.
• Ye Qing refused Wang Yao’s repeated invitations, then set out alone with Monferno after ten that night.
• Ye Qing slipped into the cordoned-off construction site, intending to find a Ghost-type Pokémon or use the visit to train Monferno and Feebas.
• At the edge of Jinxi Forest, Nightingale reported that she had found the target’s address and a feud with Young Master Zhang Qiang, so Scarface sent Pighead to attack after midnight.
• Monferno and Ye Qing faced the site’s eerie shadows and distant sobs, and Monferno remembered how badly the place had scared him.

Ye Qing and Monferno encountered a Gastly at the construction site, where Monferno defeated it and reached level 17. After they spotted Wang Yao’s jacket in a building, Ye Qing called him but found his phone powered off.

• Ye Qing avoided the building and led Monferno to an open area, where a Gastly appeared and attacked them.
• Ye Qing sent out Feebas for protection while Monferno dodged Gastly’s attacks and struck back with Flame Wheel and Fire Punch.
• Monferno burned Gastly’s tongue and blasted it away with Ember, reaching level 17 as Ye Qing recalled Feebas.
• A large group of Gastly gathered at the battle site while Ye Qing and Monferno moved farther into the construction site.
• An explosion drew a Security Officer riding a Pidgeot, who circled overhead and then left.
• Ye Qing spotted Wang Yao’s pink jacket, called him, and heard that his phone was powered off.

Ye Qing entered a dark, unfinished building with Monferno to rescue Wang Yao, using the Spoon Mark left by Mewtwo to fend off the Ghost-type Pokémon inside. When the mark’s light failed and the ghosts attacked, Mewtwo’s power erupted and transported Ye Qing, Monferno, Wang Yao, and the woman they found; the Public Security Bureau detected the resulting Legendary-level energy surge.

• Ye Qing and Monferno searched the building for Wang Yao, and Monferno picked up Wang Yao’s scent on the second floor.
• On the third floor, the Spoon Mark flared with pink light and frightened off a Haunter, allowing Ye Qing to follow Monferno through the ghost-filled darkness.
• Ye Qing found Wang Yao and a woman surrounded by Gastly and Duskull, then carried the woman downstairs while Monferno dragged Wang Yao.
• As the Spoon Mark’s light went out near the first-floor exit, the Ghost-type Pokémon attacked and Ye Qing called for Mewtwo.
• Mewtwo’s power erupted, swept away the attacking ghosts, and transported Ye Qing, Monferno, Wang Yao, and the woman elsewhere.
• The Public Security Bureau detected a Legendary-level energy surge near Shanhai City and ordered staff to pinpoint its location.

Ye Qing escaped the Team R agents with Mewtwo’s help, rescued Wang Yao and Chen Sisi, and learned that his family had already been protected. The chapter left him heading home while Scarface’s hand unexpectedly shook in Jinxi Forest.

• The Deputy Director realized Ye Qing’s energy had vanished and rushed to mobilize his people after hearing Team R had developed a Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon.
• Mewtwo transported Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Chen Sisi to a rooftop, reinforced Ye Qing’s mark, and warned that three Team R agents had been hunting him.
• Ye Qing comforted Wang Yao and Chen Sisi, then called an ambulance; Chen Sisi offered him free beauty-enhancing Water-type Pokéblocks because her family specialized in them.
• Ye Qing contacted Professor Qian, who assured him that security for his family was already arranged and asked him to visit the capital to discuss the Tao Trio.
• Ye Qing walked home with Monferno, while in Jinxi Forest Scarface accidentally cut his finger when his hand trembled.

Scarface split up the Team R assassins and used Nightingale and Pighead to scout Ye Qing, but Mewtwo stopped Pighead’s attack and traced the other two. Mewtwo took Ye Qing to an abandoned factory, where Nightingale recognized it and tried to escape.

• Scarface ordered Nightingale and Pighead to split up and investigate Ye Qing, then disappeared into the river.
• Mewtwo waited on Ye Qing’s rooftop while Pighead sent Gengar to attack Ye Qing in his sleep.
• Three Kecleon caught and paralyzed Gengar, and Mewtwo captured Pighead and read his memories.
• Mewtwo recalled Monferno and Teleported with Ye Qing to the assassins’ former campsite, then to an abandoned factory.
• Nightingale saw Mewtwo and ordered Xatu to Teleport immediately.

Ye Qing killed Nightingale after Mewtwo tested him, then struggled with the memory of it as Mewtwo pursued the last attacker. After being sent back to school, Ye Qing fell asleep in class and was called on by Zhao Xinran to answer a Pokémon evolution question.

