Chapter Summaries

Long Lan reviewed China’s improved World Pokémon Championships results but warned that six Elite Four members were retiring, leaving the country’s future performance uncertain. As Yang Yonggang and Nalu packed up after the tournament, Training Island students continued preparing for their graduation assessments, with the university arc approaching.

• Yu Xiao reported China’s World Pokémon Championships results to Long Lan and the League officials.
• Long Lan noted that Yang Yonggang, Nalu, Chong Wensen, and three other Elite Four members were retiring, and questioned whether China could maintain its results next year.
• Yang Yonggang packed his belongings with Nalu and said he planned to return to Training Island before the September assessments, then become a Steel-type Gym Leader after retiring.
• Cheng Tian ended a call with his mother to help Florges during a training battle against Bai Yun’s Breloom.
• He Xisong and Ji Huabian discussed the upcoming Training Island graduation assessments, where departments would select promising students.

After graduating from Training Island, Cheng Tian and his friends exchanged farewells and boarded separate flights home. As Cheng Tian watched the sea and sky from the plane, he believed they would meet again.

• He Xisong congratulated the surviving trainees and introduced representatives from various departments and industries who had reviewed their records.
• Cheng Tian told Bai Yun and Su Han that Greninja had handled his graduation battle against Psychic-type Elite Four member Ji Huabian smoothly.
• Cheng Tian exchanged his remaining points for Rain Dance and Earthquake TMs and blue Pokéblocks.
• At South China Sea Airport East Station, Cheng Tian and the other trainees said goodbye, and Shen Gun promised to challenge him in the future.
• Song Rongxue boarded her flight in tears, while Su Han leaned against Cheng Tian as his plane departed.

After returning to Bingzhou from a year of trials, Cheng Tian and his friends reunited with their families and received a warm welcome at school. Su Han joined Cheng Tian’s family for dumplings, where their lively home gave her a renewed sense of belonging.

• Bai Yun, Cheng Tian, Su Han, and Song Rongxue returned to Bingzhou, and Huang Zequan went back to Yishan Middle School.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun reunited with their parents at Bingzhou No. 1 High School, where the principal and teachers welcomed the students and announced a ceremony for the following Monday.
• Cheng Tian’s Mother invited Su Han to eat with the Cheng family, and Su Han accepted instead of asking Uncle Wang to pick her up immediately.
• At home, Cheng Tian and his family shared dumplings with Su Han and their Pokémon, while Cheng Tian’s parents warmly included her in the meal.
• Su Han asked Uncle Wang to pick her up that evening and felt at home with Cheng Tian’s family.

As graduation neared, Teacher Sun explained the reformed Pokémon Studies entrance exam to Cheng Tian’s class. After Gengar startled everyone by saving Cheng Tian from a fall, Cheng Tian began devising a tactical system and asked Su Han for help.

• Teacher Sun sent Cheng Tian to fetch the exam instructions booklets, and Gengar caught him and the booklets when he tripped.
• Cheng Tian introduced Gengar to the class, while Teacher Sun reassured everyone and explained the exam subjects and rules.
• Teacher Sun warned the class that cheating could bring severe criminal sentences and said the exam might test Pokémon development and tactical systems.
• Cheng Tian considered how Greninja, Lairon, and Florges could work together, then asked Su Han for a favor.

With the college entrance exam approaching, Cheng Tian studied while his Pokémon kept him company, and he and Su Han confirmed they would attend the same exam venue. On exam day, they wished each other luck and entered their separate rooms as the written test began.

• Cheng Tian studied at home while Florges made him a bubbling blue drink that he forced himself to swallow.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han exchanged exam venue details and planned a date after the exam.
• On July 2, Su Han arrived at Yishan Middle School and met Cheng Tian before they entered the exam venue together.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han wished each other luck, then separated for their written exams.
• A Kadabra blocked signals and monitored the classroom as the invigilator announced the start of the test.

Cheng Tian took the Pokémon college entrance exam and demonstrated Greninja’s custom Steam Mode and overwhelming strength. After Greninja knocked out the examiner’s Shuckle and smashed a crater into the battlefield wall, Cheng Tian worried about the damage bill.