• Mewtwo read Nightingale's memories, bound her, and left Ye Qing to deal with her while it pursued another attacker.
• Nightingale tried to seduce Ye Qing, but he said he was not interested in humans and had Monferno kill her.
• Mewtwo revealed it had been watching Ye Qing, praised him, and sent him and Monferno back to Ye Qing's bedroom before finding the last attacker in Jinxi Forest.
• Young Master Zhang Qiang was released from custody, and Vice Principal Zhang scolded him outside the Shanhai City Public Security Bureau.
• Ye Qing stayed awake thinking about killing Nightingale, then fell asleep in class until Zhao Xinran woke him to answer what Kirlia could evolve into and how.

Ye Qing’s answer about Kirlia stunned the class, and he later trained Monferno until it mastered Iron Tail. That evening, Ye Qing considered which Pokémon to choose next, favoring options that could protect him and use Teleport.

• Ye Qing explained Kirlia’s evolutions and revealed that only male Kirlia could evolve into Gallade, shocking Zhao Xinran and the class.
• Wang Yao gave Ye Qing a box of Pokéblocks from Chen Sisi, and Ye Qing learned that Zhang Qiang seemed worn out after physical labor.
• Ye Qing checked TM prices but decided he could not afford Flamethrower and would try to earn money in the school tournament.
• After three days of training, Monferno shattered a rock with Iron Tail, mastered the move, and reached level 18.
• Ye Qing considered Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokémon for his next partner, ruled out dangerous choices, and weighed Gastly, Gengar, and Pokémon that could use Teleport.

Ye Qing learned that the school would hold a Pokémon battle tournament, with the top hundred students earning a place in Deserted Island Training, while two Japanese exchange students were due to arrive. Young Master Zhang Qiang was arrested on suspicion of ordering a Gengar to kill someone, and Ye Qing left school wondering about Team R as Wang Yao speculated about the exchange student.

• Ye Qing considered choosing a Gardevoir or Gastly but tore up his list because he could not count on encountering either Pokémon.
• Zhao Xinran announced a battle tournament for next Tuesday, prizes for the top finishers, and Deserted Island Training for the year's top hundred students, where each could catch one Pokémon.
• Zhao Xinran told the class that two Japanese exchange students would arrive the following Monday, and one would join their class for three months.
• Investigators arrested Young Master Zhang Qiang, accusing him of ordering a Gengar to kill someone, while he insisted he was innocent and asked them to call his father.
• The news of Young Master Zhang Qiang's arrest spread through the school, and Zhao Xinran and Wang Yao wondered whether Ye Qing had set him up; Ye Qing said he knew nothing about it.
• Walking home with Wang Yao, Ye Qing thought Team R's business was over for now, while Wang Yao wondered whether their exchange student would be a girl.

Wang Yao asked his Gardevoir whether it was an older sister or younger brother and collapsed after its answer. Ye Qing prepared Feebas for the upcoming competition, then learned that exchange student Fujii Gongshu had switched classes with his younger sister to challenge him.

• Wang Yao rushed home and asked Gardevoir whether it was an older sister or younger brother, then dropped to his knees after its response.
• Ye Qing decided to avoid risky ways of making money, fed and bathed Feebas, and spent the weekend arranging battles between Feebas and Monferno.
• Ye Qing arrived early to class on Monday, where Zhao Xinran introduced exchange student Fujii Gongshu.
• Fujii Gongshu said he had switched classes with his younger sister to challenge Ye Qing, disappointing Wang Yao, who had hoped to meet a pretty girl.

Ye Qing accepted Fujii Gongshu’s challenge for the next day’s tournament, with Fujii agreeing that he would switch classes with his younger sister if he lost. At the tournament’s opening ceremony, Fujii introduced his sister as a strong opponent, and the contestants waited for the matches to begin.

• Fujii Gongshu repeatedly challenged Ye Qing, and Ye Qing agreed to fight him in the tournament with his younger sister’s class placement as the stakes.
• Huo Mengyao told Ye Qing that Fujii Gongshu had left other schools after finding no opponents strong enough to challenge him.
• Ye Qing returned to his dorm to rest and fed intermediate Pokéblocks to Monferno before the tournament.
• The next morning, Ye Qing and Wang Yao entered the crowded stadium, where Ye Qing saw Zhang Qiang surrounding a girl he assumed was Fujii Gongshu’s younger sister.
• Fujii Gongshu warned Ye Qing that his younger sister was strong, and the tournament host opened the ceremony before the matches began.

Ye Qing advanced through the tournament with Monferno, then faced exchange student Morikawa Minako in the quarterfinals. He discovered her Jolteon knew Thunderbolt and worried about how to overcome its speed without revealing his own trump cards.

• Ye Qing's Monferno intimidated his first opponent into forfeiting, and he quickly won the following elimination matches.
• Wang Yao returned from a difficult battle with Treecko still just short of evolving, while Ye Qing advanced with little effort.
• Ye Qing and Fujii Gongshu were the only Class One students left in the quarterfinals after Huo Mengyao lost to Fujii Gongshu's younger sister.
• The quarterfinals began on a rock battlefield, where Ye Qing was matched against Morikawa Minako.
• Morikawa Minako sent out her Level 17 Jolteon, and Ye Qing realized it knew Thunderbolt and could threaten Monferno with its speed.

Ye Qing outmaneuvered Morikawa Minako and defeated her Jolteon with Monferno’s hidden Iron Tail. As the quarterfinals continued, Young Master Zhang Qiang advanced after his classmate conceded, while Fujii Gongshu won again and provoked the school with his arrogance.

• Ye Qing used Monferno’s Quick Guard to bait Morikawa Minako’s Jolteon into range, then struck it with Iron Tail and Mach Punch before stopping its Thunderbolt with Fake Out and finishing it with another Iron Tail.
• The referee declared Monferno the winner, and Morikawa Minako realized Ye Qing had also concealed his strength.
• Young Master Zhang Qiang advanced when his classmate exchanged a few token blows and voluntarily conceded.
• Fujii Gongshu defeated his opponent with Combusken and advanced to the semifinals, then insulted the students over the loudspeakers.
• Wang Yao grew furious at Fujii Gongshu’s remarks while Ye Qing watched Combusken and muttered to himself.

Ye Qing defeated Young Master Zhang Qiang and advanced to the tournament finals against Fujii Gongshu, whose Speed Boost Combusken appeared to be a dangerous opponent. The final began on an icy arena, with Combusken charging toward Monferno.

• Huo Mengyao warned Ye Qing that Fujii Gongshu’s Speed Boost Combusken was a formidable opponent, and the semifinal matchups were announced.
• Ye Qing defeated Young Master Zhang Qiang’s Charmander with Monferno, while Fujii Gongshu beat Ban Daorong’s Houndour to reach the finals.
• Wang Yao and Huo Mengyao discussed Ban Daorong’s aggressive Houndour after its defeat.
• Ye Qing and Fujii Gongshu entered the final on an icy field and sent out Monferno and Combusken.
• Fujii Gongshu taunted Ye Qing, who provoked him by complimenting his little sister; Combusken then charged at Monferno.

Ye Qing and Monferno battled Fujii Gongshu and Combusken, who used Speed Boost to dominate the icy field while Ye Qing relied on timing and a self-created defensive technique. The chapter ended with Combusken barely blocking Monferno’s Iron Tail in midair.

• Monferno used Double Team to evade Combusken’s Fire Spin, then cut through Flamethrower with Iron Tail.
• Combusken interrupted Monferno’s Crush Claw with Fake Out and pushed him back with Double Kick, but Monferno struck back with Mach Punch.
• Combusken dodged Flame Wheel and chased Monferno across the ice, trading kicks and punches before Monferno grabbed his ankle.
• Monferno hurled Combusken into the air and used Counter Shield to hold back Combusken’s powerful Flamethrower.
• Monferno used a feint and side-swinging Iron Tail against Combusken’s descending Crush Claw, which Combusken barely managed to block.

Ye Qing defeated Fujii Gongshu to win the Campus Pokémon Tournament, then accepted a wager for a future battle and met Vice Mayor Wang. The next morning, Ye Qing received his prizes as Zhao Xinran announced that the academy would hold Deserted Island Wilderness Survival Training next month.

• Monferno used Quick Guard to block Combusken's Crush Claw, then knocked Combusken out with a flaming punch before collapsing himself; the referee declared Monferno the winner and Ye Qing the champion.
• Ye Qing took Monferno to the infirmary, where Fujii Gongshu challenged him to a future wilderness battle and offered five hundred thousand if he lost; Ye Qing agreed to battle at a time of his choosing.
• Principal Jiang introduced Ye Qing to Vice Mayor Wang, who praised a move Ye Qing had created, and Ye Qing later left with the treated Monferno.
• The next morning, Ye Qing received his tournament prizes, and Zhao Xinran announced the class's strong results and the academy's Deserted Island Wilderness Survival Training session for the following month.