• Two Pokémon League Center examiners questioned Cheng Tian and discovered that he had six Pokémon, including a fully evolved Greninja.
• Cheng Tian drew the Pokémon Personal Development Test and chose tactical systems as his other exam section.
• Cheng Tian demonstrated Greninja’s Steam Mode, which used its Fire-type Hidden Power to give Water-type moves an additional steam Burn effect.
• Cheng Tian explained that Steam Mode prevented Greninja from using Ice-type moves, but it could use Aerial Ace against Grass-types.
• An examiner sent out his level-40 Shuckle, and Greninja’s Liquidation struck it into a wall and knocked it out.
• Cheng Tian asked whether he had to pay for the damage, while the examiner awarded him an A+.

Cheng Tian passed the tactical system test with his powerful Rain Dance team, while Su Han also completed her exams and the two looked forward to the random battles. Nalu then received word that she might be sent to the Sea Ruins when they opened again.

• Cheng Tian unleashed a torrential-rain strategy with his Pokémon and impressed the examiners enough to receive full marks without taking the battle test.
• Cheng Tian met Su Han after her exams, and she told him she had swept the battles and earned an A+ on the strength test with Tinkatuff.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han agreed that they were well positioned for the next day's random battles and hoped to enter good universities.
• Nalu wondered how Cheng Tian's exams had gone, then received Long Lan's message saying China had secured a slot in the Sea Ruins and the higher-ups had decided to send her.

During his Pokémon Studies final, Cheng Tian faced Ji Ba and easily overwhelmed his Raichu with Noibat, though a lucky miss was mistaken by the examiners for a deliberate strategy. The chapter ended with an examiner praising Cheng Tian’s supposed tactics while Cheng Tian privately knew the Hurricane had simply missed.

• Cheng Tian and Ji Ba were assigned to battle in the final Pokémon Studies exam, and Ji Ba tried to intimidate Cheng Tian into surrendering.
• Cheng Tian sent out Noibat after inspecting his six Poké Balls, while Ji Ba chose his level 28 Raichu.
• Ji Ba had Raichu use Fake Out, Electric Terrain, and Thunderbolt, but Noibat barely reacted to the electric attack.
• Cheng Tian ordered a Hurricane, which missed Raichu and carved deep slashes into the wall.
• Noibat charged Raichu with Wild Charge and Dragon Claw, knocking it into the wall and defeating it.
• An examiner praised Cheng Tian’s supposed plan to bait Raichu’s Protect, while Cheng Tian realized the Hurricane had missed by accident.

Cheng Tian defeated He Xiahe’s Nidoqueen in the examination battle after switching from Noibat to Florges and using Psychic. The examiners argued over Cheng Tian’s attempt to give Florges an item during the battle, while one examiner remained captivated by Florges’s elegance.

• He Xiahe entered the examination field with her level 29 Nidoqueen, Nini, and warned Cheng Tian not to get too close.
• Cheng Tian used Noibat’s U-turn to switch in Florges, which avoided Nidoqueen’s attacks and struck her with Petal Dance.
• An examiner praised Florges’s elegant moves, while Cheng Tian offered her a Miracle Seed that Florges transformed into Leftovers.
• The examiners objected that Cheng Tian could not give Florges an item during battle, so he made Florges discard it.
• Cheng Tian ordered Florges to use Psychic, and Nidoqueen was knocked out.

Cheng Tian defeated Zheng Fan in the college entrance examination battle and received a recruitment pitch from an examiner, though he already had another university in mind. After the exams ended, Bai Yun invited Cheng Tian and their friends to celebrate at the First-Class Pavilion.

• Cheng Tian pretended to be mute, making Zheng Fan feel guilty before their battle began.
• Zheng Fan sent out an Alolan Form Marowak, and Cheng Tian answered with Lairon.
• Cheng Tian ordered Lairon to use Dragon Rush and Earthquake, quickly defeating Marowak.
• An examiner praised Cheng Tian and urged him to apply to Bingzhou University of Technology, but Cheng Tian gave a noncommittal reply.
• After the college entrance examination ended, Bai Yun invited Cheng Tian and their friends to dinner at the First-Class Pavilion.
• The proprietor welcomed Bai Yun and led the group toward their reserved Heaven-class private room.

Nalu and Walrein were drawn to the hidden Temple of the Sea after a mysterious song put them to sleep. As the temple’s entrance called to Nalu, she stood on the verge of entering.

• Nalu rode Walrein through the deep Pacific, protected by his barrier, and promised him a seaside home someday.
• A man riding Kingdra sped past and knocked Walrein off balance, so Nalu decided to follow him.
• A strange song put Nalu and Walrein to sleep as they approached their destination.
• Nalu woke and saw the Temple of the Sea, whose history and protections had kept it hidden from humanity.
• A voice called to Nalu, inviting her inside.

Chinese leaders tried to track Elite Four Nalu to the Sea Temple, but the signal vanished after an ethereal song was recorded. In Bingzhou, Cheng Tian and Su Han planted a ginkgo tree with their grandmothers, who urged the two to stay together.

• China's senior leaders tracked Elite Four Nalu toward the suspected Sea Temple while Li Xun ordered the TianF Satellite to lock onto her location.
• The tracking signal vanished, and technicians recovered a short audio clip containing an ethereal singing voice for analysis.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han planted a ginkgo sapling in Cheng Tian's grandmother's courtyard after their college entrance exams.
• Granny Zhang told Cheng Tian and Su Han that the ginkgo symbolized lasting marriage and clasped their hands together.
• Grandpa Cheng arrived with a watermelon and invited Cheng Tian and Su Han to eat.

Cheng Tian and Su Han traveled by high-speed train to Magic City after Cheng Tian topped the provincial entrance exam and all four friends were accepted to Magic City University. As the train neared the station, Su Han clung to Cheng Tian and asked him for more kisses.

• Cheng Tian's mother called to check on him and Su Han, reminding them to keep their belongings safe and find affordable lodging in Magic City.
• Cheng Tian recalled earning 661 points and first place in the province, prompting his parents, teachers, and school to celebrate his achievement and their strong exam results.
• Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, Su Han, and Lin Lin all received acceptance letters from Magic City University, and Cheng Tian and Su Han traveled ahead of the others.
• As the train neared Magic City, Cheng Tian woke Su Han, and she asked to keep hugging and kissing him.

Cheng Tian and Su Han arrived in Magic City, where Su Han’s family sent a lavish escort to take them to her grandfather’s home. Cheng Tian worried about meeting him unprepared, while Su Han reassured him that her grandfather was kind.

• Cheng Tian searched for a hotel but balked at the high prices until Su Han said her grandfather would host them.
• A group of suited men surrounded Cheng Tian and Su Han outside the subway station, then bowed and welcomed Su Han home.
• Su Han introduced Cheng Tian to Xiao Ye, her family’s head bodyguard, and they rode away in a Hongqi L5 with a luxury-car escort.
• Su Han offered to buy Cheng Tian a better car, and he imagined what life as the Su Family’s live-in son-in-law might be like.
• Cheng Tian worried that Su Han’s grandfather would be upset because he had not prepared for their meeting, but Su Han told him not to worry.

Cheng Tian met Su Han’s grandfather, Su Youquan, at the Su company’s headquarters and won his approval by completing a poem. Su Youquan warmed to Cheng Tian, leaving him on good terms with Su Han’s family.

• Cheng Tian worried about meeting Su Han’s grandfather as Xiao Ye drove him and Su Han to the Su company headquarters.
• Su Han happily reunited with Su Youquan, then introduced Cheng Tian as her boyfriend.
• Su Youquan initially acted stern toward Cheng Tian, but Su Han teased him until he dropped the act and invited Cheng Tian to sit.
• Su Youquan asked Cheng Tian about his studies and hobbies, then challenged him to complete an unfinished poem.
• Cheng Tian supplied two lines that delighted Su Youquan, who praised his insight and encouraged him to read more poetry and prose.

Cheng Tian convinced Old Mr. Su that he loved Su Han and could protect her, and he agreed to become an Elite Four member before graduating from university. Old Mr. Su accepted him and arranged for Cheng Tian and Su Han to stay at a villa owned by Su Enterprises near Magic University.

• Old Mr. Su challenged Cheng Tian to prove that he truly loved Su Han and could give her a secure future.
• Cheng Tian summoned his level 38 Gengar and level 39 Greninja to demonstrate his Pokémon-raising ability, impressing Old Mr. Su.
• Old Mr. Su asked Cheng Tian to become an Elite Four member before graduating from university, and Cheng Tian firmly agreed.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han rode with Xiao Ye to a villa district where Xiao Ye revealed that Su Enterprises owned all the villas there.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han arrived at their new villa near Magic University, and Cheng Tian marveled at Su family's wealth.

Su Han and Cheng Tian settled into Su Han’s new villa, where they let their Pokémon explore and chose matching Pokémon pajamas. Cheng Tian’s mother questioned him about staying in Su Han’s home, while Su Han invited Lin Lin and Bai Yun to move into a nearby villa.

• Su Han dismissed the maids’ offer to stay and told Xiao Ye to arrange daily cleaning after they left for school.
• Su Han showed Cheng Tian the villa and revealed that another nearby villa was available for Lin Lin and Bai Yun.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han released their Pokémon, then explored the upstairs rooms and changed into matching Gengar and Togekiss pajamas.
• Cheng Tian told his mother he was staying at Su Han’s house, and she scolded him for letting a girl support him.
• Su Han sent Lin Lin a selfie of herself and Cheng Tian and invited Lin Lin and Bai Yun to live nearby; Lin Lin then asked Bai Yun to go shopping for couple’s pajamas.

Cheng Tian and Su Han registered at Magic University’s battle department after Gengar scared off a student who had tried to flirt with Su Han. They reunited with Bai Yun, who was delighted with the villa Su Han had arranged, and discussed settling into their new university life.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han searched for Bai Yun and Lin Lin while a student offered to help Su Han, then fled when Cheng Tian summoned Gengar to carry their luggage.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han registered at the battle department, where two upperclasswomen admired Cheng Tian and Su Han hurried him away jealously.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han found Bai Yun inside the crowded building and learned that Lin Lin was registering at another department.
• Bai Yun praised the large villa and its garden that Su Han had arranged, then teased Cheng Tian about the villa’s soundproofing.

Cheng Tian began classes at Magic University and learned that Elite Four Nalu had arranged for him to study under her. Advisor Liang told him Nalu wanted him to compete for the first-year varsity team captain position and challenge upperclassmen, with a rare Pokémon from the university’s Breeding Specialization as a possible reward.

• A teacher told Cheng Tian that he had been assigned to study under Professor Nalu, who was away on a mission.
• Cheng Tian attended class, declined to run for class president, and watched Gao Duanwu win the position.
• Advisor Liang kept Cheng Tian behind and told him Nalu wanted him to enter the varsity team selections in two months and battle second-year students.
• Advisor Liang offered a chance to visit the Breeding Specialization’s Pokémon Day Care and choose a Pokémon if Cheng Tian defeated two second-year students in a row.
• Cheng Tian revealed that he already had six Pokémon, and Advisor Liang explained that the Day Care also had hatched Pokémon he could choose instead.

Cheng Tian discovered that his purple student identity card granted him unrestricted access to Magic University's Pokémon Training Room and other valuable benefits. He entered an Electric Training Room and found it powered by rows of Thunder Stones.

• Counselor Liang told Cheng Tian that Nalu had left him a surprise and gave him a purple student identity card.
• Cheng Tian learned that Magic University's Training Room offered numerous specialized spaces, but rentals normally cost credits.
• The student attendants scanned Cheng Tian's card and explained that purple-card holders could use the facilities without limits, receive monthly top-quality Pokéblocks, and get one-on-one tutoring from a Gold Medal Instructor.
• Cheng Tian entered room 1412 and saw that its electric terrain was powered by densely packed Thunder Stones.